Chapter 641: Blast to Death
Dong Qinwei presented the military report of the Shenwei Army entering Liaodong to Hubili, and said nervously that the east and the west are so far apart that we cannot cover them, and Liaodong will definitely be lost.
Hubili, however, had a smile on his face. He thought Zhao Yulin was too cautious. If it were him, he would have sent a cavalry directly to the Mobei royal court. The secret report that was sent at this time was an emergency for Mobei.
This guy proudly told the generals that he had issued an imperial edict to the King of Goryeo, and had awarded Liaodong to Goryeo. When the Shenwei Army entered Liaodong, they would inevitably compete with Goryeo for land, and there would be something interesting to watch. We can't deal with the Goryeo monkeys, so let the Shenwei Army deal with them, and let them fight to the death.
The Goryeo monkeys that Hubili refers to here are actually the Goryeo Kingdom's Beochao Army. To put it simply, they are the Goryeo Kingdom's guerrillas with rich combat experience.
However, Zhao Yulin was not afraid. He was the one who wrote down the sixteen-character combat strategy of the Goryeo guerrillas and gave it to the Peninsula Prince Wang Dian.
The Shenwei Army has ways to solve Goryeo's problems, and it doesn't necessarily have to resort to war.
The current situation in the northwest is enough to make Hu Bili's brain cells burn.
The first snow fell in the northwest, and the temperature dropped suddenly, and everyone felt the cold coming. The logistics quartermaster reported that food and grass were seriously insufficient, and the grassland men were already killing thin and sick horses for meat.
Dong Qinwei sighed and said: I never thought the Western Expedition would be so difficult and dangerous. There will be deaths every step of the way, and there are piles of bones all along the way.
Hubili said sternly that this was God eliminating the weak, and those who could not survive would be taken away by Changshengtian.
Wulianghe analyzed the military situation: Alibuge has concentrated 200,000 troops on the grassland in front of Guozigou to prepare for a decisive battle. We must fight to the death and defeat the enemy before we can enter the core territory of the Chagatai Khanate.
Shi Tianze said firmly that the Han army was ready to die and would definitely open the door for the Khan to advance.
Hubili stood up and waved his hand, saying: "Success or failure depends on this battle. All troops, I will lead the army in person." The generals shouted arrogantly: "We will win, we will win."
The next day, when the dazzling sunlight was about to shine on Alibuda's camp, Hubili ordered an attack. This time it was not his cavalry that moved first, but Shi Tianze's infantry that took the lead.
Countless catapults and Huihui cannons fired dense cannonballs at Alibuge's camp. Shi Tianze personally went into battle and rushed forward.
In the sky, Hubli's only twenty or so hot air balloons were also dispatched. Although his hot air balloons were too big, their bomb carrying capacity was amazing. As long as the wind went smoothly, it was guaranteed to blow the enemy to pieces.
This time, Ali has to bear the brunt of the consequences.
The artillery fire from both sides first turned the battlefield into darkness.
Shi Tianze fought for an hour and broke through three camps in Ali. Kuo Duan, who was in charge of command and dispatch, was already getting nervous.
Ali Buge saw that he was going to lose again, so he ordered the 30,000 Persian soldiers sent by Xu Liewu to fight. These soldiers were particularly tall and mighty, and there were many white people. The Persian soldiers drove chariots and raised long spears and quickly rushed to Shi Tianze.
When the Han army saw the Persian army moving out in unison like wild bulls, they immediately fought and retreated into the range of the catapults. Hubli's artillery fired intensively at the rear of the Persian army to help Shi Tianze, and the two sides were deadlocked on the battlefield.
When Kuangduan saw that Hubili was defeated, he immediately led his troops in pursuit and moved forward artillery support. The two armies fought each other on a grassland that was less than 40 miles wide from east to west and 30 miles wide from north to south.
It was dark, but the battlefield was full of enemies, and the only way to survive was to chop them down. The sky on the plateau was not completely dark, and there were clinking sounds of chopping and killing and the painful cries of the wounded everywhere.
After daybreak, Hubili ordered his elder brother Dong to lead 20,000 reserve troops to attack Alibuda's camp. What he didn't know was that Alibuda had already led 20,000 light cavalry to attack him from behind.
By the time the scouts discovered that the enemy was approaching, it was already too late.
The captain of Hubli's personal guards was shocked and pulled him towards the battlefield. Hubli pushed him away and shouted, "Anyone who retreats will be killed. Hold on."
He slapped his captain of the guards and asked him if he had forgotten. We have the divine crossbow, so what are we afraid of? Immediately deploy the three-hit rapid-fire and nail us here.
Hubli's Royal Guards acted quickly, imitating the New Song Dynasty's Shenwei Army, entering the trenches that had already been dug and organizing three bursts of fire to attack Alibuge's cavalry.
However, Hubili had now run out of cannonballs and could only rely on bows and arrows to compete with Alibuge. His ability to maximize the use of firearms was far from being as effective as that of the Shenwei Army.
The first sniper position was quickly broken down by Ali Buge's elite troops, who followed up the attack under the close protection of his personal guards. With the Khan by his side, his soldiers charged with all their might, and the results were indeed good.
Ah Li used the telescope given to him by the expander to look around and found a huge golden tent moving rapidly in front of him. He adjusted the focus and observed carefully. It turned out to be his own brother Hubili waving the command flag and dispatching the three armies.
