Chapter 287: The Battle of Guanzhong (12)
From the time Shi Bao ordered his cavalry to attack, to Li Fu's beheading by Wen Yang, there was only a little more than an hour before and after. And Li Fu's team, which had 15,000 horsemen, had fallen into complete chaos at this time. It became a lamb slaughtered by the cavalry of the Han army.
The equipment of the two sides is basically the same, the quality of the horses is also about the same, and the strength of the troops is completely equal. The reason why such a one-sided situation has emerged so quickly is a direct manifestation of the gap in the quality of the generals of the two sides.
"Order, the cavalry retreats, and wanders outside our infantry formation!"
"No!"
"Order, the sword and shield soldiers who have just retreated come forward and protect the flanks on the left and right flanks of the pikemen."
"No!"
With Shi Bao's order, the Jin army began to change formations: the formation of three cuboids began to change towards a circular formation. And the circle formation, this is the standard formation for preparing for retreat.
Jiang Wei, who commanded the Han army, of course, saw Shi Bao's change of formation, but he also said that he could not do anything about it: the Jin army was nearly 30,000 more than the Han army, and the thickness of the force was very considerable. Although the Han army's chariot suspension always ensured that the side facing the enemy was completely defeated. But the disadvantage of this formation is that the enemy surface is limited, no matter how high the exchange ratio is, as long as the enemy has enough troops, it will take a lot of time to kill the opponent until it collapses.
"The order is given that after the enemy cavalry has retreated, our cavalry will return to its position. After that, the chariots withdrew into the circle. The pikemen quickly moved forward to the west! ”
"No!"
With the orders of the commanders of both sides, the two large corps once again returned to the formation they had formed shortly after the battle began: the Han pikemen versus the Jin pikemen.
The current battle situation has become like this: the Jin army cannot break through the Han army's obstruction in order to return east. Although the Han army had the upper hand, it was unable to completely defeat the Jin army. And as the sun set in the west, the eyes of the Han soldiers were disturbed more and more. The speed of its attack slowed down unconsciously.
Relatively speaking, the retreat direction of the Jin army became more and more active, and all the Han army could do was to stick to the ...... The two large armies were biting each other, and the battle line began to slowly shift to the northeast.
"Hey! Shi Zhongrong is indeed a famous general who can be compared with Deng Shizai. Under such a defeat, it can still ensure that the whole army is not chaotic. ”
"General, now is not the time to praise the enemy. The sun is about to set. Even if the days are longer in the middle of summer, it will be dark for an hour and a half at most. Is our army going to fight at night?! ”
"Hmm, night fighting...... Instead, what's the situation on Da Sima's side now? ”
"The news sent three hours ago shows that Da Sima is still fighting against the rearguard of the Jin army. Although they have the advantage, they are not sure when they will be able to end the fighting. ”
"Where's Zihui?"
"Long Zihui's cavalry came three quarters of an hour to report that there was no army moving west in the direction of Chang'an."
"Well, this Du Yuankai is really calm." Jiang Wei, who had been pulling his beard for a long time, finally opened his mouth after the long test: "Order, the whole army continues to cling to the stone bud department." The cavalry went around to the northeast and forced the enemy army to the south bank of the lacquered water! ”
"Uh...... General, there are ...... there"
"I know that's where Maoling is! It's just right, let's ask Emperor Wu to be in the spirit of the sky, take a good look at the heroic appearance of my big man! ”
Speaking of which, the place where Jiang Wei and Shi Bao fought a decisive battle is called Xianyang Plain. It starts from martial arts in the west and reaches the intersection of Jingwei in the east. During the Three Kingdoms period, this place was bordered by the Wei River to the south, and there was a small river to the north: Qishui.
After the two armies fought on the north bank of the Wei River, Shibao's plan to advance directly east and return to Chang'an failed. However, because the Han army could not completely defeat the Jin army, the Jin army still stubbornly advanced to the northeast - after all, it was getting closer and closer to Chang'an.
And with such a detour, the two armies came to the vicinity of Maoling, which is the mausoleum of Liu Che, the emperor of the Han dynasty.
Time flew by, and the sky finally went dark. The two armies temporarily disengaged and set up camp on both sides of Maoling.
"Father, the results of the battle damage have been counted. In today's daytime battle, our army lost a total of more than 27,000 people. ”
Of course, not all of the more than 27,000 people were killed, and a considerable number of them were deserters. Now the morale of the entire Jin army has been extremely low. The Guanzhong Army and those Luoyang Chinese Army, who originally lived in Guanzhong, are now beginning to flee one after another.
