Haotian looked at Luo Xiang, and Luo Xiang smiled bitterly and gave him a look that said you can decide for yourself, I have no objection.
"Dodi, don't worry, we haven't sent out cavalry to pursue you yet," Haotian said.
Hearing this, Dodi just hugged Haotian's legs and kept kowtowing. The soil on the prairie was relatively soft, and Dodi's head was covered with grass and dew. With such an expression, even Xuanji and Luo Xiang were a little confused.
Can't hold it back.
"Dodi, I, Haotian, promise you that after I kill all 500,000 of you, I will never send an army to pursue you." Haotian breathed a sigh of relief and finally said: "Go tell them and I will let them go."
Ma, but within fifty years, you are absolutely not allowed to step into the territory of our country."
"Me?" Dodi asked doubtfully.
"Yes, it's you. After you notify them, you can take care of it yourself." Haotian said lightly: "Come, prepare your horses and let General Dodi leave."
There was a sudden change in Dodi's face. He looked at the war horse brought by Xian Lianchen and nodded three times at each of Haotian, Luo Xiang and others. Then he got on his horse, took one last look at the battlefield, and rode off with a whip.
Dodi's figure became smaller and smaller, and Haotian finally couldn't help but said: "Sir, do you think my decision was wrong?"
Luo Xiang shook his head: "My Lord, Iron Eagle is finished. There are only three to five thousand young children left. How big of a storm can it cause? It is impossible for us to kill all the ethnic minorities outside the Great Wall. In this case, what's the harm in keeping them?
?Besides, Dodi gathered hundreds of thousands of people here to fight us head-on, which at least reduced the losses of our army by 30,000. For the sake of these 30,000 soldiers, it is reasonable for us to let them go."
Haotian nodded, no matter what, Tie Ying's actions have won the respect of Hetao, even if the two sides are life and death enemies.
After being lost in thought for a while, Haotian suddenly said: "Sir, what do you think will happen to Dodi after he goes back to deliver our orders?"
"He will go to our country in person and present his head to the lord." Luo Xiang said calmly.
Haotian smiled and continued to focus on the battlefield. Dodi's capture severely damaged Tie Ying's morale. Coupled with the encirclement of Hetao's army from all sides, Tie Ying no longer had any power to resist. Tie Ying's more than 500,000
People, the end is coming soon.
Qiu Mu looked at Haotian with a different look. After all, Haotian softened his heart. After killing tens of millions of people, even those who were as hard-hearted as Haotian began to soften their hearts. However, being soft-hearted is one thing, and actions are another.
Same thing. Even if Haotian is soft-hearted, he will never let go of those who deserve to be killed. This is also the contradiction in Haotian's character.
"military adviser!"
"What are your orders, my lord?" Xuanji stepped forward in surprise and replied.
Haotian pondered for a long time: "After a while, let the soldiers dig a few pits and bury the hundreds of thousands of people from the Iron Eagle tribe. Although their positions are different, they are indeed real warriors. They used their lives to
It left hope for the future of the nation. When the country was destroyed and the nation was destroyed, they did not run away and did not worry about their own life or death. They were just thinking about the future of the nation."
After a pause, Haotian continued: "I have never encountered such a nation in my many years of conquering the world, Haotian."
Luo Xiang interjected: "No, lord, there is."
"Oh?" Haotian, Xuanji and others were a little surprised.
Luo Xiang smiled slightly: "Lord, have you forgotten us Chinese people? Just like the original Battle of Hukou, hundreds of thousands of fellow villagers resolutely held back the footsteps of the Northeastern Three Kingdoms Allied Forces for the sake of the future of the nation, and fought for us
Buying more time.”
Haotian nodded, yes, that was the case in the Battle of Hukou that day. In this battle, the bones of 200,000 soldiers were buried on the battlefield, and 600,000 elders died for the country. Probably because he felt that Tie Ying was more similar to himself, so Haotian finally relented.
.Otherwise, in accordance with Hetao's usual eradication style, the cavalry would have been dispatched to chase and kill them along the way.
