Chapter 375: Counterattack
That person's suspicion is not unreasonable, but in Liu Yantou's eyes, it seems a little too much. "You know what! It wasn't a day or two since those little cubs wanted to take back his father's place. Before, I sat in the Khan Court, they naturally had no choice, and at this time, I led the army south, isn't it the time for them to make waves! Hugh said a lot and immediately gave the order to withdraw the army. After a short rest, rush back to the Khan Court overnight! Liu Yantou glared at him and scolded.
"Yes, yes, the villain is going to give the order!" The man was reprimanded twice, and suddenly didn't dare to say anything more, so he hurriedly retreated.
"Let's go down first, a few of you! After that, they will return with the army, if Liu Xibei prays for their rebellion this time, this single Yu will reward a few of you heavily! At the end, Liu Yantou said to a few people who came to report the news.
"Thank you, Shan Yu!" Several people said gratefully, and retreated.
Not long after, the order reached the front of the army, and the Hun soldiers slowly withdrew from under the fortress to the camp. It's still early in the morning, and it's usually the time to fight! Therefore, this abnormal move of the Huns was naturally immediately reported to Li Erhei to know.
Within Xiao Guan, after Li Erhei got the news, he personally went up to the city tower to inspect the situation. During this period of time, the Xiongnu attacked the city day by day, and it was impossible for him to always stay on the tower to fight. So, after the initial battle, he took turns with other generals to sit in the castle.
"This is retreating? Looks like they've arrived! Come on, send the order, let the soldiers be ready for me, and act at any time! Li Erhei looked at it for a while, and then he already understood, and immediately called the herald next to him over, and quietly ordered.
Liu Yantou's side had already decided to retreat, and the Hun soldiers who heard the news were very happy.
After all, after fighting in this place for so long, I haven't even gained anything, and a lot of people have died in vain. Now, their morale has dropped sharply, and their desire to return is very strong.
However, even if he retreated, Liu Yantou had to make arrangements. After all, he still had to guard against Li Erhei, who was in Xiao Pass, from coming out to stop him, so he had to arrange two thousand cavalry to break off. And he himself personally led the army to the first step, and the time was set for the evening of the same day.
If Li Erhei's side didn't notice anything, it might have really let them withdraw like this. But the problem is that all their actions have long been in Li Erhei's calculations, so from the moment they finished the siege, they were under the close surveillance of the Huashan Army.
In the middle of the night, the Xiongnu army began to retreat, in order not to alarm the Huashan army in Xiao Pass, they did not even hit the torches, and slowly moved forward by the moonlight in the sky.
"General, the Huns have already begun to retreat! The other side left more than 2,000 people, still guarding the camp, not only as an illusion, but also to cover the retreat of the army. The scout who had been sent out to inquire quickly sent back a message.
"Okay, give the order to go down and let everyone rest for an hour! An hour later, let's go out of the city to catch up! We don't have to worry about Liu Yantou's side, we just need to take down those 2,000 people! Hearing this, Li Erhei couldn't help but be shocked, and then ordered.
Since he knew Shao Zisong's plan, he urgently dispatched some soldiers and horses from the counties in the south ~ to supplement Xiao Pass. Today, there are more than 4,000 troops here. This time, in order to go out of the city to meet the enemy, he decided to lead 3,000 men and horses into battle.
Fortunately, this place is not a wide grassland, otherwise, he would never use these 3,000 men and horses to deal with the 2,000 cavalry of the Huns. At the same time, it was precisely because he knew that the other party was a cavalryman, so he specially prepared a large number of arrows.
Since ancient times, crossbow arrows have been one of the most lethal weapons against cavalry. If it weren't for the lack of time, he would have asked Li Xin to send a group of Mo swordsmen over.
And the reason why you have to wait until an hour later to get out of the customs is because you have to avoid the enemy's edge. After all, when the opposing army's army has just begun to retreat, it must be the time when its vigilance is at its highest. Those cavalrymen who left behind the broken back were afraid that they were looking at Xiao Pass with wide eyes to prevent the guards in the city from detecting.
And an hour later, the army led by Liu Yantou should have evacuated a distance. At this time, when the broken part of the soldiers and horses saw that Xiao Guan had not moved for a long time, they would inevitably think that they were safe.
In this way, the other party's vigilance immediately dropped a lot. If it is killed at this time, it will be the safest time for the Huashan Army. Especially since it's still night, it should be a good time for a sneak attack.
After everything was ready, everyone rested according to the order, but Li Erhei couldn't sleep. After all, in the next big battle, he, the main general, had to play in person, dealing with the fierce Hun cavalry, and he was actually very cautious in his heart.
