Song Jian is originally a Qiang, and his subordinates are also Qiang, so he has contacts with the leaders of various Xiqiang tribes! The relationship between the two parties is very good. This time, the powerful people in Xiliang gave him a large amount of money and food, enough for him to hire 50,000 to 60,000 Qiang people.
Soldier!
So Song Jian's general and prime minister sent a large amount of money and food to various Qiang tribes in Xihai, and these Qiang leaders happily agreed to Song Jian's employment.
This drought not only broke out in the Han Dynasty, but also affected the Qiang tribe in Xihai. The lack of rain caused the pastures to become desertified, and many cattle and sheep starved to death. Although the Qiang tribes can still eat wild vegetables and survive on grass roots,
These Qiang people know that as long as winter comes, they will freeze to death in tracts and starve to death, and now the food brought by Song Jian and others is life-saving food for many tribes!
In a very short period of time, Song Jian recruited 30,000 Qiang cavalry. With the addition of Song Jian's own troops, Song Jian now has a 4-fold advantage in military strength. This finally gave Song Jian's leadership a sense of security!
The words were divided into two parts. Wang Lei led an army of 10,000 people all the way west, passing through Hanyang County, entering Longxi County and arriving at Daxia County. The troops were directed towards Song Jian's home base!
After Wang Lei led his army to repair in Daxia County for a day, he suddenly came to report that Song Jian's army had been assembled with more than 40,000 troops, just ten miles away from Daxia City!
After knowing that Song Jian took the initiative to come to the door, Wang Dang summoned the supervisor Zhou Aimin and his subordinates Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Niu Fu and others to come to discuss the matter!
Zhou Aimin was one of the first batch of orphans in Daqian. When the Kingdom Army was in power, most of the orphans joined the Daqian army. This is what Xu Wei hopes to see. Their joining can strengthen his control over the army, because Zhou Aimin
They are Da Qian's confidants, and the generals and officers in the army take care of them. The capable ones have become the supervisors of the ten-thousand-strong army like Zhou Aimin!
Yan Liang, Wen Chou and Wang Dang were close friends. When Xu Wei captured Jizhou and killed Zhu Jun, Wang Dang took the remnants of the Yellow Turban Army to Xu Wei. Yan Liang and Wen Chou followed Wang Dang to Xu Wei.
Now the two of them are captains of Daqian!
Wang Dang looked at Niu Fu and said, "Song Jian only had 10,000 Guiyi Hu cavalry, so how come there are 30,000 more cavalry now? Can a poor place like Longxi County support an army of 40,000, or cavalry?"
Although Xu Wei ordered Wang Dang to attack Song Jian, he knew that Xiliang was a vast area and Wang Dang might not be able to find Song Jian without a local as a guide, so he arranged for Niu Fu to be Wang Dang's guide and let him lead Wang Dang
When you find Song Jian!
Niu Fu thought for a while and said: "Song Jian must have only 10,000 cavalry. To raise these cavalry, he has to find ways to herd and feed himself. The extra 30,000 cavalry are probably because Song Jian knows that we are going to deal with him and look for the Xiqiang people."
Recruitment, after all, we in Xiliang are having a hard time due to the drought, and we need to grab food to survive.
It is even more difficult for the Qiang people in Xihai to survive. Now in Xiliang, as long as you have a bag of grain, you can hire a Qiang soldier! But I am surprised that Bai Songjian has the financial resources to recruit 30,000 Qiang soldiers. Even now in Xiliang
It’s difficult to survive, but the cost of raising 30,000 cavalry is not small, and it is impossible for Song Jian to have such financial resources!”
Yan Liang sneered: "What's so strange about this! Although the main force of the Xiliang army was wiped out in the first battle, they would of course resist if they wanted to divide the land of Xiliang's powerful people, and this Song Jian is the powerful powerful person in Xiliang He did it! He wanted to scare the monkeys when he was in power, and I’m afraid that the powerful people in Xiliang also want to warn us by supporting Song Jian. These powerful people in Xiliang are still capable of fighting!"
