Chapter 686: There can be no flood in the world, and there can be no king
Leaving the basic troops to patrol, the Han army slaughtered cattle and sheep, drank the wine offered by the mountain country, and after a day and night of rest in the camp, they finally waited for the alliance army of the Western Regions on the second day, and in their north, it was the place where the Fude Department and the Han Sui army were half a day's away from them.
The two armies faced each other, the Han army of 5,000 people against the Western Regions coalition army of 30,000 people, hundreds of miles east of the city of Namoshan held each other, and more than 10,000 people of the mountain monarch and the people were all watching this battle from afar The number of people fighting was more than the number of them in one country, and it was very likely to determine the fate of the countries in the Western Regions next.
"Mengde!"
"The last general!"
"Although the soldiers of the Western Regions are not as brave as the Han Dynasty, but their craftsman skills and wealth are not weak to the Han Dynasty, this decisive battle, our army is weak against strong, we need to be very careful!" In front of the Han army, looking at the opposing formations of the Western Regions coalition army, which seemed to be scattered, Dong Zhuo did not slack off, and seriously warned Cao Cao Dao beside him, for this young man who had just entered the Western Regions, these days to get along with him, he knew that Cao Cao had a lot of military talent, but he did not have too much experience, and he still needed to be sharpened.
"No!"
"Hmm!" Seeing that Cao Cao didn't have much of a loose heart, Dong Zhuo said with a little peace of mind: "Youzhou Assault Cavalry, since the ancestor Guangwu, it has been famous for raiding and interspersing enemy formations, I want to make three thousand troops rush into its formation, and then use two thousand Youzhou Assault Cavalry, on the left and right wings, to kill its army, what does Meng De think?" ”
"Zhonglang's strategy is a good way to break the enemy, and the end will be followed!" Cao Cao saluted, not that he intended to compliment Dong Zhuo, but in the current situation, the enemy's forces are superior, and only by striking first can he have a chance to win.
Although the strength of the soldiers and horses of the countries of the Western Regions is not in the eyes of the generals of the Han army, it does not mean that they are really arrogant and arrogant that the Han army is invincible in the world. Even Emperor Xiaowu of the former Han Dynasty did not use the Han army that dominated the world at that time to conquer the Western Regions, let alone them?
Dong Zhuo ordered Cao Cao to lead 2,000 cavalry from the Central Plains and 1,000 cavalry from Youzhou to rush the enemy's Chinese army, but he and Xu Rong together led 1,000 Youzhou cavalry each, interspersed with a roundabout outflanking the coalition forces of the Western Regions. It is necessary to break up the formation of the coalition forces of the Western Regions in the shortest possible time, so that they can have a chance to win.
In fact, Dong Zhuo's move was really a helpless move, after all, the Liangzhou soldiers and the Bingzhou soldiers he used were the most convenient for him, but none of them were given to him under the arrangements planned by Fu Quan early, and Fu Quan was naturally afraid that Dong Zhuo would follow the old path of history and completely cut off the possibility of his dictatorial hegemony.
Therefore, Dong Zhuo can command only 2,000 Yuzhou soldiers and another 3,000 Youzhou soldiers, and compared to the Central Plains soldiers who are very incompetent in the eyes of the border generals, it is obvious that the Youzhou cavalry is more favored by Dong Zhuo.
Of course, it stands to reason that Dong Zhuo, as the main general, should sit in the middle army and lead his soldiers to storm the enemy's military formation, rather than leading a partial army to attack from the enemy's left and right flanks.
It's just that Fuquan intended to give Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao's partial army, but he had to make Dong Zhuo more determined, the reason for this is that this army composed of the Central Plains cavalry and Youzhou soldiers, no matter what, Dong Zhuo, a strong border lander, will not trust the Central Plains cavalry.
Even if Dong Zhuo lived in the Central Plains for a period of time when he was young, the Central Plains cavalry, even with the help of stirrups and horseshoes, was not as practical as the border army in Dong Zhuo's opinion. The reason for this is naturally because Dong Zhuo looks down on the spirit of the Central Plains people in his heart.
Most of the border generals have a common problem, in terms of the sharpness of the soldiers, most of them do not believe that the Central Plains people can be more bloody and wolf than the border soldiers, except for a few elite soldiers, otherwise most of them, in fact, are very cowardly. Therefore, even if Dong Zhuo has some connections with the Central Plains, he will not use Yuzhou soldiers at this time, after all, there is not such a close relationship between the two sides.
And Dong Zhuo doesn't use Yuzhou soldiers, so it is obvious that only Cao Cao, who is also from Yuzhou, is now in command, but the Central Plains cavalry is obviously not as powerful as the Youzhou cavalry in terms of rushing to kill the enemy formation and rebelling against the opponent's formation, so Dong Zhuo, who is good at commanding the border cavalry, naturally will not choose Yuzhou soldiers.
