Yaling Gorge is not far from Luocheng, only about forty miles away. Therefore, on the evening of August 8, Sima An, the general of the Dangshan Army, led the cavalry battalion to Luocheng and arrived at this ancient city.
, a city that originally belonged to their Wei state.
In the past, Luocheng was surrounded by Sheang and the felt tents of the Sheang tribe. After all, Luocheng was a city built in the early days of the founding of the Wei State. It was a relic from hundreds of years ago. Its scale was far smaller than that of the Wei State in the past hundred years.
The city built was only two miles in circumference, which was not enough to accommodate many Shei people and their tribes.
Therefore, there were many tribes in the past, and their tribal camps were set up outside Luocheng.
In normal times, you can see countless flocks of sheep all around Luocheng. The flocks can be in the tens of thousands. Moreover, you can also see the elderly, women, and children of various tribes from time to time.
But at this moment, as far as Sima An and the Dangshan Army cavalry saw, Luocheng was filled with a murderous atmosphere. The old people, women and children of the Yinrong tribe here were all placed in the city, while outside the city
, there are strong tribal young men armed with spears everywhere.
"Hey! These people...are really rebelling!"
Seeing this scene from a distance, Sima An licked his lips, and there seemed to be a strong murderous intent visible to the naked eye brewing in his tiger eyes.
"General."
The two generals Ji Yan and Le Kui from the cavalry camp rode their horses and came closer. Among them, Ji Yan looked at the felt tent in the distant city and frowned and said: "General Yi Mo estimates that there are probably many Yin Rong in Luodi.
, if the opponent has mostly cavalry and attacks rashly, I am afraid it will not be effective... How about waiting for His Highness King Su's army to arrive?"
Sima An shook his head when he heard this and said seriously: "Not all Yinrong tribes have enough horses. The reason why the Jie tribe has so many war horses is because the Jie tribe is competing for territory with the Hu people in the north.
A large number of horses were snatched from the hands of the Hu people who were good at raising war horses in the north. Although the Yin Rong in Sanchuan also raised horses, the number was not very large. According to some estimates, the cavalry in the hands of these Yin Rong in Luodi was only three to five thousand at most.
Left and right... we might as well fight."
If it costs three to five thousand...
Ji Yan gradually felt relieved after hearing this. Suddenly, he curiously asked: "How does the general know so much about the Yin Rong here?"
Hearing this, Sima An let out a breath, smacked his lips unnaturally and explained: "The map of Sanchuan that the damn common man gave to His Highness Prince Su contains a detailed record of the approximate strength of Yin Rong in Luo Di."
Damn common man... The general refers to General Zhu Hai of Chenggao Pass, right?
Ji Yan and Le Kui looked at each other without asking any further questions.
After all, Sima An and Zhu Hai dislike each other, which is a taboo that Dangshan Army and Cheng Gao Army know well about each other.
"Okay, let's not mention that guy."
After adjusting his mood, Sima An ordered in a deep voice: "Tell the soldiers to get ready, let's... play tricks on these foreigners!"
"yes!"
A moment later, about 2,500 Dangshan Army cavalry, led by Sima An, rushed towards the Yinrong tribal camp in Luodi. At this time, the Sanchuan cavalry in the Yinrong tribal camp had already discovered this Wei cavalry.
When the cavalry arrived, they all mounted their horses and rushed out of the camp.
During this period, Sima An estimated the number of the opponent's cavalry, and unexpectedly found that the number of the opponent's cavalry was far less than he had estimated. It was roughly estimated that there were only about two thousand people.
Are you looking down on us? These despicable dirty dogs!
Sima An's eyes became even colder, because he probably thought that to deal with the two thousand Wei cavalry, it was not necessary to send more cavalry, but a similar number of cavalry teams would be enough.
And this greatly hurt the self-esteem of General Sima An.
He raised his right hand and made a gesture. In an instant, more than two thousand Dangshan Army cavalry changed their direction and changed their direction from north to east.
Seeing these Wei cavalry change their direction, the more than two thousand Luo Di Yin Rong cavalry also changed their direction and pursued them closely.
But the strange thing is that for some reason, the horses of the Dangshan Army cavalry do not seem to be as fast as the more than two thousand Luodi Yinrong cavalry, so that the distance between the two is gradually getting closer. No, there are some Luodi Yinrong cavalry.
The cavalrymen had taken out their long bows and were ready to shoot the Wei cavalry rushing forward.
But just when these Luo Di Yin Rong cavalry raised their bows and were about to shoot but before they could shoot, the speed of the Dangshan Army cavalry suddenly increased, suddenly lengthening the distance between the two sides.
This turn of events shocked many of the Yin Rong cavalrymen in Luodi.
They had no choice but to put away their long bows and ride their horses to catch up again.
After chasing after each other, the Dangshan Army cavalry in front gradually slowed down again.
The Luodi Yin Rong cavalry chasing behind thought to themselves, this is always a chance to shoot arrows, right?
But what stunned them was that when they raised their long bows and were about to shoot arrows, the Dangshan Army cavalry in front suddenly increased their speed again.
After repeating it several times, the Yin Rong cavalry of Luo Di finally understood that the Wei people in Qing Dynasty were playing tricks on us!
"(In Shen language) Damn Wei Gou! They are playing tricks on us!"
"(In the language of the Yi people), chase them and kill them all!"
Because they had been tricked by the Dangshan Army's cavalry several times, the more than two thousand Luo Di Yin Rong cavalry were already extremely angry.
