On the first day of November, in Julu City, the first batch of strange chariots named "sleigh chariots" by a certain prince came out, which aroused the curiosity of many merchant soldiers.
The Wei State was once a country famous for its chariots. However, with the rise of the Korean cavalry, the Wei State's chariots, which could not keep up with the pace of history, were inevitably gradually eliminated. Until the disastrous defeat in the "Wei-Han Shangdang Battle", they were completely eliminated.
give up.
However, the appearance of Zhao Run, the prince of Wei, brought about the reappearance of Wei's chariots. In view of the real battlefield conditions, this prince designed many powerful chariots, such as "Liannu Chariot" and "Wugang Chariot".
", "Turtle Shell Cart", "Sleigh Cart", each of them shone brightly on the battlefield and contributed a lot to the Wei army's victory.
Therefore, the Wei soldiers believe that the improved "military chariot" designed by His Royal Highness this time will also work wonders.
"This thing... looks like an ordinary house?"
Standing outside the sled chariot, General Yang Wu, a 500-strong merchant navy man, was surrounded by a circle of Wei soldiers and looked curiously at the chariot in front of him.
As Yang Wu said, this so-called sled vehicle does indeed look like an ordinary wooden house from the outside, with doors and windows. The only unusual thing is probably the base of this 'house'.
Those are two intentionally reinforced sleds.
At this time, not far away, Ran Teng and Xiang Li, the generals of the Shang Shui Army, were watching the sleigh chariot from a distance and exchanging opinions with each other.
During this period, Xiang Li touched the beard on his chin and said with a smile: "That boy (Yang Wu) is right, this looks like an ordinary wooden house... Hehe, it can be moved in the snow.
A house?"
Ran Teng frowned and said: "Such a big room, including the soldiers it carries, it seems that it needs multiple horses to pull it..."
As soon as he said this, he heard a burst of exclamations from the Wei soldiers in front. Ran Teng and Xiang Li looked up and saw Yang Wu lifting a corner of the sled chariot with his own strength.
"It doesn't seem to be very heavy..." Xiang Li said a little surprised, then frowned and said: "Thinking about it this way, this kind of military vehicle is probably not very strong."
Hearing this, Ran Teng chuckled and said: "Besides, it's made of wood, so it can't be so light. That kid is so strong... But even so, the defense is probably as you said, not very strong.
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As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a chuckle from behind him: "Do you think it is a Wugang chariot or a tortoise-shell chariot? Its function is just to provide soldiers with a shelter from the wind and snow on the snowfield."
Ran Teng and Xiang Li subconsciously turned around and saw their deputy general Zhai Huang of the Shang Shui Army looking at them with a smile. They quickly clasped their fists and saluted: "Vice General Zhai!"
Zhai Huang nodded, and then motioned to Generals Ran Teng and Xiang Li: "Come with me to the car to have a look?"
"Yes!" Ran Teng and Xiang Li clasped their fists and responded.
So following Zhai Huang, Ran Teng and Xiang Li also stepped into the chariot that looked like a wooden house.
At this time, in the military chariot, the warrior Yang Wu had already looked around, and was knocking on the wall of the chariot with his hand. Seeing the frown on his face, he seemed not very satisfied.
Willingness is very simple, just as Ran Teng judged, defense is a problem.
If it were a tortoise-shell vehicle, even if it was surrounded by enemy troops, it would still have defensive capabilities. After all, the outer walls of the tortoise-shell vehicle were made of iron plates, and the sled vehicle in front of us, although the wooden walls were not too thin, was still wood after all.
, there are ways to deal with it.
But as Zhai Huang said, this sled troop vehicle only provided Wei soldiers with a shelter from the wind and snow on the snowy field. As long as they were careful and did not let the Korean army's patrol sentries discover their whereabouts, it might actually be able to take action.
Get an unexpected effect.
Three days later at night, Wu Ji led the Shangshui cavalry out of the city and patrolled around to see if there were any Korean sentry cavalry in the valley nearby, and if there were any, they would be expelled and annihilated.
