Chapter 828: Swallowing Thousands of Miles Like a Tiger
For several days, Chen Kefu was restless in the Jinyang Palace, and it was difficult to sleep and eat. It wasn't until today, after Wang Hai, the head of the palace, sent the latest report of the Investigation Department to the palace, that Chen Ke had to recover the anxious mood he had been feeling for several days after reading it. According to the report sent by the Investigation Division, since the emergency conscription order was issued, the people of the provinces not only did not react as expected, but showed great support for the imperial court's war in the investigation.
More than ten provinces under the rule of the imperial court, especially the Central Plains, Hedong and Hebei provinces, were very supportive of the imperial court's dispatch of troops. Especially in Hedong and Hebei, almost more than half of the people have asked to join the army, and the fanatical mood of the people has caught the local officials in various prefectures and counties off guard, and they have asked their superiors how to deal with it.
Hearing such news, Chen Kefu was also a little incredulous at first. Although it is said that the storm that has appeared today is actually caused by him. But he himself did not intend to set off such a storm, let alone half-fan the flames. Now that he received such news, he was surprised, but he did not mean to fuel his momentum, and he did not feel the need for it.
In Chen Kefu's view, the current situation of Da Chen has long been destined for the people to follow him. After all, compared with the turbulent times of these years, although Dachen has been established for just a few years, it has already made many people shout that it has returned to the scene of the prosperous era of the emperor, and even more people say that today's Dachen atmosphere has already surpassed the prosperous era of the emperor. The rest of the people were the most practical and the most distressed. They can keenly sense the changes in the situation in the world, and can judge early what is beneficial to them and what is harmful to them.
When there is a change like the one in the seventh year of the Great Cause, the unbearable people will rise up. But as it is now. What the court did was to maintain the lives of the people now, and the people would also worry that the happiness in their hands would be too short-lived, and that they would lose all that they had. They care about these things more than anyone else, and they will support them more than anyone else.
After several days of hazy weather, the sky finally stopped.
In the morning, I had just received the good news of the positive attitude of the people towards the conscription, and before noon another flying pigeon message had been delivered from Yanmen Town. Before opening the information, Chen Kefu had already roughly guessed from the face of Chen Lei, the head of the guard, that it must be very positive good news.
Sure enough, the letter was sent back by Li Jing, the generalissimo of the front line who was sitting in Yanmen. The letter reported to the emperor that Marshal Wang Rengong had made another great contribution after the raid on the city of Dali. When Chen Kefu saw Li Jing's obviously excited handwriting on the good news, he couldn't help but be happy.
Wang Rengong attacked the Turkic camp at night and killed the Turks by surprise. With a number of 50,000, he resolutely launched a night attack on the 200,000 Turkic army at Baidaochuan in Yinshan. Destroy 30,000 enemies. He beheaded the little Khan of Yili, one of the little Khans of the western Turks, and burned a million stones of grain and grass that the Turks were preparing for the southern expedition. Such good news made Chen Kefu slap it on the jade table several times, and slapped the entire right palm red unconsciously.
In addition to being shocked and joyful, Chen Kefu was worried about the safety of the old general. Hit the Turks with such a heavy stick. Tong Ye Hu, this kid wouldn't admit it like this.
Fortunately, the next content made Chen Kefu breathe a sigh of relief. Seeing that the 50,000-strong army died more than 5,000 people after the first battle, Chen Kefu couldn't help but feel heavy. Ten to one damage is nothing in a big battle like this. It can even prove the success of the old coach in this battle. But the death of 5,000 of the most elite cavalry of the Chen Army outside the fortress still made Chen Kefu's heart ache. …,
If it weren't for the southward movement of the Turks. These 5,000 people are not the most dead. The more he thought about this, the more resentful Chen Kefu became towards the Turks. The Turks do not die in their hearts. If they don't completely knock them down this time, they will never stop hurting the Central Plains.
Seeing Shen Guang escorting the wounded soldiers with thousands of people, Chen Kefu was faintly worried about them again.
The day before yesterday, Li Jing told him that in order to meet the old marshal, he transferred 50,000 township soldiers led by the Xue family's uncle and nephew to Dali City to meet him. When he received this report at that time, Chen Kefu's mood was complicated. In Chen Kefu's view, if you want to defeat the Turks, you can only use your own strengths and attack their weaknesses. It is unrealistic to go to war with the Turks outside the fortress. Da Chen didn't have so many cavalry, and he couldn't afford to participate in such a large-scale battle. Da Chen had no choice but to lure the Turks to Yanmen, and then rely on the solidity of Yanmen to deal with the Turks.
