Chapter 746: Each Has Its Own Mind - Zhao Guo Xiaowan
On the road from Linzhou to Anzhou, in the warm spring breeze of March, more than 20,000 Han troops on foot and cavalry were marching in a hurry!
Of course, the only ones who are really in a hurry are the infantry.
"General, take a rest, brothers, we won't be able to hold on any longer!"
A captain on horseback said to the general.
"Brother Wang, it's not that I'm ungrateful, it's that the capital is really in danger. The order from the Taiwei Mansion is like a sword, so you must obey it!" Within a limited time, the general must lead the army to Peiping, otherwise he will be stabbed in the head.
"However, after traveling so fast, even if our army reaches the capital, it will have no fighting power. We are afraid that a slight charge by Hu Qi will cause it to be defeated for hundreds of miles, which is not as good as the Pingzhou Army!"
"Haha, brother, you don't have to worry about this. There is Zhu Shuai in Beiping City. Even if the Hedong Army fails to win, Hu Gou will suffer heavy losses." It turns out that the general had this plan. Maybe
He always wanted to be humble.
The captain surnamed Wang immediately stopped talking.
However, there are unforeseen circumstances, and 10 out of 10 things in the world will not go as planned. The general's luck may not necessarily be so unlucky, but today, it seems that there are 60 to 70 out of 10 chances.
"Report——, report——"
Another day passed. More than 20,000 Linzhou infantry and cavalry troops were still galloping towards Peiping.
"Report to the general, scout the horse and report urgently, a horse riding a horse and an eagle were found thirty miles away——"
Soon after, when the Linzhou Army's infantry and cavalry horses had just gathered to build camp, several fast horses galloped from behind the Linzhou Army. Anzhou received a message from Peking - Hu Qi was heading west.
Coming!
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běijing city.
Just when a million troops were fighting on the frontier, just when 50,000 Hu cavalry committed a heinous debt of blood in the Northern Han Dynasty, no one in Northern Xinjiang or the entire Central Plains cast their eyes to the north.
Even during the Battle of Shizhou, the Central Plains martial arts community was filled with righteous indignation because of the deaths of 100,000 people. At this time, they seemed to have forgotten that the blood of people several times that amount of 100,000 was flowing in the Northern Han Dynasty...
Everyone's eyes are focused on the alliance between Tang and Xia in the north, on the mutual defense between Liang and Ning in the east, and on King Zheng in the south of the Yangtze River. What's the point of a small frontier country? The glorious Central Plains is the highest!
Even some people in Northern Xinjiang are "gloating about others' misfortune." Aren't you, the Northern Han Dynasty, quite capable of fighting? Why did you let Hu Qi be killed in Guoguo City?
Because of the extremely heavy losses among the people, the Northern Han Dynasty suffered a serious fall at the beginning of this year. The emergence of two to three million refugees, the impact and weakening of the national strength and society, made the Northern Han Dynasty almost return to a year ago.
At that difficult moment, the Minister of Etiquette sent by the Northern Han Dynasty to Beijing to ask for help from the King of Tang waited in Beijing for seven or eight days but could not see the King of Tang. Why? Because the King of Tang was not busy these days.
The wars in Dezhou, Bozhou and other places are just busy trying to form an alliance with the King of Xia!
And when all this happened, it was already April.
The western border of Linzhou, the border between the Northern Han Dynasty and the State of Zhao.
Ten days ago, Zhu Biao led his troops and chased him here, but in front was the territory of Zhao State. Although the Northern Han Dynasty was the leader of the six northern kingdoms, there was no reason for him to ride into Zhao territory without telling him.
Of course, in Zhu Biao's view, this 'tell' was just a formality. Thirty thousand Huqi had entered the territory of Zhao State. How could Zhao State not allow him to wait in to help? But the fact is so bizarre.
, more than 10,000 Han cavalry turned into 40,000 to 50,000 elite cavalry during the ten days of waiting. But they did not wait for Zhao Guo to let go.
It is said that in Yanxi, the Han army often crossed the border to help Zhao State.
"You bastard, Zhao is going too far to deceive others -" Sheng Tengfang was still in a hot temper and kept scolding King Zhao of the Kingdom of Zhao in Zhu Biao's tent.
Zhu Biao sat in the main seat without saying a word. These days, his whole body has a chilly temperament that makes people feel chilly.
He needs Zhao Guo to give him an explanation, a reasonable explanation!
Today, Zhu Zhong, who was sent to question Zhao Guo, should be back, but he is not sure whether it will be in the morning or afternoon. Zhu Biao hopes to get a satisfactory answer!
