Northern Dynasties Imperial Industry

The wind was howling, and hundreds of knights were riding their horses slowly through the frost-covered and rugged wilderness. It was Yang Zhong and his soldiers who had arrived here a few days ago.

But at this moment, this group of people looked a little embarrassed, their robes were messy, their military appearance was disheveled, and some soldiers were not even carrying basic weapons such as bows, knives, and weapons. What's more, even riding on the horse is unstable, looking sluggish and shaky, and has to be tied to the horse's back with a leather rope, and also needs the support of the left and right robes.

There are various blood stains on these horses and horses. They must have experienced fierce battles. It is impossible to tell whether the blood stains on their bodies are their own or those of the enemy.

After receiving the news, Li Tai, who went out to meet this group of people, couldn't help but feel a little worried when he saw their appearance. He quickly came to Yang Zhongma and asked: "Mr. Yang, what accident did you encounter?" ? Is the loss serious?”

Yang Zhong followed his advice and led his troops to this area, but as a result, he and Li Mu lagged behind Yang Zhong. If the other party suffered any major losses as a result, Li Tai would feel guilty, even if Yang Zhong Without further investigation, no one would know how to face Dugu Xin.

After hearing the words, Yang Zhong waved his hand with a smile on his face: "Don't worry about Li Zheng. It's a bit unexpected, but the loss is not big. When I explored the thief's nest before, I found that one of the thief army's garrison was disconnected from other armies. Worried that the rebels would be alert and lose this opportunity, they first led the crowd to defeat them. When they left, they were intercepted by other rebels and had to fight for a while before they could escape. "

"Yang Shijun is so brave! I originally sent a message to invite you to come to help in the battle, but I couldn't come in time, but I asked you to fight alone against the bandit Hu's army. I'm really sorry!"

Li Tai was also surprised after hearing this, and hurriedly clasped his fists and said, I really didn't expect Yang Zhong to be so fierce. There were only a few hundred people watching his formation, but the Shuofang Hu and Lishi Hu people distributed in the surrounding area were There were tens of thousands of people, and without the support of friendly forces, he dared to go straight to the bandit camp and break it, and also managed to escape. He was worthy of being the last big boss in Wuchuan.

Although Li Tai also had the experience of hundreds of guerrilla thieves, he mainly relied on his mobility to shoot and change places, and had been avoiding the pursuit and attack of the main thieves. Chong Ji Hu's army.

Even if he makes any risky moves, he either has a strong purpose but lacks strength and needs to use his small skills to make a big difference, or he is forced to adapt to the situation, but he is still a very cautious person in his heart.

After all, for him who is familiar with the historical context, he has his own plans for his life, and he often considers people and things from another dimension. In such a disparity in strength between the enemy and ourselves, if he were to choose to do what Yang Zhong did, he would have to at least be able to capture Gao Huan's temptation and reward by going into battle.

Yang Zhong's men and horses had already traveled a long way to the area along the Yellow River in Xiazhou, and fought several battles with enemy forces that were ten times their size. Their current condition was really worrying. Some of the horses even needed to be bled to maintain their operations. Ability, but it only overdraws the vitality of the war horse. In this freezing environment, there is almost no possibility of survival.

After seeing this, Li Tai stopped talking nonsense and ordered people to return to the camp to prepare enough tents and supplies. At the same time, he led Yang Zhong and his party back to the camp, and on the way sent a team of people to collect the people hidden nearby. The remaining troops of Yang Zhong were summoned to join together.

In the camp, Yu Wengui and Li Mu learned that Yang Zhong and his troops had arrived, and they quickly went out to greet them. When they learned that Yang Zhong had actually gone deep into the rebel camp to fight with great results, they were all amazed.

Because they were deep into the bandit camp and in a hurry, Yang Zhong's men did not dare to stay long to collect the loot. They only cut off the head of the leader of the bandit camp that they had conquered and brought them out.

After Yang Zhong ordered people to take out the thief's head and wash it, Li Tai also ordered Liu Kuzhen and several other thief Hu Chiefs who had accompanied the army to enter the camp to identify and confirm the identity of the unlucky man.

After Liu Kuzhen entered the camp and saw the head on the case, he was stunned for a moment, then he couldn't help laughing, and couldn't help but dance on the spot, until Li Tai scolded him twice, He did not dare to continue his dissipation. He knelt on the ground and explained with a happy face: "I would like to inform the Governor and the generals that the deceased's name is Liu Man. He was my eldest half-brother, because he was the oldest among the brothers. He is older. He has been managing some clan affairs a few years ago, and has won over a group of clan minions to be driven by him. He even tried to assassinate me and get rid of me. My father has always been wary of him..."

The relationship between the father and the eldest son is already quite delicate, and it is generally difficult to handle. If it involves the inheritance and distribution of power and interests, it will even contain a huge crisis.

After listening to Liu Kuzhen's explanation, everyone understood why this unlucky guy was camping in the core area but could not effectively coordinate with all friendly forces. It turned out that the root was here.

This also shows that Yang Zhong's vision is precise and observant. Even if he does not understand these human relations, he can still find the right target and successfully kill him and escape intact.

In addition to these results, Yang Zhong, who arrived in advance, also got a rough idea of ​​the distribution of the bandits in this area, which greatly saved several coalition forces time for reconnaissance.

After a simple meal to satisfy his hunger, Yang Zhong began to tell about what he knew about the crime.

At this time, most of the remaining troops of the Shuofanghu tribe and Lishihu who harbored evil intentions and disobeyed Xiazhou's control had been driven to the area near the Yellow River. There were large and small people scattered in the wilderness within a few dozen miles. There are at least 50,000 to 60,000 tribal forces.

The vast majority of these Hu people are not natives of this area, but were driven here or migrated here. They are not as familiar with the geographical environment as their original hometown. In addition, the cold environment also greatly limits their migration. The ability to escape and other activities.

If these barbarians can be successfully surrounded, killed or captured, then in the next few years, the northern states and counties will be free from large-scale harassment by barbarians. Although northern Shaanxi is the survival paradise of Jihu, which is deeply rooted and difficult to completely eradicate, the natural reproduction and growth of Jihu, including the wandering of Jihu tribes from other areas into this environment for replenishment, will also take a certain amount of time.

When talking about the prospect of such a victory, several people present were very excited. They are all fed up with continuing to fight with these Jihu tribesmen. Even if they can always win without defeat, their achievements are not outstanding enough. In most cases, Jihu's oil and water are not enough. Every time they fight, the final calculation is the same. The gain outweighs the loss.

Yang Zhong gave a description and roughly outlined the distribution of thieves, barbarians and horses in this area.

Among them, Li Shihu is at the core position, with about ten thousand remaining troops. Considering that Li Shihu suffered heavy losses in Dongxia Prefecture and Xi'an Prefecture, and can still maintain such a large number of troops, it should be because some of the defeated troops succeeded. After escaping back to this place, it can be seen that the wandering life in the past year or so has not been without gains, and I have accumulated relatively profound experience.

Shuofanghu tribes are scattered around Lishihu. Some of them have more than ten thousand people, while small tribes only have a few hundred people. The internal integration situation is very worrying. There is no powerful chieftain who can overwhelm the masses. The various ministries were ordered to be scattered and fighting independently. When everyone discussed the details of tactics, they were not even taken as seriously as Li Shihu, whose power of men and horses had been greatly reduced.

After several coalition forces joined forces, their strength was considerable.

Among them, Yu Wengui’s Xiazhou troops have the largest number of troops. Xiazhou is the most powerful state among the northern states. It also has the convenience of being a landlord. The rebel army suffered heavy losses and lost its initiative on the battlefield. After taking power, all the powerful chiefs in Xiazhou became more courageous and actively responded to Yu Wengui's call. The number of people gathered has reached more than 15,000.

The combined forces of Li Tai and Li Mu had more than 7,000 people entering the country. Li Tai brought 3,000 people, and the rest returned to the Black Water Defense in the south with some of the loot they had obtained outside Guangwu City to prepare for the invasion. Heishui Hu took advantage of the war in Beizhou to cause trouble.

Yang Zhong brought the fewest troops, less than a thousand, but no one blamed him for this.

The Yanchi in Xi'an Prefecture is already under great defensive pressure in autumn and winter. It is necessary to maintain a considerable defense within the territory to intimidate Xiao Xiao. It is an unexpected surprise that Yang Zhong is willing to come to help in the battle. What's more, Yang Zhong's station is the farthest away from this situation, but he arrived the fastest, and he also provided important information about the thieves and defeated one of them. It cannot be called a stroke in any case.

After some discussion, everyone decided to divide the troops into several groups and march separately, so as to drive as many rebel soldiers and horses as possible into the encirclement. Xiazhou had the most troops, so they were responsible for the most positions. Li Mu was also eager to make contributions and took the initiative to win the attack and encirclement from the south.

The remaining troops were put under the command of Yang Zhong as a backup force to coordinate all parties. If the battle situation was too fierce, Yang Zhong would lead his troops to support them. Yang Zhong's own troops, plus the 2,000 troops assigned to him by Li Tai, Yu Wengui mobilized more than 2,000 troops, making up 5,000 troops.

Li Tai was not responsible for specific combat missions, so he did not feel disappointed or felt that others did not trust his abilities.

After the battle outside Guangwu City, he had clearly felt that his battle experience had reached a bottleneck period. Simply fighting opponents of Jihu's level could no longer bring significant improvement, so when allocating combat tasks , so they are not very active in fighting for it.

After all, it was freezing cold, so instead of lying outside in the snow and drinking ice, it was better to stay in the base camp and sleep by the stove. Moreover, there is also the illusion that all three generals are driven by him and lead troops to fight for him. Although Lu has not killed the boss at the moment, it does not prevent him from enjoying the addiction of being the boss in advance.

I wish you all a happy New Year’s Eve, family reunion, and happiness. . .