Seven hundred and twentieth eight chapters strong wall clearing the field
Chapter 728: Strong walls and clear fields
"As you grow older and stronger, you can indeed wield soldiers like a god and be as cunning as a fox!" Although he was an opponent, Haotian still couldn't help but sigh.
When Xue Sha heard Haotian's praise, he couldn't help but groaned: "My lord, Cassimbas is so majestic, but we have suffered a lot these days."
Luo Xiang said with a smile: "Cassimbas is also feeling uncomfortable. He has lost at least 20,000 cavalry these days, and his body is already quite weak, and he has already been overwhelmed by personally commanding such a high-intensity battle.
Haha, I won’t be surprised if I hear the news of Cassimbas’ sudden death someday.”
When Haotian heard this, he immediately said gloomily: "If that's really the case, wouldn't it be an advantage to him? Being unable to defeat him on the battlefield is always a great regret in life."
The most outrageous thing about Cassimbas' harassment was not the bloody murder of Dugu and other leading generals, but Zhang Nao, the quartermaster in charge of all military supplies.
Kasimbas was a veteran on the battlefield, so he naturally understood the importance of logistics materials for the war. When Pulski II entrusted all the military and political power of Baijing to him, he began his long-planned plan.
All the people visiting the capital, who were in the countryside, packed up their belongings and food and gathered them in the nearest city. The able-bodied men were immediately incorporated into the army, and they took no time to conduct the most basic military training.
In the vast rural areas of Baijing, the most determined clearing was carried out. The crops were eradicated, the houses were burned, the roads were completely destroyed, and all the wells were either blocked or poisoned. Here, the Hetao army could not even get any
It's a grain of food or even a drop of clean and safe water.
With such a thorough policy of fortifying the country and clearing out the country, even if Beijing can survive this hurdle, it will take at least three to five years to recover. But at the moment when the country is about to be destroyed, Cassimbas cannot care so much. Pulis
King II was quite hesitant at the beginning and firmly opposed Cassimbas' proposal. However, seeing Mandan being destroyed so quickly, King Puliski was immediately frightened and quickly transferred all military and political powers to the throne.
Give it to Cassimbas.
The daily consumption of an army of more than 300,000 is not a small amount. Mifeng City is still in the hands of Xiao Shicheng, and there is still a certain risk in the transportation of grain. There is a large amount of grain and grass stored in Juyong Pass, but Juyong Pass is southeast of Baijing.
, which is far away from the area where Haotian's army is currently located. If you want to transport food from here, you must have a personal escort from the Fengjing or Xingeng Cavalry Corps.
Also having a headache is the cavalry of Feng Jing and others. When cavalry attack, especially in such an environment, the food that one cavalry can carry can last for up to five days. Some time ago, the Hetao cavalry was able to support war by fighting.
Maintain supplies, but with Cassimbas's extremely cruel policy of clearing the country, the range of activities of the Hetao Cavalry was suddenly reduced a lot. If you don't want to attack the towns protected by the city walls, they can only go to the Juyongguan area. Here, the Qilin Legion can
Give them adequate supplements.
"Lord, the food for our army can only last for seven days at most! It will take at least half a month for the Flying Bear Army to arrive at Mifeng City. Without them to monitor Xiao Shicheng's troops in Mifeng City, we would not be able to safely transport food through the Jiming Post Road.
Food." Zhang Nao jumped onto Haotian's car and almost shouted.
Haotian was studying the next combat strategy with Xuanji Dugu and others. Seeing Zhang Nao being so gaffe-like, they all couldn't help but smile. He motioned to Xian Lianchen to bring a chair to Zhang Nao, and Haotian said with a smile.
: "Don't be impatient. If you have anything to do, please tell me slowly."
"My lord, my subordinates feel that we made a mistake by not forcibly pulling out Mifeng City or stationing an army here to monitor the defenders in the city. Food cannot be transported through here, and we cannot obtain supplies locally.
The current food consumption, even if we use it sparingly, can only last for ten days at most." Zhang Nao said loudly.
Seeing Haotian and others looking at him happily, Zhang Nao was very depressed and drank down the tea that Xin Jiao had just brought. He said with some annoyance: "Lord, this subordinate is not joking. The three armies have not moved.
, Food and grass go first, if my lord doesn’t think of a way, my subordinates are worried that our logistics and transportation will really hold back the army.”
