Chapter 435: Zhang Fei uses a plan
Thirty miles north of Xinye, Yan Xing, a fierce general in the west, led 8,000 cavalry to the south.
In the middle of the line, a scout scout in front of him rushed over like a whirlwind, and from a long distance, the scout cavalry on horseback tore his voice and howled, "General, the Chu army abandoned Xinye and fled to Xiangyang." ”
"What?"
Yan Xing lifted the reins of the horse and said contemplatively: "Ran away?" ”
The scout cavalry rushed to the front, gasped for the mouth of the canyon and replied, "Exactly! ”
"Hey, Zhang Fei's guy is running very fast!"
Yan Xing clenched his fists and clapped his hands fiercely, and then ordered: "Quickly punish the fast horse and report the news to the lord!" ”
"Yes!"
The herald's head had already been turned and he ran to the back.
"Go, chase, be sure to drag the Chu army!"
With a wave of Yan Xing's handle, the eight thousand cavalry immediately accelerated southward, raising a cloud of smoke and dust on the official road.
More than 40 miles in the rear, Luo Zheng personally supervised and led an army of more than 200,000 cavalry to the south.
When he received the news that Zhang Fei had abandoned Xinye and went south, he asked at that time, "Where is Yan Xing's vanguard army today?" ”
The messenger replied, "General Yan Xing has led 8,000 vanguard iron strikers to chase down!" ”
Jia Xu next to him said: "Lord, it was expected that Liu Bei abandoned Xinye and preserved his strength, Xinye's 20,000 Chu troops were all foot soldiers, and they would definitely not be able to go far, so they could order the light cavalry to quickly pursue south." ”
Luo Zheng thought about it for a while, and then said categorically: "Quickly order the cavalry of all departments to go south first, and be sure to entangle the Chu army!" ”
"Yes!"
Jia Xu agreed and immediately went down to make arrangements.
Ten miles west of Yushui, Zhang Fei led an army of 20,000 people who were rushing all the way.
Xiqian's 200,000 troops came to attack, although Zhang Fei was belligerent, and he was bent on killing Luo Zheng to avenge his second brother Guan Yu, but he also knew that with the 20,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, how could he not stop the more than 200,000 cadres.
Not to mention the 200,000 troops, just the 30,000 elite cavalry and 3,000 wolf cavalry under Luo Zheng's command are a big trouble.
The most elite cavalry in the world is in Xiqian. Although the cavalry under Luo Zheng's command has always remained at 30,000, and it has not been expanded over the years, it is this cavalry that has swept through the Western Regions of the desert, and the sword soldiers are going. Whether it was the Xianbei people who were once powerful or the Great Moon Clan who established the Kushan Empire in the Western Regions, they all crawled under the iron hooves of this cavalry.
If the Chu army hid in the fortified city, no matter how fierce and good the Xiqian cavalry was, it would be impossible for them to rush to the city.
But if you get to the field, don't talk about the 20,000 Chu army. Even if there were twice as many troops, they would not be able to stop the 30,000 Xiqian cavalry.
Although Zhang Fei was very aggrieved, he didn't dare to play with him, and after receiving his brother's order, he could only run away with the army.
Otherwise, if you are caught up by the cadres, you will have a lot of fun.
"Report, General, it's not good!"
When he was hurrying away, a scout from behind chased after him like a horse.
"What's wrong?"
Zhang Fei was furious and said: "What's going on, say it slowly!" ”
The scout cavalry rushed forward and hurriedly reined in his horses. After taking a breath twice, he hurriedly said: "General, the big thing is not good, the Xiqian cavalry has caught up, and it has reached twenty miles away, and it will be there in half an hour at most." ”
"What?"
Zhang Fei was taken aback, "The cadres are catching up, how many soldiers and horses are there?" ”
The scout cavalry hurriedly said: "About 10,000 cavalry! ”
"Damn, it's coming so fast!"
Zhang Fei took a breath and couldn't help but burst into a foul mouth.
