Chapter 064
The battle situation ahead was urgent, so Amfeyancourt broke the habit of not marching at night and seized all the time to organize his troops and set off.
In order not to let the Han army slow down his pace, he gave all the 600 horses of the two Niu Lu left behind to the Han army, letting them ride the horses and follow the team to become mounted infantry leaders.
After loading a small amount of dry food, the army immediately mobilized and moved towards Amin's front line overnight.
The hoofs of 000 war horses trampled on the cold and frozen earth, and the thunderous sound of hoofs filled the world, giving people a feeling of excitement. Although this time he was not going to the front line to gain victory, but just to clean up the mess, An
Feiyanggu has tightly blocked the news. Only he and Tong Yangxing know the news of the previous defeat. As for the messenger, Anfeiyanggu has killed him for the sake of absolute confidentiality.
So now all the Jurchen cavalry believe that they are rushing to the front line to gain greater victory, including those Han troops, who are all eager to try and prepare to get some loot in the next battle.
After leaving Zhenjiang, crossing the frozen Yalu River, we entered the territory of North Korea. In this era, the awareness of national borders was very vague, and ordinary people on both sides could travel freely, but such large armies crossing the border were rare.
Rarely, the North Korean outposts along the Yalu River remained silent. The outposts that originally had lights suddenly turned dark when the sound of huge horse hooves came over, and each one of them turned into a shrunken turtle.
Yes, this is a battle between two strong men. The small country and the people like me can't get in the way at all. The higher-ups have already said that everyone must strictly maintain neutrality in this war. Of course, Hou Jin burned, killed and looted.
In North Korean villages, if North Korean people are killed, everyone can only stare at it, because it is said above that Hou Jin should not be offended by such trivial matters. Whoever dares to talk nonsense or act randomly will have serious consequences.
He is responsible for himself.
Anfei Yanggu was riding on his horse, his heart burning with anxiety. He could ask the heroic and militant Amin to write back and ask for help. The situation on the battlefield was definitely worse than expected. He must go all out to rush to the front line to reverse this kind of damage to himself.
Whether it was a bad situation militarily or politically. So he kept urging the troops to speed up their march.
It was getting dark, and it was time for the troops to stop for a meal and rest, but Amfiyangu did not give the order to stop. He ordered his men to take out the dry food they carried on their bumpy horses and eat.
The Eight Banners soldiers all grew up on horses. Horsebacks are their homes. It is normal to eat and sleep on horses. Of course, no one complains. But those Han soldiers did not. Although the Han people in Liaodong are no strangers to war horses.
, but since they were growing up, they have been mainly engaged in farming. Let them eat and sleep on war horses. It is simply a trap for them to make their home on horseback. The continuous rapid march makes them complain endlessly.
But the master did not order them to dismount and rest, so they could only sit on their horses and follow the army to move forward. But even so, the Han army's team still slowed down the progress of the entire army, which made An
Fei Yanggu was so angry that he finally had to order every two Eight Banners warriors to hold a Han army between them and force them to follow the team.
It was midnight, and we were still not allowed to rest. The moonlight was good today, so we took advantage of the darkness to light a torch and continue on our way.
Amfeyangu was not worried that his whereabouts would be exposed if he marched with torches. Everything now focused on traveling as the most important thing.
It was late at night, and it was indeed uncomfortable to ride on the horseback for most of the night, but the horse was not completely exhausted yet, and we had to continue on our way.
After the team ran for a while, they entered the mountainous area, and the iconic Eagle Beak Cliff rushed in front of them. It was a very dangerous road, with cliffs on one side and deep mountain canyons on the other. The road was narrow and rugged, and the entire army
You need to be more alert, otherwise when you are driving at night, you may accidentally fall into a deep ravine and be shattered to pieces.
The army was moving forward, and Anfeiyanggu's right eye suddenly jumped violently. "This is not a good sign. Could something ominous happen?" Anfeiyanggu muttered in his heart, but thought about it.
Thinking about it, there doesn't seem to be anything wrong. Amin's army passed through this road just a few days ago. All the villages along the way have been wiped out because they need military supplies. Along the way, they can only see
The enemy's corpse collapsed and stiffened in the white snow, and not even a living rabbit could be seen.
