Chapter 803: Sunrise in the East (28)
Just when the Eastern Route Army of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, under the command of Ye Zhong, launched the final encirclement and suppression campaign against Yuwen Ke's headquarters, Thorpe also sent troops from Yulin and advanced towards Ningyuan. Thorpe personally led 10,000 palace guards and two Ten thousand tribal cavalry attacked Gaoyuan, and with Arundai as the chief general and Ususuotan as the deputy general, he led another 20,000 troops to attack Jingyuan.
The decisive battle officially begins
It should be said that Thorpe's army mobilization has not been completed yet. He still has 5,000 palace guards stationed in his hometown of the Holy City. He has already issued a mobilization order, but these 5,000 powerful palace guards have no time to spare. Montenegro Between the white waters, the scale of the bandits has become larger and larger, threatening the safety of the Holy City several times. Whenever the palace guards attack, they break into pieces and scatter in the vast mountains, making it impossible to figure out. Where is their main force?
Mo Yanhe, the palace guard general stationed in the Holy City, sent several small teams of about a hundred people with tribal soldiers and horses into the mountains to suppress them. It was like beating a dog with meat and water. I made dumplings among them, but none of them came back.
Mo Yanhe was caught in a dilemma. The army attacked, but the opponents dispersed. In the vast mountains, it was impossible to dig out these small troops. It was not as difficult as the sky. Spread the troops and attack from all sides, but they often failed for the opponent. It's purely a gift to the other party
The power of these bandits has grown rapidly in the past year, but this is not the most terrifying thing. The most terrifying thing is that their tactics have become more relaxed and highly targeted, and the bandits who used to work independently are now In one year, it seemed that they were unified by a powerful force, gathered under one big banner, advancing or retreating, attacking or defending, and mastered the key points of the art of war. Mo Yanhe was left at a loss. The only thing he could do was to shrink his troops and move to the Holy City area.
This contraction of his. The bandits immediately gained momentum, and several groups of bandits advanced directly to dozens of miles away from the Holy City. Mo Yanhe arrived at this time. Not to mention going to Yulin to support Thorpe, even leaving the Holy City has become a problem
After sending countless spies in succession, Mo Yanhe finally found out the true leader of this bandit, Mu Gulu. The young patriarch of the Rouran tribe was the one who had slipped through the net in the eradication of the Rouran clan. Compared with Mu Gulu, another man Mo Yanhe was even more shocked and angry. This man was a general of the Eastern Conquest Army. The surname is Niu and the name is Teng.
Mo Yanhe believed that the real person in charge of these bandits was Niu Teng, the general of the Eastern Expedition Army, and Mu Gulu was just a flag they held in front. When did the Eastern Expedition Army focus on this area? On the land, Donghu didn’t even know anything
And Thorpe couldn't wait any longer. The time when he launched his attack was also the time when the Eastern Expeditionary Army launched a counterattack in Liaoning Guard. Thorpe knew very well that in Liaoning Guard. Yuwen Ke's defeat has been determined. If he waits until the war is completely over, the army led by Ye Zhong will come to Yulin to attack him. Either Attack or Lin, he will definitely lose.
Only when the war there was not over yet, he launched an attack on Gaoyuan and tried to win.
The best thing is to kill Gao Yuan on the battlefield, then everything can be reversed as long as Gao Yuan dies. The possibility of the collapse of the Eastern Expeditionary Army is infinite, even if they do not collapse. Even if Gao Yuan still has a successor, Gao Yuan's death. It was enough to severely weaken the Zhengdong Army. They could no longer continue the war against Donghu and had to retreat to lick their own wounds. The Zhengdong Army now had a larger territory and more troops, but internal problems also continued. Increase, Gao Yuan's existence makes everyone unite around him. Once Gao Yuan is gone, internal conflicts will inevitably explode.
This is the vitality of Donghu
At this time, Thorpe still had some confidence. Although the Eastern Expeditionary Army had as many as 100,000 troops, 20,000 of them were the standing army of the Yan Kingdom who followed Kumamoto and surrendered. Their combat effectiveness was not high. On the battlefield, It can only be a soy sauce role, and the cavalry of the Zhengdong Army only has more than 30,000 people. With the Palace Guards as the forerunner, as long as the tight defense of the Zhengdong Army's infantry is torn apart, the Zhengdong Army's infantry can be defeated to the greatest extent. Opportunity for the Eastern Army
Thirty miles away from Ningyuan, the vast plain with a radius of dozens of miles has become the battle site chosen by both sides. Flags are waving, and swords and guns are like a forest. Thorpe is fully armored, holding a weapon in his hand, and slowly moves forward along the array of palace guards. The horse walks away
"Soldiers, this is a battle related to our life and death in Donghu. If our army is defeated, neither I nor you will have a chance to stand up. I will die, but you may survive, but you and your families will all If you become a slave to the enemy, you will never be able to change your life again. For our right to survive, please fight with all your strength, defeat the enemy, and defend your homeland!"
"Kill!" Ten thousand palace guards roared fiercely. They are the spiritual symbol of Donghu and the undefeated myth of Donghu. Although in the past two years, palace guards have continued to fall in the march of the Eastern Army, but like Today, it is the first time that 10,000 palace guards have been gathered to fight at once. They believe that with the fighting power of the palace guards, gathering 10,000 people is enough to tear through any tight defensive formation.
