Chapter 816 The essence of Han soldiers, the strength of Han generals
When marching and fighting, we pay attention to the time, location, and people.
In field battles, location is particularly important and is often the key to victory or defeat.
More than 20,000 Zhao Jun's cavalry vanguard surged forward, and Yang Yanzhang, who only had one battalion of soldiers, went out to fight. Is he crazy? No, no. Not only did he not have an excellent tactic, but the reason why he stationed troops in the wild was precisely
Because this tactic relies on geographical advantages, the key to success or failure lies in finding a suitable location.
The geography in front of you is a suitable point.
Dust and smoke fill the sky, Zhao's cavalry has already arrived.
Yang Yanzhang led his troops at the bottom of the "V"-shaped beach of the small river. There were rivers flowing quietly to the left and right. It seemed that there was no way to retreat.
Three thousand heavy armored infantry were waiting in formation, but facing the large number of Zhao army's cavalry, it looked like a beast struggling to its death.
When the leading general of the Zhao army saw that the Han army had actually 'advanced' to the riverbank, a dead end with no retreat, he shouted for blessings from the gods and Buddhas, and couldn't help but smile on his face full of rage.
The first battle between Hedong Army and Zhao Army is coming.
At noon, the scorching sun hung high in the sky, and the clouds seemed to be unable to bear the scorching temperature and hid. The sun penetrated directly into the earth, illuminating the sky and the earth in a blazing white color.
The sound of horse hooves stepping on the ground is getting closer and closer, and the panting and snorting of war horses are getting closer and closer. The cavalry of Zhao State is also a powerful force in the north. Even compared to the cavalry of the Han army, the cavalry of Yan and Zhao are more powerful.
It is the first manifestation of the reputation of Beiyu's powerful army in five hundred years.
More than 20,000 cavalrymen have already rushed over on horseback. The trampling of the ground by one hundred thousand horse hooves, the magnificence of thousands of horses galloping, the billowing smoke and huge shouts made them look like a raging flood.
The front line of the Han army with only 3,000 men stood quietly in the river bend without any retreat. They lined up in a neat line of 300*10, densely packed together. Faced with such huge pressure from the enemy,
Even though they were elites who had fought in hundreds of battles, a cold air spread directly from the soles of their feet to their backs, and some of them couldn't help but look nervous.
Yang Yanzhang came to the front of the formation under the surprised gazes of the soldiers and generals. Holding the spear that shone brightly in the scorching sun, he shouted loudly to the soldiers behind him: "Zhao Qi is indeed powerful, but you don't need to be afraid. I am the general.
I will live and die with you. I will be the first to face the enemy, and the last to leave."
A kind of excitement bred in calmness, extremely powerful in rendering people's hearts. Yang Yanzhang's image is excellent among the military. Every soldier believed in him. Everyone immediately shouted in unison. All the tension and worries dissipated at this moment.
"This is great!" Yang Yanzhang, who has always been a bit solemn, behaved very boldly today.
As he spoke, he ignored the approaching enemy cavalry from the opposite side, reached out and took a short gun from the hands of the soldiers behind him, and took a deep breath. The strength of his whole body was concentrated in his right arm. Like a leopard, he suddenly took five steps forward and gave a low shout.
, the short spear in his hand shot out like lightning, and flew more than a hundred steps in the blink of an eye. The invincible force looked at the armor as thin paper, penetrated the body, and the short spear penetrated the chests of the three people continuously, and the force continued until they collided.
It didn't stop until the fourth person.
Yang Yanzhang took the lead with this move. This simple move boosted the morale of his own troops and they cheered in unison.
Thousands of arrows and crossbows roared towards the enemy with the sound of piercing the air. The Zhao cavalry on the opposite side staggered one after another, staining the river beach with blood.
But in the end, the two armies collided fiercely, with blood and flesh flying everywhere. The Zhao army's cavalry were knocked off their horses one by one, and the Han army's infantry were trampled to pulp by thousands of horses.
The fierce battle that lasted for more than a quarter of an hour began. Then, the Han army began to retreat.
The Zhao army, filled with murderous intent, was overjoyed. The leading general thought that the victory was certain, so the whole army rushed forward and pressed hard.
Twenty steps!
Ten steps!
The Han army retreated step by step towards the river channel behind the river beach.
Yes, river!
This is Yang Yanzhang's intention. To deal with Zhao Jun's cavalry, the mud under the river will be his best helper.
The water in the river was not deep, and at its deepest it could only cover a person's waist. The rafts that were pressed down by stones in the water quickly floated up, carrying a huge part of the Han army's infantry to retreat. Even if there were still some Han soldiers,
The soldiers were wearing armor and couldn't get on the raft to retreat, so they had to retreat into the river and struggle. Compared with the Zhao army, the men were still much lighter than the horses.
