my wife is mulan

my wife is mulan

Chapter 707 Three Military Orders

On March [-], when Hua Mulan and her army arrived at the ferry on the north bank of the Yellow River, the vanguard general Liang Yi had already organized a manpower to collect ships and build a pontoon bridge.

At this time, the Yellow River was already flowing fast and the water level began to rise. It was not an ordinary small river with shallow water depth and slow flow. A large number of soldiers and horses could not wade across the river on foot. Of the more than 5 soldiers and horses, nearly half of them For the cavalry, in this case, the method of crossing the river with boats and horses can only be given up, and a pontoon bridge must be built to allow a large number of soldiers and horses to cross the river.

It is very good for Liang Yi to build a pontoon bridge that can allow more than 5 soldiers and horses to cross the river quickly for the first time as a general. He is only 20 years old this year. Hua Mulan asked him to be a forward to test his ability to handle affairs It is also very gratifying to see him do things so beautifully.

More than 5 soldiers and horses, together with a large number of logistics and transport teams, all crossed the river in one day, and camped in Baima County before dark.

The next day, the army continued southward under the leadership of Hua Mulan, and arrived in Zhongmu after four days of marching.

As soon as the army set up camp, the forward Liang Yi came to report to Hua Mulan, "Report to the Marshal, the last general has joined the black guard here. According to the information they collected, the Southern Dynasty faced the West Route Army. , the chief general was replaced by Jianwei General Shen Qingzhi, Liu Yuanjing was the deputy general, Zhenwei General Yin Xianzu, Fenwu General Lu Fangping, Lueyang Prefect Pang Faqi and others under his command!"

"Shen Qingzhi is a famous general in the Southern Dynasties. He is old, senior, and highly accomplished. Liu Yuanjing and others are willing to serve as his subordinates. Since Shen Qingzhi took over the West Route Army, he quickly defeated Xuchang and went north to Xingyang. Xingyang resisted for five days before being defeated. At this time, there were [-] soldiers stationed in Xingyang City, and the rest were taken by Shen Qingzhi and others to attack Hulao. At this time, Hulao was under fierce attack by the enemy, and the counties in Yingchuan and Xingyang were basically captured by the army of the Southern Dynasty!"

Hua Mulan spread out the map, and an officer next to him drew with a pen to mark the situation of the enemy and us, and another officer began to make a sand table.

Hua Mulan looked at the map for a while, and asked, "Where is the Southern Army in the middle? Where is their Eastern Army?"

"Back to Marshal, according to the latest news, the emperor of the Southern Dynasty is leading the Central Route Army to march towards Rencheng. It seems that he intends to attack the city of Yifen. The Southern Dynasty Central Route Army is currently in Langya County!"

After hearing this, Hua Mulan said, "Bafen City is one of the four towns in Henan Province of our dynasty, and it is also the most eastern town. If the army of the Southern Dynasty wants to go all the way to the north, it must capture Kefen City, otherwise it will be cut off. It seems that the emperor of the Southern Dynasty has a lot of appetite this time! Come here, send me an order to Wang Huilong, the general of Jeju Town. Without this commander's order, no matter what happens, the defenders of the city must stick to the end, even if the Southern Dynasty army withdraws Go, don't go out of the city to fight and pursue!"

"Give Qizhou Town General Yuan He an order to send out cavalry to support the city of Yufu if necessary, but we must be wary of the tactics that the Southern Dynasty army may arrange to surround and fight for reinforcements!"

"In the name of this commander, order the black guards of all states in Henan to closely cooperate with our army in combat, and report all movements and military information about the Southern Dynasty army to the nearest garrison!"

"As ordered!"

Three consecutive military orders were written out by the civilian officials accompanying the army, and after being revised, polished, reviewed, stamped, and sealed, they were handed over to the courier and sent out on a fast horse of eight hundred miles.

