Three thousand miles in exile

Since the winter of last year, Gaozhou has been out of food. Occasionally, with the help of the King of Han, the soldiers and civilians are starved of food, so they eat bark and horse leather to satisfy their hunger.

However, King Qing refused to vote for the King of Han for the sake of the king, and the soldiers and civilians in Gaozhou had no way out. Finally, after the beginning of spring, the soldiers unbearably revolted and killed King Qing, ending a year of purgatory in Gaozhou.

Zhang Taining, the former Qing army general, led the Qing army and the people of Gaozhou to surrender.

At that time Liu Zhan had returned to Jinyang.

Upon receiving the news of Gaozhou's surrender, Song Fenglin immediately sent a thousand carts of relief food to Gaozhou, and spread porridge sheds to appease the hearts of the people.

With Gaozhou in the bag, the way for the Han army to enter Hanzhong will be opened up. Liu Zhan has been waiting for this moment for too long.

"Queen, I plan to send troops to Hanzhong." Liu Zhan supported Song Fenglin's shoulders with both hands, his eyes were shining brightly.

No one knew this man better than Song Fenglin, and now the Han State is at its peak when its soldiers are strong and its people are rich.

Liu Zhan will not be willing to stay in the corner of the world in northern Xinjiang.

Song Fenglin nodded. "How many troops do you plan to send?"

"50." Liu Zhan's eyes danced with light.

This is coming out in full force!

His goal is not just to bring Hanzhong under his command!

"In Xiangshi, all the places where the Han army went were returned to the Han country, and the world should have changed." Liu Zhan's dark pupils seemed to be filled with the sky.

"I'll go with you." Song Fenglin said without hesitation. "With an army of 50 going out, logistical supplies are the most important thing. If I go, you will have no worries."

Looking at the civil servants and military generals in the country, who can be competent except Song Fenglin?

Song Fenglin said softly: "Cong'er is an adult and can take charge, and the country is stable and doesn't need me to be there all the time."

This year, the strength of the Han army exceeded 60. Liu Zhan took away 50 and left 10 to garrison each pass.

As for the country, there is a cabinet, and it is heard that Qingshan is assisting Liu Mingcong, so managing internal affairs is not a problem.

"Okay." Liu Zhan shook his hand.

Neither of them expected that on the second day, bad news came from the Central Plains.

The sound of hurried and heavy footsteps came from outside the Chengyun Hall, and Zhang Xiaoman stepped into the hall through the corridor.

The King and Queen of Han on the imperial steps, as well as the officials all looked at Zhang Xiaoman.

"Report to the Queen of Han!" Zhang Xiaoman knelt down, with a solemn face, and he bowed heavily. "Xi Rong broke through the imperial capital! The millennium imperial palace handed down by the emperor of Zhou was completely burned down!"

For a while, the hall was so quiet that a needle could be heard, only Zhang Xiaoman's heavy voice was heard.

"The king of Xirong allowed his soldiers to burn, kill and loot in Gyeonggi, killing countless people! The towns and cities in Gyeonggi were almost destroyed, and all the state capitals around Gyeonggi were closed, and there was no way to resist."

As early as when Xirong conquered Peizhou, aristocratic families fled across the south of the Yangtze River one after another. Only the poor people had nothing to do and decided to stay behind, but they didn't want to become the ghosts of Xirong.

At today's court meeting, Liu Zhan had originally planned to announce the dispatch of troops to Hanzhong, and the news that Daliang would destroy the country was tantamount to giving Liu Zhan the best opportunity to go south.

Liu Zhan stood up slowly. "This king has decided to send 50 troops to expel Xi Rong and take control of the Central Plains!"

Hundreds of officials crawled on the mountain and shouted long live.

This will be the battle with the largest number of people in the history of Han.

When the King of Han gave an order, all the people in the Han Kingdom moved.

