Chapter 35: Fighting Abroad

Chapter 35: Fighting Abroad

Chapter 35: Fighting Abroad
It was already the hour of the ox, and the wind on the grassland suddenly became strong.

The dark clouds in the sky were blowing, making the rain fall heavier and heavier.

Liu Heiying, who was standing on the high slope to the south of the camp, looked solemn and vigilantly at his surroundings.

Although the eyes are small, they are like eagle eyes.

In his mind, he kept recalling the method of fighting the enemy that Brother Yun'er had taught him.

"On the battlefield, you must always put yourself in the other person's shoes.
Not only to the soldiers, but also to the enemy,
Stand in the enemy's mindset and think about how to attack and how to defend.
Then, based on this, we can arrange our offensive and defensive routes.

Even if I guessed wrong, it doesn't matter, it's just a matter of being more prepared."

Liu Heiying's head was buzzing at this moment, and his face no longer had that naive look on it. Instead, it looked cold because of the long knife in his hand.

If he were an enemy, he would definitely wait until the dead of night, when the soldiers were asleep, and when there was a strong storm outside before taking action.
That was the moment.

As he was thinking, his eyes suddenly fixed.
Looking at the other side of the dam mountain, there seemed to be a faint fire.
Although it was fleeting, Liu Heiying firmly believed that he was not mistaken!

He stood up suddenly, bringing up a large amount of rain, dirt and mud from under him.
He looked to the north, where his troops were stationed on the high ground.
If there is an enemy, someone will report it soon.

Time passed little by little. Liu Heiying lay on the mud, quietly looking at the camp below, and his heart became more and more anxious.

Finally, a quarter of an hour later, several soldiers came up quietly.
"Sir, Sir," a suppressed voice sounded from one side, and Liu Heiying's eyes flashed with a sharp light.

"Say!"

"There are Yuan soldiers coming up from the north. They are not far away and there are less than 200 of them. They should be waiting for the main force."

The soldier's face was dark, and like Liu Heiying, it was difficult to see clearly in the dark night, but his eyes were sparkling.

Even if they are not familiar with military affairs, they know what it means to discover the enemy first.

"Was that the fire just now you waving a command flag?" Liu Heiying asked.

The soldier shook his head and said, "It's not my subordinates, it's those Yuan people.
I wanted to raise the flag, but I was afraid of being discovered, so I came back to report in person."

"Well done! Tell the brothers to be careful and withdraw quickly to avoid being exposed."

"Yes, I will bring them back right away."

Watching him disappear into the darkness, Liu Heiying straightened up, let out a long breath, and said to the soldier beside him:

"You watch here, if they attack the camp, shoot your arrows decisively.
Remember to call more often. It will be troublesome if you can’t hear it in this windy and rainy weather.”

"Yes!"

After doing all this, Liu Heiying straightened up, jumped onto his warhorse, controlled the speed of the horse, and headed towards the military camp.

After a while, he entered the military camp and saw Wu Fuliu standing at the door.
"My Lord is inside."

"exist!"

Liu Heiying nodded and walked in. He saw Lu Yunyi standing in front of the map, deep in thought, and cast his eyes over to him.
The coldness on his face suddenly disappeared, replaced by a simple and honest look:
"Brother Yun'er, those Yuan people are really here.
We are now staying on the northern slope of Dam Mountain. Two quarters of an hour ago, there were more than 200 of us. "

Lu Yunyi's face remained calm as before. He just smiled and nodded slightly:
"I see. You have done a great job in this matter."

"Hehe, this is all thanks to Brother Yun'er."

Liu Heiying scratched his head. Leaving soldiers outside to investigate was a military order issued in the afternoon, and he was just following the order.

Lu Yunyi stood up with a relaxed look on his face and patted his shoulder vigorously:

"We are ahead of the enemy and our army is large in number. It will be difficult for us not to make achievements this time.
Go back quickly, take your soldiers and wait on the south slope, find the enemy leader, and attack at the right time."

Liu Heiying pursed his lips and nodded vigorously:

"Then I'll go, Brother Yun'er. You have to be careful."

"it is good."

After Liu Heiying left, Lu Yunyi's eyes narrowed.
After thinking for a moment, he quickly left the military tent and went straight into the military tent where Yan San was.

Yan San was leaning on the bed with a bored look on his face.

The hardness of the armor caused pain in his wounds, and he could only stand up straight to relieve the pain.

"Damn it, aren't we supposed to travel overnight? Why aren't you leaving yet?"

Yan San was muttering to himself when he heard footsteps coming from the entrance of the military tent. He quickly sat up and regained his dignity.

Seeing Lu Yunyi walking in with a serious face, Yan San couldn't help shrinking his body and holding the long sword in his hand.
"What?"

Lu Yunyi did not exchange pleasantries with him, but was concise and to the point:

"The Yuan army has arrived, and is now on the northern slope of Daba Mountain.
They are gathering their troops and will launch a night attack tonight.
Get your men ready to destroy them all here tonight."

