Cheng Guochi's Dingnan Army was originally the sharpest sword on the Dahe front, but unexpectedly Ouyang Jingzhong appeared out of nowhere and ordered the Dingnan Army back to the south of the river with just one sentence.
The 30,000 Bliss Holy Cult soldiers led by Zhu Zhao successfully crossed the defense line of the river. As a result, they had just landed ashore and before they could clearly see the enemy situation, the Green Dragon Army of Hetao had already arrived. Zhang Xingxin and Zhu Zhao were also old enemies. When the two sides met, they naturally used
Without any courtesy, they just picked up their weapons and started fighting. All Zhu Zhao's men were infantry. Even in the heyday of the Holy Sect of Paradise, the quality of their individual soldiers could not be compared with the main army in Hetao. What's more, this army is now
Or was it a hastily formed army? As soon as Zhu Zhao saw something was wrong, he didn't say anything, left thousands of soldiers behind, and immediately led his army to escape.
It has to be said that Zhu Zhao is indeed the best general in the world, especially in his escape skills. No one can compare with him. After 30,000 infantrymen went out, he was actually allowed to return to the river with more than 25,000 soldiers.
South.
As for Zhang Keliang's Yellow Turban Legion in the middle, they were attacked by Bian Zhongxing as soon as they crossed the river. In everyone's impression, Bian Zhongxing was a well-deserved defensive master, so everyone ignored one point, that is, the good defender
One must be good at attacking, but those who are good at attacking may not be good at defending. Old General Zhang Keliang, who had just been promoted to King Weiyuan, paid a huge price for his misunderstanding.
The Yellow Turban Legion had just crossed the river when Bian Chongxing arrived. The 50,000 soldiers of the Panshi Legion were the central army. Bian Chongxing personally led the army with one arm and carried a gun. Ou Xianliang of the Qilin Legion attacked from the flank. The soldiers of the Yellow Turban Legion who were unsteady on their feet were recharged and recharged.
The Hetao army was easily defeated, and Zhang Keliang hurriedly led his army to retreat. Of the 100,000 troops at the time of the expedition, less than 60,000 were able to return to the south of the river, and most of the rest became prisoners.
"The combat effectiveness of the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Legion is too poor. If they were in the Huaishui mainland or the Jiangnan Third Road, they would never be so bad. Zhang Keliang's commanding art is quite poor. Although he has been fighting for a lifetime, he can only use his talents to be mediocre.
To describe it. The only thing he is proud of is that he has not died unfortunately in the battlefield for so many years. The morale of the Zhang family soldiers is also very low. Just being besieged, they put down their weapons and surrendered. In Zhang Cangxiong's era, the Yellow Turban Army was definitely considered a leader.
A powerful team." Li Xiaomo said eloquently.
Although he was eloquent, Li Xiaomo had been paying attention to Bian Zhongxing's expression. He wanted to know how Bian Zhongxing learned the exact marching method of Emperor Zhongxing's army, but unfortunately, Bian Zhongxing was like a zombie.
No change in expression can be seen.
"Clean the battlefield. Separately imprison these surrendered Zhang family soldiers. Go to Guanying to see which of them are die-hard rebels. These people must be executed. Release all the rest. We don't have so much food.
A waste." Bian Zhongxing said calmly.
Li Xiaomo said in surprise: "Commander Bian, aren't you worried that they will return to the army and continue fighting with you after they return?"
"So what? If I can defeat them once, I can naturally defeat them twice or three times. Moreover, a group of frightened soldiers returned to the military camp. In order to shirk their responsibility for defeat and capture, they will inevitably emphasize our strength.
The morale of the Yellow Turban Legion will also be affected by this."
Li Xiaomo had just thought of this section. Looking at Bian Zhongxing's eloquent talk, Li Xiaomo couldn't help but shudder. The five generals of Hetao are indeed worthy of their reputation. They are not only undefeated military gods on the battlefield,
Even on the battlefield, he is also a veteran of intrigues and intrigues.
"General, are you used to living in the army?" Bian Chongxing asked calmly.
Although Li Xiaomo was dissatisfied with Hetao for kidnapping him and Sheng Lanxin, he also understood that the other party had good intentions. He was a sensible person and naturally knew how powerful Hetao was now, especially after he had just learned about Hao Hao from Bian Zhongxing.
