"All the towns in the southern region of Baijing have seen the same phenomenon of strong men gathering. Are they planning to steal our food and grass? If this is really the case, plus the mysterious disappearance of 100,000 soldiers in Baijing, and a sudden attack, even if
Feng Shuai and Xin Shuai have 200,000 elite cavalry in their hands, so I am afraid they will also suffer a loss." Luo Xiang said with a frown.
The original total population of Baijing was about 10 million, but after repeated losses of troops and the rampage of the Hetao cavalry, it is now estimated to be a little more than 8 million, of which more than 70% are descendants of the Western Continent. The royal capital Shensha City is the largest in Baijing
The city has a total population of about 700,000. The southern region is relatively prosperous, and the urban agglomerations are relatively dense, but most of them are small cities with a population of only about 60,000 to 70,000. Such a city, when faced with only 20,000 to 30,000 enemy troops, has a very weak defense
It's still strong, but as long as the opponent's total strength exceeds 50,000, it's hard to get away with it.
Cassimbas categorically ordered that all the people in the countryside be evacuated into the city. In addition to concentrating their strength and resisting the Hetao, I am afraid it was more of a helpless move. What the Hetao did in Haixi and Mandan
, Bai Kyoto watched everything one by one. He used the powerful cavalry advantage to isolate and blockade the opponent's regular army in the city, and then swept the army across the defenseless rural areas until all the people outside the city were wiped out by the opponent.
, and then the isolated cities were defeated one by one.
Cassimbas was naturally unwilling to repeat the same mistakes, so he simply abandoned the vast rural areas, concentrated all his forces, and relied on the city's relatively strong defense forces to resolutely resist the attack of the Hetao.
Haotian was meditating when a sharp whistle suddenly sounded outside the carriage. Before the whistle had dissipated, the rumble of horse hooves suddenly sounded. Haotian and Luo Xiang looked at each other and smiled, "Here we go again, Cassimbas can really mess around."
Cassimbas's raid this time was different from the previous ones. In fact, since Hetao encountered Cassimbas's first raid east of Anjou City, Cassimbas's methods have not been repeated.
Facing Kasimbas's endless and varied raids, Xue Sha and Dugu racked their brains, but they did not become angry at all, but felt as if they were meeting their opponents.
This time, Cassimbas used the main cavalry to charge in from the flank of the march route of the Hetao. After diverting the attention of the 50,000 cavalry of the Tiger and Ben Army, Romankos led the 5,000 most elite cavalry and suddenly rushed out from the tail of the Hetao army.
, the Loop was caught off guard, and the opponent came from behind, so he was immediately thrown into a panic.
However, Cassimbas's luck was really bad this time. Or rather, it was Romankos who managed to escape from the south of the river to the Sixteenth Prefecture of Youyun, and then became the one to follow Hekimur during the night battle in Zhizhou.
The Mandan general was not so lucky this time. After breaking through the 10,000 infantrymen of Ma Zihe of the Red Snake Army behind the Loop, he hit the iron plate.
This is a real iron plate. In the battle at the East Gate of Blackstone City, although Dugu defeated and annihilated Mandan's 50,000 heavy armored cavalry, he also suffered heavy losses. Of the 30,000 heavy infantry before entering the war, only 10,000 were left.
Not yet. But now it was impossible to replenish the troops, so during the march, Dugu specially placed the 10,000 heavy infantrymen of the three armies at the back, in order to let them rest for a while.
But warriors are warriors, and no matter where they are, there is always a battlefield for them.
According to Cassimbas' original plan, Romancos could have gone all the way upstream, killed the Hetao corpses everywhere, and then escaped before the Hetao encircled him. These five thousand cavalry were the most elite part of his 100,000 cavalry.
, the combat effectiveness is almost the same as that of Mandan's heavy armored cavalry. The only cavalry in the Hetao army has been dragged down by him, and the main attention is focused on the main force of Baijing led by him personally. Romankos is also coming from
If you launch a sneak attack later, you shouldn't encounter much resistance.
