Saving the eldest prince or not is not a choice, at least not for Han You.
Yu Gong, he is the emperor's personal soldier, a member of the royal family must do everything possible to save this turtle grandson.
Privately, he admired Zhou Xiao, a foolish young man who should be saved, should be saved, and should be saved.
You must know that Zhou Tianfeng did not just gather 50,000 barbarians to attack the key problem. After talking with Lao Tie and Sikong Zhao of the Langbu tribe, he realized that Zhou Tianfeng was going to fight a protracted war. At that time, many tribes in the mountains and forests were in a wait-and-see state. In addition, there are many tribes that have not come, and there are more than 20,000 people. With these 70,000 people, and the weapons that have never appeared before, Nanguan may not be able to bear it.
Therefore, Duan Qianfeng and Zhou Xiao were equally successful in defending Nanguan this time, and neither of them would be successful without them.
Both publicly and privately, Han You felt that Zhou Xiao should be brought back.
However, there is a question involved here. In order to save a eldest prince, a guy with the title of rebel will cost a lot of soldiers' lives if something goes wrong.
The answer is obvious, but if troops are not sent, more people in the Nanguan Army may die. Zhou Xiao's identity is too special. If one day he is really rehabilitated, the Nanguan Army who did not rescue him may be unlucky. This will This kind of misfortune has nothing to do with Lao Ba. After all, Zhou Ke cares about the grassroots military.
Since you want to rescue, you must be fully prepared.
There were 2,000 cavalry in the Xiaoqi camp, 2,000 in the Gongma camp, 1,000 in the Gongma camp, and 3,000 infantry in the pass. A total of 8,000 people came out of the pass.
The five thousand cavalrymen are going deep into the mountains and forests, while the three thousand infantrymen are just leaving the city to facilitate the reception, and will not follow the cavalrymen deep into the mountains and forests.
Han You also wanted to leave seclusion, but no one stopped him.
The border troops were not allowed to leave the border without any reason. The eldest prince Zhou Xiao was still pretending to be a rebel. Han You could not mobilize the border troops in any official way and could only follow him in person. When he returned to Beijing in the future, he could make up lies based on the actual situation.
Even without this reason, Han You still wanted to leave.
A visit to Nandi and Nanguan without going out to experience it is like going to a bathing city that offers a 50% discount on the opening of the hotel and just taking a bath. It is full of regrets.
Without further ado, the city gate creaked up, and five thousand cavalrymen were already ready to go. They galloped away like a torrent of steel across the desolate land.
Ren Canglin's ancient well on the top of the city was calm, but Tang Qingfeng standing next to him inadvertently showed a sad look.
For Xiao Tang, it didn't matter whether the eldest prince Zhou Xiao died or not. He was afraid that Han You would make a mistake. If Han You made a mistake, the problem might be even more serious than the siege of Nanguan, much more serious.
Han You, who has been in the industry for more than a year, although his riding skills are not amazing, can barely keep up with the large army. The three Sha family brothers plus Feng Bai form a bodyguard group. Zhou Tong alone leads 20 miscellaneous soldiers to form the second group. Dao personally accompanied him as a guard, and Yi Junyi ordered his personal followers to form a third protective circle to protect Han You.
In addition to the cavalry of the southern army, there were also more than 20 former guards of the Prince of Qin's Palace, led by Xi Zhi.
A group of generals, captains, and flag officers intentionally or unintentionally protected Han You in the middle.
Everyone is like a mirror in their hearts. If the eldest prince dies, everyone may not die. If Han You dies, everyone will definitely die. It is just the difference between Lao Ba killing them or Han Bairen killing them. They will definitely die anyway.
Five thousand is not much, but five thousand cavalry is a lot.
It can be said that five thousand cavalry, even light cavalry, can completely influence the direction of a battle involving tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people and play a decisive role.
Saving people is not a fight. Each cavalryman carries three quivers and thirty-six arrows. The smoke is billowing and the horses raise their hooves. It takes exactly a quarter of an hour from receiving the military order to leaving the border.
Han You was in the middle of the galloping cavalry formation, and his heart was surging.
The Southern Army, the Southern Army cavalry, had the highest war losses and the most gains during the war.
Galloping on the battlefield, a famous cavalryman is like an arrow that comes and goes like the wind. When the enemy hears the harsh buzzer, the cold blade may have already struck the enemy's forehead.
If war is a game for the brave, then the cavalry who will penetrate the enemy's formation once they charge are the bravest warriors.
More than five thousand war horses trampled, ran, and galloped. The horses' hooves touched the earth clearly without any pattern, but they seemed to be extremely regular storms, shuttling between the sky and the earth, galloping in the bloody wind. The wind was not crazy like a A big hand was arranging the hair of the cavalry, and also gave gentle blessings to these warriors who were about to embark on the battlefield.
