Accompanied by the thumping of cowhide drums in the Hetao, one hundred thousand infantrymen had already completed their formation under the personal leadership of Xue Sha and Dugu. Countless torches and bonfires were ignited, illuminating the mountains and below with bright, red firelight.
, the eyes of every Hetao soldier shone with fierce fighting spirit.
Haotian had already dressed up under Xin Jiao's service, and walked slowly to the front of the battle formation. Looking at Xue Sha Dugu, Zhou Jilong, Long Zhishan, Wu Shuangzhi, Zhu Shitan and others standing at the front, Haotian was just a
One by one patted their shoulders and said solemnly: "The Holy Sect of Paradise will definitely cross the river tonight, and those left behind on this mountain must be their dead soldiers. We can't stop them from crossing the river, but they will leave behind
For this part, I hope you can keep them here. I won’t say much else. People from Huai River, Qinchuan, Yizhou and the imperial court are all watching you from behind. You can decide what to do on your own.
Bar."
Xue Sha smiled coldly: "Lord, don't worry, although Yan Beige is brave, I haven't taken him seriously yet."
Dugu laughed, his laughter full of arrogance: "Although there are tens of thousands of Bliss soldiers on the mountain, in my eyes, they are just chickens and dogs. At dawn, I will definitely be able to break through them at dawn.
Line of defense.”
Haotian smiled slightly. Since Dugu dared to say it, he was sure of it. However, he did not boast about Haikou. After all, Yan Lege was the most powerful general in Ji Le, and the combat effectiveness of his soldiers was not weak. If he wanted to defeat him in one go,
That's impossible. But as long as they can break through the opponent's defense line, occupy the top position on the top of the mountain, and swoop down from a high position, Yan Lege will definitely lose.
"Let's go!" Haotian said nothing more, just snorted and watched the two armies leave.
War drums thundered, flags fluttered, Xue Sha and Du Gu personally led 50,000 soldiers and launched a strong attack from the east and west sides of Yan Beige. Directly south of the position, there were 40,000 soldiers led by Haotian himself.
The Hetao army of 200,000 went south, including 150,000 infantry and 50,000 cavalry. After these days of fighting, the Hetao infantry also lost about 10,000 people. Most of them were Haotian who died in the attack on Minghui.
Of the 50,000 troops currently under Haotian's command, the actual total strength is only a little over 40,000.
When Haotian was about to put on his armor and go into battle, Li Xiaomo quickly grabbed him: "Your Majesty, you are now worth a thousand dollars, and you are blind on the battlefield. What should you do if you are accidentally injured? Your Majesty has many good generals under his command.
After all, there is no shortage of generals to command this army, so why take the risk yourself?"
Luo Xiang and Xuanji also stood aside with helpless expressions. The two of them had followed Haotian for so long, so they naturally knew what kind of virtue Haotian was. Before every war, Luo Xiang and his two men would always tell Haotian something about how a rich man cannot sit still.
Haotian followed the principle of the church and nodded every time as if he was pounding garlic. But as soon as he walked onto the battlefield, Haotian immediately forgot what they said, grabbed his sword and prepared to
Fight on the battlefield.
From the bottom of his heart, Haotian is a passionate soldier after all. If you want him to stand on the battlefield and watch others kill and the sky is dark, but he himself shrinks back and watches the fun, it would be better to kill him. If God's will
Being by his side, one can naturally stop him by drinking. But God's will is not there, so the weight of Xin Jiao Qiumu and others is naturally much lighter, and among the few people, Xin Jiao, who is the most favored by Haotian, has never had an independent opinion. As long as Haotian decides the matter
, no matter whether it is right or wrong, she supports him without reservation, so Haotian's moral character is getting worse and worse.
Regarding Li Xiaomo's kindness, Haotian naturally couldn't reprimand him like he did to the generals below. He just smiled and said to Li Xiaomo: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I have top experts like Qiu Mu Qingcheng and the others beside me, and I have followed me for many years.
With two thousand personal soldiers, there will definitely not be any danger. Besides, in such a battle, as a soldier, if I miss it, it would be really unforgivable."
"But Your Majesty, you are now a prince, and the safety of the three armies depends on you alone." Li Xiaomo said without giving up.
"How can it be so serious? If I become the Jingbei King and I can't fight in person, then I might as well not be the prince. Besides, don't I still have Mr. Luo and the military advisor in the Hetao army? Everything will be fine.
." Haotian said with a smile.
"If an accident happens..."
"If I am really so unlucky, don't I still have two sons? Our army in Hetao can be considered a successor. As a soldier, you should have the consciousness to die in battle and be shrouded in horse leather, don't you think so, brothers?"
This last sentence was shouted by Haotian at the top of his voice to the soldiers of the three armies.
