Chapter 11: The Dragon's Snake Rises

The war with the barbarians, from the contact battle at the end of February to the outbreak in early March, there was almost no delay, because the two sides had already made sufficient preparations, whether it was a competition of sharp spirit, or the accumulation of materials, as for the deployment of troops, the arrangement of troops, etc., it had already gone through an unknown number of deductions. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The counteroffensive in the south was all-round, and the barbarian army was still affected by the occupation time was too short and the rear was unstable, although a lot of Tianxiao troops were also formed, but the morale of the Tianxiao army, whether it was with the Huaxia Army that implemented the policy of the first army in the south, or with the new army (barbarian army) after the smooth reform of the military system, all could not be compared, more often, it was just used to send people to the head.

Although the strength of the Tianxiao Army itself is really not worth mentioning, it has played a great role in assisting the new dynasty in managing the people and suppressing the rebellion. It is precisely because of this that the Shenwu Right Army and the Tunpeng Army reorganized by Ningjiang in Lin'an led by all walks of life, the first to focus on the Tianxiao Army was the Tianxiao Army, which also forced the barbarian army to begin to shrink the defensive line, and Wuzhou and Qinzhou on the north bank of the Yangtze River were the first to fall into the hands of the Huaxia Army.

Although on the north bank of the Yangtze River, it quickly gained a firm foothold, but in the process of advancing forward, it was still greatly hindered. There are many rivers and lakes in the south, and the role of water warfare is great, but if you want to recover the Central Plains, cavalry is still an indispensable element after all.

And in order to avoid the weakness of their own firearms that are inferior to those in the south, the Divine Book Zongbei has set a strategy from the very beginning, focusing on more mobile field battles, and is not limited to the defense of one city and one pool.

The tactics of the new dynasty with elite cavalry coming and going like the wind were indeed the most troublesome thing for the Huaxia army in the south, which largely offset the advantages of positional warfare and siege warfare formed by the Huaxia side because of the use of artillery.

The strategy adopted by the Lin'an side in this regard was to further implement the policy of first army, and at the same time, after setting the goals for the next stage, the generals on the front line would be greatly delegated power. In terms of overall strategy, the specific tactics of the generals at the front are basically not examined, but only studied after the fact.

will not obey the foreign monarch's order...... Such words were said by him as the prime minister, in the court, so he also became a "command arrow" that many generals on the front line could raise at any time. The number of people was originally the advantage of the Chinese side, but in the past, there were too many constraints on really talented people, and it was difficult for even famous generals to show their strength.

Under the banner of respecting China and resisting the barbarians, the whole people resisted the barbarians, relied on the superiority in numbers to press the barbarian army, and then adopted the method of survival of the fittest, promoted the generals and officials who had achieved outstanding results, and provided them with key support and supplementation.

In the large number of casualties in the early tug-of-war, some excellent generals also stood out. Although, in the imperial court, there are also civil officials who strongly question this practice, if this continues, even if the barbarians are pacified in the end, it will inevitably fall into a situation in the future in which the heroes are divided and some forces cannot be defeated. In this regard, Ning Jiang, who is the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, replied ...... Whatever!

This attitude of "I just take care of the barbarians to sweep away, and then the flood will be monstrous and my" is indeed blinding many people's eyes.

However, the vast majority of people actually can't see ...... Or they don't care about the "distant" future, what they see is a stage that allows them to show their strengths, heroes who care about the world, ambitious ambitions, but anyone who feels that they have the ability, they hope to take this opportunity, or show what they have learned in their lives, or reap greater benefits, and it is precisely because of this that a large number of people devote themselves to this epoch-making wave.

Although the generals in the front were given considerable rights, because in the name of the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, he controlled the many materials supported in the rear, as well as the operation of the entire imperial court, in the general strategic direction, Ningjiang was still firmly controlled.

The excellent can be supplemented with more resources and troops, and when each general has considerable control over his own people, it can be said to be a disguised military merit system. This kind of wolf pack tactic, if you look at it in the long run, is indeed easy to leave trouble, but at this time, it is to further amplify the weakness of the strong brute army and the overall lack of numbers.

