Chapter 110: The Battle of Luling (Part I)
Deer Ridge.
The clouds are condensed, and the sky is blue.
The sound of war drums echoed, north of Luling, an open field, Menggo's cavalry was in the wilderness, set up a formation, Menggo was riding on horseback, waiting for the report of the sentinel, once they found the mountain pass across the ridge, or the gentle slope of the section, they could break through the defense line of the Suzhou camp in one go.
"Khan, I don't think they have many troops, so it's better for us to divide into three ways, launch a charge at the same time, and rush straight over." The older attendant behind Mongo said.
"No, the Central Plains Art of War said that the time and place are favorable, and now, they are determined to fight with us, relying on the favorable terrain, even if we win, we will definitely suffer heavy losses." Meng Ge understands that he can't afford too many losses, this time he brought out all the elite of Menghu, if he can't quickly occupy Suzhou as a basis, wait for the country to react, as soon as the reinforcements arrive, and start a war of attrition with them, it will be all over, and it is winter, his cavalry can only fight with war, and keep attacking.
The old attendant nodded, stopped talking, and stared closely at the movement on the ridge.
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Mongo's horse was a little restless, and he patted his horse's back lightly to soothe.
Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves reached Mungo's ears, and Mungo looked up to see his sentry lying on the horse's back, covered in blood and dying.
The horse shook its head and slowly walked over to Mongoma.
"Khan, there is a mountain road ahead...... "The sentry said as best he could, twisted his head, and fell.
Mungo's eyes lit up, and as soon as he pulled the reins, he ran in the direction that the sentry had said, and the guards behind him hurriedly followed, and the army also turned around and followed Mungo's direction.
On the ridge, the young general took a look, as if a torrent was turning, very shocking.
"General, the brothers we sent have done their best...... "The partial general has just received the news, and the team sent out has all been killed, and Menghu's scout horse still ran away, and the mountain pass has been exposed. After he finished speaking, he looked at the general, thinking that the general would be furious, but he didn't expect the general to be calm.
The young general was silent for a while, and suddenly a smile appeared.
"It doesn't matter! One way or another, it's a war. The young general Zhengse said, his heart was completely relieved at the moment, only to see the Menghu army array, very shocked, actually gave birth to a trace of fear, and then remembered that when he was a child, he often heard his father tell the story of his grandfather's great break of Menghu, at that time, Menghu poured the strength of the whole country, 200,000 troops and the 100,000 army led by his grandfather fought in Monan, his grandfather and his comrades worked together, fought bravely, and fought in Monan, Menghu collapsed, and fled far away from Mobei...... How splendid the kingdom was then!
Now, as if it was a joke, Menghu's 50,000-strong army, driven straight in, actually stood in front of Luling to show off its might......
The more the young general thought about it, the more sad he became, and he couldn't help but sigh.
"General, what's wrong with you?" When the general saw the general's strange appearance, he asked with concern.
"I ...... It's okay...... Although I can't inherit the majesty of my ancestors, but I have served the country for ten years, how can I be allowed to be bullied by no one in the Central Plains? The young general was grieved and indignant, clenching his fists tightly.
"The last general swears to follow the general!" The partial general is also quite emotional, living and dying together for ten years, why be afraid of this time?
"Tell the brothers if anyone is still alive...... Hmm......" The young general said, and suddenly his heart sank, a question, will anyone still be alive?
"General, the last general is courageous, don't say this, see outside." The general smiled and said.
The young general frowned, and then smiled bitterly, too, seeing the outside.
The sound of war drums suddenly tightened, and the general hurriedly looked down the ridge, and the entire Menghu army had completed its turn and was marching at full speed towards the mountain pass.
"He's definitely not going to go that way." The young general concluded that because the opening was very narrow, it was not suitable for cavalry passage at all, and it could be said that one man could not open it.
"That'...... They are ...... "I don't understand, could it be that they want to bypass Luling, this is impossible, this has to go around to the Year of the Monkey and the Horse Moon."
