Chapter 166: Your Majesty! It was he who insulted the minister, but the minister didn't say a word
"Report!"
"General, the spies at the front have reported that the blue army has withdrawn from the front battlefield one after another when they see that our army is pressing, and the door of its blue army commander camp has been opened."
"Our army can easily kill in."
As soon as the old general heard the news, he immediately smiled and said: "Huo Guang, this little doll is really careless, the old man will withdraw as soon as he comes, I'm scared!" β
said.
Cheng didn't know the old general, and he was going to lead the army into the blue army camp in front.
He felt.
There were only more than 4,000 people in the Blue Army, and when this little guy heard that he was coming, he must have been frightened, so he gathered people and guarded the camp.
Such.
can barely have the strength to fight with the 8,000 elite soldiers he doesn't know.
Can walk and walk.
Cheng Buyi suddenly noticed that something was wrong, Huo Guang, this kid had just beaten Li Guang, and his morale was high.
How can you be afraid of yourself?
So.
Cheng Buzhi immediately shouted: "Listen to my order, the whole army will stop advancing, and the spies will go to investigate the situation ahead to see where the opponent's soldiers and horses are ambushed?" β
When the order is given.
Cheng Buzhisuo led this disciplined team and immediately stopped advancing.
Spies were also sent out to investigate the situation ahead.
However, when the spies returned to report information, it was that there were no Blue Army soldiers and horses fortified ahead.
There were even bold spies who touched the base camp where the Blue Army was originally located, but still did not see any soldiers and horses of the Blue Army.
It seems like.
Everyone in the Blues has vanished out of thin air.
After learning this news, Cheng Buzhi's doubts in his heart were even worse, the front should have been the base camp of the Blue Army, how could there be no one?
So.
Cheng Buzhi didn't dare to let the army advance, for fear of making the same mistake as Li Guang.
To know.
Veterans like them, if they can't beat a teenager, it's very embarrassing.
Then.
The adjutant who didn't know Cheng said: "General Cheng, since there are no Blue Army people in the Blue Army camp ahead, let's send someone over first and occupy it." β
"As for where the Blues have gone."
"We'll check it later, don't we."
However.
Regarding the adjutant's words, Cheng Buzhi just scolded lightly: "Confused, this Blue Army camp is obviously the pit that the kid deliberately dug for me!" β
"I think back then, when I was fighting the Huns, I met a team of Hun soldiers who liked to ambush underground."
"On the surface, there is no one."
"When you let your guard down, I'll just come out and you."
"This kid can't say that he also used this method."
Hearing Cheng Buzhi's explanation, the adjutant immediately slapped his horse and said: "I see, General Cheng is really as wise as a torch and has extraordinary wisdom!" β
"Humph!"
Cheng Buzhi just snorted lightly, and there was no expression on his face.
He is different from Li Guang.
General Cheng, who is strict in governing the army, has always had a serious expression on his face.
The army did not dare to advance, so it had to stay where it was.
Although the team is disciplined, they also have to eat and drink Lazar, and when it is time to eat, they have to build a pot to cook.
in the process.
Cheng Buzhi is like a great enemy, and has been reminding the team to maintain a strong sense of vigilance, in case the blue army suddenly comes out of the jungle at this time and catches them off guard.
But it turned out in hindsight.
Everything is General Cheng thinks too much.
The Blues did nothing, as if they had disappeared completely under their noses.
"Strange, Huo Guang, where did this kid go with the Blue Army?" Cheng Buzhi muttered to himself, and the spies sent out did not find out any of the movements of the Blue Army's soldiers and horses.
This is clearly counterintuitive.
Facing an empty Blue Army camp.
The 8,000 soldiers and horses that Cheng didn't know, even if they occupied it, it didn't make any sense.
While he was pondering this information, a herald suddenly came to report the news, saying: "General Cheng, it's not good, our army's base camp has come to report, and the blue army has all appeared in the west of our army's camp, and they are attacking with all their might!" β
"The general ordered our side to quickly return reinforcements, aiming to flank inside and outside."
"It's convenient to block the retreat, attack inside and outside, and completely annihilate the Blue Army!"
After hearing the news, as the commander of these 8,000 cavalry, he immediately understood why the blue army abandoned the base camp and disappeared directly.
In the beginning.
Cheng Buzhi thought he was afraid of the 8,000 cavalry he led.
But now I know.
The Blues were afraid of themselves, completely ignoring their 8,000 cavalry, and at some point crossed their own ranks, unknowingly interspersed with their base camp.
There are more than 4,000 people.
Dare to attack the 29,000 soldiers and horses led by the great general!
It's outrageous.
The so-called newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, how could such Huo Guang be afraid of his mere 8,000 cavalry?
