The reality is often more outrageous than people imagine.
Lu Sanlang was afraid that Du Sage would be able to gather 40,000 or 50,000 cavalry in five days. Li Cunhui scoffed on the spot, thinking that it would be difficult for him to gather 50,000 cavalry even if Du Sage was given ten days.
But the reality is that today is the eighth day since Yaoluo Ge Jingyi disappeared. Only then did Du Sage receive a message from him to the leaders of hundreds of herdsmen under Du Sage's command, saying that Yao Luo Ge Jingyi had not shown up for a long time.
The little leader who was sent by Du Sage to monitor Yaoluo Ge Jingyi, as soon as he arrived in the west, he saw that Yaoluo Ge Jingyi didn't care about anything at all. He immediately became excited as if something were wrong. He went around recruiting wandering shepherds on the grassland and gave them the fattest ones. The pasture is reserved for his blood relatives.
Yaoluo Ge Jingyi doesn't care about things, which is exactly what he wants, so he won't be too troublesome.
And he didn't take Yaoluo Ge Jingyi's disappearance seriously. What's so surprising about the lack of people on the grassland?
It is possible to go looking for pasture, track a herd of wild horses, wander far away while hunting, be attacked by wild beasts, drink too much and fall into a river.
So when the little leader sent someone to tell Dusage the news of Yaoluoge Jingyi's disappearance, and it was estimated that the messenger had traveled dozens of miles at most, Huang Yingda and others came to the door.
This time, the situation became clearer. Huang Yingda smiled at that time. He pointed at the location of the Beizubu people's Woludo City on the map and said.
"Since the decline of the great dynasty and the collapse of the Uighur Khanate, there have been no large-scale conquests on the grasslands for two hundred years, right?
No wonder the saint left the Southern Tang Dynasty alone and decided to attack them. The defensiveness of the Beizhu divination people was actually weaker than that of several tribes in the west. "
Of course, the people of Beizubu were unprepared. On the territory of Bashmi, Naiman and other tribes in the west, there were also the Geluolu people, Ogus people and Karakhan's Saktu, which frequently caused fights. At the same time, they were also mixed with Complex religious conflicts.
As for the Bei Zubu people, they also encountered the rise of the Khitan people in the past few hundred years.
However, the Khitan people were, after all, a semi-agrarian nation that relied on fishing and hunting, and they did not have strict control over the grasslands. Historically, it was not until the period of Empress Dowager Xiao Yanyan of Chengtian that they made great efforts to rectify the grasslands.
At this time, it was still in the 'sheep herding' stage, and they just collected some tributes and didn't care much.
Lu Sanlang said excitedly: "Since the chief of Beizu Bu, Du Sage, and the chief of Meerqi, Hulu Bashu, are both in Woluduo City, and there are 30,000 to 40,000 herdsmen living around the city, let's make a surprise attack. Then just take a mouthful of oil!"
Huang Yingda hesitated for a moment, but shook his head decisively, knowing in his heart why Lu Sanlang was not popular in the army.
The commander of this army, Su Guogong Li Cunhui, led his troops to follow behind, and he was only one day's journey away from them at most.
It is obvious that the forwards are so close to the main force, and judging from the orders issued by Li Cunhui, it is obvious that the army coach Li Sanlang hopes to win the record of regaining the Anbei Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty, which will serve as his victory in Yanran Mountain. On the stone tablet, a rich and colorful mark was left.
The reason why they sent forwards to rush day and night was because they were afraid that the Beizu Bu people would react. But now that they had learned that the Bei Zu Bu people were unprepared, they still had to attack before the coach arrived soon. Guess what Li Cunhui was thinking. .
You know, Duke Li Su is not very ambitious, and Huang Yingda has no need to offend him.
Of course, the most important thing is that it is still relatively risky for their forward, who actually only has two thousand cavalry, to launch a surprise attack.
"According to the intelligence, Dusage has a cavalry of more than 2,000 men that can be dispatched at any time, which can be regarded as Bei Zubu's standing force.
But this time, in order to ask for the grassland of Wugushan, Mierqi's Hulu Badu brought a total of three thousand Mierqi cavalry.
