Chapter 233: Attacking Hu in the North (8)
"Can't stop it."
"Sir is far-sighted, and we are ashamed."
Listening to Jia Xu's analysis, Guan Yu and Huang Zhong were stunned.
Plundering Tuoba Xianbei's war horses is important, and others are not worth mentioning.
If you want to gain a foothold in the steppe, you must need a large number of war horses.
Nomads have no shortage of war horses, and the skill of taming horses passed down from generation to generation makes it easy for them to catch the best wild horses.
In the Central Plains, it is difficult to buy a thousand horses in the north. For aliens, it is commonplace.
Time passed bit by bit, and the three thousand iron horsemen were getting closer and closer to the Tuoba Department.
In the distance, piles of bonfires can be faintly seen.
Most of the Hu people in the Tuoba Department had already fallen asleep, and the horses were standing in the stables and napping.
Horses sleep standing up, and every time they doze for no more than half a moment, they open their eyes. But the horse would nap dozens of times a night.
The ancestors of horses are wild horses and live in the vast savannah. They are very poor in combat and are often attacked by predators. In order to prevent aggression, the horse should always be vigilant, even standing while sleeping, so that if there is any disturbance, he can run away immediately.
At all times, horses always maintain the ancient habit of their ancestors, and they always sleep standing up.
In addition, horses also have the ability to doze off while walking.
The earth-shattering sound of horses' hooves shattered the calm.
I thought it was the return of the clansmen who went to plunder the Han people. The vigilance of the Hu people is not very high.
When the cavalry led by Guan Yu and Huang Zhong reached the Xianbei camp for half a mile, the Xianbei Hu people were like frightened birds.
Soldiers in bright armor rushed to the front. The circle on the armor shone slightly under the moonlit and starry sky.
I can't see it well from afar, but I can see it very clearly when I get close.
Three thousand cavalry from a long dragon, arrayed in vertical and horizontal formations, both offensive and defensive, accelerated to the Xianbei camp to kill.
"Resistant, kill it, kill it!" Guan Yu roared and rushed forward with his knife.
When the Xianbei people saw this formation, they thought that thousands of troops were coming, so they ran away.
Tuoba hindered the two thousand Xianbei soldiers left behind in the base camp, and he was also the only young man in Tuoba Xianbei.
There were brave people, shouting to stabilize the people's hearts, organizing warriors to go to the horse pen to lead the horses, ready to resist the invaders.
The Han cavalry passed by the bonfire lit by the Xianbei people, took out a torch, and reached out to light a torch.
Torches were lit by the Han army, and suddenly, the flames lit up the sky.
The Xianbei cavalry over there organized hundreds of cavalry, and Guan Yu led a team of 100 people to disperse this Xianbei cavalry in an instant.
This group of Han soldiers wore bright armor and came with momentum, but the Xianbei cavalry could not stop them, leaving more than 200 corpses behind, and then fled.
The cavalry of the Han army specifically searched for horse pens, sheep pens and cattle pens in Xianbei, and each horse pen they found was occupied by horse.
He didn't pay attention to the Xianbei people who fled.
If there are Xianbei people or Xianbei soldiers fleeing with horses, cattle and sheep, they will immediately be chased by the Han army and snatched the horses, cattle and sheep.
"My father must have fallen for the Han people's plan to divert the tiger from the mountain. From the horse's hooves, it can be heard that there are only two or three thousand Han people, and my Xianbei warriors are brave and good at fighting, killing invaders for the sake of their relatives. "A young man was heartbroken, and he gathered thousands of Xianbei cavalry.
If these Han Chinese are not defeated, their people will only be mercilessly slaughtered. As the eldest son of Tuoba, he had to step up.
Although he was brave, his opponent was Huang Zhong. The cavalry of the Han army led by Huang Zhong was no less than him.
The Xianbei cavalry was armed with scimitars and could not hold torches. The Han cavalry had a sword, a spear in one hand, and a torch in the other.
