Chapter 18 The enemy is tired and I fight
When it was almost evening, Lu Bu took Song Xian, Hou Cheng and Li Zhu to cross the river from the lower reaches of the Heihe River to the north bank, and only Gao Ye and his own men and horses were left in the camp on the south bank. After everything was ready, Gao Yezhi ordered Gao Shun to leave the camp with a large army and go farther east to prepare for the attack, while he brought two hundred guards and patrolled around the camp, making it seem as if the army was still there, and prepared for the ambush at night.www.biquge.info
It was night, Mu Nata really had no doubts, only waited until about the hour, only to lead the army to attack, Gao Ye heard the sound of horses' hooves when he knew that Mu Nata was coming, and then ordered everyone to withdraw from the camp, and sent someone to order Gao Shun, ordering him to attack. Mu Nata led the army to rush straight into the Han army camp, but found that there was no one in the camp, and secretly said badly. The most important thing in the cavalry charge is speed, this rush of these horses can be regarded as going deep into the enemy camp, and it is even more difficult to turn around at this time, after all, it is really a difficult thing for cavalry to turn around.
As soon as Munata gave the order, the whole army withdrew from the camp, only to see rockets in the sky, rushing towards him, and hearing endless shouts of killing, all rushing towards him. After all, Gao Ye led the army to prepare the fire for an afternoon, and the rocket fell into the camp, and almost instantly, the entire camp was on fire. Now there was no need for Munata to give the order to retreat, and the Hun army was in chaos almost immediately.
On the other side of the river, Qubei had already made preparations, and when the men and horses of Munata entered the Han military camp, they immediately swam across and killed themselves in the Han military camp. Unexpectedly, not long after hearing that his cavalry had entered the camp, he saw that the Han army camp had become a red lotus hell. Go to humble and cry out bitterly, this time, I am afraid that I will send in thousands of people again.
The Munata in the camp has been burned to the ground, although the rear army did not come in, but for a time the front army retreated, the rear army forward, the middle was already a mess, at this time, the Gao Ye who met Gao Shun, with the men and horses fiercely stuck on the waist of the Hun army, the army that was already in chaos at this time has been defeated. Mu Nata finally ran out of the Han army's barracks, and when he saw the chaos of the army, he was also angry, and he actually slapped his horse and danced his sword, and killed Gao Shun. Gao Shun led the cavalry to fight, and he had already rushed to kill for a while, seeing that the Huns who were still alive in the barracks basically came out, and he didn't love to fight, so he went straight with his cavalry.
Munata wanted to pursue, but seeing the current situation, he had to give up, and directly crossed the Black River with his men and horses, and returned to the camp.
Gao Ye led the men and horses and went straight to the west, crossing the Heihe River to round with Lu Bu and others. However, it was said that Lu Bu and others saw that the Han army camp was on fire, so they immediately sent troops, but seeing that the camp that went to Bei was not panicked, and the men and horses were all in order, they did not attack the camp of Bei. After all, Gao Ye said that the first priority is to preserve troops, and now is not a good fighter. Lu Bu and the others then slowly retreated, and when they received Gao Ye, they obeyed Gao Ye's orders and garrisoned fifty miles west of the Xiongnu camp.
When Gao Ye returned to the camp, everyone came to greet him, Gao Ye also briefly talked about the battle situation, and was put in the big tent by Lu Bu, and when everyone sat down, Lu Bu said: "Mingxi, although there are not many enemies killed in this battle, but it is also a small victory, and now Captain Li has brought reinforcements, a total of 2,000 foot soldiers, and a lot of baggage, how to fight next, what is the plan?" ”
"Captain Li, how many arrows are there in this baggage?"
"I have not had a war in Yunzhong County for a long time, and I am fully armed, and Lord Wei said that General Lu's cavalry is good at cavalry shooting, and there must be serious loss of arrows, so he asked us to prepare 50,000 arrows and bring them here." Li Zhu replied.
