Dawn of the Empire

Chapter 353 Yan Liang Changes Several Times (2)

Before dawn, the stars were twilight, and hundreds of cavalry formed a square formation on the horse farm of Duke Qin's mansion.As time went by, the number of Beizhou cavalry who came to the alliance gradually increased.Before the newly arrived cavalry joined the queue, they would say hello to the two Dukes of Qin and Zhao.

Zhao Guogong Yu Fujian said with a smile: "If our team fails, the gang of Duzhicao in the prime minister's mansion will die of laughter."

In this small cavalry team, there are two Founding Dukes, one Founding Marquis, four Yaqings, seven senior officials, eleven lower officials, nine Chehous, and nine concubines. There are more than 300 officials and more than 500 officials.Many generals have already established themselves and have titles, but because of their ancestors, they still regard Qin Zhao Guogong and Zhenbei Hou as their leaders.If all the cavalry were eaten by horse thieves, it would definitely be the battle with the most deaths and titles in Xia Kingdom's history.Duzhicao in the prime minister's mansion can save a lot of Juelu's expenses.

"It's so cheap," Pu Ying said with a smile, "every family has already left behind." The people around them all laughed.There are hereditary titles in the family, and most of them keep their sons, and some of their heirs even serve in the Tiger Wing Army.Duzhicao's salary cannot be saved.While talking, Puying counted the number of cavalry, and there were 430 and [-] cavalry.These cavalry brought two or even three extra mounts.

Xin Yin asked: "Have you brought all the pigeons?"Xin Yincai nodded and gave the order to go.In addition to being the best in the world, the pigeons bred by Xin Yin are also unique.Because of this, Xin Yin has the confidence to inform the military government of the horse thief's location anytime and anywhere.

The East has just 'revealed' its fish-belly, and the rising sun is still below the horizon, and it has not had time to 'reveal' its myriad rays of light.According to the practice of the Anbei Army, there is no need for family members to see them off when they go out for an expedition.Even the family members of Duke Qin's mansion could only stand behind the windows of the pavilion and quietly watch the thousands of cavalry slowly disappear beyond the horizon.

Bo Shenghuo became very troubled.After the first few washes, things went downhill.Pastures that were once full of people and livestock became empty.There were traces of hastily slaughtered livestock everywhere. The Xia people brought all they could take away into Cangcheng, and usually burned the rest.Even the people who didn't have time to evacuate stubbornly resisted with the help of the car camp.Bo Shenghuo had never read about such a situation in books.As recorded in the history books, the scene of cavalry entering the hinterland of the Central Plains and driving the people like a flock of sheep almost never happened in Beizhou.Even if the Mierbo people attacked by force, they would have to pay a lot of casualties, and they usually gained very little, because the Xia people would destroy most of their supplies in the end.Even if there are any leftovers, they may have been poisoned.

"They are not from the Central Plains at all," Bo Shenghuo gritted his teeth, "they are from the grasslands." Those who are also good at bow and arrow and horseback riding.Those who resisted to the end, killed the woman first, and then fought desperately with the Mierbo people.Those who put poison in food, eat it as if nothing happened, and then share it with their children, and then give it to the Mierbo people.These Beizhou people are not from the Central Plains at all.But like the Mierbo people, they survived in the cruelest Mobei grassland.

The Xia Kingdom cavalry that appeared recently are not as easy to deal with as before.They always stand far behind the Merber army. They don't hide their heads and show their tails like ordinary scouts, but show their figures very arrogantly. When the Merbers camp in the valley, they will Zhuma looked down from the top of the mountain.As patient as a wolf following a flock of sheep.Every time Bo Shenghuo divided his troops to drive away these tarsal maggots, he always failed to catch up with these damned cavalry. Their horses were better and more suitable for the climate here, and the cavalry was more familiar with the terrain here.There was even one time when hundreds of Maerbo cavalry were gradually lured away from the group, but none of them came back.

"It's time for us to retreat." Bo Shenghuo finally decided, "Go south. There are only [-] cavalry in Hengzhai Fort, and they can't stop us."

"It's hard to come here, just retreat like this?" Qiu Tianrui said hoarsely.His face was full of wind and frost, he was wearing a leather jacket, and a machete was pinned to his waist.Although many Xia people were personally killed in this trip, it was far from enough.

"I had a premonition of danger," Bo Shenghuo knocked his head, and he said in a deep voice, "If we don't leave, Changshengtian will punish us." He picked up a cup of tea and drank it down.Since being affixed by Xia Guo cavalry, Bo Shenghuo simply canceled the military order prohibiting lighting fires during the day.Although there are not many things to grab, there is always enough tea on the road.

"We can only win if we obey the will of Changshengtian!" Bo Shenghuo looked at Qiu Tianrui with some pity. "This man was completely blinded by hatred. I hope Changshengtian will save his soul." He took another sip of tea and thought about the route to retreat.The scout cavalry was undoubtedly waiting for an army of the Xia Kingdom.If such a large army really existed, the cavalry of Merbor would have to move in time to drive south and shake him off.If the scouts still follow behind without knowing what is good or bad, they can be taught a lesson. 'Harassing' the hinterland of the Anbei Army Division is only the first step of Bo Shenghuo's plan.

