The final fight took place between the warriors of the Flying Dragon Army and a group of young men in fur suits.
On one side is a desperado wearing iron armor with superb combat skills, and on the other side is a young man with a wooden spear and poor skills. There is no suspense about the outcome of the battle, and the process of the battle is unbearable to watch.
Liang Han looked at the bloody battlefield with a livid face.
Qibizhang is gone, but he seems to be still there. As his deputy for many years, Liang Hanyong thought that he had a profound influence on this army, but now he has some doubts about life.
Military discipline, military discipline, military discipline! I emphasized it many times before the war, but it was still the same.
Even the new recruits from Ziqing and Lingzhou Academy were led astray.
Liang Hanyong sighed, he should have thought of this day when Qi Binzhang was recruiting bandits and bandits in Laizhou.
Actually, as far as Liang Hanyong was concerned, he didn't think there was anything excessive in what the sergeants did. But King Xia had told him to restrain his troops, so he should pay attention to this.
"This is how fighting is, without the kindness of a woman." Yang Yue came over, snorted coldly, and said: "I think some troops are just little sheep, not very interesting. The Feilong Army is good, take care of it in the future."
While he was talking, Wang He from the Cangcai Wang family hurried over and reported: "Dutou, we just captured a small tribe retreating in the Sanggan Water Valley, and captured more than 30,000 cattle, sheep, horses and camels, as well as two old and weak women and children.
One thousand seven hundred."
"The cattle and sheep will stay. Each part of the population will get a share. You can deal with it as you wish." Yang Yue waved his hand, not bothering to care.
Wang He's heart moved.
Just now he saw that there were many young men among the prisoners, and he planned to screen them carefully and send them to Luoyang. The lieutenant general Wang Yanfan was highly appreciated by His Highness, and he had said many times in secret that he would do him a favor this time.
After forging this favor, there is hope for the Kurazai clan to change their pasture.
Mulashan is really too small. It is best to go to Yanbei to get a new pasture and establish a hereditary Yongzhen. This will lay the foundation for the prosperity of the family.
Another group of scouts came from the distance, bringing back a lot of information about other battlefields.
"The Huanghuadui has been conquered, and the thieves have fled."
"The Zhuang Lang clan invaded Shendui Gate, but the Jin people did not hold on. They fought for a while and then fled north."
"Yanchang City has been besieged. It seems that there are more than a thousand Jin soldiers guarding it. Geshu and Hun are besieging it."
"The Dingnan Army defeated a bandit army on the south bank of the Yangtze River and has now pursued them to Fangshan."
Many of the locations mentioned in these battle reports are far apart, and this is in line with the actual battlefield conditions.
Huanghuadui, also known as Huangguadui in the Northern Dynasties, is located 20 to 30 miles southwest of present-day Huairen County. In the early years of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Xinping City was built here, and Emperor Daowu built the Luonan Palace in the south of Duidui, with a very strong regulation - Huishui, also called Luo.
To the west of Shui Dui there are Zaoqi City, Rizhong City, and Sunset City, all built by the Northern Wei Dynasty. Now there are only ruins left, but it is still a good pastureland.
Shendui Zha is located fifty miles southwest of Yunzhou and serves as the main road. Li Keyong once defeated Li Kuangwei here and captured his son alive. He also defeated the 80,000 cavalry that Helian Duo had brought from the grassland and shocked the fortress.
That time was probably the last time that the Daibei grassland tribes stormed the Central Plains infantry formation. Li Ke could not bring more than a few thousand cavalry and 30,000 to 40,000 infantry. After finishing Li Kuangwei's Yan soldiers, he led another 80,000 Fan cavalry.
He remained unmoved under the charge, defeated the enemy, and even pursued him in turn. Helianduo fled into the desert.
Yanchang City and Fangshan are both on both sides of the Yangshui River in the north of Yunzhou. The Xia army once surrounded Wan Sheng's army in Yanchang City.
