This Xiongnu vanguard was not taken seriously by Tang Ao. They were a dead army after they passed Huashan. But Tang Ao would not be careless, let alone give them a chance to make a comeback. Because if they were given a chance, what would happen next?
When the main force of the Xiongnu army appeared, he had to do two things at once.
Tang Ao knew very well that he did not have any advantage in terms of military strength. What he had were elite soldiers and an army capable of fighting. Only then could he make good use of a fast attack on the slow and completely eat up the Xiongnu's vanguard first.
You must kill it without leaving any behind, so that you can safely fight with the enemies that come after you.
The 1st Tiger Brigade and the 2nd Storm Brigade of the Shanshan Guard are both heavy cavalry, but not all of their three regiments are heavy cavalry. It is too expensive, time-consuming and labor-intensive to equip them, so each brigade also has
The preparation of a light cavalry regiment.
After receiving the order, Brigadier Zhou Jinwen immediately saluted with a military salute and agreed. Then Kuang Cheng, the commander of the third regiment, received the order and ran towards the distance with five thousand light cavalry.
At the same time, various units of the Dahua Army began to make various preparations before the ambush. The Second Field Army even found a direction to Yuzhou to ambush to prevent the enemy from absconding. Tang Ao had already made it very clear, that is, no
Anyone is allowed to escape to Yuzhou, but no one can report to the main force of the Xiongnu army.
Tang Ao's order is an imperial edict, and anyone who disobeys it will be guilty of a grave sin. The division commander of the Second Field Army Wu Hu and the chief of staff Luo Hua are constantly doing ideological work for the officers of each regiment, battalion, and company, and the requirements are issued at all levels. The entire
The foot of Huashan Mountain was also divided into five defensive echelons to ensure that no fish would be caught and escape, at least the enemy would not be allowed to escape to the border of Yuzhou.
The Huns army twenty miles away.
The sun was still high in the sky, and there was not even a breeze, leaving a hint of heat in the air.
In such an environment, the soldiers were lazing around one by one. Most of them even took off their armor, just to stay cooler. More soldiers found a shady place and squinted. Last night
I didn't sleep much. I didn't feel much when I was on the road. Now that I was resting, all kinds of sleepiness suddenly hit my mind.
It didn't take long for snoring to begin everywhere. Even Qiao Xiong leaned against a big tree and closed his eyes to snore. As a pioneer general, his role as a pioneer general was not easy at all. Compared to others, he had to worry too much.
After working hard, I slept more soundly than others.
Tread...tap...tap...
The sound of horse hooves hitting the ground sounded again, and some highly alert soldiers immediately opened their eyes, and what they heard next was the sound of horse hooves that had given them nightmares in the past two days.
"Enemy Cavalry, Enemy Cavalry is coming!"
The sentries also shouted dutifully. In their sight, they saw a seemingly endless cavalry army appearing on the official road six miles away.
Since there are no big trees around to block the enemy, the enemy can be found at such a long distance, and the sentry's warning sound is timely.
"Ah!" Qiao Xiong shivered all over, not knowing whether it was reality or a dream. Qiao Xiong opened his eyes and saw the scene of the soldiers around him helping him put on his armor and lead his war horse.
"Retreat, retreat quickly." After confirming that everything in front of him was really happening, Qiao Xiong got on his horse again and continued to move forward while shouting. Following this, another 30,000 slave troops were left behind.
It was used to resist the pursuit of the Chinese army.
The slave army will never be put in the eyes of the Huns. As long as they want to, after every attack, they can catch a lot of such people. What Qiao Xiong cares about more is the safety of the Huns cavalry. As long as these core forces are still there
, the Huns are still invincible.
After abandoning the 30,000 slave army, the other more than 80,000 Xiongnu troops accelerated and rushed forward. At this time, they had forgotten the scorching sun above their heads, their bodies that were still exhausted before, and that they had neither rested well nor
Eat well facts.
On the other hand, the Chinese army that was ambushing twenty miles ahead, although the weather was equal to them and very hot, they had drank the summer-relieving soup before and slept all morning and noon, so they were all full of energy.
, just wait for the enemy to arrive, and then you can close the net.
The distance of twenty miles, in normal times, would be enough for these 80,000 people to walk for two or three hours. But now, with the pursuers right behind them, how could they dare to stop or not try their best?
You can walk as fast as you can; if you can run, you don't have to walk.
Twenty miles, only an hour and a half later, they arrived at the ambush circle of the Great Chinese Army.
"They are coming!" The military scouts at the top raised yellow flags. After being seen by the generals, they hid their figures one by one without waiting for Tang Ao to give orders, so that they could see from a distance.
