Dugu really wants to go home. In fact, who among the soldiers in Hetao doesn't want to go home? However, in their hearts, there are heavier responsibilities than the warmth of family. They are not willing to go home before completing their mission.
This is the most typical example.
Bian Chongxing's hometown is Beiyuan Road, Yanzhou Guiqi County. More than 20 years ago, it was here that Bian Chongxing joined the Xuanwu Legion, the best defensive force in the Qingfeng Empire. After more than ten years of life and death training, he finally became Qingfeng
He was the most famous defense general in the empire at that time. However, this arrogant young general did not bother to seduce others and scheming. Therefore, until the Xuanwu Legion was completely annihilated, the famous defense general was only a captain of ten thousand men.
The Northeastern Great Wall defense line fell, the Xuanwu Legion fought and retreated, and the Sixteenth State of Youyun completely fell into the hands of the Three Northeastern Kingdoms. Here, the Three Northeastern Kingdoms launched a brutal massacre, and nearly 40 million people in the Sixteenth State of Youyun,
Actually, only four to five million old, weak, women and children were left behind. Bian Zhongxing's family members were all killed in this catastrophe.
"Shuai Bian, that is your home after all. When you have time, you might as well go back and take a look!" Haotian once said to him.
"Commander Bian, you are now a very popular minister and one of the most powerful figures in our Hetao. Going back now can be regarded as a homecoming in glory." Luo Xiang once said.
Now, Chu Xiangcheng whispered in Bian Zhongxing's ear again: "Commander Bian, if it were a few years ago, I wouldn't have said anything. After all, the Sixteenth State of Youyun was still in the hands of the Three Kingdoms in the Northeast at that time. But now,
We have regained Hebei's Third Road and implemented effective management, so why don't you want to go back? As a son of a human being, you should at least offer a stick of incense to your family members who have passed away."
Facing the strong wind that was already a bit warm on the tower, Bian Chongxing's empty left sleeve was still rustling in the wind. However, Bian Chongxing's expression was as firm as ever: "Master Chu, I swore a poisonous oath back then.
If I don't wipe out the Three Northeastern Kingdoms and avenge my folks in Youyun Sixteen Prefectures in this life, I will never return to my hometown. I haven't avenged my parents and family, but I think about returning to my hometown in fine clothes all day long. I really don't have such a thick skin."
Chu Xiangcheng sighed. Bian Zhongxing had such a stubborn temper. No one could really change what he decided. However, this day should not be far away.
"Commander Bian, have you read the battle report that just came in?" Chu Xiangcheng changed the topic. The topic just now was a bit sad, so he might as well change it to a more joyful one.
Bian Zhongxing nodded. Just at noon, Haotian's southward army reported the 800-mile cavalry battle report. Li Tiezhan and Song Zhengfeng's 300,000 coalition troops were wiped out. Li Tiezhan was lucky. With Li Xiaomo's support, he also brought
More than 20,000 soldiers left, half of whom were elites of the Red Eyebrow Army. However, Song Zhengfeng's luck was not so good. Except for a few of the 200,000 soldiers, they luckily managed to pass through the defense line of Hetao and fled into Yizhou.
, Song Junlin escaped and ascended to heaven under the protection of veteran general Song Zhengdong. All mid-level and senior generals, including Song Zhengfeng, died on the battlefield.
In order to create a chance for his son to escape, Song Zhengfeng personally led all his soldiers to launch an attack. However, they were still unable to break through the defense line of Hetao. In the end, under the joint attack of Xuesha and Xinke, the entire army was wiped out. Song Zhengfeng himself also
He had a heroic spirit, and at the last moment, he still fought to the death. Relying on his dissatisfaction, he fought with Blood Kill, the leader of the five generals in the Hetao, for nearly a hundred moves, and was finally hacked to death by Blood Kill.
However, Haotian's anger towards Song Zhengfeng could not be eliminated. Although Song Zhengfeng was dead, he still ordered the soldiers to send Song Zhengfeng's body back to the Holy Capital of Niantian to build a city.
Now, Hetao is counting its losses and preparing to take Qinchuan in one go.
