Chapter 427: Dianbing
What a good Xu Huang, he is not afraid of danger when it comes to life and death.
Not only did he fall backwards, but he also grabbed the arm of the Han cavalry commander in the process, and then directly pulled the man off his horse during the fall.
The moment Xu Huang fell to the ground, he put his feet directly between the cavalryman's hips and threw him off his back.
With just such a fall, the cavalryman's neck was broken when it hit the ground.
This is the reason why martial arts is the most important in the military. It is really because this technique is too lethal.
Xu Huang, who was almost alive, had not yet breathed a sigh of relief when he saw another sword coming, but another Han cavalry had already drawn his sword and slashed at him diagonally.
At this time, Xu Huang had no time to react and could only raise his arm armor to block the knife.
The exquisite craftsmanship of Taishan Military Weapons Factory saved Xu Huang.
This knife directly pulled out sparks on the arm armor, but it failed to break the armor.
Xu Huang no longer dared to lie on the ground. He had already seen the Han cavalry on the opposite side preparing to rush towards him and trample him to death. He stood up, first pulled the stunned Han off his horse, and then mounted his mount with one stirrup.
Obviously, compared with the Taishan Army's assault cavalry, which was equipped with bilateral stirrups and horseshoes, the Han cavalry at this time was still the same.
Although the stirrups on both sides are not as stable as the ones on both sides, but this is the time to escape, so why do you care about these things.
Not wanting to look any further, Xu Huang rushed to a place where there was a loud boiling sound.
If there is loud resistance there, it means there are still brothers there.
But at this moment, a voice suddenly burst out from the night:
"Captain Xu, don't panic, I, the king, will come to help you."
Before the voice fell, a hundred-man cavalry rammed sideways from the flank of the white-horse Yi Cong.
The first general was Wang Dang. At this moment, he was holding an iron gun and was fighting bravely. He used his suddenness to kill five or six people in a short time.
In the darkness, Baima Yi could not tell how many enemy reinforcements there were, so he stopped for a moment.
The remnants of the Flying Tiger Army in the whirlpool of the military front quickly converged under the military flag. Xu Huang had just killed too fast and sent out too many of his own flags. Now he finally got back to his own flags and prepared to prepare again.
Here Xu Huang was ready to avenge his shame, but Tian Jun, the cavalry commander supervising the formation behind him, kept observing the battlefield situation.
He found that something was wrong with the situation.
The battlefield situation at this time is like this.
The Feilong Army has broken through the camp on the west and reached the middle. The Flying Tiger Army was attacked head-on by the enemy's elite troops, and the casualties were likely to be considerable. The Flying Leopard Army continued to weave in and out, and had already reached the middle.
But it was obvious that neither Li Hu nor Xi Shen could catch the opposing coach, but the enemy's reinforcements continued to arrive.
The distribution of troops in the camp set up by Gongsun Zan was roughly light in the southwest and heavy in the northeast. The total troops in the southwest may only be 1,500 cavalry, but in the northeast there are a full 3,500.
This is also one of the reasons why Taishan's charge in the southwest was so smooth.
But now Gongsun Zan leads the White Horse Yi Cong to specifically resist the enemy, which leaves time for the cavalry in the northeast.
At this time, they have gradually gathered in the central part and can provide support at any time.
Tian Jun thought for a while and knew that the surprise nature of this operation was almost over. If he continued to fight, he would have to go head-to-head with these Youzhou raiders.
Tian Jun is not afraid of playing hard, but the time is not yet ripe and it is not cost-effective to fight head-on.
Therefore, Tian Jun ordered the sixteen soldiers beside him to blow the conch horn together, ordering the operation to end and all units to withdraw as planned.
In the dark night, the melodious sound of conch shells spread throughout the camp.
Even Xi Shen, who was searching Gongsun Zan's tent, heard it.
At this moment, Xi Shen's soldiers had turned the tent into chaos, but still could not find the enemy's commander.
At this time, the sound of a conch came, and Xi Shen's face looked a little ugly.
He wanted to catch the opposing coach in this battle, but in the end he got nothing. Not only that, he also hated Xu Huang, although the other party may not know this yet.
Just when Xi Shen's face was gloomy, his confidant Li Gu, who was also one of the evil young men who had followed Xi Shen since he was young, advised him:
"Lieutenant, Commander Tian's withdrawal strategy has just been blown, and we have already stood out to a very forward position. If we don't leave, we may be trapped here."
Of course Xi Shen understood this truth, so he said bitterly:
"Take away all the messages and charts in the account, and burn the rest with me."
The guards took the order and ended the operation in a short while.
