The first thousand one hundred and forty-four chapters
Chapter 1144: Divide the troops and attack
Yuan Shu looked at the low mountains in the distance. To be honest, he hadn't done anything since he went north. He had just been on the road. He was on the road.
At first, the scenery of the grassland really made him yearn for it. It was much more beautiful than the scenery of later generations.
But after walking for so many days, the scenery along the way had already made him tired. His only thought now was to quickly pack up Cobineng and return to Dahan.
"My lord, have you seen the low mountain in front of you?
After passing the short mountain and going forward fifty miles is Cobinen's camp."
Zhao Yun glanced at Yuan Shu and directly reported the location of Kebineng.
"It's only fifty miles after passing the short mountain, and I finally found him."
Hearing that he was about to arrive, Yuan Shu also smiled slightly. It was not easy to finally meet the real owner.
"Lord, I suggest that the army rest for a while, and then send troops and horses to bypass Cobineng's tribe first, and set up ambushes on his east, west, north and west. Don't let him escape."
Guo Jia also came to Yuan Shu at this time, looking at the low mountain in the distance, a light flashed in his eyes.
"Yes, Zilong."
Yuan Shu nodded, and then directly named Zhao Yun.
"exist."
"You immediately lead an army of 20,000 eagles and go to the north of Cobineng to set up defenses."
"promise."
"Meng Qi."
"exist."
"You lead 10,000 Xuanwei troops and Wuhuan cavalry to the west of Kebineng to set up defenses."
"promise."
"Zhongkang."
"exist."
"You lead 10,000 eagle troops and 10,000 Wuhuan cavalry, and go to the east of Cobineng to set up defenses."
"promise."
"The remaining soldiers will join me as the central army. Two days later, we will launch an attack on Cobynen together."
"promise."
Yuan Shu directly made a plan to encircle him on all sides. Although his central army in the south only had 10,000 Xuanwei troops, there were 5,000 armored cavalry. It was impossible for Cobineng's light cavalry to compete.
Besides, he also has a vanguard army equipped with 20,000 crossbows and 10,000 armored guards. If Kobi Neng really dares to attack him, Kobi Neng will be in dire straits.
"promise."
After receiving Yuan Shu's military order, Zhao Yun, Xu Chu, and Ma Chao began to circle around with 60,000 cavalry, while Yuan Shu's central army slowly moved forward. They rushed forward in one day and launched an attack the next day. There was no time left.
Yuan Shu's troops went all the way north. As soon as they crossed the low mountain, they were discovered by the soldiers arranged by Cobineng to patrol outside. They were completely confused when they saw the sudden appearance of soldiers and horses.
"what's the situation?"
A Cobbinen soldier looked at the centurion beside him, his eyes full of horror.
"I do not know either."
The centurion didn't know what to do. The current situation was no longer something he, a small centurion, could decide.
"It's better to return quickly and report to the clan leader."
Another soldier glanced at the two men and spoke directly to them.
"Yes, yes, you are here to keep an eye on me. I will report to the patriarch right away."
Upon hearing these words, the centurion immediately reacted and left his soldiers and horses here to monitor Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses, while he rode Juechen and ran in the direction of the tribe.
Cobineng's scouts discovered Yuan Shu's presence, and Yuan Shu's scouts also discovered their presence. Without any hesitation, hundreds of cavalrymen killed them directly.
"It's the enemy's eyes, kill them."
Seeing nearly a hundred enemies coming to kill them, Cobinen's scouts did not show any signs of deterioration, and directly swung their steel swords to kill them.
The two enemies were extremely jealous when they met. Seeing that the distance was getting closer and closer, the Xianbei cavalry had already taken out their bows and arrows and shot at Yuan Shu's scouts.
"Avoid arrows."
"Raise your shield."
"Crossbow riding."
The leader of the scout team directly raised the shield in his hand, blocked his own vital points, picked up the crossbow, and fired directly forward.
All of a sudden, hundreds of crossbows fired at the same time, shooting at the charging Xianbei cavalry.
Those who can serve as scouts for both armies are the best among the best. When the crossbows pass by, the losses on both sides are not great. Under the high-speed charge of the war horses, the distance between the two sides is quickly shortened.
"Throw a spear."
The team leader gave an order, grabbed a short spear from the north, and shot it towards the enemy in front.
There were many spear shadows for a while, but to the cavalry charging at high speed, these short spears did not pose a threat at all. After all, it was only a small-scale conflict, and the scale of the incident was not enough, and the Xianbei scouts gave it up.
"In a sword fight, the Jizhou army will win."
The two sides got closer and closer, and the captain directly pulled out the jade knife from his waist, with a cold smile on his lips.
"kill."
Facing the wolf-like enemy, the Xianbei scouts showed no fear and drew out their scimitars, preparing to engage in battle.
War horses neighed, figures intertwined, and a jade sword and a Xianbei scimitar collided fiercely.
The Hun Jade Sword, which represents the highest craftsmanship of the Jizhou Army, is tough, sharp, and transcends all eras. Against the Xianbei Scimitar, whose equipment level is not as good as that of the Han Dynasty, it is a crushing existence.
The sound of shattering sounded instantly, and the Xianbei scimitar broke instantly, and then his head was chopped off directly by the sharp jade sword.
