Chapter 377: Donggong angrily asks for support, he will starve to death)
"As an important general in the army, he did not want to serve the country and relieve the siege of Baiping Mountain. Instead, he insisted on retreating and fearing the enemy. If you do this, you should be killed! My uncle is in Baiping Mountain, and more than 200,000 troops are in Baiping Mountain.
, How about waiting for the reinforcements from the Celestial Empire to arrive in the year of the monkey and the month of the horse?"
"And those four counties, if you just say a word, Zhu Biao's 'tone' is really outrageous!" Ji Yun in the East Palace roared angrily, and his face and neck turned red with blood. Originally, he was worried about it from the bottom of his heart.
Zhu Biao's respect has been swept away to the sky.
Yun Qi's face on the side was also extremely ugly, and she was extremely dissatisfied with Zhu Biao!
The Taiwei said that he would retreat, but his views were not representative at all. With this defeat, it was a foregone conclusion that the Taiwei would resign and even take the blame. The imperial court wanted to give an explanation to the world and the Zhongshan Kingdom. The defeat on the battlefield was not just for the frontline troops.
If the general makes a mistake, how can the princes in the court be blameless?
But damn Zhu Biao, after entering the palace, he definitely didn’t think about reorganizing the army to rescue. He blindly avoided the enemy and retreated, and even lost the four counties of Huaiyuan, rescue, Xinchang, and Kaihua. Maybe the East Palace has been doing all kinds of tricks in the past six months or so.
Winning him over, maybe the king actually agreed to his damn proposal——
Yun Qi was so upset that she was going to explode. Why was she not qualified to enter the palace to discuss matters? Otherwise, Zhu Biao would have lost face if she had to refute!
The same was true for Wang Changsun. The sun had risen very high, and all the court discussions were in progress with their results. Only then did the news reach the East Palace.
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Zhu Biao didn't know that he had been annoyed by Wang Changsun and the prince of Anping Houfu. He was now leading the cavalry to advance quickly. He remembered that it was Shan Yuping's tearful eyes when he said goodbye. Mother and younger sister were worried
gaze.
Because the royal capital often dispatches troops and supplies to the north bank, there are three pontoons built directly on the Luo Ming River, and they are very high-end pontoons. The middle section of the river can be opened to cross the boat, so no soldiers or supplies can travel between the two sides.
When crossing the river, the pontoon bridge in the center of the river was disconnected and folded to the east along the flowing water. When soldiers and supplies wanted to cross the river, it was closed up.
This is how the 30,000 cavalrymen led by Zhu Biao crossed the river and ran straight to the north without stopping. Then came the heavy supply camp and 20,000 forbidden troops, as well as the transferred armored cavalry - all the troops and horses of the Huben camp were with them.
go ahead.
The 50,000 Zhongshan troops outside the royal capital also set off at the same time. Of course, Zuo Ding, the prince of Zhongshan, would not go into battle in person. He was not feeling well. The leader was Chen Xizeng, the military advisor general and the military advisor Dutinghou.
In the huge city of Beiping, after these armies were deployed, there were only less than 10,000 Imperial Guards left. Of course, this number did not include the private soldiers and guards of the wealthy and powerful families.
In Pingzhou, Jingzhou, Yuzhou, Quzhou, and Muzhou, hawks and pigeons flew in the sky with orders to mobilize troops, and fast horses galloped on the ground following people's control.
With Beiping City as the center, thousands of miles of fast cavalry are like the rays of the morning sun half leaping out of the sea, and there are countless them. After all, falcons and carrier pigeons are too dangerous, so they are guaranteed to be delivered quickly by fast horses. And troops are mobilized.
Documents and edicts. However, it is not something that hawks and homing pigeons can carry thousands of miles.
In the early morning, after a hearty meal, the soldiers of Huaiyuan Camp picked up their luggage that they had packed at night and headed south in an orderly manner.
