Dawn of the Empire

Chapter 360 The Nine Earths Collapse (4)

"Although Zhu Yanheng has few soldiers and horses, he should not be underestimated," Bo Shenghuo said in a low voice, looking into the distance. "He still has hussars with him. If the battle fails, we must immediately stand back and fight the wolves and leopards." , It’s okay to give in for a while, we will kill it in the end.” He took a deep breath, clamped the horse’s belly, and the unique pony on the grassland started to run “tattling”.If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, no one would have believed that the mount of the leader of the largest tribe on the grassland turned out to be just the most ordinary pony.But only this kind of horse can live tenaciously in the snowy Gobi with almost no special feed.

The sky in the distance gradually darkened, blue with black, rust-like color.

At night, more than 4000 riders from the Tachiwu tribe reached the Tuwula River, and the fires lit on the riverside were as numerous as the stars in the sky.Uruk sat cross-legged in the tent. While wiping his scimitar, he asked his father hesitantly: "The Anbei Army Commander is so powerful, do we really want to fight them?" Just last year, two hussars The warriors of the army passed through the Tachiwu tribe, and the sergeants competed with the warriors of the tribe for three games. They competed in riding, shooting arrows, and holding lances, and won three games in a row.To the west of Xiaohai, how many tribes tried to challenge the Anbei Army Division, but not only failed, but none of them existed anymore.The ancestors of the Tachiwu tribe came from the foot of the Xianbei Mountains and had no direct conflict with the Anbei Army Commander, but they still participated in this alliance.

Chanagai had age spots on his face. Before speaking, he coughed violently for a while, and then sighed: "What else can I do? Bo Shenghuo wants to avenge Haidu Khan. Tachiwu and Mierbo have the same Ancestor." His eyes were very cloudy, but he could see a look of disbelief flashing across Tachiwu's face, and he said: "For the past 100 years, the people of Xia have been going eastward, so they expected the Great Khitan to be able to do so." They could stop them, but who would have expected that even the Northwest Recruitment Division would be defeated by them. All the tribes wanted to have Haidu Khan as their leader, just to protect themselves from being annexed by the Anbei Army Division. However, just now The news spread that Anbei Army Commander had killed Haidu Khan, and if this continues, if we don’t attack them, they will come to attack us.” Tsanaggai said, took out an arrow from the quiver, and handed it to Wu. Luke said in a low voice, "Son, break it off."

Uruk held the arrow in his hand, looked at his father suspiciously, folded his hands lightly, and heard a "pop", and the shaft of the arrow snapped into two pieces.Tsanagai drew more than a dozen arrows from the quiver, handed them to Uruk together, and said in a deep voice, "Now, break them together." There is a bundle of arrows, no matter how he folds them, he can't break them.He tried several times, put down the bundle of arrows, and looked at his father puzzled.

Chanacai took a sip of 'milk' tea and sighed: "In front of the Anbei Military Commander, every tribe is like that arrow, which can be broken if it is lightly folded. Only when everyone works together can they protect themselves. No Let them fold down one by one."

"Does Bo Shenghuo have to be regarded as a great sweat in this way? Why!" Uruk muttered dissatisfiedly, "Is it because he is the son of Haidu Khan?" He wiped the scimitar vigorously. It was given to the leader of the tribe by the Northwest Recruitment Department of the Liao Kingdom. It is made of the best iron in Liaodong, and the blade has a faint layer of blood. The nickname "Useless Bo Shenghuo" is not only known to the Mierbo people. Uruk does not believe in his heart that after Haidu Khan's death, Bo Shenghuo can succeed him as the leader of the alliance.The reason why he can still be a great Khan is only because the Liao Kingdom promoted him to be the envoy of Northwest Recruitment.I heard that Bo Shenghuo had a very powerful son. Back in Haidu Khan's time, everyone in the grassland knew that there was a young golden eagle in the Mierbo tribe.

"Bo Shenghuo?" Chanacai put the tea bowl on the blanket, closed his eyes and meditated for a while, and then said, "On this prairie, various tribes compete for pastures, flocks, women, today I will grab yours." , tomorrow you will steal from me. If you defeat the opponent, you will kill the man above the wheel. Everyone stares at others and trembles. But Bo Shenghuo is different. Although his tribe is powerful, he does not bully the weak. He treats every warrior who follows him kindly, and distributes the benefits to every tribe that is attached to him. Follow him without worrying about being betrayed or stabbed. The warriors work hard for him, and praise his generosity and kindness everywhere. He paused, staring at Uruk, and asked: "After Haidu Khan was defeated by the Xia Kingdom, everyone thought that the Mierbo tribe was over. In just two or three years, he regained his strength. Could it be that Isn’t that enough? After a soldier’s family is captured by the enemy, he can still be someone they follow willingly. Don’t you think he’s not worthy of being a great sweat?”

"But?" Uruk blushed, and before he had time to refute, "The eagle flies with its wings, not its claws." Chanagai interrupted him and said in a deep voice, "Son, you have to remember Wait, scimitars, bows and arrows can only kill people, and only a broad mind like Changshengtian can unify the grassland. As long as Bo Shenghuo survives, we Tachiwu people will be his allies." After finishing speaking, he He closed his eyes slightly again, and didn't make a sound for a long time, before he knew it, he fell asleep.

On the top of Hengzhai Fort, Chen Zhong looked into the distance.The red sun was sinking to the west, and there were dark clouds in the sky, as if the enemy cavalry were overwhelmingly coming.A few days ago, he received a secret report that more than a dozen tribes gathered in Tuwulahe in an attempt to intercept the hussars returning north.At the same time, scouts found a large number of steppe tribe cavalry in the east.

