Chapter 25 Prairie
The Jin army went north from Dai County, passed Dangcheng, crossed the turbulent Luan River, and then turned northeast to Pan County in Guangning County. After camping outside Pan County for a day, they continued to go north and gradually entered the Bashang Grassland under the cover of many mountains. This vast grassland is the intersection of Yinshan Mountains and Yanshan Mountains, and is also the easternmost end of the vast sea. Along the way, I felt that the terrain continued to be high and uplifted; looking around, I saw the sky was high and the air was clear, the grass was green, the mountains in the distance were clusters, snowy, and the clear water was rounded, like jade belts, and dense forests were distributed among them. The long wind blew and stirred up pine waves, which made me feel refreshed.
The army was winding in the complex landform, with thousands of troops moving forward in different ways, as if several black dragons were flying in the vast mountains and fields. At first, when the soldiers galloped on the high slopes, they looked back and looked into the distance, and they could also see the continuous fields of the three counties of Dai, Shanggu and Guangning. They could vaguely distinguish the fields connected by the fields, and it seemed that there were farmers working hard like ants. As the army continued to move north, gradually, the farming scenes faded out of sight. Wherever they saw, there were only a vast sea of grass and grass; strong winds swept across the four sides, blowing the grass and making the grass sound softly, some deer and yellow sheep looked up blankly, and occasionally the roar of wild beasts came from the distance.
The line north of Daidi is the main route for the invasion of nomadic peoples in the south for thousands of years, and it is also the main way for the Han family to fight back. Wei Qing, Huo Qubing and Li Guang, the famous generals of the former Han Dynasty, fought northward several times. At this point, they had completely entered the sphere of influence of nomadic peoples on the grassland, so the entire army involuntarily raised their vigilance.
This vigilance was condensed by this army in the past and had almost become the instinct of the generals and the generals, without Lu Yao's orders. Ding Miao carefully observed the surrounding terrain, issued orders continuously, and sent scouts to the left and right ridges of the left and right sides of the army's marching direction. Then, he himself also took several strong subordinates to march forward and participated in the quest of the most vanguard of the army. Xue Tong, who served as the deputy general of Lu Yao, deliberately closed the distance between the central army and the rear army, and included a group of important baggage vehicles under the protection of the central army's own team. As the main assault force of the entire army, Liu Xia's elite cavalry seemed relaxed and comfortable, but naturally tightened the reins on his arms and prepared for combat.
Among the four generals Lu Yao belonged to, Shen Jin was not within his sight. This fierce general with too strong fighting spirit was arranged in the rear army this time, responsible for defending the important passes along the way and ensuring the retreat of the army. His position was far away from the central army, but Lu Yao was sure that this experienced general would be able to complete the task without fail.
Ding Miao, Xue Tong, Shen Jin, Liu Xia, and more soldiers were all elite soldiers and generals who were combined through repeated battles. Each of them had extraordinary talents, namely the so-called "good men of the six armies" in military tactics. Just "each is used for their ability" to defeat the enemy. Lu Yao deeply felt lucky to be able to go to the battlefield with them.
After Lu Yao "awakened" in the Taihang Mountains, he relied on his superb martial arts and courage to fight to the death for the first few times. He often chose to use a small group of elite troops to attack the battlefield. However, this is also as the military strategy says, "straight and worry, brave and able to fight" is just a weapon for thousands of generals. If you want to gain a large number of people and 100,000 people to run the world, what you need is much more complicated.
As the memories of the two lives gradually merged, the size of his subordinates gradually expanded. Lu Yao is now different from him half a year ago. He realized that he was not a natural general, and what he could do was to devote himself to a rigorous and solid military governance. Therefore, whether in wartime or in peacetime, he strictly trained troops, and in just a short time, he tempered the Daijun soldiers with complex components into an iron army that had been prohibited and solemn and strict.
Even when the generals of various commanders frequently mobilized their troops and ordered the messengers to run, the soldiers were not at all confused and kept a strict silence and quickly marched. Only the horses were roaring one after another, revealing the slightly nervous mood of the knights on the horse's back.
