In September of the third year of Jiafeng in the Han Dynasty, the war between Daliao and Xixia was still in full swing. Both sides, who had been fighting for several months, were really fighting, and they both showed a posture of never giving up their troops until they were victorious. Liu Ling was not the exception.
As expected, Zhou's 200,000-strong army was defeated by Xixia soldiers. Meng Hu underestimated the enemy and rushed forward, and was ambushed by Xixia general Li Pangu. The entire Chinese army of more than 40,000 people was crippled by Li Pangu. Meng Hu
He broke out with only about 500 people.
After that, the Zhou army fell into a passive position and was suppressed by the Xixia soldiers. On Tuesday, the 100,000-strong Northern Expedition took nearly two months and not only lost hundreds of thousands of troops, but also the general Zuowu Wei, Han Geng, was killed. It can be said that
The losses were heavy. Meng Hu could no longer endure the stalemate and led his army back to Jinzhou after serving a memorial.
On the way, they were intercepted and killed for several times by the Yingzhou soldiers of Du Yi and Liu Mao, commanders of the Fuyuan Army. Behind them were Li Pangu's pursuers. The Zhou soldiers were beaten so hard that they fled all the way, leaving countless weapons and equipment behind.
Less than 50,000 of the 200,000-strong army returned to Jinzhou alive, and most of their weapons and armor were discarded.
This battle fulfilled Li Pangu's reputation. He used 60,000 men to resist the invasion of 100,000 troops on Tuesday. Not only did he repel the Zhou army, but he also killed the Zhou army's deputy marshal, General Zuo Wuwei, Han Geng. Such a record
Proud enough.
This battle also helped Du Yi and Liu Mao. Cheng Yaojin, the two who fought halfway, made a lot of money. The armor weapons discarded by the Zhou army were enough to arm a team of ten thousand people.
Teeth. No less than two thousand war horses alone were seized, and there were countless other ordnance and supplies.
Not to mention the Fuyuan Army, the Yingzhou Army under Liu Mao has almost completely changed its equipment. The equipment of the elite soldiers of the Zhou Army's Twelve Guards is much better than the standard equipment of the Han Army. Speaking of leather armor, the equipment of the Twelve Guards of the Zhou Army is much better than the standard equipment of the Han Army.
The soldiers' leather armor was at least twice as thick as the Han army's leather armor, and there were iron armor protection at key parts. Relatively speaking, the Han army's equipment was much simpler. In addition to the horizontal sword being equally sharp, the Zhou army
Everything else is what Han soldiers want.
The light armor and horse chariots equipped by the Zhou army's light cavalry were even more coveted by the Han army. The horse chariots were expensive and not affordable for ordinary soldiers. The national power of the Zhou Dynasty was ten times that of the Han army, and even more
It was stronger, and the Zhou Dynasty relied on military force to build the country. The soldiers' equipment was very well-made, and it was not comparable to the manufacturing workshops of the Han Dynasty.
But before Du Yi and Liu Mao could sit down to share the spoils, Liu Ling was afraid that a letter would not prompt them to spit out the treasure, so he specially sent Huasanlang to fight against the autumn wind. Huasanlang said directly, all the equipment was Fuyuan.
The army and Yingzhou soldiers stayed, and the prince of war horses wanted them all.
Du Yi and Liu Mao were so distressed that they almost cried. If crying worked, they would definitely be fine, and they would burst into tears. Seeing that the two thousand chopped war horses were looted by the prince, the two
I really felt like crying without tears. Fortunately, the prince didn't want to take advantage of the equipment they seized, otherwise the two of them would not have gone to Taiyuan to argue with the prince.
Du Yi and Liu Mao both knew that the prince was training cavalry in Taiyuan Prefecture, but the cavalry team of 1,500 people had already occupied the 3,000 high-quality war horses exchanged from Xixia, and they still wanted to fight their more than 2,000 horses of mixed quality.
The two of them were a bit confused about the idea. If the two of them saw that dozens of horses died every day in the Taiyuan Cavalry Camp, they would probably bleed with distress.
After Meng Hu returned to Jinzhou, he asked the soldiers to tie him up and put him in a prison car. He was escorted by the soldiers all the way to Bianzhou. He knew that his crime this time was unforgivable. He originally wanted to use 200,000 troops
Taking advantage of the fierce battle between Xixia and Daliao, he recaptured the land of the three states in one fell swoop with overwhelming momentum. Who would have thought that the Xixia soldiers would crush him in turn, leaving only 40,000 of the 200,000-strong army in more than a month?
Man, this crime is enough for him to die ten times.
After Meng Hu arrived in Bianzhou, Chai Rong thought about Chai Rong's previous military exploits and the defeat of the old general Han Geng. Chai Rong didn't want to lose two generals at once, so he didn't kill Meng Hu, but just sent him to be his general.
General Lang, temporarily took over the post of General Youwei. Due to the defeat, the old general Han Geng was not able to make a marquis even after his death, which can be regarded as being caused by Meng Hu.
The only thing that gave Chai Rong some peace of mind was that there was one young general who stood out in this great rout. All the armies were defeated like a mountain and out of control. Only the 3,000 men under this young general retreated in full force.
, not only did not lose a single soldier, but he also took the initiative to scare away the Fuyuan army of the Han Dynasty by using suspicion tactics. If not for his decisiveness, the Zhou army would not have been able to reach even half of the 40,000 horses that returned to Jinzhou.
