[…… The court is embarrassed, and now Ding is newly recruited, and the grain is not available. …… Delay the training of troops in March...... We are ordered to think of the grace of heaven and try our best. …… The thief is now powerful, and Brother Zhong Ying is in Longxi, and he hopes to solve the problem of blocking the enemy from the outside and trying his best to serve the country. ……]

Ten days later, Dong Zhuo received a letter reply from Huangfu Song. After only a few cursory glances, he was stunned and trembling by Huangfu Song's words in the letter.

"What's the situation?"

Seeing Dong Zhuo's ghostly expression, Zhang Huang was curious and stood behind Dong Zhuo to watch. Looking at this, the expression on his face gradually became strange.

"Huangfu Song...... Refused to send troops? ”

Glancing at Dong Zhuo with a gloomy face, Zhang Huang couldn't help but feel sorry in his heart. In his opinion, nine times out of ten, Huangfu Song saw through Dong Zhuo's strategy of leading trouble to the east and wanting to reap the benefits, and in his reply letter, he righteously instigated Dong Zhuo to block the Liangzhou rebels in Longxi, but he did not agree to send troops to his own life, saying that he would "delay three months to train the troops", which was clearly an excuse.

You must know that the imperial court suffered a big loss from the last "Huangzhong Yicong", and this time the army organized to go west was all garrisons recruited from Hanoi, Hejian, and Sanfu, and it was by no means a new soldier, if you Huangfu Song said that the army needed ten days to run in and run, it would be fine, but these three months, three months were enough for the Xiliang rebels to fight all the way to Chang'an. Who will bear the losses during this period? Zhang Huang didn't believe that Huangfu Song couldn't think about these things.

Then the question arises, what is the reason why Huangfu Song would rather delay the fighter plane than refuse Dong Zhuo's request for help? There is only one explanation, that is, Huangfu Song saw through Dong Zhuo's sinister intentions of wanting to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and watch the success or failure of the Xiliang rebels and his imperial court's expedition to the west, so he did not move, wanting to see Dong Zhuo's next plan first.

It is not difficult to guess that if Dong Zhuo really has two hearts, whether he is forced to throw himself into the Liangzhou rebels or not, Huangfu Song will inevitably take him as the first target, and would rather temporarily give up the threat posed by the Xiliang rebels, but also eradicate the Longxi forces first. Eradicate the hidden danger of Dong Zhuo; But on the other hand, if Dong Zhuo is willing to lead the forces of Longxi to fight against the Xiliang rebels, then Huangfu Song's goal of "borrowing a knife to kill" will also be achieved, with the help of the hands of the Xiliang rebels, part of Dong Zhuo's troops will be disintegrated, and it can be regarded as a good lesson for the imperial court to teach this evil Jiao with a heart of disobedience.

"What a trick to drive away the wolf." Dong Zhuo's confidant Li Ru let out a long breath after reading the letter, thinking that this letter had refreshed his understanding of Huangfu Song.

Huangfu Song, that is not comparable to those pedantic courtiers in the court, as long as the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, pit an ambitious colleague like Dong Zhuo. He can do it.

"This is really a bamboo basket for water......"

Seeing the expressions of Dong Zhuo and Li Ru looking at each other, Zhang Huang sat comfortably on the recliner with his hands behind his head, and let out a mockery without malice in his mouth.

It is not difficult to guess that the current Dong Zhuo and Li Ru are really a bit difficult to ride a tiger, Han Sui and Bian Zhang coerced and lured him to give up Di Dao, and then there was Huangfu Song eyeing him, once Dong Zhuo exposed the slightest disobedience, I am afraid that he would be eradicated together with the Xiliang rebels.

"Or just vote for Han Sui?" Zhang Huang teased with a smile.

"Never!" Li Ru immediately shook his head, and said in a specially accentuated tone. "Although the Han family is declining day by day, the people's hearts are still attached, and if they rebel, they will be pointed at by thousands of people and scolded by all the people. Although Xiliang is wide, how can it be rich in the Central Plains? ”

He said this. In fact, it wasn't for Zhang Huang to hear, but he saw that Dong Zhuo seemed to be moved by Zhang Huang's joke, so he immediately opened his mouth to tell Dong Zhuo to dispel this idea.

Cooperating with Han Sui, Bian Zhangna and other anti-thieves is destined to be a point of no return that is difficult to turn back. Let's not talk about whether Han Sui and Bian Zhang can hold the territory they are currently swallowing in the counterattack of the imperial court forces. However, if you conspire with thieves and collude with the same stream, you will inevitably be reprimanded by the people of the world.

