The investment of 200,000 cavalry completely turned the tide of the battle. First, the 10,000 dead soldiers in the direction of Shensha City were wiped out by the joint attack of Xue Qingcheng and Fu Ruoshui. The 20,000 soldiers from Beijing behind the Hetao were about to fight tenaciously.
More. The 20,000 soldiers have not lost their minds, but this is reasonable. There are already dead soldiers in front that have attracted Hetao's attention. They need to fight more flexibly to force the Chinese army to kill Haotian. They all
He is the elite of Beijing's elite, so even without taking drugs, his combat effectiveness is quite strong.
Faced with a violent storm attack by the Longxiang Legion and Huben Legion cavalry, the soldiers of Beijing had no choice but to retreat to the logistics camp in Hetao.
"Don't worry about the food supplies, kill all these rats first!" Haotian said coldly.
The soldiers in Hetao were worried that the Beijing soldiers would set fire to all the remaining logistics supplies after knowing that nothing could be done, so they were a little timid when attacking. However, Haotian didn't think so much. Since the opponent dared to leave the city for a surprise attack, then
If they don't care about life and death, they will burn all these materials sooner or later.
Luo Xiang suddenly said in a deep voice: "Master, why don't we set fire first and burn all these rats to death?"
Haotian nodded: "That's fine."
Xuanji is a little worried. Most of the logistics supplies in Hetao are placed here. If all these supplies are burned, the only food left in Hetao can last for one day at most. As for arrows, there is even less. Before the baggage from Jinxiang arrives,
The Hetao army does not have the ability to take the initiative to attack at all. Fortunately, by marching at full speed from Jinxiang to Shensha City, the first batch of food should be delivered within one day.
Xuanji was a little confused. Cassimbas had gone through so much trouble. What on earth did he want to do? If it was just to burn the military rations and logistics supplies in Hetao, or to take Haotian directly, wouldn't the price be too high? He
What do you want to do?
"We shouldn't call all the cavalry back." Haotian frowned. Two hundred thousand cavalry returned at the same time, and the three walls of Shensha City were left unguarded. If there was any movement from Beijing's army at this time, there would be no way for Hetao to investigate.
arrive.
Luo Xiang said with a smile: "Is there any way, besides fireworks, to get the cavalry back quickly? Lord, we can't set a fireworks signal for each legion."
Haotian also knew this, but he was inevitably a little melancholy.
Xuanji knew what Haotian was thinking. He was still thinking about sealing off Shensha City, so he sent cavalry to continue monitoring the surroundings of Shensha City, but there was no movement at all in Shensha City.
Haotian also felt that the current situation was quite abnormal, and Kasimbas would never do such a thing.
Zhao Dawu walked to Haotian's side and asked tentatively: "Lord, how about we make a tentative attack? What do you think?"
In the battle just now, Zhao Dawu and other 50,000 infantrymen were entangled by the opponent's 10,000 dead soldiers, causing the logistics supplies to be burned, and Haotian was also in danger. Although this was not entirely his fault, Zhao Dawu still
I felt so ashamed that I desperately wanted revenge.
"Just the 50,000 infantrymen of the Huben Army?" Haotian glanced at him sideways and said coldly.
Zhao Dawu thought for a while and felt that it was very unrealistic. Not to mention that Shensha City had high walls and thick walls, and there were more than 100,000 Beijing soldiers inside. Even Cassimbas, a famous general who had fought many battles, was not capable of his 50,000 infantry.
It should be dealt with. Besides, Xuesha Dugu and others are not here now. Do they want Haotian or Xuanji to go into battle in person? Maybe Cassimbas has dug a trap for him and is just waiting for him to jump into it.
However, Luo Xiang helped Zhao Dawu and said: "My lord, we might as well let the cavalry approach the city wall and use bows and arrows to test the reality on the tower. Since we don't understand Cassimbas's intentions, we might as well fight them out. Also, the cavalry can
Stretching towards the north, to be honest, Cassimbas' behavior tonight was quite strange. I am really worried that they have really drawn the Abate people's line."
Haotian also felt that although Cassimbas's performance tonight was considered excellent, there was always a feeling that it was not up to standard.
