Chapter 564 of the main text The cavalry is destroyed

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Subsequently, Yi Xingchen further adjusted his strategy. ⊙

For the defectors of the Moon Shooting Clan, Yi Xingchen ordered that they should only be allowed one day, which must be emphasized to them. After all, the battle between the two armies is imminent, and any variables will have an impact on the war, so if these Moon Shooters who want to surrender to the Xinghua Army, they must also make a decisive decision to gather in the barracks of the Xinghua Army within one day. Otherwise, maybe this is just a delaying tactic by the Moon Shooting Clan, which will affect the strategic deployment of the Xinghua Army. Therefore, even if you want to make a statement, you must give an expiration date.

Yi Xingchen's order was also supported by a group of Xinghua officers.

"As long as most of the Moon Shooting Clans in Qilian Mountain descend the mountain, our next target will be Xuechi Mountain. Beyond the Qilian Mountains, there is a small plateau, where there are more than 200,000 Moon Shooting Clansmen, do you have any battle plans?" After confirming the arrangements for surrender, Yi Xingchen's target shifted and asked the officers in the military tent.

Under the emperor's reminder, the officers began to plan the next offensive plan of the Xinghua army.

Snow Pond Mountain, rather than a mountain, represents a place, a plateau. The Moon-Shooting people of Xuechi Mountain and the Moon-Shooting people of Qilian Mountain have a slightly different way of life, and they rely on herding an animal called a yak for their livelihood here in Xuechi Mountain. In fact, most of the Moon-Shooting people live on this nomadic lifestyle.

This situation was already clear in advance before the Xinghua Army arrived at the mountain range where the Moon Shooting Clan was located, so this became one of the important information bases for the Xinghua Army's battle plan.

The new battle plan has just been released, and the patriarch Tong on Qilian Mountain also happened to lead more than 5,000 people who were willing to surrender to the Xinghua Army as scheduled. Go down the mountain and show your submission to the Xinghua army. Seeing this, Yi Xingchen ordered the officers of the Xinghua Army to provide materials and supplies for these surrenderers, and asked Tong to build a barracks by themselves, temporarily under the supervision of a small Xinghua army, settle down and continue to live.

Kirichi did so. More than 5,000 people from the Moon Shooting Clan finally settled down.

Of course, as a surrender army, Tong also needs to have other expressions. Therefore, Yi Xingchen immediately asked Tong to provide clues, including the number of clansmen, the general distribution of forces, terrain characteristics, offensive and defensive habits, etc., to provide a shortcut for the Xinghua army to conquer the rebels of the Moon Shooting Clan.

on this. Kiri did the same.

Tong's attitude made Yi Xingchen very satisfied, and in exchange for this, Yi Xingchen was willing to give Tong a certain amount of free space.

According to the intelligence information provided by Tong, the Xinghua Army quickly perfected the battle plan. Then, Yi Xingchen ordered the Xinghua army to move quickly, and with it, a forward army of more than 500 troops entered Qilian Mountain. Prepare to sweep away the line of great elders who do not want to submit.

Unexpectedly, the actual situation was somewhat unexpected.

When the Xinghua forward army entered the Qilian Mountains. I didn't see any of the Moon-Shooters staying on the mountain. It turned out that when Tong led the 5,000 clansmen down the mountain to surrender to the Xinghua Army, the Great Elder who received the news was unwilling to take the rest of the clansmen to join the Xinghua Army like Tong. Instead, they all took the opportunity to move to Mt. Snowike.

However, the Xinghua Army at that time did not find out about this situation from the beginning. Seeing that the entire Qilian Mountain Moon Shooting Clan camp was empty, the Xinghua Royal Guard, having doubts for a while, did not immediately march to Xuechi Mountain, but temporarily changed their strategy. Search for Qilian Mountain instead.

After searching the entire Qilian Mountain, after all, no trace of the Moon Shooting Clan was found, and the Xinghua Royal Guards could conclude that there was no one in the mountain at this time.

So, in addition to leaving a small number of troops and establishing a military station near Qilian Mountain to continue to guard the Qilian Mountain tribe, Yi Xingchen commanded the rest of the royal guards and auxiliary troops, and after a short rest, he marched continuously. When the large army crossed the Qilian Mountains and marched to another peak, Yi Xingchen chose one of the plateaus and ordered the army to stop temporarily and start camping.

After the camp was built, a staff officer immediately reported to Yi Xingchen on the reconnaissance and the next tactical move of the Xinghua army.

