Da Wei Chun

Chapter 479
Rouran sent out two brigades first, and then another battalion attached to the army.

So far, Dou Ling has dispatched two thousand cavalry.There is no talk of scouts, rangers, and horse scouts anymore, but I am determined to find out the reality of the Han army.As long as you can catch a trace of the Han army's flaws, the temptation may turn into actual combat.

Some of the three thousand Huqi were wearing robes and some were wearing armor. Together, they looked like a piece of broken felt on a beggar's body, or like a mottled cloud, encircling the Han army.

Murong Liang's palms were full of sweat.

Half a word ago, the forward scouts had just received the enemy's news: After about two brigades of Huqi, there was actually a battalion of armored cavalry, pressing directly on the front army?

Armored ride?

Among the Du Lun tribe, only the wolf guards in the tent of the tribal leader Dou Ling had such elite equipment, and the number should not exceed a thousand.

So, it was Dou Ling himself who led his troops to invade the south this time?

What Murong Liang was afraid of was not Dou Ling, but he was not sure if Dou Ling really only led [-] elite riders into the pass.

Maybe it's [-], [-], or even the whole family.

It's just that there are only six thousand soldiers.There were two thousand tiger armored riders, but the elephants were killed by ants, and the consumption was also consumed by Dou Ling.

Seeing his brows furrowed and his face showing fear, the lieutenant-general quietly leaned forward: "General, the thieves will divide their troops five miles away, and the two brigades of light cavalry will be divided into left and right sides. It seems that they want to go around and spy on our army. But a battalion armored But the cavalry is charging straight at the front army, shall we spread out and surround and annihilate them?"

The dispersal of the formation mentioned by the lieutenant general is a standard tactic for light cavalry or half-armored cavalry to encounter heavy cavalry.Just because the whole body of the heavy cavalry is made of iron, he is as heavy as a mountain, unstoppable.

However, although the two battalions under Murong Liang's command were called fine cavalry, the soldiers only wore half-body armor, and the horses were even more sleek.If they face it head-on, even if they won't be overwhelmed by the attached army, they will definitely suffer heavy casualties.

The correct approach is, as the lieutenant general said, to disperse the whole army on the spot, forming a formation of crows or sparks, giving full play to the mobility advantages of half-armored cavalry, avoiding the edge of heavy cavalry, and waiting for opportunities.

But behind Murong Liang is Yang Jun's handsome flag, how could he leave?
If Yang Jun's two battalions were also dispersed like him, wouldn't it be the coach Li Chengzhi facing the creeping cavalry?

Thinking of Li Chengzhi, Murong Liang suddenly felt a little confidence.

Li Chengzhi dared to lead Wu Shi's personal guards to conquer Woye City, and even wiped out thousands of troops with one shot.I, Murong, hold two battalions in my hands now, don't I have the courage to fight head-on with a thousand horsemen?
Thinking about what Luo Jian told him before leaving, Murong Liang felt his face was on fire, it was burning badly.

"Lu Yan's defeat saved me, Luo Jian, but also made our town army lose face: over a thousand soldiers, Li Chengzhi was not the enemy alone?
Therefore, going north this time is related to the majesty of our six towns, and even more related to the honor and disgrace of the Luo family and the Murong family.Therefore, the general must encourage himself from time to time, and don't embarrass us again...Even if the elite riders of the four battalions die, they will never take half a step back..."

Murong Liang swept away his sad face, and his eyes shone brightly: "Head the order, change from a square formation to a fire formation, and let He Ba attach as two wings!"

The fire formation is the conical formation, Sun Tzu called it the Mu formation, Sun Bin called it the Rui formation, and Zhuge Liang called it the Niaoxiang formation.

The main attack of this formation is like a wedge, which is thin at the front and thick at the back: the striker stabs the enemy's formation like a needle, and then expands the results from the two wings, tearing up the broken hole as much as possible.

The lieutenant general was startled: The enemy army is all armored cavalry, so you are not afraid of never returning?
"General, if you don't report to Yang Sima, wait for his instruction?"