Wen Chou smiled and said: "Nursing the bandits to respect themselves is a common method used by Xiliang's tyrants! But I think this is not bad. As long as we kill Song Jian, Xiliang's tycoons will know that the strength gap between Daqian and them is no longer limited by numbers. Make up for it!”
Zhou Aimin sneered and said: "The rulers started to be merciful. The Xiliang army was wiped out by us. At that time, we should have ransacked the homes of Xiliang powerful men, divided their fields, and used other methods to kill chickens to scare monkeys. This is to break the If the foundation of their family has been destroyed, what's the use of killing chickens to scare monkeys? The best way to deal with these powerful people is to kill them all!"
Niu Fu broke out in cold sweat when he heard this. The general of Daqian was so murderous that he would kill all the powerful men in the state at every turn!
Niu Fu asked nervously: "Song Jian's troops far exceeded our expectations. Should we ask for help from the Duke of Thunder?"
Wang Dang said: "They are just some chickens and dogs. There is no need to ask for help. Our army is enough to defeat them!"
Not long after, Song Jian's 40,000 troops finally arrived at Daxia City. Song Jian commanded the soldiers to set up camp not far from Daxia City!
The next day!
Song Jian's entire army of 40,000 went into battle, and Wang Dang was not to be outdone and led an army of 10,000 to confront Song Jian!
Song Jian came out of the queue and shouted: "Wang Dang, why do you want to invade our border!"
Wang Dang also came out and said: "It seems that someone really tipped you off, and you actually know the general's name!"
Song Jiandao: "This shows that you are unpopular in Xiliang. Now I have 40,000 troops in my hands. If you don't want the whole army to be wiped out, leave Longxi County as soon as possible!"
Wang Dang laughed loudly and said: "You are so small that you can't even be the commander-in-chief among our Yellow Turban Army. You actually dare to call yourself the king. I will chop off your dog's head today!"
Song Jian said angrily: "Whoever cuts off the head of Wang Dang's dog for me, I will reward him with a thousand gold coins!"
As soon as Song Jian finished speaking, thousands of Qiang cavalry rushed towards Wangdang!
And Wang Dang waved his hand, and the soldiers in the artillery battalion were ready! Because it was inconvenient to carry hundreds of kilograms of bronze cannons on the road this time, Wang Dang's artillery battalion used lightweight flying thunder cannons, with a total of Hundreds of them, these cannons are in a state of readiness!
When these Qiang cavalry entered the firing range of the artillery battalion.
Wang Dang shouted: "Fire!"
"Hush, rest, rest!"
"Boom boom boom!"
Hundreds of thunder cannons fired at the same time, and 2,000 kilograms of gunpowder exploded at the same time. The entire battlefield was like a thundering hell. The Qiang cavalry were completely demoralized by this round of artillery and fled to the rear!
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Song Jian at the back was shocked when he saw thousands of his cavalry being defeated by a round of artillery. The power of this artillery was indeed well-deserved, if not for the Qiang people this time Exploring the road, it is his men who have suffered heavy losses now!
The smoke from the battlefield cleared, leaving only a few hundred fallen Qiang soldiers and thousands of terrified Qiang soldiers who fled to the rear of Song Jian's army. Apparently they had completely lost their combat effectiveness!
When Wang Dang saw that Song Jian was not attacking at all, he said: "The artillery battalion advances 50 steps! The army protects the soldiers of the artillery battalion!"
Under the command of Wang Dang, Daqian's army continued to approach Song Jian's army, and the artillery battalion was at the forefront of the attack!
But after enveloping Song Jian's army within the range of the artillery, Wang Dang shouted loudly: "Fire the artillery!"
"Hush, rest, rest!"
"Boom boom boom!"
A new round of artillery shells hit Song Jian's army. This time, Song Jian's soldiers understood the power of artillery and fled from the range of the artillery attack. However, not many people escaped. This round of artillery attack caused a huge damage to Song Jian's army. Thousands of soldier casualties!
