Chapter 608: The decisive battle at Caiziba (Part 2)
Dugu is not really angry, it's just a habit of his. It's like Xinke's subordinates are infected by him and like to drink. The soldiers under Dugu are also used to Dugu's behavior of always waving his whip at them. Of course, when a commander whips someone, it is not necessarily because of anger. Many times, it is out of closeness. Without certain qualifications, I am afraid that the commander is not even interested in whipping you.
"If you have something to say, say it quickly! If you have something to say, say it quickly!" Dugu said angrily.
Ning Bai stepped forward with a stern look and said in an even more obscene tone than Xiong Chuzhao just now: "Commander, Old Xiong and I are also your subordinates. You see, the soldiers are all busy now, only we two brothers are behind. Doing chores for everyone. Watching the comrades being carried down from the front one by one, the hearts of the brothers are heartbroken. Commander, we should all be comrades in life and death..."
"Stop!" Although Dugu is also known as a rogue, looking at Ning Bai's obscene look and disgusting performance that almost made him burst into tears, he couldn't help feeling a chill and quickly reached out to stop: "You're talking a lot of nonsense. ,don’t you just want to go to the battlefield?”
"Commander, we just hope that we can share life and death with our comrades. Of course, if you, Commander, can consider the emotions of our 20,000 soldiers and let us fight side by side with our comrades, we will be very grateful." Ning Bai said with a look on his face. Said with a flattering smile.
For unknown reasons, facing the desperate attack of 230,000 coalition troops, Dugu did not send the two most well-equipped 20,000 heavy infantrymen trained by Bian Zhongxing into the battlefield, but just let them watch the battle from behind. Xiong Chuzhao and Ning Bai finally got out of the remaining troops in Hetao. They originally wanted to show off their prestige south of the river. Who knew that they had never been on the battlefield since the battle against Yinfeng Castle. Let’s not start now. Speaking of the complaints from the soldiers below, the two of them were also quite depressed. When they asked about Dugu, Dugu blocked the two of them back by saying, "The time has not come yet." There was another battle today, and seeing the soldiers in front of them fighting in full swing, they felt in their hearts He was also itchy, so with the encouragement of the soldiers, he came to fight again.
"I understand your feelings very well. After all, I am also a soldier." Dugu spoke in an official tone. Ning Bai and Xiong Chuzhao's eyes lit up, but their expressions became even more pitiful.
"But," Dugu's face darkened and he pointed to the battlefield and said, "I have asked you to observe the details of the battlefield. Do you have any revelations?"
The expressions of Ning and Bai suddenly froze, and they managed to squeeze out a smile. Ning Bai said with difficulty: "Commander, does this matter?"
Dugu didn't speak, just looked at the battlefield in front of him quietly. Standing on the two-foot high observation platform specially designed for the battle, he had a panoramic view of the melee of hundreds of thousands of troops. The layout of the Hetao infantry was in a "concave" shape, with the left wing Long Zhishan on the right and Zhu Shitan on the right were the battlefield support points, and in the middle were 30,000 infantry led by Zhou Jilong.
The Yizhou army on the attacking side was divided into two groups. One was led by Song Junlin to attack Long Zhishan's camp, and the other was led by Song Zhengfeng and attacked Zhu Shitan's defense line with Li Wucheng's 30,000 soldiers in Qinchuan. .It’s just that the infantry in Hetao were as steady as a rock. Even in the face of the violent storm of hundreds of thousands of troops, they refused to retreat, and the battlefield was temporarily in a stalemate.
"What should our White Tiger Legion be best at?" Dugu suddenly asked.
Before Ning Bai and Xiong Chuzhao could react, Zhou Jilong had already answered loudly: "Attack, there is no advance, no retreat, no enemy, no attack!"
Dugu smiled with satisfaction. Zhou Jilong was right. What the White Tiger Legion was best at was attacking. In the Qingfeng Empire era, there was also a White Tiger Legion. Situ Lie, the commander of the current Hetao Canglang Legion, was born in the White Tiger Legion at that time. This legion
It is the most aggressive legion among the many legions in the Qingfeng Empire. Now the White Tiger Legion in Hetao has not only inherited its name, but also in its fighting style. And because of the legion commanders Dugu Yuming and Zhou Jilong, etc.
The senior generals are all from the White Ear Legion, so they are particularly good at mountain warfare and siege of cities and territories.
