Chapter 244: A good start
At the beginning of April, it was supposed to be the beginning of the most beautiful season in the plateau. However, tension has enveloped the land, and the clouds of war have condensed in the sky and persisted.
The imperial court officially issued an edict that Great Xia was about to launch an attack on the Peacock Kingdom in order to regain its own occupied territory.
After General Zhao Qinglan Zhao, who was stationed in Fannan, received the order, he immediately gathered an army of 50,000, mobilized grain and grass, and led the army straight to Lia with only the heavenly thunder bombs, but it was only three days away. It can be described as a noble soldier and a god of speed.
His Majesty said in the letter that the place where they are about to fight is full of snow-capped mountains and valleys, which is not conducive to Zizhong.
It wasn't until he arrived in Rio that Zhao Qinglan found out. His Majesty the Emperor, the Empress Niang, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince were all here, and they couldn't help but be surprised.
Zhao Qinglan is Jiang Yuchuan's father-in-law and his own family. Therefore, everyone is no stranger, and they have simply met the queen of the ceremony. A few major generals were summoned and a simple meeting was held.
Early the next morning, the army marched out and rushed to Na Wrong.
There were two more women in the army.
One is Jiang Yuqing, and the other is Zhuoma. The former is recognized by all the armies of Great Xia as the "Dinghai Divine Needle", with her, as long as there is still a breath, you can be protected from death.
The latter is the guide for this time, and it is also very important.
Originally, Jiang Yuqing also wanted to prepare a carriage for her, but who knew that this girl said that she could ride a horse, just give her a horse, it was really good.
As for Divine Doctor Qiu and Yiyi, they were sent into the spiritual realm by her, and with Bai Xiaojiu playing with him, there was generally no big mistake.
It was about 600 miles away, and the army arrived in less than three days.
According to the information provided by Zhuoma, the army chose to set up a tent at the foot of this snow-capped mountain, on the grassland by the Naco Lake.
The plateau at the beginning of April is beautiful. The grass was already green, like a huge green carpet reaching to the horizon.
Overhead was a blue sky and marshmallow-like clouds. Not far away are towering snow-capped mountains.
They are majestic and magnificent, in the bright sun, cold and mysterious, with a different kind of tenderness.
Even their reflection in the lake is so holy that one cannot be offended in the slightest.
Suddenly, a loud eagle chirp crossed the sky, and in a few ups and downs, it disappeared between the snow-capped mountains in the distance.
Strength and pure beauty complement each other, and the entire snowy plateau is so picturesque that people can't help but indulge in it.
Dolma came over to her and said, "Queen Mother, your tent has been set up. ”
Jiang Yuqing turned around and nodded to indicate that he understood. She said to Dolma from the bottom of her heart: "Your hometown is really beautiful. ”
Zhuoma smiled, and Gao Yuan's red face was overflowing with the most innocent smile: "That's where the gods live, and it's naturally extremely beautiful."
It's a pity that it's not yet the season when Gesang flowers bloom, if it's another month late.
When the Gesang flowers bloom, it becomes a sea of flowers, with many colors. That's when the grassland is at its most beautiful.
We would drive yaks and sheep to graze, and the wild yaks that lived in the grasslands would come in search of their perfect mates.
In another two years, the yak herd will have several more strong calves.
Sometimes you will encounter terrible wolves. They come in groups and are very ferocious. At this time, we will use torches, scimitars, and bows and arrows against them.
Mastiffs will also be good companions to us, they will be loyal and strong, they will help their owners chase away the wolves, and they will also help their owners herd ......"
Jiang Yuqing listened to Zhuoma's narration quietly, if it weren't for the army behind her who was busy camping and cooking, she almost had the illusion that the years were quiet.
I just hope this war ends soon!
The rice on the plateau is always raw. Roasted potatoes with pickles, and then drink a bowl of rich and hot, Fandi milk tea, it will warm the stomach and the whole person will feel comfortable.
After the meal, Jingyan Jiang Yuqing and several generals got together again and held a pre-war meeting.
After some discussion, it was decided to send a team of scouts first, and Dolma would be the guide to infiltrate Na Cuo to find out the situation before making further decisions.
The next day, it was just dawn. Dolma led a group of scouts in the wrong direction.
Jiang Yuqing couldn't bear it and wanted to follow, but Jing Yan couldn't help it, so she had to let her go.
Fang walked out for only ten miles, and met a peacock man with a big bag of cloth wrapped around his head.
The thing must have just woken up and was squinting at a low bush.
Jiang Yuqing and Zhuoma hurriedly turned around to avoid their gaze.
Special mother, early in the morning, too spicy eyes. Everyone didn't dare to startle the snake, just quietly crouched on the stone and watched.
Wait for him to finish peeing and then quietly follow him.
It was a makeshift stronghold built under a mountain cliff, or a simple shack.
Dolma said the bastards had been fighting last fall. It's such a rag, and in such a cold place on the plateau, they didn't freeze to death.
Jiang Yuqing beckoned gently, and Canghai immediately jumped out like a clever snow leopard and dived to the side of the tent.
But he was back in two quarters of an hour. It is said that there are less than 200 people in the "big head bag" here. He excitedly asked Jiang Yuqing if he wanted to do a vote.
Jiang Yuqing hurriedly stopped the terrible idea of Canghai.
Without knowing the combat effectiveness of this group of guys, just a few of them rushed up, and it was easy to deliver food if it was not easy to make trouble, so it was best not to act rashly.
