Chapter 11: The First Battle
The first person was a scout under Xu Huang, who was discovered during the investigation, and he had to come back in the future to report.
Yang Ming squinted into the distance, and the Xianbei cavalry swarmed like a flood, overwhelming the sky.
Soon, Yang Ming retracted his gaze, and he was already sure in his heart.
The number of Xianbei cavalry should be about 1,000 to 1,005, and it should only be a vanguard force.
Although it is two or three times that of its own side, there is a gap in equipment between the two sides, and there is a chance of winning.
The other side had also discovered that their five hundred cavalry was coming unabated, and they divided four or five hundred cavalry to attack the two wings, and nearly a thousand cavalry galloped towards them.
Yang Ming waved his lance forward, slapped the horse's belly with his legs, and rushed out first.
Three hundred and fifty horsemen rushed out behind him, and the formation was not chaotic.
Both sides were cavalry, and in an instant it was less than 100 meters.
I saw a rain of arrows in the air.
The Xianbei cavalry was not much different from the Xiongnu cavalry, and most of them were archers.
Yang Ming raised his shield, and there were guards around him who were hit by arrows, but the three-layer armor was protected, and the arrows failed to break the armor.
In fact, the cavalry of the cone formation was scattered, and it was not easy to shoot, and the Han army's assault cavalry were all wearing armor and shields, and a round of arrow rain, the Han army had almost no losses on its side.
On the contrary, it was the cone-shaped strong archers on the left and right who fired, and many Xianbei cavalry fell from their horses with arrows.
At a distance of 100 meters, both sides were accelerating, and the Xianbei cavalry had no chance to shoot a second round of arrow rain at this time.
Yang Ming bowed down and held the lance, and his heartbeat increased rapidly.
The rumbling of cavalry was everywhere.
On the battlefield, life and death are instantaneous.
"Bang!"
He felt a shock from the long lance in his hand, and immediately before his eyes, a leather armored Xianbei cavalryman had been directly stabbed through and dismounted.
It's just that before he could draw out his long lance, a Xianbei cavalry on the side swung his knife and slashed, he dodged sideways, and the blade cut a spark on his armor, but he couldn't cut half a point.
"Sima beware!"
I only heard a shout, but it was Xu Huang who came with an axe.
I saw that he directly beheaded the cavalryman with an axe, and blood gushed out immediately.
At this time, Xu Huang slashed left and right, and in the blink of an eye, an area had been emptied.
Yang Ming looked around to the left and right, the momentum of both sides was evenly stopped, both were riding horses and slashing, and the ground was full of Xianbei cavalry corpses.
After getting close, the armor gap widens.
The Han army wore cuirass or armor, and Yang Ming's personal guard was even more three-layer armor, even if there was a protective iron basin collar around the neck.
Just like what Yang Ming had encountered before, there was a high probability that the Xianbei cavalry would not be able to break the armor with a single sword, while the Han cavalry would either be killed or injured with a single sword.
The Xianbei generals should be regretting it at this time, they could only see the number of troops from a distance.
The so-called one thousand to three hundred, the advantage is in me.
I didn't want to get closer, only to find out that it was the elite of the Han army!
At this time, he wanted to gather his troops and distance himself, but the two sides were already entangled and could not do it.
However, he did not panic, but issued an order, ordering the cavalry scattered on both wings to outflank in a roundabout way, preparing to encircle and annihilate the more than 300 people with the strength of the whole army.
Yang Ming looked at the two wings of Xianbei cavalry gathered over, and suddenly felt bad.
Although the equipment is superior, once surrounded, the situation will take a sharp turn.
But like Xianbei, the two sides are already entangled, and the Han army can't break away if they want to.
Wu Kuang and Zheng Hun also found that the intentions of the two wings were to fight in close quarters, intending to stick, but after all, there were few soldiers, and the momentum of the Xianbei cavalry was irreversible.
"Straight to the Chinese army!"
Yang Ming made a judgment in a very short time and gave the order again.
At this time, everyone showed a very high combat quality, and after receiving the order, they successively broke away from the battle with the people around them, and turned to attack the Xianbei cavalry general.
The first person was particularly dazzling, moving forward with a gun, no one could stop him, it was Lu Bu who had only joined Yang Ming's command yesterday and became the leader of the team!
LΓΌ Bu was brave, and the Han army was greatly encouraged, and they all rushed forward first.