You can wait, but the creep ride will not wait.The distance between the two armies is less than five miles, and they will arrive in a moment.Waiting for the report to Yang Jun, and then waiting for his order to return, the attached army may have already rushed to the front of the battle, how can there be time to deal with it?

That's not how wars are fought!
Murong Liang's eyes turned cold: "Send the order!"

Seeing the murderous look in his eyes, the lieutenant couldn't help but feel chills in his heart, he hurriedly urged his horse to leave.

In just a few breaths, golden gongs and drums sounded one after another in the army.The two corners of the phalanx shrank back sharply, sticking to the two wings, and the middle part quickly protruded forward. After a while, it became a triangular formation with equal sides and equal heights.

The tip at the very front is the banner of Murong Liang.

The deputy general left and returned, calling Malay to report: "General, the two brigades of Lord Heba have been attached to the two wings!"

"Where did the Creep Riding Vanguard go?"

"It's less than two miles away!"

If they confronted each other, the charging distance left for both sides was only one mile, which was just enough to warm up the horses.

Grandpa only regards you as a chicken and a dog, and you will collapse as soon as you rush...

Murong Liang anesthetized himself almost hypnotically, and gritted his teeth: "Beat the drums, attack!"

There was a sound of "boom" like a thunder.A fiery red tooth flag unfurls in the wind, rushing forward like a red-hot knife.

General Murong wants to take the lead and serve as Yafeng himself?

For a moment, the soldier's heart was burning like fire, as if his whole body was full of strength, his eyes were as red as blood.

The forwards of the two armies are less than two miles away.And just as agreed, no matter the enemy or us, they all set up a conical formation for the main attack.If you look at it from a high place, it looks like two huge swords, the tips of which collided with each other with a mighty momentum.

"Mr. Qiu, the Han army is forming a sharp cone formation, and they charged straight up...Haha, are you really desperate?"

A brigade commander in the Fuli Army laughed loudly, very unhappy.It seems to have foreseen the scene where the Han army was rushed to pieces and broke into an army.

The scouts had already found out that the former army of the Han army only wore half body armor and no horse armor, while the Fuli army was fully armored.Rushing straight up like this is like hitting a stone with an egg, and the Han army will be unlucky.That's why Lu Shuai laughed so arrogantly.

But the camp owner Qiu Dun frowned.

If it is as expected by the adults, nine out of ten the Han army will fight to the death?
"The sound of the order: the front of the arrow is to the north, avoiding its edge... The enemy's forward is only fifty paces away, and each team will shoot their bows one by one..."

The commander of the brigade was puzzled, and shouted anxiously: "Mr. Master, why?"

"An dare to be a suspected general before the battle?"

Qiu Dun roared angrily, and whipped the whip hard.

Although both of them were galloping, Qiu Dun's whip was like a spirit snake with eyes, avoiding the iron helmet, and slapped the brigade commander's face accurately.A blood mark was drawn on the right cheek.

"You forgot how the adults explained when you came out?"

Lu Shuai's heart skipped a beat, and most of his anger dissipated.

Dou Ling once said: Take the emptiness to be real, and the real to be vain...

Your Excellency clearly doesn't want to go to war directly, but has to wait for a thorough ascertainment of the reality of the Han army before making a decision.I also don't want the [-] attached troops to cause casualties in vain.

If you think about it again: the Fuli Army is the lifeline of an adult, if one is broken, it may make the adult feel distressed for several days, how can he easily fight with the Han army here?
Even if there is a fight, it should be the tribal soldiers recruited by those battalions...

The brigade general responded anxiously: "The subordinate general dare not!"

"Order!"

"Yes!"

The personal soldier pumped the horse's butt vigorously, the horse accelerated, and after a few breaths, it rushed to the front of the ten rows.

After a few shouts, it seemed that they encountered an iron wall invisibly, and the attached army, like a torrent of steel, suddenly deflected its direction.

The distance between the two armies was already less than one mile, and when they were about to engage in battle, they suddenly changed their formation, but the attached army was neatly drawn like a ruler, without any disorder?

It can be seen that its elite...

"General, the enemy suddenly changed formation, from the fire formation to the female formation (also known as dagger formation, curved formation. It looks like an 'L' shape, mostly used by bow cavalry), rushing towards the right flank of our army..."

