Chapter 34 Preparations
The clouds of war loomed over Yecheng.
In order to conceal the operation of the chariot out of the city, Gao Huan sent scouts to dispatch in all directions and frantically strangled the Erzhu sentry cavalry.
In the distance, an enemy sentry was hit by an arrow and fell from his horse, and Xue Hu'er put down his riding bow.
Finally, there is no blind childhood herding for people and driving wild beasts.
He didn't know why King Gao gave the order that the enemy sentry was not allowed to approach the line from the north gate of Yecheng to the Zimo Bridge, but they were still faithfully carrying out this military order.
Xue Hu'er turned her head to look at her sister-in-law Zhang Mo, the guy who was usually thinking the most, but he didn't want to fight with his life and was fighting with others.
Xue Hu'er didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly patted the horse to help, but she couldn't let her little sister stay widowed at a young age.
A battle between scouts finally ended, and Xue Hu'er pulled Zhang Mo aside and scolded:
"You're crazy!"
He could see clearly that when he was engaged with the enemy before, Zhang Mo's moves were wide open and closed, and it was completely a life-fighting posture.
"Brother Hu'er, I'm crazy, but we can't lose this battle! As long as we win, even if I die, King Gao has promised to take care of our family for us, but if we lose, even if I am still alive, Xiaomei and the child in her womb will be enslaved to death by Qihu, do you know! Brother Hu'er! We can't afford to lose! ”
Zhang Mo roared.
His roar caught the attention of the whole team.
Liu Yanshou, who was wounded, shouted:
"That's right, we can't lose."
The crowd shouted:
"That's right! Fight with those chihu pieces. ”
"I'm going to have to pull a few more pads when I die."
They are all people who survived under the enslavement of Qihu, and their lives in Hebei are not rich, but they are also stable, and no one will force them to do hard labor with their families and bully them.
After living in Hebei for nearly a year, no one wants to go back to the days of being enslaved by the Qihu.
Zimo Bridge Camp.
All the tanks had arrived in the camp and were secretly placed.
Gao Huan was very satisfied with this sentry cavalry operation, at least judging from the news obtained by He Basheng, Er Zhuzhao and the others did not know Gao Huan's plan to intercept the armored cavalry with a chariot.
In this battle, Gao Huan brought out all the field elites under his command, including the newly incorporated Hou Yuan's troops and the 3,000 Han troops under Gao Aocao.
For the old department of the six towns that went east with him, because of the effect of the two forged documents, Gao Huan had no doubt about their will to fight.
Under the condition that the will to fight is guaranteed, the combat effectiveness of this group of Xianbei warriors living in the bitter cold land of northern Xinjiang does not need to be questioned.
What he was not worried about was the newly annexed Hou Yuan and the 3,000 Han troops under Gao Ao Cao.
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After the pre-war meeting, he returned to his army.
He wrote down all the combat deployments of the Erzhu clan and explained to his cronies:
"You quickly send this document to King Gao, don't be careful, don't teach people to see the clues."
This henchman is also from Wuchuan Town, and he guards Huaishuo and attacks and kills Wei Kegu, and he is the most trusted.
The man got the paperwork, took advantage of the darkness to find the camp of He Batsheng, and made a detour all the way to the camp of Gao Huan.
Before he got close to Zimo Bridge, he was discovered by Xue Huer and others.
"Brother Hu'er, he is the only one, and he doesn't bring a bow, arrow, knife or gun."
Zhang Mo looked at the moonlight, looked carefully, and said.
Xue Hu'er had doubts in his heart, how could the sentry cavalry not carry a blade, he asked the people with bows and arrows not to act rashly, he stepped forward and asked:
"Who are you and why are you here?"
The man saw Xue Hu'er and the others' robes clearly, and shouted:
"Take me back to the camp quickly, and I have an important military situation to tell King Gao."
Xue Hu'er was sure that it was really a meticulous work, and hurriedly escorted this person to the Zimo Bridge camp with his team members.
Gao Huan got the document, and after reading it, he immediately summoned all the generals to gather in the handsome tent, holding He Batsheng's handwritten letter, and said proudly:
"Erzhu Zhao's deployment is really as we expected."
