Lan Yu's 100,000-strong army marched very slowly. It took two months to reach Henan. On the one hand, it was because of the cold rain and snow that made the roads difficult, and on the other hand, the army still needed to be retrained.
These 100,000 troops are a team put together by Lan Yu. Their coordination ability is poor. The coach and the general, and the general and the soldiers still need to get used to each other. The soldiers are also very unfamiliar with the new weapons. Without a period of training, it is impossible to form a team.
Combat effectiveness, in that case, the power of the hard-earned flint gun will be greatly reduced.
Although Lan Yu had been the Minister of the Ministry of War for many years, he kept himself safe and never asked about military affairs to avoid the emperor's suspicion. Originally, he tried his best to refuse this expedition, but the emperor insisted on letting him take command, so he had no choice but to
Put forward conditions to the emperor, choose your own troops, appoint and remove generals, and another one is that you cannot send eunuchs to supervise the army. Marching and fighting are no more important than other things. If you fail, you will be beheaded, so there can only be one decision-maker in the army. This is
The emperor agreed at the time, but when it came time to go out for the expedition, he reneged on his promise and sent hundreds of people into the Western Expedition army. He said he wanted these imperial guards to see the war, but in fact it was just surveillance. Lan Yu knew it well.
I have no choice but to endure it.\
After entering winter, there were several sleets in Zhili. The snowflakes melted as soon as they fell on the ground. The roads were extremely muddy. The trucks transporting grain and grass were stuck in the mud pits. They could only move a few miles a day. The continuous bad weather made the roads extremely muddy.
The intense march caused many soldiers to get sick and injured. It's not that these soldiers were pretending to be sick. The Imperial Army hadn't fought in 20 years, and their training was almost in ruins. It's surprising that a group of young soldiers are in good physical condition.\
The road was blocked by rain and snow, and it was difficult for the 100,000-strong army to move forward. If it were a small team of 100 people, it would be fine. They could cut some branches and move some stones to pave the road. However, there were too many troops and horses. The road was paved in front of them.
After thousands of people came down, the road became even more muddy. Lan Yu asked the sergeants to stop and rest, waiting for the weather to get colder to freeze the mud, and at the same time let the soldiers become familiar with the new firearms.
This pause lasted for ten days. The wind and snow outside continued. Lan Yu sat in the cow-hair tent and stared at the gray sky. The tea cup in his hand had already become cold and he didn't even know it. The Han army only used a few
In just one month, half of the country in the Great Zhou Dynasty was occupied. Such enemies are really terrifying. Regarding this emerging force, Lan Yu's mind is blank. She doesn't know where to start. Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win every battle. Lan Yu has already sent scouts to Henan to detect the enemy's situation.
, just wait for the news to be reported before making detailed deployment.\
Before the intelligence from the scouts arrived, the imperial edict from the capital arrived first. The emperor used a stern tone to reprimand Lan Yu for his slow movements, and ordered him to march quickly and destroy the rebel army at all costs. After receiving the imperial edict, Lan Yu sighed and knew
The emperor was bewitched by others.
Lan Yu had already received the news that the Cao family in Luoyang was slaughtered by the Han army, all the wealth of the family was plundered, and Cao Shaoqin's family fortune accumulated over the years was destroyed. The old eunuch will definitely vent his anger on Lan Yu, hating him for not marching under the stars to conquer Henan.
But if God doesn't give you face, there's nothing Lan Yu can do.
Cao Shaoqin must have slandered the emperor, otherwise the emperor would not have issued such a strict decree. Lan Yu had no choice but to mobilize the three armies, filling the road day and night and marching westward. For a time, the soldiers were miserable and complained, and a hundred thousand troops were
Marching hard in the wind, snow and swamp.\
Fortunately, the weather turned cold after half a month, and the muddy roads froze and became easier to walk on. The army marched much faster than before. The forward part had arrived in Kaifeng and came into contact with the Han army's cavalry.
When Yuan Feng received the battle report that the Zhou army was approaching Kaifeng, Lan Yu also received the military report from the forward scouts. Three hundred cavalry scouts clashed with the Han army scouts near Zhuxian Town in the southwest of Kaifeng. The Zhou army suffered heavy casualties.
The hundred scouts were beaten so badly by fifty cavalrymen that they almost made dumplings.
The forward cavalry of the Zhou army are the most elite part of the Western Expedition army. They are all strong soldiers carefully selected by blue jade. They can ride horses, draw bows and shoot arrows, and their physical fitness is much better than that of ordinary Forbidden troops. However, and
When the Han army came into contact, they were defeated miserably, which shocked Lan Yu.
According to the memories of the scouts who had a chance to escape, the Han cavalry were well-equipped. Each man had two horses. They were all excellent Ili horses. They moved quickly and came and went without a trace. They could shoot arrows while galloping, and each man carried four
Short fire gun, in close combat, with a saber in one hand and a fire gun in the other, it is unstoppable.
This is the real cavalry. Compared with the Zhou army's cavalry, they are just infantry on horseback. Lan Yu was shocked and couldn't help but feel a little unconvinced. If he was given enough horses and time, he would definitely be able to train them.
No less than the opponent's elite cavalry.
What the Han army did in Henan made Lan Yu even more uneasy. It was not surprising to recruit troops, but such generous treatment was rare. This was not as simple as recruiting outstanding soldiers, but tying the common people to the Han army's war effort by giving away land.
