Chapter 1042: East Becomes West (35)
The density and strength of the Han army's crossbow arrows made Liu Dacheng feel a little desperate, this is the first time that their army has fought with the regular troops of the Han army, occupying the east of the river, out of the upper valley, into the Dai County, into the grassland, on the way, they are all smooth sailing, the Han army has been retreating, except for the occasional harassment of Helanxiong, they have not fought any battle with the Han army's foot soldiers.
The Han army's long-range weapons are ferocious, they naturally have detailed information to describe, and Liu Dacheng naturally has the corresponding psychological preparations, but it is so dense that he never imagined.
There are still a hundred steps away from the shooting distance of your own side, and the opponent's long-range strikes are already overwhelming. Watching the soldiers under his command being shot down in pieces, Liu Dacheng only felt that his heart was twitching.
"Forward, shield raised, forward, forward!" He roared hoarsely.
One shield after another was raised, on the head, the Qin army sang a war song, trotted forward, at this time no longer caring about the formation, as close to the Han army as possible, and then returned fire with crossbow arrows.
One hundred and fifty paces, he finally entered the firing distance of the Qin army's pedal crossbow.
"Crossbow!" Liu Dacheng shouted wildly, he could finally fight back, which made him feel that he could finally let out a bad breath.
Thousands of crossbow-wielding Qin soldiers raised their crossbow arrows in their hands, looked up to the sky at a forty-degree angle, and the sound of collapse was endless, and thousands of crossbow arrows rose into the air and flew in the direction of the Han army.
Almost at the same time, on the position of the Han army, ten times that of the Qin army's crossbow arrows returned to the air, and the feather arrows flying in the air could almost cover the sunlight, and in the jingle bell, many crossbow arrows actually hit each other in the air, and many crossbow arrows fell like this.
In one round of shooting, the Qin army's crossbowmen suffered heavy casualties, and the opponent's crossbow arrows were too dense.
Seeing the crossbowmen who had no cover at the time of shooting and had lost almost half of Tai, Liu Dacheng's eyes were red.
"Charge, kill, kill, hand-to-hand combat!" He roared.
Looking at the offensive of the Qin army, Yan Haibo's delicate face showed a wolf look, "The bow and crossbow retreat, the spearmen step forward, the sword and shield soldiers follow, brothers, kill them all!"
The two armies were moving faster and faster, and they collided with each other with a bang.
Helan Xiong was a little apprehensive in his heart, he always felt that something was going to happen, but he really couldn't think of what was going to happen, looking at the female general Gu Li who was riding a horse and walking beside him, he couldn't help asking: "Gu Li, don't you think the king was very strange last night?"
It is common for Hun women to go to the battlefield, and Helanxiong's own sister is one of the best, so he is accustomed to it, and he is not as curious about Gu Li as ordinary Han army generals.
Looking at Helan Xiong, Gu Li was full of emotion in his heart, when the Xiongnu royal court ordered the entire steppe, the Helan clan was just a small point in the total, so small that even Gu Li didn't know that there was such a small tribe, but time has passed, ten years, the bones of the Xiongnu royal court are afraid that they have turned into ashes, and the Helan clan has grown rapidly in the past ten years, and now has replaced the Xiongnu royal court to become the most influential clan among the Xiongnu tribes, although under the system of the Han State, they have no previous power, But in the hearts of all the Huns, the Helan clan is now the pillar of the Huns.
On the prairie, there were so many big tribes at that time, compared with the Helan clan, there was only one difference, they followed the right people.
Hearing Helanxiong's question, Gu Li pondered for a moment and said, "It's indeed a little weird, but doesn't Commander Helan have the king's secret letter in his arms, open it, won't it be clear?"
Helanxiong shook his head, "That's not good, the king said that it can only be opened when you see Liu Dacheng's army, and now is not the time."
Gu Li raised her eyebrows, but she couldn't imagine that He Lanxiong was so attentive to Gao Yuan's words.
"In that case, let's speed up! At that point, the mystery will always be revealed."
"What you're saying is, speed up!" Helanxiong said loudly.
Gu Li and Helan Xiong joined forces, and the cavalry added up to nearly 30,000 people, and this huge cavalry galloped towards Yan Haibo's department on the grassland.
When Helan Xiong jumped on a raised beam, his eyes suddenly lit up, and in front of the far side of his field of vision, the battlefield of the infantry of the Qin and Han dynasties appeared in front of him, although the figures on both sides were only the size of ants in his eyes, but it was enough for him to see the current situation clearly.
The black Qin army and the navy blue Han army are entangled at this time, and they are inseparable.
He took out the secret letter that Gao Yuan gave him from his arms, and couldn't wait to tear it open, unfold the letter, but after a hasty sweep, his face changed slightly.
Jishi City, the county guard's mansion, Tang He stood in front of Wu Kai and Tang Yibiao, looked at the two of them with a somewhat shocked look, and said loudly: "Wu Junshou, Tang Division, the above are the original words of the king, the king has ordered that the garrison of Jishi City should rush to the dark cloud banner at midnight today."
