Chapter 570: A battle is inevitable
Then, Zhou Shao led his subordinates to turn south and drove straight to the Fukou Pass on the middle road of Taihang Mountain. He and Qu Xin agreed to meet there, and then they would pass through Cishan together and return to Handan.
At this time, after half a day of rushing, it was close to noon, Zhou Shao didn't dare to be careless, and still let his subordinates move forward quickly. His fear was that he had the wrong time to meet with Qu Xin. While urging the horse to run quickly, Zhou Shao secretly prayed in his heart that Qu Xin could return smoothly with the crown prince Zhao Yong and Zhao Xi and others.
Zhou Shao's concern was not unreasonable, because with the marching speed of the Lin Jackal cavalry, Qu Xin's combined column army was likely to engage in a fierce battle with them.
Of course, if the marching speed of the combined column army is fast enough, it may also be able to avoid the wolf cavalry and reach the Fukou Pass smoothly, but if there is a slight mistake, it will inevitably be chased by the wolf cavalry.
How could Zhou Shao have expected that Qu Xin didn't plan to run away all the way, which is also what Qu Xin didn't explain to Zhou Shao beforehand. He was young and vigorous, and he was determined to meet the legendary invincible and invincible wolf cavalry.
Because he was worried about telling Zhou Shao the truth, Zhou Shao rushed to personally lead the joint column army to a decisive battle, so Qu Xin simply hid it in front of Zhou Shao, not daring to reveal the slightest trace.
Qu Xin knew very well in his heart that finding an opportunity to fight a decisive battle with the wolf cavalry was the best choice to completely get rid of the crisis, if he only cared about running away exhaustedly, the prince of Zhao would inevitably fall into an accident again. At that time, once the crown prince of Zhao was captured or killed in battle, what kind of face did he have to go to see Su Qin again.
Therefore, after weighing it repeatedly, Qu Xin made up his mind, and he was ready to follow his own plan to engage the Lin Jackal cavalry.
Shortly after Zhou Shao disguised himself as a prince and left the east gate of Jinyang last night, Zhao Xi and a group of entourages surrounded the prince Zhao Yong, opened the south gate of Jinyang, and quietly came out from there. It was followed by the main force of the Combined Column Army led by Du Qing.
Du Qing followed Zhou Shao's instructions and let the crown prince Zhao Yong and Zhao Xi and others sneak out first, and they closely monitored and guarded them in the back, the purpose of which was nothing more than to make the prince's actions hidden, but also not to get too far away from the large army and lose protection.
The prince and his entourage made as little noise as possible, and they dismounted, quietly bypassing the camp of the Lin Wolf cavalry, and disappeared into the vast night. The troops of the joint column army that followed closely also wrapped strips of cloth on their horses' hooves and hid as much as possible.
But just as the tail of the troops of the Hezong Army passed through the camp of the wolf cavalry army, Du Qing heard a sudden roar of wah-wah from the second half of the team, as if someone was scolding.
Du Qing listened attentively, but he couldn't hear what those people were shouting and scolding, and at the same time, he realized that it might be the sentry of the Lin Jackal Cavalry who had discovered the whereabouts of the Hezhong Army.
Du Qing was in a hurry, and he couldn't take care of commanding at the front of the team. At this time, he found that the crown prince and Zhao Xi had already taken the first step and reached a relatively safe location. Du Qing couldn't rest assured that the soldiers behind him, so he took the horse back and urgently went to the end of the team to observe the military situation.
When he reached the end of the team, he found that there were more than two dozen fierce men of the wolf cavalry, entangled with a group of soldiers who had fallen behind the group. There were more than 300 soldiers in this formation, and they could have stopped and fought against the 20 or so strong men of the wolf cavalry, and it was not difficult to win.
However, this group of soldiers received an order to follow the troops to the south, not to fight, so the troops of more than 300 people were actually rushed into the array by more than 20 people, wielding the scimitars of the Linhu people, chopping melons and vegetables indiscriminately, and this group of soldiers only cared about running forward, and there was no rescue or response to each other.
Du Qing saw that the back of a soldier of the joint column army was cut off by the wolf cavalry, and the soldier ran forward with a wound, and when he reached Du Qing's side, he finally fell to the ground due to excessive bleeding.
