Chapter 361: Encircling the Later Jin Tartars, Huang Taiji is Full of Confidence
"Chirp!"
A big black eagle flew at high speed from the south, thousands of feet above the Yellow River.
After arriving at an island in the middle of the river three thousand miles away from the Laoniuwan Pass, it circled in the air for half a circle, identified its target, and then dived down.
The big black eagle had just landed on a high-quality treasure ship when a figure leaped down from the bird's back and landed on the deck.
This is He Guang, Deputy Minister of the Military Intelligence Department.
In order to ensure that there would be no mistakes in this long-distance communication, he, who was responsible for the intelligence outside the Great Wall, personally came to convey Li Dingguo's latest orders to the Suzaku Corps and the Xuanwu First Battalion.
"He Guang, you actually came here in person this time, could it be..."
"He Guang, has Huang Taiji already led his troops into the pass?"
Standing on the flagship treasure ship, the commander of the Suzaku Legion Wu Hongai, and the commander of the Xuanwu Third Battalion Pan Jinghua, who were leaning against the side of the ship to discuss things, saw He Guang coming in person, and hurried forward to greet him and asked loudly.
Their army, which was responsible for cutting off Huang Taiji's retreat, had been hiding here for quite some time and had been getting anxious waiting.
Now seeing that He Guang was so cautious and came in person to convey military intelligence, he was immediately overjoyed.
"Wu Hongai, Pan Jinghua, you guessed right!"
He Guang nodded and said, "Because the military situation this time is too important, there can be no mistakes. I came here specifically to convey the latest order from the commander-in-chief."
"The Later Jin Tartars have left Laoniuwan, the northern pass of the Yellow River, this morning. They adopted the expected land and water military mode and quickly advanced along the east bank of the Yellow River towards the interior of the pass."
"Huang Taiji was very cautious. He only ordered the logistics battalion and the Han army's three-flag firearm battalion to take the treasure ship south, and did not allow any elite cavalry to board the ship to join the action."
"There is no doubt that Huang Taiji is afraid that we will use a large fleet to surround and intercept him, and then he will be wiped out by our army."
"The commander-in-chief orders that both of you set out on the great treasure ship immediately, and sail downstream at the fastest speed, and do your best to catch up with the Tartar fleet."
"The large fleet assembled by the Shanxi merchants could not move fast enough because they had to keep pace with the cavalry led by Huang Taiji."
"After all, 800,000 cavalrymen are marching along the river bank. They will encounter many hills and dense forests along the way. They have to bypass many dangerous terrains, so their marching speed will not be very fast."
"Your fleet should launch a pursuit at full speed. In seven days at most, you should be able to catch up with the enemy before they reach Huigou Village and firmly block their fleet's retreat."
"All the logistical supplies of this Tartar army and the Three Banners Firearms Battalion of the Han Army are loaded on the large fleet of the Shanxi merchants. Once their large fleet is surrounded and defeated by us, the remaining 800,000 Tartar cavalry main force will be in for a good show!"
"In such a desolate mountainous area with no village in front and no shop behind, just feeding 800,000 troops would be a big worry for them!"
"Besides, we have already deployed a large number of ambushes on the important roads around the Tartar army, and even have the Five Elements Formation to cover and protect them. How can it be so easy for Huang Taiji to break out of our encirclement?"
"We have deployed a large number of psychic cannons and psychic crossbow carts at all ambush sites. This time, Huang Taiji will be in trouble!"
"Huang Taiji, the hero who claims to be unrivaled in the world, would be so angry that he would vomit blood this time!"
He Guang smiled sinisterly and continued, "Huang Taiji and the 800,000 elite Tartars thought we were like the Ming army, who would just hold on to one place and wait for them to attack. How could they have experienced this kind of dilemma?"
"Wu Hongai, Pan Jinghua, the commander-in-chief said that the outcome of this battle depends on whether you can stop the large fleet of the Later Jin Tartars in time, and then work together with the Xuanwu Second Battalion that has been prepared in the front to encircle and kill the enemy's large fleet!"
"As long as we achieve this first step of the action plan, all the backup plans we have arranged can be launched as scheduled and play their due role!"
