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"Empire Hegemony" Chapter 611
Jiangnan Province, Xitian Mansion.
The mighty army continuously appeared outside the city of Xitian Mansion, their flags fluttering, and their cold spears were like a forest of steel.
The army led by General Li Hong of the Southern Army arrived at the capital of Xitian Prefecture. Under the gray clouds, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
"All ministries stick to their positions and don't wait for unauthorized actions!"
?Black clouds overwhelmed the city, and it was about to be destroyed. Facing the menacing southern army, the Qinghe Army troops guarding Xitian Mansion were also facing a formidable enemy.
Although the Qinghe army has experienced hundreds of battles, even a small battle will kill people, so no one dares to be careless.
Bundles of arrows have been moved to the top of the city, and piles of thunder stones and logs have already been prepared.
Behind the fence of the trench outside the city, groups of Qinghe soldiers armed with swords, shields and spears were also waiting in formation. Their faces were serious, and their eyes showed fierce killing intent.
"Master Tian, ??after multiple inspections by the scouts, the strength of the Southern Army is about 60,000."
At the head of the city of Xitian Mansion, looking at the Southern Army soldiers covered with fields and woods, an officer reported the enemy's situation to Tian Changjie, deputy head of the 12th Banner Regiment.
"If you want to attack the city with so few soldiers and horses, you are really overwhelmed."
Although Tian Changjie is the deputy head of the 12th Banner Regiment, he is also a battle-tested veteran.
This time, the deputy army commander let him stand alone, and he also held him in high regard. As long as he defended Xitian Mansion, his promotion would be a sure thing.
"How is the situation over there at Xitian Cang?"
Now Tian Changjie is not worried about the capital of Xitian Prefecture, because they have made complete preparations, which can be said to be impenetrable.
The only thing he is worried about now is the Xitian warehouse on the mountain in the suburbs, which is the top priority.
Once the food falls into the hands of the Southern Army, they will be passive at that time.
"Zhou Han, the battalion commander on behalf of the banner, sent someone to report that they had set up three lines of defense along the hillside, and it would be more than enough to hold on for half a month."
Zhou Han, the acting banner battalion commander, is now under the command of the 12th Banner Regiment's First Banner Battalion, whose troops are seriously overstaffed, with a strength of up to 9,000.
Although they were adapted by some prisoners of war, after a series of battles, the prisoners of war had no way out and could only follow them all the way to the dark.
In addition, the treatment of the Qinghe Army is generous, so these prisoners of war are now fighting with high spirits, and they fight even more desperately than the original brothers of the Qinghe Army.
Now Zhou Han, the acting banner battalion commander and commander of 9,000 troops, is stationed on the mountain where Xitiancang is located, with layers of defenses, condescending, but it is easy to defend and difficult to attack.
What's more, there are cavalry from the 13th Banner Regiment of the Qinghe Army Cavalry nearby. Once Xitiancang is in danger, they can provide reinforcements at any time.
Tian Changjie, the titular supreme commander, inquired about the situation in various places, and then personally inspected the defense lines of various places to ensure that everything was safe.
Because according to the deputy army commander's battle plan, they must persist here for a week.
It took them a week to wear down the Confederates, wear them out, and then the main force would pounce on them from behind and destroy them.
After all, the southern army led by Li Hong is bent on revenge, and it is the time when the army is in full swing.
If it was a decisive battle with Li Hong's troops at this time, even if the Qinghe army could win, they would kill one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred.
Therefore, the main force of the 12th Banner Regiment of the Qinghe Army led by the deputy head of the Qinghe Army is hiding near Yancheng Mansion.
If Li Hong's southern army troops were exhausted and their morale was low before attacking, the Qinghe army's casualties would be greatly reduced.
The Qinghe Army implements a policy of elite soldiers, and every soldier is precious, so officers at all levels do not want them to be wasted needlessly on the battlefield, and hope to achieve the greatest victory with the least loss.
Facing the Qinghe Army waiting in full force, Li Hong, a general of the southern army, ordered the troops to set up camp, and at the same time went to the front line to observe the situation.
The Qinghe army dug countless trenches outside the city, erected countless wooden stakes, and even tied many barbed wire fences.
Such a defensive position outside the city is a full distance of one or two miles deep, and the Xitian Mansion is surrounded by it, which seems to be an iron wall.
Seeing these dense fortifications outside the city, the generals of the Southern Army couldn't help but gasp.
Because if they want to attack the city, they must first remove it.Outside of these trenches are barbed wire defenses.
However, soldiers of the Qinghe Army are guarding behind the barbed wire defense line of these trenches. It may not be easy for them to seize them.
"These thieves are really insidious enough to come up with such a thing."
There is no moat in the capital of Xitian Prefecture. Seeing that the Qinghe Army has dug so many trenches and set up barbed wire as a buffer zone, it was beyond their expectations.
They thought that with their so many troops, Xitian Mansion would never be able to defend it if they besieged from all sides.
But now that the Qinghe army is doing this, it is tantamount to adding trouble to their siege of the city. It is estimated that it will take some time to clear these obstacles outside the city.
"General, the bandit army's cavalry camp is on the right flank. Should we attack the city first, or attack their cavalry camp first?"
A general turned his gaze back from the capital of Xitian Prefecture, and turned to the cavalry camp of the 13th Banner Regiment of the Qinghe Army a few miles away.
Now Xitian Mansion and the Qinghe Army cavalry camp are horns of each other, how to fight this battle will really test Li Hong's command ability.
"The bandit cavalry come and go like the wind. Even if they break through their camp, they can break through calmly. Let's take Xitian Mansion first."
After thinking about it for a while, Li Hong decided to attack the capital of Xitian Mansion first, and then deal with the cavalry of the Qinghe Army stationed outside the city.
"But what if the rebel cavalry come to attack us when we are attacking the city?" Some generals said worriedly.
Li Hong pointed to the trench in front of him and said, "The bandits can dig trenches, so we can too."
"Order the troops to dig more trenches around our camp. Even if the bandits come to attack, we will not be afraid."
"The general is wise!"
After hearing Li Hong's words, all the generals complimented him one after another.
"As long as we take down the Xitian Mansion, and then capture the Xitian Cang, the cavalry of the bandit army will become rootless duckweed, and there is nothing to be afraid of." Li Hong said with a smile.
Now the Southern Army Navy Fleet has blocked the river, as long as they wipe out the main infantry of the Qinghe Army.
Then the cavalry of the Qinghe Army became trapped beasts in the Jiangnan province where the water network is densely covered.
At that time, they only need to block the main roads everywhere, and they can trap the cavalry troops of the Qinghe Army to death.
It was based on this consideration that Li Hong decided to fight the infantry of the Qinghe Army first, and then turned his head to deal with the cavalry of the Qinghe Army.
Li Hong's southern army did not immediately attack Xitian Mansion, but after setting up camp, they began to dig trenches to defend against the cavalry of Qinghe Army.
At the same time, Li Hong also sent people to urge various militia troops to come to join in order to strengthen their strength.
At the beginning, the militia troops from all walks of life were beaten by the cavalry of the Qinghe army and suffered heavy losses, and none of them could come to join. (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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