In mid-July, all the troops of the three Northeastern countries in Youyun Sixteen Prefectures, except for the garrisons at Juyongguan and Shanhaiguan, and Yelv Chixian who was besieged in Tongzhou City by Hetao, nearly 300,000 soldiers were concentrated in Zhizhou. The cavalry in Hetao
Within the effective attack range, the people of the three Northeastern countries have begun to evacuate in an orderly manner, as if they are holding a strong wall and clearing the country.
In less than half a month, except for Yunzhou, which is divided by the Taihang Mountains, almost no Mandan people can be seen on Taihang Road. The situation on Beiyuan Road is not much better, and the Baijing people in the territory have migrated.
When they arrived in the northern part of Zhizhou and Yanzhou, many people even moved directly back to Baijing. It is obvious that
However, I don’t have much hope for the war situation in Youyun Sixteen Provinces. The situation on Donghai Road is the best, but there are still many people in Zhenzhou and Lianzhou areas who have begun to migrate. Of course, they are not doing it out of their original intentions.
Because during this period, the Hetao cavalry came to see them off many times and urged them to move quickly.
Only the cavalry was dispatched in Hetao, and only two cavalry regiments, the Falcon and the Qinglong. As for the Blood Killing Corps and the Snow Lion Corps, they were monitoring the nearly 300,000 Northeastern Allied Forces led by Cassimbas near Zhizhou. During this period, Snow
Qingcheng had taken the initiative to ask Haotian to allow her Snow Lion Legion to accompany Feng Jing and others on the expedition, but after repeated consideration, Haotian finally refused.
The total number of Northeastern coalition forces in Zhizhou City is about 280,000, and the cavalry is about 70,000 to 90,000. However, the tens of thousands of Northeastern cavalry are currently in disarray and incomplete, and they may not have the courage to take the initiative to provoke Hetao. Hetao was originally
I don't take him seriously, but the commander in chief of Zhizhou City is Kasimbas, so Haotian has to think about it. Kasimbas is a famous general of his generation, and even the hundred thousand cavalry who killed him in his honor can't kill him in the wild.
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Fifty thousand infantry and cavalry were defeated. Now that the heroes are in hand, who dares to ignore them? Although Xue Qingcheng is also a famous cavalry general, Luo Xiang and Xuanji both feel that there is still a certain gap between her and Feng Jing and others. Therefore, in order not to let go
The Northeastern Allied Forces took the opportunity to dampen the Hetao offensive to rectify their morale, but Haotian ultimately did not agree to her request. However, it was different when it came to monitoring Zhizhou. At least there was blood to kill, and even if Cassimbas went out of the city to make a surprise attack, he would not be able to gain much advantage.
Now, the center of gravity of the Loop is Tongzhou.
It has to be said that Yelu Chixian is worthy of being a veteran general of the Mandan, and the more than 70,000 soldiers under his command are also the most elite soldiers of the Mandan.
At the beginning of July, there was almost no food left in Tongzhou City. According to Soul Eater's reports, not to mention food, even the bark and grass roots in the city had been swept clean. The number of Mandan soldiers in the city had been reduced from two meals a day to one meal a day.
Moreover, it was gruel mixed with bran from wild vegetables. In desperation, Yelv Chixian had to slaughter some of the sick and injured horses every day.
At the beginning, Yelu Chixian still slaughtered the war horses in an organized manner, but the hungry soldiers could not control so much, so they secretly slaughtered the war horses in his own army. However, there is no airtight wall in the world, especially
It's for slaughtering war horses.
, mainly the Mandan cavalry troops, the infantry had no horses to kill, and there were many armed fights between the two sides, which finally alarmed Yelu Chixian. Yelu Chixian had no choice but to gather all the horses, and then
The conflict was temporarily alleviated.
However, although the city of Tongzhou is not stable, the Mandan soldiers still do not slack off in the defense of the city. If the troops of the Qingfeng royal family or the three major families are besieging the city, they can still negotiate terms with them even if they cannot hold on.
. But now, the surrounding army is the Hetao army. Who doesn’t know that the Hetao is murderous, especially when facing the surrounding foreign races, they have never shown mercy. Anyway, falling into the hands of the Hetao is a dead end, so it is better than now
Fight with the opponent and die together. Because of this, although the army in the city is indeed weak, the morale is still very high.
"We can't wait any longer. No matter how high the price is, we must pull out the nail in Tongzhou in the shortest possible time!" Luo Xiang repeated this sentence repeatedly. Upon hearing this, the generals under his command were all excited, but there was no mystery.
His expression remained unchanged, Haotian was still frowning in thought.
