Chapter 445 Military establishment (5500, w word today)
"Total destruction..."
In the big tent, the eagle-eyed cavalry commander bent his fingers and knocked on the long table with the map. His brows were furrowed tightly, and a wisp of charred flames touched the node of Broken Blade Mountain. This is where the Pioneer Battalion delivered its last message.
"Ambush? Or a hidden formation? Are the reinforcements on Dachen's side faster than us?"
He stood up, his tall body nearly one foot tall. The obvious giant spirit bloodline caused the blood vessels and muscles to condense into superficial bone armor and almost substantial metal patterns.
This is the original meaning of "Tie Li". Legend has it that in ancient times, the Tie Li ancestors brought by the Great Immortal were all giants with bronze foreheads and iron bones. They were able to lift mountains and drink long rivers. The shamans among them could sense all things. The laws of heaven and earth.
The bloodline of the cavalry commander is not meager, but it has not yet been fully awakened. Even so, this bloodline allows him to become the core commanding class among the Thirteen Tribes of Tieli, with an independent organization and the authority to command the military.
The commander of the cavalry has always been proud of his bloodline and martial arts, and he has lived up to the king's trust in him. He marched all the way south. He has conquered seven cities, large and small, and countless villages and towns. His strength has also increased. From the middle of the martial arts period, [Hundred Pi Qian Refining to Respond to the Earth Meridians] has reached the current high level of the martial arteries [Qi Penetration Divine Platform and Tianhai], and there is only one last step left to reach the [Three Yuan Return to One Climb to Heaven Ladder] to reach the peak of the martial arteries.
But this time, when there shouldn't have been any accidents, he encountered the biggest setback since taking charge of the cavalry.
The commander thought he would be angry and shocked, but he unexpectedly found that he was not surprised or angry, and even felt relieved: "I just said that Dachen would not let us win so easily - said Well, which group of armed guards did you encounter? Are you affiliated with Hydra (Gu Yunzhi) or the new Laoshan Monster (Chen Haoshan)? "
"No, Commander... In fact, my subordinates didn't see anything, they only remembered a bloody thunder flame."
The scout who was kneeling on one knee with half his arm burned off said with a pale face: "The reason why my subordinates are alive is because they are changing shifts with the night scouts. As soon as they walked out of the camp, the entire camp exploded and disappeared... I was blown away by the explosion of blood inflammation. Fei, his left arm was set on fire and he had to cut it off to escape... I really don’t know the details!”
——Not lying... It seems that the attack was too fast and there was no time to react.
The commander frowned, but in the end he sighed and waved: "Come here, apply the medicine." He patiently told the remaining scouts: "You have a good rest. The merits of the Pioneer Battalion will not be forgotten. You go to the rear to heal your wounds and return to the army to teach more sons."
"My subordinates are definitely not greedy for life or afraid of death!"
As soon as he said these words, he aroused the ferocity of the scout. He raised his head and his eyes were about to split: "On the day when the master comes out, there will be glory in death and humiliation in life. I, He Landuo, am passionate and passionate. Emperor Tian can learn from it." !”
Before he finished speaking, he used his remaining right hand to grab his chest, forcefully grabbed out his heart, and raised it to the commander of the cavalry: "My subordinates could not understand what happened at that time, but the commander You must be better!”
"Please take my heart as a guide and observe my soul!"
"……good!"
The cavalry commander's face was solemn. He raised his hand and held the scout's hand and the heart in his hand together. His eyes lit up with desolate white flames: "I will never live up to your sacrifice!"
Suddenly, a smell of coke arose, and wisps of white smoke poured out from the scout's seventh orifice and into the commander's seventh orifice.
At this moment, he used the scout's memory to relive the scene of the attack on the vanguard camp.
"……I see."
After lifting up the corpse of the dead scout, he called for people to take it away and send it to the rear for burial. The cavalry commander looked solemn: "It's an ambush in the ground - a trap buried deep in the earth's veins. It took advantage of the vanguard battalion's carelessness to make a move. Detonation - with such power, if you want to protect the military formation, you must activate the military soul's magical power."
"But if there is no military soul magical power, then the enemy will have the initiative and advantage... It is difficult for the gold-eating rats to discover these traps, and they may have already arrived in the traps when they discover them."
He was lost in thought and couldn't find a good way for a while - even if he found it, he would still have to work hard to eradicate it or take a detour, and if it was a key area like a leyline node, the unexpected aftermath of the eradication might be exposed. own goals.
