Fuyuan City and Anyuan City were easily captured by the Hetao army. However, Tupuchidan was obviously well prepared. Most of the people in the city had moved to Jingyuan City, and all the inventory in the city had been moved.
Go, what you get in Hetao is just an empty shell. Originally, according to Haotian's order, Li Xiao and Cheng Xiangxi who attacked should have driven all the people in the city to Jingyuan City to facilitate the construction of Bone Palace City, but they saw
Seeing such a situation in the city, both of them were furious and raised their butcher knives in unison, and then blood flowed into a river.
"Lord, they are disobeying military orders!" Chen Han learned about this and said to Haotian angrily.
"The generals are outside, and military orders are not respected. As the commander-in-chief of a party, they should naturally have the ability to make decisions on the spot." Haotian said calmly.
Luo Xiang and Xuanji turned their backs to Chen Han and snickered. They really didn't know what was in this pedantic scholar's mind. He had weird thoughts all day long. But there was nothing wrong with the actions of Haotian and the Hetao army.
If someone does not conform to the etiquette of Confucius and Mencius, he will speak out and admonish him. Over the years, he has been the one who has run into the most obstacles. There is no doubt that he is him.
However, everyone admires his courage and integrity. Maybe he is a rude scholar, maybe he is a rotten scholar, but he is definitely not a coward. Even when Haotian is angry, he dares to speak out, because he believes that he is a coward.
That's correct. For thousands of years, it is precisely because of countless pedantic Confucian scholars like Chen Han that China's civilization and integrity have never been cut off. They represent a kind of integrity, the loyalty and integrity flowing in the blood of literati
.It is precisely because of this that Haotian has never vented his anger on this extremely pedantic subordinate just because he was angry.
"The plan remains unchanged. Send troops to Jingyuan City. Let Li Xiao and Cheng Xiangxi be careful not to mess up the position." Haotian thought for a while and said.
Although he knew that Uma could not stop the troops in Hetao, and did not even have the courage to go out of the city to attack the army in Hetao, Haotian was still very cautious. After all, this was the first battle of the expedition to the northwest prairie, and it must not be taken lightly.
As a marginalized ethnic group in the northwest prairie, the Uma must still have some strength. If nothing else, when Qingfeng's White Tiger Legion withdrew to the Great Wall defense line, the Uma dynasty faced the pressure of Tie Ying and Qiu Ming alone, although they had to provide each other with supplies every year
Although they had a certain amount of food and grass, they never lost their independent status. Although Tie Ying Qiu Ming was powerful, he did not dare to push Uma too hard. Later, Guo Huai came to rule Uma, and the national power was even more prosperous, so much so that the military protected him.
Both Jin Chu and Yan Shen Shen had the idea of standing on the same footing as Tie Ying Qiu Ming.
Of course, Uma at that time was not a vassal of Tie Ying Qiu Ming. Guo Huai hated the Qingfeng Liu Dynasty, but he still had feelings for the ancient land of China.
He is quite friendly to the Hetao regime. Moreover, Uma has received the influence of China for many years, and the upper class people have become Chinese to a large extent. As for Tie Ying Qiu Ming, except for his powerful force, the rest is not worth mentioning. Naturally, Uma also
I don't want to really join them.
However, Guo Huai's death changed everything.
The killing of Guo Huai, as well as the close relationship between Uma and Guo Huai, all tended to be a powerful figure in the Shenzhou Dynasty, which also severed the link between Uma and Shenzhou. Moreover, Guo Huai was a close friend of Chu Xiangcheng and Luo Xiang.
, he was killed all over the house, could Hetao let Uma go? Therefore, Tupuchidan thought about it and decided that it would be more cost-effective to completely surrender to Tieying Qiuming. After all, Hetao was in turmoil at that time, and maybe he could still get a piece of the pie.
But no one expected that Hetao would be so tough. In such a difficult and dangerous environment, Hetao not only regained the entire Youyun Sixteen Prefectures and the Great Wall defense line, but also easily defeated the coalition forces and regained its position. After that,
The Hetao army marched southward, unstoppable and unstoppable along the way. Moreover, the Hetao army also demonstrated their attitude with their actions, that is, they would never let go of even a single conspirator.
Tupuchidan is still quite clear about his own weight. It is completely impossible to block the Hetao army with Uma's power. Under such circumstances, he has to completely fall to Tie Ying Qiu Ming. And Tie Ying
Tyumen is also eager to find helpers, so the two sides hit it off. However, even if the three families work together, it will be quite difficult to contend with the Hetao army.
