Che Chen Khan is nearly 60 years old and is extremely weak. After hearing bad news one by one, Che Chen Khan has been unconscious several times and coughed up blood. Now the main force of the Shandong Henan Road camp of the Mansion Army has approached Yanjing. A large number of Wei troops gathered on the south side of Lugou Bridge. The two armies confront each other across the river. The Wei army has built floating bridges in many places upstream and downstream. Everyone understands that the confrontation between the river will not last too long, and a large-scale battle will be launched.

"Only the current plan is to fight the Wei people in Hebei, Yongding." Wanyan De looked older, but his face was still very moist, his beard and eyebrows were white, and his skills were still agile. Compared with the extremely weak Che Chenhan, this old man was still very healthy.

The Lugou Bridge was built during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Great Wei Dynasty. Later, the bridge collapsed due to its high cost. It was temporarily suspended due to its intermittent construction. After many years of continuous construction, it was built during the reign of Emperor Renzong.

After that, there was a bridge connecting the north and south of the Yongding River. I don’t know how many times there have been wars related to the change of dynasties and the strength of the vassal states. Everyone understands that this time it is also related to the life and death of the entire Donghu clan, and it is even more bloody and cruel than the change of dynasties.

"Do you know? This bridge was originally called Guangli Bridge, which means to connect the north and south of the canal and benefit the Wanfang. The current situation is contrary to the people who built the bridge." Che Chenhan rode on the horse, his tone was calm, and his eyes were always looking at the south of the bridge.

Che Chen Khan has been sweating all the time. Now it is Xia Chu, the time when the Han people are the strongest, and the weakest opportunity for the Hu cavalry. The Northern Expedition Army has reached one million, and the strength of the government army has surprised the proud Donghu people. Even the nobles who despised the Han people the most now have to admit that the Han government troops from the south have stronger will, more skill, more solid battle formations, more abundant logistics, more solid armor, and more sharp weapons. Compared with the Great Wei imperial guards, which were once the enemy, these government troops are obviously more above them. The Donghu Iron Cavalry and the dismounting formation are not an enemy at all, and they can only rely on the maneuvers of the cavalry to find fighters.

What is even more troublesome is that the millions of Wei troops have cavalry with at least 100,000 cavalry. To the extent that there are 120,000 established cavalry, infantry and government troops, each army also has at least one battalion of light cavalry, used as mail cavalry guards, pond horses, and even small-scale cavalry warfare, so that Hu cavalry cannot easily harass and reconnaissance.

The infantry of several armies can gather more than a thousand light cavalry, and the Hu cavalry has a considerable number or even more to resist or restrain it. Not to mention those heavy armored cavalry, although the number is not large, they all ride terrifying tall war horses. People and horses are all armed with iron armor. The impact of more than a thousand cavalry is like a mountain collapse and cracking in the ground... Donghu also has heavy cavalry in the palace tent, but the war horses are much lower than that in tactics and tactics, they are far inferior. The heavy cavalry of the palace army can advance like a wall. If the Donghu heavy cavalry is equal, the number of the Donghu heavy cavalry is not inferior to that of the Donghu.

There were also a large number of iron cavalry, wearing breastplate, wearing pants, and horses wearing soft leather armor. When attacking, they advanced in an array. The Donghu cavalry could not stand in front of them at all. Under such a terrible impact, even the heavy armored cavalry of the Donghu were not opponents. In several battles, the heavy cavalry of the palace tent was defeated in front of each other. It was because the heavy cavalry of the palace tent was not opponents. Instead, it prompted Wanyan De, Yelu Shu, Wanyan Zongshu and other Yans to find something wrong and quickly retreated to preserve their strength. However, now behind them is Yanjing, and Yu Pass has been lost. Unless tens of thousands of old and weak people and all the supplies are abandoned, the light cavalry flees to the grassland, the Donghu people have no way out.

No one knew what Che Chen Khan meant, and only heard the weak Khan continued: "I originally wanted to manage the north and accumulate strength. The descendant of Wanyan Zongshu fought with the south of Wei. I planned to rename this bridge Guangli, so that the top Han people in the north knew what I mean. Donghu and the Han people in the north got along well. We can respect Confucianism and rebuild the Confucius Temple. As long as they recognize us as we enter the Central Plains, it is not impossible to turn Hu into Han. As long as we preserve our simple style, wear Hu clothing, Hu riding and Hu shooting, the north will be consolidated in the future. It is easy to govern the south from the north, and it is difficult to govern the north from the south, and we still have a chance..."

