The calm was broken in the morning four days later.
"Enemy, enemy found!" In the smoke and dust along the way, several scouts rode their horses and shouted at the top of their lungs, for fear that the general would not hear their warning.
"Sure enough, there are soldiers blocking the road? Look at my stinky mouth. What's good is not effective but bad!" Taishi Ci's eyes widened, and veins appeared on Zhao Yun's hand holding the rotten silver gun.
"This is bad!" Fang Yue and Qin Feng, two old men, were also shouting anxiously. While shouting, they secretly observed Wang Yu's face.
"What should I do?" Zhuge Liang also lost his usual composure and turned his slightly panicked gaze to Wang Yu.
Only Ma Yunluo didn't know what was going on, so he whispered to Lu Qiling quietly: "Sister Ling, what's wrong with everyone? Didn't you already expect that you might encounter an enemy? Why are you so panicked all of a sudden?"
Lu Qiling's expression was unusually solemn, and the tone of her answer was no longer as relaxed as before: "It's okay to meet the enemy, but it's troublesome to meet the enemy here..."
Baixing is also known as Mengmen. It is unclear when it originated. It can only be seen from recorded historical records that as early as the Spring and Autumn Period, it was already a choke point connecting Shanxi and Henan.
Broadly speaking, Baixing starts from Bailu Peak in Gong County, Hanoi, and ends in Changping, Shangdang. But in fact, the precise concept of this mountain pass is exactly the one known as the Seventy-Two Turns passing through the Taihang Mountains.
An ancient road!
The ancient road itself is a miracle. The cliffs are as straight as tens of thousands of feet. Li Taibai's sentence about the difficulty of the road to Shu: "The yellow crane cannot fly across, and the ape wants to overcome its sorrow and climbs up," can also be used here.
"Military strategists often say that one man is on the road, and no one can defeat it. This is a place like this. During the Youzhou War, General Wen Ze relied on the steepness of Feihu Road to force the Xianbei people to death in Ma Ti Liang.
.Although Feihu Road is dangerous, it is much worse than Baixing Road."
"That's right." Ma Yunluan suddenly realized that he had gained experience. He sighed and said with some annoyance: "If I had known this, we wouldn't have walked here. Didn't we say that there is still Taihang Road that we can walk on?"
"It's even worse there!" Lu Qiling shook her head, with a strong sense of helplessness in her tone: "Taihang Road is not as steep as Baixing Road, but it has a majestic pass. It is the Tianjing Pass that is famous all over the world, and the most dangerous pass in Taihang! In addition to Tianjing Pass, it is famous all over the world.
Besides, there are numerous passes of various sizes along the way, so if Cao Cao makes preparations in advance, we will have no choice but to attack them all the way."
Ma Yunluo looked at the valley in the distance, and then imagined the majestic passes standing beside the mountains and valleys. He suddenly shuddered, stuck out his tongue, and said with a grimace: "In comparison, it seems that here is really better, but...
, it’s still difficult to walk, it would be nice if we could take a detour.”
The conversation between the two girls had no impact. Needless to say, Wang Yu, the military generals also knew that the matter had reached this point and they could only move forward rather than retreat. They issued orders one after another to readjust their formations, and the scattered marching columns were changed to a battle-ready one.
Formation. Light cavalry were sent out on the left and right wings to guard against other enemies lurking outside the valley.
By the time the army advanced near the mouth of the valley, the opinions of several core generals had almost been exchanged.
Cao Cao sent troops to occupy the valley in advance, obviously to block the reinforcement route of the main cavalry.
Putting aside the twists and turns, the Baixing Valley is generally a narrow terrain with two cliffs sandwiching a river. The only thing that can allow the army to pass through is a beach less than five feet wide on one side of the river. The enemy is currently standing at the bottom of the valley.
With heavy troops blocking the road, our side had no choice but to attack and seize the valley by force.
"Kong Ming will lead the men to camp on the spot, and the civilians will stay behind. The rest of the soldiers will follow me and form a formation five hundred steps away from the enemy. Let's take a look first!" Wang Yu had no intention of giving unnecessary orders. We met on a narrow road and there was not much we could do. .
Under his order, the cavalry formation was automatically divided into two parts, the front and rear. Zhuge Liang, the remaining army, commanded some people to stay in place, cut down trees, and build camps. Before testing the enemy's strength, they must be prepared to ensure that they cannot be conquered in the short term. Prepare for the worst and give the soldiers a place to rest from the wind.
The remaining more than 7,000 soldiers marched in formation, slowly approaching the Death Valley.
The enemy troops who occupied the valley obviously came in a hurry. The hastily built Luzhai and Juma had not yet been completed. The rickety wooden fence was exposed to the summer sun, and the strong smell of pine oil spread along the wind for several miles. .
When the camp appeared within Wang Yu's sight, Cao Jun, who was hiding behind the fence, also noticed the approach of the Qingzhou Army and immediately blew the warning horn and prepared for battle.
"There was no cordon outside the valley, but half of the camp was erected. It can be seen that on the one hand, this enemy army came in a hurry, and on the other hand, they were not prepared to encounter our army..."
Wang Yu observed the enemy while making corresponding analysis, and quickly made a decision: "Ziyi, you lead two troops to lead the battle, test the enemy's combat effectiveness first, don't rush to make meritorious deeds!"
If he encountered the enemy on flatter terrain, he wouldn't need to think too much, he would just ride over and trample the half-built camp to pieces in the blink of an eye.
