Chapter 291: Sharp Arrow
In the howling north wind, the 12,000 troops under Li Zhongyi rushed to the city of Fuzhou in the dark.
The closer he got to Fuzhou, the more vigorous the spirit of Zhe Congruan, and the more excited he became, after all, it was he who led the entire Zhe family and laid down the foundation, and there was absolutely no room for loss!
The sentinel cavalry of the Lingzhou Army, in teams, was scattered far away, responsible for the perimeter of the entire army.
According to the accurate information transmitted by the retinue of the Zhe family, Tuoba Yi Yin has not withdrawn his troops back to Xiazhou, and has launched an unprecedented onslaught on the city of Fuzhou.
After Li Zhongyi heard about Tuoba Yiyin's abnormal reaction, he couldn't help but have a trace of respect for this opponent who had never met but had been famous for a long time.
Since Xiazhou has been breached, Tuoba Yi Yin, who is far away in Fuzhou, even if he leads the army back in the starry night, it is far away that the water can not save the fire.
According to Li Zhongyi's estimate, Tuoba Yi Yin probably wanted to make a desperate bet and capture Fuzhou first, and then seek an opportunity to fight a decisive battle with the Lingzhou army after avoiding the strategic dilemma of being attacked by the enemy on his belly.
As the saying goes, the mourning soldiers will win, not to mention other tribes, only the warriors of the Tuoba family's own tribe, most of their families live in Xiazhou City.
Most of the grassland herdsmen have a savage wolf nature, but they are not aligned on weekdays, and there is no unified organization and training, resulting in a temperament that can only win battles with the wind.
The dog guarding the house is actually the most vicious dog!
Today's Tuoba family, after losing their nest in Xiazhou, has no way to retreat, so they can only start a shopping struggle with Li Zhongyi.
In the midst of the silent march of the army, there was a terrifying and poignant bamboo whistle. Suddenly crossed the cold night sky and entered Li Zhongyi's ears.
Li Zhongyi's face changed slightly, and there was a whistle in front of him. Five long and three short, obviously the ambush of the enemy army.
Since he hadn't raised the fire, Zhi Congruan couldn't see Li Zhongyi's face clearly at all, but just listened to him give a loud order, "Stop advancing, line up on the spot, and prepare to meet the enemy!" â
Fold from Ruan Gang turned his mind. Listening to the herald beside Li Zhongyi, under the loud retelling of the order, he decisively sounded the loud military trumpet.
The Lingzhou army still did not raise fire. However, in the darkness, from time to time, there were reprimands from officers at all levels. A variety of bamboo whistles of different lengths. and the sound of horses' hooves being mobilized with military orders.
"No blame, the old man miscalculated, he didn't expect that the old thief Tuoba Yiyin would have the courage to set up an ambush halfway, trying to catch us all." Zhe Congruan's old face was slightly red, but because it was dark, Li Zhongyi couldn't see it.
Li Zhongyi laughed softly: "The combat strength of my Lingzhou army has yet to be tested by the vicious battle. However, if you want to fight the ambush of our army. The younger generation is quite confident, and the enemy will never succeed! â
Fold Congruan was silent for a while, Li Zhongyi, this kid is indeed unusually conservative in his use of soldiers, and his vigilance is extremely high.
Along the way, the sentinels of the Lingzhou army were scattered far away, so although the march was fast, the safety of the main army was fully guaranteed.
At least, once there was a policeman, as it is now, the army did not fall into the trap, but won precious time to line up in time and wait for the battle.
After strict training, the sentry is indeed very important, and he secretly made up his mind that after this battle, as long as the foundation of Fuzhou is still there, he must learn Li Zhongyi's method and form a capable sentry battalion.
Fuzhou originally also had a number of prospectors, but there were only less than 100 people. The Lingzhou Army under Li Zhongyi had as many as 500 people in the outpost camp alone, all of whom were elites of the Han family who had been trained for a long time and were proficient in cavalry and archery.
It took only two quarters of an hour for the marching army to go from halting its advance to completely opening up its formation.
After Li Zhongyi received the report, he frowned and said: "It's still not enough training, it's too slow, if it's all foot soldiers, it will only take a quarter of an hour at most." â
Zhi Congruan, who rode with Li Zhongyi, was speechless for a while, shook his head secretly and sighed, this Li Zhongyi didn't know if he was too arrogant, or pretending to be stupid?
