Chapter 452 The Western Regions Allied Forces That Can't Be Underestimated
When the army relaxed its constraints, it was difficult to control it. With the consent of King Mujheid, the four-nation coalition began to collect grain on-site in Oren Province.
Although the commanders of Dayuan, Cheshi and Anxi Kingdom, at the strong request of the commander of Gaochang Kingdom, ordered the troops of various countries to forcefully collect grain, the killings still occurred on a large scale.
In order to collect enough food, the four-nation coalition forces snatched away almost all the food that could be eaten in various towns in Oren Province. The Gaochang people of Oren Province inevitably resisted, and then the troops of Dayuan, Cheshi and Anxi Kingdom brutally suppressed this resistance.
As the suppression of the Three Kingdoms troops of Dayuan, Cheshi and Anxue began, the grain collection immediately changed its taste. The Three Kingdoms troops began to rob property, fight for women, and wantonly kill all the civilians of Gaochang that they met. Suddenly, the towns in Oren Province turned into hell on earth.
Many of Gaochang's own troops not only turned a blind eye to the evil deeds of the Dayuan, Cheshi, and Anxi Army, but even participated in it personally. Only the Gaochang's army recruited from the territory of Oren Province saw that their relatives were killed and chose to resist. However, these young and strong resistances, facing the millions of red-eyed troops of the Four-Nation Alliance, were tantamount to the mantis arm to chariots.
The grain collection operation lasted for three days. In the end, the fourteen cities and hundreds of villages and towns in Oren Province, with an original population of more than 1.2 million, with only less than 400,000 people left, and more than 800,000 civilians from Gaochang Kingdom died in this grain collection operation.
In addition, more than 100,000 young and strong men recruited by Gaochang's army from Oren Province also died in this cruel grain collection operation.
On May 25, in a conference room at the lord's mansion in Teboka City, the capital of Oren Province of Gaochang, the commander of the Gaochang State Army, Unus, looked very ugly. After all, including the losses of the Gaochang State army in this grain collection, the entire Gaochang State lost almost one million people. You should know that the population of the five directly affiliated provinces under King Mujheid was only more than 10 million. This time, the four-nation coalition's collection of grain in Oren Province suddenly reduced the population of King Mujheid's hands by one tenth.
The commander of Dayuan, Duke Fawaz, looked at the commander of Gaochang Legion, coughed awkwardly and said, "Earl of Younus, I believe you know some things. It is not what we wish for the collection of grain to become like this. However, within four or five months, our four-nation coalition forces finally don't have to worry about food and grass."
In fact, it is not just four or five months. According to the grain and other materials plundered by the Four-Nation Alliance, it is enough for the 4.4 million troops of the Four-Nation Alliance to eat for more than half a year.
Originally, the four-nation coalition forces had reached 4.6 million, but during the grain collection operation, more than 100,000 young and strong men from Gaochang were killed, and the four-nation coalition forces also had about 10,000 soldiers, who died due to the resistance of the young and strong men from Gaochang and other civilians, which reduced the total strength of the four-nation coalition forces to more than 4.4 million.
Marquis Obaid, the commander of the Kingdom of Rest, said: "The matter has passed, so we should not be obsessed with some accidents caused by this grain collection. Next, let's study how to deal with the Polu Army!"
Marquis Feda, the commander of Cheshi Kingdom, nodded and said, "Now we have sufficient soldiers and food, we should indeed study how to defeat the Polu Army."
Os, the bishop of the Oriental Diocese of the Holy Fire, sighed and said to Younus: "Earl of Younus, for the benefit of the entire holy war, some sacrifices are worth it!"
The commander of Gaochang State Legion, Younus, knew very well that it would be useless to get angry here. The millions of dead Gaochang people could not be resurrected, not to mention that the grain collection was granted by King Mujheid.
Yunus said in a deep voice: "Since there is no shortage of food and supplies, when will we attack the Polu Army entrenched in the Shakhtinsk province, the Huhesa province and the Lisakos province?"
The commander of the Dayuan Kingdom, Duke Fawaz, said loudly: "According to multiple confirmations, most of the troops of the Polu Army are gathered in the Huhesa Province, with a total force of no less than two million. In the Shakhtinsk Province and the Lisakos Province, the Polu Army has also arranged two or three hundred thousand troops. According to my opinion, our four-nation coalition forces can launch attacks on the Shakhtinsk Province, Huhesa Province and Lisakos Province at the same time, and strive to defeat the main force of the Polu Army in one fell swoop in the above three provinces."
