The Boluo people's response was not slow. Now that they understood that the Northern Army was clearly finding fault, they quickly made preparations for army mobilization and preparations. Half of the Boluo people's 30,000 troops were originally scattered in various places, but some The 20,000 main force, a reorganized corps, has been stationed in their capital.
Hillman immediately ordered that a corps stationed in the capital mobilized the entire army, prepared as quickly as possible, mobilized food and grass, and then ordered the army to move towards the border with the northern army.
Although this streaker governor is a famous weirdo in the mainland, at least he is not an idiot. He knows very well that since Xia Ya has torn his face with himself, then the next one must be a battle that affects the life and death of the two families.
Just hit it! !
What keeps the Boluo guessing is how many troops the Northern Army can send to attack them.
Although the Northern Army is good at fighting, everyone knows that their troops are not many. And with the forces currently surrounded by the Northern Army... They can't send all the troops, they always have to keep some at home, and they have to deal with other forces taking advantage of it.
According to the Boluo people's guess, the limit that the Northern Army can mobilize is only half of its troops.
Fifteen thousand? Twenty thousand
At this time, the castrat-turned-general of the Boluo Military Region put forward his opinion: "The other party's troops will not exceed 20,000 people, and they have come to attack us from afar. It is a heavy burden, we just need to gather our troops and confront them. After all, there are other forces around the Northern Army, and those are all allies of our Red Round Table. As long as you write a few letters to a few allies and invite them Take the opportunity to give the northern army some hardships behind the scenes. When the time comes, Xia Ya, who knows that his old nest has been attacked by others, will definitely not be able to confront us here for a long time. As long as they retreat, we can take the opportunity to counterattack. And then defeat them!!"
There was nothing wrong with this plan. In the light of the circumstances at the time, such judgments, guesses, and calculations were all very reasonable.
But... the facts are...
When Governor Hillman took his 20,000 main army to Xiliuwan City, which is the closest to the border, and finally got the news that Xia Ya personally led the army to come to the door, the military information sent by the scouts made the Boluo Military Region Everyone inside was stunned!
"Five, five hundred?! Really only five hundred?!"
The scout answered in the affirmative.
Moreover, this place is called Xiliuwan. It is the junction of a river on the border between the two countries. It is an open river beach plain. It is a flat area at first glance. There is absolutely no place to hide a large-scale ambush.
That is to say...
"He really only called five hundred people with him?!"
After a brief shock, Hillman suddenly screamed.
At this moment, the Governor-General, who has already fought a tough battle, was not surprised at all—he felt insulted! Is this guy despising me? Knowing that I have tens of thousands of troops, I actually brought 500 people to find fault
He, he, he, he thinks I am made out of mud? !
Hillman, who was dazed by his anger, immediately made a decision: go out of the city to fight! !
The general castrato had no objection to the Governor's order, and in fact he saw no reason to object.
Five hundred people... That Xia Lei Ming is really crazy!
We have 20,000 people! An integrated corps! What kind of waves can five hundred people make? 20,000 people, you don't need to fight, you can trample the opponent to death! !
If so, what's there to worry about? Anyway, the scouts have already detected very clearly, and there is no trace of the enemy's large army in ambush for dozens of miles.
Five hundred people? Then fight, no need for any conspiracy, just kill them!
The internal consensus was reached, and the crowd was excited. Therefore, the first large-scale battle in which Xia Lei Ming swept the northern part of the Byzantine Empire: the Battle of Xiliuwan, thus kicked off the curtain.
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Many historical materials of later generations have recorded the battle of Xiliuwan. But in the same way, all the historical materials record the battle very briefly, and there is hardly any detailed description.
Because... the process of this battle was too short, and it ended too quickly.
Well, now let's take a look at some of the basics of the battle at the time.
First, the location: Xiliu Bay.
This is located at the bend of a river at the junction of the two, a plain area where the river is slammed. On the other side of the river is a fortress built by the Boluo people. If there is a large-scale invasion by the enemy, then this fortress will become a top here. nails.
