Although the White Ear Legion is almost entirely infantry, they are fearless even when faced with the most elite armored heavy cavalry outside the Great Wall. Moreover, in mountain warfare, the White Ear Legion's combat effectiveness is unparalleled. The Red Eyebrow Legion's cavalry and infantry are each
Half, their cavalry invaded like fire and the infantry remained motionless. The joint strangulation tactics of infantry and cavalry can be said to be superb. The Yellow Turban Army in Huaishui were all light-armored infantry. Although they were highly mobile, their protection was still weak.
The attack power cannot be compared with the White Ear Legion and others. However, if we are fighting in the Huai River area and the Jiangnan Great Lakes, then the combat power of the Yellow Turban Legion is simply not comparable to that of the White Ear Legion and the Red Eyebrow Legion.
There are many rivers and lakes in the Jianghuai area, and the performance of cavalry here will be greatly restricted. The Zhang family has always been the weakest link among the three major families, so from the beginning, the purpose of the Zhang family's military training was to protect the environment and the people, not to
It is to conquer all over the place. Because of this, the Yellow Turban Army is completely formed according to the special terrain of the Jianghuai area. As for building bridges, building roads, crossing rivers and wading, these are the strengths of the Yellow Turban Army. Since Haotian will command the people crossing the river this time
The power was handed over to Zhang Cangxiong. Zhang Cangxiong was naturally unwilling to be outdone and hoped that his army could look good in front of his son-in-law.
Zhang Cangxiong smiled and nodded: "Zhang Shanhe, order the boats behind to speed up and prepare to build a pontoon bridge. Tell Marquis An Ning and ask his navy to block off the 100-meter distance from the shore as much as possible."
Nearly a hundred small boats quickly passed through the fleet. These small boats were no more than three feet long and less than two meters wide. They had no awnings. There were only two soldiers on each boat, but there were many people piled on the boat.
Things like wooden boards and chains.
Upon seeing this, Han Feidao quickly gave Zhang Cangxiong a military salute, slid along the cable to a small boat, and began to direct the construction of the pontoon bridge.
"The combat effectiveness of different arms will double in different environments. Just like on the prairie, the cavalry is the master here. In the mountains, the combat effectiveness of the White Ear Legion and the private soldiers of the four southern Yunnan tribes is likely to be higher.
Cross our elite troops. And when they cross the river, like the Yellow Turban Army, Suzaku Army and Southern Army, their combat effectiveness will increase by at least 30%." Luo Xiang stood beside Haotian and said in detail.
Haotian stared intently at the Yellow Turban soldiers in the direction of the ferry. The strength of an army is not only reflected in its combat effectiveness, but also in the discipline of the army, the cooperation of the soldiers, the adequacy of logistics supplies, and the quality of the generals.
Important. And the Yellow Turban Legion, from this aspect, can definitely be regarded as an elite force.
After hundreds of small boats sailed out of the fleet, under the command of Han Feidao, the hulls of the boats quickly changed into three columns. Every three boats were connected end to end to form a row, and there was about half a foot between each row.
Distance. Han Feidao, who was standing on the command boat, visually measured the distance between the ships and waved the red flag in his hand. Immediately, each boat anchored and fixed its position, then picked up the planks on the boat and laid them between the two rows. On the boat
There were already iron nail clips on the side of the ship on both sides, and with the addition of iron chains on the ship, an eight-foot-wide pontoon was born out of thin air in just a cup of tea.
"Skilled movements, tacit cooperation, and good command." Haotian said with envy.
Xuanji smiled slightly: "Lord, why should I be envious? Isn't General He Bugui training navy in Hetao? The Jiaolong Legion has dominated the East China Sea for a hundred years, and the He family has always been the head of the Jiaolong Legion. The navy he wants to train personally is also
Not much different.”
Haotian also smiled. The Hetao Navy has been established for a long time, but in order not to attract the attention of surrounding forces, and the Hetao does not have the conditions, so until now, there are only more than 40,000 combat personnel of the Navy. As for
There were only forty or fifty battleships. But he believed in He Bugui's ability. After all, after recruiting He Huairen's right-hand man Cui Lejinshan and others, he thought He Bugui would not disappoint him.
Although the river is wide, there are still many places along the coast that are not suitable for large ships to dock, and Minghui has destroyed all dock facilities near the ferry. However, the construction of the pontoon has completely solved this problem. The Huaishui soldiers
After the pontoon bridge was built, many wooden piles were driven on both sides of the pontoon bridge to completely stabilize the position of the pontoon bridge. In this way, not to mention infantry, even cavalry could pass smoothly.
Zhang Cangxiong looked at the performance of his soldiers with great satisfaction. Since the fall of the eastern part of Huai River, the Huai River soldiers have been fighting in a very humiliating way. Over the years, they have hardly won any battles. In fact, they have not even really fought with the enemy.
