318 [North by Northeast] (3)
The massacre of Xiwu cavalry ended quickly.
Although there were still a large number of Liang Army soldiers alive in this temporary camp, when the scouts reported that a large group of cavalry was coming from the south, Wei Dongqi did not hesitate to order the withdrawal of the troops and continued to march northeast. Faced with these ferocious Westerners,
After losing their leader, the Wu people and Liang Jun soldiers from the Guping Camp could not muster the courage to stop or pursue them, and watched them calmly leave.
Until this moment, the city gates of Daoxian County in the distance were still closed. Except for the vaguely visible torches, no one dared to go out of the city to check.
When Pei Yue's army arrived, the camp was in complete chaos. The soldiers were running around like headless flies. Some were putting out fires, others rescuing the wounded, and even more people were in panic all day long.
Inside the handsome tent, Guo Dingfeng's headless body lay on the ground, with blood flowing all over the ground.
The arrival of the Tibetan front guards caused another wave of panic in the camp. After both parties confirmed their identities, the frontier soldiers looked at these Beijing elites with bright armor and stern expressions with complicated eyes.
Pei Yue glanced at Guo Dingfeng's body, turned around and walked outside the tent, looking at the messy situation in the camp with an expressionless face.
Wei Rui and Meng Longfu led their respective subordinates to use weapons to calm down the border soldiers quickly. The two commanders who were lucky enough to survive were also brought to Pei Yue. After listening to their stammering narrative, Pei Yue frowned and said
: "Gather the soldiers as soon as possible and bring them back to Guping Camp after dawn."
The two of them retreated with shame on their faces.
Chen Xianda asked in confusion: "Sir, you don't want all these soldiers?"
They followed Pei Yue all over the border. At their peak, there were more than 2,000 people, all of whom gathered the defeated troops from various military strongholds. They even recruited 500 cavalry from the Xishui stronghold. At this time, although the border troops were frightened by the Xiwu people, they
, but not too much troops were lost, and at least two thousand people with beards and tails could be found alive.
Pei Yue turned to look at Wei Rui and said, "What do you think?"
Wei Rui said solemnly: "This frontier army has been destroyed. Taking them in will only hold us back. Sir, I humbly believe that with Ning Zhong's arrogant and conceited character, he will definitely seek a decisive battle with the Xiwu army in the near future."
.But the combat power of the Guping Camp has degraded to this extent, and I am afraid there will be a major rout."
Fu Hongzhi agreed: "In the past, Ning Zhong might have continued to use military stronghold defenders to consume the strength of the Western Wu army, but the Duke killed generals and broke the formation to achieve extraordinary feats. This person was determined not to let the Duke focus on
He is more beautiful than before. As long as he leads the army away from the support of the military camp, there is no possibility of victory against a famous general like Zhang Qingbai."
Pei Yue smiled coldly and said slowly: "It seems that this is still my fault."
He looked at the taciturn man among the generals, narrowed his eyes and said, "Shang Yu, please tell me."
Before, Shang Yu's performance outside Linqing City was unsatisfactory, and he was sent by Pei Yue to deliver a message to Jianchang Mansion. Now he is back in the Zangfeng Guards again. Although the attitude of others towards him is the same as before, the gap between the two sides is getting bigger and bigger.
Shang Yu did not participate in the two battles of Daokou Village and Jiming Village, so he naturally had no credit.
Pei Yue actually took charge of the front guard commander, and he needed many generals, so the positions of commander and guerrilla were vacant.
But for Shang Yu, since he has not made any achievements before, how can he have the dignity to look forward to promotion?
This is the reason why he remained silent all the way.
Hearing Pei Yue's words at this moment, Shang Yu was obviously a little surprised, and said after careful consideration: "Sir, I think you don't need to pay attention to Ning Zhong's decision, because we can't change these people's minds at the moment. The top priority should be to deal with this group of hundreds of people.
The rangers will bring stability to the territory of Lingzhou and give the border troops a stable rear."
Pei Yue asked noncommittally: "Do you think I can't stop Ning Zhong?"
Shang Yu lowered his head slightly, and said respectfully but firmly: "Yes."
Pei Yue smiled softly and reached out to pat Shang Yu on the shoulder as he walked past Shang Yu.
Shang Yu seemed to understand, but he was not as happy and angry as usual.
Wei Rui said with emotion: "It seems that you have figured out a lot of things during this period, which is gratifying."
Chen Xianda stepped forward and bumped Shang Yu with his shoulder, with a teasing look on his face.
Meng Longfu and Fu Hongzhi also nodded and smiled at him.
Unlike the four of them, Shang Yu was born in a poor family, and his journey along the way was not easy. Therefore, he was inevitably concerned about gains and losses. He was overly thoughtful and thoughtful, and lacked a bit of sharpness and integrity. However, in the relationship between Jianchang Mansion and the governor Xue Tao
That meeting seemed to break some of the prisons in his heart, especially the spitting on the stone lion in front of the government office. It was not only a way to vent his anger, but also to abandon the self that had always been walking on thin ice in the past.
This is why Pei Yue was quite relieved when he told him bluntly just now.
After all, he had high expectations for Shang Yu since he left Kyoto.
Everyone prepared in an orderly manner, and the army immediately set off after a brief reorganization.
At three o'clock in the morning, the Tibetan front guards, one man and two horses galloping at full speed, finally caught up with the Western Wu cavalry more than sixty miles northeast of Daoxian County.
This is the easternmost area of Gaoyang Plain, and going further east will enter the territory of Huazhou.
The midsummer sun shines down like a cloud waterfall, reflecting on the neat and bright armor of the knights, flowing with mottled gold. The new wind from the north crosses the snowy wasteland, blows thousands of miles to the Gaoyang Plain, and the green grass on the ground sways with the wind.
, the spear pressed against the grass was as motionless as a rock.
A thousand Tibetan front guards faced off against 800 elite horsemen of Western Wu.
The two sides were about two miles apart and faced each other in formation.
Pei Yue was in the center of the formation, with the extremely sharp long knife across the horse's back. The divine horse given to him by Pei Cheng accompanied him on the battlefield, and they had already connected with each other. Now Pei Yue can rely on his legs to
Let the horse understand its own thoughts.
On his left are Wei Rui and Chen Xianda, and on his right are Meng Longfu, Fu Hongzhi and Shang Yu.
Although he is a scholar but has a lot of strength, Jia Cheng carries the handsome flag with the character "Liang".
Behind them are a thousand brave men. They come from the southern camp of the Beijing Army and the frontier military villages. They have different hometowns, preferences and experiences, but now they are the closest comrades, able to entrust their backs to the person of life and death.
pay.
The battlefield is cruel and cruel, but it is also the melting pot that best inspires bravery and heroism.
On the east side of the grassland, Wei Dongqi stared at the lineup of Liang Guo's cavalry.
Although he was ready for a fierce battle, he was a little shocked when he saw the Pei family's reborn performance in the past half month. In the first battle outside Linqing County, Pei Yue gave him the impression that he was brave but reckless.
, to put the entire team in danger in order to save a hundred people is obviously not the behavior of a mature general.
But the momentum of the cavalry on the opposite side at this moment is enough to show that this is a powerful force. Pei Yue, who can control them, is naturally making rapid progress.
Chapter completed!