"Drive..." At the border of Zhao State, more than 20 miles away from the Han army's camp, Zhu Zhong and a hundred elite cavalry were riding towards the camp.
The Zhao Jun who was sent away was left behind, but the Zhao Jun who accompanied him was still there.
"So Zhao State is not ready to let us enter the country. They think they have the strength to eliminate Wuweituo?" Looking at Zhu Zhong standing in front of him, Zhu Biao's face was ashen, and the cold air emanating from his body suddenly disappeared.
The temperature in the tent returned to the cold winter level.
In the unnoticed tea cup on the handsome desk, the light green tea has been frozen with a thin layer of ice.
"Hugou did not go on a killing spree after entering the Kingdom of Zhao. Although there are still killings and looting, compared with our country, the clouds and mud are inferior. Therefore, I think that the Kingdom of Zhao is not in pain now. Moreover, Uwetuo has left troops in the Zhao Kingdom.
Whether it is really trapped by Zhao Jun or whether it is just taking a rest is still uncertain. But Zhao Jun believes that Hu Gou is being trapped by him..."
"It's a bunch of bullshit. There is only one flat plain in the Zhao Kingdom, and the topography and geography are far inferior to those of our country. Just because they want to tie up more than 30,000 Huqi, it's just bullshit. Why build the Great Wall if they want to trap them?"
How much money is there?" Sheng Tengfang slapped the table and cursed.
The 40,000 Hu cavalry heading west from Beiping City were put into a fight by Zhu Biao who was pursuing him in Linzhou territory. At that time, Zhu Biao only had a cavalry team returning from Yanzhou, and the total strength was less than two.
Thousands of people.
As a result, Zhu Biao lost a lot, and Hu Qi also lost several thousand. When they reached the border of Zhao State, Zhu Biao only had 13,000 to 13,000 men left, and Wu Weituo only had over 30,000 men...
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"That's right, who is the damn Zhao State? If our Yanxi Army hadn't taken care of him, he would have been driven into the Great Wall by Hu Qi. Now he dares to turn around and yell at us - "
"Commander! What the hell are you talking about? Let's just kill him. It's three to four hundred miles away, and in a day and a half, a knife can hit the head of the hulk——"
Sheng Tengfang, the big boss in the army, was not the only angry general. Everyone sitting in the tent was furious.
Zhu Biao glanced around the tent, and his icy gaze immediately stifled the noisy shouts in the tent. Even Sheng Tengfang, the 'reckless man', couldn't help but sit up straight.
"Go north and leave Yanxi——"
In just five words, the angry atmosphere in the big tent immediately became extremely passionate.
Your State of Zhao won't let us enter. Okay, I won't enter. I'll enter through Yanxi, through Hu Gou's territory.
I don’t believe that Uwetuo can’t be stopped——
Behind the words "Zhu Biao" is the belief that Zhao Jun cannot stop Uwetuo, and the belief that he must kill Uwetuo!
This is not a rare mission. Otherwise, the system will definitely have missions. With only 50,000 troops, they want to get into the belly of Beihan and cause trouble. If they don't run away, it will not be difficult for Zhu Biao to destroy them.
Most of the returning infantry troops have arrived in Linzhou one after another, and Zhu Biao is fully able to 'transfer'.
"Commander, Zhao Fang's envoy is still outside the tent..."
"not see!"
The icy coldness in his vagina instantly became three points stronger, and Zhu Zhong breathed out cold air. He even cupped his fists and bowed, "Here!"
Zhao Jun, who was more than 300 miles away, laughed at Zhu Biao's "arrogance". In their view, Zhu Biao's "arrogance" was more of a vent to anger after his dignity was damaged, but venting can change things.
What?
That is a sign of incompetence!
Wuweituo, which has been put into the pockets of hundreds of thousands of Zhao troops, is Zhao's biggest and highest harvest in more than ten years of war. Killing Hu Gou Youxian King in formation will be the highest honor of Zhao Jun.
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They wouldn't take advantage of Beihan on this point.
"If you don't see me, you'll see me. I wish Biaoruo a great reputation, but he turns out to be such a stingy person. Hehe, wait until I chop off Uwetuo's head and take the heads of two thousand cavalry commanders, and then go and apologize to him."
Zhao Lian, a veteran general of the State of Zhao, was also one of the elders of the royal family of the State of Zhao. He knew very well that his country had done something wrong this time. However, the State of Zhao also had countless hatreds against the Hu people, and it was not easy for them to gain control of their territory.
A big guy has arrived, and it would be very embarrassing to give it to the Han army.
"Tell the boys below to keep an eye on me. If Uwetuo escapes, our great Zhao will lose face completely!"
