On June 21, the order to set out was finally issued. The garrison will dispatch the First Army, the fifteen regular army armies and the fifteen militia armies that had already assembled at the border to undertake this combat mission. However, Fang Xiaoyu was shocked to find that the garrison camp
The First Army actually became a logistics unit. Fang Xiaoyu, who was a little confused, came directly to the staff headquarters.
Arriving at the staff headquarters, Fang Xiaoyu found Xia Ziqing waiting outside the door with a smile. When he saw Fang Xiaoyu coming, he stepped forward and said with a smile: "Brigadier General Fang, you are finally here. I have been waiting for a long time." Fang Xiaoyu said in shock:
"How did you know I was coming?" Xia Ziqing said with a smile: "I don't know, but the marshal said that as long as you receive the order from your superiors, you will definitely come, so the marshal asked me to wait for you at the door because he wanted to see you alone.
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Fang Xiaoyu nodded and followed Xia Ziqing into the staff headquarters. Fang Xiaoyu had been to the staff headquarters many times, but he had only been to one place in the lobby. This time Xia Ziqing led him to Marshal Xia Jun's separate office. Obviously Xia Jun
The marshal did not want the conversation between the two to be heard by others.
Opening the door, Fang Xiaoyu was invited into the office by Xia Ziqing, and then he exited and closed the door. Marshal Xia Jun, who was looking at documents at the table, raised his head, took off his reading glasses and said, "You are here." Fang Xiaoyu nodded and said:
"Yes, I came here to ask if there have been any changes to the marshal? Why did I become a logistics force?"
Marshal Xia Jun sighed and said: "The imperial court was too optimistic about the situation this time, so the emperor decided not to send any marshal to the expedition, but instead appointed General Cheng Gu from the Cheng family as the commander-in-chief this time.
After negotiation, our three major families each sent out five armies of regular troops, while the royal family only sent out one army from the garrison. In addition, the Cheng family sent out an additional fifteen armies of militia in order to grab the credit. This time, the Cheng family almost mobilized in full force.
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Fang Xiaoyu said: "If the Cheng family wins this battle, even if it is a tragic victory, their presence in the military will be greatly strengthened. In other words, if they win this battle, the Cheng family will completely make a comeback.
The military can also fight against the Xia family."
Marshal Xia Jun snorted coldly and said: "As long as I am here, they will not be able to cause any trouble in the military." Fang Xiaoyu defended: "But the Cheng family can describe the tragic victory as a complete victory, and they can use propaganda to turn Cheng into a complete victory."
Grain bag becomes the empire’s new god of war.”
"A new God of War? This is possible." Marshal Xia Jun nodded and said: "But don't forget the form we analyzed together a few days ago. This battle is not that easy to fight." Fang Xiaoyu smiled bitterly: "This is it.
What worries me most is that if Cheng Gu loses the battle, not only will the security of the empire be threatened, but I will also be implicated. How can I become a lord?"
Xia Jun's eyes flashed coldly: "I will definitely keep my promise to your grandfather. I will deploy ten regular army troops from other places and deploy them in Makita County and Huining County. If the situation changes, they will immediately
Advance to the five mountain passes and block the Monte Empire's army. As long as you block the Monte Empire's attack, I will have a way to transform you from a defeated general to a successful minister, and you can also become a lord."
With Xia Jun's guarantee, Fang Xiaoyu felt a lot more at ease. He said, "I want to send someone to keep in touch with the troops you have arranged at any time to ensure the rapid delivery of the news." Xia Jun smiled and said, "That's okay, I will anyway.
We plan to let Fang Weihong lead the troops this time."
"Father leading the army? This is great." Fang Xiaoyu said excitedly: "Marshal, I promise that even if we lose, we will be able to defend the national border." Xia Jun nodded happily: "I'm afraid it really depends on you, father and son, this time
Already."
Fang Xiaoyu frowned again and said: "I don't know why the imperial court let that idiot Cheng Gu lead the army this time. After all, this is also a national war. How could it be so rash." Xia Jun sighed: "Isn't this all because of you?"
Fang Xiaoyu asked in confusion: "What does this have to do with me?"
I hope that supporting the Cheng family can make our two families have some scruples." Fang Xiaoyu nodded, the military really serves politics, and for the sake of political balance, the emperor did not hesitate to take such a big risk.
After returning to the station, Fang Xiaoyu received the order to set off. This time the garrison attack was actually led by Xiahou De himself. His relationship with the Cheng family was evident. However, the task of the first army of the garrison was only to protect the logistics troops from behind. For this
Xiahou De, the errand boy, is still very satisfied. He is relaxed and at ease, and there is no danger of going to the battlefield. When the time comes, he can gain some military exploits by relying on his connections.
