When the flying messages of the Chinese army were sent to Sun Meng, the captain of the garrison cavalry school, the son of a famous scholar was cruising on the left flank of the army with his proud 800 cavalry.
Shisun Meng is not an ordinary person. To be precise, his father Shisun Rui is not an ordinary person.
The Shisun family came from Fufeng, Jingzhao, and could not be said to have much prestige in the county. However, Shisun Rui's reputation was very high. His young master, Xi Jinping, was knowledgeable in everything and had long been known as the Fufeng Scholar.
Although he was unwilling to take up the official position, his son Sun Meng, a scholar, took over the position of Lang Guan early. Later, Sun Meng, a scholar, was appreciated by Liu Hong for his literary rhetoric. He rose to the rank of captain of the Tunqi School, which was worth two thousand shi, and pursued his father.
When the message was delivered and the Chinese army ordered him to return to support the retreat, the scholar Sun Meng couldn't help but sneered and said to the left and right:
"Youzhou suddenly has two thousand cavalry behind them, and you still want us to come back for reinforcements? I think they were frightened in the previous battle at Xingyang. Now they can't even stop a moth thief."
After a wave of ridicule, Shi Sunmeng blew the horn and began to gather troops.
At this time, the twenty soldiers behind him all took out their magic conchs and started to blow the rallying horn, and the nearby garrison troops who heard the horn rushed to Shisun Meng's place.
A moment later, Shi Sunmeng mobilized all his 800 cavalry and began to move around from the right to the rear of the army.
A bloody battle has already raged there.
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More than a thousand fierce dragon warriors, led by a cavalry general carrying a yellow flag, attacked Youzhou's sudden cavalry.
The men and horses howled, their breath was like mist, and it was Qingzhou Qushuai Jisun who stood up in front of thousands of troops.
At this time, he held high the apricot-yellow flag and ran wildly. His voice was like thunder, and he shouted:
"revenge!"
Thousands of people behind him shouted:
"revenge!"
Ji Sun shouted:
"Revenge for my Taiping martyrs who died over the past few years!"
The rest of the crowd shouted:
"revenge!"
Sacrifice your grandson and roar again:
"Revenge for my Li Shu, who has been whipped for hundreds of years!"
Thousands of yellow turban cavalrymen rushed to the top of their heads in anger and shouted:
"revenge!"
Ji Sun Zong's horse was galloping. He was still less than 500 steps away from Youzhou's sudden cavalry, and shouted again:
"Revenge me for the injustice and humiliation I have brought to the world for thousands of years!"
At this time, thousands of people were holding their swords and rushing to shout:
"Revenge~ah~"
"revenge!"
Thousands of troops had their eyes cracked and their teeth cracked, and the horse in their hands seemed to be about to pierce the sky.
The Youzhou Cavalry on the opposite side had already started a countercharge when they charged.
They also burst into shouts of killing, and then one of the four assault cavalry units stepped forward to intercept Jisun and the others.
It was Gongsun Zan, the White Horse Colonel, who led the troops.
Just because he led his troops to leave first in the Battle of Xingyang, he lost the reputation of Youzhou Assault Cavalry. All the generals said that he would rely on this battle to regain the honor lost by Youzhou Assault Cavalry.
So, Gongsun Zan took five hundred cavalry and started hedging.
Over there, the deputy commander-in-chief Zong Yuan had ordered the former military academy captain Cui Jun, the left military academy captain Gai Tong, and the right military academy captain Lu Jun to move directly to the right with 1,200 cavalry, preparing to attack directly when Gongsun Zan and the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans were to attack.
Side attack the opposite waist.
Youzhou's sudden cavalry was truly skilled in tactics, and they directly cooperated to create a left- and right-hand combination attack.
On the opposite side, Ji Sun, who was rushing at the front, had long seen the opponent's tactical intentions, a typical frontier army's style of play. But at this time, Ji Sun no longer cared about it.
