Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Chapter 93: The wind is high and the waves are rough (2)

August in 698 was a memorable month. Both military historians and ordinary people living in that era will never forget that August, which was full of wars, from the Battle of Pinlu Tomb to Tianshui Withdrawal of troops, from the continuous battle of Sanjiang on the southern front to the ensuing Kaman invasion of Heshuo, the war seems to have been too much for the Tanghe Empire, and the newspapers and media in the imperial capital seem to have become numb to this frequently appearing word , and the attitude of the people of the empire towards the war is also quietly changing, from concern to concern to worry, and finally to indifference. In short, these wars seem to have occurred outside the imperial capital, and there are hundreds of thousands of imperial troops inside and outside the imperial capital Guarding and relying on the invincible fortifications of the imperial capital, the gentry and common people of the imperial capital seem to be content with this status quo of living in a corner.

However, when the eldest prince Situ Tai's land and water armies marched towards Yuhang in the south of the Yangtze River at the same time, the eyes of all the people in the imperial capital were drawn to the peaceful Jiangnan. Almost everyone inside and outside the empire knew that a war in the south of the Yangtze River was inevitable.

On August 19, 698 in the mainland Gregorian calendar, on the second day after Situ Tai's Second Army Corps crossed the Fan River and entered Yuhang with the cooperation of a large number of ships from the Navy Fleet, the Kingdom of Milan announced to the outside world that it should accept the Tanghe Empire. At the invitation of His Royal Highness Situ Yuan, the King of Chu, the Kingdom of Milan will send the Kingdom’s Second Army (Violet Army) into Jiangnan County of the Tanghe Empire to help His Highness King Chu guard Jiangnan. .

On August 21, 698 in the Gregorian calendar of the mainland, Situ Biao, King of Xiang of the Tanghe Empire, suddenly announced to the news media in the Wuhu area that foreign forces would not be tolerated entering the empire, and that Milanese entering the south of the Yangtze River was unacceptable, and three divisions were dispatched at the same time Entering Jinhua from Wen Ning, Situ Yuan was currently fully coping with the invasion of his elder brother's Second Legion. He never thought that his sixth brother would suddenly stab him in the waist. Apart from expressing his anger, he There is no time to take care of it.

On August 22, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Southern Military Region of the Empire and the governor of Jiujiang Prefecture Cheng Dayou said to the outside world that Jiujiang and Huzhou are connected in the same direction, and they are in the same line. He also sent three main divisions of the Thirteenth Army Corps under his control to station in Huzhou, and won the support of Situ Yuan, the King of Chu who was retreating steadily under the attack of Situ Tai's army, and agreed that Cheng Dayou would temporarily take over all military and political affairs in Huzhou .

On August 25, the first, third and fifth divisions of the Thirteenth Army Corps under Cheng Dayou entered Huzhou Fucheng. At the same time, they took over and immediately reorganized the Huzhou garrison division. A large number of cronies and Jiujiang reserve soldiers directly enriched the Huzhou garrison division On the same day, the Imperial Central Committee also agreed that Cheng Dayou would temporarily act as Huzhou City Guard. With the support of the central government of the empire, Cheng Dayou's tactful means immediately won over the gentry and merchants in Huzhou Prefecture, and the gentry and merchants in Huzhou Prefecture had always liked the performance of this neighbor to the west in Jiujiang Prefecture. The two hit it off, and Huzhou The Chamber of Commerce even offered to offer an emergency loan of two million gold coins to the new owner.

There seems to be nothing remarkable about the Battle of Beiheshuo. Even though Nick really wanted to show off the military power of the Kamans in Heishan and Longquan, he was still not satisfied. In addition to the strength they can barely call the army, the Taiping Army in the strategic locations of Heishan and Longquan, including Heishan Prefecture, retreated without exception. On the front for hundreds of miles, the unprepared Taiping Army has completely degenerated into bandits who only know how to loot and extort country gentry and merchants. Facing the murderous Kaman who wants to vent his frustration in the Battle of Pinglu Xiongbing, they have completely lost their fighting spirit. It will collapse at the first touch, and the army will be defeated. This is the simplest and most direct description of the Taiping Army in the Beiheshuo Battle.

Standing on the head of the majestic Longquan Mansion, Nick folded his hands and stared at the east with a blank expression. Heavy, unable to cheer up, a touch of melancholy crept up his forehead.

The young general in golden armor standing behind Nick also sensed the coach's hesitation. It took less than a week for the entire Beiheshuo Prefecture to be included in his pocket. Such a brilliant victory, although the opponent is weak in combat effectiveness It should be said that it is worthy of glory to solve the Taiping Army so cleanly, but judging from the coach's expression, he still seems not very happy.

