Chapter 26: Where Are the Generals and Horses Today?
Gongsun Xun accepted Wei Chong's suggestion and suddenly stopped his march. Instead, he stopped at Gaoliang Pavilion and garrisoned troops to wait.
In other words, Wei Ji is a standard scholar. His talent lies in his in-depth study of rules and regulations, and his ability to speak out and give advice. Even this man of the same age as Cao Cao is a recognized writer and calligrapher. Anyway, his understanding of military affairs is only superficial.
On the surface... However, what happened later proved that both military strategy and strategy must be based on an in-depth understanding of the opponent and the surrounding environment.
Yes, even if the fight continues, no one can guarantee that the Baibo Army will not come for a decisive battle, but back to the present, after waiting for a few days, Tanma came to report one after another, and the Baibo Army suddenly gave up the principle of dispersed garrison, and
They gathered on a large scale in Jiangyi (later Houma City)... In other words, Wei Jian's suggestion worked wonders.
There is a vast plain on both sides of the Fen River in the east of the river. Once the gathering begins, the military activities will be very fast.
On February 13th, Gongsun Xun began to stop at Gaoliang Pavilion. On February 20th, the Baibo army suddenly began to gather. However, the gathering was completed on February 22nd, and the vanguard had already marched on February 24th.
In Xiangling (later Linfen) to the south of Gaoliang Pavilion, on February 25, a small-scale battle broke out between the two army sentries and cavalry in the unobstructed wilderness.
At this time, it is said that the number of people in front of Xiangling has been difficult to judge with the naked eyes of the scouts. Considering the population on both sides of the Fen River in the Hedong area and the reputation of the Baibo Army, it may be a bit unreal to assume that he is a hundred thousand people, but it is said that
If he has 80,000 or 90,000 people, it won't be too different.
In other words, even with the auxiliary troops, the ratio of the two armies was more than two to one. In fact, facing such a large number of hostile troops, Gongsun Xun did not dare to neglect and actually dispatched some military officials to the auxiliary troops.
officers, in order to bring auxiliary troops into battle when necessary.
Of course, the advantages of the Youzhou Army are also very obvious. Although the Hedong Knights are famous and both sides are equipped with both cavalry and infantry, the quantity and quality of the Youzhou Army's cavalry are much higher than that of the other side.
On terrain like Hedong, the advantages of large-scale and organized cavalry are too great.
Therefore, the margin of victory in this battle is very large for both sides... In other words, this is the time to compare the quality of the commanders on both sides.
So far, some cavalry generals in the army have clearly seen the situation and have repeatedly requested a battle. They mean to use the advantage of the cavalry to actively force themselves in front of Xiangling City and block the enemy's army, making it impossible for the Baibo Army to form their formation. But at this time,
However, Gongsun Xun adopted Lou Gui's suggestion and still had no intention of taking the initiative to force a fight. Instead, he continued to stand still.
There are two reasons:
First, Gongsun Xun stayed in Gaoliang Pavilion for more than ten days. During this period, he piled earth and built a high platform on the Fenshui plain with no slope at all. He also cut down trees and erected fences. He also dug deep trenches and arranged deer antlers to form his own formation.
...The army is fighting on the plains, with a clear view. These very basic fortifications will probably cost thousands of lives. It would be a pity to give up.
Secondly, although the Baibo Army is fighting on the inside, such a large number of soldiers have gathered, and the logistics pressure is not at all. More importantly, although the Baibo Army has excellent soldiers, it lacks an effective military organization, and the army is piled up.
Together, chaos will inevitably occur before long... Therefore, the Baibo Army is the one who can't stand it anymore.
Sure enough, by February 27th, I don't know whether it was due to logistical pressure or the decision made by the top management. In short, the Baibo Army couldn't bear it anymore and took the initiative to leave Xiangling City and move forward!
Although it lacks the necessary golden drums and flags, the huge military formation on the plain can be seen at a glance, almost filling everyone's field of vision. Within a few miles of the city, the morale of this army began to rise sharply due to the number of friendly troops!
The hormones mentioned by Aunt Gongsun...or the 'daring to fight' and 'arrogant arrogance' mentioned by Lou Gui, all of a sudden, surged up and down among all the Baibo Army soldiers.
