Chapter 285 Kill the enemy with force

Chapter 285 Kill the enemy with force

"Grand Governor, just ten miles east of the valley entrance is Qiangu Post. The general arrived here the day before yesterday. There are no traces of the enemy near the post road..."

In the valley, Li Dao strode towards Li Tai, who had just led a large group of troops to the valley. He first briefly explained the latest situation, and then introduced a Hu general who was accompanying him to Li Tai: "This one is Qianguyi. Commander Fei Lianmu of the Southern Guard Army, the last general and others visited and selected camps for the army, and they relied on Commander Fei Lian for his guidance. "

The military leader named Fei Lianmu quickly stepped forward to salute with his hands crossed, and said to Li Tai sincerely: "The bandit army entered the territory of Kouzhou, and Governor Li worked tirelessly to lead his troops to come to the rescue. He humbled his post and joined his camp. The scholars are deeply grateful and are willing to follow the governor to kill the thieves together!"

"It is our duty to kill the thief Jingbian. Commander Fei Lian does not need to be polite. What is the current situation in Guangwu City? Is there any message from Duke Wu'an?"

Li Tai turned over and dismounted, and while listening to the reports from Li Dao and other forward scouts and Fei Lianmu, he directed the troops to enter the valley and station themselves.

This valley is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and to the south is a plateau with a not too steep slope. It is a more suitable place to station. It was originally a government-run pasture. After the winter, the pasture personnel were withdrawn from Guangwu, so it became idle. , but it can accommodate people and horses to be temporarily stationed.

Li Dao and others had just arrived here the day before yesterday, and they didn't know much about the situation. They mainly wanted to choose camps and routes for the rear army, and contact the local people in Dongxia Prefecture.

There are still some armed forces from Dongxia Prefecture around the territory. Some, like Fei Lianmu and others, are responsible for their duties, while others have not had time to withdraw to Guangwu City.

As the bandits blocked the surrounding areas of Guangwu City, they also lost contact with Guangwu City. They were not sure what the situation was like in the city, and the information they could provide on the enemy's situation was very limited. However, they did have a good understanding of the surrounding geography. Very carefully.

In addition to what the scouts saw and the accounts of the local horses, Li Dao and others also captured several scouts and informants of the rebel army and submitted them to Li Tai for interrogation in person.

Most of these prisoners of war have been tortured and interrogated, and their attitudes are not stubborn. They answer almost all questions. However, they have repeatedly confessed that they have no valuable information. They are just from a tribe surnamed Liu, and they followed a large group of people to arrive here for many days. here. Who is the big leader who leads them, how many people there are in total, etc., are all unclear.

This is a relatively normal situation. With over 10,000 people and boundless territory, it is difficult for ordinary soldiers to have a clear and comprehensive understanding of their own forces. Some Hu soldiers were completely the private property of the chiefs, and they were just following orders, and the information was even more opaque.

Of course, it was not all without gain. Although these prisoners did not know the general situation, they could still explain their camp life and situation clearly.

They were indeed members of the Lishi Hu group. At the beginning of this year, they embarked on a migration path, wandering around the Xihe area between Hefen and Fen. Nanbai Road, but turned back after autumn and crossed the river to the south not long ago.

In the process of migration, food for these tribal warriors could be supplied regularly at first, but with constant consumption, the situation worsened. It became most difficult after summer, and the food was almost unsustainable. Many tribesmen, old and young, were hungry. Death, the size of the traveling tribes also dropped sharply. He had no choice but to go all the way north, but before he could fully enter the Monan area, he was attacked head-on by the Hu tribe forces in Monan, so he had no choice but to return south again...

From this experience, it sounds like they are not some wolf-like and cruel bandit, but a poor person who has been forced to have no choice but to become homeless.

Li Tai naturally had no sympathy for these thieves and Hus. He just roughly sketched the context of the Eastern Wei Dynasty's attack on Li Shihu through the self-reports of several prisoners.

In order to ensure the stability of the areas around Jinyang, Gao Huan frequently sent troops to attack Luliang Mountain, forcing the barbarians in the mountains to move away in order to avoid the disaster of the army.

Although the Eastern Wei army was strong, it was clear that these Lishihu people who were well versed in geography did not suffer too cruel a disaster. They were just unable to live and develop in one place due to the offensive of the Eastern Wei army.

As for why these Lishihu left the Luliang Mountains and went north to Monan, the prisoners couldn't explain it clearly, and Li Tai didn't know much either.

But it is obvious that this is a bad move, giving up the protection of the Luliang Mountains on which they rely for survival. It just so happens that Rouran and Gao Huan got married again this year, and they played a pear tree overwhelming the begonia. Their relationship was in a honeymoon period, and their indifferent Naturally, Nanfu will not get used to these Li Shihu, and will definitely give him a head-on blow.

