Chapter 182: Head to head

Let Zhan Mingbai worry, it is still a real holy decree. The group kept going, changing horses and galloping all the way. The next afternoon, we arrived in Tokyo. As soon as the palace gate fell, a eunuch immediately greeted him: "Lord Ou, the emperor ordered our family to wait outside the palace, and as soon as I saw Lord Ou, I immediately led him to see the emperor." ”

Ouyang asked as he walked, "What's the matter, father-in-law?" ”

"Big deal." The eunuch said: "Northwest events." General Han's 40,000 forbidden army faced the enemy with 150,000, and we don't know the specific situation. I only knew that General Han sent an 800-mile urgency, and asked the emperor to immediately transfer Lord Ou to the northwest to deal with this matter. ”

Eight hundred miles is urgent, that is, you have to run 800 miles a day. Changing horses without changing people is already the highest standard. In fact, according to the maximum speed at that time, it was 500 miles a day. Han Shizhong has never been a high-profile person, so this eight-hundred-mile expedited is really in conflict with the Crusaders. You must know that if you are in a hurry for eight hundred miles, no matter what rank and rank officials have to give way.

Ouyang was not too anxious, it was useless to be in a hurry for such a distant matter. It's hard to say that the battle is over now. When he arrived in the hall, Zhao Yu was not polite, and when he told him about it, it was indeed a crusader.

After Han Shizhong received the report from the Zhanglan Department, he immediately raised his army, and at the same time sent an urgent report to the Song Dynasty. Then he swept all the way to the small group of crusaders, counts, viscounts, etc. It was not until twenty miles near Constantinople that it was intercepted by a large army of the Crusaders, and an eight-hundred-mile rush was issued. Please ask the imperial court to immediately send Ouyang to the army to deal with this matter. The imperial court received the emergency report first, but the efficiency was not pulled down, and it was planning the war readiness of the northwest military route. But I didn't expect things to be so bad. A group of Song Shang was surrounded for twenty days, while the main force was confronted by a large enemy force. Once there is a firefight, it is a never-ending game. As soon as Zhao Yu received the report, he saw that Han Shizhong personally ordered Ouyang, and immediately issued a holy decree to seal Ouyang as the minister of the Qin Mission and let him enter Beijing. And to be honest, Zhao Yu didn't know what was going on at the front line.

As soon as Ouyang looked at the place name, he probably understood what was going on. The basic meaning is that there is infighting in the sect, and the chapter column just happened to be lively. The Twenty Days chapter column is still alive, which shows that its vitality is tenacious, and second, it shows that the crusaders are a little weak-hearted. Judging from the current equipment, the crusaders knew the basic equipment of the Song army. As soon as Han's main force arrived, it was still unknown whether the elephant of the Crusaders would be able to swallow this leopard, and he was even more afraid that the Song army would have a backhand. And on Han's side, except for Ouyang Xin's understanding of the crusaders, he didn't know what kind of equipment the other party was equipped with. And there are some discrepancies between the crusaders and Ouyang's letters. How did he know that Ouyang knew about it from watching movies. At present, I dare not move lightly. There was no fight and discord, but only people were sent to negotiate and ask for food to be sent to the soldiers trapped in the city.

Ouyang asked, "What does Your Majesty think?" ”

"There is only one opinion, you must not lose my face, lose the face of the Great Song Dynasty."

"Chenwen Quanzhou is the mainstay, and there is also a maritime Silk Road."

"I'm talking about the land route now." Zhao Yu was a little unhappy.

"Can Your Majesty give me pen and ink?"

"Give!"

Ouyang drew a picture, tore it up again, and drew it again...... As far as I know, Constantinople is actually Turkey. However, there does not seem to be a sea connection. Either take India's Strait of Malacca to bypass Africa, or take the Bering Strait, or go straight to the Americas and then to the Mediterranean. But any sea route is far away and extremely difficult. Ouyang gave up and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know when to set off?" ”

"When to go...... General Han, I know. Unless there is a major event, it will not be rushed with 800 miles. You rest for the day and set off early tomorrow morning. General Liu was in Xiliang to reorganize his army, and I had already told him that you would follow his 20,000 cavalry to Constantinople. Zhao Yu thought about it and said: "This matter is uncertain, the situation is complicated, you see if you want Zhanming to accompany you and plan your safety." ”

"No, the military factory and Yangping are indispensable Zhanming. Weichen brought three other subordinates with him. ”

Zhao Yu nodded: "I will draw eight more internal guards from Da Nei to be your personal guards." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

For the first time, Bai Lian had the opportunity to watch the war with Ouyang, and she was very excited. The last time Zhang San, Li Si and others came back from the northwest, they blew it, and they were simply envious of their peers. Each person has a set of invulnerable cold-forged armor, a sharp Xixia sword, plus a war horse, all trophies, hanging on the wall of the home, how majestic and majestic.

