Looking towards the direction where the sound came from, I saw the yellow dust in the eastern sky, covering the sky and the sun. After a while, a black line emerged from the horizon, and then thousands of horses galloped, and the armored cavalry were magnificent.
It was already May of the 13th year of Yuanwu. Zhu Biao set out from Qi with 50,000 cavalry. After two months of galloping, Bingzhou was finally in sight.
"The battle of Bingzhou is about wolf riding!"
After more than ten years of fighting, the Tang army had long known the root cause of the Northwest War. That was the unpredictable and unpredictable Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry.
If it were just the infantry of the Bingzhou Army, no matter how powerful it was, Bingzhou would not be able to sustain this long war for thirteen years. No matter how much blood was lost from the rear, it would not be enough. This is a fundamental problem, and the entire Bingzhou Army would be destroyed.
, the fields were deserted, and grain production dropped sharply to 30% of what it was before the war.
However, Bingzhou persisted, and even when other states fell one after another, it remained as stable as a mountain and unmoving.
What is the reason for this?
Just in Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry.
The desolate fields turned into wilderness, giving Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry the foundation to travel in all directions. They could bypass the city at will. Anyway, the Chi Road, official roads and rural dirt roads have been abandoned for many years and the difference is not big.
This also means that the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry guerrillas wantonly behind the front lines of the Tang Army and Xia Army. [No matter how many troops the two armies have, they can't block the entire Bingzhou from north to south for thousands of miles from east to west, right?]
The army's blockade relies on the city. Without the city, what kind of blockade is it? A paper defense line can be broken with just one poke.
The desolate Bingzhou could not provide any material food and grass for the millions of armies of both sides. A large number of people in Bingzhou fled in all directions. As the war continued, both sides could not find enough people to transport them.
The Tang and Xia armies needed to transport grain and grass on a large scale from other states to Bingzhou thousands of miles away. This was the lifeline of the two armies, but they were always exposed to the sword of Bingzhou's wolf cavalry.
As long as they are willing, Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry can randomly cut off the supply and transportation of materials between the two armies at any time. Unless the Tang and Xia armies send hundreds of thousands of troops to accompany each material transfer. But the consumption of food and fodder in that way will be a
It’s an astronomical number that no one can sustain for a long time.
Based on the same reason, the Tang-Xia Allied Forces also repeatedly sent cavalry to attack Bingzhou's transportation lines. However, Bingzhou's transportation lines were always protected by the city. The imperial court also knew the importance of the lines, and the troops stationed along the lines were no better than those fighting on the front line.
The number of troops is so small. What’s more, both the Xiliang Cavalry and the Youzhou Iron Cavalry are far inferior to the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry in cutting off transportation lines and attacking. Regardless of the concealment and speed of long-distance attacks
, it was still time to persist in the field battle, the Liangzhou Cavalry and the Youzhou Iron Cavalry were both thrown away by three blocks by the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry.
This is a battle of comprehensive strength.
The two sides of Tang and Xia continued to lose their vitality, and Tianjing also continued to bleed. Therefore, the Bingzhou army repelled the coalition attacks many times, but was unable to counterattack on a large scale to regain the lost territory.
If both sides fail to find a way to kill the enemy, it will be like Zhu Biao's trench warfare in his previous life, with constant bloodshed and constant consumption until one side is unable to hold on.
Among the eleven counties in Bingzhou, the Tang army controlled half of Yanmen, half of Shangdang, and 21 counties.
The reason why they only control half of the county is because there is Yanmen Pass in Yanmen and Hu Pass in Shangdang. The two important transportation places are also natural and dangerous passes. The blood shed by the Tang army at the two passes can dye the earth red.
But still couldn't win it.
But if they cannot win these two levels, the Tang army will attack Jinyang, and there will be no security guarantee for logistics and transportation, and they will have to go around the boss in a circle, traveling thousands of miles. It is different from the crisscross ditches of Bingzhou in Zhu Biao's previous life in the history of the Han Dynasty. This Bingzhou,
Although there are dangerous mountains and rivers, six or seven points of the land are still vast plains.
During the thirteen years of fighting, the Tang and Xia armies surrounded Jinyang several times from the east to the west. However, because the dangerous places of Hu Pass and Yanmen Pass were always tightly guarded by the Bingzhou Army, the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry jumped out again.
Inside. Jump outside to make waves.
Logistics supplies could not support the consumption of a million-strong army, and they had to retreat in the end. The Bingzhou Army quickly restored many cities.
