"Put on your armor, grab your weapons, and go out to form your own troops. Quick!"
Lin Bei screamed loudly, waking up the soldiers who had just fallen asleep, and everyone started to move quickly.
In a short time, the huge military post and the racecourse were mobilized, and half of the eight thousand people had gathered.
Lin Bei ordered: "Guard Junyi and protect the young division!"
"Yes..." Although the soldiers were tired, their voices were loud and heroic.
Fang Jue stood upstairs, looking at the assembled sergeants outside the military post, frowning deeply.
The Beiliang Army has actually reached here, and Ganzhou Camp and Datong Mansion did not warn... So how did these people get here?
So he called Yi Cheng from Junyi.
Yi Cheng was panicking when Fang Jue asked him: "Is there any way to bypass Ganzhou and Datong Prefecture and come here from Suzhou?"
"Absolutely impossible..." Junyi's postmaster shook his head, "Xiaguan is a local, there is absolutely no way there is such a passage, even for smuggling, you have to cross the city gate."
That's weird.
Fang Jue thought to himself, but soon thought about how these people got here.
But here are the people, where are the horses?
"Is there a horse farm within a few hundred miles of this place?"
Yi Cheng didn't think twice and replied: "Feilong Racecourse? It raises horses for the imperial court and breeds fine horses from Beiliang. It has grown in scale over the years."
"That's right..." Fang Jue didn't expect that the north had been eroded by Beiliang like this.
Ye Hongyi also broke through the door and breathed a sigh of relief when she felt safe.
"Let's go." Fang Jue called Ye Hongyi, who was coming, and went down with Dianyi and the others.
"Young Master!" The hundred-household battalion of the Musket Bureau has been assembled, carrying muskets and waiting for Fang Jue to review.
Bypassing them, we found Lin Bei outside the military post who was counting the number of people in each battalion.
"Young Master, fortunately we have signal fireworks and placed the scouts dozens of miles away, otherwise we would definitely be raided tonight." Lin Bei took a deep breath, a little panicked.
If the fireworks hadn't been released by the scouts and they were caught off guard tonight, the Yulin Army would have suffered huge losses.
He will definitely be questioned by then.
Lin Bei also knew that he was careless, thinking that since Ganzhou and Datong were not lost yet, it was impossible for the Northern Liang army to fly over here.
But he didn't expect that Luo Yang, a famous general, could actually hide people here.
"But Young Master, I can't figure out how Luo Yang sent his troops here. Could it be that the generals of Ganzhou and Datong also committed treason?" Lin Bei said angrily.
Fang Jue shook his head: "There is a horse farm nearby, which is related to Beiliang. The horses for the military post are also provided by Feilong Carriage."
"As long as you send the people over, there are plenty of war horses here."
Beiliang has been operating for a long time...
Lin Bei was puzzled: "But even so, how can they get by?"
"Refugees." Fang Jue said only two words.
Lin Bei immediately patted his forehead and understood instantly.
The Northern Liang army went south to plunder, and the people in the north who heard about it naturally had to flee inland.
As long as you are hiding among the refugees, the defenders will not screen you carefully. As long as all those people are gone and you are not left in the city, it is a good thing.
Who would have thought that the Beiliang Army could break a group of troops into pieces and then form an army here.
Fang Jue sighed: "Suzhou was captured silently, I'm afraid this is the method."
Ma De is worthy of being the third most famous general. This Luo Yang has a lot of tricks.
"Who provided the large number of weapons..."
"Beiliang controls the racecourse. It's not difficult to slowly send some ordnance to be hidden as a backup on weekdays." Ye Hongyi said.
Lin Bei gritted his teeth and looked towards the direction where the signal fireworks had just flown: "I don't believe how many people he can send here, I have eight thousand cavalry!"
Fang Jue reminded: "We are a tired army, they are waiting for work, and numbers are no longer an advantage."
After taking a look at the soldiers who were holding on with perseverance and not falling down from exhaustion, I understood that these soldiers might not be able to stop the opponent's attacks.
"We can't go out. The cavalry duel will definitely be defeated now." Fang Jue said seriously.
Lin Bei smiled bitterly: "I was careless, this road should be driven slowly..."
If the soldiers were energetic at this moment, Lin Bei could directly order a charge to kill them.
Fang Jue ignored his self-blame and said: "Rely on the military post, set up a defensive horse, and shoot with bows and arrows. As long as they can resist tonight, they will have to withdraw."
Surprise attack, just a surprise.
