Chaos of the Three Kingdoms Summons

Chapter 2748 Four Mastiffs Take to the Battle, Mounted Combat Begins

"Ding! Yuwen Chengdu's Tianbao skill effect has been activated. Martial power +6, base martial power 107, equipment +2, current martial power increased to 115."

The war between Xizhou and Liangzhou was a disgrace for any Jin army.

It even triggered the great calamity that followed.

As a result, Li Mi, a member of the imperial family, lost his life in this incident, and his story will surely be recorded in history.

Indeed, from Jia Xu to Li Bi, Li Bi initially demanded that Wei Qing and Meng Tian cooperate with them. When Wei Qing and Meng Tian refused, they directly petitioned the officials of the Six Ministries, asking the court to manage Li Bi properly.

Wei Qing and Meng Tian had no idea that even after they had all done this and had the Luoyang court intervene, Li Bi still dared to do it in private.

During this process, too many people, from the military to the imperial court, had already found out; it had reached a point where it could no longer be concealed.

Even, how many people in the imperial court would help him keep it a secret?
What a joke!
If we help him cover it up, he will end up like Li Bi, and his name will be recorded in history.

The pen of history is as firm as iron. They may want to leave their mark on history, but this is not the way to do so!

As for falsifying history books, this era had not yet reached the level of shamelessness that later generations had.

Secondly, once something happens in this world, it's not so easy to completely erase the traces.

Even if the official accounts can cover it up, if the people in the community secretly record it, you will have to bear the scorn of future generations!
If the traces of what happened were so easy to hide, how could so many traces have been left from Qin Shi Huang to Emperor Wu of Han, and then to Emperor Taizong of Tang and Emperor Taizu of Song?
If it were so easy to hide, Zhu Di would have truly become the successor in the 35th year of the Hongwu reign, and the Jingnan Campaign would not have been recorded in history.

Therefore, would the court officials be crazy to help Li Bi cover it up?

At that time, writing a letter to hold those responsible accountable was the correct political stance!
We're just colleagues. We should act in our own self-interest when it's time to act in our own self-interest, and distance ourselves from each other when it's time to distance ourselves from each other!

Otherwise, Li Xiang, who was still far away in the Central Plains at the time, wouldn't have had so many memorials demanding accountability from high-ranking officials in the Six Ministries, county magistrates, and generals at all levels in the military, being transported back and forth by several cartloads every day.

If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't control it, Li Xiang would have killed Li Bi, but he would have given him a different name!
But since he could no longer hide it, Li Xiang had no choice but to vent all his emotions—from the court to the army to the grassroots—on Li Bi.

In short, after the great calamity brought about by the war between Xizhou and Liangzhou, the deep-seated hatred between the two sides could not be erased.

Therefore, in this battle to recapture Liangzhou and Xizhou, almost no prisoners were taken.

The will of the army cannot be defied; the entire northern army of the Great Jin, especially the army in Liangzhou, needs to vent their anger.

At this point, when the generals from both sides meet, it will only be a fight to the death!
As for Yang Yan's Han Chinese origin, in the eyes of these generals, Han Chinese who acted as accomplices to the tyrants deserved to die even more than the Yuan Mongols!

Therefore, Yuwen Chengdu unleashed a barrage of deadly moves from the very first move, each one aimed at killing his opponent.

"Ding! Yang Yan's Divine Valor skill activated:"
Divine Valor: Demonstrates divine might and unparalleled bravery, leading the entire army. It can be advanced from the Valiant Skill, and the actual effect varies from person to person.

Effect 1: If the fighting spirit remains, attack power +5, can be activated up to twice.

Effect 2: When facing an enemy, whether in a one-on-one duel or a group battle, reduce the enemy's attack power by 1 to 3 points.

Yang Yan's "Divine Valor" skill effect one activated for the first time: Strength +5, base Strength 107, equipment +2, Kublai Khan's Central Command +2, current Strength increased to 116.

Both of them are mid-level divine generals, and unless they trade lives right from the start, it won't be a quick battle to determine a winner. However, if they were to trade lives, the outcome might be decided in a shorter time.

However, when two people are evenly matched, either of them could die at the hands of the other, or they could even suffer mutual injuries.

Yuwen Chengdu's Phoenix Wing Gilded Hammer was powerful and heavy, but Yang Yan's Three-Pointed Double-Edged Sword Technique had also mastered its essence, integrating the two different techniques of swordsmanship and spearmanship into one.

Both men were exceptional warriors of their time, and once they clashed, no one dared to approach within a dozen steps of them.

“Your Majesty, General Shi Tianze has already engaged the enemy. Our cavalry should resume their operations!” Wang Maide reminded from inside the Yuan Mongol central command tent.

For this military campaign, Kublai Khan did not bring the veteran advisors, but instead brought Wang Maide, Zhang Bin, and Yuan Benxi, who had recently joined the army.

The enemy had 100,000 infantrymen, while they only had 60,000, and the enemy's equipment was far superior.

If it's just infantry fighting each other without cavalry being deployed, their infantry will inevitably be at a disadvantage.

This is precisely why it was destined that once their infantry began to engage in battle, the cavalry would be the first to be deployed before the enemy.

"Your Majesty, let General Jebe and General Subutai each lead 30,000 cavalry to flank the two sides!"

"We must lure the enemy cavalry out first!"

"Without drawing out the enemy cavalry, our army will always be in trouble!" Murong Chui suggested after leading the cavalry to retreat and return to their own lines.

On the battlefield, it's all about who can save their cards until the very end!
If the enemy cavalry doesn't come out, and their entire army goes up to meet them, the enemy's 100,000 infantry will naturally be unable to stop them.

But by the time they've wiped out those 100,000 infantrymen, their troops will be nearly exhausted. If the enemy cavalry then attacks, they'll be easy prey.

This plan sounds like it involves a huge sacrifice, but in Murong Chui's view, it's not an impossible thing.

"One general's success is built on the bones of ten thousand." How many of those who become famous generals are not prepared to sacrifice pawns at crucial moments in order to achieve final victory?

It's simply a matter of whether it's worth it or not in their calculations!

But at least in Murong Chui's view, exchanging 100,000 for 200,000 was worth it!

Therefore, their cavalry cannot be truly committed until the enemy cavalry comes out! Only after luring the enemy cavalry out can they confidently plan their next battle strategy.

"Then we shall proceed as the general has suggested!"

Kublai Khan knew that his military skills were inferior to Murong Chui's, so he readily accepted Murong Chui's advice.

Sixty thousand cavalrymen—this was nearly half of the Mongol cavalry force.

Sixty thousand cavalrymen galloped out, their hooves striking the frozen ground with a dull, rumbling sound, like the beating of a giant drum, which made the earth tremble slightly beneath their feet.

Such a commotion didn't even require scouts to report; Wei Qing and Meng Tian in the central command tent had already noticed it.

Both men knew very well that the real battle would begin when their cavalry started to move out.