Chapter 129: Fighters (4k)
At this time, Hou Jing, the future great general of the universe, was only sixteen or seventeen years old. His family was a military household that had garrisoned the Six Garrisons for generations. Hou Jing had some characteristics of the Hu people in his appearance, which was very normal in the Six Garrisons. Even the Han families that moved to the Six Garrisons at that time could not avoid intermarriage with the Hu people of various bloodlines in the Six Garrisons.
In the land of Liuzhen, the boundary between Hu and Han has become very blurred, and to the outside world they have only one identity - people of Liuzhen.
Hou Jing had often been causing trouble in his hometown since he was young. When he was fifteen, he took the initiative to join the army. At this age, he was already old enough to kill people with a knife in the Six Garrisons.
Hou Jing's reason for joining the army was very simple, because only by serving in the Six Garrisons could he have enough food, and only by being an officer could he eat the best.
The sixteen-year-old Hou Jing has already understood this truth, and he will not miss any opportunity to climb up.
When Heba Yun asked the question, Hou Jing immediately stood up and replied:
"General Heba, I think we should launch a surprise attack at night so that our army can defeat the enemy with a small force."
After Hou Jing finished speaking, he looked at Heba Yun with his eyes rolling, hoping to see a look of approval on Heba Yun's face.
Heba Yun's expression remained unchanged, but he sighed slightly in his heart. In fact, he had already come up with a countermeasure, but he just wanted to see if there were any good talents in the army. Hou Jing's answer did not satisfy him.
Hou Jing had been good at observing people's words and expressions since he was a child. He could see that Heba Yun was dissatisfied, but he could only lower his head.
The starting point of the bottom of the Six Garrisons was really too low. Heba Yun and other heroic generals had been practicing martial arts since childhood, and they also had family military books and knew how to train soldiers and fight wars.
Low-level soldiers like Hou Jing could not even recognize a few characters, let alone the art of war. All they relied on to fight was ruthlessness.
Sima Ziru stepped forward and said, "General Heba, I think our army is small but the enemy is scattered, so a night attack would not cause too much chaos, so it is not advisable to launch a night attack."
Heba Yun's eyes lit up, this is someone who knows what he's doing.
Heba Yun asked, "How does Sima Shengshi think we can defeat the enemy?"
Sima Ziru shook his head and said, "I don't understand the art of battle."
Heba Yun sighed. It seemed that he would have no chance of picking any good candidates for this expedition.
Just as he was about to express his thoughts, Gao Huan suddenly stood up and said:
"General Heba, I have a plan."
Heba Yun looked at Gao Huan's handsome face. He had also heard of Gao Huan's reputation, but it was not a very good reputation in Huaishuo.
In Liuzhen, no one would look down upon a man who made his fortune by relying on his looks.
The reason why Heba Yun was willing to take Gao Huan with him was because he volunteered and he had horses and weapons.
Gao Huan clasped his fists and said, "General Heba, although the Rouran people are numerous, they have no leader and each unit is fighting on its own. If the battle goes smoothly, then there will be no problem. But if the battle goes badly, each unit will think of escaping first."
"The enemy outnumbers us. If the enemy knows our strengths and weaknesses, then this battle will be difficult to fight."
"My idea is to have a small team riding horses and dragging brooms to raise dust on the battlefield first, and then lead the elite troops to raid another part."
"As long as we capture one part, the enemy will not be able to see our strengths and weaknesses, and the Rouran tribes will flee on their own. Then we can pursue them."
After Heba Yun heard Gao Huan's plan, he immediately said loudly:
"Good! Good plan!"
Gao Huan's strategy actually coincided with Heba Yun's strategy, but Heba Yun would not steal the credit from his subordinates. He looked at Gao Huan and said, "How about you lead the army to raise dust?"
In Gao Huan's plan, the team that was the first to go out and raise dust on the battlefield was the most dangerous, because this team was the easiest to be discovered and attacked by the Rouran people.
Gao Huan said without hesitation: "Yes, sir!"
Heba Yun pulled Gao Huan and said, "Then I appoint Gao Huan as the leader of the cavalry. If you win this battle, I will ask the town commander for credit for you after we return!"
After Heba Yun finished speaking, Hou Jing on the side immediately said: "General Heba, I also want to join Yang Chen's team."
Heba Yun also encouraged Hou Jing, saying: "Well done! If we win this battle, you will all be the first to win!"
After the military meeting was over, Sima Ziru came to Gao Huan and asked:
"He Liuhun, you used to cherish your life the most, why did you change after going to Luoyang?"
Gao Huan sighed and said, "Because I met someone in Luoyang."
"Met someone? Could it be a woman?"
"No, Brother Su and I both came from humble beginnings, and he taught me a lot."
"What kind of person is this 'Brother Su' who can make the fearless He Liuhun admire him so much?"
