Chapter 923: Undefeated God of War
Later, countless historians found that the Crusaders had countless coincidences in this fiasco, for example, Lu Axe, with his keen military talent, made a desperate attack on the Tanburg barracks and seized a golden opportunity.
And the most important reason for this is that General Gore made a very wrong decision, just when the Crusaders were routing all the way from the Dark Forest, he led the defeated army to the vicinity of Nest City.
According to General Gore's idea, in Wuchao City, there are still 30,000 rangers, and if they are defeated in this direction, once the 30,000 fresh troops join the battle, they will be able to turn defeat into victory immediately.
However, people are not as good as heaven, General Gore never dreamed that the 30,000 rangers had been attracted to the Tanburg barracks by the five hundred heavy armored cavalry and more than forty super strong men with Lu Axe, and they fought and killed all the way, and there was not much left.
When the Crusaders were in the Dark Forest, the casualties were only more than half, but after the battle in Wuchao City, there were not many of the 80,000 elite cavalry left.
A lot of things that feel a little incredible, however, always happen.
Wuchao City used 100,000 people to hunt 40,000 cavalry, which felt a bit like a fantasy, but he really happened, the reason is very simple, the crusaders were chased and killed by the Hun cavalry all the way, and when they retreated to Wuchao City, not only was their fighting spirit completely gone, but the men and horses were also exhausted, and it was already difficult to pull out the bow and arrows, how to be the opponent of the 100,000 army.
In the midst of this battle, there is another detail that is not known.
Just when Zhou Sen led the Xiongnu army to chase all the way to Wuchao City, the Xiongnu army was surging because of the victory, and shouted Zhou Sen's name, and it was precisely because thousands of people chanted Zhou Sen's name that General Wuyuan of Wuchao City decided to take the risk of sending troops to help the war, but it made the crusaders even worse.
If you don't have a reckless axe, take a risk.
If there is no black nest city, it will come out.
If the 30,000 Rangers hadn't left the city of the Nest.
If there are no five hundred Red Bulls to fight.
If no one is chanting Zhou Sen's name......
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It's a pity that there are no ifs in war.
Perhaps, the Han Empire is not exhausted.
The Tanburgh Barracks, the Dark Forest, and the Black Nest City, these three places are dozens of miles apart, and the total number of troops used by the two sides is as high as 300,000, in order to commemorate Zhou Sen's exploits in this battle, these three wars that took place at almost the same time are collectively known as the Battle of Red Bull.
This war is not only famous because it is a turning point, but more importantly, it has set a precedent for demon beasts to participate in human warfare.
There is no doubt that in this battle, Red Bull will take the lead, if there is no Red Bull, it is really uncertain who will kill the deer, even if it can achieve victory, the Hun army led by Zhou Sen will pay a heavy price.
Here, too, mention is made of the Tangburg Barracks.
Although the desperate battle of Lu Axe achieved impressive results, the battle was extremely tragic.
In the battle of the Tamburg Barracks, it was not only necessary to attack the Tamburg Barracks, which was high in the city, but also to deal with the 30,000 rangers who were like appendages.
In this tragic war, the 50,000 infantry led by Lu Axe lost 30,000, and the 500 heavy cavalry were wiped out, and even the 40 super strong men were killed 6 people and seriously injured more than a dozen.
However, compared to the victory in this war, this little loss is insignificant.
Because of the mass destruction of the Crusaders' living forces, the Crusaders in the two barracks of Jiudaogui and Maple Grove combined were less than 150,000, and at least half of them were infantry and miscellaneous soldiers.
At this point, Wuchao City has reversed the situation of passive defense.
The addition of 150,000 Hun cavalry has given Wuchao City an absolute military advantage, which has never happened in more than a year of war.
The alliance of the Huns not only relieved Wuchao City of worries, but also had a vast strategic depth, war horses, food, and military resources were also solved.
On the fifth day of the Battle of Red Bull, Nine Corners and Maple Grove were evacuated after being burned by the Crusaders, and the three barriers of Wuchao City were completely recovered.
Now, it is not an exaggeration to describe Wuchao City as impregnable.
150,000 cavalry.
180,000 infantry.
The total strength of Wuchao City has reached more than 300,000.
A steady stream of Hun infantry is also gathering, as well as a steady stream of superpowers from all directions.
