Chapter 235 Recovering half of the wall and rebuilding the Great Flame

Author: Traveling from the South

Chapter 235 Recovering half of the wall and rebuilding the Great Flame

Both the commander and the flag were killed. This was a devastating blow to a standard feudal army.

Tens of thousands of troops dispersed in a rush, and most of the soldiers were like headless flies, running around.

Occasionally, a Tatar general would try to call on the real Tatar tribesmen to fight back to the death, but they would often be killed first.

The slogans of being defeated, resisting or dying, and surrendering without killing resounded throughout the bloody rainy night.

The final outcome was, of course, a complete victory for the cavalry led by Zhou Bai. When the battlefield was sorted out the next day, more than 20,000 prisoners were stranded and did not dare to escape. They were really frightened.

Our own side suffered no more than 300 losses in battle, killed 5,000 enemies, and captured 20,000 prisoners. This was an incredible victory in any era.

Zhou Bai then temporarily reorganized the 20,000 captives, and selected generals who were inclined to him or Dayan to lead the captive army according to the manifestation of luck.

If one person escapes, the entire team will be killed.

Seven hundred cavalrymen pressed down 20,000 prisoners and rushed to Hongdu Mansion without any accidents on the way.

They were really frightened and their blood and courage were exhausted, but they did not forget that these Yanqi were not ordinary soldiers.

The next attack on Hongdu Mansion was extremely easy, basically just waiting for the wind to happen.

By March 5th, the whole government had been restored, and the main force of the 30,000 Yan army led by Lou Jinpeng was just here to take over the territory.

Soon, the war miracle of Zhu Jun, the governor of the Great Yan Kingdom, leading a thousand cavalry to defeat 50,000 Tatar troops in one night spread to the north and south.

This battle was called Daoshan's great victory by Dayan, and was regarded as a great shame by the Tatar dynasty, who vowed to take revenge on Zhu Jun.

In the three southwestern provinces, the newly restored areas, Zhu Jun's reputation has reached its peak. As for Emperor Hong'an, many supervisors have not mentioned it yet.

All the people of Dayan understand what a horse-horse emperor who can win battles means to them and the hope of rejuvenation.

In the areas under strict Tatar control, many gentry and common people did not dare to discuss it in teahouses and taverns, but privately they often used this battle to demonstrate whether the Tatars were beginning to decline.

For the first time, many people thought that the Tatars might lose.

There were several grassland dynasties in history that were unstoppable and extremely powerful in the beginning, but once they took over the Central Plains, they deteriorated very quickly.

A small tribe dominates a large country, relying solely on unparalleled force. If there is a slight weakness, people's hearts will be shaken.

Zhou Bai seized this opportunity and let the prisoners publicize the various strange phenomena that occurred during the Daoshan victory, worshiping them as symbols of destiny.

The red flame dragon turns into an iron cavalry. This means that Taizu will surely recreate the Great Flame during his lifetime.

Then he connected the victory of Daoshan with the concessions made by the Tatar court on shaving their hair and changing clothes, indicating that the Tatars had turned from prosperity to decline and began to lack confidence.

They have no destiny, their luck has weakened, and they cannot occupy the Great Yan territory for a long time.

The theory of destiny quickly became popular among the people, and the anti-Tatar craze, which had been easing, was temporarily suspended.

At that time, Zhou Bai rewarded the leaders of the rebel armies in the southern provinces and the local gentry who supported the rebel armies, rewarded them with officials and titles, and promoted many reckless heroes.

Each person's identity is like a needle and thread, connecting the scattered rebel forces that do not control each other, and then the imperial court will launch a large-scale offensive under the unified command.

The hope of recovering the South is within reach, but some rebels dare not continue to defy the odds and preserve their strength at this time.

From March 10th to March 20th, rebels from Yichuan, Huguang, Lingnan, Haixi and other places jointly launched a liberation offensive.

All ministries have made considerable progress. The rebels in Lingnan and Haixi have captured a considerable number of prefectures and counties and are planning to build provincial capitals.