That is, the encirclement, each of the troops is limited, and the Han army is in one place, and Xianbei is difficult to resist.
Seeing that he was about to rush to the front, the Xianbei generals saw this, and took the lead in turning the horse and retreating.
In an instant, the Han army had broken out of the encirclement and pursued the general.
The original momentum of encirclement turned into a pursuit in an instant.
The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly.
However, Yang Ming soon discovered that although the Xianbei generals retreated, the Xianbei cavalry did not retreat.
The two wings of the Xianbei cavalry were moving and closing together, and the whole was in a goose-shaped formation.
The goose shape is a restrained cone-shaped array, and if you want to break the formation, you must break the goose's head.
Seeing this, Yang Ming abandoned the lance, took the bow from the horse's buttocks, and then took the arrow from the horse's body quiver, held his breath and concentrated, aimed at the opponent's Xianbei general, and shot an arrow.
The arrow broke through the air, but because both sides were moving at high speed, and the speed was different, it grazed past the horse's buttocks.
There was a sudden neighing of a horse in his ears, but it was not far away, and the horse suddenly stopped in high-speed movement, and its front hooves hung in the air.
I saw Xu Huang clamping the horse's body at this time, holding his bow and arrows, and aiming ahead.
"Whoosh!"
A burst of arrows broke through the air, hitting the horse's head!
The horse fell to the ground in pain and threw the Xianbei general off the horse, and the general was trampled to death by the horse that came later!
As soon as the enemy general died, the Xianbei vanguard army was in chaos in an instant, and the momentum of the convergence was suddenly dispersed, and the whole army retreated.
The Han army pursued and killed for a while, killing the Xianbei cavalry to abandon their armor and flee in all directions.
When he reached the fork in the road, Yang Ming stopped his horse.
The Han army stopped one after another, looking at the remnants of Xianbei in the distance and cheering loudly, which resounded throughout the valley.
With 500 to 1,050 and shoot the enemy chieftain, the Han army has not had such a hearty victory for a long time!
"Sima, why don't you chase it?" Lu Bu came to him covered in blood, and in just two moments, he had killed more than ten people.
"The main force of Xianbei is coming." Yang Ming replied, and then turned around and quickly cleaned up the battlefield.
Lu Bu also reacted, if 1,500 people are just pioneers, then the main force of Xianbei has tens of thousands, or even tens of thousands.
The first county in Yunzhong to which they belonged, I am afraid that they will not be able to reach the Yinnan hills, so they will fight against the Xianbei army in this Hongluo Valley.
This is actually the reason why Yang Ming is anxious.
Judging from the appearance of the Xianbei pioneer, the strategy of Tanshi Huai is probably much simpler than expected, and it should be to divide and attack.
The first army in Yunzhong was attacked by Xianbei in the west, the first army in Yanmen by Xianbei in the middle, and the first army in Daijun by Xianbei in the east.
This tactic is simple, but it can most effectively avoid the drawbacks that Xianbei's dispatch is not as smooth as the Han army.
But the most important thing is Tan Shi Huai's absolute self-confidence, he is confident that the three Xianbei have the advantage of defeating the Han army head-on.
History has also proved that Tanshihuai's self-confidence is not blind.
The suppression of the Han army for more than ten years, the psychological advantage of Xianbei, and the excellent command of the Xianbei generals were all reflected in the brief contact just now.
If it weren't for Xu Huang shooting the enemy general with an arrow, it would not be easy for them to get out, and even when the Xianbei army came, they would definitely die.
It must be known that they are still 100% elite soldiers in armor, and other Han troops do not have this advantage.
The battlefield was quickly cleaned up, and 23 people were wounded and three were killed, and nearly 200 Xianbei cavalry were killed.
In terms of the battle loss ratio alone, since Liu Hong ascended the throne, I am afraid that only Duan Cheng Pingqiang can compare with him.
Yang Ming ordered the wounded to bring the corpses back to Dingxiang, and then asked Zhang Yidan to ride to inform Tian Yan of the movements of the other troops pursuing the enemy army east along the Hongluo Valley, as well as the information that the Xianbei army might come from the east of the Hongluo Valley.
When Zhang Yi walked away, he led the rest of the soldiers to the north and plunged into the Yin Mountain.
