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Resting at noon, these mounted sentries were not wearing armor and their weapons were placed on one side.
In Daxu, or in any dynasty and army, the cavalry guards were the elites of each battalion, and their treatment was relatively generous. When a person died, he would be rewarded by his descendants. The only thing was that because of specialization, it was difficult to be promoted - who did you promote? Do this job
"No, there is smoke and dust there, there must be a large army, go and check it quickly." The captain led several horses to check at thirty miles away. At this time, looking from a distance, he saw the smoke and dust, threw away the dry food, and immediately stood up and said.
"Yes." Several horses ran cautiously, their horses' hooves wrapped with cloth strips to avoid being alarmed.
I saw a large number of imperial troops marching, most of them infantry, but there were sentries and cavalry patrolling. From a distance, there were tens of thousands of people.
While he was exploring, Captain Tu shouted: "Stop."
Everyone stopped and looked around on tiptoe. They saw that not far away, only about a hundred meters away, there were sentry riders. There were about ten riders. Most of them were paper armor with copper nails. One of them was wearing leather armor, but he was beaten. It was the imperial flag, and everyone took a breath of air-conditioning.
"Rewind quickly and go back to report the news."
The duty of the sentry is not to fight, but to report intelligence. In this situation, it is obvious that the army has arrived. Not to mention whether they can kill them or not, even if they have killed them, if there is any movement, they will immediately encircle and suppress them.
The group of people pulled the horse back, but unfortunately, the horse screamed.
"Cavalry?" The sentry cavalry on the opposite side noticed immediately.
"He's a scout from the bandit camp." The look in the middle man's eyes was filled with murderous intent: "Kill him, don't let him go."
"yes!"
These cavalrymen drew their swords and rushed forward, while the Marquis of Jibei rode on the post, pulled the reins, turned around and fled.
Big account
"My lord, the imperial army has arrived. The scouts sent a message. There are tens of thousands of them. They are making rice in pots and fireworks are rising into the sky. They must be the main force of the imperial court." The Marquis of Jibei was reading the case file when someone urgently reported.
"What? Are you here?" The Marquis of Jibei stood up and walked around the tent for a few steps. His eyes were solemn and he looked a little melancholy. He asked about the specific situation. He didn't speak for a long time. After a long time, he sighed and sat down. , said: "It seems that bluffing can't scare Pei Ziyun, the imperial army is here after all."
Shen Zhi said: "My lord, should we take shelter temporarily? Pei Ziyun is still thirty miles away. We have time to evacuate, otherwise we may fall into a situation where we are attacked from two sides. Although our morale is slightly improved now, it is still water without a source." !”
After hearing this, the Marquis of Jibei took a few steps and sighed: "It's too late, we can't retreat. The army is slowly approaching, but it doesn't advance in a hurry. He is forcing me to fight, but I still have to fight."
"Now that our army has been canonized by King Lu, our army's morale is very high. Even though it is a virtual fire, it is still useful, and there is enough food and grass to fight."
"If we retreat, our morale will plummet and it will be difficult to recover. Moreover, our army has lost three counties. If we retreat to the city, the imperial army will be mobilized and concentrated immediately. The two counties outside will not be able to resist at all, and although the city is strong, , has become an isolated city, how long can we keep it?"
"If you want a decisive battle, then fight decisively!" At this time, the Marquis of Jibei pulled out his long knife and inserted it on the table. The handle of the knife kept trembling on the table: "Thirty miles is a day's schedule. If you pass on the order, tonight So they killed the cattle, sheep and pigs, and fed the whole army with meat to replenish their strength and prepare for the battle."
"Yes, Duke." Shen Zhi listened and said loudly.
Set up camp·big tent
The sky was gloomy, with dark clouds, and the wind was blowing the leaves and weeds trembling.
"Master, it's going to rain." Chen Yong stood at Pei Ziyun's tent, looked at the sky and said, "It will rain heavily, I'm afraid it will be difficult to fight within a few days."
Under normal circumstances, few armies fight in the rain. This is no joke. In ancient times, there was a lack of medical care, and someone might die of typhoid fever if caught in the rain.
Pei Ziyun came out of the tent and saw that the sky was cloudy and sparse raindrops had fallen. He looked at the sky and smiled: "This rain really came in time."
"Hey, why did the real person say that?" Chen Yong asked.
Pei Ziyun raised his head, looked at the dark clouds in the sky, and smiled: "I have prepared for today after capturing Qibei City. It seems that it will come in handy."
"Boom!" Suddenly a bolt of lightning fell from the sky and pierced the sky. By the time he was talking, the rain was getting heavier and the surrounding tents were making a noise.
"Calling the cavalry battalion, I'm going to make a surprise attack on the Marquis of Jibei's camp tonight." Pei Ziyun said coldly.
"Sir, a thousand cavalrymen are a little overconfident. Even if they want to go, please be the last general to go." Chen Yong quickly stopped him.
I saw Pei Ziyun laugh: "I just reported that I have come into contact with the rebel army's riding sentry, but I have always been careful to camp step by step. The Marquis of Jibei would not have thought of my surprise attack. Of course, there must be normal camp defenses, but my plan is that they can't think of it - only now Forty miles, I will set off immediately, and you will keep up all night. If the Marquis of Jibei does not retreat, it will be his time to die. Okay, you can make arrangements immediately, no need to say more."
Listening to Pei Ziyun's words, Chen Yong was confused, but he didn't refute and turned around to obey the order.
night
"boom"
I saw heavy rain pouring down. Pei Ziyun was followed by several Taoists, surrounded by Taoist officials and guards. The rain fell from the sky and hit the raincoats. The group of people ran all night long.
"Real person, if you run all night and make a surprise attack, the scouts of the Marquis of Jibei will find out soon." The school captain who followed him said with worry.
"I know it's too late to go back." Pei Ziyun said, as the rain pattered down, and he saw several people suddenly emerged, with strong figures, and stepped forward to salute: "See the leader."
"How is it going?"
"According to the command of the leader, all the sentries on this road have been cleared. No one will notice it for at least an hour."
"Take me to the temple. This is the talisman I set that day." Pei Ziyun took out a talisman and threw it over: "Proofread it."
Several people took out the command talismans and put them together. When they saw the spiritual light presented to them, they checked it was correct and immediately said: "I will take you there immediately."
After running for several miles, I saw an abandoned temple. The ruined temple was in tatters and had broken bricks and tiles. The only strange thing was that there was a mound of earth surrounding the ruined temple.
Immediately after entering, there was a passage inside, and everyone present was surprised.
"Real person, this is it?" the captain was startled and asked in surprise.
Pei Ziyun said: "This is what I secretly ordered to dig that day. During the war, both armies monitored the people underground. The diggers would definitely find out. But if they were dug in advance, the Marquis of Jibei wouldn't know about it."
"This is my ultimate move. It's just preparation in advance. This is the only suitable place to camp outside the city. It's okay for the Marquis of Jibei to withdraw, but he can stay. This gives me an opportunity."
"Someone, come in."
Only two or three people could pass through this tunnel. A group of people went in and dived for a long time. They saw wooden barrels inside, which were gunpowder. At that moment, someone nodded, lit the fuse, and fled back as hard as they could, only to hear the light of fire burning. .
I went to have a wedding banquet today. Sorry, there is a book review section. Don’t pay attention. If there are hostile people who make comments and cause trouble, just treat them like dead rats.
(End of chapter)