When Du Qing saw this scene, his heart was dripping blood, and he thought: "Although we have received an order not to fight and only evacuate to the south, we will never allow Lin Hu's wolf cavalry to bully us like this!" ”
Du Qing's heart was horizontal and decided: "I don't care what kind of punishment I will receive when I go back, I must kill this wolf cavalry at this moment." ”
He then took off his spear from the buckle on his horse's back, and rushed behind the Linhu people like a wind, Du Qing shouted: "Linhu Xiao'er is rampant, see me clean you up." ”
As he spoke, he twisted his gun and stabbed at the side of a Linhu man, who was not wearing a battle robe, even his feet were bare, and he was not wearing anything. He saw a tiger general with a majestic spear stabbing at him, and in a hurry, this man rolled down from his horse.
This group of more than twenty Lin Hu people is also the same squad of wolf cavalry, drinking and having fun at night, one of them got up to relieve himself, and found that there seemed to be a lot of people and horses passing through, Xiao Xie's people were immediately shocked, he realized that it may be the defenders in Jinyang City who came out of the south gate, taking advantage of the middle of the night, through the defensive area of the Lin Hu Wolf cavalry.
The man then pulled up his trousers, and without bothering to tie the cloth belt at the waist of his trousers, he took his pants and ran back to the Lin Hu people who were drinking together. He breathlessly told people what he saw.
The twenty or so people shouted and cursed, and they sent one of them to the residence of Zuoxian Wang Mantuo to report the emergency military situation, and the rest of the people, relying on their superb riding skills, accurate archery skills and outstanding scimitar martial arts, found their respective war horses with great arrogance, and before they had time to put on their saddle sheaths, they hurriedly chased after the retreating troops of the joint column.
These Lyndon cavalry were accustomed to being mad in the army, and even in their own tribes, they were all feared masters, they were nomadic in the steppes in peacetime, and they were conscripted into the army in wartime. Since joining the Wolf Cavalry, the whole family has been exempted from taxes, so this is also the glory of the family.
The Linhu cavalry never took the Central Plains soldiers seriously, and they rushed into the fortress every year and plundered them to stock up on food and clothing for the winter, which was a matter of course.
Since the princes of the Central Plains entered the period of competition for power, they still have no time to deal with the disturbances in the Central Plains, where can they still pay attention to the defense of the northern frontier, therefore, in recent years, various Hu tribes in the north, such as the Linhu, Xiongnu, Lou Fu and other tribes, have taken the opportunity to peep into the Central Plains, and the grass in the south has been extended to the hinterland of the Chinese people.
The southern invasion of the Hu became a great scourge for the princes of the Central Plains, especially the northern vassal states of Yan, Zhao and Qin, but it was also an opportunity for these countries, because it also meant that they had a large area to the north to expand. The Hetao region in the northern part of the Qin State, the Yunzhong region in the northern part of the Zhao State, and the Liaozhong region in the northeast of the Yan State are all potential resources that can be exploited. Then, Zhou Shao led his subordinates to turn south and drove straight to the Fukou Pass on the middle road of Taihang Mountain. He and Qu Xin agreed to meet there, and then they would pass through Cishan together and return to Handan.
At this time, after half a day of rushing, it was close to noon, Zhou Shao didn't dare to be careless, and still let his subordinates move forward quickly. His fear was that he had the wrong time to meet with Qu Xin. While urging the horse to run quickly, Zhou Shao secretly prayed in his heart that Qu Xin could return smoothly with the crown prince Zhao Yong and Zhao Xi and others.
Zhou Shao's concern was not unreasonable, because with the marching speed of the Lin Jackal cavalry, Qu Xin's combined column army was likely to engage in a fierce battle with them.
Of course, if the marching speed of the combined column army is fast enough, it may also be able to avoid the wolf cavalry and reach the Fukou Pass smoothly, but if there is a slight mistake, it will inevitably be chased by the wolf cavalry.
How could Zhou Shao have expected that Qu Xin didn't plan to run away all the way, which is also what Qu Xin didn't explain to Zhou Shao beforehand. He was young and vigorous, and he was determined to meet the legendary invincible and invincible wolf cavalry.
Because he was worried about telling Zhou Shao the truth, Zhou Shao rushed to personally lead the joint column army to a decisive battle, so Qu Xin simply hid it in front of Zhou Shao, not daring to reveal the slightest trace.
