Five thousand Yuan Jun cavalrymen roared out, with superb riding skills, no less than Wuhuan cavalry, as if they had lived on horsebacks for many years, and even Yudun secretly admired it. If Yudun saw this two months ago The cavalry supporters will definitely not express such emotions, because the Yuan Jun cavalrymen have also recently been equipped with counterfeit stirrups. Of course, these counterfeit stirrups were learned from Cao Jun. The counterfeit version of stirrups actually has two stirrups hung under the saddle. The iron ring basically has the function of a stirrup, but the disadvantage is that it is easy to fall off during long-distance running.
Although the riding skills displayed by these five thousand cavalrymen admired him, he was not optimistic about their prospects. He knew that the Han army must have performed "witchcraft" in the open space in front of him.
As expected, the galloping Yuan Jun cavalrymen slid their horses one after another, but their situation was worse than that of the Wuhuan cavalry. These Yuanjun cavalry were equipped with cottage stirrups. After their horse fell, they were not like Wuhuan. The cavalry jumped off the horse like that, because their feet were still stuck in their stirrups,
Many soldiers were directly underneath by their horses, and many soldiers who were struggling again after falling down dragged on the ground. Most of the Wuhuan cavalry who encountered the "mine formation" yesterday were trampled to death by their comrades in arms. Today, most of these Yuan Jun cavalrymen were dragged to death by their own horses.
Yan Liang has been fighting for many years and has been on the battlefield, but he has never encountered such a situation. He couldn't help being stunned. It took a long time to come back to his senses. He waved his hand and said, "Go to a few people and see what happened. ,"
Several cavalrymen came out. They dared not go too far. They jumped off their horses in front of the terrifying area and searched forward cautiously. Finally, they found a few black studs on the mud.
"Huh, huh, sculptural skills, what are you doing?" Yan Liang sneered when he learned that his elite cavalry was defeated by this inconspicuous little thing, and said, "Come here, lay the plank."
They are also cavalry. The reason why Yuan Jun’s cavalry is slower than Wuhuan’s cavalry is that they also carry a lot of equipment with the army. These equipment include not only the materials needed to build tents, but also iron pots for cooking, and quite a few. Of course, not everyone can enjoy the number of bed boards. Only officers above school lieutenant are eligible to sleep on specially constructed low beds. However, Yan Liang’s response was really quick enough to use these bed boards to lay a few on the ground. It is indeed possible to overcome the threat of the Han army’s piercing nails.
However, the number of planks in the army is ultimately limited. Although the road is paved, there are only two narrow and narrow roads. It was supposed to be a scene of ten thousand horses running, but now it has become a single-plank bridge.
Shi Huan and Wang Wei saw Yuan Jun’s two boardwalks advancing slowly through the telescope. They couldn’t help but smile at each other. The position of Yuan Jun’s brigade was a full 2,000 steps away from their newly dug fourth trench, and Not to mention whether the wooden planks that Yan Liang carried were enough. Even if there were enough wooden planks, I am afraid that it should be noon when he wants to spread it here. It must be without interference from the Han army.
However, Shi Huan did not intend to interfere with Yuan Jun’s work of laying planks. All the nails they brought with the army had been scattered, and they were still not enough to cover the entire area in front of them. If Yuan Jun searches carefully, although it may pay some price, But you can also find a way quickly. Now, Yan Liang has come up with a stupid way of laying planks. The situation is completely different.
The two long and narrow wooden planks severely restricted Yuan Jun’s range of action, and the cavalry could not achieve their speed. If they were to advance through these two wooden planks, they would become living targets for the Han army’s crossbowmen.
Seeing that Yuan Jun, who was laying the boardwalk, was within the range of the bow and crossbow, Wang Wei couldn’t wait to order an attack, but Shi Huan stopped him. He was keenly aware of the situation where Yuan Jun’s cavalry was injured by a horse nail. It can be felt that Yuan Jun and Wuhuan have not had any serious exchanges. Yuan Jun certainly does not know about the shooting of the Han army’s crossbows. Shi Huan’s purpose is to drag the enemy here. He does not want to expose his strength prematurely, he thinks. Wait for Yuan Jun to enter the trench within a hundred steps before releasing his arrow,
Suddenly, Yuan Jun, who was laying planks, stopped and slowly retreated. Shi Huan was surprised, thinking that Yuan Jun was about to launch an attack, and quickly ordered the crossbowmen to prepare. However, Yuan Jun’s offensive did not begin, but More planks arrived, and the plank road was widened to both sides,
Of course, there are not so many planks in Yan Liangjun. These planks were forcibly taken by his soldiers from nearby villages. The people in the village had fled into the deep mountains long ago. The houses in the village were empty. The soldiers of Yuan Jun rushed in. I moved all the things I used,
In a short period of time, Yan Liang could only think of a clumsy way of laying planks to deal with horse nails, but he was not stupid. He commanded the cavalry to fight for many years. Of course, he knew that the two narrow passages restricted the performance of the cavalry, so he wanted to widen it. the way,
When Yuan Jun widened the boardwalk three or four times and paved it to three hundred steps away from the trench, Shi Huan finally couldn't hold it back anymore, and shouted: "Let the arrow go,"
The Han archers and crossbowmen who had been waiting for a long time all buckled their bowstrings and sent all their arrows. The Yuan Jun soldiers who were laying planks were caught off guard and fell to the ground. Yan Liang saw from behind and was taken aback. He turned and asked, "Jingzhou Army. Can your bow and arrow be shot this far,"
All the troops shook their heads stubbornly, but the others sneered secretly.