"Died in battle! Wrapped in horse leather! Died in battle! Wrapped in horse leather!" The soldiers below had long known what kind of passionate man their lord was, but when they heard Haotian's words, they were still excited and excited.
He immediately raised his weapon and roared at the top of his lungs. The soldier at the front who held a shield in his left hand and a knife in his right hit the shield with his knife. The deafening roar almost deafened Li Xiaomo's ears.
"Okay! Brothers, let the blood of the Holy Sect of Bliss come to witness the bravery of our men in Hetao today!" Haotian roared, drew out his sword in a flash, and patted Li Xiaomo heavily on the shoulder.
With a slap and a wave of the long sword, he rushed out first.
"Kill!" The soldiers behind also shouted, ignoring the stunned Li Xiaomo and others, waving flags and followed. As for Xin Jiao Qiumu and Xian Lianchen, they had already followed Haotian closely.
After Haotian was assassinated, his body was actually not as good as before, and any accident could happen on the battlefield, so a few people didn't dare to be careless in the slightest.
It wasn't until all the 40,000 soldiers in Hetao had rushed to the front that Li Xiaomo realized what was going on. Now, he finally understood why the fighting power of the Hetao army was so strong and why the will to fight was so high. The main reason was that the generals were able to lead by example.
And this is very difficult to achieve in a mature military system. Just like the Li family's army, the level of ten thousand cavalry commanders and above basically no longer needs to charge into battle, mainly to prevent the leader from accidentally being killed. But you see
In Hetao, not to mention Wan Qi Commander, even the army commander personally fought at the front. Of course, there were not many such cases.
Luo Xiang and Xuanji had a strange smile on their lips at the same time. Looking at the enlightened expressions of Li Xiaomo and others, they disagreed in their hearts. In the eyes of Li Xiaomo and others, the strength of the Hetao army was mainly due to the brave soldiers and generals.
The soldiers are like a cloud of good-hearted generals, and now there is an added line of leading the soldiers to share the joys and sorrows.
This is certainly one of the reasons why the Hetao army is so powerful in combat. More importantly, every soldier in the Hetao knows who they are fighting for and why. Because they have extremely beautiful things in their hearts that need to be protected.
, there is an extremely persistent belief that needs to be persisted, and an extremely deep hatred that needs to be revenged, so they can be so brave and unafraid of death on the battlefield. In fact, it is not that they are not afraid of death, everyone is afraid of death, but they feel that they
Death is valuable. For the good wishes in their hearts, they suppressed their fear of death and never looked back. Otherwise, if the soldiers did not have such a belief, no matter how resourceful Xue Sha and others were, they would not be able to truly
Achieve victory in every battle. Just like Cassimbas, this famous general outside the Great Wall who has never been defeated in a hundred battles in his life. His attainments in military art and strategy have reached the level of proficiency. And the soldiers under him can also conquer
Good at fighting. But because these soldiers lacked their own beliefs and lacked the strength in their hearts to support them regardless of life and death, they were unable to gain the upper hand in the battle with the Hetao.
However, Li Xiaomo and the others do not understand these principles, and even if they understand them, they cannot do it because they do not have the experience of the people on the third road of Hetao.
During the break between the Hetao soldiers' attacks, Yan Lege did not rest. He was seizing every minute to prepare for the upcoming battle. Trenches, rolling logs, and traps were all densely packed in almost every corner of his defensive position. Yi
The prefecture is located in the mountainous area of Diannan Road. Although it is not as high and forested as the western area of Diannan Road, it is much more rugged than Hongzhou where the Holy Sect of Paradise fought a few days ago. It occupies a condescending advantage and has sufficient trees.
As a rolling log, the preparations for Yan Lai Ge naturally went very smoothly.
Yan Lege is now in a very relaxed mood. In the Loop, they still thought that the soldiers of the Holy Sect of Paradise were crossing the river in a hurry. Zhu Zhao and others had already led the army and basically boarded the merchant ship. After the Holy Sect of Paradise crossed the river and headed south,
, had snatched many merchant ships from Dahu Road, and later attacked Yizhou, which was originally an important ferry for the Song family, and many merchant ships fell into his hands. The smaller ships had all been used in Zhu Ya
What remained on Ping Hewuyan's body were medium-sized and large ships that could carry at least a hundred people at a time. After discarding all unnecessary supplies and only carrying a day's worth of dry food, the remaining ships were just enough to carry
Zhu Zhao's 150,000 soldiers have all been installed.
Brother, they should have set sail now, right? Yan Lege looked at the night sky and said with a long sigh.
At most noon, the ships will be able to land and dock. In fact, by morning, the situation of the main army is already safe. At this time, even if the other side of the river can respond, it will be difficult to block the attack of the Paradise army. However, it can
It would be best to postpone the time until noon or even afternoon. At least, it can firmly contain the three to four hundred thousand troops around you and attract the attention of most people.
