Chapter 139 Kingsoft Valley

On August 13, 2019, the sky was gray. It was almost noon, but there was no trace of sunshine. Piles of clouds in the sky were gathering and hanging down above the head.

The invading Sui army finally couldn't hold back the retreat. The noble lords from the north and north of Goguryeo were all excited and hid in the mountain city every day. Over the past year, each tribe had lost a lot of money. When they heard that the Sui army was about to withdraw, they gathered young and strong men from the tribe, preparing to pounce on them and bite off a large piece to make up for their previous losses.

Fuyu City, eager to make meritorious contributions, led Yuan Taizuo to lead 30,000 infantry and cavalry and 50,000 young and strong soldiers of the tribe, claiming to be 100,000 people traveled day and night to the retreat of the Sui army in Liaohe River.

At noon on the 13th, the soldiers finally arrived at Jinshan Canyon. As long as they pass through the canyon, they are only one step away from Liaodong.

Yuan clan general, Yuan Taizuo's uncle Yuan Gaitong pointed to the canyon in front, "Master, as long as you pass the canyon in front, it will be the Liaohe River. After so long, the soldiers have been rushing to the road, should they order a temporary rest and bury the pot to make meals, and then send a team of people to investigate the situation in the valley. When the brothers have eaten, they will be able to know the situation in front."

Yuan Taizuo's younger brother Yuan Putu was also a horse warrior, helping his elder brother Yuan Taizuo to command 10,000 elite soldiers of the Yuan clan. At this time, he agreed, "The Jinshan Canyon is very close to the Liao River. We can send people to go through the canyon first to check the movements of the Liao River. In order to avoid the vanguard of the Sui army's vanguards have already arrived at the edge of the Liao River. It would be bad if the army was discovered by them in advance."

Yuan Taizuo looked at the soldiers behind him and rushed for two and a half days. He only rested for a few hours at night every day. At this time, the entire army was quite tired. Especially the infantrymen without horses, they were all panting. Most of them were slaves from various tribes. Although they were quite strong, they could not stand it if they marched like regular soldiers like two and a half days.

Yuan Taizuo looked up at the sky. At this time, the clouds in the sky were so low that it was just noon and the sky was already as bright as in the evening.

"I look at the weather today. It seems that it will rain again. When it rains heavily, the mountain roads will inevitably be muddy and cannot march in heavy rain. If we rest at this time, the army will inevitably delay here. At present, it is only a few fifty miles away from the Liaohe River. Let the men work harder and camp at the entrance of the west valley of Jinshan Canyon before it rains. In this way, we can avoid this heavy rain and not miss the opportunity to fight. Once the Sui army appears, we can wait for it."

Although Yuan Gai Tong and Yuan Jingtu’s uncle and nephew felt that the soldiers were extremely tired at this time, they made a lot of sense to think about Yuan Taizuo’s words. Anyway, there are only fifty miles left. If you rush to the west entrance of the canyon and rest and camp, it would be a good arrangement.

He nodded quickly and turned to the guards around him and said, "I ordered the lords of the mountain city, generals, and lords of the tribes to say that the commander had an order. The entire army stepped up their pace and camped at the entrance of the valley west of the canyon!"

The orders were passed down one by one. Although the soldiers were a little unsatisfied, they thought about gritting their teeth and they would be able to camp and rest in two hours. There was no one to be bothered and they followed the team and continued to move forward.

Yuan Taizuo was also a veteran. Before the soldiers entered the canyon, he sent a team of more than 100 cavalrymen into the valley in advance to inquire. After hearing nothing unusual, he brought the soldiers into the canyon.

The Jinshan Canyon is said to be a canyon, but in fact the passage is very wide, and there will be no problem with hundreds of cavalry running in parallel. Yuan Taizuo asked his younger brother Yuan Jingtu to lead the 5,000 elite cavalry of the Yuan clan as the front army, uncle Yuangai led the 5,000 cavalry of Fuyucheng, and the 5,000 elite infantrymen of the Yuan clan as the rear army. He personally led 15,000 soldiers and horses, and 50,000 young and strong men from various tribes as the central army. He maintained a marching formation along the way, with a group of hundreds of people, and walked towards the Jinshan Canyon with steps.

The entire 80,000-person team ran for nearly ten miles, and it was so vast that it was full of flags!

When the army advanced to the middle of the canyon, several sharp sounds of whistling sounds suddenly sounded in the canyon.

The exhausted young tribes turned their heads around, taking heavy steps while searching for the source of this strange sound.

"What was that sound just now? It sounded like an arrow?"

"I also sounded like that, but it seemed like an arrow. I heard this sound when I followed the Lord of Lords before, and it was usually used to send orders."

A team of cavalry guarding the wings beside him passed by. A veteran heard it and said loudly, "Roar, this is the sound of the army, someone is ambushing here!"