"Without the sudden rise of our Hetao army, and if Guo Huai is given another twenty years, Uma may not be able to become the overlord on the edge of the grassland." Luo Xiang said with emotion: "The ethnic groups on the edge of the grassland, their cavalry and shooting are not as good as the nomadic cavalry.
The defense is not as good as that of the farming people, but they have the advantages of both. As long as the martial spirit of the Uma can be inspired, there may not be no hope. Unfortunately, the rise of our Hetao has destined that the future of the Uma will not be so smooth.
, and Guo Huai’s execution completely ruined Uma’s path to steady development and accumulation of strength.”
"The Uma country is small and weak, and is sandwiched between our Chinese nation and the nomadic people. It is destined that they cannot become a truly independent country, and they cannot rely on their own strength to become strong. But Tupuchidan simply cannot
I can't see this. The most important thing is that they have been influenced by our Chinese culture for many years, don't they understand that dragons have reverse scales and will be killed if they touch them?" Haotian snorted coldly.
Xuanji smiled, and he disagreed with Haotian's statement: "I think it's not that Tupuchidan doesn't understand, it's just that he thinks they can succeed. They think too highly of their own strength, and they don't even think about the fact that we, Hetao, are all over the world.
Is the victory a fluke?"
Jingyuan City is already in sight. On the empty and flat grassland outside the Great Wall, the nearly four-foot-tall Jingyuan City looks even more majestic in the autumn wind. However, this is too childish for the Hetao soldiers. When Hetao decided to attack
After the city is taken down, don't say that the city wall is only four feet, even if it is ten feet, it must be taken down.
"Situ!"
"My subordinate is here! What are your orders, my lord?" Situ Lie said. Normally, Situ Lie often laughed and laughed in front of Haotian, but in such formal occasions, he still paid attention to the impact.
"Assemble all the trebuchets and large catapults in the army and put them all under your command. In one day, we must smash a gap in the wall of Jingyuan City!" Haotian said lightly.
Situ Lie was overjoyed and hurriedly half-knelt down and said: "I will do my best to live up to my lord's high expectations."
Among the Hetao army, the one who is best at defense is naturally Bian Chongxing. This is recognized by the entire mainland of China. However, even Bian Chongxing has to admire Situ Lie's accomplishments in using trebuchets, large crossbows and other equipment.
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Situ Lie was born in the White Tiger Legion during the Qingfeng Empire. The White Tiger Legion was famous in the Qingfeng Empire at that time. When Emperor Wu Lie personally campaigned outside the Great Wall, the White Tiger Legion was his left shoulder and right arm. Later, they were stationed outside the Great Wall for a long time, and they were always with the nomads.
The cavalry engaged in battle, so both offensiveness and lethality were unrivaled in the Qingfeng Empire. In order to deal with the nomadic cavalry, the White Tiger Army had many trebuchets and large crossbows. Situ Lie was the best commanding captain at the time. Just because
He was born a commoner and had no one to guide him, so he was never promoted. But because of this, he stayed in this position for a long time and developed his excellent commanding skills.
However, being able to lead the army to attack Jingyuan City has another meaning for Situ Lie. Back then, the Qingfeng Empire was trapped internally and externally, and had no choice but to withdraw the White Tiger Legion stationed in Jingyuan City. Since then, there is no longer a White Tiger Legion here to suppress
, the balance of forces in Uma has obviously changed, and the pro-China parts are constantly being purged. Since then, the White Tiger Army and the Qingfeng Empire's army have never set foot outside the Great Wall. Now, Situ Lie finally has the opportunity to return to where he once was stationed
In this city, apart from pride, there is also a faint joy of returning home in fine clothes.
Throughout the whole day, the Hetao army did not forcibly attack the city. However, the trebuchets and large catapults commanded by Situ Lie never stopped. It is not far from Yumen Pass, and sufficient strategic materials in the Hetao can be continuously transported, making the Hetao army
You won’t have to worry about logistics at all.
"What's Tie Ying's movement?" Haotian asked.
"There is no abnormal movement. Du Shuai said everything is normal on his side, and Tie Ying has no trace of going south." Xuanji said.
Haotian has a headache. Tie Ying will never sit back and watch the Hetao army easily capture Uma. In this way, not only will their strength be weakened, but without Uma's restraint, Tie Ying will face all the pressure from Hetao.