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“…… What do you want in Ningjiang? ”

In the Imperial City of Haojing, the battle reports from all over the country flew like snowflakes, and the Divine Book Sect frowned tightly: "Is he crazy?" ”

The Tiger Emperor looked at the sand table fiercely, muttering, and after a long while, he raised his head, the whole situation was complicated, and at this point, even he could hardly understand it: "Judging from the history books of Huaxia, Ningjiang's approach is somewhat similar to the method used by Liu Bang, the king of Han, to deal with the overlord of Chu. In order to eliminate the overlord of Chu, the king of Han used this kind of promise of a lot of benefits to the princes, and his powerful subordinates such as Han Xin and other means of wanton decentralization, Han Xin was just an unappreciated internal history of governing Li, the king of Han listened to Xiao He's opinion, built an altar to worship the general, and directly entrusted Han Xin to heavy power and heavy troops, after Peng Yue rebelled against Chu and surrendered to Han, the king of Han did not hesitate to divide part of his troops under his command, so he attracted the strength of the heroes. The battle of Pengcheng, the overlord of Chu, with 30,000 elite soldiers, broke the Han king and the princes' army of 630,000 people, only dozens of people escaped around the king of Han, the king of Chu thought that he was in control, who knew that later, although he continued to win, there were fewer and fewer people around him, and the Han king's side was more and more fighting, with the strength of the overlord of Chu, after all, he could not resist the ambush of the heroes of the world. ”

"It looks similar, but it's not." Shen Xi Zong sighed, "At that time, the king of Han was actually just one of the princes, promising a lot of benefits to other princes, more of a big cake drawn out of empty mouth, if he can't get the world, the world is not his, these big cakes will naturally be invalid, he wants to get the world, really become the emperor, these princes, he naturally has a way to clean up again, he was afraid at the time, only the overlord of Chu was alone, as for the 'nameless old man' who appeared later, it was completely not what he expected." ”

He continued: "The king of Han does not draw a big cake to the princes, and the princes are not used by him. But at this moment, Ning Jiang, as the prime minister and the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, is already in a high position, if he uses his status and prestige to collect troops and power, to put it mildly, it is not impossible to usurp the throne in the future. With a practice like his, even if he recaptures the Central Plains, he will either have further civil strife in the future, or he can only follow the policy of dividing and sealing as in the Spring and Autumn Period, and this kind of practice of drinking water to quench thirst ......"

frowned tightly: "This person's mind is completely unpredictable, I originally thought that he would definitely take advantage of the war to take power, and after gathering power in one, he would sweep the world when he entered, change the dynasty, and control the government and the opposition when he retreated. A person who is in a high position and does not take power, has never been in the past, what is he trying to do? Could it be that he is really a saint who does not seek authority and has no selfish intentions, and after helping Huaxia regain the Central Plains, he really patted his ass and left? ”

The Tiger Emperor couldn't help but paced a few steps.

The strategy used by the South is what they fear the most...... In fact, it is also the most unlikely approach.

From their point of view...... Or from the perspective of many people, it is impossible to imagine that the south will adopt such a practice, as the god of the book said, what is the surname Ning?

"And the north." The Divine Book Sect said in a deep voice, "The riots of Hehu and Luyue are still spreading, and this is clearly the female venerable of the Zoroastrian sect who is playing ghosts behind her back. If you want to take this opportunity to get a piece of the pie, this is something that anyone can think of, the question is, what are her hole cards? I don't believe that she really dares to jump out just by relying on this strength in her hands? ”

Fierce Cha stabbed his hand to the window and snorted coldly. To the north of the Huang River, although the largest resistance force, the Black Mountain Army, has been completely defeated, Zhang Yan has also been beheaded in public, and Momen has also been completely defeated, but the two forces of Zongjia Army Zongnuma and Fuyunzhai Sunhu are still quite difficult, like a hundred-legged insect, dead but not stiff. At this time, the sudden riot of Helian and Luyue was indeed a headache for Meng Shenjun's side.

"On the side of the Underworld King, you still refuse to go out of the mountain now?"

