Chapter 791: Light Cavalry Attack
On March 17 of the second year of the New Han Dynasty, the hussar general Wang Yu took the Pingdong general Zhang Liao as the commander, the Yijun general Zhao Yun, and the Fujun general Yu Ban as the deputy commander, commanding 30,000 troops, and swore to the east in Jieshi Mountain. The banner of the hussar general once again fluttered on this land that was too far away from the Central Plains and was almost forgotten.
The Wuhuan Lord of Liaoxi was stunned, connecting the Wuhuan Lord of Shanggu and the Wuhuan Lord of Liaodong, Su Fuyan, gathered more than 40,000 people from all departments of Wuhuan, and fought hard to meet the attack without showing weakness.
Of course, the attack was after the envoy was sent to ask for surrender, and the envoy was beaten by Wang Yu with a stick because of his disrespectful words. Therefore, in the eyes of the Han people, Wuhuan's battle was somewhat annoyed and angry, but in the eyes of several big forces in Liaodong and Bian Saizhuhu, it had a full tragic meaning.
Although because of the strength of the Qingzhou Army, all the troops did not dare to act rashly and were still waiting, but the hostility had risen, and the eyes of the Qingzhou Army were full of hostility.
Having learned the lessons of the Battle of Youzhou, Bunton adopted a flexible strategy, and a large number of rangers were scattered into hundreds or thousands of squads, scattered in the vast corridor of western Liaoning, and contacted each other in a special way, gathering and scattering from time to time, trying to threaten the Qingzhou army, slow down their march, and threaten the grain route at the same time.
Speaking of which, this method of warfare Wang Yu is also often used, especially in the battle against the Qingzhou Yellow Turban, the light cavalry tired the enemy and harassed the enemy, and made great contributions, laying a solid foundation for the final victory.
But it would be wrong to say that Wuhuan plagiarized Wang Yu, and the reverse was almost the same.
In the case of insufficient frontal combat power, using a small number of elites with high mobility to launch attack and disturb warfare and create fighters for the main battle is originally the best tactic of the nomads.
At least in later generations, in the face of the Song army and the Ming army that had degenerated into peasants, this tactic was very effective, and it was precisely because of this that the rumultuous Eight Banners and the Mongolian cavalry and shooting incomparable in the late Song Dynasty came from this.
However, from the battle examples created by Wang Yu, another meaning can actually be obtained, that is, the tactics of light cavalry attack and harassment are very powerful to bully the peasants, and they can only bully and bully the peasant soldiers.
Against the well-trained regular army, the role of light cavalry raids and harassment has been greatly reduced, and it can even be said that the gains outweigh the losses.
The Shanhaiguan in later generations was built on the tail end of the remaining veins of Yanshan and the narrow strip between the Bohai Sea, so it was named. Walking out of this narrow gap, the terrain suddenly opens up, and the topography of such a flat river is where the light cavalry comes in.
Before he came out of Linyu, sporadic Hu cavalry had already appeared from time to time, looking at the Han army formation from a distance, and all kinds of strange sounds came out of his mouth from time to time, which was provoking.
If the Han army pursues out, they will turn around and flee, if the Han army pursues relentlessly, there is likely to be a trap waiting in front, if the chase is half turned back, then Hu Qi will continue to repeat this action.
This method may seem simple and boring, but if you encounter a poorly qualified army, it will often have a great effect.
The soldiers who dare to fight have more than enough courage, and they are repeatedly provoked by a small number of Hu cavalry, even if they are restrained by the generals and do not pursue indiscriminately, they will give birth to impetuousness and affect the subsequent war.
When the cowardly pawn sees the arrogance of the enemy and the powerlessness of his own side, he will feel frightened: a few sporadic Hu people are so powerful, so that they are helpless, if they kill hundreds or thousands in one go, thousands of them can be repaid?
The light cavalry attack tactics of the Wuhuan people can be regarded as the original version, and the grasp of each step is very perfect, what effect each tactical action will have, and how it should be used, so as to expand the results of the battle.
"Whew...... Drink! ”
As the distance of the Han army from Linyu became farther and farther, there were more and more Hu cavalry wandering around the military column, and finally, hundreds of Hu cavalry gathered together, and after the leader shouted an order, they shouted in unison and rushed over.
"Drink! Drink! Drink! Seeing the feat of his companions, the Hu cavalry from near and far shouted in unison, and the same syllables were shouted by thousands of people from a wide distance, and the bursts echoed over the field of life, and the momentum seemed quite immense.
The Qingzhou military formation, which had not been affected much in the previous provocation, suddenly eased up, and when the Hu cavalry who rushed into the formation saw this, he immediately became proud, and turned his horse's head four or five hundred steps away from the edge of the Han army array, and laughed evilly.
"Hahahaha, you're too scared to move, right? I have the ability to come and beat grandpa! How? Don't dare? Don't you dare to come to war? Let's get home and get milk! ”
"What hussar general, champion marquis? It's just to be majestic in your own home! This is the grassland, the territory of our Wuhuan people, just cowards like you, you will die as many as you come! ”
"Coward, coward!"
The Wuhuan cavalry felt very cool, very cool!
This Han army defeated the army of the Xianbei people, the overlord of the grassland, but when they came to their side, they were only ridiculed and ridiculed, doesn't this mean that the Wuhuan people are more powerful than the Xianbei people?
