There are several reasons that Haotian has not mentioned, and that is the factors of the generals on both sides. Of the Hetao generals who participated in the war, four of the five Hetao generals jumped out at once, plus the naval general Zhang Yuewan, their talents are naturally not
Lu Zhenmushan could compare. Moreover, except for Zhang Yuewan's navy, which was the most elite unit of the Zhang family, the troops they led at that time were all the most elite troops going south in Hetao. Most of these soldiers participated in the war that year.
The Battle of Hukou, and then the battle to regain the Second Northwest Route in Hetao, the quality of which was naturally not comparable to that of Lu Zhenmushan's 50,000 infantrymen. Coupled with Zhu Zhao's negligence, such a great victory was achieved. But afterwards
Feng Jing, Xue Sha and others also affirmed the combat effectiveness of the Bliss Army and Zhu Zhao's insidiousness, but Haotian and others did not expect that the Bliss Army could still be strong in combat without the four famous generals and Bing Heng.
So.
"Lord," Lu Zhen said with a wry smile: "My subordinates did not expect that this battle could be fought to such an extent. With an advantage of fifty thousand troops, they could not even break through the opponent's defense line of less than thirty thousand. It is really shameful.
Meet my lord’s expectations.”
"General, there is no need to blame yourself. In fact, the march to the commander of the march was not smooth. It was extremely difficult for the general and General Mu to advance the battle line to the opponent's third line of defense. Lord, it seems that we have to make changes today.
Just a moment." Xin Jiao said with a smile.
Lu Zhen was shocked, why was it a female voice? When he looked up, he realized that the two guards wearing fine armor standing behind Haotian were actually two women, and these two people were Qiu Mu, whom he was quite familiar with.
The girl and Miss Xin Jiao. For these two women, Lu Zhen and others knew that sooner or later they would be Haotian's wives and concubines, so they all respected Xin Jiao and others.
Hearing what Xin Jiao said, Haotian also nodded: "It seems that we were a little optimistic at the beginning. It may not be that easy to remove Cheng Xianqing's camp. Military advisor, what do you think we should do next?"
Xuanji took a step forward and said in a deep voice: "My lord, I think we should stop now. The fighting power of the Holy Sect of Paradise is not weak, and the defense facilities in the camp are much more complete than we imagined. Under such circumstances,
, it is simply impossible for us to capture the Paradise Camp within eight hours. The battle has lasted for two hours now. Although Cassimbas’s Northeastern Army has not been dispatched, according to intelligence, the Eastern Japanese Army of the Fourteenth Guards
The soldiers and Bing Heng's army of bliss have already begun to mobilize. Therefore, the time left for us is only four hours."
"Four hours?" Haotian obviously understood the current situation, and said after a moment: "I didn't expect that the combat effectiveness of the Bliss Army was so strong, and that Cheng Xianqing could be so calm. Alas, the combat effectiveness of the Eastern Army is really...
So disappointing.”
Xuan Ji felt the same and nodded hungry. Due to the existence of the Bloody Plateau and Hetao cavalry, the Paradise Army had to divide 40,000 soldiers to station on the east and west sides of the camp. In front of the elite cavalry who had experienced hundreds of battles, they were able to maintain their defense line.
The integrity of the army was their limit. Even so, despite relying on complete defenses, they still suffered losses of more than 10,000 people. In front of the Hetao army, there were about 30,000 Ji Le soldiers, and Cheng Xianqing's Chinese army also had
There are 10,000 reserves, so there are only 20,000 soldiers in front of the Eastern Army. However, with five times the strength, they are unable to break through the opponent's defense line. It is really disappointing.
"Lord, the power of the Holy Sect of Paradise is not just due to the fact that they have a few outstanding military generals, but also the overall fighting spirit and belief of their soldiers. I believe that if they cannot be completely defeated in terms of belief, then the only option is
To completely eliminate them physically is to completely eradicate their army. And the cult theory of the Paradise Holy Cult has now penetrated into the hearts of the ignorant people on Yangzhou Road. Precisely because of their unreserved trust and support for the Paradise Holy Cult,
The longing for being able to ascend to heaven by dying in battle, so no matter how much losses the Holy Bliss Sect suffers, they can make up for it as soon as possible. Therefore, if we want to wipe out the Holy Bliss Sect, we must destroy these people on Yangzhou Road
Eradicate all the stupid people."
