The Infinite Heavens Run Away

Chapter 256 7.12 Let’s talk about the heir Hu Qi joining the bandits [Added update for the first helmsman “Lighter than a Feather”]

Chapter 7 I forged the soul of Han in the Three Kingdoms
7.12 Let’s talk about Zisi and Hu Qi joining the bandits.

"This is an official document just sent from the governor's office. Please take a look." In the lobby of the prefect's office, Deng Feng summoned all his current subordinates. Even Cheng Lingsu was rare to attend the meeting because something big had happened.

"Qiang and Hu invaded? Why did they come to Bingzhou? Or did they go straight to Xihe County?" Chen Gong read the official document and said with a frown.

Chen Gong was disgusted by this, but what he didn't notice was that when the generals heard the news, their eyes all lit up.

The so-called "Qiang Hu" is actually a miscellaneous name. Basically, during this period, the northern nomads who were unfriendly to the Han Dynasty were collectively called "Qiang Hu" and currently control the Hetao area.

The personnel included Xiongnu, Xianbei, Qiang and other forces, and there were also many Han people left behind. It was an alliance in name, but it was a mess internally.

It is autumn now. For farming people like the Han people, golden autumn is the harvest season.

But it is not so friendly to nomadic people, because the golden autumn also means that winter is coming. They do not have enough food to eat and cannot raise cattle and sheep. If there is a slight snowstorm, the herdsmen will freeze to death and starve to death on a large scale.

Therefore, autumn has always been an important node for nomadic invaders. The so-called "autumn is high and horses are fat" is the best time for nomadic cavalry. They often take the opportunity to invade invaders and rob a large amount of supplies, which can make their winter more comfortable.

Of course, Deng Feng had no interest in this at all, and instead wanted to kill them all.

"Lord, this is our opportunity. We just respond to Governor Zhang's military order and send troops to kill all these unmemorable things." As soon as Chen Gong finished speaking, Zhang Liao said excitedly.

"My lord, it's time to be rewarded for your meritorious service and be granted the title of wife and son!" Huang Zhong was equally excited.

"Lord, give the order!" Gao Shun, who had always been reticent to speak, couldn't hold himself steady.

"What do you think Gongtai thinks?" Deng Feng thought it was better to ask the counselor for his opinion.

"We must send out troops, but how many and how we send them out are very particular." Chen Gong was not a timid person, so he naturally would not say anything depressing at this time, "Qianghu are good at riding and shooting, of course. Our cavalry is better, but the infantry may have a hard time keeping up.

My suggestion is to dispatch all the cavalry plus mounted crossbowmen, led by the lord himself, with only three days of rations, and half of the infantry to escort the grain and grass supplies, and follow slowly.

Governor Zhang will definitely have war arrangements by then. As long as we do our duty and achieve military merit, we will be rewarded. With the Lord here, we will naturally not treat the generals badly. "

It is not difficult to simply train ordinary soldiers to ride horses, not to mention that Deng Feng has money and food, so he doesn't care about the training cost at all.Therefore, he asked all arms to learn to ride horses, but they were not issued to them in normal times. In the current emergency, it is not difficult to equip crossbowmen with war horses.

It was only after the founding of the army that Deng Feng realized a problem. It does not mean that it is a good thing to give the cavalry one person and two horses, because it may not be needed, such as the cavalry in Deng Feng's hands.

Because the battles in the Central Plains have always been dominated by infantry, and the cavalry is more often used as sharp knives or heavy hammers to break the situation. Under normal circumstances, the Central Plains cavalry does not need to travel long distances at all, so one person and one horse are enough.

Marching does not mean running all the way, which consumes too much horse power. Generally, cavalry marches by jogging. In some bad road conditions, they even have to be led to ensure that the horses are strong enough for combat and to ensure that the horse's hooves and legs are not injured. .

Under normal circumstances, the cavalry only needs to be equipped with necessary supplementary horses, such as bringing more war horses at a ratio of 20.00%.

In other words, according to Chen Gong's plan, 1200 cavalry will require about 1500 horses, plus the 600 horses of crossbowmen that do not need to be supplemented, which is a huge force of 2100 horses. Without discussing the quantity, this is already the largest number in the entire Central Plains. Elite cavalry combat unit.

