"Haha, Khan. An alliance is just a cooperation model between two groups when they have the same interests. It is not reliable. Once you trust this relationship too much, you will definitely suffer consequences in the end."
Zhongxing Yue smiled and shook his head.
In his opinion, Ironwood City was a little too naive.
ally?
If we talk about allies, then their Mongolian army was a loyal ally of Long Yan before.
In this world, there are only eternal interests and no eternal enemies!
Wasn't the reason why the Mongolian army betrayed Long Yan because of Tsarist Russia's massive invasion, which gave them an opportunity to take advantage of it? Can they really defeat Long Yan?
Obviously not.
But they can get some benefits from it.
Interest, this is the starting point and final destination of everything.
"The military advisor is saying that Meng Zan may betray us at any time? This... they are also in a desperate situation now. Without us, will they have to face Long Yan alone?"
Ironwood City still didn't believe it.
"Khan, don't forget what Mengzan just did."
Zhongxing Yue shook his head and reminded.
After Zhong Xingyue finished speaking, Tiemucheng lowered his head and started thinking.
"Proclaimed emperor? But isn't this what you asked for? Is there a problem with this? Isn't this his certificate of surrender?"
Tiemucheng raised his eyebrows.
"The problem is that his proclaiming the emperor is not purely passive, but they also have this idea in their hearts that Youzhou wants to take over Long Yan. If they fail, we will be their partners in dealing with Long Yan. But once they succeed, we nomads will be the biggest enemies of their unified regime in the Central Plains. At that time, the first thing they will do after the establishment of the country is to eliminate us."
As a military advisor, Bank of China Yue has many things to consider.
"this……"
After listening to Zhong Xingyue's words, Tiemucheng suddenly realized and couldn't help but take a deep breath.
Yes, if they help Youzhou capture Jinghua, they will immediately change from allies to enemies, and Youzhou can quickly strengthen itself by absorbing the power of Long Yan, thereby forming an absolute advantage over Mongolia.
If Youzhou turned around and destroyed Mongolia at that time, they would be digging their own grave.
"Then we...if the Youzhou people really succeed, won't we be at a disadvantage?"
Ironwood City was a little anxious.
"Kang, please be patient. People from Youzhou, this is just a tentative attack. In this southern expedition of Youzhou, they have 100,000 people left behind. Only 100,000 people want to take over the well-prepared Jinghua City. Then It’s just an idiot’s dream.”
"We just need to wait and watch the show..."
"Allow yourself some room...and don't give full support!"
BOC laughed happily.
Zhongxingyue's Tanma Army Division has been keeping an eye on Youzhou. When he learned about the number of troops sent by the Youzhou Army, he roughly knew what was going on.
Now, what the Mongolian army has to do is to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and tigers. The more fierce the battle between the two opposing armies of Jinghua and Youzhou, the better. Only if they continue to suffer from internal friction can Mongolia have the prerequisite for further expansion.
"good!"
…
At this time, the mighty Youzhou army was approaching Jinghua City.
Of course, it is not that easy for the Youzhou army to reach Beijing directly.
Just after Youzhou proclaimed himself emperor, the whole of Longyan was in an uproar.
The vassal kings of each major state expressed their positions one after another, criticizing and opposing Youzhou's rebellion.
then.
King Jin of Jinzhou, King Lu of Pingzhou, and King Ning of Ningzhou all sent 30,000 troops to attack Youzhou.
The troops of King Qin are also on the way.
The entire Longyan was in chaos because of Youzhou's rebellion.
But there is no way...
Most of the troops have now been mobilized by the northwest war situation.
Thirty thousand... is already all the troops they can send.
After all, every state has to defend itself, right?
If the army is dispatched, the Youzhou rebels will attack your Jinzhou. How can you defend Jinzhou?
Of course, some vassal kings had no intention of sending troops at all.
They really want to see if something can happen in Youzhou...
After all, not everyone supports a constitutional monarchy.
There are still many people in China who oppose Liu Zheng.
Therefore.
Every feudal king has his own thoughts.
Then an embarrassing situation occurred.
In Longyan, the number one army that can be used is definitely the Liangzhou Army. The Liangzhou Iron Cavalry is well-equipped and well-trained. It is definitely the best in the world. Then came the Qingzhou soldiers, but the Qingzhou soldiers were now rushing to aid Sakhalin.
Following, is Youzhou Tuqi.
But this time, Youzhou Tuqi was determined to rebel.
But what about the loyal troops of these feudal kings? Most of them come to watch the fun.
As a result, the following tough battles were surprising.
The army of Youzhou marched straight in, and they actually had the potential to wipe out the Central Plains!
In the previous encounters, Youzhou had won all of them!
For a time, Longyan howled across the land.
Is this Youzhou Army so fierce?
The people began to panic.
Is it true that this constitutional monarchy is no match for this royalist faction?
The voice of the innate imperial power became louder again.
…
On the other hand, at Jinghua, Yu Qian was not in a hurry at all.
No matter how harshly the vassal kings and dignitaries who opposed his defense of the city scolded him.
He can still hold his own.
Arrogant!
Let them be arrogant!
Let the Youzhou Army continue to be arrogant!
Yu Qian was in Beijing, but under Liu Zheng's instructions, he commanded the national army.
In fact, the defeat of the armies of Jinzhou and Pingzhou was intentional.
Because in the current situation, there is really no need to fight hard.
The Northwest War and the Far East War have already consumed a lot of troops.
So……
Why not let these Youzhou troops come in and fight!
Give them a way to come to Jinghua!
Then, the armies of King Qin from Jinzhou, Pingzhou, and Qingzhou came to encircle him!
This is a bit dangerous though.
