Chapter 383 Decisive Battle (Part 2)
In the central army's tent, Li Liangzuo summoned all the generals and said, "The situation has changed suddenly. In order to achieve a comprehensive victory in our army, I have decided to change the combat plan of the main army; the new combat plan is as follows. The 500,000 troops of our main army will also be one in two, and I will lead a hundred thousand troops westward to prevent the Maliksha from crossing the Honghe River. The remaining 400,000 troops will be surrounded by Li Yanzong, and the front-line troops of the Serbian army will be surrounded by Li Yanzong. Before the war with Maliksha is over, we must not let the 400,000 troops of the Serbian army run away;
This battle is related to the final belonging of the Western Regions and the life and death of our Daxia Kingdom. Liang Zuo is here to get rid of everyone."
After saying that, Li Liangzuo bowed deeply to everyone. Since the generals were all wearing armor and could not perform the bowing ceremony, he saluted Li Liangzuo and said, "We swear to serve our lives to the death..."
"Ji La Yong'er, Qin Hu obeys the order: You two follow me in the west, the army will cook at the third and the fifth, and you must reach the east bank of the Hong River within two days."
"The last general takes the order."
"Li Yanzong, Li Yi obeys the order: I ordered you two to be the commanders and deputy commanders, and lead an army of 400,000 to surround the main force of the front line of the Serbian army. No enemy troops shall be let go without my military order."
"The last general takes the order..."
"We must not relax south of the Honghe River. We must prevent the Seychelles from attacking from the rear. We must leave a soldier in the city of Bahan. If you two discuss this, I will not interfere."
"Please rest assured, your Majesty, I will make arrangements early."
Early the next morning, Li Liangzuo led a 100,000 army to set off. These 100,000 army are not newly recruited soldiers, but veterans who have been through the battlefield. They are also the essence of the Royal Brigade of the Great Xia Kingdom. These 100,000 cavalry include 30,000 heavily armored knights and 70,000 light cavalry, each with two war horses and one to two pack horses. Their mobility is the best among the army of this era. With these 100,000 troops in hand, Li Liangzuo is fully confident that he can block the 300,000 reinforcements led by Maliksha to the west of the Honghe River.
The Xia army was very familiar with the land east of the Honghe River, so the Xia army marched very fast. It was originally only possible to arrive in two days according to Li Liangzuo's military order, but the Xia army only took one day and one night, one day and one night to march for more than 400 miles. This speed is the only example in the history of cavalry.
"Report to Your Majesty, the whistle cavalry detective has not found any traces of the army crossing the river on the shore. The Serbian army led by Maliksha should have not arrived yet." Jila Yonger reported to Li Liangzuohui.
"The army was ordered to station fifty miles east of the Honghe River and send a large number of sentry cavalry to closely monitor the operations of the Shu army on the other side of the Honghe River."
"Yes, the last general will take the order."
When Li Liangzuo led the army to retreat, he happened to pass by the battlefield where the battle with Maliksha was fought. The battlefield was covered with grass at this time, but the soil here was still red, and sometimes there were still bones. Li Liangzuo immediately issued a military order and said, "I will order the entire army to stop advancing. I will pay homage to the soldiers who died in the battle that year."
After the army stopped, Li Liangzuo rode on the black wind and said to all the soldiers: "Brothers, we fought here more than a year ago. The 200,000 warriors of our Daxia Kingdom left us forever, among them, your brothers, nephews, and robes; today we are back, and we will avenge the brothers who died that year to comfort the spirit of the 200,000 soldiers of our Daxia Kingdom."
"Take revenge, take revenge..."
Li Liangzuo's short words greatly inspired the morale of the Xia army. Under the leadership of Li Liangzuo, 100,000 Xia army knights saluted collectively to the Xia army warriors who died in this land. If the soldiers who fell into battle could see this scene, they would feel very glad. At least Li Liangzuo did not forget them, and the soldiers of the Daxia Kingdom did not forget them. Today, more than a year later, the army of the Daxia Kingdom and the Serbian army will inevitably have an ultimate decisive battle here.
Besides, Maliksha, not two more hours after Li Liangzuo led the Xia army to the east bank of the Hong River, Maliksha led 300,000 soldiers of the Seychelles to the west bank of the Hong River. After the Seychelles arrived at the west bank of the Hong River, it was too late and there were no crossing boats, so it did not cross the river immediately. However, this did not prevent Maliksha from sending a post cavalry to the east bank of the Hong River to explore. Not long after the army arrived, Maliksha sent a post cavalry.
"Your Majesty, the Side Cavalry Explosion, there were no traces of Xia army found on the east bank of the Hong River. It seems that the Xia army has not yet realized our actions."
"Li Liangzuo did not realize it, but acted as fast as us. He ordered the entire army to cross the Hong River as quickly as possible tomorrow to prevent changes from happening later."
"But your Majesty, our army does not have enough ships!"
"It's the dry season now, and the water in Honghe should not be very deep. Looking for a large army to wade across the river in the shallows. Once the Xia army arrives, it will be too late."
Maliksha didn't realize it was too late. The Xia army camp was dark late at night. Because there was a trace of light in Li Liangzuo's central army tent. In order to prevent the discovery of traces by the Serbian army, Li Liangzuo ordered the entire army to control the arms. No lights were allowed in all tents. All soldiers could only eat cold food and could not make meals. It was because of Li Liangzuo's actions that the Serbian army did not discover their whereabouts.
"Your Majesty, the whistle cavalry prosecutor, found some horse hoof prints in a shallow of Honghe, which should have been left by the Serbian army." Xiao Zhuozi walked to Li Liangzuo and said.
"It's finally here, the winner is about tomorrow's battle. I'll be ordered to pay close attention to the movements of the Serbian army..."
"Yes, I'll do it now."
After Xiao Zhuozi left, Li Liangzuo fell asleep in a handsome chair. During this period, Li Liangzuo was really tired. Since the beginning of the new battle, Li Liangzuo has been in a state of high tension. Now Li Liangzuo can finally rest for a while, because Li Liangzuo has done everything he can do, and the only thing left is to leave it to fate.
The next morning, the 100,000 troops were ready early. Li Liangzuo led the army to wait quietly, waiting for the news sent back by the whistle cavalry. Before there was any definite news, Li Liangzuo did not dare to act rashly. After all, there were many shoals in the Honghe River, and Li Liangzuo was not sure where the Serbian army would cross the river, so Li Liangzuo did not dare to launch an attack without definite situation.
"Report, report, report... Report to Your Majesty's Army has begun to cross the river in batches." A pedestrian came to report.
"Correfully monitor the Xia army's actions and report it immediately when the enemy crosses the river halfway." Li Liangzuo said to the whistle cavalry.
"Yes, I understand."
Li Liangzuo rode back and looked back. At this time, the sun was rising. Li Liangzuo turned around and issued a military order and said, "Qin Hu obeyed the order and led the heavy armored cavalry to suppress the formation; the light cavalry took the lead in attacking and conducting long-range shooting. The light cavalry was led by Zhen and Jila Yonger, and kept a distance from the enemy and not to be close. After the three-wheeled rain of arrows, the light cavalry retreated from both sides. Qin Hu led the heavy armored cavalry to attack it, divide it and encircle it and swallow it step by step. Do you understand?"
"The last general understands." Jila Yonger and Qin Hu took the military order.
"This victory and loss are here..." Li Liangzuo said silently in his heart.
Chapter completed!