Jin Zheng's troops had a total of 2,400 soldiers, 600 cavalry, and 100 personal soldiers, a total of more than 3,000. The route was not complicated, just detour first, and then rush northwest along the Zhongling River.
This river flows from the west of Shanwu City to the northwest, and then divides into two.
All the way to the northeast, it is called Woshui, so named because it flows from the east of the old county of Woyang in Han Dynasty.
It continues to flow northwest, then turns southwest, still called Zhonglingchuan, now the Red River, and finally merges into the Yellow River.
There is a north-south tributary on this road, called "Gaosheng Yuanshui", named after Gaosheng Yuan, the leader of the Xiongnu in Tiefu. Along this river to the north, you can directly connect an east-west avenue connecting Shengle and Pingcheng.
Located in the west of Shenhexing.
Kim Jong's goal is exactly here.
However, they encountered big trouble as soon as they launched their attack: their detour to the north was eventually discovered.
Dou Qin immediately dispatched more than 3,000 cavalry to pursue them and try to intercept them.
At the same time, thousands of soldiers from the south of Shanwu City, under the cover of the Jie cavalry, arrived outside the city at night, carried the simple long ladders made during the day, and climbed onto the city to attack fiercely.
For a time, the wilderness was dotted with stars, and there were moving heads everywhere, and the shouts of death almost pierced the night sky.
Dou Qin was worried that the city could not be defended, so he personally led his troops to charge for a while.
As a result, Liu Runzhong also went into battle in person, and with the cooperation of more than a thousand soldiers, he started a battle with the Suotou cavalry.
Dou Qin charged twice, but was unable to break through the Jie cavalry who had dispersed in a single charge during the day, and he was suddenly panicked.
By midnight, the more than two thousand soldiers attacking the city had already attacked the city twice and almost captured it.
At this time, Dou Yuzhen led a group of cavalry to retreat back, still carrying a few arrows on their backs.
"Grandpa, where is the leader? If this battle continues, there is no chance of victory. Some people have already left at night. They should go to the mountains to meet the old, weak, women and children, for fear of surrendering." Dou Yuzhen got off his horse.
, said breathlessly.
Most of the old, weak and livestock of their tribe retreated to the direction of Woyang. Although the losses were heavy, they also tried their best to preserve their vitality.
Shan Wu really has no reason to persist.
"Ai Tou made a mistake!" Dou Qin sighed heavily and said.
The three armies went south, joined forces in Mayi, and took the lead. When this plan was first proposed, Dou Qin did not object too much, because it was not without the possibility of success. The reason why the troops were divided into three groups was mainly because the cavalry consumption was too high.
Thousands of people are crowded into a group, and there are 70,000 to 80,000 horses, and the terrain is not open enough. When encountering the enemy, only a few forwards can fight, which is a complete waste of troops.
But the worst thing is that the enemy attacks first.
More than 20,000 of them came up from Zhongling River and directly blocked their group of troops. They won consecutive battles and made their way to Shanwu City.
It was only here that the terrain was relatively open, and the situation of continuous retreat was saved.
But the enemy commander seemed to have led his men northward again, not taking them seriously at all. He was extremely courageous.
Dou Qin thought for a moment and deduced that Jin was trying to go to Sheng Le.
The route is not difficult to guess. It is most convenient to march troops in the mountains along the river valley. Not only is the terrain flat, but there are also abundant water and grass along the way, which is more conducive to drinking water for humans and animals. Otherwise, tens of thousands of troops can be wiped out just by lack of water.
"I have sent several groups of people to look for Aitou. Qiu Dun from the West Road has also sent people to contact him." Dou Qin said, "Whether Aitou is willing to come back or not, it is up to God what Qiu Dun will do."
Dou Yuzhen stamped his foot heavily and cursed: "The decline of the current situation is all caused by the descendants of the Tuoba family themselves!"
Dou Qin smiled bitterly.
This is true. If you don’t do it yourself, how can others have a chance?
From Tuoba Yilu being killed by his son Liuxiu, Tuoba Pugen killed Liuxiu, then Pugen and his son Shisheng died violently one after another, Tuoba Yulu was killed, and then Tuoba Shiyiqian, Tuoba Ba Yihuai, He Sui and He Na attacked each other, and now it is Yi Huai and Shi Yijian who have turned against each other...
