The common practice of the Da Qin army during battles was to place a small number of Ranger Sentries within five miles of the battlefield. These Ranger Sentries roamed outside the battlefield. Their main purpose was to prevent the army from being attacked by surprise during the battle.
Of course, these ranger sentries also serve the purpose of monitoring whether there are deserters.
At first, Wu Rui's action of crossing the river attracted the attention of almost all the scouts stationed in Daqin. Therefore, the scouts in the scout battalion usually concentrated on the north bank of the Huaihe River and cruised up and down the river to detect whether there were rebels crossing the river from other places.
The intensity of inland surveillance behind the North Shore has been virtually weakened.
Xiang Liang's army originally went west along the river bank. When they saw Wu Rui's army on the south bank of the Huaihe River in the distance, they changed direction, left the bank, accelerated their speed, and moved inland.
Xiang Liang was only discovered by the Great Qin scouts within five miles of Xiang Yu's eight thousand Jiangdong cavalry as the vanguard, which can be said to have made a great contribution. Xiang Yu personally led the twenty-eight cavalry to clear out nearly a dozen Great Qin scouts cruising on the way forward.
These twenty-eight cavalry are the twenty-eight cavalry who followed Xiang Yu to the end in the Battle of Haixia!
Ten miles away from Wang Li's army, you can see the lights of Wang Li's camp in the distance, which are extremely eye-catching in the dark night.
Yang Xiong had been obeying Wang Li's order and led 20,000 troops to guard the camp. Xiang Yu no longer concealed his whereabouts after approaching the camp. At this time, it was obvious that he couldn't even if he wanted to. Eight thousand cavalry is not eighty cavalry!
What's more, Xiang Yu didn't think that the camp could stop his eight thousand Jiangdong cavalry, so he led the eight thousand cavalry out of the darkness like a whirlwind and headed straight for Wang Li's camp.
The thunderous sound of hooves was extremely shocking in the silent night!
There was no need for the scouts wandering outside the camp to report. Yang Xiong, who had been staying in the camp, knew that a large group of cavalry was coming when he felt the ground trembling. Moreover, this cavalry was obviously not from the Qin army. The 80,000-strong army was now
If you stay on the bank of the Huaihe River, you won't come back at this time.
Yang Xiong had just put the army on alert when Xiang Yu's eight thousand cavalry had already appeared within sight through the darkness.
"Enemy attack!"
Through the dim light of the camp, Yang Xiong could at least see clearly that these galloping cavalry were not the standard black armor of Qin soldiers. He was immediately sure that they were rebels. At this time, he had no time to think about how these rebels got to the camp.
The hinterland.
Following Yang Xiong's loud shout, the Qin army, which had been on guard before, immediately took action, and a large number of shield soldiers rushed to the fence facing Xiang Yu's cavalry.
Due to the barrier of the camp, it was obviously impossible to use the large-scale repeating crossbows in the camp. Moreover, even if Yang Xiong wanted to use them, there were not many crossbows for him. Wang Li took them away to greet Wu who was crossing the river.
Rui Dajun is here.
Although there are no large crossbows in the camp, the 20,000 troops guarding the camp are all infantry, and there are more than a thousand cavalry, and strong crossbows are standard equipment in the Qin army. In addition, Wang Liyan outside the camp ordered
Yang Xiong was not worried at all about the numerous horse-blocking stakes, horse pits, trenches and other measures set up to prevent attacks on the camp.
What's more, as a general who has led the army for many years, although he can only vaguely see the black shadows of the cavalry rushing towards him in the camp, Yang Xiong can still tell from the sound of hoofbeats that there are not too many cavalry attacking the camp, and the rebels
The strength of the army will never exceed that of the Qin army guarding the camp.
Yang Xiong still has great confidence in the soldiers of Great Qin. Although these Xianyang guards may not be as elite as the Jiuyuan Army, they are not afraid of twice as many people like Zhang Er and Chen Yu!
Xiang Yu didn't know why he couldn't suppress the inexplicable violence in his heart when he saw Qin Jun.
The 8,000 Jiangdong cavalry were trained by the Xiang clan after exhausting their equipment and accumulation in Jiangdong. These 8,000 Jiangdong cavalry have the best equipment and the best treatment. They are also the most elite army of the Xiang clan today.
Today is their first battle! They have been preparing for this first battle for more than a year!
The actions of the Qin army in the camp did not make them feel timid, but instead increased their passion for fighting. The powerful soldiers of Qin could only tremble under their iron hoofs. The invincible eight thousand Jiangdong iron cavalry would inevitably appear before them again.
On the body.
This is the most real and urgent thought deep in the hearts of Xiang Yu's eight thousand Jiangdong disciples, and Xiang Yu is the god in their hearts!
Xiang Yu, who was riding in the lead, suddenly stopped his black horse when he was two hundred steps away from the camp. He raised his spear in his hand, and the eight thousand Jiangdong cavalry who were following behind him galloping like the wind suddenly stopped their horses.
Stop.
From speeding to stillness, there is no panic at all between movement and stillness, and it is neat and orderly.
Two hundred steps later, Yang Xiong in the camp could clearly see the movements of the rebel cavalry, and his heart sank slightly. With such orders and prohibitions, only the most elite Jiuyuan cavalry in Da Qin could do this.
Xiang Yu was very aware of the range of the Qin army's powerful crossbows, and there were camp fences blocking the large camp, so the large continuous-firing crossbows were obviously unable to be used. Xiang Yu was more than ten steps ahead of the 8,000 Jiangdong cavalry behind him, and the 8,000 Jiangdong cavalry behind him were silent.
Stand behind him.
In later generations, the eastern part of Henan Province, the western part of Shandong Province, the south of the Yellow River and Anhui Province, and the north of the Huaihe River in Jiangsu Province were the southern part of the North China Plain. It can also be called the Yellow-Huaihe Plain and has a flat terrain.
