Chapter 229: Cavalry? Odd Soldiers? (2nd Update)
Chengdu Mansion is located in the plain, and Jinyiwei has already set up a stronghold here, so it is not difficult to find the location and transportation route of the grain and grass hoarding house and transportation route of the Xichuan army, after all, the grain and grass required by tens of thousands of troops is astronomical, and it is impossible to hide.
The Xichuan army was mainly stationed in Lutouguan and Mianzhou, so the logistics battalion of the Xichuan army was set up in Hanzhou City, south of Lutouguan.
Hanzhou is also a state city, although the city wall is not as tall as Chengdu Mansion, but it is not something that the cavalry of Zhao Xiong can break through.
Zhao Xiong did not intend to attack the state city or the county towns along the way, his purpose was not only to burn the enemy's grain and grass, but also to cut off the enemy's grain route or cause the enemy's panic to play a diversion role.
Every day, a large number of ox carts and horse-drawn carts pull grain and grass from Chengdu to Hanzhou, and then from Hanzhou to Lutouguan and Mianzhou.
Therefore, the most on the Golden Bull Road is not the merchant travelers coming and going, but the teams transporting grain and grass to the front line, and you can see a team of dozens or hundreds of oxen and horse-drawn carts heading north every ten miles.
Since the east is the Longquan Mountain Range, and tens of thousands of troops are stationed in Lutou Pass, there has been no accident in this grain road, and at the same time, Xichuan did not expect that King Shou would send a cavalry to sneak attack his grain road.
Heavy rain fell for many days in Mianzhou, as did Chengdu and Hanzhou. The heavy rain was extremely inconvenient for transporting grain and grass, so it was difficult to wait until the weather cleared, and a large number of horse-drawn carriages transporting grain and grass departed from Chengdu.
But just when the team transporting grain and grass was about to arrive at the county seat of Xindu, it was suddenly attacked by the cavalry of the Tiance Army.
When hundreds of soldiers and more than 1,000 civilians saw the thousands of cavalry that suddenly appeared, they were also shocked, and without even weapons, the cavalry had already killed in front of them.
For these soldiers and people who transported grain and grass, Zhao Xiong did not kill them all. He was not a butcher, he only killed all the soldiers who resisted, and let the others go, of course, when he left, he directly burned the grain and grass transported.
Looking at the grain and grass that had turned to ashes, these soldiers and people also wanted to cry without tears, the grain and grass were not transported, and they were destroyed, which was a capital crime. Even if the cavalry of the Tiance Army did not kill them, when they returned to the camp, they would not be able to escape death.
The best thing to do is to run away, and only then can you escape for your life.
The reason why Zhao Xiong didn't kill these people was because Zhao Xiong needed these people to create panic. And this is not a war against foreign races, not to the point where it is necessary to kill them all.
Subsequently, Zhao Xiong led more than 2,000 cavalry to attack from Chengdu to Hanzhou, and even once attacked the county seat of Xindu. In just a few days, Zhao Xiong's thousands of cavalry caused an uproar in Chengdu and Hanzhou.
However, after breaking through the Xindu County, Zhao Xiong had a bold idea.
When night fell, Zhao Xiong took more than 2,000 cavalry to temporarily rest in a farm, which was a manor that Li Ye used to have in Chengdu Mansion, and was taken away by Chen Jingxuan after Li Ye left Chengdu Mansion.
There were only some servants and farmers of the Chen Mansion inside, and Zhao Xiong had a few stewards slaughtered and locked the others in the firewood room, allowing Chen Jingxuan to scratch his scalp, and he would not have thought that his more than 2,000 cavalry would hide under his nose.
"What? Commander Zhao, wouldn't this be too bold? Attack Chengdu Mansion? Just the cavalry of both of us? Hearing Zhao Xiong's thoughts, Qin Yi'an was obviously taken aback.
"What? Qin will not dare? Zhao Xiong said with a smile.
"It's not that I don't dare, but I feel that my humble position is a bit too risky." Qin Yi'an said respectfully, "I am a person from Chengdu Mansion, and I know more about Chengdu Mansion. Since the invasion of Nanzhao that year, the city wall of Chengdu Mansion has been heightened and reinforced, and we are cavalry, how to attack the city? ”
"What is the purpose of our trip?" Zhao Xiong asked in a deep voice.
