Chapter 1331 Millions of troops come out of the Southern Wilderness
Among them, more than 500 people were captured, and the food and water seized was enough to feed 30,000 people for two days.
However, in order to fight a protracted war, Sun Yuantai had saved enough food and water for more than a thousand people here in advance for more than a month.
At the same time, it also facilitates subsequent reinforcements.
After all, the three armies have to move forward before food and grass are used.
It was impossible to transport food faster than the rapid march.
Zhao Cheng has already figured this out. If there was no Cao Zheng incident, this water would be the key to Zhao Cheng's follow-up operations.
After all, he and his group traveled in a light vehicle and did not carry much dry food with them.
However, after replenishing a wave of dry food from Cao Zheng, even if there was a lack of water here, it was enough for Zhao Cheng and his party to barely hold on, wipe out the place, and return to the main force.
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When the sky was slightly bright, Sun Yuantai finally woke up under the care of military doctors.
After waking up, he was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered that he was on the battlefield.
And just before he passed out, the Great Yan Ancient Road had been lost.
"How on earth did Zhao Thief survive the Yuan day?!"
"Before their troops leave the Southern Wilderness, every move of their army will be under my supervision. There is no possibility of setting off in advance."
"The fact that he was able to come out of the mountains at this point in time can only prove one thing, that is, he did not take a detour, but flew across Tianyuan. It cannot be that he really flew here with so many people?!
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"But if he has this kind of magical power, why doesn't he just transport the soldiers and horses to the Shendu Palace..."
Sun Yuantai thought to himself, after this coma, his energy and spirit, visible to the naked eye, have declined a lot.
And Sun Yuantai glanced at the generals and leaders in all directions of the state, and saw in their expressions that he could clearly detect that after this incident, the hearts of his side had become unstable.
Regarding the question of how Zhao Cheng bypassed Tianyuan, if the Great Yan Ancient Road was not lost and Cao Zheng did not surrender, but blocked Zhao Cheng at the entrance to Lianshan, how did Zhao Cheng come over in that case?
unimportant.
The loser's methods, no matter how magical, are actually nothing more than that.
But now, it is Zhao Cheng's divine soldiers descending from the sky, first surrendering Cao Zheng, and then seizing the Great Yan Ancient Road. With such momentum, if this does not prove destiny, then there may not be any destiny in the world.
The human heart is like this. When you can continue to lead the team to victory and gain more and more, naturally everyone will be united and all the forces will be twisted into one. But once there is a setback, one's own little thoughts will arise.
Sun Yuantai was not very happy at this moment. Fortunately, he had been in business for such a period of time and still had a strong influence. On the other hand, he was not very clear about the situation of the Zhao thieves, so he could barely use troops.
"We can't wait any longer. We must use troops. If we continue, until the Zhao thieves open the passage and fight with the large army, it will be too late. By then, there may not be someone who takes the initiative to escape with his troops.
It’s even a case of surrendering before fighting!”
"Only before that, we must knock down Thief Zhao's prestige, and then we can follow up!"
Sun Yuantai's eyes were fixed and he immediately began to give orders.
He first asked the scouts to go to the Dayan Ancient Road to inquire about the situation. At the same time, he ordered the army to return to the city and did not attack the Dayan Ancient Road directly.
If he hadn't been unconscious last night, he could have changed his route right then.
But he was too old after all, and his body couldn't bear the stimulation. At this time, the opportunity to fight was already delayed.
On the contrary, it is better to return to the city to repair, rearrange the troops, and at the same time make strategic adjustments based on what the scouts heard.
To attack blindly is to really gamble on luck, which is not advisable.
Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you fight without danger.
As for Cao Zheng, although he has rebelled now, the matter of the Great Yan Ancient Road is undoubtedly more important now, and he can only think of a solution in the future.
Of course, this matter also gave Sun Yuantai a headache, because Qingzhou was originally Cao Zheng's territory. If it could not be dealt with early, once the Cao thieves and the Zhao thieves cooperated internally and externally, cutting off the imperial supply line, the occupation of this area would be over in an instant.
, it will be extremely dangerous.
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Two days later, Sun Yuantai led his army to the pass of the Dayan Ancient Road.
In two days, relying on the Taiping Camp's 9,000 reserves and more than 1,000 surrendered soldiers, the fortress at the pass changed its position 180 degrees. The cannon mouth that originally faced the southern wilderness now
It also turned towards Qingzhou.
As for how this was accomplished, the original wall at the back was demolished, and stones were piled on the other side of the wall in front. Even the nearest fortresses were demolished, and all the stones were removed.
When they were piled up here, a simple "city wall" was piled up.
At the same time, a battery of more than fifty cannons was also transported.
In addition, of the three hundred rocket launchers, two hundred were left here, and of the remaining six hundred rockets, four hundred were left here.
"Thief Sun, if you want to come over, have you ever asked me if I am good at cannon?!"
After exiting the pass, Huang Qi stood on the "city wall" made of stones and asked the people below to shout along with him.
"Huh, sharp teeth and sharp mouth!"
Sun Yuantai snorted coldly.
"Generals, do you have any strategies to defeat the enemy?!"
This time, he almost came out in full force. Except for some of the defenders left behind to guard against Cao Zhengwai, all the remaining troops were here.
After hearing this, the people around him hesitated and said nothing.
In the current situation, from their perspective, the only option was to attack by force.
In two days, they also figured out the situation. Zhao Cheng's men definitely did not exceed 50,000, but they had 700,000 in hand.
Seven hundred thousand versus fifty thousand, even if the logistics required 200,000, it was still five hundred thousand versus fifty thousand. As long as people were willing to spend their lives, it could definitely be captured.
"Send my military order, cover it with artillery fire, and let the cannon fodder camp transport the explosive packets to the bottom of the barrier!"
As soon as the voice fell, cannons were pushed out from behind.
And a group of cannon fodder were also driven, carrying explosive packs on their backs, with their eyes closed, and rushed towards the enemy's guns and muzzles.
Most of these people are death row prisoners sent from all over China.
Originally, according to the law, everyone had to die, but now, if they can perform meritorious deeds, their crime can be reduced.
It’s just that in this era, corruption is rampant in the world. How many of the so-called death row prisoners are not unjust?!
Most of them were powerless people who were pushed to take the blame, beaten into submission, and died in a daze.
However, facing the hail of bullets, even with the cover of cannons, no one could break through the defense network made of steel and gunpowder.
Suddenly, this corner of the earth turned into Shura Purgatory...
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On June 10, the third year of Yingtian, Zhao Cheng led his army to fly across Tianyuan, surrendered to Cao Zheng, and captured the Dayan Ancient Road.
On June 12, the third year of Yingtian, Sun Yuantai led an army of 700,000 to attack the Dayan Ancient Road. The attack lasted ten days, resulting in 150,000 casualties. The Taiping camp was forced to retreat 20 miles, with 800 casualties.
On June 25, the third year of Yingtian, the large armies led by Zhao Cheng and Lin Yi officially joined forces. Since then, history has turned a new page.
On June 29th of the third year of Yingtian's reign, a million-strong army marched out of the Southern Wilderness in an unstoppable manner. Sun Yuantai was reduced by another 50,000 people and was forced to retreat to Tianjue Pass to defend. On the one hand, he tried to use the city's strength to delay time.
Wearing the enemy's strength, on the other hand, we are also waiting for the court's support...
