at the same time.
One hundred thousand new troops are rushing to the Northland non-stop. They have been sleeping and sleeping all the way, and at a terrifying marching speed, they finally arrived three hundred miles away from Xuanfu Town. They can reach it tomorrow, and they only have one last step left.
Fortunately, the journey was smooth and safe, and there was no sign of a Bei Liao scout.
But for some unknown reason, it has rained several times in the past few days in the Northland, and the already muddy roads have become overturned!
This is a hardship for these new army soldiers. Unlike the previous Gale Infantry, they are a combination of heavy infantry and firearms, and the baggage they carry is more than ten times that of ordinary infantry.
And they also have big weapons, artillery!
There are a total of fifteen heavy artillery pieces, more than a hundred small artillery pieces, thousands of rockets, various kinds of gunpowder, and iron pellets, and even hundreds of thousands of tons of them.
This made the New Army soldiers very worried, and they could only advance overnight, but even so, they were still advancing at a snail's pace.
According to Cao Fengyang's idea, the New Army soldiers can completely abandon these heavy heavy firearms, and it is enough to only carry firecrackers.
But Li Yi disagreed. According to his requirements, the New Army's infantry march must be supported by heavy artillery, and the cavalry unit must be equipped with small artillery.
The speed can be slow, but none of these firearms are allowed to be left behind.
This made the officers and soldiers of the new army extremely anxious. Walking on the muddy road, every step forward was difficult and dangerous, and the whole army seemed to have turned into clay figures.
Even Cao Fengyang, the first-class governor, took off his official robe and went bare-chested, struggling to drag the artillery pieces like these ordinary New Army soldiers.
"It's broken, and it got stuck again. You guys quickly find some wood, put it under the wheels, and push the car out!"
Cao Fengyang was so anxious that he cursed.
The key is the battle on the front line, and they dare not delay for a moment. Today, Tianzi only leads 10,000 dragon cavalry, but he is facing the brave and capable Bei Liao people with a force of 400,000 horses.
He was afraid that Li Yi would make a mistake, so he ordered all the soldiers in the army not to rest, to take turns eating, and to speed up the march.
Su Changyu was also bare-chested, and his strong muscles were covered with mud, but he didn't have the slightest concern, "Master Cao, we can't go on like this. Brothers haven't slept a wink for days and nights. Even if we By the time we got to the battlefield, the brothers were exhausted.”
"no way!"
Cao Fengyang shook his head. Why didn't he know that his brothers were exhausted, but he had no other choice, "Your Majesty's rich body is still in danger, how can we dare to say we are tired?"
Su Changyu shut his mouth completely, turned around and left. That's right, when the world is still in a dangerous place, how can they dare to say they are tired?
"Hurry up, anyone who dares to be slow will get out of the New Army!"
"quick!"
"Faster!"
"..."
at the same time.
A soldier staggered and fell on the official road going south. He happened to be encountered by a patrolling dragoon scout. After asking, he learned that he had escaped from Xuanfu Town.
The patrolling dragoons did not dare to neglect and immediately sent the people back to the camp.
When Li Yi learned about this, he was shocked and met the soldier in person.
"Is the news accurate?"
The military man nodded, his withered lips trembling slightly, "Your Majesty, on the order of my family's head, I sent the head of the Full Moon Messenger to the camp of the Bei Liao people. Yelu Xiu, the Great King of the Beiyuan of the Bei Liao people, met me. And told the younger ones that tomorrow they will attack Xuanfu Town in one fell swoop, and no humans or animals will be left in Xuanfu Town."
"I beg your Majesty to send troops to save Xuanfu Town, I beg you!"
Li Yi clapped his hands and patted his shoulder, "Get up, I know. I can tell you that nothing will happen to Xuanfu Town. I will save Xuanfu Town even if I risk my life."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The soldier burst into tears. The big man howled regardless of his appearance.
"Come here and send the strong man to rest."
Li Yi sent the soldiers away and immediately summoned the generals to discuss the matter.
Suo Yi was the first to enter the tent, "Your Majesty, is it true or not? I heard that the Northern Liao people will attack Xuanfu Town tomorrow?"
Li Yi did not answer, but chose to remain silent.
Then Guo Polu, Guo Pofeng and other generals filed in, but Li Yi never meant to speak.
Until Ye Qingfeng arrived.
"Qingfeng, come and sit!" Li Yi was very polite.
