Chapter 64: The Expedition (2)

The time soon came to the day when the army set out for the expedition, and the weather on this day was quite good, and the sky was clear.

Xiao Jingxuan led an army of nearly 60,000 towards the center of the barbarians, the garrison of the Hutu Khan.

Due to the fact that it was one man and two horses, the speed of the army was still very fast. Due to the fact that in the past few years, Fengzhou has continued to loot the Klutai royal department, so the vigilance of the Klutai royal department is now very high.

His subordinate tribes were all encamped close to the king's headquarters. So the army didn't encounter any tribes along the way.

However, this time, God was not completely on Xiao Jingxuan's side, and after the army marched for five days, snowflakes fell in the sky. And it's getting bigger and bigger.

At this time, not only the commanders of each battalion, but also the partial generals of each rate also began to directly advise Xiao Jingxuan, hoping that the army could suspend the march.

Looking at the snowy sky, Xiao Jingxuan was actually a little speechless, although he was prepared in his heart, but he didn't expect the snow to be so big.

As for the postponement of the march, it was impossible, there were no tribes to plunder along the way, there were no replenishments, and the grain and grass carried by the army did not allow the army to stagnate at all.

In addition, there is no place to rest on the grassland. Once the army is cut off from food and grass, and there is no need for barbarians to attack, the entire army will be destroyed in an instant.

Looking at the generals surrounding him, Xiao Jingxuan said cruelly: "Pass the order, the army will continue to move, if there is a stagnation, cut it." Speak out without permission, cholera soldiers, beheaded. ”

When the surrounding generals heard this, they all stopped talking and returned to their respective units.

Xiao Jingxuan looked at Lei Ben, Lei Ben understood, and immediately asked the guards to go to the battalions to convey the military order.

After the army continued to drive for another two days, the heavy snow finally stopped, and on this day, Xiao Jingxuan looked at the surrounding terrain, turned over and dismounted, and ordered the guards to summon the generals in the army to come over to discuss the matter.

Before everyone arrived, Xiao Jingxuan took the map in his hand and looked at it.

After everyone arrived, after some discussion, several people finally determined the location of the army.

Now, the army has crossed the Klutai royal department and entered the territory of the Hutu Khan tribe, which is not far from the Khan court of the Hutu Khan department.

Regarding the situation in the Khan Court, Xiao Jingxuan has no detailed information in his hands for the time being, and the army is not suitable to continue to advance for the time being.

Although the army sent a large number of scouts on all sides during the march, it was still necessary to be cautious.

Moreover, the army had been marching for two days in bad weather and was now in dire need of rest.

Just as Xiao Jingxuan was discussing with the generals, the scout in front finally returned.

The scout came directly to Xiao Jingxuan and reported the results of the investigation.

A hundred miles to the left of the army, a tribe of about 30,000 men was stationed.

Hearing the news, Xiao Jingxuan was overjoyed. Immediately let the scouts mark the location of the tribe.

Looking at the location on the map, Xiao Jingxuan began to issue military orders.

"Huangfu Song, I order you to lead the men and horses of your headquarters and go around to the rear of the barbarian tribe to stand by."

"The last general commands."

"Gongsun Sheng, I order you to lead the cavalry of your headquarters and go around to the left side of the barbarian tribe to stand by."

"The last general commands."

"Hu Yanzhuo, I order you to lead the cavalry of your headquarters and go around to the right side of the barbarian tribe to stand by."

"The last general commands."

"Wei Ming, I order you to lead the men and horses of your headquarters to guard around the barbarians, remember, you can't let anyone go."

"The last general commands."

"Zhou Tong, Lei Ben, you two will follow me and attack from the front.

At this time, Ye Xiong on the side asked loudly: "Dashuai, what about me?" You forgot about me? ”

Looking at Ye Xiong, who was in a hurry, Xiao Jingxuan said with a smile: "How come, I can't forget you if I forget anyone, you have the most veterans under your command, I order you to disperse the cavalry under your command immediately, remember, I need to know the exact information of the Khan Court." ”

"Yes, the last general commands."

Seeing Ye Xiong's honest appearance, Xiao Jingxuan was really speechless. So he looked around at the generals.

"Ladies and gentlemen, after the army has captured this barbarian tribe tonight, rest for two days, and hope that you will work together to build miracles."

"Yes, the last general will retire."

As a result, the army soon began to divide its forces and march towards their respective destinations.

Xiao Jingxuan took Zhou Tong and Lei Ben also began to march towards the destination. Fortunately, due to the weather, the barbarian tribe did not send outposts to the surrounding area.

Probably because no one would believe that someone would attack the barbarian Khan's court, which had dominated for hundreds of years, and they would never think that when the snow was falling, someone would start a war.

When Xiao Jingxuan came to a tribe less than thirty miles away, Xiao Jingxuan stopped, it was not completely dark yet, and it was not the time to attack.

Xiao Jingxuan led the army and lurked in the snow for two hours, and when the time was about to be reached, Xiao Jingxuan turned over and led the army to charge towards the barbarian camp.

After the soldiers of the guard battalion removed the obstacles such as the rejection of horses at the entrance of the tribe, Xiao Jingxuan took the lead and rushed towards the enemy camp.

