Three Kingdoms

The land of large ravines in the northeast is a typical hilly fold area. Faults and ditches have become the mainstream of this area, and the roads are also twists and turns, deep and dangerous, and strong winds sometimes howl through the gaps in the rocks.

Smooth rocks and rugged mountain roads are not suitable for horse racing. Even riding on a horse is very dangerous. If you are not careful, you may step on some gravel. If your foot slips, you will lose your center of gravity and fall down the hillside, or even fall into the valley. Even if it is If you are lucky enough to survive, you will break your arms and legs...

Ding Lingtou was staring at this ravine. .

He is waiting for the smoke.

The civilization inheritance of the Ding Ling people is very fragile, so fragile that there is almost no connection between the tribes. What one tribe understands, another tribe may be confused about. And when most tribal leaders take the position of leader, what they think of is not knowledge or spiritual and cultural development, but only the population of cattle, sheep, and personal wealth.

Therefore, the only way the Ding Ling people can transmit information now is through one-way smoke.

Ding Lingtou had to rely on the smoke rising from the other side of the big ravine to determine the signal to attack.

It wasn't until the smoke rose from the other side of the big ravine that Ding Lingtou took a long breath, and then a joyful look appeared on his face. He turned around and shouted: "The Han people have fallen into a trap!" 』

"Oooo……"

"The Han people have fallen into the trap, fallen into the trap!" 』

Chaotic cheers sounded at the foot of Huangya Ridge.

"My sons! Mount up! Let's kill it! Kill the Han dog! ” Ding Lingtou roared loudly and waved his arms, as if he was about to chop the Han general to death in front of him, “Kill these Han people, and we can go to Yinshan Mountain!” Cattle, sheep, grain, and cloth are all ours! our! 』

"Oh oh oh oh!" 』

There was another burst of cheers, and then under the leadership of Ding Lingtou, they began to mount their horses, waving their swords and guns in preparation to attack the retreat of the Han army.

No one is born to fight.

The reason why future generations will not do the stupid things of their predecessors and will become smarter and smarter is not because they are smarter than their predecessors, but because their predecessors recorded the losses and pains they suffered, so that they can Future generations will not repeat the same mistakes.

This group of Ding Ling people obviously had no inheritance in this area, so they never thought that the Han people might take advantage of them.

In the big ravine, a Han army general said with a smile: "These fools really obey the command... The whole army stopped and formed an array!" 』

The Han people did attack the big ravine, and as the Ding Ling people expected, they had to dismount and fight on foot due to the terrain of the big ravine. However, the Ding Ling people did not expect that the Han people only advanced a little, which put a certain amount of pressure on the Ding Ling people. After that, as soon as they saw the smoke rising, they stopped and began to form an array at a high place, an array composed of three hundred people, with shields outside and crossbows inside. The person in the front held a divination halberd and a spear, mounted on a small cavalry shield, while the person in the back began to prepare bows and arrows.

The military prince swam among the gaps in the array, giving a few reminders from time to time. Finally, he stood in the middle of the array and shouted, "Just wait, the meat will be delivered to your door. How much you can eat depends on your ability!" 』

The Han soldiers in the array burst into laughter, as if what was about to come was not a battle, but an outing.

Faced with the Han people stopping their attack, the Ding Ling branch found a high place to form a formation and used the large ravine as a bait. They looked at each other in confusion and were a little at a loss.

The task of the Ding Ling bait is to lure the Han people into the ravines, use the obstacles of nature to limit the role of the Han cavalry, and then raid the rear of the Han people from Huangya Ridge, causing chaos among the Han people before pursuing and harvesting.

Unexpectedly, the Han people stopped pursuing him!

"Cunning Han people...damn it, damn it!" Facing the turmoil among his subordinates, the young commanders of the Ding Ling branch were somewhat anxious. The actions of the Han people caught them off guard. If they could not lead most of the Han people into the ravine, it would be equivalent to failing to achieve an effective victory. Tactical layout.

And the little commander also knew very well that the equipment of the Han people was much stronger than that of the Ding Ling people, so they fought directly face to face. The cavalry faced the cavalry, and there was no good fruit for the Ding Ling people to eat at all, so the little commander let out a howl and brought it with him. The soldiers turned around and attacked the Han army!