Yan Lege didn't think about how long he could sustain here. He knew his situation very well. Although he had 50,000 troops in his hands, only Cheng Xianqing's 20,000 soldiers had real combat effectiveness. The remaining 30,000 soldiers were all
Those who had no choice but to stay after being injured in order not to delay the mobility of the army had relatively weak combat effectiveness. And they were surrounded by elites from all forces in Qingfeng, especially the Hetao army, whose combat effectiveness was even more extraordinary. Yan Lege was not an arrogant person.
Although he is a straightforward person, he is not brainless.
Maybe, at noon tomorrow, there won't be so many people left here, right? Yan Lege smiled bitterly, and suddenly shouted loudly: "Jiang Meng!"
"The general is here! I wonder what Commander Yan has ordered?" Jiang Meng, the speechless deputy and current commander-in-chief of the 20,000 soldiers, suddenly rushed over from behind.
"Straighten your waist a little straighter. The members of our Paradise Holy Cult are all upright and upright pure men!" Yan Lege said in displeasure when she saw Jiang Meng's somewhat bent waist.
Jiang Meng straightened his back, performed a formal military salute to Yan Lege, and shouted loudly: "The general is here! I wonder what Commander Yan has ordered?"
Yan Lege returned a military salute with satisfaction, and then said in a deep voice: "Tell the soldiers that our mission is to delay the time until noon. It is my commander's choice. After noon, everyone will find a way out. We are here
This time is not for the purpose of reviving the empire, nor is it for promotion and wealth, it is just to protect the brothers who took the first step. It is for the brothers who have fought bloody battles with us."
Jiang Meng's eyes were fixed. He had no idea that the most heroic and generous general in the Holy Sect of Paradise would actually say such words. He stared blankly at Yan Lege. Jiang Meng's lips curled up for a while before he managed to squeeze out a smile:
"Shuai Yan, are you kidding me?"
Yan Lege smiled bitterly: "Look at the appearance of our brothers. Except for your 20,000 soldiers, the rest are not injured. And in front of us are the elites of Hetao who have fought in hundreds of battles. To be honest, they are
I don’t have the confidence to hold on until noon tomorrow.”
Jiang Meng hesitated for a moment, but finally ran to convey Yan Lege's order.
Yan Lege stood with his hands behind his back, his iron spear stuck at his side. Looking up at the starry sky, he sighed faintly. In order to cultivate a group of capable generals of his own, the Imperial Preceptor specially sent the most capable generals among them.
Nearly a hundred outstanding disciples were sent into Qingfeng's army. After six years, six full years, when they returned from their studies, only thirteen were left. The rest were either discovered by Qingfeng and beheaded.
They were shown to the public. They were either unfortunately killed in battle during the conquests, or they simply disappeared mysteriously. However, of these thirteen generals, only nine of them are left so far.
In addition to their four brothers, there are also Wan Chengdong, Wu Yan, Jiang Meng, Sheng Ma Bi and Tu Xian. But after tonight? Looking at the still blazing Baidi City across the river, Yan lamented with a long sigh,
Silently, this straightforward and heroic man who never cares about personal gains and losses will definitely try his best this time. He and the 10,000 soldiers he leads, there should be very few left by dawn, right?
"Jiang Meng, are you afraid?" Looking back inadvertently, he found Jiang Meng standing next to him full of melancholy. Yan Lege couldn't help but ask with a smile.
"Afraid? Yan Shuai, ever since I, Jiang Meng, joined the Holy Cult, I have never put life and death in my heart. I am not afraid of death, I just feel that some things are fundamentally different from what we imagined at the beginning. No matter how hard we try, nothing will happen.
It can't be changed." Jiang Meng sighed and said.
Yan Lege raised his thick eyebrows. He didn't have much contact with Jiang Meng. Every time he saw him, he smiled nonchalantly. Just because he was the leader's confidant, Yan Lege and him had always maintained a close relationship.
at a certain distance.
Yan Lege knew that it was reasonable for Cheng Xianqing not to believe him and Ming Huiheirang. There were nearly a hundred people undercover, every four people were in a group, and more than ten groups were wiped out. However, none of the four of them was missing.
Cheng Xianqing was already suspicious. At that time, he wondered if they had deliberately exposed the identities of other people at critical moments for their own safety. However, after his four brothers came back, except Zhu Zhao, the other three often expressed doubts about his strategic policy.
He had different opinions, so he was very dissatisfied with several people. Because of this, people like Wan Chengdong, Wuyan and Jiang Meng kept a certain distance from themselves. But this does not mean that they are enemies.
, this does not hinder the admiration between the two.