Chapter 610: River Valley Raid
Zheng Ke's army withdrew from the Cunpan Valley, of course, he also left a part of the army stationed here, and Suo Lang and the upper echelons of the Cunpan all returned to Beijing with the army, after all, these people still have a lot of influence on this place, and it is better to take them away before Annan completely digests this place.
Tao Fangjin was rescued from the place where he was imprisoned, and Zheng Ke no longer let him lead troops, and specially arranged him with the people who were in the basin. The generals in the army saw the end of betraying Zheng Ke, and their hearts were all awe-inspiring.
The army walked downstream along the north bank of the Xinping River, and Yang Muyun looked back at the mountains that were gradually moving away, and he was embarrassed in his heart. Instead of sitting on the elephant's back, he rode forward, more accustomed to it than to move the knoll in a swaying way. Zheng Yu also rode with him.
Compared with the sturdy war horses in the north of the Ming Dynasty, the Annan horse is shorter, and a tall person rides on such a horse, and both feet can step on the ground.
"Can such a horse carry a man a long way?" Yang Muyun was very puzzled.
"Don't look at our Da Yue's horses are thin and small, with bald fur, but their foot strength is much stronger than that of the horses of the Ming Dynasty and the Northern Tartars, and they are like walking on flat ground over mountains and mountains." Zheng Yu saw the doubts in his heart and explained with a smile.
"Really?" Yang Muyun was a little unconvinced.
"Won't you know after a few days of riding?" Zheng Yu blinked, "We Yue people have defeated the army of the Great Song Dynasty, the Mongolian cavalry of the Great Yuan, and the army of the Ming Dynasty on such horses. ”
"You don't just win with cavalry, you also have war elephants," Yang Muyun said: "This kind of big guy doesn't exist in my Ming army." ”
"I didn't expect you to be quite modest," Zheng Yu smiled, "I thought you would think that your Ming army is amazing?" ”
"Some elite combat effectiveness in the northern border towns of my Daming Dynasty is stronger," Yang Muyun shook his head and sighed: "But on the whole, it is not optimistic, the Tartar cavalry is now often going south, whistling back and forth, and it is difficult for my Daming army to parry......" He remembered a series of bloody battles last year, tens of thousands of people suffered heavy losses, and they almost failed to return to the Guannei.
"Fortunately, the Tartars have dragged you back," Zheng Yu smiled, "Otherwise, would you have come to fight us again?" ”
"How can I know about such a major military aircraft event?" Yang Muyun swayed his forehead lightly, "However, in the eyes of some courtiers of the Ming Dynasty, Annan was originally the land of Jiaozhou in my China, and since the Qin period, it has been within my Chinese territory for more than a thousand years, but when the five dynasties were in turmoil, they took the opportunity to stand on their own." During the Yongle period, I pacified Annan in the Ming Dynasty, and some of the elders of Annan were not on the table Emperor Taizong and asked Annan to return to China? ”
"Then do your current emperors of the Ming Dynasty also think so?" Zheng Yu asked.
"I don't know," Yang Muyun said, "My Ming Dynasty is very young, he is ambitious, and he wants to restore the glory of Emperor Taizong......"
"Very young? How young? Is it as young as you? Zheng Yu's eyes flickered and asked curiously.
"He's five years older than me...... Yang Muyun thought for a moment and said, "The emperor is very diligent and often corrects the recitals late. He also trained a young army of the Son of Heaven, but unfortunately this army suffered too many losses when he set out to conquer Saibei......"
"You know so much detail, have you also followed this young army of the Son of Heaven to fight?"
"Well," Yang Muyun bowed slightly, his eyes looked a little complicated, "Speaking of which, the combat effectiveness of the Tartar cavalry is stronger, and the skill of riding and archery is even more exquisite than that of the Ming cavalry. ”
"Firearms? I have Da Yue too," Zheng Yu's eyes flickered, "Listen to what you say, the Ming army can't compare to the Tartar cavalry, even compared to my Da Yue army, there is no advantage, if your Ming army comes to attack my Da Yue again, it will definitely not be able to please me." ”
"Maybe," Yang Muyun didn't want to argue with him, and said lightly: "I have Tartars in the north of the Ming Dynasty who have repeatedly violated the border, and there is the Luchuan Rebellion in the southwest, as long as Annan does not take the initiative to provoke, the emperor will not use swords and soldiers." ”
While talking, the two enjoyed the beautiful scenery on both sides of the upper reaches of the Xinping River. The upper reaches of the Xinping River are undeveloped, sparsely populated and have large areas of primeval forest.
The army marched downstream along the river, which was lined with towering trees.
Looking at the deep dense forest, Yang Muyun muttered: "If there is an ambush buried here, it will definitely catch us off guard." ”
Zheng Yu smiled "sneering", very disapprovingly, "The storage basin has been flattened, except for the dead, the living have been captured, who else will set up an ambush here?" Will the ambush soldiers come out of the ground? ”
"But there is still one person who has slipped through the net......" Yang Muyun's expression was solemn, and the person he said was the divine master who captured himself into the valley. Since Zheng Ke's army entered the valley, there has been no trace of him, as if this person has disappeared for no reason.
"What are you talking about...... Zheng Yu "who" has not yet spoken, only to hear a trace of "sigh-" burst into the air, and an Annan soldier screamed miserably, and fell to the ground and convulsed.
"It's not good, there are really ambushes," Zheng Yu shouted, "Quick, quickly raise the shield!" ”
Before the words fell, the sound of breaking the sky was loud, and sharp arrows like flying locusts shot out from the forest, knocking down a large part of the Annam army that was caught off guard.
The formation of the Annan army was immediately chaotic, and after the rain of arrows, countless figures rushed out of the forest, holding spears and sharp blades to kill the chaotic Annan soldiers.
