Chapter 7: The White Wave Thief
In the early morning of the next day, Li Zheng left 10,000 elite infantry soldiers to guard Gao Nu, and instructed the military captain of Zhubu and Gao Nu to be vigilant against the movements of Dong Zhuo's army in the south, maintain a strict defensive posture, and then lead the army to cross the river to the east and kill Xihe County.
In this battle, Li Zheng carried 50 blue birds, all of which were distributed in the land of Xihe and Shangjun. Tong guò Lan Xiang Bird, Li Zheng knows the marching state of the white wolf on the North Road well.
Two days ago, the white wolf broke Meiji, and the next day it turned south, and within two days, it broke the three counties of Pingding, Yuanyin, and Yuanyang, and now it has arrived in the area of Gaowolf and Lin County, and is close to Xihe County.
The three counties in the north of the West River are no different from the counties of the upper counties, all of which are in a state of anarchy, and they were taken by the white wolf lightly without spending a single soldier.
But when he arrived in the area of Gaowolf and Lin County, he was intercepted by white wave thieves.
These two counties are the northern barrier of the county from the stone. The white wave thief has occupied Lishi, so naturally he will not ignore the barrier. Although the white wave thief is called a thief, it is very different from ordinary thieves after all. They were the remnants of the Yellow Turban in their early years, and later they fought with the Han court army, and they fought with Dong Zhuo's department, so they can never be regarded as ordinary bandits, and they can barely be said to be small princes. The leaders of his subordinates also have some military acumen.
The 30,000 troops of the White Wolf Department set out from the big city fortress and broke through many county towns all the way, leaving 500 to 1,000 troops to guard the county seat, and there were about 27,000 soldiers and horses in the area of Gao Wolf and Lin County.
The strong troops, elite equipment, and even the invincibility all the time have given the white wolf great confidence, or a kind of pride.
But under Gao Wolf City, the Northern Route Army stopped.
The equipment of the white wave thieves is not as good as the Xiliang army, the strength of the soldiers is not as good as the Xiliang army, and it is inferior to the Xiliang army in all aspects, but it just blocked more than 20,000 white wolf troops under the Gao Wolf City.
One is because of the white wolf's light enemy, and the other is because there is a general among the white wave thieves!
Even though the damage was staggering, this person relied on weak soldiers and horses, calm and idle command, and used the city as a barrier to resist the two onslaught attacks of the white wolf, and temporarily fell into a stalemate.
After Li Zheng learned the news, he was not annoyed, but a little happy.
Being able to block the onslaught of the white wolf with a mere wolf town in all aspects when he is backward in all aspects, it can be seen that this person has an extraordinary response!
Li Zheng is already looking forward to it.
Of course, Li Zheng didn't blame the white wolf too much, but only asked him to remember this kind of lesson, and he must not underestimate the enemy in the future.
Catching them all is a policy that Li Zheng has always pursued. The same goes for the white wave thief.
Therefore, even if the white wolf is blocked, Li Zheng is not ready to lead the army to join forces with the white wolf, but to take the rear of the road, completely cut off the retreat of the white wave thief, and then fight with the white wolf in the north and south, and completely eliminate the white wave thief in one fell swoop!
He believed that maybe the White Wave Thief general would be able to stop the White Wolf army temporarily, but it would definitely not be for long. There is no strength to defeat the White Wolf's department.
The first target, Mount Tongtian!
After the Baibo thieves were defeated by Lu Bu, they abandoned the Baibo Valley, retreated to Xihe County, and after occupying the county governance Lishi, they also pressed a camp in Tongtian Mountain as the forward position to confront Dong Zhuo's army in the south.
That night, Li Zheng led his army quietly to the area of Tongtian Mountain, and through the blue birds, he had a clear understanding of the situation inside and outside the camp.
This camp is located on a high slope, and under the high slope, there is a passage connecting Hedong and Xihe County. There were about 500 tents in the camp, and according to the calculation of 20 to 30 men in each tent, there were 10,000 to 15,000 troops stationed.
There are not many troops, but the terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack.
Especially for cavalry, it is necessary to rush up a high slope before engaging it. The length of this high slope is about one mile, and the slope is more than 30 degrees. If the cavalry were to charge from below, it would be difficult for one to exert a powerful impact, and the other would have to face the defensive equipment in the camp - at least equipped with rolling stones and logs.
In the face of such terrain, even the war cavalry could not be unscathed. The boulders and logs rolling down the high slopes will definitely kill the war cavalry!
When a group of 7,400 cavalry approached the camp of Tongtian Mountain for more than ten miles, they slowed down, reduced their movements, and slowly approached. At the time of the hour, I finally arrived at three miles below the camp of Tongtian Mountain.
Li Zheng sat on the battle horse, looked up at the high slope camp, looked at the little fire in it, and nodded slightly.
In a short time, the golden-winged tiger rider stationed not far away swayed up, soared into the air, and quietly reached the sky above the camp under the cover of night.
Suddenly, a sharp whistle broke out, and in an instant, the camp on the high slope came to life like a sleeping beast!
Li Zheng couldn't help frowning, it seemed that he and the others had been discovered.
