Seven hundred and thirtieth chapters march in the middle of the night
Chapter 730: Marching in the middle of the night
Changhua is just a small county town between Chensha City and Puding City, but this small county town has now become the focus of the Hetao army.
Hetao's goal of marching into Changhua is obvious, even an idiot can see it. Cassimbas is a veteran on the battlefield, so he naturally understands this truth. Hetao now has the advantage in military strength, even if Feng Jingxinke and others have thirty
Yu Wan's cavalry was not around, and Haotian still had five legions with more than 300,000 troops. Even the Red Snake Legion, after many battles, its combat effectiveness could not be increased. With the same strength, the Beijing army could not
It can't be defeated.
Changhua's city defense facilities are quite weak. Even if Hejimul, a famous Beijing general, is stationed there, it will never be able to stop the troops of Hetao. So, what does Kasimbas mean?
If it were someone else, the Hetao side would think that the other party was a loophole in the strategic plan, but they did not dare to think so about Kasimbas. They would rather believe that Kasimbas had Alzheimer's disease than believe that he would commit such a crime.
Low level error.
Haotian doesn't want to think about this problem. For him, any problem that he can't figure out can be put aside temporarily. Maybe he will suddenly figure it out inadvertently. Xue Sha, Dugu and others are also thinking about this problem, but they
Now they have no choice. They must send troops to Changhua, and the food protected by Feng Jing and others must be transported here.
If the Hetao wants to cut off the connection between Puding City and Shensha City, it must occupy this place. If it wants to obtain food from Juyongguan, the Hetao must also occupy this transportation hub. Therefore, even if Cassimbas really set up various traps,
We still have to go to the Loop.
"Reporting to my lord, Cassimbas personally led the cavalry to intercept. The opponent's offensive was quite fierce, and our army was forced to stop!" The soldiers came to report.
If the previous marching speed was followed, it would take Hetao at least three days to reach Changhua. However, since Haotian had vaguely guessed Kasimbas's purpose, he naturally would not let Kasimbas control the course of the battlefield. Hetao
We must regain the initiative on the battlefield, otherwise we will be taken advantage of by Cassimbas if we are not careful.
Haotian has always refused to recognize that the number of troops and the eliteness of warriors are the inevitable guarantees of victory in battle.
In the Battle of Jizhou that day, the Hetao army was completely improvised, while the Tieying, Tyumen, Baijing, and Mandan coalition forces were all elites who had experienced hundreds of battles. But under such circumstances, the two sides with equal strength achieved completely different results.
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In the Battle of Hukou, the three Northeastern countries mobilized at least 700,000 elites, but there were only more than 300,000 soldiers in Hetao. With the reinforcements from He Huairen's navy and Li Xiaomo and others, the total force was only a little more than half of the opponent's. However,
The Loop not only protected more than three million fellow villagers from successfully escaping, but also caused losses of the same magnitude to the other side.
When the Hetao later moved south to the Yinfeng Mountains, the battles basically took place under unequal forces, but the Hetao was often able to win with less.
Kasimbas's reputation is too loud. Facing such an opponent, even Haotian and others who have experienced hundreds of battles do not dare to be careless. Because if there is any oversight on his side, Kasimbas will definitely
Take advantage of the situation and attack.
Haotian frowned and shouted in a deep voice: "The blood commander is responsible for the march of the army, and the independent commander is responsible for guarding against Cassimbas' attack. Tell them that we must appear below Changhua City tomorrow morning. This is an order."
The distance from here to Changhua is only less than seventy miles, but the obstruction from Cassimbas was too fierce, which made the advance of the Hetao army very slow.
Just as the messenger was about to go down, Luo Xiang suddenly shouted: "Slow down!"
Haotian was not displeased at all, although Luo Xiang directly blocked his order and asked in surprise: "Sir, what do you think?"
"Let the military advisor personally be responsible for the marching arrangements of the army. You can mobilize all the cavalry from the Hu Ben, Red Snake and Blood Killing Legions and let the Blood Commander personally command. Our troops are somewhat scattered. If we don't concentrate our full strength, it will be easy to be defeated by Cassimbas.