At the same time that the Chengfeng Haizi War broke out, the Qiu Ming Prairie was still raging with war. Faced with hundreds of thousands of Hetao cavalry outflanking from all sides, Memphis rushed left and right, but was unable to slow down the progress of the Hetao cavalry.
The generals of the army are all the top cavalry generals in the entire Chinese continent. Even the Wu Xiaolangjun on the northern front, they are not inferior to Memphis.
In fact, Memphis does not have no chance to escape. If the 300,000 Tyumen cavalry breaks through with all their strength, the Hetao cavalry will not be able to stop him on the vast grassland. As long as he is willing to pay the price, he will definitely be able to escape the opponent's pursuit. However, Memphis
He couldn't let go of the hundreds of thousands of Qiuming people in the green grassland. If he escaped, these people wouldn't be able to stop the attack of the Hetao army.
Time passed quickly as Memphis hesitated. It was not until the four-pronged army was less than thirty miles away from the green grassland that Memphis came back to his senses. At this time, he had no chance to escape at all.
Green Grassland is the royal capital of Tyumen. Although it is the royal capital, the city walls are quite low. This is also normal. There are not so many stones on the grassland to build the city, so the city walls are almost entirely made of soil.
.Moreover, the nomads are good at attacking but not good at defending, so they don't pay much attention to the construction of city defense. In their view, as long as their sabers are sharp enough and their speed is fast enough, this is enough.
Memphis suddenly discovered how similar his situation was to Dodi. Dodi took the initiative to gather his troops and people to Chengfeng Haizi, preparing for a decisive battle with Hetao. But he had hundreds of thousands of troops, but he was defeated step by step by the opponent.
He was forced to the royal capital, and finally had no choice but to fight the opponent decisively.
"Go? Fight? Or defend?" Memphis felt like his head was getting bigger. After decades of fighting on the battlefield, Memphis was able to grow from an ordinary nobleman into the most outstanding military general in Tyumen. There is no doubt about his talent and wisdom.
.But facing several opponents who are not inferior to him at all, the only thing he can do is to ensure his own safety.
"Memphis, we have no way out." Tieling Khan's dull voice rang in Memphis' ears: "That fool Dodi actually used cavalry to confront the Hetao infantry head-on. Sooner or later, the entire army will be annihilated. Rouran
Having just suffered a heavy blow, the Kipchak Khan was unable to protect himself and was unable to fight a decisive battle with the Hetao. Therefore, we can only rely on ourselves."
Although he was depressed, Memphis still opened his mouth and said: "What the Great Khan said is absolutely true. However, with our strength, the most we can do is temporarily block the attack of the Hetao cavalry. When the Hetao infantry defeated the Iron Eagle and came to confront their cavalry,
Then we have no chance at all."
Tieling Khan frowned and said, "No chance at all?"
Although Memphis wanted to say no, when the words came to his lips, he still said honestly: "Great Khan, the military power of the Hetao is really too strong. In the battle in the rocky wasteland, the Hetao almost lost 100,000 soldiers.
Completely annihilate the 500,000-strong coalition forces of Rouran and Tieying. The combat effectiveness of our soldiers is at best on par with Rouran. It is quite difficult not to mention defeating the opponent, but even self-protection."
Tieling Khan stood up, his tall and burly body making even a famous general like Memphis feel suffocated.
"Do we have any other options?" Tieling Khan asked in a deep voice.
"If Iron Eagle can support it for a month, then we may not be able to survive this year. If we go out of the city and fight with the Hetao army in the field, our army will definitely not be the opponent. As for defending the city, it is even more undesirable. The city wall of Qingprairie cannot be used at all.
Compared with China's, Hetao can even capture fortresses such as Juyongguan and Tiandu Shengjing, let alone Green Grassland?" Memphis said honestly.
The nomadic people are not like farming people. Their main food is cattle and sheep. The green grassland has a limited area and cannot accommodate many livestock. Moreover, now a large number of Tyumen herdsmen have flocked to the green grassland. According to Memphis's estimation, if not
If they graze in time, their side can last for a month at most. However, if Tie Ying can resist desperately and hold back the main army of Hetao, then his side may not have a chance. As long as it can delay the heavy snowfall, Hetao will definitely choose to withdraw its troops.
