The clear water was surging, lapping against the canoe. A light armored force of 500 men was wading onto the north bank of Xiaoliao River one after another.
“It’s really nice here!”
As soon as he stepped ashore, Guan Ping took a breath of fresh air.
Yesterday's heavy rain took away the blood from the killing field. Nature always has such purification ability.
After putting down his hakama legs and feet, Guan Ping took out a pair of straw sandals from the back of his backpack and quickly put them on his feet.
Straw sandals are a must-have for any official.
For a man who needs to perform military service, the most important thing his family prepares for him is straw sandals. Moreover, straw sandals are also consumables, and a soldier will need to bring at least three to five pairs when he goes into battle.
Originally, according to Guan Ping's rank, he could wear cowhide boots, not to mention fast boots. But like his father, Guan Ping still liked to wear these slightly prickly straw sandals.
After putting on his straw sandals, Guan Ping stamped his feet, held on to the iron armor hanging on his backpack, and shouted:
"Armor!"
After saying this, about fifty people around Guan Ping began to put on each other's armor. If you raise your vision and look at the long Xiaoliao River, you can find that on this tidal flat, people like Guan Ping
There are countless armies.
This is not a so-called small team. It is clearly an army racing across the river.
On the Guanping side, the infantry advanced first. When they were ready and heading east, behind them, countless war horses were slowly walking on the pontoon under the control of their masters.
Last night, when the Liaodong Army on the opposite side fell into a deep sleep, this pontoon bridge was set up overnight on the lower reaches of the Xiaoliao River.
Thousands of troops crossed the Xiaoliao River. In this scene, the Liaodong Army detectives on the opposite side were dispatched for a small team of men. I don’t know how.
Guan Ping didn't know the arrangement above. At this moment, he took a sip of ginger water. This ginger water was reserved last night and was specially used to ward off the cold for the officials in the rain war.
After a while, I continued to help people like Guan Ping wade through the water to keep out the cold.
After choking on the ginger water, Guan Ping was speechless, but he still coughed and walked. And there were countless coughs like his in this queue, which formed a series of thunderous sounds.
The army meandered eastward, and Guan Ping and his team were tasked with providing early warning and driving away the enemy because they were crossing the river in the east.
But along the way, Guan Ping only saw the endless plains, and not even a single person in the others.
Just when Guan Ping and the others walked to a dense forest and were about to take a rest, they realized something was right.
On the opposite side of the dense forest, a black mass suddenly appeared.
Guan Ping greeted quickly:
"The archers take cover! The swordsmen come forward."
Among the fifty men in Guan Ping's hands, about ten are longbow and crossbowmen.
At this time, after receiving Guan Ping's order, these ten people decisively hid in the jungle, with their hands on the quivers ready to shoot at any time.
In this way, Guan Ping and the others lurked behind the dense forest, while other tribes continued to come behind them.
Soon, the black mass in the distant wilderness became closer and closer, becoming clearer and clearer.
Guan Ping has always been an eagle-eyed person, and the black group he saw now was a group of barbarians wandering on the plains.
He didn't know which tribe these people belonged to, which was too difficult for a person from Neijun.
But looking at these people, they were dressed in ragged clothes and wore dark leather jackets. They were holding either firewood or hay, and some even carried fishing nets on their backs to catch fish.
It can be seen from this that these people are more like vagrants, and even if they are from the Liaodong Army, they are not powerful weapons.
Just when Guan Ping was relaxing and preparing to come out, he suddenly saw a group of armored soldiers behind this group of tribal soldiers.
This group of armored soldiers is completely different from the previous tribal soldiers. Although there is no formation, they walk like tigers and leopards wandering in the mountains, and there is a contradictory feeling between caution and relaxation.
Guan Ping could see that these people were elite soldiers, because the old soldiers in his army who were in Mount Tai had this appearance.
Seeing this sharp soldier, Guan Ping made a gesture to the crossbowman beside him.
The general who was the crossbowman was also a veteran, and he quickly called on the scattered crossbowmen to quietly come together so that the arrows would strike more densely.
At the same time, Guan Ping also made two gestures to the deputy team leader and the chief general.
After receiving the order, the deputy team immediately got up and came out of the forest with two pieces of swords and spears, while the other chief general also quietly hid from one side of the dense forest with two pieces of infantry, preparing to go around to the opposite flank.
After doing this, Guan Ping took his direct guardsmen, carried a battle flag, fell behind the sword in front, and went out of the forest together.
When the two swordsmen lined up in a sharp arrow formation and rushed out of the dense forest, the miscellaneous tribesmen on the opposite side were still in a daze, obviously not realizing what was happening.
But the Hu soldiers behind saw it and hurriedly shouted, probably giving some orders.
But the result was that some Zahu tribesmen rushed over shouting and holding wooden clubs, but most of them dispersed in panic.
Guan Ping's sword soldiers of the sharp arrow formation crushed those arrogant bastards with just a casual strike, and then charged straight towards the elite bastard soldiers behind them.
It was different from what Guan Ping thought. He used to think that all barbarians were on horseback, but when he got here he realized that these barbarians from Changbai Mountain were more willing to fight on foot.