Since the rise of Hetao, whenever Dugu leads the troops, the invasion will inevitably advance without retreating, even if the troops are at a disadvantage. Dugu firmly believes that when encountering a narrow road, the brave will win. But now, Hetao has not taken the initiative to attack at all.
, even the blood-killing cavalry is like this. Such a style is completely different from Dugu's temperament. But Dugu is content with himself, obviously there must be something weird in it.
After thinking about this, Ning Bai put away all the obscene expressions on his face, stood up straight, and asked in a deep voice: "Commander, do you have other plans?"
Dugu snorted coldly, but did not give an explanation. Song Zhengfeng and Li Tiezhan wanted to swallow their 200,000 troops in one go, but with the small amount of troops in their hands, they did not have such a good appetite. Song Zhengfeng and his son were arrogant to begin with.
An arrogant person, although Li Tiezhan usually keeps a low profile, this Qinchuan warrior who had been among the famous generals of the Qingfeng Empire more than ten years ago was also extremely arrogant in his heart.
The troops were at an advantage, and they were able to catch the river by surprise. The combat effectiveness and fighting will of the soldiers under his command were quite high. In addition, he considered himself a famous general. Faced with so many advantages, both Li Tiezhan and Song Zhengfeng were excited.
If the 200,000 troops in Hetao can be severely damaged or even annihilated, not to mention how one's own reputation will be improved, the battle plan to go south in Hetao will also be aborted because of this. The temptation inside is so great that it makes
Both of them couldn't help themselves.
It's just that they really overestimated their own capabilities. The Hetao army marched south and north, and what kind of scenes have never been seen. If the two hundred thousand troops are in a group, let alone the three hundred thousand coalition troops of the two families, even Kasin
It is impossible for the elites of the Three Northeastern Countries, led by Bass personally, to eat them. Xue Sha and Dugu were furious at first, but after calming down for a while, they found that the current situation was not consistent with their initial plan.
There are some deviations, but as long as there are slight modifications, the expected purpose can still be achieved, so I simply use the trick and prepare to play a good game with Li Tiezhan.
After staring at the battlefield for a moment, Dugu suddenly said: "What do you think of the geographical location of the battlefield?"
Xiong Chuzhao took a look and said: "The battlefield is relatively flat and open, suitable for cavalry combat. However, less than ten miles behind the coalition forces are rolling hills, and the combat effectiveness of the cavalry will be weakened here."
Ning Bai also nodded. The terrain of Caiziba is relatively flat, and there are no major undulations within a radius of thirty miles. However, thirty miles away, there are continuous hilly areas. Although the undulations are not large, the cavalry
The mobile type will inevitably be weakened. Such terrain is the strength of infantry, especially mountain infantry regiments such as the White Tiger Army. Of course, the opponent's White Ear Army also has this advantage.
Zhou Jilong has been following Dugu for the longest time, and he understands Dugu's thoughts. He thought about it carefully and said: "If it is a decisive battle, this is a good place. However, if you want to chase down the remaining enemies and wipe them out, then
It is relatively difficult. Based on the current situation, if we take the initiative to launch an attack, with the opponent's complete lack of tacit cooperation and the temperament of the Song family and his son, our probability of victory is at least 70%. But as long as the opponent retreats to the hilly area,
It will be difficult for us to expand our results."
Xiong Chuzhao said quickly: "What if the blood commander's cavalry is allowed to bypass the battlefield and cut off the opponent's escape route?"
"The Blood Commander is a man, not a god! He only has less than 30,000 cavalry in his hands, which is more than enough to stop Li Tiezhan, but if he wants to block the retreat of the Song family's army, he has more than enough ambition but not enough power." Dugu shook his head and said: "
Therefore, you should understand that if we want to completely annihilate each other, we must have reinforcements. However, the Song family and his son have always been cunning. If they are aware of our intentions, it will be difficult to keep them all. Therefore,
We must give them an illusion that our current situation is very difficult, but for the time being we can block their attacks and attract them firmly here. Of course, because we recruited too many new soldiers during the expansion of the Hetao army,
They also need to be properly tempered, otherwise, sooner or later they will lose the reputation of our Hetao army. As for you two, just wait and see. Your only purpose of going south is to experience it. Your battlefield should be outside the Great Wall."
