Chapter 123: Talented People from the Generations of Rivers and Mountains (Part II)
On the cold and rainy night, Cao Yan, who was dressed lightly, rode on a horse, pressed the halberd of Fang Tian's halberd with both hands, closed his eyes, and quietly listened to Ihuasha beside him with a serious face translating the progress of the various teams reported by the people below.
Now he didn't need to look at the map anymore, because the whole movement of the enemy's eight teams, where they would pass next, and when he should intercept them, were all in his mind.
After some serious thinking and weighing, he was the first to leave Qilian City, walking in the front, and now he chose to let go directly and not think too much about the three teams that had now passed most of the journey.
Although he actually wants to use such an untrained rabble to stop everyone on the enemy side with his own strength.
That can be regarded as the real general of the building, turning the tide in the fall, only after this war, I am afraid that all the people who practice military in the future will not be able to get around the name "Cao Yan".
But he couldn't do that, because he didn't have enough troops at his disposal, and he couldn't take any risks when his country was facing ruin, and he had to make certain trade-offs in order to win.
He didn't forget that his opponent this time was Hu Yanshi, a general known as the "Iron Wall of Defending the Country"!
This is really not an opponent that can be taken lightly, it is said that old and strong, the older you are, the more experienced you are, and the more calm you are, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to disturb the veteran's sight with this little trick you have performed.
"General, this area in the northeast has now been completely cleaned. ”
Cao Yan opened his eyes suddenly, a pair of starry eyes, even in such a dark night, they were still awe-inspiring, exuding a sharp momentum that people didn't dare to look at directly.
"The road is slippery on a rainy night, and it is very difficult to advance with baggage, this is a good time to attack, but we need to beware of the enemy relying on the geographical advantage to encircle us, I look at their travel route, only the position of the fifth road is closest to us, and it is still on the plain, and there is still a long distance from the nearest town, you give me an order, let the scorpions and vultures rest first, and the wolf people and horses, immediately follow me to hunt and kill!"
In order to facilitate his command, Cao Yan deliberately divided the three thousand people into three soldiers and horses, and named them after the three most famous tribes of their Rakshasa clan, so that it is easy to remember.
Among these three groups of people, the first group of people had the best eyesight and the most exquisite archery skills, and were dedicated to hunting and killing the enemy's spies, and the second group was responsible for following the enemy army, observing the enemy's situation, and disturbing the enemy's line of sight, and transmitting information at any time.
The three groups of people took turns to rest to ensure that they could have sufficient combat effectiveness in the future.
-----------------
On the other side, in the camp where the general Hu Yanshi was located, he and his adjutant were preparing and discussing how to implement the plan of luring the enemy deep and then mobilizing troops and horses to encircle him, but he didn't want someone to report in the blink of an eye.
"General, the four men and horses in the rear have all sent a message that they have discovered the enemy's whereabouts!"
The adjutant standing on the side was suddenly shocked, and subconsciously exclaimed, "How is this possible?"
He has followed Hu Yanshi for thirteen years, and he is very clear about Hu Yanshi's ability, and the judgment made by the general, he is extremely convinced, since the result that the other party has just deduced is that the enemy does not have many manpower, so he will act so carefully, why is it that now suddenly there is news that four troops have discovered the enemy?
In contrast, Hu Yanshi didn't even have a shocked expression, just raised his eyebrows and asked the other party, "Is there a lot of people in the place?"
The man hesitated for a moment, but still replied honestly: "On a rainy night, it is far away, in fact, we can't see it clearly, but there should be a lot of people looking at the shadows." ”
Hu Yanshi asked again, "Then did they do it to you?"
The man simply shook his head neatly and said, "No, they are just standing in the distance, they should be watching our situation." ”
Hu Yanshi nodded and said: "It seems that they want to disturb our vision through this method, since this is the case, then I can be more sure that they are not manpowered, according to my speculation, the enemy army is estimated to be around 10,000, and will never exceed 20,000, so they can't, and they don't dare to defeat one place together before the situation is clear, so they can only divide their forces, wanting to interfere with our judgment." ”
The adjutant couldn't help but nod his head, and at this time he quickly patted the horse and said, "The general is wise." ”
Hu Yanshi waved his hand and ordered: "You hurry up and prepare, but unfortunately I don't know which way they want to choose as a breakthrough for the time being, I expect that since this person is so careful, it must not be a reckless person, think about it, the first three passers-by are the earliest, the farthest away from our other five passers-by, and they are about to reach the front line, but he just didn't attack them, and now only a few people behind have found the enemy's traces, so there is no point in setting up a suspicious formation, that is to say, they have just arrived in Yanzhou, so 。。。。。。 ”
While muttering, he turned his head and took out a waterproof sheepskin map, spread it out directly, pressed it with a stone and put it on the table, the adjutant next to him was interested, and quickly stood aside with an oil lamp, Hu Yanshi didn't care, stretched out his finger, and slid down the map along the Kanmengan.
"That's right, that's right, it can only be the best breakthrough of the fifth way!"
Turning his head, Hu Yanshi shouted loudly: "The whole army is ready to go, I will personally lead 5,000 people to intercept it, and you quickly take the rest of the people to prepare to retreat south to Shuangma Town for temporary refuge." ”
The adjutant was so startled that he almost splashed the oil lamp, and when he heard this, he hurriedly shouted: "Yes, General!"
------------------
Outside, the rain was subsiding and the clouds receded, but the darkness did not diminish at all.
