Chapter 428: Depressed and helpless

Time flies, and another day has passed since He Li and Su Yuanjing went back to their lives. ‘

The autumn is crisp and the sun is setting, and more than 80,000 troops under Gao Yu's department are still marching in the direction of Bianjing with difficulty.

Gao Yu's 90,000 troops converged in Xingren Mansion, Xingren Mansion was stuck in the middle of Bianjing City to Liangshanbo, Liangshanbo was 400 miles to Bianjing City, and Xingren Mansion was only 270 miles to Bianjing City.

Moreover, the Liangshan Army and General Lu also went to Baimajin in Huazhou to meet Lin Chong, and then killed Chenqiao Town outside Bianjing City together, at least hundreds of miles of road.

It is said that Gao Yu's more than 80,000 soldiers and horses should arrive before the Liangshan army.

However, the soldiers and horses dispatched by the Liangshan army this time were all light cavalry, and they had recuperated before, and the war horses were fed fat and strong, and the people also suffered hardship, and it was just normal to march 200 miles in one day.

Even some of the troops responsible for harassing Gao Yu's march along the way ran back and forth for nearly 300 miles in one day.

Even though all the knights were tired enough, every time they harassed and engaged the enemy, they were still in good spirits, and they were so excited that they seemed to howl like a pack of wild wolves.

There is no other reason, as a scout in the army, as well as the light cavalry who perform harassment tasks, they enjoy first-class treatment, and the combat exploits given above are also very many.

The Liangshan army developed too fast, not only defeated more than 100,000 Liao troops, but also defeated the Jurchen army with fewer enemies, and everyone saw the infinite hope of the Liangshan army in the future.

Naturally, these sergeants and soldiers have to hold their breath to make more meritorious contributions and receive more rewards, thinking that they can rely on their own efforts and fight for themselves and their families with a knife and a shot.

What's all that hard work?

Even if they are on the battlefield, they dare to rush up, because they know that even if they die in battle, the Lin army master will definitely not treat their families lightly.

Their children or nephews can also go to the martyr's class to study, receive key training, and in the future, they will be the main guard of the forest army and the reserve of officers.

However, the more than 80,000 forbidden troops of the Song Dynasty on Gao Yu's side are mainly infantry, and there are not many cavalry, even if there are them.

Moreover, for a long time, the vast majority of the Song army did not have the tactical tactics of cavalry fighting alone, and most of the time the cavalry was used as a vassal of the infantry army, or undertook the task of guarding and guarding the infantry when marching.

Therefore, the more than 80,000 troops under Gao Yu's command could only accommodate the marching speed of the infantry, and they were harassed by the Liangshan cavalry from time to time, and the day of stop-and-go was at most more than 40 miles.

However, Rao only walked such a little way every day, but it had already made the whole army complain, and there was nowhere to vent his anger, and before the large-scale battle was officially launched, the morale of the more than 80,000 Song troops was already quite low.

At this time, the Song army was originally a team without a military soul, and there were many criminals who were traitors and criminals to fill the army, so they didn't have much fighting spirit, and finally rushed to Xingrenfu because of the incentive of the promotion fee and the battle reward.

As a result, he rested and lived happily (requisitioning grain and robbing by the way) for less than two days, and had to rush to Bianjing day and night, and was constantly harassed by the Liangshan cavalry like flies and sparrows on the way; Even when camping at night, they can't live in peace, how can these people not be angry?

Besides, Gao Yu is the favorite minister of the emperor Lao'er, and the eight capital eunuchs and ten knots are the officials of the imperial court, and the high-ranking officials are generous, and they should be in a hurry to be the king.

But what does this have to do with us big-headed soldiers?

Since the Taizong Dynasty, the Great Song Dynasty has always despised and even tested martial artists, and although the annual military expenditure is large, it is less than thirty percent of each soldier.

In addition to the soldiers and horses of the imperial camp, as a sergeant in the army, who has not received moldy and blackened rice grain? Who hasn't been scolded for being a thief with an army (but it's true that nearly 20% of them are genuine prisoners of crime and filled with troops)? Who is not driven like a slave by the big turban above?

We are in a hurry to save this ridiculous and frivolous official, this group of big turbans who are high up on weekdays and don't treat us as individuals?

With such an idea, I can drive forty or fifty miles a day, which is still the result of Gao Yu, as well as Mei Zhan, Qiu Yue, Zhou Ang, Duan Pengju, Chen Zhu, Wu Bingyi, Li Ming, and Ma Wanli, who led the troops and generals together, and constantly urged and severely dealt with a group of arrogant and lazy generals.

But the morale of the army inevitably went down.

Seeing that the sun was setting, the army of more than 80,000 Qinwang was still grinding on the road, and there were still more than ten miles away from the county seat of Changyuan in front of him, and Gao Yu's heart couldn't help but burn.

The scout scout of the imperial army was not the opponent of the Liangshan scout and the horse, and with Xiang Yuanzhen, Yumei, and Bi Sheng leading 3,000 cavalry but being killed by 1,000 Liangshan cavalry and suffering a shameful defeat, Gao Yu did not dare to release a large group of cavalry to Bianjing to inquire about the news.

Therefore, Gao Yu has not received news from Bianliang City for more than two days.

The unknown makes people frightened, although Gao Yu also felt that as long as the Bianliang defenders were defended by the city, the Liangshan army was a cavalry army, and they did not carry siege equipment, even if they besieged the city for a month or two, there was no way to take Bianjing Jiancheng.

But the Liangshan army is really too evil, just like everyone didn't expect that there were so many elite cavalry on Liangshan before, who knows what unexpected things this group of Liangshan traitors will do? Who knows if the soldiers and horses of the court will go out of the city to fight?

Therefore, it is better to rush back as soon as possible anyway, but the speed of this march is really overwhelming!

When he was depressed, suddenly the patrol cavalry in front sounded a hurried alarm horn, and the entire marching team suddenly became a loud uproar, and the generals at all levels also raised their voices and shouted: "Don't panic, the Liangshan rebels harass the cavalry......

"The Liangshan cavalry who entered the mother is still the same as before, it belongs to flies and sparrows, as soon as our cavalry goes up, these dogs are withdrawn again, don't mess up, don't mess ......"

Having said that, although it has been a few days in a row, it is true that there have been many harassments of these soldiers like this, and it is roughly guessed that this time the Liangshan cavalry must be a fake attack, but the marching team is still inevitable, and it is not necessary for Gao Yu to order it to stop by itself.

It's good to take a break and take a break, what are you doing in such a hurry to Bianjing?

Seeing that the soldiers were so lazy, Gao Yu was also angry, but what could he do?

On weekdays, everyone despises and despises these "thieves with the army", don't blame these "thieves with the army" at this time deliberately grinding, Gao Yu and others don't dare to blindly suppress, otherwise they may provoke a mutiny at any time!

To be honest, in the face of such an army, not to mention Gao Yu, a military layman who was born as a street gangster, is the reincarnation of Sun Wu, I am afraid that it is helpless.

In desperation, Gao Yu had to deliberately stop and rest with these foot soldiers, and he was escorted by a group of guards and cronies to the front of the team, and asked a scout who was galloping on horseback, "What's the matter?" ”

"Captain Hui, a thousand Liangshan thieves have been killed, this time it seems to be real!"

Gao Yu was finally harassed and angry, and suddenly shouted: "It's really good to come, a thousand cavalry dare to come and stir the tiger's whiskers, and ask Yelu Yu to see three thousand horsemen press up, and pursue Wuli to eat this group of rebels!" Wu Bingyi and Li Ming were asked to lead 2,000 cavalry to respond behind. ”