[R18] Will drink wine – “About Wine” Chapter 191 [English]

Chapter 185 Hongyan (Part 1)

The sky and the earth were completely white, and a strong wind was blowing, making the snow like salt particles rustle.The horse road collapsed so badly that grain trucks could not enter the battle site. Xiao Chiye left Lang Tao Xuejin at Bianbo Camp and led others to dig out the snow for two days.

Wu Ziyu tied up his collar tightly in the cold wind to block his mouth and nose. He kept rubbing his purple-red hands from the cold and said in a muffled voice: “Damn it, it can be blocked again in just a nap. When will it be over?”

Chenyang never drank when he was on duty, and now he couldn’t hold it anymore. He drank hard and went straight away, which made his stomach hurt. He said, “The closer you get to the northeast, the colder it gets. Fortunately, Mr. Fu sent winter clothes here before October, otherwise many brothers would have frozen to death.”

“It’s such a cold day,” Gu Jin squatted on the ground, shaking his head and said, “the armor is so heavy that the horses won’t be able to bear it.”

The war horses in Libei are not as cold-resistant as the ponies in Biansha. When winter comes to the battlefield, cooking is very laborious. They work harder than humans.

“Keep digging,” Xiao Chiye said, “We must get to the battle site tonight.”

The white breath Xiao Chiye breathed out was completely invisible, and the strong wind made his cloak whistle.There was no end in sight, and the horse road leading north from Shasan Camp was blocked. He could only take the escort team to take a long detour from Liuyang Third Camp.Sha Second Battalion ran out of supplies and could only rely on Sha First Battalion for supplies. The two camps shared the combat missions at the battle site, and their equipment was consumed rapidly. After October, a group of military craftsmen gathered, with a total number of more than 50,000. The supplies needed were staggering, and Xiao Chiye had to supply them continuously on two lines.

But the most difficult thing was Zhaohui to the west of Tudalong Banner. Because of the heavy snow for several days, the horse trail that had collapsed once before was completely useless. The boardwalk repaired by Xiao Chiye could not bear such heavy snow. In addition, the grain truck was too heavy, so he did not dare to cross rashly. He could only let Zhaohui wait for a few days, and he took the grain truck from the battle site to Tudalong Banner.

Gujin slapped his palm hard, stood up and shouted: “Keep digging!”

The escort team had not had a day off in the past three months, but no one at the sergeant complained because Xiao Chiye had not had a day off either.They were running around almost all of Libei, and Xiao Chiye could tell which road was the fastest with his eyes closed.He was so energetic that he did not forget to recover his right arm while running the baggage. Before setting off a few days ago, he drew his Overlord Bow in the Bianbo Camp. The harsh sound of breaking strings really stunned the Libei Iron Cavalry.

Xiao Chi arrived at the battle site at the right time, and Xiao Fangxu had just retreated from the battlefield. The father and son were in the same embarrassment in front of the dim tent.

Xiao Fangxu took off his helmet. It was such a cold day, but he was sweating profusely from running.He took the hot handkerchief and wiped his face, nodded to Xiao Chiye, then bent down and entered the military tent.In the tent, the two major generals Zuo Qianqiu and Jiang Sheng were present, as well as the deputy generals and guerrillas from the two battalions, all of whom looked exhausted.

“You’re so fucking evil,” Xiao Fangxu threw the handkerchief on the table, “The butts of their ponies are rubbing against the ground, how can they run so fast in the heavy snow.”

“We can’t retreat no matter what,” Zuo Qianqiu stood in front of the map and pointed to the southeast corner of Tudalong Banner. “If we retreat again, this place will fall. By then, Zhaohui’s only remaining supply route will be blocked, and Hassen will kill him alive in Tudalong Banner in one winter.”

Spring comes late in the north, and the snow will last until at least March next year.Even if Zhaohui stockpiled food in the permanent camp, the entire army could not afford to use up the equipment, and the permanent camp did not have a large number of military craftsmen.

