This Dry Bones Mountain Road in Yinshan Mountain is really too difficult to walk, no wonder it is called Dry Bones. Even if there are pack horses carrying debris on their backs, they will be exhausted after walking for thirty or forty miles. In order to prevent the horses from losing strength, they have to look for them more or less.
A place to stay and rest.
People and horses were crowded together in one place, fighting for a slightly drier rock or high ground. Some people had already dismounted and rested, while others still couldn't find a suitable place. It was a mess for a while.
After walking in such a ghost place for a day, no matter who it is, the bones and muscles will be exhausted. Although the Xianbei people have survived in the bitter cold land, it does not mean that these people are made of iron.
You will feel tired, and after your energy and physical strength are exhausted, you will feel decadent and no different from ordinary people.
What's more, with this heavy rain pouring down, no one can do anything, well, except for the dozen freaks in the Xianbei Royal Court...
At this time, all the Xianbei soldiers who did not have their turn to be on guard duty were lying or sitting with their hands and feet spread out, lying in the muddy water wishing they could never move again. Only the dozen or so warriors who directly belonged to the Xianbei Royal Court still looked like they were
With a fierce appearance, he led his men and horses vigorously to provide early warning and surveillance in the surrounding area.
Hu people are also human beings, and they also need to eat. After finally taking off their feet, they started to make fires to cook. However, the surrounding land was wet, making it very difficult to make fires. Many people failed many times in succession.
This time, the entire mountain valley was filled with smoke.
After fussing for a while, someone finally lit a fire, and immediately many Xianbei soldiers came over, sat around the fire, and started drying their clothes.
A thick leather mat was spread on the largest rock on one side of the mountain road. Sitting on the leather mat was the strong man leading the Xianbei team. He was leaning on a saddle and sitting with his feet raised.
Tall and looks very casual.
Beside this strong man, several warriors from the Xianbei Royal Court were sitting around. These strong and strong Xianbei leather robes were tied diagonally around their waists, and few of them were wearing armor. Although they had walked for a day, they were still tired at this time.
They didn't show much tiredness. There were still a few people walking their horses. The two people on the other side didn't ask other Xianbei soldiers for help. They raised a bonfire on the rock early and set up pots and cauldrons around the bonfire.
After grilling dried meat and cooking hot soup, there were actually people clapping and singing during their free time, as if they were not welcoming a war, but rather an outing.
After hundreds of miles of long-distance march, a continuous heavy rain seemed to have no impact on these people at all. I don’t know how these Xianbei Royal Court warriors could endure it so much. It seemed that after a day’s march, they looked like
It seems like all the energy in the body has not been completely used up!
The strong Xianbei man at the head did not put on any majestic airs. He leaned on the saddle slantingly, like a tiger lying lazily basking in the sun. He squinted his eyes and looked harmless. Even
The men under his command responded to all the jokes and laughed loudly from time to time. Even the water bags and grilled meat sticks thrown over by others were taken and eaten without hesitation.
, the black hair all over his face was shiny.
Other ordinary Xianbei soldiers are not as leisurely as this strong man. Not only do they have to prepare their own food and drink, but they also need to take care of the animals around them. At the same time, they also need to make the bonfire bigger so that they can use firepower to surround the bonfire.
The soil is dried and you can sleep more comfortably at night.
Those whose turn it is to be on duty should quickly take a few bites, and then set off. Those whose turn is not their turn should also check the items covered with felt cloth on the packhorse to see if there are any wet ones. They need to be sorted out. Almost
Everyone is busy running around.
"Dear warrior, Turul," a Xianbei royal court warrior on the big rock turned to the big Xianbei man sitting at the head and said, "Do you think we should send some people to the front first?
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"Are you afraid that Han dogs will come?" Another Xianbei warrior laughed, as if he had heard some joke, and then said, "In this damn weather, who else will be on the way except our brave son? And?
Once the Han dogs get the news of our arrival, it will be too late to move out..."
"But if we don't send people to the withered bones crossing in front..." the Xianbei man who spoke before explained, "if we are blocked there, then..."