Daqian's artillery was so powerful that Song Jian's men had completely lost their morale!
When they saw Daqian's artillery battalion moving towards them again, the soldiers in front also retreated. However, the soldiers behind them did not know what was happening in front of them. As a result, they collided with each other, causing Song Jian's army to be in chaos!
General Song Jian saw this situation and ran to Song Jianjian and said: "Your Majesty, if we continue to retreat, we will collapse without a fight. Although this artillery is powerful, the time between each attack is not short. As long as we One round of artillery fire is enough for our cavalry to rush in front of the artillery, and then Daqian's artillery will be useless. In a hand-to-hand fight, we have 40,000 people and we are the one with the advantage!"
Song Jian's Prime Minister also said: "As long as we disperse the army, the damage we will suffer will be lower! Your Majesty, we have no way out now!"
Song Jian thought for a while and said: "Okay, we will divide our troops into three groups. General, you attack the left wing of Da Gan's army. The prime minister will lead the army to attack the right wing of Da Gan's army. I will lead the middle army to attack the middle army of Da Gan!"
Then Song Jian's general shouted loudly to his men: "Soldiers, charge me, kill!"
Tens of thousands of Qiang cavalry followed General Song Jian in a detour to attack the left wing of Daqian Army! Prime Minister Song Jian led tens of thousands of Qiang cavalry in a detour to attack the right wing of Daqian County! These two groups of people rushed away like two long dragons!
And Song Jian also boosted the morale of his army and said: "Brothers, the artillery fire takes a long time, as long as the cannons rush over and die, it will be the army!"
But few people are willing to follow Song Jian to face the artillery. This power has scared everyone!
Seeing the demoralized army, Song Jian gritted his teeth and said, "As long as you are willing to follow me and charge, each of you can get 10 dan of food!"
This food was enough for the Qiang family to survive this harsh winter. Such a high increase in weight suddenly restored the morale of Song Jian's army, and the army finally rushed towards the central army of Daqian Army again!
Wang Dang sneered when he saw Song Jian's three-pronged attacking army!
From the telescope, he could see that the equipment of Song Jian's three armies was not much different from that of beggars. These Qiang soldiers were only wearing sheepskin jackets. The steel knives faced by the Daqian soldiers were basically one by one. Song Jian The best equipped ones are the tens of thousands of Guiyi Huqi in his headquarters, who barely have leather armor and a shiny iron sword. But Wang Dang's 10,000 soldiers are all wearing iron armor, and most of them have ordinary swords. A mark! And Song Jian's soldiers couldn't resist Daqian's steel sword, no matter whether they were sheepskin coats or leather armors!
In terms of equipment, there has been a shift in equipment between the two sides. They will be bombed to death by artillery in long-distance battles, but they will also be crushed by the equipment of the Daqian Army in close combat!
Wang Dang ordered Yan Liang and Wen Chou to lead 3,000 men each to resist the attack of Song Jian's left and right armies!
Wang Dang ordered the soldiers of the artillery battalion to fire another round of cannon!
"Hush, rest, rest!"
"Boom boom boom!"
This round of artillery dispersed the army under the command of Song Jian, so there were fewer casualties. It only frightened a large number of war horses and made them stay on the battlefield for a while.
But with Song Jian generously rewarded, after being attacked by artillery this time, the soldiers did not turn around and escape, but continued to charge towards the Daqian Chinese Army!
When Wang Dang saw this, he shouted: "The artillery battalion retreats, the cavalry battalion prepares to charge!"
After speaking, Wang Dang drew his sword and commanded: "Kill all the enemies!"
The 3,000 cavalrymen behind him also shouted to kill all the enemies! The soldiers of the artillery battalion pushed the artillery and retreated to the rear of the battle formation!
The cavalry from both sides approached quickly. When the two groups of cavalry reached the range of 100 steps, each side fired a round of bows and arrows!