So he avoided the crowd and walked to the side, picked up the messenger and reported the news with Jing Yan.
At this time, when the soldiers by the lake heard that they had discovered the enemy so quickly, they couldn't help but scream excitedly.
Although there were only about 200 men, the captains of the battalions almost fought for this first battle.
In the end, it was Zhao Qinglan who ordered the 100-person elite team of the Xianfeng Battalion to go out.
And said: "Soldiers, this is the first battle after we are stationed in Tubo Mansion, and we must win for Lao Tzu and play with spirit."
Drive these eight calves of the Peacock Kingdom back to their hometown! ”
What answered him was the momentum that rushed straight to the clouds: "The Xianfeng camp will win!" Great Xia will win! Kill, kill, kill! ”
Jing Yan was also dressed in military uniform, and personally handed over a Xuandi Golden Dragon Banner to the captain of the Xianfeng Battalion who was about to go on the expedition.
The cold voice rang out: "I, I am waiting for your triumph here!" ”
"The last general, you will live up to Your Majesty's high expectations!"
"Let's go!"
With an order, the soldiers of the Xianfeng Battalion, who were fully armed, turned on their horses, and galloped towards Jiang Yuqing and them.
The distance of ten miles was less than a quarter of an hour.
The lieutenant saw the scouts who had come to meet them from a distance, and knew that it was less than two miles from the Peacock Buns' camp.
So everyone dismounted, tied their horses to the big rock near the side of the road, and ran forward.
Otherwise, the sound of the galloping horses will alarm the soldiers of the Peacock Country, and it will be bad if they run away.
That's right, in the eyes of the soldiers of the Great Pioneer Battalion, these guys are already meat in their mouths. The ducks that got to their beaks let them run again, and everyone had to vomit to death.
As soon as the two sides met, they talked about the situation. The drummer of the Qianfeng battalion put the big drum he brought to the ground, picked up the drumstick with both hands, and began to play "knock, knock, knock....."
The drums of war sounded, and the war began.
The captain gave an order: "Xianfeng Battalion, attack!" ”
All the soldiers suddenly unsheathed their big swords, lit up with a snow-colored silver light, shouted and rushed towards the camp of the Peacock Country, and the sound of killing shook the sky in an instant.
At that time, the soldiers of the Peacock Country's big baotou were eating breakfast noisily.
Suddenly, they heard a strange drum sound, and the drum "dong dong" seemed to hit everyone's hearts every time, making them feel inexplicably frightened.
Before they could react, they saw a group of heavily armed soldiers in armor, holding bright machetes, shouting words they didn't understand, coming straight at them.
When did Da Baotou see such a scene, he was suddenly frightened and his legs were weak. Some people who are particularly timid even peed out on the spot.
Just when they were stunned, the soldiers of Great Xia had already rushed to the front and slashed with their knives, and the scene suddenly screamed, turning into a bloody Shura field.
Because it was breakfast time for the peacock soldiers at this time, and because of the long-term relaxation, all their weapons were thrown in the tent at will, and none of them were with them.
The soldiers of Great Xia attacked again, and the unsuspecting peacock soldiers were hacked to death and half of them were cut down in almost a single face.
The rest of the peacock soldiers screamed in terror and fled in all directions, some wanted to run back to the tent to get the guys, and more wanted to escape.
But it was too late. This is simply a one-sided massacre by the Great Xia soldiers.
Especially Canghai and Wuyan, these two guys are mixed in the crowd, and they will fall down almost with a swing of the sword, a proper dimensionality reduction strike, a humanoid killing weapon.
Therefore, in just a quarter of an hour, none of the nearly 200 peacock soldiers could stand up.
The girl Dolma was also aroused, picked up a knife dropped by the peacock man, stabbed a wounded peacock soldier in the heart, and sent him to see the Buddha of the Western Heavens.
After pulling out the knife, she stabbed another wounded soldier to death, her eyes were red, her expression was sad and angry, and she scolded in Tubo as she slashed.
Although Jiang Yuqing couldn't understand it, he could guess it from her expression and movements.
Presumably that she killed these bastards and avenged the fathers and villagers who were killed by the peacock soldiers.
The crowd cleaned the battlefield, counted the personnel and the loot.
A total of 185 enemies were annihilated, and a total of 205 weapons of various shapes were captured, as well as a small number of peacock coins and other miscellaneous trophies.
As for the rags of clothes and tents, it was useless to come, so everyone simply lit a fire.
One of the soldiers saw the two pots that had not yet been destroyed on the stove, and wondered what they were eating.
When I looked out, I saw that the cauldron was filled with rice mixed with some kind of beans. The small one, with an unknown paste of yellow and green inside, smells spicy.
Immediately turned his head away with disdain, what kind of stuff is this special food, just like someone who eats something with a bad stomach.
The captain came to Jiang Yuqing and asked what to do with these corpses.
Jiang Yu swept his eyes at the flocks of vultures hovering in the sky and the faintly exposed wolf tail behind the rocks and said, "Don't care, the scavengers of nature will solve it." ”
The lieutenant followed his line of sight, and then understood. Xindao, it's really good to kill the enemy in this place, and even the strength to bury the corpse is saved.
The battle lasted only a quarter of an hour from the launch of the offensive to the end of the campaign, and this small group of enemy forces was completely annihilated.
Except for a few who were slightly injured, no one died, which can be described as a complete victory, which can be regarded as a good start.