A gust of wind blew, and Che Chen coughed for a while, but he didn't continue talking.

Now there is no point in saying anything. The main force of the 200,000 Donghu Army is here. In fact, this Donghu army was not strong a few years ago. After fighting with the Northern Expedition Imperial Army, the Donghu people also suffered heavy losses. They organized the men in their forties and fifties, untrained savages, and thirteen or fourteen years old in the army, and then they raised 200,000 people. Fortunately, after entering the north of the Great Wei Dynasty, they obtained a large amount of military supplies. In terms of armor and weapons, they were slightly stronger than they were back then, but their overall combat power must have declined.

There were more than 100,000 servants, the surrendered imperial guards of the Beijing camp and a large number of local wing troops. Under the rush and coercion, they also felt that the Great Wei had no chance, so many imperial guards and wing generals surrendered.

These 100,000 people were placed open by the river, obviously the first wave of cannon fodder to sacrifice. Now there is obvious unstable morale in the army and fluctuations everywhere. Judging from the experienced commander's eyes, Che Chenhan knew that these surrendered troops could not be maintained. Once a war broke out, it would be difficult to support and would be unreliable at all.

A large number of Donghu cavalry were divided into five units, which had been mobilized before the war, and every Donghu man knew the importance of this battle. If he won, he could survive in Wei and have a glimmer of hope. If he lost, he would just wait for the extermination of the clan.

Thinking of the large number of government troops in Yuguan and Songta, knowing the news of Donghu's failure here, they will definitely cross the Liaohe River to kill Donghu's nest. Countless tribe members will be chased by the Wei army like wolves and tigers, and not many people will survive.

Knowing this result, there is no need to mobilize more.

Will the mourning soldiers win?

Che Chenhan looked at the other side of the river... The black mansion army was covered in iron armor. Even the imperial guards of the Wei Kingdom could not do such luxurious equipment, which was too far apart.

The long and forest-like trolleys cannot see at first sight, and there are also a large number of armored iron cavalry, as majestic as a mountain, oppressing Che Chen's heart.

Red flags, each side represents an army, and each side is taller and larger represents a wing.

An army of 300,000 to 400,000 people spread along the river boundary for dozens of miles, with the center of gravity at the southern end of Lugou Bridge, where heavy troops from both sides were arranged.

Countless soldiers wearing bright helmets built bridges in the turbulent river water, moving very quickly, without much effort, they had already built dozens of floating bridges in the river.

Such an army is still in a terrible silence, with strict arrays, no twists and turns, and no abnormal movements. He looked at the Donghu people in silence. The more such an army is, the more terrifying it will give people a feeling.

Previously, in the hearts of the Donghu people, Che Chenhan also looked down on the Wei people and Han people deep in his heart. Now the Han people have risen and equipped such a powerful army of one million. Only then did the Donghu people suddenly realize what is the strongest ethnic group, the greatest civilization, and the longest inheritance?

This nation has been passed down for more than a thousand years and has occupied the most fertile land on this continent. Does it rely on broad robes, big oil and poetry, books and ethics?

Otherwise, their ancestors also fought bravely with swords and bows. In the bones of this nation, they were also determined, strong, iron-blooded, and even a little cruel.

Only such a tribe can stand on such a land and become the leader of all tribes.

It’s ridiculous that I was too arrogant before, and finally the crisis of extermination of the clan has arrived...

However, Che Chenhan was still a little confused. Why did the Wei army choose to fight against the main force of Donghu at Lugou Bridge?

This battle was said to be because the Donghu army chose to fight with the prefecture army by the Yongding River. It would be better to say that the prefecture army had been creating such conditions to prompt or tempt the Donghu army to come here to fight.

The river is wide and the river flows rapidly. The professionalism of the government engineers to build pontoon bridges is amazing. The pontoon bridge is extending rapidly to the north shore at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Many people from the crowd had mobilized many archers to the shore, preparing to shoot the other side when the mansion engineers approached.

Even if the government army can carry a boat into the river, or shoot at the Donghu archers on the other side, the losses of its engineers must be quite large. Then the main force of the government army crosses the river. Although the Donghu people cannot attack halfway, they set up the cavalry in advance and attack with cavalry when a small and a half of the government army comes... You can imagine what the result will be like in such a scene.

