The next day, Haotian led 20,000 soldiers of the Huben Army to go to the Drunken Swamp.
Less than thirty miles to the west of Huaxi City is the edge of the Drowning Swamp. Because Dugu had been here before and owed a favor to the demon girl clan, he also accompanied him.
However, the closer he got to the Drowning Swamp, the redder Xin Jiao's face became. Haotian felt funny in his heart, so he took his wife's little hand and stood directly on the platform of the Qingyun.
For the arrival of Haotian, the Nine-Fifth Lord, the Demon Girl Clan also gave the most grand welcome. After all, Haotian is still the husband-in-law of the clan leader Xin Jiao, so the ceremony was even more grand. But being in the swamp is not good enough for Haotian.
He had no intention of exposing the secret of drowning in the swamp in front of the army, so he just took a few wives, Dugu and a few other old subordinates to go deep into the swamp for a visit, stayed for a day and then hurried back.
"It's true, my lord, he hugs himself, so he doesn't have to worry about no one to warm the bed at night. It's a pity that we bachelors, seeing so many beauties, have to leave immediately before we have time to make a move." Jiang Chenzhou
He said as he walked. As a result, he accidentally stepped on the wrong position and his left calf fell into the mud. Fortunately, Dugu had quick eyes and quick hands and pulled him up.
"Stop chirping, if the mistress knows that you are plotting against her people, you will die without knowing it." Zhou Jilong said angrily.
"My fair lady, how can a gentleman be brave?" Jiang Chenzhou said unconvinced.
"A gentleman? When I look at you, you are still a hypocrite." Li Xiao snorted from the side.
Although I only stayed in the Drunken Swamp for one day, Haotian's reward to the Demon Girl Clan was still quite generous. The twenty-mile area around the Drowned Swamp was all designated as the fiefdom of the Demon Girl Clan. Unless they were rebellious, they would inherit it from generation to generation. In this area
Within the territory, the witch clan enjoys so much power that it is like a small independent kingdom.
Haotian never likes to favor one over the other, so he also gave the same reward to Qiu Mu next to him, and assigned the entire forest of death to Qiu Mu's sect. As for Xian Lianchen and the other three, Haotian just smiled, but wanted to come to Haotian
God won't be too kind to them.
After learning that Haotian was heading south, Xue Sha and Luo Xiang, who were in charge of Qi Yue, immediately launched an offensive against Jin Hua.
Due to negligence, Park Zhicheng led more than 100,000 elite troops to pass through their defense lines. Both Xue Sha and Luo Xiang were furious. Now that Haotian has arrived, they urgently need a victory on the battlefield to recover.
own face.
After receiving reinforcements from the Snow Wolf Legion's 30,000 cavalry, the mobility of the Blood Killers was greatly enhanced. The infantry slowly advanced towards the Green City of the Golden Flower King, while the cavalry advanced to the Green City in separate groups in corps units.
Nearby, the Jinhua people who fled here were intercepted and killed. Since Pu Zhicheng led the elite army to resist Xuesha and Zhang Keliang's offensive in the front, Huoliangjin in Luqing City neither had enough troops nor enough troops.
Because of their lack of courage, they did not dare to go out of the city to fight. As a result, corpses lay everywhere outside Luqing City. In just half a month, at least two million Jinhua people who had fled here died tragically under the butcher's knife of Hetao.
The cavalry that penetrated deep into the rear not only massacred near Luqing City, but also often used brigades or guards as units to continuously create chaos in the hinterland of Jinhua, and even harassed and blocked the food route of Park Zhicheng who was fighting against Xue Sha and others in the front.
Pu Zhicheng was furious and ordered Luo Pingjiang to lead the army to defend Jiurong City in the northeast of Jinhua. He secretly dispatched 50,000 soldiers to march at night and successfully ambushed a cavalry corps of the Snow Wolf Regiment in Tieding Gorge in the east of Luqing City, and used
The Blood Killing Legion's psychological characteristics of being eager to rescue them once again ambushed the Zhu Shitan Department of the Blood Killing Legion. However, after all, Zhu Shitan was a veteran who had followed the Blood Killing Legion for so many years. As soon as he realized that something was wrong, he turned around and ran away. Even so,
There was still a cavalry guard who was surrounded by the Jinhua army in order to break up the rear, and was eventually annihilated.
