The Rise of the Cold Gate in the Eastern Jin Dynasty

Chapter 164 Attack
Xiao Qinzhi lay on the recliner, closed his eyes and rested his mind, but his thoughts were highly concentrated.

After a while, Uncle Seven and Uncle Nine entered in regular clothes (Note: When not fighting, they basically wear regular clothes, the armor is very heavy, and TV dramas are all deceptive.)
The cross-knife at the waist was put on the case, and the seventh uncle said harshly: "Fourth nephew, when the patriarch was leaving, he specifically explained that we should take good care of you. I heard from Xiaozi Xu that you are going to trouble the people of Yan. No, listen to Uncle Qi, don’t go anywhere, they only have more than ten thousand people, and they can’t get in.”

"Uncle Qi, listen to me first!" Xiao Qinzhi got up and said flatteringly.

"Don't listen, you don't do this kind of thing. In short, you stay in the city safely, otherwise, I will ask Xiao Shu to lock you up." Qi Shuhu said with a glance.

Xiao Qinzhi changed his mind, spread out a map, pointed to Langya County and said: "Seventh Uncle, Ninth Uncle, have made great achievements. In this battle, all the Yan army gathered in Langya, and the ten thousand infantry in front of us are all dead. It's so muddy, it will be broken with a light poke, and then turn the soldiers to go straight to the back of Yan Jun, and give him a hard blow, are you afraid that he won't withdraw his troops?"

"When it comes to poetry and poetry, you must be good at it. When it comes to marching and fighting, you have to listen to us. If you say no, you can't." Uncle Qi shook his head like a rattle.

"Uncle Jiu, you are the most sensible, tell me." Xiao Qinzhi looked at Uncle Jiu at the side.

"Qinzhi, I know you want to make meritorious service, but going to battle to kill the enemy is far from what you think. Zhuge You, who Sima Yueming fought in Taishan County, lost his helmet and armor. He has cavalry and infantry in his hands. We can only defend City." Uncle Jiu explained patiently.

When the opportunity came, Xiao Qinzhi lowered his voice and said: "The five thousand cavalry will leave immediately, and the remaining ten thousand cavalrymen are stroked. In my opinion, most of them are Han Chinese. Those who have just been recruited are all able to fight. At most seventy percent. And our northern army will defend the city by seven thousand, this is all real, how can we be afraid of him, Sima Yueming."

"Wait a minute, do you have any basis for saying that [-] cavalry are leaving?" Uncle Qi interrupted suddenly.

Xiao Qinzhi analyzed his own battlefield, pointed to Langya County, and affirmed: "The five thousand cavalry will definitely go to Langya. Lanling is more than three hundred miles away from Langya. The cavalry will come and go for at least three days. Chance."

Last time all the armies had captured Taishan County, but in the end Mount Tai was defeated. In fact, the generals and soldiers were quite dissatisfied. Seventh Uncle was one of them. Cheng is sure, are they sure that their cavalry is not there?"

"Seventy percent!" Xiao Qin said.

As soon as the words were spoken, three people came in, Xu Miao, Xiao Shu and Zhou Lie who hadn't seen for a long time, holding a horsewhip in his hand, a big man with a full head, and he didn't even take off his armor. He just came from Pengcheng with more than ten cavalry.

Zhou Lie was already dark, but after joining the army, he became even darker, only two eyeballs were left, and he was tall and tall, with a hill-like figure.

Zhou Lie came to send information about the Governor's Mansion, and told Lanling to guard it. However, the dozen or so cavalry brought by Zhou Lie were of great help to Xiao Qinzhi, and before he had time to greet him, Xiao Qinzhi said again: "Seventh Uncle, let Lie Go out to inquire, if there are [-] cavalry in the enemy camp, there is no way to hide them, and their cavalry came from Rencheng, if they go to Langya, they will leave traces along the way."

Uncle Qi looked at the map, pondered for a while, then stared at Xiao Qinzhi and said: "Old Ninth, you are staring at these little ones, and you are not allowed to act without my permission. I will ask Captain Zhao for instructions."

"You go!" Uncle Jiu said with a smile.

After Uncle Qi left, the camp became lively. Xiao Qinzhi opened his eyes, looked around Zhou Lie, and said angrily, "I wonder why I didn't see you in Xiapi? It turns out that you have become a cavalry soldier, and you are very promising. "

There are few horses in the Jin army, and if they are elite cavalrymen, they are not qualified. Zhou Lie smiled honestly, and suddenly took out a letter from his chest, and said in a low voice: "Xiao Lang, this is your letter, and it is said to be from Jiankang. "

Zhou Lie's voice is very loud, everyone knows his low voice, Xu Miao joked: "Hey, this is written by Miss Xie."

"Yeah!" Xiao Qinzhi didn't deny it, and couldn't wait to take it apart and read it. What caught his eyes was the familiar lower script, which was originally Xiao Qinzhi's handwriting copied by Xie Daoyun, and a sweetness rushed into his heart.

What Xiao Qinzhi did in Jiankang, the patriarch knew everything when he came. Even if he didn’t say anything, everyone would know sooner or later. You know, the Jiuhuatai rally made Xiao Qinzhi's reputation soaring, especially the "A Fang Gong Fu", which was magnificent and praised by many celebrities.

It's a pity that at this time, Xiao Qinzhi actually came to Xuzhou, which surprised many people.

Uncle Jiu looked at Xiao Qinzhi dotingly, his nephew was promising, he was honored, if Xiao Qinzhi could return to Jiangzuo, it would be great.

