Northern Prefecture Rivers and Mountains

Chapter 130 Wisdom and bravery
Zou County.

There was a small argument going on at the moment.

"We have finally come out. We will go wherever there is money. We should immediately attack Rencheng and Gaoping and march westward!" Liu Zun pointed at the map, his face flushed with anger.

Behind Gaoping is the prosperous area of ​​Yanzhou, which is also the core area of ​​Zhai Wei.

Mao Dezu said, "Most of the Hu people are cavalry, and we are all infantry. If we march westward, once we are entangled by the cavalry, it will be difficult to escape. It is better to turn northeast and attack Taishan County. With Taishan and Mengshan behind us, we can move back and forth."

A dead skinny camel is bigger than a horse.

No matter how weak Zhai Wei was, it still had seven counties, more than 30,000 households, and nearly 200,000 people. It occupied large cities in Yanzhou and Jizhou, and was not something they could resist.

The key is that Murong Shao's cavalry is eyeing them covetously from the north.

Without cavalry, they were always at a disadvantage against the Hu cavalry.

The Xianbei and Dingling peoples were both good at cavalry. When the battle situation was unfavorable, they turned around and retreated, regrouped, and waited for an opportunity to fight again.

Zu Ti and Huan Wen were both defeated here in the past. Even if they won the first battle and the situation was very good at the beginning, they would collapse completely after just one defeat.

"What are you afraid of? The Dingling people have lost their courage. If our army fights hard, 2,000 of us can defeat 20,000 of them!" Without Liu Daogui's restraint, Liu Zun's temper became even more irritable.

But Mao Dezu refused to give in. He argued, "The Dingling have been fighting the Xianbei for years and are quite strong. Even if our army can defeat 20,000 of them, it will certainly suffer heavy losses. The gain will not outweigh the loss. Don't forget that the army ordered us to leave the country. The whole army is the most important thing. How can we fight to the death?"

As soon as Liu Daogui was mentioned, Liu Zun immediately lost his temper and looked at Liu Guangzhi for help.

Liu Guangzhi was the most senior, had always been Liu Daogui's right-hand man, and had the highest prestige among the troops. "Order, the entire army will turn towards Taishan County."

"Oh..." Liu Zun sighed.

But at this moment, a scout came hurriedly, "Five thousand infantry and cavalry are heading straight for Pi Township from the direction of Lucheng!"

Pi Township is located to the east of Mount Meng and is also the gateway to Mount Tai County.

The enemy was indeed no ordinary force. They saw through their intentions at a glance and took the initiative to occupy Pi Township, blocking the Jin army on the plain west of Mengshan and south of Sishui.

As long as this Jin army left Zoucheng, it would be in an unfavorable situation. Zhai Wei's cavalry came and went like the wind and could launch a surprise attack at any time.

"Interesting, who is the enemy's main general?" Liu Guangzhi became interested.

The scout said, "Kui Teng!"

Kui is a Hu surname. Among the eighteen riders under Shi Le, there was a general named Kui An, a native of Kucha. He became a monk in Wuchang Kingdom at the age of nine. In the fourth year of Yongjia, he joined Shi Le. He was good at divination and victory or defeat. Shi Le respected him as the "great monk".

Most of the people with the surnames Kui and Bai who lived in the Central Plains were from Kucha.

Shi Hu transferred millions of Hu people from the Western Regions to China, trying to "Huize" the Chinese. Ran Min issued an order to kill the Hu people, and there was blood and fire on both sides of the Yellow River, but the Hu people were not eradicated and many of them still escaped.

Wang Yuande clasped his hands and said, "The enemy army is several times larger than ours and dares not attack. They must be weak. However, they have many cavalry, so we will certainly not be able to catch up. How about I lead a few hundred men and horses to advance westward with great fanfare to draw the enemy troops in? You can lead the main force to ambush them in Zoushan and attack them halfway!"

Liu Guangzhi asked, "What if the enemy army remains indifferent?"

"The enemy army intends to encircle our army. If they capture Zoucheng, they will cut off our retreat. My brothers have been detained in Zhai Wei for two years and know Kui Teng. He is proud of his wisdom and strategy and will not miss this opportunity to defeat the enemy."

Since Wang Yuande stood up, he had already thought of this step.

"Great idea!" All the generals present praised it.

No one objected.

This is much better than a forced march to seize Wuyang. It allows us to wait for the enemy to tire out, and our chances of winning are greatly increased.

Although the brothers Wang Yuande and Wang Zhongde were defeated by Murong Chui, they were extremely experienced. Wang Yuande was good at planning, while Wang Zhongde was good at charging into battle and was extremely brave.