Since there is no chance to attack and the Habayashi Army is prepared, this will become a protracted battle.
In the hinterland of the northern border, the Northern Liang army has no nearby city to rely on. Once troops from all sides rush to help, they will be wiped out.
Therefore, Fang Jue was certain that Luo Yang would definitely not be at loggerheads with the Yu Lin Army.
"What are you still doing? Listen to the young master. We are infantrymen this time. Hurry up and get ready for battle!" Lin Bei shouted to the generals.
"yes……"
"Take orders..."
The army became busy.
By the time everything was set up, the Beiliang Army should have attacked long ago, but there was no movement from the north.
"The scout is back." Someone saw a cavalryman running back from the north with a special flag and a torch.
The cavalryman did not dismount and would have to leave soon, so he reported on the horse:
"General Lin, the enemy troops on the northern slope have retreated."
"What?" Lin Bei was a little confused, "Retreat now?"
Fang Jue nodded clearly, the general leading the army was so decisive and a master!
The scout said: "Originally they were attacking on horseback. After we discovered it, we immediately sent a signal and they quickly evacuated without any hesitation to fight."
Ye Hongyi praised: "Have you given up when you realized there was no chance of a surprise attack? You are so decisive. Such a talent is better than many veteran generals."
"In which direction did they retreat?" Fang Jue asked the scout.
The scout handed over his hand and said, "Back to the Young Master, we are in the direction of Ganzhou."
Lin Bei finally didn't need Fang Jue to remind him, and said in surprise: "No, they can't raid the post station, I'm afraid they will have to go back to attack Ganzhou!"
The city of Suzhou has been broken, and Ganzhou is not far away. Now that a group of cavalry has penetrated deep here, they only need to go back and attack the main force of the Beiliang Army in Suzhou.
Under attack from both front and rear, Ganzhou Battalion had no idea that there was an enemy behind...
"We have to go to Ganzhou quickly!" Lin Bei looked at Fang Jue, "Young Master?"
Fang Jue shook his head: "The soldiers are tired and the morale of the army is not unified. How can we continue to attack Ganzhou for a long distance? What's more, why do you think that this is not a trap of the Beiliang Army?"
"Besiege the city and call for reinforcements?" Noriichi understood.
Lin Bei was unwilling to give in, but he also knew the importance: "Young Master is right, but if Ganzhou is captured because of this, wouldn't we be stigmatized as unwilling to save him?"
"Ganzhou has a high city and rich reserves. It is impossible to destroy the city at once... Have a good rest and go to Ganzhou tomorrow." Fang Jue said.
The generals all agreed.
"Young Master's words make sense. General, it is important to rest now, otherwise you will fall into a trap and be unable to fight."
"Eat and sleep first, and we will set off tomorrow and go straight to Ganzhou." After weighing the situation, Lin Bei had no choice but to give the order.
…
In the forest.
The cavalry who retreated from the north slope of Junyi stayed in this dense forest thirty miles away.
After dismounting, Luo Hao, the leader of the army, drew his sword.
puff--
He slashed his sword into the trunk of a big tree with a fierce blow, and then pulled it out and slashed with more than a dozen swords.
Luo Hao calmed down, gritted his teeth and stared in the direction of the inn, cursing: "Though I have calculated it, I can't even calculate that they still have such a way of transmitting messages!"
According to the speed of the cavalry, even if they were discovered by scouts, they would not have time to go back and report the news.
Even if the Yulin Army's scouts discovered them, when they returned to report the news, the Yulin Army would not have time to react, and they would be attacked by troops at the inn.
A group of tired people are just chopping melons and vegetables.
The script had already been set. For this opportunity, Luo Hao even did not hesitate to expose the Feilong Racecourse, but he did not expect it to end like this.
The appearance of the signal bomb caused Luo Hao to lose the opportunity for a sneak attack. It was more than ten miles from the place where the scouts discovered them to the military post.
Signal bombs were launched into the sky one after another, transmitting the message back extremely fast.
When the cavalry arrived, everyone had washed up and lined up in order.
And a sneak attack with a hammer!
Once they insist on attacking, they will definitely fall into anxiety and wait for the soldiers and horses from Ganzhou or nearby Yamen to come to rescue them, and they will be in danger.
So Luo Hao retreated without hesitation.
"General, calm down..." The deputy general came over, comforted Luo Hao, and sighed.
It was so unfair. The calculation was very accurate, but no one expected that such an epoch-making product as the signal bomb would appear.