Chahan's offensive was as swift as the wind, and the invasion was like fire. Deng She is not chaotic in the face of danger, he is like a forest, and he is as immobile as a mountain. This big battle is about to begin. In the end, Chahan is clever, or is Haidong heavy? The first focus is not in Jinan, nor in Tai'an, but in Mount Tai.

The soldiers and horses did not move, and the grain and grass went first. If the army has no baggage, it will die. There are several ways to transport food and supplies in this army. If a protracted war takes many years, it is advisable to use the method of tuntian. For a few months, it is advisable to use the method of transportation. Skirmishes that can end in a few days should be resupplied on the spot.

For such a galloping march as Zhao Guo and Gao Yanshi, the marching route is not too long, and they are fighting in the mainland, so the most suitable method to adopt should be a combination of rear transportation and soldier carrying.

And the two of them were ready to start fighting as soon as they arrived, and the military affairs were relatively intense, and it was likely that most of the time, they would not even have time to cook. Therefore, the grain and grass carried by the soldiers should not be ordinary food, but should be mainly dry food prepared in advance. In his post-war leisure, he could eat it at any time.

Dry food is recorded as early as in the "Shangshu Fei Oath". The so-called "glutinous grain" is the fried noodles of later generations. "Rice and wheat are cooked, and pounded into powder." This is what the Red Army eats when it ploughs snowy mountains and crosses grasslands.

There are also salt, vinegar, etc., which can also be made into dry food that is easy to carry in various ways. For example, take three buckets of salt, mix them with water, put them in a pot, and burn them with charcoal, that is, they will not be eliminated. The salt is burned into a lumpy solid. When needed, it can be taken and eaten. It's quick and easy to get a little bit down at a time.

Another example is vinegar, take a foot of coarse cloth, soak it in vinegar, dry it, and dry all the vinegar into the cloth. Each time you eat, cut off an inch long and boil in water. Then the vinegar was boiled out again. This foot of cloth is long and short, and it can be eaten for 50 days.

These things are very nice to bring. Since Deng She had expected that Chahan would come to attack Shandong, he had already prepared for such things. According to the number of troops, each was divided into two armies of Zhao Guo and Gao Yanshi in the amount of ten days. Ten days of military rations is already the limit that a soldier can carry with him. Before Song Yue's army went on an expedition, it was to "hold ten days' rations". If there are too many, it will be difficult for the soldiers to carry them. Ten days later, if the fighting is not over, where will the food come from? It can be collected locally or transported from Yidu.

On the same day, the army and horses were ordered, and Zhao and Gao set off overnight, and they traveled to Jinan and Tai'an.

The key to the march of the army is to grasp the speed and reserve the strength to maintain the physical strength of the soldiers, and if they encounter the enemy, they can be put into battle at any time. The Art of War: The master is Xu Xing, and he is also strong in order to nourish himself. The speed of the cavalry is faster, and the foot march is usually no more than 30 miles a day, and it can reach 50 or 60 miles at the same time. "Those who tend to be tired for a day, and those who go through day and night are tired." If it is faster, the soldiers will not be able to bear it.

But at the moment, the situation is critical, and the marching speed of the two armies of Zhao Guo and Gao Yanshi has been mentioned to the highest, Yidu to Jinan, two hundred miles, and to Tai'an is about the same distance, a little farther.

The two armies were lightly loaded, lightly armed, rolled up the armor, crossed the big river, marched continuously for one day and two nights, and in the early morning of the third day, Zhao Guo's troops had reached Jinan. The task of Gao Yanshi is more arduous, facing the Chahan army, it is estimated that there will be a hard battle, so when he is about to reach Mount Tai, he rests halfway, but he is only half a day later than Zhao Guobu, and around noon, he arrives at the foot of Mount Tai.

Mount Taishan borders the Bohai Sea, west of the Yellow River, one hundred and sixty miles in a week, more than forty miles high, majestic and dangerous, worthy of the reputation of the long mountains. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the famous general Zhang Xutuo once defeated the righteous army Wang Bo here.

When Gao Yanshi arrived at Mount Tai, the first task was to set up camp. The role of the camp is nothing more than two, one is self-consolidation, and the other is to stifle the enemy. If it is the former, the risk of being elected; If it is the latter, it should be located in all directions. The task of the two thousand people of Koyonsei is, of course, focused on the latter.

However, there are few of them, and it is obviously impossible to rely on risks. And there is obviously Mount Tai here, so I have to give up the danger and find a place to set up camp, which is inevitably a little inappropriate. Before leaving the army, Dunshe referred to the map and set a location for him to camp. Its department came from the east, and the selected camping site was naturally also in the east of Mount Tai. Relying on the danger, holding the key pass, facing Wenshui, the camp is in the shape of a semicircle, it is like a glaive, looking at Tai'an from afar.

There are two ways to set up camp. Use the square camp on the flat land, and use the moon camp where there is danger. The applicable camp type at this time is the monthly camp. Set against the back of the mountains and face the plains. The Chinese army is in the center, the two wings are prominent, and the whole army forms an interconnected, combatable, retreatable whole.

