vrcanaries Chapter 207 Secretly Following
Chapter 207 Secretly Following
The King of Qin led two thousand elite Moyun Cavalry soldiers to participate in the Northern Expedition, leaving one thousand elite Moyun Cavalry soldiers in the military camp outside the capital. But no one knew that the one thousand Moyun Cavalry soldiers left in the capital were not an integer, and four hundred soldiers were in Shu at the moment.
The scene of a hundred thousand troops setting out was magnificent, with flags flying, soldiers and horses marching like dragons, and the momentum was magnificent.
A large black flag with gold borders and gold characters fluttered in the wind, and a "Qin" character embroidered with gold thread looked like a golden spear or iron hook, like a flying dragon in the sky. Qin Wang Zhao Defang, guarded by two thousand Moyun cavalrymen, walked in front as the vanguard of the army.
The army set out from outside the city. Although there were no countless people in the capital lining the streets to see them off and looking forward to them, there were still some nearby people standing silently on the roadside. The looks they gave to the soldiers showed expectation, respect, blessings, prayers, as well as reluctance and worry.
The people Luo Li brought to the northern battlefield included Hong Gu and Si Yu, as well as six backbones headed by Yang Yanqi who had received her military theory training, Pang Ying and Mulan'er were also among them. Gao Ruoying did not compete with Yanqi to go, because the left-wing army had the father and son of the Yang family participating in the war, and Yanqi had the opportunity to meet his father and brother on the battlefield.
In addition to these eight people, there were also half of the twenty female soldiers trained by Siyu herself, ten of whom were brought as military doctors to rescue the wounded on the battlefield.
Luo Li was reluctant to ride the Night-Shining Jade Lion colt, but the warhorse that Hong Gu personally picked for her was also a majestic white horse. The group set out in the early morning and traveled quickly for a day, stopping at an inn in Qijia Town, 200 miles away, which they had already spotted. This was the only way for the army to pass.
I thought that the King of Qin, as the deputy commander of the army, would accompany the central army. With the army's marching speed, it would be good if they could reach Qijia Town in the early morning tomorrow. Pang Ying and Mulan'er, who were responsible for gathering information, hurried into Luo Li's room and saluted: "Captain, His Royal Highness the King of Qin is about to arrive with his troops."
Luo Li had just washed off the dust from the journey and was lazily leaning on the bed, enjoying the jade-like leg massage. Upon hearing this, she sat up straight and got up from the bed. "So soon? Let's go and take a look!"
The sun was setting, leaving only a ray of afterglow on the earth. In the distance came the sound of thunderous horse hooves, and the spacious official road was covered with dust.
Not long after a scout team of twelve people passed by, a group of iron soldiers in black armor appeared in sight, like a thunder cloud rolling in, with a golden figure standing out in the black cloud. The afterglow of the setting sun shone on the golden armor, shining brightly and dazzlingly!
Luo Li, who was standing on the slope, curled her lips in disdain, "Zhao Defang is really a show-off. Isn't such a dazzling golden helmet and golden armor the perfect target for the arrows to be fired at?"
Hong Gu said silently, "When the prince left at midnight, he was wearing black ink armor."
Luo Li was stunned when she heard this!
Qin Wang Zhao Defang, wearing a golden helmet and golden armor, with an upright posture, rides on a horse covered in dark clouds and snow. He is like a dragon covered in golden scales, and is surrounded by the team.
Yun Yi circled his horse and ran back to report, "Your Majesty, the person on the high slope in front of you on the left seems to be the princess."
The King of Qin slowed down his horse, looked up the high slope in front of him on the left, and his heart trembled!
"You continue to move forward and set up camp thirty miles ahead. I will go over to take a look."
The Ghost Hand Poison Doctor, who was still dressed in cloth, raised his eyebrows and said, "What did I say? If my master is obedient, the sun will rise from the west."
The army continued to move forward. The King of Qin used his Qing Kung Fu to leap up, and the equally disobedient Ghost Hand Poison Doctor followed closely behind him.