After pausing, Duke Fawaz continued: "My plan is to attack Huhesa Province by our Dayuan Army and Cheshi Kingdom Army, the troops of Anxu Kingdom are responsible for attacking Shahtinsk Province, and the troops of Gaochang Kingdom are responsible for attacking Lisakos Province. What do you think?"
Although the four-nation coalition forces in the Western Regions did not clearly specify who would be the commander-in-chief, because the number of troops in the Dayuan Kingdom accounted for half of the four-nation coalition forces, the commander of the Dayuan Kingdom, Duke Fawaz, has vaguely become the commander of the four-nation coalition forces. He had no objection to Duke Fawaz's normal plan.
Although there is no shortage of food and supplies for the four-nation coalition forces in the Western Regions, the Polu Army opposite them has seized a large amount of food from the Shakhtinsk provinces, Huhesa provinces and Lisakos provinces, and it is not short of food. If you want to rely on confrontation, it is impossible to drag down the Polu Army. Therefore, the wisest choice of the four-nation coalition forces in the Western Regions is to rely on their military advantages to launch an active attack on the Polu Army.
When Gaochang King Mujheid learned that the civilians in Oren Province had lost more than 800,000 yuan in three days of grain collection, and at the same time, they also lost more than 100,000 young and strong men recruited from Oren Province. They immediately started to smash the newly reorganized bedroom again.
Prime Minister Meng Taisuier still stood aside without saying anything to persuade him. He was not until King Mujheed smashed all the things in his bedroom, and said, "His Majesty the King calmed down. It is worth paying some price to regain the twelve provinces and twenty-eight vassal states occupied by the Polu Army!"
King Mujheid said angrily: "That is the life of nearly a million Gaochang people! This bastard, the bastard of Younus, was said in vain, but he caused such a huge loss in Oren Province!"
Prime Minister Meng Taisuir sighed and said, "His Majesty the King, millions of troops are not controlled by Earl Yunus."
"By the way, Xiang Dayuan, Cheshi Kingdom and Anxu Kingdom plans can be cancelled. No matter what, the millions of troops in Oren Province are no longer short of food and grass." King Mujheid said in a deep voice.
Prime Minister Meng Taisuir nodded and said, "Now the four-nation coalition forces in Oren Province will not be short of food and grass for at least four or five months. With this buffer time, I will have enough food and grass to raise enough food and grass to supply millions of the four-nation coalition forces."
King Mujheid snorted coldly and said, "We, Gaochang State, cannot always maintain the millions of troops of Dayuan State, Cheshi State and Anxi State, convey our orders to Younus and urge the four-nation coalition forces to launch an attack on the Polu Army as soon as possible."
Starting from May 28, millions of troops from the four Western Regions coalition forces launched a large-scale attack on the Shakhtinsk provinces, Huhesa provinces and Lisakos provinces occupied by the Polu Army.
Although the Polu Army formulated a combat plan to use the benefits of defending the city to consume the forces of the four countries in the Western Regions, many of the Polu Army troops in the three provinces did not defend the city. Instead, when the Four States coalition forces of the Western Regions attacked, they took the initiative to face it, hoping to give the enemy a head-on attack.
Among the four-nation coalition forces of the Western Regions, the Gaochang Army was exhausted due to the last war with the Polu Army. Most of them were mainly recruits and young and strong recruits, which caused the battle to decline sharply. However, the troops sent by the Dayuan Kingdom, Cheshi Kingdom and Anxi Kingdom this time were all elite troops of the Three Kingdoms.
Facing the elite troops of the Cheshi Kingdom and Anxi Kingdom, many of the Polu Army troops who went out of the city to take the initiative to fight suffered a great loss. Even under the attack of the elite troops of the Cheshi Kingdom, the Polu Army also lost a city in the Shakhtinsk province.
On the evening of June 3, in the lord's mansion of Chilis, the capital of Huhesa Province, Zhang Liang said to everyone in a deep voice: "It has been found that the army attacking the Shahtinsk province belongs to the Anxu Kingdom, the army attacking the Lisakos province belongs to the Gaochang Kingdom, and the main forces of Dayuan Kingdom and Cheshi Kingdom launched a fierce attack on Huhesa Province."
