The north wind suddenly rose, mixed with fine snowflakes, blew towards the exhausted cavalry.

Nearly a thousand Liang army cavalry were walking in the wind and snow, and their armor was stained with white frost. The chief general Liang Miao suppressed his tiredness, opened his eyes wide, and stared ahead.

He was wearing goggles, so his eyes were not afraid of the wind and snow, but the front was gray, his vision was blocked, and he couldn't see clearly in the distance.

The mobile battles for more than ten days have put Li Xin and his subordinates to the limit of their physical strength. In the past ten days, they have hardly had a good sleep.

He even tied himself up on his horse and took a nap while marching.

Move constantly, fight constantly, reconnaissance constantly, and counter-reconnaissance constantly.

Sometimes they intercept the enemy, sometimes they are surrounded and blocked by multiple enemy cavalry. After struggling to break through, they are not allowed to rest well, and they have to set up an ambush on the spot to ambush the enemy cavalry that follows.

After fighting for many days, I can't remember how many battles I fought.

Both people and horses were very tired, and the dry food they carried with them had been consumed, and the food they had plundered in the villages along the way was almost gone.

They wanted to hunt for food, but because it started to snow and there were so many cycling activities around them, they couldn't get their prey calmly.

If this continues, you can only kill horses and eat meat to satisfy your hunger.

However, during mobile operations, horses suffered heavy casualties. Although some were captured, the losses were even greater. From the original configuration of "ten people, twenty horses", it turned into "ten people, eleven, and two horses".

Considering that there will be casualties in the war horses in the next battle, if you still have to kill horses and eat meat, there will be no more horses to ride.

The vast Hebei Plain, except for some water and small hills, was unobstructed. The Liang army soldiers went deep into the enemy's territory and looked at them all. Without a horse, they could not avoid the enemy's pursuit and had no escape.

At that time, there is no need for Qi army to take action. The local wealthy households, or even a group of farmers holding long poles, can kill the lonely Liang soldiers.

Liang Miao took out his compass, looked at it for a while, and asked the guide who was walking next to him: "The direction is right, are you sure it's here?"

The guide had three people, one of them replied: "That's right, it should be right in front... Look, the woods, the woods in front are just the woods!"

Liang Miao looked forward in the direction pointed by the guide, and indeed saw a forest on the bank of the river ahead, and the outline of the woods was looming in the wind and snow.

Will there be ambushes there?

Liang Miao thought of this and glanced at the guide.

There were three men in the guide, and the one who replied was an ordinary middle-aged man riding a dark horse.

Like the other two, they were wearing sheepskin coats and were particularly conspicuous among a group of armored cavalrymen.

The other party spoke Poyang dialect, which is Liang Miao's hometown dialect, but it was mixed with some different accents. It was obvious that because I have lived in Hebei for many years, the accent has been "strung".

There is no way. If Liang Jun from Poyang in the south works, he would have to erase the southern accent if he wanted to "settling down" in the Hebei area without attracting attention.

"You guys, come and take a look right away." Liang Miao asked a dozen cavalrymen to follow the guide and headed towards the woods, while the others were careful.

Pengcheng Gong has been making arrangements for many years, setting up eyeliners in Hebei, Qi, pretending to be a vendor to move around. Now, this guide is three of them.

Although the detailed writers are usually listening to various news, they are like casual chess and cold pieces, they must play an unexpected role at critical moments.

In this battle, many such chess pieces became active and played a key role as the eyes and ears or guides of the Xuzhou Army.

However, some of these people may have turned against each other.

Then, once the three meticulous works in front of you get up, the woods ahead will be ambushed with soldiers.

Liang Miao looked around. The terrain was wide open. Although the world was covered with gray, he could not see where a large number of soldiers could be ambushed.

The people selected by Mr. Pengcheng himself must be determined and think it is not so easy to betray.

Liang Miao thought so, no, among the more than ten riders heading to the woods, several people came back, carrying jars in their hands. Before they got close, they shouted loudly:

"It's instant noodles, it's instant noodles!"

Seeing that Shulin was fine, Liang Miao immediately asked his subordinates to lean over. When he rode his horse closer, he saw that there were many jars and jars in the pit that had been dug in the woods.

Here are "supply points" arranged several months in advance. Some supply points are in villages, while others are in suburbs, which can save lives at critical moments.

The guides skillfully distinguished the jars and pots containing different items. The tired cavalrymen found dry food at the "supply point" as they wished.

Dry food is instant noodles, as well as beans for horse feeding, salt, and quicklime.

Pour quicklime into the jar and add some water from the river to the boil, and the water will boil, just for heating salt water or instant noodles in a small copper pot.

Although the portion is not too much, it is enough for Liang Miao and his subordinates to fill their stomachs, and horses can also eat some food.

The reason why quicklime is specially prepared for heating instead of picking firewood on the spot to heat food and water is to save time.

After some busy schedule, Liang Miao drank warm salt water and ate instant noodles soaked in warm water, and felt that his physical strength had recovered a lot.

Looking at the three guides, he sighed: "You are here to stay in hiding your identity and have to prepare supplies secretly. It is not easy to bury them in the woods."

"This is what we should do." A guide laughed, "Our family needs to be taken care of by the Lord and live a good life in Poyang. We serve our lives and endure some hardships, which is nothing."

Another said: "There are only so many we can help, General Liang, now Qi army is surrounded by all sides, there are not many places you can go, you can move quickly, otherwise once you are surrounded, you will be unable to escape."

"General, if you really can't do it, don't go north. The north is the territory of Qinghe County. It seems that a large number of cavalry have gathered recently, which is too dangerous."