During this period, the city gate on the north side of Julu City was open, and hundreds of sleighs and carriages loaded with groups of Wei army elites slowly left the city and entered the vast snowy fields with enough dry food.
Yang Wu, a fierce soldier of the Wei army, acted as the driver on the first sleigh and carriage. He was wrapped in a thick winter coat and drove four horses alone.
To be honest, because there are so many people and items loaded, the speed of the sled vehicle is very slow. Even if the four horses pulling it are running at full strength, the speed of the sled vehicle is still shockingly slow.
The stage when leaving the city is actually the most dangerous, because it is easy to be noticed by the sentries in the upper valley. Fortunately, the wind and snow are blowing tonight, which more or less obscures the movements of some sled troops and vehicles.
At this time, in the sled vehicle driven by Yangwu, two brothers, Shi Chang Jiao Meng and Jiao Zhong, had lit the stove fire. It was actually a stove made of soil and stone. With the help of this fire, the temperature inside the vehicle increased.
promote.
After lighting what was tentatively called a bonfire, the soldiers in the car wrapped themselves in quilts and rested next to the bonfire. Only Shi Chang Jiao Meng was left to guard the bonfire, throwing a few pieces of wood into it from time to time.
Fortunately, or it should be said as a matter of course, when Yang Wu and other Wei soldiers drove the sled chariot toward the southwest, they did not encounter the Han army's sentries on the way. It seems that in such a cold weather, those Shanggu sentries also
Too lazy to come out.
When there was just a glimmer of light on the horizon, Yang Wu found a relatively secluded small snow slope nearby and parked the sleigh and carriage next to it.
Throwing away the reins, Yang Wu jumped down from the driving position and glanced behind him. He only saw two sleigh carriages following sporadically behind him. The rest probably got separated at night.
He said hello to the brothers in the two sleigh carriages far behind him and motioned them to park the sleigh carriage nearby. Then, Yang Wu walked to the car, woke up the sleepy soldiers, and asked them to take them with them.
Wood shoveled the snow outside and hid the sleigh and carriage in the snow.
As for the war horses pulling the carriage, they were put on the bridge, led into the carriage, and fed.
Snow was still falling in the sky at this time, and it didn't take long to cover up the traces left by the passing sled chariot, and even the sled chariot itself.
"Where is this?"
Just as Yang Wu was looking around, thousands of people stepped off Le Bao from another sleigh trooper and asked.
"You ask me, who should I ask?"
Yang Wu rolled his eyes, then looked at the white snowfields around him, and guessed: "I drove southwest last night. If I wasn't lost, I should have passed the Yuyang Army's camp and arrived at the rear of the Korean Army.
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At this point, he scratched his head and said, "Forget it, let me go look for it." After saying that, he ordered his soldiers to bring out a war horse that had been fed.
Watching Yang Wu get on his horse, Le Bao was not worried about the safety of his friend who had known him for many years. After all, in the latter's view, even if Yang Wu encountered a group of Shanggu Sentinels, there would not necessarily be any danger. He was most worried about it.
The question is whether Yangwu will get lost in this snowy field.
"Don't worry." He waved to Le Bao and the other Wei soldiers, and Yang Wu mounted his horse and left.
However, just as Le Bao feared, Yang Wu actually got lost after wandering around for about an hour.
It's no wonder, after all, the surrounding area is completely white. Even the sled chariots of the Wei army are probably covered with ice and snow at this moment. How can you see the ground?
"This is broken..."
After scratching his hair, Yang Wu couldn't help but feel a little distressed.
You must know that he didn't sleep all night last night. He originally planned to take a walk around the area to look for the movement of the Korean army, and then go back to the military vehicle to sleep. Who would have expected that he would get lost in this snowy field.
It has to be said that even Yangwu, who is extremely courageous and fearless, is wandering alone in the white snow field with only a horse at this moment, listening to the cold wind whistling in his ears, he feels a little bit scared.
Scalp numbness.