After pausing, Zhang Liang continued, "At present, the city of Gaqimu in Shahtinsk Province has been broken by the army of the Anxu Kingdom. The 17th Infantry Brigade of the Guards Army guarding Gaqimu City finally had less than 4,000 people successfully broke through. Guan Zhao, the brigade lieutenant of the 17th Infantry Brigade, was killed, Gao Kui died in the battle. The four battalion lieutenants and five commanders of the five infantry battalions under the 17th Infantry Brigade were all killed. Only the battalion lieutenants Zhang Daoyuan broke out with less than 4,000 people, but the battalion lieutenants Zhang Daoyuan was also seriously injured."
Guan Zhao was a first-class general in the Qin Dynasty. His military power value reached 88 points, his intelligence value and command value were not low. He was appointed by Liu Ji as the brigade lieutenant of the newly formed 17th Infantry Brigade of the Guards. Gao Gui was a first-class general in the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period. His military power value was 85 points. He was appointed by Liu Ji as the lieutenant of the 17th Infantry Brigade of the Guards. Zhang Dao was the general of the 24 generals in Hangzhou under Fang La, and his military power value was only 64 points.
The brigade lieutenant is the commander of the brigade, and the brigade lieutenant is the deputy general of the brigade. In the brigade, the military position is second only to the brigade lieutenant, while the brigade lieutenant is the commander of the brigade, and the brigade lieutenant is equivalent to the deputy general of the brigade lieutenant.
When Liu Ji heard that the loss of the 17th Infantry Brigade of the Guards Legion reached 90%, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The source of the 17th Infantry Brigade of the Guards Legion was mainly based on the surrendered troops of the Red Turban Army, and it was not long established. Although Liu Ji sent many veterans and military soldiers of the Wei Kingdom to him, the combat power of the 17th Infantry Brigade of the Guards Legion was only very ordinary.
According to the war report sent by Hei Shuitai, there were about 100,000 troops in the Absas Army attacking Gajimu City. According to the military system of the Absas Army, these 100,000 people should be a legion.
The brigade guard Guan Zhao, who saw the troops of Anxi Kingdom approaching the city, took the initiative to lead the troops of three battalions out of the city to fight. However, there were several powerful generals in the army of Anxi Kingdom. Under the leadership of these powerful generals of Anxi Kingdom, the three battalions of the Polu Army who left the city to fight were finally defeated. The brigade guard Guan Zhao was also killed by a powerful general of Anxi Kingdom.
The city of Gaqimu was finally captured under the fierce attack of the Anxi Kingdom army. The more than 36,000 people lost to the 17th Infantry Brigade of the Guards Army, nearly 20,000 were captured by the Anxi Kingdom army, which was unprecedented since the establishment of the Polu Army.
Zhang Liang then continued: "There are four cities in the Shakhtinsk province that are being besieged by the army of Anxu, and the situation is not optimistic. The four cities in the Lisakos province are also being attacked by the Gaochang army. However, the four cities in the Lisakos province are not a big problem. The combat effectiveness of the Gaochang army is still relatively different than that of the army of Anxu."
There are eight cities in the provinces of Shahtinsk and Lisakos. The Polu Army has arranged eight infantry brigades in each of these two provinces, and one infantry brigade guards a city.
Zhang Liang said to everyone again: "In the Huhesa Province on the main battlefield, although the four-nation coalition of the Western Regions has put the main troops of Dayuan and Cheshi here, our Polu Army has also gathered heavy troops in Huhesa Province. So far, the two sides have been evenly matched. The troops of Dayuan and Cheshi are now attacking three cities in the western part of Huhesa Province. In these three cities, we have arranged four infantry brigades and two cavalry brigades. These three cities are not at the moment."
In fact, the six cavalry brigades guarding the three cities also chose to take the initiative when the troops from the Dayuan Kingdom and the Cheshi Kingdom were at the city, but in the end they all returned in disgrace. Fortunately, the losses of each cavalry brigade were not great.
The twelve infantry brigades arranged by the Polu Army in the western part of Huhesa Province, half of the Guards and Western Regions, and the six cavalry brigades of the three cities all come from the Western Regions.
The Huhesa Province has a total of ten cities with an area of about 150,000 square kilometers. The capital city of Chilis is behind three cities in the western part of the Huhesa Province.
The main force of the Polu Army gathered in the city of Chilis at this time, including two cavalry brigades and sixteen infantry brigades of the Guards, four cavalry brigades and three infantry brigades of the local legion, five cavalry brigades of the Prairie Legion, and four cavalry brigades and seven infantry brigades of the Western Regions Legion.
In addition, in the other six cities in Huhesa Province, there is an infantry brigade each, namely the four infantry brigades of the local legion and the two infantry brigades of the Western Regions legion.
Chapter completed!