So when they saw a small group of Taishan troops rushing over, these people all jumped over wearing leather armor and carrying heavy soldiers such as iron bone flowers.
But just as these people were about to jump into the Taishan Army's formation, a dense and rapid rain of arrows suddenly hit these people, pinning them directly to the ground.
Ignoring the wails of these people, the Taishan saber warriors in the front row still maintained a dense front line and continued to charge forward, and finally collided with the remaining barbarians.
This was a very small encounter, but the two sides were very close to each other from the beginning.
Of course, Hu soldiers were more likely to fall, not because they were not strong in combat. These fishing and hunting warriors from Changbai Mountain, the only thing they are good at in their lives is hunting, so they have rich experience in fighting.
But unfortunately, in this kind of conflict, the advantages of equipment are far higher than these.
When the swords of these people struck the armor of the swordsmen, they would either break or break directly. But the leather armor of these barbarians was like paper, wailing in the sharp soldiers of the swordsmen.
When the other sword soldiers who came around from the side appeared behind the Hu soldiers and launched an attack, the battle was almost over.
Due to Guan Ping's tactics, this elite Hu Bing squad, which consisted of forty or fifty men, was completely wiped out after being unable to survive for more than a moment.
But Guan Ping and his team were not without casualties. After a final check, six people were injured and two died.
After knowing the result of this battle, Guan Ping also began to pay attention to these barbarians and had a deeper understanding of their combat skills.
These people are good soldiers. We will recruit some into the team in the future. They are the most suitable candidates for heavy infantry.
After Guan Ping annihilated this Sushen team, he began to rest and recuperate in this dense forest.
During this process, more and more troops from the rear entered the dense forest to rest, eat dry food and drink sugar water to replenish their physical fitness.
They have walked five miles since crossing the river, and they are all wearing iron armor. If they don't rest, they will suffer a lot in the battle soon.
At this time, the Taishan Army, which had already known that their whereabouts had been exposed, also began to make loud noises, warning all units to take a rest and that the war was about to come.
But until Guan Ping and the others rested in this dense forest for half an hour, more enemies did not appear from the north as expected.
Guan Ping didn't understand this, but at this time the soldiers from the ministry had come over and told him that the general was convening a meeting of all the teams.
When Guan Ping entered the general's temporary tent with a bag on his arm.
On this small grassland, there are already seven or eight robes waiting here. Two of them are standing at the front, talking to the others.
As soon as Guan Ping came in, his immediate superior, Qu Jiang Pan Le, beamed and boasted:
"Xiaoguan did a good job. He has done a good job for our ministers. Our generals will have a meeting with the king, which will definitely boost our morale."
At this time, another singer, Chen Xing, was also happy and even seemed a little flattering:
"Indeed, Xiaoguan is indeed extraordinary."
After hearing what these two people said, Guan Ping quickly said respectfully and modestly:
"No, it was all brothers who sacrificed their lives. Ping didn't even pull out his knife, and the battle was over."
Chen Xing hurriedly looked for help. He looked around at the other team members behind him and praised:
"Look, Xiaoguan is not only superb in martial arts, he even has the style of a general. It seems that the future of our Taishan Army depends on young people like Xiaoguan."
You can't blame Chen Xing for being like this. In fact, both he and Pan Le are not stupid. They have led Guan Ping for so long. How could they not guess something?
Will Guan Ping be an ordinary general? Will an ordinary general be able to go to the king's tent? Will an ordinary general be asked by the king how to govern Liao?
When the King of Heaven was having a big banquet, these people understood after hearing that Guan Ping was called to attend.
What do you know? What is Xiaoguan’s surname? Which big shot in the army is named Guan?
So it goes without saying.
Although I haven’t heard when Marshal Guan had a son, maybe he is his nephew?
In short, Xiaoguan is priceless!
Guan Ping, whose eyes revealed innocence, was about to continue explaining. At this time, a man as black as coal and with a beard on his face had already entered through the entrance of the curtain.
As soon as this person came in, Pan Le and the two musicians directly led everyone to salute respectfully:
"I've met the general!"
The bearded military general had a nonchalant look on his face, and he walked straight through the crowd and sat on the horse with his golden sword. The bag in his hand was also thrown to the ground.
He first looked around, and when he saw Guan Ping, he laughed:
"Xiaoguan, you fought well. I am really proud of myself in the king's tent today. When has our boss Zhang ever been so tough? It feels good! You are my lucky general, fight well, and I will personally pay you for your military merits."
Guan Ping bowed slightly, and then continued to keep a low profile, even more modest than before.
Because Guan Ping knew who the rough and powerful general in front of him was. He had heard stories about this general from his fathers.
He and the king were from Tongli, and his original name was Zhang Heizi. It is said that it was because of this man that the king met the high priest of Jisun.
But before that, this person had been in Mount Tai, and later he joined the five military ranks during the Zhongrenting Battle. His seniority, and his connection to the king, were not something ordinary people could know.
Zhang Heizi has changed his name to Zhang Hao.
At this time, Zhang Hao glanced at everyone, and then said the military order he had just received in the king's tent.