hotmtlnovel Chapter 232
Chapter 232
In the Jimeng Mountain area, there are five cities in the southern courtyard of Liang State, which is just on the way of Yuwen Chengdu. Liang Hong urgently mobilized the army to be stationed in the five cities and Jimeng Mountain.
The main army of Liang State was also on the way. Ji Shuai and Jiao Zi arrived at Jimeng Mountain first and met Liang Hong.
"The two marshals have finally arrived. I am relieved now."
Seeing Ji Shuai and Jiao Zi, Liang Hong felt confident.
"Your Majesty, His Majesty has ordered to deal with the barbarians first and then attack the northern border of Xia State. We two will do our best."
"What is the situation here now? The barbarians have not continued their offensive."
With the emperor's order, Ji Shuai and Jiao Zi can't escape the relationship with this matter. If they don't try their best, the responsibility will be theirs.
"The vanguard army of the barbarians is now wandering in front of us. There is no attack for the time being. It may be waiting for the support of the follow-up army."
In any case, the barbarians have temporarily stopped, which is what Liang Hong hopes to see.
"How long will it take for the follow-up barbarian army to arrive?"
The barbarians are strong and mobile. It would be best if they could gather together for a decisive battle. If the barbarians are scattered, it will be very troublesome. After all, Liang State does not have so many cavalry.
Relying on infantry to fight cavalry requires certain preparations. The result of rashly starting a war is almost always the defeat of infantry.
"According to intelligence, it will only take one or two days."
Liang Hong is not as optimistic as Ji Shuai and others. It is basically impossible for Liang Hong to solve the barbarians in one battle.
Although the barbarians are barbaric and backward, they are not fools. They have their own set of fighting methods. This is what makes Liang State and Xia State headache.
Liang Hong has more opportunities to deal with the barbarians than Ji Shuai and others, so he naturally knows more about the barbarians.
"Report..."
Just as several people were discussing, a messenger ran in quickly.
"Your Highness, Marshal, the barbarian army has dispersed."
Sure enough, the bad news came. This is the result Liang Hong least wanted to see. No matter how strong your defense is, if the enemy avoids fighting, you must find a way to chase them, but the South Courtyard does not have such ability.
"Hurry up."
Liang Hong must have detailed information about the barbarians so that he can respond as soon as possible.
"Your Highness, the barbarian army is divided into a team of 100,000 people and is heading towards us. Now there is no barbarian army in front of us."
A team of 100,000 people means six teams, and each team has 100,000 people, which is enough to ensure the combat effectiveness of the barbarians.
Moreover, with the mobility of the cavalry, once one of them is involved in a war, the other routes can also quickly support it.
"Two marshals, the barbarians don't want to fight us head-on. You see, if the barbarians divide their troops, it will pose a threat to the cities in our South Courtyard, especially here."
Liang Hong pointed to a place on the map and said.
Fucheng, the largest grain and grass concentration area in the South Courtyard of Liang State.
"Look, if the barbarians start from these places, they will probably gather here in the end. If that's the case, we'll be in big trouble."
This place is not close to Fucheng. It is impossible for the infantry to catch up with the cavalry with their speed. Unless the cities along the way block them desperately, there is still a glimmer of hope.
Fucheng cannot be abandoned. Liang Hong realized the conspiracy of the barbarians in an instant, or it can be said to be an open conspiracy, which forced him to mobilize the army for a field battle.
"Your Majesty, there is no time to lose. We must immediately order all cities to do their best to stop the barbarians. We will immediately dispatch a large army to support them. Fucheng must not be in trouble."
Ji Shuai also realized the seriousness of the situation. If Fucheng was lost, the barbarians would burn down the warehouse in Fucheng, which would be a catastrophe.
The city guards of each city are fine. Each city has a way to provide for them, but the food and grass supply of the Southern Courtyard and the seven million main forces of Liang State depends entirely on Fucheng.
Especially since they are about to attack Xia State, the grain and other supplies from all over the South Courtyard are all concentrated in Fucheng. Once they are lost, not to mention launching a war, they will not be able to maintain the needs of these armies.
Although there are 200,000 elite troops and 100,000 city guards stationed there, Liang Hong and his men are not sure that they can hold on in the face of the barbarian attack.
"How can these bastards have such accurate intelligence? It seems that I am still soft-handed and not killing hard enough on weekdays."
Liang Hong was angry. Given the situation of the barbarians, it is basically impossible to go deep into Liang State to get intelligence, and the barbarians are not good at it.
Generally speaking, the intelligence of the barbarians is obtained by some locals. These people take risks for money, especially some merchants who trade with the barbarians.
Liang Hong originally thought that they would have a certain bottom line, at least for their own lives, they would know when to stop.
But now it seems that these people can't stay, they must be killed cleanly.
"Come on,Order all cities to guard against the barbarians' attacks. Not only should we defend the cities, but we should also send troops to stop the barbarians at all costs. "
"When necessary, we should sacrifice the cities to entangle the barbarians."
Liang Hong was furious. The barbarians like to rob, so I'll leave the cities to you to rob, as long as you can stop the barbarians.
"Two marshals, send troops immediately. This matter cannot be delayed."
"I will also send all my cavalry to go first. Please arrive as soon as possible."
"In addition, we must leave enough troops here. The barbarian army will arrive here the day after tomorrow at the latest. "
Liang Hong did not forget the remaining 700,000 barbarians. If no one was left to stop them, the barbarians would march straight in and the situation would become even more chaotic.
Liang Hong's arrangement at the moment was fine, and the two generals did not object, and they also followed suit to make arrangements.
It's just that with so many troops moving, there must be a lot of things to do, and the speed of action will not be too fast. In addition to the cavalry who can move first, the rest of the people need to prepare military equipment and supplies, otherwise they will die if they go like this.
Just as Liang Hong and others were making arrangements in an orderly manner, another unexpected news came.
I saw a panting soldier being supported by someone from outside and walked into the big tent. This person was obviously in a hurry to get on the road, and he was so tired that he only had one breath left.
"Your Majesty, it's not good, Xia country has sent troops."
The man said with difficulty and fainted.
"What? Hurry up, treat him quickly. "
When Liang Hong heard this, his head buzzed. This was really troublesome.
Although the specific situation was not known yet, if the Xia Kingdom really sent troops to attack the South Courtyard, it would be the last straw that broke the camel's back for the South Courtyard at this moment.
It was not that Liang Hong was not confident in his own strength, but he was clear about the combat effectiveness of the Northern Border Legion. These people were more difficult to deal with than the barbarians.
After all, the barbarians mainly plundered, and at most the losses would be greater, and they would slowly recover after the barbarians withdrew. However, it was different in the North. Once these people captured the South Courtyard city, they would probably lose it completely. If they wanted to take it back, they would have to pay a greater price.