Chapter 704 Accident
The black mask and black armor formed a sharp contrast with the snow-like forest of knives.
I have never seen this kind of Qiang and Hu cavalry troops hit it. It melted like grease hitting a hot pot.
In just a moment, hundreds of cavalry, including men and horses, were turned into large pieces of minced meat.
The Qiang and Hu rebels who were still thinking about organizing a charge were shocked when they saw this scene. Some of the soldiers at the front were timid and retreated involuntarily.
The Qiang and Hu leaders slashed at the Hu soldiers who dared to retreat without obeying orders, and shouted loudly: "Anyone who dares to retreat without permission will be killed without mercy!"
"The Han army on the opposite side is only half of ours. Behind us, there are reinforcements many times larger than theirs. What are you afraid of? Charge! Charge forward!"
“As long as you charge forward, you can consume them all!”
The failure of the first charge did not make the Qiang and Hu retreat.
Even though the Mo Dao Team makes Qiang Hu fearful, sometimes, driven by fear, people will burst out with greater impulses.
It’s just that the impulse at this time made the formation even more scattered.
Huo Yi felt that the palm of his hand holding the Mo Dao was a little wet. Fortunately, the pattern on the handle prevented his hand from slipping.
He gasped for air, feeling that his mouth and nose were full of fishy smell.
Although he was called the Colonel Protector of Qiang, in fact, since he came to Longyou, he started out as an ordinary soldier.
He had to go through everything that the soldiers under the Qiang Captain had to go through.
From the most basic formations and training, to night raids, emergency formations, etc., there is no special treatment at all.
I heard that everyone under Feng Junhou must do this.
The first time he went into battle, he received the title of a trainee captain and followed the leading captain.
At this moment, he felt the unanimous movements of everyone around him and felt that the previous training was really worth it.
His usual colleagues stood beside him. Although no one spoke casually, it also gave him courage when he was on the battlefield for the first time and made him feel no fear at all.
“They’re here again!”
The captain specially sent by Zhang Yi reminded him in a low voice, "Be prepared."
Huo Yi's spirit was shaken, and he quickly followed the captain, his eyes fixed on the front, without any distractions.
There is no doubt that the Qiang and Hu's charge this time was defeated faster than the last time.
On the north side of the battlefield, the cavalry led by Liu Hun finally arrived.
Compared with the agreed time, it was half a day late.
The reason is to clear out the rebel Qiang scattered around Didao in advance.
With Liu Hun's protective wings beside him, Jufu could finally let go of his hands and feet.
As they moved forward, the unstoppable Han army forced the Hu people, who were twice their size, to retreat step by step.
Every time I saw the people who rushed up, they were all broken into pieces, leaving no intact corpses.
Seeing the evil ghost in black armor slowly pressing forward with a shining long knife, Qiang Hu finally couldn't bear the strong pressure.
The defeated soldiers who retreated again did not return to the army, but directly fled to both sides with their horses.
With them taking the lead, the Hu people at the front didn’t know who shouted first, turned around and fled each other.
Before the Hu people under Didao City could form a formation to fight the Han army coming from the north, the front troops sent to intercept them had already been defeated.
Once someone takes the lead in escaping on the battlefield, the leader must try his best to stop it in time.
Otherwise, a partial rout can easily lead to a massive defeat.
The Qiang and Hu did not have a dignified leader, and they were scattered.
There was no timely transmission of information, so the people at the rear had no idea what was happening. Seeing the defeat at the front, the rear also became chaotic.
More importantly, the appearance of the Han army in the north accelerated the morale of the army.
The central army of the Han army stopped at the foot of Didao City and did not pursue the Qiang and Hu who were beginning to show signs of defeat.
Just the drums in the army became louder.
Muffled shouts began to sound: "Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng!"
As the drums became louder and louder, thousands of people began to shout in unison: "Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng, the great man!"
At the same time, there was the sound of weapons striking.
The sound waves seemed to be substantial, rolling forward like muffled thunder rolling past.
Even the Qiang and Hu who were not affected by the rout began to commotion.
Some of the Qiang and Hu who were the first to escape began to be driven back by Liu Hun and his men.
During a short rest, the crossbowmen fired at the horns of the formation.
Mo Daoshou began to retreat into the formation, then pulled up his mask, took out a small cloth bag from his body, and took out a ration wrapped in oil paper.
Peel off the oil paper, a sweet smell hits your nostrils. This is Mo Daoshou's unique ration.
Put the ration to your mouth and start chewing silently.
Some people’s dry food has been broken into pieces due to too much movement, but because it is wrapped in oil paper, they can be poured directly into their mouths, which saves a step.
There was no water on the battlefield. Apart from feeling a little dry in his mouth, Huo Yi felt that this dry food was really a luxury.
In the past, even in the palace, this kind of food was extremely rare.
Not to mention that it is obviously adulterated with sugar and refined salt.