What's quite annoying is that after wandering around for a long time, these Lishihu people who had left their hometown probably still felt that this side of the river was a soft persimmon, so they crossed the river and rushed towards the Loop area.

Li Tai also noticed that the entry of these Li Shihu seemed to be guided and assisted by local indigenous forces, because several prisoners all said that they had several full meals soon after crossing the river, and the overall team also grew. , there are many tribal people who are not familiar with each other before.

In addition to the prisoners' accounts, the information conveyed by Xiazhou also stated that a considerable number of Shuofang Hu were involved in these bandits. This one is really a trump card combination of a local snake and a powerful dragon in transit, making it a headache-inducing headwind situation.

Of course, most of these contents were made up by Li Tai based on the limited information provided by the prisoners. The real situation cannot be determined, and there is still a lack of accurate judgment on the specific strength of the rebel army.

Although it is said that if you know yourself and the enemy, you can win a hundred battles, but this is not a game of chess. There are not so many clear battles in the world. Anyway, they are here, what kind of opponent they are, let’s fight first.

Judging from the current situation, there should be no danger of Guangwucheng falling in a short time. Li Tai felt relieved and was no longer in a hurry to march forward and join forces with the Guangwucheng defenders to avoid being attacked by the bandits. Click for help.

The safer approach is to pass the news of the arrival of reinforcements to the city as soon as possible, allowing Li Mu to stay in the city with peace of mind, while he establishes a stable stronghold nearby to echo Guangwu City and contain the rebel army.

At this time of year, whether you are marching or stationed in the field, the consumption of supplies is very huge. Li Tai had the advantage of fighting at home, so he had to secure the supply of food and grass before he dared to order all his troops to go north and lead troops to fight.

No matter what their specific strength is, these thieves are still made of flesh and blood and cannot live without food or drink. Moreover, a considerable number of them are Li Shihu who came from far away from abroad, and their own material reserves are already worrying. As long as the confrontation situation can be maintained and they are not given the opportunity to fight to support the war, they will be the first to collapse.

On the contrary, the advanced troops are advancing lightly without hesitation. First of all, they don't know the specific strength of the enemy's troops. Secondly, those Li Shihu people may have a tragic feeling of risking their lives. It is really difficult to predict the situation of the battle. Wait until they can't hold on any longer and take the initiative to withdraw their troops, then beat them up. Only in this way will the result be twice the result with half the effort.

Before all the soldiers entered the camp and settled down, Li Tai sent Mao Shi in advance to insist on his order and led 600 light cavalry to the nearby Fushi City, taking over the defense of Fushi City to store the army's supplies. The baggage store also serves as a temporary base camp.

At the same time, he sent people to convey the news of the arrival of reinforcements to Guangwu City. It was not too far from Guangwu City. If you were not afraid of being exposed, you didn't even need to send people to go all the way. You could go directly. Use beacon to contact.

There is a beacon tower for transmitting messages in Gangu Post. However, because there were too few defenders here before, and there were no necessary messages to be transmitted between Guangwu City and Guangwu City, and the location must be hidden, the beacon tower has not been used. tower.

With thousands of troops here, Li Tai naturally has no worries about alerting the enemy. Even if the beacon smoke exposes the location and attracts the rebel scouts, he can also set up a killing array to hunt down the rebel scouts. This is what Li Tai wants One of the purposes.

It is true that they do not know the specific situation of the rebel army, and the rebel army is also at a loss towards them. The invisible enemy is the most terrifying.

When enemy troops fight, they are already at a disadvantage in terms of information. If we can ensure that the opponent can never detect all of our troops, and at the same time have the distance and ability to attack the enemy's camp at any time, the psychological pressure it will put on the opponent will be Undoubtedly huge.

So when Fei Lianmu took the order to return to Ganguyi to prepare for the beacon fire message, Li Tai also personally led hundreds of elite soldiers to follow him. After an on-the-spot investigation of the terrain around Ganguyi, Li Tai chose a He first set up an ambush at a location suitable for ambush and encirclement, and then signaled that the beacon fire could be lit in Qiangu Post.

The solid beacon smoke rose into the sky, quickly attracting the attention of all the people around the wilderness. The first and biggest reaction was naturally the defenders in Guangwu City. They knew best what the message was conveyed by the beacon smoke, and I have been looking forward to it very much during this period.

"Reinforcements, reinforcements are here! Li Boshan is truly trustworthy, worthy of trust and worth working with!"

Looking at the thicker and thicker beacon smoke in the direction of Qianguyi, Li Mu suddenly smiled. The previous worry about being surrounded by the bandit army was swept away. He clapped his hands vigorously and said with a look of relief.

