Late Tang

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At dusk and dusk, the setting sun is like blood.

On the banks of the Yanghe River, about [-] miles away from the Black Stone Fort in Wuzhou, Yang Lin and a hundred Shatuo knights lashed their war horses like crazy, urging them to gallop.

"drive!"

"drive!"

Halfway through the 150-mile journey, half of the horses were exhausted. Fortunately, Li Siyuan gave them two horses.He still held the hope in case, and wanted to invite reinforcements as much as possible.If you can't arrive at Blackstone Fort before dark, it will be even more difficult to travel at night, and you will be delayed for most of the night.What's more, Yang Lin was still worried that Blackstone Fort, a city next to Yunzhou, was still in the hands of Qin Jun at this moment.

But now it seems that it is impossible to reach the Black Rock Fort before tonight. The horses are running slower and slower, but there is at least fifty miles away from Black Rock Fort.

Fifty miles away, he will no longer be able to move to rescue soldiers in time!

The crisp sound of horseshoes rising and falling in the valley, like waves beating on the reef.

"Stop!" Suddenly, a loud shout came from the valley.

"Shut up!"

Yang Lin hastily reined in his horse, and when the horse stopped, he couldn't hold on at last, and slammed his front hooves on his knees, then fell down completely.Fortunately, Yang Lin had improved a lot in his riding skills during this period of time, so he quickly picked off the stirrups and jumped off the horse's back, only to avoid the bad luck of being crushed under the horse's belly.As soon as he fell off the horse, he immediately picked up his bow and set up an arrow, got up and looked around.Many of the hundred Shatuo warriors behind him also fell down on their mounts, and the hundred warriors protected Yang Lin in groups.

At this time, behind the stone piles and bushes on both sides of the valley, one after another, crossbowmen were exposed. They had branches on their heads and wore camouflage combat uniforms.All of these soldiers were holding crossbows, and even Yang Lin noticed that a few soldiers pulled aside a few branches, revealing several extremely ferocious ballistas with three bows and eight bulls.

A boy about fourteen or fifteen years old stretched out half of his body, and shouted in a voice that was changing, "Who are you?"

Qin army!

It's Qin Jun!

"My own people, my own people, I am Yang Lin, the liaison staff officer sent by the Zhengxixing Camp to General Li Siyuan!" Yang Lin couldn't suppress the joy in his heart, and asked loudly, "Which army are you from?"

"Yang Lin, the liaison officer sent by the camp to Li Siyuan's side?" The man looked at him suspiciously, then at the Shatuo knight behind him, and then crouched down.

A group of crossbowmen who could only see that they were teenagers at this time still aimed their crossbowmen at the group of them.

"Which part are you from? Are you a student soldier who has just joined Daibei?" Yang Lin had never seen such a group of young soldiers deployed here in the Western Expedition camp before, so he speculated that they might be the new reinforcements who joined Daibei. , and asked again immediately: "I have an urgent military situation, don't miss me, bring me to see the general here."

There was no response from above, but then a red flag was waved, and then a brass bugle, quite different from the sound of a bullhorn, echoed across the valley.Now, he was even more sure that these teenagers were the new recruits from Daibei.Because the Bronze Bugle has only just been tried out in various military academies, and has not yet been extended to the entire army.

A moment later, a group of knights rode in ahead. Yang Lin saw that the leaders were actually a group of young soldiers, and many of them had acne on their faces. Only the flag officer was tall and mighty. People are surprised.On the shiny blue bust armor of the leading boy was a badge of the rank of cavalry sergeant.However, they really couldn't tell which cavalry army they belonged to.

The team of knights reined in their horses about fifty steps away from Yang Lin. The young sergeant just glanced at Yang Lin casually, then raised his head and shouted, "Siegfried, what happened?"

The male-duck-voiced military officer at the top leaned up again, but this time he took off his helmet, showing his yellow hair, and said with a smile: "Yang Weili, the person below claims to be the liaison staff officer sent by Zhang Shuai of the Western Expedition Camp to Li Siyuan. , Sign up as Yang Lin."

Hearing this, Yang Weili took a closer look at Yang Lin, and saw that Yang Lin and his party were in a state of distress, with bloodstains all over their faces and shirts, and half of their horses had fallen down. In addition, the knights behind him , are obviously some fierce and strong Shatuo cavalry.He was a little surprised, Yang Lin was obviously a Han Chinese, and he looked like a standard scholar, so it was reasonable to say that he was a liaison officer.However, his face remained calm, he just saluted as a matter of routine, and said: "I have been ordered to guard this road, since Staff Officer Yang is one of my own, please follow along with me."

"Follow you?" Yang Lin was a little annoyed, and after a long time, a few innocent kids were pretending, "Who are you?"