All he wants now is to stick in, rush over, and disrupt the march on the other side.
After more than a hundred steps, the cavalry charged and arrived in the blink of an eye.
Later, the clan members behind the formation saw that the apricot-yellow flag didn't even stop after it hit Gongsun Zan's cavalry, and just kept moving forward.
In the blink of an eye, the large apricot-yellow flag on the opposite side rushed in dozens of steps. It was truly a battle of thousands of troops, and the people were overturned on their backs.
The clan member gritted his teeth and immediately ordered the other three troops to speed up, preparing to flank the waist of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Cavalry.
At this time, another mountain roar and tsunami erupted on the opposite side:
"He is handsome and brave!"
Then the thousands of troops on the opposite side drove their horses into a frenzy, and then began to scatter in all directions.
Seeing this scene, the clan members shouted loudly and shouted bad things, but it was too late.
These Qingzhou Yellow Turbans had never thought of confronting them, and now they began to break into small groups of three to five people, and began to penetrate into the marching team at the rear along the narrow cracks in the battlefield.
In this scene, the scheduling of clan members was like hitting mosquitoes with a giant hammer, which seemed extremely ridiculous.
As the Qingzhou Yellow Turban cavalry began to penetrate into the Han army's marching column in the rear.
The Han army officials exclaimed and ordered all the troops to stop marching and form formations on the spot.
Because the risk of continuing the march is too high. At this time, the soldiers are not wearing armor, and their bows are not even strung. Once they are disrupted by a small number of cavalry, they may even cause a huge rout.
Then, military orders sounded one after another:
"Stop and form an array."
"Stop, everyone will stand in line for a while."
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The army stopped suddenly and had to put on armor and stomach from the carriage. Thousands of Han troops marching in the rear were in chaos. At this time, they did not collapse and could continue to carry out military orders. They were truly worthy of being the elite of the Han army.
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This is the unexpectedness of war.
The Han army had a sure chance of victory under the calculation of the old commander Lu Zhi. However, he did not expect that the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans would gather all the cavalry to risk their pursuit. Second, he did not expect that the enemy would directly infiltrate with skirmishers, disrupting the retreat of the Han army.
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At this time, thousands of people in the rear of the Han army were forced to stop. Naturally, the remaining central and front lines could not sit idly by. So all three armies stopped and began to put on armor and stomach formations one after another, waiting for the order from the Chinese army.
In this way, Lu Zhi's previous temple was expected to win without a fight and went bankrupt.
The 15,000-strong Han army will ultimately win this battle with the sword in their hands.
The Qingzhou Yellow Turban Cavalrymen were scattered among the formations. They dug into any small gaps they saw, and bumped into the unformed formations when they saw them, causing the Han army to become more and more chaotic.
The chaos quickly spread to Lu Zhi of the Chinese Army.
Seeing the thieves cavalry wreaking havoc and his own side being slow and chaotic, Lu Zhi said angrily:
"What on earth is this Youzhou Assault Cavalry doing? These thieves cavalry can't stop them? Do you really think I don't dare to cut off one or two ribbons?"
Lu Zhi was so furious that all the staff in the car tried to persuade him. Among them, Ju Shou said:
"Ming Gong temporarily paused the fury of the thunder. These thieves cavalry can't overcome any waves. Now the formations are closing up one after another, and they have begun to compress the space of the enemy cavalry. Together with the Tun cavalry, the Yue cavalry have also arrived, and they will be defeated soon. Strangulation.”
Lu Zhi sighed, feeling a little regretful:
"I should distance myself a little further, but it's too close after all."
In fact, everyone present knew that if they didn't get closer, the Han army wouldn't be able to fish them out.
"Well, since this battle is inevitable, let's fight. The thousands of miles of frozen soil here should be the burial place of these moth thieves."
