Chapter 340: An Extraordinary Battle
The life of a general is not the same as that of a soldier. On this day, Xiao Che stayed in the camp of the Hua Family Army. They waited for an opportunity to come.
Now the number of troops in the Northern Coalition has reached as many as 30 million. And the regular army on the side of the Qingxuan Empire is only 20 million. But if you add the warriors, the number is even more. That's 50 million.
Now the coalition forces of the northern countries are no longer able to attack. They are stuck here by the death of the Qingxuan Empire. Anyone with a little brain can see that the alliance of the northern countries has gone. Now what the coalition forces of the northern states want to do is to divide the existing territory. They no longer have the luxury of going on the offensive.
The strength of the Qingquan Empire is too strong. And they also have to prevent the counterattack of the Qingxuan Empire. As a result, there is a serious shortage of manpower. Uprisings against the rule of the empire are now breaking out in various parts of the northern countries.
Needless to say, these are all masterpieces of the Xuanfu. Of course, these are not public. This is not the case with the Ten Thousand Demons Alliance. They are frantically grabbing the land of the Qingxuan Empire that they already occupy. This practice is tantamount to killing chickens and taking eggs. Rather than being able to rule well. On the contrary, it will reduce the original prosperity to the freezing point.
These people don't care if people live or die. For them, there is only one purpose, and that is destruction. This is the reason why Xiao Che must fight with them endlessly.
Without the support of the people, it is impossible for any force to grow and develop. Especially for such a very tolerant force as Xuanfu, Xiao Che's ideal is the harmony of the world.
In order to maintain the gains they had made, the northern states had to rely on constant warfare. After all, they are stationed here now, and every day is a huge drain. Moreover, they did not have material production in the land of the Qingxuan Empire. In the long run, they simply have no way to support it.
You must know that the cost of the war is very large. If the corresponding benefits cannot be obtained, no matter what the outcome of the war is, he will lose. Now the Northern Yan Empire is being tossed by Xiao Che and them. They will choose to attack more frantically. Only by transferring the contradictions to the outside can the contradictions within the empire be alleviated.
This time, Emperor Yu sent his most trusted general, Xian Yufu.
The Xianyu family can be said to be the closest to Emperor Yu. Originally, they were only ranked at the end of the top ten families, but now they can be ranked first. Of course, they are still not comparable to the Wenren family. But they are also very strong.
Xian Yufu himself is the strength of the Seven Grades of the Supreme Realm, and he is very good at leading the troops.
This time he obeyed Emperor Yu's orders. Launch a major campaign against the Qingxuan Empire. This time he committed five million troops. Xiao Che and the others couldn't help but be overjoyed when they heard the news.
This is the perfect opportunity. With the help of this campaign, he was able to eliminate all the ministers he wanted to clear. Among them are the enemies of Wu Xiong and Chen Dong.
This time, the main target of the Northern Yan Empire was the Qingxuan Empire's Royal Legion. Xiao Che: They can be used as auxiliary forces to participate in the battle. Of course, this does not need to be brought forward by him. The Imperial Royal Legion will surely come for them.
Sure enough, the next afternoon, two generals came from the Imperial Royal Legion. Their reason is very simple. This is to hope that Hua Jiajun can help when necessary. Hua Yu'er warmly entertained them. And agreed to their request. This made the two generals very happy, and the purpose of their trip was successfully achieved.
They didn't expect Xiao Che to be here. After they finished talking to Hua Yu'er, Xiao Che stopped them.
In any case, Xiao Che is the King of Xuan personally appointed by His Majesty. For Xiao Che's invitation, they accepted it after thinking about it.
Xiao Che prepared a nice gift for the two generals. This made the two generals smile, and after repeated pushbacks, they still accepted it under Xiao Che's enthusiasm.
Although they didn't know what Xiao Che wanted them to do. They know very well that as long as it is not against His Majesty's interests, it is nothing for them to let them do it. After all, a lot of people are doing such things.
Soon Xiao Che spoke his mind.
"Do the two generals know what is the purpose of His Majesty letting those ministers come here?" Xiao Che asked as if unconsciously. He deliberately led the conversation to the ministers.
"Hehe, King Xuan, what is in your majesty's mind is something we can speculate about. One of the generals said.
"This is a mistake, as a courtier, if you don't understand Your Majesty's mind, then you are not a qualified courtier. Xiao Che said.
"Then what does King Xuan think His Majesty means?" the other general asked.
"If I had to say it, I'm afraid Your Majesty doesn't want them to go back. Can the two generals understand?" Xiao Che said bluntly.
"King Xuan, this is not a joke!" the two generals looked at each other and said.
"The two generals probably already knew. This matter was my suggestion, but it was Your Majesty who made the final decision. Xiao Che's words are here.
I believe the two of them can judge for themselves.
"What does King Xuan need us to do?" said one of the generals.
The two of them are not fools, Xiao Che must have asked for something if he was so generous to them.
"The two generals don't need to do anything difficult, they just need to get to the point. Xiao Che said.
"You mean let's propose that the ministers be sent to the battlefield for training?" said another general.