However, as long as Yu Qian can defend the first wave of siege by the Youzhou Army, things will be safe.
Catching a turtle in a urn!
Risks and opportunities coexist!
What Yu Qian wants to do is to completely annihilate the 100,000 troops in Youzhou!
It's just that the risk is a bit too great...
He is gambling with Jinghua's safety!
…
Seriously.
When the Youzhou Army rebelled, there were still many incidents of mutiny among soldiers.
No one wants to rebel.
Moreover, Long Yan is so powerful that if he proclaims himself emperor, isn't this looking for death?
But just as Yu Qian expected, after several victories, the Youzhou army had high morale and marched straight in.
"Hahahaha! If God doesn't take back what he has given you, you will be blamed for it!"
"It seems that we, Youzhou, are where we are destined to be!"
"Capture Beijing and get a reward from the founding of the country!"
The atmosphere in the entire Youzhou Army was extremely enthusiastic.
No one wants to escape anymore.
They feel that the future is bright!
However……
Mengzan is not so optimistic.
He even felt that the previous battles were won a bit too easily, even too weirdly...
It's so easy for them, but what they have to face is Jinghua.
But the reason why Jinghua is Jinghua is because of the terrain. The city walls are tall and easy to defend and difficult to attack. As a result, the 100,000-strong army is slightly weak. Once the attack is frustrated and is held back by the Jinghua defenders, when King Qin's army arrives, They have no chance at all.
Their biggest concern is that they have suffered huge casualties and have yet to achieve any results.
After all, Youzhou is just a small place and cannot compete with the huge Longyan for logistics.
However, just as they were thinking about it, a scout came to report that there was a large army camped five miles in front of Jinghua City, and judging from the flags in the army, this army was none other than Long Yan's city defenders!
At this time, even Meng Zan, who prided himself on being resourceful, was confused. He couldn't understand why Liu Zheng did this.
Outside the city, there are a total of 20,000 city defense troops. This is almost the entire garrison of Jinghua City. Put all the garrison outside. Once this army is completely wiped out by yourself, wouldn't Jinghua become an empty city?
Meng Zan knew that Yu Qian was a cunning guy, and Liu Zheng was even worse. How could these two old foxes do such a stupid thing?
There must be something fishy about this matter. Liu Zheng must have some conspiracy waiting for him.
At the same time, the scouts reported again, saying that a large number of garrison troops were also found on the city walls of Jinghua, with an unknown number.
At this time, Meng Zansui muttered.
Long Yan has a rule that foreign troops are not allowed to enter Beijing. There are almost all the defenders outside, so where did the defenders on the city tower come from?
Is Liu Zheng using the method of dividing his troops to play an empty city strategy with him?
This is unlikely, right? After all, the risk is too great. If you don't fall for the trick and attack directly, Jinghua will fall in an instant.
Meng Zan couldn't figure out Liu Zheng's thoughts, but even so, he had to attack.
A hundred thousand troops are coming. Even if they are not sincere, they still have to fight. If they rush back without firing an arrow, then he, the commander-in-chief of the three armies, should not do it.
Now, he has two choices. One is to choose to annihilate the city defense troops stationed outside Jinghua City, and after wiping them out, attack Jinghua.
The second is to bypass these city defense troops and go straight to Jinghua City.
The first is to fight steadily, but it will consume a lot of time. The more than 20,000 city defense troops are not vegetarians. It is not easy for a hundred thousand troops to completely devour them, and they may be entangled;
If you choose the second option, if Liu Zheng is playing an empty city strategy with him, then his move is to go straight to Huanglong and capture Jinghua without any effort.
However, if they choose to directly attack Jinghua City, once there are defenders in Jinghua City with good combat power, and the attack is frustrated, the Jinghua City defense forces behind them will launch a harassing attack on them. At that time, they will face being attacked from both sides. The embarrassing situation of being flanked.
To be on the safe side, Mengzan decided to attack the troops outside the city.
At this time, Meng Zan's mind was still very clear. He still remembered the lesson that the Mongolian army of 100,000 troops could not conquer the city for a long time. He did not think that they could do what the Mongolian army could not do.
Moreover, although he was not sure what Liu Zheng and Yu Qian had in mind, one thing was certain, these two guys would definitely have a way to defend Jinghua City.
Also, the purpose of his visit this time was to conduct a tentative attack. Instead of risking an attack on Jinghua City, he might as well choose to encircle and annihilate the more than 20,000 troops outside the city. If he could annihilate them all, it would undoubtedly greatly increase the number of troops. It will also be extremely helpful to the military prestige and morale of the Youzhou Army for future battles.
After making the decision, the army rushed towards the camp of the city defense army outside the city.
Although artillery was not a rare item in this era, it was expensive and difficult to manufacture, but it was still very cherished by a feudal king.
There are only twenty artillery pieces in the entire Youzhou. In addition, the artillery in Youzhou are mostly relatively backward giants. They can defend the city but are very cumbersome for mobile operations.
They needed to fight quickly, so they did not carry artillery during this expedition. Their attack method was still the primitive cavalry charge into the formation, and then the infantry surrounded and killed them.
But this traditional attack mode is nothing to the strengthened and armed Jinghua defenders.
The Jinghua City Defense Force is equipped with all kinds of firearms, including artillery and muskets, which are the nemesis of the cavalry. Once the explosive shells explode in the enemy cavalry formation, the surrounding cavalry will definitely be affected. Coupled with the sky-wide coverage of projectiles, the cavalry will The troops would suffer heavy losses, and in the follow-up, Liu Zheng also prepared a formation to deal with them. Not to mention how many of them were killed, at least they would be able to delay them.