The cavalry and infantry took the initiative to accelerate, and the cavalry was naturally faster, so there was a disconnect soon.
At the same time, after receiving the report from the scouts, General Gongsun Xun, the guard general in the Gaoliang Pavilion twenty miles away, no longer hesitated and immediately issued a military order according to the plan, asking all the cavalry to take the initiative to fight against the enemy!
From the 1,000-man cavalry that was recently incorporated in Yanmen to the 5,000 Xiongnu cavalry that was just incorporated, from the 7,000 Youzhou cavalry to the 4,000 Wuhuan light cavalry, from the mere 800 Liaodong cavalry to the Liaoxi Three Guards
More than a thousand Xianbei cavalry, including 1,200 white horse Yicon... A total of 20,000 cavalry were released almost across the board, and were deployed in Han Dang, Wei Yue, Cheng Lian, Tian Chou, Zhao Yun, Tai Shi Ci, Tian Yu,
Wen Ze, Zhang Fan, Yuwen Heita and other northern cavalry generals led by Yi Shui headed towards them!
The two armies were only twenty miles apart, and the cavalry from both sides were heading towards each other. They collided head-to-head within half an hour, and then immediately launched a huge cavalry annihilation battle on the Fennan Plain where there was no way to hide!
It stands to reason that the battle between cavalry and cavalry is like the collision of flesh and blood against pottery urns. The speed is extremely fast and the casualties are extremely fast... In the end, the strong one wins and survives; the weak one collapses and then dies! That's all!
But in fact, if one party is far better than the other in all aspects, it can actually achieve an amazing exchange ratio.
In other words, the cavalry of the Baibo Army were scattered in various departments, not subordinate to each other, and the total number was no more than 10,000. They were at a disadvantage in terms of quantity and military structure. Therefore, when they suddenly encountered 20,000 well-disciplined world-famous cavalry, it was almost instantaneous.
Then he fell into danger!
As for the Youzhou cavalry, they basically use a unit of about a thousand people as the basic unit. Relying on their own strength and organizational advantages, under the command of an outstanding cavalry commander, they calmly divided and outflanked the prominent Baibo Army cavalry.
In order to achieve organizational structure and efficiently annihilate the opponent's cavalry. And once it is discovered that a large number of infantry is arriving from behind, it will not hesitate to fight, immediately retreat, and turn to pursue encirclement and annihilation of other White Wave Army cavalry units.
In fact, as the infantry group of the Baibo Army rushed to the battlefield, the Youzhou cavalry, which was clearly in the upper hand, almost had a strange posture of fighting and retreating. It seemed that it was trying its best to hang up the infantry group of the Baibo Army while killing the cavalry.
Of course, on the plain where hundreds of thousands of people gathered, there were nearly twenty cavalry units of the Youzhou Army alone. The Baibo Army on the opposite side was also divided into dozens of units to fight independently. Coupled with the exchanges of defeated troops, the grassroots level
Due to the difference in commanders, the battle situation is not as simple as you winning and me losing. It can only be said that generally speaking, the Youzhou Cavalry has seized the initiative. However, there are different opinions on local battlefields. In some places, it was actually the Youzhou Cavalry that collapsed.
"Go and tell Yuwen Heita and Wei Yue!" Han Dang saw with his own eyes that a Hun cavalry was defeated in public. He was furious but suppressed his anger. He held the riding whip and gave the order quickly. "Let the two of them lead the cavalry in person.
Cut out that cavalry for me! Let Zhao Yun lead the white horse to pass over, and hold this Xiongnu soldier for me, and let me hang the head of the prince who can't hold back the soldiers and horses!"
When the order was received, Wei Yue and Yuwen Black Otter did not dare to neglect. They each adjusted their subordinates, and then each drove a thousand-man cavalry, trying to separate the cavalry, which was only five or six hundred people, from the front of the Baibo Army infantry brigade, and then surrounded them.
Annihilation.
After Zhao Yun received the verbal message from the messenger wearing a red feather on his head, he immediately led four hundred white horse retinue to collect and deal with the broken Huns cavalry.
