Chapter 904: Chaos (Part 2)
Jin Zheng's troops had a total of 2,400 soldiers, 600 cavalry, and 100 personal soldiers, totaling just over 3,000. The route is not complicated, just take a detour first and then rush northwest along the Zhongling River.
This river flows from the west of Shanwu City to the northwest, and then splits into two.
All the way to the northeast, it is called Woshui. It is named after it flows from the east of Woyang County in Han Dynasty.
It continues to flow northwest, then turns southwest, still called Zhonglingchuan, which is now the Red River, and finally merges into the Yellow River.
There is a north-south tributary on this road, called "Gaosheng Yuanshui", named after Gaosheng Yuan, the leader of the Tiefu Xiongnu. Along this river to the north, you can directly connect an east-west avenue connecting Shengle and Pingcheng. Located in the west of Shenhexing.
Kim Jong’s goal is exactly here.
However, they encountered big trouble as soon as they launched their attack: their detour to the north was eventually discovered.
Dou Qin immediately dispatched more than 3,000 cavalry to pursue them and try to intercept them.
At the same time, thousands of soldiers from the south of Shanwu City, under the cover of the Jie cavalry, arrived outside the city at night, carried the simple long ladders made during the day, and climbed onto the city to attack fiercely.
For a time, the wilderness was dotted with stars, and there were moving heads everywhere, and the shouts of death almost pierced the night sky.
Dou Qin was worried that the city could not be defended, so he personally led his troops to charge for a while.
As a result, Liu Runzhong also went into battle in person, and with the cooperation of more than a thousand soldiers, he started a battle with the Suotou cavalry.
Dou Qin rushed twice, but failed to break through the Jie cavalry who dispersed in a single charge during the day, and he was suddenly panicked.
In the middle of the night, the more than two thousand soldiers who attacked the city had already attacked the city twice and almost captured it.
At this time, Dou Yuzhen led a group of cavalry to retreat back, still carrying a few arrows on their backs.
"Grandpa, where is the leader? If this battle continues, there is no chance of victory. Some people have already left at night. They should have gone to the mountains to meet up with the old, weak, women and children. They are afraid of surrendering." Dou Yuzhen got off his horse and said breathlessly.
Most of the old, weak and livestock of their tribe retreated to the direction of Woyang. Although the losses were heavy, they also tried their best to preserve their vitality.
Shanwu really has no reason to persist.
"Ai Tou made a mistake!" Dou Qin sighed heavily and said.
The three armies went south and joined forces in Mayi, taking the lead. When this plan was first proposed, Dou Qin did not object too much, because it was not without the possibility of success. The reason why the troops had to be divided into three groups was mainly because the cavalry consumption was too high. Thirty thousand people were crowded into a group, and seventy or eighty thousand horses were used. Horses, and the terrain is not open enough. When encountering the enemy, only a few forwards can fight, which is a pure waste of troops.
But the worst thing is that the enemy attacks first.
More than 20,000 of them came up from Zhongling River and directly blocked their group of troops. They won consecutive battles and made their way to Shanwu City.
It was only here that the terrain was relatively open, and the situation of continuous retreat was saved.
But the enemy commander seemed to have led his people northward again, and did not take them seriously at all. He was extremely courageous.
Dou Qin thought for a moment and deduced that Jin was trying to go to Sheng Le.
The route is not difficult to guess. It is most convenient to march troops in the mountains along the river valley. Not only is the terrain flat, but there are also abundant water and grass along the way, which is more conducive to drinking water for people and animals. Otherwise, tens of thousands of troops could be wiped out just by a lack of water.
"I have sent several groups of people to find Aitou. Qiu Dun on the West Road has also sent people to contact him." Dou Qin said: "Whether Aitou is willing to come back, what will happen to Qiu Dun?" Do it and leave it to fate."
Dou Yuzhen stamped his foot and cursed: "The decline of the current situation is all caused by the descendants of the Tuoba family!"
Dou Qin! He smiled wryly.
This is true. If you don't do it yourself, how can others have a chance?