The location of the battle is an open plain, which can be said to be a natural battlefield. Open on all sides, no shelter, no woods, no hillsides.
On both sides of the war, there were 20,000 troops in the Boluo Military Region, 4,000 heavy infantry, 15,000 light infantry, and a cavalry team of 1,000 people.
And here in the Northern Army, there are only Xia Ya and the top 500 cavalry battalions.
20000 vs 500.
The Boluo people didn't think about it in this force comparison, and directly pulled the team out of the fortress and placed it on the plain.
Even that Governor Hillman deliberately left his 1,000-strong cavalry team on the flank—his plan was that once he won the battle, he could use cavalry to outflank the enemy's back road and take this abominable Char The thunder is all over!
Let that bastard be buried in Xiliuwan!
Since you're here, don't go back!
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At noon on this day, Xia Ya's army arrived here. Looking at the dark formation of 20,000 people on the opposite side, Xia Ya took the lead, looked at it for a while, and said with a smile, "This guy is quite cooperative, and he actually pulled it out like this. People, compared to his family, he has brought out."
The two armies quickly confronted each other on the battlefield.
The Boluo people looked at Xiaya's small team, and many people showed smug smiles. In their view, in this case, the ending need not be said.
Even the cavalry on the flanks had been ordered to prepare for flanking.
And Governor Hillman was in the middle of the team. He looked at the small cavalry troop on the opposite side. Until this moment, he couldn't believe that the other side actually brought so many people to call.
And the only one who noticed something was wrong was the castrat-born general Boluo. He was very surprised to find a detail: the five hundred cavalry that Xi Ya brought, all of them were light cavalry!
These cavalry did not wear tight and heavy armor. Most of the cavalry only wore the lightest breastplate, which only covered the vital parts - some guys even wore leather armor!
This is basically the equipment of light cavalry.
But compared with their light armor, the weapons used by these "light cavalry" are, without exception, all heavy weapons used by heavily armored cavalry!
Double-edged battle axe, prismatic hammer, mace, heavy lance...
These are by no means the weapons that light cavalry should use.
And he also noticed that all the cavalry on the other side, every one of them was a sturdy Kambi Odin athlete - the strong is even a bit exaggerated.
However, unlike the simple armor of the cavalry, those war horses were all heavily armored.
People don't have armor, but horses have armor... Where in the world is there such a weird reason
At Xia's place, the cavalrymen were making the final preparations before the battle in an orderly manner. They drove the prepared horses to a distance behind them, and the armored horses were all lined up. Five hundred cavalrymen were in formation. Noisily, quietly and indifferently, he looked at the huge phalanx of the Boluo people opposite.
Before the official battle, the Boluo showed their arrogance - with such a power comparison, they did seem to have reason to be arrogant.
Governor Hillman sent dozens of people to yell in front of the battle. Loudly rebuking the people of the Northern Army for their treachery, their wicked hearts, their false accusations, their despicable actions, and at the same time, they loudly encouraged their own morale and shouted loudly...
With these shouting and shouting, the Boluo Army was in high spirits and became excited. The soldiers raised their weapons and shouted and cheered loudly, and the shields were knocking loudly...
On the opposite side, Xia Ya sat on the horse, yawned lazily, and looked at the Bo Luojun who was screaming and jumping up and down.
He yawned boredly and opened his mouth, then raised his hand and waved it as if to drive away flies. He frowned at the cavalry next to him and said, "It's noisy, go trample them to death."
Then…
Then, Boluo Jun was really trampled to death by them!
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The process of the Battle of Xiliuwan was very short, very simple, and it was extremely simple!
Just after Xia Ya ordered the charge, the five hundred cavalry rushed towards the army of twenty thousand people on the opposite side with an attitude of no hesitation.
And then... just kill it right in!
A scene that subverted everyone's military common sense immediately unfolded: the five hundred cavalry of the Northern Army easily rushed in from the left flank of the Boluo! During their five hundred cavalry charge, the Boluo archers immediately completed two rounds of salvos in the rear column.
