Chapter 428: Night Attack
Although Han Sui almost came out of the nest, he did not directly choose to fight Yuan Shu head-on, but surrounded Yuan Shu to threaten.
Due to the tens of thousands of cavalry facing Han Sui, Yuan Shu did not march as easily as usual, but once again reduced the speed of the march and slowly pushed forward, always guarding against the surprise attack led by Han Sui.
"This kind of snail-like speed is really something that only Yuan Highway can do." Zhang Heng, who has an arrogant temperament, mocked as always.
"It's only a three-day journey to Jincheng, and at this rate, Yuan Shu's army is estimated to take about ten days. Still too fast! Yan Xing frowned.
"My lord, Yuan Shu's army still has at least one month's food, even if it advances at this speed, it will be enough for the other party to take Jincheng." Yang Qiu, who had been attacking Yuan's grain and grass army, said. He probably knows how much grain Yuan Shu has in his hands, and the monthly estimate is still a conservative estimate.
"What I'm waiting for is not Yuan Shu's exhaustion of grain and grass, but heavy snow!" A fine light flashed in Han Sui's eyes: "Most of the soldiers under Yuan Shu's command are from Jiangdong, how have you ever seen the winter in the north, and you can't adapt to it at all, and it is estimated that ten percent of the combat power will not be able to play even fifty percent at that time." ”
"It is estimated that there will be heavy snow in the next few days, and if Yuan Shu is still shrinking like this, I am afraid it will be difficult to move an inch, and it will not be possible to withdraw the army." Han Sui looked at Yuan Shu's tight formation and chuckled.
The time, place, and people are all on his side, and although Yuan Shu's army is strong, he is not helpless. Because what he wants to do is not to defeat Yuan Shu but to keep Jincheng, as long as it is delayed until Yuan Shu withdraws his troops.
"Wait, see how long Yuan Shu can last a few days, he will soon understand that this is not the Jiangdong that he crisscrosses at will, but Xiliang." Han Sui said coldly.
In ancient times, troops were generally mobilized in spring and autumn, and rarely in summer and winter, especially in the winter in the north. The snow is enough to make any large army stand still, let alone start a war, how to withdraw the army is a problem, and if you can't supply food and grass, the entire army will be wiped out. If Yuan Shu hadn't been forced by the situation, he wouldn't have moved his troops in this approaching winter.
However, it is not completely impossible to mobilize troops in winter, and Ding Feng, the tiger minister of Eastern Wu, is famous for fighting in the snow. Yuan Shu planted a lot of cotton, cotton clothes have long been popularized, Jiangdong's soldiers are not without resistance in the face of the cold in the north, plus quilts and other items, plus prepared a lot of cold food, such as ginger, etc., Yuan Shu's soldiers have not frozen to death for so long.
Sure enough, just as Han Sui thought, in just two days, the temperature in Xiliang began to drop rapidly, and light snow began to fall in the sky. Although Xue was very small, in Han Sui's heart, Yuan Shu had already been sentenced to death. Living in Xiliang all the year round, he could see at a glance that the snow obviously could not end in a short time, and would only get bigger and bigger.
Yuan Shu seemed to be in a hurry, and no longer cowered. The Chinese army was still moving slowly, but the armies on both flanks broke away from the Chinese army and moved forward quickly.
Han Sui's spies soon learned of Yuan Shu's movements, and they were secretly happy in their hearts.
"Lord, Yuan Shu finally can't help it, what should we do?" Yang Qiu said excitedly.
The corner of Han Sui's mouth hooked: "The other party's soldiers are divided into three ways, what scruples do we have?" I'm waiting for nearly 60,000 iron horsemen, isn't it easy to break them all? ”
"Then so-and-so will move immediately!" Zhang Heng smiled cruelly, his eyes full of greed. The weapons and armor in the hands of Yuan Shu's corporal have been coveted by him for a long time.
Compared with the luxury of the equipment of Yuan Shu's soldiers, although the Xiliang soldiers under his command were not short of horses, they could only guarantee one wooden gun per person in terms of weapons, and many of the spear heads were blunt. As for the armor ... Do Xiliang soldiers have armor?
