Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 334 Xianbei goes south
Yinshan starts from the northern part of Hetao in the west and reaches Daijun in Youzhou in the east, stretching for thousands of miles.

There are two ways to go south to Hetao from Mobei, one is to go directly south to Hetao from Manyi Valley through Yinshan Mountain, and the other is to cross the river from Yunzhongkouguan and go southward.Here, the Yinshan Mountains were cut off, so it was easier to walk, but the river began to narrow from Wuyuan. Even in the dry season of spring, the shallowest part of the river was five feet deep, and cavalry could not ride across the river.

Unless you continue to go south to Xihe from Yunzhong, cross the river from Caisangjin and enter Hetao to the west.

But this road is a bit far away, and there are too many variables to cross the Great Wall.

If the Xianbei people just want to go south to plunder, they can naturally grab a lot of money in Yunzhong, Dingxiang, and Yanmen.If the Xianbei people wanted to go south to Hetao to seek revenge from Luo Zheng, they could only cross the Yin Mountain and cross the river from Wuyuan to the south.

Of course, there is another way, which is to go around from the desert to Beidi County in Liangzhou, and then cross the Hebei from Lingzhou to Shuofang. Of course, this road is even farther, at least two thousand miles, and consumption is a big problem. Xianbei People can't afford it.

At the northern foot of Yinshan Mountain, at the entrance of Manyi Valley.

Three thousand wolf cavalry soldiers were heavily guarded, their weapons shiny, and they surrounded a mountain.

On the top of the mountain, Luo Zheng stood at a distance from his horse. Advisors such as Jia Xu, Fazheng, Cheng Ying and other generals including Zhao Yun, Gao Shun, and Yan Xing also straddled their horses. They were checking the surrounding terrain to see where they could set up camps. Block the Xianbei cavalry.

On the endless prairie, the blue sky stretches to the end of the horizon.

Looking up and looking far away always makes people open-minded and has an urgent desire to conquer.

This is the entrance of Manyi Valley. The earth depression is trumpet-shaped and spreads out to both sides. On the right side are hills, and on the left side is a dense forest stretching for tens of miles, extending into the valley, trying to stop the Xianbei cavalry , and only here.

Luo Zheng pointed to a hill behind and said: "How about going to the village here?"

Jia Xu nodded first and said: "The mouth of the valley is narrowed here, and the Libu soldiers are fortified, which is not conducive to the cavalry's charge. The hills on the left and the dense forest on the right can effectively prevent the Xianbei cavalry from attacking from the two wings. Our cavalry can also be in the dense forest on the right. ambush!"

Gao Shunze said: "You can set up two camps at the front and back, dig more pits and ravines in the front camp, and lay down antlers, so as to cause as many casualties as possible to the Xianbei cavalry. When the front camp can't be defended, then retreat to the rear camp. Crossbowmen stop it."

Luo Zheng thought about it for a while, and said decisively: "It's good, just follow Boping's opinion."

Liaoxi is as fat as Ximen.

The shocking sound of war drums mixed with the sound of killing and screams, so that no other sound could be heard in the world.

After the loss of tens of thousands of elites under his command, Gongsun Zan was no longer as strong as before. In the past two years, he had never won any battles with Yuan Shao. West, dying.

One mile away, in front of the Jizhou Army's formation, banners and flags are flying, and there are many gold and daggers.

Yuan Shao rode a bay red horse, wearing a armored stomach and a big red cloak. His face was flushed and he was full of energy. He witnessed the heroic soldiers attacking the city.

There are only a thousand remnants of soldiers in Feiru City, which can be broken overnight.

As long as Feiru is defeated, there will be no place for Gongsun Zan in Youzhou.

As long as Gongsun Zan is killed, the four prefectures of Hebei will be pacified just around the corner.

The only one with a stick in his throat is the black bandit.After Gongsun Zan was eliminated, he would try to destroy the Black Bandits as soon as possible. Otherwise, how could such a group of uncontrolled bandits entrenched in the territory be able to send troops south to the Central Plains with peace of mind.

Just as he was in a trance, the counselor Xu You suddenly urged his horse to gallop over.

"My lord, something is wrong!"

Xu You's face was serious, and he said quickly, "The Black Mountain bandit has come down the mountain."

"what?"

Yuan Shao almost fell off his horse when he heard the words, his hair stood up in anger, and he said angrily, "The black mountain bandits are coming down the mountain at this time?"

"Exactly!"

Xu Youning said, "This must have been prompted by Gongsun Zan, please make a quick decision, my lord!"

Yuan Shao almost vomited blood, seeing that Gongsun Zan was about to be wiped out, but he was about to fall short.

Damn the black bandits, when Gongsun Zan is wiped out, these bandits must be exterminated to vent their hatred.

Tian Feng hurriedly said: "My lord, Feiru's city is about to fall, and Gongsun Zan can't fly with his wings. You can order General Ju Yi to lead five thousand elite soldiers to continue attacking Feiru. My lord will lead the army back to Jizhou to meet the Black Mountain army."

Yuan Shao was refreshed, thought for a while, and said decisively: "Be good, just follow Yuan Hao's words!"

At the northern foot of Yinshan Mountain, at the mouth of Manyi Valley, flags are flying and armored.

[-] Xiliang elite infantry set up camp on the wide field at Taniguchi, and the soldiers of the three armies sharpened their swords.

The camp was divided into two battalions, the front and the back, separated by more than [-] steps. The inside and outside of the camp were densely covered with flags, with tens of thousands of flags of various colors covering the sky and the sun.

On a high tower in the back camp, Luo Zheng, accompanied by a group of civil and military personnel, is observing the surroundings.

