Shi Le made a plan and started taking action.
The Jin army still followed the original plan and was not impatient.
After encountering a Hun cavalry attack a few days ago, Yang Dan paid no attention to it and continued to lead his army northward, heading straight towards Dangyin and urging the following troops to follow quickly.
On the 24th, after several days of continuous harassment, Yang Dan's headquarters was attacked at night. A car array bombed the camp. The villagers of the Nanyang gentry were running around and screaming, which was taken advantage of by the Huns. More than 400 people were killed.
Behead.
Fortunately, Yang Dan personally led his troops to fight back. He was wounded twice and charged three times on horseback, finally driving the Huns back.
This time, he finally learned a lesson.
Even if the camp is surrounded by cars, not everyone can withstand it.
Or you may be able to withstand it for a while, but then suddenly collapse after being harassed for several days until you become nervous.
He honestly stopped north of Changsha Valley, no longer showing off, but cut down trees and built a fence, waiting for subsequent reinforcements.
The Xiongnu sent a large number of rangers to attack the Yang soldiers who were out gathering wood, leaving them with no firewood to make fires and hot meals. With no choice but to do so, Yang Dan could only send out a group of cavalry to escort the woodcutter soldiers.
Looking at the exhausted soldiers under his tent and looking like they had not had a good rest, he finally understood that it was not that he did not want to advance north, but that he could not advance north, so he had to take a good rest.
At this time, looking back at the Silver Spear Army, Yang Dan had to admit that those battle-hardened elite soldiers were indeed different. Under repeated harassment by enemy soldiers, they could eat, drink, and sleep without any delay.
thing.
The gap is too big!
On the 25th, Li Chong led his army to the north of Changsha Valley and began to take soil, finely sift it, and ram it to build the city.
Hu Wufuzhi came over from Neihuang again, and after carefully sorting out Li Chong's actions during this period, he couldn't help but be amazed: This man was like a piece of wood, strictly following orders, and so meticulous that he almost had no thoughts of his own.
Xi Jianze watched very carefully and even asked several officers to ask questions. If it weren't for the fact that he was a lieutenant in the shogunate, those people would not pay attention to him.
There are so many things to do, who will accompany you to chat here? If you delay things, the superiors will reward you with a whip. Can you help me get it?
Xi Jian seemed oblivious to their perfunctory attitude, but eagerly absorbed the knowledge of various marching formations.
To be honest, with his current level, commanding an army of tens of thousands of people would probably not turn out well.
If you have never been exposed to such a large-scale army, have no professional knowledge in related fields, and have no experience in commanding a large army to fight, then what is it but giving away your life?
His current ability to command large armies is really not as good as Li Chong's, and his experience is far behind.
"The thieves are coming!" roars came from the lookout tower, and soon the warning bell rang.
The auxiliary soldiers who were picking up soil in the distance shouted and ran back in confusion.
The Huns cavalry quickly caught up with them, riding with bows and arrows, and easily harvested their lives.
The auxiliary soldiers fell one after another, and after paying the price of hundreds of casualties, the remaining people hid behind the trench in shock.
General Liang Su commanded the infantry to enter the trench wall and pick up their bows and arrows.
The Huns reined in their horses from a distance and stopped approaching.
The camp gate was opened, and five hundred cavalry rushed out to fight with the Huns in the wilderness.
Xi Jian and Hu Wufu watched the battle outside in trance, and then withdrew their gaze after a moment.
Both sides lost some men and horses before disengaging and ending the battle.
This is the daily life of the Western Route Army.
The Jin army built a city on the same spot, while the Huns were spying not far away, waiting for an opportunity to attack.
There will always be times when you are negligent and there will always be areas where you cannot protect yourself. This is what he wants to do. He will kill and injure your people, drain your morale, and try to make you collapse.
Hu Wufuzhi thought this was a bit scary, because people were dying every day.
However, Xi Jian felt that the Huns were too petty and did not invest enough troops, especially the lack of infantry, which greatly reduced the effect of the harassment.
With this method, the West Route Army cannot be shaken. I wonder if they have any other tricks.
****
The long motorcade left Shiqiao North City.
The road was in disrepair and was rugged and difficult to navigate. By the time the sun set in the west, they had only walked a dozen miles, which made the leading officer anxious and angry.
The dull sound of horse hoofbeats sounded in the east, and everyone in the convoy was startled.
Wancheng Shibing, who was responsible for the escort task, immediately started taking action.
While the officer scolded the scouts for being useless and wondering where they were dead, he whipped the sergeants and asked them to connect the baggage trains end to end and form a circle around them.
Others took off simple antlers made from tree branches and placed them outside the car array.
Without the accompanying cavalry, they did not have such luxury. When the enemy cavalry attacked, they had to rely on themselves for everything.
There is only one way now, fight!
Yes, there is only war. It is no longer possible to retreat to Shiqiao North City. It is only ten miles away. Will they let you go?
