Chapter 253: The Battle of Shao Ping (25)
What's more, there is an open space nearby, and the Black Turban Army is said to be unable to hide the ambush soldiers, if they can really hide the ambush soldiers, it must be more powerful than the ambush soldiers in the ravines and steeps.
At the beginning, the third son of the King of Jin, Ji Chang, attacked Zhao Xun with 20,000 cavalry and tens of thousands of reinforcements, Bailiyan hid people underground, set up tripping ropes, dug pit traps, and took advantage of the night to trip the Jin army and turn over on his back.
The ambush on the plain is either overgrown with artemisia grass or with the help of a dense water network, and now the artemisia grass is gnawed by horses, and the water network is almost non-existent, so it can only hide in the underground and shallow ravines, and rashly launch a charge, which must be self-throwing.
"General Xiao, listen to the general's advice, withdraw quickly, otherwise it will be too late, Su Hong will leave with the horses, and the remaining horses will be controlled by the Black Turban Army again, and you and I will really be surrounded on all sides and it will be difficult to get out."
"Alas...... It's really fucking cheap for these turtle grandchildren. Withdraw, withdraw! ”
Xiao Qu reluctantly ordered the withdrawal of the men and horses, and after killing them indiscriminately, he continued to pursue northward.
The grassland is far away from Shaoping twenty miles away, the news transmission is not smooth, before the confrontation still learned that the vanguard of the Xian army has arrived, the middle of the break for nearly an hour does not know the situation, most of the sentinels sent out have not been able to send back any valuable news, until about four o'clock in the afternoon, a bloody horse with injuries and death back to Shaoping City:
"Report, report to the king of heaven, General Shen Duchi was seriously injured, and the Xian army broke through our army's defense line and took away more than 20,000 war horses, or even more!"
The person who came said sadly and angrily, and the supernatural face twitched and said coldly:
"Didn't this Heavenly King give an order to encircle the front and back, 40,000 horses and horses were not able to stop 7,000 people and horses, but more than 20,000 war horses and war horses were taken away, what is the reason?"
"Respect the Heavenly King, I don't know what kind of demon method the Xian army used, tens of thousands of war horses of our army were suddenly frightened, did not listen to the call, and did not wait for our army to attack before the battle, and the formation was chaotic, and General Lu Ting was even more charged by his own war horse, and suffered heavy casualties. Instead of rushing into battle, the horses of the Xian army drove their horses northward, and at this time they were heading northwest, with the intention of attacking the Song generals. ”
The tongue of the man was fast, the chest of the supernatural power was turbulent and undulating, the roots of his teeth were rattling, his right hand was holding the old fist, the joint buckle was white, and the blow smashed on the case, and everyone was taken aback:
"The King of Heaven is angry!" Humane.
Shentong stood up and went to the city wall, looking at the northwest, six or seven miles away, Song He's 20,000 horses could be seen forming a square formation, advancing to the southeast. If the Xian army attacked Song He's array with tens of thousands of horses at this moment, what casualties would it be, it was really a catastrophe from heaven.
"Spread the military order of the Heavenly King, ordering Song He's troops to defend on the spot and strictly prevent the Xian army from charging into battle. Ordering Lu Ting to act as the general of Shen Duchi, and command the cavalry to pursue and annihilate the Xian army, there must be no mistake! ”
"No!"
At this time, the supernatural power had three questions in his heart, one of which was how the Xianjun army made the horses follow them. Second, if the Xian army did not break through from the path when they came, how could they break through from the opposite direction, they were not afraid of being blocked by roadblocks. Third, pay attention to who the is out of, and he will be broken into thousands of pieces!
Su Hong drove the horses less than three miles away from Song He's infantry formation at this time, instead of launching the horses to rush into battle, on the contrary, he continued to rush to the west, and the barricades were swept away by the horses, some of them were directly overturned, and some of the horses were not as good as people, and they tripped and fell to the ground when they collided with the barricades.
Bailiyan (both Wei Xian) and Xiao Qu's subordinates followed, all the way to the west to rush out of the encirclement, Lu Ting led the army to fight behind, the situation was not smooth, the smell of mare stallions was mixed together, some stallions were angry, and they always felt that they had suffered a big loss as a man, not only did they not obey the call, but also threw the horse rider to the ground and trampled to death. The more Lu Ting chased, the farther away he was from being pulled, and the team was sparsely pulled into three or five percent, with no combat power at all.
At this time, the air was filled with the fragrance of boiling green ears in brine, and the mare continued to run to the defense area of the Xian army with the fragrance, and the black turban army followed closely behind, and Lu Gao led the army to respond.
"General Lu Gao, most of the followers were tied up by horses, and those who could be caught alive were caught alive, and those who did not surrender were killed." Baili Yan Road.
"No!"
In addition to hooking the stallions, the sporadic rebels were frightened by the horses and could not get off the horses, and were kidnapped all the way, most of them had no intention of fighting, and Lu Gao's absolute forces rushed to kill, or died or thrown, and a total of more than 70 people were captured.
Converging with Sikong Nan, Bai He, Fang Qian, Lu Zhao and others, Su Hong continued to drive the horses all the way to the west, and Bailiyan scattered a number of scattered horses, and collected the scattered horses along the way, so as not to run back to Shaoping.
"The black scarf child was led away by the general tens of thousands of horses, and at this time, he must scratch his heart and vomit blood and die." Sikong Nan said happily.
"It's still General Wei's superior skills, Fang admires it."
Baili Yan waved his hand and said:
"This plan is not what Wei thinks, it is actually something that the predecessors have already had, and Wei is just using it to deceive the world and steal his name, which is really not a real ability."
