Chapter 331: Mighty Northland (3)
At noon the next day, the 5,000 cavalry led by Lei Ye came to the territory of Niyang.
In Lei Ye's opinion, 5,000 cavalry is already worthy of Xue Feng, after all, the Han ruling area of Beidi County is only 18,000 people in one county, and the defenders are only 2,000 weak brigades.
"Hmph, Xue Feng Lao'er, no matter what you rely on, this time will definitely make you regret what you did yesterday." Lei Ye came violently, thinking hatefully, he could even imagine how Xue Feng's old face should tremble when his Qiang elite horse broke through Niyang City?
But at this moment, he suddenly heard a sudden sound of horses' hooves in front of him, and this hoof sound was like turning over the mountains and the sea, earth-shattering, even Lei Ye couldn't help but change color when he heard it.
"Where did Xue Feng Lao'er invite so many cavalry?" Lei Ye has lived on horseback since he was a child, he is more familiar with horses than people in his life, just hearing this dense hoof sound to know that this time the other party came with more than 10,000 cavalry, he knows that even the entire Great Qin, except for the elite white-eared soldiers who have been equipped with horses, there is no useful cavalry at all, and now that so many cavalry are coming, is it that the Duke of Qin is going to counterattack his territory? That's why I feel a little confused.
But after he thought about it carefully, he felt that this was impossible, after all, Qin Gong only had those 10,000 cavalry under his command, and his own command controlled 50,000, if Qin Gong really wanted to fight hard by himself, even if he won, it is estimated that both will lose, and there is no benefit to Qin Gong, and it is precisely because of this that Qin Gong has always implemented a policy of restraint against him. So that he can show off his might in Northland County.
"Then whose strength is it that these 10,000 cavalry are down? Xiongnu or Xianbei? Or is it the white-eared soldier of the Duke of Qin? Although I am not afraid of him, but after all, I only brought 5,000 cavalry now, which is far less than the other party in terms of number, and I must not take it lightly. Wait until the army is mobilized in the future, and then go to him to settle accounts. ”
Thinking of this, Lei Ye hurriedly ordered the army to defend itself, and carefully observed the opponent's banner to see who was sacred?
After a while, he saw the black-pressed cavalry rushing over like a tide, and Lei Ye couldn't help but be stunned when he saw it from a distance, because even Qin Gong's white-eared soldiers appeared here. But he didn't expect that this time it was his own clansmen, the Qiang cavalry!
He saw the white wolf in the middle at a glance, and immediately knew that it was his own tribe, but he also knew that this Qiang cavalry did not belong to his own tribe, so where did this cavalry come from? Is it stable? Or is it a further Wuwei? And what are they doing here?
This time, although it was his own people. Lei Ye's expression became more solemn, because he could feel the ill intentions of the cavalry on the other side. Know that they are never here to help themselves.
"This is Xue Feng's battle? But no matter where you come from, don't you know the truth that the strong dragon doesn't suppress the head snake? This Northland County is my sphere of influence. ”
Lei Ye ordered his subordinate commander Tuoba Wu to step forward and ask, "I don't know which part of your clan you are?" Why do you want to dominate my Northland? If you can't get along in the local area anymore and want to take refuge in me first, our king welcomes you. ”
But when he heard it, he laughed and said: "Your first Lingqiang has now declined, and now although you have taken advantage of the civil strife of the Han Dynasty and annexed some tribes, your strength is also extremely limited." We're coming to you? It's not a secret, the department is burning the Qiang people, and you are the mortal enemies of Lingqiang, and today I came to the north to destroy you. Occupy your hometown, hehe, your chief Lei Ye is so immeasurable that he dares to claim the title of King Qiang, but has he ever burned us as Qiang? ”
After hearing this, Lei Ye couldn't help but step forward, and laughed: "It turned out to be a burnt Qiang people, hmph, I heard that you have annexed Baimayi and become stronger, but if you want to spread wild in our place, I'm afraid it's not enough, if you are interested, lead the army to leave here, we will not pursue it, but if you don't know each other, don't blame us for leading the army to your hometown in the future." ”
Although the other party is outnumbered, but the first Lingqiang is their mortal enemy, it was they who defeated their own tribe from Longxi and rushed here, there is almost no possibility of reconciliation between the two sides, so there is no need to talk nonsense, it is better to show the attitude directly.
Anyway, the other party only has 10,000 people, and this time, even if he fights for these 5,000 people, he has to go back and move the rescue troops and defeat them completely.
