The next day, August 9, as the sky began to darken, the general of the Dangshan Army led more than two thousand cavalrymen from the hunting cavalry battalion and slowly rode out of the huge forest.
“What a nice night…”
Ji Yan, the general of the hunting cavalry camp, moved his arms on horseback and chuckled as he spoke to his general.
As soon as he finished speaking, another general of the hunting cavalry battalion, Le Kui, also smiled and echoed: "This reminds me of the time when we were still in Dangshan Mountain. Unfortunately, there was no such enemy force to be our opponent at that time.
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The two generals of the cavalry battalion couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
After all, even if they belong to one of the six garrison battalions, their living areas and conditions are very different. Among them, the one who lives the most advantageous life is undoubtedly the dredging army stationed in the suburbs of Daliang. This army not only has a spacious campus
, you can also freely conduct war simulation exercises in the surrounding plains.
The rest, excluding the Suiyang Army, such as Fenxing Fortress, Chenggao Pass, and Nanyan, are all the border defenses of the Wei State. Although the conditions are not as good as those of the Dredging Army, due to the Chu State, the Sanchuan Jie Tribe, and the Korean
Due to the relationship, the three border defense areas where the Wei State heavily troops are stationed will not feel boring.
Only the Dangshan Army stationed in the Dangshan area in the hinterland of Wei State has neither superior conditions nor opponents as enemies. Their only imaginary enemy is the Song State surrendered general Nangong, who is also one of the six garrison battalions.
Suiyang Army.
Yes, the Emperor of Wei stationed the Dangshan Army in the Dangshan area in the hinterland of the Wei State, just to guard against Nangong, the surrendered general of the Song State.
But the problem is that no matter Nangong is frequently rumored in public opinion to have the possibility of rebellion, due to the promise made by Emperor Wei when he recruited him ten years ago, as long as this guy does not take the initiative to rebel, otherwise the Wei State will
The army cannot take the lead in attacking the Suiyang army.
This means that although the Dangshan Army has always regarded the Suiyang Army as its imaginary enemy in the past ten years, there is no one who can really be called an enemy.
Coupled with the restriction of conditions, when the soldiers of the Dangshan Army conducted war exercises in the Dangshan area in the past, they could only divide their army into two, with one side playing the role of the invading enemy and the other playing the defender.
Training exercises in huge rolling hills and mountains.
It has to be said that since the opponent in the exercise is Tongze, who is also a member of the Dangshan Army, the so-called war exercise of the Dangshan Army is actually a mutual hunt throughout the entire Dangshan area. Sometimes the date of an exercise lasts for several months.
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There is no way, after all, both sides know each other well and have similar strengths. If you want to win in the exercise, you have to be patient. Only the most patient side can become the hunter, not the prey.
In comparison, the more than two thousand horses and horsemen of the two tribes that were lured into this forest last night were simply unqualified prey in the eyes of the Dangshan Army's cavalry.
No, after they lured each other deep into the forest last night, they began to hunt each other. As for the difficulty, for them it was simply an entry-level level for novices, without any challenge.
But it is undeniable that torturing the novices of the enemy on the battlefield is quite fun for veterans. No, the cavalry of the Dangshan Army's hunting cavalry battalion who had been "hunting" for a whole night
, but they seemed to be full of energy and interest at the moment, as if they wished they could have another army to serve as their training partners in the forest.
You know, they only rested in the forest for about an hour.
However, looking at Sima An's expression, he seemed to be dissatisfied with the results of his hunting cavalry battalion. The reason was that during last night's hunting, a small number of "prey" escaped from the hunting ground.
Sima An, who had faith, was very dissatisfied.
By the way, from what Zhao Hongrun saw and felt, General Sima An seemed to have some obsessive-compulsive perfectionism, striving to be meticulous in everything and intolerant of imperfections.
Random thoughts of a Cancer author who has a Virgo wife while typing: Virgo's perfectionism is basically being strict with others and being lenient to yourself! In terms of meticulousness, Cancer is completely better than a Virgo! Well,
Well, Cancer is indeed a patient with laziness... at least a certain Cancer author has laziness attacks from time to time.
Therefore, after learning that a number of mixed cavalry from the Sheang and Sheang tribes had escaped from this forest, Sima An felt uneasy all over.
Looking at the gloomy expressions of their own generals, the two generals Ji Yan and Le Kui looked at each other and subconsciously shrank their heads.
Because he had a premonition that after this battle was over and they returned to Wei in triumph and returned to their station in Dangshan, the general in front of them would most likely conduct an impressive drill for them, just like the previous drills, called
They did not bring any food rations, survived in the mountains and forests of Dangshan Mountain, and defeated the targets of the exercise.
Of course, drills are nothing, the key lies in the punishment of the losing party.
Like the whole team of the loser running around the hills and mountains of Dangshan, which is often dozens of miles away, or asking the loser to bear the drinking water problem for the entire army for a quarter, carrying water from a distant mountain stream to Dangshan, and dumping it into a pool on the mountain.
Here, to meet the drinking water needs of the entire Dangshan Army, don’t doubt that General Sima An can do it.
