Chapter 377: The Battle of Taniguchi
The valley in the middle is a bit wider, but the cliffs on both sides are not particularly high. The most important thing is that the Xiongnu army here is too numerous, and at this time, it is only the part that is close to the valley mouth that is attacked. Shao Zisong and their numbers were not many after all, and after the battle started at this time, they immediately released arrows from both sides. As a result, the Huns in the valley were caught off guard, and the part close to the mouth of the valley was naturally immediately killed and wounded.
But the Huns in the back were basically not attacked, and at the same time, Shao Zisong and they had to arrange for some people to guard the outside, in case the part of the Huns who had crossed the valley first turned around and then hit the mountain.
The initial attack really scared Liu Yantou and them a lot. But after a while, they also found out.
"Shan Yu, it seems that there should be a small number of people attacking us, otherwise, how could we only attack the front part, and the back ones were not attacked at all?" The chieftains and leaders of some tribes ran back to the back with Liu Yan's head in tow, and after getting out of the scope of the attack, they said.
"It must be Liu Xibeqi and those guys, they are afraid that I will rush back to the Khan Court to clean them up as soon as I get the news, so they will send people here to block the return of the army!" Liu Yantou thought about it for a while, and actually thought that Liu Xi would not pray for them, and said angrily.
It's no wonder that he thinks of the wrong person, after all, when a person hates someone to the core, no matter what bad things are, they will be the first to think of the other person. What's more, this idea really fits in his opinion!
"So what do we do now? The other party is guarding the valley pass, and we can't get through it at all! "Others also think that this is possible, but the most urgent problem now is how to get out.
"They don't want us to go back, we have to go back, and we have to go back as soon as possible! Since this road is impassable, let's take a detour. Tell the army to detour through the grasslands from the nearby mountains and forests, and then kill them from the north! I want to see who is so bold as to lead his troops to ambush Ben Danyu here! After thinking for a while, Liu Yantou said hatefully.
"Shan Yu, take a detour, I'm afraid it's too far! Besides, if the other party sees us taking a detour, I'm afraid they won't be stupid and wait for us to fight! A tribal marshal next to him interjected.
"Are you stupid! Let's take a detour, won't we leave some people here to drag them down? What are you still doing? Why don't you do it now? Hearing this guy's words, Liu Yantou couldn't wait to kick him and scolded.
Seeing that he was angry, the people next to him dared to say anything, and hurriedly arranged to go.
At this time, the rest of the people were already obedient, and they all slowly retreated from the valley mouth one by one. At the same time, they fired at the men and horses who were in ambush on the top of the hill and launched a counterattack.
"General, the Huns have retreated south, and our bows and arrows are out of reach!" In less than a pillar of incense, the battle in the valley was almost over.
"What are you afraid of! We didn't want to wipe out these people in the first place! We can't do it with our strength! It's just right, take this opportunity to clean up those enemies outside first! After General Li arrives, let's work together to get rid of these people inside!" Shao Zisong didn't panic at all, and said lightly.
When Shao Zisong and Deng Qiang discussed before, what they envisaged was not to annihilate Liu Yantou and them in the river valley. After all, there are too many people on the other side, even if they use up all the arrows in their hands, they can't do it!
Besides, the Huns are not stupid, if they encounter an attack, won't they take a detour to avoid it? And what they are waiting for is the opportunity for the other side to divide the troops and reduce the troops.
"General, look at those Huns, it seems that they are starting to find another way out!" In the mountains and forests on the other side, there were sharp-eyed soldiers at this time, reminding Deng Qiangdao.
"It's strange if he doesn't find another way out, either he has to stay here and wait for death, or he has to go back to Xiao Guan. It's true that the valley is the way to the grassland, but that doesn't mean it's the only way! The other party will be able to get out if you spend a little more time! Wait! Calculating the time, General Li's side should be almost there! "Standing on Deng Qiang's side, I just happened to be able to see the Huns below groping their way towards the mountains and forests opposite.
For the other party's approach, Deng Qiang and they all expected it, after all, they would do it if they were different. So, it's not surprising at all.
However, the division of troops is the division of troops, but there are also some particularities. According to common sense, in order to march quickly, to be able to detour to the other side in the fastest time, and form a joint attack with the remaining soldiers and horses, generally only one partial division will be sent.
But Liu Yantou is different, he is in a hurry! He also couldn't figure out where Liu Xibei was going now, and he knew that if he delayed for one more day, his throne would be more dangerous.
