Although the Great Qin Infantry Army was strong, it did not fight to the death. Seeing that this group of "horse thieves" had been trapped in a tight siege, their pace began to slow down, but each step was extremely solid, and with the help of heavy armor,
A loud noise as high as a roar was brought, and the shock it brought was definitely not inferior to the momentum generated by the galloping of thousands of horses. Especially the psychological pressure caused many brave prairie knights to change their colors.
Just when the Da Qin army formation was gradually approaching, and the two sides were still dozens of steps apart, the Da Qin soldiers shouted in unison and threw their spears. This kind of tactics was unexpected by Tuoba Jun. The Sixth Army of the Han Army
The cavalry can also use throwing spears, but that is their long-range attack weapon. Their real trump card is the sharp saber. However, the Qin soldiers threw out the only weapon in their hands. This courage alone made the nomadic cavalry
They were caught off guard.
The spears used by the Qin army were about one foot and five feet long, and were very heavy. The sharp spear points easily pierced the bodies of the prairie warriors, and even nailed them to the ground, including men and horses. What's more terrible is that several spears
The spears were nailed to the ground, forming a "grove", making it very difficult for the horses to gallop and jump, and they lost their proud mobility.
At this moment, the Great Qin army formation suddenly separated a road, and a group of strong men holding double-edged axes rushed out from the army formation. The axes were heavy and sharp, and one strike of the ax could split a person in half. Lose
The mobile nomadic cavalry became lambs to be slaughtered, with axes falling and blood flying everywhere, and the scene was tragic.
Tuoba Jun raised his head and sighed, and was about to draw his knife to kill himself. Suddenly, he saw a group of black-clothed and black-armored cavalry rushing into the rear of the Great Qin Army, fighting a bloody path. These soldiers in the rear of the Great Qin Army had just rushed in.
The ones at the front, now, have thrown their spears as spears, and become unarmed, so they become the rear group. The scimitars used by the cavalry that rush over look similar to those used by those "horse thieves"
It is different from the sword, but it is extremely sharp. Although the armor on the Qin soldiers is thick and heavy, it is useless in front of this kind of scimitar.[
This group of cavalry suddenly appeared and quickly cut a bloody path in the middle of the Qin army. Tuoba Jun, who had already thought that he would be killed, suddenly saw hope and faced them with a sword without hesitation.
The Da Qin swordsmen and axemen who were wantonly killing the "horse thieves" were suddenly startled. It was too late to turn around and fight against the enemy. The cavalry team came very quickly and directly slashed at their backs with their swords. However, regardless of the armor on their bodies or in their hands,
The sharp axes were extremely heavy, which seriously affected their flexibility of movement. There was no problem when they were huddled together, but when they were scattered, their combat effectiveness immediately dropped by a notch, and they were quickly defeated.
The first to bear the brunt was the Cilicia Legion. This legion had not been established for a long time and its combat effectiveness was weaker than other legions. However, it was led by the famous warrior Norik of the Qin Dynasty. Norik, who was attacked from both sides, was furious and held up his hand.
The giant ax turned over and killed him.
Before Norik could rush forward, a black horse galloped over from the cavalry team on the opposite side. The young general on the horse flicked his spear and flashed past him. Norik was still holding the big ax towards him.
After running forward for three or four steps, he suddenly fell to the ground. Blood was flowing from the back of his neck, which had already been stabbed with a big hole.
I saw that the young general was leading the way, using his spear to pick the target. Da Qin soldiers were either dead or wounded, and kept fighting into the heart of Gai. Then he reined in his horse and shouted: "Chief Tuoba, if you don't leave now, when will you wait!"
Tuoba Jun had already seen the person coming clearly and couldn't help but said with great joy: "Thank you, General Ma, for the rescue!"
The young general snorted coldly: "If it weren't for Yan'er's sake, who would save you?"
Tuoba Jun was ashamed, but he didn't dare to say anything. He waved his hand angrily and followed the young general out.
That young general was Ma Chao, who led the 40,000 Western Region Army cavalry drawn from the Concession and Kangju. Originally, Ma Chao had found a hidden place to station himself on the border, and then sent someone to contact Tuoba Jun.
But I heard that he had already gone to Da Qin. Ma Chao was worried that Tuoba Jun was missing, so he had to lead his troops to rescue him.
Although they are both cavalry, the combat effectiveness of the cavalry of the Western Region Army cannot be compared with that of the cavalry of the Sixth Army. In terms of the weapons that can be equipped, short-throw lances, cavalry crossbows, cavalry bows and sabers are the standard equipment of the Sixth Army, while the Western Region cavalry
The cavalry of the legion was only equipped with cavalry bows and scimitars. The cavalry bows were difficult to injure the Qin army, and cavalry crossbows had to be used to penetrate this heavy armor. Although the scimitars were made of the same material as the sabers, their slashing and stabbing effects were different.
Very different.
Liu Xin made this arrangement out of confidentiality considerations to prevent the advanced weapons and equipment from being detected or even stolen by the enemy. However, such a cavalry made Ma Chao very uncomfortable to command. After all, some of the tactics he usually trained could not be realized.
, otherwise with his character, he would definitely have to kill three people in and three people out to be satisfied.
