Great Wei Nengchen

"Han Jia Erlang, this battle must be won, the horse rides on Xiliang, show off our army's prestige!"

Xiao Yi glanced around and nodded in satisfaction. With such a tiger and wolf army in hand, why should he be afraid of the Hulu in the Northwest? However, the Emperor Taizu of the Heavenly Dynasty said it well, "Despise the enemy strategically, and pay attention to the enemy tactically. To be successful It’s a great achievement, but you still need to use some tricks, and use surprise soldiers to win!”

The normal marching route for the army to march west should be to go out of Xiaoguan, go west for three hundred miles, turn south, pass through the Xiqiang grassland, and reach Longyou, so that they can attack the base camp of the Di tribe!

This marching route is easier to follow. There are grasslands along the way, the road is flat, the soil is thick and the water is sweet, and you can get some supplies from the Qiang tribe, which avoids the danger of starvation for the soldiers. The problem is that it is easy to expose the traces of the army , If you want to sneak attack the enemy camp, the chance of success is too small!

The situation in Xiliang was tense, and all forces sent a large number of rangers to investigate the situation. Xiao Yi can be sure that all forces will find him within two hundred miles of the army. Once his whereabouts are exposed, danger will come up!

Xiliang is no different from the inland areas. It has a vast land and few people, and there is a lot of room for strategic maneuvering. The nomads live in tents, and they are like people leaving home. There is no fixed camp. If you want to find them on the vast prairie, it is like looking for a needle in a haystack. The chances are slim!

When the army goes out, the Di tribe will inevitably hide to avoid their edge, and then take advantage of the terrain to circle left and right to slowly wear down the spirit of the Han army. When the time is right, they will counterattack aggressively. This is a tactic often used by nomads. Try Lark!

In order to win the victory with a surprise army, the traces of the army must be hidden. After repeated consideration, Xiao Yi set up another marching route. The troops would not leave Xiaoguan, but go south along Liupan Mountain, and after running hundreds of miles, they crossed the mountains , and then crossed the Jingshui, the divine soldiers descended from the sky, directly attacking the base camp of the Di clan!

This marching route is well concealed. With the cover of Liupan Mountain, the prairie rangers cannot find the traces of the army. Similarly, concealment means difficulties. It is even more unbelievable for cavalry to cross the mountains. Now, Xiao Yi is about to go against the sky and create a miracle!

"Where are the ground squirrels? For this expedition, the 'Digger Army' is the vanguard. They will open the way in the mountains, build bridges in the water, and after destroying the enemy, they will be the first!" , What is needed is not a soldier who can cut people, but a soldier who can cut trees and build bridges. When it comes to civil engineering, who can compare with the "Digger Army"?

"The last general received the order, please rest assured, the governor, even if the Digger army uses the pile of corpses, it will still open a way for the army!" The chinchilla took a step forward, trembling with excitement, and the three whiskers were raised , What an honor it is to be able to serve as a pioneer in a national war against foreign races, death is worth it!

To put it bluntly, the digger army is a group of tomb robbers. They stole treasures for the country, and they played an important role, but their reputation was bad. In front of him, he couldn't lift his head up. He was killed with a knife and a gun, and he was dug out with a shovel. He smashed his bones, harmed his morality, and his reputation stinks for eight hundred miles!

Now the opportunity has come, to be a pioneer for the whole army, to clear the way, the governor pacified the twelve counties of Xiliang, and the credit book must be recorded heavily. The legal system of the Han family is the number one military merit. 'Digger army! '

"Brothers, the opportunity to serve the country and earn fame has come...Let's go!" The chinchilla waved his hand, and 5000 men and horses set off in a mighty manner. Their equipment was very special. They had no spears, halberds, or strong bows. Hard crossbows, shoulders are full of shovels, hammers, axes, saws, long ropes, planks, etc., without weapons, with a big heart, open mountains and fill valleys, and move forward indomitably. This is the digger army!

Then followed by elite soldiers from Danyang. These people are the children of the mountains. They climb mountains and ridges like walking on flat ground. They are good at finding roads in the mountains. They are also excellent hunters. They are very capable of surviving in the wild. They are the most suitable for assistance. But that's it!

Xiao Yi personally led the Xuanjia iron cavalry in the middle, this team is an important assault force, as long as they can climb over the mountains and cross the river, it's their turn to use their iron hooves and scimitars to exert their power. It is also very hard to shoulder the heavy responsibility of transporting grain and grass!

As for the Mo Dao soldiers, they were left behind. These soldiers wear heavy armor and hold long knives. They are extremely powerful and invincible on the battlefield. Yes, the deep mountains and dangerous valleys are a desperate place for Mo Dao soldiers, and they cannot step into them even one step!

The way of using soldiers is actually a mutual cooperation, cavalry gallops, infantry sticks to the ground, bows and arrows suppress, Mo Dao attacks, each unit is placed in the most suitable position, and exerts the strongest power. If you can do this, you are an excellent soldier. Commander!

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After daybreak, the gate of Xiaoguan City was opened wide, and Ma Liu led the rest of the troops to fight out in a mighty manner. In the decisive battle on the battlefield, both open and dark arrows were indispensable. With the hidden arrow in his heart, Ma Liu went out of the gate with great fanfare, attracting all the forces from all sides.

If you want to attract attention, you have to make a big noise. Ma Liu played very beautifully. After the people and horses left the customs, they did not rush to march. Instead, they set up an altar and invited several Xiliang wizards to burn incense and worship. Worship to the gods!

Worshiping the sky, the earth, the sun, the moon and the stars, offering sacrifices to mountains and rivers, ox gods, horse gods, sheep gods, dog gods, tortoise gods... Whether it is the gods of the Han family or the gods of the Qiang people, Maliu is all sacrificed. Once again, it is also euphemistically said: "Sincerity leads to spirit, and it is not surprising that there are many rituals!"

Anyway, I am not afraid of too much etiquette or slow speed, but I just want to have enough momentum. In this way, from the time of dawn to the west of the sun, Ma Liu rubbed his sore knees and announced that the army is going to march!

The soldiers and horses came out, but the speed of advancing was extremely slow. Ma Liu ordered the army to be cautious and step by step. Every section of the road ahead must be sent to the rangers to repeatedly investigate, not even letting an ant go. pass!

As soon as the sun tilted to the west, the army immediately set up camp and took a good rest. The next day, they set off at midday and midday. When the weather was windy and rainy, they simply stopped moving forward. Wrong way several times, set off for three days, turned around and can still see the city wall of Xiaoguan!

The marching speed is slow, but the momentum is full. The drums and horns in the army are beeping, the flags are fluttering, and a pure black "horse" flag is held high. As the guide of the whole army, it can be seen from more than ten miles away. See, such a ostentatious march, within three days, all the forces in Xiliang knew about it!

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"The army has left the customs, and the leader is Ma Liu, hehe, Huangkou boy, this is here to die!" Jincheng County, in the governor's mansion, Han Sui breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank God, the traitor didn't come, Killing God didn't come either!"

Han Sui is also a veteran on the battlefield, resourceful and good at using troops. There are two people he fears, one is Cao Cao and the other is Xiao Yi. In the eyes!

In order to find out the situation, Han Sui sent a large number of spies. These people infiltrated into various places in Guanzhong, even Xuchang City, to monitor every move of the imperial court. All the feedbacks prove that Cao Jun has not mobilized large-scale troops recently. , As for 'Ghost Face Xiao Lang', he is still practicing soldiers and horses outside Xuchang City, saving food and grass, and it is said that he will send troops to the west when the autumn is clear!

"Autumn is high and refreshing?... Hehe, before the pastures turn yellow, the twelve counties of Xiliang will all be in the hands of this old man!"

(There is one more!)

662. Chapter 662 The mountain road is difficult to travel

Liupan Mountain soars into the clouds, the mountain is steep, and there are strange rocks on it like a forest, covered with thorns, and gullies washed out by mountain torrents, like strange snakes coiled in it, with cliffs on the left and abyss on the right, and only one person and one ride in the narrow place. If you are not careful, you will be crushed to pieces. It is really scary to look forward to, and you are terrified to look at it. Walking in it is like dancing in front of the gate of hell. It is life or death, and it is fate!

"Brothers, open mountains and fill valleys, go forward indomitably, and desperately want to open a passage, and you must not disappoint the great trust of the governor!"

"Go forward bravely, open the way with all your might!"

"Go forward bravely, open the way with all your might!"

In order to open a passage for the army, the "Digger Army" was really desperate. They overcame thorns and thorns, transported soil to fill pits, and cleared rocks. Open, this is the method handed down from the ancestors, although it is a bit clumsy, it is very practical!

Five thousand "diggers" are like five thousand rats who drill mountains. With their blood, sweat and wisdom, they just opened a road in the barren mountains that cavalry can barely pass. For this reason, many people They paid the price with their lives, but their bones can only be put into the ravine and buried with soil, and become part of the road. The heroic spirits will live forever, surround the battle flag, and bless the comrades in arms to continue to move forward!

