Da Wei Chun

Chapter 477
Has Rouran entered the customs?

It seems that Yuan Qiao took strict precautions, and eventually some fish slipped through the net and escaped back to Jinhao Pass.

But it was already very good. Li Chengzhi was overjoyed to be able to delay Du Lun's troops for two days.

He had never expected that nearly ten thousand Rouran cavalry could be blocked in the Jinhao River Valley.

Because Gaoque and Jinhao are all in the hands of the enemy, his troops are even more stretched, and he can't stop them even if he wants to.

Moreover, it has always been a thousand days to be a thief, but there is no reason to prevent a thousand days from a thief.

The only way is to frighten the thieves, preferably disabled.

Of course, the premise is that the thief has to cooperate...

"Marshal, Jin Yang Nan (Yuan Zhi) asks for orders, can you take the initiative to attack while the rogue has a weak foothold?"

Take the initiative?

Since the first battle in the town, have you become addicted to this adventure?
You can do it occasionally when you have to. Since there is a considerable chance of winning, why bother to gamble your life?
"No!"

Li Chengzhi said coldly, "But you can send a brigade to visit the enemy ten miles away from Guanxia. Remember, prepare more lights, and half of light cavalry and armor cavalry... If the enemy is not afraid, it will not be too late to return to the city to set up camp..."

The generals immediately understood Li Chengzhi's intentions.

This is clearly to frighten the enemy with falsehood: I know you are hiding in the valley, and I know you have come out at night, but you don't know how many soldiers I have?

If you are sensible, be honest and wait until dawn to fight again!
And there are too many uncertain factors in the night, God knows which valley is hiding an ambush?
Therefore, the enemy knows that there is a deceit, but [-]% of them dare not block it, let alone send troops to meet it rashly.

At most, it is a small-scale harassment.

But I have a city to defend, afraid of a bird feather?

When the soldiers were ordered to leave, Li Chengzhi waved his hand: "Enter the city and set up camp!"

……

In the early morning, the first light of dawn appeared on the horizon.The sea of ​​clouds is vast, and a golden sun rises slowly like a huge fireball.

The sun penetrates the morning glow and disperses the mist, only to see the golden light shining everywhere, and the peaks are all dyed.The silver light reflected on Langshan is brilliant, like a white dragon straddling the sky.

Between the mountains and the sea of ​​fog, Jinhaoguan is as small as a sesame seed on a sesame seed cake, while the river valley is like a small fold, inconspicuous.

Hundreds of Hu Qi galloped across the dry grass, like a group of ants.

Behind him, like a nest of ants flooded with water, nearly ten thousand Huqi stood in front of the pass, so crowded and dense that it made one's scalp tingle.

Hundreds of Huqi all the way east, running farther and farther.About ten miles east of Jinhao Pass, when the road hoofprints on the grassland and sand waves became denser and denser, they heard a "woo", and the cavalry scattered and ran away, dividing into several teams.The two teams headed straight to the east, and the remaining teams were divided into two, each heading southeast and northeast.

The further you go, the more dense the horseshoe marks are, and halfway through the journey, you can see several dead war horses.Looking at the style of the saddle and bridle, it is clearly the mount of the Rouran cavalry.

This is where Rouran encountered the Han army last night.

Because the number of people fighting on both sides is small, they are only scouts among their respective forwards, so there is no talk of war.

But the verdict was high and low: most of the fallen horses were horses. Among the more than ten dead horses, only two of the Han army's mounts were seen.Moreover, the armor and felt have been taken away. It can be seen that the scouts of the Han army not only repelled the Rouran people, but also cleaned the battlefield.

The same goes for corpses.Along the way, five or six corpses of Hu people have been collected, but none of the Han people have been seen?

Dou Ling's heart sank, until he went about ten miles forward and saw nearly twenty corpses of people and horses lying around a sand dune, all of them dressed in beards, he finally couldn't hold his breath. up

"stop!"

