The first thousand and sixty-eight chapters: Liang Mang Chu Li (2)
After Xiaguang City was captured by Beimang, it was transformed into a supply hub for Beimang's army of more than 400,000 soldiers under Tuoba Bodhisattva.
Because it was difficult to get off Hutou City, Beimang was prepared for a protracted war.
Beimang's grain, grass and weapons were first transported to Xiaguang City, and then sent from Xiaguang City to Beimang's army on the front line.
The grain and grass concentrated here are enough to supply Beimang's more than 400,000 troops for three months.
Tuoba Bodhisattva naturally understood the importance of this place and deployed heavy troops here, including 50,000 grassland tribesmen and 2,000 personal guards.
Unexpectedly, Xiaguang City was captured by Xu Xiao in just one night.
The Beiliang Army already knew the layout of Xiaguang City, the distribution of secret passages, and its flaws.
In order to succeed in one fell swoop, Xu Xiao mobilized Beiliang's most elite 10,000 Snow Dragon Cavalry and 30,000 Youzhou Iron Cavalry.
There are three horses for one person, the horse is mounted for riding, and the horse is dismounted for walking.
Combining the night attack with the roar of the Beimang military camp caused by the hidden stakes of Fushuizhai that had already been lurking in the city, it only took Xu Xiao less than two hours to end the battle.
All two thousand personal guards under Tuoba Bodhisattva were killed in the battle.
The 50,000 Beimang grassland tribesmen killed each other due to the roar of the camp, trampled on them, and then Xu Xiao's attack. A total of more than 20,000 people were killed, and more than 20,000 people were captured, including 2,000 to 3,000 wounded soldiers.
The arrival of Xiaguang City means that more than 400,000 Beimang troops will face the danger of running out of food.
Tuoba Bodhisattva received the news that Xiaguang City had been destroyed, understood the critical situation, and immediately returned his troops.
Arriving more than fifty miles away from Xiaguang City, we saw the city ablaze with flames, and at the same time encountered the prairie tribesmen who were supposed to be captured.
Xu Xiao did not choose to garrison the city, but burned all the grain, grass and ordnance that Beiliang had stored here, and released the more than 20,000 prisoners.
After Tuoba Bodhisattva learned about this situation from the prisoners of the grassland tribe army, he was a little uncertain.
Even if Xiaguang City's supplies were destroyed, according to Beimang's current national strength, these things would not be enough to severely damage Beimang. At most, they would slow down the frontline army's attack.
As long as the grain and grass are transported from the rear, the frontline army can continue to attack.
However, Xu Xiao's action was a reminder to Tuoba Bodhisattva that he could no longer divide his troops as before.
He has received news that the master of Tibing Mountain was defeated by the Xu Fengnian brothers in Liuzhou by recruiting an army of 50,000 refugees, 10,000 dragon and elephant cavalry, and thousands of martial arts masters. More than 100,000 people were killed and injured in the three towns of Rouxuan.
The military suffered heavy losses and was no longer able to participate in the next war.
In order to prevent Hong Jingyan and Zhong Liangna's two hundred thousand troops from getting into trouble, Tuoba Bodhisattva ordered them to come and join them.
In the hands of Xu Xiao, the Northern Liang Iron Cavalry destroyed the Spring and Autumn Kingdoms.
Therefore, Tuoba Bodhisattva chose the safest method, united his troops and garrisoned Hutou City, forcing Xu Xiao to fight to the death with him under Hutou City, reenacting the battle of the Western Barrier in the past.
During the Battle of the West Barrier, both sides engaged in a war of attrition, constantly reducing their numbers and adding more troops.
They all tried their best to destroy each other.
The final result of the battle at the West Barrier was Li Yang's victory, and Da Chu was officially subjugated.
Tuoba Bodhisattva wanted to take advantage of Beimang's national power and force Beiliang to fight a war of attrition.
As long as it enters a war of attrition, no matter how hard Beiliang recuperates and cares for its people, it will only be a land of three states, with less than 2 million households and less than 10 million people.
Even if we have backup forces and more than 300,000 troops to fight, what can we do?
In front of Beimang, who has millions of men in armor, he can't even fight.
Even if the loss is 800,000, as long as Beiliang is captured.
In just three years of self-cultivation, Beimang could raise another million-strong army and destroy Liyang in one fell swoop.
This was also the strategy created by the Taiping Order for the Empress at the beginning.
Zhong Liang and Hong Jingyan received the order and knew that the final decisive battle had begun. They immediately gave up their current goals and led Beimang's 200,000 troops toward Hutou City.
After learning that Zhong Liang and Hong Jingyan had made some changes, Yuan Zuozong received the information and immediately led the Manjia Battalion of 6,000 Tiefutu to intercept, intending to slow down the march of Zhong Liang and Hong Jingyan.
The two men understood that Beiliang must take action, and immediately ordered the entire army to march quickly regardless of their own losses.
Along the way, they were attacked by the Manjia Battalion led by Yuan Zuozong, and Zhongliang City sent troops and cavalry to intercept them.
By sacrificing the cavalry troops, the Beimang Army's marching speed was not reduced.
At the cost of losing 30,000 cavalry, it took less than ten days to reach the vicinity of Jiming Mountain.
The 6,000 Tiefutu soldiers led by Yuan Zuozong also suffered heavy casualties in successive battles, with only 1,000 people left.
As long as you cross Jiming Mountain, you can reach Hutou City and meet the more than 400,000 Beimang army led by Tuoba Bodhisattva.
Compared with the two Youliang states that are filled with smoke and rivers of blood on the front line, Lingzhou, the backyard of Beiliang, is a peaceful scene.
The people worked at sunrise and rested at sunset as usual.
Children from wealthy families were playing in the yard of their homes, and their laughter and laughter seemed to dissolve the tense situation on the front line.
The hostess of Xishu Chuntie Thatched Cottage thanked me for personally welcoming one person.
She was listed in the Rouge Awards at the age of fourteen. She is famous for her "skin like mutton-fat jade, and her hands like lotus buds."
It’s Shiba Meijiao-niang
, it’s not an exaggeration. Xie Xie’s figure is like that of most Sichuan women, thin and delicate, with a very thin waist. Xie Xie’s skin is particularly white, no wonder she is also nicknamed the Moon Palace Immortal, and I don’t know how many Shu men are obsessed with her.
Even when she was facing the manager, she didn't show any nervousness.
At this moment, his face was full of tension.
A dark red figure slowly arrived, and the atmosphere in the air condensed, making her heart sink.
"Xie Guanying asked me to come here. Where is he?" King Yan said in his unique deep voice.
"Please come with me." She was well aware of the terror of the man in front of her. He was the one who prompted her to seek refuge in Xi Chu and go to Tai'an alone.
It was also he who took advantage of the situation and allowed the dragon that Mr. Xie had painstakingly raised to be killed, and was even chased for a thousand miles by the Peach Blossom Sword God.
When she saw this person for the first time, this woman who had been on the rouge list twice in a row was no longer nervous, but wanted to kill someone.
She has met many people in her life, but has never been wary of such a person for a moment. Because she knows that this person will definitely hinder the Lord's dominance.
She suppressed the murderous intention in her heart and could not reveal it in front of him.
"If you want to kill me, there is no need to hide it. Because you are not the first person to want to kill me." King Yan's eyes seemed to be able to see into people's hearts and directly revealed the woman's thoughts.
Ignoring the silent thanks, King Yan walked straight into this quiet courtyard.
A man who looks like a middle-aged Confucian scholar has been waiting for a long time. This man is Xie Guanying.
King Yan sat down and said casually: "Let's get started."