Chapter 323: Retreat (4000)
The situation on the battlefield was tilting towards the Eastern Wei, and the Western Wei was struggling to support the various fronts, especially the left army where Zhao Gui and Li Bi were located, with the cooperation of Gao Aocao, Dou Tai, Peng Le and the foot soldiers, they took turns to attack, and they were in danger of rout at any time.
The sentinels reported the battle situation one after another, and the development of the situation made Gao Huan feel very good, and he had a long night, and he immediately ordered the 50,000 troops as a reserve to be thrown into the battlefield, but was stopped by Gao Cheng:
"Father, now that the war is scorching, the western rebellion is in danger of annihilation, but the main force of its cavalry has never appeared, and I think there must be fraud in it!"
Gao Cheng knew that Yuwentai had a fine cavalry, and he had fought with him when he rescued Dou Tai, and now in this big battle, only a small group of cavalry came out to intercept it, and it was easily dispersed by Mo Duo Lou Daiwen, but he never saw the figure of Yuwentai's elite cavalry, so hidden and hidden, the plan is very big.
You can't just keep hiding, don't make arrangements, and hide until the next life.
When Gao Huan heard this, he stopped the military order and was silent.
Of course, the Western Wei Dynasty had cavalry, whether it was its own Hexi Horse Farm, and its two neighbors, Tuyuhun herded Qinghai Cong, or its northern neighbor Rouran, they were all large horse producers.
After Gao Chengyi's reminder, Gao Huan also found that Yuwentai still did not see the cavalry out to defend against the enemy, which was really suspicious.
"Father, now the west is trying to win, but he only wants his father, and his father is the hope of the world, and he is not in danger, so please recruit a reserve team to move forward and form a formation to protect him."
The 150,000 Eastern Wei army was divided into three routes and successively attacked the Western Wei, including the 40,000 cavalry in the middle led by Hu Luping, Xue Guyan and others, and only two cronies stayed with the Gao family father and son to protect at this time, totaling 2,000 cavalry.
Yuwentai has a history of initiating a beheading operation, although He Batsheng died of worry because Gao Huan cut off his heirs, it does not mean that Yuwentai will give up this idea, and empathy, this is also the only possibility for the other party to turn the tables.
Gao Huan and Gao Cheng can't go to the reserve army formation, once the handsome flag retreats, it may shake the morale of the army, so that the soldiers fighting on the front line think that the commander has retreated.
The reason why it is possible is only because during the Battle of Bishan, Gao Huan was frightened by He Batsheng's beheading action, abandoned the army and fled all the way out of twenty miles, and finally got rid of He Batsheng under the rescue of Duan Shao and others, and Gao Huan returned to the frontal battlefield but found that the Eastern Wei soldiers had actually collapsed the Western Wei Dynasty when the commander fled, Yuwentai worked hard for ten years, and finally accumulated a little military strength, and as a result, more than 60,000 people were captured and beheaded, and more than 400 generals were lost.
Letting go of the arrogant Gao Huan, his IQ returned to the high ground, he listened to Gao Cheng's suggestion, and immediately ordered someone to mobilize a reserve army to come to protect him, and he also made up his mind that if Yuwentai's main cavalry did not come out, his reserve team would not be arranged.
In the end, I still don't want to experience the encounter three years ago again, when I was chased and killed by He Batsheng, and I hit the horse in the dark, and I ended up falling off the horse and being injured.
And Gao Cheng also sent sentry cavalry to focus on the left road to explore, the right side has Gao Aocao, Dou Tai, Peng Le and other Eastern Wei 30,000 cavalry main force, the middle road is located in the center of the battlefield, not suitable as a sneak attack option, he believes that Yu Wentai can only go around the Eastern Wei right army.
Previously, there were more than ten small-scale battles between the two parties, and although Hu Luguang found out where Zhao Gui was, he also let Western Wei see the location of Gao Huan's handsome banner.