No matter how strong the government army is, the Donghu cavalry is not weak!

Che Chen Khan felt a little confused and angry, and more of it was the innate pride and confidence!

Over the past few decades, the origin of Donghu's growth from a weak tribe is not without cause! They are stronger, tougher, and more courageous than the Northern Lu. Their cavalry skills are not inferior to the Northern Lu, their shooting skills are not inferior to the Northern Lu, their armor is not inferior to the Great Wei, and their formation battles are not inferior to the Great Wei.

They are born warriors, and proficiency in riding and shooting skills is just the foundation. The extremely strong will, extremely tough personality, and the determination and will to change their lifestyle are not better than those Beilu who are already addicted to Lamaism and hope for the next life.

The Beilu were also excellent soldiers hundreds of years ago and were extremely powerful, but when they failed, they gradually fell into decline. Now they are not even qualified to work for Donghu people.

The Donghu people have come to this day step by step, from small tribes to countries with a territorial area of ​​thousands of miles outside the pass. A hundred years ago, they crawled at the feet of the Northern Lu and the Emperor of the Great Wei, and served as slaves on both sides. Today, they have surpassed the two major tribes and almost completed the great cause of Hunyuan Yiyu.

The lords of this tribe, all the Khans, certainly had their own pride and pride, and strong confidence.

No matter how strong the government troops on the opposite side are, under the current situation, it is absolutely impossible to win the battle. Che Chen Khan's lifelong military service will not be wrong.

"Shan." Wanyan Zongshu, not far away, was already in a state of confusion. He tried to block the Northern Expedition Army in Yangzhou, Xuzhou and other places, but with his strength, he could not even block it. A large number of government troops set up arrays, long and forested, and came from the official roads, small roads, and river embankments. With the military flags waving, they were extremely upright elite troops, and Qin Dongyang's command was even more impeccable. Whether Wanyan Zongshu wanted to use the raid, cut off the food road, or side attack methods, they were all failed, and they did not even have the opportunity to hold a battle. After being extremely shocked, he was extremely depressed and no longer even angry.

At this time, Wanyan Zongshu was not happy with this battle. Even many Donghu generals felt that there was no chance to win, but the current form of the battlefield was extremely beneficial to Donghu. Wanyan Zongshu did not feel lucky or had a chance to win. He just felt that this was a conspiracy of the Wei people.

How could a calm general like Qin Dongyang make such a low-level mistake?

"Shanks." Wanyan Zongshu looked gloomy and said in a low voice: "I see that there are not many Wei cavalry on the opposite side. It is very likely that the main cavalry forces are heading north by detours and trying to attack me from behind the army."

"That's useless." Che Chenhan shook his head and said, "Before the army fought together, the main force had not been able to fight, and it was useless to attack the side with a partial division."

"Yeah." Wanyan Zongshu nodded. Although he still felt inappropriate, he could not say it in front of the candle like a candle in the wind.

In the current situation, the government army has more than 300,000 troops entering Hedong and the upper reaches of the Yellow River. The line along the Yunzhou Great Wall restricts the space for Donghu people to move westward, and will even cut off the possibility of joining forces with the Northern Hells.

Henan and southwest Hebei have been lost, Guanzhong has been lost. Now they are only in this corner of Yanjing, Hebei.

Yuguan has been lost, western Liaoning cannot be protected, Yingzhou cannot be protected, and Wei army can advance all the way to Liaodong.

If we don't fight this battle, we will abandon tens of thousands of elderly, weak women and children. The army fled into the grassland without any food and pay and logistical support. We will face the pursuit of 100,000 elite cavalry behind us. We will know what the result will be. The Northern Barbarians are poor and have no savings at all. Even if we can't grab much, thousands of people can still ask the Beilu to supply cattle and sheep, or use hunting to supplement them. More than 100,000 people, and we will take up at most days of food in a hurry. It will take a few days to enter the grassland from Yanjing, and it will take at least twenty days to return from the grassland to Liaodong. It will take at least twenty days, or even more than a month. It takes so long to have no supplies and carry a lot of food. Even if there is no pursuit of the government army, how many people can these 200,000 soldiers survive?

Perhaps all the noble generals could survive, but all the troops died and all the brave and warlike soldiers died. What is the meaning of them left?

At this moment, Wanyan Zongshu suddenly realized that Li Guorui and others were wearing a red robe and rushing towards the long trench. Perhaps when the last moment came, he would make the same choice.
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