The exit at the east end of the Miyun Mountain Pass suddenly closed, as slender as a woman's waist. With such a favorable location, Xie Xizhen blocked wave after wave of crazy attacks of the Northern Mang cavalry army here.
The 500 death-defying cavalry specially drawn from the Dragon Elephant Army have been completely annihilated, and more than 1,200 dead cavalry from the Tantan tribe rushed out of the pass. The corpses of both sides fell at the exit together with the horses, forming a A half-foot-high natural low wall, the corpses of people and horses piled up one after another, with blood flowing, greasy and hideous.
This is probably the most unusual battle against horses in the history of war. Regardless of victory or defeat, this battle will definitely be recorded in the annals of history.
The cavalry troops of Fengxiang and Linyao towns on the left and right flanks originally suffered slightly less damage in the battle, but as the corpse wall continued to build up, the continuous stream of Beimang vanguard cavalry had to give up the frontal breakthrough and turned to the left and right to try to carve out formations for the main army in the rear. out.
If Xie Xizhen hadn't received all the powerful crossbows and horse bows of Cao Wei's 10,000 cavalry, and the auxiliary horses carried so many arrows, enough to shoot intensively at the Beimang cavalry who crashed out of Miyun Mountain Pass, I'm afraid they would have been killed Once the elite of the Tan family opened the door, once the Northern Mang cavalry army laid out a complete front line outside the mountain pass, and let the Zhongjia elite cavalry be used as arrows to break through the formation, I believe that there will be absolutely no suspenseful massacre at that time.
The origin of Xie Xizhen's cavalry is mixed, and the overall combat power is not outstanding in Liuzhou. It cannot be compared with the cavalry of Caowei's cavalry composed of Liangzhou border cavalry. The army was also the first to die in battle, which put Xie Xizhen in a precarious situation where his life was hanging by a thread. He couldn't take a step back. As long as there was a loophole in any part of the fan-shaped defensive position, he would be caught by the Northern Mang cavalry army. If you seize the opportunity, the army will inevitably be defeated. This has nothing to do with whether the young men of Liuzhou and the cavalry of the two towns dare to die generously.
Fortunately, Xie Xizhen showed the outstanding talent of the two jades of Western Chu at this critical moment, just like a tinkerer with unique eyesight, conscientiously patching up the gaps, dispatching troops just right time after time, if it is said that building a dojo in a snail shell is A derogatory term, then Xie Xizhen forcibly turned this term into a commendatory term, turning decay into magic. All the young and strong refugees with outstanding physical strength all abandoned their horses and carried their spears. , each armed with light crossbows and horse bows, these 1,600 people, under Xie Xizhen's dispatch, have blocked the precarious gap in the position seven times, which prevented the Northern Mang cavalry from rushing out like a flood. , During this period, almost every danger appeared was the intrigue between Xie Xizhen and Bei Mang's leader Zhong Tan. Xie Xizhen, who had predicted the enemy's first opportunity, saw through all of them in one go.
Xie Xizhen has truly achieved the four words most respected by military strategists for this cavalry army that he is not familiar with, or a state, "as commanding as an arm", which not only requires Xie Xizhen to be familiar with all the details of the entire battlefield All of them must be well-informed, such as the remaining number of light crossbow arrows of one's own side, the damage to the soldiers' physical strength caused by cavalry bow and step bow shooting, the thickness of the cavalry formation on the two wings, etc. The rotation of troops without the slightest error will not weaken the strength of the entire defensive position, but also maintain enough physical strength for a protracted battle.
Xie Xizhen's command was impeccable. Under such a rock-solid situation, the most intuitive price was the hoarse voices of the five messenger cavalry. Although Xie Xizhen did not personally go into battle, his lips were also chapped and his face was pale.
But Xie Xizhen's eyes were always clear and bright, shining brightly.
This young military general who has entered the northwest border for less than half a year has already won the respect of all the Beiliang cavalry under his command.
Some people, born for the battlefield, are destined to leave a name in that bloody history that future generations will never be able to get around.
The Spring and Autumn Soldier Ye Baikui used to be, the white-clothed soldier Chen Zhibao has always been, and Xie Xizhen will also be.
