Chapter 226: Qishan Ambush
In the Qishan, Li Wenhou heard the news from the cavalry under his command, his face was excited, and he suffered losses in the hands of the Han army twice, which made Li Wenhou depressed, as long as the Han army dared to move forward, it was his time to be ashamed, and the surprise attack would definitely be a big gain.
But the news that the Han army stopped moving forward made Li Wenhou depressed again, the Han army in the battle, the means are varied, different from the Qiang people with their own courage when fighting, the Han army focuses on strategy, and this time the Qiang army dispatch, is Han Sui's strategy.
If this trip is successful, it will be a big blow to the morale of the Han army.
"General, judging from the news from the scouts, the vanguard of the Han army is only 4,000 people, including foot soldiers, but our army has 3,000 people, including 2,000 cavalry, and under the surprise attack, it is not impossible to win." One of the generals whispered.
Li Wenhou asked: "Have you ever found out, who are the vanguard generals of the Han army?" ”
"Zhenwei Zhonglang General Zhao Yun and Dangkou General Zhou Shen."
Li Wenhou fell into silence, when facing Zhao Yun, he always had some lack of confidence, mainly because of the two failures, which made him have a deep fear of Zhao Yun's ability, just Zhou Shen's words, he might have taken the advice of the general.
"Pay close attention to the movements of the Han army, and it's not too late to talk about this matter after it gets dark." Li Wenhou advised: "The traces of our army must not be leaked in the slightest. ”
"General rest assured, our army is hidden in Qishan, and there are many cavalry on the periphery, even if the Han army wants to get close, it is impossible." The general said confidently.
"Well, if this trip is successful, you will have no benefits." Li Wenhou said.
The Qiang army is in full swing of preparations, sending a large army to hide Qishan, it is also Han Sui to create trouble for the Han army, if it succeeds, it is gratifying, and there will not be too much regret for failure.
After occupying Meiyang, the Qiang army already had the initiative.
At this time, the Qiang army is headed by Zhang, but Beigong Yu has the absolute right to speak in the army, he is the real commander of the Qiang people, and he is the leader of the Zhang, but it is just a means of Beigong Yu, active in Liangzhou for many years, Beigong Yu still has experience in fighting with the Han army, and Jiezhang has a certain reputation near Liangzhou, which is beneficial to the next development of the Qiang army.
After Zhao Yun looked at the marching map, he immediately targeted Qishan, which was very close to Duyang and could threaten the advance of the Han army.
"Order the cavalry, move forward carefully, don't startle the snake, try to catch the mouth alive." Zhao Yun commanded.
In fact, sometimes, you don't need to go to Qishan to investigate, you just need to catch the enemy and interrogate it, maybe you can get the information you want.
"The last will understand." Dian Wei showed an excited expression, and fought against the enemy on his horse, although he was a little uncomfortable, but in terms of speed, it was not comparable to the past.
"Ben will have a competition with Brother Warden to see who can catch the important people in the enemy army." Zhao Yun said with a smile.
A hundred cavalrymen, divided into ten teams, headed in the direction in which the Qiang cavalry appeared.
It is nearly thirty miles away from Qishan, which shows that the Qiang people still attach great importance to the investigation of news.
The Qiang cavalry was active, and soon found the Han cavalry that came, many Qiang people saw this, and did not hesitate to ride their horses forward, but the Han cavalry scouts who came this time were very different from before, when they saw the Qiang cavalry, they did not bravely step forward, and after a simple confrontation, they had to retreat.
After the Qiang cavalry saw this scene, they were inexplicably excited in their hearts, and such a thing as beating the water dogs was what all the soldiers yearned for.
There was no need for the leader of the cavalry to give an order, and the Qiang cavalry brandished their blades and headed towards the Han cavalry, as if they would lose a lot of good things if they were one step slower.
There were only ten Han cavalry, but the Qiang cavalry dispatched reached hundreds of people, and the Han cavalry who originally came to inquire about the news became the pursuit of the Han cavalry by the Qiang cavalry.
"Tell the rest of the team." The cavalry commander immediately said.
The cavalry that came with Zhao Yun did not go far in the vicinity, this is also to avoid emergencies, after learning the news that there were 100 Qiang cavalry, Zhao Yun ordered the nearby cavalry to come closer.
There are 100 Qiang cavalry, and there are also 100 cavalry under his command, and it will depend on the combat effectiveness of both sides.
"Tell the nearby cavalry to try to kill the enemy with bows and arrows, and when the enemy is close, just open the distance." Zhao Yun ordered.
It seems shameless to take this way to destroy the cavalry of the Qiang people, but in fact it is not, and it is most appropriate to use the most effective means to kill the enemy.
The road is rugged, adding a lot of difficulty to the advance of the cavalry, this is the chase and confrontation of life and death, the cavalry on both sides do not dare to have the slightest slack, the Qiang cavalry is like a rainbow, even if there are a lot of Han cavalry nearby, they do not take it to heart.
Once on the war horse, the Qiang people are invincible on the battlefield, which is also where the confidence of the Qiang cavalry lies.
The confrontation continued to be staged in the process of chase, and after Zhao Yun's cavalry received Zhao Yun's order, they replaced the blades in their hands with bows and arrows.
If you talk about the art of riding and archery, the Qiang cavalry is also not weak, but they are now facing the Han cavalry with stirrups to help, the arrows on both sides come and go, from time to time there are cavalry off the horse, a closer look will find that the cavalry that fell off the horse is mostly the Qiang cavalry.
As the battle progressed, the cavalry under Zhao Yun had a certain advantage in numbers, while the Qiang cavalry did not seem to have woken up from such losses.
Two arrows appeared on Zhao Yun's bowstring, one bow and two arrows, straight to the two cavalry behind him, the two Qiang cavalry did not react, and fell off their horses, this kind of momentum shocked the chasing Qiang cavalry, one bow and two arrows, what a means this is, put it among the Qiang people, this is definitely the level of a fierce general.
Cavalry pays attention to the training of mounted archery, and it is not easy to accurately use the bow and arrow in the hand to hit the enemy on a galloping horse.
Many Qiang cavalry saw this scene, their hearts were shocked and at the same time they couldn't help but slow down the pace of pursuit, they realized that something was wrong, although the Han cavalry was running away, the number was constantly increasing, the most important thing was that their robes were constantly decreasing, and in the long run, the Qiang cavalry would be less and less.
"Kill back!" Keenly observing the movement of the Qiang cavalry in the rear, Zhao Yun shouted.
The arrows went towards the Qiang cavalry again, and two more Qiang cavalry fell from their horses, and then they faced the onslaught from the Han cavalry.
(End of chapter)