It may be a bit exaggerated to say that the Battle of Cangzhou marked the beginning of the decline of the Taiping Sect, but Fu Zun Xiang Qianqiu led the security guards to suddenly counterattack, and the paralytic drugs previously dropped made more than half of the Taiping defenders suffer unacceptable consequences. The First Army of the Empire, which had already received the news, immediately jumped into the battle without even having time to rest. Facing an elite force several times larger than its own, the Taiping Fortress was quickly defeated. Coupled with the rebellion of the security forces, they were originally prepared for a strong attack. The Imperial First Legion soon discovered that this was nothing more than an extremely asymmetrical massacre.
Situ Tai had long made up his mind. Once Cangzhou was returned to his hands, it would no longer be possible for the Taiping Cult to take it away. The order given to the First Legion was also extremely simple. Anyone who rebels against the thieves or joins the thieves will be killed! With this order, the divisions of the First Army, which were already full of depression about retreating without a fight last time, did not take the lead bravely. From the day when Cangzhou City was broken, for three consecutive days, the entire city of Cangzhou City was shrouded no matter how dense it was. In the thick smell of blood, the 20,000 Taiping Army and more than 30,000 militiamen lost their retreat and were surrounded and suppressed by an imperial army twice their size. They finally fell.
When Situ Tai returned to the city of Cangzhou surrounded by countless generals, his inner comfort was difficult to describe in ordinary words. He easily recaptured Cangzhou at the cost of only more than 4,000 men. When the third division pursued the victory When the regiment marched south to Zhaojiaji, the 10,000 Taiping troops had already realized that the situation was not good and fled westward into Beiyuan County overnight. Seeing the empire's dazzling Double Dragon Playing Pearl flag fluttering in the wind at the top of Cangzhou City, Situ Tai would certainly not forget the hero Xiang Qianqiu in this war. Although he had surrendered to the enemy before, there was nothing wrong with it in that situation. After all, he was at an absolute disadvantage. , it is obviously unrealistic to expect him to turn the tide. But this time's military exploits were real. If it weren't for the opponent's various methods and counter-attacks, the First Army would still have to pay a considerable price even if it captured Cangzhou. This was reflected in the encirclement and suppression of the remaining Taiping troops and The intensity of the militia's fighting can be seen.
In terms of merit and reward, Xiang Qianqiu was once again promoted to the post of Cangzhou Prefectural City Guard. The prefect was replaced by the city guard. Everything else seemed to have remained the same. He was still doing whatever he should do. Even Xiang Qianqiu himself seemed to feel like he was in a dream, and the world It was so wonderful and absurd to begin with.
June is like fire, but the vast green grassland is full of killing sounds and the sound of horns and bows. Line after line of cavalry are chasing and fighting on the grassland, the formations are changing like a revolving lantern, and the review of the Mote Dominion Self-Defense Force is in full swing. On the high platform in the distance, under three green canopies, you can vaguely see two figures sitting side by side, chatting happily and looking very intimate. Several generals behind them are holding their swords and holding their knives, standing upright behind the person in the middle. Under the other Qingluo cover was a woman in palace attire, sitting aside with a somewhat indifferent attitude.
The man in the center of the stand with a dragon-shaped ape body and a clear face with a smile on his face is none other than Li Wufeng, the governor of Northern Luzon and the governor of the Tang River Emperor, who is also the chairman of the Western Region Alliance. This time he is visiting Mote. This was his first official visit to the vassal state as the Tanghe Empire's military envoy and governor of Northern Luzon. Wufeng claimed that he also visited the Mote Autonomous Territory in his nondescript capacity as Chairman of the Western Region Alliance to discuss business with the Mote Autonomous Territory. affairs. The young man who had a great conversation with him was officially the lord of the Mote Dominion, Gursufu. After Gurdan was overthrown, Wufeng took the initiative to declare that the Mote Dominion was subordinate to the empire, and received the canonization of Gursufu from the empire. As a gift from the Earl of the Empire, the position of chief of Mote was also changed to lord, and Gursufu became the first lord of Mote Autonomous Territory.
Naturally, Gu'er Sufu did not dare to neglect the visit of Li Wufeng, who actually dominated the entire Mote clan. Without Li Wufeng, he would have become a delicacy in the mouths of the vultures on the grassland. What's more, Northwest has taken over the diplomatic and military rights of the Mote clan. At the same time, he did not interfere too much in the internal affairs of the Mote nation, and also increased investment in his territory in education, health and urban construction, which he considered unpleasant matters, which reassured him a lot. The northwest provides him with a lot of funds for his own free disposal, which is enough for him to enjoy without having to estimate the opinions of the nobles, because these do not come from within the clan.
The only thing that made him a little uneasy was that the commander of the Tengger Army, who was rarely seen before, was standing behind him with a serious face. He originally planned to add an extra Qingluo Gai to let the Mote Dominion Self-Defense Force de facto control it. The reporter also sat down, but when he saw that the other party showed no expression and knew that something was inappropriate, he had to give up the plan.
