After Gao Pet left, Dongfang Jin showed a smug smile on his face, but unfortunately, Gao Pet couldn't see this smile. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info But whenever Dongfang Jin laughs like this, someone must be unlucky. Putting down the teacup, the officials worked hard to write a letter, and soon a military report was sent elsewhere.

Near the Suzdal River, Zhao Yougong touched his chin, and countless thoughts flashed in his mind, how to cross the river?

For this Suzdal River, Zhao Yougong is also quite a headache, the water level is very deep, entering June, the water is turbulent, and it is too unrealistic to want to swim through, especially for those infantry, you can't throw away the shield and other materials. However, the shields used in the army are so high and thick that they are extremely heavy, and they carry the shields across the river, and how many drown and how many. Xiao Zhiyun leaned close to Zhao Yougong, and her eyebrows were also full of sorrow. In fact, the best way is to seize those bridges, but the bridge deck is narrow, and the Slavs are heavily guarded, and the cost of storming the bridge is too great, and it is obviously a bit uneconomical. Bamboo raft? Fishing vessel? After thinking for a long time, Xiao Zhiyun frowned and said slowly, "Official, it's better to build a temporary pontoon bridge." ”

"Of course, building a pontoon bridge is good, but wood is a problem, if you want to get wood, you must cut down trees in the forest, and the movement is not small" Zhao Yougong looked at the distance with concern, in fact, he also thought about this idea, building a pontoon bridge is the most effective way. But it takes a lot of time, and if the Slavs react quickly enough, they can defend well in advance. Xiao Zhiyun frowned calmly and relaxed her hands, "If it's fast enough, it's still okay." Cutting down in the woods will certainly not hide from the Slavs. But we don't have to hide it from them, we just need to prepare the timber first, we don't build pontoon bridges, and the Slavs, even if they are prepared, don't know where to start. When the Slavs had slackened their defenses, we could cross the river at night, pull up the ropes first, and build a pontoon bridge at the back, and with proper coordination, there would be no big problem in completing the pontoon bridge in an hour. ”

Xiao Zhiyun didn't want to delay it for too long, too long, and gave the Slavs enough respite, which was not a good thing for the whole war. Zhao Yougong obviously also took this into account, so he nodded lightly, "Just do as you say, but how to build a pontoon bridge, plan well in advance, and don't make too many mistakes." Since this has been done, do not give the Slavs a chance to turn over. ”

Claire's eyes were full of doubt, and she really couldn't understand the mystery. The more than 100,000 troops of the Oriental people can be said to be victorious, and they slowly pushed it over, and this war was won, why did they take the initiative to open up the battle of the Suzdal River? No matter how you look at it, I think that the Orientals are asking for trouble, isn't it better to have an army of more than 100,000 people fighting steadily? 30,000 troops gathered on the Suzdal River, including 20,000 cavalry, even if a pontoon bridge is built, it is impossible to transport the horses to the opposite bank, that is to say, if the battlefield is opened on the opposite bank, the 20,000 cavalry is equivalent to nothing, without the advantage of cavalry, in a short period of time, the Slavs may not have any disadvantage in strength, if the dispatch is appropriate, there will even be a situation of superiority in troops. The reason is so simple, why does this regent of the East insist on doing this? Claire has a straightforward temperament, without many concerns of oriental women, blinking her big eyes and whispering, "Why do you want to fight on the Suzdal River, once the Slavs are desperate and gather troops and horses, it is likely that they will form a military advantage on the other side, and the war horses can't cross the river, and they lose their military superiority, so they are asking for trouble." ”

Claire consciously made a lot of sense, at least in her mind. Zhao Yougong smiled faintly, his deep eyes were full of wisdom, and he pointed to the turbulent river, "Claire, do you know why this king took you to observe the battlefield along the way?" Because if you don't see it with your own eyes, you'll never know what war is. War is not simply the number of troops, but also more about strategy, sometimes there is no need to care about the gains and losses of one city and one place, only need to grasp the fundamentals. Today's Kipros, what is really worth holding on to is not Vladimir, but the city of Kiev, so opening up the battle of the Suzdal River can force the Slavs to fight a decisive battle and avoid a strong siege of the city. Hehe, do you think that crossing the river at this time, without the advantage of troops, is to give the Slavs a chance? But have you ever thought that if the Slavs are not given a chance, they will pull out this decisive battle? Hehe, the superiority of troops, the soldiers under the command of this king, can't they win the battle without the superiority of troops? When the cavalry dismounts, there is no combat effectiveness? Claire, take a good look, this king will tell you what a strong soldier is, you understand, and there will be fewer deaths in the future. ”

