Chapter 229: Attacking Hu in the North (4)
At the end of the hour, the golden crow sucked the clouds away.
Suddenly, the sky was clear.
This place becomes natural against the backdrop of this scene.
At noon, the sound of horses' hooves crushed the tranquil valley.
A large number of war horses rushed from a distance, and the hearts of the Han soldiers were tense and ready to move, but none of them dared to look up.
The military order is like a mountain!
The horses gradually entered the valley......
"General, this is the vanguard of Xianbei to open the way, and you can't act rashly. If you want to get away with it, you can indulge it. ”
Xun You and Liu Fan crouched together, looking down from their hiding place.
There were hundreds of cavalry below, and it was clear that they were the vanguard of the road.
It's easy to destroy them, but if you startle them, it's troublesome.
"Hmm!" Liu Fan nodded lightly.
It seems that the adult Tuoba Xianbei is very cautious, and knows how to throw stones and ask for directions.
Those who go indulge it, and those who indulge it multiply.
Indulgence is to find a better opportunity.
When Tuoba Xianbei's group of soldiers rushed through the valley, the Han army was relieved and a little disappointed.
After Tuoba Xianbei's cavalry left the valley and the mountains, a thousand commanders immediately named his subordinates: "Go and tell your lordship, everything is fine."
Then this Xianbei cavalry of about 300 men continued to move forward.
Five miles away, waiting for them is the "armor riding equipment" that has appeared on the stage of history for the first time.
After Liu Fan watched several heralds of Tuoba Xianbei leave the valley, he immediately ordered Zhao Ji to lead Tian Feng, Liu Hai and other two hundred personal guard cavalry to surround them. No more opportunities for them to report the news.
"Boys, rush! Ahead is the Great Wall Pass, where it is vulnerable, and the Han people tremble when they see us, hugging their heads and running away. went straight to the Yin Pavilion and Ma Yi, robbed the Han people's property, wives and daughters, and held gold in their hands. "Tuoba also swore an oath to the tribal warriors to boost morale.
Tuoba was in the way, and Tuoba Xianbei soldiers rushed forward with a roar.
This time, Tuoba led 10,000 tribal warriors, and there were still 2,000 young warriors left in the tribe.
For Xianbei, as long as there are young and middle-aged people in the tribe who can ride horses and control the strings. All are tribal warriors.
In about a quarter of an hour, the earth-shaking sound sounded, and the Han soldiers felt that the hills and mountains they were in were shaking.
This is the scene of thousands of galloping horses, which is even more terrifying than imagined.
The sound of horses' hooves is like thunder!
The Xianbei cavalry was getting closer and closer to the encirclement, and some of the Han soldiers were getting more and more nervous, and some were eager to try.
At the same time, Tuoba Xianbei's vanguard cavalry confronted the Han army's heavy cavalry.
A "monster" with a horse all wrapped in iron armor was filled with the breath of death, which made the Xianbei cavalry panic.
The unknown is the source of fear.
"Hurry up and inform your lordship." Xianbei Qianchang shouted in fear.
The bronze wall is so impregnable that even the war horses are afraid to move forward when they see it.
At this time, the two sides were no more than 100 steps apart.
The heavy armored cavalry of the Han army were expressionless one by one, these people couldn't shake their nerves, and the main Xianbei force behind them couldn't shake either.
They believed that the fate of the enemy was to fall under their iron horsemen and be trampled under them by their iron horsemen.
"Invincible, invincible. Kill! ”
Zhou Cang, who was wearing heavy armor, raised an eight-foot-long iron spear with one arm, roared, and then pulled down his armor and took the lead.
All the soldiers pulled down their armor and charged with Zhou Cang.
Although there are only 500 people, the momentum is like a thousand troops.
The Iron Rider sprints, like a torrent of steel.
"Shoot the arrows!"
Qianchang was anxious and took out the horn bow in a panic.
The Xianbei soldiers followed suit one by one, shooting arrows with bows.
Hundreds of arrows shot out together are also a small rain of arrows.
