When Shao Xun said this, Jin Zheng had already received the order and headed south from Shengle to Shangjun.
In terms of the current situation, Shao Xun used to be a little wary of the Wang family and his son, but has softened recently, but Jin Zheng has always been very hostile to them and even defensive.
He has more than 8,000 Zuo Feilong Guard soldiers and more than 8,000 troops at hand, totaling 17,000.
Before leaving, he assigned a few men to gather up most of the horses and find a place to graze them. After the grazing was completed, he moved forward, and then grazed them again...
The main force seized the baggage carts. During the march, the carts moved on both sides, and the imperial troops marched in the middle. Only the thousand men with the best riding skills got horses and cruised around the periphery of the convoy.
As for the food and grass, they are taken directly from Shengle, mainly dried meat, cheese, and some dried wild vegetables, mushrooms and other prairie specialties. There are also grains, but in small quantities.
The whole army carried the supplies they needed for two months and marched south. Since there was no cavalry to harass them, they marched very fast. They marched more than a hundred miles in two days and arrived at the north bank of Yulindu. They started crossing the river overnight.
On that night, Shi Le personally ordered more than a thousand soldiers, secretly opened the fort gate, and detoured along the mountain plateau, preparing to intercept and attack the Xianbei cavalry.
But what he didn't expect was the sound of horse hooves in the wild and the pits and valleys filled with Xianbei cavalry.
There were so many of them, one team after another, one group after another, with torches connected to the sky, like a sky full of stars.
Just after blocking the road ahead and preparing to attack from behind with the defenders in Fort Fugu, another group of people came from behind. We had no choice but to retreat to the mountain ridge in a hurry.
The Xianbei cavalry rode in pursuit, but were defeated by Le Bing, and finally ran back to the fortress.
Trapped in such a lonely fortress, Shi Le smelled danger.
During the day on the 22nd, he climbed up and looked into the distance. All he could see were mountain ridges one after another, as well as mesas, valleys, and corridors sandwiched between the mountain ridges.
The terrain of Shangjun is too fragmented. There are valleys and plains dotted among the mountains. These are basically the places that are convenient for farming.
But these small plains are far apart from each other, separated by rolling mountains, and it is very inconvenient to communicate with each other. Shi Le doesn't know the situation in other places at all, such as what's going on over there in Liangubao?
This fort has thousands of households of soldiers and civilians. It originally came from the remnant soldiers brought by Shi Le. It is named after the two local valleys connected together. It is roughly located forty miles north of the later sacred tree.
Rivers crisscross the valley, making it the famous "rain nest" in Shangjun. There is no shortage of water and the farming conditions are very good. The only drawback is that the plain area is not large enough.
For example, Gushan Fort, Qibao Mountain and other places were also surrounded by Xianbei cavalry?
The northern part of Shangjun is rich in water and grass, and most of the valleys suitable for farming have been occupied by Shi Le. Now these forts are scattered among the mountains for hundreds of miles, like isolated islands. Will there be people who can't bear to surrender?
Shi Le didn't know and didn't dare to think too much.
The scouts sent out were all killed one by one, and the news could not be conveyed at all, which made him even more anxious.
In the midst of hesitation, daylight passed quickly on the 22nd.
The Xianbei cavalry left a lot and came again.
They were so relaxed that they dared to graze on the mesa opposite Fort Fugu, and even sometimes went to the river next to Fort Fugu to drink from their horses.
Shi Le knew that this was actually a tactic of Xianbei's, luring you to go out to fight for horses, and then ambush and kill all the people you sent out.
He made no move until nightfall and the sounds of killing broke out outside the fort.
Shi Hu led more than a thousand soldiers and horses from a hundred and twenty miles southeast. Taking advantage of his familiarity with the geography, he touched the side of a group of Xianbei cavalry. He suddenly rushed out, knocked the Xianbei people off their backs, and then took advantage of the situation.
Rich Valley.
"Where's Papaya Yuan?" Shi Le asked in surprise.
"Uncle, we can't hold Papaya Plain anymore." Shi Hu said with an ugly face: "Today during the day, Shao soldiers were spying on the other side of the river, and they looked for an opportunity to cross the river. Three hundred people, all wearing silver helmets, were like warriors with silver spears.
."
"Where did the Silver Spear Army come from?" Shi Le was shocked and asked.
Papayuan is not far from the Yellow River, and opposite is Baode County, which was newly established by Shao Xun. There are only a few people there, so how could there be a Silver Spear Army? Wasn't the Silver Spear Army brought along by Shao Thief?
"Look at the flag, it's Heijin Youying." Shi Hu said.
Shi Le looked surprised and uncertain.
The Heigui Army is a powerful force comparable to the Silver Spear Army. It is extremely fierce and has won many battles. But I have only heard of the Heiyi Left Camp before, and the Heiyi Right Camp has never appeared on the battlefield. Could it be that this is Shao Thief's Suwei?
Strong soldiers in the palace?
"It's not much different to be able to use the word 'Hei Zhen' as the military trumpet." Shi Hu said: "My nephew climbed up and looked around, but he saw that he was covered in iron armor, holding a rifle in his hand, and his attire was not the same as that of Hei Zou Zuoying.
two."
After hearing this, Shi Le looked dejected.
The Xianbei people can also show off their power on horseback, but they really may not be able to take down Fugu Fort and Papaya Plain, which are located in dangerous terrain, so they can only besiege and monitor them.
But the Heiyi Army is different. They are an army of economics, and they are also the elite infantry that Shao Thief is famous for. They are very good at arraying in field battles and attacking cities and villages.