Qiu Tianrui stared at Bo Shenghuo viciously, wishing he could draw out his waist knife and stab the barbarian.

Zhao Xingde looked down at the city with a stern expression. On the tall flagpole was the head of Lu Kui, a veteran of the Han army.In the field of vision of the binoculars, the old general was bearded and pale, with a little blood on his face, but his eyes were wide open. He must have been fighting before he died.Under the flagpole, the captured Han soldiers were escorted to kneel on the ground in rows, and more than a dozen people loudly threatened and persuaded the city to surrender.I don't know what method the Liao army used to capture Tieshan Fort.The Han army at the head of the city witnessed this scene. Some of them had their eyes cracked, some had solemn faces, and some showed fear.The entire Liaodong Peninsula, Nanshan City, has become an isolated city.

It seemed that they wanted to show off the results of the battle, and it seemed that they wanted to let the people at the top of the city hear clearly. The Liao army's artillery barracks rarely stopped shelling.The siege, which had been going on for days, was also suspended.The Liao Army did not know where to find someone to write an article to persuade them to surrender. Dozens of people chanted loudly and repeatedly in the city, buzzing like flies, which made Zhao Xingde feel a little irritable in his grief and indignation.

"Bring a piece of white cloth!" He shouted in a deep voice.

Tong Yunjie's heart sank, no matter ancient or modern, white cloth is usually used for surrender.With Zhao De as a man, how could he do such a thing.Jian Cheng, Ma Rui, Liu Zhijian and other generals also felt a little strange in their hearts.Not long after, the soldiers brought up a large white cloth, Zhao Xingde spread it on the table, and wrote a big "war" character on it with a Chinese ink pen.Because the font is huge, the strokes appear extremely slender, and the font is a bit intermittent.After finishing writing, Zhao Xingde frowned, bit his index finger, and splashed a few drops of blood, just above the starting line of the word "war", infecting blossoms of red.

"General Zhao!" Du Chuijiao said anxiously.

"It doesn't matter!" Zhao Xingde waved his hand and said, "Old General Lu knows under Jiuquan, although we can't avenge him immediately, but as long as we hold our breath, we will fight the Liao bandits to the end!" He stepped aside and said in a deep voice. Said, "If you are interested, come and pay homage."

"I come!"

A gust of heat surged up, and Tong Yunjie immediately pushed away the crowd, cut his finger with a knife, and dripped a few drops on the word Zhan.Immediately afterwards, Liu Zhijian, Jian Cheng, Du Chuijiao, and other generals stepped forward one after another. Later, the centurion, tenth commander, and even ordinary soldiers were deeply moved. As an oath, I will fight the Liao army to the end.

At the head of Nanshan City, the bloody "war" banner fluttered in the north wind.The morale of the Han army defending the city was greatly boosted in grief and indignation, but when the Liao army saw it, they were overwhelmed with anger.Those who persuaded him to surrender looked at each other in blank dismay, Nian Bai also lost his strength, and was called back not long after.After a while, the artillery of the Liao army roared again. Teams of infantry pushed shield chariots and carried ladders to form formations. The Han army, on the other hand, was forced to carry the soil bag and walk in front of the Liao army's infantry.

Among the troops of the Liao army attacking the city, there were more than 100 water dragon vehicles hidden.Ge Lu, the head of the craftsman battalion, was on the battlefield for the first time. He was walking beside the water dragon, hearing the roar of artillery fire and the screams of the dead and wounded.The city wall of Nanshan was more than three feet high, and the enemy tower was even higher. The water jets sprayed by the Liao army's water dragons could barely pass the city wall, but in this case, the water dragons had to be pushed to within [-] steps of the city wall.This is completely within the envelope of Nanshan City's artillery fire.

Ge Lu almost turned green with regret when he heard the pawns who came out of the formation talk about the fierce bullets raining down on the city.He didn't think so much at first, but when things came to an end, it was not easy to increase the shooting range of the water dragon.The main body of the water dragon is made of wood, and the water tank, handle, piston and other important components have very little room for modification.The craftsmen are still those people, and after a lot of effort, they only increased the shooting range a little bit.Finally, as a last resort, Ge Lu had no choice but to use a dead horse as a living horse doctor, pretending to be a tiger, showing the sign of Lord Dutong, and letting the infantry push the shield cart on both sides of the water dragon cart to deal with the shotguns that were 'shot'.There will be a large group of infantry behind them carrying water bags to refill the water tanks.Even so, he dared to shoot the water dragon only after the city was completely covered in smoke and dust.Otherwise, the Han army in the city would use round iron solid ammunition instead, and they could easily destroy the water dragon at a distance of [-] steps, not to mention [-].

The officers of the infantry army are not fuel-efficient lamps.It is claimed that because the water dragon is very easy to break, when it is 'operating', craftsmen need to watch by the side, and repair it as it breaks.Xiao Tachi was even right.As a result, the craftsmen who were not supposed to go into battle were forced to follow the infantry to within thirty steps of the city wall.In the past few days, Gelu's eighteen generations of ancestors have been greeted by craftsmen over and over again.