"Clever, though, you can't send them out all at once. Moreover, it is necessary to ensure that there are people who can come back alive. Xiao Che continued.
"There is life and death, and no one can guarantee that they will survive every time in war. One of the generals said quietly.
So far, they have agreed to Xiao Che.
When they left, Xiao Che gave them an even bigger gift. This time they didn't shirk. It seemed to them that it was all for them.
In this way, what really happened to these ministers was not directly related to Xiao Che.
Now they are waiting. The battle officially began.
Xiao Che still informed Dongfang Ye and Zi Wuji. Let them be ready to strike at any time.
Xiao Che wouldn't let them go to the frontal battlefield, their numbers were too small. Even if their combat strength is extraordinary, they can't carry such a large number of troops. They should be used where they are needed most.
This time the Royal Legion's response was simple. That is to wait for work and fight a defensive battle.
Now the Hua family army has increased to one million people. Those warriors who defected, they didn't want all of them. After screening, they still left more than 200,000 people. The most excited person now is Hua Yu'er.
It was the first time she had commanded so many troops. Although the actual command is not in her hands. But after such a long war, she also learned a lot from it. These are very beneficial for her future people.
She now has no problem commanding 100,000 men in battle. Few people know that the actual commander of the Hua Jiajun this time is Xiao Che.
He has assigned a task to Hua Yu'er. It happened to be an experience for her.
Hua Yuer still admires Xiao Che's talent in commanding very much.
But in terms of cultivation, she is not convinced, she is a very competitive girl.
And Xiao Che's original strength was not as good as hers, but now she has caught up, which makes her feel a strong sense of frustration.
The Qingxuan Empire is very rich in mountains and forests, and there are many demon beasts living here, and the area ruled by the Qingxuan Empire is absolutely friendly with the demon beasts, but the northern countries are not so friendly to the demon beasts in the area of the Qingxuan Empire they occupy.
Especially the Ten Thousand Demon Alliance, they even dared to hunt demon beasts to earn spirit coins, this kind of crazy behavior made the relationship between the northern countries and the demon beasts in the occupied area of the Qingxuan Empire extremely poor. Now they have an army of 30 million, and those demon beasts can only avoid their edge, but the hatred will not disappear, but will become stronger and stronger.
If it is replaced by a beast, I'm afraid it will be over, but demon beasts are intelligent beings, and intelligent beings have feelings.
Niu Niu according to Xiao Che's meaning. Go and contact those demon beasts, and Dongya will accompany you. After all, Niuniu's strength is still very weak, although she has been trained in the Ice and Snow City, and now she is also a cultivator of the Respect Master Realm.
However, there is a Supreme Realm among those demon beasts, Xiao Che is worried that if she can't control the field, or even if there is any danger, it is better to let Dongya follow her.
In this way, one big and one pee set off.
Xiao Che did this with deep meaning, he wanted to use the power of these demon beasts to cause continuous trouble to the rear of the alliance forces of the northern countries, so that they were tired of coping.
In this way, they are likely to get a chance.
Early one morning, they felt the roar of shaking the mountains almost simultaneously. Soon they knew what was going on.
This was the beginning of a great war in which both sides committed more than 10 million people.
Coalition of Northern Nations. Military equipment prepared by them. It's still very sufficient. Plus they are on the attacking side. The advantages in the early stage are great. Soon they had conquered seven cities.
The Imperial Royal Legion was defeated one after another, this was not a deliberate retreat, but a real rout, and the Imperial Royal Legion was originally very well prepared. But at the very beginning of the war, they ignored a very important issue. If there is no internal response, how can they choose such an opportunity to attack.
With such a combination of inside and outside, the defeat of the Imperial Royal Legion is a normal thing.
But soon they stabilized the situation, after all, it was such a big battle, and their main body was not damaged. The loss of these seven cities was only a few hundred thousand people. However, in Xiao Che's view, this is already a heavy loss.
The war continues, and at this time. The two generals made their own proposals. Let each of the ministers lead an army. The first is to train them, and the other is to let them make the best use of their talents. If they really can't command the battle, then it's enough to send them a partial general.
This suggestion was endorsed by the general. Since ancient times, civil and military forces have looked down on each other. Especially these ministers, who seem to be eating dry food. Your Majesty did not send them to be idlers. They also have to contribute.
With this in mind, Da Zhangjun asked them to lead an army of 10,000 each. That's the ultimate he's been able to do.
After learning of this, many of those ministers were extremely happy, and in their opinion, this was His Majesty's reuse of them. In fact, they guessed completely wrong.
Although they are also reluctant to come to this dangerous place. But what comes is safe. Now there is another opportunity for them to build up their military exploits. You must know that the Qingxuan Empire is a military country. The gold content of military exploits in the Qingxuan Empire is extremely high. Most of the military generals who have established military exploits since ancient times. But there are also very few literati who can have such an opportunity. This is very rare for them.
It is believed that once it is the literati who establish military merits, then their status in military history will be higher than that of ordinary generals. After all, both civil and military are the patent of a few people in any era.