Gao Huan said, "Zi Ru, Brother Su has proved to me that when troubled times come, even the nobles in the court will be doomed if they are not careful. If we, the humble warriors who are like grass, do not fight for our lives, we will die without a burial place!"
"I, He Liuhun, came back to Huaishuo this time to fight for it! Since I want to fight, I, He Liuhun, don't have much money, so I can only fight with this rotten life!"
Hou Jing, who was following behind the two men, heard Gao Huan's words and hurriedly stepped forward and said:
"Captain Gao, I want to compete with you too!"
Hou Jing had a fierce face, and Sima Ziru did not like him, but Gao Huan pulled him aside and said, "Okay! Troubled times are coming, and the only way is to fight! You and I brothers, let's fight. If we can't win great wealth, we will die, and it will not be in vain to come to this world!"
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Just when Heba Yun was preparing to attack the Rouran people who were surrounding Wuchuan City, Su Yi, a Yulin scout who was fluent in the Hu language, finally led his men to catch up with the Rouran people who were chasing Murong Shaozong.
Su Yi set an ambush and captured a Rouran cavalryman. After interrogating him in the Hu language, he found out the situation of this Rouran cavalryman.
This group of Rouran people were cavalrymen directly under the Rouran royal tent. After Wuchuan Town was besieged by the Rouran army, they attacked the Wuchuan garrison guarding the Baidao and entered Hengzhou through the Baidao.
After entering Hengzhou, this group of Rouran cavalry continued to plunder on the grasslands near Pingcheng.
This group of Rouran cavalry had just plundered a Xianbei Murong tribe and was now chasing the remnants of the Xianbei tribe.
When they learned from the captured Rouran cavalry that there were as many as 200 Rouran cavalry chasing the Murong Xianbei tribe, the scouts who were traveling with them all looked at Su Yi. The entire scout team had only ten people, and if they were not careful while chasing so many Rouran cavalry, they would easily turn from hunters into prey.
Su Yi drew out his dagger, killed the Rouran prisoner, and said to his men, "Return along the way and report this to Captain Su. I will continue the pursuit."
The scout who was about to suggest returning shut his mouth when he heard Su Yi say this.
After a moment of silence, a scout whose life was once saved by Su Yi said, "I'm following the team."
Then the remaining scouts also said: "I will follow the captain too!" Soon nearly half of the team members expressed their willingness to follow Su Yi, and the scouts who advocated returning also gritted their teeth and said: "We are willing to follow the captain!"
Su Yi didn't waste any time. After the group had rested, they caught up with the Rouran cavalry again.
After checking the system prompts of Scout Team B and opening the [Rounan Cavalry Interrogation Report], Su Ze began to think.
The Rouran royal cavalry appeared in Hengzhou?
In fact, Su Ze sensed an unusual aura from the moment this Rouran cavalry chased the remnants of Murong Xianbei.
Normally, the Rouran people's goal in attacking the Northern Wei was to rob. Since it was robbery, there was no value in pursuing a tribal remnant with only the elderly, the weak, and the sick left.
Since it was robbery, shouldn't they go and rob more tribes? Isn't it a waste of time to chase after the remnants that have little to offer?
Unless the reason they were chasing was not to rob, but to silence the witnesses.
That makes a lot more sense.
Hengzhou is a vast area with a sparse population, so the sudden disappearance of a small tribe would not attract much attention.
The Rouran cavalry wanted to wipe out the entire enemy in order to hide their tracks.
Su Ze thought about the history before he traveled through time.
In the historical timeline before Su Ze traveled through time, the Rouran King Anagui was soon released back to the grassland by the Northern Wei Dynasty. After returning to the grassland, the Rouran King quickly integrated power and led an army of 120,000 Rouran to invade the Six Garrisons.
On that occasion, the Rouran people also seized the vicinity of Pingcheng, and the Northern Wei court also appointed Li Chong to lead the expedition. After Li Chong arrived at the Six Garrisons, all the Rouran people fled back to the grassland.
But in the world today, because Su Ze framed Anagui's cronies for the assassination of King Qinghe, Anagui was released to the grassland later than in history, but the Rouran invasion still happened.
Su Ze discovered that there was an unknown secret behind this border invasion by the Rouran, which had never happened in history.
Could it be that these Rouran people were trying to intercept Anagui?
Or maybe there was a dispute within the Rouran tribe, and these people came to assassinate Anagui?
Forget it, as long as we can capture these Rouran people, we will naturally know his true intentions.
Su Ze looked at the moving Scout Team B on the map and immediately ordered his cavalry troops to gather.
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Murong Shaozong was already in despair.
No matter how hard he tried to cover up his tracks, such a group of people escaping would leave traces, and these Rouran people were determined to hunt them down.
Murong Shaozong really didn't understand how his tribe had offended these Rouran people?
