Chapter 473: The General
The messenger who set out from Zhujuan County rushed 800 miles day and night to deliver the news to Chang'an City as quickly as possible. "Well, the enemy is in the middle, all that's left is how to deal with them! After a long time of preparation, it is finally today, and this matter cannot be delayed! Immediately give an order, ordering the army to march and rush to the county as soon as possible to join them! Li Xin, who got the news, immediately ordered.
The army had already been assembled, and, in order to facilitate the mobilization, from the very beginning, this army was transferred to Yiju County, Xinping County, and was secretly stationed.
That night, Li Xin said goodbye to Zhou Ting, and after explaining the matter to Wang Meng and others, he immediately rushed to Yiju County at night and joined the army there.
This time, he still didn't bring the two pro-troops of the Immortal Army and the Flying Dragon Rider to go, but only mobilized 10,000 regular troops. And except for some old people such as Liuzi and Tu Qi, the rest are basically newly promoted generals in the past two years.
Li Xin intends to let these young generals see the battle formation more often, let them have more experience, and prepare for the future to stand alone. After all, the Huashan Army's stall is getting bigger and bigger, and it is impossible to count on those generals to do everything.
When the military order was issued, the army, which had already been prepared, immediately set off, preparing to rush to Wushi County along the Huizhong Road in the Qin and Han dynasties, and then go north to Zhujuan County.
However, this army of 10,000 was different from the previous army, because they were really walking this time. Therefore, this speed is much slower than Li Erhei's them. Fortunately, now is not the time for emergency rescue, so there is no need to worry too much.
When Li Xin and the others hurried to Zhujuan County, outside the city of Xuanjuan County at this time, although it was a brief return to tranquility, the atmosphere was becoming more and more solemn. Both sides of the enemy and the enemy already felt the cold killing intent in the air, as if a little spark would burst out.
In the county seat, Sun Tie and others were holding a small military meeting. The people present included Sun Tie and Wu Hui, as well as Hu Tian and Peng Lin, who had just arrived, and one was Yu Song, a light cavalry general who had been promoted for merit and replaced Hong Yi.
As for Li Erhei's words, because he was a little far away, he didn't come over for a meeting. Anyway, after this meeting is over, someone will be sent to inform him.
"Our encirclement has been formed! There are our people on the east, west and south sides, and the mighty river is flowing endlessly in the north, and it is not the middle of winter, so you don't have to worry about the enemy stepping on the ice to cross the river! What we have to do is to tighten this encirclement continuously, and finally destroy all the enemies! "Sun Tie is the chief general of the town here, so he will preside over this meeting.
"Although our current strength is about 20,000 people, the Hun army has 30,000 people, and all of them are skilled cavalry. If we want to solve them in a fight, I'm afraid it won't be so easy! Although there is a big river in the north, the rabbits bite people when they are in a hurry, let alone these Huns! Once it really comes to a dead end, the other party will inevitably escape in danger! Peng Lin thought for a moment and said.
"Isn't that something I expected? From the very beginning, we all knew that it was unrealistic to want to wipe out the Huns in a war, otherwise, why would the general lay such a big trap in the first place, and even use the county as a bait! We just need to act step by step and eat these enemies step by step! Hu Tian smiled, but he wasn't too worried about this problem.
"I'm not too worried about anything else, especially since we have a strong city to rely on, and the Huns have nothing to do with us. The problem is that on General Li's side, with 6,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, and he is on the plain, he is helpless, I am afraid it is not easy to resist the impact of Liu Weichen's army! Sun Tie frowned.
"General Li himself should be measured! He has experienced more battles than all of us, how can he not understand this truth! Besides, isn't it because we have the means to do this this time? Of course, the most important thing is that we have to drag the enemy as much as possible, so that they can't concentrate all their forces on General Li's side! Peng Lin said.
"Although we have 8,000 cavalry participating in the battle this time, it is not our advantage to fight hard with the opponent's cavalry, so we must try to avoid this situation. Peng and Yu, two generals, you will command the cavalry, and you will be responsible for encircling the loopholes and destroying those enemies who break out of the encirclement. As for the matter of narrowing the encirclement, leave it to me and General Li to handle it! Hu Tian nodded, and then proposed.
"Okay, that's it! Before you close the encirclement, our cavalry will seal the gap between you. It just so happens that the area to the south is a higher mountain forest, and we can rely on it to keep the enemy at bay! Peng Lin and Yu Song responded in unison.
