Nong Zhigao was shocked when he saw the sudden appearance of numerous fires. There were much more people under the night than his own men. However, he had known that something like this would happen. He would definitely come all the way to conquer South Vietnam. There is a decisive battle with the South Vietnamese!
Huang Shimi and he had always thought that the thousands of miles of uninhabited roads were the result of South Vietnam clearing the country. Seeing the South Vietnamese army strengthened this idea!
If the South Vietnamese were afraid of their Nong people, they would definitely not be able to hold out and rely on natural dangers to wear down Nong Zhigao's men. But this is obviously not the result. The South Vietnamese violated common sense on the battlefield and fought with them by the river. This kind of Things require great courage!
Because then there will be no way out for everyone!
By the river, logistics and supplies are not as simple as on land!
At this time, Nong Zhigao also sent his spies to inquire about some information many times, letting him know that before sending troops this time, South Vietnam had already sent two groups of troops, each with nearly 30,000 people. In addition to this The people who came at once were almost close to the total number of troops in South Vietnam. The South Vietnamese court was not as rich as the Song Dynasty. It could support 800,000 forbidden troops and hundreds of thousands of local troops without breathing. They could only afford it. One hundred thousand troops, these people usually have to work in the fields and rely on farming to support themselves!
Judging from this, if these people are defeated, South Vietnam will be almost full of energy. They can take the initiative to come, which is exactly what they want!
These Han people under Nong Zhigao were all deceived by him relying on the sacred relics of the Buddha statues. These people were double brainwashed by Nong Zhigao. In addition, they defeated Chen Cheng's men in Guangyuan and entered the South.
It's a smooth journey again, which makes Nong Zhigao's prestige among everyone even stronger!
They came to South Vietnam precisely because Nong Zhigao had promised them that after this war, he would serve under the Buddha for life, and he could reach the bliss of the West forever after his death!
The people at the bottom lived too hard in life, and no one could enjoy the joy of being a human being. In this dark age, various religions became so popular, because people believed that as long as they accumulated enough virtue during their lifetime, After death, you can go to the blissful world free from disasters and disease to enjoy happiness!
This method is very useful for the common people who are suffering endlessly day after day. Everyone's life is destined from the moment they are born. The children of farmers are destined to be farmers. If they are lucky, they can have a few points. Land, grow enough food for yourself, and then pass the land to your children when they are old. If they are unlucky, they will soon be destroyed by various natural disasters and man-made disasters, lose everything, and even survive is a luxury.
If you fight for the gods and Buddhas, you can get wealth in the next life, and you can get rid of this kind of suffering in the next life by reincarnation. Who doesn't want to fight for it!
When Nong Zhigao and Huang Shimi immediately got back all their information from the spies in front, they discussed for a while and decided to send their own front troops to fight the South Vietnamese soldiers immediately.
They knew that at this time, the large army of South Vietnamese soldiers had not yet completely landed. If they attacked them sneakily at this time, they would actually have an advantage in terms of strength!
It would be a bit redundant to talk about strategies and tactics at this time. It is already the last moment for both sides to directly compete in strength.
, whether you can win or not depends on one hand to determine the outcome!
Nong Zhigao sent 3,000 former troops and rushed over fully armed. South Vietnam was not a Buddhist country, but a rich place. Before arriving here, everyone thought in the books of their predecessors that this was A very savage and desolate place, with no food and no clothing.
However, after they witnessed it with their own eyes, they realized that the area in South Vietnam was actually infinitely more fertile than Guangyuan!
At this season when Guangyuan is still wearing long clothes, there is still a hint of chill in the weather. It is already too hot to go bare-chested on the southern land. The crops in Guangyuan have just been planted in the ground, and they are already turning slightly yellow. According to reports, The people here say that the new rice they introduced from Champa can be harvested three times in a year!
Three times, this is the food harvested three times! Farmers in the northern part of the Central Plains can save several members of the family from hunger by harvesting wheat or sorghum just once a year. Farmers in the south can harvest twice a year, so that they not only do not have to starve, but also can earn money. A few feet of cloth are protected from the cold. If you can harvest three times a year, you can still have some money left over to let your children at home read more books!
The first moment they stepped into the land of South Vietnam, they bent down and grabbed a handful of soil, held it in their hands, and then smelled it. Experienced farmers could tell at a glance that the land here was The best paddy fields and abundant water sources. Here, as long as they are not too lazy, they can definitely live a very moist life!
It’s just that the South Vietnamese people are so poor at cultivating paddy fields. They don’t even drain the water in the paddy fields when the seasons change.
Plow the paddy field again and just plant rice directly into it. Haha, how can there be a good harvest like this? Such good land was ruined by them!
