Chapter 899 Byzantine Empire
In Longxi County, the Xiliang Army gathered troops and horses to crusade against the rebellious Xiqiang tribes.
Qin Liangyu led the remnants of Wudang Feijun and Baigan soldiers to join the Xiliang Army, gathered troops in Didao, the county seat of Longxi, and prepared to march towards the Xiqiang tribe.
The 200,000 Xiliang Army, including the Ma Teng and Ma Yuan corps, and about 10,000 elite troops from Qin Liangyu and Wu Tugu, made a total of 110,000 troops.
Ma Teng, Ma Chao, Ma Yuan, and Han Sui all have the characteristics of suppressing the Qiang tribe.
The order they received was to put down the rebellion of the Xiqiang tribe before Chutian came back.
"Daddy, when will you teach me martial arts?"
A girl in a green skirt held Ma Teng's arm before Ma Teng set out to fight.
"Lu'er, girls should learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, so that they can easily marry into a famous family. Our branch of the Ma family has not had a noble person for a long time."
Ma Teng was very dissatisfied with Ma Yunlu's request to learn martial arts.
As he gets older, Ma Yunlu has become somewhat slim and handsome.
If possible, make the Ma family a famous family through marriage, it is best for four generations and three fathers, naturally the best.
Learning martial arts, the maximum number of enemies is ten thousand, and the highest state of marriage can be under one person, above ten thousand, and the heroine is in court.
Ma Yunlu pouted: "But I also want to fight for His Royal Highness King Xia like my father and elder brother, and become a general. Wouldn't I also be able to honor my family?"
"In our family, it is enough to have a few of your elder brothers as generals. That little guy Ma Dai can also be his own in the future."
Ma Teng also has several sons Ma Chao, Ma Tie, and Ma Xiu, as well as his nephew Ma Dai. The second generation of the Ma family has no shortage of generals.
"Hmph, then I will wait for His Royal Highness King Xia to come back and request to serve as a general."
Ma Yunlu seems to be dissatisfied with his father's arrangement.
Ma Teng held his forehead with a headache.
Not only Xiliang men, Ma Yunlu also has the potential to become a general, and sometimes his temper is no better than Ma Chao and the others.
"Hurry up and go back to Xiacheng's school.
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Ma Teng had nothing to do with his daughter's waywardness, but he drove her away anyway.
There are quite a few generals in the Chutian faction. From Ma Teng's point of view, Ma Yunlu does not need to risk his life to make meritorious service by marrying these generals or their descendants.
"Ma Teng, it's time to go."
Xu Fengnian urged Ma Teng.
Xu Fengnian is now the leader of the Xiliang Army, in charge of the 200,000 Xiliang Army, and Ma Teng is one of the commanders of the four major armies of the Xiliang Army.
When Xu Fengnian urged Ma Teng to set off, Ma Teng set off immediately.
"This time, the Qiang Rebellion must be completely suppressed. Anyone who rebels will be killed without mercy. Chu Zimou doesn't want to do anything that will affect his reputation, so I will do it. The Qiang Rebellion has consumed too much energy in Liangzhou."
As the lord of Liangzhou, Xu Fengnian knew that the Qiang tribe often rebelled.
In the past, the princes fought in a melee, and each prince had a soft attitude towards the Qiang tribe.
With the reunification of the north this time, Xu Fengnian can let go of his hands and feet, send troops to suppress the Xiqiang tribe, and completely solve the never-ending Qiang chaos.
"Songhai Empire, Goryeo Kingdom, Inca Empire, Swiss Confederation, and Siamese Kingdom, the lords of five civilizations have already been eliminated. The difficulty of this national war seems to be beyond imagination. What is Chu Zimou doing at this time?"
Xu Fengnian also paid attention to this national war.
In less than a month, the great lords of five civilizations had already been eliminated and returned to the main world in disgrace.
