Chapter 938: The Advance of the Great Army
The sound of horses' hooves rumbled like muffled thunder, and hundreds of Xiliang iron horsemen roared out along Chang'an Zhuque Street, surrounding the Meiyang Marquis Li Dao, who is now in power in the government and the opposition, and several golden line banners of birds and beasts were led in front, accompanied by the sound of iron armor scales hitting each other, majestic and incredible.
Behind Li Dao, there were more foot soldiers and cavalry from Zhongjia following, and the main force of this Xiliang soldier finally drove out of Chang'an City!
The top soldier in the Xiliang soldiers is actually gone, Dong Zhuo was beheaded in the Weiyang Palace, and the fierce flying bear iron horse who followed Dong Zhuo to the east and west to fight has no whereabouts......
However, the combat mode and form of the Flying Bear Iron Cavalry were too impressive for these generals in Xiliang, so after Li Dao arrived in Chang'an, he searched for Taicang in Chang'an, and also made such a heavy armored cavalry unit according to the cat and the tiger.
Just a little cavalry of less than three hundred people is already the limit. It's not that Li Dao doesn't want to form more, it's just that this Xiliang heavy armored cavalry has extremely high standards for people and horses.
People are too thin to wear heavy armor, let alone wield and slash to fight, and burly people, relatively speaking, require that the war horse must also be a Xiliang horse, with high bearing capacity and good explosive power, and must also be equipped with a certain amount of late baggage vehicles and auxiliaries to help these people carry heavy armor and equipment when they are about to fight.
If an ordinary cavalryman consumes five times as much as a foot soldier, then such a heavy armored cavalry needs ten times as much as an ordinary foot soldier, if not more.
Therefore, in any case, Li Wei's army was established, and the effect was good, at least when the Xiliang heavy armored cavalry drove to the battlefield, Chang'an was silent at this moment.
Almost every one of them either arched their hands openly and bent over to show a respectful attitude of sending Li Dao, or secretly hid along the cracks and windows of the door and window and twisted their faces while inhaling the cool air, and at this moment they all felt the shock of the so-called powerful force.
Almost every Chang'an person, after seeing the troops shown by Li Dao, their faces were gloomy, although the sound of golden drums and horses' hooves gradually faded away, and the solemn atmosphere was far away, but it was like a big stone pressing on their hearts. Everyone understands that Li Dao's troops at this time are not a rabble, looking at those soldiers, they can basically see that they are veterans who have been in battle for a long time, not the kind of people who are pulled out of the fields......
I'm afraid this battle is a battle to the death!
The eyes of countless people converged on Li Dao's troops, and countless people's hearts also swirled with various thoughts, Chang'an is now like the center of the storm, although it is calm at present, but everyone knows how much power is fighting outside!
This battle can already be said to be a battle of national fortune of the Han Dynasty!
Regardless of whether Li Dao wins or loses, it will directly affect the direction of the next big man, at this moment, I don't know how many people are silently chattering and praying......
In front of Li Dao's team, scouts rushed back and forth like flowing water, constantly bringing the military situation and situation in front of Li Dao.
"General, the survey of the place where the camp is scheduled to be set up has been completed, and three hundred Qiang cavalry have been sent to patrol and escort it, and all kinds of timber materials have also been prepared, as soon as the army arrives, you can set up camp!"
"General, the news from the county ahead, there are still not too many signs in the north, looking at the scout movements of the people in Bingzhou, it is still a small group of cruisers, and there is no appearance that the army is about to set off!"
"General, the Xinfeng County Order has prepared all the military supplies, and they can be sent as soon as the army arrives!"
"General......
Li Wei just nodded, and then ordered the troops to move forward without hurry.
A Qiang leader, following next to Li Dao, watched the flowing scouts coming and going, and couldn't help but praise: "The general's command of the army is really amazing, this time it will definitely be a big victory!" ”
Hearing the Qiang commander say this, Li Dao just smiled slightly and didn't say anything, while a military marquis beside Li Dao took over the topic: "Do you need to talk about this?" Under the iron cavalry, even any military formation will be crushed in the same way! ”
Another Qiang general recklessly interjected: "General, since this is the case, why bother to go to Xinfeng County first, just go directly to Sucheng!" There are generals' iron horses, and there are good hands like us, what are you afraid of these soldiers in the state! Wouldn't it be over if you just died? Fight them in the south of Sucheng! ”
Li Wei glanced at him lightly and said with a smile: "Rush directly to Sucheng?" It's a shame that you can figure it out! The soldiers of the state are in full swing, and now we are galloping long distance to Sucheng, isn't it in their arms? Wouldn't it be better to drain their energy first, and when the time is right, then they can easily fight and decide? ”
Li Dao said with a relaxed demeanor, but the veto of the Qiang people may be reckless rhetoric, but there are some demoralization of the people below, after all, the battle between the two armies is based on blood and bravery, and before it is the battle, he said that he wanted to avoid his edge, such words made the people around him a little frustrated......
