Winter is the season for nomadic people to recuperate and recuperate. There are not many standing troops among the tribes. However, faced with more than 500,000 troops attacking from the east and west sides of the Hetao, Tie Ying and Qiu Ming still issued an order to mobilize all troops. Ten
In late January, in Bansheng City, Shunyi, eighty miles north of Jingyuan City, the capital of the Uma Kingdom, Hengshi Hasan and the famous Tyumen general Memphis each led 200,000 cavalry and a total of 400,000 coalition forces finally joined forces with more than 300,000 Hetao troops led by Haotian.
Elite began the first and only head-on collision of the Winter Campaign.
At that time, Haotian had a total of four main legions: Falcon Legion, Azure Dragon Legion, Blood Killing Legion, Tiger and Ben Legion, as well as the pure cavalry Snow Lion Legion, which exceeded 300,000 troops. The White Tiger Legion, Honorary Legion and Rock Legion Mushan Division led by Dugu
We were still in the south of Tyumen and did not have time to catch up with this battle. In terms of military strength, Hetao was at a slight disadvantage, and the opponent was a pure cavalry team with far greater mobility than Hetao.
However, all of Haotian's subordinates are the main force of Hetao who have experienced hundreds of battles. He ordered the unified army to be strictly disciplined and killed Fengjing and others. They are all famous generals who are not inferior to Hengshi Hassan of Memphis. In addition, there was a heavy snowfall a few days ago, and the war horses
The speed has been reduced by at least 30%, so in summary, the two sides are evenly matched.
After two days of testing, Memphis and Hengshi Hassan were forced to lead their troops to launch an attack due to internal pressure from the tribe. Under the leadership of the two men, the 400,000 coalition troops attacked Haotian's Hetao army in two arrows.
.In the end, no one expected that Hetao would not retreat but instead advance to attack and defend. More than 300,000 troops suddenly inserted themselves into the connection position of the nomadic coalition forces. With Xinke's powerful breakthrough ability, they forcibly split the coalition forces apart.
Zhu Qianping and Cheng Xiangxi of the Haotian Tiger Army, as well as Zhu Shitan, Bashan, Lin Fang, Yi Dajing and other six commanders of the Blood Killing Army personally led all the infantry of the headquarters to quickly form an infantry defense line with the carriages and other vehicles in the army, and firmly established the infantry defense line.
He firmly blocked the two-sided attack of Iron Eagle and Qiu Ming, while Haotian concentrated all the cavalry in his hands to strangle Hengshi Hassan's 200,000 Iron Eagle cavalry.
Although the Iron Eagle Cavalry is elite, the Hetao cavalry is not a coward. Xue Sha and others are even famous cavalry generals. Moreover, Hetao also concentrated on its partial strength advantage. With 270,000 men against Hengshi Hassan's 200,000 men, both sides immediately killed each other.
's world turned upside down.
Seeing this, Memphis naturally understood that Hetao was preparing to defeat them one by one. If Hassan Hengshi was defeated, he would not be able to stop Hetao's troops on his own. And in a short period of time, Tie Ying and Qiu Ming might not be able to form such a large force again.
The battle group. Under his command, 200,000 Tyumen cavalry launched an attack on the Hetao infantry position regardless of casualties.
The advantage of the cavalry lies in mobility and movement, while the infantry in Hetao fully inherited the characteristics of Bian Zhong's immobility. Under the strategic defensive position, no matter how Qiu Meng charged, the infantry in Hetao were like the ancient pines of Mount Tai on the reefs of the East China Sea. The two sides fought
For most of the day, the Tyumen cavalry still didn't get closer.
However, there was no winner in the battle between the Hetao Cavalry and the Iron Eagle Cavalry. After all, the Iron Eagle was one of the overlords on the prairie, and their warriors were all native nomads. They fought on the prairie, and they had all the time.
The location and people are favorable. Moreover, due to the snow-covered grassland, the speed of the war horses is greatly reduced. The Hetao cavalry is not adapted to this environment for a while. However, Tie Ying is a native aborigine. Although their speed is also reduced, they have long been mentally prepared and
Actual experience even caused great confusion to the Hetao cavalry at the beginning.
If the people here are all the elite cavalry from the south of Hetao, then even if they have the same strength, they will definitely not be inferior to the Iron Eagle Cavalry. However, many of them are the cavalry left behind in Hetao and the original soldiers of the Dragoon Corps.
The combat effectiveness was uneven, and the cooperation was not tacit. The two sides continued to fight fiercely from morning to afternoon, and there was still no winner.
In the evening, both sides unanimously chose to call a truce. Hengshi Hasan and Memphis naturally requested orders from the country for additional troops, while Hetao closed the front and re-strategized.
The next day, Tie Ying Qiu Ming continued the truce, and Hetao did not launch an active attack. However, the Huben Army, led by the cavalry commander Lou Jing, was already paying attention to its southern region and was ready to retreat at any time.
On the morning of the third day, reinforcements from Tie Ying and Qiu Ming finally arrived. Nearly 600,000 coalition troops pressed on both sides of the Hetao, making Haotian somewhat breathless.