However, what shocked everyone was that the two salvos of the archers caused the northern army to kill - zero!
Those flying arrows fell on the cavalry of the Northern Army, and it was like a drizzle. The cavalry did not even have the interest to raise their shields to resist, and they rushed in directly under the flying arrow rain! All the arrows shot at them bounced off easily...
It seems that they are not charging in the rain of arrows at all, but in the drizzle!
Before the Boluo could be shocked, the cavalry rushed to their left flank.
The heavy armored infantry in the front row of the Boluo people have erected their shields, and the spears like forests are discharged from the gaps between the shields!
This is the most standard and effective battle against cavalry charges!
According to normal military common sense, if the enemy has thousands of cavalry, it would have to pay a considerable price to break through this solid steel array.
But Xiaya only subverted common sense once again.
Five hundred cavalrymen rushed to the front of the cavalry square with shields erected, spears and heavy armor, and they rushed in directly!
No tricks, no tricks, just hit it head-on, and then... break through!
It seems that the square in front of them is not a phalanx of heavy armored infantry, but a thin butt-wiping paper at all! !
Immediately, the nightmare of the Boluo people began.
They were horrified to find that not only the arrows shot by the previous archers could not cause damage to these enemies, but even the spears and swords in their own hands could not harm the opponent! The sword that slashed at the opponent was like slashing on a stone!
Xiaya's five hundred cavalrymen almost forcibly crashed into the Boluo people's team in a arrogant and unreasonable way, and then directly tore their team to pieces!
There was even a ridiculous scene on the battlefield: finally, the cavalry of the Northern Army rushed into the team of the Boluo people. In the middle, several swords and spears stabbed at the same time - but after stabbing for a long time, the cavalry was not damaged at all. Instead, he rounded the edge hammer in his hand, swept away a group of Boluo soldiers, and then turned over again...
This battle is over! !
Char's cavalry ran rampant in the huge army formation of the Boluo people, and they were invincible. One by one, the phalanx was quickly torn and smashed. The cavalry of the Northern Army had a very clear goal: the banner of Governor Hillman of the Central Army!
Hillman was horrified to discover that his sturdy army was weaker than tofu against the cavalry, and his army was overturned, and the opponent was almost rushing under his nose - this governor who likes to run naked, the first The response is... turn around and run away!
As soon as the coach ran, the flag fell immediately, and the Boluo Army, who was still barely resisting, finally collapsed in an instant.
The army began to retreat like a tide, and it started to retreat, and soon it became a collapse like a dyke!
Five hundred cavalry from the north rushed in from the left flank, and soon pierced through the Boluo army - and pierced horizontally!
The left wing goes in, the right wing goes out!
When they were killed, the casualties of the five hundred cavalry were still a number that made all Boluo people desperate!
zero! !
Immediately, these monsters with blood all over their bodies and broken limbs hanging on their bodies did not stop at all, turned their horses' heads, and killed them again.
On the battlefield, there was a scene that made everyone collapse!
The 20,000-strong army was torn apart like an avalanche by the 500 cavalry, and then collapsed like a tidal wave. The 500 cavalry was like a duck, biting 20,000 people in pursuit...
The Boluo Army was driven to the river beach, and finally had no way to escape. Maybe some of them had the courage in despair to turn back and fight, but what made them even more desperate was that once the army of 20,000 people collapsed, they would no longer be able to escape. No effective resistance can be organized.
Looking around, there are people in front, behind, left and right, everyone is crowded around everything, my own people are trampled by my own people, my own people are pushed into the river by my own people...
The huge Boluo people were killed by Xia Ya's five hundred cavalry and driven into the river!
Some Boluo people have thrown down their weapons and jumped into the Xiliuwan River, and the five hundred cavalry behind them are still waving their weapons almost mechanically to harvest life!
They didn't come to fight at all, they just came to complete a simple massacre!
