Volume III, Chapter 638
Xu You looked around at everyone present, then grinned and said, "Since everyone is willing to go, then I won't do the special one, and besides, this thing looks quite interesting!"
Yang Yi said in a deep voice: "Xiao Xu, fighting is not child's play, you have to think clearly!"
Xu You smiled: "I couldn't think more clearly, it's rare to have a chance to go to Chidi to have a look, it's a pity to miss it!"
Yang Yi glanced at him and said no more.
"Okay, everyone is willing to go on the expedition, then, this token belongs to you. It's up to you to decide who owns it!"
While speaking, Lin Haotian handed the token to Shao Lin behind him, and then Shao Lin held the token, walked among the crowd, and asked, "Who will receive the token?"
At this moment, Liu Zhang, Bai Die and the others all hesitated.
The token is the military talisman for the dispatch of troops, only the main general can have it, and the first-level students naturally hope that Bai Die can receive the token, as the chief general of the whole army, similarly, Kumagai and Roland also hope that Liu Zhang can receive the token, and the two sides looked at each other, and no one immediately got up.
Both sides did not move, Shao Lin was quite impatient, and asked again, "Who will receive the token?"
Liu Zhang looked up at Bai Die and said, "Received by Miss Bai Die, after all, Miss Bai Die's Martial Arts is the strongest among us!"
As soon as his words fell, Roland said dissatisfiedly: "The strongest martial arts does not mean that you are the best at leading troops to fight, Zhang San, I think it is still up to you to receive it!"
"It's not a joke to let a Decide-level command our A-level!" Yang Yi immediately stood up against it.
Seeing that the two sides are about to quarrel over this matter. Bai Die said: "This token will be kept by all of us for the time being, and when we get to the battlefield, who will command the most powerful." Who does it belong to in the end, what do you think?"
Her words were accepted by everyone present, and everyone nodded their heads and said, "Okay!
The method was proposed by Bai Die first, and the token was also kept by her for the time being, and after she took the token, Lin Haotian said with a smile: "This expedition." The First Legion is the main force, and while you are assisting from the side, you must also learn a lot from the First Legion. Ding Feng is one of the best commanders in our country, and by his side, your gains are far greater than in the Underworld Martial Academy, and the opportunity is rare. You have to cherish it!"
"Don't worry, sir. The villain understands. Everyone bowed their hands and answered in unison.
Lin Haotian continued: "Pia is an opponent that our country has never encountered before, how to fight with the Piya army, there is no experience to learn from, you wait until you arrive in Chidi, you should ask the local army for advice, as much as possible to grasp the characteristics of the Piya army." ”
As he spoke, Liu Zhang, Bai Die and the others also nodded again and again. Listen carefully.
Lin Haotian explained everything he could think of to them as clearly as possible, these outstanding students of the Underworld Martial Academy. They are all talents with great potential, and the loss of any person on the battlefield is a loss for the country.
However, excellent generals are also cultivated step by step through iron and blood, conquest and fighting, death and injury are inevitable, and Lin Haotian does not know how many of these bloody students in front of him can finally come back alive from Chidi.
At present, the Jin Kingdom is indeed not peaceful, just punishing the corrupt officials in various places is enough for Lin Haotian to work hard, but external disasters have arisen again, and the garrisons of the Jin Kingdom in Baima and Yishu counties have also been attacked from time to time.
The enemy of the sneak attack is not the traditional Yan army, but the You army incorporated by the Yan State, these You soldiers, not only brave and good at fighting, but also elusive, often sneak across the border, attack the Jin Army's checkpoints, fortresses, the scale is not large, but run away after the fight, kill you seven or eight people today, kill you a dozen people tomorrow, even if there are two experienced legions of the first army and the second army corps, it is unbearable.
In order to deal with the attack of Youren, Lin Haotian specially issued an urgent order, and transferred the First Army Corps and the Second Army Corps stationed in Baima and Yishu Second Counties to use the Iron Lion Army to change defenses.
The only one who can deal with You Ren the most is probably You Ren himself.