Because in this freezing weather, he and the war horse under his crotch would definitely not be able to hold on for long. It might be fine during the day, and there is still a sun in the sky, but once it comes to night and the temperature drops sharply, it will definitely be a disaster.
Frozen him into a popsicle.
After that, Yangwu searched for another two hours. Although he did not encounter any Korean sentries during this period, he was still shivering in this cold weather.
"This is really fatal...If this continues, I will freeze to death here. Or should I just go back to Julu?"
Yang Wu remembered what Ran Teng, a three-thousand-man general, had told them before they left: if they could not find any friendly troops, they would give up the mission and return to Julu immediately.
Just as he was thinking about this, Yang Wu suddenly glanced at something from the corner of his eye and suddenly reined in the reins.
It turned out that he saw a dead branch stuck in a pile of snow not far away. According to visual inspection, it was definitely not a small tree, just a dead branch.
This was the secret code used by the Merchant Navy Army to contact friendly forces for this operation, informing the passing Wei soldiers that there was a sleigh chariot of their Merchant Navy Army nearby, and the distance was not very far, at most within a radius of one to two hundred feet.
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"Are there any of my brothers from the Shang Shui Army around here?"
After Yang Wu looked around for a few times, he vaguely saw a rather unconventional snow slope behind the woods. He chuckled secretly and then rode his horse through the woods towards the snow slope.
And just as he was riding through the forest, this seemingly deserted forest suddenly saw a few figures emerge from behind a few trees, pointing crossbows at him, and a deep voice said to him:
"Don't move!"
Yang Wu subconsciously leaned down and held the sword at his waist with his right hand, but at this time, the figures laughed.
Yang Wu took a closer look and cursed in his heart: These people, aren't they just the hundreds of generals under his brother Li Hui's command? They used to have a good relationship, and they often drank together.
"Hey, brother, it's going to scare people to death."
After saying something angrily, Yang Wu got off his horse and walked towards the Wei soldiers.
One of the Wei soldiers explained to Yangwu: "We were ordered by Li (Hui), a thousand generals, to investigate the movement nearby. We happened to see Brother Yangwu passing through the woods alone, so we made a joke with him.
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To be honest, Yang Wu is not that old, only around thirty, but because he is brave in battle and straightforward as a person, he is very popular among the merchant navy, especially among the non-commissioned officers.
While talking and laughing, Yang Wu followed these hundreds of generals to the latter's chariot.
When he got on the chariot, Yangwu smelled the smell of hot rice porridge. It turned out that the soldiers in the chariot were cooking porridge and rice in pots on the bonfire.
"Bring me a bowl quickly, I haven't eaten anything since last night." Yang Wu couldn't help shouting.
Hearing this familiar voice, a soldier who was sitting by the campfire raised his head. It was Yangwu's good brother Li Hui. The latter said in surprise: "Awu? Why are you here? Your chariot is also nearby.
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"Hey, don't mention it."
Yang Wu waved his hand, and after taking a bowl of hot porridge from a soldier, he blew on the porridge and said helplessly: "I just came out to survey the area, but I didn't expect to get lost halfway. I searched for two
I haven't found it for an hour. I'm hungry and cold. Fortunately, I saw the mark and found you. Otherwise, I might have to consider going back to Julu by now."
Hearing Yang Wu's words, all the Wei soldiers in the car laughed. Even Li Hui shook his head helplessly, then frowned and said, "Can't you find the way back? What should I do?"
"It's okay." Yang Wu waved his hand and said: "I still have that boy A Bao over there. He will take care of my military vehicle for me. As for me, I will just hang out with you for the time being. At least let me know first.
Let’s get some sleep before we talk.”
Li Hui thought about it and was not overly worried.
After all, their Wei army's operation this time was truly one of a hundred. Most of the soldiers selected to participate in the operation were at the level of a hundred-man general. Even if some of them were very skilled, they were still veterans who fought bravely. Even if Yang Wu got lost, he was still on the military vehicle.
The hundreds of generals will also be responsible for leading their companions, not to mention the thousands of generals Le Bao is with.
