Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 1009 Crossing Controversy

This dry bone mountain road in Yinshan is really too difficult, no wonder it has the name of dry bones. Even if there are pack horses carrying debris, they are exhausted after walking for thirty or forty miles. In order to prevent the horses from losing weight, they have to find a A place to rest.

  The people and horses were crowded in one place, vying for a slightly dry rock or high ground. Some people had already dismounted to rest, but some still couldn't find a suitable place, and it was a mess for a while.

After walking in such a ghostly place for a day, no matter who it is, it is already exhausted. Although it is said that Xianbei people survived in the bitter cold, it does not mean that these people are like iron. You will feel tired, and after your energy and physical strength are exhausted, you will be decadent and no different from ordinary people.

   What's more, this heavy rain is pouring down, no one can do it, well, except for the dozen or so freaks in the Xianbei royal court...

At this time, all the Xianbei soldiers who did not have their turn to be on guard duty spread their arms and legs or sat or lay down, wishing not to move for the rest of their lives in the muddy water. Only the dozen or so warriors who directly belonged to the Xianbei royal court still looked With a fierce appearance, he led his men and horses around to do early warning and sentry.

Hu people are also human beings, and they also need to eat. After finally resting their feet, they started to make a fire to cook, but the surrounding land was wet, and it was very difficult to start a fire. Many people failed in succession. Many times, the entire mountain valley road was filled with smog.

  After tossing around for a while, someone finally started a fire, and immediately many Xianbei soldiers came over, sat around the fire, and started to bake clothes.

On the largest rock on the side of the mountain road, a thick layer of leather cushions was laid. On the leather cushions, sitting was the strong man who led the Xianbei team, leaning on a saddle, with his feet up. Tall and very casual.

  Beside this strong man, several warriors from the Xianbei Royal Court sat around. These strong and sturdy Xianbei leather robes were all tied at the waist, and few of them wore armor. Although they had walked for a day, they didn't show much tiredness at this time. There are still a few who are walking their horses. The two people on the other side did not ask other Xianbei soldiers for help. Sipping hot soup, some people even clapped their hands and sang songs when they were free. It didn't look like they were welcoming a war, but an outing.

The long-distance raid of hundreds of miles and the heavy rain seemed to have no effect on these people at all. I don't know how these Xianbei royal court warriors can survive like this. It seems that after a day of marching, it seems like The energy of the whole body has not been completely exhausted!

The strong Xianbei man in the lead did not put on any majestic airs, leaning on the saddle slantingly, like a tiger lying lazily basking in the sun, squinting his eyes, looking harmless to humans and animals, even The men under his command responded to the jokes one after another, and laughed a few times from time to time, even the water bags and grilled meat strips thrown by others, they all took them without hesitation and ate and drank them , The black hair on his face is all shiny.

Other ordinary Xianbei soldiers are not as leisurely as this strong man. Not only do they have to prepare their own food and drink, but they also need to wait for the animals around them. The soil is dry, and you can sleep more comfortably at night.

Those who are on duty have to eat a couple of bites quickly, and then set off to move forward. Those who are not on duty should also check the items covered with felt cloth on the pack horses to see if they are wet. They need to be tidied up. Everyone is busy running around.

"Respected warrior, Turul," on the big rock, a Xianbei king court warrior turned his head and asked the Xianbei man sitting in the first place, "Do you think we should send some people to rush to the front first? "

"Are you afraid that the Han dog will come?" Another Xianbei warrior laughed, as if he had heard some joke, and then said, "In this **** weather, who will be on the road except our brave son? And Once the Han dogs get the news of our arrival, it will be too late when they think about going out..."

   "But if you don't send people to the dry bone crossing in front..." The Xianbei man who spoke before explained, "If you are blocked there, then..."

  Road of Dry Bones, not only describes that one must be prepared to turn into dry bones at any time when walking this road, but also describes that this road is like a corrupted dry bone, with slightly larger ends, a narrow and long middle, and a bayonet...

