Horse on the World

Chapter 573
When Li Feng was fighting fiercely with Ouyang Jianqiang's Imperial Forest Army, Yanggu, [-] miles away from the battlefield, fell, and the [-] cavalry of Guoshanfeng were blocked by the wind and snow, and they were camping here. After several days of heavy snow, Guoshanfeng was finally able to Send sentry cavalry forward on a large scale.Half a day later, Guo Shanfeng received the news of the battle between Li Feng and the imperial cavalry in his central army tent.

Guo Shanfeng was stationed in Yanggu, although the most important reason was because of the obstruction of the wind and snow, but a large part was also because his own cavalry rushed too fast, and the distance between them and Wang Qinian's infantry group was too far, and the two sides could not Effectively form a cooperation, and the enemy that Guo Shanfeng is about to encounter is an army with tens of thousands of troops, equipped with infantry and cavalry, and the commander Zhang Aimin is not incompetent.This made him have to be careful.

The more battles you have fought, the more cautious you are. Although since the army, except for Bai Dengshan who suffered a big loss, Guoshanfeng has basically been invincible and has never suffered a big loss, but just like a literati, learning The more knowledge he acquires, the more clearly he can perceive his own shortcomings. Guo Shanfeng is no longer the kind of general who fought with passion and courage alone. As he leads more and more troops , the pressure on his shoulders is also increasing. Thinking back when he was in Fuyuan, he only led a scout team of hundreds of people. Even if he failed, he would not suffer too much loss. General, commanding thousands of troops, one mistake in decision-making would cost the blood and lives of thousands of soldiers, which made Guo Shanfeng a lot more cautious.

The [-] cavalry, against Zhang Aimin's [-] to [-] troops, had no chance of fighting, but Guo Shanfeng knew that if the cavalry encountered the well-disciplined and brave infantry, it would not be as easy as most people imagined. Destroying the opponent, this point has been fully reflected in the early battles between Dingzhou and the barbarians.

The original barbarian cavalry was not weak in combat, but when they met the Dingzhou infantry whose will was like steel, once they couldn't break the infantry phalanx and fell into the opponent's sea of ​​​​people, the cavalry without speed was like a spear Pawns, shield soldiers, and long sword soldiers are the fish on the felt of the infantry.

Guo Shanfeng didn't want to follow the example of the barbarian cavalry, because judging from the early battles between Minzhou soldiers and Yizhou soldiers, this army's fighting will is quite tenacious.

When Zhang Aimin had nowhere to go and had become a soft-shelled turtle, Guo Shanfeng was unwilling to take the risk of taking the first prize for making money. Now, for him, he no longer needed to use these credits to prove himself, and it was safer Defeating the enemy as quickly as possible is the most correct choice. He is more willing to wait for Wang Qinian's infantry group to arrive.

Once Wang Qinian arrives, the strength of the two sides will be equal, and the advantages of the Dingzhou soldiers will be fully utilized.

But at this time, there was news of a fierce battle between Li Feng and Ouyang Jianqiang.

After inquiring in detail about the battle situation between the two sides, Guo Shanfeng frowned, he had doubts lingering in his heart, and couldn't get an answer for a while.

"General Guo, Li Feng's Yizhou Battalion has only 6000 people, while Ouyang Jianqiang has 1 people. The Yulin Army has a good fighting capacity and has an absolute advantage in numbers. I'm afraid General Li Feng won't be able to please." Su Qi road.

Jiang Heiniu also nodded and said: "General Guo, the commander-in-chief has always valued General Li Feng very much. Go to support?"

Guo Shanfeng raised his palm, shook it, and said, "I was thinking, where did Zhang Aimin's Minzhou soldiers go when the [-] cavalry of the Royal Forest Army fought against Li Feng? If Zhang Aimin sent several battalions of infantry to cooperate with Ouyang Jianqiang, Li Feng would Feng was defeated a long time ago, not because he is still in a stalemate, why? What does Zhang Aimin want to do, and where is the others?"

Pulled the map and spread it on the table, looked at the map in confusion, and said, "Hei Niu, if you were Zhang Aimin, what would you most like to do now?"

