【Chapter 558】The White Army is definitely not here for sightseeing
"Do you have any questions? If you have any questions, please raise them now!" Xu Xingxia announced the order, glanced at everyone, and asked in a deep voice.
"No!" All the commanders answered loudly. They couldn't wait to join the battle. This time, the White Army really had to do a big fight. If the war goes well, Mo Rigen will not be qualified to continue to fight against the White Army in the future. He will be very lucky to run back to the desert safely.
"Since there is no problem, then execute the order!" Xu Xingxia said in a deep voice.
Gao Jie and others immediately went there excitedly. The only four commanders left in the conference room were Lin Dacheng, Liu Chuang, Chen Bachi, and Liu Yisuo. After these troops were transferred, in the huge Ningxia Town, there were only Xiongqu Army, Hunting Cavalry, Qin Cavalry, and Han Cavalry. If an unexpected situation occurred, only four of them would deal with it.
Of course, the Vulture Cavalry also exists. At today's meeting, Zhang Yi, the commander of the Vulture Cavalry, was absent because of the distance. However, the Vulture Cavalry undertakes very complex tasks and cannot be mobilized as a whole. The Vulture Cavalry bears the heavy responsibility of expelling all Tatar whistle and all Mongol whistle and cavalry. This job is not something that everyone else can do except scattered soldiers. If the Western Expedition Legion set out to keep it confidential, the Vulture Cavalry's scattered soldiers must continue to work hard.
Of course, it is unrealistic fortresses like Zhenyuan Pass that the Mongols want to go south. Zhenyuan Pass Fortress itself is an insurmountable existence. As long as a Xiongqu army is stationed in the fortress, it is enough to block the Mongols. What's more, there are Qin cavalry and Han cavalry. Lin Danhan wants to take the opportunity to cause trouble, unless he wants to die.
The only thing Xu Xingxia was worried about was the movements of the court. Logically speaking, the court should not be so stupid and took the initiative to dispatch military troops to participate in the war. Last time, the white-clothed army easily defeated the imperial army. If the imperial army did not want to repeat the same mistake, it would not continue to be so stupid. However, everything has variables, and the possibility of the imperial court taking the initiative to send troops to participate in the war cannot be ruled out. Who knows if they would be really hopelessly stupid?
If the court really sends troops to participate in the war, only the four troops around him can be dispatched to deal with it. If you think about it seriously, there is still some pressure. The control of the White Army is still a bit big now. Fortunately, as long as the current difficulties are overcome, it will be bright. As long as the main force of the White Army frees up, all enemies will be turned into ashes.
After the combat order was issued, the white-clothed cavalry near Zhenyuan Pass was frequently active. Each unit worked hard to make preparations in all aspects according to the different tasks. The people from the Logistics Department were so busy.
The Western Expedition Legion needed a lot of food and grass to prepare. The large amount of food and grass mobilized from Ningxia City almost blocked all roads.
The White-Clothed Army is very clear about the logistics problems of the Tatars. It is because of logistics problems that the Tatars will always be in a passive state. Of course, the White-Clothed Army is unwilling to do so. When the battle is at its most intense, there will be problems with its own logistics supply. If it has to retreat due to logistics problems, it will be a very regrettable. At the same time, if it is not handled well, it will easily give the enemy a chance to attack and cause heavy losses to the troops.
Among all the deserts near Zhenyuan Pass, the Ulanbuhe Desert is the easiest to cross. The Tatars always head south from here, and the White-clad Army has also headed north from here many times. However, easy travel does not mean that there is no risk. This time, it is much more difficult for the Western Expedition Legion to travel north from the west side of the Ulanbuhe Desert to covertly north than before. Especially for large troops to operate, they must be foolproof.
Among them, clothes for keeping cold are the most important. The temperature difference between day and night in the desert is very large, and the temperature is very low at night. If there are not enough clothes for keeping cold, it is not surprising that the whole army will freeze to death. Morigen only dared to cross the Tengger Desert more than a month ago. If it were now, he would definitely not dare. Unless he wanted all his subordinates to freeze to death.
