Da Wei Chun

Chapter 377
The sky is clear and blue, and the clouds are not stained.The huge sky is as clean as a mirror.The sun is rising in the east, and the white clouds reflected seem to paint Phnom Penh.

The distant mountains are like Daisy, and the breeze brings warmth.Mang Mountain is rolling and rolling, with no end in sight.The mountains are green and lush.A gust of mountain wind swayed, and the Qinglin Tao rose and fell one after another, moving like a giant dragon.

Although the sky was sunny, the wind did not stop.And the school ground is at the foot of the mountain, so the wind is even stronger.The banners on the top of the city and in the school grounds blown by the mountain wind are as straight as iron guns, and they are hunting.

The two army formations, one black and one yellow, one east and one west, are about three miles apart.The black one is square and full of flags and flags.Whether it is a person, a horse, or even a car, they are all covered by iron armor, and covered with spikes and blades. When the sun shines, they scatter a faint cold light, just like a head with teeth bared and blood exposed A monster with a big mouth, ferocious and terrifying.

This is the weapon of the Great Wei: the armored tiger cavalry.

The Northern and Southern Dynasties were the peak moment of Chinese heavy cavalry, which can be called the most in history, and the rest of the dynasties are second to none, including the Southern Song Dynasty.

There were only three or four thousand iron Buddhas in the Jin Dynasty and Xixia Iron Harriers in their glory days, and there is almost no record of using them all at once.But in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, it was a big scene where tens of thousands of heavy cavalry participated in the battle.

First came Zhao Shihu's black lance dragon army, all of them were long lances with iron armor, iron horses and iron helmets.After that, there are Liangzhou iron cavalry with rails in front, also equipped with heavy cavalry.

These two teams are relatively few, less than [-] at their peak, but they were invincible and invincible at the same time.The Jin army fought by the Longxiang army retreated steadily, and the Liangzhou cavalry defeated Liu Cong several times (the founding emperor of Han Zhao who attacked the Western Jin Dynasty and captured Jinhuai and Min), and rescued Luoyang three times.

Only the cavalry can defeat the cavalry.Afterwards, there was Murong Xianbei's iron chain chain horse, which defeated the Longxiang army inherited by Ran Wei, and captured Fu Ranmin and Wei Changcheng.

After that, there was Hu Xia's cavalry, who defeated Liu Yu several times...

The heavy cavalry mentioned above are all of great military exploits, but none of them are opponents of Zhiba Xianbei's tiger-patterned heavy cavalry.

In the battle between the Yuan Wei Dynasty and the Later Qin Dynasty: "(Tuobagui) ordered Piling Wang Shun to attack with tiger cavalry, won six thousand Xingjia cavalry, and beheaded more than ten thousand"...

The battle with Houyan: "(Yan) sent more than six thousand iron horses, (Tuoba Gui) ordered General Sun Fei and other light cavalry to pick them up, the emperor rode five thousand tigers to cut them across, beheaded five thousand, and gave birth to 700 captives, Forgive me and send it away"...

In Taihezhong (Xiaowen year), Rouran invaded: Lie (Yu Zhong's father, Yu Lie) led five thousand tigers to ride in the valley, and made the Leibu people into foreign camps to lure them.When the thieves rode on the spot, they said they were weak in faith, and rushed to Russia.The fierce ambush soldiers rushed to attack, smashed them, and killed more than [-] enemies...

These are just iron cavalry vs. iron cavalry, and the scale is tens of thousands of battles.Countless smaller ones.Throughout the Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Yuan Wei Huqi can be said to be invincible all over the world.

It can be said that Tiger Riders should at least take half of the credit for the founding of the Great Wei Kingdom...

Today, this armored monster did not appear on the battlefield, but appeared in the school field under the imperial city, and it could be called the elite armored tiger cavalry and armored saber chariot.The officials and guards in the city were all in a climax, wishing they could yell three times at the top of their lungs.