Not only him, but also the captain next to him was very careful. Even if a small drop fell on him, he would pick it up and put it in his mouth, regardless of the blood stains all over his body.
This kind of rations will only be distributed before the battle, and it is the best dry food in the army.
After chewing it carefully, the captain sighed happily, "As long as I can eat this kind of food every day, I'm willing to fight every day!"
Huo Yi couldn't help coughing because his throat was dry, "It would be better if there was water."
“If we guard the camp, there will be water.”
The captain knew that Huo Yi was a person assigned by the superiors, and his future prospects would probably be much better than his own, so he was willing to communicate with him.
"It's just that this time, the barbarians are not fighting, and we are the attacking party. As long as we can win the battle, it doesn't matter if we drink less water."
As he said that, the school captain looked at Huo Yi, "Did the baby come from Nanxiang Academy?"
Huo Yi munched on the dry food and responded vaguely, intending to falter.
Unexpectedly, the school captain was talkative: "The students from the school are great! They are all disciples of the prince, and they have a bright future in the future."
“I also have a child who entered the school the year before last. A letter was sent a few days ago saying that he has been selected this year and is going to go to Longyou to continue working with the prince.”
As he spoke, his eyes were full of brilliance: "From now on, I will be successful."
When Huo Yi heard this, he finally asked: "Longyou is more dangerous than Hanzhong. We will definitely have to fight Cao Cao's thieves in the future. Aren't you worried?"
The school captain glanced at Huo Yi strangely, as if he didn't understand why there were students like Huo Yi among the students in the school.
“I have a child working in the workshop, a wife, and last year I took a barbarian girl as my concubine. What are you afraid of?”
"A prince must have rules, and his only son is not allowed to go to the front line. What's more, even if he dies in battle, his family will be well cared for, so what is there to be afraid of?"
Last year in the battle at Longyou, many Wei soldiers were captured.
The king also selected some people and asked them to talk about their days with Cao Cao.
After a year of hard work, 50% to 60% of the food grown was harvested, and the whole family was hungry.
Even if you join the army, your family will not have peace.
What are you drawing?
But he didn’t dare to run away. If he really wanted to run away, his parents, wife, and children would be sentenced to hard labor.
The Cao thieves are usurpers and want to destroy the Han Dynasty all the time. They must not be allowed to succeed.
I could only hear the captain's sincere words to educate Huo Yi: "So, if we don't defeat Cao Cao's thief, how can we have a good life?"
“After Cao Cao’s bandits left Hanzhong, how many people were forced to leave their hometown…”
“Leave home.” Huo Yi couldn't help but remind him.
This is what Feng Junhou said.
“Wow!” the captain slapped his thigh, “It means leaving home and leaving the well.”
The corner of Huo Yi's mouth twitched.
“I am one of the first batch of people to follow the king. I just can’t read, so this life is probably over.”
The school captain sighed regretfully, "I can't compare to those of you who have been in school."
“My dear, since you have entered the school and know a lot of truths, you should know that only by defeating Cao Cao’s thieves can our descendants live a good life with peace of mind.”
The captain glanced at Huo Yi and said, "Thieves like Cao don't even regard us as human beings. How do you still want to live a good life?"
He didn't understand any big principles, he just repeated what others said at the conference of "remembering the bitter and thinking of the sweet" over and over again.
Not to mention anything else, he understands the principle that "Han and traitors cannot stand together".
Without the big man, his family members in Hanzhong will no longer have a good life.
So we must defeat the Cao thieves so that they will never stand up again.
Even though Huo Yi has lived in the palace since he was a child, he is determined.
But when I heard in the army that even an ordinary captain could recite the phrase "Han and traitors cannot stand together", I couldn't help but feel shaken.
At this time, the sound of horns began again, and at the same time, the sound of war drums also sounded.
"Prepare!"
Someone is reminding loudly.
Upon hearing this, Huo Yi quickly put down his mask and grasped Mo Dao tightly.
“There’s no rush, it’s not time for us to play yet.”
The old Youtiao Captain sat still and said, "Let's take a break. This is not the drum sound of our Modao Camp."
“Come, come, sit over here, let’s talk about **** the Cao thief.”
The captain patted his side.
Huo Yi:…
Just when Jufu and Liu Hun were driving Didao's Qiang and Hu rebels toward Daxia County according to their original plan.
Chen Shi from the south also led his people and began to move westward to prevent the barbarians from fleeing south. At the same time, he also sent people to notify the Tufa Department to blockade Panhan as soon as possible.
A considerable number of Qianghu did not stay in Daxia County, but continued to flee westward along the Daxia River.
At this time, something unexpected happened.
The Bald Hair Division guarded the cattle, sheep and horses plundered in the winter, and did not move north from the temporary stronghold of Baishi City in time.
Even at this time, they did not confront the Qiang Hu who had earlier retreated to Panhan.
The Qiang and Hu who were driven back by the Han army returned to Pouhan and began to rejoin the Qiang and Hu in Pouhan.