Although the lantern command on the tower was very to the point, at the critical moment, it always felt a bit stiff and lacked Cassimbas's usual sense of smoothness. After the lantern was shot out, the performance of the Baijing army was even weirder, even a little awkward.
Big chaos. If Cassimbas was still here, this situation would never have happened.
Thinking of this, Luo Xiang's heart moved and he opened his mouth and said: "Do you think Cassimbas has relapsed from his old injury and is no longer able to survive?"
Both Haotian and Xuanji were startled by his guess, but looking at Luo Xiang's solemn expression, their expressions also became serious.
"I don't know, Cassimbas is full of tricks. He has been hanging on for so long and has never died. Who knows if this is a trap set by him." Haotian frowned.
The mystery is the most refreshing: "If that's the case, then send troops to attack immediately. We don't need to see him show up. We can know the current situation of Cassimbas just by looking at the performance of the Beijing soldiers and their deployment."
Just as Haotian was about to agree, a burst of heartbroken wailing suddenly came from the city of Baijing in the north. At first, it was only a small group of people, but after a while, the crying became louder and louder, and they became one.
Even the Hetao army heard it clearly.
Haotian and others looked at each other, crying in such grief, it must be because someone with a very high status and great prestige among the people in the city passed away. Pulski II was not a faint king, and he also had high prestige among the people.
, but now that the city is about to be destroyed, the people who worship the capital should not be crying because of them. In this case, there is only one target left.
"Could it be that Cassimbas is really dead?" Xuanji said cautiously.
Haotian said decisively: "Come forward and take a look."
Since it was midnight, the lights on the city tower were all out, and it was impossible to see the situation above clearly, so Haotian waited until dawn before he could take a panoramic view of Shensha City in front of him.
There is a white cloth hanging on the royal flag on the city tower, but the royal flag is not black, which means that it is not the death of Puliski II, so the possibility of Cassimbas is very high.
There are almost no defenders on the city wall. Occasionally, a soldier with a white mourning cloth on his head will pass by. He must be listless. He even staggers when walking, giving people a feeling of being overwhelmed by the wind.
"Empty city plan?" Xue Qingcheng rode forward and asked doubtfully.
"Although Kasimbas is not as famous as Wolong, he is definitely not far behind in military terms. However, there are still more than 100,000 soldiers in the city, so the possibility of an empty city plan is unlikely." Haotian shook his head.
Xue Qingcheng was just talking and didn't really take it seriously. Moreover, the person who refuted was her husband, so she naturally had nothing to say.
Different from the empty city plan, Haotian and others knew very well that there were at least 100,000 soldiers worshiping the capital in the city, and Cassimbas neither played the piano on the tower nor opened the city gate, but the crying in the city continued uninterrupted.
It was extremely harsh in the ears of the soldiers in Hetao.
"This is obviously mourning." Zhao Dawu said in a low voice.
Haotian nodded and said with a serious expression: "You'd better be careful, otherwise I might just be crying for you." Turning around, Haotian said to Xue Qingcheng and others: "What do you guys think about Cassimbas?
Dead or not?"
Everyone was silent. They really couldn't see through Cassimbas's actions. On the battlefield, what they feared most was not that the opponent's troops were powerful and irresistible, but that they couldn't see through the opponent's actions. If they were not careful, they would be
completely annihilated.
Haotian thought for a while, but still had no clue. However, he was a real soldier after all. Since he couldn't see through it, he might as well take the initiative to knock on it, at least to get some information from the other party's reaction. After several years of life as a high-ranking person, there was no such thing as
Eliminate his military heroic spirit.
The 50,000 infantrymen of the Huben Army were suddenly in high spirits. They usually charge into the battle. It is difficult for them to take their turn. The main reason is that with an old gangster like Dugu here, they can't even think about being a vanguard. But it's different now. There are only 50,000 infantrymen here. Naturally,
It's their turn to step up.
"Zhu Qianping, Zhao Dawu, the five of you will lead your troops to attack in turns to test the strength of the defenders in the city. Tang Jian, your cavalry is responsible for covering, and must suppress the enemy's bows and arrows on the tower." Haotian said solemnly.
