Chapter nine hundred and fifty seventh town fierce battle
After setting the marching route, Feng Yi asked everyone to go back and rest. He also had to hurry up and get a good sleep. He had been on the road for the past few days, and those who slept in the open did not get much rest.
The next day, Feng Yi led the army out of Changshan Pass and headed north. Soon after, the army entered Dai County.
Dai City, the county seat of Dai County, is located in the north of Dai County. To the north of Dai City is the Great Wall, which was used to resist the Huns. As a result, the Huns did not attack from the north at all, but from Bingzhou in the west.
The cities and towns in Daijun are mainly concentrated in the central and northern parts. There are very few cities and towns in the south, and there is only one county, which is Lingqiu.
Since Lingqiu is a strategic location, it is crucial for the Han army to control Lingqiu when they enter Daijun to fight.
After capturing Lingqiu, the Han army will have a stable rear when marching north, and its logistics can be guaranteed. If Lingqiu cannot be captured, the Han army will no longer have to think about going north. Forcibly going north will lead to self-destruction if the army goes deep alone.
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Out of this consideration, Geng Shucai determined that Lu Fangjun must have deployed heavy troops in Lingqiu.
The actual situation is similar to Geng Shu's guess. Lu Fang's army has 10,000 troops stationed in Lingqiu. The leader is named Jia Biao, who is the cousin of Lu Fang's army's commander Jia Lan.
Jia Biao's name sounds very tough, and his actual style is indeed very tough, but he is not a foolhardy man. On the contrary, Jia Biao is resourceful, and his real ability is not much worse than Jia Lan.
After Feng Yi led the Han army into Dai County, most of the villages and towns he passed were in shambles. Many villages and towns had been burned to the point where only broken walls were left. The bodies of people killed and burned could be seen everywhere.
It's one thing to hear that the situation in Daijun is very bad, but it's another thing to see it with your own eyes. Looking at the devastated Daijun, Feng Yi was in an extremely bad mood and extremely angry.
The army was marching in the direction of Lingqiu. Some civilians came running in front of them. Feng Yi didn't know what was going on, so he sent a school captain and asked him to lead his troops to check the situation.
The school captain led hundreds of Han troops to meet the people who were running in a hurry, and shouted loudly: "Everyone, stop!"
The common people were so frightened that they stood frozen on the spot, staring blankly at the captain.
The captain cleared his throat, raised his hands, and said, "Don't be afraid, everyone, we are the capital army. Why are you running in such a panic? What happened ahead?"
When they heard that they were not Lu Fang's army, not the Huns, or the Wuhuan people, but the Han army, the people all breathed a sigh of relief.
A middle-aged commoner in his early forties came to the captain, bowed to the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "General, the Huns have entered the town, and we...we all escaped from the town..."
The captain looked forward and asked, "Which town did you run out of?"
"Wu Family Reunion!"
The captain thought for a while and nodded. He asked his soldiers to take care of these people. He turned his horse and ran back to the formation. After seeing Feng Yi, he intervened and said: "General, the people in front are all from
When I was at Wu Jiaju, I heard from the people that the Huns were attacking Wu Jiaju!"
Wujiaju is a small town at the junction of Daijun and Changshanjun, but it is not on the only route that the Han army must pass.
Before Feng Yi could say anything, Geng Shu rushed forward, raised his hands and said: "General, please prepare the last general to go to battle!"
Feng Yi looked at Geng Shu, frowned and said: "The enemy is unknown now, we need to investigate clearly before making plans!"
Geng Shu said anxiously: "General, it's too late. The Huns have already entered the town. By the time we finish investigating the enemy's situation, I'm afraid all the people in the town have been killed by the Huns! General, please be sure.
Will go to war!"
Feng Yisi thought about it and finally nodded and reminded: "General Geng, you must be careful. If you are not completely sure, do not start a battle with the enemy. If the enemy retreats, do not rush to pursue him!"
"I will obey your orders!" Geng Shu agreed, leading three thousand Youzhou cavalry and headed straight towards the Wu Family Ju.
They are only about ten miles away from the Wu family gathering. For the cavalry, the ten miles away is a blink of an eye. Geng Shu led the cavalry. After approaching the Wu family gathering, he reined in his horse and raised his hand at the same time.
