Chapter 22 Spectators outside the battlefield
Among the green trees in the mountains, Liu Yu was standing tall and simply outlined the terrain in front of him on paper.
There is a clear stream of Kui Water between the two mountains, but the width of Kui Water does not fill the open space between the two mountains, leaving behind a gentle valley on the river bank. It is precisely this valley that gives Liu Yu's madness the opportunity to display.
"Should you bet on life in such a world that does not belong to me?"
Liu Yu looked up at the sky, his eyes slightly deeper. It was already dusk on March 7, and the time when the Turkic cavalry might arrive was getting closer and closer. The basic fortifications had been completed with days and nights. The mechanisms in various soil pits had been set up, but they still needed to disguise the trap with wooden boards and a layer of soil.
Qi Fang and Zhang Wuzhu had already set out before noon, one heading west and the other heading north to complete their respective tasks.
Liu Yu looked into the distance and there was silence.
"Brother Liu, it's hard to get some supplies, so there's no need to mention gunpowder. Now it seems that the amount of tung oil is far less than that, and there are arrows. These are not something you can get in a short time."
Li Mi has been in charge of the procurement of materials these days, and has become a military officer. After a few days of busyness, he looked tired when he was behind Liu Yu.
"If tung oil is scarce, the key is to use it in our trap. After all, there is only some thatch on the river bank, which is easy to burn." Liu Yu, as the head coach of the ambush, must take into account all aspects. "The mountains and forests only need to use tung oil and gunpowder as a guide. The wind has been quite strong these days. When the fire is blown by the wind, it can completely sink the entire forest into a sea of fire."
"Where is the arrow?"
"Arrows can be made by themselves, and they are cut with bamboo, without arrows. You just need to wrap the arrows with cloth, dip them in tung oil, and then ignite them and shoot them directly. There must be weight requirements to prevent the range from insufficient."
Li Mi hurriedly went to prepare again, and Liu Yu also drew the terrain before the war. This was the first thing he did seriously over the past year. Unexpectedly, it was so exciting.
When Liu Yu saw the "masterpiece" he created, he couldn't help but smiled mockingly: "The Macedonian defense line...will it be a waste of money?"
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On March 8, the sun had just emerged, and the camp in the back valley had already begun. The craftsmen who had been busy all night had to come back to rest, while the craftsmen who had rested all night had to take over.
A fast horse rushed into the valley quickly. It was Qi Fang. His clothes were completely broken, with many scratches on his body, and his face was unkempt. When he arrived at the house, he almost rolled down from the horse.
"Liu Shenzuo..." Qi Fang gasped and rushed over when he saw Liu Yu, "Turkish cavalry... about 30,000 people... less than a hundred miles away..."
Qi Fang obviously had no rest this day and night, and his whole body was still trembling. He could not imagine how he found such news in front of the extremely sharp Iron Wolf Guard. He probably wouldn't move for several hours in the thorns, and he would pass the message back at a faster speed than the Turkic Iron Cavalry.
"It's hard for you." Liu Yu patted Qi Fang's shoulder and said.
Liu Yu estimated that the speed of the Turkic cavalry was 150 to 200 miles a day, which means that the time when the Turkic cavalry arrived at the ambush was basically in the afternoon.
"Three hours."
The Turkic cavalry arrived one day earlier than expected, and the fortifications had not been completed, but this was the only way.
"If the order is sent, all the civilians will immediately organize the evacuation, and the township warriors and the cavalry we brought are ready!"
As the messenger spread the news, the originally listless rural heroes and civilians suddenly seemed to be in a panic. They have been doing something that has puzzled them these days, saying that they are suppressing bandits, but they have not even seen the appearance of bandits.
The entire back valley was noisy.
"Let them calm down!" Liu Yu assigned people to maintain order. At this time, another fast horse ran into the valley, and the horse was crawling on the horse. If someone hadn't pulled the horse's reins, the horse would not have the strength to hold the horse's reins.
