Chapter 70: The Way
In ancient times, there was a saying that "the enemy is not more than three arrows", which is actually the experience of archers to cavalry. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoBecause the cavalry is very fast when charging at full strength, it is generally not allowed for the archer to draw the bow a fourth time. But it would be a mistake to assume that the cavalry would only be attacked with bows and arrows three times on the way to the charge.
Because the ancient archer troops were fired in batches, it was never as simple as encountering only three waves of shots at range.
In fact, when the Hun cavalry started from a hundred steps away from the Liangjun position, they would encounter a large density of fire at every moment, and it was an all-round fire coverage without gaps, with projectiles from the air, direct shots and projectiles from the left and right sides, and accurate and powerful direct shots from the front.
On this road of charge, every step, every moment, all the space is filled with arrows.
However, being able to shoot with such a dense bow and crossbow is already the limit of the Liang army now. The three members of the staff led the craftsman team to transport the wounded soldiers, and they had already taken the lead, leaving behind all the remaining bows and arrows of the whole army before leaving, and each of them carried about seven or eight on average.
Don't underestimate the reserve of seven or eight arrows per person, from the Warring States to the Sui and Tang dynasties, the number of arrows carried by archers has always been in the range of fifty to sixty, but this was the standard ammunition base required for one person to fight a day at that time. If you average the number of weapons used in a battle, the amount of seven or eight is absolutely terrifying.
The fact that there is such a huge stock is mainly due to the existence of the craftsman team. Under Zhang Jun's foresight, the logistics of the Liang army, which went deep behind enemy lines, mainly relied on looting and the self-reliance of the craftsmen. After dismantling the old iron armor, each piece of iron can be used as an iron arrowhead by removing each piece of iron and polishing it simply, although it is not as good as the one made in the workshop, but it is not a problem to shoot through the leather armor.
The head of the bald star was subjected to a rain of arrows, and suddenly people turned on their backs. He hurriedly retreated, but no matter how skilled the cavalry in the charge was, it was impossible to stop and turn around immediately. What's more, there is a smooth ice surface under the horses' hooves, and there are ice caves of various sizes. As long as the horse's speed slows down, the horse's hooves are very easy to get stuck. In this way, under many blows, the Huns fled in a hurry, not only did not even see the figure of the Liang army, but also lost nearly 30 men and horses.
Bald Sida was defeated and returned to his own position, and immediately scolded: "your grandma's lieutenant, Lao Tzu will kill you!" "I want to pounce.
The people around looked bad, and hurriedly pulled the two apart. No matter how the adjutant general says, he is also a superior, you can obey the yang and the yin, but you must not blatantly commit it, this is a taboo in the army. If everyone could be unruly, the army would have fallen apart long ago.
Vulture Sida was dragged aside by several centurions, and cried angrily: "The good son of our tribe didn't die in the dignified battle array, it's just gone, how can I explain to the women and children when I go back." ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone felt uncomfortable. Don't look at the Huns fierce and brutal, but that is for the Han people. In fact, life in the tribe was very poor, the wealth was mainly concentrated in the hands of a few tribal leaders, and the ordinary herdsmen were still very poor, and they could only rely on captives and killings to improve their lives.
At this time, a centurion said: "The Han people are cunning, pretending to be quiet, luring us to attack, but the crossbowmen have already been arranged. ”
"Wait for the rabbit!" The adjutant general spoke: "Bald Sida, the sons and daughters finally died on the way to charge, and the heavens and the earth will contain their souls. Let's eat a trench and grow wise, no matter how Liangjun tosses, just wait for dawn. ”
Vulture Sida snorted coldly and said nothing, he lost nearly a third of his men in this battle, he didn't plan to rush again, otherwise he wouldn't have enough strength to defend the tribe after he went back, and he wouldn't be able to survive this winter.
Besides, on the side of the Liang army, after repelling the Huns, Han Hu and Zhou Tong did not immediately lead the army to leave, but waited for a while, and saw that the Huns would indeed not come again, so they ordered all the soldiers to gather, wrapped the horseshoe with thick weeds and silk cloth, and left quietly.
Before leaving, according to Song Pei's instructions, he took off the horseshoe on the hungry horse's hooves to be left, dug a pit and buried it deeply, and sprinkled it with snow to make sure that nothing went wrong.
In this way, the Huns quietly kept watch on the opposite side of the river bank all night, and when they came to camp at dawn, they found that except for a few thin horses, there was no one in the camp of the two armies.
The adjutant threw the horsewhip on the ground angrily, gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "Chase me, if you don't kill all these cunning people, Lao Tzu will never give up!" ”
On the other side, Han Hu and Zhou Tong led their soldiers to walk quietly two miles away before they got on their horses and headed west. As soon as dawn caught up with the team transporting the wounded, the army changed course again, and instead of continuing westward, it turned southwestward, so that it could enter the mountains as quickly as possible.
By the time the Huns began to chase, the Liang army had already walked more than 100 miles away, and the mountains were far away.
The Liang army seems to be out of danger, but in fact it is not easy, there are about forty or fifty wounded soldiers in the army, because of the lack of medicine, they can only be bandaged and treated with experience, and the medicine is also used up, and many people can only boil dry. Coupled with the constant rush, the horse's back was very bumpy, and the injured people couldn't bear it at all. People keep dying, so they can only dig a pit and bury things hastily, and then continue to move forward silently.
The bad luck did not go away, but came again - Zhang Jun was sick!
This young man, who was just fifteen years old, finally overdrew his body, and not only the arrow wound on his leg was infected, but also the internal injury. It was freezing cold, and I couldn't stop to rest, and the situation was almost in a desperate situation.
The barren mountains and mountains were inhabited, and everything stood still except for a procession of beggars moving slowly. The next night, darkness gradually fell, and the sky fell again with heavy snow, as if the whole world was enveloped in this white terror. Mountains are still mountains, endless, there is no exit, and there seems to be no way out・・・・・・
"The lord's forehead is so hot, I need to find a doctor!" During a short break, Jiang Wan eagerly came to everyone and gestured.
Song Pei boasted that he was not surprised, but at this moment, there was panic in his eyes. If anything happens to the lord, the remaining soldiers will also collapse, and everyone will die in this long mountain.
"Team Master Zhou!" Song Pei walked towards Zhou Tong with a haggard face, and asked anxiously, "Has the scout returned?" ”
Zhou Tong has always been responsible for leading people to explore the road, due to the successive battles, the work of map mapping has long been stopped, everyone is here for the first time, can only rely on experience and sense of direction to travel. Now they desperately need to find a place to stay, preferably a village.
Due to the turmoil in the world for a hundred years, people everywhere have fled, and some entire villages and towns have been evacuated to the inaccessible mountains. Now that the Liang army is cornered, the lord is still unconscious, and Song Pei can only hope that the scouts can find a place to take refuge.
"Who?" At this moment, Han Hu, who was in charge of guarding, heard a crisp sound from a distance when a dead branch was crushed, he shouted, held the knife in his hand, and rushed over.
Sure enough, I saw a snow bag in the distance suddenly move, and then "bang" to kick up a burst of snow, as if a figure jumped up and ran away.
A soldier picked up a crossbow arrow to shoot, but Zhou Tong hurriedly stopped and shouted: "Catch it alive!" ”
Han Hu also wanted to catch him alive, he caught up with him in a few steps, jumped up, and threw the figure to the ground, took advantage of the situation to put the saber in his hand to his neck, and shouted: "If you move again, I will kill you!" ”
As expected, the black shadow felt a cold and piercing chill around his neck, and he didn't dare to move. The Liang soldiers rushed up and tied them up in three or two strokes.