Yan Liang knew that these Wuhuan chiefs must be hiding something from him, but the enemy is currently unsuccessful, so he waved his hand and shouted, "Chong,"
This time, Yan Liang sent a total of 10,000 cavalry in the past. After learning the lessons of the previous group, the speed of this cavalry galloping was obviously much slower. Seeing that it was approaching the end of the boardwalk, the Han army's intensive chaotic arrows shot again. Come,
This is the last trench. The Han archers and crossbowmen do not make any reservations. Arrows and arrows are thrown at the enemy like a torrential rain. Yuan Jun is far from the spirit of fear of life and death like the Wuhuan cavalry. He encountered such a powerful arrow. Rain, many people began to stagnate, and some even turned around,
Seeing the terrible performance of his subordinates, Yan Liang lost his face and couldn't help being furious. He personally carried a broadsword and rushed to the boardwalk. When he encountered the returning soldier, he took the lead and killed more than ten people one after another. The cavalry defeated. The momentum was finally stopped, and Yan Liang’s sword was guarded behind, and the Yuan Jun cavalry had no choice but to rush forward.
The area in front of the trench is the most densely pierced area. In addition, the arrows of the Han army are shooting over almost non-stop. The Yuan Jun cavalry who rushed through the plank planted their horses, but they were terrified by Yan Liang* *Wai, the soldiers can only go forward,
Rows of soldiers fell down. After paying tens of thousands of lives, Yuan Jun’s cavalry finally rushed to the front of the trench. The trench was dug in a hurry, and the dug soil was piled up directly in front. On the contrary, it was unexpected. The effect is as if a city wall was erected in front, blocking the path of Yuan Jun’s cavalry.
Yuan Jun cavalry is different from Wuhuan cavalry. Wuhuan grew up on horseback. Their best combat method is to ride and shoot. If they really leave the horse, their combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced. Therefore, in most cases Even if they encounter obstacles, the Wuhuan people rarely give up their horses.
The Yuan Jun cavalry was different. Many of them were transferred from infantry to this cavalry. When they encountered obstacles in front, they immediately jumped down and drew out their waist knives to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Han army.
The Han army is composed of spearmen, shieldmen, and crossbowmen. They cooperate skillfully with each other and perform their duties. Even if they encounter Wuhuan cavalry, they can also fight, let alone these Yuan Jun cavalry who dismounted and fought, but Yuan Jun The cavalry had an absolute advantage in numbers, and they fought a fierce tug of war with both hands in front of the trench.
Seeing Yuan Jun's cavalry fighting the battle like this, he couldn't help being stunned, but Yan Liang was not at all anxious. Yes, now the battle is gradually at a stalemate, but Yecheng is built very strong, with four acropolises around it, and there are 100,000 inside the city The army, as well as countless grains and grass, will not be easily conquered. It is not so much that Yan Liang is eager to return to the aid of Yecheng. It is better to say that he wants to take this opportunity to have an internal and external attack with the defenders of Yecheng. The Jingzhou Army was wiped out under Yecheng,
Although Yan Liang didn't know the size of the Jingzhou army in front of him, but seeing that they had built many fortifications, he guessed that their purpose was to prevent him from returning to aid and to buy time for the troops to attack Yecheng. If this is the case, this There won’t be too many people supporting the Jingzhou Army. As long as you fight slowly, you will have to fight them out if you fight two or three.
What Yan Liang didn’t know was that there was no army attacking Yecheng at all. Yuan Shao, who had always been indecisive, actually knew that a fierce battle was taking place here. He was discussing with the strategists whether or not to send troops to attack Yecheng, Yuan Shao. The style of the council has always been stinky and long, and there are endless arguments. It is impossible to reach a final conclusion without three or five days of effort.
At the time when fierce fighting started on this land fifty miles south of Yecheng, a group of black-clad and black-armored cavalry appeared on the Mobei grassland. These were the soldiers of the Sixth Army. The Sixth Army was formed by Liu Xin. The only pure cavalry corps, the combat effectiveness is quite strong, if this army participates in the encirclement fight and aid, the battle will become very smooth, but Liu Xin did not make such arrangements.
The bloody debts committed by the Xianbei people in Yanmen and Taiyuan two counties made Liu Xin extremely angry. He was no longer satisfied with simply destroying Yuan Shao’s main force and drove the alien races Xianbei and Wuhuan back to the grassland. He wanted to use these two tribes. The opportunity for Zhuang to go deep into the Central Plains and destroy their nest, so that they will never have the opportunity to stand up again for decades or even hundreds of years.