Last night, almost all the military supplies and grain in Hetao were burned by the soldiers of Beijing. It was too late to make trebuchets. Haotian could only place its hope on the cavalry, hoping that their accurate bows and arrows could surprise the opponent.
As soon as the military rations were burned, Xuanji issued an emergency order to Cheng Xiangxi in Jinxiang City in the south, asking him to escort the first batch of food to Shensha City before dark. Otherwise, the Hetao army would definitely be destroyed the next day.
Be hungry.
Although Zhao Dawu was a reckless man, Zhu Qianping was not like that, so Haotian was not very worried. The 50,000 infantrymen walked slowly towards the Shensha City in front of them, holding up their shields. Haotian clenched his fists, and his hands were a little wet.
, Luo Xiang and Xuanji were also staring ahead attentively.
The infantry has approached a distance of 150 meters under the city wall. This is the attack range of trebuchets and large crossbows, but there is no movement on the city tower. Haotian and others are even more nervous, and the five people leading the swing are even more nervous.
In this way, everyone calmed down and concentrated, and the entire battlefield was silent. Only the sound of neat and thick footsteps continued to sound on the ground.
One hundred meters, eighty meters, fifty meters...
There was no movement on the city tower. Seeing that the Hetao army was about to reach the foot of the city wall, dense crowds of heads suddenly appeared from the city wall. Everyone was holding a strong bow. With a golden armored general shouting, tens of thousands of arrows were fired.
The arrow was shot out of the air. Although the Hetao soldiers were well prepared, a few hundred people were still killed by the opponent's sharp arrows. Wuxiaolangjun was shocked and was about to rush forward to suppress the arrow rain of the city tower defenders. The war drums on the city tower
At the sound of the sound, the secretly hidden trebuchets and large crossbows opened fire almost simultaneously, forming a natural chasm between Wuxiaolangjun's cavalry and the infantry of the Huben Legion.
As far as Haotian could see, countless soldiers were emerging from the city wall. Haotian was shocked. He never thought that there were so many trebuchets and crossbows on the southern wall of Shensha City. In the past few days,
During the exploratory attack, there was no such strong defensive force at all, so Haotian dared to let 50,000 infantry attack the city. Now the cavalry and follow-up troops are blocked behind. If nothing goes wrong, the city wall should be covered with arrows like arrows.
Only when it rains. And the Hetao was originally just a tentative attack, and there were not many preparations for siege vehicles. Now it is really impossible to advance and retreat.
"Order the officers and soldiers of the Huben Legion to cover their heads with shields and break out from the city walls on both sides. The Snow Lion Legion comes from the left and the Fengwu Legion comes from the right. They immediately send troops to respond." After all, Xuanji was the military advisor and the acting commander of the Huben Legion. He was not lost at this time.
Calmly, he shouted in a deep voice. Hearing this, the flag soldiers behind him quickly waved their command flags and commanded the soldiers in front from a distance.
The Beijing side obviously did not expect that Hetao's reaction speed was so fast, and the soldiers on the city tower were not fully in place. Therefore, the Huben Corps rushed out from under the city wall at a very small cost. Only from
The generals and ordinary soldiers were all in extremely miserable condition.
"Lord, this subordinate has embarrassed you." Zhu Qianping said in a nagging tone, while Zhao Dawu lowered his head, not daring to raise his head to look into Haotian's eyes.
Haotian shook his head: "I can't blame you for this. It seems that Cassimbas is really planning to trick us into being fooled. Humph, it's a good thing that the whole army was not involved."
At this moment, Hekimu'er's proud voice came from the city tower: "My commander-in-chief has long said that the Loop is just a matter of luck and being good at tricks. Today I will treat him in his own way."
.But Haotian, you are too naive. I originally thought that you would use all your soldiers to attack the city, but in the end, you only let 50,000 soldiers come to die, haha."
Along with Hekimul's loud shout, the crying in the city also stopped suddenly, like a duck whose neck was stuck, and there was no sound at once.
Haotian was furious and was about to order the entire army to attack the city, but when the words came to his lips, Haotian swallowed them again. He now only had 50,000 infantry, and he had lost his spirit in the battle just now. If he wanted to
Taking down Shensha City would be even harder than reaching the sky. Things should not be rushed. Anyway, the food in the city has been exhausted. When the army of Dugu and others turns around, Hejimu'er and others will be able to capture them sooner or later.