After two rounds, the directions of the Tang Army and the Xia Army changed. At the same time as the military offensive, each time the two armies attacked the inner areas of the Jin Army, they destroyed civilian infrastructure on a large scale.
Wells were filled in, dams were dug, aqueducts were smashed, fields were sprinkled with salt, and forests were cut down!
The last and most vicious method was to remove the young and strong, leaving behind the old, weak, women and children. He took away the labor and left the backpacks to the Bingzhou Army.
But it was precisely the ruthless tactics used by the Tang and Xia armies that attracted the common people, gentry, and all classes in Bingzhou to resist and fight to the death.
No one can tell what the gains and losses of the Tang-Xia coalition forces were.
Zhu Biao drove straight to Lucheng.
This is the southwestmost county among the nine counties in Yanmen controlled by the Tang Army. Further south is Taiyuan County in Bingzhou. Further south from Taiyuan County is Shangdang.
At the gate of the county town, Zhu Biao met Tang Bin, the commander-in-chief of the Tang army who was stationed in Yanmen.
"Your Highness, everything is over."
Tang Bin, with gray beard and hair, is only about forty years old and in his prime. Zhu Biao had seen him in the Tang Prince's Mansion, and he was very high-spirited. But now, he is obviously in his forties, but he looks as old as sixty years old.
Old general.
He was no longer as rebellious as before. He called Zhu Biao 'Your Highness' instead of Zhu Shuai. You know, at that time, he could directly call Zhu Biao 'General Zhu'. And when the King of Tang saw Zhu Biao in person
When meeting each other, they always call him "Zhu Shuai" or "Zhu Qing".
"Tang Shuai is at ease." Zhu Biao, who had competed with Bingzhou Langqi, was not at all unsure.
This battle must be fought, and it must be fought well. Show off your authority, show your arrogance, and show your status.
What's more, win the battle in the northwest and give King Tang a good solution.
The war has been going on for thirteen years. Is it really going to go on for more than thirty years like the Five Kings Rebellion?
If he wins the war early, he can escape early and return to his one-third of an acre of land.
In five days, 50,000 Qi troops, yes, Qi troops. Zhu Biao was already the king of Qi, so his troops were naturally called Qi troops. They passed through Taiyuan County and jumped into Xihe County, but they did not stop, and the front line of the troops was obvious.
It does not mean at Xihe, but to advance further into Shangjun. The target is directly at the transportation artery of Bingzhou.
So he met Bingzhou Langqi.
The banner of the incoming army bears the name "Nie". This is the commander of more than 100,000 Bingzhou wolf cavalry, General Nie Yuan of Anbei in the Great Zhou Dynasty, who personally went out.
Thirteen years ago in Bozhou, Zhu Biao fought with 30,000 Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry for a long time. When he was finally about to escape, he relied on the avalanche of terrain to trick the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. In one fell swoop, he destroyed Beizhonglang General Li Yuanheng and others.
There are more than 10,000 people. In addition to the results of the previous fighting, among the 30,000 Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry who appeared in that battle, I am afraid that none of the three will be able to return to Bingzhou.
But in a series of fights, the quality and fighting spirit displayed by Bingzhou Langqi cannot be regretted.
Naturally, Bingzhou Langqi also remembered Zhu Biao deeply.
Now that Zhu Biao is here, Bingzhou Langqi will naturally take revenge for that 'trap'.
The commander-in-chief Nie Yuan personally took action. After being tempered in the war, the additional 140,000 to 50,000 Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry also came directly to the number of 100,000.
"Even if we put in 100,000 elite infantry armor, the effect will be better than 100,000 wolf cavalry!"
Zhu Biao looked at the 100,000 Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry who were facing him with great momentum. Zhu Biao had a look of pity on his face. It was the hatred that made the Bingzhou Army confused, and they even sent Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry to confront him head-on.
What a bunch of pathetic fools!
"Our army's speed advantage alone has wiped out all the advantages of the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. That man named Nie must be out of his mind."
Zhu Zhenguo, standing next to Zhu Biao, said this.
The truth was revealed in one sentence! Zhu Biao glanced at him appreciatively. Now the second batch of children of the Zhu family have fully grown up.
The cavalry's ability to shoot arrows is only useful. Speed and the ability to fly kites with the horses in front of the formation are the core combat capabilities of the wolf cavalry, just like Genghis Khan's Mongolian cavalry. And the Bingzhou wolf cavalry, which came from the farming civilization, also has
With good equipment and excellent close combat capabilities, they were even better than the Mongolian cavalry in terms of impact and fighting power in breaking through enemy formations.
