Since barbarians were raging outside the city from time to time, Xiao Jingxuan's army was fortunate enough to enter the city and stationed at the school grounds in the east of the city.
After resting for a night in the military camp, early the next morning, soldiers from the commander's mansion came to deliver orders and discuss matters in the commander's mansion.
Although Xiao Jingxuan is considered the commander-in-chief of Fengzhou, his rank is not high and he is not qualified to participate in such high-level meetings.
However, since the prince invited him, he had no choice but to attend the meeting. Under the leadership of the commander's personal soldiers, Xiao Jingxuan came to the meeting hall.
I don’t know whether it was a show of force or the distance was too far, but when Xiao Jingxuan arrived at the meeting hall, the seats were already filled with generals from all walks of life.
Xiao Jingxuan quickly knelt down on one knee, raised his hands in salute and said: "The last general, Xiao Jingxuan, the deputy general of Fengzhou City, kowtows to His Highness the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince is a thousand years old."
There is no sound, it's just leaving me alone.
The prince frowned and looked at the general kneeling on the ground. He hesitated for a long time and then said: "Get up and find a place to stay."
Xiao Jingxuan was stunned, and quickly took the order and sat down at the corner near the door.
Xiao Jingxuan didn't pay much attention to the content of the discussion. He kept thinking about the prince's attitude in his mind.
I thought about it for a long time and couldn't figure it out. Just then, the prince's voice came.
"Where is Fengzhou Deputy General Xiao Jingxuan?"
"The end will be here."
"I have appointed you as the left vanguard, and I will allocate you five thousand elite cavalry, together with our own troops, to sweep away the barbarian cavalry near Yinchuan County."
Xiao Jingxuan immediately raised his hands and said: "The last general takes orders."
Then, the prince appointed Dugu Shuo, the general from the left of the East Palace, as the right vanguard to attack Shuozhou. Cheng Bao, the general of the Zuo Tunwei, was the commander of the middle army, responsible for sweeping the surrounding areas of Longzhou.
After the meeting, Xiao Jingxuan went to the Army Sima to receive the military talisman and arrow.
After returning to the military camp, Xiao Jingxuan still couldn't figure it out. What did the prince want to do? It was impossible to kill him by the hands of the barbarians. He would not be subject to foreign military orders, and he did not need to fight with the barbarians. Even if the prince ordered him to go
You can make excuses even if you insist on fighting. After all, you will be subject to foreign military orders.
That is to give yourself meritorious service and make good friends with yourself. How is that possible? That is Yinchuan County and there are many barbarians. I am at a disadvantage and the risk is very high.
Besides, in the meeting hall just now, there was someone who was better at martial arts, had a higher official position than me, and had a much deeper strategy than me. It was not his turn.
Forget it, just take it one step at a time.
This time, the prince allocated 5,000 local Longzhou cavalry to himself. These were not Liangzhou cavalry, but the original Longzhou Road cavalry.
The Wei Dynasty adopted a system of prefectures and counties, but the military system was a bit complicated. First of all, there were twelve troops who protected the capital, and each county had its own army. However, there were no armies in the inland counties.
Border towns are different. For example, Yinchuan County is the same county as Longzhou. The highest civil officials in both counties are prefects. However, in terms of military, Longzhou has the Governor of Longzhou, who oversees the military affairs of several surrounding counties and cities.
their immediate supervisor.
However, to be honest, Longzhou's headquarters troops are not elite. After all, they have not experienced many battles.
In the military camp in Longzhou, after bringing in five thousand cavalry, Xiao Jingxuan announced the departure of the troops.
Starting from the north gate, we headed towards Yinchuan County. Looking at the five thousand extra cavalry behind him, Xiao Jingxuan smiled bitterly.
The troops and horses he has at his disposal are not strong at all, but compared to the five thousand cavalry in Longzhou, they are simply elite soldiers.
Originally, these five thousand fine cavalry were commanded by one person, but the general had a higher official position than Xiao Jingxuan, so Xiao Jingxuan wanted soldiers instead of generals. He only brought five guerrillas to command these cavalry.
Now he has a strong army and a strong horse, with a total of 8,000 cavalry at hand.
Yinchuan County is not far away, so the moment Xiao Jingxuan left the city, he sent out rangers to investigate the enemy's situation.
Yinchuan County has a large area and governs five counties: Huaiyuan County, Yongning County, Lingwu County, Jinfeng County and Helan County.
However, due to last year's war, two of the county towns, Jinfeng County and Helan County, have been basically abandoned.
Not knowing the movements of the barbarians, Xiao Jingxuan led his army to camp in a village in Lingwu County.
Originally, Xiao Jingxuan planned to take a good rest, but, who knows, God did not fulfill his wishes.
Early the next morning, Xiao Jingxuan was woken up while he was still sleeping.
Hearing the noise, Xiao Jingxuan called the soldiers and asked about the situation. When the soldiers explained the situation, Xiao Jingxuan was furious.
It turned out that after setting up camp last night, three soldiers left the camp privately and entered the village in search of food.
Originally, this matter was not big or small. But who would have thought that after spending money to buy wine and meat, and having a feast of wine and food, these three soldiers actually did something worse than a pig or a dog to a widow in the village.
As a result, the widow hanged herself that night. You must know that people from the same family live in this village. If something like this happened, she would naturally have to go to the military camp to seek justice.
However, these three soldiers were Longzhou cavalry, which put everyone in a difficult position.
Xiao Jingxuan frowned and said: "Send the order, beat the drum, and gather the generals."
Although it was a mountain village and there was no school ground, after the drums sounded, all the soldiers gathered towards the entrance of the camp.