Xu Fengnian didn't know that Chutian was taking a daring adventure. He was forming an array to deal with the emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
After Basil II of the Byzantine Empire defeated Li Chenggui, he lost tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, leaving 10,000 Byzantine soldiers to guard the city, and then returned to the main city.
Chu Tian used war eagles and wolves to speculate on the direction of the Byzantine army's return, and waited for work while the Byzantine emperor was on his way back.
Chutian's military achievements are already ranked first, but Chutian still wants more military achievements.
No one knows what kind of props can be exchanged for this national war, naturally the more the better.
The 150,000 Byzantine Empire army suffered 50,000 casualties in order to capture the city occupied by Goryeo.
The Byzantine emperor Basil II had only one hundred thousand troops left.
After Chutian's troops were replenished, they were completely worthy of Basil II.
The army of the Byzantine Empire is entering a low hilly area.
A Byzantine cavalry seemed to have discovered important news, and galloped back without stopping. Emperor Basil II of the Byzantine Empire reached out and stopped the Byzantine army on the march.
The Byzantine army, including the Varangian guard, stopped when they saw their emperor ordering the march.
A chill.
"Your Majesty, there is a legion ahead, and it has already lined up!"
"Who would dare to be so bold?"
The Byzantine emperor Basil II was taken by surprise.
It would be fine if the opponent tried to set up an ambush, but the opponent didn't think about an ambush at all, but planned to defeat the army of the Byzantine Empire head-on.
"The terrain here, except for the bare sand dunes, is almost nothing. No wonder they are attacking directly instead of choosing to ambush."
Basil II twisted his neck, which was stiff because he was too focused on defeating Li Chenggui of Goryeo.
A Byzantine figure asks their emperor, "What shall we do, Your Majesty?"
"How many people are there?"
"Less than one hundred thousand."
"The force is equal, how dare you stop our army!"
The Byzantine army continued to move forward. Basil II had just defeated Li Chenggui. Seeing that someone challenged his authority, he became arrogant and had to defeat the enemy army that was attacking him head-on.
As the wind blew past, tens of thousands of Han troops lined up along the sand dunes, recharging their energy and recharging their energy, waiting to fight the Byzantine Empire's army.
The army of the Byzantine Empire had experienced a tough siege battle not long ago, and both its physical strength and morale had declined, so Chutian was fully confident in defeating Basil II, and...
Chu Tian squinted his eyes and saw the imperial flag of the Byzantine Empire appearing.
The thousand-year Byzantine Empire spanned the East and the West.
Basil II was a king around the Northern Song Dynasty who hired Nordics to form the Varangian Guard.
"It would be great if Ekaterina was here. She also has a Varangian guard. But Ekaterina's Varangian guard is far less numerous than Basil II's Varangian guard..."
When Chu Tian thought of fighting Basil II's Varangian guards, his expression was not easy.
Because of Ekaterina, Chu Tian was no stranger to the Varangian guards at all.
The Viking Berserkers of the Varangian Guard entered a berserk state, equivalent to a ninth-tier unit, and they would not stop fighting until they were killed in battle or exhausted.
Just as the Hob was flawed, the Varangian Guard was fatally flawed. First, the Viking berserkers in a berserk state are almost indistinguishable from the enemy. Second, the berserk state makes the physical strength of the soldiers exhaust faster. As long as the Varangian guards survive the outbreak period, the exhausted Varangian guards will almost sit still if they have no reinforcements.
In order to capture the three cities controlled by the legendary king of the Byzantine Empire, Basil II must be defeated.
Winner takes all.
The Han army already owned a city, so Chutian didn't have to worry about having no way out.
The three cities owned by Basil II of Byzantium can recruit at least 200,000 soldiers and horses, so Chu Tian thinks that it is worthwhile as long as he defeats Basil II.
What's more, defeating the army of the Byzantine Empire can gain a lot of military exploits in itself.
Wu Qi continued to serve as the central army, Youzhou Tuqi as the left army, and the iron cavalry as the right army.
