0667 Frightened
The scout commander's return really made Peng Biao angry.
If the southern thief really just pretended to make a gesture to disturb the enemy, then he really succeeded, he attached great importance to this battle, and wanted to take this opportunity to inflict heavy damage on the southern thief. But if the southern thief just goes out of the city and then returns, his wish will naturally be frustrated, and he will just work hard, not to mention the psychological gap, this humiliation alone will not be bearable!
Not to mention the many arrangements and arrangements he made in the realm, just led a thousand horsemen all the way from Huainan to this place, drinking the wind, was it just to watch the outing of the southern thieves? Why is he so cheap!
was indignant in his heart, and even if he was angry with the derelict scout commander in front of him, he directly ordered someone to take off his armor and hang him, and lash him with more than ten lashes, so that the resentment in his heart was vented slightly. Then he ordered the team to enter the fort to recuperate, and he personally led hundreds of personal guards and continued to run south.
Along the way, Peng Biao was in a bad mood. In winter, the countryside is desolate, but the field of vision is broad, but dozens of miles to the south, all you see is thin soil and barren mountains, not to mention the Liangjun brigade, birds and birds are rare! It seems that the southern thief is really just posturing, and because of the long distance, he didn't even catch up with the wait-and-see outing!
Such a huge gap in his heart even made Peng Biao obsessed, even if he rushed all the way to the city of Liangjun, he would definitely see the Southern Thief Army! The teeth were clucking all the way, and even the horse's rump was whipped from whip marks!
Sure enough, the emperor lived up to his wishes, and it was not until the twilight of the near future that several rangers finally appeared in Peng Biao's field of vision, presumably they should be scouts on the opposite side. And after those people saw Peng Biao and the others, they didn't even wait and see, and rushed back directly.
Probably because of the fulfillment of his long-cherished wish, at this time Peng Biao also regained his senses, and was not in a hurry to step forward, and ordered the hundreds of people behind him to disperse left and right to look at the other party's ambush. Fortunately, there is only a barren land around, and there is no wild grass that obscures the vision, and whether there are ambushes can see through it at a glance.
Then the group jumped their horses and rushed to a high hill, looked down, and finally found the location of the other party's camp. However, this does not make Peng Biao feel gratified, it is too much, it is really too much!
There was still some distance before it was dark, but the tents of the other party had all been set up, and the smoke curled in the camp, and it seemed that the meal had already begun.
Dozens of rangers were cruising outside the camp, the camp was close to the mudflats where the water was headed, and hundreds of people were even fishing in the ice on the pond, and occasionally one or two large fish were picked out of the ice by spears, and the scales glittered in the setting sun, and the soldiers each high-fived and laughed.
Seeing this scene, Peng Biao's face became even darker. The other party looked like this, and it was obvious that he started to camp after noon, and he was not in a hurry at all!
And the cheers of those fishing soldiers also clearly reached here, which made Peng Biao feel particularly harsh, have you still counted? Are they here to fight or to fish? I am also a hundred horsemen here, are you blind? Why don't you give some reaction?
"The military order is so lax that Huang Quan was defeated by such a fool, it's really damned!"
Peng Biao scolded hatefully, and he couldn't tell whether he was dissatisfied with Huang Quan or the enemy's laxity and unguardedness. It is really an unspeakable shame that he treated such an unbearable opponent solemnly and did not dare to act for several months!
Although there was a lot of resentment in his heart, Peng Biao was also relieved, looking at the scale of the other party's camp, at least there were tens of thousands of people, and it was certain that he was really going to send troops to Huainan. You must know that the soldiers and horses have not moved the food and grass first, and the consumption of tens of thousands of people in one day is a terrifying number, if it is just a gesture, there is no need to hurt yourself with such fanfare.
Although the opponent's camp defense was relaxed, Peng Biao did not continue to get closer, so he kept this distance. After all, he ran all the way, and his manpower and horsepower were lost, and if the distance was too close, the other party would really chase him, and he might not be able to get rid of it.