Cheng Buyi sighed secretly, and then ordered: "Pass my order, the team assembles, turns the direction, and goes back to the reinforcement army." β
"No."
This well-disciplined team, after Cheng Buzhi's order was given, immediately turned around the direction of the march and quickly returned to the base camp where General Wei Qing was located.
On the way back to help.
The adjutant asked Cheng Buzhi curiously: "General Cheng, why didn't you say that the general didn't attack the whole army directly at the beginning of the drill and destroy the blue army?" β
Hear this.
Cheng Buzhi raised his eyebrows and said, "Why else is this, it's just to leave some opportunities and give his nephew a little room to play!" β
"Wei Qing has already been worshiped as a general, and in terms of the rank of military general, this has been achieved to the highest."
"This means that His Majesty can't give him a bigger reward later. In this way, Wei Qing thought about giving his nephew a stage to show his abilities through exercises. β
"After all, the Han Emperor is also watching this exercise!"
When the adjutant heard this, he hurriedly nodded and said, "Oh, I see." I said, with the strength of a general, the Blue Army of 4,000 people could have been wiped out a long time ago, but it has been delayed until now. β
The general's military ability was witnessed by everyone.
Even the old general Cheng Buzhi admired it very much.
Of course.
Li Guang is not counted, Li Guang is arrogant by nature, and he has always looked down on anyone, except for his own grandson.
Eight thousand cavalry rushed back to the base camp at a rapid pace.
But at this time.
A black cloud appeared in front of him, blocking his vision.
Cheng Buzhi was puzzled by the sunny weather, where the black clouds came from.
When they got closer, they found that the black clouds were because the other party's blue army, who was wearing the same black iron armor as them, was head-on and killed them.
"Enemy attack, it's enemy attack, do a good job of protection, deal with the enemy's surprise attack, fast!"
Cheng Buzhi was the first to react from the shock and immediately put the troops into a defensive state.
From this point.
The benefits of disciplined troops can be seen.
The main general spoke, and the team immediately lined up and began to meet the onslaught of the Blues.
Eight thousand against four thousand five.
No matter how you look at it, the advantages are all on Cheng Buzhi's side.
It's just that.
The Blues have a special advantage of 1:10, and the Blues that seem to be 4,005 are actually attacking with a huge numerical advantage of nearly 45,000 cavalry.
How did the 8,000 cavalry, who were in a hurry, deal with it?
Besides.
The Blues also have the advantage of weapons, and the right to have advanced weapons is written on the list given by Huo Guang.
For example, Cheng Buzhi still uses crossbow arrows here.
And Huo Guang is here, and he is already using the grenades that have not yet been made.
As long as you take the wooden handle and throw it out where it is within the reach of manpower, the people in the vicinity of that piece must be counted in the elimination ranks.
When the rules add up!
Don't look at the lack of Blues.
But in terms of setting, it is an army with a huge advantage.
Cheng didn't know 8,000 cavalry, and it seemed that there were many troops.
But after facing the Blue Army, it was like a papier-mΓ’chΓ©, and one shock was consumed.
The elimination of weapon advantages, coupled with the principle of exchange, one cavalry of the Blue Army replaced ten cavalry who did not know Cheng, and this one-sided way made Cheng Ignorant angry.
I'm so angry.
"Damn!" Cheng Buzhi veteran knew the rules of the Blue Army, so after greeting him in his heart, he hurriedly beckoned the cavalry to retreat and disperse, not giving a chance to exchange.
The swap is able to exchange one for ten according to the proportion!
But if there are not ten people in the range, they can't be replaced.
Similarly.
Those inexplicable weapons of the Blue Army were thrown over, as long as there were few people in range, they could not cause so much lethality, so the loss of cavalry was naturally minimized.
There is one thing to say.
The old general deserves to be an old general.
With years of combat experience, I was stunned to find a point that could be used.
Thereupon.
In the earliest days, the most traditional way of cavalry warfare began.
This way it is:
Ride and shoot!
That's right, the cavalry of this period did not fight by charge, but by cavalry.
Therefore, it is also called mounted archery cavalry.
In the case that Cheng didn't know the old general's deliberate distance, the two sides chased after me and shot each other with arrows.
But for Huo Guang.
The biggest bad news is that the number of cavalry led by Cheng Buzhi is more than that of Huo Guang, and there are more arrows fired back and forth between the two sides.
Although there are no arrows.
But Huo Guang still hurriedly pulled Liu Chedong, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, to hide in Tibet to avoid being eliminated by arrows.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Che, was a little tired of this status quo, and said: "Huo Guang, this is your attack, didn't you say that you want to draw a salary from the bottom of the kettle, how can you fight like this?" β
Huo Guang was also bitter in his heart at the moment.
No way.
I don't know the old general, but it's still amazing.
No wonder he is said to be an undefeated general.