"This is a death order. Even if you have to work day and night, your fleet must complete this mission, which concerns the life and death of our Renaissance Army, according to the plan within the specified time!"
"From today on, until the end of this war, I will bring this great black eagle of the fifth intermediate level with you to help you solve the military intelligence problems with your allies in a timely manner."
He Guang quickly conveyed the current intelligence and military orders to the two of them.
"it is good!"
"This time I want to see where Huang Taiji's 800,000 Tartar main force can run to!"
"Pan Jinghua, don't waste time here, quickly order the large fleet of the Xuanwu Third Battalion to weigh anchor immediately and set sail!"
"I will go and inform the navy soldiers of our Suzaku Corps to take action immediately!"
This urgent military information made Wu Hongai and Pan Jinghua dare not waste even a little time. After He Guang finished speaking, they immediately slipped away!
There are a total of sixty treasure ships of the Suzaku Legion and sixty treasure ships of the Xuanwu First Battalion.
The combined number of their two naval treasure ships was much larger than that of the Shanxi merchant fleet.
Moreover, all of their treasure ships are equipped with psychic cannons and crossbow carts.
The difference is that the high-quality treasure ships are equipped with long-range third-grade top-quality magic weapon cannons, while the medium-quality and low-quality treasure ships are equipped with medium-sized second-grade top-quality magic weapon cannons.
Our side has the firepower advantage that completely overwhelms the enemy's large fleet. As long as we catch up with the enemy fleet, the enemy will not be able to escape even if they want to.
Although the Yellow River is wide, it would not be easy for the enemy fleet to break out of the encirclement with their own large fleets blocking them with their speed.
This is a professional warship on our side. The formations on the ship have been improved by Li Dingguo himself, and its performance is much stronger than that of enemy ships of the same level.
As for combat capability, it is not comparable to the enemy's fleet of treasure ships.
This seemingly simple containment operation is actually related to the subsequent development of the war and is crucial to the outcome of this war.
Only by cutting off the retreat route of Huang Taiji's army can the next step of encirclement and killing from all sides be implemented.
The well-trained soldiers of the Restoration Army acted quickly, and in just a quarter of an hour or so, they were ready to set off.
"Dudu..."
As the navy's unique iron-clad ox-horn horns sounded, one large treasure ship after another sailed towards the vast river channel outside the river bay.
Then they formed two columns in the spacious Yellow River, sailed downstream at full speed, and soon disappeared on the river surface in the south.
……
Thousands of miles away from Huigouzhaibao is the place where the Yellow River turns sharply westward.
There is a large plain here formed by the impact of water, which is very spacious.
As the ice and snow melted and spring arrived, the plain was covered with lush green grass, making it a perfect place for the army to rest and recuperate.
The 800,000-strong army led by Huang Taiji and nearly a hundred treasure ships loaded with various logistical supplies took a temporary rest on the river bank.
Fan Yubin had just finished breakfast and sat down on the ground opposite Huang Taiji. He explained to him the outline of the journey ahead and the situation of Huigou Fort that he had previously known.
"Khan, the Yellow River turns west here and heads straight for our first destination, Huigou Fort."
"The terrain of this section of the river is steep and the water flows very fast. At our speed of this rapid march, we estimate that we will be able to reach our destination by tomorrow morning at the latest."
"I heard that all the fortress towns occupied by the Renaissance Army have mobilized a large amount of manpower and material resources to carry out major renovations. I believe that this very important Huigou Fort at the Yellow River Pass will be no exception."
"But no matter how they transform it, this is just a frontier fortress town after all. It is impossible to transform it into a strong city like Tongguan."
"Besides, our army is so powerful, with no shortage of psychic cannons and crossbow carts. With nearly two hundred cannons firing at the same time, even a strong city like Tongguan can't withstand many concentrated fire attacks."
"We, the Jin merchants, have specially sent a hundred thousand soul beads of various levels to the Khan on board. They are enough for you to use in several high-intensity sieges during your battle with the Renaissance Army."
In order to eliminate Li Dingguo and the Fuxing Army, the great threat to them, these big Shanxi merchants invested a huge amount of money this time.
