2354 Thunder in the Silence (8)

Dijing Plain, Han Tombs,

This is located in the periphery of the Dijing Plain, the city where the Han River and the Surabaya River meet, is located on the south bank of the lower reaches of the Han River, the passage to the south, is the most important military fortress on the Dijing Plain, outside the city is the vast Han River with a width of tens of meters, since the accident of the capital of Dijing, it is known as the northwest gateway of the imperial capital, after Yanzhou, it is the Han Tomb, directly facing the grassland army that breaks through Yanzhou and rolls south,

Over the past 100 years, with the increase in the population of the Dijing Plain, the Han Tomb has been expanded many times, the role of the military fortress is gradually decreasing, the population of the city reached 210,000 at the most, divided into three cities and seven Guo, it is the base camp of the flattering army of the central front-line combat garrison, the last battle of the Dijing, it was in this long beach of the Han River, 200,000 flattering Zhangwu army was defeated and broken by the grassland army, countless soldiers jumped into the river in a panic, and were swept away by the Han River countless times, and those who were lucky enough to run on the riverbank also died under the hooves of the grassland people, and finally escaped back to the imperial capital alive less than 20,000, resulting in the central Biya Dijing being directly exposed to the soldiers of the grassland people, and finally surrounded and cut, Dijing was attacked for nearly three months, the emperor could not bear the pressure to run south, the entire war collapsed, hundreds of thousands of Dijing people were slaughtered, showing a hundred years of civilization brilliance, was terminated overnight,

"You see, in front of you is the famous Han Mausoleum, after the Han Mausoleum, it is the Zhongbia Imperial Palace, although it has been destroyed a lot, but because of the rush to evacuate, so the Imperial Capital 100 miles range, at least half of it is well preserved! As long as we get there, we can find what we want, get supplies, and completely turn this fertile land into our land!"

Yelu Hongtai drew his sword, pointing at the rising sun that had just risen from the eastern horizon, and then moved slightly south, pointing directly in the direction of the Han Tomb, this time to the south, he brought almost all the capable combat troops with him, and 300,000 went south to the grass men, eliminating the old and weak women and children. That is, 100,000 men are young and strong, claiming that 300,000 grassland troops are actually superficial, in order to pass through the Yanzhou barrier, the grain reserves of the grassland army are almost completely exhausted, and most of the cattle, sheep and livestock carried by the army have been slaughtered

In the distance, a steppe cavalry scout galloped in. He stopped his horse in front of Yelu Hongtai and said loudly, "My lord, the Sino-Belgian army has arrived at the Surabaya River beach fifteen miles ahead! The number of people is about 30,000, and it is the flattering army flying tiger banner."

"I know!" Yelu Hongtai nodded calmly, his eyes swept over the Hanling City in front of him, the dilapidated city wall seemed to have a broken spine, the east opened, and the west was exposed to the barren grass, since the return of the grassland army. The main forces in the central part of Central Belgium went to the south with the court to repair, and the defenders left in the Dijing area were only 30,000 people, which was already the last military force in the Dijing area, and it seemed that the other party was not a fool. It was clear that once the steppe army crossed the Han Tombs, the Imperial Plain would no longer have a defensive terrain to rely on

Although the surface of the Surabaya River is not as good as the Bihan River, it is also a large river of more than 30 meters, and the other party is not wrong to defend Surabaya. Because since the Han River was broken through in the Battle of Dijing, the victorious steppe people destroyed the defensive barrier on the river before evacuating, and originally erected hundreds of arrow towers and earthen ramparts. Now in addition to the wild grass all over the waist of the people, the rest is the cold wind blowing the barren grass low, like rolling waves, hitting a group of grassland cavalry cold armor, endlessly, no team in front, no team in the back, more than 100,000 grassland southward legions composed of all kinds of clan soldiers, is crossing from here without hindrance

"Order the front army to speed up, and crush them before the opponent's defense is completed!" Yelu Hongtai gave the order with a cold face, "Advance" The call around it, first from the Yelu family army guarding the Quartet, and then spread to the entire plain, tens of thousands of grassland cavalry echoed loudly, shouting like a tide of surging, Zhongbia Dijing, the most prosperous area of the continent, now in front of you, how can you not be moved, since you have set foot on this land, there is still a reason to go back, the morale of the grassland army began to rise rapidly when entering the Dijing Plain, after conquering several small cities in a row, after finding that the so-called fortified city walls of Zhongbia are not so difficult to fight, the Dijing Plain in front of you began to fill the eyes of all the grassland people,

