One kick to the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 424

In the afternoon of the same day, the Huns sent soldiers to the wall of Yanmen Pass and shot a letter to the wall.The defenders hurriedly sent the letter to Xiaowei's mansion and handed it to Qin Yi.

At that time, Qin Yi and Guo Jia were sitting opposite each other on a low table, and the two of them were staring at the defense map of Yanmen Pass.

After Qin Yi read the letter, he handed it to Guo Jia.

"Feng Xiao, take a look, Yu Fuluo is going to fight me hard!"

It turns out that this letter was written by Huvrault.He said in the letter that he would ask the Yanmen garrison to hand over the murderer who shot his son Liu Bao to death. Otherwise, he would lead his troops to a bloodbath at Yanmen Pass the day after tomorrow.

After Guo Jia read the letter, he still put the letter lightly on the short table.Then he said: "Is this Yu Fuluo sad and confused? Did he think that Liu Bao died in a street fight and asked us to hand over the murderer. Alas, this man really can't afford to lose. Since the two armies are fighting, since He is willing to let his son go to the battlefield, so he should be mentally prepared that his son will die in battle. But now, he has to sue us."

"Fengxiao, please stop making sarcastic remarks. My son is dead, so you are not allowed to say harsh words!" Qin Yi said lukewarmly.

"Hey, lord, are you mistaken? I'm talking for you, don't forget, you are the murderer Yu Fuluo wants!" Guo Jia said angrily.

Qin Yi rolled his eyes and said, "Then what do you think I should do? Could it be that I bound myself in front of Yu Fuluo and asked him to cut off my head to avenge his son?"

"That's not necessary, the lord can just send Yu Fuluo to reunite with his son." Guo Jia smiled playfully.

"Hey, Feng Xiao, have you figured out a way to wipe out the Xiongnu army?" Qin Yi's eyes lit up immediately.

Guo Jia smiled mysteriously, and said: "Someone has come up with a plan, but whether this plan can be implemented, I have to ask the master first."

"Ask me? Ask me what?" Qin Yi wondered.

Guo Jia lowered his voice: "My lord, can the horseshoes you mentioned really allow the horses to walk in the rugged mountains without hurting the horseshoes?"

Qin Yi nodded and said: "Of course. Last year, when I captured Zhang Yan, I had already verified the effectiveness of horseshoes."

"Okay, my lord, please take a look—" Guo Jia stretched out a finger and clicked on a pass east of Yanmen Pass on the map.Then, his finger moved to the north of the map, and finally landed on the position of the Huns' camp.

Qin Yi took a closer look and saw that the route indicated by Guo Jia was along the small pass attached to Yanmen Pass and through the mountain road directly to the Xiongnu army camp.

"Feng Xiao, do you mean... attacking the camp?" Qin Yi asked Guo Jia after thinking about it for a while.

Guo Jia nodded, then shook his head: "The attack on the camp is just superficial. What I mean is to lure the enemy out of the camp, ambush and annihilate them!"

"Ambush? Where to ambush?" Qin Yi asked.

Guo Jia's finger pointed at the position marked by a mountain peak north of Xiaokou Pass: "It's right here!"

"Black Rock Mountain!?"

"Yes, it's Black Rock Mountain." Guo Jia said, "The day before yesterday, a certain person accompanied my lord to inspect the Yanmen Pass, and found that Black Rock Mountain was a good place to lay an ambush. The mountain is low and gentle, but the mountain is full of uneven gravel. If someone else sets up an ambush here, they can only use infantry, but the Huns are all cavalry, and the chances of victory are not great. The lord said that our cavalry is equipped with horseshoes and is not afraid of all kinds of complicated roads. Therefore, if our army uses cavalry We will set up an ambush to lure the Huns here, and then our army will charge from the mountain to the bottom, and we will definitely be able to defeat the Huns in one battle!"

After hearing Guo Jia's words, Qin Yi pondered for a while, and then said: "If this strategy is adopted, it can only be carried out during the day. If it is at night, our army's vision is poor, and even if it is equipped with horseshoes, it is difficult to guarantee that the horse will not be tripped by the rocks. "

"Don't be afraid during the day," Guo Jia said. "Our army can ambush on the back of Black Rock Mountain, wait for the enemy to arrive, then climb over the ridge and charge down."

"Well, you can give it a try." Qin Yi agreed with Guo Jia's suggestion.

Afterwards, the two discussed the details one by one, and after more than half an hour, they formed a complete combat plan.

Qin Yi's cavalry were not only equipped with bilateral stirrups, but also horseshoes.This thing is under the horse's hooves, so it's not easy to expose. In addition, Qin Yi's army lives alone in a barracks. Therefore, even Li Zhen, who is as careful as a hair, only found the clues of the double-sided stirrups, but did not find the horseshoe. .

The horseshoe is another major invention in the history of cavalry combat.Historically, horseshoes did not appear until the late Tang Dynasty.The emergence of horseshoes can well protect the four hooves of the war horse, extend the service life of the war horse, and allow the war horse to adapt to more combat terrains.For improving the combat effectiveness of cavalry, its effect is equivalent to that of bilateral stirrups.

In the afternoon of that day, Qin Yi held a combat meeting and announced a combat plan to ambush the Huns.At first, when Nie Yan, Jiang Ping, Suo Chao, and Li Zhen heard that Qin Yi was going to set up an ambush in Black Rock Mountain, and that he would use cavalry to set up an ambush, they all dissuaded Qin Yi.Their reasons are exactly the same, that is, although the mountain of Heishanshi is not very steep, the hillside is uneven, which is not conducive to cavalry operations at all.

Qin Yi explained to them that he had a way to make the cavalry walk on flat ground in Black Rock Mountain.In addition, he also said that the cavalry to set up an ambush would use the 2000 people he brought.If something unexpected happens, you will never blame others.

Now that Qin Yi has spoken out for this reason, Nie Yan and others will no longer try to dissuade Qin Yi.

Finally, Qin Yi deployed the missions of the various troops and horses, and discussed with everyone the possible accidents and the countermeasures of his own departments.It wasn't until it was dark that Qin Yi and the others worked out a complete battle plan.

The next morning, Du Ji led five hundred soldiers to escort the grain and grass to Yanmen Pass.Du Ji told Qin Yi that Xi Zhicai and Hua Xiong led another [-] soldiers to stay in Taiyuan County.This was originally part of Qin Yi's plan.

Since another five hundred soldiers came, Qin Yi included these five hundred soldiers in the battle order.He asked these five hundred soldiers to take time to rest and will participate in the battle this afternoon.

All ministries of Yanmen Pass completed the dispatch in the morning and made full preparations for the big battle in the afternoon.

After lunch, Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun led [-] cavalry to the east. They were going to the small pass, and then secretly exited from the small pass to set up an ambush on Black Rock Mountain.

The small pass is located between the mountains and is a very small pass.Because there is only one small road leading to the outside of the small pass, this place has not been attacked by the Huns.

About half an hour after Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao left with their troops, Qin Yi, Liao Hua, and Li Zhen led two thousand cavalry, exited the Yanmen Pass through the iron-wrapped gate, and headed toward the Huns' camp.

The two thousand cavalry consisted of three parts: five hundred in Qin Yi, seven hundred in Taiyuan County, and eight hundred in Yanmen County.

Although the composition of the soldiers came from three departments, Qin Yi's 2000 people were only used as bait, and there was no need for tacit cooperation, so it didn't matter.

(End of this chapter)