"Military advisor, have you calculated how many troops there are in Thebes?" Haotian asked feebly on the Qingyun.
"According to the latest information, the total strength is about 350,000. Among them, there are about 70,000 belonging to the Sashan Forbidden Army, 80,000 original garrison in Thebes City, and less than 50,000 noble private soldiers. These are the same as before.
The data are quite consistent. However, we missed two armies in our previous calculations."
"Qiu Ming, Western Region Allied Forces?" Haotian asked lazily.
Xuanji said with some shame: "Yes. The remnants of Qiu Ming's army are about fifteen thousand people, which is already the entire strength of Memphis. The total strength of the Western Region Allied Forces led by Diga should be less than fifty thousand. Including the expansion of Achilles
The total strength of recruits and noble private soldiers is at least 350,000."
"Husband, drink this broth first." Xin Jiao said inappropriately.
Haotian didn't like it when someone bothered him with such trivial matters when he was discussing serious business, but he also knew that Xin Jiao was doing this for his health, so he had no choice but to take the chicken soup that Xin Jiao had been boiling for a long time and drink it in one gulp.
Xin Jiao left with satisfaction.
A hint of worry appeared on Xuanji's brow.
Haotian's health is getting worse and worse. Just last night, Haotian suddenly fainted. Fortunately, it was not the first time that Xian Lianchen and Xue Qingcheng encountered such a situation. Everyone was busy for a while, and then Haotian Wine was
Wake up. There is nothing more sad than heartbreak. There is no cure for Haotian's illness. We can only delay it day by day.
There are undercurrents surging within the empire. If an accident really happens to Haotian, then who knows if an accident will happen to the young minister Zhuang. But fortunately, the senior leaders of Hetao are all old guys who followed Haotian all the way. They
There is absolutely no dissent. However, the empire has not decided on a successor until now. If the name is not correct, the words will not go smoothly, which has also become a thorn in Xuanji's heart.
However, this is an emperor's family matter after all. The most taboo thing for a meritorious minister like Xuanji is to get involved in the royal family dispute. Therefore, Xuanji was very sensible and did not continue to think about it, but said in a deep voice: "My lord, Sujane
My husband has told us that he will lead his army to attack our northwest defense line this evening. The total force he dispatched is around 250,000. In other words, Acharius in the city will break through this evening.
"
"Two hundred and fifty thousand? Isn't it true that Suganev won't come?" Haotian said worriedly.
Xuanji had obviously considered this issue before and said in a deep voice: "Probably not. Suganev has clearly informed the commander-in-chief of the number of troops he mobilized, their types, the time of the attack, where to stop, etc.
Information. The most important thing is that the armies of Bain, Keshaqiu and other principalities show no signs of mobilization. If Suganev really thinks that the 250,000 troops in his hands are like breaking through the defense line of the commander-in-chief, then
You are looking down on us too much."
The total population of the Obsburg Empire exceeds 30 million, and the total military strength is about 800,000. Among them, the army belonging to the royal family of Nicholas II is about 500,000, and the regular troops of local lords and principalities are about 300,000. West
The 250,000 troops mobilized by Bugasha were the elite directly under the Obsburg Empire.
"That's pretty much it. If you take our 400,000 taels of gold and such a large piece of land and dare to go back on your word, then if we don't completely level Obsburg, my name, Haotian, will be written backwards."
Xuanji was in a good mood and joked: "My lord, even if you dare to write backwards, who in the world dares to read backwards?"
Haotian smiled, but whenever he was happy, there would always be someone who didn't recognize him. In the past, it was Dugu, an old gangster, but now it's...
"Tian Hao, Tian Hao, it doesn't sound good at all." Hao Jin's crisp voice came from not far away. Seeing Haotian staring at him, Hao Jin raised his face and said proudly: "It doesn't sound good at all. Or is my name nice to you, don’t you think so, Hao’an?”
"That's right." Hao'an said very spinelessly.
Haotian's face turned dark immediately. In the entire Hetao, except for Dugu Yuming, who was known as a rogue, only the two brothers Hao Jin dared not give themselves face no matter what the occasion.
Xuanji suppressed his smile, lowered his gaze, shook his feather fan and said, "My lord, my subordinates still have some things to deal with. Especially this evening, Sashan is preparing to break out of the encirclement, so she must go and make arrangements. I'll take my leave now."
"Situ!" Haotian thought for a moment and shouted in a deep voice.
