Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

The iron cavalry army was dispatched again, not to go to the west building or the north building, but to go out to attack the Khitan soldiers passing by.

After Yikun Prefecture was seized, they had a foothold, while the Khitan lost a stable supply point, although the city's grain depot had basically been emptied.

Yelu Helu, the chief general of the Khitan West Road, did not dare to sail west of Daxing'an Mountains, so he could only order the various departments to disperse and retreat, and ran back to Shandong.

And this time they ran, the loss was no longer as small as when they harassed each other's pastures before.

The Flying Dragon Army, Golden Sword Army, and Iron Cavalry Army took advantage of the situation to pursue, beheaded more than [-] people, and accidentally captured more than [-] livestock, and rushed to Yikun Prefecture together.

The Bohai captives got busy again.

They cut wood from the mountains, built several huge fences, brought in some cattle and sheep, and mowed grass to raise them—this is the food stored by the martial arts masters.The other livestock were taken out to graze by the Xia people.

The whole situation was reversed almost overnight, and to put it bluntly, it was still unbeatable.

If you really have hard power, wouldn't it be great for everyone to fight face to face and decide the outcome?Yeluhelu didn't dare to do this, but he was already timid.

On June [-]th, outsiders from Yikun Prefecture shouted.

Liang Hanyong, the commander of the Jouzhou camp, brought almost all the horses he could find.At noon that day, Liu Zijing, the deputy envoy of the cavalry army, led two thousand soldiers and two thousand auxiliary soldiers to the east. Judging by the posture, he almost went straight to the Khan City of Yaonian - this city is located at the confluence of Tuhuzhen Water and Huang River , was once the core of the Yaolan clan.

This move of theirs could not be hidden from anyone, and Yelu Helu got the news very quickly.

Die, Wulizhen, Nirha and others gathered together and watched him silently.

He Lu felt a little ashamed, and said, "I was cowardly and dared not fight the Xia people decisively, so that I am in today's embarrassment. I really shouldn't have done it."

"Actually, it's nothing." The enemy said, "Helu, you don't have to blame yourself too much. After all, the strategy was decided by us together. Regardless of the cavalry army of the Xia people, the formation of the Feilong and Jindao armies is not without us. If you rush through, then Abaoji will still be there, it won't move, what can I do?"

Wu Lizhen stepped forward, patted Helu, and said, "Helu, in fact, you can resist the Xia people for 20 days, which is already very good. For 20 days, it would be better to conquer Wugu, Shiwei, and Tatar. I have penetrated. What I am worried about now is that if you want to fight the Xia people, the Xia people may not be willing."

Horu was a little annoyed.

He said that he was timid and admitted his mistakes, so that everyone would take the initiative to share the pot and each bear part of the responsibility.As a result, the enemy's speech is okay, Wu Lizhen, what are you doing?Why are you saying something so wrong?

Nela saw Helu's displeasure, and immediately said: "Now is not the time to talk about this. The Xia people are marching eastward in a big way to attack Yaoni City. What should we do? There are still a lot of cattle and sheep that have not had time to move away." Woolen cloth."

When it came to business, Hao Lu came back to his senses, and only heard him say: "There is no other way but to fight them to the death."

The enemy assassin hesitated, and asked, "How do you play?"

"Don't confront the Xia people head-on." He Lu emphasized again: "Archery in circles. Most of the Xia people's work is spent on horses and big guns. Frontal hand-to-hand combat is their advantage, while riding and shooting is our advantage. Surround them and shoot with arrows. This is not the Central Plains. There are houses, rivers, forests, and farmland everywhere, and it is inconvenient to run. This is a grassland. You can circle them in circles as you want, surround them, and grind slowly."

Haru is telling the truth.

In the Central Plains, the Khitan cavalry could not beat the Xia army cavalry, but in the grasslands it may not be so.

Well, maybe the Iron Cavalry Army and the Silver Spear Army also play bows and arrows, but at least they can offset their advantages in melee combat.If they encountered the bulky cavalry of the Xia people, it would be even less of a problem.Those people were already no different from infantry. They had adapted to the battlefield environment of the Central Plains for a long time, and they had no room to play on the grassland. This was the only chance for the Khitan cavalry to win.

"Give full play to our advantages of lightness and agility, and strive to annihilate them." Ho Lu said with a firm voice, "Let's go, find a place to ambush. Since you dare to march away from the army, let's give them a good look this time."

What He Lu said rekindled the confidence of Di Asa and the others.

Yes, cavalry and archery have been the advantage of steppe cavalry since the Han Dynasty.The cavalry in the Central Plains were built for the local battlefield environment and have been completely specialized. They still have a chance.

After the discussion was over, several people returned to their respective tribes and headed eastward with their troops.

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Li Shaorong left Yikun Prefecture at night with [-] soldiers and [-] auxiliary soldiers, all the way north.

After he left, Xue Li, the deputy envoy of the Flying Dragon Army, also quietly followed with 1 cavalry infantry and more than [-] horses, holding seven days of rations.

On the grassland, the sky is high and the clouds are light, vast and far away.

In the past, Li Shaorong would definitely meet with three or five friends to go hunting together, taste the hospitality of the grassland, and enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way.

