Chapter 438: Wolf Rush
On the trip to the south, the Besta Military Region can be said to have really taken out all the money from the family.
Tens of thousands of cavalry are out on the expedition, and the materials consumed have reached an extremely alarming level.
If the cavalry is on a long-distance march, there are tens of thousands of cavalry, and the accompanying horses are definitely more than 10,000. Otherwise, "when you run to the place, the war horse will be exhausted for a long time, where will you still have the strength to fight?"
The large cavalry marches with horses and mules, and in the march, a small number of elites have horses to change, and even so, it is impossible to make the whole army equipped with horses This is too luxurious. The only way to do this was to carry a certain amount of mules, horses, or wagons, which were specially responsible for loading heavy armor and forage to reduce the weight of the cavalry and preserve the horsepower.
It can be said that a cavalry expedition of tens of thousands of dollars can supply tens of thousands of infantry when converted.
Although the Besta Military Region is known as a strong soldier, and under the years of management of this legendary governor's wife, it has also saved a lot of money, but this time on the trip to the south of King Qin, the Besta Military Region can be regarded as really bleeding.
This act can also be said to demonstrate the determination of the Governor's wife.
Is this difference related to the future fate of the Besta Military Region ordinary?!
All the way to the south, the army left the Besta Military Region, and went south along Esria County, Esria County has been annexed by the Besta Military District, and there are supplies along the way, but after a few days of travel, out of Esria County, even if it is completely into the enemy area.
However, the situation has changed at this moment, tens of thousands of cavalry marched, openly playing the banner of protecting the country and the king of Qin, "just go all the way south, passing along the way, even if it is the rebel forces of the local military district, but they do not dare to stop the news of Osgillia At this time, the news of the Osgillia side has been spread, the rebels have been defeated and lost, and the remaining forces in the local area only have the mind of self-preservation, where are they willing to fight with the enemy army in transit?"
Fuya and the governor's wife also had a tacit understanding: "Just blindly marching southward, passing through the towns along the way, all around the city, never pestering and staying, even occasionally stopping to repair or replenish supplies and fresh water, and not clashing with the remnants of the local rebels."
There was even such an interesting thing happened along the way: when passing through some cities, the army rarely stopped, "when replenishing horsepower and fresh water", the rebel defenders in the city were all closed at the city gates, and never went out of the city to meet the enemy, and even some rebels "After figuring out the cavalry outside the city, they just stopped replenishing supplies, and sent people to drop some water and food from the city wall to send each other, one by one, there was only one purpose, and it was good to send these plague gods out of their defense area as soon as possible.
The morale of the rebel forces has fallen to such a low level" Char was a little surprised, in his mind, even if he suffered some losses in Oorgillia, but after all, the Red Round Table still had dozens of military districts, controlling more than half of the territory of the Byzantine Empire, and there were hundreds of thousands of armor and tens of millions of people...... Such a huge force, even if it suffered a loss in Osgilia, would not collapse so immediately, and if the empire wanted to sweep away the Quartet and restore the decree, I was afraid that there would be several years of civil war to fight.
But I didn't expect that the rebels in these places had no intention of fighting at all, and even looked at some smaller towns in these places, and the rebels had even put on a posture of surrendering "If Char showed a little intention of attacking the city, maybe the other party would really open the door and surrender."
Such a situation "made Char smile bitterly and helpless in his heart.
But the Governor's wife, her face became more and more gloomy!
The reason is not ...... If the rebels have fallen into such a state of decadence and decline, then the weight of one's own surrender to the empire is only getting lighter and lighter! If a rebel surrenders first, then how much weight can one's own merits still have in the emperor's heart?
With this anxious thought in her heart, the Governor's wife intensified her urging Char to march and make sure to reach Osgilia as soon as possible.
She is a weak woman, in this cavalry army with the army, along the way has suffered enough, the army is out, naturally there is no luxurious and comfortable carriage for her to ride, her gorgeous excessive carriage is naturally impossible to follow the army, just an ordinary marching carriage, even after a few days down, "the bones of the people who have been upside down in the morning are about to fall apart, this governor's wife has obviously never suffered such a hardship, the army has been gone for seven or eight days, her whole person has lost a circle, there is a lot of gloom in her expression, and her complexion is also a lot worse.
Another interesting thing is that General Lear, who accompanied him on his journey south.
