Haotian thought for a moment and said: "Spring Sword Appreciation, within the next year, you must keep an eye on Sashan. Our army is about to go out to the Sixteenth Prefecture of Youyun. There are only one hundred thousand soldiers in the entire Jiayuguan Defense Area, including you and Mu Shan.
It's hard to say whether Sashan or Rouran or even the Western Regions will suddenly send troops to attack here. You should understand the importance of Jiayuguan. If Jiayuguan is lost, our western gate to Hetao will be opened, and without the natural barrier of Jiayuguan, there will be no
With sufficient reserve strength, we have no other choice but to retreat again and again until we reach the Hetao."
Chun Jian Shang nodded cautiously: "I understand." Although he was from the Sixteenth Prefecture of Youyun, he had been stationed at Jiayuguan for a long time and knew the situation of the fall of the northwest. The Rouran army cooperated internally and externally to break through Jiayuguan and lost the
The Qingfeng army, which was advantageously located, had no choice but to retreat all the way to Hetao, relying on the natural dangers of the river to temporarily block the front of the coalition forces outside the Great Wall. There was a vast stretch of plains between Jiayuguan and Hetao. Unless they had strong troops, it would be impossible to organize effective resistance.
"As long as I have one breath, Jiayuguan will never fall." Chun Jianshang said, patting his chest.
As Haotian walked, he patted Chun Jian Shang on the shoulder and said: "I have entrusted you with the important task of Jiayuguan. Naturally, I believe in your ability. However, in extraordinary times, you must be cautious. What you are watching is that the Three Roads in Hetao
The gate to 17 million people."
Chun Jian Shang did not speak. Huang Baiyan hesitated and closed his mouth. However, Long Zheng said: "Please don't worry, my lord, we will risk our lives."
"Long Zheng!" God shouted: "Why are you still so reckless? If you die in battle, we will only feel sorry for your parents. But have you ever thought about how many people would suffer if Jiayuguan fell because of your impulse?
So you got involved in the war?"
A trace of sweat broke out on Long Zheng's forehead, and he quickly bowed and said: "Mother, my subordinate just said it as a joke, I can't take it seriously."
"Huh!" Tianyi snorted and ignored him.
"Pay attention to Sa Shan's movements, and don't provoke Sa Shan easily. After all, the conflict between us and Sa Shan is not irreconcilable, and there is no need to expand it." Haotian warned Chun Jian Shang.
Haotian took Tianyi to inspect Jiayuguan. After carefully observing and asking about the city defense of Jiayuguan, he boarded his car with satisfaction and left this fortress that was said to never fall. He followed the official road on the northern edge of the Bloody Plateau.
Heading towards Xiazhou.
Although it is winter, the construction of official roads has not stopped. In particular, the main road from Wangjin Ferry to the west across the Hexi Road from Huangzhou to Jiayuguan has been under constant rest.
He captured a lot of prisoners of war, and Chu Xiangcheng also took advantage of the situation and used all of these prisoners of war for the infrastructure construction of the Hetao. Therefore, in the past two years, the road network of the Hetao has been basically improved, and important official and commercial roads have also been improved.
Continuous maintenance and expansion. The official road that Haotian is passing through is ten feet wide, which is doubled from the original one.
While resting in the evening, Haotian was surprised to find a group of prisoners of war building roads not far from him, so he took Tianyi and others to have a look with great interest. Unexpectedly, there were five hundred people here.
They are all from the Kingdom of Anyue, and the former king of Anyue, Wen Xingfan, is also among them.
Frankly speaking, Haotian admired Wen Xingfan's magnanimity. Although he was a prisoner of war, he did not become insane because of the strong contrast. His expression was calm and elegant, a bit like returning to his original nature.
This was the first time Haotian saw Wen Xingfan. He had just heard that the former king of Anyue was here, so he hurried over. However, among the crowd, he recognized Wen Xingfan's identity at a glance. Although
He was also wearing a green cotton-padded jacket, but his aura couldn't be concealed at all.
