Chapter 798: Ninety-Nine Lives
The Xianbei cavalry who came from Danhan Mountain didn't expect the Han cavalry to have this kind of fighting, and they were immediately stunned by the scene in front of them. However, the Han cavalry did not stop moving, like locusts with feathered arrows already pounced on them.
The Xianbei people have always been fierce and are not afraid of the rain of arrows of the Han Chinese, and although people are constantly being shot off their horses, others still do not hesitate to rush over the bodies of these companions. When the Han cavalry came into their range, they did not hesitate to pick up their bows and arrows. Mounted archery was their specialty, and how could they be willing to lose to the Han in this regard. It's just that the wishes are good, but the reality is extremely cruel. After a few rounds of arrow rain, far more Xianbei people fell than Han Chinese.
Soon, the Xianbei man put away his bow and arrows and drew his scimitar. They all understood that by the time the two armies collided, it would be too late to draw their knives. And the Han threw out their short throwing guns at this time.
Only those who have experienced it know the power of short throwing. A short throwing gun can pass through the body of the person in front of you and then hit the person behind you, stabbing both under the horse. There are even short throwers that can pass through three people and string them together, like sugar gourds. Of course, none of these Xianbei people have ever seen a sugar gourd.
However, the Xianbei people still rushed forward desperately, preparing to start a close battle with the Han army. Unexpectedly, the formation of the Han people suddenly changed, and they were divided to both sides like a tide, and they did not meet the Xianbei people. It's just that the two sides are too close, and the momentum of the Xianbei people has not decreased, and they are still crashing into the Han army array.
It was only at this time that Xianbei discovered that the Han cavalry had taken advantage of the situation to surround them. The Han people also lit up their sabers and displayed their superb riding skills, and a melee finally began. After the battle just now, the Xianbei army, which was already inferior in numbers, is now less than half of the Han army. The Han army, which had absolute superiority, could not let victory slip through its fingers, and the melee ended after only half an hour, and the 20,000 Xianbei cavalry were all wiped out, and the land was dyed red with blood. It is said that the grass that grows here the next year is tall and fat, but the cattle, sheep and horses do not eat it.
After eliminating this army, Zhao Yun directly drove the team into the Xianbei camp at the foot of Danhan Mountain, where although there was no food and grass, there was plenty of water, which allowed the soldiers to wash off the blood on their bodies and rest for a while.
An hour later, Zhao Yun continued to set off and directly entered Yanmen County, Bingzhou. Since the Xianbei people have been burning and looting in Yanmen County, Yanmen County, which is not rich in the first place, has become even more desolate. There were often Xianbei cavalry passing here, so no one dared to come out and ask Zhao Yun who they were. The army went all the way and arrived outside the Yin Pavilion in Yanmen County in the evening of the same day.
Jiao Ji, the new Yanmen Taishou and Commander, heard that another cavalry was coming from the north, so he hurriedly opened the city gate and brought sheep and wine to labor the army. Yanmen City has been looted by the Xianbei people, there are broken walls and ruins everywhere, which also saves the anxiety of the matter, do not worry about being robbed by the Xianbei people, because there is nothing to rob, this city gate does not need to be closed at any time like Taiyuan City.
Zhao Yun's target was the Xianbei army outside Taiyuan City, and he planned to get in touch with Zhang Liao and Gao Shun who occupied Jiaoyang City as soon as possible, attack from both sides, and break the leader. Therefore, Zhao Yun did not plan to spend many troops in Yanmen County, so he was not prepared to capture Yinguan City. Unexpectedly, Yanmen Taishou took the initiative to come to the labor army, which made Zhao Yun unclear about the situation for a while, so he hurriedly arranged it and ordered the Taishou to be let in.
Jiao Touch stood in front of the camp gate, and began to mumble a little. He was afraid of offending the Xianbei people, and as soon as he heard that it was a cavalry from the north, he rushed to the labor army without thinking about it, but the soldiers outside the camp gate were clearly Han Chinese. But he also knew that since he had already come, it would not be so easy to leave again, so he had to step forward and report it.
After entering the big tent, Jiao Jian found that something was wrong. There was not a single Xianbei person in the entire camp, all of them were Han Chinese, and none of those generals knew him, this army was obviously not sent by Yuan Shao, so there was only one possibility, this was Liu Xin's army. Before he reached the big tent of the Chinese army, Jiao Touch was already in a cold sweat.
However, although Jiao Touch's courage is small, his reaction is extremely fast. After entering the big tent, they suddenly turned over and fell to the ground, and said loudly: "The villain is willing to surrender!" ”
Although there were no flags in this camp, and it was impossible to see where they were coming from, Jiao Touch decided to take a gamble and think of them as Liu Xin's army first. But Jiao Touch played a little clever, and did not say that his actions were surrender, but that they were surrendered. This is an ambiguous statement, if the other party is Yuan Shao's reinforcements transferred from other places, his surrender is reasonable. If the other party is really Liu Xin's army, then he took the initiative to defect, and if he doesn't get it, he can be mixed up with an official and a half-job.
