Chapter 30: The Long Drive
"I'll stay behind!"
The mountain fog came as promised on a winter evening, and in the military tent in the Goguryeo camp, Myeonglin Dafu, who was standing on the ground, finally gritted his teeth and said such words to Tsuru.
"Let's not talk about it," Yu Qiliu, who was sitting behind a few cases, bowed his head and held a bowl of hot chicken soup, but he didn't drink it. "I've been doing things like the Han army splashing water on the fence of the camp, right?"
"It's nature."
"How's the explanation of the precautions against night attacks outside?"
"The front camp has been vacated, and if the Han people really want to come, we may not be able to let them suffer...... However, the camp gates were too close to each other for them to send enough cavalry silently. β
"That's good." Yu Yuliu continued to look down at the chicken soup in his hand. "It's good not to come to the cavalry."
"Do you have any other instructions?" Ming Lin replied to the husband asked seriously.
"If you want to stop the Han army, the only hope is this big battalion," Yu Yuliu finally raised his head. "But the passage here is inevitably a little wider, so the troops left behind must not only have the ability to hold the camp, but also have the ability to attack decisively when the Han cavalry comes out of the camp and hold back the Han cavalry...... How many soldiers does Mo Lizhi think should be kept? β
"At least 10,000 people." Ming Lin replied earnestly. "Otherwise, I won't be able to stand it at all."
"Then leave 10,000 men behind, and all the rest will be withdrawn, but after the troops are withdrawn, don't disperse in a hurry." Yu Qiliu looked at the other party's white-haired head and commanded, as calmly as Ming Lin answered the order he had given to him before. "When we get to our hinterland, the supply will not be so troublesome, as long as the troops are dispersed according to their origins, the morale of the army will also be stabilized...... The point is that we are in the old capital of the Hunjiang River, Susheng Bone City, where it must be repaired and completed, as a second line of defense if necessary, if it can survive there until the spring thaw, the Han army will be powerless. β
"I'll try my best to block the Han people in Zaoyuan." Ming Lin replied again. "However, there should indeed be some precautions in Susheng Bone City, and there is no problem with the arrangement of the left minister...... There, please leave the prime minister! β
"Not really." Yu Yuliu put down the soup bowl that didn't move at all, and then finally raised his head, revealing a face without any expression. "I'll stay behind, don't leave the branch and bring people back to the Bone City!"
Ming Lin was speechless for a while.
"Don't look at me like that," Yu continued. "But although this person is full of whimsical thoughts, there is only one thing that is done right, that is, let us read more and learn more about the things in the Han books, those things are actually very reasonable...... The country is in danger, and we should no longer treat each other as enemies. I am not uniting with others to seize your power this time, but because I feel that my method can save us Goguryeo as much as possible! As for letting you go back, it's not that I respect you so much, it's because you've been doing it for many years, and you're more familiar with the situation in the rear, and you're able to dispatch all your forces as much as possible! β
Hearing this, Ming Lin Dafu disregarded his age and his dignity as Mo Lizhi, and immediately knelt down in the camp: "I swear by the Golden Frog King, after my Ming Lin Dafu dies, I must be a noble person surnamed Huan who is in charge of state affairs!" β
"I don't believe your oath." The corners of Yu Qiliu's mouth rose, and his goatee was slightly raised. "Those who believe in your oath are long dead...... But don't leave the branch, I don't worry about what you will do with our Huan Ministry, because after this incident, the people of the country will no longer trust your rafter Ministry, and our Huan Ministry and the other two Ministries will definitely slow down. β
Ming Lin replied to his knees, not knowing how to answer.
"I will write to my younger brother and ask him to guard against you while contributing all the power of Huan's department to help you defend the city of Bones." Yu Jiliu continued. "I'm sure you won't be hiding it either...... Our so-called country is still too small and weak in front of the Han people, it has accumulated for hundreds of years, but it is only the size of a county of the Han people, and once it fails, the country will be wiped out! β
Ming Lin got up directly from the ground, and he had no intention of performing again: "Then you and I have to do our best." β
"Yes," Yu Yuliu also sighed. "Do your best!"
Early the next morning, the Goguryeo people immediately began to withdraw their troops...... They did not dare to flee overnight, because they were self-aware, and they knew better than anyone else that with the organization of their own army, if they really retreated at night, even if there was no pursuit by the Han army, it might automatically turn into a rout. But on the other side, even if it is a retreat during the day, it needs to be closely defended, because at this time the Han army has no reason not to take the initiative to pursue.
