At present, Zhangye County has the largest number of troops in Zhangye City and Shabang Pass, but the strategic location of Shabang Pass is too important. Once it is lost, the connection between Zhangye City and the mainland of the Sui Dynasty will be cut off. Shangguan Hu and Li Congrui dare not act rashly.
The general then guarded Sha Bang Pass.
Therefore, while Wang Junlin sent a fast horse to the governor Wang Tong who had returned to Jincheng and Yu Juluo of Xiping County, as well as to Kyoto to urgently report that the Turks were invading south and sent a signal for help, he immediately personally led the three thousand cavalry in Zhangye City.
Set off first and gallop towards Xifeng County, where Shifeng Village is located.
Although there is a huge difference between the 3,000 cavalry and the 50,000 Turkic cavalry. Even if the defenders of Shifeng Village and Xifeng County are included, the number is only 10,000. Wang Junlin still sets out without hesitation. If it weren't for Wang
Jun Lin's previous record of defeating more with less was so brilliant that Jiang Yishan would never agree to Wang Junlin's suicide behavior.
Xifeng County is only about 400 miles away from Zhangye City and can be reached in two days, but Shifeng Village is located more than 300 miles north of Xifeng County.
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Beacon smoke was everywhere, and mourning was everywhere. The people in Xifeng County and Shifeng Village were enveloped in anger. Wherever the Turks passed outside the city, thick smoke billowed, and the newly built villages and towns were reduced to nothing in the sparks.
What made the defenders of Shifeng Village extremely angry was that this time the Turks had a different purpose from robbing things and people in the past. Instead, after robbing things, they killed all the Sui people they met, so the Turks' horseshoes passed by.
The place is no longer inhabited.
Xifeng County Magistrate Yuan Qingshan chose to close the city gate tightly and defend, but Niu Jinda of Shifeng Village was already restless, "Everyone, are we just going to sit and watch the other side ravage the people like this?" Seeing the Turks bringing countless heads of people,
Stones were being thrown one after another outside Fengzhai City. The soldiers on the city were all red-eyed, but the one who reacted most violently was Niu Jinda, the former green forest hero.
"Lord Captain, a little impatience will mess up the big plan." Hu Dafei, the leader of the regiment, said: "The reason why the Turkic dog thieves did this is to provoke the general to leave the city. If the general goes out of the city to fight, it will play into the enemy's hands. We have too few troops, especially
There are too few cavalry!"
But Niu Jinda got angry and said: "I am not a kindhearted person, let alone a moral person. I am just a warrior, but the Marquis thinks highly of me and makes me the captain. I will protect the people and their country. I
I’ve decided, I want to leave the city.”
Tian Ming, Hu Dafei, and Ren Junshuo were shocked. They all knelt on one knee in front of Niu Jinda and dissuaded him: "Please think again, Lord Captain!"
Niu Jinda shook his head and said: "I see that Xue Yantuo only left more than a thousand troops under the city, but the other two groups of troops went to plunder. Apparently he expected that we would not dare to leave the city. Humph, I couldn't do what he wanted. I took two thousand
The men and horses left the city, leaving more than a thousand strong soldiers, plus the young men in the city. With the three of you in charge of defending the city, the enemy will have no chance to take advantage. I will use two thousand troops to deal with the enemy's scattered and looting troops, and I will never be defeated.
The other party can at least let the thief be so unbridled."
"General?" Tian Ming still wanted to dissuade him, but Niu Jinda stopped him flatly, "Okay, I know what you said makes sense, but the Marquis asked me to be the captain, so I can't turn a blind eye to the suffering of the people.
Even if the corpse is wrapped in horse leather, I still have to go out of the city to fight, otherwise if this drags on, our Shifeng Stronghold will be finished, and our morale will no longer exist."
After saying that, he walked out without looking back. The three regiment leaders looked at each other and sighed, knowing that it would be difficult to dissuade them. Hu Dafei said: "Master Captain, why don't you leave the city with me from your humble position? The thousand infantrymen in the city can be assigned to any regiment."
It is enough for the two of them, Lord and Master Tian, to lead the defense of the city."
"That's fine." Niu Jinda thought to himself that this was his first time to lead troops to fight independently. He thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.
The first contact battle between the two sides ended with Niu Jinda's complete victory. It was short but fierce. Dozens of Xue Yantuo's cavalry had just come out of a village. After encountering two thousand Sui troops suddenly, they had no time to retreat. Most of them turned back to fight, and the rest
Several cavalrymen actually hit their horses and fled away in an attempt to report to the nearby friendly forces. Niu Jinda and his only 500 cavalrymen were also elite, but there was still a gap in riding skills between them and these Xue Yantuo people who had grown up on horseback.
, unable to catch up, they could only turn around and surround the dozens of Xue Yantuo cavalry who were left behind.
In this battle, fifty-one Turkic cavalrymen were beheaded and more than forty war horses were captured. This made Niu Jinda slightly angry, but at the same time he became more vigilant. The Five Thousand Silver Wolf King Cavalry, who was previously known as the most elite Turkic Cavalry, was killed by the Marquis.
Designing to be easily burned to death made him subconsciously despise the Turks, but after the brief battle just now, he discovered that these Turkic thieves from the Xueyantuo tribe were far more difficult to deal with than he had previously thought.
Take the example just now, once the other party found that they could not escape, they decisively abandoned the stolen property, covered their companions' escape and reported the news, and rushed towards them without hesitation even though they knew they would die, just to buy some time for their companions. This
This fighting will made Niu Jinda feel awe-inspiring.
Moreover, he used 2,000 men to kill more than 50 people on the other side, and even lost a dozen people on his own side.
Squinting his eyes and looking into the distance, he saw bursts of smoke and dust billowing in. The Turks' reinforcements were coming. Niu Jinda's pupils shrank, knowing that he still had 1,500 infantrymen. He couldn't run away. There was only one battle, and he hoped that the other side would bring reinforcements.
Don't have too many people.
"Line up the cavalry on both sides and the infantry in the middle, prepare to meet the enemy!" Niu Jinda ordered boldly.
The 2,000 Sui troops quickly moved into action. They were indeed experienced soldiers. Under Hu Dafei's specific instructions, after a clash of weapons, the 1,500 infantry quickly formed a square formation of five 300 people.
There is only a few feet between each soldier, so that he can swing his arm to thrust out the spear in his hand. The spear of the soldiers in the back row stretches out from the gap between the soldiers in the front row. Five spear forests are formed in an instant. The remaining five hundred cavalry are
Located on both sides of the infantry phalanx, be ready to attack at any time.
The Turkic people and horses in the distance were very fast. In less than a stick of incense, Niu Jinda appeared in the field of vision. With a horn, the rushing torrent stopped, and dozens of cavalry jumped out of the formation, embracing a Turkic general wearing iron armor.
, observe Niu Jinda's battle formation.
This armored general looked familiar. Niu Jinda only glanced at it and recognized that this man was the Turk who planted the flag under the military stronghold. He couldn't help but feel angry in his heart, and almost wanted to jump out of the horse and fight with him again.
male and female.
But in the end, he gritted his teeth and gave up the idea. He was now the commander of the army, no longer a common man in the world, and the opponent was obviously not a reckless man, and did not charge directly. This made him extremely wary. Fortunately, the opponent only had one person.
With thousands of cavalry, Fang already has the upper hand in terms of strength, but the opponent is all cavalry.