Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 414 Outpost Battle

The sky is shining with few morning stars, lonely and cold.

The morning mist, as thin as gauze, flows with the wind, covering hills, rivers, farmland, reeds and woods.

Thousands of horseshoes trampled in the valley.

The weeds covered with crystal dew were turned up by their roots, and then fell heavily to the ground.

A pod of blood poured down, as if it was providing nutrients for the earth.

Xie Yanzhang killed through the enemy's formation, his blood stained his clothes.

The broken terrain in the mountains is extremely unfavorable to both sides, but overall, it seems to be even more unfavorable to the Bian army.

They are good at melee combat, that is, relatively strict formations and good equipment, supplemented by appropriate tactics, are the orthodox Central Plains cavalry tactics, which do not require high personal riding skills, but high requirements for discipline and cooperation.

The Xia Army cavalry has a mixed style.

Their equipment was poor, and the bad part was their weapons. Many people's lances were broken in the first round of attacks, and they had to draw out their swords to fight.However, the Bian Army's horses are powerful and heavy, and they take advantage of waving them. Normally, they should be fearless.

But the terrain here is too fragmented, and the ability to combine people and horses is the most test.

Later, the cavalry of the Shuofang Army simply galloped up and down the hillsides and valleys, galloping and shooting, using the tactics of small groups of wandering fighters, making the cavalry of the Bian Army who could not form a formation miserable.Many people's armor was full of arrows, and many people became infantry because their horses fell down.

With the sound of "Dangdang" striking, the Bian army cavalry moved closer to Xie Yanzhang's banner and retreated with relief.

At the same time, Liu Kangyi led more than a hundred riders to charge in the opposite direction.

They wear heavy armor and hold thick horse lances. They are full of fighting spirit and march forward bravely.

In front of them, a group of cavalrymen from the Xia army were directly knocked away.

However, it seems that few people died, most of them scattered to the sides, the horses circled on the gentle slope, and then drew out their bows to shoot.

If Shao Shude was here, he would definitely be very angry.After practicing silver guns for so long, they really don't change their nature, and they still play like grassland cavalry.

Let you practice long spears, practice formation attacks, and usually look decent, but when it comes to critical moments, you still subconsciously play riding and shooting.

However, silver guns are too unlucky.

Strategic cavalry shouldn't compete with tactical cavalry in face-to-face combat, that's not your strong point.

In the battle of Yanchang City back then, the silver guns encountered Li Ke's cavalry who were good at fighting. If there were no iron kites to make a surprise rescue, more than [-]% of them would be defeated.

This time, he went out to steal chickens, but he encountered the oncoming cavalry of the Bian army, and started working in Xiashi County on the spot.

"The Bian army is so brave, they dare to take the initiative to attack." On the hillside, Wang Chong looked at Liu Kangyi who was rushing left and right, and said angrily: "Leave some people to deal with this thief, and the rest will follow me."

"Deputy envoy, do you want to invite the iron kite over?"

The terrain in the mountains was broken, and Wang Chong had only two thousand cavalry beside him, all of them were light cavalry with silver spears.

"They are following the military envoys, how can they please move?" Wang Chong squinted at him, and said, "Hurry up! Take advantage of the situation and occupy Shihao Town."

The flag was rushed down from the hillside, and a large group of cavalry rushed on the ground in the valley, chasing in the direction of the Bian army's retreat.

Di Jinze talked about martial arts, and when he faced the armored cavalry of the upper army, his silver spears would be ashamed.Although the commander-in-chief always said that the silver gun is a "soldier of separation and reunion", not because of its "ability to charge and fight", but every time he is compared to others, his face is still dull.

In today's battle, the terrain was used to give full play to the advantages of cavalry and archery, and the cavalry of the Bian Army played around.It's a rare good opportunity to beat a dog in the water, how can I miss it?

Two thousand riders galloped like a gust of wind.

When the sun finally rose from the horizon, the two thousand riders of Silver Spears had already approached Shihao Town.

This is not a small military town, with barracks and defenders.

Wang Chong saw from afar that the fleeing cavalrymen of the Bian Army did not stop at all.Except for a few horsemen with insufficient horsepower who rushed into the village to escape, most of them continued to flee eastward.

There were sergeants in the village who came out of the camp and lined up outside the wall of the village, with long spears lined up and bows strung up, which seemed to be a demonstration.

Silver Spear ignored them at all and continued to pursue them.

Xie Yanzhang had already changed his horse, gnashing his teeth and looking at Xia Bing who was chasing after him.

He heard that on the grassland, these people often chased and killed the enemy for days and nights.Sometimes they even chase thousands of miles, and they will not stop until the head of the person is beheaded.

He still has more than a thousand cavalry under him, and the other two roads each have a thousand cavalry. I don't know if they have encountered Xia Bing.

There was the sound of bowstrings from behind, mixed with screams.

It was Xia Bing approaching on fast horses, killing people with superb riding and archery skills.

Dog thief, too arrogant!

Xie Yanzhang identified the direction, and then assigned a general to run towards Ganhaozhai with some cavalry who were no longer powerful enough, while the rest retreated to Huguo Village with one man and two horses.

By noon, both the chasing and fleeing parties had entered the territory of Yongning County.

