第416章 欲将轻骑逐(上)
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有北风吹拂而过,在稀疏树林的枝桠间轻响,絮绕耳际。
眼看月亮升上树梢又渐渐落下,时间已经到四更天,无恤将长剑又擦拭一遍后入鞘,戴起用来保暖和防止马辔将手勒出血的貂皮手套。
他转头向打探敌情回来汇报的虞喜问道:“齐人的部队规模如何?”
“齐人收拢了一路上跟不上的兵卒,数量比昨日又多了些,总共三千持兵器的徒卒,民夫千余,战车五十乘,辎车数百,依溪水扎营。”虞喜如此回答,他也早已一身甲胄,。
“齐人的兵力是我军三倍多。”属吏阚止跟进一步,有些忧虑。
“不错,无论是在整个战局上,还是眼下的一隅。”赵无恤回答道,“但齐国人缺乏三样东西。”
“缺什么?”阚止问。
“天时,地利,人和!”
谷底清冷的溪水奔流,蜿蜒穿过鹅卵石铺就的河床,已经升得老高的月光在水面粼粼波动。树下,赵氏八百轻骑停驻在此,还有两百武卒步兵,是由穆夏带领的盾剑护卫,只有他手下这些韧性极强的士兵才能跟上骑兵的脚步。
年轻的兵卒们压低声音,紧张地开着玩笑,赵无恤不时听见调试弓弦的声响和硬皮甲滑动所发出的微弱声响。
他缓缓说道:“褚师圃说的不错,齐侯拔除夷仪后太过骄横,不顾已经征兵三月再度挥师南下,如今已经是十一月中旬,虽然今年比较暖和,可这个时间冬雪随时可能降下。一旦雪落,齐人身处西鲁腹地,四万大军将面临巨大的补给威胁,若不退兵,数万人畜都只有冻饿致死一条路,时间站在吾等这边,此谓之天时。”
无论是得到赵兵主力在濮南的消息后从西鲁南下。亦或是在赵兵佯败的诱惑下紧追赵鞅不放,看上去都没有什么大问题。但齐人仗着人多在赵无恤的地盘里不断深入,将补给线拉到了足足两百里远,即便沿途占据空无一人的村寨为粮站也无法弥补这致命伤!
“如今减灶计已经起了作用。齐侯也意识到战争拖到雪落后对齐人不利,所以迫切需要速战速决。但他又不敢分兵,所以这份急切恰恰让他帅主力疯狂追赶父亲,甚至不顾行进缓慢的辎重,将其远远拉在了三四十里开外。这才给了吾等袭击辎车和粮道的机会。”
虞喜听得眼前一亮:“对,我见齐人拉车的牛马较多,所以要在溪边驻扎方便饮水,溪水在那儿刚好形成了一个拐弯,将齐营的北侧包围在内,如此一来便只需要防守南边。齐人自以为得计,却没想到溪水不够深,马匹能渡,何况司寇若是从南方突击,彼辈也不好逃。”
“然。此谓之为地利!”
随着赵无恤的诉说,围过来听讲的军吏越来越多,而骑兵们也停下了轻声交谈,纷纷看了过来。
邮无正手下那三百轻骑还好说,无恤作为在攻略濮南时也与他们协同作战过。但赵鞅新带来那三百,是训练才半年多的新卒,在疾驰的马上开弓根本做不到,难免有几分忐忑。
何况即便是骑兵成军最早的武卒里,轻骑也一直作为辅助兵种存在,或前敌探哨。或追击溃兵。可第一次集中作为主力部队来使用,这还是中国大地上破天荒头一次。
其实无恤自己又何尝不紧张,他在这场双方总人数五六万的大战中充当发出致命反击的偏师统帅,主动请缨承担袭击齐人辎重部队并向北切断粮道的任务。一旦失败。输的可不只是自己的性命,还有赵氏的未来!
无恤一边思索,一边抚摸着那匹高头战马来平复自己的情绪,它齿岁已经五六年,灰毛黑蹄,正是当年在成乡夜袭时立下大功而幸免于难的“乌蹄”。扁鹊的弟子子豹不仅擅长治人。也擅长治兽,无恤重金之下,他让它康复,这两年带到大原悉心喂养下健壮如初,又被赵鞅带来给无恤,因为经历过生死厮杀,所以乌蹄在马群里显得格外镇静。
其余战马悬着枚只能发出微弱的嘶鸣,它们和主人一样,不安地伸蹄扒开覆满秋日落叶的湿软地面——雪落之后它们将会被冻得硬邦邦的,野地里再也无法找到食物。
“我得给他们勇气。”赵无恤暗暗想道。
于是他扶鞍上马,小舅子邢敖则为他拉住缰绳。邢敖只比赵无恤年少两岁,此时却幼稚得活像小他十岁,虽然也经历过战事,但此刻兴奋之余也显得有些焦躁不安。他替无恤手臂上绑好可以挡住攻击的小藤盾,递上打磨得光滑锃亮,上面还插着野雉尾的青铜头盔。
无恤这会没有戴上铜胄,赵鞅和邮无正教导过他,开战之前,要让部下看得到首领与他们同在!
他已经虚岁十七,除了那颗两世为人的心外,连生理上也迈入成人阶段,战争将他脸上少年柔和的线条通通融掉,让他变得精瘦而坚强,下巴上蓄起的细微胡须让他更加成熟可靠。
无恤用刚好能被众人听到的声音说道:“勿要担忧甄邑和濮南,卫人去岁才在荧泽歃血签订盟约,永不背叛,血口味干就投靠了齐人。卫侯此等背信弃义之举连本国人都看不下去,甄邑氏族自有许多子弟在赵军中为佐吏向导,濮南纷纷向我献邑请降。”
“也不必担忧西鲁,鲁人深受齐国入寇之苦,秦邑、郓城等地无岁不战,万民苦之,仰仗赵氏抵御齐人,犹如万物仰仗太阳,见了齐人恨不能生食其肉。”
“更不必担忧廪丘,齐侯贪婪暴虐,国内重敛高税,动辄处以刖刑,在临淄市上,踊贵,履践。故廪丘齐人不甘其苦,早已成为我治下顺民。故齐人行经的各邑无论先前所属哪国之下,都视齐军为仇寇,紧闭城门抵御之,视我为父母,挟壶浆以资赵师!”
他纵马从众人面前跑过。指着那处营火旺盛的齐国军营说道:“我今日实话实说,齐军人数是吾等的三倍有余。但齐军虽多,却恃胜而骄,其军中政令松弛而待遇不均。一阵之中人心不齐,兵力布署前重后轻。所以阵势庞大但不坚固,一旦遇到小的挫败便会惊慌失措。”
“而吾等晋人虽少,但父子同心,上下齐力。正如《书》言。受有臣亿万,唯亿万心。予(周武王)有臣三千,惟一心!此谓之为人和,天时地利人和俱在赵,故此战赵氏必胜,齐人必败!此番参战者,凡庶民者统统升为赵氏国人,国人立功升为士,田亩、粮食、隶臣战后都有赏赐,还望二三子尽力,牧野之事。便在今朝!”
“必胜!”
赵兵们的士气得到了莫大的鼓舞,他们发出了低沉的应和声。
“各自归队,骑吏收拢手下的骑从,秣马厉兵,待日出时分随我出击!”
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