The cavalry behind them stopped one after another, and several captains came to Geng Shu's side and looked forward. At this time, the Wu family gathering was filled with thick smoke and shouts. Even if they didn't go in, they could still feel the tragic situation in the town.
Geng Shu took a deep breath and said: "Yu Lian!" "My subordinates are here!" "You lead six hundred brothers, go around to the north of the town, and kill from the north of the town. You will kill all the Huns!"
"I obey my orders!" "Shen Ying!" "My subordinates are here!" "You lead six hundred brothers, detour to the east of the town, and attack from the east of the town. Kill all the enemy troops you encounter!"
"Your Majesty, you obey!" "Liu Fang!" "I'm here!" "You lead six hundred brothers, detour to the west of the town, and attack from the west of the town. Don't let me escape a single enemy soldier!" "My subordinates are here!"
I obey!"
Geng Shu successively ordered that the three thousand assault cavalry under his command be divided into four parts, with 600 cavalry in three directions: Zhendong, Zhenbei, and Zhenxi. They were led by three captains: Yu Lian, Shen Ying, and Liu Fang.
He himself led the remaining more than a thousand cavalry and attacked from Zhennan.
After assigning tasks, all units moved together. The originally whole group of cavalry was instantly divided into four groups. Three groups of cavalry left the group and circled to the north, east, and west of the town.
Normally, Geng Shu should wait until all the ministries are in place before everyone moves together, but seeing more and more thick smoke in the town and more and more screams, he really can't wait any longer.
Already.
Geng Shu took off his tiger-headed halberd from the victory hook, waved it forward, and shouted: "Brothers, follow me to attack Wujiaju and kill all the thieves in the town!"
"Kill--" Geng Shu's prestige in Youzhou's sudden cavalry was extremely high, and he responded to his every call. Following his order, more than a thousand cavalry followed Geng Shu and charged into the town.
As soon as they arrived at the entrance to the south of the town, they saw a large number of people swarming out from inside. Behind the people, there were cries and screams. Geng Shu and others turned their horses and stopped on the roadside to give way to those who escaped.
The people gave way.
As more and more people ran out, Geng Shu and others gradually saw clearly that a large number of Huns cavalry were chasing and killing the people.
The Hun cavalry held scimitars and slashed at the fleeing civilians frantically. Some of the Hun cavalry were too lazy to use their swords to chop, and directly urged their horses to collide and trample on them. In just a short time, countless civilians were killed and injured.
Just when the Hun cavalry was red-eyed and carried away with the killing, a war horse suddenly jumped out from among the people. The two Hun cavalry running at the front didn't see clearly what was going on. They saw two cold lights one after the other.
After a flash, he looked at the two Hun cavalrymen. They were still sitting on their horses, but their heads had already jumped into the air. After a moment, there were two pops, and two blood arrows were sprayed out.
The man who broke out from among the people was none other than Geng Shu.
Geng Shu waved his tiger-headed halberd and charged directly into the crowd of Hun cavalry. As he passed by, the Hun cavalry in front of him were swept off their horses. At the same time, the Youzhou cavalry behind him also rushed to kill them.
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Seeing the appearance of enemy troops, whistles were heard among the Huns cavalry. People raised their scimitars and urged their horses forward, shouting and fighting with Geng Shu and others.
Click, click, click! The Hun scimitar struck the iron armor of the Han cavalry, and sparks popped up in groups. Some cavalrymen were cut off from their horses, while some cavalrymen could continue to fight without being cut through their armors.
Poof, poof, poof! The iron barb pierced the body of the Hun cavalry, and the sound of the sharp blade breaking through the body came one after another. With every stab, a Hun cavalry screamed and fell off the horse.
The strength of the Han army lies in its equipment. The iron armor worn by the Han army's cavalry makes the Han army's defensive capabilities at least 60 to 70% higher than that of the Huns' cavalry. The iron armor used by the Han army's cavalry is
It is also much more advanced than the Hun scimitar. It can both attack and block. It is a weapon capable of both offense and defense.