Liang Miao nodded: "I know the danger, but I must find out where the main force of the enemy is, otherwise the camp will be in danger. I will remember the important places you mentioned."

He was ordered by his brother to lead the elite troops to carry out reconnaissance missions. No matter how risky the planned reconnaissance area is, he had to go.

As long as you can find out where the main force of the enemy is, it will be a great achievement.

Liang Miao wiped his greasy hands on the cloak, and then saluted and thanked the three guides:

"If I go back alive, I will definitely send the letter to Poyang and to my family. Next, we will act ourselves and you will go back quickly, so as not to make people suspicious."

The three guides saluted: "Precaution, General."

......

In the camp, Liang Miao, who had been in a coma for a day, finally opened his eyes. He found that he was not dead. The first thing he thought of was to report the enemy's reconnaissance to his brother...

No, report to the Governor of the March.

He was about to get up, but was pressed by a servant who was taking care of him: "Master, don't move around."

"Don't talk too much! I have an urgent military situation to report to the commander!" Liang Miao looked anxious and shouted, then felt pain all over his body, as if his body was about to crack.

"Supervisor" is the title of the marching governor. Liang Sen asked his younger brother not to call him "brother" in the army, but to treat him at the higher level.

Several people rushed into the tent, but it was the Liang family's army. Seeing that Liang Miao's fever was reduced and he regained his consciousness, he was very happy and quickly comforted him: "The commander-in-chief already knows the military situation, please rest well by your husband."

"Does the commander understand?" Liang Miao murmured, calmed down and lay down.

Only then did I remember that I was injured many times.

I heard from the song that I also had a high fever due to multiple wounds that were red and swollen, but now I touched my forehead and stopped burning.

Then, Liang Miao remembered the fierce breakthrough battle.

"I... how many people have I come back?" He asked softly, and the few people hesitated. After a while, one of them replied: "I come back more than three hundred."

"How many three hundred? I've broken... I've broken thousands of people in total..." Liang Miao looked up blankly.

More than 1,500 cavalrymen have returned, and more than 300 may come back in a few days, and those who cannot come back may never come back.

These people were all good friends who fought with Liang Miao, including fellow townsmen of Poyang and heroes from both Huaihe Rivers. When they swore to go to the battle, they all made an appointment. After they came back, they would have a good time in Hanshan Wanshangfang.

But now, many people can't come back.

Thinking of this, Liang Miao felt a little uncomfortable.

War is not a joke, it will kill people. Even if you win a battle, you will inevitably die, so war is cruel.

It is very difficult to fight an opponent with an advantage in cavalry. It is really difficult to win, it is really difficult...

But no matter how difficult it is, Liang Miao will not shrink.

When the Xuzhou army entered Hebei, it was actually a lonely army, surrounded by lingering like flies. It was difficult for the official scouts to unfold and it was difficult to understand the situation of the enemy around them.

Although many fortresses were also broken, causing panic in the prefectures and counties of Qi State, as time goes by, the situation becomes increasingly unfavorable: it is difficult to find out the position of the main force of the Qi army.

Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win every battle. If you cannot understand the direction of the enemy's main force, it will be difficult to fight.

Liang Miao volunteered to attack with more than 1,500 cavalry to carry out the "tactical reconnaissance" mission. At the same time, he had to act to interfere with the enemy's judgment on the whereabouts of the main force of the Liang army.

After more than ten days of continuous movement and fighting, Liang Miao successfully completed the task and touched the position of the enemy's main force in the territory of Qinghe County, Jizhou.

However, on the way back, he was intercepted by a large number of enemy cavalry.

He and his subordinates struggled to break through the siege, fighting continuously, with heavy casualties, he suffered many injuries, and his mount was shot to death, and he lost consciousness after falling off his horse.

Unexpectedly, I was still alive and was taken back to the camp by my subordinates.

Unfortunately, I was unable to bring many of my companions back.

Footsteps started, and then several people entered the tent. Liang Miao looked closely and saw that the person in charge was his brother Liang Sen.

"Brother...the commander-in-chief!" Liang Miao wanted to sit up, but was pressed by Liang Sen who was quickly walking forward: "Lying down, don't move around!"

"The commander-in-chief, the enemy, the main force of the enemy is..."

"I know, I know." Liang Sen looked at his younger brother, watched his face return to blood, and the stone in his heart fell to the ground.

Of course he was worried about his brother's safety, but how could he care about much when fighting?

"You have made great contributions and found the main force of the enemy." Liang Sen whispered, "The sacrifice I have paid for this is worth it."

Liang Miao asked nervously: "Then, then next..."

"The next one is a decisive battle, they don't want to run away!" Liang Sen said firmly, adding: "You should recuperate well and don't leave randomly. This is an order!"

"How can this be done! I'm fine, it's so good!" Liang Miao was about to sit up again and wanted to join the war, but his brother glared back: "This is a military order! Recover the wound!"

"Why, why..." Liang Miao muttered in a low voice, like the vegetables beaten by frost, wilted.

Since he was a child, he has listened to his brother's majesty, and his elder brother's majesty cannot be challenged, let alone the military orders of the commander, so he could only obey.

"Healing well, there may not be only one decisive battle." Liang Sen said this, Liang Miao's eyes lit up and he felt spirited again: "We will stay in Hebei after the war?"

"Let's talk about it after the fight." Liang Sen covered his younger brother with a quilt, "You and Dalang of the Li family are really desperate. They run around like crazy, making the surrounding Qi army messy."

"When we finish this battle, we will kill the current main force of the Qi army, the Qi army, I am afraid that we will be furious."
Chapter completed!