April 15th, Ruian 4th year.
The ice and snow in the Western Regions have melted, and the snow-covered land has returned to green scenery.
After a winter of training, the army can be said to be strong and strong, and the five kingdoms of Dawan are no less generous. The pasture is rich and the horses are strong. It seems that the five kingdoms of the Western Regions have entered the most powerful opportunity.
The Dalong caravan that came to do business in the Western Regions was ordered by Liu Mingzhi in March to persuade them to retreat to Loulan Kingdom and other countries closer to the east to do business.
While the war was going on, Liu Mingzhi had no time to distract from taking care of their safety.
Faced with the choice between life and gold and silver, the caravan wisely chose the former.
"Report! Report to the Commander-in-Chief. According to a message sent by Scout Golden Eagle, the Wusun Kingdom has the intention to mobilize troops. The scale is huge, about 100,000 cavalry. The specific number is temporarily unknown!"
"Report! Report to the commander-in-chief that the Parthian army is preparing to leave the city and march towards the Dawan Kingdom. The number is about 150,000, only a lot more!"
"Report! Report to the commander-in-chief that about 100,000 troops from Kang Ju Kingdom have gathered in Dawan. It is expected that they will arrive in Dawan within fifteen days!"
"Report! Report to the commander-in-chief that the Da Yueshi will send about 150,000 troops to prepare to gather at any time to the Dawan Kingdom! The specific number is currently unknown!"
A letter of memorial came quickly towards Liu Mingzhi's tent like snowflakes. There was an endless stream of scouts coming in and out. As soon as they left, new reports came from behind.
Liu Mingzhi stood in front of the sand table with a serious face and thought deeply. The sand table now summarizes the entire Western Region, including mountains, rivers, and cultural cities.
"It's half a million. Excluding Dayuan Kingdom, the number of troops from the four Dayue clans alone is already half a million! Even if Dayuan Kingdom's 200,000 troops add up to a total of 700,000 troops!"
There was inevitably a tremor in Liu Mingzhi's tone. A big country with millions of people is a big country. The twenty-nine countries in the east can only unite with an army of 480,000, but five big countries can actually unite seven. One hundred thousand people had exceeded Liu Mingzhi's expectations.
Of course, the 480,000 coalition troops are not the entire strength of the twenty-nine countries in the Western Region. After all, soldiers are still needed to garrison the cities. This alone is enough to sweep through the eight wastelands.
Liu Mingzhi was a little overwhelmed by the fork in history. Over the past hundreds of years, the development of the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions had been out of Dalong's control.
There are two weak and small countries that are dependent on Dawan, which is not included in it. It is a rare war in the world!
Liu Mingzhi thought that during the Warring States Period, hundreds of thousands of troops could be gathered for a battle in the history books. It was only an exaggeration. It was not until today that he realized that the historical records were not necessarily an exaggeration, because he himself was about to witness a battle involving millions of soldiers. A great melee of armies.
The Song and Qing people, and even the generals from the Western Regions in the big tent, all looked serious and did not look relaxed at all.
A chilling atmosphere filled the entire tent.
Liu Mingzhi licked his chapped lips and waved the bamboo pole in his hand towards the sand table: "Now our total strength is 820,000, which is 100,000 more than the coalition forces of the five countries of Dawan. In addition, our 800,000-strong army is composed of elite soldiers and generals from various countries and has no auxiliary troops. This is what makes us stronger than the five countries of Dawan."
"But the Five Kingdoms of Dawan have the advantage of occupying the city wall and familiarizing themselves with the terrain in local operations! Excluding one-third of the auxiliary troops, the real main battle force of the Five Kingdoms of Dawan is close to less than 500,000!"
"The weather is favorable, the place is favorable, and the people are evenly matched. We have been training for a winter, and we have strong soldiers and horses. We have strong soldiers and generals! We are not as good as the five countries of Dawan. After all, we have to fight deep into the territory of Dayuan. The time is favorable, the place is favorable, and our Western Expedition army has the exclusive rights. And! Tell me how to deal with this war?"
Everyone in the big tent looked at each other and no one dared to speak.
They were fine with letting them attack the city, but if they were asked to suggest a melee involving more than 1.5 million people, no one would dare to express an opinion easily.
This is not a critical battle involving 30,000 to 50,000 people. Once the battle line is opened to 1.5 million people, it is not an exaggeration to say that it will cover the sky and the sun. A single move can affect the whole body!
If you make a wrong move, the number of casualties on both sides will start at a thousand, and no one dares to speak carelessly.
"Just say what you say. I am not a scholar and can think of any way. I just put our heads together. What if there is a better way? Lieutenant General Song!"
"The general is here!"
"First tell me what you think. How can we win this decisive battle?"
Song Qing's face was serious and deep in thought. No one in the crowd laughed at Song Qing's hesitation. It was also very stressful for them.
"Commander, the last general thinks that we should kill the troops of the five countries before they gather to increase the morale of our soldiers!"
"Commander, brothers, please see, the Kingdom of Dayuan is directly west of the Kingdom of Xiuxun, while the Kingdom of Wusun and Kangju are in the northeast and the other in the northwest. If they want to get to the Kingdom of Dayuan and gather together, they must pass through the Silk Road Only by taking the ancient road can we reach the Dayuan Kingdom. The final general thought that we should set up two ambushes on the ancient packhorse road to give the Wusun Kingdom's 100,000 troops a head-on attack and catch them by surprise! Kangju Kingdom must pass through Guishan City first. According to the tips of the sand table, our Guishan Kingdom Set up an ambush in the hilly area outside the mountain city to attack Kang Juguo's arrogance!"
