This "national protection army" trip to the south, the Besta Military Region can be said to have really taken out all the money.
Tens of thousands of cavalry were out on the expedition, and the consumption of materials has reached an extremely alarming level.
If the cavalry go on a long-distance march, the tens of thousands of cavalry, the horses accompanying them are definitely more than 10,000. Otherwise, if you run to the place, the war horse will be exhausted long ago, where is there any strength to fight
The large cavalry troops marched with horses and mules. During the march, a small number of elites had horses to exchange, and even so, it was impossible for the entire army to be equipped with horses—this was too extravagant. The only way is to carry a certain amount of mules, horses or carriages, which are specially responsible for loading heavy armor, equipment and forage, so as to reduce the load of the cavalry and save the horsepower.
It can be said that an expedition of tens of thousands of cavalry, the materials consumed can be converted into tens of thousands of infantry.
Although the Besta Military Region is known as a strong soldier, and under the management of this legendary governor's wife for many years, it has also saved a lot of money, but this time, the Besta Military Region is really bleeding.
This behavior can also be said to show the determination of the Governor's wife.
Is this trip related to the future destiny of the Besta Military Region? !
Marching all the way to the south, the army left the Besta Military Region and went south along Esria County. Esria County has been annexed by Besta Military Region. There are still supplies to replenish along the way, but after a few days of travel, they left Egypt. Srilia County, even if it has completely entered the enemy area.
However, the situation has changed at this moment. Tens of thousands of cavalry troops marched openly under the banner of King Huguoqin, and they went south all the way. Even the rebel forces in the local military region did not dare to stop them. The news from Sgilia's side has already been spread, the rebels were defeated and lost, and the remaining forces in the local area only had the mind to protect themselves. How could they be willing to fight this passing enemy army
Xia Ya and the governor's wife also had a tacit understanding. They just went south blindly. The towns they passed along the way were all around the city, and they would never linger. Even if they occasionally stopped to repair or replenish supplies and fresh water, Neither clashed with the remnants of the local rebels.
There was even such an interesting incident along the way: when passing through some cities, when the army seldom stopped to replenish horsepower and fresh water, the rebels and defenders in the city closed the city gate and never came out of the city to meet the enemy, and there were even some The rebels, after finding out that the cavalry outside the city just stopped to replenish supplies, and sent people to put down some water and food from the city wall to send them - there is only one purpose, and quickly send these plague gods out of their defense area. Just fine.
The morale of the rebel forces has been so low that Xiaya is a little surprised. When he wants to come, even if he has suffered some losses from Osgilia, after all, there are dozens of military regions in the Red Roundtable, which controls Byzantium. More than half of the empire's territory, as well as hundreds of thousands of armored and tens of millions of people... Such a huge force, even if it suffered a loss in Osgilia and lost a battle, it would not collapse immediately. If you want to sweep the Quartet to restore the decree, I am afraid that there will be several years of civil war to fight.
But I didn't expect that the rebels in these places did not have the slightest intention to fight, and even in the places where they passed, in some smaller towns, the rebels even took the attitude of surrendering, if Xia Ya Showing a little meaning to attack the city, maybe the other party will really open the door and surrender.
In such a situation, Xia Ya saw both a wry smile and helplessness in her heart.
On the other hand, the governor's wife's face became more and more gloomy!
There is no other reason... If the rebels have fallen into such a state of decadence, then their surrender, to the empire, will only weigh less and less! If there is a rebel army who surrenders first, how much weight will his credit have in the emperor's heart
With this anxious thought in mind, the Governor's wife stepped up to urge Xiaya to march along the way, so that she could rush to Osgilia as soon as possible.
She is a weak woman who follows the army in this cavalry army. She has suffered a lot along the way. When the army is out on an expedition, naturally there is no luxurious and comfortable carriage for her to ride. Her gorgeous carriage is naturally not. Maybe it was just an ordinary marching carriage with the army. After a few days, the bones of the people in Zaodian were about to fall apart. This governor's wife had obviously never suffered such hardships before. After the army walked for seven or eight days, she lost weight After a circle, there was a lot of haze in his expression, and his complexion looked a lot worse.
There is another interesting thing, but it is the general Lear who accompanied him this time.
In the past few dealings, Xia Ya understood that this Lear is definitely a cunning and smart guy. In the Besta Military Region, the Governor's wife is already powerful, and this General Lear is supported by a few old officials as the heir. It was really a thorn in the eyes of the Governor's wife. This time, the Governor's wife ordered him to go south with the army. This General Lear was also very obedient.
