Chapter 174: The Decisive Battle in Henan (4)
A bluish-white dawn appeared in the east.
The faint laurel still hung in the heavenly court in the west, and a group of Hun cavalry arrived in the wilderness thirty miles away from Zhaowang City in Hengshankou.
Touman led the prince and ascended the sand dunes.
Pursued overnight and killed more than 1,000 Qin troops, Yang Xiong's troops fled into Zhaowang City in embarrassment.
At this time, there was a light mist in the wilderness, floating silently in the air.
"Big single Yu, the front is now Qin
Tou Man sneered arrogantly, "Qin Manzi is planning to fight us to the death!" The order was given, and the army lined up, ready to attack. ”
At the sound of an order, the sound of trumpets echoed in the wilderness.
Touman sat in the Chinese army and constantly commanded the movement of troops and horses. Before you know it, the sky will brighten......
The fog is gradually dissipating!
Touman sat on the king star of the divine steed and climbed high to look out. But this look made him gasp. I saw that on the open ground under the Zhaowang City in Hengshankou, there was a large area of black pressure, and all the overwhelming ground was the military formation laid out by the Qin army. The crows were silent, like a silent black forest, standing in front of the Hun army. A thick black that covered the earthy yellow earth.
Hiss-!
There are at least 100,000 of these soldiers and horses!
Tou Man put his hand on the pergola and looked closely. I saw that the Qin army was lined up in neat phalanxes one after another.
The phalanx was solid on all sides, with a position on the front, and the left and right flanks were all barrierd by three rows of chariots facing back, like a fence for later generations.
The morning breeze raises the flags in the array.
The spear is a forest, virtual and real, making it impossible to see the truth. Ten watchtower cars more than three zhang high were erected in the center of the array.
This Meng Tian is really a famous general!
This Qin army. It is really an invincible warrior. The military formation was very tightly arranged, and the 100,000 horses in the formation held their breath and were dead silent. But in the midst of this terrifying death. It also contains a murderous aura that makes Tou Man fearful.
The question is...... Where did these Qin troops come from?
The First Emperor mobilized an army of 300,000 to conquer the Xiongnu. Now that its elite is gathered in Yunzhong County, it is already a confirmed news.
Ali was attacked by the elite of the Qin army at Jitou Mountain. The number of the Qin army should be more than 100,000, and this should not be wrong.
In this way, there are only 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers and horses in Shangjun at most. And in the earlier temptation, Touman also received affirmation...... But where did these 100,000 troops come from? If it was a temporary requisition, why didn't you hear the slightest rumor? What's going on?
Yi Yasi and Dulongqi rushed to join Touman.
"Da Danyu, the situation seems to be a little wrong!"
Although Dulongqi is a reckless man, he is not a brainless guy. He looked at the Qin army's large array directly in front of him. Can't help but ask. Nonsense. Everyone can see that something is wrong!
But what can be done?
Retreat, that is impossible. Judging from the position of the Qin army, once the Huns retreated. They will definitely take advantage of the situation to cover up. Morale is declining, and the Huns are definitely not an opponent. The only way to do this now is to attack...... Relying on his earlier momentum, he defeated the Qin army in one go. There may be heavy casualties, but the result is better than retreating now. Yes, attack, and only attack!
Touman subconsciously clenched his fists.
"We've been fooled!"
His voice suddenly rose up. "But it's nothing. Qin Manzi was accustomed to using trickery. But what good can I do with my soldiers?
I have an army of 250,000. It is enough to defeat these Qin barbarians.
Tell the warriors that if you take a step back, you will die, and if you go further, you will live. As long as we defeat this group of Qin barbarians, we will be greeted by the countless gold and silver treasures of the Central Plains, as well as beautiful women. In the field, who were we Huns afraid of? Command, attack, attack! ”
I have to say that Touman is indeed an amazing character.
Knowing that he had already been calculated, with just a few words, the already low morale of the Huns was suddenly raised.
"Attack, attack!"
The Huns are good at attacking and killing, people borrow horsepower, and horses borrow people's might.
