Chapter 52: Ambush Warfare
On the road to the south of Huangcheng, an army of 8,000 people marched south on foot, led by Zhang Xuan.
There were 12,000 garrisons in his jurisdiction, and after receiving the order from his brother Zhang Han, he quickly dispatched 8,000 people and personally led the troops to arrive.
The 8,000 men were all infantry, and only a few officers had mounts.
Zhang Feng walked in front, and there were three partial generals next to him.
The order given by Zhang Han only said that Dasanguan was raided by the Han army and asked him to bring people to Yongcheng to meet, for what happened after Zhang Han's departure, Zhang Xuan still knows nothing, and he doesn't know much about the situation of the Han army, only that Liu Bang made Deng Yulong a general.
A certain general said: "General Zhang, I heard that no one has walked on the Chencang Ancient Road for decades, and it is unbelievable that the Han army can sneak attack Dasanguan." ”
Zhang Feng sneered: "At the Hongmen banquet at the beginning of the year, the overlord spared his life, and Liu Bang didn't stay in Hanzhong Bashu well, that was looking for death." ”
In his opinion, Liu Bang is self-defeating.
At this time, a fast horse galloped in front of him, which was the Yongjun scout.
"Report to the general, a group of Han troops was found seven or eight miles ahead, with a number of four or five thousand."
Zhang Feng said: "Hmph! The Han army dared to send it to the door! ”
He ordered his subordinates to run forward and give the Han army color.
The two armies met and stopped at a certain distance.
Zhang Feng first observed the enemy army, and saw that the Han army was untidy, and the soldiers did not seem to be in good spirits.
The baby on the opposite side said: "Sure enough, Zhang Han's reinforcements are coming, with me here, you don't want to go over." ”
Zhang Feng laughed out loud after hearing this, and pointed the weapon in his hand at the baby: "It's up to you, and you want to block the way?" ”
He had already determined that this Han army was here to prevent him from joining forces in Yongcheng, and it was estimated that the Han army was attacking Chencang, and he wanted to prevent other Yong troops from coming forward to support to ensure that there was enough time to take Chencang.
The infant shouted, "Then come! ”
"You two give it to me!"
Under Zhang Xuan's order, the two partial generals each led 2,000 people and rushed towards the Han army from the left and right, and soon clashed.
At the beginning, the two sides seemed to be fighting "inseparable", but the Han army soon showed that it was overwhelmed.
"Brothers, stop the Yongjun for me."
The baby was drinking, trying to stop the decline.
However, under the impact of the Yong army, the Han army began to flee and ran to the southwest, and Guan Ying had no choice but to give the order to retreat, and the whole army "broke and fled" to the southwest road leading to Chencang.
"Give me the whole army, don't let the Han army run away..."
With Zhang Xuan's order, all the men and horses of the Yongjun chased after him.
After entering the mountainous area, the soldiers of the Han army threw down their military flags and helmets one after another, which was explained in advance by the baby, and he explained in detail, specifically arranging which group of people, when, and what should be thrown away.
Fortunately, the Han army was disciplined and well-trained, otherwise the order to retreat would have turned into a real rout.
"Rush me, kill the Han army..."
Zhang Feng was saying loudly.
However, the Yongwang soldiers just couldn't catch up with the Han soldiers.
The Han army is usually strictly trained, and its physical fitness is stronger than that of the Yongwang soldiers, and when they feign to escape, they must ensure that they cannot be really caught up by the enemy.
The enemy army has a small number of generals with mounts, unless they meet Xiang Yu, Long and such fierce generals, otherwise how dare they leave the soldiers to catch up alone.
Zhang Feng scolded in his heart, the Han army can't fight, but it runs faster than a rabbit to escape, and Yao Tong, who is stationed at Dasanguan, must be negligent and slack, so that the Han army can succeed.
I don't know how long I chased and came to a valley, Zhang Xuan only wanted to catch up with the enemy as soon as possible, and didn't notice the terrain situation.
A partial general came to him: "General, the terrain here is dangerous, beware of ambushes." ”
Zhang Feng looked at both sides, and sure enough, this was the case.
At this time, I saw that many of the Han soldiers in front of me had stopped and were panting, and some had fallen to the ground.
After running for so long, even an iron man will be tired, and the Han army is indeed very tired, but the soldiers of the Yongjun army, whose physical fitness is not as good as that of the Han army, are actually more tired than them.
The Han army's performance was also arranged by Deng Yulong in advance, and he told the infant to stop and hesitate when the enemy army chased him to the valley, so he "performed".
In the steep mountains and forests on both sides of the valley, the Han soldiers had long been ambushed here, and a large number of stones and arrows had been prepared, because the forest and grass were dense, and it was impossible to see it when looking up from the bottom of the valley.
At this time, the Yong army was only the vanguard of the valley, and if some army with lax military orders succeeded in attracting enemy troops, it was very likely that they would not be able to resist and attack. If you do this, you can indeed kill and injure a large number of people in front of the enemy army, but the enemy troops behind will definitely flee and cannot completely annihilate them.
Zhang Feng at the bottom of the valley, seeing the "embarrassed statue" of the Han army in front of him, how could he still doubt that there was any ambush or something, and said loudly: "The Han army can't run, rush up, kill me..."
The soldiers themselves were very tired, and under his strict orders, they had to continue to rush forward.
"The enemy is coming, run for your life......"
Some people in the Han army shouted, and the soldiers who were lying on the ground quickly got up, and all of them continued to "escape".
Soon, the middle army of the Yong army passed through the valley, followed by the rear army.
Suddenly, shouts of killing sounded on both sides of the valley, and a large number of stones and arrows poured down, and before the Yongjun army could come to their senses, many people were taken from their lives.
Zhang Feng hurriedly stopped his horse, witnessed the situation in front of him, and finally understood that all this was a trick of the Han army.
At the bend in front of the valley, Chen He and two thousand soldiers had been waiting for a long time.
Guan Ying and thousands of soldiers came here, and then listened to the voice in front of them, knowing that they had succeeded, and the officers and soldiers were all excited.
Chen He said: "General Guan Ying, you did a good job, and I will leave the rest." ”
"I'm not so easily tired. Then he said to the thousands of soldiers: "Brothers, if you are tired, rest first, and if you can still fight, go with me." ”
Sometimes, mental strength can be effective in bringing out the best in an individual.
The 4,000 Han soldiers, although they were exhausted, most of them still clung to their weapons and wanted to continue fighting.
Thousands of soldiers and horses rushed towards the Yong army from south to north.
"Kill......"
The Han army slaughtered into the crowd of the Yong army, like a tiger descending the mountain, brave and unstoppable.
At this time, the Yongwang soldiers were so tired that they had no strength, and after learning of the ambush, their morale quickly collapsed, and the retreat had been blocked by stones, and there was no way to go to the sky and no way to enter the ground, almost becoming a one-sided slaughter of the Han army.
"Zhang Xuan, take your life..."
Guan Ying yelled and rushed towards Zhang Xuan, and Chen He also killed Zhang Xuan.
As the saying goes, capture the thief and capture the king first, Deng Yulong instructed them to give priority to getting rid of the enemy generals and try to make the enemy soldiers surrender as much as possible.