19. The king of cottages
A thousand Xianbei cavalry were quickly slaughtered. Only a few hundred horsemen remained, and they fled.
When the sword soldier + sharpshooter first entered the battlefield, he showed his edge and achieved quite good results. There were less than 100 killed and hundreds wounded, and such a record can definitely be described as impressive. Even He Chen didn't expect that in the face of the cavalry who was known as the inexplicable of this era, he could have such a prominent record. Of course, He Chen will not be so arrogant that he will be able to conquer the world from now on, invincible, you must know that the primary establishment of the sword soldiers and the sharpshooters is only these numbers, of course, in the face of small battles, of course, what will be the consequences when facing the charge of thousands, tens of thousands, or even the entire cavalry regiment? There is no need to think about this at all, it must be completely wiped out, and the base of these two establishments is too small.
In this way, the Divine Sword Soldiers advanced step by step, layer by layer, although it was very slow, but it moved steadily towards the middle of the battlefield.
"Have you already notified Xu Huang?" He Chen took advantage of the rare buffer time and turned back to Ji Lingdao.
Ji Ling, a big man in Shandong, five big and three coarse, spoke in a buzzing voice: "Back to the lord, I have already asked someone to report it." If we can bite the Xianbei cavalry, it is estimated that we will be able to support it in about two days. ”
He Chen shook his head and said with some distress: "It's useless, it is estimated that there are not many cavalry in Pingshun City, even if they can rush to it, the small number will not change the pattern; There are many of them, and they are all infantry, and when his support arrives, it is estimated that the daylilies are cold. ”
"That's right." Although Ji Ling has a bit of ability, he usually doesn't like to use his brain, and when he heard what He Chen said, he nodded again and again.
"Can we just watch them fight if they want to, and they can't leave if they want to?" Ji Ling said with an unhappy face.
"Hehe, just think of a way to make them want to leave but are reluctant to go." He Chen smiled brightly.
"Lord, Xianbei is here again." Zhang Xiu, who had been staring at the battlefield ahead, suddenly warned loudly. It is said that since Zhang Xiu rescued Jia Xu, at least he has put his mind at ease, and he can make some efforts in the morning. He Chen saw that his loyalty was not low, his ability was also good, and his strength was not bad, so he took him with him, which could be regarded as making the best use of everything.
"Looks like they haven't learned enough lessons." He Chen squinted at the brigade rolling in with iron hooves, and said with a sneer. He Chen said this, it was not without purpose, as far as visual inspection is concerned, this wave of Xianbei cavalry is estimated to be three or four times more than the last time, but the number will definitely not exceed five thousand.
But Xianbei's transfer this time invisibly greatly reduced the pressure on Hu Chuquan and the crescent moon children.
Almost in the same way, Ji Ling commanded the divine sword soldiers to set up shields to slow down the cavalry charge, forcing them to fight on the spot immediately, and then cooperate with the sprint of the sharpshooters, He Chen was afraid that it would not be safe, and then he also dropped a "increase in our army attack", and killed the three thousand people and horses of Xianbei, leaving nearly a thousand corpses, and fled in embarrassment.
Only this time, the sword soldiers and sharpshooters began to suffer a large number of casualties, at least about 500 people completely left this world, and nearly 1,000 people were injured to varying degrees. Most of this is also due to another part of the armor that has been heavily built, and the protective ability of these armors is much higher than that of ordinary iron armor. It is not as bulky as a normal heavy helmet, and it is obviously relatively flexible and free. Greatly strengthens the survivability of the two Heavy Infantry Legions in the chaos of the battlefield.
Although the losses were somewhat heavy, it also made He Chen feel distressed. However, I am afraid that if this achievement is spread, I am afraid that a strong earthquake of magnitude 12 will occur in the entire northern part of the Central Plains. You must know that in this historical dynasty, in the encounter battles carried out in the open terrain of the plains, the ratio of cavalry to infantry was almost as high as 1:10, and once the cavalry charged up, there was almost no solution, and they could often defeat several times or even ten times more infantry than themselves with outnumbered enemies. It can be said that He Chen's two arms have broken the historical convention, which makes people stunned and can't believe it.
Xianbei was defeated again, He Chen still calmly advanced step by step, and finally let the opponent's army be shaken, and at this time, Hu Chuquan and Yueya'er took advantage of the rare opportunity to fight their way out of the encirclement, each led a man and horses, retreated to the two wings of He Chen's Chinese army brigade, and waited for an opportunity to prepare for a counterattack.
At this point, the Xianbei army has no intention of fighting, they go deep into the hinterland, it is originally the principle of fighting if they can fight, and retreating if they can't, there is no need to fight with each other here. That's no good to say.
Seeing that Xianbei was preparing to retreat, all the soldiers shouted loudly in unison under He Chen's signal: "The state pastor is invincible, Xianbei children get out." ”
"The state pastor is invincible, Xianbei children, get out."
"The state pastor is invincible, Xianbei children, get out." A deafening shout resounded through the sky, and all the soldiers taunted and insulted with all their might.
The army that was about to withdraw was scratching again, and many cavalrymen had already turned around from the new one, looking at the frame, as if they were unbearable and ready to rush over from the new one. This scared He Chen, although he really did it with a real gun, he didn't see that he would lose to the other party, but He Chen already had a better way in his heart, but he didn't want to fight again in a mess.
Fortunately, after Xianbei scratched, the evacuation became more resolute, and soon disappeared into the eyeliner.