Zhao Lian was in high spirits, and judging by the tone of his words, he obviously didn't believe that thirty thousand Hu Qi could escape being surrounded by his own army of hundreds of thousands.
But, are things really so smooth?
Hu Qi, who had rested in Zhao Di for a long time, has now regained his energy and fighting strength.
In more than ten days, they only took less time than the leader to run for more than 300 miles, and then basically stopped. They had no less than ten days to rest, and after more than a month of running, the emaciated horses recovered;
After more than a month of non-stop killing, the tired nerves were relieved. It can be said that the ten days when Zhao Guo planned to mobilize the army to block and surround them were the best time for them to kill Uwe Tuo's tribe alone. Unfortunately, they let it go
!
Just put a big circle around the thirty thousand Hu Qi——
Now, Uwetuo is about to move!
To the east of the Xiyu River, more than 30,000 horsemen were trying their best to cross the 100-foot-wide river.
Hu Qi only had 30 or 40 large and small ferries that had been fully searched up and down the river. Each round trip could only transport 400 to 500 cavalry sergeants across the river. At this rate, more than 30,000 people and 100,000 horses would have to be ferried across the river.
It will take at least three days!
"No, this is too slow!" Wu Qi, who was still the forward, suddenly turned around and shouted behind him, "Chishan Ten Thousand Cavalry Commander."
Chishan, who was standing next to him, immediately felt solemn on his face when he heard this. He turned around and looked at Wuqi and replied: "The general will be here."
"If we find more ferries, when will these ferries be able to cross the entire army? It's too slow!"
"Your Highness, our army has searched all over the thirty miles up and down the river from the ferry, and there are only these ferries." Chishan said bitterly, but still replied in a calm voice, "Unless we build rafts, but rafts can only ferry people, not
It’s not safe to cross the horse.”
"It's better to be able to ferry people than to ferry nothing at all!" Wu Qi glanced at Chishan and said, "Chief Wan Qi should organize people to build rafts!"
Previously, for the sake of "honesty", Hu Qi did not conduct reconnaissance on the Xiyu River side. During the operation, he also knew that Zhao Jun might collect all the ferries on the water, but he never expected that Zhao Jun would search so cleanly.
Thirty or forty ferries may seem like a lot, but in fact ten of them are small boats. The largest medium-sized passenger ship can only carry at most twenty people and horses at a time. In addition, the barbarians are not good at water, no matter it is
They were neither good at swimming nor rowing, and the speed of rowing was also very slow. Moreover, looking at the 100-foot-wide Xiyu River, Hu Qi carried himself up and down with Uwe carrying him, but he never thought of building a pontoon bridge.
With thirty or forty ships, it is enough to build a pontoon bridge on a river like Xiyu River. But Hu Qi had no idea of this, and they did not have the experience. At the critical moment, they could not imagine this at all.
They suddenly took action and caught Zhao Jun off guard, and they suffered a great disaster in front of the Xiyu River. They were blocked for a day and two nights, but only two-thirds of the troops and horses crossed over, and the 20,000 cavalrymen were blocked.
They are just one person and two horses.
The bright moon sank below the horizon, and whiteness was about to cover the earth again.
Uweituo stood on a hill with his sword pressed, looking up at the pale sky in the east. Just a moment ago, the eagle came to report that the infantry and cavalry of the Zhao army were coming from the ferry.
After one day and two nights, Zhao Jun finally responded. A large group of cavalry was approaching from his side, and I believed that a large group of Zhao Jun would come to kill him on the other side of the river.
Che Gangan's figure appeared behind Uwetuo and shouted urgently: "Your Majesty."
Uwetuo stood on one side, his dark red cloak catching fire in the wind. "Have you ever found out the enemy's situation?"
"The Zhao army has about 50,000 people, and more than 10,000 of them are cavalry. The leader is General Zhao Pinglu, Kou Siyan, and the cavalry is General Zhao Xiaoqi, Zhang Ming."
"The State of Zhao also has a cavalry general?" Uweituo was not moved by the enemy's force which was five times his own. Instead, he smiled and cared about Zhang Ming's general number.
Che Gangan was worthy of being Uweituo's confidant. He knew what he meant when he heard the voice, and replied with a smile: "This brave cavalry general is not comparable to the one from the Northern Han Dynasty. What is outstanding is his martial arts."
"What a reckless man!" Uwetuo waved his hand and said in a deep voice, "Continue to closely monitor the enemy's movements. But if there is any trouble, report it immediately."
"I will obey the order." Che Qiangan promised, turned around and took the order and left.
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Daybreak.
On the east bank of the Xiyu River is the Huqi camp.
