readx;?readx; Chapter 513: The First Battle

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The soldiers took their armor out of their bags and began to help each other with the armor, and when the armor was dressed, they put on the front armor and back armor on the horses. After the men and horses were properly equipped, with the assistance of the people, they rode the war horses with some difficulty.

The people handed over the cavalrymen's lances, bows, crossbows, quivers, water bladders, etc., and after the officers and soldiers checked the equipment again and confirmed that nothing was missing, they led the pack horses out of the military formation, clearing the way for the cavalry to advance.

"Remember not to enter the city, try to fight in the open area," the last time he told the two ** commanders who led the army, Qin Lei smashed a fist in each of their chests, as if to transfer his strength to them: "Promote your strengths and avoid weaknesses, this is the prerequisite for victory, go ahead." This is also the reason why Qin Lei dared to divide his troops...... As long as you don't fall into the Keichi and Jedi, there is no good way to leave the cavalry in this era.

"We will not fail in our mission!" Huangfu Zhanwen and Shen Qing gave a solemn military salute to Qin Lei, and then set off with their own armies.

Looking at Yang Wenyu standing solemnly beside him, Qin Lei said softly: "Let's go too." ”

Yang Wenyu had been staring at Qin Lei's side face, and when he heard this, he lowered his head and said, "I want to apologize to the prince for my humble position." ”

Qin Lei said strangely: "Why do you want to apologize?" ”

"Looking at the prince's actions in Zhongdu, I have been worried about my humble position, you will ......" swallowed the second half of the sentence, Yang Wenyu raised his head and said: "But the prince's choice this time has made his subordinates understand that you do not seek victory in the reputation, and you will not avoid the guilt of defeat, but only seek to meet the interests of the overall situation, which is really a model for my Great Qin generals!" I also ask the prince to forgive the misunderstanding before the humiliation. ”

Qin Lei's face turned red from being praised, he laughed dryly, turned over and said: "Politics and war are two different ways to play, and you just abide by your own rules." ”

Yang Wenyu said with admiration on his face: "The prince is wise...... he easily does not praise people, so the effect of occasionally doing it is much better than the effect of Huangfu Zhanwen, and Qin Lei couldn't help laughing when he heard it: "Let's go." ”

The 30,000 army parted ways in this Niutou Mountain, leaving only the 3,000 rear army to guard the baggage and slowly march towards the pond. Qin Lei issued simple armor and weapons to nearly 30,000 people, although they couldn't compete with the regular army, but it was good to be strong.

Not to mention Shen Qing and Huangfu fighting the Ministry of Culture, just Qin Lei and Yang Wenyu, leading more than 11,000 elite soldiers, slaughtered in the direction of Kunshan Mountain......

Everyone also knew that they had entered the war zone and could encounter the vanguard of the Eastern Qi at any time, so without the need to be reminded by the prince, Xu Tian released the scouts out of twenty posts, each post was five people, one mile apart, a total of twenty miles. As soon as something happens, it will be passed on from beginning to end with firecrackers, and the Chinese army can be notified in a moment, and the commander will make a decision.

Be cautious along the way, not seeking to move quickly, but to be foolproof, so that the soldiers have a chance to adapt to the tense atmosphere of the battlefield. When they reached fifty miles south of Caoyang, the rangers finally reported back the enemy's situation...... About 10,000 enemy troops appeared between Michi and Sankun Mountain, and their movements were unknown.

"The enemy army is testing the reaction of the Eastern Army," Qin Lei sneered: "These 10,000 people are just an introduction to throwing stones to ask for directions." ”

Yang Wenyu nodded and said: "If the eastern army comes out of Mianchi, the main force of the enemy will come out from the east and take Mianchi directly; If they don't come out, the 10,000 people will take advantage of the situation to occupy the mountain. Pick up the grass and hit the rabbit, don't delay, the Qi army is so calculating! ”

"But here we are." Qin Lei laughed and said, "This time, the Qi army will have to steal chickens and rice." ”

"Pass the order, and the whole army will advance to the southwest, blocking between the Qi army and Kunshan!"