Xi Zhi shouted into the wind: "Generals, my Royal Highness has hidden himself in the mountains and forests. The mountains and forests are too big. Why don't we divide our troops to find the Fanman Leopard Division first and then..."
Han You turned his head and looked at Xi Zhi coldly: "You are not a guide, you are just an errand boy. You can provide suggestions. Don't try to issue any military orders."
Xi Zhi didn't say anything anymore and didn't dare to say anything.
You must know that Xi Zhi is the commander of the royal palace's guards. He has an official position and is at the same level as A Zhuo of Prince You's palace. He is considered a general.
Han You didn't have any objections to Xi Zhi. A man like this who loyally protects his master would be respected everywhere. The problem was that this trip was too risky.
In order to lure away the main force of the Leopard Division, Xi Zhi and the others separated from Zhou Xiao and others. It was impossible for Zhou Xiao to wait for them where they were.
From Xi Zhi to the border, there was a gap of nearly an hour. In this hour, Zhou Xiao may have led his people to run hundreds of miles. You must know that it is easy to lose your way in the mountains and forests, and there are many obstacles. Once The possibility of going in the wrong direction is high.
This is why Han You let Yi Junyi make the decision. Yi Xiaodi was a scout and could be said to be the general who is most familiar with the mountains and forests in Nanguan.
Compared with Xi Zhi, Han You believed in Yi Junyi more and did not want Yi Junyi to feel any pressure because of Zhou Xiao's identity.
Yi Junyi was galloping at the front like a windbreaker. Looking down from a bird's eye view, the more than 5,000 cavalrymen were like sharp arrows cutting through the sky. Yi Junyi was the sharpest arrow tip at the front.
Yi Junyi, who lowered his body almost to lie on the horse's back, unfolded a corner of the map, and while galloping, he thought about how he would get rid of his pursuers if he were Zhou Xiao.
The most difficult part of this rescue was not facing the leopard tribesmen who were chasing Zhou Xiao like a shadow, but how to find Zhou Xiao.
For the Confederate army, rescuing people was a little tricky. They were better at killing people. Except for a few people, many of the cavalry did not know who came out to rescue them, nor did they know that the eldest prince had not actually defected.
More than five thousand cavalrymen rode through the wind in the open wasteland. For half an hour, Yi Junyi, one of the few insiders, ordered to slow down the horse speed.
If you want to find someone in the mountains and forests, there are only two ways if you have a large group of people.
1. Watching the firelight after nightfall is suitable for the outskirts of mountains and forests.
Second, look for clues in the mountains and forests and follow them.
It was not long after noon, and Yi Junyi chose the second method. The large army slowed down their horses. The Xiaoqi battalion divided into five teams of 300 people and entered the mountain, heading in different directions. The three teams in the middle searched horizontally with a distance of 200 feet. , the other two teams went in opposite directions, lighting up the smoke once they found the trail.
It is very dangerous for the Southern Army to leave the border. If it is not a battle, the farther away from Lancheng, the more dangerous it will be.
When the infantry comes out of the pass, it's okay to have a large number of people. Once they are discovered with a small number of people, they can't outrun the barbarians. This group of barbarians is like Mount Tai, running very fast.
When the cavalry is out of seclusion, it is not suitable for charging in the mountains and forests. The cavalry cannot give full play to its full advantage, and it becomes a living target in the open space.
The horse speed is getting slower and slower, and time passes by. Yi Junyi just looks at the map and can clearly determine the positions of the five teams. This is the tacit understanding between the cavalry and the soldiers, and the traveling speed is whatever it is.
The most anxious ones are definitely the palace guards Xi Zhi and Zhou Tong. The longer time goes on, the lower the chance of Zhou Xiao surviving or escaping.
Before leaving the customs, Cang Lin and Han You reached an agreement that if they can't find anyone before nightfall, they must return to the customs.
The night outside the pass is very dangerous. In addition to being easily ambushed by barbarian aliens, there are also many dangers in the mountains and forests.
Seeing that night was about to fall, Yi Junyi ordered to rest in place, and Zhou Tong and Xi Zhi's hearts fell to the bottom.
Many people looked at Han You. According to Ren Canglin's military order, he must return to the customs before nightfall.
This is an iron order. Nanguan is not as good as Beiguan. Lancheng does not have many cavalry to begin with. Now so many are transferred out at once. Although the chance is very small, if something happens, there will not even be troops to go out to fight.
At this time, Han You could only be regarded as a villain. Just when he was about to order everyone to withdraw, the cavalrymen from the Xiaoqi camp who had been exploring the mountain galloped back.
Yi Junyi's expression changed slightly.
If you find Zhou Xiao, you should light up a cigarette instead of running back to report the news face to face.
After unfolding the map and taking a look, Yi Junyi was even more confused: "Could it be that we encountered a tribe of barbarians living together? It shouldn't be like this since we are so close to Lancheng."
