Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 9 Shi Yanchao, the Iron Head
The figures in front were scattered and the voices were noisy. Shi Congyun hurriedly asked the soldiers around him to help put on the armor.

Although he was demoted to the head of the capital, everyone knew that he was in command of the first battalion of his own troops, so he was more anxious than anyone else.

It is very difficult to command and dispatch the army. At this time, they are at the forefront of the army and have entered the Shanxi boundary. The forwards of the central army are Shi Yanchao and Xiang Xun, who are both elite cavalry, adding up to about ten thousand people.

But at this time they were at the forefront of the army, and there were only Longjie's right-wing first army and Xiangxun's battalion at the forefront, with a total of more than 2000 people.

And most of the Chinese army is still at least a day away from here.

At this time, the enemy does not know whether it is the main force of the enemy or a small part of the enemy. If the enemy is the main force, it will be troublesome.

There were crowds of people around, and when I looked around, there were people all around, and I didn't even know where I was.

As a commander, not only fighting, but always staring at the high flags and listening to drums marching.

After a while, the messenger next to Shi Yanchao came, and only the first five battalions of the First Army of Longjie Army were ordered to assemble.

He quickly assembled the whole team and led people to the direction of Shi Yanchao.

They ate a belly of ashes on the way. They were behind a small barren mountain, and the main road was about a mile west.

Shi Congyun estimated in his heart as he walked, that the first five battalions of the First Army had about a thousand people, and his messengers quickly followed with various flags.

To pass orders between large army units, as long as the units above the army use messengers, the distance is too far and the span is too large.

There are 5000 infantry in an array, and the east-west front can be stretched for several miles. At such a distance, the flag cannot be seen, and the sound of drums cannot be heard clearly, so they can only rely on messengers.

Flags and drums can only be used for command in grass-roots military units. For example, battalion-level units with less than 500 people, capitals with 100 people, and teams of 50 people can well rely on the flags and drums to command.

And the cavalry can't even use the drums. Hundreds of thousands of horses are running, and the drums are broken. The soldiers can't hear it, they can't hear it, they can't hear it clearly, they can only rely on the flag.

Shi Congyun did not stop for a moment, following the path on the mountain, and led the troops to the front with Wang Zhong and Shao Ji.

With the roar of horses' hooves and the dust flying, the five battalions of cavalrymen had assembled to the southeast side of the hill where Shi Yanchao was.

Shi Congyun's three hundred riders were at the front and center of the queue.

Even if a general like Shi Yanchao, the reason why he dared to take the lead in charging into the battle, in addition to wearing several layers of armor worth a thousand gold, is that there are a large number of powerful elite soldiers who will follow him and are fully responsible for protecting him.

Along with Shi Yanchao on horseback was Xiangxun, the envoy of Xuanhui South Court whom he had seen before. More than 100 horsemen gathered behind him. not much.

The official envoy of Xuanhui Southern Academy was an eunuch most of the time in the Tang Dynasty, so that when Shi Congyun first met Xiangxun, he thought the big man was a eunuch.

This also proves that Xiang Xun is a person who is very trusted by the emperor. Can he not trust him because he is dedicated to serving as the emperor's guard in the palace?

Panting to the front of the team, Shi Congyun finally saw the situation clearly. At this time, they were on a hill and highland. From a distance, Zezhou was already located on the wilderness a few miles to the north, and there was a narrow river in front. Waves rippling like silver ribbons, meandering to the southeast.

But in the distance, there is a different scene. The southwest village outside the city is blazing into the sky, and there are flags fluttering in the wind on the main road at the entrance of the village. With good eyesight, you can already see that there is an old tree the size of a millstone at the entrance of the village, and many soldiers are gathered under the tree. Guard the village entrance.

When Shi Congyun saw the situation clearly, it was inconceivable that the Northern Han army had already arrived in Zezhou!
Xiang Xun also wore heavy armor. His armor was more gorgeous and beautiful. He was wearing dark gold fish scale armor. It looked several levels more luxurious than the practical tie armor on everyone's body.

