Chapter 8: Inspecting the Camps
Some soldiers shouted loudly: "Run, don't leave, and when the Tuyuhun people come back, everyone will finish playing." ”
The Tuyuhun cavalry came and went like the wind, and no one knew whether they would come again, and the first few soldiers couldn't hold it back, and rushed directly towards Liu Ziqiu, trying to push him away.
I saw Liu Ziqiu's banner rolled, and the soldiers flew out in the air and fell to the back of the crowd. This hand immediately calmed everyone, and although the clamor continued, no one dared to step forward again.
Liu Ziqiu glanced at the chaotic remnants of the soldiers, and sneered: "If it weren't for Liu's clever suspicious soldiers to scare off the enemy, you would have become a cold corpse a long time ago." People who have already died once, what else is there to be afraid of! Quiet down! ”
When the Tuyuhun cavalry surrounded and killed this group of Sui army foot soldiers just now, Liu Ziqiu, Liu Yu and others who were hiding on the top of Niling Mountain could see it clearly. There were only 199 of them, and even if they all rushed down the mountain, it would be useless, and they could only watch their comrades being slaughtered. But Liu Ziqiu didn't think so, he felt that the Tuyuhun people did not dare to attack the mountain for a long time, and it was obviously the suspicious soldiers they set up that played a role, so they made a big fanfare, and really scared off the Tuyuhun cavalry.
This is actually very risky, and it is very likely that the Tuyuhun people will find out that the two hundred hidden flags on the mountain are just suspicious soldiers. However, Liu Ziqiu thinks that saving others is saving himself. If there were really tens of thousands of Great Sui ambush soldiers on the mud ridge, they would definitely not watch their comrades being surrounded and killed by the Tuyuhun people and ignore them. Even if the Tuyuhun people didn't notice it at the time, when the fighting over there was over and they found that there was not a trace of movement on the top of the mountain, they would definitely come back to their senses. At that time, the mud ridge will definitely be lost, and it will be difficult for their one hundred and ninety-nine people to save their lives.
Although Yu Wenjing fled, there were still three captains and more than a dozen brigade commanders in the remnants of the army, and these people could be counted as Liu Ziqiu's superiors. Captain Dong Heng jumped out and shouted with disdain on his face: "What do you want to do?" Hurry up and get out of the way! ”
Liu Ziqiu pointed to the remains of the wounded and dead soldiers who were still suffering on the ground, and said sharply: "They are all your comrades, brothers who get along day and night, can you bear to leave them behind and run for your life alone!" ”
After speaking, Liu Ziqiu didn't even look at Dong Heng, separated everyone, bent down to pick up an injured person, turned around and strode towards the mud ridge. Dong Heng's face was red and white for a while, a little annoyed and angry, but he couldn't have a seizure for a while. The rest of the soldiers were already ashamed, and they followed Liu Ziqiu's example, or hugged or carried the dead and wounded comrades-in-arms, and chased Liu Ziqiu's footsteps.
Suddenly, someone shouted: "Captain Dong, help me quickly." ”
When Dong Heng turned his head to look, it was another lieutenant, Jiang Yu.
Jiang Yu was hit by an arrow in the shoulder, although it hurt to the bone marrow, it did not affect walking. It's just that in the chaos just now, he accidentally fell. To add insult to injury, someone stepped on his left leg and broke his left leg bone. In fact, more than half of the casualties of the Sui army were caused by trampling on each other.
Driven by Liu Ziqiu, many soldiers who were not injured consciously helped their comrades around them, but people always have selfish intentions, and in this case, they will first help people who are closer to them. Jiang Yu is a lieutenant, and there is a layer of separation between him and the soldiers. In addition, he was seriously injured, and his career in the army was only afraid that it would end, and no one would deliberately please him anymore, so that no one could save him. It's freezing here, and if no one rescues you, even if you don't fall into the wolf's belly, you'll be frozen to death.
In desperation, Jiang Yu had no choice but to ask Dong Heng for help, but invisibly gave Dong Heng a step. Although Dong Heng did not have a deep relationship with Jiang Yu, he showed a surprised expression on his face at this time, and said repeatedly: "Oh, Captain Jiang, why are you injured like this?" Hurry up, Dong will help you up. ”
In a short encounter, the 3,000 Sui army suffered heavy casualties, more than 800 were killed, and more than 1,000 were wounded. The huge contrast made Liu Ziqiu intuitively and profoundly appreciate for the first time that cavalry, as the most powerful branch of the army in this era, has a huge advantage in the face of infantry.
Since Liu Ziqiu already has a plan to compete in the coming troubled times, he has to face up to this problem. It is the general trend to form a strong cavalry force, but the Han people's living habits based on agriculture doom the cavalry to be a luxury for them, and they must find an effective way to deal with cavalry with infantry. It's hard, but it's urgent.
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However, it was said that Xifengye Lilan and the others ran more than ten miles away in one go, and the golden eagle suddenly flew over, accurately landed on Meng Wuza's shoulder, and chirped twice. Meng Wuzha reined in his horse violently, and said to the fine seal Ye Lilan and Hun Luo: "My falcon has already checked, and there is no large group of people and horses coming down the mountain, isn't it ......?"
Xifeng Ye Lilan didn't want to work for Murong Fuyun very much, shook his head and said: "The Sui people are treacherous, and there will be a conspiracy later, so it is better to report it to the lord of the country and then make a decision." ”
Hun Luo repeatedly commanded: "I've run so far, what are you going back for?" ”
In fact, like them, the people of Murowei are only good at field warfare, whether it is attacking cities or mountains, it is not their strong point, and Meng Wuzha himself has already retreated, seeing that both of them said this, they no longer insisted, and retreated all the way to Che I Zhenshan. When I arrived at Che I Zhenshan, I was told that Murong Fuyun was seriously ill and did not see any guests.