The Zhao cavalry, which was so crowded together, was unable to retreat and was ten times harder than the Han army.
The Han infantrymen still quickly took off their armor, but the Zhao cavalry who was stuck in the mud could only scream under the dense arrows. The most straightforward thing is that under such dense arrows,
Under the rain, even if the soldiers of the Zhao army wanted to get rid of their horses and armor, it was impossible.
Of course, Yang Yanzhang would not let go of this God-given opportunity and waved his troops forward. One by one, the Han soldiers came back, wielding spears, spears, swords and axes, and started hacking at Zhao Qi's head. Soon, the blood was stained
Rivers.
Yang Yanzhang shouted repeatedly and waved his spear, harvesting the lives of his enemies like chopping melons and vegetables.
But the leading general of the Zhao army looked at the chaotic situation and did not show any anxious expression. Instead, he showed a sigh and said to the people behind him: "The best of Han soldiers and the strongest of Han generals are nothing more than this."
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Seeing the sudden change in the battle situation, the generals around him suddenly fell towards the weak Han army. Their mouths were already wide open. After hearing this, they couldn't help shouting: "It's really powerful!"
Totally unexpected, completely unexpected.
"Ming Jin withdraws his troops! We have lost this battle."
The people on the front lines fell on their backs, and the river beach was stained with blood.
Zhao Qi, who was crowded together, became a target for moving people, and everything became a mess.
The unrivaled crossbow arrows fired one after another. The powerful crossbow arrows could completely penetrate the horse's body and penetrate the armored knight holding the halberd. Every time the shrill sound of breaking through the air would bring up puffs of blood, it would be like this.
Zhao Qi will fall down one by one in blood.
The small "V" shaped river beach has become Zhao Qi's grave. In just a quarter of an hour, Zhao Qi's dead bodies were everywhere on the river beach.
Due to the special terrain of the "V"-shaped river beach, the Han army's crossbowmen riding rafts were all wrapped up from both wings. Their main attack was Zhao Qi's middle and rear army, not the front army that had fallen into the water.
As a result, the rear army pressed forward, and the front army had to retreat, trampling on each other. Countless people died.
Yang Yanzhang immediately retreated to Yiqing County with the captured prisoners, and then the Zhao Army's vanguard infantry rushed to the city.
The loss of three to five thousand cavalry was only a small setback. The Zhao State, who knew the strength of the Han army, knew very well that their army could not sweep all the way.
But when it was learned that Yang Yanzhang only had ten thousand men and was stationed in Yiqing County, the clamor for revenge could no longer be suppressed.
Yiqing County is located to the southwest of Jiangjin City. It is a barrier to Jiangjin City and a stumbling block for the Zhao army to attack Jiangjin City. If Yiqing County is not taken, their flanks will always be under the sharp edge of the Han army.
"Zhao Jun!" A loud shout resounded through the city. City Gate Army Sima was shocked. He hurriedly looked outside the city. He saw a black line rolling out on the open land to the west of Yiqing. It was useless.
Soon the black line turned into a black wall, and then crowds of people surged and flags flew.
The officers of the Han army at the top of the city shouted orders loudly. The soldiers responded with a loud voice and waited for them to run up to the top of the city and take up their positions. A military prince with a heavy back and a strong waist pulled out the saber on his waist and shouted in all directions: "Ready the bows and crossbows!"
The archers quickly took off the bows they were carrying, and each of them tried to pull it once to ensure that the bow equipment was normal. They scattered the bundles of arrows and were ready to replenish them at any time. The crossbowmen naturally had a harder time, especially the ones on the bed.
The man at the crossbow.
The bed of crossbows is huge. It takes a lot of effort to place them. You also have to choose a suitable location. Before the preparations were completed on the city top, there was the clanging sound of armors, weapons clashing, and strong footsteps. If you look back, you can see a large number of fully armored soldiers.
The infantry are moving towards the city head, wrapped in thick armor from head to toe. Hundreds of civilians are pouring from all over the streets in the city, carrying, picking, or dragging the stones and logs that have been collected long ago.
Under the city, the old, weak, women and children all nervously poked their heads out of their homes and looked at the officers and soldiers speeding down the street. Some of them pulled their husbands and brothers and gave them numerous instructions.
Yang Yanzhang straddled his horse and galloped to the bottom of the city, accompanied by several of his subordinates. When he got to the top of the city, he looked down and couldn't help but get furious!
