Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 334 Raiders
On the avenue by the Fen River, a large birch forest spread to the north, mud splashed on the avenue in the forest, horseshoes sounded, and a large number of cavalry headed north in raindrops.

On the muddy road, the sound of horseshoes easily overwhelmed the sound of raindrops, and then the figures of the brigade galloped chaotically.

The mud splashed by the horseshoes was like raindrops, and fell on the grass and trees on the side of the road, forming a muddy flower field.

In the reverberation of rain and horseshoes, one or two horns of desolation can be faintly heard passing through the rain curtain.

The big man in front heard the movement, and said while running: "General, we have encountered the enemy in the east, should you go to support them?"

The leader was a burly man, dressed in iron black armor, who was right at Xiang Gong, he turned his head and said loudly: "No need!" The sound was like a bell, piercing through the curtain of rain and horseshoes, allowing the people behind to hear it.

"The main force of the Puppet Han Dynasty was defeated by the officials, and the troops in the north are empty. They have few people. We have twenty battalions of troops. One battalion will gallop northward as a team. There is absolutely no main force in this place, so there is no need for support!" Xiang Gong said.

"Go north now, and go to Taiyuan first!"

"Kill to Taiyuan!"

"Kill!" Everyone shouted excitedly.

Xiang Gong was also very excited, he didn't stop for a moment, trying hard to flatter his horse.

Since Cong Jinzhou went north, they have been fighting all the way to Fenzhou along the Fen River Valley without stopping.

There were no bandit soldiers fortified the villages and towns passing by on the road. Only in the valley more than 20 miles north of Jinzhou did they encounter a group of more than 300 puppet Han soldiers.

A few days ago, he received a reply from the government allowing him to make his own decision. He was very excited and grateful for the grace. He felt that such trust was too heavy. At that time, he had already crossed Jinzhou.

Originally, the officials gave him [-] battalions of cavalry, and the purpose of rushing to the river quickly was to monitor the movement in the river. Whether it was in the river or the Jiedu envoy of Shanzhou in the south, the officials were worried.

After arriving in Hezhong, his [-] battalions of troops easily entered Hezhong Mansion, and following the official conquest, the Jiedushi in Hezhong even proposed to give him command of his troops and horses.

At that time, he did not relax his vigilance, and after observing for a period of time, he finally felt that the Jianxiong Festival in Hezhong made Yang Tingzhang unrepentant.

Yang Tingzhang took the initiative to lead the attack and repelled the puppet Han army to show his loyalty. He also received the news that Li Yun was defeated by the officials and the puppet Han coalition forces were [-] miles away to the east. He immediately decided to lead the troops northward.

Xiang Gong has always been sensitive, he has the situation of the world in his heart, not just in the small river.

At that time, he immediately thought that if the main force of the puppet Han Dynasty was near Gaoping in the east, then they could go north along the Fenhe River Valley, all the way to Fenzhou and Taiyuan, and the troops in that area should be empty!
Originally, the government sent him to bring twenty battalions, more than [-] people, to stabilize the situation in Hezhong. Jianxiong Jiedu envoy Yang Tingzhang in Hezhong and Baoyi Jiedu envoy Yuan Yan in Shanzhou had unclear attitudes, which was very dangerous.

Whether they are on Li Yun's side or on the court's side has never been determined.

However, with the official victory in the south of Zezhou, defeating [-] Li Yun and the puppet Han army, all these problems disappeared.

Immediately, Yang Tingzhang put on the clothes himself, and led his soldiers from the feudal town to attack, defeating the puppet Han soldiers near Jinzhou. The Baoyi Jiedu envoy Yuan Yan also sent his troops to the north, saying that he would serve the court, and sent envoys to report to him. court.

Hezhong and Shanzhou are stable, and his army of more than 4000 people is not in vain, it is also an amazing army!

The main force is in the east of Zhongtiao Mountain, and Beishan has to pass through Luzhou and Bi County, and then cross Zhongtiao Mountain and go out of Tuanbai Valley before reaching Taiyuan.

And they go north along the Fenshui River, and they can go all the way to Taiyuan along the river valley!

If the main force of the puppet Han is still there, he would not dare to do this at all, but now the main force of the puppet Han is in the east.

He is not a great fortune teller, and he doesn't know how many troops are in the puppet Han country in the north, and whether they can still fight. He just thinks that this risk can be taken. If their army goes north along the Fen River valley, they might be able to directly attack Taiyuan.

This move is very risky. If the puppet Han deploys defenses in the Fen River Valley, or if there is a main force in the north, they will be very dangerous. Although they have more than 4000 people, their army does not have logistical auxiliary troops, and there is not much grass and luggage. , Without backup, it is very dangerous to go north alone.

But in war, you need to surprise to win!
He thought that when Tang crossed the Yellow River to attack Houliang more than 30 years ago, there were still more than [-] troops in Houliang.

