At this moment, the soldiers came to report that Bian Zhongxing, who was stationed in Zhuyan, a small town in Jizhou, had arrived, and Haotian quickly stepped forward to greet him in person.
Following the soldier was a middle-aged man with an unusually pale face and an unusually tall and thin body. I believe that anyone who has seen him will be deeply impressed by him. He has two most distinctive features. First, His face was pale and without a trace of blood, which made people worried when he looked at it. Secondly, he was thin. In the howling autumn wind, he was like a bamboo pole, letting the autumn wind rustle his clothes. He was not wearing armor. , because he is too thin. Unless it is specially made armor, even the thinnest soldier's armor will be abnormally fat on his body.
"Lieutenant Bian Zhongxing of the Xuanwu Army has met General Hao." Bian Zhongxing said with his fists clasped. But his voice was particularly weak, like a patient recovering from a serious illness, or like a hungry citizen who had not eaten for several days. It's so soft without any strength, it makes people feel creepy.
"A certain Haotian is temporarily appointed as the acting city guard of Dingzhou. General Dugu has just mentioned the general's deeds. Now the national crisis is looming, but I wonder what the general's plans are?" Haotian is also a cheerful person, so he said straight to the point.
"As a soldier, if a foreign tribe invades, it is natural that he should die to serve his country." Bian Zhongxing said calmly.
Haotian smiled slightly: "Someone is planning to attack Jizhou from the north. I wonder if the general can help him?"
Bian Chongxing still said calmly: "A certain person only has two thousand soldiers under his command. If the general does not dislike it, that person is willing to follow the general to drive out the Huru."
"In this case, then someone has thanked the general for his righteousness on behalf of the millions of people in Hetao."
There was no emotional change on Bian Zhongxing's face. He just looked at the Haotian army from afar and then said: "If the general wants to capture Jizhou, the most critical thing is to block the enemy's reinforcements."
"Oh, general, can you make it clearer?" Haotian asked with interest. His judgment was the same as that of Xuanji and others.
While walking again, he patted his horse and said: "There are six states in the Hetao. Yanzhou is the capital of the Hetao. It is heavily guarded and has high walls. Shizhou is located on the south bank of the river and is the northern gateway to the Hetao. Dingzhou connects the north and the south. It is a commercial road, so the defensive power of the two cities is no less than that of Yanzhou. In comparison, the other three states are much inferior. Most of the nomadic people are cavalry, and they are good at field battles and poor at defending the city. Therefore, although Jizhou City There are 30,000, but in the face of a superior army, it will only fall sooner or later. Therefore, the key to success lies in blocking the enemy's reinforcements. Although Huan Shutian of Shizhou has no independent opinion, the outstanding figures of Anzhou are not ordinary people. , if he comes to help with all the strength, he will definitely be in trouble."
Haotian nodded approvingly: "What does the general think should be done?"
Bian Zhongxing shook his head: "The general is only responsible for defense. This matter of making suggestions is not someone's specialty."
Xuanji smiled slightly: "Someone heard that Waller of Jizhou is known as the first warrior of Qiu Ming, and he is the most eager to achieve great achievements. However, Shenjie of Anzhou and Yelu Zhaochang who fled have always been at odds, and Huan Shutian of Shizhou is short-sighted. So I want to If you want to successfully conquer Jizhou, you can start from here."
"What does the military advisor mean?" Haotian was a little confused, but still asked.
"Huan Shutian from Shizhou will definitely not dare to come to help. After all, Qiu Ming and Tie Ying don't have much friendship. He has no reason to take risks for his former opponents. But Yelu Zhaochang from Anzhou will definitely come. He has lost Yanzhou
, although he is also very prestigious in the country, if he escapes back to Mandan in such a mess, someone will inevitably add insult to injury. So his only hope is to defeat our army and then recapture Yanzhou."
Luo Xiang interjected and said: "If Yelu Zhaochang comes, Shenjie will definitely not be left behind. In this way, the enemy army coming from Anzhou direction should be more than 30,000. If we take the lead to face the Anzhou enemy army, then Waller will definitely come out of the city.
Attack. Although we have 100,000 troops, the opponent is an elite division that has experienced hundreds of battles. The foreign cavalry outside the Great Wall has always been tough, and my subordinates are very worried about whether we can withstand their impact by then."
Xuanji nodded and said: "Sir, what you said makes sense, but the rugged terrain of Jizhou is not conducive to cavalry attacks. We can use a small number of elite troops to rely on the geographical location to hold back the enemy, while the main force of our army will take the lead in facing Jizhou Waller and win the battle.
