Chapter 32 Different Division of Labor
Thirty miles east of Guishan City in Dawan in the Western Regions, Dong Zhuo was protected by Dong Zhuo's western expedition.
The northwest wind was howling, and the banner of the capital in the camp was also fluttering in the wind.
It's just that the Duhu deity is no longer in the camp.
After Dong Zhuo's coalition army entered the territory of Dawan, at the suggestion of Liu Ai, they began to clear out the scouts and eyeliners hidden in various places by the Dawan people, and sent scattered cavalry to roam around the two cities of Dawan to prevent their scouts from going out of the city to inquire about the news.
Under the continuous attack of the coalition forces, these scattered spies suffered heavy losses, and the rest did not dare to come out to listen to the news even if they survived.
For a while, Guishan City and Ershi City cut off all information from the outside world.
And at this time, Dong Zhuo took the main force of 4,000 horsemen to leave the camp one after another at night, leaving only the handsome flag fluttering in the camp and the army of Tongsi Country.
Of course, Liu Ai also stayed.
The army is stationed and waiting, and Liu Ai, who is in charge of logistics, naturally doesn't have much to do, as for those own jobs, isn't it just a matter of incense......
The lord was not in the camp, so Liu Ai gave all his leisure time to the commander of the friendly army, and the lord of the western city of Tongsi Country, Ma Zheng.
The name of Xicheng Jue sounds strange, but he is an extremely noble existence in the country of Tongsi.
Although Tongsi is a country established by the descendants of the Han people, its system is very different from that of the Han Dynasty.
Just like the setting of the title, there are five levels of duke, marquis, earl, viscount, and baron, which are completely different from the pavilion marquis, township marquis, and county marquis of the Han Dynasty.
Of course, there is also the same, that is, the way to obtain these titles is based on military merit.
It's just that now because of the chaos of the eunuch party, this title incentive mechanism has been broken, and Tongsi Country has been strictly enforcing it.
And Ma Zheng is the only marquis in the country of Tongsi, which depends on his great military exploits in the past.
Liu Ai even heard that when Ma Zheng was at war with the Guishan Kingdom, he once conquered five cities in a month! Called an invincible demon by the Kushan people......
However, since the "demon" joined the lord's army, his attitude has been very humble and cautious, and he will neither complain nor give any advice, like a machine that can only carry out orders when it is bored......
But the more Ma Zheng is like this, the more Liu Ai is interested in him.
Liu Ai also secretly and carefully observed the elite of the Silk Kingdom brought by Ma Zheng, and the conclusion he came to not only shocked him, but also could only be stuffed in his heart and did not dare to tell Dong Zhuo for the time being.
He believes that the cavalry of Tongsi Country, like the Flying Bear Army, is an army that is strong in horse warfare and foot combat, because they are all based on the dragoons of the year, so the blades and armor are roughly the same.
But the Silk Cavalry is one person with three horses, and even Liu Ai has seen a lot of crossbows!
This Silk Army is too strong, and the Silk Country is too rich......!
This is Liu Ai's impression of them.
In contrast, the current Flying Bear Army of the Lord Dong Zhuo is not only slightly less numerous, but more importantly, the combat power is still slightly inferior!
Fortunately, judging from Ma Zheng's current performance, Tongsi Kingdom still has a lot of sincerity for this cooperation, otherwise let alone defeating Dawan Kingdom, I am afraid that Dong Zhuo can only be on the defensive in the Western Regions for a long time......
"Xicheng Jue is still used to eating in this army?"
As soon as the meal arrived, Liu Ai would very "politely" invite Ma Zheng to come and enjoy it together, which has also become his main daily activity recently.
No matter how cautious Ma Zheng is, he can still learn something about the situation in Tongsi Country from his usual casual inquiries, even if it is just some folk customs and habits, Liu Ai thinks it is useful.
"In the military, I can be satisfied with such delicious food."
Ma Zheng's Chinese is very good, and there is no obstacle to communication at all, and he really can't keep his mouth shut about this kind of casual detailed inquiry......
"I've been here for days, there is no battle to fight, no invincibility to break, can the general feel bored to talk alone?"
Liu Ai ate a meal, raised his head and asked intentionally or unintentionally.
"It's a common thing, and Zheng has never felt it this way."
Ma Zheng is still short and direct.
"Hmm...... Maybe not today for tomorrow, when the general may have something to do......"
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Compared with Liu Ai's leisure, Li Dao, as a colleague, is at a life-and-death juncture.
Although he had expected such a situation and had secretly made a lot of preparations for it, the situation was still critical.
The reason is obvious, the other side has too many grain robbery troops, more than 3,000 Wusun cavalry, and more than 3,000 Guishan cavalry troops surrounded them in the center from the front and back.
And Li Dao only brought a grain transportation team of more than 1,400 people, which is still counted into those people who have no combat power!
Of course, in order to improve his combat power, many of those people were pretended to be soldiers by him, and now they are also taking up arms and preparing for battle.
But just like that, Li Dao only had 1,100 soldiers......
Fortunately, the scout warned relatively early, and Li Dao chose a high ground to surround the car formation, except for the view here is too good, and seeing the dense enemy troops below makes his soldiers feel a little frightened, the other conditions are good, which can improve the defensive strength of Li Dao's army a lot.
The Wusun and Guishan people saw that the terrain of Li Dao was well chosen, so they first sent people to persuade them to surrender, and now the situation is one-sided, if the other side gives up resistance, it is better to reduce some of their own losses.
"Whoosh!"
Before the two envoys of the Wusun people who were holding a big flag and riding slowly on horseback, before they could walk in and shout, they were shot straight to the head by an arrow shot by Li Dao!
Before the two armies, didn't they just want to persuade them to surrender when they stepped forward like this, everyone could understand it, and Li Dao also showed his attitude with this!
Do you really think that you have a chance to win!?
Li Wei sneered in his heart, and then shouted at the soldiers:
"At the moment of rebellion, reinforcements are coming, and it is at this time that I will seal my wife and son, and make meritorious contributions, can all the big men dare to fight with me!?"
The guards Li Heng, Hu Feng and others listened and shouted with everyone:
"Fight!"
"Fight!"
"Fight!"
The sound was loud and deafening, echoing through the valley.
Seeing this, the Guishan generals and the Wusun generals glanced at each other, and then ordered their troops to attack.
Because of the terrain restrictions, the two families each sent out 200 horsemen to attack Li Dao's chariot formation from two directions.
They are still relatively familiar with this kind of car formation of the Han people, and even the caravans that are now traveling are defending themselves in this formation when they encounter bandits......
The soldiers in the front row all brought a set of horse ropes, as long as they rushed to the front of the formation to lasso the baggage cart, and then overturned or pulled it aside, the chariot formation could naturally be gradually cracked, and the soldiers inside would become their feats under the sword!
However, when the cavalry rushed up the hill, the situation was not what they had imagined.
Before they encountered the Li Dao army formation, and they were not hit by their long-range attack, the horses under the front row of the cavalry of the Wusun and Kushan people suddenly knelt on the ground with their front hooves, and at the same time threw the master on their backs far away, they gave the "high" Li Daojun a big salute......