This is much faster than expected! Before setting off, Liang Feng did make some strategic arrangements, especially setting up trenches and traps for cavalry raids in front of Taihang Pass. In addition, the Liangfu tribe installed in the Wuling army should be able to resist the cavalry siege. At the same time, Liangfu and Gaoducheng have also raised their alert levels, and whoever commits a crime will have a fight.
But who could have expected that the Xiongnu Jingqi would give up this hard bone so simply. He didn't even stay for half a day, and immediately returned on horseback. If the speed of capturing the city on his own side is a little slower, I am afraid that he will be directly attacked and sieged.
"Go back to the mansion quickly and tell Master Duan to let him harvest the autumn crops as soon as possible. I have already captured Lucheng, so don't worry." Liang Feng instructed the messenger.
"Master, don't you transfer troops from Liang's residence?" Yi Yan only slept for two hours, then got up and stood by Liang Feng's side. Hearing this news, he was naturally nervous.
"It's too late. This is the news from the sentry post. I'm afraid the enemy soldiers will arrive in Lucheng tomorrow." Liang Feng shook his head.
The sentry in Liang's Mansion was a communication method he developed with reference to the concept of the "message tree" during the Anti-Japanese War. Relying on the fall of the trees on the top of the mountain as a signal, several consecutive sentries can send back news from forty or fifty miles away, and it is not easy to be detected by the enemy. But no matter how easy it is to use, it can only be used for half a day in advance. For the cavalry, it is really nothing.
This time, when he traveled to Lucheng, he brought a lot of elite soldiers. What's more, the cavalry of the Liang Mansion was newly trained, and it was reluctant to fight against ordinary cavalry.
Now I can only rely on myself.
After thinking for a moment, Liang Feng said, "Call Sun Ye here."
After yesterday's encounter, Sun Ye has completely obeyed. He led troops to attack and kill the prefect, and captured three passes in one day. Such a character is also rare in the court, how can he be able to fight? Since he was lucky enough to save his life, he had to obey the orders obediently and make himself useful.
"Sun Ye, what kind of character is the Xiongnu cavalry general who led the team to the party this time? What is his temperament?" Liang Feng asked.
"It's a thousand cavalry commander under the command of the Northern Commander. His name is Liu Meng. He smiles all day, but he acts neatly and neatly. He is a ruthless character! When he captured the prefect's mansion, he commanded him." In other words, don't be lazy.
Being able to turn around immediately without a single blow shows that the opponent is decisive. Liang Feng asked again, "Did he leave the county town after hearing me?"
"Exactly. As soon as Lianghou arrived in the mansion, Liu Meng led his troops to Taihangxing. This, I'm afraid he wanted to plot against Taihangguan..." Sun Ye replied cautiously.
Thoughtful, and Liu Xuan's capable generals, I am afraid that he does not know much about himself. What do you think when you see Taihang Pass and Gaoducheng this time? Liang Feng looked at Yi Yan: "You said he came back, what is he going to do?"
Yiyan pondered for a moment and replied, "I'm afraid we need to strengthen the defense of Huguan and wait for the Huns to increase their troops."
Among the three passes to be captured, the two Baixing passes are smaller, and as long as the original strength is sufficient to defend them. But Huguan is different. As an important town, fifty people can barely defend the city gate. If the soldiers return, of course they will go straight to Huguan.
"More than that. I'm afraid this person will not let go of my hidden danger." A sneer appeared on the corner of Liang Feng's lips.
This time, he has completely exposed his strength. Anyone with a bit of strategic thinking will be wary of Liang Mansion when they see the situation in Taihang Pass and Gaoducheng. And this kind of vigilance, when placed on a person who is thoughtful and vicious, will turn into murder. If there is no mistake, Liu Meng is likely to attack him!
Yi Yan's eyes showed murderous intent: "This subordinate will lead the troops to intercept this beast!"
"No. Please enter the urn."
In the urn, into what urn? Hearing the chilling voice, Sun Ye lowered his head and shrugged his shoulders, like a quail, not daring to make the slightest sound.
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Non-stop, the return journey took only two days. Seeing that Lucheng was in front of him, Liu Meng ordered: "My soldiers will follow me to the county town, and the others will fight Huguan and stick to the city!"
