Chapter 171: Two Years of Sharpening the Sword, One Day Drinking Blood!
(5,000 words.) )
Gongsun He didn't have the courage of Gongsun Ao, and he didn't have anything to do with Qincheng, although he was also a little unimpressed by the information sent by a border county guard, but Liu Che's will was there after all, and the people sent by Qincheng were extremely formal in his letter, and he was also very skilled in language, so he couldn't help but be unconvinced, so Gongsun He finally followed the route and arrangement provided by Qincheng's intelligence to fight the first battle of his first expedition against the Xiongnu.
After Gongsun He led 10,000 cavalry out of the Great Wall in history, he looked for the Huns for a long time and didn't find him, but there was no way, the Huns didn't bother with him at all. In addition, he was really unfamiliar with the desert, and he didn't find a guide, so he retreated after walking some places to the north, and retreated back with 10,000 Han horsemen in the same way.
Not having the courage doesn't mean that he doesn't want to make meritorious contributions, this time the expedition against the Xiongnu is of great significance to them, the generals in the court, and his Gongsun He will not fail to understand it, he naturally doesn't want to be marginalized in the future because of the failure of this expedition. On the other hand, it's not hard to make an informed decision.
Who made him unable to find the north himself at all, but the people had real information on the Xiongnu march in their hands, although it is not yet known whether this information is really valuable.
Two days after jumping over the Great Wall, when Gongsun He, with a conflicted mood, arrived at the pre-marked place of the round under the guidance of the "guide" sent by Qin Cheng, he was shocked to find that there were already more than 20,000 Han horsemen waiting for him here.
Gongsun He thought that the 20,000 Han cavalry were the northern and southern armies that went north from Chang'an this time, and when he thought of this, he couldn't help but secretly say that it was dangerous, it turned out that everyone was here, but fortunately he didn't do the outlier bird.
However, when he walked into the neatly lined up of 20,000 Han cavalry, he found something unusual: the 20,000 Han cavalry were divided into two parts, one was naturally the costume of the northern and southern armies, Xuanjia, horse halberd, and long knife; And the other cavalry, but Gongsun He was really surprised, not to mention the high-spirited sergeant, the pride on his face was no less than that of the northern and southern armies next to him, but their dress, it was really too different.
Have you ever seen a cavalryman in heavy infantry ironclad armor? Have you ever seen a cavalry horse wrapped in iron armor? Have you ever seen a cavalryman armed with an infantry halberd? Although the halberd is a little strange...... Anyway, Gongsun He has never seen it in his life.
The Han cavalry is not only equipped with long knives, but also equipped with weapons such as halberds and spurs, so as to give full play to the maximum power of the cavalry according to the different needs of the battle. However, most of these were commonly used in the later period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and in the early period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, even if there were, there were more northern and southern armies in the center.
So Gongsun He had to wonder.
Approaching with a stomach full of questions, Gongsun He saw Wei Qing in front of the immediate army formation. Seeing Wei Qing, Gongsun He felt a burst of closeness for no reason, he rode over, and was about to say hello to Wei Qing, when he heard someone next to him say coldly: "General Gongsun, you are late!" ”
Gongsun He's brows furrowed when he heard this, and he was about to scold who was so ignorant of the rules that he dared to talk to himself like this. However, when he looked at the young general beside Wei Qing, what he saw was a cold face that made people stand up with sweat, and a pair of terrifying eyes that did not look like things in the world, and that person exuded a murderous aura that only people who have killed people all year round and killed many people, which made Gongsun He swallow the words on his lips hard, so he asked with seven points of doubt and three points of fear: "Who is this?" ”
But the man didn't pay attention to his question, but continued to say in that cold tone: "Since you are late, there is no time to rest. With that, he gave an order to the sergeant behind him: "Order, the army is ready to march at full speed!" ”
After that, the young general didn't look at Gongsun He anymore, and even pulled out his horse and turned his head and galloped away.
"You ......" Gongsun He was so angry that his nose was crooked, and he just wanted to say something, but the man only gave him a distant back, which made him angry, so he had to complain to Wei Qing angrily: "General Wei, look at this person, it's just ......"
