Chapter 378 Direction of the Army
"Quick! Close the door quickly!" Outside the north gate of Ningping City, a group of field servants rushed towards the city in a chaotic manner.
They ran in such a hurry that they even threw away their precious spades and picks.
Some people were so panicked that they even rolled around and cried.
Behind the short wall of sheep and horses, hundreds of sheep were bleating and making a commotion.
The Xiongnu chief hesitated for a while, but finally could not resist the temptation of goods, cattle, sheep, and women, so he ordered his horses to speed up and rush into the city.
They came from the direction of Liang State, carrying only food and water for seven days. They searched in Ku County, Chen County for several days, and found that the people in the Central Plains lived in Tuweizi.
The defensive power of Tuweizi is limited, but there are often five hundred households in it. It is not a problem to gather eight or nine hundred people. The lethality of wooden spears, iron knives, and hunting bows is certainly not very good, but it can still be done. Killing people.
They are cavalry, there is really no need to fight with these locals.
But you don’t want to fight to the death, and they don’t want to surrender.
With big eyes staring at small eyes, they are destined to gain nothing and run away with all their food.
Chen Jun, Dong Ping and Gao Pingdi are really two styles of painting.
The people in Chen County are unwilling to surrender, but the people in Dongping and Gaoping will bring in food. This is the biggest difference.
It turns out that this is the lair of Shao Thief, and the Huns have learned the lesson.
Today I finally encountered a panicked Tuweizi - no, Ningping City is the old county seat of Ningping, an abandoned county in the Liang Kingdom. Let alone Tuweizi, even Wubao is not as big as it, and the number of people in the city is There should be a lot.
The Huns cavalry, which had achieved nothing for several days, finally couldn't bear it anymore. Taking advantage of the confusion of the people, they rushed their horses and rushed in like an arrow from a string.
As soon as he entered the city, a large number of arrows fell from the heights on the left and right.
The strong force easily pierced the fur and shot the Huns' body into a sieve.
At this time, no matter how stupid you are, you will know that this is a well-designed ambush.
The Huns cavalry who had rushed into the city were unable to retreat for a while. They could only get off their horses and try to cover their bodies with their horses. But with arrows falling from both sides, where could they hide?
After the people outside heard the screams and the sound of arrows piercing the air from inside, they already felt something was wrong and quickly turned around.
A large arrow fell from the wall again, harvesting another wave of heads.
The remaining people dispersed in a hurry. After fleeing to a distance, they stood on their horses and looked back in shock.
More than two hundred soldiers slowly walked out of the city gate.
A hundred people in the front row were wearing iron armor and holding various instruments, including rifles, long swords, heavy axes, infantry bows, crossbows, etc. They had everything.
The hundreds of people in the back row were either without armor or wearing leather armor, and basically only had a cheap long spear. Occasionally, someone would stand silently behind with a ring-shaped knife on his shoulder and a bloody human head in his hand.
When the remaining Huns soldiers saw this, they immediately gave up their intention to continue fighting.
Even if there are only a few hundred strong men in an earthen fort, as long as some of them are warriors who have experienced battles for a long time, then if there is a wall and a good location, you will have to pay a higher price to break it.
They are cavalry and not worth doing this.
Thinking about this, he no longer hesitated, turned around and left, disappearing into the wilderness.
A burst of warm cheers erupted in Ningping City.
Some people are proud, and others are frustrated.
Outside a small fort on the outskirts of Chengyang County, Jiyin County, tens of thousands of soldiers from Shile tribe surrounded it tightly.
Inside and outside the fort wall, arrows and stones were flying, and corpses were falling like rain.
The thieves of Shile tribe, who had only made simple siege equipment, under the supervision of the cavalry that pressed down the formation, worked up their courage and charged fiercely.
At dusk, Shi Jun stood on the wall for the first time.
Although they were quickly driven down, the thieves from far and near all had expressions on their faces, as if they had smelled something, and pressed on another group of new troops.
