In the next few days, Zhou Sen sent a large number of troops to harass the Tanbao barracks. Even dozens of super strong men who protected the emperor were sent out to sneak attack the granary of the Tanbao barracks.
Facing the powerful offensive of Wuchao City, more than 100,000 Crusaders trapped in the Tanbao Barracks evacuated the Tanbao Barracks on a dark and windy night. At this time, the Tanbao Barracks fell into the hands of the Crusaders.
It returned to the hands of the Han army in less than twenty days.
Among later generations of historians, many regard this dramatic battle as one of the classics of encirclement and reinforcement. Before that, the Crusaders took the initiative to evacuate at Jiudaoguai.
After the Tanbao Barracks fell into the hands of the Han Dynasty again, Lu Ax once again guarded the Tanbao Barracks. However, what was different from the past was that this time, the Tanbao Barracks not only had strong soldiers and horses, but also deployed hundreds of magic archers to resist the Black Wings.
Kunpeng.
Here, it is worth mentioning that in this tug of war for nearly a month, the Crusaders' black-winged Kunpeng suffered unprecedented losses. Almost every day, dozens or hundreds of black-winged Kunpeng were shot to death by the Huns' sharp archers.
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Under the powerful intimidation of the Huns' sharp archers, the black-winged Kunpeng was frightened by the news, and the scope of his activities became smaller and smaller. In the later stages, he almost did not dare to leave the Tanbao barracks.
The rangers composed of Hunnic archers became a nightmare for the Crusaders.
When the Crusaders invaded the Han Empire, the Crusaders' rangers were a nightmare for the Han Emperor's troops. They came and went like the wind and disappeared, causing millions of Han troops to collapse in just one year.
Now, the Crusader cavalry has tried to match the power of the Hunnic rangers.
In the vast snowfield, a group of dozens of Hun rangers, wearing white cloaks, can sneak attack thousands of Crusade logistics troops escorting grain and grass.
The Hun rangers did not rob the food and grass, but directly burned it, set it on fire, and immediately fled far away.
Facing the mobility of the Huns' cavalry, the Crusaders had nothing to do, because the only black-winged Kunpeng that could give them an intelligence advantage had been shot to death and they did not dare to leave the city at all...
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The Han Empire regained the Tanbao barracks without any bloodshed, ushering in a turning victory for the Han Empire. This victory can be said to be of decisive importance, because in previous battles, the Han army was in passive defense from beginning to end, and only after forming an alliance with the Huns
, the Han Empire gained the upper hand in this kind of outdoor battle for the first time.
In later generations, some military scientists regarded using the Huns to deal with the Crusaders as a military example of using barbarians to conquer barbarians, and Zhou Sen, who formed an alliance between the Huns and the Han Empire, was revered as a god in the military.
During this month of tug-of-war, Zhou Sen showed his gangster side for the first time.
Investigate the responsibility for the fall of Tanbao Barracks!
All the civil and military officials who had interfered with Lu Axe's deployment of troops were guillotined by Zhou Sen. Even General Wu Yuan's intercession was of no avail.
Zhou Sen's move to kill the chicken had an immediate effect on the monkey. It was not until this time that some civil and military officials realized that Lu's ax belonged to Zhou Sen. If Lu's ax was used, he would be attacking Zhou Sen.
Anyone who is a little smarter knows that Zhou Sen is clearing the way for Lu Axe.
General Wu Yuan was now spending all his energy on preparing for the establishment of a constitutional monarchy, and had no time to worry about the military. Zhou Sen took action, not only to clear obstacles, but also to establish Lu Axe's status in the military.
Through Zhou Sen's bloody purge, Lu Ax's position in Wuchao City was completely consolidated. Lu Ax's confidants were placed in some important departments, and their influence was second only to General Wu Yuan and Jin Gua Tian Shen...
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After arranging things in Wuchao City, Zhou Sen left Wuchao City without any warning.
Zhou Sen did not say hello to General Wu Yuan, because he knew very well that General Wu Yuan would never agree to let him leave, but Zhou Sen had to go, so he simply left without bothering to talk.
When leaving Wuchao City, Zhou Sen took hundreds of monsters with him.
Leaving hundreds of monsters in Wuchao City not only made Zhou Sen worried, but the monsters were also under great pressure. After all, they were all little monsters with shallow magic skills and were no match for those super strong ones.
If a strong man gets upset with them, wouldn't he want to kill them and bleed them like a river of blood?
Zhou Sen took away a group of monsters. In addition to fearing that they would cause trouble, the main reason was that a large number of monsters in this group of monsters had migrated from the prehistoric area to the hinterland of the Han Empire. He took them to the prehistoric area to familiarize themselves with the road.
, much better than his blind search...