If this is the case, there must be something wrong with the information we have.
The three thousand men of Hulu Bashu were stationed north of the city of Buwoluduo in Beizu, and he only asked Dusage for pasture, and did not care about the fact that the banner of resistance to the Six Methods Sect was taken away.
This is enough to prove that there must be someone more powerful than these three thousand beggar cavalry around Du Sage.
Someone speculated that Dusage must have mobilized to a certain extent and had at least 4,000 or even 5,000 or 6,000 cavalry that could be dispatched at any time. "
Qu Qilang Qu Yanqing nodded and said: "Brother Huang's analysis is reasonable. From this point of view, there are at least seven or eight thousand riders in the entire Woludo. In addition, the city of Woludo is wide and there are many exits. Let's It is not difficult to defeat them who are unprepared, but they are locals, so it is not easy to catch them."
Cao Bin's eyes lit up. They were all human beings. Of course he knew that except for this reason, everyone was a little afraid of taking credit from Li Cunhui. He immediately pointed to the area north of Woluduo City and said.
"What Mr. Huang means is that instead of attacking the city of Woludo, we should raid the Dali Mi tribe in the northwest, block the way for Beizu Bu and Merqi Sanqian to retreat to Beihai, and let the Su Kingdom The main force of the Duke is coming to attack Voludo City?"
Huang Yingda laughed, "He is indeed a young hero with the favor of a saint, that's what a certain family thinks.
Before leaving, the saint explained in every possible way that the purpose of going out to the fortress was not only to restrain Shi Yanran, but also to capture the two unstable factors, Dusage and Hulu Balshu.
What Cao Dalang said was exactly what he meant, and he immediately sent an envoy to inform Duke Su of our decision.
Then all the three hundred herdsmen here were recruited, and the men were transported for our army, leaving thirty cavalry to guard the women and children, waiting for Princess Su to come in force. "
All the generals agreed with a bang, but Lu Sanlang had an unhappy look on his face. He wanted to say something, but he was held back by Pei Tongyuan, who was also from the Donggui Sect, and finally did not speak.
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In Woluduo City, Dusage frowned, but it was not because of the news that Yaoluoge Jingyi had disappeared, because he didn't take it to heart.
It would be wrong to say that he didn't take it to heart. Dusage thought about it for a while, but quickly gave up his doubts.
He really couldn't imagine that Yao Luo Ge Jingyi, an enemy of Emperor Zhou of the Central Plains, would be so frightened by him that he would run south.
He also felt that he had promised to give Luo Ge Jingyi a head of 10,000 households, so he thought highly of him, which would make his son-in-law ecstatic.
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So what Dusage feels a little irritated now is precisely the fact that the chief of Merqi, Hulu Balshu, asked him for Wugushan pasture.
Dusage knew that although the weather was not as cold as in previous years, the Mierbeg people living near the Beihai and Yuyuerhai still had a very difficult life.
They very much hope to get a piece of pasture near Langjuxu Mountain, where they can use the mountains to block the cold winds of the Far North.
But Dusage could not give it to them, because even in the eyes of the Beizuzubu people, who were born in nine Tatar surnames, they were quite barbaric and backward. They even had the tradition of eating their enemies.
If the people of Bei Zubu are barbaric and ignorant in the eyes of Central Plains people, the Merqi people are barbaric and ignorant in the eyes of Zubu people.
If they were allowed to get a piece of pasture around Wugu Mountain, I believe that with Hulu Balshu's ability, they would be able to quickly establish a foothold in this area.
Then if Mierqiren goes south in the future, he will have a place to stay, which will be a great threat to the three tribes of Beizhu Bubu.
Even the fragile balance reached by the Merqi, Beizhubu, and Dilie Eight Tribes on this territory will soon be broken.
But if he didn't agree to Hulu Balshu's request, Dusage was very worried that he would act recklessly and seek refuge with the Khitan Queen Mother who was on the territory of the Eight Enemy Lieutenants. At that time, the fortune-tellers would face a more dangerous situation.
This is really a wolf in the front and a tiger in the back! Dusage didn't know how many times he had ideological struggles, but he just couldn't make a final decision.
