Qixian County, also known as Chaoge of Shangtang, is no longer as prosperous as the capital of the Shang Dynasty, and has a slightly run-down feel.
Zhao Yun led the forward army to join Zhang Xiu here.
However, Zhang Xiu only came here with a hundred cavalry. The 30,000-strong army was commanded by Wei Yue. He was responsible for joining Lin Mo's central army. Zhang Xiu came here only to fulfill his duties as a vanguard deputy general.
After leaving the city, they headed southwest. The speed was not too fast, and Zhao Yun was very cautious.
The men and horses in Guanzhong are not good at attacking the city, nor are they good at defending the city. They should choose the wilderness to charge into bloody battles.
Lin Mo said these words, and Jia Xu also said them.
While all the counselors in the Lulin Group thought so, Zhao Yun was certain that these things would definitely happen.
And along the way, you need to walk along the foot of the Taihang Mountains. The mountains can be ambushed, so Zhao Yun naturally cannot survey every place, because then the time will be too slow.
However, he did not dare to march too fast. He asked Zhang Xiu to open the way in front, and he would sit in the middle of the army, while Man Chong was in the rear. As long as he could ensure that the stronghold was erected before Lin Mo's central army arrived, it was enough.
Slower and less of a problem.
Soon, the army arrived at the border between Sizhou and Jizhou, that is, Huixian and Weihuicheng.
The terrain here is very suitable for an ambush. Although there is still a post road, there is still a width of more than 20 miles between the two cities for the army to travel.
The problem is that Huixian County is connected to the Taihang Mountains to the north. Whether it is the mountains or the two cities, they can ambush troops.
So when they arrived here, the army had already moved as slowly as possible and was in a battle formation.
As long as you pass the passage between the two cities, you will reach a vast plain ahead. In theory, that is the best battlefield for the ten tribes in Guanzhong to fight their own side.
In fact, according to the scouts' reports, the situation was as Zhao Yun had guessed. Ten troops had already set up two camps a hundred miles ahead.
"If you are not here, you must be waiting for me to take action when I set up the stronghold." After passing through the passage between the two cities, the army did not receive any attacks. Zhang Xiu looked around strangely and came to the conclusion this conclusion.
Zhang Xiu is known as the King of Spears in the North. He also followed his uncle in Guanzhong in his early years. He is a native of Liangzhou. Therefore, whether it is his understanding of the ten tribes in Guanzhong or his knowledge of the soldiers and horses of Xiliang, he follows Lin Mo and Jia Xu agreed and were convinced that they would not miss this opportunity.
"Senior brother and I have the same view, so we need to be more careful when setting up a stronghold next time."
Passing through Weihui City, and proceeding fifty miles to the southwest, we are now only a few dozen miles away from the main camp of the Ten Divisions in Guanzhong, and we can set up camp.
Whether it was because of the convenience of obtaining water or the fact that he did not set up camp in the wilderness and was surrounded by enemies on all sides, Zhao Yun set up camp five miles north of the Wei River.
In this way, the focus of defense can be placed in the northwest direction. At the same time, the terrain here is higher and there is no risk of flooding during the rainy season.
This team has 8,000 Wuhuan cavalry and 12,000 infantry. Normally, they are divided into three squads when they go to the stronghold. Two of them rush to work day and night to set up the stronghold, and one is responsible for guarding.
But this time it was different. After discussing with Zhang Xiu and Man Chong, Zhao Yun agreed that 8,000 people would be responsible for setting up the stronghold, 4,000 crossbowmen would be in ambush, and 8,000 Wuhuan cavalry would be responsible for guarding the surrounding area.
The efficiency will naturally be lower, but if we have two days, as long as we hold on until tomorrow evening, Dazhai will rise.
In other words, tonight will be the most dangerous time.
As the sun sets, night begins to shroud the land, making the soldiers even more nervous.
I have always heard that the ten men and horses in Guanzhong are very powerful and extremely brave. Even if they are as elite as they are, they will inevitably have some heart palpitations.
In this regard, the Wuhuan cavalry showed greater composure and composure than the Northern sergeants.
These people, under Zhao Yun's training, have just learned some mutually beneficial fighting styles. They no longer look as scattered as before. Their combined attack skills are definitely not as good as those of the army in the Central Plains, and even not as good as horses. Teng's troops and horses.
However, people from the three counties of Wuhuan often had war conflicts with the armies of the Han Dynasty, Xianbei and Liaodong Gongsun Kang. Most of the people who grew up in that environment were brave and courageous.
In addition, after Tadun was beheaded, Zhao Yun became their god and their spiritual leader. It can be said that as long as Zhao Yun is here, they will not be in chaos.
