Bian Chongxing did not speak. He knew very well what Chu Xiangcheng meant and his current situation. More than 700,000 enemy troops had been gathered in Dingzhou, and there were 200,000 troops from Dongbo and Huai River near Jinzhou.
.And now, in the entire Hetao area, he can mobilize only 70,000 regular troops! Due to the enemy's blockade, Bian Zhongxing still doesn't know the situation of Qingyun and Dingzhou. However, he knows both Zhan Shutang, Jiang Shenzhou and Zhan Shutang well.
The nature of these two people. If the enemy army starts to move north, it can only mean that the Red Snake Army and the Qilin Army have been completely wiped out.
Among the six states in the Hetao, Yanzhou is located at the core of the Hetao. Whether you are going south or north, Yanzhou is a place that cannot be bypassed. If nothing unexpected happens, soon, this place will become the battlefield for a decisive battle. As long as you can be there
If Yanzhou is defended before the army returns to reinforce, then Hetao will still have a chance to make a comeback. If Yanzhou falls, then even if Hetao can retreat to the northwest route, it may not be able to make a comeback.
Fortunately, the Red Snake Army and the Qilin Army bought a lot of time for Yanzhou. In the past few days, except for Dingzhou, the people in the other states either retreated into the county or hid in the mountains.
Among them. In order to resist the opponent's attack, the Hetao side resolutely implemented the policy of strengthening the walls and clearing the wild areas. All weapons arsenals were opened, and all the strong men were organized according to the usual training conditions. Now in each county, there are at least fifteen
Thousands of people. With full mobilization, at least 20,000 strong men can be gathered.
If you want to capture a Hetao county town with 20,000 strong men, the enemy must pay the price of at least the same number of troops. And an ordinary state has at least seven county towns. Even if the enemy army has sufficient troops, even if it fights all the way to Yanzhou, think about it
They also don't have enough energy to harass other places.
"Sir, please rest assured, as long as I am still standing here, nothing will happen to Yanzhou." Bian Zhongxing said firmly.
Chu Xiangcheng smiled happily: "With Bian Shuai's words, I feel relieved. By the way, Guanying, what is he still doing now?"
When Guanying was mentioned, Bian Zhongxing's face became serious: "Guanying is currently working hard to cut off the moldy parts of Soul Eater. Zhang Shoucheng is missing, Ganlamujia is seriously injured, and Lu Chengde is outside the wall. The situation is not good.
Wonderful."
"Lü Bu fan, this damn Lu Bu fan! When the mistress was kind enough to take him in, she actually picked up a wolf cub and came back!" Chu Xiangcheng said through gritted teeth.
As soon as Guanying's incident happened, Chu Xiangcheng and Bian Zhongxing had already realized that one of the five leaders of Soul Eater must be a traitor. Zhang Shoucheng and Du Teng were disciples trained by Chu Xiangcheng, so there was no need to worry. Lu Cheng
De is currently fighting side by side with Situ Lie at Yumen Pass. Ganlamujia was seriously injured in an assassination attempt, and Lu Bumi, the only intact person, suddenly disappeared. Not only was he missing, but Lu Bumi also took away many secrets of Soul Eater. However,
Fortunately, since each of the five Soul Eater commanders is responsible for one side, Lu Bumi is only familiar with the Northwest Second Road and the Central Continent area under his jurisdiction, and only has a rough understanding of other people's territories. But that's it.
, also caused huge damage to the Loop.
"Guanying is evacuating those exposed parts. It's just that it's easy to destroy but difficult to build. We spent so much energy to lay down the Soul Eater, and now we have to start from scratch in many places. Just thinking about it gives me a headache.
." Bian Zhongxing said with a sigh.
Chu Xiangcheng also has a headache. The current situation in Hetao is really too dangerous. The most elite army of 500,000 has been dragged in Youyun Sixteen Prefectures, and there is no way to get back now. To be honest, does Haotian know about Hetao?