"What? The Yuan people are coming?"

Yan San stood up suddenly and immediately pulled the wound on his abdomen, which made his face turn pale.
But the pain also made his mind clearer, and he understood a lot in an instant:
"You don't want to leave at all?"

Lu Yunyi fixed his eyes on the wound on Yan San's abdomen and said in a deep voice:

"If we hurry on at all costs and don't stop here, the Hou Qianhu Suo may have already returned to Qingzhou.
It would be inappropriate to not leave early and wait until the enemy catches up with us."

Yan San's expression was gloomy, but if he did not stay here, not only would he die, but many soldiers would also die.

But now the crisis has arrived, Yan San no longer wants to explain, but directly asked:

"Are you sure? One hundred of our soldiers were slightly injured, one hundred were seriously injured, less than six hundred were intact, and 20% of our horses and weapons were lost."

Lu Yunyi nodded: "As long as the soldiers dare to fight, that's enough.
I am here to inform you that if anyone plays tricks in this battle or is afraid of fighting, I will punish him by military law afterwards."

"I understand. I will tell them."

Yan San nodded, understanding his deep meaning.
The outcome of this battle would not have changed with or without them.

But if all the people in the Houqianhu are afraid of fighting, they will be held accountable afterwards.

Taking a deep breath, Yan San called Tian Bing over.

"grown ups."

"Give orders to strictly enforce Lu Yunyi's military orders. No one should slack off. If anyone is lazy, don't blame me for being ruthless."

"Yes."

Tian Bing thought for a moment and asked, "Sir, when are we leaving? Lu Yunyi has issued the military order, but he hasn't moved yet."

"Haha" Yan San sneered, his face full of self-mockery.

No wonder Lu Yunyi looked down on him. What could he accomplish with these idiots around?

Yan San looked for it, picked up the teacup from the table and threw it over, shouting angrily:

"The enemy has already attacked us, and you are still thinking of leaving.
Tell them, if they don’t want to die, pick up the long sword and kill the enemy! !

I am afraid of fighting, so I will let it go.
That Lu Yunyi is heartless, when he is beheaded, don’t kneel down and beg me!!!"

Tian Bing suddenly blinked his eyes, thought of something, and asked quickly:

"Sir, we won't be the last one this time."

"I am a captain, I am fine if I cover the rear once, but do you want me to cover the rear a few times? Get lost!!"

"Yes Yes Yes"

When Tian Bing left in a hurry, Yan San suddenly showed pain on his face.
He lay down stiffly, wailing, and muttering to himself with gritted teeth:
"It's all because of me. I'm usually too nice to you guys, damn it."

In the military tent, military orders were issued one after another.
All the soldiers of the front army's scout unit moved one after another, their faces full of excitement.

This time, we won't use cavalry to fight, but will defend and counterattack.

For them, this is as easy as drinking water and eating.

After receiving the military order, each hundred households quickly found the location to block the enemy cavalry, as well as the defense location and counterattack location.

Qian Hong's troops were arranged near the stable, waiting for the enemy to charge past. After their comrades blocked the first wave of enemy charge, they fought back.

The six Wufu troops protected the central military tent and waited on Lu Yunyi's side.

At this moment, inside the military tent, Lu Yunyi summarized the military reports and talked freely:

"Wu Fuliu, you must remember that if the enemy and I are equal in number,
When defending, you cannot set up defenses everywhere.
If we set up defenses everywhere, it will certainly cause the troops to be dispersed.
If the enemy generals have been in battle for a long time, they will surely notice this and attack my weaknesses, and then my defense will collapse."

Lu Yunyi handed over another military order:

"The reason for the scattered defense now is that I am numerous and the enemy is few, and I am in the dark while the enemy is in the light.
As long as we can delay them a little, we can form a situation where we can defeat the enemy with more people and annihilate them easily on the local battlefield."

Lu Yunyi raised his head and looked at Wu Fuliu who was concentrating:
"Understand?"

"Sir, I am stupid and can only understand a little."

Wu Fuliu was an elite warrior in battle, and he remained calm even when faced with a sea of ​​blood and swords.

Now he seemed a little embarrassed, and his dark face turned red.

Lu Yunyi waved his hand and said with a smile:

"What you learn from books is always shallow, you must practice it yourself to know it thoroughly.

These are the things you just need to remember.
The more battles you fight, the more you will naturally master them.

You are a studious person. As long as you are willing to learn and remember, I will teach you everything I have learned."

Wu Fuliu was so excited that his lips moved and his eyes were a little blurry.

It's not that he looks down on himself, but this kind of knowledge,

Even if he begged on his knees, others might not teach him, but he did it so easily.

Make him think he is dreaming.

Wu Fuliu knelt on his knees with his head against the ground:

"Thank you, sir. I will definitely keep it in mind."

