A ray of morning light burst out from the sky, and the ray of light made the grassland wake up from the dark night.
Zhao Ziliang sat on the horse and stared at the ray of morning light, which turned from a wisp to a bundle, making the dark grassland become hazy. , turned from hazy to dim, and then gradually turned from dim to bright.
The rain washed away the blood and the smell of blood, leaving behind a fresh earthy smell.
Zhao Ziliang closed his eyes and took a greedy breath.
He felt much more comfortable all over.
The fatigue of last night's rapid march was swept away in this moment. , due to the magical ring that constantly absorbs the energy of death, and continuously releases green energy to wash away his body and the meridians and bones of his body, even though he is nearly forty years old, his body's vitality is still higher than that of a twenty-year-old The young man is much stronger.
The men and horses of the Fifth Army, the Dragon Guard Army and Zou Benbu were standing quietly behind Zhao Ziliang and Badasi.
Compared with the motionless cavalry of the Western Qin Army, the people of Zou Benbu were much more casual and lazy.
They kept talking and joking among themselves, and the formation was also very loose.
However, the horses of the Western Qin Army cavalry had the same distance between them, and everyone sat quietly on the horse. , holding the reins in one hand and holding the weapon in the other.
The battle was finally over.
Duan Xiushi, the deputy commander of the escort army, and Wei Qier, the king of Kimak Khan, came to report to Zhao Ziliang in person: "Your Majesty, the battle is over.
The men and horses of the Chacha Bo Yi tribe were defeated by our army, and six thousand six thousand were killed."
More than a hundred people were captured, and more than 2,300 were captured.
Dozens of horsemen fled to the west, but our army has sent people to chase them, and I believe they will be killed soon."
Zhao Ziliang asked: "What are the losses of our army?"
"The losses of our army are negligible, and the Kimak army lost more than 600 people."
Zhao Ziliang raised his head and looked at the sky, and said to Batas, Wichir and the generals: "The sky is going to clear up.
God is really strange.
The more difficult you are, the more difficult it will be for you.
Now we have defeated Chachiboyi."
Man, it's clearing up again.
Although we have annihilated the Chacibo people, the Yedili River three hundred miles to the west There are also 6,000 troops from the Kuole tribe.
Since we have decided to deal with the three northern tribes, we cannot give up halfway, otherwise we will not be able to go southwest to attack the Khazars with peace of mind.
We can fight even if the weather is bad.
Now the weather has improved. , we have to fight against the two Khans Batas and Vechir, can your troops still fight?"
When the two heard this, their expressions changed.
They shook their heads and said, "Your Majesty, our soldiers and horses are exhausted after such a long march.
They cannot fight anymore.
Even if the people can bear it, the horses can't bear it either."
Zhao Ziliang smiled slightly, turned around and asked: "Huo Kan, can your fifth legion still fight?"
Huo Kan cupped his fists and said, "Back to your Majesty, the first, second, and third divisions of the Fifth Legion can continue to fight, but the fourth and fifth divisions cannot fight anymore.
The horses are already exhausted."
The first three are light cavalry.
In addition to an Arabian horse, each cavalry is also equipped with a Mobei dwarf horse, which can carry out high-speed sprints and long-distance raids.
The Mobei dwarf mare can also Providing horse milk to the knights, the Mobei dwarf mare can adapt to any difficult environment, is not picky about food, and can still produce milk.
The fourth part is mounted infantry, which cannot march for a long time.
The fifth part is heavy cavalry.
Each legion of the Western Qin Army is equipped with a heavy cavalry, with the number ranging from one thousand to one thousand two hundred cavalry.
It is already very good that the cavalry can persist in marching for a day and night.
It is really unrealistic for them to attack Kuole's troops again.
Zhao Ziliang asked Bo Lehan again: "Can your Dragon Guards still fight horses?"
The Dragon Guard has the most complete military equipment.
Anyone can be a brigade commander, and some can even be a school captain.
Each rider is not only wearing heavy armor, but also equipped with an Arabian war horse.
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In addition, In addition, they are also equipped with a Mobei pony horse and an Yili horse, which means each person has three horses.
The mounted horse can be a light cavalry or a heavy cavalry, and the dismounted horse can be a heavy infantry.
Brahan has been holding back for a long time.
He has never led an army to fight alone in these years.
Of course he will not let go of this opportunity.
Moreover, his Dragon Guards also have enough conditions to continue fighting. : "Your Majesty, even if the Dragon Guards continue to fight for three more days without rest, it will not be a problem at all.
Please give me the order, Your Majesty."
Zhao Ziliang said: "There are still three hundred miles away from Huokan and Bolhan to attack the Kuolezhu tribe.
I have ordered you two to be one and the other.
Each of you will lead your troops to attack the Kuolezhu tribe.
I hope that you will I will receive the good news about your Eagle Passage at this time tomorrow."
"The final general will wait for orders and will never let the king down."
They continued to march 300 miles rapidly day and night and completed the attack.
This lightning-like combat capability shocked both Batas and Vechier.
After Huo Kan and Bo Lehan led their troops to leave, Zhao Ziliang had cleaned the battlefield and started setting up camp.
Zhao Ziliang sent someone to inform the leader of Chuo's headquarters, Qu Zisi, to come here to meet him.
At the same time, he also sent someone to urge the transport camp to hurry up.
Come here.
Yang Yuhuan and Wang Zhiyun have weaker bodies.
They have been walking slowly behind the baggage troops.
