Chapter 427 Breaking through the capital of heaven
Chapter 427: Breaking the Holy Capital of Tiandu
Now the marching speed in the Hetao does not exceed fifty miles per day, but going forward is the boundary of Shouzhou. The team in the Hetao is already extremely large and has lost its mobility. It cannot march at night at all, so this mystery is just an idea.
What's even more unfortunate is that the Fourteenth Guards actually divided 40,000 soldiers to garrison Jiangkou County in the central and northern part of Shouzhou. Pinglang's deputy general Tu Xian also led 30,000 soldiers to advance southward to the border area of Raozhou, faintly
There is a tendency to intercept the return route of the Hetao army with the 40,000-strong Eastern Japanese Onojinki army.
Although there are now more than 200,000 troops in Hetao, including nearly 100,000 cavalry, half of the cavalry have been temporarily transferred to infantry, and with such a huge team, not only the offense is insufficient, but also defense is difficult.
The Bliss Holy Sect and the Eastern Japanese had obviously seen through this, so they blocked the road from Linzhou to Pingzhou. The official road passing through the central and northern areas of Shouzhou was where the Hetao army returned
The most convenient road.
"They want to take this opportunity to wipe us all out here." Next to the blazing bonfire, Luo Xiang's thin face turned red.
This is indeed an opportunity. The combat effectiveness of the Hetao army has always been fierce. They can not only fight, but also run. In the Great Plains area on Yuzhou Road, the Hetao infantry can run at least 150 miles a day if they march at full speed. Basically,
It can cross the entire Yuzhou Road. Not to mention the cavalry. Fengjing and Xinke have set a record of crossing the sixteen states of Youyun in one day and two nights. In normal times, even if the Hetao army cannot be defeated, it can retreat smoothly.
.
But now, the Hetao army carries 100,000 women. Their marching speed is as slow as a snail. Moreover, with the temperament of Hetao, they will definitely not leave these women to escape alone. Therefore, if a heavy force is assembled to encircle and suppress the Hetao army,
, even if it cannot be completely eliminated, it can at least cause heavy damage to the Loop.
"Could it be that Zhu Zhao is really planning to cross the Huai River from Pingzhou and give us a head-on blow?" Haotian said with a frown.
Xuanji grabbed a branch and randomly drew a map of the Jianghuai area on the ground. The branch drew a circle in the central area of Shouzhou. He clicked here and said: "Zhu Zhao's army has at least 250,000 troops. Even if it passes through Pingzhou,
The number of casualties at that time was at least 200,000. And in front of us, there were already 70,000 soldiers from the Eastern Japanese and the Holy Sect of Paradise. With our current situation, they could at least block us for a while. As soon as Zhu Zhao's army arrived
, our situation is dire."
Haotian also looked worried: "Where exactly are we now?"
"Jiangkou County is already less than twenty miles ahead. However, there has been no news from Zhu Zhao's army for a whole day." Xuanji said worriedly.
Zhu Zhao is indeed a good fighter. Although his army is in the south of Ezhou, because he has completely cleared out all the people around him, and the maze formation is full of cunning, it is impossible to judge the direction of his attack.
Even the movements of his army are unclear. Guanying's Soul Eater is now using all possible means to collect intelligence information on Zhu Zhao.
Haotian pondered for a long time, and finally opened his mouth and said: "The Holy Sect of Paradise must want to catch us all now, and this is indeed a rare opportunity. However, we cannot sit still and wait for death. Military advisor, what are the movements of the Holy Sect of Paradise in the direction of Raozhou?
?”
Xuanji glanced at Haotian in surprise, but still said honestly: "Raozhou originally had 100,000 soldiers from the Pinglang Army, but Pinglang led 50,000 soldiers out of the city to bite the Eastern Army. Tu first had 30,000 soldiers.
Stationed in the southern part of Raozhou, there are only 20,000 defenders in the city. However, Wan Chengdong has led 50,000 soldiers from the Holy Capital of Paradise to Raozhou, and should have left Meizhou by now. Their speed is not slow, and they should arrive tomorrow
You can reach Raozhou Fucheng around the afternoon."
Haotian frowned and tilted his head to look at Luo Xiang: "Sir, what do you think?"
Luo Xiang also understood what Haotian meant, thought about it and said, "My lord's idea is feasible. If we march at our current speed, Ono Jinki and Tu Xian will be able to intercept us near Jiangkou County for at least one day. And in one day,
, enough for Zhu Zhao’s army to bypass Pingzhou and hit us head-on. However, the road to Tiandu Shengjing is not necessarily smooth.”
Haotian narrowed his eyes. It was impossible to pass through the official road of Shouzhou smoothly, and now Raozhou was empty, and the advancing Eastern Army was being bitten by Pinglang at the junction of Danzhou, Raozhou and Tiandu Shengjing.
, if he takes the north road and passes through the south of Raozhou, then the 30,000 Ji Le soldiers who are just in front will definitely not be able to intercept him. As for the direction of Wan Chengdong, the Dragon Cavalry Legion can give him a surprise, and even sniper Wan Chengdong.