The sneak attack was successful." Luo Xiang said.
Haotian thought about it and said happily: "What you said is absolutely true, but I didn't think it through well. Yes, I will follow your order and let the Blood Commander command all the cavalry and give Cassimbas a surprise."
The mysterious people around him quickly took orders and left.
Xuanji Luo Xiang and Xue Sha Dugu are different. Both of them have their own guest rooms on the Qingyun. Although Xue Sha, Dugu, Xin Ke and others also have their own guest rooms, they are after all military generals, especially when marching and fighting.
He shared the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, so he rarely rested on the carriage.
Haotian was silent for a moment, then suddenly turned to Luo Xiang and said, "Sir, why do I always feel that the number of our infantry is still too small?"
Luo Xiang was stunned for a moment. What Haotian said was that we should be direct descendants of the Hetao. In total, there are six main legions in the Hetao, with a total strength of 650,000; one naval corps, with a total strength of 100,000; and eight second-line legions, with a total strength of 650,000.
400,000. In total, the direct army of Hetao alone is as high as 1.15 million. If you include the 400,000 troops of the newly formed Flying Bear Legion and Poli and other five legions, the total strength of Hetao is already a full 1,000,000.
Six hundred thousand. However, even Haotian himself probably does not regard Po Li and other legions as his loyal subordinates, otherwise Haotian would never say so.
There are five pure cavalry regiments in the Hetao, with a total strength of 350,000. Including the cavalry from the Huben, Xuesha, Panshi, Golden Eagle, Canglang, Red Snake and other regiments, the number of cavalry is 480,000, accounting for 480,000 of the Hetao cavalry.
Half of the direct army. Among the 750,000 troops sent out this time, only the four cavalry corps of the Golden Eagle, Canglang and Panshi Corps did not come. Calculated in this way, the number of cavalry in Hetao is indeed very large.
The infantry is indeed a bit weaker.
"Lord, in fact, our infantry has a mission. After all, we still need infantry to defend and defend the city from danger." Luo Xiang said with relief.
Haotian smiled, and he didn't know why he suddenly had such emotion. The cavalry was strong in attack but not in defense. When going out to conquer the fortress, on such a vast plain, it is natural to need highly mobile cavalry to gallop freely. But now they are about to face a challenge.
In siege battles, infantry is highly valued.
"By the way, the Flying Bear Legion left the Great Wall earlier than we expected, and is now stationed under Mifeng City. With Li Xiaomo here, Xiao Shicheng can't make any waves at all." Haotian said with a smile.
Luo Xiang smiled with satisfaction. In the entire south of the river, the only military generals who could attract the attention of Hetao were Ouyang Jingzhong, Xiang Xing, Li Xiaomo and a few others. Of course, Zhu Zhaopinglang and Jin Hua from the Bliss Holy Sect
Pu Zhicheng is indeed very good. Although Xiao Shicheng is the most famous general in Mandan, Li Xiaomo is not inferior to him. This handsome and charming man is definitely a typical example of talking, laughing and fighting.
In fact, Li Xiaomo seems to have only experienced a few wars since his debut, but his performance was extremely outstanding. Especially the battle with Chu Lianfeng in the sneak attack on the Yan Elegy Army, which made him famous.
However, Haotian's only worry is that the Flying Bear Legion is composed of personnel drawn from various legions, and whether Li Xiaomo can use it easily.
As expected by the Loop, the reason why Cassimbas kept sniping at the Loop's army with injuries was to buy time for his own arrangement. Although the Loop did not know what kind of game Cassimbas had set up ahead.
Himself, but everyone understands that the most important thing now is time.
The closer he got to Changhua, the more ferocious Cassimbas' interception became. Especially that night, Cassimbas launched at least three large-scale attacks in succession. But Dugu had been prepared in advance, and with the bloody support,
Finally, Cassimbas' sneak attack failed.
However, this was probably the most painful night in the history of the march in Hetao, which could be compared with the heavy rain during the Battle of Hukou that day. However, the heavy rain that day brought good news to Hetao, but this time it brought pain.