After the news that the whole Western Continent was peaceful, Li Xiaomo did not have any hope for his father's behavior.
"Fortunately, you didn't restrict any of our actions at all. The hospitality of the soldiers was also quite considerate." Li Xiaomo said with a wry smile.
Bian Zhongxing forced a smile: "General, you are one of our own, not a prisoner. Naturally, we will not put you under house arrest. As for us inviting you and Fairy Shenglanxin here, there is absolutely no malice. This whirlpool is too big. If you
If you are involved, no one can save you. Even if the Lord wants to pardon you, he must consider the feelings of the soldiers and the laws of the country."
Li Xiaomo looked at Bian Zhongxing's plain, granite-like face and asked tentatively: "So, how are you going to end it then?"
A trace of ridicule flashed in Bian Zhongxing's eyes: "General, you just debuted, right? To rebel, of course, you must kill the Nine Clan! My lord did not feel sorry for them at all, but they all had ulterior motives, surrendered and rebelled again. How could the Nine Clan be punished without punishing them?
The world?"
"But many of those people are innocent." Li Xiaomo said without flinching: "Moreover, you are obviously doing everything you can to create opportunities for them, otherwise they would have no chance at all."
Bian Zhongxing nodded: "Yes, if we hadn't turned a blind eye, they wouldn't have had a chance. However, if you can only be a thief for a thousand days, how can you guard against a thief for a thousand days? These people are all idiots.
If the rebellious people are allowed to continue to lurk like this, once they break out, the damage will be huge. Moreover, the war may last for many years. Therefore, for the sake of long-term peace, we have no choice but to take this strategy."
"Kill them all?"
"No! As you said, General, many of them are innocent people who have been kidnapped, and their crimes will not lead to death. But the leaders and backbone elements must all be killed." Bian Zhongxing looked at the vast white sky.
The frozen river said proudly: "We are all soldiers. Acting vigorously and resolutely is our creed, and decisiveness is our style. We are not Dali Temple or military judges, and we do not have so much time to judge them one by one and what sentence they should be sentenced to.
Sin. General, although you can rest assured, the lord's army will be back in a month at most, and China will regain peace. Of course, there will be great losses, but compared with the possible major turmoil in the future, these are worth it.
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On February 3, 627, the four armies of Hetao sent troops to the Latin Kingdom at the same time. The White Tiger Army forcibly captured the city of Barrow in the northwest of the Latin Kingdom, capturing 30,000 defenders including the city lord Marquis Jarosco, and the northwest gate of the Latin Kingdom was opened.
King Antonio and Pope Tufei of the Latin Kingdom were shocked. Before they had time to dispatch reinforcements to block the White Tiger Legion's path, bad news came from the northern and eastern fronts at the same time. Luo Xiang led the Immortal and Snow Lion legions to break through Jiashan, a principality affiliated with the Latin Kingdom.
, taking advantage of the slow mobilization of the Latin Kingdom's army, they quickly crossed the Naples Mountains and appeared in the northern part of the Po River Plain.
Xuanji personally led the 150,000 soldiers of the Huncheng, Longxiang and Fengwu legions on the eastern front to pass through the Sluo Fortress with the plan of building a plank road in secret. Then the army attacked from both sides and the Sluo Fortress fell.
Ten thousand soldiers were captured.
At the same time, the Dragon Legion carried an army of 150,000 from the two legions of the Blood Killing Blue Dragon, bypassing the Kingdom of Gaul and landing in the southern region of the Latin Kingdom. The army easily swept across the southern part of the Latin Kingdom, which was empty of troops.
On February 5th, China's four-pronged army of 500,000 people met under the city of Nabrus. In just three days, the entire Latin Kingdom fell, leaving only Nabrus under the effective control of King Antonio.
"Husband, why should we try our best to avoid a complete break with the Western Holy Sect? The Western Continent has been frightened by our military power. With their national strength, even if all the countries unite, they are not our opponents. Why should we still be afraid of the Western Continent?
Holy religion?" Qiu Mu asked in confusion.
"It's not that I'm afraid, but that it's unnecessary." Haotian shook his head and said with a smile: "The influence of the Western Saint Sect in the Western Continent is deeply rooted. If we want to completely eradicate the Western Saint Sect, the only possibility is to remove the remaining Western Continent.