Accompanying him, he was the only one he had drawn from his own troops, but only fifty cavalry, a small team of troops.
It stands to reason that in the Besta Military Region, General Lear can be supported by some old officials to fight with the Governor's wife, and he has a little bit of military power in his hands. , If you really want to mobilize people and horses, you can do it with five or six hundred elite riders. It's just that he only brought so many people with him - if he changed others, in order to protect his own safety, he would naturally wish to bring all the elites with him, but this Lear's approach made Xia Ya look at him even more. Floor!
The reason is simple! The seven thousand cavalry of the entire army are the direct descendants of the Governor's wife! Even if Lear brought all his trusted cavalry by his side, how much waves could he make when surrounded by the governor's wife's seven thousand cavalry? If the Governor's wife really wanted to kill him, it would be useless no matter how many people he took with Lear!
In this case, it is better to be a bachelor and only bring dozens of cavalry and personal guards to show generosity.
Besides, if you have a lot of soldiers, maybe the Governor's wife will just make an excuse and send his troops out to be cannon fodder, such as the charge as a death squad or something.
But he only brought dozens of cavalry. With such a small number of people, even if the Governor's wife wanted to do bad things and let his people be cannon fodder, she really couldn't find any excuse.
Dozens of rides, it is a bit reluctant to be a scout, let alone to perform other tasks? If the governor's wife really pointed at a city and let Lear's dozens of cavalry go up to take the lead - such a blatant frame-up move, in the eyes of the army, the governor's wife really couldn't do it.
This Lear acted in this way, which showed his courage and shrewdness, and also had a deeper meaning: to preserve his own strength!
And this Lear's smarter move is that on this road, whether it's marching or staying for meals, he always stays by Xia's side! Xia Ya can watch this General Lear dangling in front of him with a smile on his face every day, and will never walk out of his sight!
This is also a way to seek protection. Thinking that even if the Governor's wife was determined to kill this threat, she would still be embarrassed to raise the butcher's knife in front of Char's ally.
In that case, the appearance of eating is too ugly and makes people look down on it.
On the way, this General Lear and Char Ya are inseparable, but it makes Char Ya a little interesting. This Lear is really a wonderful person. He can chat and laugh with Char Ya with a moment's opportunity. He is also a learned man. The person, and Xia Ya casually chatted about some martial arts and military strategies along the way, which also made the long-distance lonely a lot less.
Even the personal guards around Char Ya have a good impression of this enthusiastic General Lear.
Seeing that Xia Ya and Lear were inseparable every day, as if they were getting more and more speculative, the Governor's wife looked at them as if she didn't see them. It's just that occasionally there will be a glimmer of light in those charming eyes, and I don't know what this shrewd woman is thinking.
When the army walked to the eleventh day and entered the Armenian Military Region, Xia Ya finally felt some pressure!
The Armenian Military District is Hughes's lair and the backbone of the rebel alliance.
After the National Protector Army entered the Armenian Military Region, they walked for only a day when they encountered a small group of scout cavalry from the Armenian Military Region.
The vanguard cavalry team at the front and the Armenian scout team fought a small battle for two times. The Armenian scouts were not low, and they left quickly after hurting some men and horses, but then, the army went all the way south, but finally encountered some resistance.
First of all, in the villages, towns and small towns that they passed through, the Armenian defenders put on a stance of waiting, confinement of the city gates, and the defenders on the city walls were all arrows, knives, and even ballistas. came out.
Looking at this posture, if Xia Ya's cavalry still wants to replenish supplies or stop to rest as calmly as before, it will never be considered again.
Looking at the hostile eyes of the defenders of the Armenian military region, Xiaya can be sure that if he is a little slack, the other party will definitely kill and attack without hesitation.
As for the fact that the rebel defenders in some places along the way also took the initiative to "donate" supplies, food, and fresh water, it will naturally never happen again here.
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When the cavalry of the National Protector Army entered, the Armenian side immediately made a strict alert.
On the second day after Xia Ya's army entered, it became more and more difficult to replenish supplies and fresh water along the way. The surrounding scouts heard news that a small group of Armenian cavalry had been hanging far from the sides of the army or behind them. Although the number is very small, it cannot pose a threat to Char's tens of thousands of cavalry, but this attitude finally makes Char Ya feel a little "normal".
Right, this is like the posture of the enemy and us.
