Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 437 Students
The sunset covered the house with a layer of gold, and the frozen river surface was silvery white.

A general in full armor galloped over.

He is tall and burly, and there seems to be a lot of this kind of physique in Qingzhou.

The facial features are not so delicate, but the thick eyebrows and big eyes are not inferior to anyone.

With a serious expression on his face, no smile, a stern temperament, resolute and simple, he looks like a heavy general.

"Deputy envoy, everything has been arranged." He Kui walked over and saluted.

Niu Li nodded, squeezed out a little smile and said, "Captain He, how old is this year?"

"Three out of twenty."

"Now we and the Iron Cavalry Army are at the back, are you afraid?" Niu Li asked: "In front is the overwhelming Bian Army, maybe a hundred thousand people. The mountains and plains are full of people, and the road will be blocked."

"I have studied for so many years, just to fight against the enemy. So what if there are 10 Bian troops! It is impossible for [-] people to squeeze in front of my eyes. The one who fights with me at the same time is only one person, just kill it!"

Niu Li glanced at him approvingly.

In his opinion, the Tianxiong Army is a treasure.

Except for a small number of sentinel cavalry and scouts, this unit has no organized cavalry unit, and almost all of its [-] troops are infantry.

Among them, there are only 500 veterans with rich combat experience, and the rest are recruits recruited in Henan a few years ago.

After several years of hard training, he looks decent when performing martial arts, but Niu Li doesn't know what it will be like in real fighting.

But he is confident, because the ethos of this army is good.

A large number of team leaders and team lieutenants come from martial arts in various states. They are trained by another system, which is different from traditional troops.

I heard that there are still a group of students who have been studying martial arts since they were ten years old, and they will come to the Tianxiong Army in two years to complete their last year of studies. Niu Li looks forward to these people.

In the Tianxiong and Chishui armies, there are many grassroots military officers, mainly the Tianxiong army.

Up to now, there are a total of 93 students in the military, of which 24 have been in the military for two years, 17 have been in the military for one year, and 19 have not yet graduated. According to the commander-in-chief, they have completed their last year of internship in the Tianxiong Army.

The Chishui Army has 33 martial arts students and is currently stationed in Liangzhou.

Niu Li felt that Chishui Army was inferior to Tianxiong Army.

This is not self-promotion.The main reason is that the army has a large number of people, a huge traditional force, and it is mainly composed of recruited soldiers. The atmosphere and the Tianxiong Army are two different things.

Niu Li felt that it was a pity that those 33 students went to the Chishui Army. It would be better if they all came to the Tianxiong Army, although there might not be so many vacancies for them.

"Zhuzi, you dare to negotiate terms with me." A few knights came from a distance, and the leader cursed.

Niu Li smiled, stepped forward and said, "Military envoy, why are you so angry?"

"The iron cavalry army has gone to the south. I arranged for Li Lin to kill him near Huguo Village. He sent people back and asked me for various things." Zang Du said calmly, "Shouldn't we just kill him? If he can't fight, he will run away." , what do you need so many things for?”

"Military envoy." Niu Li suppressed his smile, and said in a low voice, "Martial arts students are all solid-minded. After you let him die, he will really fight to the death. He will definitely ask for more things."

"Why don't I know." Zang Dubao sighed, and then changed the topic to another side, saying: "The Zhejun sent envoys to send a message, and the Bianjun set up the mule army. This is an idea."

Mounted infantry is no stranger to the generals of the Guochao army. There should be tens of thousands of mounted infantry in Chengde Town.

This kind of army is used for attacking, riding on horseback, dismounting and fighting on foot.

They can't fight the cavalry, because the cavalry can choose to fight or not to fight, unless they are touched to the door and have a target that must be saved.

On horseback, they are no match for cavalry.If there is a large group of cavalry harassing, and their own cavalry guarding them cannot be effectively dispersed, then their operation will basically fail.

"It's nothing more than seeing my infantry's marching speed is slow, and I want to ask for some bargains." Niu Li said: "If my infantry can't withstand the horse-riding infantry of the Bian army who are chasing up, the cavalry will have to help."

