Chapter 370: Grassland War
Liu Cang met Cao Cao outside Julu City. The two of them didn't seem to say anything serious, and they seemed to have made some serious agreement.
However, the marriage between Cao Cao and Liu Cang is basically confirmed.
Who will marry Cao Cao's daughter?
Zhang Zhi will definitely not succeed. If Zhang Zhi succeeds, Cao Cao will overturn the table.
Liu Qian? It seems like Liu Cang feels a little shortchanged again.
Alas, he is indeed a father. He is going on an expedition and still has to think about finding a wife for his son. Liu Cang thought that based on his current strength compared with Cao Cao, it would be okay for him not to have his eldest son marry his daughter. Opinion.
Zhongshan Huijun, Dianwei and Xu Qun's two battalions joined the army. When they arrived at Zhuojun, Pan Feng handed over the official affairs of the prefect to Zhen Yan for the time being. He led two thousand elite soldiers and stationed with the army at Yanmen to prevent chaos in the rear.
After leaving Yanmen, the cavalry troops came out to sweep the inner Dingli of the Great Wall and the area from Yunzhong to Jiuyuan. Dozens to hundreds of horse bandits wiped out a lot of them. It was not clear whether they were Xianbei going south or not.
Passing through Jiuyuan and exiting the Great Wall from Suijian City, Sujiang City is linked to the Great Wall and Guancheng, leaving Luo Zhi. Chen Deng led Feixiong's elite 100 people to station in Sujiang City to prevent the retreat from being blocked. If there was any disobedience, he would kill the generals and seize the troops.
After marching through the grassland for thirty miles, the scout report did not arrive. The front army watched inexplicably as a group of thousands of cavalry chased the scout and jumped out from behind the grass hill.
"Ah la~ ah la~ ah, eh?" A strange cry was heard, and the wild cavalry crossed the grassy hill, and their sight was filled with armored soldiers arrayed in the wild.
Due to the terrain here, although the slope is not large, the hills still block the view. The Xianbei cavalry's game-like shouting and killing stopped abruptly. The cavalry in the front row seemed to be pinched by the neck, and the cavalry in the rear row collided slightly and yelled casually. came.
Perhaps because they did not expect to encounter the Han army, or perhaps they had long been accustomed to running in disarray, the cavalry spread out vertically over the hills one after another, and the troops on Liu Cang's side had already gathered together.
"Shoot!" There is no need for the general to order. The excitement of killing has not dissipated on the faces of these cavalrymen who look like Xianbei rangers. The Tianshu camp soldiers will give the order in a slightly incomprehensible tone.
Arrows were like locusts, and the dark green grassy hills were stained with blood red.
It's hard to say whether it was a good start or not. A thousand-man Xianbei cavalry rushed in front of a hundred thousand troops and couldn't even run away. The Han army's two wings marched normally and 'swallowed' them.
The army marched up the hills and looked into the endless emptiness, and the cavalry earlier was trampled into bloody mud.
The Xianbei people were accustomed to seizing Han lands, and in many cases they did not even need large clan organizations.
The small species of Xianbei went out in groups, and when the herdsmen came home and grabbed some swords and guns, they would follow them, and together they would form an army. The cavalry from earlier probably belonged to this style.
A large army has the deterrence of a large army, and a small group has the advantage of a small group. Compared with a large army that is more likely to attract hostility from the Han army, the border between the northern Han Dynasty and the Xianbei forces is extremely long. Small group maneuvers are actually a popular plunder in Xianbei. model
"Woo~~" the horn sounded.
"East Forty~~" the Chinese army sent an order.
"East forty!" Tianshu responded.
"West sixty~"
"West Sixty!"
"Three hundred miles, get out!"
"Come out!" the voice conveyed, and the generals of the Hussars Army came out. The troops divided their routes. The cavalry was like locusts, and the cavalry was like long snakes, fanning into the grassland.
"Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin!" In front of Liu Cang's chariot, Hua Xiong spoke on his behalf and gave the order.
"The end will be here!" the two of them echoed.
"Go forward two hundred miles and encounter an enemy who will be slaughtered." Hua Xiong reined in his horse and shouted.
"Here!" The two clasped their fists and walked away, and the Yangzhou army moved.
The autumn wind blows, accompanied by the fragrance of grass clippings. The endless armored soldiers are running in formation, and the cold light of metal flashes in the sun, seeming to announce the arrival of cold winter in advance on this grassland full of life.
To the north of Yuyang is Xianbei of Western Liaoning, and to the northeast of Liaodong is Xianbei of Eastern Liaoning. Both of them are east of Liu Cang, and the direction of Liu Cang's army is to the north of Jiuyuan.
The main target of Liu Cang's attack this time was the Baibei Xianbei. The grassland campaign was not as good as that in the Han Dynasty. The enemy's dispersion into the vast grassland was the biggest problem in the campaign here.
Jia Xu had already discussed the deployment with Liu Cang. The spread of troops was not only to stop the fleeing Xianbei, but also to allow more surrounding nomads to gather at the Bai tribe's location to lure the other side to gather troops for battle.
Xianbei is a vast territory, a bit too vast. The 70,000-strong army dispersed and dissipated into the vast grassland in a matter of seconds.
Liu Cang led the Flying Bear Camp, accompanied by 30,000 auxiliary troops, riding heavily to clear the way, riding suddenly to prepare for battle, and riding heavily to recharge their batteries. The elephant team was like a moving fortress. If it encountered an enemy attack, it could actually build a fortress on the spot.
In order to march into the grasslands to confront Xianbei, Liu Cang hoarded a large number of war horses. Except for the Yangzhou Army, the rest of the army, even the infantry, were equipped with war horse maneuvers.
Liu Cang was left with only Jia Xu, Hua Xiong, Zhou Yu, and Taishi Ci all scattered with various ministries to accompany him on the attack. Hua Xiong took over Dian Wei's position and served as Liu Cang's guard and messenger.
At this time, Dian Wei's cavalry was chasing a tribe.
Tianxuan Battalion is a heavy-buoy organization. After two years of suppressing beasts in Xuzhou, the first battalion's heavy-bumpers have extraordinary physiques. Even compared to the Feixiong heavy-buoys in the early years, they are not willing to give in. Their strong strength allows them to simply transform when facing ordinary enemies.
Became a camel rider.
Stone house clusters, this kind of camp built with stone houses represent the local power of Xianbei on the grassland. There are nobles here, and it is also a transfer station for exchanges between various ethnic groups on the Xianbei grassland.
The ax blocked the stabbing blade, and the soldier sitting high on the saddle slammed the ax blade on the head of the Xianbei cavalry with his backhand. The domed helmet was deformed by the ax. When the huge force came, the cavalry's neck almost sunk into the chest cavity even more.
It is unbearable and fatal.
The cavalry formation was scattered, and the axes and axes were thrown and slashed, causing casualties along the way. An enemy army that did not need them to fight in formation was shattered with skulls and necks. Dian Wei led his army to kill this gathering place with only low walls.
The young man rushed out of the middle.
"Hugh~" Accompanied by the piercing whistle, the young and strong Xianbei horses no longer fought with Dian Wei and others, but fled in all directions. The broken grass and soil were flying, and the Xianbei riders ran out of the arc and gathered in the distance. In the blink of an eye, they were again
Form a cavalry team.
"Kill! Kill these damn dental inspectors." A strong Xianbei man tore off his luxurious robes. The sudden attack made the strong man angry and angry, and he shouted at the cavalry to attack Dian Wei and his party again.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Chaya Man? Dian Wei didn’t know what Chaya Man was. Apparently this strong Xianbei man recognized the wrong person.