When night falls, the castle gate opens with a bang. The soldiers of the Shi Army rushed in with cheers and killed everyone they met, with the intention of leaving no one alive.
The grain was pulled out by the carts and used as military supplies.
The goods were packed up and transported first to Fan County and then back to Hebei via the pontoon bridge.
Before the battle was over, the property and people had to be transported away first. The reason was very simple: there were not so many vehicles for transportation, so a batch had to be moved away first.
By this time, Dongwuyang, Fanxian and Jinxiang have become the main hub for the transportation of materials, money and grain.
Jin Zhun, the Central Protectorate, has been wreaking havoc in Gaoping for ten days. Now he has sent a group of troops to the west in an attempt to besiege Jiyin County, threaten Jiyang, and capture all the Yanzhou shogunate.
Anxi general Liu Ya was in great power in Jibei and harvested a large amount of supplies. He then invaded Mount Tai and joined forces with Huyan Yan's tribe to besiege Liang's father for several days without success.
This battle was very fierce.
The main line of the Taiyang family is in Nancheng, and Liang's father also has a branch of the Yang family, and there are quite a few of them.
The Yang family is well versed in military strategy and has practiced rural bravery very early. When the enemy attacked, they defended the city wall and fought back and forth with Hu Yanyan.
Hu Yanyan was very puzzled. With so many families, why did you resist so fiercely?
After the real fire was fired, they actually stayed there and refused to leave until Liu Ya led his army.
Within a few days, the Xiongnu were beheaded by the formation and one person was shot to death. As for several clan leaders who died during the attack on the city, they still failed to capture Liang Fu.
The Yang family in Nancheng sent cavalry to harass the grain road again. They were so angry that they had no choice but to break away and bully the easy-to-attack earthen fences and small fort walls to steal some grain, goods and people.
Through this battle, the Huns further realized the dangers of too few infantry.
The cavalry that went south to Yu Yan was no less than 30,000, but the infantry was only Shi Le's 10,000, plus the Han forbidden troops of 5,000 - if you don't count Cao Yi and Zhao Gu.
As a last resort, Cao Yi’s troops could only be mobilized to march westward...
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In the soft mud, a large group of sergeants lined up in three long lines. , Hesitantly move forward.
The bright moonlight falls on the river, there is no sparkling feeling, only darkness falls in the eyes.
People's feelings are always closely related to their state of mind.
One part of the Silver Spear Army came in front, followed closely by the auxiliary troops, then another part of the Silver Spear Army, then the cavalry leading the horses, and finally Shao Xun who cut off the rear himself.
Most of the Silver Spear soldiers are trackers, and a considerable number of them are active between Xingyang and Luoyang. Cao ships, merchant ships, and passenger ships entered the Yellow River after leaving Aocang, and then sailed upstream to the west for a while, then entered Luoshui via Luokou and headed for Luoyang.
The "upstream" journey on the Yellow River passes through the foot of Dagong Mountain.
The older ones among them have measured this road countless times with their feet. They are the kind who can’t go wrong even with their eyes closed.
Ji Shou, who was following Shao Xun, looked around and even wanted to take off his military boots and walk barefoot through the sandy road half submerged in water, recalling the feeling of working as a tracker.
However, when he saw Shao Xun's tall back, he put away his nostalgia and hurried on honestly.
There are ships sailing on the river, loaded with heavy vehicles, heading downstream in a mighty manner.
They are very fast. If nothing happens, they will arrive at Sikou tonight - where the Sishui River enters the Yellow River - and then they will anchor and wait.
As for the infantry and cavalry, they will probably not all arrive in Xingyang until the day after tomorrow.
Yes, Sikou is already the boundary of Xingyang. From now on, the road is smooth. How to fight next depends entirely on Chen Gong's ingenuity.
Thinking of this, Ji Shou looked at the tall figure with admiration.
Awesome!
The Huns were thrown around in circles, and the army rushed left and right, ignoring the Huns cavalry.
Every time he saw this figure, Ji Shou felt less worried. No matter how many people come, they are just chickens and dogs.
