Shu Chen

Chapter 399
The formation formed by the Wei army is the formation of geese.

A formation in which the defense in the middle is weak to lure the enemy to go deep, and the left and right wings are elite to encircle and wipe out the enemy.

Yes, Xia Houru didn't order his soldiers to form a circular formation that was more suitable for defense, but decisively switched from defense to offense, intending to fight to the death.

Seems rather puzzling.

Because of this Wei Yandu's more than [-] people came to attack, nearly [-] soldiers have been lost so far, and the Wei army, which has a camp to rely on, has only lost [-] people, and the disparity in strength between the two sides has become more and more obvious.

According to common sense, Xia Houru should fight steadily and take the defensive first.

Relying on the superiority of troops and relying on the dense formation to contain the attack of the Han army, as long as the position is not chaotic, the morale of the Han army with a small number of troops will naturally be demoralized if it cannot attack for a long time, and the fighting spirit will automatically stop and leave.

At that time, he will be able to chase after the army and gain countless gains.

Why be in a hurry?

And it is still a garrison of the false central army, a geese formation that lures the enemy with banners, golden drums and one's own life!

But if you think about it carefully, you will find that Xia Houru's move is also reasonable.

Or maybe he was helpless.

Sun Tzu said: "Soldiers are not beneficial."

Throughout the ages, the two armies have fought fiercely, and there are countless examples of the victory of the more with the less. The number of people is not the only balance that determines the outcome.

In terms of the combat power of the soldiers, the difference between the Wei army and the Han army is not the slightest bit; and in terms of morale, in the wars between the two sides in the past ten years, the Wei State has suffered numerous defeats, and the soldiers' morale has long been fluctuating.

Especially the long-famous Wei Yan, the main general on the opposite side.

What's more, they burned the camp when the soldiers sent out, and came here with the determination to break the boat!

Xia Houru could not pin his victory or defeat on the superiority of his troops.

The most appropriate way is to first use the fact that there is a big river behind the camp and the army has no way out to retreat, so as to inspire the courage of the soldiers to fight to the death, and then take this opportunity to bet all the troops on it, and put all their eggs in one basket!
rather than being on the defensive.

Because the breach of the camp has already disturbed the morale of the soldiers, if they are torn apart by the Han army while retreating to defend, it will cause the entire army to collapse!

"My lords, there is a great river behind us, and we have no way out!"

After the soldiers lined up, Xia Houru drew his sword and shouted loudly, "If you advance, you will survive! If you retreat, you will be defeated, and you will die without a burial place. They will all be eaten by fish and shrimp! You are thousands of miles away from your hometown." Go to war, success or failure depends on the present! Do your best! Destroy Shu, kill generals and capture the flag, and use your merits to shade your wife!"

The effect is also obvious.

As soon as his words fell, the soldiers of the Wei army were silent for a while, and then they all expressed their gratitude and shouted in unison.

"war!"

"Fight to the death!"

Shouting and killing like thunder, fighting spirit is high.

But for Wei Yan, the sudden eruption of the Wei army was no different from the last mournful cry of insects after autumn.

Yes, in his mind, the battle has already been settled.

In other words, the moment the low wall of the camp collapsed, the Han army had already established the victory.

Because of the bargaining chip that tilted the balance of war, it has not yet shown up.

"Nothing before!"

Accompanied by a very simple offensive horn, Wei Yan, who took the lead, led the soldiers of the Han army in a beautiful formation, like an arrow full of long winds, piercing through the formation of the Wei army.

One is desperate to survive, and the other is morale like a rainbow.

Both armies refused to give an inch, and they fought inextricably when they came into contact, bringing the battle to a fever pitch.

On the battlefield at this moment, all eyes are stumped limbs and broken arms, bright red blood and pale bones exposed to the flesh; all ears are filled with drums beating like thunder, shouting endlessly, and the tragic fate of the dead will reach the heavens. listen.