"Uncle, don't hesitate." Shi Hu said: "I have asked people to take the soldiers and civilians of Papaya to run south and hide on the path behind the mountain. This place cannot be defended unless the emperor sends a large army to help and repel Xianbei. But I don't know.
When is it?"
Shi Le sighed.
"Uncle, let's go." Shi Hu said anxiously: "On the way here, I saw that some of the grain storehouses had been discovered by Xianbei, and they would not leave. Taking advantage of the darkness, I will go out of the city and rush to kill Xianbei.
Force them to retreat and fill the castle
How many soldiers and civilians can run? There are so many plateaus in the mountains here, and the locals are sometimes confused. Xianbei is even more unfamiliar, so it is impossible to find them in every corner. Maybe they can run
There are a lot of people out."
When he heard that the Xianbei people had discovered all the hidden grains, Shi Le sighed and stopped hesitating.
Half an hour later, violent shouts of killing rang out again outside Fugu Fort.
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The soldiers and horses of Kelan County have withdrawn from Tailuo River, and have captured thousands of people and tens of thousands of miscellaneous animals.
Some of the miscellaneous animals were paid as tribute to the King of Liang, and the rest was collected by himself.
The people will be handed over to Jinyang, and each head will be rewarded with two bolts of silk - the transaction is too ugly, you hand over the prisoner and I will give you a reward, this sounds normal.
The prefect Liu Zhao sent the county captain Wan Qike and 2,000 men to gallop to Hehe County and cross the river to the west.
Wan Qike's younger brother is the magistrate of Langu County. He had previously recruited soldiers and horses to assist in the battle and made great achievements. As a result, the Wanqi tribe was favored by the court. Wan Qike was even recruited as the captain of Kelan County in vain to replace him who was unable to fight.
The Huyan clan.
After receiving the order, Wan Qike took two thousand people and traveled day and night, one man and two horses, and rushed to Hehe County within a few days.
There are not many people in this county, and the largest family is the descendants of the Zhou family who moved from Runan.
They reclaimed flat land suitable for farming along the Yellow River, in valleys, and along streams, and planted millet and wheat.
An orchard is planned on the hillside, where pears, apricots, nachos, chestnuts and other crops are planted, and part of it is used for grazing.
The Zhou family had never herded so many livestock before. After marrying a daughter-in-law and a daughter, the Zhou family had a closer relationship with the surrounding Hu clans and tribes. Someone taught them how to choose pasture, how to watch the solar terms, and how to manage the herds.
I quickly became familiar with practical techniques.
And the agricultural cultivation they were good at gradually spread to their in-laws.
For example, the Zhou family felt that the local wild pear fruit was too small, had too few fruits, and was not very tasty, so they planned to cultivate new varieties. The foreigners were stunned.
A large family from the Central Plains has played an extraordinary role in leading the border areas, almost raising the productivity level of the entire county. In ten or twenty years, Hehe County may be even more different.
When Kelan County soldiers arrived at the ferry, the Zhou family sent people to deliver 5,000 bushels of grain and more than 10,000 cattle and sheep as military supplies.
However, the Zhou family's literary style is more prosperous, but their martial arts style is not so strong. For the time being, they are not able to send their disciples who are skilled in bow and horse to cross the river to help in the battle.
They only found some guides who often went to the other side of the river to do business and asked them to help lead the way.
The army began to cross the river on the 22nd. By the 25th, it took three days for the two thousand people to cross the river.
If we follow the normal pace of war, after the first batch of dozens of people come ashore on the first day, they will have to face the enemy forces massing and charging in the walled city opposite, which is basically unlucky.
However, a large number of Xianbei cavalry appeared in the mountains and plains, chasing the Huns who were grazing outside, and at the same time surrounding and monitoring the ferry city.
As long as someone came out, they would immediately surround and shoot them, killing the Huns on foot until they could not get out of the city. They could only watch the army on the other side of the river slowly crossing the river, feeling extremely frustrated.
The same is true in Dinghu County, Xihe County, south of Kelan.
Unlike Kelan County, which only sent cavalry, the wealthy families in Xihe County sent many tribesmen to gather near Mengmenjin.
On the afternoon of the 23rd, Shao Gui, the second son of Wang, who was managing the garden in Zuoguocheng, arrived at the ferry in a carriage.
Behind him stood a total of three hundred men, all of them equipped with iron armor, leather armor, and holding sophisticated instruments. They were led by a general named Zu, waiting quietly to cross the river.
The Xiongnu tribes in Xihe County also gathered more than 2,000 cavalry, together with Dinghu Jia clan and other powerful soldiers and horses, totaling 4,000 cavalry, and lined up at the ferry to cross the river.
There seemed to be no one in the Hun camp opposite, which was extremely surprising.
The Xianbei cavalry was just a vanguard cavalry that rushed here and then ran away. It was much less courageous than the ferry defenders in the north, which made people look down upon.
In the evening, Dinghu Jia's tribe was the first to cross the river and captured the deserted Xiongnu camp.
When they cut down the "Han" flag and replaced it with a large "Jin" flag, warm cheers erupted from the east bank of the river.
These crossings had hindered them for many years, but now times had changed so much that they were finally able to cross the river in large numbers without any hindrance.
To be honest, it is more convenient to resupply this way. You can just send it across the river by boat. It is much easier than endless circles in the mountains, and the loss is less.
Shao Gui watched quietly from a distance.
At the age of seventeen, he was a little overwhelmed. His father had been fighting for twenty years and finally reached the final step.
The defense line at Shangjundukou, which the Huns had worked so hard to build, was shaken by the flank attack from the Xianbei cavalry.
The three counties of Kelan, Xihe and Pingyang do not need to mobilize large armies. They only need to send their troops to cross the river and occupy the ferry.
Chapter completed!