Chapter 777
When the Northwest Army retreated twenty miles, it stopped and dismounted to rest.
This cavalry regiment, after a long journey, each brought enough dry food and water, not only enough for the people, but also enough for the horses under the seats, but there was no other baggage equipment, although there were horses with simple tents, but the total was only a dozen tents.
The tents were erected, and the cavalry of the entire cavalry regiment rested almost in the open air, first feeding and drinking water for their horses, and then relying on the horses to eat dry food on their own water.
It's a legion of machine toughness.
Although the soldiers were indeed exhausted after a long journey, at this time, the tenacity of this army could be even more demonstrated.
The Northwest Army was commanded by Xiao Huaiyu, and it has been at the border for many years, the environment is harsh, no matter how hot it is, it is all strictly trained, and the will is extremely strong.
Needless to say, Zhu Xiaoyan has only trained for more than a year, but the training he has received this year is high-intensity, and he can still persist in the face of today's environment.
If you really want to talk about it, on the contrary, the Hu family's thousand family cavalry and the royal forest cavalry are slightly weaker.
It's not that they're weak.
Needless to say, the Royal Forest Cavalry is a trump card division, regardless of equipment and combat effectiveness, it is a first-class strong in the Dongyan Kingdom, and the cavalry of the Hu nationality is also an elite soldier under the Hu nationality, and the individual combat power is by no means inferior to the Northwest Army.
It's just that the adaptability of this environment is weaker than that of the Northwest Army and the Wind Cavalry.
The black oppressive army stretched unconsciously, and as far as the eye could see, on the white earth, this group of cavalry was like black gems dotted on the earth, which was very gorgeous.
When it was dark, the torches were lit, and the light of the fire was like the stars.
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On the edge of a bare wood, a tent was erected, and in the tent at this time, the main generals of this army were gathered.
In addition to Han Mo, the supreme general of the army, the head of the Hu family, the old lady Hu, the leader of the wind cavalry with a half-cut iron mask, Zhu Xiaoyan, the leader of the wind cavalry, Han Bitu, the captain of the wind cavalry, Xiao Mu, Dou Shan, Xue Shao, the generals of the Imperial Forest Army, and several guard captains, the cavalry of the Northwest Army commanded Qin Luo, the commander of the bow army Wang Siyu, and more than ten partial generals and captains, adding up to nearly 30 people. At this time, they are all crammed into this tent.
There were no tables and chairs in the tent, except for the generals, there was nothing, at this time, Han Mo, Old Lady Hu, Qin Luo, Wang Siyu, Xiao Mu, Dou Shan and several others squatted on the ground in a small circle, and the other generals gathered outside the circle.
This humble makeshift tent was at a time when an extremely important military meeting was being held.
Han Mo held a small head in his hand and said slowly: "You may have always had doubts in your hearts, this general knows that Yanjing is in turmoil, the rebels are defending the city, and without siege weapons, they will definitely not be able to attack the city, but why do they still lead the cavalry who cannot attack the city to Yanjing day and night?" ā
At this time, most of the generals showed doubts in their eyes.
This is indeed something that many people are puzzled about.
At that time, Han Mo held the talisman in his hand, killed Wu Tianshao, suppressed the Northwest Army, and immediately ordered the cavalry to be assembled and enter King Qin.
There was chaos in Beijing, and the soldiers of the Northwest Army naturally had an unshirkable duty to quell the rebellion, and the crowd was excited, and under the leadership of Han Mo, tens of thousands of cavalry frantically advanced to Beijing.
But soon, many of these generals discovered the problem.
If there is really turmoil in Beijing, then the capital is bound to be controlled by the rebels, although the cavalry combat effectiveness is very strong, and the momentum of 10,000 cavalry is also very great, but if the soldiers really come to the city, the gate of Yanjing City is closed, then how to enter the city to quell the rebellion.
No matter how effective the cavalry is, even if it has impact, it won't be able to break through the thick and tall Yanjing city wall, right?
Along the way, many generals had this suspicion, and many people even expressed doubts about Han Mo's ability.
At this time, Han Mo took the initiative to say this question, and everyone was even more puzzled, but they also understood that Han Mo would definitely give everyone a very reasonable explanation.