"General Gongsun!" Without waiting for Gongsun He to finish speaking, Wei Qing interrupted him, his tone was not at all as friendly as Gongsun He imagined, Wei Qing glanced at Gongsun He unhappily, and said dissatisfiedly: "Do you know that General Li is fighting against more than 30,000 Xiongnu in front?" Delay the fighter plane, you and I can't afford this crime! ”
"Alas...... This ......" Gongsun He was puzzled by the second monk for a while, and the evil fire in his heart jumped vigorously, but he still grasped the important information in Wei Qing's words, and he was surprised: "General Li is fighting with 30,000 Huns? ”
"It's more than 30,000 Huns!" Wei Qing said, "General Gongsun still ordered all the soldiers to march at full speed." ”
Along the way, through a conversation with Wei Qing, I learned that the frosty young general was the famous hussar Hou Qincheng - half of his reputation was a few beautiful victories, and half of his reputation was cowardice and cowardice in the past two years.
"Why are those cavalrymen dressed up so weirdly?" Gongsun He finally turned his attention back to the four thousand heavy horsemen of the hussar battalion, and he had seen clearly along the way, although these knights were strangely armed, their momentum was still not weak...... Well, it's a little scary, to be exact.
Wei Qing just smiled faintly when he heard this, and said: "This, when we wait for a while, General Gongsun will know at a glance." ”
Seeing that Wei Qing refused to say it directly, Gongsun He was a little annoyed, and said: "It's just that the battle armor is wrapped more, and how unusual it can be." ”
To Gongsun He's words, Wei Qing just smiled and didn't say anything.
Of course, in fact, Wei Qing still despised him in his heart.
……
When King Zuo Xian saw the long red dragon-like Han cavalry team running from the west, his face turned pale in surprise, because the place where Zuo Xianwang stood was relatively high, so he could clearly see the number of these Han horses, and he could more truly feel the momentum of these Han horses - that was a full 30,000 Han horses!
"Quick, give the order, the whole army withdraws from the battle!" King Zuo Xian quickly ordered eagerly.
After the herald took the order and left, the centurion beside him hurriedly said: "King Zuoxian, the men and horses on both sides have completely mixed up, and I am afraid that it is not in a hurry to withdraw at this time!" ”
King Zuo Xian's face was pale, at this point, even if he was stupid, he understood that in today's battle, it was not Li Guang who killed himself, but himself!
Li Guang dared to shake the front of more than 30,000 Hun cavalry with 10,000 Han cavalry, although there was Li Guangyi's boldness, but more importantly, Li Guang had made up his mind from the beginning to drag the more than 30,000 Hun cavalry to death here, and create an opportunity for the 30,000 Han cavalry who were rushing now to surround and annihilate them!
"Cunning Han Chinese!" King Zuo Xian was so angry that he threw his horsewhip, and he shouted loudly: "Order the outer cavalry to go over and stop those Han cavalry, and the others try to withdraw from the battle as much as possible!" ”
King Zuo Xian watched the herald leave, and silently thought in his heart, he must hold off the 30,000 Han cavalry, even if it was only half an hour...... No, in just two moments, half of the Hun cavalry who were fighting with Li Guang would be able to withdraw!
Now, King Zuo Xian no longer expects to retreat with his whole body, as long as he can save half of his strength and successfully leave here, he still has a chance to take revenge!
King Zuoxian's eyes were bloodshot, like a fountain of blood, staring at the six or seven thousand Hun cavalry that had been hastily assembled and had rushed towards the Han cavalry that had rushed to the west. Now, all his net worth and life are tied to these six or seven thousand Hun cavalry, and only when these Hun cavalry successfully blocked the offensive of the Han cavalry to aid him, he had the capital to save his life.
It is no exaggeration to say that this is trading blood for time.
But King Zuo Xian had to do this, because if once it was surrounded, and there were nearly 10,000 Han army centers blooming, then there would be no need to fight this battle, and the fate of King Zuo Xian would be conceivable!
The retreat of the Hun cavalry on the periphery did not reduce much actual pressure on Li Guang's department, which was fighting with the Huns in the center, but when these Han cavalry learned that a large number of Han troops had come to the rescue, their morale still increased a lot, and they were crazy to kill the Huns in front of them, and there was a great situation of counterattack!
