Chapter 771: The Sound of Drums and Horns Shows Its Sharp Edge (43)

At the top of Ningyuan City, Donghu's eagle flag is flying high. Slightly lower than the eagle flag is a three-headed bird military flag. This is the military flag of the original Wusu tribe. This military flag stands here, which means that the Wusu troops stationed in Ningyuan The Donghu army, dominated by the Susotan tribe, was flying a Dayan army flag outside the city, among the companies and camps more than ten miles away. To those who didn't know what was going on, it looked like the Dayan army was stationed under the city. They are preparing to launch an attack on Ningyuan, but in fact, these two armies are now out-and-out allies.

This Yan army was composed of tens of thousands of Yan troops who were captured by the Donghu people. In that war, 50,000 Yan troops finally became prisoners of the Donghu people. In the following years, the Donghu people returned the territory to the Yan State. Some of the senior generals and a small number of soldiers were robbed of more than 10,000 people by the Eastern Conquest Army in Tengger and other places. In the end, more than 30,000 people were still stranded in Donghu. An alliance treaty was signed with Donghu in Yan State. Afterwards, this group of more than 30,000 prisoners of war were sent to the Kumamoto camp from various places. Several years of hard labor had greatly destroyed the bodies of these prisoners of war. Only about 20,000 of them could become soldiers. The remaining more than 10,000 people will never be able to set foot on the battlefield again.

But Kumamoto did not give up on these people. The reason why he did not leave back then was because he had the idea of ​​breathing the same breath and sharing the same fate with these soldiers. Under his persistence, these soldiers whose health had been destroyed were incorporated into the logistics department. Battalion, responsible for some logistical work. In Kumamoto's view, if he did not accept them, their final destination would be to die of exhaustion.

The weapons of the Yan Kingdom were continuously transported along the sea route, but Kumamoto knew very well that only part of them could reach his hands. But at least now the 20,000 troops were no longer bare-handed. At least each of them had a simple weapon. armor and weapons. After more than a month of recovery. The health of the 20,000 soldiers who can still become warriors has improved greatly, although they are still not as good as when they were in their prime. But it has finally recovered to 60% to 70%.

In Kumamoto's view, he joined forces with the Donghu people to attack the Eastern Expeditionary Army. This is an extremely absurd and helpless thing. The king's life stamped with King Yan's seal cannot be false. This can only mean one thing. Gao Yuan, who attacked the Donghu people with him back then and finally escaped from the peaceful area of ​​Ningyuan, is now The power is powerful enough to threaten the two countries of Donghu and Dayan.

But no matter what, the tens of thousands of Yan soldiers who were working as hard labor in Donghu could be rescued from suffering. Kumamoto already felt very satisfied. As for the next step, he really hadn't thought about it yet.

Although he has formed an army, the Donghu people have not relaxed their guard against him. In the city, Ususuotan has brought 15,000 elite cavalry. In the quiet area, Arundai also commands 10,000 cavalry. An army was sandwiched between their two armies. The slightest movement would result in him being shattered to pieces. What's even more terrible is the daily food supply for these nearly 30,000 people. It was firmly stuck in the hands of Ususuotan. He was supplied one day at a time, and spent the night of the first day to collect the next day's food.

Without enough food, even if you want to do something, it is simply impossible.

Thinking of this, Kumamoto couldn't help but smile bitterly. He was a great Yan general who conquered the west.

Now he has become a dog raised by the Donghu people? But anyway. The army in hand still needs to be well trained. They can regain some of their combat power and be on the battlefield in the future. It gives me some hope of saving my life. This is the only thing Kumamoto can do now.

What worries Kumamoto most now is the morale of the soldiers. These soldiers have suffered a lot in Donghu and hate the Donghu people in their hearts. But now the situation has changed and they have become friendly forces of the Donghu people. They want to join forces with the Donghu people to go Attacking the Eastern Expedition Army, which was also part of the Yan Army, how could these soldiers figure it out?

How could I explain to the soldiers that the Zhengdong Army had betrayed the Yan State and became a rebel army? Did he take them to King Qin on the order of King Yan?