Qu Xin knew very well in his heart that finding an opportunity to fight a decisive battle with the wolf cavalry was the best choice to completely get rid of the crisis, if he only cared about running away exhaustedly, the prince of Zhao would inevitably fall into an accident again. At that time, once the crown prince of Zhao was captured or killed in battle, what kind of face did he have to go to see Su Qin again.
Therefore, after weighing it repeatedly, Qu Xin made up his mind, and he was ready to follow his own plan to engage the Lin Jackal cavalry.
Shortly after Zhou Shao disguised himself as a prince and left the east gate of Jinyang last night, Zhao Xi and a group of entourages surrounded the prince Zhao Yong, opened the south gate of Jinyang, and quietly came out from there. It was followed by the main force of the Combined Column Army led by Du Qing.
Du Qing followed Zhou Shao's instructions and let the crown prince Zhao Yong and Zhao Xi and others sneak out first, and they closely monitored and guarded them in the back, the purpose of which was nothing more than to make the prince's actions hidden, but also not to get too far away from the large army and lose protection.
The prince and his entourage made as little noise as possible, and they dismounted, quietly bypassing the camp of the Lin Wolf cavalry, and disappeared into the vast night. The troops of the joint column army that followed closely also wrapped strips of cloth on their horses' hooves and hid as much as possible.
But just as the tail of the troops of the Hezong Army passed through the camp of the wolf cavalry army, Du Qing heard a sudden roar of wah-wah from the second half of the team, as if someone was scolding.
Du Qing listened attentively, but he couldn't hear what those people were shouting and scolding, and at the same time, he realized that it might be the sentry of the Lin Jackal Cavalry who had discovered the whereabouts of the Hezhong Army.
Du Qing was in a hurry, and he couldn't take care of commanding at the front of the team. At this time, he found that the crown prince and Zhao Xi had already taken the first step and reached a relatively safe location. Du Qing couldn't rest assured that the soldiers behind him, so he took the horse back and urgently went to the end of the team to observe the military situation.
When he reached the end of the team, he found that there were more than two dozen fierce men of the wolf cavalry, entangled with a group of soldiers who had fallen behind the group. There were more than 300 soldiers in this formation, and they could have stopped and fought against the 20 or so strong men of the wolf cavalry, and it was not difficult to win.
However, this group of soldiers received an order to follow the troops to the south, not to fight, so the troops of more than 300 people were actually rushed into the array by more than 20 people, wielding the scimitars of the Linhu people, chopping melons and vegetables indiscriminately, and this group of soldiers only cared about running forward, and there was no rescue or response to each other.
Du Qing saw that the back of a soldier of the joint column army was cut off by the wolf cavalry, and the soldier ran forward with a wound, and when he reached Du Qing's side, he finally fell to the ground due to excessive bleeding.
When Du Qing saw this scene, his heart was dripping blood, and he thought: "Although we have received an order not to fight and only evacuate to the south, we will never allow Lin Hu's wolf cavalry to bully us like this!" ”
Du Qing's heart was horizontal and decided: "I don't care what kind of punishment I will receive when I go back, I must kill this wolf cavalry at this moment." ”
He then took off his spear from the buckle on his horse's back, and rushed behind the Linhu people like a wind, Du Qing shouted: "Linhu Xiao'er is rampant, see me clean you up." ”
As he spoke, he twisted his gun and stabbed at the side of a Linhu man, who was not wearing a battle robe, even his feet were bare, and he was not wearing anything. He saw a tiger general with a majestic spear stabbing at him, and in a hurry, this man rolled down from his horse.
This group of more than twenty Lin Hu people is also the same squad of wolf cavalry, drinking and having fun at night, one of them got up to relieve himself, and found that there seemed to be a lot of people and horses passing through, Xiao Xie's people were immediately shocked, he realized that it may be the defenders in Jinyang City who came out of the south gate, taking advantage of the middle of the night, through the defensive area of the Lin Hu Wolf cavalry.
The man then pulled up his trousers, and without bothering to tie the cloth belt at the waist of his trousers, he took his pants and ran back to the Lin Hu people who were drinking together. He breathlessly told people what he saw.
