The Yiluo River was formed by the Khitans and the Xi tribe that Shi Siming spent a lot of money to invite. Although it is not the same as the Yiluo River in Anlu Mountain, it also represents the strongest combat power of the Yan army. Shi Chaoyi will never allow them
Was broken and wasted in vain.
Shi Chaoyi hurriedly went to Gao Zhi and explained to him the current serious situation, asking him to break through Nanfeng Valley and join the Yiluo River. Of course, Gao Yishi could not really disgrace the Prince of Dayan, patting his chest and saying to him
He promised: "Your Highness, please rest assured, each of my thirteen thousand Tongluo soldiers can be as good as ten, and Nanfenggou can easily capture them."
"Brothers, get on your horse and go over there with all your strength. I will trample the Hexi soldiers into scum!"
Xue Jian set up a yoke formation at the pass, with strong shields as the front row, infantry spearmen and Modao troops as the second row. In addition to suppressing the enemy with arrows, the crossbowmen also had big sticks at their feet.
Prevent the enemy troops from rushing into the depth of our formation.
The Tongluo army is all light cavalry, good at harassing and outflanking operations. It stands to reason that they do not have the ability to withstand the heavy infantry. Unless they blindfold the horses with black cloth and rush over, using the horses as a wall of flesh to damage them.
Naturally, the Gao Zhi did not have the courage, nor could they be so cruel. They led their troops to fight just for money. If they folded their war horses, wouldn't they lose money?
Both ends of Nanfeng Valley were covered with mountain valleys covered with pine forests, leaving no room for outflanking. He had no choice but to attack head-on.
Under Shi Chaoyi's urging, Gao Zhi finally launched an attack. They ordered the cavalrymen to be the front team and the horse archers to be the rear team. They kept shooting arrows at the Hexi Army camp while running. The Hexi Army also fired back with crossbows. Both sides
Everyone was injured, but no life-threatening injuries were caused. Firstly, this was because the armor of the Hexi Army was comprehensive, and secondly, the Tongluo cavalry was also very capable of dodging arrows on horseback. The necks of two horses had been pierced by crossbow arrows.
The hedgehog fell to the ground dripping with blood and snoring. The cavalryman on the horse was fine, and was even able to escape from the pedals before the horse fell.
The cavalrymen rushed towards the Tang army with their arrows. The horses saw the bright and cold forest at the tip of the spears, and they dared not run any further. They quickly turned back. The spears in the hands of the spearmen only feinted in front of the Tang army.
The gun returned to the starting point again.
Gao Zhi ordered the attack to stop. He could see that the Tang army was in a serious state and it was impossible to gain any advantage today.
Shi Chaoyi hurriedly went to find him and asked him why he didn't continue the attack, and his tone became much more intense. Unexpectedly, Gao Zhi didn't even bother with him, the Prince of Yan, and suddenly provoked him with words: "Didn't you see my cavalry?"
Have the soldiers tried their best? The enemy is defending in danger, and we are at a disadvantage and cannot attack by force. The prince is too contented to fight, so we might as well take a rest."
These Hu tribe leaders are equivalent to mercenaries. They usually call him the prince politely and respectfully, but once they conflict with their interests, these people will directly turn their backs and deny them. Shi Chaoyi is helpless and can only imagine in his mind that I will become a prince in the future.
After the emperor unified the world, he eliminated you grassland tribes one by one, and then took you to Luoyang to queue up and behead your heads.
Gao Zhi said to him again: "Prince, don't worry, we are flexible, they are fixed, we are active, they are passive, we are hunters, they are prey. We will guard them by the side, tigers also have a nap, as long as they are tired, they will be in formation
They will be scattered, and if you find the right opportunity, you can defeat them in one fell swoop.”
Shi Chaoyi listened to his words and had no choice but to set up camp near Nanfeng Valley. At this time, it had been more than nine hours since the Tang army seized the ravine pass. The other side sent a large number of soldiers to cut down the trees in the mountains and use stones as foundations to build a wall.
On the second day, Gao Zhi once again led the Tongluo cavalry to challenge. As a result, the Hexi Army blocking the pass was no longer where they were. Going a hundred feet further, a temporary wooden city gate stood in front of them.
Gao Zhi was completely dumbfounded. If he had a chance to break through the Hexi Army's formation yesterday, now he had no choice but to face the city wall fortifications. How could he let prairie athletes like them, who were good at galloping on horseback,
Carrying ladders to climb the wall? They were hired by Shi Siming to fight and rob, not to risk their lives. If we want to talk about attacking, why did they end up in this narrow ravine instead of attacking the huge Taiyuan City?
Come.
Shi Chaoyi's face turned completely dark, with endless complaints in his heart. If Gao Zhi listened to his hard attack on the Hexi Army's formation yesterday, would there be any need to look at the wall and sigh today?