What happened in the six states is still unknown. Whether he admits it or not, Chu Xiangcheng must face this reality. The Hetao has been blocked by the other party.
There is a problem with Soul Eater, and this is Guanying's responsibility. However, even if Soul Eater does not reveal the traitor, the situation in Hetao will not be much better than it is now. The fundamental reason is that Loop is too powerful. Moreover, the military, government and civilian parties in Loop
His personality was a bit too distinct. Finally, the surrounding forces gave up their previous feuds and joined forces to attack. As long as Hetao wants to regain the Sixteenth Province of Youyun, the other side will have the opportunity to take advantage of it.
Moreover, Guanying's performance later on was also remarkable. As soon as he discovered that something was wrong with Soul Eater, he immediately cut off the exposed parts of Soul Eater. Moreover, it was precisely because of Guanying's presence in Huangyangtan that
It can successfully block the attack of the Dongwa Navy. Otherwise, if Kato Takashi's naval battleship lands at Hukou, then even if Hetao has the power to reach the sky, it may not be able to save it.
In addition to the Hetao headquarters, the current situation on Hexi Road is not good. After all, Song Zhengyu is the only general of the Song family in Yizhou who can support the overall situation, and the soldiers under his command are also quite elite. Although Xiong Chuzhao and Ning Bai are also battle-hardened in Hetao
Strong generals, but they are just strong generals. When it comes to military command, they still have a certain gap compared to Song Zhengyu. But after all, these 20,000 heavy infantry are the weapons hidden in the snow of Hetao to deal with the nomads outside the Great Wall in the future, and their combat effectiveness is quite strong.
, coupled with the 20,000 heavy cavalry of Ren Pixin and Pei Huanghuan, they were able to block Song Zhengyu's offensive.
However, if this is all, then the four Ren Pixin can at least block the Song family's army outside Huangzhou City. However, there are still more than 70,000 people of the Keshui Tribe on the Northwest Second Road. Although it had been known that the Keshui Tribe's leader Shui Zheng had arrived
Ordinary people have opinions on the method of splitting up the Hetao. However, Chu Xiangcheng never expected that the other party would dare to rebel. After all, although the Hetao split up the other party, the Hetao was indeed very kind to the Keshui tribe. In Niu Tong and Xianyu
Under the bewitchment of the Zhongs, they actually secretly summoned all the people of the Keshui Tribe. The Hetao people infiltrated into Dingzhou City under the leadership of the elder Shui Qing, while Shui Zheng and Shui Pang led and Song Zhengyu attacked Ren Pixin and the others from both sides.
Army.
The situation at that time was quite dangerous. Although the Keshui tribe suffered heavy losses, the whole tribe was mobilized, and more than 20,000 soldiers were gathered in Shuizheng. Although the combat effectiveness of these people was not very good, Ren Pixin and others were doing their best to deal with Song Zhengyu's attack.
The Keshui Tribe suddenly came from behind and killed them, causing chaos. In desperation, Ren Pixin sent a distress signal to the surrounding area while desperately blocking the exit of the Yinping Ancient Road.
They all know the importance of the exit of the Yinping Ancient Road. If they retreat, the Hetao soldiers, who are originally at a disadvantage in terms of military strength, will have no geographical advantage and will not be able to block the opponent's attack. As long as the Song family's army breaks through the Yinping Ancient Road, the interior will be empty.
The Northwest Second Road will inevitably be easily separated by the opponent.
There were already no troops left in Hetao. Jiayuguan Chunjian Shang and Yumenguan Situ Lie were both in short supply, so there would naturally be no reinforcements. However, the Scarlet Clan was really interesting. Shan Heqi had just arrived in Mengzhou at that time and joined forces with Mu Shan's troops.
He received a distress signal from Ren Pixin. After a short discussion, Shan Heqi generously handed over 50,000 bloody soldiers to the command of Mu Shan, while he led 50,000 cavalry and rushed to the aid of Huangzhou at full speed.