Not only did they send Huang Taiji a large treasure ship with enough supplies, but the ship was also filled with a large amount of various military supplies and food. Among them were not only 100,000 soul beads of various levels, but also a large amount of spiritual rice and spiritual beans, enough for Huang Taiji's army to use for more than half a month.
This made Huang Taiji very satisfied. During the past few days when the large fleet docked for rest, he praised Fan Yubin several times without hesitation, praising him for his efficient work and saying that he was worthy of being the best partner of the Later Jin clan.
"Not bad!"
Huang Taiji looked at Fan Yubin with satisfaction, nodded, and said, "For a border fortress town like Huigou Fort, the geographical environment is limited. It is impossible to transform it into a world-famous fortress town like Tongguan. It is already remarkable to be even one tenth of the size of Tongguan."
"We in the Dajin clan are extremely short of various supplies. Those precious soul beads should not be wasted in a place like this."
"I haven't used a single move since I broke through to the initial stage of Level 6. This time I'll use this border fortress to practice."
"I will personally lead a military killing formation consisting of 100,000 Later Jin warriors. We can break through it with one charge. There is no need to use psychic cannons to launch concentrated fire attacks, so as not to waste these precious strategic materials."
"A level six warrior led an army of 100,000 elite soldiers to form a military killing array. Even if it faces a concentrated fire attack launched by thousands of psychic cannons, it can still withstand it head-on. It is not so easy to break the military array's defense."
"Li Dingguo thinks that the Fuxing Army, equipped with numerous spiritual cannons and spiritual crossbow carts with excellent performance, can compete with our Great Jin Heavenly Soldiers. This is simply nonsense."
Huang Taiji sneered and said disdainfully, "This is the world of cultivators. The potential of the military killing array is unlimited. The higher the cultivator's cultivation, the more powerful the killing array magic power will be."
"It's totally different from those psychic cannons and psychic crossbow carts. The upper limit is visible."
“If a strong person in the Spirit Refining Realm appeared in this world, even if you had ten thousand spiritual energy cannons firing at the same time, you would not be able to stop the sudden attack launched by the other party, and you would only be killed obediently!”
Huang Taiji was indeed a great hero of his generation. He could see at a glance the biggest drawbacks of the two large war weapons: the psychic cannon and the psychic crossbow cart.
His words are rough but true, and they are all facts.
Li Dingguo had thought of this as early as two years ago, which was similar to the heroic view of Huang Taiji.
Before the emergence of powerful people in the realm of spirit refining, the psychic cannons and psychic crossbow carts were still able to demonstrate strong offensive capabilities.
But in this magical world today, the destiny keeps changing. Now, there are already level six strong men among human forces. Who dares to say that there won’t be level seven strong men in the realm of spirit refining in the future?
Even if a level six warrior leads a large enough elite army and forms a military killing formation to launch a charge, he can head-on withstand the concentrated fire attack launched by thousands of psychic cannons and capture the enemy's town in one fell swoop.
As a newly-minted level six warrior, Huang Taiji knew very well how powerful it was to have a commander with level six cultivation, leading an elite army of sufficient size to form a military killing formation.
It is no exaggeration to say that the army led by Huang Taiji himself can capture any large city within the Ming Dynasty, including the capital!
Every aspect of a level six expert is more than ten times stronger than a level five peak practitioner.
Especially a level six strong man who is proficient in military killing formations, leading a hundred thousand elite soldiers to form a military killing formation. Even a dragon at the peak level of level six will have to flee in panic!
A military killing formation of this level, if launched against any major city in the world today, would not be able to be stopped by any large city defense formation.
In order to stop the surprise attack of the 100,000-man army led by Huang Taiji himself, the enemy must have a level six warrior who leads an elite army of the same size to form a military killing formation to fight.
"Sweat profusely."
When Fan Yubin heard what Huang Taiji said, he was suddenly shocked and said to Huang Taiji, "Do you think Li Dingguo will also break through to the sixth level of cultivation like you, the Khan?"
"If that happens, our army might be in some trouble."
