"It's just that we are surrounded by wolves now. Although my Li family has some strength, it is still too early to compete in the Central Plains now. Compared with many surrounding forces, our strength is not strong yet. So now we must
Win more land and gradually increase our strength. Now, the Red Eyebrow Army has followed your second uncle to Yinfeng Castle. Together with the 50,000 Yinfeng Castle garrison led by Xiao Ran and the 30,000 garrison in Hanzhou,
If Haotian is defeated, we will immediately send troops to recapture the Hetao. As long as we can firmly control the six states of the Hetao, with the hundreds of years of accumulation of our Qinchuan Li family and the wisdom of our people, south of the river, our Li family
Who else can I be afraid of?"
Li Xiaomo was silent. As a direct descendant of the Li family, he naturally understood that the Li family's ambition to conquer the Central Plains was not just a matter of a day or two. Especially when the late Emperor Shenzong was in power, the Li family's idea became even more
It is to grow vigorously. He himself does not object to the long-cherished wish of the elders of the family, but he is unwilling to sacrifice the world. Those are four million people, and in their bodies, the same blood as his own flows.
The blood in their minds contained the same thoughts as his own. He absolutely couldn't bear that these people died miserably under the butcher's knife of the aliens!
The night was getting darker, and Li Xiaomo was sitting in the bedroom, feeling bleak. However, at this moment, a letter suddenly flew in from the window. Looking at the familiar handwriting and the words on the letter, Li Xiaomo suddenly felt excited.
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At the beginning of the lanterns, Jingxi King Li Tieming was preparing to quietly return to Qinchuan Road alone. The war between Hetao and the Three Northeastern Kingdoms would most likely happen soon, so he would naturally need to go to Yinfeng Castle in person to take charge. And the servants in the palace also knew that the Crown Prince
He was in a very bad mood now, so no one dared to disturb Li Xiaomo after he rested. But no one expected that as soon as Li Tieming left, Li Xiaomo left the Jingxi Palace. Where to go?
No one knows either.
Quietly arriving at the agreed secret gathering place, Li Xiaomo found that everyone had already arrived, and he was actually the last one to arrive. However, everyone did not say anything, they just nodded to each other, and one of the women spread out her arms.
With the map in hand, and by the dim light of the oil lamp, everyone discussed the plan of action together.
"If my guess is correct, Jingbei Hou's army will definitely cross the river crossing eastward. In the face of national justice, all the people of China must not sit idly by. However, the power we can concentrate now is limited, and we cannot fight with them.
It’s a tough fight, so I think it’s better for us to focus on raids.” One of the women said first.
"Our individual combat capabilities are relatively strong, so this is a good idea." A middle-aged man nodded and said.
"It's just that the timing of our appearance must be right. If we appear early, it won't have much effect at all. If it's late, it won't help. The little girl is not a member of the military, so this matter still needs your hard work.
It's all about planning." Another woman opened her mouth and said.
"It doesn't matter. With the prince and princess here, there must be no difference in the timing. Someone is worried that although we are secretive now, we heard that the coach of the Northeastern Three Kingdoms, Cassimbas, has dominated the battlefield for decades. He
While preparing for the battle of Jinzhou, we will definitely not relax the intelligence surveillance on our Qingfeng side. If our matter is leaked even slightly, then it will definitely be a sheep in the tiger's mouth." A young man said with a frown.
Li Xiaomo nodded: "This is a question. It seems that the first thing we have to do is to conceal our traces by any means. Another question is how will we make a surprise attack?"
"I have a plan, what do you think?" Another woman said softly, and everyone nodded after listening to her words.
"In that case, let's call it a day. Well, you should go back and rest first, and be sure not to let the people around you notice anything strange." The second woman who spoke whispered, waving her hand to extinguish the oil lamp, only to see for a while
Dark shadows swayed, and when the oil lamp was lit again, the entire hut was already empty.
After another day and night of running thousands of miles, Lin Taiyue, who was thin, finally arrived in Anzhou, Hetao in the shortest possible time. As the crossing was imminent, almost all the senior officials in Hetao had gathered in Anzhou, and following them were Hetao Liu
Most of the state's soldiers.
"My lord, my subordinates are incompetent and cannot do their best for the more than 4 million people who are besieged. Please punish me, lord!" As soon as he saw Haotian, Lin Taiyue knelt down and said sadly.
