Chu'erdutun was ordered to guard the border area with the countries in the Western Regions. He and Sashan had always been at odds with each other. Although the two sides were temporarily allies, they were still worried about Xibu Gaza. The reason for this idea was not only the old grudge between the two,
The main reason is that they have not received news about Sibu Gaza being stopped by the Hetao coalition forces at the Sea of Death.
After a pause, Chu'erdutun said with some worry: "Don't forget, we have exhausted all the able-bodied men in our respective territories. Now in the entire south and east of Rouran, all the tribes have almost no fighting capacity.
.If Sibu Gaza takes the opportunity to go north, half of our territory will fall into his hands. Moreover, the Great Khan will find out about us sooner or later, and I am really worried about this."
Kipchak Khan's status in Rouran was like that of a god. Even a general like Chuerdutun, who was in charge of one side, still respected him.
As soon as Chuerdutun said this, everyone, including Syr River Liu, had sad faces. They were not afraid of Sibu Gaza. As long as the Kipchak Khan was still there, Sibu Gaza would not dare to go too far. But once
Thinking that they and others had disobeyed the Kipchak Khan's order to defend on the spot and absolutely get involved in the northwest war, several people's scalps went numb. Even if Syrjiangliu was Kipchak Khan's uncle, it was the same.
After a long time, Sir Jiangliu said: "The deal is done. Even if the Great Khan knew about it, he would definitely clean up the mess here first. But no matter what, we must win here first, otherwise the military morale of the soldiers will be shaken."
The soldiers in Hetao are not made of iron either.
The coalition forces were obviously desperate. The blazing tallow torches illuminated the entire rocky wasteland like daylight. The dark coalition forces dismounted their horses, either holding spears or carrying machetes, and charged towards the Hetao camp in a dark way.
I have to say. Fortunately, the camping site chosen by Hetao was in the rocky wasteland. If it weren't for the jagged rocks and rugged slopes, the coalition's cavalry would have leveled the defense line of the Hetao army. But now, they had to get off their horses.
, fighting like infantry.
For many years, the Hetao army has not faced such a situation. Facing the siege of hundreds of thousands of troops, they only relied on a few low walls. There were not enough arrows in the city, and all the soldiers had to stand aside.
Enduring the attack of the opponent's arrows, while fighting with the opponent in a bloody battle.
"Attack, interweave with the opponent, and make the opponent's archers useless!" Li Xiaomo's voice sounded among the army. The soldiers of the Flying Bear Legion hesitated for a moment, but the Blood Killing Legion had already shouted and intertwined with the opponent.
Together, they have rich combat experience. When there is a lack of archer cover and the opponent's archers are firing indiscriminately, the best way is to make it difficult for the opponent to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy, and to avoid using weapons.
Zhu Shitan personally led his own soldiers to the front. The generals are the most courageous, and the soldiers are the most powerful. The generals in Hetao understand this truth most thoroughly. Therefore, every time they fight, the generals in Hetao will
They march forward bravely and never retreat. Because of this, the morale of the Hetao army is always as strong as a rainbow. Although the troops are at a disadvantage and the situation is quite bad, the faces of the soldiers of the Blood Killing Legion are full of perseverance and no fear.
, there was no hesitation or panic, they cooperated with each other and tried their best to kill the enemy as much as possible.
The horns sounded, and another wave of coalition forces rushed forward. The exhausted Hetao soldiers wiped the sweat and blood from their faces, gritted their teeth, and stood firmly behind the wall. The attacking coalition forces also
Stimulated almost to the point of madness by the brutality of the field battle, the Hetao soldiers rushed forward with all their lives. The Hetao soldiers had always encountered stronger people, and they could not show weakness at this time. Naturally, they rushed forward with red eyes. Amidst the flash of swords and shadows, rain of blood flew.
.
However, what makes Li Xiaomo quite gratified is that the weapons of the Hetao soldiers are quite reasonable. Except for some spearmen, most of them are armed with broadswords. The broadsword is good at close combat, and it is relatively flexible when facing the spears and spears of the coalition forces.
