"The commander-in-chief is saying that Hugou has built a wall in the valley?"
"If it were me, in addition to the north and south ends of Chuyunkou," Zhu Biao tapped his finger on the map, "I would be able to pick out at least five good places to choose the site——"
"Send Di Feng forward to explore immediately, while the civilians stay at the south entrance to build camp. Zhu Zhong and Chen Mengren's cavalry troops, together with Li Panlong's troops, stay behind to survey and protect. The rest of the troops immediately move forward -" he pointed his finger at the map and went deep into Izumo.
At a point fifteen or sixteen miles along the valley road, Zhu Biao lives the road.
"Here!" The generals were ordered to retreat and each made preparations.
Zhu Biao looked at the B-level mission in the taskbar calmly. How could it be so difficult to break out of the Izumo Valley Road within seven days?
He didn't just talk about the five best locations, they were clearly stated in the mission.
"Xu..."
In front of the second block wall, looking at the city wall that was only three feet high, Zhu Biao made no plans to stop. With a wave of his hand, the infantry and crossbowmen pressed forward. The dense crossbows were so heavy that the barbarians at the top of the city could not lift them.
At the beginning, brothers Han Gang and Han Meng led the trapped camp and rushed forward with ten ladder trucks.
With the cooperation of masters such as Zhu Qiangsheng, Xing Tianxiao, Zhu Qiangyi, etc., the Han army continued to defeat this second wall. They killed more than a thousand enemies, and their own losses were less than fifty, and only a dozen were killed in the battle.
In just three days, Zhu Biao led his troops to the city at the northern end of Izumokou. On the way, they defeated five barbarian walls, all of which were trapped in the camp and charged. After five battles, the total number of enemies killed was no less than 4,000, and the enemy was trapped in the camp.
There are still 711 people, and this does not include the number of seriously injured people!
Zhu Biao's long-armed unit has been upgraded to level A. With such an increase, the trapped camp's strength has skyrocketed. Add to that the increase in soldier symbols, and the current trapped camp is much better than before. Many people have broken through to the second-rate in terms of individual strength.
Put them into a battle formation, and naturally everyone becomes a killing machine.
The city at the north end of Izumokou is five feet high. This is the last line of defense of the barbarians in Izumokou, and it should also be the wall they built at the beginning. The number of barbarians defending here is obviously much greater than before, not only because of the various defenses in front of it.
The influx of defeated troops at the defense line was due to the arrival of barbarian tribesmen from the prairie.
With a length of more than a mile, no less than 2,000 people were gathered at the head of the city alone. This must be a tough battle!
"This is not good." Hu Yanqing, Gao Xie breathed a lot heavier.
There are two thousand people piled up at the top of the city alone. How many people will be behind the city wall? This is no longer a battle that can be solved just by relying on the elite and brave men trapped in the camp. It is their two battalions’ turn to contribute.
This first battle out of the fortress was a tough battle. For Hu Yanqing and Gao Xie's troops, this was both a misfortune and a great blessing.
The high cliff is hundreds of feet high, and it is impossible to catch the attention of the people there. There is only one way for the Han army in front of them, which is to fight forward and break out into the open.
Gao Xie called for a fight on the spot, and Hu Yanqing followed closely behind him without showing any signs of weakness. The two battalions of Hedong infantry also shouted to kill, and they had no fear.
Zhu Biao's blood suddenly boiled amidst the shouts of thousands of people, but no matter how passionate he was, he would not send his soldiers to die in vain. He only showed off his power in front of the wall, and then retreated two miles, almost close to the ground.
A camp was set up against the fortress wall. Quick cavalry was sent to notify the supply camp behind and rush to the front of the army as quickly as possible.
"Sir, the Han dogs did not launch an attack immediately. They must be waiting for backup and the siege equipment behind them. If things like thunder chariots and well lanterns are transported to the front of the formation, our wall will not be able to stop it.
…”
"I didn't want to block it in the first place. I just wanted to buy more time for the tribesmen on the grassland..."
The golden-ringed Hu general on the wall looked sadly at the Han army camp. His hand tightly grasped the handle of the knife. Next to him stood a similar golden-ringed Hu general, but his status was obviously lower than him.
More than 5,000 lives were lost on the previous six lines of defense, and the effect was only to hold off the Hedong Army for six or seven days. With Hu Qi fighting in other directions, this kind of 'deal' was a complete loss of money.
But General Hu Jinhuan, who fought against the Hedong Army, said that this was completely a good deal.
