A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 765 The Brilliant Hunter

The Zuojiang River flows near Longzhai. There is a protruding Jinji Mountain on the north bank, and the river turns a sharp bend here.

Jinji Mountain is really like a big golden rooster standing in the middle of the water.
On the other side is Longzhai.

If there was no Jinji Mountain, there would be no big bend. The bend can be cut and straightened. The distance is only three miles, but with Jinji Mountain blocking it, the distance of three miles is a big bend of twelve miles.

This piece of Jinji Mountain, which blocks the running of Zuoxi River, is also a rare piece of high ground near Longzhai.

On the plains on both sides of the Zuo River, this highland is naturally of great military value.

Wu Huaiyu took his three-eyed musketry cavalry troops to conduct personal reconnaissance on the north bank of the Youjiang River near Jinji Mountain.

"Prime Minister, we can't go any further."

Gao Ning carried a horned bow and a three-eyed gun on his back and carried a horse spear to stop Wu Huaiyu from approaching Jinji Mountain.

Looking from a distance, one can see flags flying on Jinji Mountain and the shadows of soldiers and horses moving.

This piece of high ground allows you to monitor the Youjiang waterway from a high position. Of course, the barbarians in Longzhai will not let it go. They have already reinforced the city and sent more troops.

At the foot of Jinji Mountain, there is a very narrow flat land extending to the south, surrounded on three sides by Zuojiang River. This flat land faces the river on three sides, and leans on Jinji Mountain to the north, which also occupies a favorable location.It was originally a field cultivated by the Mongols. At this time, there were also soldiers and horses stationed and tents set up.

There is a village on the mountain and a camp below the mountain.
The dangers of mountains and rivers,

It faces the heavily guarded Congzhai on the south bank and echoes each other from afar. It is indeed like an iron pincer strangling the passage.

"I remember that before Longzhai was established as Longzhou, the boundaries were all on the south bank of the Yangtze River, right?"

"Well, Zuozhou was originally located on the north bank of Longzhou, which was also Jisuzhou. Previously, Hou Junji sent troops to attack and sweep away, and both Zuozhou and Longzhou were attacked. Now Huang Jiadong has taken the lead in the rebellion, and Zuozhou and Longzhou have also rebelled.

Gong Xing, the governor of Longzhou, was Huang Qian's marshal of the left, and Huang Tong, the governor of Zuozhou, was marshal of the left.

Then Huang Gan sent one of his sons, Huang Cheng, over to lead troops to gather some of the Xiyuan tribe, and then separated Sitong Prefecture from the lower reaches of Zuo Prefecture. Huang Cheng was appointed as the governor and appointed as the commander-in-chief of the former army. "

Huang Cheng, the governor of Tongzhou, is currently stationed in the fortress of Jinji Mountain.

Huaiyu rode closer to Jinji Mountain, and the three-eyed gun cavalry guards nervously guarded him.

"You can't get any closer." Gao Ning reminded again.

But after Huaiyu observed for a while, the beasts on the mountain had already discovered him, but there was still no movement.

Jinji Mountain is not too high, and there is also flat land along the river bank. Huaiyu continued to approach the foot of the mountain.

As he got closer and closer, the wild beasts on the mountain were finally angered by his provocation.

Wu Huaiyu only brought a hundred cavalry, but these were his own troops. They had Mingguang armor, Shanwen armor and other sophisticated armor and equipment. Even the horses were very handsome, not to mention the weapons they were equipped with were also extremely sophisticated, especially every The man is also equipped with two three-eyed blunderbuss, several palm thunders, and ten rockets.

The wild beasts on the mountain couldn't stand their provocation.

Seeing that although Wu Huaiyu's men and horses were all cavalry and well-equipped, Wu Huaiyu's armor was too gorgeous and he was obviously a senior general.

What's more, they only have a hundred riders and are already far away from the main force.
It seemed very lonely at this time.

Especially when Wu Huaiyu continued to go deep into the southwest along the river bank and the foot of Jinji Mountain, they seemed to have fallen into a trap on the narrow corridor left between the mountain and the river. The Xiyuan barbarians on the mountain were ten people below the mountain. Several times, they cut off their retreat,
Then these one hundred gorgeous cavalrymen could neither advance nor retreat.

The drums sounded.

A group of Xiyuan barbarians came down from the mountain and blocked the retreat.

Huaiyu, however, did not panic at all while riding on his horse.