The attached army was scared?

As if a huge boulder fell to the ground in his heart, a gust of suffocation spewed out from Murong Liang's mouth and nose, hissing slightly.

Thanks to Murong's family living in Beizhen for decades, they fought against Rouran countless times.I was afraid for a while, but I forgot the Rouran people's combat principle of "advance if you are good, retreat if you are unfavorable, and follow without shame"?

If they are not completely sure, the Rouran cavalry never fights hand-to-hand with the Han army, but uses bows and crossbows as much as possible.

Regardless of whether the Han army you are facing is cavalry or infantry...

Secretly ashamed, Murong Liang couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat: If he hesitated just a little bit, and didn't dare to make the gesture of risking his life and burning jade and stone together, the Fuli Army will definitely change from virtual to real, and plunge into his own formation like a knife , The two battalions under his command can be cut into pieces in an instant.

Fortunately...

"Decree: Turn the male into a female, turn the arrow slightly to the south, and attack the corner of the enemy's left wing!"

Following Murong Liang's order, the striker staggered away from the center of the attached army, and rushed towards the corner formed by Hu Qi's sudden turning.

Just like before, and still as agreed upon, both sides changed their formations together, and they changed into the same formation.However, the Zhen army was not as good at controlling horses as the Fuli army, and was afraid of messing up the formation, so the angle of the Han army's turning was very small.

If you look at it from a high place, before the change of formation, the two armies are like two sharp arrows that are about to collide... Well, it’s like this: →←!

After the change of formation, the originally straight blades were quickly slanted, and each side was slanted to the left and right, like two parallel lines, staggered in unison.Like this:

There were only thirty or forty steps between the Fuli Army and the Zhen Army. Although there was no confrontation, as soon as they approached, it was as if a juggler beat his waist drum, and the sound of "tied, tied, boom, boom" was endless.The sky is full of arrows, flying back and forth.

Creeping riders are armored, even if the Han army opens their bows, the distance of thirty or forty steps is no different from tickling.However, due to the poor bow-making skills of the Hu people, although they pulled the string with all their strength, they did not cause much damage to the Han army.

Although the momentum of the two armies was great, the sound was like muffled thunder, and the smoke and dust rose to the sky.But after rushing through the wrong front, few riders were damaged.

As if a tacit understanding had been born, when the tails of the two armies were almost staggered, a horn and a golden gong sounded at the same time.The vanguards of the town army and the attached army turned around again, made a big turn, and ran backward respectively.

It took about a moment before and after, and Murong Liang's two battalions still returned to their positions just now.The attached army stood still two miles away.

Haha, why didn't you rush?

But on the side of the couch, how can you allow others to snore?

Come here if you have the ability, and fight to the death!
"I am the male formation, He Ba is the female formation, enter!"

Murong Liang shouted loudly, and unexpectedly took the lead again, rushing towards the attached army.

The lieutenant's scalp tingled with shock.

Could it be that the general is insane, wanting to be unreasonable?

No matter how high your morale is, it is an indisputable fact that I am a light cavalry, and the enemy is all heavily armored.What if the general attached to Lijun is in a hurry and he really fights with you?
But Murong Liang has already mobilized his horse, and the Qianfeng Banner followed closely behind, even if he wanted to stop it, he couldn't stop it.The lieutenant general could only bite the bullet and keep up.

Standing on a small hill, Yang Jun saw the two battalions of township troops rushing towards the attached army like a torrent, and he couldn't help but sigh:
"Sure enough, as Li Jungong (Li Chengzhi) said: Although the six towns are located in the north, the Han style is not strong. But after years of fighting with Rouran, the people's customs are strong, and everyone is martial. After decades of accumulation, it must be There are many talented people...

I didn't believe it at first, but now it seems that although Murong Liang is just a military leader in Huaishuo Town, his knowledge, courage, and determination are not inferior to those of Yuan Zhi? "

Surrounding the sand dunes are more than a hundred Yang's personal soldiers, and the commander of the building is Yang Jun's nephew (cousin nephew and cousin's son) Yang Zhong.

