In December 621, the trees were quiet and the wind did not stop. Xia Xue originally wanted to continue to develop the production and technology of the Angel Country with peace of mind, but the border pass suddenly reported that Du Fuwei, the overlord of Jianghuai, and Li Zitong, the overlord of Southern Jiangsu, colluded with Lin Shihong, the king of Chu, and Xiao Miao, the king of Liang, who had been defeated by the angel army, to besiege the angel country, invade the border of the angel country, loot and burn, and have captured and occupied many border counties and towns of the angel country.

The whole country of the Angel Kingdom was in an uproar, and the officers and soldiers of the Angel were all filled with righteous indignation, and they all asked for battle to meet the enemy.

"If anyone sins against me, I will sin." Xia Xue originally wanted to wait for the further development of the Angel Kingdom and the further strength of the Angel Army before considering the unification of the south, but the situation was pressing, and now it seemed that the only way to do it was to carry out the great cause of unification of the south in advance.

Xia Xue ordered Li Jing to lead 10,000 Angel Army main force corps and 30,000 Angel Army auxiliary corps to fight against Lin Shihong, King of Chu, and Xiao Mill, King of Liang, in the west, and she personally led 5,000 special forces and 20,000 auxiliary corps to fight against Du Fuwei, the overlord of Jianghuai in the north, and Li Zitong, the overlord of southern Jiangsu. In addition, he led 30 large and medium-sized warships and 5,000 marines to the north to eliminate Li Zitong's navy.

Xia Xue currently has only 200 people equipped with angel rifles in the 5,000 special forces regiments, including 10 people such as Zhao Feng as a blocker, 180 people such as Zhao Quan in the rifle battalion, and 10 people from the rest of the pro-military battalion Ouyang brothers and sisters. She asked each to carry 500 rounds. Play. The artillery battalion currently has only 6 artillery pieces, 300 personnel and 2,000 shells. Since these people shoot from a distance, they only wear light soft armor for ease of movement.

There are 1,000 cavalrymen, equipped with steel helmets and masks, as well as light and thin steel plate armor to protect the chest, back and thighs, and cold weapons Tang knives and hands. Pomegranate. Projectiles, bows and arrows, etc. The remaining 3,500 soldiers of the Special Forces Corps are infantry, equipped with steel helmets, light steel plate armor to protect their chests and backs, angel bows and crossbows, shields and Tang knives, three-edged armor-piercing spears, and hands. Pomegranate. bullets, etc.

The 20,000 auxiliary regiments are only equipped with ordinary leather armor, knives and guns, shields, bows and crossbows and other weapons.

In order to reduce military spending and improve combat effectiveness, Xia Xue adopted a strategy of elite troops. The number of the main battle group is not very large, they are all elite fighters selected from the auxiliary corps, and they are the main force in the battle. The officers and men of the main battle regiment are all paid military salaries, and the welfare benefits are also very good, and if they die in battle, they will receive generous pensions. They are generally required to serve in the military for at least five years, and if they want to continue to serve in the military after five years, they can continue to serve after passing the examination, and if they do not want to stay in the post, they can be transferred to the local government. The generals and non-commissioned officers of the main army and people of special arms can become professional soldiers until they retire at the age of 50, and they will have a pension after retirement. Because the main legion of the Angel Army has good treatment, good welfare, job security, and life security, everyone is working hard. The concept of "good men should not be soldiers" is not popular in the angel country, but in the angel country, good men are vying to be soldiers. However, due to the limited number of the main legion of the Angel Country, the assessment and selection conditions are very harsh, and it is basically one in a hundred, so many young people who want to join the main legion can only continue to work hard.

The auxiliary legion of the Angel Army is basically equivalent to the militia, and it is not paid, but the troops are in charge of food and drink, providing daily necessities, weapons and equipment, etc., and working at home and farming in peacetime, and in wartime, they are selected to join the auxiliary legion to assist the main army in battle. Although it is an auxiliary legion, there are still strict military discipline requirements. Every year, they will train intensively for one month during the off-season. The age of joining the auxiliary corps is generally 17 to 35 years old, and generally there are more than two men in each household, and it is required that one soldier must be contributed, which is equivalent to compulsory military service. If there is only one man in the family, who is an only child, he is not required to serve in the military.

