The Xianbei people were all good at riding and archery. Their horses galloped around the pit, firing random arrows. Screams came and went in the pit, and calmness soon returned. Murong Xiong pointed in the direction of Daling on his horse and said: "
keep going!"
The task of the vanguard is very simple, that is, rush to the foot of Daling City as quickly as possible, trap the defenders of Daling City in the city, and wait until the follow-up troops arrive before launching the siege. Now, the Xianbei team has rush vehicles provided by high-ranking cadres.
There are cloud ladders and a large number of Taiyuan civilians, who are the main force in attacking the city. The Xianbei people's task is to use the mobility of the cavalry and superb shooting skills to attack the defenders on the city. According to the information provided by senior officials, Daling,
The city walls in Pingtao counties are not very high, and their bows and arrows can hit the top of the city. With their shooting skills, they can definitely cause considerable damage to the defenders.
However, Murong Xiong's cavalry bypassed the pit and rushed forward for only three to five miles. Suddenly there was another loud noise. The cavalry in front encountered a trap again and lost more than 500 people. The Han army had not been seen yet.
With just a shadow, a whole thousand-man team was lost. Murong Xiong became a little angry and yelled: "Spread out and charge forward together! I don't believe it, how many traps can they trap."
From these two pits, dozens of horses would not react if they stepped on them. If the people and horses were spread out, nothing would happen.
The Xianbei people were proficient in riding skills. After hearing Murong Xiong's order, they quickly formed a formation of skirmishers. More than 9,000 cavalry spread out all over the mountains and plains. They let out strange screams and their momentum was even greater than before.
, Murong Xiong couldn't help but feel a little complacent.
Suddenly, the cavalry rushing in front fell to the ground one after another, and the horses screamed in pain. Some of the Xianbei cavalry who fell on the ground screamed, and some stood there dumbly at a loss. The horses behind could not stop their steps.
, bumped into each other one after another, and people suddenly fell over.
Murong Xiong reined in his horse and asked in a deep voice, "What happened?"
At this time, a cavalryman limped over. It was Aldin, a Hun who was attached to Xianbei. Aldin handed over a small black object with a painful expression, frowned and said: "Sir, there is something on the ground.
Many of these things have pricked the horses' hooves, and even little people have been pricked in the buttocks."
The crops in the field had been set on fire and were scorched black everywhere. The black horse nails scattered among them were even more inconspicuous. The Xianbei cavalry immediately became confused. Although these horse nails were not fatal, the horses' hoofs were injured.
It is no longer possible to run, and even standing is a problem. Without war horses, the Xianbei people's combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced. Although the Xianbei people have superb riding skills and the cavalry behind them stopped the momentum in time, this area is full of
They still lost 2,000 horses in the fields with horse nails. They were still twenty miles away from Daling City, and only seven of Murong Xiong's ten thousand-man troops were able to continue fighting.
What’s even more frightening is that they don’t know how many ambushes are waiting for them. Murong Xiong hesitated for the first time, waved his riding crop, pointed at Aldin and the other knights who had lost their horses and said: “You go ahead and search carefully!
"
These people are from the Xiongnu or other small tribes. Every time they fight, they are forced to rush to the front. Now that they have lost their horses, they must continue to explore the road ahead. Although they are unwilling to do so, this is their fate and they are powerless.
He resisted and had no choice but to follow Murong Xiong's orders.
They live on horseback all year round, and they all have bow legs. They cannot walk fast in the first place, and now they have to guard against horse nails mixed in plant ash, so the speed is even slower. You know, although the boots made of calfskin on their feet can
It prevents your toes from being bruised while riding horses, but it is completely useless for driving horse nails. If you accidentally step on them, they will still penetrate the instep.
Fortunately, there were not many areas where the Han army scattered the nails. After walking for a mile or two and more than 500 people being injured by the nails, no one screamed anymore.
The cavalry relied on speed. They walked slowly along these roads behind these guys who had lost their horses. They had already lost their momentum. Murong Xiong knew that only by trying to charge up could the cavalry's advantages be taken advantage of. He didn't care about those things.
The wounded man drew out his machete and pointed in the direction of Daling, shouting: "Charge!"
At this time, they were only ten miles away from Daling City. Their purpose was not to attack the city, but to gallop around Daling City, show off their force, let the Han people see the power of the Xianbei cavalry, and plunder a few by the way.
small village.
Seeing that they were getting closer and closer to Daling City, and there were no obstacles along the way, Murong Xiong was laughing at the incompetence of the Han army in his heart, when he suddenly saw a group of dark cavalry approaching in front of him. Murong Xiong couldn't help but be overjoyed. He had been there when he invaded the Han territory.
Having fought against the Yuan Army's cavalry, he believed that his cavalry and archery skills were far superior to those of the Han people. He was not afraid of fighting in the field with the Han people, but he was afraid that the Han people would not come out when they were huddled in the city. These Han soldiers rushed out regardless of life and death, which gave him the opportunity to make meritorious deeds.
, it’s not in vain that the leader made him the leader.
The Xianbei people's strength is cavalry shooting. When they saw the Han cavalry rushing over, without waiting for Murong Xiong to issue an order, the speed of the team consciously slowed down. Many people took off their bows, drew arrows, and prepared for the attack. These
The Xianbei people grew up on horses since they were young. They are not unable to ride and shoot, but their accuracy is much worse.
