Chapter 57: Acquaintances
As soon as the cage was opened, the hungry wolf howled, and the war horses under the crotches of the official cavalry instantly became a mess, no matter how they restrained them, the war horses still did not listen to orders.
"Whew!" The horn sounded, saying that they would disperse first, and the rear army of the official cavalry would deal with the wolves.
"It's beautiful!" It took a lot of trouble to lay out the game that would be cracked so easily, Liu Xiu gave an order, and the shield army strode forward, indirectly giving the spearmen a chance to burst their power.
Hungry wolves were stabbed to death, war horses were also stabbed to death, officers and cavalry were overturned and dragged along, and horses were crushed to death.
The battle formation could not be fought, and the rhythm of the attack had been controlled by Liu Xiu, and the cavalry generals of the official army knew in their hearts that if they continued to fight, their own army would only be eaten up little by little, and he ordered the army to retreat, but the moment when the soldiers met was not something he could withdraw if he wanted to.
The horn of the barbarians sounded for the first time, and many barbarian warriors emerged from the ground, and the direction was the main road for the retreat of the official cavalry.
"Don't fall in love with the battle, retreat with all your might." The general of the cavalry of the official army shouted loudly, and the commander of the official army was shot through the neck by a cold arrow as soon as he wanted to blow the horn, and looked in the direction where the cold arrow flew, Liu Xiuzheng was looking for the commander of the official army all over the battlefield, and said with a vibrating mouth: "The most annoying thing is you people who make reports." ”
There was no order to convey the order, and the cavalry's actions were completely in a state of following the trend, and the lucky ones followed the right one, and the unlucky ones were pitted to death.
In the county, Lian Dan also received a letter of help from the cavalry, and hurriedly ordered troops and horses to rescue, but he was constantly harassed and ambushed by barbarians along the way, and when they arrived at their destination, they got only corpses all over the ground.
"Liu Xiu!" Lian Dan was furious and ordered the scouts to return to the city with an edict to collect all the soldiers and horses, and took the initiative to attack and force the barbarians to fight a decisive battle.
The barbarians are the weak side, and if they can't fight, they will hide, there is nothing wrong with this, and the barbarians will drag their families to the deep mountains and old forests, and the officers and soldiers must follow if they want to fight a decisive battle.
Knowing the situation of Feng Mao's last entry into the mountain, Lian Dan brought dozens of hunters as guides this time, just to avoid a recurrence of the tragedy.
It is said that it is a tragedy, how can it be so easy to avoid, the guides in the cow are all people, as long as they are people, there will be concerns, once Liu Xiu's heart is dark, there is no bottom line at all, he not only quietly let the guide's relatives be imprisoned, but also lost a multiple-choice question.
"Die by yourself or all of you." Relatives are the fetters of a person's life, and sacrificing oneself for the safety of one's loved ones is sometimes not a greatness but a responsibility.
There are no multiple-choice questions, and the usual ending is either sad or cruel, and Lian Dan naturally failed to escape this game.
Autumn nights usher in a cold air with gusts of cold wind, blowing off pieces of yellow leaves, anyone who haunts the forest all year round can judge that the next few days will be dry and sunny days, the air humidity will drop below 50% in these days, if you are not careful, you will become a roast pig under enemy fire.
Poor mountains and bad waters, full of dangers, Lian Dan had a trace of remorse, should not impulsively lead the army into the deep mountains and old forests to hunt down and kill the southwest barbarians, put the army in a strange environment, but with the destruction of several barbarian camps, receiving a large number of women and property, Lian Dan forgot all the worries in his heart. The officers and soldiers were in high spirits all the way, and they never dreamed that the Orion guides who nodded their heads would take them to the Nine Hells.
Ten days later, the appointed time crept up, and the Orion guides rose at midnight and turned into bloodthirsty madmen.
Because of their close acquaintance, the soldiers guarding the captives died in confusion at the hands of the Orion guides.
Because of the close relationship, the soldiers guarding the grain and grass also died in confusion at the hands of the Orion guide.
Or because of the close relationship, no one cared about the Orion Guide carrying a large amount of wood on his back.
I saw that the Orion guides set fire to the mountain at the same time, and the camp tent of the Lian Dan army suddenly burned into the sky, and wailed everywhere.
"Granary, let's see how the granary is?" Lian Dan shouted in embarrassment, but everything was useless, the granary was burned down in the fire, and the soldiers were killed and wounded.
"Why is it on fire, bring the main general in charge of the guards?" The granary was not saved, and Lian Dan ordered the main general of the guard on duty to be brought in.
The main general of the guard on duty had already knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, shouting that it was the result of the rebellion of the Orion guides.
"Orion guides are not captives and slaves, they can walk swaggering in the barracks, and you dare to say that it is none of your business." Lian Dan's face was stinky, he took out the waist knife of the guard and chopped off the main general of the guard, and ordered to kill all the barbarian captives on the spot, he didn't want to see any more live mouths, but before the fire, the Orion guides had already robbed the military prison, and there were no empty ghosts inside, plus during the firefighting, except for a few girls in the generals' nest, the other barbarian captives had long since run away.
For a full day and a night, looking at the statistical list in front of me, this battle is still a fart, and the army can be evacuated and returned to the city to make deployments.
The battle has been fought to this point, how could the southwest barbarians let go of the Lian Dan army so easily, the two sides come and go, and the fight is extremely fierce.
The supply of grain and grass is not available, and every time it passes, the Liandan army is like locusts crossing the border, wild vegetables, tree roots, and sometimes even tree bark are not spared.
The house was cloudy and leaking, the Lian Dan army withstood the famine but could not bear the miasma, and the soldiers died of illness one after another, and even almost caused a plague.
When you come, you are beautiful, and you are down. If it weren't for Shi Xiong bringing the remaining 10,000 elite cavalry to the rescue, Lian Dan really couldn't imagine how many dead and wounded the army would have.
Back in the county town, the soldiers of the expedition were like hungry ghosts reincarnated, but Lian Dan had no appetite at all, he held the new statistical list, and his heart was dripping blood: "150,000 expeditionary troops, more than half of the losses, how should he deal with the emperor." ”
Good things don't go out, and foreign affairs spread thousands of miles. There must be an opponent's internal response in the county, otherwise why hasn't he reported yet, the emperor's holy decree to summon himself back to Beijing came, Lian Dan didn't want to return to Beijing at first, and made a military order, hoping that the emperor could send more people to himself, pacify the barbarians, and make meritorious contributions.
The angel who issued the decree was also an old man, who was already familiar with Lian Dan, and he said: "General, if you can do it, someone in the court has already done it for you." Yin Fengying, who reported your crimes, was first dismissed, and later assigned to Changsha County as a county guard. ”
"Thank you for the angel's guidance, I will be ordered to return to the army." Although Lian Dan said this, he had already begun to plot to kill Feng Ying in his heart.
Changsha County, a land of barbarians, his own military general will be defeated and punished, and it is normal for a civil official to lose his head. I want to talk about "Back to the Han Dynasty as an Emperor" with more like-minded people, pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~