When the rooster crowed for the third time, it was almost the end of the day, and the morning sun was slightly dewed, and the dew on the grass was shining.

The military horn in the Wild Fox City has sounded, Ling Yun will parade troops outside the city, and after a brief but powerful lecture, 5,000 men and horses will face the morning breeze, stepping on the dew and marching westward with neat steps.

Hussar Shan Xiongxin and Qin Shubao were appointed as the left and right pioneers of this expedition before Lingyun set off, and at this time, each led his regiment of 200 elite cavalry to walk in front. Ling Yun and Wei Zheng, Wang Bodang, Gao Jia and more than a dozen generals and colonels took more than 1,000 sergeants to serve as the Chinese army. Lai Liulang, Li Dangren, Huang Junhan and other more than a dozen generals led more than 1,000 people to follow. Gao Yi, Zhai Rang, Cheng Lou and other more than ten generals led 1,500 men and horses to escort the baggage, and marched several miles behind.

The five thousand men were divided into four great parts, and they went in turn, with each part separated by two miles. Each regiment was still separated by a distance of 100 paces. On the left and right of this long marching army, there were also light horsemen galloping by, and they were the cavalry of the left and right Yu Waiting Forces, who were responsible for supervising military discipline and guarding against spying. Farther out, there were also Dou Jiande's scout regiments active, and they probed around, acting as the eyes and ears of the army, ensuring that when the soldiers and horses marched, they would not suddenly fall into the enemy's ambush. The farthest scout had even gone thirty miles to inquire about the situation, while the baggage battalion was ten miles away from the advance.

The speed of the march was not fast, although the light cavalry marched with all its might, and could gallop 300 miles in a day and night, and the foot soldiers could force the march for more than 100 miles a day. However, such a rapid march is generally carried out without abandoning the baggage and light equipment, and this kind of rapid march cannot last. It's more of a tactical role to take things by surprise. And once the action is discovered, then the result of invictory is defeat. Under normal circumstances, it is possible to travel seventy-eight miles in a day.

But Ling Yun's requirements for his troops were. Thirty miles of marching every day.

As the army marched, the marching band men beat the trumpets and drums, and the sergeants marched to the rhythm of the trumpets. Although the cavalry was fast, they still kept moving at a speed of thirty miles a day, and the baggage team walked slowly, but they could also walk forty miles a day, so they were not tired of the speed of thirty miles a day. And so it goes. Although the march of the whole army was a little slower, the front and rear departments kept a safe distance and maintained sufficient body at all times.

Once again, he refused the request of the messenger sent by Shan Xiongxin to let him lead the forward to speed up. Hit the old knife handle with a sudden request. Looking at the back of the messenger who was helplessly returning to Mercedes, Ling Yun's heart was full of peace. If you don't have a chance to use it, you can use it, and you can use it if you use it, and you can use it to take risks. High rewards also mean high risks. And for the allies with the old knife handles. Ling Yun didn't have the slightest intention of taking risks. Although he took the initiative to attack the old knife with 5,000 men and horses, and attacked the crowd with a small number of people, he did not feel that he was in a weak position and needed to take risks. He didn't pay any attention to those rabble, and to deal with them, he only needed to advance step by step, step by step, and then defeat them in a dignified battle.

A little advantage is wasted. That's not his Yi Lingyun's character.

For Ling Yun, this battle was only a warm-up at best. A pre-war warm-up against the Turks. There is no need to worry about the outcome of the battle, what he needs now is to take advantage of this opportunity to learn and control the command of the troops. How to arrange troops, how to march, camp, how to give orders, he was also in charge of the troops and horses for a short time, although there was a victory in the Battle of Shihe, but it was nothing.

Dou Jiande's scout battalion has been completely dispersed, and all kinds of military intelligence information are constantly being transmitted back. On the other side of Momoyama, it is becoming more and more lively, and there are many groups of people arriving every day, most in hundreds of groups, and as few as dozens of people. Things have become more and more interesting, under the rumors of the old knife handle and other people and horses of the 36 villages, this time their alliance action was not forced to form an alliance and confrontation because of the sense of crisis caused by the growing strength of the Tiger League, but evolved into the civil strife of the Tiger League, Yi 13 killed the elders in the alliance, and then made Ji imprison the righteous brothers, stealing the power of the alliance, and after coming to power, they were brutal and unkind, attacking the nearby green forest colleagues everywhere. As one of the nine elders of the Tiger League, he really couldn't stand it, so he came forward and invited all families to join the alliance, wanting to ask questions about the desolation and preside over the morality of the green forest. Under this rumor, there is another gossip, saying that Yi 13 has been extorting and robbing everywhere recently, and countless gold, silver and jewelry have been piled up in Huaihuang City, beautiful women and good horses.

Under this rumor, the cottagers who were originally still on the sidelines also heard the news, for fear that they would miss the opportunity to fight local tyrants and eat big households and share treasures if they were late. Even some people who were not in the green forest at all, some small groups of tribesmen, herdsmen, hunters, etc. on the border also came, and also attracted some bold businessmen who were not afraid of death, and also ran to Taoshan, and talked about business with the old knife and other village owners, patted their chests and expressed their willingness to cooperate, underwrite the spoils of Huaihuang Town, help them transport them to the Central Plains for sale, and exchange for the money, food, ordnance and so on needed by the cottage masters.

