Chapter 946: Sneak Attack and Counter Sneak Attack
At night, the sky was pitch black, as if it was covered with a thick layer of felt, and even the starlight was dimmed.
It's early summer, and in the land of Sanchuan, the green grass felt is spread all over the mountains in the sandy and gravel soil, and the spring breeze is coming, mixed with the fragrance of the soil.
The withered yellow grass is knocked off by the newly raised grass buds, and the wind and sun are exposed to the wind and sun, which becomes fertilizer and spring mud for the grass roots, providing nourishment for the weeds.
"Boom!"
A group of horsemen strode over and trampled on the grass and sand of the wilderness, without shouting or making a loud sound of horses' hooves, for the cavalry of this 10,000-strong squad had cloth bags wrapped in their hooves in order to ease the movement.
They didn't stop, without any rest, and ran directly towards Dahua's main military camp, the purpose was obvious, that is, to raid Dahua's enemy, even if they couldn't give a fatal blow, but if they could cause some damage and hit morale, it would also be of great benefit to the Turkic War of Tomorrow.
Shibi Khan was furious when he learned that the 30,000 vanguard army had been defeated and the king of Yougu Liwang had also been killed, but he was also a little worried in his heart, first, he was afraid that his morale would be low, which was not conducive to the subsequent confrontation, and second, he was a little confused about Luo Zhaoyun and Dahua soldiers.
In the past, in the face of the Great Sui generals and the army, there were both victories and defeats, but since the face of Luo Zhaoyun, Shibi Khan did not seem to have taken advantage, and the shadow in his heart was not small, so he decided to send 10,000 cavalry to raid at night to harass Dahua, if he succeeded, there were many benefits, even if he failed, he could retreat, Dahua cavalry was small, and the number of enemy troops at night was unknown, so he did not dare to pursue rashly.
So, this is the Turkic wishful thinking!
A fierce general of the Turkic Tiele tribe named Bogteng, a famous warrior in the Tiele tribe, was born with divine power, holding a wheel axe, riding a sweaty and bloody horse, and commanding a team of 10,000 people to quickly approach the camp of the Dahua Army.
There are scouts and patrol guards from Dahua in the future, but some were shot and killed by Turkic scouts, so they feel that the news should not have been revealed yet, and they can successfully sneak attack.
About six or seven miles to go, suddenly, the knight who was running at the front exclaimed, and as soon as the front hooves of the horse hit the ground, he stepped into the air, and the warrior and his mount fell into the trap of the horse.
Many spears standing upside down in the pit were sharp, and even men and horses directly penetrated.
How so? On the way, there is an ambush with pit barbs?
Just as the Turkic knights were stunned, at the edge of the mountain range and in some bushes, crossbows and arrows suddenly shot out.
"Whoosh!"
The sound of breaking through the sky roared, enveloping it like a rain of arrows.
"Ahh
"There's an ambush!"
But the speed of the Turkic cavalry was too fast, and what was happening in front of them, the soldiers and horses behind did not notice it, so waves of cavalry continued to crowd up, crossed the trap pit, and continued to rush out dozens of meters away before slowing down a little.
In addition to the horse traps, there are also tripping ropes, thistles, etc., which hinder the advance of the Turkic cavalry.
In an instant, together with all kinds of traps, thistles, tripping ropes and other injuries, as well as the indiscriminate shooting of bows and arrows, the Turkic knights killed and wounded more than 1,000 people.
There were also black powder packets that were thrown into the ranks of the Turks, which continued to explode, completely destroying the momentum of the Turkic charge.
Bogteng didn't know how many Dahua troops were ambushed here, so he didn't dare to continue to move forward, otherwise, it was likely that this army would become a lone army, and after being cut off, there would be no way back.
In addition, if this place is exposed, if you go to a sneak attack, you have lost the opportunity, and you can't take it by surprise, so you lose the meaning of the raid.
"Withdraw!" Bogten gave the order to retreat, and a herald blew a slender horn as a signal to retreat.
There was no flag to be seen at night, so they could only rely on the sound of the trumpet representing the retreat, which spread far away for the team behind to hear, and then turned around and retreated.
"Where to go!"
Xue Wancheng roared, and led his 10,000 troops to kill, and came to cover up the night.
Fortunately, His Majesty proposed a strategy of defense and ambush, just in case, but I didn't expect it to come true, and the Turks took a risk and really sent a cavalry to come and attack.
In this way, Xue Wancheng, a brave team of 10,000 people, came in handy, waiting for work, first suppressed the enemy's spirit, broke the courage of the Turkic warriors, and then led the cavalry to kill, chasing and killing all the way.
Suddenly, there were shouts of killing everywhere, but fortunately, the armor of the two sides was completely different, and some arrows with torches fell into the ranks of the Turkic cavalry and scattered on the ground, but increased the fire and sight.
The warriors and cavalry on both sides fought while riding or fleeing or chasing.
This battle came and went quickly, and with a stick of incense, the Turks had already gone away, leaving behind corpses everywhere.
Xue Wanqian led his troops to cover up and kill, chased out more than ten miles, and then collected his troops and turned back.
When I came back, I counted the number of people, and my own dead and wounded were no more than five or six hundred, but the number of killed enemies reached three or four thousand, and only a small half of the Turkic soldiers and horses who fled back, and some escaped at night, in all directions, and it is estimated that they will return to the Turkic camp until dawn tomorrow.
This was another great victory, although it was smaller than yesterday's annihilation of the 30,000 Turkic vanguard army, but it was anticipating the enemy's opportunity, preventing the Turkic sneak attack, and breaking the morale of the enemy's army, and it still played a significant role.
Xue Wancheng smiled slightly, he was quite satisfied with the results of the battle, and sent someone back to the camp overnight to deliver the good news, so that His Majesty could feel at ease and make a note of this credit.