The sand table has been made, and Hua Mulan walked over after hearing the notice from the officer who made the sand table. The situation of the enemy and us has been clearly marked on the sand table.

She studied for a while, and said to Liang Yi, "Liang Yi, I have a task for you to find the city that has been occupied by the Southern and Western Route Army with more than [-] troops. The black guards should be able to give you some help. This handsome wants to get the exact news!"

"Yes, Marshal!"

After a series of orders and arrangements, Hua Mulan finally had time to rest. She walked out of the big tent and took several deep breaths to dispel the depression in her chest.

Seeing the soldiers in the camp resting in groups, Hua Mulan couldn't help but think of Zhao Junsheng, "I don't know what's going on with brother Junsheng!"

At this time, a fast horse came galloping. Hua Mulan saw that it was a messenger, and saw the messenger jumped off the horse and ran to the envoy's tent.

Not long after, the envoy quickly came over with a battle report and a letter from home and reported to Hua Mulan, "Report to Marshal, the king sent someone to send a battle report and a letter from home!"

Hua Mulan took the battle report and family letter and turned back to the commander's tent. She opened the battle report first and looked at it. The battle report said that Zhao Junsheng's army had captured Bogulu Town. Go south quickly and divide the troops into two groups. One is led by Chang Kun to march into Jincheng, and the other is led by Zhao Junsheng himself to march into Chang'an.

The situation in Bingzhou calmed down after Xi's family led the remnants to retreat to Chang'an. At this time, Gao Xiu also freed up his hands to cross the river and capture Tongwan City, and then he could continue to go south to threaten the flank of the leather leopard army.

Hua Mulan felt a little relieved after reading the battle report. The current situation is extremely unfavorable to the court of the Northern Wei Dynasty in Chang'an. They are under attack from several directions. The offense is already powerless. They must gradually turn to defense, and the offensive and defensive trends of both sides are reversed.

Hua Mulan put down the battle report and sent people to ask the generals and schools of the army to come over to discuss matters after dinner, and then she separated the family members, which was written to her by Zhao Junsheng himself.

In the first part of the family, the family members narrated their longing, and then introduced some interesting things that happened along the way of the Western Expedition. The last part of the letter is to let her let go of her courage and hands and feet to command, without any psychological burden. Although the army of the Southern Dynasties had a large number of people, their combat effectiveness was mostly reflected in the siege of the city. In the event of a field battle, the dry army would not be afraid at all.

The next day, Hua Mulan led an army westward to attack Xingyang, which had been captured by the Western Route Army of the Southern Dynasty.

Xingyang is an important town, and the [-] troops stationed by the Southern Dynasty West Route Army in Xingyang is considered to be a relatively important position. It happened to block the way of Hua Mulan's Southern Expedition Army going west. The Southern Dynasties garrison in Xingyang cannot be ignored.

The spies from the Southern Dynasties were not vegetarians either, and quickly detected the movement of Hua Mulan's army.

Shen Qingzhi, a general of the Western Route Army in the Southern Dynasties, was very self-aware. He had less than 2 people in his hands. During this period of time, he lost several thousand in successive attacks on cities and villages. The remaining 6000 people wanted to repel more than 5 cadres. People are unlikely, so he ordered Yin Xianzu who was stationed in Xingyang to stick to it, and sent two thousand more troops to Xingyang.

It's a pity that the vanguard of the Gan army arrived in Xingyang one step ahead of the reinforcements from the Southern Dynasties.

Three thousand cavalry cavalry came galloping, setting off smoke and dust all over the sky, and the soldiers of the Southern Dynasty defenders on the Xingyang City Wall could be seen clearly from a long distance away.

When the flag of Qianjun appeared, the building on duty on the east tower of Xingyang would immediately shout, "Quickly pull up the suspension bridge, close the city gate, and report to General Yin!"

With the creaking sound, the moat suspension bridge was pulled up by the guards on the city tower with nooses, and the city gate was quickly closed. The people outside the city who wanted to enter the city fled one after another, and the people inside the city who had no time to leave the city also returned in fright. Hid in the city.

