When they received this news, Haotian, Qiu Mu and others were still near Shouzhou on the Huai River. After pondering for a long time, Haotian finally gave an instruction: step by step, advance slowly, not seeking merit, but seeking no mistakes.
Xue Qingcheng was standing next to Haotian at that time. Looking at Haotian's frown, Xue Qingcheng said quickly: "Husband, Wu Bi Cangxiong is also eager to perform meritorious services, so it is excusable."
Although the Scarlet Clan and the Luoche Dynasty have been fighting for years in the past, after all, both sides are of the same clan and have the same blood in their bones. Moreover, the Luoche Dynasty has now surrendered to Hetao and is the direct territory of Qingning Road, so Xue Qingcheng
I don’t want Wubi Cangxiong to be punished too much.
Wu Bi Cangxiong is just an ordinary man. Haotian has known this for a long time, and it is precisely because of his understanding of Wu Bi Cangxiong's character that Haotian temporarily put him on the back burner. However, Wu Bi Cangxiong led the battle.
The standard is a little too low, and I am eager for success. It is normal to be unlucky.
"Should we transfer Shan Heqi to the Snow Wolf Legion?" Haotian thought in his mind. Luozhe Road is an internal matter of the Scarlet Clan, and Haotian didn't want to pay attention to it, so the first thing he considered was to transfer people from Qingning Road.
.It’s just that the thoughtful Si Yu Lianjie has died in battle, Shan Heqi is just a warrior, and Hu Biyandan is in the Snow Lion Army, so it’s really a bit of a dilemma.
After shaking his head, Haotian felt that the situation on the South Yunnan Road was just like this for the time being. After all, the four southern Yunnan tribes were weak and it was impossible to rush to support Jinhua Mitsukoshi's main battlefield. And if Ubi Cangxiong sent the remaining 30,000 cavalry
Holding together, with the coordination of Mu Shan, it is not difficult to encroach on the territory of the four ethnic groups in southern Yunnan.
Thinking of this, Haotian smiled and said: "I'm not blaming him, it's just that Wubi Cangxiong was a bit useless in this battle. Forget it, this is an internal matter of your Scarlet Clan after all, you can warn him yourself.
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After saying that, Haotian shook his head and said to Xin Jiaoqiu and Mu next to him: "How is the medicine you two prepared now completed?"
"The pharmacy has already been handed over to sir, and he is solely responsible for this matter." Qiu Mu said with a smile: "But is it still necessary to prepare these medicines now? Our army is burning mountains all the way. Those snakes, insects, rats and ants are either
Either they were burned to death or they all fled, there is no way they could threaten the safety of the soldiers."
Haotian shook his head and said: "You can't say that. You have to be prepared. I don't want our brave soldiers to die here because of these inexplicable factors."
Qiu Mu rolled her cute eyes and said angrily: "Okay, I was wrong, I know you love soldiers as much as sons."
Haotian didn't take it seriously, but said cheerfully: "I love soldiers, but I definitely don't like them. If the soldiers are like Hao Jin and the two brothers, then I really don't know what to do. By the way.
, Qiu Mu, is the place where your Death Forest and the Golden Flower Dynasty meet are all primitive jungles?"
Qiu Mu nodded, she was also a little worried about this problem. Hetao made it clear that he was preparing to launch a fire attack on Jinhua Mitsukoshi, and the Death Forest was also a primitive forest with towering ancient trees. However, the Death Forest was not like the primeval forest of Jinhua Mitsukoshi.
That is, the vegetation here is evergreen all year round and there is abundant rainfall, so it is not easy to ignite it.
"You inform your division to cut off part of the forest at the junction of the Death Forest and the Golden Flower, leaving a blank area about ten miles wide. I think there will be no danger. After all, that is your division.
I have to give you some face, don't you think?" Haotian said with a smile.
Park Zhicheng still miscalculated.
Park Zhicheng originally thought that the Hetao would be forcibly crossed from Zhujin Ferry in the north of Anyue. In fact, it was not considered forced. Jinhua Mitsukoshi did not have a regular navy at all. Even the private merchant ships were exhausted in years of war.
Therefore, the Hetao has great advantages in crossing the river here. Moreover, the Hetao is directly connected to
The White Tiger, Honor, Red Snake and Chu Lianfeng's deer-chasing army are all here. Therefore, at the suggestion of King Wen Touwu of Anyue, the Mitsukoshi 400,000 allied troops gathered here to prepare for a decisive battle with the army crossing the river in Hetao. And Pu Zhicheng also
He personally led 150,000 of the most elite soldiers to respond in Zhuxi City behind.