Although Nong Zhigao did not express his position, the farmers under him and the man in front of him all had some illusions. If such a large land was acquired in the future, would they be able to stay here and farm forever!
The power of fantasy is so great. Even though their logistics were insufficient, they managed to seize the land on their own and still sent troops to the doorstep of Longcheng, South Vietnam. As long as the South Vietnamese on the other side of the river were wiped out, this would be their home from now on. !
At this moment, the fighting power that the Song people unleashed was astonishing!
The hundreds of people who had just landed by the river met the charging Song people before they could stand firm, and the blades collided with each other on the north bank of the Nanding River!
The advantage of the South Vietnamese lies in their numbers and fighting in the mountains and forests. Because they are short in stature, they are flexible in the forest, and they are almost all barefoot. They have long adapted to this living environment. Not only do they have no negative effects in fighting, but they are more effective. Their advantage!
However, most of the land beside the Nanding River is plain and open space. In such a place, the only thing that matters is the number of people and equipment!
The South Vietnamese fighting across the river can be regarded as South Vietnam's forbidden army. Their original mission was to defend the capital. However, at present, the enemy was facing a powerful enemy. Murong Chao, the Queen Mother's pillowman, led the team. The best equipment in South Vietnam was given to these people. Use it, you can say that you are the best among the best, armed to the teeth, you must fight a victorious battle!
Most of these equipment are also leather armor. Senior officers have iron armor. Ordinary officers have iron armor.
The people only have spears in their hands, and not many steel knives, but even this equipment is considered high-end compared to the Guangyuan Peasant Army!
Nong Zhigao has been fantasizing about Lu Zhihan's military assistance from the beginning to the end! But Lu Zhihan disappointed Nong Zhigao in the end! Not even a piece of armor or a grain of rice was delivered.
In the end, there was really no choice. In order to start a war with South Vietnam, he could only buy equipment from various places with the gold he got from the gold mine!
Even if he has a gold mine, the amount of gold he gets during these times is not much, and it is not as much as Liang Chuan made from selling salt!
Guangyuan's manpower was insufficient, its tools were insufficient, its purification technology was backward, and its time was too short. Various factors combined to prevent Guangyuan's gold production from increasing. So when Chen Cheng attacked Guangyuan, Nong Zhigao's equipment was not available. not much.
He couldn't even equip himself with a long knife like Liang Chuan, so he could only use a wooden pole with a paulownia oil tip attached to an iron spearhead, and let his men equip themselves with spears. As for armor, it was even more difficult. Even if he had money, he didn't have it. He went to the local place to buy armor, but few people dared to sell it to him at this time, so he was about to have a decisive battle with them. The peasant army under Nong Zhigao was still a peasant army, very poor, even compared with Liang Chuan's army. , he is very far behind!
The South Vietnamese are not useless. They had no fighting spirit in Guangyuan, but now it is a last-ditch battle. A few days ago, the corpses of their Paoze brothers were floating on the Nanding River. They all know how miserable the outcome will be. If they die, the outcome will be the same. They are the same. Under such stimulation, everyone is desperate to survive and resist.
, and began a deadly battle with the Song people!
Although they were small in number, they had the advantage of equipment and the determination to fight to the death. The two groups actually fought evenly!
Murong Chao was sitting on the boat, which was rocking up and down on the river.
There was only indifference in his eyes. He was neither a South Vietnamese nor a South Vietnamese official. He even had a deep hatred for the South Vietnamese. Looking at the charging South Vietnamese on the shore, he just said coldly: 'We will disembark from the lower reaches! '
The subordinates said anxiously: "General, there are still our brothers on the shore!" '
Murong Chao didn't even bother to look, and his tone was as cold as December frost, saying: "I can see that the general doesn't need you to say anything. These are the people I use to attract the people of Song Dynasty. Without them, they can't hold back the people of Song Dynasty." , how can we get ashore! '
The subordinates were anxious, but they had no choice but to follow Murong Chao's orders!
The number of South Vietnamese on the shore is getting smaller and smaller, and the firelight in the darkness is gradually disappearing, but it has won precious opportunities for most of the people in the water!
At this time, it was rare good weather in the Nanding River, with clear skies. Mu Chao looked at the people from the Song Dynasty who kept pouring on the bank, with a sleepy smile on his lips, and the resentment accumulated in his heart for many years was finally relieved. , he has waited for this moment for too long, Song people, come quickly, the more people come, the better!
The South Vietnamese on the shore also discovered that something was wrong, because the brothers behind them did not continue to land, but left the boat and went downstream. Everyone was constantly cursing at this moment. Being abandoned by a brother means death!
'Quickly, get your things ready. If a large army from the Song Dynasty comes soon, they will be put to use immediately! '