It's just that Cassimbas never expected that Dugu would actually place these 10,000 heavy infantry here, and the fighting spirit of these 10,000 people would be so high. Taking advantage of the Red Snake Legion's horses to resist desperately, the three
The heavy infantry of the army quickly completed the formation change. Zhou Jilong personally led the Wuhan Iron and Steel Vehicle Department to take charge of the central army. Xiong Chuzhao and Ning Bai were on the two wings. Romankos was happy to break through the obstruction of the Red Snake Army, but he hadn't seen it clearly yet.
In the situation ahead, the cavalry at the front had already crashed into the Wuhan Iron and Steel vehicle covered in thorns, and screams suddenly broke out.
Seeing this, Ma Zihe knew that the opportunity was not lost, and quickly led his scattered infantry to block Romankos's retreat, while Xiong Chuzhao and Ning Bai on both wings squeezed toward the center at the same time, and Romankos's five thousand cavalry wanted to advance.
No, they couldn't retreat, and were tightly besieged among the 20,000 soldiers in the Hetao. The cavalry couldn't run, so they were just a group of archers on horseback. However, Baijing didn't pay much attention to archers, unlike the Hetao.
Everyone is required to be able to bend a bow and shoot an arrow with high accuracy.
How powerful is the combat effectiveness of the Hetao heavy infantry? The 50,000 genuine heavy cavalrymen of Mandan who were running at high speed were wiped out in the battle of 30,000 infantry. What's more, Baijing has now lost its mobility and is still at an absolute disadvantage in terms of strength.
cavalry?
Soon, Romankos's five thousand cavalry were wiped out, and Romankos himself died under Zhou Jilong's sword. Cassimbas in front had not seen the shadow of Romankos for a long time, and knew that Romankos was probably in trouble.
Shao, dejected, had no choice but to withdraw his troops.
Seeing this, Lou Jing and others did not dare to pursue. In terms of numbers, the cavalry of the Huben Corps was still at a disadvantage, and Cassimbas was very cunning. If he was not careful, he would be killed with a carbine. Hetao was not willing to take this risk.
Just like Xue Sha once said, if you don't have Feng Shuai's flexible command skills and ability to discern opportunities, nor do you have Xin Shuai's keen battlefield sense and unparalleled courage, then it's best not to pursue and retreat.
Cassimbas. Remember, Cassimbas never fled, only retreated.
"We only lost less than 3,000 soldiers in this battle, but Baijing lost at least 7,000 troops. Romankos's 5,000 cavalry were completely wiped out. Haha, these are the most elite among Baijing's hundreds of thousands of troops.
The combat power is quite strong. If the commander-in-chief hadn't placed the heavy infantry here like a flying magic pen, if he wanted to annihilate them, he would probably have to pay a high price." Luo Xiang said cheerfully.
But when he saw Xin Jiao standing not far away, Luo Xiang quickly lowered his voice a little. Xin Jiao smiled: "Sir, don't worry about me, I was too rude that day, please don't take it to heart."
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Luo Xiang hurriedly said: "My mistress is too polite. Everything my mistress said that day was pertinent and realistic. If not, Du Shuai would not be able to accept it humbly."
Xin Jiao smiled again. After hearing what Luo Xiang said, it seemed that all of them were very reasonable people, but Dugu was the only one who was unreasonable. But after thinking about it, Dugu was indeed like this.
Seeing that Xin Jiao was silent, Luo Xiang said with a smile: "Zhang Nao was so drunk just now. Romankos's five thousand cavalry are all the most sophisticated war horses on the Northeast Plains, and most of them have suffered
hurt."
Qiu Mu opened his eyes wide and said unbearably: "Zhang Nao won't eat all these horses, right? Can't we use them to pull carts or drive them ourselves?"
Luo Xiang said with a smile: "The mistress doesn't know something. Horses are also divided into many types. The Mongolian horses produced on the northwest prairie are slow and not suitable for charging into battles, but they have long endurance and are most suitable for long-distance raids.