When Shan Heqi's cavalry arrived, Xiong Chuzhao and others were already struggling. The Keshui soldiers led by Shui Zheng kept harassing the 20,000 heavy infantry of Ren Pixin and Pei Huanghuan from behind. Song Zhengyu realized that victory was in sight, and attacked Xiong at all costs.
The positions of Chu Zhao and Ning Bai. Heavy cavalry are good at field battles, but the north entrance of the Yinping Ancient Road is a hilly mountainous area, where the Keshui Tribe can exert its combat effectiveness.
Although the one led by Song Zhengyu was not the most elite Bai'er Regiment of the Song family, the soldiers of the Song family had always been good at fighting in the mountains, and they had an absolute advantage in strength. Regardless of casualties, Xiong Chuzhao and his two men fought quite hard.
Shan Heqi arrived at this time. With just one charge, Shan Heqi defeated Shuizheng's Keshui tribe army, and then joined forces with Xiong Chuzhao and others, and finally suppressed Song Zhengyu's offensive and blocked the opponent on the Yinping ancient road.
among.
In this regard, both Chu Xiangcheng and Bian Zhongxing sighed. Whether it was Shan Heqi, Xiong Chuzhao and others, they were just warriors rather than generals. If they were commanding people of Li Xiao's level here, they would definitely not be
Take the initiative to attack, but retreat several miles. When the previous troops of the Song family's army emerged from the Yinping ancient road, the cavalry suddenly attacked and cut them off in one fell swoop. Then the heavy cavalry took turns to attack the previous troops of the Song family, heavy
The infantry pressed behind the formation and could easily severely damage it. However, this was fine. As long as the Yinping Ancient Road was defended, the Northwest Second Road and the Hetao would not be completely separated.
Drawing another circle on the map, Bian Zhongxing frowned and said: "Although the Keshui Tribe is not strong, all the troops on the Northwest Second Road have been drained. If we allow him to run rampant here, it will definitely cause a lot of harm.
Huge damage. However, it is unrealistic to destroy them without enough infantry. Otherwise, let Shan Heqi dedicate 20,000 cavalry to monitor Shui Zheng, and all the remaining 30,000 cavalry will be mobilized."
Chu Xiangcheng said worriedly: "What about the Yinping Ancient Road? Song Zhengyu still has 100,000 Yizhou elites stationed here."
"It doesn't matter. The reason why Song Zhengyu was able to cause Pei Huanghuan and others to be in chaos was mainly because the Keshui tribe was causing trouble behind them. As long as the Keshui tribe was trapped, it would be absolutely impossible for Song Zhengyu to break through the 40,000-strong army of Ren Pixin and others.
It's possible." Bian Zhongxing said expressionlessly: "I am worried that Situ Lie at Yumen Pass may not be able to support it."
Although Chu Xiangcheng was not good at military affairs, he was familiar with the situation at Yumen Pass. Outside Yumen Pass, there were 400,000 allied troops from Tie Ying Qiu Ming and the Uma Dynasty gathered, while Situ Lie only had 30,000 soldiers from the Canglang Legion in his hands.
and 30,000 people from the Panshi Corps. The 20,000 infantrymen stationed in Miyun City can only partially share the pressure of Situ Lie. With 60,000 to 400,000, even if Xiongguan is in hand, it is still very difficult to recruit young men.
In comparison, although the situation of the Jiayuguan Spring Sword Reward was equally bad, the Loulan Three Kingdoms revolted behind the Sashan coalition, attracting the attention of at least 100,000 coalition forces. The arrival of Yarkand and other countries did not increase their strength much.
, but the confidence in the soldiers has been greatly improved.
"Jiayu Pass is the most majestic pass in the world, with unparalleled defensive power. Moreover, the Spring Sword Troopers are really outnumbered. He will definitely mobilize Mu Shan to reinforce. As for Yumen Pass, there must be no room for failure, otherwise, the lord's army will really be defeated.