The open land in front of you can be slashed by horses. Qin Manzi is fighting here, isn't he killing himself? As long as the Qin army could not withstand the impact of the Huns, once defeated, then the Huns' horseshoe and bows and arrows would be able to catch up with them and kill them to the ground.
In this way, the battle will be successful.
Meng Tian set up a position here, but he didn't attack.
Obviously, he also knew the advantages of the Huns, so he was not willing to fight him face to face here, but waited for it.
In that case, let you understand what a real field battle is!
Touman made up his mind and immediately gave the order to attack. Dulongqi took the lead in dispatching, and Yi Yasi led 20,000 cavalry troops to attack the Qin army.
And Touman's Chinese army, with Zuo Dadang's bone protector Liduo as the vanguard, attacked the Qin army.
At the beginning, they rode their horses and trotted, and after the cavalry formation opened up the distance, they immediately shouted in unison, and suddenly added, rushing towards the Qin army.
Between the two armies, there was a distance of three or four miles wide.
The 50,000 cavalry shot at the Qin army like three sharp arrows, and the shouts and horse hooves were deafening. The cold and silent wasteland rolled up three thick clouds of dust and smoke in an instant, spreading towards the sky.
Meng Tian stood in the middle of the Chinese military formation on the watchtower.
His watchtower car is obviously higher than the watchtower cars of other formations, about four zhang high.
On the cold face, there was an aura of slaughter. The flag officer stood beside him, holding the order flag, waiting for Meng Tian's order.
Static braking!
This is Mengtian's strategy. With a defensive momentum, contain the Xiongnu army until it is fully mobilized, and then make a fatal blow. Seeing the Hun cavalry rushing over, Meng Tian couldn't help but sneer, slowly raised his right hand, and then waved it down hard.
The drummer behind him immediately understood what he meant.
A black pennant flag. Stretch out the watchtower car and wave it up and down; Immediately, flags were also stretched out from the watchtower cars of the various military formations.
In the middle of the formation, the sound of a neat horn sounded. But the Qin army did not move.
When the Hun cavalry shouted and rushed madly, about seven or eight hundred away from the Qin army's forward formation, the black flags on the watchtower car suddenly turned into colorful flags. In a flash. In the midst of the military formation, there was a knock-knock, and the noisy sound of war drums sounded. The sound of drums shook the sky, and the Qin army's large array quietly changed, and one after another giant ballista cars were pushed to the front of the formation, and with a buzzing string, the giant arrow broke through the air.
The Qin army's crossbow was after absorbing the advantages of the rhubarb ginseng crossbow in the old Korea. to be improved.
A giant arrow the thickness of a child's arm. It is four or five feet long. The range of this ballista can cover a range of five or six hundred meters, and a distance of seven or eight hundred steps. It is exactly within the range of this Qin crossbow. Thousands of ballistas fired at the same time, and a row of huge arrows burst through the air, emitting a piercing roar. This kind of crossbow arrow, which was originally used for siege, showed unparalleled deterrence and lethality in field battles.
Each giant arrow contains the power of ten thousand pounds.
Even if the Huns have a shield, after being shot by a giant arrow, it will shatter with a snap.
Hundreds of Hun soldiers. Screaming and falling. There are even people and horses that are pierced by giant arrows. War Ma Xi Yu screamed miserably, bringing up a dazzling blood mist. Many Huns. His arm was broken by a giant arrow, but he did not flinch, gritting his teeth and charging at the Qin army.
One, two, three......
At a distance of 300 paces, the Huns suffered heavy casualties and corpses all over the place.
However, the ballista also had its drawbacks. Since a ballista requires four or five strong men to use, its shooting rate is greatly affected. In a distance of 300 paces, there was only enough time for them to shoot four or five rounds. Although the ballista can adjust the angle of fire, the closer the distance, the less powerful the ballista will be, and even blind spots will appear. It can be said that these 300 steps are a death zone.
After these three hundred steps, the effect of the ballista on the Huns will also be reduced.
