Chapter 651: Prologue to the Expedition to the East
Chapter 651: Prelude to the Expedition to Japan
"Let's clean up the battlefield first," Xuanji said.
Luo Xiang and others also nodded, and Xin immediately called on his subordinates to gather the remains of the soldiers, while Feng Jing called Lan Gaoping and asked him to immediately lead his 50,000 cavalry around the lonely hills to the vicinity of the Holy Capital of Paradise. Cheng
Xianqing and Zhu Zhao escaped, and they will definitely rush back to the Holy Capital of Paradise as quickly as possible. Although Fengjing doesn't think they can cause much trouble after they return, it would be best if they can be intercepted in the middle.
Luo Xiang took a closer look at the west bank of the Huaishui River and found that although the Zhang family's army had slowly retreated, there were still many senior generals watching from across the river. Suddenly, with a childlike innocence, he actually shouted loudly: "Zhang's army on the other side of the river.
Soldiers, listen, you guys like you are no match for our Hetao soldiers. If you know this, you can crawl up to my lord and surrender obediently. Otherwise, the fate of the Holy Sect of Paradise will be your fate.
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Xuanji is speechless. When did Luo Xiang learn to be a gangster like Dugu?
While cleaning the battlefield, a small episode occurred.
Wan Chengdong did not die in the melee, but fell to the ground and took off the armor of a Hetao soldier to pretend to be dead. He knew very well the Hetao's attitude towards the Holy Sect of Paradise, and knew that there was a high probability that they would dig a hole and bury them.
.However, he respected the remains of his soldiers, so he hoped to escape disaster.
But what he didn't expect was that it was almost June and the weather was getting a bit hot. The Loop was worried that the bodies would rot if left for too long, so they planned to cremate all the soldiers' remains and then bring the ashes back to the Loop. As a result
Wan Chengdong, who was confused, was thrown directly into the fire.
Wan Chengdong refused to agree now. Burning him alive was not much better than being buried alive. As soon as he was thrown into the fire, he jumped out. Xin Ke happened to be passing by here, and he was easily caught with two axes.
After taking a look at his appearance, he happily ordered that Wan Chengdong and Bing Heng's bodies be immediately escorted to Niantian Holy Capital to contribute to the great cause of building the city.
The Battle of Kuanxiadu was finally over. This battle also became a symbol of the destruction of the Holy Sect of Paradise. In order to join forces with the Zhang family in Huai River, the Holy Sect of Paradise concentrated all its forces. Even in their so-called Holy Capital of Paradise, they only had
Only less than 5,000 soldiers were left. However, what made Cheng Xianqing extremely painful was that the 250,000 troops were wiped out in an instant. Apart from himself and Zhu Zhao, only less than 2,000 soldiers escaped.
Hirō is dead. The most taciturn and famous general of the Holy Sect, who has the most elite soldiers of the Holy Sect under his command, finally chose to end his life by committing suicide. He could have survived, but in the end he did not choose to steal.
Ionsheng. He is a soldier, and he deserves the title of soldier.
Bing Heng also died. Now the military advisor in the underworld can really only go to the underworld to be a military advisor. For his own eldest brother, he who had already escaped resolutely turned around and took the initiative to meet the bloody blade. In this life, he
I have never been so passionate.
Ji Wuyan, Wan Chengdong, Sheng Mabi, Zhu Yaping, Hua Qingshan, Liu Yaozu...these were the great generals who once had great influence in the Holy Sect of Paradise. They followed Cheng Xianqing's banner of Paradise across the entire southeast and turned China upside down.
, there was no escape this time, they were either brave or cowardly, but in the end they became part of the dead bodies everywhere.
Yun Conglong and Feng Conghu. Without these people who follow the dragon, Cheng Xianqing would not be able to make a comeback even if he fled back to the Holy Capital of Heaven. Of course, there are millions of Ji Le cultivators under his rule. These are all
His capital, but Loop is obviously not prepared to let these people go.
"Military advisor, when writing the battle report, write clearly that the soldiers of the Destroyed Legion fought bravely and risked their lives on the battlefield. Although more than half of them died in the battle, under the leadership of General Li Xiaomo, they all worked hard to annihilate the Pinglang Legion.
A solid foundation has been laid. Therefore, the hope is to immediately destroy the army and replenish it, allowing them to guard the Yangzhou Road area."
"Xin Shuai, everyone on Yangzhou Road, etc., all went to the holy capital of Niantian to build the city. Everyone tied their hands and led them with a rope so that no accidents would happen. By the way, the local governments along the way were ordered to be prepared enough
Food and supplies are just in case of emergencies. Humph, we are sending them to the Holy Capital of Niantian to build the city. It would be troublesome if they died on the way."
