A thousand heavy cavalry, dragging the five thousand cavalry of the Jin army, this decision is really a bit risky.

But Han Shizhong is not a mediocre talent, and he only judged the situation between lightning and fire.

With 17,000 foot soldiers, in formation, and field artillery, they are naturally not afraid of 5,000 cavalry, but the other party is not a fool.

There is no need to attack, just use the high mobility of the cavalry, constantly harass, contain them, and wait until the front of the army arrives, and cooperate with the defenders of Shenwu Town to attack before and after, and the Qi army will fall into the danger of being attacked by the enemy on the back of the abdomen.

Therefore, he planned to send cavalry to block, and his side raced against time to take Shenwu Town with all his might.

Once he holds Shenwu Town, even if the 60,000 Jin army comes, he will have the confidence to defend it.

And Datong is eighty miles away, from the time Wanyan Zonghan got the news to the time when the cavalry vanguard arrived, the time between this is too short.

Tiefutu was so heavy that even a quick march could not be so fast.

Therefore, the 5,000 cavalry who came must have been lightly mounted and crutched.

1,000 Qingzhou heavy cavalry against 5,000 kidnapping horses, and it was a night battle, and the victory or defeat was still five or five.

Thinking of this, Han Shizhong ordered: "The artillery battalion listens to the order, adjusts the muzzle, and blasts open the city gate as soon as possible!" ”

At the same time, he also left a hand, and ordered 2,000 heavily armored foot soldiers under his command to set up a military formation in the northwest and set up horse rejection and field artillery.

If Wang Wu didn't block the opponent, this line of defense could also block for a while.

……

Thundered!

The galloping power of the war horse was extremely terrifying, sweeping like a mountain and a sea.

Heavily armored cavalry, with a weight of more than 1,000 catties, and a speed of up to 40 kilometers per hour when charging at full speed.

With such a weight acceleration, if you are hit head-on, you will lose half your life if you don't die.

Riding on the galloping war horse, the face of the living woman changed.

Even though it was dark and I couldn't see the distant scene, the sound of the galloping horses was clearly heard in my ears.

Han Shizhong's judgment was not wrong, the 5,000 cavalry who arrived in Yingzhou first were indeed kidnappers.

The cavalry wears two layers of iron armor on the upper half of the body, and the lower body is skirted by leather armor, which is both defensive and mobile.

"Spread out and meet the enemy!"

Unsure of the number and type of enemy cavalry, the Lady of the Dead Faces planned to use skirmishers to deal with it.

The stragglers are not aimlessly dispersed, but a tactical formation similar to the Mongol Raven Scattering Star Formation in later generations.

Three or five people are a squad, each squad is twenty or thirty steps apart, and every three or five squads can form a squad.

The enemy is divided and the enemy is united.

Use independent squads to intersperse back and forth and outflank in a roundabout way.

However, this tactic is too demanding for cavalry, and it can only be used unless they are accompanied by horses from an early age, like the Mongols and Jurchens.

The Qingzhou cavalry couldn't play this tactic, and there were only two or three formations, sharp and arrow formations or horizontal formations.

There is no way, in terms of equestrianism, the Han people in the Central Plains are inferior to nomadism, fishing and hunting, which is caused by the living environment.

People have 365 days a year, except for eating and sleeping, almost all of them straddle horses, how can this compare?

On the other side, Wang Wu used a sharp arrow array.

When the Blade Array is hedged against a large number of plain cavalry, it will certainly waste a lot of cavalry's combat power, but it is not easy to be cut and interspersed.

The two sides are getting closer and closer, but tonight there are no stars or moons, the sky is shrouded in dark clouds, and only vague outlines can be seen.

The Jurchen cavalry shouted a trumpet, took off the longbow on their backs, and drew their bows and arrows.

Swish!

A rain of arrows struck, striking the iron armor with a clanging sound, and all the arrows were ricocheted off.

Bathed in the rain of arrows, Wang Wu's eyes were red and he shouted: "Break the enemy!" ”

"Breaking the !! of the Enemy"

The cavalry behind him roared in unison.

Rumble!

The cavalry of both sides charged together without warning.

In an instant, a Jurchen cavalryman was stabbed through the body by the hook and sickle spear in Wang Wu's hand.