The 1st and 2nd Legions were not returned to the capital, the 2nd Corps was stationed in Chidi to rest, while the 1st Corps went west to Qinglin County to fight the invading Piya Army.
Pia is a kingdom in the western part of Chidi, and it was this Pia kingdom that caused the unpeace in the western border of Chida.
There are many deserts and barren places in the territory of Pia, and the environment is even harsher than the red land, which also cultivates the fierce and aggressive tradition of the Pia people. The war between the Red Kingdom and Pia lasted for hundreds of years, and the Red Army still had a very good set of ways to deal with the Pia Army, and in the hundreds of battles between the two sides, the Red Army also won more and lost less.
Now after the Jin State occupied the Red Kingdom, the Piya Kingdom realized that there was an opportunity, and sent hundreds of thousands of troops to invade and launch a frenzied plundering of the Red Land.
Sending other legions to meet the Piya army Lin Haotian is not at ease, he trusts the first legion the most, this time he also ordered Ding Feng, no matter what, he will annihilate the invading Piya army in the territory of Qinglin County, so that it has no return, only the other party is hurt and afraid, and they will not dare to easily offend the Jin Realm in the future, and the western border of the Jin Kingdom can enjoy peace forever.
Ding Feng didn't say a word, he was ordered to send troops, and the others were still in Jiankang, and he had ordered the first army of Chidi to march westward, and then he set off for Qinglin County to join the army under his command.
This time, there were 10,000 recruits led by the students of the Martial Arts Academy who went to Qinglin County with him, and Ding Feng was somewhat surprised by their participation in the war, in his opinion, they were just students, where would they lead the army to fight, but they were afraid that as soon as they got to the battlefield, their legs would be weak first.
It's just an assignment from adults, and he can only accept it head-on, and from the bottom of his heart, he doesn't have much hope for this group of student troops, just begging them not to drag themselves back.
Ding Feng and the student army in his eyes hurried all the way, and soon entered Chidi, joined up with the First Army, and then rushed to Qinglin County together to engage the invading Piya army.
To make a long story short, a month flies by in a flash.
In the past month, the western part of the country has been reported frequently.
In Cheonglim-gun. The battle between the First Army and the Peters was resoundingly victorious, and the two sides initially engaged in several tentative encounters, each with a victory. There were not much losses on either side.
Feeling that the combat strength of the First Army of the Jin Kingdom is not as strong as it is rumored, the Pi Yajun is the first to seek a decisive battle.
The two sides engaged in a head-to-head battle between the legions near White Jade City in Qinglin County.
In this battle, the two sides can be described as needle-to-needle, the battle lasted for a day and a night, and there were not a few casualties on both sides, but there was no obvious superiority.
The battle continued again until the next day. Just when the soldiers on both sides were exhausted, the 'student army', which had always been despised by Ding Feng, suddenly killed the battlefield and plunged into it from the flank of the second army. Take the enemy's commander-in-chief.
Pi Yajun did not expect that the enemy would appear on his flank, and he was not prepared for it, so he rushed to meet the battle, and as a result, he tried his best. It also failed to prevent the breakthrough of the 'student army'.
The poor commander of the Pia army didn't even figure out who this enemy army suddenly killed was. He died under the siege of White Butterfly, Zhou Yan, Yang Yi, Xu You, Kumagai and others.
As soon as the Lord died, the Piya army immediately fell into a leaderless chaos.
The experienced First Army could not miss such an excellent opportunity, and the most ferocious attack was launched in the whole army, and the Beersian army, which was already in great disarray, was unable to resist, and soon began to rout on all fronts.
As the saying goes, defeat is like a mountain, especially against an opponent like the First Army, once you fall into passivity, you want to turn it around. It's hard to climb. The First Legion did not give the Beaters any chance to fight back, and pursued them by leapfrogging. Chased the enemy for more than 300 miles.
The 300-mile route was full of corpses and wounded soldiers, and countless pieces of armor, weapons, and military equipment were discarded.
In this battle, the First Legion drove the remnants of the Piya Army out of the Golden Realm and drove them back to Pia's own country.