Besides, this is just a soldier along the way, and there are troops in the east and west, if you can't fight quickly, can it be better if you drag it out, and the military resources of the army will be depleted day by day?
Looking at the expressions of the people around him, Li Wei smiled and said, "If you want to win, you can't underestimate your opponent too much!" This military horse is also a good opponent! This is a soldier who defeated Xianbei and stepped on Yin Mountain, how can such a character be easy? Being careful doesn't mean being timid! Not only do we have to win now, but we also want you all to survive, and that's the best! Otherwise, who wouldn't rush up? A certain person who has conquered the world, fought countless battles, and fought countless battles large and small, how can he be afraid of any soldiers and horses? ”
Li Dao's words, his generals, whether they were Qiang people or Xiliang people, were all convinced, and immediately replied loudly: "The general thinks far-reaching!" The general is wise! ”
Li Wei smiled and nodded, and did not continue to say anything.
Although Li Dao said so, in fact, in his heart, he may not be able to be as calm as he said......
The news that has come one after another in the past two days is simply bad news one after another! In order not to disturb the morale of the army, he and Guo Yan both made the same decision, and pressed it first and did not announce it......
Tongguan is almost over! And Jia Xu, who was supposed to go to Zuo Fengling to drop money and material people to support Tongguan, was picked up by a military horse on the way! What do you say to go to Fei and sneak away!
This feeling is simply like making Li Dao and Guo Yan thunder.
If Tongguan can't be defended, then it is equivalent to the gate of the east side of the pass will be opened, so Zuo Fengling will be facing two lines of attack, so the original strategy of leading the army to Pinyang has a new problem.
If it is in Pinyang, it is inevitably a little north from Chang'an, and there is no problem in defending Feiqian from the state, but it can't guard against the Hongnong troops from the east, so it can only retreat at the moment and choose Xinfeng, which is more in the middle, as the node of defense......
The current situation is already very bad, even if Li Dao is unwilling to admit it in his heart, even if he defeats the people of Bingzhou, even if he wins the battle of Fei Qian, the current situation is still very dangerous.
He understands this truth, and Guo Yan in Chang'an City also understands it. Guo Yan hoped that Li Dao would go out to face the more sinister wind and rain, but the same Li Dao also took this opportunity to master almost all the remaining mobile forces of the Xiliang soldiers, no matter what the future holds, as long as these soldiers are in their hands, then they still have some chances!
At this time, it is the most unwise thing to easily consume the strength of your subordinates.
Li Wei glanced back slightly, hoping that the one in the army could have some effect, so that at least he could breathe a little easier, otherwise it would be a little difficult for him to breathe one after another now!
Li Wei was silently thinking about it, and saw a small group of scouts galloping over.
Li Wei raised his eyes and looked, the muscles on his face couldn't help jumping twice, this team of scouts is not the same as the previous ones, this time the scouts came, everyone was dusty, although the armor was covered with dust, but if you carefully distinguish it, you can still see the blood stains on it......
Li Wei hurriedly motioned to the guards behind him to come forward and ask.
The guards stepped forward to stop the scout, and after asking a few questions, they asked people to take the scout to the middle of the queue, and then quietly turned to Li Dao's side.
Li Wei leaned his body slightly, and heard the guard whisper in his ear: "...... Tongguan ...... Lost ......"
Although the voice was very small, it stopped in Li Wei's ears, but it was like thunder, and he shook it, and his face suddenly did not look good.
God has always been like this, the more people are worried about something, the more they will come, Li Wei was just worried about the matter of Tongguan, but he didn't expect to receive this bad news immediately......
Li Wei sat down silently, and then said in a low voice: "Send a few people to guard it strictly, don't reveal the news......"
The guards nodded, then slowed down their horses and headed towards the Chinese army.