The road of dry bones not only describes that you have to be prepared to turn into dry bones at any time when walking on this road, but also describes that this road is like a corrupted dry bone, with slightly larger ends at both ends, a long and narrow middle, and a bayonet...
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"Tulkin, are you talking about Han dogs? Haha..." Turjin drank a few sips of water, then threw the water bag back to the person next to him, and then said lazily, "These Han dogs
, each one is so thin that one slap could knock two of them down! So what if they block the crossing?"
Turjin, the Xianbei warrior who spoke first, opened his mouth but stopped talking.
Perhaps in the eyes of most Xianbei people, the Han people are relatively weak. When they see the Xianbei soldiers, their first reaction is not to resist but to run away. Little do they know that such behavior will not only not allow them to escape disaster, but will also stimulate the Xianbei people's anger.
brutal.
Turjin has also seen some Han people who are brave and strong. Even compared to the warriors of the Xianbei Royal Court, they are not far behind...
But since Turul, as the commander, has said this, he can't reiterate his refutation. Although Turul looks smiling now, everything is easy to talk and discuss, but once he is angered, he becomes violent.
At that time, three or five royal court warriors might not be able to hold it down, so forget it.
Night gradually fell, and most of the Xianbei people had entered a state of rest, but Turjin was tossing and turning and had difficulty falling asleep. I don't know why. He didn't pay much attention to it before, but this evening he brought it up.
The possibility that the Han people would block the crossing was refuted by Turul, but this thought still lingered and could not be let go.
Yes, normally speaking, it is impossible for the Han people to send troops to such a remote and difficult place when the fighting in Yinshan is fierce.
But what if?
If the crossing is blocked, if it is impossible to rush through, unable to break through the blockade of the Han people, and unable to deploy a large number of troops at the narrow crossing, most of the soldiers can only watch from behind and do whatever they want.
Wait...
One or two days is fine, but three or four days?
Although they carry a lot of water bags, both humans and horses consume a lot of water every day. Now that the rain has stopped, the roads will become more convenient and easier to walk, and drinking water will also be brought.
If they cannot get out of this crossing in time and go to Wuliangsu Daze to the west of the crossing to replenish drinking water, it means that there is a possibility of water shortage and the destruction of the entire army.
Turkin tossed and turned, and finally sat up suddenly, looked at the sky, and then made up his mind to wait until dawn to persuade Turkin again. If it didn't work, he took a few people from his headquarters.
Ten Xianbei warriors can go to the crossing in advance...
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Although the rain had stopped, hundreds of war horses galloped over, and there were still splashes of mud on the grass.
This is a pure light cavalry team, with one person and two horses. In addition to the war horse, there is also a pack horse. However, there is nothing on the back of the pack horse, only some bags and ropes.
In order to increase the speed, the cloth bags on the pack horses at the back were basically filled with dry ingredients and fried beans for the war horses, and some space was also needed to carry some special equipment, so it was extremely important for the supplies of the personnel.
few.
A war horse is a very cumbersome creature, with a completely empty belly. If it is not filled with enough food, it will lose its strength. Even if it is Fangqing on the prairie, it needs to add some food to the horse from time to time, otherwise it will remain pure.
It's just a free-range wild horse, and its endurance and strength will be greatly reduced.
Speaking of which, there are animals that are more powerful than horses, and there are animals that are smarter than horses, and there are even animals that are less troublesome than horses, and do not require human energy to take care of them. However, for war, in terms of speed, explosive power, and organization
The only animal whose coordination ability can meet the needs of war is the horse.
Zhang Liao led this group of cavalry and rushed to the Dry Bones Mountain Road in Yinshan Mountain alone.
Zhang Liao has no information about what is going on at Dry Bones Mountain Road now and what kind of opponents he will face.
However, Zhang Liao agreed without any hesitation.
Everyone knows that if you want to make achievements on the battlefield, the frontal battlefield will always be easier than the side battlefield. This is not to say that the enemy's swords and guns on the frontal battlefield are not powerful, and there is no danger to life. It's just that if you encounter it head-on,
There will be more enemies, naturally there will be more opportunities to obtain heads, and the logistics support will be better.