But later Tang Zhuangzong Li Cunxu ordered general Li Siyuan to lead [-] cavalry to abandon all the luggage, each with only seven days of food, and quickly rushed into Daliang. He led [-] infantry from the Chinese army to follow closely.

Starting on the evening of the fourth day of the lunar new year, Li Siyuan’s cavalry had already attacked Caozhou (now Dingtaoxi, Shandong) on ​​the seventh day of the new year, and continued to gallop westward without stopping, approaching Bianzhou, and arrived at the city of Bianzhou on the morning of the ninth day of the new year. Under the city, far away from the tens of thousands of Houliang troops who were still in the north, they left them behind and went straight to Huanglong. Afterwards, the city of Daliang was empty, so they had to open the city and surrender, and Houliang destroyed the country.

If the Hou Tang army chose to fight head-on with Liang Guo's [-] army at that time, the outcome would be unknown, and if they won, they would lose soldiers and generals, and the casualties would be heavy.

This is a surprise soldier, winning by surprise is the best means on the battlefield.

So he also wants to have that kind of credit, and wants to make a credit in front of the officials!
Wealth and wealth are sought in insurance, such a risk is worth taking!
And after they took only seven days of dry food, no heavy troops, no reinforcements, and went all the way north for three days and one night, they arrived in Fenzhou.

There was not much defense along the way, or in other words, the north did not expect that the army would come from the Fen River Valley.

There were many troops near Fenzhou, but there was no time to gather them in a hurry. When they arrived, the local defenders hadn't reacted yet, and the south sentry was broken through in an instant, and then the panic-organized troops were easily overwhelmed, and then they crossed Fenzhou .

The most important thing is that they captured the deputy commander of the Fenzhou Mabu Army, and only after questioning did they know that there were not many troops left in the puppet Han Kingdom, and Taiyuan did not order the mobilization of troops.

Xiang Gong was surprised and immediately realized that they rushed from Jinzhou along the Fenhe River Valley. It took only three or four days. At this time, the Puppet Han Kingdom either didn't know about it, or had just received the news that the army ahead was defeated.

Even if their lord reacts immediately and wants to mobilize people from surrounding states and counties to go north to protect Taiyuan, the order probably hasn't left Taiyuan yet!

Wanting to understand this, he immediately realized that this is an opportunity!

Immediately, he ordered the whole army to disperse into each battalion and advance northward, with the goal of reaching the city of Taiyuan.

From Fenzhou to the north, the land is flat, and the Fen River is no longer a valley. At this time, the army will slow down if they gather by the river. They did not dare to separate before because they were afraid of bumping into the enemy's troops.

Now he is more and more sure that there are no decent soldiers around Taiyuan City!

In this way, the more I thought about it, the more excited I became.
The sound of horseshoes was rapid, and the army passed through the rain curtain. The people on horseback were soaked all over, and they did not stop for a moment.

There was a sound of shouting and killing passing through the rain curtain in the east, but it quickly subsided, and he could see the shadowy and swaying figures on the opposite side through the woods.

When they rushed out of the woods, the two sides turned into fields, and the field of vision widened, and they saw some cavalry chasing people in the rain, and they were their cavalry.

Soon, after stabbing a few people, they gave up chasing, ignoring a hapless guy who was stabbed in the shoulder, howled up the slope, struggled in the muddy water, and ran directly from the field to the east road, Beckon to them, and then continue to drive north.

The roads along the Fen River, the fields, and the fields are full of such teams. Countless people and horses keep coming and going, shuttling among them, galloping all the way north.

In the afternoon, the rain stopped, and there was fog between the woods and valleys. There was no wind but it was still cold.

All the soldiers were wet for a day, but none of them stopped. However, the horses couldn't bear it at this time, so they could only dismount and walk, and continued to go north.

At night, I found a cave by the roadside, a big tree, wrapped in sheepskin and slept for two or three hours.

In the middle of the night, Xiang Gong was woken up by the cold, so he didn't sleep immediately, licked his chapped and dry lips, moved his aching hands and feet, and woke up the soldiers around him.

"Get up, go and wake everyone up, and continue on your way."

"General, it's not yet dawn," said the soldier.

"I can't wait any longer, let's go immediately, send someone over, and wake up the people on the opposite mountain." Xiang Gong said without any doubt.

Soon, the valley suddenly became busy, but the sound of snoring and grinding teeth was still there, and people complained from time to time, and some slept like dead pigs, unable to wake up no matter how much they screamed.

Xiang Gong was angry and anxious, so he got up himself, pulled out a slender shrub, wiped off the branches and leaves on it, and then went to beat them one by one, screaming as he whipped: "I know you are suffering, but Can't wait now!"

Indeed, after a few days of trekking and running around during the day, they only lay down for about two hours. Many people really couldn't get up, but they were woken up by the stinging and stinging of the thin shrubs.

Xiang Gong asked the people who woke up to help them out in the same way, and pulled off several wooden sticks in a row. After half an hour, he finally woke up everyone in the valley.

