The four groups of tribal cavalry still ran away at the first touch, their long bows raining down. Although they didn't kill many Confederate soldiers and horses, looking at their backs as they walked away, Han Zhang and Han Zongchang could only let his soldiers go.
Malema stopped chasing.
"These bastards are not men at all. Relying on the speed of horses is nothing. They dare not fight directly and only dare to play these tricks. Bah!" After the soldiers and horses returned to camp, Han Zongchang cursed angrily.
Han Desui shouted coldly: "That's stupid, that's because they are smart. They have fewer soldiers and horses than us, so are they going to fight us head-on? If it were you, what would you do?"
Han Zongchang smacked his lips and was speechless, yes, are they going to rush up and die? What he was scolding was unreasonable.
Han Zhang said: "Father, they are sure that we are worried that the middle camp will be overrun, so they dare to do this. They are very fast. Once all our troops and horses attack to encircle us, they will rush into my middle camp, destroy my equipment, food and fodder, and then escape."
.This tactic is indeed very smart.”
Han Desui nodded and said: "Brother Meng Sa and the others are not vegetarians. Although their tribal soldiers and horses are generally equipped, their riding and shooting skills are better than ours. I guess they will come again. They just don't want to fight us head-on."
The harassment made us agitated and made us unable to help but rush to Niuwang Ridge. Then we would have fallen into their trap."
Han Zhang nodded and was about to speak when he suddenly heard the horn blowing again on the mountain ridge ahead and the thunder of horse hooves. Sure enough, as soon as the other four groups of cavalry returned to the mountain ridge, the other four groups of soldiers and horses had already rushed down from the mountain ridge. The smoke and dust were billowing and arrogant.
Extremely.
Han Zongchang scolded: "Sure enough, they are here again. This time I have to tell them to never come back."
After that, Han Zongchang shouted and mounted his horse to send troops to fight, but Han Zhang held him back.
"Brother, I think we don't need to send troops to intercept them this time. They are just harassing them, not attacking the camp. They can't stop them even if they send troops. It's a waste of effort. Just let the brothers wait for them at the edge of the camp with crossbows, bows and arrows."
"How could that happen? Wouldn't it be like being a coward and being laughed at?" Han Zongchang said with a blush on his neck.
Han De then shouted: "Zongchang, Han Zhang is right. There is no need to go to war. If they want to use bows and arrows to cause trouble from a distance, we can just use bows and arrows against bows and arrows. There is no need to expend such effort, let alone go head-to-head for this. This kind of warfare is not good for us.
It's useless, it's useless for them to try to anger us."
Han Zongchang was about to argue, but when he saw his father's stern expression, he had no choice but to keep silent.
The Confederate army's crossbowmen quickly gathered on the west side of the camp, each guarding their positions, and no cavalry attacked. The opposing cavalry rushed halfway and saw that the enemy camp had no intention of attacking and seemed hesitant. A group of cavalry rushed the fastest and stopped at the main camp.
Speeding past the south side, a cloud of locust-like feather arrows also came in the air. The drums were beating loudly in the southern camp, and countless powerful crossbow arrows flew back like rain. Both sides suffered casualties, but the tribal cavalry
More people fell. Because the Confederate army had more people, denser arrows, and the tribal cavalry had worse equipment. How could their fur withstand the arrows, so those who were shot would either die or be seriously injured. After all, the Confederate army still had armor.
Even if you resist, you can't defend against the powerful arrows of the tribal cavalry, and they will still be shot through the armor. But as long as you don't get hit in the vital points, your life is basically not in danger.
In this way, the tribal cavalry did not take any advantage. Although they were flying past like fishes more than a hundred steps away, they were still swift.
Briskly, but they left hundreds of corpses of tribal cavalry behind them.
Seeing this, the remaining three tribes cavalry raised their flags continuously. Before the three troops dared to come within range, they made a wide turn and galloped back towards Niuwang Ridge.
After that, the opponent seemed to have died down and no longer took the initiative to attack. They only made loud noises and provocations on Niuwang Ridge.
This was not a bloody charge as imagined in a cavalry battle, but the two sides were fighting a battle of wits and courage. The purpose of provoking the tribal cavalry in this way was to provoke the entire Confederate army to charge up Niuwang Ridge. It was not just the unfavorable terrain.
Regarding the problem of attacking from above, the real backhand is not to rely on the terrain to gain a little combat advantage. The slopes of Niuwangling are full of pits, leaving only a few passages for tribe soldiers and horses to rush down. If the opponent uses all his strength
If you charge hard, you will suffer a big loss halfway. You will also have to withstand the baptism of bows and arrows from the tribal cavalry on the mountains. The tribal cavalry will never fight with them. They will quickly escape from the back, and there are also pits on the hillside on the back.
Spikes. If the Confederate army couldn't help but rush into the mountains, they would suffer heavy casualties.
Unexpectedly, the Southern Army was very patient and cautious. This made Meng Sa Ge Hulu Ba and others very popular. They came to Niu Wangling several days in advance to prepare and put on a peaceful appearance.
The opponent's posture of fighting head-on was to lure and provoke the opponent. As a result, the opponent did not follow his tactics at all.
From the afternoon to the evening, there was no fighting between the two sides. Now that they had seen through the other party's attempt to provoke them to attack, Han Desui and Han Zhang also calculated that the other party must be up to something on the mountain. Han Desui and Han Zhang were not impulsive people.
