Going east from Linyu Pass, it is about 480 miles to Yingzhou. Bailang County is in the middle and is exposed. Not far to the north is the Khitan border, which is extremely easy to be attacked.
He estimated that the Khitan people should have finished mobilizing by now, and the pastures in late May were full of life again. If Shilu and Abaoji were serious, they would definitely lead their troops south to try to cut off the supply line.
"Since ancient times, the most dangerous thing when marching and fighting is to run out of food. Yingzhou cannot support a large army. If the Khitan thieves are serious, they will definitely cut off food. Don't take it lightly. Recruit more young knights in the countryside and let them prepare their own equipment and horses.
, go north to search for the Khitans." Immortal Zhongzhi said as he walked on the muddy post road.
"Yes." Bailang ordered Zhao Ying to reply.
Zhao Ying is a Confucian classics student from Kansai. She took the Jinshi exam twice but failed. There happened to be an opportunity to serve as an official in Yingzhou. As a famous top student in Confucianism in Tong, Hua, Yao and other states, he didn't have to do it.
Civil servants were directly appointed as officials, so they simply skipped the exam and took up the White Wolf Order directly.
Even if you pass the Jinshi exam, you may not be able to become a county magistrate. Nowadays, there are ready-made border county magistrates. Do you want to be a magistrate or not? You don’t have to choose at all.
As for the issue of "academic qualifications" that casts a shadow on the future, that depends on personal choice. What's more, it is the early years of the dynasty, and the requirements are not so strict. As long as you do well without fame, you can be the prime minister.
It's not impossible. If the dynasty has been established for decades or even hundreds of years, then he really has to take the Jinshi exam, otherwise he really has no future.
Above the post road are people's carriages and horses. The queue is very long, and the vehicles are loaded with supplies, which are transported to the front line without stopping.
Linyu Pass, Lai'an County, Bailang County, Liucheng County, Tuhe Village and the soon-to-be-constructed Toad Village are all important storage nodes for military supplies. According to the news obtained yesterday, the Heiji Army selects elites and spares no effort in horse power.
, galloping more than a hundred miles overnight, arrived at the Tang Toad garrison site, built a defense line on the spot, and when the large troops came up, the construction of a large-scale camp would begin.
The distance between each node is reasonable and can be reached within a few days. Each place has about 200,000 dendrobium of grain and a large amount of military supplies. It is guarded by a small number of state soldiers recruited from the rear and a large number of native regiments.
If the Khitan people really want to win this war, they can only make a fuss in this aspect - Linyu Pass is a vast area with sparsely populated areas, poor products, long roads, and logistics is a Achilles' heel.
Immortal Zhongjin walked around for a while and carefully inspected the grain camp.
The trench outside the fence is filled with iron sticks.
The trench walls must be strong and solid.
Behind the trench wall was sprinkled with caltrops.
It's very good. It was built strictly according to the system of lower camp. Zhong Jingxian is very satisfied with it.
During the campaign, many generals found it too troublesome and were too lazy to do such things, which left a loophole. It might be fine most of the time, but if the enemy suddenly attacks, something might go wrong.
When it comes to raiding camps at night, if you follow the drill strictly, it will be difficult for someone to succeed. But why are some people often attacked at night and seize camps? Otherwise, they are lazy! Or they don’t understand the drill, or the quality of the soldiers varies.
Opposite every general who achieves a brilliant victory, there is always an opponent of average quality.
Master Wang's military discipline is very strict, especially when it comes to setting up camp. This may have something to do with this. He likes to make his own invincible first, and then wait for the enemy to be victorious. To put it bluntly, he means to make his own invincible.
Do everything to the extreme, then wait for your opponent to make mistakes and seize the opportunity.
This kind of opponent is the most difficult to deal with, but Immortal Zhong is very satisfied.
In this world, the dawn of unification finally appears, but we must not let anything go wrong. Once something goes wrong, who else can control Wan Sheng Huangtou, Hengye, Datong, Qingsai and other armies? Even Yingzhou state soldiers will
If something went wrong, Zhongzhixian couldn't imagine it.
