In the mountain valley north of Dugumen, countless Khitan people were marching.
Because of the narrow terrain, the queue could not be seen to the end, winding to a very far place. Yang Hongxin used the method he learned to count people, looked left and right, and found that there seemed to be thousands of riders. As for the horizon, there were still more
How many people, who knows, maybe thousands, maybe tens of thousands.
Most of them led their horses on foot, and only a few hundred people at the front rode their horses, but they were also very relaxed. Although the Xia people seemed to have launched a counterattack, as far as the nearby battlefield was concerned, the Khitan had a numerical advantage.
It is still unshakable, which may be the source of their ease.
Obviously, this is an encounter.
Both sides were marching, speeding towards the battlefield, and then met near Dugumen.
Yang Hongxin looked at the hundreds of soldiers gathered around him, picked up a horse pole abandoned by the Khitan people from the ground, weighed it, and said: "The military envoy is on the way, and the Khitan thieves are also on the way. If the enemy is allowed to get away,
The battle formation is not that easy to fight."
Everyone listened silently.
The dozens of Yang family members who came with him have long been accustomed to obeying orders. The other dozens of Silver Spear Army men are also warriors on the battlefield. They don't have any fear or fearful expressions - warriors just put their heads up and work hard. If they are afraid of death, why bother?
Come out and work hard?
"The terrain here is already narrow, and the river divides half of it, so the rest is even narrower." Yang Hongxin said: "The thieves walking in front have poor weapons and unknown flags. They are obviously led by a certain tribal chieftain.
He was performing a private song, and hundreds of people were in chaos, all listening to his command. I want to rush down and give them a blow, what do you think?"
Naturally, the Yang family has no objection.
Veterans of the Silver Spear Army, look at me and I look at you. Finally, one person stepped forward and said, "You are quite courageous, little kid, and I like it quite a bit."
After saying that, the veteran took off his helmet and threw it on the ground. Then he took off his armor and exposed his chest. He held the spear firmly, got on his horse and said, "If you are not afraid of death, come with me, Shi Sanlang!"
Everyone did not respond loudly, but they arranged their equipment skillfully and were ready to attack.
Sometimes, silent support in action is better than vocal support.
Yang Hongxin was stunned when he saw that the veteran was about to expose his body and move forward.
He was so eager to win that he even wanted to take off his clothes, but his subordinates stopped him and said in a low voice: "Don't learn the bad habit of bragging about bravery in the army."
Yang Hongxin's face turned red, as if he was ashamed of being outcompeted.
He knew that charging forward with naked bodies had been very popular since the Anshi Rebellion. For example, when Li Siye faced an aggressive enemy army, he naked and with two thousand infantry, he took the initiative to charge against the cavalry and defeated the rebels.
It was chopped into pieces.
After more than a hundred years of hard times, the brutal charge became an important means of showing off military bravery.
It sounds very irrational and irresponsible for one's own life, but fighting in a battle formation is just a matter of momentum, isn't it?
Fighting requires courage!
How many comrades can be inspired by such a fierce man who is not afraid of death? When everyone stood shoulder to shoulder, they immediately defeated the opponent.
"Charge!" Yang Hongxin blushed and rushed out first.
More than a hundred riders followed. No one flinched and even rushed to get ahead.
This is what happens when macho men get together. Their bravery and fearlessness will infect other people. No one wants to be looked down upon by others. This is something that macho men who always think highly of themselves cannot bear.
Compared with social death caused by being despised, physical death seems to be more acceptable. Isn’t it true that people just live with a face? A good death is definitely better than a poor life.
******
As a member of Liubuxi, Mei Lu always felt that he was braver. Otherwise, he would not have been sent out as the vanguard of the army.
He was very grateful for everything King Xi Shuli had won for him, so he selected more than 500 strong herdsmen from the tribe to go out first to serve as King Xi and clear the way for the eight Khitan tribes to leave Jin Abaoji.
At the same time, I am also a little regretful. This time, all the people who came out were cavalry, and there were very few infantry.
What the Xi people are really good at is actually infantry combat. As long as they are given good training, sophisticated equipment, and the ruthlessness brought by their long and hard life, they can definitely become a strong army.
Liu Rengong, he had also seen the remnants of the Yan soldiers brought by the Gao family brothers, and they were indeed better at fighting than the average Xi people. But how long had they been trained? How long had the Xi people been trained because they had to do farm work all day long?
Shu Li is right. If Xi Ren wants to become truly powerful, he still has to rely on Khitan and Abaoji.
He went to Zhuxi and fled to the Xia people, betraying the entire six tribes of Xi. In the battle of Yuyi Town, he was beaten and fled in embarrassment. The Xi people laughed at and despised him.
Such a coward is no longer qualified to be a leader.
There was a noise ahead.
Mei Lu was shocked. He stepped forward on his horse and asked angrily: "I can't even walk without a living. I want to fight back home. There is military law in the army..."
At this point, he was also dumbfounded and looked ahead blankly.
Only a few rangers were chased and killed.
The enemy's bows and strings were fired continuously, and the rangers screamed in agony. One man was so anxious that he even rushed straight to the Gushui River to escape.
"Whoosh!" Someone galloped and shot his horse. The knight screamed and fell into the river.
There seemed to be a lot of enemy cavalry, because there was a huge plume of smoke and dust on the mountain road, which made the crowd a little uneasy.
"What are you stunned for? Mount your horse and meet the enemy!" Mei Lu shouted.
The Xi people all got on their horses one after another as if they were waking up from a dream.
However, the canyon and the river bank were very narrow, and there was not much space for many people to stand. Some of the Xi crowd pushed forward, preparing to fight, while others ran back, preparing to deliver orders, and there was chaos for a while.
