Chapter 839 Xinping

Chapter 839 Xinping

Chapter 839 Xinping
Dark clouds covered the moon and the night was dark.

The insects that usually sang loudly became quieter, making the night seem even quieter.

In the wilderness, there was only the whistling north wind, which brought a bit of chill when it blew on people's faces.

Tuoba Liugou wandered at the edge of the woods, looking carefully ahead.

When the evening breeze blew, the wormwood there moved a little, which made the group of people feel a little uneasy, and they all subconsciously looked at Tuoba Liugou.

Liu Gou ignored them, with no expression on his cold face.

The wind was getting stronger and stronger, making the horses feel a little uneasy.

Liu Gou looked up at the sky and then looked into the distance.

He always felt that there seemed to be some strange sounds mixed in the wind, and his intuition told him to wait and take a look.

Another gust of strong wind blew, and there was a "splashing" sound in the Sanggan River not far behind.

Liu Gou turned his head and saw that it was a fish jumping out of the water.

Under the moonlight, the pale yellow scales on the fish actually glowed with a hint of golden light.

What? Moonlight?

Tuoba Liugou looked up at the sky again, only to see the dark clouds suddenly disperse. Then he suddenly looked towards the other side of the river and was stunned.

Under the strong wind, all the wormwood fell down.

In the undulating fields, a large group of soldiers holding silver spears were putting on armor.

It was not known whether it was telepathy or something else, but several armored sergeants glanced at his location and pointed in that direction with their whips.

Soon, a few cavalrymen with horses came from behind, talking to the silver-spear soldiers while looking over here.

Liu Gou's heart was pounding, and the feeling of uneasiness drove him to wink at the rest of his comrades.

Everyone understood and slowly retreated to the place where the horses were tied.

There was the sound of horse hooves coming from the front.

Tuoba Liugou did not hesitate at all. After untying the reins, he jumped on the horse, rushed out of the forest and fled into the distance.

Behind him came shouts and the sound of arrows flying through the air, and even the faint screams of someone falling off a horse.

Liu Gou rode his horse up a gentle slope, turned his head and looked back, only to see several Jin cavalrymen chasing him wildly under the bright moonlight.

"Liu Gou, save me!" Someone was lying on the horse's back, crying out in pain, with a trembling feather arrow stuck in his back.

Tuoba Liugou turned his horse's head and rushed down.

The warhorse was panting heavily.

Liu Gou pulled out several short and slender arrows for a horseback bow from behind his waist, clamped them between the fingers of his right hand, and while running downhill, an arrow flew out with a "whoosh". Then, without even looking at the result, he immediately changed direction, grabbed the arrow feather with his left hand and pulled it, pulling the bowstring, and another arrow flew out.

The continuous barrage of arrows forced the pursuers to dodge in a hurry, but they were not to be trifled with and immediately fought back.

Someone also grabbed a handful of arrows, held it between his palm and the tip of the bow, and charged forward almost without stopping, firing arrows one after another, so fast and so suddenly that they almost hit the warhorse under Liu Gou's crotch and knocked one of his comrades off his horse.

In the evening breeze, there were sounds of horse hooves. Both sides were circling, going back and forth in the weeds. There were fewer and fewer people, and a few horses were lying on the ground, neighing in pain.

The sound of horse hooves was heard again in the distance.

Under the bright moonlight, there was a faint glow. It was the armored cavalry!
Tuoba Liugou began to feel like giving up.

These Wuhuan rangers are so difficult to deal with, not to mention those armored cavalrymen wearing iron armor. They have plenty of horsepower and once you are entangled by them, you will have no chance of survival.

Liu Gou no longer hesitated, turned his horse around and ran away, not even caring about the only two remaining comrades.

The wind was getting stronger and stronger, and the shouts and curses behind them could be clearly heard. Occasionally an arrow would fly past, making Liu Gou, who was lying on his horse's back, feel his scalp tingling.

The horse's pace gradually slowed down, and when it was about to rush up a gentle slope with ups and downs, its breathing had become very heavy.

Tuoba Liugou felt that the pursuers were getting closer and closer, and he became very anxious and squeezed the horse's belly hard.

The horse let out a long, high-pitched neigh and finally reached the top of the hill.

Tuoba Liugou stood up and leaned back reflexively, but he froze halfway...