"Xuanhui..." Zhongjinxian looked at Zhao Ying and said: "You were born in Guanxi Prefecture and became the county magistrate after completing your studies. This is all a blessing from God. I don't want to talk about many things, so I just mentioned it.
One thing, I don’t want to live a day in a world where warriors are rampant, have you ever thought about it?”
"I don't want to." Zhao Ying shook her head firmly.
"Then you have to work diligently." Immortal Zhong looked around and whispered, "Don't give warriors a chance."
What is consensus? This is called consensus! Zhao Ying understood and nodded gently.
On May 28th, Immortal Zhong came to Luhe Town.
The place is desolate, with almost nothing left except for a military camp built in the first half of this year.
The sails on the sea are fluttering, drifting with the current.
Immortal Zhong Jin walked into the military town, carefully checked the grain stored in the warehouse, and then looked at the city wall.
It was obvious that the construction had been hasty. There were swamps nearby and materials were scarce. He even saw a tombstone being pulled over and built on the wall.
"The remnants of Goryeo are obstructing Liaochuan..." Immortal Zhongjin stroked his beard and felt something in his heart.
This time, all efforts must be completed in one battle. Whether it is Goguryeo or Khitan, no power is allowed to exist in Liaodong.
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"There are thieves!" A horseman came from the north and shouted loudly.
The convoy was still moving forward, but the escorting sergeants suddenly became nervous.
"There are Khitan cavalry, ten miles away." Another cavalry came from the northwest, with an arrow stuck on his back.
The motorcade stopped.
Dongfang Ye woke up from his slumber, jumped down from the carriage, and looked north.
"It's less than ten miles away." There were knights running back from the rear, shouting loudly.
A large cloud of smoke appeared on the horizon in the distance, which was a sign of a large-scale cavalry dispatch.
"Form up!" Dongfang Ye shouted.
The sergeants immediately took out their iron armor and leather armor, and put them on each other in pairs.
The local peasants pushed and pulled the carriage, untied the carriage, and took the equipment. The entire convoy of more than 2,000 people seemed to be wound up and moved at high speed.
Several people wanted to escape.
Xingfang Ye came over and struck with a knife. The deserter screamed and fell to the ground.
Dongfang Ye calmly cut off the man's head and threw it in front of the battle, saying: "Now that we are in battle, don't even think about escaping. Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Yelu Quanzhong sighed.
These people don't use their brains.
From Linyuguan to Liucheng, there are five hundred miles of road, and most of the area is deserted. Where can you escape? I'm afraid you will starve to death in the wilderness.
Well, as Western Ye said, since you have been drafted into battle, don't think about things, why not just make up your mind and give it a try.
If you fight, you may not die. If you run away, you will most likely die.
Don't say you're unlucky. It's four hundred and eighty miles from Linyu Pass to Liucheng, and it's hundreds of miles further north from Liucheng to Khitan. With thousands of miles of supply lines, the Khitans will try to take advantage of you as long as their brains are right.
And with such a long distance, it is impossible for you to divide your troops to guard everywhere. There must be a large gap to exploit. The Khitan people did not find you because you were lucky. You were found. It is true to say that you are unlucky, but in fact it is not.
Inevitable, there is nothing to say.
"Tu Er, little Khitan, hold on!" Yue Sanlang, a black-faced man wearing a brand-new leather armor and holding a walking bow, said loudly.
"Why are you looking down on me?" said Tu Er, a man from Mohe.
He actually had a piece of leather armor on his body. I don't know where he got it from. Yelu Quanzhong had never seen it before.
"Nothing." Yelu Quanzhong looked at Yue Sanlang and said, "You can't escape in the wilderness, so you have to fight."
Two Puzhou soldiers came over on patrol and listened to their conversation. They were a little surprised and said: "What a good man! When the thieves are defeated, I will treat you to a drink and play with women."
