Chapter 567 Menghe Mountain Palace

"Are they all warriors?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"That's natural. The two thousand heavily armored infantry are all the strongest warriors in my camp. Each level of cultivation is at the same level, and most of them are acquired warriors!" Yang Chengxu said with a proud look on his face.

This kid is a little bit arrogant, but he has the qualifications to be arrogant.

It's not that Da Rong doesn't have heavy armored infantry, but the number is very small. There are heavy armored cavalry and heavy armored infantry in the 12th Battalion of the Forbidden Army and the 16th Guards of the Guards, but the total number is only more than 10,000.

As for the Jiuda border towns, it is estimated that only Chongshan Town has the financial resources to form armored heavy cavalry and heavy armored infantry.

The armor used by most soldiers in other border towns is mainly cloth armor and leather armor. Those who can wear iron armor are considered elite.

Cloth armor has an inner layer of iron sheets, while leather armor has an outer layer inlaid with iron sheets. Both of these have certain defensive capabilities and are also windproof and cold-proof. They are most suitable for use in the northern border towns of Darong.

Therefore, in the past, most of the soldiers in Chongshan Town were equipped with cloth armor and leather armor.

But now Zhenbiao's fifth battalion mainly uses iron armor. Even if they are not heavy armored cavalry and heavy armored infantry, their armor is still made of iron mountain armor.

The fifth battalion of Zhenbiao also has light armored cavalry, wearing blue cloth armor, but they are just scouts and messengers in their army.

Yang Zhengshan took a look and found that the Zhenbiao middle camp and the front camp actually had more than 6,000 soldiers. Instead, each battalion had 8,000 soldiers, of which 2,000 were auxiliary soldiers.

"Is the same true for the rear camp?"

"Well, the configuration of the rear camp is the same as that of the front camp!"

"What about the two battalions on the left and right?"

"The two battalions on the left and right are mainly composed of iron-armored cavalry, supplemented by cloth-armored light cavalry. Each battalion has four thousand iron-armored cavalry and two thousand cloth-armored light cavalry." Yang Chengxu said.

"What about the various reinforcement camps?" Yang Zhengshan continued to ask.

Yang Chengxu replied: "The conditions of each reinforcement camp are different, but they are all cavalry. The difference lies in the proportion of iron cavalry and light cavalry."

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly. It seemed that Chongshan Town was really wealthy. Even the reinforcement battalions were all replaced by cavalry.

Raising so many cavalry is not an easy task. People eat what horses chew, and consume countless amounts of food and grass.

The large-scale reclamation of wasteland is only one of the reasons why Chongshan Town can afford to raise so many soldiers and horses. The main reason is because the glass workshop provides a large amount of money to the General Military Mansion and the profits from sea trade.

Yang Zhengshan then asked the soldiers to practice again, which gave him a clear understanding of the overall combat effectiveness of the Zhenbiao Fifth Battalion.

After understanding the strength of Chongshan Town, Yang Zhengshan began to send people to inquire about the Uliang Hu tribe.

As the saying goes, if you know yourself and your enemy, you will be victorious in any battle. Yang Zhengshan suddenly came to Chongshan Town. He would never send troops rashly without knowing the situation clearly.

At this time, the battle in Beiyuan Town was in full swing. One hundred thousand barbarians marched south, and the border of Beiyuan Town was full of smoke. In mid-April, Wu Tuo led the 120,000 elite troops of the Wuliang Palace outside Linyuan City in a mighty manner.

Linyuan City is the largest Guancheng in Beiyuan Town. It is six feet high and more than ten miles long. It is adjacent to the steep Tianhu Mountain to the west and Hushan River, one of the sources of the Ru River, to the north.

The moat of Guancheng is the Hushan River. The Hushan River is more than ten feet wide. Although its deepest point is only two feet, it is the best barrier for Linyuan City. If the Uliang army wants to attack Linyuan City, it must first cross the Hushan River. Mountains and rivers.

The Hushan River originates from Tianhu Mountain. If the Uliang army wanted to bypass Tianhu Mountain, it would have to go west for more than a hundred miles. However, there is a Shangyuan Pass to the west of Tianhu Mountain, which is also an important pass in Beiyuan Town. .

However, Wutuo did not intend to bypass Tianhu Mountain. At this time, he was ordering the army to fill in the Hushan River.

The Hushan River is wide, but the water flow is not very large. As long as there is enough manpower, it can be filled up.

Wutuo stood in front of the camp, looking at Linyuan City in the south, showing no signs of being anxious at all.

Although he was blocked by Linyuan City at the moment and could not go deep into Beiyuan Town, he also held back Duan Qifeng's 100,000 Town Biao Battalion. Compared with the two, they did not suffer a loss here.

Moreover, there are eight cavalry units under the command of King Wuliang. At this time, only three of the eight cavalry units are going south. The remaining five units are also dispatching troops and will soon go south.

He believed that as long as he could hold back Duan Qifeng's Zhenbiao camp, the eight cavalrymen under his command would be able to wipe out the garrison of Beiyuan Town with overwhelming force.

