Northern Prefecture Rivers and Mountains

Chapter 54 Unkind
After a lot of stumbling, I finally got the job done.

In order to avoid any nightmares at night, Liu Daogui summoned soldiers from all departments the next day.

Gao Xun borrowed two grain boats from the Gao family.

The elite are indeed elite. There are actually twelve armored soldiers in front of Zhou Zheng, and the weapons in the hands of the others are also very sophisticated. Each of them has a powerful crossbow and a shield.

Flags, drums and horns are all included.

There were even three scouts on warhorses.

Liu Daogui sighed inwardly, thinking that being wealthy was different. He turned around and looked at Gao Xun's left and Zhao Lunzhi's back, and they were still as disheveled and ragged as ever...

The only thing worth mentioning is that everyone is in high spirits and eager to try.

"Get on the boat and head north to suppress the bandits!" Liu Daogui waved his hand.

"Kill!" The people on the left and the back roared, their morale overwhelming that of the front.

The two groups of people were clearly separated and each boarded a boat.

Liu Daogui glanced at Zhou Zheng, his brows furrowed, without a trace of joy on his face. He lowered his head and looked like he was worried about something. He didn't even come to say hello and just took his people on board.

The two canal boats went downstream, breaking through the waves and heading north.

Large naval ships are stationed at Guangling Port all year round. They are three or four feet above the water surface and look like a gallery. They can carry six hundred people and weigh ten thousand hu. However, Liu Daogui cannot mobilize such huge ships.

Even General Huan Hong might not be able to be mobilized.

The two canal boats were a bit old, but they were obviously much faster than walking.

At night, people usually rest, but Liu Daogui couldn't care less. Time was very precious. Arriving at Lanling one day earlier could save more food.

The soldiers felt similar to Liu Daogui, but they were not trying to save food, but to make a fortune in Lanling as soon as possible.

Even when going downstream, the soldiers rowed frantically to speed up.

God was also kind to us, and a southeast wind blew, making the sails whistle.

In a day and a half, they went down the river from Guangling to Huaiyin, then entered Xia Pi from Huaiyin, turned to Yishui, and entered the territory of Lanling.

"what--"

As soon as a few old soldiers in the rear came ashore, they shouted loudly, their excitement beyond words.

The green mountains are dark in the distance, and the nearby water is misty.

The air was filled with the fresh scent of soil, moisture, and green grass. Liu Daogui felt like a bird out of its cage. "What a great place!"

The areas around Guangling and Jingkou are all barren, while Lanling is surrounded by green mountains and clear waters.

However, as soon as the soldiers got off the boat, the ground began to shake regularly.

Liu Daogui looked up and saw that the sky was clear and there was no sign of thunder or rain.

Liu Guangzhi's face changed beside him, "Cavalry!"

Liu Heibi lowered his ear to the ground and said, "At least fifty riders!"

"Form a formation!" Gao Xun and Zhou Zheng shouted at the same time.

The veteran soldiers in the front and left formed a battle formation calmly, with their shields in front, their spears behind, and their bows drawn and arrows drawn.

The scene was a little chaotic, and due to the haste, the formation was not very neat, but at least they had established their position.

A dozen or so breaths later, in the northeast direction, birds were flying around in the wilderness, a long black dragon leaped out, and the raised long swords flashed with white light, and a fierce aura filled the mountains with smoke and dust.

Even though there are only fifty cavalrymen, if the infantrymen are bitten by them and repeatedly entangled in the wild, they will eventually be swallowed up bit by bit.

When Huan Wen launched a northern expedition against the Former Yan, 50,000 Jin troops and 80,000 Yan troops confronted each other at Fangtou. Due to drought, the canal was reduced and food and grass could not be delivered, so they had to retreat. Murong Chui's 8,000 elite cavalry followed them all the way to Xiangyi, Yuzhou, and then took advantage of the Jin army's slackness to set an ambush and raid, killing and capturing more than 30,000 people.

Gou Chi, the general of the Di Qin, took advantage of the situation and attacked them at Qiao State. Of the 50,000 elite troops that Huan Wen had sent to the north, less than 10,000 returned...

Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, cavalry has made great progress in the north, while the south has adapted to local conditions and made rapid progress in navy.

Murong Ke defeated Ran Min by using cavalry.