Among the pursuers, the Goguryeo people were most worried and wary of the cavalry of the Han army.
After all, the great retreat on the open road, once encountering the Han army's formed tall cavalry, I am afraid that it will directly be the destruction of the Goguryeo people...... Whether it is directly attacking with a spear, or attacking you from a distance, the Goguryeo people have no way to deal with it, and they don't even need those cavalry to take the initiative to attack, but just follow you along the way, so that you can't rest, I'm afraid that when the time comes, it will be unbearable, and then it will collapse directly at night.
This is where cavalry is powerful...... Attack power and mobility coexist.
Originally, the Goguryeo people had some countermeasures, such as their fruit dismounting, which was small in stature but able to navigate the mountains on both sides of the road. And if there are really 10,000 mountain cavalry on both sides to protect them, maybe it can really make the Han army dare not act rashly. But don't forget, in the previous offensive and defensive battles, the Goguryeo people suffered the heaviest losses precisely because of these precious fruit ponies!
Therefore, when the collective retreat of the Goguryeo army had not yet begun, Yu Jiliu had already completed the formation of his 10,000 troops relying on his own battalion...... Six thousand were inside the barracks, and four thousand were outside the barracks. This method of arraying is clearly to rely on the Goguryeo camp and try to prevent the Han army from leaving the camp to line up!
That's right! As Gongsun Xun guessed that day, the Goguryeo people set up camp at such a close distance, in itself, so that when they retreated, they could let the remaining troops suppress the attack of the Han cavalry!
In fact, Yu Qiliu had already made up his mind, as long as the Han cavalry dared to venture out of the camp to line up, at such a close distance, he would directly order a surprise attack, and be sure to block the Han cavalry in the opponent's camp!
The cavalry of the Han army must not be allowed to appear outside the camp on a large scale!
Not to mention that the Han cavalry can succeed in front of their own eyes!
Because once a large-scale cavalry appears on the unimpeded avenue, not to mention the large retreating army behind them, even his own 10,000 blocking troops who can hide in the camp at any time will have to fight in a battle!
Cavalry can be the final word!
"The cavalry can be the final word!" After ascending the high platform, Gongsun Xun saw the scene of the Goguryeo camp opposite, but he couldn't help but sneer. "Let the whole army prepare!"
On the other side, after Yu Yuliu saw the young general on the opposite side appear under the white horse flag as he had done a few days ago, he was also cold, and he couldn't help himself.
On the hills left and right of the "Hui Yu Zuo Xiang ......", at this time, there were also non-stop sentinels returning back and forth.
"The Han troops on the camp wall have all been withdrawn!"
"You can see the Han army gathering behind the camp wall!"
"Cavalry! At least seven or eight thousand cavalry! β
"They demolished their big tents, bulldozed their stoves, and lined up directly behind the camp wall!"
"There are also three or four thousand infantrymen, leading livestock or something, crowded in front of the camp wall, not knowing what to do!"
Yu Qiliu's face was pale, seven or eight thousand cavalry and three or four thousand infantry, as if all the previous reinforcements were real...... From this point of view, it was undoubtedly a correct move for him to lead a group of nobles in the army to seize power yesterday, and then force Ming Lindafu to retreat.
But it doesn't matter if it's correct or not, back in front of you, can this number of Han troops be stopped by themselves?! Looking at the other party's initiative to tear down the camp tent and flatten the stove, how do you think it looks like you want to learn the story of 'breaking the kettle and sinking the boat' in the Han history books, right?
Considering the posture of three or four thousand infantry in front and seven or eight thousand cavalry in the rear, even the strategy of the Han army is about to come out...... It is nothing more than to let the infantry press first, create space for the cavalry behind, and then the cavalry will flank the left and right, break through their own camp in one fell swoop, and then drive the defeated troops and pursue the retreat.
However, it is useless to just think about it, and he must make a decision when he stays...... When the opposing infantry comes out, should they take the initiative to press forward? Or should we stabilize our position and then fight back with the help of a formed military formation?
The chance to win is only in a moment!
However, when he finally made up his mind and prepared to defend and counterattack the three or four thousand Han troops, he did not see the Han soldiers on the opposite side swarming out.
The large army behind him has already begun to line up and leave the camp!
"The Han infantry carried a large number of axes, ropes, and livestock, and seemed to be preparing to build fortifications......"