The land here can become the best pasture, the river here is clear and sweet, no worse than the grassland, the most important thing is that the Zhongbiya people here are very weak, many people are cowards, if it is in the grassland, who dares to rush into their own pasture river home, the grassland people will not hesitate to pick up arms and fight to the death with each other, but not here, as long as you knock on the city gate, the Zhongbia people will surrender, the city is full of all kinds of property, full of grain, just broke the first few small cities, the grassland army got enough food for the army to eat for half a month, and even got thousands of sets of armor, and now these armors are worn on the cavalry of the first wave of attack lines

Surabaya River, on the surface of the river that unfolded after the heavy rain, the torrent rolled, the white splash came out like a bubble, an abrupt stone emerged from the water, the flood was broken by the rock, and there was a crashing sound like anger, Yang Zi, the leader of the flattering army Huwei, looked at the grassland cavalry in front of him like a black cloud, and felt that he was this stone, blocking the torrent of the 300,000 grassland army, it was only a matter of time before it was covered by the torrent, the disparity between the forces of the two sides was too great, 30,000 against 300,000, or infantry against cavalry...... I really don't know what the military cabinet thinks, so I gave myself a death order to defend the Surabaya beach

30,000 people is already the largest force that can be gathered in the Dijing Plain, and the recent reinforcements are also two hundred miles away, if it weren't for the timidity of the self-organized city guards in the Dijing area, they didn't dare to drive out of the city if they were killed, and they were pulled out one by one by the grassland people, and maybe they or their troops could break through 50,000, and there was another reason when he felt unhappy, that is, when the grassland people went south, they mainly looked at the Zhongbia Dijing, and they didn't put it in their eyes for many small cities outside the imperial capital, so many small cities escaped the catastrophe, and a lot of materials and war preparations were temporarily hidden in the small cities, but this time they were all turned out by the grassland people, and they looked at it, The large area of grassland cavalry wearing Zhongbia armor on the opposite side really made Yang Zi feel angry, and the only thing that made Yang Zi feel at ease was that these 30,000 flattering troops were all real front-line troops, and they were troops who had participated in the Battle of Dijing. Unlike the so-called elites who have been mixed with a large number of recruits,

"This time, I'm afraid I'm really going to be a stone!"

Yang Zi sighed, his eyes unconsciously swept over the back of the array along the river, more than a dozen black long tube-like things, covered with emerald leaves, listlessly lined up, making Yang Zi have a feeling of wanting to hit the wall, it was a new weapon that the Military Pavilion had shipped a few days ago, and I heard that it was a national treasure from the Falcon Empire. It's called Thor, and five of them were given as gifts, and ten of them were purchased at a high price by the Military Pavilion.

The price of each door is more than 50,000 taels of silver, 50,000 taels of silver, Yang Zi's face turned green when he heard this price, his 30,000 elite flattering army, and the annual salary and military expenditure are only one million taels. With such an iron pipe, he dared to open his mouth for 20,000 taels, which is equivalent to raising a squadron of more than 100 people, and Yang Zi wanted to scold the loser in his heart. And he also heard that for this, the court was noisy,

Ten gates is 200,000 taels of silver, which is the amount of money for Central Biya. It can be big or small, the problem is, this is sent by the envoy of the Western Barbarians. If you can't even get this money, won't you lose the face of the rich world in China-Bia,

But take it down, 200,000 is not a small amount, for Zhongbia, which has just set the capital of Hanglin, there is a lot of waste to be built, all kinds of affairs need to spend money, repair the old palace, prepare the new army of the empire, recruit soldiers, build weapons, that does not cost money, 200,000 taels of silver at once, I don't know what the Falcon Empire envoy of the Western Barbarians thinks, many courtiers in the court said that the head of the Falcon Empire envoy must have been squeezed by the door! For this reason, some adults in the court also specially found the leader of the Xiban Chamber of Commerce in Hanglin, and asked if this kind of thunder god is worth this price, but it is just a tuozi fine iron, can it still be sold for the value of silver?"