Zhao Yougong's words were quite meaningful, and Claire listened to them half-understood, but she still heard some of the latter words clearly. Somehow, a hint of anger welled up in her heart, and at the same time some fear. The so-called fewer dead people mean that the Scots will resist less? This Oriental man did not hide his ambitions at all, he made it too clear that the Eastern army would not stop at Kipros, and for the sake of future generations, it would definitely gain a foothold in Scotland. The Oriental is a little arrogant, but he has to admit that his self-confidence is full of charm, his tone is not high, but there is heroic heroism, he stands by the river, stops and looks, as if the world is in the palm of his hand. 30,000 people, enough, 30,000 elite soldiers, can break everything. Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, he prefers to go to the tiger mountains, is he talking about?

Sanniang looked at Claire, pursed her lips and shook her head, there are too many things that Claire doesn't understand. Starting from Dayangtan, I don't know how many bloody battles I have fought, when I have crushed others by relying on the superiority of troops, and more often than not, it is a hard-fought battle.

Kyiv City Teginets Manor, Vyache's mood has not been very good, after the Easterners were stationed on the other side, but they died down, there was no next move, there was no news on the side of the stone bridge, and the Easterners didn't even bother to try a feint. For a while, Viache was a little confused, didn't the Orientals want to cross the river? Just when Vyache was suspicious, the spies in front finally came back with news, "Grand Duke, recently the Easterners have entered the woods and cut down on a large scale, I am afraid that there will be a next move." ”

Cutting down trees? Do you want to get a simple boat board and force your way across the Suzdal River? As soon as this thought came to him, he could no longer suppress it, and Vyache felt that he had been insulted, and the Orientals regarded the Slavic warriors as decorations, and they really thought that they could cross the river casually? A dozen noble lords gathered in the castle to give advice, and finally decided to strengthen the patrol on the shore, as long as the easterners crossed the river, to deal a heavy blow, and at the same time Vyache also ordered Lovednov to send a part of his troops and horses to the aid of the Suzdal River. Viache's intentions were already clear: to fight a decisive battle on the Suzdal River to decide Istria's belonging. The city of Vladimir is thick and easy to defend and difficult to attack, but the key is that the Suzdal River is more important, if the river is not defended, the city of Kiev will fall, then the morale of the entire Kipros will collapse, lose the heart of resistance, confidence will collapse, how easy it is to defend and difficult to attack, the city that is undefended is a bare city. This is also the reason why the Easterners dared to bypass Vladimir and launch the Battle of the Suzdal River.

In the city of Vladimir, seeing the order sent by Viache, Lovednov did not say anything, he could understand the helplessness in Viache's heart. In the final analysis, the current initiative on the battlefield has been firmly grasped by the Easterners, and holding on to Vladimir is just a slow death. Hey, when was the Eighteen Duchy of Kipros, so majestic, and now it was forced into such an embarrassing situation.

It is said that Mardiv's life was very difficult, and not long after he led two thousand cavalry to be arrogant, a group of pursuers appeared behind his buttocks. The purpose of his departure from the city was to drag the cavalry of the Orientals as much as possible, but Mardiv did not expect that this delay would drag more than 10,000 cavalry, and many infantry retreated to intercept it. Tens of thousands of cavalry, the Oriental is really generous, in the face of many cavalry encirclement and pursuit, Mardiv wanted to cry without tears, it was the first time he had encountered such a domineering opponent. Of course, I have to sigh that the Oriental people have abundant capital, and with a wave of their hands, tens of thousands of cavalry directly chased after them, which is not even a knife for killing chickens, it is simply a dragon knife for killing chickens. I finally found a place to catch my breath, and before half an hour passed, the adjutant general ran over, "Lord Mardiv, the Easterners are coming up again, and there are still many infantry in the north waiting for them, where are we running now?" Whew.... Many of the brothers are almost unable to hold on. ”

