Chapter 1211: Deployment of Linhe County and sneak attack on Tuan
In the snow, the speed of dog sledding is much faster than that of horseback riding.
More than a dozen pastoral dogs were dragging two sleds, with two soldiers sitting on the sleds, and also placed food, grass and other supplies.
With a crack of the whip, the sled hit the cold snow, leaving two shallow tracks.
Since they were farm dogs that had not received much training, Su Mingzhe only let these thin-waisted dogs poop for a moment and then let them rest for a while.
This lasted for two hours.
In one morning, the sled had covered more than 40 miles.
By the afternoon.
Everyone cooperated tacitly, and by the time it got dark, we were nearly a hundred miles away from Xianyang City.
While staying in the official residence at night, Cao Wushang found Su Mingzhe and said with worry on his face:
"Master, isn't our speed a little too fast? At this current speed, I'm afraid we won't be able to arrive within twenty days!"
"It's a bit fast. I'm still getting used to it today and I've only run nearly a hundred miles. I'm afraid I won't be able to run 150 or 60 miles every day in the future!"
Su Mingzhe thought for a while and then said:
"In this case, starting from tomorrow, we will only travel for three hours, about eighty miles, and the rest of the time will be used for training!"
On the second day.
The three thousand dogs, who had rested all night, were extremely energetic. Before noon, they had already led the team for more than eighty miles.
More than 2,000 miles away, Su Mingzhe originally expected that it would take at least the Lantern Festival before arriving at Yunzhong County.
Su Mingzhe had to start reducing his traveling time, traveling in the morning and training in the afternoon.
Before the Chinese New Year, Su Mingzhe barely trained 500 people.
The dogs arrived more than a month in advance and pulled everyone to the end of the field.
When the garrison of Yunzhong County saw the reinforcements coming so quickly, their morale was immediately shaken.
Someone quickly informed the guard.
Not long after, guard Meng Tian arrived. The first time he saw Su Mingzhe, he felt that he was so young and handsome!
After receiving Su Mingzhe's cards and orders, Meng Tian smiled warmly and said:
"Are you arresting Su Song in Pei County? You received the recruitment order in Xianyang at the beginning of the month?"
"Exactly!"
Su Mingzhe cupped his fists and performed a serious military salute.
Meng Tian secretly praised again and then said:
"You rushed to rescue Yunzhong County this time and arrived more than half the time. According to Qin law, you should be credited with one military merit. In addition, these 'dog carts' of yours are good. I have requisitioned them. I will credit you with one more military merit. Now you are promoted How about becoming the fifth doctor or the central guard of our army?"
"Thank you, General!"
Su Mingzhe also didn't expect that he was just on a journey, and even upgrading two levels was really easier than fighting.
But he didn't know.
Recently, due to heavy snow and road closures, several counties in Yunzhong County were attacked by Tuan one after another.
As the defender, Meng Tian was unable to provide timely support even if he received the tip-off in time, which resulted in serious losses for the counties in Yunzhong County.
Now, Su Mingzhe actually got a "dog cart". Although there are only 500 of them, they can still be of great help.
After promoting Su Mingzhe, Meng Tian began to formally inform:
"Weiwei Su, the military situation is urgent. I won't keep you any longer. Next, you hand over the dog cart and lead the troops to defend Linhe County!"
"Here!"
Su Mingzhe inquired about the location, immediately received the general's order, and went to the barracks to order troops.
As a guard and with the title of Fifth Doctor, Su Mingzhe could actually command five thousand people.
But now that the war situation is critical and there is a shortage of manpower everywhere, it is impossible for Meng Tian to give Su Mingzhe a full manpower and let him really command five thousand people.
Like other guards and captains, if they came alone to support them, Meng Tian would give them at most 30% to 40%, or even 20% to 30% of the troops.
As Su Mingzhe arrived early, and with the magic weapon of the 'dog cart', Meng Tian had a good impression of Su Mingzhe, so he allocated two thousand troops to Su Mingzhe, plus
Su Mingzhe brought his own 500 songs, enough for 2,500 people.
After Su Mingzhe ordered his troops, he went to Linhe County to set up defenses under the leadership of local people.
