Fifteen miles southwest of Niuwang Ridge, 50,000 cavalry led by Han Zhang were quietly moving northwest under the starry sky. These 50,000 troops came here in a large circle from the southeast of the camp.
, the purpose is naturally to conceal the whereabouts from the opponent.
Since we have to fight the tribal soldiers and horses tonight, we must ensure victory and annihilate the opponent. With Han Desui and his son on the front to contain the enemy on the ridge, Han Zhang's task is to move to the side and rear to block the opponent's retreat. If
If the front cannot be attacked for a long time, you can also attack the enemy on the ridge from the front and back. As long as you move to the side and rear before the opponent escapes, the battle will be won. Han Zhang is confident about this.
In order to avoid exposing his whereabouts, Han Zhang ordered his troops to make a large detour and move them fifteen miles away, away from the battlefield. Although the grassland was open, as long as the torches were not lit and the darkness was sheltered, there was no risk of being discovered.
After the snow melts, the soft, moist meadows full of young grass can perfectly muffle the sound of horse hooves to a minimum. As long as they are not running wildly, the tribal soldiers and horses in the middle of the battle will definitely not notice it.
Han Zhang rode his horse and trotted in front of the team. The shouts of killing and the light of fire came from the Niuwang Ridge in the distance, indicating the fierce battle there. Han Zhang was quite anxious. He knew that a frontal attack was not easy. The tribal cavalry must be
There are some methods, otherwise they would not dare to launch a provocative attack unscrupulously during the day yesterday, which is to provoke their own troops to fight. Now there are only 80,000 of our own troops engaged in frontal combat, which is equivalent to the number of the opponent's troops.
Yes, our side will probably suffer in this kind of battle. Therefore, Han Zhang needs to arrive at the position as soon as possible, go around to the west of the mountain ridge, and complete the tactical arrangement.
"Send the order and speed up. In less than ten miles, we will be behind the enemy. At that time, we will attack from both sides and annihilate the enemy in one fell swoop." Han Zhang ordered in a deep voice.
After receiving the order, the team's speed increased significantly. At this position, even if the opponent was aware of it, it would be difficult for them to evacuate quickly. Therefore, Han Zhang simply ordered the troops to rush forward quickly and no longer need to be cautious.
The army crossed a slope, and what seemed to be undulating terrain appeared in front of them. There were piles of raised soil bags on the flat grassland, with long grass growing on them. It was not clear at night, but it looked like a mess on the grassland.
The burial mounds are also like raised ridges. In short, it is really surprising to see such a large stretch of high and low earth-covered ridges suddenly appear on the flat grassland.
If Han Zhang grew up on the grassland, he would naturally understand that such terrain is impossible on the grassland. Herdsmen on the grasslands of the Liao Kingdom were buried randomly after death. Rich families buried their bodies in deep graves with coffins standing upright.
There are very few grave bags left underground, because they don’t want anyone to dig the grave and steal the burial money. Poor people practice wild burial. In fact, they leave the body in the wild and let wild wolves, wild dogs and vultures eat it. This is what they do.
A way to return to nature.
It's a pity that Han Zhang grew up in the prosperous south of Daliao and was a Han himself, so he didn't know much about these things. Although he found the terrain strange, he didn't think much about it. There seemed to be some patterns in the tombs and mountain ridges.
There is enough wide space in the middle for marching, so there is no need to worry about this.
The soldiers and horses were galloping, and the cavalry were naturally willing to take a flat path, so they were unconsciously divided into three teams by the terrain of these tombs and mountain ridges. Each team was only a few hundred steps apart and could be seen from a distance. Han Zhang didn't think so.
But soon Han Zhang and everyone felt that something was wrong. Because this film
The terrain of the grave mounds is also too big, and there are too many graves. How many people must have died to have such a large cemetery. The dense mounds are endless, and after running for a long distance, there still seems to be no end in sight.
Endless.
"What's going on? Was there a war here? Why are there so many graves?" Han Zhang asked, frowning in confusion.
"There has been no war in Linhuang Mansion for nearly a hundred years. There were only minor conflicts between tribes. The death of three to five hundred people is huge. Even if the people on the grassland died, there would be no such a large cemetery.
Ah. This place is more than forty miles away from Linhuang Mansion, so it cannot be the cemetery of the people in Linhuang Mansion City. It is indeed a bit strange." The generals around me also felt a little surprised. There were so many graves so densely packed that it made people feel a little strange.
Cold sweat, scalp numb.
Han Zhang was silent and stared at the graves about a hundred steps away. Suddenly, Jean seemed to notice that one of the graves had moved. Han Zhang thought he was dazzled, so he rubbed his eyes and looked carefully again. This time he saw
Looking carefully, the tomb was slowly rising and falling, and seemed to be twisting. It was like something was moving inside under the ground covered by long grass. Han Zhang was covered in cold sweat, and his scalp was wet.
It exploded. Then I turned around to look at the tombs around me, and I suddenly felt that they didn't look like earthen tombs, because the bulges, shapes and sizes were all too similar. There were no earthen tombs that looked exactly the same.
"Master Han, what's wrong?" The general next to him noticed Han Zhang's strangeness and asked in surprise.
Without saying a word, Han Zhang reached out and took off the bow and arrow on the side of the saddle. He bent the bow and shot the arrow towards the moving grave. The bow string buzzed, and the arrow shot out like a meteor before sinking into the soil.
At the moment of wrapping up, there was a shrill neighing sound, and a war horse suddenly jumped up from the ground, with an arrow stuck in the horse's hip.
Everyone was stunned by the situation in front of them. Han Zhang finally understood everything and let out a horrifying roar: "There is an ambush, meet the enemy! Meet the enemy!"