In the previous few dealings, Char understood that this Lear was definitely a cunning and clever guy, in the Besta Military Region, the Governor's wife was already powerful, and this General Lear was supported as the heir by a few old courtiers" It is really a thorn in the side of the Governor's wife, this time the Governor's wife named him to go south with the army, this General Lear is also well-behaved, and after receiving the order, he did not dare to do a little coercion and hesitation, (Hunting the country, I Ching non-menstrual word processing) obediently led the order to go south with the army.
He was accompanied by only fifty horsemen and a squad of troops drawn from his own headquarters.
It stands to reason that General Lear is in the Besta Military Region, and he can be supported by some old courtiers to fight with the governor's wife, "He also has a little bit of military power in his hands, and speaking of which, the troops under his command are definitely more than a few dozen horsemen, and if he really wants to mobilize men and horses, he can do it if he wants to make up five or six hundred elite horsemen." It's just that he only brought such a few people, if he changed others one by one, in order to protect his own safety, he naturally wanted to bring all the elites with him, but this Lear's approach made Char look at him at a higher level!
The reason is simple! The whole army of 7,000 cavalry is the close relatives of the governor's wife! Even if he Lear takes all his cronies and cavalry with him, surrounded by the governor's wife's 7,000 cavalry, how much waves can he make? If the governor's wife really wants to kill him, even if he Lear brings many people, it will be useless!
In this case, it is better to simply be a single, and only bring dozens of horsemen and guards to show generosity.
Besides, if you bring too many soldiers, maybe the governor's wife will just find an excuse and send his men out as cannon fodder, such as Chongjin's current death squad or something.
But he only brought a few dozen horsemen, such a small number of people, even if the governor's wife wanted to make it bad and let his people be cannon fodder, it was true, and she couldn't find any excuses.
If you really complain about Madame pointing to a city and letting Lear's dozens of cavalry go up to take the lead than this kind of naked framing boat, in full view of the army, the Governor's wife really can't do it.
By doing so, Lear showed his courage and shrewdness, and at the same time, he also had a deeper meaning: he had preserved his strength!
And this Lear's smarter move is that along the way, "whether it is marching, stopping for food, or repairing, he always never leaves Char's side! Char can watch this General Lear dangling in front of him with a smile on his face every day, "Never go out of his sight!"
It's also a way to seek protection. Well, even if the Governor's wife had the heart to kill this threat, she would always be embarrassed to raise the butcher's knife in front of Char's ally.
In that case, the appearance of eating will be too ugly to make people look down.
Along the way, this General Lear and Char are inseparable" It makes Char a little more interesting, this Lear is really a wonderful person, a little moment, he can talk and laugh with Char, he is also a learned person, and Char chatted casually about some martial arts and military strategies along the way, but it also reduced the loneliness of the long distance a lot.
Even Char's personal guards had a good impression of this enthusiastic General Lear.
Seeing that Char and Lear were inseparable every day, as if they were becoming more and more speculative, the Governor's wife looked at it as if she didn't see it. It's just that occasionally there is a "glimmer of essence" in those charming eyes, and I don't know what this shrewd woman is turning her mind again.
When the army marched to the eleventh day and entered the Armenian Military District, Char finally felt some pressure!
The Armenian Military District is the old nest of Hughes "and the backbone of the rebel coalition."
After entering the Armenian Military District, "after walking for only one day, he encountered a small group of scout cavalry of the Armenian Military District.
The vanguard cavalry in front and the Armenian scout squad engaged in two small battles, "the Armenian scouts were not low, and after injuring some men and horses, they hurried away", but then, the army went all the way south, but finally encountered some resistance.
First of all, in the villages and towns and other places where they passed, the Armenian defenders put on a posture of being ready to fight, the city gates were closed, and the defenders on the city walls were all arrows and knives, and even the ballistas were put out.
Looking at this posture, if Char's cavalry still wanted to calmly replenish supplies or stop to rest as they had before, they would never think about it again.
Looking at the hostile eyes of these defenders of the Armenian Military District, Char was sure that if he was slack, the other party would definitely attack without hesitation.
As for the rebel defenders in some places along the way before, they also took the initiative to "contribute", and the matter of supplies, food, and fresh water naturally will never happen here again.
When the cavalry escorting ** entered, the Armenian side immediately made a strict guard.
After the second day of Char's army's entry, it became more and more difficult to replenish supplies and fresh water along the way, and the surrounding scouts came with news that a small group of Armenian cavalry had been hanging far away on both sides or behind the army, although the number was very small, and Char's tens of thousands of cavalry could not form a threat, but this posture finally made Char feel a little "normal".
