(The red envelopes of the alliance are too heavy...... Thank you to Zhao Wuxian 2014, Duke Headless, and Jwrock for their continued support during the New Year's Festival! ）

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The front army of the Liaodong Coalition Army and the Chinese army were allocated the next day, and the front of the troops was directed at Goguryeo, while the White Wolf Army led by Lejin rode and rode to Houcheng County in the southwest of Xuansu County, which was still dozens of miles away from Goguryeo City.

The two armies led by Ma Han and Xiahou Lan totaled more than 3,400 cavalry, and except for the two of them's subordinate guards, they were basically all Hu cavalry. One of the characteristics of the Hu cavalry is that they rely very little on logistics, and as long as they have a small amount of provisions, they can fight for a long time.

There were more than 3,000 cavalry led by Ma Hansuo, and there were 5,000 war horses and pack horses, and they brought enough dry food and horse feed for seven days, at least before crossing the ditch tower (the boundary city between the Han Dynasty and Goguryeo), there were supplies from Xuansu County along the way, and there was no need to use reserves. After entering Goguryeo, there were seven days of military rations, which was enough to kill the northern capital of Goguryeo.

What are you most afraid of when you go deep into enemy territory? There is no doubt that it was the enemy army who cleared the wilderness and took advantage of the geographical advantage to cut off the grain route, and even set up obstacles at dangerous passes to block the return of the army. The king of Goguryeo did this back then, and achieved considerable results, and the Liaodong army had to defend against it.

In view of this, Ma Han decided not to wait for the logistics and rushed forward on light horses. The best result is to catch up with the Baqi army and annihilate it, and at the worst it will take the Goguryeo people by surprise and be unable to clear the wilderness.

When passing through the city of Xigaima, it is obvious that this place has just gone through a fierce battle, the farmland has been destroyed, the Tongshan Mountain is wet, the blood is faint, and the population is cut off.

Xigai Ma Chang led the people of Hecheng to bear the grain and labor army with his wounded, and thanked the Liaodong Taishou for leading the army to help. As for Ma Qiang's plan to attack the slaves, Chief Sigai was both happy and worried. It has been reminded again and again that the Goguryeo Mountains are dangerous and the rivers are complicated, and the summer march must be more careful.

Ma Han listened to them one by one, and gave the chief of the Sigai horse a golden silk to praise his bravery, and the chief of the Sigai horse provided more than ten reliable Han and Goguryeo people as guides to the army.

Another day later, the army came to the border between the two countries, and the guide pointed to the bottom of the mountains. A small earthen city on the edge of Xiaoliao Water said to Ma Han: "Please look at the Taishou, there is the ditch building, usually only more than ten soldiers and servants are guarded, and those sheds outside the city are guarded by the guards' families." ”

The ditch building was built by the Goguryeo people, and the Han Dynasty gave Goguryeo to advocate technicians, court clothes, and clothes, and often received them from Xuansu County. Since the beginning of the Marquis of Goguryeo, he has been arrogant and irreverent, and he has not returned to the county. Build a small city in the east boundary, place the court clothes in it, come to take it when you are old, and this city is named the ditch building for a long time.

Plainly. It's just that I want something, just put it here, bye...... This ditch building can be said to be the expression of the proud heart of the Goguryeo people.

Ma Han pointed with a long whip: "Smash it." The Goguryeo people don't need it anymore. ”

Hu people can't build, but they are experts in sabotage, destroying things. The best way to vent the anger in the chest. At that moment, the three hundred Hu cavalry let out an earth-shattering roar, and the hundred horsemen thundered, roaring towards the small earth building.

When the guards and servants in the ditch tower saw it from afar, they were all frightened, crawled out of the city, rushed into the shed and pulled their wives and children, and fled to the mountains and forests without a life.

The Hu people couldn't kill it, so they vented all their anger on this small earthen city, first looted all the things that could be robbed and demolished in the city, and finally lit a fire. The flames soared into the air, and everyone from far and near was shocked, and this fire officially opened the prelude to the war of annihilation.