Wen Xingfan was eating when he saw Haotian and Tianyi coming over. He put down the chopsticks in his hands, stood up, and carefully looked at the golden couple in front of him, and then said: "Prince Jingbei? Princess?"
"Wen Guojun?" Haotian opened his mouth and said.
Wen Xingfan shook his head, took out a handkerchief from his arms, wiped it carefully around his mouth and said: "I am not the king of the country, I am just an ordinary prisoner of war now. As for the past, it is just a passing cloud."
A look of admiration appeared on Haotian's face: "I didn't expect that the king could realize it here. I admire you. If the king could have understood these principles a few years ago, there wouldn't be so many accidents between us."
Wen Xingfan smiled slightly: "If you haven't lost it, how can you know how valuable it is? Only after experiencing ups and downs will you be more envious of living and working in peace and contentment."
Haotian asked in surprise: "Does His Majesty the King really not care about An Yue at all?"
Wen Xingfan shook his head and said: "It's not that I don't care, it's that I can't care. Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. This is the saying of your Chinese people. But it is impossible to say that you don't care at all. Years ago, the Jinhua Mitsukoshi coalition swept across the Great Lakes
Lu, I wonder how the prince plans to deal with it?"
Haotian was silent for a moment: "You were captured by Du Commander before this, and what happened later has nothing to do with you. Therefore, neither I nor the soldiers and civilians of Hetao will express their anger against you."
Wen Xingfan was startled when he heard the words. After a long time, he suddenly let out a long sigh. In the dim light, Haotian suddenly found that his eyes were filled with tears.
Haotian held Tianyi's hand and silently returned to his station. After walking far away, Haotian turned around inadvertently, only to find that Wen Xingfan was still standing alone, looking up at the sky.
"Life is so helpless. The hatred between the two nations and the lives of tens of millions of people cannot be easily forgotten no matter who it is. Someone always needs to solve it. I am the one who should be the one to take responsibility for this evil person.
Haotian took a long breath and thought.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" An old minister of An Yue pulled Wen Xingfan, who was standing dumbfounded, and asked.
Wen Xingfan sighed again: "If you do something wrong, you will not survive. The day when the Hetao goes south, I'm afraid the Anyue clan will be exterminated."
At the end of February in the Gregorian calendar, when the attention of the three Northeastern countries was still focused on the Hetao Pass where the Hetao and Mandan were confronting each other, the Hetao unexpectedly sent troops. On the last day of February, the Hetao suddenly concentrated three main legions with 200,000 elite troops.
The army, taking advantage of Leng Fangbu's lack of precautions at Hukou Ferry, broke through the ice at Hukou Ferry with lightning speed and fought all the way to Jinzhou City. There were only five of Leng Fangbu's troops in Jinzhou City.
Leng Fangbu knew that he could not defend Jinzhou City under such circumstances, so he voluntarily abandoned the city and retreated before the Hetao army arrived. The ones dispatched from Hetao were the Huben Army with Xuanji as the acting army commander.
The two legions of Xue Sha White Tiger and Xue Sha White Tiger had poor mobility, so Xue Sha only chased for a while, drove Leng Fangbu to Xuanzhou, and then turned back to Jinzhou City. As soon as the three legions squatted in Jinzhou City, they stopped.
move.
After Yelu Chixian, who was stationed in Wuzhou, received the news that Hetao was crossing the river, he withdrew his army to Tongzhou overnight. He only had 150,000 soldiers in his hands. If the three main armies of Hetao moved north at full speed, they could easily intercept them.
His retreat was then surrounded by the surrounding Hetao army. However, the Hetao side did not react at all to his withdrawal and just watched him leave.
"Well done, we won without fighting. With Yelu Chixian giving way to Wuzhou, our attack front will be wider." After receiving the information, Haotian couldn't help but clapped his hands and applauded.