Gao Yanshi is a good hand at charging into battle, but he is not necessarily better than Li Zifan.

Li Zifan is old in the army, and he has been under the command of Wenhua Kingdom. Haidong generals, don't look at Wenhua Guo's coarse and coarse people, but he is the best at camping. Famous teachers produce high apprentices. Therefore, the responsibility of closing the camp was handed over to Li Zifan. Gao Yanshi brought five hundred elites and sat outside, thinking that he was guarding to prevent the Yuan army from raiding. At the same time, scattered reconnaissance and cavalry, and went to spy on the reality of the Yuan army dozens of miles away.

They came too fast, and the number of military horses was small, which did not attract attention, and the attention of the Yuan army was mostly in Tai'an, and they did not react at once. The scout replied one after another: "The Tartar has not moved. ”

The rapid march lasted for a day and two nights, and Gao Yanshi was also very tired. He took off his shackle, threw the lance aside, pulled the reins in one hand, pillowed the other under his head, and lay down on the ground, recuperating. Among the favorites in his army, there are two people who are the most brave and powerful, one is called Yang Youyin, and the other is Su Baiyu. Left and right. From time to time, tell him the results of the detectives.

Not far away, Li Zifan commanded the soldiers to build the camp busily, and the sound of tinkling was endless. Look up at the blue sky, white clouds, and mountains. Thinking of Chahan's male division, he was dozens of miles away, ready to attack at any time. Gao Yanshi didn't have the slightest fear. He was scrappy.

With 2,000 troops, cross Mount Tai and block Chahan in the south, what a feat! He Gao Yonsei hadn't shown his face like this for a long time.

In a trance, he seemed to remember that under Mao Gui's command, whenever there was a battle, he would be the vanguard, rushing into battle and breaking the camp, invincible, how proud of the spring breeze. In a trance, it seemed to return to the day when Wang Shicheng played against Zhao Jun, he guarded the key point alone, even beheaded Jun with several brave generals, blood-stained clothes, and created many places, and did not retreat from half a step. Jun Yong was shocked by it, and the three armies were shaken, and he regarded it as today's Luo Shixin. And how majestic.

He asked himself, "Who are you?" He replied to himself: "Gao Yonsei! ”

When building a camp, according to different needs, there are also different ways of building. If it is stationed for a long time, it can build a city camp, a moat camp and a fence camp, and the project is larger and takes a long time. During the march, it is used for a short rest, and the temporary camp is relatively simple, and it can directly use the ready-made equipment in the army to build a car camp and a gun camp.

Gao Yanshi and Li Zifan blocked Chahan alone, and they had plans to stick to it for a long time. Therefore, the construction of the camp focuses on defense. The car camp and the gun camp will definitely not be successful, and the city camp and the trench camp will take too long to build, so the gate camp is chosen. Cut wood and erect a fence, tie it with ropes, and sharpen the top to block the enemy's foot. In addition to the fence, thistles are scattered to house horses, and if time permits, trenches can be dug under the fence.

Gao and Li came with a secret weapon. Mines developed by Haidong. Earlier, Deng She was transferred to Cui Yu, the same person of the Haidong Ordnance Lifting Division, and promoted him to the Yidu Ordnance Lifting Division. Cui Yu crossed the sea and brought with him a lot of mines, newly made firearms and other things. Deng She allocated a lot of Gao Yanshi and Zhao Guo.

Pan Xianji commanded some of his soldiers, carefully placing them around the camp. In autumn, the weather was dry, and we had to guard against enemy fire. Another soldier took great pains to fetch large barrels of water from the distant river, one for drinking, and the other for emergency fire.

The sun overhead is gradually sinking in the west.

The wind was blowing. Rolling the trees of the mountains and forests, the sound of the leaves is like a tide, and the coolness is getting deeper. The camp is hastily formed, and the two big flags in the center are erected in the wind, and under the sunset, the crimson flags are plated with a layer of slight flash. One flag reads: "Haidong Dingdong Jiaying Thousand Households Li Zifan", and one flag reads: "The Great Song Dynasty Changsheng will Shandong Gao Yanshi".

Around these two tooth flags, there are hundreds of household flags, green on the left and white on the right, red in the front and black in the back. There are small flags of 10 people each. Sizes and colors vary.

If you look at it from a distance, you can only see the sunset sinking, the green mountains are towering, the spears are like a forest, and the flags are colorful. A little murderous aura, rising above the camp. Gao Yanshi, who was lying on the ground, suddenly moved, and looked up at Su Baiyu. Su Baiyu leaned over and listened carefully, and when he raised his head again, his complexion changed a little: "The Tartar is here." ”

Not only did they come, but they were all cavalry. Chahan used his troops quickly, calculating the time, he should also come. Dozens of miles of galloping horses is almost half a day's work.

"General Lee! How is the camp? Gao Yonsei jumped to his feet.