Killed all the people. Our clan destroyed Sashan because of the national humiliation and avenged the tragic deaths of our fellow villagers in the battle of Dingzhou. Our clan destroyed Obsburg because of their treachery and the annihilation of the Canglang Army.
But if we kill all the people of the Western Continent just because of Tufei Yage’s words and tough stance, that would not be justified at all.”
Haotian stood up, looked at the white world outside the window, and said with emotion: "Enough people have died. Those senseless massacres should be avoided if possible. The fundamental reason why Tufei Yage issued the Order of Health is because
The fear is for the sake of the Western Holy Religion, not for the real confrontation with us. Otherwise, he should not have released it now, but when we are fighting the decisive battle with Obsburg. These countries in the Western Continent are also worried about them.
I paid the due price for my impulse to send troops, and there is no need to spread killing and fear throughout the world."
Zhang Yuewan asked tentatively: "Husband, now four armies have surrounded Nabrus. If Tufei Yage persists in resisting, will the blood commander and others be angered?"
"Don't worry, sir and military advisors are here. They know our strategic intentions very well. They will never do anything to massacre the city. Even if they face Tufei Yage, they will deal with it peacefully."
"I didn't expect that my husband would eventually soften his heart towards these frontier barbarians." Zhang Yuewan said with emotion.
"Yue Wan, you don't have to laugh at me. To be honest, I have been thinking about one thing over the years. We have fought in the Hetao for so many years and killed tens of millions of people. I, Haotian, have never done anything for myself.
I regret it, but after what happened, I can't help but feel a little melancholy. I have been thinking about whether it was necessary for us to carry out mass killings in Qinchuan, Tiandu Shengjing, and Yizhou Road. In fact, most of the people who were massacred by us
Most of them are innocent people."
After a pause, Haotian faced out the window and said: "Just like those people on Yizhou Road, as members of the Song family, they actually can't decide their own behavior at all. Song Junlin and his son are the ones who really make the final decision. They
In addition to obeying orders, there is no way to disobey. There are also ordinary soldiers. It is the bounden duty of soldiers to obey orders. They just resolutely carried out the orders above. They are guilty, but not everyone deserves to die. Even those who were massacred by us
The people of the Paradise Holy Cult, many of them probably have a muddling mentality, rather than resolutely supporting Cheng Xianqing's cult cause. My father once told me before his death that betrayal is different from weakness. China can tolerate weakness, but it will never tolerate it.
Betrayal. I have never understood what this sentence means. After so many ups and downs, I finally have some understanding. Not everyone can risk it like us. Not everyone is iron-clad and accepts death as home. More
People are ordinary people. They have their own considerations and concerns. Unfortunately, I always thought of things too simply in the past. And the soldiers were also blinded by hatred. Now, it should be time to correct this mistake.
"
Zhang Yuewan felt a sense of joy in her heart: "Husband, what do you mean?"
"The Shenzhou rebellion has at least a million people hijacked by Li Tieming and others. It is enough to investigate the culprits and backbone elements. There is no need to kill them all." Haotian smiled bitterly and said: "During the Qingfeng Empire's heyday, my people in Shenzhou were as high as
One hundred and fifty million, but what now? There are actually less than fifty million. In just ten years, the population has decreased by two-thirds. Among them, the three northeastern countries massacred more than 30 million in the Sixteenth Prefecture of Youyun, and the three northwest countries massacred more than 30 million.
The clan beheaded more than 8 million people on the Three Roads in Hetao. The Bliss Holy Sect and the Eastern Japanese Dynasty caused at least 30 million casualties in Yangzhou, Yuzhou and Jiangnan Road. Then came the Great Lakes Rebellion and our Hetao army sweeping across the world.
Many times, I have been thinking that these are not cold numbers, they were once living people. China has suffered enough, and now it is time to take a good rest."
"So you deliberately eradicated all the foreigners with evil intentions in the surrounding area, and also used force to deter these barbarians with evil intentions in the Western Continent?" Qiu Mu asked.
"Absolutely." Haotian turned around, still with a wry smile on his face: "However, if a dynasty has no internal leader and no enemies outside, the country will perish. This is the kind of country that is born in sorrow and dies in happiness.
