It rained heavily at night, and the rain became heavier and heavier.
Hundreds of horse hooves trampled the muddy ground, heading south from the two wings of the post road, and the clanging sounds of armor armor gathered together, like the sound of a tsunami suppressed in the rain.
Langxi is located at the northwest foot of the Fuyu Mountains, leaning to the west against the Nanyi Lake that surrounds it for more than a hundred miles.
When heading to Xuancheng, if you don’t want to take an extra eighty-mile detour from the official road between the west bank of Nanyi Lake and the eastern foot of Jilong Mountain, which is 40 to 50 miles away, there is a post road built in Ma from Langxi to the southwest.
Among the mountains at the western foot of the Fuyu Mountains such as Gushan, Yangzhushan, Qipanling, and Shifoshan.
Zhao Wuji was wearing a raincoat outside his armor, and his thin cheeks were like a black relief in the night, vaguely visible.
At this time, due to the violent shaking, the bright horn lamp tied to the saddle went out. The guard opened the oil paper bag, took out the fire sickle, opened the lampshade, and tried to relight the oil candle inside.
There was no protection from the rain, and the torches were soaked by the rain and could not be lit.
There are more than 300 people and less than 400 people in the cavalry. The front and rear teams are many miles apart. They only use a few limited bright-angle lamps and the light is extremely dim. It is almost like crawling forward in the darkness.
, from time to time, you can hear the sound of someone falling down, and even the people and horses behind them have no time to get out of the way, and they are trampled heavily by the horses' hooves, causing their heads to be broken, blood to flow, bones to be broken, and limbs to be mutilated.
Even so, Zhao Wuji still ordered the cavalry to walk through the muddy ground on both sides to prevent two to three thousand horse hooves from trampling the middle post road into mud, doubly affecting the advancement speed of the rear infantry camp.
Zhao Wuji only led a cavalry of 400 men to go ahead. If Gu Zhilong sent his direct troops to counterattack, it would be difficult for them to defend for long. In the end, they would block Xuancheng's reinforcement channel between Shifo Mountain and Magu Mountain.
We still have to rely on the infantry camp with a force of 1,000 people at the rear.
Zhao Wuji reined in the reins and wiped away the rainwater running down his cheeks.
Feng Liao walked over with the support of two guards. He didn't pay attention when he dismounted, and fell into a mud pit. His robe was soaked, and it was even harder to walk with it wrapped around him. He said:
"We suddenly attacked, and Gu Zhilong was frightened. They would probably be more worried that our target was to attack their retreat, and would not think of turning back - we might wait until the rain stops before continuing - if we go like this now, generals
It’s too hard.”
Not to mention that there is not enough light source and it is difficult to see the road. From time to time, men and horses fall down and walk in the rain. The physical exertion of the soldiers also doubles. Feng Liao is worried that he will have to reach the destination before dawn. Almost more than 300 elite cavalrymen
To collapse on the ground from exhaustion.
"In the most difficult times, the supply of food and grain for the cavalry camp has not been reduced. It is necessary to exert its extremely tenacious fighting power on the edge of the knife. Mr. Feng, you stay and wait for the infantry behind. I will lead the cavalry to Honglinbu first.
." Zhao Wuji said with great determination.
Honglin Port is a town located between Magu Mountain and Shifo Mountain, slightly outside the northeastern foothills of Shifo Mountain.
To the south of Honglin Port is the narrowest pass of Xuanlang Post Road.
Caught by steep cliffs on both sides, the pass is only less than 300 steps wide.
Although this pass cannot be said to be a pass that can be blocked by one man and cannot be opened by ten thousand people, it is definitely easy to defend and difficult to attack.
Although Gu Zhilong was undecided between Anning Palace, Chuzhou and Yueyang, thinking only of throwing his pieces into the chess game when he was most confident, but in his early years when he led troops to fight, he was still a quite decisive military general.
Zhao Wuji could not take the risk of Gu Zhilong sending troops to occupy Honglin Port first. No matter how difficult the Ye Yu march was, he had to ensure that he could occupy Honglin Port first and blockade the pass of Xuanlang Post Road.
In this way, the Chishan Army could use a small number of horse and infantry to block the reinforcements from Xuancheng at Shifo Mountain and south of Maguling, so as to buy more time for the main force to attack Langxi City.
Gu Zhilong dispatched troops and horses from Xuancheng and wanted to detour from the muddy road on the west bank of Nanyi Lake to reinforce Langxi. Even if the Chishan Army did not send troops and horses to delay, it would have to take at least one more day; at that time, the Chishan Army's third capital had 10,000 soldiers.
The soldiers and horses have also advanced from Guangde to the foot of Langxi City. Before the main force of the Chuzhou Army went south, they had enough soldiers and horses to block and intercept Xuancheng's reinforcements while organizing an offensive against Langxi City.
Seeing that he could not persuade Zhao Wuji, Feng Liao certainly would not stay with a few guards to wait for the camp. He was not good at riding a horse and his physical strength was about to be exhausted at this time, so he asked the guards to tie him to the horse.
Follow the large troops and march forward in the rain...
…………
…………
The night rain in Guangde Village stopped, and Yao Xishui, still holding an oil-paper umbrella, stood in front of the railing of a dilapidated wooden building and looked at the school grounds to the west.
After dusk, Han Qian carried out a comprehensive mobilization of the cavalry battalion, guard battalion and the third capital headquarters stationed in Guangde Village. Teams of soldiers walked into the West School Field one by one against the night rain - Han Qian also always
Standing on the commander's platform, with the rain soaking all over his body, he looked forward to welcoming the generals in.
