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Volume 1: Saving the Three Thousand Beauties in the Harem Chapter 417: The War Begins

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    (The Great Alliance rewards you greatly, the fifteenth man thanks you!)

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    It¡¯s May 18th, the first quarter of the year, and the deadline is approaching.

    On a front that stretches more than 600 miles from Zhuozhou in the east to Wuzhou in the west, more than 60,000 troops and 20,000 logistics personnel have been assembled.  Guns and ammunition, weapons and armor, and food and livestock that can support the army in continuous operations for five months.  Follow-up material and military support are also being transported continuously.

    Five division (army) commanders and eleven brigade commanders, all in armor and holding command flags, are divided into three main battlefields: the Eastern Front, the Northern (Central) Front, and the Western Front.  The generals were separated by vast distances, but at this moment, their actions were surprisingly consistent, and they all stared at the same thing - the copper-engraved hourglass.

    Time seems to stand still at this moment.

    On the eastern front, the main battlefield in Zhuozhou, there are three brigades of the First Integrated Division and two brigades of the Bohai Division, with a total of 18,000 troops.  Flags were fluttering, phalanxes were like a street, cavalry were like a stream, and chariots were like a city. They lined up from east to west along the Lugou River, and the troops arrived at the foot of Yanjing City.

    Di Lie stood on the Chinese Army Watchtower, looking through the scope at the city of Yanjing ten miles away on the other side of the river.  The distance is too far, even with advanced optical instruments, it is impossible to see the movement of the south gate clearly.  But Di Lie believed that the two rebel generals of the Song Dynasty on top of the Yanjing gate tower must also have complicated and unspeakable emotions, silently looking at the army opposite them that was originally from the same camp, but now they were fighting each other.

    The end of Chenshi is the last moment, if there is no reply from the Jin Kingdom.  War breaks out.  There is still a moment before the end of Chen Shi. At this time, even the arrival of Daluo Jinxian cannot prevent the outbreak of war.  But Di Lie was not in a hurry, saying that a month is a month, not even a moment away. It is a good habit to be on time.

    When, the crisp bell rang, the end of the hour had arrived.

    Di Lie grabbed a flag from the front of the stage.  Lift slowly.  Just as he was waiting for the order, he suddenly saw the lookout post in front of the formation hoisting a blue flag saying: Suspend the attack.

    Yang Zaixing was already ready to take over the command flag, but when he saw that another incident had arisen at this juncture, he frowned.  Waiting to speak.  Di Lie raised his palms to signal his silence.  Then slowly lowered the command flag.  Wait and see what happens.

    About half a moment later, a horseman passed through the military formation and galloped over.  He was a hard-hitting spy from the Tianzhu Army. He raised his head and reported: "There is someone who calls himself the envoy of Dajin and wants to see the military leader."

    Yang Zaixing, Zhang Rui, Guan Sheng and others looked at each other in shock.  At this time, there is actually a golden envoy?

    Di Lie remained calm and raised his hand: "Xuan."

    The gate of the chariot city opened, and five cavalry came running from a distance. The first two were the Tianzhu cavalry in the vanguard, and the last three were the Jiexiang envoys. The man in the front was actually an old acquaintance.

    On the top of the watchtower, Di Lie couldn't help but laugh and said, "Why is it you again? Wuling Simou."

    Wu Ling Simou looked tired and got off the horse with great effort. He held up his credentials with both hands and said: "I am running for my country, why should I cherish this body."

    Di Lie nodded and asked, "Is my envoy okay?"

    "The Emperor of the Kingdom of Jin is treating him kindly, and the two noble envoys also hope that King Hua will act with caution. The Emperor of the Kingdom of Jin asks King Hua to bear in mind the peace talks between the two countries and the arrival of peace, and not to act out of anger and rashly engage in war, so as to avoid  It hurts the harmony between the two countries."

    Di Lie leaned over the railing and said in a serious tone: "The method of killing the king of a country is outrageous. Isn't this hurting the harmony between the two countries?"

    Wuling Simou was heartbroken: "This was actually an accident. The culprits were the four guards. They have been captured and put on death row"

    Di Lie raised his hand to stop Wu Lingsi's excuse and shook his finger: "I don't care whether the real culprit is a pawn or the prime minister. In short, the only person who can calm the world's anger is the prime minister. Send Wanyan Zonghan's weapons, and then  We must pay indemnity and cede territory before we can negotiate for peaceDoes the credential you brought contain these three items?"

