The devil is coming

Chapter 516 Wang Qi!
No matter how much planning, no matter how much food, no matter how many civilians, no matter how much ordnance, no matter how much paper is on paper, the thoughts of the generals along the way, the suspicions of the generals along the way...
No matter how much there is,
finally,
It still has to come down to a real fight with swords and guns.
can't escape
There's no way to escape either.
Throughout the ages, even though there have been many examples of countries being destroyed without bloodshed or even the whole country being surrendered and no one in the country being a man, blood was actually shed, but it was shed early.
The rain stopped,
clear,
at noon,
In the Xuehaiguan military camp, more than 1 cavalrymen came out of the camp. Among them, [-] barbarian cavalry were the front troops. The barbarian king who once disturbed the peace of the Three Jin Dynasty was suddenly in the formation;
In addition, Jin Shuke and Ke Yandong each had three battalions of troops as rear troops. This was not because Uncle Zheng deliberately consumed the barbarian soldiers, but because in terms of loyalty and combat effectiveness, the barbarian soldiers were the most trustworthy.
This battle,
As the opening battle against Chu,
Only win but not lose!
The cavalry team galloped like thunder. After bypassing Dongshan Fort, they went all the way south and penetrated directly into the heart of the Chu army's stronghold and military fort before Zhennanguan Pass!
Dongshan Fort was the first place where smoke rose.
This is not the Yan people exploring horses,
This is the Yan army!
immediately,
The beacon fires of all military forts and military strongholds were all lit,
This also marks the official beginning of the national war between Yan and Chu, the two eastern countries!
……
Zhennanguan, General Mansion.
General Nian, who was dressed in military uniform, walked out of the hall and asked the messenger who was kneeling on the ground in front of him:
"How many soldiers and horses have come from the Yan people?"
Wolf smoke not only has an early warning function, but the color and thickness of the smoke can also convey the scale and extent of the enemy's attack.
"Replying to the general, a message is sent from the front. The Yan army entering is about [-] cavalry."
"Wanqi?"
The Nian General frowned, stretched out his hand and pushed away the soldier standing beside him who was helping him take care of the silver spikes on his armor, "Just Wan Qi?"
"Report!!!!"
The second round of messengers arrived:
"The Yan cavalry is coming to our Zhennan Pass!"
"Fart Zhennanguan, they are going to Yangshan Village."
Nian Yao picked up his saber and ordered:
"The drums are beaten to convey the message to the generals, and affairs are discussed in the city tower."
The tower is naturally the tower of the north city wall of Zhennanguan.
There, one can clearly see the smoke and gain early insight into changes in the military situation.
This is a game of chess,
He sat facing south,
Sitting on the north side is Tian Wujing.
Play against such an opponent,
Nian Yao did not dare to be slack or careless in the slightest.
……
The Xuehaiguan cavalry had one man and two horses, so they went straight to Yangshan stronghold without stopping;
The moment the wolf smoke rose, it actually meant the beginning of this battle. Even though King Jingnan led various armies to suppress the battle, Uncle Zheng did not dare to treat the general of the opposite Da Chu as a decoration.
Finally, before dusk, Yangshan Village appeared in the army's sight.
Liang Cheng immediately ordered the sentries to be sent out, with a thousand riders on each side pressing forward. The rest of the soldiers and horses, half resting and eating, picked up shovels and started digging.
The sacks were prepared early, and they were ordered directly from the baggage camp.
Uncle Zheng is riding Pixiu this time on the expedition;
golden armor,
I'm too embarrassed to wear it.
But Pai Xiu was really embarrassed to stay in the village in full view of soldiers and horses from all walks of life.
Moreover, when charging the stronghold, courage and encouragement are most needed. As the mascot, Uncle Zheng is the morale of this army, so it is natural that it should be more conspicuous.
In front of Yangshan Village, the terrain is already low-lying. Even if it is sunny today, there are still swamps and mud there.
Firstly, they received the warning of the wolf smoke in advance, and secondly, they saw it with their own eyes, so the vine armor soldiers in Yangshan Village immediately began to operate, fully preparing for war and defense.
……
Chi Mingyi stood on the high platform and kept giving orders. Below, rows of vine armor soldiers were deploying their defenses in an orderly manner.
Looking north from where he stood, he could see a black shadow, but the problem was that this shadow was much thinner than he imagined.
"Report, Yan army appears outside the Western Camp!"
"Report, Yan army appears outside Dongying!"
