Chapter 236 Battle (1)
Updated: 2012-12-03
The Yellow River is vast and the waves are magnificent. On this day, countless warships are coming through the sky and waves! In the countless flags, the army on the huge tower ship looks solemn and imposing. It is the elite Wei army in Hebei that came!
At the same time, the gate of Hulao Pass opened again, and seven thousand iron cavalry rushed out of the pass, covering the body of the people and horses, and the cold spear in their hands shone brightly, and they were extremely majestic! Behind the iron cavalry, 40,000 Wei troops came out one after another, and there were many chariots and wars in between.
The smoke and dust filled the river bank, and the hundreds of miles were stretched and the sound was huge. The two Wei troops divided into two groups and pointed directly at one place, and the water and land were moving forward together, which made people afraid to resist from a distance!
The Wei army in Hebei went south, and the Wei soldiers in Hulao advanced west! How could such a big move be hidden? A spy from Shu army quickly returned to the camp.
"Hmph, even the defeated general dares to speak out!" Qi Wannian, the general of Shu Han who was staying on the western front, said disdainfully when he heard this.
Hao Duyuan, the general of the Western Central Army in the tent, looked very stingy, but his mind was very meticulous. Seeing that Qi Wannian was indifferent to the enemy, he spoke: "The Wei army is in a prosperous state, so he is prepared. The general is responsible for the heavy trust of the general. The country's important responsibilities should not be missed!"
"The bandits in Hebei swallowed their anger for several months. This time they came here, they should not be underestimated. General Qi defeated the bandit army one after another. Today is a tough battle!" Zhang Shun, the guard, stroked his chin and beard, and pondered.
The Shu army here is mainly based on Qi Wannian, followed by Hao Duyuan and Zhang Lunian. Hao Duyuan and Zhang Lun both have this attitude, and Qi Wannian also put aside his underestimation of the enemy and carefully calculated. As the successor of Jiang Wei's cultivation, Qi Wannian was carved to become a great man.
After such a major event as foreign races invaded the land of China, Qi Wannian, a Di people, could hold military power and take over the responsibility of the western route of Shu Han. Liu Chanzhi and Jiang Weizhi's careful cultivation had long made this rebellious Di strongman grateful and swear to loyalty to the Han Dynasty.
After Jiang Wei went south, the Wei army in Hulao attacked many times, but they were defeated by Qi Wannian's design, which made the Wei army in Hebei dare not act rashly, which also showed that Liu Chan and Jiang Wei could only employ people, and even more blurred the identity of Qi Wannian's Di tribe.
There were fewer and fewer Han officials who had ridiculed and attacked, and everyone knew what it meant with such a powerful general. In the past, the situation where Jiang Wei was restrained on the west road would change, and His Majesty did not need to take risks. More importantly, Qi Wannian's existence liberated Jiang Wei, and gave the Han more room for maneuver and room for maneuver in strategy.
As soon as Jiang Wei went south, the Wei army was frightened. Even Du Yu, who was known as the number one in Wei, could only trap Wancheng and had no choice but to do anything.
The military situation was urgent, but Qi Wannian was not in a hurry. He leaned on the big chair with his cheek and pondered while patting the back of the chair with his hands.
Hao Duyuan, the general of the Central Army of Zhenxi, was a Hun. He was also a skilled in using troops and was carefully cultivated by Jiang Wei. The reason why he was able to defeat the alien coalition forces back then was that Hao Duyuan also made a lot of efforts behind the scenes and provided a lot of information. Now, as Qi Wannian's deputy, although he felt urgent, he also knew that Qi Wannian's actions were thinking about the strategy of breaking the enemy.
The guard Zhang Suan was a Han Chinese and had been dealing with foreign races for a long time. He was originally the county magistrate of Yongliang, but was later transferred to the Western Army to assist Qi Wannian in governing his army. At this time, it was not advisable to disturb Qi Wannian's contemplation, but Zhang Suan strode out of the camp, allocated troops, and attacked all the spies in the army to spy on the Wei army, and kept rewarding.
The Shu army was less than 40,000 here, and the Wei army's momentum of swallowing the sky and shaking the earth was enough to make the Shu army frightened. After all, the troops of the two sides were very different. The Wei army in Hulao had long been killed by Qi Wannian, and this time it would have nearly 50,000 troops, so it must have received support from Xuchang.
Sima Yan recruited strong men in the name of Emperor Cao Huan of Wei, and the Wei army in Xuchang was called 700,000, which was the best in the world! With such a momentum, he took the opportunity to deal with and replace many civil and military generals who were relaxed. The Sima family's originally precarious regime suddenly became much more stable.
The famous Wei minister Zhang Hua even lobbled from all directions, collecting many old ministers and returning to the court to serve, defending Sima Yan's power, and using this to eliminate the shortcomings of Cao Wei's military and political affairs.
