Jin Zheng had arrived at Yanmen and climbed Xixing Mountain to look into the distance.
The carriages and horses in the mountains are like dragons, like floods, quickly passing through several narrow rivers, and then condescendingly converging into the ocean on the vast wilderness.
The three counties of Taiyuan, Xinxing, and Yanmen mobilized more than 40,000 soldiers from the military department, and transported part of the 600,000 hu of grain and grass stationed in Taiyuan to Mayi in advance. The first batch of 200,000 hu of dendrobium has even arrived in Pingcheng.
The urgent needs of all ministries.
After two years of fighting, last winter was relatively cold, the number of livestock dropped sharply, and all the ministries were overwhelmed.
With these 200,000 more husks of corn and wheat, I will be much more confident.
Jin Zheng asked people to bring the horses, and then roared down, leading more than a hundred soldiers straight to the underworld.
After arriving here, they only stayed for one day. Then, accompanied by Qin San, the commander of the army, he ordered three hundred left flying dragon guards, took the guide, and galloped all the way to Mayi.
After arriving in Mayi, Su Zhongyi, the deputy minister of state, sent hundreds of elite cavalry to meet him. Kim Jong-sui led his army north to visit the Zhonglingchuan area...
A few days later, orders were issued one after another.
When Xu Lang received the military report, he was organizing a soldiers' drill.
In the wilderness, 9,600 people were divided into three groups: A, B, and C. A and B formed a formation to fight. B deliberately showed a weakness. After receiving the order, C immediately mounted their horses and galloped for hundreds of steps, and then quickly dismounted to form a formation.
The shield bearers guarded the archers and fired closely, amplifying the openings. The heavily armored warriors followed the chaos caused by the archers and rushed in, defeating the enemy in one fell swoop.
"The fighting opportunity is fleeting." On the high platform, Xu Lang put his hands on his hips, stretched his right hand forward, and said to the nearly 10,000 soldiers in the field: "If the soldiers of the C Department had not arrived on horseback, the B Department would have stabilized the position.
This opportunity to win is missed."
Division Supervisor Chen Jingen and others looked at each other and lowered their heads.
Xu Lang? I’m really unfamiliar.
He was promoted because of his friendship with Prince Liang. He was different from these old men who had been together for twenty years.
After Xu Lang finished speaking, he felt unhappy when no one agreed, but he didn't show it, and said: "Governor Jin has sent an order to advance the army to Mayi. Get ready and set off in the afternoon."
"General, are you leaving in the afternoon?" Chen Jingen was a little confused.
"Leave in the afternoon." Xu Lang looked into Chen Jingen's eyes and said, "How can you violate Governor Jingen's order?"
When the word "military order" was pressed down, Chen Jingen was excited and immediately responded: "I obey."
The other governors and generals of other departments also responded one after another.
Just when Xu Lang ordered the attack, Liu Run, who was grazing horses north of Yin Pavilion, had already begun to take action.
They dispatched tens of thousands of people this time, some of whom had just driven cattle and sheep into Yanmen County, and the remaining six thousand horses were all here. After receiving the order, hundreds of people were left to herd horses and guard the baggage, and the remaining six
Thousands of riders all headed west to gather in the area north of Mayi County...
On the green grassland, thousands of horses galloped like a surging tide.
The prefect Zhang Tong had already gone out of the city to greet them, and Guan Qiulu stood at the top of the city, quietly watching the thousands of troops rushing over.
Thousands of knights gathered and dispersed in the wilderness.
A moment is like a sharp arrow, with the spirit riding in front and the shepherd behind, moving forward inexorably.
After a while, they were divided by the terrain and scattered into dozens of strands. After passing through each one, they gathered together one by one with the central army general's flag as the core to form a solid whole.
It can be seen that this is not the first time for this unit to go into battle. It has relatively rich experience and the commander has high prestige and can give orders to all the troops.
The six thousand knights stopped "showing off" when they got close to Mayi and marched in columns honestly, because the closer they got to the city, the more villages, the more forts, the more farmland, and the more mulberry forests.
They finally stopped near the Mayi River in the south of the city.
After sending out the rangers to provide warning, the knights dismounted one after another, loosened their girdles, and jogged around to collect their sweat.
A large group of people also arrived from the north of the city.
The 3,000-strong Zuo Feilong Guard vanguard unit, led by Chen Jingen, arrived with the Shangdang cavalry.
They don't care about their horses as much as the Capricorns do.
After dismounting, immediately hand over the riding horse to Ding Zhuang sent by Mayi County for cooking.
Yes, what they have under their crotches is a "riding horse", not a "war horse".
This horse does not need to be tall or particularly fast, it only needs to have good endurance, and it is best to be able to tolerate rough feeding - the Hun horse is very suitable.
Even mules are not impossible.
Anyway, they were not fighting on horseback, riding horses was just a means of traveling.
After the nine thousand cavalry arrived, Mayi suddenly became lively.
Zhang Tong, the prefect who had widely publicized that his ancestors were Zhang Liao people, was busy and took out the grain stocks at the county and county levels, and then replenished it after the rear grain transport brigade arrived.
On the eighth day of May, Jin Zheng returned from the front line and said only one sentence: "I heard that the Hedouling tribe was in Shanwu (now Weiyuan Town, Youyu). He entered the mountains from the north of Mayi. There are mountains and rivers, dense forests and grass, and it is a good place to ride. The archers are more advantageous to the infantry that have been battle-hardened for a long time. Once we have accumulated enough food and grass for a month, we will march northward. I have made up my mind, no need to say more."
