Liu Yang led his troops to fight a fierce battle with Tuoba Xianbei under Jiuyuan City, and was raided by his heavy cavalry, which was deeply difficult. He looked back frequently, hoping that Tao Kan at the head of the city could quickly send a signal and order his army to retreat back to the fortress - although it was not so easy to withdraw during the fierce battle, it was better than being broken through by the other party, causing the whole army to collapse, and in the end it was better than not being able to defend the barracks.

However, Tao Kan never gave the order.

It's just that Tao Kan also sent reinforcements out, and Liu Guang led the cavalry to flank and try to stop the Tuoba heavy cavalry assault, and at the same time, Lu Songduo also led armored cavalry in front of the city gate. Liu Yang had to report, his heart was a little calmer, and his heart said that he would wait for the armored cavalry to come up and hedge against the enemy, but it would take time for the armored cavalry to prepare, and it seemed that I still had to support some more time before there might be a turnaround.

The Tuoba heavy cavalry assaulted the Huajin in the east, and there was light cavalry protection on the outside. Originally, these light cavalry were fighting with the cavalry of Beigong Chunsuo, but as soon as Liu Guang led his troops to join in, he immediately gained the upper hand and drove them back slightly.

Immediately, Liu Guang approached Tuoba and rode heavily.

When Beigong Chun met in the battle, he also reminded Liu Guang, saying that Tuoba heavy cavalry is well-equipped, and it is difficult for our arrows to hurt the enemy, and the riding spear is not as long as the enemy's horse lance, you must not get close, if you get close, you will be sent to death. Liu Guang smiled and said: "Don't worry, the general has a trick here, and he will be able to break the enemy!" ”

Beigong Chun was helpless, so he had to follow Liu Guang - you said that there was a trick to break the enemy, then you should go up first, and I would look at it later; If Tao Shixing can really break the heavy cavalry with light horses, I will quickly join the battlefield to expand the results of the battle.

Seeing that Liu Guang's cavalry was about to rush closer, he immediately fired arrows in unison, but he couldn't move his heavy cavalry. Some of the heavy cavalry turned before the formation and came to charge the Chinese cavalry - even if the horse bow was weak and the shot could not hurt us, but it was too annoying for you to keep wandering around the vicinity and firing arrows, and if you took the opportunity to copy behind our army, it would be a bit troublesome.

Seeing Liu Guang wave his hand, his subordinates all held their horses, bowed their bodies, and then took off an object from the saddle and threw it out of their hands. As soon as this thing was thrown, the cavalry in front of him took the reins, separated them from the left and right, and went sideways, and then threw them again. Those objects don't seem to be big, and they can roll on the ground, and they roll straight towards Tuoba Heavy Cavalry, and the enemy cavalry is chaotic for a while.

Beigong Chun looked at it rarely, what kind of thing is this?

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The strategy used by Tao Shixing was actually taught by Pei Gai, and the inspiration came from 800 years later.

Pei Gai used to like a book very much in his previous life, which was "The Biography of Yue Fei" written by the historian Mr. Deng Guangming - it is a serious historical theory, and it is by no means the same thing as Qian Cai's "The Complete Biography of Yue" - the book also discusses the battle of Shunchang in the Song and Jin dynasties, and the famous general Liu Qi of the Song Dynasty once broke the Jurchen kidnapping horse under the city of Shunchang.

According to Mr. Deng's research, the so-called "kidnapping horse" and "Tiefutu" are not different names for the same army, let alone heavy cavalry that is connected by ropes and charges side by side. "Kidnapping horses" is a common saying in the Song Dynasty, referring to the two-winged cavalry, and later specifically to the Jurchen two-winged cavalry - because the terrifying impression left on them is too deep.

The Jurchen army often faced the enemy head-on with an infantry phalanx, and the two wings of the crutched horses were the main force of the assault, which was divided into two types: "heavy spear and crutch horses", that is, heavy cavalry, and "archers and crutches horses", that is, light cavalry. It is difficult to say which one is broken by Liu Qi under Shunchang City, it is estimated that there are both.