In this era, once the "righteousness" is lost. That is not far from destruction.

"Troops!" Li Ru said categorically: "Regardless of whether Huangfu Yizhen sends troops to support in the end, we will fight this battle." And at all costs! ”

"At any cost?" Li Ru's more abnormal words made Dong Zhuo stunned when he heard this, you must know that he only has 40,000 or 50,000 troops in Longxi County, and the Xiliang rebels who have been against him can claim to have 300,000 troops.

It is true that the general's force can reverse the victory or defeat of a battle, but it is not uncommon for a general with strong force to be killed by a sea of miscellaneous soldiers.

In all fairness, Dong Zhuo was not fully confident in whether he could defeat the Xiliang rebels.

"If there is ...... in case"

It can be seen that Dong Zhuo is a little hesitant, after all, Longxi is a force that he has managed with great difficulty for many years, to be honest, he is not very willing to sacrifice here in vain, if it is feasible, he is more inclined to be a fisherman, rather than a sandpiper caught by mussels.

In this regard, Li Ru didn't have much to worry about, stroked his beard and said slowly: "I believe in the judgment of the next, after this battle, we will gain far more than we lose." Even if you are unfortunately defeated......" Speaking of this, he sneered substantially: "Then there is also Huangfu Yizhen who bears the infamy for us!" ”

Dong Zhuo and Zhang Huang's eyes lit up when they heard this, especially Zhang Huang, he admired Li Ru very much, even in such a complicated situation, he could still calmly analyze the pros and cons.

Li Ru is right, this battle must be fought, because this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: if Dong Zhuo can block the Xiliang rebels near Longxi and Jincheng without reinforcements, then this merit alone is enough to wash away the suspicion and suspicion of the previous imperial court against him; And even if he was unfortunately defeated, it was because Huangfu Song's support was unfavorable, it was this person's dereliction of duty, what does it have to do with Longxi and Dong Zhuo?

Looking at Dong Zhuo and Li Ru looking at each other and smiling, Zhang Huang was a little worried about Huangfu Song: if this upright and loyal famous general refused to send troops to aid Dong Zhuo in the end because of suspicion and suspicion, it was difficult to guarantee that he would not be blamed by the court afterwards, and his official position would be carried out to the end.

The next day, Dong Zhuo sent a letter of war to Bian Zhang and Han Sui. In the letter, he scolded Bian and Han for betraying the country and aiding in the abuse, and criticized them morally.

According to the grapevine, Bian Zhang and Han Sui were furious after reading the letter and tore up the letter angrily. Even worse, he vomited blood in anger.

Of course, this is just gossip, after all, even if Li Ru's words in the letter were fierce, it would be too exaggerated to spit out blood from Bian and Han in anger, but in any case, Bian Zhang and Han Sui were indeed angered by Li Ru, otherwise they would not have immediately taken the case and sent back the war letter, and asked Dong Zhuo to fight a decisive battle in the open and deserted suburbs twenty miles north of Di Dao after noon on the next day, that is, on the third day.

In fact, to be more honest, with the 40,000 or 50,000 troops under Dong Zhuo's command, he fought a decisive battle with the Liangzhou rebels who claimed to be 300,000 in the wilderness. This is indeed a bit unwise.

However, Li Ru explained very clearly that they were betting very much on this bet, they were not betting on the local battlefield of Di Dao or even Longxi, they were betting on the attitude of the imperial court towards Dong Zhuo in the future, and whether Huangfu Song would still be qualified to elbow Dong Zhuo in the future.

On the third day, Dong Zhuo took his troops to the deserted suburbs twenty miles north of Di Dao early in the morning, where he arranged his troops.

In this battle, Dong Zhuo personally served as the commander of the Chinese army, and Li Ru was the division of the three armies. Dong Yue and Niu Fu as deputy generals; The vanguard officer of the former army was served by Duan Xuan, and Dong Zhuo gave him 2,000 infantry and 1,000 cavalry, a total of 3,000 troops; The left and right wings are in charge of Xu Rong and Hu Zhen. They were Xu Rong's 3,000 infantry and Hu Zhen's 2,000 cavalry; As for Zhang Huang, he assumed the pseudonym Zhang Xiu and served as the deputy general of his cheap uncle Zhang Ji. Led a thousand cavalry to hide behind Xu Rong's Qu Division.

This is a very common two-wing formation.