Therefore, no one pays attention to the surrounding situation.

For example, at the back of the camp, there is a big river that runs all year round and does not know the joys and sorrows of the world. On the originally slightly rippling river, there are many sheepskin rafts floating along the current.If you look carefully, you will find many Han soldiers standing on the raft.

Those were Liao Hua, Yan Yu's troops, and Liu Lin who supervised the five hundred heavy infantry.

It is also the reliance on Wei Yan's winning ticket.

He has always had a lot of ingenuity, after he got the letter from the prime minister, he drove his horse every day to stop on the low hill beside the big river and look far away.

People who don't know the reason think that he is just idle and idle.

But in fact, he was thinking about the feasibility of attacking Xiahouru's camp from the upper reaches.

Blocked by the Quwu Mountains, the big river meandering northward has a fast current, and there are few ferry crossings for boats to cross when the current is gentle.Otherwise, the Fuyin Ferry on Hanpingchuan would not be known as the gateway to Hexi and a battleground for military strategists.

But this does not mean that other riversides cannot float.

In the pre-Han period, the Xiongnu who occupied the Hexi Corridor often used rough and crude horse leather boats to travel between the west and the east of the Dahe River without going through the Shuyin Ferry.

The premise is that there are no enemy guards and ambushes on the other side.

Although, it is now at the turn of summer and autumn, and the abundant rain makes the river more turbulent.

But Wei Yan felt that there was no reason for his own soldiers to return home with what the Huns could do hundreds of years ago.

And he had no choice.

Facing the Wei army with a camp to rely on and a larger number of troops, if there is no surprise victory, even if the warlord breaks through the camp, he will suffer heavy casualties!

It will lead to difficult to solve the predicament of Yin and Yin.

Even if they rushed to the fortress of Yuyin City as they wished, it would be difficult to resist the defense of Guo Huai's troops.

After weighing the pros and cons, he would rather let the soldiers go to take risks.

Therefore, he sent people to the east side of Wushaoling, and asked Jiang Wei's tribe to come here to attract Fei Yao's tribe who was in charge of guarding the movement of the Han army. Before turning to the camp, so that Liao Hua and other troops could attack the rear with rafts without anyone noticing.

This is also one of the reasons why he attacked the fortress overnight regardless of the exhaustion of the soldiers.

Floating down the river at night is more likely to capsize, but the cover will also be higher.

Fortunately, Liao Hua and other ministries lived up to his expectations.

They escaped into the mountain about [-] miles away three days in advance, believing in the thick smoke from the burning of the barracks by the Han army, they dragged the raft they had prepared long ago into the water, and drifted down.

The turbulent current and the drifting for tens of miles caused many rafts to capsize, and about [-] soldiers were buried at the bottom of the river.

But when they arrived at the back of the camp and abandoned the raft and landed and attacked from behind, the morale of the Wei army, who had been fighting to the death, collapsed immediately.No matter how Xia Houru encouraged him, no matter how ruthless the generals at all levels marched to establish their prestige, they could not prevent the army from being defeated like a mountain.

There are many people who abandon their weapons and surrender.

There are countless people who trampled each other to death in haste, pushed each other into the river and drowned.

Xia Houru also died.

Powerless and with no way to retreat, he led his bodyguards to fight bravely and was killed by the rebellious army.

It can be regarded as a shrouded body in horse leather, which does not insult Cao Wei Yuanxun's background.

Seeing the fall of Xia Houru, Hu Zunbu, who besieged the fortress of Yuyin, thought that he could not resist the Han army, so he retreated to Helan Mountain with the side division guarding Hanpingchuan overnight.

For this, Liu Yin, who was guarding Qinyin, was very annoyed.

To be cautious, he first sent soldiers out of the city to spy on the military situation.After confirming the victory of Wei Yan's tribe, it was already too late when he wanted to lead his troops out of the city to pursue Hu Zun's tribe.

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(End of this chapter)