Chapter 935 Marksman on the Wolf Plains (1)
Tun Gu took his cavalry and ran all the way back to a camp in the middle of the Wolf Plain.
Wei Lu was already waiting at the gate of the camp.
"King!" When Tun Gu saw Wei Lu, he immediately turned over and dismounted, knelt down and bowed: "The slave is fortunate not to be dishonored, and he has already tested the number and arrangement of the Wuheng people's archers!" ”
Wei Lu's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he asked, "Really?" ”
"Of course!" Tun Gu said proudly: "How dare the slave deceive?!" ”
Wei Lu pondered for a moment and said, "You will tell me everything about Fang Cai one by one......
Tun Gu then knelt on the ground and reported the defensive arrays he had seen with his army, their deployments, and the number of archers they had found.
After listening to it, Wei Lu was not as happy as Tun Gu imagined, but became more suspicious.
"King, are you worried?" Wang Wang, a close confidant of Wei Lu, couldn't help but ask.
"Yes!" Wei Lu looked up at the front, and after the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, the outline of the enemy array gradually revealed in his field of vision.
"The enemy sniping our army here is the result of careful design and consideration!" He gritted his teeth and said slowly: "The wolf plain seems to be flat, which is conducive to the deployment and outflanking of our army's light cavalry!" ”
"But really, it's not!"
"Here, there is no grass, the surface is covered with gravel, and the center and both ends are alone, which can be used for cavalry to attack in a big way......"
"The rest of the area is full of gravel, gravel, and broken rock!"
These gravels, gravel and broken rocks were a natural minefield for the Hun cavalry.
If you are not careful, you will break it off with people and horses.
Therefore, it is impossible for Wei Lu to let his army pass through these places without clearing them.
Clean-up, on the other hand, takes time and may not always be completed.
Therefore, in reality, the place where his cavalry can fight is quite narrow.
This makes it practically impossible to implement outflanking tactics.
In other words, the defenders on the opposite side do not need to worry about being attacked from their vulnerable flanks or rear.
They just have to stick to the current side!
For this alone, Wei Lu was very jealous.
Not to mention, it's summer.
The surface of the wolf field was dry, and just the hundreds of horsemen with Fang Caitun Gu attacked, and the smoke and dust kicked up by the horses' hooves obscured Wei Lu's line of sight, making him almost ignorant of what was going on in front of him.
This is another shortcoming.
Because that means that once the offensive begins, he may lose control and command of the front line.
Unless he is willing to move the command of the Chinese army forward to the battlefield in order to command on the spot.
But here's the problem......
In that case, he would most likely have to approach the array on the opposite side.
Thereby exposing themselves to the striking range of long-range fire.
In case, the Han Chinese brought their ultra-long-range striking weapon, the bed crossbow, and hid it in the array, seizing the opportunity to make a decapitation attack.
A bed crossbow with a range of more than 500 paces, as long as it hits the target.
There was nothing that could save his life!
Even without bed crossbows, those terrible rhubarb crossbows were enough to pose a threat to his own life!
In addition, the Chinese army moved forward, which is an almost desperate approach.
Once the attack is not overcome for a long time, Wei Lu knows that what awaits him must be the annihilation of the whole army!
Because this wolf plain is dozens of miles deep, the nearest pasture and water source are still hundreds of miles away.
In other words, once the Hun cavalry is overcome, there is not enough water, and there is not enough physical strength and energy, they will be roasted to death here by the sun!
This made Wei Lu not dare to make the decision of a general attack easily.
However, time forced him to break through the opposing line of defense as soon as possible.
Because, with each passing day, the cavalry of the Void Yan Yan will become more and more threatening.
Within three days, Wei Lu must break through this place!
Otherwise, the cavalry of the Void Yan Yan may be completely wiped out by the main force of the Han army!
It was the most elite cavalry of the Huns.
It is also the army that entrusts all the dreams of Wei Lu, Hulugu and Li Ling!
It is the future innovation and change of the Xiongnu!
The Han Chinese carefully chose this place as a sniper position.
This battlefield was carefully chosen.
But I was tempted by myself once, and I figured out the details?
Is it funny?
Moreover, Wei Lu knew that the commander on the other side, but his own township party, wrote the theory of war and reinterpreted Sun Tzu's Art of War.
"The Art of War: Fiction is real, reality is virtual, fiction is real, reality is virtual, reality is virtual......" Wei Lu groaned: "This king is very suspicious, this is a trap ......"
"But it can also be true!"
"Tun Gu!" Wei Lu lowered his head, looked at Tun Gu, and asked, "When you led the army to tempt, did you see their cavalry?" ”
In normal combat, the defending cavalry will be on standby behind or on both sides of the position.
From the experience of the Han-Hungarian War, the Han army was more accustomed to placing its cavalry on both flanks.
This is to launch a counterattack at any time.
Tun Gu listened, shook his head, and said inexplicably: "Back to King Ding Ling, the minions have not found any trace of the deployment of the enemy horse......"
