Chapter Twenty-Three: The First Battle of the Blood Horse

Yan Ji was furious and shouted: "Good thief, the soldiers are divided into two routes, and the order is sent down, and each village and village will quickly resist the enemy according to the divided area, and my Yan's iron cavalry will come to the rescue, as long as it is dawn, this Hulu will definitely be unable to fly." ”

The four horsemen hurriedly rushed to the left and right, Yan Ji carried a double hammer and went to Yuzhuang again, just arrived at Yuzhuang, before he could inquire about the enemy, he saw that the side of the village where the fire first started, and a fire was ignited, and the fire was in the dark, very conspicuous.

Yan Ji was so angry that he shouted, he heard that there were only 200 Hu riders, a lot of horses, and several Han people leading the troops, so Yan Ji faintly guessed who the comer was. It must be He Bai, the former deputy commander of the White Horse. After being wounded and captured that night, he stayed in Wuhuan for several months, and must have surrendered to Wuhuan, so this time he led 200 Hu cavalry to take revenge.

Because he saw that Yan's Wu Fort was heavily guarded, he used the nearby villagers to lure the enemy. Yan Ji ignored it, but the nearby villagers all relied on the Yan family, and there were many tenants. If you ignore it, the villagers will be distracted from Yan, and it will be difficult for Yan to gain a foothold in Youbeiping County and Tuyin County in the future.

Yan Ji didn't secretly hate in his heart, and shouted: "I didn't shoot you to death that night, and I will definitely kill you here tonight." ”

Yan Ji thought about it, He Bai attacked and set fire to the east and west, and left, nothing more than trying to induce himself to divide his troops, and then defeat himself with many outnumbered people. Yan Ji couldn't help but snort coldly, the elite soldiers of the Yan clan were not inferior to the county soldiers, only slightly worse than the white horse Yicong cavalry, and they were well-equipped, more than thirty horsemen were covered with iron armor, and the rest were wearing leather armor. The weapons in everyone's hands are made of fine iron, but they are not comparable to the broken copper and iron of Wuhuan Huqi.

Yan Ji secretly said: It's not good to go on like this, only by dividing the troops to pursue according to his wishes, so that He Bai can be lured to attack. He immediately shouted: "Yan Zhong, I order you to lead seventy cavalry to chase the thieves all the way, and I will lead thirty ironclad warriors to chase another wave of thieves." ”

There was a strong man in his twenties who answered the order loudly and roared towards the east, while Yan Ji settled down and led thirty ironclad warriors to the west.

Don't talk about Yan Ji, just say that Yan Zhong led seventy Yan clan soldiers to chase all the way, and there were villagers from villages along the way to guide the way, saying that a large number of horse teams passed by, so they chased non-stop. ran around a radius of dozens of miles for more than an hour, and even went around the vicinity of Tuyin City and came back. It makes everyone tired.

Yan Zhong also sent people to Tuyin City to ask for help without authorization, but when he heard Gongsun Yue say that this was He Yan's personal vendetta, he couldn't do anything. Yan Zhong chased after him again with half enlightenment and half annoyance, vowing to kill the thieves who dared to challenge the master.

As soon as he ran back to the vicinity of Yan's Wu Fort five or six miles away, suddenly several riders in front of him fell off their horses, and someone shouted: "Be careful, there are taper horses on the ground." ”

Before the words fell, a rain of arrows shot from the left and right. The soldiers of the Yan clan ran around for a long time, and they were caught off guard for a while, and they were shot by a rain of arrows. More than 20 horsemen fell off their horses with arrows, and Yan Zhong, who was in the team, was shot first, and fell off his horse with a scream.

The soldiers of the Yan clan were terrified, and there was no one in the dark night, only the sound of the bowstring was heard, and there was no one to command for a while, and more than a dozen horses were shot down. At this time, someone raised a long knife and shouted: "Wu Bao is ahead, first escape back to Wu Bao." Follow me. ”

After saying that, the big knife stretched forward, patted the horse forward, and when it encountered the rope, it was cut and broken, and ten ropes were broken, and the front was smooth sailing. The soldiers of the Yan clan waved their blades wildly, resisting the arrows in the dark, and fled frantically in the direction of the Yan clan's Wu Fort.

However, after not going far, suddenly ten horsemen were killed from the left diagonal stab, and they did not fight, but shot with bows and arrows from a distance. The soldiers of the Yan clan had no intention of fighting, and they didn't care about casualties, they just buried their heads and ran wildly. Rushing out of Lixu, there were ten more horsemen on the right side, and they also only shot with bows and arrows, and after the Yan clan soldiers ran away, there were only a dozen horses left. Everyone in the Yan clan was terrified, if it weren't for the Wu Fort in front of them, maybe they would have all broken up in all directions, and they would have gone for their lives.

However, after running for a short time, I saw twenty horsemen in front of me with torches, just like the formation of the crescent moon lined up on both wings, waiting quietly in front. Twenty horsemen followed in pursuit, and the soldiers of the Yan clan wailed and wanted to abandon their weapons and surrender.

Immediately, someone shouted loudly: "Don't panic, don't panic, this place is only more than two miles away from Wubao, shout loudly, the third prince will definitely send troops to help." I'll be saved. ”

After that, more than a dozen riders shouted loudly: "The third prince helps......

After a short time, I saw fifty horsemen rushing out of the Yan Clan's Wu Fort with torches, and a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy came violently and shouted: "Bold thief, dare to kill my Yan clansmen, see how I Yan Ding kills you." ”

Running out of only two miles, I saw twenty horsemen on the left and right each side from the dark night, after a burst of rapid shooting, the Yan clan soldiers with torches were hit by arrows one after another, and the terrible sound was endless, and in an instant, thirty horsemen were shot off the horse.