After this battle, although the Hetao cavalry still gathered around Luqing City as before, they no longer dared to be too arrogant when using their troops. Luqing City also had to return to Jiurong City due to pressure from the front line, so the war once again reached a stalemate.
Pu Zhicheng is also very aware of the current situation. Chu Yue and An Yue have been completely exterminated, and Qi Yue's situation is not much better. If he had not fought desperately to block the attack of the Hetao army in Jiurong, Qi Yue would have also been exterminated. However,
If Jiurong falls, the northeastern gate from Qiyue to Jinhua will be opened. Jinhua, a small and weak country, may not be able to block the attack of hundreds of thousands of troops in Hetao, and the country will be destroyed sooner or later.
"Jiurong has gathered Jinhua's nearly 200,000 troops. In addition to Huoliangjin, he also leads 50,000 soldiers to guard Luqing City. Jinhua has almost no troops to mobilize." Luo Xiang said slowly.
Xue Sha smiled and said: "Isn't this great? The more empty their domestic troops are, the greater the destructive power of our cavalry will be."
"Cavalry? In such a geographical environment, they can perform so well, which is beyond my expectation. However, I am afraid that only the surroundings of Luqing City can accommodate so many cavalry." Luo Xiang said with a smile.
The Jinhua area is a continuation of the Southern Yunnan Mountains. It is not only densely covered with primitive jungles, but also crisscrossed by valleys, with few flat terrains. The area around Luqing City is already the largest plain in Jinhua, and it is precisely because of this that the cavalry can be here
Expand the formation. However, if you expand a little further around, there will be dense jungles and valleys, so Park Zhicheng can easily trap and kill the 10,000 cavalry of the Snow Wolf Legion.
Zhang Keliang rolled his eyes and said: "Commander Blood, sir, but Park Zhicheng's army is gathered here, and we can't rush through at all. The lord will arrive soon, will it happen then?"
After all, Zhang Keliang is a soldier, and he is very concerned about military victory. Of course, he also hopes to perform better in front of Haotian. Xue Sha and Luo Xiang led their troops to Jiurong more than half a month ago.
, but they never launched a fierce attack. They just made tentative attacks every day. Not only did they fail to capture Jiurong, but they also gave Park Zhicheng time to calmly mobilize his troops. However, the two of them were not panicked at all, as if Park Zhicheng in front of them did not exist at all.
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This is because the emperor is not in a hurry to kill the eunuch. Zhang Keliang cursed fiercely in his heart, but after he finished cursing, he suddenly felt that something was wrong, and he was so angry that he fainted.
"General, don't worry, we will definitely be able to enter Jiurong in three days at most." Xue Sha said with a smile.
Zhang Keliang said doubtfully: "Commander Blood, is this a joke? Pu Zhicheng has nearly 200,000 troops, and the roads here are rugged and difficult. Our troops cannot be deployed at all. Why should we take Jiurong?"
The Lingnan region is not like Jianghuai and the Central Plains. Except for the southern coastal areas, the terrain in other places is quite rugged. The Hetao infantry can run at least 150 miles in a day's rapid march in the Central Plains region. But here, even the most elite white tigers
The legion will probably be shortened by half, and the straight-line distance can be reduced by a quarter, which is already remarkable. Due to the rugged terrain and narrow roads, Hetao cannot deploy its troops every time it attacks the city, so the siege becomes a long and difficult task.
In the oil war, the strength of the Jinhua army in Jiurong City is too strong. If this continues, there is no hope of conquering it.
Xue Sha laughed: "General, don't worry too much. Our army will be able to enter Jiurong in three days at most. If the general doesn't believe it, we can make a bet."
Before three days, Pu Zhicheng actually withdrew his troops. However, when withdrawing, Pu Zhicheng did not make the Hetao soldiers behind him feel better. After withdrawing from Jiurong City, Pu Zhicheng destroyed all the local roads every time he passed by, and
They resolutely pursued the policy of strengthening the walls and clearing the wilderness. Especially in some canyon and mountain road areas, countless rolling stones and wood were piled up to block the roads, making the Hetao army behind them miserable.