The enemy on the opposite side had already increased his horse speed to the extreme and rushed straight down the mountain road.
Scattered warriors rushed forward, but they failed to stop them in the slightest, and were immediately scattered, not knowing whether they were alive or dead.
More than a hundred riders continued to advance with great momentum. Like a small chisel, they were deeply wedged into the crowd of five hundred people.
The person in front screamed and fell off his horse, while the person in the back yelled and cursed, but could not help.
The crowd was crowded together, and it was difficult to even swing the weapon, so some people spread out to both sides, trying to outflank. Some people began to retreat, trying to gain a wider combat space.
Mei Lu was so anxious that he swung his sword and chopped down the two Xi soldiers who were blocking him. As soon as he got out of the way, he saw a spear coming towards him. He was so frightened that he immediately used his special skills and dodged away after narrowly missing.
Then he became furious and pulled out the bone to smash it, but saw another spear stabbing him like lightning. He was so anxious that he clamped it with his arm.
"Bang!" He dodged once, twice, but failed to dodge the third time. An iron rod hit his helmet. Mei Lu felt the world was spinning, his vision went dark, and he fell off his horse.
Several horses rode over him, and their spears were practiced, stabbing off the horses all the people who stood in front of him.
"Mei Lu is dead!" A horrified voice suddenly sounded.
The Xi people were shocked and their morale plummeted. The knights who were jostling behind and planning to fight forward immediately turned their horses' heads and fled backwards without a second thought.
The grassland tribes were like this. Once the leader (commander) died, there was no commanding deputy. Officers at all levels such as Du Yuhou, Yuhou, ten generals, deputy generals, team commanders, team deputies, etc., quickly fell into
A state of leaderlessness.
More than five hundred Xi people lost all desire to fight and retreated crazily.
At this time, Yang Hongxin seemed to be blessed. He did not continue to rush in without thinking. Instead, he waved the flag fiercely, gathered people, and then firmly controlled the rhythm, killing the Xi Ren cavalry who was at the back while taking his time.
Drive forward slowly.
After his mood calmed down, his movements became more steady, without any irritation.
Anyone who dares to turn around will be shot with an arrow.
If any Xiren ran too slowly, Yang Buqu would rush forward and shoot him.
The people on one side were slightly denser, so I immediately summoned dozens of horsemen, rushed towards them desperately, and immediately dispersed them.
Hundreds of Xi people dispersed all the way, no one dared to look back, the organization was in chaos, and they rushed straight towards the Khitan brigade in the rear.
Yang Hongxin took the time to glance around. When he was just charging, he saw Shi Sanlang being so brave that his horse trampled the enemy's formation, beating the Xi people into a mess. Then he saw him fall off the horse covered in blood, and he didn't know whether he was alive or dead.
Alas, such a good man also died in the war, what a pity!
******
Abaoji is resting on the roadside.
The soldier put down a table and cooked a pot of famous tea purchased from the Central Plains.
Xiao Dilu, Haili and others sat around and chatted in low voices.
"It's better to speed up." Xiao Dilu said: "The scouts have reported that the Xia thieves are also stepping up their advance. Tu Lu's ineffective gadgets have collapsed everywhere. Many people even ran away and retreated eastward.
.After this class, you may be able to make a fuss out of this."
"Tu Lu Bu, the two tribes of Tu Ju come from the same origin and are brother tribes. They have never been very obedient." Haili also said in support: "Yi Li Jin can take advantage of this opportunity to rectify it."
Abaoji hesitated after hearing this.
It is well known in the tribal alliance that Hende Jin Khan is in poor health. The Khitan Khan is elected for three years, but in fact after the expiration of three years, he will go through the stalemate process and continue to be re-elected.
If Hendejin Khan dies, the eight Khitan tribes will elect a new khan. Haili once suggested that people from the Yaonian clan should not be allowed to continue to be khans, and Abaoji should fight for it.
To be honest, this is taboo, and it also breaks the rules that have been established by the Khitan for many years, that is, the Yaonan clan should be the khan, and the Yelv clan has the military power of the eight tribes. But since Yelv Shilu became Yu Yue, the civil affairs of the eight Khitan tribes have been taken over.
With the affairs in hand, the Yelv family had already taken the first step to expand their power.
This step did not seem to arouse any opposition. Even after so many years, other tribes have already agreed that Yelvshulu has gone beyond. In other words, the force of opposition is not as strong as imagined.
In this case, can we also think about Khan's position?
Abaoji was originally a little repelled by this because it was unnecessary.
Khan Dejin was relatively cooperative, and his uncle Shilu was in charge of military and state affairs. As Tarma Gongshali, he commanded the pro-army composed of eight elite tribes, and he was also the eight tribes Yili Jin, who had the power of conquest.
With the status of uncle and nephew, do we still need the Khan's reputation?
However, Haili insisted that the current state of the tribal alliance was very dangerous and could not protect the Khitan from the great changes unseen in a century. The eight Khitan tribes must centralize power and create a strict system and division of labor, otherwise they would be wiped out by the Xia people sooner or later.
It was this sentence that convinced Abaoji that he had an impulse.
"We will discuss this later." Abaoji nodded and began to plan what he would do after returning. His mind was no longer on the battle situation.
"Yi Li Jin." Several horses galloped from the south.
Abaoji looked up and saw that they were all close associates of the Die La tribe, and immediately motioned for them to come over.
"Yi Li Jin." The leading scout reported: "The Xia people have arrived at Dugu Gate. Under the surprise attack, the Xi people suffered heavy losses and are retreating."
"Come and watch with me!" After hearing this, Abaoji suppressed his surprise and said immediately.
It was conceivable that the former army encountered the Xia people. After all, both sides were on their way, and an encounter would happen sooner or later. However, in his expectation, such an encounter would be a day or two later.