Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 208 Changle Camp

When Liu Bang rushed to Gaonu, Lutai's Changle camp had already been stationed outside the city.

As early as more than half a year ago, Lu Ze had returned to the post of governor of Sanchuan County, but Lu Ze's eldest son, Lu Tai, was left in Xianyang by Liu Bang, and was appointed by Liu Bang as the captain of Changle. , So he selected nearly ten thousand young men who can ride and shoot from the counties of Neishi, Beidi, Shangjun, Longxi, and Sanchuan, and compiled and practiced Changle Camp!

The Changle Camp is not only the guard cavalry to protect the Changle Palace, but also Liu Bang's personal guard cavalry.

After more than half a year of hard training, nearly half of the ten thousand young and strong cavalry were eliminated, leaving only more than five thousand cavalry. Up to now, the Changle Camp has become an elite light cavalry.

Stimulated by Xiang Zhuang, Liu Bang began to make great efforts to train the cavalry. There are three main cavalry in the Han army, one is Guan Ying's [-] cavalry, which is usually stationed in the north, mainly to defend against the harassment of the Yue clan. One is the Changle Camp of Lu Tai, and the other is the Longxi Camp where Liu Bang himself sits, with the largest number of [-] cavalry.

This time he sent troops to Shangjun to fight the Huns. In addition to the Guanying Cavalry Army and Lutai's Changle Camp, Liu Bang also mobilized 8000 fine cavalry from the Longxi Camp, totaling more than [-] cavalry. Fighting in Guanzhong, the Han army can get the support of infantry and has an advantage in intelligence, so the disadvantage is not obvious.

At Lu Tai's order, all ministries and songs assembled quickly, and soon formed a neat cavalry formation.

When Liu Bang, surrounded by Zhang Liang, Chen Ping, and dozens of generals, walked slowly in front of the Changle camp, what appeared in front of them was definitely a high-spirited and energetic elite army. I can't help but feel very relieved, and I feel even more emotional in my heart, this is really a door without a dog.

However, as soon as Liu Bang changed his mind, he thought of his sons again.

Compared with the Lu family's children, Liu Bang's sons, whether they are Liu Fei born by Cao Ji, Liu Ying born by Lu Fei, or Liu Ruyi born by Mrs. Qi, are either mediocre and unbearable, or cowardly and weak. , Can't be on the stage, but Liu Bi, the second son born to the second brother Liu Xi, has the spirit of a tiger and a wolf, and he will be a figure in the future.

Thinking of this, Liu Bang couldn't help but turned around and found Liu Bi from the accompanying queue.

Among Liu Bang's dozens of entourages, Liu Bi stands out like a chicken, but he is wearing a white robe, a white horse under his crotch, a silver gun in his hand, and a purple gold crown on his head. What is especially rare is that although Liu Bi is only 16 years old, he has already grown into a burly man with a height of eight feet.

"The King of Han is mighty!"

"The King of Han is mighty!"

"The King of Han is mighty!"

The sudden roar pulled Liu Bang back from his thoughts.

Turning around suddenly, I saw the five thousand cavalry of Changle Camp under the command of Lu Tai, uniformly touching the sky with their halberds, or hitting their shields with their swords, while shouting the mighty slogan of the King of Han rhythmically. It looked like a tiger calf that had just grown up roaring proudly in the mountains and forests, and a strong high-spirited aura rushed towards his face in an instant.

"Okay, not bad, really good, ha ha." Liu Bang nodded happily.

Guan Ying, a veteran general of the Han army who followed Liu Bang, was a little disdainful, and said coldly: "It's just a show, what's the use of practicing well? On the battlefield, can you scare the Huns away with your loud voice?"

Unexpectedly, Lu Tai's ears were so sharp that he heard Guan Ying's words, and immediately retorted: "Old General Guan Ying, it's not up to you whether our Changle Camp is a sham or not. If you are convinced, you might as well pull out your cavalry to compete with our Changle camp, how about it?"

"Bijibi, are you still afraid of you, a young brat?" Guan Ying was furious. He was originally a hot tempered boy, but Lu Tai was so weak that it would be fine to call him an old general. The tone of the word "old" made Guan Ying seem like an old man on the verge of death, how could Guan Ying stand it?
Lu Tai smiled coldly, and immediately turned his head to make a move. A lieutenant had already shouted, "Changle Camp is mighty!"

"Changle Camp is mighty!"

"Changle Camp is mighty!"

"Changle Camp is mighty!"

The [-] soldiers of the Changle Camp suddenly responded with arrogance.

Liu Bang frowned, and instinctively wanted to stop him, but was stopped by Chen Ping's wink, Zhang Liang rode forward again, leaned close to Liu Bang and whispered a few words.

Liu Bang nodded, and immediately waved to Lu Tai.

Lu Tai immediately raised his right hand high, and suddenly clenched it into a fist. The shouts of five thousand soldiers suddenly stopped as if cut by a knife. Seeing this scene, Guan Ying couldn't help but change his face slightly. How would he behave on the battlefield? Leaving aside, just talking about the stance of prohibition, Changle Camp is indeed worthy of the word elite.

Liu Bang stroked his long beard, and said loudly: "The Changle camp has only been formed for more than half a year, but it dares to challenge the elite cavalry of General Guan Ying. The spirit and morale are commendable. This time, the widow agreed! But , It doesn’t mean much more than riding and shooting, and the queue, this time it’s not as good as a competition to kill the number of heads of the Huns, how about it?”