After all, the court has spent so much time in Yanmen recently, and has come up with two top-secret weapons, just to deal with the Turkic wolves riding iron hooves, how can they abandon them. At the beginning, Wang Rengong asked to lead the troops out of the fortress, but Chen Kefu agreed only after great hesitation.
In Chen's heart, the old marshal's move was tantamount to seeking the final way to serve the country. 50,000 elite horses came out of the plug, and Chen Kefu even classified this elite cavalry in his heart as unable to return.
With 50,000 against 200,000, and cavalry against cavalry, this is not Chen Kefu's pessimism, but he knows the power of the Turkic cavalry, and he also knows that after the old marshal comes out of the fortress, he will never hide in the castles to fight offensive and defensive battles, and will definitely take the initiative to raid the Turks.
Although he saw all this, he could not refuse the old marshal's invitation to fight. And in his heart, he actually knew that if he wanted to fight against the 400,000 Turks, the main force of the Chen army could not give up Yanmen and other fortresses, but he could not blindly sit back and watch the Turks gather and then go south. Wang Rengong played, and tactically speaking, this was the last chance for the Chen Dynasty to attack. Just like playing chess, this is an opportunity for Chen Chao to take a cannon or a horse to fight the opponent's rook from the beginning. Although both artillery and horses are very important, if you can really fight the opponent's rook, it is very cost-effective in terms of strategy and tactics.
It's just that when playing chess, the chess pieces are emotionless. But as an emperor, he wants to let the 50,000 army fight like this, even the most ruthless monarch is difficult to calm down.
Li Jing asked the Xue family's uncle and nephew to bring 50,000 township soldiers out of the cloud to respond, in Chen Kefu's opinion. Naturally, he understood that Li Jing was worried about the 50,000 army and was unwilling to give up these comrades easily. But on the other hand, Chen Kefu had to consider the battle situation, and Li Jing did so. But he was risking his uncle and nephew with the Xue family. Wang Rengong is the marshal of Chen Jun, and 50,000 elite cavalry are Brother Chen Jun. But how is Xue Dingguo not Marshal Chen Jun, and how is the 50,000 township army not Brother Chen Jun.
Li Jing did this, which was equivalent to the imperial court sending 50,000 elite cavalry into danger, and then throwing 50,000 village soldiers into it. Everyone knows that this is playing with fire, and once Wang Rengong is really in danger, it will be difficult to change the overall situation with Xue Dingguo's 50,000 township soldiers alone. It is even possible to be eaten by the Turks, who have an absolute advantage in numbers, which is a tactic to add fuel and a taboo for soldiers.
If Xue Dingguo's 50,000 soldiers and horses also fell in, Chen Jun would have to save them again. That's the refueling tactic. If you don't save it, you will lose tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in vain.
The overall strategy set by Chen Kefu was to use city defense battles to deal with the Turks' large cavalry mobile corps, but if there were not enough troops, even if there were fortresses, they might not be able to hold it.
But on the other side of the heart. Chen Kefu still agreed with Li Jing sending Xue Dingguo. No one can watch those 50,000 soldiers and horses fight with the Turks like this, not to mention, Wang Rengong is still Li Jing's eldest brother. And in his heart, Chen Kefu also thinks that the uncle and nephew of the Xue family are the number one brave generals of Da Chen Shu. Before them. Xue Dingguo and Wang Rengong joined forces, plus Qin Qiong and other young generals. It may not be impossible to turn a victory into a defeat. …,
Li Jing's good news was written for several pages, after turning another page. Chen Kefu saw the battle behind.
Marshal Wang Rengong, after the sudden attack on the Turks, immediately retreated without the slightest pause.
While the Turks were reorganizing their troops and horses, they sent several troops and horses to pursue them. The two armies chased and fled, fighting constantly along the way, and the two armies continued to bleed, like two fierce beasts fighting for their lives.
In the Battle of Yuanyang, the two armies fought again, Wang Rengong was trapped in the town, and with 30,000 soldiers and horses against 80,000 Turkic pursuing soldiers and horses. The two armies were bloodily killed overnight, and the Chen army killed 30,000 enemies with more than 5,000 casualties of its own casualties, and captured the enemy's main general. Just when the Turks did not expect it, Wang Rengong Turks led the whole army to break through at the fourth watch.
