On the military camp grounds outside the North City Gate, the soldiers gathered according to the location of each battalion, gathering in small groups and talking in low voices.
"Hey, Brother Ma, do you know where we are going to fight?"
"I don't know.
I didn't say it from above, but I heard that there are many ferries prepared by the river.
I think they are attacking a certain tribe in the north."
After hearing this, many soldiers turned their heads and looked towards the river to the north.
Sure enough, they saw many ferries parked on the river and many soldiers working.
"Just stop the ferry at the shore.
What are they doing?"
A smart soldier shouted: "Oh, I understand.
They put the ferries side by side across the river, then fixed the ferries with wooden piles, and then laid wooden boards on the ferries.
In this way, a We built a pontoon bridge floating on the river, and the army could ride across it safely."
When the soldiers around him heard what this man said, they suddenly realized.
Some people were surprised and said: "Who is so smart and came up with this way to cross the river quickly and safely?"
"This is the method the general came up with.
Is there anything strange about it?"
Yundingtian walked over and said, "Okay, hurry up and stand up, the general will be here soon."
Yundingtian, the bandit leader, had been promoted from a small soldier to a captain after several battles.
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Ziliang and his followers rode in quickly from outside the camp gate.
Seeing Zhao Ziliang and others galloping into the camp, all the generals immediately issued orders to reorganize the team formation.
In a short period of time, when Zhao Ziliang stepped onto the reviewing stand, all the two thousand cavalrymen who were ready to go out were already in formation.
"General, everyone is at rest" After the trumpet was shouted, the whole ground shook and soon calmed down, with only the cold wind blowing the flags.
Zhao Ziliang held the handle of the sword in his left hand and the golden nail Zaoyang in his right hand and walked to the stage and said directly: "Soldiers" "Shua!"
Everyone in the audience stood at attention.
"A few days ago, a group of descendants of the Xianbei people migrated from the Mobei grassland, with a population of 6,000 and 2,000 string control people.
They looted a large caravan from Chang'an.
On the Silk Road, all caravans They are all protected by us.
As long as someone robs the caravan, he is our enemy and we must destroy them.
Governor The government once sent a letter asking them to hand over the murderer who looted the caravan, but they refused.
Why is it because they despise you and they think you dare not do anything to them.
Moreover, they have gathered three thousand people and are rushing to pieces.
Yecheng is coming and is preparing to attack us.
We can't sit here and let them To fight, we must take the initiative and change from passive to active.
Our Suiye City is an undefended city and has no conditions to defend.
We can only take the initiative and take the initiative on the battlefield in our own hands.
Since they have come to die, then we Why not help them?
For you, half of you are new recruits.
Son, today is your first battle.
After more than three months of hellish training, you have completed all the training tasks.
You will know whether it is a mule or a horse.
It is a man.
Take courage and hurry up.
Hold your weapons and prepare to follow me and mount your horse to meet the enemy.
Don't be so frightened that your legs tremble.
Two thousand against three thousand, do you dare?"
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"dare" "dare" "dare" "Very good.
There may be some soldiers and generals here who have followed me since Tuoyun Castle.
We once used three hundred to fight five thousand, killing the enemy's buttocks.
Three thousand men and horses are nothing.
Now we are With two thousand, the chance of winning increases by six times.
As long as you obey orders, obey commands, and are not afraid of life and death, there is no battle that cannot be won by following this general.
"Okay, the whole army sets off and goes straight to the river to cross the river."
After Zhao Ziliang gave the order, he turned around and walked to the reviewing stand, jumped on his horse, and ran towards the camp gate.
More than a hundred followers followed closely behind, and each battalion unit followed in order.
They lined up one after another and followed at a trot on their horses.
In just a few minutes, the entire camp was half empty, leaving only a thousand recruits to guard the safety of Broken Leaf City.
It only took ten minutes for two thousand cavalry to arrive at the river.
Zhao Ziliang reined in his horse and saw that the pontoon bridge had been built.
He was very satisfied that the baggage troops had done such a good job in building the pontoon bridge for the first time.
He waved his hand and shouted back: "This is the first time.
Crossing the river in two formations” As he said that, he was the first to ride his horse onto the pontoon bridge, followed by more than a hundred followers in two columns.
After stepping onto the pontoon bridge, although there was still some shaking, it was still within the level that the war horse could bear, and the war horse did not feel any discomfort. , which made Zhao Ziliang feel relieved.
It took half an hour to cross the river.
After crossing the river, Wang Can was already waiting on the other side with several Ye Bu Sui.
When he saw Zhao Ziliang riding ashore, he stepped forward and said: "General, I have dispersed all Ye Bu Sui under my command." , Forty miles ahead, no movement within a thirty-mile radius can escape our sight."
Zhao Ziliang nodded and said: "Well, you can stay ahead and explore the road at night, and report any movement at any time."