On the other hand, Han Sui led the army to arrive at about the same time as Dong Zhuo, but the troops he brought were much more than Dong Zhuo. After all, Dong Zhuo only brought 9,000 soldiers in this battle, while Han Sui brought 40,000 by sight.

This is almost the total number of sergeants of Dong Zhuojun in Longxi County.

There is no need to say much about the war of scolding between the two armies. It was nothing more than Li Ru instructing Duan Xuan, the vanguard general of the former army, to go into battle and scold Bian Zhang and Han Sui.

Scolding the battle and fighting the generals, these two powerful means used on the battlefield to reduce the morale of the enemy, have almost become a tradition.

Although Duan Xuan is the fierce general with the highest force value under Dong Zhuo, he is not a fighting general, after all, the former holds an important position in the vanguard of the former army, which can be said to be the core of a battle except for the commander of the Chinese army, once the front army is defeated, it means that this battle will be difficult to fight.

Speaking of Zhang Huang, his current position belongs to the rear of the left flank, which is already close to the position of the rear army. Instead of guessing the victory or defeat of the fighting generals in front of the battle based on his voice, Zhang Huang felt that it was better to get in touch with his cheap uncle Zhang Ji next to him, after all, Zhang Jina was also a famous general under Dong Zhuo.

As for Zhang Huang, Zhang Ji also seemed very enthusiastic, firstly, Zhang Huang was personally recommended by his lord Dong Zhuo, and secondly, Zhang Huang called his uncle, even if he shouted it in front of outsiders, it somewhat resolved his regrets for his beloved nephew.

No, for Zhang Huang's humble consultation, Zhang Ji unreservedly told Zhang Huang about the experience he had accumulated in the conflict with foreign races over the years.

"Hu Dao Rong cavalry, you have to remember, it is very different from my Han cavalry."

"What's the difference?" Zhang Huang asked curiously.

Zhang Ji, who is 35 years old this year, looks only 278, and the mustache on his chin adds a bit of handsomeness, making it difficult for Zhang Huang to believe that he is a veteran who has taken the lead in battle.

Zhang Ji touched his beard and muttered for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Do you know anything about my Han's cavalry?" ”

"I've seen it." Zhang Huang nodded, and reported the Han cavalry he had fought against: "Yueqi, Changshui, Sanhe ......"

"Ahem!" Seeing that Zhang Huang was more and more outrageous, Zhang Ji hurriedly pretended to cough and interrupted him, after all, Zhang Huang was now pretending to be his nephew Zhang Xiu, and his nephew Zhang Xiu did not have so much experience.

"It's easy to do if you've seen it. …… Then you should know that in addition to spears, there is also such a saber when preparing weapons for my Han cavalry, right? As he spoke, he patted the scabbard on the left side of the horse's mane with his left hand.

Glancing at the saber hanging from the war horse under his crotch, Zhang Huang nodded.

"This is borrowed from Hu Daorong." Zhang Ji explained with a little seriousness.

Zhang Huang changed slightly when he heard this, because Zhang Ji's explanation meant that the Han cavalry would be at a great disadvantage when facing foreign cavalry.

Probably seeing what Zhang Huang was thinking, Zhang Ji nodded and said with a wry smile: "You guessed right, against the cavalry of the upper foreign clans, the cavalry of my Han Dynasty does have many disadvantages. …… The spear, in fact, is not suitable as the best weapon for cavalry charges. ”

said. Zhang Ji explained to Zhang Huang in detail the origin of the Han cavalry.

In his rhetoric, the Han Dynasty was not known for its cavalry, the strongest type of the Han army was the infantry, and the infantry of the Northern Army under the leadership of the centuries-old champion Hou was a lingering nightmare in the hearts of all the grassland tribes.

A spear, a shield, a short crossbow, a short sword, a leather armor, a water bladder, and a dry food bag filled with three days' rations were the basic equipment of the infantry of the Northern Army at that time. Dahan relied on this strong division to defeat one strong enemy after another.

However, compared to the incredibly powerful infantry, the cavalry of the Han Dynasty still had a disadvantage in the face of the steppe tribes. This disadvantage is mainly reflected in the operational concept.

In the earliest days, the common understanding of cavalry in the world was that of infantry on horseback. Horses were used as a means of transportation and transport.

It wasn't until the cavalry really eliminated the chariots that the cavalry really joined the battlefield as a brand new class.

However, it is still difficult to give the best definition of cavalry.

What exactly are the advantages of cavalry? And what is its outstanding role on the battlefield?