Just after he finished speaking, Zhang Nao's expression changed, he turned around and said to Xin Jiao with salivation on his face: "Mother, this is such a good tea, can you have another cup?"
Zhang Nao is Haotian's old subordinate. Since he is a quartermaster, he often interacts with Haotian, so he is quite casual in front of Haotian.
Xue Sha smiled and cursed: "I really don't know if this kid is here to have tea or to get angry with someone."
Dugu laughed and scolded: "Why don't you understand any rules? Is this the right place for you to yell in front of the Lord? I think you need to learn basic etiquette again."
Hearing this, Zhang Nao realized that he had lost his temper, but he spat bitterly: "Two commanders, you don't know something. If your subordinates are holding back the army in terms of food and grass, then the soldiers will be the first to do so."
I will not let my subordinates go. There is a seventy-year-old mother above me and a squealing baby below. If the lord kills me with a knife, what will happen to the family?"
"Bullshit! My lord just issued the order two days ago. All military personnel will receive strong protection from the local government. Besides, you are just a bachelor. Where did you get a wailing baby?" Dugu snorted coldly.
Zhang Nao looked embarrassed, and quickly said with a smile: "Dushuai, my subordinate, this is easy to say."
Haotian smiled and said: "As for the military rations, sir, you just sent a letter to Cheng Xiangxi in Juyongguan, asking them to prepare vehicles to transport the food. As for the safety along the way, you can rest assured. Except for Feng Shuai and Xin Shuai personally holding the battle, Long Xiang
, the three legions of Feng Wu and Snow Lion will also support us along the way."
Zhang Nao was shocked: "Is it so serious? How much food is there?"
"It's enough for our 700,000-strong army for two months, so we have to be cautious. Haha, the soldiers are in good luck this time. This is new food that has just been shipped from the Jiangnan area."
Zhang Nao calculated it. No wonder Hetao has to dispatch so many troops. The food requirements for the 700,000 troops for two months are indeed a huge amount. If something goes wrong, then Haotian's more than 300,000 troops
The situation is dangerous. We must abandon all our luggage and retreat to the Juyongguan area immediately.
Luo Xiang said cautiously: "Lord, this matter must be taken seriously. Cassimbas will never tolerate this batch of food arriving at us intact. Otherwise, the situation in Beijing will be even more difficult."
Haotian naturally knew that what Luo Xiang said was true. If the Hetao army had received sufficient food supplies, it would be even more difficult for Beijing to make a comeback.
Xuanji had other opinions: "Lord, my subordinates believe that it is important to protect the food this time, but it is equally important to seal Shensha City. If the food from Baijing is allowed to be imported into the city, then our plan to besiege Shensha City will inevitably fail.
Therefore, I believe that at least one of the Snow Lion or Long Xiang legions must be left around Shensha City to ensure our army’s strategic goal of isolating Shensha City.”
Haotian calculated that this time the food and grass were personally escorted by Fengjing and Xingke, and the motor cavalry in Beijing only had one hundred thousand elites in the hands of Cassimbas. Even if they could cause some trouble to Hetao, they would not
It is absolutely impossible to destroy food under such circumstances. What Xuanji said is not unreasonable. After thinking about it, Haotian ordered: "In this way, let Wu Xiaolangjun continue to blockade Shensha City. Qingcheng has a unique advantage over the cavalry.
Achievements, but Wu Xiaolangjun has been in Beijing for activities before, and they are more familiar with the situation here."
Luo Xiang, Xuanji and others all understood what Haotian meant. It is true that Xue Qingcheng is a famous general in cavalry warfare, but after many battles, Wu Xiaolangjun has fully demonstrated their talents. In the current Hetao army, no one is
It is suspected that they will become outstanding generals after the five great generals such as Xue Sha. The fact that Tang Jian was able to lead his cavalry to cover the retreat of friendly forces under Cassimbas's surprise attack and escape smoothly was a great proof.
The Five Young Masters indeed lived up to God’s expectations for them that day.
"The garrison general in Puding City is Skovich. He has a hundred thousand regular troops under his command. Coupled with the temporary reorganization of the people, his strength should not be underestimated. Skovich has experienced hundreds of battles and uses his troops cautiously and steadily. If Puding City is attacked by force,
, we may have to pay a heavy price." Xuanji introduced the current situation to Haotian.
