"Damn it, are the Han soldiers still setting up an ambush ahead?" Gao Ding shouted angrily under the shade of the tree.
"Your Majesty, the front camp has gone to drive out the Han army. It is expected that the army will be ready to move out soon."
After hearing this, Gao Ding felt better and said warmly: "Well, just tell the front camp to drive away the Han soldiers and don't pursue them too deeply."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Huo Yuan replied respectfully.
Gao Ding nodded and looked forward, praying in his heart that his son could successfully drive away the Han army. These days, he has had enough of these hundreds of Han cavalry.
These enemy cavalry can't catch up with them, can't hit them, they're like dog skin plaster, they can't be shaken off no matter how hard they stick.
In the past few days, they were either ambushing the road ahead in broad daylight or attacking the camp at night. This group of Han people did not seek to kill many enemies. They only killed one as many as they could. It was so disgusting that people had to brace themselves to defend themselves against the enemy. .
Otherwise, once they relax their vigilance, the Han cavalry will seize the flaw and attack aggressively, biting off a piece of their own flesh. This type of attack has never been seen in Gaoding.
When he thought about it, the Han cavalry sent out for the same purpose as he sent Gao Zhong. It was actually to harass the enemy. However, the Han army's harassment methods were really unprecedented. These people could really run away with one arrow. .
These days, most of the energy has been consumed in dealing with the harassment by the government troops. The march of the army has become very slow. It is already two or three days slower than planned.
Facing this situation, Gao Ding was angry and anxious, but he racked his brains and couldn't think of an effective way to deal with it.
He once also set up a strategy to lure the Han army into an ambush. However, the Han generals were very cunning and were about to fall into the trap. However, at the critical moment, the Han army still issued an order to retreat, which really made Gao Ding and others feel very helpless.
In fact, that battle also made Feng Chong break out in a cold sweat. If he hadn't suddenly been blessed at the critical moment, he might have fallen into the barbarian's plan and been lured into an ambush. Fortunately, he thought of Yang Qing's advice at the critical moment, and then The order to withdraw was issued in time, so that the Han army escaped.
Feng Chong couldn't help but feel scared when he thought about this later, and kept reminding himself that he must not rush ahead because of his greed for credit. His mission was only to delay the enemy's army, not to defeat it.
After experiencing this dangerous incident, Feng Chong acted more carefully. Once there was a possibility of entanglement with the Yi soldiers, he immediately led his troops to stay away and resolutely implemented the sixteen-character guerrilla tips given by Yang Qing.
Feng Chong's tactics were so changeable that Gao Ding felt a little uncomfortable. Based on his many years of experience in battle, he felt that he had now entered the rhythm of the Han army. This feeling made him very uncomfortable.
He almost wanted to transfer his own cavalry back to deal with the Han cavalry, but the high-level battle reports all stated that the looting results were significant, and the Han people were severely hit.
Seeing that the raid by his own cavalry was so beneficial, Gaoding finally gave up the idea of recalling the cavalry, and had to send a large number of crossbowmen to the front line to drive away the enemy cavalry. This was the most effective method he could think of.
"The Guli clan leader can be said to have strong soldiers and horses now." In the Qiang soldier camp outside the city, Yang Qing and Gulichi walked side by side, followed by Zhang Ni, Yang Xi, Guli Zha's brother and sister, Badi and others.
The Qiang soldiers finally arrived at Anshang City yesterday afternoon, which made Yang Qing and others breathe a sigh of relief. After they had rested and settled down for the night, this morning Yang Qing came with people and food and wine to reward them.
Gu Lichi laughed and said: "The Lord of the Prefecture has given you too much praise. Our son-in-law is just brave and not afraid of death. How can we compare with the might of the official army and the bravery of the soldiers?" Although his words were modest, there was something hidden in his eyebrows. The self-satisfied look caught Yang Qing's eyes.
However, Gulichi did have some self-satisfied capital. Since the spoils of the last victory were distributed, the Qiang soldiers' combat power has greatly increased.
Now these three thousand Qiang soldiers not only have an iron weapon in hand, but one-third of them are wearing armor. More than a hundred of them are even wearing iron armor. The total number of bows and crossbows in the entire army is four to five hundred. shelf.