Bian Zhongxing turned around, looked directly at Chu Xiangcheng, and said in a deep voice: "Master Chu, I have never understood why Du Shuai suddenly blocked Xin Shuai's ax to protect Song Junlin from leaving. I and Du Shuai
We have known Shuai for many years, and we know very well that Shuai is a human being. He has never had a good impression of the Song family. Especially after the family members who stayed in the village were executed by the Song family, he hated the Song family deeply. If this is the case, then why did he save Song Junlin? "
Chu Xiangcheng stared at Bian Zhongxing. Not to mention Bian Zhongxing, even the information in the army going south was not clear about this matter. Only he, Luo Xiang, Dugu and Xuesha knew about it. After hesitating, Chu
Xiangcheng decided to make it clear to Bian Zhongxing. After all, such a thing was extremely involved, and among the five generals in Hetao, Bian Zhongxing was the only one who stayed behind for a long time. Many things in the future will require Bian Zhongxing's strong cooperation. Thinking of it
Here, Chu Xiangcheng fully explained what he and Luo Xiang meant.
After a long while, Mr. Bian Zhong took a long breath. Looking at Chu Xiangcheng's unwavering face, he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Sir and Sir, you are indeed foresighted, but this is also true. Severe illness requires strong medicine. This kind of thing requires
Be ruthless. But the master must hide it, otherwise the matter will definitely be exposed."
Chu Xiangcheng also understood what Bian Zhongxing meant. The key to this matter was to keep it secret. After all, their opponents were also people with a keen sense of smell and a delicate mind. If they were not careful, they would be noticed by the opponent. In that case, if they wanted to take them
It is very difficult to completely eradicate it.
"I'm just hesitating, should I tell Shuai Xin and Shuai Feng about this?"
Bian Zhongxing thought about it carefully: "If we don't tell them, then Marshal Feng and Marshal Xin will inevitably have knots in their hearts. However, the two marshals are also very sensitive people. If they are aware of it, unnecessary trouble may occur. I am afraid that there will be unnecessary trouble."
I think it’s best to inform them about this matter, just to be prepared and to avoid things like the mistress from happening.”
Chu Xiangcheng nodded with satisfaction. Bian Zhongxing's method was indeed feasible. Moreover, as long as God's will was used as a shield, Fengjing and Xinke would never say anything else.
After solving this worry, Chu Xiangcheng's mood suddenly improved. Looking at the vast sky, Chu Xiangcheng suddenly stretched out his arms and looked up at the sky. His expression was indescribably free and arrogant, just like the current situation in Hetao.
, domineering and unstoppable. Especially with the destruction of the 300,000 Song and Li family coalition forces, the fall of Yizhou Road is inevitable. And without the support of the Song family, how long can the Li family last?
The Li family of Qinchuan is the most powerful force south of the river and the only force that makes Hetao fearful. Even though they have declined to an unworthy state, neither Haotian nor Luo Xiang dare to take it lightly. However, as long as they pull out
The thorn in the side of the Li family, whether it is the Liu family of Qingfeng in Tiandu Shengjing or the Zhang family of Huaishui who were once allies, is no longer a problem in Hetao.
After annihilating the 300,000 coalition troops of the Song and Li families, Hetao did not immediately launch an attack on Yizhou Road. Now the attack direction of Hetao was obvious, and Fengjing's cavalry still stayed in Baidi City, on the Bloody Plateau.
Xue Qingcheng and Mu Shan have long been strong soldiers, and the hundreds of thousands of Xiangzhou's main troops have high morale. On the other hand, the Song family has lost all its elites and has low morale. After all, Song Junlin is young and cannot support the overall situation. Apart from relying on geographical advantages, the Song family has no
After learning the specific situation, Song Zhengyu, the leader of the Song family, even sadly believed that if Hetao launched an attack immediately, the Song family would collapse in five days at most.
In the Battle of Caiziba, although the losses in Hetao were not large, more than 50,000 soldiers were killed in the battle. Among them, the Bai'er Army lost more than 20,000 people, and only half of the 30,000 cavalry were killed. In addition to the battle at Yinfeng Castle,
As soon as Hetao moved south, more than 120,000 soldiers died on the battlefield. In order to give the soldiers enough time to recuperate, Haotian specially set up camp in Caiziba, waiting for the continuous replenishment of reserve soldiers from Hetao.
