"Grand Commander, ahead of you, just ten miles east of the valley entrance, you will find Gangu Post. The general arrived here the day before yesterday. There are no traces of the enemy near the post road yet..."
In the valley, Li Dao strode towards Li Tai, who had just led a large group of troops to arrive in the valley. He first briefly explained the latest situation, and then introduced a Hu general who was accompanying him to Li Tai: "This one is Qianguyi.
The commander of the Southern Garrison Army, Fei Lianmu, and the last general visited and selected camps for the army, and they looked up to Commander Fei Lian for his guidance."
The military leader named Fei Lianmu quickly stepped forward to salute with his hands crossed, and said to Li Tai with a sincere face: "The bandit army entered the territory of Kouzhou, and Governor Li worked tirelessly to lead his troops to come to the rescue. He humbled his post and joined his camp.
The scholars are deeply grateful and are willing to follow the great governor to kill the thieves together!"
"It is our duty to kill the thief Jingbian. Commander Fei Lian does not need to be polite. What is the current situation in Guangwu City? Is there any message from Duke Wu'an?"
Li Tai turned over and dismounted, and while listening to the reports from Li Dao and other forward scouts and Fei Lianmu, he directed the troops to enter the valley and station themselves.
This valley is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and to the south is a plateau with a not too steep slope. It is a more suitable place to station. It was originally a government-run pasture. After the winter, the pasture personnel were withdrawn from Guangwu, so it became idle.
, but it can accommodate people and horses to be temporarily stationed.
Li Dao and others just arrived here the day before yesterday, and they don't know much about the situation. They mainly want to choose camps and routes for the rear army, and contact the local people in Dongxia Prefecture.
At present, there are still some armed forces from Dongxia Prefecture around the territory. Some of them, like Fei Lianmu and others, are responsible for their duties, while others have not had time to withdraw to Guangwu City.
As the rebels blocked the surrounding areas of Guangwu City, they also lost contact with Guangwu City. They were not sure what the situation was like in the city, and the information they could provide on the enemy's situation was very limited. However, they did have a good understanding of the surrounding geographical conditions.
Very carefully.
In addition to what the scouts saw and what the locals and horses told them, Li Dao and others also captured several scouts and informants of the rebel army and submitted them to Li Tai for personal interrogation.
Most of these prisoners of war have been tortured and interrogated, and their attitudes are not stubborn. They answer almost all questions. However, they have repeatedly confessed that they have no valuable information. They are just from a tribe surnamed Liu, and they followed a large group of people to arrive here for many days.
Here, who is the big leader who leads them, how many troops there are in total, etc. are all unclear.
This can be considered a relatively normal situation. With over 10,000 people and boundless borders, it is difficult for ordinary soldiers to have a clear and comprehensive understanding of their own forces. Some Hu soldiers are completely the private property of the chieftain and are just following orders.
, the news is more blocked.
Of course, it was not all without gain. Although these prisoners did not know the general situation, they could still explain their camp life and situation clearly.
They were indeed members of the Lishihu group. At the beginning of this year, they embarked on a migration path, wandering around the Xihe area between Hefen and Fen.
Nanbaidao, but turned back after autumn and crossed the river to the south not long ago.
In the process of migration, at first the food of these tribal warriors could be supplied regularly, but with the continuous consumption, the situation became worse and worse. After the summer, it became the most difficult, the food was almost unsustainable, and many of the old and young of the tribe were hungry.
After his death, the size of the traveling tribes also dropped sharply. They had no choice but to go all the way north, but before they fully entered the Monan area, they were attacked head-on by the Hu tribe forces in Monan, and they had no choice but to return south again...
From this experience, it sounds like these bandits are not as cruel as jackals, but poor people who have been forced to have no choice but to become homeless.
Li Tai naturally did not have any sympathy for these thieves and Hus. He only roughly outlined the context of the Eastern Wei Dynasty's attack on Li Shihu through the self-reports of several prisoners.
In order to ensure the stability of the areas around Jinyang, Gao Huan frequently sent troops to attack Luliang Mountain, forcing the barbarians in the mountains to move away in order to avoid the disaster of the army.
Although the Eastern Wei Dynasty had a strong military force, it is obvious that these Lishihu people who were well versed in geography did not suffer too cruel a disaster. They were just unable to live and develop in one place due to the offensive of the Eastern Wei army.
As for why these Lishihu left the Luliang Mountains and went north to Monan, the prisoners couldn't explain it clearly, and Li Tai didn't know much either.
But it is obvious that this is a bad move, giving up the protection of the Luliang Mountains on which they depend for survival. It just so happens that this year Rouran married Gao Huan again, playing a game of pear blossoms overwhelming begonias. Their relationship is in a honeymoon period, and their relationship is in the honeymoon stage.
