Chapter 899 Determination
Jin Zheng had arrived at Yanmen and climbed Xixing Mountain to look into the distance.
The carriages and horses in the mountains are like dragons, like floods, quickly passing through several narrow rivers, and then condescendingly converging into the ocean on the vast wilderness.
The three counties of Taiyuan, Xinxing, and Yanmen mobilized more than 40,000 soldiers from the military department, and transported part of the 600,000 hu of grain and grass stationed in Taiyuan to Mayi in advance. The first batch of 200,000 hu of dendrobium has even arrived in Pingcheng, which solved the problem of spring. The urgent need of all ministries.
After two years of fighting, last winter was relatively cold, the number of livestock dropped sharply, and all the ministries were overwhelmed.
With these 200,000 more husks of millet and wheat, I will be much more confident.
Jin Zheng asked people to bring the horses, and then roared down, leading more than a hundred soldiers straight to the underworld.
After arriving here, they only stayed for one day. Then, accompanied by Qin San, the commander of the army, he ordered three hundred Zuo Feilong Guard sergeants, took the guide, and galloped all the way to Mayi.
After arriving in Mayi, Su Zhongyi, the deputy minister of state, sent hundreds of elite cavalry to meet him. Kim Zhengsui led his army north to visit the Zhonglingchuan area...
A few days later, orders were issued one after another.
When Xu Lang received the military report, he was organizing a soldiers drill.
In the wilderness, 9,600 people were divided into three groups: A, B, and C. A and B formed a formation to fight. B deliberately showed a weakness. After receiving the order, C immediately mounted their horses and galloped for hundreds of steps, and then quickly dismounted to form a formation.
The shield bearers guarded the archers and fired closely, amplifying the openings. The heavily armored warriors rushed in through the chaos caused by the archers, defeating the enemy in one fell swoop.
"The fighting opportunity is fleeting." On the high platform, Xu Lang put his hands on his hips, stretched his right hand forward, and said to the nearly 10,000 soldiers in the field: "If the soldiers of the C Department had not arrived on horseback, the B Department would have stabilized the position. This opportunity to win is missed.”
Department Supervisor Chen Jingen and others looked at each other and lowered their heads.
Xu Lang? Really unfamiliar.
He rose to the top because of his friendship with Prince Liang. He was different from these old men who had been together for twenty years.
After Xu Lang finished speaking, he felt unhappy when no one agreed, but he didn't show it, and said: "Governor Jin has sent an order to advance the army into Mayi. Get ready and set off in the afternoon."
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"General, are you leaving in the afternoon?" Chen Jingen was a little confused.
"Leave in the afternoon." Xu Lang looked into Chen Jingen's eyes and said, "How can you violate Governor Jingen's order?"
After the word "military order" was suppressed, Chen Jingen was excited and immediately responded: "I obey."
The other governors and generals of other departments also followed suit.
Just when Xu Lang ordered the attack, Liu Run, who was grazing horses north of Yin Pavilion, had already begun to take action.
They dispatched tens of thousands of people this time, some of whom had just driven cattle and sheep into the Yanmen County boundary, and the remaining six thousand or so cavalry were all here. After receiving the order, hundreds of people were left to graze the horses and guard the baggage, while the remaining 6,000 horses all headed west to gather in the area north of Mayi County...
On the green grassland, thousands of horses galloped, surging like the tide.
The prefect Zhang Tong had already gone out of the city to greet them, and Guan Qiulu stood at the top of the city, quietly watching the thousands of troops rushing over.
Thousands of knights gathered and dispersed in the wilderness.
A moment is like a sharp arrow, with the fine rider in front and the shepherd behind, moving forward inexorably.
After a while, they were divided by the terrain and scattered into dozens of strands. After passing through each one, they gathered together one by one with the central flag as the core to form a solid whole.
It can be seen that this is not the first time for this unit to go into battle. It is relatively experienced and the leader has high prestige and can give orders to all departments.
The six thousand knights stopped "showing off" when they got close to Mayi and marched in columns honestly, because the closer they got to the city, the more villages, forts, farmland, and mulberry forests there were.
They finally stopped in the Mayi River area in the south of the city.
After sending out the rangers to provide warning, the knights dismounted one after another, loosened their girdles, and jogged around to collect their sweat.
A large group of people also arrived from the north of the city.
The three thousand men of Zuo Feilongwei's vanguard, led by Chen Jingen, arrived with the Shangdang cavalry.
They don't care about horses as much as Jie people do.
After dismounting, he immediately handed over the riding horse to Ding Zhuang sent by Mayi County for cooking.
Yes, what they have under their crotches is a "riding horse", not a "war horse".
The horse does not need to be tall or particularly fast, as long as it has good endurance, and it is best to be able to tolerate rough feeding - the Hun horse is very suitable.
Even mules are not impossible.
Anyway, they are not fighting on horseback, riding horses is just a means of traveling.
After the nine thousand cavalry arrived, Mayi suddenly became lively.
Zhang Tong, the prefect who had widely publicized that his ancestors were Zhang Liao people, was busy and took out the grain stocks at the county and county levels, and then replenished it after the rear grain transport brigade arrived.
On the eighth day of May, Jin Zheng returned from the front line and said only one sentence: "I heard that the Hedouling tribe was in Shanwu (now Weiyuan Town, Youyu). He entered the mountains from the north of Mayi. There are mountains and rivers, dense forests and grass, and it is a good place to ride. The archers will be more advantageous to the infantry who have been in battle for a long time. After accumulating the food and grass needed for a month, I have made up my mind and need not say anything more. "Liu Run has the highest status among the people present.
