However, they may not be afraid of death, but this cannot stop them from hating and fearing such a harsh environment. The difficult march in the ice and snow often gives these soldiers the urge to fight to the death with the enemy, and they often would rather
They are unwilling to die under the enemy's blade in battle, and they are not willing to die on such a long journey. What Xin Ke wants to establish for them is such a belief, a hope that supports their survival.
"The general also thinks that we should go north." Chun Jian Shang continued: "These more than 100,000 people should be all the force that the Mandan Dynasty can mobilize in a short time. The west has the smallest number of troops, but their mission is just to block us.
retreat. In this ice and snow, if we are unable to attack for a long time, not only will the morale of the army be damaged, but the enemy troops from the other two routes will also swarm in. To the south, the enemy troops occupy the Great Wall defense line. If our army wants to
It is not easy to cross the defense line when the enemy is well prepared. Moreover, even if we can escape into the Sixteenth Prefecture of Youyun, there are at least 600,000 troops from the three northeastern countries on the Hebei Road, so we simply don't have the capital to fight.
But it's different going north. The enemy has the strongest troops in the north, so they must be the least alert. As long as we can break through this layer of obstruction, the room for maneuver will be extremely huge."
"Fengjing, are you here?" Xuesha asked sideways. As Haotian's personal leader, and for the sake of Haotian and God's will, both Xinke and Fengjing respected Xuesha. But Xuesha was
But they never put on airs in front of the two of them, because they are not only their juniors, but also their military talents are particularly outstanding. Especially Feng Jing, whose thinking is as delicate as his own.
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Hearing this, Feng Jing also agreed and said: "What Xin Ke and General Chun said are very reasonable. However, everyone seems to have overlooked an important factor that we must break out to the north. Although our soldiers have sufficient rations, they do not have enough fodder for their horses.
But they must be recruited on the spot. Although we desperately collected nearly 50,000 war horses near Mifeng City, in addition to the newly built 40,000 cavalry, only 10,000 war horses are left to transport forage. In other words, there is no on-site supply.
Under such circumstances, our army's war horses can only last for four days at most. Horses are produced in the north, and the north is the central area of the Mandan. As long as we can cross here, we will not only be able to get enough supplies, but also maybe be able to get a short period of time.
Rest.”
"Take a break?" Xin Ke and Chun Jian Shang both looked puzzled, while Xue Sha and Feng Jing looked at each other and smiled.
Slapping the table heavily, Xue Sha shouted loudly: "Since everyone has no objections, let's set off immediately after a short rest. Mandan's Guards Regiment is known as the most elite outside the Great Wall. Today we are going to find out what they have."
What a portion!”
Early the next morning, when Haotian walked out of the room in high spirits, Luo Xiang was already standing in the hall.
"Mr. Luo, please sit down. I wonder if the mastermind of last night has been found out?" Haotian said nonchalantly. They had just arrived in Tiandu Shengjing. They had no foundation here before, so Haotian was very concerned about this matter.
Things didn't hold out much hope either.
"Didn't Sheng Lanxin say it last night? This matter was done by the Holy Sect of Bliss." Luo Xiang said calmly.
"I have no grievances against them. What reason do they have to come and assassinate me?" Haotian frowned and said, but he obviously thought of Xian Lianchen last night. Since the two parties are from the same lineage, then
Why does one party want to assassinate oneself, but the other party wants to save oneself?
Luo Xiang smiled slightly: "My subordinates think that they want to muddy the water a little to facilitate their conspiracy. My lord still doesn't know that last night, the heads of the three aristocratic families and the Minister of War, Tie Zhen, were assassinated at the same time. Tie Shangshu was seriously injured. If not
Sheng Lanxin arrived in time, and I was afraid that this veteran of the Four Dynasties would follow the late emperor. The Western King Song Zhengfeng and the Jingxi King Li Tieming were both slightly injured, but those assassins were also very impressive. They were actually surrounded by the Imperial Guards.
He escaped calmly. However, the assassin who assassinated King Weiyuan was extremely unlucky. He happened to meet the princess of the Qing Dynasty, and the assassin leader was caught off guard and was killed by her sword. Except for one of the other ten assassins, none of them survived. "
"Oh? That princess of the Qing Dynasty really has two skills. It's just that the strength of the Holy Bliss Sect is a little too strong. It is actually capable of assassinating several important officials of the court at the same time." Haotian said doubtfully.
"They just caught me by surprise. And my subordinates guess that they have gathered almost all the elites in the sect, and there are even some foreign warriors among them, otherwise they would never have such power. And the lord and others were not prepared in advance
, so they were caught off guard.”
Haotian also felt that what Luo Xiang said was reasonable, so he didn't get too entangled in this matter. It was just that the Minister of War, Tie Zhen, was seriously injured. As a colleague of the empire, he had to go and visit no matter what. He walked back and forth a few times.
Then Haotian said: "Mr. Luo, it has been rumored that the current relationship between the Holy Emperor and the Assistant King is not very harmonious, but last night the two of them showed no estrangement at all."
Luo Xiang smiled slightly: "Now that the mountains and rivers are in ruins, they naturally have to work together."
"It is said that brothers working together can cut off gold. I hope our court can survive this difficulty." Haotian sighed softly: "By the way, sir, you just said that the Holy Sect of Paradise assassinated important ministers of the court to facilitate their plot.