But, can Iron Eagle really last that long?
Tieling Khan said categorically: "Memphis, don't place your hopes on Tie Ying. Hengshi Hasan is so powerful, but he was easily wiped out by Hetao. Dodi can barely support Tie Ying until now, which is already the limit of his ability. We
All we can do now is rely on ourselves and place hope on others, which is simply impossible."
With a flash of fanaticism in his eyes, Tieling said loudly: "I don't believe it. I, Qiu Ming, who has stood firm for hundreds of years, will be buried here today! With 300,000 elite cavalry, as long as we can work together, what difficulties can we not overcome?"
Memphis quickly echoed, but the forced smile on his face was full of bitterness.
The tyranny of the nomadic cavalry is an immortal legend outside the Great Wall and in China. In such an endless flat area, ten thousand nomadic cavalry can easily defeat the same force of the Chinese Dynasty. If the Chinese Dynasty wants to conquer the prairie, there will be no three.
With five times the strength, we never dare to send troops easily.
But now, even if the Hetao army has the same strength or even a weak strength, they still dare to take the initiative to provoke and win. Such elites and peerless generals are simply not something they can resist.
Memphis did not doubt his ability. Over the years, Qiu Ming has not been annexed by Rouran and Tieying, and Memphis has contributed a lot. He resisted Tieying in the east and Rouran in the west. With Rouran's powerful military power and Tieying's
The difficult survival despite bad intentions is enough to prove the talent of Memphis and the elite of the Tyumen army.
But facing the Loop, Memphis always feels that it lacks confidence. After fighting against the Loop for so many years, Memphis really can't find any brilliant record of its own. Even when the Loop was the weakest, Tyumen couldn't do anything to the opponent. Now the Loop has become so powerful.
It was dangerous to even look at them. With Qiu Ming's strength, could they block their attack? Memphis was really not confident.
"Memphis, this Khan is old and cannot fight on the battlefield with a gun on the Prancing Horse. The future of Qiu Ming depends on you." Tieling Khan patted Memphis on the shoulder and said loudly.
"Your Majesty has such great love, Memphis must devote himself to it until death." Memphis said quickly, but in his heart he was muttering: The plan is for people, and the success is for God, so do your best.
One day later, 500,000 cavalrymen from Hetao surrounded Qingcai. Seeing the Tyumen army holding on to the city, Hetao was obviously a little surprised. But soon, Hetao made corresponding arrangements. Each of the four armies still held on to their own.
The defense line was in case the Tyumen cavalry suddenly rushed out. Countless soldiers were separated from the army, and they were actually dismounting and mowing the grass.
At this time, the prairie was green and green, and with the arrival of a large number of logistics vehicles in the Hetao, the horses of the Hetao army did not lack rations at all. Tie Ying really couldn't figure out what they were planning to do. Could it be that they wanted to stock up on grass?
Are you going to keep spending time with Tie Ying?
The Hetao army surrounded the west, north and south sides of the Green Grassland and mobilized the east and southeast armies. They were not afraid of Qiu Ming breaking out from here.
"Could it be that the Hetao army has already wiped out Dodi, so Haotian personally led the army from the southeast and left a gap here waiting for us to drill through?" Tiukele asked doubtfully.
Memphis didn't know what tricks the Loop was playing, but the Loop would never do anything in vain, and they would definitely take action. However, Memphis did not dare to attack rashly, so it could only keep the soldiers on alert at all times and be careful of sneak attacks from the Loop.
Xue Sha has come to the northwest of Qing Prairie, where he specifically found Dou Guangye.
"Guangye, are you sure there has been a weak northwest wind these two days?" Xue Sha asked cautiously.
Dou Guangye has an upright body, a thin body, but an extremely powerful aura. This young man, who is only a few months old before turning 20, is actually a very senior general in Hetao. He bowed and said: "Commander Hui Xue, this
It’s just the general’s personal judgment. But based on the general’s experience, I’m at least 80% sure.”
Xue Sha patted Dou Guangye's thin shoulder and said with a smile: "Yes, but you are worthy of being the adopted son of God. After winning this battle, I will definitely give you the first credit."
