PFC Chapter 322: Heading north, reinforcements? The war begins again!
Chapter 322: Heading north, reinforcements? The war begins again!
Although the empire is in chaos now, Liu Feiyun could only sigh helplessly.
Right now, he still has to think about the problems in Northern Wilderness.
What's more, there is not much food and fodder left for three months.
In order to save food and grass, the current diet of the Zhenhuang Army is almost the same as that of the barbarians. However, the army needs to consume food and grass, and the remaining food and grass, cattle and sheep are not enough for a month.
"The closest to us now is the Canglang tribe that just returned to the shore of Tianlang Lake. Although the battle between the Tianlang Royal Court and the Rabbit Tail Plains severely damaged the Canglang tribe, its strength is still impressive."
Zhuge Bulong looked at the situation map and said to Liu Feiyun:
"Moreover, the Canglang tribe also intends to fight with our Zhenhuang army in order to re-establish its prestige!"
"Now! The 200,000-strong army of the Canglang tribe has gathered at the shore of the Sirius Lake. Moreover, I heard that they also hid a batch of supplies and two elite 10,000-strong teams at the shore of the Sirius Lake."
"So, the Great Wizard and Regent of the Canglang Tribe, Kulibutai, dared to issue a challenge and threatened to send all of our Zhenhuang Army to hell!"
Liu Feiyun laughed and said, "Haha! What a big tone! Then I will do as he wishes and go fishing by the Tianlang Lake again! This time! I want to show the strength of my Zhenhuang Army!"
In early June, the Zhenhuang Army began to march northward and once again approached the Sirius Royal Court, which was the most beautiful and fertile place on the shore of Sirius Lake.
Accompanying them were 10,000 soldiers of the Chen People's Corps and 10,000 vassal troops of the Yunhuang Tribe.
Liu Feiyun did not hide his whereabouts this time, but made a big show of it. He simply drove away the cavalry from the Northern Wilderness who came to investigate.
Now the entire Northern Wilderness prairie has gradually entered the period when the grass is lush and the sheep are fat, and most of the Northern Wilderness tribes have already scattered.
In the entire area near the Sirius Lake, there are only the Canglang tribe living in the royal court, the Aokong Morongluo tribe in the east of the Sirius Lake, and the Lone Wolf tribe in the west of the Sirius Lake.
Upon hearing that the Zhenhuang Army was heading north to join
In the decisive battle, the Canglang tribe immediately stated that they would also send 10,000 soldiers to help.
"This little butcher is so arrogant! He actually wants to rely on a few tens of thousands of rabble to destroy my royal court again! He really doesn't know his own limitations!"
"Great Wizard! Please assist the young king and lead us to fight against the little butcher! Wash away the shame!"
"Great wizard! We challenge you to a fight!"
"I'm waiting for a fight!"
"I'm waiting for a fight!"
Inside the big tent, Kulibutai, who looked a little old, sat beside a teenager, looking at the barbarian generals who were excited and wanted to fight.
He signaled the generals to be quiet first, and then said confidently:
"Our army will win this battle!"
"The tens of thousands of men that Little Butcher has are not the real elite imperial guards of Southern Chen! How can they be a match for the 100,000 warriors of my Tianlang tribe?"
"Even with the reinforcements of Dugu Ning and Mo Rongluo, they are no match for us.
"
"Besides, my good disciple Wu Taqing is also coming with 50,000 elite warriors!"
"150,000 against 90,000! How can we not win?"
"However, it will take several days for Wu Taqing to reach the royal court. Before that, no one is allowed to fight the little butcher without authorization. They are only allowed to harass Chi Sui and his march!"
Upon hearing this, all the generals hurriedly responded to the order.
Whether it is the Zhenhuang Army or the Yunhuang vassal army, they are essentially light cavalry. Even those militias can be regarded as mounted infantry.
They were marching on the vast northern grasslands, so their speed was naturally much faster than that of the infantry within the empire.
However, they were soon harassed by small groups of cavalry from the Canglang Tribe.
Most of these small cavalry units were organized into centuries, or one or several centuries as a group. They constantly came to harass, day or night, without interruption.
Liu Feiyun not only did not feel annoyed about this, but felt very happy instead.
"These are all sparring partners that came to our doorstep!"
As a result, the Zhenhuang Army took turns sending out small units to fight, and the number of troops sent was often several times that of the attacking enemy.
Harassment, to put it bluntly, means hit and run!
It is easy for cavalry to harass infantry, but it is difficult for cavalry to harass and disrupt cavalry.
