Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 412 Veteran General and Upstart

Thanks to Liang Xiao's insistence on the luxurious configuration of one man and three horses, the Han army crossed the desert at a speed of hundreds of miles per day, and after two days of marching, they arrived at a large swamp at the western foot of Wolf Mountain.

Daze is facing the Langshan Gap, which is the only way to enter and exit the western grassland through Henan.When Liang Xiao traveled west for the first time, he stopped here.But at that time, he only had a few people, and he was walking day and night, for fear of being discovered by the Huns. Unlike now, he commanded more than ten thousand fine cavalry, and he was confident that he would crush all the enemies in front of him.

The Han army came so suddenly that the Huns were not prepared at all. Before the sporadic teams of scouts could react, they were swarmed up by the murderous Han army and caught.

After interrogating the captives, Li Guang learned that King Aries and King Lou Fan had already made preparations.Two months ago, the Huns received news of the Han army gathering in Shangjun and the Yanmen Group, and they were about to take the initiative to attack and show the Han army some color.

Li Guang smiled, and Li Xi also smiled.The Huns are still so arrogant, they don't even know that they are dying.King Lou Fan guarded against Han Anguo from Yanmen, and King Aries guarded Cheng Bushi from Shangjun, but he didn't know that Li Guang had already outflanked them.

"Catch it in one fell swoop." Li Guang stretched out his big hand and waved it vigorously, full of vigor.

"General, I think you can wait." Liang Xiao stopped Li Guang in time.At this moment, his and Li Guang's identities were somewhat reversed.Li Guang, who was supposed to be calm, was a little irritable, but he, who was supposed to be full of enthusiasm, had no choice but to suppress the excitement in his heart, and controlled the whole rhythm as much as possible.

Li Guang's eyes were a bit unfriendly. "It's alright for King Lou Fan, why don't you give up King Aries to Cheng Bushi?"

Liang Xiao smiled. "General, if there are only King Aries and King Loufan, then naturally there is nothing to say, just rush up and kill them all. But don't forget, general, this is already a Yin mountain, and the main force of the Xiongnu Shanyu may appear at any time. General Do you think Shan Yu's head is more valuable, or Aries King's head is more valuable?"

Li Guang blinked his eyes and grinned happily. "What if Shan Yu doesn't come?"

"General, if Shan Yu doesn't come, after we have dealt with King Aries, we still have enough power to go westward, use the strong to defeat the weak, and use the crowd to defeat the few. The accumulation of military achievements is also very impressive. Why bother to compete with General Han and General Cheng Besides, they are a mixture of infantry and cavalry. Without our cooperation, it would be difficult for them to wipe out the Huns. When they are in an indissoluble battle, we will kill them again. What's wrong?"

Li Guang nodded in satisfaction. "You kid, you are too insidious. If Old Cheng finds out, he will definitely scold you."

Liang Xiao smiled slightly. "If he scolds freedom, he scolds him. If the general doesn't scold me, I will feel at ease."

Li Guang laughed.He immediately ordered the army to rest at the edge of the marsh, and sent scouts far away, so as not to be found by the Huns.

Li Guang was a loose man, so he didn't set up a camp, and his subordinates chose places to rest.Li Xi of the former army was different. He strictly ordered the soldiers to set up their camps without any negligence.The army has entered the hinterland of the Huns, and the battle may happen at any time, no matter how careful it is, it is worthwhile.

Liang Xiao, as a lieutenant general, also led 3000 cavalry to station on the northeast side of Daze.He had the experience of commanding two to three thousand people before, but this time he was fighting with Li Guang, and it was impossible for him to decide everything by himself.However, he still values ​​it very much to be able to go out with the army this time.In this era, there are not many opportunities to lead tens of thousands of cavalry in battle, and every experience is a rare learning opportunity.

However, this is not as difficult as he imagined.Most of the lieutenants were from the six counties in the Northwest. Apart from their personal riding and shooting abilities, they were no strangers to this kind of large army combat.Liang Xiao only needs to take care of those school lieutenants and capital lieutenants, and other things will be carried out according to the custom.

Cooperate with Liang Xiao's Gongsun Rongnu.When besieging King Xiutu, they cooperated tacitly, and Li Guang arranged him for Liang Xiao again.

Gongsun Rongnu is a native of Yiqu and a descendant of Yiqurong.Yiqu was conquered by Qin people, and they became Qin people again.When Han destroyed Qin, they became Han again.Even so, their appearance is still somewhat different from that of the Central Plains people.Gongsun Rongnu has outstanding riding and shooting abilities, and can ride barebacked horses.He was able to become a captain because he was promoted step by step by virtue of his martial arts.

"Take the Henan land and build a few fortresses here, and Beidi County will be safe." Gongsun Rongnu sat by the campfire, cut off a piece of meat with a short knife and threw it into his mouth, chewing until his mouth was full of oil, and said : "Your Majesty, this is a great merit."

"As a warrior, it's his job to protect his family and country, so there's no merit." Liang Xiao smiled and took the map. "You are from the Northland, are you familiar with the situation here? In your opinion, after the defeat of King Aries, where might he escape from?"

"The most likely place is here, and Gaoque is the place where General Meng Tian built the fortress." Gongsun Rongnu said, "But that refers to the large group of people. If there are only dozens or hundreds of people left, it is difficult to say. Now, hide in the mountains, and no one will find him."