At this moment, the place where they are is is Snow Pool Mountain, and the plateau under this Snow Pool Mountain is the birthplace of the Moon Shooting Clan. Therefore, according to the report of the staff officers, the battle plan they drew up next was to divide the Xinghua Army into three parts: the front army, the middle army, and the rear army.

The front army, consisting of five hundred royal guards, will be the mobile detachment on this plateau. The former army has the highest right to freedom of action, and as long as they spot the army of the Moon Shooter in the course of patrolling the plateau, they can directly attack and harass without declaration. Their main task was, on the one hand, to thoroughly search and clear the Moon-Shooting Clan's armed forces around the plateau to avoid an ambush for the Chinese army, and on the other hand, to eliminate any Moon-Shooter rebel soldiers in the vanguard army, trying to make the Moon-Shooter find that they were surrounded by groups, so as to completely destroy the Moon-Shooter's confidence in resistance and greatly reduce their morale.

The Chinese army, on the other hand, will consist of 1,000 Royal Guards and 2,000 Xinghua local troops. They will rely on their powerful firepower to defeat the army of the Moon Shooter Clan in a frontal attack, and fight all the way to Dazhai, the main vein of the Moon Shooting Clan. It is expected that the front army and the Chinese army will arrive at the Moon Shooting Clan Dazhai in two days.

As for the rear army, it was composed of the remaining 1,000 or so local armies, which were ready to support the front.

Yi Xingchen did not make any changes to the action plan reported by the staff officer. Because, Yi Xingchen has always believed that professional matters should be handed over to professionals to be responsible. What's more, Yi Xingchen trusted the officers of the empire even more, believing that they would not make a mistake in judgment. Moreover, since the General Staff already has such a clear plan of action, it is enough to follow their plan.

It's just that the officers of the General Staff Department then built Yi Xingchen to stay in Qilian Mountain to supervise the war, and it is not good to continue to march with the army and go deep behind enemy lines, after all, on the battlefield, the good luck is unpredictable, if the emperor is a good person, they are really to blame. Therefore, for the sake of the unification of the empire, Yi Xingchen cannot take risks lightly.

But the staff officer, who was a well-intentioned officer, was finally rejected by Yi Xingchen, since he had already decided to take the imperial expedition in person, how could he change his mind in this way, and Yi Xingchen didn't think so. Although the battle against the Moon Shooter Clan this time is extremely critical and important, how dangerous it will be. Therefore, Yi Xingchen rejected the kindness of the officers of the staff and insisted on following the Chinese army.

The front army of the Xinghua Army set off an hour early. Then, the Chinese army set off again.

When Yi Xingchen led the Chinese army to set off, he marched for about five hours before encountering the first wave of the Moon Shooting Clan's army, the cavalry.

When Yi Xingchen noticed that there was an abnormality in front of him, he did not send a spy to investigate the situation, but first took a telescope to look into the distance.

When Yi Xingchen saw the Moon Shooting Clan people who were constantly riding their horses forward, his heart was at ease. Because, as can be seen from the dispatch of troops from the Moon Shooting Clan, the Moon Shooting Clan does not seem to know the situation of the Xinghua Army. Thinking that with cavalry, it can impact the equipment and combat effectiveness of the Xinghua Army, which is obviously underestimating the strength of the Xinghua Army.

What's more, at this time, the cavalry of the Moon Shooting Clan not far away were constantly shouting and planning back and forth. They seem to be celebrating before the war has begun, as if they are the fruits of victory. It's already leaning towards them like a moon-shooter. And this is also an expression of their contemptuous attitude towards the Xinghua Army.

Seeing the attitude of the Moon Shooter. Yi Xingchen didn't laugh angrily, and the corners of his mouth raised lightly seemed to indicate that the Xinghua army would return victoriously. Because, the more the enemy despised the Xinghua Army, the happier Yi Xingchen became. As the saying goes, arrogant soldiers will be defeated, let alone an army that knows nothing about the enemy. It is often difficult to be the victorious side.

And in fact, the enemies who once despised the Xinghua Army are indeed not alive.

"Artillery camp preparation!" Yi Xingchen raised his right arm and ordered to the middle army of the Xinghua Army.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured. The artillery is ready!" the artillery battalion officer beside him answered, and replied.

Yi Xingchen turned around and saw five rows of mortars, their muzzles already aiming.

"Your Majesty, you are ready, please instruct!" said the artillery battalion officer at a trot.

"When the enemy came within four hundred meters and charged at us, he opened fire. Yi Xingchen said.

"Yes, Your Majesty. The officer replied.

