Three Kingdoms

This is Yinshan Mountain. When the two sides started fighting, the soldiers were different from usual. At first, the soldiers who went into battle were all Huns. If the Xiongnu went south to fight in the past, the Han people who looted the four places should be driven out as death camps and used as disposable consumables. But now there is no other population in the surrounding area, and it is also an internal strife. So when the war started, all the blood shed belonged to the Xiongnu.

Even in the age of cold weapons, when the two sides fought in formation, charging forward, and engaging in life-for-life hand-to-hand combat, this was not the mainstream of a battle. At this point, we are usually ready to make the final decision. The reason is not complicated. When you are in the formation, you have no room to move around, and you are not allowed to dodge or give in. You can only move forward or fall down. In this kind of close combat, in any era, you are not a selected warrior or have undergone rigorous training. It is very difficult for soldiers to do this.

Especially the cavalry.

For a unit like the Xiongnu, which generally belongs to the ranks of light cavalry, the best strategy is to harass the opponent with a large number of light cavalry and compress the opponent's movement space. It is best to compress the opponent tightly within the camp. When it is difficult to collect firewood and collect water, Victory is close. At the same time, the range of cavalry activities can continue to expand based on the above advantages, and even consider cutting off the opponent's food routes...

If you can't restrict the other party, then consider other means to gain the initiative. Either attack the enemy and save it, lure the opponent out of the stable camp and fortress, and conduct a surprise attack during the march, or show the enemy's weakness and induce the opponent to divide his troops and find an opening to attack. When you can neither restrict nor mobilize your opponents, find no flaws, or find any advantages, then as a qualified coach, you will most likely choose not to play, or to dig deep and high base, or simply to draw troops. Avoid it and wait for a better opportunity.

Most of the time, the battle between the two armies is basically a deep ditch and a high fort. They each test each other to find the other's weaknesses, and then win with one blow. Just like Zhuge and Sima, when the opponent is waiting for the enemy, even though Zhuge is full of resourcefulness, he still needs to win. After all, he was reluctant to attack the camp, or he was not sure that he could conquer it.

However, at this moment, the great elder may have been dazzled by hatred, or he felt that he could definitely conquer the hillside, so he urged the soldiers to rush up regardless!

As a result, the hasty first wave of attacks was defeated by Yu Fuluo's unkind laughter. The speed of the war horse's upward attack itself is limited, and coupled with those small bowl-sized traps designed to trap horses and occasionally people, it is really difficult for the war horse to guard against it.

Zhan Ma is actually a very short-sighted and arrogant girl. She also loves beauty and never wears glasses. She really can't see the pits on the ground. She holds her head high and steps on them...

What good will happen to the cavalry who has lost his speed and sprained his legs?

As a last resort, the elder could only order the soldiers to dismount, change the cavalry into infantry, and forcefully attack upward.

At the beginning, Yu Fuluo's men still had a commanding advantage and took some advantage. The first wave of people were killed with corpses and blood flowing all over the ground. However, as more and more people came up, more and more people came up. , Yu Fuluo's soldiers gradually fell into a bitter battle.

On the front lines of both sides, corpses were piled on top of each other, and blood seeped into the ground, dyeing the grassland red. There was so much blood that the ground could no longer absorb it. Either leather boots or bare feet stepped on it, splashing mud mixed with red water splashes. Hundreds of Huns were walking back and forth in this bloody quagmire, fighting for their lives. Fight.

Although Yu Fuluo's stomach was a little trembling at the beginning, after seeing the blood, he became more confident. Especially after seeing the protective power of the Han heavy-armored soldiers, his courage rose a lot. After several Han heavy-armored soldiers Under the protection of more than ten confidant guards, he stood behind the battle line, and from time to time saw the opportunity to step forward and stab and kill, in order to boost morale and maintain the stability of the battle line.

Wei Du was wearing heavy armor and rotated his soldiers forward. If the relatives of the Huns brought by Yu Fuluo are like a net, then these heavily armored soldiers under Wei Du are the stakes on the net, maintaining the stability of each node. They work in groups of three, with one person holding a shield and two holding long knives. They can chop, poke, and stab without any disadvantage. At the same time, when their strength is low and need to be replaced, the large shield covered with oil vine is enough to make the attacker lose the pursuit. Any ideas.

Perhaps because of the fat on his body, or perhaps because he is older, Yu Fulo's movements are not very agile, but after all, he has been in battle for many years and his physical strength cannot keep up. With the help of technology, he can still kill. The Xiongnu soldiers were so excited that they wanted to die.

He saw a sturdy soldier under the Great Elder brandishing a sword and shaking the slashing line. Another soldier from Yu Fuluo on the side thrust a spear into it. He also grabbed it with one hand and clamped it under his arm, exposing the gap. Fuluo took advantage of him, grabbed him in one step, and stabbed him hard.

