<iframe www.jtxsk.comg="no" src="/js/"></iframe>Chapter 473 The Fierce Battle
Chapter 473 The Fierce Battle
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The two men left Khiva City with 20,000 troops each, one on the left and the other on the right. They sneaked into the territory of Dashi through the edge areas on both sides of Huoxun Kingdom, and covered them up with lightning-fast marching speed.
By the time Dashi Army Horse received the urgent report, the two armies had already penetrated hundreds of miles into Dashi territory, and gradually approached the Dashi caravan and dignitary group following behind Dashi Army Horse.
Dashi's army and horses are huge, and it is actually quite difficult for such a large army to turn around.
Fifteen days later, Nan Jiyun and Geshu Lige joined forces at a place called Hubbad in the rear of Dashi territory, preparing to launch a fierce attack on the Dashi caravan at night, and then rob some Dashi merchants and dignitaries before quickly retreating. To avoid being surrounded by large food armies who react and eat them in one bite.
In fact, at least half of the Dashi caravan of more than ten thousand people are domestic soldiers and armed servants. The merchants are very powerful in Dashi, and each of them maintains a large number of domestic soldiers and servants. Not to mention those wealthy and powerful people, they were surrounded by hordes of guards.
In other words, the emperor¡¯s judgment was slightly different: this team of merchants in the rear were not a flock of sheep, but a group of hungry wolves. It was not easy to eat them in a short time.
Ge Shulige led the main force to lurk in the mountains and forests dozens of miles behind the Dashi merchant camp. Nan Jiyun, on the other hand, led more than a thousand light cavalry and rushed closer to inquire about the situation.
Nan Jiyun led his sergeants to lie in ambush on a slope, staring at the camp where large food merchants gathered not far below. Because it is not a regular army, the camp is naturally scattered and lacks layout and order. Most of the time, a family occupies a place, sets up a tent, and is guarded by their own soldiers.
To put it bluntly, this group of big food dignitaries and merchants are here to pick up the bargains. As long as the food army defeats the Chinese army, they will follow the army into the Central Plains and seize the territory that should be occupied.
Nan Jiyun looked around silently, the afterglow of the setting sun gradually dissipating.
In the dusk, smoke and dust suddenly rose from the east end of the camp. Not long after, a group of tough Dashi soldiers drove dozens of ragged Han people, shouting and shouting, into the merchant camp.
The whip exploded, and the whipped Han man screamed in embarrassment and stumbled forward. If he walked slowly, there was a burst of whip.
Nan Jiyun frowned.
Why did one of his compatriots suddenly appear behind the cannibal? Could it be a merchant traveling far away?
A soldier beside him suddenly exclaimed, "General, no, that's the envoy sent to Dashi by His Majesty, the former governor of Liang, Shi Huyanliang"
Nan Jiyun was suddenly shocked, grabbed the sergeant and lowered his voice, "Do you mean what you said?"
"General, when His Majesty summoned Hu Yanliang and others to have a banquet in Liangzhou, the younger one was a guard at the banquet and had met Hu Yanliang before. I can't be wrong."
Nan Jiyun slowly let go of his hand, and his face immediately became extremely gloomy.
If he were an ordinary businessman, Nan Jiyun might still remain silent. In order to fulfill the emperor's orders, he could not afford to lose the big for the small. But the group of people in front of him were envoys from the imperial court. The envoys were bullied and insulted by the enemy country, which was related to the country's dignity. As a Chinese general, how could he turn a blind eye.
After a while, Nan Jiyun gritted his teeth and issued an order, "Inform General Geshu quickly and tell him that I will order him to personally lead all the troops and horses to attack the cannibal camp after nightfall. This group of greedy villains Wolf, you can kill as many as you can!"
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At night, the moon and stars are scarce, and the autumn breeze brings coolness.
Under the cover of night, Nan Jiyun slowly raised the spear in his hand and shouted, "My sons, follow me and rush forward, flatten the cannibal's camp, and rescue our envoys! Anyone who blocks his way will be killed." No mercy!"
Forty thousand Chinese army horses roared like thunder, shouting all over the sky and rushing towards the camp where the big food merchants gathered. By the time the big food merchants could react, countless rockets had already pierced the night sky, overwhelming the sky, and then exploded. It fell to the ground, igniting a fire that raged.
The fire was soaring into the sky, and the giant man-eating ghost was crying and howling. The Chinese cavalry rushed over like a roaring tsunami, but immediately the soldiers of the large food merchants gathered to meet them. Geshu Lige led 20,000 troops to engage in close combat with Da Shi, while Nan Jiyun led 20,000 Shence troops to fire rockets everywhere and burn down Da Shi's granaries and tents.
After a night of fierce fighting, the Chinese army of 40,000 rescued dozens of survivors including Hu Yanliang at the cost of more than 1,000 casualties.The members of the envoy group robbed hundreds of merchants and dignitaries, and quickly retreated towards Huo Xunguo. The place where it stood was a ruin and littered with corpses.
Meng Bai, the commander of the food army, received an urgent report and reported it to Prime Minister Ebule. Ebule was furious and immediately ordered his 100,000 troops to turn back and pursue Nan Jiyun's sneak attack team. Unfortunately, by this time, Nan Jiyun had already left with his troops.
Whether they were the merchants or dignitaries who were killed or kidnapped, they were all well-known figures in Dashi. With so many people dying behind the army, even Abel felt he couldn't afford it.
