Zhang He led the cavalry army mixed with the Xiao Cavalry Guard and the Youyan Army to move towards Baishan City without hurrying, according to Zhang He's speculation, the main force of the Xianbei people could not break through Baishan City led by Zhao Yun in a short period of time, even if the strength in Baishan City was reduced by half now.

In order to prevent the Xianbei people from breaking through the encirclement from his own direction, Zhang He divided 13,000 cavalry into three roads: left, center, and right, and 4,000 cavalry on the left as light cavalry, occupying the northeast position; The 5,000 cavalry in the middle was mixed with 3,000 heavy cavalry and 2,000 light cavalry, occupying due north; The 4,000 cavalry on the right were light cavalry, occupying the northwest position.

The three cavalry are arranged in a fan, separated by less than five miles from each other, and can be immediately retracted after encountering the enemy, with 3,000 heavy cavalry as the core to meet the battle, and can quickly disperse when pursuing the enemy, and the left and right light cavalry can fight alone.

Judging from the formation of Zhang He's engagement with the enemy, his experience in commanding cavalry operations is also first-class, not much worse than Zhao Yun. At the beginning, Liu He took Zhao Yun, Zhang He and Guo Jia to Chang'an together, at that time Zhao Yun and Zhang He cooperated very tacitly, and later the two escorted Liu He back to Youzhou together, experienced many battles, and accumulated rich experience in cavalry warfare.

Although Zhang He is not the main general of the Xiao Cavalry Guard, he also has a high status in the hearts of the Xiao Cavalry Guard, after all, it was he and Zhao Yun who led the Xiao Cavalry Guard to make a great reputation. The three thousand light cavalry of the Youyan Army and the light cavalry of the Xiao Cavalry Guard also cooperate very well, because many veterans and middle and lower-level officers among the three thousand Youyan cavalry are transferred from the Xiao Cavalry Guard. In other words, although Zhang He temporarily accepted the order to participate in the Battle of Baishan, and led the cavalry of the two armies, he did not have any sense of jerky and stagnant in terms of organization and command, and was very handy.

Three days later, the 5,000 Xianbei cavalry pursued the Chihu. Only about 200 people escaped. When they entered the camp in a panic, Cheng Sui Gui and Mica had just been repulsed by the defenders of White Mountain City, so they were in a particularly irritable mood. Cheng Yugui did not have much hope for the capture of Baishan Castle for now, because Tanma, who had returned from the direction of Bingzhou, told him the news of the attack on the surrendered city.

In other words, Cheng Yugui and Micah have now learned who the defenders of White Mountain City are.

Although the two of them were reluctant to admit Zhao Yun's awesomeness, the siege battle for two consecutive days had proved a fact, that is, Baishan City, with Zhao Yun in charge, was still unshakable even if the number of troops was reduced by four or five thousand people.

When Cheng Lugui and Micah failed in the siege, they put their hopes on the two troops who went out of the camp to pursue the Han army. felt that as long as the two cavalry forces of the Han army escaped from the city were eliminated, they could also eliminate the continuous setbacks of the siege.

Unfortunately, Cheng Lugui and Micah were destined to continue to be angry, because the more than 200 people who fled back to the camp brought the news that they were stunned - the main cavalry of the Han army had gone around the back road of their return to the tribe!

This time, Micah did not wait for Cheng Rigui to respond, and immediately offered to lead the tribal warriors to retreat eastward. so as not to be surrounded by the Han army inside and outside the city. Cheng Lugui also realized the seriousness of the problem, and he also vaguely felt that the other troops who were chasing all the way might also encounter an accident. Retreating east is not necessarily a good option.

Cheng Lugui agreed with Micah's immediate retreat. But insisting on going from the northeast means having a head-on decisive battle with the Han army that has cut off its retreat, and then leaving after the Han army is scattered.

Cheng Law said to Micah: "There are still 20,000 people in the main force of our army, and the Han army that went around our rear is only more than 10,000. The despicable and sinister Han Chinese hid in the fortified city. Our people may have no way to do anything about them, but now that the Han people dare to appear in the wild, that is, their end has come! ”

Micah could not speak out against Cheng Lugui at this time, because he and Cheng Lugui had not achieved even a small victory since the westward expansion. If he behaved too timidly at this time, he would have become a coward and a death-fearing ghost in the eyes of his clansmen, and Cheng Lugui, who insisted on facing the Han army, would have gained more support.

After some urgent discussion, the two decided that Cheng Lugui would lead 15,000 cavalry to set off immediately, and Micah would lead the remaining soldiers and horses to transport grain and grass and baggage, and follow closely behind, heading towards the location where the Han cavalry had been found.

At the head of Baishan City, Zhao Yun saw the interior of the Xianbei camp clearly through the clairvoyant mirror, and when he found that the Xianbei people began to assemble in the northeast direction on a large scale, he said to Du Ji: "It seems that Cheng Lugui still has some courage and courage, knowing that there is a cavalry of our army in the northeast, and he can immediately lead the army to meet the attack, obviously wanting to have a head-on duel with General Zhang in the wilderness." ”

Du Ji asked with some concern: "The main force of the Xianbei people still has 20,000 horsemen, and they are used to fighting in the grassland terrain, will General Zhang not be able to withstand it?" ”

Zhao Yun shook his head and said confidently: "With the current equipment and experience of the Youzhou cavalry, even if they face off against the Xianbei cavalry head-on without having an advantage in strength, they will definitely not lose to the Xianbei people!" ”

Du Yi suggested: "Since the Xianbei people have planned to withdraw from here, I wonder if the general has any plans to go out of the city to help the war?" ”

That's exactly what I mean. Tonight, I will lead 4,000 horsemen out of the city, and follow the retreating Xianbei people to the northeast, so as to prevent the Xianbei people from retreating south after being defeated. After I left, there were less than 2,000 troops left in the city, so Brother Bohou would take the initiative and not let the Xianbei people take advantage of the loopholes. ”

"The general just goes out of the city to kill the enemy, and his subordinates will definitely be able to defend Baishan City without losing, and wait for the triumphant return of the army!"