It's Zhang Wuzhu.
His mission was to go north to contact his daughter Jun. Unexpectedly, after he came back, his situation was even worse than Qi Fang, and he was dying.
"Damn... I met a Turkic soldier... I used all my energy to eat... I finally killed him..." After drinking a sip of water, Zhang Wuzhu felt a little more energetic.
"Then have you contacted Daughter Army?" Liu Yuli looked at him with a slut.
Zhang Wuzhu showed a regretful look on his face: "No... the road to the north has been blocked by the Turkish cavalry... Their whistles are retreating south... They should have been forced to retreat by the daughter's army's southward journey."
Liu Yu originally wanted to join forces with his daughter's army to defeat the enemy, but now it seems that he can only bite the bullet without support.
"Call all the lieutenants and above to the big house, including the centurion of the township, to hold a pre-war meeting!"
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Inside the big house.
There are a total of twenty-six people, which are the backbone of this miscellaneous army.
This first pre-war mobilization meeting was also the last time. They were already informed in advance that the enemies they were facing were silent because of the dangers of this battle.
"What are you doing? Can't I go in?" In front of the door, the female rider who rescued the day before yesterday shouted arrogantly at the doorman.
The temporary thatched hut was not built, so Liu Yu walked to the door and said, "Girl, we want to discuss how to suppress bandits, you should avoid it."
When he saw Liu Yu, the female rider spoke even more: "I, Lu Chu'er, the deputy commander of the Daughter Army Guard, and the lieutenant in front of the fifth-rank palace, aren't qualified to come and listen?!"
The seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister's sect, Lu Chu'er was only in his teens. Because he was the guard of the head commander of his daughter's army, he was already a fifth-rank officer, several levels higher than Qi Fang and Zhang Wuzhu.
"Since it's Captain Lu, please come in."
Lu Chu'er entered the big house and stood in front of him with great momentum. The front-end meeting officially began.
"There is nothing to say." Liu Yu looked around everyone, his tone was peaceful, "Win, he would prosper. If he lost, he would die. Today, no extra words would be of no use. Now, I began to allocate people, click on the name, and stand one step forward."
"Wait!" Lu Chu'er suddenly interrupted Liu Yu's words and stared at Liu Yu with a forcing look. "It takes such a big battle to suppress bandits? Or do you have an ulterior motive?"
Liu Yu ignored it and continued to assign tasks: "Qi Fang, you lead all 286 cavalrymen to ambush in the northeast of the valley. Once the enemy passes through the ambush, you will cover up and kill. Do not fight hard, and do not chase the enemy."
"Receive the order!"
"Li Mi, you are responsible for the seven hundred and thirty village heroes. They ambushed in the thorn forest at the foot of the mountain, and used blue fireworks as the horns. The crossbowman shot rockets at the ambush point. The thrower threw the firecrackers."
"Receive the order!"
"Sui Yi, you led twenty rural brave men to ambush the trees on the hillside, and used red fireworks as a sign. Immediately ignite the leads in the woods and set fire to the forest!"
"Receive the order!"
Liu Yu gradually assigned the details, such as the direction from which direction the forest started to burn, and what should it do if the enemy escaped from the other side of the river. Finally, Liu Yu said sternly: "Everything today is made with blue fireworks as the first wave of attack signal. Before that, no one should make any abnormal movement. Anyone who does not follow the military order and flees before the war will be beheaded in front of the formation without giving up!"
"Get order!" A uniform sound rang out in the whole room.
Only Lu Chu'er, with a little incredible and a little lonely, said to herself: "So, you are going to resist the Turkic Iron Wolf Guard..."
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After coming out of the house, the civilians outside did not disperse. On the contrary, it seemed that they were gathering soldiers.
"What's going on? Aren't you let the evacuation?" Liu Yu said to Li Dudao, the county lieutenant who was responsible for the evacuation of the civilians.
