Shu Chen

Chapter 353
He has the intention of plotting against me, and I have the intention of plotting against him.

The thoughts of defeating the enemy coincide unexpectedly, so it depends on who is better.

However, when Xu Gai, who received Fei Yao's private orders, once again supervised about two thousand Wei cavalry, the Han army's garrison outpost, which was deliberately horseshoeing slowly, approached the county.

Same as in the past, there were drums and horns contending on the low-rise wall of the city.

It should be that the warnings have been frequent in the past few months, and the wolf dung collected by the Han army has been exhausted.The Han army lit firewood and threw wet grass and cow dung into it. Not only did the thick smoke not rise too high, it was blown away by the new wind, and the smoke rose very slowly.When finally there were a few strands of thick smoke conveying the enemy's situation billowing towards the sky above the city, Wei Qi had already crossed the city for a long time.

The midwinter sky crushed the dense clouds, and the dusty sky and earth also reduced people's eyesight a lot.Even Xu Gai was vaguely worried, fearing that the cavalrymen of the Han Qiang camp would not notice the warning smoke and come.

Because he and all the cavalry under his command are looking forward to it.

Later general Fei Yao finally changed his order, no longer focusing on harassment, but looking for opportunities to confront the Han cavalry head-on.

This made all the soldiers bloody.

The cavalry, which cost a lot of money to build, was not selected from the military status of the "Shibing System", but recruited from good families.When they enlist in the army, besides making a living for their family, aren't they just looking forward to rewards for their achievements and a future?
It just so happens that this time, the crowd is beating the few, and it can be said that the victory is sure and the exploits are coming.

It's just a pity that the Qiang cavalry of the Han army dared not fight.

It made everyone feel that the rumors that "Xiqiang is born in the synapse and is proud of dying in battle" are not credible.

Therefore, Fei Yao changed his tactics this time.

Since he dare not fight, then create an opportunity so that he has to fight!
Instead, Xu Gai was ordered to no longer cross Puji County into Tuci, Cangsong, and Luanniao counties located at the foot of the Qilian Mountains. Go to Xuanwei City.

If the Han cavalry still did not take part in the battle, then he, who was in the rear, would transfer the camp to the area in front of Xiu Tuze, and join forces with Liu Bao's cavalry from the left of the Southern Huns who were ready to go, and besieged Xuanwei City.

Once his soldiers and horses are turned over, the Han army will inevitably transfer their soldiers and horses to Guzang and Xiutu counties to prepare for the rescue of Xuanwei.

In this way, he created an opportunity for General Xia Houru who conquered the North.

Correct!
The [-]-strong army under the command of Xia Houru has now rested at the village point south of Helan Mountain.

When the weather gets colder and the big river freezes and people can pass the luggage, they will follow the route of the nomadic tribes entering Kou Hexi, and follow the Shuiquansha River that broke through the Quwu Mountains to besiege the fortress of Shuyin.At that time, if the Han army wants to rescue Quyin, it must use cavalry to contain his attack along the way.

In other words, a head-on confrontation between the cavalry of the two armies will be inevitable in more than a month!
However, what Fei Yao didn't expect was that the cavalry confrontation came earlier than he expected.

Jiang Wei, who had been leading the guard camp and the Qiang cavalry on guard, saw that the cavalry from the front of the Wei State were frequently tempting towards Xuanwei, so he sent someone to send a letter to Zhao Guang and Zhao Guang who had been hiding in Tuci County for two months. Zhang Baobu: The time is now, and we can hit Niwei hard!
Yes, the delay in fighting means that there has been no chance.

Even if he fought before, he couldn't seriously damage Wei Qi.

Horseback fighting is completely different from foot fighting.

On the edge of the desert where the field of vision is empty, it is difficult for each other to hide their whereabouts.

A general with a little bit of experience can estimate the size of the cavalry attacking from the dust rolled up from a distance and the faint sound of horseshoes from the distance when the cavalry is attacking three or four miles away.

And Wei Qi was too cautious before.

Fei Yao and Xu Gai were divided into two parts, the front and the back, to watch each other, deliberately avoiding the city.Even if Jiang Wei's troops faced Xu Gai's front head-on, it would be difficult for Zhao Guang and Zhang Bao's troops hiding in the city to respond.

If they show their whereabouts too early, they will be alerted by Fei Yao's department.

Seeing that the Han army had two extra cavalry, he would definitely not fight again, but turned around and left while warning.

Xu Gai's troops, who had confronted Jiang Wei's troops head-on, would also run away on horseback when they received a warning. When two cavalry confronted head-on, their horses would often cross each other. , It is difficult to catch up if you want to catch up.

Not to mention, the north of Wuwei County is a vast desert.

If Xu Gai's troops wanted to get out of the battle, there were countless routes to choose from, leaving Zhao Guang and Zhang Bao's troops with no chance to outflank.

And it would be even worse if they showed their whereabouts too late.

Once they came out too late and let Fei Yao's department arrive first, Jiang Wei's department, who had just gone through a charge, would run into Fei Yao's piercing head-on again.

Not to mention whether this move will put Jiang Weibu in a desperate situation.

Just saying that Zhao Guang and Zhang Bao's troops came out a little later, it also allowed Xu Gai's troops to calmly detour and join forces with Fei Yao's troops, turning the battle into a scene that the Han army least wanted to see: both sides would suffer!

The state of Wei has always been dominated by cavalry.

Although the combat strength of the Guanzhong Jingqi is not as good as the famous Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, it is not weak.

At least, against the Qiang people as the main Han cavalry, they are not at a disadvantage.

If both sides lay out their formations and go all out in their spare time, even if the Han army wins, it will lose countless miserable victories.

For the Han army with few cavalry, a miserable victory is a big defeat.

Therefore, Jiang Wei and others, who were limited by many reasons, had to follow Sun Tzu's theory of "the invincible first, and wait for the enemy to win" and patiently waited for the Wei army to send a fighter.

It's up to people to plan things, but it's up to God to make things happen.

Fortunately, Huangtian pays off.

Because Wei Qi, who was going along the Lushui branch to Xuanwei City, did not need to worry about being ambushed by the Han army.

The tributary of Lushui runs on the edge of the vast desert, and the Han army set up an ambush and had to hide in the reeds by the river.And as long as they monitor the whereabouts of Jiang Wei's troops and march about two or three miles away from the river, they can claim that there is no danger.

Let me ask, even if the Han army is ambushing in the reed marshes, how can the infantry catch up with the cavalry even if the two sides are separated by two or three miles?

This is Jiang Wei's claim that the time has come.

Zhao Guang and Zhang Bao's troops, who sneaked into Wuwei County quietly, turned to ambush in the reeds by the river, and when Jiang Wei's confrontation with Wei Qi's front Xu Gai attracted Fei Yao's troops, they rushed out unexpectedly and broke them in the middle!

Once the cavalry was pierced through the formation, it would be a scene of chasing and killing thousands of miles away.

But is everything going as Jiang Wei and others wish?

The east of Guzang County is about a hundred miles away, beside the easternmost tributary of Lushui River.

The two thousand Qiang cavalry of the Han Hu Qiang Battalion walked slowly along the water, about ten miles behind them, the two thousand cavalry in front of the Wei cavalry were hanging at the same pace.

The two sides seem to have a tacit understanding.

If Wei cavalry followed in a hurry, Han cavalry would also speed up; and if Wei cavalry took a rest, Han cavalry would also stop.

The gang let the scouts who were closely observing each other's live situation rush around.

"Report~~Wei will stop again!"

A scout on a horse galloped up to catch up, but they arrived before they came.

Before he could stop the horse, another scout riding beside Sima Liu Dong had already turned around and took over his spying duties.

Jiang Wei, who got the reward, nodded to signal the guards to order the whole army to stop, and then raised his head to look at the drowsy sky, his eyes were a little blurred.

Immediately, he spread his palm and caught a crystal.

The first snow in Hexi this year came a bit late.

But it came in a hurry.

I saw the snowflakes dancing like catkins at the beginning, and after about a quarter of an hour, the snowflakes were already flowing, and there was a tendency not to stop until the world was completely covered with silver.

Winter is coming, and the horses that have been running for several months have lost weight. It is time to end all this.

"Raise the flag and blow the trumpet."

Jiang Wei silently watched the cavalrymen dismounting and moving their bodies for a long time, and only after the tired faces were imprinted in his heart, he gently gave orders to the guards.

"Woo~~Woo~~~"

Accompanied by the desolate ox horn sounding, the red banner embroidered with black characters stood proudly in the wind, and all the Qiang cavalry, urged by their own superiors, climbed onto their horses and formed a formation that cavalry used to charge through.

Everyone is high spirited.

Because of the tradition of touching and honoring death in battle, they have long been impatient with this kind of fighting.

They were also very silent.

Everyone is silently making the final preparations before the battle.

Whether the small round shield tied to the forearm is firm, whether the crossbow bolts of the small riding crossbow are installed, whether the ring head knife on the waist can be pulled out instantly when the spear breaks, and whether the horse's mane is gently stroked and the horse's neck is scratched The like-minded partner snorted comfortably.
da~da~
Tap~Tap~~
Jiang Wei, who personally led the guards as the cavalry front, pinched the horse's belly slightly, causing the horse to step forward, and also made the silent red dragon slowly move its body.

First it wriggled, then swam, and finally turned into an off-string arrow and pierced the wind.

At this time, Xu Gai at the front of Wei Qi also received a warning from the scouts.

"Get on the horse! Get on the horse!"

He growled loudly, but in no hurry.

The cavalry under his command are very elite, and after mounting and forming, the Han cavalry can charge up to two or three li at most, this distance is enough for the horse to increase its speed to the extreme.