The Battle of Red Bull, in just three days, spread to every corner of the Han Empire, and people celebrated with their crowns, and the whole country was excited.
It seems that in response to the victory of Wuchao City, Zhenshui Pass took several large-scale military operations one after another, using the town as a base, dividing the barracks of several crusaders, and taking the other way to return the crusaders to fight back and break them one by one.
The impact of the Battle of the Red Bull was extremely far-reaching, which greatly encouraged some underground forces of the Han Empire, and the revolt began to be in full swing, and the crusader front became longer and longer, and it was difficult to cope.
In the rut of history, a small stone may cause the wheels to deviate from the predetermined track, and the Battle of Red Bull completely broke the military layout of General Gore, not only giving the emperor of the Han Empire a chance to make a comeback, but also making the reinforcements who are rushing over face an extremely dangerous situation.
I have to say that in any war, the right time, place and people are very important, and the defeat of General Gore in Wuchao City should not affect the overall situation in theory, but in fact, this war, if it is still two months late, the situation will be greatly improved, because the infantry transferred from the Kingdom of Heaven has completely ruled the Han Empire, and at that time, the victory or defeat of Wuchao City has not been able to shake the military strength of the Crusaders in the Han Empire......
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Zhou Sen received a grand welcome.
The Warriors are back again!
At the beginning, Zhou Sen traveled thousands of miles and killed Shan Yu, and was welcomed by Wuchao City, and today, history is repeating itself.
The difference is that this time, Zhou Sennai single-handedly persuaded his former enemies to fight alongside him.
The undefeated gods of war, with their courage, forged an epic turning war.
There is another difference, at the beginning, it was thousands of Han Empire troops surrounding Zhou Sen, but today, it has been replaced by Xiongnu iron cavalry.
More and more Hun cavalry gathered around Zhou Sen, and the soldiers surrounded Zhou Sen and Shan Yu, raising their bows and arrows and scimitars in their hands, cheering loudly, and Wuchao City was filled with the joy of victory
When Zhou Sen arrived at the city of Wuchao, behind him, 50,000 Hun iron cavalry had completely gathered, like a vast ocean.
Outside Wuchao City, it was General Wuyuan and the Golden Melon Heavenly God who fought under the city gate, and in the surroundings, there were thousands of soldiers and civilians of the Han Empire, of course, there were also many herdsmen who came from the Xiongnu steppe of Wuchao City.
Zhou Sen and Shan Yu, riding war horses, slowly walked forward in the crowd.
At this time, Shan Yu's heart was full of excitement, he never thought that he would be welcomed by so many Han people, and he never imagined that one day, he would actually fight side by side with the soldiers of the Han Empire......
Zhou Sen stared at General Wuyuan in the distance.
General Wu Yuan also looked at Zhou Sen.
When there were still a hundred zhang away from the city gate, Zhou Sen and Shan Yu dismounted to show respect for General Wu Yuan, no matter how General Wu Yuan behaved in this year, he was a person worthy of respect, even if it was Shan Yu, there was an almost pious respect for General Wu Yuan.
In the Xiongnu steppe, General Wu Yuan's prestige is not inferior to Zhou Sen, of course, those are all in the past, and only some herdsmen of the older generation know how fierce and invincible General Wu Yuan is.
Finally, the two walked in front of General Wu Yuan.
Zhou Sen and Shan Yu saluted General Wuyuan, and then nodded to the surrounding generals.
Out of courtesy, General Wu Yuan and Shan Yu had a polite exchange, after all, General Wu Yuan had already guessed his identity from Shan Yu's clothes.
After being polite with Shan Yu, the cloudy eyes of the general Wu Yuan fell on Zhou Sen.
"I didn't misread you." General Wu Yuan nodded.
Zhou Sen smiled and did not speak.
"You have ever blamed me for losing the territory of the Han Empire?" General Wu Yuan suddenly asked inexplicably.
"Nope."
"Why?" General Wu Yuan's cloudy gaze became extremely deep.
"Because, I know why." Zhou Sen smiled.
"Say."
"When the Crusaders invaded the Han Empire, the general had already seen that the Han Empire was not an enemy of the Crusaders, and the only way to defeat the Crusaders was to use the strategic depth, vast territory and huge population resources of the Han Empire to slowly drag the Crusaders ......to death."
