Chapter 85: Into the Urn
Yun Xiao slept hard for half a night, and the military minister Shan Yu also slept for half a night. Yun Xiao didn't sleep, he was looking at the map, thinking about tomorrow's ambush battle. The military minister Shan Yu did not sleep because he was in the clouds and rain with two Donghu girls.
When he got up in the morning, Da Shan Yu yawned widely. I drank a lot of alcohol last night and went crazy for half the night. My head was a little groggy, my stomach felt very burned, and I felt much better after eating a pot of mutton and drinking a big bowl of mutton soup.
"The daughter of the front army, and the rear team of the Chinese army are separated by two miles. The scout releases the five miles, let's move forward. ”
The well-fed and well-fed Da Shan Yu gave the first order of the day. The road has already been walked once, and the road is familiar. In front of it is a place called Yongchang Canyon, which is a large canyon with two mouths and a wide belly.
Yun Xiao's eyes were fixed on this canyon that resembled the Camp Nou, even though he had seen it countless times. However, the eyes are still fixed on the map, which is sixteen miles long from east to west and ten miles wide from north to south, and there is only one exit and one entrance to the entire valley. The surrounding valley can only be described as a thousand miles of walls, and the goats that can climb the mountain as high as twenty or thirty zhang cannot go up.
If the Huns were willing to transform into infantry and climb the cliff, Yun Xiao would have nothing to say. However, the clouds sprinkled pepper noodles, and more than 10,000 Donghu soldiers and Qiang people were sprinkled on the cliffs. The cliff is not easy to climb, not to mention that the people on it often fall from high altitudes.
Yun Xiao's troops are not enough, and he has no choice but to fit more than 70,000 guests, and he does need a lot of space. Last night the team set off quietly, and a qiē has begun to be irretrievable.
The front exit was four miles long, and this huge exit would be recognized by the Huns as an escape route. They're going to be crazy about this exit. So Yun Xiao filled in all the people he could fight here. The four-mile-long valley was blocked by a series of carts, and in front of the cart formation, many pits were dug and a large number of triangular nails were sprinkled, and a large number of horse-repellent pickets could even cope with the impact of fire bulls.
The feather forest led by Gongsun He is arranged here, as well as the guards of the Yun family. The brute bull Gong Along and others are all here, anyway, the most capable guys are all concentrated here, and they try to ensure that the Huns will not be killed from here.
The entrance to the valley is narrow, and only a dozen rides are allowed in parallel at the narrowest point. Yun Xiao really had no one under him, so the helpless Yun Xiao had no choice but to arrange the eight thousand Donghu people here. When the Hun brigade completely entered the Yongchang Gorge, he was the guy who closed the door.
Yun Xiao was not too worried that the Donghu people would not be able to hold it. Because the terrain here is so good for defense. Just place the archers on the cliffs on both sides. Even if there were a million people, the Huns could not rush over. Because they simply can't be deployed, and the huge numerical advantage can't be played at all.
However, God still seems to want to make some trouble for Yun Xiao, and Tuduo sent someone to report it. A very steep path was discovered, the width of which could only be ridden by two people. Frightened, Yun Xiao hurriedly sent Wei Qing and his men over. I'm sure they'll guard the path.
Yun Xiao rode a carriage to the top of the mountain. A grand battle is about to begin. Gongsun He's carriage stretched across the valley like a dam to stop the flood. The black armor of the Yun family's guards stood out in the middle of the red-clothed feather forest.
The sun was shining brightly in the sky, and a breeze was heard from time to time on the top of the mountain. These Yulin are all elite soldiers of the Northern Army and veterans of a hundred battles. At the moment their composure shows a great advantage. If Wei Qing's little ones were here, they would definitely be restless.
Yun Xiao's biggest worry is whether he can block the entrance, and if he can't block it, his preparations will be in vain.
The warlord sat lazily on his horse, surrounded by a fierce and elite samurai.
The May sun is warm and drowsy. Especially last night, he didn't have a good rest, which made the military minister Shan Yu have a desire to doze off. No way, I don't have the kind of carriage of the Han people. The Lele car on the grassland is bumpy to death, and it is a bit difficult to have three flat and four unround wheels that are not bumpy.
The horses and soldiers cut through the narrow valley, and in front of them was an open field. King Huqiang's heart began to relax, the entrance of Yongchang Canyon was what he was most worried about, and it could only be carried by a dozen horsemen in parallel. If the Han people block here, it will be really difficult to break through. If you want to go around this wide canyon, you may have to take several days of travel.
Taniguchi was quiet, not even a wolf. King Huqiang ordered the brigade to hurry through Guò, and the exit was several miles long. It takes a lot of troops to snipe there.
The Huns quickly passed through the valley, and the long procession stretched for nearly ten miles. Suddenly, the scout in front of him came to report in a panic.
"Lord Wang, it's not good. The exit is blocked by the Han Chinese, and we can't get through. ”
King Huqiang was stunned when he heard this, why did the Han people block the exit several miles wide. He sent someone to inform Da Shan Yu on the one hand, and went to watch it in person.
