Chapter 25: Surprise Attack
Hanguang couldn't help but say: "You are such a strange woman, you have only known me for a few days, and you are so good to me, unlike some ......"
Menghua smiled lightly, interrupting Hanguang's words that he was about to continue, and said, "I followed you, didn't I also let you protect me." Look at you, you are the eldest son of the Han family, powerful and powerful, and you can mobilize an army of 50,000 at will. You seem to be a sad person, not an abusive person. I'm a weak woman who follows you just to feel a little safe, otherwise it would be miserable to be robbed by someone?"
Hanguang smiled bitterly twice, and Menghua's words inadvertently poked Hanguang's sadness. Menghua didn't understand how much danger Hanguang had taken in transferring troops, and he had also taken advantage of the loophole in the gambling contract. The gambling contract just said that he would leave the Han family for a year and stay away from the core of power, and the Han family referred to here is just Qingyun Mountain, and staying away from the core has no effect on the current cold light. Hanguang's current transfer of troops is just using the privilege of the Han family. The gambling contract does not say anything about exempting Hanguang from all privileges, status, and status.
Three days have passed, 30,000 elites in the Songcheng military camp have been assembled, and the grain and grass for logistics transportation and 20,000 infantry have been on the road under the leadership of Menghua, and Hanguang is doing the final review.
During these three days, the soldiers in the barracks continued to practice and make final preparations before the battle.
The elite troops stationed in Songcheng are all veterans who have retired from the battlefield in front of them, and they all have rich combat experience, but after all, there has been no real battle for a long time, and it is still necessary to sharpen their guns in battle.
Hanguang rode around the phalanx of 30,000 soldiers present, all of whom had scars on their bodies, but they were full of energy.
Of the 30,000 soldiers, 10,000 were light cavalry, 5,000 were heavy cavalry, and 15,000 were cavalry archers.
"Let's go!" Hanguang ordered with two words, bringing out 30,000 troops.
When he arrived at the gate of the barracks, he found that Le Yangxiu was already waiting there with a BMW.
Seeing Hanguang coming, Le Yangxiu rode to Hanguang's side and said, "I'd better come along." My soldiers, I cannot tolerate any unnecessary losses. ”
Le Yang Hugh is a shrewd person, he knows that he can't interfere in this matter, and he is not qualified to interfere. But as long as he follows Hanguang's side, he can't shift the responsibility to his unfavorable supervision, at most he will be a defeated general.
Le Yang is thirty years old, and he has commanded dozens of large and small battles, and in his opinion, with him in charge, even if those bandits are well-trained, there is no problem.
The march of the army was slow, and it was an hour before all the troops began to march towards the Plucking Cliff.
Hanguang has never commanded the march of the army, and he has no experience, Le Yangxiu has been riding at the front of the army, not talking to anyone, and Hanguang is not easy to ask.
The people of the Zhenlian caravan had already been assembled, and Han Guang selected the strongest hundred cultivators from them to follow the army, and the rest of the people were with Huang Guanghua, and this hundred people were the main force of this army. There are no cultivators in the army, and the cultivators in the entire empire are not subordinate to the army, they all belong directly to the state.
Fortunately, these soldiers are veterans, well-trained, and very neat when they march, even the pace of the horses under their crotches is the same. And they all control the horses and do not make any noises.
About five or six miles away from the Plucking Cliff, Menghua was riding a white horse, walking in front of the army. Pink dress, not trimmed in any way. Beautiful and refined, but such an indifferent woman is commanding an army.
"Stop!" Menghua waved her hand and motioned for the army to stop.
The herald quickly went down to give the order, and the army slowly stopped.
Menghua covered her face with a light veil, but her forehead was not covered, and her brows were tightly locked.
Something is wrong. Menghua pondered.
In the past few days, the frantically drawn troops from all over the country, and the army has been drawn yesterday, the people who plucked the hair cliff are definitely aware of it.
Judging by their precise command and skillful arrangement of troops that day, the people who commanded these troops were definitely not mediocre. It may even be an officer from the army. Since it can make the officials and soldiers jealous and it has been famous here for a long time, it is enough to show that the strength of the people here in Plucking Cliff is definitely not weak. It is also impossible to remain unresponsive to these.
"Prepare for battle, move slowly. Menghua said calmly.
If Hanguang was here, he would have been absolutely surprised. Hanguang asked Menghua to lead the team first, just because no one could make Hanguang trust. In addition, the speed of the vanguard does not need to be fast, and it can be marched slowly, just to ensure that the basic simultaneous arrival of the destination with the rear troops at the same time.
But Menghua was not prepared to do this, she wanted to rush over with her soldiers, to confirm her suspicions.
After slowly advancing for about an hour, Yumeka finally reached the Plucking Cliff. The land in front of the cliff is reddish-brown and has been stained with blood. No dead bodies or weapons were left behind. The rocks at the mouth of the cliff are still collapsed and have not been repaired.
"The scout went in to investigate the situation. The rest of the men are ready for battle, and must not let up at all. Three thousand heavy infantry covered a high ground on the right of two thousand archers, taking a position. Yumeka commanded.
Menghua now only has 20,000 troops, even if she finds the enemy, it is impossible to attack, relying on the terrain to mediate with the enemy, waiting for the arrival of the army, is her best strategy now.
"Report that no enemy troops were found within two miles of the cliff mouth ahead. After a while, the scout returned.
"Probe!"
"Yes"
Menghua's brows relaxed, she was not so nervous, and muttered to herself, "Fortunately, they didn't do it...... It's just that Hanguang is estimated to suffer a loss......"
A small subordinate town of Songcheng, on the wall of Songlinguan.
A city guard was on the city wall, looking at the surging enemy army, and sighed helplessly.
Songlin Pass was originally a checkpoint with dangerous terrain, and it was possible to garrison 2,000 defenders without losing the checkpoint pool, but the original 3,000 defenders were drawn 1,500, and the remaining 1,500 people could not support this city defense at all.
"Shoot arrows, fight to the last man. The city guard said helplessly. Archers cast arrows on the walls, effectively blocking the enemy's attacks. However, due to the lack of numbers, not all places can have archers to take care of the Tao. Moreover, the enemy army and the cultivators climbed the city wall with the help of a cloud ladder in three steps and two steps, and killed the defenders on the city wall recklessly.
In a short time, all the defenders of Songlin Pass were drowned in the onslaught of enemy troops.
At the same time, this scene is not just happening here in Songlin Pass...... Many cities and checkpoints have suffered the same fate......