When enemies meet, they are extremely jealous of each other. This guy drew his sword and charged forward with a roar. There would be a huge reward for killing Hubili, and he would be promoted three levels if he caught Hubili.
His men charged forward with all their might.
Hubili was directing the battle on the mobile imperial tent, watching the battlefield nervously. The enemy was desperately rushing towards him, and he picked up a telescope to look, and found a large group of ferocious soldiers in golden helmets and armor supervising the battle behind the enemy. He guessed that it must be the leader of this group of generals, and immediately ordered his mortars to be moved to the mobile imperial tent and aimed and fired.
The commander of the artillery team took the telescope he handed over and said helplessly that it was too far and he couldn't hit the target.
Hu Bili kicked the man to the ground and called him a waste, a fool, and angrily asked how he could hit him.
The captain of the artillery reported in a repetitive manner: We need to move forward at least two miles.
Hubili looked around and saw that Mag was forcing them to move forward two miles and they were almost at the forefront of the battle with the enemy. He made up his mind not to leave the imperial tent and ordered all the mortars to be brought to him to blow up the group of golden armors.
Immediately, his attendants took down the important items from the mobile imperial tent, and the artillery team rode their horses into his tent and rushed to the front.
But the danger was not over. The soldiers with useless catapults on the position picked up their swords and quickly organized a line of defense in front of Hubili, protecting their Khan in the center.
Ah Li Bu Ge was surprised to see this scene. Oh my god, my brother is here to die. He yelled at his men to charge, charge.
The imperial tent of Hubili stopped near the front line, not because they wanted to stop, but because the enemy had surrounded them. Hubili's artillerymen were not afraid of danger, and immediately aimed and fired, followed by a round of calibration shooting. After firing two rounds of shells in succession, they were covered by dense rain of arrows, and the gunners and grooms were all shot dead.
However, Ah Li behind him had already called off the attack.
Two rounds of artillery shells fired by Hubili's artillery accurately covered Alibuga and his golden-armored guards, causing heavy casualties .
Generally speaking, as long as the Mongolian army's main general was injured or killed, the army would retreat or even flee. Alibuge was the army's commander, their Khan. He was hit by a shell from the left side, with large and small shrapnel on his shoulders and legs. When the horse rolled over, it pressed him down, so he was seriously injured.
The Wanhu, Qianhu and personal guards on both sides immediately shouted: Sound the horn to retreat.
Hubili saw Alibuge's men retreating, and he sat down on a huge rock beside him, gasping for breath.
At this time, the messenger of Dong's personal guard ran back to report that the front had been breached, and Kuanduan was shot by an arrow and escaped.
Hubili was overjoyed, he let out a long roar towards the sky, and ordered the camp to be moved forward.
A Libuge's camp was led by Kuo Duan. This guy was not as fierce as Hubili's troops. Even if he assembled a large army and waited for the opportunity, he was no match for them. He fled to Yibaohai in panic after being seriously injured.
However, the losses in this battle were too heavy. After Dong's personal guards rushed over, they issued strict orders not to take prisoners and to kill them all. The descendants of the Kuotan and Chagatai families were the special targets, and they would be killed immediately if caught.
This must be due to Hubili's instructions or hints to Dong Qinwei. Even Shi Tianze and Wulianghe didn't dare to do this. After Dong Qinwei went up, he sorted through them like sand through a sieve, not letting any one go.
It was not until Hubili arrived that he ordered that those with minor injuries who could leave should be left behind, and all those with serious injuries who could not be treated should be beheaded in order to save food and medicine.
Hubili gave a banquet to reward the three armies, and they shouted joyfully that they had won. From then on, the road ahead was smooth.
The Han army suffered heavy losses in this war. This guy affectionately took Shi Tianze's hand and went to the back to poke open a sack. Round wheat grains fell out of it. He turned around and poked open the top of a pile of sacks, and golden rice immediately appeared.
Hubili said with a laugh: "Zhao Yulin attaches great importance to farming. I also know that food is the most important thing for the people. The land in the Yilie River Valley is fertile. My dear, just wait here for the rice. I have already prepared good seeds ." Hahaha.
Haha, Hubili is quite a great man. He insisted on advancing the process of rice cultivation in the Western Region by eight hundred years.
As the night deepened, snowflakes began to float in the sky again.
Shi Tianze's wound was aching slightly and he couldn't fall asleep. He got up and saw the white snow outside. He couldn't help but laugh bitterly when he thought that he would have to turn over a new page and try to grow high-yield wheat and rice in the Western Regions when he was about to die.
It is said that no matter how tall the tree is, its leaves will return to the roots. This guy felt that he could never return to the Central Plains. He could not help feeling sad. He walked into the snow, looked up at the sky and let out a dry howl.
However, half a month later, even worse news came.
Hubli completely defeated Alibuge's rebel army and after three days of rest, he advanced towards Alimali. After capturing the city, he became the master of the Chagatai Khanate.
He stayed in the king's tent in the city, cleaned up the bloodstains, slept soundly all night, summoned all the generals to discuss matters, ordered Wulianghe to sweep eastward, and asked Shi Tianze to go to the warm area in the south to farm. After the arrangements were made, they had a drink together to celebrate. While he was having a great time, an urgent military report came again.
Hubili pulled it over to take a closer look, and his face changed drastically on the spot. For some reason, all the generals looked at the Khan with suspicion.