“According to the military report,” Jiang Sheng kicked off his boots and poured out the snow water inside, “Hassen has been walking Zhaohui’s soldiers recently. He just saw that the supplies will not be available for the time being, so he needs to consume Zhaohui first.”

Xiao Chiye sat in the corner, drinking milk tea and eating cake.He ate fiercely, but he didn’t miss all the sentences they talked about in detail.

Xiao Fangxu was silent for a moment, stared at the map and said, “Hassen is a precursor to a surprise attack.”

Xiao Chiye thought so too.

Hasen consumed Zhaohui just to make Zhaohui tired. The Libei cavalry required too much equipment, and the war horse was no match for the pony in winter.Now that the horse road has collapsed, Sha Yiying can provide too little assistance to Zhaohui, and there are no reinforcements behind the permanent camp.When Guo Weili was stationed here, Zhaohui’s Liuyang Three Battalions were his reinforcements. But now that Zhaohui is coming, there are only the remaining troops guarding the northeast grain and horse road behind him, and they can’t reach directly because of heavy snow.

“The baggage has arrived here,” Xiao Fangxu looked back at Xiao Chiye, “Hassen’s raid will definitely be launched within the next two days.”

If he waits any longer, Xiao Chiye will go north, and Hasen will miss the opportunity.

“Early tomorrow morning, I will lead the third team to ambush here,” Xiao Fangxu moved his fingers. “Qianqiu will guard the camp, and Chiang Kai-shek will surround him. We will form a net here to at least stop Hassen’s momentum of advance. This kid can not only fight in the field, but also attack and defend. If he can’t find a place to take shelter, he can only be blocked in the snow.”

The cavalry is a moving wall. If they attack from both sides, Hassen will have to hit the wall.As long as the speed of the Biansha Cavalry is restricted, it is equivalent to cutting off their legs.After landing, Libei Iron Cavalry is still a wall, and it is difficult to break through with scimitars and thorns.

After the meeting, Xiao Chiye did not leave.

Zuo Qianqiu came over and patted Xiao Chiye’s right arm and asked, “Is the injury healed?”

Xiao Chiye raised his arm, moved it, and said, “It’s no problem to hold the sword and draw the bow.”

“I have to thank Lan Zhou properly during the New Year,” Zuo Qianqiu said with a smile. “This winter coat is made of real cotton. In previous years, all the clothes I received were just confetti. Your sister-in-law wrote a letter saying that she will personally cook to thank Lan Zhou.”

Xiao Chiye glanced at Xiao Fangxu and said humbly: “What should I do? Isn’t it worthy of my sister-in-law’s thanks? I wrote a letter a few days ago saying that the New Year’s gifts are ready, and I’m just waiting for the New Year.”

Xiao Fangxu sprinkled fine salt into his bowl, as if he didn’t hear their conversation.

Zuo Qianqiu said: “Your father has praised you for several days. During the Chinese New Year, we-”

Xiao Fangxu said firmly: “I didn’t, I didn’t praise it.”

“Yes, yes,” Zuo Qianqiu winked at Xiao Chiye, “It’s all my praise!”

Xiao Fangxu asked Xiao Chiye: “Why don’t you go back to your tent to sleep?”

Xiao Chiye watched him finish the milk tea and then said, “If you go to fight an ambush tomorrow, do you need to wear heavy armor?”

“How can I block Hasen if I don’t wear it?” Xiao Fangxu put down the bowl, “He can fight better than Amul.”

“Then take off your helmet,” Xiao Chiye said, “There may be scorpions hidden in Hasen’s troops.”

“Without a helmet, how can it be considered an iron wall? This is the only way to block them in the snowy field.” Xiao Fangxu baked his hands and pondered for a while, “According to your report, the number of scorpions is very small. It is too difficult to resist the current Libei cavalry. Even if there are scorpions in Hasen’s army, they can only be skirmishers.”