Under the influence of this mood, the news of Yao Luo Ge Jingyi's disappearance was simply ignored.
It's just that Du Sage never imagined that it was less than ten miles away from him at this moment.
An army of 3,000 riders, all of them colored Hexi Dragon Horses and Pegasus Horses, equipped with horseshoes to maintain horseshoes, equipped with a ring-locked armor, and armed with horned crossbows, has arrived!
Li Cunhui looked down from Yanran Mountain. At his feet, there was an unknown river rushing down from Yanran Mountain. When it reached the grassland in the distance, the flow rate began to slow down, and the river slowly drew an arc. Shaped river bend.
And Worudo City, which was also the dragon city of the Huns in the past, is located at this bend of the river.
This is the geomantic treasure land of the Mobei grassland. Yanran Mountain blocks a lot of cold winds from the north, and melts the snow on the top of the mountain into a large river, bringing abundant water sources to Woluduo City.
The terrain of Woluduo City at the foot of Yanran Mountain is extremely flat, which allows herdsmen to divert water to everywhere with only a little effort, which is particularly convenient.
Although the pasture had turned an earthy yellow color prematurely due to overgrazing, the topography and water flow showed how green it once was.
Li Cunhui grinned, looking at Oruduo City in the distance as if he were looking at a big piece of fat, and his mouth was watering.
Go straight to the Dragon City and strangle Shi Yanran. What a wonderful sentence!
The human spirit Wang Shenqi reminded Li Cunhui in a low voice: "Third brother, this is a big gift from Huang Yingda and Qu Yanqing to you!"
After Murong Nobunaga brought Zhao Kuangyin and Wang Shenqi back to Liangzhou as his younger brothers, they were accepted by the old returnees to a certain extent.
Therefore, Zhao Kuangyin and Wang Shenqi always called Zhang Lie the eldest brother, Murong Nobunaga the second brother, and Li Cunhui the third brother.
Li Cunhui touched his chin, and his old habit relapsed, "Huang Yingda's vision is a bit poor, but his behavior is not bad.
If a certain family accepts his favor today, they will definitely repay it in the future. "
Wang Shenqi couldn't help but roll his eyes after hearing this. Li Cunhui said that Huang Yingda had poor vision. He meant that Huang Yingda did not choose to go west with the saint in the village but returned to Ganzhou. As a result, he missed the opportunity to become a general of the Yuan Dynasty. .
It's just that Huang Yingda regretted it so much that his intestines turned green. Anyone who mentioned this matter in front of him would definitely fall out.
If what Li Cunhui said reached Huang Yingda's ears, he would be so angry that he would become a feud in vain.
Li Cunhui didn't turn around, so he didn't see Wang Shenqi's rolling eyes. He pointed at Woludo City in the distance where herders began to have activities.
"Wang Erlang, if you take people to deploy to the north, it is certain that these thieves will flee north. Remember, no matter whether they are old, weak, women or children, as long as they are alive, even a horse or a dog, they cannot be allowed to Head north."
After finishing speaking, Li Cunhui looked at Zhang Zhaojie and said: "Yongchang Marquis, please lead the 700 elite cavalry of the Wei Iron Cavalry Battalion in the front carriage and take a detour to the north of Woluduo City to raid the Mierbeggar's camp. No matter how many casualties you have, The first priority is not to allow them to return north."
Li Cunhui still respects seniors like Zhang Zhaojie (Qiongre Duojin).
Although these few people do not have high titles or high official positions, everyone knows that these are Zhang Shengren's true confidants, the old brothers who killed people together in the past.
Zhang Zhaojie didn't say much. After receiving the order, he immediately got on his horse and led 700 elite Hanshandu front hussars in a detour to the north.
At this time, Li Cunhui looked at Zhao Jinnu, Li Zun, Fan Changgong and others behind him and said: "Whether the combat goal of this battle can be achieved depends entirely on whether Du Sage can be captured. You all follow a certain family and go straight to Wolu. Many cities.
A certain family will match each of you with a Xizubu person who knows Du Sage. As long as you find the target, you will be successful whether you live or die! "
The generals agreed enthusiastically, and their hearts were filled with overwhelming murderous intent.
