Chapter 638: Attack on the East of the Great Wall
After coming out, everyone was talking happily as they walked, thinking that the experience of taking off and landing a hot air balloon was very good and anyone could try it. Mr. Ding and Mr. Fan were going to come to Huaxi to ride a hot air balloon to go up to the sky and enjoy the view.
Unexpectedly, the first person in Taijian Hall to go on a tour in the sky was Qiao Xingjian, the elder Qiao. The old gentleman knew that his death was not far away. Seeing Zhao Yulin and Zhao Feiyan riding a hot air balloon to and from Chengdu - Cuiping Mountain was a live advertisement for hot air balloon passengers, he also wanted to help New Song Airlines, so he chartered a hot air balloon to tour Chengdu, circling over Chengdu and Wenjiang for a long time before landing.
The old man's action shocked the teachers and students of Caotang Academy. It was later that a large number of teachers took their students to ride in hot air balloons.
When Zhao Yulin returned, Feiyan told him that the Hebei Army was about to take action, so they should arrange their summer vacation as planned. This time, all the officials from the Central Council and Taijiantang would go to Mount Emei.
Zhao Yulin nodded in agreement and asked Feiyan to take his ministers to leave first. He would stay and keep an eye on the situation with the Ministry of War for two more days.
Yang Xingyun had already arrived secretly in Daxing Prefecture, Hebei.
The brothers practiced day and night, waiting to attack the east of the Great Wall. Today, they finally received the latest military order from the Ministry of War.
Yang Xingyun summoned Lai Chuanfang and Feng Guiqi to discuss and decide that the team would attack in two routes. One route would go out of Yuguan and attack towards Shenzhou; the other route would be transported by navy to Gaizhou by sea, cutting off the enemy's retreat in a roundabout way and quickly defeating the current defending enemy.
These are all projects that the Shenwei Army has been practicing for a long time. After a simple deployment, the team immediately took action.
To the west of the grassland empire, Hubili Khan's troops had moved to the foot of the Altai Mountains. Ali was not taking it easy and had been waiting there for a long time. The war between the two sides was about to break out.
Hubili asked his personal guard in charge of intelligence in a deep voice: What's going on with the New Song Kingdom in the south?
The guards knew that the Shenwei Army he was concerned about was heading north to take advantage of the situation, so they immediately presented the intelligence they had recently collected. Hubili read the intelligence while listening to his brief report : the major legions of the Shenwei Army had been training and preparing for war on the Yanyun front line, waiting to strike.
The New Song Dynasty developed water conservancy projects on a large scale and mobilized a large number of workers to renovate the Dujiangyan Irrigation System, Lingqu Canal and Zhengguo Canal. The work scene was extremely grand and bustling.
The commander of the Shenwei Army and the king Zhao Feiyan actually took a hot air balloon to explore the sky, looking like a carefree couple of gods.
After reading the secret letter, Hubili felt that Zhao Yulin was too playful. He actually turned the hot air balloon used for combat into a toy to please women.
After reading the intelligence, he felt a little regretful. Why didn't Zhao Yulin accompany his sister Hu Lan to patrol the sky?
The guy was in a daze, Wuliang came in and asked: When should we launch the attack?
Hubili sorted out his thoughts and said: Morale can be boosted but not lowered. We will swear an oath at midnight tonight and the entire army will go forward to defeat the rebels in one fell swoop.
Wulianghe bowed, shouted "Yes" and left.
Just after midnight, Hubili's army set out in the dark. He led Wulianghe with 50,000 elite cavalry to attack Alibuge head-on to keep the two armies together. He personally led 30,000 cavalry to bypass Alibuge's left wing and attack from the side. He ordered Shi Tianze to lead the infantry to follow Wulianghe and push forward.
Alibuge was still in the big tent enjoying himself with Meiji, and he never expected that Hubili would attack him without warning. Fortunately, there was an old driver like Kuoduan, who was in charge, and he could quickly dispatch troops to fight.
The two brothers fought each other like two wild bulls.
As soon as day broke, Hubli had already bypassed Alibudu's left wing and launched an attack. The coalition forces were hit hard by Hubli from the waist, and they began to sway like a drunk giant.
General Kuangduan led a large army and also circumvented Hubili's left wing. The target of both parties was the left wing , so they were placed on the battlefield to fight to the death, one on the left and the other on the right.
However, Hubili personally led the cavalry to charge, leading the army in person, and his fighting power was three times stronger than that of an ordinary general. It was like a sharp knife stabbing into Alibuge's camp.
Alibuge's cavalry was completing their mission according to the military order. When they attacked Hubili's camp, they encountered Shi Tianze, a veteran sniper who had been with the rebels for a long time. He had already prepared three interception trenches for the rebels in the way of the Shenwei Army.
The rebels attacked repeatedly, suffered countless casualties but still failed to succeed, and their morale quickly declined.
Hubili saw the opportunity and ordered his guards Dong to lead 10,000 soldiers to attack. Three firecrackers rose up on the battlefield and exploded in the air one after another. Then Dong led the elite soldiers to attack and destroyed Ali Buge's frontal defense line in one fell swoop. The rebels were defeated immediately and fled desperately.
However, Hubili did not order a pursuit, but instead demanded that the battlefield be cleaned up quickly, the wounded be treated, and an envoy be sent to find Ali to negotiate peace.
The generals felt it was a pity to lose such an excellent fighter plane to destroy the enemy, but they dared not complain.
Because this is a private matter of the Toure family, and it is a fight between brothers.
