Chapter 400: Interception

Yan Shenghao did not run away after hearing the news as Tie Xuan had guessed, but took his 2,000 Hejian elites and 3,000 county soldiers and accelerated towards the battlefield in an attempt to rescue the trapped army.

Now that the matter has come to this, Yan Shenghao still doesn't understand that he has fallen into the opponent's trick to lure the enemy into deep? But what was trapped there was his most core unit, and he had his own son, so he had to save it. What's more, he still had a fluke mentality in his heart. From the intelligence analysis gathered so far, the opponent was not a thousand There are more than 5,000 cavalry, but there are both infantry and cavalry. From the comparison of troops, I am not at a disadvantage.

Yan Shengxu believed that the three thousand Hejian elites led by his son were by no means something his opponent could eat in one bite. They were an iron pea that could not be smashed or smashed. Even if they were surrounded, they would definitely hold on. They persisted until they arrived. At that time, when an external assault came, the center would blossom, and it might be possible to turn defeat into victory.

Yan Shengxu's persistence was not unreasonable. Under Baokang City, Yan Peng finally managed to organize the remaining soldiers after paying the lives of more than a thousand subordinates. Peng did not choose to break through, but decided to stick to the spot. His strategy is very correct. Once he decides to retreat and the formation is slightly loose, the cavalry who have been eyeing tigers will surely take advantage of the vacancy, break up their formation, and cut their team. It has become a situation of being slaughtered by people.

Spearmen and shield players were outside, and archers were in the middle. Nearly two thousand Hejian County soldiers gathered together. A thick circular formation was formed, struggling to support it. Withstood the opponent's blow. As far as they are concerned, another 5,000 troops led by Yan Shenghao not far behind them will become their savior.

This group of Hejian County soldiers who were facing a desperate situation resisted very strongly. It was not an easy task to eat them. However, their reinforcements were rushing dozens of miles away. after the report. Gao Yuan made the deployment immediately.

Sun Xiao's troops, Tang Ming, Wang Yi's troops, and Ye Zhen's troops, a total of 3,000 people, continued to besiege Yan Peng's two thousand surrounded soldiers, and mobilized bed crossbows and other heavy weapons from the city. Peel off the hard shells of these Hejian soldiers layer by layer. And he himself led a thousand cavalry including Gongsun Yi, Hutou, and infantry, as well as the five hundred guards led by Tie Xuan and Ding Wei, to intercept Yan Shenghao's troops.

Ye Zhen has doubts about this plan. As soon as Gao Yuan finished speaking, he took a step forward, "Young master!" As soon as he uttered the word, he saw Gao Yuan's eyebrows raised, and immediately changed his words. "General Gao, look at the fighting power of the soldiers of Hejian County. They are actually very strong. Yan Shenghao leads 5,000 troops, and you only bring 1,500 cavalry to intercept them. I'm afraid it won't be effective."

Gao Yuan shook his head, "You are wrong, Yan Shenghao brought two thousand county soldiers and three thousand county soldiers, there is a difference, the combat effectiveness of this group of Hejian county soldiers is indeed somewhat beyond my expectation, but those county soldiers, just It's not the same thing at all. A wolf with a large herd of sheep will not only not help the wolf's fighting power, but will become a burden. This is my confidence to intercept the opponent.

This is the first, and the second depends on whether your side can quickly pick up the battle. "

"General, don't worry, we will definitely finish the battle in the shortest possible time, and then come to support the general!" Sun Xiao said loudly.

Gao Yuan smiled and nodded, "I'm afraid there will be a huge snowstorm soon. The sooner this battle ends, the better. If there is a snowstorm, these Hejian soldiers may really seize the opportunity to stand out from our encirclement. Then we will inevitably It’s about to fall short.”

"If you eat the fat in your mouth, why would you spit it out?" Sun Xiao chuckled, "Don't worry, the general, leave it to us."

Gao Yuan nodded at the crowd, turned his horse's head and ran towards Yingkou. The team had just started, and several horses rushed out like arrows from the direction of the city gate, "Wait for me!"

Gao Yuan turned his head and saw He Lanyan and his close maids Sula and Wula running after him, "Swallow, didn't you let you rest in the city, why did you come out again?"

He Lanyan snorted, "I'm not a pampered young lady. I'm not afraid to bore me to death watching you fight in the city like this. Are you going to intercept Yan Shenghao? I'm going too."

Gao Yuan smiled wryly, knowing that words could not dissuade this aunt, "Sula Ula, take care of your young lady."

"Yes, General Gao!" The two girls replied crisply.

"They protect me, but I protect them!" Seeing that Gao Yuan didn't forcefully stop her, He Lanyan could not help but smile, "Gao Yuan, we are going to fight side by side again!"

Yan Peng, who was besieged, saw the opponent's cavalry leaving suddenly. He was happy, but he was also a little worried. The reason for his joy was that the reinforcements must have been very close, so the opponent mobilized troops to intercept them. Go, so that the pressure on himself was greatly reduced, but he had to worry, wondering if his father could break through the obstacles of these cavalry to meet him.