In fact, Li Zhu did not resist Gao Ye's questioning at all, although he was also a captain and was in charge of 2,000 soldiers and horses, but since he joined Lu Bujun, whether it was Lu Bu, Song Xian, and Hou CD, he praised Gao Ye vigorously, and even told Li Zhu about the previous battle, and Li Zhu was also in admiration when he heard it. Moreover, Lu Bu told him that the current battle was all up to Gao Ye's advice, so Li Zhu was also very happy to answer Gao Ye's question.
Gao Ye nodded, closed his eyes and pondered for a while, and said: "I already have a plan, although I am menacing and there are many people and horses, but I first broke Dong Muhe, and today Mu Nata was hit by the fire again, and I didn't get a good night's sleep for three nights, and the morale of the Hun army was low, which can be imagined." In my opinion, I am afraid that I will not have the ambition to send troops just now, and I am afraid that the mind of retiring soldiers will only gain the upper hand. ”
"If you want him to retreat like this, Mingxi, won't you have to go adrift after planning for a long time?" Song Xian hurriedly said.
"Old Song, can't you not be in such a hurry? Let's listen to Mingxi finish speaking. Hou Cheng quipped.
"Actually, I'm not afraid that he wants to quit the army, but I'm afraid that he wants to die." Gao Ye laughed.
"But if he wants to retreat, as long as he crosses Yin Mountain to the north, we naturally don't dare to chase after him." Li Zhu said.
"Yes, so if we want to annihilate them in one fell swoop, we can't let them climb over Yin Mountain. The terrain of Yinshan Mountain in this area is messy, there are mountains and valleys and hills in the area of Matou Mountain in Sumu Mountain, although the terrain here is not conducive to the galloping of war horses, but it is still very easy to turn over Yinshan. Lu Bu also frowned and said.
"Exactly, but I know that there is a canyon in Sumu Mountain, called Haas Valley, and although the terrain is not too steep, it is also a good place to set up an ambush. The four of us, starting tomorrow, will divide into four ways, and take turns to harass the army of Qubei, just a word, not even the time to eat and drink will be left for them! The Huns were already demoralized, and if they were harassed like this again, it would not take a few days for them to retreat from the army. As for Captain Li, you are all foot soldiers, and it is difficult to fight against the cavalry, and the mobility is also poor, so I ask Captain Li to take your men and horses to set off tomorrow and rush to the Haas Valley, and prepare more things to start the fire, just wait for the army to retreat, and then you will set fire to the mountain, and after the fire, you can guard the north of the valley and wait for the rabbits, I think you will be able to catch a big fish. ”
"Mingxi, you are really bad enough, you don't even give people time to eat and drink, I see, Captain Li, you have to hurry up, I'm afraid that you will be harassed like this, and you won't be able to hold it for a day or two, and you will have to retire!" When Lu Bu heard Gao Ye's plan, he laughed heartily.
Li Zhu also nodded frequently, and got up directly to arrange military affairs and prepare to leave early tomorrow morning. Gao Ye hurriedly said that he should prepare grain and grass, and the arrows could only take away 20,000, and the rest of the cavalry would need it when harassed. Li Zhu left, Hou Cheng and Song Xian were also ready to leave, but Gao Ye was not busy, and there was still something to explain.
"This time to harass, you still have to remember one thing, don't fight with the Huns. We have few people, and as long as we fight, it will be a situation of no life. In harassment operations, we must remember the eight words that the enemy advances and I retreat, and the enemy retreats and I chase. ”
The three of them nodded together, and Lu Bu said again: "These eight words are used to harass, naturally there is no problem, but I see that Mingxi is behind these eight words, there is a later text, why don't you say it together for us?" You studied under Guiguzi, and the art of war is excellent, and we are also easy to learn. ”
Gao Ye didn't dare to say anything, and said with a smile: "This is the essence of sports warfare taught to me by my teacher, the so-called sports warfare is a way to fight in constant movement without a city or a position. ”
"This is a novelty, I have been fighting for so many years, and I really haven't heard of it!" Song Xianqi said.
