The sunset gave the house a layer of gold, and the frozen river turned silvery white.
A general wearing armor galloped over.
He is tall and burly, and there seem to be many people with this kind of physique in Qingzhou.
His facial features are not very delicate, but his thick eyebrows and big eyes are not inferior to anyone's.
He has a serious look on his face, an unsmiling look, a cold temperament, resolute and simple, and he looks like an important general.
"Deputy envoy, everything has been arranged." He Piao came over and saluted.
Niu Li nodded, forced out a smile and said, "Captain He, how old are you this year?"
"Twenty to three."
"Now we and the cavalry army are at the back, are you afraid?" Niu Li asked: "In front of us is the overwhelming Bian army, perhaps a hundred thousand people. The mountains and plains are full of people, and the roads are almost blocked."
"I have studied for so many years just to fight with the enemy. So what if there are 100,000 Bian soldiers! It is impossible for all 100,000 people to crowd in front of me. The only one who fights with me at the same time is one person. Just kill him!"
Niu Li glanced at him approvingly.
The Tianxiong Army is a treasure in his opinion.
Except for a small number of sentries and scouts, this army has no organized cavalry troops, and almost all of its five thousand soldiers are infantry.
Among them, there are only 1,500 veterans with rich combat experience, and the rest are recruits recruited in Henan a few years ago.
After practicing hard for several years, Niu Li looked decent when performing martial arts, but Niu Li didn't know what it would be like in a real fight.
But he is confident because the morale of this army is good.
A large number of team leaders and team lieutenants come from martial arts schools in various states. They are trained by another system, which is different from traditional troops.
I heard that there are also a group of students who have entered martial arts since they were ten years old and will join the Tianxiong Army in two years to complete their last year of studies. Niu Li is looking forward to these people.
There are many grassroots military officers in the Tianxiong and Chishui armies, mainly in the Tianxiong army.
As of now, there are a total of 93 students in service, 24 of whom have been officially in service for two years, 17 who have been in service for one year, and 19 who have not yet graduated. According to the commander-in-chief, they have completed their last year of internship in the Tianxiong Army.
The Chishui Army has 33 martial arts students currently stationed in the Liangzhou area.
Niu Li felt that the Chishui Army was not as good as the Tianxiong Army.
This is not a boast. The main reason is that the army has a large number of people, a large traditional strength, and is mainly composed of surrendered troops. The atmosphere and the Tianxiong Army are two different things.
Niu Li felt that it was a pity that the 33 students went to the Chishui Army. They might as well all come to the Tianxiong Army, although there might not be so many vacancies for them.
"Shuzi, you dare to negotiate terms with me." Several knights came from a distance, and the leader cursed.
Niu Li smiled, stepped forward and said, "Envoy, why are you so angry?"
"The cavalry army went to the south. I arranged for Li Lin to break up the rear near Huguo Village. He sent people back to ask for various things from me." Zang Du said calmly: "Why don't we just break up the rear? If we can't fight, just run away.
, Why do you need so many things?”
"Military envoy." Niu Li suppressed his smile and said in a low voice: "Martial arts students are all solid eyes. If you let him cut off his back, he will really fight to the death. It is certain that he wants more things."
"How come I don't know." Zang Dubao sighed, and then changed the topic to another aspect, saying: "The Zhejun envoy sent an envoy to convey a message, and the Bianjun army launched a mule army. This is an idea."
Mounted infantry is no stranger to the generals of the Chinese and Korean armies. There should be tens of thousands of mounted infantry in Chengde Town.
This kind of troops is used for attacking. They ride on horseback and dismount to fight on foot.
They can't beat the cavalry, because the cavalry can choose to fight or not, unless they are touched by the life gate and there is a target that must be saved.
When on horseback, they are no match for the cavalry. If a large group of cavalry attacks them, and the cavalry guarding them cannot be effectively dispersed, then their operation will basically fail.
"It's just that I saw my infantry marching slowly and wanted to get some advantage." Niu Li said: "If my infantry can't withstand the horseback infantry of the Bian Army who are catching up, the cavalry will have to help."
"Military envoy, since the Bian army has a mule army, they are not stupid. Of course they will avoid our cavalry army. Moreover, the battlefield is so vast that it is difficult to find them. How can we know where they are? It is too passive to rely on the defense. There is only one
Come on, I'd better go to Huguo Village myself."
