Baiyazhai was built after a day's work.
A fortress is not a city, and the defense power of the two is several levels different.
But it’s okay to just act in a hurry. After all, Baiyazhai has an advantageous location, and we don’t expect it to hold on for long.
On the fifth day of September, Shao Xun saw an angel coming urgently from Luoyang on Baiya Mountain.
The messenger was Liu You, son of Liu Tun, who was now the seventh-ranked prince Xima. After reading the edict, he looked at Shao Xun longingly.
"You might as well take a look at the bottom of the mountain." Shao Xun pointed his riding whip and said.
Liu Youyi looked around.
The most eye-catching thing is the dense crowds of people, draft animals, and vehicles at the ferry.
The ships work day and night, even if they capsize or fall apart, they must continue to transport supplies and people across the river.
By this time, the large-scale river crossing operation had basically ended.
More than 20,000 hedgehogs gathered on the river beach, packed their bags, and set off in batches.
Liu You took two more steps forward and looked down the cliff.
Groups of cavalry were running quickly, followed by changing horses.
Behind the war horse, the kicking and kicking kicked up a cloud of smoke and dust, leaving a series of hoof prints.
Behind the cavalry came a large group of infantry.
They lined up in three columns and walked meanderingly.
Looking to the east, there are green pines and mountains.
The remaining veins of Wangwu Mountain stand majestically in the wilderness, extending all the way to the river bank.
The first unit to set out had even turned two hillsides, faced the rising sun, walked into the green and continuous pine forest, and disappeared into the horizon.
Liu You withdrew his gaze, thoughtfully.
Shao Xun drew his bow and shot into the distance with a "whoosh" sound.
A pheasant just flew out of the forest. Its feathers of various colors complement each other, and its long and gorgeous thin tail is so pretty and attractive.
The arrow hits the target directly.
The pheasant flew away with its arrow, fluttered a few times, and then fell to the ground.
"The arrow has been shot, can An take it back?" Shao Xun handed the bow to Cai Cheng, looked at Liu You, and asked.
Liu You couldn't be right.
Shao Xun smiled and asked, "How is Jingzhong?"
"People are panicked and in chaos." Liu You shook his head and said: "More than 21,000 defeated soldiers were taken in one after another, but their morale was low and dispirited. Many people lost their equipment and armor, and the imperial court searched the treasury but could not replace it.
Many even used rotten wooden spears."
"Can it be defended?" Shao Xun asked.
"Please also ask Mr. Chen to lead his troops back as soon as possible for reinforcements." Liu You gritted his teeth and said.
"If I don't even save Yiyang, will I save Luoyang?" Shao Xun asked in reply: "Shi Le's troops who drove to Luoyang City only had a few thousand riders, so how could they take Luoyang? Don't scare yourself. If you mess up your position, Luoyang will be defeated."
Nothing will happen."
But Liu You couldn't listen, and only said: "Ming Gong came out in full force and marched eastward. Is there really a chance of winning? Why don't we just give up and return to the army——"
"Send off guests!" Shao Xun waved his hand and said.
Liu You looked ugly and wanted to say a few more words, but was stopped by the Shao soldiers.
"So what if Chen Gong defeats Liu Fu?" Liu You asked loudly and anxiously: "Luoyang has been destroyed and all the people in the city are gone, so what if we win?"
"If the three cities of Heyang cannot be built, there will never be peace in Luoyang." Shao Xun paused and said, "I said, if you don't mess up your position, nothing will happen to Luoyang. At most, you should be a little scared."
"Can Ming Gong definitely win? The Huns may increase their troops."
"If this battle is defeated, the Jin Dynasty will have no future." Shao Xun no longer stopped, his voice came from afar: "I will personally supervise the battle this time, and my subordinates will all be gathered from Henan for ten years. Once it is destroyed, the Huai River will be destroyed."
No one in the north can withstand the Xiongnu attack."
"Ming Gong!" Liu You stamped his feet and said, "Since we know that the Silver Spear Army is the pillar, we cannot throw it lightly."
"It's too late." Shao Xun laughed and said, "I will live and die together with tens of thousands of people. What regrets do I have in this life?"
People have gone far.
Liu You stood there for a long time, his mood extremely complicated.
After a long time, he looked at the already blurry figure and sighed heavily.
For a moment, his heart was touched.
To be fair, the battle of Xin'an brought huge trouble to Mr. Chen. However, he withstood the pressure and still followed the established policy. He took action when it was time to take action without hesitation.
Perhaps, if the battle of Xin'an had been fought better, or even not fought at all, Mr. Chen wouldn't have had to make such a desperate move, right?
What exactly did the emperor and the civil and military officials of the Manchu dynasty do?
In this world, should people with clear minds and abilities make decisions? Even if they are not from a wealthy family.
Liu You didn't know, he was confused. But he knew that this kind of wavering and doubt itself explained something.
It's time to make a change.
****
The rain has stopped for several days. The muddy road gradually became dry, leaving only a large number of crisscrossed "scars".
On the gentle slopes of the winding hills, there were many banners, and the army marched forward inexorably.
After coming out of the mountains, it is even more flat wilderness.