Of course, it is still in the initial stage of the war, and it is still far from the final victory, but the Han people have a good saying: a good start is half the success. Now that the Han army obviously has little to do with the harassment on its side, as long as it continues to be maintained, will there be suspense about victory?
Driven by the winners, the Wuhuan cavalry became more and more vigorous, and people continued to assemble and launch fake charges, which could slow down the pace of the Han army every time, so it in turn inspired the Hu cavalry, which seemed to form a vicious circle.
"A vicious circle? That's right, if it is a very low-quality army, or a rabble, a vicious circle will be formed, the courage of the brave soldiers will be consumed, the cowardly soldiers will become more and more unable to take a step, the speed of the march will slow down, and there may not be any rest at night, and if the food supply is cut off again in the end, then there is only one way to collapse. ”
Wang Ze, who was a pawn in the army, fought fiercely with Wang Yu in Yang under the command of Xu Rong. Later, he joined the Qingzhou Army, and now he has been promoted to a lieutenant, and in the face of his subordinates' questions, he smiled and replied.
"However, we are the Great Han Hussars, and this little trick wants to interfere with us? Hehe, it's really a pipe dream, let them make trouble. ”
"But in this way, the speed of the army has indeed been delayed, huh? Brother Wang, why did you ask General Yu for instructions to change the queue to a state of imminent battle, instead of asking the wind cavalry to go into battle and drive away Hu Cai? ”
The Yulin Army is one of the six hussar armies, which pays the most attention to military discipline, and it is taboo to whisper when marching, even if it is related to the war.
However, the identity of this diligent and inquisitive team leader is somewhat special, his surname is Xu Mingbin, and he is the second son of Yanzhou Thorn Shi Xu He. Xu He's eldest son was sent to Wang Yu's personal army, and the second son was admitted to the military branch of Taishan Academy.
This expedition to the north was the first large-scale battle after the academy was on the right track, and it was a rare internship opportunity for the students.
Xu He has no talent in the art of war, but Xu Bin's talent is good, and among the twenty people, he ranks among the top three. After joining the Yulin Army, he not only fought bravely on the front line, but also never forgot to apply what he had learned.
Wang Ze was appointed by Yu Ban to take care of the students, and in addition to commanding the troops, he also had the responsibility of teaching the other party, so instead of reprimanding the other party, he summoned several officers with similar identities together and explained them in detail.
"Light cavalry attack is a very classic tactic, and the main point is ...... The lord was a good hand at this way back then, and those war academies must have also used it as a topic to teach. Now, Wenzhi proposes to use light riding for light riding and driving away Hu Qi, what about the others? What do you guys think? ”
The others looked at each other and shook their heads slowly.
Light horses come and go like the wind, and unless they charge hard at the infantry array, it is difficult for them to be restrained by foot soldiers alone. If you want to restrain the light horse, you can only deal with it with the same light horse, if not, including Xu Bin's father, those heroes who hated the prince's men back then were not brainless, how could there be no way at all?
Besides, isn't that what the students at the academy teach?
Wang Ze looked at everyone gently, he couldn't see disappointment or anything like that in his eyes, but he had quite a lot of expectations, obviously, he felt that this answer was not good enough, and he hoped to hear better.
Seeing Wang Ze's encouraging eyes, Xu Bin seemed to think of something, but that thought was like a naughty child, dangling in his mind all the time, but he couldn't grasp it, this feeling was really uncomfortable.
Seeing that it was cold, Wang Ze sighed in his heart, thinking that he was still too embarrassed to use this as a topic. Although these students have good talents, after all, they have not gone through the battle formation and do not have enough experience to support them, so they are still shallow to read on paper after all.
Thinking like this, he was about to announce the answer, but at this moment, a still childish voice suddenly sounded: "General Wang, is it not to deceive me?" Isn't what you're doing now a very targeted tactic to restrain light cavalry attacks? ”
Wang Ze was surprised and delighted, and when he stared at it, he saw that it was Lu Xun, who was the youngest among the students, had the shortest time to enter the academy, and firmly occupied the top spot in his grades!
He smiled and asked, "Bo Yan said this, I don't know what the basis is?" ”
Lu Xun has not yet performed the crown salute, according to common sense, there should not be a name, but first, he is young and precocious, and his personality is also old, after the death of his parents, he has the bearing of an adult early, and secondly, he is similar to Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, and he has not been weak in the crown, and he has already been in the general's shogunate to counsel military affairs. According to the practice of the times, the crown ceremony can be equated with the crown ceremony when the age is reached.
"It's simple."
Lu Xun replied indifferently: "Light cavalry harassment, unless General Zilong personally leads the army in front of the battle, there must be certain rules to follow." The first assembled charge, ten of them is a feint! The enemy of the feint attack is only a hundred, let alone a feint, even if the horse is really released, our army will not slow down, and they will not be able to please it, the general is a veteran general in the army, how can he be so nervous, as if facing a great enemy? ”
Therefore, Xun Ke asserted that there was an abnormality, that is, a strategy, and General Wen Ze and the general must have expected this, and they had already made a calculation. As for the specific plans of the general...... Why don't you wait and see what you have learned in your chest? ”
was shocked, and even Wang Ze was frightened.
A demon in his early teens! God knows how the Lord discerned it and chose it among all men. Isn't it? After a little polishing, the brilliance revealed is already dazzling. (The latest chapter of the peerless Tang Gate.)