The Wubo army went down to the plateau with the original intention of showing off its power in the north and using force to protect the spread of Buddhism. However, in the first step they suffered a bloody blow.
In the Battle of Wuwei, more than half of the 100,000 Wufan elites were killed by the Xia army. A total of more than 40,000 people were captured or surrendered, including tens of thousands of extremely powerful monk soldiers.
Only a few hundred people actually broke out from the gorge, and the main generals were wiped out. Battelle chose to fight until the last moment.
It's just that he didn't understand until his death why the Buddhist cultivators invited the Buddha out at the cost of their lives, but the outcome of the Wufan army still didn't change at all.
At its most glorious moment in heaven, Buddhism and Taoism once occupied half of the country. This is the belief that the remaining Buddhist cultivators in the world will persist in. Buddhism and Taoism will surely prosper again.
But now the Buddha in the West has lowered his will and actually sat back and watched the fall of the Buddha's land, and the believers suffered heavy casualties and still ignored it.
Ten thousand monk soldiers could fight to the end, but they finally chose to surrender, which was too disappointing.
Have they been abandoned by the Buddhas, and Wufan is no longer the Buddhist kingdom designated by the Buddhas?
As a commander-in-chief who climbed up from the bottom, Barter had deep wisdom. Naturally, he guessed that the Buddha they revered had reached some kind of agreement with King Xia.
Can you make it clear? cannot.
He was afraid of bringing more serious consequences to the Buddhas. If death was the condition of the agreement, then they would have no choice but to die.
The iron horse is blown away by the autumn wind.
Since the establishment of Qinzhou, this magnificent pass on the border of Qinzhou has attracted much attention. The pass has changed hands several times during the troubled times of the past dynasties.
Qianlong in the north wants to use Dashan Pass to guard Western Shu and even serve as a bridgehead to enter Shu. If Qianlong in Western Shu has the slightest ambition to leave Shu, he will definitely find a way to break through Dashan and gain a foothold in Qin State.
In the history of previous battles, relying on the advantages of geographical location and people, the defenders who occupied Dashan Pass mostly won.
Xishu Qianlong often has to wait until he unifies the territory before he has the time and thought to leave Shu. By then, the powerful Northern Qianlong has already occupied Qinzhou and has properly managed border passes such as Dashan Pass.
It is difficult to enter Sichuan, but it is not difficult to block the Sichuan River.
Du Yu got the help of his good son to dispel the mystery of luck. After taking the two states of Ba Jian, he ignored the plain area and instead spent a lot of national power to attack the Qinling Mountains.
This is not only to break the dragon lock situation in the general trend of luck, but also to learn from the lessons of the predecessors that Qinzhou is difficult to attack and consider the actual situation.
Zhou Bai's actions were too fast. In three years and two states, a powerful kingdom was about to border the Ba Kingdom, which made Du Yu have to consider in advance to curb Xia Kingdom's expansion.
Who said that the Xia Kingdom would definitely go to the north first. If its ambitions grew and invaded Western Shu, the foundation would be overturned.
Moreover, if we don’t take Dashanguan now and the counties behind it such as Zhenxi and Jincheng, we will have to wait until Xia’s rule in Qinzhou is stable. If we want to leave Shu from the north in the future, we don’t know how much it will cost.
Occupying all the roads in the Qinling Mountains means only guarding the gates of Shu and having the ability to protect yourself when facing the Northern Kingdom. Only by mastering the lands outside Shu can you be considered a true dragon species with a good chance of winning the 95th Five-Year Plan.
Further west from the Xishu Basin is the vast Us Plateau, separated by high mountains and ridges, which are dozens of times more dangerous and longer than the Qinling Mountains.
Therefore, since the ancient Shu period, although the two places have had occasional exchanges, they have never had the idea of annexing and expanding each other. It is really difficult to overcome the natural dangers.
The mountain people who have lived in the jungle for generations may lose their lives if they cross two realms at once, and it is even more impossible for a walking army. Non-combat casualties will be too high, and the food and grass logistics cannot keep up at all.
Du Yu sacrificed his fortune to invite the Shu sect to take action. They used their advanced men to act as spies and messengers. They learned about the changes in Us in advance, and thus got an opportunity to make plans.
Wufan intended to establish a foothold in the Central Plains and protect the Buddha with powerful force, which inevitably led to a collision with the Xia Kingdom.
As the saying goes, when the snipe and the clam compete, the fisherman gets the benefit.
The mountains of the Qinling Mountains had been struggling for more than a year, and they had won bloody battles such as Jiange, Jinniu, Xiegu and other passes because it was convenient to gather troops.
In fact, the early progress was also within Du Yu's expectations.
The Wubo vanguard broke into Qinzhou and attacked Dashan Pass. The Xia Kingdom was on guard, but the main force was held back by the puppet King of Qin, and only a few elites could defend the city.