Overall, they are a group of enhanced Mongolian elite cavalry.
But in front of Zhu Biao, when the fundamental factor of speed is at a disadvantage, will Bingzhou Langqi's kite-flying tactics still have any use?
Before they could circle back and shoot two arrows, Zhu Biao's cavalry had already killed them behind them. Should Bingzhou's wolf cavalry hit their horses and turn back, or should they wait to die?
Let's not talk about waiting for death. However, the speed disadvantage is just the disadvantage of turning back on horseback, which can make them die ten times without being able to survive.
The most correct tactics of the Bingzhou Army should be that you fight yours and I fight mine. Instead of sending the precious 100,000 Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry into Zhu Biao's mouth like now.
"Eat them, leave no one alive——"
Want to win a beautiful battle! Let me remind everyone that I wish Biao is back!
Zhu Biao shouted an order, and the generals on the left and right behind him suddenly took the order.
One hundred and fifty thousand cavalry galloped across the sky, and the sound of horse hooves was louder than the thunder in the sky. The shaking clouds in the sky dissipated, and the earth beneath their feet trembled.
Rivers of blood flowed, heads rolled, and the sun obscured the face, making it unbearable to witness.
The rain of arrows failed to bring forth flowers of blood, but the collision killed thousands of people.
One after another, the inevitable Bingzhou wolf cavalry fought fiercely, wielding their swords and guns, howling and roaring. But how could their chainmail armor, which was more protective against arrows, compare to the thick iron armor of the Zhu Biao cavalry?
With the same shot, the Bingzhou wolf cavalry could only barely pierce through, but the Qi cavalry could penetrate it.
With the same sword strike, the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry could at most bring defeat to its opponent, but the Qi Cavalry could cut them in half with one strike.
The imagined scene had completely changed, and Bingzhou Langqi's spirit was about to collapse. They had never, never thought that one day they would be unable to even escape.
How pitiful and pitiful this is compared to the world-famous reputation of Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry.
Nie Yuan even lost his helmet in the rebellion. One hundred thousand Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, the top elites that the imperial court relied on to stabilize the northwest, were defeated after only an hour of fighting. Up to now, the noon sun has not set yet
By the time Zhongtian arrived, he was so defeated that he couldn't even control all his own soldiers.
"kill--"
Wearing a bright armor, Zhu Biao drove his horse and raised his spear, his heart full of enthusiasm.
Such a thrilling killing spree has not been experienced for several years since Hu Di was sentenced.
The wind blew past his ears, the war horses galloped, and his heart felt the joy of speed in the wind.
"Gao Rou. Go back and tell Yan Cheng that the Zhu Biao cavalry are invincible and cannot be fought against. They are too fast!
Before this point is resolved, don't lead the troops to make any plans against Zhu Biao. Let him remember that if Zhu Biao hits Zhu Biao's, let him run wild. If we hit ours, leave him alone."
After all, he is a famous general in the northwest. Based on his experience in this battle, Nie Yuan has already figured out the fundamental reason why he was completely defeated. He also gave the best answer to this question!
But it was obvious that he was not prepared to live anymore. Otherwise, why would he personally tell Li Yancheng, the deputy commander who was left behind?
"Commander, victory or defeat is a common thing for military officers. You must not commit suicide." Gao Rou was startled. What his commander meant was that he was not planning to go back alive. How could this be possible?
The great reputation of Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry over the years was achieved by the marshal and his brothers. Let Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, which has the same name as Xiliang Iron Cavalry and Youzhou Iron Cavalry, surpass it in one fell swoop.
"What a man of ten thousand men. Because I underestimated the enemy, I was completely defeated. I don't know how many people can escape. How can Nie Yuan see the elders in his hometown and the generals in the army?"
You don’t need to persuade me. I have made up my mind to fight to the death to pay for my sins. Go quickly!"
Zhu Biao did not see this life-and-death parting in the chaos. When he saw Nie Yuan, it was just a head.
With the sword in his palm, Nie Yuan killed dozens of cavalrymen in the formation, and five officers above the rank of Army Sima, wrapped around one of Zhu Zhong's captains. After his death, Zhu Zhong was so angry that he wanted to kill him.
The body was broken into thousands of pieces.
Zhu Biao respected this man's strong character. When the whole army was defeated, he did not flee early. Instead, he urged his subordinates to ride in person, and then recruited the defeated soldiers from the rebel army to act as a rear guard.
As for him, Zhu Biao wouldn't have cut off his body if he hadn't used his head as a deterrent.