"In the Qin period, the bright moon and the Han period, the Long March has not been returned. But to make the dragon city fly will not teach Humadu Yin Mountain. β
The Han army went all the way to the northeast along the Yinshan Trail, and many poems related to Yinshan appeared in Yang Ming's mind at this time, but the last thing that reverberated in his mind was Wang Changling's poem.
If the momentum of this poem is used, the flying general should refer to that Wei Qing, who smashed the dragon city and killed the Hu people who did not dare to go south to Yinshan.
However, Li Guang also has the title of "Flying General", and some say that it refers to Li Guang.
Who it is, I'm afraid there is no way to know, but Zhang Yi said before that Li Guang came out of the Yinbei hills, which coincided with him this time.
And at this time, there is a "flying general" Lu Bu in the army, which is a good sign.
When the whole army reached the first fork in the road, Yang Ming asked everyone to dismount and rest, eat some dry food and feed the horses.
He brought together the Wang brothers, the four tun chiefs, and Lu Bu.
"Gongming will be the commander in this battle, Feng Xian will fight bravely to kill the enemy, and now let Gongming be the commander of Qu Army, and Feng Xian will be the chief of Wutun Tun." At the beginning, Yang Ming announced his decision.
Everyone has no objections, the two of them were shocked by yesterday's competition, and today's battlefield performance is also obvious to all.
Moreover, Yang Ming's performance improved so quickly, which also made the rest of the people eager to try.
It is important to know that under Sima, there is still a fake Sima, and above Qu Junhou, if other troops are expanded, they can lead another army.
"You should all wonder why we are entering this yin mountain." Yang Ming continued.
This matter is more important than the promotion.
Sure enough, after Yang Ming finished asking, the others nodded one after another.
"I want to reproduce the actions of Wei Qing and Huo Qu in the past, and go straight to Huanglong." Yang Ming said in a calm tone.
A few people didn't react for a while, because the target of the Han army's expedition this time was the Xianbei Royal Court, which was the "Yellow Dragon" mentioned by Yang Ming.
"Sima means to attack the royal court from north to south from the Yinbei hills?" Xu Huang asked.
Yang Ming chatted with Zhang Yi by the barren dry water before, and asked him to send scouts to explore the Yin Mountain, so there was only one possibility.
Yang Ming nodded, and the others all looked shocked.
Deep in the hinterland of Mobei, it is easy to get lost, and it is unknown whether you can find the royal court.
"Do you know that Li Guang is difficult to seal?" Yang Ming then asked.
Several people nodded, but they were still puzzled.
"Li Guang is difficult to seal, compared with Wei Qing and Huo Quai, the biggest difference between him and the two is that he often gets lost in Mobei, and the reason why he gets lost is the lack of guides." What Yang Ming said at this time is the content of the analysis video he did in his previous life.
"What does Sima mean is that he has found Xianbei as a guide?" Xu Huang asked in surprise.
"However, among my personal guards, he originally belonged to the central part of Xianbei, and because his wife was humiliated by the royal court shaman, the family fled to the Hetao, and his wife was in the Hetao, and I also gave it a lot of money." Yang Ming explained.
Then he turned his head to look at Xu Huang again: "I asked Gongming to send someone to explore the way, but it was also to verify the truth of what he said. β
Several people were shocked, they had only been in Dingxiang for a few days, and Yang Ming had already made such arrangements.
But if you think about it, you can understand it.
Cai Yong said that some Han people fled to Xianbei and became Xianbei think tanks, so naturally Xianbei people fled to Han.
There are unfairness in the world, and most of them are hated and hated.
Who wants to flee to an enemy country if they are not forced to do so?
So if you have the heart to look for it, it is not difficult to find it.
Moreover, in a foreign country, the language is not understood, and it is a country where the Han people attach importance to the court, and the Xianbei people will inevitably live in embarrassment, and they will be tempted by heavy money, and there is a chance that they can succeed.
"As I expected, the sandalwood should be hit in three parts, if we can make a detour through the Yinbei hills and rush to the royal court within five days, the royal court will definitely be empty." Yang Ming said as he pulled out the ring head knife and drew a general route on the ground.
He didn't say this in Dingxiang, first, because he was afraid that the news would be leaked, and secondly, he was afraid that someone would quit.
When Yang Ming drew the route, several people couldn't hold it back.
If they can really win the royal court, then they have made immortal achievements.
"If that sandalwood is ......in the royal court," Lu Bu said, swallowing unconsciously.
"Catch it!" Yang Ming raised his knife and plunged straight into the royal court.