"Li'er, didn't I tell you to wait in the capital? Why didn't you listen?" There was a hint of blame in the King of Qin's tone and helplessness in his eyes.
Luo Li giggled, "Who did you agree with? I never promised you!"
Ghost Hand Poison Doctor was very excited, "Master, I have already guessed that you might suddenly appear from somewhere during the march."
Luo Li glared at the old disciple who couldn't speak, and ignored him. She looked at King Qin calmly and asked, "Now that we are here, do you plan to let us go with the army, or go our separate ways?"
"Of course we will go together. Master, what if you go alone and encounter danger?" Ghost Hand interrupted impatiently.
The princess was determined to follow him to the battlefield. The King of Qin felt a warm current in his heart and had to suppress his worry and heartache. "Let's go together. When we get to the battlefield, I won't let you leave my side."
The eight shadow guards hiding in the dark appeared, and Mo Yan stepped forward to apologize. The King of Qin waved his hand and asked them to retreat without scolding them. If the princess wanted to go somewhere according to her temper, how could the shadow guards stop her?
Thus, there were nineteen more female warriors in the two thousand elite Moyun cavalry.
On the way, they joined an army that was ordered to participate in the Northern Expedition, and the speed of the army's vanguard, Mo Yunqi, also slowed down. The King of Qin was no longer in a hurry to travel, and he set up camp early every day, keeping a day's distance from the army behind him.
Yanmen Pass is an important pass and fortress on the Great Wall. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is the throat that the northern nomadic peoples must pass through if they want to invade the Central Plains of China from the west. Therefore, Yanmen Pass was built to be solid, durable and steep.
"Yanmen Pass is half of China's history." "Yanmen Pass is permanent, dynasties are changing." The wars of war gave rise to many popular frontier poems.
Because of the narrow terrain, there were only more than 7,000 soldiers guarding Yanmen Pass. It was the general who led his troops to defeat the 100,000-strong Liao army, captured the Liao central army commander Li Chonghai alive, and killed the Liao commander Xiao Duolo and his son from the Yang family.
It was also because of this glorious battle that the emperor appointed Yang Ye as the governor of Yunzhong and the governor of Daizhou and Zhengzhou. He also summoned the young hero Yang Yanzhao back to the capital to reward him.
It was also because of this glorious battle that Pan Mei, who was stationed in Taiyuan with an army of 50,000 at the time, did not send troops to assist Yanmen Pass after receiving Yang Ye's request for help. He was reprimanded by the emperor. As Pan Mei's immediate superior, his jealousy and hatred towards his subordinate Yang Ye reached its peak.
This time, the northern expedition army went abroad to conquer the Liao Kingdom and chose Yanmen Pass, the frontier battlefield where the two countries had fought many times.
The King of Qin waited in Daizhou until he joined up with the central army, and Pan Mei set up the headquarters of the Western Route Army of the Northern Expedition here.
The emperor still had the old habit of remotely commanding the frontline operations. Every two or three days, an imperial edict would be sent from the capital to the two armies, sometimes down to the details of the deployment in the battle. Perhaps the emperor still considered himself a military genius, a victorious king destined by heaven? Or perhaps, he was obsessed with surpassing Emperor Taizu in military strategy.
The commander went up to the tent and summoned the generals to discuss matters. The generals were discussing military matters in front of the map when a messenger brought the emperor's secret order. After Pan Mei read the secret order from the capital, his face straightened!
He picked up a command arrow and said, "Zhao Defang, deputy commander of the Western Route Army, listen to my order! The emperor has ordered you to lead 30,000 vanguard troops to Yanmen Pass to join up with the father and son of the Yang family. Within three days, you must leave Yanmen Pass and march to Shuozhou!"
Although he was a prince, the commander of the Western Route Army of the Northern Expedition was Pan Mei, and even the military supervisor Wang Quan could control him as the deputy commander. Qin Wang Zhao Defang bowed and clasped his fists to accept the order, took the command arrow and turned to leave the commander's tent, and called up 30,000 soldiers, plus his 2,000 Moyun cavalry elite soldiers, and rushed to Yanmen Pass.