It began to rain lightly in the evening, and at midnight, the light rain turned into a heavy downpour.
The road to Changhua had already been destroyed by Cassimbas, and it was a rainy night march, so the difficulty could be imagined. But even under such circumstances, the soldiers of Hetao still moved forward unyieldingly, without mercy.
People complained, but no one stopped. With the dim light of the Kongming Lantern, hundreds of thousands of troops marched forward firmly on the muddy road. Because not only their commander-in-chief Dugu Yuming, but also Haotian personally fought with them
Go forward side by side.
"My lord, your body has not recovered yet. You'd better get in the carriage. If you really get frozen, the mistresses will have to chop me up." Dugu warned me more than once.
Haotian wiped the rainwater from his face and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, I, Haotian, am originally a soldier, and I am not so delicate. Haha, I remembered the situation of the Battle of Hukou that day. It was such a sudden event.
It rained heavily and we successfully broke out of the siege."
Dugu also had a smile on his face. It was the Battle of Hukou that marked the true rise of Hetao on the mainland of China. It was also that battle. Haotian made an oath with the sun, moon, stars and the land of the Emperor and Queen that he would surely conquer it in his lifetime.
Outside the Great Wall, the tribe destroyed the three Northeastern countries and avenged the millions of people in China.
"It's almost done. All we need to do is defeat the capital." Dugu thought silently in his heart.
Haotian ignored the pouring rain and moved his head, and countless water droplets flew out along the tips of his hair.
Seeing the soldiers in Hetao marching in the rain, Haotian's blood suddenly boiled. However, Xin Jiao and others strongly objected, so he jumped off the Qingyun and walked side by side with Dugu. Since the soldiers did not carry rain gear, Haotian was no exception.
When the soldiers learned that their lord actually shared the joys and sorrows with them, they all became enthusiastic and even accelerated their pace a little bit.
However, heavy rain also has its advantages. At least the several raids by Cassimbas did not cause any chaos in the Hetao.
It rained heavily all night, and it didn't stop until the sky dimmed. At this time, the Hetao army finally saw the low wall of Changhua City.
"Go down and make a fire to cook. Give us two hours of rest. After two hours, we will launch the attack on time." Dugu wiped the water stains on his face and said.
Haotian frowned and suddenly said: "Commander Du, the army has just been marching for a whole night, and now it is soaked to the skin. If you rest in place for two hours, I am afraid that you will get sick from the cold. Let's do this, part of
The personnel continue to make fires to cook, and the remaining soldiers attack in batches, ready to take turns at any time. What the soldiers need more now is to engage in strenuous activities to get rid of the cold air from their bodies."
Dugu thought about it. In two hours, he could at most regain a little strength, but just sitting there in such a daze, the bodies of the soldiers who had just been exposed to heavy rain all night might not be able to bear it. In this case, it is better to proceed.
A tentative siege would at least give them something to do.
"Let the Huben Legion be the vanguard and give them half a stick of incense preparation time. An hour later, the Legion of Honor will come on top." Dugu shouted in a deep voice: "Come here, tell Zhang Nao to prepare everything that can fill your stomach immediately.
When the Legion of Honor goes into battle an hour later, I don’t want to hear any soldier from the Legion of Honor saying that he is hungry.”
The Huben Army is Haotian's personal army. Since it enjoys such an honor, it naturally needs the ability to match it. If it can't bear the intensity of rapid marches and sieges, then it is better to disband it.
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When Zhuo Qianping, Zhao Dawu and others heard this, they were so excited that they almost danced. They pulled up their own troops and under the command of Dugu, they began to conduct a tentative attack on Changhua City in front of them.
"It's a pity that all the siege equipment fell behind the army. Otherwise, we only need one charge now, and maybe we can capture Changhua." Xue Sha walked to Dugu's side and said.
Although he walked all night in the heavy rain, Xue Sha's spirit was quite strong. He still had long hair shawl and was bare-chested, with a huge butcher's knife on his back. The early morning sun shone on Xue Sha's muscular body.
His muscles made him look even taller.