One thing Hengshi Hassan is absolutely unwilling to face. Therefore, Tie Ying is bound to make some moves. The most important thing is that Dugu Yuming’s hands are full of infantry. If he wants to accurately detect Tie Ying’s movements on the prairie
, it’s really too difficult.
"Will Hassan Hengshi go south along the Broken Soul Ridge to attack our logistics supply line or Yumen Pass?" Haotian asked.
Xuanji thought about it carefully, and the map of the entire northwest prairie seemed to appear in his mind: "If this is really the case, our scouts will definitely be able to find their traces. Besides, there are 10,000 Canglang Legion troops stationed in Yumen Pass.
They will definitely not be able to capture this place within a while, and if they are dragged under the Yumen Pass, our army will rush back to support them, and they will definitely not be able to carry around."
Haotian thought it made sense. Now he had no idea what Tie Ying Qiu Ming was planning, so he could only cope with the changes by remaining unchanged.
Thinking of something, Haotian asked with some worry: "Commander, where did Shan Heqi's cavalry arrive?"
"I don't know. They tried their best to hide their traces along the way, and the contact was inconvenient, so it was impossible to detect accurate information about them. But it has been five days, and they should have arrived."
Western Continent, Duchy of Thuringia.
The sun was setting in the west, and the battle that had lasted for a day was coming to an end. On the desolate battlefield, corpses lay everywhere, and unmanned horses kept spinning. However, most of the people lying on the ground were wearing thick armor.
Soldiers from the Western Continent. It is obvious that the Obsburg army suffered another loss in today's battle.
"Clean the battlefield and collect the remains of the soldiers. Zhemu, after nightfall, you immediately lead your cavalry into the territory of Obsburg, and while Suganev is idle, burn the opponent's food and grass." Kipchak Khan said solemnly.
He said, his voice was not loud, but it had an aura of dominance that made people feel like they were worshiping him.
"Zhen Neijun, lead your troops to monitor the situation in Thuringia. If they dare to leave the city for a night attack, I hope you can give them a surprise, elder."
"Chamuhe, you lead the cavalry of your headquarters to extend southward. Yes, it is Bain. Tomorrow morning, we will launch an attack on the Principality of Bain to attract the attention of the Obsburg army."
Kemp quickly asked: "Great Khan, what about us?"
Kipchak Khan smiled slightly: "We? Of course we are going straight to the Chinese army. As soon as Zhemu completes the task, the entire army will attack, bite the tail of the Obsburg army, and keep them here as much as possible."
Leibutz, Alexander, they are nothing, but they are worthy of competing against Ben Khan?"
Kemp and others all laughed. Indeed, in the entire central and western continents, there are only two people who can rival Kipchak Khan. One is the sassy Sibu Gaza and the other is Obus.
Although Suganev Klebuts and Alexander from Obsburg were both famous generals from Obsburg, compared with Kipchak Khan, they were still more than one level behind.
When they learned that the Kipchak Khan personally led an army of 200,000 to attack, the entire Obsburg was shocked.
Not only Obsburg, but also the entire Western Continent countries have experienced Kipchak Khan's fierceness. About ten years ago, while Sashan was trying her best to plot the Mauryan Dynasty in the southwest, the Western Continent
The god of the continental army, Suganev, was imprisoned because of his great achievements. Kipchak Khan led Rouran's 400,000 elite cavalry troops into the western continent in five groups. The army was invincible, and the one who bore the brunt was naturally Obsburg, but the ones to the south
The Kingdom of Constantine, the Kingdom of Latin, and even the Kingdom of Gaul behind Obsburg were also within the scope of the Rouran army. In half a year, the Rouran cavalry spread killing and terror throughout the Western Continent.
In the region, countless small principalities trembled under the intimidation of Rouran's iron hoof, and countless people were either massacred or taken into slavery. Until Nicholas II had to use Suganev to take charge of Obsburg.
With military power, the Kipchak Khan also obtained enough supplies, and then he took the initiative to withdraw his troops.
Ignoring Suganev's firm opposition, the Western Continental Allied Forces marched resolutely into the Rouran Prairie, ready to teach these barbarians a lesson. However, the Kipchak Khan retreated without chaos, and took advantage of the allied forces' negligence and easily burned them down.
The opponent's food and fodder were cut off, and then small groups of cavalry were used to harass the opponent. Under such circumstances, Suganev once again served as the army commander. After paying a certain price, he finally successfully retreated with hundreds of thousands of coalition troops.
