Chapter 11 The Sound of War Rises and the Iron Cavalry Rings
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"Is Meng Tian finally gone?"
In the big tent of the Huns, hearing this information, the leaders of the three nobles laughed, full of happiness. 【】
"Meng Tian led 30,000 cavalry troops to rush to the aid of Yunzhong, and it would take more than half a month to come back and forth at the earliest. By then, we would have crossed the Yellow River long ago. ”
The leader of the Lan clan said with a laugh.
"Without further ado, we'll send our troops tonight."
The leader of the Huyan clan said. The proposal was quickly endorsed by everyone.
For the Xiongnu, Saibei was desolate and had a large desert. It simply cannot be compared with the Hetao area, which is rich in water and grass.
At this moment, around the military tents of the three surnames of the Xiongnu, there are also the armies of the Qiu Lin clan, the Qiao clan, the Dangyu clan, the Han clan, the Li clan, the Fuqu clan and other surnames, and at this moment they have more or less sent their own tribes to participate in this war.
At the sound of the order, the leaders of the clans withdrew from their tents and went to their tribes to gather their troops and horses.
The leader of the three Xiongnu clans sat in his seat, and the leader of the Lan clan had a gloomy face and said, "Haven't the troops of the Su Yu clan come over yet?" ”
The leader of the Huyan clan snorted coldly and said, "They claim to be Shan Yu's relatives and do not respond to the call. ”
"These bastards, they've had their noses up to their eyes ever since we put this kid in the position of Shan Yu. I don't want to think about it, if we hadn't spared them in the first place, they wouldn't know where they are now? The leader of the Subu clan said angrily.
At that time, Touman died under the Wuche City, and within the Touman clan, Touman's clansmen, who had a little strength, supported their own troops and planned to compete for the throne of Shan Yu.
It is precisely because of this that the strength within the Sulu clan was greatly damaged, and the tribes with the three surnames of the Xiongnu took advantage of it. The Sulu clan originally controlled most of the fertile livestock land in the Hetao region, but after the civil war, they were unable to take charge and were divided by the three Xiongnu surnames.
After that, the Sulu clan retreated to Saibei to recuperate.
"Forget it, after this big war. When we have killed the Qin army, we will have time to clean up these guys when we go back. The leader of the Lan clan said disdainfully.
On this night, fires lit up around the tents. All the Hun soldiers were called from their sleep by the commander, and braved the bitter cold, they took out their horse bows and scimitars, took out their horses, and assembled in front of the tribal leader.
In the vast land of Saibei, the cavalry troops of the Xiongnu began to gather, like thousands of streams, and gradually converged into the sea, with unparalleled momentum, began to march towards Taoshan.
In order to recapture the Hetao area as soon as possible, the Xiongnu invested a large number of elite troops, but in three days and three nights, they broke through Gaoque, crossed the Beihe, and entered the northern holiday.
A gray falcon passed through the clouds and smoke, entered the cloud city, and brought the Huns into the cloud hall on a large scale, in the hands of Ying Ziyi.
"Did the Huns finally do it?" Ying Ziyi looked at the contents of the silk strip, sat up, and waved back to the dancing bearded girl.
"Someone."
A guard quickly entered the cloud hall and stood with his hands in his hands.
"Call Chen Ping, Zhang Liang and all the generals over."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Ying Ziyi's order quickly reached the Tiance Mansion, and everyone who was discussing the war quickly got the news and hurried over.
The 30,000-strong army of the Xiongnu surrounded the area around Yunzhong City, and these days, whenever the Xiongnu came to provoke, the defenders of Yunzhong City would shoot them with crossbows to prevent them from approaching. The Xiongnu lacked siege equipment, and they were safe for a while.
In the temple of the clouds, everyone stood quietly.
Ying Ziyi sat on the throne, "The Xiongnu invaded Beijiao, and it won't take long for Xiangbi to bring down the South River." And the time has come for us to fight back. Ordered Han Xin and Peng Yue to lead their troops to gather and annihilate 30,000 Hu troops under the city of Yunzhong. ”
"Yes, Your Highness."
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Former Yang City.
Yuanyang is a large city in Yunzhong, with a population of about 20,000, and it is a base for training cavalry. Around, there are Beiyu, Wuquan and other cities, each other is the horns, it is the important town in the northeast of Yunzhong County.
The Xiongnu have a force of 10,000 horsemen here, in order to contain the troops here and make Yunzhong City isolated.
The terrain around Yuanyang is flat, with a vast grassland, suitable for farming and grazing, but at this moment it has become a horse farm for the Hu people to gallop their horses.
