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Gao Mingxun was excited. He recognized the cavalryman who attacked the Khitan cavalry camp under the hills. It was Zhao Yuanping, the Yuhou of the first cavalry battalion of the Huaiyue Allied Forces. Zhao Yuanping moved to Yuhou because of his meritorious service during the Bohai War, and Gao Ming
Xun is also a familiar acquaintance. The two of them had drank wine many times before and formed a deep friendship.
At this moment, seeing this fair-weather friend leading a mere hundred cavalrymen to sweep away thousands of Khitan cavalrymen, Gao Mingxun immediately felt his blood surge, and a surge of excitement rushed into his mind. He immediately chose between taking the opportunity to escape and standing up to fight.
The choice was made.
"Zhao Yuhou from the 1st Battalion of the Allied Cavalry is killing the Khitans, sons and daughters, do you dare to rush down with me!" Gao Mingxun blushed and shouted at the Jiadu cavalry.
I heard that the famous brave general Zhao Yuhou had arrived here, and the Jiadu cavalry were immediately inspired. Zhao Yuanping's bravery was second to none even among the temporary cavalry battalion, which was the most powerful in the Huaiyue coalition. It is said that
Second only to the commander of the first battalion, Jie Li, these Bohai cavalrymen usually admired them very much. At this moment, their fighting spirit naturally increased, and they all shouted: "I am willing to go to war with the high command!"
Gao Mingxun shouted: "Follow me and charge down!" After that, he put his horse on his hip, carried his lance, shouted "kill", and led the Jiadu cavalry to charge down the hill.
Gao Mingxun's unexpected charge broke up the Khitan's newly assembled organization. He and Zhao Yuanping each led a hundred cavalry, and turned the Khitan camp into a ball of loose sand. They flew back and forth like two dragons, rushing in and charging back.
Come out. Every time, a bloody alley breaks out.
The Khitans were in chaos and finally could no longer hold on. Hundreds of cavalry surrounded their general and fled south. Gao Mingxun and Zhao Yuanping chased the defeated troops, then joined forces and chased south for more than three miles. The fallen Khitans
The defeated troops were no less than three or four hundred cavalry.
The two of them looked at the defeated Khitan troops who had fled far away, gathered their cavalry, looked at each other and laughed.
"Commander Gao is worthy of being a son of a famous Bohai master, and he is really skilled in martial arts!"
"Where can Zhao Yuhou be so brave? Zhao Yuhou's reputation as a warrior is not false. He is the leader of the coalition forces."
The two of them felt comfortable and complimented each other a few words. Zhao Yuanping paid it back and didn't take the compliments of the old Bohai general very seriously. But for Gao Mingxun, being able to get Zhao Yuanping, a man whose reputation was well-known throughout the coalition forces.
Gao Mingxun also knew that Zhao Yuanping was the descendant of General Zhao of the Lulong Army of the Tang Dynasty, and his status seemed to be much more valuable than his own. He felt so brave after being valued by the other party!
Looking at the corpses of Khitan cavalry lying on the ground, Gao Mingxun couldn't help but think to himself, it turns out that it feels really good to chase down Khitan people!
After a brief conversation, the two gathered together to discuss their next move.
Gao Mingxun speculated that the Khitan cavalry was more than this one, and perhaps more pursuers would arrive soon. He suggested marching to the northeast immediately to get closer to the main force of the coalition. Zhao Yuanping accepted Gao Mingxun's speculation.
, but he put forward a different point of view. His willingness to take the initiative to fight was many times higher than Gao Mingxun. He believed that running away blindly would not bring good results.
"What does Zhao Yuhou plan to do?" Gao Mingxun asked.
"Look for an opportunity to cause them some trouble!" Zhao Yuanping replied firmly.
In the next few days, Gao Mingxun and Zhao Yuanping partnered up and went in circles with A Ping on the grassland. They suddenly headed north, east, and south or west. When they encountered a small group of Khitan rangers, they chased them.
Go up and kill them all, and then quickly run away. The Khitan army chasing after them always had a chance to smell the smell of horse dung. They even took advantage of the opportunity of the Khitan camp to break into the camp and kill more than ten people.
He hit the horse and ran away without hesitation, which made Aping so angry that his teeth ached.
The two partners have a tacit understanding. Zhao Yuanping is courageous, good at martial arts, and good at leading troops into battle. Gao Mingxun has a keen sense of smell and a natural intuition for danger. He often reminds Zhao Yuanping mysteriously to escape from the Khitans at the most difficult moments.
The trap they laid. The two people's meddling turned the grassland upside down.
A Ping, who was responsible for purging and expelling the Waiyo coalition forces, was extremely angry these days. He had never fought such a useless battle. Several pockets that A Ping had arranged in succession were seen through by the Waiyo coalition forces, and then he calmly slipped away, leaving A Ping
Ping lost face in front of many Khitan leaders and elders. Not only that, the two enemy generals surnamed Gao and Zhao also killed many groups of Khitan rangers during their escape, including those assigned to him by Abaoji.
Ta Ma served the pro-army. What made A Ping most angry was that they even defeated his favorite general Chitai's men, losing more than three hundred people. At the same time, they also made a sneak attack on his main camp, which humiliated A Ping's face.
Angry, Aping once again mobilized more cavalry from the Raoleshan camp to participate in the encirclement and suppression of the two men, vowing to kill them with a thousand knives if they were caught.
When the dried meat and rations carried by the cavalry were almost exhausted, the two decided to leave the battlefield.
"It's been five days. Zhong Duyu should have received our letter, and Camp No. 1 and Camp No. 2 should have been cleaned up. Old Zhao, it's time for us to go back."