But the terrain here is too steep, and the cavalry cannot run at all. Not only that, they can't even deploy their troops. If the enemy's camp had not been extended from the mouth of the valley, it might be difficult for even two troops and 800 men and horses to be deployed. Expand.
"Here!" Tai Shici accepted the errand without hesitation.
He is a straightforward person by nature, and he occasionally uses his brain just to be more straightforward. Wang Yu played into his heart by letting him take the lead.
He selected one man each from the Wind Fire Cavalry. The iron cavalry acted as heavy infantry in front, and the light cavalry acted as crossbowmen and spearmen at the back. Everyone held up their shields, hunched their bodies, and moved little by little towards the valley.
Two hundred steps away, sporadic feather arrows were shot out from Cao Jun's camp. At such a long distance, the feather arrows did not pose a fatal threat at all. Seeing this scene, Taishi Ci made a corresponding judgment and believed that this enemy The army was probably not an elite one, and maybe Cao Cao didn't pay much attention to the road closure.
The officers and soldiers of the Qingzhou Army may not have the vision of a general, but these elite soldiers with sword-tips licking blood are still very sensitive to the ebb and flow of momentum, and they can immediately see through the enemy's state of being strong on the outside and weak on the inside. Taishi Ci gave an order, and everyone straightened up. The soldiers at the forefront took off their helmets and began to shout provocations loudly.
"Where did you come from? You don't have the guts to stand in front of grandpa, but you come out to block the way! Don't you know that a good dog doesn't block the way? You don't even understand how to treat a dog, but you still have the nerve to stand out!"
"Stop shrinking your neck, I'm talking about you!"
The light infantrymen behind were not idle either. Seeing that they were within shooting range, four hundred elite soldiers all raised their strong bows and rained down waves of arrows on the enemy's heads.
On the Qingzhou Army's side, the heavy armor soldiers cleared the way and were protected by shields. Cao Jun's bows and arrows could not shoot at all. But the elites of the Gale Wind Army, who were excellent in archery, could aim and shoot with ease. After several rounds of fighting, they actually had a camp. Cao's army suffered a heavy loss.
The screams in the camp were endless, and only a few injured people from the Qingzhou Army retreated. These people walked back by themselves, which shows that the injuries were very minor.
Whether he was provoked by the provocation or had a corresponding arrangement, Cao Jun's counterattack was decisive. When the Qingzhou Army approached within fifty steps, several groups of heavy armored infantry rushed out from the inside of the fence.
However, heavy armor is different from heavy armor, and there are also very obvious differences between soldiers and soldiers.
The heavy armor of Cao's army on this road is just leather armor covered with cotton armor, and some paper armor, which is heavier than heavy, but the improvement in protective power is quite limited. The heavy infantry of the Fire Cavalry are full-body plate armor.
, once the visor is put down, you can’t even see the face, it’s just a steel monster.
Not to mention soldiers, you can tell just by looking at the equipment.
The economic strength of Cao's army is much worse than that of Qingzhou, but the proportion of investment in armaments is much higher. As long as he can squeeze out the resources, he invested all the resources in the army. If Cao's army is elite, it is impossible to even have a full armored team.
Even the heavy armored soldiers are unable to take action.
The Fire Cavalry, also known as the Guards Cavalry, are the imperial guards around Wang Yu. In the huge Qingzhou, only three thousand people were selected in total, so one can imagine how elite they are. Although they are better at riding combat, they cannot deal with a group of
It is impossible for miscellaneous soldiers who cannot even be called elites to have much difficulty.
As soon as the two sides fought, Cao's army, which launched a counterattack with great momentum, withdrew with a much sharper movement than when they attacked. More than 80 corpses were thrown in front of the formation. When they retreated hastily, nearly a hundred people were killed behind them.
The arrows that came were shot into wounds.
How quickly will the results of the battle be determined? One or two can be inferred from Taishi Ci's record.
This time, Taishi Ci took the lead as always, and his martial arts skills were originally known for his speed. Although it was inconvenient to hold a long weapon in each hand due to infantry fighting, his crescent halberd was still as fast as lightning.
However, even Taishi Ci only killed two and a half enemies. When the third man saw the two companions in front of him falling, he turned around and wanted to run away, but he had already entered Taishi Ci's attack range and was killed before he saw it.
He couldn't escape. As a result, when the cold light approached his body, his feet staggered and he fainted from the shock.
Taishi Ci did not expect that at this time, a rare halberd would miss. After realizing what happened, he was furious: "What a bunch of rubbish, grandma, actually scared me! Brothers, follow
I will chase and kill these cowards!"
"Kill!" The eight hundred warriors fought off the enemy like chopping melons and vegetables, and the eight hundred warriors shouted in unison and chased after them.
Cao Jun resisted for a while behind the fence. Although there was an extra fortification, the result was not much different. The weak resistance could not stop the wolf-like Qingzhou Army. After only two confrontations, the line of defense collapsed.
The defeated soldiers threw down Paoze's body, howled loudly, and fled deep into the valley.
Taniguchi changed hands in an instant. Thinking back to his mood when he first heard the news from the enemy, these three moments were like a dream. All the generals looked at each other in confusion, and even Taishi Ci hesitated and stopped.
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It's a good thing that the enemy is trash, but if it's trash to this extent, that's too exaggerated, isn't it? Isn't it a bait to lure the enemy? (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)