Starting from Sangqian Town in the southwest, heading north to Huanghuadui, Shenduzha, Yunzhou, Yanchang City...
This is a post road leading out of the fortress through Yanmen Pass. The offensive of the Rouzhou camp army was like mercury pouring down the ground, almost controlling all the strongholds outside Yunzhou. In other words, the Jin army outside Yanmen Pass now only has the support of the east and west cities of Yunzhou
When the attack started, the tribes that were attached to them were chased like dogs, and the few Han people who were opening up wasteland for farming were also uneasy. This offensive was very fierce from the beginning, and the target was very clear, that is Yunzhou.
The performance of the Jin army was also very interesting.
It can be seen from the battle process that the soldiers guarding the outer strongholds were very few and not elite. When there were occasional battles, they were only briefly stopped and they quickly fled.
If nothing else happened, the Jin people should have used the majestic city of Yunzhou as their stronghold to defend. They adopted a posture of passively accepting beatings and losing face, which is very rare.
But this is also related to the comparison of strength between Xia and Jin. No matter how arrogant Li Keyong is, he will not joke about military affairs. He is not stupid and knows what is the correct way to respond.
The only suspense now is whether the Jin people will send troops north to rescue.
They had three routes, the first was out of Ningwuguan, the second was out of Shimenguan, and the third was out of Yanmenguan, all facing Shuozhou.
If you go out of the pass to fight, you will be in danger of being annihilated, which will lead to the breakthrough of dangerous passes such as Yanmen Pass. If you don't go out of the pass, Yunzhou will be surrounded. Although it is difficult to conquer, the surrounding tribes will be wiped out. This is also the case in Xia
The army launched its first military operation against the tribes under the jurisdiction of the Datong Army.
The decision was all left to Li Siyuan, who had just been appointed as the envoy to the Northern Passes and Fortresses.
******
Li Siyuan was currently in Daizhou City behind Yanmen Pass.
His official position was the governor of Zhuozhou, and his position as envoy to the northern pass was a temporary one, but it was still a huge leap for him.
He walked in front of Li Sizhao, in front of Zhou Dewei, in front of Li Cunxiao, and in front of Li Chengsi - Li Chengsi was dead and had completely withdrawn from the competition.
Among the Mesozoic generals in Hedong, he already ranks first.
Well, this matter is indeed worthy of celebration, but the grim reality is also before him. The troops are too weak to fight a decisive battle with a powerful enemy.
He brought 3,000 Yan soldiers from Zhuozhou, all of whom were his old soldiers - in fact, not all of them were Yan soldiers. Many of the backbone soldiers were the Jin soldiers he brought there, but they had settled in Zhuozhou and were basically considered Yan people.
.
Xin, on behalf of the two prefectures, had more than 5,000 state soldiers, which were mainly used to guard the fortresses, plus the help of temporarily recruited native soldiers. Their abilities were limited and they could not fight in the field.
The number of Tibetan soldiers is very large, mainly the three Shatuo tribes. Years of war have made their combat effectiveness far stronger than the nomadic tribes on the Saibei grassland. However, this kind of old army cannot do anything without the order of the King of Jin.
The chiefs of Shatuo, Sage and Anqing tribes also knew this.
The ones that can really be used are flying cavalry, more than 5,000 cavalry, plus silver spears in front of the horses, two Xiongjie infantry of more than 8,000 people, and Yi Dingbing of 4,000, for a total of about 18,000 soldiers.
What a fart!
In fact, Xin and Dai Erzhou still have new troops being trained, namely the newly formed Zuoying Army and Right Camp Army. These two designations appeared ten years ago, were later reorganized and canceled, and are now re-established, but they cannot fool anyone.
People, because they are no longer the old army that was able to expedition to Hebei and was used to the wind and waves.
The left camp and the right camp totaled 20,000 people. They were recruited from the three prefectures of Xingming and Ci, and they were placed with their families in Xindai. The King of Jin gave their command to Li Siyuan, but this army was stronger than the local men of Tutuan.