"Military envoy, Bian army has mule army, they are not stupid, of course they will hide from my cavalry army. And the battlefield is so vast, it is not easy to find, we will know where it came from? Relying on the defense is too passive, but now there is only one Trick, I'd better go to Huguo Village myself."

"No need. Xu Hao, the Heluo striker, led the cavalry from various armies to come. There are thousands of cavalry, under the orders of Li Tangbin." Zang Dubao said a little sourly.

Li Tangbin, envoy of the Tianzhu army, was appointed as the empress envoy to command the four armies of Tianzhu, Tianxiong, Shunyi, and Zhongshun, and escort the last [-] Henan people and more than [-] grains back to Kipshi.

As for the Tielin army, they have already returned to the Xiashi area, and no one can command them yet.

Sure enough, at nightfall, the scouts came to report, and Xu Hao led the army to the end.

With the last ray of light on the horizon, Niu Li saw a large group of well-armored cavalrymen coming under the billowing smoke and dust.

Among the various departments of the Shuofang Army, these cavalrymen are undoubtedly the first in terms of their ability to deal with their counterparts, without any dispute.To some extent, it is much stronger than the cavalry army, although the focus is different.

"General Xu." Zang Dubao and Niu Li greeted him.

Xu Hao is now well-known, because he is the only one in the Shuofang army who has killed two generals.

In the early days, the northern formation beheaded Cheng Huaixin, and this year Henan killed Zhang Yanshou, which has a great reputation.

"I heard that the Huaixi mule army is coming, and General Li sent me here." Xu Hao returned the salute and asked, "Where are the bandit army stationed?"

Thousands of knights dismounted outside the camp.

It was completely dark at this time, but these people stood there with their horses, waiting quietly.

"Bianshuai Zhu Quanzhong is still in the east of Luoyang, but Hu Zhen has already arrived in Luoyang. The Dongdu, Xin'an, and Shouchang lines are full of enemy troops. The main force of Pang Shigu's army has already gone north to the Luoshui River Valley, pointing his sword at Huguo Village." Zang Dubao introduced: "The mule army, like our army's cavalry, cannot march without a large force. They should camp in the Xin'an area, or closer."

"The mule army is easy to deal with. Fight immediately, they are not our opponents. General Zang, prepare some vinegar cakes and beans for me, and I will set off tonight." Xu Hao said.

"What's the hurry, General Xu?" Zang Dubao said in surprise, "Except for the two thousand Chinese soldiers in Huguo Village and the two hundred Tianxiong Army, further east, there is not a single soldier of mine. Tuhaozhai , Mianchi County, etc. have all been abandoned.”

"General Xu, I just talked about this with the military envoy, and I have an idea." Niu Li said suddenly.

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Dai Siyuan rode his horse back to the camp.

In this army, he was one of the few who had horses, not one, but four.

There are generals of a certain level, and it is impossible to have only one horse. Even in the south where there is a lack of horses, an army envoy has many horses.

"Soldiers and horsemen, the Xia bandits have abandoned Mianchi County, and the main force should have passed Xiaoshan to the Shihaozhai line. Only the last grain transport team is between Tuhaozhai and Xiaoban, guarded by more than a thousand infantry .” Du Yuhou went to Qianhui to report.

Marquis of Du Yu, in charge of military law, intelligence and communication, this is his job.

Dai Siyuan pondered for a moment.

Xia thief ran so fast!

Big carts and small carts, full of food, and people with them, chased them all the way, but in the end they still failed to catch up, alas.

It seems that this food transport team should be the only possible victory.

"Order, mount the whole army and chase after him." Dai Siyuan said after making up his mind.

It is said to be mounted on a horse, but it is actually mounted on a mule.

Their army has a total of about 3000 people, belonging to the right wing of the Feilong Army.

They were obviously mobile troops on mules, but they belonged to the infantry, which clearly explained their identities.

"People from the Desheng Army may not agree." Du Yuhou reminded in a low voice.

The Desheng Army is the closest cavalry army to them. According to regulations, the Desheng Army should be dispatched with them.After reaching the ground, they dismounted to fight on mules and defeated the enemy, and then the Desheng army sent out to chase and kill them, and cooperated with each other.

