Chapter 416 Advance

Chapter 416 Advance
Baiya Village was built in just one day.

A camp is not a city, and the defensive capabilities of the two are several levels lower.

But it can be done in a hurry. After all, Baiya Village has the advantage of geographical location, and no one expects it to hold on for long.

On the fifth day of September, Shao Xun met the angel who had come urgently from Luoyang on Baiya Mountain.

The messenger was Liu You, the son of Liu Tun, currently a seventh-rank prince's groom. After reading the edict, he looked at Shao Xun eagerly.

"You might as well take a look at the foot of the mountain." Shao Xun pointed with his whip and said.

Liu Youyi looked over.

The most eye-catching thing is the dense crowds of people, draft animals and vehicles at the ferry.

The ships keep moving day and night, even if they capsize or fall apart, they continue to transport supplies and personnel across the river.

By this time, the large-scale river crossing operation had basically ended.

More than 20,000 people gathered on the riverbank, packed their luggage, and set off in batches.

Liu You took two more steps forward and looked down at the cliff.

Teams of cavalry were galloping quickly, with horses changing positions behind them.

Behind the warhorse, the sound of kicking and stomping raised up a cloud of dust and left a trail of hoof prints.

Behind the cavalry was a large group of infantry.

They lined up in three columns and marched in a long line.

Looking to the east, there are green pines and mountains.

The remaining branches of Wangwu Mountain stand majestically in the wilderness, stretching all the way to the river bank.

The first troop to set out had even turned around two hillsides, facing the rising sun, walked into the lush green pine forest, and disappeared into the horizon.

Liu You withdrew his gaze, thoughtful.

Shao Xun drew out his bow and shot it into the distance with a whoosh.

A pheasant just flew out of the forest. Its feathers of various colors and its slender and colorful tail were very pretty and attractive.

The arrow hit the target directly.

The pheasant flew away with the arrow, flapped its wings a few times, and then fell headfirst to the ground.

"The arrow has been shot, how can it be taken back?" Shao Xun handed the bow to Cai Cheng, looked at Liu You and asked.

Liu You couldn't answer.

Shao Xun smiled and asked, "How is Beijing?"

"People are in panic and in chaos." Liu You shook his head and said, "We have taken in more than 21,000 defeated soldiers, but morale is low and they are in a state of depression. Many people have lost their weapons and armor, and the court has searched the treasury but cannot replace them. Many people are even using rotten wooden spears."

"Can we hold it?" Shao Xun asked.

"Please, Mr. Chen, lead your troops back to support us as soon as possible." Liu You gritted his teeth and said.

"If I don't even save Yiyang, how can I save Luoyang?" Shao Xun asked in return: "Shi Le has only a few thousand cavalrymen to the city of Luoyang. How can he take Luoyang? Don't scare yourself and lose your composure. Luoyang will be safe."

Liu You, however, would not listen and only said, "Your Excellency, if you send all your troops eastward, do you really have a chance of winning? Why not just give up and return to your army——"

"See you out!" Shao Xun waved his hand and said.

Liu You looked unhappy and wanted to say a few more words, but was stopped by Shao's personal soldiers.

"Even if Lord Chen defeats Liu Fu, what does it matter?" Liu You asked anxiously, "Luoyang has been destroyed and all the people in the city are dead. Even if we win, what does it matter?"

"If the three cities of Heyang cannot be built, Luoyang will never have peace." Shao Xun paused and said, "I said, don't panic. Luoyang will be fine, at most we will be a little worried."

"Can you definitely win, sir? The Xiongnu may send more troops."

"If we lose this battle, the Jin Dynasty will have no future." Shao Xun did not stop, and his voice floated from afar: "I will personally supervise the battle this time. The men under my command are all gathered from Henan over the past ten years. If they are defeated, no one north of the Huai River will be able to resist the Xiongnu army."

"Mingsir!" Liu You stamped his feet and said, "Since we know that the Silver Spear Army is the pillar of our country, we must not throw it away lightly."

"It's too late." Shao Xun laughed and said, "I have lived and died with tens of thousands of men. What regrets do I have in this life?"

People have gone far.

Liu You stood there for a long time, feeling extremely complicated.

After a long time, he looked at the figure that had long since become blurred and sighed heavily.

For a moment, his heart was touched.

To be fair, the Xin'an Campaign brought great trouble to Chen Gong. But he withstood the pressure and followed the established policy, taking action when necessary without hesitation.

Perhaps, if the Battle of Xin'an had been fought better, or even not fought at all, Lord Chen would not have had to take such a desperate gamble?
What exactly did the emperor and all the civil and military officials in the court do?

In this world, shouldn't people with clear minds and abilities make decisions? Even if he is not from an aristocratic family.

Liu You didn't know, he was very confused. But he knew that this kind of hesitation and doubt itself explained something.

It's time to make a change.

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The rain had stopped for several days, and the muddy road gradually dried up, leaving only a large number of crisscrossing "scars".

On the gentle slopes of the winding hills, flags were flying everywhere and the army marched forward courageously.

After leaving the mountain, there are vast plains.

The grass is yellow and the wind is cold.

