Chapter 602: Grassland War (2)
For hundreds of years, the Han army has actually had its own set of fighting methods when dealing with the Hu people on the grassland, riding and riding with steps. Counting the winning rate, there are few defeats. That's why the Huns were able to beat the westward migration of the Huns to the west and the southern annexation to the south. However, this was a situation in which the Han Dynasty took sending large troops to attack each other. In the case of a small-scale war, since the Xianbei people plundered the border, few states and counties in the border counties have been able to win.
After the Xianbei cavalry finished shooting a round of arrows, they brandished their sharp swords and screamed hoho monsters in their mouths, and rushed towards the Han army. There is a big cart in front of you What are you afraid of, and the fierce Xianbei people either rely on their superb riding skills to control the horse and jump up and leap over the chariot formation; Either it is by brute force, the unity of man and horse, and the hard impact.
The Han army, under the command of Zhang Liao, was not chaotic at all. Raise your arrow when it's time to let it go, raise it when it's time to raise it, and don't show mercy when it's time to stab it with your spear. Suddenly, there were screams again and again, and people immediately turned on their backs before the battle.
Lu Bu was in the Chinese army, quietly looking at the bloody killing field in front of him. The screams didn't make him blink an eye. Since the army, life and death have long been looked down on by him. Only victory will be the result he wants. This time, he also brought a secret weapon, but considering the fact that the Xianbei people would have to flee as long as they received a certain amount of damage in previous wars, he did not use it. Otherwise, the first battle will kill the Xianbei people and scare away Budugen, so where to find him in this desert? So you have to give Budugen hope, and then wait for the opportunity to hit its army.
Lu Bu was right, seeing countless Xianbei warriors fall in front of the Han army's array, Bu Dugen was heartbroken. He wanted to retire from the army, but he felt that there was no place to put the face of Xianbei Shan Yu in the west; Seeing that the Han army seemed to have suffered a lot of losses, he suddenly thought in his heart, on the grassland, the Han army has no logistical supply, and when its target is exhausted, what can I do? Li Ling was so brave back then, wasn't he also captured by the Huns when he ran out of ammunition and food? In an instant, countless thoughts passed through Budugen's mind. In the end, he was firm again, so he ordered his subordinates to speed up the attack in order to consume the arrows of the Han army as soon as possible.
Zhang Liao was in the front camp, and when he saw that the Xianbei people suddenly changed their tactics, the attack was still as fierce as ever, but the formation was not so dense. So with a roll of his eyes, he ordered the archers to slow down their attacks, take turns to rest, and regain their strength.
Seeing that the arrows of the Han army finally began to thin, Bu Dugen couldn't help but be overjoyed, and said, "The Han army is exhausted." So he ordered the army to press on and break through the Han army's large array in one fell swoop. Good to charge with cavalry.
The Xianbei people got Shan Yu's order, shouted and rushed over, Zhang Liao saw this, and ordered all the archers to fire their arrows together. With a bang, I saw the sky, and a black cloud suddenly rose, and then the black cloud turned a corner in the sky, turned its head, and pounced fiercely at the Xianbei people below. The sharp arrows, with the blessing of gravity, easily passed through the robes of the Xianbei people and nailed into their flesh and blood. A scream sounded, and countless people fell off their horses with arrows, and were trampled by the cavalry behind them.
In an instant, the dense formation was vacant. The Xianbei people's offensive could not help but be blocked. When Bu Dugen saw it, he couldn't help but rush upward, gritting his teeth and scolding: "The thief is really cunning!" ”
When a leader next to him saw it, he couldn't help but feel heartache, over the years, he had killed and injured so many tribal warriors. If you want to go south to rob the Han people, just go quietly, why do you want to make such a loud noise. It's good now, and the Han army is out of the jam. really angered the Han army, how could Xianbei be the opponent of the Han army, and didn't the Huns who crisscrossed the grassland be wiped out under the blow of the Han people? As soon as he thought of this, he persuaded Bu Dugen to say: "Shan Yu, the Han army is very difficult to fight, so it is better to retreat." ”
When Bu Dugen heard this, his heart moved, but he sighed: "I have an appointment with Shan Yu Kebi in the central part of the country to attack the Han army together." Even though the war is unfavorable, he does not want to break the covenant. ”
When the head man next to him heard this, he couldn't help but be anxious, and hurriedly said: "Shan Yu, Shan Yu in the middle has always been arrogant, and he is bent on annexing my department and the east, if my department fights to the death with the Han army here, and then goes back, how can I compete with the central region?" Think again! "Kebineng is not at ease, if his side suffers heavy casualties, even if he wins the Han army this time and returns to the grassland, he is not Kebineng's opponent. The prairie is the foundation of the Xianbei warriors, and there can be no loss!
Everyone immediately figured out this truth, the Han people are so powerful. Unless they can fight all the way to the south and occupy all their land and cities, what is the use of winning once or twice? The Xianbei people don't know how to farm, so they still have to retreat to the grassland. If you get entangled with the Han army here, not to mention the Han people, you will lose too many people from your own tribe, what will you do to deal with those ill-intentioned guys around you? There has never been warmth on the prairie. Even the tribes under the same Budugen often attack each other. Budugen has always been blind and unconcerned. Everyone hurriedly came together to persuade Bu Dugen, let him withdraw his troops, don't waste it pointlessly here, even if he retreats to the surrendered city, relying on the city to resist the Han army, it is better than entangled with the Han army here.
Budugen thought to himself, it was you who persuaded me to quit, but I didn't want to quit. Grabbing his beard and muttering for a long time, Budugen said: "Since you all want to retreat, don't hesitate, and retreat to the surrendered city first." ”
Everyone worshipped: "Alone in wisdom!" ”
Lu Bu didn't blink his eyes, he looked at the direction of Budugen's Chinese army, and when the banner of Budugen retreated slightly, and the horn of his army had not changed, he reacted, and the Xianbei people wanted to retreat! Lu Bu sneered, and immediately ordered the whole army to attack and no longer keep it.
So the archers retreated, and the men, under the command of the soldiers of the logistics battalion, pushed the stone machines forward. The Xianbei people who were attacking only felt that the top of their heads was empty, and when they looked up, the sky was clear, and there was no abnormal movement, and they couldn't help but be overjoyed, the Han army was really exhausted, so what are you waiting for? So they gathered together and killed the Han army.
The stone machine was launched together, and what was thrown out was not a stone bullet, but a sealed clay pot, which cut through the sky, smashed on the body of the Xianbei people, and smashed on the ground, and was split in an instant, and the fire oil in it also overflowed. After smashing several rounds of oil canisters, the stone machine began to fire fire again. The fire bomb crossed the sky above the Han army, smashed into the grassland, and as soon as it soared, the flames burst out. And then it got out of hand.
When the clay pot broke and the fire oil flowed out, some Xianbei people noticed that although they didn't know what this strange smell of black was, it was somewhat similar to the animal fat extracted from the grassland. When he looked at the fire bombs whistling in the sky, he immediately reacted: "Not good! ”