Chapter Twenty-Six: The Charge
Chapter Twenty-Six: The Charge
Qin Zhen suggested to Wang Sheng: "The mountainside below this place is relatively gentle, which is conducive to the charge of war horses, the trade road in the mountain is relatively narrow, and only four horses can be allowed to walk side by side, although the slopes on both sides of the trade road can walk the horses, but the speed will inevitably decrease, and now it is almost dark, Tuoba Jue will inevitably concentrate his troops on the trade road in order to hurry." Therefore, our impact surface is very narrow, and it is impossible to spread out when there are too many people, so I suggest that we divide into three squads and attack them in batches. ”
"And because many places on our road can only be passed by one person, it is too long to pull back and forth, and if all of them are concentrated, the time will be too long, and it will be easy for Tuoba to find out, so that he can be prepared, so that the unexpected effect will not be achieved."
Wang Sheng nodded: "Yes, this is not only conducive to our covert attack, not to prepare Tuoba Jue, but also to make the best use of our men." ”
Qin Zhen said: "It's just that in this way, the first team is particularly important, like a sharp arrow, it has to pry a crack from the stone of Tuobaju, with the most sacrifices and the greatest casualties." ”
After Qin Zhen finished speaking, Li Wenbin, Meng Xuan, and Wen Han asked for orders at the same time: "My subordinates are willing to go!" ”
Wang Sheng smiled: "Don't fight, I have already booked this sharp arrow." ”
Qin Zhen was shocked: "My lord, as the commander-in-chief of this cavalry, how can you take such a risk. ”
Wang Sheng's face was filled with divine light: "I, Wang Sheng, am forty-five this year, and I have stayed in Weizhou Zhichong Mansion for half my life, from an ordinary soldier to a captain, it can be regarded as a glorious lintel, but I feel that I have a nest, and the party has never put us in my eyes, which is my shame as a soldier; I have never been so happy as I am now, I want to make them pay the price of blood, so that they can understand the bloody nature of our Han people; In a few years, I may not be able to ride a horse, you are still young, and there are still many opportunities, so you should not rob me of this opportunity today. ”
As he spoke, Wang Sheng looked at Qin Zhen: "I believe that even if I die, you have the ability to bring this team back to Weizhou City; Although it has only been a few hours of contact, I can see that several of them are very convincing to you, this is your ability, but also your charm, you are stronger than me, with you, I can rest assured. ”
Looking at Wang Sheng, who had gray hair and staggered furrows on his face, Qin Zhen's nose suddenly became a little sour, the age of forty-five was in the prime of life in the future, but the captain in front of him looked more like an old man of sixty or seventy years old, after ups and downs, he had paid too much for Weizhou over the years.
Going into battle to kill the enemy, for the dignity of the soldiers, but also for the blood of the Han people, this is Wang Sheng's long-cherished wish, Qin Zhen can't bear to refuse, and he can't refuse.
Qin Zhen solemnly promised: "Your Excellency, rest assured, Qin Zhen will never live up to your expectations." ”
Wang Sheng nodded, very relaxed, as if he had let go of a burden that had been deposited in his heart for many years.
"Li Wenbin!"
"The subordinates are here!"
"You choose thirty of your sergeants to rush down with me in the first batch; Remember, not afraid of sacrifice, you must fight your way through the army of Tuoba and tear a hole. ”
"No!" Li Wenbin's face was solemn.
"The deputy team is Zheng Han Cheng!"
"The subordinates are here!"
"You lead the remaining twenty sergeants, and the second group rushes down and tears the hole a little bigger."
"No!"
"Meng Xuan!"
"The subordinates are here!"
"You lead the cavalry squad for the third group, kill from the opening of the first two groups, and your main task is to rescue the Han comrades in the army."
"No!"
"Qin Zhen!"
"The subordinates are here!"
"You follow the third group of operations, from now on, you command on my behalf, if I die, you are the commander-in-chief."
"No!"
A cavalryman appeared like a ghost on the trade road, silent, waiting; Immediately after that, a stream of cavalry appeared.
The party scouts in the distance spotted this cavalry team and were astonished, he couldn't figure out how this cavalry could fall from the sky and appear here silently, which was equivalent to touching their noses, and it only took a charge to poke them in the eye.
The scout didn't dare to think about it, so he drew his arrow, and an arrow rang out from the mountain at dusk.
Wang Sheng ignored the arrows, and saw that all the thirty sergeants behind him had gathered, and drew out their waists and horizontal swords, and the thirty sergeants also drew their horizontal swords.
"Follow me!"
Wang Sheng burst out and rushed out first.
Wang Sheng led the charge at the front, and the soldiers suddenly became bold, with the determination to die, people borrowed horses, horses borrowed people, and people and horses followed the mountains; More than 30 people actually rushed out of the momentum of more than 100 people.
"Prepare to meet the enemy!" Tuoba was also a warrior of a hundred battles, and when he heard the arrows, his sergeants were still startled, and shouted for the army to prepare for the enemy.
However, it was too late, the two sides were too close, and as soon as Tuoba had finished shouting, he heard the sound of horses' hooves sweeping like a storm.
A team is like a sharp arrow, flying forward; A team is like an iron shield, waiting for a quiet formation; Whether the iron shield will block the arrows, or whether the arrows will pierce the iron shield, is unknown.