"Haha!" Yue Sanlang smiled roughly, took the strung bow in his hand, and said: "It's a deal, I will definitely not die."
The Puzhou soldiers looked at the rifle bow in his hand and were in awe. Someone who could afford such a powerful bow must not be bragging, so he nodded and left.
The sound of horse hooves in front became more and more urgent. After a while, there were also scattered sounds of horse hooves from the left and right, and from behind.
The entire convoy was divided into two parts, each forming a circle and acting as horns to look after each other.
Dongfang Ye stood in a car formation at the front, silently assessing the strength of both sides.
We have five hundred soldiers on our side, three hundred of whom are Puzhou soldiers. They were drafted twice when the Saint conquered Hebei. They are considered qualified warriors and have sufficient experience.
The two thousand Tutuan peasants were recruited in Youzhou. In fact, they were not incompetent peasants, and their combat effectiveness was just okay.
As for the incoming Khitans, he looked at them and estimated that there were thousands of horsemen. This small number of people could not break their car formation, but if they started to move, more than two thousand of them would continue to drive the caravan to Yingzhou City.
If so, I'm not sure to be honest. After all, the quality of Tutuan folk varies greatly, so it's hard to say whether they will panic or not.
However, he has sent several cavalry to Bailang and Liucheng respectively to report the news, hoping that they can be successfully informed.
"Whoosh!" An arrow flew out from a short distance and headed straight ahead.
Xingfang Ye was furious. Who disobeyed orders and fired arrows randomly? How could you hit the target from such a long distance?
"Bang!" A Khitan cavalryman fell off his horse.
Xingfang Ye opened his mouth halfway and closed it again. He turned around and saw a dark-faced man wearing huge earrings, picking up a bow and arrow.
"Whoosh!" Another arrow flew out
The Khitan cavalry fell again.
"Fuck!" Dongfang Ye couldn't help but cursed. The Tutuan countryman is so fierce, who the hell is this?
Yue Sanlang shot the third arrow and missed.
He shook his head in annoyance. There was no wind today, and there were very few factors that interfered with the accuracy, but the shot actually missed.
"The thieves are coming!" one of the gang members shouted.
The veins on Xingfang Ye's forehead are exposed. When approaching battle, do you know the rules by shouting and screaming? This group of people is too difficult to control.
But the enemy did rush over.
"Woo——" the horn sounded.
The state soldiers who were picking up their bows and arrows subconsciously loosened their bowstrings. The horn sounded and the arrows flew out. They had almost formed a conditioned reflex. The annual drills are really not in vain.
A dense barrage of arrows flew out to the north, and it was unclear whether they were aiming or not. Anyway, they were covering the target. Dozens of the Khitan cavalry who were charging head-on lay down at once, and the rest immediately dispersed and rode away.
"Let go! Let go of your hands!" Dongfang Ye jumped out of the carriage and used the scabbard to hit several lumps of soil that were stuck there due to high tension and stiff muscles.
"Once it's strange, it's familiar again. I'm nervous the first time. Just get used to it."
"How can such a weak riding bow compare to a walking bow? Don't worry, they can't shoot us even if they try hard, they can only be shot by us."
"Horses are actually very smart. They will stop when they see a car obstacle, and they will hide when they see a spear. No matter how hard you knight drives them, they will not take a step forward. Our car formation is here, and the Khitan people will not be able to get through unless they dismount."
Dongfang Ye's loud voice echoed through the entire car formation, which greatly relieved the anxiety and tension of the local groups.
During the battle, the encouragement of a brave man like him is very important. With a big brother to guide you, you can perform at a super level. Without a big brother to guide you, you can only use 30% of the 10 costs. The difference is huge.
Yelu Quanzhong stared blankly at the bow in his hand.
He saw clearly that he had just shot a horse off his horse.
The ones I shot should be Xi people, not Khitan people. Yelu Quanzhong looked up at the sky, speechless and choked.