"Well, have a good rest tonight and retreat tomorrow. Lao Gao, according to your plan, we will go back to Camp No. 2 first. If the Khitans are not escaped, we will go to Camp No. 1. I think the Khitans will not chase them that far.
Bar."
The two are now close comrades-in-arms. Although they are both young, they call each other "Lao Gao" and "Lao Zhao" quite affectionately. This method of calling was passed down from Yingzhou Governor Li Chengzhong and has now become the name of the entire Yingzhou system.
The atmosphere within.
The Huaiyue Allied Forces set up two camps in Songlinpo and Changdian respectively. Changdian was the No. 2 camp, which was specially used to supply the temporary second cavalry battalion. Songlinpo was the No. 1 camp, which was used to supply the temporary first cavalry battalion. Changdian
One hundred and fifty miles away from here, Songlinpo is more than two hundred miles away to the northeast, closer to Buyeo City.
Gao Mingxun and Zhao Yuanping had previously sent flying cavalry to send a message to Zhong Shao, the capital of the Huaiyue Allied Forces in Fuyu City, informing them of the current situation between the enemy and ourselves, and requesting that the logistics and baggage of the two camps be vacated, leaving only enough
Just supplement the baggage required by the cavalry in the two capitals, so that when the two return, if they fail to escape the pursuers, the materials in the two camps will suffer heavy losses.
After discussion, the two announced their decision to their cavalry. The cavalry under their command suffered a lot in the past few days. Gao Mingxun's command only had more than eighty cavalry left, and Zhao Yuanping's command was the main force in the charge and suffered even greater losses.
, and now there are only more than sixty cavalry left. After hearing the good news, the cavalry from both capitals could not help but cheer. They had been fighting for too long and really wanted to go back and take a good rest.
When it dawned the next day, this small coalition cavalry immediately turned east and headed towards Camp No. 2 in Changdian. There were not many difficulties in the first hundred miles, and the few small teams of rangers they encountered were all beaten.
They avoided it, and those who could not be avoided were directly dispersed by them. But in the last fifty miles, they encountered great trouble: the Khitans changed their pursuit tactics, and they divided the cavalry into dozens of hundreds of cavalry.
The cavalry team then spread out a dragnet.
A Khitan cavalry force of one hundred cavalry followed the tracks of the coalition cavalry and pursued them crazily. They used all their strength to cling on behind the coalition cavalry, making the coalition cavalry very embarrassed for a time.
Zhao Yuanping was furious and turned back to fight. He easily killed all the cavalry that had run away, but the Khitan cavalry still reported their tracks in advance. Soon, the second group of hundreds of cavalrymen came out.
The Khitan cavalry attacked them, and this time Zhao Yuanping did not dare to turn around and fight. Even if he wanted to, Gao Mingxun firmly disagreed, because the Khitan cavalry's pursuit method, which did not hesitate to waste horse power and even endure heavy casualties in the cavalry unit, made the Khitan cavalry pursue them.
Gao Mingxun smelled the dangerous smell again.
The coalition cavalry began to speed up and run wildly without hesitation. However, after hearing the news, more and more Khitan cavalry were catching up. Gao Mingxun and Zhao Yuanping complained endlessly. After several consecutive sprints, more than ten of their horses had been killed one after another.
In the subsequent continuous running, more and more horses fell to death. The cavalry changed from one person and two horses, to one person and one horse, and then to two people and one horse. They were really embarrassed to the extreme.
"Lao Gao, we can't rest in Camp No. 2, the enemy is pushing too hard!" Zhao Yuanping shouted on his horse beside Gao Mingxun.
Gao Mingxun nodded and said with a wry smile: "I hope Zhong Duyu will leave some horses for us, otherwise we really won't be able to run."
As Changdian gradually approached, on the distant horizon behind them, the figures of the pursuing Khitan cavalry also appeared. The thunderous sound of horse hooves became louder and louder like thunder, and the dense cavalry brigade was as merciless as the waves.
It rolled over. Gao Mingxun looked back and said to Zhao Yuanping in shock: "Old Zhao, I didn't expect that we made such a big trap. Did you see it? There are thousands of cavalry!"
Zhao Yuanping was about to answer when the sad neighing of horses came from behind him again. He looked back and saw two more horses falling to the ground, crushing the four cavalrymen on their backs. However, Zhao Yuanping was too late to save him.
He knew that even if they were rescued, they would not have horses to ride on, which would only hinder more soldiers.
The four soldiers who were crushed by the horses belonged to Zhao Yuanping's command. They struggled to crawl out from under the horses, limped to their feet, and shouted at Zhao Yuanping: "Zhao Yuhou, leave us!"
Then, everyone held their weapons and faced the overwhelming Khitan brigade that was pursuing them.
Zhao Yuanping kept twisting his neck and looked back, watching them throw their swords and guns at the incoming cavalry, watching them being submerged by the tide of horses, and then he turned his head and lay on the horse's back, feeling extremely heartbroken.
A group of rangers arrived in front of them. Zhao Yuanping and Gao Mingxun recognized the identity of the rangers at a glance. They were the cavalry of their own Huaiyue coalition.
Gao Mingxun shouted loudly: "There are Khitan soldiers chasing behind us, run quickly!"
The leading gang leader turned his horse around and kept pace with Gao Mingxun. While urging the horse to run, he turned to Gao Mingxun and said: "Commander Gao, I have been waiting here for a long time. Follow me quickly. I am Commander Gao."
Lead the way." He turned to Zhao Yuanping on the other side and said: "Marquis Zhao Yu, Commander Jieli is waiting in front, he will be there soon."
It is difficult to say more about the bumpy horses. Gao Mingxun and Zhao Yuanping followed the cavalry captain around Camp No. 2 in the woods and ran diagonally up a hill.