If you can't fight, you can't run away, you can only escape by jumping into the river!
Governor Hillman was lucky. Under the protection of his personal guards, he was the first to escape to the river, and he was also the first to jump into the river to escape. Under the protection of the guards, he was the first to escape to the river. the opposite shore.
Then, the streaker governor stood on the other side of the river crying and watching his troops being driven down the river like ducks...
Above the river, there were crowds of people, crying and wailing everywhere!
On the other side, the remnants of Boluo, who had no time to jump into the river, had already begun to throw away their weapons and knelt down and surrendered, giving up their resistance.
20,000 people against 500 people, lost so fast and lost so thoroughly! ! !
The only thing that made Governor Hillman slightly relieved was No, Char's people didn't seem to have any intention of crossing the river immediately. They had already started cleaning the battlefield and taking prisoners of war.
"The devil... the devil! They're all devils..."
In the end, Governor Hillman, who finally fainted, under the protection of the guards around him, led the remnants of the army and defeated him in the direction of his old nest.
At the Battle of Xiliuwan, the Boluo people fought with 20,000 troops, but less than 5,000 were able to cross the river alive.
More than 10,000 casualties, half of them were killed on the battlefield, while the other half drowned after jumping into the river!
After accepting thousands of surrendered soldiers, Xia Ya stayed in Xiliuwan for only one day. The next day, he threw the surrendered soldiers where they were, and didn't even bother to leave anyone to take care of these prisoners of war (by his side). It is true that there are no extra troops to take care of the prisoners of war), Xiaya took people across the Siliu Bay with ease, and then had a clear goal and ran towards the capital city of the Boluo people.
It took Xia only three and a half days to arrive at the capital of the Boluo Military Region from Xiliuwan.
He didn't give Governor Hillman much time. In fact, for Hillman, the governor who likes to run streaking has been frightened and returned to the capital's lair. The first thing he does is to summon the magician who works for him and tell the experience of the battlefield. .
"They're devils! They must have used some kind of magic, right? Only magic can make people resist the damage of swords, make those guys inferior to swords, tireless..."
Looking at the governor who was about to collapse, the magician pondered for a while: "Maybe they really used some kind of magic, but don't worry, Your Excellency, I will try to get rid of them with me here. That kind of magic... According to your description, I think it should be a kind of blessing spell similar to stone skin, and it wouldn't be too difficult to break it."
It later proved that the magician had a good idea, but it was too simple.
When Xia Ya came to the capital city of Boluo Army, the whole city was shocked.
Although the news of the defeat of the army has been known to everyone, but seeing Xia Ya's five hundred cavalry appear under the city gate, the entire city's military and civilians are shrouded in an almost absurd sense of fear.
Immediately, no matter how fearful Governor Hillman was, he had to take his head to the city to resist—field battle? He never had the guts.
Of course, he took the magician and climbed the city wall together.
Char's cavalry was just outside the city, and he didn't make a siege posture—in fact, he didn't plan to fight a city siege at all.
After all, cavalry are cavalry, even these super cavalry super cavalry who have strengthened their bodies with the blood of golden dragons and strengthened their combat effectiveness with muscle fruits, they have not grown wings and can fly to the city wall after all.
However, Xiaya has another way.
He saw Hillman standing on the city wall, and he also saw the guy in the gray robe standing beside Hillman—that was a magician, and Char recognized it.
As for how to open the door to the capital city of the Boluo Military Region, Char chose the most direct and effective method!
He came out in person!
Above and below the city, more than 10,000 pairs of eyes—especially under the gaze of the magician who was a little reserved and proud before, Xiaya seemed to show off deliberately, and made a scene that later spread throughout the continent, shocking the world. move! !
He slowly rode his horse out of the queue and came to the center of the battlefield, and then he slowly patted the batch of overly majestic white warhorses under his crotch...
After a golden splendid light, in the increasingly large light group, the outline of the war horse soon changed dramatically!
