Cen Shen has a poem that goes: "The wild geese connect to the salt marsh, and the dragons connect to the vinegar ditch."
In the ninth year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty, Lou Zang announced an edict to Shaanxi, and his secretary, the young eunuch Zheng Gangzhong, followed him from Lin'an to Fengxiang Mansion. He left Bianjing and headed west, passing through Bajiao Town, Jiugou, and Zhongmou. This was recorded in Zheng Gangzhong's "Daoli Notes on the Western Expedition" .
This place is fifteen miles west of Bajiao Town, and there used to be a post station.
On September 17, the fourth year of Qianning, a group of masters were resting in Weigou. The leader of the group, Xiang Yong, carried a walking bow on his waist and a long sword on his back. He walked vigorously and urged the masters to get on the road.
"Everyone get up, everyone get up!" The commander kicked and beat them, driving the ladies to pieces.
The master was so angry that he picked up his spear and wanted to fight him.
The commander took two steps forward, glared angrily, and said: "I have seen many people like you. When we attacked Shifo Mountain Village in Xuzhou, Shi Pu recruited a bunch of new soldiers, and I casually killed several of them during the fight. If you disobey military orders, you should be put to death. Considering your young age, I don’t blame you. If you don’t accept it, I will give you ten years to practice and come back to fight me. You will not hate me even if you die.”
The master was silent for a moment, bowed, and went to pack up the mule cart.
The convoy shipped more than 3,000 husks of corn, all of which were fine Weizhou millet harvested just this year, and were shipped to Zhongmou.
I heard that fighting has started over there, and the defenders have many weak soldiers, so there is a good chance of defeating it. If they can get Zhongmou, and station thousands of soldiers and horses, the Xia people will have to think carefully about attacking Bajiao Town: Your food route can be in Zhongmou Under threat from the defenders.
The rapid sound of horse hooves sounded from afar.
Two rangers rushed over quickly and said: "There is a group of thieves! Hurry, form a formation to defend!"
"How far away?" the commander asked, blowing the trumpet as a warning.
"It's only a few miles away." You Qi shouted.
"Fuck you! Why did you come to report us when we are so close?" The commander was furious, quickly jumped onto a carriage and shouted: "Form up the formation, rely on the inn, hurry!"
A large group of cavalry has appeared in the field of vision. They are very fast and do not care about their horsepower. They rush over in just a few miles.
"Whoosh!" The commander shot an arrow through the air with great accuracy, knocking the moving cavalry off their horses.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!" The second arrow and the third arrow were shot one after another. Instead of choosing a horse that was easy to hit, he shot people directly. Every arrow hit the target.
Hundreds of cavalry rushed up. After entering the range of the cavalry bows, arrows flew out overwhelmingly. The commander was covered with arrows and fell off the carriage.
A qualified archer often takes several years to develop. He must have a good physique, eat well, and have good nutrition. The resources consumed during the practice process are extremely huge.
Moreover, there were no full-time archers at this time, and the infantry not only had to be able to shoot arrows, but also to fight with long and short weapons. The cost of training an individual soldier was higher than in previous dynasties. For the best among them, the cost was exorbitant.
The commander has been practicing martial arts since he was a child. He can shoot a hard bow, use a long spear, and use a heavy sword. He has been fighting in battle for more than ten years and has seen countless battles. The death of such an elite warrior is not heroic or soul-stirring at all, but this is Normal situation on the battlefield.
The person who dies next to you as unknown as a weed may have practiced archery for more than ten years. When he stands up straight, three or five warriors from the countryside can't get close to him. But this is the case for both sides fighting on the battlefield.
Brave warriors, if the economic and social order collapses and the subsequent training of new recruits cannot keep up, the elite soldiers and generals will slowly be wiped out.
What a pity!
The cavalry troops galloped horizontally in front of the convoy, arrows raining down like rain.
Many brave men in the convoy fought back hard, and the cavalry troops fell off their horses in large numbers, resulting in heavy casualties. However, only some brave men dared to fight back. After they were shot into bloody gourds, the remaining people all hid in grain trucks and grain bags.
Afterwards, it was hard work.
"Kill!" Qian Yu dismounted and charged straight at him with an iron sword in hand.
