Jia Ke then said to the three cavalrymen Qianhu: "We will send more cavalry along the way to find those scattered soldiers and gather them together. They can be used by us then."
The three cavalrymen responded in unison, saying that they had remembered Jia Ke's instructions and would send people to search the mountains and forests carefully and collect all the defeated troops that could be found.
After Jia Ke gave them instructions, he didn't waste any time and ordered the team to set off immediately.
This march was the first time that Jia Ke went out with a large army. He asked Fan Kang for a lot of advice before setting off, and combined with his usual summary of reading military books and battle books, he tried it during this trip.
This large army will not march more than fifty or sixty miles in a day. If the speed is increased, the soldiers will be very tired, which will have a great impact on the subsequent march.
In ancient times, an army with a size of tens of thousands was equipped with a mixed army of "on foot and bicycle" equipped with a baggage convoy, cavalry, infantry, civilian officials, etc. The marching speed of the troops must match the baggage convoy. The troops could not travel alone without the baggage.
Moreover, the conditions of most roads in ancient times are incomparable with today's rural roads, which can only allow two or three people to travel in parallel. As a result, no matter how many people you have, the most common ones when marching are two or four columns. This leads to
With an army of 10,000 people, plus the baggage vehicles, the army will occupy a road of three or four kilometers in length!
Moreover, after traveling in the field for about seven days, you must stop for a day to rest in order to restore the physical strength and morale of the soldiers.
He was also very particular about the march. This time, Jia Ke followed the usual practice in ancient times. When marching, he usually puts the infantry troops in the front, the command center and its guards in the middle, and the logistics team and other non-combatants in the back. Mobile
Good cavalry maneuver on the flanks to look after the front and rear.
During the march, the cavalry in Kaiping Town clashed with the Tatars' probing horses from time to time. The two sides tested each other and quarreled with each other without stopping for a while.
The cavalry in Kaiping Town were also responsible for collecting the scattered soldiers in Xuanfu Town along the way. On the fourth day of marching, Jia Ke had gathered about 8,000 troops. These people were all scattered soldiers and hid in the
They took refuge in the mountains. At this time, they saw the imperial army coming to help, and they came down the mountain to seek refuge.
Jia Ke broke up these troops, reorganized them, distributed weapons, and asked them to join his troops and use them as hand-to-hand combat soldiers.
Kaiping Town is two to three hundred miles away from Xuanfu Town. It takes four days of marching and another one or two days to reach Xuanfu Town.
But something happened on the night of the fourth day. When Jia Ke ordered the troops to make rice and set up camp to rest, a group of troops broke out. The leader was the commander Huo Jiu, who was originally the commander of Xuanhua.
This time, when the Tatars attacked Xuanhua, he led 2,000 elite troops to flee without a fight. As a result, Xuanhua was easily captured by the Tatars, causing Xuanfu Town to lose its northwest gateway. The Tatars arrived at Xuanfu Town in two days.
Jiedushi Wang Tao was caught off guard and was forced to gather troops from all nearby passes to defend Xuanfu Town with all his strength.
Huo Jiu had been hiding in the mountains with his men and horses for the past few days. Since food and grass were not delivered, he had been suffering from hunger. On this day, he suddenly encountered the cavalry sent by Jia Ke to collect the defeated troops. He learned that Jia Ke had led more than 10,000 men to reinforce the Xuan Mansion.
Zhen, couldn't help but be overjoyed. He lost Xuanhua this time, and he was already running away from the battle. If he didn't find a way to punish his crime and make meritorious service, he might not be able to avoid the pain of being stabbed when the war was over.
This time, when they met the reinforcements led by Jia Ke, they had some evil thoughts. Knowing that Jia Ke was just a guard, he thought that by virtue of his command, his official position would be higher than that of the guards, so he took away Jia Ke's military power and took these reinforcements to the front.
Go to reinforce, so that you can make meritorious deeds.
So Huo Jiu took his two thousand men and followed the cavalry sent by Jia Ke to the military camp. As soon as he arrived at the military camp, he ordered Jia Ke to come to see him.
Jia Ke heard the soldiers reporting that a commander came to the military camp with the remaining soldiers, and ordered Jia Ke to go see him.
