Seeing his coach walking into the room alone, He Jing, as his deputy, felt like a knife was twisting his heart. Shen Jin gave him so much help that he could grow from an ordinary soldier to where he is today. However, all of this is gone today. Completely collapsed. He can't stop him, because as a soldier, it is unjustifiable from any point of view that Jiayuguan, known as the world's number one pass, was captured by the enemy. The powerful officials and nobles in the imperial capital and His Majesty the Emperor will not listen to any of your words. To explain the words, as a wartime coach, the only thing I can pray for is that the Control Yuan and the Inquisition Yuan will be merciful and see that he committed suicide and sacrificed his life for the country, and will no longer hold his family and children accountable.
So all this is that damn Sig. This son of a bitch turned out to be an undercover agent of the Kaman people. This reality made He Jing and Shen Jin who had just received the news unable to accept it. The deputy of a division of the majestic empire The division commander turned out to be an internal agent of the enemy country. What on earth were these people from the Ministry of Interior and the Oversight Yuan doing? How did he climb to such a high position in just ten years? This series of questions has been lingering in He Jing's mind, but these are no longer important. It is not his turn to pursue these issues. What should be done now is how to make the Kaman people sincerely implement the agreement they reached and avoid More civilians in the fortress died innocently.
Looking at the Double Dragon Playing with Pearls flag slowly falling in front of me, and looking at the rising Sun, Moon and Stars flag (the Kaman flag is composed of three elements, the sun, moon and stars, arranged in a triangle shape, with the sun on top and the moon on the right. Star on the left), Claudia stood upright, looking up at the flag fluttering in the wind with proud eyes. This moment was the long-awaited desire of countless Carmen soldiers for many years, and it finally came true today.
On August 19, 695 in the Continental Calendar, the Jiayuguan Pass, the most important pass in the northern part of the Tanghe Empire and the first in the world, was defeated by the Kaman army inside and outside. Since then, the battle of Jiayuguan has ended, and the Kaman people have been defeated for the first time in hundreds of years. Controlled the fortress that firmly stuck their necks. In this battle, Kaman's army paid a heavy price of more than 40,000 deaths and more than 30,000 injuries. However, the results achieved were also astonishing. They annihilated two reorganized guard divisions of the Tanghe Empire, totaling 45,000. Among them, 35,000 were captured, and 20,000 of the newly established fortress reserve troops were also captured, and Jiayuguan was controlled in one fell swoop. So far, the northwest counties, Beiyuan County in the north of the Tanghe Empire and the vast western areas of the Jerok Principality were all under Kaman under threat from the military.
When Taixuanfu City Guard Fielding, who was at the midpoint of the confrontation between Li Wufeng's Fourth Division of the Northwest Army to the west and Kaman's Sixth Army to the east, received the news of the fall of Jiayuguan, he was completely stunned.
Letting his beloved purple clay pot fall to the ground and shatter into pieces, Fielding almost fainted the moment he learned the inside story. This damn Sig is doing a lot of harm to people! But how should I face the inquiries from the Imperial Supervisory Department or even the Military Police? One of his deputy division commanders turned out to be an undercover agent of the enemy, and he was guarding an important position like Jiayuguan. How could he explain this to the people of the country and the military
This damn bastard, how could he let the Third Guard Division go to Jiayuguan? Fielding even regretted the decision he had made. Now that Jiayuguan was lost, Kaman's army would be free to send at least another 100,000 troops south. Even if his Taixuanfu City accepted the support of the Northwest Army, It is difficult to defeat Kaman's army together. The enemy can at least mobilize more than 170,000 troops to besiege Taixuan Mansion. However, he currently only has one reorganized division and one division's reserve troops. Even with the addition of The Fourth Division of the Northwest Army, which is about to arrive at Taixuanfu City, only has more than 60,000 people, and there are more than 20,000 reservists among them. How can it withstand Kaman's army with high morale
After all, he is the master of a palace. Fielding quickly woke up from the blow and carefully analyzed the comparison of the strength of the enemy and ourselves. Now is not the time to accept the support of Li Wufeng's army, but how to ensure the Taixuan Mansion City. The problem of not falling is gone. The main reinforcements of the Northwest Army Corps have not yet reached Guidefu City. Even if they march overnight, it will take at least a week or so to get here, and their combat effectiveness will inevitably drop a lot. The Kaman army heading south from Jiayu Pass can arrive in two days at most. In addition to the Kaman army on the east road, which is only one day away, I have to defend Taixuan Mansion for at least five days. Can I survive these five days
Carefully calculating all this, Fielding thought hard, but still wasn't very sure. As a battle-experienced soldier, he clearly knew that the Kaman people's victory over Jiayuguan would increase their morale enough to be worth the increase. A division was formed, and when one's own side learned that such a significant fortress had been lost, the negative effects could be imagined. This increase and decrease made Fielding feel the seriousness of the problem even more.
That's all, let's let Li Wufeng's fourth division enter the city first. Fortunately, he has not yet issued an order to postpone their entry into the city, otherwise it would be difficult to explain. Fielding sighed softly, not knowing that even if he could If you can still stay in this position after repelling the Kaman attack, maybe the officials of the Imperial Supervisory Office will have already prepared the prison car by then.
