Chapter 654 Elite Soldier
War is not only about the ambitions and arrogance of the upper class, but also the step-by-step process of the lower class.
While the Bingzhou warriors at the rear were sitting in their carriages and loudly praising the magnificent martial arts in front of them, the Taishan Army troops in front were repeating the monotonous march.
In fact, most of war life is like this, pale and even a little boring.
At this time, the closest unit to Shangdang Highlands was Zhao Yun's crane-controlling army.
This battalion head is not a conventional one. Instead, it is based on Zhao Yun's own right guard of the Flying Leopard Army, and is composed of warriors from the four capitals and the fifty-eight capitals in the north and two battalions of rear army marshals, and is integrated into a force. An independent battalion with a thousand cavalry and four thousand infantry.
This form of mixing was adopted in response to the situation in the Shangdang area. It can not only allow each team to disperse independently, but also cope with larger-scale corps operations. The number of cavalry is also sufficient to cover and drive the battlefield.
This time, Zhang Chong made Zhao Yun the commander of the crane-controlling army, which was to put him in an independent position to train him.
Only by staying in this position can the mind calm down. If you don't sink, how can you become a general?
In fact, why are great generals in ancient and modern times often the people around the superiors, either their disciples or their subordinates? Did they have the ability to command an army of tens of thousands from the beginning? No, it's just because those in power often give these people the opportunity to sit in that position.
Only by constantly gaining experience in commanding troops in this aspect can one become an excellent general in war.
From this arrangement, we can also see how much Zhang Chong looks forward to this brother-in-law.
Of course Zhao Yun understood, so this time he sent troops, he was obviously much calmer.
According to the planned marching speed, Zhao Yun led his troops to arrive outside Tuanbai Valley.
There were no Han troops stationed outside Tuanbai Valley, but Zhao Yun was quite cautious and ordered General Han Dang to lead a hundred men into the valley.
After traveling for twenty miles through the valley, the Taishan Army successfully entered the Shangdang Highlands.
What stands in front of Han Dang and others is a small city called "Nie County". It was the yang town of Liang Zi, a Jin official in the Spring and Autumn Period, but it has long been destroyed.
In fact, when the Taishan Army appeared at the mouth of the valley, the local tycoons in this county had already abandoned their homes and fled towards the southeast to their eldest son.
It turned out that after the vigorous land distribution began in Taiyuan, the news quickly spread to the Shangdang area. The leaders of Guizhou in this area all look forward to the Taishan Army's lead.
So when Han Dang's centurion team appeared outside Nie County, the people in the city quickly opened the city gate.
In this way, Taishan's army opened the way to Shangdang without any bloodshed.
After that, Han Dang continued southward without waiting for Zhao Yun's troops to leave the valley.
The road they were taking at this time was a post road built by the Han family.
Due to the frequent business travel between Taiyuan and Shangdang areas, there are not only a large number of inns along this route, but also very mature facilities.
Starting from Yangqu in the north of Taiyuan, you can walk eighty miles from north to south to Tongge Yi, and then walk seventy miles south to Pantuo Yi in Qixian County. After that, you can turn into the valley and walk sixty miles to Xiangyuan. County Taiping Station.
Then from Xiangyuan County, Tunliu, Changzi, Xuanshi, and then to Taihangxing, the road was flat for three hundred miles. It can be said that it can be reached in one day by galloping on horseback.
But it happened that Han saw the enemy when they walked to Taiping Station in Xiangyuan County.
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In the third year of Taiwu's reign, on March 6, we were in the wilderness of Xiangyuan.
Last night, Han Dang received definite news from Youyou that the enemy had established a fortification in the woods about five miles away opposite him.
The forest is right on this post road. If it cannot be cleared in time, it will affect the marching speed of the follow-up troops.
So, on this day, Han Dang ordered his Dou Tai tribe to attack the forest directly from the front along the post road, while he would lead the remaining troops to bypass the post road and attack from the side and rear of the forest.
This is a classic frontal attack and a circuitous pincer tactic from the side and rear. It is commonly used by the Taishan Army's rampaging generals in the tactical attack of small groups of troops.
Dou Tai, who was responsible for attacking the forest barrier, was a naturalized Huns, brave and good at fighting, and was the top sergeant of the Fifty-eight Capital Warriors.
After getting Han Dang's order, he had a hasty breakfast and launched an attack on the target in the early morning.
Dou Tai never attended the Taishan Army's military school, but his long hunting career enlightened him on basic military tactics.
He did not use all the fifty officials at hand, but divided them into two echelons.
Dou Tai himself took two soldiers as the first echelon to attack first, and his deputy Pan Le prepared as the second echelon, ready to cooperate and support the front.
At this time, a thin layer of fog shrouded the outside of the woods. Looking from the direction of Dou Tai, the internal situation could not be seen clearly.
In fact, based on Dou Tai's own thoughts, he would rather fight in a battle than chew on the wall of the village.
Because in formation battles, or even chaotic battles, his martial arts can greatly protect himself. But that's not the case when attacking a stronghold. Who knows where a stone is thrown and dung is thrown, the uncertainty is too great.
At this time, he had already seen that his general Han Dang was moving south with the remaining fifty people, preparing to go around to the back of the woods from there.
With a sigh, Dou Tai put the douchi firmly on his head, and rushed into the forest holding the short spear wrapped with iron wire.
As he ran, he said in broken Chinese:
"Follow me!"
Behind him, two dozen Taishan military officials started running in groups of three or three according to regulations.
In fact, from the fact that Han Dang only commanded a hundred troops despite his rank, we can know that this army is an elite soldier. In addition to everyone in this unit being veterans, there is also a small group of nomadic warriors from the Youyi System and the Fifty-Eight Capitals, which can be said to be a fist force.
When the two soldiers started to march according to the regulations, except for Dou Tai who was running quickly at the front, there were three people behind him, one holding a spear and a knife, an archer, and a rifleman.
Behind these three people, there are two battle groups on the left and right, all with the same configuration. It was just the last thing, but everyone was holding a crossbow and followed closely behind the front team.
From the post road to the forest, it is about two hundred steps.
When Dou Tai shouted, the other side had already noticed them. They were shouting in panic on the wall, and then started shooting at Dou Tai's team.
Dou Tai held up a wooden pole to block the incoming arrows while speeding up.
But it was obvious that the garrison on the opposite side also had certain abilities. The camp he chose was right in front of a muddy pond. Dou Tai was wearing heavy armor and struggling with difficulty, and he suddenly became a defensive barrier. Army target.
There were about a dozen archers on the barrier. Except for a few who were harassing the team behind Dou Tai, the others all aimed their arrows at Dou Tai.
At this time, Dou Tai huddled behind his shield, feeling shy and anxious. He couldn't help but scold Han Dang a few times in Hun dialect, scolding him for not knowing how to explore the road first.
After the Shangdang troops above heard the barbarians below, they fired arrows even more urgently.
Fortunately, at this time, the crossbowmen team behind the Taishan Army had already rushed over. The sinews and wood in their hands were of better quality, and their accuracy was high, so they immediately suppressed the archers of the Shangdang Army.
At the same time, the three-person team behind Dou Tai also caught up. They held up banners and formed a wall, marching in step with Dou Tai.
With a creak, the wall on the opposite side opened, and two knights rushed out from inside, followed by more than 20 infantrymen, who were pressing over in a tight military formation.
Obviously, the garrison general on the opposite side saw that Dou Tai and his group were few in number, and saw that the archers on his side could not get any advantage, so they decided to go out to attack.
After they came out of the wall, the door creaked shut again. The first two knights were very fast, but they did not directly attack Dou Tai and the others. Instead, they bypassed the pond and ran toward the ten crossbowmen behind them.
Dou Tai glanced at him, cursed, and then started fighting with Bu Shanshou who rushed out from the opposite side.
There are four people on his side, all wearing armor, holding cards and spears, and using sharp weapons. On the opposite side, there were about twenty Shangdang step-shooting hands, almost all of whom were civilians. Even the steps in their hands were a little distorted, which was obviously not good quality.
Just like that, Dou Tai and the four of them almost didn't think about it. They held the cards in front of their chests and jumped into the square formation. Then they grabbed the Huanshou knife and started to wipe the ankles of the Shangdang soldiers.
Screams and wails spread everywhere. The Shangdang soldiers began to flee in all directions as soon as the phalanx was broken. They walked slowly and were caught and beheaded by Dou Tai and the others.
The rest of the way was not completed. When Dou Tai jumped around, the three-person team on the left and right began to rush to both sides of the Shangdang soldiers, directly cutting off the Shangdang soldiers' return path.
These Shangdang soldiers quickly threw away their weapons and surrendered. But suddenly he heard Dou Tai's nonsense and quickly picked it up again.
Seeing how nervous these people were, a general in the team quickly shouted in Chinese:
"Abandon weapons, don't kill!"
At this time, the remaining Shangdang soldiers knelt in the pond and surrendered.
And over there, the two Shangdang knights who originally rushed to Dou Tai's rear also suffered defeat.
The two men obviously did not expect that the crossbowmen's combat effectiveness was so strong. Facing the horses running towards them, they did not even try to hide, but just drew their bows and fired.
After just one round of firing, the Shangdang knight who was running at the front was filled with arrows and fell to the ground. Even the horse under his crotch only continued for more than ten steps before lying on the ground with its neck crooked.
The knight behind was startled, then turned his horse's head back and ran back to the wall.
He even glanced at the battlefield in the silt out of the corner of his eye, and felt horrified when he saw that the entire team he had brought out was completely destroyed.
"We haven't even had a glass of water when we came out, and it's all over?"
But just as he was about to turn his head, he suddenly spotted an enemy warrior holding a short spear wrapped with iron wire and pointed it at him, and he panicked.
Then there was a sound in the air, and the short spear was inserted into his chest.
After falling off the horse, his horse ran for more than ten steps before he realized what he was doing and hurriedly turned back and walked to his master's side.
At this time, Dou Tai had already walked up.
He pulled out the short spear stuck in the knight's chest, stuck it in the mud, and then started to cut the man's head with the short knife he carried.
The knight's hand kept pushing Dou Tai's hand hard, and his feet kept pushing back.
But everything was in vain. After cutting off the man's head, Dou Tai did not keep it for himself. Instead, he threw the head into the wall with all his strength.
After doing this, Dou Tai wiped the blood on his hands, pulled out the short spear on the ground, and suddenly shouted:
"Surrender!"
The nearby Taishan military officials were impressed by him and shouted:
"Surrender!"
The camp opposite fell into silence, and suddenly there was another commotion, and then there were curses and wailing, and finally there was only begging for mercy.
Dou Tai and the others were not in a hurry, they just waited.
Some old soldiers had even begun to bend down to cut off the heads of the corpses on the ground, which made the soldiers who had surrendered from the Shangdang tremble in fear.
Then, the barrier opened, and a bloody warrior came out, holding a head in his hand and cursing angrily:
"Who cut this?"
Dou Tai walked over slowly with a bitter look on his face:
"General, it's...it's us."
It turns out that this warrior is Han Dang.
When Dou Tai launched a frontal attack, he led the remaining fifty people to successfully climb into the barrier and captured a force of almost 200 people inside.
At this time, Han Dang looked at Dou Tai, suddenly smiled, and put the head in his hand into Dou Tai's arms:
"You're lucky. I've asked about this man, and he is the garrison general here."
Although Dou Tai was a Huns bastard, he had also learned the word garrison. He immediately realized that he had made a meritorious service and grinned with blood on the corner of his mouth.
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An hour later, Han Dang successively cleared the wall of the village and seized about a dozen stones of food and some broken weapons.
He also learned from the surrendered prisoners that these people were just conscripted soldiers from nearby and were not serious warriors at all.
Therefore, Han Dang made a judgment that the Shangdang army standing in front of them must not be strong, otherwise they would not be unprepared and have few military resources.
So he decided to keep up his efforts and go south to break through several walls.
But when Han Dang made his decision, his lieutenant general hesitantly objected. His name was Sun Qing, who was originally a commander in the Taihang Mountains. Later, after the Taishan Army captured the Zhao Kingdom, he led his troops to defect to him. Later, he was like Han Dang. , entered the cross-collision general, but it was two phases later than Han Dang.
At this time, Sun Qing hesitated and said:
"General, we cannot underestimate the enemy. I have dealt with this Shangdang army before, and they are not so weak."
Han Dang nodded and said nothing, but he didn't think so in his heart.
When you, Sun Qing, were a thief in the Taihang Mountains, what kind of troops did you lead? What kind of troops do we have now? Can it be compared?
He didn't talk much to Sun Qing and directly issued the order in the name of his general:
"Choose a group of people to send these prisoners to the rear, and the rest of the soldiers will rest in the stronghold, waiting for my general order."
Each military official responded to the order, and then drew lots to select a person to be responsible for escorting the prisoners to the rear. The rest of the people dispersed to rest.
Although this short battle did not last long, it actually consumed a lot of energy and physical strength. So soon, the sergeants lay on the grass pushers on the wall of the village and fell asleep.
Their long military career has long tempered their ability to sleep. These people fell asleep with their heads wet with grass.
The sun was getting higher, and after Han Dang and the others woke up and had lunch, they began to prepare to evacuate the wall.
Before leaving, Sun Qing wanted to burn the wall of the wall to prevent it from being used by the Shangdang army, but Han Dang did not take it seriously. He only thought that the wall could be a good place for the friendly troops behind to come up and rest.
Sun Qing saw that his several admonitions were useless and he felt angry, so he simply stopped talking.
In this way, under the dappled sunlight, after Han Dang and others had eaten, they continued to walk along this dense forest, looking for the next barrier.
After Han Dang and others left, the selected officials and the remaining prisoners were escorted to the rear.
Only the empty wall was left, shrouded in mist, making it even more gloomy.
Less than three moments after Han Dang and the others left, a Han army cavalry in crimson uniforms rushed here. When they found that the military stronghold was empty, they immediately dispersed and rushed towards the various military strongholds in Shangdang. .