Gao Yexin said nonsense, it will take 1,800 years for this sports war to be born in this world, if you have heard it, you will see the hell. Although Gao Ye thought so in his heart, his face didn't show any flaws, and he just continued: "The essence of this sports battle is actually only two sentences, which is very simple. However, if it can be used well, it is not impossible to fight strong with weak, and win more with less. ”
As long as we think about the Red Army in the early years of the Republic of China, the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army during the Anti-Japanese War, Gao Ye cannot deny that guerrilla warfare and movement warfare are indeed extremely clever tactics of war.
"You have memorized these two sentences: 'When the enemy advances, I retreat, when the enemy is stationed, I disturb, when the enemy is tired, I fight, when the enemy retreats, I chase, and in guerrilla warfare, the odds of victory; Advance and retreat in great strides, lure the enemy deep, concentrate forces, break through each one, and annihilate the enemy in a mobile war. ’”
Gao Ye directly said the tactical policy of the Communist Party in fighting guerrillas during the Red Army period, and he did not just say the previous 16-character simulation, but moved out the couplet written by Chairman Mao for the conference on December 25, 1930, when the General Front Committee of the Red Army held a meeting of the military and civilian annihilation of the enemy in the Soviet area in Xiaobu, Ningdu, Jiangxi. After listening to this, everyone pondered carefully, and after a long time, Song Xiancai said: "In my opinion, this tactic is probably more suitable for the Huns, they have always lived in pursuit of water and grass, and they will not pay attention to any military formation when fighting. But if they can learn this way of playing, I'm afraid that my big man will be in the smoke everywhere, and there will be no peace. ”
"Yes, today's Mingxi's words, only the four of us know that the Huns have always been brave and unscrupulous, and he can't think of these if he gives him ten brains. As long as I don't wait, the Huns will naturally not be able to learn, and the border pass is the blessing of the people. Hou Cheng also said with a straight face.
Gao Ye smiled and said: "This tactic, after you listen to it, think for yourself, think for yourself, as long as you keep it secret." I'm waiting for the current priority to be humble, and other things will be discussed later. ”
Everyone nodded yes, Gao Ye carefully explained the ways and means of assault and harassment, and after telling him again not to fight, he left with Song Xian and Hou Cheng, and returned to their tents to prepare for tomorrow's battle.
It has been the third day since Munata came back after being ambushed, and he had mixed feelings in his heart, thinking that in order to consolidate his position as the right virtuous king, so that he could become the most likely person to become Shan Yu after Qiangqu Shan Yu, he led his troops to plunder Wuyuan. I thought that when I heard that Lu Bu's 8,000 men and horses dared to kill on the grassland to make trouble for me, why did I take him in my eyes? 60,000 troops out of the horse, thinking that it would not take three or five days to behead the first general of the state and the horse, who would have thought that after half a month, Lu Bu's men and horses did not leave much, and his 60,000 army now has only more than 43,000 people left, and his two generals also died in battle.
And this Lu Bu, since a fire burned down the Muna Tower, for three days, constantly harassed, the soldiers came when they were sleeping, when they were eating, when they were marching, but they didn't fight me, they would fire arrows during the day, beat drums at night, and at most put a rocket. Iron-beaten people can't withstand such consumption. Today is the third day, not to mention others, even I am exhausted, I just want to fall on the couch and sleep well. This abominable Lu Bu! Damn Lu Bu!
On the third day, he could still scold, and on the fifth day, he already felt crazy, not only for him, but also for the subordinates. I was thinking about retreating, but seeing the army like this, I felt that I couldn't retreat. The decision was made, and the whole army was ordered to retreat.
Song Xian came to report early in the morning, saying that the army of Qubei was marching to the north, and it looked like it was about to retreat, so he sent troops to inquire what to do next. Gao Ye immediately asked Lu Bu to give an order, and asked Song Xian to wait for a while, and wait for the army to meet and pursue together.
