Straight man of steel

Chapter 438
Early the next morning, Zhang Cigong Li Shuo led [-] cavalry out of the surrendered city.

Xue Ren took care of the army, and Li Jian took care of the logistics and armaments.

Zhang Yuan silently prayed that God would not rain heavily at this time.

If it rains when the battle begins, it will be a test for the Han army.

The muddy soil, coupled with the lack of a suitable place to camp at night, was bound to turn into a disaster.

The sky over the grassland is particularly clean.

Even the clouds are streaks, if it is going to rain, it may be very obvious.

Li Ju was by Zhang Yuan's side, standing on the city wall with Zhang Yuan.

He is probably the least talkative general in the team. He has never led a soldier and is still in the process of learning.

He was also worried that he would not be able to convince the crowd. Everyone except him had experience in leading troops.

"General, what are you worried about?"

"I'm not worried about anything, I just wonder if God will give us face."

Zhang Yuan briefly explained, and Li Ju understood.

The weather is unpredictable, and if you want to win a battle, you must at least occupy one of the right time and place.

"Tomorrow, we will face an army of Huns that is several times larger than our own.

At the end of the day, you don't seem to be worried about the outcome of the war at all? "

"The Huns are not monolithic either.

We hurt them, and they didn't have to support the military officials.

If you think about it, the Yiqu people can integrate into us Han people, and so can King Hunxie and King Xiutu.

You and I both regard them as the Huns, but they probably think they are the same as hundreds of years ago, the Hunxie tribe and the Xiutu tribe. "

"The general understands.

What you mean is that if the military officials can lead them smoothly, they will always bear the name of the Huns.

But once they encounter setbacks, the military officials will be unable to protect themselves. Anyway, they were not a tribe before, but other ethnic groups conquered by Modun. "

"Yes, a few Hun prisoners were captured before the war.

Ask them to send a message to Hunxie King Xiutu, saying that the Han army has all been stationed in the surrendered city, with 20 people.

Our intention was not to target them. We originally wanted to surround the military officials in Decadent City.

However, they accidentally intercepted the envoy sent by the military officials. Of course, the envoy must have been intercepted by us when turning back.

Once we know their intentions, we will change our minds.

Killing them is no different from killing military officials, but if they retreat or surrender, we will still return to our original purpose.

At this time, if King Xiutu and the others were given a choice, what would you choose if it were you? "

"I will definitely not sacrifice my life for the military officials."

"You're right, military ministers don't have the power to kill King Xiutu and King Hunxie.

Even if the military ministers won in the end, they could not do anything to King Xiutu, King Hunxie and the others.

This is our advantage. On one side are the unstable Huns reinforcements, and on the other side are the determined Han cavalry.

Do you think I still have to worry about the outcome of the war? "

"But if you want to shake the opponent's army, you have to beat them."

“We’ll find out in a few days.

You must remember that as a general, you must maintain self-confidence all the time.

Then your soldiers will believe that they may win.

If a general is worried about gains and losses before the battle, what will the soldiers under him think? "

"The final general is clear, thank you General Wei."

"Go and help Li Jian prepare all the food and grass. The last thing you can lose in this trip is the supply of food and grass."

"The last general will go down here."

Li Ju walked forward, but Han Shuo followed behind.

Han Yan's reputation is not very good, and few people in the military are willing to deal with Han Shuo.

In addition, Han said that he still carried the name of Han Wangxin's descendants, which made people feel even more uncomfortable.

"The last general pays his respects to General Wei."

"You are not guarding at the Habayashi Army camp, how come you are here at the city wall?"

Zhang Yuan had already given the order for the army to pack their bags, and a person who was in charge of the Yulin Army on weekdays should be more concerned.

"The general has something to discuss with General Wei."

"Oh? Let's hear it."

"The army will go out tomorrow, has General Wei already figured out where the army will be stationed?"

"Using the sky as a mat and the earth as a bed, there is a mountain forest to the narrow south of Fuyangju Mountain.

The army can rest against the big tree as much as possible, and those who join the army don't have to worry so much. "

"General Wei doesn't know there is a dilapidated city there?"

"I know, but that city has been abandoned for hundreds of years.

The Huns were unwilling to live there, and there were no high mountains to cover them.

The Huns are afraid that they will be able to see our army stationed there from a long distance. "

The advantage of the Fuyangju mountain narrow is that only the Huns can know what is hidden on the other side through the narrow mountain.

