Chapter 35 Mobilization
After passing through Gong County, there were more and more enemy troops.
The nearly 20,000 troops composed of the Silver Spear Army, the Volunteer Army and the Yu Yan Ding Zhuang were like a huge magnet, attracting countless Hun foot riders.
On the 20th of September, he arrived at Yanshi, rested for the night, and continued his advance.
Along the way, Shao Xun did not interfere in the command, but chose to be a bystander.
The combat quality of the Silver Lance Army is quite high, even if it is the eleventh and twelfth buildings, under the leadership of the veterans of the first ten buildings, it is better than a few days ago.
There are many components to combat effectiveness, and one of them is the mind.
You have to have a big heart, be calm and not rushed.
It's not something that anyone can do.
What is the performance of infantry of the average level in the face of overwhelming cavalry? The Battle of Heshui has revealed the end.
Don't think it's a raid. Even if it is a frontal attack, when repeatedly attacking and harassing, it will always distract and fatigue the main force of Gou Xi's infantry, and finally reveal flaws.
In this era, only a few people, such as Ma Long and Liu Yu, could rely on a high-quality infantry to run rampant in the sea of cavalry, and even won many battles.
Shao Xun was glad that he was carrying the Silver Spear Army to escort the grain.
If it's the Yamen Army, the ending is not easy to say, five or five open.
If it were the Tuntian Army, the largest force under his rule, it should be broken up halfway, and it might not even be able to reach Gongxian.
Man Yu and Qiao Hong captured a few more captives, and after some torture, they finally got something new: Liu Cang, the king of Hanoi, used to be stationed in Hanoi, but then left, and it is unknown where he went.
The other one is about the direction of Yique Pass.
Because Shao Xun was too difficult, the Huns mobilized most of their mobile forces, and the south could not stop the more than 14,000 people of Liang Fen's army from going north.
After listening to the news of the interrogation, Shao Xun took a dagger and drew it on the ground, and the generals gathered around to watch.
"Liang Fen can't get to Luoyang before us."
"Yique Pass is not far from Luoyang, the Hun brigade is rushing towards us, Liang Fen still has Liangzhou horses at hand, if it is besieged by the main force of the Huns, it may be defeated. Now, the Huns probably gave up that way. ”
"Did Liu Cong give the order to encircle and annihilate our troops?"
"Since Liang Fen can enter Luoyang, let's just withdraw and go back to Xuchang."
"It's almost time to Luoyang, you're stupid."
Shao Xun stretched out a hand to signal quiet.
Everyone immediately shut up and listened to Master Shao's teachings.
"There is no point in arguing about Liu Cong's purpose." Shao Xun said: "They have many horses and many people, and they can easily turn the partial division into the main force, and the main force into a partial division." If I don't come to Luoyang, Liu Cong - no, it's Liu Cang - will really attack Luoyang, he will watch us make a move, and then change his moves. ”
For a regime with a large number of cavalry, there is no point in arguing about which is the main force and which is the partial division.
It's not all the way to the northeast, all the way to the northwest, thousands of miles away. It's just going around in Henan, and if necessary, Liu Cang can completely adjust the direction of the main attack.
What is the situation in Luoyang now, it is completely unclear.
According to the previous understanding, the grain can probably last until the wax moon. Later, a batch was sent to Beijing, and the imperial court requisitioned more than 30,000 people to serve as defenders, and the grain could probably last until the end of the year, that is: more than three months.
Considering the freezing of the river, the grain transportation window is actually less than two months away.
If the grain cannot be transported in these two months, Luoyang will fall into famine, and it will be invincible and self-defeating.
"Now that I'm in Luoyang, Liu Cang can choose to fight me here, or he can choose to avoid the truth and attack Yanyu Erzhou, what do you think he will do?" Shao Xun looked at the generals and asked.
"The Huns don't look like a decisive battle." Wang Qi'er said bluntly: "This way down, the real fierce fight is only in Gongxian." Others are mostly harassments, a bit of an errand meaning. ”
"In the past few days, I have also captured a lot of prisoners, including many thieves, and there should not be many Hun soldiers around Luoyang. There may have been a lot of them before, but now they have probably been transferred. Jin Zheng said: "Shao Shi, it is better to find an opportunity to cross the river to the north, attack Hanoi and Shangdang, and then contact Liu Kun to attack Pingyang together." ”
Wang Qi'er, Sun He, Zhang Daniu, Lu Heigou and others all looked at Jin San with surprised eyes, this is a bit too risky, right? If you are not careful, it is very possible that the whole army will be annihilated.
Furthermore, are you sure that the Huns will penetrate the two states of Yuyan first, or will you attack under the city of Pingyang first?
There are many more Hun soldiers than you, and you have gone to other people's nests, and the internal advantage is gone.
Jin San is crazy!
"Okay, enough rest, wait until you go back to your battalions and move on. Cai Cheng, you will inform the troops and let them put down the slender men and move on. Shao Xun actually had a guess in his heart.
There are only two possibilities.
After arriving in Luoyang, one of the possibilities should be ruled out.
After the fleet and the fleet resumed operation, the Huns surrounded and harassed again.
But this trick is no longer very useful.
What bothered Shao Xun the most was actually the dug potholed road, which forced them to stop often and take soil to fill in the potholes and trenches, which greatly slowed down the march.
It wasn't until the night of September 23 that they saw the brightly lit city of Luoyang from afar.
The area of Dongyang Gate and Jianchun Gate can even be called blazing, the city gate has traces of smoke and fire, Jianchun Gate was even burned in half, and the inside and outside of the city gate cave are full of corpses of both enemies and us.
This Nima, has you fought in a street fight?
