Chapter 437 The Great Sui Cavalry in the Morning Mist
Chapter 437
The continuous retreat of the imperial army greatly boosted the Liu thief's morale, and also played a considerable role in tiring and luring the enemy.
Initially, Liu Thief's army was camped on a hillside south of Yanling City, and a wall was deliberately built.
However, as the officers and soldiers retreated again and again, the traitors and soldiers advanced again and again. Now, they have been stationed less than three miles away from Yanling City.
At least they had built a wall before, but now they just randomly took some wood and stone objects to block it, and the height was no more than one meter.
What made Yang Qian even more concerned about the two trenches was that in order to facilitate their attack, the Liu thieves actually filled in most of the two trenches.
In this way, it paves the way for the subsequent attack by the army.
Seeing that Liu Thief's soldiers and horses had slacked off to such an extent, Yang Qian finally let out a sigh of satisfaction.
"The enemy has been attacking continuously for more than ten days, and the soldiers are exhausted to the extreme. Next, notify General Qin and General Li Lang."
"My officer requested that they arrive at the agreed location two days later and attack Liu Thief at dawn on the third day."
"promise!"
"Inform Yangzijin that starting tonight, we will transport troops and horses to Yanling Pier and transport all the troops and horses from Yangzijin."
"promise!"
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Li Jing, who had been working hard for more than ten days at the border of Piling County and Jiangdu County, breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the military order.
Five thousand men and horses first rushed to Qu'a, crossed the canal, and headed north.
In almost no time, Qin Qiong, who was stationed in Gouli Mountain, led his army to the southwest of Huanghu Mountain.
Li Jing's 5,000 troops moved north along the west side of the canal, effectively cutting off the retreat of Liu's army, and directed their troops towards Yanling City.
But at this time, Liu Thief just thought it was the county soldiers in the rear harassing his retreat, and didn't take it seriously at all.
After all, they have sharpened their swords at this moment, preparing to take down Yanling Ferry and eliminate the officers and soldiers here in one go.
Then turn around and eliminate those county soldiers with low combat effectiveness.
On the ninth day of April in the eighth year of Daye, on the ninth day of the fourth lunar month, all the 13,000 soldiers in the Dukou Camp were woken up, and after having breakfast, they were all dressed up.
At four o'clock in the Yin hour, the soldiers, with stones or walnuts in their mouths, quietly opened the wall of the village, and then walked out of the camp in an orderly manner.
At this moment, Liu Thief's camp a few miles away was still lit with dots of firelight, and there were still a small number of patrols patrolling the camp.
However, they did not realize that the officers and soldiers of Yanlingdu had quietly left the camp and began to advance as a whole.
Dongfang had already established a line with Yang Qian last night, and Li Jing had already led five thousand infantry, setting off half an hour earlier, and finally arrived at the designated battlefield at the end of Yinshi.
The second brother Qin personally led two thousand cavalry and advanced slowly, followed by three thousand infantry.
The infantry in three directions, all about two miles away from the main camp, stabilized their positions and began to disperse.
Only Qin Qiong's two thousand Sui cavalry were still slowly advancing towards the camp. The sky had gradually become a little clearer, but the early morning fog had locked the view of Liu Thief's camp.
Even Yang Qian and others had difficulty seeing clearly what was happening fifty steps away, so they could only wait anxiously.
At this time, Liu Yuanjin, who claimed to be the emperor, was sleeping very comfortably with a new concubine in his arms.
Last night, I spent the whole night enjoying myself, until it was almost midnight, I fell asleep satisfied and tired.
But not far from his camp, Shangshu servant She Guanchong woke up from his sleep.
He suddenly sat up in shock, looking at everything in the tent with a confused look. Only after his eyes focused, did he breathe a sigh of relief.
There was no fire, so there was no night attack, and there was no deafening sound of fighting in the camp, nor was there any sharp blade flying in front of me, slashing at me...
"Master, why are you awake?" The lazy and pink body next to him turned at a breathtaking angle.
"I'm fine. You can sleep a little longer. I have to go to patrol the camp first."
Guan Chong took one look at this delicate body that turned him upside down last night. At this moment, he always felt uneasy, so he simply picked up his clothes and stood up.
With the help of his own soldiers, after putting on the armor, Guan Chong walked out of the tent, but the damn fog made it difficult for him to see far.
"What time is it?" Guan Chong raised his hand and waved in disgust. In the distance, he could only see a few dozen torches within a hundred steps and the outline of the camp.
"Guan Pushe, I'm afraid it will take another half an hour before dawn." The patrol soldier who was called to him by Guan Chong quickly replied.
"Follow me and be careful. It's such a heavy fog. Be careful of officers and soldiers attacking the camp."
One of the little leaders couldn't help laughing.
"Guan Pushe is joking. How dare those officers and soldiers who have been so frightened by our killings that they have only dared to huddle in the camp for the past half month and not even dare to make a sneak attack have the guts to do so?"
"That is, if it is the elite of Chaoting Zuotun Guard, we still need to consider it.
But if these miscellaneous soldiers dare to hide behind the stronghold, if they dare to come, we will just chop them all up."
A group of people followed Guan Chong, who was already on horseback, to the edge of the camp and looked at the walls that were not fully supported at all.
They were built crookedly with stones, and in some places there were only stones, and the upper wooden fences had disappeared without a trace.
Guan Chong couldn't help but became furious, turned around and cursed, "How do you guys patrol the camp and the wall?"
The little leader who patrolled the camp quickly smiled and said: "Guan Pu She, this is really a bad general."
"It's all the fault of those bastards who were responsible for lighting the fire. They felled too little firewood and everyone couldn't stand it at night. They had to find some firewood to burn."
Seeing this guy's playful smile, Guan Chong snorted angrily. "Tell those bastards that the military law will not spare you next time."
"Yes, yes, control... control, control..." The little leader had just finished speaking when his face suddenly changed. He raised his hand and pointed at Guan Chong.
Guan Chong's face turned dark. I am a dignified minister, Pushe, why the hell can't you even understand my official position?
"Behind, Guan Pu shoots!" Guan Chong's soldiers finally reacted, raised their heads and pointed over, shouting loudly.
Guan Chong suddenly turned around and saw countless torches looming vaguely in the morning mist.
Faint, like the dull rumbling sound of an approaching thunderstorm, approaching...
"Enemy attack!!! Enemy cavalry!!!"
Guan Chong's eyes suddenly widened to the extreme, and with a voice like a broken gong, he howled with all his strength.
At this moment, Liu Yuanjin, who was still asleep, turned over and continued to hug his beloved concubine, enjoying the beautiful dream.
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