"A strong wall clears the field? Was Park Zhicheng's head hit by a stone? Does it make sense for him to do this?" Faced with such a situation, Xue Sha said with a smile.
If you are dealing with a general invading army, then fortifying the wall and clearing the field is indeed a very good choice, which can prevent the opponent from getting even a grain of food from your side. However, the Hetao was originally designed to completely destroy the Golden Flower Dynasty, even if the opponent does not
If these houses are burned down, the Loop will also burn down. Not only the houses, but also all the forests will be burned down.
However, what is different from the time in Dongwa is that this time the Hetao did not sprinkle lime or sulfur on the passing land.
Zhang Keliang ignored the good mood of the bloody killing and just asked from the side: "Commander Blood, Pu Zhicheng defended Jiurong City perfectly, making it impossible for our army to move forward. Why did you suddenly retreat?"
Xue Sha glanced at the old man in front of him with a somewhat depressed look. No wonder the Zhang family has not had any generals in these years. Even such an old man with mediocre qualifications can be in a high position. You can imagine the generals below. Pu Zhicheng not only occupied the top position in Jiurong City
The location and people are favorable, and he doesn't have to worry about food and baggage at all. The reason why he retreated so anxiously can only mean that his retreat is in danger of being cut off.
"General Zhang, we don't just have the 200,000 troops here in Hetao. The 400,000 soldiers led by Commander Du will naturally not stay where they are after destroying the Anyue Kingdom."
"But if they want to cut off Park Zhicheng's retreat, they must go through the Drunken Swamp. Is there really a road in the Drunken Swamp that can allow the army to pass?"
Luo Xiang turned his face to one side, and Xue Sha also rolled his eyes. Zhang Keliang understood the meaning of Xue Sha, but why was his thinking so rigid? It seems that it was indeed a wise decision for the Yellow Turban Army to be handed over to him.
The choice. One general is incompetent and the three armies are exhausted, which is probably someone like Zhang Keliang.
"General Zhang, is the only way for the army to go from Huaxi City to Jinhua is through the Sunken Swamp? The warships of the Goryeo Navy have been cruising in the South China Sea. With their help, they can completely bypass the Sunken Swamp and sail south of Jinhua.
Land, and then go north to cut off Park Zhicheng's retreat." Xue Sha explained patiently.
"Is this also called Gao Ming?" Xue Sha and Luo Xiang curled their lips at the same time and stopped talking.
Park Zhicheng had to withdraw his troops. Just when he was blocking the bloody army in Jiurong City, the Dingnan Army Corps led by Cheng Guochi and the Poli Army Corps led by Li Xiaomo, with the help of the Goryeo Navy, bypassed the Drowning Swamp and landed directly
Jinhua, and then went all the way north. Jinhua's country was already empty of troops, and the two of them controlled a total of 200,000 soldiers, so naturally no one could stop them. Although Park Zhicheng is brave, if he is cut off by Cheng Guochi and others, his retreat
, so he was unable to advance in Jiurong City and had no choice but to fight with the Hetao army. In desperation, Pu Zhicheng had no choice but to withdraw his troops.
In Park Zhicheng's view, although the Loop now occupies a dominant position, as long as he can return to Luqing City, he may not be incapable of fighting.
Green Green City is an accident. The total population of the Golden Flower Dynasty exceeds ten million, and the population of Green Blue City is as high as two million. Such a scale is quite rare even in the entire Chinese continent. However, with Green Green City
Compared with its population, the scale of its city is even more terrifying. Green Green City is in the shape of an irregular pentagon, and its appearance is very different from the Chinese style. Moreover, the length of a single city wall is more than fifteen miles, even if it is similar to Tiandu Sheng
Compared with Beijing, it is no less generous.'
The reason is that there are too few plains in the Jinhua area, and the area where Luqing City is located is a rare flat land. Before the construction of Luqing City, Jinhua was still in the midst of tribal warfare. In order to resist external aggression, and
In order to ensure that there would be sufficient food in the city in the event of a siege, the most powerful ruler who occupied the plain where Luqing City was located at that time simply expanded the originally planned city size several times and surrounded it with a large amount of cultivated land.
