Chapter 1089 Encountering enemies while patrolling
As the main army of the Western Wei Dynasty arrived, they camped for more than ten miles outside Wusu City. The tents stretched out and flags were fluttering. Everything in the field of vision was a majestic military scene.
After arriving at Wusu, Li Tai did not go straight into the city to rest and wait for the enemy. Instead, he led his troops to inspect the mountains south of Wusu City before the Qi army arrived.
If nothing else goes wrong, the armies of the two countries will then fight in this area, and at the beginning of the battle, Li Tai will of course have to understand the battlefield on the ground.
Different from the crisscrossing ravines and abrupt peaks in the north, although the south side of Wusu City also has a hilly and plateau terrain, the slope is relatively gentle. There are still some traces of stable buildings in the plateaus. It can be seen that before the invasion of the Western Wei Dynasty, this area
The area should be used as pasture for grazing.
From Wusu City to the south, the Pi Plateau undulates and forms a slope that is several miles or even ten miles long. The top of the plateau has a vast view, and the water and grass below are lush. The western source of the Zhuozhang River passes through it from north to south.
There are also tributaries that merge into the main stream along the plateau valley terrain.
However, due to drought, the water volume of most rivers is not large, and large swaths of beach silt are exposed along the coast. Clumps of weeds grow on the river bed that has been hardened by the sun. The nutrients contained in the silt at the river bottom are absorbed by these grasses.
Take it out and it will grow vigorously.
In this plateau valley, although the Qi Army's large contingent has not yet arrived, there are still many scouts moving around. These Qi Army scouts are running around the plateau valley to look around, and occasionally use rope rulers to measure, apparently also for
Collect terrain data during future battles as a reference for the army to dispatch troops, form formations, and advance and retreat for operations.
These Qi army scouts also discovered Li Tai and his party, so they called their companions with blasts and horns. The Qi army scouts scattered among the plateau valleys gradually gathered together to form a cavalry team of hundreds of people.
Several miles away, people on the plain looked warily at Li Tai and his party.
Seeing the vigilance of the other party, Li Tai couldn't help but feel evil in his heart. He raised his hand and pointed at the other party from a distance, then smiled to the guards behind him and said, "Do you dare to hunt for a while?"
Usually, in addition to elite scouts who inspect the battlefield before a battle, there are often senior generals who serve as combat commanders. For example, Li Tai went here to inspect the terrain in person. Before such a large-scale battle, some generals, even if they were not able to
It is convenient to visit the battlefield and observe it in person, and we will definitely arrange for confidants to come over and grasp the basic terrain conditions.
So Li Tai was also curious about who was leading the enemy team, and after hearing this, the guards all laughed and said: "Dare to pioneer for the Lord!"
Li Tai tightened his legs, clamped the horse's belly, and the horse took the lead and galloped towards the bottom of the valley. The rest of the soldiers followed behind, and the speed of the team became faster and faster.
, the distance between them is also stretching.
Thousands of knights formed a hunting formation several miles wide in this plateau valley, and then the knights scattered on both wings accelerated and ran, forming an arc that wrapped inward.
When the Northern Qi sergeants on the opposite slope saw the enemy approaching, they all reined up their horses and galloped towards the top of the plateau behind.
But their intention was not to evacuate, but to gather on the top of the plateau to form a more solid impact formation. Soon, it was as if a sharp blade was swooping down, and its sharp edge pointed at the center of the formation where Li Tai was.
The knight charging at the front was wearing light armor and a face shield, so his face could not be seen clearly, but judging from his exquisite riding skills and his sharp arrows, he must be the leader of this team.
"The thief is very courageous!"
Li Tai laughed loudly, grabbed the bow on the side of the saddle, and fired a shot diagonally. Immediately, the team separated from where he was, forming two parallel straight lines, running diagonally towards the top of the plateau. The gap between the two teams
Just enough for enemy cavalry to pass through.
