Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Section 81 Great Battle (12)

While the Northwest Army on both the north and south fronts launched a full-scale blocking battle, the retreat of Pinglu Mansion was also proceeding in an orderly manner. In view of the fact that the Kaman people are so mobilizing this time, they have dispatched four regiments in one go, and there is also the Royal Guards as a follow-up reserve team. Xuege's biography agreed to use the flat land to effectively block the advance of the Kamanians, and then use the city defense facilities in Pinglu Prefecture to kill the Kamanians' vital forces as much as possible, try their best to dampen the spirit of the Kamanians, and make strategic preparations for the future battle on the northern front. You can give up Pinglu Fucheng at any time, but of course you must try your best to avoid damaging the morale of the people in Pinglu Fucheng.

The gentry and people in the city of Pinglu Prefecture have been seriously injured after being tortured by the Taiping Army. Facing the approach of the Kaman army, they are even more frightened. When the city was under heavy responsibility, almost no one was willing to stay and advance and retreat with the Northwest Army. Such an ending is also what the Northwest Army hopes to see. After all, the high-level officials have decided to temporarily abandon Pinglu Fucheng. It would be more beneficial for the two main army divisions stationed in the city to add a guard to let these guys who have failed to achieve success and failed to succeed. United's full defense.

The success of the interdiction battle between the north and the south bought enough time for the evacuation of a large number of gentry and civilians in the city of Pinglu. The Fifth Division of the Northwest Army Corps stood guard, a Kaman team of 10,000 people, and the Kaman light cavalry left 3,000 horses and more than 2,000 corpses and fled back to the east in embarrassment, marking another Kaman people. Strategic attempts also failed.

After three days of hard marching, Kaman's army, which got rid of the harassment and sneak attack of the northwest cavalry, finally got his wish and gathered under the city of Pinlu Prefecture. Both Shan Zhu and Long Zizi, who were stationed in the city of Pinglu Prefecture, felt the pressure, especially seeing the Kaman people's excellent siege equipment being continuously transported from the east to Pinglu City, which made them feel even more pressured. The weight of the task on the shoulders.

The city wall of Pinglu has been repaired and reinforced, and all kinds of defensive weapons have been unreservedly carried to the top of the city. Pile after pile of lime sacks, piles of rocks, throwing spears and arrows have already been prepared, and even many houses in the city were demolished, wooden pillars were disassembled and a rough iron spear point was added to make A simple javelin. Regardless of victory or defeat in this battle, the Northwest Army will withdraw from Pinglu Fucheng, so everything in Pinglu Fucheng has no value to retain, and if it can be used, let it come in handy as much as possible.

It seemed that the Kaman army that surrounded Pinlu City like a dark cloud was bound to win, but Nick, who arrived at the city of Pinlu Mansion, didn't think so. Equipped cavalry and 30,000 light cavalry have always been a hidden worry in Nick's mind, especially the 30,000 nomadic cavalry, whose maneuverability of coming and going like the wind allows them to cause a lot of trouble to his large but slightly clumsy army at any time. Behind Pinglu, there is the Northwest Army stationed in Anyuan. Although the information shows that the Northwest Army in Anyuan does not have the strength to threaten its own army, but the 100,000 nomadic cavalry who are traveling day and night without stopping are about to enter the old Northwest. In the county, there is not much time left for himself. If these 100,000 nomadic cavalry were to enter Anyuan, the threat to their own side would increase exponentially. Whether it was worth paying an excessive price to win Pinglu still needs to be carefully considered.

Just as the Kamanians were struggling to cross the three days from Qinghe to the city of Pinlu, Tianshui City was also undergoing an extremely tragic offensive and defensive battle. The tireless Taiping Sect seems to have made up their minds to take Tianshui City into their pocket. In addition to sending 30,000 troops to intercept reinforcements that may come from the east and south, this move is actually seen by the upper echelons of the Taiping Army. They are also somewhat cautious. In their opinion, at least in a short period of time, the Northwest cannot gather much vital force in the entire Kansai to support Tianshui. According to intelligence, Situ Jun's two independent divisions and a division of the Fifth Army have no He entered Jincheng without warning, which indicated that Li Wufeng would have to face attacks from Kaman, Situ Jun, Ma Qihan and the Taiping Army, which made the Taiping Army even more excited.

Without exception, the remaining 150,000 troops devoted themselves to this frenzied siege battle. Qu Bo couldn't comprehend their dedication. The gain outweighs the loss, for a city that is not stable even if it is captured, tens of thousands of soldiers' lives can be sacrificed, Qu Bo really can't understand why these Taiping people suddenly become so paranoid and fanatical and unreasonable .

