Chapter 254
Yique originally refers to Longmen. It was named because of the opposing mountains and the Yi River runs through it. During the Later Zhou Dynasty, Yique County was established south of Longmen, and it was established as a town in the Song Dynasty Province, and it was under the jurisdiction of Yique County, which was under the jurisdiction of Yiyang County.
From Luoyang south to Longmen, the valley in Yique area became wider and the terrain was relatively wide. Tens of thousands of people fought, enough to set up military formations.
Walking south along Yishui, Wu Shu saw that the Yishui next to him was quite strong recently. He said, "Wang Xiaoli came to the north to garrison Linru, but did not enter Longmen, and it seemed that he had no intention of fighting with us."
Han Chang said: "Who is the man? Last year, I searched mountains and checked the sea and almost captured the emperor of the Southern Dynasty. Wang Xiaoli was just a local force. The first thing is to preserve his strength and how to dare to fight against the man's life!"
Wu Shu nodded: "It makes sense. Go to Yique and meet this person who is famous this year!"
At the beginning of the year, Wang Xiao hunted and saved Shanzhou, and then fought with Balisu in Jingmen. He won all the battles and was in the limelight for a while. Not only the Song Dynasty, but also the famous one in the Jin Dynasty. Not long after Wu Shu was promoted to the Left Supervisor Army, he became the commander of the side, and was full of energy. He wanted to know Wang Xiao hunt for a while.
When he arrived outside Yique Town, he saw flags waving in front of him, spreading to the mountains on both sides. Wang Xiaoliu had a strict lineup, completely blocking the roads on both sides of the Yishui River in front. It was obvious that he would fight the Jin army here.
The soldiers set up camp. Wu Shu said to Han Chang: "Follow me to see the Song army camp. Looking from a distance, they were well-arranged. It seems that Wang Xiaowei is not like the ordinary Song army and is very familiar with marching and fighting."
Han Chang said: "Mr., among the tens of thousands of troops, it is better to be careful. If you are discovered by the Song army, you will easily fall into danger!"
Wu Shu laughed at the hearing: "General, when did you become so careful? After fighting with the Song army for several years, there are very few who can guard against me for exploration. Only this year in Huang Tiandang, he was so cunning that he almost fell into his trap!"
After saying that, he suddenly pulled the reins and shouted loudly: "Go!"
Han Chang had no choice but to bring a dozen or sophomore generals and followed closely.
When he arrived at the mountain next to him, Wu Shu was about to observe the Wang Xiaoliu military camp below when he heard a whistle coming from the pine trees beside him. As the whistle sounded, twenty or thirty horses rushed in three directions.
Han Chang was shocked and said loudly: "No, I was ambushed by the Song army! Your husband will go first, don't be entangled by the Song army!"
After saying that, he took off the bow with a few lieutenants to protect Wushu.
Wu Shu didn't care? Just as he was about to order not to panic and defeat these Songs, he heard the sound of bowstrings. The Song army came without force, but just shot arrows from afar and headed towards Wu Shu's back.
Han Chang was so scared that he lost his soul and said hurriedly: "Your husband doesn't have to show off. These Song troops want to hold us back. There must be reinforcements behind us! Let's go down the mountain quickly and don't bother with them here! We are the first to come and are not familiar with the geography here!"
When Wu Shu saw two Song troops going to protect his retreat, he realized that it was not good. The Song army's fighting style obviously wanted to entangle him and wait for reinforcements to arrive. If you are not careful, you may really be trapped here today.
Wu Shu stopped entangling, shouted loudly, pulled out his waist knife, and led his people to kill him. At this time, it was two or three miles away from the army. If the army below did not discover the situation here, the consequences would be unpredictable.
The Song army did not entangle, but just shot arrows from afar and did not go forward to fight. The three generals were shot to death by the Song army. Wu Shu led the others out of the encirclement. He looked back, cursed angrily, and rushed towards his camp.
This is the ranger of the Song army, and its main function is to drive away the reconnaissance cavalry sent by the Jin army. Each team of twenty or thirty people discovered the enemy, blew the whistle and contacted the nearby teams, and jointly wiped out the enemy's small troops. They did not know that the one in front was Wu Shu and the main generals in the army, otherwise they would definitely be surrounded by desperately. According to conventional wisdom, how could the commander of the first army be so rash?
When he returned to the military camp, Han Chang's face was still red, and his heart was "dong, dong" in his chest and he couldn't stop.
Wu Shu got off the horse and said, "This Wang Xiao hunted carefully and set up an ambush in the surrounding mountains in advance."
Han Chang let out a sigh of relief and said, "Langjun, now I think it's not the ambush set up by Wang Xiaoli. It's obvious that these people don't know Langjun's identity, they just drive him away. If they knew Langjun was there, how could they not fight desperately? In my opinion, their purpose is not to send us to detect the enemy situation."
Wu Shu thought for a while and nodded, "It makes sense. It seems that Wang Xiao hunting and fighting is different from what we have seen before."
Back at the commander's tent, Wu Shu sat down and thought for a while. He said, "We lost a while today and got back on the battle formation tomorrow! Let's continue to make meals early tonight, rest early, and go to fight early tomorrow morning!"
Wang Xiaoliu was in the tent of the coach. Chen Yuyi saw that it was going dark. He stood up and said to Wang Xiaoliu: "It's strange. After the Jin army arrived, he only sent a small group of cavalry to reconnaissance. We were discovered by our cavalry. They fled back and did not send anyone out."
Wang Xiaolie was stunned for a moment. He said, "In the past, the Jin army used to send cavalry, but they could go deeper for dozens of miles. This time, the Jin army was full of cavalry, so why didn't they send people out? If the enemy situation was not found out on the battlefield, would the Jin army be relieved?"
The two of them discussed for a while, but they couldn't figure out why. How could they know that Wu Shu was scared back and dared to send someone out?
At night, a large pot was set up in front of each camp and mutton soup was cooked. A white flour was used to make Hu cakes and soaked in the soup.
Wang Xiaoli smelled a large bowl of mutton soup brought to him and said, "It tastes so good! I didn't expect that the nearby Baisha Village actually had this skill! Not only was the mutton soup delicious, but the Hu cakes were also particularly delicious!"
Li Yanxian on the side said: "This area is all mountainous areas, and there are many farmers who raise sheep, so they have this skill. However, Shanzhou also produces a lot of meat, but has never drunk such delicious mutton soup."
Wang Xiaolei said: "Then drink two more bowls! Have a full meal tonight and have a rest early. I will use breakfast early tomorrow, and go and have a while to meet Wushu! Last year, Wushu crossed the river and searched the mountains and checked the sea, and was arrogant. I want to see what he has to do!"
Chen Yuyi said: "Wu Shu's 30,000 troops can reach Yique in one day? It will take two or three days for his entire army to arrive."
Wang Xiaolei said: "The war in Shaanxi is imminent, and Wu Shu can't stay in Luoyang for too long. When we go to war with our army, he doesn't have to wait until the whole army arrives. Since he has not sent a cavalry out, it seems that he doesn't want to fight for a long time."
Li Yanxian said: "If it weren't for the severe damage to Wushu in Huang Tiandang this year, I'm afraid his arrogance will be even more arrogant. I'll pass by Luoyang and come to the poliest for a while, which shows that he doesn't take Dengzhou Army seriously."
Chapter completed!