Chapter 421: An endless stream of food teams out of the city
"All departments should speed up, don't stay in place, we just passed the Ranling Pass today, there are still 100 miles away from the destination, and the early morning of the day after tomorrow is the military rations passing through today, how can we not quickly go north?" Wu Guangnian, the leader of the Third Brigade of the Second Cavalry Army, looked at the long marching column behind him, and was always a little uneasy, after all, the progress of the various armies was a little slow, and Wang Guzong of the Fourth Cavalry Brigade on his left flank was already about to walk to the river. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
He was actually pulled down more than forty miles, if he couldn't get to the battlefield at the specified time, then something went wrong and caused the Tartar soldiers to break through, so how could he do it?
"Brigade rate, no, we came directly from Yizhou, we have traveled a long way, and the military horses are a little tired, if you don't rest today, I'm afraid there will be problems, you see?" Zhao Pu, the first battalion of the third brigade, looked at the soldiers under his command a little anxiously, most of them were exhausted, after all, the long-distance march, although the supplies along the way were continuous, but the horse was walking, and the sun was roasting above, which was a huge test of people's physical strength and mental strength.
Because the Third Cavalry Brigade was urgently transferred directly from the Yizhou front line in Beizhili, instead of being transferred directly from Taiyuan to Guangchang like the Fourth Brigade, and then going north from Guangchang, the distance between the two brigades is more than 200 miles, and this distance will take at least two days, and now the Third Cavalry Brigade has forcibly marched to the position with a gap of 40 miles, which is already very good.
"It can't be said that although the Fourth Brigade set off late, they are only 50 miles away from the battlefield, and we are at least 80 miles away from our predetermined position on the southern front, so we must rush to the battlefield immediately and rest after we arrive, otherwise we will not be able to bear the responsibility." Wu Guangnian sighed, after starting from Yizhou and entering Datong, he also walked with the army and led the horses forward, striving to endure hardships and fatigue with all the sergeants, but the army was already very tired.
"Brigade rate, why is His Royal Highness the King of Qin so eager to ask us to quickly go north to start a battle? Can't you just be a day or two late? Zhou Huairen, the second battalion of the battalion, looked at the endless marching army, sighed and said, after all, everyone is physically and mentally exhausted, so can you rush to the battlefield like this and only rest for a day before going into battle?
"Then I have to ask those madmen of the First Brigade, they have been stationed in Yulin for a long time, this time they were mobilized to go north along the outside of the Great Wall, and as a result, with a foot battalion that went out of Taiyuan Mansion to join them, they rushed all the way, which would have defeated the Mongolian Tartars in the west of Datong Mansion in one fell swoop, and they were going all the way to the west of Xuanhua Mansion." Wu Guangnian was also helpless, who let the first trip move too quickly, the whole attacking tiger, all the way to the west of Xuanhua Town.
"This special damn is also nonsense, and if it is said that it will be a coordinated operation, our entire army will be taken away by the First Brigade." Zhao Pu said helplessly, but soon shook his head helplessly, after all, the combat strength of the first brigade was there, and they were originally marching to the north according to the order to march together, preparing to attack the Mongolian cavalry in the west of Datong Mansion, but who knew that this group of people really did not fight.
In addition, a battalion of infantry temporarily dispatched from Taiyuan Prefecture to ride livestock, and two infantry battalions from the defense line of the Great Wall of Datong Prefecture coordinated the attack.
"If the news reaches the Guannai, you say that those Mongolian Tartars may be cut off when they hear that the back road is likely to be cut off, so can they not retreat violently? This is also the reason why Zheng Du Du and Ning Du Du launched a decisive battle against the Tartars in the last few days, that is, to use grain and grass to lure the main force of the Tartars south, and then three cavalry brigades with two cavalry battalions, with the support of five or six infantry battalions, to try to completely encircle them. "Wu Guangnian can't help it, who let the first brigade attack with all its strength, but as a result, a fist smashed on the cotton, using too much force, and suddenly broke through the Tartar defense line that was originally expected to take three days to finish?
This matter was also something that the Qin Wangfu Staff Division did not expect, after all, there were nearly 4,000 Mongolian Tatar cavalry outside the Great Wall of Datong Mansion, they were scattered and skilled in equestrianism, it seemed that the foot soldiers had no good way to take them, but who knew that the first brigade was marching at the right time, and the Mongolian cavalry at that time was divided into two groups and was attacking the border, trying to drag the Qin army on the defense line of the Great Wall, and not ask them to come back to help.
This time, the first brigade happened to hit the rear of the Mongolian cavalry, and defeated it in one fell swoop, and then the third battalion of the first brigade was outflanked, and the road of the Tartar cavalry fleeing north was blocked, and the other way the Tatar cavalry came to the rescue, and it was also quickly defeated, and the three cavalry battalions and three infantry battalions were surrounded by this, and more than 2,500 Mongolian cavalry were annihilated and captured in one day.