It would be more reliable to break through the obstruction and reach Changsha Valley, after all, it is only about ten miles away.
At the moment when he was thinking like this, the enemy cavalry was already more than a hundred paces away.
They first circled the baggage train, seemingly looking for weak points.
Looking down from the sky, the long convoy was broken down into three small car formations arranged in a Z-shaped formation, which formed the horns of each other.
Outside the carriage formation was a cloud of dust rising into the sky, with the Huns cavalry looming in the fog, shouting and shouting.
This is their usual tactic.
I don’t know who initiated the order. In an instant, arrows were fired from both sides.
The baggage train transporting grain did not have the luxury of crossbows. There were less than 300 bows in the team of 3,000 people, while the Huns' cavalry numbered four to five thousand.
They took turns approaching, shot and then left.
The people in the car formation fired back with arrows.
For a moment, arrows rained down like rain. The Xiongnu people overturned their horses, and the chariot formation screamed again and again.
After shooting for a while, the number of infantry archers in the chariot formation was too small and they were already at a disadvantage. The casualties far exceeded the Huns' cavalry archers, and they gradually became exhausted.
The Hun officer leading the team was overjoyed and sent up another team that had finished their rest.
Their horses were not very fast, but they stayed very close. They kept picking up their bows and arrows as they circled. The arrows were so dense that they shot the infantry in the chariot formation until they screamed in agony.
The shield bearer tried his best to protect, but how could he possibly cover it completely?
Casualties continued to occur, and it seemed that they could only parry, but had no power to fight back.
Suddenly, the car formation at the front collapsed.
The sergeants composed of Guanxiwu Fort residents shouted, rushed out of the car formation, and fled in all directions. However, they were soon overtaken by the Huns and shot to the ground one by one.
Some of the Huns cavalry dismounted, holding sabers and iron swords high, and rushed into the completely collapsed front line, slashing and killing them.
Others began to pour oil on the baggage train and then set it on fire.
Smoke rose into the sky.
The pulling horses, donkeys and mules were making a lot of noise, running around and bumping into each other, and the scene was chaotic.
The main force of the Xiongnu was greatly shaken in morale. They continued to stare at the remaining two car formations, shooting arrows in circles, and constantly harvesting lives.
At this moment, the sound of horse hooves sounded in the distance again.
"Woo--" As soon as the horn sounded, the Huns cavalry who were resting not far away got on their horses and went forward to be on guard.
The Huns who were circling around the car array and shooting arrows slowly gathered in.
The new cavalry showed their true colors.
They held high the banner with the word "Qiao", and they turned out to be the rebel cavalry patrolling back and forth along Changsha ditch and stone bridge.
The sound of clangs sounded in the Xiongnu formation, and thousands of people gathered slowly and lined up on a high slope.
After a moment of confrontation, he suddenly moved away and disappeared into the wilderness.
Qiao Hong came on horseback and gathered some of the defeated soldiers.
The infantrymen also quickly opened their vehicle formations and went out to put out the fire.
A battle to disturb the grain road started in a hurry and ended in a hurry.
After Qiao Hong inspected the battlefield, he couldn't help but curse in his mind: The residents of Guanxiwu Fortress couldn't stand it before they were even thirty miles away. Compared with the Silver Spear Army, they were no better than the Silver Spear Army.
In addition, there are too few archers.
All the members of the Silver Spear Army can shoot arrows, and at most one-tenth of the residents of Guanxiwu Fort can shoot arrows, maybe less than that. If you are so weak, people will dare to rush up with your foot bows, and surround and shoot at you.
In the final analysis, it is a question of strength.
"Don't leave today, set up camp on the spot." Qiao Hong pointed his horse whip and directly ordered these people to go, saying: "I have sent people to Changsha Valley to ask for help, and I will escort you and others north tomorrow."
The officer leading the team was disgraced and speechless.
The intensity of the battle in the North was really not comparable to that of Wang Ru and Du Tao. He was really convinced.
More than ten years ago, he followed Zhang Fangdong into Luoyang and encountered the Xianbei, Wuhuan, and Huns acting as mercenaries.
At that time, the Huns were not as organized as they are now.
It turns out that everyone is making progress, but he is standing still.
After sighing softly, he took his soldiers to comfort the wounded.
Wait until you get to Changshagou and see if you can order a sidecar to come over.
But I just thought about it. It was a chariot, it was expensive to build, and it was not prepared for grain transport teams like them.
Furthermore, after seeing the scene where the entire army collapsed under the pressure just now, he also suspected that even with sidecars, his men might not be able to hold on to the formation.
Ultimately everything depends on the person, they still need experience.
****
On June 28, Shi Le returned to the mansion after inspecting the city defense repair site.
The staff followed closely behind, still discussing the situation of the war as they walked.
After arriving at the study, Shi Le sat at the top and reached out to take the military report sent by the servant.
