Lord Yuan

Chapter 186 Weaknesses
In this way, Yuan Shao led the crossbow cavalry battalion to charge everywhere in the entire northern Saibei. The cavalry size was 7000, so that unless they encountered a large-scale entanglement of Xianbei cavalry, they would almost always be massacred unilaterally.

Under such a relentless sweep, a state of extreme fear soon arose among the Xianbei people.

Facing this elusive cavalry, the news they could learn was only the accounts of some tribesmen who had survived.

As a result, the Xianbei people did not even know who the crossbow cavalry camp was outside the Great Wall for more than a month.

After all, in the face of the absolute suppression of the Crossbow Cavalry Battalion, no one can stand for a breath in front of them. Under such circumstances, it is really a bit fanciful to force themselves to understand who the other party is.

Yuan Shao's crossbow cavalry battalion has achieved a lot of results in this month. The total number of Xianbei people they shot and killed has exceeded [-]. For the Xianbei people who are not very populous, especially the eastern Xianbei who bear the brunt.

This is almost one-tenth of the population. For this reason, the Xianbei people are gearing up everywhere, planning to compete with this unknown cavalry who does not know where they come from, but simply relies on the power of arrows.

Of course, some people began to suddenly think of the long history of Liaodong that once attacked the Xianbei tribe at night, triggered the Liaodong War, and then turned defeat into victory with a weak force.

Perhaps he saw that Xianbei's vitality was severely damaged, so he attacked outside the wall.

Someone immediately denied this statement. The Han army's grasp of the terrain was very poor, and Li Guang was also a famous general. As soon as he entered Mobei outside the Great Wall, he would be misjudged by the wind and sand all over the sky. The army was scattered and had no idea where to go. The result is no longer one or two. The Han army will never appear outside the Great Wall, especially in the core area of ​​​​Xianbei's abdomen.

Kan Ji looked at the generals in the audience who were having different opinions. An unreasonable panic emerged in his heart. He forced himself to calm down and began to make combat arrangements.

Although he was defeated miserably in the last battle of Liaodong, in fact, if it weren't for the sudden appearance of Yan Liang from close range and his extraordinary bravery, he was defeated. Otherwise, the Liaodong Fortress at this time would have become a target for Xianbei to move south. The first step is to completely occupy the fortress.

In addition, the loss of the elite Xianbei cavalry he belonged to was not too much, and his prestige remained the same.

"From now on, patrols will be strengthened from around the royal city. The area is set to be five hundred miles. As soon as any trace of that group of cavalry is found, come and report it immediately. I will completely surround them so that there is no possibility of escape. Everyone will give way at any time. Every tribesman came forward and cut them into pieces, so that their blood would never dry up and be left bit by bit on the land of Xianbei, as a warning to the world that the land of Xianbei will not be defiled by anyone!"

The officers and soldiers received the order and issued it immediately.

Soon, near the royal city in the east of Xianbei, patrol teams of Xianbei cavalry began to appear continuously. The patrol teams were no less dense than those of Luoyang Suwei, and they covered a wider area.

Because in their latest intelligence, or in other words, the remaining tribesmen came with the news, they seemed to have rushed to the royal city in the east of Xianbei.

Yuan Shao led the Crossbow Cavalry Camp everywhere and never stayed in one place for more than two days. Even if the remaining cattle, sheep and other supplies could still be used for more than a month, the Crossbow Cavalry Camp was like an arrow across the east of Xianbei. There was one panic after another.

When he learned that this place was less than five or six hundred miles away from the royal city, he thought about it and decided to continue exploring in. The previous battles were almost all one-sided crushing.

The Xianbei people couldn't raise the slightest resistance at all, so they were killed. Although this could greatly boost the morale of the crossbow cavalry battalion, none of the real elite Xianbei cavalry was seen. If this continues, the entire crossbow cavalry The cavalry camp will be eroded by an invisible arrogance.

A real battle must be experienced to baptize the Crossbow Cavalry Battalion.

Soon, this wish was fulfilled.

Patrol cavalry near the royal city have discovered traces of this group of cavalry more than once.However, due to the instructions above, the position is only reported up at all times, so that all the cavalry in the surrounding area can be surrounded. It is necessary to form a pocket and seal it firmly inside.

The closer they get to the royal city, the more people gather. However, the results of the past few days are almost as much as the achievements of a month. Another 4 people were beheaded, just like slaughtering chickens and dogs effortlessly.

Everyone in the crossbow cavalry camp galloped their horses amidst laughter and laughter, and then waved arrows in their hands to accumulate military exploits.

Huang Zhong gained the most in this battle. Almost one man killed hundreds of people, which made the soldiers in the camp almost praise Huang Zhong as much as Yuan Shao.

