Chapter seven hundred and forty-two the seal of the king of diligent soldiers and horses
The dark clouds in the sky are like wild horses running wild, rolling in like water, swallowing up every inch of the sky, leaving no space.
A dazzling bolt of lightning pierced the sky, followed by an explosion of thunder, and pouring rain poured down.
It's March and the Waking of Insects has long passed, but it's still rare to see such heavy rain in spring.
"Drive, drive, drive..."
Amidst the rapid shouting, tens of thousands of cavalrymen wearing coir raincoats and bamboo hats, one man and two horses, and tens of thousands of horse hooves galloped and trampled on the muddy road, causing mud to fly and sewage to splash everywhere.
In the first group of people, the military flag, the general flag, and the two flags were placed flat on the side of the flag horse, and the flags soaked by the rain were tightly wrapped around the flagpole. In order to march as quickly as possible, the cavalry's
The commander-in-chief has obviously put all the dignity and rules in his pocket!
He was guarded by a group of soldiers in the middle, wearing a bamboo hat and a raincoat. His face was invisible. Only the shining armor on his body could show his superior status!
Of course, from that moment on, with the green horse under the man's crotch and the bright silver spear hanging on the victory hook, anyone familiar with the accidents in the Han army can easily guess the man's name!
The commander-in-chief of the Hedong Army of the Northern Han Dynasty, the general of the upper army - Zhu Biao!
"The commander is back in the city..."
"The commander is back in the city..."
"Quickly report to the General's Mansion -" the guard at the north gate of Hedong County said urgently to his soldiers.
Tens of thousands of soldiers rode in, and the army went straight to the military camp in the city. Hot soup and rice were provided, and clean clothes were prepared. Zhu Biao led his guards directly to his home.
"Biao'er, Biao..." Zhu's mother, Shan Yuping, Song Yingzhu, even Song Yannan and Zhu Qiangsheng, everyone living in the mansion were waiting for Zhu Biao's return.
The situation has changed so fast and dizzyingly. Last month there was a major counterattack by the Han army, and this month Hu Qi has already reached the gates of Peiping City. It is bloody in Hexi and Anzhou, with hundreds of thousands of people killed. Fifty thousand Hu Qi are in
The Northern Han Dynasty once again committed a heinous crime. Compared with the annihilation of the 30,000 Pingzhou Army on the Luoming River and the great defeat of Yunzheng, such crimes were completely covered up.
At this time, there was nothing in the Northern Han Dynasty that was more hated and more cursed than Hu Qi, who committed crimes including burning, killing and looting.
The Uwe Tuo tribe who broke into the Han Dynasty did more than just war, but more killing and destruction. The process of Hu Qi's march south was foreshadowed by the lives of tens of thousands of Northern Han people and the hoofs of their horses.
Stepping off the road is a road paved with flesh and blood!
Ever since he got the news, Zhu Biao's face has always been cold. The death of hundreds of thousands of people shocked him much more deeply than the annihilation of the 300,000 Northern Expedition Army. This made him involuntarily think of his previous life.
During the Anti-Japanese War, the people in China suffered the same hardships!
"My son will settle down at home tonight and will go out to the army early tomorrow morning."
"Only ten thousand cavalry, isn't that too little?"
Zhu Biao raised the corner of his mouth and pretended to smile. "That's enough. It's not just my group that has returned. Troops from Hexi and Luozhou have also returned. There are also 30,000 to 20,000 people in Beiping City. Yunzheng was defeated.
There are thirty to twenty thousand people in stock, Hu Gou only has fifty thousand riders, and now it is not even fifty thousand, so killing them is enough."
Song Yannan looked at Zhu Biao and said nothing, but Zhu Biao's ears were ringing with his secret voice. "A wild dog has killed so many evils that he is not worthy of being the son of a man. If you want to serve in the army, I will never give up!"
It was rare for Song Yannan to take the initiative to speak to Zhu Biao, but Zhu Biao just refused with a smile.
Song Yannan is very powerful in martial arts. But on the battlefield, there is really no difference between him and him.
It wasn't until he returned to the yard and saw the child that Zhu Biao felt a touch of warmth on his face. At night, Zhu Biao and Shan Yuping cuddled together quietly, feeling a little lighter after their hearts were heavy as if they were blocked.
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Hundreds of thousands of lives were lost. Uwetuo must have known that it was impossible for the barbarians to occupy the territory of the Northern Han Dynasty, so he decided to do this. It was more insane than massacring the city in a war.
He must not be spared——
Leaning in Zhu Biao's arms, Shan Yuping couldn't help but frown. Zhu Biao's scratches hurt her. However, she would not scream at this time, and just leaned quietly in Zhu Biao's arms.
