Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 706
"These slaves are really weird. They clearly haven't used their full strength. Could it be that there are still ambush nearby?"

These dozen or so ranger scouts belonged to Shen Mu's department of the Huainan Army, and the leader of the scouts was Xiao Yuan and Xiao Yuandong from Zhaowu's old department who had accompanied his son-in-law west to King Qin to save the king during the Su Jun Rebellion in the early years.As he got older, he lost a little of the frivolity of kicking celebrities in the early years, but he became more mature through experience. He had a short beard under his jaw, and he held the rein in his hand for a long time, which had accumulated thick calluses.

Seeing that the slave soldiers in the rear were not chasing after them with all their might, Xiao Yuandong became somewhat suspicious, so he simply pulled Maton up on a high place, and signaled everyone nearby to take out their strong bows.And the slave soldiers on the opposite side also stopped at this time, not rushing forward.

This inevitably made Xiao Yuandong even more puzzled, so he signaled the soldiers beside him to shout and curse at the opposite side.Their light cavalry went deep into Huaibei for more than hundreds of miles, and they were less than a hundred miles away from Qiaocheng at the latest. It is not dangerous, so they are extremely careful.

A team of one hundred cavalry was divided among the generals, and they went up along the river, and there were still boats on the water, and another five hundred soldiers were sent as successors.With such a combination, it is naturally difficult to attack most of Jienu's troops, but if there are only a few hundred people, as long as they are led near the waterway, they can often gain something, causing a great shock in the environment.

"General, do you want to come forward and scold? Those slave soldiers may not understand Jin's voice, they are far away, and they are still asking how their daily life is!"

After yelling and scolding for less than a quarter of an hour, instead of approaching, those slave soldiers seemed to retreat.A soldier had already listed all eighteen generations of slave soldiers' ancestors to breed them with beasts, but the other party's reaction was lacklustre, unavoidably a bit dull, he wiped his mouth and turned to look at Xiao Yuandong.

Xiao Yuandong also felt a bit bitter after hearing the words, and he couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "This kind of insult before the battle is too vulgar, and it is really not the director of a refined man. The day before yesterday, Xie Er showed off and scolded a slave general to protect the army. That slave The first thing to do is to hang a gold carving and jade carving on the waist to play with, the face is really disgusting!"

Although there is a lot of disdain in the words, there is a lot of yearning in the expression.This time, all their generals went hunting in the Huaihe River, which was an extremely rare opportunity to move freely. After the slave army came south later, they naturally lost this opportunity.If the current performance is outstanding, they will get more opportunities to perform when they defend Shouchun, so they are all extremely enthusiastic, and each of them is doing their own tricks.

However, although their activities are frequent, they are also very restricted.The entire Huainan army, with a total of only a few thousand cavalry, was scattered throughout the Huaibei battlefield. If you want to increase coverage, you cannot act in large groups.

The slave army travels at least a few hundred riders, and the dangerous moves of the Tibetan soldiers between the mountains, rivers, valleys and walls, if they are not careful, they may be hated.Therefore, the safest way is to lure the slave soldiers to the valley, lure them by land and water, and annihilate them.But this method lacks the initiative. Once the slave soldiers don't come, they have nothing to do.

If the cavalry confronts, even if they win, the casualties will increase greatly.At present, the Huainan army has not yet been so bold as to fight with the cavalry army, and there are hundreds of thousands of slave troops coming in the future.

So since the northward march, apart from Yu Man's aggressive advance, he was caught up by Jie Nu when he escaped from the battle, and he failed to join the navy army in time, which resulted in more than half of the losses.

In this process, Yu Manzhi was the most outstanding performer.This kid is stupid and bold, he dares to fight against any opponent, although he has been reprimanded many times, he will not change after repeated admonitions.Even if General Shen Mu didn't allow him to make up for the damage, this kid would have the cheek to wander to Matou in search of his father-in-law, Xi Jianbu, to beg for people and horses, colluding with external forces to compete with others, which can be described as shameless.

Yu Manzhi is not the only one who relies on the strength of his father-in-law, there is also Shen Yun.Although nothing has been decided yet, it is said that there are already signs that the Guangling family has taken a fancy to Shen Yunraccoon and is going to recruit him as his son-in-law.

Although Guangling Gong Chen's family has a little quiet voice in Jiangdong, it is a well-deserved old Wang Gaomen in Yingchuan. Even though they have crossed to the south, their voice is still noble.Therefore, Shen Yun was also mainly active among Ru Ying, and the county magistrate, Chen Rui, simply followed the army, and was responsible for contacting those families among Ru Ying who formed villages to protect themselves.With the support of the local people, Shen Yun is naturally like a fish in water, either stealing the city, or recruiting people, playing happily.

Except for these two people who are extremely shameless and rely on the strength of outsiders, among the remaining generals, the best performer is Xie Yi.

He was one step ahead, and some violent and aggressive generals were recruited into the army. Whenever they met the enemy, they would scold the generals.

During the ten days of going north, Xie Yi completely ruined some of the good reputation that Xie's father and seniors had accumulated with great difficulty in Jiangdong.Jiang Biao's venomous Xie Wuyi has become a well-known name in the Huainan army.

In Shen Mu's army, it is where the northern and southern aristocratic families gather together, and there is no lack of old famous families among Chen, Xiang, Qiao, and Pei. The family has a long heritage, especially Yu Ze.

Therefore, most of the other generals are still on the same starting line, and there is not much external force to fight. Naturally, Xie Yi's approach is more popular and reference.Therefore, all the generals also regard the soldiers with amazing cursing power as treasures and rely on them for reuse. Wherever they move, they will be full of curses.

