On the eleventh day after the new year, the tense atmosphere in Hedong suddenly came.
Without any warning, Zhu Biao issued an order to assemble the army, and more than 80,000 regular soldiers converged on Hedong County.
All five cavalry battalions were called up, numbering more than fifty-three thousand;
The three infantry units of Li Xian, Hu Yanqing, and Yang Yanzhang all pulled out their camps, with a total strength of more than 25,000 troops. Together with Zhu Biao's personal army camp of more than 3,000 people, and Li Yan's 2,000-horse Xuanjia cavalry battalion, the total strength reached 8
Fourteen thousand people.
Of course, there are also 5,000 auxiliary troops in the army, and the young and strong soldiers recruited directly from the people, the total number is as high as 120,000. For a time, the people in Hedong were panicked, and the remaining flavor of the year quickly faded, and agitation arose.
The turbulence caused Hexi, Anzhou, Pingzhou, and the entire Northern Han Dynasty to worry.
Hugging Zhu Biao's waist tightly from behind, burying her face in the cold armor, Shan Yuping's whole body was trembling slightly. It was not cold, but nervous and scared.
Zhu Biao planned to send troops again on a snowy day, and to send hundreds of thousands of troops at once, which was simply unimaginable to her. Shan Yuping didn't understand military matters, but she also knew the difference between 20,000 or 30,000 people and hundreds of thousands of people. That not only reflected
The difference in the number of people is also a huge difference in the purpose of combat.
How could this not worry her?
He hugged Zhu Biao's generous waist and held him tightly without saying a word.
Zhu Biao held Shan Yuping's hand and felt an inexplicable sadness flowing between them. "I will come back safely, I will definitely——"
This battle will be his first large-scale battle against the Hu people since he joined the army. He believes that he will win. The Hedong Army will also complete its transformation again with victory after victory, becoming what it was before when the army was not expanded.
Invincible elites. But the barbarians, barbarians, and barbarians will be dissipated, defeated, dissipated, and defeated again in the face of their own large army battles again and again...
Eventually until death!
In the battle situation in Shoujiang City, the Central Plains Allied Forces had the upper hand. After the heavy snow came, the bow strings and crossbow strings all turned into soft noodles. The Hu Di Allied Forces lost their special skill of riding and shooting, and the Central Plains Allied Forces also lost their strong bows and powerful crossbows.
The fighting on both sides became even more bloody, and countless people fell on the withered yellow grass forever.
In the end, the Central Plains Allied Forces, which united as one, were superior to the Hu and Di Allied Forces, regardless of their priorities!
Except for the frontal stalemate under the city of Suijiang, the Central Plains coalition forces defeated or defeated the obstruction of the Hu and Di coalition forces in the other three battlefields. Now more than a million troops surrounded the city of Suijiang. There are also 200,000 to 300,000 soldiers in the city of Suijiang.
There are a large number of Hu and Di coalition forces. There are also more troops and horses outside. The battlefield of Shoujiang City is forming a situation of attacking the city [defending the city] and launching reinforcements [rescuing].
Because war is an interlocking organizational movement, the Central Plains Allied Forces have leaders who clearly hold a dominant position. Even if they pay heavy sacrifices on the battlefield, Zhou Jun made a decision. Chen, Zhongshan, Yan, Wei and others
The horse will also hold its nose and push hard.
But the Hu Di coalition is different.
When the sacrifice is small, they can still work together. When the sacrifice is greater than the bottom line, it becomes an unsolvable problem who can go up and who can't. No one from Hu or Di wants to suffer a heavy loss in their own strength, and the opponent's strength
The losses were relatively light. Moreover, Shoujiang City was the territory of the Di people, so the Hu people had an innate sense of "irresponsibility" in their hearts. They also felt that they were here to help the Di people. During the decisive battle, the Di people, as the hosts, should
Undertake greater burdens and tasks.
And this burden and task often means sacrifice and loss.
If one link cannot be fastened, the entire chain will be broken. The defeats of Hu and Di's coalition forces in three battlefields prove this point without falsehood. Their little thoughts in their hearts finally sent themselves to the position of failure.
The Hu and Di forces have fallen into a disadvantageous situation, and can even be said to have fallen into defeat. However, due to the importance of the surrendered city, the Hu and Di forces had to fight here with all their strength.
Shoujiang City is not only a sacred place for the Di people, but also a meeting point for the two tribes of Hu and Di. Once this place is lost, the Central Plains Allied Forces will split open Hu Di's strongest point outside the Beiyu Fortress, and the knife will continue to slide down.