Countless Xianbei scouts fell off their horses and lost their lives. On the other hand, the Han scouts opposite them suffered very few casualties. Only a few of them were killed and dismounted.
"run."
Seeing that the enemy is so fierce, those Xianbei scouts are not stupid. Their weapons are not at the same level as others. This problem can no longer be solved by bravery. If the fight continues, they will probably all stay here.
In an instant, the Xianbei scouts scattered like birds and ran in all directions.
"what to do?"
The two leading teams gathered together and looked at the fleeing enemies. It was so easy to escape, but it was so difficult to chase them.
"Don't worry about them. Report to the lord immediately and say that the enemy's eyes have been found and our position has been exposed."
"promise."
Soon a galloping horse rushed in front of Yuan Shu.
"My lord, the enemy's eyes were found ahead and have been dispersed by us, but our position should have been exposed."
The scout reported the information directly to Yuan Shu.
"I see."
Yuan Shu nodded. He had already entered within fifty miles of Cobineng. It was normal for there to be enemy scouts here. Besides, he had never thought about hiding his whereabouts, because this was simply impossible.
"Lord, our traces have been exposed. Cobineng must also know the composition of our troops. There are 30,000 infantry and 10,000 cavalry. Do you think he will use us as a breakthrough?"
Guo Jia asked Yuan Shu with a smile on his face.
"I'm afraid that Kobi won't have the courage, but it's not impossible. After all, the cavalry is the nemesis of the infantry, and there is a high chance that they will come."
Yuan Shu also smiled. Although it is stated in the military strategy book that cavalry can defeat infantry, it also depends on what kind of infantry it is.
If it is ordinary soldiers and horses, they will naturally be afraid of cavalry attacks, especially soldiers and horses like nomads who are good at riding and shooting.
And his subordinates are not ordinary infantry. They have 10,000 heavy infantry and 20,000 crossbows. Unless the opponent has terrifying armored cavalry, it will be difficult for them to break through with light cavalry alone.
"Haha, let's see if this Cobyneng is a ferocious tiger or a rat in name only."
Guo Jia looked forward, as if he wanted to see through a distance of tens of miles to see what Kebi Neng was going to do.
"Clan leader, clan leader, something serious has happened."
The centurion who was investigating on the front line rushed back to the tribe in embarrassment, shouting all the way to the front of Cobinen's tent.
"Amobi, what's wrong?
Something serious is wrong."
The guards at the door saw the centurion coming back and couldn't help but be stunned.
"I want to see the clan leader and discover the enemy."
Amobi's eyes were full of anxiety and he reported directly to Cobineng's personal guards.
"What's wrong?"
The curtain of the big tent suddenly opened, and Kobyneng appeared directly in front of Amobi.
"Chief, a large number of enemies have been discovered fifty miles to the south, and they are heading north towards the tribe."
Amobi quickly saluted Cobineng and told the news he had received.
“Enemies found fifty miles to the south?
how many people?
What's the banner?
Walking or riding?"
Hearing Amobi's discovery of a large number of enemies, Kobi Neng immediately became nervous and grabbed his collar directly.
"Clan leader, I don't know exactly how many people there are, but the enemy is fighting under the banner of the Han Dynasty. The majority of the troops should be infantry, because most of them are boxcars and there are only about 10,000 cavalry."
Amobi is still very capable. He glanced at Cobineng and directly told him all the information he had obtained in detail.
"Only ten thousand cavalry?
Are the rest all vans?
Immediately ask Wu Ke, Keli and Lu Guang to come to my place to discuss matters, and also order the entire army to assemble, and the tribe is ready to pack up."
Kebineng threw Amobi aside, got directly into the tent, began to put on his clothes and armor, and at the same time ordered the soldiers to summon the generals of the clan.
"Clan leader."
"Clan leader."
"Clan leader."
Keli, Wu Ke and Lu Guang rushed to Kebineng's Chinese army tent.
"Stop talking nonsense, now we have discovered Han soldiers and horses fifty miles south of us. Most of them are boxcars, supplemented by 10,000 cavalry. They are heading north towards us. What do you think?"
Kebineng directly pressed his hand and shared the news brought by Amobi to several people.
"According to the Han military system, boxcars are generally used to carry infantry, which means that the Han army coming this time is mainly infantry, supplemented by cavalry.
To be able to use 10,000 cavalry as auxiliaries, at least 30,000 to 40,000 infantry are required. But what do they want to do when they send infantry across the vast grassland and come here?"
Lu Guang listened to Cobinen's intelligence and directly analyzed the types of troops and horses going north. The existence of boxcars is to transport troops. If the enemy is mainly cavalry, they will definitely not dispatch boxcars, so these soldiers and horses must be infantry.
For the Lord, but if you go north to the grassland and bring infantry here, isn't that asking for death?
"According to what Lu Guang said, even if the enemy has thirty to forty thousand infantry, what is the purpose of the infantry coming to us?
Are they here to be adopted by us?"
Hearing Lu Guang's words, Keli was also stunned. He could understand if the troops coming north were thirty or forty thousand cavalry, but the enemy came with infantry, which made him a little confused.
"Definitely not, Uk, take five thousand people north immediately to check if there is any enemy ambush there."
Cobineng frowned. What he was afraid of now was not the enemy in the south, but the enemy surrounding them. The soldiers and horses in the south were just a facade, and the real trump card lay in the north.
