Chapter 117 Battle of Doles
"Is General Wang Sheng back?" Yue Linger has been in a bad mood these days. There has been no news from the two generals she left behind. Xiong Kaishan, her most dependent tiger general, was seriously injured and could not fight for a while. More than half of the 5,000 dragon-tooth cavalrymen she painstakingly managed lost more than half of the 5,000 dragon-tooth cavalry, bringing 6,000 light riders without a lifetime, which was more miserable than she expected. Many, the culprit of this situation is undoubtedly the crossbow that disrupted her combat deployment.
When Xiong Kaishan tried her best to break through the siege, she captured several such crossbows. With excellent workmanship and great power, Long Linger had to admire the unique wisdom of the people who made this weapon. However, in addition to admiration, she now has more hatred. Hatred took away the lives of several fierce generals she relied on. Her heart Among them, the two generals Wang Sheng and Li Cunyi, who had not come to meet for a long time, have probably died in the battle. The light cavalry who died in the melee the day before yesterday commanded General Long and General He died in the battle. General Ren Bin was slightly injured and Xiong Kaishan was seriously injured. Such a heavy loss has never been encountered by the Dragon Tooth cavalry.
Looking at the crossbow in her hand, Long Linger said angrily, "Send someone to quickly inform Grandpa that the enemy has this new weapon in their hands and deal with it carefully; order the intelligence department to investigate carefully to determine the source of this weapon." She looked at the crossbow in her hand and then said, "Order a team to change the fast horse, send a sample back to the rear quickly, and imitate it a lot, otherwise our army will suffer more in the future."
In the other direction, more than 400,000 Qinglong troops surrounded Doles City. After three days of testing, they finally began to attack the city.
Doles is a large city in the southeast, with high walls and a complete defense system. In addition, there are more than 70,000 soldiers defending the city, with a total of 3 legions, which is not an easy city to capture. Far from the city, 100,000 troops of the Holy Empire, which had been reinforced in place, were separated by the besieged Yongye Imperial troops. They looked at each other as horns and waited for the arrival of Leon Barton.
The experienced Qinglong army did not attack the city with all its strength, but pretended to attack the city. The main force of the army rushed straight to the 100,000 new recruits of the Holy Empire stationed outside the city. The two sides fought very hard outside the city. The defenders in the city had no choice but to send a legion of soldiers to support the friendly forces outside the city. As a result, they were ambushed as soon as they left the city. The Blue Dragon Army annihilated more than 20,000 troops of the Holy Empire who left the city, and the 100,000 new recruits of the Holy Empire outside the city who lost reinforcements finally couldn't resist the pressure and defeated the whole line in the direction of Kayal. Then the Qinglong Army advanced in the direction of Kaial and met Leon Barton, who hurriedly came after defeating the dragon tooth cavalry, on the road between Kaal and Doles. The number of people on both sides was about the same, about 150,000. One was full of new soldiers and the other was a tired division. They were unwilling to take the lead in attacking, so they had no choice but to Confrontation.
In the following days, the Qinglong army in the rear besieged the city of Doles, which was short of major generals. After a round of fierce battles, it finally attacked the head of Doles City on January 15, 1575 in the creation of the gods, 1575, and planted the royal flag of the Eternal Night Empire on the wall full of corpses. The Doles defenders fought hard. After 5 days and 5 nights of fighting, he still insisted on the street battle after losing the city wall, and the battle did not completely end until three days later. On January 18, the Eternal Night Empire finally occupied Doles, the largest city in the southeast.
At this point, the battle of Doles has ended, marking the end of the Yongye Empire's offensive against the Holy Empire. The Yongye Empire has gained vast territory of more than five provinces. The northern Rosefinch Army and the White Tiger Army won first and then lost, and finally lost their offensive ability and the troops that have been captured. Divided into territory, the Suzaku army was completely destroyed, and the eldest prince Ye Shengwu barely stabilized the front in the area of the Midoc River and relied on Dos City for defense. The southern Qinglong Army and Xuanwu Army successfully completed the pre-war plan, but also paid a painful price - the Xuanwu Army's strong attack on the Tito Fortress suffered a lot of losses, and the main Dragon Tooth cavalry of the Qinglong Army failed to attack Kayar, losing more than half. However, because all the troops achieved the set goals, they took the initiative strategically and finally stabilized the southern front on the front line of Doles and Tito. Then Leon Barton and Yue Wushen staged a command show. They came and went, designed each other, and made the whole southern defense line full of holes. The whole south can no longer be called a front, but can only be called the southern war zone.
"Prince Xia, it's impossible for you to kneel down like this. I have forgived the guilt of the Xia family. You'd better get up and talk." Ye Qiong, who is just over 45 years old this year, has an old face. He is suffering from a serious illness and is congenitally insufficient. He can sleep peacefully for a while by taking medicine every day. His health is already very bad.
"The soldiers and soldiers on the front line fought bravely, only because of my son, countless soldiers of our empire were stained with blood on the battlefield, and their bones were not returned, and most of the large territory they had been lost. I am really ashamed of your majesty, old minister, please die, please give your majesty's approval." Prince Xia Wuyou knelt on the ground and said.
"Since the old prince is determined to die, for so many days, he can find a white silk at home or prepare a glass of poisoned wine. Ten days ago at the latest, his body has been cold. Why do you kneel here now to embarrass my father?" A general with a long black beard pushed a young man sitting on a cart out of the apse. The young man's face was pale and his hair was half white with black hair, which was very unnaturally tied behind his head. The handsome face showed a contemptuous look, and as soon as he appeared, he gave the old prince Xia Wuyou a dismanship.
"Wen'er, don't be rude to the old prince." After coughing a few times, Ye Qiong gently scolded her second son.
"The second prince's lesson is that I was wrong." Xia Wuyou, who knew that he could not get any benefits, had no choice but to stand up helplessly and retreated to one side with a trace of viciousness in his eyes.
With a light smile, Ye Shengwen continued: "The goal of the southern line has been completed, and there is a big brother on the north line. It is expected that there will be no major changes in the war. The crossbow minister brought back by the Yue's little sister has studied it. It is indeed a wonder. The minister has ordered a large number of imitations. Never let the opponent occupy the weapon. It's the first opportunity." After taking a few breaths, he adjusted his breath and continued to say, "The Xia family misled the country and the people this time. The old prince was fined one year, and Xia Chief Feng was demoted to one level. Since the guilty minister Xia Changkong is dead, then confiscate the family property!" The rosefinch army cultivated by Prince Xia was handed over to his third brother Ye Shengcai. What's the old prince's opinion? The words are light, but every word pokes the heart of the old prince Xia Wuyou.
Xia Wuyou knelt down so shamelessly and begged for death in order to protect the Xia family's command of the Rosefinch Army. Now he was not flattering him, but was reprimanded, which was even more worth the loss. He had to go forward and say, "It's all up to your majesty."
"Cough, then do what Wen Er means." Ye Qiong thought for a moment.