When Xi Shen's side withdrew, the entire southwestern camp of the Han army was ablaze with flames. These were set off by the Taishan army's sudden cavalry before leaving.
The same was true for Li Hu. After hearing Tian Shuai's withdrawal order, he hurriedly asked:
"Where are the three sons? Have any of you seen them?"
These generals shook their heads, saying that they had never seen it before.
Now Li Hu was in a dilemma. He didn't dare to care about Zhang Shao's life and death, but he also didn't dare to care about the life and death of his brothers.
Seeing Li Hu's entanglement, a cavalry general volunteered and said:
"Colonel Lieutenant, you take the brothers and go first. I will take two people to look for you behind."
The person who said this was Wang Jing, an old brother who had gathered in the forest. He had feelings for Zhang Shao, so he was willing to take huge risks to save him.
But Li Hu refused without thinking. He Qiangang said decisively:
"When the conch sounds, we must retreat according to the order. Even if there is a great reason, we cannot disobey it. No matter how noble the third son is, he is still a soldier of our Taishan Army. He has a fate of life and death, so you can wish for good luck. There is no one in our army. People can be special!”
After speaking, Li Hu did not let the generals say anything more and ordered to retreat.
But at this moment, the brothers in front shouted in surprise, and saw a heroic young general rushing out in the light of the fire, with his head still holding a drop of blood in his hand.
If this person is not Zhang Shao, who is he?
His horse was like a dragon, and he rode up to Li Hu. Before Li Hu could scold him, he handed his head to Li Hu:
"Brother, look who I killed!"
By the light of the fire, Li Hu took a closer look, but he didn't recognize him. However, just by looking at his face and teeth, he knew he was an aristocratic scholar.
But Li Hu didn't want to be as arrogant as Zhang Shao, so he still cursed:
"A dangerous war is not a place for you to show off your bravery. When I go back, I will report you to the king and kill you for your arrogance."
Zhang Shao, who was still proud of himself, fell down when he heard this. He said with a bitter face:
"The one I killed was the enemy's important general Lu Fang."
Li Hu was overjoyed. Of course he knew who Lu Fang was. This person is a relative of Lu Zhi and is his core general in the Youzhou Cavalry. His status is comparable to Gongsun Zan. Unexpectedly, Sanzi could actually kill this person.
He wanted to ask more about the whole story, but seeing more and more Han cavalry on the opposite side, Li Hu finally ordered to retreat.
Due to the good military discipline of the Taishan Army, the Taishan Army retreated cleanly not long after the sound of the conch.
And the Han army over there didn't dare to pursue them at night. They knew how tricky Taishan's troops were, so how could they dare to pursue them? What if there is another ambush later?
The night ended like this.
But the real pain of the Han army began to be felt in the early morning.
Gongsun Zan's eyes were red and bloodshot. He sat beside the ashes and listened to the soldiers sorting out the losses one after another.
In last night's night attack, Gongsun Zan's troops suffered a total of 800 casualties, 600 missing, and 3,000 horses. This battle damage can no longer be described as broken muscles and bones, it has already broken the spine.
Gongsun Zan knew that he was to blame this time, and that he would be responsible for this defeat.
Although Gongsun Zan can say that if he had not been on the front line with his white horse, the casualties would have been much greater. But just because he was slacking off and resting before repairing the stronghold, he couldn't avoid it.
Gongsun Zan ordered the generals to clean the battlefield and build trenches and strongholds. Then he wrote an apology form and gave it to Lu Zhi.
At this time, Lu Zhi had already moved the Zhenbei Army to the area of Xianyuting and Xinshi, which was only ten miles away from Sanheting.
So soon, Gongsun Zan received a military order from Lu Zhi, asking him to go to Xinshi to plead guilty.
In this way, after explaining the military affairs, Gongsun Zan, dressed in white and on a white horse, rode north alone to commit the crime.
As for the more than 3,000 cavalry troops here in Sanhe Pavilion, they were eventually led by Gai Tong.
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The Youzhou Tuqi over there suffered a big loss and were licking their wounds, but the Feijun Tuqi here was bustling with excitement.
Along the way, everyone laughed and laughed, and Zhang Shao kept bragging about how brave he was, how he saw Lu Fang at a glance, and finally won the biggest victory in the battle.
We can't blame them for being so happy. According to the statistics of this battle, except for the Flying Tiger Army, which suffered the greatest loss, with more than a hundred cavalry casualties, the other armies suffered no major casualties.
And what's the result? Although they didn't know exactly how many people were killed or injured, just looking at the fire in half of the camp, they knew that the enemy's losses were insignificant.