On the other side, of course, is Li Chengzhi.

In order to avoid accidental injury, and to facilitate the identification of the battle in the city, the emperor ordered the soldiers under Li Chengzhi to wear a layer of khaki sackcloth on the armor.But I don't know if it's in my heart, everyone I saw, without exception, felt that the yellow cavalry was weaker than the black cavalry in terms of momentum.

Once the two armies entered the school grounds, the gap was even greater: the black cavalry had a chariot in front and a horse in the rear, and every cart and every cavalry passed like a ruler, and there was no confusion even when they marched, and they were exceptionally neat.

Looking at the yellow riders again, they are like a flock of sheep: although they are all riding horses, holding spears, and carrying knives, the flags are crooked and the formation is scattered.No matter the man or the horse, they all drooped their heads as if they hadn't woken up or eaten, as if they didn't even want to walk.

Looking back, apart from the cavalry, there were only [-] or [-] vehicles driving, and they were only flat carriages for the rear army to transport grain and grass.It was covered with tarpaulin. I don't know what was in the cart, but it didn't look like much, and it was only pulled by a cart. It was definitely not heavy weapons such as cart crossbows or stone cannons. At most, it was dozens of single-handed crossbows.

The viewer suddenly realized: No wonder they are all listless and have no fighting spirit?

I'm afraid Li Chengzhi planned to admit defeat after hearing Yuan Yi's secondment of Huqi?

Just waiting and watching, the yellow cavalry moved again: just entered the school field, the team hadn't stood still, and the army array hadn't been set up yet, the yellow side moved again: it should be the general who issued the military order, nearly a thousand cavalry swarmed like bees Rushing to the north, Xu Shi was scared out of his wits before the battle, chaotic and noisy, just like a group of defeated troops, with no formation at all.

Shouldn't it be the first to go to the city to meet the emperor and let him parade the martial arts?Why did you do the opposite and go straight to the foot of the mountain?
The school grounds are at the foot of Mang Mountain. If Li Chengzhi retreats, can he still retreat to the mountains?

Suspicious, Huang Qi rushed to the woods at the foot of the mountain. Before the horses stopped, all the cavalry got off their horses.Those who took off their knives undid their knives, those who took off their armors took off their armors, and then rushed towards the dozens of carriages in a chaotic manner like famished livestock grabbing food.

Only when some soldiers grabbed something and held it in their hands did someone see clearly: it was actually a shovel, a hoe, a basket and so on.

It was also vaguely seen that a general jumped onto the car and shouted at the top of his voice: "Brothers, you sweated a little more before the battle, and shed three catties less blood during the war. Whether you can survive today depends on how much you don't mind at this time." I don’t want to work hard... dig it for me..."

When shouting the last three words, he swung his hand down violently, how sonorous and powerful?
Everyone was surprised: what kind of bird feather is this? Let's not fight, but dig a hole?
Those who reacted slower were all surprised that the general was so full of energy and could shout so clearly from such a distance.

Those who reacted a little faster were all dumbfounded: Is Li Chengzhi really ready to admit defeat?

Right.

In such a flat place, and the distance is so close, if you encounter a armored tiger cavalry, what can you do if you don't admit defeat?
Li Chengzhi has the courage to stick to it for a while, it is not bad...

Yuan Yi sat on the roof of the car, suspicious: "Russell, why is this Li's child crazy?"

What else can you be crazy about?

It is estimated that it is known that it will not be able to fight no matter how hard it is, so it simply abandons the attack and defends, and is ready to fight hard.

But how long can you carry it?

Standing under the car is a rider who is the deputy general selected by Yuan Ji for Yuan Yi.He is about 30 years old, with long leopard eyes and a beard like a halberd.But listening to the words, he seemed very calm.

"It should be to seize the advantage of the high ground, dense forest, and upper wind, and prepare to abandon the attack and stick to it. What those soldiers dug at this time is the Haogou that wants to prevent my cavalry from charging. If the general guessed correctly, the unmoved Among the dozens of carriages, there should be food, grass, water and other items..."