A lot, so the casualty rate has also been reduced a lot. However, this is not a solution. The opponent's troops are too strong, and a low wall cannot play a big defensive role at all.
Li Xiaomo looked serious. This was the most difficult and dangerous battle in his life. Even the charge at Caiziba that day was nothing more than that. Moreover, there was some hope of escape at that time, but here, he had no choice at all.
"Get ready to retreat to the fourth line of defense!" Li Xiaomo shouted in a deep voice.
He had no choice. The third line of defense was crumbling. He could only choose to retreat and narrow the defense circle as much as possible to strengthen his resistance. Looking up at the sky, there was already a little white light in the east. It should be another hour.
It will be dawn soon. But what will the dawn do? It will just delay it for a while longer?
With the flags waving, the Hetao soldiers began to retreat one after another, seizing the advantageous position of the fourth line of defense to launch a defensive formation. However, the Hetao soldiers who were already intertwined with the coalition forces could not retreat at all. As long as they turned around, they would be struck by steel knives. They could only
Can continue to fight, with red eyes, gritted teeth, waving the weapon in his hand desperately, with the idea of killing one without compensating for killing two and gaining profit, and trying to buy time for the comrades behind him as much as possible.
This is the battlefield, a cruel battlefield. Sometimes, retreating is to attack, and sacrificing a small number of people is to eliminate more soldiers. However, the soldiers of Hetao will never sacrifice in vain, because they believe that their lord, they
His comrades will definitely avenge themselves.
The fourth line of defense is already the last line of defense in the Hetao. The soldiers in the Hetao have no way to retreat. Now, the inside of the defense line is crowded with slaves who have been driven in by Iron Eagle. The crowd is so dense that it is difficult for the soldiers in the Hetao to turn around.
"Attack! Attack! They are almost finished!" Hengshi Hassan shouted almost at the top of his lungs. The Xiaoqi Gang also shouted at the top of their lungs: "Soldiers, honor is at the front, kill!"
Xiaoqi Gang personally led his own soldiers to rush forward, but just as he jumped off the third wall, his chest felt cold. It turned out that when the Hetao soldiers retreated, they stuck many spears upside down on the ground.
The coalition troops who come in through the wall will be attacked if they are not careful.
"Bastard!" Xiaoqibang looked down at the spear that had passed through his chest. He wanted to open his mouth wide and shout loudly, but after yelling for a while, no sound was made. A look of dissatisfaction appeared on his face.
A flash of unwillingness flashed in Xiao Qibang's eyes, and he finally closed his eyes helplessly. No one thought that Xiao Qibang, one of the eight Rouran generals who roamed the Rouran grassland and overwhelmed the countries in the Western Regions, would actually
He would die fighting here in such a cowardly way when the situation was good.
Upon learning of the death of the Xiao Qi Gang, Rouran was even more furious, especially Nan Jingchi. He and the Xiao Qi Gang had been brothers for many years and had followed the Kipchak Khan in his wars. At that time, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and then he screamed hoarsely.
He shouted loudly: "Attack, attack with the whole army! This general will definitely tear those damned Chinese people into pieces!"
Sir Jiangliu and Wanggasong looked at each other, and they led their troops to attack without hesitation. Only less than 40,000 of the 120,000 soldiers in Hetao were left, but the losses of the coalition forces were even greater, close to
Two hundred thousand soldiers died on the battlefield, especially Rouran, who was responsible for the main attack, suffered heavy losses. A rough estimate showed that the number of soldiers killed in the battle alone was around 100,000.
"The Hetao can sweep across the mainland of China, which is indeed extraordinary!" Chu'erdutun couldn't help but admire it.
Wanggasong had a gloomy face and said viciously: "So what? They are already turtles in a jar, they are just struggling to death."
Chu'erdutun nodded, and while ordering people to collect the remains of the Xiaoqi Gang, he scanned the battlefield to see where he could break through.
early morning.