At this time, Qin Lei's headquarters was already less than twenty miles away from Kunshan, and it was advancing at a speed of seventy percent, which was enough to catch up with the enemy.

After traveling more than ten miles, new military intelligence came up: "Report, the second division has arrived at Michi, and found 50,000 enemy troops five miles northeast!" ”

"Reported, the enemy's 10,000 vanguards, are advancing towards the mountain, and have arrived ten miles north of the mountain, and their troops have been found to be 7,000 infantry, 2,000 cavalry, and 1,000 charioteers."

"Order the troops to speed up." There were still seven or eight miles left, and a small acceleration arrived, and sure enough, he arrived ahead of the other party. Qin Lei ordered the team to line up on the northern slope of the mountain and wait for the battle.

Knowing that a life-and-death contest was about to be ushered in, the soldiers couldn't help but have dry mouths and dizziness, clutching their weapons tightly, like zombies.

Qin Lei and Yang Wenyu had expected this to be the case, so they lined up the black-armored cavalry who had been on the battlefield in the front, and placed the recruits in the back, hoping that they would rush later, so that they could forget about the nervousness. There's no good way to do it.

After waiting for about half an hour, there was still no sign of the enemy, but the scouts came to report: "The enemy has stopped advancing and formed a formation four miles away!" ”

"It's been discovered." Qin Lei said helplessly: "The Central Plains battlefield is not good at this, you can't hide people during the day." ”

Yang Wenyu smiled and said: "This is the best battlefield for our cavalry, don't force it." ”

"Hmm." Qin Lei nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Order the team to advance slowly to the north, how can you let the children see and understand, and save yourself from scaring yourself." ”

With the beating of the eighteen big drums of the Chinese army, the command flag changed, and the command flags of each major team shook with it, and the squadron flags also waved. The order was passed from the commander to the most basic level, and the squad leaders did not have a flag, but they had mouths. They stared at the flags, listened to the drums of war, and then shouted an order to the soldiers: "Change the geese and march to three." "Change the geese in formation, and all of them retreat one." Such an order sounded in the mouth of each squad leader, and the thick army formation of more than 10,000 cavalry soon became a cavalry attack formation with a salient and two wings.

After completing the formation, the team began to advance slowly northward, and in about a quarter of an hour, they saw the enemy troops in close formation on the low slope beside the road.

Looking at the earthy yellow Qi army that could not be seen at a glance, Qin Lei ordered the team to take a break and accumulate physical strength for the next tactical move. He took Yang Wenyu to the salient of the front army, opened the clairvoyant mirror, and observed the layout of the enemy army.

However, seeing that the Qi army was connected from end to end, it formed three circles inside and outside. Behind each cart there were dense archers and spearmen, and there were also bed crossbows on the cart. As for the 2,000 cavalry, they protected the flanks on the left and right of the chariot formation to avoid being outflanked.

"This is called the Wuhan Iron and Steel Car Formation." Yang Wenyu introduced softly: "It was created by the Qi army to guard against my Great Qin cavalry, and it is known as the 'city with feet'. ”

"A city with feet? It's clearly a king eight shells. Qin Lei laughed and said, "It's really a dog biting a hedgehog, and there's nowhere to eat." ”

"Fire." Yang Wenyu said softly: "The car is afraid of fire. ”

"But we can't get there," Qin Lei frowned slightly, "The other party's bed crossbow should have a range of 100 zhang, right?" "In fact, for the heavily armored Great Qin cavalry, except for those within 20 zhang, the bow and arrow are basically scratching the boots...... A dozen arrows in the body do not necessarily lose combat effectiveness. But the bed crossbow is different, being shot by this thing is like being stabbed with a spear, basically one at a time, and all armor is in vain.