However, the crazy paranoia of the Taiping Sect did not affect Qu Bo's strategy according to the established plan. In order to ensure the stability of the situation in Sanjiang and Tiannan in the south, the entire Northwest is abnormally unified on this point, that is, the northern line can take a defensive position and even retreat appropriately, but it must be ensured that Tiannan is stable and not threatened by the Machihans The best way to ensure that Sanjiang will become a barrier in the southern area of ​​Xijiang Duhufu is to support the Lin family to continue to serve as a strong shield against the westward advance of the Machihans. Therefore, Qu Bo has already received clear instructions from Shangfeng to do as much as possible. The elite forces that kill and injure the people of Taiping, don't care about the gains and losses of a city or a place. Although the words are cryptic, they clearly tell Qu Bo that Tianshui is not something that cannot be given up. It depends on the situation at the time. Even if you want to give up, you must give up. It must be valuable, that is to say, giving up must be exchanged for a considerable price.

Qu Bo had already understood this point. After trying the Knox longbowman brought by the Taiping Sect to bring lethality, he immediately deployed countermeasures. On the third day, the Taiping Army once again used the longbow When the archer caused damage to his own side, he also quietly dispatched the Light Cavalry Regiment of the First Division. When the opponent's full attention was focused on the offensive and defensive battle at the top of the city, he suddenly opened the door and made a surprise attack.

This sneak attack was beyond the expectation of the Taiping army who thought they were sure of winning. It is conceivable that the shock brought by the flow to the Taiping Army that has been on the offensive, the massacre like chopping melons and vegetables almost killed the entire archer formation, and the archer formation stunned by this crazy raid was almost Unprepared and without the ability to resist at all, there is nothing to do except for the wolves to rush and scatter.

This disintegration not only wiped out the Taiping Army's trump card, but also directly impacted the reserve formation originally deployed in the rear row, and the Taiping Army cavalry who had been doing nothing was because they had nothing to do two days ago. However, he seemed very slack. He was unable to respond effectively to the Northwest cavalry that swept in like a whirlwind, and was also killed by the aggressive Northwest light cavalry. It was a loss in the number of soldiers, and it also caused great damage to the morale of the Taiping Army.

After killing the phalanx of archers from the front, this light cavalry rushed northward along the open channel where the Taiping cavalry broke up, and took advantage of the situation to break up a formation of 10,000 Taiping infantry. Then he made a detour to break through the weak western defense line, and Xinxinran re-entered the city, returning triumphantly as if completing a honeymoon trip.

After receiving the news, Yu Yongzhi, the commander of the Taiping Army who visited Tianshui Prefecture to inspect the battle situation, was completely outraged. Thousands of light cavalrymen regarded the encirclement that looked like an iron barrel as nothing. After ordering the military judge to execute the captain of the 10,000-strong cavalry who was in charge of guarding and protecting the archers, he personally re-deployed the attack plan, and a more violent and cruel siege battle began again.

The speed of the 30,000 rangers who came from Xikang created a new record in the history of the Northwest Army ~IndoMTL.com~ It only took five days from receiving the order to prepare to set off and then entering the Tianshui territory from the northeast of Hanzhong , and this also includes the 30,000 rangers who quietly rested overnight in the border area between Tianshui and Hanzhong.

Standing under the city wall, Yu Yongzhi stared at the tragic situation in front of him. He had never encountered such a tough nut to crack. He was also a seasoned veteran of the Holy Kingdom. In addition to leading the army to conquer everywhere, he also personally commanded the Battle of Heshuo, annihilating the two main armies of the empire in one fell swoop, thus laying the foundation for the Holy Kingdom in Heshuo. This is the masterpiece that Yu Yongzhi is most proud of. But today, the intelligence shows that there is only one division of the Northwest Army in Tianshui City, plus some garrison troops at most, with less than 30,000 people, they let their 180,000 troops attack for three days in a row, and lost 20,000 troops. There are many horses, especially the insidiousness and boldness of the opponent, who dare to send thousands of cavalry to launch a surprise attack in the encirclement of more than 100,000 people. It is also related to the boldness of the other party.

In fact, he didn't think much about the Western Expedition to Tianshui, but the tense situation within the Holy Kingdom forced him and the Holy King to make such a choice. After the failed mutiny of Bo and Xu, the moderate faction of the Holy Kingdom was purged, and it seemed that the radical faction headed by himself had the upper hand, but this did not ease the conflicts in the Holy Kingdom, especially after the food shortage became prominent. The voices of the moderates to revoke the imprisonment of Bo and Xu are getting louder. Public opinion naturally dare not say much about the Holy King, but the opposition to him is getting stronger. If you don’t use a war to divert the conflict, you can also get some food as capital by the way. , I'm afraid that it will be difficult for him to maintain the former prosperity in Heshuo.