The ice is not cold for a day. Although Zhang Hua's move was done with all his heart, it was just a treatment of symptoms but not the root cause. It was just a struggle and a new atmosphere, which temporarily made the Wei government and the people were determined and no longer panic.
"Report! All the Wei army in the Yellow River landed on the shore, and the 5,000 vanguards were only fifty miles away from the camp!"
"Sir Qi, the Wei army in Hulao Pass divided its troops into several ways, but it took a detour. Their destination seemed to be the flank of our army and even the rear!"
"Report! The vanguard of the Wei army in the Yellow River is only thirty miles away from the camp!"
"Report! The Wei navy still went upstream, and there seemed to be a lot of troops in the warship!"
The military situation was urgent, and Hao Duyuan and Zhang Lun both looked tense. Looking at Qi Wannian, he opened his mouth and wanted to speak. Qi Wannian suddenly stood up at this time, swung his arms back and forth and laughed: "They have been stationed here for several months, and they are all tired. I have been entrusting our military orders to retreat quickly, and I will lead my elite troops to cut off the rear!"
With a command, the Shu army led to a camp and left, and the speed was so fast that the Wei army was stunned!
Half an hour later, countless war horses galloped over, looking at the broken ground, and were stunned. The middle-aged general led by a middle-aged general, with two scars on his face very eye-catching, his gloomy eyes swept across the earth, and he said with hatred: "The Sichuan thief was cunning and retreated without fighting. He quickly passed the master to know. We will chase him carefully afterwards."
"No!" With an answer, more than ten cavalry sent orders in different directions. Under the leadership of the Scarface General Wei, this Wei cavalry chased along the direction of the retreat of the Shu army.
"General, Qi Wannian is extremely brave and cunning. It is probably inappropriate for us to chase him like this."
"Hmph, I understand this beast's cunningness. Now that the army advances together, we will kill this beast. Even if we are in a hurry, we can fight and wait for help, so why not be afraid of it!" General Wei, the scar-faced general, didn't look at the deputy general who spoke, and just slapped his horse forward. His eyes were filled with vicious expressions, which made people forget it and would never forget it!
The deputy general was burly and had an iron face. He followed the scar face and felt that the general was not good at speaking, but he still advised: "General Mingwei Hao Yan is not an ordinary person, but he has been defeated by Qi Wannian many times. This guy is definitely not an easy person. I hope the general will think twice."
General Mingwei Hao Yan volunteered to defend Hulao Pass against Jiang Wei's young general. After successfully resisting Jiang Wei's fierce attack, he became the guardian of Hulao Pass. After Jiang Wei went south, Hao Yan led the Wei army out of the pass several times, intending to defeat the left-behind Shu army on the Western Front, but instead of being defeated by Qi Wannian design several times. At this time, the Iron-faced deputy general mentioned it and had a kind intention.
His heart tightened, and his sinister eyes swept across his face. Although the Iron-faced deputy general had no expression on his face, he was shocked. The Scarfaced Chief General did not see the reality of the Iron-faced deputy general. After thinking about it, he said impatiently: "Hao Mingwei is good at defending but not good at attacking. He is not as good as guarding you and me by relying on the gate. He is far inferior to you and me when fighting on the ground. The Hun army was also defeated by someone. What's the point of being a scum in the Di people in Qi Wannian? "
These five thousand elite cavalry in Hebei are one of the powerful tools to severely defeat the alien army. After years of war training, their combat effectiveness is almost above the alien cavalry, far exceeding the ordinary Wei cavalry. Therefore, the scar-faced general Wei is full of confidence and has the capital of arrogantness.
The sound of iron hooves kept moving away and approaching again. Wherever they passed, the dust was everywhere, and the green grass turned into new mud left countless pits mixed with wood and broken pieces...
Hao Duyuan, a general of Shu Han, led his army forward with a sword, and continued to move westward, constantly inquiring about the enemy situation in all directions. The Wei people had a great appetite for fighting this time, and divided their troops and copied all directions. The Shu army retreated at full speed and could not ensure that they were not bitten by the Wei army. Therefore, the continuous expansion of the scope of reconnaissance and spying on the Wei army became the key to escape.
You should know that the Shu army is mostly infantry, while the Wei vanguards are mostly iron cavalry. If they are determined to chase them, how can human legs run better than horse legs?
The ruins of Luoyang are still there, but due to the frequent harassment of the Wei army, they have been unable to resume work and build a city. Therefore, the Shu army had to station in a dangerous place and guard the camp. From Hulao Pass to the west, a flat horse was flat, and even if there were mountains and trees, it was not conducive to defense.
Especially in the face of the elite troops in Hebei, it is difficult to take it lightly. Although Hao Duyuan was not surprised by Qi Wannian's retreat, he admired him!
Thoughts that there are many people who avoid him, they are sitting in Qi Wannian's position and are criticized by others, and they can still make decisions immediately and everything outside has no effect on him. Such a mind is the talent of a general. The longer he is, the more he admires this person, the more he admires His Majesty and the General.
Chapter completed!