Ten years ago, when soldiers from the county and the country were setting off, there would have been elders from home, supporting the old and the young, coming to see them off. However, in the vast Huaiyuan County of Chidi, this situation was no longer possible.
There have been Hu Qi wandering in the north of the county since the day before yesterday, and yesterday some Condors came to Peng Ming. Li Yirong felt something was wrong. If Hu Qi were defeated by Marshal Li's troops, Uweituo's royal tent would be gone.
How could it appear in Huaiyuan?
A defeat? It's definitely not like that.
Muttering in his heart, he felt that Qingshui County was not safe, so he sent a letter to Peng Ming's Xie Qiang and Meixi's hometown Li Maozhong overnight, asking them to step up their guard and retreat to Peng Ming.
It has been almost a year since they separated from Zhu Biao, and they are doing well now. Although they only belong to the military establishment of the county, Li Yirong is a school captain, and Li Maozhong and Xie Qiang are also serious army commanders.
The department was organized and trained into the Huaiyuan Camp, with a total of about 3,000 people.
At noon, we arrived at a dilapidated village. Li Yirong ordered the whole camp to rest on the spot and bury the pots to make rice. Not long after, a scout reported back. The village was deserted, but one area was in a mess, which was a new sign.
Li Yirong looked grim and immediately sent out his own soldiers to guard and set up sentries everywhere.
The soldiers were tired during the march, and it was freezing cold. Who didn't want to huddle by the fire to keep warm.
"Is it too much?" When Li Yirong came back to rest after his inspection, he asked himself the same question. But the haze in his heart made his momentary wavering disappear instantly. He held the big knife in his hand, put on his armor, and drank a bowl of hot water.
Queen Tang was about to lean back and rest for a while when she suddenly heard the soldiers shouting outside. A soldier came running from outside, "Sir, the slut, the slut is here!"
Li Yirong jumped up, holding the knife in his hand, and shouted sternly: "The whole camp is on alert!" The soldiers who were sitting or lying down quickly stood up, holding weapons in their hands, and placed them in the open space in the village in order of length.
The heavy shield soldiers were in front, followed by the swallow-tailed shields. Behind the swallow-tailed shields were rows of armored pikemen. Behind the pikemen were soldiers with broadswords and heavy axes, and then a small number of archers guarded by swordsmen.
The equipment of the Huaiyuan Battalion is inferior to that of the regular frontier army, but compared with their previous situation, it is already as good as the sky.
The sword player also shoulders another mission, that of supervising the army. Without military orders, anyone who dares to retreat will be killed without mercy.
After all, a considerable number of the soldiers in the Huaiyuan camp were fighting for the first time. If they were not afraid of the Hu Qinnan coming in like a tide! If one person is in chaos, ten people are frightened, if ten people are in chaos, one hundred people will be finished. Li Yirong's men also
Just ten of them!
They filed into the village entrance! The dust and smoke raised by the wild riders were already very close.
In Zhu Biao's previous life, he always saw thousands of cavalry charging towards him with the force of landslides and ground cracks, which was extremely spectacular. But if you really go to the battlefield in person, you will know that not to mention thousands of cavalry, but hundreds of cavalry charging with great momentum.
Quite scary too!
It is said that cavalry is the nemesis of infantry, not only because of their high mobility, but also because of their group charge, which carries the power of thunder, which greatly suppresses and frightens the infantry's psychology! Once the infantry is timid, the formation will be overrun.
If they disperse, then what awaits them is ruthless massacre!
Seeing hundreds of Hu cavalry charging towards them, many recruits in the queue were so nervous that their mouths went dry and their weapons in their hands shook uncontrollably. However, the veterans who had followed Li Yirong for many years had firm expressions on their faces. They had a sworn relationship with the Hu people.
Hatred, hatred, has long made them forget their fear!
Li Yirong raised the sword in his hand and shouted in a deep voice: "Steady! Steady! Those who retreat will die!"