"No need. Xu Hao, the Heluo attack envoy, has arrived with the cavalry of various armies. There are thousands of cavalry, under the orders of Li Tangbin." Zang Dubao said a little sourly.
Li Tangbin, the envoy of the Tianzhu army, was appointed as the rear envoy, commanding the four armies of Tianzhu, Tianxiong, Shunyi and Zhongshun, and escorted the last 30,000 Henan people and more than 200,000 grains back to Xiashi.
As for the Tielin Army, they have already returned to the Kip Shek area and no one can command them yet.
Sure enough, at nightfall, the scouts came to report that Xu Hao had arrived with his army.
With the last glimmer of light on the horizon, Niu Li saw a large group of well-armored cavalrymen approaching under the billowing smoke.
Among the various departments of the Shuofang Army, these cavalrymen are undoubtedly the first in terms of their ability to deal with their counterparts. To a certain extent, they are much more powerful than the cavalry, although the emphasis is different.
"General Xu." Zang Dubao and Niu Li came forward to greet him.
Xu Hao is now quite famous because he is the only one in Shuofang's army who has killed two generals.
In the early years, the Northern Army killed Cheng Huaixin, and this year Henan killed Zhang Yanshou, making him famous.
"I heard that the Huaixi Mule Army is coming. General Li sent me here." Xu Hao returned the salute and asked, "Where is the bandit army stationed?"
Thousands of knights dismounted outside the camp.
It was completely dark by now, but these people stood there with their horses, waiting quietly.
"Bian Commander Zhu Quanzhong is still east of Luoyang, but Hu Zhen has already entered Luoyang. Dongdu, Xin'an, and Shouchang are all surrounded by enemy troops. The main force of Pang Shi's ancient tribe has already gone north to the Luoshui River Valley and is aiming at Huguo Village."
Zang Dubao introduced: "The mule army, like our cavalry, cannot do without large troops marching. It should camp in the Xin'an area, or closer."
"The mule army is easy to deal with. Let's fight immediately. They are no match for us. General Zang, prepare some vinegar cakes and beans for me. I will set off tonight." Xu Hao said.
"What's the hurry, General Xu?" Zang Dubao said in surprise: "Now, except for the two thousand Chinese soldiers in Huguo Village and the two hundred Tianxiong Army, further east, there is no one of my soldiers. The local tyrants' village.
Mianchi County and others have all abandoned their defense."
"General Xu, I just talked about this matter with the military envoy, and I have an idea." Niu Li suddenly said.
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Dai Siyuan rode his war horse back to the camp.
In this army, he was one of the few who had war horses, not just one, but four.
There are generals of a certain level, and it is impossible to have just one horse. Even in the south where there is a shortage of horses, an army envoy has multiple war horses.
"Soldiers and Horsemen, the Xia bandits have abandoned Mianchi County, and the main force should have passed through Weishan and reached the Shihaozhai line. The only last grain transport team is between Tuhaozhai and Xiaoban, guarded by more than a thousand infantry.
." Du Yuhou came forward to report.
Du Yuhou is in charge of military law, intelligence and communication. This is his job.
Dai Siyuan pondered for a moment.
The summer thief runs so fast!
Large and small carts, loaded with grain and carrying people, chased them all the way, but in the end they still couldn't catch up, alas.
It seems that this grain transport team should be the only possible victory.
"Order, all the troops mount their horses and catch up." Dai Siyuan made up his mind and said.
It's said to be mounting a horse, but actually it's mounting a mule.
Their army has a total of about 3,000 people and belongs to the right wing of Feilong Army.
They were obviously a mobile unit mounted on mules, but they were part of the infantry, which clearly stated their identity.
"People from the Desheng Army may not agree." Du Yuhou reminded in a low voice.
The Desheng Army was the cavalry force closest to them. According to regulations, it was the Desheng Army who should be sent out with them. After arriving at the edge of the field, they got off their mules without fighting and defeated the enemy. Then the Desheng Army went out to chase and kill them, cooperating with each other.
