Chapter 19 White Horse Hunting Nagahara(1/3)
On the tenth day of the first lunar month, when the sun was high, east of Chencang City and west of Lishui River, the Han army and the Liangzhou army fought on a battlefield fifteen miles wide.
In the bright daylight and the cold air of the new year, there are shouts of death, the sound of horse hooves, calls for help, and the sound of swordsmen, each one after another, and there is dust everywhere, flooding the battlefield, soldiers and horses are fighting in chaos, front and rear are out of position, and fireworks burst out, covering the sky.
Block out the sun.
Each is complex and different.
In such a situation, at the level of Gongsun Xun, Dong Zhuo, and Huangfu Song, it is just a dream to command on the battlefield again. Even Xu Rong, who has a slightly larger number of troops, can only roughly pass orders to Li Jue, Huangfu Li and other ministries.
At the Sima level, the people who are actually responsible for commanding and advancing on the battlefield are the middle-level officers of each department, each song, and even each team.
In fact, at this time, under the white horse flag in the east of the battlefield, like Dong Zhuo and Huangfu Song who were several miles away on the left and right sides, Gongsun Xun threw all the so-called "Three Rivers Knights" without horses into the battlefield to attack the camp in front of them.
There were only a few hundred people, which seemed quite empty.
That's right, facing such a vast battlefield, Gongsun Xun, who was determined, did not leave a reserve force at the beginning, but instead placed his hope on using a large-scale assault and advance to determine the outcome in one fell swoop.
But now it seems that his tactics were undoubtedly successful, because even though the specific situation on the battlefield could not be clearly seen, the smoke and dust at the intersection between the Han army's flag and the front line was moving westward along the gap between the camps.
"Congratulations to General Wei for the great victory!" After watching for a long time, as one of the few senior military generals who stayed by Gongsun Xun's side, even Liu Biao, the usually calm and calm Northern Army Lieutenant Commander, could not help but feel a little excited at this time.
"We won." Hearing Liu Biao's words beside him, Gongsun Xun, who had been smiling all the time, couldn't help but his expression became much more lively, but he was still not too excited. "But it may not be a great victory. The enemy has strong troops and experience in battle.
We are rich and our soldiers are capable, but we are afraid that we can defeat its army but not be able to destroy it, and that we can destroy its army but cannot devour it... Why don't you and I go forward to understand the situation of the battle?"
Liu Biao nodded slowly. Although he did not understand military affairs, he clearly understood what the other party meant:
The so-called defeat of his army refers to the situation in front of us where the Han army is advancing vigorously... As soon as the battle began, the cavalry of the Liangzhou army on the opposite side was forced back by the Han army's cavalry, and the walls of the five camps were also attacked by the Han army's infantry.
The soldiers broke through in one fell swoop, and the rebels seemed to be unable to gain a foothold. They could only retreat from the battlefield, and the corresponding siege of Chencang would naturally be solved;
The so-called destruction of their army means that the Han army took advantage of the momentum of this large-scale advance to inflict quite effective casualties and blows on the retreating rebels. At the very least, this battle made the opponent lose courage and disorganized their organization.
Even if he retreated, he could not gain a foothold, so he was forced to flee back to Liangzhou;
As for the meaning of swallowing up his army, let alone... However, to meet this standard, it is not necessarily necessary to capture or kill all of them. If the Han army caused a more direct and effective blow to the rebels on the battlefield,
, either killing a large number of grassroots soldiers, or capturing a large number of the opponent's backbones, causing the rebels to lose their organizational capabilities on a large scale and unable to leave Liangzhou again within a few years. This can be regarded as a kind of annihilation of their army.
After all, no one can enter Liangzhou now. It is the best result to prevent these military leaders who have degenerated into warlords from large and small out to harm Guanzhong.
However, while Liu Biao could only understand the truth at these levels, people with rich experience on the battlefield, such as Lou Gui, Jia Xu, Dong Zhuo, and Huangfu Song, had already made clearer judgments.
At this time alone, seeing how quickly the Han army won this battle, it was impossible to just defeat their army, and it would be a bit unimaginable to say that they could devour their army. Only destroying their army would force the Liangzhou rebels to flee back to Liangzhou in panic.
On the contrary, it is quite convincing.
And this is already a situation that I couldn't even imagine when I rushed out for the expedition before.
"Junhou!"