Will the Ming army come to ambush him? Suddenly such a strange idea came to Anfeiyanggu's mind, but after thinking about it carefully, now it has become the absolute rear, and the Ming army has been beaten by his own team like a frightened bird.
, where do you still have the courage to ambush yourself? It seems that I am too worried.
And just when he was feeling uneasy, he suddenly heard a strange sound in his ears, coming from the shadow of the dark Eagle Beak Cliff.
Anfeiyanggu's heart skipped a beat, "No, there's something wrong." He reined in his horse. The divine horse was galloping at a high speed. It was reined in by its owner, and with a long and thin whistle, it came forward.
The hooves were raised high and then spun on the ground several times before the momentum of the high-speed running was eliminated.
As Amfeyangu suddenly stopped, the entire team immediately stopped moving forward. The Eight Banners warriors' riding skills were definitely not something to show off. They stopped advancing so suddenly, but the formation remained unchanged and did not cause any confusion.
But those Han troops were unlucky. They stopped suddenly, catching them off guard and unable to rein in their horses. Fortunately, there were warriors from the Eight Banners holding them on the left and right. The horses were reined in, but the people above resisted.
Unable to control their inertia, they all screamed and fell off their horses. They screamed and wailed for a while. Some fell and broke their heads, some fell into disgrace, and some unlucky ones broke their arms and legs, screaming in confusion.
It happened right behind.
"Shut up and be quiet," An Feiyanggu shouted sternly. The Eight Banners soldiers ordered and forbade them, and even tried to hold back their rapid breathing.
But those Han soldiers who were thrown were badly beaten, especially those who were injured. In order to show their pity to their masters, they even screamed loudly on purpose.
Amfeyangu was furious and immediately ordered: "Shut up those bastards."
The way to shut up was very simple. Those Eight Banners warriors immediately drew out their sabers and swung their broadswords away. There was a burst of screams and the entire team immediately fell silent.
The whole land immediately became quiet, as quiet as if there was no such team, and the wind was not strong. It just passed through the team, bringing a low sound of pine waves to the forest in the gloomy mountains in the distance. Other than that,
, there is no other sound in this world.
"What's wrong, General?" Jia Leerzhen asked in a lowered voice involuntarily.
Anfeiyanggu tilted his neck and listened attentively. There was no sound except the low sound of pine waves in the distance. After a while, Anfeiyanggu shook his head and turned to ask the person next to him uncertainly.
This Jiale'erzhen said: "Didn't you hear anything?"
This Jiale really stretched his neck, strained his ears and listened hard for a while, and replied to his general in confusion: "There is no sound, what's the matter? Is there something wrong?"
Anfeiyanggu frowned and said, "Just now, in the rumble of horse hooves, I seemed to hear a tapping sound. Why is it gone now?"
There was no sound at this time, except for the occasional whirring of a war horse, and the world was actually eerily quiet.
The entire team stood quietly in the dark night, the torches crackling, and there was no other sound.
After waiting for a while, Jiale Erzhen finally lost his composure and asked cautiously: "Are we still leaving?"
Anfeiyanggu just stared at the dark Eagle Beak Cliff, frowning, and still didn't speak.
"Did I hear it wrong? Amidst the rumble of horse hooves, I heard a chaotic sound of banging things coming from the front. How could that sound disappear when my horse's hooves suddenly stopped?
Well, that's definitely not the sound of pine waves.
I stretched my body hard on the horse, trying to see clearly what was going on inside through the gloomy shadow of Yingbibi Cliff.
Unfortunately, the huge shadow also blocked the moon's light, so nothing could be seen.
At this moment, a string of night owls screamed, a cry like a demon from hell, piercing the dead silence of the world, making people feel shuddering.
Anfeiyanggu couldn't help but tremble all over. He tried hard to calm his mind and continued to listen. However, except for the sudden cry of the night owl, the world was still so quiet, so quiet that it was a bit scary.
After a pause, Anfeiyanggu called over to the anxious Han army leader: "Now take your men and pass through Yingzui Cliff first. If nothing happens, send someone back immediately to inform me."
The leader of the Han army looked at the deep black shadow of Yingzui Cliff in fear, and then looked at the eyes of Anfei Yanggu who looked like a wolf in the dark night. Finally, he swallowed hard and gathered himself.
Chapter completed!