"Report, there is an urgent message from the royal court!" A Hu Qi came galloping on horseback and delivered an urgent letter to Wu Tuo.

Wutuo frowned slightly as he read the contents of the urgent letter, "Did it come so quickly?"

The content of the letter is the news about Yang Zhengshan's arrival at Chongshanguan.

This was faster than he expected. He originally thought that it would take at least a month and a half for Darong Chaotang to send someone to Chongshan Town to take charge of the overall situation. Unexpectedly, Yang Zhengshan had already arrived at Chongshan Pass in just half a month.

But he wasn't too worried, because he had already thought of a way to resist Chongshan Pass.

"Send an order to the Ula tribe and ask them to delay the advance of the Chongshan Town army!"

"Send an order to the Red Thorn Division and tell them to defend Menghe Mountain. We must not allow the Chongshan Town army to pass through Menghe Mountain!"

Uto said calmly.

Menghe Mountain is a defensive line specially built by Wutuo to resist Zhongshan Town in recent years.

The Menghe Mountain is about a thousand miles long from north to south and about three hundred miles wide from east to west. Like a huge natural barrier, it divides the territory of the Ulliang Royal Court into two parts, the north and the south.

If Chongshan Town wants to invade the hinterland of the Ulliang Royal Court, it must first cross the Menghe Mountain, but Wutuo has built a large number of forts and passes on the Menghe Mountain, and has more than 300,000 herdsmen from the Chisei tribe stationed in Mongolia. There are passes and forts all over Heshan.

The most important passage is Menghe Mountain Pass, which is the flag of the Chici tribe. Wutuo also built a huge pass there, a pass that is no less powerful than Chongshan Pass.

According to Wutuo's estimate, it will take at least three or four months for Chongshan Town to break through Menghe Mountain Pass.

And there is the Ula tribe in the northeast of Menghe Mountain Pass. Although the strength of the Ula tribe is much weaker, it should be able to resist Chongshan Town for a period of time.

Even if Menghe Mountain Pass cannot be defended, it can provide him with half a year.

Half a year is enough for him to take Beiyuan Town!

Yang Zhengshan did not know Wutuo's idea for the time being, but at this time Yang Zhengshan already knew the existence of Menghe Mountain Pass.

Chongshan Pass, in the lobby of the General's Mansion, Yang Zhengshan was looking at the map of the Wuliang King's Court.

This map is very simple, with only simple markings of mountains, rivers, and some Wuliang tribes.

The most important one is Menghe Mountain Pass.

This Menghe Mountain Que is a long and narrow valley with a total length of more than 100 miles. The widest part is about 30 miles, and the narrowest part is less than 10 miles.

There are steep peaks on both sides, which is a place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Looking at the Menghe Mountain Que, Yang Zhengshan frowned deeply.

Although he did not see the Menghe Mountain Que with his own eyes, he knew very well that it was basically impossible to capture this place.

You can't attack from the Menghe Mountain Que!

Yang Zhengshan's first thought was to avoid the Menghe Mountain Que.

A strong attack, not to mention that it would cause heavy casualties among the soldiers, just the consumption of food and grass in this protracted siege, is a big trouble.

What's more, if he drags too long in the Menghe Mountain Que, Beiyuan Town may not be able to hold on.

At this time, Yang Zhengshan no longer suspected that Duan Qifeng had colluded with the Wulianghu tribe in secret. After all, they were fighting bloody battles, real bloody battles, fighting to the death at all costs.

According to the news from the past few days, Beiyuan Town and the Huqi of Wuliang King Court fought very fiercely, and both sides were fighting for every inch of land.

Today you occupy a fortress of mine, and I will take it back tomorrow. Today you kill 300 of my soldiers, and tomorrow I will ambush your vanguard.

Even Yang Zhengshan had to say that he admired the fighting spirit shown by Beiyuan Town.

This made him dispel his doubts about Duan Qifeng and put what Wang Bin said behind his mind.

Yang Zhengshan continued to look at the map of Wuliang King Court. The territory of Wuliang King Court was very large, spanning 3,000 miles from east to west and nearly 2,000 miles from north to south.

However, the north was a cold snowy land, and the west was a barren Gobi desert. The main settlements were divided into four parts. The first part was the royal city near Miluling and Suger Lake. That area had mountains, water, fertile fields and grasslands. It was the largest settlement of Wuliang King Court and one of the main settlements of Wuliang tribe.

The second part is the east and west sides of Mount Menghe. Mount Menghe has many peaks, most of which are snow-capped mountains. In summer, the snow on the top of the mountain will melt into streams, flowing along the mountains, forming many rivers and lakes on both sides of Mount Menghe, nourishing a large amount of fertile grassland.

The east side was designated as the territory of the Ula tribe by the Wuliang royal court, and the west side has always been the territory of the Chici tribe.

The third part is several source rivers in the upper reaches of the Ru River, such as the Hushan River, the Urugu River, the Baima River, etc. The basins of these rivers are all in the south of the Wuliang royal court. The main settlements of the three tribes of the Kerey tribe, the Wanggu tribe, and the Tatar tribe are near these river basins.