"Naturally, it is to cut off the enemy's food route, attack and harass the enemy army, and reduce the pressure on His Highness's front." Qin Yi'an immediately blurted out.
"You have also seen the operation in the past few days, Chengdu Mansion is only a little distance from Hanzhou, if we have been squatting on this road, it is easy to be ambushed by the enemy. The purpose of our attack on the grain routes has been revealed, and the enemy will certainly strengthen the escort force, and if we force the attack, we will certainly suffer heavy losses.
Although we are cavalry, flexible, and mobile, this is Chen Jingxuan's territory after all, and he can immediately replenish it if he loses people, but we can't.
If our mission is to attract the attention of the enemy, why should we keep an eye on the enemy's food routes?
I mean, we are divided into two routes, and the scope of our activities has expanded to the entire perimeter of Chengdu Province. Pengzhou, Shuzhou, and Meizhou can all create panic as much as possible, and then take advantage of the enemy's relaxation of vigilance to attack the grain road.
This will inevitably make Chen Jingxuan angry and send a large army to encircle and suppress us. Xichuan's main forces are all in Mianzhou, and if we contain some more enemy forces, the defensive strength of Chengdu Prefecture will inevitably decline.
My goal is not to take Chengdu Mansion, I know that is impossible. My intention is that even if it is only a temporary attack on Chengdu Mansion, it will be a great blow to the morale of the enemy. ”
After speaking, Zhao Xiong looked at Qin Yi'an seriously, this plan must be agreed by the other party, otherwise it cannot be realized by his own troops alone, and there are still too few people.
When Zhao Xiong said this, Qin Yi moved with peace of mind, and Xichuan had nearly 50,000 troops in Chengdu Mansion. With the strength of Xichuan, how many troops can be left around Chengdu Mansion?
Zhao Xiong's method is risky, but it is worth trying.
If it succeeds, Zhao Xiong, the commander, and the two of them will also become famous, and it is strange that he is young and vigorous.
Thinking of this, Qin Yi'an saluted Zhao Xiong and said, "Everything is subject to the orders of Commander Zhao. ”
"Good!" Zhao Xiong was overjoyed and patted Qin Yi'an and his subordinates, "The three of us, let's make a good fuss about Chengdu Mansion, so that Chen Jingxuan knows what will happen if he offends His Highness and our Tiance Army." ”
Early the next morning, the cavalry of the two capitals moved happily, and the Chengdu Prefecture and several surrounding states were really not big in front of the cavalry. In addition to the weak troops, the cavalry of the Tiance Army was like a no-man's land, and in two days, the Tiance Army, which was divided into two routes, connected five cities: Shuangliu, Wenjiang, Tangchang, Mengyang, and Tanglong.
For this reason, Chen Jingxuan mobilized 2,000 cavalry and 8,000 infantry troops, a total of 10,000 people, to encircle and suppress these two thousand cavalry, but they had little effect. Although the Xichuan cavalry fought with the cavalry of the Tiance Army for a time, the Xichuan cavalry was even worse than the cavalry of the Tiance Army, not only failed to defeat the cavalry of the Tiance Army, but also lost six or seven hundred cavalry.
At noon that day, on the bank of the Tsing Yi River north of Xindu, a team escorting grain and grass was resting, preparing to cross the river after resting.
Thousands of soldiers and people chatted there after eating, and a place for a group of men was never without topics, talking about women, and talking about the recent cavalry of the Tiance Army, there was always something to be talked about.
As for the cavalry of the Tiance Army, they were still worried a few days ago, but in the past few days, it is said that these cavalry have caused trouble in the south, and the transport team has not been attacked in the past few days. At first, they were still worried, but when they saw that they were getting closer and closer to Hanzhou, the stones in their hearts had already been put down.
Suddenly, black dots appeared on the hillside in the distance, and then rushed down the hillside, the black dots became larger and larger, and it was hundreds of cavalry.
The rumbling sound of horses' hooves alarmed the resting soldiers, and many of them stood up and looked into the distance, and were shocked when they saw the face of the black spot.