Near Hanzhou Fucheng, when Luo Xiang and Xuanji received the battle report from Dugu, the army was slowly moving towards Bazhou. After hurriedly reading the battle report, Luo Xiang and Xuanji hurriedly went to report to Haotian.
Haotian's carriage was the Qingyun carriage pulled by dozens of fine war horses. This was originally God's carriage, but was later destroyed in the battle of Dingzhou. Haotian missed God's will, so he followed the original specifications
I copied one. But this car caused a little trouble when passing through Yinfeng Castle. The widest main entrance of Yinfeng Castle is only four feet wide and only four feet high. But the Qingyun car is only
The height is six feet. Standing on the top of the car, you can jump up to the tower of Yinfeng Castle with just one jump. In order to facilitate the passage of the Qingyun, Dugu simply had part of the city wall demolished.
Entering the reception room of the Qingyun, Luo Xiang asked Xian Lianchen, who was sitting cross-legged and concentrating on his luck: "Mother, what is the master doing?"
Seeing that it was Luo Xiang and Xuanji who came hand in hand, Xian Lianchen also knew that they must have something important to discuss with Haotian, and quickly replied: "My lord just took a nap for a while, he should be reading a book. Sir and the military advisor, please wait a moment, I'm sorry."
Go and notify."
"No need." Haotian's voice came from inside. As he walked, Haotian said: "You two came in a hurry. Could it be that there has been a new change in the war situation?"
Probably because he had just woken up, Haotian was dressed quite casually. However, Haotian didn't take it seriously. Luo Xiang and Xuanji were both old acquaintances, so there was no need to be so formal.
Luo Xiang nodded and handed the battle report in his hand to Haotian. Haotian scanned it and suddenly laughed and said: "What day is it today? The Song family father and son are so bold, risking everything to eat the two commanders of Du Shuai and Xue Shuai."
An army of 100,000 people? They don’t even think about it. If our Hetao army is really so weak, how come we have reached this point in these years!"
Xuanji smiled in agreement. In fact, from the perspective of the Song and Li families, Song Zhengfeng and his son's all-out gamble was not unreasonable. With 300,000 versus 200,000, it was unexpected, and they had the right time, place, and people. There was no reason not to win. But
, but they ignored the most important point in war, which is people! Not only the generals leading the troops, but also the ordinary soldiers on both sides of the war.
Not to mention the combat effectiveness of the soldiers of the Song family. Even the cavalry of the Red Eyebrow Regiment led by Li Tiezhan himself cannot compare with the elites of the Three Northeastern Kingdoms. The elites of the Three Northeastern Kingdoms do not have twice the strength in front of the Hetao army.
They dare not take the initiative to attack. Even if they lead such an army, they dare to provoke the soldiers in Hetao. The mystery can only be said that these people are too naive.
Perhaps because he had seen through the mystery, Haotian frowned and said: "The soldiers of Qinchuan are not weak in combat effectiveness. Moreover, they are here to protect their homeland, and their combat effectiveness may increase. This point is what our Hetao army feels most deeply. However,
With only 300,000 coalition troops, it would be too fanciful to think of eating our two main armies."
"What my lord said is absolutely true, but my subordinates have missed this move." Xuanji was very happy. If he was wrong, he was wrong, and he would not refute: "But lord, the battle situation has changed now, and we need to make changes to the original plan.
!”
Haotian thought for a moment and said in a deep voice: "There is no need to make changes. Although there is a slight difference between the plan and the actual situation, they are similar. Our original battle plan was to annihilate Song Zhengfeng's 200,000 troops first. Now, isn't it
At most, Li Tiezhan's army of 100,000 has been increased. What's so big about this? Are we in Hetao still afraid of them?"
According to the initial plan of Hetao, it was to prepare a three-pronged attack on the Yizhou Road mainland. Song Zhengfeng has always been cunning. Seeing that his hometown is in trouble, he will definitely lead his 200,000 troops to return to the rescue immediately. Then Haotian led the Hetao headquarters army
As well as the two elite regiments that killed Dugu, they grabbed Song Zhengfeng and annihilated him before he returned to Yizhou Road.
In fact, Li Xiaomo's estimate of the current situation is still a little too serious. In Li Xiaomo's view, Song Zhengfeng's elite has left the country, and the Yizhou Song family, which has only 200,000 troops in its territory, is under attack from three sides of the Hetao.
Those who show little strength will be captured by the Hetao. However, Li Xiaomo still underestimated the impact of the terrain of Yizhou Road on the combat effectiveness of the Hetao army.