Fortunately, at noon, the White Tigers led by Dugu, the Honor and Rock Legion Mushan tribe's more than 100,000 infantrymen abandoned all Bansheng City along the way and marched day and night, and finally arrived at the battlefield. There were
With Dugu, a general who was unrivaled in infantry combat, sitting in person, Haotian was happy to hand over the infantry to his command. After resting for a day, early the next morning, the confident Hetao army took the initiative to launch a strong attack on Tieying. This time not only
All the cavalry went into battle, even Dugu's White Tiger Legion also went into battle.
Nearly 300,000 Tyumen cavalry led by Memphis and Tiukle launched a violent attack on the Hetao infantry. However, whether it was Jiang Shenzhou of the Legion of Honor or Mu Shan of the Rock Legion, they were both infantry battles that ranked first in Hetao.
General, after a hard fight, Memphis had not broken through the defense line of the Hetao infantry, and Hengshi Hassan's side could no longer support it.
Although Tie Ying's military strength is comparable to that of Hetao, before the combined strangulation tactics of infantry and cavalry in Hetao, Hengshi Hassan's offensive seemed a little feeble. Dugu was originally Qingfeng's leading infantry general, and even the infantry he led was beyond the Great Wall.
Even the most elite Mandan armored heavy cavalry dare not provoke them easily, let alone Iron Eagle's light cavalry?
In the strategic deployment of Haotian and others, the White Tiger Army was originally the mainstay of Hetao in the campaign on the prairie and the support point of the entire strategic plan. Although the 20,000 most elite heavy infantry did not go with the army due to confidentiality reasons, they could
Even so, the White Tiger Legion's combat effectiveness is extremely powerful. And with Dugu's White Tiger Legion, Xue Sha and others no longer have to worry about defense issues, and they all try their best to take the initiative. Although Hengshi Hassan is a famous general, but
The commanding art of bloody killing Feng Jing and others was not inferior to him. At noon, Hengshi Hassan could no longer hold on and had to lead the army to break out. When Memphis saw this, he had no choice but to withdraw his troops. Without Hengshi Hassan
, he is no match for the Hetao army.
In this battle, the Hetao lost more than 50,000 troops. Although the battle losses of the Tie Ying Qiu Ming army are not clear, they are definitely not lower than the Hetao. Especially when Hengshi Hassan retreated, all the 30,000 cavalry behind him were lost to the Hetao.
Dumplings, no one survived in the end.
However, Hengshi Hassan and others were quite lucky. That night, a snowstorm suddenly came. Early the next morning, the snow on the ground was more than a foot thick. Not to mention Dugu's infantry, even the cavalry was not very good.
Conveniently. Haotian doesn’t want to settle accounts with Tie Ying Qiu Ming now. After all, the two sides are only evenly matched. If the Loop pushes too hard, it’s still unclear who will win. And with such thick snow, the grass-burning tactics at the beginning of the Loop cannot be implemented.
, Haotian happened to take advantage of the situation and sweep up Bansheng City in the southern part of the grassland.
So, under Haotian's order, the Hetao army turned around and continued to clear Bansheng City in the southern part of the prairie. The city lords of Bansheng City also knew that a disaster was coming, and the smarter ones, with some confidants and confidants, immediately fled on horseback.
Deeper into Tie Ying Qiu Ming's territory, the more stupid ones contacted the surrounding Bansheng City in an attempt to fight with force and narrowly escaped with their lives. The most stupid ones were to surrender to the city and then be rejected by the river, and finally cut into pieces.
Naturally, Haotian will not let those people escape easily. The cavalry of Fengjing and Xingeng have already taken the lead and surrounded all Bansheng cities as much as possible. In early December, the 500,000-strong army in Hetao experienced a difficult battle.
After marching, they finally arrived at the Jiayuguan Pass. On the prairie, wherever they passed, even in the territory of Rouran, there was no grass and rivers of blood. After this battle, Bansheng City outside the Great Wall almost disappeared, and countless Bansheng
The city lords and their lackeys were executed by the Hetao. So after the Hetao army passed by, many traitor lackeys were nailed to death by the Hetao on the demolished Bansheng City wall. Only the remaining walls remained in the Hetao. It was not until a few years later that the Hetao
When hundreds of thousands of elites launched a war against heaven, they could still see the dried bones on the city wall.
After returning to Jiayuguan, the 50,000 Rock Legion soldiers led by Mu Shan immediately returned to the Bloody Plateau. Dugu always felt that there was something wrong with Sashan, but Soul Eater never got any useful information, but it was necessary to be on guard against others. Dugu
I thought it was better to be careful. The rest of the soldiers, led by Haotian, all returned to Hetao for a four-month rest.
"Although there have been no military missions in the past four months, we cannot take it lightly. Our expedition has profoundly exposed many problems within our army. Therefore, you must take advantage of these few months to
To sum up, we will try to solve these problems when we send troops to the Sixteenth Province of Youyun next year." Haotian specifically said to Xue Sha and others at the military meeting.