"It's okay. With such a disadvantage, he lost more than 27,000 people, which has exceeded his father's expectations. ”
"But father, ...... tomorrow after dawn."
"According to Jiang Boyo's way of fighting today, he will not be able to defeat our army tomorrow. Hey, tomorrow, it will depend on whether Du Yuankai can have the courage to rush out of Chang'an City to support us. After all, this place is less than 100 miles away from Chang'an City! ”
"Father, speaking of which, we are now less than 100 miles away from Chang'an. If you leave this army behind......"
"Qi Nuer, don't say this. After losing this army, the country will not be able to produce more than 100,000 elites within five years. Don't talk about Yongzhou at that time, even Sizhou will be in danger. ”
"Father, that's exactly what the boy wanted to say. Compared to Emperor Jing and Emperor Wen, it is really too far behind! If he had sent his father or Uncle Chen to sit in Guanzhong immediately after Dai Wei, how could this battle situation be like this? If the Luoyang Chinese army is still able to fight as before, how can this battle situation be like this? If he had made up his mind to raise the strength of the whole country to Guanzhong and Xishu for a decisive battle, instead of adding tens of thousands of fuels one after another, how could this battle situation be like this? Father, such an emperor, even if we bring this army back intact, what can we do? ”
"What do you want to say, Qi Nu'er?"
"Hehe, father, did you really just want to stabilize the morale of the army after you left the second brother behind?"
"You! Hey, Qi Nuer, sometimes, you're just too smart. ”
"Father, it's not the son who is smart. But as a family, if you want to ensure the long-term prosperity of the family, it is common sense to bet on multiple places. Isn't the Xun family and Zhuge family in the past, and the Pei family and Huan family today? Although my Shi family had a very low family background before, it was through my father's struggle. After all, it is now a first-class family. And there are so many fathers and sons, shouldn't they bet separately? ”
"Hmph, can you see the situation clearly?"
"It's just that the father, the child didn't understand why you would let the second brother go to Xishu instead of sending the child to Xishu."
"Hey! You erector! Although Xishu has cheered up. But after all, he has always adhered to the former Han system and suppressed the family too much. How long can such a national policy last, and the father is still not very optimistic. Although our Shi family used to be very lowly, it is just as you said...... Hey? What was that? ”
At this time, the Jin army and the Han army were less than three miles apart from each other's camps. In the dead of night, Shi Bao and Shi Chong suddenly heard the singing of the Han army camp opposite.
"Han generals Jiang Wei, Ma Jie, Lai Zhong, Xi Long...... Bow to the spirit seat of the hussar. Pray for the spirit of the champion Hou God of War, bless my Han soldiers with a safe battle formation and brilliant achievements! ”
"Han generals Jiang Wei, Ma Guo, Zhao Tong, Xiang Chong...... Bow to the spiritual seat of the Great Guard. Fu prays for the spirit of Changping Marquis in the sky, bless our army to win the decisive battle tomorrow and recover Chang'an! ”
"Hanchen Jiang Wei, Ma Guo...... Bow to the mausoleum of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Knocking on the tomb in the middle of the night, disturbing the rest of Emperor Wu, a capital crime! However, the revival of the Han family is in one fell swoop. Emperor Fu Qiwu is mighty, bless my Han Dynasty tomorrow decisive battle! Revive the Han Dynasty and return it to the old capital! ”
"Revive the Han Dynasty and return it to the old capital!" "Revive the Han Dynasty and return it to the old capital!"
If it is said that since Zhuge Liang's teacher table put forward this slogan forty years ago, in the past forty years, this sentence has been just a slogan. Today, that goal is within reach!
I don't know who started it, but as soon as the song was sung, countless Han soldiers opened their mouths to respond. The power of this song is so powerful that not only the soldiers of the Han army, but also those Bizka, Mengzihei, Erren, Di people, Nanzhong people, Yi people, and Qiang people can't help but sing together.
"The wind is blowing and the clouds are flying, Weijia is returning to his hometown, and the warriors are guarding the Quartet......"
"The wind is blowing and the clouds are flying, Weijia is returning to his hometown, and the warriors are guarding the Quartet......"
This is the strongest cry of the Yan Han in 470 years, and it has been 48 years since Cao Pi became the Han Dynasty...... In the suburbs of Chang'an, the former capital of the Han Dynasty, the Han Song reverberates in the sky again!