In the evening, all the Xianbei people outside the city withdrew, leaving behind a place of human feces and horse manure, and some messy discarded things. I believe that it will not be long before the grass grows and the warbler flies in the next year, and the wild grass in this place will definitely grow extraordinarily lush.

In the middle of the night, Zhao Yun quietly left from the east gate of Baishan City with four thousand dragon-like cavalry, and slowly followed in the direction where the Xianbei people had withdrawn. If Zhao Yun follows too closely, the Xianbei people may turn around and fight Zhao Yun first; If you follow too loosely, you may miss the decisive battle between Zhang Hejun and the Xianbei people. Therefore, he could only unhurriedly embellished behind the Xianbei people, waiting for an opportunity.

Zhang He led the army to move in the direction of Baishan City, Cheng Lugui approached Zhang He's army with the main force, and the two opposing troops finally found each other at noon on the second day, and a large-scale cavalry battle broke out immediately.

When Zhang He learned from the sentry cavalry that the main force of Xianbei was twenty miles ahead, he immediately gave orders to the light cavalry on the left and right roads, letting them move closer to the direction of the Chinese army, and then gave an order to the heavy cavalry battalion, and the men and horses were all approved with heavy armor and prepared for the first wave of battle.

When Zhang Hejun was preparing for the battle, Cheng Lugui was also organizing the troops to prepare for the charge. In order to give full play to the advantages of the strong individual combat ability of the tribal warriors, Cheng Lugui lined up the troops in a large sharp arrow shape, and he himself dispatched and commanded in the middle of the sharp arrow, intending to deal a devastating blow to the Han army in the first round of charge.

Gradually, the two neatly arranged armies approached each other, and the soldiers in front of the array could already see the silhouette of the enemy in the distance, and there seemed to be a strong murderous aura in the middle of the battlefield that was rapidly converging and rising into the sky......

The commanders of the two armies invariably chose a flat and open grass for the final battle, and when the two sides were less than five miles apart, the horses began to neigh and gallop.

"Heavy cavalry battalion, guns, charge!" Zhang He's deep voice sounded, and three thousand warriors in heavy armor raised their long riding spears in unison, placed them in the butt hole on the horse's neck, and then greeted the Xianbei people who were galloping towards them.

"Warriors of the Xianbei tribe, rush! Kill all these hateful Han Chinese and take away their armor and weapons! Cheng Lugui shouted loudly in the formation to boost his fighting spirit.

The arrows began to fly, and they shot towards the oncoming black iron stream, but they could only leave a slight trace on these heavy cavalry piled up with countless money, and the steel armor on their bodies and the leather armor lined with internal force were amazingly protective, even if a strong crossbow was fired, it could provide effective protection, let alone in the face of such scattered flying arrows.

The three thousand heavy cavalry lined up in a horizontal formation slammed into the oncoming Xianbei cavalry, and suddenly the sound of the cavalry breaking broke into a loud voice. Although hardwood is hard to find and a lance is inexpensive, it is very costly to kill an enemy with a single lance. The light cavalry, which followed behind the heavy cavalry and on both wings, began to fire crossbow arrows at the Xianbei people, and as long as the Xianbei people wearing leather armor were shot by the crossbow arrows, they would not die or be injured, and there was no chance of survival.

Zhang He wore Mingguang armor and wielded a spear to kill the enemy bravely, although he was not like a dragon out of the water like Zhao Yun, but he was also like a tiger descending from the mountain, killing the Xianbei people without the power to parry.

The brave Xianbei people were finally routed by the heavy cavalry battalion of the Xiao Cavalry Guard, and some began to cry and retreat, while others continued to charge with a mortal heart. In such a tragic decisive battle, the soldiers on both sides were falling from their horses and dying at any time, and the competition was the momentum of being invincible and moving forward bravely. Because the Youzhou cavalry had heavy cavalry charging and covering in front, the more they fought, the more brave they became, and the Xianbei people who killed them were frightened and retreated.

Seeing that the Han army's iron cavalry was unstoppable, Cheng Lu hurriedly left some of his clansmen to block the Han army, while he himself retreated eastward with the troops that had not yet charged, and even Mika, who was responsible for escorting grain and grass in the rear, did not bother to inform him.

Seeing that Cheng Lugui led his army to flee eastward, Zhang He ordered the left and right light cavalry to pursue him, while 3,000 heavy cavalry and 2,000 light cavalry stayed behind to clean up the battlefield and capture prisoners and horses.

When Micah caught up with 5,000 troops, Cheng Lugui had already run away with a cavalry of more than 10,000 without a trace. The heavy cavalry, which had already been rested, attacked again, and dealt another heavy blow to Miga's troops, and the frightened Miga ordered the troops to abandon their food and grass and flee directly to the west.

Although Zhang He left 2,000 light cavalry as a cover for the heavy cavalry battalion, they had to guard over thousands of prisoners of war at this time, so they could only watch as Micah led the remnants of the army to flee westward.

Micah ran thirty miles west with the rest of his troops, and was about to stop to catch his breath, but saw that a force had already stopped in front of him.

However, it was Zhao Yun who took four thousand light horsemen to take the lead and stopped in front of Micah's escape. (To be continued......)