A majestic and terrifying figure appeared little by little in the golden light...
Huge body, golden scales, and huge wings...
After the golden light between the sky and the ground finally disappeared, and after everyone saw the behemoth that appeared after the golden light... All the defenders in the city instantly entered a state of silence!
For a long time, almost no one could say a word and make a sound! !
Xia Ya stood on the back of the golden dragon, holding his huge fire fork in his hand. With his light hum, the golden dragon vibrated its wings and flew slowly into the air, looking down at the city from a commanding height!
Suddenly, a loud dragon whistle came from the sky, and the whistling contained endless majesty, making people tremble, tremble...
Under the roar of the dragon, the defenders on the city wall could not stand, and countless people lost their weapons, some knelt down to pray, some covered their ears and fainted... All the soldiers and civilians in the city were Running outside, staring at the sky in horror...
And Governor Hillman had already fallen down as soon as he saw the golden dragon.
As for the magician beside him, where does he have a reserved and arrogant look on his face
Char's voice came from the sky.
"I heard... you have a magician?"
The magician suddenly turned pale...
Immediately he made a decision!
Almost immediately, the magician flew down the city head, floated out in one jump, landed under the city, and bowed directly to the dust, facing the sky, with the most humble and most submissive. The gesture spoke out loud.
"Great power... Please accept the submission of a humble person like me..."
He raised his wand with both hands, and then lowered his head, never daring to look up again, for fear that any slight movement of himself would be regarded as hostile by the other party!
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What are you kidding? !
Golden Dragon? ? ? ! This, where is the opponent that a middle-level magician like me can contend against?
How powerful is the golden dragon, where does the magician not know
So, what about someone who can mount a golden dragon? How strong is that?
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At the moment when Char called Darwin to become a dragon, the battle in the Boluo Military Region no longer had any suspense.
"Follow me, or die!"
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It is worth mentioning that another detail happened at this time, although this detail did not affect the overall situation.
The castrato-born general, facing the magical guy Xia Leiming, rode a golden dragon majestic, flew over the city wall, and arrogantly issued a declaration of "don't surrender or die".
This eunuch general has explained one thing to the world with practical actions: why can a eunuch like him be able to mix in the army, and even get into the position of the army commander, sit for so many years, and still do a good job Pretty good.
Because he is a very kind person! !
It is hard to imagine that in the entire Boluo Military Region, at the last moment, the real man who really rose to prominence was such a eunuch. I have to say, this is really ironic.
This eunuch general, facing the giant in the sky, the giant monster, he did not tremble and fear like the other companions around him. Faced with the declaration of "don't surrender or die", his reaction was also very direct and very kind.
His answer was to pick up a bow and arrow and shoot at Char in the sky!
The arrow didn't cause any damage to Char, and it didn't even hit the target.
However, just as the very kind general was about to shoot the second arrow, the people around him were frightened. The soldiers and officers of the Boluo Army around him rushed up and knocked him down.
Obviously, they were afraid of Char, who was riding a dragon in the sky, but they didn't seem to be afraid of this boss.
Regarding the ending of this kind of eunuch general, it is actually very sighing.
After he was knocked down by his subordinates, he rose up to resist, tried to take up arms and ordered his subordinates to fight back, and even planned to kill a few people who were afraid and did not fight to boost his morale.
And then... he was killed by his own men eager to surrender.
He was the first in the whole city to rise up against it, and he was also the only one, and the last one.
History is fair. When historians of later generations described the process of Xia Yaleiming’s pacification of the north, they described his destruction of the Boluo Military Region and the Battle of Xiliu Bay. It is as simple as a few words: "One battle and one victory". However, the eunuch general, who did not even have a name, asked historians to write a few more words for him.
"I swear before I die."
When the governor fainted from fright, the powerful magician jumped off the city wall and slumped on the ground, and when the thousands of defenders in the city dropped their weapons and knelt and surrendered, a eunuch maintained the last trace of bravery and dignity of the Boluo people. .