Zhang Liao was from Yanmen County, Bingzhou. When Ding Yuan was the governor of Bingzhou, he had already distinguished himself with bravery in the army. However, when he heard about the many things Chen Cheng did in Luoyang, especially after witnessing the Battle of Luoyang with his own eyes, Zhang Liao
After seeing the scene, I admired Chen Cheng's bravery very much.
Later, through inquiring, he learned about Chen Cheng's deeds in the battle against the Wuhuan people in western Liaoning, and his admiration grew in his heart. When he had nothing to do, he would hum a few lines: "Planning and calculating, the blade is hidden in the dark, and the heroic road is pursued."
"Chaos". Later, the famous line "The young man is still in my heart; but for the sake of the king, I have been pondering it to this day" spread all over the world, which made him even more fond of Chen Cheng.
In his mind, Chen Cheng should be what he looks like in front of him, with a majestic figure, extraordinary courage and unrestrained talent. Yesterday, during the chaotic battle around Chencang, he did witness Chen Cheng's martial arts skills that were the best in the world. But...
........Why did you suddenly start reading poetry?
This is really... It's really... It makes people feel very embarrassed!
After Chen Cheng finished reading the poem, he said sadly: "When I go back, I will definitely raise a few more dogs. Does Wen Yuan know why I want to raise dogs?"
"..."
"Because dogs can control the invasion! Haha!"
"..."
Chen Cheng laughed twice, then suddenly stopped laughing and shouted: "Our army is indeed retreating, but if you think you can take advantage of this, then just come over!"
He cupped his fists and said to Zhang Liao: "Farewell!"
After saying that, Chen Cheng turned the horse's head and led the troops back to the camp. Zhang Liao was stunned for a while until his subordinates came up and said beside him: "General, the thieves have gone far!"
He pondered for a moment and thought to himself: Marquis Julu seems to be very fond of me? But how is this possible? We have obviously never met each other before.
"General, general?"
Zhang Liao looked at the steep mountain ridges on the side, pulled the reins, and said, "Let's retreat five miles in succession."
The speed of the infantry was slower than that of the cavalry. It took half an hour for the main force of Huangfu Song and Ding Yuan to arrive. Huangfu Song was very experienced in using troops. On the way to the main force, he had already sent light cavalry and scouts to search north to prevent the west.
The Liang army set up an ambush. Although this possibility is very small, it is necessary to guard against it.
Seeing the general flags of Ding Yuan and Huangfu Song appear, Zhang Liao immediately went to greet them.
"I have seen General Zhengxi and General Zuo."
Ding Yuan pulled the reins and asked, "What's going on ahead?"
Zhang Liao told the truth about what had just happened. After hearing this, Ding Yuan laughed and said: "Xiliang's horses dominate the world, but the thieves dare not attack. It seems that they have withdrawn their troops. Thief Chen has exhausted his skills!"
Huangfu Song was thinking about the sentence "If you can control the invasion of the mausoleum, how can you kill more people?" This poem touched him very much, as if it was spoken in his heart. He sighed secretly and thought: Chen Wenzheng
He is actually a man of both wisdom and bravery, but it is a pity that he cannot be used by the country and has become a big problem! Even if Han Sui and Ma Teng are let go this time, this man must be kept!
He turned around and said to Ding Yuan: "General Ding, how about we launch an attack now and hold the enemy behind?"
Ding Yuan said: "That's right."
He said to Huangfu Song: "According to spies, most of the enemy army has retreated, and only less than half of it remains. Han Sui's army is on the left, Chen Cheng's army is on the right, and Yang Qiu's general flag is behind Changpoyuan. We
How to attack?"
Huangfu Song said: "You lead people along the Wei River to attack Han Sui from the left, and I will attack from the right along the mountains here!"
Lu Bu only injured his left shoulder and could not use his strength for the time being, but he could still use his right hand. He followed Ding Yuan and volunteered at this time: "Father, please let me lead the troops to attack!"