There are not many opportunities to fight. But now, it is time for the Huai River soldiers to avenge their shame. He wants everyone to know that Huai River is also a force that cannot be underestimated.
"Zhang Ruiheng, you are the first wave of attacking troops. No matter who is standing on the ferry, even if Cheng Xianqing is standing there in person, you must open the way for my army to advance!" Zhang Cangxiong said fiercely.
shouted to the lieutenant beside him.
Zhang Ruiheng stood up straight: "Yes! Your Majesty. Please rest assured, Your Majesty, if the general can't take the ferry under such circumstances, you can just lift the general's head and feed it to the dogs."
Zhang Cangxiong laughed: "If that's really the case, the dog probably won't bite your head."
Huaishui soldiers landed on the shore, Minghui also saw it, but Aibin was commanding the warships to conduct a comprehensive blockade of the shore. If they rushed up now, they would undoubtedly pay extremely heavy losses. Thinking of this, Minghui had already raised his hand
He raised his right hand and slowly lowered it.
Min Chengdong said anxiously: "Commander Ming, why don't you order the soldiers to fight back and drive them into the river? When more soldiers come ashore, we may not be able to hold the ferry."
Minghui snorted coldly: "How to rush? Did you see that the other side's navy is blocking our front with all its strength? If you have to rush, I don't want to accompany you to death."
Min Chengdong blushed, but he still kept his mouth shut. He knew that Minghui disliked him, but due to his responsibilities, he had to continue to stay here. He always remembered what Bing Heng said to them, as long as Minghui
Hui had no other ideas, so it was best not to interfere too much in military matters. Moreover, Minghui, as one of the four famous generals of the empire, had a countermeasure in mind.
After more than 20,000 Huai River soldiers came ashore, Aibin's warship finally stopped the blockade to avoid unnecessary accidental damage. Minghui was waiting for this opportunity, and with a wave of his hand, the Ji Le soldiers who had been prepared were already flying quickly
He rushed forward and fought with the Huai River soldiers.
The banks of the river are different from those of the rivers. There are pebbles of different sizes on the bank, not just flat and soft sand. The pebbles are hard and slippery, while the river sand is soft and easy to sink. Running on such a river bank is completely unsuitable for such conditions.
The Bliss soldiers in the environment can be said to be miserable. But the Huaishui soldiers are not. They are originally lightly dressed and lightly armored. They have a strong shield in their left hand and a sharp blade in their right hand. They wear wide-soled shoes at their feet. They are extremely flexible and convenient in running and jumping. Although Minghui occupies
Although they had a strength advantage, in front of the highly morale Huaishui soldiers, they were unable to suppress the opponent's charge.
"Zhang Shanhe, you lead a team of two thousand people to follow, and you must open up the situation with Zhang Ruiheng. Send my order to the two generals Long Zhishan and Lu Zhen in Hetao to prepare." Zhang Cangxiong said in a deep voice. Ai Bin had already
After covering myself and arriving at the ferry, it's time to watch my performance.
Minghui's face was extremely stern, and the fighting power and fighting will of the Huaishui soldiers were beyond his estimation. Maybe it was because they were sworn in with the Holy Sect of Paradise, or maybe the family leader was watching from behind, and a soldier of the Yellow Turban Legion
The first is that they put all their energy into feeding. Coupled with their familiarity with the combat environment, although the Bliss soldiers had a strength advantage, they were unable to break through the opponent's defense line. As for the strength advantage, looking at the dazzling iron-blooded force of Hetao
The mountain and river flags fluttered on the riverside, and Minghui's face couldn't help but darken.
"Lord Min, please go back immediately and report to His Majesty and the Imperial Guard that the Hetao coalition forces are approaching fiercely and it will be difficult for me to contain the opponent's attack. If you want to hold on, you need to at least give me another legion." Minghui said to the people beside him.
Min Chengdong said in a deep voice.
Min Chengdong nodded quickly and ran towards the back line quickly. The front was too dangerous. Just now, a thick giant crossbow arrow easily shot through the bodies of the three soldiers around him. The huge
The inertia even directly nailed the last soldier to the ground.
This crossbow is not a standard among the Yellow Turban Army and the Hetao Army, but is used by the naval fleet cruising on the river. Although Aibin was unable to completely block the attack of the Ji Le soldiers due to the melee between the two sides, he used the giant crossbow on the battleship.
It is no problem to gather them together and accurately shoot the Bliss soldiers fighting on the shore. Such giant crossbows are generally used in siege battles to destroy the opponent's city walls, or to shoot stepping arrows to facilitate one's own siege. Their lethality is among the highest
It is so large that it cannot be compared with the longbows of infantrymen.