However, the Han cavalry coming from the opposite side was getting faster and faster, and when they were still three hundred steps away from the Xianbei people, a barrage of arrows was fired at them. The latest chapter of Dragon on the Edge was released. A burst of wild laughter broke out from the Xianbei team, and then
Are you mocking the Han army for not being able to hold their breath and busy firing arrows from such a distance? How can they hit a ghost? Their bows and arrows have been held in their hands for a long time, and they will not shoot them until the two armies are a hundred steps apart.
Only then can it cause maximum damage.
However, their laughter did not stop, and soon turned into shrill screams. The sound of "swish, swish, swish" passed through their ears, and the Han army's arrows fell like raindrops. Xianbei was caught off guard
The cavalrymen were hit by arrows and fell off their horses one after another. The arrows were stuck in their bodies and kept shaking, which shows how powerful they were.
The shooting range of the Han army's cavalry bows is much longer than that of the Xianbei people. Coupled with the inertia caused by the high-speed running of the war horses, the shooting range is farther and more powerful. Moreover, the Han army's cavalry archery is not like the Xianbei people's.
Shooting, the Han army shot in sections.
There were only 3,000 cavalry in this attack, and they were divided into three waves. After the first wave of 1,000 cavalry finished shooting, they immediately hung up their bows and drew their sabers. At this time, the second wave of 1,000 cavalry shot another wave of arrows.
Rain, then hang up your bow and draw your sword. Then comes the third wave...
Under the attack of the first wave of bows and arrows, the Xianbei people's five or six hundred cavalry in front fell down one after another. The men and horses who fell to the ground tripped the cavalry behind them to the ground. The formation was suddenly in chaos. At this time, there was a second
Wave, the third wave of arrow rain struck, and in the blink of an eye, the Xianbei cavalry suffered heavy casualties, and the injuries were caused by their best cavalry and archery.
Murong Xiong yelled loudly, trying to stop the chaos and organize a return fire, but it was already too late. Many Xianbei cavalry were still holding bows and arrows, and the Han cavalry had already rushed forward. The Han cavalry were all waving sharp weapons.
The sabers were running and slashing left and right. The Xianbei people hurriedly drew out their scimitars. Most of them had their heads dismembered before their scimitars were even taken out of their sheaths.
The sabers of the Han cavalry are extremely sharp, and the war horses are all good horses imported from the Western Regions. They have extremely strong explosive power. In other words, to deal with these prairie people with superb riding skills, they still need to make chopping movements. If they are ordinary infantry or cavalry,
A cavalryman with average skill only needs to hold his saber horizontally in front and use the impact of the horse to cut off the head easily.
After just one charge, the Xianbei forward cavalry was already in chaos and falling into pieces. This Han cavalry was personally led by Zhang Liao. He took the lead and fought from the front to the back of the Xianbei cavalry formation. With a wave of his sword, he turned over and killed them back.
After the Han cavalry charged back and forth three times, there were very few Xianbei people still riding their horses. Murong Xiong was indeed a leader. Under the repeated attacks of the Han cavalry, he actually survived and killed two people.
The Han cavalry was only stabbed twice, and a long gash was opened on its back. The blood stained the horse beneath him, and the horse was shaking precariously.
Zhang Liao raised his sword upward, and the Han cavalry whistled, surrounding the remaining Xianbei people in the center of Gaixin, and shouted: "Put down your weapons, and you will not die!"
Murong Xiong turned to look at his side. He saw that there were only three cavalry left on his side, and all of them were injured. After finally becoming the leader of ten thousand-man troops, he ended up with his entire army annihilated. Murong Xiong was unwilling to accept it, and shouted
He rushed forward. Zhang Liao sneered and rode towards him. The two horses crossed each other, and Murong Xiong's horse galloped over and immediately carried a headless corpse.
The remaining three Xianbei cavalry wanted to continue to resist, but the surrounding Han cavalry fired a volley of arrows and instantly turned them into hedgehogs, including their horses and men.
Zhang Liao waved his sword and shouted in a deep voice: "After one stick of incense, retreat to Daling City!"
The time for this stick of incense was reserved for the subordinates to clean the battlefield. The Han army was very fast, and they did not care about the equipment of the Xianbei people. The most important thing was to bring back the bodies of their injured soldiers and fallen soldiers.
Go to the city. As for the injured Xianbei people and horses, they were only given a knife to help them completely escape, while the uninjured horses were taken back to the city as trophies.
Twenty miles away, Su Li, the leader of Xianbei in Liaodong who was responsible for the response, arrived at the first trap with thirty thousand troops. Looking at the dead people and horses in the trap, he did not even frown and sneered: "Han people."
Treacherous, what can this little trick do to me? Send the order, move forward quickly, and flatten the mausoleum!"
Su Li's mission was similar to Murong Xiong's. It was not to attack the city, but to trap the Han army in Daling City. However, seeing the tragic death of his compatriots, he became a little angry.
Just after Su Li's cavalry passed by, the pit filled with dead bodies suddenly started to move, and a survivor climbed out with difficulty.