“The cavalry is too heavy,” Xiao Chiye looked at Xiao Fangxu, “After next spring, the cavalry must make changes. If we want to push the Biansha cavalry back to the east, we must beware of all possibilities.”

“You want to thin the cavalry,” Xiao Fangxu finally turned his head, “but you can’t keep up with their speed.”

Xiao Chiye was silent as he looked at Xiao Fangxu.

“You trained infantry in Qudu, and the cavalry combat relied on the experience given by Lu Guangbai, but Libei does not have the unique geographical advantages like Border County. We can only rely on heavy armor if we want to have a wall.” Xiao Fangxu threw a few pieces of charcoal into the brazier. “Your elder brother reduced the weight of the Libei cavalry, but we still failed to break through the line to the east.”

Xiao Fangxu looked at the brazier.

“Amul’s changes are too fast. He has clearly understood the Libei cavalry in the past few decades. Simple additions and subtractions cannot resist such border cavalry. The cavalry must make unprecedented changes.”

This is the dilemma of the Libei Iron Cavalry. Amul has trained the Scorpion Troop. Judging from the results of their last confrontation, the hammer of this team is the nemesis of the Libei Iron Cavalry.But is just taking off the helmet enough?This means that cracks have appeared in the heavy armor of Libei Iron Cavalry, leaving Xiao Fangxu helpless, but he has to continue taking risks, because this is the only remaining advantage of Libei Iron Cavalry.If this advantage is abandoned, they will not even be able to compete with the ordinary border sand cavalry.

Amul is really a genius, and Hazen is also very good.Biansha is now showing a kind of vigorous vitality. Xiao Fangxu can even imagine that by next winter at the latest, Amul will be able to completely merge the twelve divisions, and by then the entire eastern part of the Great Zhou Dynasty will become a battleground.

This is the key reason why Qi Zhuyin refuses to go north to fight with Libei. She also saw this giant beast in Qidong, so she cannot threaten Libei for the dispute over Qandu, because they will definitely stand on the same battlefield in the future, and the foreign enemy has become terrifyingly powerful.

what to do.

Xiao Chiye rested his arms on the bed and kept asking himself questions in the dark night.

They have the best military craftsmen in the world, and their numbers are astonishing, but they can’t do anything to Amul, which is almost a kind of humiliation.

Amul is definitely not invincible.

The Biansha Cavalry also has weaknesses, but they are hidden by their super speed.He must tear these things off and find new breakthroughs.However, Xiao Chiye clearly realized his strangeness at this moment. He had fought against the Biansha Cavalry too few times. His countermeasures against the Biansha Cavalry were all on paper. He could no longer continue to imagine this through the clouds and mist.

Xiao Chiye couldn’t sleep, so he turned over, put on his cloak and went out of the tent. He saw Xiao Fangxu talking to the soldiers in the camp.Xiao Fangxu saw he and patted the seat next to him. After Xiao Chiye sat down, he handed him a bowl of milk tea.

“Sending troops tomorrow morning is a taboo if you don’t sleep.” Xiao Chiye drank hot milk tea.

“When I was the same age as you, I was still very active even if I didn’t sleep for three days.” Xiao Fangxu’s cloak was old and worn at the edges. He had been mended again and again by Lu Yizhi, but he refused to change it because it was made by his wife.

Xiao Chiye swallowed his tea, frowned and said, “That happened so many years ago.”

The fire crackled and the father and son sat side by side for a long time.

Xiao Fangxu said: “Do you feel it’s hard?”

Xiao Chiye didn’t answer.

Xiao Fangxu looked at his youngest son and said after a moment: “You used to want to fly, so you fought with Meng to death. Now you want to win, but you still fight to death.”

Xiao Chiye sighed: “Whose fault is this?”

Xiao Fangxu laughed out loud and said, “It’s not mine, it’s your mother’s.”