So Lu Zhinu became angry and ordered:
"Order Wei Jun soldiers, Zhao Guobing, and Changshan soldiers to deploy on the right wing. When the enemy infantry catches up, they will intercept first. Order Youzhou's sudden cavalry to destroy the bandit cavalry here, and cooperate with the soldiers of the three counties to attack the bandit infantry. Order the shooting school Lieutenant No. 5 was deployed in the central army, and Wei Duan, the infantry colonel commander, was ordered to lead 2,000 northwest cavalry officers and arrange them on the left side of the Weijun soldiers to build a position together."
After receiving this military order, seven guardsmen immediately came outside the car to take the order and deliver the message.
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The total number of Qingzhou Yellow Turban cavalry is around 1,600. They are all horse thieves who roamed the Qingzhou area in the past. They are brave and not afraid of death.
At this time, most of them had separated from the team, and together in twos and threes, they began to harass the rear of the Han army. This was also their strength.
Cavalry confrontation is not their specialty.
But there is still a cavalry group of about 500 cavalry that is following Jisun to continue the attack. They are all from Jinan and were trained with Jisun's Northern Army tactics. They are also the only one among the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans that can attack. The cavalry regiment in formation.
At this time, in the first round of collision with Gongsun Zan's White Horse Cavalry, the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Cavalry also lost dozens of people. But they also broke through the blockade of the White Horse Cavalry.
There are only two things to do in cavalry warfare.
One is speed and the other is courage.
At this time, the speed and courage of the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans had reached their peak. After killing Gongsun Zan's cavalry, they directly attacked the clan members behind them.
The members of the sect were still standing under his canopy, looking at the thousands of horses galloping ahead and the brave warriors waving their arms and swaying in their hearts.
At this time, he suddenly saw an army of thieves coming towards him, with murderous intent so high that even the clouds in the sky were broken.
The clan members subconsciously had to run around to get out of the way.
But he suddenly saw the contempt in the eyes of all the soldiers behind him.
The clan member was so embarrassed that his whole neck turned red. He waved his riding whip in embarrassment and roared:
"Crash over and show them who the hero is!"
hero?
The officials behind Zong Yuan were disdainful for a while, but they had already been ready to charge, just waiting for Zong Yuan's words.
As a result, the remaining 300 Youzhou Tuqi Central Military Headquarters began to increase their horse speed, preparing to intercept this group of fish that had slipped through the net.
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Sun's armor was covered with blood, and three of the horsetails in his hands were broken.
At this time, he only had a ring-headed knife left in his hand. Under the roaring speed of the horse, petals of blood bloomed on the enemy's throat.
Ji Sun no longer had any extra thoughts. The Huanshou Sword in his hand would determine the life and death of the person under the sword, as well as the fate of their five hundred riders.
He shouted:
"Where are Xu He and Zhang Rao's troops?"
The cavalryman beside the grandson was Zhang Tai, a great tycoon from Jinan, who was always guarding the grandson.
At this moment, when he heard the question of offering sacrifices to his grandson, he stood up with one foot on the stirrup and looked back.
At first, there was a lot of noise, but it was far away and unclear, so Zhang Tai couldn't see clearly.
But soon, a piece of yellow, no, a raging yellow tide came into view. It was countless yellow flags in yellow clothes and yellow flags between the sky and the earth, and it was a tsunami from the mountains shouting for good luck in the world.
Zhang Tai was moved to tears and said to the sacrificial Sun:
"Qu Shuai, they are here, right behind."
Ji Sun laughed loudly, killed another person, then pointed his sword at a general not far away, and said boldly:
"Behead that officer, and we'll return to the formation."
After saying that, Jisun quickly dodged the arrows shot from the opposite side and missed them.
The one who made the mistake was the Han general on the opposite side.
Zhang Tai and others heard the order to sacrifice the sun and screamed:
"Kill this officer."
After saying that, Ji Sun took more than fifty cavalry and headed straight towards the Han general to kill him.
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The shouts shook the sky, and fighting filled the fields. The great Han Bei Zhonglang took Lu Zhi's helmet and armor, and got out of the ox cart, all dressed up.
