Chapter Sixty-Nine: Yanzhou Tiger Master
Yinxue Iron Cavalry and the Chiyou tribe fought for eight hours, both sides suffered heavy casualties, Chiyou was killed in battle, and the 80,000 elite troops under his command were scattered, and the Haiyun Fan Department also suffered heavy losses.
Except for the 500 remnants of Hailan who surrendered to Jiang Feng, there are only 800 iron horsemen left.
The Jiuli clan, which was scattered in all directions, was soon captured by Jiang Feng's Suo Jiao light cavalry, escorted back to the valley, and handed over to Aloy to practice, wash away their sins, and let them voluntarily follow Jiang Feng to fight.
As soon as Chi You died, the morale of the army was weakened, and the four hundred miles of grassland and two thousand tribes in Yanzhou were all under the rule of the new army.
In the end, Jiang Feng obtained 30,000 elites in this campaign, and at the same time recovered millions of grassland tribes in Yanzhou.
The base area of Yanzhou will become a backup for the crusade against Jiang Cheng in the future, winning directly to take Fengdu, and losing to retreat to defend.
As for Haiyunfan's eight hundred old and weak soldiers, it is very difficult to guard the entrance of Qilian Snow Mountain, and behind the Yinxue Barracks, it is the only passage from Yanzhou to Fengdu - Jingchengkou.
For Jiang Feng, who now has 50,000 new troops, a mere 800 remnants is no longer enough to fear, and it is not too much of a threat to him.
Next, it is the important task of managing Yanzhou.
After entering Jiuli City, Jiang Feng's first edict was to exempt the Yanzhou tribe from taxes for three years, and at the same time open a warehouse to release grain, and throw out the millions of stone grain that Chiyou had hoarded to relieve the people displaced in the war.
At the same time, outside Jiuli City, a solemn and huge oval altar rose from the ground, and the Tubai tribe under the command of the mole was good at building and building an altar, which was a piece of cake for them.
Suo Ji lightly held Jiang Feng's general order, invited the tribal leader to participate in the heavenly sacrifice ceremony, and recognized Jiang Feng as the new lord of Yanzhou.
On this day, the lord of the grassland tribe arrived, and they wanted to follow the benevolent and righteous new lord in front of them more than the Chiyou tribe who burned and looted.
"From now on, Yanzhou broke away from the rule of the Xueyue Empire, and the new army was renamed the Tiger Ben Division, with Chu He as the commander, Xiang Yu and Aloy as the left and right vanguards, after the beginning of spring, the ice and snow melted, and the army was pulled out, killing back to Fengdu, and killing the traitor Jiang Cheng. ”
Sheep and cattle were slaughtered, an oath was sworn to sacrifice to the sky, and at the same time recruits were levied, high military salaries were given, and family members were subsidized with half a stone of grain every year.
As soon as this edict was issued, tens of thousands of troops came to sign up for the army.
In just three days, Jiang Feng's command added 100,000 young troops out of thin air, and the speed of this recruitment far exceeded expectations.
"There are not many soldiers, but refinement. Jiang Feng knew that 100,000 primordial troops stacked together would not be able to defeat his artillery phalanx.
So this batch of fresh blood was temporarily arranged in Luofang Valley, which has now been turned into a training ground for training battlefield prisoners and recruit eggs.
After stabilizing the situation in Yanzhou, Jiang Feng retired from his attendants and came to Liuxia's camp alone.
"Your Highness, are you here?" Ryusha hurriedly stood up and saluted.
"I'm here just to tell you that Hailan is currently at the mouth of Jingchengkou in Qilian Snow Mountain, if you want to go to him, I'll help you prepare a fast horse. ”
It can be seen that Hailan has a deep love for Liuxia, and Jiang Feng is not good at beating mandarin ducks.
"Your Highness, what are you talking nonsense? Lu Xia is a member of the royal family in life, and he is a ghost of the royal family in death, why do you want to give me to General Hailan?" Lu Xia's voice trembled.