"Sir, please get up." Haotian quickly helped the haggard old man. Although at the beginning, Lin Taiyue did come to work in Hetao because of Xinke's pressure, but this did not affect his respect for Hetao.
The loyalty of the people and Haotian.
"My lord, everyone in the imperial court insisted on refusing to send troops. Although my subordinates begged hard, the ministers ignored them. In the end, they only agreed to let Commander He Huairen of the Jiaolong Legion lead 10,000 naval troops to come to help."
Lin Taiyue said with a look of sorrow and anger: "Not only that, the Song and Li families also proposed to send troops to help defend the western part of the Hetao, with the intention of doing evil to us in the Hetao!"
Haotian's face turned red. In fact, he didn't expect the court to give him much help. After visiting the Holy Capital of Tiandu once, Haotian already knew the faces of the ministers and the three major families. But he
He insisted that the imperial court would definitely send the 50,000 naval troops it needed most. There was no navy in Hetao. If he had these 50,000 naval troops to help him, he would be able to increase his confidence by at least 20%. However, what he did not expect was that,
The imperial court actually did not even grant this wish. The material and resources available for the river are only three to four hundred small boats. One trip back and forth can only bring six to seven thousand people at most. And although the river is not in the flood season yet, what can I say?
It is also one mile wide. And due to time constraints and limited military strength in the Loop, there is only time to build four pontoon bridges at most. The bridgehead positions of the four pontoon bridges are also the maximum range that can be held after discussion between Bian Zhongxing, Haotian and others. In this way
After all, the originally planned day and night will definitely be delayed. And who knows what price the Hetao army will pay in the extra time?
"Lord, are we still ready to cross the river?" The question was Haotian's newly recruited marching commander Shi Chenhan, a well-known scholar in the six states of Hetao. However, although this man is quite capable, his thinking is somewhat rigid.
And he is a typical die-hard member of the royal family. Fortunately, Haotian is also loyal to the royal family, and he is also informal, so he gets along quite well with the newly promoted marching commander Shi. His words are also questions.
Now that we have reached the point, there are only three to four hundred small boats behind, plus He Huairen's about fifty battleships and about a hundred transport ships that are about to arrive. If we want to transport more than 200,000 troops to the east bank of the river, it will not take half a day.
It may be difficult to complete the effort. If our side cannot effectively control the bridgehead, then building a pontoon bridge will become empty talk.
"Cross! Why not cross! We have been preparing for so many days. Is it possible that we have stopped moving forward for this reason? Don't forget that in Jinzhou City, there are more than 4 million of our fellow citizens and tens of thousands of soldiers.
Brother!" Haotian raised his eyebrows and slapped the table fiercely and shouted. Everything is ready and all he needs is the east wind, but even if there is no east wind, he will still have to fight to the death! He turned his head and looked at the military and political departments beside him,
But I found that they all had the same determination on their faces.
"But..." Chen Han hesitated and said.
"There is no but!" Haotian said mercilessly: "Don't make any excuses! Crossing the river is imperative. What we have to do now is to prepare all the conditions for crossing the river eastward!"
Haotian Hu stared, looked around at the generals around him, and then focused on Dugu Yuming and Bian Zhongxing beside him: "Two generals, we can only cross a maximum of 10,000 people across the river for the first time. Although the enemy
The army will never attack us at this time, but we must prepare for the worst. These 10,000 soldiers must firmly control the bridgehead position to provide a safe environment for the army behind to cross the river. Within our Hetao, the border
Generals are best at defense, and you, Dugu, are best at infantry offense. Today, someone is entrusting this important task to you two. I wonder if you two can accept it?"
"General, take your orders!" The two shouted in unison without any hesitation.
"Situ Lie!" Haotian shouted in a deep voice.
"The end is here!" Situ Lie said.
Haotian looked carefully at the young man in front of him. This brother was promoted by God because of his outstanding performance in the southern part of Dingzhou and then had great military exploits in the following wars. After a long time, he said: "Jinzhou
There are at least 500,000 troops from the three Northeastern countries gathered around us. In order to save those fellow villagers, we must concentrate every ounce of strength we have. Of the 50,000 garrison in Shizhou, I want to take away 30,000, including you.
Ten thousand cavalry who have been painstakingly trained. Do you understand?"