He felt the howling of the north wind and couldn't help but wrap the cloak tightly around him.
Seeing the opportunity, Bian Jushu immediately approved another blouse for Lu Zhi, but Lu Zhi refused.
Lu Zhi asked the general Xianyu Yin:
"How's the war going?"
Xian Yuyin just gathered the military reports from each battalion and immediately replied:
"The war has made great progress. The enemy has poured into our ranks with approximately a thousand people. Each camp has captured more than 400 levels. The rest of the army has been defeated. However, I am also chasing them with more and more horses. I believe they will be defeated soon.
Annihilate.”
Seeing that Lu Zhi was still listening, Xian Yuyin started to say something slightly negative:
"But there is a group of thieves, about 500 people, and they are still fighting hard. However, the deputy commander-in-chief has come to report, and the enemy has been surrounded. We are about to annihilate them."
"Also, the enemy's infantry has already caught up. At a glance, there are 40,000 of them."
At this time, Lu Zhi's eyes widened and he cursed:
"Where did you learn the official accent? The most important thing is to be the first to say it. Do you understand the importance?"
Then asked directly:
"How far is the enemy from here, what is their formation, and have they engaged in battle?"
Xian Yuyin was taught this lesson and no longer dared to use the official skills his brother had taught him to come to Hu to harass Lu Zhi, so he directly replied:
"The thieves have already connected with the rear army. According to this, they are probably less than two miles away. However, neither army has launched a general attack, so it is still a small-scale conflict."
Lu Zhi nodded, turned around and pointed at a guard and ordered:
"Go to the deputy commander and ask him to annihilate the thieves' cavalry, then prepare the Youzhou assault cavalry, and attack the infantry on the opposite side first. At this time, their cavalry is completely dead, and this is where their Youzhou assault cavalry is at its best."
The guard got the command arrow here and was about to mount his horse.
Not far away, there was the sound of horse hooves, and a sentry horse came in panic.
Before the horse stopped, the knight had already rolled off his saddle and reported to Lu Zhi in a panic:
"Commander, the deputy commander is dead."
Lu Zhi's hands trembled, his eyes widened, and he asked:
"Didn't you just say that you are going to kill the thief? How did you die? Tell me!"
The sentry horse immediately said:
"The thieves broke through the White Horse captain's defense line and attacked directly towards the deputy commander's headquarters. The deputy commander fought bravely and led his brothers to counterattack. Unfortunately, he was beheaded by the thief general."
After saying that, the sentry horse just whined and cried loudly.
Lu Zhi was so angry that he lost his riding whip and said bitterly:
"Don't you know how to get out of the way of this sect member? He is handsome, not a barbarian. He should lead by example."
As soon as these words came out, the sentry horse couldn't help but tremble, obviously thinking of the way the military officials looked at the clan members before.
Lu Zhi asked again:
"Then who is in charge of the Youzhou Assault Cavalry now, and what is the situation with the thief general now?"
The sentry horse hurriedly said:
"The person in charge now is Cui Sima of the former army. As for the thief general, after beheading the deputy commander, he took his troops and retreated to the thief formation in the rear."
Lu Zhi was so angry that the famous Youzhou Tuqi allowed people to come and go as he pleased. But he endured it. He took a staff and gave it to the sentry horse and ordered:
"Since Cui Sima has taken charge, give him my scepter and let him control the Youzhou sudden cavalry."
The sentry horse respectfully took it and was about to leave when Lu Zhi asked again:
"What's your name?"
The sentry horse got excited and fell to his knees, reporting:
"Humble job, Yan Rou."
"Very good, Yan Rou. After you send the scepter, order Cui Sima to assemble the Youzhou sudden cavalry. Then wait for my military order and don't act without authorization."
"Here!"
Later, the sentry horse named Yan Rou rode back to the army with the staff and went to Cui Jun to give orders.