In this situation, the allies under Momoyama even thought that Huaihuang Town was already in the hands of each other, and they already felt like they were victors.

The bottom of the mountain has simply become a summer party-like camp, full of people and horses, each family just occupies a position according to the first come, the first to come, there is no overall scale arrangement, each family has no rules and constraints, laughter and laughter all day long, drinking and gambling, and even a few cottages actually brought camp prostitutes, taking the opportunity to do business.

The entire peach mountain is like a lively market, and no one thinks that the Tiger League dares to take the initiative to attack. Everyone thought that the Tigers must be terrified by now, and they were busy repairing the city walls all day long, preparing for war with all their might. Therefore, when the leaders of the cottages drank all day to welcome the new leaders, and then held meetings to discuss how to divide the horses into regular armies and surprise soldiers, and even began to discuss how to divide the spoils after the war, how much each family could get, and so on.

The men and horses of each family went around camping, making friends, drinking, prostitution, and even gambling, hunting, and fighting

Zhang Jin said that a few days ago he took more than a dozen riders. also swaggered to join this summer festival camp. For their arrival, there were just two people on Momoyama who came over and asked them which way they were, brothers, and people. Zhang Jin claimed to have borrowed the identity of the group of horse thieves they had intercepted and captured outside the camp. The other party didn't have the slightest nostalgia at all, and after registering, he turned around and left. Before leaving, he looked at the piece of gold that Zhang Jin had given him, which weighed several taels, and smiled happily. Therefore, he kindly pointed out a vacant land to them as their temporary camp, and even gave him a detailed introduction to the number of horses in the camp and the location of the camp and other valuable information.

After that, Zhang Jin said that he was at the foot of Peach Mountain and set up a tent under the nose of the old knife handle. Stationed down. He was bold and often invited guests to drink, so he quickly became a good friend in the camp. And a dozen of his men. They also went out with a lot of gold and silver every day, and they soon made a large number of friends. Drinking, prostitution, gambling, and fighting together, in a short period of time, Zhang Jincheng and his entourage have already heard countless precious information. The old knife will be the people of the alliance. Quantity. The strength of each family, which leaders are talking in the alliance, and who is now responsible for commanding the troops, etc., they are all clear. These messages were quickly sent outside the camp in a steady stream, handed over to Dou Jiande outside the camp, and then quickly delivered to Ling Yun's hands.

Ling Yun had already led five thousand men and horses to leave Wild Fox City and march towards Peach Mountain, but such precious news. Momoyama didn't know anything about it. It's not that Zhang Cheng's old knife didn't send out fine work, it's just that their fine work has long been caught by Dou Jiande's scout camp. Dou Jiande pretended to be a Taoshan scout every day to send fake messages back to Taoshan. Zhang Cheng and the others didn't know at all. He couldn't have imagined that the scouts under his subordinates were dead, and they had already renegade and surrendered to the Tiger League, and they were in Cao Ying's heart in Han, and they were doing things for Yi Lingyun every day.

In the news sent back by Momoyama Hosaku, who had surrendered, the Tiger Alliance was now in a hurry to prepare for war, and the soldiers and horses were divided into various new cities, and at the same time they were stepping up the repair of the city walls, and there was no intention of going out of the city to fight.

Therefore, Momoyama became more and more relieved, and more and more relieved to discuss how to send troops and how to divide the spoils.

In fact, Zhang Cheng, as the commander of the allied forces this time, hoped to send troops as soon as possible. But it is not so easy to really send troops, so many passers-by, before sending troops, they must first be preliminarily reorganized, and at the same time, the most troublesome thing is the supply of food and grass for this army. Of course, according to Zhang Cheng's plan, it was the old knife leader who led a large army, with 10,000 people up and down, making enough momentum to attract the attention of the soldiers and horses of Huaihuang and attract them over. Then, by several prestigious village owners each led a troop of troops, feints everywhere, muddy the water, and finally, when the Tiger League was in chaos, he Zhang Cheng led a group of elite soldiers composed of the elite of each village, saw the hole, and slaughtered into the wilderness in one fell swoop

However, the plan is very simple, but when it comes to implementation, it is very troublesome. As for which family is under the command of the alliance leader's old knife handle, which family owners lead the soldiers and horses to feint, and which family and horses to lead. And from which house he should choose troops, how many to choose, and how each family should undertake different tasks, and how to divide the spoils of war at that time, etc., all have to be debated one by one. The leaders of these cottages, fighting for these one by one, did not show weakness, slapped the table and glared, and even fought directly in the hall, which was simply very lively, which also made things move extremely slowly.

At this time, Ling Yun's team passed through a small river about twenty paces wide, this river was not wide, the deepest was no more than knee-deep, and the cavalry who had entered before was directly flowing through the water. However, Ling Yun waved his hand, summoned the herald, and asked him to pass the order, asking to halt the advance and build five wooden bridges over the river. During the march, open the road when the water is encountered, and build a bridge when the water is encountered, for Lingyun, the soldiers and horses also need to adapt to these, and now that they have the opportunity, of course, they must practice.