"Back to Staff Officer Yang. His post is Sergeant Yang Weili, Sergeant Yang Weili, the leader of the Jiadu Left Team of the Reconnaissance Battalion directly under the Cavalry Legion!" Yang Weili said lightly.

"Iron Cavalry Legion?" Not only Yang Lin, but even the group of Shatuo people behind him were stunned.When did Qin Jun have such a number?Legion, a temporary organization in the Qin army, is generally above the army and below the battalion.Generally go out to fight, set up camps, and command the armies participating in the war.However, sometimes a large number of soldiers and horses were dispatched. For example, during the Northern Expedition to Liaodong, a new regiment was established among the armies, and the commanders of each regiment led the troops alone.However, this kind of temporary surname organization with great authority will be canceled immediately after the war, and it is rarely established.Now there is actually an Iron Cavalry Legion, which is not named after the general, but has a formal legion name, which means that this legion is not an ordinary temporary legion. At least, the Qin Fan Legion has never had such a formal legion before. name.

"Well, the Iron Cavalry Legion has twelve cavalry troops under its jurisdiction, with [-] cavalry under its jurisdiction. In addition, the legion is directly under the Legion Headquarters, with a total of [-] troops. The current head of the Iron Cavalry Legion is personally held by the King of Qin."

Yang Lin was surprised at first. With a large army of 8 soldiers, and a large cavalry army with [-] cavalry, it is unreasonable for this army to be so strong.When I heard that King Qin was the commander of the army, I felt a little normal.Then Yang Lin was pleasantly surprised again. King Qin is the commander of the Cavalry Legion, and now the forward scout battalion of this powerful cavalry legion is guarding the valley here. Doesn't that mean that the Cavalry Legion has arrived in Daibei, and King Qin Also arrived in Daibei?

At the Duanyunling military stronghold twenty miles away from the river valley, Gongsun Lan had just reported to Li Jingzou the urgent report of the horse detection. The military intelligence bureau found the mountain stronghold where Li Siyuan was trapped outside the Great Wall, but the battle was over, and there was only a war. After the destruction of Baidi, the Hu people have already left, leaving only a dozen Jingguan, at least the heads of five thousand Shatuo people.

"It is very likely that Li Siyuan's entire army has been wiped out here!"

Li Jing was a little annoyed when he heard the news!

Although Jingxiang and others had already urged that there was no need to take the risk to save Li Siyuan, they even said that Li Siyuan was not a key person, but might be a hidden danger.But Li Jing still has many follow-up plans for Li Siyuan.Now, just dying like this is somewhat frustrating.

What Li Jing was upset about was not Li Siyuan, a brave general who could fight, nor his group of powerful Shatuo cavalry, what Li Jing was upset about was that Li Siyuan, such an excellent pawn, just disappeared.After the defeat of Baishuiluo, Li Siyuan and his subordinates could form at most two Shatuo cavalry troops.Ten thousand Shatuo cavalry, for Li Jing today, there are not many without him, and there are not many without him.But Li Siyuan's price is not limited to this, his value is actually outside of the military, if used well, it can be worth at least ten cavalry troops.

But since it's dead, that's all.

Li Jing is not the kind of person who always looks back, he is the one who keeps looking forward.Li Siyuan may be valuable, but that is because he is still alive.If he's dead, it's worthless.It's not that Li Jing is cold, it's the fact.

In war, the only thing the coach wants from a tiger is how to win.As a king, he has to consider far more than this.

Li Jing's heart can sometimes be as hard as iron stone.

Li Siyuan died, Li Jing didn't think about revenge for him at all, it was meaningless and not worth it.

He has other things to think about now.

"The land where Li Siyuan was destroyed is about 3000 miles away from us. If we march day and night and the cavalry come out quickly, we can reach the battlefield in a day and a half." Li Jing broke the silence, "According to the information sent back by the Military Intelligence Department, Li Siyuan will be wiped out. There are about 2 Hu people, including a Khitan cavalry of about [-], and the rest are tribal coalition forces composed of Tatar, Xi, Goguryeo, Uighur and other tribes. Although they wiped out Li Siyuan's troops , but I also suffered about [-] painful casualties. Sha Tuo's dying blow was very lethal. There are about [-] Huqi miscellaneous fish left. They can't run away immediately, they should still be there The area outside the Great Wall. Now that this united cavalry has newly wiped out Li Siyuan's troops, it is probably the time when they are proud and complacent, and they think that they are behind a large group of Hu troops, so they will not be too vigilant. Therefore, if our army Select fine cavalry, ride fast day and night, and get there in a day, just by surprise, catch them unprepared, and swallow this [-] Hu cavalry in one fell swoop."