"The terrain of Zhujin Ferry is flat and the horizon is wide, which is suitable for the formation of troops in the Hetao. And Dugu Yuming has been here before, so it must be the main line of attack and defense in the Hetao. But everyone must be careful, the Hetao Navy is quite powerful, and the combat effectiveness of ordinary soldiers is also
It's quite tough, so don't take it lightly." Park Zhicheng warned.
In his opinion, Zhujin Ferry is indeed the best breakthrough point.
As long as the Hetao lands successfully and has a firm foothold, then the army can go south and attack the Zhuxi City of the Anyue Kingdom. Taking Zhuxi will also cut off the connection between Anyue Chuyue and Qiyue Jinhua to the west. It will be smooth.
Implement the strategy of dividing and destroying.
However, Pu Zhicheng obviously underestimated the appetite of Hetao. Hetao is no longer the small prince that he was when he first launched his army in Dingzhou. Even the Hetao at that time was fighting against the strongest military regime in the Eastern Continent with a weak force.
What's more, it has now swept across China and the world?
Others don't know how strong the combat effectiveness of Jinhua Mitsukoshi's soldiers is, but the Dingnan Army Corps and the Blood Killing Dugu, who have fought against them for a long time, are very clear. At that time, Hetao called Jinhua Mitsukoshi's soldiers contemptuously as monkeys, so
They are smaller in size and generally thin in length. The soldiers have yellow and black skin. They can only exert some combat effectiveness in mountainous and forested areas, and they can run like flying in the mountains and forests.
It’s not that Hetao looks down on the other side. A Hetao soldier can at least defeat three Jinhua Mitsukoshi monkeys. That day, Dugu led 10,000 soldiers to fight against Huoliangjin’s 50,000 elites. He only paid a very small price and easily wiped out Huoliangjin.
Jin's 50,000-strong army. If Huo Liangjin hadn't been quick to seize the opportunity, he might have become a prisoner of the Hetao.
However, no matter how poor Jinhua Mitsukoshi's combat effectiveness is, they are soldiers after all, at least better than farmers carrying hoes. When the Japanese destroyed the Eastern Japanese, Xue Sha and others had already seen the combat effectiveness of the ordinary people of the Eastern Japanese. Therefore, they
Don't want to make this mistake again here.
Hetao is indeed preparing to cross the river from Zhujin Ferry. There is no doubt about this. Otherwise, Dugu would not have put the hundreds of thousands of elites in Hetao plus the most reliable Zhulu Corps here among the surrendered vassal legions. However, the Hetao's
With a huge appetite, Dugu not only wanted to gain a solid foothold on the south bank of Zhujin Ferry, but he also wanted to eat all of Mitsukoshi's 400,000 troops.
Due to its backward economy and culture, Jinhua Mitsukoshi's national strength has always been very poor. Just like Chuyue, which has more than half of its land area close to the South China Sea, its total population is as high as four million, but its entire country can only support one hundred thousand soldiers. And the population
The Eastern Japanese Dynasty, which was only half as large as them, had a total military strength of up to 500,000.
"Actually, although the Baiyue region where Mitsukoshi is located and the Lingnan region where Jinhua is located are a bit behind and lack geographical resources, their geographical locations are quite superior. As long as they vigorously develop commerce and shipping, they will inevitably become maritime
A strong country. It’s just that the people in power at Mitsukoshi are quite short-sighted and the people are not wise enough, so that’s why Mitsukoshi is so poor." Xuanji said this more than once.
"It cannot be said that Jinhua Mitsukoshi has become an inseparable territory of our country during the reign of the Dynasty of the World. At that time, in order to change the local backward cultural and socio-economic environment, the Central Plains Empire provided a large amount of economic and cultural assistance. By Qingfeng's
Wulie
During the imperial period, although the development of Jinhua Mitsukoshi was not as good as that of Jiangnan Lake on the north bank of the Xijiang River, it was still much richer than it is now. The reason why they are so backward now is mainly due to the empire's blockade of their economy, culture and other aspects."
Luo Xiang retorted.
But no matter what, it is an indisputable fact that Jinhua Mitsukoshi is small and weak. The 400,000 allied troops gathered on the south bank of Zhujin Ferry are already the entire strength of the three countries. Now, except for the royal capital, there is almost no regular army in their country.
The Koryo Navy, which was cruising in the southern area of Samnam, might be able to seize a vast area of the coastal area by sending just a few people to land.