With his sword in hand, Baima Yi, who was already responsible for supervising the battle, rushed to catch his defeated troops. Zhao Yun did not bother to say anything more and directly executed several Huns cavalry who were obviously fleeing without authorization in public on the battlefield to stop them.
The army was defeated. But when he tried to find the leader of this army, that is, the Hun noble, he was shocked to learn from the defeated soldiers that their so-and-so Hou was actually used by a general in the Baibo Army.
Kill him under the horse with a hand ax in battle!
And the retreat of this Huns cavalry also came from this!
No wonder Zhao Zilong was so shocked.
You must know that Lu Bu killed Fang Yue in battle before, and stabbed Yan Liang to death in the battle... It seems that it is such a simple thing to kill the general in battle. But in fact, Fang Yue was already in a certain defeat.
Then Lu Bu gave him an honorable rescue; Yan Liang's was a surprise assassination by taking advantage of others' surprise; even Chunyu Qiong and Han Juzi also used throwing weapons to complete the surprise attack in the chaos of the battle.
Of course, even so, it also showed Lu Bu's unparalleled strength.
On today's battlefield, although there is some chaos, there is no cover under the blue sky and there is no way to make a surprise attack. The Youzhou Army is fully organized and well-equipped... A thousand-horse commander has at least dozens of direct guards around him, and he himself
It must be that he was wearing iron armor and was skilled in bow and horse, but he was killed in public in front of the battle. It cannot be simply attributed to luck!
As soon as he thought of this, Zhao Yun temporarily set aside some soldiers to act as officers for the defeated troops and asked them to collect the defeated troops and retreat. At the same time, Zhao Yun quickly moved closer to Han to explain the situation here.
When Han Dang heard about this, he was not surprised... It turned out that just when Zhao Yun went to collect the defeated troops, Wei Yue and Yuwen Black Otter over there also encountered trouble!
This trouble is not to say that the second general leading two thousand cavalry to attack from both sides is no match for the opponent's cavalry force of only 500 or 600 people. That is too pitiful. In fact, this army has gradually collapsed in the attack, and the number of troops has continued to decrease.
...But the problem is that the commander of this unit has a big picture concept. He should have awakened to the tactical intentions of the Youzhou Army very early. He allowed Youzhou to gallop around, but he locked his small army firmly in
The infantry brigade behind them stood in front of the formation and guarded the junction of cavalry and infantry, not giving the Youzhou army a chance to break through and divide.
Wei Yue and Yuwen Black Otter teamed up to attack several times, but the other side lured their own guards to defend them, resulting in many casualties!
After all, if this kind of charge fails, we will have to retreat hastily. Otherwise, if we are next to the infantry group of the White Wave Army, although the enemy is mixed with us and we are not afraid of bows and crossbows, once the infantry's spears and shields come up, it will be extremely dangerous.
Several charges resulted in hundreds of casualties, all of which were killed by large infantry formations.
"Let Wei Yue and Yuwen Black Otter retreat and go bite elsewhere!" After all, Han Dang has experienced battles for a long time and is especially good at cavalry. Seeing that this place is difficult to attack, he also made a decisive decision and gave up this place. "It's just five or six."
Hundreds of cavalry, not worth it!"
Zhao Yun also immediately nodded and agreed... The most taboo thing about cavalry fighting is to refuse to leave and get trapped in a tight siege! Moreover, Gongsun Xun's intention for this battle is very obvious, that is, to come up first to cut off the opponent's cavalry, so that the advantage of his own cavalry can reach
Vertex. So at this time, the mission of the Youzhou Army's cavalry is obvious, which is to reduce the opponent's cavalry strength at the minimum cost in the shortest possible time. This makes it even more unnecessary to waste time on the victory or defeat of this local battlefield.
Already.
However, seeing the distinctive messenger cavalry turn back quickly, Wei Yue and Yuwen Black Otter also led the crowd to turn around, and even Han Dang and Zhao Yun each led the crowd to rein back and prepare to launch a new round of hunting against the opponent's cavalry.
...Suddenly, another group of Youzhou cavalry galloped through the gap opened by Wei Yue's troops, once again overwhelming the Baibo Army infantry formation, and pounced on this tough Hedong cavalry!
