Huanglong's arrival made Huangfusong realize that the situation in Youzhou had deteriorated to an irreversible point, and he would not be able to retreat without retreating the 200,000 troops in his hands.
He immediately sent Xu Rong to Yuyang City to command the Yuyang garrison, hoping that the 50,000 garrison of Yuyang City would withdraw to Jizhou to preserve the effective strength of the Han Dynasty!
The soldiers of Youzhou County east of Yuyang were even under the order of Huangfu Song. If they could retreat, they would immediately retreat to Zhuo County. If they couldn't make it in time, they would simply retreat to Liaodong County. At any rate, these places could still hold Lei Gong's army!
Huangfu Song continuously directed the defenders in various parts of Youzhou to retreat, and a large amount of grain, grass, ordnance and supplies were transported south day and night by baggage trucks.
These actions of Huangfu Song were quickly noticed by Xu Wei. Naturally, Xu Wei could not easily let Huangfu Song lead the army to leave Youzhou and cause trouble for his attack on Jizhou!
So the entire Tengjia Army attacked, and Xu Wei led his 130,000 troops straight to Huangfu Song's camp, hoping to keep all of Huangfu Song's 200,000 troops in Youzhou!
The Han army's detective horse quickly noticed the Tengjia army's actions and reported it to Huangfu Song!
After the news was heard by the Han generals in the big tent, they were all extremely panicked. Especially Yuan Shao, who led 10,000 armored troops to Youzhou, was even more panicked. He did not expect that he was about to fight just after he arrived.
The battle was lost! I knew he would not come to Youzhou a long time ago!
Yuan Shao was tricked by himself. When Huangfu Song mobilized the 10,000 armored soldiers in his hands, he thought that Yuan Shao would send a general to support him, but Yuan Shao was worried about the armored army in his hands. This was his waste.
He spent 10 million stones of grain to build a strong army. Now even if he becomes the governor of Qingzhou, he will not be able to arm such a large army.
And this army made many military exploits when Yuan Shao conquered the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army. The Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army dared to hide in the mountains. He was worried that after being recruited by Huangfu Song this time, he would never return, so he simply wrote to the court to request.
He led troops to support Youzhou. Naturally, no one in the Luoyang court objected to Yuan Shao's plea, so he took these 10,000 armored troops from Qingzhou to Youzhou.
It's just that he arrived too late. He marched thousands of miles and it was already winter when he arrived in Youzhou, so his army didn't fight the Tengjia Army at all. But now it seems that this is a battle without a fight, and they are going to
Retreating, if I had known it would be such an outcome, it would be better not to come to Youzhou!
Ju Yi sneered and said: "Ming Gong, it seems that if we don't teach Tengjia Army a lesson, Lei Gong will not let us leave easily, and the Yuyang garrison will be completely wiped out by Lei Gong!"
You must know that Changping County is already behind Yuyang City. If they continue to retreat, it will be equivalent to exposing the rear of the Yuyang City defenders to the attack range of the Tengjia Army. The Yuyang City defenders want to retreat from the capital.
They couldn't retreat, so Huangfu Song ordered Xu Rong to go to Yuyang City and lead the Yuyang defenders to retreat. Because they didn't retreat, Huangfu Song's army would also have difficulty retreating!
Huangfu Song thought for a while and said: "Since Lei Gong wants to keep us, we must teach Lei Gong a lesson!"
It would take at least two or three days for the Yuyang defenders to retreat to Jixian. If the armored army attacking Yuyang entangled Xu Rong and others like Lei Gong, the retreat time would be even worse, so his army
We also have to resist the Thunder Lord's army in Changping.
He even had to give a big lesson so that Lei Gong would not dare to easily pursue his army, so that his army could calmly retreat to Zhuojun. Huangfu Song now wanted to build Zhuojun into the defense base of Jizhou.
Thinking of this, Huangfu Song ordered: "Pan Feng comes out!"
Pan Feng came out and said: "The general is here!"
Huangfu Song said: "You lead 5,000 elite troops to station in Jixian County, prepare various defensive equipment, and guard the retreat route for the army!"
Pan Feng said: "The last general's order!"
Huangfu Song continued: "Ju Yi, Yuan Shao comes out!"
Ju Yi and Yuan Shao came out and said: "The general is here!"
Huangfu Song said: "You two are the most elite soldiers in the entire army. I have ordered you two to kill and injure the soldiers of the Tengjia Army as much as possible. Lei Gong is frightened and dare not continue to pursue our army!"
Ju Yi smiled confidently and said: "Ming Gong, it depends on the ability of the last general!"
Yuan Shao originally wanted to leave such a dangerous place as soon as possible, but now that the generals who are returning are watching him, it is not easy for him to be a deserter.
He could only shout loudly: "The last general takes orders!"
Huangfusong looked at the other generals in the military camp and said: "The remaining generals must also prepare for war and be prepared for a deadly battle. Lei Gong will not let us leave Youzhou easily!"
