Some soldiers shouted loudly: "Run quickly. If you don't leave, when the Tuyuhun people come back, everyone will be finished."
The Tuyuhun cavalry came and went like the wind, and no one knew whether they would come again. The soldiers at the front could not hold back and rushed directly towards Liu Ziqiu, trying to push him away.
I saw Liu Ziqiu's flag rolled up, and the soldiers flew out in the air and fell at the back of the crowd. This hand immediately calmed everyone down. Although the noise continued, no one dared to come forward and break through.
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Liu Ziqiu glanced at the chaotic remnants of the soldiers and sneered: "If Liu hadn't cleverly set up a suspicious soldier to scare off the enemy, you would have become a cold corpse. You have already died once, what is there to be afraid of!
Everyone, calm down!"
When the Tuyuhun cavalry surrounded and killed this group of Sui infantry, Liu Ziqiu, Liu Yu and others who were hiding on the top of Niling Mountain could see clearly. There were only 199 of them, and even if they all rushed down the mountain, it would be useless.
He could only watch helplessly as his comrades were slaughtered. But Liu Ziqiu didn't think so. He felt that the Tuyuhun people were afraid to attack the mountain. It was obvious that the suspicious soldiers they deployed had an effect, so he made a big fuss about it, and they were really scared off.
The Tuyuhun cavalry.
It was actually very risky to do so. It was very likely that the Tuyuhun people would discover that the two hundred hidden flags on the mountain were just suspicious soldiers. However, Liu Ziqiu believed that saving others was saving himself. If there were really tens of thousands of Sui ambush troops on the mud ridge, it would definitely be
They would not watch their comrades being surrounded and killed by the Tuyuhun people and ignore it. Even if the Tuyuhun people did not notice it at the time, they would definitely come to their senses when the fighting over there is over and there is no movement on the top of the mountain. By then, Mu Mu
The ridge will surely be lost, and it will be difficult for the one hundred and ninety-nine of them to save their lives.
Although Yu Wenjing escaped, there were still three captains and more than ten brigade commanders among the remnant army. These people can be regarded as Liu Ziqiu's superior officers. Colonel Dong Heng jumped out and shouted with disdain: "You
What do you want to do? Get out of the way!"
Liu Ziqiu pointed at the injured and dead soldiers who were still suffering on the ground, and said sternly: "They are all your comrades, brothers who get along day and night. Do you have the heart to abandon them and run for your lives alone!"
After saying that, Liu Ziqiu separated from everyone without even looking at Dong Heng, bent down to pick up an injured person, turned around and strode towards the mud ridge. Dong Heng's face turned red and white, and he was a little angry, but for a moment he couldn't get angry.
.The other soldiers already looked ashamed, and they imitated Liu Ziqiu's example, supporting, hugging, or carrying their dead and wounded comrades, chasing Liu Ziqiu's footsteps.
Suddenly I heard someone shouting: "Captain Dong, help me quickly."
When Dong Heng turned around to look, it was another captain, Jiang Yu.
Jiang Yu was hit by an arrow in the shoulder. Although the pain was severe to the bone, it did not affect his walking. It was just that in the chaos just now, he accidentally fell. To make matters worse, someone stepped on his left leg and knocked it out.
The bones of his left leg were trampled and broken. In fact, more than half of the casualties among the Sui soldiers were caused by trampling on each other.
Under the leadership of Liu Ziqiu, many uninjured soldiers consciously helped their comrades around them. However, people always have selfish motives. In this case, they will first rescue those who are closer to them. Jiang Yu is a school captain, and
There was already a layer of separation between the soldiers. In addition, he was seriously injured, and his career in the army was probably over. No one would deliberately try to please him, and it was so cold that no one could save him. It was freezing here.
, if no one comes to rescue him, he will freeze to death even if he does not fall into the belly of the wolf.
In desperation, Jiang Yu had no choice but to ask Dong Heng for help, but inadvertently gave Dong Heng a step up. Although Dong Heng did not have a close relationship with Jiang Yu, at this time, he showed a surprised expression on his face and said repeatedly: "Oh!
, Lieutenant Jiang, why are you injured like this? Come on, come on, come on, Dong will help you up."
In a short encounter, the three thousand Sui troops suffered heavy casualties. More than 800 people were killed and more than a thousand were injured. On the other hand, the Tuyuhun cavalry suffered no casualties. The huge contrast made Liu Ziqiu intuitively understand for the first time.
I deeply understand that cavalry, as the most powerful arm of this era, has a huge advantage when facing infantry.
Since Liu Ziqiu had already planned to compete in the coming troubled times, he had to face up to this problem. It is the general trend to form a powerful cavalry force, but the Han people's living habits of mainly farming meant that cavalry was only important to them.
As a luxury unit, we must find an effective way to use infantry to deal with cavalry. Although it is difficult, it is urgent.
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But when Xi Fengye Lilan and others ran more than ten miles away in one breath, the golden eagle suddenly flew over and landed accurately on Mengwuza's shoulder. It chirped twice. Mengwuza suddenly jumped.
He reined in his horse and said to Xi Feng Ye Lilan and Hun Luo: "My falcon has checked, and there is no large group of people coming down the mountain. Is it..."
Xi Feng Ye Lilan didn't want to sacrifice his life for Murong Fu Yun. He shook his head and said: "The Sui people are treacherous and there must be a conspiracy later. It's better to report it to the king first and then make a decision."
Hun Luo calmly said: "You have gone so far, why are you going back?"
In fact, just like them, the Shiwei people were only good at field battles. Whether it was attacking cities or attacking mountains, it was not their strong point. Meng Wu Zha himself had already decided to quit. Seeing the two of them saying this, he stopped.