Besides, who knows, will the Han rider feint again this time?

"accelerate!"

"accelerate!"

After the formation of the cavalry was completed, Xu Gai led his subordinates to charge against the Han cavalry galloping at high speed.

And behind him, there were four or five scouts running back.

They all carry mingdy.

Once the two cavalry really confronted each other, they would send a letter to Fei Yao's troops twenty miles behind, asking them to come and outflank them.

This time, they were not free.

Because the Qiang cavalry of the Han army galloping at high speed, the momentum of charging and stepping on the formation has been formed, and it is impossible to change the formation rashly.Otherwise, a hasty turn would cause the horse to stumble and trip Fang Paoze, causing the formation to collapse.

Soon, a sharp and mournful blare pierced the sky and spread to the rear continuously.

When Fei Yao heard this, his eyebrows relaxed, and the whole army rushed over quickly.

And Zhao Guang and Zhang Baobu, who had been hiding in the withered reeds for a long time, also breathed a sigh of relief, and kept calming the horses, so as not to frighten them and make the ambush fall short.

What shocked the world earlier than Ming Di was the whistle that Xiqiang used to go to battle.

"Woo~~heh!"

"Woo~~~~ Heh!"

That kind of determination, the belief that death is like home, swept over like thunder.

Xu Gai saw that a Bingge, dressed in the uniform of a general of the Han army, was on the opposite side, and when he raised his ring sword high, he shouted the slogan of charge in a slightly hoarse voice.

"Big guy!"

Then, the cavalry in red uniforms immediately behind him roared in response: "Mighty!"

All Wei Qi are also full of blood.

Xu Gai, who was in the middle and kept an eye on the battle situation, was beaming with joy.

Because of the thunderous momentum of the Han army, there is no possibility of avoiding the battle; because they have longed for military exploits for a long time.

It's too late, it's fast.

The distance of two or three miles seemed insignificant under the galloping horses. The front ranks of the cavalry on both sides only rushed to shoot crossbow arrows once, and then they fought each other with spears and blades.

"war!"

"war!"

Wei Qi roared like thunder, and with the spear and ring-shou knife in his hand, he waited for the opportunity to greet the body of the Han army when the horses staggered past. He also used his superb equestrian skills to fine-tune the angle of the horse's advance to avoid colliding with the Han army and falling off the horse's back .

The Han army is different.

The Qiang people never hesitated to lose their lives in battle, and spared no energy at all.

Regardless of their disregard, they completely let go of the reins, raised the ring-headed knife high with one hand, and waved it continuously with the other, using the small round shield tied to their forearm to resist the spear tip.

Or in other words, they are risking their lives!
The roar in his mouth seemed to show this too.

"Nothing before!"

"Nothing before!"

Immediately, the screams of war horses, the muffled groans of human bodies falling heavily to the ground, the shrill screams, and the sound of bones being crushed by the big horse hooves in the mouth of the bowl dominated the world.

Red and black blood, white brain, and black-blue liver spots all covered the waterside where a thin layer of snowflakes had just accumulated.

People kept falling off their horses and being trampled into minced meat.

War horses kept flying out, tripping up more horsemen.

Jiang Wei, who was the first to rush into the Wei array, relied on his superb martial arts skills, wielding a ring-sword with his right hand and a spear with his left, like an arrow drinking the long wind, unstoppable.

He has stabbed to death more than a dozen Wei soldiers.

The battle robe wrapped in the armor on his body was deeply soaked in blood, and it looked extremely coquettish in the constantly fluttering snowflakes.

It's just his personal guard, but not as brave as him.

It took less than a quarter of an hour to break into the formation, and the cavalry pawns guarding his left and right sides had almost withered.

There have always been few survivors in the pioneers of cavalry warfare, especially when they were the general's personal guards.

Sima Liu Dong, who was guarded by the cavalry in the rear and held the banner, saw it clearly, and couldn't help but feel anxious, desperately urging the horse to speed up, wanting to take the Qiang cavalry beside him to protect Jiang Weizhou.

But he couldn't catch up with it.

Because Jiang Wei didn't slow down.

He has already penetrated deeply into Wei Qi's formation, and the only way to survive is to live to death and fight hard to defeat the enemy's formation.

Soon, there were less than ten of the Baiqi who had been charging forward with him, but now they were still on horseback.It also made him face the sudden attack of the spear tip or blade almost all the time.

Moreover, at this moment, he is already approaching the place where Wei Qi's golden drum banner is located.

Xu Gai, who was under Wei Jing's banner, did not fight himself, so he also discovered the general's armor on his body.

"Go and kill this beast!"

He pointed at Jiang Wei, who was soaked in blood, with Ma Li, and gave orders to the governor.

He also ordered more than a dozen riders to slightly pull the reins of the horses to change the direction of the gallop and go towards Jiang Wei.

(End of this chapter)