Just seduce a little more, seduce a little more...

"Bows and arrows are ready..." the Han military commander shouted.

The soldiers on the inside of the military formation nocked an arrow from the horn bow in their hand, raised it high, and did not draw it!

They are awaiting further orders.

Three hundred steps, two hundred steps, one hundred steps.

"wind! Strong wind! 』

"Boom, boom boom..."

As the military lord gave the order, the bowstring trembled slightly, and the arrow on it whizzed out. The arrow fell in an arc on the not-wide hillside, like a burst of sharp hail.

Wails suddenly sounded one after another. The poor armor of the Ding Ling people was defenseless in front of the arrows, even if they were just thrown. The arrows pierced the skin, and blood spattered everywhere!

Before the Ding Ling people had time to get close to the Han army formation, they were struck by arrows and fell to the ground. Some Ding Ling people were stunned for a moment, not knowing what to do. Seeing the tragic casualties of their teammates, their hands and feet became stiff, and they were stunned. On the one hand, they heard the constant urging orders of the little commander, and on the other hand, they had the instinctive fear of death. However, these Dingling people who stayed in place or flinched did not usher in life, but waited for the next wave of arrows. …

"Hold on!" Stay at the forefront! 』

As the Ding Ling people approached, a new command was issued in the Han army formation, "Prepare to impact!" 』

Immediately, halberds and spears, swords and shields stood out like a hedgehog with all its spikes spread out!

Looking at the Han army's armor formation getting closer and closer, the Ding Ling people showed fear, because they felt as if they were not going to fight the Han people, but were about to hit a copper wall!

The key point is that this copper wall is actually equipped with sharp thorns. If it is touched even slightly, blood will spurt out. It is missing arms and legs!

The Ding Ling people who rushed at the front waved their sabers indiscriminately, unwilling to get too close to the Han army formation, but he was pushed against the iron wall little by little by the Ding Ling people who followed!

When the knife and gun penetrated his body, he roared, roaring in pain, tears mixed with blood flowing down his face...

He regretted why he was so honest, so stupid, and so loyal in obeying orders...

The loyal and honest Ding Ling died, but the cunning and cunning Ding Ling survived.

Seeing the death of a large row of Ding Ling people at the front, the rest showed no intention to fight. No matter how angry the little commander Ding Ling behind them was, they just refused to go up. Some even started to retreat slowly...

When the two sides came into contact, the battle was already one-sided.

The Dingling people, who had almost no protection, screamed and fell in pieces, like wheat chopped down by a sickle.

The sharp iron spear and halberd pierced the Hu man's body directly, poking out bloody holes, and then pulled back ruthlessly. The shiny spear tip dyed red, and then thrust forward again!

The soldier holding the ring-shou sword always couldn't reach anyone, and he shouted at Paoze on the side to slow down and save some for himself...

The Ding Ling branch in a large ravine was unable to fight, and no one was chasing them when they retreated. They were completely defeated.

The main force of the Ding Ling people on the other side also suffered a disastrous defeat.

In the desert, the impression left by the Huns on the Dingling people was too distant, making the Xianbei people in their memories invincible.

After the Xianbei people split, first Kirby was defeated, and then Bu Dugen died. Although the Xianbei people had a relapse, they were ambushed by the Han cavalry. The Ding Ling people took the opportunity to seize the Xianbei people's territory, feeling that their own You can inherit Xianbei's mantle and become the boss of the desert.

The series of battles that took place in Yuyang, Youzhou, could only be regarded as a small corner in the entire series of conflicts in the Northern Han Dynasty, but this corner brought great harm to the Ding Ling people.

Having suffered losses in natural disasters and failing to gain from foreign wars, the Ding Ling people's morale collapsed severely...

It is a pity that backward cultural inheritance, inferior military skills, and even a fundamentally ineffective messaging system have led to huge cognitive errors between the tribes of the Dingling people. Some people think that they cannot defeat the Han people and are afraid of avoiding them. However, some people think that others are exaggerating. How can the Han people be so powerful?

Just like the Ding Lingtou people who came to attack Yinshan this time.

He could never understand why his plan was discovered.