Dugu pinched his chin and said: "The total strength of Baijing is about 450,000. This refers to the number of regular troops. But now a large number of civilians have been added, and the strength has expanded quite dramatically. There are also famous generals like Cassimbas.
Leader, we must be careful, otherwise the boat capsizing in the gutter may really happen."
Zhang Nao said curiously: "The minzhuang in Beijing are actually organized separately. Why don't they directly integrate these minzhuang into the army? In this way, the old will lead the new and the combat effectiveness will be improved quickly."
Xue Sha laughed: "Zhang Nao, it seems that you have really been away from the army for too long. If this method is really adopted, then the combat effectiveness of these civilians can be improved in a short period of time, but at the same time it will also reduce the entire army.
The overall quality of our Hetao. If we in Hetao were just an ordinary mob, Cassimbas would definitely take such measures. However, all of us in Hetao are veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles, and their individual combat capabilities and overall coordination ability are all outstanding.
On top of the Beijing soldiers, to fight us, Cassimbas must use the most elite force, otherwise it will be very difficult to win."
Xuanji interjected: "They don't have time to train these people into real warriors."
Zhang Nao suddenly realized that he was also a Qianqi soldier from Qingyun Garrison, but on the day Hetao captured Yanzhou, he had already been transferred to the quartermaster position. From then on, he never had the chance to set foot on the battlefield as a soldier. After a few years, Zhang Nao
Now my mind is full of calculations about the daily food needs of the army and how to transport them to minimize losses, so I naturally ignore these.
Haotian suddenly thought of something, patted his head and said: "By the way, all the soldiers from Beijing have gathered in Puding and Shensha City. There are basically no regular troops stationed in other areas, even at Xifengkou on the Xing'an Mountains. Ruoshui
He mentioned it to me a few days ago, saying that he was planning to let Goryeo soldiers pass through Xifengkou to participate in the battle to destroy the country and worship the capital."
As soon as Haotian said this, everyone, including Xuanji Zhangnao, rolled their eyes fiercely, and everyone hurriedly objected. Among them, Dugu's words were the most fierce: "Lord, this matter is definitely not feasible. If Goryeo sends troops, then
We must allocate part of our troops to ensure their safety to prevent them from being wiped out by Beijing to boost the other side's morale."
Xue Sha also nodded and said: "We are not afraid of enemies who are like gods, but we are afraid of comrades who are like pigs. My lord, when we conquered Haixi that day, we have already seen the power of Goryeo's so-called elite soldiers. To be honest, besides their navy, there are also
If you can put it on the table, I really don’t want to see Goryeo soldiers on the battlefield.”
Luo Xiang said with a smile: "Don't forget, Commander Blood, that the little princess is from Korea."
Xue Sha shook his head and said: "The little princess has admitted this difference. She is born as a person in Hetao now, and she dies as a ghost in Hetao. It's different."
Haotian didn't want to dwell on this issue anymore, so he waved his hand and said: "Everyone, according to our current marching speed, we will arrive at Changhua, thirty miles southwest of Shensha City, at noon the day after tomorrow. This is the junction of Puding City and Shensha City.
, Hekimur personally led 50,000 soldiers and more than 100,000 civilians to sit here. If we want to cut off the connection between the two cities, we must capture Changhua. The most important thing is that the grain transported from Juyong Pass will
We will get here all the way, so we are bound to win Changhua."
After a pause, Haotian continued: "Order Lu Chengde to collect as much as possible the situation in Baijing. Cassimbas is very cunning and we must not take it lightly!"
The shadow of the famous human tree, faced with a peerless general like Cassimbas, with the arrogance of bloodshed, the arrogance of Dugu, and even the domineering power of Haotian, he must not be careful to deal with it. Cassimbas has been on the battlefield for more than sixty years.
All victories are not a fluke. Just by looking at Cassimbas's flawless policy of fortifying the wall and clearing the country, you can see how shrewd and powerful he is. This is the last battle against the three Northeastern countries, and Hetao does not want to stumble here.
