CHAPTER XXVII
So I immediately nodded yes without hesitation. Moreover, it was decided to send Zhao Fan, a cavalry captain from the Le Meng, Lin Tong and Majie Inspection Division, who was good at cavalry and archery, to lead a hundred elite cavalry to quickly set off along the eastern foot of Wumeng Mountain, striving to get close to Wang Chuan's headquarters in the fastest possible time, and explained the matters they needed to pay attention to.
Le Meng, Lin Tong, and Zhao Fan, the cavalry captain, had already set out, and our brigade turned westward and accelerated from the western road of Wumeng Mountain, even if this was the case, it was impossible for us to reach Dongchuan County at the same time as the vanguard.
Therefore, Le Meng, Lin Tong, and Zhao Fan's temporary disposal is particularly critical. As long as they encounter Wang Chuan's subordinates and effectively serve the purpose of attracting the enemy's main force, once our large forces outflank them, it will be possible to win this battle.
My large army was still moving fast. In the southern countries of this era, except for the mountains and lakes and marshes, there was a serious shortage of cavalry, and it was not very useful in peacetime.
Therefore, most of the army is mainly infantry, and they have to adapt to this most common mode of mountain marching, so most of them have developed a good footboard, which is also commonplace for them.
After more than three hours of arduous marching, when our brigade bypassed the northern foot of Wumeng Mountain from the west and finally arrived at the area of Dongchuan County, we could already see the flags fluttering everywhere in front of us in the distance.
After the crossing, my vision was much sharper, especially I also carried the high-powered telescope brought after the crossing, hundreds of meters away I clearly identified the owner of the flag, the big 'Wang' word shows that this should be Wang Chuan's department.
Looking from my side, on this relatively wide mountain road, it is obvious that the opponent's formation is not neat. There were not many horses on the other side, about thirty or forty, and they were all scattered on the side of the road and gnawing on the grass. The flags in the army were also staggered on the road on both sides, and the personnel were even leaning on the rocks on the side of the road in twos and threes, laughing and chatting, which seemed relaxed and comfortable.
What made me even more sure was that most of the soldiers on the other side were carrying huge packages, which were not like a regular army ready to fight at any time, but more like robbers who had just returned from a robbery.
I secretly laughed, this group of people robbed twice in a row in Huize County and Dongchuan County, and they must have filled their baggage. The combat effectiveness of such a greedy army can be imagined, and they all want to go home as soon as possible to buy fields and properties, how can they still have the heart to fight bravely!
I saw that the timing was just right, and immediately discussed briefly with Jian Zheng, and Jian Zheng led all the cavalry teams to launch a fierce charge with lightning speed, disrupting the enemy's formation in one fell swoop, and then the infantry swarmed up, striving to completely destroy this living enemy.
Jian Zheng took off his long black iron horse lance, gathered all the cavalry together, laid out the formation, and shouted in front of everyone: "Sons and daughters who are brave and good at fighting, the time has come to serve the court. ”
After saying this, Jian Zheng lifted the reins of the war horse, suddenly turned the horse's head, and with the wave of the long lance, he quickly led the cavalry towards Wang Chuan's headquarters hundreds of meters away.
More than 200 groups of war horses flew with iron hooves, galloping forward like a raging storm, and the power was amazing.
Faced with this situation, I have a more personal feeling.
In this era of cold weapons, the advantage of cavalry is undoubtedly very huge. When I used to read novels, I used to say that thousands of cavalry charged into battle, and I always felt that it was not so exciting, which was purely misleading.
And now that I am in the middle of it, I know that two hundred cavalry can produce such an unstoppable momentum, and the infantry is extremely weak in front of it, so it can only be slaughtered by others.
At this time, the enemy on the opposite side had obviously been alarmed, but in the face of the rushing large group of cavalry, it was impossible to organize an effective defensive formation. Invincible and scattered is already the only choice for these people. Jian Zheng's cavalry cut into the enemy formation, like a wheat field cut by a sickle, seeing that the officers and soldiers of the other side could not resist at all, the screams came and went, and in the flesh and blood, the enemy soldiers fell one after another, and the enemy's position was completely chaotic.
It's the first time I've seen so many people fighting together when I've grown up. At first, the cavalry, as if they had just harvested a wheat field, cut down dozens of enemies in a single charge, and by the time they returned from the circle and were ready to harvest again, the remaining enemies had already scattered and fled.