"Drive, drive..." The next day, as soon as it got light, the neighing of men and horses could be heard in the military camp. When the sky turned completely white, tens of thousands of knights rode out in spite of the light rain that had weakened.
After arriving at Hedong County, go straight to the south!
In the city of Beiping, the city was filled with deathly silence, and everyone's heart felt as if a mountain was pressing down on it. The rain in Anzhou had stopped, and the ground in the palace had long been cleaned, except for the glazed tiles on the palace.
There was also a drop of crystal water falling.
In the Hanyuan Hall, the new king Ji Yun was sitting high above, and dozens of military ministers were kneeling below. The majestic capital of a country was beaten outside the city. It was embarrassing and embarrassing. Not to mention the crimes committed by Hu Qi on his way south.
The blood debts are too numerous to be described!
"Bang!" With a crisp sound, Ji Yun threw the memorial from Taiwei's Mansion onto the Qilin case, making it so loud in the silent hall.
After taking a sip of the ginseng soup from the palace maid, Ji Yun gently placed the bowl on the table. After being a king for more than a year, Ji Yun is now a completely different person than before.
What is an old Chinese saying? Move to nourish the body, and stay to nourish the Qi. To put it bluntly, it means that you have power and prestige!
This is what Ji Yun is like. Now he has the air of a king, regardless of whether he deliberately showed this attitude to the outside.
"The soldiers and horses from Hedong will return faster than those from Luozhou? What is the reason for this? Does General Pingbei dare not to do his best?"
"Your Majesty, you have misunderstood. I am requesting the navy to move to Pipa Beach because the general's speed in deploying troops is unparalleled. Hedong's soldiers and horses arrived one step earlier than Luozhou's cavalry. There is absolutely no accusation that General Pingbei's Qin Wang is unfavorable." Cai Jueshen
Busy trying to excuse Wu Hengfei.
There are tens of thousands of barbarians facing the Luozhou army. Although the exact number is not known, they must be guarded against. Don't let anything happen at this juncture!
Someone has infiltrated the inner circle. If the Luozhou battlefield repeats the old story of the Northern Expedition, there will be a big trouble in the Northern Han Dynasty. At that time, it is uncertain whether the court can 'trap' Zhu Biao!
The reuse of Zhu Biao is directly proportional to the national strength of the Northern Han Dynasty. However, the greater Zhu Biao's achievements, the greater the gap between him and the royal family is likely to be. When the rift widens to a point where it cannot be repaired or covered up, the Northern Han Dynasty will be in danger.
.The big changes at that time shook the foundation of the Northern Han Dynasty. Cai Jueshen never wanted to see that day, so he sought truth from facts!
"Lie! How far is the distance between Hedong and Peiping, and how far is the distance between Luozhou and Peiping? There is no reason for Commander Wu to pull back behind the troops in Hedong when he returns to the army. The navy is still stationed in place, preparing to meet the Luozhou troops.
It's good to cross the river on horseback." Ji Yun stared at Cai Jueshen with a hint of annoyance.
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Three days! The Hedong cavalry, which started running at full strength, under the leadership of Zhu Biao, rushed to the bank of Luoming River in only three days. Then they went straight along the Luoming River to Pipa Beach, and the afternoon of the fifth day was already in sight.
But a problem posed in front of Zhu Biao, how could he cross the river?
The Luo Ming River, which is several miles wide, is just a joke compared to the larger rivers in the Central Plains, but this joke is not something that a war horse can swim across.
"Have the Commander-in-Chief sent an order to Peiping? Didn't the Ministry of War and the Taiwei Mansion receive it? Why didn't the navy come to respond?" Xia Yun was stunned.
As things have developed to the present stage, the five thousand golden wolf cavalry left by Hu Qi in the east of the river have already crossed the Luoming River. Lian Yunzheng has also led more than 20,000 defeated troops to the other side of the river. It is difficult to find a ship in the north of the river.
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Pipa Beach is an important port on the Luoming River, with boats coming and going. There can be hundreds of large and small boats staying here, but now, the piers on the shore are empty, not even a small fishing boat is visible.
"Commander, the infantry can cross the river with bamboo rafts, but our cavalry can't." Zhou Zi'ang's forehead also had veins popping up.
"Commander, there is no naval support at Pipa Beach, so we can only go west." Zhu Zhong felt that his sincerity was being treated as a donkey's liver and lungs. He worked hard and traveled south under the stars, but was killed by his own people in the middle.
Blocked the road.