The other generals shouted loudly: "No!"
Huangfu Song also set up a battle formation and led an army of 200,000 to confront the Tengjia Army's 130,000 troops!
On the vast Changping Plain, the 200,000-strong Han army was divided into three huge phalanxes. With Huangfu Song's 100,000 Jizhou Army as the core, 50,000 troops were stationed on the left and right wings. They were ready to fight to the death against the large number of Tengjia Army.
decisive battle.
Huangfu Song's initiative to attack made Xu Wei very happy. Such a dense phalanx of the Han army could better unleash the power of the artillery in his hands!
Xu Wei's 130,000-strong army was spearheaded by 5,000 armored heavy cavalry. Xu Wei pushed 50 artillery pieces to the front of the army, with the muzzles pointed at Huangfu Song's Chinese army, because he was worried that the roar of the artillery would scare the heavy cavalry horses.
, so the heavy cavalry is on the left side of the artillery, and the Modao Battalion is on the right side of the artillery. It can be said that the most elite soldiers of the Tengjia Army are used to protect these artillery!
War drums roared on the battlefield, and soldiers from the Tengjia Army and the Han Army continued to approach. When they approached the 400-step range, the soldiers on both sides could already clearly see the faces of the opposite sides. Facing the upcoming battle, both sides raised their weapons and looked solemn.
The sound of war drums brings a tense atmosphere.
Huangfusong's face was solemn when he saw these artillery pieces. The soldiers who escaped from Banshi City had already confessed that Banshi City was demoralized by the new weapons of the Tengjia Army. However, the information given by these soldiers was different.
It is not clear at all how this weapon attacks, but it is said that a large piece of the city wall fell down when a thunderous sound was heard.
Huangfusong can only speculate that this weapon is related to gunpowder. It can destroy cities. It should be a heavy weapon similar to a trebuchet. Although it is powerful, its efficiency is very low. It is only suitable for attacking large targets such as cities, so although he attaches great importance to
The new weapon of the Tengjia Army, but I don’t think this weapon can cause much casualties to his 200,000-strong army!
Because the Han army had a numerical advantage, and what Huangfu Song wanted to do in this battle was to kill a large number of Tengjia Army soldiers, he planned to take advantage of his large number of soldiers and generals to use the camp as a base.
The units all attacked the left, middle and right armies of the Tengjia Army, causing a large number of casualties to the Tengjia Army!
Huangfusong glanced at the generals and said: "Let's let go of our army today and attack with all our strength. If we don't kill Lei Gong, it will be difficult for us to return to Jizhou!"
The generals shouted: "The last general will fight to the death with Thunder Lord!"
After speaking, the generals rode back to their own armies!
Xu Wei stood on a temporary wooden platform, overlooking the Han army's formation. However, there were more than 300,000 people on both sides of the war. The entire battlefield spanned more than 20 miles. In addition, the battlefield was dusty. It was really difficult to observe the enemy and ourselves clearly.
To embarrass Xu Wei, Xu Wei could only see a small part of the Han army clearly, and the rest could only rely on scouts to collect information and report back!
"I will get out the telescope after I get back, otherwise it will be too inconvenient to command on the battlefield!" Xu Wei thought to himself.
On the battlefield, the Tengjia Army Mo Dao Battalion, the heavy cavalry battalion, the new artillery battalion and the other 7 battalions of ordinary soldiers formed the Tengjia Army with 50,000 soldiers forming the central army. Duan Peng brought 30,000 cavalry on the left, and Sun Qing on the right.
Leading 30,000 cavalry, although these 60,000 are cavalry, most of them are naturalized barbarians recruited from the grasslands. Most of them have joined the Tengjia Army for a year or two. Although they are not afraid of death, they are not afraid of death.
But the discipline is relatively poor, and the combat effectiveness is not as good as the old members of the Tengjia Army who have been trained for several years. There are 4 battalions of 20,000 soldiers behind the Tengjia Army, which are the reserve forces in Xu Wei's hands. This army is to prevent
If an accident occurs, or a fatal blow decides the battlefield, this army will not be dispatched until the most critical moment.
There are 130,000 Tengjia troops on the battlefield, arranged in dense formations on the left, center and right in horizontal formations like this!
Xu Wei and Duan Peng discussed how to defeat Huangfu Song's army before the war. At that time, they thought that Huangfu Song would rely on his own camp to hold on. Xu Wei thought that the tactics were very simple. They used artillery to bomb Huangfu Song's camp and remove the antlers.
The fortifications such as the Juma and the Arrow Tower were all destroyed, and then the infantry and Turks slowly destroyed the entire Han army camp one by one!
They also thought about the Han army taking the initiative to attack, and the tactics they formulated were even more determined. They first used artillery to bombard the Han army's formation. After disrupting the Han army's formation, they then charged with heavy cavalry and settled the battle in two rounds.
