Chapter Fifty-Eight: Victory in the First Battle
Three days later, Liu Xie led the army and arrived at Yique Pass, Shouchun's information had been sent in the form of a flying pigeon, Yuan Shu did not hide his intentions in this battle, and he wanted to defeat the imperial army in a dignified manner, and he wanted to use this way not only to attack the prestige of the imperial court, but also to show his strength to the princes of the world. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Heh~"
Yique Pass, the commander of the Chinese army, Liu Xie sat on a handsome chair, looked at the latest information sent back, shook his head and smiled: "It seems that this Yuan Shu is not a straw bag, five soldiers and horses, 100,000 troops, but a lot of money!" ”
Jia Xu took the information in Liu Xie's hand and looked at it a few times, nodded and said: "Runan is where the foundation of the Yuan clan is, it has been in business for several generations, and Yuan Shu is on the throne, if he goes all out, I am afraid that he will be able to gather an army of 300,000." ”
"Three hundred thousand!?" Liu Xie said that he had worked hard to manage Guanzhong, and in the past three years, even if he added the local tiger guards, all the soldiers and horses added up were probably less than half of Yuan Shu.
But thinking about the tragic situation in Runan in history, Liu Xie couldn't help but sigh a little, he was not afraid of a god-like opponent, but he was afraid of a pig-like lord.
"Although it is a little arrogant, but this 100,000 army is not easy to deal with!" Liu Xie's finger tapped the table, although he claimed 50,000 troops to the outside world this time, but in fact there were only 30,000 Lanchi soldiers and horses, even if they were all elites, if they really fought directly, with 30,000 troops, it would be difficult to defeat 100,000 troops.
"An army of 100,000 people, if they come together, they will naturally be difficult to defeat, but Yuan Shu's division of troops into five ways gives our army an opportunity to take advantage of!" Jia Xu laughed.
"Oh?" Hearing this, Liu Xie looked at Jia Xu and said, "Wen He is saying, the time difference?" ”
Jia Xu was stunned, thought about the meaning of this time difference, but it was not difficult to understand, and said with a smile: "What Your Majesty said is not bad, it is to fight this time difference, Qiao Rui's soldiers are out of Songshan, Chen Lan and Lei Bo are from Nanyang, and Liang Gang is out of Zhuyang. ”
"Newspaper~"
At this moment, a junior colonel came in, knelt down on one knee, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, west of Yique Pass, there is an enemy comprehensive, and it is coming straight to Yique Pass." ”
"Oh?" Liu Xie nodded in some surprise, looked at the little colonel and said, "How far is the enemy army from here?" ”
"According to the Malay report, the enemy is still thirty miles away, and before tonight, we should be able to reach Yique Pass." The little school bowed.
"The soldiers are fast, not bad." Liu Xie stood up, looked left and right, and said: "Let's go, just to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Songshan Mountain, can the generals go with me to watch the enemy's situation?" There's a treasure to share with the generals! ”
"Wait and go!" Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, Fan Chou, Cao Xing, Han De and other generals hurriedly bowed down in unison and said to Liu Xie.
"But the Ministry of Industry has invented something new? If so, can you take a look? Jia Xu smiled and said, for the new things constantly developed by the Ministry of Industry, not only him, but also the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are not curious.
"Okay, let's go!" I saw Liu Xie pick up a jade tube more than a foot long from the table, looked at the generals and said, "Let's go up the mountain with me to see what is going on." ”
The enemy turned out, the distance of thirty miles does not seem to be much, but according to the hour, it is already considered a god speed to be able to arrive at Yique Pass before dark, Liu Xie is not in a hurry, and immediately took Jia Xu and a group of generals out of the pass to climb the mountain, Liu Xie as the son of heaven, travel with his own escort, this time Wang Yue and Tong Yuan will be trained in the martial arts hall of the three hundred elites all sent, in order to ensure the safety of Liu Xie, Tong Yuan and Wang Yue are personally accompanying the escort, this line of people out of the customs, but the momentum is not small.