Dou Tai laughed when he heard this:
"Tianzhu is right, Er Zhu Zhao will also have the ability of three thousand people, no matter how much, it will be chaotic."
All the soldiers also echoed in unison.
Gao Cheng, who was accompanying Gao Huan, clearly saw Hou Yuan's depressed expression after listening to Dou Tai's words.
Yes, although Er Zhurong praised him for his resourcefulness, he also said that he could not command the army.
Hou Yuan, as a patient of Er Zhu Zhao, was affected by Dou Tai's words.
Gao Huan raised his hand to stop the noise in the tent.
"In this case, tomorrow we will still act according to the plan, and we will fight the Erzhu clan in the back of the water in Hanling, and all the governors need to remember their duties."
Gao Huan continued to encourage everyone:
"Ladies and gentlemen, our children and grandchildren are rich and rich, and tomorrow we will fight it!"
The generals in the tent agreed one after another.
"Governor Gaodu, please stay."
After everyone left, Gao Huan left Gao Aocao alone.
Gao Aocao was puzzled:
"What else does King Gao command?"
"Gaodu Governor's command is full of Han Chinese, I am worried that they will not be able to help, and I plan to transfer a thousand Xianbei soldiers to you, what do you think?"
Gao Aocao suddenly changed color and flatly refused:
"My troops have been on the battlefield for a long time, and the battles they have experienced before and after are no less than those of the Xianbei people, and now if they are mixed with the Xianbei soldiers, they are only afraid of disputes in vain, and if they win the battle for merit and defeat the blame, Ang is still willing to lead the Han army by himself, and he will not work for King Gao to allocate soldiers for me."
Gao Aocao's words were very tough, but Gao Huan was happy in his heart.
After getting along for nearly a year, Gao Huan knows that Gao Aocao is a lonely and unruly character, this kind of person is the most proud, and if he speaks fiercely today, he will not have to worry about him retaining his strength tomorrow.
In addition to the handsome tent, Gao Cheng also quickly caught up with Hou Yuan.
"The moonlight is just right, Hou Dudu is willing to walk around with Cheng."
"The prince is interested, and he should be his follower."
Walking through the camp, Gao Cheng suddenly asked:
"What do you think about the battle for tomorrow?"
"Ariga Batsheng is the internal response in the army, and King Gao will win tomorrow."
Gao Cheng shook his head and said:
"Hou Dudu's words are wrong, the defeat of the Erzhu clan is not the defeat of He Batsheng."
Hou Yuan said respectfully:
"I wish to hear the world's high opinions."
"The defense of Yecheng City is lax, and the 200,000 coalition troops of the Erzhu clan arrived south of Yecheng on the ninth day of the first month, but there has been no movement for a long time, after all, the people are still uneven, and they are afraid that they will consume their own strength in the war and be taken advantage of by the rest of the people, so suspicious, how can they help."
Hou Yuan thought that it was in Guang'a City that he personally experienced the suspicion between Erzhu Zhao, Erzhu Zhongyuan, and Erzhu Dulu, so he decided to take refuge in Gao Huan.
Gao Cheng continued:
"Hou Du Du Ping Han Lou, destroy Liu Lingzhu, made a lot of meritorious deeds, others are jealous, and ridicule each other with the words of Tianzhu, saying that Hou Du Du only has the ability to be a pioneer, no general's talent, and he hates it deeply."
This matter was a thorn in Hou Yuan's heart, and when he heard Gao Cheng say this, he suddenly said angrily:
"Thank you for the love of the prince, in the future, Yuan will lead the army to pacify the Quartet for King Gao."
"With Hou Dudu's words, Cheng is relieved."
Under the moonlight, Gao Cheng looked at Hou Yuan, who had betrayed Er Zhuzhao and surrendered to Gao Huan, and said quietly:
"Er Zhu Zhao wanted to kill He Batsheng just because he was attached to the imperial court, his people are really narrow, no wonder He Batsheng will be attached to his father, who can guarantee that Er Zhu Zhao will not settle accounts after the autumn?"
In the middle of the night, Gao Cheng returned to Gao Huan's handsome tent and said in a low voice:
"Father, Hou Yuan will fight to the death tomorrow."
"Well, well done."
In the handsome tent, Gao's father and son looked at each other and smiled under the candlelight.