Chapter 296: Veteran
The howling north wind swept across the Gu River, freezing the river, in the dilapidated barracks, in the desolate sound of the horn, a famous Han soldier with weapons in his hand, walked out of the tent, staring coldly at the surging Xianbei cavalry on the opposite side, although the number was small, but there was no slightest fear.
This is a surrendered army, when Gongsun Chan ruled Youzhou, it was stationed here, and later Gongsun Chan was defeated, they voted for Yuan Shao, Yuan died, they voted for Chen Mo, many people in the camp are not confused, in this era, they are already old, but it is such a continuous surrender of the army, but it is like a nail rooted in the bank of the Gu River, blocking the southward road of the Xianbei people, a block is nearly 20 years!
The general, whose hair was already half white, looked indifferently at the surging Xianbei cavalry, his hands full of frostbite, tightly clenching his spear, and there was no fear in his already cloudy eyes, some were just cold murderous intentions.
"Put!" Seeing that the enemy's cavalry had trampled on the glacier and swept away, the spear in the general's hand was raised, and in the next moment, hundreds of arrows fell towards the surging Xianbei people.
The knight who fell to the ground with an arrow did not cause panic among his companions, and the cold iron hooves stepped on the corpse of his companion and continued to move forward, as if he did not see the military camp in front of him.
Without the scene of the rain of arrows, there were less than 200 soldiers left in the battalion, and it was impossible to form the effect of suppressing the rain of arrows.
The Xianbei people are not in a hurry to attack the camp, even if the camp is very dilapidated and looks like it may collapse at any time, but wolves usually strike a fatal blow when the enemy is at their weakest, and the living habits of the steppe people make them have many similarities with wolves.
"Poof~"
The Xianbei people who jumped up to climb the camp wall were pierced through the chest and abdomen by the cold spears, but more Xianbei people came like a tide, and the ruined military camp could be destroyed at any time like a candle in the wind.
More and more Xianbei people approached the camp wall, and the Han soldiers in the camp fought with them in the same ferocious manner, and the blood re-stained the barracks and then froze.
"Woo~Woo~Woo~"
The desolate trumpet sounded from afar, this was not the trumpet sound of the Xianbei people, and the rushing Xianbei scouts brought the news that Han reinforcements were about to arrive.
"There will be reinforcements here too?" The Xianbei head man standing in the distance frowned and looked in the direction where the horn sound came from in the distance, frowned, and pointed the knife in his hand in the direction where the sound came from: "Kill them!" ”
A thousand-strong squad howled and surged in the direction from which the trumpet came, the earth retreated like a tide under the iron hooves, and the Han army in the distance gradually became clear.
It was a large Han army, and when they discovered the intentions of the Xianbei people, they quickly stopped and formed a formation to meet this Xianbei cavalry who did not know whether they were alive or dead.
"Rejection of horses!" Bao Geng raised the spear in his hand and shouted loudly.
The soldiers under his command quickly formed a horse rejection array, looked coldly at the surging Xianbei cavalry, one by one the longbows were quickly filled, and as the Xianbei cavalry approached, the spear in Bao Geng's hand fell fiercely.
"Hum~"
One after another, the cold arrows rose into the air, converging into a dense rain of arrows in the air, and after reaching the highest point, they fell towards the surging cavalry array.
"Sigh Rule~"
In an instant, the people turned on their backs, and the thunderous momentum was instantaneous, this army with a complete system of soldiers and horses was obviously not weak, they had amazing combat effectiveness.
The Xianbei people have not yet included the other party in their own range, they began to disperse, they are not accustomed to this kind of regular group combat, in good times, they can be like a bamboo, but if they encounter a strong enemy, the Xianbei people do not have the iron will of the Han army, and there is no determination and courage to fight a tough battle, after the setback, the thousand cavalry formation quickly dispersed and retreated, this Han army is obviously not easy to provoke.
"Enter!" Bao Geng's eyes showed a faint disdain, such an army, if it were not for the strong mobility of the cavalry, Bao Geng was confident that he would defeat the other party in a very short period of time.
The army continued to march toward the great camp.
Xianbei Tou looked at the defeated warriors, and a pair of thick eyebrows gradually wrinkled, didn't there just break out in Youzhou? How did the army come so quickly? How fast is the change of power?
At this time, the situation has not taken care of making them think too much, after discovering that this Han army and scolding is approaching, Xianbei Tou people hurriedly summoned the soldiers who attacked the military camp back, although the military camp seems to have been crumbling, and there are fewer and fewer soldiers defending the camp, but a stronger enemy has appeared, even if the military camp is captured, what can it be? Let them be camped like the Han Chinese? They're not good at this.
The warriors of the steppe advocate offense even more!
"Defeat them!" The Xianbei head pointed the knife in his hand at this Han army, if they couldn't defeat this Han army, even if they entered Youzhou, the back road would be blocked by this army.
"Roar~"
This time, the Xianbei knights did not gather and charge, but began to run around the enemy's army in a separate way.
