Chapter 644: Dawn Assault
The battle broke out suddenly and ended quickly.
When Qu Chen arrived at Taniguchi, the battle had already come to an end.
As expected, it was the Qianghu people who came.
Before dawn, the people were the most likely to relax, and the Qianghu people wanted to take some opportunity to sneak in on foot and occupy the valley mouth first, but fortunately, the cavalry was very vigilant and did not give the enemy such a chance.
Seeing that the infiltration operation failed, the Qianghu people immediately changed their tactics and launched a strong attack, but the captives set up some simple obstacles on the valley pass, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack. In addition, the follow-up troops in the valley responded in time, and the Qianghu people found that the strong attack was difficult to work, so they took the initiative to break away from the battle and confronted the broken cavalry not far from the valley.
The duration of the surprise attack was too short, and the two hundred-man teams in the northeast and northwest did not have time to return to help, and they have not been exposed for the time being, which can be regarded as a blessing in misfortune. As soon as the Qianghu retreated, Tanaka immediately sent a message to the outside with a trumpet, asking the two hundred-man teams to continue to lurk and wait for orders.
It was pitch black when the torches were missing, and it was impossible to see how many people were outside the valley.
The Qianghu people failed to sneak attack, but they did not leave, indicating that the other party had the confidence to engage the dragon leader cavalry head-on, which once again proved that the dragon leader's deterrent power had decreased significantly.
Although it is not easy for the Qianghu people to attack the valley, they are guarding the position of the valley mouth, and it is also difficult for the captives to rush out, and the more than 3,000 refugees and Qianghu captives in the valley cannot be ignored. There is water in the valley, but there is a lack of food, and it is surprising that so many people consume food every day, and the cattle and sheep in the spoils of war can last for a while, but after all, it is not a long-term solution.
Will more Qianghu people come one after another?
This place is only more than thirty miles away from the dragon leader, and the broken captives are trapped, and the dragon leader is bound to react and dispatch the rock battalion to come to the rescue. But this is the Hetao, the foot soldiers leave the stronghold and are exposed to the Qianghu cavalry, and the risk is even greater than that of the trapped broken cavalry, if they are caught by the Qianghu cavalry, this more than 30 miles of road may become the death road of the Panshi battalion.
Even more worrying is the dragon collar.
The cavalry is trapped, the foot soldiers are attacking, and the dragon leader is empty, could it be that the Qianghu people are moving the tiger away from the mountain?
Qu Chen and Li Fu met, and their faces were a little solemn.
Qu Chen said: "You can't sit here and wait, I'll take someone out to rush." ”
Li Fudao: "It's so dark now, I don't know the situation outside, why don't you wait until dawn to go?" ”
Qu Chen shook his head and said categorically: "Go after dawn, the enemy is ready for everything, right now." You don't think it's advisable to act rashly when you can't see the situation clearly, and the Qianghu people must have guessed our reaction in this way, and it is difficult to predict that we will launch a counterattack immediately. Even if you can't break the siege all at once, it's good to take advantage of the legion skills, at least you can disrupt the established deployment of the Qianghu people. ”
Leaving some troops to block the valley entrance, Qu Chen led a thousand captives to rush out.
The attack of the captive cavalry was obviously unexpected by the Qianghu people.
The Qianghu cavalry fired arrows at the sound of horses' hooves, but they couldn't see clearly in the dark, and they made small gains, and from time to time they heard screams and the sound of falling horses, but after all, they still failed to suppress the impact of the horse's back in the valley. The captives soon began to shoot back with bows and arrows, and when everyone couldn't see clearly, the gap in archery skills was greatly flattened, and they all followed the sound to shoot indiscriminately, depending on whose luck was better.
Crack the ride and get fast approaching!
Speed was very important to the cavalry, and the threat of the cavalry that did not move was greatly reduced, and sometimes it was even inferior to the foot soldiers, and the Qianghu cavalry saw that the situation was not good, so they had to rush forward to meet the battle.
As soon as the sound of Qianghu's horses' hooves sounded, Qu Chen finally found his target.
Sacrificing the Legion Technique, the little yellow ball flew out and burst in the Qianghu cavalry formation, and a burst of people shouted and neighed!
With the faint brilliance emitted by the moment the small yellow ball exploded, Qu Chen saw the surrounding situation clearly, and saw that the group of Qianghu people were scattered by the legion's skills, and he rushed over with the broken cavalry without hesitation. Like a sharp and condensed spear, it struck into the enemy formation with an indomitable momentum, poured snow on the soup, and when the captives left, there was no Qianghu standing in that area.
More Qianghu people rushed over!
Qu Chen knew that there was a gap in the strength of the Qianghu cavalry and the Qianghu cavalry, so he did not stay in one place for a long time, and wandered around with the cavalry, trying to avoid a hard encounter with the Qianghu people in the brigade.
The battlefield environment outside the valley was relatively more favorable to the cavalry, and the muddy ground had an impact on both warring sides, but from the perspective of actual combat effects, the impact on the Qianghu people with superb riding skills was more obvious. The woods, mountain walls and rocks that can be seen everywhere outside the valley cut the battlefield area into small areas, and it is difficult to achieve large-scale cavalry fighting, and in small-scale battles, Qu Chen is like a bug-like existence, not only killing and injuring a large number of opponents, but also greatly reducing the casualties of his own side.
Under the combined effect of various battlefield factors, the Broken Captives, whose strength was at a disadvantage, actually achieved a clear advantage!
The cavalry soldiers who participated in the assault were all enthusiastic.
The Breaker Cavalry has the experience of attacking many times, and has attacked many Qianghu tribes, but the target tribe is weak, and every time it is a surprise attack, usually at the beginning of the battle, the opponent is heavily damaged, and then the remnants of the enemy are besieged, and the king-level fierce general is pressing the formation next to him, and there will be no suspense at all in the whole battle. Always fighting with the wind, engaging in sneak attacks, and fighting more and less, although it can reduce the casualties of your own side, but the test of the captivity cavalry is not great.
This time is completely different.
The captives rode into the side that was attacked by the sneak attack, and the valley mouth was blocked by the Qianghu people, and they were at a disadvantage at the beginning of the fight, and they were forced to go out of the valley and give it a go. This time there was no chance of a sneak attack, there was no condition of fighting more and less, and the Qianghu cavalry was only a lot more head-on, or in the field battle that the Qianghu cavalry was best at, Qu Chen led the cavalry to continuously achieve local advantages, and the confidence of the soldiers was very obvious.
All the cavalry knew that the Qianghu cavalry was stronger than them.
Qu Chen continued to sharpen his troops, hoping that the Broken Cavalry would eventually have the strength to compete with the Qianghu Cavalry. It seems that the Breaker Rider is still far away from that goal, but what is happening tells everyone that even if the strength is not as good as the opponent, if you take advantage of the environment and your own advantages, you will have a chance to defeat the opponent!
A Qianghu cavalry stabbed through the sprint, blocking the path of the captives, trying to slow down the opponent.
The second legion technique exploded, and the Qianghu cavalry formation was empty in an instant!
The captives rushed through like locusts, and when they left, they left a mess all over the place.
Qu Chen did not fall in love with the battle, and led the troops back to the valley.
After this period of fighting, he had estimated the number of Qianghu cavalry, which was roughly between two or three thousand. The Qianghu cavalry has recovered from the initial chaos and began to continuously compress the activity space of the cavalry, and there is a clear gap in the strength of the two sides.
The Qianghu cavalry wanted to take the opportunity to rush into the valley.
However, the defenders of Taniguchi had already prepared and forced the pursuers back with random arrows.