Chapter 774

On December 5th, Yunnan Province.

The First Corps of the Imperial Guard led by Huo Qubing arrived at the front line of the battlefield first, crossed the border, and brazenly entered Dongchuan County, igniting the first flames of the Yunnan War.

In the following week, the battle in Dongchuan County went extremely smoothly.

With the cooperation of the cavalry, the Shanman Heavy Infantry Division acted as the main force for attacking the city. The First Army attacked the city all the way, and encountered almost no decent resistance along the way, and one city after another easily fell into the hands of Shanhai City.

Lingxi City has mastered the technology of manufacturing siege equipment early on. For the Yunnan War, the craftsmen in the city worked overtime and rushed to manufacture countless siege equipment.

The armies of the three routes all carried a large number of siege equipment to provide assistance for the battle.

Even so, the smoothness of the process exceeded everyone's expectations. Because it went so smoothly, Huo Qubing became cautious instead, fearing that he would be attacked by the Allied forces.

The only "normal" thing is probably the problem of food and grass.

The cities and granaries captured along the line were all emptied, or simply turned into a pile of coke. What's even more exaggerated is that even the surplus food in the people's homes was confiscated in advance, and their whereabouts are unknown.

This situation is not limited to the main city, it is the case in all the subsidiary cities.

In the entire Dongchuan County, except for a little ration in the people's homes, there is not a single extra grain of grain. Before the war, the General Administration of Military Affairs had issued an order, strictly prohibiting various ministries from raiding people's homes for rations.

Du Ruhui, Director of Military Affairs, warned the generals before the battle: "Even if you are hungry, you would rather drink the northwest wind than rob people's homes of food. Whoever violates this order will be severely punished."

The purpose of the Battle of Yunnan is only to destroy [Yunnan city-state], not to destroy the local economy, people's livelihood and people's hearts. If the army really acts recklessly, its destructive power will be very terrifying, and the follow-up officials will spend several times their efforts, and I am afraid that they will not be able to restore the hearts of the people.

Wherever the army passed by, there was no harvest, and the grain can only be provided by the grain transport team.

During this week, with the cooperation of the air flight team, the three major intelligence agencies launched a blanket search in Yunnan Province. Strangely, they have still found traces of the Allied forces.

The 200,000 troops seemed to have never appeared in Yunnan Province.

The fact is, according to the information of Shanhaiwei and Black Snakewei, the armies of the members of the [Yanhuang League] have indeed been transferred, there is no doubt about it.

At this moment, the allied forces were like a layer of fog, covering the sky over Yunnan province, making this century war complicated and confusing.

Under such circumstances, how could Huo Qubing take risks so easily. The First Legion didn't dare to divide its forces to fight on multiple fronts, and honestly attacked one city after another.

In addition, Huo Qubing also paid great attention to the protection of the grain transportation route, and specially dispatched two cavalry brigades from the First Division to assist in supervising the transportation of grain and grass.

With the strength of the First Legion, even if they encounter 200,000 allied troops, they will not be too embarrassed if they are prepared.

Therefore, Huo Qubing's strategy is to be prepared for a surprise attack, but also unwilling to miss the opportunity.

According to the established trajectory, the First Army set off a siege battle in Dongchuan County, sweeping the entire Dongchuan County at a speed of almost two cities in three days.

In view of the weird situation of the right army, Bai Qi, the commander of the Western Expeditionary Army, ordered the middle army and the left army to slow down their offensive rhythm and try to preserve their strength as a deterrent.

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December 15th, Dongchuan County.

In just ten days, the entire Dongchuan County basically fell under the iron hooves of the First Army Corps of the Imperial Guard, leaving only the northernmost isolated city——Yongren City.

Yongren City is located at the junction of Yunnan Province and Shu. After crossing the border and walking two hundred miles north, there is the famous steel city and the capital of vanadium and titanium——Panzhihua.

Panzhihua's iron ore resources account for more than 70% of Sichuan's iron ore reserves, and it is one of the four major iron ore areas in China. The associated titanium resource reserves rank first in the world; the associated vanadium resource reserves rank third in the world.

The Panzhihua area in the game is located within the territory of Jianxia City.

The iron ore industry has naturally become one of the pillar industries of Swordsman City, but because iron ore is inconvenient to transport, it is very difficult to export it and it is not profitable.

There are no trains in the game right now, and iron ore cannot be transported in large quantities over long distances. Especially on land, the transportation of bulk mineral resources is a huge problem.

Therefore, Feng Qingyang, the lord of Swordsman City, can only sit on the "treasure mountain", but cannot convert it into real gold coins. At most, it relies on the astonishing reserves of iron ore to develop the territorial military industry.

However, due to the lack of weapons and equipment manufacturing technology, the military industry in Jianxia City is also half-dead.

This is why Swordsman City is in a relatively embarrassing situation among the members of the [Yanhuang League]. In the major battles, including wilderness affairs, Swordsman City did not have much sense of presence.

As one of the giants of the [Yanhuang League], Feng Qingyang's popularity is not only matched with Di Chen and Chunshen Jun, but both Zhan Lang and Xiongba are far stronger than Feng Qingyang.

