Horse on the World

Chapter 220 Prelude to the decisive battle
April is the season when the grass grows and the grasses fly. The growing pastures are full of business. They dance with the breeze. From time to time, there are various small animals running happily in the grass. The hawks in the sky open their sharp eyes and search Looking at their own targets, sometimes swooping down, and passing by the moment they are close to the pasture, some of them have already had some struggling little things under their sharp claws, but most of them are soaring into the air again in disappointment, Continuing with its own predation process.

As expected by Li Qing, Bayar sent his most powerful general, Hu He, to Shanglinli, and set up a camp about [-] miles away from Shanglinli city. Lu Dalin on top of the city in the forest looked at the flagpole of the Huhe camp faintly visible in the distance, with a sneer on the corner of his mouth.

Dingzhou is ready for war, and Shanglinli is also ready for everything. The extended enclosures and the main city of Shanglinli, Weibao have formed a complete defense system. The outermost enclosures have been abandoned. The armed villagers shrank inward, and now in the enclosures near Shanglinli, there were about a hundred armed villagers concentrated in each building, and there were about a dozen strong crossbows on the roof of each enclosure.

The small river flowing through Shanglinli was forcibly dug up by Lu Dalin, making the small river turn a big bend, turning a semicircle around the defense system of Shanglinli, forming a natural moat, although the small river often The nature of the river is cut off, but in spring and summer, the river rushes and roars. If the army attacking the forest wants to cross the river, it must first fill it with human life.

I'm not afraid of you coming to fight!Lu Dalin sneered in his heart.

Hu He had no intention of attacking Shanglinli at all, and what was laid on his big case now was the defense blueprint of Shanglinli. Based on years of combat experience alone, he knew that Shanglinli could not be easily defeated.Do you fill it with human life?Leaving aside whether he can win or not, even if he can, he is absolutely reluctant to fill this bottomless pit with wolves.

The last time they attacked Fuyuan Fortress, the barbarians had already seen the power of the new type of fortress in Fuyuan. Thousands of people attacked the castle stationed by hundreds of people. They paid a great price and did not completely occupy it. In the end, the enemy gave up on their own initiative. Now, Dingzhou has been preparing for this war for a full year. One can imagine how many powerful weapons in this defense system are aiming at his son.

"Lu Dalin wants me to attack, but I will never give him this chance. If he dares to fight with me out of the city, I would be happy to accompany him, but if you want me to forcefully attack this kind of fortified city, then I will be very grateful." Hu He Smiling easily, he said to his generals.

Nuo Qia, Hu He's son An Pu, and Bayar's second son Naji, who had confronted Dingzhou many times, all laughed, "The commander must have a plan in his mind." Naji laughed and said: " Marshal, we have stationed troops here, but it is unreasonable not to send troops all the time, I don't know what the Marshal has planned."

Hu He nodded and said: "It makes sense, the soldiers are approaching the city now, but if we don't fight for a long time, it will not be a good thing for morale, so against Shanglinli, should we fight big or small? It goes on and on every day. Come and see!"

Everyone gathered around, Hu He pointed to a thick black line, and said: "This is the straight road from Shanglinli to Fuyuan, all the military supplies needed in Shanglinli are transported through this road Our target is this road, and we will send a small group of troops to harass and destroy anyone who is on this road every day."

Nuoqia pondered for a moment, and said: "Commander, Shanglinli must have prepared for this war long ago, and the material reserves must be very rich. Naturally, one or two strikes can be effective, but if there are too many times, it will be a waste of time." The energy is worth the candle."

Hu He smiled cunningly, "Of course the attack on Chi Dao can't last long, whether it's Shanglinli or Fuyuan, they will send troops to fight with the troops we went out, and it's impossible for our large force to go into Shanglinli and Fuyuan. In the distance, however, I hit Chi Dao, but drunkards are not drinking, think about it, where is my real goal?"

Nuoqia, Anpu, and Naji all stared at the map, searching the map for possible targets that Huhe could hit. After a long while, Nuoqia's eyes lit up, "Commander, so you want to..." Finger point heavily at one place.

Hu He laughed loudly, "The three of you take turns to lead the attack, each time you bring one to 2000 people, but when you come back, you don't need so many. When we gather a team of 3000 people, we will implement Thunderbolt here." One blow." Hu He punched heavily on the tiger case, causing everything on it to jump up.

"The tiger is handsome!" All three of them gave a thumbs up.

Huhelang rushed out to Shanglinli, forming a check against the tens of thousands of Dingzhou soldiers in Shanglinli, while Bayar's main attack direction was on the front line of Dingyuan and Weiyuan, Zhenghuangqi Boyan, Zhenghongqi Fusen, Zhenglanqi Sushun, about 10 elite soldiers, plus [-] elite soldiers from the Long Xiao Army, a total of [-] people pressed to the front line of Dingwei, under the unified command of Boyan of Zhenghuang Banner, while Bayar sat in the royal court, deployed in the middle, and provided supplies. Materials, this time Bayar made up his mind to gather the strength of the entire grassland and strive to occupy Dingzhou and open the way to attack the Central Plains under the First World War.

On the other hand, Dingzhou has adopted the previous strategy, forming a defensive chain with the three fortresses of Dingyuan, Weiyuan, and Zhenyuan. Each of the fortresses has [-] troops. These three fortresses do not need to go out to fight. To keep the fortress intact, Li Qing gave them the instruction to be like those tenacious reefs in the sea, no matter how big the waves are, they must stand firmly there, so that the barbarian army cannot march straight in.

