Volume 1 A Son of Heaven and a Courtier 019 Bloody Battle on Mantou Mountain
Since Dali provoked the anti-flag, Visimi has lost more than won in a few months, and was driven around the grassland by gray and slippery, and finally made up his mind to concentrate 30,000 elite horsemen, bypass half of the grassland, brush the border of the Inner Road of the Great Han Pass, and kill Hural City, the base camp of the Ulin Yala clan, from south to north, to kill Dali by surprise. Last night, there was a night of snowstorm on the grassland, which made Visimi fold one or two hundred soldiers and horses, and missed the opportunity to sneak attack at night, but his own difficulties were not necessarily the advantage of his opponent. Although he could not sneak attack, Visimi had the first hand after all, so he simply put 30,000 cavalry out of formation and slaughtered the generals towards Hural in a dignified manner.
When the Turkic warriors were on long marches, they always rode one man and two horses in turn, and although Visimi had ordered his warriors to change into sturdy horses when he set out in the early morning, the headwind still slowed down the horses. This made Visimi a little unhappy, but this little setback, how could it spoil Visimi's good mood, clamped the horse's belly a little harder, and continued to approach north.
According to Qiu Yizhi's strategy, Zheng Rong ordered all the 1,000 cavalry under his command to change into grassland clothes, mixed with Dali's original 1,000 light cavalry, and followed the wind to the south to intercept the troops of Biximi, and finally saw the cavalry with the banner of the blue wolf all over the mountains and fields twenty miles south of Hular. Dali raised his hand to signal his men and horses to stop, and ordered his sharpshooter to unleash a firing arrow at the enemy.
When he saw that the group that shot the arrows was under the banner of the eagles, and that there were only about 2,000 of them, he stopped the procession, shot the arrows, and ran single-handedly at the enemy, shouting, "Call Dali out and speak!" β
Visimi had a bearded face and a very loud voice, and he was also very famous on the grassland, and although he was against the wind, he still carried it word for word to Darley's ears. "Sure enough, I'm so bold, how can I, Dali Khan, show weakness at this moment?" DalΓ thought to himself, so he also rode out to shout in front of the battle with Visimi.
The two horses were about two or three feet apart, and Visimi raised his whip inlaid with jewels, pointed at Dali and scolded: "The she-wolf who has lost her cub, even if she tracks her for thousands of miles, will bite the murderer to death and avenge the murderer!" You Dali are just a slave of iron, and you dare to daydream of dominating the steppe, I, the Great Khan of Vismi, will make you die today without a place to bury! β
Dali sneered: "Although the blue wolf is fierce, the eagle is the real pride of the sky on the grassland. I, the Ullinyala, have been enslaved by your Viromel clan, and I should have turned against you a long time ago, and you have lost your armor after several battles, have you come here to be embarrassed? β
Visimi laughed when he heard this: "You little Dali has such a big breath. Today I have brought 30,000 warriors from my headquarters, and I will see who will throw away their armor from you with only one or two thousand men. Thinking that you and I are masters and slaves, I persuade you to sacrifice your wife and daughter, kneel on the ground and beg for mercy, and the wolf lord will give you a whole corpse. β
"The eagle soars through the sky, and when it sees its prey, it kills it with one blow, and never bluffs. It's impossible for you Visimi to defeat me with your tongue, so let's fight with real swords and guns! Dali said, turning his horse's head, and went back to his own rank, waiting for Visimi to attack.
Seeing this, Visimi laughed arrogantly, and threw his whip forward, and countless warriors on horses rushed behind him. Dali's troops did not panic, and the two thousand men and horses parted on both sides, forming two arrows to the east and west, which would pass the charge of the Pisimi cavalry, and the two wings were scattered, and they stabbed at the tail of the enemy cavalry. Visimi's cavalry did not expect Dali to control the army as if he were controlling his siblings, and he panicked for a while. But after all, the opponent was large, and although Dali took advantage of it, he did not dare to go deeper, so he immediately joined forces and quickly retreated to the north where Hural was located.
"Hahaha!" Visimi laughed heartily in the ranks, "Dali is a good boy, but he is a timid rabbit, warriors, come with me!" "The Turkic knights, listening to the commander's mobilization, let out a wanton howl, whipped their horses, and went to the north.
Dali's cavalry had just set out from Hural, and their horses were light and strong, and their numbers were small and unfettered, so they were faster than the cavalry under the command of Vismi, and from time to time they turned back and released one or two cold arrows, which provoked Pisimi's fire and urged his men and horses to chase after the enemy.
After running for a while, suddenly one of his generals reported to Bismi: "Dali seems to be fleeing away from Hural, towards the northwest. β
Bisimi tightened his face, rolled his eyes, and said, "Dali, this kid, originally wanted to make a trick to divert the tiger from the mountain. Okay, this wolf master will come up with a plan. The order goes down and captures Dali's warriors alive, and the wolf lord will reward five first-class horses, one hundred taels of gold, and ten beauties! There was another roar in the group, and they sped up and chased after their prey.
Qiu Yizhi was half dead on the horse, and the probe saw that the nameless hill like a white steamed bun in the west of Hural was in front of him, and he shouted: "Quick! Hurry up the hill from the north! "In the midst of thousands of galloping horses, who can hear the cry of such a child? However, Dali and Zheng Rong still followed Yizhi's strategy before the battle, and led the troops from the west of Mantou Mountain to the north slope, all the way up the mountain.
