"I am wearing iron armor and carrying a long sword. I am fighting with you. The road is long.
We share the same hatred against the enemy, and we share life and death. We fight with our sons, and our hearts are not sluggish.
Walking on the swallows, chasing the wild children. Fighting with the son, singing fearlessly."
A hundred miles north of Anbei Prefecture, 20,000 Anbei troops marched all the way north, singing this ancient war song from Dafeng Cavalry.
In this grassland highland that has just been acquired for less than a year and a half, the first snow has covered the desolate grassland with silver light.
The cavalry sometimes held their heads high and roared impassioned war songs, sometimes they were silent and urged their horses forward.
Who can not be afraid of death?
But what can be done? The more than 1.4 million people behind them are still in Wuding Hebei. If they cannot support the reinforcements coming from the south bank of the Wuding River, then these more than 1.4 million unarmed people can only Waiting for the massacre of the Nine Hus and Rus.
For more than a year, this stretch of grassland and highland stretches for thousands of miles and spans 500 miles from north to south. Looking up, the villages have lost their cooking smoke. A few months ago, there was still laughter and laughter here.
Daqianfu soldiers are synonymous with butchers outside the country, but within the country they are the guarantee for Daqian people to live and work in peace and contentment.
The former Qi dynasty had millions of troops, and Prince Jiang Feng was ambitious and intended to regain the territory in the Western Regions that was lost to the Dafeng dynasty.
One hundred thousand cavalrymen are missing from West Kunlun, and the battle continues without end.
This Da Qi prince did not withdraw his troops and return to Chang'an to take the throne even after the death of Qi Zhongzong Jiang Yu. Instead, he continued to fight in the Western Regions as the prince, and the throne remained vacant for four years.
Jiang Feng, who had not yet proclaimed himself emperor, has a sentence that remains in the annals of history: "If you don't take over the Western Regions, you will have no face to proclaim yourself emperor."
Finally, four years later, hundreds of countries in the Western Regions surrendered, and Emperor Wu of Qi, who had been fighting in the Western Regions for seventeen years, chose to return to his country to inherit the throne.
However, on the way back, Emperor Wu of Qi, who had been fighting for many years, dragged his weak body and suddenly fell ill. He closed his eyes a hundred miles northwest of Chang'an City. His general Zhao Wu led 70,000 cavalrymen from the Western Regions to fight for Emperor Wu of Qi. Build the imperial mausoleum on the ground.
The emperor's grandson Jiang Hao designated a hundred miles around the imperial mausoleum as the Qian Mansion. After that, the emperor's grandson Jiang Hao ascended the throne and ushered in a glorious two-hundred-year period for Da Qi, known in history as the founding of Xuanzong's reign.
The greatest prosperity must inevitably decline. Two hundred years later, Qi Xianzong Jianglou, who was eager to achieve great success, imitated the former Dafeng Dynasty and enfeoffed the country wantonly, which eventually triggered a war among various countries ten years later.
In the seventh year of the civil war, when Da Qi people had no energy to wait and see the Northern Territory, a country dominated by barbarians emerged in the Northern Territory - Dayuan. The seven northernmost feudal states of Da Qi were destroyed, and 300,000 people were reduced to poverty. A two-legged sheep.
At this time, Zhao Zhen, who was not yet Qian Taizu, led the troops of Qian Mansion to the north and won nine battles and nine victories. Emperor Xian of Qi Jiang Lou named him King of Qian and changed his reign to Kangxing in the same year. Four years later, one of the main forces of the Yuan Dynasty came to Wudinghe was defeated, the remaining Hu people retreated to Wudinghebei, and the Yuan Dynasty fell into pieces.
At the same time, Emperor Xian of Qi led the Qi Imperial Army to fight seven times against another main force of the Yuan Dynasty in what is now the Andong Protectorate, with three wins, three defeats and one draw. He felt that he had done nothing for the people and abdicated the throne.
Zhao Zhen, the ancestor of Qian Dynasty, founded the country of Qian Dynasty, with the title of Shenwu, and granted Emperor Xian of Qi the title of Duke of Qi.
