Datang New Order

An Zhongjiao has been trapped in the Zhuozhang River Valley for nearly a month since the troops were dispatched in July, but the plan to attack Licheng in [-] days and then attack Luzhou has been completely aborted.In fact, it has already doubled the original time, but the plan is far from being completed. Not to mention that Li Cheng was not seen, even Li Beipo did not arrive.

Coming out of Wu Township, heading east along the water of the village, and arriving at Longquan, the journey was smooth, but right here in Longquan, a sudden heavy rain completely disrupted the progress of An Chongjiao's headquarters.The mountain torrents vented and the water level of the Zhuozhang River soared, which not only submerged the valley road ahead, but also blocked the army for three days.As for the dozens of soldiers and part of the luggage that were washed away by the flood, An Zhonghui couldn't care less about his distress. Compared with this loss, rushing all the way was much more important!

After the water level of the Zhuozhang River gradually dropped, the exposed valley road was filled with mud, and with the addition of boulders and broken logs that were not lying on the road, the marching speed was rapidly reduced from ten miles a day to two or three miles.Along the way, An Zhonghui was in great pain.

What is even more tragic is that when we arrived at Huangya Cave, we found that the valley road was washed away by heavy rain, and piled up with rocks, mud, and big trees to form a hill, completely blocking the road ahead.

How could An Chonghui be willing to turn around?He had no choice but to work hard for the sergeants, said a lot of good things, hung a lot of rewards, and finally encouraged the sergeants to go forward to clear the road.Lacking equipment, we can only defend and dig shoulder resistance... It was very easy to clear the road, and it was delayed for a long time.

Then, An Zhonghui realized that he was about to run out of food...

keep going?Or turn around and back away?This is a problem.

An Zhonghui hesitated for a long time, and finally decided to retreat to Longquan temporarily. There are still a few villages there, and they can requisition some food. They can last for a few more days, and they can go to Li Sizhao and Zhou Dewei from Xiangwu Township to ask for food—— Of course, when asking for food, you have to pay attention to the method and method. The plan of the raid on Licheng was a private decision of His Royal Highness King Han.If Li Siyuan and Zhou Dewei found out, it would easily arouse their anger and resentment.

An Zhonghui led his army back to Longquan, looted several nearby villages, and then rushed back to Wuxiang in person. In any case, he got some supplies in the name of Li Siyuan, so he smuggled them to Longquan.

After ten or so days of rest in Longquan, the [-] Korean troops under An Zhongjiao once again mustered up their morale, left Longquan, and set off for Huangyadong again.The days when I was begging for food in Longquan.An Zhonghui learned about the progress of His Royal Highness King Han's battle in Xiangyuan, and it was quite difficult!Not only was Xiangyuan not captured, but even the main force of [-] cavalry was lost. The life and death of "Little Yazi" Li Congke was unknown.

Li Sizhao and Zhou Dewei lost their temper after seeing An Chonghui, and denounced the defeat of the Han army, which caused An Zhonghui to suffer a storm of anger for no reason.However, it was precisely because of this that An Zhongjiao's food demand plan was able to proceed smoothly.

Li Sizhao and Zhou Dewei are already preparing troops to support Shiyu.An Zhonghui was also anxious, and at the same time, his heart was still burning.He must seize the time to re-advance and quickly capture Licheng and Luzhou to prove that the Han army is not timid.He wants to slap Li Sizhao and Zhou Dewei with his impressive record, and tell them that Han Jun is no worse than Zheng Jun and Jin Jun, and you'd better keep your contemptuous eyes away.In the future, don't think about those evil ideas that take advantage of others!

"Quicker! Faster!" An Chonghui desperately urged the sergeant, kicked those who were slow-legged, and whipped those who were lazy.Under the frenzied pressure of him and the pro-guard tooth soldiers, the Han army's marching speed suddenly increased.The sergeants of the brigade on the valley road hurried towards Huangyadong like a long dragon.

Tomorrow we can arrive at Huangya Cave, and then... Judging by the weather, it seems that there will be no rain in the past few days, but the weather in the mountains changes rapidly, so it's hard to say... If everything goes well, we can arrive in Lizhou in three days. On the north slope, in two days, you can reach Licheng!An Zhonghui was thinking silently, looking up at the sky from time to time - he was already frightened by the heavy rain.

On the other side of the Zhuozhang River Valley, there is also a large army marching, which is the motley alliance of Li Cunxu and Li Xiaoxi.

Guo Chongtao was covered in black and yellow soil, and the corners of his eyes were covered with dust. He was climbing a stone beam with Li Cunxu.The two jumped up with their hands supported, stood on the top of the stone beam, and then made a passage for the sergeants behind, found a stone platform and looked down, and saw the sergeants lined up in two rows, climbing the stone beam one by one.

The other side of Shiliang is even more dangerous. It is directly adjacent to the Zhuozhang River, so it is basically uninhabitable.But at this moment, there are two ropes flying down in the air. Wheelbarrows, wooden boxes, grain packages, and bundles of ordnance are slowly going up along the ropes, passing above the river, and landing on the other side of the stone beam.There are iron wheels slowly rotating at several fixed positions of the rope, and several ropes are pulled up to the top of the rock wall to act as a force.