"My lord, although we have to wait for half a month, the enemy forces in the city will become even weaker. However, we don't have that much time. We must clear our rear as soon as possible before we can have the ability to fight Cassimbas in Zhizhou.
." Luo Xiang originally wanted to tell his bad premonition, but there was no real evidence and it would hurt morale, so he finally chose to conceal it.
However, just because Luo Xiang didn't say it, it didn't mean that others wouldn't say it either. Xuanji said with a face as clear as water: "It is imperative to capture Tongzhou. My lord, my subordinates always feel that this military operation of the Three Kingdoms in the Northeast is particularly weird.
There is something fishy, so we must try our best to eliminate any threats in our rear path to deal with the variables that may come."
Haotian frowned, and the generals under his command also looked at Xuanji with confusion, but Luo Xiang smiled with satisfaction.
Xuanji said unhurriedly: "My lord, my subordinates have always been a little strange. With the national strength of the three northeastern countries, although they have suffered repeated heavy losses, they can at least mobilize more than 200,000 reinforcements. But Cassimbas came from thousands of miles away to help, and actually had in his hands
We only have 50,000 troops, and we mainly rely on the local garrisons of Youyun Sixteen Prefectures who were frightened by us. With Yelu Canghai's cunning and cunning and Kasimbas' unique military talent, this is almost impossible."
Jiang Chenzhou said from the side: "Military advisor, are you too worried? Since the Haixi Dynasty's disastrous defeat on the Yuzhou Road, the relationship with the domestic barbaric peoples has become more and more rigid. The Haidong Qing Army, the most powerful combat force, has been semi-paralyzed. In order to
To ensure domestic stability, they had to station heavy troops in the country. The 150,000 soldiers on the East China Sea Road were already their limit. As for Baijing and Mandan, although their national strength was stronger than that of Hercynian, the troops led by Yelu Wanxi and Huan Fuchuan
The 200,000 coalition troops were defeated by us in one fell swoop, and their domestic mobile forces have been depleted. It is already rare that they can mobilize 50,000 soldiers."
Haotian frowned and pondered. What Jiang Chenzhou said made sense, but he intuitively believed that Xuanji's view was definitely not without purpose. Haixi's current total military strength is about 500,000 people. Excluding the 150,000 people on Donghai Road, there are still 150,000 troops in the country.
There are more than 350,000 troops. Even if it is necessary to maintain heavy troops to suppress the resistance of the barbarian peoples in the country, 500,000 people are too many. As for Baijing and Mandan, one is an established military power and the other is a comprehensive one.
The national strength is in the northeast. Even if they lose the 200,000 coalition troops led by Yelu Wanxi and Yao Jinxi, it is impossible for them to be so depleted in strength.
Dugu said in a deep voice: "Military advisor, do you think it is because the Abate people in the north are somewhat active, and thus have restrained the considerable forces of the three Northeastern countries?"
The Abat people are an indigenous people living along the Ice Ocean in the Far North. Their activity range is the northernmost region of the Three Northeastern Kingdoms east of Duanhun Ridge. Due to the cold climate, they are only active for less than half a year.
.During the period mainly in summer, they fished, hunted, and collected wild fruits in large numbers. Of course, they also often concentrated their troops to go south to rob. In order to prevent the Abbat people from going south, the three northeastern countries would gather in the northern region every summer.
Deploy heavy troops.
The Abat people have a small population, about 500,000 to 600,000 people. However, due to the difficult living environment, their fighting power is quite strong. Compared with the northwest nomadic people, they are truly all-people soldiers.
Not only men, but also women also join the army. However, Hetao has never paid much attention to the Abate people. In addition, the road is far away and there are three Northeastern countries in the middle, so they don't know much. Just like Haotian, they just
I know that their king seems to be called the Ice Blue King who covers ice and snow.
Luo Xiang interjected: "If this is the reason, it is understandable that the Three Northeastern Kingdoms station heavy troops in the north. However, the northern region of the Three Northeastern Kingdoms has always been barren, and its importance is obvious compared with the Sixteenth Prefecture of Youyun. Take a look, now the entire Youyun Ten
In the Six Prefectures area, Yelu Chixian in Tongzhou is already in a certain death situation. The troops at Juyongguan and Shanhaiguan cannot be easily mobilized. There are only less than 300,000 troops in Kasimbas in Zhizhou. And the rest of the vast area is almost gone.
A Northeastern garrison. In other words, the Three Northeastern Kingdoms have completely handed over such a vast territory to us. The Sixteenth Prefecture of Youyun is such a fertile land. It took the Three Northeastern Kingdoms several decades to kill hundreds of thousands of people.