"Soldiers, the Han 40,000 iron horsemen came to rescue me and waited, everyone fought hard, joined up with the reinforcements, and slaughtered these dog-mother-raised Huns together!" Li Guang shouted loudly while fighting, and even his beard shook with excitement.
If Gongsun Ao is counted, then the Han cavalry who came to help is really 40,000 people, but unfortunately Gongsun Ao did not come, but this did not have much impact, no matter from any aspect, it was not enough to affect the development of the situation in this battle.
First of all, the personal soldiers around Li Guang heard Li Guang's shout, and they shouted together: "40,000 reinforcements have arrived, everyone fights to fight out, join the reinforcements, and slaughter these Huns!" ”
Such a shout, one to ten, ten to hundred, and later, most of the thousands of Han horsemen who saw hope from the desperate situation began to shout while fighting with the Huns.
The fierce battle is in full swing, and the shouting is shocking, and its state can be described as not heroic!
Since then, the morale of the Han army has risen one after another, and each Han army only feels as if they have inexhaustible strength in their hands for a while, and they are naturally heroic when they fight. On the other hand, the Hun cavalry saw that many of their comrades had already gone to intercept those Han reinforcements, and King Zuo Xian gave an order to withdraw and retreat as soon as possible.
The situation on the battlefield has finally taken a turn for the better.
But it is only a trend, if the 30,000 cavalry reinforcements of the Han army cannot arrive in time, only a few thousand tired soldiers who are surrounded by more than 20,000 Hun cavalry in the middle will still not play a big role.
Then the Hun cavalry can still retreat with their whole body!
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"Heavy Ride!" Whenever Qin Cheng personally went to the battlefield in battle, he would lead the army in front. At this time, he was followed by four thousand heavy horsemen holding Qin halberds, and after seeing the six or seven thousand Hun cavalry rushing over with the intention of stopping them, Qin Cheng's eyes showed murderous cruelty, he pulled out the ring head knife, pointed forward, and shouted.
"Heavy Ride!" The four thousand heavy horsemen roared in unison, all with fierce eyes!
"Kill me!" Qin Cheng drank.
"Kill!"
The roar was crisp and soared into the sky.
After the hussar battalion was formed, the cavalry of each unit performed its own duties, and there would be no more scenes of heavy cavalry carrying bows and arrows, and naturally, there would be no light cavalry rushing in front of the heavy cavalry. Today's hussar battalion of 10,000 iron horsemen is already a mature army, a fierce cavalry with actual combat effectiveness!
After two years of sharpening a sword, today it is finally time to see the real chapter, which of the knights of the hussar battalion does not have a body of strength, which one does not have a body of anger, and which one does not have a body of murderous energy?
In the past two years, they have lived a life of training except training, that is, a small group of Hun cavalry that can be destroyed has reached the doorstep, and they have never taken a step out of the camp. The bloody nature of murder in their hearts, the strength accumulated in their hearts, that six-foot body can no longer be contained!
In the past two years, the defenders of Qincheng and Shanggu have been criticized, and the ministers of the DPRK and the central government, the words of the market, which is not to say that they are timid, not to say that they are immersed in the victory of the past and degenerate step by step, and dare not fight against the Xiongnu again?
It's been two years, and Qincheng and the hussar camp need a real victory to justify themselves!
Prove that we are not scumbags, we are not bad seeds, we are warriors of the Han Dynasty, and we are invincible iron horses!
And today, this battle, which Qin Cheng has planned and prepared for two years, is the first and only time that reality can give the hussar battalion a chance to regain glory. After today, even if there is another victory, people will only remember the first battle after two years of silence, and it turns out that they really lost......
This kind of thing, the 10,000 soldiers of the hussar battalion, will never allow it to happen.
At this time, the 10,000 hussar cavalry, like a raging fire that had been ignited, carried the monstrous anger and killing intent, as well as the determination to become benevolent if they did not succeed, raised the long knives in their hands and pointed at the enemy in front of them!
Those, the ones who have made them bear the shame for two years - the Huns!
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
The 10,000 hussar battalion soldiers, with only this one word left in their heads, rushed to the Hun cavalry in front of them like crazy.