As a highly mobile cavalry unit, their secret to fighting Dachen is stealth, high-speed maneuvering and elusiveness - but the existence of landmines can completely block their advantageous points.
"...Sure enough, information about our high-speed mobile siege tactics has come out. With Dachen's background, we can easily come up with countermeasures against us...We can only develop new tactics."
"Now that Linjiang City knows that our vanguard has arrived, even an all-out assault is meaningless..."
After pondering for a while, the cavalry commander could not think of a good solution. He could only sigh, report the information to his superiors, and then pass the order: "Suspend the march! Advance slowly! Check the ground traps carefully!"
Just when the Tie Li cavalry had to slow down their marching speed.
In Linjiang City, the Anjing side was celebrating a great victory. The whole city was celebrating for a day, and there was no ban on wine and meat.
The annihilation of 300 forwards may not sound like a large number, but since the enemies were all armed forces, it was actually a considerable achievement.
According to Yun Zhi's words, this is enough for the Shenjing Military Headquarters to approve a meritorious service. Any meritorious sergeant will be awarded a hundred acres of land, or a spiritual gift of equivalent value.
An Jing himself does not need credit, or in other words, if he gives up these credits and changes more people's lives, the benefits will be greater for him, so he announced that all the credits will be given to those headed by Xu Tai. A group of warriors who laid landmines, and other militiamen who responded to the call of the Linjiang City government to build fortifications and lay landmines.
For a moment, many citizens in Linjiang City who had been watching with suspicion before suddenly felt extremely regretful - An Jing was truly worthy of God's destiny. So many of the cavalry that he originally regarded as fierce tigers were wiped out in an instant in front of him. If he had known that they would come too. If you support it, you can share some of the credit.
As a result, when An Jing announced that Linjiang City needed to recruit more militiamen, the people who had originally resisted and procrastinated began to eagerly scramble to be the first.
"But the next step is to fight a tough battle."
After the celebration, An Jing looked at the map in the government conference hall and said: "Except for the landmines, our strength is absolutely inferior. If support does not come, the cavalry will not need to use any means. The army will just run over and there is no way we can stop it. ”
"Although the role of landmines is great, they will definitely be alerted by the opponent. It is almost impossible to get as big a contribution as now."
An Jing never underestimated his opponents. A simple technology like land mines would definitely be discovered by Tie Li, but it would just prevent them from making surprise attacks like the wind.
Of course, this is enough. If we delay a little longer, reinforcements can arrive earlier.
"Now in northern Xinjiang, there are probably dozens of different armies, each fighting against the Thirteen Northern Barbarian Kings of Tie Li. The two largest ones are the Hao army led by me and my old colleague from the Western Mountains, Chen Haoshan. Mountain Army.”
Gu Yunzhi popularized the current situation in northern Xinjiang for Anjing: "The vast area of Hanhai was originally under the jurisdiction of King Jing, and later it was under the jurisdiction of King De. However, King De was originally just an idle prince, and was accidentally selected by the emperor's blood to become the king of the town. He did not have his own His team, even if we want to obey orders, he has no channel to issue orders. In addition, after the death of King Jing, Tianwu disappeared, Shenjing’s attitude is ambiguous, and there is no obvious voice in the entire region, so we can only fight on our own. "
"Now Dachen uses Jinjiang as the boundary and is at war with hundreds of Chenli and Tieli tribes. I can occasionally fight across Jinjiang, but they can also fight over. The front lines of both sides are intertwined and change frequently. I don't have much spare power to send out to help you. ”
"That's what I mean."
An Jing said: "There are still some?"
"Indeed." Gu Yunzhi said: "And this group of people were originally your junior brothers and sisters - that is, a group of 'vanguards' headed by Cang Linzu."
"Oh?" Hearing this, An Jing was really surprised: "I heard, don't you think highly of Xiaocang? Can you bear to send him out?"
"Haha." Hearing this, Gu Yunzhi shook his head: "Even the citizens of Linjiang City are willing to send their sons and daughters to join the militia and prepare to take a gamble. How can I not take a gamble?" "I'll bet on your trump card." Many people will definitely return with a great victory this time. Ogura is You's junior brother. You will never let him suffer. You can make the best use of his abilities, make great contributions, and become a person with great potential under my command. Future rising stars - in this way, you can use Dachen's resources to train your own junior brothers and sisters, and I can also get a share of the credit."
"Unless you lose, otherwise, you and I will just win big."
