Chapter seven hundred and ninety third there is an ambush
Although Li Xun was cleaning up the battlefield behind him, he was still afraid that Chen Zhishen would lose his way or re-enter the mountains after chasing him, so he asked Lu Qing to follow him with more than ten old soldiers.
Chen Zhishen frowned. As a general, he was obviously aware of this problem. Longzhong was not far from Tanxi. If Chen Zhishen continued to move forward, he would very likely encounter enemy reinforcements.
"Collect your formation, prepare to retreat, and at the same time lure these enemies to catch up and eliminate them at the foot of the mountain." Although Chen Zhishen fought bravely, he also knew that he should be responsible for the safety of the entire army.
Today's victory is already complete. There is no need to pay more sacrifices due to negligence at this time. After all, the Bashu army did not understand the situation on the Tanxi front line before. At this time, hundreds of people rushed in recklessly, almost
Bringing meat to people's mouths.
Just when several generals and battle leaders took orders and began to shrink their formations with their soldiers, columns of smoke rose from the horizon in the distance. At the same time, drums suddenly sounded in the mountains behind them, and a group of men and horses swayed.
It burst out of the ground and cut directly to the side and rear of Chen Zhishen's troops!
"Ambush!" Chen Zhishen sneered.
It can be said that he had expected the ambush before. The process of attacking the mountain stronghold was so smooth. To be honest, Chen Zhishen did not believe that Cao Xiaoda could not take advantage of him like this. Longzhong is such a strategic place and it is impossible for it to be just like this.
There is only one possibility for being able to break through the enemy's defense line so easily with the support of a simple mountain stronghold and the mountain people wandering around in the surrounding mountains, and that is that this is not the enemy's main force at all, or it is not the enemy's main method of defense at all.
The northeast and northwest of Xiangyang are Dengsai and Longzhong respectively. There is no doubt that Cao Xiaoda adopted a stubborn defense method in Dengsai. There are not many mountains and rivers from Dengsai to Xinye. The small hillside is not a good choice for the army at all.
That is to do some ambushes and detours, and Li Xingchen is obviously better at this than Cao Xiaoda, so Cao Xiaoda has no intention of plotting against Li Xingchen. This will only steal the chicken but not the rice.
Therefore, he chose to defend in Dengsai, as long as he could stop Li Xingchen for a while. This was very similar to Cao Xiaoda's mainly defensive tactics on the north bank of Mianshui River. But it was obviously the opposite in Longzhong.
In this situation, Cao Xiaoda did not manage the defense line very seriously, and some tactics of suspicion could only serve as a source of harassment.
His real intention must not be that simple.
It is obviously a better choice to arrange an ambush behind the mountain and near Tanxi.
There were a lot of smoke pillars in the distance, indicating that they were all cavalry. Although Cao Xiaoda seized all the boats on Tanxi in advance, he still reserved some that could be used to transport the cavalry. It is also possible that this group of cavalry came from the upper reaches of Tanxi.
The water comes over. After all, Ren Zhong's camp is at the source of Tanxi. It is difficult to control the entire Tanxi. It is easy to find a vacant time, especially these Northern Zhou soldiers are already interested in this.
The topography of the area is familiar.
"Form up and retreat to the hillside!" Chen Zhishen ordered decisively. If he entangled with the enemy again at this time, he would definitely be the one who fell into the ambush. Before the enemy rushed up, he retreated decisively to gain some space.
and time are the most important.
As for the hundreds of soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty in front of him, in the eyes of Chen Zhishen just now, they were a piece of fragrant fat, but now they are discarded like worn-out shoes.
The ambush that rushed from the side and rear came very quickly because of the close distance. Their purpose was also very clear. They were to stop Chen Zhishen's troops who were retreating and block them on the plain at the foot of the mountain. When the time came, Chen Zhishen needed what he needed.
What they faced was the sudden advance of the cavalry.
For the infantry arrayed on the plains, the cavalry assault was nothing less than a nightmare.
At this critical moment, a flag suddenly appeared at the foot of the mountain, and then arrows roared into the ambush. Li Xun's flag waved in the wind, and the Pakistani soldiers roared past him from both sides, rushing towards him.
to the enemy.
At the same time, hundreds of Chen Zhishen's soldiers who were left behind on the mountain also rushed down at this time. They were different from the Ba people's chaos. All the soldiers were tightly united around the leader who led the team, like a sharp knife.
The sword directly penetrated the fragile flank of this Northern Zhou ambush force.
Obviously, the more important purpose of the Ba people's attack was to block and entangle the enemy. This assault was fatal. The flanks were torn apart at once, and the Northern Zhou ambush force was cut in half, while Chen Zhishen waved his mountain-opening weapon.
The big ax crashed into the separated enemies. The ax was swung, and the heads flew out one after another, and even the blood didn't have time to splash out.
"Don't be obsessed with fighting!" Chen Zhishen just rushed forward, while Lu Qing led the Pakistani soldiers to cover his side. This group of Bashu soldiers could follow Chen Zhishen out. They had been with Chen Zhishen for a long time.
Even the recruits that Chen Zhishen personally trained outside Jiankang Mansion have now been polished into sharp swords.
They turned their heads and weaved in and out of the enemy's formation. Of course, it was difficult for this small Northern Zhou ambush force to parry.
Maybe they didn't understand why the enemy turned around so decisively and decisively, and why so many enemies rushed down from the mountain at once.
For a while, I didn’t even know who set the trap for whom.
The sound of horse hooves was like a heavy rain, exploding not far away. Groups of Northern Zhou cavalry spread out in all directions, outflanking Chen Zhishen's left and right wings. If everything goes according to the normal plan, then which group of cavalry rushed out of the woods at this time?
The ambush just cut off Chen Zhishen's retreat, and these cavalrymen could naturally enjoy a feast.
However, the situation before them now is a bit embarrassing. The ambush force is being surrounded by Chen Zhishen and Li Xun. However, for this reason, the flanks and back of Chen Zhishen's troops have been completely exposed. Chen Zhishen just stayed behind.
With more than a hundred men resisting the defeated Northern Zhou army who acted as bait, all his energy was spent on shrinking the defense line.
"Kill!" The thin-armored general leading the team suddenly pointed forward with the saber in his hand.
The identity of the Master of Fine Armor shows that he is a general qualified to wear chain mail, and although such generals do not have many soldiers and horses under their command, they are all the best among the best.
Xiangyang is located in Jinghu Lake. Although it is under the control of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, there are not many cavalry in the city. Moreover, this time Yuchi went north and took away almost most of the cavalry, leaving only 500 people.
A thin armor leader can only be regarded as a window dressing to prepare for emergencies.
After all, when the battle to defend the city really begins, these elite cavalry can only go to the top of the city like the civilians. Any stray arrow may take away their lives.