Liang Xiao glanced at him. "You are so confident?"

Gongsun Rongnu wiped his beard. "Of course, King Aries is not weak, but he is not as good as King Xiutu. King Xiutu's [-] elite riders were eaten by us in one bite. King Aries is nothing more than a lamb waiting to be slaughtered."

Liang Xiao also laughed.This is not the opinion of Gongsun Rongnu alone. The whole Han army probably thinks so.Ordinary soldiers are different from the imperial court. They don't think about those big things. They only know that no one is willing to be a coward in the face of the Huns.They have been oppressed and beaten by the Huns all these years, they have long been suffocated, and finally have a chance to vent their evil fire, how can they not be happy this time?
Even so, Liang Xiao still did not dare to relax. He suggested that Li Guang send a team of 500 people to Gaoque with sufficient supplies to find favorable terrain and prepare to intercept the fleeing Aries King or Lou Fan when necessary. king.

Li Guang readily agreed, and sent Li Gan to lead five hundred Longyou knights to Gaoque.

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Riding a fast horse, he rushed into Cheng Buzhi's camp and sent the emperor's edict.

Knowing that Li Guang had made an emergency landing on King Xiutu, Cheng Bushi was both surprised and delighted.Surprisingly, Li Guang's luck was so good that King Xiutu threw himself into the trap and delivered it to Li Guang; what was gratifying was that Li Guang succeeded, with a large number of war horses, and the strategic goal of capturing Henan was realized again. Chance.If this battle is successful, he also has the hope of becoming a marquis.

Cheng Buzhi didn't dare to neglect, and immediately called Wei Qing and Gongsun Ao.Wei Qing and Gongsun Ao are the generals sent by the emperor to assist Cheng Bushi. Wei Qing is the chariot general, and Gongsun Ao is the light chariot general.Considering their identities, even Cheng Bushi himself couldn't underestimate them.

After reading the edict, Wei Qing nodded again and again with a smile on his face.Gongsun Ao smacked his lips and slapped his thigh. "Then what are you waiting for, let's go quickly. That kid Liang Xiao runs fast, maybe he has already arrived in Henan and slaughtered the Aries King."

Cheng Bushi was no stranger to Liang Xiao, and he knew that the youngest general in the history of the Han Dynasty used to run thousands of miles with astonishing speed.Li Guang is also impatient, they will work together and have enough horses, so they will definitely march to Henan in a hurry.

"Two generals, then let's set off immediately. I plan to let the two generals lead the cavalry to support each other, and I myself will lead the infantry behind, how about it?"

"Okay." Gongsun Ao patted his thigh without hesitation. "That's the best way."

Wei Qing shook his head, stood up, cupped his hands and said, "General, since General Li is ready, we don't have to worry about the Huns escaping. Why should we be in a hurry? The Huns are numerous, and our army has insufficient cavalry and no infantry. Helping each other, once we meet, our army is not sure of victory, and it will inevitably be a fierce battle. It is safer to advance on foot and on horseback."

Cheng Bushi showed a faint smile, looked at Wei Qing with a little more kindness in his eyes, and secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

It is impossible for him to have no objections to the emperor sending these two young men to assist him, but he is cautious by nature and will not show these opinions on his face.Even though Gongsun Ao behaved arrogantly, he didn't say anything.He knew very well that these two young people had special identities, and he couldn't afford to offend them at all.If Wei Qing was as eager to do meritorious service as Gongsun Ao, and wanted to lead the cavalry to fight first, no matter how unwilling he was, he could only give them this opportunity to make meritorious service.

Cheng Bushi discussed with Wei Qing and made a decision to divide the [-] cavalry into two parts: Wei Qing and Gongsun Ao led [-] cavalry to serve as the front army, and he himself led [-] infantry to serve as the central army. Push north.

The army has been prepared long ago and has been waiting for the opportunity to go out.With Cheng Bushi's military order, the Han army embarked on a journey, aggressively rushing to the junction of the two ministries of King Aries and King Loufan.

At the same time, Han Anguo, the imperial historian, also received the edict, and immediately led more than [-] cavalry to attack Loufan's royal department.The assembled Han army in Yanmen County could not escape the eyes of King Loufan, and he had already prepared for it. Hearing that the Han army was dispatched, he led [-] cavalry to fight.

The two sides met in the area of ​​Manbo, and then fought in one place.

Although Han Anguo had [-] cavalry, he only had [-] cavalry. He did not dare to confront the cavalry head-on, so he formed an formation with infantry and confronted King Loufan.Although King Lou Fan did not have an advantage in military strength, he was not guilty at all.He was full of confidence as usual, and even boasted brazenly when Shan Yuting sent envoys to check the battle situation, he would definitely defeat the Han army and let the Han people obediently send the princess to him.

Two days later, Cheng Bushi, Wei Qing and others arrived and learned that Han Anguo was fighting fiercely with King Lou Fan. Cheng Bushi immediately sent Wei Qing and Gongsun Ao to lead the cavalry to attack to cooperate with Han Anguo.With the help of [-] cavalry led by Wei Qing and Gongsun Ao, Han Anguo finally had enough strength to fight back.

Facing the flanking attack of the Han army with [-] to [-] cavalry, King Lou Fan felt guilty and retreated voluntarily, and at the same time asked the King of Aries for help.
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(End of this chapter)