However, Dian Wei and his party were not regular cavalry after all, and it was not appropriate for him to pursue the enemy in the face of the fleeing Xianbei horsemen.
Seeing that the other party wanted to use their riding skills to shoot at them, the Tianxuan warriors, who were even more numerous than the Xianbei cavalry, took out the heavy crossbows hanging in the camel's belly bag.
"Ding~ding~" The arrow missed and collided with the armor, causing sparks to ring.
"Puff~puff~" The crossbow missed and penetrated the leather armor, knocking a Xianbei cavalryman off his horse.
Are those armored stomachs real?
"Damn it! Han crossbow! Blow the trumpet and get closer!" The strong Xianbei man cursed and shouted, but his eyes were filled with greed and desire as he stared at the heavy crossbow in the hands of Dian Wei and his party.
"Woo~" the horn sounded.
Dian Wei ordered the Tianxuan camp to gather troops to take precautions, and the Xianbei cavalry kept running to prevent them from being targeted by the powerful crossbows of the Han army. In the blink of an eye, a large number of armed men were seen pouring out of the Xianbei settlement.
There were men and women, old and young, with iron armor and leather hangings, cloth and animal skins, swords, guns, axes and forks, and miscellaneous weapons. Obviously, the horn was meant to make all the Xianbei in the gathering place turn into soldiers and fight to the death with Dian and Wei.
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The packhorses and yaks were either ridden or driven towards the Tianxuan camp. Even the women threw their bows while running. Obviously, this was not the first time they had to deal with this kind of war.
The grassland has never been harmonious. At this time, the regular wars and battles here are probably more lively than those in the Han Dynasty.
In the blink of an eye, thousands of screaming and crazy people rushed towards Dian Wei and others with various weapons and even throwing stones. Behind the crowd, the Xianbei cavalry also drew their melee weapons and charged again.
"Dismount!" Dian Wei shouted.
All members of the Tianxuan battalion jumped off their camel saddles and held their hands together, and the troops quickly formed ten phalanxes of 200 people.
"Beasts! Run, it's the Han army!" Dian Wei led the troops to quickly form a formation, which also made the opponent's leader discover his weakness. He shouted and cursed, but it was too late.
Gan Qi danced and the world was shocked, but it was a pity that Liu Cang's military order did not include the link of holding arms with Xianbei. He rushed to kill with heavy steps, and an army could carry the top of the head and overturn the horse. Dancing Gan Qi with heavy steps, the blood fountain was instantly in the flow of people.
Flying surge.
Encirclement and killing are not simply fighting. The military formation spreads out to a range that can maximize combat power. It can offset, divide, and trap the enemy. The formation method of the Han army in the cold weapon era, and the difference between the army and the mob are vividly reflected at this moment.
"Retreat! Retreat!" the leader shouted.
Heavy infantry, this horse-riding man is not a charlatan, but the heavy infantry of the Han army. They have lost the opportunity and cannot attack.
Amidst the shouts of the Xianbei leader, all the Xianbei people riding horses scattered again, and no one bothered those old and young who were surrounded by heavy steps.
The ferocious expressions of young and old turned into fear, and they cried and begged for mercy.
"Kill!" Dian Wei angrily shouted and swung his halberd, slashing several people in front of him.
Xianbei couldn't bite them, but in this vast grassland, even if Xianbei ran away from Dianwei, they couldn't catch up.
The Xianbei cavalry scattered and fled, running for more than ten miles before gathering again.
"Damn it, go to Baibu, the Han people are really coming." He spat and looked back. Seeing that Dian Wei was not chasing him, the Xianbei leader said to the cavalry beside him.
"Boom~Boom~" The iron hoofs shook the ground, and the Xianbei leader's expression suddenly changed. This was not like the noise that the Xianbei cavalry could make.
A scene that made the Xianbei leader's eyes wide open appeared. An army of cavalry rushed out from behind the low hill on the side. This time they were war horses, not camels.
Chapter completed!