Yang Zhong stared at him for a long time: Murong Liang is very bold and courageous, but why didn't I see the insight and determination that Uncle Cong said?
"Murong Liang probably wants to use his enthusiasm to change the view of the Duke and Uncle of the Six Towns?" Yang Zhong said uncertainly.

Yang Jun was taken aback, then sighed secretly again.

Yang Zhong can be regarded as the leader in this branch of his family, but he has more than enough loyalty and bravery, but not enough quick thinking.Haven't seen through the current situation of the enemy and our armies?

Besides, he joined the army for the first time and had no experience, so he was like a blank sheet of paper with no experience at all, so he said such ridiculous words.

"If there is no decision, but only relying on passion, Murong Liang will definitely be like before, only forming a male formation, not like this!"

Yang Jun pointed to the front of the formation: From a distance, Murong Liang's striker looked like a slender arrow, shooting straight at the enemy formation.And Heba Duba's back camp is like the arrow feathers at the end of the arrow.

But the arrow feathers are too big, like a broom held behind an awl, sparse and sparse.

"Let's look at Murong Liang's formation: the front male and the rear female form the shape of a wild goose, which can be attacked or defended. If the enemy first avoids the front and retreats three quarters, and when Murong Mu's formation is halfway across, hit the middle of the middle, He Ba's female formation It will be like the two wings of a wild goose, quickly closing together. With twice the strength of the enemy, the front army can wrap the attached army in the formation...

Although they dare not win completely, they will definitely cause heavy casualties to the attached army.Therefore, it must be Murong Liang who concluded that the commander of the creeping cavalry is unwilling to fight to the death, and wants to drive him far away from the front of our army..."

Well, Murong Liang is indeed very decisive, not just relying on passion.

Yang Zhong seemed a little unconvinced: "Where does Murong show the insight that Uncle said?"

"Where else can I give it? Of course, Murong Liang dares to face the enemy's heavy cavalry with a half-armored soldier!"

Yang Jun said angrily, "Just like what Li Chengzhi said: I will kill you while you are sick... It is clear that the creepy cavalry does not want to be destroyed, and the morale of the two battalions of the former army is at a time when morale is available. Therefore, Murong wanted to go all out to get rid of the I don’t want to let the attached army station in front of our army waiting for an opportunity to move, and I don’t want to let the attached army have a moment to rest..."

Yang Zhong was puzzled and said, "What's the use?"

"Are you blind, or have you read all the military books into the dog's stomach?"

This time Yang Jun was really angry, and he lashed out with a whip, "My previous army was only half-armored light cavalry, while the enemy army was equipped with armored cavalry, and the difference in weight between the two armies was more than a hundred catties.

If he travels at the same speed, Murong Liang can gallop for tens of miles.But the Fuli army might be as tired as a dog if they rush for ten miles...It is still like what Li Jungong said: if the heavy cavalry loses momentum after exhaustion, they are not as good as a pile of scrap iron..."

Yang Zhong covered his head with his hands to hide from Yang Jun's whip, his face was as hot as rouge: it turns out that Murong Liang didn't dare to fight recklessly, he would only go around, so he wanted to get rid of the crawling horse?

Thinking about it this way, if the Fuli army dared not retreat, after Murong Liang returned to the formation, he would definitely attack again.

But this time, the former army absolutely dared to fight with the creeping swordsman and gun.Rather than being unclear as the previous two times.

It's just because the enemy's heavy cavalry has been forced to run for two laps, and its horsepower is ten to six or seven.Even if he dared to make a head-on collision for the third time, he didn't have much strength.

Yang Jun whipped his whip on the iron helmet again and again, as if ringing a bell, which made Yang Zhong's ears buzz.The hands covering the head were even more painful.

Inadvertently glanced into the distance, Yang Zhong was eager to become wise, and shouted anxiously: "Uncle Cong, look quickly..."

Just as Yang Jun expected: Seeing the Han cavalry rushing, the Fuli army had no choice but to avoid their sharp edge. When turning to the direction, all the thousand cavalry shot arrows, forcing Murong Liang's forward to turn.