"Report——" He shouted loudly as he galloped into the camp gate and was still far away from King Uweituo's tent.
Wuweituo, who was sleeping in the tent, lifted the curtain and came out. He looked at the eagle dismounting twenty steps away and asked, "What's the matter? But Zhao Jun has made some move?"
Amidst the rapid footsteps, the eagle shouted: "Your Majesty, the Zhao army has already captured the enemy twenty miles away, and will reach the ferry in another hour."
"So fast? Why don't you stop and take a rest?" A cold light flashed across Uweituo's eyes. This situation was beyond his expectation, but he immediately shouted in a cold voice, "The king has ordered that all soldiers and horses be gathered to follow the king.
Attack."
"As commanded."
"Come here, help the king change his clothes and armor!"
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"Dong dong dong——"
As the war drums beat, groups of well-dressed cavalry surged out from the camp and skillfully formed their formations in the open space in front of the camp. Soon after ten thousand cavalry formed a fighting formation, a group of cavalry appeared on the horizon to the west.
A dark mass of soldiers and horses came, like a wave rolling in from a distance, becoming more and more turbulent. At the front of the incoming army, a large yellow flag fluttered in the wind.
"Rumble--"
More than 10,000 cavalry galloped wildly, and tens of thousands of iron hooves struck wildly on the east bank of the green Xiyu River, rolling up grass and mud all over the sky. Thunder-like hoofbeats rolled in from a distance, filling the whole place.
Xiyu River.
"Xilulu——"
Zhang Ming leisurely raised his right arm high, and the surging Zhao cavalry behind him began to slow down, easily divided into two groups of soldiers and horses, and slowly spread out to the two wings. "Boom, boom, boom--" More than 10,000 elites
The cavalry confronted Uwetuo's troops, and the momentum seemed to be even greater. Then the Zhao army's infantry stepped in harmony, like a yellow cloud rushing in from the east sky, slowly pouring in between the two rows of cavalry, one side
Standing firmly in front of the battle formation, a murderous aura shot out into the sky - the trumpet sounded and the drum beat stopped.
The battlefield that was noisy just now suddenly became dead silent. The heavy breathing of the soldiers on both sides and the dull snoring of the horses could be heard together, as well as the flags and the trilling sound accompanied by the collision of weapons and armor.
A suffocating murderous aura is spreading and raging throughout the battlefield.
In front of Zhao Jun's formation.
Ko Siyan looked at Hu Qi opposite him, and his stern face softened slightly. The enemy only had about 10,000 cavalry left, and he had an army of 50,000. How could he be invincible?
"General Zhang." Ko Siyan said to Zhang Ming, "I have heard for a long time that the general is very brave and is a rare general in our army. Do you dare to step forward to fight and destroy the Hulu's spirit?"
Zhang Ming was not afraid when Ko Siyan asked him to go into battle and fight against the generals. "Why don't you dare? The general has been in the army for more than ten years. His martial arts skills are inferior to those of Zhu Biao of the Northern Han Dynasty, but the others are never afraid. That's it.
The white-robed priest also died under the gun of a certain family, not to mention Uwetuo in front of me."
After saying that, he pinched the horse's belly with his legs, shouted "drive" in his mouth, patted the horse and arrived at the open space between the formations.
"Little Hugou, I am Zhang Mingshi, the great cavalry general of Great Zhao. Why don't you come out and die soon!"
Behind Uweituo were Che Gangan, Hu Jietan and other generals, as well as the great master Zeng Dharma King. Everyone was looking at the flaws in the Zhao army's formation, when they saw a knight jumping out of the opponent's formation and shouting a battle.
Uwetuo's thick eyebrows suddenly raised. When he was fighting Zhu Biao, he had never seen that guy with superb martial arts fighting in battle. When he saw General Zhao challenging him, he felt a little strange. "Who is fighting with me?"
Killed this thief? The king will remember his first achievement!"
General Qiaoqi, Uwetuo's voice is harsh when he hears it. This one always reminds him of the one from the Northern Han Dynasty.
Zhang Ming was galloping back and forth in front of the formation to show off his force. Suddenly he saw a general running out of the opponent's formation. He immediately gave a loud shout and rode his horse to meet him.
The loud sound of horns and the fierce sound of war drums suddenly rose into the sky. The shouts of the soldiers of the two armies were louder and louder.
"Dang-dang-dang--" three violent sounds of gold and iron rang out. Che Ganqian and Zhang Ming still walked on the wrong horse.
"The marksmanship is not bad." Zhang Ming praised in his mouth, feeling calm and calm in his heart, knowing that the old god was there. His martial arts was indeed extraordinary. Although the enemy generals were also good, they were still inferior to him.
