Chapter 88 Angry Waves (8)
"Hurry, don't delay."
From the victory of the battle to the completion of the reorganization of the bandits, it lasted for nearly half an hour. The speed was already very fast, but Lu Yao couldn't help but urged him a few times.
It is ridiculous to say that most of the soldiers led by Lu Yao at this moment were surrendered by the Jisang bandits. They only took half a month to join Lu Yao's subordinates. Even though they had been disbanded and reorganized many times during the march, in the eyes of Ding Miao, Xue Tong and other officers, these surrendered soldiers were still unreliable. But at present, when they were cleaning up the remaining troops of Douluji, these "very unreliable" surrendered soldiers became the main force. They scolded fiercely, kicked and beat the younger generations who were only more than ten days later than them, pushed them around, released their long-suppressed emotions and exerted their sense of superiority.
This scene made Lu Yao remember the story of the prisoner and the prisoner who had heard in his previous life. How could ten prisoners manage hundreds of fierce and rebellious prisoners? It’s very simple. Just divide the levels among the prisoners and ask them to control themselves.
"Daoming, my team has already become!" Ding Miao chewed the dry food and first came out.
After breaking up with Ding Shao's Jizhou army, his subordinates had a number of children from the Ding clan of Qiao State. It was easy to deal with dozens of surrendered soldiers. What's more, the ones who belonged to his subordinates were the first group of clever guys to surrender, such as the young man from Xianbei, who led the lineup of Ji Lu Jun.
"Okay!" Lu Yao climbed Ding Miao's shoulder and took him to a pile of materials: "These are the banners and armors that the horse thief gave away. You can select elite troops from the troops to wear these and dress up as Dou Luji's subordinates. If you take them as the leader later, you will definitely get miraculous results."
Ding Miao made a little plan and nodded: "The Zahu tribes in Dai County are close and familiar with each other. We only use our people, and we are afraid that they will still lack the time to ignite. We have to pick a few smart and reliable people from the prisoners and use them to come forward."
"No problem, you can do it." Lu Yao turned around and walked a few steps, then walked back: "Wenhao, you must be fast. Shen Jin and Chen Pei have limited troops and cannot block them for a long time."
"Don't worry!" Ding Miao patted his chest and said carelessly.
The Douluji army has been completely annihilated, but the battle has just begun.
According to Zhu Sheng's return, since the news of the arrival of the caravan spread, the Hu tribes and horse thieves in Daijun became as thirsty as wolves in the cold season. The first tribes that received the information began to mobilize late last night and had sent troops in the early morning. The Douluji army won the first chance to take action because it was closest to Guangchang and its leader was too frivolous. At this moment, at least four teams of horse thieves were approaching quickly, and the advance cavalry team was no more than thirty miles away.
Shen Jin and Chen Pei were leading their subordinates to search and strangle the approaching Hu scouts. But as Lu Yao said, once the Hu tribe comes with a large number of troops, they will not be able to resist it no matter what. The total number of these four bandits exceeded 2,000, and Lu Yao did not think that it was necessary to face them head-on.
Relying on Shen Jin and Chen Pei to lead their troops to disturb them, they should be able to delay their actions for at least two hours. This time is enough for the Jin army to win the second target.
The activity area of the horse thieves in the Douluji tribe is roughly centered on the area 50 miles north and south of Lianshuitan. In the gentle hilly area 60 miles east of Lianshuitan, there are important allies of Douluji, a small branch of the Southern Xiongnu: the Bomei tribe. Since the Xianbei occupied the former territory of the Huns, the Bomei tribe has become a vassal of the Xianbei people. In recent years, only the horse leader of the Tuoba Xianbei was followed. After the central part of the central part declined, they acted independently. It is said that their leader became brothers with Douluji and blood last year, and the relationship between the two sides was very close. The Bomei tribe continued to provide supplies such as meat and livestock to horse thieves, and occasionally participated in the team of horse thieves to loot the merchants and travel.
The Bomei tribe is a small tribe with a scale of about 150, which means the mobilization limit is 600. After Lu Yao's troops recruit these prisoners, they will reach 1600. The troops have an advantage, and can drive the bandits as the leader, and then attack them suddenly and attack them unprepared... This is the battle that will win.
Ding Miao had already distributed the flags and armor at this time. He shouted loudly and led his army to set off.
Lu Yao watched the cavalry team disappear into the distant mountains and forests, and turned back to urge the other units to speed up their movements.
One hour later, although the sky is still bright, the sun has set in the west and it is almost dusk.
"General, Hu Er in Dai County is fierce, but he may not be a robber. For example, although this Bomei tribe colluded with the robbers, he has never been hostile to us. We just went forward without hesitation... Such a arrogant move would probably anger those Hu people." Ding Yu asked in a buzzing voice.
Ding Miao glanced at him, waved his hand, and ordered more than a hundred cavalrymen to speed up their progress. He pondered for a moment and said seriously: "Ding Yu, you are now a team leader, a general who can command thousands of troops. You must improve a little, don't just focus on fighting like you used to, but learn to understand the truth."