And this is indeed the case, Yu Wentai ignored the frontal battlefield and the dangerous situation, led 16,000 cavalry to bypass the army on the left side of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, and went straight to the location of Gao Huan and Gao Cheng in a roundabout way.
Hu Luguang in the chaotic battle on the front line cut a steel knife again, and wanted to change the knife to fight again, but he had already fought a fierce battle before, after all, it was a mortal body, and he would lose his strength, so Hu Luguang retreated a little, and was guarded by his subordinates to recover his strength.
And at this time, he also had time to wait and see the situation on the battlefield, and now the Western Wei Dynasty was defeated and retreated by the impact of 150,000 cavalry on the three roads, and victory seemed to be within reach, but as Gao Cheng said, Yuwentai's main cavalry had reached this point, and it was a long time coming.
Before the war, Yuwentai had already made up his mind to lead the elite to start the battle.
Hu Luguang really has no knowledge, and he is also a straightforward person, but his brain is not stupid at all, and he is indeed not as good as Duan Shao when it comes to resourcefulness, but he cannot be regarded as a reckless general like Gao Aocao, Peng Le and others.
After thinking about it for a while, Hu Luguang had a flash of inspiration, which made him frightened, now that the 150,000 army is exhausted, there are only 2,000 guards left around King Gao's father and son, once Yuwentai really ignores the victory or defeat of the frontal battlefield, and is bent on raiding and beheading, there is really a possibility that he will turn the tables.
It doesn't have to be to win Gao Huan. Gao Cheng's head, even if it was only after cutting off the Shuai Qi, returned with the flag, preaching that the Gao family's father and son were dead, and the 150,000 Eastern Wei army, which was originally dominant, was afraid that it would collapse in an instant.
After all, the most important reason why the Eastern Wei Dynasty was able to defeat the Western Wei Dynasty in the Battle of Bishan was that the soldiers didn't know that Gao Huan had already opened up.
Hu Luguang figured out the joints, and immediately went to find Mo Duo Lou Daiwen in person, because the Gao family father and son concentrated the main cavalry force and handed over to Gao Ao Cao, Dou Tai, Peng Le, now only Mo Duo Lou Daiwen has 5,000 cavalry soldiers under the command of the left army.
After easily defeating the small group of cavalry that came to block before, Mo Duo Lou Daiwen had been cooperating with the infantry of the Left Army to attack the right army of Western Wei.
It is not difficult to find Mo Duo Lou Daiwen on this side of the battlefield, after all, he is only a formed cavalry.
Hu Luguang did not shout loudly when he saw Mo Duo Lou Daiwen, but walked quickly to Mo Duo Lou Daiwen, who was dispatching cavalry to attack the weak point, and reminded him face to face:
"General Mo Duolou, now the three armies are all out of battle, the king and the general are only guarded by cronies, and the main force of Yuwentai's cavalry is delayed, or there is a plot, please return to the main formation, if the light is misjudged, he will be willing to accept the responsibility."
When Mo Duo Lou Daiwen heard this, he was also taken aback:
"In this case, the left side is entrusted to General Hu Lu and Xiang Gui (Pan Le)."
If the matter is really as Hu Luguang said, this is the work of saving the driver, if there is falsehood, there will be no guilt, Mo Duo Lou Daiwen followed Gao Huan when he served as the assassin of Jinzhou, knowing that he was a person, and he would never be guilty of this kind of thing, after all, what Hu Luguang said was not unreasonable.
Immediately ordered 5,000 cavalry to follow him back to help, and Pan Le, who also belonged to the Gao clan as early as Jinyang, saw Mo Duolou Daiwen retreating, and he didn't know why, but soon, Hu Luguang sent someone to explain the reason.
This made Pan Le feel a little pity, if he hadn't led the cavalry with Mo Duo Lou Daiwen, even if there were only five hundred cavalry under his command, he would have to go back to the rescue.
Who doesn't blush at the rescue of the driver.
In the case that there are still 50,000 reservists in the rear, there is naturally no need for him to lead the infantry back to help, otherwise once the left side withdraws, so that the right army of the Western Wei Dynasty can support the other two roads, it will be a big mistake.