The places chosen for Daqian's campaigns have always been carefully selected. After all, whether it was Daqi or Daqian, the official maps used were Dafeng maps.
I won’t repeat the past events. On the tenth day of the eleventh month of the Longsheng year, four days after the Dingbei Army set off from Dingbei City.
Duke Lvov commanded the 140,000 Russian Guards. He gave the 40,000 slave troops civilian status. Previously, they became civilians because they did not become Guardsmen. This time, the 100,000 slave troops finally obtained it through military exploits in the Wolf Smoke Mountains. The civilian identity they dreamed of not only became Rus civilians, but also became the Guards of Duke Lvov.
On November 11, the 11th year of the Longsheng period, a group of Dingbei troops encountered the slowly moving 140,000 Guards of Duke Lvov.
After lighting the smoke, these two thousand cavalrymen glanced back to the south, then turned their horses and charged towards the marching 140,000 Guards troops.
I just didn't want to be beaten back by a hail of arrows just after two rounds of shooting. Two thousand light cavalry in leather armor lost more than two hundred people in one tentative attack.
But to Duke Lvov's surprise, the cavalry did not choose to leave, but divided into more than a dozen groups of hundreds of cavalry, like moths to a flame.
Whenever Duke Lvov gives the order to march south, these large cavalrymen will rush up to hundreds of people, and then they will be killed by arrows, spears and daggers, leaving Duke Lvov unable to march. Without cavalry, Duke Lvov regretted not forcing Jiuhu and the other two nobles to march together.
"The whole army is on alert. Let the Jiuhu people behind you hurry up. In addition, let Viscount Henry and Earl Brant come over with the Jiuhu people. I need their knights.
Damn it, why is Duke Kangs unwilling to sell me some war horses? Is he afraid that our royal family will attack him after we have cavalry?" Duke Lvov complained. He didn't understand what kind of sacrifice the Jiuhu people were going to do. , don’t they understand the importance of military speed?
When Duke Lvov thought about Viscount Henry and Earl Brant again, these two greedy people who were dawdling, he became very angry.
If he didn't need their knights as a cavalry force to cooperate with the Guards, he would not have spent 20,000 Rus gold coins to hire these two knights.
For 20,000 Rus gold coins, he could buy 20,000 slaves instead of hiring two knights. You must know that Viscount Henry's Knights of Thorns only have 3,000 people, while Earl Brant's Knights of the Rose have less than 2,000 people.
In Duke Lviv's plan, cooperation with the Jiuhu people has been ruled out. The Jiuhu people were too stupid to cooperate with the phalanx last time. After a year of training, these Jiuhu cavalry still have not learned how to cooperate with the Tross infantry and cavalry regiment. Method. Otherwise, he wouldn't have spent huge sums of money to invite these two knights.
In fact, the more important reason why Duke Lviv vetoed the Jiuhu people was that the Jiuhu people were defeated in one blow by the Daqian cavalry two years ago. A general in black and black armor led a brave cavalry of less than a thousand people. The cavalry formation that the Jiuhu people were proud of was cut open, which ultimately led to the failure of the battle.
After arriving at the south side of Langyan Mountain, Duke Lviv breathed in the cold air. Compared with the biting cold in Russia now, the south side of Langyan Mountain seemed much "warmer".
What a beautiful environment!
The Rus Kingdom only has two seasons: summer and winter. No wonder the Dagan people call it a bitter cold place.
Duke Lvov took a stance on the spot, and the Dingbei Army did not march rashly. The military order they received was to do everything possible to prevent the enemy from moving south.
Regardless of casualties!
When the Dingbei Army arrived in other places saw the smoke, they stopped marching north, and instead circled to the south of the Dingbei Army that was approaching the enemy.
When the Nine Hu Sirius Cavalry and the two knights rounded off with Duke Lviv in the afternoon, four plumes of wolf smoke had already been ignited on the grassland highlands.
