Dark clouds covered the moon, and the night was dark.
The insects that had always been singing loudly lowered their voices, making the night seem even quieter.
In the wilderness, the only thing left was the howling wind, which actually brought a bit of chill when it blew on people's faces.
Tuoba Liugou was wandering by the woods, looking carefully ahead.
When the evening breeze blew, there was some movement in the wormwood there, which made the group a little uneasy, and they all subconsciously looked at Tuoba Liugou.
Liu Gou ignored them, with no expression on his stern face.
The wind was getting stronger and stronger, making the horses a little uneasy.
The six dogs looked up at the sky and then into the distance.
He always felt that there seemed to be some strange noise mixed in the wind, and his intuition told him to wait and take another look.
Another strong gust of wind blew, and there was a "splash" in the mulberry water not far behind.
Liu Gou turned around and looked, and it turned out to be a fish jumping out of the water.
Under the moonlight, the light yellow scales on the fish actually glowed with a golden light.
What? Moonlight?
Tuoba Liugou looked up at the sky again, but saw the dark clouds suddenly dispersed, and then suddenly looked towards the other side of the river, and was stunned.
Under the strong wind, all the wormwood fell down.
In the undulating fields, a large group of sergeants holding silver spears were donning armor.
I don't know if it was telepathy or something else, but several armored sergeants glanced at where he was, and then pointed here with their riding whips.
Soon, several cavalrymen leading horses came from behind, talking to the silver spear warriors and looking this way.
Liu Gou's heart was beating fast, and his sense of uneasiness drove him to wink at the other robes.
Everyone understood and slowly retreated to the place where the horses were tied.
There was a faint sound of horse hooves coming from ahead.
Tuoba Liugou didn't hesitate at all. After untying the reins, he got on his horse and jumped out of the forest in an instant, running away into the distance.
From behind came shouts, the sound of arrows piercing the air, and even the faint scream of a fallen horse.
Liu Gou rode his horse up a gentle slope, turned his head and glanced, and saw several Jin cavalry chasing behind him under the bright moonlight.
"Six dogs, save me!" Someone was lying on the horse's back, shouting plaintively, with a trembling arrow stuck in his back.
Tuoba Six Dogs swung the horse's head and rushed down.
The war horse panted violently.
Liu Gou pulled out several short and slender riding bow arrows from the back of his waist and clamped them between the fingers of his right hand. As he was running downhill, an arrow flew out with a "whoosh", and then without looking at the result, he immediately changed direction and used his left hand.
He grabbed the feathers of the arrow and drew it, then pulled the bow string, and another arrow flew out.
The barrage of arrows caused the pursuers to dodge in a hurry, but they were not good at taking offense and immediately retaliated.
Someone also grabbed an arrow and held it between the palm of his hand and the tip of the bow. When charging, there was almost no pause, one arrow after another, coming fast and urgent. He almost hit the war horse under Liu Gou's crotch and killed him.
One of the soldiers was shot off his horse.
In the evening wind, the sound of horse hooves was heard, and the two sides were walking in circles, walking back and forth in the wormwood. There were fewer and fewer people, and there were still a few horses lying on the ground, neighing in pain.
There was another sound of horse hooves in the distance.
Under the bright moonlight, there is a faint brilliance. This is the armored knight!
Tuoba Liugou wanted to quit.
These Wuhuan Rangers are so difficult to deal with, let alone those armored knights. They have enough horsepower, and once they are entangled, they will have no physical strength.
Liu Gou no longer hesitated, turned the horse's head on the spot, and ran into the distance, not even paying attention to the two remaining Pao Ze.
The wind was getting stronger and stronger, and the shouts and curses behind him could be clearly heard. Occasionally, an arrow passed by, making the scalp of the six dogs lying on the horse numb.
The horse's speed gradually slowed down, and when it was about to rush up an undulating gentle slope, the horse's breathing became very heavy.
Tuoba Liugou felt that his pursuers were getting closer and closer, and he became anxious and clamped down on his horse.
The horse made a long and high-pitched neigh, and finally rushed to the top of the slope.
Tuoba Liugou straightened up and made a backward movement like a reflex, but just halfway through, he froze again...
In the valley below the hillside, torches stretched as far as the eye could see, almost spreading into the dark depths in the distance.
