The thoughts of fighting the enemy unexpectedly coincided with each other, and it was clear which one was better.
However, he said that when Xu Gai, who had received Fei Yao's private instructions, led about two thousand Wei cavalry again, he deliberately moved his horses slowly towards the Han army's garrison outpost and approached the county.
As before, drums and horns were beating against the low city wall.
There must have been frequent warnings for several months, and the wolf dung collected by the Han army must have been used up. The Han army lit the firewood and poured wet grass and cow dung into it. The thick smoke not only did not rise very high, but was blown away by the new wind.
, and the smoke started very slowly. By the time several strands of thick smoke, conveying the enemy's sentiments, finally billowed into the sky above the city, Wei Qi had already crossed the city far away.
The sky in mid-winter pressed down the dense clouds, and the sky and earth were covered in dust, which also reduced people's vision. Even Xu Gai was vaguely worried, fearing that the Han cavalry protecting the Qiang camp would not be able to
He came upon noticing the warning smoke.
Because he and all the cavalry under his command are looking forward to it.
Later general Fei Yao finally changed his general order, no longer focusing on intrusion, but looking for opportunities to confront the Han cavalry.
This made all the soldiers' blood boil.
The cavalry, which cost a lot of money to build, was not selected from the military registers of the "World Military System", but was recruited from good families. They were recruited into the army not only to make a living for their families, but also to look forward to achieving success.
Rewards and a better future?
It just so happens that this time the enemy is fighting against the enemy with a large number of people, so he can be said to have a sure chance of victory, and his military exploits are astonishing.
It is a pity that the Han army and the Qiang cavalry did not dare to fight.
Everyone felt that the rumor that "Xiqiang Guo was in contact with the enemy and was proud to die in battle" was not credible.
Therefore, Fei Yao changed his tactics this time.
Since he doesn't dare to fight, then create an opportunity so that he can't help but fight!
Instead, he ordered Xu Gai to no longer cross Puhuan County to invade the three counties of Tuici, Cangsong and Luanniao located at the foot of the Qilian Mountains, but to make a general plan along the north bank of the Lushui tributary in Puhuan County.
Head to Xuanwei City.
If the Han cavalry still refused to fight, he who was in the rear would move his camp to the area in front of Xiutuze, join forces with Liu Bao's cavalry from the left of the Southern Huns who were ready to go, and besiege Xuanwei City.
Once his troops and horses are turned around, the Han army will inevitably turn their troops and horses to Guzang and Xiutu counties to be ready to rescue Xuanwei.
In this way, he created an opportunity for Xia Houru, the general who conquered the north.
right!
The 20,000-strong army led by Xia Houru has now rested at the garrison point south of Helan Mountain.
When the weather gets colder and the river freezes, allowing people to carry luggage, they will follow the route taken by the nomadic tribes to the west of the Kou River and follow the Shuiquansha River that breaks through the Quwu Mountains to besiege the Fortress of Manyin. By then, if the Han army wants to
To rescue Man Yin, it is necessary to use cavalry to contain his baggage attack along the way.
In other words, a head-on confrontation between the cavalry of the two armies in more than a month will be inevitable!
However, what Fei Yao didn't expect was that the cavalry confrontation would happen earlier than he expected.
Jiang Wei, who had been leading the Qiang cavalry guarding the Qiang camp, saw that Wei's front cavalry was frequently trying to head towards Xuanwei, so he sent a message to Zhao Guang and Zhao Guang, who had been hiding in Tueci County for two months.
Zhang Baobu: The time has come to severely damage Ni Wei!
Yes, the delay in fighting means that there has never been a chance.
Even if they went into battle before, they could not seriously injure Wei Qi.
Cavalry fighting is completely different from foot fighting.
On the edge of the desert with an empty field of vision, it was difficult for each other to hide their whereabouts.
A general with a little experience can estimate the size of the attacking cavalry from the distant dust and the faint sound of horse hoofs when the cavalry attack is three or four miles away.
Moreover, Wei Qi was too cautious before.
Fei Yao and Xu Gai were divided into two groups to watch each other, deliberately avoiding the city. Even if Jiang Wei's troops faced Xu Gai's front head on, it would be difficult for Zhao Guang and Zhang Bao's troops hiding in the city to respond.
If they reveal their whereabouts too early, they will be alerted by the Feiyao Department.
When he saw that the Han army actually had two more cavalry, he would not fight anymore, but turned around and left while giving a warning.
Xu Gai's troops, who had a head-on confrontation with Jiang Wei's troops, were warned and would flee on horseback. When two cavalrymen meet head-on, their horses often cross each other. If one side charges and misses the target and then escapes, the other side will turn its horse and take a roundabout way, which will waste time.
, it is difficult to catch up even if you want to.
Not to mention, the north of Wuwei County is a vast desert.
If Xu Gai's tribe wanted to escape from the war, there were countless routes to choose from, leaving Zhao Guang and Zhang Bao's tribe no chance to outflank him.
