Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 691 The Difficult Black Knight

Every time a boulder falls, the earth is flying, but because the cavalry is very mobile, the range of these catapults has long been mastered by Yang Jiye. Unless hundreds of catapults are thrown at the same time, it is difficult to hit them. Go windy party cavalry.

The party cavalry sprinted, circled, and slashed. The infantry of the Northwest Frontier Army formed a battle formation and turned themselves into hedgehogs. Ten thousand cavalry also sprinted, circled, and sneaked from both sides.During the period, there was a rain of arrows from both sides. At this time, there were many screams from both sides, or they fell off their horses, or fell down and turned into corpses.

Three days have passed, and the Song Army failed to move forward. Gao Huaide became anxious and ordered to attack more violently. They have limited cavalry, while the opponent is all cavalry. It is too difficult to intimidate Xiazhou even more if they want to move forward. .

The battalion was tens of miles away, with flags fluttering, knives and guns shining, the camp of the Chinese army, messengers and scouts coming and going in a hurry, with a murderous look.Gao Huaide put on his armor and sat on the watchtower to supervise the battle in spite of the severe cold. He ordered the various ministries to take turns to fight, and did not give the party members a moment's rest, so that he could restrain Ye Chen's energy and the forces under his command more, so that his subordinates in Liuzhai The 1 elite soldiers took the opportunity to return to Gyeongju.

During this period, he leaned against the stove and flipped through military reports. After comprehensive information from various sources, he gradually developed a feeling of uneasiness.Including Xiazhou, the land of Qizhou between the battle site and the six military villages was too quiet at this time, and there was no sign of sending troops from Qizhou, which meant that the 1 elite soldiers in the six villages were very quiet. Probably didn't pop out.

In addition, he sent troops this time without authorization, because of the dispute between the emperor and courtiers in the capital, the decree to allow him to send troops has not yet come.As a result, the transfer envoy of the Yongxing Army Road in Jingzhaofu did not provide him with food and grass, and only Wang Baoxing, the magistrate of Gyeongju, was coerced and lured by him to provide him with food and grass with all his strength.

If a worker wants to do a good job, he must first sharpen his tools.Regardless of whether it is a field battle or an attack on a fortified city, the reliance on supplies is very heavy, and the overall planning and transportation of supplies and fodder is the top priority of war.As for this aspect, although Gao Huaide had predicted it in advance, now it seems that it is still a bit difficult for a state to be responsible for the supply of food and grass for [-] troops.

For a long time, when the Song army attacked the Houshu, Northern Han, Southern Han, and Southern Tang countries, the commander did not need to worry about the issue of food and supplies. The Song army's infantry was invincible. The imperial court ordered that all the local roads or even several roads be responsible for the food and grass supply. There will be no problems with transportation at all. When it is really bad, they can still get food locally to support the war.Because when they attacked the above countries, there were big cities and big monasteries everywhere, and it was very easy to solve the food problem nearby.

But this time was different, the place Yang Jiye chose for the decisive battle was a barren land, and it was a winter battle, so the weather was freezing.Combat in this special terrain and special climate is already very difficult, and the amount of food and grass supplies and labor manpower in Gyeongju alone are greatly insufficient.If Ye Chen sent enough cavalry around, it would be easy to cut off this fragile lifeline of food and grass, and the consequences would be disastrous at that time.Fortunately, he sent Huang Dongqiu, the most capable commander among the three under his command, to lead five thousand elite soldiers to escort the grain and grass.Otherwise, he is really worried.

In addition, without the support of the Yongxing Army Road Transfer Envoy who is stationed in Jingzhao Mansion, the various preparations of the Northwest Frontier Army are insufficient. These days are getting colder and colder, especially at night. Clothes were not yet popular in the Central Plains in this era, and now they are luxury goods. The bedding and robes of the soldiers of the Song Dynasty are all made of cloth, unlike the Northwest Ma people who mostly use animal skins that can withstand the severe cold, so the effect of protecting against the cold is too poor. The soldiers were all suffering from chilblains, and the number of people suffering from cold and fever was increasing day by day, and the phenomenon of non-combat attrition was very serious.

Although Gao Huaide was not as famous as Cao Bin all his life, he was also a famous general of the generation. How could he not know this, but now he is on the verge of attacking, and he has to fight. No matter what, he can't give up the 1 elite soldiers in Liuzhai who were given by Ye Chen. Swallowed, now he can only find a way to remedy it as soon as possible.

"Now I can only hope that Ye Chen won the new Bazhou. The people of the Bazhou love me, Da Song, and their hearts are unstable. The son of the six villages can break through the siege early and return to Qingzhou. This commander can only last for another seven days at most. .” Gao Huaide thought to himself worriedly.

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On December [-]th, headed by Ten Mile Fort guard Deng Chongxuan, the six guards who regained control of the army in the army village and the army village declared their allegiance to King Xiangfu at the same time, and under the instruction of Shangguan Bingyun, Ye Chen's special envoy Further cleaning was carried out, and nearly a thousand generals who were interested in the Song Dynasty were killed.