The battle started in an instant, and the ambush soldiers whose traces were exposed suddenly appeared like zombies emerging from the cemetery. Those so-called tomb mounds were all disguises, and there was a person ambush under each tomb.
Riding. They stood up, uttered strange calls, got on their horses, and rushed straight into the soldiers and horses like Han Zhang. The Liao army cavalry hurriedly responded to the battle. In order to facilitate the march, the cavalry had sheathed their swords on the bows and saddles.
In an unprepared situation, they were suddenly attacked at close range and enemies emerged from the ground. They were all frightened. Before they could fully recover, the opponent had already rushed into the formation and launched a close-range attack.
By the time they reacted, hundreds of people had been killed by the opponent because they were caught off guard. The cavalry who reacted hurriedly shouted and drew their swords to fight, and the war quickly entered a white-hot stage during the tea time.
The ambushed soldiers and horses were none other than Wanyan Agu's large Jurchen army. As early as when Han Desui and Han Zhang's armies were setting off, Wanyan Agu stared closely at the soldiers and horses. He did not take advantage of the suggestion of his subordinates.
Their plan to attack Linhuang Mansion and Dading Mansion was not because they thought they could not capture Dading Mansion, but because Wanyan Aguda felt that it was of little significance. The other side would definitely be well prepared, and once their troops invaded Zhongjing
If you say that, the news will be sent to the army heading north, and the other party will turn back to rescue. Even if you spend all your energy to capture Dading Mansion, the other party's army will still have to abandon the city after it arrives. Although this way of besieging Wei and rescuing Zhao can save Linhuang Mansion.
Attack, but not only did he not get any benefits, but he would expose the fact that he was in alliance with the tribal soldiers and horses, and he would be targeted by Han Desui and Han Zhang.
Although he
They may not be able to attack themselves. After all, once they attack Liaoyang Mansion, the northern tribes' soldiers and horses will help them contain them. But this will only form a three-party balanced situation. If Wanyan Aguda is a person who is satisfied with the status quo
, this may be the best result. The problem is that Wanyan Agu is not such a person. What he wants is to destroy Han Desui and others and pursue a greater goal. In order to achieve what he wants, what he needs is a decisive battle, a decisive battle.
A decisive battle that completely eliminated the main force of the Confederate Army.
Therefore, when the Southern Army marched north, Wanyan Aguda immediately led the 80,000 Jurchen cavalry who had rested for the whole winter and had already prepared well from Liaoyang to the west for reinforcements. There were no obstacles on their march, so when the Southern Army was in Raozhou
When preparing for the battle, Wanyan Agu's cavalry had actually arrived on the grassland southeast of Linhuang Mansion. Wanyan Agu sent people to contact the tribal chiefs, and the two sides discussed and formulated a plan to let the southern army enter the grassland and then close the door.
Dog-fighting strategy. Originally, the trestle on the Huanghe River in Raozhou could be destroyed, but Wanyan Aguda asked the tribal chiefs to keep the trestle and let them enter the grassland near Linhuang Mansion. They chose Niuwangling as the location for the battle.
, using the tribal cavalry as bait to attract the opponent to fight, and then the Jurchen cavalry raided the opponent's side and beat them to a pulp.
Wanyan Agu was confident of victory, because he was in the dark and his troops had not been discovered by the opponent. Although Han Desui and Han Zhang's army spread scouts all over the area to conduct reconnaissance within a radius of twenty miles, Wanyan Agu's big
The soldiers and horses only patrolled dozens of miles away. Not only did the Confederate soldiers and horses not know his location, but even the tribal soldiers and horses did not know their specific location. They only knew that they were nearby and would appear at any time.
Wanyan Aguda had already sent someone to know about yesterday's battle between the tribal soldiers and horses and the Confederate Army. He was originally worried that the Confederate Army would not be fooled, fearing that they would ignore the tribal soldiers and horses on Niuwang Ridge and march directly to Linhuang Mansion. Therefore, he
In the evening, the soldiers and horses marched twenty miles to the battlefield, hoping to launch an honest attack on the Southern Army tomorrow. If the strategy didn't work, they would resort to force. The number of Jurchen cavalry and tribal cavalry was 160,000, which was already a huge amount.
It exceeded the cavalry strength of the Confederate Army. The two sides fought a battle of equal strength, and the outcome was a decisive victory. Although this was not the strategy he wanted, if the other party ignored it, there would only be a hard fight.
But things took a turn for the better. When the 50,000 soldiers of the Southern Army came out to fight, Wanyan Agu was so happy that he was keenly aware that Han Desui and Han Zhang might want to launch a full-scale attack that night. He could have led
The army copied its side and joined the battle group. But Wanyan Agu had his own plan. Why couldn't he sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and wait for the tribe's troops and the Confederate army to suffer losses before taking action? All he had to do was to
Just prevent the opponent from outflanking and let the tribe's soldiers and horses be defeated too quickly. So Wanyan Aguda immediately ordered the soldiers and horses to rush to the rear position on the southwest side of Niuwang Ridge and be prepared to lurk. If the opponent doesn't come, just come.
If the other party has no intention of going around and they only choose to attack from the front, then the tribal soldiers and horses can resist it, so there is no need to wade into the muddy water. Just let them fight to the death.
But with the normal thinking of a leading general, at this time, it would be too stupid for the Southern Army to think of outflanking the enemy's rear and attacking from both front and rear.
The 80,000 Jurchen army lurked in the darkness of the grassland and waited for the rabbit. Just like they had done against Yelucai's cavalry, they repeated their old tricks. But the difference from the last time was that this time Wanyan Aguda didn't even know whether the rabbit would
Come. It wasn't until the scouts came to report not long ago that a soldier and horse were galloping towards him, Wanyan Aguda finally showed a knowing smile. The rabbit is here, and the Confederate army is finished.