This is also Gao Huan and Gao Cheng's first reaction is to transfer the 50,000 troops as a reserve to escort, rather than the front-line fighting troops to come back, but just in case, Gao Huan, under Gao Cheng's suggestion, still sent a sentry to the right army to give an order, in the name of a little rest, let Gao Aocao and Dou Tai temporarily withdraw from the battlefield and return to their own position.
As for not adjusting Peng Le, to be honest, this person is not inferior to Gao Aocao, but Gao Cheng really can't trust him, in the original time and space, the accuracy of knowing people is like Gao Huan, and the assertion given to him is 'Peng Le's mind is unpredictable, and he must be careful. ’
But if a normal person blocks the enemy coach, of course, he will either kill or capture him in order to make a great contribution, maybe Peng Le feels that the merit is difficult to reward, and the rabbit is dead and the dog is cooking, just Yuwentai's sentence: 'Peng Le, idiot man, if you kill me today, how can you have the opportunity to make meritorious contributions in the future.'" ’
So in the Battle of Bishan, Yu Wentai was easily let go.
Peng Le, Mo Duo Lou Daiwen, and Pan Le were all generals under Gao Huan when he was the assassin of Jinzhou, but his resume was a little complicated, and Gao Huan once commented on this: "Le abandoned Han Lou Shi Er Zhu Rong, and turned his back on Er Zhu clan to me." ’
On the one hand, the father and son of the Gao family cherish Peng Le's bravery, after all, they are ruthless people who cut off their intestines on the battlefield, fight bravely, and can still be alive after the war.
But on the other hand, he was labeled as a repeated villain in his heart.
Just like now, of the 30,000 main cavalry, 20,000 were transferred back to the guard, leaving Peng Le alone to lead 10,000 cavalry to fight on the battlefield.
Dou Tai and Gao Aocao don't know the specific situation, and it is impossible for the sentry to get to the bottom of the Gao family's father and son, he doesn't have this power.
But since he had a token to rely on, he didn't think much about it, and sent someone to greet Peng Le, as well as Yao Fen, Yao Jie, Hu Lu Qiangju and others who were also in the right army, and hurriedly led people back.
After walking 20,000 fine horses, there are now 30,000 foot soldiers under the command of Yao Fen, Yao Jie, Hu Lu Qiangju and others on the right side, and 10,000 fine horses under Peng Le, although Zhao Gui and Li Bi are still struggling to support, they do feel that the pressure has been reduced a lot.
But they have been in battle for a long time, and they also know that the soldiers under their command will not be able to support it for too long, and if they continue like this, if there are no reinforcements, it will only be a matter of time before they collapse.
However, as the confidants of the Western Wei Zhuguo and Yuwentai, the two also knew that the winner of this battle was not on themselves and others, but on whether Yuwentai could successfully behead the Gao family father and son when the three armies of the Eastern Wei Dynasty were out of battle, or force these two to abandon the army and flee.
Gao Huan's abandoned army was still able to win in the Battle of Bishan, because the Eastern Wei Dynasty did not know the news of his escape, but the Guanzhong Plain is not as good as Bishan, and the sight here is broad.
Zhao Gui and Li Bi are still hoarsely commanding their subordinates and state and county soldiers to resist the enemy, Zhao Gui's fighting will is indeed inferior to the rest of the generals, but he also knows that this battle is very important, once defeated, the foundation created by the heroes of Wuchuan will be taken away by the Huaishuo people.
In this battle, it can be regarded as doing its best, but sometimes the problem of ability has little to do with attitude.
And Yu Wentai, who had high hopes for the generals of the Western Wei Dynasty, finally bypassed the Left Route Army of the Eastern Wei Dynasty through a detour, and appeared in front of the Gao family father and son when Gao Aocao, Dou Tai and others had not yet returned to help.
