Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 284 Three-Party Confrontation 1
After Zhang Jai returned to the formation, he immediately commanded the cavalry to line up. Huang Xu next to him saw it and said with a smile, "Brother Jun Yi, it's amazing, what you did is exactly the same as the real thing."

Zhang Jai turned his head and glared at him angrily: "Damn it, it almost came true. The formation training of the Black Mountain Army cavalry is too unfamiliar, and they have to train hard for a few months. Fortunately, I have left behind , otherwise this time it’s really a big deal.”

Huang Xu blinked after hearing this, and seemed to understand Zhang Jaw's meaning. It turned out that Zhang Jaw was also under a lot of pressure in the fight just now.

On the other side, Tie Kun was asking the two commanders: "How? How is the combat effectiveness of the opponent's cavalry?"

In fact, Tie Kun already had a general idea in his mind, but he still wanted to ask the two commanders.

Juquda immediately laughed and said: "Haha, this battle was really good. I have fought against the Northern Xinjiang Army so many times, and I have never been as happy as today. Those cavalry are not good at all. I have five thousand warriors from the Huns. It can withstand ten thousand of them."

Wan Tengzhan was relatively more stable, he analyzed: "The opponent's cavalry formation is unfamiliar, judging from the charge formation just now, the rehearsal time is short, the cooperation between the cavalry is not enough, and almost no cavalry can do riding and shooting.

If it's a melee, we won't gain much. After all, they have the advantage in armor and weapons. However, if it's a confrontation like just now, our cavalry can definitely suppress the opponent.

However, although the bows and arrows of our Xiongnu warriors can hit the enemy cavalry, they are fatally lacking. Moreover, the short spears of the enemy cavalry are indeed powerful, and their power to hold things is much stronger than that of arrows. Such a short spear is enough for us to make five or six arrows. It's a pity that our army's equipment is not good, otherwise, we would have defeated the three thousand cavalry just now. "

Wan Tengzhan's analysis was more pertinent, and Ju Quda nodded in agreement.After hearing this, Tie Kun smiled and said: "Okay, I understand, the combat effectiveness of Gongsun Xu's follow-up troops is really not good. What kind of Northern Xinjiang cavalry are these? They are purely infantry who have just been mounted for a few months. I am a Hun warrior, hum.

However, we still need to test and test again, the enemy's short spears are really powerful, so I warn you guys not to get close to the enemy within [-] steps, try to keep the distance as far as possible and greet them with bows and arrows, hum, I want to see, this Is it Gongsun Xu who is acting? "

"However, if we are far away, our army's bows and arrows will not be lethal." A commander immediately replied.

"It's okay, this time we are here to test, not to risk our lives, how many enemies we kill is not the point, also, try not to provoke the cavalry on the two wings of the enemy army, they are the northern frontiers, the elite of the elite, no We can afford it." Tie Kun explained.

Soon, the Xiongnu dispatched another [-] cavalry to line up in front. It seemed that they wanted to continue fighting with the northern army. At this moment, Zhang Jai and Huang Xu had not received the military order from Gongsunxu, so they had to make adjustments. .

The Xiongnu are basically light cavalry. In the battle just now, everyone can see that the soldiers of the Northern Frontier Army are not as elite as the Xiongnu cavalry. Now they have sent another 5000 people. It seems that they are going to continue to fight. People also understand that they want to wear down their side with riding and shooting.

However, the northern army is not without advantages. At least, the short spears of the northern army cavalry are enough to scare the Hun cavalry. If you want to entangle, the Northern Border Army has no reason to be timid. Moreover, Zhang Jaw now also wants to find some ground.

Zhang Jai has already carried out Gongsun Xu's previous military order. If he is still allowed to lose but not to win, it may affect the morale of the army. Now, Zhang Jai must at least ensure that he will not be defeated too badly, otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable ah.

In order to maximize his own advantages, Zhang Jai ordered 500 cavalry to go out, each of whom was equipped with three short spears. Moreover, in order to reduce the losses on his side, Zhang Jai ordered [-] men to form a team, each team Don't get too close to each other, it seems that Zhang Jaw is planning to fight with the opponent.

Ordinarily, Zhang Jaw's change should be considered very wise. If he continues to charge in a dense formation like before, his side will definitely suffer a big loss. As long as the opponent's cavalry throws arrows into his side, they may shoot The middle man, and the opponent's formation is so loose, the sergeant's throwing spear on his side wants to hit the enemy, is it relatively large.

Now, Zhang Jaw intends to see if he can gain some advantage in the melee, at least not to let the Huns underestimate his side.

On the side of the Northern Frontier Army, the formation of the infantry was basically lined up. With the infantry pressing down on the formation, at least the Northern Frontier Army would not be in chaos. Zhang Jai also gradually directed the cavalry who had not participated in the battle to retreat to the two wings of the infantry, and then handed over the front to the infantry. It depends on whether the Huns dare to charge.

In the middle of the two armies, a scuffle had already begun. The cavalry of the Northern Xinjiang Army always wanted to get as close to the opponent as possible to start hand-to-hand combat or throwing spears. However, the Huns cavalry, under the command of the commander of the thousand and the commander of the centurion, always circled the north. The cavalry of the Xinjiang Army ran and never took the initiative to approach.