"Ni Shuai, what seems to be on your mind? Is it Li Wufeng in the west or the Tanghe people in the east that bothers you so much? With all due respect, I don't see that either of them can threaten us." In the entire Kaman army, there was only one person who dared not to call Nick and Mailey by official titles such as Marshal or Sir. He used a strange address, adding the first letter of their names to Official title, get a weird name.

"Claudia, don't underestimate Li Wufeng. Although we captured Pinglu City and obtained a strategic support point, the combat effectiveness of Li Wufeng's army has been fully exposed in this battle. I opened my eyes once, and it turned out that Miley had always told me not to underestimate Li Wufeng. I still didn’t believe it, but this time I really saw it. More than 70,000 yuan was lost. This is something that I, Nick, have never encountered in my entire life. Yes. In the past, we all underestimated the people of Tanghe, so we all thought that apart from the first and second legions of the Tanghe people, our Kaman army is invincible in the Eastern Continent.”

After a pause, a pensive look appeared on Nick's thin face, "I never thought that Li Wufeng would be able to build an army that would not lose to Situ Tai's First and Second Legion in just a few years. It's simple, I really can't figure out what kind of person this guy is. We must know that the combat effectiveness of the army is not determined by the simple addition of numbers and the quality of weapons and equipment. What determines the combat effectiveness of the army is experience and training plus a group of excellent officers and an excellent Commander, to do this is easy to say, but I don’t know how much effort will be spent in the middle, you and I both know this.”

Being able to be the commander of the Royal Guards can be said to be the first person in Kaman's army after the two generals Nick and Malley. Claudia's knowledge is naturally not bad. After a little thought, Interface said: "Ni Shuai, Li Wufeng's army is not born so strong, just like our army is also continuously tempered with the northern Baiyin barbarians. Without the Baiyin barbarians to provide us with training opportunities, I think we It is also impossible for the military power of the Kamans to reach such a peak. The same is true for Li Wufeng's army. This guy chose Qingyang as his starting place, which certainly limited his economic base, but it also provided him with a way to sharpen his army A great place."

"Qingyang and even the entire Northwest County was the site of the Four Wars. The nomadic light cavalry from the Tengger grassland were wild and fierce, and they were as fast as wind and fire. The Heathrow Empire was tossed to death by a Mott , the original Northwest County was also ravaged to be barren and desolate. If Li Wufeng wanted to gain a foothold in Qingyang, he had to face the harassment of nomads first. At that time, there were many bandits in the Northwest. Bandits and bandits, especially the Guide bandit army, were rampant throughout the Northwest under the instigation of Fielding in the Taixuan Mansion at that time. , Li Wufeng was able to survive all because of the army in his hands that had been tempered through **** battles. In addition, this guy cleverly conquered the Gaoyue people and used the natural brute force of those guys to form a powerful and unparalleled heavy infantry. In this way, Li Wufeng can truly become a character in this land."

"In the past few years when Li Wufeng established himself in the Northwest, Luobei people, Mote people, Luzon people, Xisiluo people, Taipingjiao people, including us all caused him a lot of trouble, but at the same time provided him with Li Wufeng's army has grown up in such an environment~IndoMTL.com~In contrast, although our army has a history of hundreds of years, it mainly faces Tanghe people and Baiyin barbarians , but rarely had contact with nomadic barbarians, and lacked experience in dealing with the nomadic barbarian light cavalry who came and went like the wind, so they suffered a disadvantage in the engagement with the nomadic light cavalry."

"Many people think that the Boyin Barbarians have always been our confidant, and it would be great if there were no Boyin Barbarians, but I think that from a certain point of view, the Boyin Barbarians have at least contributed and helped us to some extent. , Most of our army has gone through the war with the Boyin barbarians. This is actually the best training ground. Without the training of the Boyin barbarians, we have to push the army directly to the battlefield with the Tanghe people. Every time It will be a large-scale battle, so our losses may be far more than the current situation. Nishuai, what do you think?"

There was an expression of appreciation on Nick's face. Although the guy in front of him was not promoted by himself, in terms of relationship, this guy should be closer to Miley, but Nick still thinks that this guy is indeed a man other than himself and Miley. The two young generals with the most potential at home and abroad have some skills to be able to reach the position of the leader of the Royal Guards. At least this guy can use his brain to observe the situation and command the army. He doesn't want some generals who have fought for a lifetime and still rely only on intuition and experience, never making progress. From what this guy said, it can be seen that he not only looks at the army from the tactical level, but also has initially acquired a dialectical perspective on the strategic level. Being able to divide the existence of the Boyin Barbarians into two is beyond the imagination of ordinary people. Most people think that the Boyin Barbarians are a great disaster, but they have never realized the benefits that the Boyin Barbarians have brought to their country. benefit. That's the difference.