Chapter 60 The North Side is Horizontal
In the late autumn, the weather is cool, the grass and trees are frosty, and the entire northern border is a group of slaughter.
The iron-blooded sergeants defending the northern border, in this late autumn season, have their hearts hanging all the time. Because every autumn, there will always be a Zhan Tu people who go south to raid. The Zhan Turks are no longer in the climate, but being harassed by them repeatedly also makes the soldiers on the border feel very tired.
"Don't worry, autumn is coming to an end, and the Zhan Turks will soon be retreating. As long as we survive this for a while, our good days will come. "When an officer of a battalion post was on patrol, he saw that the morale of the soldiers was a little low, so he was encouraged.
But before the words fell, the sound of a horn came from a distance, and when I looked in the direction of the sound, I saw the wolf smoke billowing in my eyes.
"The damned Zhantur people are here again, and the brothers will go out with me to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions." Without any hesitation, the officers of the battalion post immediately led their troops out to kill.
It was only not far away that he encountered friendly troops who had retreated from the nearby outpost.
"How many of the Janturians came? Why you will be defeated. The officer at the battalion post asked.
"It's not the Zhantu people, it's Wei Zeng and Gu Chayi's people? Our outpost has been lost. Run, it's too late, it's too late. The rout replied in a panic.
The officers at the camp guard were shocked when they heard this. If it was a scattered Octudian, he was not afraid. But Wei Zeng, who is rumored to be more terrible than a tiger wolf, definitely does not dare to confront it head-on.
It's just that they didn't even have a chance to withdraw to the camp, and Wei Zeng and Gu Chayi's team had already appeared in the sky. When these people saw Wei Zeng's large army, they didn't have any courage to fight, they just cared about fleeing, and the victory naturally belonged to Wei Zeng without any suspense.
"It's a pleasure to defeat another group of enemies. How did the Predator become so vulnerable now? After his victory, Gucha laughed.
"The main forces of the Iron Blood Army have all attacked Jiangnan, and the people here are all soldiers recruited from the local government, so they are naturally not our opponents. However, only attacking a few battalion posts may not be enough to put pressure on Kenguzhong. It's best to capture a few cities, and it will definitely make Xiangu unsafe. Wei Zeng said.
"That's right, Xian Guzhong wants to sit on the world, but we can't let him live a stable life. In my opinion, Yanbei has the support of the people, and we will send people to contact the people of Yanbei, so that we can take back Shifeng City. Gu Chayi said.
"Stone Wind City is too dangerous, and it is guarded by a serious illness, so we can't take it. What's more, we only have four or five thousand people, and we can't fight a decisive battle with the main force of the Iron and Blood Army. Only by taking advantage of the vast plains of the north and maneuvering with the iron-blooded army can we cause the greatest trouble to the enemy with the least losses. Wei Zeng said.
"Well, we are all cavalry, and it is too troublesome to siege the city, so it is better to maneuver around the plains with the enemy. So where do you think we're going to be next? Gu Chayi didn't have any opinion, just asked.
"Now the few border posts that can stop us from retreating into Mobei have been completely cleared, and the next thing is to attack the nearest city. As long as we are fast enough, it will be difficult for the enemy to defend against us. Wei Zeng said.
Gu Cha nodded yes, then waved his hand to the team behind him, and led the horse team to attack the nearest city.
Just when Wei Zeng and Gu Cha had won victory after victory, the one who was in Shifeng City asked, his heart was already anxious.
Wei Zeng, who had disappeared for eight years, reappeared, and as soon as he appeared, the entire northern border fell into chaos. The news of Wei Zeng's appearance and his victories again and again spread, and there were signs of instability in the entire Yanbei and Hedong. Faced with this situation, I asked how I could feel at ease.
"I'm so old that I can't stand that life anymore. This time, Wei Zeng must be completely defeated. If he makes trouble like this a few more times, even if there is no problem in Stone Wind City, my heart can't stand it. If you want to defeat Wei Zeng completely, you must cut off his back road. But the north was all plains, and it was difficult to think of blocking his back path. Only by designing him into a trap can he be unable to escape. ”
Asked, frowning, a plan came to mind. Without any hesitation, he sent a letter to all parties to obey the order, asking them to cooperate with him and lead Wei Zeng into the trap.
The main direction of Wei Zeng's troops this time was the boundary of Hedong. The east of the river is blocked by mountains in the east, and the Luo River is dangerous in the west, but the north is flat, directly connected with Mobei. Wei Zeng chose to send troops here for the convenience of advance and retreat.