Not only did it completely remove the threat of the Tartar soldiers on the Great Wall defense line, but also got the supplement of nearly 2,000 war horses, counting a foot battalion that could keep up with the speed, the first brigade led Qiu Laoshi vaguely, but the battle was not ambiguous, and directly ordered the two Datongfu garrison battalions to attack, and transferred 2,000 elite foot soldiers, directly tied to the war horse to prevent bumps, and then took the main force of the cavalry brigade of 5,000 people, and took 3,500 horseback foot soldiers, and ran all the way to Xuanhua Town.
This is a super elite army, this battalion from Taiyuan Mansion is the most ace battalion in the first town of the Yulin Army, and the soldiers of the whole battalion are the elite troops at the beginning of Li Jing's beginning, if it weren't for the lack of war horses, this battalion should also be upgraded to a cavalry battalion, but there is no way, due to the lack of war horses, they can only barely use it as a heavy infantry battalion,
But there are more than 1,000 war horses, and there are many mules, horses and other livestock, which are used to drag grain, grass and armor, not only that, but they also strengthened the equipment equipped with twenty tiger squatting cannons, which are all fine equipment made by hydraulic drilling, not only unified the specifications of artillery shells, but also fired at half the time in the past, and the firing range has more than doubled.
After all, the new firearms and artillery can be reinforced at any time, and this unit has the most rigorous training and the most loyal thinking, if it were not for the heavy task of cutting off the retreat of the Tartar cavalry, Li Jing would still be reluctant to send this battalion.
"When it's the turn of the First Brigade to go out, we still have to fight, nothing else, let's move on, we have to inform the troops, the troops will bring up the spirit to me, we must let the soldiers of the First Brigade take a look, and my Third Brigade is not ambiguous!" Wu Guangnian couldn't bear it, but he was holding his breath in his heart, and he always wanted to compete with Qiu Laoshi of the First Brigade, this year, why can the First Brigade replenish a large number of Mongolian cavalry and the original elite cavalry on the three sides, and their third brigade is not raised by the stepmother.
"That is, the name of our Third Brigade is not blown out, everyone work hard, let them see how powerful we are." Zhao Pu was not happy in his heart, according to the combat exploits of each brigade, their brigade was the most powerful brigade in cavalry combat, from Yingzhou to Yizhou, who was afraid of whom.
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"Ouch, what are you doing, frizzy, this is a good lake of rice, how permeable it is!" Just when the armies of all walks of life were advancing towards the predetermined location, a long convoy at the south gate of Datong City was rushing out of the city, and people were looking at this large group of people curiously, after all, the whole city was full of people who were ready to go out of the city, there must be tens of thousands.
But there are too many people, naturally messy, it is inevitable to make mistakes in the busy, this is not, a cart led by a cow, instantly overturned outside the city gate, more than a dozen bags of grain fell to the ground, one of which may have touched a stone, the entire bag mouth was scratched, the dazzling white flowers of rice instantly spilled on the ground, if it were not for the many soldiers around to guard, it is impossible to say that these onlookers still have to flock to rob it.
"It's not to blame me, the mouth of the bag is not tightened, and the gate of this city is full of sand and gravel, and the car is unstable." The reprimanded man muttered a rebuttal, but he was glared at by the sergeant, and he didn't dare to speak in an instant, and the convoy behind him urged urgently, after all, this is a team of tens of thousands of people, what is the matter if they are all blocked at the city gate?
"Hurry up! You are stuck here, and the people behind you can't move, so first sweep up the grain, and then load it, hurry up. When the soldiers who were maintaining order at the city gate saw this, they immediately came over and beckoned two temporary commanders, and soon the surrounding people moved instantly.
"See, this centaur can't see the end all the way, who dares to chew his tongue and say that our Qin army doesn't dare to go out of the city to fight?" A person who doesn't know the details is lively, and he is surrounded by some neighbors, after all, such a big movement, who doesn't come out to see a surprise, Datong City is not another city, the garrison here is thousands of people, as long as the Mongolian Tartars are not stupid, they dare not come to Datong to hang around, if they don't do it, they will have to lose a lot of horses.
"Eighteen, you better go home and guard your daughter-in-law to earn two small dollars, this is obviously the team that transports grain, and the Qin army in the north is short of food, which makes people send it up, do you see it, my small four team is also in it, their battalions are all dispatched, have you ever seen so many people in the war?" A well-informed city citizen suddenly stopped doing it, and said ironically.
"Look at what you can, if you don't fight, you won't fight, anyway, the grain is not levied by us, so he can do whatever he wants." An uncle who was choked was suddenly unable to speak, but he still stiffened his mouth before turning around and preparing to go home.
"This big brother, I see that you are an understanding person, can you tell me, where is this food sent?" When a man who looked strange heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he rushed up and pretended to be curious and asked. (To be continued.) )