Seeing the miserable condition of those soldiers, Min Chengdong's feet were shaking with fear. After receiving Minghui's order, he almost didn't want to stay on the battlefield for a second. He turned around and started firing.
Minghui did not look at the embarrassment of his military supervisor, but continued to stare at the river. After seeing the cavalry on the Hetao side also starting to dispatch, he finally let out a long sigh: "Come here, give me the commander's order.
Let General Xiahou Ai lead his troops to break up the troops, and then the rest of the soldiers prepare to retreat."
After a bloody battle for a long time, Minghui finally failed to block the attack of the Hetao coalition forces. He was not like Zhu Zhao. If Zhu Zhao were here, he must have ordered the soldiers to search for a circle of people and treat them as
The human shield rushed to the river, while the Ji Le soldiers took advantage of the opportunity to cover up and kill them. Even if they could not drive the Hetao coalition forces down the river, they could at least cause huge losses to the opponent. But Minghui couldn't do such a move, so he faced
Facing the Hetao Allied Forces with superior strength and superior arms, he could only retreat.
However, the Hetao and Huai River did not take advantage. It is true that Minghui left the corpses of more than 20,000 soldiers, but the Hetao and Huai River also paid a price of nearly 20,000 people, most of whom were from the Yellow Turban Army.
soldiers. And after the successful landing, facing the Minghui Army with only about 50,000 people, the 150,000 Hetao Allied Forces, with 30,000 cavalry, still could not defeat them. Minghui was just a short distance away from the ferry.
Wuxian County, which was about thirty miles away, held on, but it became a hard nut on the path of the Hetao coalition forces' advance.
At the northeast corner of Dahu Road, the Hetao coalition forces successfully gained a foothold south of Dajiang, and the door of Dahu Road has been knocked open. However, at the southwest corner of Dahu Road, even the Jinhua Mitsukoshi coalition forces led by Park Zhicheng personally
, failed to successfully break through the defense line of Song Junlin's White Ear Army, while Li Xiaomo near Xingzhou slowly but firmly moved toward Dayao Mountain after leaving Liu Nanshang's Suzaku Army to monitor Luo Pingjiang's more than 100,000 coalition forces.
Advance nearby. To the south of Park Zhicheng's army are the Hetao Xuesha and Dugu Yuming troops who have polished their weapons. Within the loose encirclement, the 300,000 Jinhua Mitsukoshi coalition led by Park Zhicheng has fallen into an extremely harsh strategic environment.
The Cangshan Mountain is like a curtain, and the setting sun is like blood. Another day of fierce fighting has passed, and the Jinhua Mitsukoshi Allied Forces have not made any progress except leaving more than 20,000 corpses in front of the White Ear Army's position. But for Park Zhicheng, it is still
It's not the worst news. What makes him most angry is that the logistics supplies he asked Company Bianyi to personally escort were unexpectedly intercepted and killed by the cavalry led by Hetao Xuesha. All the food was burned by Xuesha. Now, the camp
The food in it can only support one meal.
Qi Yue Feng Sanlang, Chu Yue Gong Haitao, An Yuehe Qianyun and Lian Bian Yi all sat down quietly, looking expectantly at Pu Zhicheng, hoping that the number one in Lingnan would be able to
Show them a way out.
Park Zhicheng patted the armrest of the seat very irritably. Whenever he sat in front of many military generals, his eyes were always full of wisdom, and whether he spoke or gestured, he was full of confidence.
. He liked that feeling very much, but today, he felt an indescribable irritability. The irritability started with the sudden intervention of the Yizhou Song family. No one expected that a few days ago, they had to deal with various forces within Qingfeng.
The Song family, which was in a very unhappy situation, would suddenly send troops southward. Because of this, Jinhua Mitsukoshi was caught off guard. The White Ear Army is worthy of being called the first mountain army, and it actually relies on the convenience of the ground with just one army.
He blocked his army of 200,000 to 300,000 people here. The White-Ear Army was able to exert such a strong combat effectiveness in the hands of a man as talented and ambitious as Song Junlin. No wonder that madman Dugu Yuming commanded the White-Ear Army.
Time can be invincible.
The peak of their irritation was that the Hetao cavalry burned all their logistics supplies. Park Zhicheng also knew that this was actually the fault of Lian Bianyi. In the southern area of Dahu Road, the river network was as dense as that of Jianghuai, and there was really little room for the cavalry to play here.
, the area near the South Yunnan Road is even more rugged and difficult to navigate through mountains and forests. For the sake of safety, Company 1 also specially deployed 20,000 infantry to try to pass within their control. However, the Hetao cavalry actually found this place. Company 1
In the end, he was able to escape with more than 10,000 soldiers, which made Park Zhicheng very happy. But in this way, the more than 200,000 soldiers here were in a desperate situation.