Chapter 96 The war breaks out again

Time passed slowly, Zhou Lan's training came to an end, and Yang Mingzhi and others returned to Yinghe Fort.

But Yang Zhengshan knew that Zhou Lan's training was only a temporary end, and Zhou Lan would definitely continue to train in the future.

After all, she had 8,000 soldiers under her command. If she wanted to train all these soldiers into elite soldiers, the time and materials required would not be a small amount, and it would definitely not be completed in a short time.

However, Zhou Lan should not need Yang Mingzhi's help in training in the future. During this period, Yang Mingzhi and others have helped Zhou Lan train hundreds of elite soldiers.

With these hundreds of elite soldiers, it is not meaningful for Yang Mingzhi to go to Jianning Guard again.

When Yang Mingzhi and others came back, the establishment planned by Yang Zhengshan was completed.

One deputy thousand households, one pacification, and ten hundred households are all in place.

All 1,120 officers and soldiers are fully staffed.

The defense office with Old Li, Lu Wenchun, and Lu Wenhua as the team has also taken shape.

Until now, Yang Zhengshan, the defense officer of a thousand households, can be regarded as a real defense officer of a thousand households. Although he is not strong in soldiers and horses, he can fight against the enemy.

Such results make Yang Zhengshan very satisfied, but Yang Zhengshan is still full of worries.

It is February.

Will the Hu cavalry come again this year?

According to the situation outside the pass last year, the Hu cavalry should have a high probability of entering the country to plunder this year.

Otherwise, they will have a hard time this year.

On this day, the outside of Yinghe Fort was still very noisy. After completing basic training, the soldiers of other garrisons, fire road piers and beacon towers returned to their own garrisons for actual combat training.

But Yang Zhengshan still stayed outside Yinghe Fort to continue training with the three hundred cavalrymen.

Other soldiers need to be responsible for guarding the garrisons and fire road piers, but these three hundred cavalrymen do not need them, so Yang Zhengshan left them outside Yinghe Fort and planned to let them live in Yinghe Fort.

However, in this case, Yinghebao will have to be expanded. Now Yinghebao is spacious enough to accommodate 200 military households, but if the military households behind the 300 cavalry are added, it will definitely not be able to accommodate them.

The expansion of Yinghebao will definitely not be completed in a short time, and it is still winter, the weather is cold and frozen, and it is impossible to build houses. He can only let these cavalry live in the tents outside the garrison.

There is a charcoal stove burning in the thick tent. Except that it consumes more charcoal, it is not very cold.

This morning, Yang Zhengshan was inspecting the training of cavalry outside the garrison, and suddenly a burst of rapid gongs and drums rushed into the garrison.

The ding-dong sound made the originally peaceful garrison tense in an instant.

The cavalry who were training stopped their horses and looked into the garrison in confusion.

At this glance, everyone's face changed.

I saw two straight beacon smoke on the western hilltops piercing the sky!

The beacon on the top of the hill is the beacon under the jurisdiction of Linguan Fort. There is a small flag of soldiers guarding it. It is less than five miles away from Yinghe Fort.

"Sir, there are two beacon smokes, and there are more than 500 Hu cavalry!"

Yang Mingwu, who was training cavalry, drove his horse and rushed over, saying in a deep voice.

"Abandon the camp and enter the fort!"

Yang Zhengshan narrowed his eyes and gave an order.

The Hu cavalry really came, and this time was different from the last time. Last time, the army first pressed the border and approached Chongshan Pass, but this time it appeared directly near the border.

If there was a large army of Hu cavalry at Chongshan Pass, he, as a defense officer, could not have received the news.

With Yang Zhengshan's order, three hundred cavalry quickly followed Yang Zhengshan and poured into the garrison.

At this time, two beacon smokes rose on the tower behind the garrison.

Yang Zhengshan and a group of officials quickly came to the tower.

"Where is the enemy?" Yang Zhengshan asked the small flag in charge of the guard.