Wang Li's camp was built on several connected undulating hills. The camp of 100,000 people stretched for nearly ten miles. The camp faced south from the north and was divided into four separate and interconnected camps in the southeast, northwest and northwest.
In the middle of the camp is the Chinese army camp.
In front of the Chinese army camp is a huge school field, and a hundred steps in front of the school field is the camp gate. The front of the camp is densely covered with horse traps, horse piles and other things. There is only a road more than ten feet wide in front of the camp for entry and exit.
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Xiang Yu stood on Wu Zui's horse, quietly observing the camp. Even if he charged head-on into the camp, he would have to pay a huge price. This was obviously unacceptable to Xiang Yu who only had 8,000 cavalry.
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"Yan Shi, do it!" Xiang Yu suddenly said.
"The general is here!" Two of the twenty-eight knights who had been standing quietly behind Xiang Yu suddenly rode out, clasped their fists and bowed.
"You two each lead a thousand of our Jiangdong cavalry and attack them with rockets in front of the camp. Be careful not to rush in with the whole army. Be careful of the Qin people's strong crossbows, which will mainly disturb the enemy!"
"General, I obey!" After Yan Shi and Qian Ke bowed and obeyed the order, they immediately clapped their horses and stepped forward slowly, each leading a thousand Jiangdong cavalry.
Here Xiang Yu summoned Long Qie and whispered a few words, and then the two separated. After a while, the remaining 6,000 Jiangdong cavalry slowly disappeared into the darkness again and disappeared in front of the camp. The sound of hooves like thunder gradually faded away.
Yan Shi and Qian Ke led two thousand Jiangdong cavalry in a line, slowly approaching the camp.
The horse-rejecting stakes and horse pits in front of the camp are all distributed within fifty steps in front of the camp. After fifty steps, there will be a flat river without any obstruction. Looking at the approaching cavalry, no more than three thousand at most.
, Yang Xiong was extremely anxious.
He was anxious about the movements of the remaining thousands of cavalry who had disappeared in front of the camp. He was not too worried about Wang Li. After all, Wang Li led 80,000 Qin guards and more than 30,000 cavalry, and these
The number of cavalry in full force is only over 10,000, and they will not pose much of a threat to Wang Li's army.
"He Qing, Pingchun, you two will immediately lead a thousand infantry each to the east and west camps to be on guard. If rebels attack the camp, even if you are killed in battle, you must not take a step back. Don't let the rebels break the camp!" Yang
Xiong ordered.
"Here!"
He Qing and Pingchun were both Marquises of Qu, and they immediately led a thousand soldiers under their command and rushed to the east and west camps. Originally, there were five thousand soldiers in the east and west camps. There were two thousand soldiers in the south camp in the rear.
There were hills blocking the south camp at the rear, and the cavalry could not ride on their horses at all, so Yang Xiong was not too worried. After sending another two thousand soldiers to the left and right camps, Yang Xiong felt reassured.
Although there are only 6,000 infantry around him now, there are obviously twice as many as the rebel cavalry approaching the camp.
At this moment, Yan Shi and Qian Ke were only one hundred and sixty steps away from the camp, and only ten steps away from the range of the powerful crossbow. Yan Shi and Qian Ke looked at each other from a distance, then waved their spears, and there were hundreds of people behind them.
I rode the Jiangdong cavalry and galloped out.
More than two hundred horsemen dispersed in front of the camp, which was more than five miles wide, and headed straight for the camp. Each knight held a large bow in his hand, and the bows were all filled with ignited rockets.
Seeing the rocket, Yang Xiong's eyes shrank, "Two hundred archers on the left and right, come out! Five hundred foot soldiers, prepare things to put out the fire!" Yang Xiong ordered loudly. Everything in the camp was flammable.
, once it is hit by a rocket, the consequences will be disastrous if it cannot be extinguished in time.
Although he was worried, Yang Xiong was not impatient. It was obvious that the rebels wanted to use a small number of archers to attract the attention of the Qin army's strong crossbows, but the Qin army not only had crossbows, but also bows. Most of the rebels did not move, but Yang Xiong could not
Will make the crossbow fire.
Soon the more than two hundred Jiangdong cavalrymen who were galloping approached the camp a hundred steps away. All the strong bows in their hands were drawn up, but they were never fired. The four hundred archers from the Qin army in the camp were already raining arrows.
Down.
However, the Jiangdong cavalry on horseback were extremely scattered, and they were galloping like the wind. Their riding skills were extremely superb, and very few people were hit by arrows while galloping.
Eighty steps!
Seventy steps!
Sixty steps!
Seeing that these two hundred riders were about to hit the outermost horse-rejecting posts.
"Boom!"
There was a continuous dull sound of bowstrings. More than two hundred rockets suddenly flew high into the sky, like countless bright shooting stars streaking across the night sky and heading straight for the various tents scattered in the Chinese army camp.
The more than two hundred horsemen who fired the rockets in their hands neatly and neatly took up the long bows in their hands, turned the reins fiercely, and the horses under their crotches gave an unusually neat and crisp twist, turned around, and tried to run back to escape the battlefield.
"Bow!" Yang Xiong was unmoved and said fiercely.
"Buzz!" A cry suddenly sounded from the camp.
The long arrows placed on the strings by two hundred archers on each side suddenly burst out. The distance was too close. This time, at least forty or fifty Jiangdong cavalrymen were hit by arrows and fell off their horses. The remaining more than a hundred cavalry had already galloped away.
The longbows among the two hundred or so Jiangdong iron riders were obviously specially made, and their shooting range reached more than 120 steps. Dozens of camps near the school grounds were hit by arrows one after another.