From Tuoba Yilu being killed by his son Liuxiu, Tuoba Pugen killed Liuxiu, then Pugen and his son Shisheng died violently one after another, Tuoba Yulu was killed, and then Tuoba Bashi Yijian, Tuoba Yihuai, He Sui and Huna fought against each other, and now Yihuai and Shiyiqian turned against each other...
It was a civil war from beginning to end.
Sometimes, He Douling wonders, would it be better if the Tuoba Alliance did not come into contact with the Jin people, always maintained its tradition, and had no internal disputes between the old and the new or even vendettas?
As soon as you become Chinese, something goes wrong.
The most frightening thing is that others have caught hold of this problem and won't let go.
The Tuoba clan was scattered all over the place. Even if He Douling was not from Xianbei but from Gaoche, I would still feel sorry for this.
I wonder if anyone can unite Tuoba Xianbei again and fight against the enemy together.
If anyone can do it, Dou Qin is really willing to vote for him. At this time, the dispute between the old and the new seems to be nothing. What should be considered is the life and death of the entire Tuoba clan alliance.
"嘘嘚" the sound of horse hoofs sounded, attracting the attention of the father and son.
The sound of hoofbeats came from the east, and the rangers arranged on the outside stepped forward to intercept, shouting and asking questions.
After a while, a Wuhuan man with long hair and a fur coat was led over.
"Yude, I haven't seen you for many years. How are you always?" The visitor chuckled.
“You are——” Dou Qin looked carefully at the firelight and said, “Wang Feng’s family leader Wang Chang?”
“It’s me.” Wang Chang laughed Said: "We've been apart for so many years, why don't you invite me to have a drink?"
In the darkness, Dou Qin's expression changed several times.
Wang Chang took a few steps closer and said softly: "Ke Dun asked me to bring you a message."
Dou Qin's face was expressionless, but he did not stop him from talking.
"Ke Dun said that if we continue to fight, Xianbei will only fight Xianbei and waste his energy." After Wang Chang said this, he fell silent.
Dou Qin pondered for a long time and said: "Come to my tent."
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Since May 23, Helan Aitou has been hesitating.
According to the prisoners, there are only more than a thousand soldiers in Yin Guan City, but he has more than 10,000 cavalry, ten times as many.
Some of my subordinates asked for a fight, saying that if they captured the Yin Pavilion, there would be no shortage of food and grass.
But Helan Aitou did not agree.
They attacked a grain transport team near Mayi County and killed more than a thousand Shao soldiers. After two successes, there were nearly 70,000 husks of millet and wheat. We also found a grazing place for the Jie people, and obtained more than 80,000 cattle and sheep, and 6,000 war horses.
At this time, it was said that there were 15,000 troops, but in fact, only 5,000 armored cavalry with the best equipment and the most powerful combat power were at hand, and the remaining 10,000 cavalry dispersed. Looting everywhere, searching for Shao Jun's grazing places, and occasionally engaging in battles with Mayi's powerful cavalry who were mobilized, but they would not be able to gather them for a while.
What's more, are there really only more than a thousand soldiers in Yintuan County?
Looking at the densely packed grain carts abandoned outside the city, you can judge that there should be a huge number of young men in the city. They may not be able to fight in the field, but is there any problem squatting on the city wall to fight? It sounds like the cavalry dismounting to attack the city is very powerful.
On the afternoon of the 23rd, he led his army to advance toward Yanmen Pass, and the two sides fought almost immediately.
Three thousand Zuo Xiao Cavalry Guards fought with them for a while, but were directly repelled.
After dismounting and forming a formation, the armored cavalry charged for a while and returned defeated.
At this point, Helan Aitou tried his best: these so-called Luonan soldiers are indeed powerful in infantry combat and good in cavalry combat. They can defeat the Huns cavalry, but compared with the most elite armored cavalry in Xianbei , even worse.
But they did not retreat.
There were even six thousand soldiers with silver spears, protected by the car array, advancing slowly and resolutely. This was difficult for them to deal with.
For example, at this moment——
The Iron-armored Rider has lost his iron armor, abandoned his horse and horse, only wears light leather armor, puts on a riding bow, and gallops left and right around the chariot formation, but There was never a chance.
