Chapter 311 is one against three
Guanzhong, which has been calm for half a year, Hebei has moved one after another, this situation naturally fell in the eyes of the Jinyang court, with the road opened up by excellent goods, these news can be said to have spread back quickly, and when their soldiers and horses were not mobilized, Jinyang has been ready to deal with it.
Fang Xuanling, who was in charge of the center, immediately made arrangements and passed it on, and Jinyang's soldiers and horses were quickly mobilized.
Li Shi's militia was in Tongguan, and he was not facing Qu Tugai alone, but also Li Keshi, because Zou Yu attached great importance to Li Yuan's forces, Li Keshi, Fang Xuanling and others knew very clearly, so Li Keshi appeared in Tongguan.
Qu Tugai's four sons, southeast and northwest, plus Li Keshi, 20,000 horses guarded Tong Pass, especially the strong bow and crossbow, so that Li Shimin had enough of suffering, attacked several times, and no longer dared to take human lives to fill it.
As for Li Shentong, as soon as the 50,000 horses crossed the Yellow River, they met Su Dingfang's 20,000 horses, and Fang Zheng, Fang Zhi, who had not shown up, appeared beside Su Dingfang, 1,000 heavy armored cavalry, 4,000 light cavalry, and 10,000 cavalry of Li Shentong.
As for the foot soldiers, they were also suppressed by equipment, Qin Wutong and Wang Xingmin were killed, leaving tens of thousands of corpses behind, and with more than 30,000 people, they retreated to the Yellow River. Contain Su Dingfang across the bank.
The two sides fought, but in a few days, the winner was divided, there were not many soldiers and horses, plus Wu Yunzhao, Xin Wenli and others listened to the tune and did not listen to the announcement, Wang Shichong 30,000 horses, halfway through, turned back.
Only Dou Jiande directly sent 150,000 troops, known as 300,000 troops, to attack Pingzhou and Youzhou! For the iron mines and coal mines in Pingzhou, Dou Jiande has long been red-eyed.
It's a pity that Dou Jiande met an opponent, 80,000 foot soldiers, against Zhang Zhongjian's 30,000 beggar army. Today's beggar army is not the stragglers who were combined by ordinary people from all over the world at the beginning. They are the elite selected among the more than 100,000 warriors who are left in the bloody battle with the Turks, and they can be said to be fierce pawns themselves.
The town guards the mining area, and it is the frontier, and the equipment is naturally the best batch, even if Zhang Zhongjian mainly produces farm tools here, he still armed them to the teeth.
30,000 men, 10,000 archers, 10,000 lancers, 10,000 sword and shield soldiers! Archers are steel helmets, leather armor, recurved steel arm longbows; The sword and shield soldiers are cuirasses, steel helmets, shields inlaid with wood and iron, and steel knives; As for the iron lancers, they were heavy infantry, horse lances for weapons.
The lance itself is a long weapon used by cavalry, and it looks like a spear, but the tip of the spear is a double-edged sword, with a barb and a tooth blade, which can lock the opponent's weapon, and can be used as a knife to chop and stab like a spear, and generally only the most elite soldiers or generals can use it freely.
Zhang Zhongjian asked his soldiers to use iron lances, because the iron lance has a long blade, which can be chopped and assassinated, whether it is enough to deal with cavalry or foot soldiers.
An iron lance, one zhang two long, weighing twenty-seven pounds, was lifted by the soldiers, and it was completely a steel forest.
30,000 people, the whole army pressed, and it was a duel at the beginning, forcing Wang Fubao, the first general under Dou Jiande, to fight a decisive battle.
At the forefront were 10,000 iron lance soldiers, marching to the beat of drums in a long snake formation, and every hundred-man team had a leader who shouted trumpets; The leader shouted slogans according to the thousand-man command flag, red and black flags, and when the red flag was raised, the soldiers would stab forward.
The first row is pierced, followed by the second row, then the third row. There were three rows in total, and when the third row was stabbed, the first row, which had just begun, had already drawn out its weapons and stabbed it again. The red flag does not fall, and the assassination does not stop.
As for the black flag, it is to ask the soldiers to chop, mainly to deal with the shield array.
The iron lance soldier is completely a bully, wrapped in iron armor all over his body, only two eye holes are outside, and the holes in the nostrils are downward, so there is no need to be guarded, even if there are two holes in the eyes, but they are so big, I don't know how unlucky they are, they will be stabbed by the enemy.
Like the tide, wave after wave of impact on the enemy, not to mention the archers who followed behind, the steel arm longbow was thrown forward at will, anyway, there was no need to worry about accidental injury, one after another sharp arrows, so that Wang Fubao's soldiers had enough of suffering, and the soldiers who had gone to resist the iron lance soldiers were shot to pieces.
Archers generally occupy high places, protected by people to defend and shoot, or cavalry to shoot on horseback, this kind of foot archers who move while attacking is the first time Wang Fubao has seen it.
The 20,000 men he divided were flanked from both flanks, and were blocked by the sword and shield soldiers without any pressure.
The steel hammered out by the waterwheel is not only light and thin, but also does not damage the defense, and the inside is made of wood, which is much lighter than the tower shield made of steel. The steel knife is a horizontal knife style, fifteen centimeters wide, with an arc, which is very convenient for chopping.
The shield array advanced, five thousand against ten thousand, but it pressed Dou Jiande's hands to fight. The steel arm bow has been improved several times, and has become a longbow with a length of one meter and five meters, in a recurved form, which makes it much easier for the user and has a much longer range.
There are two types of archers, one is an ordinary archer who shoots in the form of a cover, and the other is an elite who shoots accurately. Zou Yu is more accustomed to calling them snipers, because of the source of soldiers, Zou Yu's tent is the most important thing to lack is this kind of elite archers.
Seeing the stitches, one by one sharp arrows shot out of the gaps, taking lives one by one.
Wang Fubao's face turned green, although 80,000 people did not rush up, but they were pressed and beaten by 30,000 people, which is unreasonable.
The general of the Quartet, Du Mingfang with two swords, Cai Jianfang with double hammers, Liang Tingfang with big swords, and Sun Jingfang with iron guns, met the Xue brothers. The Xue brothers and Dou Jiande have a "revenge for killing their father!" This time there is a chance to take revenge, so naturally I will not let it go, except for Xue Wanche who went to Liaodong, Xue Wanshu, and Xue Wanshu who stayed in Jinyang, the other four brothers are all here.
The Xue family brothers were born in Jiangmen and belong to a family of military generals, especially Xue Wanjun, who is second only to Xue Wanche in force, but dozens of rendezvous made a horse lance and assassinated Du Mingfang. The other three brothers are not inferior, and have won the double hammer Cai Jianfang, the big knife Liang Tingfang, and the iron gun Sun Jingfang.
The 40,000 troops in front were defeated, Wang Fubao did not choose to continue, and wisely retreated ten miles and fell into the camp.
Wang Fubao is the first general under Dou Jiande, not because he has the highest force, but because he is the best at leading troops; Slightly inferior to him was Liu Heimin, who led 70,000 horses and horses to attack Youzhou.
If you want to talk about Youzhou, it is naturally Youzhou Governor Luo Yi, the former eighteen horsemen, Dang Renjie, Dang Renyi, and brothers were mobilized, Youzhou, Yizhou transferred 10,000 city defense soldiers, plus 10,000 Xue Yantuo soldiers, arrived at the front line to defend Liu Heimin.
"Luo Yi! You're also a famous general, so why surrender to a little kid! It's better to take refuge in my emperor, and I guarantee that you can be crowned king! Liu Heimin said loudly.
"Rebels and thieves! Dare to be the emperor! I really don't know whether to live or die! Surrender now, and save your life, otherwise when the army returns to the division, you will definitely take your life! Luo Yi said in a deep voice.
Not to mention that he is already in a high position, even his son Luo Cheng is also reused, and based on this alone, he has no intention of betraying. From Chen to Emperor Wen of Sui, Emperor Yang of Sui, and then to Yining! It can be said that after four dynasties, Luo Yi has seen very well in addition to some flaws in his personality.
Whether Zou Yu really uses them, he can deeply feel this, not to mention the position, as well as the objects of reward, and even the power and strength of his subordinates, the strength of the troops, has never decreased, and he is in charge of the military power in Youzhou, Yingzhou and other places, this is the greatest trust.
Of course, Luo Yi was able to lead 20,000 miscellaneous soldiers, so he came to stop the enemy, and his confidence was his nephew Qin Qiong.
"I don't know what to do! Originally, I thought of your age, your name is not small, and I gave you a face, since I am looking for death, I will fulfill you! Liu Heimin was furious and pointed at Luo Yi and scolded.
In his opinion, 20,000 against 70,000, and he chose to fight in the field, this Luo Yi must be overconfident, after all, this is a plain, whether there is an ambush or not, within five miles, it is clear at a glance.
Liu Heimin asked Wang Xiaohu, the first master under Dou Jiande, to lead 20,000 troops and directly attack the past, not only that, but also divided 20,000 horses, one left and one right, to encircle and annihilate the past.
Fighting a war is like this, one attack and one defense, if it is a field battle, it is a tough battle of strength, and the comparison is who is more elite, who has more manpower, and whose generals are stronger.
Fan Yuan, Dong Kangmai, Cao Zhan, plus Wang Xiaohu, and himself, Liu Heimin didn't believe that there would be so many generals on Luo Yi's side, plus he had more manpower, so he didn't worry about the problem of not being able to beat at all.
There are 10,000 people, boundless, and the battlefield of tens of thousands of people is naturally not small, even if Luo Yi camps down the mountain and guards the main road, the position is also very wide, it is a place between two mountains, more than 1,000 meters long, and both sides have to be equipped with manpower to defend, so Liu Heimin will attack from three sides.
Of course, the attack is not 40,000 people just rushing up, with the cooperation of soldiers, swords and shields, bows and crossbows, approaching in formation, one team at a time, from temptation to hard attack, although it seems to be a refueling tactic, but in fact it is not.
Without testing, where to find the weak point, and like the tide, continuous attacks, so that the guards can not get the slightest rest, and the attacking side is full of new forces, this is the most correct way to attack.
Liu Heimin thought well, but he ignored a problem, because Dou Jiande was only a rebel and was isolated in Hebei, he lacked war horses the most, and the only 5,000 cavalry, which was Dou Jiande's trump card, was not sent out at all.
In fact, this is not surprising, there was a lack of horses in the middle of the world, and a large number of war horses had always been in the hands of the imperial court.
Accustomed to infantry combat, he subconsciously ignored the cavalry, especially the large-scale cavalry use, so when there was a sound of iron cavalry stepping on the ground in the distance, looking into the distance, the dust was flying, and a row of black shadows was gradually approaching, Liu Heimin's face suddenly became iron-blue.
"Quick! Array! Array! Spearmen step forward! Archers ready! Liu Heimin anxiously ordered.
Feeling the faint vibration of the earth, even the soldiers who attacked Luo Yibu's camp in front of them panicked, and the same was true of Liu Heimin's headquarters, all the soldiers, driven by Shangguan, turned around and faced the direction of the cavalry obliquely.
Knowing the mobility of the cavalry, Liu Heimin urgently asked the soldiers to form a square formation, and placed the archers in the middle, surrounded by swords, shields, spears, iron lances and other troops.
has not been fully arranged, the cavalry is already close in front of him, seeing the cavalry rushing up in a daze, without turning the direction, Liu Heimin's face is already dark.
The cavalry of the Central Plains is different from the grassland cavalry, and they are accustomed to wearing armor, but in order to reduce the load, it is only leather armor, and the war horses and cavalry have leather armor to protect the front, which is mainly to guard against bows and arrows.
What is this in front of you! Even men and horses, all shrouded in iron, flashed in the sunlight with a dazzling light, like a group of glowing monsters, holding long weapons, piercing into the formation.
"Unbeatable!" This is the only adjective Liu Heimin can think of.
Ignoring his hastily laid defenses, the cavalry cut a bloody path through the crowd, which grew wider and wider, and directed straight at his center.
The hastily arranged 30,000 foot soldiers could not resist the 10,000 cavalry no matter what, especially in an open place, Liu Heimin's heart was like ashes, watching his subordinates being slaughtered, there was nothing he could do.
Desperate or run away these are the only two choices looking at the cavalry who pushed over and finally the desire to save his life took the upper hand liu heimin gave the order to retreat now is one can run one by one.
Although he would face Dou Jiande's anger when he returned from a fiasco, thinking about his relationship with Dou Jiande, he never thought that Dou Jiande would kill him because of this.
Fortunately, he had a war horse, so he was not worried about not being able to escape, but when he fled with three hundred guards, it was equivalent to abandoning 70,000 subordinates, including the three generals Fan Yuan, Dong Kangmai, and Cao Zhan, who were still attacking Luo Yi in the front.
Fan Yuan and the three of them naturally saw the cavalry, and hurriedly mingjin and shrunk their troops, but at this time it was too late, Luo Yi counterattacked, led people to rush out of the camp, and bit hard.
Escape and surrender, this is the choice faced by the three of them, Fan Yuan and Dong Kangmai know that they can't escape, even if they flee back, it is estimated that there will be no good end, so they think about it and immediately order surrender. After all, there are still thousands of men and horses under his command, and he also has a certain right to speak if he surrenders.
Only Cao Zhan, who is Dou Jiande's brother-in-law, naturally did not think about surrendering, and wanted to retreat with others. It's just that it is precisely because he is Dou Jiande's wife and brother that he led 20,000 soldiers to attack head-on, so he faced the anger of Luo Yi himself.
Liu Heimin spoke wildly, which angered the old general, to be honest, which military general has no heart to compare, his son's nephew has made several military exploits, attacked the grassland, Liaodong, killed the enemy, and his name is getting louder and louder, his elder, but he has a feeling of being forgotten, especially by Liu Heimin, which makes him even more angry, so Cao Zhan, the unlucky guy, was targeted by him.
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