Jiang Heiniu smiled and said: "General, do you need to say that? Of course he was racking his brains to run away? Seeing that we are about to be surrounded by heavy troops, is he still staying here waiting to die?"

"Yeah, he wanted to run away, but why didn't he run after defeating Li Feng's trailing cavalry? He threw out the Imperial Forest Army to stop Li Feng, what did he ask for?" Guo Shanfeng murmured.

After a long while, Guo Shanfeng said: "If I were Zhang Aimin and threw out 1 Imperial Forest troops to stop Li Feng's Yizhou camp, according to common sense, it would be difficult for Li Feng's Yizhou camp to defeat these [-] cavalry, even if Li Feng was undefeated , the best result can only be a stalemate, as it is now, then, on the day when the Dingzhou soldiers arrive, before detailed investigation, the first reaction should be to support Li Feng and completely eat Ouyang Jianqiang If the [-] Imperial Forest Army wants to completely annihilate these [-] people, it will not be possible in two or three days! I understand, Zhang Aimin is stalling for time!"

Guo Shanfeng raised his head abruptly, "Yes, he is using the [-] Imperial Forest Army to delay time. Create opportunities for his Minzhou soldiers to escape!"

"Escape? Where can they escape?" Jiang Heiniu looked at the map, "General Guo, I think Zhang Aimin is a dead end, he only has two paths, either turn around and fight to the death with Lord Li Sizhi, or come and fight us to the death Fight to the death!"

"No, no!" Guo Shanfeng waved his hand, "He still has a way out!" He poked his finger heavily at one place, "Here, his way out is here!"

"Da Cang Mountain!" Both Jiang Heiniu and Su Qi exclaimed, "This is impossible. In this season, crossing the Daxue Mountain is no different from committing suicide."

"Why is it impossible?" Guo Shanfeng sneered, "Zhang Aimin thinks very clearly, no matter if he turns back or meets us head-on, they will be wiped out if they are short of clothes, food, and logistics. , if you are lucky, you may be able to preserve a large part of your strength. Da Cang Mountain is indeed a natural danger in this season. No army has ever been able to cross Da Cang Mountain in winter, but no one has done it. It doesn’t mean it can’t be done, and It was beyond all expectations, didn't you think of it? This is enough to prove that Zhang Aimin's idea is successful, a strong man breaks his wrist, Zhang Aimin is so courageous."

"But General, Zhang Aimin threw out [-] Imperial Forest Army as a bait. This is the emperor's own army. Even if Zhang Aimin escapes, isn't he afraid that Tian Qi will come to settle accounts with him in the future?" Su Qi asked.

Guo Shanfeng laughed, "Zhang Aimin doesn't think so. Even if only half of his [-] soldiers from Minzhou survive, there are still [-] people left. These [-] people will definitely be reborn after this battle. It's true. It is too late for Apocalypse to win him over, how could he be blamed, besides, Zhang Aimin can bring out so many people under such circumstances, it is enough to prove that this person is worthy of reuse, and in Zhang Aimin's view, once Wan Yulin’s army is a fart, if his Minzhou army dies and he becomes a polished general, then he will invite Tianqi’s autumn queen to settle the score!”

"General, what shall we do?" Jiang Heiniu leaned closer to the map and looked at the place where a hole was poked by the mountain wind.

"The whole army was ordered to assemble immediately. Let's go to Gufu. Zhang Aimin must be there. If you want to run away so easily, that's impossible! I have no record of returning empty-handed in my old age?" Guo Shanfeng laughed.

"Where is General Li Feng?"

"Send a messenger over and tell him, just stick to Ouyang Jianqiang for me, don't go head-to-head with him, but you can't let them run away! If the Yizhou camp is really disabled, the commander-in-chief may not say anything, but Mr. An Guogong, and the handsome old man will definitely not give me a good look!" Guo Shanfeng said with a smile.

Gu Fu, Zhang Aimin's Minzhou army has already started to advance towards Da Cang Mountain. When they get here, whether the soldiers are willing or not, they have to advance towards that daunting, snow-capped mountain.

The soldiers took off their heavy armor and only wore cotton padded clothes. A large number of tents were cut into pieces of one or two meters square, and the soldiers wrapped them around their bodies to resist the cold wind from the sky.There are all kinds of shoes on the feet, some use straw ropes, some use ropes, and the shoes are wrapped together again to prevent the snow from soaking the shoes prematurely.