"The general will understand!" Situ Lie replied loudly. If the Hetao army crosses the river eastward, the nomadic people in the northwest will inevitably suffer. However, although the Hetao is large, the only place that is really suitable for large groups of people to cross the river is Fengling Ferry in Shizhou.
and Hukou Ferry in Anzhou. No one knows how many troops the nomads will dispatch, but with 20,000 troops to defend Shizhou's hundreds of miles of river defense line, one can imagine how difficult and dangerous it is.
"What do you understand?" Haotian asked solemnly.
"Even if the entire army is annihilated, the general will still drag the enemy to death at Fengling Ferry!"
"Okay!" Haotian nodded heavily, then turned to Li Xiao, the commander of the Dingzhou City Defense Army, and said: "Li Xiao, in your direction of Dingzhou, I can only leave you 20,000 soldiers.
, there is no cavalry among them. The western part of Hetao has undulating mountains and deep river valleys, so your task is relatively easy. But your defense line is also the longest, and Dingzhou and Jizhou are both within your defense range."
Li Xiao hesitated for a while: "What about Dingzhou City? Both the Song and Li families have hoarded heavy troops in the Yinfeng Mountains?"
"You don't have to worry about him in Dingzhou. Even if you leave all the 50,000 troops behind, if they deliberately go north, you can't stop them. It's better to concentrate our forces to ensure the integrity of the Dahe defense line. Although the Song and Li families are also wolf-hearted, they will eventually
They are the people of China. If they occupy Dingzhou, the most they can do is plunder some gold and silver treasures. However, if the Dahe defense line collapses, the Hetao will inevitably repeat the tragedy of the past." Haotian said coldly.
"What if they massacre people in Dingzhou City?" Li Xiao asked still worried.
"If that's really the case, then if I, Haotian, can survive from Jinzhou, I will definitely exterminate them!"
On the morning of March 29th, Haotian and his party arrived at Hukou Ferry in the east of Anzhou. Twenty miles away on the opposite side was Jinzhou on the Taihang Road, which was besieged by the 500,000-strong coalition of the Three Kingdoms in the Northeast. There.
, that is, more than 4 million people from Youyun Sixteen Prefectures and 60,000 Hetao cavalry.
"Master Marquis, are you ready?" He Huairen, the commander of the Dragon Legion, stepped forward and asked. Behind him were more than a hundred transport ships full of soldiers and three to four hundred large and small ships. And his five
Ten warships have already arrived on the east bank of the river, preparing to provide long-range attacks for Haotian's bridgehead troops.
This was not the first time that He Huairen and Haotian met. On that day when He Huairen went to Hetao to confer marriage on the orders of the Yingmarty Emperor, the two had a long encounter. He Huairen also particularly admired Haotian's loyalty and passion.
. And Haotian also admired He Huairen and his son's accomplishments in water warfare. He Huairen even joked that day that he was going to let his son He Bugui train hard under Haotian. But this time it was He Huairen and
This first cooperation on the Loop was so huge that He Huairen himself did not dare to neglect it.
Haotian turned around and looked at the black army of more than 200,000 people behind him. Looking at these young lives, he suddenly felt sentimental in his heart. After this battle, I don't know how many soldiers will sleep on this land.
This may be the last time in my life that I see their sincere and persevering expressions.
Slowly pulling out the Moon-Breaking Knife from his waist and pointing it diagonally towards the sky, Haotian said loudly: "Brothers, in front of you, there are more than four million of your fellow citizens, and they are waiting for your rescue.
! Let me just say one thing, you are the children of the people of China, and it is the people who have raised you. It is up to you what to do!"
The army of more than 200,000 people was silent, and no one spoke. After a long time, they just slowly raised the weapons in their hands like Haotian, without any words, but everyone understood the meaning of their silent movements.
That indestructible belief. At this moment, they truly became an invincible army. Because their army already had its own beliefs, its own thoughts, and its own military soul! This strong spirit,
It supports them to face countless unpredictable disasters and difficulties, even if it costs their own lives, they will not hesitate!
"Let's go!" Haotian waved his moon-shattering knife, and with his shout, hundreds of large and small boats rowed together, and then sailed towards the other side like swimming dragons. On the other side, the Northeast Three Kingdoms Allied Forces slowly moved towards the other side.
They slowly began to retreat, forming an open area two miles wide and about one mile deep on the east bank of Hukou Ferry.
Lin Taiyue stood next to Haotian, looking at the strange behavior of the three Northeastern countries, and couldn't help but curiously asked: "Lord, why didn't they attack us halfway across the river when we were crossing the river? If that were true, we would have suffered heavy losses.