Chapter 55 The Discovery of the Song Man War

Just after the hour, tens of thousands of horses on the mountain road are slowly moving forward. The rugged and changeable terrain here is destined that the speed of the army's marching is unlikely to be very fast, and everyone has to pay attention to their feet at any time to prevent them from suddenly slipping down the mountain road, thus losing their nature in vain. Life.

This is the way forward of the Song army's middle army. The team of the soldiers is very loose, and it looks a little more chaotic than the march of the left army. However, Wang Chong, the lord of the three armies, was not annoyed by this, just because he knew the hard work of the soldiers, and this road was more difficult than the left and right sides. The mountain road he took now is famous for being rugged and steep, which is not the place for the soldiers to line up and pass quickly.

And Wang Chong also has the confidence to let the soldiers go this way, just because he has sent his most elite scout team to explore the way. Once there is a barbarian ambush in front of them, they will come back in time to report it. Wang Chong is still full of trust in the capable scouts trained by his son.

At this time, there was a sudden sound of horses' hoofs behind them, which made the sergeants in the rear turn their heads to see what was going on, and many generals frowned worriedly.

The terrain of the barbarians is more changeable and difficult than that of the Song Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty, because of the official roads built by the imperial court with great effort, there are still many places that can run horses, at least the scouts can ride horses. However, after entering the barbarian territory, the situation was several times worse. The mountain roads and many paths that could only be passed by one person became barriers to block the passage of war horses. Therefore, in the end, after the Song army entered the barbarians, the carrying of war horses was reduced to the lowest. Only Wang Chong and several other governor-level generals were eligible to take the war horses to rush the road. .

Now, among the three armies, the only one who can ride a horse is the waiter who transmits the emergency military situation. Although the mountain road is difficult to travel, the speed of the war horses is always faster than people. As soon as the war begins, time determines the direction of victory or defeat. Therefore, as soon as they hear the sound of horses' hoofs, many people begin to guess which side the team is out. There is a problem.

The visitor quickly rushed to Wang Chong's side, and then jumped off the horse to salute: "Michir, the left army encountered a barbarian night attack last night, which damaged a lot of people. Qi Dudu was afraid that the general's side would also suffer the same sneak attack, so he came to report it!"

"What, the barbarians actually attacked my left army at night?" Some generals around him suddenly changed their faces when they heard this, and many people eagerly asked, "How many people have been killed and how many barbarians have died?"

"This..." After hesitating, the scout still told the truth: "The left army suffered 6,000 casualties, including 2,000 war dead, more than 1,000 seriously injured, and the other 2,000 were just minor injuries, and they can continue to travel. The casualties of the barbarians were far less than ours, but more than 500 bodies were left behind.

"How did this happen? How did Qi Zhan lead the soldiers and make such a big mistake? Wang Chong's face suddenly sank and asked unhappily.

The scout did not dare to reply again. He took out a military newspaper from the bamboo tube on his back and handed it over: "General, this is the war report written by Governor Qi, which explains everything."

Wang Chongtan took the battle report and leaned on the horse to read it quickly. After a long time, he sighed: "It seems that the barbarian really has some guidance this time. I not only mastered the march route of my army, but also thought of such a way to kill us unpreparedly. With that, he looked at the scout and said, "Has the left army continued on the road?"

"No, because of a fight last night, the brothers were in poor spirits, and the wind was difficult ahead, so the governor ordered the army to rest for half a day and wait until the young general's meaning is conveyed!"

"Well, this is the old practice. No one can guarantee that the barbarians have not set traps in difficult places. Well, you go back and tell Qi Zhan to be careful. Today, just go to the camp before the wind is difficult to cross, and then wait until tomorrow morning to get through this difficult situation. In addition, we can't give any more opportunities to the barbarians tonight.

"Yes!" The scout immediately took the order. After receiving Wang Chong's arrow, he changed a horse in this army and turned back. He must send Wang Chong's order back before noon, so that the left army could act as planned.

Looking at the scouts leaving, Wang Chong's face was still gloomy: "Wang Xianqing, Su Wei, Zhao Ye, you all go and give orders to your subordinates. From today on, you should always be vigilant even when you are resting. We have come to the realm of the barbarians, and maybe they will suddenly appear at any time.