The decisive battle at dawn, before dawn, is the darkest.
-----------------
Thousands of people rode horses to attack, but the speed was not too fast, after all, the land was muddy and wet, and a big pit was a big pit when you stepped on it, which was actually very unfavorable for the march.
Cao Yan ran all the way, still thinking all the way.
On the battlefield, the situation changes rapidly, and the victory or defeat is often in an instant, and a mistake in judgment may bury the whole game of chess.
Although he relied on a sneak attack, he brutally smashed one of the opponent's eyes at night, and deliberately sent a group of people to run around to disrupt the enemy's sight, but he didn't know how much impact it could cause.
It depends on how capable the veteran is.
"Stop!"
Suddenly, Cao Yan's eyes widened, and he waved his hand suddenly, asking everyone to stop, but the people behind him still rushed out for a long time before finally stopping, and the formation was also chaotic.
"Alas!"
He couldn't help but sigh heavily and shook his head helplessly.
In the end, the Rakshasa clan is used to being scattered, and the time for training is too short, and most of these people are still in a state of stragglers.
This has nothing to do with riding, in fact, the riding skills of the Rakshasa clan are generally quite good, but if the same thing happens in the Yuyang Army, with a wave of his hand, the custody of the thousand people will stop immediately like a person, and even the formation will not be chaotic, what is it like when you run, what is it like when you stay, where will it be like now, scattered, I don't know and think that the rich lady who came out for the spring outing.
didn't care about these anymore, and now he really doesn't have time to care, just looking forward to the battles and being able to slowly integrate the military heart.
He rolled over and dismounted, then leaned down, his eyes wide as he looked at the dirt on the ground.
The rook wheels on the ground are still clearly visible, and it can be seen that some of the carts should be broken, which means that the team ahead must make a choice.
Either give up a part of the group for a while and let them slowly follow from behind, or the speed of the whole team will be slowed down.
But no matter which one it is, it all seems that they have meat to eat.
Cao Yan immediately turned over and got on the horse, gently pinched the horse's belly, and the whole person shot out like an arrow.
Needless to say, this time without any orders, the others all had the same feeling as when they had hunted in the desert before, and they followed one by one, showing bloodthirsty faces, gritting their teeth, and following with hideous expressions.
----------------------
Cao Yan's judgment was not wrong at all, just in front of them, a team that looked like hundreds of people was slowly moving towards the south with difficulty.
The wet mud was really difficult to walk, and the things on the carriage were heavy, and in order to keep the grain on it from being soaked by the rain, it had to be specially draped with a layer of robes and cowhides, and the marks of the carriage were deeply embedded in the earth, and if it were not for the night, the traces would only be more conspicuous.
Running all the way south, the road is far away, and many carriages have been damaged, this is not Hu Yanshi deliberately luring the enemy, but a normal phenomenon, all the other teams have a similar situation, and it is precisely because of this that he is more sure that he can tempt the other party to fall into his carefully prepared trap.
The more deliberate it is, the easier it is for outsiders to see the traces, and only this natural situation can hide from those cunning enemies.
As one of the two results that Cao Yan had predicted just now, because he had already discovered that the enemy was spying on his side of the movement, without Hu Yanshi's special order, the general of this team had already made the most correct choice.
Abandoning the car to protect the handsome, and the strong man breaking his wrist, at this time, the whole team must not be dragged down because of a few people.
They chose to abandon the broken carriages for the time being, leaving only some of them to accompany and guard, and walked while repairing while everyone else rushed to the nearest nearby city at full speed.
It is better to have a geographical advantage to rely on than to fight people on such a great plain, and they do not know how many enemies are coming.
"Let's go!"
These people who were left behind were also panicked, knowing that there was a group of enemies with bad intentions nearby, and they also knew that many spies had been killed, and until now, they didn't know who the enemy army was and how many people came.
The more panicked, the easier it is for people to make wrong decisions, looking at the team in front of them, taking one step and three steps back, one of them may be too much pressure in his heart, and at this time he couldn't help it anymore, and suddenly whipped it over.
"Oops!"
The coachman, who had been struck in the back, suddenly screamed and fell to the ground, covered in mud.
When the people next to him saw this, they were frightened and quickly stopped the carriage that was about to run over him, and the other people reacted and went up to help him up.
"What do you mean, sir?"
Some people were immediately dissatisfied, because many of their post men were actually strong men forcibly captured by the imperial court, and they were not voluntary.
Inexplicably fought a battle, inexplicably arrested them and sent them to death, dissatisfaction in fact everyone has long been there, just because the road is quite easy, plus the people do not fight with the officials, people hold knives in their hands, they can't help it, so they have not had a seizure, and now seeing that their companions were inexplicably whipped and almost killed, their long-accumulated anger was immediately ignited.
When the soldier on the horse saw that the procession had stopped and did not leave, he immediately became more and more alarmed and annoyed, and he immediately shouted at the top of his voice: "Presumptuous! What do you want to do? Rebel!"
In addition, some people shouted: "General, the road is full of mud, the car is stuck in it, we are already pushing, what do you want us to do?"
"Yes, you sit on the horse, let us do all the dirty work, and now you want to beat people for no reason, don't you want us to live?"
"Rebellion is rebellion! Fuck you, I've had enough!"
"Fuck, it's dead left and right, Lao Tzu is out, there is a kind of you killing me!"
-----
There was a bug in the middle of writing, did anyone think of it?