The arrow made a crisp sound of "bell" when it touched the armored horse, and then it was bounced away, and the Han army was unharmed by a round of arrow rain.
The Xianbei cavalry was creepy and terrified.
At this time, the heavy armored cavalry of the Han army had reached less than fifty paces of the Xianbei army.
In the intervening moments, they had to make a choice, either to shoot another round of arrows and fight a decisive battle with the heavy cavalry, or to turn their horses and flee.
At this time, two hundred cavalry appeared in the rear.
But the sound of the hooves of the heavily armored cavalry muffled their hooves.
Tuoba Xianbei soldiers are full of liver and gall.
This is an ambush, a premeditated ambush!
Attacked from both sides, and in an instant, the blood of the three hundred cavalry of the Huns was spilled on the spot.
Six or seven miles away......
Tuoba suddenly grabbed the reins, looked up and exclaimed, "What sound?"
He was alarmed by the terrible shouts of killing from six or seven miles away.
However, it was too late.
One-third of the entire Xianbei cavalry entered the valley, and the rest all went into an ambush circle.
Knowing that my pawn can be attacked, but not knowing that the enemy cannot be attacked, half of the victory is also; Knowing that the enemy can be attacked, but not knowing that my pawn can not be attacked, half of the victory is also half; Knowing that the enemy can be attacked, knowing that my pawn can be attacked, but not knowing the terrain can not be fought, half of the victory is also.
Therefore, those who know the soldiers are not confused, and they are not poor. Therefore, it is said: Knowing each other and knowing oneself is invincible; Knowing the heavens and the earth, victory is endless.
Tuoba did not give the order to search the mountain, did not know the terrain, and committed a taboo in the army.
Of course, this point was calculated by Jia Xu, and Tuoba was not to go out of the army, but to be lured.
The man who is the terrain is also the help of the soldiers. Expect the enemy to win, calculate the danger, far and near, and the way of the general. Those who know this and use war will win, and those who do not know this and use war will lose.
This is the way of the art of war, Jia Xu, as a strategist who is well versed in the art of war, his use of terrain can be compared with the famous generals of ancient times.
"Drumming! Flag! Shoot the arrows! Close! ”
Liu Fan gave an order.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The war drums near Liu Fan were beaten, and then the war drums were beaten in the entire ambush circle.
The drums beat like thunder!
One by one, the flags of the Han army were raised, and suddenly, the mountains were full of flags.
The 2,000 archers who were lying in ambush on both sides of the valley all poked their heads out and shot their arrows at the Xianbei cavalry in the valley for a long time.
At the rear of the Tuoba Xianbei cavalry, groups of soldiers poured out from the mountain recesses, and flags kept coming from afar in the mountains and forests in the distance.
This is the most important battlefield, Liu Fan arranged 10,000 soldiers and 1,000 crossbowmen.
First, hundreds of large shields blocked the back road of Tuoba Xianbei layer by layer.
A three-foot spear was held by several soldiers and placed on a large shield.
The crossbowman draws the crossbow and hides behind the shield.
And then there was the dense crowd of soldiers.
All of this is happening at the same time.
The archers of the valley poured arrows down in waves.
Relying on the strength of the bow and arrow and the force of the fall, it can easily pierce the leather armor of the Xianbei soldiers.
The Xianbei soldiers cried wolf, and they tried to fight back, but the Han army was at a height of 100 meters, and the arrows shot out were the last of the strong crossbows.
Realizing that something was wrong, Tuoba hindered his exit from the valley, and it was too late.
Xu Huang blocked too fast in the back, and when the Xianbei cavalry horses in the rear were about to retreat, the big shield spear was already on the set.
Tuoba was furious in his heart, his eyes were like torches, staring at the figure of Shanggu being fooled, wanting to find Jia Xu.
He already knew the rest of the situation, and it was time for him to make a choice.
Either turn around and attack the infantry formation with no end in sight.
Or bathe in the rain of arrows and rush to the unknown ahead.
(End of chapter)