Chapter 23: The Iron Rider and the Golden Drum (9)
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More than 300 cavalry galloped through the valley, and rumbling thunder was often heard during the summer afternoon rainstorm, echoing through the valley. The sound of hooves is like a war drum, making people's blood boil.
Because of the difference in the robes and armor on the riders, they were clearly divided into two groups. The cavalry that followed Wang Sunchen out of the city were in an embarrassing situation of being chased and killed. The sound of horses' hooves behind him was getting closer and closer, filling his ears, accompanied by the scolding of the Tibetan dialect, becoming more and more urgent.
Wang Sunsin was at the back of the line. In front were dozens of Han cavalry under his command, and behind them were the Tubo cavalry who were furious by his stalking tactics.
After Yu Zang Huama retreated, Wang Sunchen led his only cavalry of less than 100 to track down the retreating Tubo. According to his tactics, when the enemy retreats, he pursues him, and when he returns, he always maintains a distance of less than 100 paces. And in the course of their pursuit, they shouted and laughed while shooting forward with their crossbows.
Although there were no casualties in the process, the group of flies led by Wang Sunchen, their spiritual attack, had successfully slowed down the evacuation of the Yu Zang family's team. During this period, the Tibetans sent troops to drive them away several times, but Wang Sunchen evaded them, but when they returned to the ranks, the kraft-like Han cavalry immediately followed. After arriving at the end of the day, the impatient Tubo people finally sent 300 elite cavalry to fight back against Wang Sunchen and them, vowing to chase them down to the end.
In the gallop at top speed, the oncoming wind was whistling in his ears, but Wang Sunsin could already vaguely hear the gasping of the pursuers behind him. At most, thirty paces away, you will be overtaken. In the midst of the chase, the arrows fired by the Tibetans flew all over the sky, but none of them could hit their targets, either flying away from him, or being blocked by his armor and the anti-arrow felt on his horse.
There was a sudden sound of bells overhead, and a long arrow hit Wang Sunsin's helmet. There was a rush, and his head was lowered. Immediately after, several more imperceptible impacts were felt from the vest.
Wang Sunsin's body became hot because of the galloping horse, but his heart remained calm after being frozen. Sensing that the enemy behind him was close enough to aim at him, he had the nervousness and excitement before the battle, but there was no fear at all.
Holding the bow in both hands, the rapid breathing gradually adjusted, the legs tightly clamped the horse's belly, and the body rose and fell with the mount under the crotch, but the arms holding the two-foot short bow slowly stabilized. Wang Sunchen's breathing became more and more steady, and the look in his eyes became more and more shining.
Wang Sunsin flicked the bowstring, and his shooting accuracy in mounted shooting was much worse than that of foot shooting, but if he aimed at a war horse, he could still shoot a hundred shots. Leg clamps. Tightly on his mount, Wang Sunchen suddenly twisted his body and shot, and an arrow came out of the string, coincidentally piercing into the inside of the nose of the nearest war horse.
If it only hits the body and head, the arrows shot from the horse bow above and below the six buckets can only bring a little skin trauma to the thick-skinned war horse, so that the war horse will be frightened a little bit that it can recover quickly. But when you shoot the most sensitive tender flesh in your nose, it's a different story. The neighing of the horse with the arrow rose up, knocking the rider on horseback to the ground, and even turning around on the road, blocking the companions behind.
Although the road leading to the Valley of Diners was at least three feet wide, the wounded horse scurried wildly at the front of the group, and the formation of the pursuing group suddenly became a chain of chaos. Wang Sunsin's arrow was like throwing a bundle of firewood into a gap in the river embankment, trying to block the river from rushing at the breach, but he didn't expect it to be really successful.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Wang Sunchen instantly stopped his horse. Standing up on the horse's back with the stirrup, the bow in his hands had been replaced by a longbow for foot shooting in the blink of an eye. With a fairly stable foothold, Wang Sunsin once again showed his superb archery skills in the three armies.
The Tubo officer, who was ordered to hunt down Wang Sunchen and his party, was urging his men to get the mad war horse away, when a sharp arrow shot through the open mouth, the arrow shot through the soft palate, against the cervical vertebrae, and the goose's tail rubbed his lips, blocking his roar in his throat. The Tibetan officer's eyes were full of disbelief, and he raised his trembling hands to pull out the sudden foreign object in his mouth, but in an instant, he fell from his horse.
Before the surrounding Tubo people could react, the bowstring sounded again, and Wang Sunchen did his best to shoot eleven arrows in a row. Piercing the neck, cutting the throat, drilling the heart, and the explosive shooting almost paralyzed Wang Sunchen's hands, but every arrow hit the vital point, and after a miserable scream, he gained eleven more achievements.
The three armies can take command.
As the arrows of the whole army, the group of people who chased at the forefront was killed by Wang Sunchen alone, and the Han cavalry who had fled turned back. In the valley where the two sides confronted each other, the Tubo people, who had several times the number of troops, were on the contrary the weak and timid side.
