Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Battle for Grain Protection (4)
Grain and grass camp.
This position was particularly well chosen, it was at a dead end at the foot of the mountain, if Ling Feng had enough troops, as long as he held the front, no one could enter, but his troops were too small, and the territory to be blocked was too large, so Yu Yue still had a small number of cavalry rushing over.
But no one would panic, not even Ling Feng even glanced at it, because Lu Wen was ambushed there, what was there to worry about.
in the haystack.
Lu Wen was already impatient, and his 1,000 ambush soldiers were all hidden behind the granary, or in the haystack, and when he saw an enemy rushing through the defense line, Lu Wen immediately ordered the soldiers to get ready.
One hundred steps
Eighty steps
Fifty steps!
Suddenly, Lu Wen got up suddenly, shot forward with a bow and arrow in his hand, and shouted, "Brothers, release the arrow!" ”
Draw the bow like a full moon, and the arrow goes like a shooting star!
At this moment, countless haystacks were lifted, and each soldier took a bow and arrow and shot at the galloping enemy horsemen.
Whoosh
"Ah, my legs." An enemy soldier was shot through the left leg and nailed to the belly of the horse, and the soldier and the horse let out a scream at the same time.
There are many such cases, I will not list them all, and some are shot in the arm, some are shot in the head, but the part with the most arrows is almost all in the chest.
"Ahh
Puff!!
Three rounds of arrows were fired in a row, and the cavalry formation was in disarray.
These thousand people are the best shooters in Ling Feng's army, and they have not stopped bow and arrow shooting training since the formation of the elite battalion, so it may be an exaggeration to say that it is a hundred steps through Yang, but fifty steps through Yang is absolutely no problem.
When the three rounds of arrow rain passed, there were only a few hundred enemy horsemen left, and there were only more than 100 people still standing and continuing to charge forward, and they all looked frightened and frightened; However, the speed of the cavalry was fast, and the more than 100 people rushed through the ambush site at once and entered the grain and grass camp.
But don't panic, it's okay to go in, because there are more than 10,000 weak brigades responsible for transporting grain; These 10,000 people are really a weak brigade, if you talk about field battles, I am afraid that they will not even be able to defeat 800 elite cavalry, but against the more than 100 people in front of them, they are more than rubbing, at least they will not watch the grain and grass being burned.
So when she saw the enemy rushing through the defense line, Lu Wen didn't even chase after her, and led the soldiers to continue to stay in place
Outside the big camp.
In the dark night, countless figures of war horses stood here, judging from their dress, different from the soldiers brought in by Yu Yue before, Yu Yue's soldier armor was black, but this group was blue, and the scarf was blood red.
If Wei Ning was here, he would definitely recognize it, this was the most elite unit under Pang Yi, the Tiger Ben Army!
Tiger Ben, meaning a person with a very strong body, can also be called a warrior, and here, it can be understood as the elite of the elite, so it is named after the Tiger Ben Army.
His composition, in fact, is very messy; That was a few months ago.
When he gathered people from all walks of life, he followed Jiang Yiyuan's advice and selected hundreds of thousands of people from each of the generals' army, one was to cultivate his core strength, and the other was also for Pang Yi's own safety.
Of course, it will take a little effort to bring about this, and who wants to give their most elite soldiers to someone else; But with Jiang Yiyuan here, there is nothing that can't be done.
In the end, the generals agreed to draw one out of ten, that is to say, one thousand people were drawn out of ten thousand, and the thousand people were personally selected by Pang Yi, and whoever was selected was whoever was chosen, so Pang Yi chose all the elite, whether it was equestrianism, archery, or individual combat fighting ability, these soldiers were first-class, they were really elite, plus the training in the past few months, it can be described as strong combat effectiveness.
There were 15,000 people in the Tiger Army, and of course there were not so many tonight, only 5,000 people; Don't underestimate these 5,000 people, although the number is not much, but if it really fights, I am afraid that it will be easy to destroy 20,000 or 30,000 elite soldiers.
At the front of the line, a thin general lay on his back on horseback, his eyes half-squinted, his spear in his chest, as if asleep, motionless.
However, listening to the shouts of killing in the distance, he frowned deeply.
"General Chen, when are we going to attack?"
A lieutenant arched his hand beside him.
The half-squinted general suddenly sat up, looked at the battlefield in the distance, and said: "Didn't I tell you, it's not time yet, the lord said, don't go to war if you're not sure." ”
In fact, the Tiger Benjun's actions today were carried out in secret, and no one knew about it except Jiang Yiyuan and Pang Yi, and even Yuyue didn't know about it.