"Get up, the soldiers are so elegant,

You centurions, if you don't read the Art of War, you should also be able to read the text carefully.

In this way, the military orders can be delivered smoothly and my intentions will not be distorted.
There is still a long way to go, so learn slowly."

In this regard, Lu Yunyi just felt exhausted.

Soldiers cannot read a single word, so any profound words will always be misinterpreted.
It would be fine on ordinary days, but if it is misinterpreted on the battlefield, the battle situation will be gone in an instant and fall into collapse.

"I have a question in my mind and would like to ask you, sir."

Wu Fuliu blushed a little and spoke hesitantly while holding the military order.

"Hurry up and tell me, don't delay the delivery of the military order."

"Sir, if we had retreated in time when we arrived at noon, wouldn't we have avoided fighting?

Why do we have to wait until now to fight with the elite troops of the Naiman tribe?"

Lu Yunyi looked at him in surprise, with a smile on his face;

"Yes, you are smart and can see the situation clearly."

"Thank you for the compliment, sir."

Lu Yunyi thought about it, his eyes became more determined:
"In the military, it is better to fight outside the border than to defend the territory.
Now if we encounter an enemy on the grassland and do not kill him,

Are we going to wait until they gather a large army and invade the border and harm the people before hunting them down?

It's better to kill him early and put an end to it all.
Moreover, if the battle is fought at the enemy's home, even if we lose, we won't lose too much."

In an instant, Wu Fuliu thought a lot.
The imperial court had been on expeditions to the north for many years, and the soldiers had been on the battlefields many times.
Now the general of Qingzhou has gathered his troops and is going to march north.

This may be the case of striking first and fighting in the enemy's home.

He thought about it carefully, his face was excited, and he felt that he was much smarter, so he said quickly:
"Thank you for clearing up my confusion, sir. I will go and deliver the military order."

"Go."

Three miles outside the Houqianhu camp, on the northern slope of Dam Mountain,
A steady stream of cavalry gathered from all directions, their faces excited.
Finally found.

As the commander of the Naiman tribe, Tumen Bayar,

At this moment, he is riding a warhorse, his eyes are cold,
He looked quietly at the camp ahead with some fire lights, a sneer on his face.

"The Ming people like to hide and evade, but we finally found them. How many of them have returned?"

"Sir, there are more than 800 of us, and another 200 are exploring further west.
It may take half an hour to get back, how about we take advantage of the Ming people sleeping and attack first? "

A bearded centurion spoke in a muffled voice.

Bayar snorted and glanced at him:
"We can't underestimate the Ming people. When the tribesmen come back, we must win this battle in one fell swoop.

We have to leave some people alive and find the thing.

Otherwise, wouldn't it be in vain for us to come all the way here?"

"Yes."

Half an hour later, cavalrymen came from afar one after another.

As a result, the number of Naiman cavalry increased, and the brutality of fighting was overwhelming.

Bayar looked up at the sky, then at the more than a thousand tribesmen behind him, and chuckled:
"This battle is a night raid on the camp. We must succeed, leaving no one alive but the horses behind."

Suddenly, some strange cries were heard from the crowd, and the soldiers excitedly waved their swords.

Whether it is the armor or sword of the Ming people, or just the Ming people, they are all valuable and good things.

Tumen Bayar sneered, turned his horse's head, pointed at the camp, and ordered in a cold voice:
"My tribesmen, charge and kill the Ming people to avenge our tribe."

"revenge!!"

"revenge!!"

More than a thousand men were waving their swords like wild horses, their bodies rising and falling on their horses.

There was no longer a speed limit on the horses, and the linen wrapped around their hooves had long been removed.

So much so that at this moment the sound of horse hooves could be heard far away in the dark night, which frightened the enemy!

Not far away, a pair of scarlet eyes lit up.

The jackals felt the earth shaking and disappeared in the drizzle.

A distance of three miles is just a blink of an eye for a warhorse charging at full speed!
The cavalry led by Tumen Bayar quickly rushed to the front of the camp.
I saw the dim lights flickering inside, and the silhouettes of people were silhouetted against the military tent.
He suddenly burst into laughter and shouted:

"My fellow tribesmen, charge! The Ming people are still peeing their pants, hahahaha."

The soldiers behind him galloped past without stopping.
They rushed into the camp in an instant, but the scene that followed made them burst into tears.

They rode their war horses and rushed into the tent without any hindrance.

But what we see is not panic,
Instead, they were Ming soldiers holding long swords and armed with sharp weapons.

In an instant, more than ten long swords came up and chopped at him.
The sound of long knives piercing flesh and blood rang out all around the camp, accompanied by the wailing of war horses.

Lu Yunyi held a long sword in his hand and easily killed the two invading cavalrymen.

He rushed out of the camp with a trumpet in his hand and shouted:
"kill!!"

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(End of this chapter)