Liu Daogui didn't expect that he would encounter cavalry right after arriving in Lanling...

However, none of the soldiers around him were afraid. Instead, they were excited. "Horse! Isn't this bringing us meat? Hahaha!"

"Brothers, we must not let them escape. Bring them closer before killing them!"

Liu Daogui was stunned. This was indeed the truth. When the army was short of food, someone would immediately deliver meat to the door...

The veterans who followed were all elite soldiers. Many of them had participated in the Battle of Feishui and had seen tens of thousands of cavalrymen. In their eyes, these fifty-odd cavalrymen were just meat on the table...

The sound of horse hooves was deafening. The six or seven riders in the lead were still wearing iron armor, and their messy hair was dancing wildly in the wind.

Liu Daogui thought to himself that it would be a tough battle.

Unexpectedly, the enemy cavalry rushed to seventy or eighty steps, dropped some black things, and then turned and ran eastward.

Several old soldiers cursed loudly, "Damn it, why are you running? Come back, come back——"

Someone rushed out with a bow and crossbow, and shot the arrow with all his might, but it fell under the horse's hooves.

At a distance of seventy or eighty steps, it is quite difficult to hit the galloping cavalry, unless there is a covering rain of arrows or a sharpshooter.

The enemy cavalry rushed away, coming and going in a hurry, leaving behind a cloud of dust.

Liu Daogui was puzzled.

However, the cavalry's fighting style is also correct. Military law says, don't attack a large formation.

The infantry formed a battle array, equipped with large shields, long spears and bows and crossbows. The cavalry could not gain much advantage and could only retreat.

The advantages of cavalry lie in their elusive sneak attacks and their pursuit of the enemy.

"Is this... the end?" Liu Zun angrily stuck the ring-handled knife into the ground.

Liu Daogui walked forward and found that the enemy cavalry had thrown down bloody wolf heads, their fangs were broken, but the fierce light in the wolf's eyes was still there.

"What is the meaning of this?"

"It should be a warning for us to be more restrained, otherwise they will break our teeth..." Liu Guangzhi followed behind.

"Can you guess who the other person is?"

The other side is quite strong as they can afford to support more than fifty cavalrymen.

Liu Guangzhi said: "The Beggar Army, the Cao family, and the Taishan bandits all have such strength..."

Liu Daogui narrowed his eyes, looked at the enemy cavalry retreating in the distance, and said quietly, "They come with ill intentions."

Gao Xun said: "You are the one who came..."

Liu Daogui laughed and said, "It's rude not to reciprocate. So, there's no need to be polite with them. Let's find a bandit camp and attack them. Kill them and dampen their spirits. Then we can build up our momentum!"

The original plan was to use courtesy before force, first contact the Xiao family, gain their support, find out the details of the various forces in Lanling, and then proceed step by step.

But now it seems that these routines are not very effective, and others can't understand them. They only understand the knife!
This is completely different from the rules in Guangling. They don't consider family background, they only consider who is ruthless...

If you are too low-key, the local bullies will think you are easy to bully and will pounce on you and bite you.

Liu Daogui went north this time not to treat people to a meal or make friends, but to risk his life...

I have a huge debt of tens of thousands of strings of cash on my shoulders and I don't have time to talk to them.

Just one word: kill.

Kill them until they are afraid and submit.

After being suppressed in the General Zhenglu's Mansion for so long, Liu Daogui also felt a surge of anger in his heart.

"About forty-seven miles west of here is Xigong Mountain, which was once the place where Xi Jian gathered refugee troops. There is a lake at the foot of the mountain with a water stronghold named Chishan Stronghold, where four or five hundred pirates gathered..." Liu Guangzhi picked up a dead branch and drew the direction on the ground.

Gao Xun said, "It's a good opportunity to launch a surprise attack tonight and find a place to stay."

"The night is long and dreams are many, so speed is of the essence in war. Our army is at its peak. Now that they know we are coming in small numbers, we should set out now and catch them off guard!"

Liu Daogui glanced at the sun overhead. It was noon now, and they had more than forty miles to go. If they sped up their journey, they would arrive almost at dusk, so it would be a good time to start their journey in the twilight.

Gao Xun smiled bitterly, "Dao Ze is indeed here with ill intentions..."

(End of this chapter)