, and have strong adaptability to the environment. The horses produced by the three northeastern countries are tall and fat. They are very fast when charging into battle, but their endurance is not good. Rouran and Western Region war horses are in between. We are dragging
Most of the horses used in carriages are Mongolian horses. If these Northeast war horses are used, not only will their endurance be limited, but they will also be relatively picky about things."
After a pause, Luo Xiang continued: "These war horses have been driven by Beijing soldiers for a long time. They have formed their own horse nature. It is quite difficult to tame them when they smell unfamiliar smells. Therefore, it is better to kill them."
Forget it, we don’t lack war horses anyway.”
Qiu Mu nodded, there is indeed no shortage of war horses in Hetao. With the loyal subordinates of Bloody Plateau, Hetao will have as many war horses as they need. Due to the extremely high altitude of Bloody Plateau and the harsh environment, the war horses growing here are quite sophisticated, no matter the waist or waist.
Both leg strength and endurance are the best choices. Thinking that the Hetao soldiers can eat a pot of fragrant horse meat tonight, Qiu Mu felt a little happy.
Haotian suddenly smiled and asked: "With this move of cavalry, Du Shuai annihilated five thousand elite cavalry from Beijing in one fell swoop. Is he bragging about his ingenuity?"
Luo Xiang laughed loudly, and Xin Jiao and others also covered their mouths and snickered when they heard this. Dugu is like this. As soon as he wins a battle, he will immediately publicize it everywhere, for fear that others will not know his achievements. Even if it is just a blind
It was a battle between a cat and a dead mouse, but Dugu did win, and he won quite beautifully. Needless to say, Dugu is definitely spitting at some general now.
The closer they got to the Changhua area, the more frequent Cassimbas' attacks became. Because the Hetao cavalry was temporarily escorting grain and grass in the southeastern area, Cassimbas had the advantage of cavalry. The cavalry was in units of a thousand households and attacked from all directions.
The Hetao army carried out various forms of harassment and tried their best to block the progress of the Hetao.
Under such circumstances, units below the Hetao Guards did not dare to leave the marching team at will. If they were not careful, they would be attacked by the Beijing cavalry. Although the losses were not large, it would have a great impact on morale.
"Several times of grain smuggling has been organized in the northern area of Beijing, but each time it was intercepted by Wu Xiaolangjun's cavalry. So far, not a single grain of grain has been successfully imported into Shensha City." Xuanji said in a deep voice.
Haotian said with satisfaction: "Yes, well done. Cassimbas allowed a large number of people to escape into the city. Although it strengthened the city's resistance, it also increased their food pressure. Oh, that's wrong!
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Xuanji said doubtfully: "Lord, what's wrong?"
Haotian frowned, stood up and walked in circles: "Kasimbas has implemented a firm policy of clearing out wild areas in the central and southern areas of Baijing, which has resulted in us being unable to obtain even a grain of food from here. But they should also be unable to obtain food.
That’s right.”
Xuanji's eyes lit up. These days, all his energy has been restrained by Cassimbas's attacks. Not only him, but also Luo Xiang Xuesha, Dugu and others are also thinking about Cassimbas.
Where will the next attack start and what method will he adopt, ignoring the factors behind Cassimbas's cavalry field battle?
Since the Hetao army passed through Anjou City, Cassimbas has been fighting with the Hetao cavalry every day for the past seven or eight days, and the food and strategic materials carried by a cavalryman cannot be replenished on the spot.
It can last for five days. In the entire history of cavalry marches, only the Shimeng people lasted the longest during their Western Expedition. They lasted for a full seven days. Because they had three horses per person, although the Shimeng horses were short, they were not good at
They sprint, but they have great endurance and are not picky eaters. They can fill their stomachs with just a little food. All their war horses are mares. If they are thirsty or hungry, they can last for a while with a sip of mare's milk. But Cassimbas
The Beijing cavalry he led clearly did not have this ability.
"Cassimbas must have several secret supply points near here. A large amount of food and strategic materials are stored here, so they can provide him with long-term combat needs." Haotian said slowly.
Xuanji nodded. Only in this way can he explain why Cassimbas was able to persist for so many days.