Elite soldiers such as Fuzhou, more than 10,000 horses in the process of marching, if you want to completely open the large formation to meet the enemy, it will take at least an hour and a half, and it is still in the daytime.
If it is a night march, Zhi Congruan knows very well in his heart, the elite of the Fuzhou army that he pulled up single-handedly, not to mention the current enemy army at a distance, even if he wants to follow the formation of lĂŹ, it is impossible.
It seems that Li Zhongyi, this kid, attaches great importance to the organization and discipline of the army, and it does make some sense!
In the cold wind, except for the snorting of the war horses from time to time, and the fluttering sound of the battle flag fluttering in the wind, Zhi Congruan almost had the illusion that there was no one here!
Alas, Li Zhongyi, this kid, actually trained the army to such a high level, after Zhe Congruan had a further understanding, he couldn't help but secretly rejoice, fortunately, the two families have already married, otherwise, if the imperial court vigorously cuts the feudal domain in the future, will it be possible for him to sleep peacefully when encountering such a disciplined army?
"No blame, since our army has already prepared, why don't you send a group of soldiers and horses to quietly bypass?" Zhe Congruan did not wait for Li Zhongyi to explain, and then said, "As far as the old man knows, most of the soldiers and horses of the Tuoba family are not suitable for night battles. â
"Well...... Li Zhongyi touched his chin, fell into deep thought, and did not respond immediately.
This is the territory of Fuzhou, and his men, including the gathered tribal cavalry, are unfamiliar with the terrain here.
In addition, although the warning signals from the front inform the enemy that there are many troops, there are still very vague places.
In case Tuoba Yi Yi Yin and the Jinyang army are dispatched, the reckless action at this time is likely to be an ambush.
Seeing that Li Zhongyi was a little hesitant, he suddenly moved from Ruan's heart, and he finally showed Li Zhongyi's more obvious shortcomings: the command experience of fighting against the grassland cavalry in the battle was not enough!
Zhe Congruan smiled and said: "No blame, this is the boundary of Fuzhou, where can I hide the ambush soldiers and horses of the brigade, how can the old man not know about this Fuzhou master?" â
That's right, Li Zhongyi pondered Ruan's words slightly, and couldn't help but open his mouth. The Zhe family has been running Fuzhou for decades, I'm afraid that every grass and tree here is all under the control of Zhe Congruan, right?
With the guidance of Fold Congruan. Even if you mobilize troops and horses to fight back in the dark night, why is it difficult?
Li Zhongyi roughly thought about it, and immediately asked Zhi Congruan: "I don't know what your old opinion is?" â
Along the way, he fought with Li Zhongyi everywhere, but he never really won. Now, Li Zhongyi has softened his figure and sincerely begged for good words. was originally very arrogant, but he felt more or less comfortable in his heart.
Hehe, do you also have a time to ask the old man? Fold from Ruan was happy. But he also knew very well in his heart that Li Zhongyi's on-site command experience was insufficient, but the number of times he led troops to fight was relatively small.
After three years and five years of war training, Li Zhongyi held a strong army with strict discipline. How many more evenly matched opponents will there be?
Fold from Ruan Yi thought about this. couldn't help but sigh secretly, the kid surnamed Li in front of him was born in a family of low-level officials, but he could rely on his own true ability to pull up a huge and strong army with extremely strict discipline with one hand, and its future potential is simply unlimited!
"No blame, if you can trust the old man, give the old man a battalion of soldiers and horses. How about the old man opening the way for the whole army in front? "Fold from Nguyen on the surface seems to be easy, in fact. I was sweating a lot in my heart.
In these days, it is an extremely taboo thing to take the initiative to ask for the command of other people's soldiers and horses.
Who would have thought, but Li Zhongyi laughed softly: "Yue Zu is a famous general who has won a hundred battles, and the younger generation has always trusted you." There are too few soldiers and horses in the first battalion, so please ask Yue Zu to command the cavalry of the entire battalion. â
Zhe Congruan has been by Li Zhongyi's side for a while, and of course he knows that the so-called cavalry of the Fan Battalion is actually the party cavalry who want to enter Lingzhou every once in a while to receive military training.
These cavalrymen of the Tibetan tribe, who have also undergone strict training, have more than 5,000 people who accompanied Li Zhongyi on the expedition this time.
After taking Xiazhou, Li Zhongyi was not stingy at all, and gave these people a complete establishment of one person and three horses.