"Promise, I'll go ahead first."
Wang Can handed over his hand, and with a few horses galloping all night long, he headed northwest, quickly disappearing into the white sky.
Zhao Ziliang trotted at the front of the team.
He always controlled the speed, not letting the horse run too fast, but not too slow.
This is called walking horse.
Marching like this can keep the horse at this jogging speed for a long time, which is not easy.
Fatigue, this is the best way to march for long distances, and marching like this also preserves the knight's physical fitness.
At noon, the army marched to the foot of Lingling Mountain.
The horses were tired after running for several hours.
The soldiers also needed to eat to replenish their strength, so Zhao Ziliang ordered the army to stop advancing and let the soldiers eat, drink water, feed the horses and rest.
Lingling is a continuous mountain range that runs from northeast to southwest, hundreds of miles long.
The wide section is more than ten miles long, and the narrow section is only a few hundred meters long.
This mountain range is not high, but it is very steep everywhere.
According to Zhao Ziliang's estimation, if Murong Changge wanted to avoid the densely populated areas, he could only march down the Ili River, then turn south at the edge of the desert, reach the northernmost end of the Linngling Mountains, and then march west along the Linling Mountains.
Facing the foot of the mountain and heading southwest, Zhao Ziliang had already thought of a strategy to meet the enemy before leading his army.
That is to lead the army to the northeast along the foot of the west side of Lingling Mountain, set up an ambush in a mountain valley in the middle of Lingling Mountain, and wait for Murong Changge to fall into his trap.
However, while taking a break to eat at noon, Zhao Ziliang suddenly realized that there was something wrong with his decision.
If Murong Changge did not march as he expected, but marched from the east side of Lingling Mountain, he would not care if he was attacked by people along the way. tribal discovery This situation is not impossible.
As long as Murong Changge's marching speed is fast enough, the tribes along the way will not be able to stop them even if they are not allowed to cross the border.
Moreover, before they launch a surprise attack, Suiye City will not be able to detect them and can avoid Suiye.
The city's rangers patrolled the city.
It took about an hour to eat, drink water, feed the horses, rest, etc.
Chu Ge came over and cupped his hands and said: "General, it's almost time."
Zhao Ziliang thought for a moment and said to Chu Ge: "Call all the captains above the camp.
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I have something to say."
"promise" Soon, the generals above the captain level who received the notification rushed over.
It was now in the wilderness.
Zhao Ziliang asked everyone not to be formal.
Everyone walked and stood.
He went directly to the topic and said: "I have been thinking about it for a long time just now.
If Murong Chang Song's march was fast enough that he didn't need to worry about the news leaking out between us.
So we got the news because we placed an insider around Mohedagan, but he didn't know it.
He thought that his sending troops was a very secretive matter.
As long as he marched at the fastest speed, the news would not leak out, and there were many people along the way.
The tribe had no time to stop him from passing by, so he could choose to travel a little later.
The closer east side of Lingling can also avoid the reconnaissance post we are not familiar with at Suiye River.
Assuming that he really went to the east of Lingling and we moved along the west of Lingling, Wouldn’t it be that if we both pass by each other, Suiye City would be in danger?
And if we go east of Lingling, what if he We are walking to the west of Lingling.
No matter which side of Lingling we go, there is a risk of crossing him, so this general decided that we should wait at the foot of the southern end of Lingling for Murong Changge’s men.
No matter which way he goes, we can intercept him here, and we can still wait for work."
After hearing the words, all the generals started talking in low voices.
Li Siye stood up and said, "What the general said is true.
This is the most reliable way.
Even if Murong Changge takes a straight line from Yuegong Department to Suiye City, we can get the news in time." , and return to Suiye City as quickly as possible for reinforcements.
We still have a thousand soldiers and horses in Suiye City, which is enough to last us until we return for reinforcements."
Zhao Ziliang nodded and looked at the other generals: "Do you have any other objections?"
The generals looked at each other, shook their heads, and said together: "It all depends on the general."
Zhao Ziliang immediately said: "Okay, the soldiers are ordered to lean at the foot of the mountain to avoid the cold wind, but no one is allowed to remove their armor, and swords and guns cannot be taken away from their hands.
They must be ready to fight at any time."
"promise" It didn't snow today, and there was still sun, but the heat brought by this sunshine was limited, the ice and snow did not melt at all, and there was a biting cold in the air.
In order to keep the soldiers' body temperature and sufficient heat, Zhao Ziliang ordered the cooks to boil some hot mutton soup for the soldiers to drink.
With his own detective posts dozens of miles away, Zhao Ziliang was not worried about lighting a fire or being caught.
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At the same time, he ordered the soldiers to gather in a circle and light a fire to keep warm.
After the soldiers ate dry food and later drank hot mutton soup, their bodies were warm, all the coldness was removed, and they could warm themselves by the fire.
Many people gradually fell asleep in the fire
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