While carefully watching the performance of the cavalry team that was doing formation drills, Wu Feng was also thinking about Cui Wenxiu's suggestion to him, which was to expand the light armored cavalry from six to 90,000 people to form three units. One light cavalry group is stationed at Sparks, the capital of Mote, and the other two groups serve as strategic mobile groups that can be mobilized to reinforce other areas at any time or serve as a surprise force for long-range strikes.
This proposal had been submitted to the Northwest Military Joint Staff Headquarters in the form of a written report when Wu Feng was still in Qingyang. The report elaborated on the necessity and feasibility of establishing a mobile cluster, and used the formation of the Mote Self-Defense Force as evidence. Chen discussed the advantages of supplementing the formation of 30,000 light armored cavalry in the Mote reserve. This report was approved by Chief of Staff Ling Tianfang. After approval by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the report was finally submitted to Wu Feng, which also caused a stir. Wu Feng attached great importance to it, so Wu Feng made this trip to Mote. Although the Mote cavalry performed well in Loulan and Gaochang, Wu Feng was not gullible. Wu Feng had never dared to believe in the combat effectiveness displayed by the rebels. He needed to use his own eyes to feel whether Cui Wenxiu had acted like him in the past few months. As he himself said, the Mot people had a completely different performance in terms of combat effectiveness and discipline, thus determining whether to add another mobile group of three thousand people.
Seeing is believing. After several rounds of performances, Wu Feng had to admit that Cui Wenxiu had worked hard on the training of the Mott people. He watched the teams of Mott cavalry who were neatly paced and full of morale performing skillfully as if commanding them. With various tactical movements, compared with the army that fought against his own army a few months ago, it seems that there is a new group of people. In fact, Wu Feng also misjudged the actual combat effectiveness of the Mott people. Thinking back to the time when the Mott cavalry swept through the Heathrow Empire every year, if they entered an uninhabited land, how could their combat effectiveness be in vain? However, in the Battle of Poyue Lake, the Mote people were already unstable due to an internal coup. In addition, they were dragged on the prairie for more than a month. In the end, they were forced to use their own shortcomings to counter the enemy's strong points and give up. The light armored cavalry is good at guerrilla raids. How can they be undefeated by using the light armored cavalry to forcefully break through the heavy armored infantry phalanx formed by Wufeng and Gaoyue people and known as the first infantry in the mainland
"Lord, the men under your command are really extraordinary. I have seen a lot of the world. When I met today, Mr. Mott is indeed a born rider!" He glanced at Gu, who was watching the performance with great interest. Er Sufu, Wu Feng was already thinking about how to persuade the other party with words.
"Haha, Sir, you are exaggerating. This is all due to Master Cui's full support." Guersufu was still very happy. Although the defense task of his territory was borne by Northwest, after all, the daily defense was still left to his own men. If these responsibilities are too sparse, once the Luobi people attack, they may not be able to hold on to the Northwest Army to come to their aid, so they will have to imitate the last time and flee through the night. That feeling still scares Gu'er Sufu. "But then again, we are not boasting. We Mote people have grown up on horses since we were born. We work at sunrise and rest at sunset. Except for sleeping, we spend almost all our time dealing with horses. People from the Tang Clan naturally have a natural advantage."
Nodding, although it sounds a little unpleasant, Wu Feng also knows that this is a fact. There is an inherent gap between farming people and nomads. If you want to conquer the nomads, you can only rely on strong economic strength and advanced productivity. Only a combination of culture and art and other methods can truly succeed. Otherwise, even if you defeat the opponent for a while, the opponent will come back once their energy recovers, forming a vicious cycle. Wu Feng himself has been trying to use this method to solve the problem plaguing his northwest. The Mott people are just the first step. From the current point of view, it should be said that the initial goal has been achieved, and the next step is to consolidate.
"Your Lordship is right. The wind, frost, snow and rain in the Tengger Grassland have raised many heroic children. Whether they are the Mote people, the Luobe people, or even the Tubu people and the Gur people, they are all talented people, so they have been raised from generation to generation. It has become the spirit of advocating bravery among the Tengger tribes, which is really worth learning from us Tang people." Wu Feng's words are not all compliments, but he expresses feelings from his heart. Of course, this is not the time for feelings. He cleverly changed the topic to what he wanted to talk about: "However, although all the ethnic groups in the Tengger Grassland are brave and good at fighting, not all ethnic groups are unreasonable people. There are big and small ethnic groups. , Why do those powerful nations always like to be superior to weak nations before they feel satisfied?"
"Yes, your Excellency is right. The world is like this. Some people always think that they can dominate everything and always like to dictate the internal affairs of other nations. If it does not suit their own wishes or offends their own interests, their usually amiable and affable faces will show up. Immediately throwing them aside, showing their teeth and claws, either threatening them militarily, or relying on their own strength to force the other party to act according to their own intentions. What is the actual difference between this kind of behavior and that of bandits?" Guer Sufu said with deep feeling.
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