This level of military power has made the Guli tribe one of the most powerful tribes in the south. How can Gulichi be unhappy because his tribe's strength has greatly increased, so he has been in a good mood these days.
After receiving Yang Qing's military order, no one in the Guli tribe had any objections or questions. Gulichi immediately led his troops to the county seat after arranging matters within the tribe.
Yang Qing was very satisfied with the performance of the Guli tribe, so he went out of the city to reward the Qiang soldiers in person. This was also a proper move to deepen the relationship between the two families.
As expected, all the Qiang soldiers were greatly moved when they saw the eunuch coming to greet him in person, and they all expressed their willingness to fight to the death.
"You don't have to be too modest. Your department's strength has greatly increased, which is a good thing for you and the county." Yang Qing said with a smile.
Gu Lichi understood Yang Qing's intention and responded: "Fu Jun said it is true." After that, he asked again: "By the way, Fu Jun, I wonder when we will send troops?" This is a big event, and Zhang Yi and others will follow later. I also want to know, and they all listen carefully.
Yang Qing said: "Don't be in a hurry, hasn't Gao Ding's guy arrived yet? Let your son have a good rest these days, and they will have to work hard later."
"Don't worry, Mr. Fu, our son will definitely die." Gu Lichi said, patting his chest.
"I don't worry about you waiting for me." Yang Qing smiled and said, "Let's go and have a look over there."
On a densely forested hill in Xindao County, several Han army scouts hid their bodies and cautiously poked their heads out to look at the column of Yi troops advancing rapidly down the mountain.
A scout with a childish face whispered to Pao Ze beside him: "Boss, these bastards must have really withdrawn, right?"
"Nine times out of ten, it's true." The middle-aged man who was called the leader nodded and replied: "We followed them all the way from Lianxiang. These barbarian soldiers have been on the road, and the occasional rest is only for a moment. Come to think of it, They got an urgent order and had to rush back."
"Then shall we return to the camp and return to Sima?" the young scout asked again.
The middle-aged scout thought for a while and said, "Don't worry, let's follow them for a while to prevent the Yi soldiers from pretending to retreat."
This middle-aged scout has been in the army for a long time and has rich experience. He is also cautious and cautious. He knows that the barbarian cavalry is fast and it is not impossible to kill them if they suddenly turn back and kill them. Therefore, he decided to conduct some more reconnaissance.
However, if Gao Zhong at the foot of the mountain knew what this Han army scout was thinking, I'm afraid he would say that you are overthinking.
He really received Gao Ding's order to turn back the brigade. The reason was that Gao Ding had been harassed by Feng Chong for the past six days and was exhausted mentally and physically. He couldn't bear it anymore, so he decided to call Gao Chong back and prepare to fight against the cavalry. Completely get rid of the entanglement of the Han cavalry.
Gao Chong actually didn't want to retreat just yet. Although the Han people sent soldiers and horses to garrison in Lianxiang, the officers and soldiers were all infantry and could not be rescued at all, so the threat to him was not great.
In the past few days, he had been leading his tribe to and fro in central and southern Anshang, and it could be said that he was extremely happy.
If it weren't for his brother's strong military order, he would really be reluctant to let me leave. However, no matter how reluctant he was, he had to obey the order and return.
"Quick, speed up." Gao Chong stood on the roadside on horseback, urging his men constantly.
After the troop speed increased, he reluctantly looked in the direction of An Shang, secretly thinking that he would come back soon.
"Sima, Gaozhong's troops have left Xindao County and are heading towards Gaoding Brigade." In the barracks, the scout reported to Shen Da.
Shen Da nodded and said to himself: "So it is true that the Yi soldiers retreated."
"You did a good job, go down and have a rest."
After Shen Da waved the scouts to retreat, he returned to the desk and wrote down military information documents. He wanted to report to Zhang Yi and ask for instructions on the next step.
He was really relieved that the Yi cavalry left. After he led the troops to Lianxiang, their effect was not very great, and he could only barely protect the villages near the camp.
Now that's good, the enemy cavalry has left, and he has completed his mission. As for whether to leave or stay, he still has to wait for the orders of General Zhang and Lord Fu.