"But didn't Master Lin say that the city wall of Tiandu Shengjing has been completely built and does not require too many raw materials? Besides, there are still more than four million people on Yangzhou Road. How long will this continue?"
"Don't worry about this. We are only responsible for the deployment of raw materials. How to build it is Master Lin's business. As for Yangzhou Road, we are about to go on an expedition to the East Japan. It will take at least two months to go back and forth. There is plenty of time. Our spies here are
It’s limited, so it’s impossible to blame good people, but we will never let go of any bad people.”
"Come here, ask the Commander-in-Chief where their army has arrived? Hurry up and try to reach Insan Port in Goryeo within five days."
"Commander Blood, are you ready to deploy the cavalry? One hundred thousand, remember, it can only be one hundred thousand. Beyond this number, our current transportation capacity cannot bear it at all."
"Feng Shuai, please help coordinate the allocation of food and grass. Zhang Nao is pretty good, but this time it's a bit too complicated. There must be no big accidents."
Having assigned so many tasks in one go, Luo Xiang felt a little thirsty, so he picked up the teacup on the table and drank it all before heaving a sigh of relief.
The entire army of Paradise was wiped out, and Hirō and others died in battle one after another. The Holy Sect of Paradise, which was once regarded as a serious problem in China, has become a small fish in the gutter and cannot make any waves at all. However, cutting the grass will definitely eradicate it.
, otherwise with Cheng Xianqing, a magic stick, and Zhu Zhao, a famous general, who knows that the Holy Bliss Church will not resurrect? Since the foundation of the Holy Bliss Church is those foolish believers, then we might as well take a step under the cauldron and kill them all, which will also save a lot of trouble.
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"Sir, soul-eating secret report!" a soldier shouted outside the camp tent.
"Come in." Luo Xiang snorted and took the secret message with the fire paint from the hands of the soldiers. He read it carefully for a while, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face: "Haha, the Eastern Japanese Navy led by Kato Taka is indeed all
The army was wiped out, and even Kato Takashi himself did not escape! Well, now we attack Dongwa, we will no longer have any worries."
Xuanji was writing a battle report. Hearing what Luo Xiang said, he immediately raised his head with interest. Luo Xiang handed him the battle report. After reading it, Xuanji burst into laughter. However, his brows soon wrinkled.
He said: "According to the confessions of the prisoners, there are still 30,000 elite naval forces in Japan who have escaped under the leadership of Dekonzozov. If the 30,000 elite naval forces suddenly attack us during our sea-crossing expedition, I'm afraid there will be some trouble.
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Luo Xiang waved his hand nonchalantly: "What's the big deal? Dekonsazov is not Kato Taka. He doesn't have Kato Taka's prestige, wisdom and talent. If he wants to make a sneak attack, he doesn't have the brains to fight head-on.
, he himself is not good at it. If there is some trouble, I think Mistress and He Bugui can handle it."
After waving his soldiers to retreat, Luo Xiang said with a headache: "I'm just thinking, Fu Jianglou is also dead, and the Goryeo Navy is now leaderless. Although Mistress Yue Wan has taken over the command, can she bring him down?"
Controlling it is still a problem. Fu Jianglou is a man with unique vision and general knowledge, which is a pity."
Xuanji didn't want to get entangled on this issue. He felt it was a pity that Fu Jianglou died. But as long as Goryeo had Fu Ruoshui, it would never be able to overturn the situation. Besides, Goryeo still had Bu Xianzhi in charge. Moreover, Fu Jianglou
and Kato Taka died in battle one after another, marking the final curtain call of the three famous generals in the East China Sea. A new generation of famous water warfare generals such as Zhang Yuewan, He Bugui and others will soon grow up to fill their vacancies. It can only be said that a new generation is replacing the old.
Just people.
Fu Jianglou's death is not a bad thing for Hetao. After all, Fu Jianglou is the marshal of the Goryeo Navy. Although he is inclined to form an alliance with Hetao and become a loyal ally of China, he is not a general of Hetao after all.
The first starting point for doing things is the interests of Goryeo. As the commander-in-chief of Goryeo Navy, he has a very high prestige in the country. If his strategic purposes are different from Hetao, it may bring a lot of consequences.
trouble.
Now the Goryeo navy has been completely controlled by Zhang Yuewan, and Fu Jianglou's death can push Goryeo's anger towards the Japanese to its peak. Therefore, although Xuanji feels it is a pity, but after weighing it, he still feels that Hetao
Take advantage.
Luo Xiang didn't think as much as Xuanji thought. He pulled out a piece of rice paper, wrote and drew on the paper for a while, and said in a deep voice: "Military advisor, it seems that their cavalry will set off soon, in two days at most.
, our navy will be able to reach Yanzhou. Feng Shuai and the others must remove all obstacles in Yanzhou before that."
