Volume 3 Chapter 182 Feasting on the Hongmen (25)
A large group of Jurchen iron horsemen rode through the mountain roads. It is the department of Lou Chamber, and Lou Mur is the first soldier, and he is also in this vanguard army.
Behind them, there was a pillar of smoke that went straight into the sky, representing the Song army's broken military village that was captured by them.
In this valley that flows out of the Weishui River Valley from east to west, I don't know how many Jurchen military horses are desperately advancing to the east!
The battle was completely won from the Weishui River Valley, and it was not expected by Lou Mu to change to such a state at once. Who knows how these more than 10,000 defeated troops could suddenly cheer up, suddenly change their appearance, like a strong army, all the way to the east of the conflict, from the weak point of the impact of the dead!
Yifang's troops are weak, and Lou Mu naturally understands. Let these more than 10,000 defeated troops come into conflict, there are two things to worry about. One is that the more than 10,000 defeated troops clashed to the east and joined forces with the troops of the southerners Yan Wang who attacked west in the Lanshui River Valley. Then the Jurchen army still has to maintain enough troops to hold it in the east, and the strength of the westward development will naturally become weak. When the time comes, the strategic layout of crossing the big river, gaining a firm foothold, and waiting for changes will be greatly affected.
Even if Hulu did his best, he rejected the southern Yan Wang's headquarters in the east, blocked the defeated army of more than 10,000 Yan in the west, and tried his best to stabilize the Yifang front. I was also afraid that the defeated army of more than 10,000 Yan Yan would break its tail to survive, so it was decisive to clash to the north, pass through Feiyuan Fort, rush through the Lanshui before the Jurchen army returned to the division, and retreated into the territory of the three states outside the river!
With such a move, even if Wanyan Hulu, who stayed behind, had three heads and six arms, he would no longer be able to stop it.
These more than 10,000 defeated troops are completely different from before, and they are already a force with considerable combat power that needs to be looked at squarely. If you withdraw from the three states outside the river and rest and replenish, then the western flank of the Hedong battlefield will still be a threat. And the strategic layout of the Jurchen Western Route Army across the Great River has still not been completed!
It is necessary to prevent such a state of affairs from happening. The cleanest way is to achieve a complete victory and defeat the defeated army of more than 10,000 desperately struggling. Annihilation!
All they need to do is catch up before they rush through the Flying Kite Castle, or before they can catch up with the ranks of their own. In the field, it was encircled and destroyed. Or maybe Zong Han's army rushed back, blocking the first line of Flying Kite Fort, and completely cutting off the southern army's road to the north.
At the end of the day, it's time to fight!
The exhaustion of Lou's army was still far above the defeated army of Yanyan. After all, they made a big circle, first rushing to the east bank of the Yellow River, and then fighting back from the east bank of the Yellow River. Hundreds of miles of extra road have been walked.
Now walking through the valley road, the scrawny war horse just can't raise its head. And the horseman, too, closed his eyes and swayed only on the horse's back. After traveling dozens of miles of mountain roads, dozens of Jurchen soldiers fell off their horses because they were too tired, rolled on the ground to be sober, rubbed their eyes vigorously and turned over on their horses again.
As for the Liaodong war horses that fell to the ground as soon as their legs were weak on the way, there were dozens of them. Lying on the side of the road, his stomach couldn't stop heaving, and his mouth was foaming at the mouth. If you have the time and energy, you may be able to rescue most of them, but where is this idle time at this time? Only to abandon it, and then step down and hold the spear as a crutch. Continue on your way.
Even Lou Room himself was so boiled that his eyes were red and his hair was thick. Sitting on horseback, it looks like a sturdy old tree. Looking straight like more than 50 people, the heroic spirit of the past has also consumed a lot of this hard war.
In that time and space without Xiao Yan, this generation of Jurchen famous generals destroyed the Liao State and destroyed half of the Great Song Dynasty. One after another, they either died of violent illness or exhaustion of vitality. Destroying two large countries in parallel with a small ministry, this generation of Jurchen heroes has really burned their own family to the limit!
Listening to the procession just muffled in the procession. Only heavy wheezing could be heard. And in the past, when marching, they whistled each other. The morale of the rude laughter and scolding is completely gone.