Guo Chongtao said with emotion: "When I was in Fanyang Military Academy, I heard that the logistics battalion under the Logistics Department had amazing achievements. At that time, I thought it was a myth. Now that I saw it with my own eyes, it really is better to see it than to hear it."

Li Cunxu nodded and said: "His Royal Highness Yan said that logistics is the best guarantee of combat power. This sentence is particularly evident in the Yan army."

Guo Chongtao said: "With the logistics battalion accompanying the army, everything gets twice the result with half the effort, and the soldiers are also very easy to march on the mountain road. Your Highness watched it a few days ago? At Li Beipo, a camp was erected in just one day... Tsk tsk... logistics The battalion is indeed a powerful weapon in the army! Your Highness, after we regained Jinyang, we will also follow the Yan army's military system and set up a logistics battalion?"

Li Cunxu shook his head: "It's not that easy..."

Guo Chongtao said: "That's better than nothing! Your Highness, don't worry, I have learned a lot in Fan Yang. Even if I can't train as a logistics battalion like the Yan Army, I can always get the three flavors..."

Li Cunxu continued to shake his head: "No...Someone feels that even if Jinyang is recovered, is there still a need for us to establish a town in Hedong?"

Guo Chongtao was stunned: "Your Highness..."

Li Cunxu stopped him with his hands, and said sadly: "Although His Royal Highness Yan Wang didn't say anything, but we rely on the Yan army to recover, even if we really recover, how can we have the previous momentum? Hedong is over... Look at our men , How many people are there now? 600 people, in fact, less than 1000 people, don’t forget, [-] of them are still tribal soldiers in Jiemuli. Look at Jiemuli’s behavior. The head of the guard capital of the royal residence now regards himself as the personal guard of the King of Yan everywhere..."

Guo Chongtao sighed and did not speak. Li Cunxu smiled and continued: "Gu is not blaming Jie Muli, in fact, in his heart, he is also willing to fight under the command of King Yan... Speaking of which, Gu has already decided, waiting for this battle Afterwards, I begged His Royal Highness King Yan to go to the 'Jin King' and join the Yan Army... By the way, I heard that Director Zhang of the Marquis of Yu appreciates you very much, so don't miss your own future."

When he was in Fanyang Military Academy, Guo Chongtao was excellent in his studies, and was later transferred by Zhang Xingzhong to the Yuhou Division Military Command Office for an internship, which won Zhang Xingzhong's appreciation.Hearing what Li Cunxu said, Guo Chongtao opened his mouth and wanted to defend himself, but he always felt that there was no way to argue, because in his heart, he rejected Zhang Xingzhong's recruitment because of the word "loyalty" in his heart. Going against my heart, I have secretly sighed many times about it.

Guo Chongtao was very fascinated by the system of the Yan Army, and he really wanted to join the Yan Army and try his best. Now, after hearing Li Cunxu's words, he was greatly relieved, and the longing in his heart swelled again, and he never said the words of loyalty to Li Cunxu Not exported.

Li Xiaoxi also climbed up, saw Li Cunxu and Guo Chongtao talking, and said hello: "Your Highness, Lao Guo, what are we talking about?"

Li Cunxu smiled and said: "General Li, you are really good at getting a logistics battalion!"

Li Xiaoxi had a bright face: "Without a logistics battalion, this damn Valley Road is really difficult to walk, hehe."

At this time, a scout waved under the stone beam, and the three hurriedly got off the stone beam.The scout reported that there were traces of a large army stationed in Huangya Cave five miles ahead, which made the three of them immediately vigilant.Li Xiaoxi immediately ordered the scouts to go further, be careful, and never expose their tracks.

At dusk, Li Xiaoxi, Li Cunxu and Guo Chongtao rushed to Huangya Cave first, where two scouts were already waiting.There are obvious traces of human cleaning on the valley road. Along the valley road, there is a rare open land in the Zhuozhang River Valley. There is a remnant of a large group of people stationed here.Rags, broken knives, bent iron gun heads, clay stoves, and filth and excrement everywhere...

In the Youyan Security Army, Li Xiaoxi also established a staff team following the example of the Nine Field Armies, but the level of the staff staff was much lower, and it was comparable to the staff staff of the Yan Army who had undergone formal training.However, the remaining traces are extremely obvious, which does not hinder the analysis and judgment of these slightly inferior staff officers at all.Not long after, the preliminary inventory results were submitted.

The enemy army is between 6000 and [-]—this is the same as the original judgment, and the stationing time was more than half a month ago.Judging from the stone soil, residual wood and broken walls on both sides, they should have been blocked by landslides and had been cleaned up here.But it was withdrawn after cleaning up, and I don't know why.

While waiting for the follow-up army to follow up, Li Xiaoxi, Li Cunxu and Guo Chongtao discussed it carefully. Guo Chongtao believed that it is very likely that the enemy's obstruction in Huangyadong was related to the previous heavy rain-the Yan army also ate A lot of suffering, perhaps because of lack of food, or the enemy had other reasons, so the surprise attack was canceled.But Guo Chongtao also emphasized that the possibility of the enemy staying somewhere in front is not ruled out, and the march below must be more careful. In this kind of valley road, as long as there are only a few hundred people stuck in the defense, it will make people unable to advance an inch!

So Li Xiaoxi ordered the scouts to investigate further, trying to investigate further.

At this moment, the scouts reported an astonishing news: an army was rushing towards Huangyadong three miles ahead! (To be continued..)