The weather in March turns from warm to cold, especially after midnight, when the temperature plummets to just below freezing, making people shiver from the cold, and the biting cold wind makes their faces hurt.
"Why haven't you come yet?" Zhang Xiu looked a little embarrassed.
"As senior brother said, they will not let this good opportunity pass by."
The guardrail in the stockade had just taken shape. Zhao Yun, who was hiding among the scattered camps, patiently looked at the darkness in the distance and said in a deep voice: "I think they also knew that we were on guard, so they deliberately dragged it up to make the soldiers more alert." of tiredness.”
"What General Zhao said is true. This state of alert has taken a huge toll on the soldiers. I think the Wuhuan cavalry are a little restless." Man Chong also agreed.
When people are overly nervous, they can better stimulate the acuity in the body, but long-term tension is a huge test for both mood and physical strength.
The later they arrive, the heavier the burden will be on the army.
Therefore, even though it is an unknown and bloody battle, everyone without exception hopes that they will appear soon.
The time of being a child has passed, and the time of being ugly has arrived.
The soldiers tightened their clothes tightly and gasped for air.
Yin Shi comes one after another.
Someone yawned and wiped their sleepy eyes, and they hid at the edge of the camp one by one.
There was a bonfire not far away, but they couldn't go there to keep warm. The damn Guanzhong Army wouldn't let anyone live.
Finally, it turned out to be Mao hour, which can be said to be the time when people are most sleepy physically. The soldiers who had been tired all day could fall asleep standing up.
The team leader can only give them chicken blood injections over and over again. At dawn, the view here is wide. Even if they take advantage of Guan Zhongjun's courage, they will not dare to come. Just hold on.
Before dawn broke, a cavalry team took advantage of the darkness of the night, with their heads and horses wrapped in hooves, coming from the west and approaching Lu Jun's camp.
"It's almost time. Why hasn't the Major General arrived yet? It's almost dawn." Pound held a truncated sword in his hand and looked at the bonfire jumping in the camp in the distance, feeling a little uneasy.
"I hope he's not lost." Yan Xing snorted coldly.
"Fuck you! When the Major General led me out of Hexi, he picked on three Xiongnu tribes and traveled hundreds of miles to know where he was!"
"Try to curse again?" Yan Xing tightened the spear in his hand.
"What are you doing! Are you going to fight among yourself before the war starts?" The candidate for the commander-in-chief said in a low voice, and both sides shut up.
In fact, this cannot be said to be due to the disunity between them. From the previous Liangdi to the later Sanfu, Qiang and Hu people lived together, and wars were frequent. It didn’t matter how kind-hearted the people who grew up in this land were. Go and count on it.
But most of the time, when someone with an elder level speaks, they will be much more honest.
Zhao Yun's defense was relatively good. Facing the river to the south, there was no need to allocate manpower. He concentrated the cavalry in the camp and assigned 500 cavalry to the north and west for night patrol.
In this way, no matter which direction the people from the Guanzhong Ten Divisions come from, they will not be caught off guard.
After all, the camp of the Guanzhong men and horses is indeed to the west of them. Even if the terrain here is open, it is impossible to go around it. If you come to sneak attack, there will definitely be no less than ten thousand horses. Even if there are people with titles and horses with bound hooves, There may be no movement at all.
Moreover, just in case, Zhao Yun deployed a sentry post almost a mile away on the northern line and equipped it with a Kongming lantern. Once he encountered an enemy situation and could not notify him in time, he would use the Kongming lantern.
It can be said that Zhao Yun did not miss any of what he should do and what he could do.
However, whether it was Zhao Yun, Zhang Xiu or Man Chong, they probably didn't expect that Ma Chao had already laid an ambush in the Taihang Mountains north of Huicheng.
Moreover, when they passed by, everything was in full view, but he did not act.
The purpose is to wait for this moment to suddenly attack from behind.
The east gate is not completely empty. Five hundred crossbowmen are arranged here, all relying on the fence. Their task is that once the troops of the Ten Divisions of Guanzhong rob the camp, they cannot be allowed to enter from the west or east. The door goes out and kills with a penetration.
Therefore, the center of gravity is actually within the village, but behind it.
"There seems to be a sound. Is it coming?" A sergeant with sensitive ears straightened his head and looked into the camp.
"No, if I had come, I would have heard the sound of horns and the sounds of fighting."
Before he finished speaking, the sergeant straightened up and felt a sharp pain in his chest. He lowered his head with difficulty and saw that an arrow had penetrated his body from the back. Then he turned around to see clearly what happened. , but couldn't do it anymore, and fell straight to the ground.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!" The sergeant beside him was frightened and yelled.