Why is everyone very enthusiastic about participating in the auxiliary corps, because the personnel of the main corps are only selected from the auxiliary corps, and if they perform well in the auxiliary corps and have military merits, they can be promoted to the main corps, so as to enjoy the preferential treatment of the main corps.

The auxiliary corps is generally mainly to clean up the battlefield, assist the main corps, and occupy the enemy city that has been breached, so Xia Xue let the 20,000 auxiliary corps march at a normal speed in the rear, and led the 5,000 special forces corps to march all the way, and 2 days later entered the northern border area of Fujian, and just met the 50,000 Jianghuai army led by the Jianghuai overlord Du Fuwei's generals Kan Ling and Wang Xiongsao, these two people are Du Fuwei's adopted sons, and they are known as the big general and the little general in the army.

Xia Xue knew that Du Fuwei's Jianghuai Army was still very strong.

Du Fuwei would generally select the most elite members of the army to form a vanguard, called "Shangzhu", with a strength of 10,000 men. Du Fuwei took the recruitment as his own soldiers, usually very pampered, but the requirements are also very harsh, every battle must be recruited as the vanguard, after the war to check the scars on each person's body, if the injury is in the back, immediately beheaded, because that means that it retreats from the battle. Every time he won, Du Fuwei rewarded the whole army with the looted assets, and if his men died in battle, they would be buried with the property of the deceased and even his wife and concubine.

Kan Ling and Wang Xiongsao, as Du Fuwei's adopted sons, naturally knew their way, and they generally used Du Fuwei's methods to recruit on the battlefield, selecting a thousand people with long knives as the forward, and a thousand people followed, and they led the rest of the troops to follow. The Jianghuai army is already fierce, and with such a harsh military method, naturally everyone moves forward bravely, especially the long knife formation of the forward. Therefore, the team led by him was invincible all the way.

Because the Angel Army is mainly the main legion, the auxiliary legion is mainly responsible for cleaning the battlefield, defending the conquered city, assisting in defending the city and other tasks. Therefore, Xia Xue let the main army of more than 5,000 people go first, followed by the 20,000 auxiliary legions.

Kan Ling and Wang Xiongshu saw that Xia Xue only brought more than 5,000 people, and they didn't pay attention to it at all.

Kan Ling and Wang Xiongshui ordered the Jianghuai army to hold long knives, set up a dense knife formation, and slaughtered Xia Xue with murderous energy, countless long knives reflected the cold light in the sun, which was indeed terrifying and terrifying.

Xia Xue immediately ordered the infantry battalion of the Special Operations Corps to set up a formation to meet the enemy, and there were still 1,400 people lined up in a column in front, with a group of seven people, sword and shield hands in front and pikemen in the rear.

Then he ordered Zhao Ning to set up 6 angel cannons, load the shells into the barrel, adjust the firing angle, direction, height, and aiming device of the cannons, and launch them at a distance of one thousand meters from the Jianghuai Army and the Angel Army.

Ordered Zhao Quan to lead the rifle battalion to line up in the gap behind the shieldmen. The bullet was loaded, and the Jianghuai army entered within 400 meters to shoot freely.

Zhao Feng was ordered to lead the blockers to choose a higher place in the battalion, and when the Jianghuai Army entered a distance of 700 meters, he used the scope to lock on to the enemy's officers and standard-bearers for accurate shooting.

The cavalry was ordered to divide into a team of 500 men on the left and right, ready to attack at any time.

Order the remaining 2,000 or so infantry to put the angel bow and crossbow on the bowstring and crossbow arrows in advance, and fire them at any time when the enemy army enters within 200 meters.

This was the first time that Xia Xue commanded the heat after coming to the Sui Dynasty. In the battle of the combination of weapons and cold weapons, I naturally felt a little nervous in my heart, and I didn't know what the result would be. However, once Xia Xue makes up her mind, even if there is a sea of swords and fires in front of her, she will never flinch and fear. She believes in the power of science and technology, and believes that "the brave wins when they meet on a narrow road"!

The Jianghuai army entered the distance of 1,000 meters of the angel army with neat steps, and the long knives with cold light surging towards the angel army like waves of knives.