But at that time, he just erected fences around it. Later rulers also gradually turned the surrounding fences into masonry walls for this reason. Due to the restrictions of the terrain, the shape of the city was very strange. But as long as the city retreated,
In the city, with its large population and sufficient food, it is completely possible to hold on for a year and a half.
Pu Zhicheng's retreat marked that Jinhua had given up control of the area outside of Luqing City. Hetao was not polite either, with hundreds of thousands of troops slowly following up, sweeping Jinhua's territory in an orderly manner.
Pu Zhicheng also heard about the fall of Huaxi City in Anyue. In order to prevent the people of his country from attacking the defenses of Luqing City, Pu Zhicheng, under Park Zongke's instruction, immediately blocked the city as soon as the army retreated into the city, and no one was allowed.
People come in and out, even the people of their own country.
Jinhua's side was so cooperative, and Hetao's side was also quite happy. Under the command of Xue Sha, hundreds of thousands of troops slowly marched through Luqing City in a fan shape, killing people and setting fire along the way. They were extremely busy.
"The army should not just focus on building cities. Moreover, even if it is building a city, it must be built near Green Green City. Other places are not so spacious." Haotian said with a frown.
Dugu said on the side: "My lord, don't stand and talk without feeling pain in your back. The most spacious flat area around Luqing City is only more than 20 miles away. To build a city in such a place, this layout must be too small."
Xue Sha said disdainfully: "Fill it up. Can't we just fill up the surrounding pits?"
Haotian also thinks this is a good choice: "That's right, those golden flower monkeys have nothing to do anyway."
Now that Haotian has spoken, Dugu has no objection. Moreover, Zhu Shitan and others have recently been in charge of killing and not burying them. The entire Green City is surrounded by the corpses of golden flower monkeys. The weather is hot now, and many corpses have rotted.
Therefore, when Haotian set up camp, he had to choose the location in the upwind direction.
Xue Sha said: "My lord is right. Besides, it is not a problem to display these corpses like this. Drag up those golden flower monkeys, level the land where it is necessary, and build a city where it is necessary. Sir, Commander-in-Chief, you allocate
Please prepare more medicine. Otherwise, the smell will be really unpleasant. Zhu Shitan, these bastards, don’t you know how to restrain yourself when killing people?"
Around the entire Green City, there are at least a million messy corpses. These are the impressive achievements of the Hetao cavalry these days, but now they have become one of the obstacles to the Hetao army.
"Li Xiaomo, you lead the Poli Army from the southern front to the west of Jinhua. Cheng Guochi, your Dingnan Army from the northern front should try not to leave even a single Golden Flower Monkey wherever it passes.
Haotian said with a frown.
If the wreckage outside Luqing City is not cleaned up, the Hetao army will not be able to attack the city for the time being. And looking at the situation in front of him, he only has less than 100,000 Golden Flower prisoners in his hands, and he will have to wait at least three to five days.
"Li Xiaomo and Chu Lianfeng, you two led your own army of 150,000 troops and crossed Linyi to the south of Yunnan as quickly as possible. In response to the north and south of Mu Mountain in the north, you annihilated the four tribes in the south of Yunnan."
"I obey!" Li Xiaomo and Chu Lianfeng responded at the same time.
"You should pay attention to yourselves. Although the fighting power of the four tribes in southern Yunnan is not strong, they occupy the advantageous location. We can set fire to the mountains, and they can also do the opposite. That day, Wubi Cangxiong was negligent and caused the death of two people.
Ten thousand elites will die in battle." Haotian warned.
Li Xiaomo and Chu Lianfeng were not sloppy people. After receiving the order, they returned directly to the military camp and led their troops to leave. Looking at the two people leaving, Haotian smiled slightly. If you want to destroy 150,000 soldiers,
It is not an easy task for the four southern Yunnan tribes that have been entrenched here for hundreds of years. Even if they set fire to the mountains, it will be difficult to wipe them all out. However, Li Xiaomo is definitely a military genius. Under his command,
Even if the four southern Yunnan tribes cannot be wiped out, they can at least be severely damaged.
"Master, do you want to test Li Xiaomo's military talent?" Luo Xiang asked beside him.
Haotian nodded, but did not speak.
Luo Xiang smiled and said nothing, turned his head and continued to look at the vast green city under the morning sun, but he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, Haotian, finally softened his heart.