The power of the Qingzhou Iron Cavalry charge is too great, and Rao is beautiful woman can only avoid its edge, and intends to use outflanking tactics.

However, it was dark at night, and the vision was severely obstructed, so that each squad was able to fight alone.

This is also one of the reasons why Han Shizhong dared to let Wang Wu lead a thousand cavalry to snipe.

At the end of a round of charge, Wang Wu immediately turned the horse's head, adjusted the direction and continued to charge.

A quarter of an hour later, Wang Wu felt that the war horse under him was gradually exhausted, and said in a loud voice: "Withdraw!" ”

Wanyan Huonu naturally knew that the heavy armored cavalry could not fight for a long time, so she ordered a pursuit.

Don't look at the quarter of an hour of fighting back and forth between the two sides, in fact, the total number of casualties is less than 100.

This cavalry duel under the cover of night is quite anticlimactic.

However, the real battlefield is like this, such as the tragedy of the battle of Xiangji Temple, in the end there are still very few.

For Wang Wu, delaying the achievement of the goal of the opponent's cavalry is already considered a victory, and the war horse is beginning to run out, so when will it be if you don't run at this time?

The two sides chased and fled, and soon came to Shenwu Town.

"Kill, !!"

The earth-shattering shouts of killing echoed in the night.

At this moment, the gates of Shenwu Town have been bombarded open by siege artillery, and the soldiers who first entered the camp are engaged in fierce street battles with the defenders.

By the dim light of the torches, rows of repulsive horses stood in front of them, and behind the rejecting horses were heavily armored foot soldiers waiting for battle.

Seeing this scene, Wanyan immediately reined in the horse's reins and slowed down the horse's speed.

After observing for a moment, Wanyan Huo's face was gloomy and ordered, "Go!" ”

He was a step too late, Shenwu Town had been breached.

The five thousand kidnappers turned their horses' heads, rolled up puffs of smoke and dust, and quickly disappeared into the darkness.

Gradually, the shouts of killing subsided.

Han Shizhong waved his hand: "Enter the city!" ”

Seventeen thousand Yuzhou troops all entered the town.

The Jin army would arrive at the latest in two or three days, and time was pressing, so after entering Shenwu Town, he immediately ordered his soldiers to clean up the corpses in the city, and at the same time strengthen the city defenses to prepare for the next battle to defend the city.

……

The light of day dawned.

Wanyan Huonu led 5,000 kidnappers and horses to rejoin the army.

Seeing that he came back so quickly, Wanyan Lou knew that Shenwu Town had fallen.

Wanyanhuo Goddess said with a low expression: "The child went one step late, and was dragged by the Qi cavalry halfway, and when he arrived, Shenwu Town had been breached, and his father was asked to punish him." ”

"It's none of your business."

Wan Yan Lou Room waved his hand indifferently and asked, "What is the strength of the Qi army?" ”

Wanyan replied: "The vision is blocked at night, and it is not very real, but it will never exceed 20,000." ”

Wan Yan Lou calculated: "Counting the more than 10,000 people in Pinggao Town, the enemy of Yingzhou should only be 30,000. ”

Wanyan Huonu made a rough plan: "Father, why don't you use the strategy of encircling the point to help, surround Pinggao Town, and the Qi army will definitely come to the rescue." ”

Encircling and sending reinforcements is the Jin army's forte, and it has been tried and tested again and again since the attack on Liao.

The Jin army was not good at siege, and field warfare was their forte.

And the encirclement point reinforcement can give full play to the advantages.

"No."

Wan Yan Lou Room shook his head: "Right now, it is a race for time with the Qi army, and it is necessary to use thunderous means to defeat the enemy in Yingzhou." Otherwise, once it drags on, after Shuozhou and Ulzhou fall one after another, the Qi army will inevitably come to the rescue, and our army will fall into a situation where the enemy is attacked on three sides. ”

"That's the way it is."

Wanyan Huonu nodded suddenly.

……

……

Boom Boom!

With a loud bang, a pungent and thick smoke rose up.

Lao Jiu took a deep breath, his face full of enjoyment.

Seeing this, Han Zhen raised his eyebrows and said, "What are you doing?" ”

"Hey, hey."