Situ Lie quickly stood up, respectfully performed a straight military salute and said, "What are your orders, my lord?"
"Obsburg promised to lure Sashan's army out of Thebes. We have won 90% of this battle. Even if Sashan can break out, he will no longer have the strength to threaten the safety of our army." Haotian said slowly. : "But it is necessary to be on guard against others. After all, Obsburg and Sashan are the countries of father-in-law and son-in-law."
"My lord, what you want is for our army to go and monitor the movements of the Obsburg Empire?" Situ Lie understood.
"That's right. Although your legion is a bit weak, the Canglang Legion is the ace legion among the frontier legions. I believe in your strength. It's not that we can't spare the extra troops, it's just that there are too many soldiers, so it's inevitable It will make the Obsburg Empire look down on it and make it a joke." Haotian looked at the map hanging on the wall and said in a deep voice: "Sugarnev's 250,000 elites are blocked by the commander-in-chief and others, even if they fall out. , it is also difficult to break through Du Shuai's defense line. Your legion secretly sneaked into this position."
Situ looked at the mottled patch on the map: "Bain?" The Principality of Bain is located in the southeast corner of the Obsburg Empire, with the Kingdom of Constantine to the south, Sashan to the east, and the defense of Obsburg to the north. The Principality of Thuringia, an important fortress for Rouran's invasion, has a very important strategic location.
"Yes, if Obsburg really has evil intentions, their army can only pass through here. Your mission is to stay here and protect the safety of our army." Haotian said solemnly.
Situ Lie straightened his back and said with determination: "Lord, don't worry, as long as I, Situ Lie, am still breathing, there will definitely be no problem with what you told me!"
Looking at Situ Lie's face that looked like it was being cut with a knife and an ax, Haotian smiled happily. Patting his shoulder, Haotian said with a smile: "It's not that serious. You should report to your side immediately every hour. The situation. You are so frustrated that your son is still waiting for you to go back."
Situ Lie grinned, performed another military salute, and then turned and left.
It is the evening of November 7, 626 in the Chinese calendar.
Accompanied by a rumble of war drums, the Invincible Marshal Suganev of the Obsburg Empire personally led the kingdom's 250,000 elite troops from the Principality of Keshaqiu to the east, where the elite White Tiger Legion of Hetao was stationed. Fight desperately against the attack of the Obsburg Empire.
Suganev's men were all the standing troops of the Obsburg Empire, and their combat effectiveness was extraordinary. Among them were 50,000 heavy cavalry with extremely powerful attack power. As soon as the battle began, Dugu's defense line was crumbling, and Hetao did not dare to neglect it.
A bloody massacre was quickly mobilized, and an army of 150,000 from the two eastern legions came to reinforce them.
The Obsburg Empire dominates the Western Continent, and the Hetao Army is the well-deserved overlord of China. The confrontation between the two elites, bloody battles, and the head-on collision between Dugu and the Western Continent Army God Suganev immediately aroused countless
of sparks.
"Kill!" The huge cry of killing seemed to be heard even from the top of the city of Thebes, which was more than twenty miles away.
"Long Zhishan, shout louder, you are so weak, others will think we are killing pigs." Uncle Dugu lay on a recliner in a very elegant posture, conducting battlefield drills to the soldiers under his command.
Long Zhishan shouted.
About a mile opposite them, the 250,000 troops of the Obsburg Empire were also shouting loudly and conducting military exercises.
Long Zhishan said with a grimace: "Brother, this is just a battlefield exercise, not a real sword or a real gun. None of the soldiers are interested."
"Sweat more in peacetime and bleed less in war. How many times have I told you this truth, but why can't you always listen to it?"
Xue Sha interjected: "Don't panic, Feng Shuai and Xin Shuai will not be able to destroy Sa Shan's army today. It will still be up to us when the time comes. So, if you don't perform well, you won't even think about going to the battlefield then."
As soon as he heard this, Long Zhishan, who was nodding and hunching, straightened up suddenly, whipped towards a listless White Tiger Legion troop, and yelled loudly: "You bastards, give it to me!"
Cheer up. If anyone dares to be lazy, I will tell him to go home and hug his wife! Damn it, and you bastard!"
Xue Sha wryly smiled, what kind of generals lead what kind of soldiers, the five generals in Hetao had different styles, and the subordinates they brought out were also completely different.