On the car, the overlords have always competed in the Central Plains, and it is the same. The people suffer when they prosper, and when they die, the people also suffer. However, this King of Han actually gave away 100,000 acres of fertile land in such a generous way. This shows that he has a big heart and lofty ambitions. This can't help but
Reminds Lan Yu of an old friend.\
In the more than 20 years since the establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty, rebels have emerged in an endless stream under the banner of countering the Zhou Dynasty and restoring the Han Dynasty. There have been seven or eight princes claiming to be the orphans of the former Emperor Wu. Without exception, they are all liars who are trying to make a fool of themselves.
Just before the rise of the Han army in Shaanxi, the rebel weavers in Suzhou were also fighting under the banner of the Han army. So Lan Yu was already a little tired of the word Han army. Only this time did he pay attention to it.
Is it true that the Han Army is the same as the Han Army twenty-five years ago?
Three days later, most of the Zhou army arrived at Zhuxian Town, southwest of Kaifeng. At this time, there were still five days before the New Year's Eve.\
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Opposite the Zhou army's 100,000 company camp is the Han army's main camp. Yuan Feng has led 50,000 troops to Zhuxian Town in advance, and is also making intense preparations before the battle.
Zhuxian Town was the place where Yue Fei defeated the Jin army. Both sides unanimously placed their troops here with the idea of seeking good fortune. An army of 150,000 people gathered in Zhuxian Town. Both Yuan Feng and Lan Yu wanted to complete their victory.
In one battle, the opponent's main force will be eliminated, and things will be easier to handle in the future.
The Han army's camp was divided into three quarters, forming horns with each other. Yuan Feng personally served as the commander-in-chief, and the veteran Tang He served as the deputy commander. The war was about to begin. The generals were discussing matters in the commander's tent. Suddenly, a report came from the gate, saying that the envoy from the Zhou army had issued a letter of war.
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Yuan Feng sent someone to pick up the letter of war, took it to the commander's tent, read it, and passed it on to the generals for reading. Tang He laughed loudly after reading it and said: "It's really Lan Yu. The letter of war is the same as it was written thirty years ago."
I know the tactics of this guy very well. It says that Zhuxian Town will be occupied in three days. In fact, he will attack the camp tonight and burn our food and grass."
Yuan Feng sneered and immediately made arrangements. Sure enough, that night, a 3,000-man Zhou army cavalry attacked the Han army's grain and grass storage area fifty miles away. The outcome was predictable. Only 1,000 of the 3,000-man troops escaped.
The rest were all wrapped in dumplings.
Lan Yu suffered a dumb loss and was even more frightened. The opponent was so clever and guessed his plan. It seemed that he had a clever counselor. Thinking of the decisive battle three days later, a trace of worry came to his mind.\
Three days later, the two sides came to the battlefield as agreed. The winter wilderness was extremely desolate, with yellow weeds dancing in the wind. The bare land was only filled with black and red. The black ones were the Zhou army and the red ones were the Han army. Although both sides
The total strength reached 150,000, but only 70% of the troops could actually go into battle, and the command conditions were backward these days. The more troops there were, the more chaos there would be, so the troops invested by both sides were only about 10,000 horses.
The flags were fluttering, and the howling northwest wind was stinging people. Unfortunately, because the Han army occupied a favorable position first, the Zhou army could only stand facing the direction of the wind. Lan Yu was still wearing an indigo shirt, and the deputy general took
Lai Hu fur was draped on his body, but he threw it off, "As a general, you should share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers. War is not a picnic, so why are you wearing such warm clothes!"
Lan Yu held up a telescope and looked across the way. There were rows of young faces with nervous and stiff expressions. They were scared. This was not surprising. Even veterans of hundreds of battles would be scared when faced with a decisive battle, let alone these new recruits.
They.\
Seeing the weapons in the hands of the soldiers in the front row of the Han army, Lan Yu couldn't help but sneered. Sure enough, as he had guessed, the Han army used a large number of firecrackers. If he hadn't had the foresight to ask the emperor for the sealed flintlocks,
, we will definitely lose to them in terms of firepower.
Looking towards Shuai Qi again, a familiar old face jumped into view. Lan Yu was startled and almost took out his telescope. Then he took another closer look. Yes, the imposing old handsome man under Shuai Qi was right there.
It’s Tanghe!
Didn't this old man live in seclusion among the people? Why did he come out again? If someone else had led the army, Lan Yu would still be sure, but Tang He was too familiar with his axes. Lan Yu had no confidence in fighting him.
Yesterday's night attack on the Han army's grain and grass camp failed. It must have been this old man who made arrangements in advance!
There is no point in regretting now. The arrow is on the string and I have no choice but to do so. The other party has already started to beat the drum. Lan Yu also dropped the telescope and ordered: "Beat the drum!"
In a decisive battle in the wilderness, the battle is about strength rather than strategy. Even if the Han army is led by Tang He, it will still be a mob and will inevitably collapse in front of the well-trained imperial guards.
Dozens of cowhide war drums were lined up in a row. The burly men were waving the drums with their bare arms. The dull sound of the drums resounded across the ground, like thunder. The frontline soldiers on both sides checked again amidst the command of the vanguard.
The loaded muskets moved toward the opposite side with slow but firm steps. The muskets had a short range and had to be fired face-to-face to be effective.
The sky was overcast and it seemed like it was going to snow.
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