Li Du said with a look of distress: "Mr. Liu, none of these civilians wanted to fight the Turks when they heard that they wanted to fight the Turks. They all said they wanted to stay for help."
"Help?" Liu Yu couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Even if he really wanted, where did the weapons come from?"
"We don't use weapons." A young man in his twenties walked up to the civilians. His eyes were circling. He might not be very serious on weekdays, but he looked like a bloody man at this time. "Those dog-good Turks have long since been slapped at them. Few people in our village who have been to the border in the past few years can come back. This time they dare to kill under our noses, how can they swallow their breath?"
"Yes, yes..." The man behind him held up an iron pestle and agreed.
"What's your name?" Liu Yu asked.
"My name is Maodan? Everyone in the village calls me Danzi!"
People burst into laughter, and the names "the more vulgar the longer you live", and the country people have long been accustomed to them, but they still joke about each other's names.
Liu Yu turned to look at the common people and shouted loudly: "Now, all those who are the only son in the family, who have not married and have children, those who are old and weak, women and children, who are afraid of death, must go back to the city with Li County Wei. Anyone who stays behind must obey He Maodan's command. If they escape in front of the battlefield, disobey the military order, and delay the fighter's plane, they will be executed according to military laws."
Although these more than a thousand civilians have no combat power, they are more than enough to clean the battlefield and clean up the arrested fish.
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At noon on March 8, with the deafening sound of iron cavalry steps, the Turkic cavalry finally approached Kui Shui.
Almost at the same time, the red flag of the Daughter Army can be seen in the north, and it also approaches the Kuishui in the south.
The Turkic cavalry passed through Tongguan without attacking, and played cat-catching mice with more than 100,000 pursuers for more than ten days, and was finally caught up by the first cat. The location was exactly on the bank of Kuishui.
Liu Yu, Li Mi and Su Yan were in the thorny forest of Xiangyong. Looking high here, the sun shines on the wilderness, you can see clearly the situation within a radius of ten miles.
The Daughter Army and the Turkic Iron Cavalry did not launch an offensive as soon as they intersected. On the contrary, the Turkic Iron Cavalry was on the south bank and the Daughter Army was on the north bank. The two sides began to set up camps about five miles apart. The Turkic Iron Cavalry camp camp was less than five miles away from the ambush point of the Kuishui Road.
Everything is under your nose.
The number of Turkic Iron Cavalry was about 30,000, but it was divided into two battalions, one of which had about 20,000 people. Although the military style was rigorous, it was obviously not as good as the order of the people of the first battalion. This Turkic cavalry was not the only Turkic Iron Wolf Guard. Although the Iron Wolf Guard was fierce, the selection was strict after all. In addition, it was the "Imperial Guard" of the Turkic, and the number of people was small. Although the other 20,000 people were not as good as the Iron Wolf Guard's combat power, they were also the best selected by the Turkic invading border troops, and their combat power could not be ignored.
The daughter army is also a cavalry with a total number of people comparable to the Turkic cavalry, but its combat power is far less than that. On one side is the leader among women, and on the other side is the strongest among men. There is a big gap in physical strength. Although the formation can be improved, the natural physical capital cannot be compensated.
The Turkic camp, the daughter's military camp, and the ambush site are triangular, and are all separated by about five miles.
Although the Turkic cavalry was temporarily stationed, they could start a battalion and attack at any time. Liu Yu believed that they did not want to leave the daughter army, the follower cat, after passing through Taihang Mountain. The Turkic cavalry would have a battle with the daughter army before passing through Kuishui. The daughter army was in danger.
Originally, they were mutually supportive, and more than a thousand people lying in front of the mountain could also restrain part of the combat power of the Turkic cavalry, but Liu Yu knew that today's journal was not here. Once the target was exposed, he would not only not be able to help his daughter's army, but also likely to be wiped out with his daughter's army.
Chapter completed!