This suggestion was proposed by Gao Jie, and Xu Xingxia agreed to Gao Jie's Aunt Jin again, which means that Gao Jie issued a military order to Xu Xingxia. If the situation is not good, he will be miserable. Therefore, Gao Jie's spirit seemed very excited and checked the preparations of the various troops back and forth. Under his urging, the logistics department was under great pressure. Fortunately, he finally completed the task successfully. All the materials needed by the Western Expedition Legion were ready.
Here, it must be mentioned that Ningxia Town has a strong productivity. Whether it is food, clothing, ammunition, or livestock, there is enough supply. The Western Expedition Legion and the Eastern Expedition Legion, together with nearly 40,000 people, needing a lot of logistics supplies. However, except for the transportation difficulties, there is no problem in other aspects. In the logistics warehouse of the White Clothes Army, all kinds of materials are piled up like mountains.
The Western Expedition Legion took five days to make preparations. Five days later, the scattered soldiers of the Vulture Cavalry Army launched a large-scale battle near Zhenyuan Pass, driving away all the Mongol whistle and Tatar whistle. After confirming that there were no enemy whistle, the Western Expedition Legion led by Gao Jie quietly set off.
Mo Rigen was completely unaware that the huge danger was coming to his head. He knew nothing about the military operations of the White Army in the direction of Zhenyuan Pass. In fact, if he could calm down, he should have noticed something wrong. After all, the White Army had tens of thousands of troops dispatched, and it was impossible to hide them all. There must be clues left behind. The Tatars could not ignore the direction of Zhenyuan Pass.
In the direction of Zhenyuan Pass, Mo Rigen also arranged a large number of whistle cavalry to closely monitor the movements of Zhenyuan Pass. If there is any accident, the whistle cavalry will report to him immediately. Now, the Tatars whistle cavalry were driven away by all the scattered soldiers of the White-clothed Army and could not approach Zhenyuan Pass. What does this mean? This shows that the Zhenyuan Pass must carry out major military operations. Combined with other clues, with Mo Rigen's wisdom, the movement trajectory of the White-clothed Army can definitely be inferred.
Unfortunately, Morigen's mind has been messy these days, and there is no possibility of calming down. Bergen and Grusso's failure to attack Bayannur Grassland made Morigen feel very annoyed. If the Tatars could not take Bayannur Grassland down, Morigen would be really finished. He scolded the two of them fiercely, and demoted the two guys from ten thousand men to thousand men on the spot, just about to beat them up.
However, in a rage, Morigen replaced the front line commander, and the war still did not improve. Zarik replaced Bergen and Gruso, the two unlucky guys, and continued to command the Tatar cavalry to attack the earthen encirclements, but in the end, he was still defeated. No matter how fierce and swift the Tatar cavalry attacked, he could never break through all the earthen encirclements. On the contrary, during the impact, the Tatar cavalry paid a heavy price again.
During the battle for several days, there were 4,000 Tatar cavalry that fell in front of the earthen enclosures. This did not include those who escaped by chance after being injured. As for the losses of the White Army, no one knew how many. But no matter how they looked at it, it should not exceed 500. In other words, the life of a White Army soldier was exchanged for at least the lives of eight Tatars. Such a proportion made the Tatars very depressed, but helpless.
In the face of heavy casualties, the earth encirclements have become nightmares for the Tatar cavalry. In the past, the Tatar cavalry felt very excited when they received the order to attack, and their combat effectiveness soared. Because that means that they can burn, kill, loot and do whatever they want. But now, the Tatar cavalry received the order to attack, their morale was low, lifeless, weak, and war-weary.
In desperation, Mo Rigen had to go to the front line in person to cheer up his troops. He promised that as long as he took down Bayannur grassland, all Tatars could have three days off and burn, kill, looting, and he would never interfere. However, this order to increase morale that had been tried and tested before could not effectively increase the morale of the Tatars.