With the continuous escalation of the military scale and the continuous evolution of tactics, Luo Zheng, the lord, has rarely led the army to fight in large-scale wars. He only needs to do a good job in the center and let the troops and horses perform their duties.

As for the decisive battle of commanding troops, charging to kill the enemy, Gao Shun, Zhao Yun, Yan Xing and other generals in commanding troops can do it.

If Luo Zheng went to the front of the formation to command again, it would be putting the cart before the horse. Generals like Gao Shun and Zhao Yun would definitely be restrained. Not only would it not be beneficial to the army to fight, but it would only be a bad thing.

Amid the hurried footsteps, a messenger hurried up the tower.

"Lord!"

The summoner knelt down and said: "The scout reports back, the Xianbei cavalry is camping fifty miles away!"

Luo Zheng made a 'hmm' sound, waved his hand and said: "Explore again!"

"As ordered!"

The messengers responded quickly, got up and ran down the tower.

Jia Xu said: "My lord, it's getting late now, the Xianbei people should not attack."

Luo Zheng nodded and said: "Then go back to the camp and fight tomorrow morning!"

It's night, Xianbei Camp.

King Putou of Xianbei summoned the leaders of various ministries to discuss the matter of marching troops.

After Tan Shikai's death, his son He Lian succeeded him.He Lian was incompetent and incompetent, and was not enough to unify the crowd, so the three Xianbei divisions split.In the third year of Jian'an, He Lian died. His son Qianman was young, and his brother Putou stood on his behalf to control the Xianbei tribe in the central part.

Unexpectedly, just in time for Luo Zhengna Jiaxu's proposal, he set up an extremely poisonous plan to spread the plague to Mobei.

Although only 20 people died, the population of Xianbei was very small, far less than that of the Han people. The old, weak, sick and disabled can only waste food while they die, but many children also died. This hatred is absolutely irreconcilable .

The living conditions in Mobei are extremely bad, and the population is very small. One is the frequent occurrence of wars, and the other is that the survival rate of young children is too low. For every five children born, it is good to survive two. Therefore, the children can be said to be the continuation of the Xianbei people. hope.

There are more than 2 dead children in Xianbei in the central part. This is an endless blood feud.

And it is not difficult to guess who did this.Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao have been busy killing each other, so naturally they have no time to harm the Xianbei people, and only one Luo Zheng is left on the border with the desert.

Originally, the Xianbei people were not sure yet, but when Luo Zheng cleared the Hetao, the Xianbei people were immediately convinced.

Counting and counting, except for Luo Zheng, no one has the courage to provoke Xianbei people with that courage.Last winter, Luo Zheng even ordered people to set fire to the prairie, causing heavy losses to the Xianbei people, and the people's resentment boiled over.

Not long after Putou was newly established, many veterans of Helian were not very convinced, and after all, they were only Daili. In name, when Qianman's nursing baby grew up, the position of the king would still be handed over to Qianman.

Having seized the power in his hand, he can willingly hand it over.

It just so happened that Luo Zheng set fire to the prairie again, which caused heavy losses to the Xianbei people. It would not be enough for the common people to be angry if they did not take this revenge. Pu Tou wanted to urgently need a victory and military exploits to consolidate his position, so he simply brought this hatred to Luo Zheng On the body, gather all the ministries to send troops.

Otherwise, there is not enough reason, and it is not so easy to gather all the troops and horses.

If he can win a big victory by sending troops this time, no one will object to him taking the position of king.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Putou looked around at the tribal leaders under the tent, and said in a deep voice, "Tell me about the situation of the Han army."

His younger brother Bu Dugen said: "The Han army set up camp at the entrance of Manyi Valley. If our army wants to enter Hetao, we must first eliminate the Han army in Manyi Valley. Otherwise, the Han army will be blocked there. I couldn't make it through."

The general helped Luo Han and said: "The traitor Luo Zheng only has [-] to [-] soldiers and horses at most, and we have [-] cavalry. It is not easy to flatten the camp of the Han people. We only need to send troops tomorrow, and we will kill all the Han people .”

The adults Tuoba Liwei, Ke Bineng, and Bu Dugen didn't speak.

Pu Tou asked, "How many soldiers and horses does the Han army have?"

Bu Dugen said: "The Han army is too cunning. They planted flags at the entrance of the Manyi valley, and nothing can be seen in the camp. I don't know how many soldiers and horses there are. But according to my estimation, the Han army will not be able to at most More than forty thousand."

Fu Luo Han said: "How dare you guarantee that the Han army will not exceed [-]?"

Bu Dugen said: "Luo Zheng's soldiers and horses have never been many, only thirty or forty thousand. I heard that last year Luo Zheng ordered the expansion of [-] soldiers and horses, but this is only a few months, and it is certainly impossible to be so fast. Therefore, the Han army should not exceed [-]."

Ke Bineng also nodded and said: "Yes, although Luo Zheng has a lot of soldiers and horses, the soldiers and horses of the Han people must be stationed in the city to guard against their enemies. It is impossible to transfer all of them to Hetao. There can be [-] to [-] soldiers and horses already Quite a lot."

Pumen looked at Tuoba Liwei who had been silent all this time, and asked, "Tuoba Liwei, what do you think?"

Tuoba Liwei said: "The Han people are very cunning. Our Daxianbei warriors are not afraid to fight the Han people to the death. We are afraid that the Han people will use some tricks to make our warriors sacrifice in vain. I don't think we can be careless. We will march tomorrow and send [-] cavalry first. Launch a tentative attack on the camp of the Han army, see the reality of the Han army, and then make the next step."

Pu Tou pondered for a while, then said: "Okay, just do as Tuoba Liwei said."

(End of this chapter)