Facing the Panghan rebels with more than 20,000 troops, the Bald-Faced Ministry became more and more hesitant.
They sent out men and horses, hoping that the Han army could continue to advance westward quickly and join them in attacking Fanhan.
The bald man's lack of achievements is completely different from his arrogance in winter.
When the news reached Shouyang, Feng Yong, who was basking in the sun, was suddenly very angry: "When you are robbing things, you are as fierce as a wolf, but when you really fight, you are timid. Is this bald guy a waste?"
He stood up from the rocking chair and walked to the front hall with the wind at his feet.
The front hall was changed into the staff office of the Colonel Protecting Qiang.
Gongsun Zheng was telling his staff to prepare the map and sand table.
Then put the small flag in your hand on the sand table.
"Your Majesty, if the Bald Hair Division does not entangle the rebels, we can only give up on Panhan temporarily and cannot go any further."
Gongsun Zheng took his stick and pointed at the north side of Taoshui River. "If we go too deep, I'm afraid the Cao thieves in Liangzhou will take advantage of it."
Not to mention that Zhao Yun is just pretending to put pressure on the Wei army in Yuzhong. Even if he actually advances, it will not be easy to capture Yuzhong City when the Wei army is well prepared.
If Yuzhong City cannot be reached, Jufu Liu Hun and others cannot advance too far west. Otherwise, Cao Wei can send troops from Jincheng, another stronghold east of the Yellow River, to sneak attack their rear.
Coupled with Didao's new decision and unstable people's hearts, if he suddenly defected and went back, it would be good if one-third of his more than 10,000 troops could come back.
According to the original plan, although the Han army only attacked the city of Daxia and stopped, there was a Tufa tribe to the west to intercept the Qiang and Hu at Fuhan.
With their own assistance, it was only a matter of time before the Bald Ministry annexed the Qiang and Hu in the Paohan River Pass area.
But he can also control the Bald Ministry step by step, and finally resume governance of the westernmost part of Longxi without any bloodshed.
Drive out the wolves and devour the tigers, then tame the wolves into dogs, and finally let the dogs attack the Wei army in Liangzhou.
It’s wonderful to think about it.
In order to achieve his goal, he sent women, fine wines, military parades, and promises.
Unexpectedly, the bald man actually gave up at the most critical moment!
Gongsun Zheng moved the small flag to the location of Baishi City. "Bada Tianli said before that their tribe has been trying to occupy Fanhan."
“But the news coming back from General Chen now says that they have retreated to Baishitou City. The situation of the Bald Headquarters seems a bit strange.”
Feng Yong looked at the sand table, frowned, and said: "Baishi City was originally their stronghold, and their tribe stayed there. It is not surprising to retreat there."
“I just don’t know now whether they took the initiative to retreat or were forced to retreat.”
He turned to Gongsun Zheng and asked, "Has the General Staff made a record of this situation?"
Gongsun Zheng nodded and changed the positions of the three Han armies on the sand table.
"Now our three groups of troops are heading to Daxia City to encircle them. At that time, General Chen can lead his people to the old pass and guard the north gate of Didao."
“Daxia City is not far from the old pass. General Liu’s cavalry can reach it in one day and can respond at any time.”
“After capturing the city of Daxia, General Ju led the army to continue marching westward, and cooperated with Tufa’s troops to attack Panhan.”
Feng Yong looked at the sand table carefully and nodded: "It's a bit risky, but as long as General Chen holds on to the old pass, there will be no worries about his future."
“Plus Liu Hun is leading the cavalry to provide support, so it’s not a big problem.”
Thinking of this, Feng Yong couldn't help feeling a little regretful.
It would be better to just make dumplings for all the rebels at Didao's place. Now half of them are sent back. Under the unexpected weakness of the Bald Hair Division, the rebels who ran back have caused trouble for themselves.
“The Bald Department, it seems they want to preserve their strength!”
Feng Yong pondered for a moment and said something.
The current situation is a bit difficult to get off.
If the Han army does not continue to move forward, it is letting the tiger go back to the mountain. Well, wrong, at most it is letting the snake into the water.
More importantly, it will make the bald man suspicious.
If they continue to move forward, the Bald Hair Division can borrow the power of the big man to easily take down the Han.
Under other circumstances, how could King Feng Gui allow Bald Man to be so petty?
A fist has long passed, letting them know what the Great Han Empires Iron fist.
But now Cao Wei is watching from the north of the Yellow River. He needs the Bald Hair Ministry as a buffer, and at the same time he also needs to lay the foundation for the governance of Yuhan, but he has to think carefully.
At this moment, hurried steps were heard outside the door, and a staff officer who was a school student hurriedly walked in: "Chief, there is an urgent military situation!"
Feng Yong's heart skipped a beat. He took the secret letter from the military and made sure it was complete before opening it and reading it.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he read the content of the letter clearly, Feng Yong cursed one word on the spot: "Cao!"
(End of this chapter)