"It's the south wind---" Shao Yu climbed a high slope and looked at the flying military flag, thinking.

The south wind suddenly rises, making it more convenient to cross the sea in Qingzhou.

This year, Wenma Erchuantun should have sent a batch of new ships to Hengyu, which has more capacity. Even if some damage is made at sea, it can still transport a large number of people, equipment, food, and even livestock across the sea and arrive in Liaodong.

The army of Donglai Camp will head north at the end of May at the latest to attack Xiangping and other places, and may enter Xuan County along the edge of the swamp.

It doesn't matter whether they come to Jicheng or not.

There was a dense sound of horse hooves in front of him, and the cavalrymen of the royal palace who were taking a nap under the slope stood up one after another, and were ready to get on horseback and attack the thieves.

Shao Yu looked down at the grass again, most of which had already grown buds, and was full of vitality.

The growth is so good that I don’t know how many cattle and sheep can be chewed. The army of grassland camps travels eastward, as long as the route is planned reasonably, they should not even chew off the grassroots.

However, the pastures of Yuwen Twelve Ministry are in a deficit this year. The foreign cattle, sheep, horses and camels pass by like locusts, and eat up all the grass that should have been chewed by their cattle and sheep. What should I do? Perhaps I can only raise all the cattle and sheep, ride on war horses, bring bow knives, and go to grazing elsewhere.

The sound of hooves is very close.

The royal guards had all boarded their horses and started jogging, rushing towards the oncoming enemy.

The servant Guo Shi looked excited, and his gray hair and beard were flying in the south wind. He beat the drum himself to inspire the soldiers to fight bravely, and at the same time reminded the enemy that the King of Yan of Daliang was here.

This is Shao Yu's opinion. He insisted on doing this, wanting to see if there are any Xianbei generals who are confused and cannot bear the temptation.

He thought he had made great achievements in his war when he wanted to capture and kill him.

Don’t say it, there are really! There are never shortages of desperadoes in this world, and there are never shortages of people who are fascinated by fame and fortune.

More than a thousand enemy cavalry were getting closer and closer, and smoke and dust were everywhere on the grassland, and the sound of killing suddenly rose.

The cavalry of the 1,500 royal palaces also shouted and shouted, with a high spirit of fighting.

Lieutenant Sima Luhan led the new people to the three thousand Yanshan Garden Houses and formed a spear formation based on the high ground.

Five hundred cavalrymen are located in the formation. As long as the formation is divided into a gap, they can rush out.

To the southeast of the highland is a stream, with a wooden pole inserted every dozens of steps on the stream. It is a shallow water area marked with horses and can be passed by.

To the northeast of the highland is a small forest. In late spring, willows sway, but birds circling above the forest and dare not fall.

Come on, there are not many people who can use their own body as bait. If you dare to use less to fight for more, you must be a bit proud, so you can see the truth from behind and see if you have the ability to take the lead of the orphan.

"Putting armor!" Shao Yu gave a calm command, and immediately two soldiers stepped forward and put the golden armor given by the emperor on him.

After everything was done, they helped Shao Yu to the horse's back, hung the adjusted horn bow on the side of the saddle, counted the number of arrows in the arrow's bag, and carried the heavy horse over.

Shao Yu took it with one hand, waved it in the air, lifting the weight as if it was light.

The cavalry on both sides charged head-on had already fought, and at this moment, the sound of horns suddenly rang out.

The sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded in the southeast, and more than 800 cavalrymen of the Yan Prince's Mansion rushed out. Under the leadership of Hou Mochensan, they ran to the bank of the stream and waded by the water.

For a moment, water splashed everywhere and was full of momentum.

Beside the woods in the northeast, one cavalry after another led a horse out. After gathering in the open space beside the forest, they turned over and shouted "kill" together, and then rushed straight under the leadership of Tuoba Sigong.

Obviously, this is a fishing trip.

The technique is not exquisite at all, and the strategy is not profound at all, but it has been tried and tested since ancient times because it is directly aimed at people's hearts and those who wish to take the bait.

After the head-on battle, both sides were a little furious after they hedged, because there were many casualties.

The Liang army had a standard three-stage charge, with five hundred cavalry in front, middle and back. After a head-on collision, the front team 500 cavalry dispersed.

The five hundred cavalry of the central army fought with the enemy, and the horse speed of both sides decreased a little. They each tried to gather their troops and launched a second charge after gathering.

At this moment, two cavalry groups on the flank of the battlefield had already come to kill, forming a semi-encirclement situation against the Xianbei cavalry.

When the first feather arrow fell, the Xianbei people who were rectifying the troops realized that something was wrong and their morale plummeted.

But there was no chance of regret. Nearly three thousand cavalry came in three directions, dispersing the enemy cavalry with a total of only one thousand three hundred and four hundred with one blow, and could no longer gather and broke through in all directions.

The Liang army cavalry rode their horses and followed from afar, easily and comfortably pulled out their horn bows, making a name for themselves.

Both sides chased and fled, and fought for more than ten miles before they stopped.

"Your Highness, behead a captain!" At noon, the lieutenant went to Hua and took more than a hundred cavalry back first, and said happily,

Finally, he added: "This man was shot and injured by General Tuoba, and then he fell off his horse and captured and killed his soldiers."

Shao Yu looked up at Tuoba Sigong standing in the distance.

There are many people who are excellent in archery, but very few people can combine riding and archery to perfection.

Some people ride horses and shoot arrows, and their movements are very stiff, but some people run horses and shoot, not only their hands are very stable, but their upper body is almost motionless, but also full of the beauty of rhythm. That is a master.

My father is such a person, and he is so. The Tuoba Sigong in the distance is quite eye-catching on this path.

This is a talent!

"Pick up this person's head and see if he can recruit people to seize it." Shao Yuyan replied.

After saying that, he rode down the high slope and continued his Youyi sweep mission.

*******

Fancheng (now Pingquan) is almost completed.

It is just a simple small earthen city, without horse faces, battlements, and no gods. The only requirement is to be large, and it can store enough materials and food. With the efforts of 20,000 people, it took only about twenty days to complete the work.

On May 12, Zhan Ping, the prefect of Yan County, sent most of the people to Pinggang, and stayed in Fancheng to supervise the transportation and storage of food. At this moment, the dull drum sounded in the wilderness.

He immediately climbed to the top of the city and looked around.

"Mr." A county military officer came over and bowed to salute.

Zhan Ping's official uniform was a bit dirty and his hair was a little messy. He also had a leather armor on the outside of the official uniform, which looked very funny.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked, "Why do you beat the drum?"

The master of the banner pointed to the mountains and forests in the east and said, "Shangbai Town Huang Sima ordered the drum to be beaten to meet the enemy, and his flag is there."

Zhan Ping looked around, but saw a "yellow" flag moving rapidly near a mountain pass. In the forest and meadow, there were rows of military land. They were holding stair bows and spears, blocking the pass.

The pass is not big, and it is not even a serious post road at all. It is a path opened by mountain people and herdsmen who have taken the shortcut. The road is full of dense "deer antlers". If you look closely, it looks more like a big tree branch that has been cut down, but it is enough. When the cavalry encounters this object, they really can't rush through it.

When the Xianbei people came from, they had no choice but to dismount when they encountered these branches, and dragged them hard, trying to clean them up.

A straw hut was set up behind the branches, and seven or eight soldiers lived in the shed. At this moment, some were holding swords and shields, some were holding spears, cursing at the Xianbei people. Three other archers shot out from the window of the shed. In an instant, several Xianbei people screamed and fell to the ground.

The Xianbei people were not willing to be outdone, so they called their archers to fight back, and a scream rang out in the straw hut.

After the drums rang out, a team patrolling nearby arrived first.

There were only fifty people. When they saw some Xianbei cavalry dismounting, they were a little afraid when they saw some dismounted Xianbei cavalry roaring over the branches and rushing over. However, the team leader took a step forward with a sword and shield in his hand, and the army was calm. They immediately formed a formation and stepped forward to protect the team leader in the center.

When siege, the Liang people carried out strict team-killing against these recruited miscellaneous soldiers, and there was also the case of the rear team killing the front team. If the rear team did not advance, the iron cavalry, who was waiting for the front team, rushed directly from behind and slaughtered them together.

There is no reason to say, it is very cruel, but this is war. A single ordinary person is as insignificant as grass. No one will listen to their suffering and cry. All they have given are military laws, whips and butchers' knives.

Of course, this will bring a side effect, that is, many people lose the team leader and will take advantage of the chaos in the battlefield, especially during night battles. So the amnesty is their chance to escape from their sins, and nothing is isolated, otherwise the large number of desperate people in the mountains, forests, grasslands will be really desperate.

Although it was not a siege at this moment, these people subconsciously protected the team leader, and then the sword and shield hands stepped forward, and the spearmen assassinated them together, while the archers were divided into two sides, constantly picking up bows and arrows.

The two sides launched a short and bloody desperate battle on the mountain road.

The Xianbei people came with a mission, so they naturally refused to retreat easily. But these Shangbai Zhen soldiers did not dare to retreat. It doesn’t matter if they die, but the most painful thing is to suffer from their families.

The soldiers on both sides fell down like trees that were cut down, blood flowing all over the ground, screaming bitterly.

A group of Shangbai Town soldiers came from behind, and more Xianbei people rushed over. The two sides stood on the corpses and fought against each other on the branches, which gradually turned into a chaotic battle.

After a while of another fight, when the "yellow" character appeared more than a hundred steps away, the Xianbei people finally stopped investing their strength and began to retreat.

Until this moment, they didn't understand why these "civilians" and "servicemen" in front of them were so difficult to kill. Some people even had iron armor, and there were many people who could shoot arrows.

It is so difficult to rob the food road, how can this battle continue?

The endless rushing team in the post road at the foot of the mountain had already stopped.

Everyone watched the battle in the mountains and forests nervously, until the enemy retreated, they finally cheered together.

The officers rode their horses, waved their horse whips, and shouted loudly.

The servants came to their senses, put away their swords, guns, bows and cards, picked up their horses, and helped them to continue their journey.

Zhan Ping also withdrew his gaze.

Although the mountain road is difficult to walk, it is not without benefits. At least it is much more difficult for cavalry to harass you.

Since May, the Xianbei people have attacked the food roads a lot.

Sometimes success or failure is nothing in general. For millions of food and grass, the loss of thousands of hu of hukou at a time is nothing.

Moreover, the intensity of the harassment has dropped significantly in recent days, and I don’t know what happened. Judging from his own experience, it is probably because the Xianbei people cannot find a place nearby, so it is difficult to search for supplies, and the harassment is difficult to continue.

This time, I could probably reach the foot of the city of Thorns very smoothly.

*******

On May 13, after tens of thousands of hu of food and grass were newly arrived, Li Chong finally issued an order to advance.

In the wilderness of Pinggang leading to Liucheng, people flowed endlessly.
To be continued...