After Zhe Congruan learned the news, he secretly admired Li Zhongyi's ingenious thoughts, in fact, Li Zhongyi's arrangement was tantamount to suing the party departments in Lingzhou to follow Li Dashuai to work hard, and the benefits were greatly reduced!
The grassland barbarians have always been afraid of power and not virtuous, they just want to take advantage of it, and they don't want to die!
In addition to adopting a strategy of dividing and disintegrating these party tribes, Li Zhongyi also has an indispensable means of imaginary dividends.
As the head of the fold family, Zhe Congruan naturally understands the deep meaning of Li Zhongyi's arrangement, and admires it very much!
Now, Li Zhongyi opened his mouth, and handed over the feudal cavalry that was finally enveloped to the hand by Fold Congruan, just this kind of courage is enough to make Fold Congruan secretly broken!
"Hehe, grandson-in-law, aren't you afraid that the old man will abduct all these horses?" Zhe Congruan deliberately joked with Li Zhongyi.
Li Zhongyi just smiled and didn't say anything, and didn't answer Zhi Congruan's question directly, such a strange reaction made Zhi Congruan a little uncomfortable.
got the Unified Army Fish Talisman from Li Zhongyi, and got the bronze seal of the army in Zuo Ziguang's hand, and folded from Ruan to Fancai, thinking that he could give orders at will.
Unexpectedly, the first order given by the herald was categorically rejected by the herald.
"If you turn back to the public, according to military regulations, your order must be countersigned by the commander of the Fan Cavalry Suppression, and the last general will dare to convey it." The herald's soft nails that were neither humble nor arrogant made Zhi Congruan feel particularly surprised.
"Fan Qi calmed down? Who is that man? Zhe Congruan glanced around suspiciously, and in the darkness, he couldn't see the demeanor of the people around him clearly.
"Hehe, Yue Zu, the junior needs to arrange it just now, it's too late, please read it and forgive me!"
At this time, Li Zhongyi, under the escort of the Ya Barracks, rushed to Zhe Congruan's side.
"You're the so-called Fan Cavalry Pacification?" Zhecong Ruan was an extremely shrewd person, and with a slight turn of his mind, he immediately found the key.
Li Zhongyi touched his nose and said with some embarrassment: "The Fan Cavalry Ten Thousand Households is only a temporary formation, and the Captain of Ten Thousand Houses is temporarily served by Guo Huai. According to military regulations, the town of Wanhu and the commander of ten thousand husbands cannot be served by the same person, so the younger generation himself is also the one. â
After listening to Li Zhongyi's explanation, it dawned on him that it was no wonder that Li Zhongyi was not worried about anyone taking away his soldiers and horses, and he had already made necessary restrictions in the system.
"No blame, you came out with me. What about the rest of the army? Zhi Congruan reminded Li Zhongyi with some worry.
Li Zhongyi smiled slightly and explained: "According to the usual practice, as long as I am not in the Chinese army. Guo Huai commanded the army, and Zuo Ziguang was the whole army to pacify. â
Zhe Congruan thoroughly understood that the Lingzhou Army had a power restraint mechanism to restrain each other from top to bottom, which systematically ensured Li Zhongyi's effective control over the entire Lingzhou Army.
"You've got a good brain. Old man, old man! Thinking of Ruan, the Fuzhou army, which still has power disputes, couldn't help but shake his head and sigh. I am ashamed that I am not as far-sighted as Li Zhongyi.
Li Zhongyi pursed his lips and smiled secretly in his heart, with such a strict method of controlling the army, he Li Zhongyi was just borrowing a gourd to draw a scoop.
It's really amazing. Build the branch on the company. Let the political cadres who obey the organizational discipline have the final right to make the decision, Mao Taizu!
After receiving Li Zhongyi's countersignature, Zhe Congruan's military order was immediately conveyed, and all the Fan cavalry galloped westward, and then bypassed the Fuzhou River from the north, and turned around to attack Tuoba Yiyin's grain and grass camp.
When making a decision, Zhi Congruan didn't wait for Li Zhongyi to ask, so he preemptively explained. His intention to arrange it so!
"No blame, you have also led troops for many years. You should know the importance of grain, grass and baggage, right? Zhe Congruan asked Li Zhongyi.
