Chapter 169 The West Wind Is Cold, and the Flowers Are Crippled (5)
The most difficult part of the Donghu cavalry is also here, advance and retreat freely, the subordinates are all cavalry, the endurance of the war horse is far above the Central Plains war horse, as long as there is enough water and dry meat, it can be pursued for several days and nights, and the opponent will form a counterattack and leave quickly, the Donghu cavalry style of play is even more changeable, not only the Yan country suffers from it, even if it is as strong as Qin, it can not completely solve the attack of the barbarians in the border area, so it has to build a fortress wall along the way to resist.
Zhao Kuo's big tent generals gathered, Mu Chen sat there without saying a word, the main road feint failed, the Donghu cavalry on both sides rushed out, the city gate was wide open, and the cavalry poured out, Mu Chen laughed, "Today is really lucky, let you know that Grandpa Mu Chen is amazing!" ”
Mu Chen urged his horse forward, and the guards behind him followed, and more and more cavalry poured out, and the front camp had to retreat, "General, retreat!" ”
"No way!"
Mu Chen roared angrily, the broad-bladed sword killed one person, the commander of the pro-soldiers had no choice but to protect the left side, Mu Chen killed up, it has not been so enjoyable for a long time, the most important thing is that the combat strength of the Donghu cavalry is not weak, one by one do not rush up, the more this is the more Mu Chen's killing intent is stimulated.
Mu Chen led the crowd to fight until the Donghu army retreated, and the casualties of the guards around him were close to eighty, and in the end there were less than 100 people left.
"How's the perimeter defense arranged?"
"Each camp tent sends more men and horses, the front camp tent is empty, and the back is arranged with crossbowmen, once the Donghu cavalry attacks at night, it will definitely give him a good look."
Zhao Kuo nodded, took precautions in advance, and was deeply impressed by the Donghu cavalry after the first battle, even if the advantage of the black devil elite against the enemy was also limited, and the camps on both sides suffered a big loss, I couldn't help but think of a person, Li Mu, who fought with the Hu people all the year round, that is, the Xiongnu tribe in the north of Zhao State, the Huns played almost the same as Donghu, if Li Mu was there, he would definitely find the most suitable method.
"What are the casualties among the camps?"
"The cavalry battalion suffered 4,000 casualties, the infantry battalion suffered 20,000 casualties, the offensive and defensive battalions suffered 6,000 casualties, and the bow and crossbow battalion suffered 3,000 casualties!" One by one, the numbers were reported, and everyone present, including Zhao Kuo, was silent, since the day of the army, it was the first time that such a tragic casualty had been inflicted.
"Lift your head up."
Everyone's eyes were on, "It's just a small defeat, and in the future, we will have to face a stronger enemy, and there will be more casualties, what will we do then?" Sighing, complaining? ”
Everyone was stunned, the battle was too smooth, the invincibility of Zhao Guo had already been deeply rooted in everyone's hearts, and today in the face of the defeat of the Donghu cavalry, the whole person became lost, and that feeling was just like a person who was used to standing on a high place suddenly fell from above.
"The king is right, there are no victorious soldiers on the battlefield, let alone long-lasting victorious generals, what if you are brave and good at fighting like white, in the end, you will not die in Handan! Today's defeat should only be exchanged for the heart of the death! After Zhang Liang finished speaking, he also stood up, as a military advisor, he shouldered heavy rules, although he had no military status, only Zhao Kuo.
"Today's humiliation, he will pay back a hundredfold and a thousandfold in a day!"
The generals clenched their fists, and their frustration was swept away, Zhao Kuo nodded, "Okay, this is what this king wants to see, Mu Chen and Bai Ying." ”
The two walked out quickly, "The last will be." ”
"Order the two of you to lead the elite cavalry to hide the east and west sides of the camp, and once the Donghu cavalry attacks the camp at night, they will be killed immediately after the fire."
"Yes!"
"Iron Bull, Second Baby."
The two stepped forward, and Zhao Kuo nodded, "The bow and crossbow battalion is in ambush, and when the Hu people approach, they will give a fatal blow." ”
"The king can rest assured, the feud of the brothers of the Divine Shooting Battalion must be repaid with blood."
"Lei Meng, Zhang He!"
Lei Meng is dead, he has been used to it all these years, everyone was stunned, Zhang He stepped forward, "Zhang He is willing to fight to the death!" ”
Zhao Kuo nodded, "Lead the troops to face the enemy head-on, this battle can only be defeated and not won." ”
"This!" Zhang He raised his head, his two eyes met, and he immediately understood the king's intentions, "Zhang He will definitely live up to the king's trust." ”
Zhao Kuo finished arranging, everyone walked out quickly, the camp was empty in an instant, Zhao Kuo's figure sat down slowly, the long sword was put aside, his fingers inadvertently touched, the cold hilt revealed a chill, with a sword spike on it, the sword is a murder weapon, no matter how it is decorated, it is impossible to escape this fact.
In the face of the alliance between Donghu and Yan, Zhao Kuo did not have any fear, even if he could destroy Yan, he would also have to face the Donghu cavalry, so he simply fought with one of them here.