However, Nie Sanniang has practiced martial arts since she was a child and has high martial arts skills.
She has been an assassin and has much stronger bodies than ordinary men, even though she is not young. , but this running around is nothing to her.
She has always been by Zhao Ziliang's side, taking care of his food and daily life at any time.
"This is mare's milk that was just squeezed.
It's still warm.
Drink it while it's hot."
Nie Sanniang brought a large bowl of mare's milk into the tent and placed it in front of Zhao Ziliang.
Zhao Ziliang, who was looking at the map, picked up the bowl and drank one gulp after another.
He lowered his neck and asked without raising his head, "Have you eaten enough?
Are you starving to death?"
“It’s being done, it will be ready soon” Zhao Ziliang didn't say anything.
He placed his finger on the map of the upper reaches of the Volga River.
This area is northwest of the Pecheneg territory.
The upper reaches of the Volga River is a large lake and swamp where dozens of Bulgarians live.
The tribe of the Gars, the Bulgars located in the northern part of the Thrace region of the Eastern Roman Empire, migrated from here for centuries.
Zhao Ziliang was thinking and weighing whether to capture this place too.
The Bulgars living in the upper reaches of the Volga River were called savages.
Due to the terrain, the Bulgars living here rarely rode horses.
Not only did they rarely have horses. , even if there are horses, it is impossible to form a large-scale cavalry, only a small group of cavalry, because it is a lake In the swamp, large-scale cavalry cannot fight or maneuver at high speeds.
Therefore, the Bulgars living here fight on foot.
There are a large number of black forests and forest-steppe belts around this area.
This is a problem for people who are not familiar with the environment, terrain and The unfamiliar climate is extremely unfavorable for fighting with an army, and even the Pechenegs are reluctant to provoke them.
In addition, to the west of the Pechenegs, in this area between the Volga River and the Don River, there is a nation called Mordovan.
The Mordovan people rely on hunting, planting, and beekeeping as their main sources of livelihood.
Although the Erdovan people have a small population, they live in a large area and everyone is good at fighting.
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Further west of the Mordovans live the Slavs, also known as Kievan Rus.
The current Kievan Rus has not yet formed a unified political power.
Each tribe operates independently and lives a life of slave tribes.
Farther north than the Kievan Rus and Volga Bulgars, in a large area close to the Arctic Circle, there live the Finno-Ugric people, who are also a people who migrated from the Ural Mountains.
The northern climate is cold, and snow covers the earth all year round.
It is difficult for horses to ride.
Everyone in Ugric is an extremely brave warrior.
There is no weakling in the nation that can survive in extremely cruel environment.
It is not easy to conquer this area.
The main reason is that there are no people suitable for this area. regional fighting armies After settling down in camp, Zhao Ziliang and Wei Qier divided the spoils and prisoners, with each party having half of the spoils.
As for the prisoners, Zhao Ziliang only wanted women, not children.
Wei Qier didn't care, and he exchanged the women for Zhao Ziliang's hands. children inside.
For these Pecheneg women, Zhao Ziliang planned to escort them there and wait until the war is over to reward them with meritorious soldiers or soldiers who have not yet married due to limited family conditions.
Some tedious matters, such as counting the number of killed and injured soldiers, arranging for military doctors to treat the injured, burying the bodies of fallen soldiers, counting spoils of war, arranging for soldiers to rest, patrolling and setting up security, etc., all have their subordinates.
Responsible for the generals and commanders, Zhao Ziliang does not need to personally arrange them one by one.
He only needs to listen to the reports and give instructions.
Zhao Zihao had a good sleep that day.
When he woke up, it was already dusk.
Just after dinner, Wang Can walked into the big tent and reported: "Your Majesty, there is news from Wei Meng and Bai Xiaode.
The human vanguard, General Bu Lan, led 10,000 fine cavalry and arrived first.
There was a confrontation with our army on the west bank of the lower reaches of the Yedi River, and the main force of the Khazars had not yet arrived.
Bulan had limited troops and was worried about being besieged if he penetrated deep into our sphere of influence, so he camped near the river bank and monitored our army.
Movement while waiting for the arrival of the main force.”
"The strange thing is that the main force of the Khazars seemed to move too slowly.
Wei Meng and Bai Xiaode seized the time.
Wei Meng led the fourth army and the 10,000 Kimak army to stay where they were, but Bai Xiaode led the second The legion crossed the river more than a hundred miles north, and then went south overnight to attack Bu Lan's camp.
Although Lan discovered it, he was a little hasty in organizing his troops to fight.
He was severely defeated by Bai Xiaode and his troops.
More than 6,000 people were killed by our army, and only more than 3,000 people escaped.
Although they did not completely annihilate this Khazar force.
Strike forward, but also severely damaged them, which can be regarded as showing the prestige of our army and at the same time frightening the Khazars."
Zhao Ziliang nodded and said: "Everyone knows that the cavalry moves quickly.
If our army really wants to cross the river to attack, it will not give the Khazars too much time.
It is impossible for Khazar Khan King Habir not to know this, but he He’s still been on the road for so long, why do you think he’s doing this now?”
Wang Can's mind was spinning quickly, "Does Habier want to use our hands to eradicate Bu Lan?"
Zhao Ziliang said: "We do not rule out this possibility.
If this is the case, then we have something to do.
Fighting a war does not all rely on military victory.
The only way to use it is to combine military and political use."
Military force to carry out all-round conquest is a last resort”: