Chapter 39 - First Attack
"Sir, Lord Weng, Lord Chen, Lord Duanmu, I need your Pucheng Army, Tingyue Army, Guan Lou Army and Humen Army to merge and rush to Fangfeng Town, with Lord Shan as the main general, and lead the four armies to find opportunities to fight the main force of the Fengxuan Kingdom's elite cavalry, and be sure to intercept them outside the Shuye City."
"I will obey the order!"
Sheng Qinghuai, the Zhechong Commander of the City Army, Weng Xiao, the Zhechong Commander of the Tingyue Army, Chen Yue, the Zhechong Commander of the Guan Lou Army, and Duanmu Gang, the Zhechong Commander of the Humen Army, held his fists and received the order in unison.
The four Zhechong Prefecture Army were all fully equipped with top-level Zhechong Prefectures, and most of them were cavalry that came and went like the wind. After joining forces, they had 24,000 combat cavalry and had the strength to fight against the 30,000 elite cavalry of Feng Xuan Kingdom.
The two primary schools responsible for arranging the map took out four white pottery dolls and placed them on the Fangfeng Town position on the white cloth map. At the same time, some arrows were adjusted to represent the next combat position of the Pucheng Army, the Tingyue Army, the Guan Lou Army and the Humen Army.
Lin Mian, the governor of Fenglang Dao and the military and political official, said again: "Mr. Ren's Dingfeng Army and Master Wu's Fusha Army lie out at night and set up an ambush near the Heifengkou area. They are responsible for cutting off the escape route of Fengxuan Kingdom's defeated army. They must not let a Rong man escape back to Fengxuan Kingdom along the commercial road, and offer rewards to the entire Fenglang Dao to hunt Rong people and kill Rong people. One head is one hundred straits, and all the armed and war horses belong to the hunters. If there are outstanding people, recruit them into the army and at least treat them as the mate leader."
"I will obey the order!"
The commander of the Dingfeng Army, Ren Yue, and the commander of the Zhechong Army, Wu Shengyue, received the order in unison.
On the one hand, the Zhechong army of Fenglang Road gathered all the soldiers to fight against the enemy troops from Fengxuan Kingdom. On the other hand, they mobilized civilian bravery to kill the enemy cavalry scattered near Suoye City.
Although the reward of 100 stakes is not too much, the equipment and war horses of the Rong Ren Rangers immediately became tempting. The Rong Ren Knights who can act as stakes are all brave people. The weapons and armor on their bodies are much more sophisticated than ordinary elite cavalry, and at least they can be worth three to five hundred stakes. In addition, the rewards are all made of large coins in the official system, and they may be made of copper coins.
Under heavy rewards, there must be a brave man. Although the governor of Fenglang Dao pushed the trouble of Rong people's riding to the people, who can say that this is not an unexpected fortune?
"Mr. Du, Lord. Zhao, Lord. Tang! You and my officer's bandit army attacked the 30,000 elite cavalry of Fengxuan Kingdom in the area of Fangfeng Town to complete this encirclement."
Lin Mian, the governor of Fenglang Dao, once again called out three main generals. The eight border troops of Zhechong Prefecture were divided into two groups, with a total of nearly 50,000 troops fighting against the Fengxuan Kingdom's 30,000 elite cavalry. The battle has not yet begun, and the comparison of the forces between the enemy and us is already very clear.
The Jiedushi made up his mind to hurt Feng Xuanguo this time and teach them a hard lesson.
The three Zhechong commanders of Zhen Bian Army, the Shiya Army and Bai Yong Army responded together.
"Master Yu, Qianzhi Jun!"
When the commander of the Thousand Pheasant Army was secretly judging what order he would receive, Lin Mian, the governor of the Fenglang Dao, called his name and immediately responded: "The last one is here!"
"Your Thousand Pheasant Army and the Bandit Army are acting together, waiting for the order to go to war!"
The Fenglang Dao Jieduo seems to intend to use Yu Hong’s Qianzhi Army as a reserve force.
Yu Hong was excited and immediately said, "Abide by the order!"
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As the leaders of each branch left one after another, orders were issued from the Fenglangdao Jiedu Mansion, and the entire Kanerjing Military Town was quickly mobilized.
Outside the carriage, flags were waving, and the troops were like a stream. The Thousand Pheasant Army was no longer alone. On the left and right wings, several Zhechong Mansion troops were also advancing together.
However, the Qianzhi Army arrived first, moving faster and faster, with a vague momentum exceeding the other government troops.
"Xiaolang, with your talent, it's a pity to join the camp of the strangers."
The blind old man was a little moved as he heard the many squeaking sounds coming from the front and back of the carriage.
In just two or three days, the Qianzhi Army suddenly added nearly a thousand wheelbarrows, and it continued to increase at a speed of more than 200 vehicles every day.
What followed was a considerable surge in carrying capacity.
"Haha! I don't dare to be it, I don't dare to be it. It's a lewd trick, not worth mentioning."
Li Xiaobai was holding the token that the old blind man gave him in his hand. Feng Qingyun Dan's attitude seemed to have just done something insignificant.
Just five days ago, when the three lieutenants were still thinking about a candidate for a lieutenant just released, he heard this rumor from the well-informed Manager Liu, and he casually drew several sketches and handed them to Ding Zhi as the capital to advance.