Besides, when the army is on the march, how can they not send out patrol cavalry to inspect the surrounding areas to see if there is any enemy?
If there are too many people coming to harass you, it will be easier to be discovered. But if there are too few people, once you are entangled, you will not be able to run away even if you want to.
The army advanced slowly all the way, and finally after a few days, they met the main force of the Canglang tribe that came to fight on the south side of the royal court.
By this time, the Zhenhuang Army had already eliminated two or three thousand harassing
of the barbarian army, while their own losses were less than a thousand people.
This greatly boosted the confidence of the Zhenhuang Army.
After the two sides met, they did not rush into a decisive battle, but instead set up camps and waited for their respective reinforcements.
Kulibutai wanted to wait for Wutaqing to arrive in order to reduce the losses of the Canglang headquarters.
And Liu Feiyun was also waiting for possible reinforcements.
"Mo Rongluo only sent 10,000 people. I'm afraid they are just here to check the wind direction. If we are defeated or lose the battle, it would be good enough if they don't come to help the Canglang tribe!"
"As for Dugu Ning, maybe he is more reliable than the people of Morongluo's faction! But it's not certain!"
"So if we want to win this battle, we still have to rely on ourselves!"
Liu Feiyun stood outside the tent, looking at the half moon in the night sky, and said to Zhuge Bulong beside him.
Zhuge Bulong asked in return: "Then why is the commander still waiting for those two so-called reinforcements?"
"I just want them to see for themselves! I, Liu Feiyun, can also win fairly! I can also establish a reputation that will make the tribes in the Northern Wilderness fear me!"
Three days after the two armies confronted each other, Kulibutai and Liu Feiyun received summons almost at the same time.
The content of the summons was almost identical.
"Reinforcements have arrived! We will seize the opportunity tomorrow and deal a fatal blow to the little butcher.
, and completely annihilate his desertification-relief army!"
"The onlookers have arrived! Tomorrow, let them have a good look at how our Wasteland Suppression Army wins!"
The two military commanders, one old and one young, both gave confident shouts.
On the ninth day of June, the sky is clear and the breeze is gentle!
On the prairie at the southern end of the Sirius King's Court, two armies deployed their battle formations and slowly approached.
"Ha! It seems that the Canglang tribe is really wealthy. We moved so much but still couldn't empty it!"
Liu Feiyun looked at the barbarian army formation coming towards him and laughed disdainfully.
"Look! In order to show that they are still strong, they actually set up a five-color horse formation! Black, brown, chestnut, date, and white, five-color horses, each forming a formation. It looks really intimidating!"
Just as Liu Feiyun said, the Canglang tribe had 100,000 soldiers and 100,000 horses, each gathered in a formation according to their colors. From a distance, it was really spectacular and really shocking.
"You can divide the formation according to the color of the horses. It looks good, but what use is it to improve combat power?"
"Haha! Could it be that Kulibutai mistook the Heavenly Wolf King Court for Bai Deng? And mistook me, Liu Feiyun, for the big gangster Liu Saner!"
"But even Liu San'er was caught because he underestimated the enemy and rushed in recklessly! He wasn't really afraid of these various horse formations!"
Liu Feiyun said to the generals around him with a smile.
"Liu Saner!? Who is Liu Saner? Bai Deng!? Where is Bai Deng?"
Zhuge Bulong was confused.
Then he consoled himself: I think Liu San must be a rare general that few people know about! I have heard that General Liu is well-read, and his reputation is well-deserved.
Liu Feiyun didn't care if Zhuge Bulong and others thought about who the so-called Liu San was, and continued:
"The deployment of troops must naturally be based on combat needs and the specialties of the troops!"
"Both are long-range strike cavalry, but archers and crossbow cavalry each have their own strengths and weaknesses. Lancers and long sword cavalry also have different combat characteristics!"
"In addition, iron armor and leather armor have different levels of protection, and different levels of lightness and heaviness. Lamellar armor and chain mail, plate armor and scale armor also have different protective characteristics."
"Also check whether it is full armor, whether the horse is armored, whether it has a shield, and the horse's impact and endurance!"
"All these are the basis for deploying troops and commanding and mobilizing them!"
"Today, I will let these barbarians who can only rush in recklessly learn what battlefield control is!"
When Liu Feiyun arrived at a small mound, he immediately ordered the army to stop and set up a battle formation.
Ten thousand militiamen were stationed in the center of the formation. They quickly dismounted from their horses, unloaded the various crossbows they were carrying, and began to set up a crossbow formation.