Xia Xue took a deep breath and ordered Zhao Ning: "Fire!" ”

Zhao Ning waved the command flag and shouted loudly: "Open the cannon!" ”

After a loud bang, six shells crossed a graceful arc and flew accurately into the dense knife formation of the Jianghuai army.

"Boom, boom, boom ......", the smoke of gunpowder filled the air, and the four or five Jianghuai soldiers who were located near the landing of the shells were instantly torn to pieces by the expanding and exploding shells, and their bodies were thrown high, and then they fell heavily.

The scorching heat generated by the explosion mixed with gravel, sediment, and shrapnel swung in all directions, and the nearby Jianghuai soldiers were immediately killed and wounded, and two Jianghuai soldiers' throats were cut by the explosives, and blood continued to bubble outward.

"Boom, boom, ......boom" A deafening explosion sounded in the Jianghuai saber formation, but the stumps flew sideways and the flesh and blood were blurred where the shells landed, some were blown up, some were stunned, some were knocked to the ground by the shock wave, and some were screaming by shrapnel......

Before Kan Ling, Wang Xiongli, and the Jianghuai army could react, the second batch of shells of "boom, boom, boom......" flew over again, and flesh and blood flew again, and people turned over on their backs.

Zhao Ning continued to calmly command the artillery to load and fire, seeing that the angel cannon was so powerful, Zhao Ning's heart was full of pride and excitement, he, the artillery battalion commander, could finally raise his eyebrows in front of everyone.

"Damn, this demon girl really knows how to demons, and she summoned the thunder god!" Kan Ling was tall, sturdy, and a lively Jianghuai man, and he desperately pulled the war horse that was frightened by the sound of the explosion and said to Wang Xiongli.

"Yes, I heard King Liang's subordinates say that the queen of this angel country is a person who knows how to use demons and can summon thunder and lightning, I didn't believe it at the time, but today it seems to be true." Wang Xiongli was a square-faced young man about twenty years old, with a pair of small eyes full of essence and a short beard stubble on his chin. He also desperately pulled the panicked war horse.

"Damn, how can we fight this battle, this demon girl's demon method is too powerful, we are not opponents!"

"I think we'd better withdraw!"

"Wait, I'm not reconciled, damn it, she's only 5,000 people, and we have 50,000 people, even if she has a demon law, we can also rush to her and kill her, as long as we kill her, we should be able to crack her demon law!"

"Well, our Jianghuai army is invincible, and we are not afraid of her as a dead demon girl! Come on! ”

"Brothers, don't panic, as long as we rush over and kill the thief and demon girl, we can crack her demon law, brothers, rush!"

There were not many cavalry in the Jianghuai Army, and there were only more than 5,000 cavalry in these more than 50,000 troops, and the rest were infantry. At present, most of the cavalry's horses were frightened out of control by the explosion, and many cavalrymen were trampled to death and injured by the horses. The infantry are also mostly out of control now, crying and howling, scurrying around. The Jianghuai army was already in chaos.

Kan Ling and Wang Xiongli rushed forward and killed a few people who were running backwards, forcibly gathered more than 20,000 horses, and continued to rush towards the angel army.

Soon it was less than 700 meters away from the Angel Army's camp.

"Kill! ——”

"Rush! Kill the Enchantress! ”

Kan Ling and Wang Xiongli seemed to have seen the exciting scene of rushing into the camp of the angel army, brandishing a sharp long knife to cut off the head of the queen of the angel kingdom, and shouting victory.

Suddenly, only to hear a "bang", Kan Ling's excited screams stopped abruptly, and a stream of blood arrows flew to Wang Xiongsao's face, and Kan Ling, who was still warm and screaming excitedly, was hit through the head, his head was crooked, and he fell from the horse.

"Bang" again, another son. The bullet volley whistled in the air. The dumbfounded Wang Xiongli's eyes darkened, he let go of the reins, and strangely, waved his arms quickly. Sliding more and more down the side of the saddle, Wang Xiongli fell to the wet mud. The soldiers of the Jianghuai Army saw that his arms and legs were twitching, but his head did not move. Catapulted through his head, and then was trampled under his feet by the rushing horses.