However, Wang Dang and the others were protected by iron armor and basically suffered no casualties, but Song Jian and the others did not receive such good treatment. More than 3,000 long arrows once again carried Song Jian and hundreds of soldiers.
But the bow and arrow attack was within the understanding of Song Jian's soldiers. Even though so many soldiers were taken away, the morale of Song Jian's soldiers did not drop much!
When Song Jian was about to cross the border with Wangdang, he did not directly carry out the most brutal hand-to-hand killing. Instead, he led his cavalry and slowly started to circle around Wangdang's cavalry. He wanted to use mounted shooting to kill a large number of people. Work hard!
Song Jian saw that Daqian's army was well-equipped and had powerful artillery. He felt that the only advantage of his army was cavalry and shooting, so he wanted to use his bows and arrows to kill Daqian's army in large numbers!
And Wang Dang did as he wished. Song Jian felt that he had an advantage in cavalry and archery, but Wang Dang also thought that he had an advantage in cavalry and archery. You must know that the cavalry of the Daqian Army are all elite Xianbei, Huns, and Wuwan people. It was composed of warriors. Due to limited fiscal revenue, there were only 80,000 cavalry in the entire Daqian standing army. Don’t look at the small number. Even at the peak of the Eastern Han Dynasty government, there may not have been so many cavalry.
But for Dagan, this number is nothing. If the finances are sufficient, Dagan can arm tens of thousands or even 500,000 elite cavalry. After all, there are more than 6 million herdsmen in Dagan's territory, and nearly 2 million young men. , all of them are warriors who are good at fighting, riding and shooting.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Each cavalryman of the Daqian Army stands out from dozens of companions. These cavalrymen are proficient in hand-to-hand killing, mounted shooting and various cavalry tactics! Therefore, they are better than mounted archers. Be absolutely confident that you can defeat Song Jian's army!
Sure enough, there are only a few rounds of mounted shooting. Wang Dang's cavalry can kill hundreds or even thousands of enemies in each round of mounted shooting. Although Song Jian and others have 4-5 times more people than Wang Dang and others, Song Jian's men They are mainly Qiang people. Not only are their swords and armor poor, even their finger-mounted bows cannot shoot as far as those of the Daqian army. Their long arrows are not as good as all the steel arrows of the Daqian army. Most of the Qiang people's long arrows are made of bones. Leather armor may not be able to be shot away, let alone iron armor. Even if Song Jian's soldiers hit the soldiers of Daqian Army with their long arrows, only their bones would be broken! Only a few unlucky ones were shot. The horse fell down, or was shot through a gap in the armor!
It can be said that the gap between the two sides in terms of bows and arrows is even greater than that of swords and armor! Wang Dang and the others had not suffered more than a hundred casualties, while Song Jian had already lost more than 3,000 soldiers!
Such heavy casualties made Song Jian's picture useless. The Qiang soldiers saw that the Daqian army could not kill them no matter how hard they shot, while their own companions had already suffered thousands of casualties.
Finally, a soldier couldn't bear the pressure of death and fled to the rear. As if this fleeing soldier was a signal, two or three soldiers began to flee, and then groups of soldiers fled from the battlefield! Such as Song Jian No matter how you block it, it won't work!
Wang Dang saw the soldiers of Song Jian's army collapse and shouted: "Charge the whole army, don't let the enemy escape!"
And he shouted to Song Jian not far away: "Song Jian, where can you escape!"
Song Jian, who was originally trying to stop the soldiers from escaping, saw Wang Dang rushing towards him and even ignored his own soldiers. If he lost his soldiers, he would not be able to escape from the rear!
But when Wang didn't know how to let Song Jian escape, he shot Song Jian's horse with his own bow and arrow.
The war horse was in pain and threw Song Jian directly on the battlefield!
At this time, Wang Dang rode over and pointed his spear at Song Jian!
Song Jian immediately threw himself into the ground and said: "Spare my life!"