Now, Ma Chao did not dare to fight, so he turned around and left after Tuoba Jun, and then fought back from the original road, and soon approached the Parthian border. When the cavalry of the Western Region Army led by Ma Chao had just crossed the border, there was a burst of
With the shrill horns, several men and horses suddenly came out from the roadside, shooting random arrows at Tuoba Jun's nomadic cavalry like locusts. They had just fallen into a tight siege by the Qin army. The nomadic cavalry had already suffered heavy casualties, and they were hit by a rain of arrows.
The attack has already reached nine out of ten stops. Only a few thousand of the 40,000 people returned alive, and all of them were injured. The only good thing is that the 40,000 cavalrymen of the Western Region Army suffered few casualties.
Since Liu Xin started his army, he has never suffered such a disastrous defeat. Although the losses this time were only the nomadic tribes on the grassland, both the Xiongnu and Xianbei are now officially regarded as Han people, and their disastrous defeat can naturally be considered.
It was regarded as a disastrous defeat for the Han army. The root cause of this disastrous defeat was that Tuoba Jun was eager to perform meritorious service and did not follow Liu Xin's orders.
Despite Tuoba Yan's relationship, Ma Chao still did not dare to show favoritism. As soon as the army retreated to a safe area, he immediately ordered Tuoba Jun to be kidnapped and taken to Beitian to await Liu Xin's disposal.
At this time, Ban Tou'er had already raised a batch of food and grass. Together with the first batch of food shipped from Uzbeli and Tuoba Jun's loot along the way, it was enough for an army of more than 300,000 people for two months. Now, go to
The road to the Qin Dynasty had been opened, and Jia Xu, a capable minister, was responsible for urging the grain and grass. Liu Xin felt that the time had come, and immediately decided to set off for the concession to organize a decisive battle against the Qin Dynasty.
Hearing that Liu Xin was about to go on an expedition, both Ban Tou'er and Zhu Rong seemed a little excited and clamored to go together. Especially Zhu Rong, who always felt that he should go to the battlefield to show off his martial arts skills. In the past few days, the two of them had been spending a lot of time together.
Fighting openly and secretly, and then becoming so affectionate as if they were old friends for many years, Liu Xin was so embarrassed that she certainly didn't dare to bring the two of them to the front line.
Liu Xin frowned and said: "When I go this time, there is still one big thing that I can't let go of. I need you to do it. When this thing is done, you can come and help me."
Ban Tou'er and Zhu Rong both felt happy and asked in unison: "What's the matter?"
"Don't think that I don't care about Yu'er's safety." Liu Xin said sternly, "If I don't find out Yu'er's whereabouts for one day, I won't be able to feel at ease even if I attack the city of Rome. I can rest assured if I leave this matter to others.
No less, it seems that we still have to work hard for you two. Are there any problems?"[
Ban Tou'er and Zhu Rong looked at each other and said together: "No problem!"
Liu Xin smiled and said: "Then you stay in Beitian. If Yu'er really wants to join the army, this is the only way for him to go. You must find him for me!"
But it was said that Jia Xu accepted the order to rush for grain and grass, and did not dare to neglect it. He rushed to Uzbeli Fortress at starry night. Just after passing through Dayuan Guishan City, he met the second batch of freight trains, the civilian husbands and the escorting soldiers who were responsible for transporting grain and grass.
They all came from Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's old army. These veterans were equipped with old-style armor and looked decent, but they walked slowly and had no idea that the soldiers in front were waiting for these supplies to help them.
Because these old soldiers were immediately incorporated into the army after being recruited, they did not participate in strict training, and they did not fully understand the military discipline of the Han army. However, they had two personal experiences. First, officials at all levels never fought.
They scolded the soldiers, and the food of the Han army was surprisingly good, even better than what they had at home. These veterans did not realize the court's care for them from these two personal experiences, but instead became indolent and indolent.
It is also the main reason for the slow transportation of grain and grass.
In fact, the actions of these old troops have violated the military regulations of the Han Dynasty. However, in the Han army, these situations have never happened on a large scale in the past. Even if they happen occasionally, they must go through strict trial procedures. The officers at all levels have the power to do whatever they want.
Those who are convicted can only record their actions and use them as evidence for future convictions.
Liu Xin had no intention of letting the rearguard corps enter the frontal battlefield, so he did not equip them with the equipment of a regular corps. Even the officers drawn from each corps to serve as officers were not the backbone of the major corps, and there were not even chief or deputy corps commanders.
Appointment. Liu Xin's lack of attention to the rearguard corps is also an important factor in today's situation.
Now, Jia Xu has the power of discretion given by Liu Xin himself, and does not need to go through the trial process to deal with these old troops. Seeing the loose appearance of these old troops, Jia Xu couldn't help but feel furious, and was about to kill a few people as a warning to others.
, suddenly saw two people tied up in a grain truck, one of whom was wearing a blindfold, it was Brother Xiahou.
Jia Xu knew the Xiahou brothers and knew that they were specially approved to join the army by Liu Xin. Seeing the two brothers tied to the car, Jia Xu couldn't help but frowned and asked in a deep voice: "Did they do it on purpose?"