This trip to Gaodu really made him make up his mind, Liang Zixi had to get rid of it! Even if he wants to turn against Yan Ji, he must resolve this scourge as soon as possible. Only in this way, when the army arrives, can Sima Teng's return route be successfully cut off and the Xiangguo's deployment can be completed.
And now Liu Meng has doubts in his heart. That person surnamed Liang went to the county seat, probably with bad intentions. If that's the case, don't blame him for being ruthless.
The two teams parted ways, and Liu Meng personally led more than a dozen people, galloping towards the county town. After all, there are fifty elite horsemen guarding the county, so he will not waste more time planning or discussing this matter with Yan Ji. Instead, Thunder Clap is the best option. A few hours ago, he had sent a scout to return to the prefect's mansion first, and at that time, as long as he gave an order, he would be able to annihilate the entire party of Liang mansion in one fell swoop.
But this scout came back a little too slowly.
Although there was some dissatisfaction in his heart, Liu Meng did not stagnate in the slightest. He quickly galloped into the city gate and walked along the avenue to the prefect's mansion. He had traveled this road many times, but when he reached the last row of houses in front of the Prefect's Mansion, abruptly, several carts parked on the side of the road, causing the horse to slow down. This is an insignificant matter, but a chill hits my heart. The kind of coldness that can only be felt on the battlefield, like maggots attached to bones!
Something is wrong! Others may only have such a thought, but Liu Meng is a battle-hardened warrior, and immediately discovered the problem. There are so few people on the street! It was noon now, even if he was afraid of the changes in the prefect's mansion, there should not be only so many people. Since no one is there, why are there cars parked on the side of the road
Liu Meng suddenly pulled up the reins, the horse neighed and raised its front hooves.
"Be careful!"
He only had time to say these two words.
Almost at the same time, among the houses on both sides of the road, arrow feathers shot out like locusts!
The road ahead was blocked, and he could not turn around for a while, standing in the middle of the road, just like a target. Liu Meng shouted loudly and waved his knife to block the flying arrows, but how could he be able to block such an ambush with his mortal body? !
Why is there an ambush? Shouldn't the county seat be in their hands? Shocked and angry, Liu Meng's round face no longer had the slightest smile, his eyes were wide open like a mad tiger, he suddenly turned his horse's head and rushed towards the house on one side! You can't move forward, you can't retreat, you can only have a chance if you break through the house!
This move can be said to be crazy, but before him, a short and thick iron arrow passed through the layers of arrows and pierced Liu Meng's neck with a "tuk" sound. Blood splashed, his body swayed, and he fell off the horse.
Without the leader, there is no last chance to escape. The dozen or so knights were shot like hedgehogs and fell off their horses one after another. Blood covered the stone slabs of the street, like a red spring.
In the dwelling next to him, Zhang He exhaled and put down the shoulder crossbow in his hand. This thing was found in the arsenal of the prefect's mansion, and it is really not as easy to use as the hand crossbow in the mansion. However, this is not the time to seize the mansion for the first time, and it is better not to expose the contraband such as bows and crossbows.
Fortunately, there were not many Xiongnu soldiers entering the city. If there were more, it would be impossible to stop them one by one. He can successfully complete the task here, just depends on how the battle situation is on the other side of the camp.
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Huguan was not far from Lucheng, and at this moment the light cavalry had also arrived before the door was closed. Seeing that it was his own family, he opened the city gate from a distance, as if to welcome this cavalry team. After all, they had been running for a few days, and the thought of being able to take a good rest in the pass made many people feel relaxed.
Even if it was Xiongguan, the width of the Hukou City Gate would not be much. However, more than 200 people had just entered the small half, and suddenly there was a sound of screaming in the city.
what happened? !
The soldiers behind immediately pulled out their swords and wanted to rush in, but there were already shouts from the front: "Withdraw! Quickly withdraw! Exit the city!"
Why do you want to go back? Even if there are people in the city who retake the city, they should rush in and take it back! If you quit, wouldn't you have no chance at all? !
However, the person in front had no time to explain, and turned around and rushed out. Really can not withdraw. Just less than a hundred paces from the city gate, the floating soil on the ground disappeared, and a deep ditch appeared in the middle of the road. This ditch is two feet wide and one meter deep. As long as you rush into it, you will have to turn your back on your horse, and you won't be able to jump over it. What is even more hateful is that a group of soldiers with shields in their hands and rockets in their hands stood behind the ditch.