The Huns are used to arrogance and arrogance. They will not send out any scouts. In addition, Zhang Cigong led an army of [-] to the front, which can lower the vigilance of the Huns even more.

I'm afraid the Huns have never seen this trick of luring the enemy into depth.

"It's easy for the general to think."

Seeing what Han said like this, Zhang Yuan probably said that the city was just casually, and his real intention of coming here is definitely not here.

"Do you have anything else to do? If nothing else, go back to camp."

"Um, the last general has something else he wants to ask General Wei."

"Just ask."

"Does General Wei intend to let General Xue Ren lead the Habayashi Army to fight?"

This is to grab a position.

"I don't have any plans in mind yet."

When you meet the Huns, you must divide the army into several parts.

At that time, Xue Ren, Li Jian, Li Ju and Zhang Cigong must be Zhang Yuan's first choice.

There are a total of 6000 people, and there is not much left if these four people are divided into one point.

There will definitely be some people who come out to protect Zhang Yuan's Zhou Quan.

"The general hopes that General Wei can let the general lead the Habayashi army to go out.

Compared with General Xue Ren, the last general is the one who is most familiar with the Yulin Army. "

"I will think about it. I will make my own judgment when there is news about this matter from the Huns reinforcements."

If you reveal your inner thoughts at this time, wouldn't you become a fool?

Zhang Yuan can fool Han for a few days and he will fool him for a few days.

Anyway, the decision-making power is in Zhang Yuan's own hands. As for Han, he just wants to take credit.

Different positions in the army will also be assigned different levels of military exploits in the future.

Han said that if he fought against the Huns under the name of a lieutenant general or not even a lieutenant general, even if he achieved the greatest results, he would not have much to do with him on the list of future marquises.

"The final general hopes that General Wei can consider it carefully."

"Well, I will definitely be very cautious about such a big matter."

Zhang Yuan didn't seem to hear the meaning behind Han's words, and just wanted to skip this paragraph quickly.

"Then the general will resign first."

After Han said that he left, Zhang Yuan realized how difficult it is to manage such a large army.

There is no need to think about it. There is always someone trying to cause something all day long, which is really annoying.

As soon as Han Shuo left, Zhang Yuan also came down from the city wall.

This place is really attractive, no matter who walks around in the city, they can always see Zhang Yuan.

Might as well go back and sleep comfortably.

When night came, Xue Ren and Li Jian came to report to Zhang Yuan.

"General, forty-five thousand soldiers are ready.

You can leave the city tomorrow morning. "

"Send someone to pass the news to General Gongsun He that we will leave the city tomorrow and go to Fuyangju Mountain."

"But we haven't found out what the Huns are doing. What if General Xiao Cheqi misunderstood him?"

"Let the defenders in the surrendered city deliver the letter, it's a bit ambiguous, just say that we set off for Fuyangju Mountain Narrow.

As for what General Chaqi thinks, that is his business. "

"I will understand at the end."

Don't give Gongsun He a sense of urgency, if he really dawdles and waits to take the head, Zhang Yuan will be stupid.

Don't ask Gongsun He to help Huntu King and Hunxie King, at least you have to go to the Surrender City early.

Zhang Yuan has already decided to fool King Xiutu and King Hunxie. If they send a team of people to Shoujiang City to have a look.

Finding that there were not many people in the city, he became angry from embarrassment and had to fight Zhang Yuan resolutely, or he would be cold.

As for whether there are 10 or 20 people outside the surrender city, it is still impossible to tell.

But 5000 people and 20 people can't be distinguished at a glance.

Zhang Yuan needs Gongsun He's [-] infantry to build momentum for himself.

"General Wei, all the food and grass in the surrendered city is estimated to be only enough for the army for [-] days.

The general felt that they could all be taken directly to Fuyangjushancha tomorrow, and there was no need for them to be escorted by the infantry in the surrendered city. "

"Tomorrow, let the surrendered city send [-] soldiers to escort food and grass to march with us.

The Qimen Army and the Yulin Army will be commanded by you to perform escort missions. The remaining [-] cavalrymen will be brought to Fuyangjushanchao by me and Xue Ren and Li Ju.

All the grain transport vehicles are retained, and they will probably be of some use when the time comes. "

Li Jian nodded and shouted.

"I will go down and make arrangements right now."

The scouts who spread out will bring new news almost every hour.

