Chapter 1608 Red Preparation
There are three prefectures under Hexi Road. Wuping Prefecture City is located in Wuzhou. Wuzhou has nine counties under Wuzhou. Fanmen County is one of the nine counties. It is actually not far from Wuping Prefecture. It is just that Hexi Road is mountainous and the road is quite convoluted, so even if you enter Fanmen, it is not easy to enter Wuping Prefecture directly.
Fanmen County is named after Fanmen Mountain in the territory. Fanmen Mountain is steep and steep, and can be said to be the gateway to the south of Wuzhou. It is like a gate lying across the land of Wuzhou.
For a long time, in the Fanmen Mountain area, Hexi has troops stationed in Hexi, condescending to the top and occupying the benefits of the terrain. Without the permission of the Hexi Army, it would be almost impossible for any team to pass through Fanmen Mountain.
The flag fluttered in the wind, and a team of red-armored cavalry stood at less than ten miles below Fanmen Mountain. All the cavalry had already got off the horse, and their war horses were also equipped with the most exquisite saddles. These war horses had long legs, smooth lines, clear edges and corners, without any fat, and their hair was shiny. When the wind blew, their manes fluttered, and their muscles exuded a vigorous power.
Even those who don’t understand horses can see that these war horses are definitely first-class good horses, while those who are proficient in horse paths can easily see that these horses are all Liaodong horses, and they are selected from a thousand miles from Liaodong horses.
Horses are good horses, and people are warriors.
Hundreds of red-armored cavalry have bent bows and arrow boxes on their backs, long sabers on their waists, and their helmets are also extremely exquisite. The helmets are even designed with copper-skin masks, which can shine all your eyes directly under the copper-skin, adding more power.
The Liaodong Iron Cavalry is famous all over the world. When the red preparatory comes out, who will compete with you?
No one dares to deny that the Chibei Tuqi in Liaodong is the strongest cavalry in the world. All of these cavalry soldiers were selected from thousands of soldiers. The training they had undergone was unimaginable to ordinary people. For tens of thousands of cavalry in Liaodong, their ultimate glory is to become a member of the Chibei Tuqi, which symbolizes glory.
Many people know that Chi Liandian, as one of the brave generals under His Majesty, was fully responsible for conquering Liaodong. It was not easy to recapture the Liaodong Road that was swallowed by them from the Goryeo people. The Goryeo cavalry also ran rampant in the northeast and killed people like a slaughter. It was also a well-trained cavalry legion.
Chi Liandian attacked Liaodong, with only a thousand cavalry in his hand. The powerful cavalry legion of Daqin was led by the emperor to attack Guanzhong. However, with the cavalry in his hand, Chi Liandian defeated the Koryo Iron Cavalry whose troops were far stronger than his, and even eventually expelled the Koryo people from Liaodong. Only the Goryo people knew the ferocity of Chi Liandian, and only those who had confronted Chi Liandian's cavalry knew the cruelty of Chi Liandian's cavalry.
The fierce and brave cavalry was the predecessor of Chibei's cavalry.
As the sun sets, all the Red Being Cavalry stands beside their war horses. Although they are carrying long bows and arrow boxes, they are not tired at all. They are all made of iron and will cast by copper.
Finally, under the afterglow of the sunset, a team of cavalry rushed from the front. One of them was in black armor and led more than ten horses to get closer. The distance was less than a hundred meters, and the horse stopped.
In the middle of the Red Bi cavalry, a man turned over the horse, shook the reins of the horse, and slowly stepped forward. The copper skin of his helmet closed, revealing only a pair of sharp eyes. When he got close, he stopped.
Everyone on the other side glanced at hundreds of Chibei Tuqi, and their eyes were full of surprise. They were surprised, but they were also admired. They were all soldiers, so of course they could see how well-trained Chibei Tuqi was.
"I am a thousand-household Tan Lu, a military army in Wuzhou. I wonder if the Dians General is here?" the black armored general asked loudly.
The Chibei Rider who stepped forward said lightly: "Chibei Qianhu Wuxuan, Chibei Eight Hundred, please prepare a tent of 800 people, and we have our food. Tomorrow morning, we will cross the mountain."
His voice was plain and cold, and his tone could not be said to be a request or an order, just like another fact that it is natural and undeniable.
Tan Lu smiled and said, "Wu Qianhu? I'm really sorry. I won't understand what you said."
"You will arrange the food and accommodation of eight hundred people immediately." Wu Xuan repeated: "We are the guards of Ding Shuai to come to attend the birthday ceremony of heaven. Everything you need must be provided by you."
Tan Lu smiled and said, "Wu Qianhu is such a bad word. The emperor just summoned the Dianshen, but did not want to summon Chibei Tuqi. If there were dozens of followers, we could barely do the friendship of the landlords, but you had nearly a thousand people at once, and we really couldn't provide food and accommodation." He asked again, "Where is Dianshen?"
Wu Xuan looked at Tan Lu with a strange look, pondered for a moment, and finally asked: "What do you mean is that we came with the order, but you don't want to solve our food and accommodation?"
"Wu Qianhu, if Ding Zheng leads thousands of troops here, will we still have to bear the food and accommodation for thousands of troops?" Tan Lu laughed and said, "If you want to cross the mountain tomorrow morning, I have sent someone to report it. If the superiors agree, I will naturally follow the order and let it go." He glanced at Babai Chibei. Although he was quite admirable for Chibei's equipment and momentum, he naturally could not show any admiration on his face. He just muttered: "Although Ding Zheng was famous all over the world, he didn't need Babai Chibei to follow and protect him."