If you can't see Murong Fuyun, you naturally don't have to worry about being punished by him, but Xifeng Ye Lilan and the others breathed a sigh of relief, and led the people of the headquarters back to the camp without mentioning it.
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At this time, a grand emperor's banquet on Jinshan had just ended, which was a precursor to the imminent start of the Great War. After the ministers retired, Li Mi, who served as the waiting officer, also quietly withdrew from the big tent and walked towards Yang Xuangan's camp when it was time to change shifts. Dozens of paces behind him, a hunchbacked man walked slowly and followed from a distance, it was Ma Zhong.
Although Ma Zhong was seriously injured by Liu Ziqiu, he was a martial artist after all, and he was carefully treated by the imperial doctor, and after a period of recuperation, he had slowly recovered. It's just that his sternum was hit hard and sank deep, and he had to bend over when he walked, as if hunchbacked, not that he deliberately pretended.
It wasn't until Li Mi walked into Yang Xuangan's military camp that Ma Zhong stopped and turned into a military camp next to him, where the general was stationed to protect the children's department.
After nearly two hours, Li Mi quietly walked out of Yang Xuangan's barracks, looked around for a while, and found no suspicious characters, and then slowly returned to his camp.
A sneer appeared at the corner of Ma Zhong's mouth, and he said goodbye to Laihu'er and walked towards Yang Guang's big tent. Although he no longer served as Yang Guang's bodyguard, because of his meritorious service in rescuing the driver in Xiyuan, Yang Guang allowed him to come and go at will.
Today is the fourth time that Ma Zhong has followed Li Mi, and the more suspicious he is about Li Mi. Although he has not found any direct evidence, one thing is certain, Li Mi and Yang Xuan have been very close.
Yang Xuangan is a general, and Li Mi is just an attendant officer, and the status of the two is very different. But judging from the interaction between the two, they seem to be called friends, which makes Ma Zhong suspicious of Yang Xuan. Every time Li Mi and Yang Xuangan met, they always had to talk for an hour or two, they must be discussing some conspiracy, but Ma Zhong couldn't find out what they were talking about. He did not come to Yang Guang to tell the truth directly, but to ask for a power to inspect the barracks of various armies on behalf of Yang Guang.
Yang Guang frowned and said, "Inspect the barracks, what are you going to do?" ”
If it weren't for the fact that he knew that Ma Zhong had no disagreement with him, Yang Guang, who was suspicious by nature, would probably have pushed him out of the big tent and beheaded him.
Ma Zhongfu said: "The emperor's kindness to the old slave is as heavy as a mountain, and it is difficult to repay the old slave even if he is broken." Now that the war is imminent, the old slave is willing to inspect the three armies for the emperor, for fear that the soldiers will slack off! ”
In Yang Guang's eyes, although Li Mi is insignificant, Yang Xuangan has won his trust. Ma Zhong had no evidence, so it was naturally impossible to express the doubts in his heart, so he could only try to find a reason first, so that he could enter Yang Xuangan's military camp and find out.
After listening to Ma Zhong's words, Yang Guang's face softened a lot, waved his hand, and said, "Pass the decree, let Ma Zhong be the prison army, and inspect the camps on my behalf." ”
Ma Zhong did not immediately inspect Yang Xuangan's military camp, because Li Mi had already left, and even if he entered, he would not hear any news now. However, in order to make a show, Ma Zhong still patrolled the barracks one by one, but he was quite loyal to his duties.
The first stop, Ma Zhong went to the military camp where he came to Hu'er. Lai Hu'er was often on duty in front of Yang Guang's car, Ma Zhong used to be Yang Guang's personal guard, the two of them were old acquaintances, and they were both martial arts practitioners, and they had a very good friendship.
Although Lai Hu'er is the general of the right Xiaowei, he did not put up any shelf in front of Ma Zhong, and personally accompanied Ma Zhong to inspect everywhere. Ma Zhong came to Hu'er's military camp to hide people's eyes and ears, and he didn't have the intention to take a closer look. But the army in the Laihu'er camp is neat and tidy, worthy of being the elite of the Sui army, and Ma Zhong can't help but secretly praise it.
At the second stop, Ma Zhong went to the military camp of Yu Wenshu, the general of the Left Guard. At that time, Yuwenshu father and son were both in the army. Yuwenshu father and son have always been above the top, relying on Yang Guang's favor, and knowing that Ma Zhong has lost power, so he is not enthusiastic. The three of them did not come forward, but only sent a Lang general to perfunctory past.
The left guard is also considered to be the elite of the Beijing army, but compared to the right guard of Hu'er, nothing else is left to rest for the time being, at least in terms of military discipline, it is a big difference, and there can even be some smell of alcohol in the camp. However, Ma Zhong was focused on finding out the real culprit of Xiyuan's assassination, and he had no intention of inspecting the military camp sincerely, so he just hurriedly walked through the motions.
Leaving the Yuwenshu military camp, Ma Zhong went to Zhang Dinghe, the general of Zuotunwei. Zhang Dinh Ho was originally the Taishou of Hanoi, known for his bravery, so he was appreciated by Yang Guang, and a few days earlier he had just been appointed as the general of Zuo Tun Wei and served as the vanguard of tomorrow's battle.
Knowing that Ma Zhong came to inspect on behalf of Yang Guang, Zhang Dinghe intended to show off, and together with the general Liu Jianwu, lined up to greet him. Ma Zhong couldn't help frowning when he saw the neatly arranged soldiers on both sides of the camp.
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