0p0 Chapter 226: Gather the troops and hold on to the day
Chapter 226: Gather the troops and hold on to the day
Chu Yang stopped and muttered to himself.
He looked at the map again, his eyes fell on an open area between the infantry corps and Langjuxu Mountain, and he suddenly realized.
Because the usual tactic used by Cyrus the Great was to mobilize the entire country to launch an attack.
If our military deployment is disrupted at this time, then facing an army of millions, the morale of the army will surely collapse.
"General Han, pass the order down, retreat!" Chu Yang gave the order decisively.
"Retreat? Where to?" Han Xin was confused.
"Withdraw from all cities in the Western Regions and gather troops in the Turkic capital. Gather all the troops that can be assembled!"
"Why? Could it be that Cyrus wants to fight a decisive battle?"
Han Xin became even more confused. They had just conquered the countries in the Western Regions, and why were they going to withdraw before they even had time to sit down?
"No matter whether it is true or not, we should abandon all reconnaissance missions and retreat to the big city to wait for the enemy to tire themselves out."
Chu Yang waved his hand and stopped explaining.
Although Han Xin was puzzled, he still obeyed the order and left.
soon.
The Chuyang army then changed direction and retreated towards the Turkic capital in a mighty manner.
After returning to Turkic, the first thing Chu Yang did was to send a message to the Imperial City of Great Zhou.
"The war in the southwest is getting intense right now, and we urgently need food and military support! Also, tell Mr. Xiao and Shangguan Wan'er to issue a conscription notice."
"Let's say there is a foreign invasion in the southwest. If there are people willing to serve the country, please gather in the Turkic territory!"
"Secondly, have Japan dispatch 500,000 troops to support the western border of Great Zhou."
The messenger took the order and left.
As time went by, news of the chaos at the western border spread like wildfire throughout the Great Zhou.
"What's going on? Why are so many soldiers suddenly gathered?"
"I don't understand. It seems that this Seventh Prince has gone crazy."
"But now that His Majesty the Seventh Prince has ascended the throne, why doesn't he change the country's name? Why is there a war every day?"
"I don't understand."
The people were talking about it and all kinds of speculations were rampant.
However, no matter what the outside world said, Chu Yang turned a deaf ear to it.
He knew very well that this battle was related to the safety of the entire Great Zhou and could not afford to be careless in the slightest.
Just then, a personal soldier hurried over and reported with a bow.
"Your Highness, the conscription notice has been issued, and heroes from all sides are gathering. It is estimated that 200,000 troops will arrive at the western border in ten days."
"The 500,000 troops assembled in Japan will arrive at the western border within 30 days."
"it is good!"
Chu Yang slammed the table, his eyes gleaming, "Pass the order down, all armies prepare for battle!"
"promise."
The personal soldiers received the order strangely.
At this time, Zhang Liang walked in with steady steps, bowed slightly and said,
"Your Highness, will the empire in the southwest that you mentioned really come up and fight a decisive battle?"
"It's for sure. Cyrus the Great fought all his life..."
Chu Yang stopped talking halfway and asked, "What's your plan, Mr. Zhang?"
"Your Highness, if it is as you said, then I am afraid we will have to withdraw from the Turks and retreat to the western border of the Great Zhou."
"You mean we're going to lose?"
Chu Yang raised his eyebrows, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
Zhang Liang smiled bitterly and said, "Your Highness, from the current perspective, if it is true as you expected, that Cyrus the Great will bring all the strength of the country to attack us, we really have no chance of winning."
"After all, we know almost nothing about Cyrus the Great's army, but he knows us very well. We have no choice but to retreat from this battle."
Chu Yang was silent, he knew that what Zhang Liang said was true.
"Then according to your opinion, how should we deal with it?"
After a long while, Chu Yang slowly asked.
"The most urgent task is to retreat to the Great Surrounding Pass as soon as possible, rely on the advantages of the city, fight the enemy, and wait for reinforcements."
Zhang Liang said without hesitation, "As long as we can hold the western border and wait for the 500,000 troops from Japan to arrive, we will be able to win a great victory."
"it is good!"
Chu Yang's eyes were firm, and he gave the order decisively, "Pass the order down, the entire army will immediately break camp and retreat to the Great Surrounding Pass!"
"Your Highness is wise."
Zhang Liang bowed and saluted.
the other side.
Inside the royal tent of Cyrus the Great, the atmosphere was so oppressive that it seemed frozen.
"What on earth is Chu Yang doing?"
Cyrus the Great looked at the sand table in front of him, confused.
He had been on the battlefield many times, but he had never seen such a strange way of fighting.
He refused to fight when eight thousand vanguards penetrated deep into the enemy's territory.
The food and fodder transportation lines were exposed, but he did not intercept them.
Seeing that all the cities in the Western Regions were within his grasp, he instead gave them up and retreated directly to the Turkic capital.
Is this cowardice or incompetence, or is there another agenda?
"Report!"
Just when Cyrus the Great was puzzled, a lieutenant in armor walked quickly into the royal tent.
"Emperor, the Great Zhou army has completely withdrawn from the Turks!"
"what?"
Cyrus the Great stood up suddenly, even more surprised, "What did you say? They gave up the entire Western Region?"
"Yes, Your Majesty. The Great Zhou army has all retreated to the Great Zhou Pass. All the cities in the Western Regions are now empty!"
When Cyrus the Great heard this, instead of feeling happy, he became even more worried.
"This person is not simple!"
King Cyrus paced back and forth in the royal tent with his hands behind his back, replaying Chu Yang's previous actions in his mind.
"It seems that this person still knows our army's route, otherwise he would not have returned to defend so decisively."
Thinking of this, Cyrus the Great couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.
"Please confirm again, is the current situation of the Great Zhou Dynasty in the midst of civil strife as we heard before? Is this Chu Yang really just a prince who has just ascended the throne and has not yet been given a title?"
Emperor Cyrus stared at the deputy general and asked word by word.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty!"
The deputy general patted his chest and assured, "I have confirmed this news over a hundred times, it is definitely not wrong!"
"The new emperor has not returned to the palace to ascend the throne, which means that the civil strife in the Great Zhou still exists."
When Cyrus the Great heard this, he finally felt relieved.
"I see. That's what I was saying. How could there be such a terrifying opponent in this world?"
Cyrus the Great laughed loudly. "I thought he was a great man, but it turns out he is just a timid boy! It seems that I was worrying too much!"
"Send the order!"
Cyrus the Great waved his hand, a fierce murderous intent flashed in his eyes, "All troops attack!"
"Let our 800,000 elite troops and 400,000 slaves take turns to attack the Great Zhou territory according to the battle plan I have formulated before."
"Target, the Great Zhou Imperial City!"
"As ordered!"
The deputy general took the order excitedly and left.
He knew that this battle strategy was their way to unify all the countries.
It was nothing more than Cyrus the Great writing down the detailed allocation of how millions of troops would fight in turns and use war to support war.
It is even accurate to the combat quality of each centurion.
The rotating and alternating attacks were undoubtedly the elite cavalry charging, going around the back of the city and continuing to charge. The slaves in the rear saw the city and began to loot it, thereby supplying the army.