When the military order was handed down, all departments immediately began to act in a well-trained and orderly manner in accordance with the Huaihuang Army Drill Code issued by Ling Yun earlier. The cavalry quickly dispersed to take on the task of guarding, and the archers began to set up bow and arrow positions along the river, and then some of the infantry, under the protection of the cavalry, went to cut trees, some were responsible for making the bridges, and some were responsible for driving piles in the river, and before long five new wooden bridges were laid over the river.

The soldiers and horses were withdrawn, and then the formation was regrouped, and the five bridges led to Guò.

As soon as the troops crossed the river, Ling Yun looked up at the sky, and it was not long in the afternoon, and the sun was still hanging in the sky. Ling Yun had already said: "Pass the order, and camp in Heibagou ahead." ”

Gao Jia said: "It's still afternoon, it's still early, even if you camp in the evening, you can still march for a long time." If we had traveled a little longer today, we would have reached Momoyama by dark tomorrow. ”

Wei Zheng disagreed, "You can march for a while today, then walk for half a day, then rest and reorganize the army, and then continue to march after dark to attack them by dark." ”

Ling Yun shook his head, "The terrain of Peach Mountain is dangerous, and there are people from all walks of life at the bottom of the mountain, and the camps are spread out for more than ten miles, so it is difficult for us to touch Peach Mountain quietly." If you can't catch the thief and the king, then you will only startle the snake. What I mean is to march as originally planned, march steadily, and then fight them with dignity at the foot of Momoyama, defeat the old knife in a battle, and capture the thief and the king. ”

Everyone agreed.

"Order Heibagou to camp and set up a camp!"

The order was passed down, and the horse team in front had reached Heibagou, began to stop advancing, and dismounted to rest. Soon the infantry army also arrived, followed by the rear army and the baggage team. As soon as the baggage battalion arrived, they immediately began to form a formation of the baggage wagons on the selected camp site, and then some people began to demarcate the various locations of the camp, separate the camp area, and demarcate the location of the fence and the camp gate. After a qiē is demarcated, then the camp begins, and the trees that go to cut the trees and the ditches that dig the ditches dig the ditches. Others began to pitch tents in their designated positions, and soldiers dug pits and earthen stoves. A qiē is well organized, and all operate according to the guidance on the drill code.

The wood that was cut back was quickly brought back, and the wooden fences, camp gates, horses, and antlers began to be made, and some people set up arrow towers and watchtowers in the camp. Someone took a string of thistles from the car, and laid them along the outside of the excavated ditch, these four corners of the nails are six in a string, and it is also very convenient to arrange, and when you put them on the ground, there is always an iron nail facing upwards, which is a sharp weapon to deal with the cavalry attacking the camp. In addition, some infantry held small shovels in the camp pits outside the camp, these small pits were not big or small, just enough to sink into a horse's leg, which was also a wonderful way to deal with cavalry attacks on the camp. Tribulus terrestris, wooden horses, horse pits, and deer feet, these can be described as the nirvana of the camp to arrange anti-cavalry.

Ling Yun had the idea of training, so he knew that no one would attack the camp, but he still didn't have the slightest sloppiness and save trouble, in addition to the iron thistles, horse rejection, horse pits, and deer feet, he also let people dig ditches, wooden fences, wooden walls, arrow tower lookouts, etc., and even the camp was composed of baggage carts and horses to form a second line of defense, and an internal camp was established.

Ling Yun did not put all the 5,000 men and horses in the camp, he set up a small battalion 100 steps away from the main camp with Shan Xiongxin and Qin Qiong's two regiments, one left and one right, as a guard.

By the time one strong camp and two small camps had been completed, the sun was just setting in the west, and it was nearly dusk.

At this time, there was a burst of smoke in the camp, and the aroma of food was already wafting in the air, Wei Zheng came over with a smile and asked Ling Yun to eat.

"With such a sturdy camp, it can be considered a comfortable night's sleep." Saying that, Wei Zheng shook the tube bone in his hand again, "White rice with miso soup for dinner today, and fifty pigs have just been killed in the camp, well, this tube bone is cooked well." He sucked at the bones for a while, and the boiled bones immediately slid into his throat, Wei Zheng smacked his tongue for a while, and he couldn't tell whether he was fighting on the march or on a camping outing.

Ling Yun shook his head and walked towards his big tent.

This is also because the opponent is too weak this time, in addition, although it is said to be a battle, it is only thirty miles away from Wild Fox City at the moment, and speaking of which, it is actually an internal battle. Therefore, the troops were relaxed, and the supplies were also sufficient, although this time did not bring auxiliary troops to transport food, but Lingyun arranged for 1,500 people to transport baggage, in addition to transporting a small amount of baggage, this time they also carried 20 oxen, 100 live pigs, and 500 sheep to improve the food on the march. On the first day of camping, fifty pigs were killed, an average of one pig per 100 people, such conditions will indeed make people feel sighing!

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