On December 5, Yunnan Province. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The First Legion of the Praetorian Guard Army led by Huo Qubing was the first to arrive at the front line of the battlefield, crossed the border line, and brazenly entered Dongchuan County, detonating the first battle of Yunnan.

The following week, the battle in Dongchuan County went unusually well.

With the cooperation of the cavalry troops, the Shanman hoplite division acted as the main force for the siege, and the first army attacked the city all the way, encountering almost no decent resistance along the way, and the cities easily fell into the hands of Shanhai City.

Lingxi City mastered the manufacturing technology of siege equipment early, and for the Yunnan War, the craftsmen in the city worked overtime to produce countless siege equipment.

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

Even so, the process went smoothly beyond everyone's expectations. Because it was too smooth, Huo Qubing became cautious, for fear of being attacked by the allies.

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

The cities taken along the line, the granaries were all emptied or simply turned into piles of coke. What's more, even the surplus grain in the people's homes was collected in advance and their whereabouts are unknown.

This is true not only of the main city, but also of the subordinate cities.

In the entire Dongchuan County, except for a little ration in the people's homes, there is not a single grain of surplus grain and grass to be seen. Before the war, the General Military Affairs Administration had already issued an order to strictly prohibit all departments from looting rations from people's homes.

Before the war, Du Ruhui, director of military affairs, warned the generals: "Even if you are hungry, you would rather drink the northwest wind than rob the people's homes." Whoever disobeys this order will be severely punished. ”

The purpose of the Battle of Yunnan was only to destroy the [Yunnan City-State], not to destroy the local economy, people's livelihood and popular support. If the army really does something wrong, the destructive power is very terrifying, and the follow-up officials will spend several times the effort, and I am afraid that they will not be able to win back the hearts of the people.

Wherever the army passed, there was no harvest, and the grain and grass could only be received through the grain transport team.

During the week, with the cooperation of the air flying team, the three major intelligence agencies carried out a carpet search in Yunnan Province. Strangely, they still found traces of the Allies.

The 200,000-strong army was as if it had not appeared in Yunnan Province at all.

The fact is that according to the information that Shanhaiwei and Black Snake Wei have mastered, the territorial armies of the members of the [Yanhuang Alliance] have indeed been transferred, and there is no doubt about it.

At this moment, the allied forces were like a layer of fog, shrouded in the sky over Yunnan Province, making this century war confusing.

In this case, how could Huo Qubing take risks easily. The First Army did not dare to divide its forces into multi-front battles at all, and honestly attacked city by city.

In addition, Huo Quzhi also attached great importance to the protection of grain transportation routes, and specially transferred 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 it encounters 200,000 allied troops, it will not be too embarrassed if it is prepared.

Therefore, Huo Quzhi's strategy is to guard against surprise attacks and not want to miss the opportunity.

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

In view of the strange situation of the Right Route Army, Bai Qi, the commander of the Western Expeditionary Army, ordered the Central Route Army and the Left Route Army to slow down the pace of their offensive and try to preserve their strength as a deterrent.

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December 15, Dongchuan County.

In just ten days, the entire Dongchuan County was trampled by the iron hooves of the First Legion of the Praetorian Guard, and basically fell, leaving only a lonely city in the north, Yongren City.

Yongren City is located at the junction of Yunnan Province and Shudi, across the border, two hundred miles further is the famous steel city and vanadium and titanium capital - Panzhihua.

Panzhihua iron ore resources account for more than 70% of the mineral reserves of Shu Metro, and is one of the four major iron ore mining 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 region in the game is located within the territory of Swordsman City.

The iron ore industry has naturally become one of the pillar industries of Sword City, but because of the inconvenient transportation of iron ore, it is very difficult to export and unprofitable.

There are no trains in the game, so it is not possible to transport iron ore in large quantities over long distances. Especially on land, the transportation of bulk mineral resources is a big problem.

Therefore, Feng Qingyang, the lord of Swordsman City, can only sit on the "Treasure Mountain", but he can't convert it into real gold coins. At most, it relies on the amazing reserves of iron ore to develop the territory's military industry.

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

It is precisely like this that Swordsman City is in a relatively embarrassing situation among the members of the [Yanhuang Alliance]. In the major battles, including wilderness affairs, Swordsman City does not have much presence.

As one of the giants of the [Yanhuang League], Feng Qingyang's popularity is not to mention matching with Dichen and Chunshenjun, but the wolf warrior and the male bully are far stronger than Feng Qingyang.