He personally came to Gao Zhi's camp and urged him to attack Nanfenggou. Gao Zhi naturally refused to fight, saying that he wanted to wait for the opportunity.
Shi Chaoyi said angrily: "Since I, the prince, do not have enough weight, then I will ask my father in Youzhou for his will and see if his will can please this great god like you."
Unexpectedly, Gao Zhi shamelessly sneered and said: "Your Highness, don't give me these useless things. Who doesn't know that the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and the emperor's life will be affected. Youzhou is thousands of miles away from Hedong, etc.
He received the memorial sent by you, the prince, and the entire battle of Hedong has been fought. There will only be two results at that time. If we lose, we will abandon our armor and you will retreat to Fanyang. We will return to the grassland. We will bear all the losses ourselves. There is no need.
Emperor Shi will pay compensation. If we win, we will sing a triumphant song and go back. Your father will not be able to blame me."
Shi Chaoyi gritted his teeth and said what he had always wanted to say: "When I rule the world in the future, I will make sure you look good!"
Gao Zhi laughed wildly: "Then I will wait until the day when you, Prince, rule the world."
Shi Chao returned to his tent with great loyalty. The deputy captain of Gao Zhi advised him: "Why should the leader get angry with him? If he becomes the emperor in the future and attacks our tribe with a grudge, wouldn't it be an unreasonable disaster?"
"This guy is just a loser if he is not the emperor. He will not do much if he becomes the emperor. When we and Luo Bing followed An Lushan, we were not afraid of anyone. Now we can be afraid of him, the son of the second king? As for what?
When they want to get out of the Yiluo River that is blocked behind the pass, they will naturally fight their way out."
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After Bi Chengge's retreat was cut off, he just pushed forward blindly. Regarding the troops stationed in Nanfenggou, he thought that Gao Zhi would definitely break through and attack with all his strength, so there was no need to worry. But it happened that Gao Zhi thought the same way, and Bi Chenge must have been cut off when his retreat was cut off.
He will rush out with all his strength, and when the time comes, he can help him from outside to attack, and it should be easy to get out of trouble.
In this way, Bi Chengge gave up his only chance of survival and advanced into the depths of Wuxiang County. The deeper they went, the mountains and rivers became more undulating and tall, and the ravines also crisscrossed back and forth. They had to turn the cavalry into a line-long one.
The snake formation spreads in the valley several miles long.
Bi Chengge led the leading troops to the foot of Erlong Mountain, while the rear troops still stayed in the east ditch. Li Chongbao stood on the top of Erlong Mountain, looking at the enemy cavalry moving slowly like lines below.
The deputy general standing behind Li Chongbao lost his composure and asked in a low voice: "General, can you give me the order to rush down and attack?"
"Why are you anxious? Since we are going to fight, we must bring them all in. How long their team is, how big our ambush line must be. Order the two battalions in front to follow their vanguard and be ready to cast a net to attack at any time.
"
Bi Chengge rode his horse to the turning point of the ravine. He looked up and saw the thick vegetation on the mountain. After the breeze blew, the vegetation was trembling, which gave him a little chill in his heart. Could it be that these were enemy soldiers.
He beat his horse and shouted to urge the troops to move forward and reach a flatter place as soon as possible. It was too dangerous to burrow in this ravine.
Before his horse could turn across the ravine, suddenly huge rocks rolled down the ravine, and the horse let out a convulsive cry. Then a volley of sharp arrows was fired from the mountain, and the cavalrymen crouched on their horses to take cover.
Bi Chengge waved his sword and shouted: "Rush out, rush out!"
As soon as they rushed a few dozen feet towards the entrance of the valley, a group of Tang soldiers pushed a felt cart to block the front. The carts had thick wooden boards to provide shields. The crossbowmen hid behind the carts and fired arrows in the gaps.
enemy.
The entrance to the valley was too narrow and was completely blocked by felt carts and Tang troops. They could only turn back and retreat. However, the mountain road was full of their troops, and they could not concentrate their troops. Arrows were constantly being thrown downward from the two mountains, and the cavalry were rushing from
Falling off the horse.
Li Chongbao stood on the mountain col and looked down. He saw the enemy troops in a mess in the long ravine, waving the yellow flag in his hand. The Modao troops who were ready to go rushed down from the mountain top and cut the enemy troops into five or six pieces.
The rest of the team rushed down the mountain dragging colorful battle flags, and the Yiluohe Cavalry, which had been separated and surrounded, concentrated its superior forces and ate them up in batches.
The battle lasted from morning to dusk. The Modao team of the Hexi Army formed a formation with long swords to prevent the cavalry in the ravine from converging. The remaining Tiaodang and Longqian formed a formation of three. Bi Chengge's Yiluohe was eliminated in the
In the ravine of Erlong Mountain, only more than 300 people escaped from the rear.