These southern barbarians really overestimate their capabilities.
Do you really think that this little infantry and cavalry can defeat the Northern Zhou cavalry?
Yu Wenchun also breathed a sigh of relief. For a moment, he even felt a little sorry for Han Qinhu.
He also knew that Han Qinhu could be regarded as a general, but it was a pity that he did not have many soldiers and horses under his command, and he was alone in Pingcheng, far away from the Han army's front line, just making some bluffing moves. When the Northern Zhou army arrived, wouldn't this be true?
Is it exposed?
With his little military strength, if he doesn't squat in Pingcheng, do he really think he can turn the tide?
Naive, really naive.
When tomorrow dawns and the weather gets better, I will use the Xianbei cavalry to give you a good lesson and tell you who is the overlord in this north and this wilderness!
Yu Wenchun immediately said with a smile: "Okay, let's get ready to rest. The drums will sound tomorrow. If anyone is late, be careful of me."
"boom!"
Suddenly something exploded outside.
The sky even flashed.
Yu Wenchun's heart skipped a beat.
Explosions came one after another in an instant.
"Enemy attack!" came the sentry's shrill cry from outside the camp.
Li Jing was standing on the top of the mountain of Bailangdui. Steam was rising under his feet. This was the corpse of the Northern Zhou soldier who was standing guard on the top of the mountain. Hot blood came out of the wound and radiated heat.
The Han soldiers had already slipped down the hillside. This was the fastest way to break into the enemy's camp after the enemy's sentries noticed that something was wrong.
This time, three thousand soldiers and horses marched lightly, carrying only twenty sleds to carry heavy equipment such as gunpowder and crossbows. Moreover, these sleds could only carry one to two hundred people, which was far from enough to pose a threat to the enemy.
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Therefore, in order to allow the soldiers to rush into the camp quickly, Li Jing asked them to bury their cloaks in the snow.
The quality of the Han army's cloaks was very good. They were very thick. After freezing, they were like a wooden board. Now when you sit on them, they look more like a ski.
From the top of the mountain to the bottom of the mountain, it is only a few hundred feet, and it can be reached in a blink of an eye with skis.
Therefore, when the soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty on guard noticed something was wrong and warned, the soldiers of the Han army had already arrived at the foot of the wall.
It is said to be a village wall, but in fact it is just a very simple fence.
Yu Wenchun led the Xianbei cavalry to the north. It was not a heavy advance in the first place. Naturally, he did not carry many things to build a camp. In addition, he had full confidence in his own strength. Yu Wenchun had no intention of building a camp.
A strong camp.
After all, he was leaving tomorrow morning, and he didn't believe that Han Qinhu would launch a surprise attack tonight.
And so what if it's a surprise attack? Don't forget, these are cavalry.
A solid wall will only interfere with the gathering of cavalry. If there is an enemy attack, the wall will be pulled down directly, and the cavalry will be able to launch an assault.
When the cavalry encounters a night attack, there is no need to defend, they can just rush out.
But now, this will naturally benefit the Han army.
The messy and crude stockade wall was quickly opened, and before that, many thunderbolts had been thrown in through the stockade wall.
The five hundred musketeers brought by Li Jing not only carried muskets. Zhentian Lei, who had first shown his talent in the battle of the Han army heading north, also brought a lot of them, and now he was "cheap" on Yu Wenchun.
Fires burst out everywhere, and along with the thunder, there were also lit torches.
The wind and snow blew the flames, and the explosive air waves carried sparks, and soon the surrounding tents and stables were ignited. If it weren't for the fact that most of the tents were still covered with a thin layer of snow, the burning might have happened.
More violent and deadly.
The fire quickly reached the stables, or it could be said that Li Jing originally chose this place as a breakthrough point. After destroying the enemy's horses, what did the Xianbei cavalry count?
The flames engulfed the hay in the stable that was supposed to be used by the war horses to kill the enemy, and spread to the depths of the stable.
The war horses were neighing, while the Northern Zhou soldiers guarding the stables looked around blankly.
They didn't see the enemy, they only saw the fire, spreading and devouring everything!
It seems that God is against them!
Countless war horses began to try to break free, otherwise if the fire swept over, they would be killed directly. The Han army musketeers had already opened fire from the gaps in the fence. The bullets were not as good as the flames, and they had to burn for a while, and soon they were gone.
It really hit people and horses.
Only then did the Northern Zhou soldiers react.
It's not a natural disaster, it's an enemy. There are real enemies!
"Boom!" The thunderous explosion made them panic again after a brief period of sobriety.
What is this?
Could it really be thunder falling from the sky?
The Xianbei cavalry were completely out of position.
They are not afraid of enemies, but they are afraid of God's wrath.
It’s not that the Xianbei cavalry didn’t know anything about firearms, but they had been stationed in Jinyang before and really didn’t have the opportunity to experience the power of firearms face to face. It was just hearsay, which obviously didn’t allow them to imagine such a thing.
It's too scary. After all, in their perception, when the iron hoofs of the war horses step down, nothing can stop them from moving forward. As for firearms, they are just children's toys, just make a sound.
But now they realize that they may have underestimated the power of this kind of thing.
The cavalrymen who were not on horseback had no confidence, and the explosion of firearms made them lose the last courage. Many Xianbei people ran around, shouting in panic, and they did not know whether they should put out the fire first or kill first.
The enemy, or should flee for his life directly.
The Han soldiers opened the fence, rushed into the stables, and drove the horses up the hillside. The musketeers lined up in a row, stepping forward through the gradually extinguished flames, and anyone who had the guts to charge in their direction
Of course, there are many enemies who are unlucky enough to run in the wrong direction in panic, and they will be greeted directly with muskets.
There was light snow in the sky, and the ground was filled with blood and fire.
Li Jing was not on the left or right wing, but directly led a hundred carefully selected soldiers on sleighs to attack the enemy's main gate.
In fact, the main gate of the camp is not closed, or even has no door at all, but is just a big gap in the wall of the camp.
In the understanding of Yu Wenchun and the Northern Zhou generals, if there is a door, it will block the speed of their own cavalry coming in and out, so why should there be a door?
However, they still built watchtowers on both sides. If this simple watchtower was called an archery tower, Li Jing felt that he thought highly of them. The sentries on the watchtower were greeted with crossbows and muskets and then stopped.
He didn't show up. Li Jing didn't care whether he died or jumped off and ran away.
He chose to rush in from the middle. His purpose was very simple. He went all the way forward and directly attacked the enemy's central army, capturing the thieves first and capturing the king first. At the same time, he completely disrupted the Zhou people's camp!