Thorpe turned around and looked at the Eastern Expeditionary Army, which was already waiting in the distance opposite. The neat square formations stood like mountains. What he had to do was to wave the sledgehammer in his hand. Knock these mountains into pieces
"Attack!" Thorpe shouted sternly. This time, he no longer retained any strength. The first one to attack was the trump card in his hand. The palace guards waited for the palace guards to tear apart the opponent's defense line, and the remaining cavalry took advantage of the opportunity to attack. , rush in along the torn gap, and continuously expand the results.
The Eastern Marching Army had dozens of square formations arranged one after another in an orderly manner. No matter which direction the opponent attacked from, they would be trapped in the attack of several surrounding square formations. On both wings of the square formation, the infantry led by Six thousand cavalry suppressed the left wing. Shangguan Hong personally led two divisions of the Young Guards with 10,000 cavalry to guard the right wing. Among the entire infantry square, the one who stood out at the front was the First Young Guards led by Yang Dasha. division, behind him, the second division commanded by Guo Laowen responded to it.
Yang Dasha was located in a square formation in the center of the First Division. The fluttering battle flag of the First Division of the Young Guards was fluttering in the wind above his head and he raised the iron gun in his hand. Yang Dasha looked stupid. The scars were shaking, and the whole face looked radiant. In the last battle, half of the first company of the Red Guards were killed, and only about forty people were left alive after leaving the battlefield. What he never forgets is to fight to the death with the palace guards again and use the blood of the enemies of this army to pay tribute to his dead comrades.
now. There are no longer just a hundred heroes under his command, but the First Division of the Young Guards with as many as 5,000 men.
"Young Guards!" Yang Dasha shouted loudly
"Forward!" Five thousand soldiers of the First Division shouted in unison
Behind Yang Dasha. Guo Laowen fell to the ground at the sound of the first division's call, and also raised the sword in his hand.
"Young Guardsland!"
"Forward!" The soldiers of the second division also roared.
Around them, other troops of the Eastern Expedition Army were not to be outdone.
Among the square formations of Luo Weiran's Second Army, the shouts of the Eastern Expeditionary Army's victory rang out one square after another. Even the two cavalrymen on both wings drew their swords and shouted
The shouts resounded throughout the battlefield, completely overwhelming the shouts of the palace guards who were attacking from a distance. Compared with the scattered shouts of the palace guards, the momentum of thousands of people shouting a slogan far overwhelmed the opponent's momentum. The generals of the Donghu Army in the distance heard this sound like a roaring mountain and a tsunami. The shouts came like waves one after another, and even Thorpe's face changed color.
Holding on to his energy, Thorpe sneered, "If the battle depends on who can shout louder, then we don't need elite soldiers. We just need to find some people with louder voices."
There was a sound of agreement from all around. But everyone knows in their hearts that they are just pretending to be fat.
Mei Hua's 3rd Battalion and Wu Ya's 4th Battalion serve as the arrowheads of the entire First Division of the Young Guards and are tied at the forefront of all arrays. In other words, they will also welcome the first wave of charges from the Palace Guards. This is Yang Dasha's affirmation of the combat power of their two battalions and his belief in the two of them. Compared with other lineups, the two of them are stronger. The formation of each battalion is completely different. The other formations are all square formations, but theirs is in the shape of a triangular cone head. This formation can offset the width of the enemy's impact to the greatest extent. The deeper you dig into the enemy's formation, the further back you go. The greater the resistance,
Mei Hua glanced at the more than a thousand soldiers in the entire team. Now, they are all veterans. Veterans always bear the most arduous responsibilities on the battlefield. After this battle, I don’t know how many more If people can survive, as arrowheads, they will definitely suffer the most heavy casualties.
He turned his head and looked at Wu Ya, who was not far away from him. At this moment, Wu Ya's eyes also turned around. Their eyes collided once in the air. Mei Hua raised her hand and made a few gesture
"Survive"
"Survive," Wu Ya said silently in his heart at this time: "You are about to have a son. I don't want my sister to become a widow not long after she became a newlywed."
Horse hooves were like thunder, and the attack of Donghu soldiers was coming soon. The two of them looked away in unison.
"Raise the gun!" There was a roar, and countless spears were raised. The triangular cone-shaped lineup suddenly turned into a huge spear head composed of countless spears.
"Raise the crossbow!" Mei Hua shouted
"Shoot!" The Donghu cavalry pounced two hundred steps away. The first round of crossbow arrows shot upward at a 45-degree angle into the sky. After reaching the highest point, they turned back and pounced.
Mei Hua didn't even look at the results of the second round, and then shouted sharply: "Second round, crossbow, projectile, third round, flat shot."
The crossbows rang out one after another. The cavalrymen on the opposite side kept having people jump on them from their horses. Small dents were made in the strict attack formation.
"Abandon the crossbow and join the battle!" After three rounds, there was no time to load the crossbow again, Mei Hua raised the sword in his hand
Almost at the same time, the fourth battalion also sounded the same shout.
"Young Guards, move forward!" Mei Hua shouted
"Yo ho!" The soldiers all took a step forward. The soldiers in the first row stuck the tail of their spear on the ground, stood in a horse stance with one leg in front of them, held the spear shaft tightly with both hands, and stood with a bow. At this moment, their life and death are no longer in their own hands. Life or death is entirely decided by God.
On both wings, the infantry and Shangguan Hong also destroyed the horses and fought forward from the two wings. They flanked the two wings to reduce the pressure on the central front (to be continued)