Body 72.The first battle was unfavorable

In order to completely drive the Xianbei foreigners back to Mobei, Yuan Xi used all the troops of Youzhou, with 30,000 horse troops and 40,000 infantry troops, towards Greentown. In addition, Karasuma Shan led 20,000 Karasuma troops in Louban, and Yuan Tan, the assassin of Qingzhou, led 50,000 troops to Greentown to meet Yuan Xi, known as 200,000 troops, and suddenly the Xianbei whole clan was shocked, and Kirby Neng was also hesitating whether he wanted to fight with Yuan Xi?

Kirby Neng asked the soldiers below: "Yuan Xi led 200,000 troops to attack, and if there is a slight difference, I am afraid it will be a disaster to exterminate the clan." I don't know if the warriors want to fight with Yuan Xi, or retreat to Mobei first? This is related to the life and death of the Xianbei clan, and they dare not speak up about their ambitions, for fear that their impulsiveness will affect the clansmen, and they all unanimously look at the wise man Utuqi under Kirby's ability.

Utuqi and Kirby Neng had already planned that Yuan Xi would not stop there, and they were ready to fight, but they didn't expect Yuan Xi to be so resolute and directly sent all the troops in Youzhou. Utuqi thought for a while and said: "Lord Shan Yu, and my Xianbei warriors, we are the overlord of the grassland, although Yuan Xi is numerous, but they are mainly infantry, and our army is mostly cavalry, even if you are defeated, you can retreat." When the Han Dynasty opened the country, Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, led an army of 600,000 troops to expedition against the Xiongnu and suffered a crushing defeat, so we can also, as long as we lure them deep into the hinterland of the grassland and cut off the grain and grass, the Han army will be defeated. ”

The Xianbei warriors listened to Utuqi's idea and felt that it made sense, but they were still a little worried about using Xianbei's 60,000 or 70,000 cavalry against 200,000. Kirby Neng is a Xianbei hero who can make decisions on the spot, seeing the hesitation of his subordinates, he drew his saber and swore an oath: "Yuan Xi falsely claimed an army of 200,000, at most 100,000, and my Xianbei army also has 80,000. After speaking, Kirby was able to split the table in front of him in half with a knife, and the whole army was suddenly solemn, vowing to fight the Han army to the death.

When Yuan Xi's army arrived in Greentown, Karasuma Louban's army had also arrived, but Yuan Xi's Qingzhou army had not yet arrived, and the generals were dissatisfied with the slow march of the Qingzhou army, saying that Yuan Tan was delaying the fighter. Yuan Xi didn't expect the Qingzhou army to really contribute, it would be good to be able to shout and cheer, so he said to the generals: "It's better to rely on others than on yourself, according to reliable sources, the Xianbei army should have seventy or eighty thousand, our army has one hundred thousand, and the grassland is hard-hitting, there is no trick, who wants to be the striker, and fight with Xianbei first?" ”

Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao and Lou Ban rushed out at the same time: "I am willing to be a pioneer!" Yuan Xi looked at the three of them and thought: "Lou Ban Shan Yu is more familiar with the grassland, but the matter of the pioneer is very important, and I also look forward to Lou Ban Shan Yu to act carefully, so as not to affect the morale of our army!" ”

Lou Ban finally grabbed the position of pioneer, and only by making meritorious contributions can Karasuma prosper in his own hands, so he excitedly said: "Karasuma warriors will live up to the trust of the assassin!" After saying that, Lou Ban took his Karasuma army and left for the Korean Humble Grassland. Yuan Xi was afraid that the Lou class would lose, so he ordered Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao to lead 10,000 soldiers and horses each to take over the Lou class. He led the army to advance slowly, waiting for the Qingzhou army while protecting the logistics supply route.

Kirby was able to leave 20,000 Xianbei troops to guard the base camp and lead 50,000 cavalry to face Yuan Xi's vanguard Karasuma cavalry. Kirby didn't expect that Yuan Xi would take Lou Ban as the vanguard, and he persuaded him with the attitude of giving it a try: "Lou Ban Shan Yu, you and I are both nomads, why bother each other, if you and I cooperate, Yuan Xi is not worried!" ”

Lou Ban did think about joining forces with Xianbei, but Yuan Xi dared to make himself a pioneer, and there must be a later move to prevent his rebellion, once Xianbei perished, Yuan Xi would go south in the future, and he could also become the overlord of the grassland. If you cooperate with Xianbei, even if you defeat Yuan Xi, the overlord of the grassland will not be able to take her turn, and Yuan Xi is unfathomable, once you fail, you may face the disaster of extermination. Lou Ban rejected Kirbyneng's request for cooperation, and said decisively: "Yuan Tingshi has a great favor to me, and he will never betray me." If Kirby is willing to surrender, this can be recommended! ”

Kirby can laugh and say: "I'm not as spineless as you, and I'm willing to be a lackey for Yuan Xi!" Since words are not speculative, let's do it with real knives and guns. "The battle on the grassland depends on whose horse is strong and whose horse is fast, even if there is an ambush, it is easy to be seen through and escaped. Lou Ban did not retreat, he knew that Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao's cavalry was not far away, and directly began a head-to-head confrontation with the Xianbei army.

