Chapter 414: The dark moon and the high wind kill the night
Chapter 414 The Dark Moon and High Winds Kill the Night
The law of war says, know yourself and the enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without imperil.
Despise the enemy strategically, but pay attention to the enemy tactically.
After chasing all the way to Siming Mountain and seeing no trace of the enemy, Qin Lang no longer underestimated the enemy and ventured in. There were high mountains and dense forests in front of him, and dangerous narrow valleys.
Ah Huang and Qin Yong took the Rampage Shooting Condor sent by Feng's family to join the army, and went out separately for reconnaissance. These fighters from Lingnan, trained by the eldest son of the Feng family, are indeed amazing. For the Qin family knights from the north, the terrain and climate here made them feel at a loss.
But in the eyes of these dark and skinny Rampage Shooting Condor Warriors, those mountain barbarians are full of flaws everywhere, leaving countless clues.
After going out for only an hour, they came back.
"We found those barbarians." Feng Shan, the head of the Hengchong team, said, "The main force of the thieves is stationed in Qincheng, and a large group of people is stationed at Yanguan not far from here." It was the group of mountain barbarian tribes who were strictly controlled. After a simple interrogation, they got a lot of useful information.
Qin Lang took out a map of Lingnan.
Feng Shan explained it to him on the map. Although this guy is dark and thin, he has bright eyes and is very fierce.
"There are about 3,000 barbarians in Yanguan. They guard Yanguan, and they seem to have been instructed by an expert."
After listening to Feng Shan's simple explanation, Qin Lang also suddenly realized that the barbarians he was about to face were not simple.
Yanguan, in the north of Qincheng, and Qincheng is in Guizhou, is a military station built at the confluence of Lingqu and the Darong River, a tributary of the upper reaches of the Lijiang River.
Qin City specifically includes two garrison camps, the Big Camp and the Small Camp, as well as a military fortress, the Royal City, and the Yanguan is located dozens of miles north of Qin City, which is a more dangerous pass.
Its location is very special and dangerous.
Yanguan is located in the long and narrow corridor between Hunan and Guangxi between Yuechengling and Dupangling. Fenghuangling on the west side of the pass is connected to Yuechengling, and Lion Mountain on the east side of the pass is connected to Dupangling.
Here is a must.
Fenghuang Ridge and Lion Mountain on both sides are steep and precarious.
This pass, because of its danger, has been set up since the Qin Dynasty. Now the main force of the mountain barbarians is in Qincheng, but they still know how to send people to guard the pass. It can be seen that this group of people is indeed not simple.
If it is just a general rebellion against naturalization, it is often the same as a crime of passion.
But now the Shanmanzi actually gathered more than 10,000 people in Qincheng, and sent about 3,000 to guard the strict pass. This is definitely a deep understanding of strategic warfare.
There is an expert on the opposite side.
It further shows that these barbarians are doing chaos, not simply resisting naturalization.
"How's the situation in Qincheng? Has the trial arrived yet?" Qin Lang asked.
"Hui Wei Gong, Qin City is ninety miles north of Guizhou. It was the place where the first emperor Xiulingqu attacked Lingnan. It was also the fortress that Qin built on Yuechengling, one of the five mountains. The small camp and the big camp are adjacent to Lingqu in the east and Rongjiang River in the west, about twelve miles in length and four miles in width, with many castles and strongholds."
"Between the big and small battalions, there is also a royal city. It is a rectangular earthen city. It was the center of the Qin Army's 100,000 troops in the direction of the city. It is a hundred feet from east to west and seventy feet from north to south. In addition to the royal city, there is an outer city whose walls are only four feet high and thick."
According to Feng Shan, Qincheng is actually a vast area, with many earthen cities, castles, and camps. The terrain is flat, with high mountains on both sides, and rivers on all sides. Attack, retreat and defend.
Eight hundred years later, the Qin army’s fortified castles have more or less been annihilated in the long river of history. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Lingnan was also very chaotic. Xiao Xian in Jiangling and Lin Shihong in Jiangnan sent troops to compete for Lingnan. , coupled with the melee of warlords in Lingnan itself, this site of Qincheng has also become a battleground for military strategists because of its unique and dangerous terrain.
Before the Tang Dynasty annexed Lingnan, Qincheng had almost returned to its appearance during the wars at the end of the Sui Dynasty. When Li Xizhi of Guizhou returned to the Central Plains, the military camp in Qincheng would be abandoned again, but this time it was for the barbarians According to the base camp.
"Why is there no movement in Guizhou?"
Qin Yong asked Qin Lang a question. Qin City is less than a hundred miles away from Guizhou City. Tens of thousands of barbarians occupy Qin City in northern Guangxi. They have no reason not to know.