"There are 5,000 people over there, and it should be enough to hold that passage, but ......" The young general didn't understand what the Menghu people wanted to do for a while, and he always felt that his opponent seemed to be confident and confident.
The general didn't understand it when he saw it, so he had better shut up.
"You stay here, I'll take someone over to see." The general thought for a while and ordered.
"Yes!" The general said solemnly.
The young general took 2,000 men and horses and touched them from the ridge to the side of the pass.
For a while, up and down the ridge, it was as if it was racing.
The sound of horses' hooves under the ridge is like thunder in the distant sky, and the footsteps on the ridge are like a turbulent current.
Sweat drew traces on the faces of the soldiers of the Suzhou battalion.
The general walked briskly, on the bumpy ridge, with a light figure, and apparently, he was quite experienced.
About a pillar of incense, a wide crack appeared in front of the general's eyes, and there were four or five soldiers lying on the side of the crack, observing the situation. He wiped the sweat from his head, walked to the edge of the crack, looked down, and looked around, a little worried.
This crack is like a tunnel, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, if it is ambushed, it is difficult to inflict heavy damage on the enemy, and the cavalry speed is too fast, unless the passage is blocked, but I am afraid that it will be too late.
"What about Leng Wushuang?" The young general suddenly asked anxiously.
"Back to the general, the commander is leading people to block the road." The sentry lying on the ground quickly got up and answered.
"What about the other boys?" The young general's heart relaxed a little, but fortunately, this guy reacted quite quickly.
"General Hui, the other boys...... Oh...... No, the commanders are in the middle of the road. The sentry muttered and said that it was smooth, and when he opened his mouth, it was the boys, and as soon as he said it, he noticed that he was speechless, and quickly changed his words.
Seeing this, the young general laughed and patted the sentry.
"Brothers, follow me!" The young general was happy in his heart, these brothers had never let him down for so many years, and this time, it was the same.
Soon, the Suzhou battalion set up a barrier at the entrance of this mountain road, and the 7,000 men and horses formed many small phalanxes, waiting for the arrival of the Menghu people.
The faint sound of horses' hooves became clearer and clearer.
On both sides of the mountain road, there is weathered sandstone, and when you look up, there is only a narrow line of sky, sending a little light.
On a large rock, several young people sat on it.
"Hey, Wushuang, this time, I will definitely win you." Commander Chai Han tugged at his sleeve tied in his armor and said loudly.
"Don't you give up yet?" Leng Wushuang smiled helplessly, Chai Han always had to compare with himself every time he fought, but he lost every time, and every time he killed the enemy chief first.
"I said Lao Chai, why are you so obsessed?" Yang Danqing, who was leaning against the rock wall, still had the usual strange accent, and even he couldn't tell where his accent was.
"Hey, Lao Chai, you're seventy-ninth now." Shi Yan, who was lying on the rock, counted with his fingers as thick as an old onion, and said. Chai Han's ears were calloused when he heard this.
"What's wrong! Aren't I allowed to make progress? Chai Han saw that he was disliked by his brothers and said angrily.
"Okay, okay, I'll convince you, come on! Lao Chai, come on! Zhao Quguo touched the big stubble and looked perfunctory.
"Hiss~ I said you guys...... I guess I did it on purpose. Chai Han said loudly with his eyes pursed his lips.
"Hahaha...... Okay, don't make trouble, you have to talk about your skills. "The young general helped Chai Han step down.
"A few of you take a look, take a look, it's still old Huo, it's interesting enough." Chai Han pointed at a few people with a look of disdain and said.
"Lao Zhao, you ask, what does it smell like?" Shi Yan sat up, moved his nose, and said seriously.
Everyone became nervous and sniffed with their noses.
"What does it smell like?" Zhao went to the country to smell it for a long time, but there was no smell of fart, so he turned his head and asked Shi Yan.
Several other people also looked at Shi Yan suspiciously.
Shi Yan looked at everyone.
"You don't smell such a sour smell?" Shi Yan said solemnly, squeezing his eyes at Chai Han.
Everyone was stunned and instantly burst into laughter.
The soldiers around him also sneered.