The limited troops obtained were too difficult to use, and Li Siyuan did not dare to send them into battle.
Therefore, he has no choice but to hide in Yanmen Pass and provide all support other than practical help to Shi Shanyou in Yunzhou.
In fact, Shi Shanyou had many soldiers.
There are 6,000 Datong troops and 3,000 Yi Ding soldiers in Yunzhou City. They may have called some more Tibetan soldiers into the city, and the total strength is more than 10,000. Moreover, because they have prepared for the war early, there are sufficient supplies, and the city is also
After extensive repairs, it will last a long time.
In the eastern part of Yunzhou and Yuzhou, there are still some local generals and the 8,000 Yi Ding soldiers commanded by Wang Chuzhi, who can serve as a counterattack force.
But unfortunately, these people are not under the command of Li Siyuan, Shi Shanyou is their coach. This is very different from the last time when Kang Jun appointed governor to represent the north, and the situation in Datong was very different. To be honest, it was still a matter of seniority and status.
"There are about 100,000 Xia soldiers, scattered across hundreds of miles of vast grassland, attacking everywhere with great arrogance." Within the Daizhou Prefecture Office, Liu Yu, the Hedong shogunate's official office, analyzed: "Our army may be able to send more troops
Search on horseback to find the Xia people's horse and sheep herding lands, and use the cavalry troops to make sneak attacks. After doing so many times, over time, the Xia thieves will definitely be overwhelmed and can only lead their troops to retreat."
Like Shi Shaoyong, Liu Jun was also a personal bodyguard of Li Keyong.
Shao Shude liked to release his soldiers to serve as officials, and so did Li Keyong. In fact, most warlords at this time did this.
Liu Jun's development is quite good, but when he was more than 20 years old, he was already the shogunate's yamen, and this time he was promoted to the direct deputy envoy of Ma Qian Yinqiang. He had two sons, the eldest was Liu Zhiyuan, and the second was Liu Chongyan.
, if nothing else happens, they will develop into the military when they grow up.
Liu Xun's immediate boss was also named Liu, Liu Xun, from Yonghe County, Xizhou, and was the Jin general who had assisted Wang Ke in Hezhong. After Wang Ke's defeat, he escorted the couple back to Jinyang, and Li Keyong did not blame him.
Liu Xun, the development is still very good.
Li Siyuan listened silently. For some reason, he suddenly thought of Shao Shude.
He still remembers that during the alliance at Huayue Temple, he was still a junior high school in the military. When he first met Shao Shude, the then well-known military leader, he didn't think anything of it at the time. When he thinks about it carefully, it feels like he was in a dream.
"What is Shao Shude doing?" Li Siyuan suddenly asked.
Everyone was stunned, why did the coach's mind suddenly fly to this?
"Sir, Shao Shude should be in charge of politics in Luoyang." Li Congke, the adopted son, replied.
"His soldiers swept across Daibei like a comb, and there were hundreds of thousands of them, but he didn't even come to the front line in person?" Li Siyuan murmured.
Everyone was silent.
The Shao thief has too many soldiers. There was obviously a battle in Hezhong, and in the blink of an eye there was another battle in Datong. Will there be another battle in Xingmingci after a while?
It is really difficult to compete with such a behemoth, and there is no room for mistakes.
"Just like what Liu Yaya said, let's look for the pasture land of the Xia thieves." Li Siyuan waved his hand and went out.
His voice came from outside: "There are a hundred thousand people, and they have brought so many horses and livestock. They must be looking for pastures everywhere to graze. The bandit army should also have food roads for transporting millets, wheat, and equipment. Look carefully."
Remember, attack with a small group of elite cavalry, hit and run, don't be reluctant to fight. Don't force yourself if you are not sure, in short, focus on harassment. In addition, the herdsmen from various tribes rushing back from outside the pass will select the strongest and train them, and gather the horses.
, for later use.”
"As ordered." All the generals responded in unison.
People are poor and have short ambitions, so this battle seems to be the only way to fight.