It was civil war from beginning to end.
Sometimes, He Douling wonders, would it be better if the Tuoba Alliance did not come into contact with the Jin people, always maintained its tradition, and had no internal disputes between the old and the new or even vendettas?
Once you become Chinese, something goes wrong.
The most frightening thing is that others have caught this problem and won't let it go.
The Tuoba clan was scattered all over the place. Even if He Douling was not from Xianbei but Gaoche, he would still feel sorry for this.
I wonder if anyone can unite Tuoba Xianbei again and fight against the enemy together.
If anyone can do it, Dou Qin is really willing to vote for him. At this time, the dispute between the old and the new seems to be nothing. What should be considered is the life and death of the entire Tuoba clan alliance.
"嘘嘘嘘嘘嘘嘘嘘嘘嘘嘘嘘嘘嘘嘘嘘嘘嘘嘘嘘嘚壣"". The sound of horse hoofs sounded, attracting the attention of the father and son.
The sound of hoofbeats came from the east, and the rangers arranged on the outside stepped forward to intercept, shouting and asking questions.
After a while, a Wuhuan man with long hair and a fur coat was led over.
"Yude, I haven't seen you for many years. How are you always?" the visitor chuckled.
"Are you—" Dou Qin looked carefully at the firelight and said, "Wang Feng's family commander, Wang Chang?"
"It's me." Wang Chang laughed and said, "We've been apart for so many years. Why don't you invite me for a drink?"
In the darkness, Dou Qin's expression changed several times.
Wang Chang took a few steps closer and said softly: "Ke Dun asked me to bring you a message."
Dou Qin's face was expressionless, but he didn't stop him from talking.
"Ke Dun said that if we continue to fight, Xianbei will only fight Xianbei and waste his energy." After Wang Chang said this, he fell silent.
Dou Qin pondered for a long time and said, "Come to my tent."
****
Since May 23, Helan Aitou has been hesitating.
According to the prisoners, there were only more than a thousand soldiers in Yin Guan City, but he had more than 10,000 cavalry, ten times as many.
Someone from his subordinates asked for a fight, saying that they had captured the Yin Pavilion and there would be no shortage of food and fodder.
But Helan Aitou did not agree.
They attacked a grain transport team near Mayi County and killed more than a thousand Shao soldiers.
After two successes, there were nearly 70,000 husks of corn and wheat. We also found a grazing place for the Jie people, and obtained more than 80,000 cattle and sheep, and 6,000 war horses.
At this time, it was said that there were 15,000 troops, but in fact they only had 5,000 armored cavalry with the best equipment and the most powerful combat power. The remaining 10,000 cavalry dispersed, looted everywhere, and searched for Shao Jun's grazing place.
Occasionally, they would engage in battle with the powerful cavalry of Mayi that had been mobilized, and they would not be able to gather them for a while.
What's more, are there really only more than a thousand soldiers in Yintuan County?
Looking at the densely packed grain carts abandoned outside the city, you can tell that there should be a huge number of men in the city. They may not be able to fight in the field, but what's the problem with squatting at the top of the city to fight? It sounds like the cavalry dismounting to attack the city is very powerful.
Similar.
On the afternoon of the 23rd, he led his army to advance toward Yanmen Pass, and the two sides fought almost immediately.
Zuo Xiao's three thousand cavalry guards fought with them for a while, but were directly repelled.
After dismounting and forming a formation, the armored cavalry charged for a while and then returned defeated.
At this point, Helan Aitou tried his best: these so-called Luonan soldiers are indeed powerful in infantry combat and good in cavalry combat. They can defeat the Huns cavalry, but they are still inferior to Xianbei's most elite armored cavalry.
But they didn't retreat.
There were even six thousand soldiers with silver spears, protected by the car array, advancing slowly and resolutely. This was difficult for them to deal with.
For example, at this moment——
The armored knights wore their iron armor, abandoned their horses, and wore only light leather armor and a riding bow. They galloped left and right around the chariot formation, but they never had a chance.
"Alas." Helan Aitou sighed silently in his heart.