Xiang Yong, the deputy commander, shouted and called for his subordinates to follow him. However, it seemed that only a few hundred people followed him, and most of them dispersed and fled into the inn.
The winner was determined in a short and bloody fight in an instant.
The cavalry soldiers broke through the obstruction and rushed towards the post house.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!" A hail of arrows flew in the face, and more than ten cavalry soldiers fell to the ground screaming.
The martial artist who followed up didn't even blink and continued to rush forward.
"Kill!" Spears, iron swords, sabers, and rifles were intertwined. Countless people lost their lives in an instant, which vividly highlighted the cruelty of the battlefield.
Liu Zijing, the deputy commander of the cavalry army, was wearing heavy armor and led dozens of warriors from the chieftain's background. After repeated efforts, he finally killed all the local warriors who dared to resist.
Outside the inn, iron cavalry were everywhere, chasing and killing the fleeing warriors. Blood dyed the yellow sand red, and cries shook the sky.
A quarter of an hour later, the battle ended, and more than a thousand of Liang Jun's concubines were annihilated: more than 500 were beheaded and 800 were captured, and no one escaped the net.
"Clean the battlefield, collect the vehicles, and build the camp." The cavalry envoy Oritsugu Yu rode over and ordered.
The generals responded with a bang and took action separately.
The camp is not for your own use, but for the guards and soldiers who are about to arrive.
Those people say they are cavalry. It is undeniable that some of them are, but most of them are just good at riding, and their cavalry fighting skills cannot be complimented.
Their usual training direction is also infantry, using long spears, infantry bows, and long swords to fight. But in terms of infantry combat level, Oritsugu Yu also felt that it was very average. It was not a very safe way for them to guard the vinegar ditch.
But the Feilong Army is not here, what can be done? Your Majesty must also miss the brave infantry that can maneuver quickly, right? A heavy armored horse infantry costs more than cavalry. I don’t know how big the King dares to maintain in the subsequent reorganization of the "Forbidden Army"
Large mounted infantry.
"Military envoy, the military report is here." Du Yuhou came over with the ultimatum.
Oritsugu Yu took it and took a rough look:
The main force of Tianxiong's army has reached Baisha, and the forward part has approached Zhongmu County.
Tiande's army of 3,000 infantry and cavalry and the Zhenguo army's 2,000 infantry marched southward and arrived at Guandu City.
The main force of the bodyguards and troops came from the east of Guancheng County and headed for Jiugou. They spared no effort and arrived in the middle of the night.
More than 7,000 cavalrymen from Mianchi, Heqing, Wangwu and Xin'an counties in Henan Prefecture have moved closer to Zhongmou.
"Good guy, the iron wall is surrounding you!" Oritsugu Yu laughed.
As soon as the fighter planes appeared, all the units were in place or about to be in place one after another. The movements were very fast and it was obvious that they had been planned for a long time.
"Zhu Youyu, you have to shed your skin even if you don't die!" Liu Zijing also laughed after seeing it.
"General Liu!" Oritsugu suddenly shouted.
"The end is here!"
"You lead the four thousand cavalry on the right side to the east and attack outside Bajiao Town. If the bandits advance westward, do everything possible to delay them."
"As you command!"
"Wait, I haven't finished speaking yet." Oritsugu stopped Liu Zijing, who was about to leave, and warned: "Don't be afraid of casualties. You can dig roads, set fires, poison, or even drive people away to stop the enemy. You can use any method.
.If your Majesty is blamed, I will bear the blame."
Liu Zijing glanced at Oritsugu and responded in a deep voice: "As ordered."
Although the war can be fought by any means, the king likes to show off, cherishes his feathers, and often restrains the armies and prevents them from using any bad tricks. What Oritsugu said can be big or small. At this time, he is still conquering the world, and no one will delve into it.
, but if there is peace in the world, there may be a chance that someone will come out to dig up old scores.
Zhejia, too big a tree attracts the wind.
Liu Zijing quickly summoned all the generals, gathered the sergeants separately, and roared eastward.
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The Liang army outside Zhongmou City was still attacking the city in an orderly manner.
