Chapter 22: Defeat in the First Battle
He divided his troops into three layers, the front, the middle, and the rear, each layer was separated by several miles, and the distance between the three armies was as much as ten miles. At this time, Tuoba Yoo, who was on the first layer of the army's front, had already led his troops to attack in a roundabout way.
There are only two ways in front of Chen Jinyong, either ignore Tuoba Yun's subordinates, or continue to attack. And Chen Yong obviously chose the latter, and he didn't even see that Tuoba Yun's department was making a big detour, and rushed directly towards the second layer of party cavalry.
At this moment, Liu Tong suddenly said in surprise, it turned out that the second-layer party cavalry was like Tuoba Yun, and the two thousand cavalry also rode more than 4,000 war horses, and the fast horses whipped to the southwest.
Liu Tong said with a solemn face: "This fine seal is really a talent!" ”
Chen Ying nodded and said, "It's true!" ”
Luo Shixin said inexplicably: "What are you saying, why can't I understand?" ”
Chen Ying explained with a smile: "Finely seal the infantry Lai, divide the troops into three layers, the front, middle and back, each layer of cavalry is separated by a few miles, these three layers are far apart, at least ten miles away, if the Dingyuan army takes the lead in the battle now, the distance of more than ten miles, the physical strength of the war horse is almost exhausted, if you charge again, it is likely to not be able to rush the formation of the party cavalry!" ”
Ten miles is only a very short distance for cavalry. However, for a horse galloping at full speed, it is only the time of two pillars of incense. However, in this short period of two pillars of incense, the first wave of the war horse's physical strength will be exhausted. He must have carefully studied the tactics of the Dingyuan Army, and although he did not think of the means of the spears and cavalry of the Dingyuan Army for the time being, he adopted this method to neutralize the advantages of the Dingyuan Army.
Seeing that the more than 2,000 party cavalry in the second layer made a detour to the right flank in the southwest, the Lingwu Left Army led by Chen Jinyong did not crash headlong into the party army led by Xifeng Bulai, but followed the example of Tuoba Yu to make a detour. Chen Jinyong led more than 6,000 cavalry from the four Zhichong Mansion of the Lingwu Left Army, abandoned the enemy's Chinese army, and instead made a detour to the northeast.
Liu Tong saw this scene and said, "What's the matter with this Chen Jinyong? How did you run away? ”
Chen Ying said with a smile: "He didn't run away, but took the initiative to avoid the truth and make up for it, this Chen Jinyong is really smart." ”
The left and right flanks of the party army were roundabout, and Ashina Simo and Chen Jinyong's choices were not the same, he took the first way to attack the detour. Led the four Folding Mansions to charge away against the enemy.
At this time, Yu Guni was overjoyed. Chen Jinyong did not rely on Chen Ying's favor and seize the first credit, but kept the biggest fat for himself. Although the first and middle two layers of the army of the fine seal Bu Lai were scattered, attracting more than 12,000 people from the eight Zhichong Mansions of the Lingwu Army, at this time, he still had five Zhichong Mansions, with nearly 8,000 cavalry, against the more than 5,000 cavalry under the command of the fine seal Bu Lai, and still had a slight advantage in numbers.
"Kill, kill!" Yu Guni roared and shouted, and the soldiers of the Lingwu Army under his command also roared in unison. More than 8,000 horses and more than 32,000 horses' hooves stepped on the grass, and the turf trembled. Although there are only more than 8,000 people in the Lingwu Army, it has created the momentum of thousands of troops and horses charging into the group, which is terrifying.
If it were to be replaced by other Turkic armies, with fewer enemies and more enemies, seeing the charge of such an imposing army, I am afraid that they would have already thrown down their weapons, turned their horses' heads, and ran as far as they could. It is a pity that although this is a Turkic army, it is a more ferocious party cavalry.
To say that the party members are also wonderful, they are originally a branch of the Xiqiang people. However, as the Xianbei people rose up, the Qiang people were abused to death, and after the fall of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Tuoba clan was divided, some of them changed their Han surname Yuan, and some Tuoba surnames were unwilling to be sinicized, so they went into exile in the northwest, lived together with the Qiang people, and gradually became the current Dangxiang clan. The Dangxiang clan is surrounded by their enemies, there are Xianbei Tuguhun, there are also Tubo, under the eyes of strong enemies, in order to survive, so the Dangxiang people are more fierce and brave.
"It's a little interesting, I wasn't too disappointed at all!" Xiao Feng Bulai looked at the swarming Lingwu Army, with a faint smile on his face, and waved his hand lightly behind him. These party cavalry, who had received orders from the fine seal Bulai, rushed forward without fear.
Xiangjun bumped into it once without any tricks, but this time he encountered the enemy, and Yu Guni, who was in the formation, felt completely different from before.
If it is said that in the past, the Lingwu army faced the Turkic cavalry, like a sharp machete cutting a watermelon, and with a little force, it was inserted at once. This time, however, it was like hitting a hard rock! The impact of the party cavalry had already been raised, and under the impact of the gold and stone, the stone chips flew all over the place, but the knife was bent by the recoil force. Although Yu Guni had more than 8,000 horses under his command, nearly twice as many as the party cavalry under the command of Xifeng Bulai, he fell behind under the hard shock.