Wei Lu listened, his eyes widened in disbelief: "No cavalry? How is this possible!? ”
In previous wars, the cavalry of the Han army would be deployed in a place where the Huns were clearly visible.
This is not only a deterrent to the Xiongnu, but also to enter the battle faster and save horsepower.
But Tun Gu said that he did not see any cavalry......
It's unusual!
"Brother Wang!" Wei Lu looked at Wang Wang and bowed to him: "Please brother, personally lead people, go to investigate, and then come back immediately to report the details!" ”
Wang Wang listened, nodded, and took more than ten horsemen and quickly left the camp.
Half an hour later, Wang Wang returned with someone and confirmed the authenticity of Tun Gu's report.
After listening to it, Wei Lu couldn't believe his ears.
At the same time, he immediately reacted - the enemy on the opposite side did not intend to fight him at all.
They will only hold their ground to the death!
This made Wei Lu a little helpless, and he had to admit that this was indeed the best way to deal with it.
Give up the attack, although you can't win.
But you can avoid making mistakes and procrastinating for time.
This kind of unscrupulous means, for the sake of strategy, would rather sacrifice the partial.
It was indeed the village party that did it.
And Wei Lu also understood one thing at the same time - he had to attack!
Immediately! Right away! Attack quickly!
Because, most likely, the Void Yan Yan has fallen into the siege of the superior forces of the Han Dynasty.
Knowing this, Wei Lu immediately ordered: "Convene the nobles of the whole army to discuss the matter, pass the order, and everyone prepare to attack!" ”
"Feed the horses and bring two bags of water and a bag of cheese with each of you!"
"Today is going to be a long day!"
……………………
When the sun gradually rises in the sky.
The temperature is gradually getting hotter.
Although it was only early summer, although it was on the southern border of this scene, the temperature gradually exceeded 25 degrees.
In the field ahead, the Hun cavalry, like a dark cloud, slowly pressed down.
"Good!" Zhang Yue stood on the arrow tower and looked into the distance.
Wei Lu's offense was something he had been looking forward to for a long time.
Needless to say, it will also be the most important battle of the year for humanity.
Most likely, this battle will decide the fate of the Hun Empire!
The cavalry of the Ministry of Guards and the Void Yan Yan combined, although they were only more than 10,000.
However, they are the largest and most elite mobile corps of the Xiongnu in Mobei.
Eat them, and you can announce the complete collapse of the Xiongnu's Mobei defenses!
"Pass me the order!" Zhang Yue raised his hand and announced loudly: "From this moment on, anyone who sticks here for one day will record a head on his military merit book!" ”
"No!"
Immediately, someone took the order and announced Zhang Yue's order to the whole army.
As a result, all Wu Hengyi went crazy.
As long as you hold it for a day, even if you don't decapitate, you can still have a head in the account?
Almost all of the righteous servants stimulated by this are bloody.
If you can't win the offense, won't you be able to defend it?
At this time, Zhang Yue quietly walked down the arrow tower, and came to the front central array surrounded by dozens of Changshui elites.
He knew very well that this was definitely the place where the Huns were about to storm and attack in turn.
There will inevitably be rivers of blood.
Therefore, he must come here and give these Wu Hengyi enough faith.
"Take my warbow!" Zhang Yue said in a deep voice.
Tian Shui immediately took someone and brought a heavy bow to Zhang Yue.
This bow, like the Mo knife, was carefully made by Ding Shu and several famous bow makers in Shaofu.
The bow body is not like other bows of the Han army, and is made of composite materials.
Instead, it was made of the best purple shirt wood, and after a month of repeated corrections, it was finally formed.
As for the bowstring, it is made of silk, sheep intestines, and beef tendons.
The whole bow is one foot long.
In the whole East, this kind of big bow is very rare.
Hardly anyone has used it!
If there are future generations here, I am afraid that they will be recognized at a glance - the Scottish longbow!
In fact, this is a trial bow, which is similar to Mo knife and plate armor, which is experienced and practiced by Zhang Yue, and then decides whether to mass produce it or not.
Gently picked up the longbow and weighed it, Zhang Yue smiled slightly, turned his head and said, "Take the arrow!" ”
As a result, dozens of heavy arrows were carried in front of Zhang Yue.
Like longbows, these heavy arrows are far longer and heavier than ordinary arrows.
They are made from more than 30 years of Santuo wood after careful processing and correction.
Each one was four feet long and weighed more than four taels.
In particular, the arrowheads, made of fine iron, are extremely sharp.
Zhang Yue picked up an arrow, put on the bowstring, then looked up and looked forward.
The Hun cavalry in the distance was already in formation.
The distance between the array and the Wuheng array is about two hundred steps.
It was an excellent distance for a cavalry charge, and it could even be said that there was nothing better than this.
Before charging, it will never be attacked by the defender's long-range fire.
After the charge, the distant firepower, almost as insignificant as the mosquitoes.
Later generations of the Lancaster Battle Equation can perfectly explain this.
However......
Zhang Yue is going to tell them - two hundred steps?
It's actually dangerous!