With Dou Ling yelling and hearing the horse neighing for a while, fifty or sixty riders stopped the horse one after another, stopped around the sand dune, and looked at the tribal leader solemnly.

"This is where the battle took place yesterday?"

"Master Bing, this is the place!"

"How did you encounter it, let that building explain it in detail!"

"My lord, we are the scouts who took the first step in the army to investigate outside the pass... When we went to the east for five miles, we suddenly spotted a small group of Han cavalry. They thought they were county soldiers from Dacheng County. The brigade commander Wu Luohou led us chase.

But the Han army relied on their horses and arrows, and they couldn't pursue them for a long time. Therefore, when we chased here, we were hopeless.The Commander-in-Chief wanted to order to turn around, but suddenly saw dozens of lights coming from the east, and they didn't intend to stop..."

"So, Wu Luohou ordered you to turn off the lights, intending to ambush?"

Dou Ling's face was cold and solemn, and the building general couldn't help shivering: "Exactly...exactly so...It should be that the mane rings on the bridles of our horses were illuminated by the starlight, and the Han army saw through their whereabouts.

But the Han army did not avoid it, and rushed straight towards us.Seeing that it only has a hundred or so cavalry, which is less than [-]% of our troops, the Commander-in-Chief ordered us to attack suddenly...

Then...then the Han army only fired a round of arrows, and dozens of us fell to the ground.But when our arrows hit the armor of the Han soldiers, we only heard the sound of "chi chi", but no horses neighing.

At that time, there was no way to avoid it, Zhuang Shuai should have thought too much, so he led us to meet him.But stabbing the enemy with knives and spears is like hitting a stone?So in a short time, I wait... I will lose...

It was later discovered that the scouts of the Han army were well-equipped.It was only because of the robes and felt over the armor that the Commander-in-Chief thought that the Han army was just like us, wearing only leather armor..."

Leather armor... huh?
Dou Ling recalled the two Han horses he had just seen, and couldn't help but snorted twice.

If it was leather armor, why did the Han army take it away overnight?

It seems that the group of Han troops that Wu Luohou encountered suddenly last night should be the elite of the Six Towns.Just like the two hundred guards around Lu Shikui.

Suspicious in his heart, Dou Ling asked in a cold voice: "Has the Han army ever lit up the flag battle?"

"Ah... what banner tent!"

Dou Ling secretly sighed.

I really asked Yu Blind.

He's just a Zhuangshuai, and he doesn't know a few Chinese characters. Even if he sees a Han lantern or flag, he definitely won't be able to recognize it.

Hatred in his heart, seeing Yuchi running down the slope, he handed him an arrow: "My lord, wait and see!"

Dou Ling received it in his hand, his eyes were condensed: it was an armor-piercing three-shuttle heavy arrow?

No wonder the Han army only shot one round, and more than ten scouts fell to the ground?

Although the scouts under his command are all fine cavalry and wear armor, the horses have no armor, at most they are covered with a layer of felt blankets.Under such heavy arrows, there is naturally no defense at all.

Hmm... no?
Why is the tail feather of this arrow so thin, and the shaft of the arrow seems to be shorter than the ordinary Han army's riding bow and arrow?
This is... a crossbow arrow?
And it's a strong crossbow?

Otherwise, the shaft of the arrow should be shorter...

Where did the Woye Town Army get this kind of thing, if there is, it is extremely rare, and only the soldiers of Yuan Huan, Luo Jian and others are equipped with it.

Dou Ling frowned fiercely: Could it be that Luo Jian or Yuan Huan came in person?
It was really too hasty, before all the army entered the pass, traces of enemy cavalry suddenly appeared outside the pass.Moreover, Wuluohou was inexplicably defeated, and was afraid of being ambushed in the dark night, so he did not send scouts to explore it.