The entire grassland can be divided into two.
The morale of the Hu Di people was greatly reduced. Even if they retreated deep into the grassland and continued to form a coalition, the Central Plains Allied Forces would attack the Di tribe to the west at Danhan Mountain or east to attack the Hu tribe's Longcheng and Langjuxu Mountains. Could it be that the two Hu Di tribes
Can you really let the opponent's army enter your own hinterland? How much more can you support all the expenditures of millions of armies on both sides?
And if we don't support it, and the other party comes with hundreds of thousands of troops to help, will it be possible that they also have to bring tens of millions of sheep and horses with them? Can the speed be increased?
Everything is so not cheap.
That's why both Hu and Di chose the location of Shoujiang City. It's not far from the border between the two clans, so they can both use their strength. But once this place was lost, the Hu and Di forces, which were in great power for a while, seemed to be divided into separate families.
There are signs.
Therefore, Zhu Biao thought that the Hu and Di tribes would definitely fight resolutely in the battle of Shoujiang City. Then, this would be a great opportunity for him to lead his troops northward.
Perhaps by the time I leveled the Yanran Mountain and continued heading north, it would be the time when the Hu and Di armies were completely defeated and surrendered to the city.
Zhu Biao stood on the high platform and looked at the Hedong cavalry that kept pouring out. There were so many horses and vehicles of 120,000 people and more that they filled the entire Hedong County like mercury leaking out.
outside the city.
Countless teams, countless flags, the clanging of armor, the footsteps of soldiers, and the sound of hunting flags blown by the wind are like a great tide rushing towards the north.
In the winter, the sun shines on the rolling army coming from the south. The armor, swords and guns are shining, and the drums and horns are sounding everywhere. With the vast dusk, an unspeakable sense of oppression is felt by hundreds of thousands of soldiers surrounding them.
in the hearts of the people.
As the flow of cars, horses and people rolls away, how many people will ultimately leave their lives behind on the prairie?
No one thinks so much about it at this time.
Although the people in Hedong are worried about their children, Zhu Biao's reputation for being undefeated is there. Under the halo of the famous general, all people see is victory. But they don't know that even behind Zhu Biao's victory,
There are also numerous bones gathered there.
There is no truth to the statement that one general's success will lead to ten thousand bones drying up.
The cold wind howled, and the biting snowflakes kept hitting people's faces. The sky and the earth were frozen into ice cubes by the cold, and all exposed parts were extremely cold.
Everyone of the 120,000 Hedong soldiers and civilians who went on the expedition wrapped their clothes tightly around their bodies, but even so, the cold continued to seep into the leather jackets. From time to time, some soldiers slipped and fell to the ground, because the ground was completely frozen.
The traces of the melted snow have formed small ice surfaces one after another in the withered grass. Under the sunlight, the ice cubes will melt a little, but they will become even more slippery. Just the wheels rolling over the smooth ice surface,
It saves the soldiers a lot of energy, as long as they can grasp the direction.
If we launch an attack before the winter is over, it is right for the soldiers to suffer some hardships. Zhu Biao has made up his mind to pay such attention. He has already anticipated all the difficulties encountered by the Hedong Army. As for the cold and long winter in the prairie, it is so difficult to It's been so many years and it's still unclear.
It was like a strong light shining on the snow-white wilderness. After turning a mountain, the horizon became wider and the knife-like cold wind seemed to have weakened a lot. After several days of arduous trek since Izuhirakawa, they were closer to Izumo. The mouth is getting closer.
Li Panlong's tribe still stays at the Izumokou Fortress. But in this season, being able to hide in the relatively warm fortress, Li Panlong's tribe will definitely be treated better than 90% of the barbarians on the prairie.
After passing Izumokou, Zhu Biao divided his troops into three groups and marched. The central group was naturally the main force of infantry and cavalry, with Zhu Tong and Zhu Zhong's cavalry on the left and right, each twenty miles apart.
On the third day after entering the grassland, snowflakes fell.
In all directions, you can only see white diagonal lines formed by falling snow. Because in the wild, the cold wind stubbornly blows everything in one direction. There are white snowflakes everywhere on the right and left. The human eye cannot find anything else. , something fresh. No color other than white can be seen, there is a piece of white snow everywhere.
The wind and snow were blowing in front of them. The snowflakes were blinding their eyes, and the cold wind passed through any tiny gap. The frozen soldiers and civilians were shivering. But except for wrapping their leather uniforms more tightly, there was nothing they could do. .