So quickly, a way was found to deal with the Blues' advantage.
After Huo Guang sighed in his heart, he said to Emperor Wu of Han: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister still has a clever plan, that is, wait for you to testify for me!" β
"What? Testify? Emperor Wu of Han was a little stunned at this time, and he didn't understand what Huo Guang was talking about.
And this time.
Huo Guang had already run away and ordered the army to cut down the trees, cut them into several pieces, and then bury most of them in the ground.
Wait for these things to be done.
He ordered his troops to begin to retreat, and no longer to engage in roundabout battles with the cavalry whom Cheng did not know.
When Cheng Buzhi saw the Blue Army retreating, he decided that the other party was trying to escape, so he immediately ordered the troops to pursue the Blue Army with victory.
It is said in the art of war books.
It is not advisable to take advantage of victory and pursue, because it is easy to be ambushed.
There are a lot of historical lessons to be learned from this.
Pity.
The biggest failure of human beings is that they often fail to learn from the lessons, and if they get one thing wrong once, they will make mistakes twice, three times.
The Blues retreated.
Cheng Buzhi hurriedly sent cavalry to pursue, and soon, he came to the place where Huo Guang buried the trunk less than two hundred meters away.
this distance.
For cavalry, it took a few seconds to charge.
But Huo Guang ordered the troops to stop retreating at this time, and the old general Cheng Buzhi also ordered the troops to stop the pursuit at the same time.
Anyway.
It is to fight a war of attrition with Huo Guang.
This is why the cavalry became the dominant branch of the armed forces during this period.
You run away from me, you chase me.
The main one is a harassment tactic.
But at this moment, Cheng Buzhi has not yet realized the seriousness of the matter. Huo Guang estimated that the opponent's cavalry was already in place, so he arranged for someone to light torches and let his cavalry ignite the tree trunk.
At the same time, he didn't forget to say a word cooperatively, saying: "Flying thunder prepare, release!" β
Flying Thunder?
No.
And the trunks of the trees are freshly cut, they are all living trees, how can they be lit.
What Huo Guang did was a process.
He used a tree trunk instead of a flying thunderbolt, a conscienceless cannon that had not yet been made.
Now.
Huo Guang closed his eyes, imagining the picture of the cavalry troops that Cheng didn't know had been buried in the sea of fire under the wild bombardment of the flying thunder cannon.
A moment later.
He suddenly opened his eyes, found Lin Yaoqing, who had been following him, and said, "Go, tell General Cheng that the battle is over, and all his soldiers and horses have been sacrificed." β
"Huh?"
Lin Yaoqing, who was already confused by the act of lighting the tree trunk with a torch, was even more confused by the second monk at the moment.
Isn't the army fighting well?
Why did they all die all of a sudden?
Seeing that he didn't move, Huo Guang immediately glared at Lin Yaoqing and said, "Go, what are you doing here?" β
No way.
For Lin Yaoqing.
Huo Guang's order, he could only obey.
Thereupon!
Lin Yaoqing had no choice but to arch his hand and say, "No." β
The voice fell.
Lin Yaoqing rode his horse and turned around and hurried towards the place where Cheng Buzhi Lao General was.
At this moment.
He's ready to be pumped.
This way.
Huo Guang asked his cavalry to stop firing arrows, and after Lin Yaoqing rode over, they also stopped firing arrows.
The cavalry cavalry on both sides did not continue the battle.
Just a moment later.
Lin Yaoqing, who obviously had a slap print on his face, rode over with the imposing old general Cheng, and asked as soon as he came up: "Huo Guangxiao'er, tell me, the old man has six thousand cavalry left, why did he suddenly die!" β
Cheng didn't know the anger now.
Compared with the old General Li Guang, who was "captured alive" before, it is even better.
But Huo Guang at the moment.
I didn't pay much attention to General Cheng's words, just stared at the red slap marks on Lin Yaoqing's face, frowned and said: "I said General Cheng, they all said that the two armies are at war, and if you don't kill them, why are you still beating my people?" β
Cheng didn't know the old general, and he was already angry.
Hearing Huo Guang's words.
immediately scolded: "Splashy child, scoundrel." Do you know what war is, just this dirty means, what confrontation drills, it seems that you can do the same. When you go to the grassland battlefield, people like you are the black sheep, and if you lose the war, the blame lies with you! β
Old General Cheng couldn't take care of it at the moment, and scolded Huo Guang directly!
Pity!
Huo Guang didn't care much.
After all, it's normal to be unhappy when you lose!
He waited quietly for General Cheng to finish scolding.
It's relieved, and the breath is smooth.
Huo Guang turned around and shouted to the rear: "Your Majesty, you heard it, it was the old general who insulted the minister, but the minister didn't say a word!" β
(End of chapter)