Not long after Gongsun Xun moved the flag and moved the umbrella cover forward, suddenly several knights on the parade came towards them with joyful faces and sweating profusely. They came to report to the commander of the army.
It has been completely destroyed, and the leader of the rebels, Huang Yan, the former governor of Jiuquan, hastily abandoned the camp and fled!"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the Chinese army was shocked, and then they were inexplicably surprised.
"Okay!" Gongsun Xun nodded slightly, and he also showed a happy expression. "Gai Yuangu is indeed a famous general in Xizhou, and he broke the stronghold so quickly! When you go back, Gai Yuangu can make his own decision without asking me for instructions.
How to deal with the war situation...then separate two people to tell Duke Huangfu and Duke Dong."
"The rebels have five battalions tied together. If one camp is destroyed, all five will be destroyed." After the sentries left, Gongsun Xun continued to rein in his horse and explained a few words to Liu Biao. "Let's go forward.
Just go and station yourself in Huang Yan’s camp, and the provincial knights will come back and forth with hard work later, and they will continue to report the results of the battle."
Naturally, Liu Biao and other members of the Chinese army had nothing to say, so they all guarded Gongsun Xun, who was no longer following Baima Yicong, and continued westward.
Dare not. At the same time, five or six miles to the left and right, as if they had a telepathic connection, Huangfu Song and Dong Zhuo, who had not received any news that Huang Yan's camp had been breached, unexpectedly coincided with each other and moved their formations forward to press forward. However, and the one in the middle
Unlike the generals who guarded the army, they wanted to convey orders conveniently. The two of them noticed Gongsun Xun's white horse flag moving forward, so they followed him one after another. They wanted to see what Gongsun Xun could do in this battle.
To what extent.
The battle situation went incredibly smoothly, killing generals and capturing flags happened frequently, and the knights kept returning rewards on Gongsun Xun's way forward.
But what is interesting is that unlike Liu Biao and others who became more and more relaxed, as an experienced military commander, Gongsun Xun gradually became more serious as he went west, because he knew very well that the next step would be the real decision to win the victory.
The key to the result... Specifically, it depends on how deep Lu Bu can penetrate, how closely Xu Rong can follow, and whether Han Dang can effectively cover from the north!
In other words, it is whether the strategic actions of the cavalry can be completed and to what extent.
"Where is Han Sui?"
A few miles away, across the five rebel camps, thanks to Xu Rong's strong support behind him, Lu Bu, riding on his Luma, continued to march westward along the Wei River. However, every time he saw Liangzhou,
Although he looked like a military officer, he was always not in a hurry to kill people. Instead, he would wave his spear and point it at a distance and ask Han Sui about his whereabouts.
You must know that the five leaders of the rebels should all be in the camp. Lu Bu, who was ordered to be the swordsman of the entire army, did not think about it at first, but now that he knew that the person who led the cavalry to stop him was Han Sui,
How could he let go of such a great achievement?!
Faced with this kind of strange battlefield questioning, at the beginning, these Xiliang officers still yelled and cursed angrily, and most of them waved their spears to greet them, but one by one, they were almost all killed by Lu Bu and the white horse Yi Cong behind him.
He was killed in the rebellion.
Later, on the one hand, Lu Bu showed too much strength, and on the other hand, the cavalry front in the east kept collapsing in the west, so most people gradually became frightened, and after being pointed at by Yaoyao, most of them just said nothing and fled in a hurry.
However, Lu Bu relied on his outstanding horse, sharp spear in his hand, and his peerless archery skills to pierce the Yangtze with a hundred steps, but he was still able to kill many of them to the ground. Not to mention, Bai Mayi was behind him.
Cong is also extremely sharp and can easily surround him from left to right and assist in strangulation.
So in the end, someone actually pointed out Han Sui's direction in panic.
In such a situation, it can almost be said that the enemy army has lost their courage, but as Lu Bu continued to lead the White Horse Army to the west, he became more and more anxious... because he found that he was rushing faster and faster, more and more neatly.
So that the Xiliang rebel cavalry in front had gradually become sparse, and the first task Gongsun Xun gave him was to go all the way west, break through all obstacles, and stop at the gate of Chencang City.
This means that he is getting further and further away from the great achievement of capturing Han Sui.
In fact, in order to pursue Han Sui, he went all the way south and even came to the Weishui River in the southernmost part of the battlefield, which had already caused dissatisfaction among several leaders of Bai Mayi and prompted them to remind him.