"They may be the same as Yongzhou. They haven't got the news, or they can't do anything about it." Qin Lang said, "At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Li Xizhi was only a county guard, commanding the soldiers of the county. After the Lingnan chaos, Li Xizhi recruited soldiers and bought horses to defend the land and repelled many invading soldiers and horses many times, which can be regarded as keeping the peace of the county."
Qin Lang’s evaluation of Li Xizhi is still good. He is an official sent to Guilin from the Central Plains. During the Sui Dynasty, as a local official, he was able to keep the peace of the party. After the situation in the Central Plains became clear, he also quickly submitted a table to join Datang, and he did not resist, which made another contribution.
However, after Li Xizhi returned to the Tang Dynasty in the fifth year of Wude, the court immediately recalled him to the court, but sent him back to Guizhou after more than a year. At the same time, he continued to send officials there, and even ordered Li Xizhi The soldiers and horses in Guizhou were disbanded.
This horse put Nanshan swords and guns into the warehouse. Although it is beneficial for the imperial court to take over Guizhou, it still has some sequelae. For example, it can no longer deter the barbarians very well.
What Qin Yong suspects is that the Guizhou government is the mastermind behind this mountain barbarian riot. The reason is that after all, Li Xizhi has ruled the roost in Guizhou for many years and is also a native emperor. Changzhen is still dead.
Perhaps Li Xizhi was worried that the court calling him into the court would be bad for him?
Think about Du Fuwei, the king of the Jianghuai River, and Ning Changzhen in Qinzhou today?
Qin Lang shook his head.
"I don't think Li Xizhi would do such a thing. Besides, Li Xizhi has already entered Beijing. What reason does he have to do this?"
Ah Huang smiled wretchedly, "Perhaps there is an assistant male Er in Guizhou."
Fugong Er is Du Fuwei's good brother. Du Fuwei belonged to Datang, and later entered the court under the edict. As a result, not long after Wu Wang entered the dynasty, Fu Gong Er rebelled in the south of the Yangtze River, and rebelled in the name of Du Fuwei. , the final result was that Fu Gong Er was beheaded and killed by the imperial court, and even Du Fuwei was killed in Chang'an.
Ah Huang suspected that even if Li Xizhi had no objection to the court, there might be someone under him who was ambitious. After Li Xizhi left, he looked for opportunities to make trouble.
After all, Guizhou was called Shi'an County in the Sui Dynasty, and it must not only be the merits of Li Xizhi who was able to survive the chaos. There must also be a group of subordinates who can defend and fight.
Now that the situation is unclear, Qin Lang can't say that Qin Yong and Ah Huang's suspicions are wrong, it's very possible.
"Maybe the one in Guizhou is not Fu Gong Er, maybe it is Wang Jun Kuo."
Wang Junkuo was beheaded by Qin Lang himself. This guy was also a famous general in the early Tang Dynasty. He was also a separatist leader in the early days. When Jian Jian was defeated, Wang Junkuo deliberately instigated his in-law Li Yuan to rebel in order to switch to Li Shimin, and then he planned to kill Li Yuan to quell the rebellion, and use this as a credit to switch to the new prince.
There are no such smart people in Guizhou. They deliberately provoke the mountain man to make trouble, and then they come to defeat the man. Wouldn't it be a great achievement then?
"No matter what the truth is, we have to face these savages now!" Qin Lang looked at his troops. There were more than 3,000 soldiers. Chengling has mostly languished.
The gorgeous armor of the knights has long since disappeared, and they wish they could strip naked and run naked.
The combat effectiveness of these people has already been discounted, and it is estimated that they still have broken bones.
Among his 500 relatives, Hu Qi from Turkic Mohe and other tribes were more miserable than the knights from Chang'an. They were more afraid of heat and tired. Many medicinal materials, these people have already suffered from heat stroke or malaria.
At present, the combat effectiveness is still intact, that is, the one hundred rampage shooters that Feng An gave him at the beginning. These people are more suitable for the climate in Lingnan.
Everyone is like a duck to water, but unfortunately the number is too small.
"The barbarians are poorly equipped and have no organizational discipline, but they guard the dangerous points and are easy to defend but difficult to attack." Feng Shan reminded Qin Lang.
"Why don't we go to recruit them!" Xian Hai, the leader of the Condor Shooting Team, suggested, "I'm willing to go for a walk. If I play Feng Gong's banner, maybe I can shock them."
Qin Lang shook his head.
Looking at the attitude of the barbarians, it is not a rebellion caused by opposition to naturalization at all. They are an organized and premeditated rebellion. No matter who is behind the scenes, this matter will not be easily settled.
The easiest way is to call.
"Judging from the current situation, those barbarians don't know that we have arrived, so this is an extremely favorable situation, and we can make good use of it."
"Feng Shan, Xian Hai, if you are asked to lead your own team as forwards, are you sure you can succeed?"
The two black and thin men were a little surprised by Qin Lang's determination.