"General, those people look very angry."
While galloping on his horse, Dangshan Army Cavalry General Le Kui looked back and shouted in a controlled voice to Sima An, who was not far away.
snort!
Sima An looked back, sneered in his heart, and then looked forward again, looking for favorable terrain to defeat the cavalry behind him.
Suddenly, he saw a forest appearing in front of him.
This forest...well, it's big enough!
After some calculation in his mind, Sima An raised his hand and made a gesture. Immediately, the Dangshan Army cavalry rushed straight into the forest.
This confused the Luo Di Yin Rong cavalry who were chasing behind them.
You must know that the forest vegetation is dense and the soil is slippery. To be honest, it is not conducive for cavalry to travel through it, let alone fight in it. Even the Yinrong cavalry in Luodi are well aware of this fact, but the Dangshan Army has no hesitation.
Rushed in.
The Yin Rong cavalry from Luodi slowly stopped outside the forest.
"(In Shen language) What should I do? Do you want to chase me in?"
A captain asked his companions hesitantly.
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a wave of crossbow bolts fired from the forest, hitting more than ten Luodi Yin Rong cavalry.
It turned out that the rear group of the Dangshan Army did not go too far after entering the forest. Instead, they stopped and attacked with crossbows.
At this moment, the captains couldn't hold it any longer.
"(In Shen language) Chase! Kill these Wei dogs!"
Hurrah, two thousand Luo Di Yin Rong cavalry also rushed into the forest.
It has to be said that the vegetation in this forest is indeed dense. The trees are towering, perhaps more than ten feet high. Moreover, their dense branches and leaves block the evening sun, making the light in the forest brighter than outside.
At dusk the sky becomes darker.
"(In Shen language) Where did those Wei cavalry flee to?"
"(In Chinese) I'm not sure. Is it in front?"
Several captains led the cavalry and rode slowly through the dark forest.
Somehow, they had an uneasy feeling as if their prey had fallen into a hunter's trap.
Suddenly, a dozen or so Dangshan Army cavalrymen sprang out from behind the trees far to the left, firing volleys at the Yinrong cavalry with their crossbows. In a moment, several Yinrong cavalrymen were hit by arrows and fell off their horses.
Seeing this, the Yin Rong cavalry immediately prepared to counterattack, but the dozen or so Dangshan Army cavalry quickly evacuated their original positions after firing a wave of arrows.
“(In Shen language) go in that direction and get some people!”
A commander pointed in the direction in which the dozen or so Dangshan Army cavalry were retreating and shouted.
Immediately, dozens of Yinrong tribesmen headed in that direction.
But within just a moment, a scream came from that direction, and immediately, there was no more sound.
"(In Shen language) What...what's going on?"
"(In the language of the Yi people) they are Wei people! Those Wei people are scattered. They are scattered all over this forest."
As soon as they finished speaking, the middle right side of their team was also attacked, and more than ten Yin Rong cavalry were hit by arrows and fell from their horses.
As this Yin Rong cavalry gradually penetrated deeper into the forest, such sneak attacks became more frequent. It seemed that behind every tree in the forest, there were cavalrymen from the Dangshan Army hidden.
"(In Shen language) What is going on with this Wei cavalry? Are they good at fighting in this kind of forest?"
A captain murmured in fear.
Not to mention, he guessed it right.
Unlike the Junshui Army, the Dangshan Army was stationed in Dangshan. They did not have a wide school ground like the Junshui Army that could be used as a training ground for soldiers. After all, the mountainous terrain of Dangshan did not meet this condition.
Therefore, Sima An could only train his soldiers, whether infantry or cavalry, in the mountains and forests.
Don’t think that the Dangshan Army once easily defeated the Brown Horn Tribe’s army, and that plain combat is the Dangshan Army’s strength. In fact, the mountains and forests are the home ground of the Dangshan Army, especially in dimly lit or even pitch-black mountain forests.
The soldiers were as elusive as ghosts in folklore.
In a dark environment, using sound to determine the opponent's position, simulating the opponent's actions in your mind, and making precise attacks based on this, this kind of position identification by hearing is something that every Dangshan soldier must master.
ability.
Yes, the Dangshan Army is a mountain soldier!
The cavalry of the Dangshan Army are mountain cavalry!
They are proficient in fighting in mountains and forests!
Perhaps Sanchuan is the home ground of the Yin Rong Cavalry, but in this large enough forest, under the night that is most suitable for the Dangshan Army to display its abilities, the Dangshan Army is the only master here!
"Destroy these dirty dogs!"
In order not to reveal his position, Sima An muttered an order that perhaps only he could hear.
But in fact, the Dangshan Army cavalry at this moment did not need him to give orders at all. Years of training have made them all know what they should do.
At the same time, Zhao Hongrun, who was still rushing towards Luodi, suddenly felt something in his heart and curiously asked Bai Fangming, the general of the Dangshan Army not far away.
"General Bai Fang, by the way, the infantry battalions of your Dangshan Army all have the battalion numbers of the combat camp and the attack battalion, but the cavalry battalion does not?"
"Cavalry camp?" Bai Fangming was stunned and said with a smile, "Yes, it's called the hunting cavalry camp."
Zhao Hongrun was stunned and asked in confusion: "Why is it called this name?"
"Because the cavalry in the hunting cavalry battalion are all experts in hunting..." Bai Fangming explained with a smile.