Even with the 40,000 cavalry of the Snow Lion Corps that had just arrived, the remaining troops on the Bloody Plateau were only 240,000. The Song family stationed 100,000 regular soldiers on the west side of the territory. The veteran general Song Wuke who led the army, although talented,
Moderate, but victorious. He has rich experience on the battlefield, and is most suitable for strict defensive operations. If Bloody Plateau wants to crush the organized resistance of the Song family in one fell swoop, then the number of troops to be used will be between 100,000 and 150,000. However, there are
Sa Shan, Nan You are more logical, and the Scarlet Clan, who have learned from the past, simply do not dare to devote all their money to the Yizhou war. Moreover, if the war falls into a protracted situation, it will not be a good thing for the Scarlet Clan. After all, the area around Yizhou Road
The terrain places great restrictions on cavalry.
As for the 100,000 cavalry that Feng Jing and Xin Ke sent, it is indeed a coincidence. I am afraid that Feng Jing and Xin Ke themselves did not expect that 100,000 cavalry could take down Baidi City so easily. However, although the troops here are empty, after all, it is
In the hinterland of the Song and Li families, they did not dare to venture into the interior of Yizhou without infantry support.
Bazhou is indeed the weakness of Yizhou. Although many places in Bazhou are not as dangerous as the Jianmen Plank Road, they are still dangerous places that cannot be accessed by one man. As long as Song Zhengyu's 50,000 troops enter the Bazhou area immediately, then the Hetao
Even if we can break through from here, we will definitely pay an extremely heavy price. And this is something that Haotian and others are not willing to see.
Besides, the 300,000 troops that Song Zhengfeng and Li Tiezhan fought were in Xiangzhou. If they really wanted to pursue the Yizhou Road, and Song Zhengfeng and his son were not dealt with, Hetao would not dare to boldly enter Yizhou. Therefore, Hetao's initial strategy
The plan was to trap and kill the 200,000 troops of Song Zhengfeng and his son, and then take advantage of the situation to sweep across Yizhou. However, even Luo Xiang and Xuanji did not expect that Song Zhengfeng would take the initiative and drag Li Tiezhan with him.
Fundamentally, the reason why Li Xiaomo misjudged Hetao's strategic intentions was because he believed too much in Qinchuan's plan and underestimated Haotian and others' love for the lives of his soldiers. Therefore, he did not expect that Hetao would
In fact, from the very beginning, they had their sights set on Song Zhengfeng's 200,000-strong army.
Hearing this, Xuanji hurriedly said: "In that case, my subordinates will immediately go to deploy. My lord, please rest assured, the commander-in-chief has promised that Song Zhengfeng and Li Tiezhan will be held back before the army arrives. It is absolutely okay for our army to change its route immediately."
Give them a surprise."
There was a mystery, and Haotian generally didn't want to get involved in military deployment matters, so he didn't try to persuade Luo Xiang to stay and let Luo Xiang and Xuanji go on.
As soon as the two of them stepped out of the Qingyun, a flash of doubt suddenly flashed through Haotian's mind. Logically speaking, this matter did not seem to be that important, and the two of them needed to come and discuss it in person. Although the situation was beyond his and others' expectations.
It was the initial prediction, but it didn't deviate too much. With Luo Xiang and Xuanji's authority, he could make his own decision. Moreover, after Luo Xiang came up, he hardly said anything. This is not his style at all.
"Qiu Mu, what do you think of this matter?" Haotian asked in a deep voice. Xian Lianchen is a typical big-hearted and brainless person, while Xin Jiao is indifferent to worldly affairs. Only Qiu Mu can provide him with some help.
Qiu Mu thought for a while and said with a smile: "Husband, I think you are worrying too much. The reason why the husband is silent is probably because he has something on his mind. You also know that the husband always has all kinds of weird thoughts in his heart.
This is not surprising. As for the military advisor, he wanted to avoid suspicion. The military advisor has always been a cautious person, and he definitely does not want to have any clues falling into the hands of others, especially regarding matters such as military orders."
Haotian thought about it and thought it was true, so he laughed at himself: "Well, it seems that I really worried too much. By the way, didn't you guys draw a painting each and let me appreciate it? Hey,
Lianchen, what exactly is this painting of yours? I asked you to paint my portrait, but you drew a picture of the Lord of Hell..."