Zoucheng alone cannot satisfy their appetite.

The Northern Army was so poor that their eyes were red with anger. The morale of the soldiers was high as a rainbow and they were eager to make achievements. Naturally, they would not be afraid of an enemy that was twice their number.

That afternoon, Wang Yuande led a group of people to drive out 500 barbarians and marched westward with great fanfare. The smoke and dust were everywhere, and the Hu and Xia people along the way were taken away.

Within two days, the 5,000 infantry and cavalry from Bixiang could no longer sit still and hurriedly gave chase.

It was early winter, and the north wind blowing south from the lands of Yan and Zhao brought gusts of cold, but it couldn't extinguish the high fighting spirit of the veteran soldiers and bannermen of the Northern Prefecture in Zoushan. Upon seeing the Dingling people in their disheveled hair and wearing their Hu clothing, every soldier's eyes blazed with anger.

The slogan of "drive out the barbarians and recover our land" has been deeply rooted in people's hearts for so long.

Liu Guangzhi drew out his ring-handled sword, his heart agitated. The key to the problem was not how many enemy troops there were, but that the enemy troops, as Wang Yuande had expected, came to fight for Zoucheng.

"Now that we're here, don't even think about turning back. Beat the drums, and march!"

dong dong dong...

The sound of powerful drums rang out in the mountains. From the north and south, two groups of people appeared at the same time, their footsteps in rhythm with the drums.

The dense feather arrows were like locusts flying in the sky.

"Kill the Hu!" Liu Zun in the north took the lead with red eyes.

In the south, Mao Dezuo held a shield in his left hand and a sword in his right hand, advancing forward with his soldiers.

The armor of the more than 200 people in the front was like a silver iron wall. Although the line was thin, each spear pierced the sky like a jagged stalagmite.

Almost every soldier had red eyes and extremely excited expressions on their faces. Every step they took seemed to crush the mountains and rivers, and the earth shook in an instant.

There was a lot of smoke and dust rising from the rear, as if there were thousands of troops.

The enemy was so frightened by this overwhelming momentum that they were at a loss for a moment.

"Die!" Liu Zun's hundred or so cavalrymen turned into a flash of lightning, looking down from above and charging towards the rebel army's flag.

Blood and flesh flew everywhere, splattering on the withered grass and trees.

"Who are you waiting for?" The leading enemy general had deep eyes and a high nose, and was obviously not from the Central Plains. His reaction was also quick. He raised the long spear in his hand and tried to block.

But one side responded hastily, while the other side was planning carefully and waiting for the enemy to tire themselves out.

Victory or defeat depends on a split second.

The two horses crossed each other, and with a scream, the enemy general was pierced through the chest by a spear and lifted high up by the momentum of the warhorse.

"Who else!" Liu Zun roared to the sky, full of high spirits.

The battlefield suddenly fell silent, but soon erupted into thunderous cheers: "Victory! Mighty!"
Killing generals and capturing flags is the best way to boost morale.

The two armies in the north and south raised their spears, like a bloody mouth opened wide, mercilessly devouring the flesh and blood of the enemy.

The blood rain was blown by the north wind, filling the sky and the earth.

No matter whether they were old soldiers from the Northern Palace or soldiers from the banners, everyone bravely moved forward.

The enemy's fragile defense line was penetrated in the blink of an eye.

With woodlands to the north and mountains to the south, the enemy's superior numbers were unable to be fully utilized and were slaughtered by the Jin army like pigs and dogs...

"Don't fight too long, follow me and charge forward!"

Before the flag fell, an enemy general raised his arms and shouted.

The other bandit troops quickly gathered around him, with the cavalry leading the way and the infantry supporting from behind, and they fought together to the west. As long as they could get out of this rugged mountain road of less than 300 steps, they would reach a flat plain.

After all, there were 5,000 infantry and cavalry, as well as many armored soldiers. They all knew the consequences of defeat, and they struggled hard to move forward.

Just as they were about to break out, a cloud of smoke and dust rose up in front of them.

A group of more than 200 infantrymen blocked the way, their long spears like sharp teeth, blocking the enemy's hope of escape.

"Wang Yuande is here, why don't the rebels die!" The general in iron armor held a spear and stood in the front.

With a loud "bang", the enemy army suddenly collapsed, throwing away their weapons and armor, and fled in panic, not caring about the mountain roads and forests, and diving into them.

"Hahaha, the enemy army has been defeated. First, attack Lu County, then conquer Yanzhou!" Liu Zun raised his bloody spear and shouted loudly...

(End of this chapter)