Defeat the enemy in the shortest possible time, and then return to attack Anzhou's reinforcements."
Haotian frowned slightly: "Our army only has 20,000 infantry, and the reinforcements from Anzhou direction are at least 30,000. Even if we rely on the favorable geographical location, we may not be able to hold on for long."
"If General Hao doesn't mind, someone is willing to lead the army to fight the enemy in the direction of Anzhou." At this moment, Dugu Yuming interjected. Xuanji and Luo Xiang looked at each other, and both of them saw the other party's gentle smile.
He breathed a sigh of relief. The defensive power of the Xuanwu Legion has always surpassed Qingfeng, and the offensive power of the White Ear Legion is also unparalleled in the world. Bian Zhongxing and Dugu Yuming are outstanding people among them, and the soldiers they bring out are naturally not ordinary people. There are
They lead a headquarters of more than 10,000 people, plus Haotian's 20,000 soldiers, so Anzhou should be as stable as Mount Tai.
Haotian patted his head and said happily: "Why did I forget General Dugu? The White-Er Army has always been the enemy of the cavalry, but," a worried look appeared on Haotian's face: "The general only has eight men.
Thousands of soldiers, and what someone can provide to the general is only 10,000 light and heavy infantry. These armies have just been formed, and they were all prisoners of war of the Northern Expeditionary Army that someone rescued before. Someone is afraid that they will be a drag by then.
General."
Dugu Yuming laughed: "There are no soldiers who can't fight, only generals who can't command. Since they were soldiers of the Northern Expeditionary Army, they must have been able to fight before. As long as they can experience this battle and
If they can survive, they will definitely be able to run rampant in the world in the future. Moreover, someone has the help of his brother who is best at defense. Although he cannot annihilate the enemy army, he can still buy time for the general to delay the enemy army. "
"In this case, that person will not say those polite words. If this battle is won, the general and the general will be the first to take credit." Haotian nodded heavily and said.
"General Hao, please rest assured. As long as someone still has a soldier under his command, the enemy will not even be able to cross someone's defense line. If the enemy is in the position, the enemy will die." Dugu Yuming said impassionedly.
"The aliens outside the Great Wall have always been fierce. Brother, please be careful." Tianyi said with concern.
Dugu Yuming was overjoyed and laughed loudly: "Don't worry, sister, brother, I haven't drank the wedding wine between you and General Hao yet. How could he die in battle so early?"
Tianyi's face turned red and she quickly turned her head away. She didn't know why, but she always had a bad feeling in her heart. Could it be that something unexpected would happen in this battle?
Hetao Road is a fertile plain formed by the impact of a large river and its tributaries. The terrain is flat. Only the hilly area in the west and the Yinfeng Mountains in the south are rugged. Jizhou is located in the hilly area along the river in the west. The hills here are constantly weakening.
The impact of the cavalry also enhanced the concealment of the troops. After reconnaissance of the terrain, Haotian hid the Golden Eagle Army and Fengwu Army in his hands, only bringing the Tiger Roar Army, Cang Lang Army and Bian Zhongxing with him
Dugu Yuming's men pressed down on Jizhou City.
The city gates of Jizhou were closed tightly, and the city walls were filled with Qiu Ming soldiers who were ready to draw their bows and shoot arrows. Haotian smiled slightly, the Qiu Ming soldiers were best at riding in the field, and defending the city had always been their weakness. But in his heart, although
Contempt, but Haotian's troops still did not come within three hundred meters of the city wall. Even after they dismounted, the nomadic soldiers were still a group of sharpshooters. Their folding bows had a range of up to 150 meters. The legendary powerful compound
The range of the bow is as high as 250 meters. Now they are condescending, and Hao Tiancai, who has already planned in his heart, does not want to take risks with his soldiers.
"Reporting to my lord, enemy troops are attacking from the northeast." At this moment, a soldier came forward to report.
"How many troops are there?" Haotian asked calmly.
"About 20,000. The leaders are Yelu Zhaochang and Fred from Mandan, but they are all cavalry."
Haotian shook his head with some disappointment, and said to Xuanji and the others: "It seems that Shenjie is still worried about his Anzhou, and he only sent five thousand cavalry to help."
Xuanji also smiled: "There has already been a precedent. Naturally, Shenjie is not sure whether we are planning to lure the tiger away from the mountain again. Besides, he is not at odds with Yelu Zhaochang and has no friendship with the Qiuming tribe. Five thousand is already very good.
Already."
Luo Xiang's expression remained unchanged and he said: "My lord, since Anzhou's reinforcements have arrived, Waller in the city will definitely not sit back and watch. Shouldn't we also make preparations?"