Ding Yuan looked at the bandage on Lu Bu's left shoulder and said, "Fengxian is injured, so why not stay with me and watch the battle."
Lu Bu waved his right hand and said: "Although my left arm cannot exert force, my right arm is still there! I have General Gao Shun under my command. He has carefully trained a thousand infantry, and their combat power is not inferior to that of Danyang soldiers. With such elites, why?
Are you worried that you can’t defeat the bandits?”
Ding Yuan liked Lu Bu very much. When he saw him trying hard to fight, he said: "Then my son should be careful and don't put yourself in danger."
The drum beat sounded from in front of the general's flag, and gradually increased in intensity. The Han army, which had been slightly repaired, immediately bypassed the mountain ridge, divided into two groups according to the plan, and went to attack the Xiliang army's camp respectively. This area is adjacent to the Wei River and the Liuchuan River.
The flat ground above is not very flat, but undulating, with several plateaus and troughs in between. Although the Xiliang cavalry can still gallop, as long as they occupy a few dangerous places, the cavalry's mobility can be restricted.
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Seeing the Han army launching an attack, Chen Cheng and Han Sui unanimously released their cavalry. The only difference was that Chen Cheng went into battle himself, while Han Sui ordered two generals, Yang Kui and Tian Le, to each lead thousands of cavalry.
Attack.
The camp of Chen Cheng's army was between the Changpo Plain and the Liuchuan Plain. Just now, the cavalry chased them to the edge of the mountain ridge and turned back. They did not enter the camp, but rested outside the camp. Before the Han army came to kill them, the soldiers took the opportunity to
The war horses were fed fodder again and allowed to drink plenty of water. By the way, they also randomly stuffed something into their mouths.
When the flags were waved on the Changpo Plain and the horns sounded, Chen Cheng ordered the soldiers to mount their horses together, then distanced themselves and formed a charging formation. It was still a classic cavalry assault formation, with heavy cavalry in front and light cavalry behind.
Rangers were deployed on both wings.
It is said to be heavy cavalry, but only the two hundred guards at the front of each row have iron armor, and the rest are armored. Among these two hundred people, less than half of the horses are sometimes equipped with iron horse armor, which is called
It can be regarded as an "armored horse". Other war horses are only protected by leather or blankets on key parts. There is mobility consideration, but the main reason is lack of money.
Horse armor is more expensive than iron armor, but it has great restrictions on use. Only in flat areas can you have the opportunity to ride on the field with armor. However, these expensive equipment will cause a great burden on the war horse, making it difficult for the horse to ride on the battlefield.
The impact of the armored cavalry is unparalleled, but the speed of the horses is also reduced. If the enemy has seen it once, he will know that he should avoid the sharp edge of the armored cavalry.
However, Chen Cheng generally would not let his soldiers equip horse armor, and would only use this trump card under certain circumstances.
Today's situation is special enough, but not specific enough, so there is no chance for an armored rider to appear for the time being.
The formation had been arranged, and when he was about to launch a charge, Chen Cheng discovered that the Han army on the opposite side did not use cavalry as the vanguard, but directly put the heavy infantry up. Eight infantry squares were arranged in two rows, each square
The number of people in the formation is about five to six hundred, which is exactly the strength of a Qu.
In front of the infantry phalanx and in the gaps between the phalanxes, there were many Han cavalry wandering in small groups. Behind the eight infantry phalanxes, there were more than a hundred chariots. The chariots were all covered with cloth.
It was covered with a curtain and it was difficult to see what was inside. Chen Cheng guessed that either big yellow crossbows and bed crossbows were put on top, or soldiers were hidden on top. It cannot be said that it was filled with food, etc.
When the soldiers are tired from fighting, why not go to the chariot to have a meal?
On a chariot in the middle of the chariot group, Huangfu Song's general flag was erected. Behind the chariot, there were six infantry phalanxes and a large group of Han cavalry. In addition to what could be observed with the naked eye, Chen Cheng also
We can see a lot of Han troops climbing up the mountain ridge. They are probably the light soldiers of the Han troops we saw yesterday.