At this point, the battle should have come to an end, and the First Army could be regarded as having successfully completed the task assigned by the adults, but the 'student army' did not spare the remnants of Pia, pursued and killed the Jin country, and directly broke into the territory of Pia.
In Liu Zhang's words, this opportunity to fight with the enemy is too rare, if it is just to complete the task of the adult, then there is no difference between his own side and those mediocre generals, if you want to stand out, if you want to get the favor of the adult, you have to double the task assigned by the adult.
His proposition was supported by Bai Die, both of whom had extremely belligerent factors in their bodies, and it was their persistence that the 'student army' did not listen to Ding Feng's orders and insisted on breaking into Pia.
At the beginning, their progress was very smooth, and the Pia side never dreamed that the Jin army would dare to attack their own homeland, and the defenders in various places were either completely annihilated or fled.
But then push deeper into Pia, and the 'student army' will be in trouble.
First, the speed of their advance was too fast, and the supplies and grain and grass behind them could not keep up, and secondly, the environment in Pia was much worse than they imagined, and the 'student army' was trapped in the desert, and there was no guide, so they didn't know where to go.
What's worse is that at this time, Pia has already organized a large number of troops and launched a siege on the 'student army' trapped in the desert.
No matter how many military battle books Liu Zhang, Bai Die and others have read, how smart their minds are, and how good they are at using tactics, they are newcomers on the battlefield after all, and their lack of experience has led to the whole army falling into a desperate situation.
The 'student army' also organized a breakthrough and planned to retreat the original way, but the Pian people did not intend to give them a chance to evacuate at all, and arranged 5,000 cavalry who were good at fighting in the desert on their retreat route, and the 'student army' of less than 10,000 people was defeated by 5,000 cavalry, and even Yang Yi was unfortunately killed in the battle behind the palace.
After the battle, there were only about 3,000 students left, and many of them were wounded.
At such a critical point, Liu Zhang, Bai Die and others showed great resilience, they did not give up, but built earthen wall sand castles on the spot in the desert to resist the enemy's cavalry.
Next, the two sides launched a tough battle.
The Beysayers laid siege to the remnants of the besieged 'Student Army' on all sides, and the battle between the two sides reached a fever pitch from the start.
At this point in the battle, the reason why the student army can still hold on is almost entirely due to the desperate fighting of Liu Zhang, Bai Die, Zhou Yan, Xu You, and Kumagai.
The fierce fighting lasted for a whole day, and the next day, the army finally stopped attacking, and the whole army rested temporarily. Recharge your energy so that you can unleash the strongest and final blow against the few remaining Jin troops.
The final offensive of the Piya Army had not yet had time to begin, and the First Army led by Ding Feng had arrived in time. Pia's cavalry was okay to kill the inexperienced 'student army', but against the First Legion, the five thousand cavalry was too few.
The soldiers of the 1st Legion were armed with sabers, and when facing the cavalry, they were not in a hurry to cut the knights on horseback, but to pick the horse's legs and cut the horse's legs, 5,000 cavalry. Under the first round of the attack, more than 2,000 cavalry were lost, and the remaining cavalry did not dare to fight again. Swift defeat and flight.
With the cavalry withdrawing, Pia's infantry ran faster, and the danger of the 'student army' being trapped was finally resolved.
When Ding Feng saw Liu Zhang, Bai Die and others, he couldn't wait to slap each of them twice. Is this how the battle was fought? It was simply child's play! He questioned Liu Zhang's five people. Why don't you obey his orders, and rush into the territory of Pia?
already understood that he had made a big mistake, Liu Zhang also let it go, and said honestly: "I think the general's use of troops is too conservative. ”
Ding Feng almost laughed angrily when he heard this, it was the first time he had heard someone say that his use of troops was too conservative, and he asked rhetorically: "Then tell me, how is this commander's use of soldiers conservative?"
The general was only thinking about completing the task assigned by the adult, and he didn't think about whether the Piya army would come back again in the future. Will the people of Qinglin County suffer again in the future, what is this? This is not to make progress, not to seek merit, but to seek no fault, and it is polite to say that the general is conservative......"