On the Rouran Prairie, there was suddenly the deafening sound of horse hooves. Countless crystal dewdrops dripped from the grass blades as the entire ground trembled slightly. Before they could be absorbed by the earth, countless horse hooves had trampled over them.
, the entire grassland suddenly became muddy.
The herdsmen who got up early cast curious eyes over. This is the hinterland of Rouran. Although it is not far away from Qiu Ming, Qiu Ming is the weakest among the three tribes in the northwest. It has never dared to challenge the majesty of Rouran, so it has been a long time.
I have never seen such a huge army pass through here.
There is no doubt that this must be the most elite cavalry. Even when they are running at high speed, their formation does not have the slightest confusion. The horses must be good horses and the soldiers must be elite soldiers. But when they are in the hazy
When they saw the rustling flag in the morning light, all the herdsmen couldn't help but get off their horses and kneel down. Because this is their king's flag, and the only ones who can carry the king's flag when going into battle are their kings.
Only Chahan has this qualification.
"Great Khan, we are still one hundred and fifty miles away from the rocky wasteland. If we march at full speed, it will take at least three hours." Kemp said loudly.
With the flag fluttering, Kipchak Khan's face was expressionless. No one knew what the king of the prairie was thinking. But from his sharp eyes and cold face, we could know that he must be in a bad mood now.
Tansen asked tentatively: "Great Khan, are we going to go straight to the rocky wasteland in one go?"
Kipchak Khan shook his head and said in a deep voice: "After two hours of urgent march, let the whole army take a rest first. We have been running from the Principality of Thuringia to here, and the war horses have not received sufficient rest at all. If we kill directly, we will not get enough rest when we arrive.
At some point, the problem of insufficient horsepower will inevitably occur.”
Tansen stopped talking. Although he felt that all in one go was the best choice, Kipchak Khan was obviously not interested in it. He also knew what Kipchak Khan was worried about. The situation was unclear and they had no idea what was going on ahead.
Things. If you rush in rashly, who knows what will happen. The most important thing is that the Hetao army is extremely resilient. If the Rouran cavalry does not make any rest attacks and cannot defeat them in the first round of attacks, then
Loop's next counterattack will definitely cause heavy losses to itself.
But Kipchak Khan had other plans in mind.
Even now, he still doesn't want to break up with Hetao. It's not because of fear. The overlord of Rouran, who dominates the grassland and dominates all directions, never knows what fear is. He just doesn't want to be blamed, and he doesn't like to be said to be a renegade kid.
People. Therefore, Kipchak Khan needs more accurate information. He wants to know what is the current situation between the Rouran army and Hetao so that he can make correct judgments and decisions.
From Thuringia to the rocky wasteland, the 100,000 cavalry led by Kipchak Khan himself were equivalent to diagonally crossing Rouran's territory. However, the further east, the uglier Kipchak Khan's face became. Because along the way, whenever he
Passing by the herdsmen's tents, they only saw gray-haired old people, women and children, but not even a strong man.
Rouran is different from Tieying Qiuming. Although they are both composed of countless tribes, and the chiefs of each tribe have great power, in comparison, the tribal elders and generals of Rouran have greater power. Qin
The father of Cha Khan, Zonghua Khan, died in a coup that year. It was because of the strong support from Sir Jiangliu and others that the young Kipchak Khan rose to power and eventually became the overlord of the grasslands. Kipchak Khan was
A man who values love, justice and commitment, after unifying Rouran, in order to thank Sir Jiangliu and others, he specially gave them great rights.
The five elders each have 20,000 elite standing troops. Each general also has 10,000 elite cavalry as private soldiers. Moreover, they have their own tribes and fixed pastoral areas. On their own grasslands, they
You can issue a tribal mobilization order to call all the men in the tribe into the army. The total population of Rouran is about 1.6 million, and the population of the tribe directly under the Kipchak Khan is about 600,000. The population of the tribe of the five elders is close to
700,000, and the rest is the portion of the eight generals.