Ebele was really angry.
He immediately ordered the army to advance lightly, striving to march into Shiva City as quickly as possible, destroy the Chinese emperor's army and horses, rescue the abducted merchants and dignitaries, and at the same time seek revenge.
In the evening, the food army rumbled into the ambush circle prepared by Zhang Xuan in advance like a huge chariot.
Guo Ziyi, who was in command from the center, was overjoyed and immediately ordered the soldiers to raise the Kongming Lantern.
??The sky lanterns gradually rise above the night sky, and the stars are dotted, which is really beautiful.
When Li Siye on the left saw this, he immediately ordered the army to prepare for battle, while Lei Wanchun on the left gritted his teeth and ordered the sergeant to dig out the dry mine fuse wrapped in a bamboo tube and lit the fuse.
In the wilderness in front of the army and horses, Zhang Xuan ordered Lei Wanchun to plant all the dry mines carried by the army, nearly 100,000 of them. It is unrealistic to detonate these 100,000 dry land mines according to the fuses. Only individual explosions will cause confusion among the army and horses. The army's iron hooves will stampede and trample the dry land mines.
Dry land mines alone are not enough, there are also rockets and sky-shaking mines. This time, the emperor was determined to let the cannibals have a taste of firearms and used all the firearms in stock.
In Guo Ziyi¡¯s view, these firearms can be worth a hundred thousand troops and horses. If they are truly effective, they can at least destroy tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers.
The dry mines began to explode, causing the army and horses to tremble. At this moment, the Dashi Army Horse actually had no room to retreat and could only move forward.
Ebule ordered Meng Bai to lead the army forward and strive to reach the city of Khiva before dawn. Then the army rushed over, and under the trampling of horse hooves, more dry mines were exploded. The sound of explosions shook the sky and the earth. The flying firelight and smoke obscured the bright night.
The Dashi army and horses were in chaos, their formations were disordered, they trampled on each other, and there were countless casualties.
"Let it go!" Lei Wanchun swung the Mo Dao down fiercely and chopped it on a tree.
On the Thunder-Shaking Vehicles that had been lined up in a line, the Thunder-Shaking Thunder, as dense as black as rain, flew up and fell into the chaos. The rumbling explosions were like thunder, and the Dashi Army Horse could not understand the situation at all. They saw thunder falling from the sky and unknown explosives on the ground. There was no sense of military morale and morale.
Just when Lei Wanchun and Li Siye were about to take advantage of the chaos from both sides to rush in, they saw a new round of Kongming Lanterns rising in the direction of Shiva City.
This is a military order, a military order signal requiring the two not to act rashly and to retreat and stand by.
This military order was inconsistent with the one at the pre-war meeting, but Lei Wanchun and Li Siye did not dare to disobey it. After hesitating for a long time, they quietly retreated with their troops and waited to see what would happen.
This military order was temporarily changed and came from Tian Kexin's suggestion.
Tian Kexin actually didn¡¯t say anything big. He just smiled and said that the cannibals were attacked by firearms and couldn¡¯t figure out the situation. It was also at night. They trampled on each other and became a mess. They didn¡¯t need our army to attack to reduce their numbers. Instead of advancing to attack and kill, it is better to retreat temporarily and let the Dashi army mess around for a while.
With such a huge army, it will take time to quell chaos.
Zhang Xuan felt that what Tian Kexin said was very reasonable, so she urgently ordered Guo Ziyi to put off the Kongming Lantern to convey signals.
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Throughout the night, there were loud shouts and blazing fire from a place due west. As it approached dawn, there were gradually signs of calming down.
On the Khiva city tower, Zhang Xuan waved his drumsticks and beat the drums to send troops.
Under the city, Guo Ziyi personally led the main force of 100,000 people to rush forward, approaching the battlefield of "internal strife" between Dashi's army and horses.
Although the cannibal was in chaos all night, the loss was not huge. Abel and Meng Bai reined in the chaotic troops, calmed down the troops, and found that there were fifty or sixty thousand casualties who fled. Although the damage was heavy, the foundation of the army was not damaged.
But after a night of hard work, the soldiers were already exhausted and physically and mentally haggard. At this time, there were sudden sounds of troops rushing from the left, right and front directions. The Chinese army's flags were fluttering and they were charging over the mountains and plains.
"Your Majesty"The decree is to capture and kill Ebule, the prime minister of the country, and to make ten thousand households a marquis! "There were shouts of killing and slogans like this everywhere. The Prime Minister of Food, Ebu Le, who was guarded by soldiers, was livid. He did not expect that his dignified Prime Minister of Food, marked these twenty Tens of thousands of heroic and invincible Dashi army horses were bullied by dogs.
"God bless, Dashi is invincible!" Dashi's army and horses were not vegetarians. After a moment of panic, they also divided their troops into three groups to attack.
Six torrents of steel gradually collided together. This battle shook the world and eclipsed it.
From dawn to dusk, the war continued in a stalemate. Both sides suffered casualties and the battle ended in a draw.
Guo Ziyi was sitting in the rear army, looking a little anxious. The fighting power of the Dashi Army Horse was beyond his imagination, and the difficulty of this battle made him even less prepared.
At this point, neither side can relax or retreat. If they continue to retreat, and the other party takes advantage of the situation to cover up the attack, they will definitely be defeated like a mountain. Now it depends on who can grit their teeth and persevere to the end, even if it depends on the number of people, they must win this war.