After Xiao Jingxuan was dressed neatly, he came to the gate of the camp. Looking at the dozens of people kneeling at the gate of the camp, Xiao Jingxuan hurriedly walked over.
When Xiao Jingxuan helped an elder who was the leader, Xiao Jingxuan raised his hands and said: "My father-in-law, I was incompetent in leading the troops and did such a scandal. I am really ashamed."
After finishing speaking, without waiting for the father-in-law to speak, Xiao Jingxuan said to the left and right: "Come here, bring the three criminals who did such a scandal yesterday to see me. Where was the patrol officer yesterday?"
After a while, there were four people kneeling in front of Xiao Jingxuan. Xiao Jingxuan said without any nonsense: "The patrol officer did not inspect well, and he will be executed in public with twenty military sticks."
After saying that, the personal guards around Xiao Jingxuan escorted the patrol officer and started fighting.
You know, the patrol officer is Xiao Jingxuan’s favorite general Li Xiaoyun. However, the personal guards don’t care about this.
Then, Xiao Jingxuan said to the three of them: "I, Xiao Jingxuan, am not a cruel person, but I, Xiao Jingxuan, spared you what you did, and the military law will not let you go.
When someone comes, he will bow down in front of everyone and tell the three armies."
After saying that, Xiao Jingxuan ignored the three people's begging for mercy and said to the old man: "Old man, I'm really sorry."
After speaking, he took out the money bag from his arms and without counting it, handed the money bag directly to the old man and said: "This is a little thought from me, for the deceased's affairs."
The old man declined for a while, but when the general in front of him insisted on giving it, he accepted it.
Then he said sincerely: "The young general enforces the law like a mountain, and the young man admires it. I won't disturb the general."
After the people dispersed, Xiao Jingxuan said to the generals behind him: "Whether I am a Fengzhou soldier or a Longzhou soldier, as long as you are still obeying my command, please remember that military law is ruthless and military orders are like mountains."
After saying that, he didn't care about those people and returned to the military tent to rest.
After something like this happened, Xiao Jingxuan was embarrassed to continue stationed here, so in the afternoon, he started to break up camp and leave.
After that, General Xiao Jingxuan stationed his camp in a valley and began to purge the army.
In fact, there is nothing to be disciplined, just strict military discipline.
Two days later, the sentinels from all walks of life returned to camp one after another. After synthesizing the intelligence from all the sentinels, Xiao Jingxuan set his sights on the most dangerous Huaiyuan County.
Huaiyuan County is the richest county in Yinchuan County. It is also the most severely robbed.
Although the county seat was not breached for the time being, the surrounding areas of the county seat were attacked by the Central Government.
There are two reasons why Xiao Jingxuan set his sights on Huaiyuan County. One is that there are many barbarians in Huaiyuan County, with almost ten thousand riders. Therefore, correspondingly, he must be a little more vigilant.
Moreover, there are not too many barbarians around Huaiyuan County, so if they get caught in a melee, there is no need to worry about enemy reinforcements for a while.
The second is the terrain of Huaiyuan County. Although most of Huaiyuan County is plain, there are large areas of mountains and forests near Yongning County, which is not conducive to cavalry operations and is suitable for escape.
After making up his mind, Xiao Jingxuan led eight thousand cavalry towards Huaiyuan County.
Xiao Jingxuan's strategy this time is one word, kill. Whenever he encounters the barbarian cavalry, it is one word, kill.
Xiao Jingxuan did not plan to divide his troops, he would just kill eight thousand people together. But the barbarians are looting now. It is impossible for everyone to crowd into one place and loot, and the troops will always be dispersed.
Xiao Jingxuan planned to take advantage of this gap and use the advantage of the cavalry to launch a blitzkrieg and catch the enemy by surprise.
On the way, Xiao Jingxuan reiterated the military law to his subordinates. Anyone who hears the drum and refuses to advance is to be killed. Those who fear the enemy like a tiger are to be killed.
Soon, Xiao Jingxuan encountered many scattered barbarian rangers on the road.
Xiao Jingxuan only said one word, kill. And he used superior force to round up and kill.
Soon, Xiao Jingxuan encountered more and more enemies. More and more barbarian souls died in Xiao Jingxuan's hands.
Because Xiao Jingxuan always charges at the front of the team, Xiao Jingxuan and his personal guards are the arrows of the entire army.
The sword in Xiao Jingxuan's hand was cut and curled by Xiao Jingxuan. There was no clean spot on his body, and he was covered in blood. But they all belonged to the enemy.
As the cavalry team advanced, the barbarian cavalry quickly reacted and began to organize a team to confront Xiao Jingxuan's cavalry.
But it is a pity that the barbarian rangers are too scattered. One thousand or two thousand cavalry will not pose much threat to Xiao Jingxuan.
However, a huge problem faced Xiao Jingxuan. His team took too long to charge.
Even if the soldiers could hold on, the horsepower couldn't keep up.
The barbarians in Huaiyuan are too scattered, which is helpful for Xiao Jingxuan to defeat them one by one. However, it will be difficult to annihilate them all.
The most important thing is that Xiao Jingxuan did not kill too many barbarians today. Compared with the entire barbarian cavalry in Huaiyuan, he did not have any injuries.
After thinking again and again, Xiao Jingxuan turned his horse's head and led his troops towards the mountains and forests of Yongning County.
On the way, Xiao Jingxuan eliminated some barbarian rovers.
In the mountain forest, the sentinels quickly found a suitable place to camp.
After simply setting up a tent, Xiao Jingxuan and others began to arrange sentries, eat, and rest.
After arranging these things, the battle losses of each department were also summarized to Xiao Jingxuan.
The casualties suffered by each unit were not large. All in all, they only suffered more than 800 casualties. You must know that at least more than 2,000 barbarian rangers died. This was a great victory.