Chapter 140: Destroying the withered and decaying
Some of them began to be timid, especially the cavalry units behind that had not yet fought the Han army, and their fear was even more obvious. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoWhat is today's battle for? Is it to avenge which damn bastard who was slaughtered by the Han army? Sky! It was difficult to fight for grassland with the Ministry at the beginning of the year, and it was not they who fought hard? What is the matter with themselves when they are slaughtered?
When a thousand-strong general who is famous for his bravery was split in half by Cheng Qi, this fear reached the highest point, and many people's spirits began to collapse, they lost the courage to resist, turned their horses' heads and fled, and some people even trembled with fear after seeing Cheng Qi's ghost-like dignity, and even forgot to escape, and became a ghost on the battlefield in the blink of an eye.
When a dozen interceptions were broken through in a row, seeing that they could break through the array of the Xianbei people, the leader of the Xianbei cavalry finally realized the problem, and with the sound of horns with specific meanings, the Xianbei people suddenly disengaged from the Han army on the whole line, and they fled to the two wings while riding their horses and shooting arrows sideways, delaying the pursuit of the Han army.
Just when Han Yi found out that the Xianbei people had changed their tactics, the front of the three Han armies was already a smooth road. Han Yi not only didn't like it, but secretly screamed. Except for the elite Qianping Army, all the people who followed behind were rescued Han slaves. Although they slaughtered several tribes with the Yeping army, most of them did not know the details of the army, so they knew how to follow the fierce attack and charge.
It's okay to bury your head in the enemy and fight bravely, and there is no extra time to think about at all. At this time, he successfully broke through the enemy formation, achieved fruitful results, and saw that the way of life ahead was in sight, and his courage was suddenly discharged, and he could only flee forward with one heart, and he didn't know how to turn around and break back. But if you don't temporarily repel the Xianbei people's tail-of-the-tail pursuit, what is the difference between it and retreating to the north?
Sure enough, the "Blood Hate Army" saw that there was a way forward, and after a burst of earth-shattering cheers, countless "Blood Hate Army" rushed forward one after another, fleeing for their lives without looking back. Even many of the Qianping army were about to leave, and the two brave warriors Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang were also made impatient, so angry that Han Yi gritted his teeth. Han Yi turned his head and shouted, "Where is Cheng Qi?" ”
"The end will be here." Cheng Qi heard the sound of hitting the horse and approached, only to see this brave good brother, at this time a few pieces of blood-soaked linen cloth were arbitrarily bandaged, almost all over the body was covered with blood, and he couldn't tell which was him and which was the enemy, his expression was extremely hideous, and he suddenly looked more like a powerful ghost, and a little like a person.
"Chengqi, you've worked hard." Han Yi's tone was filled with incomparable admiration, in the charge just now, he had almost taken over hundreds of people by himself, and his bravery was unimaginable. At that time, Che La said that he had the courage and potential of a hundred enemies, and today he finally showed himself completely in the chaos of the army.
Cheng Qi was still bandaging the wound on his arm at the moment, biting one end of a piece of linen cloth with his mouth, dragging the other end with his other hand, and after wrapping the linen cloth with strength on both sides, he exhaled and said loudly: "His grandmother's, these Xianbei Hulu are really difficult, and they have to be beaten more than the Yellow Turban Moth thieves." As he spoke, he looked at the gap in the broadsword with some regret.
Han Yi said heavily: "Yes, the Xianbei people have become the great enemies of the Han Dynasty since decades ago. Although the battle strength of the army is not as strong as that of the Han army, its people have lived in the bitter cold land for a long time, and everyone is not afraid of death, and they are good at riding and shooting, and they have the help of horses, which is indeed very difficult. ”
Before Cheng Qi could connect, Wen Chou and Gao Lan's second general had already led their troops to join in a hurry at this time. can still follow orders, there is no "blood hate army" scattered and fled, at this time there are just about a thousand horses. With the addition of 700 troops of the Pingping Army, there are less than 2,000 people. Of the more than 40,000 war horses that were coerced and charged, there were only a small number of more than half of them left at this time, most of them were plundered by the Xianbei people, and a small part was taken away by the fleeing "Blood Hate Army".
Han Yi said in a deep voice: "Although we have broken through the encirclement of the Xianbei people, after the Xianbei people converge with the three departments, they will definitely catch up. If we want to escape with the help of these many horses, we will have to wait until after dark, when our vision is out of sight. At this time, there was still some time before dark, and I intended to leave three hundred horsemen behind to cover the retreat of most of them. Ignorance...... Which of you dares to take orders? ”
Cheng Qi was stunned, immediately laughed, and said, "The Lord called me before, didn't he just want me to break off, and then ask others what to do?" Are you afraid that I shouldn't? Who can do what is left to do after the end? Whoever dares to die, come with me. With that, he turned around and rode his horse back.
Han Yi didn't catch Cheng Qi, and two lines of tears flowed silently. Intercepting the pursuit of 30,000 horsemen with 300 horsemen is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg, and it is more likely that they will be slaughtered by the Xianbei people in an instant.
In the midst of the galloping forward of the army, there were constantly people running backwards, there were Han people and Wuhuan people, but at this time they only had one common name, that is, the Han Liping County Army. Han Juzi gritted his teeth and shouted, "Death is death, lord, take care of yourself." After saying that, he turned around and left, Lu Weihuang saw it, and silently turned his horse's head and chased after the backs of Han Juzi and Cheng Qi.