What's even more cruel is that the above punishments are additional punishments based on the normal training of the entire army. They are simply cruel and inhumane.
Thinking of this, the two generals Ji Yan and Le Kui looked at each other, and the former lowered his voice and changed the topic.
"General, please estimate that His Royal Highness Prince Su is probably approaching Luocheng at this moment. Do we want to join him?"
After hearing this, the gloomy expression on Sima An's face slowly dissipated. After thinking for a moment, he frowned and said: "Let's go to join together. Your Highness's army is now full of infantry. According to some estimates, there are still two to three thousand soldiers in Luodi Yinrong."
Cavalry, I'm afraid something might happen."
With the three hundred serial crossbows in the Shang Shui Army, what could happen?
The expressions on the faces of Ji Yan and Le Kui were a little strange.
Thinking about it, the ambush at Yaling Gorge the night before yesterday made these proud Dangshan soldiers dare not underestimate the Shang Shui Army anymore.
Well, to be precise, we no longer dare to underestimate the new repeating crossbows developed by the Smelting Bureau carried by the Shang Navy.
That’s a really powerful weapon!
"By the way, General, your relationship with His Highness Prince Su is quite good now. Can you get some repeating crossbows from His Highness?"
Ji Yan asked tentatively.
This question undeniably made Sima An's heart beat.
In fact, he had considered this issue many times, but in the end, he gave up with regret.
"The Smelting Bureau's repeating crossbow... is indeed a powerful weapon, but it is not suitable for our Dangshan Army." Sima An explained to his general with a look of regret.
No wonder, as a passionate Wei man, how could he not like his country's latest weapons?
But the problem is that the Dangshan Army is a mountain soldier. Their past training methods and their usual tactics of quick attack and sneak attack make weapons like the Liannu of little help to them.
Repeating crossbows like that are suitable for frontal battlefields, or as defensive weapons for city fortresses and border fortresses. If used in offensive campaigns, to be honest, the daily travel speed of the Shangshui Army's carts carrying those repeating crossbows is enough.
Sima An had to reluctantly give up this powerful war weapon.
About an hour later, Sima An led the hunting camp cavalry back to the Luocheng area and joined Zhao Hongrun's army.
Just as Sima An and others expected, after one day and one night, Zhao Hongrun finally led the two infantry battalions of the Dangshan Army and the Shangshui Army to the Luocheng area. When Sima An and others arrived with
After the rendezvous, Zhao Hongrun's advance army had already deployed troops outside Luocheng, which aroused a very strong reaction from the local Yi people and Yi tribes.
"Hmm? Have you ever had a confrontation with Yin Rong from Luo Di?"
Before meeting Zhao Hongrun, Sima An saw his general Bai Fangming, who was responsible for cleaning up the battlefield, and asked suspiciously.
After all, Sima An saw many Yinrong corpses wrapped in sheepskin jackets nearby.
"Confrontation?" Bai Fangming scratched his hair and said with a gloomy expression: "If the way of fighting in Yaling Gorge can be considered a confrontation, let's just call it a confrontation." He shrugged and added
: "Anyway, I just watched the Shang Shui army set up their repeating crossbows, and then those sinister men on the opposite side rushed out without knowing whether to live or die, and then there was a burst of puff puff puff. Then, my sergeant was responsible for adding a knife to the dead body and cleaning up the battlefield.
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He spread his hands, looking a little helpless.
After hearing these words, Sima An also felt a little helpless.
Because he found that beside the Shang Shui Army, who had weapons such as the Liannu, the infantry battalion of their Dangshan Army was simply reduced to a mere guard.
This is not in line with the name of the elite Dangshan Army!
"Where is Your Highness?" Sima An asked.
Bai Fangming pointed lazily behind him, shrugged and said, "I am hesitating about whether to attack Luocheng."
Sima An frowned when he heard this, thinking that now that the matter is over, His Highness King Su is still hesitating whether to attack Luocheng?
If we don't conquer Luocheng as soon as possible, will we have to wait for the Jiejiao tribe's army to arrive and put the two Wei armies here into a situation where they are attacked from both sides?
Thinking of this, Sima An calmly walked towards the direction pointed by Bai Fangming.
Sure enough, not far away, Sima An saw Zhao Hongrun sitting on a saddle with his eyes closed and concentrating. Just as Bai Fangming said, His Royal Highness Prince Su had his eyes closed and his arms folded, as if he was really hesitating whether to give an order.
Attack Luocheng.
Seeing this, Sima An stepped forward, clasped his fists and said, "Your Highness, isn't it the strategy you proposed to conquer Luocheng? Why are you still hesitating now?"
After hearing Sima An's inquiry, Zhao Hongrun opened his eyes. He wanted to say hello to the general, but saw the general's frown. Knowing that the other party had misunderstood, he said with a wry smile: "The general misunderstood.
Well, I am not hesitating whether to attack Luocheng, I am just hesitating whether that weapon would be a bit...too cruel if used in Luocheng."
That weapon?
Sima An was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered that the Shang Shui Army did not only have war weapons like the serial crossbow.
In addition to a total of 500 repeating crossbows, the Shang Shui Army also had 300 catapults!