The monarch of Mitsukoshi clearly understood that it was now a matter of life and death. The Hetao not only had an advantage in military strength, but also had an absolute advantage in terms of arms and strategy. If the troops were divided and guarded, they would only be defeated by the Hetao one by one.
In this case, it is better to join forces and fight the opponent openly and honestly.
"Shuai Pu, what should we do if the Hetao army lands from other areas?" Gong Haitao asked.
"The Hetao army forcibly crossed the Xijiang River. Do you think there is any difference between you leading 50,000 people to defend and stationing without a single soldier? How long can you delay the Hetao with your personal power? Besides, your country has so many things to divide its troops.
Defensively?" Park Zhicheng asked.
"Then why are you so sure that Hetao will definitely take this route?" Qi Yue general Qian Shuang asked.
"Because our army is here, because they are a Loop." Pu Zhicheng said slowly.
Qian Shuang was very confused. Not only him, but also Feng Sanlang, He Qianyun and others around him all looked confused. They had no idea what Park Zhicheng meant.
Pu Zhicheng secretly sighed in his heart. This is the gap in the quality of generals. He has made it clear enough, but they still don't understand and are still waiting for him to point it out. With such a group of generals, do you still hope that they will be able to communicate with the art of war?
already
Are the Hetao generals who have risen to the top of the Eastern Continent a battle of wits? Stop dreaming. If you really have such thoughts, it is better to go home early and wipe your neck. Since they are all brave and foolhardy, although some of them cannot even be called brave.
, then we can only fight head-on with the Hetao.
Park Zhicheng had an intuition that the main force in Hetao would definitely cross the river from here, because Mitsukoshi's 400,000-strong army was stored here.
Hetao is a proud army. They have a record of defeating the enemy with real force, but they are more eager to defeat the opponent in an upright manner. In the battle to destroy the country, the first thing to destroy is not only the opponent's army, but also the opponent's confidence. Only the general will destroy the opponent's army.
Only by destroying the opponent's confidence can they truly destroy their clan. Therefore, the Hetao army must hope to leave such an impression on Jinhua Mitsukoshi that no one can stop them, even if Mitsukoshi gathers all their elites.
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"Hetao will definitely choose this place as the main direction of attack. They will come, for sure!" Park Zhicheng said in a deep voice, not only to the surrounding generals, but also to himself.
Wen Touwu stood at the back timidly and asked Pu Zhicheng in a low voice: "Shuai Pu, to be honest, the combat power of the Hetao army is indeed very powerful. Are you sure we can really stop them at the ferry?"
"If you can't stop it, you must stop it. Otherwise, when the Hetao army crosses the river and we don't even make any movement, it will not only make people laugh, but also chill the hearts of the soldiers and the people." Pu Zhicheng didn't know about this Mitsukoshi.
What exactly did the most powerful leader want to express, so he followed his tone and spoke.
Wen Towu took a peek at the generals who were having a heated discussion on how to arrange their troops, and whispered: "Shuai Pu, in fact, in a head-on battle, we are not very sure of winning. If this is the case, why don't we take our best option?"
Being good at guerrilla tactics, the army was broken into pieces and finally brought down the Loop?"
Pu Zhicheng suddenly felt a little dizzy. He knew very well what kind of virtue the King Anyue in front of him had. It was because of his cowardice and lack of opinion that the kingdom resolutely supported him to ascend the throne to facilitate his general.
They were tied to the chariot and they attacked China together.
Over the years, Anyue has not let himself down. As long as Jinhua's request is not particularly excessive, Wen Touwu has never refused. The Anyue Kingdom, the most powerful among the three Yues, has gradually become a vassal of the Jinhua Kingdom. However,
He did not expect that this cowardly king could be such an idiot.
"Your Highness, do you still remember how Hetao dealt with the Dongbo people hiding in the mountains and forests? They simply set fire to the mountains, leaving no room for the other party to survive. Besides, the basis of guerrilla warfare and breaking up into pieces is ours.
The foundation of the common people is still there, but there is no grass growing anywhere where the Loop passes, and even the common people are gone. How can we break it into pieces? Therefore, we must concentrate all our forces to resist desperately." Park Zhicheng explained patiently.
"The army in Hetao has already done this on the South Yunnan Road. Think about it, they can be so cruel to their own people, and to those of us who have offended their dignity, massacred their people, and raped their women,
What will happen to them? Your Highness, if we still hold on to the idea of peace talks with Hetao, then I am afraid that we have already reserved a place for us on the bone city wall of Niantian Shengjing!"