It's just that Liu Qi's plan to destroy the enemy has little to do with heavy cavalry and light cavalry, and all cavalry can break it.

From the Jin Dynasty to the Hua Dynasty, there may be few people who will regard Xianbei as an enemy, let alone consider the strategy of breaking the enemy-because they are allies-only Pei Gai, who wants to restore the old Han Dynasty, estimates that sooner or later he will have to fight with Tuoba, Murong and other Xianbei. Therefore, a long time ago, he began to think about the strategy of dealing with Tuoba heavy cavalry, and asked Pei Xiong, Pei Xiong said that it is simple, let's build more armored horses, and we can break it.

Pei Gaixin said in his heart, you are very simple, do you know how expensive it is to build an armored cavalry? Moreover, when it comes to personal combat skills, it is difficult for the armored cavalry of the Central Plains to compare with the noble children of Xianbei.

So I thought of Liu Qi's strategy, tested it, and it seemed to have some effect, but before this expedition, I taught Tao Kan.

Tao Shixing didn't pay much attention to it at first, thinking that this was a treacherous way, and it might not be useful to face the enemy. But after arriving in Jiuyuan, listening to Liu Yang and others tell about the enemy's situation, they knew that Tuoba Heavy Cavalry was difficult to break, so they might as well try this plan granted by His Majesty - besides, it is rare, the time and place are favorable, and all the conditions are suitable.

Therefore, Liu Guang and others secretly prepared this thing overnight, and threw it out when they were in battle to frustrate the enemy's cavalry.

After talking for a long time, what kind of treasure is it? It's actually quite simple, it's just some bamboo tubes, filled with beans......

It is difficult to find bamboo tubes in the north, but fortunately, many soldiers came from the Central Plains, and they are used to holding water in bamboo tubes instead of skins, and the size is just right. That is, the bamboo tube is filled with material beans, and after the seal is sprinkled, the bamboo tube is round and smooth, and the hula rolls to the enemy horse, the war horse is difficult to avoid, and it will slip when you step on it.

If it is a horse that has been beaten with an iron palm in later generations, it is estimated that if it is stepped on and broken, it may not fall; But these Tuoba heavy horses, horses also wear armor, but there is no palm, stepping on the bamboo tube, it is inevitable to slip, some of them are just stumbling, and the unlucky ones will fall at that time.

Naturally, there are also many bamboo tubes that have been trampled, and beans are sprinkled all over the ground. War horses usually feed on hay, and can only supplement a little beans to protect their fat, how have you ever seen beans all over the ground? If Tuoba Xianbei was full of horses, he might not be greedy, but because he lost 200,000 cattle and sheep last year, and starved to death countless people and animals in winter, he didn't grab much food all the way this time, and it was inevitable that people and horses would only be half full.

Besides, the battle has been raging for several moments, and the horses are very fast digesting, and they are already thinking about the next meal.

So not only the heavily ridden war horses bowed their heads to grab the food beans, but even the nearby lightly armed war horses also ran over to grab them, whether they were heavy or light riding, they were all in chaos for a while.

Tuoba heavy cavalry, heavy equipment, but difficult to get up - not like the Chinese military armor cavalry, often from the arch - and the array is chaotic, and it is inevitable to expose the slightly weaker protection of the flank. Seeing this, Liu Yang immediately ordered the spearmen to come forward, and stabbed forty or fifty Tuoba heavy horsemen on the spot.

After the battle, the lords of the various departments saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly ordered people to blow up their beards and ordered them to retreat, intending to temporarily disconnect from contact with the Chinese army, and then launch a new round of charge after regrouping.

However, how could the Chinese army give them such an opportunity?

Liu Yang was in the battle, and got a report from the school, saying that the "secret treasure" that repelled the Xianbei heavy cavalry was just a bamboo tube filled with some material beans, and he couldn't help but say: "The cunning trick can actually be effective...... but he knows very well that this magic weapon can only be used once, and it will never be able to cover the world.