The cavalry of both sides met west of Mengjin and east of Heyang. More than 300 Xiongnu cavalry scattered and faced - well, Xiongnu cavalry again.

The rest of the people dismounted, handed the reins to the soldiers who stayed behind, then changed to war horses, holding spears, halberds, and horse lances.

The Xiongnu probably had more than 3,000 cavalrymen, or more than 3,000 cavalrymen in this group. They divided some of their men and beat those "Xiongnu traitors" to a pulp.

The Yicong army remained unmoved.

After more than 600 cavalrymen formed a battle formation, they raised the flag and fifty cavalrymen rushed out first, rushing straight towards the Huns.

The rest of the people followed closely behind, from few to many, gradually forming a loose arrow shape.

The Huns subconsciously spread out to both sides and sped up their horses, but some of them also held long-pole horse-fighting weapons and planned to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Jin army.

The distance between the two sides gradually approached.

With the continuous sound of bowstrings, the Jin cavalry fell to the ground with screams from time to time.

"Raise your guns!" Man Yu yelled.

Hundreds of spears and lances were laid flat at the same time, and the speed was getting faster and faster.

The Huns who blocked the front were also outrageous. They said they were fighting hand-to-hand, but in fact they took the time to fire a last round of arrows, killing and wounding more than a dozen Jin cavalrymen. Then they put away their horn bows, holding melee weapons of varying lengths, and rushed forward with roars.

More than a thousand cavalrymen from both sides collided head-on.

The horse cried out in agony and blood spurted everywhere.

The Jin cavalry dispersed the Huns with just one blow. After gathering at a distance, they turned their horses and faced the Huns again.

The Hun cavalry also gathered together.

It was still the same old trick, splitting into three, with one group going around the two sides and killing the enemy with horse bows, while the other group blocked the enemy head-on.

"Charge!" With a few familiar faces missing from his side, Man Yu had no time to feel sad and ordered the charge to continue.

The horse's speed gradually increased.

"Raise the gun!"

The speed is getting faster and faster.

The Hun melee cavalry on the opposite side was a little hesitant, and their movements were not as resolute as the first time.

The two armies faced off, stabbing and slashing each other. It was too depressing and too easy to cause casualties.

Therefore, when the Jin army rushed over at high speed, their actions were not so resolute, and some people subconsciously wanted to dodge. But their thoughts would only cause greater casualties - in this kind of face-to-face fight between men, the more they thought, the faster they would die.

"Boom!" The Jin army endured the arrows shot from both sides, passed by the Hun cavalry, and once again dispersed them.

The Hun melee cavalry that ran back into the distance did not gather together for a long time, and seemed to be more hesitant and more timid.

"Charge again!" Manyu, already blood-thirsty, shouted the order.

Yin Qi, who was following behind him, was panting, silent, with a fierce look on his face.

His lance was gone, probably stuck in the enemy's body and difficult to remove, but he pulled out the iron sword from its sheath, showing no intention of retreating.

The rumbling sound of horse hooves could be heard.

Hundreds of cavalrymen charged forward towards the Hun's melee cavalry.

The Huns were stunned for a moment, and then suddenly dispersed.

The Hun cavalry archers who were secretly shooting arrows on both sides did not expect that their own melee cavalry would be so deceptive. When they saw them fleeing, they cursed and hurriedly fled to a distance.

"Follow me to kill the enemy!" Man Yu turned his horse's head, and his personal soldiers waved the flag. Hundreds of riders followed closely behind him, like a long dragon, holding their bows and arrows, and caught up with the Hun cavalry archers who had no time to retreat.

A light scratch with the saber caused the stomach to burst and the intestines to pierce.

The halberd danced heavily, and blood splattered.

The horse spear stabbed fiercely, and the corpse was lifted high up, with an extremely shocking visual impact.

After dispersing this group of mounted archers, the Jin cavalry slowly gathered again.

The horse's heavy breathing could be clearly heard.

Excitement, bloodthirstiness and exhaustion coexist on the human face.

"Keep charging! Charge them to pieces!" Manyu no longer had his lance, so he raised his saber high and gave the order.

The Huns stared at them for a while, then gave up playing, turned around and ran, disappearing into the wilderness.

After a short rest of two hours, Manyu continued his advance with the vanguard cavalry.

Before nightfall, they encountered another group of Hun cavalry who were searching westward.

No words to say, just rush forward and do it!

After two rounds of charge, the Huns were beaten and fled in all directions. Seeing that it was getting dark, they found a place to rest.

On the sixth day of September, follow-up cavalry arrived to reinforce and replace their troops, which were exhausted from the long battle and suffered heavy casualties.

In the evening of that day, the vanguard cavalry arrived more than ten miles northwest of Mengjin.

At this time, the main infantry led by Shao Xun, under the cover of carts and with the support of boats passing on the river, was only one day away from the Hun camp at Zhamati.

This time, he came in full force.

With more than 20,000 auxiliary troops as the main force of the attack, the Yellow River as the food supply route, and cooperating with the army on the south bank that was speeding up the construction of a pontoon bridge, they vowed to crush the Huns on the north bank of the Yellow River.

(End of this chapter)