When staying overnight in the southeast Yang Palace, Shao Xun was a little speechless.
But he could barely understand.
There were two field battles in a row, with nearly 10,000 casualties and routs.
The stock of food is running out day by day.
The field is full of Hun cavalry - not necessarily many, but the visuals are amazing.
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There was no news of the reinforcements, no news could be sent, and no news from the outside world could leak in.
They are like an abandoned island, and they can't live in fear.
Defending the city is the most taboo to defend it.
The battle to defend the city, which does not see any hope, will not last to the end, especially in a huge city like Luoyang, which is very chaotic inside.
Faith is the key, and you have to give hope.
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Hou Feihu led the four silver spear armies all the way, and withdrew to Xiangcheng in five days to receive a supply of supplies.
As for the Duyang side, it was handed over to the Duyang Tuntian Army to be responsible.
Farther away in Nanyang, Cao Fu has already issued an order to take Le Kai as the left governor of the rear army to take charge of the overall situation, and Yang Dan as the right governor to assist Le Kai.
They have only one mission, not to let the flames of war reach Lonan.
Even if Nanyang is disrupted, as long as the situation is stabilized, there will be no guilt.
When arriving at Xiangcheng, the post road is full of soldiers and troops leading horses and walking.
On the road, Hou Feihu encountered a government soldier who went north from Luyang, a total of more than 490 people.
According to them, all those who can go into battle are here, including even some teenagers with childish faces.
The boy is the nephew of the government soldier.
They are still young, they have not yet achieved martial arts, they have little combat experience, and their weapons and equipment are very poor, but their military situation is like fire, and now is the time to need them to work hard.
Xiangcheng is even more crowded.
In the wilderness by the water, the tribes walked around, fetching water and cooking.
The soldiers untied the horse's belly belt and led it to jog for a while.
There are even people who gather the raw melons and eggs of young people who have never been in battle, and focus on teaching some tips on the battlefield.
On the Ying Bridge, a large number of horses, donkeys and mules were passing through, heading east.
"Old horse, old horse, this time I want you to die." Hou Feihu sighed with emotion.
The benefits of Chang'an's siege of Xianbei have not been completely eaten up yet, and this has been six or seven years, right?
For six or seven years, these horses played a huge role. Especially in the battle of Gou Xi, the old horses ran to death and wasted a lot, and finally succeeded in sending the knights on their backs to Heshui and defeated the enemy army in a battle.
"Gone!" A loud roar was heard not far away.
Hou Feihu followed the prestige, but saw Chang Cang, the deputy governor of the Long Sword Army, wave his hand and take more than 500 soldiers who had finished resting on the road.
That should be the stone bridge, Li family, Yongxing three defenses in Liang County, the government soldiers plus the trilogy, more than 1,000 people lined up in a neat queue, crossed Rushui, crossed Xiangcheng without entering, and went straight to the direction of Yingyin.
After a while, the soldiers of Ruyang and Nanshan Second Defense Mansions who had finished eating were dispatched.
A moment later, Lushan and Funiu were dispatched.
"It is said that Shao Shi went to Chen County, and at the critical moment, he still relied on the old foundation laid in Luonan a few years ago." Looking at the mighty army of government soldiers, Hou Feihu couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
While speaking, this year's new soldiers in Yexian and Wuyang, the second defense of the princess and the princess also arrived one after another, and after a short rest, they will go east tomorrow.
Guang Chengze's Tuntian army also dispatched 5,000 men.
The number of troops has dropped to about 27,000, and this year 5,000 new troops have been transferred to Duyang to serve in the Tuntian Army, which was replaced by Wang Sang's troops, who were captured last year.
These 5,000 people were led by the Jing brothers and went to Xuchang to serve as auxiliaries. After the end of the war, they will become a tuntian army that can own property, marry wives, and receive rewards.
On both sides of the Rushui, the army is mighty.
Xiangcheng is close to the left, and the war horses are galloping endlessly.
Under the order of the Xuchang shogunate, the soldiers scattered everywhere on weekdays gathered one after another, and instantly gathered nearly 15,000 soldiers who could fight.
This is only the first mobilization.
The Tuntian Army in Luyang, Duyang, Guangchengze, Yingyang, Yangguan, Langling and other places has not yet carried out large-scale mobilization.
The only drawback is that they are mostly infantry, lack mobility, and are slow to move. It was not a problem when facing the rogues, but it was more troublesome when facing the Huns, who had a large number of cavalry.
But the order has been given, and there is nothing to hesitate about.
The autumn harvest has ended, and there are many grain stocks in various places, even if they are squatting in the pit for defense, they are also valuable.
Almost at the same time, hundreds of Hun cavalry suddenly appeared on the east bank of the Yellow River in the northwest of Fan County.
With a single charge, the crossing was captured with almost no soldiers.
The county commander had done his best, and he held out with only two or three hundred people until the last moment before fleeing in a hurry.
In the afternoon of the same day, more than 1,000 foot soldiers crossed the river and went ashore to start cutting wood and boats and building pontoon bridges.
Throughout the night of the 25th, more than 100 small boats went back and forth, constantly crossing the Huns to the east bank of the river.
The infantry began to build barracks and fortify bridgeheads.
There were hundreds of vanguard cavalry, and under the leadership of the ministry and the headman, the soldiers divided into two routes and went in the direction of Liqiu and Fanxian to create panic.
At this point, there is no need to hide your tracks.
The Xiongnu had already shown their fangs: they crossed the river from Dongwuyang, entered Dongping, bypassed the Sijin defense line in the Puyang section, and went deep into the interior of Yanzhou in a roundabout way.
After three years of attacking Luoyang, the Huns suddenly changed their combat objectives.
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