Time passed almost in his silent calculations, and an hour later, a gap was quietly opened in the gate of Xiao Pass, and the army rushed out of it and touched towards the camp of the Huns.
The Xiongnu camp is about five miles away from Xiaoguan, and this area is a longitudinal river valley, and both sides are not too spacious! Therefore, the other side's camp also lined up along the river valley.
To be honest, this formation method is not a good method, but due to the large number of Xiongnu troops, the Huashan army is unable to launch a counterattack.
Otherwise, once the Huashan army went out of the city to fight, and the two sides were evenly matched, this method of camping would harm the Huns themselves.
When Li Erhei led the army to touch ~ outside the Huns' camp, the camp at this time was brightly lit. There was a sound of shouting from inside, and it was very lively.
In addition to the large camp, there are many Hun soldiers patrolling and guarding, and it seems that the other soldiers have already entered the camp tent to sleep and drink.
Hu people like wine, in a way, in fact, it is mainly for the cold. They did not have strict controls on alcohol consumption in the army like the Central Plains Army. Unless it is the kind of Hu regime that is so powerful that it will have such a rule.
But like the current Huns, they are no longer as prosperous as they used to be, and Liu Yantou's army is not as good as his ancestors. Therefore, after the army retreated, seeing that the Huashan army had not reacted for a long time, the soldiers and horses left behind seemed to be relieved.
"Good opportunity! We are divided into three ways, and each of you is divided into two wings! After the big war, they set fire to all these tents and cut off their back roads! I will fight in the center, we just have to surround these Huns, and then fire ten thousand arrows in unison, without confronting them head-on. As long as this is the case, even if you can't destroy all these enemies, at least you can kill them! When he reached a few hundred meters outside the enemy camp, Li Xin instructed the generals beside him.
The combat strategy has been designed a long time ago, and at this time it is just a reiteration.
"The last general understands!" The two generals whispered, and then immediately went their separate ways.
The other party's camp is in the middle of the river valley, and it is really not easy to rush from the south to the north. Therefore, Li Erhei didn't plan to go directly to the back of the detour.
"Kill!" When everyone was ready, Li Erhei jumped up from the ground, shouted, and then rushed towards the Huns' camp.
"Kill!" Suddenly, there was a shout of killing outside the Hun camp, and the Huns who were drinking and laughing inside were immediately alarmed.
"It's Xiao Guan's Huashan Army! Quick, get on the horse, kill me all over! The Hun generals in charge of the broken rear rushed out of the tent and shouted repeatedly.
To say that the Huns were indeed one of the best cavalry, in this case, without waiting for the commanders' orders, they jumped directly on the war horse beside them. However, at this time, there was a lot of noise, the sky was dark, and many Hun soldiers were still drowsy.
So, even though many people are on their horses, they don't know where to go. Some of the guys actually turned their horses' heads around and ran north.
"Come back! Bastard, the enemy is in the south, rush over in formation, let them know that they know how powerful our Huns are! When the Hun generals saw this scene, they couldn't help but scold.
Soon, the cavalry of the Huns was already gathered. However, at this time, Li Erhei and the others had already rushed over.
"Shoot the arrows!" As soon as he saw that the other party was huddled together, Li Erhei was immediately overjoyed, and hurriedly shouted.
The Huashan soldiers who followed him stopped on the spot without saying a word, and then pointed the bows and crossbows in their hands at the Hun cavalry on the opposite side. The next moment, the whole valley was filled with the sound of whistling and vibrating strings.
"No, it's a crossbow! If you don't want to die, rush over and level them! As soon as the Hun general heard this voice, a trace of panic flashed on his face, and he hurriedly slapped the horse's ass ~ with a whip, and rushed out first.
In this case, it seems that common sense seems that we should run backwards. The question is, can you outrun the arrows behind you, no matter how fast you are? Unless you can teleport! Running backwards is something that only recruits who have just entered the battlefield do.
True veterans know that to survive on the battlefield, in fact, the only way is to rush forward. The people who can really survive on the battlefield, especially in the era of cold weapons, are often those who rush to the front and fight the bravest.
Obviously, the Hun generals understood this truth. So, under his leadership, many Hun cavalry behind him also began to rush towards Li Erhei and them. After all, the distance is not very far, and the speed at which the crossbow is wound is very slow!
In the common sense of the Hun generals, as long as they and others rushed to the front, wouldn't these foot soldiers of the Huashan Army be allowed to kill by themselves. Take a hundred plating to read the latest chapter of "Eastern Jin Dynasty Tang Wang's Claw Book House" for free for the first time.