Tianyi took the information without any hesitation, and after taking a look at it, he said with admiration: "The military advisors and the others had really clever timing. After confusing Leng Fangbu with a series of false moves, they suddenly mobilized heavy troops to cross the river silently and fight.
Leng Fangbu was caught off guard. However, we are not fully prepared for the battle. It is best to wait until mid-March, when the ice and snow in Youyun Sixteen Prefectures melts, before sending out troops. Otherwise, our marching speed will be affected, and our logistics and transportation capabilities will also be affected.
Can't keep up."
Haotian nodded in agreement. A few months ago, hundreds of thousands of troops from Hetao set out to conquer the northwest prairie. Since the logistics could not keep up in time, the army from Hetao did not dare to go deep into the hinterland of the prairie. Even the cavalry's devotion was only superficial. After all, in winter, the
At that time, the north was indeed not suitable for a war.
The Hetao's plan to regain the Sixteenth Prefecture of Youyun is already known to the world. The three Northeastern countries are not stupid, so they will not fail to be careful. The combat effectiveness of the Hetao army has surpassed that of the Three Northeastern countries. With the same strength, there is no one in the world.
Which army can block the front of the Hetao army? This is the evaluation of the Hetao people in the past few years. Moreover, there are many good generals in the Hetao and they are united, the rear is stable and the people are strong. The most terrifying thing is that the people of the Hetao have inherited it in their blood.
The generosity and tragedy have been fully awakened. No matter who it is, they will shudder when facing such a terrifying military and political entity.
However, if Hetao really launches a large-scale offensive after March, when the ice and snow begin to melt, the only way is to force a breakthrough from Wuzhou. After all, Yelu Chixian is a veteran Mandan general with extremely rich battlefield experience. Although adapting to changes will be insufficient.
, but this kind of head-on decisive battle is his specialty. If his army of 150,000 is stuck in Wuzhou City, even if all the elite troops are deployed in Hetao, it will probably be difficult to win within ten days and a half, and such a long time
, the Mandan country and the Baijinghekimur tribe have enough time to rush to rescue.
After Luo Xianghe Xuanji thought about it, he decided to launch an attack in advance. Before the ice at Hukou Ferry melted, the three main armies suddenly rushed to Jinzhou and first occupied a bridgehead position in Youyun Sixteenth Prefecture. From Jin
Moving northward can cut off the connection between Wuzhou and the Sixteenth Prefecture of Youyun. If Yelv Chixian does not retreat, then Hetao will not mind concentrating his forces to destroy his lone army first. If he retreats, Hetao will just continue the previous cultivation strategy.
Wait until mid-March to launch a large-scale attack. In this way, the front of the attack will be much wider, which will not only directly threaten the Baijing territory, but also considering the strength and mobility of the Hetao cavalry, even Haixi on the East China Sea Road will have to be on guard.
Tianyi threw aside the information in his hand and said slowly: "In half a month, the battle that affects the life and death of our country will begin. If we win this battle, then there is hope for the revival of China. If we lose, husband.
"
Haotian didn't speak, just looked out the window silently. The stove in the car was blazing and warm as spring, but outside the window was a vast expanse of snow, extending to the distant sky.
If this battle is lost, no one knows how many of the 500,000 elite soldiers who went out to Hetao can return smoothly. With the current human resources in Hetao, self-protection is not enough, let alone regaining their old territory? At least in ten years
Within this year, the Hetao will not have the ability to regain its homeland. This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is the blow to the self-confidence and the destruction of the belief in the Hetao. And if the Hetao falls, who in China can support the overall situation now?
?The imperial court, or the three major aristocratic families?
Maybe two years ago, the Li family still had this opportunity, but after being robbed by the Song family and the Holy Sect of Paradise, the Li family's strength has been greatly reduced. And the Song family is simply short-sighted and selfish. By then, everything south of the river will be scattered.
, the surrounding alien races are sharpening their knives, and China may really be destroyed.