"It depends on the situation. According to the prisoner's message, the Shanman 3,000 are guarding the strict pass, and they are indeed defending the north. But they are not prepared yet, and they underestimate the enemy. They really don't even know that we are here. Some chance."
They didn't dare to speak up.
"It's best to be able to act in the middle of the night." Xian Hai suggested that they could wait until midnight, when they sneaked under the strict pass, or even pretend to be the team of barbarians they captured. If they can successfully enter the pass and win the pass It's not difficult.
But in case of being seen through, it is extremely difficult to attack by force with the risk of a tight pass.
Qin Lang ordered those unlucky barbarian captives to be brought up.
"Tell them that if they understand the current situation and cooperate, the envoy can spare their lives, and even their family members will not be spared in the future. If they actively cooperate to win the Yanguan, the official will not only forget the past, but also give them a lot of rewards." , to reward gold silk cloth, fertile fields, strong cattle, and slave women!"
Qin Lang gave a big reward to Feng Xian and the two team leaders. If they can take the horizontal part to shoot the eagles and win the Yanguan, everyone will give a big reward.
"The first to enter the level will be rewarded with a hundred guan!"
The two team leaders are eager to try. Although they are warriors of the Feng family, they may be slaves in their former identities. Feng Zhidai's commanding army has always been strict, and he will be punished if he moves. For the meritorious ones, they are only rewarded with wine and meat or a few chances to have **** with women.
But now Qin Lang is actually willing to reward them with money and allow them to own private property.
The two went back to the team to announce the reward, and the group of Lingnan slave soldiers suddenly became excited.
The mountain barbarian captives were arguing.
Obviously some people don't want to be a leader and betray their own clan, but some people don't want to die, and the reward is even more tempting.
"Pull out those two disobedient savages and cut them off!" Qin Lang snorted coldly.
A few horse thieves from Heiyun Changjiandu's relatives walked over, took the scabbards and knocked down the two guys, and then dragged them out like dead dogs.
Draw the sword, raise the sword and drop it.
A red light flashed, and the two heads had already rolled to the ground, their eyes still wide open, and they were dying.
Qin Lang said to the remaining pale barbarians, "This is the whereabouts of those who wholeheartedly rebel against the imperial court!"
Those guys had disheveled hair and black cotton clothes on their bodies. They seemed to live a normal life. They were very thin and short, and they looked a bit malnourished.
Feng Shan, who knew barbaric language, stepped forward and scolded, those guys all nodded with pale faces, and they gave in.
The sharp horizontal knife and the bright red blood made them afraid. And the silk slave woman in the fertile field moved their hearts again.
Facing this Duke of Wei Qin Lang, who claimed to be the political advisor of the Tang Dynasty, Xuanfu Envoy of Jiangnan Lingnan, Prince Taibao, and Fuguo General, these guys had heard this name before, and were even very afraid.
It seems that the name Qin Lang is quite well known in Lingnan.
I chose a forest with the back of the sun on the mountain, and rested in the forest.
After the sun went down and it finally cooled down, Qin Lang, who was well rested, led his troops down the mountain.
Along the Xiangjiang River, go straight to Linyuan County, Guizhou.
Linyuan is the northernmost county in Guizhou. It is on the west bank of the Xiangjiang River to the east of Yanguan Town, and belongs to a piece of land in Guizhou in the north of Lingbei.
This land should have been assigned to Yongzhou, but it was assigned to Guizhou, which gave Guizhou direct control over the entire Hunan-Guangxi corridor, which was more conducive to military defense.
Feng Shan and Xian Hai led a hundred Lingnan warriors, galloping on horseback under the twilight. Although these people were from Lingnan, they were good at fighting in mountains, forests, rivers and lakes, but as the elite of the Feng family, they also knew how to ride horses. .
Their riding skills are also very good.
The war horse rested for half a day during the day, and now it is in good spirits, and it is galloping with all its hooves.
Qin Lang led the team, hanging behind a little behind.
When it was completely dark that day, they arrived in Linyuan County.
This Guizhou county, which protrudes north of the Xianggui Corridor, is also the starting point of the northern end of Lingqu. Compared with Xiangyuan County in Yongzhou, Linyuan County has always been much more prosperous, with a population of more than 2,000 households in its prosperity.
But now, this city is also pitch black under the night, lifeless.
The city was also breached by the barbarians a few days ago, and it was completely looted.
In the empty Linyuan, not a single barbarian stayed behind.
The barbarians are all at the strict pass twenty miles away.
After a brief rest, Feng Shan and the others changed into the Ge clothes of the barbarians, and then the rest of the team members changed into tattered civilian clothes and were tied up.
Qin Lang patted Feng Shan on the shoulder, "Be careful, if you can't do anything, retreat immediately, and I will respond from behind, don't force yourself."
"My lord, don't worry, we will be able to deceive Guancheng!" Feng Shan said confidently.
(end of this chapter)