Kirby Neng only sent Xianbei cavalry with the same number as the Karasuma army to face off with the Karasuma army, and deployed more than 10,000 cavalry on each flank to prevent Yuan Xi's army from raiding. The two steppe ace armies are of equal strength and are familiar with each other, and neither can help the other. The armies of Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao also rushed to the battlefield and lined up on both sides of Karasuma's army, plundering for Louban. The two saw that Kirby could send only part of the army to fight against the Karasuma army, and more troops were preventing their own surprise attacks, so they could only wait patiently for the fighters.

After the two armies only had a tentative confrontation, they both cautiously withdrew their troops, and Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao also stepped forward to answer the Lou Ban, so as not to be attacked by the Xianbei army on both wings. Lou Ban said to Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao: "General Zhao, General Zhang, the Xianbei army and my Karasuma army are familiar with each other, and they can't get benefits, but we have few soldiers, so it's better to wait for Yuan Tingshi's army to make a decision when it arrives." ”

Zhao Yun fought with the Xianbei cavalry, and even his own white horse Yicong could not win the Xianbei army, so he supported Lou Bandao: "It's better to set up camp first and wait for the arrival of the lord's army!" "Because Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao were not very accustomed to the habits of the grassland, in order to prevent the Xianbei raid, the Karasuma army of Louban was allowed to stand as the main force of the Chinese army, and the armies of Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao stood on both sides, echoing each other and rescuing each other.

Seeing that the Han army was divided into three divisions, Utuqi thought that they were supporting each other, and said to Kirbineng: "The Han army is waiting for the Youzhou army, and the Karasuma army is familiar with the grassland, so it must be prepared, so it is better to lead the army to feint and attack the camps on both sides." Lou Ban is afraid that Yuan Xi will be held accountable, and he will come to the rescue, and our army can take the opportunity to break through the Chinese army's Dazhai! Kirby was overjoyed and acted on Utuchi's plan.

Zhao Yun was afraid that Kirby would be able to take advantage of the geography to raid the camp, so he also strengthened his patrol. In the dead of night, although the Xianbei army was very cautious, it was still known to Zhao Yun, and after the sneak attack failed, the Xianbei army began to attack head-on. Zhang Liao also found out about Zhao Yun's movements, but he still chose to believe Zhao Yun, it was not easy for the Xianbei army to capture Zhao Yun's camp, even if Zhao Yun was defeated, he would send someone to ask for help. If you act in a hurry, you are afraid that you will be ambushed, so it is better to hold your troops and keep the camp.

Lou Ban didn't have such a thought, seeing that Zhao Yun's camp was attacked, he was afraid that Zhao Yun was not familiar with the grassland and would be attacked by the Xianbei army, so he was most familiar with the grassland here, and he was afraid that he would have to bear the responsibility, so he didn't think much about it, leaving 5,000 men and horses to guard the camp, and he led the army to Zhao Yun's camp.

The Xianbei army was menacing, vowing to conquer Zhao Yun's camp, but it was only thunder and rain, and seeing that Zhao Yun was on guard, he also retreated slowly. When Lou Ban led the army to arrive, Zhao Yun's camp had already ended the battle, Zhao Yun wanted to thank Lou Ban for leading the army to rescue, and secretly said badly: "I'm afraid that I fell for Kirby's plan to attack the east and west!" Sure enough, it didn't take long for the Karasuma army that stayed behind in the Chinese military camp to retreat.

lost the Chinese military camp, and the building class was also sullen and blamed himself. Zhao Yun comforted: "Lou Ban Shan Yu, failure is a common thing in soldiers, there is no need to mind, I will intercede for you in front of Yuan Tingshi." You are also stationed nearby, I believe that the Xianbei army will not attack our army again, wait for dawn to discuss how to act? Lou Ban Shan Yu saw that Zhao Yun would defend himself, and he was also a lot more relieved, so he had no choice but to rest nearby for a while, and then make plans tomorrow.