Chapter 639: Dubo Village

Snowflakes are flying in the sky and circling in the wind. The space between heaven and earth is densely occupied by these white elves. Standing on this side of the river, you can only vaguely see the scenery on the other side. Standing high by the river, staring at the river. , just yesterday, intelligence came from Helin, Donghu pledged his troops to go out, and tens of thousands of cavalry set off, heading towards the Hetao.

Looking at the ice floes that collided with each other on the river from time to time, causing a lot of waves, Gao Yuan understood what he was thinking wrong, and that was the weather here. Winter has just entered, and the first snow of the season has arrived. , such a large floating ice has appeared on the Liao River. In time, the entire river will be frozen. Thinking of this possibility, Gao Yuan immediately sent someone out and found a few local people to ask them in detail about the situation of the Liao River being frozen. After asking, he learned that after the Liao River was frozen, not to mention galloping horses, Even a heavily loaded carriage can walk freely on the ice.

Yan Qi chose to attack in this season because he wanted to take advantage of the freezing situation in the Liao River. However, he thought wrong. The duel between the two would be staged this winter.

"Commander, Yan Qi took advantage of the freezing of the Liao River to attack. We have lost the natural barrier of the Liao River. In normal times, there are only a few suitable points for crossing the Liao River. As long as it is blocked, the opponent will look at the river and sigh. But once it freezes, the Liaohe River is a thousand miles away, and it will be difficult to defend it." Sun Xiao said with a sad face as he saw more and more ice floes appearing in his eyes.

"No need to worry." Gao Yuan said with a smile: "The Donghu people are coming from afar. If they don't take care of their logistics first, they will suffer the consequences of attacking this season. We have Pioneer City and Tongwan City. We also have Dayan City. They can still withstand the severe cold in the city. Look at how cold it is when they are outside. They are afraid that when they spit out, they will turn into ice before they hit the ground. "

"Fifty thousand cavalry, tsk tsk!" Xu Yuan smacked his lips, "Are you planning to knock us down in one fell swoop? Isn't that too disrespectful?"

"If Yan Qi really thinks this way, then he can't do anything more than that." Gao Yuan sneered, "You all can go back to the city. From today on, the soldiers and civilians living in the field will all return to the city to live in. There will be charcoal for heating in the city. There must be sufficient supplies, and the more materials needed to defend the city, the better.”

"Yes!" The three generals bowed together.

"I'm crossing the river today to visit Chen Bin. In this battle, his defensive area will bear the brunt." Looking at the other side, Gao Yuan said thoughtfully.

"Captain, let me go with you!" Xu Yuan said.

"You have your work to do!" Gao Yuan shook his head, "This battle. Our main strategy is to stay in retreat and lose Yan Qi. I want to see. Will Yan Qi dare to hold on with me until tomorrow? When the Liao River begins to freeze in spring."

Yan Peng smiled and said: "Yan Qi definitely doesn't dare. I guess as long as his attack doesn't go smoothly, he will definitely retreat before thawing.

Otherwise, as soon as the Liao River freezes, he will be isolated on the west bank by us, with no way to go to heaven and no way to enter the earth. "

Everyone laughed.

"Commander, Commander Helan is still leading the cavalry division on the east bank. The commander is going here. It's time to bring all the cavalry divisions back." Xu Yuan reminded Gao Yuan in a low voice. Gao Yuan nodded noncommittally.

On the east bank of the Liao River, on the plain more than a hundred places away from Pioneer City. Chen Bin was directing his subordinates to bring bundles of firewood. Carts of stones were moved into the village like ants moving. The area under his feet was called Dubo by the Huns. Therefore, the village was also named Dubo Village because this was Chen Bin's residence. Therefore, Dubo Village is the largest of the dozen or so villages within a radius of ten miles. There are 800 infantry and 200 cavalry stationed there. With Dubo Village as the center, there are more than a dozen villages densely covered in a radius, with five troops stationed there. They ranged from ten to more than a hundred people. This was the wedge for the Eastern Conquest Army to penetrate the east bank. The land surrounded by these villages will be the area where the Eastern Army will colonize in the next step.

The Donghu army assembled and the information about the upcoming invasion was immediately sent to Chen Bin. As a veteran infantry general, his first reaction was to defend. Being alone on the east bank, once the occupation breaks out, the enemy will inevitably be cut off from the passage of the base camp. Therefore, stocking up on the necessary supplies in advance is a top priority.

There is no shortage of food in the village, and all kinds of vegetables and meats have been continuously transported from Pioneer City these days. Crossbows, feather arrows and other long-range attack weapons are all available. Even so, Chen Bin still sent troops to collect stones. , firewood and other things, it is not a bad thing to store some things anyway. This battle may not last until spring tomorrow, so it is best to have more of these things for heating.

If there is anything else that worries Chen Bin, it is the defense of the surrounding small villages. The manpower in those areas must be too thin. With the withdrawal, Dubo Village will not put down so many men, and Chen Bin also vaguely guessed Given Gao Yuan's intentions, no one in these villages would be able to survive in the end, which made Chen Bin feel a little aching in his heart.

War is always cruel. Sometimes, you know it is a sacrifice, but you still have to pay.

