Chapter 121: The Old Horse Knows the Way
Zhang Yuan quickly made specific arrangements for this matter.
In fact, the arrangement is very simple, know yourself and know your opponent, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles.
Now that it is known that Zhao Yunrang has come here and wants to uproot the surrounding strongholds, things are relatively simple.
On the one hand, Zhang Yuan gathered all the iron harriers and prepared to set up a pocket array halfway, ready to surround Zhao Yunrang.
Of course, this is just an image statement, because since Zhao Yun let such a gentleman come with the army.
Then there will be no shortage of people, although it will not be as good as 80,000 troops, but it is probably normal to bring 20,000 or 30,000 people.
Although the Iron Harrier is only about 3,000, it is characterized by flexibility and mobility, all of which are cavalry, coming and going like the wind.
In a short period of time, it is possible to form a local superiority of forces.
In a small area of the locality, an impact can be formed.
When the time comes, twenty or thirty thousand people will have nothing to fear.
General Li still admires Zhang Yuan and Liu Hao's resourcefulness very much, even if he lets him plan it himself, it is roughly the same.
Now that I see it, it's almost the same as I thought, and the details are still very well improved.
So he nodded: "Then so be it." ”
It is that everything is ready, and if you only owe the east wind, you owe Zhao Yun this fat sheep.
According to the plan of the scouts from the Song army, Zhao Yunrang was preparing for a night attack.
This made Zhang Yuan and Liu Hao a little confused.
You must know that the Song army is generally good at daytime combat and face-to-face hard carrying in the border area, because the Song army is overwhelming.
What does this thing mean by night raids, is it to play up the shortcomings and avoid the strengths?
This is what Zhao Yunrang and Fan Zhongyan came up with, or did they think of it unexpectedly?
No matter what, his side is ready, and he is waiting for Zhao Yunrang to take the bait.
Sure enough, when they arrived, someone came to report that the Song army had left the city.
At this time, the sky is absolutely dark, and it is the end of the month, and I can't see my fingers.
Even if your eyes widened, it was pitch black, and you couldn't see the road clearly.
In this case, even the Iron Harrier, who is good at night fighting, can easily lose contact.
What does Zhao Yunrang think, he is not afraid that he will not be able to find the way.
Zhang Yuan and Liu Hao wanted to break their heads, and they didn't know how Zhao Yunrang solved this problem?
At this moment, Zhao Yun is with Fan Zhongyan, this time, he definitely belongs to the pro-Zheng.
Fan Zhongyan originally thought that Zhao Yunrang was just joking, bragging, and he would let others lead the team when the time came.
Unexpectedly, he really risked himself personally.
This made Fan Zhongyan have a trace of admiration for this former gentleman in his heart.
It seems that it is really not as simple as a few poems.
However, Fan Zhongyan was also puzzled, how did Zhao Yunrang solve such a problem as a night battle?
Lighting a torch is obviously unrealistic, it is simply a live target.
As a result, Zhao Yunrang's method opened his eyes.
This time, there were only 10,000 people who followed Zhao Yunrang on the expedition.
And these 10,000 people looked at me, and Zhao Yunrang divided it into 200 squads.
Each team has a total of fifty people, and among these fifty people, they are equipped with an old horse that escaped from Li Shibin's stronghold in Yanzhou.
Relying on these knowledgeable old horses, these people will be brought safely to such a stronghold.
And fifty people are enough to echo each other within a suitable range.
Zhao Yunrang is also equipped with some phosphors.
These phosphors are a by-product of gunpowder production, and are used in military camps to mark identity and even see people around them.
Of course, there are also disadvantages, that is, there is a possibility of exposing yourself.
However, according to today's tactics, it will not be exposed.
In addition, Zhao Yunrang also prepared a special gift, which was specially prepared for the Iron Harrier.
However, Fan Zhongyan looked at the helmet on Zhao Yunrang's head and felt that it was really an eyesore.
The reason is that in the dark of night, this helmet simply shines like a bright lamp, or even a lit torch.
The entire helmet is coated with phosphor, which is so thick that it can probably keep warm from the cold.
"I said enter, just your helmet, this is really a bit eye-catching, when the time comes, won't the thieves all stare at you?"