There was an adjutant general next to him who hurriedly said: "General." The cavalry of the cadre army are all riding two horses, coming and going like the wind, and they can run for 200 miles in a day with light equipment, and most of the 10,000 cavalry are the vanguard army of the Western Qian. There are still more than 200 miles to Xiangyang, our army is all foot soldiers, no matter what, we can't get rid of it, but we can leave some soldiers and horses to block the enemy after they are broken, and buy time for the army! ”
Zhang Fei shouted: "Order the army to throw away the useless baggage, and only bring two days of military rations to quickly travel south." After a certain break! ”
"Yes!"
The generals responded with a bang, and galloped away.
Zhang Fei ordered 2,000 soldiers and horses, and watched the army go away, and the tiger's eyes couldn't help but shoot a terrifying light.
Ordered 2,000 foot soldiers to move to a high ground to line up, and put the heavy vehicles lost by the army on the official road, Zhang Fei rode back and forth in front of the formation, a little irritable, and from time to time restrained the war horse and glanced at the road ahead.
Soon, there was billowing yellow dust in the rear, and there was a muffled thunderous hoof sound from far and near.
After about half a pillar of incense, the 8,000 cavalry chased to the front, seeing that the official road was blocked, Yan Xing gave an order, and the 8,000 cavalry quickly spread to the two wings, but the official road was narrow, and there were many ravines in the fields on both sides, which was not conducive to the cavalry charge.
A lieutenant general hurriedly said: "General, our army is from the bottom to the top, and the Chu army is afraid that it will not be able to rush up with its baggage, but each can send a thousand horsemen to go around the field on both sides to the flank and outflank, so as to divide the strength of the Chu army, and then attack from the front!" ”
Yan Xing thought for a while, and immediately said categorically: "Good, just this time!" ”
At that moment two groups of cavalry, each with a thousand horsemen, were divided and attacked from both flanks.
Two thousand cavalrymen dismounted their horses and led their horses through the ravines and fields, bypassing the front of the official road, including the past from the low hills on both sides, and preparing to go around to the rear to attack the Chu army blocking the road.
"Damn it!"
When Zhang Fei looked at this posture, how could he not know what the cadres had in mind.
He was interested in finding an opportunity to behead the leading general of the cadre army, but he did not dare to make a mistake.
The head of the general in the army of ten thousand, it also depends on the specific situation, the general of the cadre army must be so easy to kill, I don't know how many times he has been beheaded, and he fell into the eight thousand cavalry alone, which is enough for Zhang Fei to die ten times.
If there were 500 cavalry, Zhang Fei might take the risk of trying.
But the soldiers and horses under his command were all foot soldiers, and they took the initiative to charge the cavalry, which was no different from looking for death.
As for charging the Xiqian cavalry alone, unless Zhang Fei had a bad brain, he would not do such a stupid thing.
"Set fire and go!"
Zhang Fei roared, waved his hand, and walked away.
Soon, one by one, the fires were thrown on the baggage vehicles that were stopped in the middle of the road, and the fire raged when they landed, and the two thousand foot soldiers did not stop for a moment, and followed Zhang Pegasus while running wildly, and kept setting fire along the way.
"Hey, damn Fei Feifu!"
Yan Xingqi scolded angrily and shouted: "Quick, clean up the official road!" ”
The cavalry on both sides of the field could not pass, and they could only dismount the infantry to get around, and the baggage vehicles of the 20,000 army on the official road were placed for several miles, and there seemed to be a mountain forest at the end, and it took at least an hour to get around.
If Zhang Fei set the forest on fire again, it is estimated that he will have to delay a lot of effort.
Some soldiers had already flipped off their horses and rushed up to clear the heavy vehicles blocking the official road.
How could Zhang Fei have been prepared, he had already poured fire oil on the cart, and the fire quickly burned, not to mention extinguishing the fire, it was not even good to get close, the soldiers could only stare dryly, Yan Xing couldn't help but scold angrily. (To be continued.) )xh118R1052