Perhaps Zhang Huang can enumerate the advantages of a large number of cavalry, but his understanding does not represent the whole world. Many years ago, there were still many famous generals who simply defined cavalry as soldiers on horseback.

This is not unfounded, but factual.

There are many examples that can prove that many generals of the Han Dynasty used cavalry to attack the enemy's formation, thinking that cavalry was a heavyweight arm that could settle the battle in a battle, but in fact. If a cavalry really rushes into an infantry, if it fails to break through, then what awaits this cavalry is only a dead end. Even if this cavalry is a heavy cavalry like the tun cavalry.

And in this regard, the Hu Dao Rong cavalry in Zhang Ji's mouth, those warriors from the grassland, their fighting methods are very different. First of all. They abandoned their spears in favor of sabers, which resembled scimitars, and they did not slash their enemies in battle, they did only one thing. It is to hold the reins in the left hand and dash quickly, and the right hand grasps the saber horizontally on the right side, and with the high speed of the war horse sprint and the sharpness of the saber to cut the enemy's body.

“…… Sweeping the wind, translated into the words of our Han people, these are these three words. From the charge to the end of the charge, there will never be a moment of pause between them, they will not swing their weapons in their hands, they will not stop to cut off the enemy's head, they will just charge around the enemy army in a spiral, starting from the perimeter, gradually killing any enemy in their way, until the last enemy falls. ”

"Car overhang?" Zhang Huang couldn't help but be a little surprised.

The chariot hanging, of course, does not have anything to do with the chariot, but rather symbolizes that the army that uses this tactic operates like a spinning wheel, constantly drawing circles on the battlefield in order to effectively divide and kill the enemy.

It is said that this tactic was first derived from the great detour tactics of the champion Hou Huo, and after being improved and innovated, the most powerful and terrifying cavalry tactics of all time was born, the car hanging.

Moreover, the car suspension is only the foundation, in the derivation of this tactic, later generations invented the "car suspension - axe" and other more excellent and ingenious tactics.

If used properly, once the cavalry rolls like a wheel on the battlefield, there is no doubt about its lethality.

"Is the Waijon cavalry really so powerful? So how did the champion Hou win in the first place? Zhang Huang couldn't help but marvel.

Zhang Ji looked at Zhang Huang and sighed slightly.

Later, Zhang Huang learned that the famous champion Hou used the blood lesson to make the grassland tribes engrave the car suspension and firmly remember this terrifying tactic that almost wiped out their grassland tribes. However, the sad and ridiculous thing is that the car hanging in the Han Dynasty has not really been inherited, and it has either become a case study of tactics for future generations, or it has become one of the few records in history.

Huo Qubing defeated the grassland, but he also taught the grassland people the method of car suspension in disguise.

Who is to blame for this? You can only blame the descendants for not being angry!

Even Gongsun Zhan, who can make the Chinese people a little more famous in this era, and most of the white horse righteous servants under his command are borrowed from the grassland people. However, compared to other riders, Gongsun Chan can also be regarded as a hero.

In this era, the Han people have never lacked anything for anything, what is lacking is only inheritance. As everyone knows, how many good things are gradually lost in the process of evolution over the years.

"Woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-"

Three horns sounded, interrupting Zhang Huang's emotion.

"It's finally time to fight."

Zhang Huang exhaled slowly, due to the distance, he did not know the situation in front of the formation, and could only rely on the many heralds who rode back and forth, and deduced the battle situation of the two armies from the orders in their mouths.

"The military division has an order, the left flank is on the spot, and you must not let Hu Daorong ride through the defense line!"

"The military division has an order, the right flank is roundabout, outflanking and attacking the enemy's hinterland!"

"The Chinese army will not move!"

Li Ru's several orders made Zhang Huang probably understand his thoughts. It is nothing more than to let Xu Rong on the left flank bear the attack and plunder of the enemy's Hu Dao Rong cavalry, and at the same time let Hu Zhen on the right flank take on the heavy responsibility of the surprise attack. This tactic of focusing on defense on the one hand and offensive on the other is also the dominant tactic on the battlefield today.

But the question is, what did Li Ru keep him Zhang Huang and Zhang Ji behind Xu Rong's 3,000 infantry defense line?

A thousand cavalry is used for defense, which is not much different from fighting in the water.

"Or ......"

Thinking of a possibility, Zhang Huang couldn't help but look forward to it.

"Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu received the order to raid the enemy's main formation!"

The sudden arrival of a general order made Zhang Huang's whole person tremble.

PS: I finally got my driver's license after practicing for a long time, hey, I'm so tired. (To be continued......)