Chewing the licorice slices in his mouth, "The former military commander of the rebels seems to underestimate the enemy."

Gao Ning stood by Huaiyu's side and looked at the enemy, "There are nearly two thousand rebels stationed on and below Jinji Mountain, and there are a thousand on the mountain alone. We are only a hundred, but we broke into this narrow and dangerous area. It's like walking into a dead end. If Huang Cheng can still sit still, then he is really a coward." "One thousand versus one hundred, is there an advantage?" Huaiyu could still laugh.

One thousand versus one hundred, just listen to the numbers, ten to one is certainly an advantage.

But Gao Ning didn't refute, and even the hundred armored and fire-gun cavalry who were as motionless as a mountain didn't panic at all.

They are the most elite soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. They have fought hundreds of battles and have been in battle for a long time. They are all experienced, and they are all veterans, well-equipped and well-trained.

"The most astute hunters often appear in the form of prey," Gao Ning sighed.

Although he was very nervous, he was only nervous about Wu Huaiyu's unexpected risks as prime minister, but he was actually not afraid of one hundred against one thousand.

They are the most elite soldiers, and they are all cavalry.

However, the Xiyuan barbarians who rushed down from the mountain were mainly infantry, and they indeed underestimated the enemy.

There were obviously a thousand people on the mountain, but only about half of them came down.

Perhaps they felt that the terrain cavalry here could not be deployed, and the disparity in numbers was even greater. They felt that the Tang general wearing gorgeous armor must be a dandy and powerful son from Chang'an. He was just here for gilding and did not know how to fight at all, so he left. In the big camp, they dared to run down the mountain with Bai Laiqi, and even dared to go deep into this dead land.

In May in Lingnan, the weather is already hot and very stuffy.

However, Huaiyu's Fire Gun Cavalry troops have been in Lingnan for more than a year and have already adapted to the climate, water and soil of Lingnan. Moreover, Huaiyu, as a person with the title of Medicine King, has already recruited many soldiers on the way south. The young doctor established the Military Medical College,

The procurement of various medicines is particularly important, and Qianjintang has received many orders.

Regardless of whether they were garrisoned or marching, the Tang army strictly abided by the health regulations formulated by Huaiyu. For example, water must be boiled to drink, and raw water should not be drunk. Each soldier is equipped with a medical kit, etc., which can greatly alleviate the pain in Lingnan. of many diseases.

"Xiang Guo, we have to turn around, otherwise we will be blocked by them in this narrow riverside area." Gao Ning reminded.

"Ah."

Huaiyu waved, so Gao Ning shouted orders, and they turned around and charged towards the beasts rushing down from the mountain.

There are about five hundred barbarians, basically infantry, armed with spears, bows, arrows, knives and axes and other weapons. About half of them are equipped with iron armor and leather armor.

This group of people were shouting and running, and someone on horseback was giving orders.

They were forming a team, planning to gather in formation.

They seemed to be very superstitious about their numerical advantage of 500 men, and did not take Huaiyu and his hundred armored cavalry seriously.

500 people was not a lot on the battlefield, but because they were a little scattered, it seemed like a lot.Moreover, the formation of the Nishiyuan Barbarians is also extremely simple. They do not divide 500 people into multiple battle formations and form a deep defense line, but simply place five elements on the battlefield.

It was a group of about a hundred people.

Just like this, they were scattered in the narrow area between the mountain and the river, and five interceptions were set up. It seemed that they thought this was enough.

Several barbarian leaders were running back and forth in front of the formation on short mounts.

There is a bluestone arrowhead on the four-foot-corner bow, black flags and three o'clock, and the sound of bronze drums.

The man was very excited, as if he was about to capture a nobleman from the Tang Dynasty.

They shouted loudly like apes, shook their quivers vigorously, held bows decorated with animal horns, and jumped like sparrows on the battlefield.
There are colorful ribbons wrapped around their calves, which contrast with the colorful kapok clothes on their bodies.
Bronze drums decorated with cloud thunder and frog patterns were beating continuously, and black flags were waved three times in a row. The barbarian rebels, who barely lined up, roared and took the initiative to attack the official army.

Huaiyu raised his wrist, blew out the match rope wrapped around it, and then held the three-eyed gun filled with gunpowder in his hand.

One hundred fire gun cavalry and two hundred three-eye fire guns have been loaded. One gun can be fired three times.

They can fire off six hundred rounds quickly upon approach.

(End of this chapter)