On January 13th, the eleventh year of Tianxuan, Qu Mao and Mo Yang bid farewell, and then brought Su Yan and 5,000 fifth-tier court guards, as well as 1,000 third-tier sentries and 14,000 third-tier sharpshooters organized by Zhang Da The troops left the town where Mo Yangqiao was stationed and walked towards the western border of the Mughal Empire.
Originally Qu Mao was unwilling to take the infantry on the road, after all, it would slow down the marching speed, but Zhang Da insisted on this, and the members of the Eastern Front Military Committee did not object, so Qu Mao had to be forced to accept.
Qu Mao's march westward, about 300 kilometers away, is not the territory fully controlled by King Yi's territory, but the territory that supports Prince Mo Yangyan or the old emperor. Therefore, Zhang Da and the members of the Military Committee on the Eastern Front Battlefield, Qu Mao is absolutely not allowed to have infantry without a third-tier marksman.
Even with Qu Mao leading the troops, it is impossible for other forces of the Mughal Empire to successfully decapitate Qu Mao, but the lord hanged up once for no reason. The Military Committee of the Eastern Front Battlefield believed that it would bring morale to the troops in the entire Yi King territory. fatal blow.
Qu Mao felt that what everyone said made sense, so he could only march slowly towards the western border of the Mughal Empire with tens of thousands of infantry.
It was not until January 18, the eleventh year of Tianxuan, that Qu Mao and Su Yan led their troops to the place where Hua Tielan organized the defense line on the western border of the Mughal Empire. By January 18, they had already surpassed Qu Maoyuan. The planned vacation is three days, but Qu Mao himself said: As a lord, no one stipulates that he can only take half a month's vacation. He has already arrived here, and he will definitely go to the Western Front in the future.
When Hua Tielan appeared in front of Qu Mao and Su Yan, she didn't feel the vicissitudes of fighting on the front line for a year. At least Qu Mao felt that Hua Tielan was still glamorous.
After seeing Qu Mao coming, Hua Tielan was naturally overjoyed. Although the Ministry of Intelligence had already sent a notice to Hua Tielan, Hua Tielan greeted Qu Mao and said, "My lord, I haven't seen you for a long time!"
Qu Mao said with a smile: "On January 28, the tenth year of Tianxuan, you led the army to enter here from Dali Kingdom, and you didn't return to the Holy Land to attend the year-end summary meeting of the tenth year of Tianxuan. Of course we haven't seen each other for a long time, at least there is It's been more than a year.
How about it? Is the battle here intense?
How many invading troops are still facing the Principality of Pengda? "
Hua Tielan smiled and said: "My lord, the border defense operations here are not tense, and it is easier than the confrontation with the Pengda Principality and the Mughal Empire at the same time in Jiangong City.
At present, the total number of invasion troops organized by the Principality of Pengda on the border is hovering between 800,000 and 1 million. If Lord Chafidel's attack is tighter, the strength of the invasion troops here will decrease; If the pace of the raid slows down a little, the number of people here will increase.
In the process of pulling the Duke of Pengda's military strength in cooperation with Lord Chafidel, our strategy of killing a large number of the Duke of Pengda's active forces has already played a significant role. Symptoms of tightness. "
Qu Mao asked: "Did we lose a lot of our own troops after fighting for more than a year?"
Hua Tielan sighed, and said: "My lord, to tell you the truth, the one-year-long battle has cost more than half of the troops under my command, among which the number of casualties has reached as high as 600,000, and another 400,000 people have suffered injuries of varying severity. , or be diagnosed and treated in the rear, or be sent back to Moner Marquis for recuperation.
Currently on this border defense line, the subordinates have less than 1 million soldiers who can really fight.
Fortunately, relying on the fortifications built in the early stage, there is no big problem for the subordinates to confront the invading troops of the Principality of Pengda. It is only necessary for the subordinates to launch a counterattack, abandon the convenience of the fortifications and terrain, and transfer the battlefield to the Principality of Pengda In the territory, the subordinates feel that there is still more than enough energy.
My lord, you are here in person this time, because you need your subordinates..."
Qu Mao hurriedly waved his hand to interrupt Hua Tielan's words, and said: "I just came here to take a look, the border defense battlefield on your side is still based on your own ideas.
Just think that I came here this time, just passing by.
If you really feel a bit struggling, you can also tell me directly, and I can ask Sir Mrak to send 10,000 Musketeers from the Midway Twin Islands for you as reinforcements. "
Hua Tielan frowned, and said with a smile: "My lord, I really hope that 10,000 Musketeers will come to assist my defense, but my subordinate is the army after all, and the problems that the army can solve will not bother the firearms army." up.
Now Lord Chafidel is proud of being on the Western Front. His subordinates believe that the army is not necessarily inferior to the Firearms Army, and many outstanding soldiers of the Firearms Army are transformed from our army soldiers.
Now the mature soldiers of the Firearms Army are all on the Western Front, and Sir Mrak is training all Firearms Army recruits on Twin Islands midway.
So it is good for the subordinates to guard this border battlefield. When Chafidel leads the army to break through the border of the Principality of Pengda and enter the territory of the Principality of Pengda, the pressure on the border defense on the subordinate side will naturally disappear.
At that time, the subordinates will judge the strength of the army soldiers here. If it is okay, the subordinates will organize a surprise attack of 100,000 troops to enter the Principality of Pengda to fight, echoing Lord Chafidel's firearms army quasi-battlefield. The subordinates think so Maybe it works better.
My lord, there is no need for you to dismantle the soldiers of the Firearms Army that Sir Mrak Sir is training at this stage. "
Qu Mao thought for a while, nodded, and said: "Well, if you want to think about it this way, I think it's okay.
But try to be more prudent and rely on fortifications to reduce the casualties of our soldiers as much as possible.
The main purpose is to protect the personal safety of our soldiers. To tell you frankly, I would rather take the operation of transferring and retiring from the army to pay severance pay to Army soldiers than to issue pensions to the families of sacrificed soldiers. "
Hua Tielan stood up straight, gave Qu Mao a military salute, and said, "Yes, my lord! This subordinate understands!"
Qu Mao glanced at Su Yan, and said: "Hua Tielan, we only stay with you for one night, and tomorrow we will enter the newly restored territory of the aboriginal forces in Zafidel and go to the frontline headquarters on the Western Front.
I leave Zhang Da’s garrison troops to you, we only take 5,000 fifth-tier court guards to set off..."
Hua Tielan said anxiously: "My lord, what can I do? Your safety..."
Qu Mao interrupted Hua Tielan's words with a wave of his hand, and said, "Don't worry about it, I know it well."