The corners of Han Mo's mouth flashed with a sneer, and he said slowly: "You should know that the Su family who rebelled this time was the emperor's favor, and in their own territory, it had great influence. I led you to the capital day and night, not really to deal with the rebels in the city immediately, but to lay a trap and kill the rebels outside the city first! ā
When the generals heard this, a few people instantly understood, while most of them frowned, quite puzzled.
Han Mo drew a circle on the ground with his head and said, "This is the ...... of Yanjing City!" He then drew a horizontal line on this circle, dividing the circle into two, and then pointed to the top of the circle and said: "Huiji County, where Yanjing City is located, has nine counties under it, the upper four counties are the Su family's sphere of influence, and the five counties below it are the Xiao family's sphere of influence. He drew four more small circles on the open space above the circle with his head, and said slowly: "These four counties and counties are all Su family forces. ā
Everyone was silent, listening to Han Mo's statement.
Although Mrs. Hu is old, she is still vigorous, running around along the way, although she is also quite tired, but the old man still persists.
The old lady unfortunately passed away during that night attack, and the Hu clan lost several elders, which was a great shame and a sad thing for the old man.
After escaping from the hands of the Assassins, he was bent on killing the Su clan and taking revenge.
At the beginning, he knew that the Hu clan forces wanted to deal with the Su family alone, but there was no chance of winning, and he wanted to ask for help from the Northwest Battalion, but he didn't know that he didn't see Xiao Huaiyu, but the Northwest Army was controlled by Han Mo.
Until now, he was still confused, but Han Mo was the first to say it, and if he explained it to him later, he wouldn't be able to ask again.
Han Mo got the military power, although the old man was puzzled, but he was very happy in the end, which gave the Hu people the ability to use the strength of the Northwest Army to avenge the shame, so when the cavalry team passed through Linyang City, they quickly organized the thousands of Hu family cavalry in the assembly area into the cavalry corps, and the army of several thousand family troops followed with the northwest follow-up troops.
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"The general and the cavalry came, the long journey, the people were sleepy and the horses were lacking, these scenes in Su Guanya's opinion, I, Han Mo, must be the one who has no way to unify the army, and he will definitely think that at this time, we are the weakest." Han Mo's expression was solemn, and he said calmly: "Su Guanya knows that the follow-up troops of my Northwest Army will arrive soon, and once the rear army catches up, the rebels will definitely be powerless to resist. And Ben will lead you on a long journey back to Beijing, in Su Guanya's opinion, it is a big mistake by Ben General, and it is a rare opportunity for them to ......! ā
"Opportunity?" Qin Luo, the commander of the cavalry of the Northwest Army, was also a good general under Xiao Huaiyu, and after Han Mo said a few words, he had already understood: "General Han, do you mean that the rebels may launch a surprise attack on us when our rear army has not yet arrived and we are sleepy?" ā
Han Mo said with a smile: "Commander Qin is really a good general who has been on the battlefield for a long time. Yes, with Su Guanya's temperament, it is impossible for him not to seize such an opportunity. In his opinion, if we can be defeated at this time, or even capture or kill our Han Mo, then the rebels will be invincible. ā
"How dare they go out of the city and attack us?" Xiao Mu frowned and said: "According to the news I received, the rebels were the Volcano Battalion and the Fengxiang Battalion, although the two battalions combined had 10,000 troops, but they didn't dare to all go out of the city to attack us?" ā
Old Lady Hu shook her head, stroked her beard and said: "Don't forget, the Su family is deeply rooted in the four northern counties of Huiji County, that is their old nest, and their power is not only more than 10,000 rebellious Imperial Forest Army. ā
Han Mo nodded and said, "Not bad." Pointing to the four circles drawn on the ground, he said: "These four county towns are all controlled by the Su family. I had sent scouts on the way to inquire about the situation over there, and I had just received the news from the city. He looked at everyone, only to see that everyone's eyes were focused on him, and then he said slowly: "It is reported that the Su family began to prepare for a rebellion as early as a month ago, and the four counties in the north of Huiji have gathered more than 15,000 family troops. Moreover, the officials and troops in various counties are now also deceived by the Su family, and they are mixed with the family army assembled by the Su family, and the total strength has exceeded 20,000 ......! ā
As soon as these words came out, everyone was taken aback.
