Chapter 558: Western Regions, Western Regions
In Monan Dragon City, Xia Liang, Li Xiuning and others are inspecting the city defense.
Almost all of the cavalry of the Han army was transferred by Chutian to crusade against the Jebe legion, leaving only the infantry and crossbowmen to defend Monan Dragon City.
Among them, the Shenji Battalion, which is equipped with rare firearms, and the Jianyan crossbowmen who are equipped with the Shenyan Arm Bow, are all in Monan Dragon City.
Monan Dragon City became a dangerous place.
If Temujin knew that Mo Nan Dragon City was the real Longtan Tiger's Den, then he might not dare to come and attack Mo Nan Dragon City.
"With the ability and strength of the lord, it should be no problem to push the Jebe legion, not to mention Sun Bin's bonus. If there is no accident, Jebe may coerce the tribe's population and retreat to Mobei to avoid the lord's edge. ”
Xia Liang talked to Li Xiuning, and his words were full of relaxation.
The main force of 350,000 soldiers was divided into three ways to crusade against Jebe, and each Han army was strong and strong, as if it was devastated. It was assumed that Jebe would flee without a fight.
Suddenly, the sound of the warning horn echoed in the Dragon City of Monan, and the sentinels of the watchtower found the sand and dust in the sky!
"Mongol cavalry, how did they get here!?"
"Didn't the general send troops to crusade against Jebe? Could it be that this cavalry has slipped through the net? ”
"No, there are a lot of cavalry!"
The Monan lords who stayed behind in Monan Dragon City were panicked, and Liu Hu, who had a scar on his face, gritted his teeth and looked angrily at the Mongolian cavalry that appeared on the horizon.
This Mongolian cavalry numbered at least 100,000 people!
What's even more terrifying is that Temujin's monarch trait can make the defenders of Monan Dragon City fearful!
If Chutian is here, he can counter the monarch trait of Temujin and eliminate the negative effect of the monarch trait "Genghis Khan" on the Han army.
However, Chu Tian went to crusade against Jebe, and in this city, only Xia Liang was left with half of the monarch trait - Xiao Sui's SS-level trait "Heroine Linchao".
Xiao Xuan's SS-Class trait can slightly reduce the pressure caused by Temujin, but it still can't offset the negative effects of the SSS-Class trait "Genghis Khan". After all, the SSS-level trait "Genghis Khan" is the same level as "Tian Khan" and "Han Wu".
Moreover, the "Heavenly Khan" is not the core characteristic of Li Shimin, and the Han military is a comprehensive characteristic, which leads to the "Genghis Khan" trait born for war and destruction, and the military effect is higher than that of the "Tian Khan" and "Han Wu".
Temujin personally visited Monan Dragon City, and many defenders wavered.
"All the soldiers listen to the order, even if Temujin is in person, it is not Er'er, once the lord learns the news, he will come to help immediately, why be afraid!"
The summer cooled down and calmed all the defenders a little.
Players have no fear of Temujin and other monarchs, and in the eyes of Xia Liang, who is a player, Temujin is just a strengthened hero.
The Mongol Great Khan Möngke was killed in battle during the attack on the Diaoyu City in Sichuan.
Nurhachi attacked Ningyuan City and was killed.
Similar examples abound.
Monan Dragon City was under the control of the defenders, and Chutian also left the Zhou Yafu Legion, which was good at defense, as well as the Shenji Battalion, the Women's Legion, 50,000 Monan cavalry, and then a strong city guard, and was not afraid of Temujin's cavalry.
"No matter how powerful Temujin's cowardly Xue army is, it is only a cavalry after all, if it dismounts to fight, its combat power will drop significantly, so it is better!"
Liu Hu, the lord of Monan, hated Temujin's army and was eager to destroy the Mongol Empire.
"Divine Machine Battalion, ready to stand by."
In the summer, Liang used the Shenji Battalion as the hole card to defend the city.
The arquebuses of the Shenji Battalion will make Temujin suffer a hardship, and let Temujin know that in "Lord", cavalry is not everything.
Liang Hongyu's Jianyan crossbowmen and Zhou Yafu's fine willow battalion had been deployed on the city wall, the divine arm bow was drawn, and the crossbowmen installed crossbow arrows and aimed at the Mongol army below.
The huge bed crossbow is also ready.
Mu Guiying's Song Bu soldiers stood on the city wall, and once the Mongol soldiers landed in the city, they would be killed.
"Great Khan, Monan Dragon City is well defended and seems to be difficult to attack."
Although Mu Huali held a grudge against Chu Tian's forces for killing his son, he was judging the situation rationally.
With the defensive strength of Monan Dragon City, Temujin would have to pay a heavy price if he wanted to capture this city.
"Whatever it takes, take this city!"
