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I vowed to sweep away the Xiongnu without caring about myself.
Five thousand Diao Jin mourned Hu Chen.
Poor bones by the Wuding River,
It's like someone from Qin's dream.
Because of this poem by Chen Tao of the Tang Dynasty, many people know that there is a river called "Wuding River" in the world, but not many people know the specific time and place of Wuding River.
Wuding River is a tributary of the Yellow River. It is located in Yulin, Shaanxi. It originates from the northern foot of Baiyu Mountain in Hengshan. It can be said to be the dividing line between Hetao and northern Shaanxi.
The Jingbian, Mizhi, Suide and Qingjian lines through which the Wuding River flows are the main strategic passages from Guanzhong into the Hetao.
Since ancient times, because most of the Hetao area has been controlled by foreigners, and Guanzhong is the confidant of the Central Plains Dynasty, there is no room for failure. In order to compete for control of this strategic passage, countless conflicts have occurred along the Wuding River between Han and Hu. A fierce battle.
Until the Ming Dynasty, there were nine important areas along the Wuding River, and wars were frequent. The area actually controlled by Da Qin now extends to the Wuding River line, and beyond that is the Dongtao area controlled by Qitat.
Yan Xiaoman rode back to the Wuding River, took off his black hood, took a handful and poured it on his face. The cold river water made him feel less tired.
Later, Ye Guigen, Shen Daqian, Qi Yan and others, with two hundred cavalry, also rode their horses to the river. The sound of iron hoofs frightened a small group of wild yellow sheep who were drinking water on the other side of the river and ran away.
Yan Xiaoman straightened up and said to Qi Yan: "Boss, today the enemy's rangers have increased significantly, and their range of activities has deepened a lot. I think this may be a sign that the enemy is preparing to launch an attack. We should report it to General Su immediately." yes."
Ye Guigen looked at the vast wasteland to the northwest and said: "The severe cold has not receded and the snow has not disappeared. If Qitat invades in a large scale, they will also face difficulties in supplying food and grass. So I think the enemy is probably because of our army." We just stepped up our reconnaissance efforts and responded accordingly.”
Yan Xiaoman said: "No matter what, we should report the situation to General Su."
Qi Yan said: "Of course."
At present, the Qin army does not have many troops on the front line of Wuding River. The tens of thousands of soldiers and horses that the emperor brought back from Longyou last winter needed rest and reorganization. At the same time, because of the arrival of winter, they were not immediately deployed to the northern front.
Generally speaking, the Qin army was still on the defensive along the Wuding River. Except for Lingwu and Yulin, the forces in other cities and villages were relatively weak.
Considering this, Qi Yan continued: "If we can't just rely on guesswork, after replenishing food and grass, we have to go deeper this time. Only by finding out the enemy's movements."
After everyone drank their horses, they returned to Linke Village to replenish food and grass. After changing their horses, they quickly set off again. The two hundred riders crossed the severely collapsed Great Wall, then divided into four small groups and headed deep into the vast wilderness.
Generally speaking, the north and south ends of the Hetao area are grasslands. There is a wide desert in the middle, but unlike the deserts in the Western Regions, although it snows in the deserts in the Hetao area, the amount of snow is usually relatively small; in some places it is like a thin layer of salt has been sprinkled on the desert. However, in the lower parts of some dunes, the snow is enough to cover the horses' hooves.
After Yan Xiaoman and Qi Yan arrived at the edge of the desert with fifty cavalry, they looked at the originally golden desert covered with a layer of white snow. Yan Xiaoman rode in, jumped down and moved the snow in the desert with his knife, turned around and shouted to Qi Yan: "Head. Come and take a look."
Qi Yan immediately rode over, looked at the snow that Yan Xiaoman pushed aside, and immediately frowned. In hot weather, the desert is a natural barrier, making it difficult for the army to cross, but this season...
"Head, if the entire desert is like this, and the snow inside is enough to provide the army with sufficient drinking water, and the enemy's rangers are constantly increasing, but the army is motionless, head, do you think they will use the desert as a cover, suddenly Cross over and launch an attack.”
"We cannot rule out this possibility. Immediately recruit the other three groups and let's go into the desert for reconnaissance."
"Here."
Yan Xiaoman immediately sent someone to contact Ye Guigen and Shen Daqian. As a result, the people who went to contact them had not returned yet, and a long black line suddenly appeared in the vast desert.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack, move quickly!" Qi Yan shouted, got on his horse and ran back.
It was like a storm suddenly rolled up in the desert, and a black line rolled in. The scene was so spectacular that it was roughly estimated that there were tens of thousands of cavalry.