"Back to the left, the Han army seems to be preparing their camp walls!"
"Zuo Xiang, the infantry hedgehogs of the Han army are gathered under their camp walls, and they don't know what they are doing......
The news brought back by the sentinel on the hill from afar became more and more inexplicable, and Yu Yiliu became more and more vigilant and confused, but before he could think about it carefully, the Han army had already begun to release small forces from the camp gate to prevent the Goguryeo sentinels on both sides from returning!
Time slowly passed until noon, and the Goguryeo army retreated, the front army had already left the camp for more than ten miles, but the rear army was still in the camp. It stands to reason that the most dangerous moment has now come. However, neither the Goguryeo army, which had decided to fight to the death, nor the main formation of the Han army, which was clearly prepared to open up all pursuits, did not move. Only at the foot of the hills on both sides were small groups of cavalry chasing each other.
It was obviously winter, but Yu Qiliu was sweating profusely, he was worried that the opponent's cavalry would continue to increase in the form of small units to form a scale, and on the other hand, he was eager to get information from the sentry cavalry, and then from time to time he couldn't help but look up and see the commander of the Han army sitting on the high platform opposite, but he couldn't help but feel confused......
All of this didn't come to an end until a Goguryeo bantam fought bloodily and desperately passed back a sentence:
"Zuo Xiang, I can see clearly, the Han army is demolishing their own camp wall!"
Yu Jiliu was dumbfounded, he vaguely grasped something, and then he also felt a great sense of crisis, but he still couldn't straighten things out...... Why did the Han army tear down the wall of their own camp?!
However, it was too late!
With the continuous rumbling, the southeast camp wall of the Han army, which was originally regarded by the Goguryeo people as impossible to overcome, was now pushed down and pulled open by the Han army itself in sections!
If the whole Goguryeo army is in front of you, maybe you will be able to rush in!
However, there is no such thing as ...... At this time, most of the Goguryeo people were already on the way to retreat, the rear army had just left the camp, and there were only 10,000 people in front of them who were passively letting go of the rear.
"I'm so stupid, I'm so stupid!" Yu Qiliu looked at the densely arranged cavalry formation behind the camp wall, and reacted almost instantly, but it was already completely too late.
That's right, the cavalry of the Han army was originally going to line up in the camp, and then tear open the camp wall and rush out of the camp directly!
And Yu Jiliu is not stupid, he just reads less...... After all, Lou Zibo's strategy of attacking in the cavalry battalion was not his original, but a classic tactic of the Jin army in the battle of Yanling in Jin, Chu and Yanling in history.
At that time, the situation faced by the Jin army was very similar to the situation in front of the Han army, the surrounding area of the camp was restricted by the terrain, and then the Chu army relied on the numerical advantage to press the front of the camp...... In those years, the war relied on the chariot formation, and if it was really within the range of the Chu army's attack, he was afraid that he would be blocked by the Chu army.
So, the monarch of the Jin State adopted Fan Xuanzi's strategy, put away the tent, bulldozed the stove, and then the whole army finished the formation in the camp, and then knocked down his own camp in one fell swoop, and went out directly to fight a Chu army by surprise, and the king of Chu on the opposite side was even shot blind in one eye.
In fact, when Ming Lin Dafu tried to suppress the Han cavalry with a narrow camp distance at the beginning, Gongsun Xun, Lou Gui, and even Gongsun Fan and Gongsun Yue almost thought of this allusion!
After all, "Spring and Autumn" is a classic that scholars of this dynasty must learn, and anyone who reads in the Han Dynasty knows this method; After all, the situation in front of me is too similar to the situation in the book.
As for explaining why Lindafu and Yu Qiliu didn't know, why they couldn't guess, and even the latter was overwhelmed by this tactic...... That can only be said, who made them Goguryeo?!
The crushing of the lower civilization by the higher civilization is so cruel, and you can't imagine the strategy of the rotten streets over there.
The camp wall was pushed to the ground, and Gongsun Xun naturally knew that he couldn't leave the other party time to react, so as he raised his hand slightly on the high platform, the Han army camp immediately burst into drums. Then, under the unified command of Xu Rong, the more than 7,000 Hanhu cavalry that had been concentrated and used slowly marched forward from the white horse banner, passed through the collapsed camp wall, and went straight to the enemy formation.