In this way, Yang Wu stayed in the chariot of his friend Li Hui. After eating and drinking, he happily went to catch up on his sleep.
Li Hui, on the other hand, continued to send hundreds of generals on military vehicles to survey the nearby terrain. During this period, if they met his brothers in the Shang Shui Army, they would inform each other of the information they found.
After a whole day, Li Hui roughly knew their location. Just as Yang Wu had judged before, they were currently about thirty miles southwest of Yuyang Military Camp.
Judging from the location, it happens to be on the Korean Army's grain transportation line, so then all we have to do is wait here and wait for the Korean Army's grain transportation team.
After two or three days like this, the heavy snow falling in the sky almost completely covered Li Hui's chariot. From a distance, it seemed to be just a snow slope with no surprises. Who would have thought that under the snow slope
, in this military vehicle, a group of soldiers were gathering around a campfire, drinking and eating.
Just like this, on the fourth day, when Li Hui, Yang Wu and others were idle in the military chariot and yawned, suddenly a hundred generals hurriedly broke into the military chariot and said in a low voice: "I was surveying and patrolling nearby just now.
, saw a group of Korean cavalry."
After hearing this, Li Hui and Yang Wu looked at each other.
You must know that they are in the rear of the Korean army at the moment. Logically speaking, it is unlikely that the Korean army will deploy sentry cavalry in the rear, unless there is a possibility: the Korean army's food transport team has arrived! Those cavalry are routine
The sentinel rider who is in front of the team to inquire about the situation.
"I'm going to feel for movement."
It is said that a man of skill is bold, so Yang Wu put on his weapons and left on his horse, heading towards the direction from which the survey sentries came.
After searching for half an hour, he saw in the distance on the horizon a large group of people approaching slowly.
After looking around, Yang Wu climbed up a nearby hill and hid in the forest to spy on the group of people.
Under his gaze, the entire group of people gradually revealed their full appearance as they approached this place.
This is a grain transport team with at least thousands of grain pullers. Some are horse-drawn carts, and some are purely driven by human power. Thousands of people dressed as civilians are pushing or pulling loaded goods in the snow.
There were about 500 Korean soldiers and more than 100 cavalrymen pulling the cart.
It is worth mentioning that these grain transport trucks, whether horse-drawn or human-pulled, were all sleds. This made Yang Wu very angry and secretly cursed these Koreans for being shameless and stealing from their masters.
The Wugang chariot of their Wei army is now imitated as a sled chariot, which is extremely shameless.
But at the same time, he felt a little proud in his heart. After all, the Koreans must have copied Wugang carts and sleigh carts because they thought they were excellent. This made him once again firmly believe that a certain prince of Wei State was worthy of being
A wise and wise king.
"Looking at this speed, we probably won't be able to transport the Yuyang Army to the military camp today. These people will probably rest for a night on the way. This may be our only chance..."
Looking at the marching speed of the Korean army's food transport team in the distance, Yang Wu thought to himself.
After thinking about it, he couldn't help but curse secretly. After all, if these Koreans hadn't imitated the sleigh, the marching speed of this group of people would have been even slower, which meant that their Wei army had more opportunities, unlike now.
, there is only one chance for one night. If we don't take action tonight, we can only watch these people transport the food and supplies to the Yuyang Army's military camp tomorrow.
On that day, Yangwu peeped on the hill for a long time, and then quietly followed the grain transport team for a while. It was not until he saw the grain transport team setting up tents before dusk that he returned the same way.
This time he did not get lost and returned to Li Hui's chariot smoothly, telling Li Hui what he had witnessed.
Li Hui thought about it and made a decisive decision to attack the Korean army's food transport team tonight.
So, he immediately sent someone to notify the nearby military vehicles whose location he knew, and told them that the Korean army's grain transport team had arrived in this area.
As for those friendly vehicles whose positions he didn't even know, he had no choice.
