Chapter 206: Never Back Down (Seeking Monthly Ticket)
Qin Qiong led a heavy army into the grassland. When he learned that Geely Khan led a 100,000 army to come, he kept his troops still. Qin Qiong was not too worried about this. 100,000 troops and horses were eaten and chewed by horses. Such consumption was not something Jie Li Khan could bear. On the other hand, although his number was less than 40,000 people, he was not worried about food and grass issues. First, he was well prepared, and second, he was not under the pressure to rob the Turks north of Yinshan. Jie Li obviously could not do this, otherwise he, the great khan, would have ended. Waiting for Jie Li to come instead of hard is undoubtedly the best way.
In the central army's tent, Qin Qiong carefully folded the marching "diary" and put it into a large envelope. There were more than a hundred diaries in the envelope. In addition to one that he had to write every day, he also had what he had learned from leading his troops.
"General Qin, this battle came in time." Qin Qiong was busy, and Xue Wanche on the other side also put down his log. This log was originally a learning task, but now, the generals have formed a habit. If they don't write it for a day, they always feel that they lack something. Sometimes when they look it up again, they always have another insight, which makes everyone more keen on writing their marching insights.
Qin Qiong nodded and said, "In the past two years, although His Highness has deliberately suppressed his power, he has developed very quickly. The Turkic people outside the Great Wall have been almost sucked by us. If they go deeper, they will be within Jie Li's sphere of influence. If they attack there, they will become lonely and the cost is too high. We understand this principle, and Ashinasmo also understands it! What would you do if it were you when there is no war?"
Xue Wanche pondered and said, "If it were me, I would work hard to manage the headquarters, train elite soldiers, and reorganize the captured young and strong people into elite soldiers. That's how the Khan of Qimin did that year."
"That's it!" Qin Qiong said seriously: "Asnasmo is as strong as 130,000. Now it is like a double-edged sword. Before the grassland can be plundered, they are the sharp blades of His Highness to destroy the Turks. These Turks have become accustomed to the huge profits before. Once they cannot harvest from the grassland to satisfy their interests, they may turn their attention to our Great Sui Dynasty. Now that Jie Li's army is coming, it will help us consume Asnasmo's war potential."
Xue Wanche hesitated for a moment and said, "But the general shouldn't have formed the Turkish Modao Army, it's a powerful tool for us to restrain the cavalry."
Qin Qiong smiled, showed his fox's tail, and said, "The key to victory is not the military, but the tactics. His Highness and General Li Jing created the Modao Formation, but in fact, it was because of the lack of war horses that were prepared and helpless. Now we have a large number of war horses, who would be able to study what to do with a footstep to overcome the cavalry?"
"Modao warriors can defeat cavalry, but not all Modao warriors can deal with cavalry. If you want to resist the impact of cavalry, you must first have the courage to fear life and death, especially the soldiers standing at the forefront. When facing the power of cavalry, you must not be timid. You must consolidate your defense line with a firm will, and have the determination to die that you cannot move half a step. You must put life and death aside. Only in this way can you block the huge impact force of the cavalry like a mountain collapse and a tsunami."
"And Mo Daobing holds a heavy sword and wears heavy armor. This slow mobility will be infinitely magnified on the grassland. Therefore, on the grassland, only cavalry can compete with the cavalry. Therefore, Mo Daobing can only be used as a surprise weapon, not the main force. Besides, even if he taught Ashinasmo's complete Mo Dao array, he could not exert his power."
“Why?”
"Do you think the Turks can forge Modao and Heavy Armor?" Qin Qiong asked back.
Xue Wanche was silent.
The Modao is seven feet long, and the blade is more than three feet long, and it is double-edged. The longer the blade, the higher the technology is required and the higher the material requirements are. Otherwise, the long sword is easy to break, and the Modao blade that reaches more than three feet long is actually no worse than the sharp edge of the horse spear.
The best and most expensive weapon in the army is the horse lance. The horse lance is eight feet long, and the spear blade alone is four feet. Especially its sharp blade adopts a special structure shape, which is conducive to armor breaking, which is far from comparable to ordinary swords. The materials and craftsmanship required for the Modao blade are basically the same as the horse lance, which is also the expensiveness of the Modao. Even the largest prince, the Great Sui Dynasty, which inherited most of Yang Guang's heritage, did not have many Modao. Asuna, had no forging techniques, no forging techniques, no materials, no craftsmen, and it was a big joke to form a Modao array in his own army.
What's more, the full version of the Modao Formation is still a coordinated combat between multiple arms, each armament is a weapon, among which crossbow soldiers account for the largest proportion, and the hand crossbows were not created by Turkic men.