Chi Mingyi immediately said: "Tell the east and west battalions to be careful. It was just a feint attack by the Yan people. It's nothing serious."
"Here!"
"Here!"
Chi Mingyi was right. The two groups of cavalry were indeed just feigning an attack. They ran up and rode around, shooting a few arrows and saying hello.
And on the main army side,
The soldiers who had eaten began to replace the soil they had dug earlier, and continued to fill the soil bags.
Earth bags have been gradually built up.
On Uncle Zheng's side, someone had set up a small tent for him, and he had already laid down in it, closed his eyes, and rested.
The rest of the troops, under the command of Liang Cheng, completed their defense mission before nightfall.
The Yan people have a certain aura of arrogance when fighting here, and here at Xuehaiguan, because of their uncle's relationship, everyone from the sergeants to generals at all levels also has an aura of scorn.
everyone,
Digging when it's time to dig, boiling water when it's time to boil water, and resting when it's time to rest. It's obviously a fight, but it feels like a leisurely spring outing.
As long as the army has soldiers and horses,
If you can stay calm in battle, you are considered a combatable soldier;
If you can be calm in battle, you will definitely be an elite.
War horses were all around, and many people simply lay on the horses when they were resting.
After nightfall, every two hours, more than 2000 riders would go out and more than 2000 riders would return. They would go around the outskirts of Yangshan Village, shoot arrows, light torches, shout, shout, and even sing. The songs of the desert barbarians.
Then, it’s shift change.
Those who had rested immediately mounted their horses again, while those who had returned continued to rest.
The troops and horses were mobilized, and the sound of the trampling hooves of the war horses was quite loud.
But the soldiers inside all slept peacefully. The battle was about to begin, and they all knew how to conserve their energy.
War horses need to maintain their power, and the same goes for people.
This kind of continuous harassment at night is secondary to the purpose of exhausting the troops. The main purpose is to prevent the defenders in Yangshan stronghold from carrying out night attacks.
This was a common trick used by Uncle Zheng when he started his business, so he was extremely cautious in guarding against this.
As for the rest of the Chu army's military strongholds and military forts, Liang Cheng only sent some sentries to serve as warnings, and did not take precautions with great fanfare.
Because according to the time, by now, all the soldiers and horses of the Yan army should have been in position.
Not to mention that the Chu army wanted to form a "locking dragon" formation, but those generals with smart ideas wanted to send troops to steal a hand. When their troops came out of the stronghold or the fortress, they would immediately find that a Yan army was already waiting.
Without the support of the fortress, the Chu people had to fight in the field with the Yan army. Although the Yan army's soldiers and horses had different combat capabilities, how can I say that in field battles, everyone had absolute confidence.
Uncle Zheng had a very good sleep this night. To be precise, he almost followed Taizu's footsteps and returned from inspecting the enemy's situation that day.
After entering the king's tent,
The depression in Uncle Zheng's heart has disappeared.
In fact, there is a bit of hypocrisy in my heart, and that hypocrisy is also due to the younger brother's rebellion against the controlling elder brother.
Lao Tian had even said those words, and Uncle Zheng was naturally happy.
People have no distracting thoughts,
Nature’s will is enlightened,
After eliminating all emotional interference,
below,
Just prepare to fight this battle honestly.
First of all,
Get a good night's sleep.
These barbarians were accustomed to such noise and noise when grazing in the past, so they could still get enough rest in this environment. They didn't stop until the next morning when they saw the refreshed Uncle Zheng stretching there. Don’t admire me, my uncle is truly calm and composed!
A Ming held the water bag and asked Uncle Zheng to wash his face while pouring water.
The water in the water bladder is very precious.
Because the nearby wells were either filled or poisoned, they didn't dare to drink even the stream water, so everyone drank the water they brought in their own water bladders.
Liang Cheng didn't send anyone out to find water sources. Anyway, the results of the battle will be out today. If you win, you have everything. If you can't win, then you can only turn around and withdraw, but you can't give it to the Chu commander-in-chief again. Opportunities to rearrange assignments.
Therefore, among the entire army, only Uncle Zheng could waste drinking water so wantonly.
"Huh... I slept so comfortably."
"Not only that, I slept next to you last night and heard you snoring." The sword master said angrily while eating naan and drinking water.
He was also surprised,
It stands to reason that this man is quite pampered and well-off at Xueguan on weekdays, but the result was that snoring sound last night, tsk tsk.
