Chapter 247: The Russian Empire's Counterattack
After Lao Jiu returned to the Northeast City, he asked the south of the Jiehe River to strengthen the defenses, while he himself went to the north of the Jiehe River to set up defenses. At present, the grain north of the Jiehe River has basically been harvested, but most of it has not yet had time to be transported.
At present, all of them are piled up in the workers' residential areas. In fact, Lao Jiu also knew that it was almost impossible to prevent a level eighty master in such an environment. Therefore, he could only put the main force south of the Jiehe River.
As for the north of the Boundary River, it can only be a matter of luck. On the second day after Lao Jiu returned to Liangtian on the north side of the Jiehe River, Yu Shengxiang sent a message that they were twenty miles northwest of Liangtian and encountered the Russian army moving south.
At the same time, news came from the north of the Jiehe River that a squad of more than 50 people had forcibly broken into the fertile fields north of the Jiehe River, and the guarded soldiers surrounded the fertile fields, seeing that there was no hope of breaking through the enemy, and finally launched a suicide arson.
Due to the dry weather, the straw of various crops caught fire in case of fire, which caused great trouble to the soldiers guarding it. The main purpose of these people is to set fires, so their preparations are still very sufficient.
They carried a lot of torches with them, and when they were surrounded by soldiers, they didn't want to run away at all, but lit them and threw them everywhere. When Lao Jiu received the news, the fire north of the Jiehe River had already begun to spread.
This made Lao Jiu's whole face directly black to the bottom of the pot. He immediately rushed to the fertile fields north of the Jiehe River, and mobilized all the personnel, whether soldiers or workers, to put out the fire with all their might, so as to prevent the fire from spreading.
The eighty-level squad of fifty people, after being confined to the air, was besieged by tens of thousands of people, and held out for more than an hour, and finally was captured alive by the free army because of excessive physical consumption, which also reflected the combat effectiveness of level eighty from the side.
Of course, the eighty-level warriors captured in Amur City at that time were mainly in the presence of Lao Jiu, who could be perceived and suppressed, and in the case of mental calculation or unintentional, therefore, that group of people would be defeated so quickly.
But this time, it relied on a war of attrition, which forcibly exhausted the physical strength of the eighty-level warriors, and tens of thousands of people took turns to fight. When Lao Jiu rushed to the fertile fields south of the Jiehe River, the fire had already spread, which made Lao Jiu's head big for a while.
Seeing that he had lost the best chance to save, Lao Jiu could only grit his teeth and break his wrist with a strong man. The upwind fire is still relatively easy to extinguish, but the difficulty is to control the fire in the downwind direction. Therefore, Lao Jiu directly ordered the soldiers to dig a separation zone fifty miles downwind.
With today's wind speed, it will take less than an hour to spread a distance of 50 miles. At the same time, Lao Jiu withdrew the forbidden air and personally commanded the air conditioning. What made Lao Jiu speechless was that the southeast wind was still blowing today.
If the fire is allowed to spread, then two-thirds of the fertile fields south of the Jiehe River will be swallowed up by this fire! This loss is something that Lao Jiu can't bear no matter what. So, he quickly gathered his men and began to set up a fire barrier.
While Lao Jiu was busy fighting the fire, Yu Shengxiang took the Qilin Legion and raided the Russian army that rushed over from the Mongolian border. Taking advantage of the other party's sleepiness, Yu Shengxiang directly caught the other party off guard.
Despite this, it failed to inflict too many casualties on the other side. This border force, however, often engaged the Mongol cavalry, and they had a wealth of combat experience. After being blocked, they immediately set up a defensive position and then began repairs.
Faced with such a long-term fighting army, Yu Shengxiang didn't know how to start for a while, so he could only lead the Qilin Corps to roam around their periphery in search of an opportunity to raid.
However, the food and grass they carry are limited, and now there are only three days of supplies left at most, so what should really be anxious is not the Kirin Legion, but the border guards of the Russian Empire. In addition, the free army led by Wang Shun will arrive in a day at the latest.
waited until the evening, the Russian army was silent, and Lao Jiu's side had just extinguished the fire. And the fields that were destroyed by the fire this time are millions of square kilometers, and these are all fields that have not been harvested. More than 50 million tons of grain were destroyed.
This made Lao Jiu's whole person feel bad. Perhaps feeling hopeless, the border army of the Russian Empire, launched a surprise attack on the grain production base north of the boundary river that night, even if the Qilin Legion blocked it with all its might, it could not stop them.
The 100,000 troops, even if they were disrupted by the Qilin Army, their purpose was still very clear, that is, the grain production base. As soon as he received the news, Lao Jiu sent troops south of the Jiehe River and began to cross the river to support.