Most of the cavalry on both sides killed the enemy with bows and arrows and spears. The battlefield seemed very chaotic, and it was impossible to tell the winner for a while. If this entanglement continued, it would be just a waste of time.

About two quarters of an hour after the battle, horns sounded from the rear of the Xiongnu army. This was a signal from the Shanyu guards, indicating that the Xuanfeng army was about to return. It seemed that the Shanyu guards failed to entangle the Xuanfeng army. Most of the army saw through the intention of Shan Yu's guards, and then stopped pursuing them.

Tie Kun was impatient, so he had to give up the fight with the enemy. The most important thing now was to line up immediately to prevent the northern army from coming to sneak attack.

In front of the positions of the two armies, the [-] Northern Army cavalry and the [-] Hun cavalry were in a stalemate. Generally speaking, the Hun cavalry took the initiative. The Northern Army cavalry had to chase the Hun cavalry, and were led by the nose. It's not good, although the loss is not big, but it has not been able to seize the initiative. If this continues for half an hour, the Northern Xinjiang Army will probably be dragged down.

Zhang Jai also immediately ordered the cavalry to retreat. The two sides returned to the formation and rearranged, and rescued the wounded at the same time. Not long after, the unique horn of the forward army sounded, which was a signal from the Northern Xinjiang army. One is to encourage your own people not to panic, and the other is to give the Huns cavalry a kind of psychological pressure.

Gongsun Xu immediately sent someone to blow a trumpet to respond, signaling the frontier army to return to the front from the side. Sure enough, after a few horns sounded, the frontier army appeared from the rear of the northern border army, and then lined up outside the army.

At this time, Tie Kun was paying close attention to every move of the Northern Xinjiang Army. Now, he dared to conclude that the [-] frontier troops in front of him were genuine elites. The [-] cavalry are all the same, rookie-level cavalry.

In addition, apart from the two or three thousand cavalry in the Central Army of the Northern Xinjiang Army, there was no shadow of cavalry anymore. This also proved the previous intelligence. There are only more than [-] people at most.

Originally, Tie Kun wanted to test the enemy's infantry, but from the initial formation of the infantry to the performance of the opponent's infantry when the cavalry of the two sides fought, these infantry seemed to be very unfamiliar with formation drills, and the general's order It usually takes a long time to convey it, which is only a little stronger than the Hun infantry. As for the combat effectiveness, Tie Kun is not sure yet, so I am afraid that we have to continue to investigate.

Not long after, horns sounded again from behind the Huns cavalry. It was Shan Yu's personal guards signaling to Tie Kun that his men had arrived from behind. Tie Kun had already sent scouts to investigate. Not long after, the scouts reported that Shan Yu's personal guards had arrived.

After Guduhou on the left and right stepped forward to explain the situation, Tie Kun and the others knew that they did not directly fight against the frontrunners. Both sides were riding and shooting against cavalry and shooting.

Shan Yu's personal guards did not suffer any losses. They entangled the Xuanfeng Army and tried to lure them further away. However, after the two armies chased each other for nearly twenty miles, the Xuanfeng Army suddenly stopped. After catching up again, he ran back instead.

Seeing that the Xuanfeng army has not been fooled, the left and right Guduhou are also in a hurry. If the Xuanfeng army takes advantage of this gap to go back and launch a surprise attack on Tie Kun, then Tie Kun's side will be regarded as a trap. Therefore, the left and right Guduhou He had to order to turn his horse's head to pursue the Xuanfeng army, in order to entangle them.

The selection of the front army is not stupid. Although Shanyu's personal guards are the elite of the Huns, they are still a bit worse than the selection of the front army. Take the initiative.

The two sides were chasing after each other for nearly ten miles, and suddenly the trumpet sounded loudly on the side of the Xuanfeng army, and then, the Xuanfeng army, who was originally fleeing, turned to kill Shanyu's personal guards. This time, the Xuanfeng army didn't pay attention to anything The formation is completely a melee posture.

In fact, this is due to the lack of careful observation of the left and right bones. The selection of the forward army did not list any formations, but whether they are attacking, retreating, or retreating to counterattack, they basically form a team of 1000 people, although 6000 People didn't put up any big formations, but the formation of the thousand-man team was not messed up.

As a result, Shan Yu's personal guards were caught off guard. After a scuffle between the two sides, Shan Yu's personal guards finally retreated. Shanyu's personal guards rushed back from the other direction after gathering the team.

In this fight, both sides did not suffer much losses. There were still relatively few casualties, and most were wounded.Even Shanyu's personal guards lost only a few hundred people in the fight with the Northern Border Army. After all, they are the trump card of the Northern Border Army. At the beginning, the Xiongnu Shanyu would not send [-] cavalry to encircle and suppress the [-] frontier troops.

Tie Kun did not launch any more attacks. The Huns cavalry confronted the Northern Army after setting up their positions. It seemed that Tie Kun was relying on the Northern Army. He neither fought on a large scale nor retreated. This is obvious. The Northern Border Army was not worried, but Gongsun Xu was not bothered, and he seemed to be happy to accompany him.

(End of this chapter)