He didn't even understand why the "poisonous water" he deployed along the way failed to weaken the combat effectiveness of the Han cavalry.

He doesn't even understand that the world is changing too fast...

Just like the Ding Lingtou people say that they are confident and capable, and are determined to defeat the Han people, but the Han people today are no longer what they were a hundred years ago, or more than ten years ago.

After General Hussar acquired the two major horse breeding lands in Yinshan and Longyou, he also obtained the surrender of nomadic tribes such as the Southern Xiongnu and the Eastern Qiang and Western Qiang, which enabled him to gain a lot of attention in horse breeding places, war horse breeding, and selection of war horse breeds. A huge improvement.

Many Hu people who surrendered to the Han even joined the ranks of the Han cavalry as vassals, which further enhanced the riding skills of the Han cavalry. Coupled with the elite soldiers and armor, they were commanded by excellent generals...

Moreover, the Han army is also versatile. When dismounted, it can hold a shield and act as an infantryman. When wearing heavy armor, it can act as a formation breaker. It also has good archery skills, whether it is fighting in narrow terrain, or on a vast plain, or Even next to the military defense facilities, there are combat capabilities that can directly crush the barbarians.

The battlefield chosen by the Ding Ling people was actually quite good. On the left was Huangya Ridge, on the right was a large ravine, and in the middle was a flat land suitable for cavalry fighting. But when the target of the attack became the Ding Ling people themselves, tragedy naturally struck.

After Ding Ling's attack on the other side failed and the large force he led was intercepted by Li Dian, Ding Ling's head realized that not only had he failed to design the Han army, but he had fallen into the Han army's trap...

As for the Han cavalry, they really have to thank the Ding Ling people for their full cooperation and conducted a real cavalry drill...

The two army commanders strangled each other, one on the left and the other on the right, cutting the Ding Ling people into three parts. Moreover, the two army commanders also had the idea of ​​​​competing with each other. They both held spears in their hands and shouted, just like this. He ran into the scattered queue of Ding Ling people!

At the moment of charging into the battle, when the spear in their hands hit the first Ding Ling cavalry, the two army commanders let go instantly like a standard action, and then immediately pulled out the sabers on their waists and slashed at the staggered knight. The Ding Ling Cavalry.

The Han cavalry following the Army Sima also made the same movements one after another. Some of them almost fell off their horses because they let go at the wrong time. However, the high bridge saddle and stirrups saved these novice cavalry from their mistakes and allowed them to do so. There is also a chance to regain your focus.

Ding Lingren was obviously not so lucky. He was slightly hit and lost his center of gravity. He fell off the horse like a dumpling. The remaining horse ran around in confusion for a while, then stopped and neighed at a loss. Ming, I don’t know whether it is whining or calling its owner.

As long as you fall off your horse in the chaos, you will basically be trampled by the mounts of both sides, and the death or injury will be even more tragic than dying under the opponent's sword!

The equipment of saddles and stirrups gave the Han cavalry an advantage in this aspect. On the other hand, when fighting each other, the cavalry rushed into battle at high speeds. Whoever stopped would be close to death. There is no such thing as a situation like those seen in movies and TV shows where opponents fight for dozens or hundreds of rounds with no winner or loser.

The cavalry uses the impact of their horses. There is always the next opponent in front of them. Swords and guns are constantly roaring towards them. All they can do is block, counterattack and slash almost instinctively!

When a Han cuts a Ding Ling, blood will fly everywhere with one strike. When a Ding Ling cuts a Han, he will hit the target with the same cut. Most of the time, only sparks will fly and tinkling noises will be seen. What will fly out is not blood, but a knife. Cut off the silk ribbon's armor!

The torrent of Han cavalry in front of them made the Ding Ling people despair.

The Ding Ling people broke through the encirclement from left to right, but they couldn't get out. On one side, their own morale was getting worse and worse, and on the other side were the Han cavalry who could neither fight nor run. The leader of the Ding Ling people finally realized what he had done before. His arrogance and arrogance also made him disillusioned with all hopes.

In desperation, Ding Ling, a leader with his own bodyguards, marched towards the Han people and carried out an almost suicidal attack in the direction of Li Dian's flag. Unfortunately, he was shot by an arrow halfway. , died before Li Dian even took action.

