Chapter 358: Tartars’ Excitement, Targeted Adjustments
"Woooo..."
As Zhaisang's family watched, the air between heaven and earth suddenly became turbulent and swarmed towards the golden tent that everyone's attention was focused on, making a whistling sound!
Anyone who is a Qi Refining Realm practitioner will know clearly what is happening now.
There is no doubt that this was after Huang Taiji had been in seclusion for three hours, he finally broke through his own bottleneck and began to make a breakthrough in his cultivation.
"The Khan succeeded!"
"God bless our Great Jin clan!"
"Hahahaha... From now on, what will the Ming Dynasty have to fight us?"
"As for Li Dingguo and his Fuxing Army, just wait for us to kill them!"
"The Khan has already broken through to the sixth level of cultivation. From now on, the Nine Provinces of China will be at the mercy of our Great Jin clan?"
Seeing this astonishing scene, the soldiers of the Later Jin clan who were surrounding the golden tent could no longer suppress their excitement and they were all talking about it.
With the generals of each flag exercising strict control, no one dared to make loud noises.
If for no other reason, he was afraid that the deafening noise of two million soldiers would affect Huang Taiji's breakthrough in cultivation.
As everyone was waiting anxiously and excitedly, three hours passed unknowingly. As the huge vortex of airflow that gathered above the golden tent suddenly dissipated without a trace, a clear whistle sounded in a high pitch, spreading throughout the area of 100 miles.
The roar was filled with endless joy and boundless dominance!
The two yellow flags immediately lifted the state of martial law. After the successful breakthrough, Huang Taiji announced that the entire army would stay in the Khorchin tribe to celebrate for a day. The laughter of the people resounded throughout the world.
All the Tartar soldiers believed that their army's three-pronged invasion of the Ming Dynasty was a sure success and a delay of one day would not matter at all.
It won’t be too late for the army to set out tomorrow morning, so let Li Dingguo and his Fuxing Army live one more day.
After Huang Taiji broke through to the initial stage of level six, both the Later Jin and Mongolian soldiers believed that their army's entry into the pass was a sure win and there was no more suspense.
With the soldiers so motivated and united, how could the fragmented Ming Dynasty and a handful of Han rebels stop their two million strong army?
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Huigouzhaibao, a fortress located on the border of the Ming Dynasty north of the Yellow River, got its name because the Yellow River, rushing down from the north, makes a sharp 90-degree turn here.
It is located on the east bank of the bend, firmly blocking the rushing Yellow River water and allowing the river to turn again and flow back to the south.
The same is true for Tangjiahui Fort, not far downstream of Hougouzhai Fort.
The surging river water flowing southward made a 90-degree turn here, and was then pushed back by Tangjiahui Fort. After making a sharp turn, it continued to flow southward.
This shows how steep and dangerous the terrain of these two fortress towns is.
If you want to sail a ship in the river here, you can't even operate it normally without some skills.
The Yellow River water, sometimes slow and sometimes fast, flows through treacherous rocky hills. It is the most dangerous section of the Yellow River basin.
Even if a treasure ship passes through here, it has to open the protective magic circle and activate the magic shield to ensure the safety of the hull.
Otherwise, it will be difficult for you to pass through this section of the river safely, and if you are not careful, your boat may be destroyed and people may die.
The Huigou Fort, built on the cliff, gathered hundreds of core generals from various legions of the Renaissance Army.
Li Dingguo also arrived at the pass fortress this morning, riding a golden eagle.
After the Huigou Fort was captured by Wan'er's army, thousands of craftsmen and five thousand new warriors were left behind to carry out a three-month major renovation. It is no longer old, dilapidated and small.
Today, Huigouzhaibao, shouldering the important task of guarding the northern pass of the Yellow River, has been transformed into a large fortress town that is no less than Baodezhou City in accordance with local conditions.
Today, this large fortress with a radius of thirty miles is stationed with more than three hundred thousand soldiers from the main combat corps of the Renaissance Army.
At the large dock that stretched for more than ten miles outside the city, there were more than two hundred treasure ships of various types moored.
Among them, the ten high-quality treasure ships are the most conspicuous.
These are the five major mythical beast legions, each with two command ships.
Because of the upcoming war, in order to facilitate the Five Divine Beast Legions and the Royal Guard Legion to smoothly carry out independent operations without having to frequently request fleet support from the Xuanwu Legion, Li Dingguo ordered the Fuxing Army to undergo a major reorganization two months ago.
In recent months, the five main combat corps have successively intercepted a large number of treasure ships. After the commanders of each corps reported the reasons to the military headquarters, with the approval of Li Dingguo, all corps were equipped with a large fleet to transport logistical supplies and meet the needs of land and water operations.
Except for the Black Tortoise Army's naval organization, the Azure Dragon Army, White Tiger Army, Suzaku Army, Qilin Army, and Royal Guard Army not only maintained their original organization of 90,000 elite cavalry, but now each has a large naval fleet composed of 30,000 warrior recruits.
In various occupied areas of the Restoration Army, comprehensive recruitment and training for new recruits was carried out, and the number of reserve warrior recruits who passed the warrior selection exceeded one million.
