Chapter 287 The Battle of Tuoping Valley (2)
A few dozen miles away from the other side of Tuoping Valley, six thousand soldiers of the Hulu Camp were marching quickly. According to the intelligence received by the scouts, the right cavalry army had already taken action, and they must speed up their pace.
Jiao Yao, the leader of Gourd Camp, felt a little bit of fear in his heart. He had not personally carried a sword on the battlefield for many years, and he had not even appeared in the battle at Tianlang Pass.
"Report!"
A scout came quickly from the front, looking anxious.
Jiao Yao waved his hand, and the Huluying cavalry gradually stopped.
"What's wrong?" Jiao Yao asked with a frown.
The scout replied in a deep voice: "General, there are Rouran cavalry passing through the mountain road ahead. Their number is unknown, at least seven or eight thousand!"
"What!" Jiao Yao's eyes suddenly widened a lot, and he waved his hand: "Go and have a look!"
Jiao Yao and several of his cavalry broke away from the army and rushed towards the mountain road mentioned by the scouts.
At this moment, the sky was getting slightly brighter, and Jiao Yao poked his head out from the hillside.
I saw densely packed Rouran cavalry galloping on the mountain road. Most of the Rouran cavalry were dressed in barbarians, and not many were wearing armor.
The direction of Rouran's cavalry was surprisingly consistent with Jiao Yao's destination, which was Tuoping Valley not far away.
Jiao Yao was stunned and glanced at the endless cavalry formation. The cavalry of this size probably numbered nearly ten thousand people. Even a fool would know that something had happened on the battlefield and it had deviated from the planned plan.
Originally, they were only prepared to deal with 10,000 Tatar troops, but now another 10,000 Rouran cavalry suddenly appeared. Jiao Yao was a little panicked.
"General, what should we do? It looks like they are heading towards Tuoping Valley. Should we intercept them?" a captain beside Jiao Yao said in a low voice.
The captain of this school was named Wang Lingfu. He had been a soldier in Hulu Camp for more than ten years and was highly regarded by Jiao Yao.
Jiao Yao frowned and looked at the cavalry advancing down the mountain, and remained silent for a long time.
After waiting for a while, Wang Lingfu anxiously shouted again: "General?"
"Wait! The enemy situation is unknown, let's wait and see!" Jiao Yao said in a low voice.
Wang Lingfu was stunned, pointed in the direction of Tuopinggu and said: "General, the Right Cavalry has already entered the battle. If we let them pass at this time, the Right Cavalry will be in danger!"
Wang Lingfu has also been on the battlefield for many years and knows what it means to let this cavalry army enter Tuoping Valley.
"No one knows the situation in Tuoping Valley now, and they don't know if this is a trap deliberately set by the enemy. How can they tamper with it without permission!" Jiao Yao also became a little anxious, and his tone became much higher.
Wang Lingfu was speechless. What Jiao Yao said did make sense.
Seeing that Wang Lingfu no longer refuted, Jiao Yao's expression softened a little, and he continued: "Immediately send out two teams of scouts. One team went to Tuoping Valley to inquire about the situation, and the other team explored along the surrounding area to see if there are any ambushes."
"No!" Wang Lingfu turned around and left without hesitation.
Jiao Yao turned his head to look at the Rouran cavalry marching down the mountain. His eyes were full of struggle, and his fists clenched a little unconsciously.
Tuoping Valley
The battle has lasted for several hours, and the two sides in the valley have become tense. The Tatar cavalry just relied on their fierce combat power to block the right cavalry's offensive.
The many recruits of the Right Cavalry were not afraid at all, and they all fought to the death with their swords in hand.
The spear in Bu Wenshan's hand had long since broken into several pieces. He was fighting with a cold knife in his hand, and his armor was already covered with blood.
After Bu Wenshan chopped down a Tatar barbarian again, the figure of General Guan Shaoyong appeared in front of him.
