Chapter 167: Blossoms in the Tree
Han Cheng's Xuanwu Army and Guo Yan's Xiliang Army were engaged in battle to the north of the battlefield.
In the battlefield, Han Cheng's Tianlong Guards and the Xiliang Army also fought each other.
When Li Dao was talking to Han Cheng, the Xiliang army silently walked around under Li Dao's order, and then set up a military formation and surrounded Han Cheng and his Tianlong Guards.
Li Wei thought that while he was talking to Han Cheng, he asked his Xiliang army to carry out such a covert action, and Han Cheng and the others should not be aware of it.
But Li Wei didn't know that Han Cheng's Heavenly Dragon Guards were not ordinary guards.
These officers and men have already undergone rigorous training by Li Ru and other intelligence battalion personnel.
Not only can he move forward bravely on the march and fight, but he is also very good at finding out information and intelligence in peacetime, and handling internal affairs.
When the Xiliang Army had just begun to move, there were soldiers from the Tianlong Guard who observed it.
Some of the soldiers even sorted out the movements of the three of Li Wei's respective armies and reported them to Han Cheng.
Han Cheng looked at the situation in the field, with Guo Yan's army to the north, Li Ji's army to the south and east, and Zhang Ji's army to the west.
Han Cheng thought to himself: "Just now, Zhang Xiu could have killed Xu Huang, but he stabbed Xu Huang in the armpit.
With the martial arts displayed by Zhang Xiu, how could it be crooked? It is clear that he wants to let Xu Huang go.
Since this is the case, then he will not break through from the west, and it can be regarded as a personal favor for Xu Huang. β
So, Han Cheng said to the soldiers of the Heavenly Dragon Guard with full of fighting spirit: "Brothers, rush south first in a while to disrupt the enemy's deployment. Then follow my orders, and then rush north, and join the Xuanwu army. β
After all the soldiers of the Heavenly Dragon Guard heard Han Cheng's words, none of them said a word of nonsense, but just quietly prepared to fight at any time.
As soon as Han Cheng's order was reached, he immediately killed the Xiliang army.
On the battlefield, the waiting time is very short.
Within a while, he heard Li Dao give the order for the whole army to attack.
At the same time, Han Cheng also shouted loudly to the soldiers of the Heavenly Dragon Guard: "Brothers, take out the majesty of our Fenwu Army and attack the whole army." β
After the order to attack was issued, the soldiers of the Tianlong Guard consciously formed an array and rushed towards the Xiliang army under Li Dao in the south.
Han Cheng said that he wanted to show some prestige of the Fenwu Army, and the best way to express this sentence for the Tianlong Guards was to shoot violently towards a position.
In a few breaths, each soldier of the Heavenly Dragon Guard shot two or three arrows, and the soldiers of the Xiliang Army who formed a military formation were like live targets for the Heavenly Dragon Guard's practice, and they fell to the ground one after another.
Within a few moments, a road was vacant to the south.
At this moment, Han Cheng's voice sounded again: "Brothers, rush now." So he rushed to the south.
Seeing that his soldiers had suffered nearly 2,000 casualties in just a few breaths, Li Wei was furious in his heart, and said to the soldiers: "Don't be afraid, give it to me." Han Cheng They were cavalry archers, and they couldn't hold out for long. β
I have to say that Li Dao's observation on the battlefield is still very nuanced, the Tianlong Guards are cavalry archers, and the biggest drawback is indeed that they can't last long.
One is because the number of bows and arrows is limited, and the other is because the physical strength of the soldiers is limited.
However, this drawback is not only known to Li Wei, but also to Han Cheng.
Now that he knew that there were drawbacks, how could Han Cheng not prepare in advance?
Therefore, the horses of each soldier of the Heavenly Dragon Guard carried a large number of bows and arrows, and each of them had at least seventy or more.
Ordinary soldiers can shoot about fifteen to twenty arrows effectively every hour, and they need to rest for an hour to shoot two hours in a row.
One is to restore energy; The second is to recover arm strength, because archery is really too tiring.
After the soldiers of the Tianlong Guard went through the modern training of the 'Arrow God' Huang Zhong and Han Cheng, they have greatly improved both their archery speed and physical strength.
Yes, as long as they are selected for the Heavenly Dragon Guard, everyone can shoot sixty arrows in two hours, and the hit rate is not less than 80%.
This is also why Han Cheng has an army of 120,000, but there are only more than 1,000 Heavenly Dragon Guards, and this is too high a selection requirement, there is a big reason.
More than 1,000 people, after each person shot ten arrows, the Xiliang army probably killed and wounded more than 8,000 people.
Eight out of ten, for the Heavenly Dragon Guard, is just a relatively basic record.
And for Xiliangjun, it's like the devil descending into the world, it's too fucking fierce, this kind of fear can only be shown with fucking talents.
When Li Dao saw this scene, he only felt that something terrible was dripping in his chest.
These are all their own soldiers, and I regret this in my heart.
When he saw Han Cheng's reinforcements coming from the north, Li Wei moved his troops to the south and set up a military formation to prevent Han Cheng's army from escaping.
After all, Li Wei thought that by doing this, he would do the least damage to his own soldiers.
But Li Dao met Han Cheng, who did not play according to the routine.
At this time, Li Wei just wanted to shout hysterically in his heart: "Your reinforcements are in the north, what are you rushing to the south?" Don't know the direction, can you ask me? Han Cheng, you big road idiot. β
Zhang Ji was secretly happy in his heart: "The soldiers under Li Dao and Guo Yan have all suffered heavy losses, but their own soldiers have suffered no losses. Han Cheng is really good. β
After Han Cheng led the Heavenly Dragon Guards to rush south for a certain distance, Han Cheng roughly estimated the physical strength of the soldiers and war horses in his heart, and then ordered: "The whole army will turn around and rush back and join the Xuanwu Army." β
After Han Cheng's order was issued, the training of the Heavenly Dragon Guards was vividly displayed.
The charging soldiers slowly slowed down their horses until they stopped.
Then the rear army became the front army, and the front army became the rear army, and they quickly turned around and rushed to the north.
At the same time as the formation changed, one or two bows and arrows were shot from the queue from time to time to resist the soldiers of the Xiliang Army approaching.
Li Dao and Zhang Ji watched from the audience, and suddenly had a feeling in their hearts - it was not their own Xiliang army that surrounded Han Cheng's army, but Han Cheng's army, deliberately let them surround them, and then beat them severely.
Li Wei watched Han Cheng and the others rush towards Guo Yan's team in the north, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart: "Hey, it's not me who was injured after all." β
Zhang Ji also breathed a sigh of relief: "Hey, it's not me who has been injured, it's good." β
When Li Dao and the others followed Han Cheng and the others to the north, it was not difficult to find that Guo Yan's army was charging rapidly.
It's just that this charge is a little different from usual.
Because these cavalry did not charge at the enemy army opposite, but charged at their own Xiliang army, which made Li Dao and Zhang Ji a little confused, what is the situation?
It's just that the average person calls this not a charge, but an escape.
Li Wei looked at the three thousand Xuanwu troops behind Guo Yan and asked in surprise, "What are these 'Tiegada'?" Is there still such an army? β
What I wanted to say in my heart was: "Isn't this Laipi, how can there be such a thing." β
But surprise is surprise, and unbelief is unbelief.
The reality is like this, and it really hit the face of the Xiliang Army, who has been known for its 'bravery' since ancient times, and slapped the left and right sides of the face.
Because it was not only the Tianlong Guards who fought, but also the Xuanwu Army.
Han Cheng's Heavenly Dragon Guard was like a knife from the inside out, while the Xuanwu Army was like a knife from the outside in.
The two knives continued to cut the Xiliang army, and while the Xiliang army suffered heavy losses, Han Cheng's Tianlong Guards and Xuanwu Army converged little by little.
Seeing Han Cheng's figure safe and sound, he thought angrily: "It's finally not too late, the lord is still alive." β
Seeing the figure of Fu Zhu safe and sound, Han Cheng's heart wanted to cry without tears: "Why did you come, I was scared to death." So many people, grandma's, won't come in person next time. β
The Xiliang army looked at the Fenwu army that had already converged, and didn't know what to do?
Do you keep fighting, or do you keep watching?
Hit it, I don't dare;
It's better to look at it because it's safe.
Zhang Ji saw that the morale of his soldiers was completely low, so he said to Li Dao: "Brother Zhiran, the soldiers have been fighting for a long time, why don't you take a rest first?" β
Li Dao also wants to rest, but he can't.
An army of 50,000 fights an army of 4,000, and if you have to withdraw your troops, you can't get over your face.
Zhang Ji's words are obviously to give a step down.
But it's hard to get down this step.
Li Dao was very hesitant at this time, and Han Cheng at this time was also very hesitant.
The Xuanwu army has been here for a short time, not only after a big battle, but also a chase for Guo Yan's cavalry.
It was a great test of the physical strength of the heavily armored warriors.
Fu Zhu seemed to see Han Cheng's intentions, secretly came to Han Cheng's side, and whispered, "Don't worry, my lord, I have already arranged it." β
Hearing the words of the frustrated professor, Han Cheng's hanging heart relaxed.
A moment after he had finished speaking, a large army came from the north.
The sound of horses' hooves in this army was very chaotic, and the army was dusty everywhere, and only the battle flags in the army could be seen, which gave the feeling of the flags covering the sun.
Li Wei also saw it, and hurriedly shouted: "What about the horse, go and investigate, what's going on?" β
As soon as the voice fell, a small leader of the horse scouts came to report: "Tell the general, there is another army from the north, probably tens of thousands of people." β
Li Daoxin said: "Why are you here again?" Han Cheng: How many reinforcements are there? β
Zhang Ji heard Tanma's report and thought in his heart.
If it's reinforcements, how can they come so many times? It must be a plan to retreat.
But now is not the time to say, after all, Li Dao is the nominal 'boss', and the more mistakes Li Dao makes, the lower his prestige in the army will be, and the more beneficial it will be to himself.
Sure enough, Li Wei heard Tanma's words and said to the herald: "There are too many battles today. Give the order to go down and withdraw the troops. β
When the Xiliang army heard Li Wei's order to retreat, they quickly retreated.
Han Cheng led the Tianlong Guards to symbolically chase after a mile behind the Xiliang army, and then hurried back to the army.
When I saw the Xiliang army retreating, the strings of the soldiers of the Xuanwu Army also felt a little untenable.
After Han Cheng came back, he immediately ordered: "Brothers, hold on first, let's go back to the camp to rest." β
After returning to the camp, Han Cheng said to Fu Zhu: "Changshi, what kind of strategy are you?" These 3,000 auxiliaries performed well, but in the end, if there were no them, it was not certain whether the Xiliang army would retreat? β
He said, "My lord, this is a plan for the blossoming of the tree. β
Originally, there were no flowers on the tree, but they could be cut into the shape of flowers with colored silk cloth and glued to the tree.
Because it is done like a real flower, if you don't look carefully, it's hard to argue whether it's true or false.
In the process of running, a picture of many soldiers and horses was naturally formed, and the appearance of many soldiers and horses was formed, which made Li Wei mistakenly think that there were many reinforcements, so he ordered the army to retreat.
Seeing that there was more time to spare, he asked Han Cheng puzzledly: "Lord, what is so peculiar about this person that makes it difficult for the lord to come to the rescue." β
After thinking about it, Han Cheng said to Fu Zhu, "Long history." You can see Wen Yuan's ability, this person's martial arts may not be as good as Wen Yuan, but his ability to command troops is on par with Wen Yuan. β
In fact, Han Cheng's words were a bit of a braggart, Xu Huang's ability to command troops was still much worse than Zhang Liaolai's.
After all, Zhang Liao was one of the sixty-four generals in ancient times; And Xu Huang is just a famous general under Cao Cao.
Since Fu Zhu mentioned Xu Huang, Han Cheng took Fu Zhu to the big tent where Xu Huang was.
Han Cheng pointed at Xu Huang and asked the military doctor, "How is he?" β
The military doctor replied respectfully: "If you go back to the lord, he has lost too much blood and needs to recuperate for a few months. If we have a big war in the future, it is best to send him back to Shangdang County first. Otherwise, even after he wakes up, he will have sequelae. β
After listening to the words of the military doctor, Han Cheng was convinced.
He said to Fu Zhu: "Changshi, you arrange a hundred auxiliary soldiers and send him back to Shangdang County first." β
When he heard Han Cheng's evaluation of Xu Huang just now, he was overjoyed, and he had another general, and he was one step closer to dominating the world.
Respectfully replied to Han Cheng: "Please rest assured, lord." Then he turned and departed from the tent, and arranged for the men and horses to go.
At this time, although Xu Huang couldn't move, his consciousness was still sober, and he vaguely heard the conversation between Han Cheng and others, and said in his heart: "Who is this?" Why did you save me? β
Just as he was about to continue thinking about it, he fell into a coma again because of weakness.
Li Wei led the army back to the camp, and the more he thought about it, the more unhappy he became, how could his 50,000 army be defeated so easily?
After racking his brains and thinking hard, Li Dao finally found the reason for his failure.
First, he didn't know much about Han Cheng's army, and he was caught off guard by Han Cheng, and the next time he met Han Cheng, he wouldn't rush up so stupidly.
The second is that he came this time, mainly to pursue Emperor Han Xian.
They didn't bring large attack equipment, otherwise, no matter how much the heavy infantry resisted the beating, they would not be able to stop the shooting of large crossbow machinesβTang crossbows and big crossbows.
Even a fast-moving archer would leave behind a dozen corpses after a round of fire from a large crossbow.
After Li Ji finished finding out the reason, he called Guo Yan and Zhang Ji to his big tent, and asked in a consultative tone: "Guo Yan, Zhang Ji's two brothers, how about you say that we send troops to attack Han Cheng's camp tonight?" β
As soon as Guo Yan heard Han Cheng's name, he was like a wolf whose tail had been trampled on, and shouted loudly: "It's not good, that infantry is too powerful, and the cavalry will kill themselves if they go in." β
Zhang Ji saw that Guo Yan was a typical frightened by Han Cheng's heavy infantry.
After thinking for a while, he said to Li Dao: "Brother Zhiran, if you can say that the soldiers below you move, it is okay to rob the camp tonight." β
When Li Ji heard what Zhang Ji said, he didn't know what it meant, so he followed Zhang Ji to the outside of the big tent.
Since entering Chang'an, Li Dao has really never lived in the big tent with the soldiers.
In the recent days of pursuing Emperor Han Xian, Li Dao lived in the camp.
But at night, after Li Wei also arranged defense matters, he went back to his big tent to drink and sleep, and he really didn't know anything about the night.
Seeing the scene in front of him, Li Wei couldn't believe it, is this still my Xiliang Army?
The soldiers fell asleep unsuspectingly, and most of the defenses were just posturing.
If it were according to Li Dao's temper before, he would be furious.
But now Li Dao, after watching silently for a while, returned to his big tent without making a sound.
I don't know if it's because of disappointment, or because I've found empathy.