It seemed like a long time, and it seemed short, and the two teams finally collided together; Wang Sheng took the lead and cut off the heads of the party soldiers at the front with a knife, and without slowing down, he rushed into the dense ranks of the party items.
Qin Zhen and Meng Xuan stood on a high ground next to the trade road, where they could see the whole picture of the Tuoba team below.
The first batch of cavalry led by Wang Sheng and the party cavalry have been fighting together, the second echelon of Hancheng has not yet completed the assembly, Qin Zhen is a little anxious, Meng Xuan signaled Qin Zhen to calm down and not worry.
Because Tuoba Jue's side prepared in a hurry, and it was a back attack, and Wang Sheng's side took advantage of the slope and had a lot of impact, so at the beginning, Wang Sheng fought very smoothly, and directly tore a hole in the party army and inserted it directly.
But Tuoba's team belongs to the depth type, slowly, Wang Sheng's impact is getting slower and slower, when Wang Sheng rushes halfway, it seems to be stuck in the quagmire, the follow-up is weak, and some can't rush.
The opening that was torn by Wang Sheng gradually closed, and the first team led by Wang Sheng was completely surrounded by Tuoba's team.
At this moment, Meng Xuan nodded, and with a wave of Qin Zhen's hand, the second echelon that had already been prepared flew out like another sharp arrow under the leadership of Han Cheng.
Just when Wang Sheng's side gradually fell into the quagmire, Han Cheng's second echelon was killed, and the party members here had just closed the mouth, and it was still very unstable, and Han Cheng over there brought people to kill again, which was equivalent to the wound that had just been stabbed had just been bandaged, and he was stabbed again on the original wound.
With the crack torn by Wang Sheng's first echelon, Han Cheng's second echelon was relatively easy to fight, and soon caught up with the first echelon.
The two teams merged into one and chiseled forward, and the battle between the two sides fell into unprecedented tragedy, with people falling at every step forward.
Meng Xuan stood on the high ground, watching quietly, without any expression on his face, as if the tragic battle situation not far away had nothing to do with him, but Qin Zhen keenly caught a trace of raging fire from Meng Xuan's calm eyes; At this time, Meng Xuan's calm was like the quiet before the eruption, the air was extremely oppressive, almost everyone knew that the volcano was about to erupt, but no one knew when it would erupt.
Meng Xuan was still waiting, Qin Zhen didn't have the slightest intention of urging, he understood very well that in terms of grasping the rhythm of the battle and the specific arrangement of tactics, he was a layman, and a layman commanded an insider, which was a big taboo.
When Wang Sheng and Han Cheng's combined forces chiseled half of it, and less than a quarter of it was chiseled through, Meng Xuan nodded and went down the high ground, and Qin Zhen also went down the high ground.
Stepping on the war horse, Meng Xuan raised the horizontal knife in his hand and shouted: "Rush with me!" And he rushed out.
Qin Zhen followed Meng Xuan closely and rushed out on horseback.
Listening to the sound of horses' hooves like a torrent of rain behind him, Qin Zhen was full of pride, his blood was boiling, and he felt that his whole body was full of strength, even if there was a fierce tiger in front of him, he could split it with one sword.
Compared with the high morale of the Weizhou army, the party army fell into a slump at this time, and the Han army, which they had always looked down on, suddenly came out, and its combat effectiveness was quite good, which made them a little difficult to accept for a while; Moreover, they are on the business road, the army cannot be expanded, and the advantage of their large number of people cannot be brought into play at all, and many people can only watch from the periphery.
The most hateful thing is that the Han people attacked wave after wave, this side has just finished fighting with the previous wave, and it has not slowed down, and the next wave is coming again, and the Han people are taking the initiative to attack, taking advantage of the slope to give full play to the advantages of the cavalry, but their own side is a passive defense, the cavalry can't rush up, and it's not as good as the infantry.
When Meng Xuan rushed over with the third echelon, the party soldiers collapsed a little, and there was no end, how many Han people came.
Meng Xuan took the lead and rushed into the party army, with a flash of a horizontal knife in his hand, the head of a party soldier fell to the ground; Kill the enemy with one move, and the surrounding party soldiers dodge one after another.
Qin Zhen found that Meng Xuan's move just now was very clever, and he did not slash as hard as Qin Zhen imagined, but the horizontal knife in his hand suddenly flattened, found the right position, and with the help of the horse's running momentum, let the head of the party soldier fall to the ground; This not only makes the knife faster, but also saves effort.
With Meng Xuan in front, Qin Zhen felt a lot more relaxed, a small vacuum area was formed behind Meng Xuan, Qin Zhen couldn't see the enemy at all, basically just followed Meng Xuan and rushed forward.
Qin Zhen raised the horizontal knife in his hand high.
"Qin Zhen is here, fellow Han people, rush with me!"
"Qin Zhen is here, fellow Han people, rush with me!"
More than twenty cavalrymen shouted in unison.
This is the agreement between Qin Zhen and the cavalry squad, when Qin Zhen raised the horizontal knife in his hand, the cavalry squad shouted in unison, reporting for Xue Yuan, Chao Chuanwu and others.