Song Fenglin issued a notice to recruit young and strong logistics. The so-called soldiers and horses have not moved food and grass first, and at least 50 people need to transport the food, grass and supplies needed by 10 soldiers and horses.

Not only the coachman, but also the accompanying guards had to make arrangements in advance.

Three days later, the grain and grass were pulled out.

Another seven days later, Liu Zhan first led 20 people to Gaozhou, and Song Fenglin was responsible for arranging the military supplies, and then set off a few days later.

Outside Gaozhou City, Zhang Taining led his troops to kneel down to welcome Liu Zhan.

"Meet the King of Han."

"General Zhang please get up." Liu Zhan helped Zhang Taining up. "This king wants to expel Xi Rong and recover Hanzhong, so I ask General Zhang to help me."

"As long as the King of Han needs the old man, the old man's definition is irresistible." Zhang Taining cupped his fists and bowed his head.

Liu Zhan pressed Zhang Taining's shoulder, looked up at Zhang Taining's generals, they were all familiar faces, Zhang Taining protected his subordinates very well.

"General Cao, you cooperate with General Zhang to count the casualties of the Qing army, and separate the wounded and remnants to stay in Gaozhou. The soldiers who can fight again will follow the king to avenge the people of Hanzhong."

Cao Zhuang agreed loudly.

Of the 8 remaining Qing troops, more than half of them were disabled soldiers. Liu Zhan directly used this as an excuse to split them into two, and the dismantled Qing army was nothing to fear.

As for the old army of the Qing Army led by Zhang Taining, it was renamed Youzhen Army and directly belonged to the King of Han.

Next, the Han army arrived in Gaozhou one after another, and there was a steady stream of grain and grass delivered over.

Those spiked tortoise shell chariots, improved to the fourth-generation ballista, and also improved to the fifth-generation trebuchet, shocked the remnants of the Qing army.

"It's no wonder that the King of Han was able to beat the Yan army's iron cavalry to the point of no defense. Look at this solid shield..." Zhang Taining tapped the shield with the handle of the knife, and the shield immediately made a muffled sound. As heavy as imagined.

The quality of this fine iron is high, even surpassing the technology of the Central Plains.

"Wu Guang, we didn't deserve to lose." Zhang Taining's words were a pun.

Zhao Wuguang sighed long, feeling pain in his heart but also thankful that Liu Zhan didn't bring up the old grievances back then, and only let him continue to follow Zhang Taining around.

The army of the Han army was stationed outside Gaozhou City, so this huge movement could not be concealed from the Xirong army.

In the Xirong Barracks in Mashanyi, the Chinese Army tent was dark and gloomy.

The summoning soldier opened the door curtain, and the light fell on the main seat, allowing people to see clearly the person on the main seat, half of that face was ruined.

"Prime Minister, the Han army has indeed assembled outside Gaozhou City, with a strength of over 20 troops."

But I saw that the people on the chief seat had a gloomy look on their faces.

The Han State has never announced its military strength to the outside world, but the 20 coalition forces of the Qing Army and the Southern Army failed to take the Han State. Pei Gongli predicted that the Han State's force could reach about 40.

The Xirong Army has more than 30 troops in Hanzhong, of which 20 are stationed in Mashanyi, and the rest are scattered in various towns.

"The King of Han will definitely attack Mashan, and send an order to assemble all the ministries to prepare for the battle."

The soldier agreed and immediately went down to deliver the order.

The prime minister of Daliang who survived the ravages of King Xirong finally became the prime minister of Xirong.

The king of Xirong wanted to take him south with him, but Pei Gongli took the initiative to stay.

He convinced King Xirong that Liu Zhan, king of Han, would definitely enter the Central Plains from Hanzhong, and he would stay to block the Han army for King Xirong.

No one noticed the hatred and madness in the eyes of the new prime minister.

The king of Xirong went south and took away the elite of the Xirong army and several generals. In his opinion, as long as he stepped into the Central Plains first, he would be able to take the world into his pocket.

