"Lord, can we start?" Dugu turned his head and glanced at the expressionless Haotian inquiringly. After the latter nodded in acquiescence, Dugu suddenly shouted: "Come on, light the fire!"
The messengers around him were waving their flags. Seeing this, the red swords in front lit the torches in their hands without hesitation.
If you want to destroy the Mandan country, you must first break through the Black Stone. And to break through the Black Stone City, you must first break through the six-foot-high city wall. There are a full 200,000 Mandan soldiers in the Black Stone City, plus the private soldiers of the nobles and the people, the strength cannot be underestimated.
Look at it. Moreover, this is the royal capital of Mandan, and the opponent occupies a favorable location. It is simply impossible to capture Black Rock City without paying a price.
But Dugu doesn't think so. As a famous general, you should have the awareness of a famous general, that is, to reduce your losses as much as possible and make the impossible possible.
In these five days, Zhu Hongjian drove Mandan's strength and dug a tunnel for five days. However, it was different from the previous tunnels. This time the tunnel was not dug directly into the city, but to the south of Blackstone City.
The city wall was the target, and the foundation under the city wall was completely hollowed out. In order to avoid being noticed by the Mandan soldiers on the city wall, and to prevent the city wall from prematurely collapsing, a number of oil-soaked wooden piles were set up in the tunnel to wait until the attack.
When the time comes, immediately set fire to the wood pile.
Dugu looked ahead with some worry. Black Rock City on the horizon still stood majestically in front of him.
"boom!"
There was only a loud noise, and amid the flying dust, the several-mile-long southern side of Blackstone City collapsed. It turned out that the fire burned through the wooden piles supporting the tunnel, so the tunnel collapsed, causing the foundation of the city wall to be shaken.
"Great job!" Dugu slapped Jiang Chenzhou on the shoulder and praised loudly.
Jiang Chenzhou felt as if his shoulder had been slapped by a bear's paw, and he could not help but grit his teeth in pain. Just looking at Dugu's excited expression, Jiang Chenzhou really didn't know what to say, so he quickly stepped aside.
"Zhu Hongjian, how did you do this, how are you doing next?" Dugu asked with a smile.
Zhu Hongjian said: "Everything has been taken care of. They are all buried below." When preparing to attack the city, Zhu Hongjian calculated the time. When all the Hetao soldiers exited the tunnel, the pillars were just burned out, and
Those uninformed Mandans were all buried alive underneath.
Dugu smiled with satisfaction: "Well done! Buried underneath, we just save the need to dig holes for them."
Haotian's voice sounded in Dugu's ears at an inappropriate time: "Dugu Shuai, have you changed your attack?"
Dugu came to his senses and said quickly: "Come here, prepare to attack the city!"
Following Dugu's order, Jiang Chenzhou personally led the 50,000 soldiers of the Legion of Honor and rushed forward, shouting crazily. Without the city wall, Black Rock City was like a warrior without armor. Although it still had a certain amount of combat effectiveness, it was still fighting.
For the Hetao army, which is fully armed and well prepared, the risk factor has been reduced a lot.
The Legion of Honor is in the front, followed closely by the White Tiger Legion, and the dedicated Falcon Legion is ready. He must wait for the infantry in front to clear the road before preparing to charge. The cavalry's combat effectiveness in street fighting will be greatly limited.
However, it is still very lethal on the main streets.
When the shock came, the three Yelu Cangsang brothers were talking loudly on the city wall. With a loud noise, the city wall suddenly collapsed. Fortunately, Yelu Canglang was very skilled. He grabbed the arms of the two brothers with both hands, and with a little tip of his toes, he fell down.
It flew several feet and happened to be out of the dangerous area. However, including the two brothers Yelu Minghui, they all stood on the collapsed city wall in disgrace, dumbfounded.
The three Yelu vicissitude brothers stood firm. After the dust cleared, they looked at the situation in front of them and were also stunned. The southern wall of Blackstone City had been completely destroyed. Due to the precise calculation of the Hetao, the front wall sank almost at the same time.
The city wall that remains on the ground is only about two feet high and is damaged everywhere. It cannot stop the attack of the Hetao army at all.
"Brother Wang, retreat quickly!" Yelu Canglang said loudly. Only then did Yelu Cangsang and the others realize that the Hetao army had already charged forward with loud shouts.
There were at least 30,000 soldiers on the southern wall of Black Rock City. As a result, the wall suddenly collapsed. These soldiers suddenly fell four feet from a height of six feet in the air. Each one of them was stunned after falling. They have not recovered yet.