"It's cavalry, the cavalry of the Tiance Army."
Immediately the soldiers shouted and shouted, and the scene was chaotic, and the soldiers hurriedly took up their weapons and prepared to meet them, while the people drove the carriage and prepared to cross the river as soon as possible.
"There's also in the east!"
Just as the crowd was preparing to fight, they did not know who shouted, and then they saw that there was also a cavalry in the east, and at first they were full of hope that it was reinforcements, but when they saw the same banner and armor as the cavalry in the west, their faces suddenly turned to ashes.
Two cavalry roared, and a dense stream of arrows shot at the Xichuan soldiers who were holding weapons to defend, and for a moment these soldiers fell to the ground one after another.
Soon the cavalry came closer, and the two armies were instantly strangled together, fighting fiercely on the banks of the river. It is too much to say that it is fierce, it should be said that it is one-sided, most of the Xichuan soldiers who escort grain and grass are infantry, and the number is not as good as that of the Tiance army, where the cavalry opponent of the Tiance army is.
Suddenly, the screams continued, hundreds of Xichuan soldiers were killed in seconds at the moment of contact, and those people were frightened, how dare they stay, abandon their vehicles, and flee in all directions.
For these people, the cavalry of the Tiance Army did not pursue and kill these people, and even those soldiers who fled did not care. Looking at the grain and grass, he threw a few torches directly, and after the raging fire was ignited, with Qin Yi'an's order, the more than 1,000 cavalry fled to the west.
When the Hanzhou defenders who received the news arrived, they saw the corpses all over the ground and the grain and grass that had turned to ashes, and their faces were panicked.
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"Waste, it's all waste. 10,000 people, you can't take one or two thousand cavalry, what are you all eating? Labor and management take so much money and food to feed you, do you repay me like this? ”
Hearing the news that the grain and grass team was attacked again, Chen Jingxuan was furious in the house. In front of him, several tooth generals stood there honestly, not daring to speak, and on the ground was kneeling a person who was tied up by five flowers, this person was the tooth general who led the 10,000 troops to encircle and suppress the cavalry of the Tiance army.
After so many days, not only did they not destroy the cavalry of the Tiance Army, which was only 2,000 people, but they also lost more than 3,000 cavalry and less than 500. What's more, the five county towns have been lost one after another, which makes Chen Jingxuan lose face.
And because of the reinforcements of the cavalry of the Tiance Army, there was a problem with the supply of grain and grass in the overall situation of the front, and the army that should have launched an attack a long time ago was forced to postpone, and even sent thousands of people to strengthen the defense of Hanzhou and protect the grain route.
The tooth general's eyes were red, and he knelt on the ground and said desperately, "Jie Shuai, for the sake of the lowly position that has followed you for many years, give the lowly position another chance." If the lowly duty cannot destroy these Tiance cavalry in two days, the lowly duty is willing to cut himself. ”
"Okay, I'll give you another chance, if within two days, the commander can't see the corpse of the cavalry of the army that day, you can come and see it."
"Thank you for the marshal, thank you for the marshal, the humble position will definitely live up to the trust of the marshal."
Before the tooth general finished speaking, he was shocked by Chen Jingxuan's next sentence, "General Tian, you follow General Wu with a thousand cavalry and a thousand infantry troops." If he can't complete the mission, you are responsible for bringing his population to Ben Shuai. ”
"Yes, Jie Shuai!"
A general next to him glanced coldly at his colleague kneeling on the ground, without the slightest sympathy.
Chen Jingxuan, who was angry, didn't pay attention, after the two thousand people left, there were only two thousand people in the huge Chengdu Mansion and some officials to defend. Perhaps, in their hearts, they didn't expect that the cavalry of the 2,000-day army would commit a taboo and attack Chengdu Mansion.
Not long after the two thousand men left Chengdu Mansion, a fast horse headed for the southeast, and the two thousand went to the northwest.
With the cooperation of Zhao Xiong and Qin Yi'an, the Xichuan army successfully thought that the two were in the northwest of Chengdu Prefecture, but in fact, without the Xichuan army noticing, the cavalry in the hands of the two had already assembled in the southeast direction. 18