Just hearing the deep murderousness in this voice, Haotian knew that this was his adviser Luo Xiang. Only Luo Xiang and Chu Xiangcheng in the world could decide the life or death of millions of people with such a light word.
Although Xue Sha, Dugu and others are bloodthirsty, compared with the two old men Luo Xiang and Chu Xiangcheng, they are still one level behind. Xuanji smiled bitterly, and he naturally understood what Luo Xiang and Chu Xiangcheng were like.
People also understand how terrifying the murderous thoughts in these two people's hearts are. They have become accustomed to the two people talking about destroying the Eastern Japanese Dynasty or the Three Northeastern Nations. Xuanji is somewhat immune to Luo Xiang's words.
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Xuanji frowned: "Since Cassimbas has not been dispatched now, then he will definitely not be dispatched. It seems that this old fox can really bear it and can endure such a temptation. However, the Fourteenth Guard has already led
The 80,000-strong Eastern Japanese army arrived quickly. The combat effectiveness of the Eastern Japanese soldiers was not far behind that of the elites. Even if General Jiang Chenzhou and General Zhan Shutang moved to block the path forward of the 14th Guards, the disparity in strength was too great and there was no way.
It's safe to take, but it may be a bit difficult. The most important thing is that they are all infantry, so even if they want to escape from the battlefield, it is not that easy."
Haotian turned his head and asked Xuanji: "What does the military counselor mean by that, we need to stop?"
Xuanji nodded: "Exactly. Our strategic goal this time is to lure Cassimbas to send troops to disrupt Cassimbas's arrangement. However, Cassimbas clearly saw through our intentions, so he refused
Not sending troops. Since Cassimbas refuses to send troops, even if we annihilate Cheng Xianqing's 100,000 protective soldiers, it will be of no avail. Besides, Bing Heng's army has already set off, and it only takes up to six hours to cut off
Our retreat. Therefore, our plan needs to be modified."
Haotian frowned and said: "Tell me, what on earth is Kasimbas waiting for? If he sends troops now, even if he can't annihilate all of our more than 200,000 troops, he can at least wipe out most of us. Then he will take advantage of the situation to make a big move.
Offensively, with Cassimbas’ ability and the fierce fighting power of the Paradise Alliance army, it is not impossible to severely damage the Qingfeng army on Yuzhou Road. But, why can he endure the temptation so much?”
Xuanji moved his lips and wanted to speak, but for some unknown reason, no sound came out of his mouth. After looking at Luo Xiang, Xuanji said: "If Cassimbas wants to stop us twenty
An army of tens of thousands is not an easy task. With the sharp piercing ability of the Scarlet Cavalry and the fierce combat effectiveness of our Hetao army, at least 300,000 troops are needed. Although we will pay a certain price, if we want to keep all of us
It is simply impossible. At least, at the critical moment."
Luo Xiang took over and said: "At the critical moment, we can even throw away the burden of the Eastern Army, and our Hetao army can break through the opponent's encirclement under the cover of the Scarlet Cavalry." Some words came from different people's mouths.
Saying it means different things. If Xuanji said it so directly, Haotian would definitely feel disgusted. But Luo Xiang is different. He is Haotian's elder and has a close relationship with Haotian's parents.
Therefore, Haotian respects him as much as his father, so naturally he won't mind this.
Sure enough, Haotian just raised his eyebrows, but did not say anything. Instead, he hesitated and said: "However, we planned this operation with so much effort. First, we transferred Pinglang's army to Jiangnan Road, and then
They pretended to be planning to cross the river by force, and then replaced General Xiang's Eastern Army with others, but after spending so much effort, they couldn't even feed Cheng Xianqing's 100,000 troops, which is really a joke."