    Wuling Simou respectfully said: "Please let King Hua take a look and find out."

    A guard took the letter of credence and rushed upstairs to present it to Di Lie.

    Di Lie opened the certificate of credence, glanced at it casually, and was suddenly stunned - the Kingdom of Jin actually agreed to everything!

    The humiliation conditions of the turtles and grandson who are comparable to the Southern Song Dynasty, such as binding the country, paying 100 million yuan, and cutting the state government, they all agreed!

    What happened to the Kingdom of Jin?  What happened to Wu Qimai and Wanyan Zonghan, have they all changed to vegetarianism?

    Can a dog change its habit of eating shit?  Can wolves change to eat meat?

    Di Lie looked past the certificate of credence and towards Wu Ling Si Miao. He saw this gentleman's face was indifferent, neither sad nor happy.  Di Lie gradually realized in his heart that he had really expected it. The Jin Kingdom was enduring the temporary humiliation to avoid a hundred days of worries, and was implementing a delaying strategy. The most important thing was to disrupt the Tianzhu Army's Northern Expedition deployment - at this time  If we stop the troops, their morale will drop, and many arrangements will have to be redone. If we want to mobilize the troops like this, I'm afraid it will take two or three months.  In this way, precious time passes in vain, summer passes and autumn arrives, and the combat cycle is suddenly shortened.  If autumn is over and winter solstice has not yet reached the lower part of Shangjing City,Then we have to wait until next year

    The golden man made a good calculation!

    Wu Ling Simou cupped his hands and said, "How is it? Is His Highness King Hua satisfied?"

    Di Lie raised his hand and pointed at the copper leak, half-smiling but not smiling: "Wuling Simou, what time is it now?"

    Wu Ling was slightly startled when thinking about it. He took a serious look at the copper leak and said, "It's been two quarters"

    "Have you read my ultimatum? Do you still remember the deadline marked on it?"

    Wuling Simou suddenly felt that something was not right and said in shock: "The ultimatum from King Hua does not mean before May 18th"

    "May 18th, before the end of the twelfth lunar month - that's what I wrote."

    Wuling Simou was shocked: "It's only been two moments, King Hua"

    Di Lie folded the Jin Kingdom's credentials and threw them at the feet of Wuling Simou. He showed his murderous intent: "The time has passed! Even in the execution ground, people have to be killed when the time comes, not to mention that it is a major event for the two countries to go to war - our army has already  Kill animals to sacrifice the flag, this battle must be fought!"

    Wu Ling Simou was so angry that he said indiscriminately: "This is unreasonable! A delay of two seconds will start a national war, which is unheard of in ancient times!"

    The guards all glared angrily and pressed their swords to move.

    Di Lie, however, remained calm. He stopped the guards and said calmly, "Can your envoy stay in Yanjing?"

    "I didn't stop." Wu Ling Si Mou calmed down and realized that his attitude was too much, which was not what an envoy should do, so he apologized.  "Wuling made a mistake just now. I hope King Hua will forgive me and ask King Hua to think twice about this matter"

    Di Lie interrupted: "It's a pity that you are not in Yanjing, otherwise you would not be an envoy, but a prisoner."

    After saying that, he ignored Wu Ling Si Mou who was looking ashen as death, grabbed the command flag and raised his voice: "Where is Yang Zaixing!"

    "The end is here!"

    "Accept the order. Let the war begin!"

    The order flag was thrown out.  It passed by in mid-air, as if the red sun on the horizon was cut in half.

    The battle to destroy gold begins here!

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    The Battle of Yanjing.  The first battle to destroy gold.  The first battle must be won.  therefore.  Di Lie dispatched the First Mixed Brigade, the strongest First Integrated Division of the Tianzhu Army.

    The first brigade, Yang Zaixing¡¯s brigade, faced the first battle.  Just seize the bridge.

    There is a broken stone bridge on the Lugou River, but it is not the famous stone arch bridge in later generations. That bridge has not yet appeared in this time and space.  The current dilapidated stone bridge is about seventy feet long and two feet wide. The bridge deck is damaged in many places, and the railings on both sides are completely damaged.  Perhaps the famous Lion Bridge in later generations was built on this basis.