I'm afraid the soldiers will not pay attention to this explanation. In their hearts, the Donghu people are the enemies. They have suffered enough from the Donghu people, and all they want in their hearts is revenge. They don't care if the Eastern Expeditionary Army betrayed the Yan State. , what they care about is that the Zhengdong Army is still fighting the Donghu people, and the Zhengdong Army is beating up their enemies.

If an army without morale goes to the battlefield, can it become an army that defeats the enemy? No, not at all. Kumamoto was even worried about whether they would defect before the battle.

Less than a hundred miles away from Ningyuan, where he was stationed, was Tengger, the newly built base of the Eastern Expeditionary Army. The guard there turned out to be Chen Bin, a tooth general under his command. Back then, this man under his command could only The little tooth general who commanded less than a thousand people was now alone in the Eastern Expedition Army, with nearly 10,000 troops under his command. Another assistant general, Luo Weiran, had a higher status in the Eastern Expedition Army than Chen Bin. I heard that he is now the commander of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, with tens of thousands of elite men under his command. The reason why the Eastern Expeditionary Army was able to achieve a complete victory in the Battle of Hetao last year is inseparable from these two people. Because of this battle, he was promoted, which made Kumamoto feel proud but also a little surprised.

Two generals under him who were once unworthy have now made great achievements in the war with Donghu. However, the generals he valued at the time either returned to the Yan State or betrayed the Yan State. , most of them have now become the victims of the Eastern Conquest Army.

Is it because I don't know how to judge people? Xiong Ben naturally didn't think so. The promotion system of the Yan Army was not something he could decide. The army he led was the standing army of the Yan Army. How could he shake the complicated relationship within it?

Are you going to fight against your former subordinates on the battlefield?

"Uncle." A general lifted the curtain and came in, looking at Xiong Ben and shouted.

"Chixuan, in the army, no one is close to you, only the superiors and subordinates are considered. If other people hear it, it will be a disgrace." Xiong Ben stared at the other party and shouted.

"Yes, uncle, oh, no, general." Xiong Chixuan shouted with his chest puffed out.

Seeing the other party's attitude of not caring at all, Xiong Ben sighed and wanted to curse a few more times, but he couldn't curse. In the battle with Lin Chengxia, the Xiong family suffered heavy casualties. Now only this nephew Xiong Chixuan is still with him.

"Tell me, what's the matter? It's about food and fodder again. It's useless to ask me for this. One a day is just enough to fill your stomach. You want more. But there is none." Xiong Ben said: "You are my nephew, and others are watching you. If I give you more, won't others have any opinions?"

"I'm not asking for food and fodder!" Xiong Chixuan pulled a chair and sat on it. "Uncle, I feel suffocated. Do we really have to join forces with the Donghu people?"

"What else can we do?" Xiong Ben looked at him and suddenly became alert, "What do you want to say?"

"Uncle, I don't know about other troops, but the thousands of people I led heard about this. But there are complaints. If I hadn't taken strict precautions, I'm afraid that all the soldiers under my command would have fled. In other troops, there are deserters every day, and the officers above just let it go." Xiong Chixuan complained.

"Stupid, they are harming those soldiers by doing this." Xiong Ben roared: "How many people have been captured by the Donghu cavalry these days? They were all dragged to the front of the camp and their heads were confirmed. Don't you think it's not worth dying like this?"

"Aren't there still many people who escaped?" Xiong Chixuan said: "As long as there is a glimmer of hope, everyone will always escape. The Eastern Expedition Army is a hundred miles away. Most of these soldiers are running in that direction. Uncle, how do you think we should fight this battle? I'm afraid that as soon as we see the flag of the Eastern Expedition Army, our troops will all run over and defect!"

Xiong Ben was silent.

Xiong Chixuan suddenly walked to his side and lowered his voice: "Uncle, don't you have any other ideas?"

Xiong Ben looked up and glanced at Xiong Chixuan, "What do you want to say?"

