Chapter 1407: Yicong Reinforcements
Remember [new] in one second! When Jin Muzhen in Chifeng City was preparing to take his younger brothers to leave this huge whirlpool, Zhao Yu in the south had already begun to speed up the construction of Ma'anshan Pass. In order to build Ma'anshan Pass as soon as possible, Zhao Yu ordered Dianzi City and Xiaosigou Town The people were withdrawn to Liaoxi County for resettlement. When all the people left, they had to bring some materials from the original city. When they arrived at Ma'anshan Pass, these materials were left by the people, and the young and strong were also left to participate in the construction of the pass, while the rest of the people Then continue south.
In addition to these arrangements, the defenders arranged for all the supplies in each city and town to be transported to the Ma'anshan Pass construction site. In this way, even if these towns were abandoned later, after the Xianbei people occupied them, there would be nothing available. Of course, if Not because he didn't have enough time, Zhao Yu wanted to demolish the city wall as well.
The construction of Ma'anshan Pass is in progress, and the number of soldiers and horses around Zhao Yu is gradually increasing. The cavalry from Luanping and Shuangluan City are the first to arrive. With the addition of these cavalry, the number of cavalry in Zhao Yu's hands has increased to Five thousand riders, so Zhao Yu did not intend to stay in the valley and wait for the arrival of the Xianbei army.
Because of the news from the sentinels, the Xianbei army has begun to attack Chifeng City. However, for now, the Xianbei sentinels only appear near Louzidian, and rarely go beyond Louzidian town and continue south. At that time, the news came back from Lou Jing, the commander of Shadow Youzhou, that the Wangmen had agreed to their suggestion and would withdraw from Chifeng at the appropriate time.
Therefore, at this time, in addition to speeding up the construction of Ma'anshan Pass, Zhao Yu also needs to try her best to support Wangmen's breakout. However, she only has five thousand cavalry in her hands now. She wants to support Wangmen and others from the siege of tens of thousands of Xianbei troops. Coming out is still very difficult.
"Second order, the cavalry should seize the time to rest. After dawn tomorrow, I will lead the cavalry northward to prepare for General Wangmen's breakout." Zhao Yu knew that time was urgent, so he did not agree with Hao Jian's suggestion and decided to lead the cavalry northward himself.
"But general!..." Hao Jian was anxious. He had received numerous instructions from Meng Yi to ensure Zhao Yu's safety. But now Zhao Yu actually wants to lead five thousand cavalry north to Chifeng. How could he not let him go? He is anxious.
"Needless to say, General Hao is also a veteran who has experienced many battles. He should know the principle of obeying authority in emergencies. Besides, in the entire Youzhou territory, among the Tang army, I am the only one with the strongest force, so this matter must be done by me. ." Zhao Yu interrupted Hao Jian's dissuasion.
"Furthermore, the construction of Ma'anshan Pass cannot be organized now. If we want to protect Yanbei County, Ma'anshan Pass must be built as soon as possible." Pointing to the busy crowd in front, Zhao Yu said: "Does the general think that if there is no one to supervise these civilians, Can you and the craftsmen build the pass as soon as possible?”
Hao Jian was about to say that he was leading the army, but he also knew that his combat power was far behind Zhao Yu. Just when he was at a loss what to do, a messenger hurriedly came from the south.
"Report!"
"General, General Gongsun from Beiping has sent an urgent message!"
The two heard this,
They were all shocked. Did something happen to You Beiping again?
Taking three steps at a time, Zhao Yu quickly took the urgent letter from the courier. After confirming that the seal had not been opened, he took out his own short blade, opened the sealing wax of the letter box, took out the letter paper inside, and looked at it quickly.
"Huh!" After reading the letter, Zhao Yu breathed a long sigh of relief. It turned out that it was not an urgent letter from You Beiping.
"General, what's the matter?" Hao Jian asked quickly;
Zhao Yu didn't say anything and handed the letter to Hao Jian. It turned out that Gongsun Fan had sent his third brother to lead the 5,000 white horse rebels. They would travel day and night to join Zhao Yu because they knew that Zhao Yu had too few cavalry. , so send a messenger to tell them in advance.
"Great, general, with General Gongsun's five thousand white horse followers, the subsequent war will be much better." Hao Jian was very happy, and quickly persuaded: "Since General Gongsun's five thousand followers are already marching day and night It’s better for the general to wait until Bai Ma Yi Cong arrives, and then lead his troops north to respond. "
"As for General Wangmen, you can trouble General Lou to make another trip and tell him the situation here, and then agree on the time and direction of the breakout. In this way, you can also buy more time for the people of several cities to evacuate. "
Zhao Yu wanted to refuse, but when he saw Hao Jian's eyes that were almost pleading, he thought that after Gongsun Fan's five thousand white horse rebels arrived, his cavalry strength would more than double, and he would be able to grasp the remnants of the king's army. It was bigger, and if Gongsun Fan's cavalry really traveled day and night, they should arrive by tomorrow afternoon at the latest, so I agreed to Hao Jian's suggestion.
Seeing that Zhao Yu finally agreed to his suggestion, Hao Jian finally breathed a long sigh of relief. Five thousand cavalry entered the grassland, and one mistake could lead to the destruction of the entire army. When they arrived on the battlefield of tens of thousands of cavalry, So what if he is truly an enemy of ten thousand people? Maybe it got folded in accidentally.
If something like this really happens, Meng Yi and Zhang An alone will probably skin them alive without the king having to say anything.
Seeing that Zhao Yu was investing his energy in the construction of the pass, Hao Jian sent additional sentries to continue to monitor the movements of the Xianbei army in the north. At the same time, he sent people to meet Gongsun Fan's Baima Yi Cong. He also specially reminded him to go there. The person who responded must tell them that if they couldn't make it tomorrow afternoon, Zhao Yu would lead five thousand cavalry to the north, so he asked Gongsun Fan to come as soon as possible to join them.
That night, the first batch of 4,000 infantrymen from Xiabancheng finally arrived at Ma'anshan Pass. With the addition of 4,000 soldiers, Hao Jian was finally able to relax. He divided the 4,000 soldiers into several groups, and one group of 2,000 people went forward to Xiaosigou Town to assist the defenders in the town to resist the Xianbei army that might suddenly attack. The other 2,000 people maintained order at the construction site.
In this way, the 5,000 cavalry were completely liberated, so after discussing with Zhao Yu, Hao Jian decided to arrange the 5,000 cavalry to Xiaosigou, because these 5,000 cavalry would not have any effect even at Ma'anshan Pass. Instead, it would be better to put them in Xiaosigou, where they would be more effective.
Just when Hao Jian was worried about whether Gongsun Fan's White Horse Volunteers could arrive before dark tomorrow, the figures of the 5,000 White Horse Volunteers had appeared in the sight of the soldiers on duty on the wall to the south of Lulong Fortress. 5,000 Volunteers, 10,000 white horses, like a white cloud, rushed towards the south gate of Lulong Fortress.
Because they had already received the messenger's notification, the soldiers guarding the city did not panic, but sent people to the gate to inform the commander while opening the gate.
The sky was gradually getting dark at this time. The five thousand cavalry would definitely stay overnight in the fortress. When the messenger notified them, the commander guarding the gate had already arranged the barracks and prepared food for the soldiers and fodder for the horses, waiting for the army to arrive.