Humans can barely cope with rockets, but Marco can't! Originally panicked by the stray horses in front of them, and then being disturbed by the rockets, even those Xiongnu cavalry who were proficient in riding and archery could no longer control their mounts.
In such a situation, there is only one dead end in the city, so naturally we have to withdraw!
But how easy is it to turn to retreat in the narrow city gate? For a time, the gate of the city turned into a pot of rotten porridge, the horses neighed, the voices were full of people, and the chaos was unbelievable!
However, there is not only a trap waiting for these people.
Drums sounded. The soldiers in ambush rushed out. Most of these are the soldiers guarding the city at Huguan, with only three or four hundred people. In normal times, they would never dare to challenge the elite Xiongnu soldiers in field battles. But at this moment it was not normal, the group of Huns were in disarray, unable to form a cavalry formation at all, let alone galloping and shooting. Can a cavalryman who has lost the power to charge be considered a cavalryman
"Rush! Rush up for me!" Linghu Kuang shouted loudly, and led his team to rush up.
Taking the city in one day brought him not only a city that changed hands, but also incomparable confidence and eagerness to fight! And these soldiers behind him are also eager to clear themselves of the crime of being a thief. There is a saying in "Six Taos: Practitioners": "There are kings who lose power and want to see their merits again. They gather as a soldier, and they are called warriors of death."
This group of soldiers who followed Linghu Kuang was precisely the "Death Fighters"!
With such daring soldiers and cleverly set traps, what are the elites of the Huns to be afraid of? These hundreds of people rushed up fiercely!
Although a pack of wolves can kill a tiger, a tiger is still a tiger after all. It was just a moment of panic, and those Xiongnu elites who turned their horses were greeted, unable to use bows and arrows, they also had scimitars and spears, and they were not afraid of the enemy at the back. They are also fighting to the death, their combat power is much stronger than the soldiers in front of them!
As if hitting the waves of a cliff, the charge was blocked back. Those Xiongnu cavalry rushed their horses towards the crowd. Three or four hundred people could tear apart the camp in just a few steps. As long as they rushed out, it would not be a problem to escape or form a new formation!
However, such a breakthrough was only extinguished in an instant. More than ten fast horses rushed into the formation of the Huns! Spear stabs, knives, and arrows are not inferior to their elite soldiers joining the fray! The Huns found that there were more enemies with tall noses, deep eyes and strange hair in front of them. There is also a strong general with blue eyes, like a Yaksha, rushing towards them!
This is by no means the combat power that the Jin army should have! With just one touch, the Hun cavalry who had just adjusted their formation and were ready to break out were scattered. Some fell off their horses, while many others were surrounded by ant-like soldiers and ripped off their horses.
Just as the wind blows away the dark clouds, the situation has changed drastically!
Why are there Jie people in the Jin army? Why are these Capricorns so strong? No one can answer them these questions!
The sword collided in one place, Linghu Kuang struggled to resist the warrior in front of him, but a black shadow passed by, and a splash of blood splashed onto his face. Linghu Kuang opened his mouth, but couldn't make a sound. How could this Jie person surnamed Yi be so strong? ! However, before he could react, the other party had already opened his mouth and said, "Captain Linghu, lead the troops to block the gap in the west, and once the three enclosures are released, the net is about to be closed."
"Follow the order!" Linghu Kuang responded loudly as if the conditions were fired. Completely forgot that the other party is just a family soldier, and he is a dignified commander!
This must be a great victory, a great victory to annihilate a powerful enemy! Excitedly urging the horse, Linghu Kuang led the team and rushed in the other direction!
The author has something to say: The idiom please enter the urn also comes from the Tang Dynasty. Someone secretly told the cruel official Zhou Xing that he intended to rebel, and the queen sent Junchen to judge. Lai Junchen hosted a banquet for Zhou Xing and asked him how he could extract a confession. Zhou Xing said that it was enough to put people in a large urn heated by charcoal fire, and Lai Junchen said: "If there is an internal investigation, brother, please enter this urn." Zhou Xing had no choice but to kowtow in fear and confess his guilt.
So Sun Ye didn't know this idiom.