"Sir, over there!"

The small flag pointed to the northwest, and Yang Zhengshan looked over and saw hundreds of Hu cavalry galloping towards this side.

The Hu cavalry entered the country, and people were panicked. At this time, Yang Zhengshan was the backbone of Yinghebao. Not only Yinghebao, but also other garrisons were the same!

What Yang Zhengshan was worried about was not the entry of Hu cavalry, because he had expected it.

What he was worried about was whether Yang Chengze, Yang Chengxu and Yang Chengche could withstand the pressure.

The three of them were garrison officials, but they were still young, all less than 20 years old.

Facing this situation, the most important thing was to stabilize the people's hearts in the garrison and then defend the garrison.

"Sir, they are going to enter the country from our side!" Yang Mingwu looked at the Hu cavalry getting closer and closer, and his face became more and more solemn.

Although Yinghebao was in the Qianchong Mountains, the surrounding terrain was relatively flat, with tall peaks to the west and rolling hills to the east.

However, if they wanted to enter the country from around Yinghebao, the other party had to cross the Yinghe River first.

At this time, the river surface was frozen, and horses could run on the ice.

Yang Zhengshan looked down at the galloping Hu cavalry, his eyes flashing with brilliance.

"How many Hu cavalry are there?"

"About 600! There should be two Niulu!" Yang Mingwu replied.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, which was about the same as his estimate.

"Six hundred Hu cavalry! There are 200 infantry and 300 cavalry in the fort!"

"We have the strength to fight!"

He said softly.

"Do you want to go out of the fort for a field battle?" Yang Mingwu was a little worried.

The Hu cavalry are all elite cavalry, but what about them?

Although they have been trained for so long, they are not elite at all!

"They want to cross the river!" Yang Zhengshan said.

"And I'm worried about Chengze and the others! If we don't beat back this Hu cavalry, we can't leave the fort. If we don't leave the fort, we won't know what's going on outside!"

"Ah!"

Under normal circumstances, the troops of Yinghe Fort would definitely not be a match for the 600 Hu cavalry, but now they are attacking them halfway across the river, preventing them from crossing the river.

And if they are allowed to enter the territory, they will be trapped in the fort.

After saying this, Yang Zhengshan acted decisively and directly ordered all the soldiers and horses in the fort to be summoned.

Soon, the whistle indicating the gathering sounded in the fort, and the soldiers who were originally guarding the city wall gathered in the training ground in front of the government office.

"Dad!" Yang Mingcheng saw Yang Zhengshan coming over with a crowd of people, and hurried forward.

Yang Zhengshan said to him: "Take care of the family and be ready for battle at any time!"

He didn't say much, just left a sentence, and led the troops out of the fort under the worried eyes of Yang Mingcheng and others.

At this time, many military households in the fort silently watched them, including the Liu family.

Liu Yuanfu drooped his eyelids, holding his pipe and smoking intermittently.

"Dad! Let's go back!"

Liu Zhe said softly.

The Liu family were all scholars, and they could not help at all in fighting with the enemy like this.

"Go and ask if there are any extra weapons, and prepare a few swords and guns for the family!" Liu Yuanfu said.

Liu Zhe was startled, then understood what he meant, and turned to walk towards the government office.

After a while, he brought back six or seven somewhat worn-out long swords.

Liu Yuanfu took a knife and weighed it for a few times, "I haven't used a knife for more than ten years, and my hands are weak!"

He was a civil servant, but he had served as a governor and had been in charge of military affairs in border towns.

Although he had never really been on the battlefield, he was not unfamiliar with war.

"You brothers, each with a sword, if you can't kill the enemy, you can kill yourself!"

"Hmph, my Liu family only has warriors who died in battle, no cowards who surrendered!"

Liu Yuanfu glanced at his sons behind him with a serious look.

"Dad, we understand!"

Liu Zhe knew what he meant and would rather die than be humiliated.

