Chapter 606: The Battle of the Western Regions (6)
Gongsun Du traveled west and entered Tunjiaohe City.
While waiting for the Kebineng Division, which had once again swept through the small countries of Dongjimi and Beilu, to come to converge, and on the other hand, waiting for further news from the coalition forces of the countries in the Western Regions.
"Your Majesty!"
The news came quickly, and on the third day, Guo Jia hurriedly came to see him, and said, "The Western Regions Alliance has already converged in Qiuzi, and they will leave for Jingjue in the near future. β
"Good!"
A trace of joy flashed in Gongsun Du's eyes, but he didn't notice the melancholy in Guo Jia's eyes.
"Your Majesty, Your Minister......"
Guo Jia wanted to speak and stopped, Gongsun Du was overjoyed, and said: "There is no one else here, Fengxiao has nothing to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it." β
"Today, some people in the city are collecting fire, and the ministers don't know what they mean, so they asked, and they all said that there would be wind and snow."
"Huh?"
Gongsun Du was stunned for a moment, and then frowned.
In the previous life, there seemed to be no snow on this side of the new earth, right?
Gongsun Du had never been to the Western Regions, and he had only heard the news occasionally, and he didn't know the specific weather conditions, so he couldn't help but fall into doubts at this time.
"Are you sure?"
"Not sure, but it shouldn't be unlikely." Guo Jia said, "These people have lived here for a long time, or there are other ways to judge. β
"Hmmm......"
Gongsun Du pondered for a moment and said, "Is it too late to inform others at this time?" β
"I don't know."
Guo Jia shook his head, but still suggested: "The south should be fine, but the north is difficult to say, they may meet earlier." However, it is imperative to get the word out first. β
"Reasonable, then pass the order to everyone!" Gongsun Du waved his hand.
When Zhao Yun received the news, he immediately ordered the timber to be collected, and at the same time passed the news to the pawn.
It was too late to prepare for the news that Kebi could not do more, and the snowflakes had already fallen, so he had to temporarily camp in the East and Mi Residence in the Void Valley to survive the snowy night.
As for Lu Bu, there were a few more animal carcasses on the vast grassland, and I don't know whether they were turned into food for some animals in the end, or turned into spring mud to moisten the pasture.
The heavy snow moved south, and LΓΌ Bu led the army southward. Heavy snow was an obstacle to the advance, and it was only possible to advance more than 100 miles a day, far below the usual marching speed. Within two days of the march, Xu Gai and others led their troops to join Lu Bu one after another, and at this time they knew that they had been preparing to return to join them before the snow, and now was the right time.
"Governor, we're in trouble."
After three days of travel, about five hundred miles, Chen Gong exhaled white air and found Lu Bu.
"What's wrong? It seems to be okay, but it won't be long before I arrive at Akiti Castle. Lu Bu was puzzled.
"At the current pace of travel, it should be four or five days away, but we only have a general direction for the problem."
"What do you mean?" Lu Bu looked surprised.
Chen Gong said solemnly: "In other words, we are lost. You need to find someone to lead the way, otherwise you may freeze to death before you find Akita Castle. β
"Huh? Is it? Lost? Lu Bu's eyes widened immediately, but then he thought of another question, and couldn't help but say, "Wait, freeze to death?" What does this mean? β
"That is, there is not much wood for heating, and it can last for five days, and the saving point can barely support ten days."
That's it, it's because Chen Gong consciously collected a lot of wood after defeating the Wusun tribe, otherwise, there would have been a lack of wood for heating. Maybe he's frozen to death now.
Chen Gong didn't wait for Lu Bu to reply, and said, "Now it's best to send someone to explore the surroundings and find the Wusun tribe." In this way, not only can you find someone to lead the way, but you can also replenish the wood. β
"Okay, that's it!" Lu Bu nodded solemnly.
Lu Bu is difficult here, Gongsun Du didn't think about it, and he didn't worry, Guo Jia thought about it, but he didn't worry either, just because they believed in Lu Bu and Chen Gong, and some problems would definitely be solved.
Chen Gong's suggestion was timely.
On the fourth day, Lu Bu and Chen Gong were struggling with whether to temporarily reduce the consumption of heating at night, and Tanqi sent back the news.
"Eighty miles away, there was a great camp, in which there were no less than 30,000 Wusun people. Moreover, the barracks may outnumber the tribes. β
Chen Gong and Lu Bu's faces were solemn, and they both looked at each other.
What do you think?
Lu Bu raised his eyebrows.
What does the Governor think?
Chen Gong also raised his eyebrows.
Hit him?
Lu Bu asked with a look in his eyes.
Hit him!
Chen Gong nodded in response.
"Okay, hit him!"