The newly recruited White Robe Army and White Horse Yicong serve as the reserve army, and wait until the main force defeats the Byzantine army, and then go forward to harvest, gain experience, and upgrade the level.
The Hongyi Cannon was left in the city by Chu Tian because it was too bulky.
The Hongyi cannon is not only used for attacking, but is actually used for defending the city. The effect is quite good, and it is more deterrent than the bed crossbow.
Geng Yan is on the left, Xue Rengui is on the right, the two cavalry generals are ready for a fierce battle.
Except for the bastard civilization like Koryo, which can be easily crushed by improvising an army of 100,000, other great lords and legendary kings have at least one or two fearsome guards and a large number of high-level troops.
The army of the Byzantine Empire approached the camp of the Han army.
Two empires, six armies fighting head-on!
"The opponent's infantry phalanx is deep and thick, and it is an elite division..."
After Basil II ordered the attack, he hesitated a bit.
He suddenly realized that the lord who dared to intercept his 100,000 troops head-on was not a good person.
However, Basil II has been unable to withdraw the order.
If the military order is changed suddenly, the formation will be in chaos, and the soldiers will not know how to advance or retreat.
Ten thousand arrows from the six armies fired at once, and the rain of arrows pierced through the sky, covering the sky!
Rows of dark Byzantine heavy infantry approached, trying to overwhelm Wei Wuzu in momentum.
Wu Qi led the soldiers of Wei, not afraid of Byzantine heavy infantry, stepped forward to meet them!
It was different from Darius I's war.
Darius I brought 200,000 Persian troops, which were in full condition, while the Byzantine Empire had only 100,000 troops left, which was in poor condition.
In this case, Wu Qi has no reason to be afraid of the soldiers and horses of the Byzantine Empire!
The Youzhou Tuqi of the Left Army and the Iron Cavalry of the Right Army launched a heavy cavalry charge!
Geng Yan's Youzhou Tuqi was a trap.
Although the ability of Youzhou Tuqi is good, it may not be able to achieve great results in front of the armored cavalry of the Byzantine Empire.
The real main force to break the formation is the iron cavalry army under the temporary command of Xue Rengui, which is composed of various high-level heavy cavalry, the elite among the elite!
As long as he doesn't encounter an army that is invincible in a specific terrain like the Arab Empire, Xue Rengui has no pressure at all.
Xue Rengui brandished Fang Tian's painted halberd in his hand, smashed the rain of arrows, and charged into the Byzantine cavalry!
Four or five spears stabbed at Xue Rengui at the same time. Xue Rengui waved Fang Tian's painted halberd with his right hand. The spear was broken by a huge force, and the head of a Byzantine armored cavalry was broken, and the helmet flew out!
The iron cavalry army in the rear cast arrow rain, and the Qixue army has the highest riding and shooting damage among the iron cavalry army. The short-range penetrating power of the Mongolian bow combined with heavy arrows is enough to break armor!
"Into the Varangian Guard!"
Basil II's premonition grew stronger.
The Han army and the Koryo army in front of them are not enemies at the same level at all.
The sense of oppression brought by the Han army to Basil II was far greater than that brought by Li Chenggui.
The 6,000 Varangian guards went out to fight, and under the order of Basil II, they were responsible for destroying Wu Qi's army of Wei soldiers head-on!
After Wu Qi encountered the undead army, he encountered a terrifying infantry again.
The Varangian guards broke out from the army of the Byzantine Empire and went straight into a berserk state. The size of the Viking berserkers skyrocketed, wearing Nordic horn helmets, swung their battle axes, and hacked and killed Wei soldiers along the way!
"It's not enough to be sure, Iron Paladin, ready to fight."
Basil II was inexplicably disturbed.
Even after the Varangian guards went into a frenzy, the destructive power of the eruption was astonishing, once their physical strength was exhausted, it would be quite dangerous.
The iron armored cavalry of the Byzantine Empire held lances decorated with the imperial flag and assembled behind the formation, their iron armor piercing.