Naturally, the Southern vassal would not get used to these Li Shihu, and would definitely give them a head-on blow.
What's quite annoying is that after wandering around for a long time, these Lishihu people who had left their hometown probably still felt that this side of the river was a soft persimmon, so they crossed the river and rushed towards the Loop area.
Li Tai also noticed that the entry of these Lishihu seemed to be guided and assisted by local indigenous forces, because several prisoners all said that they had several full meals soon after crossing the river, and the overall team also grew.
, there are many tribal people who are not familiar with each other before.
In addition to the confessions of the prisoners, the information conveyed by Xiazhou also stated that a considerable number of Shuofanghu were involved in these bandits. This is really a trump card combination of local snakes and powerful dragons that are passing through.
A head-scratching headwind.
Of course, most of these contents were made up by Li Tai based on the limited information provided by the prisoners. The real situation cannot be determined, and there is still a lack of accurate judgment on the specific strength of the rebel army.
Although it is said that if you know yourself and the enemy, you can win a hundred battles, but this is not a game of chess. There are not so many clear battles in the world. Anyway, they are coming. What kind of opponent is, let's fight it first.
Judging from the current situation, there should be no danger of Guangwucheng falling in a short time. Li Tai felt a little relieved and was no longer in a hurry to march forward and join forces with the Guangwucheng defenders to avoid being attacked by the bandits.
Click for help.
The safer approach is to pass the news of the arrival of reinforcements to the city as soon as possible, allowing Li Mu to stay in the city with peace of mind, while he establishes a stable stronghold nearby to echo Guangwu City and contain the rebel army.
At this time of year, whether he was marching or stationed in the field, the consumption of supplies was very huge. Li Tai had the advantage of fighting at home, so he had to secure the supply of food and grass before he dared to order all the troops to go north and lead the troops to fight.
Regardless of their specific strength, these bandits are still made of flesh and blood and cannot live without food and drink. Moreover, a considerable number of them are from Lishihu who have come from far away from abroad, and their own material reserves are already worrying. As long as the confrontation can be maintained, they will not be allowed to
They have the opportunity to feed war with war, and they will be the first to collapse.
On the contrary, the advanced troops are advancing lightly without hesitation. First of all, they do not know the specific strength of the enemy's troops. Secondly, those Li Shihu people may have a tragic feeling of risking their lives. It is really unpredictable how the battle will turn out. Wait until they can no longer hold on.
Take the initiative to withdraw your troops and then beat the drowned dog, so that the result will be twice the result with half the effort.
Before all the soldiers entered the camp and settled down, Li Tai sent Mao Shi in advance to insist on his order and led 600 light cavalry to the nearby Fushi City, taking over the defense of Fushi City to store the army's supplies.
The baggage store also serves as a temporary base camp.
At the same time, he sent people to convey the news of the arrival of reinforcements to Guangwu City. It was not too far from Guangwu City. If you were not afraid of being exposed, you didn't even need to send people to go all the way. You could just go directly.
Use beacon to contact.
There is a beacon tower for transmitting messages in Gangu Post. However, because there were too few defenders here before, and there were no necessary messages to be transmitted between Guangwu City and Guangwu City, and the location must be hidden, the beacon tower has not been used.
tower.
With thousands of troops here, Li Tai naturally has no worries about alerting the enemy. Even if the beacon smoke will expose the location and attract the rebel scouts to explore, he can also set up a killing array to hunt down the rebel scouts. This is what Li Tai wants
One of the purposes.
It is true that they do not know the specific situation of the rebel army, and the rebel army is also at a loss towards them. The enemy they cannot see is the most terrifying.
When a bandit army fights away from home, they are already at a disadvantage in terms of information. If we can ensure that the other party will never be able to detect all of our own forces, and at the same time have the distance and ability to attack the enemy's camp at any time, the psychological pressure it will put on the other party will be great.
Undoubtedly huge.
So when Fei Lianmu took the order to return to Ganguyi to prepare for the beacon fire message, Li Tai also personally led hundreds of elite soldiers to follow him. After an on-the-spot investigation of the terrain around Ganguyi, Li Tai chose a
He first set up an ambush at a suitable location for an ambush, and then signaled that the beacon fire could be lit in Qiangu Post.
The solid beacon smoke rose into the sky, quickly attracting the attention of everyone around the wilderness. The first and biggest reaction was naturally the defenders in Guangwu City. They knew best what the message was conveyed by the beacon smoke, and
I have been looking forward to it very much for the past few days.
"Reinforcements, reinforcements have arrived! Li Boshan is truly trustworthy, worthy of entrustment, and worth working with!"
Looking at the thicker and thicker beacon smoke in the direction of Ganguyi, Li Mu suddenly smiled. The previous worry about being surrounded by the bandit army was swept away. He clapped his hands vigorously and said with a look of relief.