Although the camp is not guarded, the layout of the other party's camp is extremely impressive, surrounded by water, heavy on all sides, it is not easy to steal the camp, it can be seen that it is from the hands of famous masters, or the relaxation in front of him is just a means to lure the enemy.
Now that it is getting late, Peng Biao also wants to know more about the other party's information, so he sent several horsemen back to Huliangshu to report the news, while he led the army to retreat, chose a nearby leeward place, and arranged the night sentry to sleep after laying the felt.
The night was fine, and the other party really didn't seem to mind the scout camp, and he didn't even send a ranger to drive him away. Before dawn, Peng Biao got up and sat with the soldiers to light a bonfire and bake the Hu cakes, dried meat and buttermilk he carried with him.
The diet is coarse and difficult to swallow, which is nothing to Peng Biao, and he has experienced no matter how bad the environment is. It's just that when I think of the kind of opponent under Gao Gang, I feel that this hardship is not worth it.
After chatting, Peng Biao got on the horse and rushed to the high post again, replacing the sentry scout. At this time, the eastern sky had gradually turned white, and there was also a sound in the other party's camp, and the rangers went out of the camp to sweep the surrounding area every day, but they did not rush here to drive Peng Biao and his party.
Peng Biao patiently stood on the high post and watched, the morning sun gradually broke through the clouds and sprinkled brilliance, and finally the opponent's camp moved again. Hundreds of soldiers marched out of the camp, lingering in front of the camp gate for a while, and then turned to yesterday's fishing place, and began to dig ice with high interest, and still sang some strange military songs in their mouths.
When Peng Biao saw this scene, he didn't know how to express his feelings, did the fish offend you? Do you know what you're sending troops for?
The sun has risen so high, if you don't hurry up and set out, if you delay for a while, you may not be able to set off in the middle of the day! If these soldiers were led by themselves, they would immediately launch the camp gate and behead them, they simply didn't know what to do!
Peng Biao is worthy of being a good general who is well aware of military affairs, and sure enough, it was not until the middle of the day that the other party put away the barracks and packed up and officially hit the road.
"That's, that's ......"
Originally, Peng Biao had almost no curiosity about this enemy army, but when the other party put away the camp and reorganized the ranks, he found something unusual, and his eyes began to become solemn!
The first thing that made him feel extraordinary was the speed of the other party's camp, although the departure time was not bad as Peng Biao expected, but it was because the time when he started to pull out the camp was later than he expected! And it took less than an hour to really start the camp and officially start the road! And in the process, there is almost no confusion, everything is as natural as it gets!
This isn't a joke, it's a truly well-trained elite soldier!
You know, when the army is out and about, the most likely time for confusion is when it is encamped and camped. Dividing the camp, tidying up the tents, digging stoves and fires, many messy tasks had to be completed in a very short time.
If it is some undisciplined outcasts, they will fall asleep, turn over and get up, and grab food when they have food, and the chaos caused by a camp can even cause complete chaos and collapse of the team! And the more well-trained the team, the faster they will be able to do this, and minimize confusion!
Therefore, just by looking at the process of the other party's camp, Peng Biao understood that this was a strong force that was enough to fight!
And when you really go on the road, the front and back, left, middle and right camps are parallel, and they are horns of each other, and there is only a small fluctuation in the gap in the middle. This seems ordinary, but in fact, the tacit understanding between the various ranks and the discipline requirements of each soldier are specific!
Many teams that have been in battle formations can also be battled and stayed, but once they are in motion, the incongruity in the ranks will be highlighted. Once an ambush or a light cavalry charge, this incongruity will become a loophole in the coordination of the troops, which will be quickly torn apart, turning the battle into a pursuit battle!
However, there is no such problem in the opposing army's formation, of course, there will be no tacit understanding, but the commanders in those marches are also deeply aware of this and have been making adjustments in the process of marching. The gaps revealed were not even enough time for the cavalry to gallop and charge into battle.
It's obviously a strong team, why do you want to make that kind of gesture? Could it be that the other party's master will think that if he uses this to lure the enemy, he will let himself be fooled into attacking? That's underestimating yourself, but it's just slowing down your marching speed!
