Among the many freshwater lakes in Tuyuhun, the Sugannuoer Lake area is not a dangerous place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. The reason why it becomes one of the three major camps is because it is located in the Altyn Mountains, Ulanda Ban Mountains, and Annan Mountains. In the low-level area of Bashan, you can go west to Qiemo, north to Dangjin Pass, and east to the east along the official road of Wulanda Ban Mountain.
If this place is lost, the Jinshan Camp will lose its guards in the south of Hebei, and the Sui army can advance into the hinterland from here, not only harassing the Tuyuhun Army Food Road, but also burning the Muli Camp, a logistics center. However, despite its important status, before the war began, Murong Yong only deployed 20,000 troops here because the main force of the Sui army was blocked in the north of Dangjin Mountain.
The camp of this battalion is located in a narrow strip of land beside the West Lake and at the foot of Annanba Mountain. Although its defense is far less strong than that of Dangjinshan Camp, it also has camp fences and sentry towers on the front. In addition to the campsites for garrisoned soldiers, there are also areas A larger living area and livestock area for herdsmen.
These herdsmen were originally herdsmen scattered around Lake Sugannuoer. In order to avoid the war, they ran to the military camps to take refuge. The arrival of more than 30,000 herdsmen also increased the number of herdsmen raising livestock and the army's supply of soldiers.
The general's name was Niluoyan, who was the younger brother of Niluo Zhou. When he received the news that the Sui army was marching eastwards, he gathered more than 5,000 young herdsmen, increasing the number of troops in his hands to 25,000. There were about a thousand people. However, after the four thousand troops he sent to meet the transportation brigade were defeated by Zong Luohu, the strength was reduced to about twenty-two thousand.
The main force of the Sui army was still blocked more than two hundred miles away and did not reach the Sugannuoer Lake area, so the herdsmen here continued to live as usual. However, the strong entry of the Sui army's surprise troops made the soldiers frown.
Near a sentry tower by the lake, a patrol cavalry team of a hundred people dismounted from their horses to rest and chat. They used to talk about women, but the topic these days has focused on this battle.
A young soldier looked around, his face full of solemnity. Seeing his expression as if the enemy was right next to him, the centurion leading the team couldn't help but slap him on the head: "The general has sent many The patrol is chasing the Sui army in front, but the Sui army cannot reach here. Moreover, this place is endless and has a wide field of vision. Even if the Sui army comes, there will be no place to hide. What do you have to worry about?"
"I'm not worried about the soldiers of the Sui Army, I'm worried about my uncle." The young soldier said, "He is serving as a soldier at Dangjinshan Camp. If he dies in the battle, who will take the hundred sheep he owes us?"
The centurion was silent for a while and then said: "During a war, life is the most important thing, and money is just an external possession. As long as a person is alive, money can be earned slowly. Otherwise, more money will become the trophies of others. "
"You can't say that." A veteran said slowly: "I think life without money is worse than death."
The centurion laughed and scolded: "You are a bad gambler. Do you think everyone is like you?"
"Chief, a group of soldiers is coming this way!" A soldier standing on the guard tower said loudly.
This statement made everyone under the tower very nervous. They all stood up and mounted their horses. When they were ready, a very embarrassed group of soldiers appeared in sight.
There were only a few dozen soldiers in this group, two of them riding on one horse, and they were running towards this side as if something terrible was chasing them.
The leader's pupils suddenly shrank, and he could clearly see that behind these rebels, a large flag fluttering in the wind was approaching quickly. The word "Sui" on the flag looked so dazzling in the snowy light. Although the leader didn't know what the word "Sui" read, he knew that it was the battle flag of the Sui army.
"Line up and meet the enemy!" The centurion was a veteran after all. Even if he encountered drastic changes, he still waved the sword in his hand calmly and ordered the soldiers to form formation.
During the war, the patrols were usually composed of soldiers with rich combat elites. Although there were sudden changes at this time, there was no fleeing. Following the centurion's order, they quickly formed a dense formation.
Looking forward, the chaotic footsteps were gradually replaced by the rumble of horse hooves, and the ground began to tremble. One rider, two riders, ten riders, a hundred riders... more and more appeared in the sight of the patrol. These soldiers gathered into a black torrent, and the defeated army that had been rushing and rushing was quickly lost in this mighty torrent.
Under the stream, there was no trace left, crushed into powder by the ruthless iron hooves.
The centurion's face changed. He took out a bone flute from his chest, put it in his mouth and played it loudly. His soldiers heard the sharp and harsh sound of the bone flute, and they also took out the bone flute from their chest and played it. One spreads to ten, ten spreads to a hundred, a hundred spreads to a thousand...
In less than a moment, the piercing sound of bone flutes sounded in the sky above the whole bank. Although the Tuyuhun people in this area were confused by this, their method of communication could send a message to everyone in a short time, telling them that a powerful enemy was coming. Attack and let them do their own thing.