"Cannon!" Yang Wenyu said softly: "Our meteor cannon can hit one hundred and fifty zhang. ”

Qin Lei rolled his eyes and said, "But the special battalion is not here." "The cannon, or trebuchet, was powerful, but it was slow, contrary to the fire-like nature of the cavalry, so no cavalry general would have carried a cannon when attacking.

Yang Wenyu spread his hands and said: "Then there is only a hard attack." ”

Looking back at the pale rookies, Qin Lei shook his head and said, "It's better not to, let's send the cannon over." ”

Yang Wenyu pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Calculated according to the current speed, the special battalion should be thirty miles northwest, and when the order is given, it should be late at night...... By the time dawn resumes the battle, too much time has passed, and I am afraid that enemy reinforcements will arrive. ”

Qin Lei patted his helmet with a horsewhip and said irresponsibly: "Didn't you say that the wise lord would not interfere with the generals' immediate command?" I'll leave it to you, I'll go sleep and never bother. After saying that, he really left the front army, climbed onto a hay truck, and fell asleep.

He knew that his strengths were in training soldiers, making plans, and coordinating the overall situation, but he was not good at this kind of on-the-spot command that required the accumulation of actual combat experience, so he simply delegated his power and observed and learned from the sidelines.

Yang Wenyu smiled bitterly, observed the seemingly flawless other party fixedly, and thought hard about countermeasures.

At the same time as the stalemate between the two armies on the edge of the Kushan Mountain, the first battle of the Jingshan Army began at Michi.

It's an encounter!

When Shen Qing led the Third Division to the west of Michi City, the scouts urgently reported: "The enemy's 10,000 light cavalry broke away from the formation and suddenly attacked!" It is expected to be a quarter of an hour later!! ”

On the one hand, Shen Qing ordered the herald to go to Mianchi to report with the seal letter, and on the other hand, he rewarded Saiyang and Chu Qianjun to lead their headquarters to meet the enemy.

The team formed into a tight charging formation, and as soon as they began to accelerate, they saw smoke and dust rising from the east, which was the signal for the appearance of enemy troops...... The soldiers couldn't help but tighten the iron lance in their hands, and wanted to swallow and foam, but found that their mouths were dry and there was no saliva at all.

No one dared to let go of their weapons and take the water bladder from their horses, and their eyes widened and they gulped in the earthy air, as if they wanted to draw strength from heaven and earth.

The horn of the 'woo ......' charge sounded, and Bo Xian Saiyang and Chu Qianjun raised their big blades and howled hoarsely: "Rush! So he rushed out first.

Immediately afterwards, their own soldiers followed without hesitation.

Seeing the first group of men and horses rushing out, the cavalry behind couldn't help but follow, even if there were occasional frightened fighters, they were also coerced and rushed out.

The Qi army on the opposite side also accelerated, and the two sides were only two hundred zhang apart, and they were still rapidly closing the distance.

"Hussar!" Seeing the opponent's outfit clearly, Bo Xian Saiyang, who rushed to the front, shouted, and the flag officer who followed behind erected a yellow flag, and the cavalry who rushed in the first few rows held the iron lance with one hand and pulled out the repeater from his arms.

Baizhang ...... Seventy zhang ...... Fifty zhang!

"Shoot!" Bo Xian Saiyang roared, and rows of black crossbows were fired out intensively, and the light horsemen on the opposite side hurriedly raised their shields to block, but the skin shield could only barely protect their upper bodies, but could not protect their lower bodies and the bodies of the war horses.

A brilliant blood flower bloomed, and the dozens of horsemen in front of them fell from their horses screaming, and even if they were not dead at that time, they were trampled to death by their colleagues who rushed up from behind.

The Qin army found that the crossbow arrows could deal with these enemy troops who were only wearing armor, and their morale was greatly boosted, and the arrows rained down one after another, splashing at the enemy troops who rushed over, and when the two sides were five zhang apart, they had shot down four or five hundred horsemen, seriously hindering the enemy's charging speed.