"The main force of the Xia thieves has retreated to Shaanxi and Guo, and they have robbed so many people, money and food. As the saying goes, leaving with enough loot, the soldiers have no fighting spirit. If our army catches up, won't they be able to eat even a food transport team?" Dai Siyuan ordered.
The soldier brought him armor, put it on a pack horse, and said: "Start immediately, don't put on the armor first. When there are still twenty miles left, the whole army will catch up with the armor."
As soon as the order was given, the entire army immediately took action.
After a while, more than 3,000 cavalry rushed out of the camp gate one after another, adjusted their formation on the field, and then set off to the west.
Mules are not fast, but don't tell me, they have really strong endurance.
They walked and rested, passing through Quemen, Xiashi Fort, Qianqiu Pavilion, and Mianchi County. They felt more at ease as they walked.
In these places, the Xia thieves did not leave any troops to stop them, so it seemed that they had really retreated in a hurry.
At the beginning of the afternoon, on the bank of Gushui in the south of Mianchi County, they finally saw a convoy hurriedly forming their formation from a distance.
Obviously, they had scouts and got the news in advance.
Dai Siyuan smiled, what's the use?
To deal with the cavalry, the formation of grain carts is effective.
Emperor Guangwu of the Later Han Dynasty built a chariot that could drive several oxen, but it was in Beidi that he could expand the land for thousands of miles.
Wei general Tian Yu returned to his chariot and formed a formation, defeating the Hu barbarians.
Liang Weirui formed a formation with two thousand infantry and chariots, and defeated Wei general Yang Dayan's ten thousand cavalry.
But that's against cavalry.
Against infantry, this has no effect.
Dai Siyuan ordered fifty people to stay behind to guard the mules, and then personally ordered the infantry to put on armor and form a formation to start the attack.
The Huaixi mule army crisscrossed the battlefield, maneuvered to support everywhere, dismounted and fought on foot, and they were invincible.
Today I want Xia Thief to learn the power of Xuanwu Army's infantry warfare.
The war drums beat violently.
In the grain truck array, Li Lin's expression did not change.
He looked at the fearful Huazhou soldiers and said: "There is an enemy in front, and the enemy has mules and horses. Our army will definitely not be able to run away. Even if we run, we will be killed. It is better to fight hard, and we may not die in battle."
He is a student who graduated from Xiazhou Martial Arts School. He has been in the Tianxiong Army for three years. He currently holds a post in the army and is in charge of fifty people.
There are still three groups of Tianxiong soldiers in the formation today, and they are all temporarily under his control. After listening to his words, it makes sense to think about it. There is no way to escape, so it is better to fight to the death.
The Huazhou soldiers all looked at him with complicated eyes.
Li Lin strung his bow carefully, looked around, and said loudly: "Shuofang prefectures were originally small border counties with sparse population and poor people. How could the people of the world ever look at each other head on? The king of Lingwu County worked hard to achieve great success. .The people are at peace. A certain person has been greatly favored, and today he will die to repay the kindness of the general office."
"The thieves are coming. First kill the enemy with the bow, then use the sword. When the sword is gone, beat the enemy with the fist again. They will not stop until they die."
After saying that, he took a step forward, lowered his waist, drew out his astonishingly long bow, and flew out an arrow, hitting the flag held by the bandit army.
"Kill!" When everyone saw that he was such a master of shooting, they were all surprised that this martial arts could teach such archery skills. Then they reacted and their morale was greatly boosted.
Dai Siyuan calmly got off his horse, asked Ni Qi to raise the flag again, and ordered: "The Xia thieves only have a thousand people, I have three thousand people, all flying dragons and warriors, fighting in the north and south, what better than this? Kill them." !”
"Kill!" The Bian soldiers had just recovered from the trance in which the flag-bearer fell to death. At this time, their ferocity became stronger and they could no longer care about it. They adjusted their formation slightly, began to run quickly, and charged forward to kill them.
"Whoosh!" Another arrow shot, and the flag fell down silently.
The infantry of the Bian Army still maintained their forward momentum, but they had subtle thoughts in their hearts.
"Creak!" The south gate of Mianchi County was pushed open from the inside, and a large group of cavalry began to leave the city.
Wearing iron armor and holding long spears, they looked majestic.
There was a big banner at the front with the message "Heluo Attack Envoy Xu".
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