Yan Ding was taken aback, turned his head and slapped his horse and fled, not wanting to escape a hundred steps just now, there were twenty horsemen on the road when he just came, and the armored general who was holding a double whip shouted, "Where to go, He Bai is here." ”

Yan Ding was caught off guard, and was whipped to fly the lance, grabbed his right hand, grabbed the belt and lifted away from the war horse, and then knocked it with an iron whip, Yan Ding suddenly fainted. The remaining Yan clan soldiers were all wiped out by He Bai's martial arts and blood cavalry.

He Bai looked at the three captains and several deputy captains and asked with a smile, "How many casualties are there in this battle?" ”

The three captains bowed to Shi Chang and said: "The master is unpredictable, and only two people were killed and several were injured in this battle. Our army won a great victory. ”

He Bai laughed and said, "If it weren't for the fact that our weapons were not as good as theirs, why would we need to think of so many methods." Have they packed their weapons? ”

The three captains bowed to Shi Chang and said, "All of them have been replaced, and next time they will use such good soldiers to fight bravely for their masters, there will be no need to use this cowardly method." ”

He Bai scolded with a smile: "Cowardice? Hehe, the best way to defeat the enemy and greatly reduce the casualties of our army is the best way. In my eyes, there is no such thing as cowardice, only whether it is worth talking about. In this battle, our army exchanged two soldiers for one hundred and thirty cavalry of the enemy, which was a big profit and a big value. Of course, the necessary courage in the future is also necessary, but it is a decisive battle. In general, it's better to be as cowardly as possible. ”

"Yes, I respect my master's orders."

He Bai said to himself: "Yan Ji is not in this team, presumably Fu Xing will have a way to deal with him." At this time, the Yan clan is dead, and it is time to use Yan Ding to open Wu Fort. With that, he led the ninety-eight horsemen to the Yan Clan's Wu Fort outside Lixu.

Looking at He Baijun approaching from afar, there was a panic in Yan's Wu Fort, and finally an old man with an old Longzhong went up to the city wall, and shouted: "Which Wuhuan lord's subordinates are the people outside the city?" The patriarch of the old Yan clan is serious, and he has always had business and trade dealings with Lord Wuhuan of various tribes, please tell me how the Yan clan has offended your lord, and it is seriously good to prepare a generous gift, and ask for your lord's forgiveness. ”

He Bai said with a smile: "Serious old man, you have no way to teach your son, so that Yan Gang is arrogant and domineering in Youbeiping, Yan Ji even murdered his colleagues in front of the two armies, and Yan Ding married the sister of Gongsun Taishou as his wife. Everything is your fault. Quickly open the fort and let me wait to enter, otherwise, the child's head will be strictly controlled. Ben would not have been deserved. ”

After thinking about it carefully, he asked in surprise: "Are you He Bai who surrendered to the Wuhuan people?" ”

He Bai was stunned and said with a smile: "Seriously, the old man is not confused, he can guess that it is me." ”

Seriously wailed: "General He Bai, everything is the fault of Lao Er's rebel son Yan Ji, and it has nothing to do with Xiao Er's Yan Ding." Today is his wedding day, begging General He Bai to forgive the child Yanding, the old man is grateful......"

No matter how He Bai called the door, it was serious that he didn't open it, just blindly begging for mercy. He Bai couldn't help but be a little vigilant in his heart, Yan Gangyuan served in Gongsun Zhan's army, Yan Ji had Fu Xing to deal with outside, and Yan Ding was captured again, who else did he rely on? Hmph, it must be a luxury to ask Yan Ji to lead the troops back. Let's go and kill Yan Ji first.

Yan Ji led the troops to pursue westward, although there were villagers to guide him halfway, Yan Ji did not blindly chase directly, only listened to the sound of horses' hooves in the dark night, and then quietly searched for it. Fu Xing was unprepared for a while, and Yan Ji, who was ambushed on the side, suddenly killed, but fortunately, the formation was extremely scattered, and there were empty horses to hinder him, and after killing seven or eight horsemen, he ran away.

Yan Ji clenched tightly and chased after him, wanting to fight Fu Xing in a decisive battle. However, the martial arts were light horses, and there were many empty horses to change, and the two armies were not long gone, and the two sides immediately shot at each other with bows and arrows. However, the people who fled were far longer than the people who were chasing, and the Yan clan soldiers were shot and shouted, fortunately, the iron armor on their bodies was excellent, and the martial arts and blood horses were mostly copper arrows, which could not penetrate the iron armor of the Yan clan soldiers.

After shooting hundreds of arrows, Fu Xing saw that it was useless to shoot people, so he immediately ordered to shoot a horse, and finally shot Yan Ji and his gang on their backs. Yan Ji was shocked, and hurriedly gathered the people who fell from the horse, and at this time, only the eleventh or second horsemen were left.

Yan Ji hated it, this team of Hu cavalry was despicable and shameless, if it was a hard and hard charge, even if this team of Hu cavalry was three times more, Yan Ji could lead the troops to defeat it in one fell swoop. At this time, the Yan clan had few horses and could not pursue, so they could only prepare to retreat. I didn't want Fu Xing to raise the regiment again.

Yan Ji had no choice but to be protected by war horses on all sides, and defended himself with a hard bow that was far superior to the Wuhuan bow. Fu Xing couldn't do it for a while, so he could only order a team of thirty bloody horsemen to go and break a village, and gather hundreds of villagers from the village to come and make wooden shields and other things, ready to attack hard.

When He Bai led the troops all the way to find him, Fu Xing had just finished making the wooden shield. He Bai said with a smile: "In a turtle hedgehog formation like this, the cavalry has its own attack method. The offensive style of infantry like yours is not suitable for the martial blood horsemen. ”

"Oh? How? Fu Xing looked at He Bai suspiciously.