Chapter 170: Rapid Attack Cavalry (I)
When did it really get rid of the Han army's scouts, and the three surviving Yellow Turban scouts couldn't say clearly.
In order to be able to get rid of the more than fifty scouts, they had to abandon their horses and enter the mountains, so that they finally escaped the pursuit of the other party. But it was very difficult to go back, and most importantly, it was getting dark.
"Find a way to walk back slowly, we go back one step earlier, and the lord and they will be able to get the news first. And now the only thing that can be done is to keep hurrying, and then pray that the Han army will not march so fast...... Come to think of it, the sky is about to completely darken, and marching in the dark has always been taboo, so I think the other party should set up camp first, right? "On the way, one of the scouts suggested.
He was the oldest of the three scouts, and as for the captain of the scout who had commanded them before, he had fallen.
Originally, the other party planned to capture them alive, but at the last moment, the captains chose to commit suicide. Use your own life to restore the dignity and glory of the Yellow Turban Scouts. In fact, everyone knows this situation, the reason why they want to be arrested alive is mainly for the information they know, as long as people live, no one can guarantee that secrets will not be leaked, so they would rather choose death.
"You dispatched more than 50 people, and you couldn't even catch the three fleeing Yellow Turban scouts?" On the other hand, in the main camp of the Han army, Huangfu Song looked at the five kneeling scout captains in front of him, and questioned quite angrily.
"General Qiyu, the enemy dismounted and fled into the jungle, and unlike us who wore thick armor, they were just a piece of leather armor, so if we really wanted to chase them, we would not be able to catch up with them." The captain of the reconnaissance cavalry at the head replied with his fists clenched.
"Anyway, the three little mice don't care, anyway, even they wouldn't have thought that we would send troops to launch a quick attack tonight, right? Hahaha, I want to see how they can stop the current situation of the Yellow Turban Army! Huangfu Song thought about it when he heard this, motioned for the scout to retreat, and then muttered to himself.
At the same time, at least 3,000 light cavalry began to kill the location of the main camp of the Yellow Turban Army.
It was already dark, and it was generally impossible for the main force of the Han army, which did not take the official road, to attack in such an environment. However, this is not a problem for Huangfu Song.
Fang Yun didn't seem to have found it, or he hadn't let people go out to patrol after nightfall, otherwise he would have found a large number of fluorescent spots in the night three miles to the left of the main camp.
This is a glow-in-the-dark phosphor powder, and it is not known if it comes from fluorite or some other stone. The powder was carefully laid down by the spies of the Han army, and that was more than ten days ago. It has also been carefully confirmed during this time that the powder is still very faithful to the role of night signage, providing the most comprehensive navigation for the assault force.
As long as you follow this glow-in-the-dark trail, there will be almost no problems.
It is also based on this reason that Huangfu Song has the prerequisite for a quick attack at night, otherwise even if it is the main force of the Han army, there is no way to ensure the balance of nutrition, so that the soldiers can get rid of the trouble of night blindness.
"Remember, you only have one chance! I will never allow you to come back just by circling around the enemy camp. Let me go in from the west gate, break through the east gate and finally come back here! Before the cavalry troops set out, Huangfu Song said this to them three times in a row.
It can be heard that the task is very difficult, at least no one has been able to break into the enemy's camp, and after coming to a penetration, he can return to the main camp safe and sound.
But if the opponent is the Yellow Turban Army, maybe it can. In particular, according to the latest intelligence, the Yellow Turban Army is in a state of depression and vulnerability. In this state, let alone resist, I'm afraid that even if you raise your weapon, there will be problems.
Huang Fu Song didn't have the latest information, but he knew what caused this result. Because of this, I know even more clearly in my heart that it will be difficult for such a unit to restore its combat effectiveness.
There is only one chance, take advantage of the other party's illness and weakness, and directly make a big breakthrough to completely destroy the other party's remaining morale. In this way, even if there is a wave of talent on it, there is no way to prevent the rout of their entire army. If you're lucky, you can't say that a single through-charge will be enough to accomplish one of the objectives of this expedition.
The sky had completely darkened at this moment, and the main camp of the Yellow Turban Army, which was nestled in a forest, quickly quieted down. Due to Fang Yun's order, all the soldiers had to stay in the tent, so the ordinary Yellow Turban soldiers had already gone to bed early.
Generally speaking, in order to avoid night raids, it is inevitable to set up some campfires outside the camp. But today, I don't know why, but it is not set up like this at all, and even the rejection of the horse is relatively sparse, so there is no way to effectively block the opponent's cavalry charge.
But in general, the deliberate traces are too obvious, and if you have a little insight, you may be able to see it.
However, for the Han army, when their 3,000-strong rapid attack force found out about this situation, after the prompting of old intelligence, the commander thought that the Yellow Turban Army was really unbearable for a battle now, so there was such a situation, which seemed more normal.
So, they also began to be unscrupulous, broke through the rejection, and began to rush towards the interior of the main camp.
It wasn't until the last soldier entered the camp that a gong began to be sounded, which at the time often meant an enemy attack, but it was usually started when the enemy was seen from a distance, and now it seems to be too slow.
"Haha, a rabble, this raid is really not interesting!" The cavalry captain led by him was very unhappy, just because of their surprise attack this time, it seemed that there was no suspense at all, it was too relaxed.
"Captain, everything is going so well, it doesn't seem right! We've been walking for so long, and we haven't found a single enemy! The adjutant next to him stepped forward to remind.
It was at this time that the captain realized that the situation really seemed to be wrong, even if the combat effectiveness of the Yellow Turban Army was weak, even if the soldiers no longer had the strength, it was not too strange that his three thousand people entered the camp in a mighty way, but they did not say anything at all?
It didn't take long for them to know the truth, that is, on their way, there were a large number of traps. Of course, this isn't the kind that can drop an entire horse, but the kind that is just big enough for a horse's leg to sink into.
It's just that for the war horses, they themselves are in a state of running, and suddenly one of their legs is sinked, and as a result, their bodies have to fall forward, and the worst of all, they will break this horse's leg.
In fact, the number of horse traps is not much, more than fifty, but because the surrounding camp tents have unconsciously formed a passage, so that the cavalry troops who have been in a state of rushing have been gathering on this passage, but the first group of cavalry has fallen into the horse trap and fallen off their horses.
To make matters worse, when they fall off their horses, their bodies act as a natural barrier to the advance of their allies. (To be continued.) )