When he saw Dali's horse disappear from his eyes, and knew that he was hiding behind the mountain and trying to escape under the cover of the snowy mountain, he thought to himself, "What is the use of you Dalikong in these tricks?" This wolf doesn't want to eat you! With a whip in the air, he ordered: "The sheep are behind the mountain, and the descendants of the blue wolf will kill the wolf lord straight up the mountain!" β
The abundant prey is right in front of you, how can the greedy wolf let it go? The Turkic warriors who ran ahead twitched their horsewhips and charged straight up the hill, which was not steep.
Qiu Yizhi dragged his body almost apart, and went up the mountain from the north slope, and when he saw him dressed in a nondescript manner, he felt funny, and he stepped forward and was about to say a few words. Unexpectedly, Yizhi shrugged two sword eyebrows, with a serious look on his face that he had never seen before, and ran from Beishan to Nanshan, lying on the snow to observe the battle situation.
I saw that the raging Turkic cavalry at the foot of the mountain was like a tide, surging towards the top of the mountain, which was no more than ten zhang high and two or three miles wide. Seeing that the tsunami made of warriors and horses was about to swallow up the small Mantou Mountain, the waves were smashed like hitting a, and the soldiers and horses went forward one after another, rolling over each other, killing and wounding hundreds. The formation of Visimi's troops was a little chaotic, so he hurriedly sorted out the formation, and first saw the reality in front of him.
It turned out that Yizhi's original plan was to Wei Hu to lead 3,000 soldiers of the battalion to establish a ring defense line halfway up the Mantou Mountain to prevent Biximi's cavalry from rushing to the mountain. Wei Hu, who can be called a defense expert, went further, not only set up three lines of defense around the mountain, such as tripping horses, rejecting horse piles, and infantry formations, but also ingeniously erected a snow wall in front of the defense line.
After all, the snow wall is a snow wall, and when the cavalry rushes, it collapses everywhere. Pisimi built a pergola with his hands, and looked through the cracks in the collapsed snow wall, and saw three rows of sergeants lined up neatly around the mountainside. The scarlet robes, the heavy armor, and the half-human-tall square steel shield were such obvious signs that Visimi could not recognize.
"When the Ya Battalion, it is actually the Ya Battalion!" Viximi, who was accustomed to seeing the big scene, couldn't help but shout, then regained his composure, and said to several of his subordinate cronies, "I didn't expect that Dali, this kid, actually invited the Han people as rescuers, which is really a shame for the grassland man." But it doesn't matter, packs of hungry wolves, even brown bears, have to retreat. Come, give the order to go down, surround this steamed bun mountain for the wolf lord, shoot arrows upward, no matter who is on the mountain, shoot them into hedgehogs today! β
Visimi was able to dominate the steppe, and it was by no means relying on brute force alone, and commanding the cavalry side also had its own uniqueness. In less than a stick of incense, nearly 30,000 cavalry had surrounded a small mountain bag three layers inside and three layers outside. As soon as Pisimi gave the order, the Turkic warriors who were skilled in archery and horses began to shoot their arrows into the mountain, and the sound of "clanging" metal crashing suddenly came from the mountainside.
All the enemy's actions were expected by Qiu Yi, which made him very happy, and with a flirtatious smile on his face, he looked around triumphantly, as if to show off. Zheng Rong frowned, did not show the slightest joy, and said to the son of the moth: "The Turkic bow and arrow are extraordinary, although the bowstring is not long, but it is accurate and far......
As Zheng Rong said, when Piximi saw that the bow and arrow were shooting flat along the mountain and could not penetrate the large square shield of the dangya camp, he ordered the warriors to shoot into the sky. The whole Mantou Mountain is only thirteen or fourteen zhang high, and the soldiers of the Dangya battalion in the middle of the mountain are also six or seven zhang up and down, and the Turkic bow and arrow shoot into the sky, and the range is nearly ten zhang, to say the least. The arrow went straight into the sky, cutting through the sky, leaving a perfect parabola, and with a terrifying roar of "hiss", it turned its head and fell downward, like an iron rain, easily breaking through the steel defense line, splashing bright red water on the weak human body, leaving a little blood on the white snow. Even the most well-trained soldiers could not restrain the pain that came from instinct, and they involuntarily let out a desperate scream in their throats.
Qiu Yizhi saw such a tragic scene for the first time in his life, and struggled to resist the urge to vomit, and said to King Youyan, whose cheeks were as tight as rocks: "Father-in-law, I think I can fight back!" β
Zheng Rong shook his head, stared at the foot of the mountain, and said, "No, wait...... Wait......"
The soldiers of the battalion were constantly knocked down by bows and arrows, leaving gaps in a perfect defensive line, but they never collapsed, leaving not even the slightest opportunity for the enemy to take advantage of.
Impatient, he took 30,000 of his own elite and crossed the steppes at the risk of being caught in front and back as soon as he was discovered, before he detoured behind Dali. Originally, he hoped to rely on the strength of the crowd to completely wipe out the Ulin Yala clan in one fell swoop, but the war has progressed to the present, although he has taken the lead, he has never been able to checkmate the opponent to death. The war horse under the crotch also seemed to feel the mood of the owner, and trampled on the ground with four hooves, trampling the snowy grass into mud. Bisimi summoned his generals and ordered: "Gather all the wolf lords on the north side of the mountain, and after concentrating their firepower to open the gap, they will rush up and trample all the shrunken turtles on the mountain into powder!" β