We even met each other to "greet" each other on weekdays. After all, we all received instructions not to take action, so it was inevitable that there would be conflicts after encountering each other on the border every day. Over time, on the contrary, we developed "feelings" for each other.
", I feel itchy in my heart if I don't curse twice every day.
But who would have thought that the Han army would suddenly launch an attack today.
The head of the Northern Zhou scout rolled down on the grass in early spring, and the fresh grass buds were covered with blood.
More Northern Zhou scouts rushed over from a distance, but the responding Han cavalry showed no sign of weakness. The two sides fought a fierce battle directly outside Xuchang City. In the end, if it weren't for the continuous appearance of Northern Zhou reinforcements, the Han army might still be there.
Another fight.
If from Huaibei to the Nanyang front line, the two sides were still fighting at the scout level, then outside Huayin City, which was farther away from Jiankang Mansion, the scout war quickly evolved into a large-scale conflict between the two sides.
Because he was regarded as a stepping stone for Yu Wenxian to test the Han's attitude and win people's hearts earlier for no reason, he suffered a loss, so the Han Army Rangers had already put the opponent's scouts on the must-kill list. After getting the order, they took action.
Even more ruthless.
The sound of muskets echoed throughout the wilderness, and the Northern Zhou cavalry fell off their horses one after another.
Xiao Shilian would not be kind to Yu Chi. As long as he could think of a way to entertain Yu Chi, even the scouts of the Han army were equipped with muskets, just to eradicate Yu Chi in the shortest possible time.
These minions sent out to spy on the news.
The importance of the existence of scouts is to bring enough intelligence to the army. Xiao Shilian wanted to use thunderous means to make Yuchi Jiong not know what happened or what the Han army was doing.
Such a loud gunshot was naturally enough to arouse the vigilance of the Northern Zhou army. A large number of Northern Zhou cavalry roared out. In their concept, only the main force of the Han army would be equipped with muskets. So since the muskets sounded, it meant that the main force of the Han army had already
Of course, no one dares to neglect it when dispatched.
Although it has been known before that there are also some difficult-to-resolve conflicts within the Han Dynasty, so the Han army should not react excessively to Yu Wenxian's proclaiming emperor in a short period of time, but after all, this is just the Northern Zhou military and the court based on their own opinions.
It's just a few guesses based on some clues revealed by the big man, which may not necessarily be correct.
Therefore, the army did not dare to take it lightly, for fear that the Han army would really come to the city one day.
However, when the Northern Zhou cavalry arrived, there were only the corpses of their own scouts scattered on the ground, and even the war horses had been captured.
The two captains leading the team exchanged a somewhat surprised look. Just when they were about to send someone back to report the trouble to Sima, the earth suddenly began to tremble.
The two men's bodies were in a stalemate. As cavalry, they knew exactly what this meant, which meant that a large number of cavalry were coming this way.
It's obvious that this is not our own team, it could only be the enemy's.
brigade of cavalry
This is a situation that everyone has never encountered in Tongguan for so long, because the number of cavalry on the Nanman side is not large, and every cavalry is regarded as a treasure by them. Large-scale dispatches of such cavalry are naturally rare.
And now it was true that on the horizon, the black cavalry jumped out, and the red flag danced in the wind, which was extremely bright.
"Enemy attack!" the Northern Zhou war leader reacted, shouting at the top of his lungs.
The next moment, the rain of arrows had already engulfed their small team.
The Han cavalry roared past this Northern Zhou cavalry team with almost no survivors. Naturally, some people came out to collect the horses in the field, while more cavalry did not stop at all and rushed forward.
The Guancheng of Tongguan has appeared in front of you, and in the continuous Northern Zhou army stronghold, the sound of drums and horns is also coming and going.
The infantry of the brigade marched out from the camp. Obviously, under Yuchi Jiong's rule, no army dared to relax its vigilance just because the enemy's reaction was calm. Any soldier on the front line could smell the wind in the wind.
After smelling blood, he can immediately put on armor and go into battle.
Sima's general's flag had been raised to eliminate the trouble, and the Northern Zhou army gradually formed a formation and lined up to protect their own camp in front of Tongguan.
The Han cavalry came too quickly and did not allow Sima Xiaonan to arrange a more complex formation. Of course, because the cavalry could change its attack direction at any time according to the changing situation on the battlefield, so on the contrary, it was like this everywhere
The Long Snake Formation, in which the troops are evenly deployed, can best block the cavalry and make it difficult for them to find loopholes. Anyway, it is too late.
Hou Mi reined in his horse and quietly looked at the boiling Northern Zhou military camp in front of him, with a sneer at the corner of his mouth.
The five thousand cavalry behind him were the Han's savings over the past few years. With the excellent horse farms at the foot of the Qilian Mountains, the Han quickly trained a large number of cavalry. These cavalry may not be as good as the world-famous Xianbei cavalry in terms of quality.
In comparison, at least they are as close as possible in terms of numbers, which is better than when the Han army treated two to three thousand cavalry as treasures.
The current Han cavalry, only on the front line of Huayin, there are 5,000 under Hou Mi's command, plus the 5,000 under Yu Xi's command, a total of tens of thousands, not to mention there are nearly 10,000 newly formed cavalry in the northwest.
The cavalry, plus the cavalry on other fronts, each with more or less 2,000 to 5,000 cavalry, and the 5,000 or so cavalry that the bodyguards have maintained for a long time, all added up, are no longer weaker than the Xianbei cavalry in terms of numbers.
The Han army would not foolishly compete with the Xianbei people on cavalry. The Han army's advantage lies in equipment. The cavalry only needs to shorten the gap with the enemy as much as possible. The weak defeat the strong, which today's big Han does not need to do!
Therefore, the main purpose of Secretary Hou leading his troops to attack directly this time was not to confront Sima Xiaonan head-on. Basically, most of the cavalry in Sima Xiaonan's hands were destroyed by Yuchi Jiong in the raid a few years ago, but later
It was added one after another that it should be at least two to three thousand in size. Coupled with the cooperation of a large number of infantry and relying on the Tongguan Fortress, Sima Xiaonan did not have to worry about being unable to defeat Hou Mi.
Hou Mi raised the whip in his hand: "Let's go!"
The purpose of his coming was to draw out the enemy's cavalry as much as possible, and first try to destroy the enemy's only mobile force.
Sure enough, the Northern Zhou cavalry spurted out from the flanks, but the number was not even as large as that of the Han army. But these Xianbei cavalry were Xianbei cavalry after all. As cavalry that had dominated the world for so many years, they had their own pride and confidence, even if there were only three thousand
It is not impossible for them to defeat 5,000 newly formed enemy cavalry.
Even for wolves on the prairie, it is a very normal thing.
"Just take the bait!" Hou Mi laughed and turned the horse's head.