"Hussar battalion, forward!" Qin Cheng roared, saliva flew sideways, his eyes were red, and the green tendons on his head burst out, like crazy!
"Kill!" Not only Qin Cheng, but all the hussar battalion sergeants were already flushed, no different from the mad beasts.
"Heng Qin Halberd!" Qincheng Order!
The next moment, the sound of "swish" sounded neatly behind Qin Cheng.
One hundred and fifty steps.
The Hun cavalry who rushed over to block Qincheng one after another, and finally reluctantly gathered six or seven thousand people, and their vanguard was only one hundred and fifty steps away from Qincheng!
"Shoot the arrows!"
This was the shout of the Xiongnu Zuo Da Danghu, who was ordered to command the Xiongnu cavalry to intercept 30,000 Han reinforcements.
With his order, the Hun cavalry aimed their arrows at Qin Cheng and his vanguard heavy cavalry, and released their arrows in unison!
There was a roar like locusts, and countless iron arrows fell into the hussar battalion formation!
The sound of "dangdang" was endless, and the arrows of the Huns fell on the heavy cavalry of the hussar battalion, making a tooth-aching clanging sound!
"Why don't they release the arrows?" Gongsun He, who was arranged by Qin Cheng and Wei Qing to rush in the middle, realized that something was wrong with the military formation in front of him, and shouted in a lost voice, "Do they want to resist the rain of arrows of the Huns with their flesh and blood?" What the hell is this Qin Cheng doing, is he looking for death?! ”
Wei Qingqing had a blue face, and he just buried his head and rushed forward, not bothering to pay attention to Gongsun He.
When the cavalry fights, it is common sense to shoot with bows and arrows first, and it is also the need for mass destruction in the first round, and this is true for both warring sides. That's why Gongsun He was so surprised when he saw Qin Cheng and the heavy cavalry behind him only rushing and not letting go of the arrows!
Is Qin Cheng an idiot who only knows how to find death?
Withheld for two years, is it just to find death?
Apparently not!
In the next moment, in Gongsun He's stunned eyes, something happened that he and the Northern and Southern Army behind him couldn't have imagined!
I saw a seemingly terrifying rain of arrows falling into the heavy cavalry formation of the hussar camp, except for a crisp sound of "dangdang", there was no other effect. The heavy cavalry sergeants of the hussar battalion who were shot off their horses were far less than a hundred!
"What's going on?" Gongsun He never imagined that such a thing would happen, this is something he has never heard of, is it ...... Were all the arrows of the Huns made of wood? Even if it's made of wood, it's not so bad, right?!
"Don't say anything, just follow the charge!" Wei Qing's cold voice came, stuffing Gongsun He's stomach full of disbelief back into his stomach.
In fact, Wei Qing wants to say, as soon as you speak, you will lose the face of our northern and southern armies!
Oh, I forgot to tell you, it's - heavy riding!
After a round of arrow rain, the Huns narrowed the distance with the Han army by fifty paces, and at this point, the two sides were only a hundred paces!
"Shoot the arrows!" Zuo Dadanghu immediately ordered!
So, another rain of arrows shot at Qin Cheng and his hussar battalion!
It is still the sound of "dangdang" endlessly, and there are very few people who fall off the horse!
Zuo Dadang's mouth grown, staring at the Han Qi who was getting closer and closer in a daze, and his panicked eyes were like seeing a ghost!
What's going on? Two rounds of arrow rain, how many arrows, unexpectedly ...... Didn't even tear off a layer of skin from the opponent's first head team?
Are these Han people all iron-clad?
Zuo Da Danghu swallowed his saliva with difficulty, but found that his mouth was dry and there was no saliva to swallow at all!
He glanced back at the sergeants beside him, but saw that they were the same as himself, with hellish expressions on their faces!
Fifty steps, forty steps!
The two sides are getting closer!
Qin Cheng and the heavy cavalry soldiers beside him could already see each other's faces clearly, as well as the other party's wide eyes!
The long knife Qin Halberd in their hands has been sleeping for two years, and the cold blade can't wait to drink blood, and can't wait to kill!
And at this moment, the enemy is in front of him, only forty steps!
Thirty steps!
"Draw your sword!