The severe cold had frozen the entire prairie into a big ice lump. The wind was howling and the snow was flying, and the team... kept moving forward.
Zhu Biao boldly gave up the old route to Yanran Mountain. It was a route with Haizi and rivers along the way. In the past, it was naturally a gathering place for Hu tribes. At least there was no need to worry about drinking water when the army went there.
But isn’t it snowing now? There is a ready water source. Zhu Biao wanted to keep it a secret. Although he marched into the grassland with such great fanfare, the news may have been leaked to the Hu people. But as long as Uweituo cannot control his marching route, then Troops are just as sudden.
In three days, 120,000 soldiers and civilians braved the wind and snow and walked 500 miles in a heavy snowstorm. When the snow stopped, even the green horse Zhu Biao sat on had lost a lot of weight.
Eating grass can only keep the horse alive, but if you want to keep fat, you still need to rely on bean cakes.
However, the snow was falling heavily and the wind was biting, making it difficult to open one's eyes. Of course, feeding the bean cakes was not as convenient as before. Besides, in the heavy snow, although the marching speed was slowed down, the consumption of the horses was definitely huge.
"Pfft--" This is the sound of a sharp knife penetrating flesh.
"Ah——" This is the sound of the barbarian screaming.
"Boom -" This is the sound of the horse pen and tent collapse.
In the small Hu camp, the leading Hedong Army was like invading locusts, rapidly gnawing at every living thing it saw.
People, kill. Cattle, horses and sheep, take away.
This is not the first Xiaohu tribe that the Hedong Army has encountered. They have encountered three other tribes before, and this one is the fourth. The fourth has a population of less than 10,000, or more accurately, the population is less than 10,000. There are only about 5,000 small Hu tribes.
The cavalry led by Zhu Tong suddenly appeared to the west of the Hu tribe. The small Hu tribe, which had suffered in the cold winter, was unprepared and was attacked by the Hedong cavalry whose population was comparable to its own. The few young men had no time to react. , was crushed to pieces by the Hedong cavalry.
Less than an hour later, there was no second Hu man alive in the entire tribe. At this time, the news also reached Zhu Biao.
Zhu Biao did not make any reaction. No prisoners were to be taken during this march. The Hu people did not distinguish between men, women, old or young. They would kill them all.
Moreover, he knew very well why these small Hu tribes took the risk of moving south back to the northern foot of Yinshan Mountain. Because spending a cold winter further north would cause them to lose their youth and strength and urgently need to recuperate and lose another branch of their tribe.
Arms - sheep, horses, livestock.
This is what their entire tribe depends on for survival. A long cold winter is enough to destroy the entire tribe's sheep and horses by 30% or more.
The small tribe was not a big tribe, and they could not afford such losses. So they moved south to the north of Yinshan Mountain to make the cold winter pass faster. This was the only hope for their tribe to continue to thrive.
Very pitiful. Isn't it? But if there is hope, Zhu Biao is more willing to let a sadder scene than this land on Dragon City and on Wuji's head.
Although Zhu Biao has a "family hatred" with the Hu people, this "hatred" itself is not very strong, no matter what others say in front of him. He has no real feelings for his father. But, but, after entering
Luozhou. Seeing so many refugees who have been displaced from their homes, and seeing so many warriors who still insist on resisting despite their ruined homes, it would be a lie to not be moved by Zhu Biao's heart.
The Hu people killed the Han people in Luozhou like animals, which was enough to fill Zhu Biao's heart with real anger.
Then there was Uwetuo's "Thousand Miles of Killing". Zhu Biao couldn't hold his breath without killing him. Although no system mission was born, he had already transferred Uwetuo to the same level as S-level missions.
In Zhu Biao's eyes, Wu Wei Tuo's dog's life was more valuable than the Hu people's Da Shan Yu Wuji.
"Boom, boom, boom -" the war horse galloped.
It was Zhu Tong's camp head again. Thousands of fine cavalry rushed towards a Hu camp that was much larger than the four Hu tribes encountered before.
The fence was smashed to pieces by horses. A series of carpet tents flew into the sky. Another Hu camp came to "open the door", so that the Hedong cavalry would be embarrassed not to go in and take a look around.
"Da Hu's warriors——"
"Jiaozi from the grassland..."
"Eternal Life Heaven..."
The shouts of the Hu people dying were heard in the Hu camp.