As the shouts of killing sounded, the other battalions that were lying in ambush nearby also began to attack the enemy camp.

All the soldiers held their breath to destroy the enemy, and then roast the fire well, and then eat it hot.

The barbarian tribe could never have imagined that they would be attacked at this time.

Winter is a time for the nobles of various tribes to enjoy themselves, especially in the past two days, it has just snowed heavily, there is nothing to do, and even many barbarian soldiers have drunk too much.

Xiao Jingxuan led the army to slash and kill two back and forth, but the barbarians still did not organize an effective counterattack.

Now, the general trend has been set, and the barbarians will no longer have a chance to turn the tables. The battle lasted almost two hours, and the shouting in the camp finally stopped.

Xiao Jingxuan took the battalion leaders and sat in the big tent of the tribal leader, looking at the tribal leader and some nobles kneeling in the big tent.

After interrogation, Xiao Jingxuan found that this time he caught a big fish, it turned out that the leader of this tribe was still an old acquaintance, Wu Lihan, the second prince of the Hutu Khan Department.

Due to the defeat of Ullihan in the previous Battle of Fengzhou, he was sent to this tribe.

After asking about the situation, Xiao Jingxuan ordered all these people to be cut down.

As for the captives who surrendered, Xiao Jingxuan did not rush to get rid of them, but asked all the captives to tie their limbs and detain them for the time being.

So, the next day was the carnival of the army, in order to relieve the fatigue of the army, Xiao Jingxuan ordered to kill sheep and cattle, and eat a good meal first. Then get a good night's sleep.

As for the rest, I'll talk about it tomorrow.

The whole camp burst into cheers, and all the soldiers began to eat meat and drink in large gulps.

Early the next morning, after Xiao Jingxuan finished resting, he began to deal with military affairs.

The first is to select some people from the barbarian slaves who are willing to join the army to join the auxiliaries.

You must know that these slaves are not only the people of the Central Plains in Wei Yan and other places, but also many people from the Western Regions.

These people were all taken captive by the barbarians, and almost all of them had a blood feud with the barbarians.

As for the remaining old and weak women and children, Xiao Jingxuan asked Wei Ming to send a team of men and horses to send the wounded soldiers, captured materials, and these women and children to Wolf's Head Mountain.

As for those barbarian captives, Xiao Jingxuan ordered all of them to be killed. Not a single one is left.

After inspecting the various armies, Xiao Jingxuan returned to the big tent and began to wait for Ye Xiong's news.

Two days later, Ye Xiong's cavalry also returned to the camp one after another, and after seeing that each department presented their own reconnaissance, Xiao Jingxuan asked people to arrange tents for them, prepare wine and meat, and have a good rest.

Immediately afterwards, the camp leaders were convened to discuss the matter.

Xiao Jingxuan first introduced to the generals the distribution of the various departments of the Barbarian Khan Court.

The court of the barbarians was located three hundred miles from here. There were about 50,000 men in the entire Khan's court, with 10,000 Golden Horde horsemen and 5,000 light horsemen guarding it.

Around the Khan's Court, seven or eight tribes guarded the Khan's Court. Two of them were led by two barbarian princes, one was commanded by the younger brother of the barbarian emperor, and the rest were led by the barbarian emperor's cronies.

These tribes were quite numerous, about fifty or sixty thousand people.

Everyone has their own ideas about the direction of the next attack, and some suggest that the army sweep, kill many tribes one by one, and then attack the Khan's Court.

Some suggested directly attacking the Khan's court, and when the Khan's court was killed, the army was waiting for an opportunity to move.

Xiao Jingxuan didn't know how to choose for a while, according to his own estimates, Hutu Khan had a total of almost 200,000 combatable soldiers, and he only had 50,000. As long as one blow fails, then his army of 50,000 will be in danger.

After some careful consideration, Xiao Jingxuan planned to go straight to Huanglong and destroy the Khan Court first. Then wait for the opportunity to break through.

The generals also agreed to this decision. In order to be able to confuse the barbarians, Xiao Jingxuan ordered all the cavalry to wear barbarian coats on the outside. Quietly interspersed with the outer tribes.

However, sometimes the plan could not keep up with the change, and when the army reached one of the tribes, it was discovered by a barbarian sentry.

At that time, the army had already crossed the tribe, but it was discovered by the barbarian rangers who had just come out, and they also sounded the horn.

Seeing this situation, Xiao Jingxuan's annoyance in his heart can be imagined. In desperation, the troops could only be divided into four ways to exterminate this tribe.

It's dusk, but the visibility is still okay because of the snow.

Xiao Jingxuan led the guards and acted as the vanguard, Ye Xiong's Chinese army followed, Huangfu Song attacked the left, Gongsun Sheng attacked the right, and Zhou Tong solved the rear. As for Hu Yanzhuo, it acts as a maneuver, assisting whichever direction the attack is not smooth.

As for Wei Ming's task, he is responsible for guarding the surroundings, and he must not let any barbarian run away.

Fortunately, the distance between the barbarian tribes is still very large, and the shouts of killing will not spread to other tribes.