However, the enemy cavalry did not want to pass by. Under the leadership of their general, they turned around midway and charged directly at the middle waist of Li Tai's team, intending to outflank and intercept Li Tai.
Upon seeing this, Li Tai simply turned his horse's head, led dozens of riders around him to break away from the group, turned down the slope and galloped away to the bottom of the valley.
Although the enemy general knew that this was a trick to lure the enemy, he still refused to give up. He led his troops to close behind Li Tai and his party, completely ignoring that the two enemy cavalry in the rear had converged on the Piyuan to the south and had already blocked their retreat.
Block.
"Qiang thieves, stop leaving, dismount and die!"
The distance between them gradually narrowed. The general of the Qi army controlled the horse and galloped while pulling the bowstring. It seemed that he had changed from the initial prey to the current hunter. He shouted loudly to Li Tai, who was still galloping ahead.
roared.
Li Tai refused to stay, and led the group of horses to gallop to a relatively sparse forest at the bottom of the valley. Then he dismounted and put his mount into the woods. He was surrounded by dozens of guards.
A combat formation was quickly formed outside the woods. He raised his hand and pointed to the rear of the enemy general who was gradually slowing down and asked: "Since the general dares to chase me here, do you dare to tell me his name?"
However, General Qi ignored Li Tai's question, and his expression was no longer as fierce as when he was chasing him. Especially when he looked back at the enemy cavalry on the plateau and rolled towards him again, he couldn't help but frown slightly.
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At this time, he was only a few miles away from Li Tai's position. If he charged forward with all his strength, it would be possible to break up the battle formation and run away, but as long as the enemy formation was slightly blocked, the troops behind him would immediately rush to him.
.Although the woods ahead are not dense, they can still prevent the cavalry from running. By then, a large number of their troops will be trapped here, making it difficult to break out.
After weighing it in his mind, he put his fingers on the bow and drew it to full length, and shot an arrow in the direction of Li Tai. The arrow quickly drew an arc in the sky, and then shot down below where Li Tai was.
However, at this moment, a figure behind Li Tai quickly flashed out and jumped into the air, slashing the arrow down with a slash of his hand. Both his skill and eyesight were extremely swift. Naturally, this was the man who had been the captain of Li Tai's personal soldiers for many years and was now an official and a hundred knights.
Zhang Shinu, the camp leader.
General Na Qi originally wanted to take the risk and give it a try, but after seeing Zhang Shinu's strong posture and strong martial arts, he immediately gave up the idea and led his troops directly to bypass the woods in front and wade through the water from the other side.
Pass by and prepare to take a detour to leave.
However, seeing that the Lord was taking risks and luring the enemy in, how could the troops in the rear allow the enemy cavalry to leave calmly? Therefore, the team continued to sweep westward along the river like a passing strong wind, constantly
To lengthen the distance for the enemy cavalry to detour.
At this time, other guards also led their mounts back from the woods. Li Tai got on his horse and looked at the direction in which the enemy cavalry was running away, frowning slightly.
Originally it was just a chance encounter and a tentative confrontation, but the enemy general gave him the feeling that he was fighting for his life. He was still pursuing him endlessly even though he was at a disadvantage. Looking back on his words and deeds, he felt familiar, but for a moment
And I can't think of anyone in the enemy camp who can get the number right.
Seeing that the two knights were already fighting in the upper reaches of the valley, Li Tai also led the people here to gallop towards the battlefield.
At this time, in the upper reaches of the valley, when the two sides engaged in battle, the battle became extremely fierce. Since both parties were armed with light cavalry patrolling the battlefield, they rarely carried heavy weapons such as horses and bows. They relied on the bows and knives they had with them to kill the enemy. The cavalry had short cavalry.
During the handover of troops, both men and horses collided, and soon the cumulative casualties on both sides exceeded hundreds, directly turning the streams here red.