In the chaotic array of Ding Ling people, all the will to resist collapsed in an instant. Many people had already turned around and ran away. However, if the war horse wants to turn around, it cannot turn its head instantly like the word "D", not to mention that the Han Army Sima on both sides has already led the cavalry, spreading its wings like a crane, surrounding the Ding Ling people, even if Even if you run away, you won't be able to get very far.

Some people simply surrendered, while the other part of the Ding Ling people felt that since there was no hope, they might as well die here!

Two different ideas and two different actions caused complete chaos in the Dingling array. Only a few Dinglings escaped from the chaotic whirlpool and fled. As for where they could escape, maybe they didn't know. They just wanted to escape. My destiny is completely left to God to arrange...

The battle was over quickly.

From hope to despair, there is often just a thin line.

Not all those who wanted to die were dead. Some of the Ding Ling people who were not yet dead were wailing in the battlefield. Their voices were louder and softer, but the most common syllable was still the syllable similar to "mother"...

Those Ding Ling people who had lost their fighting spirit fell to their knees. They might still be alive, but their hearts were basically dead, as if they were enclosed in a dark cage. Even if the Han people did not tie them with ropes, they He didn't dare to move, he just knelt and waited, like a zombie.

The war horse that had lost its master kicked and turned around again, and then in the bloody battlefield, it found its familiar master, and then it arched its long neck and whined until it was taken away.

Li Dian's body was clean and clean. Only the blood and mud on his horse and the corners of his robe might prove that Li Dian had indeed participated in such a battle.

The excited commanders of the left and right armies whirled around, each covered in blood, which was in sharp contrast to Li Dian's clean armor.

"Reply to the general!" ” The Sima of the left and right armies shouted loudly, and his face seemed to still have the special excitement of fighting, which had not completely subsided.

Li Dian nodded, "Clean the battlefield and then go to the Ding Ling camp!" 』

The Ding Ling people's camp is not in a large ravine, but at the foot of Huangyaling Mountain.

The reason is indeed very simple. Due to geographical reasons, the big ravines are all mountains, ravines and valleys, but there are very few water sources. Even if there are some springs or something, on the one hand it is difficult to obtain, and on the other hand it is not enough for large-scale people and horses to drink.

Huangyaling is different.

There are springs, and there are also puddles formed by springs. Although they are not very big, they are enough for people and horses to drink.

If Li Dian and others were not familiar with the terrain and did not have a strategic map, they might have been led to the big ravine by Ding Ling. But now that the hussars are riding up and down, which level of generals and military schools does not pay attention to the survey of battlefield maps? And familiar with mastery?

As for the problem of poisonous water along the way, the solution is actually simpler.

After the village chief of Beijun Village fell ill for no apparent reason, Li Dian considered this possibility. Along the way, the remaining snow in some places had not melted away, and in this era of snow, there was basically no need to consider air pollution...

In the camp of the Ding Ling people, Li Dian understood the source of the "poisonous water".

Looking at the rotten and semi-rotted corpses in the pit, with obvious signs of cutting and removing flesh and bones, Li Dian turned to the trembling Ding Ling people lying on the ground and asked, "Who asked you to do this?" 』

After the translation, the Ding Ling people didn't even dare to raise their heads. They stuck to the ground and replied: "It's the leader. It's the leader who asked us to do it..."

"Who are these people..." Li Dian felt a little angry.

"...Yes, they are the weak ones in the tribe...the ones who can't keep up with the team..."

Hearing this, Li Dian was a little stunned, then shook his head, sighed, turned around and ordered people to completely cover the hole, and then ordered all the Ding Ling prisoners to be escorted back to Yinshan.

The tricolor battle flag fluttered high.

The trapped Ding Ling people moved forward slowly.

The Han cavalry who returned victorious shouted in high spirits, as if the previous battle had not consumed much of their energy, urging the Ding Ling captives to speed up.

Li Dian, who was in the queue, had a pale expression.

"General, what are you..." Li Dian's trusted guard asked softly.

"It's okay... I'm just thinking... My lord is right..." Li Dian was in the queue and looked back at Huangya Ridge. "These guys have no virtue and no ability, no inheritance, and are unworthy... completely unworthy." ...』