Chapter 0690: The Mud Boras
After learning that the Southern Army had been frustrated in the land of the Southern Barbarians and that hundreds of thousands of corpses had been bled out, Ran Min Longyan was furious, regardless of the advice of the ministers, and sent 200,000 troops into the land of the Southern Barbarians, and at the same time relocated 500,000 people from various states and counties in the south to live in places such as Zhenla and Funan.
Ran Min also made a provision and promulgated the "Killing Barbarian Order", and anyone who killed a southern barbarian could be rewarded with Qian Shiguan.
Since he was unable to conquer Southeast Asia, Ran Min did not mind breaking and standing up, directly sweeping away his country and merging it into the territory of the Wei Empire.
At the same time, in view of the rampant plague among the Southern Legion and the death of many soldiers, Ran Min continued to recruit domestic doctors into the Southern Barbarian Land to treat the injured or infected soldiers.
At the same time, Hua Mulan had already led the army to destroy the two kingdoms of Baoji and Sun Bo one after another, but when attacking the small country of Nibore, she suffered an unprecedented setback!
Like the Southern Legions, the soldiers of the Western Legions were unable to adapt to the highland climate, and were often attacked by the Mubarats in the mountains, suffering heavy casualties.
The country of Ni Bharata, that is, later Nepal, according to some historical records of later generations: the country of Ni Bharata is more than 1,000 miles in 4 days, in the snow-capped mountains, the capital of the country is more than 20 miles around, and the mountains and rivers are subordinate.
Yigu marry, figs, red copper, Xue Niu, life birds, red copper coins. The air order is cold, and the customs are dangerous.
Human nature is strong, and faith is light.
There is no learning art, there is ingenuity. Ugly appearance, evil and good faith. Jialan and Tianzu are connected to the corners. There are more than two monks and disciples, large and small two vehicles, and they are also comprehensive and learned, and the number of them is ominous.
At this time, Mulan was leading an army to attack the country of Mubara.
After a hard battle during the day, the Wei army suffered heavy losses and had to camp on the spot to recuperate.
Mulan convened the generals to discuss the matter.
Lu Gan got up and said: "Governor, our soldiers can't adapt to this kind of altitude sickness, since the march to Nibora, many soldiers have been sick. Although they did not die, they completely lost their combat effectiveness! If this continues, the last general estimates that without the Ni Bora people calling, our hundreds of thousands of Wei troops will be wiped out! β
"Yes! Governor, our preparations this time are still not sufficient. The grain and grass are sufficient, but the climate and terrain of Nibora are fatal to our Wei army. The enemy army is fighting on the ground and adapting to the local climate and terrain, but although our Wei army is powerful, it can't exert much combat power in this situation! β
"Why don't we retreat to Mukechuan City to rest and make plans!"
Hearing this, Mulan's face sank: "I know that the soldiers are working hard in this environment, but please persevere." Ni Bhara is a small country and a widow, and the strength of our army is several times that of Ni Bharata, so we can't take such a small country, how can we explain to Your Majesty? β
The generals were silent.
At Mulan's insistence, the Wei army began to divide its troops to sweep away the mud Borat people entrenched in various high mountains, and defeated them one by one.
"Fire!"
"Boom! ...... "The artillery fire in the sky was flying, braving the heavy snow, braving the enemy's arrow rain and rolling wood, the soldiers of the Wei army rushed forward without fear of death, and every time a Wei pawn fell, more Wei pawns rushed forward one after another.
Under the bombardment of the Wei army's red-coated artillery, the Nibora army collapsed in an instant, but some of the soldiers were still resisting stubbornly.
And just when the Wei army was about to annihilate the main force of Nibora, some aliens wearing turbans and cloth armor, iron armor or leather armor suddenly came out and caught the Wei army off guard!
"Who are they?" Mulan asked, wide-eyed.
"Grand Duke, if my guess is correct, these should be the troops of the Gupta dynasty." Lu Qian replied.
"Gupta dynasty?"
