Chapter 108 The magical march plan hides the truth from the sky [Please vote]
Jinchang and Zuo Wu ranked second among the Eight Dukes of Huainan.
Zuo Wu is tall and thin, with a sharp chin. He likes to wear a brown shirt. His eyes are slightly raised at the corners, his face is as cold as ice, and his eyes are sharp.
He is nearly forty years old, more than ten years younger than Jinchang.
Jinchang has a goatee on his chin, has an ordinary human figure, and his pupils are somewhat yellow.
They led more than a thousand retainers of the King of Huainan, that is, strange people and strangers under his command, to Jiangxia.
Huo Qubing proposed a strategy to pacify Huainan. Jiangxia was the first battle to launch a frontal attack to seize the military power of the counties around Huainan, and it was also a must-win battle.
Zuo Wu and Jinchang came in advance to arrange the situation and were ready here.
Both of them are proficient in military equipment and have their own cultivation. They can stand out among the thousands of disciples of King Huainan, which shows their talents.
"I thought Tayu would come too, but I didn't expect it was just the two of us."
Zuo Wu's face was cold, and his voice was as cold as a knife, with almost no ups and downs in his voice.
Jinchang's voice was slightly hoarse: "When Tian You came back from Beiguan, your Majesty lost trust in him.
He led his troops to Beiguan and returned with a disastrous defeat. It is said that he did not even have a chance to formally engage in battle. After returning, he made excuses, saying that the Han army was too strong and he had no armor, so he was dispersed by the Han army.
Your Majesty has shown mercy enough."
"Do you know what arrangements King Huai made to make him confident of fighting against Chang'an?" Jinchang asked.
Zuo Wu said coldly: "Only the three most trusted men on the throne may know such secrets. How can I know? We must first win the first battle before we can talk about anything else."
The three quilts he mentioned were Wu quilt and Mao quilt among the Eight Dukes of Huainan.
There is another person named Lei Qui.
The three of them worked together under the command of the King of Huainan. Coincidentally, their names all had the word quilt in their names, so they were called the three quilts besides the Eight Dukes, and they were especially valued by the King of Huainan.
Among them, Lei Gui is known as the best swordsman in Huainan and is proficient in Taoism.
"The news says that this battle was led by Huo Qubing, a Han general who attacked the Xiongnu. He has become famous all over the world in the past ten months. How sure are you that you can defeat him?" Jinchang said.
"The battle in which he attacked the Xiongnu's rear has been well known to the whole world recently."
Zuo Wu muttered: "When Shuzi becomes famous, he must have some ability. But he is far from being a famous general. Between you and me, who has not fought countless battles with others.
Don’t you know why your Majesty asked us to lead the team here?”
The two of them were in an attic at this time. Looking out, they saw a school field located on the outskirts of Jiangxia County.
In the school grounds, soldiers and horses are training.
Liu An's retainers all have special skills.
Zuo Wu and Jinchang brought thousands of people at once, and the king of Huainan was obviously determined to win the first battle between the two sides.
During the confrontation, these retainers will mix with the army, suddenly rise up, kill the generals and win the first battle, winning the first battle for Huainan.
On this point, whether it is Jinchang, Zuo Wu, or even Liu An, they all have the same opinion.
The upcoming Han army will not know what kind of team they will face!
"King Huai's information channels are really powerful. He has sent us three secret letters since morning, inferring Chang'an's movements, the other party's generals, and even the march route.
Including the Chinese army, it is clearly written that they will attack Jiangxia first." Jinchang said with emotion.
"No wonder King Huai dares to do something!"
Zuo Wu responded: "King Huai's abilities and strategies are all chosen at the moment. Otherwise, how could you and I follow him wholeheartedly? King Huai's news is so detailed, and all the enemy's actions are known to us.
We also have the advantage in military strength, have you considered taking the initiative?"
Jinchang said: "Of course I have considered it. The news said that the enemy came in three groups, and the number of the Chinese army is not large. Our soldiers are several times that of the enemy. Unfortunately, the order given by King Huai is to rely on the advantage of holding on to face the enemy."
"It's a pity indeed."
Zuo Wu sighed: "I am afraid that if we stick to the strategy, we will be determined, and we will seek stability too much."