"It's like beheading the head of the Xiongnu!" Guan Ying turned to Lu Tai and said sharply, "Lu Tai, do you dare?"

"Why don't you dare?" Lu Tai smiled lightly, and said boldly, "Our Changle Camp will take over this competition!"

"Okay!" Liu Bang nodded, and said again, "From now on, within three days, the one who kills the most heads of the Huns will win. However, I don't know where the Huns cavalry are now, so this battle You have to think about how to fight, if you fight well, if you win, you will be rewarded, if you fight badly, if you lose, you will be severely punished!"

"Here!" Guan Ying and Lu Tai suddenly agreed, and then they reined in their horses and left.

Watching Guan Ying and Lu Tai rushing away with their cavalry, Liu Bang asked Zhang Liang a little nervously, "Zifang, we don't know much about the Huns. Considering the Huns' habits and fighting power, Guan Ying and Lu Tai only took a few thousand cavalry, so would it be too risky?"

"Your Majesty is worrying too much." Zhang Liang shook his head and said calmly, "If the battlefield is in Mobei, let alone a few thousand cavalry, even if Lu Tai and Guan Ying lead tens of thousands of cavalry, I am afraid that they will be defeated! But now In Shangjun, our cavalry can get the help of the main infantry, and we can also get food and grass supplies along the way, a few thousand cavalry is enough."

Chen Ping also said: "Judging from the battle reports submitted by General Zhou Bo, the Huns' equipment is actually very poor. They are equipped with very few iron weapons, and most of the arrow clusters are also cast in bronze. Compared with our iron arrow clusters, and the Huns basically do not have heavy equipment, they basically have no other means of attacking the fortified city except for digging the city wall by earth."

"Chen Ping, isn't that right?" Xia Houying behind Liu Bang said disapprovingly, "If the Huns' equipment is really so poor and their means of attacking fortifications are so weak, then how did they break through Fushi City? You need to know Fushi County But in the big county of Shangjun, the city is high and the ditches are deep, and there are still [-] militiamen stationed in the city."

Chen Ping waved his hand and said with a smile: "General Xiahou doesn't know something. The reason why Fushi City was attacked by the Huns is entirely because we have never dealt with the Huns before. We never thought that the Huns cavalry were still in Yuzhong yesterday. It suddenly appeared in Shangjun today, and was caught off guard by the Huns."

Zhang Liang tightened the tiger-skin cloak on his body, and said leisurely: "In short, you can relax your mind. With the current strength of the Huns, it is wishful thinking to covet the land of Guanzhong. Never dare to go too deep into the Guanzhong, if there is no accident, the Huns should have turned back by now."

"Really?" Liu Bang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good."

To be honest, the Huns who suddenly went south really made Liu Bang nervous for a while, mainly because he was too unfamiliar with the Huns. Liu Bang had never dealt with them before, especially the Huns, Modun Shanyu, who was said to be very Difficult to deal with, but let Zhang Liang say so, Liu Bang is relieved.

As long as the Huns do not have the strength to go south, the problem is not big. The Huns only burned, killed and looted in Shangjun and Beidi. His own cavalry, just like the one hundred thousand elite cavalry under Zhao Limu's command, isn't that how they were formed?

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Besides, Lu Tai was rushing north along the straight road with five thousand light cavalry.

After crossing Gaonu for more than [-] miles, there is a fork in front of the road. Continue northward along the straight road to reach Fushi. In addition, there is another small road that can reach Baiyu Mountain Pass.

"Wow!" Lu Tai reined in his horse, and suddenly raised his right hand.

The five thousand Qingqi who followed behind Lu Tai stopped one after another.

A general had already stepped forward on his horse and asked, "General, why did you stop marching?"

"Yes, General, if you don't leave Guan Ying's cavalry, they will catch up!" Another general also echoed.

"No hurry, let me think about it first." Lu Tai waved his hand, then looked at the small road leading to Baiyu Mountain Pass and fell into deep thought. After a long while, Guan Ying's cavalry also appeared in the south amidst the dust. Only then did Lu Tai finally recover from his contemplation, and immediately reined in his horse and headed west, saying in a deep voice, "Order the whole army to turn west and go to Baiyu Mountain Pass!"

"Ah? Go to Baiyu Mountain Pass?!"

"What? Aren't the Huns giving skin?"

"General, this, this, this is not a joke."

The dozen or so generals gathered around Lu Tai immediately looked at each other in blank dismay.

Lu Tai let out a muffled snort, first glanced at the generals murderously, and then said solemnly: "Why, do you need me to say it a second time?"

"Here!" More than a dozen generals shuddered suddenly, and then responded loudly.

Changle Camp originally had nearly 4000 people, but when it became an army, there were only more than [-] people left. Among the [-] people who were eliminated, at least nearly [-] people were executed for disobeying Lutai's military orders. Now, Changle No one in the battalion dared to disobey Lu Tai's military order. Even if Lu Tai's sword was aimed, they had to go forward even if they knew it was death!

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PS: This chapter does not contain the content of Xiang Zhuang, but since it is a historical novel, the role of Shuo Rebellion is necessary, and Lu Tai is a very important role in the later part of the book.

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