Gao Huan, who was heavily guarded by 50,000 foot soldiers, breathed a sigh of relief, and was inevitably afraid in his heart, if it wasn't for Gao Cheng's dissuasion, he really let him send 50,000 troops to press on him and give the Western Wei army the final blow.
Although the front line can win a big victory, I am afraid that I and my son will have to explain here, after all, at that time, only the personal guards of the two were riding at 2,000 paces.
In the case of the death of the Gao family's father and son, whether it is Gao Yang, the second son of the concubine who has been excluded from the center of power, or the two young grandchildren of Jinyang, they cannot convince the public.
Kwantung may fall into civil strife, if this happens, the generals of the Eastern Wei army, who is willing to stay in Guanzhong, Yuwentai can even sit and watch the internal struggle between the Gao clan and the generals with foreign surnames, and after the rest is completed, take advantage of the fatigue of the military and people in the Kwantung to go east.
Yuwentai did get this idea, but no matter how loud the abacus is, someone must cooperate.
However, the father and son of the Gao family did not follow his script, and they could only blame the Eastern Wei Dynasty for indeed having many soldiers and generals, and they had already sent more than 150,000 soldiers to fight, and there were still 50,000 reserve troops.
Yuwentai is not a young child who has just entered the battlefield, and knows the consequences of cavalry attacking the elite infantry phalanx.
The 50,000 Xianbei soldiers of the Gao clan were not farmers who had just put down their hoes in the peasant uprising, in fact, these Xianbei of the six towns were not born brave, and the hundreds of thousands of Xianbei of the six towns under Ge Rong were broken by the 7,000 elite cavalry general formation of Er Zhurong.
The reason why we can have the courage to dominate the world today is only that after the Ge Rong Uprising was put down, the military and civilians of the six towns were relocated to the two prefectures of Merge and Yan, and 26 large and small uprisings broke out.
With this frequency of battles, not to mention the six towns Xianbei who have been tempered in the bitter cold land of northern Xinjiang, even a group of farmers can be tempered into elites.
Although he was reluctant, he came and Yuwentai always had to give it a try.
Under his command, the Western Wei cavalry rode around the Eastern Wei army formation, trying to find a weak point to attack, but after turning around, only the large shield spear and the arrow shot in the formation missed.
Nephew Yuwenwu, nephew Wei Chi Yuan, and the beloved general Hou Mo Chen Zhen and others all looked at Yuwentai, waiting for his order.
Yuwentai pondered for a moment, he looked at the crowd in the Eastern Wei Dynasty in front of him, and heard the sound of horses' hooves behind him.
Looking back, it turned out that Mo Duo Lou Daiwen had already led 5,000 cavalry back.
"Prime Minister, why don't we wait to turn around and attack him, I will be able to break the enemy's horse."
Hou Mo Chen said hurriedly, he really didn't want to rush to the Eastern Wei Great Array.
Yuwentai is also a decisive person, he did not turn around to fight with Mo Duo Lou Daiwen, nor did he attack the Eastern Wei array, but immediately made a decision and ordered the whole army to continue westward with him.
The war horse galloped, and Yuwen Hu approached Yuwen Tai and asked:
"Uncle is going to Chang'an? To the evil of Longshan? Or into the Shu evil? ”
Xiao Ji's 50,000 Shu soldiers are still left in the frontal battlefield, and now Shuzhong is empty, if you can attack and occupy Hanzhong, the Bashu gate is equivalent to opening to the Western Wei, even if you lose Guanzhong, you can also be a Liu Bei.
Yuwentai took a deep look at Yuwenhu, and his eyes were full of appreciation.
He does have the intention of entering Shu, but he wants to go back to Chang'an first, not all for the sake of his family, there are still many henchmen in the city.
It's just that I don't know if Xiao Yan can accept being attacked by himself, after all, he has been supported for so many years, and now he bites back, which seems a little unauthentic.
Always find an excuse, such as borrowing Bashu, the minister Xiao Yan, as for the Western Wei army behind him, Yuwentai can't take care of it, I just hope that the generals will be smart, and they can break their wrists and escape early.