Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 299

[Chapter 299]

“Hello…”

Xiliang cavalry galloped around Hengshan County.

Provocative shouts continued from his mouth.

There were also cavalrymen from Xiliang who stood on their horses and urinated at Hengshan County, making extremely insulting gestures.

“Damn it.” On the city wall, Zhong Li looked at the Xiliang cavalry so arrogantly, his eyes were burning with anger.

Only three days after Hengshan County was captured, these Xiliang cavalry arrived.

After searching around the county without any results, he came to Hengshan County.

“Your Highness, let the general go out to meet them and see who is the real cavalryman.” Zhong Li clasped his fists and begged for orders.

Zhao Xu shook his head, and he said: “If you go out, you will fall into their trap.”

In his opinion, this Xiliang light cavalry relied on its superb riding skills to lure his cavalry into battle, thus Defeat his cavalry.

Find a place in the matter of losing Hengshan County.

But he is thick-skinned and ignores them.

After all, the cavalry of the palace is very precious, and they should be used at critical moments, rather than sacrificed at will.

“Why bother you to go to war, the artillery bombarded his mother.” Chang Wei and Zhao Xu looked at each other, both showing sinister smiles.

After occupying the county seat, the artillerymen dismantled some of the large-caliber artillery and transported them to the city wall.

The purpose is to prevent Xiliang from becoming angry and sending troops to attack Hengshan County.

Now, these Xiliang cavalry are only 300 meters away from the city.

It’s just looking for a fight.

At this time, Chang Wei called the artillery generals and gave them orders.

In a moment, with the distance of “Boom Boom Boom”, cannons sounded from all four walls of the city.

The shells flew towards the Xiliang cavalry army like shooting stars.

A Xiliang cavalry horse’s leg was hit, and he immediately knelt on the ground, throwing the Xiliang cavalry above him off.

There are also Xiliang cavalry who were directly hit by shells, and they fell to the ground after five or six consecutive hits.

After the fall, the flesh was bloody, and the armor was deeply dented at the part hit by the shell.

The sudden shelling startled the Xiliang cavalry.

They didn’t care about the provocation any more, flattered their horses and fled into the distance.

And within 1,500 meters is the effective killing range of the Wangfu artillery.

The artillery chased the Xiliang cavalry and fired non-stop.

The corpses of Xiliang cavalry were left on the way of escape.

When the Xiliang cavalry disappeared, Zhao Xu said to Zhong Li, “I will leave the rest to you. Keep the good horses for use. Those who are wounded or dead will be dragged back and slaughtered for the soldiers to eat.”

“Yes, Your Highness .” .” Zhongli excitedly agreed.

At this time, there were Xiliang soldiers who fell on the ground and were not dead, and there were also Xiliang soldiers whose horses were hit and ran wildly on two legs.

Zhongli’s cavalry went out from the city gate and quickly wiped out these Xiliang cavalry.

At the same time, the casualties were dragged back to the city.

The generals watched the excitement for a while, followed behind Zhao Xu, and came down from the city wall with a smile.

They could eat horse meat again.

In Beidi Qiushou and Yanzhou battles, there were many wounded horses of the enemy.

These horses were finally killed as meat for the soldiers as a reward.

If there is more, it should be air-dried, and the soldiers are often replenished during training on weekdays.

Otherwise, the soldiers would not be able to maintain the high-intensity training on weekdays.

evening.

The smell of meat in Hengshan County is fragrant, and dozens of cauldrons are set up in the camp.

The broth in the pot was boiling and steaming.

However, due to the large number of soldiers, a total of a hundred dead horses were dragged back, and the wounded horses were still not enough to eat.

Zhao Xu could only let most of the soldiers drink broth.

And the meat was left to the soldiers led by Liu Tan.

“This time, the most important task is you and the soldiers under your command. Huaicheng is three hundred miles away from here, and you will have a day and a half to march there.” Zhao Xu said.

In the battle to capture the Luding Bridge, the Red Army marched 240 kilometers in one day and one night, which was the peak of light infantry.

The soldiers of the royal palace need to wear armor and march with heavy loads, so naturally they can’t do it because they have to wear scale armor.

After all, if they encountered the Xiliang army, they would suffer heavy casualties without armor.

So, he gave Liu Tan a day and a half.

Arriving in Huaicheng, he set up camp and pretended to attack the city, triggering the mobilization of Xiliang’s army.

Liu Tan nodded emphatically. Since he accepted this task, he had to complete it even if he risked his life.

Zhao Xu patted him on the shoulder and said, “Give all the horse meat to Liu Tan’s subordinates. When they are full, we will set off tonight.” The

other generals naturally had no objection to this.

They will stay in Hengshan County and wait for the news from Liu Tan, waiting for an opportunity.

After receiving the order, they led their soldiers to fish out the horse meat and delivered it to Liu Tan’s soldiers in person.

An hour later, the sky gradually darkened.

Liu Tan, who was full, gathered at the north gate with his soldiers.

This time, in order to be able to realize the rapid march, the soldiers who went to Huaicheng only carried fried noodles that were only enough for ten days.

Except for armor and weapons, they don’t bring any luggage, and travel lightly.

After arriving in Huaicheng, they will try their best to drag the Xiliang reinforcements near Huaicheng.

Gain time for the main force of Hengshan County to attack Xincheng.

As the night grew thicker, Liu Tan saluted Zhao Xu, then turned and left.

Soon, their figures disappeared into the night.

At this time, Zhao Xu said to Chang Wei, “You are also ready to march to Xincheng at any time.”

“Yes, Your Highness.” Chang Wei replied yes.

next day.

After marching overnight, Liu Tan’s army appeared near Ying County.

That night, they traveled more than a hundred miles.

When it was bright day, he ordered the soldiers to distance themselves, and deliberately raised the dust on the official road as they walked.

Under the cover of dust, the team of 10,000 people seemed to have 70,000 to 80,000 people marching.

Their appearance was quickly discovered by Xiliang soldiers in Ying County.

But they found that this army had no intention of attacking Ying County.

Instead, they bypassed Ying County and continued to the northwest.

The guard of Ying County suddenly realized that they seemed to be going to fight Huaicheng.

He immediately sent someone to Jincheng to report to Murong Wuji.

While Liu Tan was marching, he continued to send cavalry to investigate.

When they encountered the woods, they let the soldiers enter the forest to rest, eat fried noodles at the same time, sleep for a while, and then continue to march.

A day and a half later, they arrived near Huaicheng.

Twenty miles outside Huaicheng, trees were cut down, ladders were built, and camps were set up.

King Yan’s soldiers and horses suddenly appeared in the northwest of Jinzhou.

This caught the Xiliang generals in the northwest cities by surprise.

King Yan’s soldiers arrived so fast that they didn’t have time to react.

They hurriedly sent people to Jincheng for help.

Two days after Liu Tan arrived in Huaicheng, the cavalry from Ying County arrived.

I learned that King Yan’s army appeared in Huaicheng.

Murong Wuji turned pale with shock, the north of Huaicheng is Tongguan.

If Tongguan is lost, Xiliang soldiers will not be able to go south to Jinzhou from the north, and Beidi will not be able to rush to support.

“This King Yan is too cunning, immediately dispatch the army to Huaicheng, Tongguan must not be taken by King Yan!” Murong Wuji was furious!

(end of this chapter)