Qubei's heart is now extremely annoyed, and he decided to withdraw from the army, so he ordered the army to march quickly, but Lu Bu behind him was really in hot pursuit. I wanted Mu Nata to lead the troops to break off, but when I thought of the current state of the men and horses under my account, after going to the break, it would be useless to have fewer people, and it would be better for the whole army to turn back and fight if there were more people. But when you turned around and wanted to give Lu Bu a head-on blow, Lu Bu didn't fight. My army turned back, he turned back, I continued to retreat, and he came to chase again, like maggots on tarsal bones, and he couldn't shake it off at all.
But it doesn't matter, I'm about to cross Yin Mountain, as long as I cross Yin Mountain, Lu Bu's men and horses can only go back obediently. Finally entered Yinshan, and the sergeant came to report that Lu Bu's men and horses had stopped outside Yinshan and were no longer pursuing, perhaps this was the best news that Qubei had known during this time.
The reason why Lu Bu didn't chase was not because he didn't want to chase, but because Gao Ye stopped him from continuing to chase. Gao Yeyan said, I will stop the pursuit at Yinshan Pass, one can let the Huns relax, the Huns at this time, have been harassed and pursued for so long, once they relax, they will inevitably be exhausted, and it will be more convenient for Captain Li to ambush; Second, I have been chasing for so long, and the sergeant is also tired, so now I have a rest, and when Captain Li is on fire, I will have the strength to fight. Lu Bu thought so, so he set up troops and horses at the Yin Mountain Pass and waited for the opportunity.
As Gao Ye said, the Huns were all relieved after hearing that Lu Bu's men and horses were no longer pursuing, but as soon as this breath was relieved, everyone was drowsy, even Qubei and Munata were no exception, so they walked all the way to the north.
Munata was still sitting on his horse, and Nago was already asleep on his horse. So much so that the sound of arrows breaking through the air did not wake him up. By the time Qubei was woken up by Munata, the smoke was already billowing out of Haas Valley, burning on all sides, and in the distance, I heard someone shouting again, "Don't let go of Qubei!" ”
I only heard Mu Nata say: "King, it's over, it's all over!" The Han army set up an ambush here, this fire burned the whole army away, the king, let's go, I will protect the king to break through! "I also know that if I don't run for my life at this time, I'm afraid that I won't be able to escape anymore. Although this expedition, the army was lost, almost the whole army was wiped out, and the heart was gloomy, but I also knew that I didn't have to worry about the reason why I didn't have firewood. As long as you flee back, you will still be the right virtuous king of the Huns!
He went to humble himself and said to Munata: "Go! Gather the rout and evacuate quickly! ”
Hearing the sound of shouting and killing is already close at hand, Mu Nata Bao went to the humble and hurriedly fled north, but Gao Ye relied on the horse and rushed all the way to the front, at this time he could already see the back of the humble, and where was he willing to give up this credit? Gao Ye shouted: "Go to humility, where to escape!" "It's just terrifying. Mu Nata asked the others to protect him, and he turned back to face the high night, ready to be humiliated. Mu Nata's heart thought that he was going to kill Gao Ye and chase after him, but if he knew that Dong Muhe didn't even survive twenty rounds and was killed by Gao Ye, he would definitely not have such thoughts as he has now.
And the fact is also the same, Mu Nata himself is now in an extremely tired state, and he has no more than seven or eight skills left, and he has only fought two rounds with Gao Ye, so he knows that he is more than lucky today. But this stimulated his ferocity even more, and he made desperate moves. But even so, the ordinary Munata at the end of the strong crossbow was stabbed to death by Gao Ye under the horse in less than ten rounds under Gao Ye's hands. It's just that the figure of the humble is gone, and Gao Ye can't help but think, it seems that the great merit of the right virtuous king of the Huns is still his help!