Then dozens of scouts followed as quickly as flies, hanging far behind, keeping an eye on the whereabouts of the Xianbei cavalry.
And Hu Chuquan almost left on Xianbei's front legs, and ran in front of He Chen on his hind legs, first pleading guilty, and then said a little excitedly: "Zhou Mu really shouldn't have let the soldiers shout like that just now, so everyone knows that Zhou Mu is here, but I'm afraid that after Xianbei retreats, he will soon unite all the cavalry in the territory and launch a more fierce attack." ”
Not only did Hu Chuquan not understand, but even Ji Ling and Zhang Xiu didn't understand why He Chen wanted to commit suicide.
He Chen smiled and said: "The whereabouts of the Mu Zi in Benzhou are of course to lure Xianbei to catch them all, don't talk nonsense, and quickly clean up the battlefield." ”
So it was, the generals came to their senses, and although they knew He Chen's plan, they felt that it was too risky to use themselves as bait. But at this point, there is no good way. I can only hope that the state pastor will follow up.
Soon, the soldiers cleaned the battlefield, especially the weapons, armor, and shields of the sharpsword soldiers and sharpshooters, which were worth a thousand gold, and they had to be taken away anyway.
Among them, He Chen issued several orders in a row, asking the cavalry to send the letter out in all directions. In order to prevent being intercepted by Xianbei halfway, they were all issued in the form of secret orders. Then the army began to accelerate in the direction of Binh Thuan City.
Even when the sky was dark and it was raining heavily, He Chen did not let the soldiers rest, but hurried all night.
When it was the first shift, I finally arrived at Dingxiang City.
It was only at this time that He Chen took a long breath, and he was really afraid that he would be robbed by the Xianbei cavalry halfway.
Dingxiang is a small county town, not a strategic road, the small earthen city is only a few meters high, and it has not been repaired for a long time, and it is crumbling. There are also many collapses and dilapidations. It is inherently different from Taiyuan and Shangdang County, even if it is Pingshun City, it is not the same grade. But it is precisely because of this that it is enough to attract Xianbei to attack, so that they can let go of their hands and feet to attack.
The geographical location of Dingxiang small city is OK, to Pingshun City fast horse for half a day, the infantry can be reached without three days in a hurry, plus it is located in the basin, surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the territory is full of water, which can be defended according to the form, and it is not conducive to the cavalry to carry out the charge.
When he arrived in Dingxiang and arranged for some people to rest, He Chen was not idle, and eliminated the wounded part of the remaining 8,000 cavalry of the Huns, and organized 3,000 elite cavalry to hide in Wutai Mountain, which was for the Tibetan soldiers. The remaining wounded soldiers were also organized, and the people in the county were mobilized to brave the pouring rain overnight to block the upper dikes of the Muma River, the Fen River, the Hutuo River, the Sanggan River, and the Dingxiang River.
Although He Chen's strategic vision is not as good as Guo Jia and Xun You, and his tactical organization is not as good as Gao Shun and Zhang Liao, he is also a figure with an intelligence of up to 80+, although he does not dare to say that he is ancient and modern, at least he is still familiar with the more famous battles in this period of China's history. This move is almost one of the nirvana moves to reach the top with the help of Second Brother Guan's gods, flooding the Seventh Army.
Although Dingxiang County cannot be compared with the paper-paste Fancheng, the Hutuo River and the Fen River are far from being compared with the Hanshui and Danshui that connect the Yangtze River, and there is no rainy weather in May unique to the Yangtze River, but isn't there still a torrential rain in Dingxiang today? Looking at this situation, it is estimated that it will not be sunny tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. Besides, Second Brother Guan only has two waters, and my Third Master He has blocked four dikes? Xianbei is fierce on the horse, but when he gets to the water, hehe, if it is a dragon, it will be obediently coiled for Lao Tzu, and if it is a tiger, it will be obediently squatted for Lao Tzu. You must know that Lao Tzu still has scaly armor sailors in his hands, as well as sharpshooter guards, the former is specially used to enter the water to fight, and the latter can say that the whole regiment is recruited by Nanyang, at least more than half of them are familiar with the surname Shui, plus Xu Huang is ready to support the five thousand people, almost most of them are Nanyang soldiers, and the smile on He Chen's face is as insidious as a poisonous snake.
Attacking with water, this idea did not come out of nowhere, as early as when he said that he would meet with the 10,000 cavalry of Huchuquan and Dingxiang, when he looked at the city surrounded by water here, He Chen had such an idea, but Dingxiang was the rear of Yanmen, and it was impossible for the Xianbei cavalry to go deep into here, so he put his mind down.
Now, the only thing I am worried about is that I am afraid that Xianbei will come too quickly, and before I can completely block the embankment, I will already be in the city, and I will die of depression.
Therefore, on the one hand, He Chen increased his manpower, and almost all the young and strong forces in the county were used, and on the other hand, he sent spies tightly, for fear that he would accidentally be scouted by them, otherwise everything would be in vain.
One day, two days...... The dikes of the four rivers are almost blocked, but why the hell is there no trace of Xianbei?
Isn't the bait of your own state shepherd fat enough? Let Xianbei not care about it at all? Or is it simply that the enemy army sees through their tricks and is robbing from afar, while laughing and scolding themselves for being a fool?
At this moment, He Chen had the urge to cry, Lao Tzu wouldn't be busy in vain, right?
(To be continued)