When Zhu Biao led his troops back, he sent a letter to Peiping and asked Luo Mingjiang Navy to come to Pipa Beach to help him cross the river. Now it seems that the people in charge of Peiping did not take his book seriously at all.
"Send a message to Peiping and ask the navy to pick it up at Huixinkou!"
Go south from Pipa Beach and follow the official road from Anzhou to the foot of Beiping City. This is the best road from Hezhou to Beiping, saving time and effort. Even Uweituo passed here when he went south. After passing this entrance, he went west
Although there are several ports suitable for crossing the river, the situation on the other side of the river is different.
The best is only the official road in the county. If you want to catch up with the highway directly to Peiping, you have to take a detour of two to three hundred miles. Using Zhu Biao's transportation concept in his previous life, that is city and county roads, national roads, and expressways.
difference.
Crossing the river from Pipatan, you can go directly to the national highway and expressway leading to Beiping in the south of the Yangtze River. At other crossings, you have to rush around for a while after arriving in the south of the Yangtze River to find the entrance to the expressway from the county or city highway.
There is also a detour to Huixinkou, but the Jiangnan road has finally been upgraded to a provincial highway. The wrong road is only over a hundred miles long, so it is cheaper in comparison.
Someone will think at this time, you just want to lead the troops across the straight line. That is brainless. You must know that it is spring, not autumn. How much farmland will be ruined if tens of thousands of cavalry are crossing all the way? Yes
How many crops were destroyed? Moreover, can the cavalry running in the field really come as fast as the official road?
But Zhu Biao has no choice now. It is impossible for him to stop by the river with his troops and wait for the boat. Otherwise, he is afraid that what awaits him will be a stern reprimand from Beiping City. Of course, he will also wait for the army to return to the east of the river for reinforcements. Zhu Biao
Biao could only head west at this time, heading towards Xinkou!
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"Hahaha, hahaha..." The ferocious laughter was accompanied by the cry and pleading of the weak.
Outside the city of Peiping, thousands of barbarians were galloping on their horses. In front of them, nearly 10,000 civilians were driven toward the gate of Peiping City.
Among them were gray-haired old men, young children learning to talk, and babies in their mother's arms.
"Whoosh..."
The Hu cavalry were hunting and killing the fleeing Han people as if they were hunting. Among the dozens of cavalry standing out in front, there were several bronze-ringed Hu generals, waving their scimitars and wantonly scratching up and down the woman in his arms.
.These women who should be living a stable life in the spring season are now being held in the arms of their enemies who killed their fathers and husbands, tore their clothes, ruined and humiliated them. They resisted and yelled, but what they got was that the enemy was even more wanton.
laugh.
The moat of Beiping City has stopped flowing. It was not Hu Qi who filled it with soil, but the corpses of the deceased people, which blocked the water flow.
"Cough——" The defenders on the city didn't know how many people were hitting the battlements with their fists at this moment, and they couldn't feel the pain even if their skin and flesh were broken. Because their hearts were even more painful at this moment, filled with endless shame and
The humiliation made it difficult for them to breathe.
——That is death. I would rather die than live such a humiliating life!
But the people on the peak refused to let it go. If they died, who would protect Beiping? If Beiping was captured, it would be a greater disaster for Beihanyan.
"Why hasn't Wu Hengfei arrived yet? Does he want Hugo to destroy all the people outside Peking City before he will lead his troops?" Ji Yun roared like a wounded lion.
Ever since he went to the city wall and witnessed a tragedy the day before yesterday, he had shown signs of collapse. Thousands of people were killed by horsemen in front of him. They didn't even use scimitars or bows and arrows, just a
He drove the horses with great force to collide and trample...
The entire ground was stained red with flesh and blood! Meat paste. Meat paste...
It is a kind of red that stings the soul. For Ji Yun, it is a kind of heavyness and burden that cannot be expressed in words. He is less than eighteen years old and has just been a king for less than two years.
Ji Yun couldn't bear it.
"Where is Zhu Biao? Where are his soldiers? Come on. Come on, everyone..."
All the ink and ink seals on the Qilin case were swept to the ground by Ji Yun, and he sat back on the throne lonely. The wide throne accommodated Ji Yun, making Ji Yun's figure look particularly thin and lonely at this moment.
"Your Majesty, the Hedong Army led by Zhu Biao has rushed to Huixinkou. It will take at most three days to reach outside the capital." Prime Minister Gao Shouxun replied.
"Send the order to Yunzheng. Follow Zhu Biao's order. Announce King Gu's will, confer Zhu Biao with the title of Uncle Anfeng, and grant King Qin the seal of military and horse commander."