Qi Yan urgently sent people to warn the border towns. Suddenly, there was smoke and feathers flying along the Wuding River.
The man who led the army across the desert to attack this time was Hardan Battelle. The actual strength was 10,000, but it was claimed to be 20,000. He also used strange banners to confuse the Qin army;
After he suddenly broke out of the desert, he did not attack the important towns like Yinzhou and Yulin, but went straight to the weakly defended small forts such as Linke Village, Hengshan Fort, and Shilei Village.
The number of Qin troops in these small forts ranged from three hundred to two hundred. Their defense was relatively weak, but they were an indispensable link along the entire Wuding River. And once they were breached, Hardan Battelle would be able to obtain corresponding supplies. You can also send troops across Hengshan and invade northern Shaanxi, causing greater shock.
Linke Village is close to Hengshan Mountain in the south and Wuding River in the north. The Wuding River is named because of its irregular flow, depth, and impermanence of clarity and turbidity. In this cold winter season, the water depth is less than three feet in some places.
Hardanbaatar's three thousand troops who came to attack Lin Ke Village easily crossed the Wuding River. The rumbling horses' hooves rolled over and the remaining snow on the ground splashed, scaring all the beasts to flee and the birds to fly away.
As soon as Qi Yan and the others retreated into Linke Village, Hardanbaat'er trapped the small village, quickly cut down some trees and built them into ladders, and immediately launched a fierce attack.
The sound of horns resounded throughout the fields, and the dark enemy troops galloped over. A swarm of arrows covered the wall of the village like a dark cloud, and the light in the small Linke village was also dimmed. Immediately afterwards It was groups of enemies roaring, the sound shaking the sky, carrying ladders and rushing towards the wall.
The enemy's attack came so urgently and fiercely, like a storm. Qi Yan and others, who had just retreated to the city, lay under the arrow stacks, covering their heads with shields, and the arrows whizzed down, which was frightening.
Yan Xiaoman nodded slightly and looked down from the arrow stack, only to see thousands of enemies rushing closer and closer with ladders on their backs, and soon they were nearly twenty steps away. "Damn it!" Yan Xiaoman roared angrily. , more than two hundred Qin troops on the city wall lit thunderbolts and smashed them down on the city.
Some of the Qin soldiers were hit by powerful arrows before they had time to throw out the ignited thunderbolts. The thunderbolts fell on the city top and exploded... while more fell to the bottom of the city and rushed towards them. In the enemy camp.
Boom boom boom...
Hundreds of thunderbolts and fierce explosions suppressed all the sounds on the battlefield. The approaching enemies were blown to pieces, leaving casualties everywhere, and the offensive stalled.
The enemy's cavalry once again rushed in from both wings. The rumbling iron hoofs shook the city top, and a hail of arrows rose into the sky again, covering the city head. They were still forty or fifty steps away from the city wall, and the Qin army's Zhentian Lei is still not that far away.
In addition to large-scale diffuse attacks by the enemy, there are also some people with accurate archery skills who specialize in shooting at close range. As soon as the Qin army at the top of the city shows its head, the arrowheads will be shot through the face and bone.
Qi Yan saw his own soldiers falling down with screams and screams, and the entire city was suppressed. The enemy took advantage of the opportunity to set up ladders and climbed up with all their strength. He was so anxious that his eyes were splitting. "Look at me, use your shield to block the arrow stack..." Qi Yan shouted while using his shield to block the arrow stack, leaving only a small gap at the bottom for viewing;
After seeing the enemy situation clearly below the city, he then smashed the Thunderbolt towards the place where the enemies were gathered.
Yan Xiaoman bowed and ran along the city wall, "Quick, use your shield to block the arrow holes, do as Mr. Qi Bai did, quick!" For those soldiers who were a little slow to react, Yan Xiaoman immediately took the shields from their hands and said, He put it on the arrow stack with a bang, then pointed at the small gap below and shouted, "Watch the enemy from here, do you fucking understand? Hurry up... blast him!"
Shields were placed on the crenels one by one, and strings of thunderbolts smashed on the heads of the enemies below the city. Fierce explosions occurred one after another, smoke filled the air, and shrapnel flew everywhere.
Hardanbaatar outside the city saw that his arrow suppression failed. The thunderous thunder elephants on the top of the city came down for free. They were so dense and endless. The men and horses attacking the city suffered heavy casualties. The bones were piled on top of each other. My scalp can't help but feel numb.
This small Linke village can be filled with thunderous thunder. Hardan yelled at Ter hysterically: "Attack! Attack! If we can't take Linke village today, we will kill all the captains..." ."(To be continued...)
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