The names were three generals under Wang Chong's command, who were in charge of all the horses of the Western Army. After hearing the general's order, the three immediately agreed loudly, and then went to order the people below.

Wang Chongxuan immediately looked at the front with some worry, where his son was exploring the road with hundreds of scouts. He turned to Zhang Shiyu, the captain who was following him, and said, "Go and remind the scout team in front of you so that they must be careful. After all, this is the boundary of barbarians. They are comparable to us. Be familiar with the terrain here.

After Zhang Shiyu agreed, he hurried forward. It was not until everything acted as he wanted that the uneasiness caused by the attack of the left army dissipated in Wang Chong's heart.

At this time, on the mountain road more than ten miles away, more than 300 scouts are carefully searching for the situation on both sides of the road. They are much more professional than the scouts of the left army. They not only searched the area near the left of the mountain road, but also sent capable people into the deeper dense forest to investigate, so as to ensure the safety of the road. If the scouts of the left army could be so careful, it would be impossible for the barbarians who attacked them at night to hide and reappear at night.

This time Xu Jinghong was also among them. In order to learn more about the mountains and forests, he deliberately searched a mountainous area in the west with Mao Shun. In the past two days, he has indeed learned a lot from Mao Shun's ability to search for clues in the mountains and forests. Although he has the criminal investigation knowledge he has learned in his previous life, he still has a lot to learn from Mao Shun, who knows the mountains and forests well.

At this time, Mao Shun stopped in a forest three miles away from the mountain road in the west, and squatted down to carefully check the ground. Xu Jinghong also leaned over, but after looking at it for a long time, he still didn't see any doubts here, so he said, "What, is there anything wrong here?"

"Yes! Although it looks the same as other places, I always feel that there is something wrong!" Mao Shun said that he grabbed a handful of soil with his hand and looked at it carefully with Ban's daylight. After a while, a smile appeared in his eyes: "My judgment is really correct. There have indeed been barbarians here, and it will never take more than a day."

"Where did you see the flaw?" Xu Jinghong can't believe it now. Judging from his scientific criminal investigation method, everything here is so ordinary that there is really no trace of anyone staying.

"In fact, I don't have any substantive evidence, but I've been in the mountains and forests for a long time, and some subtle differences can't be hidden from my eyes, just like the soil here, and I feel like someone has stayed here." Mao Shun couldn't say why for a moment, so he had to smile and say.

However, Xu Jinghong still believed his words: "In this case, we must tell Wang Dutong and see if he has any suggestions." With that, the two found Wang Junqing on the other side and reported this to him.

Wang Junqing's face suddenly became a little solemn. Without saying a word, he followed them there. After carefully looking at the terrain there, he nodded repeatedly: "Your concerns are not wrong! This location looks very hidden, but it can have a panoramic view of everything on the mountain road. It is indeed an ambush site. If I am a barbarian and want to be unfavorable to the Chinese army, I will definitely be monitored here. Let's go inside and have a look. If they really have this idea, even if there is no one in it now, there will definitely be clues!"

More than a dozen scouts followed Wang Junqing to the deeper mountains and forests. After a meal, they saw the answer they wanted. In a dense and vast forest, there are traces of being pressed, and there is a lot of food scattered on the ground. At a glance, you can know that someone has been looking forward to this place for a long time.

"You stay here, and I'll go and report this discovery to the general." Wang Junqing didn't dare to be the master himself. After ordering, he went out of the forest to find Wang Chong. Xu Jinghong and others stayed in the local area and continued to explore the surrounding forests, but they did not find other barbarians gathering places. Obviously, this was the only place.

Half an hour later, thousands of Song Jun arrived. Looking at everything here, everyone's faces became even more nervous. It turned out that there was really such an enemy around him. The terrible thing was that they didn't know everything about it. If they also raided at themselves at night like dealing with the left-way army, the loss would be great.

But soon, a very realistic question flashed in everyone's mind: "Since the barbarians have laid an ambush here, why did they give up this position in the end, and where did they go?