That's right, it's like a posture between friend and foe.
And the news from the scouts is increasing, the Armenian defenders have been dispatched to assemble, and thousands of Armenian rebels have even gathered on the road to Merika, the capital of the Armenian Military District, ready to intercept this cavalry at any time.
The Armenian Military District has always been known for its elite armor, and the equipment of the heavy infantry of the military district ranks first in the empire.
Although there are tens of thousands of cavalry, if they really fight, they will not really be afraid of the thousands of Armenian troops, but Char is thousands of miles away from home after all, and it is not a smart move to fight to the death with the other party on other people's territory.
Moreover, the posture of the Armenian army is also very clear: to defend the capital city of Merika.
And Char had no interest in attacking Merika City, so he simply grinned and ordered the army to take a detour, bypassing the main road to Merika City and heading straight for Osgiria.
When the Armenian army learned that the other side had made a detour, the whole army did not chase after them, but quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
After passing the city of Merika, the guards sped up, and within two days, the army left the border of the Armenian Military District and entered the central administrative region of the empire!
This central administrative region of the empire, commonly known as the imperial capital, entered here, and in a broad sense, it was considered to have reached Osgilia.
The area was about half the size of the Imperial Prefecture, and included a large area of land including the imperial capital of Osgilia, the four Acropolis, and several smaller towns around it.
As soon as the army entered this place, it immediately felt the depression brought about by the war.
The rebels besieged the imperial capital for nearly a year, and hundreds of thousands of rebels Chen soldiers under the city, the entire administrative region of Osgilia, the large and small towns" and the four acropolises, also fell into the hands of the rebels, and the places were plucked and scraped by the rebels, and the villages and towns they passed through were all empty, ten households and nine empty, and the closer they got to Osgilia, the more the place was deserted! In some places, "villages and towns were burned down, and the woods were cut down."
Hundreds of thousands of rebels have been entrenched in this area for more than half a year, and the materials and ordnance consumed have to be requisitioned on the spot in addition to being transported from the rear.
In some small villages and towns, there are even rebel logistics troops left behind, escorting ** all the way forward, and the vanguard cavalry has already exchanged fire with some rebels, and there are a few small fights.
Fortunately, most of the rebels did not have the heart to fight, and most of them walked away, leaving behind the villages and towns that had already been destroyed.
Protect ** in one day through six villages and towns, "six battles and six victories, and recover six towns...... The vanguard's report was passed down, and Char only sneered when he saw it.
In his opinion, this kind of "good news" is really too pediatric.
However, the governor's wife seems to attach great importance to this kind of child's play-like "good news", and the officers in the army who solemnly ordered the matter are recorded...... , this time I came to invest in Cheng and called the crab bi's merits, but they are all capital.
Now that they have entered the "battle * ......", the march can no longer be as aggressive as before, Char ordered the troops to gather up, move slowly, and be careful and vigilant. In order to prevent encounters with rebel brigades at any time.
That evening, less than two hundred miles from Osgilia, there was a stop in a small town to make repairs. According to Char's meaning, it is best for the army to repair here for two days, and to cultivate enough mental strength, so that it can only have combat strength under the city of Osgilia.
But the governor's wife insisted on hurrying as soon as possible, and after the two discussed, Char gave in slightly, and only let the army rest here for the night.
Since he was already in the war zone, he rested that night, Char put on full vigilance, patrolled the open and secret sentry posts, and the whole army waited for him, no one took off his armor, and his horse did not take off his saddle! Char himself even ordered all his cavalry to sleep in their clothes, and their weapons were not to leave their bodies!
In the second half of the night, Char suddenly woke up in his sleep, only to feel an inexplicable restlessness in his heart. After he jumped up, his eyes were full of essence, and suddenly he jumped out of the house, looked in the direction of the south, and then took a deep breath and shouted: "Get up!,!
As soon as he gave the order, all around him were the elites of the hundred battles who had gone south with him to fight against the Chixue Army, and they immediately moved one after another, and one by one the elites jumped up, where was there still a little sleepiness on their faces?
Char laughed: "Prepare the horse!
At this time, there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves in the distance outside the town, and several scout posts guarding ** flew over, and along the way, the cavalry resting in the town woke up one after another, and under the shouts of the officers, they had already begun to line up!