Although Bai Lian is a bandit, he really doesn't have a lot of knowledge. After leaving Tokyo and heading west, I realized that everything was different. And after entering the Northwest Military Road, I found that it was a bit of a Yangping meaning. The roads are very busy. There are a lot of trucks moving in and out. Commercial prosperity on the one hand, military on the other. Even if Bai Lian doesn't know how to do it, he can see that this Northwest Forbidden Army is definitely a well-trained army. In the past few years, Han Liu's two partners have worked training.

When I arrived in Liangzhou, there was already a deputy general waiting: "I've seen Lord Qincha." ”

"You're welcome, General Liu."

"Back to the adult, General Liu brought a hundred heavy artillery, for fear of delaying the trip, so he took the first step. Let the last general lead 5,000 cavalry guards to wait for the lord to go on the road together. ”

Ouyang instructed: "Rest for one night and leave tomorrow." ”

Early the next morning, the army began to set off. Ouyang looked at the five thousand cavalry, both old and new, and learned after inquiring that the main force of Han was the same. Some of the streamlined veteran soldiers returned to Xiliang to train new recruits, and the combat units were mixed with new and old soldiers. Ouyang nodded, it seems that the combat power of the Northwest Road is not only strong, but also durable. At the same time as they set off, the last group of 20,000 infantry of the third echelon, all heavily armed with heavy firearms, will also set off on the 10th. The most advanced heavy artillery, rocket vehicles were all transported by them.

There was no problem in marching, most of the countries that passed through were Islamic countries, and when they heard that the Song army was going to fight the crusade, they were all very welcome, and they also sent guides.

What the Europeans didn't expect was that they saw the Seris as if they were going to fight a decisive battle with them. First, their main army built the city, and then reinforcements arrived one after another. Looking at the appearance of Seris, it seems that he is going to fight a protracted battle with himself.

De Freuis now regretted that his bowels were blue, and he had just received the news that the Orthodox Church had made contact with the Song army. Several other countries are asking the Song army to help them get back the Holy Land. Due to the huge communication barrier between the two sides, De Freuis could not understand what the Song army wanted to do.

Not to mention him, Han Shizhong didn't know what this crusader wanted to do. Although he agreed to send water and food to the palm rail, he did not beat it, and did not let it go. Regarding the request of the Orthodox Church, Han Shizhong only euphemistically said that he was only the one who led the troops, and the person who made the decision had not yet arrived. The chapters are supported by Yangping's 'dog food', and Dongcheng occupies a place with river water, and a batch of necessary goods has been sent, so it is not a big problem to go down for the time being. Of course, as long as the Crusaders dare to attack the chapter bar, their own side will definitely start an all-out war.

The next to arrive is a hundred heavy artillery pieces and Liu Qi's headquarters. Compared with Han Shizhong, Liu Qi was in a very bad mood when he heard that his direct subordinates had been surrounded for several months. Han Shizhong considered Liu Qi's state and the morale of his headquarters. In order to explore the truth and reality, he agreed to Liu Qi's headquarters to fight, and he responded with the Chinese army.

The sun was shining, it was flat, and a hundred cannons were neatly arranged in three rows three miles away from the main force of the crusaders. There were 5,000 cavalry on each of the artillery groups. The Crusaders sensed the movement of the Song army and immediately set up defenses. One by one, the phalanx was laid out. Unlike the Central Plains, Europe was based on a neat phalanx. or cavalry, or infantry, the weapons used were also unseen in the Song army.

With the sound of drums, the Crusaders began to move forward neatly and slowly according to the rhythm of their training. Liu Qi said: "Change the incendiary bomb." The soldiers around him immediately stood on horseback and waved two flags.

The general of the artillery group ordered: "All incendiary bombs are replaced." "More than a year has passed, but the flowering bomb has not yet been put into use. The cost is too high, and the construction period is too long, to the point that even Ouyang can't bear it.

Liu Qi turned over and got on his horse, and 10,000 cavalry immediately followed on his horse. The crusade drums began to beat rapidly. They also marched faster. The phalanx of heavy cavalry had already entered the shock distance.

Suddenly, there was a shout, and the four cavalry phalanxes rushed towards them with great momentum. Liu Qi turned over and dismounted, and the whole army also dismounted to maintain the horse's physical strength.

The soldiers looked at it for a while and said, "General, you have entered the third artillery group to cover the firing range." ”

"Put!"

"Yes!" The pro-soldiers on horseback waved their flags.