"Still, I lost." General Wu Yuan's face showed a hint of loneliness.
"I think the general should know why." Zhou Sen sighed, "The more a dynasty reaches the end of the world, its darkness and brutality often reach the point of no return. When the Han Empire was declining, its political body was also full of evils, out of control, embezzlement and bribery, malpractice, speculation, corruption and perversion of the law, power rent-seeking, and it became a strange officialdom atmosphere. The defeat of the country is also caused by the evil of the officials; The immorality of the official is also favored and bribed. Once the rule of officials is corrupted and the discipline is abolished, its politics will inevitably decline, coupled with internal and external troubles, crises will arise, and everyone will be beaten, so that the Han Empire will be invaded by foreign enemies, which will immediately lead to the collapse of the whole front......"
"The defeat of the country is also caused by the evil of the officials; The immorality of the official is also favored and bribed. General Wuyuan was stunned for a while, and asked in a low voice: "General Zhou thinks that the Han Empire is exhausted?" ”
"The number of qi is the sky, and the man will win the day!" Zhou Sen's deep gaze was like the vast stars in the sky.
"Okay, a good person will win the day, sure enough, there are talents from all generations of rivers and mountains, great Han rivers and mountains, outstanding people, heroes, I, an old immortal, should also retire."
General Wu Yuan laughed out loud, and in that laughter, there were endless vicissitudes and sadness.
"Man will conquer the sky, and it is also one of the numbers of qi. The Crusaders swept through the Han Empire in just one year, and hundreds of Han armies collapsed. However, the crusaders did not think of danger in times of peace, but were arrogant and domineering, and the magic weapons of the world must belong to me; Except for me, all factions in the world are left-minded, and only I am right; If you don't obey me, you will kill yourself. How can such virtue last long? It is precisely because of this that superpowers from all factions in the Gods and Demons Continent gathered and joined the Anti-Crusaders, which leveraged the rule of the Crusaders, which is also one of the days......"
"The general is humble." General Wu Yuan was stunned for a moment, and looked at Zhou Sen with deep eyes.
"Follow the way of heaven, tolerate all laws, do not judge more about less, crown more in the name of righteousness, do not judge more with less, and crown less in the name of evil left. No one can regard it as a method, nor do you respect it, but only take the number of days to run things. Zhou Sen said lightly.
"Congratulations to General Zhou." General Wu Yuan said suddenly.
"Thank you, General."
"I can't imagine that in just one year, General Zhou actually asked the way of heaven and the hope of ascension, while someone Wu, for his own selfishness, made the lives miserable and the Dao heart ruined." General Wu Yuan looked at the sky from afar, and there was a trace of sadness in his eyes.
"General!" Zhou Sen's body shook.
"Needless to say, let's go into town."
General Wuyuan interrupted Zhou Sen, turned around directly, and strode towards the city of Wuchao......
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On the third day of the Battle of Red Bull, the day the crusaders of Jiudaogui and Maple Grove evacuated, a grand celebration feast was held in Wuchao City.
When the celebration banquet was held, hearing that the crusaders of Jiudaogui and Maple Forest had withdrawn, the frenzied atmosphere in the entire Wuchao City reached another climax.
The news of the withdrawal of the crusaders from Jiudaogui and Maple Forest was not surprising to Zhou Sen.
General Gore knew very well that within the scope of Wuchao City, the military horses of the Han Empire had already occupied an absolute advantage, and once Wuchao City breathed a sigh of relief, it would definitely take large-scale military action against Jiudaogui and Maple Forest.
The advantage of the crusaders was cavalry, and in the face of more than 100,000 Huns, a new force of cavalry, the crusaders had no chance of victory.
What the Han Empire is best at is attacking cities with infantry, and if the infantry of the Han Empire has the cover of the Hun cavalry, it will be a nightmare for the defenders of the Nine Daogui and Maple Grove Crusaders.
In the face of this predicament, there is no doubt that the two barracks cannot be defended, and since they cannot be defended, it is better to take the initiative to evacuate and preserve the vital forces.
It has to be said that General Gore is a very far-sighted military strategist, he can know how to make trade-offs, kill decisively, know how to cut through the chaos quickly, and avoid the war from falling into a stalemate, which will cause a psychological blow to the indomitable crusaders.
