The big man is on the run

Chapter 157 The Encounter of the Grain Team
More than ten days after Bu Dugen made his decision.

In Bingzhou, the grain transportation team led by Xu Huang had reached the northernmost point of Fenshui, so they had to abandon the ship and go overland.

Most of this troop is civilians, and the escorting armed forces only have four hundred cavalry, and they have to follow the footsteps of the civilians who transport the grain, so the marching speed is very slow, and they can only walk thirty miles a day. Can only go less than twenty miles.

Because the first half of the journey was in Fenshui or the valley, neither animal power nor large-scale mules and horses were recruited, so that in the last half of the journey, the grain carts had to be pushed by the shoulders of peasants.

They had already entered the territory of Loufan, and their destination was Zhang Yanjun's camp at the foot of Mount Laitou, where many Han Chinese who had just been rescued from the Xianbei were hungry and waiting for the arrival of food.

As slaves, most of these Han people have endured inhumane torture and high-intensity physical labor. At this time, they are not only unable to fight with the army, but also become a burden to the army. However, these people are also named by Liu Yi and must be rescued.

Xu Huang's team stopped eighty miles away from Laitou Mountain.

"Report, report to the general. There are a large number of Xianbei cavalry in front. Their number is between [-] and [-]. Now their formation has formed and they are rushing towards us. It is estimated that they will be there in half an hour at the latest. It will arrive at our location." On a hillside, several scouts hurried back to report.

Xu Huang couldn't help frowning when he heard the words, the Xianbei people will arrive at their position within half an hour, and during this time, in fact, much earlier, the Xianbei scout cavalry will arrive in front of them before the main force , so it is only a short time before they will hit them.

The current situation is a bit tricky. If they fight recklessly, they may have to pay the price of annihilation.

But if you give up, you will not be reconciled. After all, they are transporting so much food. It is the last hope of the besieging troops led by Yanmen Hanmin and Zhang Yang and Qubei. If they fail here, the besieging troops will be completely cut off Lost connection with the south.

Because it is obvious that these Xianbei people did not rush to him after they discovered Xu Huang, but the purpose was to occupy the northernmost end of the Fenshui River Valley, block the channel for the Han army to support, and thus encircle and annihilate Zhang Yan and Qubei who were besieging the city of Loufan. Two troops.

If you throw away the food and retreat, the consequence of doing so will be that the blood of thousands of besieging troops will stain the whole city red, and the entire Yanmen County will be plunged into war. Their mission this time will also fall short, and they will lose the most The main traffic route is the Fenshui Valley.

"Report, report to the general, the front of the Xianbei people has reached a distance of twenty miles." Another scout ran back in a hurry.

For twenty miles, it takes a full hour for normal people to walk on foot, but for cavalry, it takes less than half an hour to finish the journey.

"Continue to investigate the situation ahead."

"Follow the order!"

"General, what should we do? Should we give up our food and retreat? We have too few people." A school lieutenant couldn't help asking.

After Xu Huang was silent for a while, he simply ordered: "Go up the mountain to build defenses, mobilize the peasants to dig ditches and pits, and then surround the grain carts into a cart wall, with the infantry in the center and the cavalry hidden in the mountain depression."

"As ordered!"

"Send an order to send people to Zhang Yan and Qubei in the north to report the situation here, and at the same time send people to the south to ask the emperor to send reinforcements."

"Yes!"

Time was very urgent. Facing the fear of death, the peasants exhausted all their strength and began to dig trenches and pits quickly, and the time passed bit by bit.

After an unknown amount of time, Xu Huang's eyes became a little dry.

"General, there are Xianbei cavalry five miles ahead!"

At this time, a scout hurried in, with an unconcealable panic on his face.

Don't blame him for panic, there are only 400 people on his side, and 4000 people on the enemy side, a ratio of ten to one, whoever comes will panic.

Hearing this sentence, Xu Huang's face remained unchanged.

"How many are they? Have you checked it out?" Xu Huang asked hastily.

"Unknown, I can't see clearly, the mountain has covered a lot of information, and many brothers in front have been shot."

"Quickly take Ben to the front, and Ben will check it out himself." Xu Huang said in a deep voice.

"Yes."

Ascending a hill, a small colonel pointed at the thousands of cavalry galloping in the distance and exclaimed.

"General, the Xianbei cavalry has arrived!"

Xu Huang looked carefully, and his expression changed involuntarily.

Not because of the number of Xianbei cavalry, but their equipment.

The Xianbei nomads on horseback held iron-tipped spears, grassland round shields, and arrows equipped with iron heads. They were skilled in riding, and the horses they rode were all excellent war horses.

This is a group of terrifying opponents. These Xianbei cavalry are simply terrifying ghosts on the plain terrain battlefield. They can use their endurance and mobility to grind the infantry regiment to death.

But now, the only thing to be thankful for is that Xu Huang occupied a hill first.

But unfortunately...the mountain has no water source.

There is no other way, this is the only way Xu Huang found, stick to it and wait for help.

Escaping will not only lose precious food and cause countless people to starve to death, but also lose control of the Fenshui Valley, causing Zhang Yan and Qubei to lose contact with the court, and there is a risk of being encircled and wiped out.

This chain reaction made Xu Huang dare not and could not give up the food and escape.

Otherwise, the entire Yanmen war situation is at risk of corruption.

"Send the order and prepare to fight!"

"Yes!"

Xu Huang's more than one hundred riders quickly mounted their horses and hid in the mountain depressions, ready to meet the enemy at any time. They were ready to fight the Xianbei people.

As for the infantry and the temporary armed civilians, with the crossbowmen as the core and the chariot array as the cover, they defended on the mountain.

"My lord (a job title of Xianbei, similar to the little khan of later generations), look, there are a lot of Han soldiers coming over there, and they seem to be waiting for our army." At this time, there was a leader Pointing to the big Han army not far away, he said to Fu Luohan.

Fu Luohan looked in the direction pointed by the leader, and sure enough there were several Han soldiers retreating under the pursuit of the Xianbei cavalry not far away, and on the hill not far away, there was a banner of the Han army. Look at that Son, it seems that he is ready for battle.

"Hmph! These people, are they looking for death?" Seeing the appearance of those Han soldiers, Fu Luohan sneered with disdain.

However, many Xianbei leaders are not as optimistic as Fu Luohan. After all, as time goes by, the Han army is getting closer and closer to their army, and judging from the formation of the Han army, it does not seem to be a mob. This made the Xianbei leaders feel an inexplicable depression.

"My lord, their defense is very tight, and it seems difficult to attack." A leader said worriedly.

"Hmph, whoever they are, even the Heavenly King and Lao Tzu, if they dare to block the way of my Xianbei iron cavalry, then they will have a dead end!" Fu Luohan roared.

"Kill, kill them all for me, leave no one behind."

"Kill, kill those hateful Han dogs, avenge our dead compatriots!"

Immediately, the Xianbei cavalry urged their horses to run towards the hill.

(End of this chapter)