And the news from the scouts, more and more, Armenian defenders have been dispatched to assemble, thousands of Armenian rebels have even assembled on the road to Merika, the capital of the Armenian military region, ready to intercept this cavalry at any time.
The Armenian military region has always been known for its elite soldiers, and the equipment of the heavy armored infantry in the military region ranks first in the empire.
Although there are tens of thousands of cavalry in the National Protector Army, if they really fight, they will not really be afraid of the thousands of Armenian troops, but after all, Xiaya is thousands of miles away from the mainland, and is fighting the other side to the death on other people's territory. What a smart move.
Moreover, the posture of the Armenian army is also very clear: to defend the capital city of Merika.
And Xiaya had no interest in attacking Merika City, so he simply grinned and ordered the army to take a detour, bypassing the main road leading to Merika City, and headed straight for Osgilia.
When the Armenian army learned that the other party had taken a detour, the whole army did not chase, but quietly relieved.
After passing the city of Merika, the National Protector Army accelerated, and within two days, the army left the border of the Armenian Military Region! Entered the Central Territory of the Empire!
This central administrative region of the empire, which is commonly known as the imperial capital administrative region, entered here, and in a broad sense, even reached Osgilia.
The area of this administrative region is about the size of half the administrative county of the empire, and it includes a large area of land including the imperial capital Osgilia, four acropolis, and several surrounding small-scale towns.
After the army entered this place, it immediately felt the depression brought about by the war.
The rebels have been besieging the imperial capital for nearly a year. Hundreds of thousands of rebels have been under the city, the entire Osgilia administrative region, large and small towns, and the four acropolis have long fallen into the hands of the rebels, and they have been betrayed locally. The army scoured everything, and the villages and towns they passed were empty, ten households and nine empty. The closer you got to Osgilia, the more barren the place! In some places, villages and towns were burned down and forests were cut down.
Hundreds of thousands of rebels have been entrenched in this area for more than half a year. Except for transporting from the rear, the materials and armaments have to be expropriated on the spot. Many villages and towns, even the city walls and buildings have been demolished. They were all transported to the city of Osgilia for military use, and many of the local residents were forced to be young men.
In some small villages and towns, there were even rebel logistical units left behind. The National Protector Army advanced all the way, and the vanguard cavalry had already exchanged fire with some rebels, and fought a few small battles.
Fortunately, most of those rebels did not have the heart to fight. Seeing that the cavalry was killed, except for a few brave people who resisted, most of them walked away, leaving the villages and towns that had long been destroyed.
The National Protector Army has successively passed through six villages and towns in one day, six battles and six victories, and six towns have been recovered... This pioneer's report was passed on, and Xiaya just sneered when he saw it.
In his opinion, this kind of "good news" is really too pediatric.
However, the Governor's wife seems to attach great importance to this kind of "good news" that is like a child's play. The officers in the army who are serious about their affairs are recorded on the record. In her opinion, these are the "war achievements" of her own army that protects the country. This time to surrender, these achievements are all capital.
Now that he has entered the "war zone", the march can no longer be rushed forward with great fanfare as before. Xia ordered the troops to gather up, walk slowly, and be careful. In order to prevent any encounter with the rebel brigade at any time.
That night, less than two hundred miles away from Osgilia, a small town stopped for repairs. According to Xia Ya, it is best for the army to renovate for two days here, to raise enough mental strength, and to fight under the city of Osgilia.
But the governor's wife insisted on hurrying as soon as possible. After the two discussed it, Xia Ya made a slight concession, and only let the army rest here for a night.
Since he was already in the war zone, and resting that night, Xiaya put on full alert, and sent out patrols, bright and dark posts, and the whole army was waiting for the enemy, and the men did not unload their armor, and the horses did not unload their saddles! Xiaya himself even ordered all his cavalry to sleep in their clothes and keep their weapons away!
In the second half of the night, when Xiaya was sleeping, he suddenly woke up, only to feel an inexplicable restlessness in his heart. After he jumped up, his eyes were full of light, and suddenly he jumped out of the house in one step, looking in the south direction, then took a deep breath, and shouted loudly: "Get up! The war is on!!"
As soon as he gave an order, all around him were the elites of the hundred battles who had gone south with him to the Chixue Army. They immediately heard the sound and jumped up one by one. Where is the sleepiness on their faces? They took up their weapons.
Xia Ya laughed: "Prepare the horse! We're going to fight!"
At this time, the sound of hooves was heard in the distance outside the town, and several scouts from the National Protector Army came flying in. As they passed, the resting cavalry in the town woke up one after another, and the officers shouted. Below, the queue has already begun!