Another very important point is that the retreat of the Qing army, the incompetence of the Liang army, and the invincible side of the Xirong army made this young king swell unprecedentedly.

He handed over Hanzhong to Pei Gongli without careful consideration.

He thinks the lost dog has no choice but to cling to him.

However, King Xirong ignored one point. This is a mad dog, a mad dog that lives only to vent its anger.

The Han army camp outside Gaozhou City, as time went by, more and more soldiers and luggage arrived.

"General Zhang, the queen is here, do you want to go to pay her respects?" At this moment, the subordinate came over and asked.

Zhang Taining nodded. "Naturally."

Everyone in the world knows that the King of Han has no harem and only one male queen, but that male queen is not a fake, but is in charge of the internal affairs of the Han Dynasty, and is truly the second person under the King of Han.

Zhang Taining didn't dare to delay even a moment with his generals, just when he left the barracks, he happened to meet Liu Zhan and Song Fenglin coming side by side.

The king of Han came out to pick up the queen himself.

But seeing the man next to the King of Han, his face was like a crown of jade, he was dressed in a silver dragon robe, his gestures were dignified and courteous, which was completely different from the king of Han's aura of opening and closing.

"The last general, Zhang Taining, paid homage to the King of Han and the Queen." Zhang Taining bowed his head with his hands clasped.

"General Zhang is exempt." Song Fenglinxu raised his hand.

The sound of jade, this is everyone's first impression of Song Fenglin.

"The battle is imminent, and please General Zhang to do his best to assist the King of Han to expel Xirong."

"I don't hesitate to do anything in the end." Zhang Taining bowed his head again.

Liu Zhan smiled and put his arms around Song Fenglin's shoulders. "You are tired too, go back and have a rest."

"Not tired, don't dare to delay the big battle." Song Fenglin said lightly. "The luggage and other things are already on the road, and Cenzhou is still stepping up preparations. I have prepared enough supplies for 60 people, and I am afraid that there will be an accident during the delivery and I will not be able to pick them up."

This is the luggage that the Han State gathered with all its strength.

Liu Zhan put more strength on his shoulder. "This battle will determine the world, and I will go all out."

"Have the regulations for the battle been decided?" Song Fenglin asked.

"It's almost settled." The two stepped into Wang's account, and Liu Zhan pulled him to the map.

"According to the news sent back by the scouts, nearly 70 troops of the main force of Xirong entered the Central Plains, and about 30 troops are distributed in Hanzhong."

Song Fenglin frowned. "Based on this, Xi Rong has invested more than one million troops?"

Xirong went all the way south, Daliang was defeated like a mountain, and only met Xu Muyuan led his troops to defend the imperial capital. Xirong attacked the imperial capital and lost about 60 people. Even so, Xirong still had nearly [-] troops in the Central Plains.

"It's more than that." Liu Zhan held his hands behind his back. "Mobei is still pouring troops into Hanzhong in a steady stream. The king of Xirong has brought all the men from all over the country to fight."

King Xirong wants to seize the world!

There is sharpness in Liu Zhan's eyes. If the king of Xirong wants to win the world, he has to pass him first!

"I plan to enter the Central Plains along the road of Xi Rong going south, and finally fight with him in the Central Plains." Liu Zhan pointed at the landmarks on the map.

However, Xirong is continuously increasing its troops in Hanzhong, and it is easy for Mou Ran to enter the Central Plains to be attacked by the enemy. Therefore, Liu Zhan must first annihilate the main force of Xirong staying in Hanzhong.

"I plan to send 20 troops to capture Mashanyi first, and then divide the troops into two groups, all the way north to attack Yongzhou, Wuwei County, and take Yumen Pass."

Liu Zhan hooked Song Fenglin's shoulder with his left hand, and gestured on the map with his right hand.