So, he did the opposite! Of the 10,000-strong army, he concentrated more than 7,000 people and made a detour, leaving only about 4,000 people to stay here and hold on to contain the enemy troops in ambush at the mouth of the valley.
And this just happened to meet Shao Zisong's intentions. After all, all they wanted to do at the beginning was to split the enemy and attack them, pinch them off the head and tail, and deal with both ends. As for most of the soldiers and horses, they don't really want to completely wipe them out, and they don't have the ability.
On Xiao Pass's side, Li Erhei and the others cleaned up the battlefield, and while resting a little, they immediately went north after extinguishing those fires. Because he was afraid that Liu Yantou would have an ambush on the way, he did not travel fast on this road.
When Shao Zisong and the others started to act, he was still more than fifty miles away from the location of the battlefield! However, after receiving news from the scout, he immediately ordered to speed up.
"General, the battlefield is ahead! The little ones saw that the Huns were dividing their troops, and some of them had already begun to make a detour to the west. The rest of the people retreated a distance to the south, and were shooting at each other with Shao Shen! "Five miles from the battlefield, it was already dark, and the scout came back to report.
"Oh? Has the other side completed the division of troops? Hearing this, Li Erhei hurriedly asked the army to stop and asked.
"Not yet, but the enemy forces in the valley have been greatly reduced! The other party is in a hurry, and after a while, it should be about the same! Judging from the current situation, there should be a lot more enemy troops left in the valley than we are! The scout replied!
"That's it! It's not much as expected! The order went down, the army was stationed on the spot, and some soldiers and horses were sent to quietly rush to the front to build a barrier one mile away from the enemy, so that we could kill the enemy in the next step! After pondering for a while, Li Erhei decided to hold his troops for now, and wait until the enemy's division of troops was completed!
The order was quickly conveyed, and hundreds of soldiers and horses infiltrated the front. Taking advantage of the fact that the enemy army was in turmoil and did not notice the situation in the rear, and at the same time there was the cover of night, they began to build a defensive position.
After waiting for about half an hour, the division of the Huns was finally completed, and no one went to the west. The Huns who were left behind were all slowly advancing towards the exit of the valley with small round shields at this time, preparing to clear the rocky obstacles at the mouth of the valley.
In order to prevent the enemies who were advancing west suddenly coming back in the middle of the battle, Li Erhei had to prepare for a longer time. By about three o'clock, he had finally decided to act.
"Action!" Li Erhei gave an order, and the army immediately launched and moved forward towards the barrier that had already been constructed.
It didn't take long for them to come to the barrier. It is said that it is an obstacle, but in fact, it is just a few rows of tall deer rejecting horses! Before it was officially opened, it was actually piled up under the mountain walls on both sides, and it was impossible to see it at night at all.
When it's time to use them, just swing them forward. If you're dealing with a normal enemy, just put your shield up! But this is to deal with cavalry, it must be high and strong enough, otherwise people will come over as soon as they jump, and it will not be in vain! Therefore, these rows of deer are particularly tall and are made of whole logs.
"Quick, move the deer forward, ready to attack!" As soon as the two groups of men converged, the men in charge of the arrangement in front immediately carried the deer and moved forward, and the army followed.
Soon, the army advanced to less than three hundred meters from the enemy. At this time, the other party finally discovered the change behind him.
Seeing that the Huashan army suddenly killed from the other side, these Huns, who were bent on rushing out from the front, were suddenly startled. Then, they hurriedly divided their troops to block it, and most of the centaurs immediately turned their horses and rushed towards them.
"Shoot the arrows!" Li Erhei ordered to stop on the spot, and the army relied on several rows of deer to line up, and the crossbowmen were high and low together.
With an order, the first wave of arrows rushed towards the rushing Hun cavalry from three directions.
Although the valley is not narrow, it is by no means wide. With so many cavalry trying to charge, it was impossible to spread too much front. In this way, there is no way to avoid under the dense bow and arrows.
Especially in the night, the other party never imagined that the bows and arrows of the Huashan Army would be so sharp, and by the time they found out, the arrows were already there.
As soon as Li Erhei's arrow was released, Shao Zisong, who was three or four miles away on the other side, immediately discovered it. Hearing the movement in the south, they knew that the time had come for a general attack.
"When the time comes, act immediately, cooperate with General Li below and them, and solve the enemy in the river valley!" Shao Zisong and Deng Qiang ordered the soldiers beside them almost at the same time. 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.