"Prepare for war! Prepare for war!!"
Such shouts spread throughout the town in the night.
The few cavalry scouts rushed to the center of the town where Charya and other leaders were stationed, turned over and dismounted, the cavalry on the horse was already sweating profusely, but their faces were excited, and before they ran to the front, they said loudly: "General ! Military emergency!"
Xia Ya laughed and ran up: "Tell me!!"
The cavalry raised his head and said loudly: "There is movement from the direction of Osgilia! The imperial army attacked the rebel coalition camp at night! The rebels were defeated, out of control, and they have collapsed! At this moment, the defeated rebels are heading towards Here we are!"
Hearing this, Xi Ya's eyes suddenly lit up, and there was a flash of brilliance! He then shouted loudly without hesitation: "The whole army is assembled and lined up!! Blow the trumpet! The town meets the enemy!!"
Originally in the war zone, although everyone was resting, naturally they would not sleep too soundly. With this assembly order, the entire army immediately took action. The 10,000 cavalrymen were all elites, and Xiaya's more than 2,000 cavalrymen were even more elite. The elite among them moved upon hearing the order, but within a short time, Xiaya's cavalry had already assembled at the entrance of the town, but the cavalry of the Besta Military Region were still lining up in a panic to prepare their horses.
Xia Ya sneered, and didn't wait for the people in the Besta Military Region. Seeing that his cavalry had already formed a team and set up a fighting posture, Xia Ya turned on his horse and was about to speak when he heard a loud voice beside him. Said: "Where is the general going?"
Looking back, it was the guy Lear. This guy was actually fully armed and armored. He led his warhorse and ran to Xia Ya's side. There were dozens of horses behind him, all of whom were elites from his cronies.
"Naturally, I'm going to fight." Xia Ya said lightly: "The fighter is not to be missed. I will lead my men to rush to kill first. You go to inform the wife of the governor of your department, and ask the cavalry of your department to come and respond."
Lear listened, smiled lightly, and pointed to a guard beside him: "You go and report to the governor's wife." Then he turned on his horse and came to Xiaya's side, smiling: "The war opportunity is fleeting, Lear I would like to rush to kill with the general. The trivial matters will be handed over to my subordinates to do it."
Xia Ya glanced at Lear and knew that this guy didn't dare to stay under the woman's eyelids alone, and he didn't pierce the other side. He just smiled lightly, nodded his head, and immediately grabbed the lance and spear. Shout out: "Rodria! Follow me to meet the enemy! Forward! Forward!!"
"forward!!!"
Thousands of majestic voices suddenly shouted in unison, and Xia Ya has already rushed out!
Behind him, spears are like a forest, trampled by iron hoofs, and dust is flying!
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Xia Ya's more than two thousand cavalry rushed out of the town and headed south. After walking for only a quarter of an hour, they rushed over a high slope, and they heard a tidal wave of shouting and screaming in front of them!
Xia Ya rushed up the high slope, sat on the horseback and looked around, and suddenly took a deep breath! !
Rout!
What a big crash! !
Looking around, under the wilderness in front of you, there are mountains and fields full of defeated rebel coalition forces coming like a tide! Throw away the armor and discard the armor, the wolf rushes to the ground, and the army is defeated!
Looking around, this wave of collapse seems to be sprinkled on the ground at night, boundless! Looking at the starlight and moonlight, it seems that the whole earth is full of waves of defeat...
lost!
The rebels are really defeated! !
Running all the way, crying father and mother, running around crying and mourning, I don't know how many weapons, armor and flags were thrown on the road, the waves rolled like this, it was breathtaking!
Only in the distance, in the direction of the last end of this rout wave, there seems to be a faint sound of fighting, but the sound has become weaker and weaker, and more of it is screaming and screaming...
Seeing the scene in front of him, Xia Ya took a breath into his chest, and then spit it out. Seeing such a huge torrent of defeat in front of him, he was also shocked!
It's just that the momentary trance disappeared immediately, and Xiaya immediately puffed up his breath and shouted: "Breaking the enemy is tonight! Charge with me! Blow the charge! Go forward!!!"
Behind him, the trumpeter of the cavalry naturally blew the cavalry's charging horn, and the loud and sharp horn pierced the night sky. In the majestic roar of Xia Ya, a horse came down from the high slope first, and the large group of cavalry behind him also It turned into a black rolling torrent and poured down, and slammed down towards the rout wave!