"This time I broke the Western Regions Zhuhu, I don't know how to win or lose?" Cao Cao's thoughts were scattered, his mind did not belong, Dong Zhuo asked him to lead the army to suppress the middle army, to be honest, he was very excited at first, but after calming down, he was a little afraid of lack of confidence, after all, in the end, there are six times the enemy on the other side, and it is not a rabble that has been put together temporarily, if he is really careless, he will not let himself fall behind.
"General, the order should also be ......" Beside him, Le Jin, who was short-looking, gently called out to Cao Cao, who was slightly distracted, so at this time, on the left and right wings, Dong Zhuo and Xu Rong, who were ready to go, had already looked at Cao Cao of the Chinese army.
"Hmm!" Cao Cao answered, and then pointed forward with a horsewhip, and said to the coalition forces of the Western Regions in front of him: "Go home thousands of miles today, if you enter, you will succeed, you will die, and work hard to make a name for yourself!" Kill ......"
The sound was not very loud, but it was heavy, and it spread exceptionally far on the battlefield where the two armies were engaged and none of the armies made a loud noise.
The army was shocked when he heard this, and since Fuquan took power, he tried his best to advocate the remarks of Duan Cheng, one of the "Liangzhou Sanming" in the past, especially the words that Duan Cheng shouted when he defeated Qiang Hu at that time, after Fuquan continued to praise this as the soul of the Han army, it has long been remembered by the monarchs and ministers of the Han Dynasty.
After all, Duan Cheng's life's exploits have long become the idols of the Han generals who are willing to go out of the fortress, and now they have the same opportunity as when Duan Cheng became famous, and they can't help but be excited, they understand that if they are outside the Western Regions, they will make the same achievements as Duan Cheng with less victories, and they will not be able to pay homage to the prime minister, and the family will be revitalized, and they will naturally be excited.
Soon, I saw 3,000 cavalry of the Chinese army, urging towards the enemy army in unison, among them, the fastest runner was naturally the 1,000 Youzhou cavalry that Dong Zhuo specially left for Cao Cao.
After all, if Cao Cao really wants to use the Yuzhou cavalry as the main force to suppress the formation, he is not at ease, if the Youzhou cavalry on the left and right sides has not successfully broken through and interspersed with the enemy army, the Han army will be defeated, doesn't this make them lose their efforts?
Therefore, Dong Zhuo deliberately left this Youzhou Assault Cavalry as insurance, he is very familiar with the Western Regions countries, he knows that the military formation of the Western Regions Army, the flanks are never tight, as long as the Chinese army can hold until the cavalry on both wings misunderstand and outflank the enemy, then even if this battle cannot be won by a big victory, it is not difficult to defeat the enemy.
The left and right wings of the Han army, led by the Youzhou generals Xu Rong and Dong Zhuo respectively, led the Youzhou Assault Cavalry, which had made continuous meritorious contributions since the restoration of Emperor Guangwu of this dynasty, and once again outflanked the enemy with their tried and tested assaults, wanting to intersperse its troops in one fell swoop, and the whole army was pressed down and broken.
The distance between the two armies is actually more than ten miles, and for this partial division, there is a good news that they do not have the main force of the Han army, and they have Han Sui's bed crossbow as a killing weapon, which can make the Han army retreat.
It's just that the Han army's charge and interspersed formation is not dense, and the number of people is small, it is obvious that if the alliance forces of the Western Regions only use long-range bows and arrows to fight against the Han army, it is obviously impossible to cause too much damage to the Han army.
On the left and right wings of the Han army, Dong Zhuo and Xu Rong are both veterans of the battlefield, and they know the importance of interspersing the time between the two wings, so Hao does not stop, leading the army to drive straight in, and the opponent's obviously weak two wings are already in sight.
On the side of the Han army, Cao Cao did not hesitate and ordered the whole army to move forward quickly, and then he also led his troops to chase after the Youzhou Raiders who marched so fast for some reason.
Looking at the Youzhou Assault Cavalry, which was obviously slightly better than the Yuzhou cavalry in terms of speed and neatness of the military formation, Cao Cao couldn't help but sigh, sure enough, the strength of the border army should not be underestimated, perhaps its armor is not as complete as the Central Plains soldiers, but this military strength is not comparable to ordinary people.
You must know that the two thousand Yuzhou cavalry under his command, but in the Han Dynasty, the elite selected from the Yuzhou cavalry of the national dynasty, these two thousand cavalry, in Cao Cao's view, is the essence of the Central Plains cavalry, and coupled with the equipment stirrups and horseshoes, it stands to reason that there should not be such a big gap between the two armies, but it is obvious that the gap between the border soldiers and the Central Plains soldiers has been around for a long time, even if some equipment is waiting for me to shorten the gap between the two, but it is obvious that the Central Plains soldiers at this time still can't catch up with the strength of the border soldiers.
The horns of the two sides sounded, speeding up the speed of the Han army and the alliance forces of the Western Regions, and at the same time, it also allowed the alliance forces of the Western Regions to start their bows and arrows to dominate the enemy.