Thinking of this, a sneer appeared at the corner of Peng Biao's mouth: "It's so tempting, the means are really clumsy!" ”
Of course, when talking about this, Peng Biao didn't expect that people might not be in a hurry.
But in any case, the other party's elite performance still made Peng Biao interested in his heart again, and he was ready to peep for a while.
The opposing army is also marching here, more than 1,000 cavalry are on horseback, cruising between the formations, filling the gaps between the formations, and at the same time hundreds of cavalry scattered, sweeping in front and on both wings, which is also a normal arrangement in the march, which can greatly avoid encountering ambushes and obtain intelligence.
Seeing this, Peng Biao mounted his horse with his subordinates, maintained the same speed as the other party, and shuttled and ran in front of his march. This is an extremely serious provocation, and if the opposing ranger can't hold back and send a squad to drive him away, he will dare to turn around and eat the other party!
However, the other party didn't seem to care about his existence at all, and just marched on his own. This inevitably made Peng Biao feel humiliated, feeling like a naughty boy rolling in front of adults!
Therefore, after a period of time, the first person who couldn't stand it was Peng Biao. He reined in his horse and drew his sword to beckon dozens of soldiers to rush towards the opponent's scout.
This time, the other party finally stopped turning a blind eye to him, and more than two hundred knights rushed out of the two wings, dismounted and lined up, and actually took out the step bow and buckled the string on the spot.
Seeing this, Peng Biao turned the horse's head and whistled from the flank, the range of the foot bow was already long, and the accuracy of the horse was high, and then rushing forward was just a moving target.
When Peng Biao and his entourage were far away, the other party's scouts got on the horse again and did not expel them. This attitude of turning a blind eye is really arrogant! So much so that Peng Biao had the impulse to transfer the cavalry in the rear and give the other party a fierce charge, so as to show that he was very serious, instead of teasing them back and forth!
However, a new discovery soon dispelled this idea for Peng Biao, and even gave rise to a creepy sense of horror.
After two hours of camping, the cavalry in the formation began to spread out in large numbers, wandering in all directions. Peng Biao, who was more than ten miles away, saw this scene, and said that the other party finally planned to encircle and suppress his team, and hurriedly led the crowd to fight horses and retreat, but not long after running, he found that the other party still did not pursue them, but ran in the wilderness, looking for a suitable station!
Peng Biao put his hand on his forehead, looked at the sun hanging very high in the west, and then the corners of his mouth trembled slightly, how far has this gone? Have you pulled apart? Is this a soldier preparing for a big battle, or a bunch of wandering gentlemen?
The other party's attitude was as arrogant and cold as ever, ignoring Peng Biao's heart, and after a short time, he began to move to the station selected by the scout.
When the other party began to camp, there was finally a loophole in the scheduling of the rangers, Peng Biao seized this opportunity, led the crowd to rush straight to the empty gate, and finally seized the opportunity to rush into a few miles to get a closer look at the details of the opponent's military formation. However, this sight frightened him and almost fell off his horse.
It wasn't until he rushed close that Peng Biao saw the military vehicles lined up in the other side's military formation. Those military vehicles are hung in front of the horses, covered with steel, wide and close to zhang, each car is placed more than 20 soldiers, half by half pushing, all covered with armor, bows, crossbows, guns and arrows are piled on the car board, forming a small stack!
At this time, Peng Biao knew why the other party was so accumulating troops and slowly advancing, if the military formations in other directions were in this state, then this was not a military formation at all, but a moving fortress!
This discovery shocked Peng Biao, he had never seen such a sophisticated army in his life! The shouts of the guards on the side woke him up, and he hurriedly escaped before the opponent's rangers galloped in!
"This group of slave riders is really disgusting, and the ghost is still lingering, do you want to catch up and annihilate them?"
The sergeants began to set up camp, and Shen Mu rushed into the forward camp with a frown.
After hearing this, Shen Zhezi jumped into a nearby chariot, lifted off his hood and looked in the direction of Peng Biao's escape, and said with a smile: "You might as well take care of the march by yourself, Xu Jin can push slowly, and scare to death this group of slaves and thieves who have never seen the market!" ”