Chai Han jumped up angrily, Shi Yan saw this, stood on the rock and teased Chai Han.
"Stinky boy, you come down!" Chai Han shouted.
"Hey~ I won't! Hahaha. Shi Yan said mischievously.
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Several people had a good time, and the Huo family sighed for looking up to the sky.
"Report~" The soldier's shout made several people stop in an instant, and they all stood beside Huo Jiawei.
"Are you coming?" Huo Jiawei asked.
"Yes." After the soldier finished speaking, he turned and ran towards the entrance.
"Prepare for battle!" Huo Jiawei was stunned, pulled out his knife, and ran.
The five commanders also became serious in an instant, and they all raised their knives and went to their respective positions.
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In the winding mountain road, there are five dense squares of 1,000 people in front and back, and on the top of the mountain road, on both sides are 2,000 people led by the Huo family.
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At the entrance of the mountain pass, large and small rocks are piled up.
Mungo frowned and rode around the mountain pass for a long time.
"What a quick response." Mungo muttered to himself. Soon, however, he rode back to the front of the battle.
"Khan, how to fight?" The attendants asked.
"Let the people of the Western Ukh tribe dismount, attack from both sides, occupy the mountain, and the rest of the tribes are on standby." Mongo sneered.
"This ...... Khan, how can the noble cavalry dismount? Several members of the entourage questioned in unison.
Mongo sneered, drew his shiny scimitar, and landed it on the neck of one of them. The cold breath instantly shook the man's body.
"Didn't I say that clearly enough?" Mongo smirked.
"Khan...... Calm your anger, and your subordinates will go and spread the word. The attendant was so frightened that his tongue was crooked, and he hurriedly turned his horse and ran towards the array of the Western Vultures.
Mongo glanced viciously at the others and slowly put away his scimitar.
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It didn't take long for the cavalry of the Western Ukh tribe to dismount, pick up scimitars, bows and arrows, and attack the mountain.
On the top of the mountain, the Huo family couldn't help but look at Meng Ge when they saw the enemy's cavalry dismounting, and secretly said how could this person be so arranged?
Although there were some doubts, however, the black pressure was rushing towards him, and he didn't have the heart to think about it.
"Brothers, prepare to meet the enemy!"
At the sound of the order, the soldiers were eager to try, staring fiercely at the incoming enemy.
The Huo family was a little uneasy, and there were 5,000 people below...... twice as much as yourself. Once the hill is occupied, the brothers in the passage below are in danger. The situation was urgent, he couldn't help but look in the direction of the general's defense, which was also a gentle slope and had to be defended, and the four thousand men were also stretched, once the people were transferred, the enemy would definitely divide his troops.
The Menghu man rushed forward with a scimitar in a frenzy.
"Kill!" Huo Jiawei was in his heart, and with an order, two thousand people moved like rabbits, like a flash flood, rushed downhill, and instantly killed the Menghu people, and you did it to the death.
The entire slope was crowded with people.
On the top of the mountain, Huo Jiawei personally held the military flag and sat in the town.
The shouts of killing shook off the loose sand...
The soldiers in the passage looked up and became nervous.
"Brothers! Don't be afraid, I'm going to the country ahead of you. Zhao went to the country's headquarters to be the first formation, and when he saw that the soldiers were a little nervous, he said loudly, feeling a little worried about the battle situation above.
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On the top of the mountain, Huo Jiawei watched the flesh and blood flying on the slope, and the Menghu people were as fierce as beasts, and the scimitar in his hand was like a harvesting machine.
He was dripping blood, a little out of breath.
Soon, under the frantic attack of the 5,000 Menghu people, the heroic Suzhou battalion of 2,000 soldiers, outnumbered, began to slowly retreat.
"Brothers!" Seeing this, the Huo family shouted.
When the soldiers heard the general's voice, their hearts tightened, they stopped and retreated, gritted their teeth, and rushed towards the enemy formation in twos and threes, and in an instant, another wave of turbulent shouts and killings broke out!
Mungo looked at the bloody battle on the hillside and smiled, he seemed to enjoy the scene.