Cheng Dong was able to go south to escort him later. As for Pinglang, although he bit Xiang Xing, he was also restrained by Xiang Xing. He had no energy left to compete with him. Thinking of this, Haotian finally fell.
Decide.
"Early tomorrow morning, we will change our route and go north, from the edge of Raozhou to the Holy Capital of Heaven. The plan leads only 30,000 infantry, and there is no danger to rely on, so it is impossible to slow down our speed. Let's see if we can notify Hu Biyandan.
Dragon Cavalry Legion, let him lead the army southward along Raozhou to meet our troops. As long as he can pass through Raozhou and join the Eastern Army of Commander Xiang, it will be considered safe." Haotian said coldly: "Zhu
Zhao, he wants to eliminate us in Shouzhou, but I won’t let him do it. Raozhou, I want to break the backbone of the Holy Sect of Paradise here!”
Dugu asked worriedly: "But the marching speed of our army is so slow. At this speed, it will probably take two days to turn north and pass through Raozhou to Tiandu Shengjing. I'm afraid we haven't passed Tuxian yet.
Hirō has had enough time to mobilize his troops."
Haotian smiled slightly: "Shuai Du is right, our speed is a bit slower. But has Du Shuai thought about it, the reason why we are so slow is because there are nearly 70,000 women occupying the horses of our cavalry, and they just
We don’t know how to ride horses, so our speed is much slower. However, if a cavalryman is brought with a woman, then they can at least keep the same speed as the infantry’s rapid march? In this way, we can easily jump out of Ono Tsuki and others
It’s surrounded by people.”
Dugu patted his head and laughed: "What the Lord said is absolutely true, why didn't I think of this?"
Haotian smiled and said: "The only commander is unparalleled in infantry combat. He is not proficient in cavalry. I didn't expect it and it is excusable. However, Commander Xue, Marshal Feng, tell the soldiers below that if there is any rape or insult in this,
, no matter who they are, Du Yue is a lesson learned for them!"
After Haotian finished speaking, he threw the branches in his hands into the fire, raised his head and looked at the sky. After a long time, he said: "To be honest, I always have a very bad premonition tonight. I don't know why, this
The premonition is very strong.”
Luo Xiang's eyebrows raised: "Do you think something is going to happen to us?"
Haotian shook his head: "No, but I always feel that something will happen tonight."
Haotian stood up and looked up to the northwest. In the vast night, there stood the core of the Qingfeng Empire, which was once the core of the entire Eastern Continent. But for some reason, Haotian always felt that there was fire flickering there, and the stars were shining in the sky.
It's also shaking.
Sometimes, people's premonitions are always surprisingly accurate. According to Luo Xiang's understanding, just like a martial arts master, when someone is about to assassinate him, he can feel the emanations from the other party as long as they are within a certain range.
The murderous intention. However, Haotian's was different. His instinct was entirely an intuition. However, his intuition was unfortunately correct this time.
In the Holy Capital of Tiandu, Emperor Zhongxing did not follow Ma Ying and Huang Jie's suggestion to transfer Hu Biyandan's Dragon Cavalry Legion back to the Holy Capital of Tiandu, nor did he send troops to meet the Eastern Legion on the way.
He grabbed the two legions in his hand and the remnants of the Green Dragon Legion, and asked them to garrison the West City and Nancheng respectively. However, he was worried about the movement of the Holy Bliss Church in the direction of Raozhou, so he added more than 10,000 soldiers of the Green Dragon Legion and banned them from Yuzhou.
The 40,000 soldiers drawn from the Guard Corps were placed here. After arranging the troops, Emperor Zhongxing, who had only 10,000 forbidden troops left around him, began to worry about his own safety again, so he drew some from Huang Jiechi Zhongtian.
Twenty thousand troops were stationed in the inner city.
Tiandu Shengjing spans more than fifteen miles from north to south and from east to west, making it the largest city in the entire Eastern Continent. From outside to inside, there are three walls: the outer city, the inner city and the imperial city. Nearby Tiandu Shengjing
The terrain is flat and there are no dangers. When Emperor Qingfeng Taizu founded the country here, he mainly took a fancy to its geographical location and the core of the world. Moreover, this was the ancient capital of the previous dynasty and the place of Emperor Taizu's Longxing. In order to
To ensure the safety of the imperial capital, Qingfeng's successive emperors have been improving the city's defense facilities, and eventually built it into Qingfeng's first fortified city.
Even now, the food stored in Tiandu Shengjing can still sustain the more than two million people in the city for half a year even if they are completely isolated. If they tighten their belts, it is possible for them to last for a year. As for military supplies
The supplies and the treasury are sufficient. Although the empire's finances are now on the verge of collapse, Emperor Zhongxing is still very concerned about his own safety, so the strategic supplies of the imperial capital have never been reduced. The current number of regular troops in the city is about 220,000
, as long as it is properly deployed, Tiandu Shengjing can be said to be as stable as a rock. However, Emperor Zhongxing still forgot the most critical point. It is always people who determine the outcome of a war.