Han Dang looked at it from a distance, but he immediately understood which army it was, so he did not call the messenger, but directly ordered Zhao Yun: "Taishi Sima is an unusual general, and he belongs to the right general... Wan
Don't miss anything, Zilong personally leads the crowd to support him, follow him for a while to see if he can succeed, if not, ask him to withdraw immediately!"
Zhao Yun naturally had nothing to say, so he led hundreds of white-horse righteous soldiers to gallop away. When he came to him, he found that he was still attentive on the battlefield. He did not lead the crowd to look for Taishi Ci at the foot-cavalry joint, but instead temporarily turned around.
The horse's head first feigned a sudden thrust towards the Yang banner under the large infantry formation! Then he turned around and charged straight into the center of the cavalry!
From a tactical perspective, this is wrong!
Because cavalry and cavalry collide directly, even if one side wins quickly, the other side will suffer a lot of casualties... The truly outstanding cavalry tactics should be to use the cavalry's maneuverability and tonnage advantages on the battlefield to intimidate, harass, divide, and surround
, chase! And when cavalry versus cavalry, they should keep intersecting, dividing, and surrounding just like what the Youzhou Army did before this battle!
However, the army led by Zhao Zilong at this time is extraordinary. They are white horse Yi Cong. This small elite army has been famous in the world for more than ten years as Gongsun Xun rampaged around the world. Not everyone in the world may know it.
Who is the General of Guards and who is the General of Chariots and Cavalry, but General White Horse is like thunder! And White Horse Yicong has gradually become a symbol, and it represents more and more things!
Therefore, when hundreds of white horse cavalry in full armor made intimidating movements in front of the infantry formation holding five or six thousand infantrymen holding a Yang-shaped banner, this unit that should not have been shaken could not help but
A lag!
When Zhao Zilong turned around to face the cavalry unit again, the five or six hundred cavalry units had already been shaken by repeated assaults. This time, Taishi Ci led eight hundred Liaodong cavalry troops to break into the cavalry unit at the joint of infantry and cavalry. However, they simply
It couldn't hold on at all and exploded immediately!
After the troops dispersed, their general was exposed... He was a general in his late thirties, with a heavy jaw, and a majestic build! He was wearing iron armor, a white silk forehead protector on his head, and holding a
With a spear, you won't panic in the face of defeat.
Zhao Yun saw clearly and asked Baima Yicong to hunt down the escaping cavalry, but he took the lead and led only a dozen cavalry to attack this person.
Although there were only a dozen or so horsemen beside this man, he was not afraid and faced him with his spear raised!
In other words, one of the two generals was defeated and hurriedly tried to survive. The other realized that this person was unusual and decided to get rid of him first for the sake of the overall situation of the battle... In addition, the two generals' personal guards seemed to be right.
My general was quite confident in his martial arts and had no intention of interfering, so he actually let the two generals form a single-horse chariot pattern in front of the formation.
The two sides clamped the horse's belly, and kept circling each other on the battlefield, each holding a spear, you came and I went back and forth... and then they were both secretly frightened!
However, there was not much time left for both sides. Taishi Ziyi also asked his cavalry to chase and kill the cavalry that exploded, and then came at a light gallop with more than ten cavalry; at the same time, the cavalry that had been collected before
The main infantry force of the White Wave Army was frightened and immediately adjusted its subordinates and came to support the general!
After a few breaths, Zhao Yun and his generals once again exchanged their horses and fought hard, then took advantage of the situation and dispersed... At this time, Zhao Yun was in the south, but the heavy-jawed Baibo Army Cavalry General was in the north, misaligned with the formations of both sides.
Both generals knew in their hearts that there still needed to be a final battle before they could return to their positions to stop fighting, or decide the winner.
Without thinking too much, the two speeded up together, and then launched their spears together. The spearheads intersected in the air, sparks flashed... Then the two horses separated, but each abandoned the spear, held on to his left arm and looked back in shock!
It turned out that when the man took out the spear with his right hand, he suddenly pulled out a hand ax from the back of his neck and slashed it towards Zhao Yun's waist. But how could a person like Zhao Zilong suffer such a disadvantage? He also pulled out the sword from his waist temporarily.