Dressed in rattan armor and smeared with oil paint on their faces, they rushed to the front of the officers and soldiers of Annam like mountain monkeys, and poked the swords and spears in their hands at each other.
Those who reacted slowly were poked in the body, and they were either killed or injured. The quick reaction raised the blade in his hand and barely parried, and was forced to retreat.
"Be careful-" Yang Muyun's eyes were quick, and as soon as he pulled Zheng Yu's body, he pulled her crookedly, and a sharp arrow flew past her neck, and if she was too late, the arrow would shoot into her throat.
Zheng Yu was shocked into a cold sweat, his eyes flickered, and he pulled out the long sword at his waist with a "choking" sound, and stabbed it behind Yang Muyun like lightning, and the hole pierced the chest of a jungle warrior with a "poof-" hole.
"Muyun, go on!" She pulled out the single knife that the guards around her carried on her waist and threw it to Yang Muyun. Yang Muyun stretched out his hand to catch it, brushed a few knives, and forced back the two jungle warriors who rushed up.
"Crow's mouth, you really got it." Zheng Yu said to Yang Muyun.
"Who are they?" Yang Muyun asked.
"I don't know," Zheng Yujian stabbed another person to death, "It doesn't matter who he is, just kill him." ”
The relieved Annan generals raised their swords and fought with the people who came out of the jungle.
The riverbank area in the upper reaches of the Xinping River was full of swords and swords, and the sound of killing shook the sky.
The two sides were in the middle of the battle, and suddenly heard a roar, and then Rinnai threw a round ball, "Puffy-" exploded above everyone's heads, and for a moment a white mist dispersed.
"Quick, cover your mouth and nose!" I don't know who shouted, and the officers and soldiers of Annan gave up their opponents one after another, retreated a few steps, covered their mouths and noses with one hand, and kept waving the weapons in their hands with the other hand to prevent the other party from approaching.
When the fog cleared, all the Annan officers and soldiers found that the other party had disappeared without a trace.
Zheng Ke, who was riding on the back of a war elephant, had a solemn face, ordered the troops to stop advancing, counted casualties, and sent spies to search for the enemy's traces.
In this battle, the Annam army killed more than 3,000 people and wounded as many as others. A surprise attack caused the Annan army to lose nearly 10,000 people, which shocked the hearts of the entire Annan army. After the opponent's blow, he did not entangle with the Annan army, and took advantage of the white fog to take the bodies of the wounded and his own people and retreated cleanly in an instant, reflecting a very high tactical quality.
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After the white mist dissipated, Zheng Yu suddenly found that Yang Muyun was gone.
"Yang Muyun—" She shouted a few times, but no one responded, and she was anxious to find everywhere.
"Have you seen Yang Muyun?" Zheng Yu asked the surrounding Annan soldiers, and they all shook their heads blankly.
"Was he taken captive by those men?" Zheng Yu immediately shook his head, "No, he is strong in martial arts, and he will never be easily captured by those barbarians...... He must have followed the barbarians, yes, it must have been. Thinking of this, he also wanted to chase into the jungle, but was stopped by the guards around him.
"Miss, the situation in the forest is unknown, and it is very dangerous to rush in!" The guards tried to persuade them.
"Get out of the way!" Zheng Yu said: "Whoever dares to stop me, I will kill him with a sword." ”
"Master Hou wants us to protect the eldest lady, if you have any mistakes, the little ones can't survive, if you want to kill them, kill them!"
"We are all thinking about the safety of the eldest lady, if there is an ambush in the forest again, let alone looking for Yang Gongzi, even the eldest lady will have to fall into it!"
"Yes, Miss, you have to think twice!"
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"You ......" Zheng Yu stomped his feet, just about to attack. I saw a horse galloping over, and the cavalry immediately saw Zheng Yu jump down and bowed, "Miss, the marshal, please come over." ”
"My daddy, is he okay?" Zheng Yu asked.
"The villain doesn't know," said the cavalryman, "the eldest lady will know in the past." ”
"Daddy......" Zheng Yu was concerned about his father's safety, jumped on his horse, and followed the cavalry.
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Yang Muyun injured more than a dozen brute soldiers in the battle, and was fighting vigorously, when suddenly a round ball exploded above his head, and the white mist was filled, and he was stunned, and a net was under the hood, and before he could react, he was wrapped tightly. Immediately following his body, he was lifted off by several people and ran away.
I don't know what this net is woven with, it is very tough, the more Yang Muyun struggles, the tighter it is entangled, Zhang Mu looks out from the mesh, and sees the trees on both sides flying backwards, which shows the speed of these people's feet.
I don't know how long I've been running, and I don't know how far I've been running. The men who were running on their own slowed down, and after a while they stopped and let him go.
Then his body loosened, the net covering his body was undone, and he stretched his arms and stood up.
"Yang Qin, don't come unharmed!" A familiar voice whispered in his ear.
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Yang Muyun laughed dryly, his eyes swept around quickly, and he saw that the four corners were full of barbarians who had just raided Annan's army, and even there were people on the trees with arrows aimed at him.
"Yang Qin, it's this time, do you still want to escape?" The Divine Master narrowed his eyes and said.
"The divine master put on such a big battle, it can't be that he just wants to take the next person, right?" Yang Muyun's eyes turned.
Yang Muyun was stunned, raised his head and looked at it, and was suddenly startled, "It's you?" "In front of him was an old man with white hair, who was the same divine master who had tied himself into the valley before.
"It seems that Yang Qin's envoy hasn't forgotten this seat yet," the divine master's eyes flashed, and he said with a smile: "This seat didn't expect Yang Qin's ability to be so great, and the rescuers of the Great Ming Dynasty didn't move, but recruited the army of the Yue people into the valley." ”