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But after this battle, the Western Continent Allied Forces no longer dared to take the initiative to step into the Rouran Prairie, and all the countries in the Western Continent were terrified of this well-deserved king of the prairie. This time, Kipchak Khan personally led 200,000 cavalry to the west.
The expedition naturally caused great panic on the other side. Suganev, who had been recuperating at home, had to go into battle again. However, Nicholas II always distrusted this veteran general, so he sent the kingdom's famous generals Alexander and K.
Leibuts served as deputy general and eventually Suganev was sidelined.
In fact, Alexander and Klebtz are not considered pussies. Even in the entire Western Continent, they are both famous generals. Alexander, in particular, is famous for his fierceness and cruelty. However, the art of war in the Western Continent is compared to that in the Eastern Continent.
The difference is at least a hundred years. Their mediocre military skills are useless in front of the cavalry, which is best at mobility. And their army, whether it is infantry or cavalry, has extremely poor mobility and cannot be compared with the Rouran cavalry.
Therefore, we often lose more than we win.
At this moment, a soldier sent an urgent message from 800 miles away. Kipchak Khan took the letter, which was stamped with wax, and read the ten lines at a glance. A strange smile suddenly appeared on his face.
"Khan, what happened?" Kemp asked strangely.
Kipchak Khan chuckled: "This is written by Haotian himself to this Khan. Seventy thousand cavalrymen from the Bloody Plateau of Hetao will pass through Jiayuguan and send troops to Qiu Ming via our Rouran territory. Haotian's intention in writing this letter is to hope that we will not misunderstand.
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The letter was sent three days ago. According to this progress, the Hetao cavalry is probably already in the territory of Rouran. Although there is a suspicion of killing first and reporting later, Haotian wrote the letter personally, which also represents the respect Hetao has for him. Thinking of this,
Kipchak Khan is somewhat proud. Hetao dominates the world, and now it is sweeping China and dominating Yunei. However, he can win the respect of the other party, which shows that his weight is not bad.
Cheng Neichun hadn't walked away yet. When he heard this, he frowned and said: "Great Khan, are we just going to let them pass like this? If word spreads, it will definitely have a great impact on the reputation of our Rouran clan.
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Kipchak Khan glanced at Cheng Neichun and said with a smile: "Elder, it's not that I don't want to stop it, but we simply don't have the strength now." The standing army of Rouran is about 400,000 in winter and about 500,000 in summer and autumn.
The Kipchak Khan gathered an army of 200,000 for the western expedition. The elder Dan Tusi Ge led an army of 100,000 to support him from behind. Chuerdutun and Xiaoqi Gang's 100,000 soldiers were stationed at the junction of the Rouran and Sashan Western Regions. Only the remaining troops in the country were left.
One hundred thousand standing troops. It is indeed difficult to stop the Hetao army.
The most important thing is that Kipchak Khan only told a few of his close men about the secret peace negotiations with Hetao, and said Neichun, Syr Jiangliu and others were people who tended to expand eastward, so they did not know about it.
The inside story.
"Elders, don't worry. Although the Hetao is powerful, we Rouran people are not weak. If they dare to challenge our majesty, we will use our whips and iron hoofs to tell them who is the king of the prairie!
"Kipchak Khan laughed and said, and a relaxed look appeared on Zheng Neichun's face. It seems that Kipchak Khan's words of comfort really stabilized his mind.
"Kemp, please pass on the order. All the soldiers in the army will rest immediately and assemble before dawn. We will give Obsburg a surprise then."
That night, Rouran General Zhemu personally led 20,000 cavalry on a rapid march of 120 miles, attacked the logistics base of the Obsburg army, and burned all the food and supplies.
However, the Obsburg army was overjoyed after being shocked.
For some unknown reason, the Rouran army actually retreated after burning the food in Obsburg. Even the cavalry that attacked the Principality of Bain in the south was withdrawn. The leading general Alexander originally just wanted to attack Rouran tentatively.
However, after he launched the attack, the Rouran cavalry actually retreated eastward, allowing Alexander to gain a huge achievement in vain.
"Why do you think the Kipchak Khan was so eager to withdraw his troops? Logically speaking, they burned our food and were just adding insult to injury." Alexander said in confusion.
Klebuts thought for a moment: "I don't know, is there a coup in Rouran, or is there something wrong within them?"
The rest of the generals were also quite confused. The Rouran army had the upper hand, but they chose to retreat. If there wasn't something wrong at home, it's really hard to figure out what they wanted to do.