And it's even worse if they reveal their whereabouts too late.
Once they came out too late and allowed Fei Yao's troops to arrive first, Jiang Wei's troops, who had just experienced a charge, ran into Fei Yao's troops head-on again.
Not to mention whether this move will put Jiang Wei in a desperate situation.
Just saying that Zhao Guang and Zhang Bao's troops came out a little later also allowed Xu Gai's troops to easily detour and join Fei Yao's troops, turning the war into the scene that the Han army least wanted to see: both sides suffered losses!
The state of Wei has always relied on riding to rule the roost.
Although the combat power of Guanzhong Jingqi is not as good as that of the famous Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, it is not weak either.
At least, they were not at a disadvantage against the Han cavalry, which was dominated by Qiang people.
If both sides lay out their positions and go all out in their spare time, even if the Han army wins, it will be a tragic victory with countless losses.
For the Han army with few cavalry, a miserable victory was a great defeat.
Therefore, Jiang Wei and others, who were limited by many reasons, could only follow Sun Tzu's Art of War theory of "become invincible first and wait for the enemy to win" and patiently waited for the Wei army to send fighters.
It's up to people to plan things, but it's up to God to make things happen.
Fortunately, the Emperor has paid off.
Because the Wei cavalry heading towards Xuanwei City along the tributaries of the Lu River did not need to worry about being ambushed by the Han army.
The tributary of Lu River runs through the edge of the vast desert, so the Han army had no choice but to hide in the reeds along the river when setting up an ambush. As long as they monitored the whereabouts of Jiang Wei's tribe and marched about two or three miles away from the river, they could claim that there was no danger.
Let me ask, even if the Han army is ambushed in the reed marshes and the two sides are two or three miles apart, how can the infantry catch up with the cavalry?
This is what Jiang Wei claimed was the time.
Zhao Guang and Zhang Bao, who quietly sneaked into Wuwei County, went to ambush in the reed marshes by the river. When Jiang Wei's tribe and Wei Qi's front Xu Gai were fighting to attract Fei Yao's tribe, they unexpectedly rushed out and cut them off!
Once the cavalry was cut through the formation, it would be rout for thousands of miles, and a chase would be staged.
But is everything as Jiang Wei and others wish?
About a hundred miles east of Guzang County, on the bank of the easternmost tributary of Lu River.
The two thousand Qiang cavalry guarding the Qiang camp of the Han Dynasty were walking slowly along the water bank. About ten miles behind them, the two thousand Qiang cavalry in front of the Wei cavalry followed suit.
There seems to be a tacit understanding between the two parties.
If the Wei cavalry follows too fast, the Han cavalry will speed up; if the Wei cavalry takes a break, the Han cavalry will also stop.
Just let the scouts who closely observe each other's situation go about their business.
"Report~~Wei won't stop!"
A scout on horseback came after him before anyone arrived.
Before he could stop his horse, another mounted scout beside Sima Liu Dong had already driven back and took over his spying duties.
Jiang Wei, who had received his reward, nodded and signaled to his bodyguards to order the entire army to stop. Then he raised his head and looked at the gloomy sky, his eyes a little blurred.
Immediately, he opened his palms and caught a piece of crystal.
The first snow in Hexi this year came a bit late.
But it came in a hurry.
The snowflakes, which at first looked like catkins dancing in the air, were already falling in abundance after about a quarter of an hour, and had the potential to not stop until the world was completely covered in silver.
Winter has arrived, and the horses that have been running for months have lost weight. It’s time to end it all.
"Raise the flag and blow the trumpet."
Jiang Wei silently looked at the cavalrymen who were dismounting and moving for a long time. After the tired faces were imprinted in his heart, he gently ordered his guards.
"Woo~~Woo~~~"
Accompanied by the melancholy sound of the horn horn, the red flag embroidered with black characters stood proudly in the wind. Under the urging of their respective experts, all the Qiang cavalry climbed onto their horses and formed a formation that was customary for cavalry to charge through.
Everyone is very high-spirited.
Due to conflicts and the tradition of taking pride in dying in battle, they have long been impatient of this kind of advancement and retreat.
They were also very silent.
Everyone is silently making final preparations before the war.
Whether the small round shield tied to the forearm is firm, whether the crossbow arrows of the small riding crossbow are loaded, whether the ring-head knife on the waist can be pulled out instantly when the spear breaks, gently stroking the horse's mane and scratching the horse's neck.
Friends who share the same mind snort comfortably.
Da~da~
Tapping~tapping~~
Jiang Wei, who personally led his bodyguard as the cavalry's spearhead, slightly pinched the horse's belly, causing the horse to move its hooves, and also allowed the silent red dragon to slowly move its body.
First it squirmed, then swam, and finally turned into an arrow that separated from the string and flew away in the wind.
At this time, Xu Gai, who was in the front of the Wei cavalry, also received a warning from the scouts.
"Mount! Mount!"