Well, he couldn't read, so he handed it to Zhang Bin again.
After Zhang Bin read it, he explained: "On the 25th, General Liu raided the Jin people's grain team in the north of Shiqiao, killing more than a thousand people and burning hundreds of carts of grain."
"On the night of the 26th, General Wang sneaked across the Qishui River and raided the Jin people in the north of Chaoge. He killed more than 300 people but failed to burn down the grain carts."
"Today, General Kong raided the Jin grain team in the north of Changsha Valley and killed more than a hundred people. Because the rebel cavalry was dispatched, he withdrew."
After hearing this, Shi Le was a little happy, but also a little dissatisfied.
Raising grain routes was originally one of the most important functions of the cavalry.
But these times, although the casualties were very small, they could not kill less than 1,500 Jin soldiers. It was a great victory, but it did not completely cut off their transportation of grain and grass to the front, which made him a little dissatisfied.
The construction of a city within thirty miles was artificially shortened by Liang Taoism.
Some grain transport teams that are not strong in combat may be defeated in one blow, but some people are not defeated in one blow. As long as they can survive for a day or two, they can rush into the city and get a chance to breathe.
He could even hold on for a few hours, receive reinforcements, and escape.
He was actually a little dissatisfied in his heart, because the result of the victory should not be just this.
But that's probably it.
Wang Yang, Liu Zheng, Kong Tu and others were actually working very hard. However, in order to deal with his harassment tactics, Shao thief would rather spend a lot of time building the city than guarding the grain road, which was really difficult to attack.
Thinking of this, he glanced at the people in the room again, suddenly smiled, and said: "Well done! If you harass for a long time, it will always be effective. Diao Changshi, please send people to various forts and make it clear to them.
.Many people can become the Lord of Wubao because of my appointment. The war is fierce, so they should not have second thoughts."
"No." Diao Ying responded immediately.
"The cavalry has won consecutive victories, and the infantry should also have some results. Please urge Jibao."
"Liang Zhenyuan's place also needs to be urged. How long has it been? Still standing still."
"Guangping, Zhao, Julu, Changshan and other counties are stepping up their efforts to transport grain and grass."
Shi Le gave the order in an orderly manner, feeling quite relaxed.
When the staff saw this, they slowly calmed down.
"By the way, where is Shao Xun?" Shi Le asked again.
Zhang Bin took out an official letter and said: "When the king patrolled the city, a military report came back from Changle. Shao Xun attacked the city for three days and pulled it out. He will march to Anyang tomorrow at the latest."
Close again! That person is close again!
Shi Le took a deep breath and said: "Send the order, Ji Bao will immediately stop advancing southward and retreat to Anyang."
"Follow your orders." Zhang Bin wrote it down silently and did not give any more suggestions.
Shi Le glanced at him, slightly disappointed.
Then he smiled bitterly, what else can he suggest? Once Shao Xun is allowed to rush to Anyang, the cavalry can easily run away, but Ji Bao's infantry cannot run away. They will be completely flanked by Shao Xun and Li Chong from the north and south, and the dogs will be beaten behind closed doors.
The staff who were still whispering now stopped talking.
The atmosphere in the room was slightly solemn.
Harassment, food deprivation, and ambushes are all good, and the results are justifiable, but the problem is that Shao Xun is still approaching Yecheng step by step.
You can't block him. Every day that passes, the initiative is lost, but the room for maneuver becomes even smaller.
Don’t believe it? Why were Jibao’s infantry recalled urgently? Isn’t it because they were worried about being stopped between Anyang and Dangyin and surrounded by heavy siege?
Some even began to wonder whether such harassment was of any use.
Shao Xun is thick-skinned and thick-skinned. If you throw stones at him from a distance or even stumble him a few times, can you stop him from moving forward?
Wait for him to step in front of you and punch you, can you withstand it?
Shi Le had a panoramic view of everyone's expressions.
But he didn't know what to say for a moment and could only look at Zhang Bin.
"Your Majesty, Liang Zhenyuan should be sending troops in the near future." Zhang Bin cupped his hands and said.
"Well, that's right." Shi Le said with a smile: "The so-called lips are dead and the teeth are cold. If he sends troops, the situation will be greatly improved."
Liang Fuzhen, the governor of Jizhou and the general of Zhenyuan, had actually sent troops, but he went to Leling.
After Shao Xun crossed the river and went on an expedition to the north, the land of Jizhou was turbulent, and there were many people who killed officials and rebelled.
Shao Xu, a native of Anyang, raised an army in Leling, and the crowd responded. However, they rebelled against him, and Liang Fuzhen went to suppress Shao Xu.
There are many people like Shao Xu who are a nuisance and must be eradicated as soon as they are found.
Whether he can go south is really hard to say.
But of course he couldn't tell the truth. At the moment, he still had to boost morale to wait for changes.
Chapter completed!