Chapter 39: Iron Flow (8)
At the end of the field, the dark and dreary enemy army surged like a tide, occupying the vast area as far as the eye could see. As the saying goes, if there are more than 10,000 soldiers, that is in terms of the military formation of foot soldiers. The cavalry galloped back and forth, both in size and momentum, far exceeding the foot soldiers. From afar, the army looked like a manic bookmaker swinging a pen like a rafter, splashing the intense black to his heart's content; It was as if a monstrous flame had engulfed the cyan field, burning unhurriedly into pieces of gray-black embers.
The Kuroshio was getting closer and closer, and the cavalry that was tumbling forward was not moving fast, apparently saving their horsepower for the imminent charge. Lu Yao could already distinguish the shirtless and ghost-like appearance of the former. That's the Xianbei cavalry!
In the past few months, Lu Yao has moved to various parts of northern Xinjiang, and at least forty or fifty Xianbei tribes have been defeated. But those are actually just miscellaneous hus under the name of Xianbei, and for those real Xianbei strong clans, Lu Yao has always been extremely vigilant and regards them as great enemies.
The last time I saw Xianbei cavalry of this scale was on the tower of Jinyang City. At that time, Liu He, the Xiongnu Zuoxian King, attacked with tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and he could destroy the outnumbered Jinyang City, but he was attacked and killed by the Xianbei cavalry under Tuoba Yilu, and suddenly collapsed. The elite of the Xiongnu Han State was so good at fighting, but it was not the enemy of the Xianbei people in a war. Since then, the bravery, perseverance, and death-defying of the Xianbei cavalry have left a deep impression on the Jinyang army.
After Lu Yao arrived in Daijun, he also fought with the Xianbei cavalry. At that time, the Jin army fought a decisive battle with the Changshan bandits, and Tuoba Lu officials sent light cavalry for 3,000 days and nights to fight into Dai County. They were like tigers and horses like dragons, shouting and fighting fiercely, and the momentum was like a storm, which suddenly made Lu Yao's troops fall into embarrassment. It was difficult for Lu Yao to fight in person, and if it weren't for Wen Qiao's persuasion of Murong Longcheng to defect, the outcome would be unimaginable.
Now...... When the Jin people were alone in the depths, the grassland on the dam for hundreds of miles on the Long March, and the mountains far away from the Daijun base, another huge Xianbei cavalry was attacking! It is difficult to estimate the number of enemy troops due to the low position they are in, but at least it is above 10,000, and it is likely to reach 20,000. This numerical advantage was too terrifying, Lu Yao looked around, and all the generals and colonels from Xue Tong and below showed nervous expressions, and some of them even looked like dead ashes.
The more tense he was, the clearer Lu Yao's mind became, and his thinking was running dozens of times faster than usual. It seemed that in an instant, he suddenly understood many things.
"Such a huge army...... This is the Xianbei Raid of the Youzhou Army. Lu Yao laughed: "I really didn't expect them to be so bold. ”
Although there are millions of Xianbei people in northern Xinjiang, they belong to hundreds of large and small tribes. When the Luguan died, the eastern Tuoba Xianbei tribes collapsed, and the civil strife was in place, the vast majority of the tribes could only go with the flow to protect themselves, even if there were a few careerists who tried to take advantage of the situation, they would eventually be cut off by the strong as fat. There are only six parties that really have the strength to compete for the territory and can decide the future of Northern Xinjiang: Hexi Xiongnu, Baibu Xianbei, Tuoba Xianbei West, Jinyang Army, Daijun Army, and Youzhou Army.
Since the western part of Tuoba Xianbei was uniting with the Jinyang Army and fighting a decisive battle with the Xiongnu and Baibu Xianbei who crossed the river to the east, the first four parties could not spare their hands, and the Daijun army could regain the vast territory in the eastern part of Tuoba Xianbei in a good way. This is indeed a godsend for Lu Yao's department, which only owns the Dai County.
But how will the Youzhou Army move?