Wu Xuan stopped talking, turned his horse's head, returned to the formation, and whispered loudly: "Stop in place!" He turned over and got off the horse, sat cross-legged by the horse, and closed his eyes, as if he was closing his eyes to rest.
Tan Lu rode behind him and whispered: "Qianhu, what do they mean?"
Tan Lu smiled faintly and whispered: "No matter what it means, before Du Feng ordered, even if they were Chibei Tuqi, they were not allowed to walk across Fanmen Mountain."
"Why didn't Chi Liandian appear?" The general beside him asked in a low voice: "Is he in this?"
Tan Lu glanced at him and was also a little confused: "We have asked, since there is no answer, we will pretend that he is not here." He turned his horse's head and led his subordinates to throw the eight hundred Chibei thunder cavalry into the wilderness, ignoring it.
The sunset slowly set and the last ray of sunlight disappeared on the horizon, Wu Xuan finally opened his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Hundreds of households are approaching, take the Fanmen map!"
From the team, four people immediately stood up and quickly reached Wu Xuan's side. They all knelt on one knee. One of them had already spread a map on the ground in front of Wu Xuan.
Wu Xuan glanced at it and found that this was an extremely detailed plan of the city, with the five words "Fanmen County Map" written in the oblique angle. On the plan, the big and small streets of Fanmen County were clearly marked. Even the many places such as the county government and other places were clearly marked on it. Wu Xuan glanced a few times, his eyes flashed coldly, and he pressed the map.
Tan Lu led his men back to Fanmen Mountain. There were carefully built barracks on Fanmen Mountain, which lasted for several miles. As the gateway to the southwest of the Hebei River, there were always many garrisons in Fanmen Mountain. Recently, many troops were transferred, and the forces on the mountain were no less than 5,000, guarding the Fanmen Mountain area.
Because the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven was about to be imminent, it was the extraordinary time. Tan Lu was ordered by Feng Yuanpo to take charge of Fanmen Mountain, so he returned to Fanmen Mountain and ordered his subordinates to guard all the important places in Fanmen Mountain area, and sent people to resist Chibei's cavalry far away, but he acted rashly and immediately came to report.
Tan Lu knew that Chibei Tuqi was an extremely powerful cavalry corps, but he also understood that the Fanmen Mountain area was undulating and there were many mountains, and even the road was surrounded by winding and twists and turns. He was guarding Fanmen Mountain, facing down, and the surrounding scenes were all visible. This area was actually not suitable for cavalry combat, and there were thousands of defenders on the mountain, so Tan Lu was not worried that Chibei Tuqi would dare to cause trouble under his nose.
Late at night, Tan Lu suddenly received news that nearly Qian Chibei had left his previous place and his whereabouts were temporarily unknown.
Tan Lu frowned. He was only worried that Chi Bei would quietly leapt across Fanmen Mountain. He was ordered to guard the gate. If Chi Bei really walked north of Fanmen Mountain, it would naturally be a great humiliation for Tan Lu.
At that time, he ordered all places to be more vigilant and inspected all places in person. Fortunately, there were no red figures in the main roads everywhere. Tan Lu breathed a sigh of relief. He patrolled until midnight and returned to his residence. Before he could drink a sip of tea, someone had already rushed to report that Fanmen County had encountered an unknown attack. Hundreds of horsemen suddenly rushed into the city in the middle of the night and took the county government directly.
Tan Lu was shocked. The first thing he thought of was Chibei Tuqi. Fanmen County was only twenty miles south of Fanmen Mountain. It was the first city in the southwest of Hexi. At this time, he heard that hundreds of cavalry had entered the county town. Naturally, he thought that Chibei Tuqi, who had disappeared before, was surprised and thought that Chi Liandian had accidentally captured Fanmen County with 800 cavalrymen?
If the situation is true, Chi Bei's cavalry will wait for rebellion.
When something unexpected happened, his subordinates asked to summon troops and fight to Fanmen City immediately. Although Chibei's cavalry is famous, there are only 800 people in the end. Fanmen Mountain has 5,000 defenders, and the troops are more than six times that of Chibei. Since Chibei dares to raid Fanmen City, the Hexi army will of course go to rescue quickly.
Tan Lu was shocked. He could not be sure whether it was the attack of Fanmen City. Even if it was done by Chi Bei's cavalry, did it really mean that the Liaodong army began to attack Hexi?
As a senior general of the Hexi Army, Tan Lu actually knew very well that the Hexi Army was afraid that the Hexi Army would have a battle with the Liaodong Army sooner or later, but at least at present, no one dared to start the war easily without any excuses. If anyone starts first, he would just wait for the enemy to rebel. Although the Qin Dynasty was already shaky, as long as he was a little smarter, no one would want to bear the charge of rebellion.
The Liaodong Army suddenly launched an attack tonight, which caught Tan Lu off guard. He thought in an instant that if the Liaodong Army was really ready to launch a full-scale attack on Hexi, it would be impossible to send only eight hundred red bricks. Eight hundred red bricks are probably just a vanguard. Behind it, there must be the main force of Liaodong. Although there are thousands of soldiers in Fanmen Mountain, if you really go down the mountain to rescue Fanmen City at this time, you may fall into the trap of the Liaodong Army. At that time, there will be no troops stationed in Fanmen Mountain, and the southern department will be opened. After the Liaodong Army crosses Fanmen Mountain, you can directly enter Wuping Prefecture, and the entire Hexi will be in danger.
Chapter completed!