The fourth part is the west of the Wuliang royal court, near the Geersa River and the Ubusu Lake. The Ubusu Lake is the largest saltwater lake in the Wuliang royal court and an important salt-producing area in the Wuliang royal court. Although the Geersa River has a small flow, it is also a very long river. It passes through the Gobi Desert in the west and flows into the Ubusu Lake.

The settlements of the Alaman and Huiba tribes are in this area. They can not only graze here, but also make a living by boiling salt.

The main settlements of the Wuliang King's tribe and the eight subordinate Hu tribes are around the four parts of the area. In addition, there are many small and medium-sized tribes distributed on the vast grassland.

Some of these small and medium-sized tribes have tens of thousands of people, and some have only a few hundred people.

Compared with the Donghai Hu tribe, the Wuliang Hu tribe is undoubtedly more powerful. At the same time, the Wuliang Hu tribe also has a centralized royal court, which far exceeds the Donghai Hu tribe in terms of ruling power and dispatching capabilities.

This is a real dynasty, not a grass-roots team like the Donghai Hu tribe.

Now the main force of the Wuliang King's court is placed in Beiyuan Town. Wutuo has drawn a large number of young and strong people from many tribes to the south, but this does not mean that there is no force in the hinterland of the Wuliang King's court.

The Hu tribe is a nation where all people are soldiers. As long as they can get on a horse and have a knife, regardless of gender, age or young, they can be called cavalry.

Of course, the Wuliang Hu tribe also has a shortcoming, that is, they lack weapons and armor.

Especially the iron armor, only the elite of each tribe have iron armor, and ordinary young men can only wear leather robes to go to the battlefield.

It is a leather robe, not leather armor. The leather armor of Chongshan Town is inlaid with iron plates, such as the chest and shoulders.

The ordinary young men of the Wulianghu tribe do not have such leather armor at all.

Maybe some small tribes will also have iron armor, but they are all old antiques passed down from their ancestors.

Ancestral armor is very common in the Wulianghu tribe, and all their descendants wear a set of iron armor.

While looking at the map of the Wuliang Royal Court, Yang Zhengshan carefully calculated based on his understanding of the Wuliang Royal Court.

Go to support Beiyuan Town?

It is not necessary. Although Chongshan Town can support Beiyuan Town, it is not very meaningful. At most, it will make the soldiers of Chongshan Town fall into the meat grinder of Beiyuan Town.

Moreover, if tens of thousands of soldiers pour into Beiyuan Town, Beiyuan Town’s food and grass will probably be difficult to support.

Besides, he doesn’t know much about Beiyuan Town, and he can’t command the soldiers of Beiyuan Town. It would be very embarrassing for him to go to Beiyuan Town.

Instead of supporting Beiyuan Town, Yang Zhengshan thinks it is better to attack Yemi City, the capital of Wuliang King’s Court.

But if you want to attack Yemi City, you have to pass through Menghe Mountain Que first, which gives Yang Zhengshan a headache.

Just when Yang Zhengshan was hesitating whether to attack Menghe Mountain, Yang Minghao hurried over and said, "Dad, my second brother is here!"

Yang Zhengshan frowned, "What is he doing here?"

Yang Mingzhi had already entered the hall. Seeing Yang Zhengshan, he knelt down and said, "Son kowtows to Dad!"

"..."

He kowtowed right away, which made Yang Zhengshan unable to do it.

Well, it's only right to kowtow. After not seeing each other for several years, isn't it only right for a son to kowtow to his father?

"Get up!"

Yang Zhengshan originally wanted to ask him why he came to Chongshan Pass instead of guarding Fuzhou City, but seeing him like this, he was too lazy to ask more.

Yang Mingzhi stood up with a faint smile on his face, "I haven't seen you for several years, Dad looks a little older!"

Yang Zhengshan glared at him, "Can you speak? If you can't, don't speak!"

After speaking, Yang Zhengshan looked down at his beard.

The beard was still black and shiny, and there was not a single white hair in his hair. How could he be old?

Yang Zhengshan has aged, but there are only a few fine wrinkles on his face. He looks at most 40 years old, not like a 60-year-old man.

Yang Mingzhi was so shocked that he could only change the subject and said, "How does Dad plan to attack?"

"Why, do you have any ideas?" Yang Zhengshan asked back.

"No, I'm waiting for Dad's order!" Yang Mingzhi said.

Yang Zhengshan glared at him again, "Since you have to wait for orders, then wait in Fuzhou City honestly. Why come to Chongshan Pass?"

Seeing that Yang Zhengshan seemed really angry, Yang Mingzhi lowered his head and said no more.

This guy is still an official fan, wanting to make merit and get promoted.

It's rare that the battle in Chongshan Town is about to start, so he is naturally eager to go to the battlefield.

After he got the news that Yang Zhengshan came to Chongshan Pass, he hurried over, fearing that Yang Zhengshan would not assign him a task.