Bloody battles continued for several days, with both sides suffering heavy casualties. The Northwest Servant Army had their bones shattered in the siege of Antfu, and the Demon-Suppressing Army, which Zhou Bai had built his career on, was also wasted in vain at Dashan Pass.
There were a total of 5,000 demon soldiers, and by the end of the ninth year of Tongzhi, nearly half of them were lost.
On January 3, the 10th year of Tongzhi, at the foothills of the northeastern side of the Qinling Mountains, strong and huge military fortresses were connected to form camps.
If you look at the Qi, you will feel that the military force here is strong and mighty, like a tiger occupying the mountain, ready to come down from the mountain and start a killing spree at any time.
This is where the Pakistani army gathered its troops. Eighty thousand soldiers were trained and prepared, and countless grain, grass and baggage were piled up like mountains.
There are still remaining hills in the Qinling Mountains that have not been cleared away, and the expedition army also needs a stable rear area, so a stable camp is built here at all costs.
In case they are unable to gain a foothold in Qin State, or even return in defeat, there is still a line of defense to respond.
Of course, this was what Du Yu told his subordinates at home and in the military, but he was actually full of doubts himself.
Originally, it was the New Year's Eve, and it was necessary to reward the soldiers who could not return to their hometowns for the New Year. This resulted in a large amount of supplies being consumed before the war officially started.
Du Yu and his personal guard Du Wangbai climbed high and looked into the distance, overlooking the plains of Qinzhou. Even the most loyal guards could not get close when the two father and son were talking.
"It's a foregone conclusion that both Xia and Wubo will suffer defeat. Our army has the advantage of being the latecomer. Is this too cautious? Jianzhou and Bazhou can't retain even 30% of the food shipped here." Du Yu looked at the groups on the rugged mountain road. The soldiers and civilians who were working hard to transport food asked in confusion.
In his hand, he held a letter sent by a domestic minister. There was a lot of content in it, either about the rebellion of a powerful family, or about the empty granary in a certain place, or even about the small actions of several sons.
In short, they are all indirect reminders that food is insufficient and that the monarch has been hanging outside for a long time, so he should return to the capital to take charge of the battle quickly.
Du Wangbai put his hands behind his hands and looked into the distance, looking northwest from time to time, and looking in the direction of Dashanguan from time to time. His eyes flashed with light, and all the invisible destiny situations were clear to his mind.
He did not answer Du Yu's question, but asked: "Don't father find it strange?"
"You mean why the reinforcements from the two armies have been delayed?!" Du Yu, as a Shu dragon, immediately realized what Du Wangbai was talking about.
The Ba Kingdom, which was always paying attention to the situation in Qinzhou, except for the vanguard of the partial divisions fighting at Dasanguan, actually lost control of other movements of the two armies in just a few days.
It stands to reason that this is normal, because Wufan and Xia are both great powers in the world and have strong luck. Once they act seriously, they will naturally have corresponding means of cover.
But now that Du Wangbai brought it up, Du Yu realized something was wrong.
"We still don't know the details of Wubo's political and military structure, but we can carefully examine the Xia army's past performance. The battle on the front line lasted for nearly seven days and nights. How could support be delayed?"
Without waiting for Du Yu to speak, Du Wangbai then said as if he was asking a question: "No matter how rich the Xia Kingdom is, the elite of the demon-suppressing army will not be left in vain at Dashan Pass, and King Xia is unpredictable by all the immortals in heaven." There are many variables, and there will definitely be backup plans when facing the powerful enemy of Wubo."
Without the intervention of the Ba Kingdom, Qinzhou's fate was originally divided into three parts, with the Xia Kingdom on one side, Wubo on the other, and the Prince of Qin's Mansion, which was the last stand of the Burning Daxu Yan Luck, also counted as one side.
However, in recent days, Du Wangbai has deduced the secrets and noticed that the general trend of luck has changed very quickly, and it seems to be in a situation of change and stability, which shows that one of them may make significant progress.
The Qinzhou army gathered together and the dragon energy was strong, and the human will was always paying attention. He could only make a rough judgment, so he directly assumed that Zhou Bai's plan was successful.
"I heard that the Wufan Kingdom is supported by the Buddha of the West. If we suddenly take action now, we can at least capture Dashan Pass and one or two Qin counties."
"The East and West Liangyi Tianfu Plains have been completely occupied by Meng Ji. Now they have established themselves as Shu Gong. If it continues to be delayed, I'm afraid..." Du Yu frowned. As Bai Mai supports Qianlong, he knows a lot of secrets.
A man who aspired to be the king of Shu was actually robbed of his position, and he had no idea how much unwillingness and anger he had accumulated in his heart.
"Eighty thousand people, that's enough. Let's go down the mountain and knock on the gate." Du Wangbai glanced at Du Yu, nodded slightly and said.
"This?" Du Yu was a little in disbelief.
Du Wangbai said calmly: "Fighting for dragons and narrow escapes, it can't all be smooth sailing. No matter what plans that King Xia has, we have to see them."
"If we can't leave Shu from the north, it will be the same if we go back and run Jiangzhou with all our strength."