"Based on the current situation, it is impossible to capture the Bliss Camp in four hours. Lord, I think we should just accept it as soon as possible. Otherwise, if we are really cut off by Bing Heng,
Lu, that's no joke." Xin Jiao couldn't help but said after hearing this.
"Huh?" Haotian pinched his chin and fell into deep thought, while Luo Xiang and others were silent. At this time, it was difficult for anyone to persuade Haotian. After all, Haotian himself pushed for this matter, and Haotian was not responsible for it.
This plan also took a lot of thought. In order to reveal the true intention of Cassimbas, Haotian even turned against the imperial court and ordered an army expansion of 100,000, and there was a tendency to continue to expand the army. Then he hurriedly ended the Battle of Jiayuguan
, otherwise with Bian Zhongxing's level, he could at least squeeze out more wealth from the thirty-six countries in the Western Region. But in order to deal with Cassimbas, Haotian did not hesitate to mobilize a relatively elite army of 50,000 to go south. But now it seems that,
The effect is not that obvious.
Lu Zhen looked at Xin Jiao who was talking with interest. According to Qingfeng's custom, no one in the harem except the queen should be involved in politics. Although Haotian is only a prince now, in the eyes of Lu Zhen and others, Haotian
Sooner or later, she will ascend the throne and proclaim herself emperor. In that case, Xin Jiao can be regarded as Haotian's harem. It is not impossible for her to put forward opinions to Haotian, but usually it should be in private, not directly like this
. But Lu Zhen immediately smiled again. It seems that there is no such rule in Hetao, because you only need to look at God's will now. When Haotian is not in Hetao, God's will is fully responsible for the military and political affairs of Hetao Three Roads. No matter it is
Whether it is the appointment of officials, big or small, or the reorganization of the army, God has full power to make decisions. Even if Haotian is in Hetao, God's words are true. Thinking of this, Lu Zhen felt relieved.
Looking at Haotian's eyes that gradually became resolute, Xuanji immediately understood that Haotian must be particularly reluctant to give up, but continuing like this was not an option. Thinking of this, Xuanji said decisively: "Master, if we do this
If we retreat, it will be hard to explain to the soldiers below and to Commander Tie. So my subordinates believe that we are finally giving it a try, and if we still cannot win the Paradise Camp within three hours, then we should prepare to retreat."
"Military advisor, please explain in more detail."
"My subordinates think that we can temporarily withdraw the army a little, and then pour tung oil and set fire to the camp. Since the army's camps are made of trees, after pouring tung oil, a raging fire will definitely ignite. And we can take advantage of this.
It's a good time to take a rest during this period, and then make one final push to kill Cheng Xianqing's Chinese army camp." Xuanji continued.
Haotian turned his head and glanced at Luo Xiang, and found that Luo Xiang had the same expression. He couldn't help but nodded helplessly: "Okay, I will do as you say. I will inform the commander of the march immediately. After a stick of incense, we will start
Arson." In fact, Haotian also understood that the meaning of Xuanji's words was to give up annihilating the Holy Sect of Bliss, but to kill the opponent's living forces as much as possible. Once the Qingfeng army starts to set fire, the Bliss soldiers will inevitably retreat to the innermost.
The Chinese army camp, and the Chinese army camp set up by Hirang at that time was different from the surrounding camps. It was not made entirely of wood, and there was a firebreak between it and the camp. Even if the Qingfeng army set fire to the camp, it would
The Chinese military camp will not have much impact. However, the retreat of Ji Le soldiers will actually increase the strength of the Chinese military camp.
However, there is no way to continue like this. After a full two-hour attack, the Qingfeng coalition forces still stayed on the outskirts of the Paradise Camp. Haotian's goal of meeting at the Chinese Army Camp within three hours was achieved.
Far from it. Although the Qingfeng army can use the opponent's relatively long defense line to destroy the opponent's effective forces as much as possible, the Bliss soldiers can also rely on countless defense facilities to offset the advantages of the Qingfeng army. Although the opponent will suffer greater damage in this way,
But it's no problem to sustain it for a few hours. It seems that my biggest mistake this time was that I overestimated my own combat strength and underestimated the combat power of the Holy Bliss Army.
