Chapter 19: The Hunter and the Prey
Together with Kou Meng, he came to the barracks under the city wall, and his eyes were in a mess, and all the soldiers who were on rest for the New Year ran back, burning oil and moving wood and stones on the city wall to prepare for war.
Qingxu County has not experienced war for 60 years, and there is little difference between the city defense and the none, at this time, the preparation of grinding guns is like a cow rushing over to sharpen the knife of a chicken, which can be said to be meaningless.
Liu County's county commander of Qingxu County, Fang was still eating and drinking at his colleague's house, and he didn't even wear official clothes, so he ran to the city wall with a pale face with his robe, and kept asking:
"General Chen, what's wrong? What's going on up north? ……”
The military commander here is Chen Da, who is a soldier who joins the army, short and stout, carrying two sabers on his back, both out of the sheath at this time, and responded angrily when he heard this: "Who do you ask me and I ask?!" Burning five cigarettes must have broken the barrier...... Lao Tzu knew that something was going to happen! A few days ago, Lao Tzu didn't leave, so he had to transfer Lao Tzu to Qingxu County and let the group of recruits be scouts, and sure enough...... Fuck fast, grinding and waiting to die! ……”
Chen Da used to lead troops in Ningwuguan, his family has been a military household for generations, he is known for his temper and fierce temperament, he is always offended, he is not treated by his superiors, and there are only about 200 people under his hands, not even a general, only a soldier leader.
The more than 200 people stationed in Qingxu County are all soldiers under Chen Da, and the quality of the individual soldiers is good, but it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and when she sees the situation of the beacon tower, she knows that something is wrong, and the small broken city in front of her cannot be defended at all, and the emotions on her face are very panicked.
Xu Buling ran into the barracks with Kou Meng, and before he could speak, Chen Da looked over and said angrily:
"Kou Meng! Where did you die!? Hurry up, hurry up, you have good kung fu, Pegasus went to Taiyuan to send a message for reinforcements, and we all have to die here if we go late......"
Kou Meng was sweating profusely, and he raised his hand from afar and said, "General Chen, this is ......"
"I don't care who the is, and then I will deal with it by military law......"
Xu Buling didn't have time to introduce himself, walked up to him, and raised the gold medal in his hand:
"The governor of the Xiliang Army has an order, and you will immediately follow me out of the city and go to Taiyuan City to assist in defense."
Chen Dazheng was holding a sword and urging his soldiers to rush his soldiers, but before he could pay attention to Xu Buling, he was slightly stunned when he heard this, and turned his eyes to look at the gold medal, a little puzzled.
The Metropolitan Governor is the highest military commander in the country, and the often said Metropolitan Governor is Wang Chenghai, the Metropolitan Governor of the Western Liaoning Prefecture, who is in charge of the Eastern Route Army, that is, the area from Luliang Mountain to Youzhou; The commander of the Western Route Army was Guo Xianzhong, who was responsible for the section from Luliangshan to Chencang; further out to Yumen Pass, which is the place where the Xiliang Army is responsible; The commander of the Xiliang Army must be King Su, but 'King Su' is a title rather than an official position, strictly speaking, Xu You is indeed an official worship of the Grand Governor, no one calls it that, Chen Da has no impression, and it is a matter of course.
Liu Zhixian of Qingxu County is a civil official, and he is much more aware of these things, and when he saw King Su's gold medal, he hurriedly raised his hand and saluted: "The lower official greets the adult, dare to ask the adult?" ”
"King Su Xu Buling, don't talk nonsense, gather soldiers and horses quickly."
Chen Da's eyes lit up, and he finally understood who was in front of him - the grandson of the general Xu Lie, if he hadn't heard of it, his head would be white. Although Chen Da is a member of the Eastern Route Army, not under the control of the Xiliang Army, but they are all Dayue's soldiers and horses, in wartime, it must be who listens to whom, with the order of the superiors, they are not considered to have retreated without military orders, and at the moment it is like seeing a savior, and hurriedly turned around and shouted for the soldiers and horses to assemble.
Liu Zhixian saw that it was the prince of King Su, and there was no joy on his face, and he hurriedly said, "Little prince, why are you here?" You transfer the soldiers and horses, what should the county do? Thousands of households in the county ......"
Xu Buling raised his hand: "Ningwu Pass must be broken, the Northern Qi army is coming in an instant, and Qingxu County can't hold it." You go to the squire clan elder in the county now, as soon as the Northern Qi army arrives, surrender directly, and say something good like 'I have been thinking about the Great Qi for sixty years, and I finally came back'......"
Liu Zhixian was stunned for a moment, and then became angry: "Little prince, how can this be done, there are old and young officials, if the court learns about it, ......"
Xu Buling's face turned cold: "The matter is urgent, and it is a last resort to protect the people of a place." The court called back, and I will prove your innocence; If you can't fight back, your official position in Northern Qi will remain the same, maybe you will be promoted, what are you afraid of? Do you have to be the target of the Northern Qi slaughter city Liwei? ”
Liu Zhixian thought about it for a while, and it seemed to be the same, and hurriedly raised his hand at the moment: "Little prince, don't you fool the lower officials......"
Xu Buling didn't have time to talk nonsense about the county order, so he asked him to contact the local clan elders as soon as possible.
The garrison in the county town consisted of four teams of two hundred men, and soon rushed over from the front and rear city gates. Xu Buling glanced at it, and his heart settled down a little. Da Yue lacks war horses, the border army is composed of fifty percent foot soldiers, three percent crossbow soldiers, and two percent cavalry, and when he came, he was worried that there were two hundred foot soldiers here, at this time, it seems that two hundred people are rotated from the elite troops, and everyone is equipped with war horse bows and crossbows, although the horses are not good, but they are better than two legs.