"Turkin, are you talking about Han dogs? Haha..." Turur drank a few sips of water, then threw the water bag back to the person beside him, and said lazily, "These Han dogs, All of them are so thin that one slap can knock two of them down! So what if they block the crossing?"

  Turjin, the Xianbei warrior who spoke first, opened his mouth, but stopped talking.

Perhaps in the eyes of most Xianbei people, the Han people are relatively weak. When seeing Xianbei soldiers, the first reaction is not to resist but to run away. They don’t know that such behavior will not only prevent them from escaping disaster, but will also arouse Xianbei people’s enthusiasm. brutal.

  Turkin has also seen some Han people, brave and strong, even compared to the warriors of the Xianbei royal court, they are not far behind...

But since Turul, as the leader, said so, he can't emphasize and refute it again and again. Don't look at Turul looking smiling now. Everything is easy to talk about and discuss, but once he is provoked, he will go berserk Three or five royal court warriors may not be able to hold it down, so forget it.

As night gradually fell, most of the Xianbei people had entered a state of rest, but Turkin tossed and turned a little bit, and it was difficult to fall asleep. I don't know why. He didn't care much before, but he brought it up this evening After the possibility of the Han people blocking the crossing, although Turul refuted it, this idea has been lingering and cannot be let go.

  Yes, normally speaking, it is impossible for the Han people to send troops to such a remote and difficult place when the fighting in Yinshan is fierce.

   But what if?

If the crossing is blocked, it will be impossible to rush through in a short while, unable to break through the blockade of the Han people, and unable to deploy a large number of troops in the narrow crossing, most of the children can only watch from behind and do nothing wait...

   One or two days is okay, but three or four days?

Although there are a lot of water bladders, whether it is a man or a horse, the daily water consumption is very large. Now that the rain has stopped, the road will become more convenient and easy to walk, and it will also bring drinking water. If you can't get out of this crossing in time and go to Wuliangsu Daze west of the crossing to replenish drinking water, it means that there is a possibility that the entire army will be destroyed due to water shortage.

Turkin tossed and turned, and finally sat up abruptly, looked at the sky, and then made up his mind that he would try to persuade Turkin again at dawn. Ten Xianbei warriors can also go to the crossing first...

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  Although the rain had stopped, hundreds of horses galloped forward, and there were still streaks of mud splashing on the grass.

   This is a team of pure light cavalry, with one person and two horses. Besides the war horse, there is also a pack horse. However, there is nothing on the back of this pack horse, only some cloth bags and ropes.

In order to improve the speed, the cloth bags on the pack horses at the back are basically filled with dry ingredients and fried beans eaten by war horses, and there is also some space to carry some special equipment, so it is very important for personnel supplies. few.

A war horse is a very cumbersome creature. It has a sloppy stomach. If it is not full, it will lose its strength. Even if it is Fangqing on the prairie, it needs to add some food to the horse from time to time, otherwise it will be pure. Free-range wild horses are just wild horses, and their endurance and strength will be much worse.

Speaking of which, there are animals that are stronger than horses, smarter than horses, and even less troublesome than horses, and do not require human energy to take care of them, but for war, in terms of speed, explosive power, and organization The horse is the only animal that can meet the needs of war in terms of coordination ability.

  Zhang Liao led this team of cavalry and rushed to the Yinshan Kugu Mountain Road alone.

  As far as Zhang Liao is concerned, he has no information about the current situation on the Dry Bones Mountain Road and what kind of opponents he will face.

  However, Zhang Liao agreed without hesitation.

  Everyone knows that if you want to make achievements on the battlefield, it will always be easier to fight on the frontal battlefield than on the side battlefield. It's not that the enemy's swords and guns on the frontal battlefield are not powerful, and there is no danger to life, but there will be more enemies encountered in the front, and naturally there will be more opportunities to get heads, and the logistical support will be better.