On the same day, Wang Chao led the last thousand Huaxia Guards and Ye Chen's imperial decree in Xiazhou City, and 50 guanqian money loaded with hundreds of carts, left Xiazhou and came to the six military villages.According to Ye Chen's wishes, the remaining [-] elite soldiers in the six army villages were integrated into a legion, Deng Chongxuan was the commander of the capital, and Wang Chao was the deputy commander of the capital.

December 50th and [-]th.Under the arrangements of Deng Chongxuan and Wang Chao, first a reward of [-] guan was issued, and then the same as the original treatment of the [-] soldiers in the five prefectures, the [-] elite soldiers were dispersed and reorganized, and [-] Huaxia Guards were inserted into the army. Among them, he served as the backbone of officers such as deputy squad leader, squad leader, capital leader, deputy capital leader, chief and deputy commander.Ye Chen initially controlled these ten thousand elite soldiers in his hands.

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At the head of Xiazhou City, Ye Chen stood facing the wind, and looked up at the vast wasteland in the ice and snow.Said: "The longer this war is fought, the more money this king will give to the party members, and it should be over, otherwise it will affect the establishment of this king!"

Speaking of this, he remembered that many people would die again, sighed slightly, and said, "Go!"

Hei Yue, standing beside him like a javelin, bowed and said yes, then turned and left.Soon, Hei Yue rushed out of Xiazhou City with two thousand black riders and disappeared into the white wasteland.

The snow on the wasteland was constantly rolled over by the wheels because of the transportation of grain and grass, and it was mixed with the soil into a muddy slurry. After the upper layer was frozen, it was barely passable for pedestrians, but the uneven and slippery road was staggering and easy to fall. .And the cars full of food and ordnance are unbearable on the muddy ground. As soon as the car is gone, the ground will turn into mud again, making it very difficult to move.

However, the Northwest Frontier Army has no choice. The official road in this era is like this, so they can only bite the bullet and continue to advance along this road.

There are traces of their marching route. For the intelligence department led by Hu Sanguang, there is no secret at all. Therefore, Hei Yue led two thousand black cavalry and had fought against this huge transportation team in front of him several times along the way. up.

Although the black cavalry led by Hei Yue are all elite cavalry, they are not many after all. If they want to defeat the [-] elite soldiers led by Huang Dongqiu to escort the supply of food and grass, they will inevitably suffer heavy losses. Therefore, Hei Yue gave full play to the maneuverability of the rangers The advantage is that Huang Dongqiu, who is escorting the food and grass, doesn't know when they will come, so he has to maintain a high level of alert at all times, and once the black cavalry attack is blocked, they will flee away immediately. They can only be repelled, but cannot be effectively killed.

In this way, the two thousand black cavalry came and went suddenly, retreating at the touch of a touch. Although it was always a simple fighting method, it made the Song Army team transporting food exhausted.

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At this moment, it was only a dozen miles away from Gao Huaide's camp. According to the usual practice, the black cavalry would not attack too close to the main force of the Northwest Frontier Army, and the entire baggage team couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The military flags were flying, fluttering in the bitter cold wind, and the commander of the escorting baggage compartment, Huang Dongqiu, was shot in the palm of his hand, dismounted from his horse, wore an iron helmet with ear protection, fish scale armor, hexagrams on his chest, and a beast on his shoulders. Although he fought the black cavalry more than once and the road was muddy, he was still spotless and majestic.Sitting upright is very energetic immediately.

The [-] troops escorting the food and grass were all elites of the northwest frontier army, with crossbows on their backs and red cherry guns in their hands. However, even if they were wearing seven layers of commoner clothes, they couldn't stop the cold wind from howling. , their lips turned blue from the cold, and their boots were covered with a thick layer of mud, which seemed to weigh more than ten catties. Even if they walked lightly, they would be exhausted after such a long journey. What's more, it's such a road condition, if they can't rush to the destination immediately, drink a sip of hot water, and lie in the tent to warm their bodies, they really can't hold on.

The 5000 people leaned on their guns and tried their best to rush forward, striving to reach the camp before evening. At this time, Haidongqing hovering in the sky could see that in the left and right directions in front of them, except for two thousand black horsemen , Another five party cavalry teams of 1000 men are clamping towards the long grain transporting dragon like a pair of iron pincers.

Two thousand black cavalry in the front, two thousand party cavalry on each side, and a thousand party Xiang cavalry behind, outflanked and went from all directions. When the distance was five miles, the scouts sent by Huang Dongqiu hurriedly shot arrows to warn the baggage team , The warning message had just reached the army, and six cavalrymen roared from all directions, only two or three miles away from their target. There was a thunderous sound of hooves, and with the cold wind, the Song Army's grain transportation team suddenly became agitated.

The party cavalry team all wore gray wolfskin robes, sheepskin hats, and ear protection masks. Only a pair of fierce eyes were exposed, and only ten fingers were exposed, holding the steel knife tightly. Hold it in your palm.

"Are all the spies in the Chinese army camp eating shit? They don't even know that the frontal enemy is five or six thousand less?"

Huang Dongqiu was startled and angry, and quickly shouted an order: "Hurry up, rely on the grain trucks, and set up the three rings to cover the moon."

(End of this chapter)