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At dusk, the Liaodong coalition army was stationed on the south bank of Xiaoliaoshui. Sentinels rode around, and the cordon was released for thirty miles, and at the same time dozens of Goguryeo people in the vicinity were arrested to inquire about the whereabouts of the Baqi army. The information obtained was that the Goguryeo army of Baqi had passed through this place only the day before yesterday and had gone southeast.

"It's only two days away." Ma Han listened to the report of the scouts in the main tent and was slightly satisfied, so at least the Goguryeo people did not have time to clear the wilderness.

Bing Yuan, who was at the head of the horse, coughed lightly and frowned: "Is the envoy chasing too quickly?" As I saw all the way, the mountains and rivers of Goguryeo were steep, the wild forests were deep, and the slaves were familiar with geography. ”

Bing Yuan and Guo Yuan's identities are transcendent, and they can be regarded as Ma Han's guest secretaries, and they can freely express their opinions. And in his name, Mo said that it was Ma Han, the self-led Liaodong Taishou, even in front of Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao, who were in the state of the economic system, he was as outspoken.

Guo Yuan also admonished: "The envoy is the commander of the Chinese army, and he is also the commander of the three armies, the march should be behind, how can he break ahead of the whole army?" This is actually a taboo on the march, and the commander of the three armies must not be ignored. ”

Ma Han's right index finger on the case kept rubbing his thumb and smiled helplessly. Of course he can't say it, what you two said is actually the same thing, I went to the front army to be the captain of the scout as the commander of the three armies, just to prevent the Goguryeo people from ambushing!

The march of the large army, under normal circumstances, is to send the forward scout cavalry to explore the road first, and the large army to slow behind. After each twenty miles, after receiving a message from the scouts in front of him about safety, he accelerated his march. At the end of the day, an army can travel 100 miles if it is cavalry, and 40 or 50 miles if it is infantry. In the rugged terrain of Goguryeo, coupled with the extreme heat, this value is halved.

Such a marching speed, of course, could not satisfy Ma Han, he had to catch up with Baqi and annihilate him in the field, such a slow speed, there was no chance to eat dust behind the enemy. According to the commander of Sigaima, the Goguryeo army of Baqi was mostly infantry soldiers and had few cavalry, while the Liaodong coalition army was all cavalry, and it was entirely possible to catch up - as long as they were not afraid of being ambushed and narrowed the reconnaissance radius of the scouts, the army let go of its worries and ran at full speed.

Therefore, Ma Han decided that from tomorrow, he would not only continue to be the captain of the scout, but also the vanguard officer. He wants to make the speed of the Liaodong Army and the White Wolf Fierce Cavalry become a never-ending nightmare for the Goguryeo people.

Of course, Ma Han couldn't say this kind of thing to Bingyuan and Guoyuanming, so he just smiled slightly: "What the two gentlemen said is extremely true, the reason why Han traveled all the way was to meet a person who was more familiar with geography than the Goguryeo people. Well, I guess he's almost there, too. ”

Who can meet in this land of Goguryeo? Bing Yuan and Guo Yuan glanced at each other, although they wanted to know, but Ma Han didn't say anything, with the reserve of the two, they naturally couldn't let go of their bodies to ask. Anyway, the answer will be revealed soon, so it's better to wait quietly.

Really. After a while, I faintly heard a noise from outside the camp, and it seemed that many horses were coming. Soon, a report came from outside the tent: "The prince of the Fuyu Kingdom is begging to see Taishou." ”

Ma Han'an sat still, raised his hand and said, "Please invite your husband Yu Guojun to come in." ”

It turns out that he also united with the husband Yu Guojun! Bingyuan and Guoyuan suddenly realized, no wonder. Goguryeo was originally the hometown of Fuyu, and the two countries fought against each other all the year round, to say that the topography and geography of Goguryeo, the border people of the Han Dynasty really no one can compare with Fuyu and Yu are familiar with it.

Less leaning, the curtain opened. A man in the prime of life wearing a hat, decorated with gold and silver, dressed in a white pleated linen robe, with a high nose and deep eyes, and a handful of yellow beards under his chin, appeared in front of the tent.