"But where is the secret supply point of Baijing? Cassimbas is very clever. Since the food from the outside cannot be transported into Shensha City, he might as well gather the food and store it secretly. In this way, he will be able to survive the field battle.
In the middle, there will be no need to worry about logistics supplies. Military advisor, Cassimbas has not left the fifty mile range of our marching route in the past few days, which means that their secret supply point must be nearby. Hey, if we
If we can find their supply location, then we don't have to worry about food and grass for the time being." Haotian said with his eyes shining.
Hearing this, Qiu Mu said angrily: "You are really whimsical. If these secret supply points are really exposed, then Cassimbas will definitely burn them with fire and will never leave them to us. Wishful thinking, God
It’s not dark yet and I’m already dreaming.”
Xuanji's face twitched, and Qiu Mu's mouth was unforgiving. Unlike Xian Lianchen, who originally had a simple mind, Qiu Mu was famous for being an eccentric elf with seven orifices. If she deliberately made fun of others, you would suffer.
Haotian forced a smile on his face and said stiffly: "I'm just thinking about it." However, seeing Qiu Mu still looking joking, Haotian suddenly became angry and said: "What's the matter? I can't daydream."
ah!"
Qiu Mu was not afraid, and turned around to face Xian Lianchen and said: "Lianchen, you will accompany your husband tonight. When you sleep, you must remember to make the quilt thicker and the pillow higher, so that your husband can be a good person.
Sweet dreams.”
Zhang Yuewan also joined in the fun and said: "Oh, if this happens, you have to be careful about wetting the bed."
Haotian snorted and saw a few women smiling happily on the side. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said: "Strategy advisor, continue, ignore them."
Xuanji lowered his head, and after a while, he put away the smile on his face, coughed and said: "Lord, Soul Eater's initial report said that there were about 100,000 soldiers in Beijing, and we did not pay enough attention at that time.
, now it seems that there must be something wrong here. If Cassimbas really set up a secret supply point near here, these 100,000 soldiers may really stay here."
Haotian said in surprise: "What the military advisor means is that Cassimbas is conserving his strength and has been confusing us?"
"If this is really the case, then the reason why Cassimbas has not used these 100,000 soldiers is obviously that he feels that the time is not yet ripe." Xuanji said.
"Military advisor, do you think we can find out where the opponent's 100,000-strong army is hoarding?" Haotian asked with a serious face.
Xuanji frowned and shook the feather fan in his hand, thinking about the same problem in his mind. A large army must be stationed in an area. Even if it is unknown, there are many clues to search for. For example, you can pay attention to the surrounding people.
The number of supplies transported here through the business trips here. However, it is a war now, and Cassimbas has already stocked up on sufficient food. It is really difficult to find the other party's existence.
"Changhua originally had 50,000 regular troops led by Heji Mu'er and about 100,000 elite troops. However, according to Soul Eater's secret security, these 50,000 regular troops seemed to have been replaced. In total, there should be 150,000 hidden troops.
Military strength is the key. Where have these people gone?" Haotian frowned.
Xuanji smiled bitterly and said: "Lord, I feel that we have fallen into Cassimbas' trap now, and we are moving forward step by step."
"If this is really the case, then why is Cassimbas trying so hard to block our progress? Can't he just let us go? Anyway, the trap has been dug, just waiting for us to jump." Xian Lianchen
Someone on the other side interrupted angrily.
Qiu Mu covered her mouth and smiled: "What Lianchen said is absolutely true."
After the words came out, Qiu Mu glanced at Haotian out of habit. Unexpectedly, Haotian frowned, and Xuanji also looked at Haotian with burning eyes.
"Cassimbas is buying time!"
"He's not ready yet!"
"Changhua, Cassimbas's goal should be Changhua!"
Several thoughts quickly circulated between the two of them, Xuanji Feather Fan stopped shaking, and he said with some excitement: "Cassimbas is planning to catch us off guard in Changhua."
"I don't know what Cassimbas's plan is, but Changhua must play a very important role here. Take Changhua as soon as possible!" Haotian said decisively.