Chapter 485: The Battle of Lingwu

The Huashan army has always had a concept inherited from Li Xin, that is, fighting a war should be a matter of using the brain, not just brute force. Therefore, when everyone marches and fights, they often make careful plans first. Then, according to this plan, flexibly respond to changes in the situation on the battlefield. In this way, basically speaking, under every battle, the Huashan Army can always achieve good results.

Over the years, after the Huashan Army has continuously won victories abroad, Li Xin's set of views has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Especially for these generals, it is regarded as a guideline.

Yu Song knew that there was a gap between his strength and Liu Weichen, and the most important thing was that in the art of war, it was often said that it was necessary to return to the army, and now Liu Weichen and the others were the defeated army who were in a hurry to rush back. Rabbits can bite people when they are in a hurry, and Yu Song will not be stupid to stop them directly.

Therefore, if you use your brain and create a little trouble for the other party, you will have to save much effort on your side. If it weren't for the fact that he would be joining the big war later, he wouldn't have done it just as a trip.

Fortunately, the road from the mountain pass to Lingwu Ancient City was much closer than the shore, otherwise, he would not have been able to get here in advance.

Liu Weichen led the army to kill him, and gradually saw the Huashan army on the opposite side blocking the front. One glance reveals that there is a large disparity in forces between the two sides.

"It's delusional to try to stop us with such a small number of troops! God help me! Come on! Shock the whole army, kill me! Liu Weichen shouted excitedly, if he can win a victory on the way to withdraw the army, it is also a happy thing, maybe this is the beginning of his defeat into victory.

The contrast between the two sides was so obvious that the Hun soldiers naturally saw it, and as soon as this courage came up, they all seemed to be beaten with chicken blood, urging the war horses to rush forward.

And the appearance of the soldiers of the Huashan Army standing still, in their opinion, seemed to be because they were stupid because they were scared silly.

Soon, the distance between the two armies was already very close, and at this time the Huns began to open their bows and release arrows, and this time there was no need to engage in any guerrilla, because the Huashan army was unobstructed in front of them.

"Bang bang bang" But just as these Hun soldiers rushed forward with a scream, all of a sudden, the war horse running in front fell to the ground, and the knight on horseback flew out directly.

The people who ran in front basically fell most of them, and those behind rushed directly when they couldn't stop it.

As a result, in front of the formation, more than 200 meters away from Yu Song and them, it was like a large-scale car accident scene. The Huns, who kept rushing from behind, fell together in a heap all of a sudden, and finally the people behind had to find a way to stop, or make a detour to rush forward.

The Huns were not stupid, and when they saw that the Huashan army on the opposite side did not release arrows, they naturally immediately thought that there was a problem on the ground. As a result, everyone's speed slowed down and they began to widen their eyes to find problems on the ground.

"Now is it, release the arrows!" The Huns slowed down, Yu Song didn't plan to be quiet any longer, the time had come, and he immediately ordered.

The Huashan Army likes large, dense attacks, and this is because their logistical strength can guarantee this. Moreover, it is also a very effective method of warfare.

In addition to ordinary bows and arrows, the cavalry of the Huashan Army was also equipped with small crossbows. After all, this kind of thing allows soldiers to grasp it faster.

With this order, the cavalry behind Yu Song began to move. Everyone scattered and killed the Hun cavalry who came by, because they didn't need to draw the bow and shoot arrows, they only needed to pull the bracket, so the success rate was still very high.

The only shortcoming is that the crossbow bow has to be wound and cannot be connected ~ fire. Therefore, after each arrow, you have to switch to a bow or a spear to fight.

The two sides soon fought, the horses ran back and forth, and the moment the knights staggered by, the Grim Reaper had already completed the harvest. The Huns were skilled in bows and horses, and they were able to deal with such battles.

The advantage of the cavalry of the Huashan Army is that everyone has armor on their bodies and protects the vital places. In addition, he is usually well-trained and has strong morale ~ sheng, so after a fight, he did not fall into disadvantage. Once it was time for close combat, the inferiority of the Huns became apparent.

This big battle outside the Lingwu Ancient City soon became known to Peng Lin, and after learning that the battle had already started here, he immediately ordered the army to rush to the battlefield at full speed to support Yu Song.

At this time, Hu Tian and the others, who had been hurrying up, were less than sixty miles away from the battlefield.

Around the time of Shen that day, on the east side of Niushou Mountain, Li Xin, who was hurrying in the mountains and forests, finally led the army out at this time. At this time, they happened to be in the place where Etsu turned from east to north.

"General Qiyu, the cavalry of our army is fighting with Liu Weichen's defeated army on the bank of the river east of the ancient city of Lingwu County!" As soon as he walked out of the mountains and forests, the scout came quickly and reported.