But when I can’t see this person, I feel less at ease.
Since the founding of the Silver Spear Army, this man has been deeply imprinted on it.
He is the father of the Nine Thousand Six Hundred Sons of the Silver Spear Army. He is a god-like figure. The spirit of the Taibai Star descends to earth, making people unable to help but worship...
On the afternoon of the third day of October, Silver Spear About 25,000 cavalry, Yi Cong, Xiao Qi, Liangzhou Army and auxiliary troops all arrived at Sikou and rested here for the night.
On the evening of the fourth day of October, the entire army arrived in Aocang and obtained grain and grass supplies.
After receiving the news, Pei Chun, the prefect of Xingyang, rushed over.
"Ming Gong." Pei Chun couldn't help shouting when he saw Shao Xun, who was unshaven and had many stains on his clothes.
"Why is Mr. Fu like this?" Shao Xun asked with a smile.
"I thought Ming Gong was stopped in Luoyang." Pei Chun replied.
After saying that, he shook his head and sighed.
The Xiongnu were noisy, had no communication, and there were news of enemy attacks everywhere. I was really anxious. If it hadn't been for the last successful experience that barely gave him some confidence, he would have wanted to run away again.
Shao Xun laughed loudly, helped him up and said, "I just want to ask a few things today."
"Ming Gong, please tell me, my servant must tell you everything you know. "Pei Chun said.
"First thing, where did the Huns attack?" Shao Xun asked.
"What I know is limited." Pei Chun said: "Recently, I have only heard of bandits appearing in Chen County. Chen Sima led his troops to fight and tried his best to drive them away."
Shao Xun Nod slightly.
The government troops should have been mobilized under Cao Fu's order. Counting the troops, several thousand people could still be raised.
If we were to guard only one Chenjun, going back and forth between various towns, counties, and forts, with hundreds of people working together and maneuvering on horseback, we should be able to barely cope. After all, they are fighting on the inside, and their supplies are more convenient than the Huns. Even if they only have one horse, their maneuverability is still good.
“Over at Weicang, Hou Feihu led a group of people to go back and forth by boat, inspecting Yingchuan, Nanton, Chenjun, and Ruyin.”
“The Princess of the East China Sea delegated all her powers. After Cao Gong, the Yamen Army was stationed in Xuchang to protect Ming Gong's family. "Juancheng was once besieged, and Linqiu was attacked by Shi Le." br>"A bandit army has penetrated deep into Jiyin and seems to be advancing towards Kaocheng."
"That's it?" Shao Xun asked.
"Ashamed." Pei Chun said: "The servant lives in a corner, the messenger has been intercepted and killed repeatedly, and the information is not available. This is all we know."
"There are thieves crossing the river. Heading south to Xingyang?”
“No.”
“Did Shan Zheng defeat Hulao Pass?”
"We fought once and lost hundreds of soldiers, and then we never fought again."
"There may be thieves on the other side of the river."
"There should be some, but who will be the thieves? I don’t know how many soldiers there are.”
“Is there any news from Ji County?”
Shao Xun nodded and said, “Thank you. Your Majesty. If you keep the Hulao Pass intact and protect the peace of Xingyang County, you have already accomplished something." Pei Chun didn't know anything about it, so why not Shao Xun? He knew even less than Pei Chun.
Now it seems that Hanoi, Jijun, Dunqiu and other places on the north bank of the river are completely foggy, and the eastern part of Henan and Yanzhou is also an information black hole, and we have no idea what is happening there.
The Huns' full-frequency interference is powerful.
Now it's time to think carefully and determine the direction of the advance, trying to surprise the Huns.
"Jin Zheng, Wang Que'er." Shao Xun suddenly shouted.
The two of them were outside. When they heard the sound, they immediately ran in and saluted together.
Shao Xun held their hands, looked at them for a long time, and said: "When the children grow up, they have to let go eventually. When students leave school, they have to stand alone..."
(End of this chapter)