Outside the city, a large group of Zhao troops had already set up camp. However, some of them had also been assembled. From visual inspection, it could be seen that there were approximately 10,000 to 3,000 to 5,000 troops, all of whom were infantry. What made Yang Yanzhang angry was that this Zhao army had no
Bringing any large siege equipment and only a simple ladder truck to seize the city. How can you not be angry when you underestimate him like this?
"Looks like he hasn't suffered enough yet!" The reason why Yang Yanzhang went out to fight earlier was just to show off his muscles and not to be underestimated by Zhao Jun.
In fact, this is not that Zhao Jun really meant to look down on him, but that it was impossible to carry huge and heavy siege towers and other objects during a long-distance attack. Furthermore, Zhao Jun's siege of cities and territories was completely fast, so instead of dismantling the equipment into parts
Hundreds of thousands of horse-drawn carriages traveling with the army would be better off waiting for local materials to be made when needed.
"I won't let you pass the moat! That's too much!" Yang Yanzhang cursed secretly in his heart, and then ordered everyone to fight back and give Zhao Jun a head-on attack!
Before the battle, both sides were making final mobilizations. The generals of the Zhao army jumped on their horses in front of the formation, shouting loudly, and the soldiers raised their weapons and responded like thunder. The Hedong Army at the head of the city was naturally familiar with this kind of formation.
When Zhu Biao led his troops into battle, he did this to boost morale countless times before charging into battle.
"Don't be afraid of them! Don't look at the Zhao dog barking happily at this time. Later, when you shoot an arrow over, he will still pounce on the ground. Not to mention that we are well-equipped and rely on the city. Even in the field battle with Zhao Jun yesterday, we were the same.
The infantry defeated the cavalry, one against four, killing three to five thousand of them at once, and I also chopped off two heads." A veteran said to the county soldiers beside him.
"Who's scared? I'm not afraid of Zhao Gou!" This county soldier looked to be only seventeen or eighteen years old. He was still childish and had no real war experience.
"Then why are your hands shaking? Little brother, just wait and see. I'll let you see the strength of my brother's arms later." The veteran hummed and clenched his fist, making a strong gesture.
Seeing that the Zhao army was preparing to attack, Yang Yanzhang said to the leading captain beside him: "This is your camp, you are responsible for commanding it." After that, he strode to a bed of crossbows and ordered his soldiers to load arrows.
Two strong soldiers, one on the left and one on the right, immediately grasped the wheel on the crossbow bed, tried their best to twist the big bow on the crossbow bed to the back, and then buckled it with the crossbow buckle. Another person took out the feather arrows and placed them
In the arrow trough.
Suddenly, the Zhao army outside the city made a loud killing noise, which went straight into the sky! The first six or seven thousand Zhao soldiers roared and swarmed forward, each with a ladder as the center. The soldiers in the front held up long shields as cover, and rushed towards the county seat with all their strength.
.But at this time, some soldiers on the city discovered that the people rushing over did not look like Zhao people? What about the armor style? Instead, it looked like Han soldiers who had changed their uniforms?
Sima, the lord of each army, stood behind his brothers, visually measured the distance, and shouted repeatedly: "Steady! Steady!" When they reached about 500 steps away, the crossbow part was ready to start shooting.
Although relying on the city, many county soldiers faced the enemy for the first time and were a little timid. Some of the archers' hands holding bows and arrows were shaking, and their eyelids were beating involuntarily.
Bed crossbow shot!
A distance of about a hundred steps can trigger one round.
After two rounds, Zhao Bing reached about 300 steps of the city wall. Then a military commander ordered the specially selected elite shooters beside him: "Test fire!" As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sound of strings and the crossbow bolts were flying!
"No! Try again!" Before the crossbow bolt entered the enemy's formation, the military commander ordered again. The test shooter then cocked the crossbow and aimed at a target. He immediately triggered the crossbow machine! The enemy responded! And in an instant,
All the crossbowmen fired their crossbows without any orders!
Amidst the sound of whooshing through the air, the tight bow string pulled the bow arc and made a creaking sound!
The thunderbolts of five to six hundred powerful crossbows sounded. They were as fast as locusts and as dense as rain! The charging Zhao army immediately rushed into one! Even the Zhao soldiers holding long shields were broken by the crossbow arrows.
Killed by being pierced by a shield.
On the top of the city, strings were ringing continuously, and soldiers from Zhao below the city were constantly hit by arrows and fell to the ground. Yang Yanzhang always squatted on the bed in front of the crossbow at the top of the city. He squinted one eye to look for the target. There was no smile on his face.
Now he was certain that the Zhao army coming to attack the city were the Han soldiers who had surrendered to the enemy along the way, the so-called Jingsui Army.
It’s really hateful!
No matter how many people are killed, they are still killing their own people.