"Good!" Deng Feng nodded in approval. He also felt that the cavalry should be the main force. As for the infantry, it was difficult to achieve satisfactory results in the battle with the nomads, so it was better to cover the logistics.

Except for Gao Shun, who frowned, everyone else was satisfied.

"My lord, I am worried about the rangers harassing the supply line. If we take away all the crossbowmen, I am afraid it will be very troublesome when we encounter them." Although Gao Shun was dissatisfied with the inability of the infantry to play its role, he also knew the importance and proposed Also correct opinion.

"What Hong Lin said makes sense." Deng Feng also agreed with Gao Shun's opinion. The problem is that he only has these crossbowmen in his hands now. The number of 600 is already insufficient in a battle of tens of thousands of people, let alone dividing the troops again.
"It's just that our crossbowmen are insufficient, and it's really not suitable to continue dividing our troops."

"My lord, it doesn't matter. I will remember that there are still many infantry crossbows in our warehouse that have not been fired.

We might as well transfer some of them to the infantry and use them temporarily. The use of crossbows is very simple, so bring more. "Gao Shun put forward his own suggestions.

"Lord, what Hong Lin said makes sense." Chen Gong was the first to agree with Gao Shun's opinion.

"Ziming, what's your opinion?" Deng Feng turned to Zhao Feng, the chief steward of the military logistics department, and asked.

"Don't worry, my lord, we now have more than 500 crossbows in reserve, and the crossbow arrows are piled up like a mountain. There is no problem in redeploying some of them." Zhao Feng patted his chest on the spot.

"That's good. In addition to half of the infantry accompanying you to escort us, we will also dedicate an additional 200 infantry to distribute crossbows to cover our supplies.

The remaining infantry were handed over to the government, and an additional 200 pairs of crossbows were distributed to them, just to look after the house. "Deng Feng meant to leave it to Cheng Lingsu.

"Master Mingjian!" Chen Gong said that he did not need to add anything.

"Girl Ling, do you have any information about the rebel army?" Deng Feng turned to look at Cheng Lingsu.

"Sir, the current total number of Qiang and Hu coalition forces is about 10000 soldiers, 20000 miscellaneous soldiers, and some herdsmen following supplies.

There are tens of thousands of these herdsmen, and they are also nomadic young men who can carry swords and mount horses at any time. Therefore, they claim to have [-] cavalry, which is not a complete bragging.

There are not many border guards now. Excluding us, there are actually only a little more than 20000 troops, including more than 3000 cavalry. Even if we are included, I am afraid we will be at a disadvantage in terms of numbers. "

Cheng Lingsu directly stated the current situation. "The good news is that these nomadic cavalry are actually divided into multiple parts, mainly the Yufuluo tribe of the Xiongnu. They have less than 3000 elite cavalry, but there are 10000 miscellaneous soldiers, which is the largest number of the Qiang and Hu coalition forces.

Xianbei, headed by Kirby, led about 5000 elite cavalry and 5000 miscellaneous soldiers. He was the most powerful and was the nominal leader of the invasion.

Then there is Beigong Boyu, the leader of the Qiang people. He has the smallest force, with only about 2000 elite cavalry and 5000 miscellaneous soldiers. The three parties are called the coalition. In fact, they fight on their own. Even the camps are far apart, and they are actually guarding against each other. No one can trust anyone. "

"Very good!" Now that the discussion was agreed upon, Deng Feng began to organize his forces, "Wen Yuan, Han Sheng, and Shi Xiaowei, each of you will lead your own troops to go out with me and rush to Xihe County as the vanguard.

Hong Lin will lead the infantry and 800 temporary crossbowmen to cover Ziming's heavy troops and escort the food and grass. The two of you will be led by Hong Lin. Gongtai will set out with me as a military advisor. Each department will prepare separately. Tomorrow morning, we will set off as soon as the morning meal is over! "

As for the housekeeping issue, it is naturally the responsibility of Cheng Lingsu and there is no need to explain it here.

"Yes, lord!" *N.

The camera turns to the back house of the prefecture.

"Girl Ling, you are responsible for looking after the house this time. Be careful of the Zhang family. If necessary, kill them in advance. I allow you to kill them first and then show them off. Long'er will cooperate with you to do a good job." Deng Feng made arrangements immediately. focus.

"The ghost girl and the little fox will accompany me to the battle. If there is a chance to show up, I will make arrangements for you."