Wu Bei was the military advisor of the King of Huainan and the Prime Minister of the Huainan feudal state.
"It is better to act according to your Majesty's instructions. The two of us will cooperate with each other, one in the open and the other in the dark, and wait for the enemy to come."
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On the outskirts of Chang'an, there was a layer of mist in the morning.
The guard camp outside the city.
Huo Qubing rode out of the city, and when he arrived at the military camp, Yao Zhao and Zhao Ponu had already ordered their troops and horses, and they were still the same nearly a thousand troops who had rushed to the grassland in the first place.
The team had completed preparations before Huo Qubing arrived.
Everyone wears dark brown light armor with red stripes and blood lines. They wear semicircular helmets on their heads. They sit astride horses and hold spears. They are equipped with swords.
Because the distance of this attack is not very far, one person only needs two horses.
After Huo Qubing arrived, the team immediately left the camp.
After leaving the camp, he disappeared.
Tong Xuan, the right middle man of the Chang'an Guards, saw with his own eyes the team in front of him. A mist rolled up during the gallop, as if it merged with the void. At first, the hoofprints were deafening, but as the mist gradually thickened, it seemed to cover the hoofbeats, and the sound was rapid.
become smaller.
In the end, even their figures were wrapped in the mist until they disappeared.
The combat goal of this trip was clear. Huo Qubing personally led the troops, left the city and went straight to the southeast, along the tributary of Mian River, passing through Nanyang County, and attacked Jiangxia County in the southeast of the Han Dynasty, which was later known as Hubei.
After the team left the camp, under the blessing of the magical marching method, the people and horses became one.
All the sergeants fed the horses a red pill, which could protect them and reduce their horsepower consumption.
In the sky, a peregrine falcon flapped its wings and kept staring at the team below.
When the team rolled up a mist and disappeared, the peregrine falcon tilted its head, seeming a little regretful.
This was Liu Qing's "eyeliner" who divided his soul to chase and watch. He originally planned to pay attention to Huo Qubing's every move, but unfortunately he failed.
Fortunately, knowing the general direction of march, the peregrine falcons continued to fly forward as usual. When the team rested, we would see if there was any chance of finding their traces again.
However, until that night, the peregrine falcon could not find the team again.
As night fell, the team left Chang'an, selected their location, and rested briefly.
"... I asked you to go out last night. You said there was a war today and you would not go out. The night before last, you said you wanted to practice but you didn't go out. Are you a man or you have a hidden illness?" Yao Zhao and Zhao Ponu's
dialogue.
"Huo Hou, Yao Zhao always takes me to fool around and says there's something wrong with me." Zhao Ponu reported decisively.
One characteristic of veteran soldiers who have experienced hundreds of battles is that they have less emotional ups and downs before the battle. They are not overly excited or afraid because of the impending war.
The atmosphere in the team is relatively relaxed, everyone does their own thing, and before taking a break, their combat readiness will be checked again.
Occasionally someone talks quietly.
In order to maintain the secrecy of the march, their team did not enter the city and camped on the spot in the wild.
Only an herb that repels insects and beasts is burned in the camp. The smell smells very light to humans, and there is no open flame.
After nightfall, everyone goes to sleep at the prescribed time, except the scouts who are on guard.
This is a powerful force that has become more mature after joining Huo Qubing in his campaign against the Huns.
After returning from the Huns, Huo Qubing had begun to select elites from the Chang'an Guards and expand his cavalry team.
After the tribe fell asleep, Huo Qubing opened his eyes in the center of the camp from the short period of practice to warm up his body's strength.
The bright moon shines on the river.
Not far away is the tributary of Mianshui River. You can hear the roar of the river. Even the fish in the river become motionless after nightfall. Only their tail fins sway slightly in the water to keep their bodies stable.
Everything is perceived in detail, and there is no need to do anything deliberately. All the information around you is presented naturally.
When Huo Qubing wants to focus on a point, that point will be enlarged and become clearer.
And the military talismans, turtles, and snakes in his consciousness sea were having textures flickering on their bodies, drawing a kind of energy that seemed to come from the stars outside the sky from the Xuanwu star position corresponding to the seven constellations in the north.
This energy enters the body, making the bodies of turtles and snakes become more and more solid.
To be continued...