Chapter 298: Stepping on Dingxiang
The cavalry of the infantry under Xu Huang's command could not support them to fight on horseback, and the purpose of riding horses was to advance quickly and save strength.
When the battle came, the whole army dismounted and lined up in formation. When fighting cavalry, they generally use a defensive formation.
Xu Huang is very strict with the training of this kind of dismount formation.
Troops, tuns, teams, songs, and divisions cooperate with each other to line up military formations and arrow formations at the fastest speed, so as to strike at the enemy.
During the march, Xu Huang released many scout squads to prevent enemies from appearing around.
Without preparation, the enemy army attacked by surprise, and with only 5,000 horsemen, they could be annihilated.
Xu Huang has been commanding the army for a long time and knows this very well.
The strategic purpose of the two armies this time was to flank the Sugu tribe next to Qingshui.
Qingshui is located in the middle of Wucheng County and Luo County.
A small Xianbei tribe would have collapsed in an instant when it was attacked by an army from both sides.
But Jia Xu thinks that things are not so simple, and reminds Guan Yu to be improvised.
Guan Yu was not careless, and only sent an army to attack.
Because he knew that the lord's migration of the people was imminent, and if he couldn't conquer the Sugu tribe in one fell swoop, his face would be lost.
Zhao Zilong, who was a white horse and a silver gun, led the team and crossed the river to go deep into Dingxiang in half a day.
The central part of Dingxiang is mountainous, and the vanguard army bypasses the peaks and advances towards Wucheng.
Teams of scouts were released to find out what was going on in a hundred miles.
And the herald has been in contact with Guan Yu in the back. Convey the movements of the two armies.
The Vanguard is the most dangerous army in the war.
The most vulnerable to ambushes and attacks, it can be said that they are exploring the way for the expeditionary army, and there are not a few vanguard armies that have been completely wiped out in history.
Therefore, a general who serves as a vanguard must not only be brave, but also wise.
There are many reckless men who serve as vanguards, but because of the reckless man's downfall, the vanguard army is also the most.
The courage of the reckless man is commendable, but he does not know the way to do it. A resourceful general who knows how to judge the situation.
"Why are there Xianbei rangers everywhere, the Sugu tribe does not control the strings more than 10,000, and not long after entering the territory of Xianbei, I saw hundreds of Xianbei rangers. There must be something strange about this. Zhao Yun led the hundred horsemen of the guards, and just destroyed a Xianbei hundred-man team, and said to the guards on the left and right in confusion.
A group of Xianbei rangers seemed to be monitoring them, wandering around Zhao Yun's army, sending elite cavalry to attack them, and the Xianbei rangers fled. The Han army was not given a chance at all.
Zhao Yun led the personal guards of the hundred horsemen, and with the advantage of the war horse, forcibly pursued for more than ten miles before defeating a team of Xianbei rangers.
"Since the time when our army pressed the border, the Bone Tribe has been panicking, and they have arranged so many rangers, just to probe the movements of our army in order to deal with it." A personal guard replied to Zhao Yun.
"Xianbei, Rong Di also, do not understand education, do not understand strategy. The front of our male division is across the Yellow River, and even the Yellow River can be cut off, and the small tribe is also trying in vain to compete with our big Han. One of the guards said arrogantly.
He had participated in all the battles against Xianbei, and he thought that Xianbei was nothing more than that.
Zhao Yun shook his head and said: "Don't be careless, the general often says that arrogant soldiers will be defeated, Xianbei already has stirrups and saddles like our army, and has the strength to fight with our army." After what you say, I think it is very likely that the Bone Tribe will go to the reinforcements for help and fight to the death with our army. ”
Zhao Yun knows how to learn from each other's strengths, and discusses problems with the guards around him. As the saying goes, if a wise man thinks a thousand times, he will make a mistake, and if a fool thinks a thousand times, he will gain something.
Even if he is a martial artist, he may also come up with a clever plan, as long as it is reasonable, Zhao Yun dares to use it.