The Han army from other directions will not attack so sharply or at such a fast speed. The Hu people have vast grasslands comparable to the entire northern Xinjiang, and they have immeasurable strategic depth. They will fight from the Northern Han Dynasty to Langjuxu Mountain.
At least five thousand miles.
As long as the Hu people are willing to move northward and go to the frozen soil of the Far North, even the Zhou army in its heyday cannot destroy them. With the strength of the Han army, there is no need to talk about the Far North, nor does it need to
If we go to Langjuxu Mountain, we only need to open up a space of two thousand miles. If the barbarians continue to harass the back roads and cut off supplies, all the Han troops will have no choice but to go back home.
But the Hedong Army was different. Under the leadership of Zhu Biao, the Hedong Cavalry could not catch up with the fast Golden Wolf Cavalry. No matter whether it was a small-scale interception or a small group of harassment, the Hu people would be like meat buns and beat the dogs with no return.
.Unless there is a large corps to contend with, Uweituo cannot stop the Hedong cavalry attack——
But fighting with a large army is not something that Uwetuo can bear at the moment. In this situation, if he has to survive with a broken arm, and abandons one of his troops to fight Zhu Biao at Izuyunkou, in order to gain time for the tribes to evacuate, then
It's a very wise choice.
The front, which is more than a mile wide, cannot accommodate much equipment. Fortunately, the Pili cars delivered by the baggage operation are all small and medium-sized.
The time has reached the fifth day specified by the system, but on this day, the last barrier of the barbarians was already crumbling.
"Kill——" On the sixth day, the hand-to-hand combat began.
This is a brutal battle!
Needless to say, the Han army also risked their lives. Zhu Biaodu took action personally, with sword energy, sword energy, and palm wind force. He killed dozens or dozens of people with every move he made. But even so, he still couldn't kill them.
The persistence of the barbarians.
That night, Zhu Biao killed two golden-ring Hu generals one after another, and the entire Hu cavalry that blocked the wall showed signs of collapse. Finally, the Hu cavalry, who numbered less than a thousand people, took advantage of the darkness and fled into the prairie...
Zhu Biao completed the task.
The entire fortress wall was piled with flesh and blood. The next day and the day after, it took two full days of cleaning and nine thousand dead bodies of Hu people were found.
The Han army also suffered more than 2,000 casualties, of which more than half were killed in battle. The trapped camp was reduced to 623 people, including the seriously wounded. Gao Xie and Hu Yanqing lost more than 1,000 people, with as many as 20% casualties.
, but my muscles and bones haven’t been injured yet.
Zhu Zhong and Chen Mengren chased and killed more than 100 miles and chopped off the heads of more than 400 people. Since entering the prairie, the main force of the battle should have been their cavalry. But until now, the infantry has taken over. How can this be done?
The proud cavalrymen are subdued!
Zhu Zhong and Chen Mengren, who brought their heads back to the north end of Izumo Pass, asked Zhu Biao for orders, asking the two troops to break into the prairie.
But Zhu Biao rejected it.
He was a little confused by the barbarians' abnormal behavior. The barbarians first built the city, and then they fought to the death. What did they want to do?
Zhu Biao never thought that the barbarians would buy time for his own people! Although he had plans to continue to slaughter the grassland, his first mission was to manage Izumokou. After establishing a foothold, it was midsummer, and the grass was growing and the water was plentiful. Again It’s not too late to send out troops to mop up the enemy. Moreover, there are only 30,000 infantry and cavalry troops sent out this time, and the cavalry only accounts for half. He never expected that such strength could make Uwetuo feel the crisis in a frontal battle!
But little did he know that he had already gained a bad reputation on the grassland. At first, Mahara was known for his slaughter, but compared with the lives Zhu Biao had in his hands, he was a small witch and a big witch.
Since the kings of the world rebelled, the King of Tang has become the key target of the Zhou Dynasty. Who made him the first!
Moreover, the alliance between the King of Tang and the King of Xia was extremely detrimental to the Central Zhou Dynasty in Tianjing City.
If the two really work together and point the spearhead at the central government, they only need to work together to sweep to the northwest and cut off the connection between the central government and Bingzhou and other prefectures and counties, and the central government will directly break its next arm.
Perhaps Bingzhou and other places can still sustain for three to five years under the attack of the Tang and Xia armies. Even optimistically, Bingzhou and other northwest places can be regarded as a big nail for the imperial court to insert between the Tang and Xia kings, which will restrain them. It attracted millions of rebels, but this was far less than the taxes, materials and other benefits that the northwest states brought to the imperial court. It was a serious blow to the imperial court's current prestige.
Therefore, both emotionally and rationally, Prince Tang became the key target of his second brother.