How to chop? How many times to chop? It must be decided by the two brothers.
After running for a hundred miles, Ali Buge pulled the reins of his horse, drank a bowl of fresh milk squeezed from a sheep's belly to satisfy his hunger, and arrived at the destination in a short time.
For the rest of their lives, both of them were haunted by the thought that Hubili's military might was so strong.
Kuangduan said: Hubili personally led the elite troops to encircle their right wing, and the generals all fought bravely. Our light cavalry could not withstand the shooting of the Han army's magic arm crossbows, and the line was quickly broken.
However, we don't need to be afraid, just treat it as a lure to the enemy. Hubili has come from afar, and he must want a quick victory. We won't give him a chance, and we will lead our troops back to the Ili River Valley, which is the core area of the Chagatai Khanate. The king's army will unite as one, swear to fight to the death, and will definitely defeat Hubili.
This was to bring the war to the heart of the Chagatai Khanate, in the hope of tying all of Chagatai's descendants to the chariots and then forming a powerful resistance force.
The two men discussed a countermeasure, set up a sniper line, and slowly retreated.
Hubli did not immediately follow up and pursue, not because he did not want to wipe out Alibuge's troops, but he was creating an illusion to let Alibuge's troops see that Hubli could not fight and was just so-so, so he could seize the opportunity to eliminate more enemies.
Shi Tianze faithfully carried out Hubili's strategic intention, which made the generals under him unhappy. We came all the way to the Western Regions just to harvest heads and receive rewards, so why didn't we just rush over and chop them down?
This old dog is still doing ideological work for his subordinates, telling them that the army has come from afar and suddenly launched an attack, and suspending the attack after victory is called knowing when to stop.
If you rush forward recklessly, your head will be chopped off by the enemy.
At this time, the deputy general in charge of logistics came back to report that there was not much food and grass left. Someone saw that the grain bags being transported from behind were filled with only bran.
Shi Tianze immediately signaled to stop, this news must not be leaked, if the soldiers knew it it would be like a bolt from the blue.
Damn, the food and fodder turned out to be chaff, what's going on? Isn't this going to cost him his life? Either the Khan made it up to show that the army had food, or the logistics officer embezzled the food and fodder.
He ordered the news to be blocked and led his trusted men to check. It would have been fine if he hadn't looked, but when he did, he was shocked. He poked open the two grain piles and saw that they were indeed full of chaff. He was petrified immediately.
The grain transport officer was his nephew. He entrusted such an important task to his nephew, firstly because he felt at ease, and secondly because he was taking care of his nephew.
Unexpectedly, his nephew would betray him.
Shi Tianze was furious. He picked up his sword and hurried to settle the score with his nephew who was transporting grain.
The nephew who was transporting grain saw that he was like a mad lion, but he was not panicked at all. He told him that there was a secret decree from the Khan, and it was the Khan who ordered him to do this. When Wang's army set out, the grain and grass collected were seriously insufficient, and the Khan secretly ordered that the grain bags be filled with chaff to cover up the truth.
Shi Tianze suddenly lost his energy and sat on the chair, drawing circles on the ground with his sword, not knowing what to do . After a long while, he glanced at the generals in the big tent and said word by word: Don't utter a word, otherwise you will die.
Geng immediately stood up and shouted, "Bring the horse." He grabbed the reins handed to him by the guards, climbed onto the horse's back, and gave the horse a hard squeeze, heading straight for Hubili's tent.
When Hubili saw him come in with a stern look on his face, he immediately guessed the reason and said with a smile: "General, why is that? The army should be happy because it won the battle."
Shi Tianze said with a little dissatisfaction: This move of the Khan is too risky. In such a critical situation, it is the subordinates who should share the worry for the Khan.
Hubili's expression immediately changed, and he said coldly: How to divide it? There is no grain on the prairie, and this is the limit of the empire's grain reserves. What do you think we should do?
Shi Tianze had already thought of a solution, and tentatively said that once the news leaked, the morale of the army would be shaken.
Hubili said calmly: What are you waiting for? Search the granary immediately and execute the grain transport officer who committed corruption for personal gain to make amends.
Shi Tianze stopped talking and stood up to say goodbye.
Hubili told him to go back and tell his subordinates: As long as you rush out of the mountain pass, there will be gold everywhere. Any gold and silver you pick up will be yours. Any woman you grab will be your wife. Any house you occupy will be your property.
Shi Tianze came to his senses completely. The Khan wanted to cut off the Han army's retreat and make them take root here.
This guy returned to the camp and called his nephew to his side and sighed: I originally wanted to give him a good job so that the wealth would not fall into the hands of outsiders, but I ended up harming him.
The nephew who was transporting grain looked at him with eyes wide open in confusion. Before he could figure out what was going on, Shi Tianze had already drawn out his sword and swung it. The nephew who was transporting grain immediately had his head cut off and hot blood spurted out of his neck.
The fellow gave his personal guards an expressionless look, and the guards immediately took action, arresting the generals and generals who were escorting grain and fodder in front of the big tent and killing them all with snaps.
Back in the military tent, Shi Tianze told the generals in the big tent the truth, telling them that the food and grass were running out and they couldn't go back. The Khan ordered: Fight through the mountain pass without stopping, and all the spoils will belong to you.
Anyone who dares to turn back and run away will be killed without mercy.
Haha, the effect of this pre-war mobilization is better than giving out bounties. Everyone knows that there is no food and they can only rob the enemy.
Moreover, the Khan stated that as long as they won the battle, they would continue to rob, and whoever robbed more would be a millionaire.