The size of this Hu tribe is estimated to be between 10,000 and 20,000, including three to five thousand young and strong men. Compared with the four small Hu tribes before, there is still some resistance.
However, although three to five thousand young and strong men are not completely vulnerable, it depends on who the opponent is. The fighting power of Hedong's elite is simply not something they can withstand, and when the young and strong men shouting slogans and charging into the battle to resist desperately
After all the men were killed and injured, the entire Hu camp fell into the massacre of the Han army.
The great destructive power of the cavalry was fully demonstrated here, and the Hedong Army showed no mercy to Hu Qi. The galloping hooves of horses passed by, leaving a mess. When they entered the camp with the civilian husband, what appeared in front of them was an astonishing scene.
Disgusting drawings.
Corpses with missing limbs, bruised heads, and broken limbs everywhere...
Two days later, the Han army approached Jiluo Mountain. The conclusive news was finally delivered to Uweituo's hands, and was immediately torn to pieces by the hated Uwetuo.
As can be expected, Zhu Biao's target must be Yanran Mountain. Uwetuo faced a choice: escape or war?
But in fact, he had no second choice. The only thing he could do was war.
The situation in Shoujiang City is very bad, and the Hu and Di coalition forces are likely to be defeated. Even if they attack the city, the Central Plains Allied Forces will suffer heavy losses. After all, the Central Plains Allied Forces have secured a key point by taking Shoujiang City.
At this time, if you continue to retreat and give up the royal court, it will have a serious impact on the morale of Dahu and the people.
Fortunately, Uweituo had already received the report of Han's detailed operations and had already gathered a large army in Yanran Mountain. He would not be caught off guard again.
"Woooooooo..." The next day, the sound of the horn resounded all over Yanran Mountain.
Uweituo did not intend to wait until the Han army approached the foot of the mountain before going to fight. That way, although he would be waiting for work, he would also lose his energy. He would be beaten at the door of his house, and the leader of the army was Zhu Biao, a man who had already had two "experiences"
.
"Report——"
"Commander, we saw Hugou's vanguard. It's less than a hundred miles away from our army -"
The hardest and most dangerous part of the march is still Dyfeng.
Zhu Biao looked forward. With his current geographical value, it was easy to find a suitable place to camp. However, the current land was not suitable.
"Go forward——"
A dozen war horses led the guards and ran forward.
In this decisive battle, Zhu Biao didn't know whether he could win or lose in one battle. Moreover, his team brought so many civilians and military supplies, so even if they were to fight, they would have to find a stable camp.
A hundred miles is not a long road, even if there is snow on the grassland. The two armies will meet tomorrow.
Zhu Biao went to the northeast for more than ten miles and found a good place. One side was facing the water, and there was a high ground on the other side. The Hedong Army could completely set up a stronghold near the water, and then set up a small place on the high ground on the side.
camp.
Of course, in winter, the frozen soil is like iron, making it difficult to move a hard shovel, so it is not easy to build a camp. However, this war history of tens of thousands of years has left too much wealth to future generations.
Relying on tree branches, compacted snow, and pouring buckets of cold water, the outer walls of the camp were built at an extraordinary speed.
Part of the army's carriages were also dismantled and used in the construction of the camp's protective walls. There is a large camp twenty or thirty miles away, which occupies a larger area than the county seat of an ordinary small county. After the outer protective walls are built,
Vehicles are also interlocked internally, and the picture is divided into small camps. At the same time, the 'camp walls' of these 'camps' can also play a great role in protecting and blocking enemies when the outer protective walls are breached.
There are also more than 50,000 cavalry in the Hedong Army, and the number of war horses is twice that number. The division of small camps within the large camp will definitely have a great impact on the access of the Hedong cavalry. However, the advantages and disadvantages can be considered to consolidate the military camp.
Defense is inconvenient if it is inconvenient.
"Pfft——"
An arrow hit the vest of Hu Qi, who was galloping ahead. A scream was heard in the distance, and the Hu soldier on horseback turned over and fell under the horse.
"Let's go -" Zhu Pingchuan also held a strong bow in his hand. He greeted his men and horses, who were all covered in white clothes and galloping across the snowy field like the wind.
"Report to the Commander-in-Chief, the Hu Cavalry forward is only fifty miles away from our army——"
"Report to the commander-in-chief that Uweituo has led his army thirty miles away from our army——"
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In the Chinese army's large tent, Yiqiqi's Dysprosium Feng reported Hu Qi's movements in detail like running water.