, soldiers from Hetao who could not see the end had already rushed up.
Yelu Cangsang was shocked. He grabbed Yelu Canghai's arm and said, "Canghai, what should we do now?"
After all, Yelu Vicissitudes is a man who has marched and fought. Mandan's biggest reliance is the high and thick walls of Blackstone City. Now that the city walls have collapsed, the Hetao soldiers can easily enter the city. Although they have the advantage of being familiar with the terrain, they have an absolute advantage in strength.
In front of the Hetao army, Mandan had no advantage at all.
Yelu Minghui emerged from the rubble of the city wall in disgrace. When he saw Yelu Vicissitudes and the others safe and sound, Yelu Minghui was overjoyed and said quickly: "Father, two uncles, you retreat immediately. The city is about to be destroyed.
With our current strength, we simply cannot sustain it for long. I will lead the army to hold back the Loop."
Yelu Vicissitudes said with emotion: "The strong wind knows the strong grass, and the rough water knows the loyal ministers. Minghui, I'm sorry for you!" However, the topic changed, and Yelu Vicissitudes lamented again: "But where to retreat now? The entire southern country has been
It became the territory of the Hetao, and the road to the east was cut off by the cavalry of the Hetao. To the west is Duanhun Ridge, which is difficult for birds to cross. Are we supposed to go to the north? But there are only 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers in Mingzhuang, and the Abat people are also
He won’t let us go.”
Yelu Minghui said solemnly: "Father, you can't go to the north. Maybe the Abate people, under pressure from the Hetao, will attack from both sides with the Hetao. To the east! To the east of the Hetao, there are only 30,000 garrison troops from Anjou City.
It cannot stop our iron hoof."
Yelu Canghai also said loudly: "Brother Wang, what Minghui said is absolutely true. We still have 50,000 of the most elite armored heavy cavalry under our command. The cavalry is useless for defending the city, but it has a lot of room for use when breaking out of encirclement."
Yelu vicissitudes of life nodded, finally calmed down, patted Yelu Minghui on the shoulder, and said with emotion: "Minghui, I leave this place to you. If our Mandan can survive this time, Mandan's future will be you
of."
If it were normal times, Yelu Minghui would definitely be overjoyed when he heard Yelu's vicissitudes of life, but now, Yelu Minghui just gave a wry smile: "Father, please leave quickly, I can't think of so much now. By the way, Minghuang still has
In front, you can take him with you."
Although the two have been fighting openly and secretly for so many years, at this critical moment of life and death, Yelu Minghui did not add insult to injury. If he stayed, it would most likely be a dead end. Yelu Mingxiong had already died on Taihang Road, and Yelu Minghui did not want Yelu Minghui to do so.
He was also buried with him.
There was a sudden change on Yelu Canglang's face, and he finally signaled Yelu Canglang to lift up the limping Yelu Minghuang, and with the protection of the palace guards, retreat towards the interior of Black Rock City. Here, they will mobilize the most elite armored men in Mandan.
The heavy cavalry prepares to break through.
Looking at the backs of the four people walking away, Yelu Minghui let out a bitter smile. The earthen jar would inevitably be broken at the mouth of the well, and the general would always die on the battlefield. He could be regarded as a soldier all his life, and he could escape from the south of the river to the Sixteenth Prefecture of Youyun, and then from
It was quite a fluke for Youyun Liuzhou to escape back to the country. But this time, will he still be so lucky?
Looking at the swarming Hetao infantry, Yelu Minghui shouted: "Soldiers and common people, the final battle has come. For the glory of the kingdom, kill!"
In the camp of the Hetao army, Haotian looked at the dark crowd of Hetao soldiers in front and said to Dugu Yuming: "Commander Du, although the fall of Black Rock City is imminent, we must be careful of them biting back. After all, there are at least 200,000 soldiers in the city.
These are the elite of the Mandan, not so easy to chew."
Dugu smiled slightly: "Master, don't worry, the situation is chaotic now. Due to the sudden collapse of the city wall, the opponent has no psychological preparation at all. Even the dispatch of the army is in a hurry now, let alone the elite troops to fight back? What I am worried about is
They suddenly led the army to break through, and Mandan's heavy armored cavalry were the most powerful cavalry on the Eastern Continent."
Xuanji interrupted and said with a smile: "Dushuai, you can't let Xin Shuai hear this. Xin Shuai has always believed that his Blue Dragon Legion's attack power is unparalleled in the world."