Zhu Shitan, Wu Shuangzhi and others under his command have always been known in the Hetao army for being calm, careful and aware of the overall situation. Most of Xin Ke's generals are fierce and bold, and the subordinates he respects are the most military-minded in Hetao.
and well-educated people. Mushan and others under Bian Zhongxing are all low-key, simple and perseverant. As for Dugu's generals, needless to say, they are naturally rogues.
"Commander Blood, what do you think of the army of the Obsburg Empire?" Dugu asked, holding his chin.
Xue Sha looked at it carefully for a while, nodded and said: "Well-trained, well-equipped, high morale, and well-organized. It is indeed true that Obsburg can become the overlord of the Western Continent and compete with famous generals like Kipchak Khan for so many years.
It’s not that he gained his fame in vain, but...”
"However, the formation is rigid and conservative. What they are good at should be frontal breakthroughs. Moreover, the opponent's heavy cavalry relies too much on armor. Therefore, although the attack power and defense power are strong, the mobility and coordination of formation changes are poor." Dugu said.
A military expert commented.
Xue Sha shook his head and said: "Commander-in-Chief, Suganev is the God of the Army of the Western Continent, and his status is not far behind that of Kasimbas. He must also know the problems we can see. Don't forget
, Obsburg and Rouran have been fighting for so many years, it is impossible that the Kipchak Khan could not discover these problems."
Dugu nodded in agreement. Obsburg and Rouran, one is the overlord of heavy cavalry and the other is the king of light cavalry. The two have been fighting for many years, and they both have considerable knowledge of their own strengths and weaknesses and their understanding of their opponents.
level. If we were to fight such an army, the Hetao would have to be taken by surprise.
There were constant shouts of killing on the battlefield, but the two of them were about one mile apart, so it was just a show. This was also what Suganev, Haotian and others meant. They had to make Achilles and others think that the Hetao
The army has been restrained by Suganev's main force. Sashan only needs to take the opportunity to break out of the encirclement, and he will definitely be able to break out of the encirclement of the Loop. And as long as he enters the territory of Obsburg, he will be able to get the protection of the Obsburg Empire.
"These bastards are not ready to break out yet. Do they want to rush us to death?" Dugu said nonchalantly: "You bastards, if this continues, we will be ready for dinner."
"It should be soon. Xibu Gaza is not stupid. Although delaying it until dark is more beneficial for them to escape, it also gives us a lot of time to build fortifications. Therefore, they will attack soon." Xue Sha said comfortingly.
The time Suganev agreed to launch the attack was in the evening. No one in the Hetao had any objections to this. Although it would be dark soon, which would not be conducive to the pursuit of the Hetao army, but if this were not the case, then who knew what Achaliu would do?
Will Sri Lanka and Sibu Gaza fall into the trap?
At this moment, a faint cry of killing suddenly came from the direction of Thebes City. Dugu and Xuesha, who were still lazily lying on the recliner, suddenly jumped with excitement. Moreover, both of them had the same look in their eyes.
Meaning: Achilles finally emerged from his turtle shell.
"A city that must be defended must have reinforcements outside and elite troops inside. There will be plenty of food and water sources. Therefore, whoever attacks the city must first cut off its branches and leaves, cut off its food routes, dry up its water sources, then surround and attack it, and the city will be destroyed.
"Meng Xiaoting thought while shaking his head.
Chen Han was also shaking his head beside him: "Therefore, there is a saying in the art of war: if you are ten, you will surround it, if you are five, you will attack it, if you have doubled it, you will fight..."
"Two nerds." Xin turned his head with disdain. After years of fighting, no matter who he was, he would have changed more or less. But the two nerds, Chen Han and Meng Xiaoting, seemed to be the same as the first day they surrendered.
The same as Haotian's subordinates, there is no change at all. They are still as stubborn as ever, and as sour as ever.
"You're still a bachelor as always!" Liu Zhiya said with a smile on the side, but he was glared at by the letter and immediately stopped talking.
Although it was already known that Sashan was preparing to break out in the evening, and Hetao had made sufficient preparations, the crazy fighting will and tyrannical fighting power of Sashan's army still made Hetao look at him with suspicion.
More than 300,000 troops surged out from the four walls of the city. After the army, there were hundreds of thousands of people in the city. Under the dispatch of Sibu Gaza, the hundreds of thousands of troops actually moved in an orderly manner, either charging, intercepting, or
There was no disorder at all in the assault, or in attacking and rescuing the enemy. At this time, the Tyumen cavalry in Memphis and the Western Region Allied Forces led by Tiga also spared no effort and attacked the defense line of Hetao desperately.