"Don't rush!" Han Sui stopped: "Now that their three-way army has just separated, isn't it a surprise for you to raise troops now?" Wait until tonight to do it, take advantage of the night to catch him off guard! Han Sui already had a draft in his heart.
"But what if the other party is prepared?" Yan Xing said worriedly. He didn't believe that Yuan Shu would be defenseless when he did this.
"What about being prepared? In this cold and snowy land, we can distinguish the number of the army and the ordnance they carry by footprints, how can the other party ambush us? Wouldn't it be a joke if my 60,000 iron horsemen couldn't beat the exhausted 40,000 or 50,000 foot soldiers? Han Sui snorted coldly.
"What the lord said is reasonable, but I am too worried." Yan Xing hurriedly said. Recently, Han Sui has become more and more distrustful of him, which makes him very worried.
"Lord, the opposing soldiers are divided into three ways, which one shall we win first?" Yang Qiu asked.
"It's not advisable to go in the middle, and if you are dragged down, you may be attacked by the opponent from both sides. The Chinese army behind the palace, with chariots and heavy infantry, was also not suitable. We can't do it again this night attack, and the other side will definitely be prepared after that, so we must pick the other party's front army after all. Han Sui said.
"Yan Xing, you lead 20,000 iron cavalry to sneak attack at night, Yang Qiu, the eight of you lead the crowd to follow, wait for the other party to retreat and pursue with Yan Xing, I am behind the rear hall." Han Sui looked at Yan Xing and ordered.
Looking at Han Sui's slightly suspicious eyes, Yan Xing's heart tightened: "No! ”
If you don't succeed this time, I'm afraid you'll be in danger! Yan Xing said in his heart.
"If the other party is defenseless, we must do our best on this trip, and the iron cavalry camp will directly defeat the opponent's entire army. After the opponent is defeated, don't let it go and continue the pursuit. It is better to chase the opponent directly to the Chinese army, causing a large-scale rout of the opponent, so that we can solve the problem of Yuan's army in one fell swoop! Han Sui said excitedly.
"No!" The generals said in unison, and their eyes also flashed with excitement. If they can defeat the elite of Jiangdong who is powerful in one fell swoop, a few of them can also become famous all over the world.
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In the dim night, the snow in the sky was still drifting slowly, and after a day and a night, a layer of snow had accumulated on the ground. A crescent moon in the sky shuttled through the thick clouds, and the moonlight flickered.
A large army was slowly moving forward on the snow-white earth, with people and horses wrapped in hooves, marching quietly, and occasionally a moonlight came over, and the black pressure was particularly conspicuous on the white snow.
Han Sui used his spiritual talent to pull the clouds in the sky over, completely covering the moon and the black shadow on the snow. Yan Xing approached Wei Yanjun's camp little by little with 20,000 iron horsemen, and soon came to its edge.
"Pass the order and speed up the march!" Yan Xing shouted lightly. At this time, he is about to enter the other party's line of sight, and the other party will soon find out that it is useless to hide his figure again.
"Enemy attack!" A shrill cry rang out. At the same time, a chirping dysprosium pierced the night sky, emitting a "......" scream. The silence of the night was torn apart in an instant.
"It's been discovered." Yan Xing said secretly in his heart, and then shouted: "Blow the trumpet!" Charge! ”
"Woo woo ......" The mournful sound of the horn resounded in the night sky in the blink of an eye.
The army, which was already speeding up, quickly increased its speed to the limit with the order, and rushed forward with Yan Xing. Under the leadership of Yan Xing, 20,000 iron horsemen rode their horses and galloped wildly, and the sound of horses' hooves and roars became louder and louder, shaking the heavens and the earth, and shooting towards the camp of Wei Yanjun's army that was burning in the distance.
"Camp!" Yan Xing frantically instigated the war horse under his crotch and shouted loudly. The spear in his hand waved and flew the deer in front of the camp, and the broken fence rushed in.