"Why are people born so different? Why are you branded as slaves from birth? Even raising your head to look at others is a major crime of disrespect? You are docile, you accept your fate, and you always hope that the adults and gentlemen can have a little mercy, but for many years
, you work in the cold and heat, plowing the wasteland, digging ditches, catching insects and driving away birds, without daring to slack off. However, you don’t have enough food to keep your belly full, your face is yellow and your muscles are thin. In times of famine, you eat dirt to satisfy your hunger, and you exchange seeds for food. For many years, you have been spinning flax all day and night.
Weaving silk, but you are naked and tread barefoot on thorns. When the wind and snow come in the cold winter, you shiver and freeze to death. Who has given you a trace of mercy? You are willing that your children and grandchildren will crawl on the ground forever.
At the feet of others, are you willing to be scolded or even whipped for just raising your eyes, without even a trace of resistance? If you accept your fate, if you are willing to live your life, and are willing to crawl under the feet of others and become untouchables and slaves, I
, the governor of Xuzhou, and Han Qian, the envoy to Jiangdong, can't give you mercy. You don't accept your fate, and you are willing to take one life to fight for a future for yourself and your children and grandchildren, where you don't have to crawl at the feet of others, and fight for a place where you can live your life.
In the future, when there is land for house cultivation, grain for food, and clothing for the cold, I, the governor of Xuzhou, and the envoy to Jiangdong, Han Qian, are willing to stand side by side with you, hold a halberd, and fight in front of the enemy!"
Yao Xishui had to admit that Han Qian's method of deceiving people was really strong. When he stood on the general stage and roared out his shouts, she noticed that Ye Feiying, the maid behind him, couldn't help but move, and said coldly: "
Your Majesty Han Qian is so harsh and cruel, probably only a person with such a gloomy nature can say these words without any worries and trick tens of thousands of people into working for him without fear of death."
"In order to lure Gu Zhilong out of Langxi, he did not hesitate to use his uncle and ancestor as bait. Since ancient times, there are probably not many treacherous people who can do such a thing, right?"
Yun Puzi glanced at the pretty girl named Ye Feiying behind Yao Xishui. She saw that she was quite unfamiliar with Zhang Ping, Li Pu and others. She was probably not Lu Qingchen, the core disciple Li Pu had trained over the years.
Wan Honglou didn't make her debut in kabuki, but she didn't know why Yao Xishui kept her with him at all times after returning to Jinling. He smiled and said,
"Such a person actually had the nerve to hypocritically say that he would mourn for his father in Xuzhou as an act of filial piety."
"Master Yun Guan, what chance does Han Qian have of winning this sneak attack on Langxi City?" Yao Xishui asked.
Of course Yao Xishui knew Yun Puzi's true identity, but since Yun Puzi was originally forced to live in seclusion by his wife and Li Pu, she could only pretend not to know anything if she wanted to get along with him in Guangde Village.
"Perhaps there is a 20% chance of winning?" Yun Puzi said.
"Only 20%?" Yao Xishui looked over curiously and said, "The third generals look like they are in ragged clothes, with yellow faces and thin muscles, and their armor is seriously incomplete. They are just a mob, but looking at how orderly they were when they entered the school just now, they are...
It has to be said that Han Qian was indeed outstanding in his military management. Even if Han Qian did not transfer Gao Shao's troops back from Jiudu Mountain in the east, but just called all the soldiers and horses stationed in Guangde Village, he could only
It can gather 20,000 soldiers and horses. At this time, Gu Zhilong fell into the trap of diverting the tiger from the mountain and led his elite to Xuanzhou City. Langxi City only had more than 4,000 soldiers with average combat effectiveness. I always felt that Han Qian's battle was always
There should be a 50% chance of winning."
"Gu Zhilong was hesitant. It wasn't that he was suspicious or indecisive by nature. In fact, he was good at judging situations and knew how to use troops. That's why in his early years, when Emperor Tianyou led the Huainan army to cross the river, he decisively raised his troops and ignored them.
Recruitment by King Dong Chang of Yue. If Langxi City is taken away by Han Qian, doesn’t Gu Zhilong know that no matter where he invests in the future, his value will drop significantly? This is one," Yun Puzi said, "Second, even if Wang Wenqian
At this time, Liyang is no longer watching every move of the Chishan Army on the southern front. How could Zhao Zhen not understand how extraordinary it is that Langxi City fell into the hands of Han Qian? I think Chuzhou probably hopes the most for the Chishan Army at this time.
Will it turn things upside down if you enter Huhang?"
"Taoist Master Yun said that Lin Haizheng's first capital elite was mainly stationed in Nantangzhai and did not move south. It was not because Han Qian was simply trying to confuse the Chuzhou Army and Gu Zhilong, but to use Lin Haizheng's troops to intercept the Chuzhou Army in Liyang.
The best troops are going south?" Yao Xishui now understood why Yun Puzi said that the Chishan Army's chances of winning were slim.
The most elite Chishan Army currently has to be used to intercept the Chuzhou Army's elite soldiers who are heading south to threaten the flanks of the troops attacking Langxi City. A large number of elite troops will also be sent to the southern front to intercept the elite counterattack led by Gu Zhilong.
All we could do was to lure the servants and generals of the third capital in front of us, who were not fully equipped with armor, weak in body, and had only morale to attack Langxi City.
As for the interception troops and horses on the northern and southern lines, which were divided into the western foothills of Jialing Mountain and Magu Mountain, any flaw in any part would mean that Han Qian's entire plan collapsed in advance.
With such a balance, Han Qian's chances of winning this time are really not that high.