Nothing unusual.
Normally, the Huns army is very careful on their way. At least they have to send troops to the front to prevent them from falling into the trap of the Chinese army. But now, the whole army is running away, and there is no one to take care of this. They are like a head.
Like a wounded wild boar, it plunged into the trap.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the enemy's leading troops have entered the artillery strike range."
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the enemy's Chinese army has entered the artillery strike range."
"Start attacking!" Tang Ao's magnetic voice finally came out at this moment.
The red flag was raised suddenly. Qin De, commander of the second regiment of the second firearms brigade, who had been impatient for a long time, was waiting for this moment. Seeing that the order was given, he opened his big mouth and roared: "Fire!"
Under the roar, there was a rumbling sound of artillery. Solid bullets, explosive bombs, and incendiary bombs poured out at this moment as if they were free, and fell into the Huns army five miles away.
It turned into a heavy hammer and cut off the advancing army.
As soon as the roar of artillery fire rang out, Qiao Xiong, who was riding on his horse, opened his eyes wide. His first feeling was that it was over.
He really couldn't imagine why the Chinese army existed everywhere, and how many ambushes they had ambushed along the way?
Qiao Xiong hated Wei Qian'er even more. If she hadn't given him extremely wrong information, he and his army would not have gone deep into Shaanzhou, but would have kept a safe distance from the main army. In this way, even if they encountered the Great Chinese Army, they
If you can't beat it, you can go back.
But now, they were blocked at the foot of Huashan Mountain. They were blocked in front and pursued by soldiers behind them. They really had no way to go to heaven and no way to enter the earth.
Seeing the artillery bombardment, the army began to become a mess, Qiao Xiong knew that he should have encountered the main force of the Chinese army. But now, can he still escape back? Does he have other options?
A hint of ruthlessness appeared on his face unknowingly, "Order, everyone rush forward. As long as we rush out of here, we will be really safe and can join the main army. By then we will all
He is a hero."
Knowing that the Chinese army had set a trap here, Qiao Xiong, who had no choice but to break out of the trap, still thought of breaking out. Perhaps only by breaking out could he have a chance of survival.
The clan elder was still calm and made a relatively correct choice, but unfortunately at this moment, under the roar of cannons, the army was already in chaos, and this order could not be spread at all.
Not only could it not spread, but what was even worse was that a large number of Great Chinese Army cavalry in black armor appeared behind them to the north.
Under the scorching sun, although the soldiers were very hot and their clothes were soaked even after running for a while, they still could not take off their armor for their own safety. They gritted their teeth one by one and ran as fast as possible
As they rode forward, they knew that once they got into contact with the enemy, the so-called heat and cold would be forgotten.
A regiment of heavy cavalry plus the Fourth Wild Wolf Brigade of Shanshan Guard and a regiment of cavalry from the Second Field Army, which is 25,000 people. When they appear in large scale and formation from all directions, it gives people a
It felt like there were cavalry figures of the Chinese Army everywhere, making people timid before fighting, and some people gave up their will to resist without even realizing it.
The remaining 50,000 slave troops had long been dispersed by artillery fire. When they were in a mess, the chance of victory became very slim when they encountered a cavalry attack. The external heat was entangled with hunger and thirst.
When they got together, many people threw their weapons all over the ground without waiting for the cavalry to rush in front of them. The ground was also filled with surrendered slave soldiers.
Slave soldiers had the worst food, the shortest sleep, and the inferior equipment in their hands. It is simply impossible to fight a tough battle with such people. That is, fighting with the wind, or with the Huns cavalry.
When you supervise them, you may bring out their potential in order to survive.
But now the Huns cavalry who are supervising them are taking care of themselves, so don't accuse these people of going to death.
Except for a few of the 50,000 slave soldiers who were still working hard for their masters and wielding various weapons to block the attack of the Shanshan Guard cavalry, most of the others abandoned their weapons and surrendered, which greatly accelerated the Shanshan Guard's attack.
The impact speed of the cavalry allowed them to rush straight towards the back of the 30,000 Huns cavalry without much hindrance.
At this time, the 31,000 Huns cavalry had no intention of going head-to-head with the Shanshan Guard cavalry. In the shelling just now, most of the people hit were the slave soldiers walking in the center, and they did not suffer any serious damage. This made
They still maintain their original organization.
When he looked back and saw that there were more than 30,000 Huns warriors behind him, Qiao Xiong's self-confidence greatly increased. He waved his saber and pointed in the direction of Yuzhou and said: "Warriors, charge, as long as we can charge out from here, we can truly defeat the enemy."
We are safe. Not far ahead is our main army, where our hope lies!"