Countless infantrymen seemed to emerge from the ground, walking quickly on both sides in a mighty manner.
The flag whistled in the evening wind, and the saber collided with the body, making a clattering sound.
Passwords kept ringing, and officers carrying flags walked around the perimeter, constantly correcting the formation and controlling the marching speed.
In the middle of the long queue of infantry, carriages came one after another, loaded with armor, arrows, wound medicine, military rations and other supplies.
Messengers kept coming and going, using superb riding skills to control the horses, galloping through the gaps between vehicles and infantry, issuing orders one after another.
This is just close.
Farther away under the night sky, torches were dotted, almost covering the ground.
Some of the people walking at the front had even strung their bows, had their armor on their torsos, and held their spears in their hands. Their steps were unhurried and unhurried, and there was no sign that they were about to engage the enemy.
"Xilulu!" the horse neighed again.
The people at the foot of the mountain all looked at Tuoba Liugou.
When some of the cavalrymen who were leading their horses on foot saw it, they immediately mounted their horses and surrounded them.
Tuoba Liugou's face was ashen, and he was about to turn around and run away when a sudden sound broke through the air, and the already overwhelmed war horse fell to the ground.
A horse came running up, turned sideways, and threw the six dogs on the horse's back.
The army continued to move forward in great strength, as if nothing could stop them.
****
The water rose in June, but the river was not very easy to cross.
Yu Ju searched along the river for a long time before he saw several wooden poles with small red flags hanging on them.
He sent people to wade down the river first, and only after he was sure that he could reach the other side successfully did he finally feel relieved.
This is not just looking for trouble, but it is that I have really suffered a loss before.
During the war with the Huns, the flags planted by the scouts were secretly moved from the shallows to the deep water. As a result, the cavalry crossing the river suffered heavy losses, and countless people drowned in the water.
"Crash!" The large group of cavalry began to cross the river. Amid shouts of people and horses neighing, they successfully arrived at the north bank of the Sanggan River.
No one stopped him, not even harassed him, which made him very happy.
In recent days, the activities of the Jin cavalry have been very frequent, driving out and killing scouts everywhere. The scale is far greater than before.
Just this morning, Yu Ju was ordered to attack and killed two Xianbei scouts with his own hands and dispersed a group of errant knights.
Of course, he didn't really chase after him desperately, he just pretended to stop after a while. He was not that cheap and had to fight to the death for Shao Xun.
But I didn't dare to slack off too much after fighting with the army for so long.
Xizhonglang general Wang Queer was a good general. He led more than 20,000 people to clear the road, set out from Yinguan City, and then built a city on the south bank of the water.
After forcibly crossing the river, they marched along the north bank of the water, heading straight for the intersection of the two rivers - where the water merged into the Sanggan River.
The march was very organized!
Not only is it close to the river, it is convenient to get water, but it also eliminates the threat from the south. Along the way, wooden rafts are cut and some supplies are transported along the water.
Perhaps it was judged that Wang Que'er was coming towards Xinping, and the Xianbei generals sent a large number of cavalry to harass them, but they were still unable to break through the stable car formation. Moreover, once they attacked forcefully, men and horses were killed and their morale was damaged, so the rebel cavalry immediately
He rushed out from the chariot formation, chased the defeated troops, and gained a lot - Master Pubu was a descendant of Tuoba Punai, Tuoba Lin's second brother. The Chinese people named the tribe they led after seventy years.
There are clans such as Punai and Putun, and clans such as Puliuru will also evolve later.
Up to now, the general department has no good solution.
As more and more Wuhuan cavalry reinforcements arrived, even surveillance became a dangerous job, and it was difficult for the Xianbei people to fully control the whereabouts of the Jin army.
Who should attribute this to? We have to admit that this was the benefit brought about by the king of Liang asking Wang and his son to vigorously recruit the Wuhuan and Zahu tribes.
Yu Ju calculated by himself. After setting off from the underworld, Wang Queer was harassed by cavalry in the first seven days. He could only walk fifteen miles in one day, and in seven days he could walk a hundred miles.
Today is June 15th, and there is no way to harass them in the past two days. The entire army has marched fifty miles and is not far from the intersection of the Sanggan River and the water.
