The night covers the sky, and the bright moonlight shines on the Qingshui River, and the water surface is sparkling. Qingshui River is a smaller river that originates from the Taihang Mountains, flows through Gongcheng County and Xinxiang County, and finally flows into the Yongji Canal. Shumi Group 4
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This is the upper reaches of Qingshui River, the second step of the transition of Taihang Mountain to the south. Although the two sides of Qingshui River are no longer steep mountains, they are still undulating mountains and hills. This area is sparsely populated, there is not much farmland, and large forests will
Mountains and hills covered.
Under the moonlight, a huge army crossed the Qinghe River and continued its march westward. This army was Dou Jiande's main army, about 45,000 people. He did not spend all his money, but
Five thousand troops were left to guard Gongcheng County, and Dou Jiande was also afraid that Yang Yuanqing would send a surprise force to attack Gongcheng County and cut off his retreat.
Crossing the Qingshui River meant that they had arrived at a position parallel to Huojia County. Dou Jiande looked at the sky and saw that it was close to two o'clock. He made a quick calculation in his mind and walked another twenty miles south, but at dawn
Behind the scenes before arriving in Huojia County.
Dou Jiande was a little nervous, but he was also looking forward to it. He was nervous because he was worried about whether he could seize this opportunity. He also knew that Yang Yuanqing was a powerful character and was very good at seizing opportunities. If he saw through this sneak attack, he would probably
You will suffer the consequences in return.
But he is very hopeful in his heart. If he seizes this opportunity, then Yang Yuanqing will be driven into despair. If Yang Yuanqing can be killed or captured alive, it means that Hedong will change its master, and it also means that his Hebei general will
Eliminate a major threat, and the huge benefits will make Dou Jiande willing to take risks.
"Report to your lord, the scout said there is nothing abnormal ahead." An officer reported to him.
Dou Jiande nodded and ordered: "Speed up and go south for another twenty miles!"
The army was advancing at full speed in the moonlight. The team was neat and orderly. The soldiers were wearing two-tier armor and bright light armor, holding long contradiction cards in their hands. They walked vigorously and were full of energy. This army consisted of 20,000 cavalry and 25,000 infantry.
It is composed of Dou Jiande's elite army. Many of the soldiers are veterans who have followed him for six years. They have experienced hundreds of battles. From the quietness of the march, it can be seen that they are by no means Liu Wuzhou's rabble.
The team marched quickly along the edge of the forest. On both sides were large dense forests, rolling hills, and continuous mountains. Teams of scouts were exploring the road ahead. From time to time, news that nothing happened along the way was sent back to the Chinese army.
At the third watch, the team began to turn south, and after walking for more than ten miles, they entered the plain area, which was already to the west of Huojia County. At this time, Dou Jiande received news that Yang Yuanqing personally led an army of more than 20,000 people.
In the afternoon, they headed towards Xinxiang County.
This news made Dou Jiande very happy. He once again ordered to speed up and strive to arrive in Huojia County at the fifth watch.
More than 45,000 people marched quickly in the boundless fields. Occasionally, they could see villages and patches of woods in the distance. They soon left a small river about ten feet wide behind them.
Crisis usually comes when one is unprepared. About three miles southeast of Dou Jiande's army, a dark army was already lined up. Yang Yuanqing personally led 30,000 cavalry and had been waiting here for three hours, waiting for prey.
Go up to the men.
Just as Dou Jiande would bring his most elite soldiers with him, Yang Yuanqing also brought his most elite soldiers with him. These 30,000 cavalrymen were the veterans he brought from Fengzhou, and they were also experienced in hundreds of battles.
The elite cavalry are loyal to him.
Yang Yuanqing's 30,000 cavalry were hiding behind a vast forest, preventing Dou Jiande's army from discovering their presence. However, Dou Jiande's army did not follow a straight line. Instead, it followed a curve, moving closer and closer to the Sui army. From the initial distance of three miles
It has gradually shortened to two miles apart. Under the moonlight, Yang Yuanqing's eyes were cold and flashing with murderous intent. He had already seen a black line moving rapidly in the distance.
Yang Yuanqing slowly pulled out his sword and looked up at the bright crescent moon. He narrowed his eyes and fought under the moonlight. This was his favorite way of fighting, but Dou Jiande may not like it. There was a hint of laughter at the corner of his mouth.