Among those present, Liu Runzhong had the highest status.
He didn't object, and everyone responded and dispersed to prepare for battle.
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Helan Aitou came to Shanwu.
He first looked at the slightly dilapidated city and didn't pay much attention.
Xianbei was good at field battles and not good at defending cities, so it is understandable that they did not pay attention to city defense.
After receiving the news, Dou Qin, Dou Yuzhen and his son rushed to see him immediately.
"I heard that there were many complaints from various tribes, so I sent cattle, sheep, horses, camels, and some fine armor and equipment." Helan Aitou had a few wrinkles on his forehead, and most of his once heroic face disappeared, replaced by endless fatigue. .
Dou Qin felt a little sad when he saw it.
Is it so easy to be a leader? Every day when you open your eyes, your tribe is eating, drinking, and defecating. Isn’t that a lot of pressure?
If there is a conflict between tribes, they will respect your authority if they can argue in front of you. If it is resolved privately, you will not be taken seriously.
Some tribes in Dongmugen Mountain think that Shi Yijian is too dependent on the Jin people and want to defect to Yi Huai. When hesitating, do you want to offer benefits to win over them?
They were attacked by tribes loyal to Shi Yijian. Do you want to send troops to rescue them? There have been many battles, many people were killed and injured, and many livestock were lost. Do you want to provide some support?
If your prestige is high enough, you can suppress it and let each tribe swallow the bitter pill without daring to object. But the question is, do you have this prestige?
There was heavy snowfall last winter, and various departments suffered heavy losses. People are complaining about it when spring comes. Do you want to take care of it?
Liu Hu is still harassing Nuozhenshui Branch and even Yixin Mountain. The people of Hexi tribe did not listen to orders and went back to the north of Yinshan Mountain. He also asked you to go back and help him. Will you go?
So many worries!
If you don't sit in this position, if Helan Aitou is just the leader of the Helan tribe, you can advance, attack, retreat or defend. Others are vying to win over you. But once you sit in this position, but you don't have enough prestige, ability, and wealth, it will really be a pit of fire.
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"Yude, it's not that I won't help you, but I really can't bring you anything." Helan sighed heavily and said, "Everyone asks me for cattle and sheep slaves, and I--"
"Be patient with them." Dou Qin seemed to know only this sentence, but it was an old man's advice.
"No matter how much patience you have, it can't be wasted." He Lan said with his head: "I finally figured it out. If I continue to waste it like this, there is no chance of winning. That bitch Wang has an adulterer giving money, but I can't compete with him."
Dou Qin thought so.
The "traitor" occupies the rich Henan and Hebei provinces. Who can have more money and food than him? In the end, people's hearts will be in chaos and defeat will be inevitable.
"How does the Prime Minister decide? If we evacuate at this point, our troops will be able to break camp and leave within a few days." Dou Qin said seriously.
"Don't leave!" Helan Aitou gave Dou Qin a deep look and said, "If the situation is like this, I have only two options, either go far away, or take the initiative to attack and survive in death."
Dou Qin was shocked.
For Helan Aitou, there are really only two ways.
The first one is to give up Sheng Le and escape back to Yixin Mountain, but I don’t know how many people are willing to follow him.
After going to Yixin Mountain, try your best to contact the wandering tribes in Mobei and Hexi to form a new alliance to jointly fight against the Shiyijian in the south of Yinshan - Oh, by the way, after returning, you must first take down Liu who is not far away.
The tiger was wiped out.
The second one is to take the initiative to attack, as Aitou said, to survive in death.
However, once the attack fails and they run back to Shengle to escape, there will be even fewer people willing to follow him, and many tribes may even turn against him and use his head as an excuse.
It's hard to decide which way to go. But it seems that Helan Aitou has already made a decision.
"There is still a large group of people behind, and the first group of people will arrive within a few days." Helan Aitou said: "Someone in Mayi told me that the Jin army gathered in the Yin Pavilion, with nearly 20,000 people on foot and horse, and they were not righteous followers.
, Luoyan, and the three armies of Zhusheng. If we can defeat this unit, we will have a head start and the Jin army will not dare to act rashly, and the battle situation will be promising."
Dou Qin nodded silently.
He was not surprised that Auntou could get the news.
The two Tuoba each occupy the northern and southern capitals, and the nobles on both sides have relatives and friends on the opposite side. It is difficult to study the disconnection between them in detail.
Aitou can get information from Mayi, and Shi Yiqian can definitely get information from Shengle. For both parties, there is not much that can be kept secret.
"This battle needs to be fast, so fast that people can't react." Helan Aitou said: "If you can't win like this, then--"
Speaking of this, Helan Aitou first looked sad, and then became angry and said: "Anyway, I will never bow down to Shi Yiqian'er. I have made up my mind with him in this life. After I die, my son and grandson will continue to fight with him.
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"Prime Minister, please don't be angry." Dou Qin smiled bitterly and said, "Will our troops be dispatched?"
"Of course." Helan Aitou said: "Including all the tribes here, there are 30,000 cavalry. We will rush straight to Mayi and Yin Hall, kill the Jin people, and build a capital outside Yanmen Pass. I don't believe them.
Not afraid."
Dou Qin hesitated.
Helan Aitou grabbed his hand and said: "Yude, don't hesitate, recruit people, cattle and sheep as soon as possible. I will go south in a big way in ten days at most."
Chapter completed!