The grass is withered and yellow, and the cold wind is blowing hard.
The cavalry from both sides met west of Mengjin and east of Heyang.
More than 300 Xiongnu Rangers dispersed and faced—well, they were still Xiongnu Rangers.
The remaining people all dismounted, handed the reins to the soldiers left behind, and then changed to war horses, holding spears, halberds, and horse spears.
The Xiongnu probably came with more than 3,000 cavalry, or in other words, there were more than 3,000 cavalry in this group. They divided some of their troops and beat the "Hongnu traitors" to a pulp.
Yi Congjun remained unmoved.
After more than 600 horsemen formed a formation, the flag was raised, and 50 horsemen rushed out first, charging straight towards the Xiongnu.
The rest of the people followed closely behind, from few to large, gradually forming a loose arrow shape.
The Huns subconsciously dispersed to both sides and increased their horse speed, but some of them were holding long pole horse weapons and planned to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Jin army.
The distance between the two sides is gradually getting closer.
Under the continuous sound of bowstrings, the Jin cavalrymen fell on their backs, and from time to time some people screamed and fell to the ground.
"Raise the gun!" Manyu yelled.
Hundreds of spears and horses were all leveled, and their speed was getting faster and faster.
The Huns who intercepted them head-on were also outrageous. They said it was a hand-to-hand fight, but in fact they still took the time to fire the last round of arrows. After killing and wounding more than a dozen Jin cavalry, they put away their horned bows and used melee weapons of different lengths.
He roared and rushed forward.
More than a thousand riders from both sides collided head-on.
The horse screamed in agony, blood flying.
The Jin cavalry scattered the Huns with just one blow. After gathering in the distance, they turned their horses' heads and faced the Huns again.
The Huns cavalry also gathered.
It's the same old trick, divide it into three, some people go around the sides and kill the enemy with bows on horseback, and some people intercept it head-on.
"Charge!" There were a few familiar faces missing around him. Man Yu had no time to feel sad and ordered the charge to continue.
The horse's speed gradually increased.
"Raise the gun!"
The speed is getting faster and faster.
The Hun melee cavalry on the opposite side was a little hesitant, and their actions were not as decisive as the first time.
The two armies clashed and stabbed each other. This was too depressing and it was too easy to get killed or injured.
As a result, when the Jin army rushed over at a faster speed, their movements were not so determined, and some people even subconsciously wanted to dodge. But their thoughts would only cause greater casualties - this kind of face-to-face fight between men, they thought
The more you get, the faster you die.
"Boom!" The Jin army endured the arrows fired from both sides, passed by the Huns' cavalry, and scattered them again.
The Huns' melee cavalry who ran back far away did not gather together for a long time, and seemed to be more hesitant and timid.
"Charge again!" Manyu ordered loudly with eyes red with fear.
Yin Qi, who was following him, was panting and silent, with a stern look on his face.
His sword was gone. It might have been stuck in the enemy's body, making it difficult to remove it for a while. But he pulled out the iron sword from its sheath without any intention of retreating.
The rumble of horse hooves sounded.
Hundreds of horsemen rushed forward, rushing towards the Huns' melee cavalry.
The Huns were stunned for a while, and then suddenly dispersed.
The Hun cavalry archers who were secretly firing arrows on both sides did not realize that their close combat cavalry was so deceptive. When they saw them fleeing, they cursed and fled in a panic.
"Follow me to kill the enemy!" Man Yu waved his horse's head, his soldiers waved the flag, and hundreds of cavalry followed, like a long dragon, holding their bows and arrows hard, catching up with the Hun cavalry archers who had no time to retreat.
A slight stroke of the saber penetrated the rotten intestines.
The euphorbia danced heavily and blood splattered.
Ma Shan stabbed hard, and the body was lifted up high. The visual impact was extremely shocking.
After scattering this group of cavalry archers, the Jin cavalry slowly gathered again.
The horse's heavy breathing was clearly audible.
On the human face, excitement, bloodlust and exhaustion coexist.
"Keep charging! Crush them!" Manyu's horse was gone. He raised his saber high and ordered.
The Huns looked at them for a while, then stopped playing, turned around and ran away, disappearing into the wilderness.
After resting for two hours, Man Yu continued to advance with the vanguard cavalry.
Before nightfall, they encountered another group of Hun cavalry that was searching westward.
Nothing to say, just go ahead and do it!
After two rounds of charges, the Huns were scattered and fled. Seeing that the sky was getting dark, they found a place to rest.
On the sixth day of September, the follow-up cavalry arrived for reinforcements and replaced their troops who were tired from long battles and suffered heavy casualties.
In the evening of that day, the vanguard cavalry arrived more than ten miles northwest of Mengjin.
At this time, the main infantry led by Shao Xun, under the cover of carts and supported by boats traveling on the river, was only one day away from the Xiongnu camp in Chamati.
This time, he came in full force.
With more than 20,000 auxiliary soldiers as the main force in the attack, using the Yellow River as a food channel, and cooperating with the army on the south bank who was stepping up the construction of pontoon bridges, they vowed to crush the Huns on the north bank of the Yellow River.
Chapter completed!