Moreover, the land east of the river is mainly connected to the traffic between Heluo City and Shifeng City, and you can hit Shifeng City to the east, and you can kill into the hinterland of Anyun to the west. Capture a few cities here, and the high-level Anyun will definitely not ignore it.
Sure enough, as Wei Zeng expected, after he captured several cities with lightning speed, the defenders of the entire northern iron-blooded army began to gather in his direction.
This is what Wei Zeng wants, he has no intention of attacking the city, he just wants to deal with the Iron Army, waiting for an opportunity to deal a blow to the Iron Army, so that An Yun's high-level officials cannot concentrate on dealing with the war in Jiangnan, so as to reduce the pressure on Fan Zhiyi.
The battle went very smoothly, Wei Zeng captured seven or eight county towns one after another, and the main force of the Iron Blood Army was also attracted.
But just when Wei Zeng was about to abandon these cities and return to Mobei, a news reached Wei Zeng's ears: in the southeast of the river, someone responded to Wei Zeng's uprising, and the main force of the entire iron-blooded army was attracted.
As soon as Gu Cha heard the news, he was very excited, and immediately found Wei Zeng, and urged Wei Zeng to attack south, and took the opportunity to expand his power.
"Do you think that with our strength, we can capture the main city east of the river? If we can't capture the main city east of the river, we rush to the south of the river, and I am afraid that we will be cut off by the enemy. Wei Zeng said worriedly.
"What's so difficult about that, as long as we recruit a wide range of people and increase our strength, it will definitely not be a problem to capture the main city of Hedong. There are people from the south who respond to us, and this is a great opportunity, even if the main city east of the river is not in our hands, we can still win. Gu Chayi persuaded.
"It's not hard to get one or two wins, it's hard to keep winning. There are only a few thousand of us, and we can't afford to lose. Occupy the city and fight hard, we don't have half a chance. As far as I am, it would be more appropriate to abandon these cities and return to Mobei. Wei Zeng said.
"You, after all these years, you're getting less and less daring. I think that at the beginning, when we started the incident in Shifeng City, there were only a few thousand people, and in the end, it didn't grow little by little. Now we still have thousands of people, so why can't we recreate the scene of that day. Gu Chayi said unwillingly.
"Back then, we captured Shifeng City, and we could fight against tens of thousands of enemy troops. But now there are so many small counties, who can stop them? Moreover, we are all cavalry, and we will not fight the enemy in the field, but we will defend the city. It's just stupid. Wei Zeng was upset by the words, and said a little angrily.
Gu Cha was stunned by Wei Zeng's words, but he was still very unwilling to let him throw away the fruits of these victories, so he continued: "But those people in the south are all because of you. You must know that the Iron Blood Army practices joint sittings in the east of the river, and if you ignore them, all of them, and even their families, it will be difficult to survive. ”
Wei Zeng frowned, and it was not a good choice in his heart, he looked up at Gu Cha, and when he saw Gu Cha looking at him, his eyes were full of urgency, so he said:
"If you say so, I really can't say it if I don't go south. Then let's go for it. But these thousands of soldiers are old people who have followed us for many years, and we must be responsible for their lives. This time when going south, you must be careful and careful. ”
As soon as Gu Cha saw that Wei Zeng finally agreed, he immediately laughed. Without any stop, he immediately went out to gather his troops. In his eyes, it seemed that as long as he fought, he would be victorious.
The more Wei Zeng thought about it, the more he felt that it was inappropriate, but he couldn't think of a better way, so he could only cheer up and prepare to face all challenges.
There were indeed some riots in the southeast of the river, but they were far less serious than the rumors, and all the news was deliberately leaked to Wei Zeng.
When they heard the news that Wei Zeng was coming to the south, the guards in all parts of Hedong, according to the previous orders of the question, did not stop anything, just to lead Wei Zeng into the encirclement and then besiege him.
Wei Zeng has been vigilant all the time, and he has also probed around along the way, but he has not found any problems at all. But just as he was about to cross the main city of Hedong and march to the southeast of Hedong, an old acquaintance found him and told him all the plans he had asked.
This old acquaintance is Xu Diaoling, who joined the Iron and Blood Army after Wei Zeng's defeat.
Wei Zeng listened to Xu Diaoling's words and was also very grateful to him, because if it weren't for him, I am afraid that all of them would have died here.
Gu Cha also regretted it after hearing this, if he was really ambushed by the Iron Blood Army this time, he would not forgive himself for the rest of his life.