Xuanji nodded and said, "The Holy Sect of Paradise is no longer promising. We can easily destroy it by leaving some of its troops and the two legions of Destruction Zhulu. Now, our focus should be on the Eastern Japanese Dynasty."
If there is any country that the Chinese Dynasty has an unforgettable hatred for, then without exception it is the Eastern Japanese. And Hetao hates the Eastern Japanese even more deeply. The harm caused by the Eastern Japanese to the Chinese Dynasty is greater than that of the Three Northeastern Kingdoms. Especially the damage caused by the Eastern Japanese to the Chinese Dynasty.
It was An Yongchang's existence that brought Hetao's anger towards the Japanese to its peak.
After Hetao captured Tiandu Shengjing, he had been planning a sea-crossing expedition. However, Kato Takashi's navy was still building at that time, and Hetao did not dare to act rashly. Therefore, the matter was delayed until Fu Jiang
After Lou Shui Division went south and claimed to be 90% sure of annihilating Kato Taka, Hetao launched its long-planned strategic plan.
To destroy the Eastern Japanese, the first step is to eliminate the Eastern Japanese navy. However, if the Holy Sect of Paradise is not wiped out together, then Hetao will not dare to go on an unscrupulous expedition to the Eastern Japanese. After all, the war to destroy the country is different from him, even if it is
Based on the combat effectiveness of the Hetao army, the Hetao side also insisted that at least 350,000 to 400,000 troops would be needed to annihilate the Eastern Japanese. However, the total strength of the Hetao army going south was only 650,000, even with the addition of the 10 troops from Youyun Sixteen Prefectures.
Ten thousand cavalry, the total strength is only 750,000. After mobilizing 400,000 elites, if the Holy Sect of Paradise suddenly launches an attack, and even the Zhang family of Huaishui and the Li family of Qinchuan are unwilling to submit, then the situation in Hetao will inevitably be quite dangerous.
If it was during the period when it was just rising, the Hetao would not mind taking risks, and would even be more enthusiastic about it. But now, there is no need to take risks in the Hetao, especially south of the river. It can be easily conquered by just being steady and steady.
World. Therefore, after much consideration, Hetao finally formulated a corresponding strategic plan. That is to start construction on both sides and proceed at the same time.
This two-sided project is not aimed at the alliance between the Huai River Zhang family and the Bliss Holy Cult. In fact, the Huai River Zhang family is really nothing in the eyes of Hetao. With only two main armies, it can easily sweep across Huai River. Therefore, in the Hetao
The initial plan was to eradicate the Bliss Holy Sect and the Eastern Japanese Navy together. Eradicating the Bliss Holy Sect would also cut off the Eastern Japanese's solid stronghold on the mainland of China. Once the Eastern Japanese Navy was destroyed, the Hetao Crossing Expedition
There will no longer be any obstacles. Without the control of the Holy Sect of Paradise on Hetao, relying solely on the 200,000-strong Dongwa army will not be a match for Hetao at all.
To destroy the bliss lies in the suddenness. To destroy the Dongbo lies in the coherence. If the landing in Dongbo cannot be completed in one go, then it may not be long before Dongbo can raise a navy again. In this way, the Hetao expedition to the east will be
I am afraid that the Japanese affairs are going to have twists and turns again. Therefore, once the Eastern Japanese Navy is destroyed, Hetao will immediately launch a sea-crossing expedition. The 700,000-strong army is not going out to destroy the Huai River Zhang family in a thunderous manner, nor is it entirely for bliss.
The holy religion and the expedition against the Japanese were the focus.
"The total strength of the sea-crossing expedition is 350,000, including 100,000 cavalry, 20,000 each from Xuesha, Qinglong, Falcon, and Tiger Ben, and 10,000 from Fengwu and Longxiang." Xuanji muttered for a moment and suddenly said to Luo Xiang.
: "Sir, I beg you that they are all people who are used to commanding large legions. Now let them each lead 20,000 troops. What if they feel that the troops are too small and they can't adapt?"
In fact, what Xuanji is more worried about is that the three people who killed Fengjing and Xingke have the same prestige in the army, and their results are equally matched. If a few people are dissatisfied and secretly compete for the leadership of the army, what should they do?
Luo Xiang obviously saw through the mysterious worry and said with a smile: "Military advisor, please rest assured, Commander Xue and others know the priority of the matter and will never have a dispute on such a matter. But it is true that they and Dugu
This old gangster doesn’t have a coordinator with enough weight in the middle, so I’m afraid accidents will really happen.”
Except for Bian Zhongxing, who has been guarding Hetao for a long time, the five generals in the Hetao have hardly left the Hetao. The other four often fight side by side. However, when the four of them go into battle together, Haotian usually leads the battle in person. Even if Haotian
Although Luo Xiang or Xuanji is not around, at least there is no problem in coordination.