In addition to guarding the local areas, the best of these warrior recruits were transferred in large numbers to various main combat corps. Each marine corps was equipped with a large naval fleet consisting of 30,000 soldiers.
Especially the Royal Guards Corps, which had expanded rapidly from the original 30,000 warriors to a large organization of 90,000 land forces and 30,000 naval forces. After this round of reorganization, any of the main combat corps of the Fuxing Army in the interior of the country had the ability to conduct independent long-range operations.
The latest organization of the Xuanwu Legion is exactly the opposite of the other five main combat legions. In addition to the original 90,000 naval soldiers, they have added a land combat battalion consisting of 30,000 warriors.
Today, the five divine beast legions, together with the royal guard legion, have a total of 720,000 warriors.
In order to ensure the combat effectiveness of each legion's fleet, two months ago, Li Dingguo came to Baodezhou City and used his own natal artifact, the Human Emperor Cauldron, to retreat and mass-produce psychic cannons, psychic crossbow carts, and psychic weapon sets.
Since the five seals on his natal artifact, the Human Emperor Cauldron, had been released, his ability to refine elixirs and equipment had increased by more than tenfold.
Although this was the time when Li Dingguo refined the largest number of various magical instruments, it only took him one month to complete the large-scale refining of magical instruments.
This also means that after a major reorganization, the six main combat corps are still fully equipped with psychic cannons, psychic crossbow carts, and spiritual weapons and magic tool sets.
In order to obtain various spiritual materials for refining magic weapons in large quantities, Li Dingguo ordered the dismantling of a top-grade treasure ship and three mid-grade treasure ships, which also consumed a large amount of various spiritual materials collected by the soldiers, but it was worth it.
Among the main combat corps of the Renaissance Army inside the pass, except for the Xuanwu Corps, which has three times the number of psychic cannons and psychic crossbow carts as other main combat corps, the other five corps are equipped with 150 psychic cannons and 1,500 psychic crossbow carts.
This means that any main combat corps of the Renaissance Army will have the ability to attack independently in the future without having to request fire support from the military.
The reason why Li Dingguo spent a lot of energy at this critical juncture to carry out a major reorganization of the six main combat corps is self-evident.
The purpose was to gain an overwhelming firepower advantage when fighting against the 800,000 warriors led by Huang Taiji.
The main force of the Later Jin Tartars currently has stronger cavalry combat capabilities than the soldiers of the Restoration Army, and has a lot more elite soldiers than the Restoration Army.
In order to make up for the gap between the two sides, making the most of one's firepower advantage becomes the only option.
This battle is too important.
Li Dingguo cannot be defeated, and the Fuxing Army cannot be defeated either.
If for no other reason, the consequences of failure are unbearable.
Once defeated by the 800,000 elite troops led by Huang Taiji, all the previous efforts of the Fuxing Army would be wasted, and they would be back to the situation three years ago.
Huang Taiji cannot lose this time.
If the 800,000 elite troops he led were defeated by the Fuxing Army led by Li Dingguo, he would not be able to afford the consequences of failure.
If the Later Jin Tartars were defeated this time, not only would Huang Taiji's myth of invincibility be shattered, with 800,000 elite Tartar soldiers suffering heavy losses, but it would also deal a serious blow to the image of a hero that Huang Taiji had worked so hard to establish.
Not only will it cause a sharp drop in the morale of the Later Jin Tartars, it will even make the Tartar soldiers doubt their lives.
This ended the momentum of the Later Jin clan's unity, which had finally been achieved, and they began to fight among themselves once again.
No Tatar soldier would willingly follow a Khan who was defeated by a group of rebels from the Ming Dynasty.
Even if this Khan is really capable and good in all aspects.
But they were defeated, and they were defeated by a large army of Han rebels.
Therefore, in this war that is about to begin, neither side can afford to fail, they simply cannot afford to fail.
This is also the reason why Li Dingguo carried out a large-scale reorganization of the Fuxing Army in the three months before the war.
Li Dingguo didn't believe that there wouldn't be any level six master among the Later Jin clan.
In this magical world, the Later Jin Tartar clan, who can be said to be destined by heaven, has such great luck.
He and Cao Bianjiao were able to successfully break through to the sixth level. The Later Jin Tartar clan, which possessed great luck, would definitely have one or two peak fifth-level powerhouses who broke through to the early sixth level.
A Later Jin Tartar master of this level must be blessed with great fortune, and thus obtain his natal artifact through various adventures.
In this big world, it is impossible that Cao Bianjiao and I are the only ones who are so lucky. There may be geniuses like us in other major forces.
Li Dingguo never underestimated the strength of the Later Jin Tatars. From the moment he was reborn, he regarded them as his biggest opponents.
In the past, he had accumulated all kinds of strength and tried his best to develop and strengthen the Fuxing Army, and armed the soldiers to the teeth. His fundamental purpose was to engage in a decisive battle with the Later Jin Tartars.
According to reports from the military intelligence personnel who were closely monitoring the Tatar army, the Later Jin Tatars had arrived outside the pass of Xuanfu and were preparing to send troops to enter the pass.
The 800,000 elite soldiers led by Huang Taiji will march westward from outside Xuanfu Pass and will reach the pass north of the Yellow River in about twenty days at most.
A war that is destined to go down in history will soon begin.
(End of this chapter)