In addition, after the two barracks are burned, they can more or less contain Wuchao City for a period of time, after all, the two barracks are the horns of Wuchao City, and Wuchao City will definitely spend a lot of money to repair, which to some extent, is also a kind of containment of Wuchao City, and it can also consume a lot of materials in Wuchao City......
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When the news of the withdrawal of the crusaders from the two barracks reached Wuchao City, the climax of the banquet reached its peak, and Zhou Sen also became the focus of attention, surrounded by all kinds of flattering language.
The civil and military officials of the Han Empire all congratulated Zhou Sen, and even the current emperor issued an edict to enshrine Zhou Sen as the undefeated god of war.
If in the past, Zhou Sen's undefeated god of war was a spontaneous reward from the people, then now Zhou Sen's name of the undefeated god of war is justified and worthy of public expectations.
In the eyes of some officials of the Han Empire, Zhou Sen will be the second Wuyuan general, with power leaning towards the government and the opposition, as for the real Wuyuan army, he is already declining.
General Wu Yuan only attended the celebration banquet at the beginning, and after that, he hid in a small room.
The room is separated by a beaded curtain, so you can see the outside from the inside, but you can't see the inside from the outside.
Watching Zhou Sen, who was holding the moon in the stars, frequently raised his glass, General Wuyuan had mixed feelings, back then, he was so beautiful, and the years are urging people to grow old, and he is no longer as brave as he was back then.
The little emperor kept moving around the room, and from time to time he walked to the bead curtain and looked at the curious probe.
Looking at the little emperor's ignorant look, General Wu Yuan let out a long sigh, and then coughed violently, coughing up large balls of blood.
The Golden Melon Heavenly God sitting next to General Wu Yuan was like a statue, with a blank face and no expression.
The Han Empire was stormy......
Finally, Zhou Sen sent away the civil and military officials.
From beginning to end, Zhou Sen paid attention to one person - Lu Axe.
Lu Axe was drinking alone, he did not huddle around him like Cai Ping Xiao Yi Lu Tutu, but sat in the corner, without saying a word, pouring himself a drink.
In this Red Bull battle, Zhou Sen's light overshadowed Lu Axe, and all the people were tired of Zhou Sen's body, almost no one realized that if there was no Lu Axe, the turn of the situation would not be so clear, let alone the good news of the withdrawal of the Nine Dao Turns and the Maple Forest Crusader.
Of course, Lu Axe never cared about competing with Zhou Sen for the limelight, he was thinking about other things.
Jiutian Xuannu and Shen Huimin, Lu Axe didn't know how to deal with Zhou Sen, after all, he had promised to protect them at the beginning.
Of course, in addition to the Nine Heavens Xuannu, Lu Axe had more important things to discuss with Zhou Sen.
When Zhou Sen walked in front of him, he just hugged him heavily.
"Zhou Sen......" Lu Axe wanted to speak and stopped.
"Today the brothers are happy, if you have anything to say, you will talk about it later, drink." Zhou Sen smiled and raised his glass.
"Hmm." Lu Axe nodded heavily.
"Here, our brother has a toast!" Zhou Sen turned around and said to Xiao Yi and Cai Ping.
"!" Everyone responded with a bang, and the atmosphere was extremely warm.
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"Sit."
In the secret room, General Wu Yuan motioned for Zhou Sen to sit down and personally poured tea for Zhou Sen, so that Zhou Sen, who was not shocked, hurriedly stood up, but was stopped by General Wu Yuan, so he had to sit down.
Why did General Wu Yuan leave him late at night?
Looking at General Wu Yuan, who was pouring tea slowly, countless questions rose in Zhou Sen's mind, he knew very well that General Wu Yuan was looking for him, it was definitely not a business matter, because there was no need for business to be in this secret room with three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry.
"Zhou Sen, I don't have long to live." General Wu Yuan said slowly.
"General!" Zhou Sen's body was shocked, and he hurriedly took out a large pile of pills from the Qiankun Ring, "I have some pills here......
"Thank you for your kindness, I know my own business."
General Wu Yuan looked at the pile of pills in Zhou Sen's hand and shook his head, with a hint of relief on his face.