He roared loudly, but he was not anxious at all.
The cavalrymen under his command are all elite. After mounting their horses and forming the formation, the Han cavalry can rush forward at most two or three miles. This distance is enough for the war horses to increase their speed to the extreme.
Besides, who knows, did the Han cavalry feint again this time?
"accelerate!"
"accelerate!"
After the cavalry formation was completed, Xu Gai led his men and launched a charge against the high-speed Han cavalry.
Behind him, there were four or five mounted scouts running back.
They all carry Mingdy.
Once the two cavalry actually confront each other, they will send a message to Fei Yao's troops twenty miles behind, asking them to come and outflank them.
This time, they didn't have time to do anything.
Because the Han Qiang cavalry galloping in at high speed had already formed a charge into the formation, it was impossible to change the formation rashly. Otherwise, a hasty turn would cause the horses to stumble and trip over the rear robes, causing the formation to collapse.
Soon, a series of sharp and shrill chimes pierced the sky and spread continuously to the rear.
When Fei Yao heard this, his eyes widened and the whole army rushed over.
Zhao Guang and Zhang Baobu, who had been hiding in the withered reeds for a long time, also breathed a sigh of relief and kept calming the horses to prevent them from being frightened and causing the ambush to fail.
What shook the world earlier than the whistle was the whistle used by the Western Qiang in battle.
"Oh~~ha!"
"Oh~~~~ha!"
That kind of determination, the belief that death is nothing, swept over like thunder.
Xu Gai saw a soldier wearing the uniform of a Han general standing across from him. He raised his sword high and yelled a charge slogan in a hoarse voice.
"Big man!"
Then, the cavalry in red military uniforms following him immediately roared in response: "Mighty!"
All the Wei cavalry also have wild blood.
Xu Gai, who was in the middle and had been paying attention to the battle situation, was even more happy.
Because of the thunderous momentum of the Han army, there was no possibility of avoiding the battle; because they had longed for military success for a long time.
It's too late, but it's soon.
The distance of two or three miles seemed insignificant under the galloping horses. The front rows of the cavalry on both sides only had enough time to fire a crossbow, and then they engaged in hand-to-hand combat with their spears drawn.
"war!"
"war!"
Wei Qi roared like thunder, using the spear and ring-headed sword in his hand, he waited for the opportunity to greet the Han army as the horses passed by. He also used his superb equestrian skills to fine-tune the angle of the horse's advance to avoid colliding with the Han army and falling off the horse.
.
The Han army was different.
The Qiang people never hesitate to sacrifice themselves in battle and spare no effort at all.
Regardless, they completely let go of the reins, raised their swords high with one hand, and waved them constantly with the other hand, using the small round shields tied to their forearms to resist the sharp edges of the spears.
In other words, they are risking their lives!
The roar in his mouth seemed to indicate this.
"Nothing before!"
"Nothing before!"
Suddenly, the wails of war horses, the muffled grunts of human bodies falling heavily to the ground, the shrill screams, and the sound of broken bones being trampled by the hoofs of giant horses dominated the world.
Red-black blood, white brain matter, and dark-green liver areas covered the waterside where a thin layer of snowflakes had just accumulated.
People kept falling off their horses and being trampled into mincemeat.
One after another, war horses stumbled and flew out, tripping up more riders.
Jiang Wei, who was the first to rush into Wei's formation, relied on his superb martial arts, wielding the Huanshou Dao in his right hand and holding a spear in his left hand, as unstoppable as an arrow fed by the long wind.
He had already killed more than a dozen Wei soldiers with swords and spears.
The battle robe wrapped in armor on his body was deeply penetrated by blood, and looked extremely charming amidst the constantly falling snowflakes.
It's just that his personal guards are not as brave as him.
Less than a quarter of an hour after he broke into the formation, the cavalry guarding him on his left and right sides were almost gone.
There have always been few survivors of the pioneers of cavalry battles, especially since they were the general's bodyguards.
He was heavily guarded by the cavalry at the rear. Sima Liu Dong, who was holding the flag, saw this clearly and couldn't help but feel anxious. He desperately urged the horse to speed up, wanting to take the Qiang cavalry beside him to protect Jiang Wei Zhouquan.
But he couldn't keep up with him.
Because Jiang Wei didn't slow down.
He had already penetrated deeply into Wei Qi's formation. The only way to survive was to live towards death and fight through the enemy's formation.
Soon, there were now less than ten of the hundred cavalry who had been charging forward with him. Now he was faced with the sudden attack of spear points or blades almost every moment.
Moreover, at this moment, he was already approaching the location of Wei Qi's golden drum flag.
Xu Gai, who was under Wei Jing's banner, did not fight in person, so he also discovered the general's armor on his body.
"Go and kill this beast!"
He pointed his horse at Jiang Wei, who was covered in blood, and gave orders to his subordinates.
He also ordered more than ten riders to pull the reins of their horses slightly and change the direction of their gallop, heading towards Jiang Wei.