Wang Rengong is worthy of being a veteran of the battlefield, when he broke through, he took out one of the two horsemen carried by Chen Jun, opened the four gates in the dark night, and then drove the ownerless war horse out of the north, west, and east three gates, attracting the attention of the Turks, but with more than 20,000 troops to break through from the south gate.
The scattered Turks failed to block Wang Rengong's troops, and the Turks, who had figured out all the circumstances, had to hurriedly pursue Chen's army under the leadership of the commanders Ashina and Danai. The two armies pursued and fled, and once again returned to the situation of the previous day.
You chased me and fled until the evening of the next day, when the Chen army crossed the first high skyscraper ridge in the east of the flat steppe, and the Turkic soldiers following behind had already approached the Chen army.
Looking at the high Sky Ridge, Ashina and Si Mo, who were running on the canyon passage on the side of the Sky Ridge, couldn't help but worry. He rode his horse to Ashnai Danai's side and told him that the terrain was dangerous, and it was the best place for ambush. Remind Shi Danai to pay careful attention to the enemy's ambush, and if he wants Ashina Danai to suspend the pursuit, he first sent scouts to check the canyon.
But Ashina and Danai, who were already the most angry and almost lost their minds, didn't have much affection for the clansmen who looked like the Sogdian Hu, and seeing that it was about to get dark, with a little more force, they could catch up with the damned Chen army before it got dark.
If the pursuit is stopped at this time, only because he is worried that he will send scouts to check the reason before daring to pursue, this will undoubtedly give Chen Jun a chance to escape. He knew the ability of the Chen people to escape, and after leaving the vast grassland, if those Chen people drilled into any mountain, it would not be easy to find them in a short time.
Moreover, Ashina and Danai are also very convinced that at this time, it is impossible for Chen Jun to have any ambushes. In his opinion, this army of Chen's troops was a dead army, and if there were really reinforcements, then they should be ambushed in Jinhe or Yuanyang Town, not here.
In the end, Ashina Danai rejected Ashina Simo's request and ordered the whole army to continue the pursuit.
The Turks were indeed furious, and they were just bent on chasing down the Chen army that had attacked them. From the annihilation of the 5,000 forwards in Dali to yesterday's bloody battle of Yuanyang, the Turkic army of 200,000 was attacked by the 50,000 Chen army, and in just a few days, more than 80,000 people have been killed, and a million stones of grain and grass have been burned, a little khan has died, a set has been captured, and even the highest great khan has been injured in the arm. Such a shame, how can they, the warriors who are known as the lords of the grasslands, tolerate it.
More than 50,000 Turkic cavalry continued to pass through the Motianling Canyon with swift iron hooves, and when the wolf soldiers at the forefront finally passed through the other side of the canyon, the ambush that Ashina Simo had been worried about did not appear.
After Ashina Danai heard the news from earlier, he sneered at Ashina Simo a few times.
Just when a third of the Turkic cavalry had already passed through the canyon, and all the people behind had entered the canyon, three red signal arrows suddenly rose high above the dark night.
The bright red signal arrow soared into the sky, then exploded with a thud, sending three brilliant fireworks into the air. …,
Seeing this sudden change, countless Turkic cavalry couldn't help but look up, the gorgeous scene in the sky was so magical, so incredible, and so beautiful for these Turks.
The cavalry of many tribes even screamed at the night sky on their horses, shouting Immortality!
Because of the three signal arrows, there was a trace of chaos in the Turkic galloping procession, many cavalry galloped on horseback, but there were also many cavalry staring blankly at the fading fireworks in the sky.
The Turkic soldiers were still screaming for immortality, but Ashina and Danai, who were the commanders of the first army, had already felt a cold that penetrated through the bones. The soldiers were ignorant, but Ashina Danai knew that these beautiful and incredible fireworks were a signal for Chen's army, just like the chirping arrows used by the warriors on the grassland.
As soon as the signal came out, it undoubtedly indicated the greatest possibility, an ambush.
Everything was as Ashina Danai had guessed, but he guessed it a little too late.
The earth shook slightly, and countless noises came from behind, and a wolf soldier with a bloody face and a few feathered arrows stuck in his back galloped all the way.
"The enemy attacked, there was an ambush behind, and the Chen army suddenly appeared and blocked the valley mouth behind"
"Chen Jun? What is Chen Jun? How many centaurs are there? Ashina Danai grabbed the wolf soldier's arm with a pale face and asked loudly, but unfortunately the wolf soldier could no longer answer his question, and even hit several arrows, the cavalry was already dead at this time, leaving only Ashina Danai's face full of pale and frightened in the air, and the constant shouting of killing from behind! (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )