Duan Xiong recalled the surprised looks of the two Yamen Army leaders when they made the plan before the war.
Haha, a bunch of young chicks!
Apart from the pitiful experience he gained during the war, he had no serious contact with orthodox military heritage.
It is true that some people have never read military books or learned the art of war, but they have found their own effective methods in long-term wars, and their actions "coincide with the art of war".
But after all, such people are only a minority.
At that time, he deliberately asked: "In the deep plains, if a thief is ambushed? What will he do?"
Zhang Gu thought that the rebel army would retreat.
Yu An believes that those who have entered the pass cannot retreat, which will cause great chaos. They can only speed up and rush forward, so there is still a glimmer of hope. Only those who have not yet had time to enter the pass have the possibility of retreating, but
The bandit army was cut into two sections, and their defeat was certain.
Duan Xiong admired Yu An's mind, so he made some suggestions: "At this time, if we can place the auxiliary soldiers, Ding Zhuang, in the south, wait for the enemy group to pass, beat the drums and trumpets, shout and advance, most of the thieves will
Then we will not dare to retreat, but will only move forward together."
Zhang Gu felt it made sense after hearing this, and asked again: "Then why don't you stop them from the front? The thieves came from the south, and they fired their bows and crossbows from the east and west plateaus. They also ambushed the auxiliary soldiers in the south and shouted and made noise. If the northern pass can be blocked,
, then the bandit army can be wiped out."
Why? You'll know soon.
With lightning speed, one hundred and fifty mounted and armored cavalry rushed directly towards the Huns who were still containing the troops.
Some people scattered in panic, circling around the perimeter, trying to shoot arrows.
Some people just ran away, not even paying attention to Liu Ling's greetings.
Someone else was hit hard.
Under the iron horse, they screamed and cried out in pain.
They are also cavalry, but their horses are like donkeys compared to armored cavalry.
They are also cavalry, but their equipment is nothing compared to armored cavalry.
Under the impact of two phases - no, in fact only one side impacted, the other was simply charged - the light cavalry was directly scattered, and the number of those who fell off the horse was unknown.
After one charge, the armored cavalry circled back from a distance and launched a second charge.
For a moment, Liu Ling was extremely confused.
He has clearly seen that this armored cavalry is not protected by light cavalry. Although it is powerful, its movements are cumbersome and slow, and the nearby terrain is relatively open. In theory, there is a chance to use speed to defeat these Tin Woodmen.
Defeated.
Armored cavalry cannot catch up with light cavalry, which is their Achilles' heel.
But he finally gave up.
He had just experienced an ambush and was intercepted by armored cavalry when he rushed out of the pass. He was really a little scared.
If you struggle with them for too long, you will be entangled by Shao Thief's infantry or light cavalry, and that will be the end of it - who knows if there are any troops ambushing nearby!
After struggling for a while, the armored cavalry rushed forward again.
Liu Ling sighed, performed the stunt of changing horses in the air, jumped on the back of another horse that was running empty, and shouted: "Let's go!"
"Boom!" The armored cavalry rushed into the light cavalry formation. Dozens of people fell off their horses wherever they passed.
The Xiongnu Qingqi shouted and fled in unison.
After Duan Xiong made a circle, he did not pursue, but ordered to return to the starting point, and with the help of auxiliary soldiers, he dismounted and regained his strength.
However, not long after, another three to four hundred Xiongnu cavalry rushed out of the pass, looking panicked and embarrassed.
The armored cavalry mounted their horses one after another, rushed down the hillside, and charged into the Huns' light cavalry.
The Huns were driven to pieces.
After leaving behind seventy or eighty corpses, they dispersed in a rush.
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The south entrance of the pass is as Duan Xiong suggested before.
Three thousand auxiliary soldiers rushed over with banners held high, drums beating on all sides, and shouts.
The Hun cavalry in the rear already knew that there was an ambush ahead, and they were already panicking.
They became even more panicked when they saw a large number of infantry heading towards them, with flags and war drums all over the mountains and plains.
This requires at least 20,000 infantry troops, right?
With such a huge momentum, it was clear that they were going to be surrounded and annihilated.
As a result, some of the cavalry who had not yet entered the pass made a decisive decision, turned their horses around, and rushed towards the distant wilderness.
Hundreds of others who had already entered the pass, but who had not gone deep, also looked back and retreated backwards.
The crossbows on the mountains on both sides were constantly firing, and rocks fell from time to time. The Huns' cavalry suffered heavy losses.
When he returned to the south entrance in embarrassment, he saw a large group of infantry. He didn't even dare to charge, but ran away.
The auxiliary soldiers were originally worried about whether they would be overwhelmed by the Huns' cavalry. But when they saw that they only wanted to escape and did not dare to fight back, their courage suddenly increased, and they quickened their pace and stopped them.
He stabbed with spears, hit people with wooden poles, and hooked horses' legs with hooks and sickles, killing the Huns until they fell on their backs.
War is a contest of courage and will.
The fighting ability of these strong auxiliary soldiers is actually very average. Under normal circumstances, they would be beaten to death by the Huns cavalry when fighting in the field.
But at this time, their morale was high, they marched forward with great noise, and they were unstoppable.
On the other hand, the Huns only had one thought in their minds: escape. Very few people dared to stop and organize a counterattack, and they were soon submerged in the surging infantry crowd.
The auxiliary soldiers ignored the fleeing Huns cavalry and let them go. Then they adjusted their formation slightly and attacked from south to north along the pass.
There were still a few remaining Huns cavalry in the pass. When they saw the Jin troops coming from behind, they were so desperate that they desperately urged their horses and fled north.
Look, this is the wonder of troop formation.
If the three thousand auxiliary soldiers are arranged at the north entrance of the pass, they will face the Huns cavalry who are trying to escape. It is difficult to predict what will happen at this time. There is a high possibility that these people will be overwhelmed. Even if they are not defeated, they will still have to pay
The losses were unimaginably heavy. After all, their equipment was poor, their combat effectiveness was poor, and they had little combat experience.
But if you put them behind the enemy's butt, they can perform beyond their capabilities when the enemy has no intention of fighting.
People who are not experienced in battle formations cannot pull off such tricks.
After the auxiliary soldiers rushed in, the officers and soldiers of the Yamen Army on the east and west plateaus also came down the mountain to join them.
The pass was full of corpses of men and horses, and the smell of blood rose into the sky. But the men were very excited and headed north, and the sound of killing was loud.
When encountering wounded Huns soldiers on the road, they would directly and mercifully give them a stabbing blow.
When he met a lone thief, he shot an arrow from a distance and stabbed him with a spear when he was close, killing him very happily.
At this time, at the north entrance of the pass, the armored cavalry led by Duan Xiong charged three or four times before finally being unable to do so.
Their results were also astonishing: they directly killed more than 300 Huns cavalry, and directly broke up their organization, making them frightened, panicked, unable to choose their way, and without the will to fight.
Zhang Gu and Yu An hurriedly made some plans in the pass and killed more than a thousand thieves.
At the south entrance of the pass, more than 400 thieves were also killed.
Through this ambush, they achieved the effect of beheading 1,800 people at the cost of slight casualties. It was a brilliant victory.
Moreover, according to the identification of the captured prisoners, there was also a nephew named Hu Yanhong who was shot to death by random arrows...
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The battle is not completely over.
When Liu Ling rushed to a few miles away from Shaanxi County, he met more than 700 returning cavalry.
These people were either Qingqi who were exploring the road in front, or the front team who were spared by Zhang Gu and Yu An. After hearing that they were ambushed in the rear, they immediately returned to help, but they met Liu Ling who was running in panic halfway.
Liu Ling only had about two hundred riders by his side.
Everyone stopped to rest their horses, eat some food and water, and sent people to take in the scattered soldiers.
In the afternoon, another three to four hundred horsemen came to vote.
Looking at the gradually growing troops, Liu Ling calmed down for a moment. After letting out a long sigh, he said to everyone: "It is impossible to return along the original road. How about heading all the way east and finding a ferry back to the north bank?"
Everyone was no longer angry and all agreed.
Before the expedition, they were an impressive force of five thousand cavalry. It seemed as if the world was vast and they could go anywhere. No one could stop them or catch up with them.
If the main force of the Shao thieves is still in Dayang, then they will use the excellent mobility of the cavalry to attack for hundreds of miles, seize the pontoon bridge, or even destroy the pontoon bridge, blocking the main force of the Shao thieves on the north bank.
At that time, he could only retreat eastward in a hurry, cross Wangwu Mountain, exit Zhiguanxing, and enter Hanoi.
This retreat was hasty and embarrassing. All unnecessary baggage must be discarded, and we would have to face the pursuit of the Han cavalry. The losses must be considerable.
It would have been better if he stayed in Dayang. Tens of thousands of cavalry came over and he had no choice but to retreat to the city. Then a hundred thousand infantry dug three layers of trenches and surrounded Dayang.
There was nothing wrong with the plan formulated by His Highness the King of Chu, and his actions were very decisive. He started from outside Hongnong City and marched all the way, catching everyone by surprise.
However, the Shao thieves were cunning and had predicted their plan in advance. They set up an ambush at Qili Pass and killed them in a panic.
It's too late to say anything now. If you lose, you have to admit it. It's important to find an opportunity to withdraw.
The troops and horses led by the King of Chu are just the vanguard. The main force of the Han Dynasty's 150,000 infantry and cavalry has not yet set off. They will come to take revenge after a while.
After resting, Liu Ling led everyone on their horses and headed northwest.
As we approached Shaanxi County, hundreds of riders suddenly appeared in front of us.
The other party seemed to be surprised too, not expecting to encounter the Xiongnu in the countryside of Shaanxian County.
But they reacted quickly. They immediately dismounted and gathered together, occupying both sides of the post road. They skillfully took out their crossbows and fired at the Huns' cavalry.
"Charge over, don't be reluctant to fight!" Liu Ling roared, and surrounded by his own soldiers, he rushed forward at a very fast speed.
The Huns - well, most of them were not Huns - crouched on their horses as much as possible to avoid the crossbow bolts.
There are also people who perform hiding stunts while running at high speed, sometimes hanging on one side of the horse, sometimes hanging on the other side, trying to avoid the incoming crossbow bolts.
But how can it be so easy to escape when we meet face to face?
Crossbow arrows were fired from both sides of the road, and more than a thousand Huns cavalry once again performed a spectacular show for the people.
Someone was directly pierced by the crossbow arrow and fell to the ground.
Someone was shot on his mount and was thrown away.
Others were blocked by the bodies in front of them and had no time to turn, causing them and their horses to fall to the ground.
The scene was tragic.
But the Huns had no intention of stopping and resisting. They almost exhausted their horse power to the extreme and ran wildly without any fighting spirit.
After running for more than ten miles like this, when I saw that the horse was overwhelmed, the sound of rapid horse hooves was heard from behind again.
Liu Ling turned around and looked around, only to see hundreds of cavalrymen holding horseshoes and halberds, shouting and chasing after them.
He closed his eyes in despair, feeling a surge of regret in his heart.
If he had known that he was going to be hunted down like this, he should have contained as many broken troops as possible outside the pass and then fought to the death.
But he was afraid at that time and ran away habitually.
When encountering the crossbow-wielding horse infantry just now, it is not impossible to fight to the death.
But he was in a hurry to run away and had no fighting spirit.
What we are encountering now should be the Jin Cavalry Army. These people are professional cavalry and they probably have enough horsepower. How can they escape?
One wrong step, one wrong step.
Looking back now, I felt like I was possessed by an evil spirit today. From the moment I was ambushed, I fell into other people's calculations every step of the way, constantly missing opportunities, not only losing my fighting spirit, but eventually reaching the end of the road.
"Xilululu" the horse suddenly knelt on its front hooves and fell to the ground.
Liu Ling was careless and was thrown away. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and rolled a bit when he landed on the ground without any injuries.
Just as he stood up, more than ten riders rushed in front of him.
Someone shouted in surprise: "Here is a thief, please catch him alive!"
Liu Linggang wanted to resist, but was surrounded.
He sighed, lowered his head, abandoned his weapon and knelt down.
Beside him, a large group of cavalry passed by like lightning, and the pursuit continued.
Chapter completed!