Within a few days, the Xiongnu concentrated their forces and attacked Yuanyang City several times, but they were unsuccessful.
For the Xiongnu, once they captured Yuanyang City, then Beiyu and Wuquan would inevitably fall into an isolated and helpless situation, and it would only be a matter of time before they were conquered.
When the Xiongnu mastered these three cities, they obtained a logistics base. While obtaining a large amount of supplies, it can also effectively deter the reinforcements from Yanmen County, Dai County and other places, so that Cloud City will completely become a turtle in an urn.
Therefore, unlike the main force of the Xiongnu, which herded horses and sheep at the border of Yunzhong City, this partial division of the Xiongnu was fully committed at the beginning.
Cao Shen, the commander of Yuanyang County, was captured by Yingziyi from the land of abundance.
At first, these people were not convinced, but after a long time, they gradually became convinced. Cao Shen knew that Yuan Yang was very important, so he put all his strength into defense at the beginning.
When the Xiongnu attacked the city, he personally stood on the city wall and commanded the crossbow army defending the city to counterattack.
The large-scale use of crossbows is one of the most classic examples of the Imperial armament manufacturing system.
Unlike archers, crossbowmen only need to go through simple training. A large number of crossbows and arrows made from various weapon workshops can quickly flow into the cities on the border. After a long period of training, the military and civilians on the border can quickly form combat power once a large number of crossbows in the arsenal are distributed to each soldier and civilian.
And in a big city like Yuanyang, the crossbows and arrows in the arsenal are much higher than those in other cities.
Depending on the type, the power and rate of fire of the crossbow also vary. In general, the rate of fire of a crossbow is slower than that of a bow. The more powerful the crossbow, the slower the rate of fire. However, on the walls of Yuanyang City, three crossbowmen were in a group, and the loading and shooting conversion effectively made up for this shortcoming. An effective fire suppression was formed against the besieging Xiongnu.
In other words, as long as there are enough crossbow arrows, Yuanyang City will not fall.
"These birdmen, this battle is really embarrassing."
Cao Shen was on the city wall, observing the camp of the Xiongnu. A grumbling sound reached his ears.
Cao Shen doesn't need to look to know who is coming? Those who have the courage to shout on this city wall, except for the Yuan Yang County Lieutenant and Fan Xu, who is also a Pei person with him, there is no one else.
Fan Hao uses soldiers, likes to attack and doesn't like to defend, these days, nesting in the city, but very unhappy!
"Don't worry, I'm afraid there have been changes in the past two days." Cao Shen reassured.
"Change, what change?"
"The most elite ghost prison rider under His Highness's command has not yet appeared on the battlefield!" Counselor Cao let out a long breath and said meaningfully.
Fan Xu's eyes lit up, as if he understood something.
"Look!"
At this time, there are soldiers pointing to the mountain pass to the northeast. In the vast place shrouded in mist, a figure suddenly appeared.
"It's really here!" Fan Hao shouted loudly.
As those figures gradually approached, the vision was clear, and in the eyes of everyone, above the vast blue field, the tide of black-armored cavalry rushed in, and their faces were all with penetrating bronze ghost faces.
The Xiongnu troops outside Yuanyang City also seemed to have watched this group of people, and they began to gather urgently. Together with the reinforcements of these two days, about 4,000 horsemen lined up in the northeast direction of the camp.
A look of doubt appeared on Cao Shen's face.
In today's world, cavalry is far from the mainstream in the army, and chariots still occupy a large proportion. Although the empire attached great importance to the use of cavalry, it was only used as an aid to the cavalry.
But this ghost hell rider is different, that bright and flickering look is clearly provocative.
Viewed from a distance from the city walls, the Xiongnu generals seemed to respond.
With a violent roar, the more than 4,000 cavalry began to charge in the direction of the Ghost Hell Rider.
On the field, two streams of men and horses kicked up a sky full of smoke and dust, and the tremor of the earth could be felt even by the defenders who were far away on the Yuanyang city wall.
The cavalry was scattered, but the tactics of the assault were the same.
The ghost hell riders and the Huns' war horses approached, and they changed their formations one after another, turning into a conical formation, in preparation for the charge.
Unlike the Hun War Cavalry, the Ghost Hell Cavalry is more orderly, with almost the same interval between the riders and the array being open.
On the field, the two armies began to collide like two sharp knives.
It's just that compared with the Hun war horse, the ghost prison ghost horse is a little sharper.
Hundreds of black-armored cavalrymen led by them rushed into the battle formation of the Huns with their ring-headed long knives in both hands.