It's a pity that as soon as the sky turned white, the Russian army already had a large number of men and horses entering the fertile fields north of the Jiehe River. These people seem to have only one purpose, that is, to burn, kill and loot along the road, all the way to the east.
They don't care about the pursuers behind them, they don't think about the blocking in front, and the whole task becomes arson, destruction! And Lao Jiu personally led the army to chase and intercept him. The whole battle lasted a whole day and a night.
Nearly half of the grain production bases north of the Jiehe River were also burned down, and three large granaries were burned down, destroying more than 10 million tons of grain. It can be said that this is the first time in Lao Jiu's history that he has been so aggrieved!
Of course, this is not the end, just on their side, when the battle was in dire straits, the 100,000 soldiers who came out of Melbourne disappeared for a day and a night. Before they could grasp each other's whereabouts, they jumped out on their own.
And their destination was no longer the grain production base on the north bank, but in the lower reaches of the Jiehe River, they raided Lao Jiu's water transport fleet, causing heavy losses to the entire transportation team, and many ships were destroyed by the other party.
As soon as the news came back, it directly made Lao Jiu blow up! Without saying a word, he personally took the undead cavalry who had just rushed back and went to pursue the enemy in person. let Lao Jiu suffer such a big loss, he would not let go of the other party no matter what.
Judging from the direction of the other party's withdrawal and the amount of grain they seized, this team should have retreated in the direction of the coast. Maybe there was a coastal port of the Russian Empire, or a military station.
According to the calculation of their sneak attack location, they are at least a thousand kilometers away from the coast, and Lao Jiu is almost a thousand kilometers away from the place where the incident occurred. So Lao Jiu marched overnight, took the undead cavalry, and chased after him directly.
With the speed of Lao Jiu and the undead cavalry, it was only one night, and they arrived at the location where the fleet was attacked, and after analyzing the scene, Lao Jiu found the right direction, and directly began the pursuit, just over an hour, Lao Jiu and they found a camp.
However, the camp was empty, but the soil was still hot, and it seemed that they had set out after breakfast, and they should have been here last night. After discovering that the target was not far away, Lao Jiu began to let the undead cavalry repair and eat, and then deal with the next war.
Regarding the efficiency of the undead cavalry, Lao Jiu has always been very satisfied. It only took them ten minutes to solve all the personal problems. Then, under the leadership of Lao Jiu, he continued to chase forward.
Maybe it's because they are carrying a lot of grain and grass, or maybe they think that the enemy can't catch up anymore, so the Russian army is advancing very slowly, just an hour, Lao Jiu and them, they can already see the enemy's army.
Of course, it was impossible for Lao Jiu to say hello to them, so he directly took the undead cavalry and launched an air attack. The first is a round of crossbow bolts, which directly blinds the enemy. And then there was the merciless slaughter.
Lao Jiu's request is just one, kill all the people, this time Lao Jiu is really on fire. Although there are 100,000 people on the other side, when facing 10,000 undead cavalry, it is like a group of weak chickens that can be slaughtered at any time.
When Lao Jiu set off from Liangtian, he sent boats and follow-up rescue troops to go down the Jiehe River. It's just that their speed is faster than that of a boat, so they are one step ahead.
And now the battlefield has almost become one-sided, facing the elite of 170 levels, these soldiers with an average level of only 50 have no power to resist, and can only desperately escape. But at the same time, they are also facing an air force, where can they flee to?
It took almost half a day for Lao Jiu to clean up this army in an all-round way. And the sun had just set, and the fleet from the northeast city had already rushed over, mainly because it was smooth sailing, which is why it was so fast.
After briefly explaining the matter here, and dealing with the task of the battlefield, he handed it over to the soldiers who came later. And Lao Jiu took the undead cavalry and crossed the boundary river and headed towards the Qilin base, because this is still relatively close to the Qilin base.
This time, the Russian Empire can be said to have suffered heavy losses. Five or six hundred thousand warriors, and none of them were ordinary warriors, and they were gone. And those equipment, training fees, etc., are really astronomical.
Especially one hundred eighty-level masters, nearly one hundred and seventy-level elites. This makes the Russian Empire dripping blood! That's why they will be desperate to take revenge on Lao Jiu and destroy the grain. Since they can't get it, they certainly don't want to leave it to the enemy.
However, Lao Jiu obviously doesn't care about the other party's losses, he only cares about himself. In his personal opinion, he lost a lot of money in this war. Not to mention the loss of manpower and material resources, the food alone is enough for him to feel distressed.
Therefore, after he rushed back to the Qilin base, the first thing he did was to notify various departments and start accounting for the losses this time. He Lao Jiu has never suffered such a big loss, and whatever he says this time, he has to get it back from Lao Maozi.
Thinking so in his heart, Lao Jiu also began to gather relevant personnel and decided to hold a meeting first to summarize this war.