vrcanaries Chapter 203 Convergence
Chapter 203 Convergence
Yuan Quan and his companions were still immersed in the victory just now, and they were extremely excited. This time, they not only obtained abundant food and grass, but more importantly, they found that the local armies were so vulnerable. Before they really came into contact with those armies, the enemy had already collapsed. Therefore, their casualties were also very small. All this undoubtedly made the morale of the entire team extremely high!
"Hurry up and send someone to find out the situation!" Tang Hai said nervously. After all, he had experience in the Northeast, so he acted very cautiously. "We must find out where the thousands of cavalrymen led by Sun Ting are now!" Tang Hai knew that Sun Ting was a civilian who had experienced war, so he would not give up so easily.
"Does Tang Hai need to be so nervous?" Yuan Quan said disapprovingly, "That Sun Ting! I think he is just so-so! Otherwise, we wouldn't have succeeded in ambushing him!" After the battle just now, Yuan Quan did not encounter any strong resistance, so he did not take the army of the Dakun Dynasty seriously. In his opinion, Sun Ting was just so-so.
"Young Marshal! We should not take it lightly." Tang Hai frowned and said, "Although Sun Ting is only a civil servant, he is a very capable person! And he also has 5000 elite soldiers transferred from the progress! Don't underestimate these elite cavalry! Although they are not as good as the border troops in the northeast, as the existence of the Dakun Empire to defend the capital, the training of these soldiers is definitely not bad! And their equipment is far superior to that of ordinary border troops! With the weapons in our hands and the untrained soldiers, it is really hard to say whether we can defeat them head-on!"
"But we didn't lose much!" Yuan Quan insisted on his point of view, "They lost a lot of food this time! And they have gone through a long journey. They should not have much combat effectiveness now. And from the information we have obtained, they have already set up camp nearby! It is indeed difficult to defeat them head-on, but we just need to find a way to cut off their food supply! I don't believe that the food in the Northwest City can support these 5000 cavalry! You know, those war horses eat a lot every day! And they must eat fine food!" Yuan Quan still firmly believed in his judgment. After all, he saw with his own eyes that Sun Ting fled with the cavalry without hesitation.
"Uncle Tang is right! Send more people to track down their whereabouts! However, the information from the scouts ahead is that they have already set up camp outside the northwest city! We should speed up to rescue the brothers who are left in the camp! After all, they are the most dangerous! I heard that the enemy has already entered the camp, so they have already started to retreat towards us!" Yuan Quan also realized that he was a little proud just now. He immediately replied respectfully.
After Tang Hai's reminder, Yuan Quan realized the serious consequences that his pride and underestimation of the enemy might bring. He quickly adjusted his mentality and re-evaluated the current situation.
"Uncle Tang, you are right. We really can't let our guard down." Yuan Quan said seriously, "Although we won this time, Sun Ting and his elite cavalry are still a huge threat. We must find their whereabouts as soon as possible and be prepared at the same time."
"I will immediately send more people to gather information. At the same time, we must be prepared to fight at any time." Tang Hai added, "In addition, we must meet up with the brothers who stayed in the camp as soon as possible. They are now facing great danger. We can't abandon them."
Yuan Quan nodded in agreement. He immediately ordered some soldiers to stay behind to continue monitoring Sun Ting's movements, and sent more scouts to get information. Another group of soldiers followed him and sped up to rescue the brothers who stayed in the camp.
On the way to the camp, Yuan Quan kept thinking about how to deal with Sun Ting's elite cavalry. He understood that although these cavalry were few in number, their combat effectiveness was very strong. If he confronted them head-on, even if he could win, it would cost a huge price. Therefore, he had to come up with a strategy that could both rescue the brothers in the camp and avoid a head-on confrontation with Sun Ting's elite cavalry.
After careful consideration, Yuan Quan finally came up with a preliminary plan. He planned to use the terrain advantage to set up an ambush and lure Sun Ting's elite cavalry into the trap. At the same time, he would also send some soldiers to sneak attack Sun Ting's food supply line to weaken their fighting power.
When Yuan Quan and his team were about 20 miles away from the camp, the soldiers in front suddenly issued warnings. Some even drew their bows and prepared to shoot.
"What's going on? Is the enemy coming?" Yuan Quan sat on his horse and looked forward! Because it was still dark, he couldn't see the situation in front of him. But he didn't hear the sound of horse hooves. That meant it couldn't be a sneak attack by the enemy. If Sun Ting wanted to launch a sneak attack, he would definitely use cavalry to have an advantage.
"Don't panic, don't act rashly." Yuan Quan ordered calmly. He took a deep breath and tried to see the situation ahead through the night.
"Brothers who are exploring the way ahead, come back quickly and report the situation!" Yuan Quan shouted loudly, and at the same time asked the team to temporarily stop advancing and remain on alert.
After a while, the soldier who was exploring the way ahead came back, panting and said, "Young Marshal, we found a group of unidentified people ahead. They seem to be approaching us, but there are not many of them, and they are not riding horses."
"No horse?" Yuan Quan frowned, and became even more confused. He thought for a moment and decided to go and check it out himself. He took a few guards and approached the front carefully.
As the distance shortened, Yuan Quan finally saw the situation ahead clearly. It turned out to be a group of dishevelled, exhausted people, holding some simple weapons in their hands, some even lost their weapons, and staggering towards them.
"They are our own people!" Yuan Quan breathed a sigh of relief, but then became nervous again. He realized that these people might have escaped from the war and they might bring some important intelligence.
"Quick, bring Zhang Wei here so I can ask him what happened!" Yuan Quan ordered.
Soon, Zhang Yu, one of the group of people, was brought in front of Yuan Quan.
"Young Marshal! I may have only brought more than 100 brothers to escape!" Although Zhang Yu was an old man in the mountain village, he still knew the hierarchy at this time. When he saw Yuan Quan, he immediately bowed to him. Yuan Quan had already gotten off the horse at this time and stepped forward to help him up.
"Uncle Zhang! What crime have you committed? Wasn't this arranged long ago? It seems that more than 200 people are unwilling to follow you?" Yuan Quan actually thought that some people were unwilling to continue to follow them. But she didn't expect that 300 out of 200 people would leave directly.
"It's not their fault! The court is promoting it everywhere. As long as they return to their hometown, they can get relief from the court! And the court will help them resume production! They will naturally..." Zhang Yu stopped talking here because he knew that Yuan Quan already understood what he meant.
"I understand! They are all doing this for their families! But they will regret it soon! I'm afraid they have already been used by the government troops to gain merit!" Yuan Quan gritted his teeth and said, "Even if they return to their hometowns this time, they will soon find that the court has no money to support them with food! By then, it will be too late to regret!"
Although Zhang Yu knew that Yuan Quan did not blame him, he still felt relieved.
"Lao Zhang! Did you see clearly who attacked the camp this time?" Tang Hai asked immediately because this information was very important.
"These are the people who attacked the camp. Actually, they are the prefectural troops in the northwest prefectural city! They sent out at least 4000 people this time! I wanted to resist them! I didn't expect that after I tested them, more than 200 of them were willing to stay and surrender! I'm afraid that resisting like this will not have a good result. We will lose the lives of those who are willing to follow our brothers! So I had to bring people to find the young marshal!" Zhang Yu thought about it at this time. In fact, he didn't see too much clearly. After all, it was dark and they were attacked in a hurry. It was difficult for him to withdraw with these people in time.