Yuan Yi has a strange face.

Occupy the geographical advantage, abandon the attack and stick to it?
Li Chengzhi is out of his mind, is it because the world still brags about him as a peerless general?
As long as I send iron cavalry to surround you to death, how many meals can these 1000 people chew and eat with your dozen or so carts of grain and grass?
Wasn't it a loser in the end?

Yuan Yi showed a smirk, and said in a cold voice: "Li Chengzhi, when Yuan can be so cheap to you? Russell, what if I want to make a quick decision?"

"As long as you surround it, let the soldiers gather to shoot. Even if you only use a crossbow, it will be slower to reload the arrows, but the enemy is like a turtle in a urn, and it will collapse if you don't shoot twice..."

The armor of tiger riders is too heavy to draw bows, so they all wear short crossbows.It is not easy to change arrows while marching, you can only shoot once, but there is no hindrance when you are standing on horseback, at most it is slower than shooting with a bow.

Even if Li Chengzhi can lay out chariots to block arrows, all he needs to do is set off another fire, and all problems will be solved.At that time, Li's children will only have the option of escaping into the mountains.

According to the emperor's rule, once you leave the school grounds, you will be considered to have surrendered voluntarily...

Yuan Yi thought for a while, and a fierce light flashed in his eyes: "Russell, but when the drums sound, let five hundred cavalry rush into the forest, and cut off the road first..."

Russell's heart skipped a beat.

Yuan Yi was not prepared to let Li Chengzhi admit defeat, maybe he wanted to take this opportunity to kill them all.

Coincidentally, he thought so too...

Li Chengzhi, wait to die!
While secretly hating, Luo Su said solemnly: "But I have to guard against whether it is Li Chengzhi's trick to lure the enemy. Therefore, the general thinks that when Li Chengzhi really retreats to the foot of the mountain, it will not be too late for me to get out of the iron cavalry again." ..."

There are only a few short moments, only these thousand soldiers, what doubts can Li Chengzhi create?

To be able to dig a three-foot-deep moat, I must praise him for his quick hands...

Although he thought so in his heart, Yuan Yi did not refute it, but said in a deep voice: "It is because of faith that I give you so much that my father asked you to come and help me, so I will do what you said..."

Russell was no stranger: at the age of seventeen, he followed his father Chi Luohou to guard Wuwei.After Wuwei was withdrawn from the town, it was transferred to Dunhuang Duwei, Xiaowei, and engaged in Zhonglang and Xingtai.Zhuzhen will resist Rouran and Gaochang for many years, and it can be said that the military exploits are shining.

Later, he instructed his subordinates to pretend to be Hu bandits and rob Hu merchants, but he was convicted and exonerated.Because of the Xianbei aristocratic family, and many meritorious service, after entering Beijing, he was transferred to the Chinese army and served as the chief of the Tiger Cavalry...

His ancestor, Chi Luohou, was the general of Wuwei town who was beheaded by Li Qi, Li Shiliang, Li Shixian and other father and son. He and Li Chengzhi could be said to have a deep blood feud...

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It is common sense that there are many winds down the mountain.

Otherwise, Emperor Wei Ming would not have built the royal gardens under Mang Mountain, let alone build a Jinyong City to escape the summer heat.

A group of ministers stood on Jinyong City, blowing the mountain wind, and felt cool all over, which was many times more comfortable than in Taiji Palace and Shiqian Palace.

And there is still excitement to watch, which is much more pleasant than playing against the emperor in the palace.

Many people looked around the city and pointed at the two military formations.

Yuan Chen stared, and asked in great perplexity: "Uncle (father-in-law), what does Li Chengzhi mean by this move?"

Gao Zhao froze for a moment.

How do I know what he means?