They are blocked in Youyun Sixteenth Prefecture." Bian Zhongxing said: "Order Shan Heqi to immediately lead 30,000 cavalry to reinforce Yumen Pass and wait for Situ Lie's command!"
"Sir, Marshal, there is an urgent military situation!" Lu Zhen's voice sounded outside the door.
"Come in and talk." Bian Zhongxing said.
Lu Zhen hurriedly walked in, lowered his head and said: "Master Chu, Commander-in-Chief, we finally have news about the Qilin Corps in Qingyun County. There are more than 20 members of the Supreme Bliss Holy Sect Zhu Zhaoyi's Wuyan Department and Qinchuan Li Bicheng, and the Imperial Guards Corps Liu Peng's Department.
Ten thousand troops attacked Qingyun, the city was destroyed, the entire Qilin Army was wiped out, and the whole city was massacred!"
"What?" Chu Xiangcheng exclaimed, slumping down on his seat, his face pale and without a trace of blood.
Bian Zhongxing's pupils shrank violently, and he still said coldly: "Go on!"
Lu Zhen shrank his neck, looked at Chu Xiangcheng and Bian Chongxing in fear, and continued: "A large number of people fleeing appeared in the direction of Dingzhou, and the Qinchuan Li family cavalry moved abnormally. Zhu Zhao, Li Bicheng and others have already led the army
Go to the imperial court's Zhuque Corps station and prepare to intercept the fleeing people. After Zhu Zhao and Li Bicheng massacred Qingyun City, they have gathered their troops and are heading towards Yanzhou."
After all, Chu Xiangcheng was a man who had experienced strong winds and waves. Although he suffered a heavy blow, he quickly recovered. Looking at Bian Zhongxing, who was also staring at him intently, Chu Xiangcheng said in a deep voice: "Commander Bian, that man from Dingzhou
Bian is breaking through!"
Bian Zhongxing's face was uncertain for a while. After a while, he suddenly shouted: "Come here, please come to the two generals Yin Zhongzhi and Wei Huangchao. Lu Zhen, you stay!"
Soon, Yin Zhongzhi and Wei Huangchao walked in. As soon as they saw Chu Xiangcheng and Bian Zhongxing there, a joyful look appeared on their faces. Yin Zhongzhi quickly asked: "Sir, sir, Marshal
!Is it finally our brother’s turn to play?”
Bian Zhongxing did not answer, but simply described the current situation in Hetao to the two of them. When Qingyun County was full of massacres and the Qilin Army was wiped out, both of them clenched their teeth and stared.
They are all wealthy people. When they heard such a tragic situation, they were naturally furious.
"Commander, please tell me clearly what the mission is." Wei Huangchao said in a deep voice. Among the dozens of cavalry commanders in Hetao, these two should be considered very smart people, but they may not be the most brave and adept generals.
, but he is definitely a wise general who is calm enough and shrewd enough.
Their 20,000 cavalry are the only cavalry among the 150,000 soldiers of the Panshi Army. However, these 20,000 cavalry are different from other cavalry. Both the Wei Dynasty and the Yin Zhongzhi came from Qingyun Qianqi, and they have been since Dingzhou raised their troops.
Following Haotian's battles in the south and north. From the Battle of Jizhou to the Crossing Outside the Great Wall, from the Battle of Hukou to the recapture of the northwest and then to the horse's march to the southeast, the two of them almost never missed a battle.
The 20,000 cavalry under their command are the cavalry team that remained intact after Haotian returned from the south. After all the cavalry were dismantled and reorganized, even the Haotian Tiger Army was the same, and only the two of them were left.
The cavalry are all veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles. The most important thing is that most of the 20,000 soldiers are from Dingzhou. They are direct descendants of Haotian and are loyal to Haotian. There is no doubt that even if
Even if Haotian told them to die, they would pick up the knife and go for it.