Chapter 920: Rebellion
In General Gore's tent, dozens of generals sat precariously.
General Gore looked smug.
In this more than a year of conquest of the Han Empire, General Gore can be described as smooth sailing, destroying the withering and decaying all the way, and even General Gore himself did not expect that the seemingly impregnable Han Empire would be so vulnerable.
Originally, General Gore planned to occupy the entire Han Empire in three years, but as a result, the expected goal was achieved in just one year, and the plan was advanced by two whole years.
The success of the military operation made Gore overjoyed, but also made him anxious, because the battle plan was originally for three years, and after it was greatly advanced, some shortcomings were revealed, first of all, General Gore encountered the problem of lack of manpower.
General Gore's army was mainly cavalry, supplemented by infantry, and the speed was very fast, and the total number was only more than one million, and it was naturally overstretched to occupy the huge country of the Han Empire with a million troops.
The accident at Zhenshui Pass was actually expected by General Gore.
In fact, now the Crusaders in the Han Empire are facing the dilemma of Zhenshui Pass, the dispersion of troops makes the Crusader battle line lengthened, unable to take large-scale military operations, which causes the original forces to occupy the towns to be forced to compress to the big cities, and have to concentrate superior forces to fight the resistance in full swing to avoid the resurgence of the Han Empire.
Of course, all the problems will soon be solved, because millions of infantry are coming from the other side of the sea in a steady stream of ships, and the first 200,000 infantry will soon be able to reach the territory of the Han Empire, as long as the first 20 infantry arrive, the urgent needs of the Crusaders will be solved.
During this time, General Gore adopted a siege policy against Wuchao City, but in fact, it was not impossible to capture Wuchao City.
In fact, as long as Gore gave the order, at all costs, at most a week, he would be able to take the city of Wuchao, however, General Gore did not do so.
The reason is simple.
Now the last elite of the Han Empire is in Wuchao City, if it is too hasty, in addition to causing heavy casualties on its own side, the other party will definitely jump over the wall in a hurry, in case the troops break through the way, it will form a hidden danger.
Gore knows very well that as long as the living force of the Han Empire enters the territory of the Han Empire, it will inevitably form a new force, and even grow stronger and stronger, because, in order to control the vast territory of the Han Empire, it is impossible for the crusaders to organize a large-scale corps to encircle and intercept it, which will give the other party the opportunity to grow stronger, so the siege is the best policy.
In addition, behind Wuchao City, there is the vast Xiongnu steppe, if the little emperor is forced to the Xiongnu steppe, if you want to find it again, it will really be looking for a needle in a haystack.
In fact, Gore didn't know that his tactics had long been debunked by Lu Axe, but because Lu Axe was not good at words, and General Wu Yuan's single-minded protection of the little emperor, he didn't have the idea of preferring jade to pieces rather than tiles, which allowed General Gore's plan to be carried out in an orderly manner.
However, just today, the appearance of a mysterious army shattered General Gore's plans.
According to the information obtained by the Black-winged Kunpeng, in the Dark Forest, there is an unknown number of cavalry lurking, conservatively estimated at about 30,000.
In the face of tens of thousands of cavalry, General Gore had to pay attention.
At first, General Gore thought that the soldiers of Nest City were trying to sneak attack, but he quickly rejected the idea, because, according to the information transmitted from inside Nest City, Nest City seemed to know nothing about the cavalry that appeared in the Dark Forest.
Why is this happening?
Who is this mysterious cavalry army?
What struck Gore most strangely was that the cavalry in the Dark Forest seemed to not want to take military action for the time being, but lurked in the dense woods and set up camp.
What the hell are they going to do?
A large number of Black-winged Kunpeng and Scouts were dispatched.
A steady stream of information was fed back to the Crusader headquarters.
After combining all the information, the identity of the other party was finally revealed.
Hun cavalry!
General Gore was no stranger to the Huns, because the Crusaders, like the Huns, were born nomads, and there were many similarities between the two.