An Jing finally figured it out. Gu Yunzhi looked calm, but in fact he was an old gambler who couldn't help but raise his voice when he said the word "bet". He was betting more than just Cang Luzu's future and An Jing's victory. ...He is betting on his own future, and on the King De and even 'You Ruhui' behind him, wanting to be on good terms with him!
"In short, although you have those magical celestial iron kites, Cang Luzu's magical power to connect to the underworld is extremely easy to use. I don't know how to guide him. After thinking about it, maybe you have some ideas."
Gu Yunzhi put his hands behind his back and said: "Their group will arrive at Linjiang City soon. In addition, I will also send a batch of 'armor', which is the basis of the military army. You can choose a batch you want." The men and horses are trained as Jiawei and become the 'military establishment' under your command."
"Believe me, this is definitely a great gift, and you don't need to refuse it. It can also be regarded as a thank you gift from me to your master and apprentice for protecting the little princess."
Armor...
Hearing this, An Jing couldn't help but think of the 'Fengdu Guards' in Tianyuan Realm, and the 'Red Armor Guards' he had seen at Xuanming Village.
These armor guards are not that strong in terms of their own strength. For example, if An Jing met the Fengdu guards now, he could fight with his bare hands and drag the opponent out of the armor alive and beat him to death.
However, when the Fengdu Guards appeared, there were more than a dozen people, and the Red Armor Guards numbered hundreds or even thousands. Each piece of armor was part of the military formation. As long as they were arranged and combined, they could form an ever-changing military formation, and they Their strength and essence can also be connected with each other, and even turn into soaring blood and smoke, shattering spells, distorting the four images and five elements, and creating a huge 'military formation domain'.
"This is indeed an excessive gift."
Exhaling a breath, An Jing asked seriously: "But is there really no problem with this? How can the military establishment be sent out at will?"
"Ha." Gu Yunzhi shook his head: "If you hadn't gotten the letter from King De, I wouldn't have dared to do this. But in the final analysis, King De is the king of the vast sea. He is the sky of this great territory. Even if It's just that he can't find a place to take care of things for the time being, but as long as it takes a few years, he can always gather a group of his own people and gradually take control of this land. "
"I have promised you in advance that if King De extends an invitation to me in the future, I will definitely join his command, but you are different... You are the first city lord that King De has taken the initiative to reward. This is not an invitation, this is By default, you are his direct descendant."
Zai Anjing opened his eyes wide and pointed at himself, asking, 'Me? ' With an expression on his face, Gu Yunzhi said amusedly: "What's the surprise? Do you think the emperor's decree is illegal?"
"Listen, with the new king in charge, many old city lords and officials will be swept away and reviewed, but you don't need to, because you have been recognized by the king himself... Your success means the success of King De, and there will be more The more people choose to join him, the faster he will take control of the vast sea."
"But also, there are many people today, whether local or in Shenjing, who are watching you, hoping that you will fail and interrupt King De's gradual mastery of the vast sea. Behind these forces, either The high-ranking officials in Shenjing are either from various families or... other town kings."
"Do you still think that it is a big deal for you, who is at the center of these battles, to get a mere military establishment?"
"Yeah." An Jing thought for a while, then raised his hand calmly in a begging gesture: "I think I've lost money, please give me more."
"Haha, there's no need for me to give it to you. When you win, King De will express his gratitude."
Speaking of this, Gu Yunzhi was also a little strange: "I remember you said, didn't you say that King De's envoy was coming? How can we still have the future?"
An Jing doesn't know either, but he doesn't really care, it's probably just for the past few days anyway.
Although Gu Yunzhi has many calculations, is an old gambler, and has a strange attitude, in general, he can be regarded as one of his own. Having received benefits from him and a lot of information that he could not know through his own channels, Anjing became more aware of the situation in northern Xinjiang.
In particular, he also captured a few prisoners, and from their mouths, he roughly knew the current relationship between Tie Li and the sect.
Just as he thought, the reason why the Thirteen Kings of Tie Li went south to invade the Northern Territory was not only because of the frost disaster that made the Tie Li people unhappy, but also because of the sect's push behind it to test the situation in Dachen's Northern Territory.
Initially, the goal of the Thirteen Kings of Tie Li was just to severely damage the defenders of Qingyu Pass, and then fish, hunt and farm near Usduo Lake (also known as Bo Lake) around Qingyuguan - in other words, from the beginning, Tie Li The various ministries never thought about actually breaking into Dachen Pass. They just hoped that Qingyuguan would not guard a few resource points so that they could eat more meat.
