Chapter 50: A good son-in-law of the pit man

Although Han He is old and serious, he is not on the scene after all, this is one of them.

Second, even if he knew that there was a pit here and could think of making up the city with clay, he couldn't imagine that Bailiyan would be able to use this pit to pit the cavalry at night. Han He expected that the Xianjun army would definitely steal the camp, so he would inevitably arrange for the cavalry to be on guard not far away, but how did he know that it was coming from the cavalry.

The cavalry of the brigade is said to be difficult to deal with in the daytime, and the infantry is even more difficult to deal with at night, but Bailiyan did the opposite, that is, the pit cavalry.

Finalized this plan with Zhao Xun, and then began to adjust the plan to steal the camp, taking advantage of the fact that the 20,000 people in the Jin army had not arrived, and sent 600 cavalry out of the city to the south. Of course, these situations are visible to the Jin army scouts, and it is also for them to see.

About half an hour, the Jin army forcibly marched to the pontoon bridge outside the city on the east bank of the house, at this time it was nearly dusk, the Jin army had just arrived, sent a sentry to come to test, and was shot into a hedgehog by the defenders of the city with bows and arrows.

Seeing that it was dark, it was hopeless to cross the river and seize the word city, and the Jin army camped two hundred steps away from the east bank of the Fu River. The reason why it is two hundred steps is because the vast majority of stray arrows do not fly this far.

Nowadays, the equipment rate of individual crossbows is not as good as that of bows, ordinary crossbows are twice the range of light bows, and the effective direct range can exceed 1780 meters, and if it is thrown from the sky, the maximum range, that is, the state of the stray arrow, can exceed 300 meters.

With the development of armor, bows and arrows often shoot people into hedgehogs, and there are still many tenacious fighters, crossbows are different, and an arrow pierces either death or cripple.

The most equipped light bow has an effective range of only sixty or seventy meters, which is about fifty paces, and the projectile is more than 100 meters, and the state of the stray arrow may be even farther. The second is the hard bow, which has an effective direct shooting distance of more than 100 meters and a projectile of 120 or 30 meters.

(Note: One step generally refers to a two-legged step, that is, the left foot takes a step, the right foot takes a step, and the distance between the heel and the front toe after each step is folded in, which is about 1.5 meters.) )

The above two types of bows are limited by technical materials, and they are not as good as the 150-meter distance of bows and arrows in the Southern Song Dynasty.

At the moment, the farthest is the strong bow, the direct shooting distance is slightly better than the hard bow, and it has a certain armor-piercing pouring force, the projectile is often more than 150 meters or even 180 meters, and the state of the stray arrow can occasionally exceed 200 meters.

However, this kind of strong bow must be physically strong, and the manufacturing process is complex, the material is expensive, and the single-arm tension is large, only the wrestler can use it, and it is difficult for the average archer to open the bow. Therefore, the most equipped is the light bow, followed by the hard bow, and the strong bow is not very much, so the distance of three hundred meters is basically not within the range of small arms

After the Jin army went down to the village, it began to bury the pot and make rice, at this time the sky was getting dark, Bailiyan followed Zhao Xun and others to ride out of Yin Yangcheng, and went to the word city to observe the enemy's situation, at the same time, the ambush in the city was ready, just wait for the sky to get dark, the Jin army eats, and the Jin army is caught off guard.

But then again, if you sneak attack when people eat, people can't think of it?

That is definitely something that can be imagined, so the Jin army is also waiting for the Xian army to sneak attack, but the sneak attack on the Xian army's infantry camp is fake, and it is true to lure the Jin army cavalry to appear. Didn't they release six hundred cavalry before, the Jin army must have stared, thinking that it was one of the ambushes that attacked them, but they didn't know that it was just a feint bait.

The reason why Zhao Xun wanted to send infantry from Yin Yangcheng to attack the Jin army camp was so that the six hundred cavalry released before could come back, and he needed to open the road in advance. Otherwise, the Jin army would be separated by more than 300 meters from the river, and the cavalry would have fled back to the cavalry, and they would not use bows and arrows to shoot people on their backs.

So, as soon as it was dark, the Jin army camp was full of food. According to the agreed code, as soon as it was dark, seeing the Jin army camp raising fire and making food, the six hundred cavalry of the Xian army who went to the south took advantage of the situation and raided the Jin army camp.