At night, the Donghu army was ready, the torches above the city fortress were extinguished, crunch, crunch, the soldiers slowly opened the gate of the fortress, it had been seen clearly before, there was no Zhao army on the periphery, even if the Zhao army took the opportunity to attack the city, it was also fearless, and thousands of marksmen and 50,000 elite cavalry in the city could not attack at all.
The cavalry quickly went out of the city, the front army moved forward to open the formation, the rear army quickly poured out, according to their respective camps to return to the team, the two fierce generals under the account of the king of Donghu were divided into them, 50,000 cavalry, 20,000 on the left and right sides attacked the east and west flanks of the Zhao army camp, 30,000 in the middle rushed straight to the camp, intending to launch a surprise attack, and the Donghu cavalry completely burned the Zhao army camp.
"That's it!"
There are faint figures swaying in the camp of the Zhao army, the range of torch light is limited in the night, the peripheral cavalry is approaching quickly, trying to slow down as much as possible, most of the war horses understand the master's mind, raise their legs and step lightly, the distance is getting closer and closer, everyone holds their breath, and the weapons in their hands are slowly raised, such a night attack is no stranger to the Donghu cavalry.
The loud whistle resounded in the night sky, and the Donghu cavalry launched in an instant, and the galloping of thousands of horses was so spectacular, the ground trembled violently, and the whole earth trembled.
The cavalry rushed into the tent of the Zhao army's camp, and under the light of the torches, he vaguely saw the figure of the Zhao army fleeing backwards, and the leading murderer waved his weapon and screamed in his mouth, "Cowardly Zhao people, no gallant rats!" ”
The sharp weapons cut through the camp tent, the entire camp tent was empty, and it was inevitable to think that there was something strange in it, but now it was different, the Donghu cavalry completely fell into madness, especially when they saw the figure of the Zhao army fleeing backwards, the blood of battle burst out again, and the desire to kill forced them to keep rushing forward.
A team of men and horses rushed out, and the person at the head was Zhang He, with a force of nearly 5,000, and rushed out with a spear, "Your grandfather Zhang is here, Hugh is rampant!" ”
The two war horses approached, the spear in Zhang He's hand was directly stabbed, and the man's arm was round and directly met him, as a fierce general under the king of Donghu, he was also brave and ruthless, bang, the weapons collided, and Zhang He lost a point slightly in terms of strength, so he simply won with a method of war, and the spear turned around and stabbed out again.
The man's expression changed slightly, the torches on both sides were lit, the Donghu cavalry threw the torches into the camp tent, the Zhao army camp was instantly red, the periphery was just an empty camp, the fire together was not good for the Donghu cavalry, and the cavalry in the back had to avoid the fire first, so as not to be affected by the fire.
Donghu fiercely held the weapon in his hand directly back, pushed his arms outward, and a strange force came out, Zhang He suddenly remembered what the king had explained, and the spear flew out of his hand in an instant.
"It's so strong, Zhang He is gone."
After finishing speaking, he turned his horse's head and led the troops away, and the fierce general couldn't help but be proud of his victory, "Zhao Kuo's fierce generals are nothing more than that, but so, rush!" ”
Zhang He peeked behind him, and a group of cavalry followed closely and snorted coldly, and secretly said in his heart, how can a barbarian know the trick of the king's use of soldiers, and he will definitely give you a good look at it then.
Zhang He urged the war horse to go backwards, the fierce general took the lead, and the 20,000 cavalry behind him followed closely, and then shouted to kill and hurriedly turned around and looked back, and saw clearly under the firelight, the black pressure on both sides was full of elite cavalry of Zhao State, and the strong attack power of the Zhao State cavalry in the forward battle had been appreciated.
"The soldiers are divided into two ways, kill the Zhao people and return to the horse pistol!"
"I want to leave, but it's not that easy!"
Zhang He took the spear from the soldier's hand and led the troops back, and the murderer laughed, "The defeated generals still dare to speak bravely, and I will spare your life today!" ”
"Hubris, look what this is!"
When the words fell, countless crossbowmen poured out from both sides, the bows and crossbows were in their hands, and they could be seen clearly in the firelight, and the bows and crossbows were aimed at the Donghu cavalry, "There is an ambush!" ”
"Retreat!"
Under an order, the Donghu cavalry turned their horses' heads one after another, the 20,000 cavalry camp, it was also difficult to leave quickly, not to mention that it was necessary to deliberately avoid the fire camp, the sharpshooter battalion was launched instantly, the arrows were sent out with anger, both hands were clasped again and again, and twenty arrows were instantly empty, and then looking at the cavalry camp, the peripheral cavalry died miserably, and their bodies were almost beaten into a sieve.
"Chasing, you can't let go of a Hu person."
Zhang He led the crowd to kill, the bows and crossbows on both sides quickly retreated, the cavalry launched, and the infantry also rushed out with spears in their hands, the shouting of killing shook the sky, the king of Donghu frowned, and the shouting of killing outside the city was unsettling.