The purpose of the Tiger Ben Army coming here is, of course, to help Yuyue and burn the enemy's grain and grass, but the nature is different from Yuyue, these 5,000 people will not shoot easily, that is, they will not fight uncertain battles; Either you don't shoot, or you have to win!
As for the leading generals, I believe they can all see it, it is Chen Fang!
Hearing what Chen Fang said, the captain said: "If you don't make a move, General Yu's subordinates will all die." ”
Chen Fang did not answer his words, but raised his hand and pointed to the depths of the camp gate, and said: "Look at that direction, it is as dark as ink and there is not even a camp tent, there must be an ambush, the attack of Yuyue is not smooth, it is useless for us to go in again, continue to wait, it is better to return in vain than to take risks." ”
"No."
The lieutenant arched his hand, but then he became puzzled again, and said, "No, our whereabouts should have been exposed, and if there were ambushes there, we should have killed them a long time ago." ”
Chen Fang nodded and said, "Well, that's a good point." ”
Time flickered, and another half hour passed, and it was almost dawn by this time.
Looking at the big battle in the battalion, it is in a white-hot state.
The 5,000 soldiers and horses led by Yu Yue had been completely lost, only more than 1,000 people clashed with Ling Feng's spear array from the front, the cavalry on the left and right were wiped out, and even the more than 100 people who rushed into the grain and grass camp were also killed by the random arrows, and no one survived.
The losses on Yuyue's side were very heavy, and on the other hand, Ling Feng's elite battalion, although there were also casualties, they were not so heavy.
The cavalry under Lu Chang's command suffered about 200 casualties, and more than half of the 200 were only wounded, and their lives were not in serious trouble.
Speaking of which, some people will ask, why did Lu Chang's soldiers and horses lose so little? You must know that they have wiped out more than a thousand elite riders of Yuyue.
Answer: Lu Chang's armor, stirrups, and saddles are all of the highest quality, which the enemy does not have, which greatly improves their combat ability. Moreover, even if those equipment are put aside, compared to the elite and physical fitness of the soldiers, Lu Chang's soldiers are also higher than the enemy, and in this case, it is not uncommon for a big victory.
Next is Lu Wen, whose archers in ambush have zero casualties!
Ling Feng led 2,900 people, the loss was a bit large, more than half of the soldiers holding bamboo poles in their hands died earlier, and the remaining 400 people; Then the pikemen suffered more than half of the casualties, and there were 1,000 remaining; In general, it is not bad, and there are 1,400 people who can continue to fight until now, that is, 400 bamboo pole soldiers, 1,000 pikemen.
From the beginning of the battle to the present, it has been two hours.
Chen Fang became more and more anxious, and he was worried about three questions.
First, the casualties of the Yuyue army were too large, and if there were no follow-up reinforcements, it was very likely to be defeated, and the attack on the camp would be in vain at that time; Second, the silence in the depths of the camp is terrible, and I don't know if there are ambushes there, and if so, why don't you kill them to help, even if the battalion has the upper hand in the battle, you should attack the enemy forces here, in order to cut off the potential threat, but there is no movement at all so far, which is really incomprehensible; Third, there are not many attacking soldiers in front of the enemy, Huang Daoyi is a famous general, I am afraid that he has now controlled the situation, maybe he will start to turn defeat into victory, and it is very likely that he will send reinforcements here, if he doesn't start again, it will be too late to start.
Therefore, Chen Fang hesitated, it was not to attack, it was not to attack, and the current grain and grass camp was like chicken ribs, and it was a pity to abandon it if it was tasteless, which made it difficult for people.
After a moment of silence, he looked at the captain beside him and said, "If I give you a thousand troops, will you dare to rush over to meet the battle?" ”
The captain thought for a while and said loudly: "Why don't you dare, the general, please give an order, and the general will go to kill the enemy!" ”
"Well, I really have the guts!"
Chen Fang praised it, and then said: "Then the general will order you to lead a thousand troops to rush to the aid of Yuyue." ”
"Order!"
After tea.
Ling Feng was directing the soldiers to fight, when he suddenly heard the sound of shouting and killing in the distance, he couldn't help but raise his eyes: "It's finally here." ”
"Lu Chang."
"The end will be here."
Ling Feng said, "Intercept that group of cavalry!" ”
"No."