Han Yi finally couldn't help but cry bitterly, and only when he was in trouble did he see the truth. Han Yi didn't look at Han Juzi and Lu Weihuang differently on weekdays, but it was rare that they were willing to give up their lives to earn a chance for everyone at this time of great calamity. If...... If there are ifs in the future, Han Yi will definitely be able to treat them well.
Cheng Qi took the lead, listening to the hurried horses' hooves hurriedly chasing, there were a lot of people, turned his head to look, and saw Han Juzi and Lu Weihuang leading nearly 300 horses to chase after him. Cheng Qi grinned and said, "Good man, I Cheng Qi knows that you two are not cowards. Today, let's have a good battle with Xianbei Hulu, so that Xianbei Hulu can see the bravery of our Han men. ”
Han Juzi laughed and said, "Okay, we'll see who of us is stronger in martial arts and kills more Xianbei Hulu." Those who lose, go back and invite the soldiers of the whole army to drink. ”
Cheng Qi laughed and said, "Okay, a word is a deal." Everyone, listen up, I made a bet with Han Juzi, you should be witnesses, but don't die easily outside the plug. ”
The soldiers of the Qianping Army around laughed loudly and shouted: "Don't worry, we will definitely prove it, so that you two generals can divide the victory and defeat well, and you must drink you when you go back." ”
Cheng Qi scolded with a smile: "Want to drink poor old man? Is your little body worthy of it? Lao Tzu will give each of you a hundred catties of good wine, and you must not get drunk to death. ”
The three hundred soldiers laughed and shouted: "General Cheng, don't worry, we would rather die drunk than let you go......"
At this time, the sound of horses' hooves shaking the earth in the distance sounded again, and the sharp arrows, melodious horns, and the sound of responses one after another, pressed in the direction of the retreat of the Han army from all directions. It sounds like all the Xianbei people have gathered around them, and the enemy is beginning to approach this side, and they are about to launch a Ouroboros pursuit of them. The faces of the crowd couldn't help but be very solemn.
Han Yi's request was to launch a delayed attack on the Xianbei people, as long as it dragged on until dark, everyone could escape far away in the night. The marching speed of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses is definitely not comparable to the marching speed of thousands of armies. There is only one problem, in the grassland desert, the terrain is flat, and there is no narrow danger to slow down the speed of the Xianbei people. The 300 people led by the three generals of Chengqi could not stop the pursuit of the Xianbei people no matter how hard they faced it.
Cheng Qi squinted at the sun in the sky, and there was still some distance from the west sinking. At this time, the whole world seemed to be covered with the sun's firelight, and the red clouds in the sky were red like blood, overwhelming the sky and giving people an unimaginable oppressive force.
Cheng Qi looked at the grass that had been exposed to the sun for a day and was a little dehydrated, and he had an idea, and shouted: "Set fire, yes, set fire, come here, divide a few people to set fire, let the entire grassland burn a fire all over the sky, and let the fire stop the Xianbei people for us." ”
Everyone was overjoyed, but at this time, the Xianbei people had already launched a pursuit, and they were about to arrive, and there was no time to set fire. Cheng Qi gritted his teeth and shouted: "Lu Weihuang, you take a few people to set fire on all sides, as long as the fire is together, the lord will also come up with this strategy after seeing it, and Han Juzi and I will temporarily block the enemy for you." ”
Cheng Qi greeted him, and the three hundred horsemen immediately galloped. The first task was to die ten times, but the task at this time is to die nine times, as long as the fire is ignited, it is the time for the retreat of the broken soldiers. With the hope of life, the soldiers bravely faced the Xianbei people's assault.
Before they had gone far, a group of Xianbei Turquoise cavalry of about a thousand men had already rushed over to intercept them, and now the unfavorable situation reflected by the sun was just reversed. However, the cavalry cavalry that followed Cheng Qi's charge was reformed by Wang Dang, and it was nearly ten steps farther than ordinary cavalry bows. These ten steps will make a world of difference.
The three hundred cavalry took advantage of the longer range of the bow and arrow in their hands than the opponent, and first carried out three rounds of rapid shooting, and the Xianbei people were caught off guard for a while. By the time the other side began to fight back, the distance between the two sides was very close. Without further ado, the Xianbei Raider and the Wuhuan Raider under the command of Cheng Qi both threw throwing axes at both sides. Then they lifted their spears and struck each other.
This confrontation was short and fierce, when the horses of the two sides staggered by, and when they were engaged in hand-to-hand combat, the Xianbei people suffered at least half of the casualties, and they were killed by the imposing Han army like chopping melons and vegetables, and they broke through their array in a short time, and the Xianbei people fled to both sides.
Originally, Cheng Qi thought that there would be a fierce battle, but the result was a big disappointment for him, except for the Xianbei cavalry he encountered for the first time, most of the Xianbei people he encountered were not strong, and they did not entangle with the Han army, often an army of thousands of people, just killed dozens of horses and retreated.
Either they will change the direction of the war horse sprint at the moment of short-term contact with the Han army, avoid the edge of the Han army, and go towards the two wings of the Han army, and it seems that they have no intention of fighting to the death with the Han army, making Cheng Qi almost invincible. It's just that Chengqi's task is to delay the pursuit of the Xianbei people, and the refusal of the Xianbei people to fight hard can be regarded as happy to see it.