The twenty or so people shouted and cursed, and they sent one of them to the residence of Zuoxian Wang Mantuo to report the emergency military situation, and the rest of the people, relying on their superb riding skills, accurate archery skills and outstanding scimitar martial arts, found their respective war horses with great arrogance, and before they had time to put on their saddle sheaths, they hurriedly chased after the retreating troops of the joint column.
These Lyndon cavalry were accustomed to being mad in the army, and even in their own tribes, they were all feared masters, they were nomadic in the steppes in peacetime, and they were conscripted into the army in wartime. Since joining the Wolf Cavalry, the whole family has been exempted from taxes, so this is also the glory of the family.
The Linhu cavalry never took the Central Plains soldiers seriously, and they rushed into the fortress every year and plundered them to stock up on food and clothing for the winter, which was a matter of course.
Since the princes of the Central Plains entered the period of competition for power, they still have no time to deal with the disturbances in the Central Plains, where can they still pay attention to the defense of the northern frontier, therefore, in recent years, various Hu tribes in the north, such as the Linhu, Xiongnu, Lou Fu and other tribes, have taken the opportunity to peep into the Central Plains, and the grass in the south has been extended to the hinterland of the Chinese people.
The southern invasion of the Hu became a great scourge for the princes of the Central Plains, especially the northern vassal states of Yan, Zhao and Qin, but it was also an opportunity for these countries, because it also meant that they had a large area to the north to expand. The Hetao region in the northern part of the Qin State, the Yunzhong region in the northern part of the Zhao State, and the Liaozhong region in the northeast of the Yan State are all potential resources that can be exploited. Then, Zhou Shao led his subordinates to turn south and drove straight to the Fukou Pass on the middle road of Taihang Mountain. He and Qu Xin agreed to meet there, and then they would pass through Cishan together and return to Handan.
At this time, after half a day of rushing, it was close to noon, Zhou Shao didn't dare to be careless, and still let his subordinates move forward quickly. His fear was that he had the wrong time to meet with Qu Xin. While urging the horse to run quickly, Zhou Shao secretly prayed in his heart that Qu Xin could return smoothly with the crown prince Zhao Yong and Zhao Xi and others.
Zhou Shao's concern was not unreasonable, because with the marching speed of the Lin Jackal cavalry, Qu Xin's combined column army was likely to engage in a fierce battle with them.
Of course, if the marching speed of the combined column army is fast enough, it may also be able to avoid the wolf cavalry and reach the Fukou Pass smoothly, but if there is a slight mistake, it will inevitably be chased by the wolf cavalry.
How could Zhou Shao have expected that Qu Xin didn't plan to run away all the way, which is also what Qu Xin didn't explain to Zhou Shao beforehand. He was young and vigorous, and he was determined to meet the legendary invincible and invincible wolf cavalry.
Because he was worried about telling Zhou Shao the truth, Zhou Shao rushed to personally lead the joint column army to a decisive battle, so Qu Xin simply hid it in front of Zhou Shao, not daring to reveal the slightest trace.
Qu Xin knew very well in his heart that finding an opportunity to fight a decisive battle with the wolf cavalry was the best choice to completely get rid of the crisis, if he only cared about running away exhaustedly, the prince of Zhao would inevitably fall into an accident again. At that time, once the crown prince of Zhao was captured or killed in battle, what kind of face did he have to go to see Su Qin again.
Therefore, after weighing it repeatedly, Qu Xin made up his mind, and he was ready to follow his own plan to engage the Lin Jackal cavalry.
Shortly after Zhou Shao disguised himself as a prince and left the east gate of Jinyang last night, Zhao Xi and a group of entourages surrounded the prince Zhao Yong, opened the south gate of Jinyang, and quietly came out from there. It was followed by the main force of the Combined Column Army led by Du Qing.
Du Qing followed Zhou Shao's instructions and let the crown prince Zhao Yong and Zhao Xi and others sneak out first, and they closely monitored and guarded them in the back, the purpose of which was nothing more than to make the prince's actions hidden, but also not to get too far away from the large army and lose protection.
The prince and his entourage made as little noise as possible, and they dismounted, quietly bypassing the camp of the Lin Wolf cavalry, and disappeared into the vast night. The troops of the joint column army that followed closely also wrapped strips of cloth on their horses' hooves and hid as much as possible.
But just as the tail of the troops of the Hezong Army passed through the camp of the wolf cavalry army, Du Qing heard a sudden roar of wah-wah from the second half of the team, as if someone was scolding.