Li Zifan climbed the watchtower that was first built, put up a pergola with his hands, looked into the distance, and said loudly to Gao Yanshi: "The dust and smoke are rolling, the momentum is not small, and the Tartars who come are afraid of no less than a thousand people." ......, the camp? Just set up a shelf. At the earliest, it is estimated that it will not be fully built until tomorrow morning. ”

Li Zifan's troops were all foot soldiers, and there were many cavalry troops under Gao Yanshi.

He put back his pocket, picked up the horse lance, turned over on the horse, and looked left and right: "The camp has not been completed, and the strong enemy is coming." If the camp is broken by the enemy, our army will retreat without support. It will be night, and although the Tartars are coming, they will not endure the battle. Those who want to do anything but think that our army has not gained a stable foothold and has robbed the camp. At most, when it was dark, his army retreated. Ladies and gentlemen, who am I? ”

"Little General Gao Yanshi!"

"Who are you waiting for?"

"The Great Song Dynasty often wins the army!"

"Get on your horse and get ready for battle."

Five hundred people shouted and got on their horses.

These soldiers used to follow Gao Yanshi's banner, and they have always been used to charging into battle. A soldier bears a nest of bears. What kind of generals there are, there are what kind of soldiers. Everyone was bold, so they were not frightened by the sudden attack of a strong enemy. Besides, they had just rested for half a day, and everyone had strength. The morale is high, and the order is moved.

"Su Baiyu!"

Su Baiyu is about twenty-four or five years old, Gao Yanshi's hometown. He is accustomed to a spear and is skilled in riding and shooting. He galloped out of the horse and held his head high: "The last will be there." ”

"A hundred people with you, for my left. If you don't see the military order, don't move a step! ”

"Order!"

"Raise the bow by the lead."

The name of Yangyou Yingong is a bit strange, but it is actually Han Chinese. The weapon used is the same as Yang Wanhu's, it is a big axe. He is tall and strong, less than thirty years old, and looks like he is forty years away. It's a bit old-fashioned. He urged the horse to run out, and before turning around Goyonsei's mount, the big axe was held horizontally on the saddle, and he replied, "The last will be there." ”

"A hundred people with you, for my right wing. If you don't see the military order, you are not allowed to act for half a step! ”

"Order!"

Gao Yanshi turned his horse's head sideways, laughed loudly towards the watchtower of the camp a hundred steps away, and said: "General Li, please watch the battle from the wall, and see how I can defeat the enemy with 500 people!" ”

"It is the general who breaks the enemy, and the camp is in our army. The general can rest assured that if the enemy is strong, he will come to my aid. Pan Xianer also climbed the watchtower, Li Zifan replied to Gao Yonsei, keeping in mind Deng She's instructions, "When the enemy engages, listen to Pan Yan more", and asked him, "Master Pan, is this arrangement okay?" ”

"General Gao's headquarters has many cavalry troops and has been cultivating for a long time. The general's headquarters was more than a foot soldier and worked hard to build a camp. The cavalry engaged, and the foot soldiers guarded the camp, as it should be.

"There are mines over there, and I have planted a lot of them. If the enemy is strong, General Gao may wish to lead him into a minefield. However, this is our killer feature, and the number is limited, so it is better not to expose it too early unless it is absolutely necessary. The general can advance the musketeers and line up outside the camp. As a response to General Gao. ”

Li Zifan from it one by one. Yang Yu led the bow and galloped back to the camp, took Gao Yanshi's general flag, gave it to the standard-bearer in the army, fought, and followed Gao Yanshi. Gao Yanshi allocated two hundred people, divided into two wings, and brought three hundred iron horsemen, all dressed in black armor, and gathered into a formation.

A cavalry army is not an army that can be formed if you have a horse. If you have horses, you must first train, and after training, go to the weak, and leave the strong ones, which can be war horses. The speed of the war horse is different, and the formation of an army needs to choose the speed that is not much different. If some are fast and some are slow, it is not conducive to combat.

Although Gao Yanshi was not favored by Shicheng, Mao Gui valued him very much, so the horses of the cavalry under his command were carefully selected. The battle is imminent, and they are ready to go. Hundreds of war horses stepped on the ground, mixed with the ground shaking from afar, and Li Zifan, who was high above the watchtower, also felt unstable on his feet, as if the entire earth was shaking slightly.

The figure of the Yuan army appeared on the horizon. The black pressure was overwhelming, and the horses galloped, bringing up the dust and smoke in the sky. The Yuan army came from the west, carrying the slanting sun, and the shining armor was shining. The light is good for it. However, the wind was blowing from east to west, and in this regard, it was beneficial to the Haidong Army.

Gao Yanshi took the bridle, shouted again, and asked, "Who am I?" ”

Hundreds of people raised their guns and shouted: "Little General Gao Yonsei!" ”

"Who are you waiting for?"

Hundreds of people were enthusiastic, raising their guns and shouting: "The Great Song Dynasty is always victorious!" ”

Gao Yanshi even counted the names of more than a dozen people, all of whom were fierce in the army, and said: "When the Tartars approach, you will rush with me first." The enemy is in chaos, and the remnants are attacking urgently! ”