The soldier screamed loudly, and was stabbed by Yu Fuluo's knife into the area where his neck and shoulder were connected. He couldn't help but drop the sword and grab the long knife with his bare hands. On the one hand, he wanted to reduce the pain, and on the other hand, he wanted to pull Yu Fuluo over and kill him. . Yu Fuluo pushed forward and then stirred, and immediately cut off the soldier's fingers. Blood spurted out like a sword, staining the blood of the surrounding soldiers a little darker, and the soldier could no longer catch him. If he can't hold his sword, he will fall backwards if he lets go.

The soldier fell back, and Yu Fuluo was not greedy. He immediately shrank back without hesitation and retreated into the shield protection range of Zhengxi's heavy-armored soldiers. The general dodged an unstoppable force. The cold arrow shot out from somewhere below. The feathered arrow brought strong wind, hit the shield with a snap and was bounced away, flashing out a little light.

Yu Fuluo breathed out a breath, adrenaline was secreting wildly, and couldn't help shouting down the slope: "You old immortal guy, if you have the guts, come up and see if I don't break your limbs and send you and your son to work together." Companion!"

Although Yu Fuluo still said it was tough, but actually looking around, due to the disadvantage in numbers, the defensive circle was gradually being compressed, and the Great Elder's soldiers began to spread to the two wings, and gradually A semi-encirclement situation was formed.

Where the battle lines intersected, there were numerous corpses, especially in front of Yu Fuluo. The corpses were piled up one or two layers on top of each other!

However, these scattered limbs helped Yu Fuluo's defense to a certain extent. From time to time, some corpses rolled down the slope under the blood and trampling, and some people would be tripped, hindering the smooth flow of the attack.

The great elder's soldiers kept rushing forward, either falling down, or being dragged down with wounds and left behind, groaning and screaming. The Yufuluo defenders at the top of the grassy slope seemed to be submerged at any time, but they never collapsed. With those heavily armored soldiers as the support point, they supported the entire front and fought desperately in the wave of offensives like a tide!

It's not that the Great Elder doesn't want to send more people, it's just like what is reflected in real-time strategy games. No matter how many people are fighting in the cold weapon era, only the front line is fighting, no matter how many people are sent. , those at the back who can't join the fight can only use some remote assistance at most. They are the type that can't be reached and cannot get up just by shouting, which is a waste of energy.

So it can only be a wave of attacks, like a tide.

However, amidst this bloody tide, the only thing that stood tall and unshakable was the heavy-armored soldiers of Zhengxi on the grassy slope.

These heavy-armored soldiers are really formidable. From such a distance, it is already clear that the armor of these heavy-armored soldiers is covered with blood, but each one of them is like a rock on the top of the mountain. No matter how bloody the wind is, they cannot Some people even carried feather arrows on their bodies, and some were stabbed and chopped, but they did not fall down. When they got to the back, the soldiers of the great elder even subconsciously began to avoid these heavy armored soldiers, not daring to fight with them. Fight head-on.

The great elder stared at Yu Fuluo with blood-red eyes, muttering to himself, not knowing what he was talking about. Subdelkin, on the other hand, looked at the heavily armored soldiers who were like the mainstay in the fighting field, and suddenly frowned: "Are these Han Chinese? Are they soldiers of General Zhengxi?"

Subdierjin has basically been in Gaonu all this time. He has neither followed Fei Qian to participate in the Battle of Yinshan, nor has he been to Guanzhong. He has not even met Fei Qian, the general who conquered the West, let alone met him a few times. The situation of the soldiers under Zheng Xi's command is known.

Seeing the situation in front of him, Subdelkin actually didn't want to continue the attack. Although the people who died were not his own, the Huns were not good at positional warfare. Such a battle was not very beneficial, but the problem was that Most of the soldiers under his command were members of the great elder's tribe and related vassal tribes, so they might not be able to listen to him. Secondly, killing Yu Fuluo was indeed tempting to him.

The Great Elder gritted his teeth and said: "If he is not a person from Zhengxi, how can this damn Yu Fuluo have the courage to resist? But these soldiers of Zhengxi are still human beings! There is a time when people will run out of energy! Yu Fuluo This beast thinks that with these soldiers conquering the West, I don’t dare to fight, but I have to fight! Let’s see how long these soldiers conquering the West can protect him!”

When Subdelgin heard what the great elder said, he frowned dissatisfied and said: "How long will this fight last? We have been entangled with these people on the top of the mountain for so long. Even these soldiers who conquered the west can't take them. If the other Han people come from How can we guard against attacks from the outside?"