Everyone understands that if they cannot break out today, the only result will be death in battle. The city of Thebes is already an isolated city, with limited food in the city and no reinforcements outside, so it cannot hold on for long. Obsburg can do it for
Sashan provided shelter, but in advance Sashan had to rush to the territory of the Obsburg Empire. Breaking out became Sashan's only choice.
"Kill!" Sibughasa, a white-haired and red-faced man, took the lead. Since the full-moon scimitar he usually used was not suitable for breaking out, he specially chose a spear. It had been many years since he had jumped into battle in person, and he was still a little uncomfortable at the beginning.
.However, later on, Xibu Gaza became more and more skilled, and during the rampage, he actually killed the Hetao army and threw away their armor.
"The old man bullied me too much!" A loud shout was heard, and a double-edged battle ax left an afterimage in the air and struck Sibu Gaza with thunderous force.
Xibu Jiasha had just picked off a Hetao cavalry, and before he had time to dodge, the ax struck in front of him with a sharp sound of wind.
Xibu Jiasha was shocked. Among the Hetao army, there was only one person who could make an ax so powerful, and that was Xin Ke, who was known as the most powerful general in China. Xibu Jiasha's thinking was as fast as lightning.
Suddenly, even in his prime, he probably wouldn't have been able to withstand Xin Ke's full-strength axe, let alone now that he was in a hurry and couldn't use all his strength.
In the light of the calcium carbide fire, Sibu Jiasha put his foot down hard and swept the spear across, hitting the face of the double-edged tomahawk. The power of the tomahawk was so great that it seemed not to be affected by the spear at all. However, Sibu Jiasha had already taken advantage of the opportunity.
At this opportunity, with the help of the rebound force of the battle ax, he flew out, directly knocking a Sashan cavalryman beside him off the horse, and he straddled the saddle.
At this time, Sibughasa's original mount let out a mournful cry, and was actually split into two pieces by Xin Ke's axe.
"This monster!" Xibu Jiasha broke out in a cold sweat. If his reaction had been a little slower just now, he might have been cut into two pieces like this war horse. Looking at the Hetao army that was heading towards the battlefield, Xibu Jiasha said with a high voice.
He shouted: "Assault!"
Xibu Gaza gave an order. Except for Hajiro, who was leading 50,000 infantrymen to tenaciously block the pursuit of the Hetao army, the rest of the soldiers gathered frantically towards where Sibu Gaza was, and then followed the path deliberately given up by the Hetao side.
Gaps surged out.
"Lord, why did you order the Tiger and Ben troops to give up the passage and let the tiger return to the mountain? There will be endless troubles." Chen Han said anxiously.
"Idiot!" Zhang Yuewan cursed secretly in his heart, but Haotian explained indifferently: "You understand the principle of a trapped beast still fighting? Sashan's total troops are as high as more than 300,000, plus the common people in the city who are fighting desperately, our army
If they are surrounded, they will definitely fight to the end if they feel there is no way out. After an elite army has firmly believed in fighting to the death, their combat effectiveness cannot be inferred by common sense. "
"If we really adopt such a tactic, our army will have to pay the price of at least 150,000 soldiers." Xuanji said on the side.
Chen Han remained silent. Although he was pedantic, he was somewhat self-aware. Perhaps as a marching envoy, he was quite qualified. But in terms of military affairs, he was completely ignorant. The most important thing was that Xuanji was his direct superior.
Because Chen Han himself, Meng Xiaoting and others were not in tune with the mainstream ideas of the military and political parties in the Hetao, the Hetao side treated them very rudely. Apart from Haotian, who was able to treat them equally, only Xuanji was always there for them.
Provide help.
Chen Han is bitter and Meng Xiaoting is arrogant. However, most of the people on both sides of the military and political parties in Hetao are very fiery, so there will always be some conflicts. However, every time the peace with Xuanji dissolves over time. Xuanji has a very high status in Hetao, even if it is a bloody killing
They have to give him some face, so although Dugu and others have tried to trap and kill these two bastards many times, they are still alive and well.
The two of them were not ignorant, so they were always in awe of Xuanji. Moreover, Xuanji was clearly trying to protect himself, so Chen Han naturally did not dare to say anything.