The Goguryeo troops on the opposite side had nothing to do about it, and even the Goguryeo army, which was dominated by infantry, had begun to shake because of the collective outpouring of a large number of cavalry.
The drums of war are like thunder, as the cavalry commander temporarily appointed by Gongsun Xun, as soon as Xu Rongfu crossed the break of the camp wall, he saw the situation on the opposite side clearly, and then immediately made a decision, urging all the cavalry to gradually accelerate forward and rush straight to the enemy position!
"The big picture is decided!" Lou Zi Boden, who had seen the power of large-scale cavalry charges, was completely relieved. "The Goguryeo people don't have time to react, congratulations to Shaojun, the overall situation has been decided!"
"Yes, the overall situation has been decided, and I don't want to see this grand scene again today." Gongsun Xun stood up with his hands down, and he couldn't help but sigh with emotion. "It's a pity that Cheng Demou is missing, and he is not here to enjoy this scene with you and me."
Lou Gui looked up and laughed.
The distance of more than two miles is just for the cavalry to rush up, but once the cavalry rushes up, it is not something that can be stopped by manpower.
Yu Qiliu's face turned pale, and he wanted to open his mouth several times to make some reactions from his troops, but he didn't make a sound after all. On the contrary, one thought grew bigger and bigger with the overwhelming cavalry of the Han army on the opposite side - everything was useless!
Gongsun Xun sat back on the high platform, and then watched the scene...... If it is said that what I saw with my own eyes in Liucheng before, 20,000 cavalry raiding 10,000 cavalry is still a bit like the smell of flowing water, then today's seven or eight thousand cavalry accelerating in a short distance to shock 10,000 infantry is a bit like hitting an egg with a stone.
Speed, power, impact, sacrifice, shattering...... As soon as the battle was received, the Goguryeo army was completely dispersed, and then rolled back towards its own camp.
"It's over!"
Yu Yuliu finally said the sentence stuck in his throat, but he was already sitting on the ground surrounded by several loyal retainers, and then wept bitterly.
"Leave these defeated soldiers alone, we still have thousands of infantry behind us to take over the camp, clean up the mess, and the whole army will pass through the camp for me, break up their formation, and then go after the Goguryeo people who fled earlier!" Xu Rongli shouted loudly on the horse, he only felt that his whole body was trembling with excitement when he issued the order, as a soldier, he didn't think that one day he would lead seven or eight thousand cavalry to defeat the enemy, but he didn't expect this day to come so quickly, and the enemy was so unbearable!
With full of excitement, after Xu Rong gave the order, he went straight to the Goguryeo camp on his horse, not noticing that there was a crying goatee old man in the pile of defeated soldiers under his feet, and he didn't expect that this person was actually the former commander of the Goguryeo army who had been fighting against him for a few days.
Of course, even if he knew it, he probably wouldn't care and stay, because from today on, from the moment seven or eight thousand cavalry roared out of the Han army camp, everything in Goguryeo would be nothing.
βββββI'm the dividing line that drives straight inβββββ
"Xu Rong, the word Bojin...... At the beginning, for the Xuansu other department Sima, Goguryeo led 50,000 troops to attack, and Taizu held 8,000 troops to Zaoyuan, and Yirong was the supervisor of the front army...... After three days of fierce fighting, the thieves could not be defeated, and the reinforcements of the Han army arrived again, and they were about to retreat, but they set up a large camp two miles in front of the Han military camp, and they were cut off by 10,000 people. Taizu then followed the battle of Yanling, withdrew the tent and leveled the stove, set up a cavalry formation in the camp, demolished the camp wall, worshiped Rong as the cavalry Sima, and led the whole army of 7,000 cavalry straight out of the enemy formation. Rong Hengdao was immediately raised, and he attacked straight forward. The thief left the prime minister to stay and lead the crowd to greet him, and he was defeated in a battle, and he knew that things were bad, so he knelt and cried in front of the camp. Rong was too dizzy to stay, he did not dismount, and chased the rout into the thief's camp, trapped in his camp, and could not get off his horse, and led the cavalry through the camp, and the thieves and the masses were behind.
Taizu stood on the high platform, and when he saw Rong like this, he smiled and said: "I have read history since I was a child, and I have heard that those who are good at using soldiers in ancient times have not driven into the enemy's encirclement like Xu Sima!" 'The army then called for the glory of 'Changqi Sima', which was famous in Liaodong! βThe Book of Old Swallows. Volume Seventy. Biography XX
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