Under the moonlight, Zhang Yijun hurried on quietly.
With a compass, a map, and the captives leading the way, the direction will not be wrong.
The legions shrank together, and when they encountered enemy strongholds, they would go around them if they could, and try not to start a battle at night.
Zhang Yi's actions were bold and swift. The enemies entrenched in Liujing probably never dreamed that the Chinese army would march at night.
Xiaoliu had undergone "bump training" in Chang'an City. She slept on the horse with her eyes closed, and she slept soundly. Zhang Yi held Feihuang's reins, and he just closed his eyes and rested for a while when he was most sleepy.
I quickly regained my energy.
The war horses are all humane. They march closely behind the vanguard and maintain an orderly formation.
At dawn, with only 30 kilometers left to Ryugyong, Zhang Yi ordered the entire army to rest for half an hour, allowing the horses to eat grass and drink water, and the people to relax.
After washing his face in the river, Zhang Yi felt more energetic and asked.
"Liu'er, did you sleep well last night?"
"Sleep well. I dreamed that we rode a steel battleship and rushed to the Japanese country, beating them to pieces. When we finally came to a golden mountain, you woke me up."
"Hahaha!"
Zhang Yi laughed, this is a good dream.
People sit on the grass and eat beef jerky, biscuits, dried fruits, etc. With these nutritious supplies, they can cook for several days without lighting a fire.
Half an hour later, the team set off and began a rapid march.
Zhang Yi sent hundreds of light cavalry squads to roam around the army. If they found enemy scouts, they would pursue them and shoot them with crossbows or muskets.
The number of muskets is limited, and only 5,000 are equipped. They are scattered among various units and are only used at critical moments. Among them, the Royal Forest Army and the Detachment of Women are fully equipped, because these two thousand people bear the important task of protecting the headquarters.
9 o'clock in the morning on April 1st.
Zhang Yi's army arrived at Liujing City, which was a large city.
The enemy was in chaos.
The city gate was closed, and tens of thousands of people were crying and begging the defenders to open the door. They lived outside the city, or went out to plow the fields in the morning. Unexpectedly, the Chinese army suddenly appeared in front of them like a strong wind, and they were all frightened.
On the city wall, Japanese pirates and Korean soldiers were running around and screaming. It looked like there were quite a lot of them.
Zhang Yi sent an interpreter to declare that the Chinese army would not kill innocent people indiscriminately, and that as long as they were not combatants, they could leave safely and their lives and property would be protected.
But there is one rule: Anyone who helps the enemy in combat or provides food and grass support will be regarded as an enemy and will be subject to the most severe punishment.
The people began not to believe it. Some bold people walked tremblingly through the army, but no one harmed them. Then they felt relieved and left with the young and old.
…
Zhang Yi gave the order to prepare for an attack.
Xiao Han's artillery unit set up artillery one kilometer away.
The trebuchets in Liujing City began to throw stone projectiles. The problem was that their maximum range was only a few hundred meters. Zhang Yi's army stopped 500 meters away, safe and sound.
Soon, the panicked enemies calmed down and discovered that the Chinese army only numbered about 50,000 people and there were no reinforcements in the rear.
Yes, Vice Premier Sun's troops did not arrive in time. They chose to wait and see. They did not have the courage to fight the 450,000 enemy troops.
On the tall city walls, the enemies pointed and made bursts of laughter.
The noise of the people and horses in the city went straight into the sky, and the enemies were gathering, intending to leave the city and surround Zhang Yi's army.
Zhang Yi took his time and arranged his troops in formation.
Ten minutes later, a group of enemy generals walked onto the tower. The guy in the middle was wearing a red and yellow warrior armor, with a tall antler-shaped iron fork standing on his helmet. He looked extremely exaggerated and weird.
He should be Supreme Commander Satsuma Kuroda.
"Is that a human or a ghost?" Xiaoliu asked funnyly.
"That person is more cruel than a ghost, Your Highness the Princess." Fu Xiang said, "They sent an envoy, presumably to persuade us to surrender."
Zhang Yi saw a man falling from the city and walking towards the army. Shi Gandang stopped him, ordered him to hand over his weapon, and then brought him to Zhang Yi.
"Are you the sworn brother?"
The visitor looked at Zhang Yi sitting on the horse and asked.
Zhang Yi nodded.
"My name is Lu Qi, from Hebei. I turned out to be a major general in Greater China." The visitor introduced himself, "I have heard that my sworn brother is famous in Zhonghua. Your name is Zhang Yi, and you are the master of Mopan City. Later,
Returned to old China and married Princess Xiaoliu
, became a son-in-law riding a dragon and rose to the sky in one step. You defeated the army of the Tsarist Empire and became the chairman of the Three Kingdoms Alliance of China. Zhang Yi, I thought you were going to launch a war to unify China, but who knew you suddenly appeared in Ryugyong? What are you doing?
do what?"
Lu Qi spoke so eloquently that Zhang Yi and others were stunned.
This traitor knew Zhang Yi well and must have told Satsuma Kuroda that there are so many traitors in China.
"Lü Qi, are you Chinese, or are you a major general? Bah! You betray your country and seek glory, and you still have the nerve to stand in front of us and speak?" Xiao Liu scolded.
"This beautiful female general must be Princess Xiaoliu. You beat the dragon drum under Chang'an City and inspired the Chinese army to defeat the Tsar. You must have contributed a lot." Lu Qitian said shamelessly, "Don't say that I betrayed my country and sought glory. I was forced to
!Great China lost the war and treated me as a scapegoat. After I escaped from prison, I ran to South Korea to take refuge."
No matter what, he cannot act as a pawn of Japanese pirates and Koreans. Zhang Yi hated this guy from the bottom of his heart and said coldly.
"Stop talking nonsense, Lu Qi, what is the purpose of Satsuma Kuroda sending you here?"
"Generalissimo Kuroda sent me here to convey his respect for Mr. Zhang Yi. He believes that Mr. Zhang Yi is a rare hero in China. We should join hands to build the Eurasian Continent Co-Prosperity Sphere, conquer the Tsarist Empire in the north, and defeat the Tsarist Empire in the south.
The Maurya Dynasty and the Yamato Empire will support His Excellency Zhang Yi to become the Lord of China and the first person under the Emperor."
The Japanese country called itself the Yamato Empire, and the emperor was their ruler.
This aggressive nation has a strict hierarchical order. Kuroda Satsuma said that the emperor was first and Chang Yi was second. That was not entirely a lie. They would support Chang Yi on the surface, but in fact regard him as a puppet.
"Lü Qi, go back and tell Marshal Kuroda that if he goes out of the city and surrenders, I will retain his position as marshal and be included in our army. If he refuses to surrender, I will capture Liujing before 12 noon and let him
His army was wiped out." Zhang Yi said calmly.
Lu Qi laughed dumbly.
"Sir Zhang Yi, you only have tens of thousands of people, so you dare to say such big words? Even though you have powerful weapons, if our army of hundreds of thousands comes to kill you, you can't escape even if you have four legs. In fact,
You are arrogant and go deep alone, which is a taboo for military strategists!"
"It seems that you have really forgotten who your ancestor is!"
Zhang Yi smiled coldly, raised his whip and hit Lu Qi.