However, General Gore never took the Huns seriously, because he knew that a few years ago, Zhou Sen, the undefeated god of war of the Han Empire, was ravaged unscrupulously in the Xiongnu steppe, and the Xiongnu had completely declined and lost their former glory.
"Will they form an alliance with the Han Empire?" A general gave his opinion.
"No, it won't."
Almost at the same time, including General Gore, everyone shook their heads, because, everyone here knew that the Huns and the Han Empire had an enmity with each other, and in the past few years, Zhou Sen, the undefeated god of war of the Han Empire, not only killed King Zuo Xian and Shan Yu, but also killed the most powerful kings of the Xiongnu in the imperial capital of the Han Empire.
It is safe to say that every Hun hated the Han to the core.
The information collected also shows that the Huns have a gloating attitude towards the fall of the Han Empire, and there are even clues that the Huns are also preparing to fall into the well.
If it was a stone, why did it go deep into the hinterland of the Han Empire?
It stands to reason that if the Huns want to attack the army of the Han Empire, it is best to attack Wuchao City from the direction of the grassland, so that Wuchao City will be exposed to the enemy.
And now, the Huns are sneaking deep into the city of Wuchao.
Obviously, this cavalry, which is not a small number, has ulterior motives.
In addition, intelligence showed that in the steppes of the Huns, there was also a large cavalry build-up.
All the evidence points to a large-scale military plan of action for the Huns.
What General Gore couldn't understand the most was why the Huns were so sneaky? Theoretically, the Huns and the Crusaders had a common enemy, and the two sides should exchange hostile information, and such a large-scale military operation should have been informed in advance.
After a period of deliberation, General Gore's team of thinkers came up with two possibilities: first, an alliance between the Han Empire and the Huns; Second, the Huns wanted a piece of the pie.
Obviously, the possibility of an alliance between the Huns and the Han Empire was very slim, and even if they did, they would not need to sneak from the dangerous dark forest to the hinterland of the Han Empire.
Moreover, the intelligence transmitted from Wuchao City showed that the soldiers of the Han Empire did not move in the slightest, and it did not seem to be a sign of large-scale military action at all.
The Crusaders were extremely proud of their intelligence work, and the Catholics throughout the Han Empire provided a steady stream of intelligence for the Crusaders, and the Black-winged Kunpeng was also a powerful intelligence weapon for the Crusaders.
The Crusaders were able to conquer the entire Han Empire in just one year, and the Black-winged Kunpeng can be said to have made great contributions.
If the alliance cannot be established, then the only reason for the Hun cavalry to penetrate deep into the territory of the Han Empire is to try to take a share of the fire.
Now, the crusader army of one million troops is distributed in the major cities of the Han Empire, if the Xiongnu army drives all the way into the city and conquers the city, it is very likely to form a confrontation with the Crusaders, after all, the army led by Gore must not leave Wuchao City, because the emperor of the Han Empire is in Wuchao City.
If the last army of the Han Empire is relieved, there will be endless troubles.
For the crusaders, the emperor of the Han Empire was far more important than the Xiongnu army.
General Gore found that if the Xiongnu army really entered the territory of the Han Empire, he had no way to deal with it, and even if he couldn't organize a decent army to deal with the Xiongnu army, after all, the Huns were also a country on horseback, and they came and went like the wind like the crusaders.
Through a large number of black-winged Kunpeng reconnaissance intelligence, it was revealed that the cavalry of the Xiongnu assembled outside the Wuchao City Pass had exceeded 100,000.
What is the concept of 100,000 cavalry?
Inexplicably, Gore was scared for a while.
Fortunately, the Huns lurked in the dark forest, otherwise, when they launched a military operation, it would really be out of control.
Once the army of the Huns raged in the Han Empire, the military layout of the Crusaders was bound to be disrupted, and the Han army in Wuchao City would also take advantage of the chaos to attack.
It is necessary to strangle the other party in the cradle, in case the Xiongnu army hits the hinterland of the Han Empire, at that time, even if there is an absolute military advantage, it will be difficult to exterminate it.