"What if you're welcome?"
"It's just that I can only tolerate myself in my heart, and there is no one else, no matter how much I can use soldiers to fight, I am just a mediocre and incompetent person!"
Hearing this, the generals of the First Army present had their noses crooked, this Liu Zhang is not very old, his tone is not small, and he does not weigh his own weight, and then see who he is talking to now.
"Hehe!" Ding Feng was happy, but he was angry, and he said in a condensed voice: "Liu Zhang, do you think that if you are assigned by the adults, this handsome will not be able to move you?
Liu Zhang said: "The general is the commander, and if you want to kill the general, you will naturally let the general deal with it, but even if the general wants to kill me, I will still say so!"
Ding Feng sneered and said: "Venture into the enemy's territory and almost lead to the annihilation of the whole army, is this your mediocre and incompetent?
"General, there is nothing to say to this erection boy, if he does not obey the general, he should be severely punished!" said a general of the First Legion.
Ding Feng narrowed his eyes, pondered for a moment, and then glanced deeply at Liu Zhang, Bai Die and the others, didn't say anything more, turned around and walked away.
The generals of the First Legion snorted coldly at Liu Zhang and the others, and then followed Ding Feng one after another.
Someone said indignantly: "General, just let this kid go? ”
"That's right! Although he was appointed by the lord, if he does not obey the generals, he can still be beheaded according to military law!"
Ding Feng waved his hand, interrupted everyone's words, and said, "Don't say it, give the order, and the whole army will set off!"
"I'm finally going home!" said the generals with happy faces.
Ding Feng glanced back at everyone and asked, "Who said that you are going home?" Originally, I would have ordered you to set off for the west, and this time, our army will directly take Lan Hada, the capital of Pia!"
"Huh?" Hearing this, all the generals were taken aback, and they all said, "General......"
"Actually, what Liu Zhang said is not all unreasonable, brothers, should we also look in the mirror now, and see what we are missing compared to our original self?" That's the soul of the First Legion!
After relieving Liu Chang and others of being trapped, the First Army did not return to the dynasty with the Maban Division, but continued to advance westward and march inland to Pia. At the same time, Ding Feng also sent back to Chidi, temporarily recruited 20,000 Chi local troops, and ordered them to bring more guides who knew the terrain of Pia.
If you don't know the terrain, you will never be able to win the battle.
Ten days later, the reinforcements sent by Chidi merged with the First Army Corps, and by the way, the armaments of the First Army were also replenished. Then, Ding Feng ordered that instead of marching slowly, the whole army would advance at full speed.
The First Army advanced all the way, and it took less than twenty days to capture the three cities of Butun Mountain, Dailiji, and Huahu, and then, it had approached the national capital of Pia, Tegea.
At this time, the First Army was still more than 250 miles away from Tegeya, and according to the marching speed of ordinary legions, it would take three days to reach Tegeya.
The Pia side urgently drew troops from all over the country, hoping to gather a large army here in the national capital and fight to the death with the First Legion.
However, what Pia never expected was that the First Legion had only one day's work to arrive at Tegea, and when the sky was getting brighter and the defenders at the head of the city looked out, the First Legion had already arrived at the city.
Traveling two hundred and fifty miles in a day, and still marching with a legion, carrying a large amount of supplies and food and grass, which seemed impossible to many in any way, but the First Legion did exactly it, and the whole legion seemed to fall from the sky to the city of Tegea.
Tegea City was ill-prepared and rushed to the battle, so to speak, it was passive from the very beginning of the battle.
Seeing that the attack of the First Legion was becoming more and more fierce and the defenders were becoming more and more difficult to resist, the king of Pia, Pavila, was forced to send an envoy to the First Legion to submit a surrender form and write a personal letter to Ding Feng.
The general meaning is to persuade Ding Feng to stop fighting, Pia has already obeyed, and will never invade the Jin State again in the future, and is willing to call the Jin State a vassal and pay tribute every year.
Regarding the surrender table on the Pia side, Ding Feng's reply was three words: Don't accept it! (To be continued......