As a person recognized in the Jinyang army, Ding Miao never worries about things, it is rare to say this. Ding Yu said innocently: "General, I'm thinking about it. I can't figure it out before asking you."
Ding Miao couldn't help rolling his eyes. Judging from his bravery and good combat, he was well-deserved by the command of Yue Shigong, and he was also known for his personality to be off-limits. However, if he really regarded this gentry of Qiao as an ordinary rough and fierce military man, it would be a big mistake. Under his straightforward and almost reckless appearance, Ding Miao also had a meticulous thought, but he rarely showed it.
"The reason why people were sent to spread the news of caravans was to mobilize the bandits. When the Hu children came out in full swing, they were destined to lose their geographical advantage of being on guard, and from then on they could only chase us behind us and eat ashes, hahaha..."
Ding Miao smiled for a while and continued:
"We didn't plan to put the charge of looting the business travelers on Hu'er... These Hu people have robbed more than three or five hundred of them for decades, and everyone's hands are more or less blood... Do you think they care about this crime? In fact, it doesn't matter who robs the business travelers, and whether the Bomei tribe colluded with the Douluji tribe. Even if these Hus suddenly become good people who do good deeds and accumulate virtues, we will still let go." Ding Miao patted the double iron halberds in front of the saddle: "With this, we say whoever is guilty will be guilty. As long as we move fast enough, no one can stop us!"
Ding Miao repeated in a deep voice: "Do you understand, our movements should be fast, this is the key!"
After a moment of talking, more than a hundred cavalry had passed through a wilderness full of poles. Looking forward, there was a small cultivated farmland, with many farmers scattered in the fields, and there was a simple village in the center of the fields. Many of the Zahu tribes in Dai County had been in the barrier for decades. In the process of communicating with the Han people, many of them gradually accepted the production methods of settlement and farming. For example, the Bomei tribe in front of them had replaced animal husbandry to some extent and became the pillar of the entire tribe. They lived in the doulu, but wooden buildings that were just like the Han people.
"Let's go! Let's go!" Ding Miao ordered.
Hundreds of cyclists wore armor seized from horse thieves in Douluji, and directly crossed the fields. Many farmers looked up in surprise and found that they were familiar outfits, and then leaned over to take care of the crops again.
Just about a little near the village, there was a wooden fence blocking the middle of the road. A middle-aged man with a naked upper body and fur stood in front of the wooden fur with a hunting bow in his hand, looking vigilantly at the galloping team, shouting something loudly in Xianbei.
Ding Miao slowed down his horse's speed a little and ordered: "Bao Lieji Lujuan, go. Just say that Dou Luji has already grabbed a lot of wealth, and we are here to deliver the message."
Baliji Lu Juan was the Xianbei boy who took the lead in joining the Jin army. He responded to his order, shouted affectionately, and took the lead in moving forward.
As he said, the middle-aged man's expression was obviously relaxed, and he quickly lowered the bow and arrow in his hand and laughed. However, as the cavalry team continued to approach, he still discovered something. After all, except for a few people such as Ji Lu Juan, most of the people in the entire cavalry team had a very different appearance and temperament from those of the horse thieves in the northern border.
But it was too late. Ding Miao was riding a horse and flew past him, then lifting the iron halberd and knocking it down. The heavy iron halberd suddenly smashed his skull, like breaking a fruit. With a muffled "bang", the man's blood and brain gushed out and fell softly.
Taking Ding Miao's movement as an order, hundreds of cavalry raised their guns and knives at the same time to accelerate the impact. The simple fence did not act as a hindrance and was shattered by them.
The village finally reacted at this moment. Dozens of people rushed out of the house with weapons, and many children and women were shouting in horror. Some people also noticed the situation at the entrance of the village in the surrounding farmland, and some began to run back.
"Don't kill those who surrender!" The Jin cavalry shouted Hu Yu that he had learned temporarily and rushed into the village. Such a sudden attack was almost invincible. They rushed back and forth along the few roads in the village, chopping down every person who dared to resist to the ground.
An old man, who looked like a tribal elder, fought and retreated under the escort of more than ten strong men, shouting loudly, trying to gather the panicked villagers. He pulled out his horse and rode past them. He set off a bow and arrow, and hit the old man's chest with an arrow. The old man fell to the ground and died, and the soldiers who were originally guarding this man immediately dispersed and were chased by the Jin cavalry and killed one by one.
The men with resistance in the village were quickly massacred, and many women and children were driven out of the house and gathered together in fear.
At this time, Lu Jue got off the horse, pulled out his waist knife and cut off the old man's head, raising it in his hand and waving it. The blood on the neck of the head was dripping along his arm like a spring, but he seemed to be careless.
"This kid..." Ding Yu spat.
Ding Miao drove forward and waved the whip without hesitation on Baliji Lujuan's face: "Okay, I remember your credit. Now take this head and go to see the people outside the village. Tell them that if they want the lives of their mother, wife and children, they kneel down and surrender."
Lu Juan ran out like a frightened rabbit.
When he shouted loudly, the sound of iron hooves stomping on the ground made a loud noise, which was Lu Yao personally led a large group of people to approach quickly.
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