During this Rouran Western Expedition, Kipchak Khan mainly mobilized the standing army of the tribes, which were drawn from all tribes and were not under the care of each elder. Sir Jiangliu and others were originally responsible for staying behind. In order to fight with Tie
The Yingqiu Ming Alliance eliminated the Hetao army, and the three elders of the Syr River, Tanda, and Wanggasong, as well as Nanjingchi, Chuerdutun, and Xiaoqigang issued a mobilization order for all members of the tribe.
With a population of about 600,000, they actually mobilized an army of 300,000, which shows their madness.
"Bastards, they are all a bunch of bastards. Haven't they ever thought that if we lose this battle, our foundation in Rouran will be shaken?" Kipchak Khan thought fiercely while controlling his horse.
The territory of Syr Jiangliu and others is mainly in the south and east of Rouran. Now all the strong herdsmen have been taken away. If they are defeated, there will be no defense force at all in such a vast territory. In peacetime,
, Kipchak Khan wouldn’t care, but he had just provoked Obsburg. If there was a fire in Sashan’s backyard, Obsburg would definitely add insult to injury.
"Uncle, please don't do stupid things, otherwise we in Rouran will be in real trouble." Kipchak Khan never believed in God or Buddhism, but at this time, he couldn't help but pray in his heart.
"Where did Brother Dan Toast's army arrive?" Kipchak Khan asked in a deep voice.
Turandot galloped up his horse, trying to keep up with the Kipchak Khan's horse, and said loudly: "I'm not sure, but the Khan has given orders. He must be waiting in front with his army. We should see them soon."
Kipchak Khan came all the way east. Since he didn't know the situation in the Loop, he simply ordered Dan Tosi, who was responsible for guarding Benmatan, to lead an army of 100,000 people. With these 200,000 soldiers in hand, I believe even
Haotian's million-strong army came in person, and he had the capital to fight with them.
At this time, the sun had just risen from the horizon, and the battle in the rocky wasteland had reached its most critical moment.
"General, we have run out of arrows. We have even finished shooting the arrows fired by the opponent." Behind the last wall, a guard commander rushed towards Zhu Shitan and shouted loudly.
Zhu Shitan's body was already dripping with blood, some of it was his own, but more of it was the enemy's. He turned his head in his busy schedule and said fiercely: "You can figure it out for yourself."
The guard commander and the archers behind him looked at each other, dropped their bows and arrows in unison, picked up the weapons of the fallen soldiers or seriously injured companions from the ground, and rushed towards the wall like crazy. However, they were good at bows and arrows.
The melee combat ability was quite lacking, and the guard commander, including the commander, was quickly knocked away by the spears of the Rouran coalition. However, those Rouran soldiers were also chopped into two pieces by the archers who rushed towards them desperately.
Those slaves who initially fled behind the wall of the rocky wasteland also picked up the weapons of the Hetao soldiers and rushed forward crazily to fight with the Iron Eagle and Rouran coalition forces. Having been enslaved by Iron Eagle for many years, they had already had a deep feeling in their hearts.
Filled with deep anger, everyone understood that as long as the wall was breached by the opponent, there would be no chance of luck. Therefore, although they had no combat skills at all and were so weak that they were even about to collapse, they still bit the enemy.
He rushed forward with his weapon in hand, and then the sky was stained with blood.
It was already bright, and the sun had already jumped out of the horizon. The golden light filled the entire battlefield, but the battlefield was covered with a thick layer of scarlet. After fighting for a whole night, the soldiers of Hetao seemed to have forgotten both hunger and hunger.
Tired, they just fought desperately, either you died or I died.
"Brothers, you must hold on! The lord will never forget us, reinforcements will arrive soon!" Zhu Shitan roared in a hoarse voice. Every time he roared, he felt a burst of heartbreaking pain.
In the battle just now, his ribs were seriously injured, and now it is quite difficult to even lift weapons.
There were too many attacking coalition forces. Although the Hetao soldiers had worked hard to reduce the defense line, with the increase in the number of dead soldiers, there were still many loopholes in the defense line. However, this loophole was immediately blocked by the Hetao soldiers and those almost crazy slaves.