The Wei army was more numerous than the Qi army, and most of the soldiers patrolling this time were elite soldiers from the second battalion. After the enemy army was intercepted, people from behind rushed in, which immediately put the Qi army at a disadvantage.
"My lord, the thieves are so fierce that we cannot be reluctant to fight! Some of them risked their lives to break through. My lord, go quickly, go quickly!"
A soldier next to General Na Qi shouted, and immediately dozens of horsemen around him rushed in the same direction, using the flesh and blood of men and horses to open a gap. When General Na Qi saw this, he roared angrily and beat his subordinates hard.
Mount, lead the rest of the people to rush out of the enemy's siege from this gap, then control the strings left and right and shoot to block the enemy, and lead the hundreds of people around them to rush to the top of the mountain beam in the south again. Then the generals threw off their masks and looked back with sorrow and indignation.
, it is Dendrobium Guang.
"Li Boshan, I hate that I am weak today, otherwise I will kill you here!"
Seeing the enemy troops below charging up the slope again, Hu Luguang did not dare to stay any longer. He glanced at where Li Tai was and immediately led the remaining soldiers to gather at Xialei where the Qi army's camp was.
At this time, in the lower camp, Duan Shao was leading the generals to greet the emperor Gao Yang who had just arrived. When Hu Luguang led the remaining soldiers back to the camp, the Holy Emperor entered the camp.
Gao Yang was already quite dissatisfied with Hu Luguang, who had a close relationship with King Changshan. When he saw that he returned to the camp in embarrassment but did not appear in the team that greeted him, his face suddenly sank.
He came forward and said angrily: "Where has the king returned from?"
"Your Majesty, I came here from Heyang. I wanted to detect the enemy's situation to report to Your Majesty. Unexpectedly, I met the leader of the thieves, Li Boshan, who also led his troops to patrol. The two sides engaged in a battle. I only regretted that I was short of troops. My arrows were broken and my bow was broken. I missed the opportunity. I was helpless.
Get away!"
Hu Luguang was already in a gloomy and depressed mood. At this time, when he heard the emperor shouting and prostrating on the ground, he said in a sad voice. Thinking back to the helplessness of the enemy in front of him but unable to kill the thief for revenge, he couldn't help but burst into tears and cried.
Bowing to the ground: "I encountered an old enemy but was unable to kill the thief. It is a great crime for the country and a great crime for the family..."
After Gao Yang heard this, he couldn't help but look disappointed. Seeing Hu Luguang so sad and upset, he felt a little unbearable in his heart, and said quickly: "I am here personally to kill the thief. Wang Gong
There is no need to shed tears if there is anything unfinished. Are the thieves still in the formation? Good for your men and horses, go back and kill the thieves!"
After hearing the words, Hu Luguang's expression suddenly became excited again, while Duan Shao on the side sighed: "The previous encounter was an accident. I couldn't kill him. I think the thief's life is not exhausted. How can we stop now?
Waiting for me? I'm afraid that the additional divisions and brigade will be useless. Now that the Supreme Lord is here, the armies are invigorated. Wuwei will no longer be eager to take advantage of the situation. In the future, if the formations are clear and the soldiers are fighting hard, the thieves' power will not last long!"
As he said this, Duan Shao couldn't help but feel worried in his heart. As the war progressed, the enemy's advantage was already very obvious, but the emperor still expected something unrealistic like this. There was still no one who could fight steadily and fight for a long time.
Based on the idea of gradually reversing the disadvantage, this is really not a good phenomenon. If this is not recognized, the next battle ideas may be deviated from reality.
With this worry in his heart, he also became a little dissatisfied with Hu Luguang and Duan Shao. It is extremely absurd to expect to kill the enemy general by accident before the war. Even if the opportunity is missed, there is nothing to regret.
However, Hu Luguang was still worried about this. It can be seen that the defeat in Hedong still did not change his idea of using danger and surprise. It also made Duan Shao feel that it was not appropriate to arrange his people in the next battle sequence, so as to avoid fighting again.