Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Chapter 81 Disparity

January of 696 in the mainland calendar is a month full of mysterious changes, especially in Kansai County of the Empire, where wars are raging and wars are everywhere. Several forces are fighting for their own goals and interests on this fertile land. A life-and-death struggle was launched, and the boiling shouts of killing were enough to shock the entire Eastern Continent.

On January 15, 696 in the mainland calendar, the Imperial Vice Minister of Military Affairs Pick, who was in charge of supervising the battle in the Kansai Theater, had already achieved a major victory in the Battle of Qinghe in the north, and also hoped to win a victory in the Kansai area to deal with the main center of the empire. With some explanations, he ordered the three divisions of the Fourth Army assembled in Longdong Prefecture to launch a full-scale attack on Longdong Prefecture, which is the throat of the empire's westward passage, with the support of a division of the Third Army transferred from Heshuo County.

The new military minister of the Taiping Sect, Bo Jinchen, was keenly aware of this situation in advance. After careful analysis and confirmation that the Northwest Army stationed at Zheguguan had no intention of going eastward or southward in the near future, Bo Jinchen made an almost It was a risky decision to withdraw all the 30,000 troops stationed in Xikang Mansion to Longdong, leaving only less than 5,000 troops stationed in Xikang Mansion City to be responsible for the defense of the entire Xikang Mansion. The 30,000 army traveled day and night, detoured from Xikang into the northern part of Hanzhong, and secretly entered the mountainous area in the northern part of Hanzhong to rest.

Beginning on January 14, 695, the four main army divisions of the empire, with the cooperation of the Tianshui garrison division that was subsequently supplemented with reinforcements, launched a wave of wildness against Longdong Fucheng for seven consecutive days. Attack, Duke Wuda, Commander-in-Chief of the Western Military Region of the Empire, and Marquis Miaofeng, Commander of the Fourth Army Corps personally went into battle to supervise the battle. Launch wave after wave of overwhelming charges towards this nail inserted in the northwest of the empire.

Looking at the **** battlefield in front of them, Wu Da and Miao Feng, who have been through battles for a long time, were also shocked. Being blocked by the soldiers of the Taiping Army who counterattacked, they were full of hope, sighed with regret, and shook their heads in disappointment again and again. People can't help being terrified, risking their lives for their lives, not just any soldier in any army can do this, and almost all soldiers can hold this belief, it is even more extraordinary army It can be done, but the army in front of him seems to have done it.

But the Taiping Army standing on the city wall commanding the defense didn't seem to be as indestructible as Wu Miao and the two imagined. Rao Bo Jinchen had already prepared and took a lot of precautions in advance. Not only did he reinforce and heighten the city wall, Four city gates were remodeled, and even the moat was re-widened and deepened. In order to strengthen the defense capability, a considerable amount of rolling logs, stones, bows and crossbows, as well as large catapults that were very precious in the Taiping Army were prepared. Equipped with a small number of honeycomb ballista (Note 1) imported from Kaman, which greatly enhanced the defense capability of Longdong Prefecture.

When they learned that the imperial army was about to launch an attack on the city of Longdong Prefecture, in order to prevent chaos and rebellion in the city, the defenders conducted a strict and even harsh search and inspection of the city in advance, and sent many unstable elements to the prison , to avoid future troubles.

But even Bo Jinchen, who was full of confidence in Longdong's defensive ability, did not expect that the victory of the empire in the north would have such a great stimulus to Pique, who was in charge of overseeing the battle in Kansai, that he not only mobilized five The strength of the divisions and four of them are the main army divisions of the empire, and they also personally sit behind the main force, allowing a military commander and a corps commander to personally supervise the battle.

Under the strong pressure of the high-level generals, the combat effectiveness of the main divisions of the Imperial Army was also fully squeezed out. The four divisions took turns to charge the Taiping Army as if they were in a precarious situation even though they were fully prepared. High walls, repeated impacts for seven consecutive days, soldiers who can't see the edge at a glance, rushing vehicles as dense as ants, moving ladders arranged like a forest, arrow towers higher than the city wall, powerful catapults and bed crossbows The car is enough to crush any resistance force into powder, but they still survived. Although less than 20,000 of the more than 50,000 defensive soldiers survived, they survived after all.

"Old Miao, this group of Taiping soldiers are really desperate. It has been seven days, a full seven days, and we have paid such a high price that we have not been able to tear a hole. No wonder these guys can survive in such a short period of time. Such a big storm has been set off in a short period of time." While observing the progress of the siege, Wu Da sighed, but he also knew that it would be a matter of time before the city was captured, and the situation in the past two days has been worse than the previous few days. The sky is much better, and it is obvious that the enemy's resistance has been greatly weakened. Maybe in two days, I can stand on this towering city wall and overlook the vast land of Longdong. Wu Da is already immersed in the fantasy of victory. among.

"Yes, but according to the observation and analysis of the current situation, the enemy is no longer able to organize much effective resistance. It is estimated that it is at the end of its strength. According to my subordinates, the battle here should be resolved within two to three days. Completely take down Longdong City!" Miao Feng's words are much more certain, after all, he has three main divisions participating in the battle here, and he has a good understanding of the combat effectiveness of his troops.