"General, something is not right. Hulu Camp has not arrived for a long time!" Guan Shaoyong's body was also covered in blood.
Bu Wenshan glanced around with a gloomy face. Bodies were piling up on the battlefield, and the ground was dripping with blood. The performance of the Youzhou soldiers who had experienced the battle for the first time already satisfied him.
"Maybe something happened, maybe it will be here soon." Bu Wenshan said in a low voice, as if he had a premonition that something was not right.
"Woo~wu~"
A trumpet sound sounded at this time.
Bu Wenshan suddenly raised his head. There was something wrong with this signal. It was not the sound of Hulu Camp attacking.
A large group of cavalry wearing Hu uniforms appeared at the mouth of the valley and directly joined the battlefield.
"Rouran Cavalry!" Guan Shaoyong exclaimed.
"Damn, the situation is not right, gather the soldiers immediately!" Bu Wenshan shouted without hesitation.
"No!" Guan Shaoyong reined in his horse and turned around, running towards the depths of the battlefield.
As soon as the Rouran cavalry joined the battlefield, the situation suddenly changed.
The two sides, which were originally evenly matched, suddenly found themselves at a disadvantage with the Northern Liang Army at a disadvantage.
However, the right cavalry responded quickly. Under the command of each captain, the cavalry scattered everywhere began to quickly gather together to deal with the attacks of the Tatars and Rouran.
"Haha, it's finally here!" Malhar, surrounded by soldiers, looked up to the sky and laughed.
After fighting for a long time, Malhar had realized that the soldiers who attacked the camp were extremely powerful, and it was impossible for the Tatars to defeat them by themselves.
"Malhar, I saved you this time! Haha" a burst of hearty laughter rang out.
Dozens of horses came towards them. The person who came was none other than the leader of the Rouran tribe, Tuhezhen, the younger brother of the former Rouran Khan. After his brother was killed by Yan Rong, Tuhezhen succeeded him as the Khan.
However, this position is not worthy of its name.
"Thank you! I will be richly rewarded in the future!" Malha performed a very solemn etiquette among the grassland tribes.
"Okay, let's stop talking and let's settle the war first!" Tuha Zhen said in return.
"Hmph, kill them! Kill them all!" Malhar shouted angrily, brandishing his knife.
Rouran and the Tatar cavalry rushed towards the right cavalry crazily, and the battlefield situation became worse and worse.
On a hilltop not far from Tuoping Valley, Xie Xiaolei was looking at the battlefield with anxiety on his face.
At this time, the sky was already dark, and Xie Xiaolei could clearly see that there was an additional group of Rouran cavalry on the battlefield, but his soldiers from the Hulu Camp had not appeared on the battlefield for a long time.
"Boss, what should we do? Let's rush in!" Shi Xiong, the deputy commander, had already pulled out the scimitar in his hand, with a fierce expression on his face.
Wang Laosi beside him was also holding a knife, with no fear on his face.
"Bullshit! What's the use of a few of us rushing in!" Although Xie Xiaolei knew that something was wrong, he was still quite calm and cursed at Shi Xiong.
"Then what should we do! We can't just watch here and do nothing! The Beiliang Army will never abandon our comrades!" Shi Xiong shouted angrily.
Xie Xiaolei turned to look at Shi Xiong and Wang Laosi, and said in a deep voice: "Old Shi, take people to the road where Hulu Camp marched, find traces of Hulu Camp, and tell them the situation on the battlefield! Wang Laosi, you
Lead the people to stay here. If a large army breaks out, lead the way and lead them back along the way they came!"
"Okay, boss, what about you?" Shi Xiong calmed down and nodded.
Xie Xiaolei waved his whip and rode away: "I will immediately go back to Tianlang Pass to move reinforcements. Remember, the top priority is to coordinate the evacuation of the Right Cavalry no matter what!"
"No!" The two of them shouted at Xie Xiaolei's retreating figure.
Chapter completed!