"The power of words! Hejimu'er, listen, I, Haotian, will not be a human being until I destroy Shensha City." Haotian snorted coldly and said.
Luo Xiang and Xuanji breathed a sigh of relief. They were standing next to Haotian, and they could naturally feel the rage emanating from Haotian. They were also very afraid that Haotian would order an attack on the city now.
Hejimu'er naturally laughed loudly, but since Haotian had calmed down, he would not get angry easily. After looking around for a week, Haotian said: "Tell Cheng Xiangxi to transport the food and baggage in Jinxiang City to Shensha City as soon as possible.
Let the commander's cavalry protect you along the way to ensure that nothing goes wrong. Inform the Blood Commander, Du Commander and Jiang Chenzhou that they must rush to Shensha City in three days. In addition, the three legions of Longxiang, Fengwu and Snow Lion will be added.
The 50,000 cavalrymen of the Huben Army will surround Shensha City. Remember, even a mouse will not let them get out of it."
After learning about the situation on Haotian's side, Fengjing escorted Cheng Xiangxi's first batch of food to Shensha City on the same day. Seeing Cheng Xiangxi's arrival, Haotian finally breathed a sigh of relief, but when he looked at Cheng Xiangxi, he was inevitably a little agitated.
Embarrassed, he originally patted his chest and promised to let Cheng Xiangxi's Qilin Legion go into battle when he went to the outside of the Great Wall. However, since Beijing was the last one to be solved, and the geographical location of Juyongguan was very important, Cheng Xiangxi has been stationed here.
"Xiangxi, when we set out to conquer the northwest prairie, your Qilin Army will be the main force." Haotian could only say this.
Cheng Xiangxi also understood Haotian's difficulties very well, and didn't say anything at the moment. But he also knew the strength of the Qilin Army. It was a fluke to be able to go to the northwest, and it was the main force. Just words of comfort.
Haotian himself had a headache.
According to Xuanji's plan, the three Northeastern countries must be uprooted before the end of July. But it is just the end of June, and there is still one month left, so it should be possible. Then the army quickly drove through Duanhun Ridge, even if it didn't fall under heavy snow
The previous attempts to completely eradicate Tie Ying Qiu Ming would at least cripple Tie Ying Qiu Ming, and they would not even have the strength to confront the Hetao head-on.
Going out to the northwest prairie naturally requires a strong cavalry team, which means that no one of the five cavalry regiments is missing. In the grassland offensive and defensive battle, Haotian himself is a little worried without Dugu and Xuesha. After all, facing
No one dares to underestimate the nomadic cavalry that comes and goes like the wind. When Tiding Khan crossed the Great Wall and swept across China, his total strength was no more than 100,000. This shows how powerful the nomadic cavalry is. It’s just that they happened to encounter them.
Loop, this extremely tyrannical opponent, was restrained at every turn.
Although there will be no opponents in the Northeast by then, Juyongguan is an important border defense area after all, and it is impossible not to station a main army. Shanhaiguan is already garrisoned by a group of Korean soldiers. If Jiayuguan does not have its own direct troops, then Youyun
The Sixteen Prefectures will face certain dangers again. Even Haotian himself cannot guarantee that he can completely wipe out the Three Northeastern Kingdoms. Who will be stationed at Juyongguan by then? In addition, what if Su Shen and other bumpkins were blinded by lard?
Who knows if these simple-minded barbarians will suddenly seize the important place in Juyongguan?
Hao Tian really had a headache.
Since the Hetao side already knows the actual situation in Shensha City, the city wall is not empty, but there are not many people patrolling. However, Haotian and others know that Cassimbas is loose on the outside and tight on the inside. If
If Hetao launches a strong attack, the soldiers in the hidden soldier cave in the city wall will give Hetao a surprise. The most important thing is that Haotian is still waiting for the arrival of Dugu and others, and for the defenders in the city to finish eating up their food.
Haotian later asked people to inspect the mass graves, but it turned out that Beijing soldiers had blocked the passage out of the city. This was reasonable. No matter how idiotic the other party was, they would not be so stupid.