"Alas." Helan Aitou sighed silently in his heart.
At this moment, dozens of riders came from the northeast.
"People from the Pillow family." Someone said softly.
Someone also came forward to greet them, and after a while, they brought the group of people over.
Helan Ai looked up and saw that two of them had arrows stuck in their backs, as if they had been attacked and killed.
"Assistant Prime Minister, this is Fuzhuzhen (meaning post soldier) of the Hedouling tribe. He chased him from Twenshui. He met the Jin army cavalry halfway. Judging from his flag, he should be a righteous soldier, and since Coming from the direction of Xinping, the people from the Pilou tribe have already come up to meet them."
Helan Aitou was not surprised by this, and just asked: "What's going on over there at Hedouling? ”
"My lord, he met Jin General Jin Zheng's main force of 100,000 men on the way. The battle was at a disadvantage, so he retreated to Shanwu to lure the Jin army." Fu Zhuzhen endured the pain in his body and said: "When I left, I saw Wu on the way. There were more than a thousand riders heading west from Zhoucheng, and they were probably the vanguard. It was dark at that time, so we rushed south to report the news. Enemy troops?" Helan Aitou felt bad after hearing this and asked subconsciously.
The messenger was at a loss.
His status is too low and it is impossible for him to know his overall deployment.
No one told him where Yiloubu was. Even if they went out in force, he wouldn't know it in a short time.
Helan Aitou also reacted and stopped looking at the messenger, but his face became more and more gloomy.
The Jin general named Jin Zheng was so brave and diligent that he felt very uncomfortable. On this occasion, he could neither advance nor retreat.
"Dangdang..." The distant sound of clang woke up Helan Aitou.
That was when Yinqiang Right Camp saw that it was getting late and decided to camp on the spot.
The soldiers of the Zuo Xiao Cavalry Guard were covering the side, watching from a distance.
Everyone looked at He Lan's head, and there were many people with ugly faces.
Kim Jong’s army of one hundred thousand is definitely fake, but there may be thirty thousand. Most of the 30,000 people are infantry, so they have a high chance of capturing Shan Wu. Once Shan Wu is lost, the threat will be too great if they guard every important road with fences.
Now I just hope that reinforcements from the Yilou clan can arrive as soon as possible, and don’t let the Jin people comfortably control such a large area.
Helan Aitou raised his head again and looked at the more than 8,000 soldiers and horses of the Silver Spear Right Camp and Zuo Xiao Cavalry Guard in the distance.
What is the purpose of going south to Mayi?
One is to eat the enemy's vanguard, but their vanguard actually took the initiative to get into his stomach.
The second is to destroy the enemy's accumulation. This goal has only been partially accomplished, and it is not very smooth.
If you stay any longer, you may be able to search some of the enemy's grazing lands and destroy their supplies, but your risk of being left behind is also increasing.
Is it worth it?
"Gather the troops and contact the Qiu Dun family and ask them to come and respond." Helan Aitou made a prompt decision and issued the order.
The messengers quickly dispersed.
In the car array in the distance, Shao Shen climbed up and looked into the distance, watching quietly.
This is the second time for him to fight against the grassland bow country.
This time, the feeling is more profound.
The enemy cavalry comes and goes like the wind. It can be said that the two sides have no fixed battlefield. They fight here today and there tomorrow.
If you reveal a flaw, you will immediately find overwhelming cavalry surrounding you.
You are invulnerable and will not see large groups of enemy cavalry for several days.
During this process, you need to be tense at all times and not give the enemy any chance. Only when you encounter a walled city can you completely relax and have a good sleep to restore your physical strength and energy.
He didn't know what the enemy was trying to do.
Because for their army, the initiative in the war is not in their hands. Xianbei can fight if they want to fight, and leave if they don't want to fight.
If the Xianbei people are willing to stop for a decisive battle, it must be because they think the time is ripe, otherwise they will not fight you at all.
But it doesn’t matter, you fight yours and I’ll fight mine.
As long as they successfully reach Mayi and successfully transport the 100,000 dendrobium grains they carried with the army to the front line, they will be considered successful.
(The third update is here, vote quickly.)
(End of this chapter)