The Dangxiang clan at this time was completely different from the Song Dynasty, and the entire Dangxiang clan at this time was only more than 100,000 people. Among them, there are no more than 10,000 soldiers who can recruit good soldiers. Although the number of party members is not large, the equipment is very good, especially the more than 5,000 horsemen under the command of Xifeng Bulai, who are wearing a fine steel armor, and their defensive ability is much stronger than the leather armor equipped by the Lingwu Army. And the blades in his hands are all made of refined steel, which is extremely lethal.
Some of these generals were able to protect the fine seal Bulai in the defeat of the Sui Dynasty army and the annihilation of the whole army. It is by no means comparable to the average weak chicken, at this time, the two armies met in the field, strong against strong, hard against hard, Yu Guni not only could not rush into the other party's queue, but was inserted in the reverse by the fine seal Bulai!
Luo Shixin's eyes widened: "How is this possible?" ”
Although Luo Shixin is not used to Yu Guni's servile face to Chen Ying, it is undeniable that Yu Guni is a rare warrior, especially when the timing of the battlefield is grasped, even Luo Shixin thinks that he is inferior.
"Originally, I thought that there was no need for the Dingyuan Army to fight, but now it seems that it can't be!" Chen Ying said indifferently: "Prepare to answer Yu Guni!" ”
Lingwu Jun's performance at this time is also remarkable. A Lingwu soldier whose arm had been cut off by the enemy gritted his teeth and pounced on a party cavalryman from his horse, and the two of them rolled to the ground at the same time, trampled into a blurred pulp of flesh by the hooves of both horses.
In the past, these Turks would never have worked so hard, because as long as they died, their older sons would be killed, and their younger sons would be sons to others. But now it's different, as long as they die in battle, Chen Ying will give them a pension, and no one can infringe on the property that belongs to them. In this way, they are relieved of their worries. Of course, some people will say that the Turks respect the young and strong, and in case of danger, their parents and children will be abandoned. In fact, this is, people are not animals, and animals still know how to feed back. If it weren't a last resort, who would want to abandon their wives and children and run away alone?
A shoulder was smashed by the party cavalry and his flesh was blurred, revealing Bai Sensen's stubble, which was very terrifying. However, he stepped back, picked up the arm that had not been affected, and put the rope around his waist to a party cavalryman, and by this time he was already unconscious and could not hold on. So the lasso was sealed on the saddle, and then the dagger was pulled out, and it was inserted into the horse's buttocks, the war horse was in pain, and ran forward quickly, and the party cavalry who was lassoed was torn off the horse by the huge pulling force of the war horse, dragged on the ground and continued to gallop until the war horse was out of strength, and the party cavalry who was dragged had only two thighs left......
"Kill them all, kill all the Tang people!" The fine seal Bulai roared angrily, waving the one-horned bronze man in his hand, clashes left and right in the Lingwu army, and no one can do it.
Yu Guni hated it so much, but he was helpless. The veterans of the left army of the Lingwu Army could still support it, but they didn't expect that dozens of recruits from the right army were in chaos.
The quality of recruits in the Lingwu Right Army is very good, but after all, the integration time is still a little too short, so it can win and not lose, in the past, the Tang Army was invincible and had the upper hand, so the newly attached army was also brave, and this time it was easy to be frustrated when it encountered a strong enemy. As soon as this flaw appeared, the situation became even more dangerous.
Although Ashnasimo's headquarters collided head-on with the second layer of cavalry of the party cavalry, the battle on the right flank was very smooth. There were more than 6,000 people under Ashinasmo's command, but there were only 2,000 party cavalry. Ashina Simo almost didn't have any power, and easily came out of the formation.
At this time, less than 1,000 of the 2,000 party cavalry had survived.
Just when Asnasimo killed through the party's cavalry formation, he saw that the situation of Yu Guni was precarious, and Ashina Simo was shocked. As a rising star of the Ashina family, Ashina Simotan fights on the battlefield, in addition to morale, skills, and strength, he also fights organization.
Now Yu Guni's Chinese army is slightly chaotic, and the victory of the fine seal Bulai has been completed, and the momentum of four or five thousand party cavalry is like a rainbow, impacting back and forth, and the new recruits in the Lingwu Chinese army are the first to collapse. Even after his Lingwu Right Army joined the battlefield, it could not quickly eliminate this disadvantage. However, Ashina Simo saw that the Tuoba Yusuo Division, which had come full circle, was preparing to rush towards Yu Guni's back road. However, seeing that more than 3,000 cavalry under Tuoba Yu gradually covered up, this layer of cavalry was not in a hurry to enter the battlefield, but it was scattered, gradually forming an arc, which seemed to be about to surround it, intending to annihilate the more than 8,000 people and horses of the Lingwu Army. The sixth Chongfu of the Dingyuan Army had just rushed to the battlefield at this time, and it would take two pillars of incense to reach the battlefield at the earliest, and it was still unknown whether Yu Guni could hold on to the two pillars of incense at this time.
Ashina Simo was dumbfounded for a moment, if Tuoba Yu and Xifeng Bulai were allowed to attack back and forth, Yu Guni's troops would not be defeated at this time, but the whole army would be defeated.
Just when Chen Ying was in a hurry, Ashina Simo led the army to rush towards Tuoba Yun's army.
Chen Ying breathed a sigh of relief, if it weren't for Ashina Simo's quick decision, the more than 8,000 troops in the Lingwu Army, I'm afraid there would be no more people back.