Everyone turned to look to the east and saw a general wearing silver armor and a cloak, with messy hair tied up by a golden bridle, rushing towards them holding a golden spear with a tiger head and a foot long in hand.
A bit of cold light arrived first, and then the spears shot out like dragons. The necks of the three crossbowmen lined up were filled with blood mist, and they fell to the ground before they even had time to moan in pain.
Toot~
After all, they are elites who have fought in hundreds of battles. It was really surprising that Ma Chao suddenly came out from behind with three thousand cavalry, but someone still blew the horn as a warning.
"What's going on? Why is it the east side?" Zhang Xiu, holding the tiger-headed golden gun, ran over quickly and took a look. There was already chaos behind him.
All the crossbowmen were deployed in the West Village and the North Village. The East Village was relatively empty. As for Ma Chao leading them in to kill them, it was like being in a deserted place.
"Don't panic, senior brother, come with me and take a look!" Zhao Yun was calm in the face of danger, jumped on the jade lion, flicked his silver gun, and rushed towards the source of the sound.
Behind him, thousands of cavalrymen swarmed out of the camp and gathered.
"Where is Zhao Yun! Where is Zhao Yun!" Ma Chao was really brave. After leading the cavalry to break through the East Village, the cavalry behind him divided into two teams. One team of 2,000 people went towards the North Village and the remaining thousand riders followed him all the way towards the center. The army rushed to kill.
While riding the horse, he kept knocking down Lu Jun who was in front of him. When his spear came out, there was a burst of blood mist, and he was still shouting that he wanted to kill Zhao Yun off the horse.
Perhaps, for a man like him who has never suffered a loss before, just breaking through this stronghold is really not a challenge.
Because the direction in which the Liangzhou cavalry appeared was completely beyond everyone's expectations, and because they were exhausted all day and night, when Cheng Yin led two thousand cavalry towards Beizhai, it was overwhelming and unstoppable.
Seeing the situation, Zhao Yun shouted: "Brother, go to Beizhai, I will stop this beast myself!"
"Zilong, be careful!" After saying these words, Zhang Xiu led a group of cavalry towards Beizhai.
"Changshan Zhao Zilong is here, anyone who stands in my way will die!"
Like an arrow, Zhao Yun charged forward with one man and one cavalry. He went out to sea with a blue dragon style and overcame the eight cavalry who bore the brunt. After that, he finally saw the young man who was talking nonsense.
He was waving his spear at an extremely fast speed, and was unstoppable in the chaotic army like a tiger rushing into a flock of sheep. The Lu troops within a few feet were provoked by him one after another.
Looking at the opponent's attire, I couldn't tell whether he was Ma Chao, but I was sure he must be a general from the Ten Divisions of Guanzhong. He still had all his strength and stabbed him with his spear.
Facing the stabbing silver spear, the opponent pulled the spear out of a Lu Jun's chest and kicked the gun shaft with his right leg. The tiger-headed Zhan golden spear that received the force caused a burst of sparks from the bright silver spear from bottom to top.
At the moment when the horse was wrong, the two men used their carbine almost at the same time.
Keng!
In just one round, the two of them felt like they were matched.
Whether it was the opponent's speed, gun skills or reaction, Zhao Yun felt troubled.
"Are you Zhao Zilong from Changshan?"
Ma Chao looked intently at the man who was more handsome than himself. He took back his spear with a sense of displeasure and said with a ferocious smile: "Let me, Ma Chao, see if the number one general in the Lu Army is really as brave as the legend!"
After saying this, he clamped his legs around the horse's belly, and the flying sand neighed and then shot out like a gust of wind. The jade lion seemed to sense that its master was being provoked, and also rushed over.
The two spears sparked bursts of sparks in the void.
At the same time, the candidates outside the village had clearly seen what was going on and immediately rushed to the camp with Yan Xing and Pang De.
Originally, according to the planned plan, soldiers and horses were deployed in Beizhai and Xizhai, and each performed their duties, just to worry about them attacking from both sides.
But because Ma Chao came out from behind, many people started to rush back to help. Man Chong was still able to hold his own, and immediately stopped everyone, "Brothers, our mission is to defend Xizhai. Others can only trust General Zhao! No one is allowed to move around, and anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sound of horns outside the village. Yan Xing and Pang De were racing against each other like fighting spirit, and turned into two white swords and rushed towards Lu Jun's west gate of the village.
This is a make-up for yesterday, today’s update will be a little later
(End of chapter)