I have to say that General Gore is a far-sighted person, and at the beginning, the Huns only went deep into Wuchao City with only a few thousand people, and they made the Han Empire into a mess, causing huge losses.
The cavalry itself is a killing machine, once the Huns' cavalry breaks through the walls of Wuchao City, the vast plains of the Han Empire are all exposed to their iron hooves.
For General Gore, the Han Empire is his forbidden territory, and naturally no one else can touch it.
And one last question.
The Huns have already crossed the dark forest, why are they still holding their troops?
General Gore's think tank could not understand the thoughts of the Huns, because it seemed extremely unreasonable.
Usually, the best way to divide the huge cake of the Han Empire with the Crusaders is to take advantage of the fact that the Crusaders have not yet gained a firm foothold and launch a ferocious military campaign to conquer cities and territories, and divide the territory of the Han Empire into the territory of the Xiongnu......
After two hours of discussion, General Gore's team of thinkers still couldn't find a reason why the Hun army was hiding in the dark forest.
It's a pity that Marco returned home because of something!
General Gore sighed secretly, if Marco's military division was by his side, all problems would naturally be solved.
General Gore was able to successfully conquer the vast territory of the Han Empire, in addition to his millions of tigers and wolves and cloud masters, as well as the advantages of the black-winged Kunpeng, the most important reason was the Marco army.
Marco's wisdom is enough to be worthy of thousands of troops.
It's better to kill a group by mistake!
In the end, Gore made a decision.
After making a decision, it doesn't matter what ulterior motives the Hun army lurking in the dark forest has, because they will all turn into corpses.
General Gore never cared about the idea of a corpse.
Just when General Gore was strategizing, the atmosphere in Wuchao City was becoming more and more tense.
The gathering of more than 100,000 troops in the Xiongnu steppe made Wuchao City feel like a great enemy.
General Wu Yuan was worried.
At present, Wuchao City cannot adopt any effective policy, and the only way is to hold on.
Just when Wuchao City was like a frightened bird, Lu Axe and Cai Ping, Xiao Yi, Wu Mazi and Yuan Feng and other generals quietly arrived at the Lu family in Wuchao City, most of these people were the elite students of Huangpu led by Zhou Sen at the beginning, and they were also a faction, and everyone was usually in close contact, and they were summoned here by Lu Axe this time.
Lu Tutu received it personally.
Lu Axe sat at the top, Lu Tutu sat at the bottom, surrounded by a group of generals, forming a fan.
Inside the room, the atmosphere was extremely heavy.
"Now it's not just the Crusader soldiers who are pressing the border, even the Huns are also eyeing the border, do you have any good solutions?" The taciturn Lu Axe said slowly, his voice a little hoarse and heavy.
"Brother Guo, I don't know if I should talk about it......" Lu Tutu bent over, although he shrunk his neck, his huge figure was still like a hill.
"Say, it's a matter for our brothers." Lu Axe nodded in encouragement.
"I think this Wuchao City may not be able to hold it." Lu Tutu hesitated.
"yes." Cai Ping and Xiao Yi glanced at each other.
"If you have anything to say, I convened everyone today to discuss a countermeasure." Lu axe urn sound urn airway.
"Okay, since Brother Guo asked us to say it, then I'll say it first! Brother Guo, only after General Wu Yuan was seriously injured, he was powerless, and put all his thoughts on the little emperor, if it goes on like this for a long time, the hundreds of thousands of troops in this Wuchao City will probably become the funeral objects of the little emperor. Wu Mazi who spoke.
Wu Mazi is known for his boldness, at the beginning, he did not follow Zhou Sen to kill the Huns steppe, but he also made great contributions, his killing was decisive, so that the Huns talked about the color change, there is a nickname called killing people like hemp.
"Hey...... Brother Wu also said, now Wuchao City is like a cloud, there are dozens of high-level powerhouses alone, ordinary powerhouses, and there are countless of them, and some outstanding generals of the Han Empire are also confined to this big Wuchao City, unable to exert their fists and feet, when the time comes, once Wuchao City is broken, it will be a fantasy to gather so many masters together. Cai Ping sighed and shook his head.