With a cruel smile, the sword drew an arc in the moonlight and struck straight ahead.
"kill!"
The horn whistled, and the low sound of the horn resounded across the field. Thirty thousand cavalry launched into action, bursting into earth-shaking shouts, letting out the courage they had accumulated for a long time.
Thousands of horses galloped, overwhelming the sky, like a tsunami raising a huge lang, and the heavy sound of horse hooves was like muffled thunder on the plains, making the earth tremble, and roared towards Dou Jiande's army.
Dou Jiande's army discovered the ambush when the horn sounded, and there was a sudden chaos in the team. They were now a marching team, stretching four or five miles. It was not easy to quickly form a combat formation. Dou Jiande was so shocked that his scalp exploded.
Suddenly he remembered a piece of information that he had forgotten. Yang Yuanqing's cavalry defeated Li Shuliang at night. In other words, Yang Yuanqing's army was good at fighting at night, but he marched at night.
Dou Jiande slapped his head in annoyance, hating himself for ignoring this fatal information, but it was too late to regret now. He had to organize a formation battle immediately. Dou Jiande shouted to his general Gao Xianya: "General Gao, please bring five people with you quickly.
Thousands of cavalrymen hold off the enemy and buy me time!"
"As you command!"
Gao Xianya also blew the trumpet continuously, which was the order for the left-wing cavalry to attack. The five thousand cavalry immediately followed him to fight the Sui army one mile away.
Dou Jiande's army was quickly concentrated in formation. The archers were several miles away and it was too late to form the formation. He had to deploy 10,000 cavalry in front. He could only rely on the cavalry to resist the Sui army's attack and buy him time to restore the infantry combat formation.
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The 30,000 Sui cavalrymen ran closer and closer, and finally collided with Dou Jiande's 5,000 cavalrymen. The 5,000 cavalrymen were like a big rock in the river. They could not withstand the impact of the Sui army, which was six times their size.
The Sui cavalry was swallowed up, and the 20,000 Sui cavalry bypassed both sides of the enemy and continued to rush forward. Once again, they fought hard with the 10,000 enemy cavalry who intercepted them.
Niu Jinda led five thousand cavalry and charged northward. Over there was the rear of Dou Jiande's march, commanded by General Fan Yuan and composed of five thousand crossbowmen and five thousand sword and shield soldiers.
The rear army was four miles away from the central army and could not get the support of the Chinese cavalry, so they had to form a hasty formation. Five thousand crossbowmen set up their crossbows and fired at the roaring Sui cavalry. Large arrows flew into the sky.
Arrows were like dense rain. A hundred steps away, the Sui cavalry raised their shields to meet them. In the dense rain of arrows, hundreds of people were still shot down. The horses fell down, the cavalry rolled and fell to the ground, and screams continued.
The arrow only fired once, and the Sui army rushed to kill them. The five thousand crossbowmen turned around and fled in panic. The Sui army's cavalry rushed into the group of crossbowmen like a violent storm. Niu Jinda roared and waved the three-pointed fork.
He picked up a general and sent the iron fork flying left and right. Dead bodies rolled on the tip of his fork. The Sui cavalry launched a bloody massacre among the crossbowmen.
This was an unsymmetrical one-sided killing. The crossbowmen did not have the protection of the cavalry. Just like the sheep did not have the protection of the shepherds and hounds, they could only be allowed to be devoured by the wolves and the cavalry surrounded and killed. Regardless of the wail of the crossbowmen.
He begged for mercy, but showed no mercy. The crossbowmen were so frightened that they fled in all directions, crying.
Fan Yuan, the leader of the rear army, saw that the crossbow troops could not withdraw. He was so anxious that he shouted, "Sword and shield soldiers will come up to take over!"
The morale of the five thousand sword and shield soldiers was low. They were not used to fighting at night and lacked eyesight. The wild running of the war horses made their minds dizzy. Their body reaction speed and strength could not withstand the high-intensity war. The brutal killing of the crossbow troops made them
They were already frightened, but under the urging of the generals, they had to bite the bullet and fight. What greeted them was the ruthless killing of nearly five thousand cavalry.
The fierce battle was especially fierce in the Chinese army. During the cavalry battle, Luo Shixin wielded a big iron spear with great bravery. His war horse was a superb horse, and his arms had the strength of a thousand catties. A big iron spear danced like a ghost, and anyone who stood in his way died.