Lu Bu clenched his right hand into the palm of his left hand and said, "Pass the order, and you can go forward fifty miles." β
"Yes."
The army moved again, but there was a slight change in direction.
Twenty miles away from the enemy, the eastern army led by Lu Bu temporarily rested, and all the remaining wood was used for heating, and a pot of hot porridge was cooked, so that everyone could have a full hot meal.
"In this battle, victory is not allowed to lose! If you are defeated, you will be frozen, eat hard dry food, and risk going to the mountains to cut wood, and you will see for yourself whether it is easier to cut wood or cut off the enemy's head. β
"Without further ado, let's go!"
After Lu Bu finished speaking, he turned on his horse and headed towards the enemy's camp twenty miles away. In the snow, the speed of progress is not fast, but it is firm.
"Keep up!"
All the soldiers were hot in their hearts, and they followed with a howl.
The huge movement made Lu Bu and the others discover when they approached the camp five miles.
"Enemy Attack~"
Lu Bu, who rushed to the front, was surprised and delighted, surprised, this is indeed a military camp, it is really unexpected, happy that this military camp that can appear here has nothing but Wusun's army, and this is exactly their goal, it is really - it takes no effort to come here!
Yes, these people are the right general and others in the north, with a total of 30,000 troops, accounting for half of the army of Akaya Castle. Pingsuri, Chigu City is only more than 10,000 people, but last year Guishan attacked the Western Regions, but Kunmo was worried, so he gathered a large army to protect the royal capital.
"Kill~"
Lu Bu roared, galloped wildly, and the halberd was full of murderous aura.
The Wusun camp was in chaos at first, and then quickly calmed down under the shouts of the right general and others, and began to form a formation and release arrows.
A few arrows, Lu Bu didn't pay attention to them at all, he didn't need to use the halberd, just shook it from side to side a few times, and then let it go.
"Broken~"
When he reached the camp gate, Lu Bu let go of the reins, and Fang Tian drew a halberd and flew to slash. The gate shattered in an instant, and sawdust splashed.
When did General Right see such a murderer, he was shocked...... No, I'm scared! Not to mention the rest of the soldiers, some of the timid ones urinated directly, and the snow under their feet turned into a hole because of this.
"Death~"
Lu Bu didn't care about this, he wielded his halberd and slashed.
"Puff ......"
A string of heads fell to the ground, showing that Lu Bu's "murderer" was the real murderer!
This also made the right general come back to his senses and call out his subordinates to resist.
"Kill, kill him! Revenge for the people of the gods, shame on Kunmoxue! The right general also drew his sword in his hand, his face was full of vigilance, and there was - killing intent.
The camp gate was broken, and the murderer Lu Bu plundered again, and the right general and others couldn't stop it at all.
Half an hour later, the right general saw that he couldn't resist and wanted to withdraw, but was stopped by Lu Bu, cut off his right hand with a halberd, and captured him alive on the spot, and the rest of the people couldn't escape at all under the thick snow. Even if some people saw the opportunity early and retreated first, they were still chased by Ming soldiers on sleds, or captured alive, or killed.
Soon after the battle, Chen Gong found Lu Bu with a happy face and said, "Dudu, after the interrogation, they are the army sent by King Wusun to take revenge. β
"No!"
In Chen Gong's stunned gaze, Lu Bu said again: "They should be considered unlucky, damn it!" β
Chen Gong immediately came back to his senses and said: "This is reasonable, in the vast sea of snow, we couldn't find the direction anymore, I didn't expect to be able to run into them, it's really their bad luck, damn it!" β
"Hahaha~"
Lu Bu laughed twice, and after a short pause, he asked, "Now am I going to leave or stay?" β
Chen Gong smiled on his face and said, "Dudu, do you know, that person also told Gong just now that there is a road that can lead directly to Chigu City one hundred and twenty miles south of here, and if there is no heavy snow to block it, it can be passed through in three days at most." β
Lu Buxi said: "So we are not far from Chigu City now? β
"That's right!"
"In that case, there is still a lot of time, why don't we rest first, it just so happens that the supplies in this barracks are quite sufficient."
"That's fine, but ......" Chen Gong pondered for a moment and said, "Dudu, the palace thinks that it is better to go to explore the path first and pass the news to His Majesty, so as not to affect His Majesty's plan to take the Western Regions." β
"Well, that's it!" Lu Bu clapped his hands and shouted, "Order the whole army to celebrate tonight!" β
"All the dead horses and livestock have been stewed and roasted!"
"I was dazed in the snow before, struggling for a long time, and the soldiers were tired, and now I have another big battle, and I am even more tired, and I really should celebrate it to boost morale!" Chen Gong agreed.