Facing such a formation, do you really want to lead the cavalry into it?
Chen Cheng straightened up on his horse and looked at the slowly approaching enemies. There were about five to six hundred people in each square. Although he could only see sword and shield soldiers, spearmen and halberdiers, he could think with his toes that there must be more soldiers behind them.
There are many crossbowmen. If the cavalry is blocked by the heavy infantry using lances and halberds, what will follow will be a scene of all bows and crossbows firing.
Chen Cheng thought for a while and felt that Huangfu Song's tactic was actually not difficult to defeat, but he didn't want to consume all the elites in his hands, so he found it difficult to deal with it. Generally speaking, the equipment of the enemy in front of him was better than
Our side is better, the officers are experienced, and the soldiers are skilled in combat. No wonder they once defeated the Xiliang army and fled.
During yesterday's battle, the reinforcements from the officers and soldiers entered the battlefield with refueling tactics. The formation was broken and the queue was not very neat, which already caused heavy damage to the Xiliang army. This time, they formed a tighter battle formation and fought.
I'm afraid it will be even more difficult.
Even if it were not in such a small place and encountered such a strong battle formation, it would probably have to be temporarily avoided. The Liao people's cavalry was so arrogant for a while that they would have to retreat when they encountered the Song infantry battle formation, let alone now? Don't do that.
Strike the great formation,
Don't invite Huanghuang's teachers, this is the experience and lessons learned by the people of Liao with their own blood.
However, even if Chen Cheng wanted to retreat, the right to fight or not to fight was not in his hands now.
In addition, he was also a little confused. Han Sui obviously had more troops, so why did he transfer all the main forces to attack my side? Is it because my side looks softer and feels better when pinched? Chen Cheng turned around
After looking at it, I found that my camp was very solid, much more complete than the several camps occupied by Han Sui's tribe nearby.
Or is it because the enemy seems to be more difficult to attack here, so the enemy has transferred all the main forces here? It is not impossible. But even if this is the reason, can we not build a camp?
While he was hesitating here, under the cover of the Han army's cavalry, the heavy infantry phalanx was getting closer and closer to the camp. Wei Ran on the side asked: "My lord, do you want to launch a charge?"
The chaos among the three armies started with suspicion.
Many times, it is better to make a decision casually than to hesitate.
Looking at the enemy approaching step by step, Chen Cheng calmed down and said: "Order Bali Balshi and Qubei to lead the troops up to drive away the Han army's rangers. The Flying Bear Cavalry will go to the place to wait for orders, and order Yang Qiu's infantry to enter the camp."
Camp, prepare for defensive operations, the bodyguards will call out a hundred of them, come forward with me!"
After saying that, he clamped the horse's belly, and the mount instantly jumped more than ten feet away, leaving the guards and soldiers behind. Seeing this, Wei Ran and Zhao Si quickly shouted and ordered the soldiers of the first and second teams to
The soldiers fought and the horses followed. The Qiang cavalry who had lost eight miles and eight miles and the Huns cavalry who had gone to Bei rushed out from both wings and stepped forward to drive away the Han army's rangers.
Chen Cheng rode forward, and Gulu galloped, as if a ball of flame was burning. The Han cavalry they saw gave way. These people had all heard of the reputation of the rebel Chen Cheng as an unparalleled marksman, and many people saw it for themselves yesterday.
However, now they didn't want to risk their lives for nothing. So they all rode out of the way, followed the gaps between the infantry squares, and retreated to the rear of the battle formation.
They are only here to cover the infantry, not to charge. If they really want to charge against the enemy's cavalry, that is not their business. They should let the armored men on standby at the rear of the battle formation ride over.
Seeing that his rangers retreated before the battle began, Huangfu Song's expression remained unchanged, but the general next to him sternly said: "Fleeing without fighting will be punished by death!"
Huangfu Song shook his head and said: "General Fu's words are wrong. The Xiliang cavalry is the best in the world, and our army is invincible. Rather than go up and risk your life, it is better to retreat temporarily."