To be honest, after mixing all the troops left behind in Hetao and the Scarlet Cavalry, the combat effectiveness of the army in Hetao has indeed declined. Otherwise, if Haotian went to the outside of the Great Wall and led all the elite troops that originally went south, then with the same strength, there would be absolutely no one
It is the opponent of the Hetao army. But if the entire Iron Eagle clan is mobilized, they can gather an army of 400,000. Without strong troops, Haotian would not dare to take risks outside the Great Wall.
In the middle of winter, the three roads in the Hetao are already dripping with water and turning into ice. The originally surging river has gradually stopped roaring, especially near the Hukou Ferry. The chasm has become smooth. Although we know that the Hetao will not send troops at this time, we still garrison here.
Leng Fangbu still did not dare to take it lightly. Every day, many Mandan soldiers were ordered to dig ice on the east side of the river to prevent the Hetao army from making a surprise attack on the glacier.
Seeing this situation, everyone in the Hetao laughed out loud. I think it was the Hetao that sent people to cut the ice in the first place. However, within a few years, the situation suddenly reversed, and Mandan was worried about whether the Hetao would take the opportunity to make a sneak attack.
Come on, things have really changed in ten years, but it hasn't even lasted ten years.
"Whose army is stationed at Hukou Ferry? Let them go out and perform exercises every day when they have nothing to do. However, if the opponent is not prepared, it is not impossible to rush over and take a look. Well, it just makes Leng Fangbu exhausted." Haotian laughed happily.
said to Luo Xiang.
"It is better to try not to conflict with Mandan at this time. It is best for the Five Young Masters stationed in Miyun City to ask them to be more honest. Our current task is to rest and recuperate." Xuanji continued on the side.
Haotian nodded. He knew that Xuanji was saying that he was eager for success, so he reminded himself tactfully. However, he did not object. This was the established strategy of Hetao.
"I suspect that the reason why the master allowed us to rest for four months is because he went south for two years and was busy with military reorganization after coming back. He didn't stay with the mistress for long at all, so he found an excuse to have a good and gentle relationship with her.
Alas, people's hearts are not as old as they used to be." As soon as the military meeting was over, Dugu said to Xue Sha beside him.
Xue Sha raised his thick eyebrows and said: "Nonsense! Although the master most likely thinks that way, will the mistress be that kind of person? It's nothing to do. Believe it or not, I'll tell God's will?"
Dugu smiled sarcastically and was about to open his mouth to defend himself when Jiang Chenzhou, who was standing next to him, said in a low voice: "Why didn't the mistress come to the meeting today? My lord, it's true that she became extravagant as soon as she came back. Hey, you didn't notice my lord.
Are you feeling a little down today?"
Next to him, Shigeyuki Byeon was completely speechless. Facing such a group of colleagues, he really didn't know what to say.
Throughout the winter, the Hetao was shrouded in a thick layer of warmth. After two consecutive years of fighting, the Hetao finally received a rare rest. Even Luo Xiang and Chu Xiangcheng had the rare opportunity to accompany Hao Jin every day.
Two brothers were playing. There were only two children in the Jingbei Palace, but they were both very sensible, so they naturally won the favor of everyone.
"Husband, if this continues, they will be spoiled by you." Looking at Haotian and others who were making snowmen with their two sons in the yard, Tianyi said worriedly.
"Sister, it's rare for us to come back once, so naturally we have to play with them as much as we can. Haha, I don't know how long it will take when we go on the expedition. Don't even recognize my uncle when we come back." Dugu said happily.
Xin Ke directly picked up Hao An and placed him on a big snowman, making the little guy dance happily.
Hao Jin waved his red hands and said loudly: "Uncle, I also want to fight with you and protect our family and country together." The little guy is changing his teeth, and his words are still a bit leaky, and his voice is milky.
, which immediately caused everyone to laugh.
Feng Jing picked up Hao Jin and said with a smile: "Do you know how to ride a horse in battle? You don't have a high horse back yet, and you want to learn how to fight like your uncle, but you're still early."
Hao Jin said unconvinced: "Second uncle, my mother said that you can go to the battlefield even if you don't know how to ride a horse. I can draw a bow and I can also fight."
Xue Sha pointed at the little guy and said: "With your small body, you still want to go to the battlefield? In a few years, when you have a horse with a high back, grandpa will take you there."
Xin Ke teased Hao'an and said, "Hao'an, tell uncle, do you want to go to the battlefield like your brother?"
Hao'an held his chin with the index finger of his right hand, thought for a moment and said, "If my brother says to go, I will go. But my mother said that war cannot solve all problems. We must have everyone fed and clothed."
Bian Zhongxing also gave a rare smile: "You kid, you are your brother's follower."
Tianyi and others under the eaves laughed happily. Although the two brothers were twins, their personalities were completely different. Hao Jin inherited most of Haotian's bloodiness and staunchness, while Hao An was honest and honest. However, the two brothers'
The relationship is very good, Hao Jin is very protective of his younger brother, and Hao An is not obedient to his brother's words. Looking at the bustling group of people and the two children who are brothers, Luo Xiang and Chu Xiangcheng burst into laughter.
.In this way, we are a real family. Family happiness, happiness in the world, that's about it.