It is even said that the rising stars in the league are wandering and unreal, and their appearance rate is higher than that of Feng Qingyang.

In this way, Feng Qingyang broke the pot and completely gave up the idea of ​​​​managing the territory, and instead focused on the martial arts. He focused on cooperating with Liu Bei's Shu Han court to achieve a win-win situation.

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This morning, Huo Qubing led the imperial guards to ten miles outside Yongren City.

"My lord, it seems that the Allied forces have no plans to set up an ambush in Dongchuan County. We are worrying in vain." The person who spoke was the veteran Ma Teng, who had just taken office and was the commander of the First Division of the First Imperial Guard Corps. .

As a general of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Ma Teng respected Huo Qubing, a famous general of the Western Han Dynasty, and did not show any contempt or slack in the slightest because he was older than Huo Qubing.

If we really want to calculate according to the historical period, Huo Qubing is the ancestor of Ma Teng.

If someone else was in charge of the army, Ma Teng might not accept it; if Huo Qubing was in charge, Ma Teng, a veteran, was very obedient, and he was very respectful to Huo Qubing, and he felt an indescribable intimacy in his heart.

Not only that, Ma Teng also warned the two brothers Ma Chao and Ma Xiu to be respectful to the commander of the Imperial Guard. Ma Chao, who was so excited and rushed to take up the post, was very depressed. His father treated him like a child.

Ma Teng only respected Huo Qubing, but Ma Chao was worshiping him. His family knew his own affairs, and Ma Mengqi knew that he was more than brave and lacked wisdom and strategy.

As for Huo Qubing, that is a generation of gods and men. How about that young general of the Han Empire who doesn't worship Huo Qubing? !

Star chasing and idol worship are not exclusive to modern people.

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Huo Qubing rode on his war horse, looking at Yongren City in the distance, there was also a hint of doubt in his eyes. Fighting all the way, the expected allied forces have not appeared for a long time.

Depending on the situation, [Yunnan City-State] regards Dongchuan County as an abandoned child. Perhaps in the eyes of the lords of the city-state, Dongchuan County, which is hanging out alone, does not have much strategic value, so they simply cut off their arms to revitalize the whole game.

But by intuition, Huo Qubing felt that things were not so simple. This uneasiness has continued to this day, and the source has not been found.

"Will the Yongren City in front of you be a trap?"

Information from the Military Intelligence Department showed that there was no sign of troops stationed in Yongren City. Even the area around the city was carefully checked by the military intelligence department, but there was still no one there.

If the allied forces really wanted to make a surprise attack, the only possibility was to temporarily teleport over during the siege. If that was the case, the 200,000 Allied troops alone would not be able to pose much threat to the First Army.

Huo Qubing calmed down, turned his head and said to Ma Teng: "Don't take it lightly, but you can't stop moving forward. Send an order to the whole army, prepare to launch an attack!"

As a soldier, Huo Qubing would not give up attacking Yongren City because of a trace of uneasiness in his heart without the support of accurate information.

As long as the city in front of him is taken down, the entire Dongchuan County will fall into the hands of Shanhai City. In that case, it will have a very positive impact on the entire Yunnan war situation.

The first victory in the war was none other than the Imperial Guards.

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As the military order was issued, the drums sounded, and the siege battle started again.

The main force of the attack is still the two mountain barbarian heavy infantry divisions, and the two cavalry divisions guard the two wings. Sitting in the rear of the army is the armored beast cavalry division.

At about ten o'clock in the morning, with the cooperation of the siege equipment, the Shanman division successfully arrived at the foot of the city wall. The next step is the most difficult siege battle. For the mountain barbarian warriors, everything is easy.

If all goes well, the ordinary city in front of him will fall before sunset.

At this moment, an accident happened.

The teleportation array in the center of Yongren City suddenly flashed a dazzling blue light, and a steady stream of troops came out from the teleportation array and gathered in the square.

After each team was assembled, they began to rush to the various city gates under the leadership of the leader.

In less than ten minutes, the secret agent of the military intelligence department lurking in Yongren City got the news. It is too late to rely on hummingbirds to deliver messages.

At the risk of being exposed, Sesaku sounded the signal flare.

With a "swish", the red flare representing an ambush rose into the sky and exploded at high altitude.

Huo Qubing who was outside the city was watching the signal flares that had not dissipated in the air, not only not nervous, but heaved a sigh of relief.

The unknown is always worrying.

Once the allied forces showed up and lifted the veil of mystery, Huo Qubing would be fearless.

"Send the order to let the frontline troops withdraw."

Now that the allied forces have shown up, Huo Qubing will not be arrogant and want to take down Yongren City easily. Even if they invaded the city, it would be a scuffle.

For a mixed infantry and cavalry army like the First Army, melee in the city is extremely unfavorable.

Therefore, Huo Qubing planned to meet the legendary 200,000 allied troops just outside the city. Even if he cannot win, he is confident that he will hold the Allied forces until reinforcements arrive.

Don't forget, the Second Legion of the Imperial Guard in Lingxi City is on standby at any time.

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What Huo Qubing didn't know was that a disaster was quietly befalling the imperial guards, and the situation on the entire battlefield would be reversed shockingly because of this battle.