Just when Haotian was staring at the northeast in a daze next to the blazing bonfire, the vanguard of Zhu Zhao's army had arrived below the south city of Tiandu Shengjing. In order to attract the attention of the surrounding Li family and Zhang family, Zhu Zhaodong left the station
He captured nearly 100,000 civilians around him and filled the army to prevent the other party from seeing through his true nature. He even personally led his own soldiers to go out on patrol. And 50,000 elite soldiers had already been selected.
Minghui had taken this opportunity to march at full speed towards Tiandu Shengjing. In the evening, Zhu Zhao felt that Minghui had arrived at Tiandu Shengjing and started to launch an offensive.
Arriving at Tiandu Shengjing before.
Theoretically speaking, the 50,000 soldiers in Minghui's hands couldn't take down the south gate guarded by Chi Zhongtian's 60,000 Yuzhou Legion. However, Chi Zhongtian did not receive the news of the Holy Sect's raid on Tiandu Shengjing at that time.
The alert has also been strengthened, but the Yuzhou Legion is originally a useless force of the Qingfeng Empire. Not only is its combat effectiveness low, but its military discipline is also weak and its will to fight is weak. In the past half a year, Chi Zhongtian has also tried his best to improve the combat effectiveness of the Legion, but Yuzhou
The legion's inherent shortcomings left Chi Zhongtian helpless. As a result, the Yuzhou legion, whose morale was low, was caught off guard by Minghui's surprise attack.
If that's all, as long as Chi Zhongtian puts all the reserves on board, he can still block Minghui's attack. After all, the city wall of Tiandu Shengjing is six feet high. On the wall, there are crossbows, trebuchets, boiling oil, and wood.
After all the defensive equipment was ready, Minghui was advancing lightly and did not even have basic siege weapons in his hands. The more than ten ladders used to attack the city were made temporarily and could not pose a threat to the defenders on the city wall. However, Ji Le
The trap laid by the Holy Cult in the Holy Capital of Tiandu played a huge role at this time.
Under Zhu Zhao's orders, Duan Fanjiang and more than 500 people had quietly sneaked into the Holy Capital of Tiandu half a month ago. Some of them set fires everywhere in the city to create chaos and rumors, while others pushed bottles filled with tung oil and poured them with tung oil.
Taking advantage of the chaos, the straw cart arrived under the south gate. Inside and outside, they prepared to open the city gate to welcome Minghui's army into the city.
The morale of the Yuzhou Army was already low, and it was even more panicked when it was disturbed by Duan Fanjiang's rebel army. At this time, something happened that made Chi Zhongtian heartbroken. The Yuzhou Army was responsible for defending a thousand-household village near the city.
, together with the rebels in the city, they suddenly attacked and killed the defenders near the city gate. Before the defenders could recover, they easily opened the city and welcomed in the Minghui army outside the city. It is not known as indestructible.
The Holy Capital of Heaven, which will never fall, was torn apart by the internal and external cooperation of the Holy Sect of Paradise.
The fire was raging, the sound of killing was loud, and the entire capital of Heaven was shaken.
As soon as he saw that the city gate was lost, Chi Zhongtian knew that the situation was not good, and immediately led all the soldiers he could muster to fight back desperately, hoping to block the Bliss army near the city gate. But the Yuzhou Army was originally the most pustious army in the empire.
, now that the city gate has fallen, the morale of the army is even more disorganized. Moreover, the 60,000 soldiers of the Yuzhou Legion are now distributed on the more than ten miles of the city wall in the south city, and Chi Zhongtian only gathered more than 20,000 soldiers. And Minghui
After all, he is still one of the four famous generals of the Holy Sect of Paradise, and the soldiers under his command are all the elites carefully selected by the Holy Sect of Paradise. In the end, only one charge broke through Chi Zhongtian's defense line, leaving some soldiers to guard the city gate.
, after waiting for Zhu Zhao's follow-up army, Minghui personally led the rest of the soldiers to kill the inner city of Tiandu Shengjing without stopping.
The news that the Bliss army had entered the city was like a pebble falling on a calm lake, causing countless ripples. Minghui led the army towards the inner city with empty defenses. However, after entering the city, Minghui
He found that his control over this army was significantly reduced. As he was fighting towards the inner city, Minghui clearly felt that many soldiers had left the team and sneaked into the surrounding chaos, and then issued a few words from time to time.
The screams of men and the whining of women.
Ignore him, take over the inner city first. Minghui has no time to rectify military discipline at this time. He must take over the inner city as soon as possible, otherwise if the Qingfeng army comes back to their senses and firmly defends the inner city, the Imperial Guards in the outer city will
The Qingfeng army near Tiandu Shengjing is launching an attack, and the tens of thousands of his own army may not be alive. Moreover, under such circumstances, he is not sure whether he can suppress the growing desire to kill these soldiers.