"Hahaha."
Uncle Zheng smiled and said:
"Don't mention it. Wearing armor and going to the battlefield will make you feel comfortable and easy to fall asleep."
The battlefield is a place where one faces life and death. In this environment, all kinds of problems such as depression and mental weakness disappear.
"I won't sleep next to you tomorrow night." The sword master said.
Uncle Zheng immediately said: "This can't be done! If you don't sleep next to me, I won't be able to stop snoring."
The sword master sighed, took a sip of water, and gave another mouthful of naan.
And then,
The trumpet sounded,
All the soldiers quickly finished everything they were doing, packed up their armor, got on their horses and got into position.
Chongzhai,
It's time to start!
Three thousand savage cavalry were at the front,
The Savage King, accompanied by Sang Hu, came to the front of the formation.
He held the knife in his right hand and raised his left hand high. Then, the knife edge cut across the palm of his left hand and wiped the blood on his forehead.
For a time, more than half of the wildling cavalry also imitated the wildling king, cutting their palms with the blade of the knife and wiping the blood on their foreheads. The rest of the wildlings were a step late, but also completed the ceremony.
"The stars are above, I will be waiting for you in the depths of the stars. This battle is not for the saints, but for ourselves and your family."
The Savage King roared with a ferocious expression:
“After this battle, you will eat the same food as them, drink the same clear water as them, and wear the same fine armor as them.
We will be assigned our own tent, our own house, our own pasture, and even our own slaves!
you,
Will become a new leader one by one!
you,
You will have your own family, your own tribe, your own women!
All of this depends on you now, using the saber in your hands to exchange for the blood and heads of the enemies in front!
let's go,
Warriors of the Holy Tribe!
Since we were born, we are not afraid of cold wind or severe cold!
let's go,
Warriors of the Holy Tribe!
stars,
We have been given another chance,
For the stars,
for the future,
For the warm and hot oil tea,
Go to the enemy ahead,
Vent your anger and roar! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! "
In the beginning,
When the barbarian king shouted in barbarian language, many barbarian soldiers in the rear actually looked like they were laughing.
They looked down upon the savages, they really looked down upon them.
Some of them robbed the snow customs after beating up the savages;
Most people, after arriving at Snow Customs, did not do much else but go hunting for savages in the snowfields.
They even thought that the bird songs shouted by the Savage King sounded really funny.
But as the Savage King's mood continued to rise,
After the expressions on the faces of the savages in front were constantly changing,
These barbarian soldiers slowly calmed down the joking expressions on their faces and began to become serious.
The sword master looked at Gou Moli in front of him.
He said to Uncle Zheng who was standing next to him:
"You finally let him out."
Uncle Zheng shook his head,
His boots stomped on the ground,
Road:
"No, he is always at my feet."
.........
A new line of smoke rose from the Yangshan stronghold because they saw that the Yan army was about to attack the stronghold.
And because the Yan army did not surround Yangshan stronghold, the Xinqi in the stronghold could freely leave the stronghold to report to Zhennanguan behind.
And on the tower of the north city wall of Zhennanguan,
General Nian Yao, whose eyes were a little red, received the report.
"Why, only Wan Qi came in?"
Nian Yao has always been puzzled by the number of Yan's troops, but he vaguely felt like he was being pinched by someone.
This is not the situation and development he wants.
"Report, Yangshan Village sent a message, the Yan people are attacking!"
Nian Yao gritted his teeth.
The Yan army is all the way, is it possible that the Yan people want to use this army to eat up Woyang Village?
The intention of the Yan people,
Tian Wujing’s plan,
what exactly is it?
The fog of the battlefield is still deep;
Nian Yao ordered:
"Send orders to several military fortresses near Yangshan Village to provide support."
Since the situation on the battlefield is currently very foggy, Nian Yao doesn't mind trying to "snatch the enemy" first and get a feel for the Yan people's plans.
however,
It doesn't matter if you don't touch it.
This touch is like adding water to boiling oil, and the situation suddenly becomes lively.
Within half an hour,
Various military forts and fortresses,
The smoke was raised one after another!
"Report, the enemy has been discovered in Xishan Fort!"
"Report, the enemy has been discovered in Sihe Village!"
"Report, the enemy has been discovered in Dugu Village!"
"Report..."
The enemy was discovered everywhere!
Of course, Nian Yao could not believe that the Yan people would directly launch an all-out attack. No matter how arrogant the Yan people were, they would not be able to attack the city on all fronts.