In Soul Eater, Lu Chengde is mainly responsible for the intelligence system outside the Great Wall. Of the original five commanders of Soul Eater, Lu Chengde is in charge of Outside the Great Wall, Zhang Shoucheng is in charge of Youyun Sixteen Prefectures, Du Teng is in charge of Jianghuai and Jiangnan areas, and Gan
Lamujia was responsible for the southwest and Luoxue, and Lu Bumi was mainly responsible for the central mainland area. However, after Lu Bumi's identity was exposed, the internal intelligence systems of the central continent and the Northwest Second Road were basically destroyed. Guanying later did not re-appoint personnel, but himself
Be personally responsible.
After Tianwu Xinghe joined Hetao, apart from Xian Lianchen who married into Loop as a marriage envoy, Lu Chengde was the only one who became a senior executive in Loop. However, this old man who had been in charge of Tianwu Xinghe's intelligence system for a long time was quite obedient and joined Soul Eater.
After that, he had severed contact with Tianwu Galaxy, so he was highly appreciated by the military in Hetao.
Among the six ethnic groups outside the Great Wall, the most difficult to collect information is the Baijing dynasty. The Baijing Dynasty is different from the Haixi Mandan. The Haixi people are a fishing and hunting people who originated from the coast of the Sakhalin Sea, while the Mandan is a people who roam the prairie.
Although the descendants of the galloping Khitan people are relatively taller than the people of China, they all have the typical appearance of the people of the East.
But Baijing is different. Since the time of the Xiongnu Empire, the nomads on the prairie have made repeated expeditions to the west, and then captured a large number of slaves from the western continent. These blond and blue-eyed foreigners are typical Rakshasa in the eyes of the people of China.
Because of their ghostly appearance, they have always been unpopular on the mainland of China. During the Shimeng Empire's Western Expedition, the number of slaves captured reached its peak. In the first Western Expedition alone, more than 200,000 slaves were captured. Because of these
People have never been welcomed by the people of China, and the Shimeng people quickly retreated beyond the Great Wall, so they were mainly concentrated in the north of the Great Wall. After hundreds of years of reproduction, by the middle period of the Qingfeng Empire, they finally established their own
The country, and a hundred years later, became one of the three major forces on the Northeast Plains. Especially the emergence of Cassimbas pushed Baijing's national power to its peak.
Since Baijing is basically the descendant of the people of the Western Continent, and their appearance is very different from the inherent people of China, it is not an easy task for Soul Eater's intelligence agents to break into the top management of Baijing. As for Lu Chengde, although Hao
Tian and others all believed in each other's abilities, but they didn't have high hopes.
However, due to Haotian's prediction, the Hetao army had not yet arrived in Changhua, and a lot of useful information came from Lu Chengde.
"Beijing has issued a nationwide mobilization order, and all the able-bodied men across the country have been included in the war preparation system. It can be said that all the people are soldiers. These people are not strong in fighting ability, but there are too many ants to kill the elephant. If we allow the other side to take the initiative to attack, it will cause us certain difficulties.
."
"More than ten cities such as Jinxiang, Tonglu, and Wanze in the south of Beijing have seen quite a lot of changes recently. The largest population of these cities is only 150,000, and the smallest is only 50,000. However, a large number of people have recently moved into them.
There are more than 20,000 strong men in the city."
"The 50,000 regular troops at Hekimur in Changhua have been replaced by militiamen in military uniforms. Together with Hekimur himself, the 50,000-strong army mysteriously disappeared."
"The total number of troops in Shensha City is about 100,000. Cassimbas leads 100,000 cavalry and is parading around us. There are also about 100,000 soldiers whose movements are unknown."
"Although there is martial law in the northern area of Baijing, there is no trend of all-out war mobilization. It seems that Baijing is quite confident in their defense line, so it hopes to build the northern area into its own rear area."
Soul-eating news is coming continuously, and it is difficult to tell whether it is true or false. These are all presented by Lu Chengde after careful screening. But as for the content of the news and the information hidden behind the news, even Lu Chengde
Cheng De himself did not dare to jump to conclusions.
It is very difficult to draw out the truly useful parts from thousands of messages. Even Luo Xianghe Xuanji has a headache with these messages. Cassimbas has been on the battlefield for sixty years, and he has become famous.
At that time, even Luo Xiang was not yet born. Cassimbas had already prepared for the arrival of the Hetao army. The news spread was true and false. If Cassimbas’ true strategic purpose could not be discovered from it, then
The next military operation in Hetao will inevitably have serious hidden dangers.