When fighting, the torch can also be used as a weapon, and with the weapon, it can also have an unexpected effect.
At the sound of an order, Huang Zhong held a phoenix-beaked knife and rushed towards the Xianbei soldiers in the lead.
Huang Zhong's horse was fast, and with a snap of his fingers, he rushed into the enemy formation.
"Kill!"
Huang Zhonghu shouted, and then beheaded a Xianbei general.
The Xianbei cavalry immediately surrounded Huang Zhong, and Huang Zhong slashed his phoenix mouth knife and beheaded three more people.
He was dumbfounded, and the sons of Tuoba were frightened and hurriedly retreated.
At this time, the cavalry of the Han army had already fought to the Xianbei cavalry formation.
Huang Zhong galloped on the field, rushing left and right, his hand was up and down, there must be a mortal, there was no morale Xianbei cavalry, and his heart was cold.
At this time, a Han army Sima led three hundred soldiers dressed in Mingguang armor to go around to the rear of the Xianbei cavalry.
As soon as they entered the field, hundreds of Xianbei cavalry fell off their horses.
"Young master, the Han army came prepared, and the sons were caught off guard, so that the Han army succeeded. For today's plan, evacuate first, and wait for the adults to return, and be ashamed. The discerning man saw that the tide was gone, and persuaded the son of Tuoba.
"Let's go!" The son of Tuoba gritted his teeth and roared unwillingly. Under the protection of the Horde warriors, break through to the east.
To the east is Shan Yuting and the Xianbei tribes in the middle, which is not a good place, but it is a place of life.
The son of Tuoba was accompanied by dozens of horsemen, and while the tribal cavalry could still hold back the Han army, he broke through.
A moment later, hundreds of Han troops rushed from afar to join the battlefield.
When the Xianbei cavalry learned that the young master had abandoned them and fled, they were disheartened and dismounted.
Huang Zhong did not slaughter them, Hu people are good at horses, and keeping these people can drive livestock for them.
On the other side, groups of officers and soldiers were chasing the Xianbei people, intercepting all the belongings and horses they had carried when they fled.
Under the coercion of the Han army's butcher's knife, the Xianbei people had to submit.
The tents of the Xianbei garrison were broken one by one by the war horses of the Han army.
Horses, cattle and sheep were surrounded by the Han cavalry and rushed to one place.
In just three hours, the dust settled, and the raid was a success.
Beheaded more than 1,000 Xianbei soldiers and captured 300 Xianbei soldiers.
Countless Tuoba Xianbei people helped the old and young to flee to the east, and ran east for a day, which belonged to a tribe in the central Xianbei, whose adults were Ke the most, and the old subordinates of Tanshi Huai.
The Tuoba Xianbei tribe has no warriors, only the old and weak, women and children, and will only be annexed by Ke Ji.
"Sir, this battle was a complete victory, with more than 10,000 horses and countless cattle and sheep."
After the war, Jia Xu rode a horse and walked leisurely. Huang Zhong saw it and said happily.
"This place is not good for long. Stay until the fifth watch tonight, clean up, and leave early tomorrow morning. Jia Xu opened his mouth and said to Huang Zhong and Guan Yu.
After the other Xianbei tribes learned that the Tuoba Xianbei tribe had been plundered, they sent cavalry to inquire about the news, which was inevitable.
"Hmm!"
Guan Yu and Huang Zhong agreed.
The Han cavalry rested for two hours, and after the fifth watch, the Han army woke up the captured 300 Xianbei and ordered them to drive their horses, cattle and sheep southward.
The Xianbei captives did not dare to disobey, surrounded a large number of horses, cattle and sheep, and slowly moved forward under the siege of the Han cavalry.
Due to the large amount of booty with them, the Han army could not rush as fast as they came, and by the afternoon of the same day, they had traveled less than 100 miles.
Suddenly, there was a cloud of dust a few miles behind, followed by the sound of rumbling horses' hooves......
(End of chapter)