Chapter 1206: Carrying on the Past and Opening the Future (Ninety-Six) New Year’s Bell (Continued Six)
The snow finally stopped, and the whistling wind gradually faded away. For Gou Yi's troops who had been advancing against the wind and snow, it was originally a good thing, but Gou Yi was extremely depressed at this time. Halfway through the retreat, he received news that two large cavalry suddenly appeared on the left and right sides of his infantry. Under the attack of tens of thousands of cavalry, his infantry were either killed or captured, and very few people escaped. (800 Novel Network Www.800Book.Net provides free Txt download)
The speculation was confirmed, but Gou Yi would rather be wrong. Now, he only has more than 4,000 cavalry with him. In the battle of Maoer Mountain, he lost hundreds of cavalry. Now he just wants to be able to escape back to Hangu Pass with these thousands of cavalry, although thinking about it, I am afraid it can only be a luxury. Where is Xiaoying going [comprehensive comic].
He turned around halfway, and Lubin couldn't go back. The road leading there must be full of enemy cavalry. Relying on his familiarity with the terrain, he led his troops to make a big turn, preparing to cross the Maoer River and then set off for Hangu Pass. Although it took a lot of detours, the Han army was new and might not know that there was a section in the middle of the Maoer River that was completely passable.
The Maoer River can be considered a river in summer, and the river channel is dozens of feet wide, but in winter, it has entered the dry season, the water level is extremely low, and some places even expose the riverbed. In addition, the weather is cold, and the remaining water has frozen, which can basically accommodate cavalry to pass through, because even if the river ice breaks, that little ice water cannot become an obstacle for the cavalry to pass through.
When I came here, I was full of confidence, thinking about making achievements and completely incorporating the territories of several counties in Western Zhao into the territory of Qin. But you were calculating others, and others were calculating you. After all the calculations, the Han people were still one step ahead. They not only calculated Western Zhao, but also trapped tens of thousands of Qin soldiers on the land of Western Zhao.
Gou Yi was full of bitterness. He had fought with the Han people several times. The earliest one was under the leadership of General Lu. ( ) The Qin army won a great victory, and the Han general Naba died on the battlefield. This was one of the few victories of the Qin army against the Han people, and because Naba was the first senior Han general to die in battle. This battle was even more talked about by the Qin army. But since then, the Qin army seemed to have embarked on a bad luck. Every battle with the Han army ended in failure. The worst was Li Xin's army leaving Hangu Pass two years ago. Wang Xiao went to Shannan County. At the beginning, Feng Fayong, the highest military commander of the Han army in Shannan County, was killed, which refreshed the level of senior generals killed in the Han army. However, the subsequent battles almost destroyed the Qin army. In the end, 30,000 of Wang Xiao's 50,000 troops were forced to flee into the desert and lost contact. Li Xin's tens of thousands of troops were destroyed on the prairie. The death of Wang Xiao and Li Xin's two generals was the heaviest blow to the Qin army.
Can I escape this disaster today?
The horse's hooves stepped on the soft snow, and the person sitting on the horse would feel more relaxed and less bumpy, but an experienced cavalryman knew that such a journey would cause greater loss of horsepower. Every step of the warhorse would take a lot of effort. Experienced veterans have thrown away all other items except those needed for the battle, in order to reduce some weight and let the horse save more physical strength. Cavalry battle. The quality of the warhorse is also one of the decisive factors.
The quality of the Qin army's war horses was inferior to that of the Xiongnu, not to mention the fighting skills on horseback. The cavalry tactics used by the Han army to defeat the Donghu people were now being experimented in the Qin army, but the effect was not good. The Han army's overwhelming attack with the power of the group could not reach the ideal requirements of the Qin army no matter how much it practiced.
There is actually a key factor here. When Helan Yan trained these cavalry, he eliminated all the soldiers with excellent horsemanship, leaving behind some guys who looked mediocre to ordinary people, and then they reached that level through rigorous training. The Qin army selected cavalry, but selected those warriors whose riding skills were obviously better than others. Sometimes, it is not the case that the better the skills, the higher the fighting level. These people together, or fighting alone, are indeed very powerful, but in team combat, the most feared thing is personal heroism.
The Qin army could not know this secret, which meant that it was impossible for them to train a cavalry under the command of Helan Yan. In fact, now, the Xiongnu ** cavalry division and the Donghu ** cavalry division could not adopt the tactics used by Helan Yan's original black cavalry. This cavalry led by Gongsun Yiluolei and others was absolutely unique among the Han cavalry. They were all mediocre when pulled out individually, but they would become a terrifying army when combined.
In the words of Han Wang Gaoyuan, this is the power of a closely united team that absolutely trusts each other.