It's a pity that he couldn't hide it from Zhao Yun like this. Zhao Yun raised his hand lightly and said lightly: "Since it is an effect, what is the gift of offering?" ”
Jiao touched his heart with joy, and hurriedly said: "General, in the barren land of Yanmen, there is really nothing to handle. The villain worked hard to get fifty sheep, ten jars of good wine, and ten little beauties. ”
Zhao Yun sneered: "I'm afraid it's not barren, it's that the Xianbei people are finished." ”
Jiao Tu hurriedly echoed: "Yes, yes, yes, it's the Xianbei people who are harmed." ”
Zhao Yun patted the cases in front of him and shouted: "Come on, take him down!" ”
The soldiers on the left and right stepped forward and pressed Jiao Touch to the ground. Jiao Touche shouted injustice.
Zhao Yun said coldly: "Don't shout injustice, even if I kill you a hundred times, it's not much." Do you dare to say that these sheep, wine and women were given to the Xianbei people? ”
Jiao Touch lowered his head helplessly. Now Yuan Shao has a request for Xianbei people, if it is Yuan Shao's army, he will never dare to offend the Xianbei people, and there is no longer any doubt about the identity of the army in front of him, he can be called a self-defeating net.
But the strong desire to survive made Jiao Touch unwilling to give up, and kowtowed again and again: "General, the villain only came from Taiyuan a few days ago, and he knows the movements of the Xianbei people. ”
Zhao Yun's face softened a little, raised his hand, and said, "If you tell the truth what you know, General Ben can consider sparing your life." ”
The left and right soldiers let go of the scorched touch. Jiao Feng secretly breathed a sigh of relief and told Zhao Yun everything he knew. He is the general under the **, and he has been stationed in Taiyuan, so he naturally knows the movements of the head well.
The leader attacked Daling, Qixian and other places without success, so he simply retreated into Taiyuan and did not come out, and there was no way to take him. But the lesson of Yanmen was there, but he refused to let all the Xianbei people into the city under any circumstances, and only allowed the three of Kuitou, Fu Luohan, and Bu Dugen to live in the city with their cronies, and the others could only camp outside the city.
These news, the phantom spy lurking in Taiyuan City has been sent out through the flying pigeon book, and the basic situation Zhao Yun has also learned that there is no discrepancy between what Jiao Touch said. But what Zhao Yun didn't know was the situation outside Taiyuan City, because ** blocked the four gates of Taiyuan, the Phantom Secret Spy couldn't get out at all, and there was no way to get the news outside the city, and Jiao Touch just knew the news in this regard.
There were more than 120,000 Xianbei cavalry who retreated to Taiyuan, except for more than 10,000 people who followed the Kuitou brothers into Taiyuan City, and the remaining 110,000 people were stationed outside the city. These Xianbei people set up more than a dozen camps according to different tribes, some of which were connected to each other, and some were more than ten miles apart. Due to the setbacks on the front line, these Xianbei people who returned to Taiyuan were obviously much more irritable, not only wreaking havoc on the surrounding villages, but even a team of cavalry attacked the county seat of Chiatai and ransacked the whole city.
It is a little sad to say that the equipment used by the Xianbei people to attack the city was provided by Yuan Jun, and the tactics of siege were also taught by Yuan Jun. ** I was also restless when I got the news, for fear that these Xianbei people would continue to attack other cities. But it is easy to invite God and difficult to send God, and I am afraid that I will not be able to come. These Xianbei people often fight with each other to snatch their children's gold and silk, and they will not have pity for the Han people.
The 110,000 men were all cavalry, which was really a tough bone to gnaw. If Zhao Yun gathered the strength of the entire Sixth Legion, he would not be afraid to confront them head-on. It's just that now he only has 20,000 men in his hands, and how to achieve victory with minimal casualties has become the most important problem for him to consider. However, no matter what, Zhao Yun must leave these Xianbei people in the Central Plains, and must not let them return to the grassland and let the tiger return to the mountain.
After being silent for a long time, Zhao Yun suddenly had an idea, pointed at Jiao Touch, and shouted in a deep voice: "Someone! Push this guy out and cut it down! ”
Jiao Touch was shocked and said: "General, the villain's words are true, you can't kill me!" ”
Zhao Yun waved his hand and said, "I have just said that it is enough to die a hundred times for the crime you committed, spare your life, you still owe ninety-nine lives!" Chopped! ”
The guards couldn't help but say, dragged Jiao Touch out, and cut off the head.
Zhao Yun did not immediately go south, but led people to the Yin Pavilion overnight. Anxious's men led the way, and the gates were opened without difficulty, and a large group of cavalry swarmed in. The 3,000 Yuan soldiers brought over from Taiyuan by Jiao were taken prisoner while still asleep.
There was no one on the street, and not many of the people in the city survived, and they were even more panicked when they heard the sound of horses' hooves, who dared to go out on the streets? However, as an important town in the north, the Yin Pavilion of Yanmen County is very strong, if it were not for them to open the door and robber, it would be impossible to enter Yanmen City with the cavalry and archery tactics of the Xianbei people. With Yinguan City and the section of the Great Wall to the south, the return route of the Xianbei army was completely blocked.
The sky was getting brighter, and the people of Yanmen, who had been nervous all night, were not harassed in any way, but there were still horses' hooves from time to time.
There is a person in this Yin Pavilion City known as Xu Daring, the last time the Xianbei people plagued the Yin Pavilion City, he did not flee out of the city like everyone else, but led his family to hide in a dry well and witnessed the atrocities of the Xianbei people. Now, the sound of horses' hooves sounded again in the city, and while he asked his family to go down to the well again, he quietly looked out through the crack in the door, and saw a majestic cavalry coming towards his house. At that moment, the knocker of the door rang out.