"General Wei is too modest, according to Lu, the black turban army is not like this, I don't know why, I really think that the Xian army can also do immortal arts, hehahaha......"
What Lu Zhao said is not unreasonable, how could the Black Turban Army think that the Xian Army would seduce the stallion with a mare in the air, and it has been poisoned by cult ideology for a long time, from the soldiers to the generals, most of them thought that the Xian Army had used some kind of immortal trick to seduce the horses from their souls.
Ye Xin learned that Bailiyan had succeeded, so he didn't care about confronting Chen Hanxin and urged the army to retreat westward. In the afternoon, the horses rushed back to the side of the Xianjun army one after another, and the preliminary count brought back a total of more than 23,000 stallions, all of which were young and middle-aged stallions in estrus.
"General Wei has worked hard in this battle, and when he returns to the Yongxing River, the governor of Pontus will personally ask Zhao Shuai for credit for you."
"Governor Xie." Baili Yan bowed to Xie Yexin for a week, and then said: "This time, General Xiao Qu and Su Hong, the commander of the horse school under the command of the last general, as well as all the soldiers who are proficient in horse control, have also made great contributions, and I also ask the governor to ask for credit." ”
"General Wei is reasonable, it should be, it should be."
Ye Xin was very happy, and ordered someone to bring the credit book, recording the merits of Bailiyan, Xiao Qu, Su Hong, and others, and then asked Xu Jin:
"General Xu Jin, how are the ropes and equipment needed to cross the river prepared?"
"Governor Qi, the rope is still lacking, and it will take two days to get it ready. In addition, the last general has sent 100 sentry horsemen to the west of the Changchao River to the lower reaches to find a suitable place to cross the river, and news will be available within three days at the earliest. ”
"Well, pass on the order of the governor of the capital, the army will set off for the west early tomorrow morning, the two generals Gu Zhong and Xiao Qu will lead the headquarters of the people and horses for the rear army, General Xu Jin will be the front battalion, and General Wei Xian will break the rear, if there is no objection, the account will be dispersed today."
Although the pioneer battalion is strong and strong, it can always make a lot more achievements than others, and the disadvantages are also obvious. Once the army retreats, the vanguard battalion is the rearguard battalion, responsible for the rear, who calls you all elite.
Ye Xin's department took the initiative to retreat on its own, but it was better to be afraid that the kind of battle would be defeated, and the rout would fall for thousands of miles, and the pioneer battalion had just arrived at the front line, and immediately the front army was transformed into the rear army, and the rear army became the front team, and the pioneer battalion was equivalent to falling into the well, and no matter how elite the team was, it could not withstand the overwhelming siege.
After receiving the task and returning to the station, Su Hong was still bragging about today's results, and when he saw Bailiyan coming, he immediately became a lot more honest:
"Hehe, General Wei."
"Hmm." Baili Yan snorted, and said in a serious tone: "In today's battle, you have made a lot of contributions, but don't get carried away." At your age, at the age of twenty-four, you are in command of 2,000 people, and you Su Hong is the second person in the whole army, except for the general.
The general knows that you are eager to seek merit, but you must not forget that the soldiers cannot be convinced of you by their military exploits alone, and the soldiers who seek to return to their hometowns can only be trusted by the soldiers who can fight with their lives with the least casualties in exchange for the greatest victory, and use more strategies. Remembering Ben Jiang's words will be of great benefit to you Su Hong in the future. ”
"General Xie mentioned it, Su Hong is unforgettable."
"Well, just write it down. With the previous and the merits along the way, the Xiaoqi Battalion also has a place for you Su Hong to stand on. At present, there are only more than 600 people left in the Xiao Cavalry Battalion, and from tomorrow, you will take over the command of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion, officially set up the Xiao Cavalry Battalion, and return to Yongxing River to ask you for credit immediately. ”
"General Xie Wei cultivates, and the last general will go to the soup and go to the fire!"
Su Hong knelt down on one knee and bowed, Bai Liyan helped him up, and then said:
"Don't be glad yet, Ben will know that you can ride a horse, and give you the cavalry camp for greater use in the future, and Ben will tell you separately after this matter is returned. Now go and invite Lu Gao, Bai He, Fang Qian, and Lu Zhao to our office, the army will march west tomorrow, our army is the rear guard battalion, there are many matters that need to be explained in detail, and the four of them will be passed on quickly. ”
"No!"
Seeing Su Hong turn around and leave, Bai Liyan shook his head and said:
"This kid is too utilitarian, I'm really worried that he will go the wrong way in the future, so he still has to guide him well."
At this time, Sikong Nan stepped forward and said:
"General Wei, Su Hong is more reliable, guide him, and he will be a rare general in the future."
"Yes, I can see it too, but it's a pity that he doesn't know much. After returning to Yongxing River this time, the matter of preaching martial arts should be opened quickly, and the generals are illiterate and unreasonable, which is by no means a long-term solution. ”
After the break of the army, it is much more difficult than the first formation, as long as the first formation rushes forward, the rest is the rearguard army to clean up the mess. After the break, it is necessary not only to be able to block the enemy's pursuit from the rear, but also to gain enough time to cover the retreat of the brigade, which is bound to make great sacrifices for the men and horses of the headquarters.
Today, with more than 23,000 horses of the Black Turban Army, the total number of Xian army's livestock exceeded 100,000, and driving 100,000 cattle is bound to be much slower than marching.
Bai Liyan thought about how to hold the Black Turban Army back while reducing his own casualties.
At present, the personnel of the pioneer battalion are less than 3,900 people, and only 33,400 people can be put into battle after cutting out the wounded, and there are more than 400 people under the command of the new attached general Bai He, and less than 2,000 people under Fang Qian and Lu Zhao, totaling more than 6,000 people.