Finally, Nie Yuan's martial arts skills were even better than those of the previous Bei Zhonglang general Li Yuanhenglai. Zhu Zhong was furious. In addition to his captain and his beloved general who had just been awarded the title of Viscount, he died in the battle.
He is not a shameful opponent of Nie Yuan.
One knife for another!
If it weren't for the powerful inner armor on his body, he would have been seriously injured. Then arrows were fired randomly, bows and crossbows were fired, and Nie Yuan, who was slashed on the shoulder, was no longer in the formation.
"Okay, okay, okay!"
In June, the sun is scorching like fire. In the Tang Palace in Beijing, it is also very hot and there is no coolness.
But Tang Wangji Fa in the study felt as if he had eaten three popsicles in a row, feeling cool and refreshing from the inside out. "Hahaha..." the hearty laughter could be heard far away.
"What a blessing from the lonely king. Optimus Jade Pillar. Optimus Jade Pillar."
In the inner study, he was not the only one who was happy. Five or six of his close friends, civil and military officials, all had their faces covered with flowers, and they were filled with joy from inside to outside.
Why? Because the documents wishing Biao victory have arrived.
In his first battle in the northwest, at the border between Shangjun and Taiyuan, 50,000 iron cavalry defeated 100,000 Bingzhou wolf cavalry, killing more than 40,000 and capturing 40,000 Nie Yuan, a famous general in the army and the commander-in-chief of Bingzhou wolf cavalry.
Along with the report of victory, there was also a memorial jointly signed by the two leading generals on the Bingzhou front line. This was not specifically to ask for credit for Zhu Biao, but to take something from Zhu Biao.
Ji Fa was very happy for a while, and then he picked up the watch and looked at it. Then his smile faded and his brows furrowed unconsciously. "But it's really strange!"
Then he handed the memorial to the civil and military ministers below, and said: "Not only the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, but also Song Zuo, my king has paid attention to it for a long time. I don't know how many spies have been sent, and the silver and gold are even more spent."
Countless, and I still haven’t figured out the reason why Zhu Qing’s iron cavalry gallops so fast and thunderous!”
The king of Tang Dynasty was both sad and happy, but more importantly, he was confused!
Zhu Biao was influenced by the system and his troops performed so outstandingly. Why didn't he attract the attention of outsiders?
At first, some people thought it was Zhu Biao who was great at training.
The infantry and cavalry officers of the veteran Hedong Army are indeed of excellent quality and powerful in combat.
But all this cannot be explained in the case of cavalry horses.
The war horses of the Hedong Army are of high quality, but they are only at the level of war horses. Zhu Biao's strength is far less than those of the gorgeous imperial guards in Tianjing City. The war horses of ordinary soldiers are all at the level of horses.
However, the speed of Zhu Biao's advance was extremely fast, which was mind-boggling and puzzling.
They are obviously top-notch war horses, but why can they march faster than horses? The sprint on the battlefield is even faster and faster.
If you were to attack an enemy with three arrows, it would be faster if you could shoot two arrows when you hit them.
The King of Tang would not have guessed that Zhu Biao had a cheating device like the system. He only thought that this was Zhu Biao's secret method. The secret to training troops and fighting!
King Tang wanted very much to obtain this secret method. But he also considered Zhu Biao's reaction! After all, there was a very unpleasant beginning between the two. King Tang was afraid that if he reached out to ask for this, Zhu Biao would have a bad impression of him.
Defeat to the bottom. Let the good cooperative relationship between the two be broken!
This world is a classical society, not a modern society where patents are rampant.
There are many unique know-hows and secrets in any profession or discipline. These are not made public, are not passed on to outsiders, and are even passed down only to men but not to women. They are "confidential" recognized by social ethics.
If you ask for it by force, it is robbery! It is criticized by others.
In the view of King Tang, Zhu Biao's secret method is obviously extremely precious and should not be leaked to others. If he wants to force it, firstly, he will be morally wrong and cannot reach the highest point; secondly, it is very likely that Zhu Biao will let Zhu Biao down.
Jumping around, the relationship that was originally okay fell apart. He even pushed Zhu Biao to the opposite side of him!
There are six rebel kings in the world, not to mention the five kings of Tang, Xia, Ning, Liang, Zheng, etc. King Fu in the southeast corner, although silent, has been engulfing the territory of surrounding counties and counties, expanding his own military force and weapons.
Zhu Biao may not go back to the imperial court. But as for the remaining five families, who is not scrambling to welcome him? Then it will be a waste of time and money.