At this time, he suddenly noticed something strange.

Because among the Xianbei tribes that can be encountered recently, all have either moved away or left behind bones and residues all over the place. It is obvious that they are the livestock raised in seals.

Under what circumstances would they abandon their homes and even the livestock they depend on for survival?

It is the fear of death that makes them choose to migrate and kill even if they pay such a high price.

When Yuan Shao heard this, he was convinced that these Xianbei people must have received the news in advance, so that their harvests in the recent period have been much less.

"The enemy must be arranging a plan that we don't know about. He may want to use this to form an encirclement, trap all of us in it, and not be able to fully display our strengths. In addition, our army is good at fighting quickly and attacking quickly. The dry food is not enough to sustain our persistence, and we should look for other ways to escape as soon as possible before making any plans."

Huang Zhong expressed all his thoughts, and also exposed the biggest problem of the crossbow cavalry camp.

The crossbow cavalry camp mostly carries arrows and very little food and grass, which can only last for a few days. If the opponent uses the technique of strengthening the wall and clearing the wilderness, they can move all the people around the royal city, and then directly slaughter and eat the livestock that cannot be taken away. There is no need for too many sieges. As long as we wait for some time, the crossbow cavalry camp will be defeated without any attack.

Faced with this speculation, Yuan Shao immediately decided to change the formation of the team and move left and right, instead of heading into the royal city.

In the outer area, the 7000 people of the Crossbow Cavalry Battalion can even be more numerous than the Xianbei tribe. But here, they are about to face all the cavalry from the entire royal city and even the surrounding tribes, plus the opponent is already prepared. , if you want to continue fighting with the enemy, you must carry out circle movements and use guerrilla methods to shoot all enemies who dare to approach.

When the crossbow cavalry battalion began to operate, the Xianbei cavalry, which had been watching for a long time, panicked. If they were allowed to move around like this, the pockets they had set earlier would become wrinkled and have loopholes everywhere. If this continues , sooner or later the opponent will get out and disappear completely near the royal city.

It was immediately decided to use the vanguard to block its movement route, and at the same time use the speed of the cavalry to try to cover it up.

Even though they were the vanguard, their number was well over [-]. The cavalry formation, which was only much larger than the crossbow cavalry battalion, suddenly attacked from the rear in a mighty manner.There began to be some commotion in the crossbow cavalry camp. Huang Zhong shouted, and then he bent his bow and fired an arrow. A star arrow shot out of the air. It immediately penetrated a man's head from a hundred steps away and fell off his horse. More horses roared and roared. Come and trample it into pieces.

"The front team will release arrows, and the rear team will attack backwards. When they pass the front team, the rear team will release arrows to cover them, and shoot them alternately." Yuan Shao issued the combat order in an orderly manner.

Huang Zhong and other soldiers from the crossbow cavalry battalion, who had terrifying arms, took advantage of their long hands and took advantage of the opponent's formation before they were completely close to the killing range, and began to form a not-so-dense arrow firepower net. Countless of them, even the Xianbei cavalry who were not afraid of death, looked at their companions falling to the ground one after another, and panic arose in their hearts.

But the teams behind them kept urging them to move forward, and the Xianbei people who fell off their horses from time to time greatly hindered the speed of progress.

Large army operations have always paid attention to the execution of orders, prohibitions, and orderliness, so that they can form a huge army deterrent.

The Crossbow Cavalry Battalion was like this now. When the rear team passed the front team, they began to bend their bows and shoot arrows. In an instant, more dense arrows fell from the sky. The arrows seemed to be equipped with satellite guidance in the hands of the Crossbow Cavalry Battalion soldiers. , almost every round of volley can take away hundreds of people. Gradually, the formation of these Xianbei cavalry that rushes becomes more and more loose.

As a result, they who were supposed to charge to cover up the enemy suddenly stopped charging as they watched the number of companions around them decrease one by one.

It was really demoralizing to make such a fearless sacrifice. Even though the Xianbei people were filled with anger at this time, facing the dense arrows, they all chose to stop and watch from a distance of a hundred steps.

Without a general to hold the formation, a simple charge obviously does not work. In addition, the formation on the opposite side is in order, with no sign of panic. Even the cross-operation between the rear team and the front team is done. It was so outstanding that the dense firepower network was not straightened at all times, but its team's formation was getting farther and farther away.

Until the rear team caught up with the shadow of the front team and galloped away in an instant.

"Why don't you charge?" the belated Xianbei general roared, looking at the little shadow that could only be seen, the anger in his heart was ignited at this moment!
This group has tried to charge wave after wave, but the result is that there are more and more corpses lying on the ground. When there is no encirclement, this method of combat is most favored by the crossbow cavalry battalion.