With a "click", Zhao Feng and Ouyang Qian pulled the bolt of the gun and withdrew the gun chamber. Bullet shells, "click" again, and again. The bullet is fed into the chamber of the gun, and through the scope it is aimed at the next enemy general. Zhao Feng has the talent of a blocker, and Ouyang Qian, a little girl, is actually also a talent of a blocker. They didn't know Kan Ling and Wang Xiongsao, they only knew how to shoot the generals and officers of the Jianghuai Army that they thought they were.

These Jianghuai officers and soldiers who dared to continue to rush and kill under the leadership of Kan Ling and Wang Xiongsao were indeed the bravest elites in the Jianghuai army, but when they saw Kan Ling and Wang Xiongsao at such a distance of more than 700 meters, they didn't know what demon methods they were killed by the angel army, and they were all heartbroken, and they no longer had the courage to continue to rush and kill.

"Ah, the great general and the little general are dead!"

"Ah, the witch's magic is too powerful, run away!" ……

Before some of the officers who wanted to stop them waved their long knives or roared, they heard a few "bangs" and "bangs" sounds, and they fell to the ground with their limbs twitching, and they stopped moving for a while.

"Run! ……”

The Jianghuai army finally collapsed, scattered and fled.

Xia Xue didn't expect that the fierce Jianghuai army would scatter and flee before they could reach a distance of 500 meters, so she immediately changed her tactics and ordered the cavalry to chase and kill, and the infantry to cover up and kill.

The horses of the Xia Xue Special Combat Regiment are all specially trained and are not afraid of explosions. The cavalry of the Angel Army brandished sharp Tang knives and rushed into the fleeing enemy army, slashing and slashing wantonly, and the lives of Jianghuai soldiers were ruthlessly harvested.

Many of those who did not have time to flee hurriedly knelt down and surrendered to avoid death.

"Surrender or kill!"

"Surrender or kill!"

The soldiers of the Angel Army shouted while chasing and killing, and after hearing this, more soldiers of the Jianghuai Army knelt down and surrendered.

The whole battle ended in less than an hour, and the Jianghuai army suffered more than 5,000 casualties and more than 20,000 prisoners, and the rest fled. None of the angels were killed, only a dozen were slightly wounded, many of them fell and were injured while chasing deserters, and a few artillerymen were accidentally burned by artillery. This is unprecedented.

"Cannons are not lost, they are the god of war!" Xia Xue secretly admired in her heart, and it seemed that she would continue to strengthen artillery construction in the future.

Xia Xue handed over the captives to the auxiliary legions that came from behind, and asked them to send them to the mines of the Angel Kingdom to mine, anyway, the mines are now short of manpower. The recruited workers not only had to take care of the food, but also had to pay wages, and these captives only needed to take care of the food, and they used it for free, so why not. In order to make the prisoners work with peace of mind, Xia Xue promised that as long as they worked in the mine for three years, they would be free, and those who wanted to go home would go home, and those who wanted to continue working in the mine would be paid the same wages as other workers.

The captives could only accept their fate, and at the same time they were glad that the beautiful but terrible maiden queen had not killed them with a demonic spell.

After winning the first battle, the morale of the Angel Army's special legion was greatly boosted, and after a day's rest, it continued to advance north.

The Jianghuai soldiers who entered the border of the Angel Kingdom to loot fled back to the Jianghuai area after hearing the news.

Xia Xue was determined to eliminate all the overlords and kings of these invading angel countries this time, so after driving away the Jianghuai soldiers, Xia Xue did not stop, but led the army to break into Du Fuwei's Jianghuai territory and continued to advance north.

After entering the Jianghuai region, Xia Xue thought that there would be many fierce battles, but she didn't expect that the subsequent battle was almost a one-sided victory.

The guards in the Jianghuai region heard that the angel queen would demonize the law and summon thunder and lightning, and the two righteous sons of the Jianghuai overlord Du Fuwei, Kan Ling and Wang Xiongsao, were killed by the angel army, and the 50,000 army was wiped out, and there were almost no people who dared to fight.

Xia Xue continued to lead the special operations corps forward while letting the auxiliary legion from behind take over the surrendered county towns and towns.