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When Yang Zhengshan led his troops out of the fort and came to the river, the Hu cavalry on the opposite side also came over, and the two armies faced each other across the river.

The river surface of the river for dozens of meters was completely frozen, but some places might not be frozen very solid.

If you want to cross the river on the ice, you must not gallop over recklessly, you must get off the horse!

The two armies faced each other across the river, and Yang Zhengshan's eyes were fixed on a man in iron armor on the other side.

That should be the leader of the Hu cavalry on the opposite side. He looked to be under 40 years old and had the barbaric aura of the Donghai Hu people.

I just don't know if this person is Niulu Ezhen or Jiala Ezhen.

A Niulu of the Donghai Hu tribe has about 300 soldiers, and five Niulu form a Jiala, but there are only two Niulu in front of us.

Yang Zhengshan can see the other party, and the other party can naturally see Yang Zhengshan.

Then the man who is suspected to be Jiala Ezhen on the opposite side actually raised his bow and arrow and pointed it at Yang Zhengshan.

"Sir!" Yang Mingwu and Song Dashan hurried forward and blocked in front of Yang Zhengshan.

"Get out of the way!" Yang Zhengshan said lightly.

Bow and arrow!

He is a post-natal warrior, so what if it is a three-stone bow?

The quality of the bow will limit the power of the arrow.

This is also the reason why Yang Zhengshan has not practiced archery, because in the battle between warriors, especially post-natal warriors, the power of bows and arrows will be greatly reduced.

The other party is not unaware of this, but the other party still wants to shoot him with a bow and arrow, not to shoot him to death, but to humiliate him.

With a whoosh, the arrow flew over.

Yang Zhengshan narrowed his eyes and stared at the arrow closely.

The next moment, he slightly turned sideways and raised his hand to grab it.

It was not even a three-stone bow, at most twenty bows.

Such a bow could not break his golden lacquer mountain pattern armor.

It is impolite not to return the favor!

Yang Zhengshan slowly pulled out a short gun, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

How could the bow and arrow be as powerful as his short gun?

Iron armor can block bows and arrows, but can it block his short gun?

Riding on horseback, Yang Zhengshan just raised his hand and locked his eyes on Jiala Ezhen on the opposite side.

Seeing him like this, the opposite side couldn't help but panic.

Someone was persuading Jiala Ezhen to retreat.

"Shut up, everyone, he's just a weak Rong dog, can I still be afraid of him!"

The angry scolding came across the river, and Yang Zhengshan could hear it.

With a whoosh, a sharp sound of breaking through the air sounded.

The snow-white spear light flew out like a lightning under the sunlight, followed by a dull thunder sound.

Throwing a short spear with Kui Niu's strength!

This is a special skill that Yang Zhengshan has practiced for a long time.

The speed of a short spear is naturally not comparable to that of a bow and arrow, and Yang Zhengshan's strength is not comparable to that of a longbow.

Now Yang Zhengshan's strength has reached a very terrifying level.

I dare not say that he can lift 10,000 pounds, but he can lift 1,000 pounds easily.

So much spiritual spring water is not drunk in vain!

In the blink of an eye, the short spear has flown in front of Jia La E Zhen, and Jia La E Zhen's strength seems to be not weak either. He actually jumped up from the horse's back between the electric sparks.

Yang Zhengshan watched him leaping in the air, and a cunning flashed in his eyes.

Who said I'm going to shoot you!

I'm going to shoot your horse!

The next moment, the short spear pierced into the back of the warhorse under Jia La E Zhen, and the short spear pierced through its abdomen.

Then there was a bang, and the powerful force actually brought the warhorse to the ground.

Without knowing the opponent's cultivation level, Yang Zhengshan could not guarantee that he could hit the opponent.

Since there was no guarantee, there was no need to waste time.

Shoot the horse first before shooting the man.

As long as he shot the horse dead, he would be considered to have won, and his soldiers would have more morale.