Eighty steps! The soldiers of the Huaiyuan camp felt the vibration of the ground being trampled by horse hooves! A rain of arrows rose from the Hu cavalry formation.
"Prepare javelins and hatchets!" Li Yirong did not order the archers to fight back. He clenched his teeth and stared straight ahead! It's just three waves of arrows, just bear with it.
A low scream rang out, and a soldier a few steps away from him was stabbed in the neck by an arrow. He didn't say a word and fell headlong.
Fifty steps! Hu Qi’s ferocious face can already be heard! Some soldiers could not suppress the fear in their hearts and shouted loudly, but no one threw down their weapons and turned around and ran away! Because the recruits who joined the Huaiyuan Battalion followed
Like the veterans, they also have a blood feud with Hu Qi.
But without going to the battlefield and experiencing real fighting, their courage will not be strong.
Clench your teeth, hold on to your weapon, and hold in your breath!
Thirty steps later, the two armies are about to meet! The third wave of arrows rises!
Twenty steps later, Hu Qi, who came with the force of thunder, was about to hit the infantry phalanx with great force!
"Shoot--" He was roaring to the sky. Li Yirong's eyes were wide open and he was shouting at the top of his lungs.
The swordsman with arrows stuck on the shield immediately retracted his shield. The soldiers below who had been prepared suddenly stood up, and spears with iron clusters and wooden handles rose into the air. At the same time, there were also missiles thrown.
A whirling hatchet.
The distance of twenty steps was so short. The heavy shield soldiers and pikemen were all ready for the collision. Spears and short axes rained down like rain. The hundred cavalry at the head immediately suffered heavy losses.
One Huqi was pierced through the chest by a spear, and he immediately fell under his horse; another Huqi, his horse's head was hit by a short ax, and his brains burst out. The horse suddenly fell to the ground, and the Hulu on top also fell off the horse.
, before he could get up, he was trampled on his back by the hoof of the war horse behind him. Either the rider was knocked off his horse, or the war horse was hit by a spear or a hatchet, and everyone in front of the battle was turned upside down.
Buzz! There was a vibrating sound from the bowstring. Li Yirong only had eighty-step archers under his command, and at this moment, his sharp fangs were exposed.
The Qian cavalry commander leading this barbarian cavalry knew that he had underestimated the enemy, but the cavalry could not stop when they charged down, otherwise they would disrupt their formation. They could only bite the bullet and continue to kill, either by directly dispersing this group of county soldiers, or by
They were blocked by the Han people.
Rows of spear shafts were placed on the swallow-tailed shields, and the long spears with their tails smashed on the ground became an insurmountable gap for Hu Qi! Hu Qi, who had escaped from the spear and was baptized by the short ax, drove his horse straight into the tip of the spear.
The war horses rose up in pain and overturned the cavalry on their backs. Their last blow was to throw their own weapons.
The machete is not scary, but the short hammer and mace are very lethal. I don’t know how many spearmen fell down screaming, but one fell and another quickly took over. The horsemen behind also stepped on the corpses of their comrades.
They collided with each other one after another, and the huge impact caused a large piece of Huaiyuan Camp's military formation to be dented back! But at the same time, the impact of the cavalry was also blocked!
Now! Li Yirong saw it clearly, and raised his sword high in the air. The heavy shield soldiers and spear soldiers retreated with heavy casualties, and the sword and heavy ax soldiers who finished throwing their spears and short axes came up to kill them.
With a layer of leather armor and a layer of iron armor, these people are the elites Li Yirong has at his disposal. Without the speed of the Hu cavalry, even the standing cavalry army will not be their opponent——
"Oh my God!" The Huaiyuan Battalion, which had just won a victory, suddenly stopped cheering as soon as it started. Li Yirong groaned. "What happened to the marching army?" At the end of the northern sky, there were countless dust and smoke billowing.