The last thirty cannons rang out almost in unison, and the shells smashed directly into the cavalry phalanx of the Crusaders, burning next to their armor. For a time, the cavalry phalanx was in chaos. Liu Qi shouted: "The first cannon group will be released, and they will be cut off." ”

Every ten seconds, the flames completely separated the cavalry phalanx from the infantry. Liu Qi ordered again: "The first artillery group will replace the solid shells, the third artillery group will stop firing, and the second artillery group will stop after three rounds." Then he got on his horse and shouted, "The geese march in formation." ”

The two wings of the Song army spread out infinitely and rushed towards the enemy cavalry phalanx. This move was a great joy for the Crusaders. The impact of such a dispersed force on the cavalry can be said to be extremely stupid. Immediately, Sir XX organized cavalry that had not yet panicked to counterattack the Song army, in a vain attempt to pierce the Song army.

But they didn't expect that Liu Qi's headquarters was not a cavalry at all, but an infantry on horseback. It is a unit in the South Korean army that specializes in firearms. As soon as the two sides approached, the Crusaders found countless hand-throwing cannons raining down. And Song Jun turned his horse and stopped. At this time, the crusaders knew why the cavalry of the Song army did not form a phalanx, just for fear that the people behind would collide. This goose marching formation is completely a hand-throwing cannon formation, and the favorite ones to fight are the nomads, and there are also groups like the Crusaders to charge.

"Hell on earth!" As soon as Ouyang arrived, he heard that there was a war, and without saying a word, he was busy with Han Shizhong to go to the head of the city built by the Han Ministry to take a look, ha, I almost missed the show, this crusader was hacked by Liu Qi and I don't know what happened.

The grenadiers in the infantry on the battlefield were mighty, and Liu Qi's headquarters all dismounted, one in two, one to fire, the other to throw hand cannons, and the geese formation slowly tightened. Not a single cavalryman could rush through such a dense explosion. Of course, no matter how many hand-throwing cannons there are, there will be times when they run out. Liu Qi saw that it was almost over, and the cannon body of the first artillery group was about to explode, so he ordered: "Withdraw!" ”

The 10,000 infantry immediately ran back to the side of the horse, turning into an orderly run of cavalry. At the same time, the 2nd and 3rd artillery groups began to cover with echelon bombardment.

The smoke cleared, and a huge pile of corpses was piled up, plus a phalanx of stunned Crusader infantry and marksmen. Seeing that the Song army was struggling to withdraw the artillery, a xx knight pulled out his sword and roared, and more than a dozen infantry phalanxes began to run***. Ouyang sighed: "Don't they know that the poor are not chasing, especially not chasing General Liu's troops." ”

Han Shizhong was relieved when he saw Ouyang say this, it seemed that Ouyang still supported fighting with others. While laughing: "General Liu is a little angry this time, and the adults also know that Zhang Liang is General Liu's favorite general." ”

"That's it." When Ouyang's words fell, the Crusaders' feet suddenly bombarded again and again, and the mines abandoned on the ground began to show their might. Although the crusaders were very heroic and intensive***, the braver they were, the more people died. Ouyang called a soldier and said a sentence in French: "Release my detained personnel in the Great Song Dynasty, otherwise the Crusaders will be bloodied and France will be pacified." Learn the words well, pass them on, and let a hundred people with good voices roar for me. ”

"Bloody crusades, pacify France." The military chief of Constantinople, De Froe, was shocked when he heard this. It's not strange to know the Crusaders, it's a bit strange to know France. The other party can speak French better, which is even more strange. What frightened him even more was the letter sent by Song Jun.

In the standard form of French, it reads: Your Excellency, I am the minister of the Great Song Dynasty Qipin Qincha, and the magistrate of Yangping County, Ouyang, who is in charge of the affairs of this place, and for the time being, I have the authority of the king of France. My Majesty is very unhappy that you have detained my Great Song caravan and soldiers. What you see is only the former army of the Great Song Dynasty, and in the next two months, more than a million Great Song troops will gather here. If you still don't come to your senses, we will go to the Mediterranean and make France disappear. There is a saying in the Great Song Dynasty that if you know the enemy's situation and know your situation, you will win all battles, and I know the origin of your group of crusaders very well, and I also understand your purpose. As far as I know, you have no more than 100,000 trained soldiers, and the rest are made up of outcasts, thieves, and robbers...... Don't blame me for being too frank, pissing off Ben Chin Cha and beating you until your mother doesn't know you.

Ultimatum: Three days, release my people of the Great Song Dynasty, otherwise the Great Song Dynasty will declare war on all the countries participating in the Crusades, including the Catholic Pope. Great Song Ouyang. At noon on February 11, the 82nd year of the Great Song Dynasty.