The Sugu tribe was still calm at this time, and it must have the confidence to face the strong morale of the Han army.
Except for the Xianbei tribes in the nearby Yunzhong and Dingxiang counties, Zhao Yun couldn't think of where their confidence came from.
"The general is wise." The guards agreed with Zhao Yun's statement.
"Then send a herald to convey the situation encountered by our army and my speculation to General Fenwei and the Right Army Division." Zhao Yun commanded his subordinates.
The vanguard has the right to decide, but Zhao Yun does not want to act without authorization, Guan Yu followed the hussar general to fight in the south and the north, and has rich combat experience, and Jia Xu has a strategy to reach the sky.
Zhao Yun can save himself and others.
The Xianbei Bone Tribe has been in a state of fear since Shan Yuting was destroyed.
for fear that the Han army would turn the iron cavalry around and step towards them.
Although the Xianbei tribe in the Hetao is small, it has become a horn with the Xianbei Shan Yuting in Danhan Mountain, and once the Xianbei tribe stationed in various parts of the Hetao is in trouble, the northern reinforcements can come to help within a day.
On the day Shan Yuting was breached by Liu Fanjun, their barrier was shattered.
Without the support of the main force, Xianbei in the four counties of Hetao is a lone army.
The two Xianbei tribes in the north and south of Dingxiang are all under the iron cavalry of the Han army, and if the Han army attacks, they must be the first to attack.
Su Gu Xianbei has been stationed here for more than ten years, and has long adapted to the environment here. Where can you go if you leave here?
Shan Yuting's hometown in the north has been trampled by the Han army's iron cavalry, is it still safe there?
Here you can drink the water of the Yellow River, enslave the Han people, let the Han people grow food, let the Han people raise cattle and graze for them, and live the life of the Han people, which is endlessly fun.
What a determination it takes to get out of here!
The Su Bone Tribe did not leave Dingxiang, maybe Liu Fan gave them too little time, or maybe they were lucky.
However, the Bone Tribe did not sit still, and no one wanted to take their fate into the hands of others.
They contacted the other three Xianbei tribes in Dingxiang and Yunzhong, and once the Han army attacked, all three tribes came to support the attacked tribes and concentrate their forces against the Han army.
Zhao Yun's guess was not wrong, when Zhao Yun's vanguard army rushed towards Wucheng, the Xianbei rangers went to ask for help from the two Xianbei tribes in Yunzhong County.
The Xianbei Daxi tribe in the north of Dingxiang also sent a lot of rangers to wander around the border area of Dingxiang, and the Han soldiers came to Dingxiang, and they also found out.
To their relief, the Han army went south and pointed the finger at the Bone Tribe.
Do you send troops to help? The answer is yes.
One must build on a firm foundation. Although they usually don't deal with each other, the enemy is at present, and they must share the same hatred, otherwise they will only be defeated by the Han army one by one.
A hundred miles behind Zhao Yun's vanguard army, Guan Yu led most of the cavalry to move forward at an even speed.
The heralds sent by Zhao Yun reported what the vanguard had seen and heard and Zhao Yun's speculation to Guan Yu and Jia Xu, and asked Guan Yu and Jia Xu for instructions.
"It's easy to break them one by one, but the four Xianbei tribes of Dingxiang County and Yunzhong County are united, then their troops must be more than our army, although our army is stronger than the Xianbei cavalry, but the two sides fight hard in a decisive battle, which is not in line with the way of using troops."
After listening to the herald's words, Guan Yu frowned.
Just now, he was discussing this matter with Jia Xu, and now Zhao Yun has sent an order to tell him that the Gu tribe will definitely go to ask for reinforcements.
Because there were also a lot of Xianbei rangers behind them, Daxi Xianbei, who wanted to come to the north of Dingxiang, also moved.
Originally, he was pinched on both sides, but now he is attacked from both sides, and even will be attacked from three sides.
(End of chapter)