After the fifth burst of smoke ignited, Zhao Zaizheng, four hundred miles away in Dingbei City, stood on the gate of Dingbei City, wearing a quilt, looking to the north.
Zhao Zaixiao was sneezing. These days, he would come to the North City Gate every day to see what was going on in the north. Yesterday, he was blown by the wind and contracted the cold.
Zhao Zaixiao didn't know whether his decision to send 20,000 Dingbei troops was right, but this was the only choice he could make.
In these days, the 30,000 Guannai Daoxiang troops who crossed the river from the south bank of Wuding River to support, and the 70,000 young men recruited by the Dingbei Governor's Office from more than 400,000 people, gave Dingbei City a basic defense capability.
More than 300,000 people gathered in Dingbei City. The food stored this year is enough to last until spring and April next year, but Zhao Zaixiao is not afraid of running out of food.
After the canal is unblocked next year, the grain transport ships transferred from Jiangnan East Road will probably be extremely spectacular.
Thinking of this, Zhao Zaixiao thought of his third brother who was thousands of miles away.
In recent years, the official warehouses in Guannai Road have been almost exhausted because they have to support the construction of the Dingbei Governor's Mansion.
Food from Henan Province must be supplied to the Andong Protectorate.
Jiannan Road and Longyou Road supply the Anxi Protectorate,
Lingnan Road supplies the Annan Protectorate.
The food in Hedong Road, Hebei Province is only enough for their own use.
Jiangnan West Road and Huainan Road encountered floods in the past few years, and Shannan East Road and Shannan West Road need help to tide them over.
Therefore, Da Gan could only adjust grain from Jiangnan East Road, which was known as Da Gan's granary. Zhao Zaibiao, the third brother Zhao Zaibiao, who was in his heart, was in charge of Jiangnan East Road two years ago. It was also difficult for Zhao Zaibiao, who was just sixteen years old.
As for the fourth brother Zai Bai, he is only fifteen this year and is still unable to do anything.
In order to avoid the recurrence of the tragedies of previous dynasties, there are very few royal princes in the Daqian clan. Currently, there are only four princes, three heirs, and three county princes in Daqian. The Supervisory Army Mansion is controlled by these princes, helping the royal family Zhao to control army.
After the last six princes killed one of the three prime ministers, Peng Wang Zhaomao established the Central Supervisory Army Office and prepared to establish the General Supervisory Army Office later this year.
The kingship of Daqian is the same as the nobles. Only the eldest son is passed down, and the title is demoted. Even the prince is not everyone can be crowned king. The crowning of king is usually made by the new emperor after he ascends the throne, and his younger brothers are crowned king. Of course, only Only the emperor's legitimate sons were eligible to be crowned kings. As for other princes who were born from concubines, they could only return to their ancestral land as commoners.
However, if the prince has made great achievements, he can be crowned king in advance after unanimous approval from the three provinces and six ministries.
Zhao Zaixiao heard that there were 40,000 royal children in the Tiance army. The ancestral land was the birthplace of the imperial army system. I was afraid that these royal children would surprise the nobles this time.
The news that came from Wuding Henan yesterday made Zhao Zaixiao feel relieved a little bit.
On the tenth day of the lunar month, the left and right leopard guards and the left and right eagle guards set out across the river on the tenth day of the lunar month.
"It's in time! Fortunately, it's in time!" Zhao Zaixiao murmured, wrapped himself tightly in the quilt, lowered his head and fell asleep.
Everything came in time. Fortunately, the reinforcements arrived in time.
I just hope that the 20,000 Dingbei Army can buy half a month, so that after the left and right Bao Tao Guards and left and right Ying Yang Guards of Tiance Army arrive seven days later, Da Gan will not be able to attack.
It is necessary to gain time for the left and right tiger guards and the left and right flying bear guards to arrive, so that Da Gan can take back the grassland highlands.
"Captain, the snow is heavy, go back." Zhao Zaixiao's personal guard whispered,
"Well!" Zhao Zaixiao wrapped the quilt tightly around him. He didn't want to see the prince looking so sick when he came in a few days, otherwise he would probably be scolded.