"Circle Formation!" Bao Geng quickly commanded the soldiers to change the formation, and the rapid change of the Han army's formation made the Xianbei head staggered, followed by a rain of arrows constantly falling in the Xianbei people's cavalry formation, wantonly depriving the Xianbei people of their lives, this Han army is more well-equipped, and the other party's general obviously knows how to deal with the cavalry.
Although Bao Geng is not a border passer, he has led the cavalry to fight, and has also fought with the Qiang cavalry in the northwest, how to deal with the cavalry, Bao Geng is no stranger, as for the changes between the military formations, this is a compulsory course for all the generals under Chen Mo's command, and the others are not easy to say, but the rapid transformation between the military formations does not confuse the army, and those who follow Chen Mojiu can be said to be perfect in this regard.
The advantages of the Han army's equipment were brought into full play at this moment, even if some Xianbei people couldn't stand such a confrontation, and rushed up desperately, the cold shields in front of them and the spears pierced from behind the shields were enough to discourage them, and finally they were killed by the crossbow arrows shot from behind.
The confrontation and stalemate between the two sides lasted for most of the day, and the Han army obviously had no intention of retreating, but was constantly looking for fighters, devouring the living force of the Xianbei people little by little.
The two sides remained in a stalemate for most of the day, and in the end, the Xianbei people could only retreat gloomily when they saw that they could not shake this army.
"This is the Xianbei people?" Bao Geng shook his head, except for the power of the machine, it was almost useless, far worse than the Cao army he fought before, and even a lot worse than the Jizhou army.
It's a pity, it's all cavalry, and they can't catch up, otherwise they will be wiped out by these Xianbei people.
Bao Geng led the men and horses to the bank of the Gu River, looked at the military camp that was almost buried by corpses and blood, and led the men and horses to the outside of the camp.
"I'm the new Commander of Karasuma, open the door!" Bao Geng looked at the soldiers who were cleaning up on the gate and said loudly.
After a while, the gate opened, and several battalion generals held their heads high, strode out of the gate, came to Bao Geng, and bowed: "The last general Guhe Lieutenant, see the general!" ”
"No need to be polite!" Bao Geng dismounted, looked at the barracks, obviously could not accommodate his five thousand soldiers and horses, and immediately ordered someone to find a new place to camp, and he followed the guard into the barracks.
The barracks are very small, but they are very neat, but what really shocked Bao Geng was that most of the officers and soldiers in the camp were already in full bloom.
"This ......" Bao Geng looked at the guards: "There are no young soldiers in the battalion?" ”
"We are the surrender of the army, the first with General Gongsun, and then General Gongsun was defeated, so he voted for Yuan Gong, probably Yuan Gong felt that we did not have the backbone of the soldiers, plus Qianping also added a garrison, Guhe except for this season, the Hu people at other times could not come, so I have been the only one waiting here." The guard general accompanied Bao Geng to walk around the camp and said.
"Even so, they shouldn't be the only ones, right?" Bao Geng was puzzled.
"When General Gongsun was defeated, there were still 2,000 garrisons here." In the guard's voice, there were not too many emotional fluctuations, as if he was talking about a trivial matter, but it was silent in the ears of Bao Geng and others.
There are 2,000 defenders, and now there are not even 200 people in this small camp, right?
Somehow, Bao Geng looked at the half-white hair that was full of camps coming to get it in a hurry, and his throat seemed to be blocked by something.
"Now that the peace has been established, why don't you go back to your hometown?" Behind Bao Geng, a military marquis asked curiously.
"What can I do when I go back?" The guard shook his head: "After killing the Hu people for half a lifetime, the people in my hometown may think that we are dead, it is better to stay here, protect the family and defend the country, if you go back, how to farm have forgotten, every winter, we are holding the heart of death to stay here, but the last general is unfortunate, living to the present, since he is alive, he has to do what he promised the general." ”
Who is the general? He didn't say, and Bao Geng didn't ask, it didn't matter who it was.
"This is also an important place, the Gu River freezes or dries up in winter, the Hu people can easily cross the river and step into the border of my Han Dynasty, I have asked the imperial court for orders, and a school is stationed here, and the general can lead his troops back to Yuyang to rest." Bao Geng did find the loophole here, only to lead the troops to come, is encountering the Xianbei attack camp, before that, he didn't even know that there was a military camp here that had lasted for more than 20 years, these soldiers who had been guarding here in the era of Gongsun Zhan, as if forgotten, the new Yuyang Taishou didn't even know that there was a veteran who had been guarding for 20 years.
"Thank you for the general's kindness, it's just ......" The guard turned his head, looked at Bao Geng, and said: "Please also ask the general to allow us to continue to be stationed here, we are homeless, and this is where we will be." ”
Bao Geng wanted to say something, but looking at the other party's resolute gaze, he finally sighed helplessly: "If you need anything, you can tell me, and the supplies will be delivered in time." ”
"Thank you, General!"