Du Qing listened attentively, but he couldn't hear what those people were shouting and scolding, and at the same time, he realized that it might be the sentry of the Lin Jackal Cavalry who had discovered the whereabouts of the Hezhong Army.
Du Qing was in a hurry, and he couldn't take care of commanding at the front of the team. At this time, he found that the crown prince and Zhao Xi had already taken the first step and reached a relatively safe location. Du Qing couldn't rest assured that the soldiers behind him, so he took the horse back and urgently went to the end of the team to observe the military situation.
When he reached the end of the team, he found that there were more than two dozen fierce men of the wolf cavalry, entangled with a group of soldiers who had fallen behind the group. There were more than 300 soldiers in this formation, and they could have stopped and fought against the 20 or so strong men of the wolf cavalry, and it was not difficult to win.
However, this group of soldiers received an order to follow the troops to the south, not to fight, so the troops of more than 300 people were actually rushed into the array by more than 20 people, wielding the scimitars of the Linhu people, chopping melons and vegetables indiscriminately, and this group of soldiers only cared about running forward, and there was no rescue or response to each other.
Du Qing saw that the back of a soldier of the joint column army was cut off by the wolf cavalry, and the soldier ran forward with a wound, and when he reached Du Qing's side, he finally fell to the ground due to excessive bleeding.
When Du Qing saw this scene, his heart was dripping blood, and he thought: "Although we have received an order not to fight and only evacuate to the south, we will never allow Lin Hu's wolf cavalry to bully us like this!" ”
Du Qing's heart was horizontal and decided: "I don't care what kind of punishment I will receive when I go back, I must kill this wolf cavalry at this moment." ”
He then took off his spear from the buckle on his horse's back, and rushed behind the Linhu people like a wind, Du Qing shouted: "Linhu Xiao'er is rampant, see me clean you up." ”
As he spoke, he twisted his gun and stabbed at the side of a Linhu man, who was not wearing a battle robe, even his feet were bare, and he was not wearing anything. He saw a tiger general with a majestic spear stabbing at him, and in a hurry, this man rolled down from his horse.
This group of more than twenty Lin Hu people is also the same squad of wolf cavalry, drinking and having fun at night, one of them got up to relieve himself, and found that there seemed to be a lot of people and horses passing through, Xiao Xie's people were immediately shocked, he realized that it may be the defenders in Jinyang City who came out of the south gate, taking advantage of the middle of the night, through the defensive area of the Lin Hu Wolf cavalry.
The man then pulled up his trousers, and without bothering to tie the cloth belt at the waist of his trousers, he took his pants and ran back to the Lin Hu people who were drinking together. He breathlessly told people what he saw.
The twenty or so people shouted and cursed, and they sent one of them to the residence of Zuoxian Wang Mantuo to report the emergency military situation, and the rest of the people, relying on their superb riding skills, accurate archery skills and outstanding scimitar martial arts, found their respective war horses with great arrogance, and before they had time to put on their saddle sheaths, they hurriedly chased after the retreating troops of the joint column.
These Lyndon cavalry were accustomed to being mad in the army, and even in their own tribes, they were all feared masters, they were nomadic in the steppes in peacetime, and they were conscripted into the army in wartime. Since joining the Wolf Cavalry, the whole family has been exempted from taxes, so this is also the glory of the family.
The Linhu cavalry never took the Central Plains soldiers seriously, and they rushed into the fortress every year and plundered them to stock up on food and clothing for the winter, which was a matter of course.
Since the princes of the Central Plains entered the period of competition for power, they still have no time to deal with the disturbances in the Central Plains, where can they still pay attention to the defense of the northern frontier, therefore, in recent years, various Hu tribes in the north, such as the Linhu, Xiongnu, Lou Fu and other tribes, have taken the opportunity to peep into the Central Plains, and the grass in the south has been extended to the hinterland of the Chinese people.
The southern invasion of the Hu became a great scourge for the princes of the Central Plains, especially the northern vassal states of Yan, Zhao and Qin, but it was also an opportunity for these countries, because it also meant that they had a large area to the north to expand. The Hetao region in the northern part of the Qin State, the Yunzhong region in the northern part of the Zhao State, and the Liaozhong region in the northeast of the Yan State are all potential resources that can be exploited.