But although the methods are the same, they all have their own ingenuity and differences. All the generals have their own methods, but none of them can compare to Xie Yi who is the pioneer.It is not the first time that Xiao Yuandong has encountered such a scene where the other party just refuses to step forward. If the other party really refuses to step forward, this time it will only be useless.

The hundreds of knights under his command were divided into several teams, just to cast a wide net and catch more fish.Fortunately, the terrain here is flat, so as long as the horsepower is carefully maintained, there is no danger of being rounded up.

Xiao Yuandong has already seen clearly the reality of this group of slave soldiers, but there are more than [-] soldiers, but they are escorting thousands of Jin people to swim and eat, which can be called a big piece of fat.Even if it doesn't hurt the enemy, it is a rare feat to simply scare away the slaves and take in these refugees.

But even so, Xiao Yuandong didn't dare to underestimate the enemy, he had hundreds of people, the cavalry had already scattered around, but the navy boats were still moored at the bend of the river more than ten miles away.Moreover, even if the water army is transferred to the shore, the ten chariots accompanying the army alone cannot form a complete formation if they do not carry the river.

What's more, if it is too far away from the river, its mobility will be worrying. If it is besieged by slave cavalry, it will be a catastrophe.But if this is let go, Xiao Yuandong is really not reconciled.He wandered in the wild for many days, and he had few meritorious deeds worth mentioning. Now the time for meeting his masters is getting closer and closer.If there is still no income, I am afraid that we will not be able to get a good position in the formation of troops in the future.

Xiao Yuandong was still thinking about how to lure the enemy to attack, and more than [-] scouts from the flanks came to meet here. The leader was Xiao Yuandong's deputy general, Xing Yue from Tuzhong.But even so, the number of slave soldiers who came after them was still more than that of Xiao Yuandong's troops at present.

But even so, after seeing the increase in troops from this side, the slave soldiers fled to the side!

Seeing this scene, Xiao Yuandong and all his subordinates were slightly stunned: "How did these slave soldiers fight so timidly? Could it be that there is some kind of ambush nearby?"

"Impossible, I wandered here from the surrounding area, and there are no invincible masters within the radius."

After thinking for a while, Xing Yue replied.

And Xiao Yuandong also got a glimpse of the clues, this group of slave cavalry did not return to the distance, but cruised elsewhere, and there was a tendency to abandon the army and flee.Seeing this scene, he couldn't help guessing: "Could it be that this slave soldier has old grievances? The captive who fled earlier had been abused by the soldier's commander and forced to raise the wicked, so today The second is to use the hands of our army to get rid of the enemies?"

When all the soldiers heard this, they couldn't help but roll their eyes. They really didn't agree with the general's conjecture. Besides, you can just guess, why bother to guess so specific.Listening to the meaning of these words, it doesn't seem like I have thought about it occasionally.

So many people looked at Xing Yue subconsciously, and Xing Yue also felt that the atmosphere was different, and he gave Xiao Yuandong a resentful glance.Xiao Yuandong laughed dryly, and then said: "It's useless to talk too much, since the slaves are divided into one part, the rest have nothing to fear. Quickly gather the crowd here, let's rush to fight, defeat the thieves, and save the villagers!"

Having said that, Xiao Yuandong still sent a few cavalry to the rear of the group of slave cavalry, and reported any abnormalities immediately.At the same time, he called up the rangers scattered around and reported to the water army at the bend of the river to prepare for it.

The most important thing to be active in the hostile environment is to be quick in response.So very soon, all the hundreds of cavalry under Xiao Yuandong gathered here, Xiao Yuandong led dozens of them forward, Xing Yue led the other part behind, tied their horsetails with bamboo and wood branches, and rushed to confuse the enemy.

At this time, outside the dense forest, there was a lot of turmoil among the slave soldiers, there was no response from other departments for a long time, and the owner of the building was always cautious, and he did not dare to separate the crowd, so he could only cruise around outside the dense forest and wait anxiously.

And the villagers in the dense forest have gradually started to have a commotion, Liu Erlang volunteered to appease the villagers, the owner of the building pondered for a while, but agreed, and motioned to hand Liu Erlang a ring-sword , Said: "Erlang, you are courageous and strong, and you are by no means vulgar. This time, help me gather all the people back to the town, and I will pull you out to show your usefulness, and you will not be in the same army as ordinary soldiers!"

Liu Erlang made a gesture of great joy again, and then returned to the forest with a knife. When everyone saw him returning, they stepped forward to ask what happened.Liu Erlang just spoke softly and comforted him, he didn't say much else, he showed others with his eyes, and several healthy soldiers under him quietly went to the grain truck shop.

The sound of horseshoes resounded in the distance, and the smoke and dust gradually filled up, congealing in the wilderness.Without hesitation, dozens of forwards of the Jin army rushed out of Gao Gang, roaring and charging here!

"Master Wang has arrived, and the folks are saved! If you don't risk your life now, when will you wait!"

When Liu Erlang saw the situation from afar, he leaped onto the grain cart and slashed at it with a knife, the rice grains loaded on the grain cart immediately poured to the ground.Seeing this scene, the villagers were even more instigated and encouraged, and immediately agreed to the promise and rushed forward, causing chaos in the forest.There are still a few slave soldiers staying here to guard, and at this time, they are all thrown down by Liu Erlang's healthy soldiers, fighting with each other with their strength, grabbing their blades and slashing to the ground!

"Evil slaves have harmed my homeland, and my fate is here!"

At this time, Liu Erlang had already led more than [-] brave soldiers, each with a broken car board as a shield, and rushed out of the forest howling.

Everything was chaotic, the owner of the building panicked for a moment, he didn't dare to stay where he was, and even led the crowd to run around the dense forest to go elsewhere.

(End of this chapter)