Lou Room looked around and shouted: "A Jurchen son brought by a certain Lou Room." How did it become like this? Before the great enemy is destroyed, he slacks himself. Could it be that the previous situation was even more difficult than that of the guards? Is it harder than going straight into the mountains and seas, and there is only bitter water for hundreds of miles? Didn't we capture Yelu Yanxi in the end? ”
Lou Mu's eyes on horseback were like electricity, and he continued to scold: "Do you think that if tens of thousands of southern troops were killed in the Weishui River Valley, the overall situation of this war has been decided?" Do you want to lie down and rest one by one? If this southern army is allowed to escape, no matter in the east or west, we will still have to fight to the death in this cramped place east of the river! At this time, I want to be greedy for comfort, and get out of a certain command early, Lou is in the department, there is no such unpromising Jurchen son! ”
Lou is a human being, although he has never been as ruthless as Hulu. But it is also known as strong and majestic. If you don't say it lightly, you will hit it. The warriors under his command have always been dead set on him, and what should Lou Room say on weekdays, as long as he looks at him, his subordinates will rush to the enemy's large array with their lives and deaths. At this moment, it is really rare to scold, under the scolding of the head and face, the Jurchen soldiers around him all straightened up on horseback, clenched the blades in their hands, and prepared to use their last strength to follow their invincible commander and continue to fight!
Lou Mu's chest slowly rose and fell, scanning the regrouped sons and daughters under his command.
Such an expression is already a gaffe in the Lou room. But since the morale collapsed in front of him, the doomed southern army turned around and left, and rushed out of the Weishui River Valley at once. In Lou Room's chest, there has been a heavy pressure on a shadow.
I don't know where this shadow came from, it can only be said that it is just an inexplicable intuition given by God to the famous generals of the world.
It seems that because of this shadow, the great rivers and mountains that will be galloped by the Jurchen sons will become solid. The wealth that will be given to those soldiers who fought to the death and destroyed the country under his command will be in vain. The wealth that the Jurchen tribes will pass on for a hundred years will be shrouded in this shadow and become a blood and fire! And those southerners who should be tossing and wailing under the iron hooves of the Jurchens will carry their swords and go deep into the border wilderness, until the entire Jurchen tribe is wiped out between the white mountains and black waters!
This feeling of disobedience made Lou Room so depressed that he wanted to vomit blood.
No matter what kind of shadow hangs over the heads of the Jurchen tribes, it will be torn apart and shattered by him. The iron hooves of the Jurchen warriors will no longer be able to stop them, and the luck of the Jurchen tribe will be passed on for a hundred years and a thousand years!
The large group of military horses surged in the valley road again, and the speed was much faster than before. And in the queue, you can hear the sound of the Jurchen warriors shouting and neighing!
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When the day moved past noon for more than an hour, the brigade led by Lou Mu finally approached the mouth of the valley. And the hard whistle in front of them flew back as if they were flying. The generals who led the hard sentinel to explore from afar arrived in front of Lou Room and reported loudly.
"Lou Room, there is a Southern Army to intercept it!"
Lou Room was shocked and raised his eyes. I saw that on the two hills that forced this mountain road, there was a stretch of grass erected in the wall, all of which were freshly cut wood. There are also dotted figures of people carrying wood and digging earth and rocks in the mountains.
And this valley road has also been dug out of several deep and wide trenches, the soil is fresh, and it is exactly the appearance of not being excavated for a long time.
Behind these hastily set up fences, you can see the southern army with a small body exposed, holding bows and crossbows and spears, standing and waiting. A cursory count shows that there are hundreds of people in this mountain pass alone.
At this time, Lou Room was not in a hurry, and waved his hand and ordered: "Get off the horse and rest for the time being, and prepare for the attack!" ”
The Jurchen soldiers all turned over and dismounted, raised horses, drank water and ate. And Lou Room took his guards to ride his horse straight up to the high places on both sides, and the horse could not pass, so he climbed the vine and went up to the highest place.
Standing on a high place, the weather is excellent, and the vision is unobstructed.
In the Yifang Basin surrounded by mountains, in the distance to the east, the light is shining little by little. It was the sight of the sun shining on the armies that were fighting in array.
Around this large army that went deep to the east, with all his eyes, it seemed that he could still see the figures of the cavalry like ants, clashing and shooting at each other around the large array. Rolling up fine clouds of smoke.
Hulu is still pestering this southern army!
Is this southern army really just trying to march east and join up with the southern Yan Wang's department?
No, this array reflecting sunlight is not the right size! Not the weather of tens of thousands of troops!
Lou Room was startled and looked north.
I saw that in the north, more magnificent smoke and dust were raised, and it was still slowly rolling to the north, pointing in the direction of the Flying Kite Castle!
The main force of the Southern Army is to go north!
Lou Mu lost his composure anymore, and ordered loudly: "Gather men and horses and pounce on the southern army defense line in front!" Before nightfall, no matter how many dead or wounded, be sure to open it for someone! ”
The guards shouted the order, turned over and went down the mountain.
And Lou Room just stood on the top of the mountain, staring to the north.
I hope it's still too late, I hope that in front of the Flying Kite Fort, there will be a return division of military horses to arrive and block the southern army there! (To be continued)
PS: The wound on the leg began to heal, swollen and painful. But I didn't dare to take painkillers, otherwise I would be dizzy and would not be able to do anything but sleep.
The number of words Oscar knows too little, but it is really a word by word gritted and picked out. I also ask for your forgiveness