According to the information collected by Wang Yue, except for parts of Henan, Guanzhong and Yanyu prefectures, the places He Jin can control now are beyond his reach. There are either bandits entrenched in various places, roads blocked, or local
The governor of Zhoumu supported one side and divided the country into one side. Luoyang no longer had any more power to support Guanzhong.
The most important people in Guanzhong are Gai Xun and Huangfu Song. The former once served as the governor of Hanyang and the captain of the army, and the latter was a famous general in the world. As for Ding Yuan, he was encircled by the general He Jin.
Although he has been promoted to General of the Conquest of the West, his qualifications and reputation are not as good as those of Gai Xun and Huangfu Song.
But now among the troika in Guanzhong, Ding Yuan is the leader, probably because he has won He Jin's trust and Huangfu Song is too sincere.
Looking at the Han troops intersecting in the distance, Chen Cheng began to think: What about Ding Jianyang? Last year, this man once led his troops to the heart of Hanyang County. The use of troops this time was so bold that it was a continuation.
Consistent style.
If you want to retreat from Chencang to Hanyang, in addition to going north to Long County now, there are two roads for the army to pass. One is to retreat directly along the Wei River to Shanggui, the other is to walk along the Wei River for a while, and then
Head northwest to Long County. The intersection of the two roads is where the Xiliang Army Camp is located. On the edge of this relatively flat place, there is a place called Changpo Plateau.
The so-called "plateau" is a landform formed by water erosion in the plateau area. It is in the shape of a platform, with steep sides and flat top. Chen Chengjun's base camp is on the edge of the Changpo plateau. After the base camp was built, it was divided into
They built a post on the plateau and placed some archers and lookouts on it.
According to Chen Cheng's opinion, the best way is to retreat first. Anyway, their Xiliang army is mainly based on cavalry. They can wait until they retreat to the vicinity of the camp and then engage in a decisive battle with the official army. However, many princes are now in Chencang City.
If all these people kneel down, it will greatly weaken his reputation. A big melee will immediately break out within Liangzhou to compete for the vacated territory.
While I was thinking about it, the situation on the battlefield changed again. The Han infantry had established a firm foothold on the left wing and blocked the road. The cavalry under Balibashi and Qubei were galloping back and forth in front of the waiting heavy infantry, but they failed.
It can only slow down the enemy's footsteps, but cannot cause more effective damage.
It was really a disadvantage to use cavalry bows and infantry strong bows and crossbows to shoot at each other. In addition, the Han army's light infantry was still advancing along the rugged road, and some Han army light cavalry were also moving forward along the infantry's path.
Move, Bali Ba lost and went to the base, if they hadn't fought and retreated, they might have been surrounded.
When the left wing was almost unable to hold on, the right wing was engaged in a fierce battle. The road to the south was not very wide. After Yang Qiu's troops occupied the mound and placed crossbowmen on it, they could block a long section of the road.
When the Han army's cavalry chased them from the south, they were only harassed by a small number of elite shooters, and the losses were negligible. But when the Han army's infantry passed here, hundreds of bows and crossbows were fired at the top of the mound.
Arrows rained down, and only two or three rounds of shooting killed dozens of light infantrymen and caused many more casualties.
Yang Qiu's troops did not kill many enemies, but it dealt a heavy blow to the morale of the officers and soldiers. After a slight adjustment, the Han army's infantry immediately launched an attack on the mound. The heavy infantrymen holding shields and long spears and short spears stood shoulder to shoulder.
They stood shoulder to shoulder, forming infantry phalanxes one after another, slowly approaching the mound.
Behind the infantry, thousands of archers trotted forward. They passed over their slowly advancing comrades, stood at a distance of eighty paces, and then fired light arrows at the mound. When the light arrows were thrown,
It can shoot very far. Thousands of strong bows vibrate and make a "buzzing" sound, like a large swarm of bees vibrating their wings nearby.
The arrows flew upwards, rose to the highest point, and then fell to the ground under the action of gravity. Although the power of the light arrows was very poor, they could not hold enough arrows, and the dense arrows fell down like raindrops.
In the middle of Yang Qiu's tribe, the light arrow landed on the helmet and shield, making a "pap-pap-pap" sound.
Screams came from the crowd, but several soldiers were wailing on the ground after their armors were shot by arrows. The arrow clusters bit into the flesh, and the arrow shafts were still shaking.
In today's world, when it comes to the power of crossbows, the Northern Army's Shesheng Battalion is of course the most powerful. The crossbowmen of the Shesheng Battalion use three-stone strong bows and six-stone crossbows at their worst, and they are even equipped with numerous weapons.
There are few big yellow crossbows and bed crossbows. In front of them, even an iron man will be shot into a hornet's nest. Outside the Shesheng camp, other troops of the Han army also have the habit of equipping strong bows and hard crossbows. Whether it is Hebei's strong crossbow
Hands, or Jiangdong archers, are all world-famous strong soldiers.
Chang'an's arsenal was filled with armor, swords, guns, and bows and crossbows. Since Huangfu Song and Ding Yuan had made up their mind to complete their victory in one battle, how could they not arm their soldiers to the teeth?
Just now, Yang Qiu's troops shot and killed dozens of Han soldiers, and then the Han army responded with bows and crossbows. More archers came forward to join the shooting. Round after round of arrows fell from the sky, smashing the mounds.