It took a full hour to climb a mountain on the road from Songshan Mountain to Yique Pass.
"Your Majesty, what is it?" When they arrived at the top of the mountain, the surrounding mountains and roads were all in view, Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses came over, and the generals could see them at any time, Lu Bu couldn't help asking.
Liu Xie raised the monocular polished and carved by the Ministry of Engineering in his hand to look at the distance, came to the front of him, looked into the distance along the road, and after a while, smiled: "There is!" ”
When everyone heard this, they were puzzled, and looked in the direction that Liu Xie was looking at, but they couldn't see it clearly, and looked at Liu Xie suspiciously.
"Look at this!" Liu Xie handed the jade telescope to Lu Bu and said with a smile.
Lu Bu took the jade tube suspiciously, looked at the distance, looked in the direction that Liu Xie had seen just now, and finally saw the army with the banner of the bridge marching towards this direction at the corner of the road.
"It's coming fast enough, but I don't know how much combat power I have left!" Lu Bu sneered and put down the binoculars, and the scene in the distance suddenly could no longer be seen clearly, but if you looked closely, you could also see that a force was squirming forward like ants.
Zhao Yun on the side took the look, looked at it carefully, and couldn't help but be amazed: "This thing is really wonderful!" ”
Jia Xu took the look, looked at it curiously, and couldn't help but praise: "With this thing in hand, no matter who it is, it is almost impossible to sneak attack our army!" ”
"There are no absolutes in the world!" Liu Xie shook his head, on the battlefield, although the role of the telescope is not small, but if you want to be invincible with this, it will be a bit nonsense, after all, there is still a lot of terrain, which cannot be seen by the telescope, and now this is also the other party does not know that he has this kind of artifact, otherwise, he must be guarded.
Everyone finished the circle, and returned the telescope to Liu Xie again with an expression of amazement.
"Wen Hou thinks that if the bridge is in the village, where will it be taken?" Liu Xie handed the telescope to Lu Bu and asked.
The view here is wide, although it seems that the bridge is already close, but in fact, it is still nearly twenty miles away from Yique Pass, and they still have enough time to prepare.
Lu Bu took the telescope, wandered around, and after a while, he pointed to a direction in front of Yique Pass and said: "This place is surrounded by water and mountains, suitable for the lower village, even if someone sneaks attack, it can also be lined up according to the mountain, with the help of the river, it is enough to resist twice as many soldiers and horses." ”
After speaking, he handed the telescope to Jia Xu on the side.
After Jia Xu saw it, he nodded and praised: "What Wen Hou said is true, this place is indeed the most suitable place to set up a village!" ”
"I don't have twice as many troops to attack!" Liu Xie put away the binoculars, turned his head to look at the generals and said, "It's a guest from afar, so I invite the generals to welcome our guests, how about it?" ”
"The last general is going to fight!" When Lu Bu and the others heard this, they couldn't help but be overjoyed, and they asked for their lives to fight.
"There is no need to fight, this time our army has brought 10,000 cavalry, leaving General Cao Xing to be responsible for defending the city, Wen Hou as the main general, and the rest of the generals as deputies, let's go together, and let me see the results of the training of the Lanchi army."
"I will not disappoint Your Majesty!" Lu Bu and the others smiled and said, only Cao Xing was left with a bitter smile, this is a great opportunity to make meritorious contributions, and the battle is a steady victory, but he is left alone, but it is impossible for Yique Pass to be undefended, and he can only accept the order with a wry smile.
At that moment, everyone returned to Yique Pass, Cao Xing received Lu Bu's seal to defend the city, responsible for the city defense, and Lu Bu and others ordered 5,000 cavalry, and after their respective division of labor, they surged out of the city.
This battle, not to mention a steady victory, but there is still a ninety percent certainty, Qiao Rui, as a historical general, can be cleaned up by such a large group of fierce generals in the imperial court, which can be regarded as an honor.