Xiao Shu was at the side, looking at Xiao Qinzhi silently and enviously, and suddenly saw Zhou Lie took out another letter from his chest, and said, "Second brother, this is from my sister-in-law."

"Hey!!" Xiao Qinzhi giggled all of a sudden, took the letter, squatted beside Xiao Qinzhi on the spot, and read it.

The two brothers squatted on the ground next to each other to read the letter paper, with sweet smiles on their faces. At the end of the co-writing, Xu Miao became the one who was hit the hardest. The pain in his heart was beyond words. , Xu Miao felt uncomfortable, and went back to the tent, facing the sweet brothers depressedly.

At lunch, Zhou Lie carried a bow on his back, rode around the ruined city a few times, and hunted a few pheasants back for additional meals.

The cavalry is a technical unit. With the saddle, the hands are bound, which lowers the technical threshold of the cavalry a lot. But seeing Zhou Lie riding a galloping horse, bending his bow and setting an arrow, and hitting a frightened pheasant with one arrow, It can be seen that the cavalry, in this era, has almost no opponents in the wild.

Moreover, the cavalry is a unit with strong mobility, which can be used as an auxiliary to clear the periphery of the battlefield and guard against enemy surprise attacks. It can also be used as a charge unit, piercing through the infantry phalanx, and can also use cavalry and shooting to consume the opponent.

In an era without hot weapons, the cavalry had a great advantage, but it is a pity that the cavalry is in the hands of the barbarians.

In short, the cavalry definitely contributed the most to the Xianbei Yan army's success today.

After a meal, Uncle Qi came back and brought back a message. First, he was investigating the movement of the enemy cavalry, and he was thinking about it.

Captain Zhao is a purely military man, with no background, no family background, and no literacy. To be able to get to where he is today, one depends on his fate, the other depends on his mind, and the second depends on his loyalty. Hard friendship.

Needless to say, the two armies of the Xiao family were recruited by him when he went to Wujin to recruit the seventh and ninth uncles, and the other two armies were from his hometown of Lujiang. Xiao's two armies will go out sooner or later.

Therefore, when Uncle Seven proposed that this was Xiao Qinzhi's suggestion, Captain Zhao only thought about it for a while, and then he initially agreed. If he wins, he will be the number one military worker. If he loses, it's not a big deal. At worst, he will continue to defend the city. That's all.

Moreover, Captain Zhao was keenly aware that if the Yan army outside the city was really killed, it would have a great impact on the entire battlefield. With this military industry, it should be no problem to reach the fifth rank.

Rank five is a natural moat!

The Jin army in Lanling City did not move much, what should be done, or what should be done, but what is unknown is that a team of more than ten cavalry quietly left the city at night, and once they left the city, they were divided into two teams. With the trend of attacking from north to south, they went to the two wings of the Yan army camp.

At dawn, the two teams came back with good news. There were no cavalry in the Yan army camp, and there were no traces of cavalry for dozens of miles around.

Xiao Qinzhi and Xu Miao smiled at each other, immediately rejoiced, in order to be conservative, he could only work hard on Zhou Lie, along the official road to Langya, and continued to search for the traces of the Yan army cavalry, he had to find the cavalry before he could return.

And this trip lasted for three full days. On June 29th, Zhou Lie came back. When he went, there were ten people. When he came back, there were only seven people, and three riders were lost.

"Xiao Lang, they really went to Langya. When we arrived in Kaiyang, we found them crossing the river, so we came back, but they were spotted by their scouts. They chased them for dozens of miles and lost three of them." Zhou Lie looked tired, but His eyes were full of fighting spirit.

"Kaiyang!" Xiao Qinzhi looked at the map and was around Langya, and said with a smile, "No wonder these five thousand cavalry came out to wander around every now and then, trying to scare us."

"Seventh Uncle, go to Zhao Duwei to explain, and send scouts in the direction of Langya, beware of the [-] cavalry coming back with a carbine."

"Xiao Lang, I saw them cross the river with my own eyes, and they won't come back." Zhou Lie vowed.

"Soldiers, who can tell what is false and what is true, please be careful."

"There is no need to send scouts. They can't run away when they encounter cavalry scouts. I will continue to investigate. As long as they turn around and come back, I will report back immediately." Zhou Lie took over this important task again.

"Is it okay?" Xiao Qinzhi worried, he didn't rest for several days.

"Okay!" Zhou Lie promised.

At the same time, Captain Zhao, who received the news, unified the Jin army in the city and started preparations, ready to go.

On the [-]th, Zhou Lie, who had rested overnight, divided his two cavalry into three teams, followed the official road, and advanced about a hundred miles towards Langya to investigate the enemy's situation.

At night, a small group of Jin troops left the city one after another, bypassing the camp of the Yan army, and hid behind it in Xushan Mountain.

By the morning of July [-]st, this group of more than a thousand Jin troops from the Second Army led by Uncle Jiu had all ambushed in place.

It can be seen from this that Captain Zhao is a careful and capable commander. He was not in a hurry, but used the terrain in advance to bury an army behind the Yan army. The Jin army can decide the outcome of the battlefield.

In the morning of the second day, the sky was dark and it was a good time to sleep. Captain Zhao led the troops out of the city. Xiao Qinzhi and Xu Miao stood at the top of the city, looking to the north. Obviously, the nervous palms were sweating.

It's normal for two rookies to face the battlefield for the first time.

(End of this chapter)