Chapter 861: Sunrise in the East (86)

The war in western Liaoning has undergone an earth-shaking reversal. The Eastern Expeditionary Army has more than 30,000 people and hundreds of thousands of infantry have returned from the Liaodong Peninsula. However, Tian Dan, who broke through the Yaoshan Pass, is still in the dark. As soon as the army leaves the Yaoshan Pass, He immediately divided the army into two groups, one led by Huo Si'an and the other led by himself. The two units, one on the left and one on the right, were like a pair of big pliers clamping down on Liaoxi County and Qingtian and other counties along the way. , Tian Dan didn't even look at it. In his opinion, instead of wasting time to attack these small counties, it is better to concentrate on attacking the Liaoxi County. As long as the Liaoxi County is destroyed, then follow the trend and force the troops to Jishi City. , after taking these two places, how can these small counties not surrender?

It was already the end of October, and the weather in western Liaoning had begun to turn cold. Tian Dan did not want to fight in the ice and snow. When the first heavy snow came, it was his best wish to bring this war to a perfect end. desire

&-Zhu-Zhu-dao-xiao-shuo-www--; At this time, tens of thousands of cavalry from the Zhengdong Army were also approaching them rapidly. Wei He's 20,000 cavalry were destroyed too quickly, and Zhengdong Army After the army annihilated this group of Qi cavalry, the scouts came out and completely covered the scheduled battlefield. This also prevented Tian Dan from getting this information at the first time, and the battlefield in just a few days was The loss of control of intelligence eventually led Tian Dan to dive into the large network woven by the Eastern Conquest Army.

After Huo Si'an's left army passed through Qingtian, it entered Yunyang. The 30,000 troops under his command also ignored Yunyang County and prepared to pass through Yunyang and attack Liaoxi County. However, at this moment, the forward scouts What he had brought shocked him and he immediately stopped moving forward.

Looking at the bloodstained man with a dirty face and tattered clothes brought by the scouts, Huo Si'an could hardly believe his eyes, let alone his ears.

"What are you talking about? What are you talking about?" He yelled loudly. "You are the spies of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, right? You came here specifically to disrupt the morale of our army, right?"

The few cavalry soldiers who were lucky enough to escape burst into tears. For them, this period of time was like spending time in hell. First, they were intercepted and killed by two cavalrymen from the Eastern Army. Thousands of cavalrymen disappeared in these two battles. They managed to escape with their lives, but in the following days they suffered a lot in order to avoid the scouts of the Eastern Expeditionary Army and the pursuit of the villagers. They saw with their own eyes that several of their companions sneaked into the village to steal food because they were so hungry that they were beaten to death by the villagers. Finally, they were beaten by their own army, just like children who had been bullied outside and returned to their hometown. The parents cried out about the grievances they had suffered, hoping that their parents, who were extremely powerful in their hearts, could avenge themselves and their companions.

"General Huo, we are not spies. We are from Qi, and we are soldiers under General Wei. All 20,000 cavalry are gone. General Wei was also captured by them some time ago. I also heard that General Wei was captured by them and paraded in public. "Here!" one of the leaders cried loudly.

Huo Si'an swallowed hard, closed his eyes, and tried to calm down, "Tell me carefully. Why did Wei He lose his 20,000 cavalry?"

According to the accounts of several surviving soldiers,

A secondary picture appeared in Huo Si'an's mind. The camp of Wei He, who had no idea, was suddenly attacked by tens of thousands of cavalry on a stormy night. The Qi cavalry, who was caught off guard, had no time to even mount their horses, and were killed. However, they encountered a second cavalry group with more mathematics and stronger combat effectiveness, and the rest of them were killed in the battle.

Huo Si'an shuddered and opened his eyes suddenly. According to the stories of these soldiers, if there was no exaggeration, the cavalry of the Eastern Conquest Army numbered tens of thousands. This was the main cavalry force of the Eastern Conquest Army. They were from Donghu is back

He jumped up all of a sudden. What was the concept of tens of thousands of cavalry? Huo Si'an knew all too well. When he thought that such a huge cavalry team might be nearby, he felt like falling into an ice cellar from head to toe. middle

"Send the order to the entire army to immediately divert to Yunyang and capture Yunyang County as quickly as possible." He turned around and gave orders to the generals around him.

"Immediately send someone to deliver a message to the Prime Minister. The main force of the Eastern Conquest Army is back!"

Following Huo Sian's crazy shouts, the messengers rushed out one after another, and the Qi army that was advancing towards Liaoxi County turned to the front army, turned around, and rushed towards Yunyang County.