Carriages that stretched for miles were connected into a chariot array, and on top of the carriages stood soldiers in red armor. Their hats were covered with red feathers, and the weather was so good that King Hu Qiang could even see the crossbows in their hands.
The sun shone on the earth, and the ground was cold one after another. It's that damn triangular spike again, with which it's impossible to charge in the cavalry.
The drowsy military minister Shan Yu felt that the group had stopped advancing, and in a trance he raised his head. King Huqiang had come to his nearest.
"Da Danyu, the Han people actually blocked the valley mouth. I think if you try to rush over, the casualties will be huge. ”
"If I'm not mistaken, the valley is miles wide. How many Han people there are, let's see. ”
Just as the military ministers were stunned by Yunxiao's car formation, he was very nervous. Fortunately, the Huns had already entered the Yongchang Gorge, and he immediately rushed up with his 8,000 men. The speeding carriage galloped by, unloading rows of sturdyly tied pickets from the carriage.
More than a hundred guys with bags ran to the front, and with deerskin gloves, they spilled their big triangular nails on the ground. Ambushes on the mountain also appeared on the cliffs on either side, and Tudo led the men with the old piles of gravel at their feet. The Qiang girls in the front row are all holding Wu Duo in their hands, and using this thing to play with high-altitude falling objects is simply a nightmare for attackers.
Time is a bit rushed, if it were richer. He thought that the narrow part of the valley mouth should be blocked with some large stones, so that it would be more difficult for the Huns to break out.
Yiqiē was preparing quickly, albeit a little chaotically. But in the end, it was done as quickly as possible, and the guys with the sacks ran back with empty sacks. The ground was already covered with those triangular nails. He admired the invention of the Han Chinese, which was the nemesis of cavalry, especially on such a narrow road.
The Donghu people quickly completed the preparations for sniping the Huns, and now they are only waiting for the Huns to throw themselves into the net.
Yun Xiao stood on the top of the mountain, his idea was simple. To trap these Huns, it doesn't take much, just three or five days. The Yongchang Gorge is vast enough and dry enough. Yun Xiao sent people to wander around for a day, but they didn't find a drop of water.
As long as they were surrounded for three or five days, these Huns would die of thirst. Even if they drink horse blood to live, I'm afraid they won't last more than ten days and eight days. During these ten days and eight days, his subordinates had to maintain a high degree of tension, not only patrolling the mountains every day, but also preventing the Huns from charging into battle. This is a battle of wills, and whoever can carry it better will win.
The military minister Shan Yu was also surprised to see Taniguchi's chariot formation, and he was also an expert in the battlefield. He knew how many casualties it would take to break down the formation. Not one hundred or twenty thousand people could not fill the wagons.
"Tell me what you have in mind."
The military minister Shan Yu looked at the nobles under him, and at the same time looked at Zhongxing Yue. It's a pity that this thinker is just a scholar, and he is really a novice. Now he doesn't have any good ideas, and he sees Da Dan Yu's disappointed eyes. Zhong Xingyue was a little uneasy, after all, those eagle dogs that were useless to their owners were worthless. If the situation changes, they will definitely be the first to be abandoned.
"Da Danyu, although the Han people's military formation is rigorous. And there are many roadblocks on the road, which seem to be impregnable. However, from what I have observed, their formation seems to be very thin. It shows that their forces are not enough. As long as we hold up the big shield and fill in the pits. Then sweep away the triangular nails. Our tens of thousands of troops can break through their formations in one fell swoop. ”
King Huqiang is worthy of being an old soldier, his eyes are very poisonous, and he carefully observed Yun Xiao's car formation. At once, he found out the Achilles heel of Yun Xiao, there is no depth. The thin layer of chariots only barely blocked the valley mouth, and if the Huns cleared the obstacles, they stormed a little.
This thin layer of chariots will be pierced like a soft egg skin, and then the Huns will burst the dam like a flood. Wipe this array into the crowd.
"I think what King Huqiang said is feasible, but King Huqiang has not considered it. How long it will take to sweep these things away. It's already noon, and we're passing by here when we come. I've sent people to inspect it, but there is no water source in this valley. Many of us didn't have water replenishment yesterday, and most of us are going to bottom out of water bags.
How long do you think we can last in this kind of weather? Without water, neither man nor horse can hold out for a few days. If your plan fails, won't we die here of thirst? ”
When Captain Zuo saw King Huqiang speak, he said in a strange manner.
"And what do you have to do?"
King Huqiang hates this kind of guy who has no idea and likes to pick on others.
"My solution is simple, let's get out of the valley. After you break it to King Huqiang, it will be up to you, King Huqiang, to complete the important task of breaking the Han people's car formation. Da Dan Yu led the Chinese army to find a place with abundant water and grass to camp. You can attack and retreat like this, you see how it goes! ”
"You ......" (To be continued......