To put it simply, the artillery bombarded, the cavalry charged, the cavalry charged, the artillery bombarded, and the roller-type attack was carried out, smashing the Han army's formation round after round until the Han army of 200,000 was destroyed by the bombardment!
On the side of the Han army, Huangfu Song carefully observed the formation of the Tengjia Army and placed Ju Yi and Yuan Shao's Iron Armor troops on both sides of the army because he found that the elites of the Tengjia Army were concentrated in the central army. If Ju Yi and the others were to confront them head-on,
In other words, the armies of Ju Yi and Yuan Shao may not be the opponent of Lei Gong's elite Mo Dao battalion and heavy cavalry battalion, but if they can deal with the soldiers of their Tengjia army, then Shangju still has confidence in Xiaju Huangfu Song, and his tactics are
We must kill the Tengjia army in large numbers!
Huangfu Song waved his hand, and the Chinese army's war drum troupe began to beat the war drums continuously. The sound of the war drums was earth-shattering.
The Han soldiers shouted: "Kill, kill, kill!"
Then the Han soldiers marched forward with firm steps! The Han soldiers at the front were pushing Wugang chariots and various chariots one by one, and behind them were a group of pairs of spears and halberds. These were all used for defense.
As long as there is a cavalry attack, these soldiers of the Tengjia Army's iron cavalry will quickly block these steel chariots and chariots from the outside, acting as obstacles to the cavalry, and forming internal military formations to defend against cavalry charges.
Hearing the sound of the war drums of the Han army's attack, Xu Wei sneered and said, "Huangfu Song is seeking his own death!"
After all, artillery is inconvenient to transport. Now that the Han army is taking the initiative to attack, it saves Xu Wei's trouble. He only needs to point the muzzle of the cannon at the enemy!
Then Xu Wei also waved his hand, and the sound of the war drums of the Tengjia Army also came to mind. The drums were beating everywhere on the battlefield, and the soldiers stepped on the ground. The battle flags of each battalion of the Han Army moved quickly with the army. The two armies were close to each other.
It's getting closer!
When the Han army approached 400 steps, Xu Wei issued an order: "Order the artillery battalion to attack!"
The messenger quickly passed Xu Wei's order to the artillery battalion captain Sun Qing!
After receiving the order, Sun Qing shouted: "Artillery battalion, fire!"
The soldiers who were ready quickly lit the fuse of the artillery!
"Boom boom boom!"
50 artillery shells were fired quickly. These 10-kilogram projectiles rushed towards the Han army camp with a sonic boom. A battalion of Han army soldiers in front of the artillery camp did not know what had happened when they found that their companions suddenly disappeared.
Fifty artillery shells hit more than a dozen trenches, and hundreds of soldiers were beaten into a bloody mist. The soldiers around them didn't even know what happened. Only the Han soldiers a dozen steps away wailed. These
The soldiers were all hit by artillery shells and lost arms and legs, but this was their luck, they managed to save their lives!
After the completion of one round, several soldiers around the artillery began to take action. They first cooled down the artillery, cleaned up the residue in the artillery, then put the gunpowder package in, plugged in the fuse, and placed the shells!
This set of steps was completed in less than a cup of tea. For artillery, shortening the time of these steps is the key to combat effectiveness.
Then light the cannon again!
"Boom boom boom!"
Another round of 50 artillery shells was fired at the Han army camp, once again taking hundreds of Han army soldiers with them!
"fire!"
"Boom boom boom!"
The third round of artillery fire killed hundreds of Han troops again!
At this time, the soldiers of the Han army realized that they were being attacked violently. Faced with such an unknown weapon, the battalion of the Han army that suffered a head-on attack completely collapsed!
Seeing this scene, Xu Wei laughed and said: "Order the artillery battalion to stop shooting! The heavy cavalry will attack and completely defeat the enemy on the opposite side!"
The messenger quickly conveyed Xu Wei's instructions. Sun Qing stopped shooting, and Duan Yun led the heavy cavalry and shouted: "Heavy cavalry, charge!"
"Come on!" The 5,000-heavy cavalry battalion rushed out of the military formation with a devastating momentum. With a momentum like a tsunami, they quickly overwhelmed the battalion of Han troops resisting in front of them. They did not make any noise.
Disappeared.
After attacking for a mile, Duan Yun turned back with the heavy cavalry battalion, but all the 5,000 Han soldiers who were resisting them fell on the battlefield!
Huangfusong was shocked when he saw this scene. This was an army of 5,000 people. They didn't even hold on for half a stick of incense. At this time, he finally realized the power of artillery. In front of this kind of weapon, a dense phalanx was simply
Looking for death.
But if you mess up the formation of skirmishers, the heavy cavalry of the Tengjia Army in front of you will also be looking for death. It can be said that the Tengjia Army has the two trump cards of artillery and heavy cavalry. No matter what Huangfu Song chooses, it will be wrong. For a while, Huangfu
Song was in a dilemma!
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