Temujin ordered the servant army, which was cannon fodder, to dismount and organize an offensive against Monan Dragon City!
Take the dragon city of Monan, and the Han army will lose the stronghold of attacking Mobei and holding on to Monan!
When the Mongol Empire army approached the city, the teleportation array of Monan Dragon City had been lost, and the defenders in the city could not get reinforcements from the pass, so they could only use the defenders in the city to stick to the city and wait for Chutian to come back for help.
Temujin drove the servant army and launched a fierce attack on Monan Dragon City with only a rudimentary cloud ladder!
The Jianyan crossbowmen and the fine willow battalion on the wall of Monan Dragon City, the crossbow arrows were fired in unison, and one by one the servant troops fell, and there were several crossbow arrows stuck in the corpses!
"There are still millions of arrows in the city, so what if you are given a million crossbow arrows?"
The summer cold made Liang Hongyu and Zhou Yafu not have to scruple and try to use crossbow arrows to shoot the besieging servant army.
The Chutian forces had already hoarded millions of crossbow arrows in Monan Dragon City, and the defenders could rain down arrows and consume Temujin's servant legions!
This is the advantage that can only be possessed by having a strong foundation!
Temujin's servants, killed and wounded by tens of thousands, set up ladders and scrambled to climb the city wall first.
Mu Guiying put on human armor, held a pear flower gun, led a team of heavy infantry to defend the city wall, and killed the enemy who ascended the city, but no one could break the city!
The Mongol army launched a strong attack on the dragon city of Monan, but did not make any progress except at the expense of 20,000 servants.
Temujin had a suppressive effect on the Han army, which lacked a monarch, but the Han army had strong cities to defend and occupy advantageous positions, which offset Temujin's suppressive effect.
Temujin was reluctant to devote himself to the cowardly Xue army, the loyal and filial piety army, and the Tanmachi army that were used in field warfare.
"It's a pity that we don't have time to build the Xiangyang Cannon, otherwise we can destroy this city."
Temujin's attack on Monan Dragon City failed, and his mood was even worse.
He thought that Chu Tian had mobilized all the elites to crusade against the Jebe Legion, but he didn't expect that there were still many elite troops left to defend the city, and there were at least more than 100,000 defenders in Monan Dragon City, which were also unstoppable.
Perhaps soon, Chu Tian learned that Temujin had attacked Monan Dragon City, and he would definitely return to the division to rescue.
Behind Temujin's legion, Yue Fei and Li Mu were chasing after them, also a threat......
This was the third time that Temujin had suffered a setback in the face of Chutian's forces.
The deputy general of the Shenji Battalion asked Xia Liang for instructions: "General, do you want to use the Shenji Battalion to help defend the city?" ”
"I have changed my mind, and I will fight a decisive battle with the Cowardly Xue Army in the future, and then use the Shenji Battalion."
There was a bit of cunning in the eyes of the summer cool.
The Shenji Battalion, a big killer, has only participated in one battle so far, the Battle of Fukou, which severely damaged Zhao Long's Xiaoguo army in one fell swoop, and the generals of the Xiaoguo army were also shot by arquebuses.
The more often the Divine Battalion was used, the easier it was for Temujin to be on guard.
On the contrary, if the Shenji Battalion suddenly exerts its power in the battle, even an elite like the Cowardly Xue Army may be hated.
Basically no cavalry armor could block the lead bullet of the arquebus at close range.
A coercion came from the north, counterbalanced by Temujin's "Genghis Khan" trait.
Temujin clearly felt the change in the atmosphere of the battlefield, and another big man with the characteristics of a monarch was coming!
There is only one person who has the ability to resist Genghis Khan, and that is Chu Zimou, the only great general of the Han Empire!
Temujin looked coldly to the north, and Chu Tian suddenly turned back, he must have learned that Temujin had attacked Mo Nan Dragon City halfway, and he was worried that Mo Nan Dragon City would be lost, so he returned to the division to rescue.
As for the Jebe Army, in fact, it can be defeated with Wei Qing and Cao Cao.
It's just that Chu Tian went in person in order to reduce the number of soldiers and horses lost and end the battle as soon as possible.
Temujin's eyes were uncertain, and he was looking for an opportunity to fight Chu Tian.
Chutian was his most formidable opponent in his conquest of the Han Empire.
Temujin attacked the Hexi Corridor and almost gained the upper hand, capturing Dunhuang County, breaking through the Great Wall, and defeating the 100,000 Han troops of Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun.
However, since Temujin came to the battlefield to compete with Chu Tian, he was frustrated three times in a row, and was held back by Chu Tian's huge forces, so he did not dare to fight a decisive battle easily.
Chutian could afford to lose, but Temujin did not dare to fail easily.
The population of the Chutian forces was large, and they could soon recruit a group of soldiers from the Central Plains.