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After leaving Wuchao City, Zhou Sen did not rush to the prehistoric area immediately. Instead, he flew to Zhenshuiguan with his sword in the starry night.
Now, Zhou Sen is surrounded by a lot of good players, not only hundreds of monsters, but also the Godly Rat from the Sea of Clouds, and there are hundreds of red bulls and ferocious unicorns in the world of the altar.
What makes Zhou Sen feel incredible is that whether it is the red bull or the ferocious unicorn, they all show infinite awe towards the Heavenly Rat.
This heaven-reaching divine rat is indeed extraordinary. Not only can it frighten these rare animals, it can also force the Ares clone away. This makes Zhou Sen look at him with admiration. However, through
The God Rat didn't care what Zhou Sen thought of him, and always looked indifferent.
Zhenshuiguan is still an isolated city. The only difference is that around this isolated city, a large number of civil resistance forces are active. They not only form protective barriers for Zhenshuiguan, but also provide a source of energy for Zhenshuiguan.
A constant supply of troops and food.
Zhou Sen returned to Zhenshuiguan, and first went to see Wu Tiansar and others to inquire about the situation at Zhenshuiguan.
Compared with the crisis-ridden Wuchao City, Zhenshuiguan is much quieter. It is difficult for large-scale battles to occur in a short period of time. However, small-scale and high-intensity battles occur almost every day, because the Crusaders' rangers are very
Active, they galloped through the wilderness, burning, killing, looting, and destroying some small towns.
In order to combat the arrogance of the Crusader Rangers, Zhenshuiguan had to send out a large number of infantry and a small number of cavalry to set up an ambush and intercept them. In this kind of encirclement and interception, as long as they met face to face, it would be a fierce life-or-death battle.
This small-scale, high-intensity war causes no less casualties than large-scale wars, with hundreds of soldiers dying almost every day.
Generally speaking, at Zhenshuiguan, the Crusaders' rangers had the advantage. However, because they were unable to launch a large-scale siege, they could only harass the Han people outside the city and create panic.
According to Yue Laosal and the others, they wanted to simply summon the hunters from the meteorite belt from the world of the altar to kill the Crusaders. However, Zhou Sen rejected this suggestion.
The world of Shentai is now sparsely populated and is in the process of land reclamation and construction. Moreover, there are many old, weak, sick and disabled people who need care. If the hunters from the meteorite belt are dragged into the long war of the Han Empire on a large scale, it is likely to affect the development of the entire ethnic group.
, After all, the current Shentai world has spawned countless ferocious beasts due to dragon veins, and the ferocious beasts that escaped from the meteorite belt are also growing. Humans have not yet occupied an absolute dominant position.
Zhou Sen found his clone.
The clone is the same as before, but there is an extra vitality between the eyebrows.
Does it mean that the avatar also needs experience?
Zhou Sen retrieved his clone, and immediately, a flood of information poured into Zhou Sen's brain. This was an indescribable feeling.
Theoretically, Zhou Sen can share the information of the clone, but because Zhou Sen cannot control the clone from a distance, the clone's experience cannot be communicated with Zhou Sen's spiritual thoughts at any time.
After a large amount of information poured into his brain, Zhou Sen had a clearer understanding of the situation at Zhenshuiguan.
Although the small-scale battle at Zhenshuiguan was fierce, in fact, the Crusaders were also afraid of Zhenshuiguan's expansion of territory, so they kept sending Crusader Rangers mainly to contain the hundreds of thousands of troops at Zhenshuiguan.
This tactic of the Crusaders did contain Zhenshuiguan and made the Han army at Zhenshuiguan unable to deal with the situation. However, it also caused the Crusaders to fall into the quagmire of war.
The Crusaders' style of burning, killing and looting made the people of the Han Empire increasingly disgusted, and more and more people with lofty ideals participated in the resistance.
If in the past it was only some gentry and local tyrants who resisted the Crusaders' occupation, now some common people also took up arms to fight against the Crusaders.
The resistance of the Crusaders is getting bigger and bigger. In the past, the sight of a ranger consisting of three or five people being able to kill a village several times will never happen again, because the resistance of the Han people has become more and more intense, often at once.
Ordinary contact is a fight to the death...
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A flood of information poured into Zhou Sen's brain.
Zhou Sen stood on the majestic city wall of Zhenshuiguan, looked at the vast snow-covered land, and entered a state of "quietness".
Everything is quiet.
Zhenshuiguan is an isolated city, and there are not many soldiers and horses, and the cavalry is even less. It is for this reason that Zhenshuiguan cannot control the surrounding small cities. The Crusaders' rangers can burn, kill and loot without restraint. This kind of
Under the circumstances, the Crusaders were fully capable of attacking Zhenshui Pass, but they did not.
