Chapter 680
Chapter 670 Nanban’s reinforcements
In the King’s Mansion of Zhongshan in Yongxing City, the capital of the Great Zhou Kingdom, Zhongshan King Xu Wu shouted angrily: “The gangster in Jiangpu ran to Bai Kingdom with the Black Armored Army, and gave up Bozhou, Haizhou and Shouzhou to Han. Chinese people, it’s really not a plan!”
Counselor Chen Ji sighed and said: “This run of the Black Armored Army, the alliance formed by our seven forces in the Great Zhou Dynasty, has fallen apart. Then the Han army can defeat the other six forces in various ways.”
Sun Yat-sen King Xu Wu took a deep breath and said: “Those gangsters, this king will no longer believe it, but Kaiping King Deng Ying, Dingxiang King Zhu Yong and Xuanping King Zhang Jun, this King believes that we can still unite with them to resist the Han Dynasty. National army.”
Counselor Chen Ji nodded sadly and said: “Now it has no choice but to do so. Presumably Kaiping Wang Deng Ying, Dingxiang Wang Zhu Yong and Xuanping Wang Zhang Jun should not oppose the alliance between the four princes.”
Sun Yat-sen King Xu Wu went on to say: “This time the one million troops sent by the king to the Black Armour’s site did not cause any loss, but the king’s army currently only has more than 4.5 million troops. Once the Han army invades the king’s The territory, with more than 4.5 million troops, is not enough to resist the army of Han, so this king is ready to start recruiting young people from each city for training to cooperate with the king’s Zhongshan army and guard each city.”
Because Xu Wu was named the King of Zhongshan by the Great Zhou court, the army under Xu Wu was called the Zhongshan Army, while the army of Kaiping King Deng Ying was called the Kaiping Army, and the army of Dingxiang King Zhu Yong was called the Dingxiang Army. The army of Xuanping Wang Zhang Jun was called the Xuanping Army.
Advisor Chen Ji agreed and said: “The Lord’s words are extremely true that our Zhongshan Army really has to prepare early. According to the strength of the Han Chinese Army, it is very likely that we will enter the five states controlled by our Zhongshan Army.”
Kaiping King Dengying, Dingxiang King Zhu Yong, and Xuanping King Zhang Jun recognized the alliance between the four princes very much, and these three princes also jointly elected the king of Zhongshan Xu Wu as the leader. The four princes immediately began to prepare for the war. Ready to face the army of Han Dynasty.
After the Han army had captured Bozhou, Haizhou and Shouzhou without bloodshed, it soon invaded the territory of the Zhou Dynasty Chilong Army.
The Red Dragon Army, one of the three stray bandits of the Zhou Kingdom, also owns the territory of three states, with an army of about 1.5 million.
The commander of the Red Dragon Army, Lu Hao, is more courageous than the commander of the Black Armored Army, Jiang Pu. After the Han army invaded Luzhou controlled by the Red Dragon Army, the commander of the Red Dragon Army, Lu Hao, gathered 1.2 million troops. , And the two million young men who were temporarily recruited, took the initiative to wage a decisive battle with the Han army.
The Han army participated in this decisive battle. Only the Huben Army, the Xuanjia Army, the Yu Xue Army, the Beifu Army, the Qin Ruishi, the Tranquility Camp and the Wei Wudiers, and the troops of the Xijiang Army, the Gaochang Army and the Xuanwu Army have not yet entered the Red Army. Luzhou controlled by the Dragon Army.
However, the total strength of the seven elite troops of the Han army reached 3.1 million, which is not less than the gathered strength of the Red Dragon Army, and the combat power is much stronger than that of the Red Dragon Army. As for the 2 million troops temporarily recruited by the Red Dragon Army. Zhuang is even more incomparable with the seven elite troops of the Han army.
This decisive battle between the Red Dragon Army and the Great Han Army only lasted half a day. It ended with the defeat of the Red Dragon Army. The commander of the Red Dragon Army, Lu Hao, died in the rebellion. 1.2 million Chilong The army, about a quarter died in the battle, and the remaining nearly 900,000 people became prisoners of war in the Han army.
The two million young men who were temporarily recruited by the Red Dragon Army lost about 400,000 young men, and many of the four hundred thousand young men who were lost were trampled upon themselves. The remaining 1.6 million young men and women became Han. Captive of the army.
In this battle, the loss of the seven elite troops of the Han Dynasty was less than 10,000, which shows how big the gap in combat effectiveness between the two sides is.
Almost all of the main force of the Red Dragon Army was lost in this decisive battle. Therefore, the Han army basically did not encounter much resistance in the three states controlled by the Red Dragon Army. By the end of November of the 2nd year of the Han Dynasty, Luzhou, Shuzhou, and Huangzhou controlled by the Chilong Army all fell into the hands of the Han army.