Most of the people in the team are old, weak, sick and disabled, and there are not many animals, so they can't move fast at all. If they continue like this, they will be discovered by the Rouran cavalry behind them in less than half a day.
By that time, the entire tribe will be destroyed on this grassland.
Murong Shaozong thought for a while and immediately made a decision. He called his younger brother and said:
"From now on, the tribe will be under your command."
"Brother!"
Murong Shaozong mounted his horse and said to his brother, "Brother, you handed over your tribe to me. Now I will hand it over to you. After I lead the Rouran away, you can run all the way south! As long as you reach Yanmen Pass, you will be safe!"
Murong Shaozong mounted the bow and looked behind him. Now it was time for him to lure the pursuing enemy.
After letting his younger brother take the tribe away first, Murong Shaozong hid in the bushes and soon saw a group of Rouran cavalry riding towards him in a noisy manner. These Rouran people were in a very relaxed state. They were just chasing a small tribe of old, weak and sick people. They were the elite of the Rouran royal court!
The Rouran people were divided into groups of 100, and each group had a leader.
There were two tribes chasing after Murong Shaozong's tribe. Several elite Rouran soldiers gathered around the tribe leaders and complained, "Team leader, these guys refused to wait for death. We spent so much time chasing them. We will make them suffer a heavy price when we catch them!"
The Rouran commander nodded and said, "Give the women to the brothers to enjoy for a few days."
"Thank you, Commander!"
At this moment, an arrow shot from a distance. The Rouran commander dodged it swiftly, but the guards around him failed to dodge and were shot in the throat by the arrow.
Murong Shaozong sighed. He had been lying in ambush for so long just for this one chance. If he failed to shoot the officer, he would not have a second chance to shoot.
Murong Shaozong was also very decisive. When the assassination attempt failed, he immediately jumped on his horse and started to flee in the opposite direction of the tribe.
The Rouran commander whose trusted confidant was killed had a grim look on his face. He raised his short bow and shot an arrow at Murong Shaozong, but Murong Shaozong fled too decisively, so the arrow naturally missed. He raised his short bow and shouted, "Chase! This commander will pin his head to the saddle!"
The massive Rouran cavalry began to chase in the direction of Murong Shaozong's escape. Murong Shaozong did not feel any fear in his heart, but was genuinely happy that he could buy another day for his tribe.
Moreover, if I could kill one Rouran cavalryman, I would not lose anything. If I could kill a few more, I would consider it a profit!
Thinking of his father and brother who were slaughtered by the Rouran people, Murong Shaozong was filled with hatred, but his riding movements did not change. He calmly looked for an opportunity, turned around, pointed his left toe backward, pulled the bow to its full extent, and shot the arrow.
Murong Shaozong was skilled in archery and horse riding, and had mastered the three shooting methods of "Dui Deng", "Fen Zong" and "Mo Swing" at a young age. The "Mo Swing" he just used was very powerful, and it hit a cavalryman who was pursuing the Rouran cavalry in the face. The cavalryman fell off his horse and was obviously dead.
"Two," Murong Shaozong counted the number of people. He did not continue shooting arrows, but continued riding his horse to escape. He knew very well that his horse had not had any rest during the long escape, and he had not been caught up because of his familiarity with the terrain. After killing one person, he continued to concentrate on riding.
But the enemy was the elite of the Rouran after all, and their horses were much better than Murong Shaozong's. Soon two Rouran cavalrymen caught up with him, one on the left and one on the right. They drew their bows with a grim smile and aimed at Murong Shaozong while he was riding.
Murong Shaozong suddenly pressed his body against the horse's back. Two arrows flew out from his side, one of which cut through the leather armor on his back, leaving a long wound. Murong Shaozong took a breath, forced himself to endure the pain, and immediately sat up straight and pulled the bow towards the stirrup.
Murong Shaozong drew his bow again like a full moon and shot another arrow at the enemy on the right, which also hit him right in the face. "Three".
But as he drew his bow and shot arrows, the horse slowed down again and more Rouran cavalry caught up with him. Murong Shaozong had already made up his mind to die, so he simply stopped swaying his mount and took out three arrows at once, ready to exchange his life with the Rouran people.
"Four." The horse under Murong Shaozong's crotch had been hit by an arrow. He knew well that these Rouran people wanted to capture him alive and torture him, so he deliberately used the horse under his crotch as bait and waited for an opportunity to shoot and kill one of them.
But Murong Shaozong knew that this was already his limit. His horse could not run fast after being hit by an arrow, and he would soon be caught up by a large group of Rouran cavalry. At that time, no matter how skilled he was in riding and archery, it would be useless.
Holding the dagger in his arms, Murong Shaozong was ready to pretend to surrender in a last stand, but at this moment, the ground began to shake!
(End of this chapter)