Seeing Xue Wanche was speechless, Qin Qiong smiled and said, "It seems that you also know that Ashina Simo cannot form a Mo Dao Army. Since this is the case, even if he learns it, it is useless. These five thousand Turkic Mo Dao Hands will definitely achieve great effects, but in a battle, there will be very few left. When Ashina Simo sees the huge effect, he will definitely choose the most brave men to form a Mo Dao Army! In short, what we have to do is to consume the strength of Jie Li Khan and Ashina Simo. In short, the purpose of our battle is not only to eliminate the enemy, but also to cheat our teammates."
Xue Wanche nodded and said with a smile: "Don't worry, General Qin, General Qin knows what to do."
However, five days later, there was no movement in Jie Li, and the Turkic generals under Asunasmo were waiting a little impatiently.
"General Qin, why don't we attack?" Su Wu, the first brave general under Ashina Simo, came to Qin Qiong's tent with a Mo Dao. He was dissatisfied with General Qin Qiong before, but was beaten up by Qin Qiong in a few seconds. Now he was obedient and became the chief general of the Mo Dao Army.
"We only have 60,000 soldiers, but Jie Li has more than 100,000. We will attack?" Another Turkic commander, Hera, stood aside and sneered: "If you want to die, no one will stop you, but don't drag my son to accompany you to die!"
Su Wu glared at Hera fiercely: "You can speak big and empty words, how dare you fight me?"
"Ha!" Hera's eyes turned cold and glared at Su Wu in a cold way: "Just fight, I'm afraid you won't be able to do it?"
Seeing that the two of them were about to take action, Qin Qiong frowned and said, "If you want to fight, get out of here, who dares to be arrogant in the handsome tent?"
The two were startled and their momentum was suddenly extinguished. They both glared at each other with hatred, separated Ashinasmo and stopped talking.
"General Qin, Jie Li's recent movements are indeed a bit abnormal." Asuna Simo sat down at Qin Qiong and frowned.
Qin Qiong nodded. Logically speaking, Jie Li had the advantage of military strength and was a little short of supplies. At present, there was no way to play a trick except for a quick battle with him. Now Jie Li's prestige has reached a freezing point. If he wants to open up the situation and establish supreme authority, he can only gain the strength and prestige to intimidate the heroes of the grassland, so as to unite the tribes. And the longer the time is, the less time left for Jie Li Khan to turn around.
"Unless..." Xue Wanche looked at Qin Qiong, and his face became a little solemn.
"Unless he has no confidence, he will summon the army again!" Qin Qiong snorted coldly, and released the murderous intent in his eyes without any concealment.
At present, whether it is the fifth tribe of Xueyantuo or the third tribe of Qiezi, Tiel is unlikely to take the initiative to increase its military strength, because Jie Li Khan did not have the prestige of not following the order. The two Tiel tribe alliances have never decreased their self-reliance, and their loyalty to the Ashin family is far less than that of the Turkic tribes.
Especially Jie Li Khan's father-in-law Yi Shibo, he was definitely a character who was more cruel than a wolf and cunning than a fox. He could not bet on the fate of his clan for Jie Li Khan.
The only reinforcements of Jie Li Khan now is probably the only one in Dujin Mountain's base camp, where there are 100,000 troops. If Jie Li Khan comes out in full, then the total force will be as high as 200,000. The 60,000 troops here will face as many as three times the number of enemies, and the form is quite serious.
"If Jie Li came to fight in full swing, his intention was not only to confront us 60,000, but to annihilate us and then go south. Now the new Great Wall has been built to the intersection of Wuyuan and Wuwei County, and is extending to the west. If the Turks go south, they will also go around the gap in the Great Wall. They can attack Wuyuan, Yulin and Guannei Road to the east, and Lingwu can be attacked west. General Qin should be prepared." Xue Wanche sighed.
Qin Qiong crossed his hands and fingers in front of his chest, leaned back slightly, shook his head and said, "Don't make random assertions until the end!"
"Report!"
A rapid sound of horse hooves came, followed by a long sound that dragged a long sound from far away. The dusty soldier rushed in from outside the tent, and took a breath and said, "General Qin, Yudujinshan urgently reported!"
"Come on!" Qin Qiong, Xue Wanche and Ashinasmo's expressions changed at the same time, and they waved.
Su Wu took the urgent report and handed it to Qin Qiong.
Qin Qiong opened quickly and looked on quickly. His face gradually turned pale. In the already-slaughtered tent, he was instantly shrouded in a suppressed aura. Even the mighty players such as Xue Wanche, Asanosmo, Su Wu, and Hera couldn't help feeling a little depressed and looked at Qin Qiong together.
"General Qin?" Asunasmo called softly and said worriedly: "But as General Xue expected?"