Ding Zhi, who was skeptical, immediately handed over the drawings to professionals.
In fact, it does not require much technical content to implement the drawings. The moment the military craftsmen spent only half a day to build the first wheelbarrow that could carry four or five hundred kilograms, the team leaders who were still competing for the position of lieutenant knew that there was already a candidate for this position.
Team Ding, no, Captain Ding and his subordinates were happily looking for Li Xiaobai, and almost accepted it on the spot and bowed. However, Li Xiaobai still waved his hand, as if he didn't care about his master, which made everyone feel heartbroken.
In fact, Xiaobai just took it casually and didn't take it seriously at all. Intelligence suppression was originally what he was best at. As for the work of fighting and killing, it would be better to leave it to Lao Ding and other killings to do it.
The initially built wheelbarrow was further improved. With wear-resistant bronze as the axis, the load-bearing capacity and lifespan were greatly improved. The Qianzhi Army's originally somewhat stretched transportation capacity was immediately alleviated.
Even if it is not full, any soldier can still have the strength to drive a wheelbarrow of three or four hundred kilograms to walk for a day.
Four or five wheelbarrows are worth a big car. The Qianzhi Army lacks the most is young and strong man. With a little practice, you can easily play with this simple transportation tool that saves labor and materials. Even if the road is rugged, you can still walk on flat ground.
The wheelbarrow actually appeared very early, but because a group of Confucian scholars who didn't understand the four or six and were not good at it, they were named as strange tricks and tricks, and after several wars, they were destroyed in the long river of history.
It was not until now that Li Xiaobai re-reflected it out of his memory. Many people seem to have forgotten that this wheelbarrow once had the name "wooden ox and flowing horse".
One thousand wheelbarrows are equivalent to two hundred big trucks in vain. This contribution is worth more than a captain. Ding Zhi, who was originally a team leader, got a huge advantage.
Su Shangzhuo, a aristocratic son who also looked at the vacant lieutenant, was taken first by Ding Zhi again. He was so angry that he felt so angry that he felt so bad that he could do what he could do to be the lieutenant.
There was no choice but to Ding Zhi could take out the wheelbarrow, but Su Shangzhuo had nothing. Even if Zuo Guoyi Duwei Wei was willing to support him, he could not stand the personal carrying weapon, but it happened to appear at the critical moment when Qianzhi Army was urgently needed to carry as much food and grass as possible, which invisibly magnified the credit of the cart a little again.
What is even more jealous is that the commander of Zhechong, Yu Hong, once again asked Ding Zhi for his contribution to the Fenglang Dao Jiedu. The benefit of the wheelbarrow was not only the Qianzhi Army, but also other Zhechong Mansion border troops, which could even benefit countless people who promoted to Dou. Seeing this, Ding Zhi, who had gone through the luck of ****, would not be promoted again in a short time, but rewards and entering the eyes of the big shots are indispensable.
Suddenly, several cavalry rushed past the carriage, leaving behind repeated shouts. They were under the banner behind them, representing their identity as the messenger.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Form formation on the spot!"
The sound of horse hooves and shouts quickly went away.
The long marching team stopped immediately, moved closer to the middle, and surrounded them as much as possible according to their respective structures, waiting for the battle.
"The Rong people are here?"
Li Xiaobai looked out of the carriage curiously.
"Be careful of the arrow!"
The blind old man An Zhi sat down calmly, and by the way, reminded this curious baby who was ignorant of life and death that the two armies were in conflict, and sudden encounters like this were common.
This level of fighting is not the turn of warlocks from the Yishi Battalion to take action. At least hundreds of soldiers gathered around the carriage. If the Rong people knew that there were warlocks from the Dawu Dynasty in the middle of the military formation, they would probably not even have time to hide, so they would not dare to come and die.
In a moment, the Bairong elite cavalry penetrated the Qianzhi Army and several other border troops at high speed. The Rong people wearing black leather armor rode their horses and kept firing arrows at the Dawu Dynasty's military formation, trying to create chaos.
The elite cavalry of Feng Xuan Kingdom were all agile cavalry. Their interweaving speed was extremely fast, and the Dawu border army was also very experienced in responding. They pushed the wheelbarrow to the periphery, and at the same time set up shields to resist the random shooting arrows. The archers and crossbowmen in this formation immediately opened their bows and pulled the strings to fight back.
For a moment, arrows on both sides flew around, and the groans of the arrows and the screams of the Rong cavalry falling from the war horses were no match for them.
With just one interlude, the Fengxuan Kingdom Jingqiu and the Dawu Frontier Army each suffered dozens of casualties. Because the Rong people had the initiative and power, the losses were slightly smaller, but they did not find any chance to the Dawu Army formation from beginning to end.
The wheelbarrow loading of materials is not only an extremely effective means of transportation, but also a natural horse-resistance. It is probably difficult for the Rong people's elite riders to rush into it.
These wheelbarrows have become natural barriers for military formation defense.
The sudden Rong people's elite cavalry only attacked once, left about a quarter of their troops, and never found a chance. They had to escape from the sight of the soldiers of the Dawu Dynasty.
There was only a stick of incense in front and behind, and the alarm was lifted. In addition to the young and strong who had just joined the army, the soldiers pushed up the wheelbarrow and continued to move forward again.
Chapter completed!