Haotian nodded, and then ordered: "Pass the order, the infantry of the Tiger Roar Army and the Canglang Army are under the command of General Dugu, and the rest of the soldiers are on standby, preparing to face the enemy in the city."
The reinforcements from Anzhou were coming with force. When Dugu Yuming had just finished adjusting his team, 20,000 cavalry had already appeared in the field of vision. The Hetao in late autumn was empty and dry, and 20,000 cavalry swarmed in, causing dust to rise all over the sky.
It was like a thick yellow iron stream that rushed to the front of the eyes in an instant. Through the dust in the sky, the soldiers standing in the first few rows could vaguely see the ferocious faces and shining blades of the enemy hundreds of meters away.
"Attack the spear throwers!" Dugu said in a deep voice. Although the eight thousand soldiers under his command remained calm, the 20,000 soldiers transferred from Haotian turned pale. Their formation time was short, and the former
In the past few days, due to the sneak attacks that had been in an advantageous position, I had not experienced a head-on collision between spears and shields. Therefore, although I had experienced the cruelty of the battle formation, the cruelty was only reflected on the enemy. But now facing those who seemed to come from
When Dugu Yuming saw the giant beast from the ancient times, everyone was afraid. Dugu Yuming saw it, but he didn't have the slightest contempt in his heart. As a general who has been on the battlefield for a long time, he naturally understood what these soldiers were thinking. If he wanted to be firm,
Their belief is that the best way is to let them realize that the other party is nothing more than this.
The soldiers of the White Ear Legion had already lined up in rows. After the soldiers in the first row threw the javelins, they immediately squatted and retreated, and the others continued. In this way, the javelins were connected continuously.
Several surfing attack formations. Although the small javelin is not very heavy, it is undoubtedly a nightmare for the cavalry in high-speed movement. Anyone who is shot by the javelin will either die on the spot, or fall off the horse and be killed by the people behind.
The cavalry were trampled to pieces. In just a few minutes, the soldiers of the White Ear Legion had thrown all their javelins, and the enemy's vanguard was also thinned out. The only remaining cavalry had just rushed to the formation.
In front of them, they were also strung together with dragon-thorn spears by the soldiers who had been well prepared. Seeing this, the faces of the soldiers of the Scarlet Legion finally turned red, and then they all clenched their hands under Dugu's order.
weapon.
Dugu was not as excited as his soldiers, and his brows were still tightly knitted together. Although the enemy lost 3,000 cavalry in the first round of attacks, the opponent still had 17,000 cavalry, including
Five thousand are the elite of the Mandan Dynasty, armored heavy cavalry. If these 30,000 under his command are the elite of the White Ear Legion that he single-handedly led, then he will not be afraid even if the enemy army doubles. But this
Only 8,000 of them were the soldiers he brought out with his own hands. Fortunately, the rest of the soldiers were quite brave, and they also had Bian Zhongxing, a defensive master, to help them. This made Dugu's face slightly improve.
After experiencing a defeat, the opponent obviously adjusted their formation. This time Yelu Zhaochang pressed forward with his entire army, and the one at the front was his ace armored cavalry. Tens of thousands of cavalry galloped together, making the ground slightly trembling.
It started to shake. Dugu Yuming still frowned. He just waved his hand, and then countless axes spun and flew out under the strong force of the axe-throwers. This kind of double-sided battle ax weighing three kilograms is
It is specially prepared for the heavy cavalry of the alien race outside the Great Wall. Their powerful lethality can easily smash the opponent's armor. Soldiers hit by these tomahawks have almost no hope of survival. It's just that the enemy's cavalry is too many.
, the double-sided battle ax retreated into the rear after two rounds of throwing, and at this time, the opponent's cavalry was almost rushing to the front of the formation.
"Continuous crossbowman, launch at a forty-five-degree angle." Dugu calmly ordered. Although the continuous crossbow launch speed is fast, it is not very powerful. It can only produce huge damage to light cavalry, but the opponent's light
The cavalry were all hiding behind the heavy cavalry and could not shoot flatly. However, this was not difficult for the soldiers of the White Ear Legion. The arrows they shot diagonally above could still cause huge damage to the opponent after falling into the enemy's formation.
harm.
After a round of arrows, the enemy finally rushed to the front of the formation. The original worry and uneasiness on Dugu Yuming's face had been completely replaced by calmness. As an excellent battlefield commander, he must always keep a calm mind. Facing the enemy
While the army was frantically attacking, he just calmly issued various orders. Bian Zhongxing stood beside him expressionlessly, calmly filling his soldiers to the critical defense line one by one, and then used the troops in his hands to carry out counterattacks from time to time.