Block... In other words, the two of them had just crossed the horse, and before crossing the horse, the spears stabbed sparks above the horse's head, but when they crossed the horse, they had a hard collision between the horses, so that the left arms of both sides were aligned.
Feeling numb, we all abandoned our spears and raised our arms!
The two of them were forced by each other to drop their weapons, and then reined in their horses. They looked at each other dozens of steps apart, as if they were both astonished by the other's martial arts.
Finally, Zhao Yun raised his sword and faced it: "Although you are a thief from the Eastern Han Dynasty, you are outstanding in martial arts, so you can still keep your name!"
When the general heard this, his face darkened, and he reined in his horse and returned to battle.
But at this moment, an arrow suddenly shot from a distance, but it hit the eye socket of the war horse under the crotch of the general. Then with a plop, the war horse turned over and fell to the ground dead, and the general also fell to the ground in embarrassment.
However, Zhao Yun clearly cherished this man's martial arts skills and hesitated for a moment, not stepping forward to take advantage of him.
"With such martial arts skills, why are you a thief?!" Another person asked, and it was Donglai Taishici who arrived holding a big bow and riding a horse.
This general saw the bow and arrow in the opponent's hand, and saw that his mount was hit in the eye socket. How could he not know that this general was showing mercy just like the general who had just fought. And when he was questioned about being a thief for the second time on the battlefield, he also turned pale with embarrassment.
, and even more, the main formation of our army was approaching, but they turned around and walked away.
Zhao Yun and Taishi Ciwu shook their heads, and without any time to think about it, they returned to their respective headquarters to hunt down the cavalry of the Baibo Army.
Let's not mention these two people, just talk about the tough-minded general, one of the two famous late Han generals in Hedong in another time and space, and the "old brother" of another famous general, Guan Yu, Guan Yunchang, Xu Huang and Xu Gongming.
, he fled back to the formation in embarrassment, met his superior Yang Feng, but told the truth, elaborated on the strength of the Youzhou Army's cavalry soldiers, and put forward his own opinions.
"General Wei's intention is already very obvious." Xu Huang, riding on a new horse, faced him seriously. "It is to take advantage of the disengagement of our horses during the march to cut off our cavalry as much as possible... Let's look at the current situation. The situation is more than half achieved... If all the cavalry is lost, the infantry will not be able to capture the Gaoliang Pavilion in a single battle. There is no cover on the plain, and they are afraid that they will be frightened by the other cavalry along the way, and they will be defeated! I hope the general Make a decision early!”
"How to decide?" Yang Feng shook his head for a moment. "Does Gongming mean for me to persuade Guo Shuai to turn around and go back to Xiangling while the sky is clear?"
In other words, there is a reason why Xu Huang gave Yang Feng such advice.
After all, Xu Huang's family is at most a small powerful family in Yang County. Only because he has outstanding martial arts skills and is a minor official in the county, he is quite trusted by the local knights. This makes him well-known in the county, and is valued by Yang Feng as a cavalryman. Leader. But Yang Feng is one of the top tycoons in Yang County and Xiangling. It is said that there are thousands of servants and thousands of households, but his own clan can pull out thousands of soldiers and horses. Later, he joined the Baibo Army. In fact After Xiangling was separatized, together with the big and small powerful men who had taken refuge with him, Liangjiazi became a powerful faction with an army of five to six thousand!
In other words, he is one of the best figures in the Baibo Army, and he is also the representative of those people who are "strength-driven" in Wei Jian's words. He is also the leader of the people who forced Mrs. Guo to come for a decisive battle... In other words, he can directly fight with Guo Guo. People who are too communicative and influence the decision-making of the army.
However, when Yang Feng heard Xu Huang's suggestion, he sighed while marching on his horse: "Gongming, I also think what you said is true, but now we can't stop in this situation..."
Xu Huang was stunned for a moment, but then he realized: "The general is saying that this is the first time we have gathered so many soldiers and horses, and the command is not smooth at all? Can't stop?"
"That's right," Yang Feng nodded helplessly. "Do you think I didn't go looking for Commander Guo when the cavalry in front was defeated like this? Didn't the rest of them go look for Commander Guo? But there are 70,000 to 80,000 people, belonging to dozens of units, and the front has already If you fail in a chaotic battle, and the advance continues behind you, you can't turn around at all, and you have no time to turn around. Even if you succeed in turning around, once you retreat, it will be chaotic. What if General Wei comes from behind?"