, especially Han Desui, who was a famous Liao general and quite strategic. Although he suffered a big loss at the hands of Lin Jue and was severely beaten, he was still confident when facing the tribal chiefs.
In the evening, Han Desui and Han Zhang made a decision after discussion. Early tomorrow morning, the army will ignore the enemy troops on Niuwang Ridge and head directly to Linhuang Mansion. If the opponent is unwilling to engage in a head-on battle, they will attack
The city forced them to fight. As for the possibility that the opponent might attack the flank of the army on the way, Han Desui and Han Zhang were also prepared. Before setting off tomorrow, Han Zhang would lead a cavalry group to circle back from the northeast. If the opponent dared
After harassing the army, Han Zhang went around to their rear to cut off their retreat. Even if he couldn't keep all their troops, he would at least trap 10,000 or 20,000 people on the other side and give them a blow to prevent them from coming back again.
If you dare to act rashly, it's better to return to Linhuang Mansion and defend the city obediently.
After dark, bonfires were lit up on Niuwang Ridge. The tribal soldiers and horses sang and danced around the bonfire in a very noisy manner, as if they didn't care at all about the hundreds of thousands of Confederate troops in front of them. This was no problem. Not long after, tribal soldiers and horses were raised.
They rushed down from Niuwangling with torches and shouted loudly outside the Confederate army camp. They made nonsense remarks at the Confederate army camp and mocked them for being cowards. In the end, these ridicules turned into unbridled abuse.
"Where's Han Zhang? If you don't get out, are you going to be a coward?"
"Han Zhang, your mother stole your life, you are indeed a coward. This old bastard, Han Yanshou, is so sanctimonious that he made his sister-in-law pregnant and gave birth to a bastard like you. It's a good thing you still have the honor to live in this world.
"
"Isn't that right? This old guy Han Yanshou is really shameless, even his own sister-in-law is not spared. Han Zhang, isn't it Han Yanshou who promoted you today?
Don’t you think you’re still counting? Han Yanshou is your biological father. Your biological father was slaughtered in the Liaoyang Mansion. Why don’t you, the shrinking bastard, come to us for revenge?”
"Yes, Han Yanshou was stabbed in the stomach by my chief, from his chest to his back. He screamed in pain. My chief laughed and peed on his face.
Even after I died, I ate a hot urine, so I wasn’t thirsty anymore on the way to hell. Hahaha.”
"..."
In order to anger their opponents, Brother Mengsa and the others stopped treating themselves as human beings and ordered their subordinates to insult and curse indiscriminately. The harsh shouts and curses were amplified by the microphone and sent into the camp along with the night wind, and they could be heard clearly in the camp.
Han Zhang and Han Zongchang led people along the edge of the camp to patrol the defenses at night, and heard all these mean and vicious insults. He walked with a livid face, his teeth clenched loudly, and his whole body was shaking with anger.
"Damn it, these bastards are really bullying people too much. Envoy Han, how can you bear this? I will take people to kill those bastards." Han Zongchang couldn't stand listening any more, and he gritted his teeth and cursed angrily.
road.
Han Zhang shook his head and stopped: "Brother Zongchang, they are deliberately irritating us, don't pay attention to them. If we are provoked by them, we will be fooled."
Han Zongchang sneered and said: "Secretary Han, you are just like my father. You are too cowardly. If the enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered, it is understandable. Now that my army is twice as strong as theirs, are you still so cowardly?
?You can still hold it in when others sit on your head and poop and urinate? Even though I am just your adopted brother, when others scold you like this, it is equivalent to scolding me. I can’t tolerate it. But you can really hold it in?
.Isn’t that really a coward...that, that..."
Even though Han Zongchang was still talking about virtue, he thought that this kind of forbearance was actually a coward.
Han Zhang shouted coldly: "General Han, do your own thing. You are responsible for the defense of the camp tonight. You only need to ensure the safety of the camp. You don't need to worry about other things. If you think these people are scolding you,
, If you don’t listen to the words, you can just block your ears and not listen.”
Han Zongchang was dumbfounded and furious, but he did not dare to refute. Han Zhang was equal to his father. Although he recognized his father as his adopted father and was nominally his adopted brother, that was not Han Zongchang.
You can offend casually. My father has warned me many times.
After Han Zhang left with his entourage, Han Zongchang inspected the defenses of the front camp and then angrily returned to the front camp tent to rest. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and he sat in the tent and sighed. He had been scolded by his father recently.
It's all because of his poor performance in the battle of Xijin Mansion. It's unfair for dad to attribute the failure of the battle of Xijin Mansion to himself. Wasn't he also beaten to the point of confusion by that Lin Jue? That guy too
How can you blame yourself if you are so powerful? In fact, you have always been disliked by your father. Now that the eldest, second, and fourth brothers are all dead, your father is the only son left, and he still doesn't want to see you. It is really annoying. This Han Zhang is obviously the same
Looking down on him, he kindly wanted to help him drive away those noisy bastards outside, but he scolded him instead. It was really a dog biting Lu Dongbin.
The more Han Zongchang thought about it, the more angry he became. Listening to the unbridled yelling and cursing of the tribesmen outside the camp, he became extremely irritated and restless. When the tribes scolding generals outside the camp focused their targets on Han Desui, Han Zongchang finally couldn't bear it anymore.
