Wei Yuancheng raised his riding whip, pointed at the group of people in front, and couldn't help laughing: "These guys can't run anymore after all."
Xue Ju next to him did not answer, but leaned forward slightly, holding up the two sledgehammers for which he was famous, almost expecting Wei Yuancheng to give the order and start killing.
The two of them led eight hundred cavalry to cross the river first, chasing the enemy's main force one after another. At the same time, they also shouldered the task of conveying the news that reinforcements had arrived to Wuwei as soon as possible.
This task can be big or small. After all, no one knows what the situation in Wuwei is now. If the soldiers cannot hold on, the entire encirclement and annihilation strategy will fall short. Therefore, it does not matter that it is just a message, but as long as it can inspire people and defend Wuwei,
That's a big deal!
After crossing the river, they kept running forward with the cavalry.
Of course, the actions of the eight hundred cavalry could not be hidden from Murong Fuyun. The Tuyuhun cavalry quickly rushed out and always intended to block the Han cavalry. Unfortunately, the number of the Tuyuhun cavalry was not very large after each battle, and
The main force of the Han army was still chasing closely behind, and the Tuyuhun cavalry obviously did not dare to attack with all their strength. Once the troops at the rear were entangled by the main force of the Han army, the cavalry would be needed to rescue them.
Wei Yuancheng and Xue Ju have no intention of getting involved with the Tuguhun cavalry. Their mission is not to kill the enemy, but to advance quickly to deliver the message. Therefore, once they encounter the Tuguhun cavalry's interception, they are more inclined to stay far away.
By bypassing them, the Tuyuhun cavalry naturally had no interest in pursuing them. After all, they could not stray too far away from their own infantry.
Therefore, Wei Yuancheng and the others could relatively easily pass over Murong Fuyun's troops and head directly towards Wuwei.
As early as two days ago, they had discovered the traces left by Tuyuhun's main force. They followed closely along the way and finally caught up with a baggage team that had fallen behind.
At this time, the baggage team was obviously aware of the approaching danger, so it had formed a defensive formation in the wilderness ahead with carts as a barrier. At the same time, the main force of Tuyuhun, who obviously knew the news, sent a group of cavalry.
Reinforcement, but the number of this group of cavalry only seemed to be more than 500. After a brief confrontation with the Han army, they found that they were no match for the Han army, so they turned their horses and retreated.
The mission of Wei Yuancheng and others was not to eliminate the enemy's baggage team. What's more, the baggage team that fell behind was obviously not pulling anything important. It took a long time to capture the opponent's baggage team.
In the end, you may only get some fodder and grain.
Now the Han army really doesn't lack these.
So when the enemy cavalry appeared, Wei Yuancheng and the others decisively chased the enemy cavalry and killed them. One ran in front and the other chased behind, until they reached their current position.
Apparently the enemy's cavalry was tired of running and planned to turn around and fight the Han army again.
And they should have sent people to call for reinforcements, so they can already vaguely see the other two lines of smoke advancing here. Judging from this posture, they should also be cavalry. Think about it, since the Tuyuhun army is attacking the city, they must
The infantry has been dispatched, and the cavalry is idle anyway, so why not come over first to block the enemy's reinforcements.
This time the enemy's cavalry was large enough, and it was clear that they were here to stop him, so Wei Yuancheng knew that he couldn't escape and had to fight!
Moreover, I also wasted a lot of time on the road because of constant entanglements with the enemy's cavalry. If I continued to go in circles, I'm afraid that I wouldn't be able to touch Wuwei City until my main force arrived.
When you should fight, you must not hesitate.
"Two hundred people on the left and three hundred on the right, adding up to a thousand people." Xue Ju whispered at this time.
"Eight hundred versus one thousand, are you confident?" Wei Yuancheng said with a smile.
"My subordinates have never lacked confidence." Xue Ju said immediately.
Wei Yuancheng had always had a good attitude towards the father and son, and was very willing to recommend Xue Ju, which made Xue Ju have a good impression of him. Otherwise, Xue Ju might not even bother to answer this question.
It doesn’t matter how many of them are against each other, just kill them!
Wei Yuancheng narrowed his eyes and raised a hand.
The Han cavalry looked ahead with murderous intent.
Although they had scattered encounters with the enemy several times along the way, none of them killed them quickly. Now they finally seized the opportunity to confront the enemy head-on.
"Kill!" Tuyuhun cavalry mobilized their horses, and the three teams gradually gathered into one.
"Kill!" As Wei Yuancheng's hand fell, Xue Ju took the lead in shouting and came out of the crowd.
When the two hammers were raised, the surrounding Han soldiers also cheered up and galloped forward on their horses.
The two cavalrymen collided head-on. Xue Ju laughed loudly and fired his hammer left and right, leaving blood and flesh everywhere it touched. Of course, the rest of the Han cavalrymen could not be so violent. They all calmly fired their fire cannons before lifting their horses.
With Xue Ju as the tip of the sword, they formed a triangular cone-shaped assault formation and charged forward.
Killing the enemy is necessary, but Wei Yuancheng cannot lose his main mission.
With Xue Ju here, it was very easy to tear through the enemy's defense line. This guy kept swinging his big hammer, and there was a lot of blood. The Tuyuhun cavalry had never encountered such an opponent before, and they retreated to both sides. Therefore, the Han army
The cavalry actually broke through the opponent's obstruction very easily.
It is also very common for the cavalry from both sides to cross paths during fierce battles. However, the Tuyuhun cavalry did not expect that after the Han cavalry killed them, they did not turn their horses' heads, but continued to advance at the same speed as before.
"Fell into a trap!" Tuyuhun generals all came to their senses at this time, hurriedly reined in their horses, called on their men, and caught up with them. However, the Han army did not slow down, but they wanted to turn their horses around and start again.
Speed up. By the time they pick up the speed, the Han cavalry has already disappeared.
At the same time, there was the sound of horse hooves in the distance, and the Han cavalry who were originally responsible for escorting the aerial war horses did not know what drove the horses to move to the flanks of the battlefield. At this time, they all accelerated to keep up with their own troops.
One person and two horses is the standard configuration of the prairie cavalry in general combat. It can effectively ensure the endurance of the cavalry and enable long-distance attacks. However, for the Han army, which is in short supply of war horses, one person and two horses is indeed a bit of a luxury, but Pei Zilie wanted to
Being able to deliver the news to Wuwei City in time is obviously a big deal.
It was precisely because they had spare horses that Wei Yuancheng and the others were able to be so calm.
You must know that such equipment is not available to all Tuyuhun cavalry. It is also the Tuyuhun cavalry that has just won the racecourse from the Turks and has not been there for many years. There is also a shortage of war horses. Therefore, when both sides chased each other several times, Wei
Yuan Cheng relied on this to get rid of the Tuyuhun cavalry whose horses were exhausted.