So at this time, they don't even know where the Han army they encountered last night came from?
But at least it can be confirmed that the enemy is in Dacheng County, less than twenty miles away from here, and only forty miles away from Jinhao Pass.It's a surprise attack on a fast horse, and it will arrive in at least half an hour.

How about sending Rangers to explore it again?

Just thinking about it, I suddenly heard a few horns sounding in the distance.

This is the discovery of enemy scouts, and there are a lot of them?
Yuchi slammed his horse, and put it in front of Dou's horse: "My lord, the enemy's situation is unknown, why don't we retreat to the gate and make plans?"

That's right, at least we must find out the origin of this group of Han troops, and then we will see whether it is fighting or retreating!

Dou Ling nodded slightly: "Back!"

Yuchi shouted a few times, dozens of riders quickly turned their horses and rushed towards Jinhao Pass.

……

The sun jumped out of the morning glow, and the cold fog had long since dissipated, turning into a thin layer of hoarfrost, which condensed on the felt robe and armor.

Li Chengzhi rubbed his chubby belly and took a breath of mist comfortably.

The generals, soldiers, and even horses under him are all full of belly and full of color.

This is the advantage of playing at home: tens of thousands of people in Dacheng County almost stayed up all night when they heard that the army had arrived.

Not afraid, but excited and unable to sleep.At least there is no need to worry about Dacheng City being destroyed, cattle, sheep, women and children being taken away by Rouran people, and all men being killed.

When it was only five o'clock, there were county officials leading civilian husbands to feed the horses and cook.Even the weapons and armor were rubbed so that they shimmered and glowed.

The soldiers slept until half an hour before the sun rose, and then ate millet cakes with boiling broth.The exhaustion of running for a day was swept away.

Presumably Rouran didn't close his eyes much all night, right?
After all, Jinhaoguan is only a few tens of feet in radius, and it can accommodate at most one or two thousand soldiers and horses.At most, Hu Qi could only camp in Guanxia, ​​and the latter two armies were so close, Rouran naturally had to put up all his strength to guard against the night attack of the Han army...

Li Chengzhi turned his thoughts gloatingly, and inadvertently caught a glimpse of Yuan Zhi beside him with a dead face hanging, full of sorrow.

Seeing Li Chengzhi's gaze, Yuan Zhen quickly straightened his face, and asked worriedly: "Commander, in terms of the strength of armor and the sharpness of soldiers and arrows, the town army is definitely not as good as me. Let Yang Sima lead the army , should not be very obedient. So why not let the last general lead the tiger cavalry and replace Yang Sima, so as to win the first battle?"

Not only worried, but Yuan Zhi didn't have a few traces of complaints in his heart.

Along the way, he has always led two battalions of tiger cavalry and one battalion of town troops as the former army.But after sleeping in Dacheng County for a night, suddenly the rear army led by Yang Jun was used as a forward?
Although the four battalions are elite cavalry, they are only compared to the six towns.Putting it in front of Huqi, it's not enough to look at.

Therefore, Yuan Zhi was a little puzzled. He could win the first battle, so why did he have to show his weakness?
Li Chengzhi felt helpless.

Inspired by him on the top of the city that day, Yuan Zhi wanted to fight like crazy?Or do you want to do meritorious service so much that you don't even want to share any credit with the town army?

"May I ask the man from Yuan County, has he ever fought against a creeping cavalry?"

Yuan Zhi was stunned for a moment, and replied honestly: "Marshal Bing: I really have never fought against creeping cavalry. But a certain former emperor fought many times in the Southern Dynasty, and the baron of a certain county came from this..."

"It's not that the men from Yuan County have a false reputation, but that the squirrels are completely different from the southerners... the squirmers are like wolves in the wilderness, forbearing and cruel, they don't know themselves and the enemy, they don't know everything, so they don't dare to take a sudden fight.

