Power and Empire Chapter 2354: Thunder thunder in the silent place (8)
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Imperial Capital Plain, Han Tomb,
This city is located on the outskirts of the Teijing Plain, where the Han River and the Sishui River meet. It is located on the south bank of the lower Han River, and is the most important military fortress on the Teijing Plain. The city is vast and wide. The Han River in rice has been hailed as the northwest gateway of the Imperial Capital since the accident of the capital of Central Biyah. After Yanzhou, there is the Han Tomb, directly facing the grassland army that broke through Yanzhou and rolled south.
Over the past 100 years, with the increase in the population of the Imperial Plains, the Han tombs have been expanded and expanded many times, and the role of military fortresses has gradually decreased. When the population of the city was at its highest, it reached two hundred and one hundred thousand. The front-line combat garrison’s base camp of the flattering army was located. The last battle of the Imperial Capital was on this long beach of the Han River. The 200,000 flattering Zhangwu army was defeated by the Prairie Army. The people who ran up to the river bank by chance also lost their lives under the horseshoes of the steppe people. In the end, less than 20,000 people escaped back to the emperor. This caused the emperor of Zhongbia to be directly exposed to the prairie people’s military front, and was finally surrounded and cut. After being attacked for nearly three months, the emperor was under pressure to run south, and the entire battle collapsed. Hundreds of thousands of emperors were slaughtered, showing the brilliance of a century of civilization, and was terminated overnight.
"You guys have seen it. In front of you is the famous Han Tomb. After the Han Tomb, it is the Imperial Capital of Zhongbia. Although it has been destroyed a lot, it was eager to evacuate at the beginning. Half of it is well preserved! As long as we get there, we can find what we want, get supplies, and turn this fertile land into our land!"
Yelü Hongtai drew his sword, pointed at the rising sun just rising from the eastern horizon, and then moved slightly to the south, pointing straight to the direction of the Han Tomb. This time he went south, he took almost all the capable troops. Come on, among the 300,000 grassroots going south, we will get rid of the old, weak, women and children, that is, 100,000 men, young and strong, and claim 300,000 grassland troops to the outside world. The popular novel is actually the superficial scenery. In order to cross the Yanzhou barrier, the grassland army's grain reserves were almost completely exhausted, and the cattle, sheep and livestock carried by the army were almost completely exhausted. Most of them have already been slaughtered. If the Luzhou Army who went to Beijing does not withdraw, Yelu Hongtai has the idea of going directly to the Imperial Plains in the south regardless of the capital.
In the distance, a prairie cavalry scout rushed forward and stopped the horse in front of Yeluhongtai. Say loudly, "My lord, the Chinese and Bahrainian troops have arrived at the Surabaya Beach 15 miles ahead! The number is about 30,000. It is the Flying Tiger Banner of the Flattering Army"
"I see!" Yelu Hongtai nodded with a calm expression, and his eyes swept across the Han Tomb in front. The broken wall of the ruined city wall was like a broken spine. As soon as it opened to the east, the west was exposed. Among the weeds, since the return of the grassland army, the main forces in central China and Biya have followed the court to the south for repairs, and there are only 30,000 defenders staying in the Imperial Capital area. This is already the last military force in the Teijing area. It seems that the opponent is not a fool. It is very clear that once the Prairie Army has passed the Han tombs, the Teijing Plain in Pingchuan will no longer have a defensive terrain to rely on
Although the river of Surabaya is not as good as Hanshui, it is also a large river of more than 30 meters. The other side is correct in defending Surabaya, because since the Han River was breached in the Battle of Emperor Beijing, the victorious prairie people destroyed it before they evacuated. In addition to the defensive barriers on the river, hundreds of thousands of arrow towers were originally erected. Now, except for the grass that is full of people on the waist. The rest of the novel is that the cold wind blows the grass and supports it low, like a rolling wave, hitting the cold armor of the prairie cavalry waiting in line, endless. Without seeing the team in front and the end of the team behind, the army of more than one hundred thousand grasslands and soldiers of various ethnic groups is passing through here without any hindrance
"Order the front army to speed up, before the opponent's defense is complete, overwhelm their superb doctor!" Yelu Hongtai gave the order with a cold face,
"Forward" calls around. Starting from the Yelv Family Guards Guarding the Quartet, and then spreading across the entire plain, tens of thousands of prairie cavalry clamored loudly and screamed like a tide. The Imperial Capital of Central Biya, the most prosperous area of the mainland, is now here. In front of me, how can I not be moved? Since I have already set foot on this land, there is still a reason to go back there. The morale of the grassland army began to rise rapidly when entering the Imperial Plains, and after conquering several small cities, I found out After Biya’s so-called strong city barrier was not so difficult to fight, the Imperial Plains in front of him began to fill the eyes of all the steppe people.