However, if it is practical and cost-effective, it is definitely not as good as the armor they wear, so Shi Congyun feels balanced.

Looking at the Northern Han Army in the distance, Xiang Xun said, "Does Master Shi Xiang think they have a follow-up?"

At this time, the villages outside Zezhou City were still far away, and they were on the back slope of the hillside. They usually lead their horses on the road, so the Northern Han army did not find them.

Shi Yanchao frowned and didn't answer immediately, but looked into the distance.

Looking at the old man's expression, Shi Congyun knows that he is not sure. The situation outside the city is unclear, and the village houses block the view. There are at most five or sixty people in the village, but it is not clear how many people are in the village. .

Experienced veterans can speculate by looking at the smoke from the cooking of the army, but it is not yet time for the meal, and the enemy has not made rice.

The rear view was blocked by the city wall, and it was impossible to see whether they were camping or whether there was a follow-up army.

"Would you like to send a scout to inquire?" Xiang Xun asked.

"No need, just kill them directly. It's just a chicken and a dog. You can kill them all in an instant. It's not good to scare the snake." Shi Yanchao was very arrogant.

"I'm afraid it's not very good. In case the thieves have heavy troops outside the city," Xiang Xun was still hesitant.

Shi Congyun put on a heavy armor, which was a thick linen round neck robe, and then put on arm armor, greaves, leather arm guards, iron skirt armor, iron biku (to protect the younger brother), and iron bars on both sides. Breastplate, iron shawl, waist guard, belly hugging, dust-proof scarf, iron helmet, iron visor.

Shi Congyun also has a unique shoulder-swallowing beast, which is a metal shoulder pad that protects the shoulders, polished into the shape of a beast's head.

The iron mask has only two observation holes, and the rest is a curved iron sheet to protect the face.

At this time, the armor, the main body armor and various external armors, weighed more than [-] pounds at least, and it was as heavy as a woman on her back.

In addition, the sun was just right at this time, and it was less than two quarters of an hour. Shi Congyun was already sweating profusely. He thought that he only wanted to fight quickly, and he would finish the fight quickly.

Besides, Dad definitely won't let him play striker!

So he interjected: "Special envoy Xiang, I don't think there will be a rear army.

Luzhou hasn't broken yet, so they hurried southward, and they must be just forwards.

You can see that there is no time to dig a pit for the rejection of the horse in the main road in front of the bridge, and there is no deer village or rejection of the horse. "

Xiang Xun glanced at him, but couldn't see his face through the visor, "Who is this?"

"The eldest son in the family." Shi Yanchao replied casually, without saying much about what he meant.

Then it was arranged directly: "Later, a certain group will lead the frontier to grab the bridge head, and the special envoy will lead people to follow up to guard the bridge entrance."

Xiang Xun nodded and said yes, and the official appointed Shi Yanchao as the commander of the Pioneer City. At this time, the entire Pioneer army was dispatched and commanded by him, and Xiang Xun also obeyed.

Listening to Shi Congyun, he was taken aback!
Shi Yanchao died in the Battle of Gaoping, but he didn't know where he died, nor what battle he died in. Hearing what Shi Yanchao said, he wanted to take the lead in person!
Shi Congyun's scalp was numb, and with the hot weather, he felt short of breath and almost fell off the horse.

My god!
Did the father figure out his identity? He is now the owner of the chamber, with more than 1 elite men, and he is also the commander of the vanguard appointed by the emperor to command the vanguard army, Long Jiejun's right chamber and Xiang Xun's battalions The elite are all at his disposal.

There are five commanders below, and more than forty commanders!

As long as an order is given, each of these people can lead troops to charge into the battle, why do they have to go on their own!Why are you leading the charge!It seems that you have not been wronged in history!This is not what the head iron is!
Shi Congyun almost exploded.
(End of this chapter)