Chapter 903 Chaotic War (Part 1)
The Shan Wu on May 22 was a bit like the Battle of Guangwu the year before.
The difference is that the Hedouling tribe did not take the initiative to attack, but only dispatched cavalry to monitor everywhere.
Kim Zhengli camped on Nanshan and immediately sent two troops to detour from the west and east of the city in an attempt to reach behind the enemy lines.
I retreated halfway through the east road.
Where the terrain is open, enemy cavalry are surrounding them from all directions, and they engage the Jie cavalry first.
Zuo Feilong's guardsmen dismounted and formed a formation.
But Suotou did not fight with them. He only attacked Jieqi. After charging twice, he forced him to retreat. Then one of them harassed the advancing soldiers in formation, and the other circled behind and harassed the soldiers. at the horse station, trying to plunder their horses.
Kim Zheng decisively sent out a second batch of government troops, and Liu Runzhong also sent a second group of cavalry to fight. Suotou quickly broke away from contact without much confrontation.
Jin Zheng looked at it for a long time and said: "The rope head is delaying."
Liu Runzhong also noticed it and said: "Perhaps there are not many people left in Shanwu City after the death of the old, weak, women and children."
"Dou Qin and his son are the commanders of the road, so they can't patrol, okay?" Jin Zheng asked.
Liu Runzhong was silent for a moment and said: "The governor didn't know something. This is how fighting on the grassland is. If you can't beat it, it's like a pack of wolves hunting around you. They rush at you from all directions and bite you hard; if you can't beat it, you scatter in all directions. , looking for fighters. As for whether it will destroy the overall battle situation, it depends on the Shanyu's prestige. Naturally, no one dares to retreat at will. If the Shanyu's prestige is low, it is no wonder that this is different from other people in the Central Plains. "
"In the fight under Shanwu City, the thieves and cavalry have too much advantage, and it is difficult for the soldiers to fight alone. Instead of fighting like this, it is better to-" Jin Zheng looked at the ruined Shanwu City wall and said: "Seeing that it's getting dark, why not send a group of troops to attack the city at night? Your troops will also take the initiative to attack the enemy cavalry at night. It doesn't matter if you can't rush, just make a big noise. The bigger the better."
"Captain, what are you doing..." Liu Runzhong seemed to have thought of something and was shocked.
Jin Zheng didn't say much, he just said: "Pick up the injured and dead horses on the battlefield, and smoke some dried meat."
After giving all these instructions, Jin Zheng found Tuoba, who had made meritorious services before. Six dogs.
He escaped back with Xu Yi and conveyed important military information.
Xu Yi was injured and will march with the baggage troops. Apart from a bruised nose and swollen face, the six dogs are not seriously injured and will continue to serve as scouts and guides with the army.
"King Liang already knows your name." For such a warrior, Jin Zheng rarely looked kind and said with a smile: "The word 'six dogs' is too ugly."
Tuoba Liugou was also smart and asked immediately: "Your Majesty, do you want to give me a name?"
Actually, his name was Liugou and he had no surname.
The surname Tuoba came from the clan leader.
The leader was originally a branch of the branch of the Tuoba clan...
He ordered the entire clan of more than 300 households to take the surname Tuoba, and the six dogs were given in batches surname.
"The king said that not long after you came here, you were loyal, brave and respectful, and made great achievements, so you were named 'Tuoba Sigong'. What do you think?" Jin Zheng asked.
“Thank you, Your Majesty, for the name.” Tuoba Liugou said happily.
“Are you familiar with this mountain range?” Jin Zheng asked.
"I am familiar with the east side, but I have only been to the west a few times, so I am not very familiar with it." Tuoba Sigong answered honestly.
"It doesn't matter, I have other guides." Jin Zheng smiled and said: "Get ready, follow me after nightfall."
After saying that, Jin Zheng ignored him and began to order the sergeants to hand over dry food and collect more than ten days' worth of 3,000 men.
As for the people whose dry food was taken away, there is no other way. Let’s eat horse meat for a few days until the baggage troops arrive.
That night, Jin Zheng personally led three thousand soldiers, one man and two horses, first evacuated the battlefield southward, then detoured westward and disappeared into the vast night.