Who would have known that the Qingyu Pass defenders were about to collapse. This was no longer a surprise but a fright to the Thirteen Kings Alliance. They were afraid that this was some kind of trap set by Dachen, who would fall into Dachen's pretext, such as saying that Dachen forcibly sent people to death and then slandered them. They carried out a massacre to completely wipe out this nonsense of the Tieli tribes. They did not even dare to kill a single prisoner, but sent them all back to the rear, where they ate and lived with them and were treated as their own.
This move allowed many Tieli tribes to receive manpower supplements, and some tribes even placed these Dachen people in high positions. But in general, these Dachen people surprisingly did not do anything monsters, and even served for They led the way back to their hometown and established base areas, which provided great convenience for the Tielia Army to move south.
It was precisely because Dachen did not take any measures to deal with it, and only the local defenders resisted, that the Tieli tribes marched straight in, wreaking havoc southward, sweeping many towns - and then relying on the armaments and craftsman smelting plants left by Dachen in those towns. , as well as the captured craftsmen, the armaments of the Tie Li tribes also quickly grew up in the battles and battles, and many elite troops like the iron cavalry were simulated.
This result was far beyond the expectations of the Thirteen Kings and the sect behind them... This also led to some conflicts between the two sides.
In Chenli, the royal families of all tribes are all inner sects or true disciples of each major sect, and those who can become the kings of each tribe are disciples who have studied abroad in the three sects of Zui Huan Hong Fu Tai Ming.
War can bring rewards and achievements to the sect and consolidate their rule. At the beginning, the kings were completely united with the sect and tried their best to capture the cities of Dachen, expand their territory, and regain their homeland.
However, when the Tieli tribes were so full that they almost couldn't eat anymore, and all the kings were planning to stop and go back to recuperate, the sect still forced the tribes to continue to gather their troops and go south, to cross the Broken Blade Mountain and invade the still warm Han. Southern region.
This is obviously beyond the capabilities of the Tie Li tribes - not to mention logistical issues, the Hannan defenders are energetic and waiting for work. Many cities are guarded by magic soldiers, and each one is an iron lump that cannot be chewed. If you have to go to war, it is nothing more than consuming Tie Lierlang's blood to satisfy the sect's test of Dachen's tolerance limit.
But the sect's control over the various tribes is so strong. The common commander of these three cavalry, [Kan Hao] is the former inner sect disciple of Taiming Sect. He obeyed the orders of the sect and got the same senior fellow from Taiming Sect. With the approval of the king [Ju Guang King Cuisi Luo], he led his army south to attack the city and capture Duanren Mountain.
The old scout named Kuo Yunlu was an old man from Tie Li, who had a high prestige and knew many inside stories. His cooperation made An Jing understand that Tie Li and the sect were not of the same mind. Tie Li had not even wanted to fight for a long time, but was beaten by the sect. Forced oppression continues to wage war.
In fact, if handled properly, this war, which together with the frost disaster caused the entire northern Xinjiang to be in chaos and displaced countless people, would never have happened in the first place - the Tieliang people who are more adapted to cold weather can recuperate next to the Bohu Lake, and As long as Dachen provided disaster relief in time, so many people would not have died.
Behind all these wars and deaths, disasters and sufferings, in the final analysis, it is nothing more than the death of King Jing, the loss of the owner of Northern Xinjiang, and the temptation of the five Chenli Sects... In other words, everything is... The aftermath of the internal strife in Dachen!
"Now that things have happened, as long as I defeat your cavalry, at least within a short period of time, the main war faction will not rush to attack in this direction again."
An Jing said to Kuo Yunlu: "You failed, but you can go back to recuperate and recuperate. This is a better way to make you stronger and live in your homeland than war."
"And if I win, King De will also be able to find a starting point to exert his strength. Starting with me, he will gradually take control of the war in northern Xinjiang."
"Although it sounds a bit cruel to say it, if you lose, it will be a good outcome for both parties. I think you also want to understand this, so you are so cooperative with me, right?"
The old scout didn't say a word, but his attitude made An Jing laugh: "You are a very smart person, Kuo Yunlu... I will remember you."
"When I return victoriously, I will come to see you again."
An Jing turned around and left the prisoner camp. Now he had seen through most of the context and details of the situation in Northern Xinjiang. If nothing unexpected happened, the good news that he had captured the Iron Cavalry Pioneer Camp would speed up the arrival of King De's envoy.
Sure enough, the next day, as Anjing sensed the slight vibration of the emperor's blood in his divine sea, King De's messenger arrived in Linjiang City.
Coincidentally, the messenger was also an old acquaintance.
(End of chapter)