After Li Jing finished speaking, Jing Xiang and others were amazed at Li Jing's rapid transformation.It was a bad thing to turn passive into active, Li Siyuan was annihilated, but King Qin found a new opportunity in it in the blink of an eye.If it is really difficult to destroy [-] Hu Qi, it can be regarded as a win.

"What does the left staff officer think?" Li Jing asked Jing Xiang.

"Someone thinks that the art of war is so powerful that if you go up to the general, if you attack, you will go deep into the enemy's heart alone. Qin Wang's suggestion is too risky." Jing Xiang, as the number one counselor, his words and deeds are very To a large extent, it determines the strategic direction of the Qin army. Therefore, he is becoming more and more conservative now, because the Qin army is powerful, and conservative is sometimes prudent, even if it is slower, it is worth it.But if it is too risky, the risks and benefits are actually not equal. "The key point is that we don't know exactly where the [-] barbarians are. It's true that it's only one day and one night to get to the battlefield here, but after one day and night, whether we can find the enemy is another matter."

Li Jing hummed, then turned to the right staff officer Gai Yu: "What do you think, Mr. Gai?"

Gai Yu glanced at Jing Xiang, then at Li Zhen who was silent, he knew in his heart that Jing Xiang's proposal was more stable, but he also felt that although Li Jing's proposal was a little risky, it was very likely that he would eat it. Twenty thousand Huren.This proactive attack has risks, but it also has great results.Moreover, this is the opinion put forward by the King of Qin. In the past, the King of Qin liked to make a final summary, and he did not want his speech to affect other people's decisions.But this time, he expressed his opinion early, obviously wanting to send troops.After hesitating for a while, Gai Yufang said: "I think that if we can annihilate this Hu army in one fell swoop, it will be of great significance to the Northern Campaign. It will not only greatly improve the morale of our army, but also severely damage the Hu people's spirit and cut off their strength. One arm. As long as the Military Intelligence Department can get more accurate information about the [-] barbarians, we can attack."

Before he finished speaking, he heard someone report from outside the tent: "Yang Lin, the liaison officer of the Li Siyuan army stationed in the Westward Journey Battalion, has an urgent military situation outside and asks for an interview!"

"Ah?" All the people in the hall were surprised and delighted at once, they all looked out together, even Li Jing couldn't help but shouted loudly: "Hurry up and announce him in!"

"Yes!"

Under the guidance of two guards, Yang Lin, whose blood-stained Zheng robe was still covered with several wounds, appeared in front of everyone.

As soon as Yang Lin saw Li Jing, he knelt down on one knee with a plop, and said excitedly, "Please send reinforcements, King Qin, to save General Li Siyuan! It's urgent, please send troops, King Qin!"

When Li Jing heard this, his heart couldn't help but move.It seems that Li Siyuan is not dead yet, he broke out.Immediately asked in a deep voice: "Staff Yang, don't worry, what's going on?"

150 miles.

Only 150 miles away, no, as agreed by Yang Lin and Li Siyuan, maybe Li Siyuan is at the foot of the Great Wall [-] miles away at this time.

"God helps me, God helps me too!" Although Li Jing was calm on the face, he was really overjoyed in his heart.If it is eighty miles away, at the speed of cavalry, if we start now, we can arrive at midnight today.And what about the [-] barbarians?However, they were always attracted by Li Siyuan's bait, and unknowingly, they were already eighty miles away from him, far away from the main force of the Hu people.

This is an excellent opportunity, Li Jing restrained the excitement in his heart, and began to secretly calculate all aspects.As a handsome person, you can't immediately move your heart and take action as soon as you hear favorable news.You have to figure out every aspect of the whole plan, the knock-on effect.

When Yang Lin and Li Siyuan separated, Li Siyuan was still 150 miles away. He should have to consider that maybe Li Siyuan was overtaken by the barbarians, so there are two possibilities.One is that Li Siyuan was overtaken, outnumbered and wiped out.One is that Li Siyuan stood on the spot and waited for reinforcements, so the distance would be 150 li, and if the troops were dispatched now, they would arrive at noon tomorrow at the earliest.Li Siyuan, can you hold on until then?

Is there anything else missing?

Li Jing thought carefully.

No, no, no!

I shouldn't be so impatient, I should be calmer, and I should consider this matter from a different angle.

After pondering for a long time, Li Jing suddenly had a flash in his mind, and a brand new plan came into being.

The plan to save Li Siyuan and destroy [-] Hu troops was too simple and too careful.He should think bigger and plan farther.

After thinking for a long time, the corners of Li Jing's mouth finally lifted slightly, revealing an unfathomable smile.

"Beat the drums to gather the generals, blow the horns to order the soldiers!" (To be continued.)