Chapter 217: Killing the Bear
Xiong Tianbao is Chinese New Year's Eve eight years old today, and he is at the peak age of a military general. He was born with a horizontal eyebrow, full of ferocity, a pair of bright blue eyes and yellow hair, which also showed his foreign blood.
In Dajin Country, he is the only one who can sit on the Northeast Road to recruit Si Xuanfu as a foreigner. It is precisely because of his foreign ancestry that although he has made many achievements in northern Xinjiang, Xiong Tianbao's position has not been moved for six years.
And it is foreseeable that in the next ten years, or even twenty years, Xiong Tianbao will not be able to add a single soldier under his command.
Commanding 60,000 troops, one side alone, is already the limit of the court's gifts to foreigners!
If Xiong Tianbao can abide by his duty, he will naturally be able to continue to be rich and prosperous.
But he was not reconciled!
So, half a month ago, the secret envoy of the Central Capital came and brought a message to Xiong Tianbao: After killing Yan Kang and King Yan ascending the throne, the future Beijing Road will stay behind and conquer the position of the general of Peking University, and his surname will be Xiong!
In the past half a month, Xiong Tianbao has continuously sent spies to investigate the situation of Yan Kang's army, and three days ago, he finally made up his mind.
As a general, Xiong Tianbao accurately grasped the seven inches of Wan Yankang, and the army had little food. Using this as a starting point, he devised a near-perfect trap to wait for his prey to fall into the net.
The emperor and grandson were young and vigorous, and they would not order the army to retreat in search of supplies, so they could only rush to the west gate with light horses.
In fact, Wan Yankang was indeed as Xiong Tianbao expected, personally leading three battalions of cavalry and walking around the moon.
It's just that the time is one day later than Xiong Tianbao expected!
Soak around the moon, about 100 miles, at the speed of cavalry, two or three hours can come. Wan Yankang was blocked at noon under the city of Taizhou, if it was to grab time, he could lead the cavalry to the west gate that day.
But Wan Yankang didn't do this, he ordered to move to the shore of the moon, set up camp, fetch water and fish, and it didn't look like the military food was running out.
At dawn the next day, the garrison at the head of Taizhou City found that the tent of the large army camp was still there, but the horses in the army were gone.
Then the smoke of wolves rose again at the head of the city.
Xiong Tianbao took 20,000 cavalry and had been feeding mosquitoes in the field for two days. As time passed, he became restless and had just whipped a soldier who had touched his head to death.
As the wolf smoke rose, Xiong Tianbao's spirit was shocked, and he shouted: "Cheer up Lao Tzu!" ”
Most of the areas that go around the moon bubble are grasslands, and after passing the river that joins the moon bubble, some mountains can be faintly visible. It's just that these mountains are still not a short distance from the moon bubble, and the nearest is twenty miles away from the west gate of Taizhou, there is a low mountain, which is more than two miles away from the moon bubble, less than three miles.
When Yan Kang rode his horse to two or three miles away, he knew that this was the only place where Xiong Tianbao set up an ambush.
So, he ordered the whole army to take their horses.
This low mountain stretched for ten miles, and Xiong Tianbao hid 20,000 cavalry behind the mountain and set up an ambush in front and back. He personally led 10,000 cavalry in front, and only when Yan Kang led more than half of the army, he killed from behind the mountain. The other 10,000 cavalry, led by the lieutenant general, came out from the end of the low mountain.
In this way, it will be possible to flank the front and rear and ensure that the enemy is completely annihilated.
Every time he thinks about it, Xiong Tianbao feels happy in his heart.
Who knows, the enemy stopped outside the ambush circle!
As soon as Yan Kang's army stopped, Xiong Tianbao suddenly felt embarrassed, if he led the army to rush out at this time, the ambush would become a strong attack.
But if he doesn't attack, who knows what tricks this kid is going to play?
Fortunately, Wan Yankang was empathetic and resolved Xiong Tianbao's embarrassing situation in time. He jumped forward and shouted at the low mountain: "Xiong Tianbao, this commander has led the army here, and you haven't come to greet you yet!" ”
As soon as these words came out, Xiong Tianbao knew that his ambush had been seen through by this person. He pondered in his heart for a moment, knowing that there was no way out at this time, only a strong attack.
So, Xiong Tianbao led the army from behind the mountain, and after lining up the formation, he didn't talk to Wan Yankang, waved his horsewhip, and shouted: "Sons, kill the enemy with me!" ”
Xiong Tianbao was dressed in Xuanjia, and personally led three hundred Xuanjia troops to charge forward, and his momentum was like a rainbow for a while.
The Xuanjia Army was the heavy cavalry of this era, the knights were dressed in black armor, and the horses were dressed in black armor, with their almost turtle-like defense and powerful impact, it can be said to be invincible. This army was created by Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, and with 3,000 Xuanjia troops, he defeated Wang Shichong, Dou Jiande and other great enemies, laying the foundation of the Tang Dynasty for hundreds of years.
Xiong Tianbao followed Li Shimin's example and worked hard to build a 300 Xuanjia army, as the saying goes: "I have 300 Xuanjia, which is enough to run rampant in the world!" ”
Wan Yankang looked at the momentum of the charge of the three hundred Xuanjia Army, his eyes were a little hot for a while, and he shouted loudly: "Wan Yankang, the general who stayed behind on Beijing Road and conquered the Northern Expedition, is here, and you dare to make a mess!" You dare to make a fool of yourself and shout! You dare to make a fool of yourself and shout! ”
Xiong Tianbao's army of 10,000 people had not yet raised their speed, and they were a little hesitant to be shocked by this loud shout.
Seeing this, Xiong Tianbao immediately shouted: "Hugh wants to listen to his nonsense, this person is pretending to be a grassland barbarian, sons, kill one person, and reward ten taels of silver!" ”
Wan Yankang wore a silver helmet on his head and was wearing chain mail, how could the grassland people have such equipment, not to mention that the soldiers under his command were all dressed as gold soldiers. Xiong Tianbao pointed to the deer as a horse, saying that his troops were grassland barbarians, and most of the soldiers in the rear were suspicious.
Only the three hundred Xuanjia Army has been following Xiong Tianbao closely and maintaining the momentum of destroying the withering and decaying formation.
Seeing this, Wan Yankang sighed in his heart. Originally, he wanted to shoot Xiong Tianbao with one arrow, but now it seems that these three hundred Xuanjia troops are all this person's henchmen, and they are bound to be annihilated in one fell swoop.
If it is an ordinary military formation, in the face of Xiong Tianbao's Xuanjia army, the only way to fill it is to take human lives, and after blocking the charge of the heavy cavalry, it will be divided and encircled, seeking annihilation.
But what Wan Yankang brought was only four thousand light riders, how could he be so consuming!
What's more, behind the Xuanjia Army, there are still 10,000 light horsemen!
So, Wan Yankang turned his horse's head and shouted: "Kite! ”
With this shout, the soldiers of the three battalions of White Horse City turned their horses' heads and ran back and forth.
When Xiong Tianbao saw this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. He thought that Wan Yankang was shouting that the wind was tight, and he was about to flee for his life before the battle.
Sure enough, it's just a boy!
What is brave and good at fighting, what is brave and unmatched, it is all blown out by the Wanyan family!
At this time, the two armies were only a mile apart, and if this kid led the army to rush head-on, it would not be possible to cause some damage to the Xuanjia army. Now this kid turns around and flees, and my 300 Xuanjia army will be unscathed and destroy countless enemies.
For the sake of this kid who knows so much, my old bear will still capture him alive and have fun for a few days. Thinking of this, Xiong Tianbao had a cruel smile on his face.
But it's a pity that Wan Yankang shouted not the wind tight, but the kite!
The cavalry of White Horse City began to retreat from a mile apart, and by the time their horses were at level with their pursuers, the two armies were no more than a hundred and fifty paces apart. In the usual cavalry chase battle, at this distance, the pursuers are instantaneous, and the deserters have only one way to flee in all directions.
Wan Yankang turned back from time to time to check the distance between the two armies, at this time the speed of his own soldiers had been raised, if he did not slow down, Xiong Tianbao's Xuanjia army in the rear was only afraid that he would not be able to catch up for a while, if he waited for the 10,000 light cavalry in his rear to catch up, it would damage his tactical intentions.
He shouted: "Slow! ”
When the cavalry of the three battalions heard this, they no longer urged the horses to gallop, but allowed the horses to slow down.
Xiong Tianbao originally looked at the neat military formation in front of him and the speed of the horses, but he couldn't catch up with him for a while, and he was feeling anxious.
The Xuanjia army rushed into battle, although it was invincible, but it also had a fatal weakness, that is, the burden was too heavy to fight for a long time. Generally speaking, the Xuanjia army can no longer maintain a high speed after charging for ten miles. Twenty miles is already the limit of the Xuanjia Army's battle.
At this time, after Yan Kang's army took the initiative to slow down, Xiong Tianbao couldn't help but be overjoyed, and after two breaths, he heard a shout: "Turn back!" ”
Seeing the deserters in front, Qi Qi turned around on his horse and stretched out his bow and arrows to the rear.
After a breath, another shout came: "Shoot!" ”
In an instant, arrows rained down!
At the moment when Xiong Tianbao hit the arrow rain, his heart felt as if he had been pinched fiercely, and his heartbeat almost stopped.
But after a round of arrow rain, he was pleasantly surprised to find that the fallen Xuanjia Army was only one-tenth!
From people to horses, from head to foot protection, it has played a huge role at the moment!
Wan Yankang saw that a round of arrow rain had made little contribution, and couldn't help frowning, and shouted: "Speed up!" ”
Now the distance between the two armies is only seventy or eighty paces, which is a very dangerous distance on the battlefield. The warriors of Wanyan Kang accelerated one after another, and with their superb horse speed, the distance between the two was quickly stretched to a hundred paces in just ten breaths.
Because the existence of the Xuanjia Army was for the purpose of charging into battle, and they did not carry bows and arrows with them, they could only watch the deserters in front of them pull away little by little.
And at this time, Wan Yankang's shout came again!
"Turn back!"
"Shoot!"
After five rounds of arrow rain, more than half of the Xuanjia army fell, but the enemy army was not damaged at all.
Xiong Tianbao finally understood that the voice that Yan Kang shouted at the beginning was a kite!
Kite flying kites!
Kite tactics are as simple as running, turning around and shooting, running again, and shooting again. However, in practice, this kind of tactic requires extremely high equestrianism, archery, and discipline of the soldiers, and the absence of one of the three cannot form an effective blow to the enemy, but can easily cause a situation of rout on one's own side.
And once the kite tactic is successful, it can win more with less, defeat the strong with the weak, and inflict huge casualties on the enemy at the cost of no damage or minimal damage.
When Wan Yankang was building the army, he trained kites as a core tactic. In the previous battle against Alxa, the Wushuang Iron Cavalry relied on this tactic to make the first contribution, and in the conventional troops, this battle can be regarded as the first merit of the kite tactic!
Seeing the comrades next to him fall one by one, but there was no possibility of catching up with the enemy, no matter how brave the soldiers of the Xuanjia Army were, they began to hesitate and despair unconsciously.
Wan Yankang was keenly aware of this, and he laughed: "The enemy is afraid!" ”
Then he turned around and shouted, "Turn, strike!" ”
Xiong Tianbao saw that Yan Kang took the initiative to turn around, and his heart turned from sadness to joy, thinking that the fighter plane was coming.
But the next moment, with a sharp roar, he had a pain in his throat and a black eye, and he fell headlong from his horse!
With Yan Kang's divine shot, Xiong Tianbao could have been killed a long time ago, but it was only in order to completely annihilate the Xuanjia Army that he deliberately left this person until this moment.
After Yan Kang's inner monologue at the moment, I have endured you for a long time!
With the death of Xiong Tianbao, the remaining hundred or so Xuanjia troops were also quickly annihilated, Wanyan Kang rode his horse and swept forward, lifted Xiong Tianbao's corpse, and shouted at the 10,000 light horsemen who came from behind.
"Xiong Tianbao is dead, you wait to get off the horse quickly, Ben Shuai is not to blame!"