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Guanghe six years, November 12th.
The Qingzhou Yellow Turbans conducted their final review in front of the Han army's front line.
Jisun had already returned to the main formation with his cavalry and began to take over and support the command of the entire army.
But there were less than half of the 1,500 horsemen who set off when they returned. Hundreds of people died in exchange for this decisive battle.
At this time, in this open land, the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans formed five huge square formations.
The first two huge phalanxes are the main Yellow Turban force from Zhang Rao's Pingyuan County and the main Yellow Turban force from Xu He's Le'an Kingdom. As for the last three formations, they are all Jinan Yellow Turban troops.
Previously, Xu He had already led his troops to conduct a tentative attack on the Han army in front.
What they were attacking was the Infantry School Lieutenant Division, one of the five divisions of the Northern Army. Its large pillars were covered with iron armor, like forests and walls, and were like the Great Wall of flesh and blood.
This time, Xu He and others knew how strong this army was.
At this time, the sun rose to its highest point, and the red light shone on the frozen soil, giving the humans below the warmest moment of the day.
The officers and soldiers in the front row of the Han army looked at the huge phalanx on the opposite side, and their vision suddenly became blurry. Some experienced military officers immediately understood what was going on.
This is the consequence of not eating.
At this time, they were shocked to realize that they had not eaten a drop of food since leaving camp in the morning. This physical condition obviously affected their morale.
Soon there were military officers to report to the rear, and then the men were asked to eat something as quickly as possible. Eat whatever is in their bags.
But what could they eat in such a hurry? Instead, the soldiers were panicked.
Suddenly, a large herd of elk ran across the wilderness.
Sun Meng, a lieutenant of the garrison and cavalry school who was deployed on the left wing of the Han army, suddenly thought and hurriedly blew his horn and started to mobilize. After that, the friendly troops in other places discovered that the garrison and cavalry had taken action without any orders.
Shi Sunmeng and his cavalry began to shoot at the group of elk and chase them.
Both the enemy and ourselves looked at Shisun Meng's actions in confusion, not knowing what they meant. They saw that Shisun Meng had driven the elk herd to the upper right corner of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army.
It turned out that those elk were panicking and were about to flee towards the Xu He tribe of Qingzhou Yellow Turban.
At this moment, Xu He's alarm bell rang loudly.
In the formation, Xu He shouted orders:
"The shooters are shooting at the elk, and they must not be allowed to collide with the formation."
Soon, Xu He's formation began to project raindrops of arrows, covering the elk herd.
The elk were missed by this arrow, and most of them were nailed to death on the frozen soil. A few rushed through and ran towards Xu He's formation.
At this time, there was no need for Xu He to give an order. The military officials in front of the Yellow Turban Formation in Le'an had already given the order:
"Get up."
The Qingzhou Yellow Turbans learned the formation of troops from the Taishan Yellow Turbans. Regardless of the spirit, this style is the same as what they learned.
This step is all about lengthening the spear. Once it is put down at this time, the whole thing looks like a hedgehog.
Although animals are not intelligent, they still have spirits.
When these elk saw those sharp spines, they moved away from their wings.
But this time around, the Han army's cavalry was revealed behind.
Just like that, on the high platform of the Chinese army in the distance, Sacrifice Sun saw such a scene.
On the horizon of Mo Lake, the elk herds are being slaughtered.
On the gray-black frozen soil, they were howling and falling to the ground like color blocks. But suddenly, a torrent was pumped out from the small cracks of these color blocks, and then like a red arrow, it was inserted in Le'an.
The upper right corner of the Yellow Turban Formation.
Then, the upper right corner of the Yellow Turban Formation began to collapse. The red arrows scattered into countless red dots and scattered in all directions.
Right in front of Sun Ji, opposite the Yellow Turbans of Le'an, the Northern Army's infantry camp also began to press over.
In this way, the war broke out when neither the Han army nor the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans were prepared.