The sky is getting dark, Qiao Rui has led the army to arrive outside the Yique Pass, less than ten miles away from the Yique Pass, all the way to the march, the people are sleepy and the horses are lacking, after the scouts found that the Yique Pass has been closed to the city gate, Qiao Rui can only give up the plan of the raid, and order someone to choose the underground village, and then make plans after finding out the truth of the Yique Pass tomorrow.
Although it is the Son of Heaven's personal expedition, Qiao Rui is Yuan Shu's general after all, and the strength of the imperial court, Qiao Rui is really not very optimistic, just like Yuan Shu said, if this imperial court soldiers and horses can be defeated, who else in the world knows the imperial court?
Putting away these thoughts, Qiao Rui began to observe the surrounding terrain, and soon found a place surrounded by mountains, this place is very suitable for Xiazhai, and Qiao Rui sent people to investigate at the same time, while approaching here with soldiers and horses.
"General, the scouts sent by our army have not responded so far!" An adjutant came over and arched towards the bridge.
"Stop!" Hearing this, Qiao Rui frowned and waved his hand.
Although he is not a famous general, he has experience, and the scouts sent out have not returned, which means that there is likely to be an enemy lurking there, no, there must be an enemy lurking there.
"Send a detachment of men in and investigate!" Qiao Rui carefully observed the terrain, although the area is vast, but you can see through it at a glance, even if it is a little hidden, when you can't hide too many soldiers and horses.
When the adjutant general was about to answer, he heard the sound of horses' hooves, and a troop appeared near the riverbank, and the first general laughed loudly: "Qiaorui, do you still recognize me?" ”
Under the sunset, Lu Bu was wearing a silver beast-faced gold-swallowing armor, straddled a red rabbit horse with a red body, holding a halberd painted by Fang Tian, his indifferent gaze fell on Qiao Rui, and behind him was a cavalry, although the number was small, but it was murderous.
The moment he saw Lu Bu, Qiao Rui's burly body trembled, and the weapon in his hand was almost uncontrollable, Lu Bu was fierce and powerful, and he was the best in the world, especially in the battle outside Jiyin, he overpowered Cao Liu, and he had already been regarded as the number one military general in the world, even if there were not many people at this moment, it also made Qiao Rui tremble.
Looking around, Qiao Rui stepped back quietly, and said with a forced smile: "I haven't seen you for a long time, Wen Hou is more and more radiant, congratulations!" ”
"Changshan Zhao Zilong is here, and the thieves are not dismounted and surrendered!" Just when Qiao Rui and the soldiers behind him were attracted by Lu Bu, there was a sudden commotion in the rear army, followed by a thunderous shout, Qiao Rui hurriedly looked back, but saw that the rear camp had been disrupted, and a white-robed general was clashing back and forth in the army.
Qiao Rui's complexion changed greatly, but on the other side, there was another army and horse rushing out, headed by a general, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, a fierce light flashing in his eyes, and shouted: "Xiliang Fan is here, and the thief will not get off the horse!" ”
Immediately after, there were several shouts, and a succession of enemy soldiers appeared, rushing his troops to pieces, and for a while, it seemed that there were enemies on all sides.
Qiao Rui's face changed greatly, and she shouted again and again: "Don't mess up, don't mess up!" ”
When he turned back in a hurry, he saw that Lu Bu's cold face was close to him, and before he could react, the back collar tightened, and the person had been lifted from the horse by Lu Bu, thrown out with his backhand, and was immediately tied up by several wolf-like knights with ropes.
The lord will be captured, gradually dimming the sky, as if there are enemies on all sides, the chaotic Yuan army plus the rapid march for days, how can there be the heart to fight again, have knelt on the ground to ask for surrender, so far, Liu Xie effortlessly, the first battle was successful, captured Yuan Shu's general Qiao Rui, and captured 20,000 Yuan Shu soldiers and horses, which can be described as a great victory.