Tang Yi stood up solemnly, "Wu County guards, the military order is like a mountain, the last general is going to take his subordinates down, I will not leave anyone in Jishi City, you have tens of thousands of reserves in Jishi County, it is more than enough to defend the city, even if there is a Qin army to attack, it is enough to support it."
Wu Kai nodded: "You set off immediately, you can rest assured in Jishi City, since the main force of the Qin army has been contained, I naturally have peace of mind here."
"Excuse me!" Tang Yibiao arched his hand, turned around and strode out.
Half an hour later, the north gate of Jishi City was opened, and Tang Yibiao stepped out of the city gate with the 20,000 foot soldiers who stayed in Jishi City, and hurried towards the direction of the dark cloud banner.
Yan Haibo knows that he is facing a bitter battle today, the elite of the Qin army's foot soldiers is famous on this continent, destroying countless countries, and the army is mighty, and he also believes that his brothers, over the years, they have also fought everywhere, and they have never stopped fighting, in terms of combat effectiveness, they are not inferior to the other party, although the enemy is a dog jumping over the wall, trapped beasts are still fighting, but their own side is in sight, and their morale is even stronger. Moreover, he was convinced that his soldiers' coordination skills had been tempered and would only be stronger than the Qin army.
The only thing to worry about is your own command ability. Speaking of which, it was the first time that I commanded such a large-scale corps to fight!
Things are just as Yan Haibo expected, the combat effectiveness of the Han army is superior, but Liu Dacheng's rich combat experience makes up for this gap, he can always accurately mobilize troops to plug the loopholes in a certain direction on the battlefield, but in this regard, Yan Haibo is a step behind, and his reaction is always half a beat slower.
The difference in numbers between the two sides is similar, and the killing is inseparable.
And when the war was in a hurry, the sound of horses' hooves in the distance was as urgent as thunder, but Yan Haibo was overjoyed, but Liu Dacheng's face changed greatly.
He knew what Li Xin wanted to do, looking at the banner of the Han army in the distance, he swallowed with difficulty, why did such a large-scale Hun cavalry appear here, what did Gao Yuan want to do? But where did the rain go? Follow the prior arrangement, but the rain should swim in their own vicinity.
Li Xin estimated before the war that Gao Yuan would definitely send a cavalry to support Yan Haibo, and this cavalry was most likely those Xiongnu herdsmen, and Gao Yuan would definitely take the Donghu Independent Cavalry Division and Helanxiong's Dongye cavalry from the dark cloud banner to Jishi City, gathering himself under Jishi City, but now, this idea has been shattered by reality, and Helanxiong has also come in this direction, although Helanxiong has less than 10,000 cavalry under his command, but this is the elite of the cavalry.
Could it be that Nanyu has been defeated by Helanxiong?
It is not much of a problem for the five thousand Qin army to defeat one or two hundred thousand Hun herdsmen, which is also one of the most important grounds for Li Xin to win on his side, as long as Danyu defeats these herdsmen, turns around and joins the battlefield here, defeats Yan Haibo, the two of them join forces together, and go straight to Jishi City, thinking that at that time, the garrison of Jishi City has also known the news that Gao Yuan was surrounded by the dark cloud flag, and will definitely rush out of the city to rescue, and he will go straight to the bottom of Jishi City, taking advantage of the emptiness of Jishi City, there is still hope to capture Jishi City.
This is a plan with a success rate of less than 30%, but it is already the best way that Li Xin can come up with, a way to survive in death. But with the appearance of tens of thousands of cavalry led by Helanxiong on this battlefield, it also indicates that Li Xin's idea is completely bankrupt.
"Kill!" Helan Xiong raised the scimitar in his hand high, and rushed forward, the war horse under his crotch was no longer the black cone he was familiar with, and his ability was also a lot worse, but with Helan Xiong's superb horse skills, he didn't care, the enemy on the opposite side was scattered on the battlefield within a radius of several miles at this time, and it was a good time for the cavalry to show their skills.
"Kill!" Gu Li gritted her teeth and galloped on her horse, seeing these Qin soldiers, she couldn't help but think of the Xiongnu royal court soldiers who were destroyed by the ironclad cavalry one by one on the grassland, and the relatives who fell one by one. Both eyes turned blood-red.
Dan Yu, who Liu Dacheng had always pinned his hopes on, did not approach either of the two battlefields at this time, on the contrary, he ran away with the only remaining 5,000 cavalry of the Qin army.
When he saw Gao Yuan appear in front of him, but the last hope in Yu's heart had also been dashed, he didn't think that Li Xin could still defeat Gao Yuan, and the Qin army would either be wiped out in Li Xin's crazy plan, or in the long flight, he would be chased and annihilated by the Han cavalry one by one, the result would be the same, but now, he could escape back with these five thousand cavalry. Now that the main force of the Qin army and the Han army are inseparable, for a while, no one's attention will be paid to him, the wandering cavalry.
With only 5,000 cavalry, without the burden of infantry, perhaps, he can escape with them. But Yu took these cavalry and quickly left the battlefield at the fastest speed and rushed towards Shannan County. R1152