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.
Jin 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.
Halfway through the east road, we retreated.
Where the terrain is open, enemy cavalry are surrounding them from all directions, so 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 back and harassed the soldiers' garrison, trying to
plunder their horses.
Jin 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: "Maybe after the death of the old, weak, women and children, there should not be many people in Shanwu City."
"As the commander-in-chief of the entire route, Dou Qin and his son are not allowed to patrol, is it okay?" Jin Zheng asked.
Liu Runzhong was silent for a moment and said: "The governor didn't know something. That's how fighting on the grassland is. If you can't win, it's like a pack of wolves hunting around you. They rush at you from all directions and bite you fiercely. If you can't win, you'll scatter in all directions and look for opportunities. As for meeting.
If the overall battle situation will not be destroyed, then it depends on the prestige of the Chanyu. If the Chanyu has a high prestige, naturally no one dares to retreat at will. If the Chanyu has a low prestige, then no one else can blame it. This is very different from the Central Plains."
"In the fight under Shanmu City, the bandits and cavalry have too much advantage, and it is difficult for the soldiers to fight alone. Instead of entangled like this, why not-" Jin Zheng looked at the dilapidated Shanmu City wall and said: "Seeing that it is getting dark, why not send
A group of soldiers and horses attack the city at night, and your troops also take the initiative to attack the enemy cavalry at night. It doesn't matter if they can't rush, as long as the noise is loud, 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 out some dried meat."
After giving all these instructions, Jin Zheng called for Tuoba Liugou, who had made meritorious deeds before.
He escaped with Xu Yi and conveyed important military information.
Xu Yi was injured and would march with the baggage troops. Apart from a bruised nose and swollen face, the six dogs were not seriously injured and continued 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 immediately asked: "Your Majesty, do you want to give me a name?"
In fact, his name is Liu Gou and he has no surname.
The surname Tuoba was derived from the clan leader.
The leader was originally a branch of the branch of the Tuoba clan...
He ordered that all the more than 300 households in the clan should take Tuoba as their surname, and Liugou was given the surname in batches.
"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'm familiar with the east side, but I've only been to the west a few times, so I'm not very familiar with it." Tuoba Sigong answered honestly.
"It doesn't matter, I have other guides." Jin Zheng smiled and said, "Get ready and follow me after dark."
After that, Jin Zheng ignored him again and began to order the sergeants to hand over dry food and collect more than ten days' worth of 3,000 men.
As for those who had their dry food taken away, they had no choice but to eat horse meat for a few days until the supply troops arrived.
That night, Jin Zhengqin led 3,000 soldiers, one man and two horses, to retreat from the battlefield to the south, then to the west, disappearing 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 sneaked up on them and engaged in a hasty battle.
After Yamashita learned about it, he immediately stopped moving forward.
The old method is still the same, using grain trucks to block the road to prevent enemy cavalry from rushing forward.
The Fu soldiers stayed behind in the valley of Yidao. The 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 of the 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 soldiers could still use their bows and knives to make gestures, and with the cover of the carts, they struggled to hold off against the enemy's cavalry archers.
Almost at the same time, enemy soldiers broke through the obstruction in some mountains and fought their way 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 men and horses from both sides fought together in a chaotic mess.
Xu Lang stood on a carriage, sending people to kill Wuhuan Dingzhuang who was trying to flee, and at the same time commanding the soldiers and his troops to block the leaks everywhere.
After fighting 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 attack and kill the transport troops in order 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 secretly exclaimed that it was okay, there were only so many people here.
In fact, cutting off the back road at this time has little effect.
Unless they can intercept the Daiguo soldiers coming from the direction of Wuzhouchuan River, Governor Jin will not be deprived of supplies no matter what. After all, the distance from the source of Zhonglingchuan River to Shanwu is not too far, and Shanwu reaches Wuzhou.
The town is only seventy or eighty miles away. Dou Qin's plan is just helplessness among 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 blood was shed freely.
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.
Outside the grain truck, corpses were piled on top of each other, almost level with the grain truck. Countless rope heads stepped on the corpses 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 carts.
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.
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 in the collapse, which made him extremely angry.
Especially those Wuhuan people did not want to work for the Jin army at all. They fought together, but only a small number of them dared to fight hard. Most of them hid and 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 the cavalry's dismounted infantry fighting was too much of a loss, and eventually they 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 imperial 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 together as a defense unit. 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.
They have a barbaric style and dare to fight. They know that dismounting and fighting on foot is not good for them, but they still obey orders. This is much more cohesive and united than the tribes under the Xiongnu rule back then. No wonder Tuoba Xianbei can defeat the Xiongnu many times.
, the number of defeats is very small.
The third feeling is that it is really 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 rain, and the servants, grooms, drivers, and a few guardsmen of the convoy ran wildly. Countless people were hit by arrows and fell to death.
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 consisting of 500 carriages was completely wiped out, and 30,000 pieces of grain were captured by the enemy.
Helan Aitou was so pleased with what he saw that he personally led more than ten thousand cavalry to the outside of Yinguan 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 places so that his cattle, sheep and horses could be moved.
Loot them all.
Zhang Sui, the head of Yanggu Longxiang Prefecture, 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 off from Yanmen Pass to return immediately and not to come to Yin for the time being.
Pavilion.
After doing all this, he sent people to rush around and notify the old and weak Jie people who were grazing in the wild to move their livestock with them so that the enemy could not find them easily.
He has done everything he can.
Food is piled up like a mountain in Yin Guan City, and equipment is everywhere. It must not be destroyed by the enemy, otherwise this enemy army who 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 piece and give it to me to sort it out. On this occasion, everyone must go into battle to fight." Zhang Sui ordered.
"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..."
"We can't control much anymore." Zhang Sui said: "We are soldiers of the government. After the war, the Golden Governor will not be able to control us, so just follow the orders."
"yes."
Zhang Sui felt hungry, so he asked someone to bring him rice and rice. While eating, he looked at the enemy troops outside the city, who could not even reach the top of the city.
In the afternoon of that day, a general flag with the word "Shao" appeared outside Yanmen Pass.
Zuo Xiao's cavalry guard of three thousand soldiers threw off his troops, galloped out of the pass, and headed towards the Yin Pavilion.
Behind them, the Silver Spear Right Battalion and other troops were marching through the passes of Xixing Mountain and gathering at the foot of the mountain.
In this battle, everyone was controlled by Jin Zheng. They either rushed on the run or fought in chaos. Both the enemy and ourselves were out of touch and caught off guard.
Chapter completed!