"Cattle and sheep are fools, but horses are heroes." Juqu Chong, who peeled off a sheepskin with his own hands in a mountain range at the bottom of the bell mouth of the Caocheng River, said.
In his opinion, when the horses gallop together, they are like lightning, thunder, or heavy rain, instantly scattering the enemy.
Camels are too ugly, cows are too stupid, sheep are too greedy, and donkeys are even worse, howling every day.
When he set out to conquer beyond the Great Wall, he only took horses with him, even though there was a serious shortage of horses here in Arashi Valley.
Before setting off, everyone had a full meal.
After resting for half an hour, a group of horses arrived from behind.
Ju Qu Chong's face turned dark as soon as he saw it.
The old horse ate grass leisurely, and the little horse followed behind its mother, keeping having fun and being very naughty.
This - old horses, mares, and ponies have all been brought here. Langu County is really poor.
He didn't say much and sent people to collect all the horses.
There are three horses for each person, one each for war horse, riding horse and pack horse.
The sergeants began to tie luggage, mainly equipment and dry food, onto the pack horses.
Dried meat and cheese are the food of sergeants.
Try not to eat dry food, and only feed the war horse a little unless there is no other way.
Usually, graze as much as possible and let the horses graze on their own. No one can carry so much food for you to eat when you travel long distances on the grassland, unless you follow a logistics convoy, but that has nothing to do with "running".
Most of the horses sent today will not be able to come back alive. Death in battle or death are their most likely endings.
For the soldiers, this is also a very high-risk operation, and they may not be able to come back just like the horses.
After the luggage was tied up, Ju Qu Chong was still waiting for orders. There were more than a thousand Qingqi beside him who took the lead to go north, submerged into the vast wilderness, and headed northeast.
They brought no luggage, only one person and two horses, and five days of dry food, and went out to harass.
Two hours later, Xue's 500 cavalry together with more than 200 light cavalry recruited heavily from Langu County came forward again and rushed into the Caocheng River.
After nightfall, everyone had another meal. When the moon rose above the willow trees, everyone led their horses and left the camp. They first walked west for a while, then turned north and disappeared into the vast night.
After they left, Yang Qin ordered the village to be closed, and anyone who moved around noisily would be killed immediately.
Shao Shen led more than 2,000 government soldiers, 1,000 Yijun troops, 2,000 Luoyan troops, and a total of more than 5,000 cavalry.
It's actually quite risky.
The soldiers can only ride horses, but they are not good at riding and fighting. They are very different from the cavalry. They are infantry who ride on horses.
Only 3,000 people can actually fight on horseback. It will be very dangerous to encounter an enemy group.
But then again, maybe this is war, and everyone is expendable.
Even if the entire army of more than 5,000 people was wiped out, King Liang would not be too sad. In his heart, perhaps the biggest loss was his nephew, not these 5,000 soldiers and horses.
You can always have five thousand soldiers and horses, but you only have one nephew.
Moreover, this nephew is also very thoughtful and courageous. He feels that Caochengchuan is an area that the Xianbei people monitor closely. If you can't walk out of Caochengchuan for two days, you will face a fierce battle. If you continue to move forward, the closer you get to Pingcheng, the more dangerous it will be.
The more soldiers and horses there are.
In this case, it is better to take a detour first to avoid the enemy's sight, and at the same time let the two groups of light cavalry that came out earlier attract the enemy's attention and attract more thieves to Caochengchuan, and then make further calculations.
This is also a gamble, but it is much more reliable than rushing out recklessly.
Yang Qin can only wish them success.
He must hold on to this place. In a few days, the infantry once commanded by Shao Shen will arrive. There are three thousand Xiba, Xue's tribe, two thousand five, and Heijin Zuoying, two thousand four hundred. With such strength, it seems that
You can also go out and kill some people...
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Cucumber Dui is a place name, I don’t know how to verify it.
It is located on the north bank of the main stream (Sanggan River) after the confluence of (lěi) Shui (the upper tributary of the Sanggan River, today's Huangshui River) and the Mayichuan River (named "Zhi Shui" in the Han and Wei dynasties, which is the main stream of the Sanggan River) - today's south of Huairen.
, northwest of Ying County.
At this time, the name Sangqian already existed, which was a common name for the local Hu and Han people. They said that the river dried up when the mulberries were ripe - in fact, this was not the case. It only happened in particularly dry years, and there was water in the center of the river bed, so it did not completely dry up.
From here we can see that Yanmen County has a sericulture industry.
In fact, this is not surprising. At this time, the place with the best silk technology and the highest quality in the world was Hebei. Even Youzhou had a sericulture industry.
When Tuoba Yilu was in power, he built a new Pingcheng in Huguadui for his son Liu Xiu to live in. It was located about a hundred miles south of Pingcheng.
During the Northern Wei Dynasty, Emperor Xiaowen built the Morning City, Rizhong City and Sunset City nearby. The distance between the cities was about 20 miles, making it perfect for a day trip.
Emperor Daowu also sent eight tribes of men within 500 miles, all gathered here, and built the South Palace on the south bank of the water. The regulations were very strong, with a gate more than ten feet high, a ditch running through the pond, a wide garden, and an outer city of twenty square feet.
inside.
At this time, there was only one city, Xinping, but it was already an important town in Daiguo.
There are fertile fields all over Shuishi, Mayichuan and Sangganshui. Unlike drought-resistant crops such as millet, which are widely planted on the grasslands north of Pingcheng, more millets are planted in the Pingcheng and Xinpingcheng areas, and there are spring wheat in some fields.
In addition to farmland, there are also hemp fields and mulberry fields, with more of the former and less of the latter.