"In addition, on the side of Wu County, there is also a force of more than 4,000 people rushing over here." Han Mo said calmly: "I think it was the rebel army instigated by Su Guanya in Wu County, and this rebel army also rushed here day and night a few days ago. ā
"In other words, 30,000 rebels are coming to attack us?" Dou Shan, the leader of the Leopard Battalion Archers, frowned: "Our army has traveled a long distance, and it is indeed a huge amount of physical strength, if they really have so many people, we ...... It may not be able to resist! ā
Han Mo smiled faintly, "Don't hide it from you, this last hole card of the Su family was expected by the general." And Ben will lead the cavalry here precisely to lure out these rebels outside the city. To put it more bluntly, this is to draw out all the forces of the Su family's rebellion! ā
"What does General Han mean is that you led us here on purpose to make Su Guanya mistakenly think that you don't have the talent to lead the army?" Wang Siyu, who had been silent, said slowly: "Are you deliberately letting him see that we are tired, and then deliberately giving him this opportunity to mobilize all his forces to attack our tired army?" ā
Han Mo nodded and said, "That's right." His eyes were blazing: "If I don't come with the cavalry, but with a large army, I can get rid of the rebels in the city, but the rebel forces outside the city will definitely not dare to move...... When the time comes, these hidden rebels will definitely be a problem for my Dayan. This time, we lured out the rebels outside the city and destroyed them in one fell swoop, and Su Guanya knew that if the forces outside the city were swept away, the rebels in the city would inevitably be demoralized, and it would be much easier to deal with them at that time. He pondered for a while before he said, "If the news is correct, tomorrow in the early hours of the morning, the rebels from two sides will arrive and launch a surprise attack on us!" ā
"General Han, the enemy's strength is three times greater than ours, and our army is a tired division, is it difficult to annihilate these two rebel forces?" Wang Siyu held his chin and said thoughtfully.
Without waiting for Han Mo to speak, Old Lady Hu waved his hand and laughed: "You don't have to worry. To put it bluntly, these two rebels of the Su family outside the city dared to attack us, that is, they wanted to take advantage of the opportunity not to be attacked and engage in a sneak attack. They thought that our attention was all on Yanjing City at this time, and they would not be wary of them, but they didn't know that we were doing this to lure them here. Moreover, although the rebels of the Su family have many troops, they are actually a rabble, vulnerable to attack, compared with our cavalry, we can beat him ten! ā
Although Mrs. Hu's words are exaggerated, they are also true.
The territory of the Su family is near the capital, although the strength is not weak, and there are a lot of troops, but because it is right under the nose of the capital, the family army under it has no chance to conduct military training at all, and its combat effectiveness is very weak, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a group of rabble.
Speaking of which, the family armies of the Xiao and Su families, due to geographical reasons, are actually the two family armies with the weakest combat effectiveness among the major family armies.
Not to mention that the children of the Hu family practiced martial arts vigorously, only that the Donghai County where Han Mo was located, and the people under it were all often trained in military affairs, and their combat effectiveness was much stronger than the two family armies in Huiji County.
Han Mo's eyes showed a cold glow, and he said slowly: "Su Guanya wants to sneak attack us, but the general wants to set up an ambush and wipe out his rebels!" He glanced at Old Lady Hu and smiled slightly: "Grandpa is right, the rebels of the Su family are a group of rabble. They may be very interested in sneak attacks, but if they fall into an ambush and are counterattacked by us, they will soon become a mess and become a mess. He slowly stood up, looked at the generals, and said word by word: "Ladies and gentlemen, this battle is the first battle to counterbalance the rebellion, and it is also a great opportunity for you to make meritorious contributions, we ...... You can only succeed, not fail! ā
All the generals stood solemnly and said in unison: "I am willing to be sent by the general!" ā
Han Mo nodded and said, "In that case, let's discuss how to set a trap for the rebels!" āgļ¼ ~ļ¼