He has completely lost the three counties of Yiyang, Jijun, and Fulong in Texas, and his territory has retreated to Bozhou, which is close to Youzhou.
Just when Zhu Biao was muttering about the sudden change in tactics of the Hu people, the two armies of the Tang and King thousands of miles away were already ready. They were looking at the enemy troops on the opposite side and were eager to attack.
As an operation mainly focused on attracting attention, although Shi Yuan and Shangguan Renqing did not deliberately hide their traces, they also put on a coat that made it difficult for people to see through.
No matter how hard Zhou Jun's hidden spies tried, under the cover of Shi and Shangguan, it was impossible to find out for a while. And time did not allow them to continue to inquire in detail, because as the first strike, Dong The Shiyuan Division of the Road Army was about to attack at this moment.
"Menglong, I wish you success in this battle!" On the bank of the river, Shi Yuan led a group of generals to see off General Liu Menglong. If the first shot of this battle was the East Route Army led by Shi Yuan, then The first cannonball fired was Liu Menglong's navy force of more than 10,000 people.
They don't need to fight the Zhou army on land, they only need to attack one point and bluff to attract the target Zhou army to come for reinforcements.
With the end of the Dezhou War, the Tang army not only lost three counties in Dezhou, but also completely lost Pingjiang, the largest river in Bozhou, and seventeen counties in the southeast.
The leader of the party commanded more than 700,000 troops, and the mighty invaders of the narrow victory entered Bozhou to attack Shiyuan. Shangguan Renqing relied on the defeated army of about 300,000 to not give up an inch of ground. It was really not a wise move.
The Zhou army that the Tang king needed to deal with was not just Dang Shikui's group. The area where the Tang army needed to be consolidated most was not in the direction south of Bozhou. Whether it was the threat from Bingzhou to the west or the threat from Qingzhou to the east, the Tang army was even more worried. The king was nervous. The main force of the Tang army was on the east and west battlefields. It was very rare that he could squeeze out more than 600,000 troops from Shangguan Renqing and Shi Yuan.
However, it was the fierceness of the leader of the party, and when the troops and horses on both sides were roughly equal, they were winning consecutive battles, with more wins and fewer defeats, which made the situation in the south of the Tang Army so unfavorable.
The entire Pingjiang River stretches for seven hundred miles. Just like the origin of the name of Bozhou, the name of Pingjiang is also derived from the actual situation. Counting from the end of the mountains in northwest Texas, to the end of Pingjiang River, it merges into the largest river in northern Xinjiang -
—Changhe, with a defense line of three to four hundred miles along the way, the Tang army needed to camp step by step and station troops along the river for defense.
There was no need for the Dang Shikui to spread his troops along the river. What he deployed was "open", with two thin lines of defense along the river, and the general troops stationed behind them.
Although there are few soldiers on the two lines of defense, they can serve as an early warning and can also protect the main force behind them. The leader of the party never forgets to break through this Pingjiang line.
The main force of the Zhou army that Shi Yuan wants to mobilize this time is in Xiling. It is supervised by General Wu Jingxian under Dang Shikui. There are more than 100,000 troops. It is impossible to fight against the Tang army stationed on the opposite side. No matter how big or small, water or land, it is restless.
Very. The two sides fight and there may be a winner or loser.
"General, don't worry, it's just Wang Wei." Liu Menglong smiled confidently. The ten thousand men of the navy under his command were no match for Zhou's army on land, but in the water, the civilian ships gathered by Zhou's army were no match for them.
The windsurfing board is vulnerable.
In the first month of the first month, Liu Menglong's Hengjiang captain Qian Liao led only a thousand men. With seventeen large and small warships, he defeated Wang Wei's three thousand sailors. Liu Menglong led the main force to retreat and took advantage of the opportunity to restore Lechun County on the south bank of the Yangtze River.
.But he immediately retreated and demolished the Lechun city wall.
After more than half a month, Wang Wei led another three thousand troops to garrison Lechun. Not only was the city in dilapidated condition, it could not withstand any kind of attack. The damage caused in the last war was not recovered by the attacks of the Tang Army's navy these days.
Get a massive break.
He led the army first this time. Although there were only 8,000 naval troops ashore, it was enough for Wang Wei.
"Don't worry, Commander, he will never come back this time!"
The army set off. Hundreds of warships of various sizes crossed the river. It took less than an hour. Groups of naval forces with swords and guns had already gathered on the other side of the river. After that, 8,000 people under the command of Liu Menglong
Go to Lechun County, more than ten miles away.