"Prepare for war! Prepare for war!!",
The shouts "were heard throughout the town in the middle of the night."
The few cavalry scouts rushed to the place where Char and other leaders were stationed in the middle of the town, turned over and dismounted, and the cavalry on the horse was already sweating profusely, but his face was excited, and before he could run to him, he said loudly: "General! The military situation is urgent!,"
Xia Wu laughed loudly and strode up: "Speak!!"
The cavalryman raised his head and shouted: "There is movement in the direction of the city of Osgilia! The emperor has attacked the camp of the rebel coalition army at night! The rebel army has been defeated, out of control, and has collapsed! At this moment, the defeated rebel army is coming towards us!"
As soon as he heard this, Xia's eyes suddenly lit up, and a trace of essence flashed! He immediately shouted without hesitation: "The whole army assembles and ranks up!! Blow the trumpet! Greet the enemy at the entrance of the town!!",
Originally, in the war zone, although everyone was resting, they naturally would not sleep too steadily, under this assembly order, the whole army immediately took action, these 10,000 cavalry can be called elite, and Char's more than 2,000 cavalry is the elite of the elite, and moved when he heard the order, but in a moment, Char's cavalry has been assembled in the town. "It's the cavalry of the Besta Military Region, still in a panic lining up to prepare their horses.
Char sneered, "Don't wait for the people of the Besta Military Region" Seeing that his cavalry had already lined up and set up a posture to meet the battle, Char turned over and got on his horse, and was about to speak, when he heard a voice next to him say loudly: "Where is the general?"
When I looked back, it was Lear's guy. This guy was actually fully armed, dressed in armor, and ran to Char's side with his war horse, and dozens of horsemen behind him, all of whom were the elite of his cronies.
"Naturally, it's time to fight.
Char said lightly: "The fighter plane should not be missed, I will lead my men and horses to go up and kill first, you go and inform the wife of the governor of your department, please ask your cavalry to come and answer and leave." ”,
Lear listened, smiled lightly, and pointed to a guard beside him: "You go and tell the governor's wife." "And then he himself turned over and got on his horse" came to Char's side, and said with a smile: "The fighter plane is fleeting" Lear is willing to rush with the general. Tell the small things, and leave them to my subordinates to do*......"
Fuya glanced at this Lear twice, and knew that this guy didn't dare to stay alone in that woman's eyelids, and he didn't pierce the other party, but just smiled faintly, "nodded, then grabbed the spear and spear, and shouted: "Rodria! meet the enemy with me! Forward! Forward!"
"Forward !!"
Thousands of majestic voices suddenly shouted in unison, and Fuya had already rushed out first!
Behind him, the "spear is like a forest" is trampled with iron hooves, and the dust is flying!
And again
Char's two thousand cavalry rushed out of the town to the south, and it took only a quarter of an hour to walk, and when they rushed through a high slope, they could already hear a tidal wave of shouts and shouts in front of them!
Fuya rushed up the high slope, sat on the back of the horse and looked at it, and immediately took a sharp breath!!
Half-defeated!
What a rout!!
As far as the eye can see, under the wilderness in front of you, the mountains are all full of defeated rebel coalition armies that are dense like a tide!
As far as the eye can see, this wave of rout seems to be sprinkled on the earth at night, boundless! Looking through the starlight and moonlight, it seems that the whole earth is full of rout waves......
Defeated!
The rebels are really defeated!!
Running all the way, crying dad and shouting mother, running and crying and mourning, I don't know how many weapons and armor flags are scattered on the road, the wave is rolling in like this, it is thrilling to watch!
Only in the distance, at the end of this rout wave, there seemed to be a faint sound of fighting, but the sound was getting weaker and weaker, and more of it was shouting and screaming......
Char saw the scene in front of him, inhaled it into his chest in one breath, and then spit out a long breath, looking at such a huge torrent of rout in front of him, he was also shocked!
It's just that this moment of trance disappeared, and Char immediately puffed up his breath and shouted: "Break the enemy tonight! Rush and kill with me! Blow the trumpet of the charge!" !! forward",
Behind him, the trumpeter of the cavalry naturally blew the horn of the cavalry's charge, and the loud and sharp horn pierced the night sky, and in the majestic roar of Fuya, a horse took the lead from the high slope, and the large group of cavalry behind him also turned into a black rolling torrent and poured down, swooping down fiercely towards the wave of defeat!
"I'm so tired, I'm working very hard, I'm very tired, alas......
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