The 3-strong Qi Nian Division, the main force of the Dingzhou Army, set up a second line of defense in Shahe Town. There is no fortress built, but the [-] elite troops are like a mountain blocking the way for the barbarians to attack Dingzhou City. If they want to drive straight in, even if they don't care about the three fortresses behind them, they must be taken down first.

The rebuilt Whirlwind Battalion and Changsheng Battalion are mobile forces, led by Li Qing himself, and will be put into combat at any time depending on the battlefield situation.

And in Shahe Town, the last meeting before the war was being held, and the generals of Dingzhou gathered here. Li, Weiyuan defender Huang Wei, together with Qi Nian division and other senior generals, Li Qing's temporary meeting room was packed to the brim.

"Everyone!" Li Qing glanced at the generals next to him: "This time, the prairie barbarians have tried their best to fight to the death with me in Dingzhou. You must have waited a long time for this day!"

The generals under the tent laughed loudly, and the atmosphere was very relaxed, which made Li Qing very satisfied. In terms of the power balance between the grassland and Dingzhou, the grassland still has the upper hand. On the front line of Dingwei, Li Qing can only maintain the power of Dingzhou. With 5000 troops, this is still when Dingzhou City is almost empty. The huge Dingzhou City only leaves Feng Guo's Panshi Battalion with a battalion of [-] troops to defend.

But Dingzhou has a huge advantage, that is to fight against the city, the so-called siege battle, encircle it five times, and attack it ten times. , It is almost impossible to take it down, not to mention that when they attack these fortresses, they have to keep one eye out to stare at the Dingzhou army in Shahe Town.If they abandon these three fortresses and go straight to Shahe Town, they have to worry about these three fortresses attacking their logistics and attacking their grain roads.

"Although the barbarians are fierce, we have the home court advantage. What's more, time is on our side." Li Qing pressed his hands falsely, signaling the generals to remain calm. With the trend of suppression, the barbarians on the border of Dingzhou were continuously driven into the depths of the grassland, and a severe material embargo was imposed on the grassland. Therefore, Bayar was under great logistical pressure. The longer this battle lasted, The balance of victory will tilt even more towards our Dingzhou. Here today, I have to announce a message to the generals."

Li Qing sold a pass, looked at the generals, paused for a moment, and said: "Everyone must be very surprised, this time the deployment of troops, where did General Guo Shanfeng's mountain-moving division go?"

Except for a very few core figures in Dingzhou, the general Guo Shanfeng is indeed a secret. Some time ago, when the dragon appeared, he ruthlessly dug up a piece of Huhe's flesh in Cao Xun, and in a blink of an eye, he didn't know where he went.

"General Guo Shanfeng led his mountain-moving division westward to Shiwei. Together with the Shiwei people, they will launch a powerful attack from behind the grassland. When our force starts, the backyard of the grassland barbarians will also catch fire. We will attack from both sides. This year, we will completely put down the prairie barbarians!" Li Qing slashed down with his big hand, and said loudly.

With a bang, the tent suddenly became chaotic, and the generals were both surprised and happy. Bayar pushed almost all the grassland elites to the border of Dingzhou. The hinterland of the grassland must be empty in the rear. In the rear, the opponent must focus on one thing and lose another. Under such conditions, a big victory can be expected.

"Of course, it is impossible for General Guo Shanfeng to cross Shiwei westward and join forces with the Shiwei people to attack in a short period of time. Therefore, in the early stage of the war, it is up to all of us here to resist the barbarian's strong attack and kill them. Hold back desperately, and constantly wear down their strength and vigor, Guan Xinglong!"

The one-armed Guan Xinglong stood up abruptly: "Master!"

"Your Dingyuan Fortress bears the brunt of this war, do you have the confidence to defend it?" Li Qing asked.

Guan Xinglong chuckled, "Commander, the last general in the field really doesn't dare to make a promise, but just defending the fortress, Dingyuan's [-] defenders are more than enough."

"Very good, everyone. All you have to do is to hold your fortress, and ensure that your food roads are unblocked and your supplies are not lacking. The whirlwind battalion and the Changsheng battalion will be in charge. Jiang Shen will be king!"

Jiang Kui and Wang Yan stood up at the same time.

"Your second battalion will be our mobile force in Dingzhou. You must be ready to support any dangerous place at any time, and you must also eliminate the small group of barbarians who invaded the rear."

"Yes, handsome!"

"Everyone will stick to their positions, as long as you do your part well, then our victory can be expected."

When the military discussion was over and all the generals got on their horses one after another and rushed back to their posts, Li Qing turned to Shang Haibo beside him and said, "Mr. Shang, Dingzhou City will be handed over to you and Mr. Lu, and all logistics coordinators in Dingzhou will be handed over to you." , resettling the people who moved later, there are a lot of things, you have to worry more."

Shang Haibo said with a smile: "Commander, don't worry about commanding the battle. There is me in the rear in the military, and there is an old way in civil affairs. I will definitely let the commander fight comfortably on the front line. The two of us can only wait for good news."

Li Qing smiled, "I'm afraid this battle will take quite a while, but I hope we can end this war beautifully during the Chinese New Year this year!"

(End of this chapter)