And even if Chutian was hit hard, there were still the legions of the princes such as Lao Qin and Mingguan waiting to pick up Temujin.
One of the horse-red cavalrymen took the eagle's note and handed it to Temujin.
Temujin read the contents of the note, breathed a sigh of relief, and ordered the Mongol troops to withdraw.
The Mongol army retreated like a tide, and the siege of Monan Dragon City was lifted.
The defenders of Monan Dragon City retreated when they saw that Temujin was in a hurry to attack the city, and although they were puzzled, they still celebrated for the rest of their lives.
"What was Temujin thinking?"
Chu Tian learned of Temujin's appearance halfway, and he was ready to fight Temujin in Monan, but after he returned to his division, Temujin avoided fighting without fighting.
Temujin, who has always been strong, avoided the war twice in a row, which is really not in line with his style.
Chu Tian had not yet met Jebe, Jebe had already been defeated by Wei Qing's left army and Cao Cao's right army, and Temujin, who could become Chu Tian's opponent, withdrew his troops again, which made Chu Tian a little depressed.
Victory was easy.
The Han army has recovered Hetao and Monan.
Chu Tian had only been on the expedition for a few days, and he had returned to Monan Dragon City.
After the siege of Dragon City was lifted, Chu Tian got an important piece of information.
"The Seljuk Empire and the Khorezm Kingdom of Central Asian civilization were defeated by the Chagatai Khanate and the Ögedai Khanate, with 400,000 soldiers and horses, and nearly half of them were killed.
"Huo An took advantage of the elite of the Ögedai Khanate to participate in the Battle of the Ili River Valley and attacked the Ögedai Khanate. Based on our strategic extrapolation of the two khanates, it is highly likely that the next target of the two khanates will be the Protectorate of the Western Regions. ”
Yukitsuki, who is in charge of using Inhumans to spy on information, informs the Western Regions of what happened.
When Chutian learned of the outcome of the battle in the Ili River Valley, he probably knew Temujin's strategy.
A large map was spread out in the Lord's Palace, covering the northern part of the Han Empire, Mobei, the Western Regions, and Central Asia, and marked the strength of the Mongol Empire and the four khanates.
"The Jebe Legion has retreated to Mobei, the whereabouts of Temujin and the Four Great Cowards are uncertain, the Ali Hague Legion is blocking the passage to the Western Regions, and the two khanates and the Subutai Legion are about to besiege the Western Regions Protectorate."
"Once the Western Regions Protectorate falls, what we have to deal with is the forces of Temujin, Jebe, Subutai, the Four Great Cowards, and the Two Great Khanates."
"At this time, it is not wise to attack Mobei, first, there is a lack of large cities in Mobei as a springboard, and we have not prepared enough food and grass for the expedition; Second, Mobei is threatened, and Temujin estimates that he will gather the four khanates, and just rely on our army to fight in Mobei, the consequences can be imagined......"
Chu Tian, along with Xia Liang, Zhou Yafu, and a group of Mo Nan lords, deduced the strategy of the Mongol Empire on a huge map.
Originally, Chutian thought that he would start a big war with the Mongol Empire in Hetao and Monan, but Temujin avoided fighting and kept containing Chutian's main force, and still followed the plan, cutting off the Hexi Corridor and capturing the Western Regions Protectorate.
The consequences of the fall of the Protectorate of the Western Regions to Temujin were not good. First, the two khanates and the Subutai army were released to attack the northern frontier of the Han Empire; Second, the 36 states of the Western Regions became vassals of the Mongol Empire, providing a large number of servant troops for the Mongol Empire; Third, the Han Empire's influence in the Western Regions shrank again.
In any case, it is necessary to defend the Western Regions Protectorate.
"It seems that the main battlefield is in the Western Regions."
After Chutian recovered Hetao and Monan, his brows did not stretch, and the decisive battle with Temujin had just begun.
The Western Regions will involve the forces of all parties and invest in it.
"What is Lao Qin doing? It's just a Western Xia, he should destroy the Western Xia as soon as possible and open up the Hexi Corridor with Xu Fengnian, so that he can use the teleportation array to go directly to the Western Regions! ”
"Order Le Yi to teleport to Jiuquan County, join forces with Xu Fengnian, and recover the Hexi Corridor. Since Temujin chose to attack the Protectorate of the Western Regions, then kill Temujin in the Western Regions. ”
Chu Tian pointed to the location of the Western Regions Protectorate and the Jade Gate Pass.
The forces of the Mongol Empire are gathering in the Western Regions, and the situation of Hoan is already precarious, and now Hoan is still marching towards the royal city of the Ögedai Khanate, all the way like a bamboo!
Huo An was struggling, he knew that he would be encircled, so he could only choose to make a desperate bet and break the Wokotai Khanate before the two khanates formed a siege of the Western Regions Protectorate!