Chapter 1157 Can't leave
The moon on fifteen was particularly round, making the earth shine brightly, but people still burst into tears from time to time in the four fields.
Han Tong gritted his teeth, carefully controlled the horse, stared at the road ahead with wide eyes, and walked forward silently.
It is not a comfortable job to walk on both legs and ride a horse. Han Tong only felt that his butt was about to be smashed.
Think about it carefully, when he arrived at Dayangdu, Hedong from Shilou County, he had three horses. He had only one horse himself, and the other two horses were lent to him by the county students.
After crossing the floating bridge, we arrived in Luoyang, and after resting for ten days, we headed south again, and arrived in Jiangling through Nanyang and Xiangyang.
Only then can we really take a rest, take a breath, raise horses, and the court also replenished some horses, but most of them are worthless pack horses.
Then I walked the mountain road, passed Yidu, Jianping, and Badong. They had already passed Nanpu, but were urgently called back, and walked around the mountains and penetrated into the Dangqu. I had just rested for two days and was taken by Captain Huan to a place called Guanghan.
After this trip, I was rushing.
When I left my hometown, the time at the foot of Shilou Mountain was when the horses were fat, but now it was mid-spring in Shu, which made people feel a lot of emotion.
By the way, three horses became two, and some people were less than two, so they raised money everywhere and borrowed money. After the battle to conquer Shu, there were more than 3,000 horses when they went to the battle, and half of them were left, which was better than the loss of people.
When we reached the beginning of the ugly moment, we stopped ahead. After a while, a military academy arrived and ordered everyone to rest for half an hour.
Han Tong felt relieved, but he could not rest. As a rare talent in the army who knew Shan Hu and Mandarin, he had to rush to Captain Huan to obey orders and translate at any time.
Shanhu is a typical mixed Hu community, formed by descendants of Shanrong and Chidi in the pre-Qin period, mixed with the Xiongnu, Di Qiang and various other tribes.
After the destruction of Liu Han, many five Huns joined in, making their power grow stronger and stronger, and some people call it "Jihu".
Farming, grazing, hunting, fishing, sericulture, and doing everything. In fact, the level of civilization is higher than that of pure nomadic tribes.
Their language is very unique, mixed with vocabulary of different races, but their pronunciations are different.
When Han Tong said goodbye to his sister and brother-in-law (Feng Bachi) and went to Shilou County to be a teacher. At first, he couldn't understand their words, but he was willing to learn and was eager to learn. He also married the daughter of the Shanhu Chieftain as his wife, and gradually he understood.
During the recruitment of troops, I used my relationship to report my name as a general translator, and after I returned, I could be promoted to a county doctor.
He jogged all the way to Huan Wen, and was about to hear the messenger report: "At dusk, the Wanqi Duwei attacked the enemy army and became the rear army. The enemy army seemed to have a roar. Many people ran away and killed the governor of the rear army, Shangguan Dun."
"Who are the rear troops?"
"According to what the prisoners said, they are servants from wealthy families."
"Where is Shangguan Dun?"
"The veterans of the six counties died when they roared."
"I died in Yingxiaoshi. Why did Wanqike say he was killing the general?"
The messenger had nothing to say.
He Fen was overjoyed and said, "You messenger, are too honest."
"All the rear troops collapsed?"
"It shouldn't be." The messenger said, "The camp of Li Qi, a fake royal family, did not have camps, and finally sent someone to clean up the mess. The commander of Wanqi said that more than half of the thief army should have lost."
"Where is the central army?" Huan Wen asked again.
"The central army was in strict defense. The troops beat drums and drums, set off two fires, and shot more than ten patrol patrols to death. The thieves must have not been able to sleep."
"Didn't harass the front army?"
"General Chen from Feilong Mountain led more than a thousand people to harass him. The thieves launched a large-scale battle. They fought in the dark, and each suffered heavy casualties." The messenger replied: "In the second half of the night, the commander of Wanqi and General Chen met with each other and harassed him one or two more times."
"The cavalry fought in the night, and even if there was a full moon, it was difficult to tell in a hurry. I didn't know if it was my own people. I was afraid that the casualties would be very serious." Huan Wen said.
"It may not be a bad thing." He Fen said from the side: "The cavalry of the thief was wiped out, and the remaining infantry was tortured for two nights. I don't believe that I still have the strength to move forward. Just die--"
"Enough!" Huan Wen stood up suddenly, looked at He Fen coldly, and said, "Take a quick break and set off in half an hour."
He Fen shut up in disappointment. It’s amazing to have the princess support him.
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In the mountains and fields, the lights of lights went out one after another, and another round of offensive receded.
Li Xiong put down the sword in his hand, gently supported it on the ground, and stabilized his body.
As the emperor, of course he doesn't have to fight on the front line, but he also spends a lot of energy. For him at this time, these energy was more like vitality.
General Zhenxi, prefect of Wenshan, and cavalry governor Li Ba rode his horse back, staining his clothes with blood.
"Your Majesty." After dismounting, he bowed and bowed, perhaps because he was injured and his expression was extremely painful.
Li Xiong calmed down his mind, stepped forward and helped him up, and said, "My son is back from defeating the enemy, how magnificent."
After Li Ba stood up, he felt his father's thin arms, his eyes were a little red, and he held Li Xiong with his back hand and said, "Grandma, go and rest."
Li Xiong shook his head and said, "Grandpa is going to stand here and watch the soldiers return one by one."
Li Ba couldn't persuade him, so he asked someone to bring him to sit down, help his father sit down, and then took another felt blanket and gently covered him on his father's legs.
"How many cavalry are left?" Li Xiong asked.
"There are still thousands of riders left."