The land here can be the best pasture. The rivers here are clear and sweet, not worse than those on the grasslands. The most important thing is that the people of China and Biyas here are very strong and weak, and many of them are cowards. If People in the prairie, who dare to rush into their ranch house like this, the prairie people will not hesitate to take up arms and fight to death with each other, but not here, as long as they knock on the city gate, the Chinese people will surrender. , The city was filled with all kinds of property, full of grain, just smashed the first few small cities, the grassland army obtained enough food for the army to eat for half a month, and even got thousands of sets of armor. The armor is worn on the cavalry in the first wave of attack line
The Surabaya River, on the surface of the river that unfolded after the heavy rain, the torrents rolled, white water splashed out like bubbles, a sudden rock came out of the water, and the flood was broken by the rock, making a crashing sound like anger. , Yang Zi, the lord of the flattering army, looked at the prairie cavalry coming from the front like a black cloud, feeling that he was the stone, blocking the torrent of the 300,000 prairie army, being covered by the rapids was just a time The question is, the disparity between the forces of the two sides is too great, between 30,000 and 300,000, or infantry versus cavalry. . . . . I really don’t know what the military cabinet thinks. I gave myself a death order and guarded the Surabaya Beach.
Thirty thousand people are already the largest force that can be gathered in the Teijing Plain. The latest reinforcements are also two hundred miles away. If it weren’t for the self-organized defense forces in the Teijing area, they would not dare to go out of the city if they were killed. Being pulled out one by one by the prairie people, maybe he or his military strength can exceed 50,000, and there is another reason for him to feel uncomfortable, that is, when the prairie people went south, they were mainly interested in the imperial capital of Zhongbia. Many small cities in China didn’t take it seriously, so many small cities escaped the catastrophe, and a lot of material and war preparations were temporarily hidden inside the small city. As a result, they were all turned over by the prairie people this time. The large blockbuster prairie cavalry wearing Zhongbia armor really made Yang Zi feel angry. The only thing that made Yang Zi feel at ease was that these 30,000 flattering troops were real first-line troops, and they were troops that had participated in the battle of Emperor Beijing. Unlike the so-called elites who are involved in a large number of recruits,
"This time. I'm afraid I'm really going to be a rock!"
Yang Zi sighed, his eyes swept across the back of the array along the river unconsciously, more than ten black long tubes were covered with emerald leaves. Lined up listlessly, Yang Zi felt like he wanted to hit the wall. It was a new weapon shipped by the Military Cabinet a few days ago. I heard it was a national treasure from the Falcon Empire called Thor. Five gates were given as gifts, and ten gates were purchased at a high price by the Military Pavilion.
The price of each door is more than fifty thousand taels of silver, fifty thousand taels of silver. When Yang Zi heard this price, her face was green. His 30,000 elite flattering army, the annual salary and military expenses Only one million taels, just such an iron pipe, dare to open twenty thousand taels. It is equivalent to raising a squadron of more than a hundred people. Yang Zi wants to scold the prodigal son in his heart, and he also heard that for this, the court is noisy.
Shimen is 200,000 taels of silver. This amount of money is big or small for Central and Biyadh. The problem is that it was sent by the special envoy of Ximan. If you can't even get this amount of money. It's not that I lost the face of the rich and the world in China and Biya,
However, 200,000 is not a small amount when it is taken down. For Zhongbia, which has just set up its capital, Hanglin. Hundreds of wastes are waiting for prosperity, and all kinds of affairs need to spend money, repairing old palaces, preparing new imperial troops, recruiting soldiers, and building weapons. That doesn’t need to spend money, just open a mouth of 200,000 taels of silver. I don’t know what the Western Man’s Falcon Empire envoy thought. Many civil servants in the court said that the Falcon Empire’s envoy must have been squeezed by the door. ! For this reason, some adults in the court even specially sought out the leader of the Ximan Chamber of Commerce in Hanglin to ask whether this Thor is worth this price, but it is Yituozi fine iron, can it still sell the value of silver?
"I have only heard of a weapon like Thor, but if it is true, then twenty thousand taels of silver is also worth it"
When the head of the Chamber of Commerce heard the word Thor, his eyes bulged, and he glanced at the minister of China and Biyah who had come to him, took a deep breath, and said cautiously, "The adults may not know. Most of the merchants in the Western Continent in Hanglin were merchants from the southern Obaro region, who took the sea route, while the merchants in the northern part of Obaro took the land route. The imperial Thor’s reputation has long spread throughout Obaro. It is open for sale to the area north of the Inland Sea, but for the area south of the Inland Sea, the Empire still controls Thor. After all, our southern area of the Inland Sea still has a strong hatred of the Empire. In addition, Thor is a naval weapon, the Empire does not want it. Play a bombardment of the city by the opponent’s fleet"
"So, Raytheon is really a good thing?" The Minister of China and Biyah still asked repeatedly. The Prairie Army is going south, and the Imperial Plains are in danger, but there is no army capable of fighting, Luzhou Army. They can fight, but they hurt their vitality when they went to Beijing in Yanzhou. Not to mention the flattery of the Zhangwu army of the recruits. Just look at Chen Dongyang and you will know what virtues these recruits are.