"Well, in my opinion, it will be a matter of time, but I didn't expect these guys to be so desperate that they made us pay such a high price." Wu Da was also quite distressed, watching the logistics soldiers carry them down His corpses piled up like a mountain, and he felt even more angry, after all, they belonged to the subordinate troops of his military region.

"After taking Longdong City, I have to take care of these stubborn guys!" Looking at the situation where the battle was still raging on the city wall, Miao Feng gritted his teeth with a ferocious face. In order to conquer this fortified city, the three divisions under his command suffered a lot. There were dozens of soldiers and officers who fell under the knife of the Gendarmerie Supervisory Team alone. The battle situation can be imagined. And his other two divisions were dragged into the Terok battlefield, and suffered heavy losses. It can be said that the Fourth Army has had many disasters and disasters this year, and it was a heavy loss over the years. No wonder he got angry.

When the front line was shouting and killing, a fast horse galloped towards the two coaches as if entering no one's land, which attracted the attention of the guards, but after quickly identifying the other party, They let go one after another.

Before the visitor came near, Wu Da and Miao Feng already felt that something was wrong based on the panicked appearance of the other party, and their hearts were beating. He winked, not knowing what kind of bad news he would hear.

"My lords, something is wrong!" The fast horse rushed forward, and the soldiers on it had already dismounted from their saddles and prostrated themselves on the ground.

Both Wu Da and Miao Feng groaned in their hearts, secretly complaining, it was Wu Da who calmed down first, and said coldly: "Come on quickly."

"My lords, in the early hours of this morning, Huatian Town was attacked by the enemy. The regiment directly under the garrison and the Tianshui garrison division were attacked by the main force of the enemy, and the whole army was defeated!" Banban, apparently rushed out after a life-and-death struggle.

"Ah?!" Rao Wuda and Miaofeng had already prepared their minds, but they still didn't expect such a nightmare news. They stood up almost at the same time and asked, "What about Lord Pique?"

"Lord Pique's whereabouts are unknown, and the entire army is currently in a rout, unable to organize at all, ``````" Seeing the faces of the two coaches, the visitors dared not continue.

What rout? It was clear that the entire army was wiped out, Wu Da and Miao Feng's complexions had turned paler than the soldiers who reported the news, and their bodies were trembling slightly, what should we do? The whereabouts of the vice minister of military affairs of the empire in charge of supervising the battle is unknown during the battle? what does that mean? Thinking of the emperor's gloomy gaze, waves of chills surged from the hearts of the two of them, seeping into the bottom of their hearts, and bean-sized beads of sweat poured out uncontrollably on their foreheads.

On the night of January 20, 696 in the mainland calendar, 30,000 Taiping troops who had rested for several days in the northern mountainous area of ​​Hanzhong went out overnight and entered Longdong. After the border of Hanzhong, they marched into the mountains, so that the intelligence forces of the empire in Kansai did not obtain accurate information. When everyone's attention was on whether the Taiping Army stationed in the prefectural city of Hanzhong would reinforce Longdong, no one had any idea. Noticed that such an army of wolves and tigers is hidden in the mountainous area of ​​northern Hanzhong~IndoMTL.com~ In the early morning of March 21st, the 30,000 Taiping Army marched westward against the Huatian Town Empire stationed in the eastern part of Longdong without the opponent being prepared. The rear headquarters of the cluster launched an attack. Although nearly 30,000 troops were stationed to protect them, the combat power displayed by the Tianshui Guard Division was enough to humiliate any Imperial soldier. After resisting for less than an hour, the entire division collapsed. On the other hand, there was only one wing of the Fourth Legion's direct wing. Instead, it continued to fight. Although the loss was huge, it finally managed to break out.

On January 22 of the continental calendar, after paying a huge price, the empire's westward advance group was forced to give up the attack because the rear headquarters was attacked, the rear route was cut off, and the logistics supply line was also cut off. Longdong Fucheng turned to counterattack Huatian Town. On the same day, without encountering any resistance, the imperial army occupied Huatian Town. The Taiping Army had already evacuated Huatian. Although Huatian Town was occupied, what worried Wu Da and Miao Feng most was that the whereabouts of Pi Ke, the vice minister of military affairs of the Empire, was still not found out, and the imperial army lost the best chance to capture Longdong Prefecture. However, the Taiping Army in Longdong obtained a rare respite, which laid the foundation for ensuring the preservation of Longdong Prefecture.

The entire Taiping Army was immersed in celebration. For them, this undoubtedly gave a special boost to the morale of the people who suffered from the defeat in the Qinghe Battle in the north.

Note 1: Front nest ballista - a powerful weapon with both offensive and defensive capabilities. Compared with the bed ballista, it has been greatly improved, but the range has decreased. However, it has extremely high mechanical requirements, is expensive, and is easily damaged. There are two types of mobile and fixed types, which originated in the Famini Empire of the Western Continent.