He didn't object, and everyone responded and dispersed to prepare for battle.
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He Lan Aitou came to Shan Wu.
He first looked at the slightly dilapidated city and didn't pay much attention.
Xianbei was good at field battles and not good at defending cities, so it was understandable that they did not pay attention to city defense.
After receiving the news, Dou Qin and Dou Yuzhen, their father and son, rushed to see him immediately.
"I heard that there were many complaints from various tribes, so I sent cattle, sheep, horses, camels, and some fine armor and equipment." Helan Aitou had a few wrinkles on his forehead, and most of his once heroic face disappeared, replaced by endless fatigue. .
Dou Qin felt a little sad when he saw it.
Is it easy to be a leader? Every day when you open your eyes, your tribe is eating, drinking, and eating. Isn't it stressful?
If there is a conflict between tribes, they will respect your authority if they can argue in front of you. If it is resolved privately, you will not be taken seriously.
Some tribes in Dongmugen Mountain think that Shi Yijian is too dependent on the Jin people and want to defect to Yi Huai. When hesitating, do you want to offer benefits to win over them?
They were attacked by tribes loyal to Shi Yijian. Do you want to send troops to rescue them? There have been too many wars, many people have been killed and injured, and many livestock have been lost. Do you want to make some supplements?
If your prestige is high enough, you can suppress it and let each tribe swallow the bitter pill without daring to object. But the question is, do you have this prestige?
There was heavy snowfall last winter, and various departments suffered heavy losses. When spring comes, they all complain, do you want to take care of it?
Liu Hu is still harassing Nuozhenshui branch and even Yixin Mountain. The people of Hexi tribe did not listen to the order and went back to the north of Yinshan Mountain. He also asked you to go back and help him. Will you go?
So many worries!
If you don't sit in this position, if Helan Aitou is just the leader of the Helan tribe, you can advance, attack, retreat or defend. Others are vying to win over you. But once you sit in this position, but you don't have enough prestige, ability, and wealth, it will really be a pit of fire. .
"Yude, it's not that I don't help you, I really can't bring you anything." Helan Aitou sighed heavily and said: "Everyone asks me for cattle and sheep slaves, I-"
"Be patient with them." Dou Qin seemed to know only this sentence, but it was an old man's advice.
"No matter how much patience you have, it can't be wasted." Helan Aitou said: "I finally figured it out. If I continue to waste it like this, there is no chance of winning. That bitch Wang has an adulterer giving money, but I can't compete with him."< br>
Dou Qin thought so.
The "traitor" occupies the rich Henan and Hebei provinces. Who can have more money and food than him? At the end of the game, people's hearts are in despair and defeat is inevitable.
"How does the Prime Minister decide? If we evacuate at this point, our troops will be able to break camp and leave within a few days." Dou Qin said seriously.
"Don't leave!" Helan Aitou gave Dou Qin a deep look and said, "If the situation is like this, I have only two options, either to go far away, or to take the initiative to attack and survive in death."< br>
Dou Qin was shocked.
For Helan Aitou, there are really only two ways.
The first one is to give up Sheng Le and escape back to Yixin Mountain, but I don’t know how many people are willing to follow him.
After going to Yixin Mountain, try your best to contact the wandering tribes in Mobei and Hexi to form a new alliance to jointly fight against the Shiyijian in the south of Yinshan - Oh, by the way, after returning, you must first get rid of Liu who is not far away. The tiger was wiped out.
The second one is to take the initiative to attack, as Aitou said, to survive in death.
However, once the attack fails and they run back to Shengle to escape, there will be even fewer people willing to follow him, and many tribes may even turn against him and use him as an advantage.
It's hard to decide where to go. But it seems that Helan Aitou has already made a decision.
"There is still a large group of people behind, and the first group of people will arrive within a few days." Helan Aitou said: "Someone in Mayi told me that the Jin army gathered in the Yin Pavilion, with nearly 20,000 people on foot, and they were not righteous followers. If the three armies of Luoyan and Zhuosheng can be defeated, they will have a head start and the Jin army will not dare to act rashly, and the battle will be promising. "
Dou Qin nodded silently.
He was not surprised that Ai Tou could get the news.
The two Tuoba are located in the northern and southern capitals, and the nobles on both sides have relatives and friends on the opposite side. It is difficult to study the disconnection between them.
Aitou can get news from Mayi, and Shi Yiqian can definitely get news from Shengle. For both parties, there is not much that can be kept secret.
"This battle must be fast, so fast that people can't react." Helan Aitou said: "If you can't win like this, then--"
Having said this, Helan Aitou first looked sad, and then became angry and said: "Anyway, I will never bow down to Shi Yiqian'er. I have made up my mind with him in this life. After my death, my son and grandson will continue to fight with him. .”
"Prime Minister, please don't be angry." Dou Qin smiled bitterly and said, "Will our troops be dispatched?"
"Of course." He Lan Aitou said: "Including all the tribes here, there are 30,000 cavalry. We rushed straight to Mayi and Yin Hall, killed the Jin people, and built a capital outside Yanmen Pass. I don't believe them. Not afraid.”
Dou Qin hesitated.
Helan Aitou grabbed his hand and said: "Yude, don't hesitate, recruit people, cattle and sheep as soon as possible. I will go south in a big way in ten days at most."
"Okay! I'll get ready right now." Dou Qin gritted his teeth and agreed.
(End of chapter)