Chen Zhong turned his head and said, "If they are lucky enough to defeat General Zhu, those tribes that are ready to move will all jump out, and the situation in the south of Xiaohai will completely collapse."But Chen Zhong believed that the most important thing was to support the army going north to win the battle of Tuwula River.

Marching Sima Zhou Zhonghe concurred: "This Hengzhai Fortress hangs alone on the grassland. How can it be defended behind closed doors? In case General Zhu is defeated, the army returning from the north will be destroyed. Returning troops to attack Hengzhai Fort is even easier." Centurion Liu Yuanzhong said in a deep voice, "The Wild Goose Army is a visitor from afar, and General Wu should be more cautious. However, brothers are fighting the enemy to the death, but we cannot Sit on the wall and watch. Lieutenant Chen, we are all at your command!" Another centurion, Chen Zishu, also said, "It would be best if our troops from Hengzhai Fort suddenly come out from behind when the army is fighting, and all of us will be turned on their backs." Liu Yuanzhong said with a smile: "The Wild Goose Army doesn't have the guts." The group laughed loudly. If the most elite cavalry of the Anbei Army Division were all in the Hussar Army, then almost all the elite cavalry of the Hussar Army were in the Hussar Army. For Chen Zhong's battalion, there was almost nothing on the grassland that could scare them.

Chen Zhong shook his head, as if he didn't agree with this kind of ridicule, he thought for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "I'll go talk to General Wu again, please order to go out to support the army going north." Looking at the dark clouds in the north, there is no reason for the blood It came to my mind that I have served in northern Xinjiang for several years, and I have experienced dozens of wars, big and small.The father is in the prime of his life, but counting the days, he will soon return to the capital to familiarize himself with political affairs.Say goodbye with a bloody battle and victory.

Chen Zhong's request for a fight made Wu Mingchang quite embarrassed.His Majesty the future emperor actually wants to personally lead hundreds of cavalry to attack the back of tens of thousands of enemy troops.To be honest, even Wu Mingchang himself may not have the courage.However, if the identity of the prince is not considered, Chen Zhong's strategy is quite feasible.Prairie cavalry fighting, a storm, a charge, or a sneak attack may reverse the victory or defeat.Since the barbarian cavalry harassed Zhenzhou on a large scale, Hengzhai Fort in Zhenzhou has always been mainly defensive.The enemy army bullied Hengzhai Fortress to have few soldiers, and they wanted to deal with Zhu Yanheng's army with all their strength, so it is very likely that they will relax their defenses in this direction.Chen Zhong led a group of elite soldiers to sneak past, and suddenly rushed out from behind the enemy, which most likely disturbed the enemy's position.Hengzhai Fort was originally a small city, and it didn't take too many troops to defend it, and the army going north couldn't afford to lose.

"His Royal Highness," Wu Mingchang broke through this relationship, "Even if the lone army sneaks into the enemy's formation and succeeds, once the Huguo Mansion finds out, His Highness will not be able to stay in the Anbei Military Division any longer. If His Highness has made a mistake, then..."

"Big Xia may not have a prince who hides behind others, but he cannot live without Zhenzhou." Chen Zhong smiled lightly. His smile had some kind of strange magic power, which made people involuntarily convinced. "The Goose Army came from afar. If you are familiar with the water and grass roads around the Tuwula River and lead an army to attack the enemy's line. It's not the boast of the last general. There is no more suitable candidate than the last general." Wu Mingchang secretly sighed, if not He could only do the routine up to the school lieutenant. I am afraid that in the future, the commander of the Hussar Army, and even the position of general in the Anbei Army Division, would not be able to escape the young man's grasp.

After pondering for a long time, Wu Mingchang finally agreed to Chen Zhong's plan.In addition to the two hundred hussars, five hundred cavalry were also selected from the Goose Army to attack with him.The five hundred cavalrymen of the Goose Army all had expressions of joy and suspicion on their faces.It has become customary for His Royal Highness the Prince to serve in the Hussars.However, because ordinary herdsmen on the grassland only depend on tribes and do not have their own surnames, since the founding of the Xia Kingdom, people who have no surnames have been allowed to choose a surname from hundreds of surnames, and many people on the grassland have taken the royal surname Chen .Therefore, in Xia State, there are more people surnamed Chen than in Song State, and there are hundreds of people surnamed Chen in the hussar army alone.But Chen Qianli became a captain and was left in Hengzhai Fort, so everyone in the Goose Army guessed that he was His Highness the Crown Prince.

Seven hundred cavalry set off in the morning and marched all the way until the night when they camped, the cavalry of the Wild Goose Army were still discussing secretly.Chen Zhongsuo called his subordinates, and said in front of the troops, "You guessed right, I am Chen Zhong." With a horizontal knife in both hands, he smiled slightly, "Now I am your captain. , follow me, if we can survive this battle, we will be your lieutenants in the future. We will take it with both hands if we are a good man. If you are timid, don’t say that you have fought under my command, Chen Zhong.”

As a result, not only the sergeants of the Goose Army, but even Chen Zhong's subordinates, the sergeants of the Hussar Army, were full of surprises.For a long time, everyone had only guessed that Colonel Chen Qianli was His Royal Highness, and it was not until today that Chen Zhong admitted it personally.His Majesty the future emperor, what an honor it is to lead them to attack the enemy.If it weren't for the restraint of military discipline, everyone would have shouted "Long live the Great Xia" and "Wan Sheng, the prince!".Even if there are [-] enemy troops ahead, as long as they follow Chen Zhong, these sergeants will rush forward without hesitation.