The enemy attacked quickly and urgently. After a fierce battle on the grassland, both sides retreated to their strongholds.
"General, we have found out clearly that those who are fighting us are only a small number. The Tartars have dispatched about 50,000 elite troops and are attacking the Guanjin Line." Vice General Jin reported.
Jiang Jizu frowned.
The Dayu Dynasty has never stopped building defense lines in order to resist foreign invasions over the years. They are now at the southernmost end of the Guanjin Line that was erected only three years ago.
There are 100,000 elite troops from Dayu stationed before and after the entire Guanjin Line, which cannot be shaken by just 50,000 elite Tatar troops.
Coupled with the exquisite defense and troop formation, it formed the strongest barrier of the Dayu Dynasty.
Although there are still a small number of cavalry sneaking through small roads or mountain roads, killing, burning and looting small villages, but as long as the main roads are blocked, the Tartar army can only stare outside.
This is also where border defense is located, to prevent the migration of large armies.
As long as the Tartar cavalry cannot enter the interior of the Central Plains, the entire Chongqing Dynasty will remain stable and prosperous, singing and dancing in peace.
"General, are we going to lead troops to assist the Guanjin Line?" Vice General Jin asked again.
In theory, there was no need for assistance. Considering that something was fishy, Jiang Jizu decided to go over and take a look.
He took 30,000 elite troops, passed through the heavily guarded official road, and arrived at the Guanjin Line city defense location.
As expected, the Tartars were defeated after several charges.
General Zhou, who was in charge of the Guanjin Line, came over to greet him with a smile, "If it's any big deal, General Jiang comes in person. There are only 50,000 elites. They can't even break through the door of the Guanjin Line."
Jiang Jizu said nothing and continued to observe for half an hour, confirming that the Tartars were really doing nothing.
The previous doubts were swirling in my heart more and more.
The two armies have been fighting for so many years, and they are familiar with each other.
The Dayu Dynasty failed to exterminate the Tatars because the Tatars had excellent riding skills and had no fixed residence. They could not catch up with them. They could only defend passively and could not take the initiative to attack.
The Tartars were unable to break through the defenses of the Dayu Dynasty because the Dayu soldiers had enough numbers and were able to form troops and were particularly good at defensive lines.
To put it simply, the two armies usually have the Tartars flying in front, and the Dayu soldiers chasing behind.
He chased and chased, but couldn't catch up, so he returned disappointed.
It is really rare for the Tartars to take the initiative to provoke and the minority picks the majority.
"How can it be rare? The Tatar leader, the Khan named Anda, is a bit old, and several princes below are also vying for the position of succession. At the moment, I am afraid that some unscrupulous little prince is pretending to win the title. It's just planning." General Zhou waved his hand, "Don't worry, General. The defense of the Guanjin Line is the best in Northern Xinjiang. You will be absolutely fine as long as I am here. General, it is better to go back quickly, so as not to divert the tiger from the mountain."
The frontier manpower is far from abundant. There are conscriptions and sacrifices every year.
There are approximately five to one hundred thousand elite guards on each defense line. For example, there are one hundred thousand elite troops on the Guanjin Line, while only 70,000 are left at the headquarters where Jiang Jizu is stationed.
Now that he has brought 30,000 troops here, there are only 40,000 elite troops left in his hometown.
Shunting the tiger away from the mountain is also a commonly used strategy in military books. Jiang Jizu did not dare to delay and directly called four deputy generals to lead the troops back to defend, leaving only deputy general Jin and the fourth team to accompany him.
He was still worried about the unusual Tartars on the Guanjin Line.
"General, please rest assured." General Zhou patted his chest again, "I, Old Zhou, guarantee with my life that the strength of this barrier is beyond everyone's imagination. As long as there are people guarding it, not to mention 50,000 Tartars, not even 100,000 can break it. …”
As soon as he finished speaking, there was only a "bang" and something fell.
The faces of the two generals became serious at the same time.
General Zhou's deputy general rushed over shouting, "Report, general, the defense line has been defeated."
Then another deputy general said, "Report, the number of Tartars has increased sharply, and there are still 40,000 people hiding under the horses' bellies."
Things suddenly became serious.
One hundred thousand elite troops from Chongqing faced off against 90,000 elite Tatar soldiers.
General Zhou's face was livid, and he said after a while, "Fight, all the troops must be arranged in formation, and we must defend to the death. We are 10,000 men short, and we can definitely defeat the Tartars."
Several people hurried over and saw the young generals under their command leading the troops to fight, entangled with the aliens with shallow eyes and deep outlines.
Compared with the opponent's bravery, skill in fighting, and fearlessness of life and death, one's own shields and armor, and methodical wielding of spears and spears, are comparable in strength.
However, the Dayu Dynasty had 100,000 elite soldiers, plus the 5,000 general soldiers led by Lieutenant General Jin, which was much more than the 90,000 elite soldiers of the Tartars.
What's more, of the 90,000 elite soldiers, a full 40,000 are infantry.
A Tartar without cavalry is like a tiger without teeth.
Although the defense of the Guanjin Line collapsed inexplicably, the battle was still a win-win situation.
General Zhou breathed out a breath, and before he could smile, he saw the Tartars lining up in an orderly manner, as if they knew where the weak spots were in their formation, and they came straight to kill them.
One wave, another wave, another wave.
One hundred thousand elites fell like weeds and could not get up again.
Although the Tartars were also reducing their numbers, they were always in high spirits and kept shouting slogans, as if celebrating victory or clamoring for attack.
General Zhou's face finally turned pale. He was a member of General Fang's command back then. The Guanjin Line came from General Fang's idea, and the elites also practiced the Fang family's army formations.
This once made Guan Jinxian the strongest team within a hundred miles.
His arrogance comes from his strength. He is not blindly arrogant. He knows the power of the Fang Family Army's formation and the strength of the Guanjin Line.
But he would never have imagined that General Fang's manuscripts would be lost and traitors would appear in the Dayu Dynasty.
The Tartars may not be able to rehearse the Fang family's formation, but they can find the weaknesses in the formation. They smash the defense of Guanjin Line, and they rush into the city gate with cheers.
"Report, General, the loss of men is about to exceed 10,000, the Tartars are approaching, and the Guanjin Line is about to be defeated." The deputy general staggered over, "General, let's go."
"Let's go, General." A teenage boy shouted back. The next moment, an arrow was inserted into his chest and he fell softly.
General Zhou's eyes were filled with tears, filled with guilt and regret, anger and determination.
He pulled out the long knife from his waist and looked back at Jiang Jizu, "General, please leave quickly. I am the guarding general of the Guanjin Line. I am with the Guanjin Line. If the Guanjin Line dies, I will die."
As soon as he finished speaking, he rushed into the crowd without hesitation, slashing and sprinting.
Jiang Jizu had quick eyes and quick hands, but he still couldn't stop him.
"General, I have sent people back to ask for support." Vice General Jin advised from the side, "You are a general, nothing can happen to you, so please leave first."
"No." Jiang Jizu shook his head, "Look at this, no matter what formation the army uses, the Tartars can quickly defeat it. If we really leave, Lao Zhou will have to wait for death."
"General, do you want to..." Vice General Jin was stunned.
"Yes, that's right. The Fang family's formation has been broken, and the Guanjin Line planned by Lao Fang has been broken. I don't know what the connection is here, but I want the soldiers from the headquarters to try the Jiang family's formation." He said As soon as he landed, he stood on the highest city wall and commanded with all his strength, "Boys, change the formation! Retreat! Turn to the long dragon!"