Compared to Haotian's expression, Xiang Xing's expression was undoubtedly much uglier. The superior strength of a hundred thousand troops could not break through the defense line of Ji Le soldiers with only 20,000 soldiers. Of course, there was a complete defense line supported by the other side.
, which is related to the inability to take advantage of the strength of the troops, but more importantly, the gap in the fighting will and combat effectiveness of the soldiers. Although it is a rebuilt legion, Xiang Xing has put a lot of effort into this legion, so Xiang Xing
Xing also had high expectations for him. In Xiang Xing's opinion, Haotian's Hetao army was not established much earlier than his own army, but in more than two years, others have become a capable army.
The Iron Lion who dominates the empire. Even though his own soldiers are all new recruits, they should not be far behind.
But as soon as he went to the battlefield, Xiang Xing clearly felt the shortcomings of the army under his command. The first was the psychological quality of the soldiers. A group of soldiers whose faces turned pale even when they looked at the hanging heads at the entrance of the village.
On the battlefield, when faced with their bloody companions and corpses scattered everywhere, it is natural not to expect them to turn a blind eye and stably display the combat effectiveness they should have during normal training. Secondly, there is the gap in combat skills.
The soldiers are a group of almost crazy desperadoes who were bewitched by cult theories. They don't have any tricks to show off on the battlefield. Every time they attack, they are designed to kill the opponent to the maximum extent. However, the combat skills of the soldiers of the Eastern Legion are still lacking.
At the level of training, in this kind of face-to-face fighting, he is naturally no match.
However, compared with these two, the most important thing is that the soldiers of the Eastern Legion lack a kind of momentum, a spirit of advancing or retreating, failing or dying. Forty years ago, when Xiang Xing set foot on the battlefield for the first time, he
The commander-in-chief of the army at that time, who is now the Minister of War, Tie Zhen, said to him: On the battlefield, if you do not have the belief that you must die, then you will only die. Xiang Xing at that time responded to this sentence
He also didn’t understand it, but out of his infinite trust in Tie Zhen, he always followed Tie Zhen’s words on the battlefield. So after decades, he was the only one among their batch of recruits who survived.
A few. But what the current Eastern Legion lacks is this kind of momentum. Therefore, when facing the crazy counterattack of the Bliss soldiers, most of the time they are not thinking about how to fight for their lives, but thinking in fear.
To avoid it, many people died in this way.
"General, Duke Jingbei has issued an order." At this moment, Lieutenant General Cheng Hua stepped forward and said. In this military operation, the Dongfang Army was nominally under the control of Haotian, although Haotian really wanted to command Dongfang.
A legion is impossible, but on the surface it should still be said.
According to the military system of the Qingfeng Empire, the rank of the commander of ten thousand cavalry and the commander of ten thousand husbands is a captain, that is, a general. The rank of a legion commander is generally a general. In the Qingfeng Empire, the only people who can be called commanders are those with the imperial title.
A marshal, such as Tie Zhen, can only be the commander-in-chief of the front army, the commander-in-chief of the theater and the commander-in-chief of each military branch. For example, the commander-in-chief of the Xijiang Defense Line, Jingnan Gong Ouyang Jingzhong, although he only has one southern army and less than ten troops under his jurisdiction,
Ten thousand troops were stationed in the area, but he was still the commander. When the Northern Expeditionary Army was first formed, Dingbei Marquis Zhang Mingjing was also the commander. In addition, in the Qingfeng court, only He Huairen, the commander of the Jiaolong Legion, could be the commander. After all, the navy commander
This position has been held by the He family for generations, so when the soldiers of the Dragon Legion called He Bugui, they always called him Young Marshal.
However, the Hetao side does not care about this. The five men including Xue Sha Fengjing were generals who had followed Haotian early and made great contributions. Especially during the battle of Hukou, the status of the five men in the Hetao military was confirmed in one fell swoop.
, so when the soldiers below saw the five people, they all respectfully called them Marshal. However, this title was not recognized by the empire, and Hetao seemed to disdain such recognition.