In the valley below the hillside, a long dragon of torches stretched as far as the eye could see, extending almost to the depths of darkness in the distance.

Countless infantrymen seemed to emerge from the ground, marching quickly on both sides.

The flags rustled in the evening breeze, and the swords collided with the bodies, making a rustling sound.

Commands continued to sound, and officers carrying recognition flags walked on the periphery, constantly correcting the formation and controlling the marching speed.

In the middle of the long line of infantry, there were horse-drawn carriages one after another, loaded with armor, arrows, medicine, military rations and other supplies.

Messengers kept coming and going, controlling their horses with superb riding skills, galloping through the gaps between vehicles and infantry, and issuing orders one after another.

This is just the vicinity.

Further in the night sky, torches dotted like stars, almost covering the entire earth.

Some of the people walking in the front even had their bows strung, armor on, spears in their hands, and their steps neither fast nor slow, and it was completely impossible to tell that they were about to engage in battle.

"Xilulu!" the horse neighed again.

The people at the foot of the mountain all looked at Tuoba Liugou.

When a group of cavalrymen who were on foot with their horses saw this, they immediately mounted their horses and surrounded them.

Tuoba Liugou looked ashen and was about to turn around and flee when he suddenly heard a sound of breaking air, and his warhorse, which had already been unable to bear the heavy burden, fell to the ground with a bang.

A horseman came running, jumped up and threw the six dogs onto his horse's back.

The army continued to move forward in a mighty manner, as if nothing could stop them.

******
The water level rose in June, but the river was not easy to cross.

Yu Ju searched along the river for a long time before he saw a few wooden poles with small red flags hanging on them. He sent people down to the river to wade, and only after he was sure that they could reach the other side smoothly did he finally feel relieved.

This is not about looking for trouble, but I have really suffered losses in the past.

During the war with the Huns, the flags planted by the scouts were secretly moved from the shallows to the deep water. As a result, the cavalry crossing the river suffered heavy losses, and countless people drowned in the water.

"Hualala!" A large group of cavalry began to cross the river. Amid the shouts of men and the neighs of horses, they successfully arrived at the north bank of the Sanggan River.

No one tried to stop him, not even to harass him, which made him very happy.

In recent days, the Jin cavalry has been very active, expelling and killing scouts everywhere, on a scale far greater than ever before.

Just this morning, Yu Ju was ordered to attack and personally killed two Xianbei scouts and dispersed a group of cavalry.

Of course, he didn't really chase after him, he just pretended to be angry and stopped. He wasn't so mean as to fight to the death for Shao Xun.

But after fighting with the army for so many days, I dare not be too lazy.

Wang Que'er, the Western General, was indeed a good general. He led more than 20,000 men to clear the way, starting from Yinguan City, and then built a city on the south bank of the water.

After forcing their way across the river, they marched along the north bank of the river, heading straight for the confluence of the two rivers - where the water flowed into the Sanggan River.

The march was very methodical!
It is close to the river, so it is convenient to get water and it eliminates the threat from the south. Along the way, they also cut down trees and made rafts to transport some supplies along the water.

Perhaps judging that Wang Que'er was heading for Xinping, the leader of the Xianbei Pu tribe sent a large number of cavalry to harass him, but they were never able to break through the rock-solid chariot formation. Moreover, once they forced an attack, they suffered casualties and their morale was damaged. The cavalry of the Yicong Army immediately rushed out of the chariot formation, chased the fleeing soldiers and captured many of them. The leader of the Pu tribe was a descendant of Tuoba Lin's second brother Tuoba Punai. When the country was divided into seven parts, the Pu family was the name of the tribe they led. There were clans such as Punai and Putun in the tribe, and later clans such as Pu Liuru would evolve.

At this point, the Pu Department has no better solution.

As more and more Wuhuan cavalry reinforcements arrived, even surveillance became a dangerous task, and it was difficult for the Xianbei people to completely control the whereabouts of the Jin army.

Who should be credited for this? We have to admit that this was the benefit brought about by King Liang's asking Wang and her son to vigorously recruit Wuhuan and other Hu tribes.

Yu Ju did the math himself and found that after setting out from Yin Guan, Wang Que'er was harassed by cavalry in the first seven days and could only walk fifteen miles a day at most. In the seven days, he only walked a hundred miles.