Although he had left more than a thousand cavalry, he was unable to organize a force to break through the encirclement. The opponent's force was twice as large as his own. At this moment, not only was his force reduced to less than 2,000, but there were also many wounded. Soldiers, if the wounded soldiers are left behind, the morale of the army will inevitably be greatly affected. The reason why this batch of Hejian County soldiers are so elite and brave in fighting without fear of death is their composition and structure. Soldiers have been soldiers for generations. Among the soldiers, most of them are relatives, neighbors, neighbors and friends, and they can mobilize the whole body by pulling one. This is an advantage and a fatal disadvantage. He can only choose the most conservative plan.

The north wind was getting stronger and stronger, and the snow seeds falling from the sky were getting bigger and bigger. At this time, Yan Peng only hoped that there would be an earth-shattering snowstorm, so that he could calmly organize an army to break through.

The night passed quickly with the sound of horseshoes. When it was twilight, Yan Shenghao's troops were less than ten miles away from Baokang City, and the thick smoke from the direction of Baokang went straight to the sky. Even though the wind and snow were already heavy, it was still impossible Blow that black smoke away.

The sound of rumbling horseshoes came from his ears. Yan Shenghao was slightly startled. He raised his head and stared. In his vision, rows of cavalry appeared on the hills in front of the left. His suspicion suddenly magnified infinitely. I'm afraid that the situation of his son Yan Peng is not good, otherwise, the other party would not have mobilized almost all the cavalry to intercept him.

"Array!" He yelled sharply, the wind and snow blowing against his face almost made his eyes hard to open. God help me! Yan Shenghao secretly sighed in his heart. At this time, he was advancing against the wind, while the opponent was attacking with the wind. Usually, such a wind has little effect, but in such a season, it can completely reverse the outcome of the two sides.

The soldiers of Hejian County lined up in three phalanxes, forming an inverted structure. Instead of waiting in place, they kept their formation and slowly advanced. Every tens of meters they advanced, they would Stopped to reorganize the formation. Obviously, Yan Shenghao wanted to rely on his superiority in numbers to forcefully push past Mount Tai.

Looking at the opponent's situation, Gao Yuan couldn't help laughing.

"What's so funny?" He Lanyan looked at him sideways, "These soldiers from Hejian County are very strict and not easy to fight."

"Yan Shenghao made a mistake!" Gao Yuan smiled, "He should be arranged in the shape of a pin, not a reverse pin."

"How do you say this, is there a difference?"

"It's a big difference!" Gao Yuan said, "Look at his current formation, with the two square formations of county soldiers as the forerunner, and the elite Hejian County soldiers at the rear, Yan Shenghao wants these county soldiers to serve as cannon fodder In order to consume my strength, and then use his most elite county soldiers to defeat me in one fell swoop?"

"It's not bad for him to think so!" He Lanyan said.

"It also depends on the combat effectiveness of these county soldiers? Otherwise, not only will they not be able to consume our strength, but they will drag down Yan Shenghao's main formation. Gongsun Yi!"

Gongsun Yile immediately stepped forward, "The last general is here!"

"Lead your troops to attack the enemy's left-wing phalanx."

"clear!"

"Tiger head!"

"The end is here!"

"If you attack the enemy's right, then the phalanx."

"yes!"

"Remember, killing and wounding is the second priority, attacking the enemy is the main priority, and drive these county soldiers to roll back his own formation!" Gao Yuan exhorted.

"Understood!" The two responded loudly in unison.

"General, the last general will go with General Tiger Head!" the infantry stepped forward with reins in hand.

"Okay, you go in person and coordinate the attack rhythm of the two armies before the battle." Gao Yuan nodded.

Two battalions, each with 500 cavalrymen shouted, rushed from the hills and mountains to the Hejian soldiers not far below.

The wind and snow, the wild horses, the sturdy cavalry, and the shouts that shook the sky, the Fufeng cavalry swept over at a speed faster than the wind and snow. There was a commotion in the two phalanxes composed of county soldiers in front of the word "Dao Pin".

The main function of the county soldiers is to maintain law and order in the county, and suppress the bandits along the way. There are very few who can really go to the battlefield. No one is more familiar with the fighting ability of the county soldiers than Gao Yuan. Back then in Yuyang, The army composed of tens of thousands of county soldiers was completely a small army on the battlefield. After the battle of Yuyang, almost none of the tens of thousands of county soldiers remained, and only four thousand people remained. That is to say, after this life-and-death test, Meng Chong Xu Yuan's subordinates now have the appearance of an elite, but compared with the Fufeng soldiers who have been immersed in the battlefield, they are still far behind. However, after a large number of veterans of the Fufeng soldiers served as grassroots officers, this phenomenon changed greatly.

Fighting life and death on the battlefield, these county soldiers in Hejian County are really not enough to watch.