The generals nearby also breathed a huge sigh of relief. Although the information conveyed by the beacon smoke was limited, and they did not know exactly how many troops were coming for reinforcements, as long as reinforcements arrived, it would be good news that could cheer people up.
After praising Li Tai, who led his troops to come for reinforcements, Li Mu's expression suddenly changed. He waved to his generals and said, "Is the meat and wine ready? Quick, stop and put it away. The reinforcements are already here."
When we arrive, we will advance and retreat calmly. We are not in a hurry to break out. We still need to use our supplies carefully in order to prepare for a stronghold!"
Fortunately, he didn't remind him. With this shout, the sound of slaughtering sheep and chopping meat suddenly broke out in the entire cooking camp. The cooking soldiers raced against time to put these flesh and blood ingredients into the stove, and soon the city was filled with the rich aroma of meat.
When he learned that the fresh meat and livestock stored in the city had been cooked according to his previous order, Li Mu couldn't help but cursed these greedy foodie subordinates. However, after all, he had given the order first, so he could not punish the cook severely for a while, so he could only
While cursing angrily, he held a huge pottery basin and waited for the meat to be cooked.
The defenders in Guangwu City were able to overdraft the city's material reserves due to Li Mu's own orders and feasted on them. Coupled with the arrival of reinforcements, their morale was strong, and the whole city was filled with laughter.
The rebel camp outside the city was not peaceful enough. The beacon smoke billowing upward was like a sharp blade until the Hu chief commanders who thought they had a chance of victory could completely control the defenders in the city.
The existence of Fenglin City alone has prevented these bandits from coming out in large numbers to attack Guangwu City. What kind of variables does this sudden appearance of beacon smoke mean? If it is not thoroughly investigated, it will really make it difficult for people to sleep and eat.
install.
Therefore, shortly after the beacon smoke rose, several cavalry scout teams rushed out of the bandit camp, either directly or in a roundabout way, approaching the direction of the beacon smoke.
The place where Li Tai and others ambush is on the slope of a gourd-shaped valley pass. In addition to thorns and weeds and other obstructions, there are several broken grottoes and pits on the stone wall slope. There are also some Buddha statues in the grottoes.
The smell of debris and hardened animal excrement is not very good, but it can still be hidden from the wind.
Ever since he surrounded and annihilated the Blackwater Husbands at Baiyu Mountain last year, Li Tai had been deeply impressed by Yu Wengui's sharpshooting team, in which everyone could shoot a powerful five-stone bow, and he had always dreamed of forming one himself.
The more than two hundred people following him ambushing on the mountain walls on both sides are the seed players that Li Tai selected for training in the game. Although they are not as skilled as Yu Wengui's elites, they are
They are all capable of pulling three stone bows in a row. In this relatively narrow valley mouth and in a commanding position, the lethality must be very considerable.
"Here it comes, get ready!"
Hearing the sound of horse hooves coming from the open valley, Li Tai's eyes suddenly lit up. He dug his fingers into the deerskin pouch at his waist, dug out a little solidified grease, groped carefully on the palms of his fingers and the bow string, and then put it on
Pull up the bowstring with your upper finger.
Not long after, a cavalry team of more than 30 people appeared outside the valley. A Hu soldier rode in first. He took a look at the situation in the valley and found no valuable scenery or signs. There was also no sign.
After discovering Li Tai and others hiding in a hole in the stone wall, they made a gesture to the back to move forward with confidence.
These barbarian soldiers were also cautious. Except for one person who explored the road at the beginning, they also entered the valley in two groups, and after entering the back road, they left several cavalry to guard the entrance of the valley.
But no matter how cautious they were, they were eventually exposed to the eyes of Li Tai and others. Li Tai drew out his arrow and put it on the string, aimed at a strong target in the Hu Cavalry team, shot the arrow violently, and shouted loudly at the same time
:"kill!"
The powerful arrow punched straight into the chest of the target, knocking the strong body off the horse's back, with only one foot still hanging on the side of the saddle in an extremely awkward posture.
Arrows fell like rain on the stone walls on both sides of the valley entrance. In an instant, half of the Hu cavalry who entered the valley were killed. The Hu soldiers who were caught off guard were also a little confused. It was not until the second round of arrows rained that the survivors woke up and shouted.
A warning roar.
After wiping out most of the rebel scouts, Li Tai did not rush to lead the group to leave. Instead, he picked up his bow and arrow and slowly moved along the mountain wall to attract more rebel scouts nearby.
, creating an opportunity for the troops nearby with Meilema to continue encircling and annihilating the bandit army.
It may be the sequelae of Yang Kang. I had insomnia last night and stayed up all night. I was so panicked that I went to check myocardial enzymes in the morning and it took me a long time. Fortunately, there was nothing abnormal. I will update a chapter today...