Almost at the same time, the Jin army's vanguard commander received the news that the Xian army cavalry was coming, and decisively prepared for battle, and the Jin cavalry ambushed east of the vanguard camp poured out, numbering more than 3,000.

Just when the cavalry of the Xian army arrived less than 200 meters away from the camp of the Jin army, after the cavalry of the Jin army appeared, the cavalry of the Xian army suddenly turned to the southeast, and the cavalry of the Jin army came from the east across more than 50 meters, and then the 600 cavalry went straight to the southeast, and without waiting for the archers of the Jin army to release arrows, they led away the 3,000 cavalry of the Jin army to chase and kill.

Almost at the same time, Zhao Xun, who was sitting in Yizi City, gave an order to send a signal to the defenders of Yin Yangcheng, ordering the ambush soldiers to open the door and go out of the city, preparing for a sneak attack.

And the so-called signal is actually standing on the city tower and waving a torch, Zhong Heng, who is guarding the city, saw the agreed signal, and immediately opened the door and released 4,000 people and horses, and went straight to the word city. At the same time, the suspension bridge of Yizicheng was slowly lowered and connected to the pontoon bridge. At this time, the vanguard battalion of the Jin army mobilized the crossbowmen to aim at the direction of the pontoon bridge in Yizicheng, and waited for the Xian army to take the bait.

This word city is the Fu River, in order to enter and exit conveniently, there is a pontoon bridge on the Fu River, connected with a suspension bridge, so there is a pontoon bridge in the middle of the river, and the pontoon bridge can only be taken to cross the river.

As soon as the drawbridge was lowered, after the 4,000 Xian troops quickly arrived at Yizi City, the front row was a steamer car, which was actually a simple arson tool with haystacks piled on a flatbed truck, which could not only resist the frontal bow and arrow attack, but also set fire, but the effect was not good, but it was better than nothing. In addition, there were shields and crossbowmen to cover the impact of the Jin army.

However, I saw that the drawbridge was put down, but I didn't see the Xian army come out, at this time, the Jin army was sitting in the capital governor and wondered, why didn't the Xian army steal the camp?

, you are all ready to wait for the pit people, Xianjun himself is a fool, come and send people to the head.

As soon as the cavalry of the Xian Army, which had fled to the southeast, approached the big pit, they suddenly divided their troops to bypass the big pit. And the Jin army was not so lucky. The Jin army saw that the Xian army was divided into two left and right, and of course the Jin army had to be divided into two.

But there are many Jin soldiers, and it is a tactical pursuit and encirclement formation, and the front line is wide. And the Xian army is different, the whole is a longitudinal line, the Xian army has just parted ways, and it is not waiting for the Jin army to divide its troops...... The horse stumbled and the man suffered.

It's not for other reasons, it's dark, the Jin army patronizes the pursuit of the Xian army, unequal division of troops, the big waves of the Jin army fell into the pit, this is not counted, the horse riding in front fell into the pit, and the horse riding in the back stepped on the person in front, and as a result, the horse's leg was weak and fell again. Then go back and forth, the front falls, the back steps, the back falls, and the back steps again.

At this time, the Xianjun was running at the time of Sahuan, and the Jin army listened to their own people crying and crying for their mother, chasing and chasing, although there were hundreds of fewer people, and the number was not a few. The cavalry of the Jin army suddenly felt bad, could it be that they had fallen into the evil of the Xian army? Otherwise, what would the cavalry of the Xian army keep running?

At the moment of hesitation, the six hundred cavalry of the Xian army suddenly turned around and killed the cavalry of the Jin army head-on.

At this time, the big pit was full of people turning over on their backs, and the pit was basically filled, so the Xianjun directly hit the pit. But this time it was unlucky, there was still a breath in the pit, and he had just gotten up, and he was either killed or trampled to death.

Although the cavalry of the Xian army had fallen more than a dozen people when they were in the pit by themselves, the number was not large.

At the same time, the cavalry of the Jin army followed and chased the Xian army, and then also passed over the pit, so they stepped on it again, and this time they were both dead and dead.

However, this is not the most lacking in virtue, the most lacking is that the Xian army turned back and went directly to the Jin army camp to kill it.

The Jin army thought that their 3,000 cavalry had returned victorious, and the cavalry of the Xian army took advantage of the dark and unclear vision, deliberately slowed down their pace, pretending not to paralyze the Jin army, and the Jin army actually withdrew the horse and prepared to welcome.