The young and strong tribes in the team were shocked when they heard this. They were going to ambush the Sui army, why did someone ambush them here? Many young and strong people shouted, "It's not that the Sui army ambushed here and are preparing to ambush us?"

A team of regular cavalry in Fuyu City, Yuan Taizuo, arrived, and a master shouted loudly, "What nonsense? This must be the men sent by Prince Gao Jianwu, King Rongliu of Liaodong City, to pick us up. The Sui army can no longer hold back, so how could it be here to ambush us? If you gossip, you will be treated as a shaking military morale. Be careful of your dog's heads!"

His calmness and ferocity suddenly calmed the young and strong tribes. Many young and strong people believed his words, and no one spoke nonsense anymore.

The team that had just calmed down, and before they could walk a few steps, the entire ground suddenly vibrated slightly, and thunderous sounds came from the back formation. The young and strong tribes who had grown on the northeastern border all at once heard the roar of horse hooves, and when they heard the sound, it was definitely a cavalry. And the number of people would not be less than 10,000 cavalry, otherwise there would be no such sound.

All the young and strong tribes and soldiers panicked. The arrow just now said that it was the men sent by King Rongliu to pick up the response, so it was a little possible. But now the roar of horse hooves came from behind him. King Rongliu could not have brought cavalry to meet at that time, right?

In the chaos, Yuangai Tong, who was in the rear of the army, suddenly, a black cavalry unit rushed in from the entrance of the valley they had just passed. At first glance, it was so dark that they could not see at all.

The black cavalry came very fast and were quickly accepting their rear army. It seemed like a black cloud, wind and rain, and waves were coming towards them.

As the roar of the horse's hooves became louder, the outline of the cavalry became clearer, and the black armor, black flags, and black cavalry spears, and agile knights were getting closer and closer.

The first one was a big banner, but only half was written on it. The four heavy infantry brigades were large, and there was a pair of snow-white wings below. There was something under the wings, but at this moment there was only one half left, and the half below was gone.

The fierce cavalry, the fierce momentum, the strange half-flag!

Yuangai Tong's years of experience suddenly realized that this was not the military forces of Goguryeo, but the cavalry of the Sui people. This result shocked him. The Sui people were not near the Liaohe River, but appeared from behind them. This situation made him feel a little confused about what he had discovered.

"Enemy attack! Arrangement!"

Before he could figure out what was going on, Yuan Gai Tong shouted loudly.

Faced with the sudden Sui cavalry, Yuan Gai Tong urgently sent all the messengers, and one by one passed through the rear army's array on war horses, shouting loudly, "Deploy the formation! Array! All infantry formed a defensive Yanyue formation, the cavalry divided into two teams, retreated into the infantry defense formation and pressed the left and right wings of the left and right wings of the formation."

"The infantry spearmen raised their spears to the forefront of the formation, and the archers held their bows to be kept tightly on the spearmen, and everyone stepped up their preparations!"

One by one, the officers shouted fiercely at the soldiers, "The whole of the first row squatted down!"

The front row of infantry holding the spear in their hands squatted down one after another, pointed the spear in their hands diagonally forward, inserted the tail of the spear into the mud, held the lower part of the spear in both hands, and bent down to meet the enemy.

"Establish your position firmly, no one is allowed to retreat. Those who retreat will be killed!" The messengers had already brought a row of guards, Yuan Gai Tong, the commander of the rear army, to the front of the formation. Each guard held a bow and arrow in his hand. The feather arrows were not facing the front of the position, but towards the back of all soldiers. As long as someone dared to turn around, they would mercilessly rectify them on the spot.

The rear army had 10,000 people, 5,000 cavalry were regular soldiers of the kingdom in Xinyu City, and 5,000 infantry were even private soldiers of the elite infantry among the Yuan clan. Although they faced the sudden attack of the Sui cavalry, their faces turned pale and their teeth trembled, but not one of them was at a loss. They were all preparing to set up formations to meet the enemy according to the orders of the commanders and officers.

The Sui cavalry was getting closer and closer. At this time, the soldiers of the Liao people's rear army had clearly seen the Sui army. This was a complete cavalry unit, without a single infantry, all of them were cavalry. Moreover, the armor was in full, and even the vanguard with half a flag in front was rushing to the front, all of which were wearing armor.

"Glory belongs to us, and honor is my life! Brothers of the Heavy Infantry Brigade, use the blood of the Liao people to wash away our previous shame! Fight, brothers!"

"Glory belongs to us, honor is my life!" One cavalry after another roared out neatly. For them, they had just suffered a huge shame in Liaodong City and became a laughing stock in the entire army. But now, it is the perfect opportunity for them to wash away this shame with the horse spear in their hands. Faced with such an opportunity, no one is willing to let it go.

A huge shout rose into the sky, and the neat and huge sound was like a wave, rushing into the clouds.
Chapter completed!