On this march, the white wave thief scouts encountered were all killed, and in the face of the pursuit of the fast-moving war horses and even the golden-winged tiger riders in the sky, even if they had two more legs, they would definitely not be able to run.
But I didn't expect that under this big camp, before launching an attack, it was discovered.
I think it should be a shadow boy lying in ambush around the camp.
The generals in this battalion are quite fine.
But it doesn't hurt, when you find it, you find out, how about measuring him?
In the middle of the camp, the fire gradually grew, and more and more soldiers rushed out of the tents, still wearing armor and clothes. Suddenly, a large number of short guns were thrown in the sky, and immediately screamed, and dozens of people were pierced and nailed to the ground!
In an instant, the surrounding soldiers exploded and became chaotic!
This kind of blow that fell from the sky made all the soldiers dodge while they were confused. Something unknown, always frightening, and even more so at night!?
Then, there were waves of short guns, and where there were many people, they became targets. In just a moment, the camp of Tongtian Mountain was completely chaotic.
Many military tents overturned the torches and burned when the soldiers were dodging and fleeing for their lives.
"Assemble, assemble, prepare!"
One of the generals brandished weapons and shouted and cursed the restraints, but it was completely ineffective. In the entire camp, almost all of them are about to become a camp!
The soldiers were already sleeping in a daze, and suddenly heard the warning, like frightened birds, and then there was a blow from the sky, and when they were flustered, they immediately lost their heads, like headless flies, and they didn't know what to do at all!
"Idiot!"
In the main tent, a general rushed out with a spear, and a short spear fell in front of him, dodging again and again, and he was almost pierced in a few holes. Seeing the general scolding and restraint, he couldn't help but step forward and slap over and scold: "Gather a fart!" Let the soldiers hide in the dark, and under the cover of night, don't get together! ”
After that, the general shouted angrily: "What the hell, what the hell is going on? What about the Dark Whistle? Where's the whistle?! ”
"General Hu!"
One of the soldiers shouted: "The secret sentry has found a large number of cavalry gathered under the camp!" ”
"What? And a large number of cavalry?! ”
When General Hu heard this, his face couldn't help but change, and at the same time, he heard the wind in his ears, and hurriedly rolled on a lazy donkey, turned over and hid in the dark: "What the hell is falling from the sky?!" ”
"It's a short gun!"
"Idiot! Lao Tzu knows it's a short gun! What the hell is in the sky?! General Hu scolded.
"I don't know!"
"it!"
General Hu breathed sharply a few times and shouted: "Pass my order, immediately extinguish the fire, all the soldiers along the wall, immediately assemble in front of the village, prepare to roll stones and wood, and prepare for defense!" ”
"Whoa!"
But how hard is it to extinguish fires?
In the entire camp, some of the military tents were already on fire, and the flames were rushing into the sky, illuminating the surrounding night sky as if it were day. And now it is the height of summer, the temperature is high, the air is dry, on this high slope, there is a night wind blowing, the wind fuels the fire, the fire spreads, more and more violent, extinguishing the fire is just delusional.
Under the command of the generals, many soldiers hid under the walls of the fortress while fighting fires, and assembled in front of the camp.
Under the camp of Tongtian Mountain, the fire was dazzling, shining Li Zheng's face brightly and darkly.
Although there was chaos in the camp, Li Zheng still did not move.
In any case, it would be foolish to charge up a high slope with cavalry. What Li Zheng has to do is wait. Let the Great Fire and Sky Warriders force the White Wave Thieves out of the camp and then attack!
Now that the fire is raging, presumably the white wave thieves in the camp should be unbearable!
Li Zheng's eyes were unusually calm, and his face was as pale as a stone.
Half a moment, a moment of time slowly drained away, and the fire in the camp became more and more dazzling. But none of the soldiers in the battalion rushed out.
Li Zheng was amazed in his heart, and he didn't know what the generals in the camp thought.
At this moment, the four hundred golden-winged tiger horsemen flew back and landed beside the battle cavalry formation.
"Lord!"
The commander of the Golden Winged Tiger Cavalry turned over and got off the back of the war horse, his face was red, and there were beads of sweat: "The fire in the camp is too strong, the heat is soaring, and the battle cavalry strategy can no longer hold on." ”
Li Zheng bowed slightly, and said: "The Golden Winged Tiger rode first and rested, there is such a fire in the camp, I don't believe that the white wave thieves in it can hold on!" ”
"Whoa!"
Seven thousand war horsemen lined up in formation, silently watching the sky-high fire, listening to the screams and shouts from time to time, and waiting quietly.
After another quarter of an hour, the camp of Tongtian Mountain was almost completely ignited, and finally, Li Zheng saw the shadowy white wave thieves gathered in front of the camp.
"Damn, brothers, rush down with General Ben and kill a bloody road!"
General Hu was sweating profusely, his helmet didn't know where to go, his hair was in a loose bun, and his hair was curled up with heat, emitting a foul smell. All the soldiers beside him, who were not better looking than him, were all scorched by the blazing air, and it was a little difficult to breathe!
With a sharp swing of his spear, he made himself the vanguard, leading thousands of soldiers and rushing down the hillside like a flood.
Seeing this, Li Zheng couldn't help laughing: "All the war horses are ready!" ”
400 meters, 300 meters, 200 meters
"Kill!"