I raised my hand and waved vigorously, and the infantry behind me swarmed up, and a thousand heavily armed soldiers, who looked like a black oppression, and were in a neat formation, with dazzling swords and guns, swept away like a flood, and soon met the opponent's short-handed soldiers.
The thrilling catch-to-fight still strongly shocked me. The ancients didn't care about the sword of life and death, and won the joy of victory in the flying flesh and blood. Whether they were driven or wanted to, it was a strong stimulation of my sensory nerves.
I suddenly felt a sense of extreme disgust, and I tried to stay away from the fight. But reason tells me that I can't retreat, it's a battle that decides glory and shame, it's either ascending to heaven or falling into hell, you have no choice. This real scream can also more or less stimulate the underlying instinct in the heart, which is to take up arms and destroy the enemy.
Slowly, I stabilized my mind, and my eyes slowly adjusted to the tragic situation in front of me. The fierce fighting continued, and the dying enemy had no illusions, or fought back desperately, or fled for his life, and the situation on the battlefield has been showing a one-sided pattern.
And when Zhuang Qian, Yue Chang and other new forces quickly joined the battlefield, with Zhuang Qian, Yue Chang's brave performance, they were killed next to death, and they were even more frightened of the enemy's liver and gall, and they were soon completely defeated. The Ma Bu army took advantage of the situation to cover up the killing, and only killed the corpses of the opponent all over the field, with stumps and broken arms everywhere, and the enemies who were lucky enough not to die threw away their weapons, knelt on the ground and raised their hands to surrender.
At this point in the battle, I didn't even see what Wang Chuan looked like, their entire team had completely collapsed, and the remaining one hundred and ten remnants of the enemy quickly fled in the direction of the White Mist Pass after dropping a large number of corpses and belongings. Seeing that the situation was very good, I immediately swung my army forward and pursued the remnants of the defeated army.
The fleeing enemy was still running for their lives very fast, and they lost everything they could throw away, including the belongings they had just looted from Aizawa County. But the cavalry was able to escape, and the infantry did not have this advantage, and were either chased and killed by my cavalry, or fell to their knees on the side of the road and bowed their heads.
Le Meng, Lin Tong, Zhao Fan and others, who were responsible for containing the enemy army, had already joined us. Because of their constant harassment and containment, the enemy focused on them, so that our follow-up brigade of men and horses swept the enemy from the rear in one go. However, their cavalry team responsible for harassing and pinning down also suffered heavy losses, more than 100 cavalrymen, after many short-handed encounters, lost more than 50 people one after another, and more than a dozen of them were actually killed by Wang Chuan himself.
I duly ordered no more pursuit, and the speed at which they fled exceeded the speed at which Zhang Bo rushed to Baiwu Pass. If Zhang Bo couldn't capture the White Mist Pass in time, the effect of the two-sided attack would be ineffective.
I immediately ordered the men and prisoners to be counted and all rested on the spot. At this time, if Zhang Bo came in time enough, I believe that he had already captured the White Mist Pass, and with this natural barrier, Wang Chuan would not be able to fly out of my palm even if he inserted his wings.
The men and horses were quickly and roughly counted, and our troops lost more than 70 cavalry and more than 60 infantry, and more than 100 were wounded. More than 400 people were killed on the spot by our army, and more than 700 people were wounded and captured, and the 100 people who escaped temporarily were already like lost dogs.
After a short rest, I immediately ordered that a part of the infantry should be left to take care of the wounded soldiers and the captured enemy, while the others immediately set off and continued to pursue the remaining enemy in the direction of the White Mist Pass.
More than half an hour later, the White Mist Pass had appeared in front of me, this tall and majestic pass was sandwiched between the high mountains on both sides, and the rocks on both sides were piled up and the weeds were luxuriant. In front of the pass is a large open area, only one road through the pass can pass, there is indeed a husband as a pass, ten thousand people can not open the steep momentum.
But the strange thing is that as far as the eye can see, there is nothing to be seen before closing the door, and Wang Chuan and his more than 100 people are nowhere to be seen. What the hell is going on, can they all fly out of the customs with wings? Or did Zhang Bo not arrive in time, so that Wang Chuan took the opportunity to sneak out of the customs?
Just when I was puzzled, Jian Zheng reminded me beside me: "Dashuai, the gate has been opened, and there are more than a dozen cavalry rushing here, and they don't look like Wang Chuan's men and horses." ”
I picked up my binoculars and looked in front of the pass, only to see a dozen cavalry rapidly approaching us, and I hurriedly signaled everyone to prepare for battle in case of a sudden attack.