back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 934
An "earthquake" occurred in the Supervision Department in Chang'an City, but the imperial guards on the expedition knew nothing about it, and even the court was just a rumor.

The civil servants did not pay attention to the news from the Supervision Department.All they care about is whether the Imperial Army of the Northern Expedition wins or loses.

More than a month has passed, and there is no news at all, which is really strange.

In fact, we all know that they are a little impatient.

After all, more than half of the imperial army were infantry, and they moved slowly.Even though Datong Mansion is only a thousand or two hundred miles away from Chang'an City, it only takes more than a hundred miles a day, and it will take half a month at the fastest to get there.If there was any further delay on the way, it would be longer.After arriving at Datong Mansion, it will take a few days to reorganize the army and get out of the Great Wall.In this way, more than a month is considered fast.

Even Lu Chengqi didn't know where the forbidden army was now.

Outside the Great Wall, beside the ancient road.

"What kind of road is this?"

Looking at the long straight road, a guard soldier couldn't help feeling weak in his legs and feet.

"It seems to be called to the emperor to go on the road. I heard that it was built during the Qin Dynasty." A soldier of the forbidden army with a little knowledge said uncertainly.

"Hey, don't you know? I'm from Jingzhao Prefecture, and I'm very familiar with this road. Yes, this road was built by Qin Shihuang, and it's called 'Straight Road'. It starts from Ganquan Palace in Xianyang, Kyoto in the south, and ends in Jiuyuan in the north. County, across 800 counties, more than [-] miles. It is commonly known as "Huangshang Road" and "Sage Road"! In the past few years, His Majesty has also decreed renovations to have the current scale, otherwise it would have been buried by weeds."

A voice came from behind: "You child, you know a lot. Yes, this is Qin Zhidao. After Qin Shihuang ruled the world, he began to build the Great Wall to rule the straight roads and run the roads. The Great Wall is a purely defensive fortification. Go, and it was used for military use in wartime. During the Qin Dynasty, the Xiongnu repeatedly invaded the Central Plains, and Qin Shihuang came up with this method. There are many fortresses guarding straight roads. Even if the Huns cross the Great Wall, they cannot attack the Central Plains. After the fall of Qin, the Han Dynasty They have also been using straight roads. In the early Western Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu tried to invade Guanzhong twice. One of them entered Xiaoguan and went straight to Yong County and Ganquan. Since the Xiongnu wanted to spy on Ganquan, why didn’t they go directly south from Jiuyuan, but detoured six Down the mountain?

It turns out that the east and west of Ziwu Ridge are the Luo River Valley and the Malian River Valley.When the grassland people went south to invade the Central Plains, they usually took the river valley.At that time, neither the Luo River Valley nor the Malian River Valley was disturbed. What is the reason?The reason is that the addition of a straight road on Ziwu Ridge made the Xiongnu have to worry.Although they temporarily controlled Henan, they did not dare to occupy it for a long time.At that time, King Zuoxian of the Huns once occupied the Yinshan and Hetao areas, but soon withdrew again, which is the reason.The Turks of the previous dynasty also once committed crimes in the south. The former dynasty was able to turn defense into offense, and then seized the Henan land, set up three surrendered cities in the east, middle, and west, and laid down the Yinshan defense line. Zhidao also played a vital role. "

The soldiers of the Forbidden Army saw that it was Wang Shao, and quickly saluted, "General!"

"Okay, we will arrive at Hetao later. If you go further east of Hetao, you will be Yunneizhou City. If you go further east from Yunneizhou City, you will be Datong Mansion. We said we are going to Datong Mansion, but in fact it is just a slap in the face. Really. The purpose is to go to Yunnei Prefecture and meet the two generals Zhe Kexing and Zhu Daguang. After joining forces, go straight to the northeast and go straight to Huanglong!" Wang Shao said with a smile, "This is your first time on the battlefield. , are you nervous?"

"Report to the general, don't be nervous!" A soldier of the Imperial Army clenched the Hongxiang-style rifle in his hand, and grinned, "With this musket, are you still afraid of the Khitans?"

"Haha, that's the reason!"

Everyone laughed.

In three more days, the city of Yunneizhou is already in sight.

After joining forces with Zhe Kexing and Zhu Daguang, the army made some adjustments, then changed direction and headed for Linhuang Mansion.

"Brother-in-law, is this... the impetus for a decisive battle with the Khitans?"

Yang Huaiyu also knew what was good and what was bad. Seeing that the atmosphere in the army had obviously changed, he also came to his senses and asked Wang Shao quietly.

"That's right, have you seen those scouts who are frequently dispatched ahead? They probably discovered the whereabouts of the enemy's large troops..." Wang Shao judged with certainty.

Yang Huaiyu also remembered the knowledge acquired in the Royal Military Academy, swallowed her saliva, and said excitedly: "That means, after a while, we will meet the enemy's main force?"

Wang Shao hesitated for a moment: "It's better to go step by step. I guess we will set up camp tonight and wait for the enemy to come forward."

Yang Huaiyu was stunned: "Why, why not just kill him?"

Wang Shao hated iron and said: "Have you forgotten? Waiting for work with ease, we will win steadily! Our Dashun dispatched troops this time, focusing on stability, and we can't be greedy for meritorious deeds, we can only take every step of the way! If we are caught in an ambush again, we will die But 40 troops!"

Yang Huaiyu said disdainfully: "That's so boring!"

"Hey, you have to fight the battle, I guess, the Khitan people will come to steal the camp in these two days!" Wang Shao said firmly, "We will have to keep the food and grass at that time. Remember, we must arrange the food and grass separately!"

"Why don't we keep the fodder for the horses and distribute the dry food to the gang?" Yang Huaiyu suddenly thought.

Wang Shao was taken aback for a moment: "This is a good idea! Even if the Khitan want to sneak attack, they won't be able to please!"

After they summed up, they immediately reported to the clinic.This idea is too novel, and the doctor did not dare to take risks, but he did not disagree.After leaving half of the rations and grass to be distributed separately, half of the dry rations were distributed to each soldier, which cost as much as half a month.

At five o'clock that night, as expected, more than [-] Khitans came to steal the camp.

Uh, it's a bit inappropriate to say that they stole the camp. They all came here aboveboard, and rushed forward.

Fortunately, the imperial guards had hidden sentries, and when the Hong Xiang rifles rang out across the night grassland, the imperial guards were all awakened.The Forbidden Army is always on the defensive, even if there is an emergency, the response is very quick.This group of Khitan people were blocked by obstacles such as horses and wires, but they couldn't get away at all.Some people even fell into the horse trap and were stabbed to death by the trap.

Fighting until dawn, the Khitan left more than a thousand corpses and left calmly.

In this battle, although the imperial army did not suffer much loss, after seeing the tenacity and bravery of the Khitan people, all the soldiers were no longer as relaxed and casual as before, but really tensed up.

They knew that this battle was just an outpost.

The real battle has just begun.

This is a war that determines the direction of the two nations. The Han people are prepared, but what about the Khitan people?They just thought that Dashun was just showing off, but they didn't know that he had already made up his mind to fight to the death.

Who will have the last laugh?
God only knows...

(End of this chapter)