Chapter 109: Thousand Riders Roll Hiraoka
"Stomp, stomp!"
War horses galloped, the earth trembled, and dust obscured the sky.
Zhao Jia commanded more than 20,000 cavalry, from the capital Zhongyang to Pingzhou, the cavalry all over the mountains and fields almost completely occupied the road.
Passing through the cities and villages in the land of Shenqi, many people who belonged to the Zhao State for a short time saw such a large cavalry team for the first time, and the momentum that rushed up seemed to be able to shake the mountains and the moon, which shocked everyone inexplicably.
"Pass on my military order, speed up the march, and strive to reach Pingzhou as soon as possible!"
After Zhao Jia decided to send troops, he abandoned grain, grass, and baggage, and began to rush day and night, even though the soldiers were very tired, they still did not give the order to rest.
"How far is this place from Pingzhou?"
After Zhao Jia gave the order, he immediately summoned Sima Shang and asked him about it.
"If the march continues at this pace, it will only take half a day to reach Pingzhou, but at that time it will definitely be sleepy and tired, and it will take a day of rest to regain its combat effectiveness."
When Zhao Jia heard this, his brows couldn't help frowning.
"When the soldiers change horses and ride and rush to Pingzhou, can the cavalry maintain a certain combat effectiveness?"
Sima Shang pondered for a long time and replied: "This march was originally a man and two horses, and he had already changed mounts on the way, and now there are only more than 3,000 war horses left and still have plenty of physical strength. ”
"If you want to continue the rapid march and maintain your combat effectiveness, I am afraid that you can only choose three thousand elite knights and ride those three thousand war horses with abundant physical strength."
On the banks of the Shengshui River, the camp built by 100,000 Qin troops stretches for dozens of miles.
In the commander's tent, Meng Wei looked at the land of Shenqi on the map, and his white brows couldn't help frowning.
Su Mo stubbornly guarded the week, and there was nothing to be done.
Although his grandson Meng Tian began to lay out the Turkish army fortress early, Meng Fu did not have much hope for Meng Tian to take the Turkish army fortress.
"What should I do?"
Meng Fu sighed softly, his face full of sadness.
He never thought that he would suffer repeated setbacks in the mere week, and coupled with the fact that he was broken by the princes' joint forces and horses before, Mengqiu's reputation had begun to decline.
If he can't accumulate great military exploits, I am afraid that Meng Fu's position in the Qin State will also be shaken.
"Father, good news, great news!"
Just when Meng Wu was anxious and worried about how to conquer Pingzhou, Meng Wu suddenly rushed in, his face full of excitement.
"You are a general in the army, how can you be so out of shape!"
Seeing that his son was so frizzy, Meng Fu's face immediately turned slightly gloomy, and he stood up and scolded sharply.
For his son, Meng Fu has always been very dissatisfied, feeling that the other party is more than brave and resourceful enough, and it is difficult for him to take on the foundation of Montessori's generals.
Fortunately, the two grandsons, Meng Tian and Meng Yi, are proficient in the art of war and are quite liked by Meng Fu, which did not make Meng Fu feel that there is no successor to Meng Fu.
However, after the comparison, in addition to loving his two grandsons more and more, Meng Biao has become more and more strict with his son Meng Wu.
Meng Wu had long been accustomed to being reprimanded by Meng Fu, and he didn't feel embarrassed, but said in an eager voice: "Father, I'm afraid I don't know, Tian'er has captured the Turkish army fortress!" ”
"What did you say!"
Suddenly hearing the news, Meng Fu, who had just gotten up and had not yet stood firmly, stumbled and almost fell to the ground.
Obviously, Meng Fu was also extremely shocked by the news.
Meng Wu's face flushed, and he said excitedly: "Tian'er has captured the Turkish army fortress, we can abandon Pingzhou, and instead go south to attack the land of Shenqi from the Turkish army fortress, and directly take Zhongyang, the capital of Shenqi!" ”
Suddenly hearing this news, Meng Fu seemed to have been in a drought for a long time, and he was also a little incredulous.
He worked hard for a long time before he calmed down his excitement.
"Pass my military order, the three armies will leave the village and rush to the Turkish army fortress!"
The raw water was wide and turbulent, and Su Mo stood behind Zhao Jia, quietly looking at the traces of the Qin army stationed on the bank of the river.
"Childe, the army has not yet arrived, and now it has only brought three thousand cavalry, and it is probably inappropriate to rashly pursue the Qin army."
Su Mo hesitated for a long time, but finally spoke out to admonish.
After Su Mo learned the news of the loss of the Turkish fortress, he was shocked and inexplicable, and began to worry about the future fate of the land of Shenqi.
However, when Su Mo knew that Zhao Jia was going to hunt down the 100,000 Qin army with 3,000 vanguard cavalry, he was immediately frightened, and even wondered if his son-in-law was insane.
In the face of 100,000 elite Qin troops, let alone 3,000 light cavalry, even if it is 30,000 cavalry, it is extremely difficult to win a big victory.
"Thou shalt keep the week."
Zhao Jia didn't explain anything, just said something lightly, and then rushed forward.
On the official road, the long line of the Qin army stretched for dozens of miles.
Meng Fu hurried to the Turkish army fortress, and was also worried that Zhao Jia would take advantage of his march to conquer the Turkish army at all costs.
Therefore, Meng Fu personally led the elite troops to advance lightly, but let his son Meng Wu lead the chariot and baggage, and marched slowly behind.
This also made the route of the Qin army very long.
In particular, the baggage troops and chariots, and even the elite Qin army in front of the troops, opened a distance of dozens of miles.
This is the land of Qin, plus there are many soldiers of Qin and few soldiers of Zhao, and the Turkish army fortress has just been lost, everyone, including Meng Yu, wanted to rush to the Turkish army fortress quickly, and did not expect that there would be pursuers behind.
"Hurry up, hurry up, you all hurry up for me!"
General Qin Jun looked at the baggage soldiers who were slowly moving, and shouted loudly at the throat, and his voice was a little hoarse.
However, the speed of the baggage troops was already slow, and in addition, it was located in the north, which was extremely sparsely populated, and the roads were not very smooth, so it was very difficult to march quickly.
No matter how much the generals of the Qin army shouted, the baggage troops were still advancing slowly.
Tired of shouting, the general of the Qin army finally didn't bother to continue shouting, but instead rode to a hill to rest, helplessly looking at the baggage troops advancing slowly.
"General, what's the sound?"
Suddenly, General Qin Jun heard the voice of the soldier beside him, and he felt a little inexplicable at first, but soon his brows furrowed.
"This is the sound of a large group of cavalry marching, how can there be cavalry here, could it be the Huns?"
The generals of the Qin army never thought that there would be cavalry of the Zhao State to pursue the Qin army in Qin, so they thought of the Huns.
"Beat the drums, wave the flags, let all the soldiers gather on the hill, and pull up the baggage carts as much as possible!"
This Qin general also reacted very quickly.
Although the hill in front of me is not very steep, it is also a slope, and the hill is full of rocks.
The horses run in the gravel hills, and the horses' hooves are also easily injured, and if there is a baggage cart as a defense, it can also be very effective against cavalry charges.
"Kill!"
However, as soon as the war drums of the Qin army sounded, the soldiers of the Qin State had not had time to gather the baggage carts, and the figures of the cavalry had already appeared in the distance.
The three thousand cavalry carried an irresistible momentum, as if they wanted to level the hill in front of them.
"It's actually Zhao Jun!"
After the general of the Qin State saw clearly the clothes and banners of the cavalry, a look of disbelief appeared on his face.