The frenzied onslaught of the Huns soon rendered the ballista useless. Touman couldn't help but wave his fist fiercely at the Chinese army.
"Attack, keep going on the offensive ......"
But at this time, Meng Tian also responded.
The colorful flags on the watchtower car suddenly shook from side to side. The ballistas immediately retreated, and rows of trebuchets appeared in front of the array.
This stone thrower is a kind of earth killing weapon that can be used by the Qin army in both attack and defense.
Like a door frame erected one by one, when using the ground, put more than ten pounds of stone bullets into the leather pocket, buckle the rope, and pull the machine rope. The rope was connected to the pole, and when the pole was turned up, the stone projectile was thrown forward, covering a distance of 300 paces.
Raindrops of stone bullets whistled out.
Split their heads and cover their faces and smashed towards the Hun soldiers, and the Hun soldiers who only smashed cried wolf.
The Hun soldiers who rushed to the front fell one after another in a blur of flesh and blood, and the war horses neighed miserably in the stone rain.
Tou Man and the others looked at the battle situation in front of them in a daze, and they couldn't react for a long time.
"Big Order, retreat!"
A cronie looked at this bloody scene and couldn't help but persuade: "Qin Manzi's sharp weapon is really too strong. ”
With a flash of cold light, Touman drew his iron sword and slashed down the cronie.
"If you dare to talk about the retreat again, kill!"
Why didn't he feel sorry for so many dead warriors? But now we must not retreat, as long as we take half a step back, it will cause a rout of the whole army.
"Pass my orders, attack, don't stop, keep attacking!"
The sound of trumpets echoed in the air, and the Huns mustered up their courage and continued to pounce on the Qin army.
Seeing that they were getting closer and closer to the Qin army's big array, many galloping war horses suddenly went crazy. Some fell to their knees, and some jumped around untamed. One after another, the fallen war horses screamed with their necks raised. It turned out that in front of the Qin army's military formation, many fist-sized iron thistles and stone thistles were sprinkled. These thistles are covered with sharp horns, and the galloping war horses are pierced by these not easy to appear thistles to the foot bones, how can they not fall to their knees one by one and scream sadly?
The hateful Qin barbarian actually used such a means!
Touman's eyes were red, "Tu Mi Xin, Hu Bi evil...... Attack now, attack! Pass my order and let Yi Yasi and Dulongqi also speed up the attack. I don't believe that these Qin barbarians still have any means. Whoever kills Meng Tian will be named Zuoxian
When this sentence came out, the Huns went crazy!
Groups of Xiongnu iron cavalry rushed out of the formation and continued to attack the Great Qin army.
The Hun soldiers, who had fallen off their horses due to thistles, stood up and tried to pounce. At this time, they were only less than a hundred steps away from the Qin army's great array. However, in the camp of the Qin army, there was a sound of bangs. The crossbowmen of the Qin army, who had been waiting for a long time, flashed out, and rows of dense arrows shot the rushing Huns like hedgehogs and fell in a pool of blood.
A faint smile appeared on Meng Tian's face.
"Summons, oarsman advances!"
The bunting draws a circle in the air and then swings it up and down. The army formation suddenly divided, and rows of foot soldiers with long oars lined up to attack. This is also Meng Tian's adoption of Liu Kan's long-term tactics.
It is very useful to deal with the cavalry, and in the same way, it is extremely easy to deal with a group of Hun soldiers who have no formation and are completely fighting on their own. When the Huns finally rushed to the front of the battle, they were greeted by rows of impermeable walls.
As soon as he approached, sharp spears burst out from the gaps in the long turrets.
The unprepared Huns were stabbed like a hornet's nest, and as the long oars advanced, the spears were immediately retracted, and the oars became impermeable.
"Hu Manzi, if you can touch my chariot, even if you win!"
Touman is crazy!
"The whole army is attacking, I'll see what tricks he can have!"
With an order, the Hun army began to move. But at this time, the smile on Meng Tian's face became thicker.
"Blue wolf arrow array, attack!"