, but now we are just a little frightened, will they proceed according to the original plan?"
Luo Xiang felt happy. Haotian still noticed this, which showed that he was gradually maturing. After thinking for a while, he said: "I don't think so. Although several important officials in the court were frightened, they all
Without fear of life, I think the political situation in Qingfeng will not change much. And the national adviser has always been resourceful. What we can see, he must also be able to see. If nothing unexpected, he must have ordered the garrison everywhere to step up.
Be on guard against any uprising by the Holy Sect of Paradise."
"Yes." Haotian nodded: "Although the Holy Sect of Paradise is good at deceiving people, as long as they don't have a regular army of their own, as long as they can cause an overwhelming blow when they start an uprising, even if they can cause a storm,
But it won’t have much impact. Besides, I always think that they don’t really want to rebel this time.”
A flash of joy flashed in Luo Xiang's eyes, but he pretended not to understand and said: "Why do you think so, Lord?"
Yun Tian smiled and explained: "If I were the person in charge of the Holy Sect of Paradise, then I would definitely only target the Imperial Master and Tie Shangshu. These three people are the pillars of Qingfeng. If something unexpected happens to the three of them, then
The power of Qingfeng's court will definitely decrease sharply. And the three major families have long been disobedient. If Qingfeng's power weakens, they will even become accomplices of the Holy Sect of Paradise. But this time they actually expanded the scope to the three major families, and soon
Obviously they wanted to test the attitude and bottom line of all the forces in the imperial court. Moreover, the time they chose was too inappropriate. Although the imperial court's military strength was already stretched thin, it was now the cold winter, and Qingfeng's front lines had stabilized. Youyun
The allied forces of the three tribes outside the Great Wall in the Sixteen States are also very honest now. Now the imperial court can at least remove one of the Dragon Cavalry Corps or the Guards Corps. Together with the Suzaku Corps stationed on Jiangnan Road, these are the only elite troops left by the imperial court.
, absolutely should not be underestimated. If they can wait until spring, especially late summer and early autumn, the pressure on them from the court will be reduced, and they will be more certain of success."
Luo Xiang nodded approvingly: "Bing Heng, the military counselor of the Holy Sect of Paradise, has always been cunning and cunning, and this person is one of the eight masters of the evil way. He is a famous wise man in the martial arts today. I guess he can't see the pros and cons of this.
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Haotian nodded: "What you said is absolutely true. Although the Holy Sect of Paradise is poisonous, we are powerless now, so we should put it aside for the time being. However, Tie Shangshu is seriously injured. What should I bring with me when I go to visit?"
Luo Xiang smiled slightly: "Master Tie has always been an honest man. It would be better for my lord to bring some good medicines and supplements."
At this moment, Zhan Shutang came in to report, but it was Li Xiaomo, the eldest son of Qinchuan Road, who came to visit. Haotian couldn't help but be curious: "Li Xiaomo? I have no friendship with him, why is he here?"
"Perhaps he came to visit his master," Luo Xiang said thoughtfully.
Haotian felt helpless for a while, shook his head, and said as he walked: "No matter what he came for, anyway, the soldiers came to block the water and cover up the soil. Alas, life in the Hetao was still pleasant."
After a short rest, the 120,000 cavalrymen embarked on the journey, led by the four blood killers. According to the spies' reports, Yelu Minghuang's imperial guard regiment on the northern front was already less than thirty miles away from Mifeng City.
"Crushing through is victory!" The words engraved on the letter seemed to be a signal, which quickly infected the tens of thousands of cavalry under his command. With bursts of shouting, the 120,000 cavalry left the ruins like wind and clouds.
Mi Feng City moved towards the hinterland of the Mandan Dynasty with murderous intent. Wherever the army passed, the road suddenly became muddy, with countless black mud and white snow mixed together. Under the winter sunshine,
Downstairs, it was extremely messy.
The Imperial Guards of the Mandan Dynasty obviously did not expect that the army in Mifeng City would counterattack in such a situation. The thousand cavalry in the vanguard had already been beaten before they could even form their formation.
Xin Ke's troops were annihilated. However, Xin Ke's team only slowed down slightly, and then headed towards the north with unstoppable speed.
The winter in the North seems desolate and peaceful. The thick snow covers the vast land with a white carpet. Under the sunlight, the silver-white land blooms with soft light. However, such tranquility soon comes.
It was broken by the Xingeng army, and the sound of countless horse hooves sounded like drums in the desolate wilderness. Mixed in it were the long neighs of the horses, the roars of the soldiers, and the anger when they were injured.
Among them, Xin Ke's roar was the most majestic. In front of him were about a thousand soldiers of the Mandan Guards. This unlucky group of cavalry should be part of the Mandan forward, and they were very
Unfortunately, he ran into Xingke's army which was in great momentum. Seeing that the situation was not going well, the Qianqi commander immediately got back on his horse and ran away. The Xingke behind him was chasing after him. At this time, Fengjing was holding down the formation at the back of the team.
, and the bloody killing was to organize the team in the middle army. The Spring Sword Reward behind Xinke couldn't stop him at all, so he actually let Xinke lead 10,000 cavalry and rush out like a dragon.