Even said that the rising star in the alliance is floating and illusory, and the appearance rate is higher than that of Feng Qingyang.

In this way, Feng Qingyang will break the jar and break it, completely give up the idea of operating the territory, and instead focus on martial arts, and cooperate with Liu Bei's Shu Han court to achieve a win-win situation.

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On this morning, Huo Qubing led the Praetorian Guards to ten miles outside Yongren City.

"My lord, it seems that the allies have no intention of setting up an ambush in Dongchuan County, we are worried in vain." The one who spoke was the commander of the 1st Division of the 1st Regiment of the Praetorian Guard, veteran Ma Teng, who had just taken office.

As a general of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Ma Teng was very respectful to Huo Quai, a famous general of the Western Han Dynasty, and did not have any contempt or slackness because he was older than Huo Quai.

If you really want to calculate according to the historical era, Huo Quzhi is Ma Teng's ancestor.

If it is someone else who commands the army, Ma Teng may not be satisfied; Huo Qubing commanded the troops, Ma Teng, a veteran, was very obedient, and he was also very respectful to Huo Quzhi, and there was an indescribable closeness 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 Praetorian Guard. Ma Chao, who rushed to the post, was depressed, and his father treated him as a child.

Ma Teng is just respectful to Huo Quai, and Ma Chao is worshipping. Since his family knows his own affairs, Ma Mengqi knows that he is more than brave and lacking in resourcefulness.

And Huo Quai, that is a generation of gods, let me ask the young military general of the Han Empire, who does not worship Huo Quai? !

Star chasing and idolatry are not the preserve of modern people.

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Huo Qubing rode on his war horse, looking at Yongren City in the distance, and there was also a trace of doubt in his eyes. Fighting all the way, the expected Allied forces did not appear for a long time.

Depending on the situation, [Yunnan City-State] regards Dongchuan County as an outcast. Perhaps in the eyes of the lords of the city-state, Dongchuan County, which was hanging alone, did not have much strategic value, so he simply cut off his arm and revitalized the whole game.

But intuitively, Huo Quzhi felt that things were not so simple. This unease continues to this day, and the source has not been found.

"Yongin City in front of you, will it be a trap?"

Information from the Military Intelligence Department indicates that there is no sign of a garrison in Yongin Castle. Even the area near the city has been carefully inspected by the detailed work of the Military Intelligence Department, but there is still no one.

If the Allies really want to raid, the only possibility is to teleport temporarily during the siege. If that were the case, 200,000 Allied troops alone would not be able to pose much of a threat to the First Army.

Huo Quzhi calmed down, turned his head to Ma Teng and said, "Don't take it lightly, but you can't stand still." Tell the whole army to prepare for an attack! ”

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

As long as the city in front of you is taken, the entire territory of 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 contribution of the Great War is none other than the Praetorian Guard.

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

The main forces of the attack were still two mountain barbarian hoplite divisions, and two cavalry divisions guarded the flanks. Sitting in the rear army is the Iron Beast Cavalry Division.

At about ten o'clock in the morning, with the cooperation of the siege equipment, the Shanban Division successfully arrived at the foot of the city wall. Then came the most difficult siege battle, and for the mountain warriors, everything was a breeze.

If all goes well, this ordinary city in front of you will fall before sunset.

That's when something happened.

The teleportation array in the center of Yongin City suddenly flashed with dazzling blue light, and a steady stream of troops walked out of the teleportation array and gathered in the square.

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

In less than ten minutes, the Military Intelligence Department lurking in Yongin City received the news. It's too late to rely on hummingbirds.

Risking the threat of being exposed, Hosaku sounded the flare.

With a "whoosh", a red signal flare representing an ambush rose into the air and exploded at a high altitude.

Huo Quzhi, who was outside the city, stared at the signal flare in the air that had not yet dispersed, not only was he not nervous, but he was relieved.

The unknown is always anxious.

Once the allies appeared and the mystery was revealed, Huo Qubing had nothing to fear.

"Pass the order down and let the front-line troops withdraw."

Now that the allies have appeared, Huo Qubing will not be arrogant and want to take Yongren City easily. Even if you attack the city, it will be a scuffle.

For a mixed infantry and cavalry regiment like the First Legion, the melee in the city was extremely disadvantageous.

Therefore, Huo Qubing is preparing to be outside the city, and he will meet the legendary 200,000 allied troops. Even if he couldn't win, he was confident that he would hold the Allies back until reinforcements arrived.

Don't forget, the Second Legion of the Praetorian Guard in Lingxi City is ready to stand by at any time.

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