Haotian said with a smile: "Xin Shuai is very angry now. He was caught off guard by Cassimbas. Twenty thousand soldiers are buried in the battlefield. Anyone who dares to provoke him now will definitely not get good results."
Xuanji brought the topic back with a smile and said: "Dushuai, it is inevitable for Mandan to break through. The only defense lines they can choose are the north gate and the east gate. In my opinion, they will most likely choose the east side in order to defeat Beijing.
Reunion."
Dugu nodded: "What the military advisor said is absolutely true. The fall of Black Rock City is imminent, and the Mandan royal family will definitely not be willing to sit back and wait for death. Moreover, they must have illusions about Cassimbas. After all, Cassimbas has been invincible for so many years.
They are invincible, and they just slapped us in the face some time ago."
Speaking of this, Dugu's voice suddenly rose an octave higher and he shouted loudly: "Zhou Jilong, Xiong Chuzhao, Ning Bai!"
The three people standing behind Dugu quickly agreed to go out. The Hetao army launched a general attack. Jiang Chenzhou's Honorary Legion was the vanguard, followed closely by Dugu's White Tiger Legion. However, Dugu only dispatched infantry from seven armies, and was led by
Long Zhishan led the army, but only three of their troops were left behind. The three of them had been waiting impatiently, and when they heard Dugu's shout, they were overjoyed.
"Lord, I need to borrow your Tiger and Ben troops." Dugu turned to Haotian and said.
Haotian laughed and said: "Dushuai is too polite. As I said just now, Dushuai, you are the commander-in-chief on the battlefield. Even if I am myself, I still need to obey your command. Dushuai can just dispatch his troops and generals!"
Dugu closed his eyes slightly, his eyes flashed, and he said with a serious face: "This time, we are going to have a head-on battle with Mandan in the field to see who is the king of land warfare on the Eastern Continent!"
As soon as Dugu finished speaking, he heard the sudden loud beating of drums in Black Rock City. Dugu was startled and quickly looked into the distance, only to find that the sentries on the sentry tower were constantly waving flags, indicating that two powerful cavalry were coming from
The west gate and the east gate burst out at the same time.
"Two?" Dugu was stunned for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Quantity!"
"Unknown!" Song Zhong, the commander of the personal soldiers, replied quickly.
Dugu shouted angrily: "What's so unclear? A city gate can only have 20,000 cavalry in and out in one hour. Don't you know the speed of passing through the other side to estimate the number of Mandan cavalry?"
Hearing this, Haotian smiled and persuaded: "Dushuai, please calm down. You must know that estimating this thing also requires rich experience and accurate judgment. If everyone could estimate the opponent's value at a glance like you, Dushuai,
By the way, we in Hetao have already dominated Yunei I don’t know how many years ago.”
Haotian's words immediately brought a joyful look to Dugu's face. Xue Sha took a step forward and said loudly: "The ones at Ximen must be suspicious soldiers. If Mandan breaks out from here, it will have to go in a big circle, and it is easy for our side to be attacked."
Stop it. I think you should be wary of the North Gate."
After thinking for a while, Dugu still opened his mouth and said: "No matter whether Ximen's soldiers are suspected soldiers or not, we still need to block them to prevent them from attacking the flanks of my army. Come, inform Mistress Qingcheng, and the Snow Lion Army will attack immediately and attack them as soon as possible.
This cavalry will be destroyed!"
"Zhou Jilong, Xiong Chuzhao, and Ning Bai, the three of you will immediately lead your troops to the east gate, arrange your camps, and prepare to confront the opponent head-on! Remember, this is your first battle outside the Great Wall. If something goes wrong, you will directly raise your head.
Just come back."
"I obey!" the three of them promised in unison.
"The Red Snake Legion and the Blood Killing Legion are preparing for street fighting. Blood Commander, I will leave the street fighting to you." Dugu said in a deep voice.
Xue Sha knew that Dugu wanted to free up his hands to personally deal with Mandan's possible breakout, so he did not delay at that moment. He slapped Dugu and said, "Commander Du, you have to be careful too."
Dugu turned around again and said to Haotian: "My lord, please move the Huben Army to the east gate. If Mandan breaks out, they will definitely choose this place. I believe that under the lord's personal control, our army will definitely be able to show its prestige."
Feng Jing suddenly felt that he seemed to be redundant, so he not only opened his mouth and asked: "Dushuai, I am so handsome, are you going to let me stay aside and watch the fun?"