Lu Bu didn't want to lose something because of Han Sui, but it was really a pity to pass him by like this.
"Where is Han Sui?"
Seeing another group of rebel cavalry heading west in a panic, Lu Bu was so anxious that he once again jumped directly into the enemy group alone. Fortunately, the enemy's courage was gone, so Lu Bu's move was as frightening as a tiger attacking a sheep.
These people fled in all directions, unable to resist at all.
"Have you ever met Han Sui?"
After rushing into the middle of the cavalry, he saw an armored knight with a broken helmet in front of him lowering his head and trying to escape. Lu Fengxian, who had nothing to gain, directly hit the opponent's helmet with a spear.
Gold and iron mixed together, and a spark was immediately drawn.
After receiving such a blow, the rebel officer felt that his neck was sore and numb for a while, but he did not dare to make any unnecessary reaction, so he hurriedly leaned on the horse, dropped his weapon, and pointed to the west and north again.
One finger.
Lu Bu looked up and saw a large group of cavalry there, no less than a few hundred, fleeing to the northwest. He was overjoyed, so he left the cavalry and galloped to pursue them.
Behind him, Baima Yi was about to turn up and eat the cavalry, but when he saw this, he abandoned the dozens of people and followed Lu Bu to the northwest to find the hundreds of rebel cavalry.
In the billowing smoke, as Lu Bu and Baima Yicong turned around one after another, the armored knight with a missing helmet took advantage of the situation and rolled off the horse, and then hid in panic under the protection of several warriors who also rolled off their saddles.
We entered the grass on the north bank of the Wei River, which was dry and yellow but greenish.
After the men on white horses chased the cavalry to the northwest, the man raised his head tremblingly, and it turned out to be Han, one of the five leaders of the rebels and the actual main leader of the rebels.
Then the Korean text was agreed.
However, the horse he was riding just now was not the same one he was riding on when Lu Bu first caught a glimpse of him, and the conspicuous helmet and feathers on his head were completely missing.
"We really underestimated the heroes of the world!" A Han officer who was also lying in the grass next to Han Sui actually had a trembling voice at this time. "Before I left Liangzhou this time, I only thought that the brave men in the world were just
Yan Xing, Pang De and the others, and the warriors in the Han army opposite were just like Li Jue and Guo Si. Who would have thought that General Wei would have such strong men under his command?! How many warriors in our army were like children in front of him?
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"More than just a strong man?!" Han Sui was on the verge of crying. "You actually only regard him as a brave man? He is obviously brave and good at fighting, and he is also knowledgeable in the art of war... Today he has been led by a white horse and pursued all the way.
, it seems that they are just chasing us, but in fact they are hunting and killing only officers while heading west! If this guy hadn't killed dozens of my officers along the way today, how could I not even be able to mobilize my troops? Nine
Thousands of cavalry were defeated so simply because they were defeated by these dozens of officer leaders!"
Several Qiang Han leaders and close associates in the grass nearby were horrified when they heard this.
However, after waiting for a moment and breathing again, I saw that the Han army had no intention of investigating here. One of them, a close aide of the former Longxi Governor Li Xiangru, suddenly spoke inexplicably and began to persuade and cheer: "Han
Don’t be dismayed... In my opinion, you still have your destiny."
Everyone around them stared angrily. After such a defeat, he was so embarrassed that he lay down in the grass by the river to hide for his life. How could he still have the nerve to talk about destiny? Even Han Sui's eyes widened with anger.
Unexpectedly, this man was worthy of being a cultural person next to Li Xiangru. When he saw this, he didn't panic. He actually lay down in the grass and said some truth: "Han Gong, think about it, if it weren't for the time you fell off the horse and broke the
He took off his helmet and feathers, and took advantage of the opportunity to change his horse. He was afraid that he had been stabbed through by that man's spear just now! But now that you are here safely, isn't it destiny that belongs to you, so you are secretly protected by luck, so that you were trying to escape before?
Did the horse stumble along the way?"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was really speechless for a moment.
And Han Sui also realized that this was not the time to cry in mourning, and he also understood what the other party was thinking - Li Xiangru was behind, God knows if he would survive, anyway, the probability of surviving without Han Wenyue was high, this person in front of him
It was because he wanted to change his family, so it was really not malicious.
To be continued...