Zhang Aimin's face twitched as he watched the snakes and the team climbing up the mountain with difficulty. He didn't know how many people would survive on the other side of Da Cang Mountain in a few days or ten days.

"All the cavalry kill the horses!" Zhang Aimin turned around and gave orders to his cavalry generals.

"Yes!"

The order was quickly issued to each cavalry sentinel, but no one did anything. The soldiers led their horses and stroked their comrades who accompanied him day and night but could not speak.

"Do you want to disobey orders?" Zhang Aimin was furious, and hurried to a school lieutenant.

The lieutenant's lips trembled for a while, and he knelt down in front of Zhang Aimin suddenly, "General, I can't let you go. This horse has been with me for many years and saved my life. He is my brother, General, The general will know that horses are not allowed to go up the Da Cang Mountain, please allow me to let him go, let him fend for himself!"

With this school lieutenant as the leader, thousands of cavalry suddenly knelt down and filled the field, "General!" Everyone shouted in unison, even though they knew that it would be impossible to bring their horses over the snow-covered mountains today. Cangshan, but these cavalry were unwilling to kill their own horses.

Zhang Aimin's nose was sour, he had actually fallen to this point today.Seeing the black cavalry kneeling on the ground, Zhang Aimin suddenly shouted: "Guards, bring my horse here."

Zhang Aimin's soldiers were startled, and suddenly understood what Zhang Aimin meant, hesitating.

"Take me here!" Zhang Aimin roared angrily.

The guards slowly and step by step brought Zhang Aimin's war horse over. This black satin-haired war horse was bought by Zhang Aimin with a thousand dollars back then. , Zhang Aimin took a step forward, hugged the horse gently, put his face on the horse's neck, combed the mane gently, the horse snorted, turned its huge head, sticking out its long tongue, gently Licking Zhang Aimin's face.

Zhang Aimin couldn't restrain the tears from his eyes, he hugged the horse's neck tightly, raised his right hand high, and in his hand was a short blade with a cold light.

Amidst the exclamation of countless people, the short blade in Zhang Aimin's hand fell down suddenly, and penetrated from the back of the horse's head until it lost its handle. .

Zhang Aimin turned around abruptly, strode forward, and yelled angrily as he walked, "Kill the horse! If you don't want your partners to become the enemy's trophies and become your enemies on the battlefield in the future, kill them all!"

The lieutenant sobbed and stood up, put his face close to the horse, touched his robe a few times, drew out the saber with his backhand, and slashed it down violently, blood spattering, and the horse fell to the ground.

Zhang Ai turned his head and left. He thought he was hard-hearted, but at this moment, he couldn't stand it anymore.

After Yizhuwu, the corpses of war horses were scattered at the foot of Da Cang Mountain.The cavalry turned their heads three times at a step, looked at their comrades who had fallen to the ground, and marched towards Da Cang Mountain with blurred eyes.

"General, if these soldiers can survive, they will become warriors who will never lose to Dingzhou soldiers. We have such an army, and we will have opportunities to seek revenge from Dingzhou soldiers in the future!" Zhang Ai said bitterly.

"Report!" A flying horse came from afar.It was Zhang Aimin who sent out the sentry to guard. The sentry flew over and saw the horse corpses all over the ground, so he understood what happened.

"What did you find?" Zhang Ai asked sharply.

"It was discovered that the Dingzhou Mountain Wind Cavalry is rapidly advancing towards Gufu!" the sentinel said loudly.

Zhang Ai's body shook, and he looked at Zhang Aimin. Zhang Aimin set foot on the land of Da Cangshan, and looked back, "Guo Shanfeng is really smart, and I didn't fall for it, but I was prepared, come on, Guo Shanfeng, you Do you have the guts to follow me to Da Cang Mountain! Let's go!" Zhang Aimin strode up the slope step by step towards Da Cang.

Behind him, the armor like a hill covered with grease was thrown on the torch, and the flames rose several feet high.Under the reflection of the fire, the Minzhou soldiers divided into dozens of groups, and climbed up the steep hillside like ants.