All trained war horses can face the rain of arrows and even the spear forest, and move forward bravely without fear, so why be afraid of the small bamboo tube? War horses gallop for a long time, and if they can't recuperate and eat in time, they are likely to lose weight, but they will never take the initiative to stop and gnaw on the weeds next to the esophagus. Why is that? Horses and animals have little knowledge, and whether to prohibit them depends on the ability of breeders, trainers, and controllers.

Therefore, if you are prepared, a clever knight can drive a war horse, jump to avoid the bamboo tube, and can also restrain the mount from grabbing the beans. The reason why Tuoba Xianbei, whether heavy riding or light riding, was chaotic because of "pouring beans from bamboo tubes", was purely unexpected, which led to a panic for a while - for so many years in the grassland desert, and he had also gone south many times to fight with Hu and Xuan, and he had never seen this kind of damage - because he failed to ride a horse in time. And if you eat this trench, as long as the knight is not stupid, he can grow his wisdom, and if he wants to use the same trick to break the enemy, it will be a pure dream.

Therefore, when Liu Yang saw the enemy's cavalry retreating, he hurriedly ordered the spearmen to move forward, interspersed with swords and shields, and mended the Xianbei soldiers who were either wounded or fell to the ground one by one, killing and wounding the enemy's vital strength as much as possible. It was a pity that the infantry marched too slowly to catch up with the retreating enemy cavalry, although the crossbowmen also stepped forward and fired several rounds in succession, but did not shoot over more than a hundred cavalry.

- This is also because the Tuoba Heavy Rider is not really an armored horse, and the protection on the back is not tight.

He was hesitating, whether it was better to continue to advance and expand the results of the battle, or to take the opportunity to withdraw into the camp quickly? The infantry could not catch up with the cavalry, and once the cavalry had run out of range of the bow and arrow, they regrouped and reflexively killed, then the infantry formation that had lost its fortifications was likely to be encircled, resulting in the annihilation of the entire army......

Fortunately, Lusongdo's armored cavalry was finally ready to stop, that is, he galloped out from the left side of the infantry formation and drove the defeated enemy. Because they were also facing cavalry, they also rode horses, a little behind, so that they could support their comrades at any time. The armored cavalry was unstoppable, and went straight to the heart of the enemy's formation, and it was intended to stop after a hundred feet away—after all, the number was too small, and if it was surrounded by thousands of nomadic cavalry, the situation would inevitably be dangerous—who wanted the enemy camp to be in a commotion, and many flags were inexplicably broken, and then even the flames came out......

- This was done by Tuobatou.

Ever since he was forced south to take up the position of pioneer, he has been sulking for a long time; and then was defeated by Beigong Chun, and was slandered by the adults of various departments, so that the Qi family ordered him to be whipped thirty lashes, which not only made him scorched, but also disgraced. Tuoba couldn't help but grit his teeth secretly, and said in his heart: If they really win over the Chinese, they will be even more arrogant, not only can they laugh at me and insult me at any time, but maybe they will slander again, and the female envoy will not dare to disobey......

I said that it is useless to invade the south, and that I should receive the edict of Emperor Hua, but they insist on not listening, so only if I lose this battle can I show that I have foresight, and after returning to the grassland, I can keep the land of the cone - otherwise my life will be difficult!

Therefore, he has been waiting for the opportunity, and when he saw that the front battle was defeated, he did not wait for the reorganization, so he first made his cronies shout in the camp: "The army is defeated, and the Chinese are about to be killed!" "At the same time, he cut down several flags, and even set fire to several camp heads, deliberately creating chaos. Seeing this, Beigong Chun, Liu Guang and others knew that the opportunity could not be lost, so they immediately led their cavalry to pounce over and successfully fought their way out of the chaotic army. Several adults were caught off guard, and when they were in a hurry, they were shot off their horses by Chinese horses.