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On January 5, the 10th year of Tongzhi, 80,000 elite soldiers of the Ba Kingdom descended from the mountain like fierce tigers and invaded Qinzhou. The Fengsui army strongholds along the way were unable to stop them.
However, when they arrived outside Dashan Pass a few days later, they saw an extremely shocking scene.
A vast and endless stream of people came from the northwest, and the rolled up yellow sand was blown by the cold wind, covering the sky and the sun.
It was not the Wubo army that wanted to devour Qinzhou, nor the grassland tribesmen who migrated in groups. There were a total of 200,000 people, all of them soldiers belonging to the Xia Kingdom.
Dong-dong-dong, the rapid sound of drum closing and golden sound echoed in the wilderness outside Dashan Pass.
The Wubo soldiers who were still attacking Yifei Chongguan were frightened when they saw the 200,000 Xia troops in the northwest, and they rolled back to the camp one by one with urine in their butts.
Where did the Xia Kingdom's 200,000 troops come from? They came from the northwest. That was the territory of the Wufan Kingdom, and the main force of the Wufan Kingdom was also on the way.
Could it be that... countless Wufan people are filled with panic.
Without waiting for the generals of the Wubo Pioneer Army to come to a conclusion, the Xia Army launched an offensive without stopping.
Encircling three palaces and one, 200,000 troops attacked together. This was one of the few battles in which the Xia army fought with its superior strength.
In less than half an hour, the Wubo vanguard camp was breached. Except for the ten thousand defeated soldiers who were driven away, the rest of the northwest servant army almost surrendered in an organic form.
With a fortified camp and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, even if an army of 200,000 troops attacked, it should be possible to hold on for a few days.
But who made these servant armies not want to fight at all? The Xia army who came to attack the camp was none other than people from the northwest countries, including Wuwei, Gulang, Yongdeng, Xihai...
With various local voices mixed together, as well as the nobles of the country and even the king personally trying to persuade them to surrender, it was really impossible to fight with swords.
In addition, there were a few surrendered troops from the Central Army of Wubo who charged fiercely with swords. Many of them were defeated directly in the battle of Wuwei. Now they only want to establish meritorious service and obtain Xia people's household registration.
"Surrender and avoid death... Don't resist, the northwest countries have surrendered to Daxia, and the main force of Wubo has been destroyed..."
All kinds of "rumor"-like statements made people believe it, but it was their own family members who came out to speak out.
The wind was rolling, and by the time the Pakistani army wanted to intervene in the battle, everything had settled.
Moreover, the Xia army also drove the defeated army towards the Qinling Mountains, and the goal was obvious.
"Only 30,000 of the 200,000-strong army are the Xia army's headquarters with distinctive armor. We have 80,000 who are waiting for work and may be able to fight."
"Xia's army is approaching fiercely, so we should stay away from the edge for now."
"The Xia Kingdom pursues the policy of elite troops. Now that they are coercing a large army, their strength must be empty. We must fight!"
"Please make a quick decision, your Majesty. Once the troops break and attack the military formation, it will be difficult for us to leave."
On a slope three miles away, the Pakistani army was in formation and facing a stalemate. Many generals observed the situation and gave suggestions.
Generally speaking, the main fighting faction occupies the majority, and it would be unacceptable to leave without fighting after spending so much effort.
"The Xia army has returned with a great victory, its morale is strong, and it has its headquarters as its backbone. Even if the army in the northwest is weak, it must be treated as a strong army."
"Commander, birds are flying on the flanks, the ground is moving, or a cavalry regiment is lurking and approaching." Du Yu's Fulong Warlock pointed to the distance, where the yellow sand was rolling and the enemy could not be seen clearly.
Du Yu glanced at Du Wangbai, who was silent, and opened and closed his palms behind his back.
"Commander!"
"Alas, even if we win, both sides will suffer losses. Let the Baigan army retreat and retreat." At this time, Du Yu glanced at Du Wangbai again, but he was still silent.
When the king meets the king, will one side finally give way?
On January 11, the Xia army completely wiped out the Wufan army on the Eastern Expedition, forced the Ba army to retreat, and achieved a complete victory.
On January 15, the Xia army invaded the Qinling Mountains and confronted the Ba army at Jiange Road.
The two armies were fighting for several days. Zhou Bai decreed that the masters of the seven military strongholds should be appointed as Zhenshan captains. He took advantage of the situation and occupied the Yinping trail and drove nails where the dragons were locked.
On January 20, the Xia Kingdom's cabinet announced that it would expand the territory to the northwest and call on people with lofty ideals to build new lands.
Da Xia established the Xiliang Dudufu, which administered eight counties in the northwest. Within three years, it would transform Xiliang into Xiliang and convert barbarians into Xia, and Liangzhou would be established.
The news spread across the world and shocked the world. After more than a hundred years, the Central Plains had once again expanded its territory and could accommodate tens of millions of people. What a great achievement this was.
(End of chapter)