"Although Li Dingguo is only fourteen years old this year, he has been practicing martial arts since he was ten years old, and his cultivation level has been advancing by leaps and bounds. He cannot be viewed with common sense."
He himself has a divine weapon of his own. Judging from all aspects of the rapid rise of the Fuxing Army, Fan Yubin believes that Li Dingguo should also have a divine weapon of his own.
Moreover, the grade of this natal divine weapon is extremely high, which is why it can be of such great help to Li Dingguo.
How precious is the natal artifact?
Even at this time, Fan Yubin did not reveal to Huang Taiji the idea that he had a natal divine weapon.
Faced with such a huge temptation of the innate divine weapon, he dared to bet that Huang Taiji would kill him on the spot without hesitation as soon as he knew about it and take his innate divine weapon for his own use.
There is no other reason. This treasure is too precious. Once it is known to outsiders, it is normal to kill people for it.
Fan Yubin, who had a big secret of his own, did not dare to mention anything about his natal artifact to Huang Taiji. He only reminded Huang Taiji indirectly.
This would prevent our side from being mentally prepared enough and being defeated by Li Dingguo by luck.
Once that situation occurred, Fan Yubin, who had no hope of revenge, would probably want to die.
"This……"
As soon as Fan Yubin finished speaking, Huang Taiji was suddenly startled!
Indeed, if it were not for Fan Yubin's reminder, Huang Taiji would not have thought of this problem.
The main reason was that Li Dingguo was only fourteen years old, which was too confusing.
No one would have guessed that a young genius who was only fourteen years old would break through to the sixth level of cultivation.
After hearing what Fan Yubin said, Huang Taiji suddenly realized that he had neglected Li Dingguo's cultivation during this period of time.
Everyone could guess that Li Dingguo was no simple man, as he was able to build up such a huge revival army from scratch in just a few years. In all likelihood, he had encountered some incredible fortune to be able to do such an incredible thing.
With all the miracles Li Dingguo created, who can guarantee that he has not broken through to the sixth level now?
In any case, Huang Taiji didn't dare to guarantee it.
"Humph!"
Huang Taiji thought for a moment and said gloomily, "Even if Li Dingguo quietly breaks through to the initial level of the sixth level, what can it do?"
"Can his Renaissance Army be compared to these elite soldiers under my command?"
"Once I find Li Dingguo on the battlefield, I will immediately lead 40,000 Sauron dead soldiers to form a military killing formation and kill him directly!"
"Li Dingguo is young, no matter how powerful he is, there is a limit."
"This refers to the situation where Li Dingguo has already broken through to the sixth level of cultivation, although this possibility is extremely small."
"As long as we can successfully kill Li Dingguo, the army's westward march will be a great success, and the million-strong Restoration Army under his command will soon disappear into thin air and cease to exist."
"Fan Yubin, your reminder is very timely. I, Huang Taiji, owe you a favor and will compensate you in the future."
Huang Taiji did not deceive the other party. Once he successfully killed Li Dingguo, he would most likely be able to obtain at least one powerful innate artifact.
The value of an innate divine artifact alone is immeasurable. Giving some good things to Fan Yubin as a reward is nothing at all.
"The army has been resting here for two hours. It is time to continue our march and kill Li Dingguo as soon as possible, so as to avoid any other unexpected events."
Thinking about the innate divine weapon that he would definitely get from Li Dingguo after successfully killing him, even Huang Taiji, who was a very shrewd person, could not sit still.
"Yes! Great Khan."
Fan Yubin quickly agreed, then stood up and left, directing those who needed to travel by boat to begin reboarding the treasure ship in an orderly manner.
At the same time, under the order of Huang Taiji, 800,000 elite cavalry troops quickly lined up and prepared to set off.
All the Tartar soldiers are already impatient for the upcoming battle with the Fuxing Army.
"Dudu..."
Half an hour later, as the navy's horn sounded, the large fleet commanded by Fan Yubin began to leave the shore one by one, forming three columns along the direction of the Yellow River and turning due east.
Huang Taiji led his 800,000 cavalrymen and galloped along the rugged terrain towards the Huigou Fort in the west, riding his spirit beasts and war horses.
(End of this chapter)