"The other way is to go south to capture Peizhou and Jizhou, take Yumen Pass and cut off the passage of the Xirong reinforcements going south, and take Jizhou to cut off the retreat of their main force."

Song Fenglin listened carefully and instantly understood Liu Zhan's intentions. "You want to take back Hanzhong first, and then catch the turtle in the urn?"

"The queen still understands me." Liu Zhan smiled confidently. "After Cao Zhuang captured Yumen Pass, he left 2 troops to defend it, and the remaining troops went south to join the main force."

The main forces of Xirong were all in Hanzhong and the Central Plains, and the successive reinforcements from the rear of Xirong could not make a difference, leaving [-] elite Han troops at Yumen Pass enough to stop them.

Liu Zhan's intention in this battle is not to capture the city, but to annihilate Xirong!

"I will leave 2 people in Peizhou and 2 people in Jizhou, plus the 3 people in your hands and the young and strong logistics, you will stay and stick to Jizhou."

Song Fenglin's eyes were filled with worry. "You only bring 40 people to fight Xirong?"

"There are not many soldiers, trust me." Liu Zhan pressed his shoulder.

"The Xirong army went deep into the hinterland of the Central Plains. Wherever he went, he opened the way for us. As long as we take Hanzhong, the Central Plains will also be in our pocket."

Song Fenglin looked sideways at Liu Zhan's confident smile.

This is the unknown ambition of Hanwang!

Hanzhong, Central Plains, and Northern Xinjiang, as long as they are connected together, the pattern of the world will be re-established.

"No matter how strong the Xirong is, can it be as strong as the iron cavalry of the Yan army?" Liu Zhan grinned. "These wolves in leather armor, let them taste the power of our Modao cavalry."

It is undeniable that this generation of Xirong King is the hero, unified the Western Regions Mobei, and after destroying Xixia, he absorbed Xixia's advanced metallurgical technology and formed an elite team.

However, King Xirong made the biggest mistake, which was bloodthirsty!

Wherever he went, he killed three times and slaughtered three times, regardless of men, women, old or young. His purpose was to make this world a racecourse for Xirong, and reduce all the people in the world to slaves.

In just a few years, Hanzhong was completely wiped out by Xirong!

This unpopular killing army is doomed to fail!

At the turn of summer and autumn, the sun is scorching like fire, and the smoke of wolf smoke penetrates straight into the clouds.

Cao Zhuang led an army of 20 to fight Xirong in Mashanyi.

At the same time, Liu Zhan led [-] Chinese troops to watch the battle in the rear.

Cao Zhuang presided over this battle alone.

No one knew that it was Pei Gongli who was overseeing the army behind the Xirong army at this time.

As early as the change of the Han army, he ordered to gather the various ministries of Xirong. At that time, he had a total of nearly 30 soldiers in his hands, and he also had [-] soldiers stationed in Peizhou and [-] in Jizhou.

In the past, the troops of the Western Army were scattered all over Hanzhong, but after gathering together, the number of troops was nearly 40.

General Xirong thought that Pei Gongli would put all 30 troops on the battlefield, but Pei Gongli only sent 20 troops to fight.

On a barren land, Xirong's more than 20 troops were divided into more than a dozen camps of different sizes, more than half of which were cavalry.

The Xirong cavalry were good at riding and archery, or rushing to attack, or circling, firing cold arrows while running, and the cold arrows hit a hundred hits, which caused the Qing army to suffer a lot.

Contrary to the camp of Xirong, the camp of the Han army is uniform.

1 heavy armored shield soldiers, [-] heavy armored spearmen, [-] Modao infantry, [-] infantry warriors, [-] tortoise armored chariots with two people driving a total of [-] people, [-] Lancers, and [-] Modao cavalry .

Liu Zhan specially ordered Zhang Taining and his troops to watch the battle with the army.

The battle drums of the Han army were beating in unison, one sound at a time, the sound shook people's hearts.