Because the river often floods, the Xianbei people do not build river embankments very much. These farmlands are a little far away from the river and are mostly dry fields.
There are large areas of lush pasture on both sides of the river. Farm women and children often drive their livestock over to eat the green grass.
This is a typical mixed farming system of farming and animal husbandry.
There is no doubt that this area is a relatively important area for the Kingdom of Dai. Because anthropomorphic creatures like Sima Teng were messing around in Bingzhou, coupled with natural disasters and military disasters after the rise of the Xiongnu, a large number of Jin people rushed north out of the fortress and went to Xianbei.
Just like hundreds of thousands of people from Hebei Province left the country via Youzhou to seek refuge with Murong Xianbei - so many people passed through Youzhou, many stayed for a while and then ran away. It has to be said that Wang Jun was also an anthropomorphic creature.
Among the Huhan people in Bingzhou who fled north, craftsmen, musicians, and literati were moved to Shengle. Those without any skills mainly stayed in Pingcheng and Xinping areas. Therefore, this area is relatively densely populated and rich in products, which is better than that in Shengle.
Poor, but better than Hexi grassland and Yinshan grassland, otherwise the Tuoba clan would not have made Pingcheng the southern capital.
After King Dai went south to Xinkou, Xinping City became a logistics hub for transporting grain, grass and equipment, so heavy troops were stationed there.
On this day, the drums for gathering troops at the top of Xinping City rang for the whole day, and messengers went to various places, to villages and tribes to send messages and recruit troops.
By evening, some soldiers from the tribe had arrived in nearby villages.
Judging from their attire, they look like both Hu and Han.
Among the Hu people, there were countless Xianbei, Xiongnu, Wuhuan and miscellaneous tribal soldiers.
Some soldiers also came out of the city, numbering more than three thousand.
Some of the brave and capable people began to wear iron armor on each other in pairs.
The horses were pulled out one by one and fed hay, beans, and salt water.
As the sun gradually set in the west, more and more people rushed over and began to disperse to various military camps near Xinping City.
When we gather together to eat, there is no chance of anyone chattering.
"Did the South lose the battle?"
"I'm afraid they want to recruit people to attack the city. I heard that Jinyang has not yet been attacked."
"Siege the city..."
Everyone was silent.
Both Hu and Han hated sieges, very much.
No matter how you boast about your excellent riding skills or your magical archery skills, you can choose any woman in the tribe, but once you are dragged to attack the city, you will die easily. And the death will not be heroic or heroic at all, and the death situation may be ugly.
——After being drenched in boiling excrement water, does the deceased still have any dignity at all?
"Don't think too much." A handsome tribesman came over, the leaves on his armor rustling.
He glanced at the crowd and said: "The Jin thieves may have reinforcements coming. The troops left Caochengchuan and rushed towards Mayi. The oncoming force is very fierce."
"This is coming to Xinping!" someone exclaimed.
The others looked at each other, no wonder!
This is one of their most important agricultural areas, with an abundance of grain, cloth, silk, cattle and sheep. Once it is invaded in large numbers, the losses will be huge.
"Liugou, are you telling the truth?" an acquaintance stood up and asked.
The young commander named "Six Dogs" said: "Is there any lie? The vanguard will be dispatched tomorrow, and they may try to attack Langu. If they can capture it, the overall situation will be opened up."
Liugou's surname is Tuoba.
When he was born, his father named him "Six Dogs" because the family's female dog gave birth to five puppies in a litter.
The six dogs are strong and brave, with unrivaled arrows. They can gallop when mounted, and fight on foot when dismounted. They are famous warriors far and near.
The most important thing is that I am only seventeen years old and there is still a lot of room for improvement.
Bu Da once wanted to marry his daughter to him, but Liu Gou refused, saying that he wanted to marry a Han noble woman as his wife.
As soon as this ambition was stated, everyone laughed but then understood.
The grasslands are so expensive, but the ladies on the grasslands are incomparable to those in the Central Plains. Six Dogs have great ambitions.
After hearing the news from Liu Gou himself, everyone relaxed.
As long as you don't go to siege the city, it's fine. Everyone can accept it.
Tuoba Liugou sat down, took a piece of cheese from someone else's hand, and bit into it.
On the road not far away, the sound of rapid hooves could be heard from time to time.
Messengers shuttled back and forth, constantly conveying military information.
Liu Gou looked at it and saw that the messenger was coming from the west. Obviously, the fighting in Caochengchuan was getting more and more intense. The Jin people were really running around without stopping.
On the sixth day of June, the Xianbei army in the direction of Xinpingcheng began to march westward.
Three days later, in the mountain valley hundreds of miles northwest of Xinping City, more than ten riders appeared on the hillside, led by Shao Shen.
At the foot of the mountain is the upper source of the meandering Zhongling River. The stream is gurgling and you can wade across it.
According to what the guide said, there used to be a tribe here, which was quite large, but now they don’t know where they are. They may have been taken away by conscripts. There are only a few old and weak people left, who are here to look after the family.
Thinking about this, Shao Shen was a little annoyed.
These tribes are really helpless. When my uncle visited the north, they came to vote one after another and even sent tribute.
Tuoba called him and moved away to fight for him.
Isn't this tiring?
In addition, Shao Shen had a vague feeling that although these tribes were wavering between the two sides, in their hearts, they were actually more inclined towards Tuoba Xianbei.
The way of life is similar, the customs are similar, and there may be marriages. If the main force of Tuoba Xianbei is not eliminated and they have nothing to rely on, the wallflowers will not really come over.
The uncle was kind-hearted and wanted to get people to take refuge with him - Shao Shen laughed, put down the armored mask, lifted a horse pole, pointed at the foot of the mountain, and said: "Charge!"
Chapter completed!