I Xiaoxiong

Chapter 251 The Buddha Blessed
There are many mountains and forests in Xichuan. Although there is an official road on the Songzhou side, it has been in disrepair for a long time, and the speed of marching along the way is not fast.

As a vanguard general, Shi Wannian led five thousand cavalry from the two capitals to open the way. After several days of hard trek, the five thousand cavalry arrived at Yizhou, crossed Yishui, and headed straight for Songzhou.

Even though experienced guides were recruited from the nearby barbarian tribes to find a way for the [-] troops to march normally, the difficulty of the journey was beyond Shi Wannian and others' imagination.

After entering the central part of Yizhou, the road was even more difficult, and the speed was much slower than originally expected.This also made Shi Wannian a little restless.

On the contrary, Zhang Chaozong and Ma Shanbao, the two capitals of Yuhou, have always maintained the same stability as before, and handled the marching procedures in an orderly manner.

Around noon, the cavalry brigade had been running for several hours, and both men and horses were a little tired.Had to stop and rest for a while.

After all, a horse is a strange creature. As long as you don't let it rest, it will keep running to death.

The resting place happened to be an open area, enough to accommodate five thousand riders to rest. Shi Wannian climbed up a bare hillside and looked to the northwest. As far as he could see, it was green and black, like an endless forest.

Turning his head and looking at Ma Shanbao again, he saw him sitting on a saddle, gnawing on a pancake, and swallowing water while drinking.

"I don't know how long this road will take. The map of Xichuan is full of mistakes and omissions. Don't wait until we get to Songzhou. It will be lively after the battle over there."

Listening to Shi Wannian's complaints, Ma Shanbao said with a smile: "Don't worry, he won't finish this battle. This time Qingtang people have an army of 7000, and Gan Songling is lost again. The problem is that defeating Lun Zan Po's [-] troops is not as easy as dreaming."

Shi Wannian said: "Then tell me, can we catch him by surprise like we did when we fought the Honglian bandit army in Luzhou?"

Ma Shanbao shook his head: "It's even more impossible. It's not that Qingtang people don't have cavalry. On the way to Songzhou, there must be scouts from Qingtang people. Besides, how could Lun Zanpo give us such an opportunity?"

Qingtang people are mainly infantry, but it's not that they don't have cavalry.

In fact, there is no shortage of people who can ride horses on the Xihai Plateau, which is rich in good horses and Qinghai Cong.

Therefore, when the Qingtang people were fighting, they often rushed to the battlefield on horseback, and then dismounted to fight on foot.

But that doesn't mean they don't have cavalry, or that their cavalry is weak in combat.

There are two elite cavalry under the royal family, and they are mainly stationed near Dafeichuan on weekdays.After the previous battles between Qingtang and Dajin, he made a lot of contributions.

This time Qingtang almost came out in full force, presumably the Songzhou Road must be full of sentries.

But at the base of Luzhou city, for the Honglian bandits who had no cavalry, they formed an army in a hurry, so they could naturally be defeated in one battle.

But at the foot of Songzhou city, if you want to reproduce the scene under Luzhou city, what you are facing is the Qingtang military god theory praise, which is tantamount to idiotic dream.

How could it be possible for a famous general at this level to leave such a big loophole?
The two people here were talking, and the scout in charge of exploring the road in front reported: "General, ten miles to the northwest, there is a bend in the river that the cavalry can just wade through, and the opposite is an open field. The river should be seven miles away. Creek."

Hearing "open land", Shi Wannian's expression was shocked. "Okay, let's set off immediately. You lead the way ahead, and the sons and daughters are working hard. After crossing the river, we will directly bury the pot and make food. But the road ahead is smooth, so we can run happily."

Everyone set off early in the morning, and after driving for an afternoon, their stomachs were already empty, but they stood up immediately after hearing the general's order, and the generals at all levels urged the soldiers to mount their horses and continue marching.

The cavalry suddenly rose, and tens of thousands of horseshoes trampled the ground like thunder, sweeping across the land of Xichuan.

Ten miles passed in a blink of an eye, and a bend in the river appeared in front of everyone. The autumn sun at noon reflected on the water surface shimmering and dazzling.

Shi Wannian looked at both sides of the river and didn't notice anything unusual, so he waved his hand, "The whole army crosses the river."

It was already late autumn, and the water in the highland river was still a bit cool even at noon, but for the high-quality Shandan army horses produced in Hexi that were equipped by the Japanese army, a little cold water was not unbearable.

Horses are not resistant to heat, so they are not afraid of a little cold.

One by one, the war horses entered the water in an orderly manner, waded through the water, and landed on the opposite river beach.

The shouts of the cavalry, the neighing of the horses, and the sound of running water echoed endlessly on this tributary of the big river named Qilixi.

And the scene in front of him naturally fell into the eyes of Qingtang army scouts.

Enlan Zhipuya was sitting on a huge stone with a wolf fur cushion on it. He was very muscular, with a beard and a vicious look. There were several subordinates and sons standing around him.

Enlan Zhipuya was a famous brave general in Qingtang, and he fought very bravely.

The cavalry of the Enlan family was very famous in the Qingtang Dynasty, and they were the most elite vassal tribe of the Qingtang royal family.In the Qingtang Emperor's previous quelling of chaos and battles against the Western Regions and the Jin Kingdom, he made outstanding military exploits. Every cavalry mount is a very strong Qinghai Cong, which claims to come and go without a trace.

But after hearing the scout's detailed report, Enlan Zhipuya was still hesitant even though he was Qingtang's leading cavalry general.

The vanguard of the Jin people is dozens of miles away, and it stands to reason that they will definitely fight with them.

Although the task given to Enlan Zhipuya by the old army god was to monitor the movement of the Jin reinforcements, as long as the military situation here was passed back, it would be considered an explanation.

But the enemy's vanguard has thousands of cavalry, and his own troops also have thousands of cavalry, almost the same number. Isn't this an excellent opportunity to make meritorious service?
If the vanguard of the Jin State can be defeated, this will greatly shake the morale of the entire Qingtang army for the entire battle situation.

"Father, let's do it. We can take advantage of the Jin army's unpreparedness and surprise them at night."

"Yes, General, we must not miss this opportunity. We must let the people of Jin understand that our Qingtang cavalry is no worse than theirs!"

Several sons and subordinates all challenged to fight, which made Enlan Zhipuya finally decide to fight this battle.

"You, bring a few people to report to the Prime Minister, and say that the vanguard of the Jin army has arrived. There are thousands of cavalry. I am going to attack their camp at night."

"Yes."

The messenger quickly took the order and left.

Then Enlan Zhipuya stood up and looked at the crowd and said: "Tonight, we want to let the Jin people understand that Qingtang not only has infantry, we Qingtang men are also heroes on horseback."

"Whoever fights bravely, I will give him rich rewards, and whoever is cowardly, I will hang a fox tail on his head."

After Enlan Zhipuya finished speaking, all the subordinates shouted.

At this moment, Qingtang people's disposition to fight and dare to die is fully displayed.As if they were not going to fight, but to dinner.

Only the main general Enlan Zhipuya's eyes flashed with worry. With the same number of elite cavalry, almost no one can be an opponent of the Jin people under the same conditions.

That's odd, even real grown up northerners on horseback have to admit it.

Although the elite soldiers of the Enlan tribe were the best among all tribes in the Qingtang Kingdom, they were at most evenly divided compared to the elite cavalry troops of the Jin Kingdom.

Wanting to defeat the opponent was not as easy as his son and his subordinates thought.

But the situation is such that the battle has to be fought.

I can only ask the Buddha to bless me while fighting hard.

(End of this chapter)