They did not entangle with the Hun cavalry, nor did they care whether they solved the onslaught of the Hun cavalry. What they did was to rush into the belly of the Xiongnu cone formation without caring about their own casualties, and they didn't even worry about whether the Hun cavalry behind them would be cold arrows in their backs. The Ghost Hell Ghost Cavalry Array was relatively loose, or rather, they deliberately left such a large gap to allow the Hun War Cavalry to infiltrate.
When marching and arranging formations, generals often attach importance to the array and the coordination between the arms. Orderly combat can exert greater power.
But the cavalry is different, and it is the nature of the cavalry to wander like the wind. Even if you put up a cone formation for the sake of assault, you will pay more attention to the impact force, surging up like a swarm, effectively killing and injuring the enemy, and then reflexively carry out the next wave of impact until the enemy's troops are scattered. Between knights and knights, there is basically no cooperation.
But the Hell Rider is different.
In the face of the Hun warriors who rushed to kill, the black-armored ghost-faced horseman with the ring head long knife in his hand missed his body and gave him to his comrades behind him to solve it. The knight behind him held a lance in his left hand and stabbed into the chest of the Huns, and then drew out the ring head knife with his right hand, brushed aside the blades of the other Hun war horse, and left it to his comrades behind him.
Ring after ring, trust and cooperation, as long as the tactics that appeared in the infantry army were used in this cavalry army.
"Is this the car suspension?" On the city wall, Cao Shen said.
"The car hangs?"
"I heard that most of His Highness's army in the Western Regions is composed of cavalry, and the elite will use this cart to hang the formation. Its department, crisscrossing the Western Regions, slaughtering cities and destroying the country, is invincible. It is rumored that Wusun united with the countries of the Western Regions to rebel and gather 100,000 people, but they were divided and broken by His Highness's 10,000 cavalry army. In the Qilian Mountains, the 10,000 horsemen set up a chariot and hung in a large array, killing the war cavalry of King Wusun to a great defeat. The adjutant general on the side explained.
The car suspension array is quite domineering, and the ghost prison ghost ride is like an iron plow, and after a charge, the Hun war horse is torn in half.
After that, the rear formation changed into the front formation, and without stopping for a moment, it rushed towards the Xiongnu again.
Fan Xu, who was on the city wall, was overjoyed and shouted: "Adjutant General, let the six hundred cavalry in the city gather and stand by in an instant, and rush out with me." ”
Cao Shen didn't stop him, he understood that Fan Xu was not brave and unscrupulous. On the contrary, for the grasp of fighters, Fan Hao has a keener sense of smell than anyone else.
This time and again, the Hun cavalry declined significantly. And the Ghost Hell Rider, instead of being shaken by its own casualties, became more and more courageous.
In the eyes of the Hun warriors, the blood around the black cavalry on the opposite side seemed to make people feel like they were in a blood prison. Death, instead of making them afraid, did not make them hesitate. On this battlefield, the ghost-faced black rider on the opposite side did not have a trace of sound, and the silence was terrifying.
Round after round, they were like emotionless monsters, mechanically completing the order to kill.
Precise, sharp, yet incomparably cruel and powerful.
"These crazy people!"
On the city wall, I don't know who said it so suddenly, the chill was cold, but it was soon lost in the tide of war drums.
Within one day, three thousand ghost prison phantom horsemen relieved the siege of the three cities of Yuanyang, Beiyu, and Wuquan. After half a day of repair, we headed towards Cloudsdale.
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The mountains are vast, wild beasts are running, streams are murmuring, and everything is in extreme calm. This mountain trail that connects the Yanmen Gate in the clouds is rarely walked.
It's just that the mountain pass, which was originally calm, suddenly rushed out of the ride.
A fiery red ride!
Then the earth began to tremble, and the flow of the stream began to shift and tremble. The surrounding birds and beasts were extremely panicked and fled in all directions.
Hundreds of war horses rushed out of the mountain pass, and even from the eyes of birds and beasts, they could clearly feel the tension and excitement that permeated these people.
They were originally the material officials of Taiyuan County, but now, they are driving war horses and are about to fight with the Xiongnu to rescue His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in Yunzhong City.
"General, we've arrived in the clouds."
Han Xin rode on his horse and looked into the distance. Beside him, an adjutant said.
Han Xin is surrounded by guards who have been trained and followed him for many years, and in their eyes, they have incomparable trust and reverence for Han Xin.
"Signal, all the warriors out of the mountain."
"Yes, General."
An arrow rushed into the sky, and the sharp sound could be heard for more than ten miles.
At this order, 8,000 war horsemen rushed out of the various mountain passes, like wildfires that swept through the grassland, and headed towards Cloud City. (To be continued.) Mobile phone users, please browse and read, a better reading experience.