As a pioneer, Yu Ju crossed the river northward and entered the boundary of Cucumber Dui on such a windy night.
At this point, Xinping City is close at hand!
Yu Ju took a moment to identify the direction and rushed out immediately.
****
On June 18, the eighth year of the Great Jin Turtle Year (324), the sun shone on the Sanggan River.
Tuoba Liugou's hands were tied and he fell to the ground.
Someone also stepped on my back with one foot, which made me feel extremely aggrieved.
Ahead is Xinping City, an important town in the south of Dai State and the south gate of Pingcheng. Once it is captured by the Jin army, Pingcheng will definitely be shaken. No one knows what will happen by then.
It seems that Master Pubu has given up on the idea of ​​defeating the main force of the Jin army's infantry and cavalry head-on, and instead relies on the city to hold on, and then sends cavalry to intercept the enemy's retreat.
In the past, Liu Gou felt that this plan would definitely work, but now that he was being stepped on with his face on the ground, he no longer had the heart to think so.
A drumbeat sounded in the distance, mixed with the faint sound of passwords.
Tuoba Liugou opened his eyes, but could not see anything.
Gradually, the sound of horses cantering was heard.
He stared at it with wide eyes.
Countless horse legs appeared on the ground to the west.
The legs are very dense and the coat color is very uniform.
He turned his cheek slightly and saw more scenes: rows of knights in armor holding their hands with their right hands raised diagonally forward, holding the horse's reins with their left hand, carefully controlling the horse's speed.
There was a rhythmic vibration under his body. Liu Gou put one ear to the ground and listened carefully using the skills he had developed when he was a scout.
It seems that there are a thousand riders, and it seems that there are two thousand riders, and it is not impossible to have three thousand riders...
His face looked a little depressed. He could only get a general idea by listening, and he had to take a look from a higher place.
The sound of drums, horns and flutes sounded in the cavalry, which shocked him: Isn't this the drum and horn horizontal blowing method that is very popular among the Xianbei cavalry? The drum and horn horizontal blowing, as the name suggests, uses drums, horns and horizontal blowing instruments on horseback.
The military music played is sometimes purely for appreciation, and sometimes it can also be used to give orders and control the rhythm of the charge.
As the rhythm of the sound of drums and horns became faster, the horse legs that Tuoba Liugou saw in his eyes were no longer neat and uniform, but became chaotic and even so fast that it was dizzying, leaving only an afterimage.
After a rush, several officers followed with a second formation.
After the second formation, the third formation, which was dozens of steps apart, rushed out under the leadership of officers.
Their speed was very fast. Those holding long weapons had already leveled their weapons and were holding them with both hands. Those holding short weapons exerted slight force on their legs and almost seemed to stand up, as if they were about to attack the enemy.
Just when Tuoba Liugou was watching with great interest and almost forgot that he was in danger, the charging cavalry suddenly shouted in unison: "Kill!"
A strong wind blew, and yellow sand covered the faces of the six dogs.
My maid!
However, this cavalry is really exciting, and their fighting methods are somewhat different from those of Xianbei. They should have been specially trained.
The sound of war horses neighing, weapons clashing, dying screams, shouts and curses, and the sound of corpses falling like rain swept in like a violent storm, almost filling Tuoba Liugou's eardrums.
It’s over!
Tuoba Liugou's heart skipped a beat. The battle front seemed to be moving far to the north.
The Jin cavalry charged from south to north. Correspondingly, the Xianbei cavalry fought from north to south. If you put it this way, wouldn't it be...
At the top of Xinping City, Pu Gulu closed his eyes sadly.
The best members of the tribe were taken away by He Li and have not yet returned - or if they have returned, they may not necessarily come to Xinping, but may have gathered in Pingcheng.
The remaining people, including many old men, young men and even herder slaves with low morale, were among the strongest. As soon as the four thousand people engaged in battle, they were rushed to pieces by three thousand Jin cavalry.
Thinking again of the neatly formed Jin infantry in the south and east of the city, Pu Gulu suddenly lost his confidence in winning.
At the foot of Xinping City, Tuoba Liugou was pulled up.
A yellow-headed soldier looked at him regretfully and said, "You are lucky. I won't kill you today to sacrifice the flag."
Chapter completed!