"The main force of Xia's thieves has retreated to Shanguo, and they have robbed so many people and money and food. As the saying goes, they are full of plunder, and the soldiers have no desire to fight. If our army catches up, can't even the food transport team be eaten?" Dai Siyuan ordered The personal soldiers brought him armor, put it on a pack horse, and said, "Let's go immediately, don't wear armor for now. When there are only twenty miles left, the whole army will catch up with armor."

Once the order was given, the whole army immediately took action.

After a while, more than [-] riders rushed out of the camp gate one after another, adjusted their formation on the field, and set off westward.

The speed of the mule is not fast, but don't tell me, the endurance is really strong.

They walked and rested, crossing Quemen, Xiashibao, Qianqiu Pavilion, and Mianchi County all the way, the more they walked, the more at ease.

In these places, the Xia bandits didn't stay behind to stop them, so it seems that they really retreated in a hurry.

Traveling to the first hour of Shenshi in the afternoon, they finally saw a convoy hurriedly forming a formation at the bank of Gushui in the south of Mianchi County.

Obviously, they had scouts and got the news in advance.

Dai Siyuan smiled, what's the use?

To deal with the cavalry, it is effective to surround the grain carts.

Emperor Guangwu of the later Han Dynasty built a chariot that could drive several oxen, but it was Beidi and opened up thousands of miles.

Wei general Tian Yu returned to his chariot to form an formation and defeated the Hulu.

Liang Weirui's [-] infantry formed a chariot formation, defeating Wei general Yang Dayan with more than [-] cavalry.

But that was against cavalry.

Against infantry, this does nothing.

Dai Siyuan ordered 50 men to stay behind to guard the mules, and then personally ordered the infantry to put on armor and start attacking.

The Huaixi mule army, across the battlefield, maneuvered to help everywhere, dismounted and fought on foot, without any disadvantages.

Today, Xia thief will be asked to experience the power of the Xuanwu army's infantry.

The drums of war were beating loudly.

Inside the grain truck formation, Li Lin's expression remained unchanged.

He looked at the fearful Huazhou soldiers, and said: "There are enemies ahead, and the enemy has mules and horses. Our army will definitely not be able to run away. Even if we run, we will be killed for them. It is better to fight hard, because fighting may not necessarily lead to death."

He is a student who graduated from Xiazhou martial arts. He has been in the Tianxiong Army for three years. He currently holds the post of team leader and manages 50 people.

Today there are three teams of Tianxiong soldiers in the formation, and they will be under his control temporarily. After listening to his words, it is right to think about it. If you can't escape, it is better to fight to the death.

Huazhou soldiers looked at him with complicated eyes.

Li Lin carefully stringed his bow, looked left and right, and said loudly: "Shuofang states were originally small border counties with few people and poor people. How have people in the world ever looked at each other head-on? The king of Lingwu County worked hard to rule, and only then did he achieve great rule. Rest in peace, the people. I have received a great kindness, and today I will repay the kindness of cultivation by the general office with my death."

"The thieves come, first kill the enemy with the bow, then use the sword, and when the sword is exhausted, they beat the enemy with their fists, and they will never die."

After finishing speaking, he strode forward and lowered his waist, drew the amazingly long bow, and flew out with an arrow, hitting the banner of the bandit army.

"Kill!" Seeing that he was so proficient in shooting, everyone was amazed that this martial art can teach such archery, and they immediately reacted, and their morale was greatly boosted.

Dai Siyuan got off his horse calmly, asked Xie Qi to raise the banner again, and ordered: "The Xia thieves are only a thousand people. I have three thousand people. They are all flying dragons. They will fight north and south, and they are not like this generation? Kill them." !"

"Kill!" Bian Bing had just recovered from the trance of the flag bearer's death. At this time, his fierceness came up, and he no longer cared about it.Slightly adjusted the formation, began to run in small steps, and rushed up.

"Whoosh!" Another arrow was shot, and the flag fell down without a sound.

The infantry of the Bian army still maintained their forward momentum, but they had already had subtle thoughts in their hearts.

"Squeal!" The south gate of Mianchi County was pushed open from the inside, and a large group of cavalry began to leave the city.

They wear iron armor and hold long spears, majestic and majestic.

Take the lead with a big banner and write "Heluo Attacks Xu".

(End of this chapter)