Chapter 172: Zhao Yun's First Battle
Write the south of the valley, on the endless wilderness.
Tens of thousands of Qiang soldiers set up camps, and the felt bags stretch for dozens of miles, which is magnificent.
Leaders such as Dian Ling, Qiang Hao, Wu Dang, and Qiang Hao, and Qiang Hao, who are neighbors, climbed the heights and were looking at the Xiliang army camp in the mountain pass. On the steep mountain cliff, a Huo mouth was abruptly opened, and there was a road dozens of zhang wide across the vertical mountain wall, leading straight to the plain on the north bank of Huangshui, which was really easy to defend and difficult to attack.
Between the steep mountain walls, dense tents have long been planted.
Behind the Xiliang military camp, the flag covers the sky, making it difficult to see the reality clearly.
"Luo Zheng'er came so fast!"
Burning the big handsome Dian Ling glanced at it a few times, and couldn't help but exclaim, "This place is only more than 100 miles away from the West Sea, and it is no less than 400 miles away from Zhiyunwu of Jincheng County, but Luo Zhengxiao'er's army arrived before our army, damn, why is this?" ”
Shen Wolf Qiang Hao said: "Needless to say, I will definitely not be able to hide the spies of the Xiliang Army when the army gathers." If we had waited for us to hit Yunwu, Luo Zheng would have reacted, he would have been destroyed by General Ma Teng a long time ago, and would he still be able to jump up to now? ”
The handsome commander of the neighboring department said suddenly: "Which of you knows what is written on the marching flags of the Han army? ”
There was a Qiang man who knew Chinese characters next to him and said busily: "Dashuai, there is a 'Zhao' character on the flag." ”
Dian Ling was puzzled: "How can it be the word 'Zhao', didn't Luo Zhengxiao'er personally bring the troops here?" ”
Everyone looks at me with your eyes, and they are a little confused.
Wu Dang said: "It's better that Luo Zheng Xiao'er didn't come, that guy is not easy to mess with, even General Ma Teng was defeated, and killing people is even more ferocious than the evil wolves on the Qiang Plain, and the Qiang people who moved into the Han realm don't know how many were killed." If it weren't for the severe drought in autumn, there would be no harvest of autumn grain. The people don't have enough to eat, and I don't want to provoke the butcher. ”
Dian Ling scolded: "Wudang, you don't fucking say a few words of nonsense." Who have we Qiang people been afraid of? ”
Wudang Hehe laughed twice and did not speak.
Li Tu said in a deep voice: "These Han troops are really cunning. Setting up camp on the south bank of the Huangshui River and blocking the mountain pass, we have no choice but to storm it. But the sides of the pass are narrow, and our army is simply unable to attack on a large scale. ”
Dian Ling said: "What is this, we have a lot of soldiers, we can divide our troops to cross the Huangshui from the two rivers and outflank the rear of the Han army." ”
Wu Dang said: "You think Han Jun is a fool, I have already sent someone to check it just now." The Han army built many beacon towers on various hills in the valley, and as long as our army crossed the river, it would definitely be discovered. Moreover, the north bank of the Huangshui at both ends of the valley is full of dense forests, and there are cavalry activities, so if we divide our troops to cross the river, we will inevitably be intercepted by the Han army. ”
Dian Ling said: "Nonsense, I heard that after Luo Zheng Xiao'er defeated Lu Bu, a large number of troops under his command were reduced, in addition to the 8,000 troops guarding Yuzhong, Luo Zheng Xiao'er can mobilize less than 30,000 troops now. There are so many soldiers and horses. ”
Wu Dang and Li Tu suddenly perked up, and Qi asked, "Is this true?" ”
Dian Ling smiled and said, "Of course it's true, this is what General Ma Teng told me." ”
Wu Dang and Li Tu glanced at each other. Wu Dang said: "That's fine. ”
Dian Ling said: "Then without further ado, I will attack the Han army in the mountain pass, Wudang, you cross the river from the upstream, force, you cross the river from the downstream, and then copy the back road of the Han army from the back, and work together to kill this group of Han troops." ”
"Okay, that's it."
Wu Dang and Li suddenly agreed. Urging the horse to go.
Dian Ling glanced at it again, and also galloped down the high post.
Not much. At the sound of the desolate trumpet, groups of Qiang soldiers rushed out of the camp. Assemble quickly.
At this moment, the trumpets sounded in unison and the drums shook the sky.
The gate of the Xiliang army standing between the mountain walls was wide open, and a group of foot soldiers rushed out and lined up outside the camp.
Fifty wooden buildings on wheels were pushed to the front of the formation, lined up.
These wooden buildings are two zhang high and fifty zhang wide, and although they are very simple, they have a roof on them to block bows and arrows. Ladders were installed at the back for the soldiers to go up and down, and twenty archers stood on each wooden tower, with only half of their bodies exposed.
In front of the Qiang soldiers.
Under the order, the five thousand Qiang soldiers immediately rushed into the mountain wall with a shout under the leadership of the big and small leaders.
Although these Qiang soldiers looked fierce, their armor was thin, and most of their weapons were wooden knives and bamboo guns.
In front of the Xiliang army, Wang Fang was wearing iron armor and stood proudly at the front of the military formation.
In the clearing in front of him, rows of antlers were stuck diagonally in the ground at forty-five horns, the tips sharpened, and the underneath were fixed with stakes, forming a forest of death.
"Fuck, I've been waiting for three days, and it's finally here."
Wang Fang scolded and shouted: "Brothers, cheer up Lao Tzu, let these barbarian Qiang people in the West Sea see the courage and good fighting of my Xiliang Army, if anyone dares to embarrass Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu will kill his whole family!" ”
The 8,000 foot soldiers behind him included Han and Qiang people.