At this time, Heishuitai had learned of the four great princes of the Zhou Dynasty and once again formed the intelligence of the alliance, so Liu Ji set the next target of the Han army as the white lotus army.
In the prefecture and animal husbandry mansion of Huai’an City in Xuanzhou, Zhou Dynasty, the White Lotus Army commander Yang Sen Shen Sheng said to military commander Guo Chong: “Now the three states controlled by the Red Dragon Army have all been captured by the Han army. If nothing happens, Han The next goal of the Chinese army must be our White Lotus Army!”
Military master Guo Chong said helplessly: “Lord, it seems that we can only accept the conditions of the Diqiang tribe, otherwise the strength of our Bailian Army will not be able to stop the invasion of the Han army.”
Yang Sen, the commander of the White Lotus Army, sighed and said: “One million weapons and two hundred thousand sets of armor are nothing, but Diqiang also requires us to cede the three counties of Yonghe, Yuanyang, and Matang in Raozhou. Ceded to the Diqiang tribe, then our Dazhou will lose the major fortresses that blocked the Diqiang tribe. We must know that the Diqiang tribe has been watching our Dazhou for many years, and I am worried that the Diqiang tribe will still gain an inch in the future.”
The lofty mountains to the east of the Great Han Dynasty are called Shiwan Dashan, while the lofty mountains to the south of the Great Zhou have a larger area and are called the Million Dashan. Among the millions of mountains, the various barbarians living in it are collectively called Nanban.
Compared with Dongman, there are only two strong clans. There are five strong clans in Nanban, namely Diqiang, Lanuo, Kihu, Nani and Nandai. Among them, Diqiang is the most powerful. Weak, but it also has a population of about 40 million, and the territory has tens of millions of square kilometers of vast forests.
Most of the prefectures and counties in the south of the Great Zhou Kingdom are adjacent to the Diqiang territory, and a small part are adjacent to the Lanuo territory.
Because men of all ethnic groups in Nanban have been trained in hunting and fighting since they were young, only one Diqiang tribe can gather almost 16 million men.
Sergeant Guo Chong hesitated for a moment and said to the Bailian Army commander Yang Sen: “Master, now the Han army is about to come to the city, let’s get over this difficult situation before we talk about it!”
“Can you ask for help from the four princes?”
“My lord, since the Black Armored Army fled without a fight, the four princes will no longer believe us in the White Lotus Army. In this battle between the Chilong Army and the Han army, the four princes did not send a single soldier. Go and support the Chilong Army!”
The White Lotus Army commander Yang Sen and the Red Dragon Army commander Lu Hao had a lot of contradiction, even hatred. The younger brother of the White Lotus Army commander Yang Sen died at the hands of the Red Dragon Army. This time the Han army attacked the Red Dragon Army. , The White Lotus Army also did not send a single soldier.
After the White Lotus Army commander Yang Sen pondered for a long time, he gritted his teeth and said: “Then tell Diqiang Chieftain Rida Danmu, our White Lotus Army can cede Yonghe County, Yuanyang County and Matang County in Raozhou to them. Qiang, but Diqiang must first send troops to help our Bailian army and defeat the invading Han army!”
In the Tusi Mansion of Xing’er City of Diqiang Nationality in Millions of Mountains, Diqiang general industrialist Lou Qi excitedly said to Diqiang Chieftain Rida Danmu: “Master Tusi, the White Lotus Army finally agreed to our request and is willing to give Zhou Guo a favor. The prefecture’s Yonghe County, Yuanyang County and Matang County were ceded to us by Shandiqiang, and there are one million weapons and two hundred thousand sets of armor!”
Rida Danmu, the chieftain of the Diqiang tribe, frowned and said, “However, the Bailian Army requested that the three counties in Raozhou must be defeated by the Han army before we can hand over the three counties of Raozhou to our Diqiang tribe.”
General Lou Qi immediately said: “As long as we Diqiang warriors are not allowed to face the fortresses of Raozhou with steep terrain, our Diqiang army will not be difficult even if it sweeps the entire Zhou state. Han’s army, as long as the chieftain allows me to lead troops out, I will definitely fight the Han’s army!”
Chieftain Rida Danmu shook his head and said: “Gong Lou Qi, don’t underestimate the Han army. According to the information we got from Diqiang, Han, which inherited the territory of Jin, far surpassed Jin and even Zhou. The country, even the vast Western Regions, has now been conquered by the Han army. Of course, our Diqiang warriors will not be afraid of the Han army!”
General Military Engineer Lou Qi asked, “Master Chieftain, then, are we Diqiang sending troops to the State of Zhou this time?”
Chieftain Rida Danmu nodded and said: “You must send soldiers. Yonghe County and Yuanyang County in Raozhou of Zhou Dynasty. This time our Diqiang people must win, but this piece of cake of Zhou Kingdom is too big. The stone of the Chinese army is too hard. I am going to let the La Nuo people share a piece of cake and give the Matang County in Raozhou of Zhou State to the La Nuo people.”