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On the morning of the 22nd, a marching team suddenly stopped.
Fierce fighting broke out on the mountains on both sides.
That was when a team patrolling in the mountains encountered an enemy who had made a sneak attack and fought in a hurry.
After Yamashita learned about it, he immediately stopped moving forward.
Still the old method, using grain trucks to block the road to prevent enemy cavalry from rushing forward.
The Fu Bing troops stayed in the valley of the post road. More than 3,000 Fu soldiers accompanying the army immediately went up the mountain to kill at the place where the two sides fought.
A moment later, more than a thousand riders came from behind the convoy, and arrows rained down like rain as they ran.
Some Wuhuan Dingzhuang fought back, while others quickly retreated and even got under the car. They really had no intention of fighting.
On the contrary, the Fu Bing tribe was still able to gesture with their bows and knives, and with the cover of the carts, they struggled to maintain a stalemate with the enemy's cavalry archers.
Almost at the same time, enemy soldiers broke through the obstacles in some mountains and came down the mountain.
The two thousand Jie cavalry accompanying the army were divided into several groups and attacked in all directions, trying desperately to intercept them.
Countless people from both sides fought together in a chaotic mess.
Xu Lang stood on a carriage, while sending people to hunt down Wuhuan Dingzhuang who was trying to flee, and at the same time commanding the soldiers and his troops to block the leaks everywhere.
After killing for a long time, although the casualties were heavy, the situation stabilized slightly.
During the battle, they captured several enemy prisoners. After interrogation, they learned that they were under the command of Dou Qin and were ordered to go south. They took advantage of their familiarity with the geography to sneak out and attack and kill the transport troops. To cut off the retreat of the army.
As for the number of soldiers going south, to be honest, this person is not sure. Some say two thousand, and some say three thousand. There is no consensus.
After Xu Lang heard this, he thought to himself that it was okay, only so many people came.
In fact, cutting off the retreat at this time has little effect.
Unless they can intercept the Daiguo soldiers coming from the direction of Wu Zhouchuan, Governor Jin will not be deprived of supplies no matter what. After all, the distance from the source of Zhonglingchuan to Shanwu is not too far, and the distance from Shanwu to Wuzhou Town is only seventy or eighty miles. Dou Qin's plan was just helplessness in helplessness. In his reverie, the battle in the river valley became more and more intense.
Both sides were killing each other with loud noises, and they were spreading their blood wantonly.
On top of the grain cart, dismounted enemy cavalry kept climbing up, and troops from the government kept poking them down.
Fubing Buqu had no time to be happy, and was soon shot to the ground by arrows flying from nowhere.
Beyond the grain truck, corpses were piled on top of each other, almost level with the grain truck. Countless rope heads stepped on the corpse and rushed forward with shouts, but were quickly repelled.
Occasionally, more than ten rope heads rushed into the car formation. The soldiers of the government could not resist it and fled in all directions. Soon, the soldiers of the government came over to stabilize the situation.
A few streaks of smoke gradually rose in the river valley.
The valley was narrow, and the convoy meandered for several miles. The baggage troops had to be divided into more than ten groups to fight on their own. Some fell to the enemy after a long fierce battle, or the Wuhuan people simply collapsed, allowing the rope head to be easily captured.
They brought firewood, caused a fire, and burned the grain truck to the ground.
Xu Lang did not panic too much, but dispatched men and horses around, going back and forth for rescue, killing the rope heads who were dismounted and fighting on foot, and putting out the fire at the same time.
The two sides fought for half a day, and only more than 400 grain trucks were burned by the rope heads. The losses were still within an acceptable range.
Compared with the food lost, there were many casualties and casualties, which made him extremely angry.
Especially those Wuhuan people did not want to work for the Jin army at all. During the battle, only a small number of them dared to fight hard, and most of them hid or fled. The burned grain trucks were mainly in the area they were responsible for.
In the afternoon, perhaps Suo Tou suffered a lot of casualties. Perhaps they felt that it was too bad for the cavalry to dismount and fight on foot, and finally slowly broke away from contact and disappeared on the horizon.