"Uncle. I have been hiding something from you. Now I think it is necessary to tell you, even if you chop off my head for it. I can't help but say it." Xiong Chixuan gritted his teeth.

"Why are you hesitating? If you have anything to say, come on!" Xiong Ben instinctively felt something was wrong.

"Uncle, actually when I was still in Helin, someone from the Eastern Expedition Army contacted me. I have met their people, and I also agreed to join them." Xiong Chixuan said word by word.

Xiong Ben suddenly raised his head and stared at Xiong Chixuan, "You, you are so brave."

"Uncle, you may not know yet, the Eastern Expedition Army launched a sudden attack on Tianhe County in July, surrounded Jicheng, and the Yan army suffered heavy losses. Otherwise, why would the Donghu people suddenly rush to send a large number of troops to Hetao, because they know very well that this time the Eastern Expedition Army has completely scared Jicheng. Next, the Eastern Expedition Army will free up its hands and will inevitably send a large number of troops to Hetao and other places. The general attack on Donghu will also begin. They now want to take advantage of the fact that the reinforcements of the Eastern Expedition Army have not arrived yet and launch an attack first. Not only Wususutan, Alundai, but Thorpe has also arrived in Yulin with 10,000 palace guards." Xiong Chixuan said.

"You, how do you know?" Kumamoto trembled.

"Of course, it's because the special envoy of the expeditionary army has found me, so I know these things. The Donghu people are about to be finished. Now the main force of the expeditionary army is gathering in Tengri, and the battle is about to begin. Moreover, uncle, Agu Huai'en in Panshan has also rebelled. When Sop cleaned up the Agu tribe, Agu Huai'en was left behind. Hehe, Agu Huai'en was forced to kill his father and so many relatives back then. How could he not hate him? Now he finally found the opportunity to seek revenge on Sop."

Kumamoto took a breath, "Agu Huai'en Huai En is also a Donghu, why would he help the Eastern Expedition Army, what benefits did Gao Yuan give him? "

"I don't know, I only know that once we start fighting here, A Gu will turn against us, and the Eastern Expedition Army's Helan Xiong will pass through Liaoning Guard and attack Helin directly. If I guess correctly, by then, Ye Zhong from Liaoxi will definitely be there. The Donghu people are going to be finished, do we still have to accompany them to die?"

"What do you want to do?"

"Uncle, of course, wait until the right time and give the Donghu people a fatal blow." Xiong Chixuan clenched his fist and swung it down hard.

Xiong Ben gritted his teeth and thought for a while, then sighed: "Do you know that this 20,000-man army is not my Western Expedition Army back then? The composition is complicated and the people are not united. How can we achieve unified command? There is also the problem of food. If we get one per day, where will the food come from if we rebel?"

"It's not that there is no way to get one per day. In the past half month, I have accumulated ten days of military rations in the army." Xiong Chixuan gritted his teeth and said: "I only distributed half of the daily food, and saved the other half. The soldiers are a little hungry, but they can still hold on."

"As for the inconsistent orders and complicated composition of the army you mentioned, the special envoy of the Eastern Expedition Army brought someone, I think he can solve this problem."

"Who?"

"General Zhou Yuan." Xiong Chixuan said proudly.

"Captain Zhou?" Kumamoto was immediately shocked, "Captain Zhou?"

"Lieutenant Zhou has also joined the Eastern Expeditionary Army, and his whole family has joined the Eastern Expeditionary Army." Xiong Chixuan said: "As soon as this old man comes, tell me, who else in our army will disobey orders?"

Xiongben took a deep breath, "Even Captain Zhou joined the Eastern Expeditionary Army. Dayan, are you really exhausted?"

"Uncle, don't forget that Governor Gao Yuangao is also a Yan person. Hum, it's just a matter of changing which chair to sit on. A Yan person is still a Yan person. Think about the Qin State now and the Ying family back then. They are just a small retainer, but when it comes to Qin, who wouldn't say that they are the boss of the world? Maybe Governor Gao can lead us to have a good fight with the Qin people and compete for the hegemony of the world!" (To be continued)