Inside Xingyang prefect's mansion, Yin Xianzu looked at boxes of gold, silver, treasures and copper coins piled up like mountains, with a smile on his face.

A building next to it flattered, "General, these were all found from the homes of wealthy households and officials in the city. This is only half of the search. There is still a lot of food. At the end, the general has found someone to pile it up in the warehouse and pack it. It can be shipped at any time." !"

Yin Xianzu was very satisfied, and randomly ordered five boxes with his fingers, "You take these five boxes back and share them with the brothers!"

General Zhuang immediately showed a grateful expression and clasped his fists, "Thank you, General, the last general and brothers are deeply grateful!"

"But remember, this matter must be kept secret. If there are any rumors from the outside world, you will be the only one to ask!"

"Don't worry, general, the general must control the brothers well, and we must not let them reveal a word to the outside world!"

At this moment, a soldier quickly ran into the prefect's mansion and came to Yin Xianzu'er, panting and reported, "General Qi, the cavalry brigade has appeared, and there are about [-] horses just outside the east gate!"

Yin Xianzu's expression changed, "You came so fast! Come on, follow me to the east gate!"

Under the escort of dozens of soldiers, Yin Xianzu went straight to the east gate and walked halfway, but he remembered, "No, General Shen sent 2000 reinforcements and the reinforcements have not yet arrived. Instead, the vanguard cavalry of the Qianjun army arrived first. Wouldn't the reinforcement of two thousand cavalry be very dangerous?"

The head of the guard next to him said, "General, do you want to send someone to inform the reinforcements?"

Yin Xianzu immediately ordered, "Take a few people on fast horses and go to the direction of Hulao to inform the general who led the reinforcements. If he arrives near Xingyang, he should not rush into the city and hide nearby. If the enemy attacks the city, let him Lead the army to attack the enemy from behind. At that time, I will lead the army to kill from the city. Give them an internal and external pincer attack, and they will surely defeat the enemy. If nothing can be done, continue to hide and wait until late at night, let him lead the army to arrive. Outside the blocked city gate, shake the torch three times as a signal, at that time Ben will order to open the city and let them in!"

"Your subordinates obey!" Shi Chang agreed and led a few people towards the west city gate.

"I hope there is still time!" Yin Xianzu watched several people riding towards the west gate, sighed, and then led the soldiers to continue to the east gate.

Soon at the east gate, Yin Xianzu quickly climbed up the gate tower under the guard of his own soldiers.

While walking on the stone stairs, I heard a lot of hoofbeats and extremely noisy sounds from outside the city. When I got to the tower, the general on duty came up to me and said, "General, you are here!"

Yin Xianzu looked at the well-arranged soldiers and defensive measures on the city wall. He was very satisfied, nodded and asked, "What's the situation outside the city?"

The general on duty immediately introduced the situation and said, "It should be the vanguard cavalry of the Gan army, about [-] people, carrying the banner of Liang. Among the famous generals of the Qian army, I have never heard of a surnamed Liang!"

"Surnamed Liang?" Yin Xianzu thought for a while, and said, "According to our detailed investigations in Qianguo, there is a minister named Liang Ji under the tent of King Zhao Junsheng of Qianguo, who seems to be a friend of Zhao Junsheng's father before his death. Is he the general surnamed Liang?"

The general on duty frowned, "It seems wrong for the general to say that. The general who is at the vanguard of the army seems to be a young general at the end of the city!"

"Oh? Could it be his son?"

my wife is mulan

Chapter 708

While speaking, Yin Xianzu and the general on duty came to the side of the female wall and looked out of the city. Most of the cavalry of the dry army were arrayed outside the city within a stone's throw away, and several small teams were fighting horses along the city wall outside the city. Flying, this scene in Yin Xianzu's eyes can't help but make him worry about the few people he sent to report.