Today is June 15th. There has been no way to harass the enemy in the past two days. The entire army has marched fifty miles and is not far from the confluence of the Shui River and the Sanggan River.

As the pioneer, Yu Ju crossed the river to the north and entered the Huangguadui area on such a windy night.

At this point, Xinping City is just around the corner!
Yu Ju identified the direction and rushed out first.

******
On June 324th, the eighth year of Shengui in the Great Jin Dynasty (), the sun shone on the Sanggan River.

Tuoba Liugou had his hands tied and fell to the ground.

There was a foot on my back, and I felt very uncomfortable.

Ahead is Xinpingcheng, an important town in the southern part of Dai State. Once the south gate of Pingcheng is captured by the Jin army, Pingcheng will inevitably be shaken. No one knows what will happen then.

It seems that Lord Pu has given up the idea of ​​defeating the main force of the Jin army's infantry and cavalry head-on, and instead relies on holding the city and then sending cavalry to intercept the enemy's retreat.

In the past, Liu Gou felt that this plan would definitely work, but at this moment, with his face on the ground and someone stepping on him, he didn't have the energy to think so.

There was a sound of drums in the distance, mixed with faint commands.

Tuoba Liugou opened his eyes, but could see nothing.

Gradually, the sound of horses trotting could be heard.

He stared with eyes wide open.

Countless horse legs appeared on the ground to the west.

The legs are densely packed and the coat is uniform in color.

He turned his head slightly and saw more scenes: rows of knights in iron armor, holding their spears in their right hands and raising them diagonally forward, while their left hands held the reins and carefully controlled the speed of their horses.

He felt a rhythmic vibration beneath him. Liu Gou put one ear to the ground and listened carefully using the skills he had acquired as a scout.

It seems that there are a thousand cavalry, but it also seems that there are two thousand cavalry, and three thousand cavalry is not impossible...

His face looked somewhat depressed. He could only get a general idea by listening, and he also needed to go to a higher place to take a look.

The sounds of drums, horns and flutes rang out among the cavalry, which shocked him: Isn't this the drum, horn and horizontal blowing style that was very popular among the Xianbei cavalry? Drum, horn and horizontal blowing, as the name suggests, is military music played on horseback with drums, horns and horizontal blowing instruments. Sometimes it is purely for appreciation, and sometimes it can be used to give orders and control the rhythm of the charge.

As the rhythm of the drum and horn sounds became faster, the horse legs that Tuoba Liugou saw were no longer in uniform order, but became disorganized, even so fast that it was dazzling, leaving only an afterimage.

After one charge, several officers followed with the second charge.

After the second formation, the third formation, which was dozens of steps away, rushed out under the leadership of an officer.

They were very fast. Those holding long weapons had already laid their weapons flat and were holding them with both hands. Those holding short weapons slightly exerted force with their legs and were almost standing up, looking like they were ready to kill the enemy.

Just when Tuoba Liugou was watching with great interest and almost forgot that he was in danger, the charging cavalry suddenly shouted in unison: "Kill!"

A strong wind blew, and yellow sand covered the six dogs' faces.

My maid!
However, this cavalry is really powerful. Their fighting methods are somewhat different from those of the Xianbei. They must have been specially trained.

The neighing of war horses, the clashing of weapons, the screams of the dying, the shouting and cursing, and the sound of falling corpses swept in like a violent storm, almost filling Tuoba Liugou's eardrums.

Finished!

Tuoba Liugou's heart skipped a beat. The battle line seemed to be moving far to the north.

The Jin cavalry charged from south to north, while the Xianbei cavalry charged from north to south. So, isn't it...

On the top of Xinping City, Pugulü closed his eyes sadly.

The tribe's elite men were taken away by He Li and have not returned yet - or if they have returned, they may not have come to Xinping, but may have gathered in Pingcheng.

Among the remaining people, there were many old men and young people among the strong and healthy ones, and even herdsmen with low morale. As soon as the 4,000 people started fighting, they were scattered by the 3,000 Jin cavalry.

Thinking of the well-organized Jin infantry in the south and east of the city, Pugulu suddenly lost confidence in winning.

Under the city of Xinping, Tuoba Liugou was pulled up.

A yellow-headed soldier looked at him with regret and said, "You are lucky. I won't kill you today."

(End of this chapter)