"Husband Yu Wei Qiu Tai, meet Taishou." The visitor bent down deeply and bowed to the horseman.

Ma Han smiled and invited: "Fu Yujun came at the right time, please sit down." ”

Wei Qiutai hurriedly thanked him. He took off his dusty leather boots, put on the wooden chimney handed by the guard, stepped into the tent covered with felt carpets, and carefully knelt down on the white mat that had been prepared on the right.

Wei Qiutai can be called king and hegemon in Fuyu. But in the Han Dynasty, he was just a vassal monarch subordinate to Xuansu County, and in front of Liaodong Taishou, who even had to bow down to Xuansu County, he behaved like this. Hardly surprising.

Ma Han introduced the two soldiers of Bing Yuan and Guoyuan to Wei Qiutai, and Wei Qiutai hurriedly saluted, and the two soldiers just bowed their heads lightly. Even though both of them are poor scholars. They are not from a family, but with their reputation, they will not pretend to be a foreign monarch after all.

Wei Qiutai also knew that in the Han Dynasty, the status of celebrities was respected, but in the eyes of a prince like him, he actually looked down on people who played tricks, and a prince with a strong wrist like Ma Han could make him feel awe from the bottom of his heart.

Ma Han ignored the mutual contempt of the two sides, and asked, "How many people did Fu Yujun bring?" ”

Wei Qiutai replied cautiously: "Taishou's summons is very urgent, Xiao Wang didn't have time to gather too many soldiers and horses, and only brought 300 cavalry guards from the palace guards of the national capital, as well as 1,000 infantry soldiers of the border army who confronted Goguryeo......"

"Only 1,300 people? Too little! Too little! Ma Han's face sank, and Wei He was pressing, "Fu Yujun, you should know how important my expedition to Goguryeo is to Fu Yuguo." Decades of humiliation, once repaid. Such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity should be joined by the whole country. But you'd be better to bring that little bit. Hey hey ......"

Wei Qiutai walked all the way, it was already hot, and at this time, he saw sweat on his forehead, and apologized: "Too good to be kind, how can Xiao Wang not know the reason?" It's just that the time is really in a hurry, and Xiao Wang doesn't dare to miss the period of joining forces with Taishou, so he hasn't had time to recruit the army......"

"That's it, I don't want to explain, I just need the army." Ma Han waved his hand, "Fu Yujun will take this part of the men and horses first, join forces with my Liaodong Army, and then gather a large army to help." Anyway, the domestic city is not ready to go down overnight, as long as the follow-up army can join the war in time. ”

Wei Qiutai said yes again and again, and when he saw that Ma Han had not surrendered to the crime, Fang wiped his sweat and sat upright, and his heart was still beating wildly.

Ma looked at Wei Qiutai: "Now, what news do you have for me?" ”

Wei Qiutai hurriedly paused: "There is something important to report to Taishou - Bogu, the king of Goguryeo, is dead." ”

What the?! This is really shocking news, and with the calmness of Ma Han, the calmness of Bingyuan, and the calmness of Guoyuan, they can't help but change color. On weekdays, they don't care whether a vassal king is dead or alive, but at the moment, the life or death of Bogu directly affects a heavy battle.

"Really?" Ma Han's eyes were sheng, and he didn't dare to raise his eyes.

"Yes, absolutely...... It is the sister of Xiao Wang, and the side concubine of King Bogu sent cronies to urgently summon her. ”

Ma Han was slightly stunned, Wei Qiutai was no more than thirty at most, and his sister ...... I heard that Pegu is in his sixties. Well, it is normal for a weak country to serve a strong country, and it is normal to send a woman and a woman to send money to the territory. Bogu's side concubine was arraigned, and it seems that the news is undoubtedly confirmed.

Ma Han really didn't expect that before he set out on the expedition, he said, "King Bogu, you are dead", and as a result, this guy is really dead.

So, what impact will the death of Pegu have on this war? (To be continued......)