To the west of the city of King Kang, Yisli, the commander of the Great Food Command, Meng Bai, led 20,000 Great Food cavalry and camped in a wilderness.
The cannibal's military camp is not as organized as the Central Plains army. Instead, it is built from the inside out, layer upon layer. Circle after circle, it looks like an exotic camp from a distance. Residential villages.
Although the Chinese army has arrived in Kang State above the Congling Mountains, Da Shiren is not worried. Dashiren even insisted that as long as Dashi did not take the initiative to attack, the Chinese army would not fight against Dashi. The goal of the Chinese emperor is nothing more than to conquer the Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu.
The purpose of the Dashi army stationed here is to supervise and intimidate the nine-nation coalition forces to fight to the death against the Chinese army and block the political intention of the Chinese emperor to regain the land of the nine surnames of Zhaowu.
But the Great Eater never dreamed that the real goal of the Chinese Emperor Zhang Xuan was the Great Eater and not the Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu.
It can be said that the main purpose of the Western Expedition's army entering the Western Regions was to find an opportunity to fight the Dashi, completely drive the Dashi out of Central Asia, and even take advantage of the situation to invade Persia and the Dashi, and expand the territory of the Chinese dynasty as much as possible.
Night falls. The Chinese army camp.
The lights in the emperor's tent were brightly lit.
Zhang Xuan was sitting in the tent with his eyes fixed, and the generals were arranged on both sides. On the left was Guo Ziyi, who was the military general, and on the right was Tian Kexin, who was the military counselor and Wen Cong subordinate officer. After all, when the emperor was in the army, he not only had to command operations, but he also had to deal with important affairs of the empire based on the memorials flown in from the Central Plains.
Guo Ziyi went out and held his fists and said, "Your Majesty, our army is less than a hundred miles away from the city of King Kang. According to Tanma's news, there are 70,000 people in the city of King Kang and the Allied Forces of the Nine Kingdoms. I am willing to ask Ying to lead an army of 100,000. We will attack at dawn tomorrow and strive to win." Capture the royal city of Kang and welcome His Majesty¡¯s royal carriage!¡±
Lei Wanchun also stood up and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, the last general is willing to accompany Guo Xiang and serve as the vanguard of the army!"
"Kang Wang's city is just a small city. If our army comes to the city and launches an attack, the city will be turned into powder."
Zhang Xuan smiled lightly, turned to look at Tian Kexin and said with a smile, "Kexin, what do you think?"
"Your Majesty, King Kang's city is not worth mentioning. Don't worry about the so-called Nine-Nation Alliance Army. Although the Nine-Nation Alliance Army claims to be 70,000 strong, it is impossible to resist our army. If our army gathers all its strength to attack the city, it will take one day. Breakable."
"But I think that it is not difficult for Your Majesty to destroy the Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu, but what Your Majesty wants is not the Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu that are in ruins and populated The real opponent of our dynasty is Dashi - I feel that our army should be divided Hundreds of thousands of soldiers slowly pressed against the city of King Kang to intimidate the people of the Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu from taking any rash actions. On the other hand, they attacked the cannibal camp to the west of King Kang's city. One hundred thousand people faced off against 20,000 people, and they were annihilated in half a day. !¡±
Tian Kexin said softly.
Guo Ziyi frowned and immediately retorted, "No, absolutely not. As long as our army pacifies the Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu, the Great Eaters will naturally retreat without a fight. From then on, they will return to the country and never dare to touch the Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu or even the Western Regions. But if our army takes the initiative to start a war against Dashi, especially if it goes to war without declaring it, it will definitely trigger a counterattack by the entire army of Dashi. I¡¯m afraid"
Tian Kexin smiled softly, glanced at Guo Ziyi, and said nothing.
In her opinion, Guo Ziyi is more than loyal and stable, but not very sharp. As an official and as a leader of the army, he was too well-behaved.