During this expedition to the East Japan, Chu Xiangcheng had to stay in Tiandu Shengjing to take charge of all government affairs. Xuanji had to deal with the problems that might be faced after a large number of troops left the country. Luo Xiang was fully responsible for the cleaning of Yangzhou Road, and the three of them could not get away.
, so the specific strategic plan can only be negotiated by the four blood killers.
However, although they are a little worried, the two Xuanji are not particularly wary. Therefore, the relationship between the four people of Blood Killing and the two of Haotian and Tianyi is quite close. This expedition to the East Japan is to some extent to avenge Tianyi. Come to think of it,
The four of them should work together.
Dongwa was originally an island country with dense mountains and jungles in the central part. Therefore, Hetao mobilized a full 250,000 infantry this time, plus the 50,000 soldiers voluntarily sent by Goryeo. Excluding the navy, the total force reached 400,000. Among them, the White Tiger Army
All 100,000 soldiers went out, including 70,000 infantrymen of the Blood Killing Legion, and 20,000 troops each from the four legions of Huben, Panshi, Honor and Red Snake.
The 180,000 soldiers of the White Tiger Legion, Huben, Panshi, Honor, Red Snake and other legions had already set off at starry night the night before, preparing to cross the river, pass through Youyun Sixteen Provinces, and pass through Shanhaiguan to Insan Port in Goryeo. Insan
and Busan are the two largest ports in Goryeo, and are also the home ports of the Goryeo Navy. The Hetao itself has limited transport ships, so the mystery is directed to Goryeo. After all, Goryeo faces the sea on three sides, and the number of ships is very large.
From Insan to Dongwa, if the wind and water are smooth, it will only take half a day to reach the northern part of Dongwa. Therefore, Xuanji simply ordered Dugu to lead an 180,000 infantrymen to march to Goryeo, and add 50,000 soldiers from Goryeo to cross the sea together.
As for the 70,000 infantry and 100,000 cavalry of the Blood Killing Legion, they are heading to Yanzhou Port on Yangzhou Road. After returning, the Hetao Navy will carry the Hetao soldiers here for an expedition. They will attack from two directions and strive to eliminate the Eastern Japanese at once.
Luo Xiang deduced the situation and said: "Forty thousand soldiers of the Huben Legion have left the country, and now there are only 60,000 soldiers left in Tiandu Holy Capital. In this way, the remaining soldiers of the Honor Legion and Red Snake Legion will immediately return to Tiandu Holy Capital.
.Although there is no force around that can deter the safety of Tiandu Shengjing, we must be on guard."
Xuanji nodded, the Holy Sect of Paradise has been destroyed, and the only one that can pose a threat to the Holy Capital of Tiandu is the Zhang family of Huaishui. However, the main force of the Zhang family is near Shouzhou. When their whole army goes north, they will get the news so early.
The Hetao cavalry will definitely be able to get in front of them. Besides, the walls of Tiandu Shengjing are high and the city is thick, and there is also the Tiger and Ben Legion in the city, the most elite force in Hetao, so there should be no problem.
One day, just one day, the Holy Sect of Paradise, which once stretched across the southeast and suppressed the Qingfeng royal family and the three great families, was wiped out. The four famous generals of Paradise who had dominated the world at that time, except Zhu Zhao, escaped by chance.
Three of them died, one surrendered and the other disappeared. Even Cheng Xianqing’s most trusted military advisor, Bing Heng, died under a bloody knife. Although the Holy Sect of Paradise still has two pillars, Cheng Xianqing and Zhu Zhao, no one thinks that
, what kind of trouble can they cause, especially after Hetao issued the order to massacre Yangzhou Road, everyone is even less optimistic about the Holy Sect of Paradise.
When Hetao sent troops to Huaihe River, the foreign tribes beyond the Great Wall were not idle either. Baijing and Mandan temporarily formed a coalition of 300,000 troops, preparing to storm Juyong Pass to contain the troops in Hetao; the Iron Eagle-Qiuming coalition and Uma's subordinate army also
They once again raised their troops to attack Yumen Pass, echoing the Sashan army under Jiayu Pass. However, the Holy Sect of Paradise was destroyed too quickly, and the Zhang family of Huaishui did not show the slightest courage at all. The aliens from outside the Great Wall had just raised their troops to attack the city.
The news of the destruction of the Holy Sect of Paradise has already come. This made the foreigners outside the Great Wall who were originally planning to cooperate with the Holy Sect of Paradise and other northern and southern tribes quite frustrated. As a result, the morale of both the offensive and defensive sides rose and fell. The result can be imagined, but it was in vain.
The three frontier armies in Hetao have gained a lot of military exploits.