Reason. Qiu Mu, prepare pen and paper, I want to write a letter to Kipchak Khan."
In three days, just three days, the 350,000 troops on the northern line of the Hetao easily broke through the Naples Mountains, which was a natural barrier in the Latin Kingdom, and joined the 150,000 soldiers on the southern line at the foot of Nabrus City. The dragon army cruised the waters of the Latin Kingdom,
There are strong signs of destroying all coastal areas.
The principalities and local lords of the Western Continent were all shocked. Although they did not think that His Majesty the Pope and the Latin Kingdom could resist the pressure of the Hetao army, they all firmly believed that at least they could hold on for a few months. And with
During this period of time as a buffer, they were able to have a good negotiation with Haotian. But no one expected that the Hetao army would be so powerful. The total strength of the Latin Kingdom was as high as 250,000, and the Western Continent who responded to the Pope's call to come to the jihad
There are more than 200,000 devout believers, but these jihadist believers have just arrived at the city of Nabulus and have not yet completed their reorganization. The Hetao army has already broken through the defense line of the Latin Kingdom army and reached the city of Nabulus with lightning speed.
Most of the saints who came under the Holy Order of Guard were still outside the city. Before they had time to retreat into the city, they were cut off by the Hetao cavalry, and then they had no choice but to surrender under the siege of Hetao's superior troops.
For the sake of the dignity of the Western Holy Church, Pope Tufei Yage once again issued the Order of Guardian, hoping that all the people of the Western Continent would unite and fight the Hetao army to the end at all costs. He also beheaded the envoys sent by the Hetao to persuade them to surrender, to show that we would all die together.
Determination. The military generals in Hetao were furious. The reason why the Abat people were exterminated that day was because they killed the envoys in Hetao, which seriously stimulated the nerves in Hetao.
Xue Sha, Dugu and others immediately requested to attack the city and pull Tu Fei Yage out and chop him into meat paste, but Luo Xiang stopped them. Luo Xiang knew what Haotian meant and did not want to expand the war. After thinking for a long time, Luo Xiang
Xiang finally decided to give the other party another chance.
On February 6, Luo Xiang issued an ultimatum to the defenders in the city. He gave Tufei Yage and Antonio five more days. The defenders in the city had to make a decision. If they did not leave the city and surrender, the Hetao army would launch a general attack.
After the city was broken, no chickens or dogs were left behind.
Luo Xiang quickly conveyed the news back to Haotian in Dako through his fast horse. Haotian thought for a while and resolutely ordered the 50,000 cavalry of the Fengjing Falcon Corps and the Huben Corps who were staying in the Kejia Jungle to come to Dako immediately.
Only 50,000 soldiers of the Huben Corps were left to guard the Kojia Jungle.
"Husband, if Tufei Yage and the others really don't surrender, what would you do otherwise?" Qiu Mu asked.
"It's difficult to get off the tiger. The dignity of our empire cannot be provoked by anyone." Haotian said fiercely: "I originally wanted to give them a chance, but since they resisted to the end, then don't blame me, Haotian, for being ruthless."
Xian Lianchen shuddered: "Husband, what exactly do you want?"
"Lianchen, the Western Continent is different from our Chinese state. The Western Saint Sect is their spiritual ruler. Once they offend the Western Saint Sect, it is equivalent to offending all the countries in the entire Western Continent. Instead of carefully guarding against the influence of these countries
It is better to strike first than to attack secretly. Qiu Mu, give me an order and tell sir that if Tufei Yage really resists to the end, then after massacring the city of Nabrus, the Latin Kingdom will be destroyed in the shortest possible time. Then return to Darko
, be prepared to deal with counterattacks from the entire Western Continent countries."
Qiu Mu was taken aback. Now she finally understood what kind of terrorists this legendary Watcher clan was. Two days ago, Haotian had been saddened by Chun Beiqiu in front of her and others, looking compassionate, but as soon as he was
Stimulated, he immediately became so decisive in his killing, even if he did not hesitate to spread blood all over the Western Continent.
"In addition, tell the princes and lords who are still bargaining, inform them of this matter in detail, and tell them our attitude clearly and unequivocally. If they are willing to participate, then after we destroy the Latin Kingdom and the Western Holy Sect, we will not