Several hours later, Jiang Heiniu's cavalry was the first to arrive at the foot of Da Cang Mountain, but at this time, there was no one there, only the unburned armor and blood were left on the ground, and horse corpses were everywhere.Jiang Heiu couldn't help being speechless.

After a stick of incense, Guo Shanfeng led the main force to arrive, got off his horse, looked at the hell-like scene, and then looked at the messy footprints on Da Cang Mountain. I saw the shadow of the opponent climbing upwards.

"General, we are late, they ran away!" Jiang Hei Niu shook his head, "It's so slippery, it's really cheap for them!"

Guo Shanfeng was silent for a long while, then suddenly clasped his hands together and bowed respectfully to his opponent on Da Cang Mountain, "Such an enemy deserves our respect!" Guo Shanfeng said, "I hope Da Cang Mountain can destroy this enemy for us." opponent, otherwise, we will have another terrible enemy in the future!"

"General, what should we do now?" He came excitedly, but returned disappointed. The generals under Guo Shanfeng's command were all downcast.

"What are you doing?" Guo Shanfeng quickly adjusted his mood, and said with a big laugh, "Look, we forced tens of thousands of Minzhou troops to kill their horses, throwing away their helmets and armours and rushing out of Da Cang Mountain. What is there to be unhappy about, ah, are you upset about not eating fat? Don’t forget, there is a big piece of fat behind us. Army, let's go, let's clean them up!"

Jiang Heiniu also laughed and said: "General Guo, what kind of shit is the son of heaven and the army, I have seen it many years ago, and we beat him all over the place, oops, I think back then, General Tang Hu's title of mad dog was in It was there, he bit off that so-and-so Xiao so-and-so, oh, little man, I really can’t remember, anyway, he bit off that guy’s cheek in one bite, the commander also said that those guys are only suitable for guards of honor , it is impossible to fight a war, let's go, let's pinch this soft persimmon!"

Jiang Heiniu's bragging and talking made the enthusiasm of a group of generals and lieutenants adjust again, and they all became excited again like chicken blood, one by one got on their horses, screaming and ran towards their troops.In fact, the Yulin Army was so bad. Although Jiang Heiniu won at the beginning, it was not as easy as he said. With Tang Hu's kung fu, he also resorted to a style of fighting that hurts both sides. Only with the courage of blood can he overthrow the opponent .

Guo Shanfeng smiled and remained silent. Although Jiang Heiniu's remark made the soldiers underestimate the enemy, the Imperial Forest Army had become an abandoned wild dog at this time. His own [-] cavalry and Li Feng's wings In the state camp, it is easy to overthrow the opponent. The important thing is to adjust the soldiers to be infected by the tragic atmosphere of Minzhou soldiers breaking their wrists.

It's a pity, let the Minzhou soldiers run away, although Da Cang has already wiped out part of the Minzhou army for him, but he didn't defeat it by himself, after all, it's still a bit regretful, Zhang Aimin is amazing, if you meet this person in the future, you should be careful.

Ouyang Jianqiang was very distressed at this time. The strength of the [-] Yizhou Army was beyond his expectations. In two days, the two armies clashed nearly ten times. Miserably, more than [-] people have fallen to death on the snow. Ouyang Jianqiang is already thinking of retreating, but what is annoyed is that the other party seems to know his intentions. As long as he makes a slight move, the other party will immediately force him up. Sticking to himself neither far nor near, but this time Fang didn't rush to attack, but this state made Ouyang Jianqiang even more uncomfortable, the other party seemed to be waiting for something.

His prediction was soon confirmed. When the sentry cavalry rushed in panic and reported to him that they found Dingzhou Guoshanfeng cavalry behind them, Ouyang Jianqiang almost fell off his horse.

The cavalry from Guoshanfeng came very fast, and when the sentry cavalry just conveyed the news to the Royal Forest Army, his troops had already appeared in the opponent's field of vision.

Looking at the Dingzhou cavalry rushing forward screaming yo ho ho, Ouyang Jianqiang knew he was doomed.The Dingzhou cavalry who rushed to the air in Gufu completely vented their anger on this group of Yulin soldiers, and Li Feng also excitedly directed the Yizhou battalion to rush forward.

(End of this chapter)