He persisted and retreated all the way to Chewozhen Mountain. When he arrived at Chewozhen Mountain, he was told that Murong Fuyun was suddenly seriously ill and would not see any guests.
Since they couldn't see Murong Fuyun, they naturally didn't have to worry about being punished by him. Instead, Xifenye Lilan and others breathed a sigh of relief and led their troops back to camp.
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At this time, a grand banquet given by the emperor on Jinshan Mountain had just ended, which was a precursor to the war that was about to begin. After the ministers had retired, it was time for Li Mi, who was the official in waiting, to change his shift. He quietly left the tent and asked Yang Xuangan in the camp.
Walking away. Dozens of steps behind him, a hunchback walked slowly, following from a distance. It was Ma Zhong.
Although Ma Zhong was seriously injured by Liu Ziqiu, he was a martial artist after all, and with the careful treatment of the imperial physician, he slowly recovered after a period of recuperation. However, his sternum was severely injured and sunken deeply, and when he walked
He had to bend over, as if he had a hunchback, but it wasn't that he was deliberately pretending.
It wasn't until he saw Li Mi entering Yang Xuangan's military camp that Ma Zhong stopped and turned into a nearby military camp, where the general's nursery unit was stationed.
After nearly two hours, Li Mi quietly walked out of Yang Xuangan's military camp. After looking around for a moment, he found no suspicious person, and then slowly returned to his tent.
A sneer appeared at the corner of Ma Zhong's mouth, he said goodbye to the guardian and walked towards Yang Guang's tent. Although he no longer served as Yang Guang's bodyguard, because of his contribution to the rescue in Xiyuan, Yang Guang allowed him to come and go at will.
Today is the fourth time Ma Zhong has followed Li Mi, and his suspicion of Li Mi is getting heavier. Although he has not found any direct evidence, one thing is certain, Li Mi and Yang Xuangan have a close relationship.
Yang Xuangan was a general, and Li Mi was just an attendant. There was a huge difference in status between the two. However, judging from their interactions, they seemed to be friends, which made Ma Zhong suspicious of Yang Xuangan. Every time Li Mi met with Yang Xuangan, they would always
They talked for an hour or two, and they must have been discussing some conspiracy, but Ma Zhong couldn't figure out what they were talking about. He came to Yang Guang not to inform Yang Guang directly, but to request a right to inspect various military camps on Yang Guang's behalf.
Yang Guang frowned and said, "Inspecting the military camp, what are you going to do?"
If he hadn't known that Ma Zhong had no dissatisfaction with him, Yang Guang, who was suspicious by nature, would have pushed him out of the tent and beheaded him.
Ma Zhongfu said: "The emperor's kindness to the old slave is as great as a mountain. Even if the old slave is shattered to pieces, it is difficult to repay him. Now that the war is coming, the old slave is willing to inspect the three armies for the emperor to prevent the soldiers from slacking off!"
In Yang Guang's eyes, although Li Mi was insignificant, Yang Xuangan gained his trust. Ma Zhong had no evidence, so it was naturally impossible for Ma Zhong to express his doubts. He could only try to find a reason first so that he could enter Yang Xuangan's military camp to find out.
After listening to Ma Zhong's words, Yang Guang's expression softened a lot. He waved his hand and said, "I have passed the decree and appointed Ma Zhong as the supervisor of the army and inspected the camps on my behalf."
Ma Zhong did not immediately inspect Yang Xuangan's military camp, because Li Mi had already left, and even if he went in, he would not be able to get any news now. However, in order to show off, Ma Zhong still inspected the military camps one by one, showing a somewhat loyal attitude towards his duties.
The first stop, Ma Zhong went to was the military camp where Lai Hu'er was. Lai Hu'er was often on duty in front of Yang Guang. Ma Zhong used to be Yang Guang's personal guard. The two were old acquaintances and both were martial arts practitioners.
The friendship is very deep.
Although Lai Hu'er was a high-ranking general of You Xiaowei, he did not put on any airs in front of Ma Zhong and personally accompanied Ma Zhong on his inspection tours. Ma Zhong came to Hu'er's military camp originally just to deceive others and had no intention of taking a closer look. However,
The troops in Laihu'er camp were well-organized and worthy of being the elite of the Sui army. Ma Zhong couldn't help but secretly praise them.
The second stop, Ma Zhong went to the military camp of Zuowei General Yuwenshu. At that time, Yuwenshu and his son were both in the army. Yuwenshu and his son had always had their eyes set on the top, and by virtue of being favored by Yang Guang, they also knew that Ma Zhong
They had lost power, so they were not enthusiastic. None of the three people came forward, but just sent a general to deal with it.
The Zuowei can be regarded as the elite of the Beijing army, but compared to the Youxiaowei who protects the children, regardless of the others, at least in terms of military discipline, they are far behind, and you can even smell some alcohol in the camp. However, Ma Zhong
He was preoccupied with uncovering the real culprit of Xiyuan's assassination, and had no intention of truly inspecting the military camp. He just went through the motions in a hurry.
After leaving the Yuwenshu military camp, Ma Zhong went to the Zuotunwei general Zhang Dinghe. Zhang Dinghe was originally the governor of Hanoi and had a reputation for bravery. Therefore, he was appreciated by Yang Guang and was appointed as the Zuotunwei general a few days ago.
General, and serve as the vanguard for tomorrow's battle.
When he learned that Ma Zhong had come to inspect on behalf of Yang Guang, Zhang Dinghe deliberately showed off and lined up with General Liu Jianwu to greet him. Ma Zhong couldn't help but frowned when he saw the soldiers lined up neatly on both sides of the camp.