"Sir, is it appropriate for a woman to participate in the war?" Cheng Lingsu had objections to this.

"Don't worry, this is the end of the Han Dynasty. The status of women is much higher than you think. Have you forgotten all the issues about the exclusive rights of the queen mother and relatives?" Deng Feng smiled and kissed his lover softly. "I asked them to come out early to lay the foundation for the future. I plan to greatly improve the status of women by then. Feudal society has low productivity, and it is too wasteful to leave half of the women trapped at home."

"Since my husband has made arrangements, I won't say more." Cheng Lingsu nodded in agreement.

"Husband, how long will it take to come back this time?" Xiao Longnu raised her head and asked. She was very impatient with the conversation between Deng Feng and others just now, and kept distracted.

"It's hard to say. It will take a month at the earliest, and it will be even harder to tell if it takes longer." In a war, who can know the outcome in advance?
"One month!" Xiao Longnu murmured, stood up and leaned into Deng Feng's arms, "Long'er doesn't want to be separated from her husband."

"Long'er, be good, help the spirit girl take care of the house this time." Deng Feng said nice things to Xiao Longnu as if coaxing a child. Although we have been together for many years, Xiao Longnu's character has basically not changed. "It's just a good time to prepare. Help me." Would you like to have a baby?"

Deng Feng's words made the girls' eyes light up.

Deng Feng's idea did not come suddenly, because he had only been practicing maintenance for nearly half a year, and he could feel that his body was ready. This expedition also happened to prepare Xiao Longnu, so that she could get pregnant as soon as possible after returning.

In the past, I was unwilling to have children because the situation was not suitable; now the plot will take at least 10 years, and it will also have to establish power. If there are no offspring, it may be difficult to gather people's hearts.

When the arrangements are made, the world will naturally be left in the hands of our children.

"Young Master." Cheng Lingsu was the first to speak. The light in his eyes wanted to melt Deng Feng. He even rushed to Deng Feng's side desperately, without even noticing the change in Xiao Longnu's face next to him.

Although Xiao Zhao didn't speak, he waited for his beautiful big eyes to look at Deng Feng.

"Little girl, don't worry, wait until Long'er is finished giving birth, okay?" Deng Feng could only comfort her with kind words.

"Yeah." Xiao Zhao and Cheng Lingsu also understood the importance and said nothing more.

Four girls in a family are actually an important fighting force. If they conceive a baby together, if there is any problem then, it may be difficult to end it.

As for the little fox, she is still a "sparing partner" and still remains a virgin - there is no way around it. According to the age of the fox demon, 500 years old is very easy.

In other words, a fox demon who is 100 years old is only equivalent to 20 human years. She is still at least 60 years away from theoretical "adulthood".

Even if you don't take this into consideration, according to the tradition of the fox clan, the longer you stay a virgin, the more conducive to your practice. You can't talk about men and women until you are at least three tails old.

It's just that for any alien, no matter what kind of animal or plant, the impact of cultivation qualifications on strength is terrifying. If the qualifications are not good, there will never be a chance.

However, the vast majority of the fox tribe, or most of the aliens, have very limited qualifications, and the upper limit of their practice is frighteningly low. No matter how hard they try, they can never break through the three tails or the corresponding realm, and they don't care about this requirement at all.

Picking yang and replenishing yin or picking yin and replenishing yang can greatly speed up their practice and allow them to make early progress. This leads to the inherent impression that the fox tribe does not care about men and women.

Nowadays, with Deng Feng's cultivation level, it is very easy to control the body. The development of the tadpoles can be checked in real time. The girls' cultivation level is not bad, and the situation is similar. Naturally, they can have children when they want, and they can succeed when they want.

In a similar situation, the more advanced the person is in cultivation or the higher the family background, the more difficult it will be for the heir, because the preparation time in advance is terrifyingly long, and if there is any accident in the middle, the wasted time may be calculated in thousands of years. , naturally difficult to control.

On the contrary, there are some special circumstances. The most typical one is when the strength of women is much higher than that of men. Holy Mother Yang Chan and eldest brother Yang Jiao.

Because as long as she is ready, she can track her husband's condition in real time. As long as she controls it at will, she basically wants to have as many children as she wants, regardless of other factors, and all her offspring will be highly qualified.