"That's true!" Qin Qiong suddenly slapped the emergency report in his hand on the ground. The table was shattered. Qin Qiong took a deep breath. Looking at the people with a surprised expression, he said in a deep voice: "The scout came to report that there are a large number of Turkic soldiers gathered in Yudujin Mountain."
"Have the scout found how many people there are?" Asunasmo took a deep breath and asked in surprise.
"I don't know, I only know that the number is huge. I'm afraid that the 130,000 troops from Yudujin Mountain will come. It seems that as General Xue expected, Jie Li Khan wanted to defeat us and go south after the situation." Shaking his head, Qin Qiong tried hard to suppress the boiling anger in his heart.
"General Qin, retreat!" Asunasmo took a breath and bowed to Qin Qiong.
If it is only a hundred thousand troops a hundred miles away, even if the troops are four times different, the decisive battle with the ability of the soldiers in the headquarters may not lose. However, if these 130,000 troops are also involved, it will be far beyond their tolerance.
"retreat?"
Qin Qiong looked at Asuna Smo, with a strong unwillingness in his eyes. He had already asked His Highness for a fight. He was about to decide the world, but he wanted him to withdraw his troops at this time? How could it be possible?
"The gap between our troops is too big. There is no city to defend on the grassland. We have no other way except to withdraw our troops! If Jie Li's troops enter the Great Wall, our losses will be great. With these 60,000 living forces, we will definitely be able to contain the Turkic army outside the Great Wall." Xue Wanche sighed helplessly. He grew up in Zhuo County. At the order of his father Xue Shixiong, the five brothers spent half of their time on the grassland every year. He knew better than Qin Qiong's power. If he was to defend himself, ten thousand Sui troops would be enough to block the 100,000 Turkic people. But in terms of field battles, the Turkic people who grew up on horseback and were good at riding and shooting were really powerful.
"Can't retreat!"
Qin Qiong's face was as deep as water. This was not only the first time he led his army to fight, but also the security of the Guannei Dao and Bingzhou. If he retreated today, the Turks would definitely go south. If they fought locally, the people of the Sui Dynasty would be harmed. More importantly, he saw a deeper influence. If he retreated without fighting, if the Turkic army attacked the city, the power of the Sui Dynasty's invincible outside the territory would be gone. At that time, it would definitely affect the domestic situation. Not to mention the ambitious Li Yuan of the Guannei Dao, Hedong, I am afraid that Wang Shichong, Li Mi, and Dou Jiande of the Central Plains would have such thoughts. Even Goguryeo would join in Liaodong for fun.
The Great Sui Dynasty would also fall into the dilemma of fighting from all sides. Not only did Qin Qiong unable to bear the consequences, but Yang Tong and the Great Sui Dynasty could not bear the consequences.
As soon as he thought of this, Qin Qiong finally gritted his teeth and said, "There is the Great Wall of Internal and External Wall in Bingzhou that can be defended, but what about the inner road in the Guandi Road? If we retreat, a large area of land in the Guandi Road will turn into a barren land for thousands of miles! Once Jie Li and Li Yuan are connected together, the consequences will be unimaginable."
The Guannei Dao is not Bingzhou. It does not have so many dangerous places to guard. The only dangerous place is Shuofang Great Wall. However, after Liang Shidu became independent, he surrendered to Shibi. In order to show his loyalty, he actually destroyed nearly a hundred miles of Shuofang Great Wall in a crazy way. This will not be restored in a short time. If there is no obstacle, the Turks can enter, not even the Guannei Dao. Even Bingzhou, which had just recovered a little vitality, will be in chaos. Qin Qiong cannot afford this price.
"But now our army has to defend..." Asunasmo hesitated. He naturally understood Qin Qiong's worries, but at present, Jie Li Khan already had a 100,000 army, and more than 100,000 troops were ready to march south. How could he defend it with just these 50,000 people?
Qin Qiong knew that Ashinasmo had ambition to retreat, and smiled coldly, "I have two great walls in the Bingzhou of the Sui Dynasty. The roads inside and outside are vast and sparsely populated. At most, we can retreat to the south of the Yellow River. Even if Jie Li has a million troops, it will be difficult to fly. In Baitan County, Youzhou, east of the southern grassland, we have a great wall running north and south connecting the Yanshan Great Wall. Therefore, we only need to guard these three points, and there is no loss at all. What about you in the southern Khan? First of all, the one who Jie Li hated the most is your team. Once he successfully went south, the first one to deal with is you; secondly, where you are now, except for a Baicheng, the entire southern grassland has no danger to defend. If you retreat today, you will be the one who is to defend the brunt of the twenty-seven troops. I believe the Khan of the Southern Khan is very clear about the consequences of the poisoning of more than 20 troops."
Chapter completed!