Hearing this, all of them looked abrupt, and their faces became hideous.
Wang Fang waved his saber and roared again: "Of course, if anyone has made meritorious service, then it is not said, when the lord comes back, Lao Tzu will definitely ask him for merit, and reward him a lot, it depends on whether you bastards have the ability to make meritorious deeds." ”
The eyes of the eight thousand soldiers immediately burned, and the reward of the Xiliang Army was really eye-catching.
In order to motivate his troops to kill the enemy bravely, Luo Zheng has always been very generous and unstingy in rewarding his soldiers.
Although this foot soldier has not been on the battlefield since he surrendered, he has survived until now, and he is a veteran who has been on the battlefield and has really killed people, and he is not afraid of fighting at all, as long as the reward is rich enough, they dare to carry a knife and cut people.
And Luo Zheng's rich rewards for soldiers have long been spread in the army, and those who are not soldiers are not red-eyed.
"Whoa!"
Eight thousand soldiers shouted in unison, and morale soon climbed to the top.
"Burn the warriors of the department, kill!"
Outside the mountain pass, five thousand Qiang soldiers had reached a distance of several hundred paces.
In front of the Qiang soldiers, a tower-like Qiang man raised his sword and roared loudly.
"Kill, kill, kill!"
Five thousand Qiang soldiers howled wolf in response, swarming forward, with high fighting spirit.
In front of the Xiliang army.
Wang Fang glanced at it and shouted, "Archers prepare!" ”
"Order."
A herald had already responded to the order, and he opened his voice and howled, "The general has an order, and the archers are ready." ”
A thousand archers on fifty wooden towers immediately drew their bows and arrows, and drew their horned bows like the moon.
Five hundred hoplites raised their huge shields and hid behind the antlers, in front of the wooden towers.
5,000 Qiang soldiers rolled in, and when they were within range.
"Shoot the arrows!"
Wang Fangmeng raised his right arm and swung it down fiercely, and quickly hid behind the hoplites.
A thousand archers had already drawn their bowstrings like the moon, and when they heard the sound, they immediately loosened their taut bowstrings.
Woohoo......
In the sound of the uniform bowstring rebounding and the sound of sharp blades breaking through the air, thousands of powerful arrows left the string, and the black pressure of the arrow rain shot out from the wooden building, and finally passed through more than 80 steps, and poured fiercely on the heads of the Qiang soldiers who were rolling and killing.
The terrible howl sounded instantly, and the Qiang soldiers who lacked effective protection fell at least 500 people in the first wave of arrow rain in the Xiliang army because of the dense formation, and the soldiers who were stupid and not dead fell to the ground and wailed in despair.
At the same time as Wang Fang gave the order, the big man in front of the Qiang soldiers also shouted almost in unison, "Release the arrow!" ”
The 2,000 archers in the rear of the Qiang soldiers also wound their bows and fired 2,000 powerful arrows.
However, when the black pressure arrow rain hit the wooden building, almost all of them were blocked by the baffle of the wooden building, and even the arrows with a high shooting angle were shot on the canopy made of wooden planks, and only a few arrows shot into the wooden building, injuring several Xiliang soldiers.
"Don't stop, keep firing the arrows!"
Wang Fang, armed with a saber in his hand, stood behind the hoplites and shouted loudly.
The archers on the wooden tower all had cold faces, did not panic at all, and constantly opened their bows and wound them, pouring powerful arrows on the heads of the Qiang soldiers, causing unimaginable casualties to the first wave of Qiang soldiers who launched an attack.
"Damn it!"
In front of the Qiang soldiers, the Qiang Han's eyes were bright and he roared.
These Han soldiers were so cunning that they made so many wooden buildings and hid the archers in them to release arrows, but their own soldiers had nowhere to hide, and they almost became the living rakes of the Han archers.
Although there were 2,000 soldiers holding shields, they could not stop the dense rain of arrows.
"Withdraw, withdraw!"
Seeing that in less than a moment, half of the 5,000-strong army had already fallen, and Qiang Han's eyes were torn apart, and he hurriedly ordered the withdrawal of the army.
The Qiang soldiers were in the back, and Dian Lingqi's face was pale, and he scolded, "Damn Han people, it's too cunning." ”
A general said: "Marshal, the archers of the Han army are hiding on that kind of wooden building, and the archers of our army can't shoot them, they all become live targets, and they can't rush in front of the Han army at all, what should I do now?" ”
Dian Ling yelled: "What should I do? Send a team of cavalry and rush up for Lao Tzu to burn down these wooden buildings. ”
"Yes."
The general agreed, and hurriedly went to transfer the cavalry.
On the north bank of Huangshui, on a hill.
Zhao Yun stood solemnly across the horse, seeing that the Qiang soldiers had failed to attack and retreated, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but have a cold smile.
These wooden buildings were made improvised by military craftsmen after inspecting the terrain a few days ago.
Although it is not very useful, if it is used for defense, it can effectively protect the archers in front of the formation. If it weren't for these humble wooden buildings, the archers of the Xiliang Army would definitely suffer heavy casualties.
Although the heavy infantry was extremely powerful, it was impossible to protect all the archers.
With these wooden buildings, the casualties of the archers can be minimized, and with some other preparations, these Qiang soldiers will definitely have to pay an unimaginable price if they want to break through the defense of the Western Liang army head-on.
At this moment, a soldier next to him suddenly said quickly: "General, the Qiang soldiers have crossed the river with their troops." ”
Zhao Yun's eyes froze, and when he turned his head to look, he saw smoke rising from a beacon tower in the distance.
At the same time, on a hill not far away, there were also small five-colored flags waving back and forth. (To be continued) R655