After the Han army annexed the three states of the Red Dragon Army, it began to prepare to attack the five states controlled by the White Lotus Army. However, before the Han army launched an offensive, Heishuitai sent Liu Ji an amazing news.
In a chamber of Zhou Mufu in Jianyang City, Shuzhou, Zhou State, Liu Ji said in a deep voice to the generals: “Heishuitai has just sent an information, and the White Lotus Army has invited a support army, or two. Support the army.”
Li Cunxiao, the leader of Xuan Jiabing, immediately asked: “Your Majesty, is it because the four princes of the Zhou Kingdom have sent troops to assist the Bai Lian Army?”
Liu Ji shook his head and said, “It’s not the army of the four princes of the Zhou Kingdom, but the Diqiang and Lanuo tribes of Nanban.”
After receiving the invitation of the Diqiang tribe, the La Nuo tribe readily agreed to jointly send troops to the Great Zhou Kingdom to help the Bailian Army defeat the Han army.
Yang Sen, the commander of the White Lotus Army, learned that the Diqiang nationality had invited the Lanuo to send troops together. He did not object to it. Anyway, the White Lotus Army will only pay one million weapons, two hundred thousand sets of armor and three counties in Raozhou. Pay extra to the La Nuo tribe.
The Diqiang ethnic group invited the La Nuo ethnic group to send troops together, promising to distribute the 400,000 weapons, 100,000 sets of armor and Matang County in Raozhou given by the White Lotus Army to the La Nuo ethnic group.
Later, Li Ru, a military commander of the Western Xinjiang Army, explained to the generals: “Among the millions of mountains to the south of Zhou State, there are five powerful Nanban nationalities. Diqiang and Lanuo are two of them. According to Heishui According to the information obtained before Taiwan, the Diqiang ethnic group has a population of about 40 million, and the territory is not even smaller than that of Zhou State. The Lanuo ethnic group has a population of about 50 million, and the territory controlled by it is larger than that of the Diqiang ethnic group.”
After a pause, Li Ru continued: “The living environment of the one million mountain is worse than the one hundred thousand mountain to the east of the Great Han. Therefore, the men of all ethnic groups in Nanban have been trained in hunting and fighting since they were young, with a population of 40 million. The Diqiang tribe can gather more than 16 million males, and the Lanuo tribe with a population of 50 million can gather more than 20 million males. That is to say, only these two eastern barbarians, It can form an army of 36 million.”
With Li Ru’s introduction, the generals in the chamber couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. You must know that the entire Dahan counts the garrison troops of all states, which is only 35 million troops.
At this time, Xun Yu, a military commander of the Xuanwu Legion, said: “However, the armies of the various ethnic groups in Nanban have a weakness, that is, their iron weapons are extremely lacking. Many soldiers of various ethnic groups in Nanban use sharpened long wooden sticks as weapons, except for the generals. , The soldiers basically have no armor.”
Xun Yu’s words made the generals in the chamber breathe a sigh of relief. The commander of the Beifu Army, Lu Xun, said: “If the army of the Diqiang and Lanuo tribes, as Army Master Xun Yu said, it’s for our Han army. , It’s just a mob with a little more people.”
Liu Ji said in a deep voice at this time: “The information sent from Heishuitai said that the White Lotus Army will give 1 million weapons and 200,000 sets of armor to the Diqiang and Lanuo tribes this time, enough for the armed forces of the two tribes. With millions of elite troops, if our Han army encounters the Diqiang and Lanuo armies , we must not be careless.”
Wei Wuzuo’s commander Wei Xiaokuan asked: “Your Majesty, Heishuitai hasn’t got the approximate number of troops sent by the Diqiang and Lanuo tribes?”
Liu Ji nodded and said: “According to the news that Heishuitai got from the Bailian Army, the Diqiang people will send three million troops into the five states of the Bailian Army this time, and the Lanuo will also send three million troops.”
Wei Xiaokuan hesitated and said: “Your Majesty, the 6 million troops of the Diqiang and Lanuo tribes, plus the 3 million troops of the Bailian Army, then our Han army will face 9 million enemies, and the Diqiang and Lanuo troops will face 9 million enemies. The Nuo can continue to send more troops to the Zhou Kingdom, so the final suggestion is to solve the four princes of the Zhou Kingdom first, and then concentrate their forces to deal with the Bailian Army and the Diqiang and Lanuo tribes.”
Liu Ji touched his chin, then turned his head and asked Li Ru, a military instructor of the Xijiang Army Corps, “Li Ru, who do you think our Han army should fight first?”
Li Ru pondered for a moment and said: “The four princes of Zhou are afraid of the strength of our Han army. If we fight the Bailian Army, the four princes should not dare to send troops to harass them. If we fight the four princes first, the Bailian Army may not also Dare to send troops to harass, but the Diqiang and Lanuo tribes may not.