Unexpectedly, the Xian army was less than fifty meters away from the camp gate, and when the Jin army's crossbowmen were unprepared, they suddenly accelerated into the camp, and more than 500 horsemen rushed in, killing the Jin army by surprise. Then the cavalry of the Jin army followed, and they also ate a meal of bows and arrows from their own people, killing and wounding dozens of people. At this time, I realized that it was the Xian army cavalry who rushed to the camp just now.

Immediately the infantry and cavalry of the Jin army scolded:

"Damn, how do you chase the enemy, how do you chase your own camp."

"Bastard, blind your dog's eyes, how can the bow and arrow be put on your own head, Lao Tzu slaughtered you!"

Both sides were complaining, and at this time, the cavalry of the Xian army attacked all the way into the camp, and the Jin army was in chaos. Almost at the same time, seeing that the camp of the Jin army was in chaos, Zhao Xun said another, and the ambush soldiers poured out of the nest and killed the camp of the Jin army.

"Passing the book will order, kill!"

"No!"

Yao Sheng got the order, waved his torch under the city wall, and the hidden Xian army rushed out of the drawbridge and went straight to the other side of the river.

At this time, the Jin army camp was harassed by the cavalry of the Xian army, the defenders of the main gate facing the pontoon bridge were defenseless, and more than 4,000 people of the Xian army killed the opposite bank, and the defenders had no time to take care of the front of the Xian army, and after hurriedly releasing a few waves of random arrows, the Xian army had rushed to the front of the camp, and the two sides immediately put into the fight.

At this time, Zhao Xun looked at the Jin army camp in the city, and then ordered:

"Pass the book and give the order, beat the drum!"

"No, drums!"

Under an order, the war drums on the city were thunderous, and the cavalry of the Xian Army in the camp evacuated after hearing the news, and when the battalion arrived at the pontoon bridge, Zhao Xun ordered again:

"Pass on the general's order, Mingjin withdraws the troops!"

"No, Mingjin retreats!"

Jin Sheng rose again, and the cavalry had just withdrawn to Yizi City, and the infantry of the Xian Army, the camp of the Jin army, were killed head-on, and fought and retreated under the cover of crossbowmen. The Jin army wanted to chase and kill, but fearing fraud, chased to the pontoon bridge and was frightened back by several crossbow arrows, and did not dare to pursue.

At this point, the camp won a complete victory, and after an overnight count, the Xian army lost more than 200 cavalry, more than 100 foot soldiers did not return, and more than 400 people were wounded.

As for the Jin army, early the next morning, the news of the attack on the Jin army's advance reached the ears of Han He, who was still on the road, and Han He lost 2,000 small and more than 1,000 wounded, Han He couldn't believe it.

Among them, the cavalry alone lost more than 800, and the infantry exceeded 1,000, most of whom were killed by horses and trampled to death by the Xian army who rushed into the camp. The losses of the Xianjun infantry stealing the camp were very small, and the angry Han He was annoyed and ashamed, and asked the person angrily:

"You know who the guards are!"

"The subordinates don't know, they only know that Yin Yang, who has surrendered to our army, is guarding Qian Yu, and he is currently in Luoshang, only he knows the details."

"The pass will be ordered, and someone will be ordered to bring Qian Yu, and there must be no mistake."

"No!"

When the messenger left, Wang Shuo's brows were clouded at this time, and he said:

"Old General Han, you and I expected that the Xian army would inevitably steal the camp before, so we just made a trap, but now we are being used by the Xian army, thinking about it is unbelievable. In addition to Wei Dan, there are other people in the Xian army. ”

Wang Shuo speculated, and Han He said:

"If there is a superior person, who can it be? The famous general Wei Dan of the Xian State is dead, Guo Fen has been killed, who else can have such a plan. ”

"In the following opinion, the top priority should be to quickly find out the defenders of the Xian army, and it is not appropriate to rashly attack the city."

"Well, the old man has been reported that the Xian army is draped in mud and straw bags and logs outside the city wall, presumably this method can prevent our army from attacking the city. From this point of view, the means of the plotters are extraordinary. If it is in this city, he will get rid of him, or he will be troubled for a long time. ”

When Han He made this decision, Wang Shuo probably never dreamed that the person he was going to kill was his good son-in-law.