Unexpectedly, the Burning Dangqiang people really didn't know how to lift, so they saw Yao Naxuan, the chief of the Burning Dangqiang and shouted: "Lei Ye, you don't have to fantasize, now that my army has arrived in the north, I don't think about going back at all, if you know each other, obediently dismount and surrender, swear to be loyal to the Duke of Chu forever, or you can save your life, otherwise, you will definitely die without a place to be buried." ”
Lei Ye was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, and laughed: "It turns out that you have become a lackey of Duke Chu, but what can Duke Chu do?" Although I am in decline, I also control 50,000 strings, with this little power under your command, can you pose a threat to me? Yao Naxuan, you old boy will fight if you want to fight, where did you get so much nonsense? ”
Yao Naxuan laughed when he heard this: "Since you are so stubborn, then I have no choice but to be polite." Immediately ordered the generals Oh He and Yao Ge to lead the army to attack.
I saw that the burning Qiang iron rode like a forest, and immediately launched an attack on Lei Ye's army.
Lei Ye immediately ordered the army to defend itself, and at the same time ordered the commander Tuoba Wu to return to the clan with his golden seal, and sent 40,000 iron horsemen to come, this time he must eat the 10,000 people who burned Dangqiang.
Tuoba Wu took the order and left, leaving only Lei Ye to lead 5,000 cavalry to resist.
Since both sides are Qiang people, whether it is the war horse or the soldier's Su zhì is about the same, so now the fight can only be the number of people, and the number of people who burn Dangqiang is twice as large as Lei Yebu, so in terms of combat, it is naturally a big advantage, from the beginning of the battle, Yao Naxuan has achieved an overwhelming advantage, only the sound of the bowstring can be heard, and the Qiang soldiers under Lei Ye's command who were originally invincible have fallen off their horses.
Although Raino knew that this battle would be lost, he ordered his men to hold on resolutely, because their reinforcements would soon arrive.
The soldiers under Lei Ye's command felt hope in their hearts, and now they were able to hold on, and they formed a circular formation, resolutely resisting the onslaught of the enemy.
Cavalry combat, mainly relying on the impact force, as long as the impact of the enemy is blocked, it can be said that the advantage of the cavalry has been reduced by more than half, and now although the number of soldiers under Lei Ye's command is small, but they can grit their teeth and hold on, so, although the number of personnel has been reduced by nearly 1,000 people, they are still gritting their teeth and holding on.
And Yao Naxuan, as if he didn't know that the enemy army still had reinforcements, still calmly led the army to continue the attack, striving for a chance to shoot the enemy.
Lei Ye's tooth tent is set up in Shegu Mountain, only a hundred miles away from Niyang, if the cavalry gallops, they can go back and forth in two hours, but the key problem is that the army needs to be assembled before it can set off. The discipline of the Qiang soldiers was not strong, and it took an hour just to assemble the army, and by the time they arrived at Niyang, nearly three hours had passed.
But after such a long time, Lei Ye's army is still holding on, which cannot be said not to be a miracle.
Of course, even Lei Ye could see that Yao Naxuan's attack was not so fierce later, as if he was deliberately waiting for his main army to arrive.
"What is this Yao Naxuan's plan? Do you really want to fight me to the death? But with this little power in his hand, does he want to find death? ”
Lei Ye couldn't help but shake his head when he thought of this, Yao Naxuan's ability to annex Bai Ma Yi can prove that he is a person with brains, how could he do such a stupid thing? Since this is the case, it means that Yao Naxuan must have ambushed soldiers.
"Hmph, what if there is an ambush? As far as I know, although the strength of Burning Dangqiang is strong, it is only 50,000 troops at most, but you have to leave some troops to defend for hundreds of miles, right? In other words, you are only 30,000 people at most, but it is a pipe dream to destroy my race with these 30,000 people. When my main army of 40,000 comes, I will definitely want you to look good. Lei Ye thought silently while holding on.
Although there were only 2,000 soldiers left under his command, under his death order, none of the soldiers retreated, and all of them gritted their teeth and held on, because they all had a strong motivation in their hearts: "As long as you hold on, you can completely defeat Zaodangqiang, and then go to them and plunder the population and property." ”
In fact, neither Lei Ye nor the soldiers under his command knew that although Yao Naxuan could easily rush from the headquarters to Beidi County, but if Lei Ye's cavalry wanted to rush to the territory of Burning Dangqiang, it was undoubtedly separated by a moat, because the entire Wuwei County had become under the rule of Liu Qi, the Duke of Chu, and it would be extremely difficult to break through here.
But no matter what, after all, this gave Lei Ye's soldiers a hope, and this hope allowed them to support them for three hours, creating a miracle in the history of their race.
Of course, this hope was shaken by the dwindling number of soldiers, and after three hours, the hope of the remaining 2,000 soldiers began to crumble.
But at this moment, I could only hear the earth-shattering sound of horses' hooves behind them, and all the people were in high spirits: "Our reinforcements have finally arrived, hehe, burn two or three hundred thousand people in the Qiang tribe, hundreds of thousands of cattle, horses and alpacas, it seems that this time we are really going to make a fortune." (To be continued......)