"War without declaring it? Ziyi, I want to go to war with the Big Eater. This battle should be regarded as my declaration of war to the Big Eater!"
Zhang Xuan laughed loudly and said, "I have made up my mind to destroy the Great Food Army first, and then conquer the Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu. This battle is inevitable, and it is best to fight it quickly."
Guo Ziyi took a breath of cold air.
Tian Kexin smiled and said, "Your Majesty, it is said that only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you be victorious in every battle. In the past few days, I have collected and prepared some information about the combat power of Dashi's army and horses, and I will tell you all about it here."
Zhang Xuan nodded.
Tian Kexin looked solemn, looked around the generals and said solemnly, "In Kexin's opinion, the Great Eater is not comparable to the Tubo and Tuqi Shiren. The Great Eater infantry arrayed with spears as fronts and shields as protection, advancing and retreating in an orderly manner. The Dashi Cavalry is mainly equipped with Damascus swords, which are extremely sharp. At the same time, the Dashi Cavalry has a tough temperament, skilled riding skills, and unstoppable courage. This is the biggest feature and greatest advantage of the Dashi Horse. The reason why the Battle of Gao Xian Zhi Talos The reason for the defeat is that the Dashi cavalry is brave, good at fighting and good at charging, and it is difficult for our cavalry camp to stop them."
"But the shortcomings of the Dashi Army Horse are also fatal. They are mainly light cavalry. They do not have the heavy armor of our army and have poor armor. Although they ensure mobility and flexibility, they can advance and retreat freely, but their combat capabilities??The protection ability is very weak during the charge. "
"The advantage of our army lies in two aspects: on the one hand, it has heavy armor, strong bows and crossbows, and a mixed combination of Modao army, infantry, crossbowmen and cavalry; on the other hand, it has firearms. This time our army carries firearms , the consumption is very small, I think it is time for the big cannibal to taste the power of the firearms developed by His Majesty himself."
A strange smile appeared on Tian Kexin¡¯s lips, ¡°Your Majesty, I have some suggestions.¡±
"When our army is fighting against the Great Eater, the archers and crossbowmen should be the first team, raining arrows at the enemy formation, and then retreat quickly. The firearms battalion should be the second team, firing sky-shaking thunder at the Great Eater's army, and then retreat. The first team and the second team evacuated to both sides, while the third team - the Mo Dao Army and the Shence Army cavalry were in the middle, and the infantry and crossbowmen were on both sides or pressed up from behind. No matter how powerful the Dashi Army and Horses were in combat, , and it is difficult to withstand our army¡¯s serial charges.¡±
"With arrows to sweep away their spirit, with firearms to confuse their morale, with Modao troops and Shence cavalry equipped with rockets charging into their formation, and with infantry and crossbowmen encircling them, how can the army of Da Shi remain undefeated?"
"Okay. That's well said!" Zhang Xuan laughed loudly and slammed the table, "Guo Ziyi, I will divide one hundred thousand troops for you and immediately send troops to attack the Dashi barracks and strive to destroy the Yisili army before dusk tomorrow. Eat the army and horses. Ke Xin, I order you to go from Guo Ziyi to counsel the military aircraft!"
"I obey the order!" Guo Ziyi solemnly accepted the order.
"I will fulfill your Majesty's mission!" Tian Kexin's eyes were slightly excited.
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Guo Ziyi and Tian Kexin led 100,000 troops, silenced their troops, and rushed westward to attack the Yisli Dashi Army Camp. In the early morning of the next day, when Yisli reacted, a hundred thousand troops had already surrounded him in three directions, less than ten miles away from the Dashi military camp.
Knowing that the Chinese dynasty raised 100,000 troops to destroy his 20,000 cavalry, Yisli was shocked and made a decisive decision to retreat to the territory of Dashi. However, Tian Kexin led Nan Jiyun and Lei Wanchun with 40,000 people to directly block the main road for Kang's army and horses to retreat to Dashi. They had already waited for a long time to set up their military formations.
