On December 11, the 9th year of Chongguan, the troops of King Qin of East Min were divided into two groups in Jinan. The commander of King Qin of East Min, the Governor-General and Minister of War, Yue Lengqiu, led 6,000 elite soldiers to move westward, and forced nearly a hundred troops in one day.
Li, he crossed the Yellow River and entered Guangping Prefecture, intending to cross the southern Taihang Mountains from the Shexian Valley Road in the west of Guangping Prefecture and enter Jinzhong.
Jinan.
On the 15th, the main force of the Donglu troops gathered in Fucheng, Zhaoxian, Ningjin and other places in Xingzhou Prefecture moved southward, approaching Pingyuan Prefecture. On the 16th, more than 10,000 Donglu cavalry interspersed between Dezhou and Linqing.
Attacked Wucheng at night, advanced overnight, cut off the connection between Dezhou and the west, and began to encircle Dezhou.
On the 16th, Lin Fu led the Jiangdong Left Army from Sanyu Village west of Jinan City and marched north from camp.
In the afternoon, the clouds were as heavy as lead, and heavy blackness hung on the city. The cold wind roared from the unobstructed Heji plain, blowing on the face like a knife. In the empty wilderness, except for those refugees with thin clothes and sluggish expressions,
, there were no living creatures, and occasionally an old crow stood on a branch and made a dumb cry, piercing the cold and lonely sky.
At this time, snow particles had already fallen, and the first section of the road from Jinan seemed difficult.
Lin Fu squinted at the embankment of the Yellow River to the north, and the tassel beads on both sides of his cheeks were blown so hard that it hurt his ears. Although the coming snowstorm was extremely detrimental to the march, Donglu cavalry had already poured into Pingyuan Mansion in large numbers.
It has to be crossed diagonally from the southwest of Pingyuan Mansion, and the snowstorm provides a favorable cover.
"Dong dong dong!"
Behind him, there was a strange sound coming from the top of Jinan Beikou City. Lin Fu looked back and saw the defenders standing behind the parapet at the top of the city, striking their shields with swords and making a majestic and rhythmic sound to bid farewell to them. The Jinan defenders knew that the Jiangdong Left Army and the
Yue Lengqiu was different. The Jiangdong Left Army was marching northward on a dangerous and difficult road. Even if they avoided the main force of the Donglu, as long as they detoured back to Yannan, they could effectively relieve the pressure on Jinan Prefecture.
The ranks of Jiangdong's left army also responded to the majesty of the city head by striking their shields with swords or brandishing their spears and spears as they moved forward.
They were far away and could not clearly see the faces of the people at the top of the city. Lu Jingyan was accustomed to wearing a crimson armor. Standing at the top of the city, it was particularly obvious. He was like a statue. You could feel that he was staring at this side. No matter whether Lu Jingyan was looking or not.
When he arrived, Lin Fu stretched out his hand and raised the edge of his helmet as a sign of respect.
"Of the five tigers of Eastern Fujian, Lu Jingyan has the most staunch temperament, and he can't see anything in his eyes. If it were Dong Yuan or Chen Zhihu, he would probably follow Yue Lengqiu and move to Jinzhong to avoid powerful enemies." Ao Canghai tightened the reins and made
The horse was kicking and hesitating beside Lin Fu, and he squinted at the city head, "Now the five tigers are all in disarray, and no one is under Li Zhuo's tent..."
This was probably also Li Zhuo's temperament, which easily caused the East Min army to fall into pieces. Lin Fu sighed slightly, he would have claimed that he was ill and stayed in East Min, and the central government could not do anything to him. Lin Fu didn't think too much and just clamped his horse lightly.
Then he drove his horse forward with the army.
On the vast plain between the Yellow River and the Wei River, a blizzard roared in, and the snow particles rustled on the hats. A group of more than 300 cavalrymen meandered over. They wore brown armor, short clothes, narrow sleeves, and arched backs.
The crotch knife, with most of the face hidden in the pocket of the hat to protect it from the wind and snow, was actually a group of Donglu cavalry that wandered into Linyi County, the hinterland of Pingyuan Prefecture.
Based on the Donghu military system, three hundred cavalry constituted one battalion, with the assistant commander as the commander, and the fifth battalion as the brigade, with the staff leader as the command. This cavalry team of about 300 people is exactly the establishment of Donghu's first battalion, but the leading officer is
A staff leader in the Donghu Army.