Zhao Yunrang raised his head slightly, rolled his eyes and looked up, not surprised at all, he couldn't see anything.
However, there was a faint light flickering in front of me, like a firefly.
That's the phosphor that fell off the spot.
"No problem, I just want them to get me."
"It's dangerous, and if anything happens to you, I won't be able to explain it to your father."
Zhao Yunrang laughed: "What to explain, manly husband, when you go to the battlefield, you will be a horse leather shroud!" ”
Fan Zhongyan, who said this, secretly picked his big finger.
The little six sons next to him pouted.
Although it is said that there is some chaos in the Ten Thousand Horse Army, but these two secret guards are around, and they dare not say that if there are one hundred and eighty people, they will definitely be able to take care of Zhao Yunrang's safety.
But even so, anything can happen in the midst of the chaos.
So Zhao Yunrang still admires him very much.
So everything is ready here, only the east wind is owed.
Now it will be up to us to see how effective this strategy will be.
Around Zhao Yunrang's people, there were about ten squads, that is, five hundred people.
In the face of the Iron Harrier, such a team is not large enough.
According to the military system of the Iron Harriers, each squad has at least three hundred people.
Just two squads will be enough to eat it.
Of course, the problem is here, in the dark night, if there is a scuffle, it is actually difficult to find anything.
In other words, a stray arrow that flies from nowhere can kill you.
Not every hero dies under the tragedy of the front, and some die very ridiculously.
Zhao Yunrang's team has been marching slowly.
Suddenly, there was a little fluorescent flicker ahead, and a scout ran back to report that the Iron Harrier had been spotted in front of him.
This way of discovery is very hidden, and Zhao Yunrang adopted a way of listening to the sound while moving forward.
The scouts who scattered out were in groups of three, three miles, carrying two-foot-long bamboo tubes.
Every time I walked a little way, I buried myself in the soil with a bamboo tube and listened to the sound.
In this way, the traces of enemy cavalry can be detected at least for miles away.
Zhao Yun let him know that the Iron Harrier would definitely not set up an ambush near the stronghold.
Then, it is quickly delivered in the form of a flag.
Zhao Yunrang used phosphor to compare several delivery methods to the scouts, and the scouts were like treasures.
It's a great way to get the word out at night.
Therefore, it is no problem to pass up the rolling shutter all the way, at least within a few tens of miles, to find the enemy.
However, the speed at which the Iron Harrier came was very fast, and according to the latest news that came, the scout who was the first to wear the news did not have time to retreat, and had already encountered the enemy.
And then the next set of news came, and it was obvious that the enemy had been killed.
Zhao Yunrang immediately passed down the order, because the scouts who encountered the enemy were still burdened with an important task. It is to find an opportunity to pass on important news to the Iron Harrier.
This important news is that Zhao Yunrang not only personally recruited, but also had an obvious helmet like a Kong Ming lantern on his head.
After receiving the news that came, Zhao Yunrang and Fan Zhongyan had stopped advancing.
Iron Harrier's raid ability, Fan Zhongyan is well aware of it.
When the time comes, don't make a surprise attack, and it will be troublesome to eat yourself or Zhao Yunrang.
Whoever is eaten is in vain.
So the two men stopped, turned around and slowly retreated.
At this time, the forbidden troops distributed on both sides received the latest flag order.
A group of fifty people transforms into a pocket encirclement.
In other words, Zhao Yunrang and Fan Zhongyan were the center, and the outer encirclement gradually extended out.
Just waiting for the iron harrier to enter the set.
Zhao Yunrang specially chose the time of the attack at midnight, which was actually very useful.
Because this time is the darkest time, and it is also the time when judgment is most prone to errors.
The field of vision and other aspects are greatly limited.
The key thing is that Zhao Yun made this bait weighty.
Because as long as Zhao Yunrang captures Fan Zhongyan, the Song army will fall into a situation where the dragons are leaderless.
The Great Song Dynasty was completely defeated in this war, and the Western Xia would win the battle in one fell swoop.
The temptation to take the rank of general in the army of 10,000 horses is difficult for anyone who wants to make a meritorious career to refuse.
What's more, Zhang Yuan and Liu Hao, who are bent on being the chair of the state minister, are famous iron harriers who stop children crying at night!