The soldiers captured it now, will they give it up now for some barren land in the north?"
Jiang Chenzhou said: "Sir, do you think the three Northeastern countries plan to survive this period first, and wait until the northern shores are frozen again and the Abate people return to their home base, then they will mobilize their forces to fully assist the Hebei Third Route."
There is some truth in what Jiang Chenzhou said. By October at the latest, the coast of the far north will inevitably freeze again. No matter how brave the Abat people are, they will not be able to launch a large-scale attack on the three Northeastern countries in such weather. And Youyun Shi
There are Cassimbas in the six states, and it is already late July. It is not difficult to delay the process for three months.
"It is possible. But everyone seems to have forgotten that the three Northeastern countries are not completely one family." Luo Xiang shook his head and said: "Yelü Chixian was born in the Mandan royal family and enjoys high prestige in the Mandan military.
With the 70,000 soldiers under his command, it is impossible for the three Northeastern countries to give up so easily. But look at Cassimbas' current posture, there is no intention of rescuing him."
Haotian stood up, walked back and forth a few times, and then said: "According to the soul-eating reports, there is no large-scale gathering of troops in the three northeastern countries. Therefore, I am afraid that they will not give Cassin any money in the short term."
Bass sent reinforcements. In other words, the only one who can pose a threat to us in the Sixteenth Province of Youyun is Cassimbas. But with the 300,000 soldiers under his command, can he really defend the Sixteenth State of Youyun?
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Xuanji suddenly said: "So, we must attack Tongzhou immediately. Just like on Yuzhou Road back then, since we can't figure out the opponent's intentions, we must fight hard to reveal their intentions. If it doesn't work, maybe we can
Disrupt their plans."
Jiang Chenzhou asked loudly: "Commander, how will Cassimbas deal with it? Is it just to ask the Blood Commander and the others to keep a close eye on him?"
Before Xuanji could speak, Luo Xiang suddenly laughed and said: "Of course it won't be like this. The mission of the Blood Commander and his team is not easy either. Kasimbas's health has been deteriorating day by day. Under such circumstances, he should have been recuperating at home.
Yes. It’s just that the situation in Youyun Sixteen Provinces was too festering, so he had to leave the mountain even though he was sick. Think about it, what is the most frightening thing for a frail old man in his 70s and 80s now? "
"Of course it's endless thinking." Dugu suddenly realized and said with a smile: "Sir, you are really smart. If you let the Blood Commander and others continue to mobilize the troops, Cassimbas will definitely think hard about our strategic plan. In this way,
Come on, I think his already weak body will soon be overwhelmed. In that case, the famous general Jin Xiangliang will probably soon ascend to the throne of the commander-in-chief of the Sixteenth Province of Youyun."
On August 18, Hetao finally launched an unprecedented general attack on Yelu Chixian who was trapped in Tongzhou. There are now less than 70,000 Mandan soldiers in Tongzhou City, and their morale is low. The soldiers in Hetao are weak and weak.
There are nearly 200,000 soldiers of Hetao’s battle-hardened Tiger Ben, White Tiger and Legion of Honor. The city wall of Tongzhou City is not very tall. Although it is stronger than the cities on Jiangnan Road and Huaishui Road, it is not at all comparable to that of Dingzhou in Hetao.
Compared with Yanzhou and others. Therefore, whether it is Haotian or Luo Xiang Xuanji, they are bound to win this siege.
However, no one expected that the fighting power of the defenders in the city would be so powerful. Under the crazy attack of the 120,000 elite soldiers of the two white tiger honorary legions, although they were like a small boat in the storm, they still stood firm.
.
After all, Yelu Chixian is a veteran of the Mandan, and the 70,000 soldiers under his command are worthy of being called elites. Although their condition is indeed very bad, their fighting will is extremely strong. Under Yelu Chixian's personal leadership, Hetao was actually eaten.
Not a small loss.
"Yelu Chixian is indeed getting stronger with age. A true warrior will only be revealed at the last moment. Mandan's ability to dominate beyond the Great Wall is indeed unique." Haotian said with a long sigh.
Luo Xiang observed carefully for a while and said in a deep voice: "The enemy forces in the city are now at the end of their strength. It is commendable that they can hold on until now. Although we are a little more difficult now, they will definitely be more difficult. Let the commander-in-chief keep an eye on them.
Be tight and don't give the enemy troops in the city time to rest."
Dugu personally directed the battle at the west gate of Tongzhou. The 20,000 soldiers of Ling Gao and Che Duoqiang were attacking now, while Jiang Chenzhou led the Legion of Honor to feint attack in the east city.