Immediately get everyone ready to continue the raid.

But at this time, the soldiers came to report that at least 20 people were too sick to get up because of the rain yesterday and the cold overnight.

Xiang Gong thought for a while, and left a battalion to take care of the wounded and sick soldiers here. After dawn, he slowly headed north to keep up with the brigade.

Immediately after the arrangement was made, the whole army began to gather under the cover of night, and continued to march north.

When the sun was rising and the water on the side of the road was still there, they saw a village from a distance from the road, touched about twenty or thirty families, and the road passed in front of the village.

Xiang Gong immediately said: "Go and ask, where are we now! Hurry up and come back."

The soldiers around him took orders, but they didn't dare to trust them, so they brought over a dozen troops, and the army stopped on the side of the road outside the village.

Those who asked about the place came back soon. Seeing their posture, the villagers were so frightened that their legs went limp, and they answered whatever they asked.

The soldiers came back and said excitedly: "General, this place is called Echidi, and you can reach Xigu Township a few miles north, and after passing Xigu Township, go north along the main road, and you will be able to reach Taiyuan in more than 30 miles!"

Xiang Gong was overjoyed, "Damn it! Wouldn't it be possible to arrive in Taiyuan in the afternoon!"

Everyone was also very excited. If they went to Taiyuan and captured the emperor of the puppet Han, what a credit it would be!
"General, let's go now!" The people around urged, some couldn't wait any longer.

Xiang Gong was also excited, but he was not overwhelmed by the excitement, "Don't worry, it's still early, let's walk there, feed the horses, and build up their strength. I don't know what's going on in Taiyuan. It will be troublesome if we rush to that man and run into bandit soldiers."

"Listen to the general!"

"Then walk on two legs first."

Everyone talked a lot, you said something to me, quickly got off the horse, changed to walking and attacking, everyone was originally lightly dressed, armor was put on the horse, and they were chewing grains, biscuits and jerky as they walked.

Before noon, Xigu Township had passed, and then the more than a hundred local militiamen in Xigu had never seen this scene at all, and had no intention of resisting at all. Most of them fled, and those who did not escape quickly let go of the checkpoint to let them pass.

In the afternoon, the weather began to clear up, the clouds cleared and the fog cleared, and the scorching sun returned to the sky. This time it was hotter than a few days ago. The water pool on the road reflected the sky light, and the air became stuffy.

Xiang Gong felt that it was almost done, so he ordered: "Mount the whole army, we will fight to Taiyuan, if we encounter puppet soldiers and horses along the way, we will not let them go!"

Everyone shouted, they had suffered a lot along the way, they were tense for several days and nights, and now they were finally going to Taiyuan, they all shouted.

Then thousands of cavalry gathered on the road, and soon formed a long dragon with a battalion as a unit, which was more than one mile from end to end, and galloped to the north.

Outside the city of Taiyuan, on the banks of the Fenshui River, Guo Wanchao, the commander of the Northern Han Horse Infantry Army, was angrily scolding his generals: "You are slow-moving, and you don't seem to do anything at all. If you can't do it in five days, I will feed your head to the dog. !"

The general begged for mercy repeatedly in fear, "Commander, the rain is delaying things, we all want to finish it early!"

"You think? You can't work when it rains! Now you are still trying to hide from the rain, and the Yangma City can't be repaired, so what are we going to do to defend the city!
This important matter of life and death cannot be delayed by a little rain. If the Qin army arrives and does not fix it, we are all finished! " Guo Wanchao scolded.

The general was a little unconvinced, and muttered in a low voice, "Marshal, Zezhou is far away. How can we get there in half a month?"

Guo Wanchao kept a straight face and remained silent. He wanted to say that there was news that Qin Jun had arrived in Fenzhou yesterday, but he didn't dare to say it. First, he was not sure. He also felt that Qin Jun could not be so fast. Did they fly over with wings?It may also be a small group of enemies, or the scouts of the Qin army, or even the bandits in the surrounding area. It is the governor of Fenzhou who lied about the military situation.

Secondly, he was afraid that the words would scare away the craftsmen and soldiers outside the city. If the Qin army arrived in Fenzhou, how would they dare to stay outside the city.

He thought that in the evening, the first wave of the five battalions of the defenders transferred from the north of Tuanbai Valley would arrive in Taiyuan, and then they would be deployed on the outskirts of Yangma City to protect the craftsmen, and the situation would improve.

So he could only move the emperor out temporarily: "Hurry up, otherwise I won't be able to explain to His Majesty, and it will be hard to talk about it then!"

The generals under his command didn't dare to complain anymore, so he obeyed his orders. He just got up and wanted to shout to the craftsmen and soldiers who were repairing Yangma City outside Taiyuan, when suddenly he felt the ground under his feet tremble.

Guo Wanchao was taken aback, and asked in a daze, "What's the matter?" When he looked up, there was a faint black line on the southern avenue, swaying and jumping on the horizon
(End of this chapter)