The most outstanding one is Li Dingguo's army. After the military reorganization by the imperial court, it continued to fight and win consecutive battles and has now conquered all the land south of the Yangtze River in Huguang and Yichuan.

In response to the Great Yan Restoration Offensive and the pressure from both the government and the public, after the initial stabilization of Jiangnan, the Jiangnan Tatars could no longer sit still.

On March 30, Erke ordered the 60,000 Jiangnan Tatar troops stationed in Daoshan Prefecture to launch an attack on Hongdu Prefecture.

Strive to record in the clouds the miracle of the Daoshan victory created by Li Dingguo and Zhu Jun before they joined forces.

One thousand to fifty thousand, red dragon vision, everyone is Batulu...

The Tatar court and the main generals including Erke would not believe a word of these "rumors".

In their opinion, the reason for the failure that night was just the conflict between Abao and Hetua, and one of them was bribed to rebel.

Even Erke's men immediately found evidence that Hetua had been embezzling and accepting bribes and owned a large amount of unidentified property.

In addition, some Zhentar generals who fled back to the south of the Yangtze River claimed that Hetu'a had defected before the battle. Therefore, this loyal first-class military minister was actually labeled as a traitor by his own people, making him the biggest blame for the defeat of Daoshan Mansion.

The 60,000 Tatar troops who launched an attack on Hongdu Prefecture included 40,000 Tatar Han troops and 20,000 Tatar troops. There were no miscellaneous armies of warlords recruited at will. They were all elite troops from the southern capital.

It is no exaggeration to say that if placed before Zhou Bai to supervise the country, he could withstand 300,000 Yan troops.

At this time, Jiangyou's troops had not yet completed their reorganization, and the supporting troops from the three southwestern provinces had not yet arrived. It was okay to defend the city, and the military strength was barely sufficient, and the rebel troops that had been collected earlier could be used.

But this is equivalent to telling the world that the Yan army still cannot defeat the Tatar army, and the victory of Daoshan is just a fluke.

The psychological advantage that was finally created will be unbalanced again. The Tatars cannot fail, and how can Dayan endure defeat.

The only ones that can be used in field battles are the 30,000 feathers that Zhou Bai brought from Nanyun.

Uninformed military strategists thought that this amount of troops was far from enough, but for Zhou Bai, this was actually enough.

Indeed, the Daoshan victory almost exhausted the remaining luck in the Dragon and Tiger Stone Carvings, but he had already mastered the method of obtaining the original Dragon and Tiger Stone Carvings and transforming the country's luck into the energy of the Dragon and Tiger.

Being in the position of superintendent of the country is worse than the title of emperor. With the fate of the Great Flame Broken Dragon, there will be no obstacles in taking part of the country's destiny.

It means that Thirty Thousand Yulin has been practicing Xiantian Kung Fu for nearly a month with the blessing of luck.

Zhou Bai won consecutive battles on the front line, and the status of Chen Zhongbang, the "big steward" appointed by him, also rose with the tide. He sat in the rear to sort out the affairs and consolidate the logistics power in the three southwestern provinces.

The Yulin Army had enough meat, as well as countless herbs scavenged from the mountains, and was finally able to provide 500 Houtian realms, 10,000 body forgings for a big achievement, and 20,000 forgings for a minor level.

This does not include the full complement of a thousand guardsmen and cavalry. They have a foundation in innate skills, and half of them have broken through to the acquired realm so far.

As the auxiliary star of military commanders, Gao Hu is very compatible with the pattern of Jun, Dragon, Chen, and Tiger. With the luck of the tiger, his martial arts has progressed by leaps and bounds, and he is now the only innate talent in the world.

Of course, this is also due to the recovery of Dayan's national power and the increase in luck.

While the system can maintain basic operation, additional luck can be mobilized to provide targeted blessings to the Yulin Guards.