The strength of the Youzhou Cavalry was much greater than that of the hundred or so Xiongnu cavalry. In addition, the Youzhou Cavalry was powerful and well-equipped. After most of the hundreds of Xiongnu cavalry were killed or injured, the remaining dozens of cavalry did not dare to continue.
In love with the battle, they all galvanized their horses and ran back.
Now it was too late for them to run away. There was no need for the Youzhou Cavalry to pursue them. People took off their crossbows from their saddles, picked them up, aimed at the fleeing Huns cavalry, and fired arrows in unison.
There was a constant popping sound in his ears. Looking at the dozens of Hun cavalry who fled, none of them escaped. They were all shot off their horses. Their backs were filled with crossbow arrows. Even the horses were shot dead.
Several horses.
After a round of arrow formation, there was almost no living creature left in front. They had just killed this group of Huns cavalry, and before Geng Shu and others could take a breath, they saw another large group of Huns cavalry running towards the street ahead.
There were so many people on the other side that he couldn't tell how many there were. Geng Shu showed no fear. He turned his head and looked to both sides and shouted: "Brothers, the barbarians have come again with a group of people who are not afraid of death. Kill them all!"
"Kill -" Geng Shu saw the Huns, his combat power increased greatly, and the Youzhou Cavalry he wielded seemed to have been injected with chicken blood.
People shouted, fired arrows into the crossbows again, and fired volleys at the oncoming Hun cavalry.
After firing the crossbow arrows from the crossbow machine, people immediately hung the crossbow machine on the saddle of the horse, holding the iron barb, howling to meet the enemy, and fought with the enemy.
Geng Shu took the lead. He swung his halberd outward continuously, knocking away the scimitar that was coming at him. When he reached the enemy crowd, he swung the tiger-headed halberd, and a circular cold light spread out with him as the center.
The surrounding Hun cavalry had either their lower abdomens cut open or their sides cut open, and there was a continuous sound of falling horses.
Geng Shu held a halberd in both hands and charged forward. The oncoming enemy slashed at him with all his strength, but before the scimitar could hit Geng Shu's body, his halberd had already penetrated the opponent's chest.
With a loud shout, he lifted the Hun cavalry into the air, pushed it outwards, and the bodies flew out, knocking the Hun cavalry rushing up behind them into a group.
Geng Shu urged his horse forward, rounded his arms, fished for the moon from the bottom of the sea, and killed the two Huns cavalry who had just climbed up from the ground with a halberd.
When Geng Shu led his men to fight with the Hun cavalry, many Hun cavalry rushed out from both sides of the street. But at the same time, the sounds of fighting were also heard from the north, east, and west of the town. Apparently, the other three teams
All the Youzhou Tuqi also fought against the Huns.
Geng Shu was quite surprised by the number of Huns. Wujiaju was not a big town. It was surprising that the Huns sent so many soldiers and horses just to attack such a small town.
Surprised, the battle had to continue. Geng Shu held his halberd and continued to advance forward, while fighting the oncoming Huns.
The battle lasted for less than half an hour. Looking at the street, there were already corpses and wounded everywhere. Among them were the corpses of Han soldiers and the corpses of Huns. However, wherever you looked, the corpses of Huns were taking over.
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The remaining two to three hundred Huns cavalry could no longer hold on, gave up fighting, and turned their horses to run back. How could the Han army let them go?
Youzhou Tuqi rode their horses in pursuit while raising their crossbows and firing arrows. From time to time, some of the escaped Huns cavalry were hit by arrows and fell off their horses.
The injured who fell from their horses didn't even have a chance to get up, and the Youzhou cavalry that followed had trampled over them mercilessly.
Seeing the defeat of the Huns cavalry, Geng Shu breathed a sigh of relief. He stopped his horse, pulled off the sweat towel from his neck, and wiped the sweat and blood from his face.
In just a moment, the sweat towel was dyed blood red.
Geng Shu panted and shook his sweat towel. He looked around and saw a small tea shed not far away. He got off his horse and walked over. Several of his followers also dismounted and quickly came to Geng Shu.
He came closer and said: "General!"
"I'll drink some water before we fight!" As he spoke, Geng Shu walked into the tea shed.