"Looks like I'm catching up! Cavalry against cavalry, this battle should be exciting! However, if the follow-up army can't catch up immediately, I'm afraid it won't be able to wipe out the Huns! It seems that it is necessary to think through it in the first place! After hearing the news, Li Xin couldn't help but muttered to himself.

After pondering for a while, he asked, "Where are Hu Tian and Li Erhei now?" ”

"General Hu has just passed the Lingwu Valley before, and he is advancing towards the battlefield at full speed! General Li doesn't know the situation for the time being, so he thinks it should be behind General Hu! ”

"Pass the order, build a pontoon bridge immediately, 3,000 people will follow General Ben to the sandbank, and the rest of the men and horses will continue north along Zhizu!" Hearing this, Li Xin ordered.

This sandbar is the essence of the Tempus, and naturally it cannot be abandoned. In addition to the ancient city of Fuping County, there is also the Hun Huai barrier that was set up by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

The so-called barrier is actually a military fortress used to defend against the enemy.

There are many such places in Shuofang, Wuyuan and Yinshan, which were set up to prevent the resurgence of the defeated Huns. If the Huashan Army wants to gain a firm foothold in the Hetao Plain, these places must be in their hands.

Besides, on the side of the ancient city of Lingwu County, after hurrying up, Peng Lin finally led his army to arrive half an hour after the start of the battle. As soon as the army arrived, it immediately launched an attack from the rear. In this way, the Huns, who originally had the advantage of military strength, no longer have an advantage at this moment.

The Huns, who originally thought that they were in control of the victory, couldn't help but panic when they saw more and more Huashan troops at this time. Especially when he knew that there were more Huashan troops coming behind him, everyone knew that staying here for a moment longer would be dangerous.

Liu Weichen is probably the most anxious person, and at this time he has already discovered the biggest crisis. If you don't leave, when the Huashan military vehicle array arrives, I'm afraid you really won't be able to leave.

Fortunately, the terrain here is open, and it is impossible for the Huashan Army to surround these people, which is much better than before outside the county seat.

"Withdraw, hurry up!" Liu Weichen shouted a few times, and then ran towards the north first.

The surrounding Hun soldiers, as soon as they saw him as the leader, ran away, where was the fighting spirit, and they all ran towards the north. Seeing this, the Huashan Army naturally chased after him tightly.

The battle of Lingwu ended like this, and Peng Lin and they didn't have the time to see how many enemies they had eliminated and how much damage they had damaged, anyway, they only knew how to chase the enemy! So much so that Hu Tian and the others, who arrived later, had to stay and clean up the battlefield because it was getting dark.

At this time, Li Xin led his soldiers across the river and arrived at the ancient city of Fuping County. The people and herdsmen on this sandbar had already hid in their homes and did not dare to come out when they saw the army crossing the border, so naturally no one came to stop them.

Li Xin, who learned of the end of the Battle of Lingwu, immediately crossed the Yellow River by boat and joined Hu Tian and others.

"Leave the matter here to someone else! You immediately lead the army to chase Liu Weichen, you can't let them run anymore, if you let them pass Lian County, it will not be easy to find a chance to annihilate them completely! After seeing Hu Tian, Li Xin ordered directly.

Lian County is near the Shizuishan City in later generations, and the southwest direction is close to the foot of the mountain. After a hundred miles north from here, you will be able to reach the place where the Yellow River passes through Helan Mountain. The terrain of this place is relatively gentle, and it is the main road for the army to cross the Helan Mountain to the south.

And once they pass through this valley of seventy or eighty miles, the front is a grassland until Yinshan, and there is no natural danger like Helan Mountain to stop them. When the time comes, Liu Weichen and the others will run wherever they want, and Huashanjun can't stop them even if they want to.

"Yes, the last general will lead the men to chase them!" Hu Tian hurriedly answered, and then immediately led the army to continue north.

As for the prisoners and the corpses of the wounded soldiers left here, Li Xin asked the 3,000 soldiers and horses who arrived on the sandbar to send people to clean up first. As for himself, he is waiting for the arrival of Li Erhei and others, and then proceeds to the next plan.

Li Erhei was much later than Hu Tian and the others, mainly because they had to re-erect the pontoon bridge to cross the river. However, because he learned that there was a big battle on Lingwu's side, he also had to speed up and hurry. Therefore, around midnight that night, he finally rushed to the battlefield in Lingwu County and joined Li Xin.

"Rest for a while, and then hurry at dawn! Peng Lin and they chased after them first, the number of people is already quite a lot, let's wait for the news over there! Seeing that Li Erhei's troops were marching continuously for a day and a night, they were already quite tired, so Li Xin said to him.