On April 3rd, Zhou Bai led 30,000 Yulin and 1,000 Imperial Guard Yanqi to fight against 60,000 Tatar troops at the border of Hongdu Prefecture.

After all, Great Yan is still too dilapidated, and there are not too many national weapons to directly consume and increase extraordinary combat power. This battle is a real tough battle.

The two armies faced each other, with blood and fire intertwined. The battle lasted for a whole day and night.

After the first battalion leader is dead, the second battalion leader's army formation collapses, and the vacancy is immediately filled in the follow-up.

But the Tatar army obviously did not expect that the Yan army he faced were all warriors with full energy and blood. Even the elite true Tatars needed many to one.

After one night, the Yan army suffered 3,000 casualties, and the Tatar army was killed by nearly 10,000 Tatar and Han troops, and 5,000 true Tatars were killed.

Under the protection of a thousand imperial guards, Zhou Bai personally held the Yanlong flag and charged back and forth among the enemy formations, as if he was in an uninhabited land.

The Tatar cavalry tried to stop them, but no matter whether they were 3,000 cavalry or 5,000 cavalry, they all ended up being killed by force.

After going back and forth for a while, by the next day, the morale of both sides was already as high as in the sky or on the ground.

The Yan army was full of strength and was very enthusiastic as Zhou Bai killed the Tatars. However, in several head-to-head battles, the Tatars were at a disadvantage or even defeated miserably, and their desire to win had long been exhausted.

People all admire the strong and brave. It is such a shame that something that the Tatars have always been proud of has been trampled on by what they consider to be a weak and powerful person.

It was impossible to defeat them head-on, so the casualty rate that the Tatar army could withstand dropped again and again until it collapsed.

In the final result, the Yan Army won a great victory, but it was more "arduous" than winning the Daoshan victory.

But it was also a hearty victory, a great victory achieved in a head-on battle without any concessions.

Unprecedented in history, nearly 10,000 true Tatars were killed and nearly 10,000 true Tatars were captured. This was a force that subdued them.

Of the 60,000 Tatars, half were captured and killed, and only a few thousand escaped.

On April 7, Daoshan Prefecture was successfully captured, and the entire territory of Jiangyou was recovered.

However, Zhou Bai did not stop advancing, he wanted to take advantage of the situation and attack Jiangnan directly.

On the one hand, Li Dingguo led one hundred thousand elites who had caught up from Huguang. This was a strong new force.

On the other hand, after the annihilation of the 60,000 Tatar army, not much of the 300,000 army that once crossed the river was left.

Yichuan, Huguang, Jiangyou, Lingnan, and Haixi were divided into 150,000 people, and tens of thousands were sent back to the north to suppress the riots. There were no more 60,000 people.

According to worst-case scenario estimates, Erke, who is stationed in the south of the Yangtze River, still has at most 100,000 Tatar troops in his hands.

Most of them are real Tatars, but precisely because they are real Tatars, they cannot afford to die and do not dare to die.

If hundreds of thousands of young people die, it will be a problem for the Tatars to continue the next generation, let alone rule the Great Yan.

On April 10, Li Dingguo led his troops to join forces, and Zhou Bai appointed him as the deputy commander of the Eastern Expedition camp, along with Lou Jinpeng.

After Zhou Bai's inspection, he found that Li Dingguo's 100,000 troops were not as good as Yu Lin's, but they were indeed elites who had experienced the baptism of war. It would not be a problem to use them against miscellaneous armies or even Tatar and Han armies.

On April 13, grain and grass from Yichuan and Huguang began to arrive continuously, and logistics were guaranteed.

On April 15, Li Dingguo, as the vanguard, led an army of 30,000 men and broke into the Jiangnan area.

The south of the Yangtze River was shaken, and the southern capital was shaken. The Tatar court in the north held a court meeting for three consecutive days to discuss matters in the south of the Yangtze River.

Erke has made the intelligence very clear. There are 130,000 enemy troops. Without reinforcements, the prosperous land south of the Yangtze River will never be saved.
To be continued...