"You and Hailan, aren't you childhood sweethearts?"
"Your Highness, are you eating the vinegar of General Hailan? I only have brother and sister affection for him, no other feelings, Lu Xia is willing to follow the Nine Emperor Princes in this life, please Your Highness don't drive me away again." ”
Lu Xia leaned sideways into the quilt and coughed lightly, "Your Highness, I am not feeling well and want to rest, you are free." ”
"Okay, then I won't disturb your rest. ”
Jiang Feng left, and by the way, he removed Xiang Yu who was staying at the door.
"Inform Chu He and ask him to take five hundred light horsemen and follow me to the Yinxue Barracks. “
Known as the god of Yanzhou and the shadow of the grassland tribes, the Yinxue Iron Cavalry has been stationed at Jingchengkou for more than 20 years, resulting in millions of grassland tribes in Yanzhou being unable to cross the Qilian Snow Mountain.
And Jiang Feng this time is to defeat Hai Yunfan head-on.
So he only brought five hundred horsemen, which were iron horsemen equal to Jingchengkou.
"Chu He, tell me the truth, our Suo Ji cavalry, frontal against the Yinxue Iron Cavalry, what are the odds of winning?" Jiang Feng asked Chu He beside him, after all, the Suo Ji light cavalry was trained by him.
"Back to Your Highness, at least seventy percent. Chu He is full of confidence.
In terms of melee weapons, Suo Jiao's long sword is superior to Yinxue's silver spear, and in long-range combat, Suo Jiao's Mitsubishi Wind Arrow, both in range and power, is incomparable to silver armor arrows.
What's more, Suo Jiao has been practicing light cavalry for several months, and there are hundreds of actual battles, and his strength has long been incomparable.
"The thought of fighting with Commander Hai Yunfan in a dignified and upright manner makes the minister's heart boil, and it is my lifelong wish to be able to use the new army I have trained myself to defeat the invincible Silver Snow Iron Cavalry. Chu He's heart was full of blood, and he couldn't wait to fight Hai Yunfan.
Jiang Feng's movement of troops had long been detected by Yinxue's sentinels.
Therefore, Hailan personally led 500 horsemen to wait at the mouth of the well.
"Jiang Feng, do you know what it means to cross the well?" Hai Lan clenched his spear and walked to the front of the formation.
"Meaning...... Can I eat Jiang Cheng?"
"Eat Jiang Cheng, your appetite is too big, after the mouth of the well, there are three heavenly moat checkpoints, each with 50,000 heavy soldiers stationed, plus the terrain is dangerous, one man is the pass, even if you transfer all the millions of people in Yanzhou, you can't break through these three levels. ”
Hailan breathed a long sigh of relief and continued: "What's more, in the territory of Fengdu, the forbidden army and the Black Feather Army, a total of 350,000 people, your attack on Fengdu is tantamount to a meat bun beating a dog, if you don't go back, it doesn't matter if you die, don't take Yanzhou to accompany the funeral." ”
"I have my own decision on the matter of Fengdu, and now you have to think about it, how to defeat my iron horse?"
Jiang Feng narrowed his eyes and looked at Hailan, "That's it, let's use the same cavalry to duel, if you win, I won't go out of Yanzhou within three years, but if you lose, trouble gives way, and my army will step through the Jingchengkou." ”
"Okay, then let you see how powerful the silver snow iron ride is. ”
Hailan looked behind him, the remnants of the soldiers, and the war horses were also scarred.
"Soldiers, do you have the confidence to fight with me? "Hailan holds up the silver spear.
"The ministers are willing to fight to the death, and the silver snow and iron horses should shine with the sun and the moon. ”
"If the battle is defeated, the whole army will start from the general and go down the ranks to apologize. ”
"Array!"
Hailan roared, and the Silver Snow Iron Cavalry immediately set up a charging formation, which was their usual trick, basically after a round of charge, more than half of the enemy was killed or wounded.
No matter how many people the opponent has? In the dictionary of the Silver Snow Iron Rider, there is never the word "back".