Along the way, the blood on the reins, bridles, and armor of the soldiers had long solidified, but there were still countless nasty flies swirling around them, eager to lick this rare harvest again.
But these soldiers sang loud military songs, which made these scavengers dare not approach.
Under a large banner, Tian Jun was also smiling.
He hadn't won such a big victory for a long time. After the assault cavalry system was divided into ten battalions, he left the front line and transferred to the center.
Although his time at the center greatly expanded Tian Jun's high-level vision and enabled him to better understand the overall military situation, Tian Jun still has the blood of a warrior flowing in his blood, and what he longs for is the pride of raising one hundred thousand troops and dominating the world. .
This time, in order to deal with the cavalry regiment of Youzhou's sudden cavalry, the king reunited the battalion heads who used to operate separately into a group, and Tian Jun finally had the opportunity to fulfill his long-cherished wish.
Before the war, Tian Jun was nervous, worried that he would become unfamiliar after being away from the front line for a long time. But looking at it now, Tian Jun is still very good.
Now, he will lead his cavalry back to the vicinity of Wulitun, where they will wait for the arrival of the king's army.
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In the first year of Taiwu, on July 24, dawn broke.
The officials who were still sleeping in the tent, such as Xun You, Ruan Yu, Lu Cui, Feng Fang and others, as well as the secretaries who were holding pens, were all awakened by the sergeants.
The king has called.
Afterwards, everyone simply washed up and went to meet in the Chinese army's tent.
Zhang Chong ordered:
"The whole army set out to cross the river at three o'clock in the Yin hour."
All the officials knew that today was the day the army set out, but no one knew the specific time. At this moment, after Zhang Chong gave the order, the officials headed by Xun You began to divide the time for each department to cross the river.
Xun You and others had already discussed the specific order of crossing the river. They will be allocated according to the information of each legion. The earlier the battalion is established, the sooner they can cross the river.
This is Zhang Chong's affirmation of their history and his trust in them.
At this time, Zhang Chong was no longer the simple man he used to be. As a leader of a force, his accompanying team was like a small court.
So after Zhang Chong confirmed the time for crossing the river, the military officials in each account began to get busy. Some packed the documents, some prepared the horses, and some prepared the accompanying luggage.
Then at dawn, Zhang Chong, followed by Cai Que and Guo Zu from the personal army in front of the tent, climbed on his horse and led the four soldiers of iron spear, iron armor, trapping formation, iron forest and Hengchang army out of Zhending city.
At this time, a huge army of nearly 30,000 people was already in place outside the city.
Ever since he learned that the Youzhou Army was moving south, Zhang Chong began to mobilize troops from the rear.
First, thousands of Lejin troops stationed in Jingxing were transferred to Zhending, and then some field legions from other cities were also transferred. Even some battalion soldiers from older base areas, such as soldiers from the Heji and Puyang areas, were mobilized to go north.
Now that he knew that the opponent was already attacking with all his strength, Zhang Chong naturally had to go all out as well.
Except for Guan Yu's 10,000 legions who were still guarding the Taishan area, Zhang Chong had deployed almost all the troops from other areas.
In this way, by July 24, the number of troops outside Zhending City had swelled to 30,000.
In addition, there were more than 10,000 people from Zhang Dan and Dong Fang on the north bank at this time, and 2,000 cavalry. The Taishan Army has gathered a huge force of nearly 50,000 people, and is close to Lu Zhi's Youzhou Army in terms of number of troops.
Although there are only about 30,000 real elite soldiers inside, why is the other party not like this?
And there are still troops moving towards Zhending. To put it bluntly, Zhang Chong, who occupies the sacred land up and down the river, adopts a bottom-up organizational structure. In terms of war potential, it is not comparable to Lu Zhi.
Moreover, Zhang Chong's prestige was not comparable to that of Lu Zhi.
From the time Zhang Chong ordered the grand ceremony soldiers, the soldiers from Juancheng, which was far away, put on the new military uniforms in the box, put on the armbands with the names of their regiments and other battlefield attire, and then gathered together to spend the day. Dahe, marching all the way along Guangyang Road.
Because they were marching on the inner line, within six days, they all drove to Zhending at a speed of forty miles a day.
Many of these Juanxian soldiers can even be traced back to the Lao Taishan period, and they stayed in the Heji area after the troops were divided. These people haven't seen Zhang Chong in almost two years.
So they traveled all the way, just to let Zhang Chong see their group of loyal warriors as soon as possible.
And there are too many battalions like the Juancheng Legion. They are all like streams flowing into the sea, heading north along Guangyang Road to Zhending.
In short, after five or six years of hard work, it finally came to fruition today.
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