Ye Qingfeng became a lot more honest, and he was probably frightened, mainly because it was too scary.
"Everyone, I won't hide it from you. Tomorrow the Northern Liao people will launch an attack on Xuanfu Town. With the current defensive strength of Xuanfu Town, they can last for up to one day." Li Yi said solemnly.
"Real or false?" Ye Qingfeng was also stunned. The main reason was that the Beiliao people were not good at attacking cities, but good at field battles.
For example, the city on the nine sides of the gale has always been tall and strong. If you want to break this kind of city, even with the help of siege equipment, you will need to pay tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of lives.
The Beiliao people were not good at attacking cities and lacked sophisticated siege equipment. The heavy price they paid is self-evident.
Li Yi nodded, "But Xuanfu Town has been without food for several days, and the soldiers and civilians in the city have been hungry for several days and nights. At this time, the Beiliao people's attack is no different from picking peaches."
Ye Qingfeng shook his head, "The Northern Liao people are not good at attacking cities. Even if Xuanfu Town is short of food, it cannot be easily conquered. Your Majesty, may I ask if this news is accurate?"
Li Yi replied, "Accurately, yesterday the head of the Zhao family sent someone to give Yelvxiu a gift, the heads of dozens of Northern Liao Yuan Yue envoys. Yelvxiu did not kill the soldiers who sent the heads, but sent them back. Han told me personally."
Ye Qingfeng frowned, and in his heart he felt like ten thousand grasshoppers were flying by, and said angrily: "Yeluxiu, this bastard, I don't know how many warriors have died in his hands in the three towns of Liaodong, I wish I could eat him alive." he!"
"Don't worry, I will give you this opportunity!" Li Yi looked at him and nodded heavily.
At this time, Guo Polu asked in confusion: "Your Majesty, General, do you think there is something wrong with this matter?"
"Say!" Li Yi raised his head.
"The people of Bei Liao are going to use troops against Xuanfu Town tomorrow. This kind of thing should be highly confidential. Even in the Bei Liao army, only high-ranking officials above ten thousand captains can know about it, but Yelu Xiu dared to say this to an ordinary Dafeng man Well, the most important thing is to let this gale man go?"
Guo Polu shook his head repeatedly, "Something is wrong this time, 13 out of 10 times something is wrong!"
Li Yi nodded, "You're right, something is definitely wrong."
"I think this is a smoke bomb deliberately released by Yelvxiu. His real target is us!"
"What!!"
The generals present were all in an uproar.
Li Yi said slowly: "This time, the combat power exposed by our dragoons in the north has frightened the people of Bei Liao. They have lost nearly six to seven thousand people so far, and they are all elites. "
"The most important point is that we fought against each other and defeated them in the field!"
"This series of tragic defeats has made Yelu Xiu realize that the new army of the Gale Dynasty is a truly elite force, so he wants to use the attack on Xuanfu Town as an opportunity to draw us out and annihilate them in one fell swoop. This is his real purpose. "
"So poisonous!" Suo Yi's face changed drastically, and he was shocked.
Ye Qingfeng was even more panicked and said in shock: "Yeluxiu, he is indeed the best resourceful person in Northern Liao Dynasty. He actually came up with such a vicious move."
"Now, this Xuanfu Town is a trap, and they told us openly and openly that this is a trap, and we know it is a trap, but we still jump in!"
Li Yi sighed, "Yes, this is a real conspiracy, an unavoidable conspiracy."
Now there are only two roads in front of Li Yi. The first is to lead the troops into battle and face the 200,000 Northern Liao cavalry who are waiting for them. The second is to temporarily avoid the sharp edge and watch the fall of Xuanfu Town. All the people in the city were slaughtered by the Northern Liao people.
At this point, even Li Yi had to admire Yelu Xiu for being so awesome!
"Right now, we have no choice. Cao Fengyang's 100,000 new troops are still on the way, and we only have 10,000 dragon cavalry. What should we do?"
Ye Qingfeng stood up, cupped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, although the eight thousand three town cavalry brought by the general are not as elite as your majesty's dragoons, they are all warriors who dare to fight. The general is willing to serve your majesty!"
"Okay, I now have eighteen thousand cavalry, that's enough!"
Li Yi stood up and said, "Send an order to the whole army to set off tomorrow and go north to fight the Northern Liao people to the death!"
"Promise, I am willing to fight to the end for Your Majesty!" all the generals shouted in unison.