The bows and arrows in the sky kept shooting, and the skilled head of the Han army was attached to the horse's head, and then the reins were pressed, and the eyes were staring at the opposite side, because the Han army had already prepared for entering the Western Regions, so Fuquan had already given these Han troops and horses out of the Western Regions to the maximum protection, not to mention the armor of the Han soldiers, even the cavalry under their command, they were also equipped with a lot of protection in important parts, just for fear that the Han army would be in the Western Regions countries, which were also proficient in craftsman technology, and ate the opponent's secret loss.
This time, the Han army tried to press on the whole line, outflank it, and won the battle, but the coalition forces of the Western Regions on the opposite side didn't want to do so?
The two sides have the same mind, each showing their cavalry strengths, but compared to the Han army, the selection of people who are familiar with equestrianism in various places, while the alliance of the Western Regions countries, but because of the hasty summoning, a considerable number of people are infantry on horses, and at this moment in the military formation, they are looking for this This is also the reason why the alliance of the Western Regions countries is obviously strong, but they did not attack at the first time.
The countries of the Western Regions have a total of three troops and horses, with 5,000 soldiers in the front, 15,000 in the middle army, and 10,000 in the rear.
The two sides soon launched an attack, and the Youzhou soldiers, as the front army, rushed into it headlong and broke through the hastily formed formation of the Western Regions soldiers. Soon, the left and right flanks, Dong Zhuo and Xu Rong of the Han army, also encountered the troops sent by the coalition forces of the Western Regions to intercept them, and the two sides inevitably escalated again.
This battle is like the water of a big river surging down, the Han army does not show weakness at all, the needle tip meets Maimang head-on, the arrow is like rain, the two sides ignore it, shouting and killing are mixed and intertwined together.
An hour later, the battle became more intense, and the general of the Youzhou Turquoise cavalry of the Chinese army looked very bad, obviously the attack was not smooth. Cao Cao was hesitant when he saw this, and when he was in a hurry, he hurriedly let Le Jin beside him, and led his headquarters with thousands of cavalry to break through the enemy army, and if he did not subdue the enemy's army, how could he survive to victory?
Le Jin jumped on his horse and raised his halberd, protected Cao Cao, who was holding a long knife, led the horses, and crashed headlong into the Western Regions coalition army formation.
On the wing of the enemy, after Xu Rong killed another enemy general, he looked at Cao Cao's position and said secretly: "The momentum of Yuzhou's swinging and riding is indeed extraordinary, but this battle finally depends on my Youzhou Tuqier!" ”
The Central Plains is not known for cavalry, Xu Rong didn't care too much, there may be no place in the Great Han Kingdom that understands the advantages and disadvantages of cavalry better than Liang, He, and Youbian, he doesn't believe that no matter how famous the Yuzhou soldiers are, they can also be comparable to their Youzhou soldiers.
"Huh?" Suddenly, Xu Rong looked at Le Jin, who was guarding Cao Cao's side in slight surprise, because he was too far away to see his appearance, he saw that he was hidden in the saddle armor, and he knew that his body was short, at best more than six feet, this person made a halberd, where he passed, there was no one who was perfect, and he was unstoppable.
Although he has been getting along very well with Cao Cao and others during this time, Xu Rong, who is silent by nature, has not said anything more to these rich and noble young people in the Central Plains. Seeing the strength of the Central Plains soldiers and their generals in Yuzhou today, Xu Ronggan couldn't help but sigh: "I have never heard that there are no brave people in the Central Plains, but today I know that this is wrong!" ”
In the alliance of the Western Regions, Cao Cao's general Le Jin was held with a halberd, rushed back and forth, beheaded dozens of levels, killed two cavalry generals, brave and invincible, but a person's strength is limited, with fewer and fewer knights around him, Le Jin's body was wounded several times, and he could only hold on.
The generals under his command are like this, and the same is true for the commander Cao Cao, who led two thousand Yuzhou swinging cavalry to help the Youzhou cavalry with only more than seven hundred left, stabilize the formation, and storm the enemy's Chinese army, Cao Cao was also shot by a stray arrow from nowhere, and the war horse suddenly collapsed, and Cao Cao, who was in a panic, hurriedly held a knife and killed the enemies around him who wanted to fish in troubled waters.
In the rear, when Cao Hong, his younger brother, saw Cao Cao's danger, he immediately stepped forward and helped Cao Cao kill several people in a row, and hurriedly dismounted, and let go of his horse, and at the same time said a famous saying in this life, which will be recited in later generations: "The Han can be without Hong, and cannot be without a king." ”
When Cao Cao heard this, he didn't say much, hurriedly got on the horse, joined the rest of the tribes, and continued to fight with the Hu people in the Western Regions around him.
However, Cao Cao did not see his younger brother, but he didn't know where Cao Hong had gone after letting the horse just now.
Soon, with another wave of Hu soldiers from the Western Regions coming here, Cao Cao had no time to take care of it, so he had to continue to lead his troops to fight......
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