The red Han army flag, the red belts on the soldiers, and the red tassels on the weapons form a sea of ​​red.

The ordered cavalry ran back and forth in front of each square, shouting.

"The king of Han has an order! Kill the enemy one level! Give two acres of land! All the land in Hanzhong will be your private property!"

"Tenth level of killing an enemy! Record first-class merit! Double reward!"

"The victim compensates his relatives for ten acres of land!"

"The son of our Han army is not afraid of life and death! He is strong and strong, and he would rather die than retreat!"

For a while, the shouts shook the sky.

Liu Zhan was wearing black armor and sitting on the throne of Yuntai, looking into the distance. This young and handsome king had sharp eyes.

Zhang Taining and others watching the battle looked extremely solemn.

Amidst the sound of war drums, the five thousand tortoise shell chariots of the Han army moved first as the vanguard, and their target was the infantry of the Western Rong Army.

This is the first battle of the tortoiseshell chariot since its development.

The iron wheels of the tortoise shell chariot were covered with sharp thorns, and they were pulled by two horses. The horses were dressed in hard armor, and even the horses' legs were wearing leggings.

The soldiers sat in the iron armor and drove the carriage to charge, crushing them all the way, and the long thorns turned wildly like a meat grinder, like entering a no-man's land.

The Xirong army had never seen such iron lumps before. The tortoise shell chariot rushed all the way into the infantry camp of the Xirong army, causing chaos in an instant.

At the same time, [-] Lancers also moved and followed behind. Their target was the Xirong cavalry!

General Xirong ordered to release arrows, and in an instant, the arrows rained into the sky, and the sky was covered with dense arrows.

The flow of arrows all over the sky failed to stop the pace of the Han army, and soon the density of the flow of arrows dropped. The purpose of the armored chariot was to disrupt the enemy's archer phalanx. Seeing that the goal was achieved, Cao Zhuang immediately ordered the right forward army to attack.

Thirty thousand heavy armor and shield soldiers, thirty thousand spear infantry, thirty thousand Modao infantry, and twenty thousand infantrymen moved forward like a wall.

From the perspective of the Xirong army, those white iron shields came like a wall, and the spear infantry interspersed with the iron shield soldiers, stepping on the drums to advance in a uniform order.

"General! Our cavalry can't contain the opponent's cavalry!" A soldier came back and reported to General Xirong.

"why!"

"The opponent's armor is strong, our arrows can't go in, so we have to abandon the arrows and fight close." The soldier said with lingering fear.

General Xirong made a prompt decision. "Go and tell the prime minister!"

The Xirong army used jackal tactics on the battlefield. When the opponent was not as good as their own, they would surround and attack them.

However, the cavalry of the Han army is well-armored. The helmet even has a mask and a neck guard, which can block most of the arrows. .

At this moment, Zhang Taining and his generals were all stunned.

The Xirong army, which had beaten the Qing army back like jackals, was now powerless to resist in front of the Han army.

The infantry advancing like a wall, and the heavy armored shields were able to stop the cavalry charge, like a giant killing net, pushing towards the Xi Rong army step by step.

The Xirong cavalry can go around and break through this formation, but the Xirong cavalry is already overwhelmed by themselves, and they are chased by the Han cavalry.

This is absolute strength!

Zhang Taining originally thought that Liu Zhan wanted him to go to the battlefield to prove his worth. At this moment, he realized that he was wrong. Liu Zhan wanted him to tell him that he was no different to the Han army. thoughts.

Cao Zhuang looked down upon the battlefield, pointing forward with his Mo Dao. "Kill me!"

The [-] Modao cavalry rushed into the battlefield like a sharp sword. This is the real weapon of the Han army.

Wherever the Modao cavalry went, there were only the remains of the Xirong army on the ground!

Looking at this vast battlefield, the morale of the Han army is as hot as the sun in the sky at this time.

The Xirong army was defeated and fled.

Victory in the first battle!