Wen Touwu's face turned pale, and he obviously understood what Pu Zhicheng meant. Now in the entire mainland of China, no one knows what Nian Tian Shengjing means. Apart from newly born babies, there are probably only insane idiots. Death is certainly terrible.
, but if they were sent to the holy capital of Niantian to build a city, it would be a more terrifying thing than death. It is said that people whose bones are used to build a city will not only not be able to be freed after death, but also will not be able to stand up for eternity. This is because they are deeply influenced by the culture of ghosts and gods.
The Chinese mainland has great lethality.
Wen Towu's face was so pale that he was about to cry: "Pu Shuai, don't we have any other way out?"
"A way out? Yes." Park Zhicheng said with a smile.
"Really? Should we take the initiative to surrender to the Hetao or go into exile overseas? But the Hetao will definitely not accept our surrender, and if we go into exile overseas, we will have no navy at all, and the ones cruising in the South China Sea are Korean warships that are close to the Hetao." Wen Wen said.
Touwu said anxiously, although he was a bit idiotic, as a king, at least he still had some understanding of the general situation.
Park Zhicheng smiled and pulled off his right hand from his clothes, and said with a smile: "None of them, Your Highness, if you are really serious, then you only need to go through the forest of death. On the other side of the forest of death is the Maurya Dynasty.
Territory, I don’t think I would have the energy to come so far to trouble you in the Loop.”
"Forest of Death?" The panicked monarch smiled bitterly: "That place is not a place for people to live at all. Instead of going somewhere to take risks, it is better to stay and gamble your luck."
Pu Zhicheng smiled slightly, leaving the lost young monarch behind, and turned around to talk to the generals behind him who were discussing the formation of troops. Jinhua Mitsukoshi had no way out. Faced with the outflanking of the Hetao army by land and water, Jinhua Mitsukoshi was the only one who could
What he did was to resist to the death. Surrendering was death, and fighting was death. The same was death, so it would be better to die more spectacularly. At least that's what Park Zhicheng thought.
As the number one general south of the Xijiang River, Park Zhicheng has had several battles with Hetao. However, due to the terrain or the environment, there has never been a fair duel. Park Zhicheng is also a person with high aspirations.
, although the Hetao now has an absolute advantage, Park Zhicheng does not think that his side has no power to fight back. He wants to let the Hetao know that there are not no heroes south of the Xijiang River.
It's not that Pu Zhicheng is not high enough, it's that the generals in Hetao are simply too good.
Pu Zhicheng guessed correctly. Zhujin Ferry is indeed the only way to go south to the Hetao. Dugu personally led hundreds of thousands of elites to be stationed here. Half of the fleet of the Dragon Legion cruised the ferry. It was obviously not to show the military might of the Hetao army. Pu Zhicheng also
I missed the guess, because Hetao is not the only one with these 300,000 soldiers.
On September 20, 625, Haotian's car had just entered Jiangnan Road. With Dugu's personal drumming and encouragement, the 300,000-strong army in Hetao forced across the river under the cover of the Jiaolong Army.
Since Jinhua Mitsukoshi did not have a naval force, the warships of the Jiaolong Legion almost stuck to the southernmost side of the Xijiang route and carried out indiscriminate attacks on the Mitsukoshi soldiers along the coast.
In order to resist the Loop's army from forcibly crossing the river, the Mitsukoshi Allied Forces demolished all the piers south of the Zhujin Ferry and buried a large amount of ignition materials along the coast. They were just waiting for the Loop's army to cross the river and immediately ignite the barrier on the Xijiang River.
The sky-blocking reeds gave the Hetao a powerful start.
However, the Hetao side seemed to have already understood the plans of the Mitsukoshi Allied Forces. As soon as the warships of the Jiaolong Legion sailed to the south of the Xijiang route, they took the initiative to launch an offensive. Under the full force of the archers, the rockets in the sky flew like falling meteors.
Entering into the vast reeds, although the reeds at this time are not easy to burn, the Mitsukoshi Allied Forces buried a lot of fire starters in the reeds. Some rockets happened to hit these fire starters, and suddenly the fire was raging, and then the entire south bank of the Xijiang River
They were all plunged into the vast sea of fire.
Many of the Mitsukoshi Allied Forces were ambushing in the reeds. As a result, before they could give the opponent a decisive blow, they were burned and abandoned by the opponent. The Hetao side did not take advantage of the victory to pursue it, but waited for Zhujin Ferry as if watching a show.
The fire on the south bank gradually extinguished, and then the warship was calmly approached to the ferry. Dozens of small boats were slowly lowered, and the soldiers of the Dragon Legion began to skillfully build the pontoon bridge.