"He was originally injured in the battle with Princess Heshan and Qiu Shui, and was forced to retreat for a year by Ning Jiang, who was alias Xiaobai Daoren, and now he is in a critical period of cultivation. The Divine Book Sect sighed, "If he is willing to go out to help, Meng Shenjun's side will also relieve a lot of pressure, but it's a pity, it's a pity...... Ningjiang's guy is really accurate. ”

He also said: "Now I only hope that the side of the Falcon Queen can completely take over the Ghost Fox and block all the Huaxia troops in Bashu, but it's just ...... I'm afraid it's not too optimistic. ”

"What do you have in mind?" ”

Divine Book Sect Bei said with a smile: "Now that the matter is over, it is better to release the two brothers Xi Mengmad and Xi Yanshou and let them deal with the Huaxia army on the other side of the Long River." ”

Meng Cha stabbed: "With the temper of their two brothers, if they really want to gain power in the future, they will definitely not let you go." ”

The Divine Book Sect sighed: "So I gave them a chance." ”

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To the north of Bashu, close to the Luzhou area, there are poor mountains and bad waters everywhere, and in some places, you can only rely on the narrow plank road forcibly carved out from the mountain wall to pass.

There is no one in this world to recite the words "Shu Road is difficult, it is difficult to go to the blue sky", but in addition to a limited number of roads, it is indeed an extremely difficult thing to enter Shu from other places, and even if you do not consider the difficulty of Shu Road, such a sinister place is often thieves everywhere, bandits are rampant, and the mountain bandits after the robbery outside are often surrounded and suppressed, often with a roar, sneaking into such a deep mountain, which makes people cry out in vain.

On that steep and rugged mountain road, the group really meandered forward, and most of these people were exhausted. For the water town in the south of the Yangtze River, it was the day of March in spring, but here, in spring and autumn, the air is extremely humid, and the miasma is the most serious.

The old man raised his head, looked at the mist-shrouded mountain in the distance, and let out a long sigh.

He was followed here by non-combatants who had escaped from the Valley of the Bears, including Yanshi who was mainly skilled in wood armor, swordsmiths who were good at casting iron and refining swords, and some family members of ink masters.

Once thriving, for a period of time, the new Momen, which let everyone see hope, finally ended in failure under brutal suppression, and now, the life and death of the good princess are uncertain, and the other leaders are either rumored to be dead, or their whereabouts are unknown. With the help of some Jianghu people, they kept moving and finally came here.

It's just that what kind of situation is in front of them?

Knowing almost nothing about the outside world, they had no other way to think of anything but to move on. After all, if you take this road, you still have a little chance to move to the south alive, and the other roads are basically a dead end.

A woman's cry suddenly came from behind, and when he looked back, the haggard woman sat on the ground with the child in her arms in her arms, crying hoarsely. The others gathered around her, comforting her, and finally, the child was taken away and simply buried, and the woman continued to move forward with everyone's support.

Suddenly, the old road raised his head, and saw a flash of light in the mountains in the distance, and his heart sighed. That kind of light must be a reflection of something, which means that it is likely that someone is watching them in the dark.

Who the hell are those?

In such a difficult situation, the old Dao actually had little hope, but at this point, even if it was the enemy, they had nothing to think about. In desperation, they could only ask everyone to speed up their pace, trying to pass this road as soon as possible, and secretly hoping that those people were not coming for them.

However, such expectations soon became utopian, and there were obviously people around them who were coming in their direction. The face of hardship, the expression of despair, although the speed is accelerated, but more likely, it rushes to the net of death.

Entering a plank road, Fang turned out, and a few people flashed out in front of him. All the people quickly stopped and stood guard together.

"But Momen's friend?" In the shadow on the opposite side, someone walked out, "My man Chen Tianya, and then over, it is the battlefield of the Red Turban Army, the Weiyuan Army and the Barbarian Army Falcon Queen, and Li Hu, and I also ask you to divert the route with me, so as not to accidentally encounter the barbarian army." The Ghost Commander already knew that you might be passing through here, so he sent us to meet you. ”

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