    In the past three months, the military dividing line between the Tianzhu Army's eastern front army and the Yanjing Jin Army has been based on the Lugou River, which stretches thousands of miles from west to east.  The Tianzhu Army in Henan and the Jin Army in Hebei faced each other across the river.  This confrontation will finally be broken today.

    In May, the Lugou River was swollen and the current was turbulent. Although this bridge was broken, it was the only way to cross the river quickly.

    In order to block the first pass leading to Yanjing City, the Jin Army also sent out elite soldiers and generals, making sure that the Tianzhu Army defeated the enemy in the first battle.

    You must win the first battle!  This is the goal that any military strives to pursue.

    The Tianzhu Army wants to win, and the Kingdom of Jin also wants to win. Who can win?

    In the battle to seize the bridge, the Tenchu ??Army¡¯s chariot-city tactics could no longer be used.  And because the distance is too far and the terrain is limited, the missile launchers cannot provide fire support.  The only tactic that can be used is for the infantry to form a conical formation to break through.

    The First Mixed Brigade accepted the task of seizing the bridge.

    From the one thousand chariot soldiers of the two chariot battalions, 250 heavily armored spearmen, musketeers, sword soldiers, and grenadiers were drawn out to form a mixed infantry battalion, which was used to seize the bridge.

    The mixed infantry battalion is divided into five echelons, each with fifty people.  Squeezed by the narrow terrain of the bridge, it is divided into five columns and ten rows, and is organized as follows: the first and second rows are sword soldiers; the third and fourth rows are heavy armored spearmen; the fifth, sixth and seventh rows are musketeers; the eighth row  They are grenadiers; the last two rows are reserves and auxiliaries. The reserves can repair battle losses, and the auxiliaries transport the wounded and replenish ammunition.

    This is the latest formation of the Tianzhu Army. It is already very complete on the battlefield of this era.

    What about your opponents?

    The Jin Army is also aware of the importance of the first battle - for the defender, the first battle is about morale and determination, which is more important than the attacker.  Therefore, they also sent out strong troops, equipped with swords, guns and cards, and extremely sophisticated armor, especially a large number of crossbowmen, which posed a considerable threat to the attacking troops of the Tenchu ??Army.

    If we use the chariot-city warfare method, no matter how many of these crossbows we have, they will only leave a few more dents on the iron plate. However, if we use conventional infantry warfare, these crossbows are a huge threat that cannot be ignored.

    ??Jin Jun?In the same way, a team was sent out, five horizontally and ten vertically, to offset each other, followed by five teams.

    Both armies dispatched five or six elite teams, but due to the terrain, only the first team could truly compete face-to-face.  If the first team wins, the subsequent echelon will press forward, drive away the remaining enemies, and then attack the enemy and seize the bridge in one go.  If the first team loses, they will be discouraged and shaken and driven by the enemy. Even their morale will be affected, let alone seizing the bridge.

    The commander of the mixed battalion knew this very well, so he arranged the first four rows of close combat soldiers in the first team, all of whom were strong and powerful soldiers.  Just as he was waiting for the order to attack, he saw a strong young man running out from the reserve soldiers at the end of the second team. He had a half-covered helmet, no blades at his waist, a leather armor tied around his body, and two guns stuck in his back. He looked full of heroic spirit.

    The young sergeant made a loud military salute: "Commander, please let me go to the first team."

    The commander of the mixed battalion looked the young sergeant up and down and said, "What's different about the candidates? Besides, it may not be your turn to go into battle."

    The young sergeant raised his head: "Commander, my request is to go to the first row of the first team."

    The commander of the mixed battalion's face darkened: "The war is about to start, how can we allow you to bargain! Return to the team!"

    "Yes!" Although the young sergeant had a look of reluctance on his face, the military order had been issued and he did not dare to say another word, so he had to bow his head and bow his head and bowed before retreating.

    The commander of the Mixed Battalion waved his command flag, his anger sank in his Dantian, and his tongue burst with spring thunder: "Seize the bridge! Victory is certain!"

    "Seize the bridge! Win for sure!"

    The shouts of the three armies resounded throughout the sky.

    At the same moment, under the sky, on the vast land, on a front that is more than 600 miles long, thousands of armies are launched, and thousands of horses are galloping, like a rolling torrent, spreading towards the Youyun states (To be continued)
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