"What? You haven't even fought yet, but you are already timid?" The great elder's blood-red eyes turned to Subdelgin, "Look at the heavy armor of the Han people, of course they are not very afraid of swords and spears. Zha, but let him try to run? If we really want to leave, can they catch up? Wearing such heavy armor and wielding a weapon, hum! At most, it will take another hour, no, another half hour. , these guys will definitely lose their strength! What will happen even if the Western Expedition soldiers come by then? Does it mean that you, the new Shanyu, don’t even have the courage to do this? "

Subdelgin also snorted. He glanced around for a week and saw no movement. Then he said slowly: "Okay, as you said, we will attack for another half hour! If we attack again then, If you don’t come down…”

The great elder waved his hand and said: "Stop talking nonsense! We can definitely attack it! Come on, send three more centurions up!"

Subdelgin no longer argued with the great elder, but sent some troops around this small grassy slope to investigate the surrounding area, especially the east, to prevent raids by those who conquered the west.

Fei Qian, the general who conquered the west, was indeed preparing for a surprise attack, but it was not to the east of Subdelgin's key survey, but to the north, in a direction that Subdelkin and others thought was unlikely.

Because there is a gravel land in the north under the erosion of the river.

Just as Subdelkin and the Great Elder were attacking the grassy slope, Fei Qian and Zhao Yun had already led their men and horses in a circle, approaching from the rear wings. In order to prevent the sound of the horses' hooves from vibrating too loudly and alerting the enemy, Not only was the horse not running at a fast pace, but the horse's hooves were also wrapped with a layer of thick linen.

This layer of thick linen is not only to protect the horseshoe, but also to conceal the presence of the horseshoe.

Marching on the grassland, especially along the wet river, the dust raised is much smaller than that of the yellow mud. In addition, due to the erosion of the river, there are some fine stones, which may be round or sharp, but they are not actually It is suitable for walking horses, but with the existence of horseshoes, as long as the speed is not fast, it is actually similar to ordinary roads.

This time, it will be difficult for the Xiongnu to not be disabled. As a result, no matter how ambitious Yu Fuluo is, he has no capital to turn around. At least in one or two generations, it is impossible to accumulate a sufficient population. Coupled with the subsequent enlightenment policy, it may become the first Hu tribe to be completely Chineseized...

As for Longyou, the existence of Li Ru has reduced the threat to the entire Longyou. If Longyou can be completely pacified one day, then two of the three largest horse farms in the Han Dynasty will be in the hands of Fei Qian, and Jizhou will be in the hands of Fei Qian. There was another battle in Youzhou, and it was not an exaggeration to say that Fei Qian now controlled the vast majority of the war horse resources.

So at this stage, when Fei Qian takes out the horseshoes for use, in addition to the confidentiality of Huang's craftsmen, the monopoly of resources will also protect such technological advancement for a long time.

And in addition to war horses, Fei Qian also has an important resource, which is these skilled cavalry veterans.

Following Fei Qian this time, in addition to the elites who had fought in the north and south over the years, there were also cavalrymen trained in Yinshan. They were more or less half locals and naturally knew how to make use of the terrain here.

Under the command of Zheng Xi, Fei Qian worked hard over the years, deployed in various places, fought in the north and south, and slowly accumulated a lot of elite cavalry. In addition, he had outstanding cavalry generals such as Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, and Gan Feng as commanders. , it can be said that the climate is completely different from that of the northern frontier army during the period of Emperor Han Ling.

Originally bound to the north, most of them were what later generations called Mongolian war horses. They were relatively small, with long hair, resistant to cold, heavy weight, and good endurance. They could go into battle and work in agriculture. However, their disadvantages were that they had low explosive power and could not carry a heavy load. They were easy to attack in battle. lack of ability. Now, after adding a batch of Longxi war horses, it can just make up for the shortcomings of the Mongolian horses. Although the Longxi war horses need better food and their endurance is not as good as the Mongolian horses, they are large, heavy tonnage, and have high load-bearing capacity. They are more likely to be used in short battles on the battlefield. Deal high damage within a time period. After all, if you are fighting against the highly mobile barbarians, if you cannot seize the opportunity to strike a wave, they may scatter like scattered sand immediately, and there will be no chance of a second wave.

There are more than 2,000 Longxi war horses and more than 2,000 Bingzhou horses, combined with the number of nearly 5,000 cavalry, and they are all regular soldiers. They can all be directly thrown into the battlefield. The cavalry unit can be called a luxurious lineup. Even when Dong Zhuo came to Beijing, he only had 3,000 cavalry, which suppressed the central imperial army from daring to move rashly. However, Bingzhou during Ding Yuan's period could not even gather 3,000 cavalry.

It is very expensive to raise a cavalry, and perhaps only Fei Qian, who started his career in business, can do this.

Horses are like dragons, people are like tigers, even the equipment is almost armed to the teeth.

