Soldiers and civilians are essential to any army. In addition to transporting supplies and food, the soldiers and civilians were indispensable for building temporary camps, digging ditches to protect the camps, tripping ravines for horses, and even setting fires for cooking.
In the view of the cavalry general, as long as he is a man, even if he is old, weak, sick or disabled, he can be qualified as a military and civilian husband, so why do he need to "upgrade"? He even had the funny name of "Engineer", and Qin Feng always had some bizarre ideas that made people confused.
However, since they were all brought, the chariot and cavalry generals did not refuse and just used them as ordinary civilians.
Under the leadership of General Chariot and Cavalry, the Beixi Transportation Team slowly entered the county seat.
Lu Ming mobilized engineers and soldiers that night and began to build defense facilities for Yongshou County without any delay.
At the same time, Li Xiaolan led the accompanying two thousand infantry and stationed outside Yongshou County as the last line of defense to protect Yongshou County.
The cavalry general standing at the gate of the city looked at the busy scene outside the city and couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly: "Building city defenses is certainly a good thing, but it also creates opportunities. The best option right now is undoubtedly to shrink all the power within the county. , just stick to the city."
"Now that the Beidi army is advancing into the country, it will inevitably release countless scouts and spies. The construction of city defenses in Yongshou County will soon reach the ears of the enemy generals, and then they will inevitably send a large army to attack, which will only increase the defensive pressure on our army."
"Forget it, you are shallow when it comes to eating people, and you are short-handed when taking advantage of others. Beixi County has supported us with so many supplies, so it is really difficult to interfere. Give me the order and ignore the garrison outside the city. The soldiers just prepare for the worst and defend the city. That’s it!”
The lieutenant clasped his fists in response, and did not have any expectations for the garrison outside the city. He said softly: "General, I haven't slept for several days. Let's go back and rest while the weather is calm tonight."
Although the cavalry general was a little worried, fearing a night attack from Beidi, looking at the engineers and soldiers busy outside the city, it was not without merit. At least it had an early warning function.
Thinking of this, the cavalry general no longer hesitated and turned back to the Yamen to rest.
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In Beidi territory, Yangchang Mountain.
Ning Hu and the 263 Tianji camp guards were lying in the mountains and forests, holding bows and arrows tightly in their hands, staring at the flickering fire in the distance with a pair of tired but determined tiger eyes.
The second captain next to him had not eaten for four days and had only drank some dew. His whole body had become inhuman and ghostly. There was no need to deliberately lower his voice, and his weak voice was extremely slight.
"Ning Qianhu, the scouts reported that there are thousands of enemy troops coming to encircle us. The entire Yangchang Mountain has been surrounded like an iron barrel. Once there is a battle, I'm afraid..."
Before the second captain could finish speaking, Ning Hu had already coldly interrupted: "It's just one death, so why be afraid of it? We were already mentally prepared before we entered the enemy's formation, or are you afraid?"
Feeling Ning Hu's cold and stern eyes, the second captain didn't back down at all, but argued with reason: "Afraid?! Wrapping one's body in horse leather is the best fate for a soldier. He can use his wealth and life to repay Master Qin's good fortune and cultivation." Well, it’s my honor!”
"I'm just worried that if I die here, I won't be able to break the enemy camp again!"
Hearing this, Ning Hu's cold and fierce eyes showed a touch of relief. He turned around and glanced at the guards around him. No one showed any timidity.
Ning Hu was filled with pride. Being able to die with such a good brother would not be in vain!
Ning Hu adjusted his breathing, looked at the enemy who was less than thirty steps away, and whose figure was vaguely discernible. He immediately waved his hand to signal his brothers to prepare for the final battle.
Since entering the hinterland of Beidi, the guards of Tianji camp have fought more than a dozen battles, large and small. Since they were all night attacks, they have gained a lot. They burned two granaries and four camps where supplies were stored. As for how many enemy soldiers were killed, even Tianji The battalion guards themselves didn't know that nearly 40 of the 300 guards who arrived had lost their lives.
According to the tradition of Tianji Camp, no matter where they die in battle, they must return to their roots.
Ning Hu buried the dead guards on the spot, marked them one by one, and recorded them one by one in handwriting. Even if the entire army was wiped out in the end, future generations could use the handwriting to bring the bones of the guards back to Daliang.
But when can I "go home"? I'm afraid I can only wait for the day when Beidi bows his head to Daliang.
At this time, the Tianji Camp guards were only ten steps away from the enemy.
Because the night was dark and windy, and the mountains were densely forested, the enemy troops were unaware of the tigers lurking in front of them, even though they were so close.
On the contrary, the enemy troops being searched and suppressed were extremely clear under the illumination of torches.
"kill!"
Following Ning Hu's roar, the Tianji camp guards released their bowstrings almost at the same time, and arrows rushed toward the fire, killing dozens of people on the spot. Before the enemy soldiers in Sou Shan could react, the guards of Tianji Camp had already dropped their bows and arrows, holding rifles in hand, and charged towards the enemy soldiers with great courage.
With one charge, dozens of people were stabbed to death in succession.
Only then did the enemy troops in Sou Shan react. For a while, the entire Yangchang Mountain echoed with gongs and whistles.
"Under attack! Under attack!"
"The Tianji camp guards are here, come quickly!"
"Kill, these gangs of sneaky rats are burning, killing, looting and doing evil in my territory of Dadi. I will kill them all today and take revenge!"
"Where are the people? Where are all the people dead? Come on! Damn it! When we go up the mountain, it's so majestic. When we fight, people are so dead!"
The terrain of Yangchang Mountain is relatively gentle, but the area is very large. It stretches for five or six miles. Although there were more than 5,000 soldiers participating in the encirclement and suppression, they were spread out in the mountains, and the scale could not be seen at all. , the largest search and suppression team only had more than 300 people.
Moreover, Yangchang Mountain is a hundred and fifty miles away from the front line. It is simply unrealistic to mobilize the front line elites to come back for encirclement and suppression. Therefore, the soldiers participating in the encirclement and suppression are all garrison troops dispatched on the spot.
With no numerical advantage and a huge disparity in combat effectiveness, the soldiers who were searching and suppressing were killed by the guards of the Tianji Battalion until they were knocked upside down and their armor was thrown off.
Since the battle began, just one stick of incense has passed, and more than 300 people have fallen under the steps of the Tianji camp guards. But at the same time, the Tianji Camp guards also began to lose troops and generals.
The guards had already eaten up all their rations and were deep in the enemy's territory. They were highly stressed and could not get adequate rest. At this time, the guards were hungry, tired and sleepy, and had reached their limit.
There were constant guards who were slow in their movements due to exhaustion of physical strength, and the enemy took advantage of them.
"Brothers, hold on, fight out of Yangchang Mountain, we still have a glimmer of hope!" Ning Hu stabbed the enemy in front of him to death, turned around and shouted at the guards. In order to boost the morale of the soldiers, he even It's a fight!