"The last general seconded the proposal, and the soldiers' deceitful tactics will give the armies of the Five Kingdoms of Dawan a powerful show!"
"The old packhorse trail!"
Liu Mingzhi's eyes lit up: "I suddenly remembered that I had overlooked something. According to historical records, there were originally fifty countries in the Western Region. Later, they annexed each other and finally settled on thirty-six countries. In these years, you have fought against me, and the dynasties have changed. Many countries, even if you look at the marked places on the sand table now, small countries with less than 200,000 people such as Beilu and Jie Country are not included at all. We are also too lazy to conquer them. Otherwise, the Western Region Now there are forty countries and more!”
Looking at the doubtful eyes of everyone, Liu Mingzhi fixed the bamboo pole on the ancient packhorse road: "The reason why I said this is the ancient packhorse road. Who among you knows the origin of the ancient packhorse road?"
More than a dozen people from the Song and Qing Dynasties looked at each other blankly and shook their heads silently. As for the generals of the other twenty-nine countries, they were even more confused. They could only speak a little bit of Chinese, and the Ancient Pack Horse Road, a road named by the Han people, had no clue. Know!
"Although the Wusun Kingdom and the Dawan Kingdom are two thousand miles apart, they once had a feud because of the water source of the Nalen River. During the Han Dynasty, General Li Guangli's western expedition to Dawan was aided by the Wusun Kingdom! The route was later adopted. Name the road the Packhorse Trail!”
Liu Mingzhi slapped the table and looked at Gumo Rongrong admiringly: "What Her Royal Highness the Princess said is right. I think that even now the issue of the ownership of the Nalen River is between the Dayuan Kingdom and the Wusun Kingdom. It’s all a problem. The Wusun Kingdom is a nomadic country and cannot live without the Naryn River! The enemies of our enemies may not be able to become friends. As long as we make some fuss about the Naryn River, the Wusun Kingdom may not necessarily be our enemy. !”
"Inducing Wusun Kingdom into profit?"
"Not only the Wusun Kingdom, but also the Kangju Kingdom and the Anxi Kingdom can use some inducements to separate the five countries as much as possible. As far as I know, the country that accepted gold, silver and jewelry when the coalition invaded Ganzhou was the Kangju Kingdom. The reason why they joined forces They are just worried that my Western Expeditionary Army will destroy their city and destroy their country. I can give them a verbal agreement that as long as they surrender to the dragon, they will not hurt any of their soldiers. However, they still have to be prepared with both hands. If there is no inducement, they can only fight hard. !”
"Song Qing granted Bu'er Zha Sang Cha Shi Mo Ting the order!"
"exist!"
"Now there are 400,000 cavalry in the Western Expedition Army. You will lead 200,000 cavalry and 100,000 archers from the border of Yucheng State, a subsidiary of Dawan State, to set up two ambushes on the ancient packhorse road. All of them will be replaced by war horses. The archers will be led by cavalry. Transfer to another train and take them all the way there. Be polite first and then fight. If we can't reach an agreement, I'll beat you to death. Kill as many as you can!"
"Commander, the general has taken away 300,000 people, but you don't have many people left here!"
"This handsome guy has his own ideas, just watch the sand table!"
"yes!"
"Regarding the process of Wusun's army not seeking total annihilation, the archers and cavalry's hand crossbows fired ten feather arrows and then left ten thousand cavalry with superb riding skills to harass Wusun. Remember, it is harassment and not a suicidal charge. Wusun Sun Guo and others encountered a sudden ambush of nearly 300,000 troops, and they certainly did not dare to attack the remaining 10,000 cavalry. After all, they were not sure where the remaining 200,000 troops had gone, and they would definitely be worried about these 10,000 cavalry. It’s the bait to lure them in!”
"After you give the Wusun Kingdom a show of strength, immediately switch from the Ancient Pack Horse Road to the Ancient Silk Road and attack Guishan City. Use the same method to deal with the army of Kang Ju Kingdom! Then quickly return reinforcements and detour back to the location of Dawan Kingdom's Benma City. If the Parthian Kingdom arrives late, replace it with The flag of the Dawan Kingdom confuses them and gives them a surprise attack. If the people from the Parthian Kingdom have already arrived, they will attack with my army from both front and back!"
"The general will get the order!"
"Zhou Baoyu, Shan Erhe, Ning Chao obeys the order!"
"The general is here!"
"You two led an army of two hundred thousand to intercept the Yuezhi Kingdom's army!"
"Got the order!"
"Shan Erhe, your Loulan Kingdom has always been on good terms with Dayuezhi. You cooperate with Zhou Baoyu and Ning Chao to find an excuse to meet the commander of Yuezhi Kingdom. Xiaozhi tries to convince Yuezhi Kingdom first by using reason and emotion. The commander-in-chief of the army, if it is impossible, directly hold the commander-in-chief of the Yuezhi Kingdom hostage! If the commander-in-chief of the Yuezhi Kingdom resists to the death, don’t let the army fall into a war, and retreat immediately after taking advantage!"
"The general will get the order!"
Liu Mingzhi held the sand table and looked at the overall situation: "Before the decisive battle, we must first kill their morale. Only when the enemy is weak and we are strong can I be invincible!"
"All soldiers obey orders!"
"Please give me your orders, Commander!"
"This battle is a matter of life and death. I and you are united to fight against the enemy. All brothers must cooperate sincerely. Anyone who dares to make small moves behind my back will not recognize anyone with my Heavenly Sword!"
"Got the order!"
"Act according to the plan, the army moves out!"
"I'll be waiting for you to leave!"
Liu Mingzhi walked out of the big tent and looked at the warm sun in the sky as he walked towards the general ordering platform.
A decisive battle destined to go down in history with millions of people participating is about to begin!