This young general’s name is Yang Ye.
Of course Chai Rong would not have thought that Yang Ye's so-called suspicion of soldiers' plan to scare away the Fuyuan Army was just a matter of discussion between Du Yi and Yang Ye. If another member of the Zhou army had been replaced, Du Yi and Liu Mao would have been killed earlier.
They pounced like wolves and tigers. The Han army, who was eager to grab equipment, were really afraid of the three thousand defeated Zhou soldiers?
In October of the third year of Jiafeng in the Han Dynasty, the weather in the north suddenly turned cold. The war between Xixia and Daliao temporarily escalated due to the early arrival of heavy snow. However, Daliao's 200,000 palace troops did not return to Beijing.
They set up camp on the prairie two hundred miles north of the Qilian Mountains in Western Xia, and their military tents stretched for fifty miles.
Xixia, on the other hand, gathered 160,000 troops and faced the Liao army at a distance on the Qilian Mountains.
This time, Yelu Xiongji came with great ambitions. At first, he was really unstoppable. The grassland nearly a thousand miles north of the Qilian Mountains was occupied by the Liao army. However, after the war reached July, the Liao army's offensive was repeatedly frustrated. By September, Weiming
More and more troops were mobilized by Yuxiao, and the initial passive attack has turned into mutual attack and defense. What Yelu Xiongji didn't expect was that Weiming Yuxiao actually sent a cavalry team of 20,000 people to bypass the battle line.
, entered the territory of the Liao Kingdom, burning, killing and looting on more than 500 miles of grassland. If Yelu Deguang hadn't stayed behind in Shangjing and actually attacked, I'm afraid these Xixia soldiers would have burned the war to Shangjing.
Yelu Xiongji, who was angered by the Xixia soldiers' tenacity and proficiency in fighting, had forgotten his original intention. Now His Majesty the Emperor of Daliao has spelled out the true fire of Samadhi and will never be willing to return without completely defeating Wei Mingxiao once.
Military.
White snow has been falling for four days, and the grassland is covered with snow. However, none of the soldiers on both sides are in the mood to appreciate the majesty and splendor of the natural scenery. They are all thinking about how to keep warm. This year's winter has come too hard.
It was too early, and neither side had made preparations.
In mid-November of the third year of Jiafeng in the Han Dynasty, Yelu Xiongji had no choice but to leave an army of 100,000 men stationed in the north of the Qilian Mountains. He led 100,000 wolf cavalry back to Shangjing. Wei Mingxiao left Chen Tiaoxian and led ten
The 60,000-strong army was waiting for the Liao army to launch a final decisive battle as long as the weather improved slightly. Wei Mingxiao himself returned to Xingqing Mansion with thousands of his own soldiers and began to plan a counterattack against Daliao.
He was blocked in front of his house and beaten for several months. If he didn't fight, he would go to other people's homes. This was something Weiming Xiaoxiao would never allow. As long as he defeated the 100,000 Liao troops staying in the north of the Qilian Mountains in one fell swoop, he would not care about the weather.
Whether the severe cold is suitable for sending troops, he will immediately send his troops north to invade Daliao.
At this time, in the Taiyuan Prefecture Cavalry Camp, after several months of hard work, there were almost 1,700 war horses that had become accustomed to bloody meat. 1,300 high-quality war horses were not adapted to the blood-added feed.
And starved to death. The surviving war horses first got used to the fodder drenched with fresh pig blood, and then got used to eating raw flesh and blood.
By the twelfth lunar month of the third year of Jiafeng in the Han Dynasty, the 1,500 carefully selected war horses had completely transformed. There was no trace of the horse's docility. One by one, the horses were so violent that they simply went down the mountain.
Hungry beasts. Except for the knights who ride on their backs and get along day and night, no one can get close to them.
However, the cavalrymen who had been taught by Shengtu Yehu and Dugu Ruizhi for several months using devilish training methods were transformed one by one and became full of evil spirits.
At this time, it was less than half a month before the New Year's Eve, and Taiyuan Mansion had begun to be decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations. Only the huge cavalry camp was still filled with solemn killings.
The twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month is the small year.
After half a year, the armor tailored for these 1,500 cavalrymen was finally completed and sent to the Taiyuan Cavalry Camp. The full-coverage heavy armor designed by Liu Ling himself weighed about thirty kilograms in total.
From the materials used to the workmanship, it can be said that they strive for excellence. The cost of these 1,500 pairs of armors alone is enough to consume the entire Yingzhou barracks for a winter.
In this winter that was so cold that dripping water turned into ice, Liu Ling quietly left Taiyuan Prefecture with these 1,500 heavily armored cavalry in the middle of the night on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month. No one knew their whereabouts. Even today
Emperor Liu Zhuo only knew that Prince Zhong left Taiyuan Prefecture to train troops, but he didn't know exactly where he went.
More people simply didn't know that the Taiyuan Cavalry Camp was empty.
The officers of the Eight Gate Inspection Department still patrol closely every day, and no one can approach the cavalry camp at will. The soldiers of Prince Liu Ling's Mansion on the first floor have not left either, and they still maintain their original habit of seamless patrols to defend the city.
The soldiers at the door only knew that one team was setting out, and the cavalry team under the banner of the Shenzhan Battalion in the night did not attract their attention.
In the heavy snowfall, the cavalry team officially designated as Shura quietly traveled far away. (To be continued)