"Where are horses?" "I collected some Hun horses during the day, and there were more than 900 more."
"What do you think of the battle tonight?"
Li Ba was silent for a long time and said, "I think the Liang people mean to fight for my cavalry."
"Is it a new reinforcement?"
"Yes, its name is Feilongshan Town Army." Li Ba said: "There are hundreds of elite cavalry, at least one-third of which have iron armor. They are in conflict first, and the rest of them are closely behind, and they are more brave. However, they are not similar to the army of the Liang State's economic system."
"How to say it?"
"There is a small strand of ten riders, a small school with black flags on the back, a large strand of fifty riders, a large strand of fifty riders, a red flag on the back, and a five hundred riders with a general flag. It is different from the Liang army I have seen in the past."
"This is a rule." Li Xiong said: "When the incident first started, some troops in the Wang army did not understand the rules, suffered a lot of losses and died many people. Later, they slowly summarized and figured out a set of solutions. After they got it, they asked someone to preach military books. When they heard the military books and war strategies, they shouted that this was what they did? It turned out that most of the things they learned from the battlefield were secretly in line with military strategies, even if he had never read military books."
"I heard that Shaoliang has established military towns in the frontier areas, including officials from various levels of officials such as generals, chief officials, Sima, chief clerk, small supervisor, and recorders." Li Xiong said: "Using military law to govern the people, farming and pastoral times when they are busy, practicing in their spare time, and integrating the upper and lower levels. Even if there is no rules, it has been different over the years. I raise horses, make equipment, and train soldiers by myself. From time to time, I ask the Shaoliang court for some rewards. What is the difference between this and the military in the classics?"
"They are waiting for you tonight. They clearly want to use up the cavalry of the King's Army and then slowly remove the infantry." Li Xiong smiled bitterly and said, "It's a pity that the army camp roared, and the casualties were no less than 3,000. The central army also lost nearly 2,000 troops since yesterday. It was only two nights..."
Li Xiong knew very well that although he could still hold on now, there were not many casualties, but it had been two days and two nights. If he continued to waste, he would always face the moment when the string collapsed. At that time, the number of casualties and casualties and escaped would be tens of thousands.
There are two ways to relieve the fatigue of the soldiers' physical and mental health.
First, when you enter Guangshen City, you can recover with the city walls.
The second is to log and dig trenches and build solid camps, which is actually no different from going to the city to rest.
But once you stop, will you attract more cavalry troops?
The first reinforcement army had arrived during the day, and it was conceivable that the Liang people must be rushing here at all speed, and they would never be able to leave after stopping.
But everyone understands the truth, what about reality?
The group of people brought over were haunted for two days and two nights, but they were actually frightened. The rear army roared. If they forced themselves to continue, they would not know how many people would be dispersed. The morale would also be severely damaged. They would lose their combat effectiveness in a short period of time, and rescue Jiangzhou became empty talk.
A dilemma choice.
"After dawn, I will reward all the troops." Li Xiong hesitated for a moment, then made up his mind and said, "My son can go to the camp to select wealth and goods, and be his father--"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw several long dragons coming from the dark night ahead.
As we approached, the long dragon of torches slowly dispersed, crossing the farmlands, crossing the forests, covering the valleys and hills.
Looking from a high place, in the wilderness covered by night, the torches are like stars, and the sound of hooves is like muffled thunder, occasionally mixed with the neighing of horses, echoing in the valley.
Reinforcements arrived.
Li Xiong stood up, looked quietly for a long time, and said, "It smells a bit like a bluff. It seems that there are thousands of riders, maybe only one or two thousand."
Li Ba looked at his father in a daze, not knowing what to say.
"Maybe I can't leave anymore." Li Xiong actually smiled, looked at his son, and said, "I don't know that in a thousand years, some people remember the past when you, my father and son fought side by side of Fushui."
Li Ba suddenly wanted to shed tears, but he didn't know who shed for.
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The early morning of the 16th is coming soon.
Three miles north of Guanghan City, another trench was excavated.
This time, the excavated soil was not transported away, but instead, a soil wall was piled up directly on the other side of the trench.
Behind the earth wall, a group of Huns slept on the ground, snoring like thunder.
Next to them, the Shilou Shanhu brought by Huan Wen was wiping the equipment and feeding the horses.
News came from the front: Two thousand people in the remnants of Li Cheng's army had joined more than 17,000 people in the central army, and they were in a position to move closer to the forward army.
As for the less than 4,000 infantry and cavalry of its front army, they had begun to retreat to the gentle slopes of the hills.
Many people began to log and dig trenches, build camps, and make a persistent posture.
Huan Wen breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the news.
After arriving last night, he led his men to rush into the thief army overnight, killing and scattering hundreds of people.
They only marched for a long distance, and their horsepower was not enough, otherwise they would have to kill all night.
From this we can also judge that the current army seems to be crowded with people, but in fact it is just a group of frightened birds. At most one night, they will be overwhelmed and eventually collapse.
Li Xiong seemed to realize the problem.
He did not force his advancement any more, but set up camp on the spot and waited for the soldiers to recover before he could head south.
It was at this time that Huan Wen finally understood why the emperor built a city every thirty miles when he was expeditioning Tuoba Xianbei in the north, but it was still with a large number of cavalry guards.
Huan Wen is also making progress as he fights and learns as he goes.
"I won't move in the thief, I won't move." Huan Wen ordered: "Split a thousand people and attack the thief's central army. Don't let them get closer smoothly. The rest of the people will rest on the spot. In the Guangshen City, we will persuade you to surrender again. In addition, we urge Gong Chun's troops to arrive here at the latest in the afternoon."
(This chapter ends)