Gou Yi, who was full of thoughts, suddenly reined in the warhorse under his crotch, and his hair stood up. Suddenly, a strong sense of danger that had not arisen for any reason before filled his body. This was the intuition of a veteran who had experienced hundreds of battles, and the most intuitive sixth sense of danger for people who survived life and death again and again.
As Gou Yi stopped moving forward, thousands of cavalrymen also paused. In order to cover their whereabouts, Gou Yi's cavalry of thousands of people did not light torches, and all advanced in the dark. Even if some horses and men were lost, Gou Yi did not regret it. But now, what kind of danger is hidden in the darkness ahead?
In the darkness in the distance, a ray of sparks suddenly rose from the ground with a sharp whistle, soaring into the sky, and with a snap, it bloomed like a colorful flower in the air. As these bright flowers bloomed, rockets shot out from the darkness, and with a loud bang, a pile of bonfires that had been prepared long ago, with the help of grease, ignited a huge fire.
In the firelight, a large flag fluttering in the night sky flashed in front of Gou Yi's eyes. The most conspicuous thing was the particularly wide yellow dragon flag in the middle. Just by looking at the embroidered edge of the yellow dragon flag, Gou Yi's mind exploded with a bang. King Gao Yuan of Han actually led the army in person and appeared here in person.
The fire pile was still spreading to both sides. The one in the middle was far away on the other side of Maoer River. The two wings closest to him were only a few miles away. A semi-arc of fire was slowly extending into an encirclement, surrounding Gou Yi's thousands of cavalry in the middle.
Gou Yi swallowed bitterly. He had lost again. Yes, Xi Zhao had surrendered to the Han Kingdom. Then, how could the other party not know the terrain in this area? The opponent calculated that he would break through from here, so he waited for him here in advance.
"Those who surrender will not be killed!" A loud shout came from the yellow dragon flag of the Han army not far away. Then, one team after another of the Han cavalry waved their weapons and repeated these four words like thunder.
"Those who surrender will not be killed!"
Gou Yi raised his spear and held it high forward. Behind him, the Qin cavalry made the same move. Unlike the Xiongnu and Donghu people who were good at using scimitars, they all used spears.
"Kill!" Gou Yi roared, which was his response to not killing those who surrender.
With the rumbling of hooves, thousands of cavalry rushed towards the Maoer River. There was a yellow dragon flag, and under it was the supreme ruler of the Han Dynasty, King Gao Yuan.
Almost at the same time when Gou Yi began to charge desperately, the Han cavalry on both wings also moved, like two red-hot tongs, fiercely stabbing into the sides of the Qin cavalry.
Gao Yuan rode on Zi Dian, watching the two sides fighting fiercely in front. Zi Dian under his crotch was digging his hooves excitedly, snorting constantly, turning his head from time to time, and rubbing Gao Yuan's legs with his huge horse head. It wanted to charge and fight. But Gao Yuan was destined not to go, because his personal guard commander beside Gao Yuan was not paying attention to everything on the battlefield, but staring at Gao Yuan with a pair of eyes, one hand always hanging on the reins of Zi Dian, ready to tighten the reins of Zi Dian at any time. And in front of Gao Yuan, the accompanying personal guards had already blocked his front tightly.
Gao Yuan smiled bitterly and stroked Zi Dian's head. As the King of Han, he was probably isolated from fighting on the battlefield. Just looking at He Weiyuan's behavior, you can know that before the trip, I don't know how many people have come to him, and the most important one must be Jing'er.
When the shouting and killing sounded, He Lanyan quietly began to move to the side. She was sure that she would not be able to fight next to Gao Yuan. As long as she moved, He Weiyuan, the stinky boy, would shout, and Gao Yuan's personal guards would definitely block her tightly, but as long as she left this range, who would care about her? Looking at the guy wearing a devil mask moving back and forth in the firelight, Helan Yan felt itchy. This woman might be better than herself in marching and arranging troops, but when it comes to fighting alone, she can easily kill her.
Just after taking two steps, a hand suddenly stretched out in front of her and grabbed her reins. Helanyan saw the person who stopped her and couldn't help but get angry, "Sura, are you going to rebel?"
Sura cried, "Princess, before I came here, the eldest lady came to warn me personally, saying that if you sneak onto the battlefield again, I will beat my ass when you go back. Your mission is to stand beside the king and protect the king's safety."
Helanyan was so angry that her teeth itched, "Sura, you are my maid, not the eldest lady's maid, and you believe these words. Do you believe it or not, I will beat your ass now, get out of the way, I want to have fun, I haven't fought in a year or two."
Helanyan, waving a whip, forced Sura, who was crying, away, holding a scimitar in one hand and a whip in the other, and rushed down the river bank, crossed the river, and rushed to the most intense place of the battle. Beside her, Sura brought Helanyan's bodyguards to guard her tightly on both sides. (To be continued.)