This can only be said that there were Yan army soldiers and horses on the periphery of various military fortresses. When the Chu army inside was ready to dispatch, the Yan army immediately appeared and began to press.
They do not attack the city;
But if the Chu army comes out,
They will definitely fight!
"Send the order, all military fortresses and strongholds must not leave, and be on strict guard!"
"Here!"
At this time, Nian Yao would not be stupid enough to forcibly mobilize soldiers and horses from various military fortresses. Otherwise, a chaotic battle would be inevitable.
There will be confrontations and fighting everywhere, and the battlefield is divided into countless pieces.
This should have been his plan to deal with the Yan people, but unexpectedly, he was the one who was about to be divided.
hit,
how to spell,
He is really stupid to mobilize the army now. No matter how heavy the casualties the Yan people pay, it is much more cost-effective than attacking the city!
"Report, Yangshan Village Xinqi!"
"Shout!"
Nian Yao knew that the trigger of the current situation was the Yan army that entered the battlefield first;
even,
Nian Yao has a sense of absurdity.
That is to look at the raging smoke that was reported earlier.
To make such a large battle, the entire Yan army would most likely be mobilized.
Therefore,
Are these hundreds of thousands of Yan troops just suppressing the formation along the way?
Who is it?
There is such a big card!
Who is it?
It's worth Tian Wujing giving him such a big deal!
There is no way that Tian Wujing himself is leading the Yan army that is advancing alone!
"General, the Yan army in front of our camp is flying the flag with the word 'Zheng'!"
"Zheng Ziqi?"
Nian Yao was stunned for a moment.
Don't think about it,
With the word "Zheng" and this kind of treatment, he immediately knew whose soldiers and horses that Yan army belonged to!
Isn't it the plain man from Yan State?
The prince-in-law of my own family!
Although there have always been rumors that the Nanhou of the Yan Kingdom, the current Nanwang, valued Zheng Fan very highly;
But Nian Yao really couldn’t believe it.
He would actually do this for that Uncle Hirano!
The two sides of Yan and Chu have a total of one million troops.
Just to give that Hirano uncle a stage to sing?
"Straight bitch, you're so damn nice to that guy named Zheng, why don't you come and try to calm down the situation yourself!"
General Nian couldn't help but curse.
He admired Tian Wujing and studied his tactics. This was no secret in Zhennan Pass.
Therefore, because of this, he felt very angry about King Jingnan of Yan State's attitude towards the Pingye Bo!
And the deeper reason for this anger is that,
His plan was in vain!
And vaguely, there was a feeling of panic spreading.
With [-] cavalry, you want to overwhelm a heavily guarded military stronghold garrisoned by [-] vine-armored soldiers in one day?
He doesn't believe it. He doesn't believe that the Yan people are really gods descending to earth!
But the leader was the man who once went to Chu alone to abduct a princess, an alien who was good at creating miracles and had fought thousands of miles to capture the Snow Customs.
Nian Yao's confidence was unstable.
"Report, General, there are Yan army troops ten miles northwest of our pass!"
"How many?" Nian Yao asked immediately.
"Thirty thousand!"
call,
Thirty thousand,
not much.
He actually dared to approach the south gate of his own town in a grand manner.
Yes,
The garrison of Zhennanguan is actually only more than 6. After all, this is an important military town, not a city in the traditional sense.
Even in Xueguan, which is larger than Zhennanguan, most of the households actually live in the area outside the city. In fact, the pass cannot accommodate too many people.
But in the military villages on the east and west sides of Zhennanguan, there were more than 4 Chu royal forbidden troops stationed on each side. There was also a large camp behind Zhennanguan.
Nian Yao can still understand that you have [-] Yan troops going to Chongyang Mountain Stronghold, but [-] Yan troops here dare to attack Nanguan, my town!
"Straight bitch, do you really think someone of my age is scared?"
"General, and..."
"Say."
"What was flying among the soldiers and horses was the royal flag of King Jingnan of the Yan Kingdom."
"..." Nian Yao.
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Northwest of Zhennan Pass,
A galloping cavalry regiment came to a halt.
front,
It is the Xiongguan of the Chu people, and the military stronghold of the Chu people. The most elite imperial imperial guards of the Chu people are stationed there.
All because of the majestic figure standing in front of the military formation, wearing gilt armor and riding a brave;
Like the wind blowing from the south on a hot summer day,
It's all here,
still.
(End of this chapter)