Why?
Could it be the reason for the Tongtian Divine Rat?
Immediately, Zhou Sen rejected this idea, because it could be seen from the battle at the Tanbao Barracks that the Crusaders still had no trump card to use. At least, they could use some secret technique to summon the clones of gods to fight.
But now, no gods have appeared in Zhenshuiguan.
Something fishy!
Zhou Sen kept ruling out various possibilities, but in the end, he rejected them one by one.
According to intelligence, hundreds of thousands of Crusaders have already landed on the territory of the Han Empire, and reinforcements are still increasing. In the Han Empire, only Zhenshuiguan and Wuchao City are at war. In theory, the Crusaders have already
There are enough military forces to use troops against Zhenshuiguan.
Why?
Zhou Sen was puzzled.
Regarding Zhenshuiguan, Zhou Sen will not give up easily, not only because Zhou Sen has put in a lot of effort in Zhenshuiguan, but most importantly, the people of Zhenshuiguan have high hopes for Zhou Sen, especially some
The local gentry and local tyrants. Back then, when they were in Bafang City, there were some local gentry and local tycoons, but they lost all their money to follow Zhou Sen.
Before going to the prehistoric area, Zhou Sen always wanted to stop at Zhenshuiguan, which shows that he attached great importance to Zhenshuiguan.
Now, Zhou Sen wants to sort out the situation and ensure that there will be no danger in the short term at Zhenshuiguan.
Currently, Wuchao City has strong soldiers and horses. The number of Xiongnu cavalry alone exceeds 200,000. Together with the army of the Han Empire, the total number has reached 500,000. As long as General Wuyuan is in charge, even if there is danger,
The Crusaders would never be able to defeat the city in a short time.
As for the God of War Ares, Zhou Sen is not worried, because the Tongtian Divine Rat said that the fighting power of the clone of the God of War Ares is not long-lasting. In other words, there is no way that Ares can persist until the city of Wuchao is captured.
In addition, summoning the divine clones also requires a huge amount of energy from the summoner. Because of this, General Gore cannot continuously summon the divine clones to fight.
Usually, General Gore would summon his divine clone only when the war was in reverse.
At present, after General Gore set foot on the territory of the Han Empire, in addition to summoning the clone of the gods once at the Tanbao barracks, he also summoned the gods once in the imperial capital. It was that time that he summoned the gods and defeated the invincible General Wu Yuan, leaving Cross
The morale of the soldiers was greatly reduced and they were completely defeated.
The Crusaders' biggest reliance is the Black-winged Kunpeng, and the Black-winged Kunpeng has been restrained by the sharp archers led by Vannier and cannot move.
After finding out the details of the Crusaders, Zhou Sen no longer worried about the safety of Wuchao City.
Now, Zhou Sen is most worried about Zhenshuiguan.
Intuition told Zhou Sen that the Crusaders would never let Zhenshuiguan remain in this state of being controlled by the Han Empire for a long time.
Why didn't the Crusaders take action?
Zhou Sen racked his brains to reason about the thoughts of the Crusaders commander.
If he were the commander of the Crusaders, when the battle in Wuchao City was in a stalemate and Zhou Sen, Tongtian Divine Rat and others were unable to escape, they would take thunderous action and capture Zhenshui Pass in one fell swoop.
Some things don't make sense.
In the eyes of outsiders, Zhou Sen is a daring gangster, but in fact, Zhou Sen walks on thin ice every step of the way. Although he often takes risks, he does not like taking risks. He prefers to think carefully before acting.
When Zhou Sen escaped from Mogan Prison, he had experienced the kind of pressure that could lead to death if one wrong step was made. Now, when the two armies are fighting, personal wrong decisions will no longer affect Zhou Sen's personal safety, but
, but its influence is far-reaching, not only related to the national destiny of the Han Empire, but also related to the lives of thousands of ordinary soldiers.
The greater the power, the greater the responsibility.
Now, Zhou Sen has a title of "Prime Minister". Although this title has not been fully announced, it is just an unofficial title, and it is in name only. However, he planned and promoted the entire political reform of the Han Empire, so he must bear the responsibility.
Take this responsibility...
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Suddenly, Zhou Sen thought of a problem. He had been paying attention to Zhenshuiguan and Wuchao City recently, but he had not noticed the movements of the Crusaders.
According to intelligence, nearly a million infantrymen have landed in the territory of the Russian Empire from distant oceans. What are such a huge army doing?
Thinking of this, Zhou Sen immediately sorted out all the relevant information he had. Soon, he made an astonishing discovery.
The hundreds of thousands of troops who have arrived at the Han Empire have been distributed to various territories of the Han Empire.