The generals nearby also breathed a huge sigh of relief. Although the information conveyed by the beacon smoke was limited, and they did not know exactly how many troops were coming for reinforcements, as long as reinforcements arrived, it was good news that could cheer people up.

After praising Li Tai, who led his troops to come for reinforcements, Li Mu's face suddenly changed. He waved to his generals and said, "Is the meat and wine ready? Quickly, stop and put away the reinforcements. When we arrive, we will advance and retreat calmly. We are not in a hurry to break out. We still need to use our supplies carefully to prepare for the defense! "

Fortunately, he didn't remind him. With this shout, the sound of slaughtering sheep and chopping meat suddenly broke out in the entire cooking camp. The cooking soldiers raced against time to put these flesh and blood ingredients into the stove, and soon the city was filled with the rich aroma of meat.

When he learned that the fresh meat and livestock stored in the city had been cooked according to his previous order, Li Mu couldn't help but cursed these greedy foodie subordinates. But after all, he had given the order first, so he couldn't punish the cook severely for a while, so he could only While cursing angrily, he held a huge pottery basin and waited for the meat to be cooked.

Due to Li Mu's own order, the defenders in Guangwu City were able to overdraw the city's material reserves and feasted. Coupled with the arrival of reinforcements, their morale was strong, and the whole city was filled with laughter.

The rebel camp outside the city was not peaceful enough. The beacon smoke billowing upward was like a sharp blade, until the commanders of the Hu chiefs who thought they had a chance of victory and completely controlled the defenders in the city.

The existence of Fenglin City alone has prevented these bandits from coming out in large numbers to attack Guangwu City. What kind of variables does this sudden appearance of beacon smoke mean? If we don't thoroughly investigate, it will really make it difficult for people to sleep and eat. install.

Therefore, shortly after the beacon smoke rose, several cavalry scout teams rushed out of the bandit camp, either directly or in a roundabout way, approaching the direction of the beacon smoke.

The place where Li Tai and others ambush is on the slope of a gourd-shaped valley pass. In addition to thorns and weeds and other obstructions, there are several broken grottoes and pits on the stone wall slope. There are also some Buddha statues in the grottoes. The smell of the debris and hardened animal dung was not good, but it was still able to hide from the wind.

Ever since he surrounded and annihilated the Blackwater Husbands in Baiyu Mountain last year, Li Tai had been deeply impressed by Yu Wengui's sharpshooting team, in which everyone could shoot a powerful five-stone bow, and he had always dreamed of forming one himself.

The more than two hundred people following him ambushing on both sides of the mountain walls are the seed players that Li Tai selected to train in the game. Although they are not as skilled as Yu Wengui's elites, they are They are all capable of pulling three stone bows in a row. In this relatively narrow valley mouth and in a commanding position, the lethality must be very considerable.

"Here it comes, get ready!"

Hearing the sound of horse hooves coming from the open valley, Li Tai's eyes suddenly lit up. He dug his fingers into the deerskin pouch at his waist, dug out a little solidified grease, groped carefully on the palms of his fingers and the bow string, and then put it on Pull up the bowstring with your upper finger.

Not long after, a cavalry team of more than 30 people appeared outside the valley. A Hu soldier took the lead in riding his horse. He took a look at the situation in the valley and found no valuable scenery or signs. There was also no sign. After discovering Li Tai and others hiding in a hole in the stone wall, they made a gesture to the rear to move forward with confidence.

These barbarian soldiers were also cautious. Except for one person who explored the road at the beginning, they also entered the valley in two groups. After entering the back road, they also left several cavalry to guard the entrance of the valley.

But no matter how cautious they were, they were eventually exposed to the eyes of Li Tai and others. Li Tai drew out his arrow and put it on the string, aimed at a strong target in the Hu Cavalry team, shot out the arrow fiercely, and shouted loudly at the same time. :"kill!"

The powerful arrow struck straight into the target's chest and knocked the strong body off the horse's back, with only one foot still hanging on the side of the saddle in an extremely awkward position.

Arrows fell like rain on the stone walls on both sides of the valley entrance. In an instant, half of the Hu cavalry who entered the valley were killed. The Hu soldiers who were caught off guard were also a little confused. It was not until the second round of arrow rain came that the survivors woke up and shouted. A warning roar.

After wiping out most of the rebel scouts, Li Tai did not rush to lead the group to leave. Instead, he picked up his bow and arrow and slowly moved along the mountain wall to attract more rebel scouts nearby. , creating an opportunity for the nearby tribes with Meilema to continue to encircle and annihilate the bandit army.

It may be the sequelae of Yang Kang. I had insomnia last night and stayed up all night. I panicked and ran to check myocardial enzymes in the morning, which took a long time. Fortunately, there was nothing abnormal. I will update a chapter today. . .