"Captain Chen, the sentries have come to report that the governor himself has crossed the river to inspect." Chen Ziwen ran up from the city in a hurry. The three thousand men led by Chen Bin were all the original standing army of the State of Yan. After the reorganization, many of them were Originally, only a small number of officers were sent to enrich the command. Chen Ziwen used to be a soldier in the standing army. After coming here, he was promoted along the way and is now a battalion commander commanding thousands of people.

"The governor is here in person?" Chen Bin was startled and walked down the city, "Hurry up and greet him."

After Gao Yuan arrived in Pioneer City, he specifically met with Chen Bin and Luo Weiran, and spoke highly of them. Chen Bin was also impressed by Gao Yuan's magnanimity and bravery. Compared with the stale and old-fashioned atmosphere of his previous superiors, , Chen Bin admired Gao Yuan's vigorous and enterprising spirit. Just because he dared to boldly appoint former Yan Kingdom generals like himself and Luo Weiran, and there is no doubt that both Chen Bin and Luo Weiran now hold great power in the First Army and the Second Army. Compared with them, In the past, when we were in the standing army, it was completely different.

Chen Bin was much older than Gao Yuan, but in front of this young commander, Chen Bin felt that he was too small.

With several officers under his command, Chen Bin had just walked out of the city when a bright red color appeared in his sight. It was Gao Yuan's red guards. Chen Bin had already seen the frightening fighting power of these red guards. On the banks of the Liao River, Chen Bin saw with his own eyes that this group of red-clothed guards, which numbered less than a thousand people, easily tore apart the opponent's defense line and killed the Donghu cavalry led by Yuwen Chui, who was many times their number. They killed their opponents like chickens butchering dogs. In front of them, the so-called invincible Donghu Cavalry was as fragile as a baby.

Unfortunately, there were too few people, less than a thousand people. But I feel relieved when I think about it. If Gao Yuan had tens of thousands of cavalry, he would have launched his troops to directly attack He Lin and seek a decisive battle with the Donghu people. There would be a step-by-step camp like now.

The guard in red came galloping and stopped suddenly in front of Dubo Village. The short time it took to go from running at high speed to standing still made everyone in Dubo City look at him.

"I've met the Commander-in-Chief!" Chen Bin hurriedly stepped forward and gave a military salute to the leader. Behind him, more than a dozen officers of all levels came to see him.

"That's it!" Gao Yuan reached out and took off the mask on his face, turned over and dismounted, and said with a smile: "It's such a cold weather, look at us people standing here, just breathing can be regarded as puffing up, brothers are still used to it "?"

Hearing Gao Yuan's humorous words, everyone laughed. Chen Bin said: "It's okay. After all, it's our third year here. The first winter was difficult. Many brothers were not used to it. The cold here is gone.”

Hearing this, all the people behind Chen Bin showed heavy expressions. They spent the first winter as prisoners of war in the Donghu people's prison camp. The misery of that year, thinking about it now, seems like hell. . They were lucky. They were rescued by Xu Yuan the next year, and their fate changed. Until now, there are still more than 30,000 Yan army prisoners of war in the clutches of the Donghu people, and it is unknown how many of them are no longer there. .

Looking at the faces of everyone, Gao Yuan also knew what they were thinking of. Prisoners of war have never had a good life since ancient times. Even in his own era, civilization was highly developed, but as prisoners of war, their fate was also extremely miserable, let alone the current situation. We are still basically in a barbaric era.

"The sooner we defeat the Donghu people, the sooner we can rescue all the suffering comrades!" Gao Yuan patted Chen Bin on the shoulder and said: "The Donghu people are coming, let's start with this battle. Are you ready?"

"Captain, Chen Bin is always ready!" Chen Bin puffed up his chest and said loudly.

"Okay, okay, you and Luo Weiran are both generals I value. I hope to see your performance in the next battle." Gao Yuan smiled and turned to look at the city wall, "Chen Bin, what are those boards with barbs hanging on the city wall for? Are they for defense? Is this your innovation? I haven't seen it anywhere else. "

"Commander, I call it a nail pat." Chen Bin said with a smile, "It is specially used to deal with enemies who have invaded the city with ants."

Hearing what Chen Bin said, Gao Yuan immediately imagined the scene. The enemy was erecting a ladder and ants were climbing onto the city. At this moment, those spikes suddenly shot down, and those sharp spikes were driven into the attacker's body. , when the nail racket was pulled up by the soldiers on the city, there were still the corpses of the enemies hanging on it. Some of them had been driven into their bodies by long nails but they were still alive. They screamed and howled. The scene was so tragic that Gao Yuan couldn't help but beat him up. Chills.

"Shangguan Hong, later you ask Chen Bin to write down the production method and usage method of this nail pat, take it back and quickly pass it on to Pioneer City, Tongwan City, and Dayan City, and let them follow the law. Chen Bin, this matter, I will remember you for your great contribution." Gao Yuan said.

"It's just a small thing, it was just thought out, so how can it be considered a credit?" Chen Bin said modestly.

"A small weapon has a big effect. This thing should be very simple to make, but when it comes to defending a city, it will have a huge effect. Our Eastern Conquest Army has always attached great importance to the improvement of ordnance. As long as there is a breakthrough, we will record the merits and reward you. Gao Yuan smiled and said: "If you work hard, you will be rewarded, and if you make mistakes, you will be punished." (To be continued)

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