"Yes. The Mumballa state was a vassal state of the Gupta Dynasty, and the Mumbora Kingdom was in trouble, and it was impossible for the Gupta Dynasty to turn a blind eye. β
Seeing these sudden enemy forces, Mulan reluctantly gave up the opportunity to annihilate the main force of Nibora in one fell swoop.
There were many troops of the Gupta Dynasty who rushed to reinforce them, with more than 100,000 horses, and the battle of hundreds of thousands of people could not afford the small size of the Mumbal Kingdom, so the army of the Gupta Dynasty simply started a decisive battle with the Wei army.
Like the rest of Southeast Asia, the Gupta Dynasty's war elephants were also quite formidable, and even this time they dispatched a full hundred war elephants!
But Mulan was not afraid at all, led the army, and rushed directly under the cover of the red-coated cannon.
"Fire!"
One after another shells fell on or near the heads of the elephants, and they burst all over the ground, blowing up the thighs of the elephants, causing them to wail and scurry around, and even knock the elephants off their backs.
Hearing this cannon sound and seeing the light of the artillery, many war elephants were so frightened that they had already run away.
Seeing that the red-clothed cannon was really effective, Mulan directly pulled out her sword and shouted, "The whole army is attacking!" β
"Kill!"
Hundreds of thousands of Wei soldiers rushed over like a torrent of steel.
There are no war elephants, but the people of the Gupta Dynasty still have some strength, and they have opened their bows and arrows to shoot and kill the Wei soldiers who came over, and some of the soldiers with excellent arm strength even threw their javelins, and in an instant, they assassinated those Wei troops so that they turned their backs and horses, and I don't know how many people died.
Finally, the enemy dared to come out and fight to the death, and the Wei army was naturally not polite. The soldiers of the Wei army, who had been holding their breath for a long time, were like hungry wolves, constantly tearing at the formation of the enemy army and fighting bravely to kill the enemy.
The combat effectiveness of the Wei army is beyond doubt, although most of them are servant troops, but the combat ability of individual soldiers is still far superior to these mud brahrodians and poisonous people.
In this battle, the Wei army beheaded 80,000 people, breaking the army of the Mumbal and Gupta dynasties, forcing them to retreat into the mountains again.
Originally, Hua Mulan still wanted to take advantage of the victory to pursue and sweep away the Mubara country in one fell swoop, but the heavy snow closed the mountain, and the Wei army could not advance at all.
After a few days, Hua Mulan herself could not adapt to this altitude sickness and contracted the disease, so as a last resort, the Wei army could only withdraw to Baoji City and give up the idea of continuing to attack the Nibora Kingdom.
The battle of the Western Legion of Wei can be said to have stopped at the Nibora State.
And the battle of Wei's Southern Army in the south seems to have come to an end.
The Wei Empire's western and southern expeditions lasted more than a year, with millions of soldiers and horses at every turn, including more than 290,000 soldiers, and opened up the Anxi Protectorate and the Annan Protectorate, expanding the territory for thousands of miles, and shocking the world.
The Anxi Protectorate includes the five kingdoms of Tuyuhun, Sunbo, NΓΌguo, Zhangxiong, and Baoji, with a radius of more than 5,000 li and a population of more than 2 million, which is basically part of Gansu, Qinghai, and Ningxia in later generations, as well as the whole of Tibet.
The Protectorate of Annam includes several countries such as Champa, Chenla, Funan, Shanguo, and Tangming, with a radius of more than 3,000 li, and is basically the land of Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand in later generations.
Although the Wei army occupied these places, the resistance continued, and it would take some time to suppress them.
Ran Min also wanted to order the Southern Legion and the Western Legion to continue fighting, but the ministers all expressed strong opposition.
Shang Shu Ling Cui Hao said with a sad face: "Your Majesty! Have compassion on your people. The western expedition and the southern expedition, the millions of troops at every turn, the battle line is so long, I don't know how much money and grain have been lost on the way, and the family funds accumulated by the treasury over the years have long been exhausted, and I can't make ends meet! Although the empire is strong, it can't stand such a squander! β
Hearing this, Ran Min fell silent.