These 40,000 people have 10,000 Shence troops, 10,000 Modao troops, 10,000 infantry, 5,000 crossbowmen and 5,000 firearms battalions. According to Tian Kexin's suggestion, the Chinese army broke its original organizational structure and temporarily mixed multiple arms during wartime, and was uniformly deployed and commanded by the chief general.
The 20,000 cavalrymen retreated with shouts. Seeing the Chinese army and horses blocking the road ahead, Yisli gritted his teeth and took the lead in charging. He ordered his troops to fight out no matter what, otherwise if they were surrounded by the Chinese army, the 20,000 people would be killed. The whole army will definitely be annihilated.
The dark Dashi army flag was fluttering in the wind. Facing 40,000 Chinese troops, the Dashi cavalry showed no fear. They brandished their scimitars fiercely and shouted as they charged forward regardless of their own safety.
The faces of the Chinese soldiers were solemn. Everyone knows the fighting power of the Great Eater. This Great Eater Cavalry is not comparable to the Tubo people or even the Tuqishi people.
Tian Kexin, who was wearing armor, smiled coldly and raised the beige military flag high in his hand. Nan Jiyun on the side shouted, "The crossbowmen come forward and fire! The firearms camp is ready!"
Following the order, 5,000 crossbowmen who had been preparing for a long time formed a long queue and fired three rounds of crossbow arrows one after another. Arrows were like rain, falling into the charging and moving army formation of the Great Eater. Countless Great Eater cavalry screamed and fell off their horses, and were instantly trampled into pulp by the crazy horse hooves.
However, after the temporary chaos, the army formation of the Great Eater quickly returned to its original state, which shows the good quality and strong combat effectiveness of the Great Eater cavalry.
Tian Kexin took a deep breath and raised the flag again. Nan Jiyun shouted again, "Back off the crossbowmen, move up the firearms camp!"
5,000 crossbowmen quickly retreated from both sides, revealing 5,000 firearms battalion operators who had been waiting behind them. There are five people in a group, and a thousand groups of firearms operators control a thousand thunder vehicles. Following the order, thousands of thunder vehicles will be shot out, and they will fall into the big food formation one after another, making a thunderous roar. Sounds, explosions, fires and smoke were everywhere, and the violent explosions covered up the neighing and hysterical screams of the food cavalry.
"Continue launching!" Nan Jiyun ordered again.
The well-trained firearms battalion fired three rounds of thunderbolts one after another, and then immediately evacuated regardless of the battle situation.
As the main force of the charge, the 20,000 Mo Dao Army and Shence Army were already eager to try.
Tian Kexin turned around and glanced at Nan Jiyun, raising the flag high.
Nan Jiyun pointed the spear in his hand forward and roared, "We have all the Shence Army, follow me and charge!"
Li Siye also shouted, "My sons, follow me and charge forward. If you kill Da Shi's army and horses, Your Majesty will give you a heavy reward!"
Ten thousand Shence troops and ten thousand Modao troops rushed up from both sides and started a fierce battle with the chaotic Dashi cavalry.??
At this time, Guo Ziyi led 60,000 troops and horses to pursue him. Yisli's big army and horses fell into the attack from the front and rear, and were frightened by the firearms of the Chinese army horses. They were outnumbered. After a slight collision, They began to collapse.
Some of them fought a fierce battle with Li Siye's Modao Army, while some were frightened by the mysterious rocket launches of the Shence Army and fled in all directions, just falling into the encirclement of Guo Ziyi.
From noon to dusk and sunset, within two hours, almost all of Yisli's army was destroyed. The hundreds of cavalrymen who escaped were deliberately let go by Guo Ziyi in accordance with the emperor's order.
On the Congling Ridge, the first battle was won.
" It's just that one hundred thousand troops fight against twenty thousand cavalry, and if they win, they win, but it doesn't mean anything. The real life and death battle is still to come.