"Brother Guo, I think it's better to ......" Lu Tutu stood up and gritted his teeth viciously.
"How? Venturing to break out? Lu Axe asked.
“…… No. Lu Tutu opened his mouth and sat down abruptly, and the chair let out a palpitating creak.
"Tutu, but it doesn't hurt to say, what good advice is there, one person counts short, and many people count long." Lu Axe encouraged.
"Okay, Lao Tzu will go out, this Wuchao City is gone, and the huge industry of the Lu family must be gone, Brother Guo, now the little emperor is dragging us back, just don't do it twice, and click him with a knife, and then, we will lead the troops all the way to Zhenshui Pass, take refuge in Brother Zhou, and push Brother Zhou as the king......"
Inside the room, there was a suffocating silence.
People hold their breath and can hear their hearts beating.
The idea is crazy.
Whether it was Lu Axe or others, all they thought about was how to get Wuchao City through the difficulties, but they didn't expect that Lu Tutu would actually kill the current emperor.
"Brother Guo, Tutu knows that this is a big crime of killing the head, but that little emperor is a wreck when he is alive, dragging everyone down, not to mention, and affecting Brother Zhou."
"Why?" Lu Axe's brow furrowed.
"Brother Guo, think about it, because there is a little emperor, some people with lofty ideals in the Han Empire will definitely take the little emperor as the center, and some defective forces will also choose the little emperor, the little emperor is equal to a banner, if the little emperor does something, the problem is that the little emperor is just a waste, and General Wu Yuan is bent on keeping incense for the royal family, and he has no ambition to restore the country at all......"
Everyone glanced at each other, and suddenly realized, and they couldn't help but look at Lu Tutu, who was thick on the outside and thin on the inside.
When Lu Tutu said this, he analyzed the problem clearly.
If the little emperor is a man of great talent, he is naturally alive, but the problem is that the little emperor is too young, and General Wuyuan is too old, and he is seriously injured, and his ambition has been lost, and the existence of the little emperor has become a burden to the Han Empire.
"No way!"
After a moment of silence, Lu Axe replied categorically with two words.
"Brother Guo......"
"I don't need to say that again!"
"General Lu, even if you kill Tutu, Tutu will finish speaking." Lu Tutu said indignantly.
"Say." Lu Axe's face was iron-blue.
"Compared with the people of the Han Empire, what is the life of the little emperor? If you think about it, a huge country, hundreds of millions of people, and tens of millions of armies collapsed in just over a year, why? ”
There was silence again.
"The reason is very simple, the crusaders are not brutal, although they are not merciful when attacking the city, but they are very friendly to the people, you see, when the war is in chaos, the famine spreads, and the Han Empire has opened a warehouse to release grain? Look at the Crusaders, what did they do? To this day, the Han Empire is still stable, and the people are still producing, haven't you thought about the reason? Lu Tutu said word by word.
"Although the bullshit church has unpredictable intentions, they have been giving soup and helping some poor people at the bottom......"
"What are you trying to express?" Lu Axe had a grim face.
"Why the Han Empire was defeated, is because the army and the people don't know why they are fighting, for us ordinary people, who rules is not to pay taxes and be exploited, can we use our lives for the little emperor?"
"Okay, Tutu, I understand what you mean, everything else is easy to discuss, the emperor, don't mention it again, everyone should not have heard of this matter today."
"Understood." Everyone nodded.
"Brother Guo, the Tao is not the same, I don't want to participate in this meeting." Lu Tutu stood up.
"Sit down!" Lu Axe snapped.
"Guo ......"
"Is Zhou Sen your eldest brother?" Lu Axe stared at Lu Tutu murderously.
“…… Be. Lu Tutu was stunned for a long time, and sat down, but the force was too strong, the chair suddenly fell apart, and Lu Tutu simply sat on the ground.
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