In the past few days, they built the equipment and tried to attack three times. The first two attempts were unsuccessful, but the third time they tried hard, and once reached the top of the city, they were soon pushed back.
It didn't seem to be going well, but Zhu Youyu keenly discovered the shortcomings of the defenders: they had too few serious warriors, and the defenders were filled with a large number of local warriors and even civilians with low combat effectiveness.
The generals also felt this and asked for battle one after another. The morale seemed good.
Soon, the fourth attack was launched.
This time it was still the same old routine. Xiang Yong missed the arrow and advanced first, followed by the elite soldiers of the Changzhi Army. They worked hard and did not give the Xia thieves a chance to breathe and adjust.
"Dongdongdong..." After the war drums beat, the brutal siege began immediately.
Zhu Youyu stared intently, clenching his fists unconsciously.
"Report, a large number of Xia thieves' cavalry have been found in the Caogongtai area." Suddenly, a scout brought back the news of the detection. After reporting it at all levels, it was quickly reported to Zhu Youyu.
"What? How many people are there?"
"Hundreds of cavalry and thousands of infantry."
"Are the scouts you released new recruits? 'Hundreds', 'thousands', what the hell is this called intelligence?" Zhu Youyu was furious: "How many people are there?"
No one can answer. There are so many Xia cavalry troops that it is difficult to get close enough to count them.
Zhu Youyu also knew the truth and quickly calmed down his anger and asked: "Who is the thief general? What bugle call was made?"
"The bandit army has not raised its flag."
Zhu Youyu was silent. In fact, there was a possibility, but he did not dare to think deeply about it.
"In the yamen, could it be the Tiande Army? The Zhongmu garrison is mostly made up of local groups. Since the main force of the Tiande Army is not here, the people who occupy Guandu City must be Cai Songyang's men."
"Are there dead people over there in Wansheng Town? Why didn't you stop them?"
"Two thousand local warriors, how can we stop them?"
"Cai Songyang must be in Guandu City."
"This thief is very hateful. When he was in Luoyang, he participated in the siege of Kou Yanqing."
"Shut up! At this time, Tike Yanqing, what are your intentions?"
Zhu Youyu's head was a little big. The Tiande army suddenly came from the north. What was his plan? Could it be that he wanted to cooperate with the Zhongmu garrison inside and outside to defeat them?
No, the Tiande Army alone cannot do this. Perhaps the Zhenguo Army also moved south, or perhaps other reinforcements came from the Xia thieves, which gave Cai Songyang courage.
But if the Xia thieves heading south only have a few thousand cavalry, it doesn't seem to be very serious, and the battle still has to be fought. The problem is that there may be a large group of people to follow, and this is the biggest worry.
"Yamen..." Another person hurriedly walked in and reported in a low voice: "There is a band of thieves and cavalry more than ten miles east. Judging from their attire and fighting methods, they should be cavalry."
Zhu Youyu's eyebrows suddenly knitted together.
The cavalry army should be cruising near Weishi. Have they also arrived at Zhongmou?
"Immediately send envoys back to Bajiao Town and Bianzhou to deliver the message."
"The messengers were divided into three batches and set off after nightfall. One batch headed east, and the other two batches took detours from the south and north respectively."
"Send out all the scouts. Don't be reluctant to use them. Go further and investigate the enemy's situation."
"Strengthen the stronghold without delay."
"Take a look at the grain and grass in the camp and let me know."
After issuing many orders immediately, Zhu Youyu subconsciously glanced at the sergeants who were attacking the city. He felt that the hope of capturing the city seemed slim.
I don't know what's going on in Bianzhou. If the Xia thieves come prepared this time, he and the Changzhi Army will be in big trouble.
He thought of his wife and children, and suddenly felt a little sad. He had been fighting for many years, but he didn't know how hard he had fought to end up in this situation.
He thought of his uncle who lived leisurely in Dangshan. His uncle had brought him up since he was a child. He was not greedy for wealth and was not used to living in the wealthy and high-rise houses in Bianliang. He only wanted to look at every plant and tree in his hometown and protect his ancestors' palace.
He thought of his aunt and his biological mother who had passed away many years ago.
Even if I die, my father won't be half sad. In his eyes, growing up may not be as important as having a straight army.