After Liu Menglong led the army, the warships quickly returned to the other side without any delay.
A piece of paper was sent. While Wang Wei was resisting desperately, Wang Wei couldn't help praying for reinforcements to arrive as soon as possible. He never expected that the Tang army would leave Jiangyou County upstream, which was even more blessed and empty, without attacking.
, but instead led troops to attack Lechun.
Wang Wei was surprised, and Wu Jingxian was also surprised. "What do you think? Tell me." Even Que County is much better than Lechun.
"General, I think this move by the Tang Army is a normal move. According to reports from our spies, although the Tang Army has been gathering strength, its troops, horses and weapons have not increased significantly, and they are still in trouble everywhere. The King of Tang
The main force is trapped on the east and west sides, and Bozhou is unable to send more soldiers and horses. Therefore, today's battle is just a return to the Tang army's usual style of the past. Accumulating less will become more, and accumulating small victories will become a big victory." Army Commander Shi Hansong
So said.
"General, I think what Han Changshi said is true. This battle is the solid start of the Tang army. Lechun City is only seventy miles away from Xiling. Our army marches in a hurry and will arrive in one day! Even if the Tang army takes Lechun City, we will
If the army launches a strike, it should be recaptured immediately. Quexian and Jiangyou are only forty or fifty miles away from Xiling. It can be reached in less than a day. With the combat power of the Tang army's navy, there is not even a day to return.
We can't take two counties." This person supplemented Han Song's remarks. His meaning was very clear. The Tang army attacked Lechun instead of attacking the county towns that were more blessed and empty. That was because those county towns were too close to Xiling.
Lechun is far away from Xiling, so you don't have to worry about reinforcements coming out of Xiling for a day. The implicit meaning of this is that, as Han Song said, after a heavy defeat, the Tang army, which had regained a foothold in Jiangbei, was recuperating.
After a while, the solid state sprouted again, and it started to move again. At this time, it was time to use thunderous means to hit the Tang army hard. Let them think more about it when they want to reach out again.
"Okay, since General Niu has this intention, how can I stop him?" Wu Jingxian still felt a little worried in his heart, but Han Song and Niu Huaqiu's words were all reasonable. In addition, Wang Wei was rare among his subordinates.
The few people who fought in the water war have been unable to open up the situation in Lechun. The fault is not with him, but more because they can't support it and can't help it. So, I agreed. "Come here, pass it on to me."
Military order, allocate 20,000 troops to General Niu to relieve the siege of Lechun." The Tang army mobilized troops and horses from time to time for many days, but Wu Jingxian did not believe that the Tang army in the north of the Yangtze River dared to easily provoke a war at this moment. Even if the Zhou army's navy still
It is far away in Changhe, but has not yet been able to enter the Pingjiang River.
"The last general takes the order." Niu Huaqiu stood up and accepted the order with satisfaction. With 20,000 soldiers and horses, he was the only one in charge, so General Wu still trusted him.
In less than an hour, Niu Huaqiu had already led the army out of the gate of Xiling City, followed by 20,000 troops.
The golden crow falls and the rabbit rises;
The rabbit falls and the golden crow rises.
One day is so short, and less than a day apart, Shi Yuan and Shangguan Renqing in the north of the Yangtze River respectively made an attack stance, which shocked the Zhou army on the other side. Did the Tang army really dare?
"Report" A Zhou Jun detective rushed to Niu Huaqiu's tent like a madman. "General, general. Things are not going well."
The time was frozen at dawn, and Niu Huaqiu was still quarreling before he woke up. "General, the Tang Army's troops are ready to move. General Wu wants the general to act with caution."
The anger rising in his heart disappeared in an instant. Niu Huaqiu asked the detective, "What?" The Tang army was about to attack. Niu Huaqiu was not worried about how the overall situation would change. He was only worried about his position in Wu Jingxian's mind.
The status of the Tang army is about to move. Doesn't this mean that your point of view is wrong?
General Wu has not yet allowed himself to retreat. Niu Huaqiu is walking around in the tent with a serious look on his face. Fortunately, fortunately, the general does not want to retreat immediately!
Everything can still be saved.
Niu Huaqiu immediately woke up the entire army, made fire and cooked rice, and before the sun came up, he led the army to Lechun County. The journey of more than ten miles took less than an hour.
There are still five or six miles away from the county seat ahead, and the sound of fighting coming from the destination ahead has already rang in the ears of many Zhou army sergeants. "Brothers, hurry up. In front of you are a bunch of soldiers and generals from the Tang army, working hard at one go."
Drive them back to the river to play in the water."