Haotian smiled brightly: "Even if there are not enough siege equipment, the soldiers of the Huben Legion can at least attack the city wall. The height of this city wall is similar to that of ordinary county towns in our territory."
Xue Sha and Dugu both smiled and nodded. The city wall of Changhua is only about three feet at most. The Hetao soldiers only need to lean the ladder against the city wall and can climb up the city wall in one breath. According to the information from Soul Eater, Changhua City
There are only 50,000 soldiers who worship the capital in the city. However, even these 50,000 soldiers are militiamen who have changed their posts. The Huben Army has experienced hundreds of battles, and it is not difficult to take down the city wall of Changhua.
"It seems that Cassimbas is also a human being, not a god. He was tired all night last night. This old man probably couldn't bear it anymore, otherwise he would never miss this opportunity." Dugu pinched his chin and said.
Although they have extreme contempt for Dugu's character, Haotian and others still trust Dugu's judgment ability. Now the Hetao army is immersed in cooking, and they have been tired for another night. Anyone with some military mind will not let go
This is a good opportunity for a surprise attack. However, seeing that Cassimbas’s cavalry did not appear, it seems that Cassimbas and his cavalry are humans, not gods, not even made of iron.
At this moment, Xin Jiao walked over in a snow-white dress. Because it rained heavily last night, there were still a lot of puddles on the ground, but there was no stain on Xin Jiao's snow-white dress.
, like a fairy who doesn’t eat the fireworks of the world.
Seeing that Xue Sha and Dugu were also there, Xin Jiao smiled and said: "Husband, the two marshals, I have already prepared breakfast. You have been marching all night, so you should go up and have something to eat first."
Dugu swallowed his saliva: "Mistress, you did it yourself? Mistress Lianchen and the others didn't help, right?"
"No, the three of them are trying to catch up on their sleep. Since their husband was not here last night, Jin'er and An'er struggled all night, and none of them slept well," Xin Jiao said with a smile.
Dugu hesitated for a moment, then shook his head: "Mistress, I have something to do, so I can't leave, so let's do it next time. But Mistress, I owe you this time first, so don't default on your debt."
The bloody killing was also a bit emotional, but compared to breakfast, the current war attracted his attention more. He really wanted to know what tricks Cassimbas was playing, and now that it would start soon, he naturally didn't want to
leave.
Haotian is very greedy. Being fed by Xin Jiao's small stove every day, his appetite has long been eaten up. Thinking that now he can sit in a comfortable chair and enjoy a bowl of hot rice porridge, and there are various kinds of rice porridge.
As soon as the appetizers arrived, Haotian felt like his mouth was watering.
However, after taking a look at Dugu and others beside him, Haotian finally shook his head and said: "Forget it, we are marching and fighting, why are there so many specialties? I will eat whatever the soldiers eat."
Xin Jiao sighed, but there was a hint of joy in his eyes. This man was indeed worthy of his admiration.
Dugu and others didn't take it seriously. They were already used to Haotian's temper and knew that he was such a person. Especially at such a moment, Haotian didn't want to be special.
It happened that a soldier brought over the rice dough that had just been made. A rice dough weighed half a kilogram and contained only salty dried tofu. However, on the battlefield, being able to eat enough was already a great blessing. Where?
To pay so much attention to it?
Haotian and Xuesha Dugu each took the dough and took a few bites. Haotian's face turned bitter. But after looking around, he saw that the soldiers around him were eating with gusto and were indeed hungry. Haotian had no choice but to say,
I had to keep chewing.
When Xin Jiao saw this, she felt happy. When no one was paying attention, she quietly stuffed a small bag of preserved fruits to Haotian. Compared with Dugu and others, she, who took care of Haotian's daily life every day, was more familiar with Haotian's temperament and knew
He must not be used to eating such coarse food.
Haotian's eyes lit up and he quietly took the preserved fruit. Just as he was about to put it to his mouth, he found that Dugu and Xue Sha were looking at him with smiles on their faces. Haotian sighed and had no choice but to stretch out his hand and divide it equally between the three of them.