Amidst the towering mountains and steep cliffs, Huang Fei, commander-in-chief of the Guanliao Dengjin Navy, was leading an army of 30,000 troops and marching forward in the snow.
It’s cold. It’s so cold.
Although several years have passed since entering Liao, the naval officers and soldiers have spent most of their time in Dengzhou, Shandong and on warships.
A small part of the time was also spent in western and southern Liaoning.
Although those places are also cold, they are different from the cold in the mountains.
Those places are dry and cold.
The peaks and trees in the mountains block the sunlight for a long time, giving people a cold and gloomy feeling. The marching route of the southern army, Abudaligang is about 152 kilometers away. "Report!" The scout came to Huang Fei through the snow and said, "General, ten miles ahead is Jiaha Village, where hundreds of Jiannu are cutting wood and blocking the road. General Zeng Ying is gathering soldiers to drive them away."
Huang Fei divided his troops into three echelons.
The first echelon was Zeng Ying's two thousand infantry.
The mission is to detect the enemy's traces and drive them away to create a safe environment for the second echelon.
The second echelon was Yang Zhan’s two thousand soldiers.
His mission was to clear obstacles and build bridges and pave roads for the large force behind.
The third echelon is Huang Fei himself.
He led the remaining 20,000 main forces with baggage and advanced cautiously step by step.
Hearing that there were Jiannu ahead, Huang Fei looked into the distance ahead.
It was snowing at this time, and the distance was completely white and nothing could be seen clearly.
"Stop marching and send out scouts to investigate the situation in the nearby mountains and forests." Huang Fei ordered.
The reason why it is easy to encounter ambushes on mountain roads is mainly because there are too many branches in the road.
Mountain paths and the veins of leaves have many similarities.
Leaves have main veins, lateral veins and fine veins.
There are main roads, small roads and mountain roads on mountain roads.
In addition to the main road extending forward, there are many small roads extending to the left and right.
The trail continued into more mountainous terrain.
These roads all have one characteristic: they are winding, rugged, complex and difficult to navigate.
In plain areas, you can see at a glance whether there are enemies around.
If you want to avoid ambushes in the mountains, you need to explore all the roads, big and small.
It is not enough to just explore the road.
Some hillsides or peaks that are easy to climb, and woods where soldiers can be hidden need to be explored.
You can imagine the workload.
Under Huang Fei's command, a large number of soldiers left the team to explore the surrounding situation.
Some soldiers checked very carefully and tried to walk every road in person.
Some soldiers were rather careless in their checking.
I will personally explore the wider roads, but I am too lazy to check the narrower paths.
Most people first rely on their experience to observe whether there are footprints or horse hoof prints on the snowy ground at the intersection.
Then find a high point at the intersection to look far into the distance.
In clear weather, this approach is not a big problem.
But now it is snowing heavily and the visual distance is very limited.
The footprints and horse hoof prints on the ground were soon covered by snow.
After receiving the report from the soldiers that there was no trace of the enemy, Huang Fei hesitated for a while.
He was a little unconvinced.
But the soldiers all said no, and he couldn't refute them.
After waiting for a while, Zeng Ying brought news: the Jiannu soldiers had been driven away, and Yang Zhan was leading his troops to clear the road.
After waiting for nearly half a day, the army set off again.
On the fourth day of March, Huang Fei's main force arrived at Jiahazhai.
Just as he ordered his soldiers to scout the situation nearby, Zeng Ying brought news: there were no obstacles on the road ahead and it was unobstructed.
"Hmm?" Huang Fei was very puzzled: "What's going on?"
No one answered his question, the only response he received was the sound of wind and snow.
In doubt.
Zeng Ying sent another message: "A small number of obstacles were found on the road ahead."
Afterwards, news about Zeng Ying continued to come.
The road ahead was much wider than before, and the Jiannu set up obstacles every few sections of the road.
The further you go, the denser the obstacles become.
At noon that day, Zeng Ying brought news again: he had led his troops to Abudaligang.
Just when Huang Fei thought that the main force of the Jiannu had been pinned down by Wang Yongji, a scout came running up to him and said, "General, General Zeng Ying was ambushed and besieged by thousands of Jiannu at Abudaligang."
"Huh?" Huang Fei snorted in surprise at first, then quickly calmed down.
He is the commander-in-chief of the Southern Army and must remain calm at all times.
"Yang Zhan is right behind Zeng Ying. Tell him to go and support Zeng Ying first. I will follow soon." Huang Fei gave the order.
"General Yang Zhan's men are already exhausted from clearing the road. Letting them go might just make things worse." The deputy general next to him reminded Huang Fei.
"That's right," Huang Fei nodded and instructed the deputy general, "You lead two thousand soldiers to support us immediately, and the rest of the reinforcements will arrive soon."
"I obey your command." The deputy general left the team with his troops and soon disappeared from sight.
Huang Fei first ordered Yang Zhan to retreat to the back of the team to rest, and then continued to send reinforcements to Abudaligang.
The terrain near Abdaligang is undulating but relatively flat.
There are a large number of earth and rock hills with relatively gentle slopes and open hills.
Very suitable for large-scale combat.
Zeng Ying was trapped on a hill, waiting for rescue.
Before the Ming army that came to support him arrived at the battlefield, they discovered that the Jiannu were reinforcing their troops in the distance.
They immediately informed Huang Fei of the news: "The Jiannu are increasing their troops and seem to be ready for a decisive battle."
"How many troops did the Jiannu send out?"
"At least 15,000 soldiers and their number is still increasing."
"Fifteen thousand?" Huang Fei was shocked by the number: "Are you sure you read it right?"
"You're right. Abdaligang is open. Our scouts have found a high point that allows them to have a panoramic view of the surrounding situation."
"Since the Jiannu are increasing their troops, let's do the same!" Huang Fei ordered.
At this time, Yang Zhan was passing by him.
Hearing Huang Fei's reinforcements, Yang Zhan shook his head and said, "General, it is not a good idea to send more troops at this time!"
"Why?" Huang Fei asked.
Yang Zhan explained: "Increasing the troops means a decisive battle. Our army is exhausted after a long journey, while the Jiannu are well rested and their morale is high. A decisive battle at this time is very disadvantageous to our army."
"Besides, our army is divided into three groups to besiege Hetuala. Jiannu is eager to defeat our army and then deal with the other two friendly forces!"
"We should delay it until the other two friendly armies reach the city of Hetuala!"
"But..." Huang Fei frowned, "Zeng Ying is surrounded. If we don't send more troops to rescue him, he will surely die!"
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