However, Wang Sunchen was still a little hesitant to attack the enemy formation several times his own, and the Tubo people were also in a dilemma because they were afraid of being forced back by a small number of enemy troops.
Both sides were hesitant, and it seemed that the most decisive result would be to lose their will to fight, and each turned back. But the smoke and dust soared, the ground trembled, and the movement from the direction of Star Luo City became the last straw that overwhelmed the camel. The group of horsemen finally retreated, chasing their main force, as if they were fleeing for their lives.
"It's reinforcements!"
"It's reinforcements coming!"
Amid the cheers of the cavalry under his command, Wang Sunchen finally understood why Yu Zang Huama retreated in a hurry.
A few quarters of an hour later, Wang Sunsin greeted the commander who had led the troops to help.
"Wang Sunsin's visit is opportune!" He bowed in front of Han Gangma, and put on a dignified attitude of his subordinates to meet Shangguan.
"Brother Wang, you did a good job this time." Han Gang jumped off the horse, hugged Wang Sunchen, and praised with a smile: "Defend the lonely city, and you can still have the courage to come out to pursue after the worst of you, but there are few people in the army who can compare to you." And if you don't have Brother Wang, you will be able to attack Weiyuan Fort with all your might. If the situation turns out to be like that, maybe the fort can be saved, but the Miao Du patrolling the camp may have an accident. The key to this battle is to rely on your efforts, Brother Wang! ”
"Thank you for the compliment. I'm just lucky" Wang Sunchen took Han Gang's praise in full, raised his head and smiled,
On the battlefield of this era, a large part of the general's control of the battle situation depends on guessing and calculation, and the success or failure of the war even depends more on luck. Han Gang rushed over from Xingluo Jiecheng, although he was in a hurry, but he didn't ask less at all, how Wang Sunchen guarded the city, Han Gang already knew everything, if he hadn't arrived in time, maybe the city would have been breached. However, Wang Sunsin's ability and talent during this process are worthy of Han Gang's praise.
"Third brother, what should we do now?" Wang Sunchen asked Han Gang, he was still immersed in the excitement of shooting down the twelve horsemen by one person, "Do you want to catch up, so I can bite off a piece of Yu Zang Huama." ”
Han Gang remained calm, "It's enough to contain Yu Zang Huama, don't let them go too fast, and wait for the reinforcements from Weiyuan Fort to come." ”
The blind medicine then turned back from the front. After Han Gang joined Wang Sunchen in front, he ordered him to go forward to track Yu Zang Huama, and to delay his retreat as quickly as possible. For Han Gang's orders, the blind medicine is now like Feng Lunyin, and he doesn't dare to disobey at all, so he does his best to complete it.
Now that he heard the news of Yu Zang Hua Ma from the sentry detective, he immediately ran over respectfully and said to Han Gang: "Qi Qi is opportune, Yu Zang Hua Ma has stopped at the mouth of Dalai Valley." It looks like it's going to build a barracks. ”
"Build a fortification at the mouth of the Otto Valley?!"
Han Gang and Wang Sunchen were both taken aback. Yu Zang Huama is not a Han Chinese, he is a Tubo person. The camps of the Tibetan people are known for their fragility, and the Tibetans are no exception. It's all broken at once, and there is no value in defending it. It is no better than the Song army, which is unique in the world in terms of military engineering ability, and the camp built is much stronger than that of ordinary small Tibetan cities. Yu Zang Huama temporarily built a camp, and it was located at the mouth of the Diners Valley, if he didn't suddenly become a fool, then he had something else to think about. However, no matter what Yu Zang Huama's original intention was, his actions were clearly inviting Han Gang to attack him.
Han Gang calmed down first and ordered, "Keep an eye on Dalai Valley, if they really want to build a fort, come back and inform me immediately." ”
The blind medicine was ordered to retreat. Wang Sunchen tugged at Han Gang, snorted at the back of the blind medicine who jumped on the horse again, and asked, "Third brother, what's going on?" How did you become honest and obedient? ”
"People change all the time." Han Gang looked at the blind medicine that was respectful to himself. The blind medicine is now intimidated by himself, and in a short period of time, the shadow in his heart will not fade, and he will bow down and obey orders honestly in front of his own family.
With blind medicine as eyes and ears, Han Gang knows everything about the things ahead.
Yu Zang Huama has stopped retreating, if he wants to retreat on this march, he will definitely be able to escape, but his prestige in the clan and the country. But it's going to plummet. No matter how much Yu Zang Huama wants to return to the teacher, he must take advantage of it before he can return with peace of mind.
"This is General Yu Zang Hua Mazai. He's already taken me, and now he's thinking of luring me to the bait. Han Gang understood that if he didn't go to the battle, Yu Zang Huama would be able to tell his people that this was the Song people who were afraid and didn't dare to fight, and then swaggered away.
Han Gang will not let Yu Zang Huama's plan succeed, he will make the thieves who invade this time pay enough price.