Since attacking a few food protection teams, there has never been a safe birthday, there have been chasing soldiers behind the buttocks, some soldiers are tired of the field is about to come out, and the war horses are tired to death along the way, if it is not for the robbery of a lot of horses, I don't know how many are left behind. Mardiv waited for the cloudy old eyes, his head was buzzing, and he caught up again, damn, why do you always feel that the Orientals are playing with people, you can obviously close the circle, but you don't fit around, you just follow behind and bite hard. There was anger in his heart, but Mardiv still had to find a way to continue to flee for his life, looked to the north, he turned over and got on his horse, "Go to the White Camel Mountain, enter the Grand Canyon, and when you get there, everyone gives up their horses and scatters to flee for their lives." ”

The only thing that Mardiv could think of was the Grand Canyon of White Camel Mountain, and it was useless to go to other places, and the terrain of the Grand Canyon was complicated, and the cavalry could not play a useful role. Maldiv took the lead, and the remaining more than 1,300 remnants of the army went headlong to the north, and Maldiv was also a ruthless man, seeing that there was little hope of escaping, and went directly into the Grand Canyon, he felt that at this point, he could drag it for as long as he could. What made Maldiv depressed was that the Eastern army behind him was still in hot pursuit, and he rushed into the Grand Canyon without hesitation.

The men and horses of the Maldives can be said to be a dead end, and under the heavy encirclement and suppression, even if they rush into the Grand Canyon of White Camel Mountain, there is not much hope. The terrain of the Grand Canyon is complex, it is not easy to encircle and suppress, the key is that the mountains are bare, there is no need to fight, and after four or five days of encirclement, it is estimated that some people will starve to death. In fact, the Eastern Army did the same, the cavalry was close to the threat, and later tens of thousands of infantry were stationed on the other side, and the entire White Camel Mountain Grand Canyon was blocked, and the people of Maldiv could not be said to be able to fly.

In the city of Vladimir, Lovednov was depressed, the fate of Mardiv was predictable, and it would be false to say that he was not sad. But there was no way for Lovednov to transfer the cavalry of the Orientals without sacrificing more than 2,000 cavalry, and judging from the current situation, Mardiv had successfully completed the task. In the blink of an eye, it entered the middle of June of the fifth year of Xuanhe, and there were still not many changes in Vladimir City, and the biggest change was that on the north and south sides of Vladimir City, there were two more high earth mountains, and the Orientals began to follow the height of the earth mountains and arrange bows and crossbows, which also indicated that the peaceful days of Vladimir City were over. On the evening of June 17, while the family was preparing dinner, the city of Vladimir fell into chaos, and the rain of arrows fell down, shattering the illusions of the Slavs and the real siege began. The two dirt hills finally came into play, taking advantage of the height, allowing the longbowmen to rain arrows into the city as much as they wanted, while the arrows of the city defenders could hardly reach those outside the city. In just one hour, the defenders staying at the head of the city were dealt a heavy blow, not to mention more than 1,000 dead and wounded, and the most devastating thing was that they could only be beaten passively.

Luo Weidenov has long lost his temper, the walls of Vladimir are about four zhang high, but the earth hill outside the city is about five or six zhang high, the vision and height are suppressed, and the crossbowmen are inherently inferior to others. In the past, some people ridiculed the stupidity of the Oriental people's behavior of piling up dirt and mountains, but now no one laughs at it, and sometimes what seems to be ridiculous behavior often works very well. Being beaten passively all the time, that kind of psychological pressure, is unimaginable.

At the end of the day, the gates of Vladimir suddenly opened, and the Slavs in the city rushed out like mad dogs, and they frantically attacked the garrison outside the city. The Eastern army also reacted quickly, and after surviving the early passivity, it began a counteroffensive, and the two sides fought for nearly two hours before the Slavic soldiers slowly retreated.

However, Lovednov's goal had been achieved, and in this night's frenzied attack, he managed to cover tens of thousands of soldiers to rush to the Suzdal River at night. Looking at the dazed night sky, Luo Weide didn't know what the future would be, but everything he could have done had already been done. As for the battle of the Suzdal River, it was up to the Grand Duke of Viache, this battle gambled everything, two days, and the Grand Duke of Viache only had two days. In more than two days, the Eastern Army near Vladimir will be able to rush to the aid of the Suzdal River.

At the same time, Zhao Yougong and Xiao Zhiyun are also paying attention to the Suzdal River, under the cover of night, ropes across the river, pontoon bridges are slowly built, and it is not a dream to cross the river. (To be continued.) )