For these scholars, it is even more important to leave a name for the ages.
They happily accepted the task. But there are also smart people who see something different from this. That's the case with the Wei family.
He didn't believe it was that simple.
"I don't want to be here anymore, two elders, is there any way for me to return to the family?" said the prince of the Wei family to the two elders.
"I'm afraid it's not easy, after all, this is Your Majesty's will. One of the elders said.
"I really didn't expect Your Majesty to treat our Wei family like this. The prince of the Wei family said.
"Childe, don't say such things again, the reason why our Wei family can have today is all thanks to His Majesty's support. Otherwise, we wouldn't be where we are today. If you let someone listen to this? That would be very bad for my Wei family. The elder continued.
The other elder was silent.
They didn't know that this time it was nine deaths. But they still came here without hesitation.
"If Childe can achieve a good record, maybe there is still a chance to survive in this matter. The originally silent elder said.
"This time, I will definitely do my best to win, although 10,000 people are small, as long as I grasp the right timing, I can also produce good results, isn't that Zi Wuji. "I heard that Zi Wuji had won a big victory before, but this Wei Gongzi was a little disdainful, he thought that if he was replaced by himself, he would not necessarily do worse than Zi Wuji.
He always thought that Zi Wou-Ki was too lucky.
But he never thought about how war could be such a simple thing. Maybe there's an element of luck. But the most fundamental thing is Zi Wuji's ability to lead the troops into battle.
Soon this was where the ministers came in handy. The Northern Yan Empire produced more than 100,000 legions. Constantly attacking the army of the Qingxuan Empire. According to the order of the general, it was just right for these ministers to lead their troops into battle. Against these 10,000-strong legions of the Northern Yan Empire.
The ministers were excited. It was the least dangerous battle for them.
If they are under such conditions, they will still not be able to win. That's too much to say.
Soon Xiao Che got the news.
They're also getting ready.
"Big brother, second brother's opportunity has come. On this day, Xiao Che found Chen Dong and Wu Xiong.
"Now there is a very troublesome matter. "Wu Xiong also knows the situation of the Wei family's son.
"You mean the two elders. Chen Dong said.
"It's those two old guys, what should they do?" Wu Xiong asked.
"Naturally, they have someone to deal with. We don't need to worry about it. Xiao Che said.
"Oh, is there anyone dealing with them?" Wu Xiong asked.
"General of the Northern Yan Empire. Xiao Che said.
"Could it be that general?" Wu Xiong seemed to think of something.
"Yes, the general's surname is Zuoqiu. Xiao Che didn't continue.
"That's great. Chen Dong said.
"Let's go get ready. Xiao Che said.
Then the three of them went about their own preparations.
Soon, those ministers fought with more than a dozen armies of the Northern Yan Empire.
The Northern Yan Empire did not expect that the Royal Legion of the Qingxuan Empire would use the same means against itself. At the beginning, the strength of the two sides was not very good. Those ministers also had the upper hand on the defense. Therefore, the fight is also comparable.
But soon their lack of experience in command operations was exposed. Under the command of those ministers, the army was in disarray, but fortunately, with the assistance of partial generals, the army was stabilized.
However, those ministers did not know the tactics of warfare at all, but fought indiscriminately, and soon the Northern Yan army was repulsed, but these ministers tasted the sweetness, as if they had been beaten with chicken blood. Desperate pursuit. Those partial generals couldn't stop it.
He really doesn't know what these ministers think, don't they understand the truth of poor Kou Mo chasing?
But now, it was the ministers who rushed out first. The soldiers in the back could only keep up. So they chased farther and farther away. Soon they were in a wilderness. They would never have imagined that there would be an ambush here.
The generals of the Northern Yan army were not vegetarians.
Dealing with these ministers, who have little command experience, is simply a piece of cake.
So the ministers were besieged. At this time, Xiao Che and Zi Wuji's two military horses were near this place. They didn't go out to rescue them in the first place. Instead, they chose to wait. That son of the Wei family is also here. It's arguably the safest place to be. There are two Supreme Realm elders to protect him. He was in a much better position than the other ministers. Despite being surrounded by the enemy.
But he didn't have the slightest concern. He believed it wouldn't be long before reinforcements arrived. Then he will be safe. However, there is a gap between the ideal and the reality. He would never have expected that their back road had been cut off by General Beiyan. These hundreds of thousands of people now appear to have fallen to their deaths. They can only fight hard. The soldiers still had the courage, but the ministers did not.
Where had they ever seen such a tragic scene? The dead and wounded fell in front of them one by one. The blood and water mixed with the fishy stench, which stimulated people's sight, smell and terrible screams on the battlefield, made people's hearings become frightened and numb. These ministers knew that they could not leave here today under any circumstances. However, just when they were desperate, Xiao Che and Zi Wuji led their army to attack.
This gave the ministers a glimmer of hope. They even felt that Xiao Che was their great benefactor, the savior.
Xiao Che and the timing they chose was just right. Several of those ministers had already been killed. The rest of the people have a hope of survival.