There is almost no need for the left and right wings to take much precautions. They only need to focus all their energy on the front. The pressure they face is suddenly reduced. Along with this, the enemy will have to pay a greater price if they want to break through the arrow rain.

The general was roaring angrily, and he had sworn to Lord Kanji that his troops were all brave men, fearless of death, and would definitely be able to break his formation and kill him at close range.

As a result, when he personally led a large army to come, the other party shot and killed almost two thousand people and then drove away. The billowing smoke brought by the galloping horses was like a ruthless taunt that slapped him hard on the chest. face.

"Give the order, cover the attack with the left and right wings, and use shields to block the arrows. As long as one party breaks through the close range, the pressure from other directions will be reduced, making it self-defeating! The opponent is far more afraid of charging than us!"

A moment later, the Xianbei cavalry who received the order had no time to collect the corpses of their companions and continued to pursue Yuan Shao's crossbow cavalry camp.

Yuan Shao galloped in front, Huang Zhong behind.

"Our army no longer has enough arrows, only enough for less than a hundred volleys. If the Xianbei cavalry catches up, the advantage of the crossbow cavalry battalion will be gone." Huang Zhong reminded.

The effect of the volley just now was very significant. The team formation quickly rushed backwards, and at the same time, the frontal combat capability was not greatly weakened. This group of Xianbei people who were not afraid of death could not help but stop. Otherwise, at this time, There will be countless more corpses on the ground.

At the same time, Huang Zhong was worried that the crossbow cavalry battalion had enough firepower, but it would always show various flaws when faced with enemy attacks. For example, when faced with a pursuit from the side, it would always give priority to archery cover instead of Choosing to shoot alternately, the team's formation was always stretched and unable to move quickly, unable to fully utilize the advantages of the crossbow cavalry battalion.

Just now, it was just because the cavalry did not divide their troops to attack and cover up the attack from the side, which could greatly reduce the pressure on the front, and perhaps break through the fire coverage of the crossbow cavalry battalion, thereby achieving the weakness of close combat.

Yuan Shao heard that the entire legion had to consider too many conveniences when fighting, and he couldn't help but start thinking that someone should share these tasks for him, so that he would not have to command the action formation of the crossbow cavalry battalion, and on the other hand, he should always be on guard against the opponent's attack from behind. of cavalry.

Being unable to do anything is the most realistic portrayal of him now.

In addition to this battle, after Huang Zhongde reminded him, he also discovered the weakness of the Crossbow Cavalry Battalion, and immediately decided to go south. Now he has accumulated numerous military exploits, not only honing the combat experience of the soldiers of the Crossbow Cavalry Battalion. , in a disguised manner, he improved many aspects that need to be considered when the legion is fighting.

Simply relying on arrows is not enough. There are always times when the firepower is insufficient. If one or two small groups of enemies rush in, it will cause great panic and even cause confusion. When the horse tramples the soldiers, has happened.

Huang Zhong glanced at the Xianbei cavalry who were chasing him, and said with a smile: "Why don't you give him a big gift before you leave, Mr. Yuan?"

Yuan Shao was a little confused and asked: "What kind of gift?"

Huang Zhong continued to analyze: "Our army has caused nearly [-] casualties to Xianbei. It is self-evident that we are angry with our army. At this time, in order to catch us and lay waste to our bones, we must send out absolute manpower. Otherwise, we will not be able to withstand the firepower of the crossbow cavalry battalion."

Yuan Shao seemed to realize something and nodded slowly.

"Their main forces are all out. Our army's food and grass are not enough to continue our hard fight. It is better to go to the tribes near the royal city to continue the operation. At this time, they will never expect that we will continue to act, and they must be insufficiently prepared."

"The only thing we need to worry about is the group of pursuers behind us. With them constantly harassing us, it is really difficult to hide our army's actions."

Huang Zhong was a little confused. He really wanted to get rid of the pursuers behind him, but it was like a dog-skin plaster. In addition, the horses of the Crossbow Cavalry Battalion had been attacking continuously for more than a month. Although they took many breaks in the middle, they were basically Couldn't find any relief.

As time goes by, they will eventually be unable to outrun the Xianbei people who live on horseback.

Yuan Shao suddenly asked: "Wouldn't it be better if we could go around in a circle and return to the place where we first shot the cavalry, seize their horses, put on their clothes, and then harass them?"

When Huang Zhong heard this, he immediately expressed admiration and said: "Yuan Jun is a quick thinker. Zhong is just reminding you, but I didn't expect that Yuan Jun could come up with such a way to confuse the fake with the real. Those Xianbei people would never think that we would turn into Xianbei people to do it." If these things can make them unable to distinguish between friends and foes and kill each other, that would be great."

(End of this chapter)