I thought that the "digging" that Yu Gaozhan said was just a joke, didn't you know that Li Chengzhi really dug it?
It's not that I haven't asked Li Chengzhi how he should play against Tiger Cavalry, but Li Chengzhi avoided talking about it several times, and only said to reassure him...

Gao Zhao was relieved, but also curious.

After pondering for a while, he finally said: "There is a saying in the art of war: a general does not think about victory, he thinks about defeat first, so he can win a hundred battles... Li Chengzhi's move is to be in an invincible position first..."

Yuan Chen's eyes popped sharply, and he looked at Gao Zhao as if he was mentally retarded.

Are you fooling the ghost?

If you, Gao Zhao, only have this knowledge, wouldn't it mean that the emperor was blind and would worship you as a general?

Be invincible first?
Is that the place of invincibility? That is clearly the place of death.

As long as it is a soldier of the Great Wei, who doesn't know the combat power of tiger cavalry, what are iron spur horses and armored chariots?
The soldiers under Li Chengzhi's command were already three points timid before the battle, and in addition, it was a show rather than an actual battle, and the momentum was even weaker by two points.If they retreat before the battle, how can the soldiers still have the slightest fighting spirit?

But when the tiger riders were surrounded on all sides, and then the crossbow arrows fired at him, Li Chengzhi's battle formation might collapse immediately.Once one soldier fled to the forest first, the rest of the soldiers would be destroyed, and they would all escape cleanly.

At that time, what face will Li Chengzhi have to return to the emperor?It's better to admit defeat early, at least be more decent...

Thinking of this, Yuan Chen's intestines are about to turn green: Grandpa's chasing wind red?
It's all my uncle's fault, who said that Li Chengzhi will win from the beginning to the end, and Gao Zhan, who kept saying that Li Chengzhi must have a trick and would never lose, so he also thought that this time he would win...

That Zhuifengchi worth millions... This is second, the most important thing is, will he be laughed to death by Yuan Yong, Yuan Yue and other thieves in the future?

He couldn't figure it out, where did Gao Zhao have so much confidence in Li Chengzhi?He has reached such a situation, seeing that he is sure to lose, but he has not seen the slightest worry on his face, how can he be so indifferent?

While complaining, Yuan Chen suddenly heard a loud "dong".Turning around suddenly, it seemed that the emperor had punched the case heavily, and got up suddenly.

Taking a closer look, His Majesty actually had a frightened expression on his face, staring closely at the piece of paper in his hand, as if he couldn't believe it.

Yuan Chen moved two steps sideways, and approached Yuan Yan, the eldest brother who was standing on Zhong's side, who served as Wei Wei Shaoqing, and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, why is this?"

"Your Majesty looked at that piece of paper and suddenly changed color. I don't know why!"

Yuan Yan shook his head lightly, and replied in a low voice, "It was submitted by Gu Zangbo, it seems that Li Chengzhi asked him to submit it on his behalf, saying it was a secret performance before the war..."

The secret performance before the battle... Could it be that Li Chengzhi was really going to admit defeat without even fighting?
Just as he was suspicious, he suddenly saw that the emperor turned his head and looked at Yu Zhong with a solemn expression. He pondered for a while, then turned to Yuan Ji, and said in a solemn voice, "King Jiangyang, if I ask you to admit defeat at this time, can you agree?"

Seeing that the battle is about to start, it only takes one charge to capture Li's child under the horse, but the emperor wants Yuan Yi to admit defeat at this time?

Your Majesty is afraid that his brain is broken?

Or is it intentional to favor Li Chengzhi and Gao Zhao?

King Jiangyang's complexion changed a few times, and when he took a peek at Yu Zhong, his face was as pale as him. Yuan Jimeng gritted his teeth, and bowed heavily: "Your Majesty, I am not convinced!"

Yu Zhong was even more unruly than him, but he also bowed down and said with a stiff neck, "I'm not convinced!"

"Not convinced?" The emperor sneered, "You know, if this war starts, people will die?"

(End of this chapter)