Step on a branch

Chapter 168

Troops dispatched by nearby state capitals arrived one after another.

When the time came, Feng Zhong ordered the cavalry formation.

Not only Huang Yi, but also Feng Jing's name, the cavalry led by Lin Fan, set off in two quarters of an hour, and rushed to Feimen Pass as soon as possible.

Huang Yi was busy preparing, and found Feng Jing in the queue when he was queuing up.

"You kid?" Huang Yi was surprised, "Why did you join the army?"

Feng Jing chuckled: "Inspired by you."

Time was running out, and Huang Yi didn't know what to say for a while.

Suddenly, thinking of Qin Yuan's "competence" on his lips, he said to Feng Jing, "Then you should strive, otherwise my enlightenment will ruin your enlightenment and make you feel uneasy."

Feng Jing was overjoyed: "Don't worry, I will definitely not hold back."

When it was time, Lin Fan got on his horse.

The cavalry vanguard left the station and marched west.

No matter how many days and nights he traveled, he could not ignore the soldiers and horses. By the time Lin Fan led his troops to Feimen Pass, it was already three days later.

General Mao heard the news and greeted him personally.

He had previously received the court bulletin and knew that Lin Fan was a pioneer. General Mao's impression of him was still a few years ago.

General Mao has been stationed here all year round, and there are very few opportunities to return to Beijing.

A few years ago, when I went back to Beijing and met Lin Fan in front of the imperial court, I thought he was just a brat and couldn't be compared with Lin Xuan.

No wonder.

Lin Xuan left early, leaving orphans and widowed mothers, lacking guidance, how can his son grow up?
Later, when he heard that Lin Fan had accepted the title, General Mao said that it was a good reincarnation.

Obviously without any meritorious service, and without even killing a single enemy, he can rely on the grace of his grandfather and father to become a super-rank prince.

On the contrary, those of them who have worked hard at the border for many years can't get anything.

Of course, jealousy is jealousy, and underestimation is underestimation. When Feimenguan was being pushed by Xiliang, Lin Fan arrived as a vanguard, and General Mao had to give him some face.

"General Feng leads the army back." Lin Fan and General Mao clasped their hands together, "We should arrive in seven or eight days. General Mao, what is the situation at this moment?"

The march of the army takes time.

No matter how anxious General Mao was, it was impossible for Feng Zhong to fly over with tens of thousands of horses.

He led Lin Fan up to the city wall and pointed to the outside of the pass: "In the beginning, they were stationed thirty miles away. In the past few days, they have advanced five miles. The two armies have not confronted each other, and they have harassed several villages and towns. The situation is not very optimistic. .”

Although the city wall is high, it is far away, and it is impossible to see the situation of the Xiliang garrison.

According to General Mao, if you want to see clearly, you need to get out of the pass, and then go forward to Yusha Pass.

Lin Fan knew where it was.

It was originally a pass, because it was on the border between Dazhou and Xiliang. In the early years of fighting, the city pass was destroyed by the fire of war, and then it was abandoned and not rebuilt.

"Lieutenant General Liu Ben led troops to guard the south side of Yushakou to guard against Xiliang's move," General Mao said. "Troops were also stationed in the north. The people in the villages and towns outside the pass, except for those who did not want to evacuate, retreated into the pass."

Speaking of this, General Mao sighed: "You have come all the way, and you know the situation, it is difficult to persevere."

Some refugees continued to go east, but more of them stayed in the town closed by the Feimen, which suddenly crowded the town that was not well-off.

There are so many people who need to eat and live, and it is difficult for the government to maintain food all the time.

"Those Xiliang Tartars," General Mao said angrily, "burned down the granaries and military depots as soon as they came up."

While listening to General Mao's explanation, Lin Fan watched the surrounding scene.

This is the first time he has come to Feimenguan, and everything is very strange. At the same time, he has seen the terrain of this area countless times in the sand table made by Lin Xuan. Even though more than ten years have passed, there have been some changes. , However, the general shape, in his mind, can match.

"According to General Mao," Lin Fan asked, "These days are mainly on guard, waiting for General Feng to arrive?"

General Mao stroked his beard.

Compared with the lack of troops, what they lack here is food and military resources.

"The Xiliang people behaved very strangely this time," General Mao said, "they raided the four towns without warning, if they intend to attack, with their temperament, they should go straight to Feimenguan and catch us by surprise.

When invading, the cattle and sheep were robbed if they could, and they were killed if they couldn't. The granary was also set on fire. This behavior was very similar to that of a horse thief.

The horse thieves came and went without a trace, but they camped in the distance. "

Having said this, General Mao snorted angrily.

Based on his many years of experience in fighting Xiliang people, they are also used to small fights, and they don't have the idea of ​​fighting to the end.

Feimen Pass is easy to defend but difficult to attack. As long as you try your best to defend, Xiliang will retreat.

He has the ability to guard this pass for Da Zhou.

Therefore, he wanted supplies more than reinforcements of troops.

But that guy Liu Ben wants to be a soldier.

When General Mao wrote a military report and sent it to the capital, Liu Ben lobbied several generals and officials in Feimen Town, begging him to ask the court for soldiers.

General Mao had no choice but to list the need for reinforcements.

Well now, reinforcements are arriving one after another, but supplies are still on the way.

As soon as Feng Zhong arrived, he took over the military affairs of Feimenguan with the imperial decree, and he had to make room for Feng's military flag.

When Xiliang retreats, the credit goes to reinforcements, and they can only be grateful to Dade when they garrison troops.

General Mao glanced at Lin Fan and said, "Just wait."

As soon as the words were finished, suddenly, with the setting sun in the west, a beam of smoke rose from the horizon.

Lin Fan saw it, and pointed to General Mao.

General Mao looked along, his face darkening: "That direction, Yushakou! What is Liu Ben doing!"

After stomping his feet, he summoned Deputy General Cao and asked him to lead his troops out of the customs and meet them near Yushakou.

Deputy General Cao took the order and left.

Lin Fan also wanted to go, but was stopped by General Mao.

"The situation ahead is unclear, and your group has just arrived, so there is no time to rest," General Mao said, "You may not be tired, but the horses can't bear it, so take it easy for now."

It was very reasonable to say that, Lin Fan followed the good advice and agreed.

After Deputy General Cao set off, before night fell, a messenger flew to the pass.

When General Mao asked, it turned out that there was something wrong at Yushakou.

When Liu Ben was leading a patrol, he encountered a group of soldiers from Xiliang. The hatchback was engaged in a battle. It was supposed to be an easy victory, but he didn't want to. A horse thief appeared from nowhere and set fire to the camp.

Deputy General Liu immediately went back to fight the fire, and the rescue was timely, with little loss.

In this way, there is no need for Deputy General Cao's response.

General Mao's dark face flushed with anger.

The loss is not that big, but I can't hold back my face.

The Xiliang soldiers didn't kill a few, but the camp was set on fire by horse thieves?
As soon as the imperial court recruited troops, they were shown such a joke.

General Mao and the messenger said: "Let Cao Lun stay at Yushakou and call Liu Ben back!"

As the third watch approached, Lin Fan heard from Fang Tian that Liu Ben had arrived.

"General Mao scolded Vice General Liu bloody." Fang Tian said.

Lin Fan lay down on the couch, and said, "Got it, I'm going to bed, and I'll get up early tomorrow."

As for General Mao's tent, Lin Fan thought, he better not add fuel to the fire now.

Wait until tomorrow to see Liu Ben again.

This character was given to him by Yongninghou before.

　Thanks to Shucheng book friends 99725 Suicaihua, Shudi, Yizhen Xinghe for their rewards.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)