Li Zhongyi said with a smile: "In a war, in addition to the bloody struggle of the three armed forces, the key to determining the outcome of the war mainly depends on whether the supply of baggage is sufficient and reliable. â
Zhi Congruan clapped his hands and smiled: "What you say is very true. Now, the main force of the Tuoba old thief is outside, and our army has the strong combat power of night fighting, we only need to bypass the ambush area of the Tuoba family, and do the opposite, and the chance of success in sneaking up on the enemy's camp is unusually high! â
Li Zhongyi has always struggled with the lack of guidance from famous generals in order to master the various keys of cold weapon combat more quickly.
Now, with the words and deeds of Zhi Congruan, he naturally listened attentively, lest he miss half a word.
Li Zhongyi was originally a cheerful person, after understanding Zhi Congruan's intentions, he simply handed over the power of command to Zhi Congruan, he wanted to see how the famous general fought?
Zhe Congruan looked unusually calm, for so many days with the army, the Lingzhou army, including the Fan Cavalry, had already seen its good organization and discipline, and he had already remembered it in his heart.
Therefore, after Zhe Congruan gave the order to make a detour in front of Li Zhongyi, he no longer paid attention to how the people below carried out his order.
It was still the old rule, and around the main army of the Tibetan cavalry, the sentries were assigned out early, responsible for guarding the army against possible enemy sneak attacks.
On the way, Zhi Congruan looked at the Fan cavalry brigade marching with his head bored, and couldn't help but say to Li Zhongyi with emotion: "The old man has been commanding soldiers for many years, and to tell you the truth, this is the first time I have seen such a well-behaved Fan cavalry horse." â
Li Zhongyi secretly felt funny in his heart, Fan Cai, that is, the cavalry of different races, if the necessary special measures were not taken against these people, could these originally unruly guys be so obedient?
"The old lady doesn't know that these horsemen under the younger generation are no longer the party herdsmen of the past." Li Zhongyi took out the water bladder next to the saddle and poured a mouthful of water before explaining in detail, "I won't tell you that the elders, patriarchs and old nobles of the three major departments of the Lingzhou Party were basically slaughtered by these ten-captains, centurions and thousand-commanders. â
It was the first time that he had learned this kind of news, and his originally peaceful heart couldn't help but tighten violently, what a bloody method!
Li Zhongyi didn't look at Zhe Congruan's face, in the dark, it was impossible to see too clearly, he muttered: "As the saying goes, if you are not from my race, your heart will be different, and if you don't provoke hatred between them, how dare I lead them out so reassuringly?" â
Zhi Congruan was silent for a while, such a treacherous and old son-in-law, and the same shrewd and frightened girl of the Zhi family, actually became a family.
Hehe, who will have the upper hand after getting married in the future? He was curious!
In the midst of this urgent transfer, the benefits of Mado are unmistakable.
The entire large team of Fan cavalry, closely following behind Zhecongruan and Li Zhongyi, galloped like lightning, from west to north, and from north to east, and quickly circled to the outside of Fuzhou before dawn.
However, when Zhecongruan and Li Zhongyi were far away, they heard the sound of killing outside the city of Fuzhou, and the sound of drums shook the sky.
Zhe Congruan and Li Zhongyi looked at each other, and the two thought of it together, and they shouted in unison: "The camp robbery failed!" â
In this era, except for the Lingzhou Army, which has no night blindness in the whole army, no one dares to attack the city at night, which is actually the inherent law of war in this era.
Since no one dared to attack the city at night, it was very likely that the shouts of killing from Fuzhou were sent to attack the city and start a fierce battle with the enemy forces outside the city.
The problem is that Li Zhongyi and Zhe Congruan have both fought fiercely with the party members. When such a neat sound of bull's horn reached their ears, it obviously meant that the sneak attack failed, but they were entangled by the enemy.
The signals of the party members were far less complicated and diverse than those of the Lingzhou army, and they basically used the horns as the main means of transmitting information when they mobilized their troops to attack the enemy.
Moreover, if the party suffers a defeat, it is possible to flare wildly, and it is absolutely impossible to blow the horns so neatly!
"Come with me!" Zhe Congruan knows too well the conservative character of his son Zhe Deran, and dares to do this, except for the stupid girl Saihua, Comrade Lao Zhe really can't think of it, who else can it?
It's not about you, and if you care, you're in a mess, so you can't worry about it, and you rushed out first.
Li Zhongyi couldn't stop it, so he had to whisper to the herald officer around him, and conveyed the order for the army to launch a sharp arrow formation, through the sound of a bamboo whistle. (To be continued!)
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