The hussar general Wang Jun killed his predecessor Youzhou Assassin Shi and Yan in the first year of Yongxing and led Youzhou himself. Although this move is very unorthodox, when the imperial court is employing people, it can only pinch its nose and admit it. The Dai County where Lu Yao is located is nominally under the jurisdiction of the Youzhou Thorn History Department. However, the three counties of Daidi fell into the hands of Zahu for decades, and Wang Jun actually only controlled the four counties of Fanyang, Yanguo, Beiping, and Liaoxi. Lu Yao served as the general of Yingyang, the military post of the Taishou of the county, and the military of Shanggu Guangning of the superintendent of the county, although the power was far inferior, but in terms of the famous weapons of the imperial court, it was enough to do his own thing, and there was no need to rely on the snort of Youzhou. From this point of view, it is not known that the imperial court intends to support Lu Yao to divide Wang Jun.
The Youzhou Army has been invincible in the southern and northern wars over the years, relying on the strength of the Duan Department and the Yuwen Department, the two powerful clans of Xianbei in the east. Among them, Yuwen Xianbei's sphere of influence is about west of Liucheng and east of Weiyuan. The sphere of influence of the Duan Department was in the area from Liaoxi to Yanguo, and extended westward to Daidi.
After the Tuoba Xianbei Rebellion, the Wulu Hui Department and the Weinai Lou Department that originally occupied the grassland on the dam moved eastward, which would inevitably encroach on the sphere of influence of the Yuwen Department, so the Youzhou Army mobilized a huge military force to intercept it, one in order to maintain the territory, and the other was also to collect the huge manpower and material resources of the Wulu Hui Department and the Wei Nai Lou Department. According to the military report, three days ago, the two armies fought fiercely, and the Youzhou army won an extremely tragic victory, with nearly 10,000 casualties, so Lu Yao was relieved and boldly raised troops and drove straight to the north.
However, this military report is not complete!
The Duan Department will not accept the status quo of being occupied by Lu Yao, and the Yuwen Department has coveted the fertile water and grass of the source for a long time. The Daijun regime that stands in front of them is a thorn in their side and a thorn in their flesh. It must be known that with the strong strength of the second department, what is the loss of 10,000 people? Just when Lu Yao was relieved to boldly go north, the real main force of the Youzhou Army with the support of the Duan Department and the Yuwen Department had already been waiting for the rabbit, intending to destroy the newly rising Daijun regime in one fell swoop on this remote grassland of the country!
In the past month, Lu Yao and his subordinates have all been immersed in the joy of completely replacing the county. They are used to winning and are looking forward to victory after victory. However, they were careless and negligent, and they did not notice Youzhou's plan at all, and finally fell into an extremely passive situation strategically.
Lu Yao inhaled deeply and exhaled deeply. But it doesn't matter, the Daijun army came to the north to fight in the first place. Even if the enemy waits for work and has a large number of soldiers, if he wants to win the final victory, he still has to rely on fighting with a knife and a gun. And the battlefield fighting...... Who have I, Lu Daoming, ever been afraid of? No matter who is attacking this time, Wang Pengzu, Duan Wu Bechen or Yuwen Mogui, let you see the strength of the Daijun Army today!
"Old Xue, it's good that you follow closely." Lu Yao nodded to Xue Tong: "Please go and arrange it quickly." The good things we have prepared will be used now. ”
"Yes." Xue Tong clasped his fists and saluted, striding downhill.
With Xue Tong's order, the entire Jin army, which was entrenched like a giant python, turned its scale armor again. The dense array of Jin army foot soldiers scattered slightly, making way for the rear soldiers. The rear team led by Xue Tong not only has heavy infantry fighting in armor, but also a large number of crossbowmen. In order to ensure the speed of the march, they placed their equipment on the vehicles accompanying the army and moved lightly. At this moment, a considerable number of elite soldiers began to wear their armor with the help of auxiliaries, and the crossbowmen pierced the end of their crossbows into the ground and stepped on the winding with force.
When the armor and crossbows were removed, the vehicles used to carry them were also vacated, and these vehicles were two-wheeled carts that could be easily pulled by a pack horse. The cart is made of thick wood, with iron nails in the corners, and although it is shoddy, it is very strong. One side of the trolley is stacked with timber, and a baffle about six feet high is erected, and there are small holes in the baffle. The soldiers pushed the vehicles to the west, facing the direction of the enemy's attack, with the side of the baffle outward, chained to each other, leaving a gap between every five vehicles. In this way, in just a few moments, a tall car city appeared in the middle of the two rivers!
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I'm sorry, I've been sick again for the past two days. I'll try to keep it up to date though.