But it doesn't matter. After all, according to Yang Wu, the Han army's grain transport team had no doubt whether their Wei army was lurking nearby, and they buried pots and cooked rice in the camp without any scruples. Under the night, the camp was brightly lit. I believe
Their brothers in the Shang Shui Army nearby are not blind, so how could they ignore it?
So that night, Li Hui and the brothers from the Merchant Navy Army who were on more than a dozen military vehicles that he contacted moved out in full force, brought weapons and kindling materials, braved the severe cold, and sneaked into the camp of the Korean army's food transport team.
Facts have proved that this Korean army's food transport team was really unprepared. They lit a bonfire in the camp. This was undoubtedly a complete exposure of their position in the night. Probably these Korean soldiers had not considered at all that there would be enemies lurking there.
The rear of their Korean army.
"Get ready to take action."
After giving the order quietly, Li Hui and the hundreds of generals under his command took out the kettle and poured a few mouthfuls of strong wine into their mouths, intending to use the strong wine to drive away the cold and restore their stiff limbs to normal.
Immediately, Li Huiyangwu and others quietly sneaked into the camp.
Although there are thousands of civilians and hundreds of Korean infantry in the camp of the Korean army's grain transport team, Li Hui and Yangwu's group only have a few hundred people, but the latter do not have the slightest fear in their hearts. After all, they are hundreds of people.
Among the remaining people, the worst ones are very talented, while the highest ones are thousands or even two thousand generals, so why should they be afraid?
What's more, there might be other comrades of his merchant navy lurking around here.
No, when Li Hui and others had just reached the camp and were about to set fire to it, they suddenly saw a huge fire on the north side of the camp.
Seeing this scene, Li Hui and Yang Wu knew in their hearts that it must be their other brothers from the Shang Shui Army who took the lead.
"Let's do it too!"
Following Li Hui's low shout, Yang Wu led a dozen or so hundred-level Wei soldiers into the camp, and set fire to all the tents and sleds filled with grain and grass within sight.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
The Koreans in the camp finally realized that something was wrong and rushed out of the tent screaming. At this time, the civilians were running around the camp in fear, which in turn aggravated the chaos in the camp and made the hundreds of Koreans
The army's infantry and cavalry had no way of judging how many Wei troops came to attack.
After a scuffle, the prepared and unprepared Wei army successfully burned most of the food and grass, decisively chose to evacuate and returned to their respective chariots.
At dawn the next day, when the news of the "grain and grass attack" reached the Yuyang Army's camp, Lihou Han Wu, Dangyinhou Han Yang, Yuyang Guard Qin Kai and others were simply in disbelief.
You must know that the location where the grain transport team was attacked was at the rear of his Korean army.
Could it be that the Wei army actually had an army that sneaked into the rear of his Han army?
Thinking of this, Li Hou Han Wu immediately ordered Mashe to go up to the valley to guard Ma She, and ordered the latter to send people to the rear of the Yuyang military camp to investigate and inquire whether there was a Wei army camp.
Regarding this matter, Mashe, the governor of Shanggu, attached great importance to it. He took his son Ma Kuo, deputy general Xu Li, and thousands of cavalry to conduct a carpet-like search.
But the problem is that everywhere you look, there is a vast expanse of white. Where are there any traces of the Wei camp?
"Is the Wei army hiding in the mountains?"
Ma She, the guardian of the upper valley, secretly guessed.
After all, using common sense, it is indeed more likely that Wei Jun is hiding in a cave nearby.
As a result, the Shanggu Army searched the nearby caves again, but as a result, they still found nothing.
"How could this happen? Where is Wei Jun?"
Ma She, the guardian of Shanggu, couldn't understand this: It's impossible for the Wei army to fly, right?
So, what about people?
The Wei soldiers who attacked their grain transport team, where were those people?
"rustle"
"rustle"
Puzzled, Mashe, the guardian of the upper valley, looked around, and finally frowned and led the cavalry away.
He would never have thought that a Wei army chariot was buried under the small snow hill only a dozen feet away from him, and the soldiers in the chariot were eating and drinking.