Yang Yanzhang put his hand on the crossbow machine, the anger in his heart getting stronger and stronger, and he was ready to shoot at any time.
Suddenly, I caught a glimpse of a person in Zhao Jun's charging formation. He was brandishing a sword and shouting everywhere. This must be an officer. He quickly turned the crossbow bed and aimed at this person. Compared with ordinary soldiers, the officers who surrendered to the enemy were the most hateful.
The arrowhead of the crossbow was already pointing directly at the man's torso. Just as Yang Yanzhang was triggering the crossbow, he suddenly heard the trumpet sound of the Zhao army's rear formation!
When Zhao Jun, who was charging at the front, heard this, he suddenly stopped advancing. The rear team changed to the front team and quickly evacuated from the crossbow range of the city.
Yang Yanzhang stood up and looked around, only to see countless Zhao soldiers retreating. After a while, they all ran away. Dizzy, what does this mean? Did you come down to my city to try out your skills with crossbows?
Looking at the hundreds of corpses left behind by the Zhao army in front of the city, he was really puzzled. Not only was he puzzled, but the soldiers above and below the city, as well as the people supporting the battle, were also confused. He was ready to do something.
There was a killing, and the ground was dark, and the sun, moon, and sky were not bright. The old and weak women and children in the county were already preparing to make rice to feed the officers and soldiers in the city after half a day. In less than a quarter of an hour, the Zhao army withdrew.
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The Zhao army was approaching Jiangjin, and the whole country was shocked. What was supposed to come was finally coming! Ji Yun lamented in prison all night long, but was helpless.
Although Zhu Biao has been sent out of Zhenjiangjin and played the strongest big name in his hand. But is there any general who can be undefeated? Although Zhu Biao has great military exploits and fame, he only has 80,000 troops after all...
Anyone who knows the strength of the enemy and ourselves on the front line knows in their heart that everything really depends on their ability.
Therefore, the news of Yang Yanzhang's first and second formations, as well as the capture of thousands of troops, were rushed six hundred miles to Beiping City. The pigeons and hawks flying in the sky delivered the news earlier.
As for the past battlefields of Hedong, how could the gains of thousands of people be worth mentioning? They were not valued at all.
The next day, the real Zhao army appeared on the battlefield.
"Every unit! Get your equipment ready to attack the city!" Zhao Jun Zhujia gave an order, and tens of thousands of soldiers moved upon hearing the wind. More than fifty flat shield vehicles were placed in front of the formation, and at the back, the soldiers carried out a shield vehicle about six or seven feet wide and five feet long.
The six-foot wooden ladder was then erected high, and the wooden ladder was lifted up onto the giant van that had been prepared before. Then a strong man with a sledgehammer jumped on top of the car and connected the nails, completing the whole process in one fell swoop.
The ladder truck supplies are 'made' in a matter of seconds.
In front of Zhao Jun's formation, a ladder truck was erected. Looking at the shape, it looked very similar to a swan singing loudly.
General Zhao looked at the top of Yiqing City, and could vaguely see the defenders swarming up the city, running north and south at the top of the city. At the enemy tower, you could even see military attachés in armor and robes talking to each other. Before the battle, both sides
Preparations are being made intensively. But I don’t know how determined the Hedong Army is to defend Uiqing?
"General, Zhao Dog is really coming." said the general beside Yang Yanzhang.
"That's just right! This general is just trying to measure Zhao Gou's quality." Yang Yanzhang sneered.
"Blast the drums!" A general in the Zhao army shouted loudly. As soon as he finished speaking, the thunder of war drums was heard! The sound of powerful drums echoed under the city, breaking the tranquility before the war!
"Siege the city!"
After a military order, a team of ten cart-pulling soldiers at the front pushed the four-wheeled trench cart or flat shield cart forward. Behind them, in units of ladder carts, each man and horse gathered around a ladder cart.
At this time, no one got into the carriage of the ladder truck. The soldiers each held up their long shields to protect their comrades who were pushing the cart. Hundreds of siege equipment were seen moving slowly. Behind them, drums were beating loudly!
The sound of the war drums became more and more urgent! The sound shook the heartstrings! The Zhao army in front had already arrived at the city! They pushed the trench carts with all their strength towards the moat in front of the wall! In an instant, sharp arrows were flying from the city head!
At that moment, Zhao Bing fell to the ground.
Although the soldiers pushing the carts are protected by shields and chariots, there is still a gap of 100 meters. Is it really possible that it is well-maintained and watertight? The feather arrows shot from the top of the city can even break through the chariots with one blow.
Those who were hit by arrows could only fall to the ground and wail incessantly. Then in the blink of an eye, their whole bodies were pierced by sharp arrows.