Seeing that the acne on the other side could be clearly seen, the Jingshan army inserted the crossbow back into their chests, raised the lance with both hands, and shouted in unison: "Kill!" Then he fearlessly faced the enemy.

The white-knuckle battle began.

There is a way that is one inch long and one inch strong, and in the face of the Qi army's two spears, the Qin army's six long lances once again took advantage. They can always get the first step to deliver the fatal blow, and they still have a chance to dodge the opponent's attacks.

As soon as they saw each other, the Qi army fell one after another, and the Qin army was almost unscathed...... Like Yang Wenyu's opinion, Shen Qing also put the most elite Zhennan veterans at the forefront, hoping that the vigorous performance of these people could arouse the blood and courage hidden in the hearts of the recruits.

Sure enough, in the face of the Qin army's fierce heavy cavalry assault, the so-called 'charging cavalry' of the Qi army collapsed like rolling soup and pouring snow.

The heroic Great Qin cavalry penetrated the enemy's seven-layer ranks, stabbing to death, crashing to death, trampling to death The enemy army did not know how many mortals, and there were few people who fell from their horses.

As soon as the pressure of the front army was suddenly relaxed, the front suddenly opened up...... Finally pierced through the enemy army! The man and the horse gasped for breath, and were just about to run out slowly, ready to turn around and strike a blow to completely crush the enemy...... But Qi Qi couldn't help but be stunned, and saw that two miles in front of him, I don't know when there was a group of Xuanjia cavalry, looking at this side with a tiger's eye.

"Yum Cavalry!!" I don't know who shouted sadly, and the Qin army forward, who was already very tired, felt that his hands and feet were weak, and he couldn't even hold his weapons tightly.

Great Qin is known for its cavalry, but the recognized number one cavalry in the world is not in the Qin State, but Zhao Wuyi's Yum Xuanjia Iron Cavalry! This is a fact that the proud Qin army cannot deny, because the eight forbidden armies have all fought against it, and none of them have won a victory......

Now that the opponent is waiting for work, how can he not let Qin Jun's soul fly away? If it weren't for good military discipline, it might have collapsed immediately.

Shen Qing on the chariot in the rear also gasped, although he thought that the opponent would definitely have a back hand, so he left the direct brigade and the seventh brigade, a total of 2,000 people, as a reserve. But they were stunned to find that the inexperienced large army, entangled by the enemy who was at an absolute disadvantage, became a mess, blocking the way to the rear, and the reserves could not go up at all.

Shen Qing's hands became wet, and he hesitated whether to withdraw his troops. With a fierce fist, his nails sank into the flesh, and the tingling sensation made him sober up all of a sudden, and said expressionlessly: "Beat the drum, the whole army is marching forward, leaving no room for it!" ”

"Boom... Boom... Knock ......" The exciting war drums sounded, and the Qin army in the struggle seemed to have returned to the training ground, "Hear the drums and advance!" The instructor's roar echoed in his ears, and the slightest hesitation would result in a whip on the head and face...... Like a reflex, the soldiers frantically broke free from the entanglement of their opponents and charged forward with the right to no longer care about their sides...... I think the Guild will help protect you......

Hearing the war drums urging forward, the two generals who rushed to the front glanced at each other, and Bo Xian Saiyang provoked the white-faced young general with a latte and thistle bones: "Hey, can you bet that who can kill and capture the flag?!" ”

The white-clothed young general with a straight face nodded, and rushed towards the Xuanjia cavalry on the opposite side without saying a word.

"You're fooling!" Seeing him rush out first, Bo Xianyang shouted in annoyance: "Come back, ......" Of course, he didn't expect Chu Qianjun to be obedient, and rushed out as soon as he clamped the horse's belly, relying on the night jade lion divine horse, and in a blink of an eye, he was neck and neck with him.

The old departments in the south of the town in the back also gasped. Seeing that the two little generals rushed forward, which one dared to slack off, they all stepped forward and followed the two to the enemy.

The bravery of the Qin people never had to be doubted...... As long as you can channel it out.