When the head of the Chamber of Commerce heard the word Thor, his eyes bulged, and he glanced at the Zhongbiya minister who came to him, took a deep breath, and said cautiously." Adults may not know that most of the merchants in the Western Continent in Hangzhou are merchants in the southern Obarro region, taking the sea route, while the merchants in the northern part of Obaro are taking the land route, and the prestige of the imperial Thor has long spread throughout Obarro, and it is open for sale to the areas north of the Inland Sea, but for the area south of the Inland Sea, the empire's control over Thor is still relatively strict, after all, the hatred of the empire in the southern region of the Inland Sea is still very strong, and the Thor is a weapon of naval warfare, and the empire does not want to be bombarded by the opponent's fleet"So, Thor is indeed a good thing?" The minister of Zhongbia still asked again and uneasily, the grassland army went south, and the Dijing Plain was in danger, but none of the troops that could fight could be found, and the Luzhou army could fight, but it was injured in Shangjing in Yanzhou, not to mention the flattery of the Zhangwu army full of recruits, just look at Chen Dongyang, what kind of virtues are these recruits, "It is indeed a good thing, if Zhongbia doesn't want it, it's better to transfer it to us?"

The leader of the Chamber of Commerce said with a wistful expression, the power of the Zhongbia Thor in the naval battle is well known, the caravan sails on the sea, and will always encounter troubles such as pirates, if it is paired with one or two Thor, the pirate or something is a floating cloud, the Chamber of Commerce can also show its face with this, even if it is the Falcon Empire itself, I have never heard that the fleet of the Chamber of Commerce has Thor, and even can intimidate those small forces along the coast, which has a huge role in opening up new markets for the Chamber of Commerce, are some far-sighted figures. "It's only 200,000, it's not a problem for me to buy it, since it's a weapon, send it to the Dijing Plain, whether there is it or not, it's good to be an ornament!"

After getting the minister's answer, the young emperor also felt a little more confident, isn't it just 200,000 taels of silver? Zhongbiya is the upper country, and the Falcon Xiban is the lower country, so it should be regarded as a reward from the upper country to the lower country, but thinking of the identity of the Falcon Empire's envoy, the young emperor is still a little depressed, and he is also the princess of the Li family, why did he change his name to Orfina and go to the Xiban Emperor?

Regarding Li Yuehua's almost execution, the young emperor did not mention it at all

As an emperor, everything he did was right, and if the Li family wanted to send a woman to spy on him, he would naturally have to bear the consequences. This is the struggle between the Zhang clan and the Li clan, you are a victim, I just expressed my attitude, not to mention that the Zhang clan has died in the imperial capital, what do you Li still have to resent!

Li Yuehua, who received the reply from Zhongbiya, did not leave, but stayed in Hanglin, waiting for news, the Zhongbiya people did not know, but she knew that the grassland people were going south, and it would soon be a big war

If the grassland people go south to the Dijing Plain, the combat power of Zhongbia is insufficient, it must be a dead defense, to talk about defense, what is more beneficial than Thor, as long as the Central Biya side tastes the sweetness, they will begin to ask for a large-scale purchase of Thor from the empire, 20,000 taels of silver is not expensive, but if the number is hundreds, it is very objective, in April, there are still two or three months of tax revenue in summer and autumn, Zhongbia lost the imperial capital, the Dijing Plain fell into war, most of the financial resources were cut off, there was no money, and I still wanted Thor, as well as Thor's follow-up equipment services, ammunition, personnel training, etc., then the really useful benefits to exchange, the fat man gave Li Yuehua the minimum requirementsIt is also necessary for Central Bia to use the four ports on the southern coast in exchange, and for Central Bia to agree to the empire to build at least ten docks in the southern sea, as long as these are available, with the southern sea of Central Bia as the center, the empire's trade routes can at least extend to more far-reaching areas in the south

Fifteen gates of Thunder God were sent to Yang Zi, the garrison of the Dijing region, and three hundred Central Biya soldiers who had undergone a short training arrived at the same time, just like that, the Imperial Thor appeared on the battlefield of Dijing, and the grassland army on the opposite side was assembling, and the battle flags fluttering like a sea made a crackling sound in the wind,

The archers ran at the forefront, followed by the main cavalry of the strict formation, and the armor on their bodies swayed in the sun, stabbing Yang Zi a little dazzled.

The horse's hooves kept dragging gray smoke and dust in the distance, like countless invisible iron plows turning the whole earth over,

The steppe man with a full cylinder of Bai Sensen and a horseback bow in his hand crowded people, looking amazing,

The commander of the front army of the steppe army is Yelu Guda, he immediately looked ahead, behind him is the most powerful three thousand blood wolf guards of the entire southbound legion, the scarlet battle armor is like a red cloud, the white wolf is rolling on the Surabaya River, but it does not mean that it cannot be crossed, the war horse can swim in the water, but it takes some time, the Zhongbian people on the opposite side obviously will not give themselves this time, since the front is unfavorable, then bypass it from the side, Yelu Guda does not believe that dozens of miles of the Surabaya River, you can hold it with 30,000 infantry in the Surabaya District, ( To be continued ......)