There is no way, the Tatars are not fools, they also have their own plans. After this period of battle, they already know that the bait is indeed delicious. However, whether they have the ability to eat the bait is another matter. Judging from the current situation, they have no ability to eat the bait at all. In the past battles, how many Tatars have returned to the arms of Changshengtian? If this continues, the Tatars will probably be finished.
Seeing that even the last killer weapon could not stimulate morale, Mo Rigen's psychology finally collapsed. He had to think of a solution in person to break through the defense line composed of these earthen enclosures. He already knew about the situation of those earthen enclosures. However, Mo Rigen also had a headache about these earthen enclosures. The methods he could think of were almost useless to these earthen enclosures. What he could think of was actually thought of, others had already thought of.
It seems that these earthen enclosures seem to be easier to deal with than city walls, but in fact, they are not the case at all. Judging from the previous attacks, the first and second floors in the front are relatively easy to break through. However, after reaching the third floor, the casualties of people will be very large. When the fourth floor, they will basically die. There are very few people who can rush to the fifth floor.
So far, the Tatars have used more than 4,000 people to find out the earth enclosures, which have five floors in total. As for whether there are other defense measures behind the fifth floor, it is still unclear. Thinking of the White-Clothed Army's chariot battalion, which has always been stationed in the Bayannur grassland, it is certain that after the fifth floor, the White-Clothed Army will definitely have more defense measures.
This is really a bottomless pit. As long as you enter the earth enclosure, muskets from different directions will be shot desperately. The all-round shooting angle is simply something that the Tatars cannot defend. Even if you rush to the innermost, the muskets from behind can still be killed. Even if you rush to the inside, there are explosive packs thrown out from time to time. With a loud bang, it will cause great losses to the Tatar cavalry. No matter how much troops the Tatars invest, they will probably not be able to fill this bottomless pit.
"what to do?"
"What should I do?"
Mo Rigen's Lou Jinhan's tent was filled with sorrow.
The top leaders of the Tatars gathered here to search for their dry intestines and contemplate.
They hoped to find a way to break these earthen enclosures. However, after thinking about it, they still had no good idea. There was no way, so everyone had to bow their heads and say nothing. Fortunately, at this time, tobacco had not been introduced, and there was no such thing as cigarettes. Otherwise, the golden sweat tent would definitely turn into a large chimney surrounded by smoke.
Even so, the atmosphere in the Golden Sweat Treasure seemed quite depressing. Mo Rigen did not speak, and naturally the others did not speak. As a think tank military advisor, Berryn also felt a headache, as if he was about to suffocate his breath. Mo Rigen's eyes had fallen on him several times, hoping that he could actively provide some feasible suggestions. However, where did Berryn have any feasible suggestions? If so, he would have proposed it long ago. The only way in front of him seemed to be to attack desperately.
However, the result of the fierce attack must be to use the lives of the moonsmen to consume the vitality of the white-clothed army at all costs. This is a solution. Once the Tatars adopt such a policy, no matter whether the earthen encirclement can be taken down in the end, it is certain that the Tatars themselves will definitely be finished. Even if they win, it will be an extremely tragic victory.
"King, emergency information!" At this moment, the scout captain arrived and sent the latest information. However, it was the Tatars' whistle cavalry. On the bank of the Yellow River, there were signs of cavalry activities in the white-clothed army. This was an unprecedented new situation. The Tatars' whistle cavalry did not dare to be negligent and hurriedly reported it. The scout captain felt that the matter was unusual and reported it directly to Morigen.
"White-clothed army appeared on the east side of the Yellow River?" Mo Rigen was obviously surprised. The white-clothed army on the Bayannur grassland had not yet been cleared, and the white-clothed cavalry was found on the east bank of the Yellow River. This is not good news. More and more white-clothed cavalry gathered around the Tatars, which is definitely not a good thing for the Tatars. The more enemies the more difficult it is. You can think of it with your butt, that they are definitely not here to visit.
"Yes." The scout captain didn't dare to say anything, and hurriedly reported the reconnaissance information in detail.
Chapter completed!