After the soldiers and horses were assembled, Xu Buling led a team of light horsemen out of the city gate.
Five maidens were already waiting outside the city gates, the old woman sat on a horse full of branches, and the nightingale rode a good and light horse, and carried Song Yufu with him for a quick evacuation.
Fang Cai had already learned the meaning of the beacon tower from the mouth of the nightingale, and the faces of several girls were more solemn, especially Song Yufu, who was born in a scholarly family, and had never even seen a few fights, but she had seen the tragedy of the war in the history books, and her little face was white, and she wanted to say something, but she didn't know how to speak.
Nightingale is used to fighting the two armies in Youzhou, and at this time he is the most calm, and like a person who has nothing to do, he walked up to him and glanced at the two hundred light horsemen behind him:
"Childe, the wedding ship can't wait near Taiyuan for a long time, if you can't go back in an hour, Miss Xiao will definitely take anchor and leave first, we have to hurry."
Qingxi County is on the west side of Taiyuan, fifty miles apart, the two places are parallel, and the distance from Ningwuguan is equal. Xiao Qi's handling of affairs is never swayed by personal emotions, and always chooses the least risk and the best solution, if Xu Buling did not rush outside Taiyuan City before the arrival of the Northern Qi Vanguard Army, Xiao Qi would definitely go first to avoid all falling into the hands of the enemy.
Xu Buling knew Xiao Qi's temperament, and without hesitation, he took the lead and galloped away in the direction of Taiyuan......
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The sound of horses' hooves is like a drum, and Ningwu Pass is broken, until Taiyuan is a horse Pingchuan, and there is no danger to defend.
The more than 10,000 elite horsemen who took the lead in entering the customs rushed to all parts of Taiyuan with lightning speed, giving full play to the surprise attack effect of the blitzkrieg, and quickly gained a firm foothold in the pass before Da Yue did not react; The most difficult and important city of Taiyuan was left to the rear of hundreds of thousands of troops to attack.
Northern Qi lacked grain, salt, and iron, and the only advantage was that there were more horses than people, and they were all good breed horses, and their mobility was several times higher than that of the Dayue army combined with foot and horse.
Thousands of miles of smoke and dust billowed on the snowfield, the mighty cavalry pierced the earth like a sharp knife, and the tsunami-like tide of soldiers in the rear, occasionally paused near the fortress bunker, and then directly crushed it, replaced by the purple blue bird flag of Daqi.
At the front of the sharp knife, two 'chasing the wind and stepping on the snow' led the crowd, and the silver-armored general on the horse, facing no more than twenty-five or sixteen, his long hair flying in the wind from under the helmet, holding the iconic blade dragon pattern lance of the Great Qi Jiang clan, the blade still had undried blood stains.
Being on the battlefield, the silver-armored young general's face was not half nervous, but showed a bit of indescribable emotion, after all, he was Jiang Kai, the eldest son of Jiang Heng, the right prince of Northern Qi, he did not go deep into the enemy country, but for the first time since he grew up, he entered his own house and walked on the land of his own home.
On the side of the silver-armored young general, a man of similar age followed closely behind, with a sword hanging from his waist, and he was not wearing armor, looking more like a charlatan. If Xu Buling is here, he will definitely be able to recognize this young man, who is the ranger Zuo Zhan who had a relationship in Youzhou in Layue.
Zuo Zhan is the son of the national teacher Zuo Qingqiu, not an apprentice, his character, which can be seen from diving on the river to save people, is very chivalrous, likes the affairs of the rivers and lakes and travels the world, not the material for officials.
This battle for the restoration of the country was of great significance, and the right prince and the national teacher Zuo Qingqiu could not personally take risks, so they let their son-in-law personally enter the battle as a vanguard army to boost morale.
Although it was on the battlefield and could encounter encounters at any time, Zuo Zhan did not get rid of his chatterbox, and he galloped on his horse, not forgetting to introduce to Jiang Kai next to him:
"His Royal Highness, I've run all over Taiyuan. There is a Caifeng Building in Taiyuan City, and the fish girl in it is called a charming ......"
Jiang Kai, the son of the right prince of Northern Qi, was like a bamboo all the way, there were almost no casualties, and he was in a good mood: "When the national teacher breaks Taiyuan, the fish girl, this son will reward you ......"
"Hey! The twisted melon is not sweet, don't marry abruptly, we are not Mobei barbarians......"
"It's ...... too"
As he spoke, the scout who was exploring the way ahead rushed forward and reported loudly:
"More than ten miles away on the right found a team of light horses, more than 200 horses, the first man is not wearing armor, riding a horse very well, with a beautiful wife and concubine, looking at the direction from Qingxu County, I am afraid that he is in a hurry to rush back to Taiyuan City."
Jiang Heng took more than 10,000 elite horsemen as a vanguard, in order to cut off the connection between Taiyuan and the surrounding areas, because it was a surprise attack into the pass, and there were defenseless people in the pass, and there must be many people still outside Taiyuan City. There is no shortage of Taiyuan Wang's giant gate valve and general's gate in Taiyuan City, can catch a few young ladies of the family, the difficulty of breaking the city and persuading to surrender will inevitably be greatly reduced, if the eldest son of the Taiyuan Wang family is caught, it is equivalent to catching Xiao Ting in Huainan City, and it is possible for Taiyuan to break itself.
However, with only two hundred people, Jiang Heng could not change the route of the march, so he just raised his hand: "Zhang Han, you bring four hundred light horsemen to capture the people back, and if you want to live, the rest of the troops will continue to march towards Jinzhong." ”
"No!"
A general behind Jiang Heng immediately raised his hand and exhaled, and four hundred light horsemen broke away from the team and galloped towards the right side of the plain......