Dou Guangye still said without humility: "The Blood Commander has praised me, I will not be able to deserve it."
Xue Sha smiled and said: "There is nothing we dare not take seriously. As long as we can successfully eliminate the Qiumeng soldiers in the city at a small cost, then what's the harm in recording your first contribution?"
It was night, and although the moon was already high in the sky, Memphis still didn't sleep. Ever since the Hetao army began to march north, he rarely got enough rest time. In the past two days, he couldn't sleep even at night. Even in the dark night, his eyes
The center is also flashing with red light.
"Commander, you haven't rested yet." Tiuukele came up in a hurry and said. It was his turn to patrol tonight. The Hetao army was approaching the city. Who knew when the other party would launch an attack.
Memphis nodded casually. Tiucle was his old subordinate, so there was no need to be polite.
"Has there been any movement in the Hetao army outside the city?"
"No, they are quite honest. They have been mowing grass for the past two days. Commander, my subordinates think they must have a conspiracy. How about we lead the army to charge and see what their purpose is."
Looking at Tiukelei's resolute face and slightly raised head, Memphis suddenly became confused. Qiu Ming still had 300,000 combat-effective troops, while the total strength of the Hetao cavalry was only 500,000. He was fighting on the inside.
He was fully capable of concentrating superior forces to launch an active attack. However, he was forced step by step into the green grassland by the opponent. He didn't even have a decent battle. He had the name of a famous general, but never had the achievements of a famous general. It was really shameful.
"Clay, do you think I am too cautious?" Memphis said suddenly.
Tiucle was stunned for a moment. He originally wanted to be perfunctory, but looking at Memphis's expectant eyes and serious expression, he finally said: "Commander, the soldiers all think that our current strategy is too conservative. Our cavalry's
My specialty is to constantly take the initiative and create opportunities in battle. But now I have to retreat all the way, and the army retreats again and again. If this continues, the morale of the soldiers will be exhausted."
Tiukelei spoke softer and quieter. Seeing Memphis' face getting more and more ugly, he quickly changed his tone and said: "However, the soldiers also know very well that you, Commander, have many factors to consider and you need to take into account all aspects.
After all, this battle is related to the survival of our Qiu Ming clan. If we make one wrong move, we will lose everything."
Memphis breathed a long sigh of relief. Perhaps, only old subordinates like Tiucle could express his intuitive feelings so directly. He tried to be safe and delay as much time as possible, hoping to be able to hold on until the heavy snow fell.
Therefore, we have been avoiding direct combat with the Hetao.
However, there are gains and losses. Although this reduces the losses to the lowest point, it also consumes the energy of the soldiers. On their own territory, they have a highly mobile army of 300,000 people, but they dare not collide with the Hetao head-on.
.The largest force among the four armies in the Hetao is only 150,000. Even though the combat effectiveness of the Hetao army is indeed strong, this is Qiu Ming’s territory after all. The time, place and people are favorable. Their proactive attack can at least cause some damage to the Hetao.
trouble. And once the Hetao is slightly setback, it will definitely boost the morale of the Qiu Ming army.
But who can understand Memphis's difficulties?
The scouts of the Hetao cavalry were placed very far away, at least thirty or forty miles away. Once the Hetao army found traces of their own troops, they would immediately send out fireworks signals to notify other armies. The cavalry on both sides quickly gathered here.
If he cannot defeat the soldiers of the Hetao within three or four hours, he will be bitten by the cavalry coming from both sides of the Hetao.
It will definitely not work without less cavalry. Whether on horseback or under horse, no army in the world can defeat Hetao with the same strength. Without more than half the strength, Memphis will never dare to take risks, otherwise it will only lead to death.
. Even the Kipchak Khan would have a huge headache if he faced the Blood Killing Fengjing or Xinji with the same force.
With more troops, the army on the other side of Hetao will definitely take the opportunity to attack the empty Qing grassland. Although there are still many Tyumen people in Qing grassland, the essence of Qiu Ming is already in the army. If Hetao is allowed to
If his nest is destroyed, he can only choose to become a bandit on the prairie.