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In the early morning, the sky has turned white, and the shepherds who got up early have begun to walk out of the city of Voludo.
It is already September, and although the herdsmen have accumulated a large amount of pasture to prepare for the winter, when the weather is not cold enough to cover the ground with heavy snow, the livestock should still be allowed to go out more to eat the green grass on the pasture.
Although Woludo is a city, it is on the grassland after all, and there is not enough farmland around it to feed the 30,000 people in the city.
Therefore, many herdsmen still have to go out to graze, and it usually takes five or six days or even longer before they come back. They are also the first to go out in Ludo City.
Then, the sky lit up a little, and herdsmen like ants appeared everywhere in the entire Woludo City, busy leaving the city.
An old herdsman was cleaning the tent with a grin on his face. He carefully hid a leather bag containing some fine wine close to his body and cut a few strips of dried meat.
Of course, there are more kinds of dried mushrooms and beans. These things are mixed with some milk and paired with some dried wild vegetable pancakes, which is what he eats these days.
After pretending all these things, the old herdsman could never find his big black dog, which made the old herdsman very anxious.
This big black dog is the leader of their dog pack. It is not only used to guard against wild beasts, but also helps maintain the discipline of the cattle and sheep. It is his best helper in herding and cannot be missed.
"Dad, come and take a look. Dahei has huddled under the car and refuses to come out!" A female voice sounded. It was the little daughter of an old herdsman calling him.
"Hey! What's wrong with you foodie? Is there a man-eating Yasha coming outside?" The old herdsman also saw the big black dog hiding under the carriage.
To be precise, it was not that the big black dog refused to come out, but was trembling under the car with a frightened look.
In this way, the old herders remembered that a long time ago, they encountered a pack of hungry wolves while grazing, and the big black dog looked like this at that time.
But, this is Voludo City! How could any wild wolves dare to run wild here?
The old herdsman grinned. It would be great if there were any. Although wolf meat has some firewood, it is still meat, right?
Hugh~! bump!
The long explosion sounded like thunder. Although it was not very loud, the herdsmen were frightened and looked towards the sky involuntarily.
They had never heard such a sound on the grassland, so they had no idea what it meant.
But Li Cunhui and two thousand Zhou Dynasty cavalrymen knew what it was. It was the signal from Zhang Zhaojie (Qiongre Duojin)'s front chamber to start raiding the Mier beggars' garrison.
The flag bearer raised the big flag symbolizing the coach, and a fierce look suddenly broke out on Li Cunhui's calm face, and he roared.
"Attack!"
In an instant, the iron cavalry kicked up dust, like a ferocious beast coming down from Yanran Mountain, and ran towards Oruduo City a mile away.
For more than a mile, the charging cavalry were basically light-armored cavalry with BMWs on their hips, so they rushed to the vicinity of Voludo City at extremely fast speeds.
As soon as the old herdsman heard the sound of thousands of horses galloping, his mind immediately recalled the moment when the Khitan people, led by their emperor, raided the city of Voluduo more than thirty years ago.
He howled miserably, rushed under the carriage, and hugged the big black dog together. One person and the other dog began to tremble.
His daughter is very calm. Even on the grassland, young women are an important asset of the tribe, and no one will hurt them for no reason.
Therefore, this prairie girl very wisely fled to the roadside, then put her head on the ground with her hands, raising her plump and plump buttocks full of female temptation.
In this way, the enemies that rush towards her will know her value and will not kill her casually.
However, other herdsmen do not have this experience. The Beizubo people have not been attacked like this in thirty years.
These young people had grown up in an atmosphere where the Bei Zubu tribe was getting stronger. After being stunned for a moment, they actually wanted to resist instead of running away.
However, the gap in training and equipment made their resistance doomed to be in vain.
A young herdsman on the cart had just shot an approaching enemy with his short bow.
But before he could be happy, he saw that the arrow missed and bounced away from the enemy. Not to mention hurting anyone, it probably didn't even leave a mark.
Fan Changgong looked angrily at the herdsmen on the cart in the distance, raised his hand and shot an arrow.
