Chapter 205: The Struggle for the Throne (9)
After several conflicts with Zhuang Shaoyou, He Jin's men and horses lost thousands, and Liu Hong ordered him to forcibly deprive 10,000 horses from He Jin, and the number of He Jin's men and horses was sharply reduced to 25,000!
He Jin is determined to succeed in this dispatch, and he used all his family funds in order to win the battle!
Among He Jin's 25,000 men and horses, they are all veterans, and they have all experienced at least one major war, and they are not chicks who have never seen blood, especially He Jin's ace of the lineage, the five thousand iron cavalry to which Captain Changshui belongs, and they are the elite of the elite!
Originally, the total number of cavalry under the command of Captain Changshui was as high as 10,000! It is the top combat power of Dahan! However, when the Yellow Turban Army was exterminated in Jizhou, the 10,000 iron cavalry belonging to Captain Changshui was divided into 8,000 to Huangfu Song, and the leading general was Song Tie.
He Jin was very angry about this, but he was helpless, and finally became angry with Huangfu Song, causing Huangfu Song to lose his office.
These five thousand iron cavalry is He Jin's treasure in the palm, the meat of his heart, the most sophisticated equipment, the most generous salary, today to this juncture, He Jin also had to send him out, after all, there is only such a formed cavalry in Luoyang City, and the cavalry has an absolute advantage over the infantry, especially the dry of the sword and gun, it is easy to penetrate the chisel successfully, destroy the enemy's formation, and finally lay the victory.
The last time he instigated Yuan Shu to attack Zhuang Shaoyou, it ended in the fiasco of Yuan Shu and the mutiny of his subordinates, and He Jin's subordinates were not all straw bales, analyzing and analyzing, plus the information found, and finally believed that although Zhuang Shaoyou's weapons were sharp, the number was limited after all, and there was an absolute advantage in rejecting the city and defending it, but the field battle may not be possible!
Because the field infantry, especially the ballista soldiers, relied very much on the formation, and the role of the cavalry was to break through the defense with speed and disrupt the formation, so He Jin was still very sure of winning this battle! What's more, there is more than one trump card in his hand!
A bad premonition has always lingered in Zhuang Shaoyou's heart, looming, just a feeling, but there is no way to know what is wrong! Zhuang Shaoyou and Le Jin discussed for a long time, determined many details, and the strategy of contingencies, and only then did their hearts settle down a little.
At this time, He Jin's army has arrived! 20,000 people attacked, and only one thousand people were left to defend the west gate of Luoyang, and of course, He Jin also sent 5,000 men to attack the south gate.
He Jinjun's morale was high, because he had already received the promise of the general in front of the station, whether it was killed in battle or those who had merits, there would be rich rewards!
He Jin's army stopped five miles from the West Garden and set up a position.
Seeing this, Yuan Shao stepped forward and said: "General, the morale of our army is at its peak, at this time, we should immediately launch a surprise attack and defeat the enemy army in one fell swoop!" ”
He Jin laughed and said: "What Ben said at the beginning is very true, but General Ben has other arrangements!" Wait for General Ben to humiliate them first! ”
Yuan Shao was immediately anxious when he heard this, and hurriedly persuaded: "General, I'm afraid this matter is not appropriate!" ”
He Jin said lightly: "They are all rebellious ministers and thieves, this general came to quell the rebellion to be loyal to the Han Dynasty, so naturally he must first uphold justice and let the soldiers know where the righteousness lies!" And then in one go, all the work is done! ”
Yuan Shao wanted to say something more, but He Jin waved his hand: "Enough!" I've made up my mind! Needless to say! ”
He Jin got off the carriage, and under the service of four personal soldiers, he rode a healthy horse, patted the horse and walked to the front of the formation. It's just stupid! Very foolish!
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Inside the city tower at the south gate of the city
Tian Feng, Zhou Tian and other generals are here, only He Jin raided Rongfu, fortunately there were preparations, will be evacuated in the future, now everyone with the remaining 2,500 men and horses retreated to the south gate, the most elite people were taken away by Le Jin, the remaining 2,500 people are only equipped with a bow, although the power is still considerable, but compared to the continuous crossbow machine and crossbow car is far worse, 600 crossbow cars were all taken away by Le Jin, after all, Zhuang Shaoyou's safety is the first!