In these days, the Hetao army has not rested, especially the bloody killings of Dugu, Jiang Chenzhou and others. They are even more busy. In Hankang Prefecture on Qinchuan Road, there are nearly three million people in Qinchuan.
Sha and others directly took military control of the local governments of the two states. From the registered residence and place of residence, they rounded up all the three ethnic groups of the Qinchuan soldiers who went north that day, and then mobilized soldiers to capture them. A steady stream of people passed through Yinfeng.
The castle was sent to the Holy Capital of Niantian. Here, Lin Yuanke, known as the bloodiest architect in history, was leading tens of thousands of soldiers from the Rock Legion to supervise the construction of the city.
However, the screening work was really troublesome. Later, for convenience, Xue Sha and others simply sent all the Qinchuan soldiers to Niantian Shengjing. As a result, they were relieved, and the cavalry who should have rested in place were exhausted.
Half dead, after all, the people responsible for escorting were still cavalry. Later, historians of later generations couldn't agree on how many people in Qinchuan died as a result of Xue Sha and others' actions this time. However, one thing is certain, the number was not less than
Eight hundred thousand.
The bloodshed in the Hetao shocked the entire mainland of China. No one thought that the Hetao was actually so unafraid of trouble and would be so ruthless. While the entire army was preparing for war, all the local forces began to feel terrified. After all, today's
Qin Chuan is very likely to be his fate in the future.
"Commander, why don't we kill all these people? It's too troublesome to send them here and there. We also have to watch out for them to rebel or escape along the way. It's too energy-consuming." Jiang Chenzhou, Zhu Xigao and others killed each other more than once.
Others said.
However, he has always been firmly opposed to everyone's suggestion of blood killing. He has repeatedly stated that the purpose of going south in the Hetao is just to take revenge. If it is really to kill everyone without any distinction, then it will violate the original intention of the Hetao to revitalize China.
This is definitely a shame for Hetao. In order to suppress the soldiers below who were ready to move, Xue Sha even took out the eighteen military regulations originally announced by Dugu.
Jiang Chenzhou and others just complained. No one wanted to kill everyone south of the river. Besides, the bloody killing was not unreasonable, so the group continued as usual every day.
At this time, the Li family in Qinchuan is trying their best to shrink the defense line. If Xiangzhou falls, then Hezhou and Changzhou, which are in front of Xiangzhou's attack, will lose their barrier. In addition, Qinchuan's current military strength is empty, and the fall will be a matter of time. He has woken up.
Li Tieming, who came here, thought again and again and decided to abandon most of Hezhou and only retained part of the navy's strength along the river. As for Changzhou, if it also fell, the Zhang family on the Huai River would also be exposed to the attack of the Hetao army.
In order to win the full support of the Zhang family, Li Tieming had to station some troops in Changzhou. Fortunately, the main attack direction of Hetao is now the Song family in Yizhou, otherwise as long as the army transfers to Changzhou, Changzhou will inevitably fall that day.
Qinchuan originally had 350,000 regular troops, 100,000 reserve soldiers, plus the 30,000 naval coalition formed with the Qingfeng Liu family, the total force was close to 500,000. However, in the battle of Yinfeng Castle, 150,000 elite soldiers
Soldiers died in battle. In the defeat of Caiziba, more than 70,000 soldiers died for the country. In addition to the battle losses from the initial battle with Feng Jingxinke, Qinchuan's total military strength has now dropped to about 250,000, of which 100,000
They are still reservists who have just become regular soldiers. But fortunately, the Red Eyebrow Legion still retains an effective strength of about 70,000 people.
Can the current army with this small amount of troops be able to block the front of Hetao? Li Xiaomo didn't think so at all, and Li Tiezhan, who had experienced the tragic defeat of Caiziba, didn't think so either. However, Li Tieming was unwilling to give in. As the head of the Li family in Qinchuan,
The King of Jingxi who had dominated the Qingfeng Empire for twenty years, Li Tieming was unwilling to give away the family fortune that his ancestors had worked so hard to accumulate. As long as it was not until the last moment, he still refused to give up.
"We still have more than 4 million people under our rule, and we can form an army of 200,000 at any time." Perhaps because he spoke too hastily, Li Tieming couldn't help coughing violently, and his face showed a sick look.