Of course, there are good ones on the side, but if the front collapses, no matter how good the side is, there is usually nothing you can do, and you can only silently retreat together...
Zhang Liao was well aware of the situation of the large force commanded by Fei Qian. There were cavalry to outflank, infantry to hit hard from the front, and crossbowmen to provide stable battlefield protection and output. The deployment was reasonable.
The combat power is strong. The opponent is basically a light cavalry Xianbei cavalry. When facing such a mixed formation on the frontal battlefield, the shortcomings of these Xianbei cavalry will be magnified. There may be some opportunities to roam and attack the flanks. If
If you fight head-on, there will be only one way to retreat.
Therefore, as long as you follow the large army forward, you will basically have achieved this victory.
But it happened that at this time, he was transferred to the Dry Bones Pass in Yinshan Mountain.
Zhang Liao had previously recruited 800 Qiang cavalry, but some of them were lost later. Fei Qian added some more Bingzhou Han cavalry, and finally the number was a thousand.
Although Zhang Liao himself didn't say anything, the cavalry led by Zhang Liao were a little murmuring. From the perspective of these ordinary soldiers, even if they were worried about the place as far away as the Yinshan Dry Bones Pass, they could just send someone casually with hundreds of soldiers and horses to cover it.
One moment is enough, what else can happen?
The Xianbei thing before, who had so many soldiers and horses, was defeated by a slap. Now, any Xianbei reinforcements that may appear have not been revealed yet...
It's not that there are no rules among the military, it's just that as ordinary soldiers, there are also some personal guesses. Although it is not necessarily what kind of actions they will make, there are still some complaints. After all, the above sentence,
It's still these soldiers who have broken their legs and risked their lives. You can't say that you can't defend the people with your mouth, right?
Especially some junior officers, who were relatively well-informed. They pieced together some rumors and speculations here and there, thinking that they understood the goal of this trip and what they would face next.
Now, the most trusted and valued person under General Fei Qian's command is none other than Captain Huang Xu. Well, he has now been promoted to Army Sima.
Under Fei Qian, although there are many captains, the two most important armies, one of which is the crossbowman, are basically under the direct control of Huang Xu. The other is the heavy-armed Modao war.
Soldiers belong to the Guards directly under Fei Qian. Of course, Huang Xu has also been the commander of the Guards before, and now the leader of the Guards is Huang Xu.
Of course, because of the origins of Huang Cheng and Huang Xu, Fei Qian will naturally be closer. This is understandable. Huang Cheng and Huang Xu basically obey Fei Qian's orders and orders unconditionally. This is why other soldiers do it no matter how hard they are.
Even if I envy you, I can’t do it.
Then the next best thing is to compete among several captains for the second echelon.
Ma Yan and Mayue, father and son, belong to the early Bingzhou general school, and their qualifications are naturally older. They occupy the top position of the second echelon. There is nothing to dispute, but the subsequent positions will fluctuate, and no one can say for sure.
More than anyone.
Especially for people like Zhang Liao, who although they had briefly cooperated with Fei Qian before, but they separated again and only returned to Fei Qian before, it is naturally difficult to say how high the ranking is.
Soldiers must be arrogant and have some unwillingness to admit defeat. Therefore, in the eyes of most generals, the attitude and words of thinking that one's own is good and others are bad will turn a blind eye and will not
What kind of punishment? So when Zhang Liao's subordinates were chirping and complaining, Zhang Liao just pretended not to hear them and ignored them.
Now Zhang Liao just wants to rush to the Yinshan Dry Bones Crossing as soon as possible to seize the best geographical location!
The rain has stopped now, but in the far north, we can still see some dark clouds accumulating. No one can say for sure whether it will rain again in the future. On the distant Yinshan Mountains, layers after heavy rains
White mist shrouds the mountainside. If you put aside some disharmonious factors, it is indeed a beautiful sight on earth. But no one knows now what is hidden under this layer of white mist. What is waiting for Zhang Liao?