When Heba Duba's feather formation swept across the southern corner of the attached army formation like a broom, Murong Liang's forward had returned to the original formation, as if he was about to attack again.

They should have seen through Murong Liang's plan, seized this gap, and the attached army retreated?
Yang Zhong felt that it was amazing: it was supposed to lead the attached army with the momentum of landslides to go straight forward, straight to the front army of the Han army.

It should be that the Han army, which advances and retreats like the wind, avoids the enemy's edge with light cavalry, detours and waits for opportunities.

But the two are completely reversed at this time?
Just as he was feeling emotional, Yang Zhong took another whip on the head: "What are you doing in a daze? Order: All the former troops follow Murong's banner and go west for another five miles!"

Still going in?
Yang Zhong looked back worryingly: "Uncle Cong, those two battalions of crawling cavalry have already circled behind our army, will they be taken by them?"

"Are the two battalions of tiger cavalry in your middle army just for display, or are you acting like Duke Li, who is as fearful of fighting as the commander of the Li army?"

Yang Jun sighed quietly, "The fact that the two brigades of crawling cavalry escaped half of the way back is considered the blessing of the ancestors of Du Lun's tribe!"

As soon as the voice fell, there was a faint sound of whistle blowing intermittently behind him, and Yang Jun's eyes narrowed: Fighting?

……

The attached Li army was covering in front of the formation, forcing Murong Liang not to divide his troops.Therefore, Yuchi's two brigades explored the horses very briskly.

When approaching the tail of Yang Jun's front army, the distance between the two armies was less than half a mile, but Yang Jun turned a blind eye and watched the two brigades of Hu Qi roar past.

The Han army is really short of troops, bluffing?

Just as he was about to get closer to the two wings of the Han army to get a better look, he suddenly heard a few strange noises, high-pitched and shrill like an eagle's chirping.

The brigade general instinctively raised his head and saw hundreds of Han riding towards him like a cloud.

Looking back, one can vaguely see a huge white cavalry formation, like an overwhelming white veil covering the desert.

The crawling brigade general murmured in his heart: Looking at the formation, maybe there are five or six thousand?
But maybe most of them are preparing horses, so they look completely sky-high, like a huge snow mountain?
Then you can only take a closer look!
It's just scouting, it's not time to retreat or attack, so the horses just trot.You don't need to shout loudly, you can hear clearly between the two riders.

"Marshal Lu, the top and bottom of that large formation are all of the same color, as strong as a giant cloud, very similar to the white cavalry that Marshal Wu Luohou met last night. Could it be that they are all well-armored heavy cavalry?"

"With more than [-] troops in the six towns, you can't gather such a large number of elites... No matter how dare you shake the morale of the army, you will show off your dog's head!"

Rebuking in a cold voice, Lu Shuai squinted his eyes again and took a closer look.

It's too far away, you can't even see if there are people sitting on the horse, let alone see if they are all in armor riding gear like the attached army?

But at least it can be concluded that the hundreds of riders ushering in not far away are by no means full-armored, at most like their own brigade, only the knights are wearing half armor.Otherwise, the war horse would not gallop so lightly...

Thinking in his mind, the brigade general did not turn his horse's head, and led a group of Hu cavalry about half a mile outside the wings of the Han army, and walked towards the hundreds of Han cavalry rushing out of the army formation without rushing. welcome.

Welcoming him near, the Lu Shuai sternly shouted: "Scatter!"

It was as if a stone fell from the sky and hit the mud, or like a bee whose nest had exploded.With a stern shout, the five hundred gentle cavalry "coaxed" to scatter, the formation was sparse and sparse.

Sparse?

This is to coax himself to be like him, to spread out and chase after him, right?
Li Liang pulled down his mask expressionlessly, and said in a cold voice, "Order, go straight!"

The commanding soldier beside Li Liang blew the copper whistle, and Yuan Qiao behind Li Liang raised the red five-party flag and waved it back and forth twice.

Following the whistle and the flag order, the phalanx formed by five hundred armored cavalry suddenly changed and pulled into a straight line, like a steel needle, heading towards Hu Qi...

(End of this chapter)