Just as the herdsman was about to run away, he stood up and the arrow missed.
Although Fan Changgong used a horse bow, the speed and lethality of the horse's impact were still amazing, and it even penetrated the herdsman directly.
Fan Changgong and the others were tasked with the task of breaking through the enemy's formation, so they simply shot and killed some people who were blocking the way, and then rushed towards Du Sage's tent.
Li Wanshan and others behind were here specifically to create chaos. Once they entered the city, Li Wanshan and other three hundred riders were armed with kerosene cans and pear blossom guns.
The kerosene contained in this jar is made of tung oil, clean coal powder from the Hexi area, and mixed with various materials. It ignites in just one click, and its adhesion is particularly strong after it ignites.
When Li Wanshan and others saw the tent, they threw it over and then fired the pear blossom gun.
The tents of these herdsmen are all made of cloth, and the furnishings inside are mostly furs and a small amount of wooden furniture. There is also a large amount of winter hay around the tents, which is simply the best kindling material. Once it burns, it cannot be extinguished.
Not long after, the entire Woludo City burst into flames. In the thick smoke, countless herdsmen ran around crying, making the already chaotic and congested city even more chaotic.
Some people wanted to resist, but were quickly shot and killed mercilessly. The screams and screams made people feel like they were in hell.
Of course, there are also those who react quickly. At least when the fire first started, a large number of figures began to gather towards the large tent in the city.
Bei Zubu, to be exact, the Kelie tribe is in a prosperous period of continuous growth, and it still has some foundation. It is not comparable to fringe tribes like Yefufu.
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In the north of Woluduo City, the 'scenery' is different from here. The three thousand riders brought by Hulu Baduo are all the elites of Merqi. Moreover, they are on the territory of Beizubu people, but they still maintain relative vigilance. .
It's just that this vigilance is based on the strength of the Bei Zubu people.
But at this moment, what pounced upon them was not Bei Zubu's cavalry, which could only be called armed herdsmen, but Zhang Zhou's most elite cavalry.
Together with the Lin Guards on the left, the Fenghuo Cavalry Battalion, and the Lin Guards on the right, the Eagles attack the capital, and they are known as the ace of Zhang Zhouzhou's cavalry, the Han Shandu Beiwei Cavalry Battalion.
An expert will know if there is one as soon as he takes action. Although when Zhang Zhaojie launched the surprise attack, the Mierqi people who had been keeping secret sentry got the news, but as soon as they finished regrouping, the Beiwei Iron Cavalry Battalion rushed in directly.
The 700 cavalry were divided into five waves, and the mountain roar and tsunami struck continuously among the panicked Milqi cavalry, causing them heavy casualties.
But the loss of Hulu Badu was not in vain. Under his command, the strong archers of Merqi dismounted decisively and used the tents as cover to delay the attack of the Beiwei Iron Cavalry Battalion.
Hulu Badu then put up his chief's banner and called people from afar to come and join him.
Zhang Zhaojie sneered, and decisively ordered the two hundred men to dismount and carry heavy armor with hard bows and long knives to kill them. He led the remaining cavalry and went straight to the location of the great banner where Hulu Ba lost.
Khulu Balshu wanted to give people a delay so that he could organize a counterattack. As a result, with this division of troops, the elite strong archers were found and killed by the armored soldiers on the opposite side, and the cavalry on the opposite side also rushed over.
Suddenly, a possibility occurred to Hu Lu Badu. He understood who the visitor was. It must be the army of the Zhou Kingdom in the Central Plains!
Suddenly the thought of resistance completely disappeared, and he quickly ran away with hundreds of trusted cavalry, leaving his elite soldiers as money to buy the way.
Zhang Zhaojie only had Da Huang in his eyes, and he didn't know if there were any Hulu Badou among the hundreds of knights who escaped, and his mission was not to catch Hulu Badou.
Therefore, after eating the cavalry of the Merqi tribe who were completely in chaos, they squatted together with Wang Shenqi's tribe, one in the northwest corner and the other in the northeast corner.
Anyone who comes out of Woluduo City and dares to run in this direction will be killed by humans and animals, including chickens and dogs.