Xu Huang was silent for this.
"Actually, our army still has a chance of winning. That is to drive the infantry formation forward, and we must attack Gaoliang Pavilion within today!" Yang Feng continued to be honest. "Guo Shuai, I, and other young commanders just sent out the post. This is how we agreed on riding back and forth, and you just said so... Thinking about it, General Wei's plan this time was a conspiracy. He spread out the cavalry and cut off our cavalry first, but the middle door was also opened wide. It’s a bet that we can’t capture his Gaoliang Pavilion in an afternoon! And for us, it’s a bet that we can capture it in an afternoon, that’s all!”
Xu Huang continued to remain silent, but he didn't know what he was thinking.
"Gongming's face turned red. I think it was because of the hard battle and the unbearable defeat...Actually, it's better not to worry about the cavalry's collapse. I can see clearly in today's battle that all the cavalry are no match for the Youzhou Cavalry. , you don’t have to worry about it, just continue to be the commander of the army here with the infantry, and command the troops for me." Yang Feng also knew Xu Huang’s ability, and he wanted to rely on his ability in this battle, so he saw Seeing the opponent in such a state, I thought it was because of the defeat in the battle, but I couldn't help but said a few words of comfort. "I don't believe it. Youzhou's assault cavalry is famous all over the world, but how can Youzhou's infantry be so powerful? Let's see!"
However, when Xu Huang heard this, his face became more and more embarrassed, but he took advantage of the situation and resigned to organize his troops.
The army was rumbling, and once it started, it could not be stopped easily. By noon, as the Baibo Army's 70,000 to 80,000 people had no choice but to rush to the south of Gaoliang Pavilion despite constant cavalry damage, the Youzhou cavalry no longer wanted to fight, but turned to the Baibo Army collectively.
The east side gathered for repairs... Correspondingly, the physically and mentally exhausted Baibo Army Commander Guo Tai was finally able to stabilize his position and summoned the leaders of the entire army, such as Yang Feng, Han Xian, Li Le, Hu Cai, and Hou Xuan
, Cheng Yin, Li Kan and others discussed how to capture the Gaoliang Pavilion camp where the guard general was.
But when these powerful rebels from Hedong came forward to watch the deployment of Gaoliang Pavilion in person, armed with bows, crossbows and large shields, and surrounded by Mrs. Guo, the only person wearing a yellow scarf, they all showed no signs of worry.
, even turning worries into joy.
It turned out that at the Youzhou Army camp with the white horse flag hanging in the distance, there were only a few thousand infantry guarding the camp. Looking at the flag, it seemed that it was commanded by some general named Gao, whom I had never heard of.
"Let's go down in one go!" Mrs. Guo, who was in her forties or fifties with a yellow scarf on her head, looked tired and wrinkled, but seeing such a situation, she couldn't help but relax. "Let the flanks have spears and crossbows to guard against the cavalry.
Break out of the formation, then select the best troops, rush forward, wait until we seize the Gaoliang Pavilion, and then talk about the rest! In fact, as long as I can defeat this person for a while, I can be regarded as worthy of General Tiangong!"
"How can this be the Yellow Turban Army?" On the high platform of the Youzhou military camp, Gongsun Xun looked down at the dense military formations opposite and sighed with emotion. "It can't even be considered as reviving a corpse, right?"
At this moment, the military formation on the opposite side suddenly became commotion, and a force of four to five thousand people rushed to the front.
"Who is this?" Gongsun Xun turned around and asked easily.
"The banner with the character "Li" should belong to Li Kan, the great tycoon of Jiangyi." Wei Jian looked at him from a distance and revealed the details of this person.
"Let's take a look." Gongsun Xun raised his head and looked at the sun that had set in the west, and then stood still.
——————I am the dividing line without the war horse————
"His intelligence and bravery are beyond compare, and he has the support of the Youzhou Cavalry.
His great achievements in bringing down the dead and destroying them are unparalleled, but his prestige can be ruined by looting." - "Ode to the Wu and Han Dynasties"
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