Dugu shook his head: "Commander Feng, I have sent people to disguise themselves as Mandan soldiers and go to Mifeng City to ask for help. Although the commander of Mifeng City is Xiao Shicheng, generals from the Mandan royal family such as Yelu Bianhuang occupy the dominant position.
They will definitely come to help, and then it will be up to you."
Feng Jing laughed: "Dou Shuai, are you going to give me a chance for revenge?"
Dugu also smiled: "Fengshuai, you're so polite. Who doesn't know that Fengshuai's use of troops is the most bizarre? If Xiao Shicheng and Yelu Bianhuang come, then please don't show mercy to Fengshuai!"
As soon as Haotian's flag began to move, the two Mandan cavalry rushing out from the east and west gates seemed to have a sense of direction. Under the command of the leading general, they charged towards Haotian's vehicle with murderous intent.
Haotian was taken aback, and suddenly laughed: "How courageous! Commander-in-Chief, let all the officers and soldiers of the army take their positions according to the order just now, and don't mess up the position! How dare you come to provoke us with only 50,000 cavalry!"
Dugu understood and quickly passed the order. Although Mandan did not have all-powerful generals, it was not all fools. It would be completely impossible for 50,000 cavalry to kill Haotian among thousands of troops. But if
They attack Haotian's main formation with all their strength. Maybe other Hetao soldiers will come to the rescue frantically when they see this. In this way, whether Mandan counterattacks or escapes, the possibility of success will be greatly increased.
Chen Han said in a low voice: "My lord, the son of a rich man cannot sit down in court. Isn't it too dangerous?"
Haotian said displeasedly: "The opponent only has 50,000 cavalry, and ours is a 150,000-strong army of the Tiger Army and the Fengwu Army. If you passively avoid the battle just because the opponent takes the initiative to attack, then you will bring shame on our army."
Where to put it? Needless to say, prepare to fight!"
Faced with such an attack by dead soldiers, Hetao also encountered it once when they were in Jinhua. On that day, Pu Zhicheng personally led a hundred thousand infantry to launch a surprise attack. Because he underestimated Jinhua's determination, Hetao suffered a lot at the beginning.
Fortunately, Haotian made a decisive decision and led his guards into the battle quickly, causing Jinhua to fall short. Even Park Zhicheng was killed in the rebel army. The failure of this raid also announced the destruction of Jinhua's country.
However, compared to the Golden Flower Monkeys, whose combat effectiveness is quite sparse, the Mandan soldiers are quite outstanding in terms of individual combat capabilities and tacit cooperation. The Mandan dynasty that dominates the outside world is indeed not in vain. Their soldiers have iron-like strength.
They have great discipline and steely will. They must be unreserved when attacking and fearless when attacking. Moreover, they are all cavalry, so their lethality is naturally even more astonishing.
"Feng Wu Legion retreats, don't fight with the opponent head-on!" Haotian shouted in a deep voice.
Although the Phoenix Dance Corps is very mobile, its individual combat capabilities cannot be compared with the Mandan soldiers. Since they are all women, their inherent physical disadvantages limit their combat effectiveness. Therefore, they are better at riding horses.
Shooting and running, if they are used on a frontal battlefield, it will definitely be a failure for the general.
"Military advisor, you should take command!" Haotian said to Xuanji beside him. The Huben Legion did not have a deputy commander or chief of staff, but Haotian could not visit the battlefield in person every time, so Xuanji became the acting legion of the Huben Legion.
long.
Xuanji was not polite. He took over the command of the army. The infantry defended with spears and shields. The cavalry was on both sides of the infantry, ready to attack at any time. The crossbowmen were behind the infantry, supporting the battle ahead with bows and arrows.
Strictly speaking, this was the first head-to-head confrontation between the Hetao army and the elite Mandan soldiers after they left the fortress. One side of the battle was in high spirits, while the other was in dire straits. Neither side had a way out. However, in comparison, the Mandan was
The trapped beast still fights.
Facing the charge of the Mandan cavalry, the soldiers of the Tiger and Ben Legion showed no fear. The soldiers in front raised their tall and thick shields, and dense spears stretched out from the gaps in the shields. The entire formation suddenly turned into a huge army.
The hedgehog. The crossbowman behind pointed diagonally at the sky at a 45-degree angle, using the bow and arrow in his hand to injure the opponent's cavalry to the greatest extent possible.