Ji Yun decided to bow his head. In front of Uwetuo, the bloody butcher, he could throw everything aside. As long as he could protect the people of the Northern Han Dynasty from being hurt again!
"Tell Zhu Biao that the lonely king is going to use Uwetuo's head as a chamber pot, and chop off the heads of all the wild dogs for me. No one will be left alive. No one will be left alive -"
The screams of hatred turned into roars like trapped animals.
"Zhu Biao!!" He stood up on horseback and looked at the two big flags erected at the north end of the stone bridge. Wu Qi said these two words with a serious look on his face.
"It came so fast!" A silver-ringed general beside him exclaimed.
"It's very fast." Wu Qi's face was solemn. Zhu Biao's speed was at least two days faster than his father estimated.
"Your Highness, is it possible that the generals of the Han camp are raising false flags?" Another Yinhuan Hu general shouted. "From Izumokou to here, it runs diagonally through half of the Northern Han Dynasty, and there is at least two thousand miles of road.
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"No. Zhu Biao, you always use your troops very quickly."
"But what if he arrives?" He snorted coldly, his eyes swept across the generals around him, and Wu Qi said coldly, "Fighting depends on strength. We have five thousand Golden Wolf Cavalry and three thousand standing cavalry.
Zhu Biao can't cross the Huixinkou unless he has wings. We will win this battle!" Wuqi's task is only to block Zhu Biao back at the Huixinkou, not all the way along the Luoming River.
Zhu Biao would not let him go south. And if Wuqi dared to guarantee his vote, Zhu Biao would definitely not bring many troops. He always wanted to leave some cavalry to guard the house and guard the courtyard. There were only 20,000 cavalry in Hedong, and this time the flying cavalry
How many can there be going south?
"Zhu Biao, even if you have the power to reach heaven this time, you will definitely fail!" A stream of brilliant light bloomed in Wu Qi's pupils, which was so bright that it pierced people's eyes.
At this moment, it is opposite the Luo Ming River.
"Commander, I am willing to be the vanguard. I will wipe out all the clowns on the other side tonight!"
"The general is also willing to go!"
"Commander!"
"No, our army has been running for days, and both men and horses are exhausted. The Hugou are waiting for work, and the previous killings have occurred. The evil spirit is strong. It is not good for our army to start a war at this moment. We will rest for a night and attack again at dawn tomorrow.
Fight and purge the ugly people!"
The warships of the Luo Mingjiang Navy of the Han Army were not large, and at most they were the size of battleships. In addition to a few ships, most of the ships were chariots, loach ships, and even small boats such as walking boats.
Yin Dakai, the naval leader during the Battle of Shizhou, stayed in Youzhou without any accident, but Zhang Bangyan always followed Zhu Biao. After returning to Hedong, Zhu Biao privately established a naval camp and handed it over to Zhang Bangyan.
Of course, on the surface, I am still in charge of the Waterway Inspection Department.
Naturally, Zhu Biao would not bring his own weak naval force with him this time when he went south. He would rely entirely on the Luo Mingjiang Navy. Although its warships were small, they were absolutely sufficient to use them across the Luo Mingjiang River!
Fighting ships were in the center, loach boats, vehicles and ships were on the left and right wings, and they were moving in and out of them. Almost in the first wave of the offensive, the front line of the two armies was stretched to more than a mile!
A thousand sailors were the first to cross the water and land ashore without encountering much resistance.
No matter it was a fighting ship, a chariot, or a loach ship, none of them hit the trebuchet. The strongest equipment on the ship was the bed crossbow. But even these dozens of bed crossbows would make even the most arrogant Hu cavalry tremble with fear.
Keep your distance and avoid Jiangnan Pier.
Wearing black battle robes that were very different from the red ones of the Han army, the Han army infantry jumped across the deck. From a distance, it looked like a black stream of water bursting through the dam!
"Dong dong dong!!!" The fierce and vigorous sound of war drums sounded, accompanied by a red war flag rising far away on the other side of the Luoming River.
Hu Qi finally made some moves. As if not showing any weakness, deep horn sounds sounded in Jiangnan.
Then.
"Release -" the order was given! The "buzzing" sound of the bowstring was heard, and thousands of sharp arrows were like a dense dark cloud falling towards the shore. Some sailors who had just landed on the shore had not yet stood firm.
He was shot by a sharp arrow and fell upside down into the water. His blood spattered and the river was filled with dazzling bright red patches from the first moment.
No one cared about this. When one person fell, another person picked him up. A thousand sailors rushed to the pier with swords and guns raised high, braving the rain of arrows and carrying their shields, they kept advancing!