Naturally, Xiahou De, who was close to the Cheng family, would not look down upon Fang Xiaoyu, so Fang Xiaoyu was assigned the hardest and most tiring job, which was to transport arms. Arms are flammable and explosive materials, so you must be very careful. It would be even more troublesome on rainy days.
, those heavy cannons will be difficult to push out once they get stuck in the mud.
Fang Xiaoyu has been carefully protecting the arms and supplies, and he and his brigade are heading towards the general logistics base of this attack, Ulan City in Ulan Prefecture, Makita County.
Along the way, Xiahou De moved forward slowly with the mood of sightseeing. By the time he led the team to Ulan Mansion, Cheng Hub could not wait and led a large group of troops. Using the supplies prepared in advance, troops marched out of Helan Pass to the
The Monte Empire advances.
Ulan City was built three hundred years ago during the early days of the Lanfang Empire. It occupies the main thoroughfare of the Helan Pass and was built specifically to protect against the Monte Empire. There are similar cities in several other mountain passes, but there is no Ulan City.
Lancheng is so majestic.
Ulan City, which was built as a border fortress, is only medium in size but has a thick wall that is not inferior to the capital. Although with the increasing use of hot weapons, the city wall, a defensive fortification in the cold weapon era, has become increasingly inadequate.
, but the thickness of the Ulan City Wall, which is nearly ten meters, is still very useful in the face of the Montet army, which lacks artillery.
As an important frontier city, Ulan City not only has high and thick walls, but also many warehouses in the city. Even if the garrison brought a large amount of arms and food, there was still room to accommodate it. After arriving at Ulan City, Xiahou De was very unkind.
The exhausted Ninth Brigade once again assumed the most dangerous task of guarding the North City Gate.
Ulan City is square in shape. The city wall here has four gates and four turrets. Among them, the north gate is the most dangerous because it faces the Helan Pass. Once the troops of the Monte Empire invade, the north gate will bear the brunt.
Eight of the nine brigades of the First Army of the garrison used these eight places as fulcrums, each guarding a section of the city wall, while the second brigade was stationed in the city as a general reserve.
Fang Xiaoyu paid attention and found that Xiahou De had placed his most direct first brigade at the South City Gate. Fang Xiaoyu secretly pouted at this, Xia Houde did not forget to leave a way to escape for himself in such a safe situation.
, it is indeed a straw bag.
Fang Xiaoyu had no objection to guarding the north gate by himself. Since the large army was led by the idiot Cheng Hub, he had already estimated that he might have to fight a difficult city defense battle, so these days he personally inspected various city walls and repaired the crenellations.
, make adequate preparations for possible battles.
At this time, Cheng Hub was riding proudly on his horse. He led an army of 900,000 to take the initiative to attack. As a result, the Monte Empire army on the border was defeated at the first touch. Lanfang's army penetrated hundreds of kilometers into the Monte border. Cheng Hub, who had won the first battle, was already a little overwhelmed.
He was so excited that he seemed to have seen when he returned with the victorious troops, the people who welcomed him, the emperor's special summons and the shining marshal's epaulettes. What a high honor it was for the fourth marshal of the Lanfang Empire.
Just as Cheng Hub was immersed in a sweet dream, an adjutant came over and whispered: "General, our valuables have been robbed." Cheng Hub was surprised and said: "What? Isn't there a militia group from three armies suppressing the operation?"
The adjutant smiled bitterly and said: "General, those militia groups are still using muzzle-loading guns that have been eliminated by the regular army. It takes half a day to fire a bullet. How can they block the Monte Cavalry that comes and go like the wind? What's more, those militia groups are poorly trained.
Defeated."
Cheng Hub suddenly thought of something, and his face changed: "How long can the food in our camp last?" The adjutant said with a bitter face: "Five days at most." Cheng Hub's face suddenly turned pale, and he quickly understood the Montessori's intentions.
Intention, but he can no longer retreat. If he retreats in a hurry now, the chasing Monte cavalry will scatter them like ducks. Fortunately, the army is not far deep into the Monte Empire, and there is still hope.
He ordered with a slightly trembling voice: "Immediately send cavalry to notify Xiahou De, and ask him to lead an elite garrison to escort him, and then transport food and ammunition. Order the troops to build fortifications on the spot and wait for reinforcements."
It's a pity that Cheng Hub didn't know what a stupid decision he made. If he chose to retreat immediately, although he would suffer relatively heavy losses, his army would not be wiped out. Now Cheng Hub has no food and grass inside and no reinforcements outside.
Choosing to defend in place ruined his last vestige of life.