At this moment, dozens of riders came from the northeast.
"People from the Pillow family," someone said softly.
Someone also came forward to greet them, and after a while, they brought the group of people over.
Helan Ai looked up and saw that two of them had arrows stuck in their backs, as if they had been attacked and killed.
"Assistant Prime Minister, this is Fu Zhuzhen (meaning post soldier) from the Hedouling tribe. He was chasing after him from Tuwenshui. He met the Jin cavalry halfway. Judging from his flag, he should be a Yi Congjun coming from the direction of Xinping.
The people from Loubu have already come forward to meet us."
Helan Aitou was not surprised by this, and just asked: "What happened over there at Hedouling? Why haven't you come to join us yet?"
"My lord, he met Jin General Jin Zheng's main force of 100,000 men on the way. The battle was at a disadvantage, so he retreated to Shanwu to lure the Jin army." Fuzhuzhen endured the pain in his body and said: "When I left, I also saw Wu on the way.
There were more than a thousand riders heading west from Zhoucheng, and they should be the vanguard. It was dark at that time, so we were not discovered by them, so we quickly went south to report the news."
"Where are the Yilou people? They didn't go to intercept Wu Zhouchuan's enemy troops?" Helan Aitou felt something bad after hearing this and asked subconsciously.
The messenger was confused.
His status is too low, and it is impossible for him to know his own overall deployment.
No one told him where Ilobu was. Even if they mobilized in large numbers, he wouldn't know it in a short time.
Helan Aitou also reacted and stopped looking at the messenger, but his face became more and more gloomy.
The Jin general named Jin Zheng was advancing bravely and diligently, which made him feel very uncomfortable. On this occasion, he could neither advance nor retreat.
"Dang-dang..." The distant sound of clang woke He Lan's head up.
That's when Yinqiang Right Camp saw that it was getting late and decided to camp on the spot.
The soldiers of the Zuo Xiao Cavalry Guard were covering the side, watching from a distance.
Everyone looked at He Lan's head, and there were many people with ugly faces.
Kim Jong's 100,000-strong army is definitely fake, but there may be 30,000. Among these 30,000, most of them are infantry. There is a high possibility that they can capture Shan Mu. Once Shan Mu is lost, they will attack at various strategic points. Guarding with fences would be too much of a threat.
Now I just hope that reinforcements from the Yilou clan can arrive as soon as possible, so that the Jin people cannot comfortably control such a large area.
Helan Aitou raised his head again and looked at the silver spear right camp in the distance and the left Xiao cavalry guard with more than 8,000 soldiers and horses.
What is the purpose of going south to Mayi?
One is to eat the enemy's vanguard, but their vanguard actually got into his own stomach.
The second was to destroy the enemy's reserves. This goal was only partially accomplished, and not very smoothly.
If we stay any longer, we may be able to search some of the enemy's grazing lands and destroy their supplies, but our risk of being left behind is also increasing.
Is it worth it?
"Gather the troops and contact the Qiu Dun family and ask them to come and assist." Helan Aitou made a prompt decision and issued the order.
The messengers quickly dispersed.
In the car array in the distance, Shao Shen climbed up and looked into the distance, watching quietly.
It was the second time for him to fight against the grassland bow country.
This time, the feeling was more profound.
The enemy's cavalry comes and goes like the wind. It can be said that the two sides have no fixed battlefield. They fight here today and there tomorrow.
If you reveal a flaw, you will immediately find overwhelming cavalry surrounding you.
You are invulnerable and will not see large groups of enemy cavalry for several days.
During this process, you need to be tense at all times and not give the enemy any chance. Only when you encounter a walled city can you completely relax and have a good sleep to restore your physical strength and energy.
He didn't know what the enemy was trying to do.
Because for their army, the initiative in the war is not in their hands. Xianbei can fight if they want to, and leave if they don't want to fight.
If the Xianbei people are willing to stop for a decisive battle, it must be because they think the time is ripe, otherwise they would not fight you at all.
But it doesn’t matter, you fight yours and I’ll fight mine.
As long as they successfully arrived in Mayi and successfully transported the 100,000 dendrobium grains they carried with the army to the front line, they would be considered successful.
Chapter completed!