"You have tipped us twice and three times, and if you let the enemy know, I am afraid that you will be in danger in the future. This time, you can go with us. Whether it is to Yishan or Yushan, it is definitely better than being frightened by the enemy. Wei Zeng said when Xu Diaoling was about to leave.
"As long as General Wei doesn't blame me for surrendering to the Iron Army, I'm already grateful. I also wanted to fight with General Wei, but my brother and my family were controlled by the enemy, and if I left, they would all die. Please also ask General Wei to be considerate. Xu Diaoling said embarrassedly.
"But if the news of you gives us a message spreads, you will die. You'd better come with us. Gu Chayi persuaded.
"They made too much noise this time in order to round up General Wei, otherwise I wouldn't have had a chance to learn about all this. I'm just a local officer now, and I don't have a lot of people under me, so I won't get their attention. Even if something goes wrong, they won't think of me. It is safest for me to come quietly and then go back quietly. Xu Diaoling said.
When Wei Zeng and Gu Cha heard this, they didn't want to say anything more, but they just gave Xu Diaoling some of the seized money and let him leave.
Wei Zeng and Gu Cha did not stop, and immediately ordered thousands of soldiers to abandon all unnecessary things, just take dry food and some valuable items, and flee from Hedong as quickly as possible.
The ambush soldiers from all over Hedong hurriedly went to chase after hearing the news that Wei Zeng was about to flee north. The local guard in the northeast of the river was ordered, and after receiving the death order, Wei Zeng must be intercepted at all costs.
So the local defenders, together with the Baojia militia, went out to block Wei Zeng's front. But the thousands of people under Wei Zeng were also good at fighting, and after a desperate battle, they finally fled to the border in the northeast of Hedong.
Wei Zeng, who only came to the border in the northeast of Hedong, did not feel any joy, because in front of him, countless Zhantu people appeared.
"It's not that the people of Zhantu have fallen apart, how can they gather so many people. That's 20,000 at least, what should we do? Gu Cha was surprised and said to Wei Zeng.
"I don't know what the reason is. Could it be that in the past few years, another heroic figure has appeared among the Zhan Tu people? I've never heard of it. "Wei Zeng also didn't know what to do, they finally escaped the pursuit of the iron-blooded army, did they finally lose in the hands of the Zhan Tu people?
"On the other side, it's Wei Zeng, the Mobei Flying Eagle!" Just when Wei Zeng and Gu Cha couldn't make up their minds, a shout came from the opposite side.
"If I don't change my name, I don't change my surname, it's Wei Zeng. Do you not recognize me? "Wei Zeng was called by his name, it is impossible to hide it, since he is being targeted, he will also die, of course, he will die a heroic death.
But after Wei Zeng shouted, he hurriedly said to a few people around him: "This time, the Zhantu people are coming at me, and they will never let me go." Fight hard with them, and all of us will have to answer here. I'll lead someone to rush over in a moment, and the others will run for their lives. You have followed me for half a lifetime, but in the end, this is the result, Wei Zeng is really sorry for you. Remember, after you escape, you must live a good life and never care about the rights and wrongs of this world again. ”
After finishing speaking, Wei Zeng held the steel rod in his hand, preparing to meet the last battle of his life.
Gu Chayi, Huang Yufei, Zhao Jiahui, and all the Yanbei veterans were only excited when they heard Wei Zeng's words. How could they just leave their boss behind and leave alone? Everyone shouted loudly, "Swear to live and die with the general!" "Prepare to fight to the death with the Zhan Tu people.
It's just that the Zhantu people did not attack Wei Zeng, but separated a team of people from it and came to Wei Zeng. Looking at the clothing and service of this team, they are much better than other Zhantu people, and they are obviously all Zhantu nobles.
"What the hell are you trying to do?" Wei Zeng had doubts in his heart, glanced at them a few times, and then gritted his teeth and said coldly.
These Zhantu nobles glanced at each other, then dismounted, knelt down on one knee in front of Wei Zeng, and said, "We heard that Lord Mobei Feiying is going south to attack the Iron Blood Army, so we want to come and take refuge. The Predators have been fighting us, and we can't deal with them at all; Other big tribes are also going to rob us of our cattle, sheep and women, and we really can't get by. Lord Mobei Flying Eagle is the most powerful warrior, and he also has a benevolent heart, we only hope that under the protection of Lord Mobei Flying Eagle, we can live well. (To be continued.) )