Although there were only 300 armored cavalry, they charged with astonishing power. After crashing into the thicket of Huns and horses, their halberds and horse spears danced or stabbed, but almost no one could defeat them.
The Huns were already slightly separated from their formation by the Wuhuan Qingqi in front. After seeing the armored cavalry charging, they subconsciously wanted to dodge to both sides.
This kind of avoidance is effective, for example, people on the edge have successfully escaped.
But the effect is not very good, because the middle part is washed away.
Followed closely by the veteran troops such as the Qiaoqi Army's Mounted Governor, Yulin Governor, and Huben Governor.
In their heyday, these cavalry units had no less than 500 or even 1,000 cavalry each. Because the imperial court had no money and it was difficult to improve the establishment after the battle, it had been greatly reduced. However, when charging, they were still extremely brave, showing the strength of the old Luoyang Central Army.
Style.
They even suppressed their speed and expanded to both sides, widening the gap and driving the dizzy Hun cavalry to the outside, making it difficult for them to assemble for a while.
Following them were the Yi Congjun, and the Liangzhou horses on the outside were outflanking them.
Armed with spears, spears, and halberds, they marched forward relentlessly, constantly driving the enemy forward without giving them a chance to distance themselves and mass their cavalry to shoot.
Go! Go! Go!
Charge until the end of time, until the enemy completely loses the courage to fight again.
Jin Zhun has already come down from the tower.
After a while, the south gate of Gaoping opened wide, and hundreds of cavalry were guarding him. They rushed up from the flank and fought with a Liangzhou army on the left.
They rushed very quickly, and after only a slight tangle, they overcame the interception of the Liangzhou soldiers and rushed towards the big battlefield in the center.
The Yi Congjun at the back saw this and detached some of their men to fight with them.
Jin Zhun sighed secretly, there was no chance, and he quickly left the battlefield.
The soldiers waved the flag, forcing the defeated soldiers to move closer to them.
The Liangzhou soldiers followed closely, but gave up after a while because the horse could no longer run.
Jin Zhun continued to move forward, collecting broken troops along the way, and headed eastward.
After seeing his general's flag, the Huns seemed to have found guidance and moved closer in despair.
Jin Zhun ran and looked back, feeling a chill in his heart.
He looked dejected, completely losing the courage to fight again, and all he could do was run away.
There were more than 5,400 cavalry, and people with less than 4,000 cavalry were completely overwhelmed.
The more Jin Zhun thought about it, the colder his heart became, and the more he thought about it, the sadder he became.
The Huns cavalry couldn't beat the Xianbei cavalry in a head-on charge, and the Tuoba tribe was often beaten to pieces. They couldn't beat the Central Plains cavalry, and they were also beaten to pieces.
Has the age of mounted archers really passed?
While lamenting, he ran and ran for an unknown number of miles. When he found that no one was chasing him, he sighed and went to find an abandoned village to rest.
If you don't feed the horse, you can't move forward.
During this period, broken troops continued to come to join them, and by the time they set out again, two to three thousand cavalry had gathered.
At this time, news of pursuing troops came from the west.
Jin Zhun had the intention to stay and fight, but when he saw that everyone around him was silent and demoralized, he sighed and withdrew.
At the same time as they withdrew, more than a hundred people were dispatched to contain the defeated troops, contact the returning cavalry, and join them when they arrived.
****
After the battle, Shao Xun immediately sent people to recruit the infantry defending the city, but they were rejected.
The guard general's name was Jin Kang, who was Jin Zhun's nephew. He dispatched trustworthy troops on the spot and killed dozens of rioting newcomers, barely stabilizing the position.
When the enemy refused to surrender, Shao Xun didn't know what to do for a while.
There was no other choice but to abandon the city's defenders, detach one of them, replace them with a group of war horses with sufficient horsepower, and pursue eastward.
He then asked Bei Gongchun to lead his men back to meet the last two groups of soldiers, mainly to get water from the horses.
We set out from Jiyin on the night of the eighth day of October, carrying only five or six days' worth of food and water. Now two days have passed. The most important thing now is to obtain supplies.
During the rest period, the Huns cavalry returned one after another from other places. They saw the tragic battlefield outside Gaoping City from a distance, and they lost their voices for a while.
With almost no exception, these hundreds of Huns riding in one group simply left.
In the evening, the pursuing troops returned from the east, and Yin Qi shouted: "Someone saw Jin Zhun running to the southeast."
"General, give chase!"
"Chase him. The Huns are newly defeated and will have no intention of fighting. If we wait for a few days to let them recover, many more people will die if we fight again."
"Let's gather together food, water, and horses, and gather two thousand men to chase him. Even if Jin Zhun can still gather five thousand horses, we can just overwhelm him."
"The Huns are so dispersed that we cannot let them come back to their senses."
Shao Xun stretched out his hand and stopped everyone's words.
"You - come here." Shao Xun pointed to an official accompanying the army and said.
"Ming Gong." The clerk came over with a sad face.
"Your home is in Dongmin City?"
"Yes." The clerk's face became even more bitter, but he did not dare to say anything.
He originally served as an official in Jiyin County and was assigned by the prefect to accompany the army on the expedition.
Of course, he was not asked to go into battle to fight, but he was asked to return to his hometown near Dongmin City to provide supplies for the army.
It's so pitiful that he doesn't even know if any of his family members are still alive or if they were killed by the Huns.
Even here, he must have been extorted by the Xiongnu. Now if Chen Gong comes with his army again, even if he only stays for a day or two, his family will be emptied and he will become a "glorious" member of the refugee army.
Shao Xun was also a little depressed.
It's obviously an internal battle, but why is it so difficult to get supplies like it's a battle on enemy territory?
His dominance became weaker and weaker as he went eastward, and by the time he reached Gaoping, it was already a bit difficult to control.
Night fell quickly.
Shao Xun arranged a group of cavalry to monitor Gaoping City.
But all night long, there was no movement in the city, and the guard had no intention of leaving the city for a night attack, which made him very regretful.
There must be a lot of supplies in Gaoping City, but it's a pity that we can't get them.
He is now in the same situation as the Huns. The cavalry is moving around and there is no way to face the fortified city.
After dawn, Shao Xun asked Qiao Hong to take away 500 cavalry and more than a thousand horses. He first returned to Jiyin and then detoured to Xuchang, where Cao Fu ordered the soldiers to launch a full-scale counterattack.
He had already seen that the Huns' military morale was turbulent, and they had already begun to gather their troops and retreat before engaging in battle.
Why were the Huns eager to retreat?
It was just a defeat in Jiyin. The losses were still Shi Le's men and horses, and the majority were infantry. Why did they retreat in a hurry?
It's a pity that the captured prisoners didn't know why.
But retreating is a good thing. Once you retreat, it will be difficult to maintain morale. Who will have the heart to fight with all their lives?
Just chase his mother!
****
In the afternoon of the tenth day of the lunar month, the army gathered a little and headed straight for Dongmin City, arriving on the same day.
There were no soldiers in the city, but there was no food either. The grass around had been cut to almost nothing.
I sent someone to follow the clerk to the nearby Wubao to "borrow" grain. They were polite, but only gave me 10,000 hu of dendrobium, which was almost enough for three days.
It can be seen that this is their limit.
Shao Xun doesn't dare to force him. If he is really anxious, he just closes the door and defends himself. Do you want to fuck him?
If you want to do that to him, it would be a real loss to have cavalry.
If you don't do it, you will lose your own prestige.
As a result, Shao Xun had several hundred bolts of silk seized sent to Wubao as a thank you gift, and by the way, the wounded in the army were placed at his home in Wubao to recuperate.
After finishing all this, they rested for a day and two nights in Dongmin City to recover from the fatigue of the men and horses, and then set off again to pursue Fang Yu County.
On the evening of the 12th, they arrived at the almost deserted county town and defeated a group of Huns cavalry outside the city. The number was about three hundred. They didn't know where they came from. They were dazed and probably looking for traces of Jin Zhun.
This is the effect of pursuit.
The so-called pursuit of death and north does not mean that you keep looking at his back to chase, that is unrealistic. It means always maintaining pressure and following behind slowly, so that the enemy coach can always hear the news of the pursuit, making him nervous.
, anxious, unable to stay in one place for a long time.
And since you can't stop, it will be difficult to gather more troops, because your people scattered in all directions are also looking for you.
They rush to a place and find that you have left, so they ask around where you have gone, and then adjust their direction to pursue you. At this time, chaos will occur.
And if you keep turning in, it will be even more difficult to restore morale, because the soldiers are used to running away and have no courage to face the enemy.
Historically, Azig set out from Beijing to pursue Li Zicheng in this way.
In fact, when he set off, Li Zicheng had already run far away, and even had enough time to organize a counterattack in Huaiqing. However, he just kept hanging on behind, taking his time and chasing all the way to Xi'an, and then to Hubei, and never let go.
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Shao Xun estimated that the entire battlefield was now in chaos.
He is looking for Jin Zhun, and the Huns are also looking for Jin Zhun. Where the hell have you been? Say something back!
On the 13th, based on the information obtained by Fang and captured enemies in the county, Shao Xun pursued him to Hulu County.
After seeing "Master Wang" appear, the county magistrate who was hiding came to find him in the middle of the night, with runny noses and tears, telling him how he persisted in resisting and finally had no choice but to turn around.
Shao Xun was not interested in his story and only asked him to search for supplies.
As a result, I spent the whole day here on the 14th, but only got thousands of dendrobiums of grain and beans, which was better than nothing.
On the same day, the county magistrate went around looking for people to inquire, but got mixed information.
Some people said that they had seen the Xiongnu "brigade" heading towards Peixian County.
Some people say that the Xiongnu "brigade" crossed the river and headed north.
Shao Xun doubted how many people there were in the "brigade" they mentioned?
These people have little military experience and don't know much about counting heads. The cavalry brigade is marching and the smoke is filled with dust. You don't dare to get close to take a look. This is a huge deviation.
Perhaps a Hun skirmisher with a thousand cavalry was considered the main force by these squires.
There was no way, Shao Xun could only choose a direction by himself.
On the 15th, the army marched south to Peixian County, arriving in the afternoon of the 16th. They captured hundreds of Xiongnu and defeated them with one blow.
Fortunately, Peixian County was not captured by the enemy, and the county magistrate took 10,000 dendrobium grains for supplies on the spot.
At the same time, people were sent to Zhubaozhai near the county seat and ordered to immediately collect a batch of grain and send it to the county seat.
At this point, Shao Xun finally felt the feeling of fighting inside, and he became more confident.
Huns can appear near Peixian County, so Jin Zhun really went to Pengcheng.
Chapter completed!