But he's not in the mood right now.

I just want to be successful, I just want to make money, I just want to get promoted and get rich.

On the afternoon of the [-]th, the whole army crossed the Aozhi River.One hundred auxiliary soldiers were left, and some of the horses were grazing here, while the rest took a short rest and rushed on the road overnight.

On the [-]th, I arrived at the west building. It was empty and uninhabited. There were still a hundred people left, and they took the horses that were not good enough to graze and rest.

Someone proposed to visit Yuewang City, but Li Shaorong directly rejected it, and the whole army continued to go north.

There must be people in Yuewang City, which has been confirmed by Han Yanhui.But those slave soldiers from Bohai, Wugu, and Shiwei couldn't arouse his interest at all—you don't even have the value for me to kill you.

On the night of the [-]th, in the dim moonlight, thousands of riders waded across the river and arrived at the east bank of Haoshuichuan——Haoshuichuan, which is Tengele Gol.

It was at this time that the first batch of grazing horses were about to be raised, and the auxiliary soldiers followed them up, and the rhythm was just right.

Looking at the troops whose physical strength and horsepower were greatly weakened, Li Shaorong ordered to rest in the middle of the night.

As for himself, he didn't know what was going on, and he was frighteningly energetic.He even found two fast horses, went out to survey the terrain himself, and when he came back, he flew a spear and killed a Khitan scout, everyone was amazed.

Who said that only grassland people can endure the harsh environment and hard life?Is there a possibility that the money is not enough?

Li Shaorong is now in high spirits, willing no matter how hard or tired he is, because he has already seen a bright future.

On the morning of the 100th, after eating vinegar biscuits and food, it was still the old custom to leave [-] people to graze, and the rest got on their horses and headed northward like lightning.

At noon on the [-]th, we were already very close to the legendary North Tower.Li Shaorong's mood became more and more excited, but he held back well, ordered to find a hidden valley to rest, and waited for the auxiliary soldiers to come with empty horses.

During the period, they also received news from the messenger that the Flying Dragon Army had been dropped by them for more than three hundred miles, which showed how urgent Li Shaorong was in his desire to make progress.

This time, many horses were lost by running to death.

"Did you see the Khitan people?" Li Shaorong picked out the suspicious white bugs on the dried meat and threw them away, then stuffed the rest of the meat into his mouth, chewed it, and asked the scouts who had just returned to find out what news.

"The more you go north, the more they are grazing." The scout replied.

Li Shaorong smiled and said: "Many years ago, a local businessman in Lingzhou had a unique business, which was to run pastures to fatten the herdsmen of the five tribes of Yinshan who came to sell cattle. People were exhausted after a long journey, how could livestock Don’t lose weight? The Khitan people won’t be able to leave for a while, haha.”

The scout laughed too.

He had peeked at the Khitan people grazing, and although he looked a little wary, that was all.It is best to have cattle and sheep. If there is no cattle and sheep, you have to eat "broth".

Li Shaorong threw him a piece of jerky.

The scout reached out to take it, without even looking at the meat worm that was showing half of its body, stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it, and swallowed it whole.

The wind blows gently.

There was a rustling and chewing sound throughout the camp.Eating, drinking, taking a nap, and recovering physical strength as quickly as possible is the instinct of a man on the battlefield, and he doesn't need anyone to tell him.

This is the professional quality of a professional warrior.It's a pity, I don't know how long this kind of professionalism can last, one generation, two generations or several generations?
Maybe decades later, someone will sigh, can you give me back this experienced, hard-working, brave and brave army...

An hour later, Li Shaorong, who was leaning on the big tree and dozed off, got up gently.

The warriors sitting all over the floor opened their eyes almost at the same time, and silently checked their equipment.

No one gave orders, everyone followed their respective officers, got on their horses after being dressed neatly, and there was a silent tacit understanding everywhere.

"Go!" Li Shaorong waved his hand and jogged out first.

Floating clouds covered the scorching sun.

By the muddy water river, the shepherdess happily picked wild flowers.

The young man holding a birch bow had a serious face, and loudly said that he wanted to fight the Xia people for life and death. After speaking, he took a peek at the young girl who was looking at them with her chin resting.

Children were running around, playing and playing with each other.

The old man leaned against the big tree, quietly reminiscing about his past life.

In the distance, under the yellow clouds and green grass, the white sheep loomed.

"Pa-ta!" A fish jumped out of the muddy water river, and soon disappeared.

"Crash!" Countless horseshoes stepped into the muddy water river, splashing large balls of water.

Jogging turned into a fast run, and the knights who waded through the water were all grinning.

The sound of piercing the sky continued, and the peaceful and peaceful pasture suddenly turned into a Shura hell.

The boy who fell in response to the string widened his eyes and fell into the river. After a few bloody flowers appeared, he disappeared like a fish swimming.

The old man picked up the spear on the ground with anger and fear on his face.

The war horse passed by him, the saber created a huge wound, and the old body was so vulnerable that it was almost broken in two.

The shepherdess drew out her small horn bow and tried to fight back, but a long lance pierced through the air and directly picked her up.

The children ran around crying and screaming, and were knocked out by the dense horses.

The earth was trembling, and the cavalry was charging.