Unexpectedly, the captain who had been staring at him shouted loudly, jumped up from his horse, and threw the leader to the ground. The two of them rolled into a ball in embarrassment, while the rest of the Han cavalry hurriedly stepped forward.
In front of him, he pulled the leader up and tied him up with three strokes, five divisions and two strokes.
"Thank you for my quick actions." The captain took a sip at the leader, then pulled a piece of cloth from his clothes and stuffed it into his mouth. This guy looked really full of blood. If he bites his tongue and kills himself, he can
The gain outweighs the loss.
The leader whined a few times, but Sima next to him kicked him on the knee, causing him to kneel down. The leader was in pain and said no more.
Seeing that the Han cavalry had captured the Turkic leader, Yu Xi frowned and cautiously stretched out his hand. The soldiers under his command who were ready to step forward slowly retreated. Although both sides were still glaring at each other, at least there was no longer the strong smell of gunpowder.
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"We also retreat." Hou Mi said decisively.
Now is not an opportunity to fall out with the Zhou people. Even the two sides have to maintain a tacit understanding and even cooperate with each other in the northwest battle.
A Northern Zhou war leader who had returned to the hillside said angrily: "Major General, do we really not care about these guys? They are too arrogant."
Yu Xi smiled bitterly and said: "Care? How do you care? Are you really planning to fight with them? Don't you know what consequences our fight may have?"
The war leader and the generals all nodded helplessly. Although they were not convinced, the crime of lightly launching Zhan Duan could not be punished by beheading.
"With this skill, you might as well think about how we should get along with these guys. I didn't expect these southern barbarians to be so courageous, but four to five hundred people dare to go north," Yu Xi said with a frown, "At least this shows that they also feel
Something is wrong."
"Yes, the Turks actually appeared here. Usually this is the border where they plunder, and usually there will only be a small group of cavalry." The battle leader couldn't help but said, "This time the good guys must at least have
There are two to three hundred people, and we don’t know what the situation is like in the camp on the other side of the mountain. This should be regarded as a small tribe of Turks."
Yu Xi said helplessly: "But now we only know a superficial knowledge. What exactly happened remains to be..."
Everyone looked at each other and said, yes, we still need to ask those Nanman.
This is a bit embarrassing.
At this time, Hou Mi and others who had retreated to the camp also looked at each other. The Turkic leader was not busy interrogating. There was a Northern Zhou cavalry of six or seven hundred people not far from the camp. They could
We cannot sit back and ignore this.
So what should be done?
"We... pretended not to see it?" the captain murmured.
"We can pretend that nothing happened, but what about them? With these guys watching, how do we know when they won't take action?" The bookkeeper next to him also said in distress.
But you can't take the tacit understanding between the two parties as a bet. You only know what the other party is thinking.
"It's impossible to pretend that you didn't see it," Hou Mi glared at the captain, "This is escaping from reality. Anyway, since at least there is some nominal peace and cooperation between us and Yang Jian, we might as well go with him
Let’s talk and find out why they came. And don’t you think it’s strange that this Turkic tribe appears here?”
"This..." Both the chief secretary and the army commander looked over.
No matter what the current relationship between the Han Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty is, everyone knows it.
If this is done carelessly, it is easy to say that the two sides will conflict. But if they really cooperate together, will it be regarded as collaboration with the enemy?
How can we explain it clearly then?
"If something happens, someone will take care of it." Hou Mi said decisively.
As a general, he has to take responsibility since he makes decisions, and he has no intention of escaping from this.
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Yueyang, the Dongting is vast expanse of blue waves, clouds and water.
Li Xingchen went from Jiankang Prefecture to Jiangling. The main purpose was to sit on the central axis of this big man and prevent accidents. However, it did not mean that he was just going to Jiangling. There were many things to do along the way, and he even stayed behind in Jiankang Prefecture.
Gu Yewang and others all suspected that Li Xingchen actually found an excuse to go out to inspect the work.
After leaving Jiankang, Li Xingchen first went to Jinxi County, which was probably the location of Anqing in later generations, and inspected the newly established wharf. This will become an important hub connecting the Huaihe River, Jiangnan, Jingzhou and other places in the future, and will even
Further in the future, it will connect to the northern Central Plains.
Next is Xunyang County, where a new shipbuilding workshop is being established. The main purpose of this shipbuilding workshop is no longer the army, but to facilitate the movement of goods and merchants up and down the river. For today's Han Dynasty, the river is
It can also be called an out-and-out economic lifeline, connecting the two core areas of Jiangnan and central Sichuan, and driving Jingzhou and Xiangzhou along the way.
Afterwards, Li Xingchen transferred to Dongting and arrived in Yueyang.
Yueyang was not an important town before. It could only be said to be an important wharf on the shore of Dongting Lake. However, as Li Xingchen entered Xiangzhou, the importance of Yueyang was naturally reflected. The navy of the Han Dynasty needed to move between the upper and lower reaches of the river.
There is a suitable place to stay, and Jiangling is located in the Jingjiang River, which is famous for its nine twists and turns. The river is narrow. As for Xunyang County, it is also a place where merchants and ships come and go frequently. A large number of naval ships are berthed.
It was neither good from the perspective of occupying the water surface nor from the perspective of military confidentiality, so the Navy chose Yingzhou and Yueyang.
The former is located at the confluence of the Dajiang River and the Mianshui River. It can reinforce Xiangyang to the north and is now one of the main tasks of the Navy. Moreover, the Yingzhou River is wider and the number of ships passing by is not too dense. Therefore, the Navy's ships are smaller than building ships.
They all anchored in Yingzhou.
Of course, Yueyang is not to mention it. It is adjacent to Dongting 800 miles away and has a dense water network. It is a perfect place for parking and training. The people who call Yueyang City "Yueyang Tower" are the former governors of Soochow, Zhou Yu, Lu Su and others.
A place where people train sailors.
In addition, a new shipbuilding workshop has also begun to be established here in Yueyang. Unlike the one in Xunyang County, this shipbuilding workshop is specifically designed to build naval warships. In the foreseeable future, Xiangfan and along the Huai River will definitely
It will become the main battlefield for the struggle between the north and the south, and the requirements for the navy are still very high. Moreover, Li Xingchen also has the idea of building a sea-going ship, so it is natural to conduct experiments first here in Yueyang.
After all, in this era, there was not much difference between most sea-going ships and river ships, and it was difficult to sail long distances on the sea. For Li Xingchen, who later wanted to use the navy, or more precisely the navy, to go north or even eastward,
Of course it is not enough. But the technical bottleneck is also here. Li Xingchen cannot ask the shipyard to build a ship that can go to sea for a long time. He cannot even build a shipyard directly on the seaside, so he can only do it step by step. (To be continued.)