This is also one of the fundamental reasons for the heavenly rule that "immortals and mortals do not intermarry".

If a male fairy finds a human partner, then it's easy to say. The most famous one is "Lu Dongbin's Three Plays with White Peony", but if a female fairy finds a mortal husband, she can have children at will.

However, the reproduction of gods also follows biological laws, such as the famous "chuanzi advantage". The offspring of intermarriages of different races generally have outstanding qualifications, and their future prospects are almost unlimited.

Typical examples are the aforementioned "Number One Warrior in Heaven" Erlang God Yang Jian and his sister Yang Chan, the "Three Holy Mothers" who controlled Huashan, one of the five mountains, as a woman.

The problem is that the world's cultivation resources are limited and cannot support the unlimited rise of practitioners.

Once Heaven deems it unsustainable, a catastrophe will follow, including but not limited to the first tribulation of dragons and phoenixes, the war between lich and demons, the melee between the three gods, etc. No one can stand such cruel fighting. Proper "population control" It is also necessary.

This is also the fundamental reason why it becomes more difficult to ascend to immortality and the level of practice becomes lower the further you go.Those with vested interests who have become immortals and Buddhas will simply not allow anyone to compete for their position. The most typical example is the suppression faced by the so-called "Eight Immortals" from almost all aspects in the early stages of their enlightenment.

The same is true in reality. Whether it is An Ran, He Xiaolin in special circumstances, or Ye Min, the lover of his life, their cultivation levels are too low and they cannot bear the consequences of getting pregnant for Deng Feng.

The supply needed for the growth of newborns is simply not what their bodies can provide. The result of forced pregnancy is one death and two lives, which may not happen again in the future.

Now that rear affairs had been arranged, Deng Feng no longer wasted time. All the officers and soldiers who went out for the expedition swore an oath on their backs the next day. The corresponding governor was easy to find. At the same time, he sent an official document to Zhang Yi as soon as possible, explaining his situation in detail and requesting Supplies will be available at that time.

The possibility of getting all the supplies is basically negligible, but if you don't mention the so-called "crying baby needs milk", they will really dare you to "consume and take care of yourself".

With all the cavalry, Deng Feng was very fast. In just four days, he was less than 50 miles away from the Bingzhou camp.

But Deng Feng did not continue to move forward. Instead, he camped on the spot and sent out a large number of scout cavalry to search the surroundings, because they had encountered nomadic scouts more than once, but they had all been shot into hedgehogs.

What no one expected was that the investigation turned out to be very simple.

"What Wenyuan means is that less than 30 miles south-west of Xihe County, less than 50 miles away from Governor Zhang's camp, and less than 80 miles away from our current location, there is an army of less than [-] Qiang people. Camp.

The other two camps are arranged every 20 miles or so according to the Qiang camp to the north. They have been stationed for more than half a month? "Deng Feng simply couldn't understand such information.

"Back to my lord, it's true. Our scout cavalry confirmed the location of the Qiang camp without any effort at all.

Regarding the other two Huqi camps and their garrison, the envoy sent someone to contact our shop in Xihe County. The information is equally reliable. "Zhang Liao, who has been in the army for many years, doesn't understand this either.

"What does Gongtai think?" Deng Feng thought for a while and decided to ask his adviser.

"Lord, when I contacted the shops in Xihe County this time, I also heard another news." Chen Gong did not say what happened, but continued to smooth out the information, "This time Hu Qi invaded the bandit, except for the initial attack on the county. Outside the city, nothing else has happened so far.

That's all. But these days, the Han army and Hu Qi have not had any substantial battles. There have only been a few small-scale conflicts.

There were more than a hundred men missing. At most, the cavalry team fought a battle with about a thousand Hu cavalry vanguards in the past two days, and achieved a great victory. More than 300 people were killed, and their own losses were very slight. "

"What Gongtai means is that the strength of the Qiang and Hu invaders this time is actually very average. Even with Master Zhang's current troops, they can at least remain undefeated?"

"But Mr. Zhang sent a battle report every three days and an emergency report to the capital once every five days. He also called for support from all over the state, but he didn't mention supplies." Chen Gong's expression was so gloomy that he was almost dripping with tears.

PS: The governor of Bingzhou at this time was Zhang Yi. He was killed on the front line in the last years of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, and Ding Yuan took over the post of governor.

(End of this chapter)