The person who led the thousands of cavalry of the Moon Shooting Clan was "Li", the son of the great patriarch of the Moon Shooting Clan. Li looked proud, he had already begun to fantasize that as long as he eliminated the Xinghua Army in this move, he would definitely be able to establish his prestige among the entire clan.

At this time, Li's mind remembered his father's words.

"The reason why the Moon Shooting Clan can survive for two hundred years without dying is not that we are particularly strong and indestructible. In fact, the world is constantly changing. In fact, our longevity stems from the fact that we know how to grasp this change, turn it into an advantage, judge the situation, and strive for benefits. We have always adhered to this approach, and at the critical moment, it is time to choose. We will not make any impulsive and stubborn decisions, and we must fight for our rights based on our fundamental interests. ”

"Last time, we sent troops to assist Dongli and invaded the Xia Kingdom, and we obtained Snow Pond Mountain. ”

"However, now they want to take it back and collect taxes, and we can't tolerate it. ”

"As long as we show them our determination, they will give us the Kunshan Mountains...... This is our home. ”

"You have to defeat them, make them realize the reality, and return home with a crushing defeat, so that we can negotiate with them and take control of Kunshan. ”

After some discussion with his father Qi, Li finally promised his father Qi that he must defeat the army of Xinghua Kingdom.

In fact, the top leaders of the Moon Shooting Clan are very ambitious, they never think that the Moon Shooting Clan belongs to any country, what they insist on is the supreme power that is always autonomous, and the Moon Shooting Clan only belongs to the Moon Shooting Clan. Li knows that his father Qi has always had the ambition of building a country, and he has the same ambition.

"Kill!" commanded the cavalry and ordered a surprise attack.

Thousands of cavalry rushed out at once, like a huge torrent, rolling towards the Chinese army of the Xinghua Army.

"Open fire!" No matter how grand the enemy's momentum was, the officers of the Xinghua Army's artillery battalion remained unmoved, and kept holding on until the cavalry of the Moon Shooting Clan rushed into the effective range of the cannonballs, and then immediately ordered an attack.

The mortar battalion fired!

For a time, these plateau cavalry, which were originally still imposing, became the most suitable targets for the mortar battalion of the Xinghua Army. Many artillerymen, who do not even need the number of observers, can accurately aim at the enemy. The rolling cavalry, in the midst of them, from time to time there were bursts of cannonball, followed by a great explosion.

The offensive of the cavalry of the Moon-Shooting Clan came to an end.

Seeing this, Li was also shocked, and suddenly ran out of ideas. It's just that he is the son of the patriarch after all, and soon, he began to quickly judge the form.

"Rush, kill!" In the end, Li still maintained the charge order. Li believed that as long as the cavalry rushed into the enemy's formation, it would be able to turn the tide of the battle. But he seemed to be a little crazy, and even ignored the casualties of the cavalry, and kept shouting and charging. Afterwards, when Li recalled the decision at this moment, he always regretted it. But at that time, Li was not calm enough to judge the situation well.

In this way, under the strong stimulation, the cavalry of the Moon Shooting Clan soon entered the range of the Xinghua Army's guns, even a distance of about 100 meters, and when they saw this, the Xinghua Army immediately opened fire.

Bang bang bang...... With the sound of gunfire, thousands of cavalry fell on the road one after another.

It's time! Yi Xingchen held a telescope and kept watching, in fact, he was waiting for this scene to happen. Therefore, Yi Xingchen seized the opportunity at the moment, raised his right arm and issued an order to all the Chinese soldiers: "Launch a general attack!"

Under Yi Xingchen's order, the main force of the Chinese army immediately turned into a sharp sword and plunged into the enemy. At this time, the cavalry of the Moon Shooting Clan had long been defeated, and the counterattack of the Xinghua Army was like the last straw that pressed on the camel's body, and the cavalry of the Moon Shooting Clan was immediately knocked out of hell and never recovered.

After wave after wave of cavalry fell, Li Cai was suddenly beaten on the head, and he was suddenly frightened. When he finally saw that the cavalry team he had brought with him was no longer one of them, he let out a miserable roar, and his heart fell into great fear.

"Young master, let's retreat! Leave the green mountains without worrying about running out of firewood!" until the guard beside him, in order to protect him, hurriedly shouted beside him.

Li woke up from his fright and muttered, "Yes, retreat!" After speaking, Li took several guards and turned around on horseback and ran.

At this time, Li finally saw that the cavalry he brought had completely collapsed at this time, and the war was destined to be powerless, and he had no other way but to escape.

At this point, the war is a foregone conclusion, and Li will also become the sinner of the Moon Shooting Clan.