This news must not be released at this point in time, facing the first army and fighting on two fronts at the same time, these are two completely different things, maybe the current troops can gain some advantages against the men and horses of the upper and lower states, but if the troops from the north and east are combined, this situation will be another matter.
While I was pondering, my eyes suddenly darkened.
Li Wei looked up, but at some point, a large cloud suddenly floated over the sky, covering the sky above his head......
At this very moment, there was also a general looking at the same piece of sky.
"General, Zheng County is ahead!" Scout Fei also came to Huangfu Song's horse and reported.
Huangfu Song had just taken Tongguan, and he didn't make any repairs at all, but directly waved his army westward and marched to Chang'an City.
The Xiliang soldiers guarding Tongguan were not untrying, but the defense of Tongguan was not very perfect, and they had not received sufficient supplies from the rear, so after holding on for a while, they had to retreat in defeat and retreat to Zheng County.
After obtaining Tongguan, Yang Biao, who had been concerned about the war ahead in Hongnong, was also excited because he saw the turnaround brought by Huangfu Song. Huangfu Song's victory not only brought the line of attacking Chang'an, but more importantly, because of the victory in Tongguan, the attitude of some people within Hongnong, who originally had some opinions, changed, and some discordant voices were eliminated......
Now basically most people understand that the Xiliang group, which was originally entrenched in Chang'an, is about to be destroyed, so I don't know how many people are staring here, and even have begun to think about how to stabilize their position after the war, seek more benefits, or continue to wait silently for changes and turnarounds.
Now that Tongguan has been captured, then in the battle of Chang'an, the credit of these scholars of Hongnong has been filled in a heavy stroke, no matter what happens in the end, the benefits will naturally not be much less, so some people who originally drew a lot of manpower and grain and grass also reversed the slightly negative state before, and took out all their efforts to urge the whole army of Huangfu Song to set off to take in greater victories and more sweet fruits!
The soldiers recruited by Hongnong, and even the people who were in the battle to fill the army, regardless of all of them, swept into and replenished Huangfu Song's army, and replenished the number of soldiers lost in the past few days. Yang Biao's orders were sent down one by one, and the later convenience was to continuously transport the grain and grass hidden in the cave from the cave and from the dock fort to the front one after another, with only one goal, to urge Huangfu Song to advance westward as soon as possible.
Although Huangfu Song lost a lot of old soldiers, but the new replenishment of a lot of combat power, and the previous soldiers experienced a bloody battle, how much also grew a lot, plus Hongnong's timely logistics supply, so the weather between the soldiers, did not because of the loss of Tongguan and depressed much, between the troops, holding high various flags, from time to time there is the sound of golden drums to coordinate the speed and order of the front and rear, the rear position of the Chinese army is a long column of baggage vehicles, full of various materials, crushing the road.
Unlike Li Dao, Huangfu Song is used to being in the middle army, and of course he is surrounded by a large number of guards.
The scout who came from front came to the front, Huangfu Song looked into the distance, looked up at the sky, and said, "It's almost here today...... Pass the order down, ten miles ahead, prepare to camp! ”
"Camp? …… Something to do! Although he was a little puzzled, but after the military order, it was naturally impossible to have any words, and the military marquis behind Huangfu Song immediately turned the horse's head and went down to order and arrange.
Huangfu Song glanced at it, of course he knew that the military marquis was wondering something, but he didn't say anything, and he didn't want to explain something to these people.
Although it is said that it is almost to Zheng County, there is still some distance after all. Since Hongnong Yang's side is urging tightly, it is more appropriate to go further and seek a camp near Zheng County......
However, Hongnong Yang is Hongnong Yang, and Huangfu Song is Huangfu Song.
Playing Tongguan, there is definitely no doubt about this. If Tongguan is not broken, the army will not be allowed to advance an inch, but since Tongguan is already in hand, why rush in?
Arriving in Chang'an two days early and arriving in Chang'an two days late, the Han Emperor would not have any three long and two short because of these two or three days, but for Huangfu Song, these times are different......
As soon as he entered Tongguan, Huangfu Song received the news that Fei Qian had conquered Sucheng, so now, for those Xiliang soldiers in Chang'an, if the intensity of their attack is too strong, wouldn't it be nothing?
Therefore, it is better to take a break, look at the situation, and if you can, join the battlefield at a critical moment, wouldn't it be more beautiful......