Submerged in the rain of arrows. Densely packed arrows penetrated diagonally into the soil, as if large tracts of grass suddenly grew on the ground.
When the archers are firing, there are some crossbowmen hiding behind the shields and accompanying the infantry. Every ten steps they advance, they stop to form a team. The purpose of the team is to keep the formation intact and to let the accompanying bows
The crossbowman has a chance to shoot.
The dense arrows fell, causing the soldiers on the mound to scream in agony. If the blankets had not been erected in advance, the casualties would have been even greater. From such a distance, light arrows could rarely kill people directly.
, but if there are more people, they can always shoot some people. The soldiers held up their shields and hid behind the blankets with the archers, and then prayed together that the arrows would not fall on their heads.
However, there are many people who don't care about this. They have been in battle for a long time and know that these light arrows look dangerous, but in fact they are not very lethal. The physical strength of the archers on the opposite side is also limited. After one or twenty rounds of shooting, they will be able to
Stopped.
Yang Qiu raised the shield on his head and shouted to the surrounding soldiers: "What are you afraid of? It's just some arrows!"
"Pa pa pa pa", "duo doo doo", "chi chi chi", the arrows kept falling. The shield he held in his left hand was soon filled with arrows. Yang Qiu even said loudly: "
In the end, the outcome will still be determined by physical combat!"
Some veterans nearby were also making fun of others loudly, "Really, what is there to be afraid of? When we were fighting the Huns, the arrows we encountered were much denser than this, and I didn't see you scared!"
Yang Qiu laughed and said: "That's right, we have wiped out the Huns, not to mention these officers and soldiers?"
Before he finished speaking, a crossbow bolt penetrated the blanket and nailed his shield. The powerful impact made Yang Qiu tremble all over. He looked at the crossbow bolt that pierced the shield and cursed loudly,
Seeing that the number of arrows on his head had become sparse, he stood up and looked out across the blanket. He saw that the Han army had approached the foot of the mound. No wonder the officers and soldiers stopped firing arrows.
Yang Qiu hit the soldiers beside him with the back of his sword and shouted loudly, "Get up, everyone, get ready to fight!"
The soldiers and officers kicked and punched them to get the soldiers into position. Just as the soldiers on the mound began to form a team, the crossbowmen accompanying the heavy infantry took the opportunity to fire arrows at them one after another, killing more than ten people.
The crossbowmen on the mound also immediately opened their bows and fired arrows, and started shooting at the Han army archers below.
The heavy infantry who attacked from above continued to advance upward, and then collided with the defenders who attacked from above. The sound of steel colliding immediately sounded, and then screams and blood appeared on this nameless mound. The battle was on
It was in a white-hot state right away.
Looking at the fierce battle on the right wing, Chen Cheng sighed secretly, if those guys had followed the plan, how could they have ended up in this situation? He had already prepared plans on how to deal with various situations, but the reality often turned out to be worse than planned.
Come on, there's nothing you can do about this.
Yang Qiu's troops fought fairly well, but the Han army used heavy infantry to launch an assault from the front, and at the same time used light infantry to climb over the mountains and go around the back of the mound. The road to the south was indeed very narrow, but the Han army could not have
Those who walk on the road.
If you are marching, you will naturally need to walk on a flat road with a large amount of carriages, horse baggage, armor, arrows and other supplies. But during a battle, the light infantry does not need to carry so many heavy objects, and it is easy to move from the original
After climbing over the dangerous pass, when he saw the Han infantry advancing rapidly on the mountain ridge, Chen Cheng sighed secretly again and thought to himself: In such a war, you still need more experience!
Then, he issued an order to the people on the side: "Send the order and ask him to lead his people to withdraw, form a team here at Shuaiqi, and wait for the order!"
"Send an order to Han Sui to attack the enemy on the left immediately!"
"Send the order to Cheng Yi and order him to pick up the friendly troops withdrawing from Chen Cang!"
After the three orders were issued, Chen Cheng paused for a moment, and then said again: "The friendly troops ordered to gather up immediately attacked the enemy on the right wing. Liang Xing led the flying bear gallants behind to suppress the formation. Anyone who dares to cross this handsome flag before calling the gold medal,
Kill immediately!"
Liang Xing agreed loudly and then asked: "When will the gold be awarded?"
"If I don't come back, I will ring gold when it gets dark."
"promise!"
Chen Cheng left the Flying Bear Cavalry behind to supervise the battle, but he loudly said: "Zhao Si, follow me with your personal troops!"
Zhao Si was a native of Gaoyi, Changshan State. He was good at galloping and shooting, and could shoot from left to right. He was an old subordinate of Chen Cheng when he fought in western Liaoning. Last year, he ran from western Liaoning to Xiliang with Wei Ran and others, and passed with his own bravery.
The selection of Yabing, and because he could read and write, he quickly reached the position of deputy commander of the personal army.
It is said that Zhao Si and Zhao Yun are distant relatives, but Chen Cheng did not ask in detail. He used this person based on his talents, not his background. Zhao Si was wearing iron armor, carrying a spear and two bows. After receiving the order,
He immediately led his soldiers forward and ran towards the battlefield behind Chen Cheng.