"The mountain road is difficult, as difficult as climbing to the sky, but time waits for no one!"

Xiao Yi had imagined how difficult it would be for an army to cross mountains and ridges, but he obviously underestimated it. No road is difficult, and opening a road is even more difficult. In a whole day, he only advanced ten miles, and hundreds of soldiers were killed on the way, and even more horses were lost. , When will we be able to kill the enemy's base camp? Fighters wait for no one!

"Order the whole army to throw away all the weight, only take five days of rations, and move forward lightly. As long as we go over the mountain, we will win!"

The Taizu of the Heavenly Dynasty said that when an army goes on an expedition, one must be willing to break the altars and jars. As long as the people are saved, it is the greatest victory. Xiao Yi believes that this sentence is correct, so he ordered the whole army to leave only weapons, horses, and dry food, and the rest Throw away all the things you own, even the tent, and spend the night in the barren hills, with the sky as the quilt and the ground as the bed, isn’t it a good enjoyment!

The army went into battle lightly, and the speed was much faster. On the second day, the soldiers advanced twenty miles into the depths of the mountain. The cliffs here are steeper, the mountain streams are deeper, and there are more trees. There are poisonous snakes and beasts everywhere. It's like going back to the ancient barbaric era, with crises everywhere!

As the governor, Xiao Yi did not have any privileges. During the day, he marched like the soldiers, carried his own dry rations, climbed hard, encountered obstacles, carried rocks and soil like the same, and sweated like rain. After a few days, his body was scratched by thorns. His face is full of scars, and his small face is also in a mess. He looks like a savage, no, he is the king of savages!

In contrast, 'Cabbage' is very easy. Its ancestors lived on the holy mountain of Dawan. This uncle only has a few skins of fine wine on his back, so he can drink a few sips if he has nothing to do!

As for 'Yuan Bao', with a flap of its wings, it could soar into the sky, and it also caught a few pheasants to ask Xiao Yi for credit, and they screamed excitedly!

"Hey!... People are not as good as horses, and they are not as good as birds!"

In the middle of the night, the army chose a valley to camp, set up a bonfire, roasted cold and hard dry food, and drank a few mouthfuls of strong wine to keep warm. They threw away everything else, but they were reluctant to part with good wine. This is the lifeblood of the soldiers. The war horses were also released, gnawing on the green grass and drinking the mountain springs. After a few days of hard marching, they were also exhausted!

In the barren hills, the vigilance of the army remained undiminished. The soldiers used rocks as bases, felled trees as fences, and set up checkpoints around them. Archers were also sent on the hills, not only to guard against enemy sneak attacks, but also to resist the beasts in the mountains!

The moon was in the sky, Xiao Yi held the sword in his hand, and began to patrol the camp. This is an unshakable habit. As a general, you should share joys and sorrows with your subordinates, and share life and death together. Only in this way can you be united and invincible!

After patrolling around, Xiao Yi felt that his subordinates were exhausted, their morale was low, and there were even voices of lamentation. Fortunately, his prestige was extremely high and he could suppress it, so there was no major disturbance. I am afraid that the morale of the army will be unstable!

This is not surprising, the soldiers are also made of flesh and blood, instead of going on the flat road, they chose to go into the ravines and fight with poisonous snakes and beasts, and many comrades died in vain on the way, anyone will have resentment, human nature is like this, Not afraid of death, but afraid of tiredness, hacking them to death with a knife is better than climbing a mountain where life is worse than death!

"No, find a way to boost your morale, otherwise you won't be able to get out of this mountain!" Xiao Yi also became anxious, and the soldiers took a breath of morale to support them, but the mountain road was difficult, and their morale was slowly dissipating.

If it was any other time, as long as you win a battle, you can use the enemy's head and blood to boost your morale, but in the deep mountains, you can't see a single enemy, so what about the blood, God bless you, hurry up Come out an enemy!

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"Roar!~~Roar! Roar!"

As Tian fulfilled his wish, when he visited the mountain pass, a giant black bear suddenly rushed into the camp, his eyes were bloodshot, and he waved his sharp claws. The startled people scattered and there was chaos!

The weather is getting warmer, and the black bear comes out of its den. After a winter's consumption, it is hungry. At this time, it rushes over regardless, throws a war horse down, pulls out the internal organs with one paw, and devours it frantically!

"Black bear!... It's a big black bear!... Shoot the arrow!"