"Then Yan Shenling," a Donghu knight drove his horse to the front, pulled away the hat that was covering his face, and said to the general of the team, "in this damn weather, which of those turtle eggs in Jinan Prefecture dares to come out? We have
Let's go back……"
"Natuzhen, the sentries that have entered Jinan Prefecture these days have been seriously damaged, so that it is difficult for small groups of sentries to penetrate into Jinan Prefecture for reconnaissance. The army gathered in Jinan Prefecture by the Southern Dynasties may be stronger than the defenders of Yannan. It is very likely that
There may be a tough battle to be fought." The general untied his robe, revealing his bearded face. He had a thin face and narrow eyes, and a scar on his left cheek. He was only twenty-three or four years old. He breathed in the cold air and exhaled.
With a white breath, he took off his handbag, bent down to take off the leather wine bag hanging on the side of the saddle, and took a sip of strong wine to keep out the cold. "Before attacking Jinan, we must first pull out Dezhou and Linqing, and cut off their screen wings; the Southern Dynasties
Officials in Shandong should also know about Dezhou and Linqing's shielding effect on Jinan, and they are likely to send reinforcements. You also participated in the battle to encircle and annihilate Yang Zhaoqi's tribe. The soldiers of the Southern Dynasty are not all soft-hearted, and they cannot be careless..."
The knight who came later was not very old, around 22 or 23 years old. As an Ezhen warrior, he was only the deputy of Yan Shenling. He didn't care about Yan Qingqing's words. It was just because of the difference in status that it was inconvenient to refute.
He just looked to the south with disdain.
Since Xuanhua broke the border, 100,000 troops invaded in six directions. Except for the battle at Gaoyang, which encircled and annihilated the Southern Dynasty Admiral Yang Zhaoqi's tribe, it was a tough battle. In more than two months, 32 cities were broken and seven were surrendered.
Even if the sentry cavalry entered Jinan Prefecture for reconnaissance and suffered a slight setback, it could not prove that the Southern Dynasty soldiers were not weaklings. The young and energetic Na Tu was really full of disdain. They had just passed by Linyi County and could clearly see the terrified defenders at the top of the city.
His expression. If Na Yan hadn't stopped him, he would have taken Linyi County directly with 300 cavalry.
Na Yan hung up the wine bag on horseback. He knew what his deputy was thinking, and he didn't care. He just turned his back against the wind and squinted his eyes and looked ahead. But he couldn't see too far in the snowstorm. From the simple map, he
We know that the front is Jihe County. I heard from the captured Southern Dynasty people that after passing Jihe County, the weather is better, and you can see the towering Mount Tai in the south. Unfortunately, at this moment, the sky is gray in the distance, and you can only see a mile or two.
The place outside is pretty good.
Before breaking through the border and entering the invaders, the generals in the army, including the Great Khan, did not expect that the invasion would be so smooth, nor did they expect that there would be an opportunity to enter Shandong. The military reconnaissance of the Southern Dynasties in advance was not enough, and they did not know much about the officials, generals and garrison troops of the Southern Dynasties in Shandong.
They are all insufficient, so we can only send sentries and cavalry to infiltrate and conduct reconnaissance during wartime.
However, in the past ten days, as long as the sentry cavalry crossed the Ji River, they would be resolutely blocked even in the wild. This was a rare phenomenon since the invasion of Yannan. The generals in the tent and the Great Khan had to deal with this.
It attracted attention. Even if no further information could be obtained, it was speculated that the Southern Dynasty might have gathered elite troops in Jinan Prefecture, waiting for them to rush over for a big battle.
In order to ensure that the attack on Dezhou would not be interfered by the Jinan defenders of the Southern Dynasty, the Great Khan even transferred the cavalry advancing to the east of Shandong to strengthen the frontal attack power.
The population of the Southern Dynasty was abundant, and the population of each of the sixteen counties was several times, ten times, that of Donghu. A hundred and eighty thousand strong men could die casually, without any pain in the muscles or bones. However, Donghu was a farmer and a warrior.
This time, three out of ten men were selected to join the invaders. It can be said that the elite of Donghu are gathered here.
No matter how smooth the battle ahead is, a serious setback will be a loss that the clansmen cannot bear, so we must not be careless in everything. If Jinan cannot be attacked, this border attack will have to be terminated and the return journey will be considered.
The main force gathered troops and horses in the north, and the king's tent was moved to the front line, preparing to storm Dezhou. Nayan asked for orders to personally lead 300 cavalry to the south to conduct reconnaissance, and to prevent Jinan Prefecture from taking advantage of the bad weather to forcefully send troops to aid Dezhou.
Although the uniforms of the cavalry led by Na Yan are no different from ordinary Donghu cavalry, those who are familiar with Donghu's situation know that they are all the elite of Wang Zhangsu's guards.