At this time, only more than fifty miles away from Huo Si'an's army, a group of cavalry was resting by a small river. The cavalry was crowded all over the mountains and plains. Although they were carrying the flag of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, their clothes were not. The uniform uniforms of the Eastern Expeditionary Army were of various kinds. When the people around them saw how these people were dressed, they knew that they were not from the Central Plains. However, these villagers were not afraid. In their hearts, most of them thought that this army was the Governor-General of Gao. The Xiongnu cavalry under his command have been naturalized and conquered Dongfu for a long time. Now, not only in Jishi County, Hetao area, but also in western Liaoning, there are also a large number of Huns coming and going. Everyone is used to seeing these and the locals. Guys of different nationalities with very different looks

The ethnic policy implemented by Gao Yuan in western Liaoning and other places was very effective. Under the jurisdiction of the Zhengdong Mansion, people no longer considered people who were not our ethnic group any more. On the contrary, as the Xiongnu cavalry repeatedly made military exploits on the battlefield, , instead became the object of praise from the villagers, especially the businessmen who often traveled to Jishi County. They were used to the situation of the Huns living and working in peace and contentment in Jishi County. After their spread, the local people have basically accepted these naturalizations. aliens

However, if they knew that these tens of thousands of cavalry were not Huns but Donghu people, they would be scared to death and would have to flee as far as they could. After all, the battle between the Eastern Army and the Donghu people had just begun. ended, and for this war with the Qi people, the good news that the Eastern Expeditionary Army had destroyed Donghu was also limited to a certain range. In western Liaoning, especially in the countryside, everyone was not very aware of this fact. clear

Gao Che looked at the several scouts who were pushed down and kneeling in front of them. They were Huo Si'an's sentinels captured by their cavalry. Huo Si'an was also very careful. When the sentinels came out, they actually went far away. After arriving dozens of miles away, these people were very unlucky. They ran into this Donghu cavalry.

"General Agu, what a great opportunity. There are only 30,000 people, and they are still infantry. As long as we get close, we will charge and kill them all!" Gao Che stroked his beard and said happily: "This is a great achievement. This is the Qi people's left army. If we defeat him, we will break Tian Dan's right-hand man!"

Agu Huai'en was also very enthusiastic. The Qi army was not an army to conquer the East. Although there were 30,000 people, it might not be able to withstand the impact of tens of thousands of Donghu cavalry. If it could succeed with one blow, it would indeed be a great achievement. pieces

Mu Gulu also came over, "What Gao Che said is right. Thirty thousand infantry are in the wild, unobstructed, and are marching. As long as we seize the opportunity properly, we will be very confident to destroy them."

Although Aguhuaien's heart was also pounding, he had been in the regular army of the Eastern Expeditionary Army for a long time and was used to the strict military discipline of the Eastern Expeditionary Army. If you dare to disobey a military order, you will immediately lose your head. After hesitating for a moment, he still shook his head and said: "No, the command given to us by the governor is to intervene in Qingtian County, not to fight this Qi army. This Qi army, the governor must have other plans, so we don't want to cause trouble."

Gao Che was very dissatisfied, "We are only fifty miles away. Let's go at full speed. It will only take about an hour to defeat them. What can we miss if we go to Qingtian? How can we not take away the credit? A Gu , you also know that we urgently need credit now, otherwise we will be queued at the gate of the governor’s big tent.”

"What if we can't defeat them!" Agu Huai'en made up his mind to ignore this Qi army. "These Qi troops fought with the Zhengdong Army in Langya for many days. Not to mention that they are stronger than the Zhengdong Army, even if they only have The Eastern Conquest Army is about 70 to 80% strong, can we easily eat them? Don’t forget, we have not attacked the Eastern Conquest Army’s military formation, but what is the result? Can we eat it? In the face of a large number of infantry formations Sometimes, we avoid them and use swimming methods to look for opportunities to annihilate the enemy. Our ancestors learned this lesson with blood. If we rush to attack this cavalry, we will not be able to take it down for a while, and we will go there by mistake. Qingtian County's timing, let Tian Dan run away, I'm afraid we won't be able to save our heads."

"How can these Qi troops be as powerful as the Eastern Conquest Army?"

"Have you ever fought against the Qi army? How do you know they are not good? Just look at the way the governor treats this Tian Dan so solemnly and seriously. He is not an easy guy to get along with. We act in accordance with military orders, even if something goes wrong in the end No matter what deviations we have, we will not find any faults with us, such as high chariots and wooden bones. Our meritorious service is secondary. The key is not to make mistakes. Do you understand?" Agu Huai'en said sternly: "Since the governor appointed me as the cavalry division Commander, you must obey my orders and do not disobey them. Ignore this group of people and we will go to Qingtian."

Because of Aguhuai's harsh words, Mu Gulu also ceased his activities. He had been dealing with people in the Eastern Expedition Army for a long time, and he knew a lot about the situation of the Eastern Expeditionary Army. However, he was very careful about Aguhuaien. He was very dissatisfied, but when he saw that Mugu Lu also fell silent, unable to stand alone, he could only give up bitterly. When he turned around and saw several Qi scouts, he couldn't help but feel angry and shouted loudly: "What are these bastards still doing?" Are you still going to treat them to drinks and meat?"

Upon hearing this, several Donghu people behind the Qi Ren scouts pulled out their scimitars with a swipe, then raised the sword and killed several scouts on the spot.

Half an hour later, the 10,000 Donghu cavalrymen finished resting, got on their horses, and headed toward Qingtian at lightning speed. (To be continued...)