In terms of classification, most of General Zhengxi's cavalry, except for Gan Feng's heavy cavalry, the rest can probably be classified as light cavalry, but they also have an extra leather armor lining than ordinary light cavalry. Then put on a layer of sleeve armor, and some sergeants also have an additional cavalry round steel shield, which is smaller than the ordinary cavalry shield, but because it is small and made of steel, it can be made thinner but still extremely powerful. Therefore, it is thinner and lighter than a wooden cavalry shield. In addition, it has a main weapon and a pair of two-hand weapons. Every warrior, whether he is from Bingzhou or Longyou, has an enhanced version of the weapon, like The heavily armored cavalry directly under Longyou also have a finely crafted horse chariot. Some big dogs, such as Gan Feng, even have spare ones.

As for the high-quality decapitating knives produced in Huang's workshop, everyone is equipped with them, not to mention strong bows and crossbows. The feathers, arrows and arrows are all top quality, and they are not easy to drift even when shooting from a long distance. It is more than a thousand times better than the bone arrows commonly used by the barbarians. Such a complete set of equipment can support more than ten or twenty ordinary infantry.

This is just for cavalry, if you add war horses...

Under Zhengxi's command, even the war horses were covered with thick linen cloth as harnesses. Several layers of linen and wool were beaten into one layer, and a layer of waterproof oilcloth was added outside. Horse harnesses can also be used as bedding and blankets when marching, which is very convenient. However, the cost is very high, and it was only gradually equipped in the past two years.

Such a level of equipment can blind the eyes of anyone in the contemporary era. Even Yu Linlang during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was probably on par with him. And an emperor like Han Heng Emperor and Han Ling Emperor who was deteriorating could only stare in disbelief. Later, it was impossible to support such an army.

In addition, the cavalry has sufficient food. If it is a war, ordinary soldiers are given fine fried wheat flour cubes mixed with dried meat, compacted and packed in bamboo tubes, and boiled and added when there is water. Some wild vegetables can be eaten directly when there is not enough water. All the war horses were given were fried broad beans with salt and sugar.

For such a unit, the money spent is really almost the same as running water, but it also gets an extreme loyalty and sense of belonging to General Zhengxi. Apart from anything else, in such troubled times, who can be like Fei Qian? If resources are allocated to the soldiers, can such soldiers and armors and such food be distributed?

——Thanks to Defei Qian who is very good at making money and is quite willing to spend money.

Of course, the result of this is that the scale of the cavalry in Zhengxi has always been limited. Even if it has developed to the present, all the cavalry in the entire Zhengxi territory will be about 10,000 people. At present, there are five thousand gathered here in Yinshan, another thousand in Pingyang, one thousand in Shangdang Taiyuan, and a total of three thousand in Longyou Guanzhong. Hanzhong has a special terrain, so there are only a few hundred.

The first person to notice that Feiqian's reinforcements were coming was not Subdelgin who was surveying in the wrong direction, but Yu Fuluo and others who were standing at a high place. When Yu Fuluo's men sharply spotted the tricolor flag under the When the north side of the battlefield appeared, he shouted with uncontrollable ecstasy, which was equivalent to notifying Subdelgin and the great elder...

Too lazy to pay attention to pig teammates like Yu Fuluo, Fei Qian looked at Zhao Yun and saw the eager eyes cast by Zhao Yun. Then he nodded, pulled out the Zhongxing Sword, pointed forward, and shouted in a deep voice: "Charge the formation. ! Let’s fight this to ensure peace in Yinshan Mountain for twenty years!”

Zhao Yun took the order and rode his horse forward. When he rushed to the front of the battle, he put his spear behind him, clamped the horse's belly with his legs, and at the same time lowered his waist and crotch to rein in the horse. The white war horse was unable to run, but it was so anxious that it raised its hooves high, stood up in front of the formation, and neighed like thunder.

As the hoofs of the war horse fell heavily, Zhao Yun raised his gun and roared: "Left and right wings! Spread out! Form a frontal arrow formation! Charge into the formation with someone! I will break through the royal court today!"

Nearly a hundred Zhengxi cavalrymen from the front army immediately shouted in unison with Zhao Yun, and then other soldiers who were lagging behind also passed on the orders one after another, while automatically adjusting their positions following the grassroots sergeants around them, a murderous aura soaring into the sky. rise!

For thousands of years, Meng Tian's fierce tiger, champion hussar, and Wei Gong'erlang were able to drive the Xiongnu like a lost dog in the barren and barren territory near the Han Dynasty. Now they face the mere Xiongnu rebels, even if they are outnumbered. So what if there are many? Even if there are twice as many, they will still be killed!

In the midst of the shouts, Zhao Yun suddenly loosened the reins. The white mount already hissed, its hind hooves bounced on the ground, and flew into the air in the next moment, leaping directly in the direction of the Hun rebel king's flag!