Tianyi looked at Haotian, held his hand and said: "Husband, when you draw the bow, you don't have to turn back. The arrow has to be fired when it is on the string. Now, this is the best year for me in Hetao in recent years. It didn't take a day or two to prepare for this.
, therefore, there is absolutely no room for failure this time. Once the army marches eastward, it must be prepared to fail or fail. No matter what, Shanhaiguan and Juyongguan must be captured to completely separate the Three Northeastern Kingdoms and Youyun Sixteen Prefectures. Hetao
Bian, I can only say that I will try my best."
Haotian hugged God's will and remained silent.
Even when the Hetao War clouds were gathering, southern China was quite uneasy. Compared with the north, the winter in Jiangnan Sanlu was not too cold, and the winter in Jinhua Mitsukoshi south of Xijiang River was even shorter. Under such circumstances,
It will not affect military operations at all.
After the Song family rested for a while, they were finally ready to settle old scores with the four southern Yunnan tribes. The 150,000-strong army slowly crossed the river and drove to the Yingzhou area in the north of the southern Yunnan Road. The four southern Yunnan tribes were not to be outdone.
There was no public declaration of war, but they shrank their troops and slowly pushed into the mountains of southern Yunnan. They were very prepared for a protracted war with the Song family. Naturally, their backer, the Jinhua Dynasty, would not stand idly by at this time. One hundred thousand soldiers were under the command of the general.
Park Zhicheng's troops pressed down to the border area of southern Yunnan, ready to move northward at any time.
At the same time, Mitsukoshi was also quite uneasy. They concentrated 250,000 troops on the south bank of the Xijiang River. This was all the mobile troops Mitsukoshi could use. Ouyang Jingzhong did not dare to neglect and supplemented most of the 100,000 Southern Army Corps.
Stationed on the Xijiang defense line. Liu Nanshang's Suzaku Legion was originally preparing to return to Tiandu Shengjing, but they did not dare to act rashly at this time. Half of them were stationed on Jiangnan Road, and the other half were as reserve forces, ready to rush to aid Ouyang Jingzhong at any time.
The Holy Sect of Paradise was not to be left alone. Zhu Zhao personally led an army of 200,000 to the east of Huai River, but Zhang Cangxiong personally led the Yellow Turban Army to sit in Raozhou. The Holy Sect of Paradise at this time was no longer the same as the Holy Sect of the past.
, among the more than 300,000 troops left by Cheng Xianqing, the only real elite left was the Pinglang Corps. However, the Pinglang Corps inherited Pinglang's characteristics of being good at defense and not good at attacking, and Cheng Xianqing also needed the Pinglang Corps to garrison Yangzhou Road.
In order to keep everyone at ease, Zhu Zhao led nothing more than a ragtag group of people.
Zhang Cangxiong was a veteran who had been on the battlefield for a long time, and the Yellow Turban Army was an elite soldier. The two sides faced off at the gate of Raozhou City for more than ten days. Zhu Zhao tried many tricks, but Zhang Cangxiong was not fooled. Zhu Zhao had no choice but to withdraw his troops.
However, compared with the Hetao, all this is still a bit too childish. The river has just begun to thaw, and the 80,000 navy troops in the Hetao have all gathered in the Kezhou River section. Several main regiments in the Hetao, including Hunter
Eagle, Qinglong, Honor, and Blood Lion are all pressed near Yanzhou. In addition to the Huben, Xuesha and White Tiger Legions who are already in Jinzhou City, all the field legions in Hetao have entered, except for the Longxiang Legion stationed in Miyun City.
The first level of combat readiness has been reached. War clouds are gathering in the Sixteenth Province of Youyun. All forces in China are carefully focusing their attention on Hetao, quietly waiting for Hetao's movements.
Haotian, Tianyi and others have finished their territory inspection and have now returned to Yanzhou. Heavy rain is coming and the wind is blowing all over the building, and the entire Hetao is immersed in a tense atmosphere.