In fact, Zhong Tan, the chief general of the Northern Mang Cavalry Army who stopped at the inner wall of the Miyun Mountain Pass, after witnessing the bloody killings on both sides very quickly, although he wished to cut off the head of the young Northern Liang general with his own hands. , but deep in my heart I have to admire this person's use of troops. As the mainstay of the new generation of the army supported by the whole family of the Northern Mang clan, the eldest son of the general Zhong Shentong, Zhong Tan is completely different from his uncle Zhong Liang who is a master of martial arts. When I was a teenager, my eyes were always fixed on the frontier of Lumang, and I read the situation map of the border between the two countries on the table with my father again and again at night. The arrogant and conceited supernatural powers once confide in the boy Zhongtan, saying that the battlefield of Lumang Yan Wenluan of Beiliang or my dynasty Yang Yuanzan are certainly well-deserved generals who can stand on their own, but compared to people like Chen Zhibao, Dong Zhuo and Chu Lushan, they are still a little inferior. To measure whether a general can become a pillar of a country, It depends on two things. The first thing is that both offense and defense can run smoothly in a specific battle, and the use of troops is impeccable. Second, in a battle that determines the survival of a country, it is better to have more troops. If you have a thousand soldiers, you can kill 1,500 enemies, and if you have 100,000 armored soldiers, you can kill 200,000 enemies. Then when you have a million cavalry, it's time to rule the world.
A lieutenant general from a Zhong family whose armor was stained with blood, left the battlefield outside the mountain pass and rode to Zhong Tan's side, broke off an arrow nailed into the iron armor, and said out of breath, "My lord, give me another five hundred horses!" Soldier, must break through the Beiliang formation!"
Zhong Tan withdrew his thoughts, looked at the battlefield in the distance, shook his head and said, "My son, Zhong Jia, is already dead."
The lieutenant, who was so red-eyed by being personally trapped in the battle twice, looked around in astonishment, only to realize that the cavalry army of the Zhong family's direct lineage had indeed suffered staggering losses in battle. In this contact battle, Zhong Tan had no secrets and used the Zhong family cavalry as the vanguard to quickly break through the formation without hesitation. If it hadn't been so ruthless and decisive, the five hundred dragon and elephant cavalry in Beiliang would never have died in the first battle However, the 1,200 Beimang cavalry piled up with the corpses of the Dragon Elephant Cavalry Army were all private cavalry. At that time, the Beimang Cavalry Army almost succeeded. It was the action of the five hundred Dragon Elephant Army dead soldiers who desperately wanted to kill the horses, which successfully blocked the smooth advance of the Zhong family's follow-up cavalry army. Tan used two to three hundred elite cavalry to break through the formation several times, but was also blocked by the Northern Liang general who was about to form a potential gap.
The lieutenant said bitterly: "If it's elsewhere, giving Liuzhou 5,000 riders won't be enough for us to kill!"
Zhong Tan, who had already suffered heavy casualties from the direct cavalry army, smiled bitterly, and said with emotion: "Yes, it's a pity that it happens to be at the end of Miyun Mountain Pass, so we can't advance or retreat."
The lieutenant general who had never thought of retreating heard this strange statement, and he was very puzzled: "Young master, why can't you retreat? Besides, there are still people fighting in this battle. It is difficult to win, and it is estimated that three people will die. Four thousand people, but we will definitely not retreat?"
After Zhong Tan glanced back, he turned his head and looked outside the mountain pass again, "Even you know that the troops outside the Beiliang Mountain Pass are bound to lose. Why is the Northern Liang general still fighting to the death? From Miyun Mountain Pass to There are two towns in Fengxiang and Linyao, one horse is flat, and the cavalry can gallop without hindrance, why does Beiliang stick to this place? It is obvious that so many people will die, is it purely for the exchange of troops?"
The deputy general's heart trembled, he looked at the pass behind the Beimang cavalry army, and murmured: "My lord, don't those big figures in the Xijing temple keep saying that the battle in Liuzhou is insignificant? Beiliang has placed so many troops in Liuzhou. Don't you care about the defense line outside the Liangzhou Pass?"