He was killed, invincible, killing the enemy soldiers and leaving corpses all over the field, and the fields were dyed red with blood.
At this time, the horns of Dou Jiande's army sounded again, and 10,000 spear infantry attacked from the side. After all, Dou Jiande's army was his elite main force. Although they were ambushed by the Sui army and were in chaos, they did not
They abandoned their armor and fled, but quickly gathered and formed an array as quickly as possible.
The two obstructions of 5,000 cavalry and 10,000 cavalry finally worked. They bought Dou Jiande's infantry valuable time, and the infantry began to form a formation to fight, alleviating the huge pressure on the cavalry.
The Sui army's 30,000 cavalry were divided into four armies, with 10,000 cavalry in the front army led by Luo Shixin, 10,000 cavalry in the middle army led by Yang Yuanqing himself, 5,000 cavalry on the right wing led by Niu Jinda, and 5,000 cavalry on the left wing led by Cui Pojun.
Comparing the number of troops, Yang Yuanqing's army is at a disadvantage. Dou Jiande's army has 45,000 people, while his army only has 30,000 people. However, comparing the strength of the army, Yang Yuanqing's army has the upper hand. He has 30,000 cavalry.
The opponent only had 20,000 cavalry and 25,000 infantry. More importantly, the Sui army had rich experience in night fighting and could ambush and attack the opponent.
The Sui army was waiting for work and was fully prepared, while Dou Jiande's army responded hastily and was unable to exert its best combat effectiveness. Although Dou Jiande's main force responded tenaciously, it was always at a disadvantage.
Yang Yuanqing himself did not participate in the battle. He was the commander-in-chief. He had to command the overall situation. If he participated in the battle, the entire Sui army would lose its soul and could only form separate formations without being able to coordinate and communicate. He was escorted by three thousand cavalry and stood in the east.
conductor near forest.
At this time, Yang Yuanqing received a report from the peripheral scouts and found that there was no cavalry guard on the south side of the enemy's command center. This was a loophole for Dou Jiande's army.
Yang Yuanqing immediately ordered: "Order Cui Pojun's left wing to attack the south side of the command center!"
Amidst the sound of war drums, Cui Pojun led thousands of cavalry to cross the obstacle of a wall of spear soldiers and charge to the south of Dou Jiande's personal guard. There should be three thousand cavalry guarding here, but the leader of the three thousand cavalry, Xu Yinzhi, was challenged by Luo Shixin.
Killed, the cavalry was scattered, and a huge defensive gap appeared.
The sudden attack of the Sui cavalry caused Dou Jiande's personal guards to panic. They could not withstand the fierce attack of the Sui cavalry. The captain of the guards shouted anxiously: "Your Majesty, retreat north quickly!"
Dou Jiande wailed in his heart. He knew that as long as he retreated, his soldiers would collapse, but it was impossible not to retreat. The Sui cavalry had already reached seventy steps away, and arrows were shooting at them like dense rain.
At this time, his counselor Song Zhengben screamed, and a stream of arrows hit his left shoulder. Dou Jiande was so shocked that his eyes widened, and he yelled: "What's wrong, sir?"
Song Zhengben shouted with great difficulty: "Your Majesty, it's important to save your life, retreat quickly!"
Dou Jiande was in great pain. He looked at the eastern sky, which turned white and the sky was already dim. His army had persisted until almost dawn, but in the end they failed.
Dou Jiande gritted his teeth and shouted, "Withdraw!"
Dou Jiande's army retreated to the north. After a fierce battle in the middle of the night, Yang Yuanqing's army finally won this decisive battle. He immediately ordered the army to pursue it.
The Sui army pursued and killed Dou Jiande's army all the way, killing Dou Jiande's army with dead bodies everywhere, and countless people knelt down and surrendered. Dou Jiande led thousands of remaining soldiers and fled back to Gongcheng County.
In this battle, Yang Yuanqing used 30,000 main cavalry against Dou Jiande's 45,000 main force. He finally defeated the opponent with the advantage of ambush and night fighting. He killed 25,000 enemies, captured more than 10,000 people, and captured countless war horses and military equipment.
, Dou Jiande's remnant army finally fled back to Gongcheng County, with less than 7,000 people.
However, Yang Yuanqing's 30,000 main force also suffered nearly 8,000 casualties, which was the heaviest casualty since Yang Yuanqing's Eastern Expedition.