Chapter three hundred and ninety seventh trapped horse pit
I don't need to say more about what will happen next.
The cavalry retreated from Yuezhi were horses to block sheep and sheep, and soon became blocked into a mess.
This forced the Yuezhi cavalry to dismount and drive away before they could barely move forward.
However, soon the Qin army came from behind to cover up.
The first one to arrive was the Pule Cavalry led by Wei. They just shot arrows from a distance to create some riots... This was told by Shen Bing, and they were not allowed to fight in close combat with the enemy.
The reason for such an order was mainly because the number of Pule Cavalrymen was not large, with only three thousand people.
Moreover, these three thousand people are good at riding and shooting, and it is a waste to use them to rush into the enemy formation to cut and kill.
More importantly, for cavalry like Pulei who came from the Western Regions, if they were killed or injured in just one battle, they would not only affect their morale, but also attack the enthusiasm of other Western Regions to attack.
No one in this world is a fool. If he goes to the Qin army and dies in just one battle, then what else can he talk about the rewards and the benefits?
But these people must not be ignored. Only by winning a few battles and rewarding them with merit can they improve their morale.
So it was just right for Chen Bing to do this.
For the Yuezhi Cavalry, the most deadly thing is the Qin army infantry.
The Qin army was far away and a crossbow arrow came over, and at the same time, the catapult kept shooting Maiyi fireballs into the crowd... The night battle Maiyi fireballs were obviously much more useful than the Pili fireballs.
This series of blows made the Yuezhi cavalry scream in succession, especially those fireballs that were ignited by the explosion of open maroons, screaming heart-wrenchingly while walking around, even holding their comrades beside them desperately. Others ignited.
Then, Qin Jun pressed up with a spear and a bronze sword.
The Yuezhi cavalry, who are only good at riding and shooting, could not resist the impact of the Qin army? When the two armies confronted each other, there was a sea of blood, and their limbs and broken arms fell like branches that were cut down all over the ground.
This made the Yuezhi cavalry rush to escape from all odds, and countless people were injured by accident and trampled upon death.
In the end, only more than 5,000 of these 20,000 people escaped, and the rest were either killed by the Qin army or surrendered by the weapons.
In this battle alone, the Qin army captured more than 7,000 prisoners.
However, the war did not end there.
Qiu Ji escaped for a while with the remaining soldiers before breathing a sigh of relief.
He knew that the Qin army was mainly infantry marching slowly, and as long as they were separated from them, it was considered safe, and they could catch up with them, namely those cavalrymen.
Qiu Shu was not worried about the cavalry, but the equipment they used was just bows and arrows. Qiu Shu was worried about the Qin army.
But at the same time, Qiu knew that the enemy cavalry could not catch up with him, otherwise they would be entangled with him, and they would never have a chance to escape.
So Qiu shouted:
"Come back to Suzhou quickly and join the garrison to make plans!"
He responded from both sides and rode his horse all the way to Suzhou.
If the cavalry in the Central Plains walks at night, they should be very careful, but in the flat areas of the Hexi Corridor, the cavalry can move forward at a faster speed even if they cannot see the ground clearly.
In fact, the cavalry do not need to see the ground clearly, they only need to see the direction of the road.
The roads in the Hexi Corridor are stepped on by horses coming and going, and it is easy to identify if the road does not grow in the moonlight.
The more west the Qiu went, the more relieved he felt. He only felt that he had already gotten rid of the pursuers in the rear, so he breathed a sigh of relief and took some jerky meat from his arms to eat.
It was time for the Qin army to attack in the battle just now, but Qiu was asking his subordinates to roast a sheep and were about to enjoy it, but unexpectedly, the warning sounded at this moment.
At this time, Qiu was hungry and could only use jerky meat to satisfy his hunger.
However, when Qiu Jue was biting a piece of jerky meat and feasting, he suddenly neighed. Qiu Jue fell to the ground before he understood what was going on.
The guards exclaimed and snatched up to rescue them? But they also fell to the ground one after another.
It turned out that Wang Ben and his party were tampering with each other here.
Wang Ben led two thousand Shenwu Army and one thousand Li Army to stealth in the mountainous areas? After the Yuezhi army passed, they came out of the mountainous areas and dug horse pits on the roads and nearby and set up tripping horse ropes.
In fact, it is mainly trapped in horse traps.
Compared to tripping horse ropes, trapping a horse pit has many benefits.
For example, if the tripping rope is costly? Should the two ends be fixed with long nails? A piece of rope is also required.
Although these spikes and ropes are nothing, the loss will be considerable when the number is larger.
For example, the tripping rope is easily discovered and damaged on the ground... As long as a few cavalry dismount and open the way in front? You can demolish the tripping rope all the way.
Therefore, trip mascor is usually used to block the enemy on the battlefield? At that time, there was no time to dismantle the military situation in urgent need.
On the contrary? It takes almost no cost to trap a horse pit, and it is even difficult to even destroy. The enemy cannot carry the earth and stones with them to fill the trap one by one.
If there is any cost, it will cost more time to trap a horse pit... It is more difficult to lay out, and it requires deep digging with a semicircular shovel.
But this is nothing to Wang Ben and others? There are more than 2,000 people in the Shenwu Army? Two thousand horse pits can be dug in one unit of time.
As for the Qianli family... then forget it.
Even Qian Liqing didn't understand what these small pits could do. It was not until Wang Ben asked her to ride a horse to try it out... But of course, she was not so stupid that she really rode a horse to try it out.
Qiu Ju, just as soon as the group was tripped, Wang Ben and others shouted and came out of the ambush on both sides and shot at the Yuezhi cavalry.
The Yuezhi cavalry responded immediately, and they wanted to disperse the counterattack of Wang Ben and his party to protect the general Zhouquan.
But how did they expect? They fell off the horse's back one by one before they even ran a few steps...
The large array of horse pits laid out by Wang Ben is concave, which means that the front is thin and the sides are thick.
When Qiu Ju and his personal guards were tripped by the trapped horse pit? The Yuezhi cavalry was actually surrounded by the large formation of the trapped horse pit.
Unless they retreat, they will only be able to fall and chew on the mud.
Qiu, whose nose and face were swollen, was still awake? He immediately understood what was going on and shouted:
"Stepping battle!"
The Yuezhi cavalry responded and gave up the horses to charge towards Wang Ben's army.
Qiu Ju's order was correct? Although he didn't know how many enemies there were? But at this time, there was only one choice to dismount and fight in a staircase.
Five thousand vs. Three thousand? Qiu Ju was waiting for the Yuezhi cavalry to still have hope of breaking through.
However, Qiu was soon disappointed.
Because Wang Ben and others had no plans to fight the Yuezhi in close combat.
When the Yuezhi advances to the Qin army, the Yuezhi retreats to the Qin army again, and then...
When the Yuezhi soldiers ran out of the horse pit formation happily, they found that Wang Ben and his group were already waiting for them on horseback.