Zhong Tan took a deep breath and laughed at himself: "It was only after I met this army that I realized that Beiliang was crazy, and finally chose Liuzhou as the winner of the second battle of Liangmang."
Zhong Tan pointed out the mountain pass with the tip of his knife, and said with a smirk, "It doesn't matter, as long as we can break out of the Miyun Mountain Pass, Beiliang will lose miserably in this desperate gamble!"
Zhong Tan ordered in a deep voice, "All the cavalry of the Zhong family, follow me to the battle!"
The two commanders who had been eager to try for a long time clasped their fists and took the order.
The lieutenant hesitated for a moment, and asked cautiously: "Young Master, you really want to charge in person?"
Chong Tan said with a heroic smile: "I want to meet that Northern Liang general for a while in person!"
Intuition told this Beimang Xia Nabo that killing that Beiliang general was more meaningful than killing 10,000 Beiliang cavalry!
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In Miyun Mountain Pass, ten thousand riders gallop like thunder.
The leading cavalry general is Cao Wei, with 10,000 cavalry behind him, everyone has changed horses many times, behind him there are constantly tired auxiliary horses paralyzed in the mountain pass, many cavalry are foaming at the mouth, and hundreds of horses even fell to the ground and died .
And Cao Wei's 10,000 cavalry also stretched out an extremely long front. This kind of long-distance raid without regard to horsepower and formation, if it is changed to another battlefield at will, it will definitely make the generals yell at them.
Ten thousand riders are like the Taotao River flowing eastward.
At this moment, this Miyun Mountain Pass is like that Guangling River.
There are constantly exhausted horses with weak legs, and the only thing a cavalier with excellent equestrian skills can do is to steer the horse and turn his head slightly, try to fall on the left and right sides of the marching route, and then the cavalry who fell to the ground can't care about his beloved Regardless of the life and death of the mount, he quickly switched to the horse and continued to charge forward.
Fortunately, most of the three items of spears, spears, bows and crossbows were handed over to Xie Xi's frontier cavalry, which to a certain extent reduced the load on Cao Wei's war cavalry and auxiliary horses.
Cao Wei murmured to himself, "My surname is Xie, you boy, don't even think about asking me to collect the corpse for you! If you can't hold on, give the barbarian of Beimang a sit-and-wait outside the mountain pass, plus follow me on my ass." For the monks and soldiers of Mount Landa who are eating sand behind me, my 10,000 riders can be counted as my confession to this place where the birds don’t shit!”
Run all the way.
Cao Wei felt that every tiny breath of his breath seemed to be as clear as thunder, even covering up the sound of horseshoes.
This means that his 10,000 rides are almost approaching the limit of his physical strength.
It also means that such an extremely exhausted cavalry has actually lost the possibility of charging back and forth.
Cao Wei was betting that Xie Xizhen's boy would not only be able to defend the exit of Miyun Mountain Pass, but also bet that Xie Xizhen's cavalry army could severely damage the main force of the Tantan cavalry army.
This is unreasonable.
Cao Wei said silently in his heart: The surname is Xie, I know this is difficult, but...you are Xie Xizhen, one of the twin jades of Western Chu!
It is near the easternmost end of Miyun Mountain Pass.
Cao Wei, who had been chanting "Let me hear some movement, must have some movement", suddenly laughed, almost crying.
Cao Wei, who could already hear the sound of fighting ahead, reined in his horse and stopped, turned his head and shouted angrily, "Change horses! Put on armor!"
Soon Cao Wei couldn't help laughing, and he said: "It's now, let's change to another horse!"
The extremely long 10,000 rides stopped gradually, and then everyone put on their armor and drew their knives.
Far from the territory of the Central Plains in the Western Regions, this Cao Wei led ten thousand cavalry from Beiliang who seemed to have been born out of nowhere, and they paused for a short time to rest.
Like a suddenly static Guangling River.
After standing still, it is a raging eastward flow!
Cao Wei held his sword high, rode his horse and galloped forward, shouting with all his might, "Kill!"
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The Battle of Miyun Pass.
It was hailed by later generations as the number one in riding battles after the Spring and Autumn Period.