Got into big trouble. De Froey did not expect a skirmish to provoke a million-strong army. Even if he thought that Ouyang Million was boasting, the morning battle report was already in his hands. Four thousand cavalrymen were killed on his side, and forty or so were knighted. But the enemy did not suffer any damage. It's not a notch battle at all. Their own troops were not at all able to fight back in front of the enemy.

Song Military Operations Conference......

In fact, the ethnic composition of this road is very complex, with Turkic and Great Qin rebels, and there are many rangers composed of Arab countries. The Turks were basically expelled from the north during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, and then multiplied in some countries in the Middle East. As Islam, they are incompatible with the Orthodox Church, a branch of the Jealous Sect, and the two sides have disputes from time to time. The resistance of Great Qin is a die-hard Orthodox Christian, and while trying to take back Constantinople, it has to keep an eye out for the invasion of the Turkic states. The light cavalry group of the Great Diet of Arabia was on its mission to destroy the Crusaders. The Great Song Dynasty wanted to open up the Silk Road, and all the interests of all parties surfaced in Constantinople.

Compared with the strength of the army, the Arabs, Turks, etc. had no way to deal with the heavy cavalry of the Crusaders, and the Crusaders built castles when they occupied a place, but the weakness of the Crusaders was that they were small in number and could not effectively control a certain area. As a result, both sides of the opposing sides are engaged in guerrilla warfare and counter-guerrilla warfare. The Silk Road to Constantinople all the way, passing through Persia, a country controlled by the Arabs, compared to the Crusaders, they were very friendly, and later heard that it was a war against the Crusaders, unconditionally let the Song army pass, and some countries also set up strongholds for the Song army to rest in logistics.

Liu Qi changed his clothes, and Ouyang hugged his fists and saluted: "Lord Ou is really a god." Not only did he foresee the events of this place, but he also wrote the words of the Hu people. The last general admires and admires, no wonder people say that adults are Wenqu stars. ”

"General Liu is polite, please take a seat." Ouyang saw that everyone had arrived, and the tent was full of his own humanity: "The emperor's intention is very simple, he is not afraid of fighting, he is afraid of defeating." All the grain and grass produced in the two prefectures of Sha and Gua on the Northwest Military Road were purchased and supplied by the imperial court. All horses in the Hexi Corridor were also flooded into the Northwest Military Road. In addition to the 100,000 Xiang troops standing on the Northwest Military Road, 200,000 Xiang troops were also dispatched from other roads to escort grain and grass.

Han Shizhong said: "My lord, according to the intelligence that the last general investigated, this is to take Constantinople, with the current combat strength of our Northwest Army, it will definitely be solved within a month." ”

Ouyang smiled and asked, "General Han, what did you do when you took it?" Will it save the fire for the Orthodox Church, or give it to the Persians, or help the Arabs defeat the invaders? What does it have to do with us that they are fighting? ”

"......" Han Shizhong said, he really didn't think about this problem. This place is not the Song border war, and the Song soil is defeated. If they forcibly occupy this area, they will face Orthodox and Arab guerrilla attacks, and the most troublesome thing is that the unimpeded grain routes may also be destroyed. It's hard to be alone......

Liu Qi said with a smile: "Why worry about the general, since Lord Ou is here, there must be a advantage." ”

"General Liu is joking!" Ouyang took out the map and said: "The red line is the Silk Road that the imperial court wants to open. And Constantinople is a top priority. Once here, the south, north, and west are all business routes that definitely come to money. This place can also be called the throat land militarily, and it is an important point to block the three peoples of the west, south and north. Honestly, I really want this place. ”

Han Shizhong shook his head: "My lord, I'm afraid this is too difficult." If it's just a short-term occupation, it's not a problem. But if you want to stay there for a long time, others will not agree. Adults also say that the ethnic groups in this neighborhood are complex. Faith is extreme. The adults also saw it, and although it was the first time that they had faced our forbidden weapons, there were very few enemy escapers. ”

Liu Qi said: "The last general is in a hurry to fight this battle because there are many people in our army who are not adapted. That's why they attack first to boost morale and deter the enemy. There are too many deserts, and the speed of horses is much lower than that of camels. And our army has almost no camel caravans. ”

Han Shizhong nodded: "In the end, at most, it is only to support the local regime and let Song Shang pass by more resting places." ”

"No, the investment is disproportionate. The imperial court spent so much money and food, and as a result, we fought a few battles and collected troops, and there was no real benefit at all. Ouyang said: "Persia is the necessary place for the logistics of our Song army, as long as we have a good relationship with it, ensure the smooth flow of soldiers and grain routes, and then take advantage of their national beliefs contradictions, I don't think it is a dream to occupy this place." ”