Eight hundred and eighty-ninth chapter unprepared battle
What kind of fighting power are these private soldiers of the aristocratic families? Hou Mi asked himself and he still knew clearly. The soldiers who went down the wind swarmed up, and the soldiers who went against the wind dispersed. To put it bluntly, they were just a bunch of rabble. If Hou Mi was really asked to choose, Hou Mi would rather choose.
The four hundred elites carefully trained by Li Xingchen did not want a mob like two or three thousand.
"Tianshui City is still their Tianshui City at least for now. It is almost impossible for them to trek in this bitter cold weather, but it should be more than enough to defend the city." Changsun Sheng said decisively, "Now we don't have enough troops. Every bit of soldiers and horses
They all have to play their due role, not to mention the reinforcements from Hanzhong should be arriving in a few days, so there is nothing to worry about."
After a pause, Chang Sun Sheng continued: "On the other hand, on the general's side, if Yu Yi sets the target as Anding City, then the general will inevitably face great risks, so his troops can
A little more is a little better. What's more, the road from Tianshui to Anding is not safe. If you encounter Yu Yi's side troops, you must at least have the ability to protect yourself."
Hou Mi was silent for a long time and could only nod slightly.
The main reason is that these soldiers and horses of the family are really difficult to use. Otherwise, if these two thousand soldiers and horses go to Anding, they will definitely be a big help to the stability of the situation. But having said that, the powerful people in these places can do this.
This is already very good. It is impossible to have too high demands on them. The one who can truly lead an army to pacify the world must still be Li Xingchen.
Thinking of this, Secretary Hou felt that he was gradually able to appreciate the style and ambition of the previous generation. At that time, General Nanchen was ambitious for the world, but now, General Nanchen is thinking about how to hold on to his current situation.
One-third of an acre of land, so when fighting, they all began to calculate their own retreat instead of the enemy's retreat.
The more this happened, the harder it was for Nanchen's army to make a breakthrough, and finally it turned into what it is today.
But in the previous generation, Chen Baxian, Hou Andu and others were not like this.
Be it Li Xingchen, Xiao Shilian, Pei Zilie, etc., the whole group has always been thinking about the world. This is very different from these local aristocratic families who just want to keep their own territory, and Hou Mi also knows that he
What kind of person do you want to be.
"Brother Zhangsun, you must take care of yourself." Secretary Hou said solemnly, "Without further delay, I will take the soldiers to rest for a while and then leave."
Then Changsun Sheng thought of something and whispered: "By the way, if you can, lend me twenty people?"
"Huh?" Hou Mi was startled for a moment, then nodded, "I'm going to pick the twenty bravest ones right now. These people can protect themselves enough to deal with those rabble, but when doing other things, you still have to be careful, Changsun.
My brother is a smart man, so I don’t think I need to say anything more."
"Of course." Changsun Sheng said in a deep voice, "Thank you."
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"These guys are really a bunch of annoying wild monkeys!" Yu Xi cursed as he walked through the crowd and came to the central army. "Let me report to the general, the enemy's following scouts have been forced back."
"Is it just forcing him to retreat?" Yu Yi narrowed his eyes, and there was obviously some dissatisfaction in his voice.
Yu Xi hurriedly said: "These scouts should have been specially trained. They are very fast in the wilderness. Our scouts chased for more than five miles. Although they did not encounter the enemy's trap, they did not make any gains...
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"Five Miles..." Yu Yi sighed, "It seems they will come back soon."
Yu Yi knew very well that for a large army, the march of Wuli might take a long time, but for these scouts who were obviously following Yu Yi closely, it was only a short distance.
"I've heard for a long time that the scouts under Li Xingchen's command are quite elite. In today's competition, it is true." Yu Yi said in a deep voice, "It seems that all the news about our advance this time will inevitably fall into Li Xingchen's control."
Yu Yi sent troops from Xiaoguan yesterday and divided them into two groups. He himself led 3,000 soldiers northward along the Jingshui River Valley to Anding, while another army with 2,000 soldiers served as a partial division and left Xiaoguan to the southwest, facing
They set up camp in the direction of Tianshui in an attempt to cut off the road between Anding and Tianshui. Of course, Yu Yi did not forget to leave two thousand soldiers to guard the city. After all, he did not know whether Xiao Shilian coming from Yangping Pass would attack Xiao Guan's back. If so,
If there are not enough defenders, if Xiao Pass falls, Yu Yi will really become a lonely army.
To be honest, if Yu Yi had a choice, he really didn't want to leave the city. It was winter now, and it was freezing outside the city. Even if he was walking through the river valley, there would still be biting wind, which would kill his morale.
Almost fatal.
Throughout the ages, spring and autumn have been the main focus of killing, and winter and summer are undoubtedly not good times to attack. The reason why the northern nomads have been able to take advantage of the battles going south is mainly because they usually go south during the winter and summer seasons. At this time, farming in the south is
The ethnic groups are either busy with harvests or trapped in cities because of difficult roads, thus giving the northern ethnic groups opportunities to travel freely. Correspondingly, if the farming ethnic groups are asked to choose the time to go north, they will generally choose early spring and early autumn. After about three
In the month-long battle, they will retreat after achieving their strategic goals. On the grassland, mosquitoes in summer and snow and wind in winter are both deadly.
This group of soldiers and horses under Yu Yi's command are mainly Han descendants. There is no way to do this. Yu Wenxian controls the most elite cavalry in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Therefore, the few cavalry in Guanzhong were transferred to the eastern front by Yang Jian, who can be left behind.
Yu Yi's men were just a group of infantry.
Leading a group of infantry into the snowy fields of the northwest is undoubtedly a battle with no return. If they fail, then these soldiers will probably not have the courage to escape back.
Based on the number of scouts sent by Li Xinchen, Yu Yi believed that Li Xinchen had a pretty good idea of how many troops he had here.
As for how many troops his opponent currently has, Yu Yi actually doesn't know anything. He is not even sure whether Li Xingchen is in Tianshui or Anding.
This is not to be blamed on Yu Yi. In the final analysis, it is because the local aristocratic families headed by the Anding Niu family are exerting their efforts. If you want to talk about who knows the surroundings best, it is probably these local aristocratic families. Therefore, once they mobilize, the scouts sent by Yu Yi
Basically, there would be no news. In desperation, Yu Yi could only limit the scope of the scouts to the surrounding area of the army. He only expected them to report the news of enemy discovery in a timely manner. He did not expect them to be able to figure out the stable situation.
No matter what kind of enemies or situations there may be ahead, Yu Yi can only lead these soldiers to trudge forward.
For Yu Yi, this may be the most unprepared battle he has ever fought in his life. He is not even sure who his opponent is. (To be continued)