Linhe County is said to be built along the river, but it is actually built to the north of the Yellow River.
Although the county seat is south of the Great Wall, most of the county is outside the Great Wall.
In other words, Linhe County is not within the protection scope of the Great Wall, and a considerable part of the county borders protrudes.
When Tu Anguo made a sneak attack, the first county he attacked was Linhe County.
When Su Mingzhe arrived at Linhe County, he saw that there were not many people in the city.
"Xiao Wuzi, didn't you just say that there are more than 10,000 people in Linhe County?"
Su Mingzhe unfolded his consciousness and discovered that there were at most more than a thousand people in the entire county, and most of them were women, children, the elderly and the weak.
Zhao Wu was the local who led the way. Hearing Su Mingzhe's question, he explained with a helpless smile:
"General, this month, Tu'an has come to rob me twice. The people in the county have either retreated to the back of the county or been robbed by the Tu'an people. The remaining people are all old, weak, women and children who cannot walk. of."
After hearing this, Su Mingzhe's eyes darkened, he was silent for a moment, and then ordered:
"Ling An, take your little five sons with you, count how many people there are in this county, and give each person thirty kilograms of corn!"
Ling An was one of Su Mingzhe's official slaves. He was usually taciturn but extremely reliable in his work. He immediately nodded and accepted orders.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Wu hesitated and advised:
"General, we only brought two thousand stones of food and grass, which are enough for the brothers to eat for one month. If we give them to them, I'm afraid the leftovers won't be enough to sustain the brothers until next month?"
"Who said we need to support it for a month?"
Su Mingzhe's evil spirit slowly condensed, his eyes were cold:
"Zhou Bo, you immediately take the exploration horses to explore the gathering place of the Tu'an people, and you must report back within three days. Cao Wushang, you will lead the team to intensify training in the past few days, and we will set off in five days at the latest. We will attack Tu'an!"
"Here!"
Zhou Bo and Cao Wushang had an unimaginable sense of trust in Su Mingzhe's strength and immediately accepted the order.
Tu'an has 50,000 string-controlling men, and together with the old, weak, women and children, the total population exceeds 200,000. Among the nine tribes of Rong and Di, it can be regarded as one of the largest tribes.
but.
For Su Mingzhe, even if the number of Tuan doubled, it would be like slaughtering chickens and dogs, without any difficulty.
The only thing he needs to consider is: if the trees are beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy them!
Da Qin has now formed an inherent aristocratic class. As a newcomer, Su Mingzhe will definitely attract various parties to deal with him if he stands out too much.
If the First Emperor had passed away, Su Mingzhe would be fine with it.
However, now that Zu Long is still around, Su Mingzhe has to give Zu Long some face.
He came to Tu'an this time with only one purpose, and that was to snatch Princess Yushu away.
While Su Mingzhe was plotting against Princess Yushu, the Tuan people were also planning new opportunities for sneak attacks.
When heavy snow blocks roads, it not only brings trouble to the people of Qin, but is also not a good thing to the people of Tu'an.
When cold comes, it will cause water and soil to freeze, which will lead to a series of problems such as drying up of rivers and degradation of grasslands.
For nomadic people, grassland is their lifeblood. Once the grassland degrades, it means that the livestock lose weight and cannot survive the cold winter, which in turn triggers a chain reaction.
Therefore, when heavy snow occurs, most of the Rong and Di will invade the farming people from the south.
Zhou Bo was ordered to take people deep into the grassland and began to explore the information of Tu Anguo.
The Tuan people also received new defenses from Yunzhong County.
Among them, the 2,500-strong garrison in Linhe County was regarded as a dish on the plate in the eyes of the people of Tu'an, and they could be picked with their hands.
This day.
Zhou Bo reported:
"Master, the Tu'an people have five cities in total, and they are at least five hundred meters apart from each other. The city closest to Linhe County is called "Xi'an"
, the leader of Tu'an Kingdom currently lives here, there are nearly 100,000 people in the city, and there are about 20,000 people who control the strings!"
As soon as Su Mingzhe heard this, the leader of Tu'an was very happy, and his brows rose with joy: