Chapter 046: Night Attack on the Royal Court
In the big tent of the Chinese army, Lu Bu said to the rest of the generals with a smile: "Look, I can't imagine that this grassland barbarian also knows the truth that the dove occupies the magpie's nest." β
After everyone laughed for a while, Tai Shici raised a question: "Master, now the number of enemy troops in the Xianbei Royal Court is no less than our army, and the Xianbei people are good at riding and shooting, and women are no exception, so our army will face a fierce battle, even if it can win, I am afraid that it will be difficult to break through and Lian and others under heavy losses." β
Before Lu Bu could speak, Zhang Liao got up and replied, "Second brother, your words are wrong. The spies reported that Putou and the others had come to plunder, so they were also enemies to the women and children who stayed behind, and at this time they had just experienced a scuffle, and our army could just take advantage of the fishermen. β
Hearing what Zhang Liao said, Lu Bu laughed happily and said, "Haha, Wen Yuan said it well!" Ziyi, Wen Yuan is far superior to you in terms of strategy, so that you don't usually study hard, haha, after returning to Bingzhou, you give me a good study in the school, otherwise I will spank you! β
Hearing Lu Bu's warning, Tai Shici snorted: "The apprentices are so old, master, you still can't move and spank at every turn, so where can the apprentice's face go." β
Everyone present was an elder except for the three young generals, and they were all embarrassed after hearing Tai Shici's complaints.
After teasing for a while, Lu Bu said with a straight face: "What Fang Cai Wenyuan said is good. Our army is now able to reap the benefits of the fisherman, and our army's long-distance attack is originally to completely destroy the Xianbei foundation, and now that the leader of the Eastern Alliance is here, we can just catch it all, and avoid the steps originally planned to move to the eastern Xianbei, isn't it wonderful. After speaking, Lu Bu stood up, and the generals hurriedly stood up.
Lu Bu opened his mouth and said, "Zhao Yun, Tai Shici, Zhang Liao listens to orders." β
When the three young generals heard their names first, they were obviously going to be appointed as pioneers, and they couldn't help but be overjoyed: "The last general." β
Sure enough, Lu Bu said: "Order the three of you to be the vanguard, lead 10,000 soldiers and horses, cook when you are young, raid when you are ugly, and destroy the main thing after entering the royal court, if you encounter resistance, kill on the spot!" If you can't completely annihilate the enemy army, drive a large number of enemy forces to the north! β
"The last general commands." As soon as he finished speaking, the three young generals walked out of the camp tent under the envious eyes of others.
Lu Bu then ordered: "Zhang He listens to the order!" You lead 5,000 soldiers and horses around the north of the royal court to ambush, and after the vanguard attacks, block the enemy's escape to the north, and drive a large number of enemy troops to the east! β
Zhang He replied loudly: "Obey the general's order!" β
"Wei Xu, where is Cao Xing!"
The two hurriedly lined up and promised: "The end will be!" β
Lu Bu said: "Order the two of you to each bring 3,000 soldiers and horses to garrison the west and south of the royal court, and not let one go." The rest of the men and horses followed me to the east, ready to exterminate Putou and others. β
The rest of the generals replied in unison: "Order! β
At this time, in the royal court, Pu Tou, the leader of the Eastern Alliance, was sitting in the largest tent in the center of the royal court with his younger brother Budugen, drinking and having fun.
It was originally the residence of the Supreme Leader of Xianbei, but when the brothers captured the royal court, it became the private residence of Putou.
Putou drank a pot of mare's milk wine, and the burning wine began to rise sharply.
He roared loudly with joy, grabbed the woman who was waiting next to him and took him into his arms.
Ignoring the painful moans in the woman's mouth, he laughed and said, "Haha, this Helian woman is really good, white and tender, almost catching up with a Han woman!" β
Compared to his brother, Budugen looked much more gentle, and while taking a small sip of barbecue, he gently stroked the face of the woman next to him.
The weak woman trembled with fear as she looked at her companion who was tormented by Putou.
Feeling that Budugen seemed to be gentle, he took the initiative to move his body closer to Budugen to facilitate his movements.
Seeing that this woman was so sensible, Budugen patted the other party's head with satisfaction, like treating his own pet.
said in his mouth: "Big brother, don't worry, I heard that Na Helian also plundered a lot of Han women, and it will all be yours when the time comes." β
Pu Tou smiled proudly: "Hahaha, you are still smart, brother, come up with this method, and wait until that stupid guy comes back and finds that there are no women and cattle and sheep, I think why should he be this Xianbei Da Danyu." β
Bu Dugen hurriedly flattered: "The Condor is on top, this is not my credit, but the Condor favors the eldest brother, you become our Xianbei Dadanyu." β
Hearing his younger brother's compliment, Putou was even more carried away.
At midnight, the bright moon hung high in the sky, and in the bright moonlight, it was a quiet grassland. The whole royal court seemed to be too tired from the noise of the day, and fell into a deep silence.
Just when everything was silent, a large black shadow slowly moved towards the royal court from a distance.
Zhao Yun and the other three young generals integrated the team early, brought chews to the horses, wrapped cotton cloth on the horseshoe, and the whole team of 10,000 people did not have a trace of superfluous sound except for the rustle in the march.
Finally, there were still two or three miles to go from the royal court, which was the most suitable distance for cavalry to charge, and in this distance, the cavalry's speed could be increased to the highest, and the destructive power was also the most amazing.
Zhao Yun raised the silver spear in his hand, the entire bright silver spear body was like a huge baton under the moonlight, and with the bright silver spear swinging forward, the entire 10,000-strong cavalry team was like a fierce beast in the night, slowly revealing its hideous fangs.
Herigu was a warrior under Putou, and he gained a lot in the daytime 'battle', not only snatching more than 3,000 sheep and more than 500 horses, but more importantly, he was fortunate to be rewarded by Putou with a Han woman.
Although it is the leftovers of Putou, it is also a great honor for Herigu, you know, this is a treasure that Da Shan Yu personally rewarded.
That night, Herrigu kicked away the Xianbei women he had snatched during the day.
In the middle of the night, he ran out in a daze and got up at night, and suddenly found that the earth kept trembling, and he looked around with sleepy eyes, and saw a white shadow in the south rushing at a very fast speed.
Herigu thought he had seen a ghost, and cried out in a terrible voice: "Come on! There are ghosts! Help, ahhhhhh β
Zhao Yun, who was dressed in white and white armor, Tai Shici, who was holding two guns, and Zhang Liao, who was holding a long knife with one hand, rushed to the front of the team with the finished glyph.
Five hundred zhang, three hundred zhang, just as the cavalry was about to rush into the low earthen wall of the royal court, a terrible shout was suddenly heard.
Or was discovered.
Zhao Yun secretly thought in his heart, put away the spear, took out the longbow, and shot a fatal arrow at the sound of Herigu through the bright moonlight.
However, Herrigu's screams still attracted the attention of the Xianbei people, and many of the Xianbei people who reacted quickly crawled out of the tent, but before they could see the enemy, they were pierced through the heart by cold spears.
Zhao Yun took the lead in charging due north, while Tai Shici and Zhang Liao scattered in two directions, west and east, respectively, and the entire cavalry team was divided into three teams according to the pre-arranged arrangement to charge with their respective generals.
Zhao Yun adheres to the essence of cavalry warfare, never fighting, only concentrating on destroying the enemy in front of him, and always maintaining the speed of the charge.
The cavalry behind them cut into the butter like hot sharp knives, destroying all living creatures in front of them.
Fortunately, the Xianbei people take horseback as their home, so their royal court road is also particularly spacious, if not, Zhao Yun and others have to fall into street fighting, in that case, the advantage of the cavalry will not be able to play, but will fall into the Xianbei encirclement.
But since he dared to raid the royal court, Lu Bu had already found out the situation clearly, Zhao Yun rushed according to the location of Shan Yu marked on the map, and according to the report of the spies during the day, the first thing Pu Tou did when he entered the royal court was to take Helian's residence as his own.
In less than a meal, Zhao Yun saw the largest tent, and realized that the front was where his goal was, Zhao Yun urged the war horse to speed up again.
At this time, the Xianbei people also slowly reacted, especially the guards of Putou were assembled early, but at this time, Putou's legs were so weak that he was crooked on the horse.
As soon as the leaderless Xianbei people of the group urged the war horse, they were caught off guard by Zhao Yun and the others who were killed in front of him.
Putou and Budugen and the other Xianbei nobles fled into the distance surrounded by the guards, and Zhao Yun, who had been watching in all directions, had already discovered their whereabouts.
Zhao Yun raised his spear and shouted: "Bingzhou Iron Cavalry, charge with me!" β
More than 3,000 people behind him shouted in unison: "Kill!" β
The uniform roar frightened the panicked Xianbei people even more.
Against the backdrop of the moonlight, this group of black-clad and black-armored Han cavalry was like a Shura demon crawling out of hell, cruelly and efficiently harvesting the lives of every Xianbei person, regardless of gender, old or young.
Long before LΓΌ Bu led them into the steppe to purge the first Xianbei tribe, all the cavalry learned the reason and significance of the 'battle' they were now engaged in under the words and deeds of the veterans who had participated in the first expedition.
After more than half a month of adaptation and digestion, this cavalry team has now completely transformed into what Lu Bu expected at the beginning, and this greedy wolf iron cavalry has finally crisscrossed the vast grassland again.
Therefore, even in the face of many old and weak women and children, these young wolf cubs do not have the slightest mercy, but for those who lay down their arms and do not resist, they also bypass and do not kill.
This is also a death order issued by Lu Bu, never to torture and kill prisoners, he does not want this cavalry to go astray and become a bloodthirsty devil.
In Lu Bu's words, the enemy can only be called an enemy when he takes up arms, and those who kneel unarmed and beg for mercy can no longer be called warriors, and it is impossible to wield the weapons in our hands in the face of such a person, regardless of whether he is Han or not.