When it was late at night, the latest news showed that Zhang Cigong had led [-] cavalry to Fuyangju Mountain Narrows.

It wasn't until receiving this news that Zhang Yuan was able to lie down on the bed and rest with peace of mind.

At [-]:[-] a.m. the next day, gongs and drums sounded in the army.

There was only half an hour to prepare the army.

Several officials from General Wei's Mansion who were going to go on the expedition with Zhang Yuan were also hurrying to pack Zhang Yuan's things.

That's the only benefit of being a commander, you don't have to worry about the minutiae.

Zhang Yuan washed up, put on his armor and left the captain's mansion in Shoujiang City.

Several generals followed behind Zhang Yuan.

The horses were also ready at the gate.

"Go to the north city gate."

At that time, the army will file out from the north city gate, they just have to move first.

"General, the army is leaving the city."

"Array first, then move."

"Yes."

Forty-five thousand cavalry, plus two thousand infantry to escort grain and fodder, have all formed a neat square formation at the city gate.

This era was relatively close to Qin, and the Han Dynasty also inherited the Qin system.

Among the dynasties of the past dynasties, in terms of military formation alone, the Great Qin can be ranked first, and the second is the Great Han.

"Generals!"

Zhang Yuan held Liu Che's saber and shouted loudly.

"Meet General Wei!"

"We are fighting with our backs in this battle. General Gongsun He sent a letter saying that they still have a month to arrive at the surrendered city.

And our food and grass are only enough to last for [-] days. The mission His Majesty entrusted to us is to detain the Huns King Xiutu and King Hunxie.

But now that we are short of food and grass, we have no way out in this battle.

Either return to Chang'an with the military exploits!Or just leave the bones on the grassland!

What are your options? "

"Kill all the Huns and become a marquis in one battle!"

"good very good!
Set off! "

Zhang Yuan pinched the horse's belly heavily, and galloped forward quickly.

The army behind them followed closely.

The Qimen Army and the Habayashi Army slowed down and left the main force. They were going to guard the two thousand infantry who were escorting food and grass.

In the flat terrain, you can clearly see the undulating mountains in the distance.

Fuyangju Mountain is narrowly regarded as the dividing point between the Gobi Desert and the prairie.

As for deserts, they exist everywhere.

During the rainy season, some oases appeared in the desert. After the rainy season passed, the desert returned to its original appearance.

This season, the desert is not very scary.

The dilapidated city next to Fuyangju Mountain, if the history has not been changed by Zhang Yuan, there may be an epic story in a few decades.

That city was also named Madame Fan City by the person who wrote history.

Since there was no royal court in Monan, Fuyangju Mountain Narrows was also one of the places where the Han and Hungarians fought.

It is not easy to intercept the Huns on the grassland, such a good terrain is not very common.

Because of the arrival of the rainy season, pastures on the grasslands are growing vigorously.

It can cover half of a horse's leg, and it will disappear immediately if a person lies down.

This also brought a lot of trouble to the march.

However, the large troops can still maintain a constant speed.

As for the grain transport team behind, the speed is getting slower and slower.

After Zhang Yuan heard the news, he frowned, but did not give any new instructions.

Everything has two sides, good and bad.

The strong grass will bring inconvenience to the Han army, but it can also bring convenience.

When it was late at night, the army still hadn't arrived at Fuyangju Mountain Narrow, but the distance was not far away.

Zhang Cigong led [-] vanguard troops to rush there, but they only crossed the Fuyangju Mountain narrow before sunset.

Zhang Yuan and the others were no longer very slow.

When the time came to Zishi, the army finally saw the temporary camp set up by the scout team in the narrow part of Fuyangju Mountain.

It is said to be a camp, but it is actually a few long pieces of burlap laid on the branches.

The two sides are lowered and nailed into the soil to form the simplest tent.

This is the condition for the army to live.

Even Zhang Yuan is no exception.

Those who can't find branches to build a tent have to cut down a small tree trunk to use as a pillar in the middle.

But this way the space will be smaller, and the soldiers can only squeeze together to ensure that they can enter the simple tent.

"Xue Ren, let someone patrol the area, and don't let wild animals approach our camp."

"Here."

In such a late night, the soldiers had to set up simple tents, and the noise they made could easily attract wild animals on the grassland.

Groups of prairie wolves are not what Zhang Yuan wants to face, so it is always right to take precautions in advance.

(End of this chapter)