The formations of the two sides became more and more scattered, and it was difficult for the respective chief generals to control the troops.

Xie Yanzhang rushed up the gentle slope with four or five hundred riders, then slowed down the horse and proceeded cautiously along the rugged mountain road.

This place is already the area of ​​the Second Mausoleum of Xiaoban, strictly speaking, it is a part of Xixiao Mountain, the only place leading to the Luoyang post road.

The east and west sides are [-] miles long, and the east side is several miles away from Changban, which is steep and precipitous, and vehicles cannot use square tracks.West Wei is full of stones, twelve miles long, and it is absolutely no less dangerous than Dongxiao.

After the two sides rushed into the Xixiaoshiban area along the post road, the speed of the horses dropped sharply, making it difficult to drive.

Wang Chong looked at the terrain and was shocked. He immediately ordered to attack the gong and gather the soldiers.

The sergeants of the Silver Spear Capital were well-trained and felt threatened. After hearing the order, they immediately stopped their forward momentum, and instead of turning around and running, they covered each other and retreated alternately.

In the forest, Ge Congzhou shook his head regretfully.

These chasing soldiers are vigilant, not as stupid as the Hedong cavalry!

The gang under Li Ya'er's hands can't be counted after chasing them. They are brave enough, but they often fall down, just like the character of their two great commanders.

There was a sound of horns in the mountains.

The crossbow shot out through the forest and hit the leaves, and Xia Bing, who rushed the fastest before leaving, screamed and fell to the ground.

This seemed to be a signal, and then the drums rang out, and a large group of infantry jumped out from their hiding places, armed with spears and crossbows, and after adjusting their formation a little, they rushed down the mountain slope.

The soldiers with silver guns did not take turns to cover at this time, they got on their horses one after another, and ran away.

Xie Yanzhang led the Bian Army cavalry to detour and rushed down again.

"Fuck you!" Wang Chong imitated a mantra of a general, and there was indeed an ambush!I don't know who the leader of the bandit army is. He is very experienced in using soldiers, so he should not be an unknown person.

Didn't say anything, run away!Can a two-legged one catch up with a four-legged one?

Thanks to Wang Chong's early order, most of the people gathered together and retreated frantically.

Xie Yanzhang led the Bian army cavalry to chase after them, intercepted some of the slowest runners, and then cooperated with the infantry to surround and kill them one by one.

Ge Congzhou stood high on the mountain slope, carefully examining the cavalry of the Xia army.

The main force of them managed to escape, but they gathered again in the distant fields.

It is very different from the style of the Central Plains cavalry, just like a wolf.

This kind of cavalry is easy to deal with but not easy to deal with.

If they can be forced to fight head-on, it is actually not difficult to defeat them. The difficulty lies in forcing them to fight decisively.

"Grandfather." After beheading the last cavalry pawn with silver guns, Xie Yanzhang, who was covered in blood, came over, with a bit ashamed face, and said: "As soon as I went to Shanzhou, I was discovered by the Xia thief. After the battle of Xiashi, The Xia bandits went up and down the hills, galloping and shooting, but the sons and daughters were unable to resist the enemy, and lost more than five hundred men."

Ge Congzhou scratched back and forth on the handle of the knife with his left thumb, his face was extremely calm, and after Yizi finished speaking, he said: "In the former Han Dynasty, Chao Cuo had a saying that the Huns cavalry went up and down the hills, and they were excellent at both riding and shooting. Han soldiers were not as good as them." There is also a vast grassland, the Xiongnu roamed and fought, and the Han army suffered heavy casualties. They had to get off their horses and fight on the ground. It's a disadvantage of the location. Ruoxia's bandits are all cavalry like this, and they are easy to deal with. What I am worried about is that Shao's bandits are from the orthodox army, and there are many cavalry soldiers. This cavalry called "Silver Spear Capital" They are low-class underdogs. Their only advantages are quick maneuvering and high riding and shooting skills."

Xie Yanzhang recalled it carefully. It seems that the elite cavalry he saw in Guanzhong was used by Ma Li. Where did he go?

"Let's withdraw." Ge Congzhou smiled and said, "I lost for my father."

Xie Yanzhang was astonished.Just now he ambushed Xia Bing, although he failed, he still beheaded three or four hundred cavalry before and after, and his own casualties were very small, how could he be defeated?
"Henan's soldiers are few and weak, and relying on defense is too passive. As a father, I wanted to take the initiative to attack, but I was caught off guard when I hit the Shao bandits, but I was stopped in Xiashi." Ge Congzhou said.

Xie Yanzhang was a little ashamed.

If they are not discovered, if they go deep into Shanguo smoothly and find out where the main force of the Shao thieves is, will there be great gains?
"I was also expected to be stopped. I wanted to lure Shao's bandit army in pursuit, and ambushed here. First, I will frustrate them for a while and shake their morale, so that the fight will be much easier later, but this battle is mostly in vain." Ge Cong Zhou shook his head and sighed: "The main force of the Shao thieves didn't move at all, and they don't know what they are doing. If the two battles fail, this battle will be difficult to fight. Wait for the reinforcements from Bianzhou, and then there may be a chance."

(End of this chapter)