Seeing this, Lu Songduo ignored Tao Kan's previous orders, and really led his armored cavalry to penetrate the enemy camp, and cut down the Jiu Xuan Da Xu, who represented Shan Yu Authority—in fact, He Wei and his mother did not come—to the ground. As a result, the Xianbei soldiers were even more chaotic, and Tuoba ordered the slaves to carry themselves into the carriage, and the troops took the lead in fleeing the battlefield, which affected the whole army and collapsed like a mountain.

Tao Shixing couldn't help but be dumbfounded when he saw it on Jiuyuan City—could this be a win? Sure enough, the destiny of heaven is in my Huaye, and the gods are naturally cared for!

Of course, he didn't know that there was a Tuoba head who did the theoretical "internal response", but although the Xianbei soldiers were brave and capable of fighting, their organization was sloppy to the extreme, so if they were slightly frustrated, they would collapse on the whole line - was it because the Qi clan and He Wei were still unable to convince the public? Maybe it's a good idea......

Xianbei was defeated, and the Chinese army pursued and killed for more than 20 miles, and then collected all the troops. In this battle, there were not many enemy soldiers killed or wounded, but countless materials were captured - no matter how poor they were, after all, nearly 100,000 people came out, and the absolute number of banners, armor, cattle, sheep, and horses was very old. The next day, under the command of Tao Kan, he set out from the camp and continued northward, and then encountered the enemy again in the south of Jinchang County.

It stands to reason that the loss of Tuoba Xianbei's troops was not very large, but after all, it was defeated for a while, which led to low morale, and the lords of various departments passed the buck and blamed each other, which made the internal contradictions and the formation quite scattered. Therefore, after the rematch, Tao Shixing sent the armored cavalry forward, and under the arrangement of infantry as the backing and light cavalry as the arch, he started a fierce battle with the Xianbei heavy cavalry. Tuoba Xianbei made more than 1,000 heavy cavalry and tens of thousands of rangers to meet the attack, but did not support the Chinese army with 400 armored cavalry and 5,000 light cavalry, fought for half a day, and then defeated the whole line.

The Xianbei soldiers retreated, and the Chinese army successfully recovered Jinchang, Yunzhong, and the original Equal City - of course, they were all empty cities. Tao Kan immediately ordered the soldiers to carry the bricks and stones and rebuild the original Ping City, but he refused to take a step forward.

The generals asked, saying that Tuoba Xianbei was finally defeated, why don't we take advantage of the victory to go north and conquer Guangwu and Heping City? Liu Yang said: "Guangwu County was formerly governed by Yanmen County, and even if Guangwu is restored, Yanmen County can also be replaced. And north of Guangwu and Pingcheng, there is a mountain to cut off the way, if you can build a fortress on the ridge and defend it, it will be difficult for Xianbei to violate the border......"

It is located in the center of Yanmen County, more than 200 miles from southwest to northeast, cutting off the Xinzhou Basin and the Datong Basin, and has always been the northern gateway of the Central Plains regime. During the Warring States Period, King Zhao ordered Li Mu to guard Yanmen Yuhu, and then the Qin general Meng Tian and the Han general Wei Qing attacked the Xiongnu, and often crossed Yanmen Mountain to the north; In the Tang Dynasty, the famous Yanmen Pass was finally built.

Therefore, Liu Yang and other generals mean, we are in the same basin as Tuoba, even if the original Pingcheng is built solidly, it is difficult to stop the Xianbei soldiers from invading the south again, only by conquering Guangwu and Pingcheng, and chasing them to the north of the Shanling, the defensive posture can be firm.

However, Tao Kan said: "The state is committed to destroying karma, and it cannot go all out to attack Tuoba, but can only temporarily restrain it." Pingcheng is the southern capital of Tuoba, if it is captured, the enemy cannot be solved, and the soldiers cannot be rested. If I have 50,000 elite soldiers in hand, and there is plenty of grain and materials, and I do not send east to Hebei, but the north supplies and merges with the state, I must not only go down to Pingcheng and expand to the north of the Shanling Mountains, but also restore the whole wild goose - such as Fanzhi and Laoxian. However, today, if you can temporarily retreat without disturbing it, why draw snakes? ”

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