As the saying goes, "Ten thousand soldiers are boundless and boundless." Lu Yao started all the people from Dai County to head north, with nearly ten thousand strong soldiers, and countless mules and horses. The entire team stretched forward and backward to the wings, stretching for more than ten miles. As they marched, their rumbling steps shook the earth, as if thunder was rolling in the sky, and immediately several nearby Hu tribes found that the situation was not good.
Around noon, scouts everywhere reported that they had discovered Hu people who were coveting military power in the distance.
Most of these small tribes belong to the branches of the Tuoba Xianbei affiliated tribes. In other words, they are affiliated tribes of the affiliated tribes. They are about 30 or 50 years old, with a small scale and relatively closed news. According to the horse-striking news sent by Zhu Sheng in advance, they seem not to be significantly affected by the Tuoba Xianbei chaos. Although it is not certain whether they maintain their obedience to the Tuoba clan, at least there is no sign of actively participating in the chaos.
Lu Yao sent troops north this time, and all of them responded to the order of the Yueshi Gong of Bingzhou, supported the orthodox Grand Chanyu Yilu, and maintained the Tuoba Xianbei situation. From this perspective, those Huzi can be regarded as alliances of the Dai County Army. Unfortunately, just as a superpower in later generations always carried out hegemony under the banner of universal values, Lu Yao never intended to treat the Xianbei people as allies.
When the scouts asked for instructions on how to deal with the Hu'er tribe, Lu Yao's eyes flashed over the generals and schoolmen who were accompanying him, and he clicked casually: "Ni Yi, go!"
Ni Yi, a man from Shu County, personally experienced the wars in Shu, Guanzhong and Central Plains, and had an incredible ups and downs. As a member of the Qihuo Army, he joined Lu Yao in Yecheng. During the Dai County War, although he had different personalities from the old Roman Tulinus, both of them were soldiers with rich military experience and worked together to lead the soldiers of the headquarters to achieve excellent performances. The two were favored by Lu Yao for this. Tulinus was recently transferred to Chen Pei's deputy, and Ni Yi was promoted to the leader of General Yingyang.
During the Battle of Yecheng, Ni Yi, who was still a handsome man, witnessed Lu Yao's heroic appearance on the battlefield with his own eyes, and had long admired Lu Yao's body. Now that he is loved by the general, he is grateful and excited, and he is thinking about how to make contributions every day and night.
Hearing Lu Yao clicked the general, Ni Yi replied loudly and pulled out the horse.
Ni Yi was shorter than ordinary people. He didn't say this, but he was always a little angry in his heart. Therefore, he specially begged many colleagues to choose a tall horse as his car. When he moved forward, his slightly silly old subordinate Aduo carried his usual axe for Ni Yi and ran closely behind. In addition to Aduo, Ni Yi's subordinates used the old subordinate as the backbone of all levels, enriching the Mihu and Wuhuan, with a total of 200 people and half of the infantry and cavalry.
Two hundred steps forward to the east and quickly crossed the hills to the east. On the way, the cavalry unfolded their formation left and right, and surrounded several spies hidden among the rocks and weeds like huge wings.
The Jin army came too fast, and several spies didn't care at first, but suddenly became panic after they found themselves the target of the Jin army. They whimpered and pulled out a horse without a bareback from behind the bushes and wanted to escape. Someone of them was probably confused. After walking a few steps, they turned around and took out a bow and arrow to shoot. Then an arrow roared past Ni Yi's ear, bringing a few strands of hair.
Is this asking for death?
This must be seeking death, right?
Ni Yi was stunned for a moment, then furious and rushed over. His riding skills were ordinary, but those who could survive countless births and deaths naturally had his own unique means. A distance of more than ten feet passed in a flash, and the horse's momentum was superimposed on the axe in his palm, which immediately formed an extremely terrible lethality.
When the two horses were in a stirrup, the axe blade cut off the back of the bow, cut the muscles, and shattered the bones at the same time. The Hu Er, who dared to shoot the court officer, sprayed a bloody spurted about a square meter, and was split in half from his shoulder to his waist.
Chapter completed!