That's good, I don't have to worry so much anymore, it's over once and for all. Thinking of this, Fielding couldn't help but have an indescribable bitter smile on his face. His Highness will definitely not say a word for himself, Xi. Ge was introduced by him. If his promotion had not been his full support and advocacy, although this guy was somewhat capable, he had no foundation in the army and would never have climbed to the rank of deputy division commander in just ten years. He holds the position of leader, but now His Highness will only try his best to distance himself from himself, and even advocate severe punishment for those involved. As for himself, he can only be the poor scapegoat. This is politics, and he collapses helplessly in his chair. , Fielding closed his eyes tiredly, he could already predict his fate.
At this time, Wu Feng was still on the road of urgent march. After five days of long journey, Wu Feng arrived at Partridge Pass in Longdong Prefecture, the fortress entrance from Guanxi to the northwest.
The pass is still the same, but the troops guarding it have changed. As the entire army of the Fourth Army moved south, a division and an independent division of the Third Army were sent to the front line of the Jerok Principality. The garrison strength of the entire Western Military Region was unprecedentedly tight. , the garrison strength of Jinzhong Mansion has dropped from the original three divisions to one division. However, there are only six divisions of army garrison in the twelve prefectures of the Western Military Region, which is really not enough. Partridge Pass is located in the middle of the empire. There is no particularly urgent threat at the moment, and its defense is also It was handed over to the Longdong Prefecture Garrison Division, and the Longdong Garrison Division only sent a regiment of soldiers to be stationed here. Compared with Wu Feng's rigorousness when he returned to Beijing, there was no excuse.
Looking at Partridge Pass slowly disappearing behind him, Wufeng didn't know whether he should be happy or worried. Such a loose defense shows the combat effectiveness of the Longdong Prefecture's garrison division, and from this, it can be inferred that the combat effectiveness of the prefecture's security forces in the entire Kansai region. I have already learned about this area from the intelligence sent back by Gu Dengyun from Kansai. The weakness of the security force still surprised him when he saw it today.
After a brief observation, Wu Feng knew that the regiment that was lining off just now was seriously short of personnel. It was supposed to be a regiment of more than 4,000 people, but it looked like there were only 3,500 or 600 people. There were actually 3,500 people missing. There are about a thousand people. Needless to say, these vacant quotas have been swallowed up by officers at all levels, even senior officers and administrative officials of the local government as additional income, and even the remaining more than 3,000 Wufeng can see How can they shoulder the important task of guarding the Partridge Pass when their armor is in shabby condition and their appearance is in disarray
Thinking of this, Wu Feng couldn't help but shook his head with a wry smile. With such a weak defense, his troops could certainly defeat it in one attack. This was naturally a good thing for him to march into Kansai, but it was not the same for the Taiping Sect who was about to start an uprising. What about a good thing? According to the intelligence he possesses, the existing garrison strength in the Kansai region is simply unable to resist the Taiping Rebellion. Once an uprising breaks out, Wu Feng dares to assert that within three months without the intervention of outside forces, the entire Kansai region will be destroyed. To change the master, let alone the Taiping Cult's way of doing things, there must still be many unknown secret powers hidden.
All this seemed to be developing too quickly, making Wu Feng always find it difficult to deal with it. During the six months he was in the imperial capital, the northwest and Luzon were certainly developing, but after all, the foundation was too poor and the speed of development was limited. He was not in the northwest, and it was difficult for his subordinates to make decisions on many important matters. The Taiping Sect in the Kansai region already has a very good mass base. With the full help of external interference forces in the past six months, the expansion in strength should be expected. It's a pity that the Kaman people also sent troops to Taixuan at this time, which hindered their own hands and feet and prevented them from escaping from the northwest. Maybe this was a part of the Kaman people's plan. The rapid development of the power of the Taiping Religion is absolutely It is inseparable from the Kaman people, Wu Feng firmly believes in this.
Thinking of the military actions taken by the Kaman people throughout the Jerok Principality, based on the intelligence obtained, Wu Feng roughly estimated that the Kaman people had mobilized more than 400,000 troops during this period, which accounted for More than 80% of the entire Kaman Empire's army can be mobilized. The current domestic garrison of the Kaman Empire is only about 100,000 people at best. They still have to deal with the harassment of the northern barbarians. It can be said that they are trying their best.
Thinking of this, Wu Feng became more and more worried. The Kaman people spent so much money and even the Royal Guards were dispatched. This must be a huge conspiracy. Is it Jerok or Tai Xuan Palace? Wu Feng is leaning towards Tai Xuan Palace. In this Taixuanfu, is the target Taixuanfu City or Jiayuguan? Although Taixuanfu City seems to be more dangerous, Wu Feng's intuition tells Wu Feng that the Kaman people's real target is likely to be Jiayuguan. Although the situation at Jiayuguan seems to be impossible to capture in a short time, the Kaman people are This was undoubtedly a waste of his own strength, but with the resourcefulness of Prime Minister Gomez and the abilities of his several famous generals, how could he make such a stupid mistake? This can only show that there is a huge conspiracy.
But Wufeng is just a person, not a god. Even if he is smarter than others, he cannot imagine what problems will arise within the defending army, and they are huge problems. All of this is doomed to the fall of Jiayuguan and even the end of the world. The opening of the northern gate of the empire was the inevitable outcome.
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