While the piercing bone flute was playing loudly, the Sui army cavalry who were galloping on their horses gradually slowed down their attack speed, then turned their horses and left.
When the centurion saw this, he breathed a long sigh of relief. After the enemy troops were far away, he led his troops forward in a cold sweat to check the situation. After searching around, they found five lucky wounded soldiers. , although they survived, they were also scarred.
The centurion did not dare to neglect and immediately took them to the camp.
General Niloyan was warned by the sound of the bone flute, and immediately prepared his army for war, bringing 10,000 elite soldiers out of the camp.
Since the transport brigade and his supporting army were defeated, Ni Luoyan actively prepared for war while sending more than a dozen teams of hundreds to search for the whereabouts of this Sui army soldier. I heard that the patrol was bringing a few remnant soldiers deployed in the front, so I met them immediately.
He learned about the general situation from the centurion, and then asked a slightly injured scout: "What's the situation?"
"General, we are the first patrol. We discovered the main force of the Sui army during our patrol. Their camp is in a jungle about twenty years away. Before we could get close, we encountered their scout team."
When Niloyan heard this, he was surprised and happy and asked: "Then, you and the Sui army started fighting?"
"Exactly!" The wounded soldier endured the pain and said weakly: "We saw that their number was relatively small, so we thought we could defeat them. Unexpectedly, the opponent's crossbow arrows were too powerful and we couldn't defeat them at all."
"Later, the second and third teams also came to help us defend against the enemy, but the Sui soldiers from the camp also came out and chased us to the front of the camp."
Hearing this, Niloyan suddenly laughed, making the generals and soldiers around him look surprised.
"Why is the general laughing?" a general asked curiously.
Ni Niyan said with a smile: "According to the defeated soldiers who returned from defeat, this Sui army only has about two or three thousand people. The biggest disadvantage of this army is its small number of people. They dare not fight our army head-on, so they can only engage in Some conspiracies and tricks. Judging from the distance of the enemy camp, they are preparing for a sneak attack. Fortunately, the scouts discovered this army. Otherwise, we might have fallen into the trap."
He learned the basic situation of this Sui army from the response team's defeated troops. Although the Sui army's combat effectiveness was very powerful, its total strength was only two to three thousand people, so he planned to find this army and annihilate it. However, the scouts never found this Sui army. It turned out that the Sui army had sneaked within more than 20 miles. No wonder the scouts who went to search farther away did not find it.
Fortunately, this scout found out, otherwise the Sui army would most likely attack their camp. If the herders in the camp were disturbed and dispersed, they would be in big trouble.
When the generals heard this, they were frightened for a while. One of them asked: "General, what should we do now?"
"The existence of this Sui army not only tied our hands and feet, but also prevented King Tianzhu from freeing up his hands and feet to fight. However, they came and went like the wind before, making it impossible to find. Now that we know their lair, naturally We must destroy this army to prevent them from escaping again." Niluo Zhou glanced at the generals and then said: "Our army has a large number of troops and is united, we will definitely defeat this army."
"The general's words are absolutely true." A general in his thirties shouted loudly: "The Sui army bullied others too much. Please give me four thousand horses, general. I will definitely defeat these armies and avenge my father."
This man's name was Ni Shangli, one of the core members of the Ni family. He was the commander-in-chief of the responding army, and died tragically at the hands of Sui soldiers. Ni Shangli hated the Sui army so much that he volunteered. We must annihilate this Sui army.
The lieutenant heard this
Here, worried that Niluoyan would underestimate the enemy, he quickly said to the miserable manager Luoyan: "General, although this Sui army has a small number of troops, the soldiers are very powerful in combat. We should not underestimate them. In order to prevent the Sui army from escaping, it is best to So that we can use our superior force to annihilate them."
Niloyan nodded: "I plan to personally lead 10,000 elite soldiers there, and I will leave the camp to you."
"Yes!" the deputy general responded.
Nishangli immediately said: "The nephew will accompany the general."
Niloyan glared at him and saw that his eyes were full of hatred. He was a little worried that he would spoil the big thing, so he said, "You stay in the camp."
"General, I don't want to stay and guard the camp. I also want to go out with the army..." Ni Shangli was in a hurry.
"Shut up!" Niloyan said coldly: "This is an order, do you want to disobey it?"
"Don't dare!" Ni Shangli responded reluctantly.
After the discussion was completed, Ni Luoyan glanced at the soldiers who were ready to go, fiercely pulled out the sword from his waist, and shouted loudly: "All warriors, follow me to conquer the Sui camp, and set out to avenge the fallen warriors!"
"Go out! Kill the enemy." Upon hearing these words, the soldiers who were ready to go immediately burst into a loud shout of killing, and under the guidance of the flag, they ran wildly to the northwest with the general.