When Jia Ke heard the news, he laughed angrily. Did the commander's brain get kicked by a donkey? It was already at this time, and he still couldn't see the situation clearly. But he was the commander after all, so I gave him a courtesy.
To save face, then see what he is going to do. If he has any evil intentions, he can use his head to establish his prestige and frighten the newly gathered defeated troops.
So Jia Ke rushed to the camp where Huo Jiu was staying, and saw that there were many swords and guns on both sides, and the surroundings were heavily guarded.
When Jia Ke saw this situation, he didn't go any further. It was already obvious that Huo Jiu had bad intentions for him. After entering, he might be put under house arrest or killed to take away his military power. In this case
Wouldn't it be a fool to go in and meet him again?
Jia Ke turned around and left Huo Jiu's camp, returned to his own central army tent, and immediately ordered the drums to be beaten to gather the generals. As soon as Jia Ke finished giving the order, the drums for gathering the generals outside the tent rang.
Not long after, all the generals arrived, except Huo Jiu. When Jia Ke saw this situation, he became furious and said loudly: "I am ordered by the Ministry of War and the emperor's decree to lead the three armies to rescue Xuanfu Town. All the troops are here.
They are all under my control. Although he is the commander, he still has to obey my orders until the end of this war. I have beaten the drum to gather the generals, how dare he not come?"
So Jia Ke sent an order: "Feng Mo, I order you to lead my troops and immediately surround Huo Jiu's military camp and ask him to come to see me immediately. If he doesn't obey, he will be attacked and executed on the spot."
Feng Mo immediately went out of the tent after receiving the order. Not long after, he heard the sound of trumpets outside the tent. From time to time, the sound of neat footsteps of soldiers could be heard.
Feng Mo led his men and horses to Huo Jiu's tent, and then surrounded the tent.
At this time, Huo Jiu was still dreaming about his spring and autumn dream, fantasizing about seizing Jia Ke's military power. Commanding nearly 20,000 troops, he went to reinforce Xuanfu Town. Even if he could not defeat the Tatars, with tens of thousands of people on his own
They could also protect themselves. In the end, the Tatars retreated, and they themselves redeemed themselves.
Although Huo Jiu heard the drumbeat of Jia Ke's gathering of generals just now, he did not go there. He thought that Jia Ke had a small garrison and how could he command him? So he kept sitting in the tent.
At this moment, soldiers suddenly came in to report that their tent had been surrounded. The leading general ordered Huo Jiu to go out and meet him.
Huo Jiu is not a brainless person. He will understand the principle after thinking carefully. It seems that Jia Ke has seen through his plan, so he sent people to surround his military tent and asked him to go to the big tent to meet him.
Huo Jiu no longer dared to be tough at this time. No one is a fool. People have to bow their heads under the eaves. Now I'm afraid he has no choice but to leave.
Huo Jiu then came out of the big tent, and saw that the outside of the tent was surrounded by large soldiers. His men were weakly hiding aside and did not dare to stop him. Although Huo Jiu was angry in his heart, he had a smile on his face. He walked forward.
He said to Feng Mo: "I think this one is General Jia Ke. I am Commander Huo Jiu. We are all a family. Why do we have to fight against each other?"
Feng Mo looked at him and sneered: "I am Feng Mo, the governor of Qianhu in Kaiping Town. On the order of the general, I came to invite Commander Huo to go to the big tent to discuss matters."
When Huo Jiu heard that he was not Jia Ke, he stopped smiling and said, "You are just asking me to discuss matters, why did you bring so many soldiers?"
"If we don't bring these soldiers, I'm afraid we won't be able to invite the commander." Feng Mo said with a cold expression on his face.
"What if I don't go? What are you going to do with me?"
Feng Mo said categorically: "According to the military order of our lord, if you go and return it, you will be fine. If you don't go, it will be considered as disobeying the military order, and you will be executed on the spot."
When Huo Jiu heard what he said, he couldn't help but beat his heart. It seemed that Jia Ke had murderous intentions towards him and wanted to think of ways to kill him. It seemed that he had acted improperly and caused trouble.
.I felt a little regretful in my heart, but by this time, regret was of no use.
Huo Jiu said to Feng Mo: "In that case, I will go with you to the big tent to meet the guard master and see how he can use me to spend money."