But everyone is not worried, because they still have hole cards! Besides, it is easy to defend the city gate! Unless He Jin sacrifices his roots and goes all out to attack, there is no reason to fail!
Just when everyone was drinking tea, a scout came to report:
"Ladies and gentlemen, He Jinjun is attacking the south gate of the city with a group of men and horses, the number of which is five thousand! Equipped with a short bow and a sword shield, as well as two well rails! ”
When everyone heard this, they all frowned, why did they come in and attack? But soon he smiled, and Tian Feng smiled:
"Well done! Let's have a little more here, and the pressure on the general's side can be reduced by a point! Pass the order down and get ready for battle! Our goal is to defend the gates, but to defeat the enemy! ”
Five thousand He Jinjun came towards the south gate of the city under the leadership of a school captain, but the speed was not very fast, it was said that it should be very fast from Rongfu to the south gate of the city, but it was less than seven or eight miles away, He Jinjun walked for two quarters of an hour!
The captain who led the team is called He Jiu, of course, he is not He Jin's relative, but he deliberately took his name in order to take refuge with He Jin, and then pretended to be a distant relative of the He family to take refuge, this kind of thing has long been commonplace, and He Fu does not refuse to come! After all, people are here for the name of the He family, and they are also admired, although there is no blood relationship, the sincerity is commendable!
This He Jiu is very clever, he can drill the camp, can shoot horses, and can tie up with his boss, a few years ago, he caught up with the Yellow Turban Rebellion, a large number of soldiers and generals died in the Jizhou battlefield, and He Jiu took the opportunity to be promoted to captain.
This time, following He Jin to fight, I wanted to make some military merits and find a way to twist another level, but I didn't expect to be sent to attack the South Gate!
In addition to being a sycophant, He Jiu also has a specialty, that is, he is self-aware! I know very well that I and my soldiers are two pounds, although the combat power of these five thousand men and horses is not weak, but there is definitely a gap compared to the Zhuang Shao Guerrilla Army, and the number of the Zhuang Shao Guerrilla Army in the south of the city is only two thousand five hundred, but He Jiu definitely does not think that he can fight!
He Jiu is now fifteen buckets, seven up and eight down, neither advancing nor retreating, if he enters, he is looking for death, and maybe he will have to fart immediately; If you retreat, you are also looking for death, He Jin's butcher will definitely let him walk around without eating!
"Malegobi's, let no one live!"
Seeing that he was about to reach the south gate, He Jiu scolded in his mouth, He Jiu's eyes rolled, and he said to the subordinates around him: "Captain Liu, you will take your thousand-man team to take the lead later, Captain Song, you will be in the second formation, and I will bring the rest of the men and horses to press the formation for you!" ”
When Captain Liu heard this, his brows immediately furrowed: "Captain He, I'm afraid this matter is inappropriate, right?" Why let Lao Tzu take the lead? Lao Tzu is not a fool, this clearly lets Lao Tzu go to death! If you want to go, I'm not going to go anyway! ”
Commander Song Qianfu was assigned to the second formation, if Captain Liu was defeated, he would have to be on top, and there was no suspense that Commander Liu would be defeated, so his life was almost the same as sending him to death! Seeing that Commander Liu Qianfu made his words clear, he also echoed and said: "Captain He, we are all clear about the combat strength of the enemy army, the remnants of the 8,000 people of the Tiger Ben Army who attacked more than 2,000 people last time were all killed and wounded, not to mention us!" This makes it clear who goes to work and who dies, and no one wants to go! ”
He Jiu was a little annoyed, but he was very helpless, not to mention the first two formations, even his last formation was estimated to be not much stronger! Originally, He Jiu made up his mind to sacrifice two thousand-person teams, and then take the third shot himself, which means it, and then turn around and run, and go back to have an explanation, at least he can save his life! And the people who have the worst relationship with themselves are Liu and Song, so of course they have to go to death!
But now, the two of them are clearly unwilling to cooperate, and He Jiu can't force them, after all, He Jiu's prestige in the army is really not high, and he doesn't dare to do anything with Liu and Song, otherwise he would have been pulled down and chopped directly!
He Jiu hesitated again and again before he said, "Then what do you say?" Just go back like this, you don't know the general's temper, if he gets angry, none of us will survive! ”
The five thousand commanders are silent, these people are all illiterate, and they are barely qualified to cut people in battle, and they make suggestions, but they can't do it!