"It's really a good thing. If China and Biya don't want it, it's better to transfer it to us?"
The leader of the Chamber of Commerce said eagerly that the power of Thor in the naval battle of Zhongbia is well known. Caravans sailing at sea will always encounter troubles such as pirates. If they are equipped with one or two doors The thunder god, pirates and so on are floating clouds, the Chamber of Commerce can also show a good face, even in the Falcon Empire, I have never heard that the fleet of the Chamber of Commerce has Thor, and it can even intimidate those on the coast. Small forces play a huge role in opening up new markets for the Chamber of Commerce. It has to be said that the leader of the Chamber of Commerce has a very outstanding vision. In fact, in such a technological environment, it is possible to achieve sea trade between China and Bahrain. The long-sighted character Longyin God of War.
"A mere two hundred thousand, I am not a problem with China and Biya! Buy it. Since it is a weapon, send it to the Imperial Plains. Whether it is there or not, it is good for decoration!"
Getting the answer back from the minister, the young emperor also feels more confident, isn't it just two hundred thousand taels of silver? Zhongbia is the upper country, and the Falcon Ximan is the next country. It is regarded as a reward from the upper country to the lower country. However, thinking of the status of the special envoy of the Falcon Empire, the young emperor is still a little depressed. Why did you change the name of Ofina and went to the Emperor Ximan?
The young emperor never mentioned Li Yuehua’s nearly execution back then
As an emperor, everything he did was correct. If the Li clan wants to send a woman to monitor him, he will naturally bear the consequences. This is the struggle between the Zhang Clan and the Li Clan. You are a victim. I just expressed my attitude. What's more, the Zhang Clan is already dead in the Imperial Capital. What resentment does the Li Clan have!
Li Yuehua, who got a reply from Zhongbia, did not leave, but stayed in Hanglin. Waiting for the news, the people of Zhongbia didn’t know, but she knew that the people of the steppes were going south, and soon there was a big battle.
If the prairie people go south to the Imperial Plains, China and Biya will have insufficient combat power, and they must be dead. In terms of defense, there is nothing more advantageous than Thor. As long as China and Biya have tasted the sweetness, they will begin to demand a large-scale empire. I bought Thor. Twenty thousand taels of silver is not expensive, but if the quantity is over a hundred, it is very objective. In April, summer and autumn taxes are still two or three months, Zhongbia lost the Imperial Capital, and the Imperial Plains was caught in war. Most of the financial resources have been cut off. I don’t have money. I still want Thor, and Thor’s follow-up provisioning services, ammunition, personnel training, etc. Then the really useful benefits can be exchanged. The minimum requirement for Li Yuehua by the fat man is also to China and Biyah replied that the four ports along the southern coast will be used for exchange, and China and Biya must agree to the empire to build at least ten docks in the South China Sea. As long as these are available, the southern waters of China and Biya are the center~IndoMTL.com~ The empire’s trade routes can at least be extended to more far-reaching areas in the south
The 15th Gate of Thor was delivered to Yang Zi, a garrison in the Imperial Capital area. Three hundred short-trained soldiers from Central and Biacia arrived at the same time. In this way, Imperial Thor appeared on the battlefield of Imperial Capital. The grassland army on the opposite side was gathering and floating. Zhanruhai’s battle flag made a popping sound in the wind,
The archers are running at the forefront, and behind are the main cavalry in the formation, their armor swaying in the sun, piercing Yang Zi a bit,
The horseshoe keeps dragging out gray smoke and dust in the distance, like countless invisible iron plows turning the whole earth over,
The prairie man with a full barrel of Bai Sensen, holding a horseback bow in his hand, is crowded with people, looking amazing,
The former commander of the Prairie Army is Yelv Guda. He immediately looked ahead. Behind him is the most powerful three thousand blood wolf guards in the entire Southern Army Corps. The scarlet armor is like a group of red clouds and white wolves on the Surabaya River. Rolling, but it doesn’t mean that you can’t get through. The horses can swim, but it takes some time. Obviously, the Zhongbian people on the opposite side will not give themselves this time. Since the front is unfavorable, then go around from the side, Yeluguda I don’t believe that the tens of miles of the Surabaya River can be defended by 30,000 infantrymen in Zhongbia, (to be continued.)