Lao Jiu laughed and replied, "The smell of this gunpowder has been smelling for a long time, and it smells strange." ”

Han Zhen quipped: "In that case, how about I transfer you to the artillery battalion?" ”

"Forget it."

Lao Jiu hurriedly waved his hand.

While the two were talking and laughing, the jack gate in Shanyang City collapsed.

At present, the blow of the siege artillery to the city gate is fatal, and since the advent of the fight, it has only been deflated in the city of Tokyo.

No way, the jack gates in Tokyo City are too strong.

But now it is not what it used to be, with brass poured siege guns, the artillery battalion can be regarded as a shotgun for a gun, if it were attacked again, the result will be completely different.

"Wansheng !!"

Under the suppression of the siege artillery, the soldiers who first entered the camp roared and rushed to the city gate.

The defenders of Shanyang only have more than 3,000 people, where can they stop the wolf-like Qingzhou army.

An hour later, the war was over.

Han Zhen's horse passed through the cave and entered the city.

At this time, the city of Shanyang was in shambles, and thick smoke rose from all over the city.

The people shivered and hid in their homes, looking out through the cracks in the doors and windows.

Ninety percent of the people in Shuozhou are northerners.

It's just that he has been under the rule of the Liao State for a long time, and has long been Khitanized, and in today's generation, he doesn't think he is Han at all.

There is no good way to deal with these northerners, so they can only slowly and imperceptibly.

But if it's a troublemaker, don't blame him for the butcher's knife in his hand being too sharp.

"Count the battle damage, dispose of the corpses in the city as soon as possible, and step up the defense."

Dropping this sentence, he went all the way to the palace.

Bang!

At this moment, a real explosion thunder exploded in the sky.

Soon, a light rain fell.

Han Zhen raised his face slightly, feeling the moist spring rain, and muttered to himself: "This rain is still falling." ”

Rainy days are a great weakening of the Qingzhou Army.

The siege artillery is better, build a grass hut, and it is still barely usable, but the firearms and siege artillery are completely unusable.

Lao Jiu said worriedly: "I don't know if General Han can withstand it." ”

There is a lot of rain in spring and summer, and there is no way to do it.

Han Zhen said in a deep voice: "If you can't stand it, you have to top it." ”

At this time, a scout came on horseback: "Your Majesty, the cavalry of the former army has reached the territory of Huairen, and it is expected to arrive in Shuozhou on the fifth day at the latest." ”

Han Zhen instructed: "Tell me the details of the situation of the Jin army." ”

The scout replied, "Three thousand cavalry, ten thousand foot soldiers, and about twenty thousand men." ”

Hearing this, Han Zhen's mind turned sharply.

All the way to the lobby of the mansion, he said loudly: "Take the map!" ”

The next moment, a picture was laid out on the court case by Lao Jiu.

Looking at the map in front of him, Han Zhen said in a deep voice: "Now that Yingzhou has all fallen into his hands, Wanyan Yinshu will definitely not dare to follow the Sanggan River, otherwise he will be ambushed by the garrisons of Shanyin and Pinggao." ”

Lao Jiu pondered: "If I am a silver skill, I can only follow Hongtao Mountain and cross Qifeng Mountain into Shuozhou. ”

"Not bad."

Pointing his finger at a mountain pass in Qifeng Mountain, Han Zhen said, "I plan to ambush Yan Yinshu here. ”

After looking at it carefully for a moment, Lao Jiu nodded and said: "Although this place is the only way to go, but Wanyan Yinshu is not stupid, what if you don't come for a long time?" ”

Han Zhen chuckled: "Isn't that better, if he doesn't come, wait for He Guan to take the counties and towns west of Shuozhou, and the army will converge and approach Huairen." ”

This is almost a conspiracy, even if you know it's a trap, you have to come in and take a look.

Otherwise, the land of Shuozhou is really a black eye.

It will directly lead to a sharp increase in the pressure on Wanyan Lou's room.

After deciding, Han Zhen rested in the city for the night.

Following.

The light rain was still falling, Han Zhen led 10,000 foot soldiers, plus 2,000 cavalry, only carrying dry food for a few days, and went straight to Qifeng Mountain.

(End of chapter)