Instead, it will test, test, and test again.Therefore, it is concluded that unless we wait for the soldiers to approach Jinhao Pass and make them unable to retreat, otherwise we will definitely not be able to fight today... Therefore, there is no need for tiger cavalry, the town army is enough! "

Yuan Ying responded decisively: "Then please ask the commander-in-chief to allow it, and order the subordinates to lead the tiger cavalry to come down to the pass, and have a showdown with the thieves!"

If it weren't for the iron helmet, Li Chengzhi would have scratched his head.After pondering for a while, he simply said what was in his heart:

"General Yuan, the credit is endless. If the Southern Dynasty and the worms are not destroyed for a day, we can show our talents. But the tiger ride and the tiger are hard to come by. It is not an exaggeration to call it 'built by Jinshan'. So if you can save, you can save..."

Just like last night, Yuan Zhi ordered a hundred tiger cavalry to attack a brigade of crawling cavalry. Although the victory was very majestic, it was not advisable.

For the Hu people, every male who mounts a horse is a cavalry, but tiger cavalry is different.The Great Wei had a population of more than [-] million, but the number of tiger riders was only tens of thousands, which shows how expensive it is.

Li Chengzhi felt that it was not worthwhile to exchange one for a hundred.

Just like nuclear bombs, strategic weapons should have the correct use of strategic weapons...

After Li Chengzhi broke his mind with a word, Yuan Zhi burst into embarrassment.

He is a tiger rider, so he naturally has this awareness.

But no matter whether he was under his command or himself, he was really stimulated by Li Chengzhi's heroic appearance of killing all quarters at the top of the city that day, so he tried his best to show off...

"This subordinate is reckless!"

"The general is eager to fight, which shows that the army's heart is available. How can you talk about recklessness?"

Li Chengzhi said with a smile, "It's just that I am used to being cautious, so I think it would be best if I can delay it for a day or two. If the late army gradually arrives, and the creeping cavalry has not retreated, Li will never come back." Stop the general..."

Are you cautious?
Yuan Zhi seemed to have heard a big joke.

If Li Chengzhi was a prudent person, how could he go to the city to fight with the dignity of the county magistrate, and put himself in danger?
Just as he didn't know how to hide the strange look on his face, he heard a whistle in the distance, and a horse galloped from the west, with a bright red and fiery cavalry on its back.

This is Tangqi, and the sentry order was created by Li Chengzhi.Although it has not been popularized by the whole army, Huben has learned it from battalion to battalion.Therefore, when he sent troops in the morning, Li Chengzhi sent two teams to act as Yang Jun's personal guards and order soldiers.

At least it is faster and simpler than Zhenjun...

"Commander, the former army scouted the horse for about twenty miles and found the enemy. There was a brigade, which should be the enemy's scouts. When they saw me riding, they all fled west..."

Look, it really came to try.

Li Chengzhi said in a deep voice, "Where did Sima Qianfeng go?"

"It's about ten miles northwest of the county seat!"

"Continue to move forward and garrison at twenty miles. Then order the scouts to explore ten miles forward. If you encounter a small group of Rouran rangers, you can shoot them, but you can't go deep..."

Tang Qi led away, and Li Chengzhi cupped his hands backwards: "Magistrate Tang, the county seat will be handed over to you, so I will go ahead!"

The magistrate of Dacheng hurriedly responded, "Don't worry, Commander!"

There are more than [-] households in the county, and there are many herdsmen who escaped from the foot of Yinshan Mountain. Every family is equipped with bows and arrows, and the opponents are only Rouran cavalry, which is enough to defend the city.

Moreover, the county seat is only forty miles away from Jinhao Pass, so Li Chengzhi did not deploy a rear army.Even the fine ingredients for war horses, the fried rice and jerky for people are only enough for three days.And this is still on the premise of worrying that there will be changes, and that they may suddenly chase the enemy.Otherwise, just bring what you need for the day.

"Well, thank you!" Li Chengzhi nodded slightly, "Rise up!"

With the sound of a few drums, the two battalions of iron cavalry started slowly, advancing forward like a huge iron wall.

(End of this chapter)