He blushed, but he still waved his fist and said loudly: "We Qinchuan men are all well-trained soldiers. As long as we can unite as one, there is nothing to fear in the Loop!"
Seeing Li Tieming's appearance, Li Tiezhan couldn't help but tilt his head to one side, and a flash of pain flashed in Li Xiaomo's eyes. He understood his father's feelings very well. After all, the three hundred years of accumulation of the entire family had given him
No normal person would be willing to let the foundation of his hegemony that he brought so much glory be ruined in the hands of others. However, he never thought about whether Qin Chuan could still sustain it?
Qinchuan in the year 620 was the heyday of the Li family. At that time, the people lived a worry-free life and had abundant products, and the soldiers were elite and good at fighting. However, since they were attacked by the Song family once, they have experienced the Holy Sect Zhu Zhu.
After Zhao Zhao's ravages, Qin Chuan's strength was no longer as good as before.
Qinchuan is not a nomadic people on the northwest prairie, who can sweep the land into soldiers and pull up hundreds of thousands of troops with a whistle. The Li family is not a Hetao. Each of their soldiers has the deepest pain in their hearts.
Including the tens of millions of people on the Sixth Road of Hetao, their lives are largely devoted to revenge. Therefore, their fighting power is quite strong.
Qinchuan soldiers, like all farming ethnic armies, have a high cost of raising troops. Whether it is military supplies, war consumption or post-war pensions, it is a considerable sum. Moreover, this is a protracted process, which takes a long time.
The accumulation of time. It takes at least three years for an elite soldier in Qinchuan to truly grow up after joining the army.
The Hetao is different. This is a huge regime with a tendency of collective madness. From common people to soldiers, almost everyone has some mental abnormalities. It only takes a year or even half a year at most for their soldiers to mature from joining the army. Moreover,
In Hetao, joining the army is a supreme honor, which is why the Hetao army can be so powerful.
Moreover, the current Li family only has Ezhou and Changzhou still under control, and is quite short of both food funds and strategic materials. Under such circumstances, even if Qinchuan can raise an army, the combat effectiveness of this army will be
It’s also worrying.
"Father, we have been defeated, and now we must face reality, otherwise we will really be doomed." Li Xiaomo said patiently.
Although Li Tieming knows that his son is a genius, he is not willing to listen to Li Xiaomo's words now. He is the contemporary head of the Li family in Qinchuan, so he must persist stubbornly: "We are now
In this way, could there be a worse ending?"
Li Xiaomo wanted to blurt out and tell him that the worst outcome would be for millions of Qinchuan people to be sent to Niantian Holy Capital to build the city like Song Zhengfeng, but after thinking about it, he finally refused to stimulate the already dizzy mind.
Li Tieming then said sincerely: "Father, the power of the Hetao is unparalleled. If Yinfeng Castle had not fallen, then we may not have the chance to fight to the death with the Hetao. But now, we have no capital to fight against the opponent!"
Li Tieming smiled coldly, forcibly sat up from the hospital bed, and said disdainfully: "The Hetao is indeed powerful, I admit it. But, is it just because the Hetao is powerful that we must succumb to their feet and rely on others to breathe?"
"
Li Xiaomo shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Father, do you know why I firmly opposed the conflict with the Hetao at the beginning and tried my best to maintain a good relationship with them?"
Li Tieming shook his head. He also didn't understand, but he didn't want to give in to his son on this issue, so he could only groan and not answer.
"For a force that is powerful or has strong development potential, if I was far stronger than it at that time and could completely destroy it, then I would definitely not show mercy. If I didn't have this confidence, then I wouldn't
If the other party and I will take different paths sooner or later, then I must at least ensure a good relationship with him now. If both parties are destined to be life-and-death in the future, then from the beginning, we need to
Laying the groundwork within their camp." Li Xiaomo said calmly: "Father, these are what you taught me back then. However, you only talked about it here and did not perfect it."
A hint of melancholy flashed across Li Tieming's eyes. Yes, this was indeed what he taught Li Xiaomo at the beginning, but saying it is one thing and doing it is another matter. But his son has indeed matured, because he has already transformed himself