  The side ones, of course, are good too, but if the front collapses, no matter how good the side is, there is usually nothing you can do about it, and you can only retreat together silently...

Zhang Liao knew the situation of the large troops coming under Commander Fei Qian. There were cavalry outflanking the troops, infantry capable of knocking down the front, and crossbowmen providing stable battlefield protection and output. The deployment was reasonable. Powerful. The opponent is basically the Xianbei cavalry belonging to Qingqi. When facing such a mixed formation on the frontal battlefield, the shortcomings of these Xianbei cavalry will be magnified, and there may be a chance to roam and attack the flanks. As a result, there is only one path left to retreat.

  So as long as you follow the big army, you can basically win this battle.

  But at this time, he was transferred to the dry bone crossing in Yinshan Mountain.

  Zhang Liao had recruited 800 Qiang cavalry before, and some were lost later. Fei Qian added some Bingzhou Han army cavalry, and then got together a thousand.

  Although Zhang Liao himself didn't say anything, the cavalry led by Zhang Liao murmured a little. In the eyes of these ordinary soldiers, even if they were worried about the place so far away from the Yinshan Dry Bone Crossing, it would be enough to send someone casually with hundreds of soldiers and horses to cover it, what else could happen?

  Before that Xianbei thing, led so many soldiers and horses, it was overthrown by a slap, and now there is no sign of Xianbei reinforcements that may appear...

It's not that there are no rules among the military, it's just that as ordinary soldiers, there are some personal guesses. Although they don't necessarily know what kind of actions they will make, there are still some complaints. After all, the so-called above sentence, These soldiers are still the ones who broke their legs and risked their lives. They can't be said to be defensive, right?

  Especially some junior officers, they are relatively well-informed. They piece together some rumors and speculations, thinking they understand the purpose of this trip and what they will face next.

  Now under the command of General Fei Qian of Zhengxi, the most trusted and reused is Captain Huang Xu, um, now he has been promoted to Army Sima.

   Under Fei Qian, although there are many school lieutenants, the two most important armies, one of which is the strong crossbowman, is now basically under the direct control of Huang Cheng. The other heavy-armored Modao soldier belonged to Fei Qian's direct personal guards. Of course, Huang Xu had also been the commander of the personal guards before, but now the commander of the personal guards is Huang Xu.

Of course, because of Huang Cheng and Huang Xu's backgrounds, Fei Qian will naturally get closer, which is understandable. Huang Cheng and Huang Xu basically obey Fei Qian's orders and orders unconditionally. Envious, also can't do it.

  Then the next best thing is to compete for the second echelon among several school lieutenants.

Mayan Mayue and his son belong to the early Bingzhou generals, and their qualifications are naturally older. They occupy the top position of the second echelon, and there is nothing to dispute, but the next position will be ups and downs, no one can say for certain over who.

  Especially like Zhang Liao, although he had a brief cooperation with Fei Qian before, but separated again, and only returned to Fei Qian before, it is naturally difficult to say how high the ranking is.

Before soldiers die, there must be arrogance and some ideas of not admitting defeat. Therefore, the attitude and words of thinking that one's own is good and others are bad, in the eyes of most generals, they turn a blind eye and close one eye. what punishment. So when Zhang Liao's subordinates were muttering some complaints, Zhang Liao just pretended he didn't hear them and ignored them.

  Now Zhang Liao only thinks about rushing to Yinshan Dry Bone Crossing as soon as possible to seize the best location!

   Now the rain has stopped, but in the distance to the north, there are still some dark clouds piled up. If you want to say whether it will rain again in the future, no one can guarantee it. Far above the Yinshan Mountains, after the heavy rain, layers of white mist shrouded the mountainside. If you put aside some unharmonious factors, it is indeed a beautiful scenery in the world, but no one knows now, in this white layer What is hidden under the mist, what is the fate of these people waiting for Zhang Liao...

  (end of this chapter)