Xu Lang breathed a sigh of relief and ordered an inventory of losses.
The first time he fought head-on with Suotou made him deeply moved.
The first feeling is that the government soldiers are indeed more powerful than the imperial army, much more powerful!
They eat well and drink well all year round, hone their martial arts skills, and often practice as a unit for defense. There are also several large-scale exercises every year. Over the years, their combat effectiveness is very strong.
The second feeling is that the rope head is also very capable of hitting.
The style is barbaric, they dare to fight, they know that dismounting and fighting on foot is not good for them, but they still obey the orders. This is much more cohesive and united than the tribes under the Xiongnu rule back then. No wonder Tuoba Xianbei was able to defeat the Huns many times, and the number of defeats was minimal.
The third feeling is that it is so important to choose a terrain that is beneficial to oneself.
He couldn't imagine what it would be like if he was on the endless flat grassland. I'm afraid it would be very difficult.
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Outside Yinguan County, cavalry galloped and thousands of horses galloped.
A grain transport team was surrounded in the wilderness.
An overwhelming number of cavalry surrounded them, rushed forward, lined up in a row, and walked quickly horizontally.
In an instant, arrows rained down like arrows. The servants, grooms, drivers and a few guards of the convoy rushed forward, and countless people were killed by arrows.
There were very few counterattacks, and the few archers from the Fubing tribe were quickly drowned in the dense rain of arrows like locusts.
In just half an hour, this baggage team composed of 500 carriages was completely wiped out, and 30,000 grains were captured by the enemy.
He Lan Aitou was so pleased with what he saw that he led more than ten thousand cavalry to the outside of Yin Guan City. In a surprise attack, he defeated Liu Run's herdsmen in the middle of the city who were moving. He tortured and interrogated them, trying to find out other grazing locations. In order to plunder all their cattle, sheep and horses.
Shi Zhangsui, the head of Yanggu Longxiang Mansion, stood at the top of the city, a little nervous.
He only has 600 soldiers on hand, plus 600 troops, so he is relatively capable of fighting.
Countless grain trucks were piled outside the city.
The enemy cavalry came too fast.
As soon as Youqi reported the enemy's situation, Zhang Sui realized something was wrong.
Immediately ordered that all the grain that could be moved be moved into the city. At the same time, a messenger was sent to urgently recall a grain transport team that had just set off, and notified another grain team that set out from Yanmen Pass to immediately Go back and don’t come to the underworld for the time being.
After doing all this, he sent people flying everywhere to inform the Jie people who were grazing in the wild, old and weak, to move their livestock with them so that the enemy could not easily find them.
He has done everything he can.
In Yinguan City, food is piled up like a mountain, and equipment is everywhere. It must not be destroyed by the enemy, otherwise this enemy army that does not know where it comes from will have enough capital to fight everywhere.
"Take out all the equipment and distribute them one by one. The groom, driver, and servant each have one and give it to me to sort it out. On this occasion, everyone must go into battle to fight." Zhang Sui ordered. road.
"Chang Shi, those instruments are to be sent to Governor Jin." Someone reminded: "If they are lost or worn out, with Governor Jin's temper..."
"I can't control it. A lot." Zhang Sui said: "We are government soldiers. After the war, Jindu can't control us, so just follow the orders."
"Yes."
Zhang Sui felt hungry in his belly, so he asked someone to bring him rice and rice. While eating, he looked at the enemy troops outside the city, who actually did not go down to the top of the city.
In the afternoon of that day, a general flag with the word "Shao" appeared outside Yanmen Pass.
The three thousand soldiers of Zuo Xiao's cavalry guard shook off the troops, galloped out of the pass, and headed towards the Yin Pavilion.
Behind them, the Yinqian Youying and other troops were passing through the passes of Xixing Mountain in a mighty manner and gathering at the foot of the mountain.
In this battle, everyone was controlled by Jin Zheng, either running desperately or fighting in a chaotic manner. Both the enemy and ourselves were out of touch and caught off guard.
If swearing could kill someone, Kim Jong would have died no fewer than ten times.
(End of this chapter)