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Chapter 281 Yu Xu’s strategy—cavalry hedge

There was an obvious smile on Yu Xu's face, and she didn't have any worries when she said these words.

It can be seen that he is really waiting for the arrival of Du Jigong.

And the reason why he had such an idea was because the reinforcements were fake from the beginning, but the ambush was real!

Going back in time to a few days ago, when faced with the inquiries from Liu Long and Sima Jun, Yu Xu also gave his own strategies and ideas.

The first half of the strategy is to first restore morale, and then allow the army to evacuate while also directly giving up the battlefield.

This battlefield is where they will win. If there is enough battlefield, Du Jigong will charge with his cavalry.

After all, the most important thing in the Northwest is the cavalry, and the most important thing in Du Jigong's hands is the cavalry.

But in Yu Xu's mouth, this cavalry has become his biggest problem.

"Du Jigong's men were originally from refugees, and they are not considered to be skilled archers and horsemen, let alone great cavalrymen.

They have persisted until now, firstly because they had enough foundation before, and secondly because the Qiang and Hu supported them.

If we really talk about cavalry hedging, they are not even Qiang Hu, let alone the elite cavalry of our big men.

Therefore, one of the best ways to defeat the enemy is to use cavalry to defeat them head-on.

If you want to use cavalry to defeat the cavalry, the first thing you need is a vast battlefield. As long as the battlefield is enough, then Du Jigong will definitely let the cavalry charge out.

And we only need to hide our own methods to give them a surprise.

Cavalry Only cavalry can restrain it.

Over the years, our big men have gradually fallen into a disadvantage in the northwest. One of the biggest reasons is the lack of cavalry.

Because of the problems in the four counties of Hexi, because the Long Road was cut off, and because of the frequent rebellions caused by Qiang and Hu, my Han Dynasty lost enough war horses in the northwest. Without war horses, there would naturally be no cavalry.

But this time, after His Majesty arrived, he immediately ordered the disbandment of the 20-strong army, and then obtained enough money and food from the 20-strong army.

I used the money and food to buy enough war horses.

But this matter is not an aboveboard matter, and His Majesty and the generals have no intention of publicizing it.

In this case, the Qiang and Hu naturally did not know about this matter. As a general of the Qiang and Hu, Du Jigong was also a Han.

Among the Qiang and Hu, he definitely could not get real trust, so it was also very difficult to know this matter.

Then this is the opportunity I've been waiting for.

This time Zengzao retreated troops not only to evacuate smoothly, but also to let our lieutenants and soldiers see the capabilities of my big man again, and let them know that Du Jigong is nothing more than that.

It was also to evacuate the cavalry.This time the reinforcements are not General Ren Shang's soldiers and horses, but our Han cavalry horses.

Let the cavalry withdraw now, and then use this thing to hide them.

When Du Jigong rushes over with his soldiers and horses, we can directly counterattack and let them die without a place to die! "

Yu Xu's plan was approved by Liu Long and Sima Jun, and the first half of the plan was completed perfectly.

Sure enough, for several days, the scouts in Dingxi City were unable to obtain accurate information. By the time Du Jigong discovered the problem, they had already evacuated dozens of miles away.

Now, Du Jigong indeed discovered the omission that Yu Xu had deliberately left, and then rushed over with his soldiers and horses.He could see that the fire pit had increased but the size of the camp had not increased, but he had no idea that this was a trap Yu Xu used to lure him.

A road of dozens of miles does not take long for a cavalry team.

In less than an hour, they had already rushed to the big man's military camp again.

Looking at the Han soldiers who were obviously in a panic, Du Jigong, as a rebel general, did not hesitate at all.

"All officers and soldiers obey the order and kill!"

With a roar, the rebel cavalry in Dingxi City charged directly towards the Han army camp.

Looking at the Han soldiers who hurriedly formed their formation, they seemed to see the expressions of these people screaming and crying in front of them.

The ferocious smile on his face became even more excited and ferocious.

Just when they were about to rush in front of each other, the rather keen soldiers among them already felt that something was wrong.

Flying dust began to appear in the distance and was approaching rapidly.

Although these panicked soldiers were scattered in formation, there was no fear in their eyes.

That was completely different from the expression on his face.

The most important thing is that they also felt the vibration of the earth. It was not a slight vibration caused by their galloping horses, but a vibration coming from a distance.

"No. This is a trap and an ambush!"

A rebel soldier had already discovered the problem, but his loud shouts were quickly buried in the noisy shouts of killing.

The rebel cavalry rushed directly in front of the Han soldiers. The impact of the cavalry immediately caused heavy losses to the Han soldiers, but after the initial charge, they lost a lot of money.

The Han soldiers in the rear had already rushed forward in an orderly manner, and they had rich experience. They had been fighting with the Qiang and Hu cavalry for many years.

The sword and shield bearers and the crossbowmen cooperated with each other, and the arrow rain caused heavy losses to the rebel cavalry.

Immediately afterwards, countless Han troops came from both sides to encircle them, as if they wanted to completely surround this cavalry here.

Du Jigong, who was responsible for leading the charge, also sneered in his heart after seeing this scene, but the smile soon froze on his face.

"If it weren't for the cavalry on both sides, how dare you be so presumptuous!"

As the commander-in-chief of the army, although Du Jigong looked down on the deputy generals and lieutenant colonels around him, it was undeniable that his abilities were also quite impressive.

At the very least, he is more capable than most of the current generals in Han Dynasty.

How could he not discover things that even astute soldiers could see.

But he knew that he had already rushed to this point. If he told everyone now that they had fallen into a trap and were surrounded by cavalry on both sides, it would definitely not lead to victory.

On the contrary, it will make the soldiers under his command panic, and I am afraid that they will be defeated directly in the end.

Therefore, he knew clearly that there were problems on both sides, but Du Jigong still insisted on charging.

I originally wanted to overwhelm the Han army formation in front of me in one go, but now
"You are really damn guys, why can't you just die!" With endless anger, Du Jigong cursed directly at the Han soldiers, and at the same time turned his eyes to the other side.
(End of this chapter)