Moreover, in some slightly larger cities in the Han Empire, some huge buildings were being built.
Huge building!
Zhou Sen suddenly remembered that he remembered that when Zhenshuiguan was captured, a magnificent building was under construction at Zhenshuiguan, but now, the building was in a semi-abandoned state.
Thinking of this, Zhou Sen immediately jumped up and disappeared into the vast darkness. A group of monsters wearing soldiers' armor all had shocked expressions on their faces.
In the eyes of the monsters, Zhou Sen's magic power has become more and more powerful and unfathomable. Just the speed of his transformation is difficult to capture with the naked eye...
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Zhou Sen arrived at the magnificent building.
Zhou Sen stared blankly at the building in front of him. Inexplicably, he felt insignificant.
Looking around, you can see tall spires, pointed arches, large windows and colored glass with written stories.
When Zhou Sen was on Earth, he voraciously studied some religious buildings on Earth. He discovered that the design of this huge and magnificent building used pointed rib vaults, flying buttresses, and slender beams to create a light and airy atmosphere.
The slender flying feeling is shocking.
Around it, as well as a new frame structure to increase the strength of the top support, the whole building has a straight line, a majestic appearance and an open space inside the church, combined with the long windows inlaid with glazed glass, creating a strong sense of depth in the building.
The religious atmosphere. The plane of the building is still basically a Latin cross, but a pair of tall towers are added on both sides of the west end door...
Zhou Sen, who was shocked, slowly walked into this admirable building, and his whole body was stunned. He had seen this building from a distance before, but he never expected that there was such a scene inside.
It is no exaggeration to describe it as magnificent.
On the huge dome, there are some mythological figures depicted, and around them are some sculptures that are so delicate that it is unbelievable.
Many sculptures are still semi-finished products.
Some of the paintings on the dome are only half completed.
Obviously, the construction of this building was stopped because of Zhou Sen's sudden appearance. However, the visual impact of this half-finished product is extremely shocking. If it is completed, it will be okay.
The church is not deserted. There are many clergy in robes praying inside the church. Down below, there are actually many ordinary people from the Han Empire...
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Looking at the devout Han people, Zhou Sen's heart became more and more heavy. He actually ignored the most important thing - the power of faith.
Obviously, the spark of fire at Zhenshuiguan made the Crusaders realize that war was only a secondary means, and the most important thing was to change the beliefs of the people of the Han Empire.
As long as the beliefs of the common people of the Han Empire are changed, I believe that soon some common people of the Han Dynasty will join the Crusades and fight against the armies of the Han Empire.
The follow-up army of the Crusaders was not here to fight, but to stabilize the territory that the Han Empire had occupied, create a peaceful environment in a short period of time, and then use religious brainwashing to change the beliefs of the people of the Han Empire.
It is very difficult to change human beings' beliefs, but it is not as difficult as imagined. Especially in times of disasters, diseases and wars, human beings' beliefs are most easily shaken.
Usually, some humans with weak willpower will choose religious beliefs that are beneficial to them.
But now, the Han Empire is in chaos, and the people of the Han Dynasty have suffered a lot. Every common people hopes to live a stable life. At this time, the Crusaders' religious beliefs have taken advantage of the situation and can easily gain a group of loyal believers.
After allowing the first batch of believers to obtain some material and spiritual things, the subtle belief change has been completed...
Thinking of this, Zhou Sen shivered inexplicably.
The Han Empire had a vast territory, and Wuchao City and Zhenshuiguan City were insignificant. As long as the army was used to drag the Han Empire's army at Zhenshuiguan and Wuchao City for a few days, even if the Han Empire's army fought back, it would be useless.
There won't be a situation where everything is answered at once.
It is not uncommon for a war to last ten years or a hundred years. Obviously, the Crusaders are no longer in a hurry to capture Wuchao City and Zhenshuiguan, but are focusing on the occupied areas.
No wonder General Gore voluntarily abandoned Jiudaoguai and Tanbao barracks. They never thought about exchanging huge casualties for a temporary victory.
In fact, only after the Huns formed an alliance with the Han, the Crusaders could no longer eradicate the Han Empire, because behind Wuchao City was the vast and fertile Xiongnu prairie.
The winter in the Han Empire is very long. Winter has only started for more than a month now, and there are at least more than two months left. In these two months, the Crusaders are enough to complete control of the Han Empire. When spring comes, Wuchao City counterattacks.
, I am afraid that it will take one city and one pool to attack. With the national power of the Xiongnu steppe, it is impossible to fight a long-lasting war of attrition...
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No, the military rhythm of the Crusaders must be broken!
Zhou Sen glanced at the towering buildings in the night, then strode away with firm steps, leaving a series of deep footprints on the snow, with a murderous look on his face...