Dozens of horsemen appeared in front of them as if they suddenly emerged from the blizzard, running towards this side. Only then did they hear the sound of horse hooves that had been covered by the blizzard and sucked up by the snow, like hidden thunder rolling.
The dozens of cavalry that came running were all dressed as clan soldiers. Na Yan waved his hand and said nothing. Na Tuzhen led the dozens of cavalry from the left and right and galloped out, holding a bow in his hand and shouting loudly in barbarian language to prevent them from coming.
The visitor is a soldier from the Southern Dynasties disguised as a soldier.
Hearing the dozens of knights respond in barbaric languages, and having dominoes thrown at them to verify their identities, Yan knew that they were the sentry knights who had entered Jinan Prefecture in advance, but seeing them look like they were running for their lives made everyone reluctant.
He relaxed his vigilance, and after a while he saw forty or fifty cavalry pursuing him.
Seeing more than ten sentinels and cavalry joining here, the pursuing troops reined in their horses from a distance and fled back without even stopping.
On both sides of the Jishui River, the terrain was flat, and Nayan was not afraid of being ambushed, so he immediately ordered his more than 300 elite cavalry to change their horses and prepare for the pursuit.
Among the more than ten sentries who escaped back, the leader was Xiao Qi. Na Tu Zhen cursed and brought this Xiao Qi over to see Na Yan: "It's so embarrassing. When have real warriors ever chased away people as if they were real rabbits?"
The little flag man's dark face turned purple, and he dismounted and saluted the man.
"Who is the other party? How many people did you bring over and how much did you lose?" Na Yan saw that the dozen or so sentry cavalry had fled back in a state of embarrassment. Most of them were injured. They must have been blocked by the Jinan defenders.
"Reporting to General, I led my troops to cross Jishui before noon and encountered an enemy ten miles away. The enemy should be the defenders of Jihe County, a mixture of infantry and cavalry, about 400 people..." Xiao Qi reported back.
"That's nonsense. How dare the defenders of Jihe County come out of the city?" Na Tuzhen raised his horse whip to whistle and ride a small flag. "Did you suffer a defeat and boasted about the enemy so as to alleviate your sins?"
"..." Na Yan used a wink to stop Na Tu Zhen from getting violent. The sentries and cavalry that had entered Jinan Mansion in the past few days had been repeatedly frustrated. The mixed group of more than 400 infantry and cavalry should be troops sent by Jinan City. This small flag also made a mistake in judgment.
Normally, there was no need for him to lie. He just said, "Get ready and lead the team from the front. Lead us to kill you and avenge you..."
Na Yan took out the map and unfolded it on the saddle, asking Xiao Qi to specify the location of the attack. That place was twenty-four to five miles away from Jihe County, and only more than ten miles away from here. If the opponent had infantry, they would not be able to move fast, so Yan thought
He rushed over, surrounded and annihilated the Southern Dynasty soldiers, and sent out more than ten outposts to conduct reconnaissance in a fan shape to the south. After returning, ten more outposts changed their horses and led the team in front, chasing directly to the location of the attack.
After chasing for ten miles, the sentry in front rushed back to report that this group of Southern Dynasty soldiers did not escape to Jihe County, but fled along the road on the north bank of Jishui to Jiyin County farther northeast.
"Those who are chasing him/mother must be a small group of elite soldiers sent by Jinan City. If they catch him alive, everything in Jinan City will be clear!" Na Tu saw that there was a battle to be fought, and his blood boiled.
"Something's wrong. If the opponent is just a mix of 400 infantry and cavalry, it's impossible to allocate enough troops to stop my outpost from making a roundabout reconnaissance inside. I'm afraid the opponent has more than 400 people..." Na Yan carefully analyzed the outpost belt.
The intelligence that came back revealed a lot of strange things.
"Afraid of him/mother," Na Tuzhen said cursingly, "in this cold and icy wilderness, even if the opponent hides ten times the troops and horses, we have 300 elite soldiers, and we can still cut them down and cut off their
Here come the eggs."
"...the opponent's reinforcements may go to Dezhou," Na Yan smiled, took out the command arrows and gave them to the guards, and ordered, "When encountering the sentries in the south of Linyi County, order them to gather to the southeast and eat them in the wild.
Reinforcements along the way can alleviate the pressure of attacking Dezhou..." Even if the opponent's troops are far more than 400, he still has to pursue them. If he can bite the opponent in the wild and prevent the opponent from escaping into Jiyin County, he can start from
More cavalry were mobilized from the rear to slowly eat up this group of Southern Dynasty soldiers in the wild.
p: The recent chapters are not that easy to write, and there are also many personal matters, so I owe you some updates. I hope you can forgive me.