The battle meeting formed a plan for this, and soon, this news was sent to inform Li Erhei and other generals in the east. The two sides agreed to wait until dawn the next day to start a big battle, but the actual action began at night!
"The order is given, and the army moves forward at once, and before dawn, it must advance ten miles from the enemy camp! Order the scouts in front to wipe out all the Hun scouts, and not a single one of them can escape back! After reading the official document, Li Erhei immediately ordered.
That night, when the moon and stars were scarce, the Huashan Army began to move. Under the cover of night, the army of 5,000 marched in large carts, because it was necessary to minimize the movement. So, walking is not particularly fast.
At the same time, there were also cavalry led by Peng Lin and Yu Song.
The place where the county seat is located is actually located on the plain formed by the alluvial accumulation of the Yellow River for many years, and the Xiongnu camp is also located on this terrain. Basically, wherever the Yellow River flows, there will be such large areas of alluvial plains on both sides of the river, as long as conditions permit.
However, outside of this alluvial plain, it has not been affected by the river for many years, so it has basically maintained its original appearance. Therefore, the terrain is calculated from the river, and after a low and gentle slope of more than 20 miles, a mountain forest appears.
This topography is somewhat similar to the kind of soil plateau on the Loess Plateau, except that the difference in elevation is not so obvious.
Of course, in later generations, this place is indeed a loess plateau with ravines. But at this time, it is still a place with pleasant water and soil, green forests, and of course, not the kind of primeval forest.
And this kind of terrain extends from the mountainous area in the south of the county town to the place where Li Erhei and the others were stationed before, which is more than fifty miles away!
Although it is impossible for the cavalry of the Huashan Army to engage in large-scale engagements in such a place, it is also the same for the enemy. If it is said that the same cavalry will eventually dismount and fight on foot, then the Huashan army is definitely far superior to the Huns.
Therefore, the Huashan army arranged a wide defense line along the junction of the woodland and the plain to prevent any Huns from escaping from here. However, at this time, there was no big battle between the two sides, and no one would think of running away immediately when the Huns were not defeated.
Because this distance is too long, Li Erhei must move forward. For when he was less than ten miles away from the enemy camp, the defensive line set up by the cavalry to the south would be greatly shortened.
Relatively, it is natural that the defensive depth of the cavalry of the Huashan Army will be greater, and there will be more troops to block the opponent. Especially once the war starts, in the face of the natural danger in the north and the situation of being attacked from east to west, I am afraid that many Huns will choose to flee into the woods in this area.
On September 11, Li Erhei led the army to advance ten miles away from Liu Weichen's camp. Originally, Li Erhei and them acted together with so many big cars, and the momentum could not be too small, and Liu Weichen couldn't have known it.
The problem is that that night, the Huashan Army in the county town of Juanjuan suddenly rumbled with drums, and it looked like it was about to be killed. Therefore, Liu Weichen and their attention were attracted to the past.
In addition, the scouts sent out were all cleaned up by the Huashan army, so that Liu Weichen only got the news early the next morning.
"Waste, what are you eating! The enemies are all coming to the door, and you can't even find it? If this continues, my head may have to be placed in front of Li Xin at some point! Liu Weichen felt an unprecedented crisis and was furious with his subordinates.
"Shan Yu, please be calm for a while, the key now is to think about how to repel the Huashan army! Now that the enemy army is advancing, it should be when the foothold is not stable, and the distance from us is not very close, which is conducive to our cavalry charge. Why don't we take the opportunity to send troops and take the other side by surprise? If the enemy from the east is defeated, all this will not be a problem! There are still some smart people around, so he quickly suggested at this time.
"You're right! Patriarch Gudu, you immediately lead an army of 3,000 to attack the enemy. Remember, this battle is only to test the enemy's reality, not to fight to the death! This single will be watched from behind, you hurry back! Hearing this, Liu Weichen nodded, and then ordered.
"Shan Yu rest assured, the end will go!" A tall man with braided hair stood up and saluted, then turned and walked out of the tent.
Soon, 3,000 men and horses were driven out of the Hun camp, galloping all the way in the direction where Li Erhei and the others were. Liu Weichen was a little later than them, and he also brought some ministers and generals, as well as hundreds of soldiers.
However, because of the fear of the Huashan army in the county, the army did not dare to move and was still on strict alert.
It didn't take long for the armies of the two sides to meet on the banks of the Yellow River, and after the two sides finished arranging, Liu Weichen first looked at Li Erhei's formation on their side.