Red Mansion: Seizing Jiangdong, starting with pirates

Chapter 209: Attacking the Capital

After receiving the order, Bazin quickly led his troops forward.

At that time, Wei Xing and Ma Laohei were setting up layers of defense in Fangshan.

Their mission has been basically completed. Now they just need to hold on here for a few days and wait for Zhai Xun's follow-up troops to be dispatched.

This is not difficult. Now most of Kah Khan's troops are tied up by Zhai Xun, and there are not many available troops in the capital, not enough to pose a threat to them.

The Fangshan area is full of mountains and valleys, which serve as natural defensive fortifications.

Wei Xing deployed artillery in high altitude areas, archers in dangerous places, troops in criss-crossing areas, built fortifications on necessary roads, and arranged ambushes and traps in areas with dense forests.

With the layers of arrangements, you are in me and I am in you, and we complement each other's shortcomings. If any one part is attacked, it will trigger a chain of numerous attacks.

Ma Laohei specially selected a gentle slope and placed the heavy cavalry on it.

Heavy cavalry is good at breaking through enemy formations and charging into enemies, but their disadvantages are that they consume too much energy and lack endurance. By arranging the troops on a gentle slope, they can move down the slope during battle and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop.

However, after Bazan led his troops into the Fangshan area, the terrain in the front half of the area was flat and the troops entered smoothly.

Bazin's nervous mood eased a little.

However, in the second half, as soon as they reached the mountain, the Huaiyin army's attack came suddenly.

The grassland cavalry is good at attacking on plains, but their combat effectiveness is greatly reduced in such mountainous areas.

Bazin had no experience in this kind of battle. He ordered his soldiers to attack the Huaiyin army's defense in the front, but bows and crossbows came from the side.

He ordered his soldiers to deal with the bows and crossbows, but they encountered a large number of traps and ambushes on the way, causing heavy losses.

He ordered his soldiers to fight in different directions, but Ma Laohei's heavy cavalry appeared and disappeared mysteriously, continuously reaping the lives of the grassland soldiers in waves.

He ordered his soldiers to gather together to meet the enemy, and then artillery fire exploded, defeating the soldiers.

In this situation, the grassland soldiers were beaten like headless flies, not knowing what to do. Bazin felt that no matter how he commanded, it was wrong and it was impossible to attack.

Seeing this, the Han officer nearby hurriedly ordered his men to withdraw.

It was obviously impossible to attack in this situation, so we had to find another route.

After withdrawing, Bazin calmed down.

He asked the Han officers what to do next.

The Han officer replied:
"Sir, this place is in a dangerous position. The Huaiyin bandits have perfect defenses, and their troops are no less numerous than ours. A brute force attack is almost impossible. We can only look for other routes. There may be people living in the mountains nearby. We can ask them for directions."

Bazan nodded upon hearing this, agreeing with the Han officer's opinion.

Soon, Bazin found a farmer in the mountains.

When the farmer saw that Bazin was from the grassland, he refused to speak and was brutally sawed to death by Bazin.

His wife was also raped and killed.

There was only an elderly widower and a child left in the house.

The old man hugged the child tightly, his fingers trembling with fear, but his face showed no expression. He only said that he was old and his eyesight and hearing were not working well, and asked Bazin where his son and daughter-in-law were.

Bazin smiled cruelly and was about to interrogate him when he was stopped by a Han officer.

The Han officer lied that he was from the Huaiyin Army and said that the old man's son and daughter-in-law had gone to cook for the army. He took out some silver from his pocket and gave it to the old man, saying it was a reward, and then asked him in a gentle voice for directions.

As expected, the old man was fooled. He took the money with gratitude, thanked them again and again, told them a hidden road, and later invited Bazin and others to dinner.

Bazin smiled cruelly and swung his sword to wipe out the entire clan.

That night, the grassland army followed the path given by the old man to bypass the Huaiyin army's defense line, and then entered another line of defense.

A barrage of rockets were fired, killing countless grassland soldiers tragically. A splash of kerosene splashed on Bazin's face, burning his face with blisters and even burning off his eyebrows.

In the light of the fire, Bazin seemed to see the old man's simple smile.

"The Chinese have such bad consciences!"

Bazin roared. Two consecutive losses left him almost powerless to fight again. He then circled around Fangshan for two days and tried to attack several times, but all failed. On the fourth day, the follow-up troops sent by Zhai Xun arrived and stationed in Fangshan. The total number reached 70,000, and the entire defense was as solid as Mount Tai.

Seeing that he had no chance, Bazan rolled his eyes, killed the Han officer, put all the blame on him, and then went back to report.

Not long after, Ma Laohei led 50,000 troops out of Fangshan and approached the capital.

Kah Khan felt a deep sense of powerlessness at this moment.

Due to the distance, it was too late when he learned the news and he could only watch Fangshan being occupied by the Huaiyin army.

When Bazin was defeated, the last bit of hope in his heart was completely shattered.

Now that Fangshan has fallen into the hands of the enemy, connected to Bazhou and Jinhai, it is like a giant spoon, scooping him and his troops in it.

Now he had no choice but to retreat.

Continuing to fight here would be a recipe for death.

Given the current situation, if he continues to stay here, the Huaiyin Army has countless ways to kill him.

The simplest thing is to storm the capital. He brought all his troops out. The capital is now extremely empty. Once the capital is broken, his soldiers will become dead bones under the city.

Could it be that God does not bless our people?

Kah Khan couldn't help crying.

He announced the withdrawal of troops.

Upon seeing this, Zhai Xun bit it immediately.

Since Ma Laohei was now attacking the capital, Kah Khan did not dare to engage in a fight with Zhai Xun and could only leave an army behind to cover the rear.

To translate it, it means leaving a group of people behind to die.

The best choice is naturally the Han people.

But Kah Khan was worried that if only the Han people were left, the other side might surrender directly.

After much deliberation, Kah Khan decided to split the two into half, leaving behind some Han people and some grassland people.

Among them, the Han people are simple, so I just randomly selected 5,000.

The grassland people were in a difficult situation, after all, no one wanted to stay and die.

Those tribes with a little bit of strength would naturally not send people to die.

Either Kah Khan sends his own men, or he chooses a weak tribe...

Gong Yulie, it’s decided to be you!

Originally, the tribe that Gong Yulie belonged to was not small, and was considered upper-middle among the eight major tribes on the grassland.

But before that, Gong Yulie and Batu Xiong were ordered to pursue Emperor Longqing. They met Fang Yong on the way and were almost wiped out by Fang Yong. Gong Yulie escaped by pretending to be dead, and Batu Xiong died on the spot.

The two of them only had a few thousand soldiers left.

Now Gong Yulie is still recuperating in the capital, but he and Batu Xiong's troops have been recruited by Kah Khan, and now it is just the right time to let these remaining soldiers die.

At that moment, Kah Khan left behind five thousand Han people and two to three thousand grassland people, a total of seven to eight thousand people, to cover the retreat.

He evacuated with a large force.

At that time, Ma Laohei had already started attacking the city outside the capital.

Although I know that it is unlikely that I can take over the capital in a short period of time, but if it really happens...

In the capital, the surrendered officials of Da Xi heard the sound of artillery fire outside the city, and their hearts were filled with ripples.

At this moment, they suddenly remembered at the same time that they were of Zhongxia descent.

How can I work for the lowly Tartars from the grassland?

(End of this chapter)