Chapter 186 North Wind and Cold, Battle Hu Yan (2)
Lure the enemy deep into the city,
Do not hesitate to fall into danger.
Boulders are in danger,
The lion of benevolence and righteousness fights Hu Yan.
Later generations have poems as evidence, in order to commemorate the day to pacify Hu Yan's trouble, but unfortunately after years of polishing, the handwriting engraved on the stone wall can no longer be seen.
The Zhao army launched an offensive and instantly divided the Donghu cavalry camp into two halves with boulders, half of which was completely blocked in the narrow canyon, and the main general led the front army to be trapped, and the rear camp was also in chaos.
The time has come, the Zhao army on both sides of the ambush bows and crossbows have shot out the bows and crossbows in their hands, arrows and crossbows are sent out all over the sky, and the Donghu cavalry below has suffered heavy casualties, so far from the end, countless Zhao troops with spears rushed down on both sides of the canyon, and they never thought that there would be a large number of Zhao troops hidden on the steep stone wall.
"Kill it!"
Encountering an ambush, the Donghu cavalry camp suffered heavy casualties, the remaining cavalry turned their horses' heads and waved their weapons and rushed outward, jumping down from above The Zhao army camp quickly blocked the way, the ropes were intertwined with each other, the flying tiger claws played a role again, one side grabbed the protrusion on the stone wall, the body swung with the trend, and quickly ran to the other side, the rope was winded, and several were used to deal with the cavalry tripping horse rope formed quickly.
The cavalry in front rushed forward, the body forward, the weapons in their hands slashed forward, wanting to break the blocking rope with their weapons, one was broken, and there were dozens in front, the most feared thing for the cavalry was the crossbowmen standing above, aiming one after another, and the large-scale offensive turned into accurate shooting.
The arrows were issued, almost no arrows were missed, and the Donghu cavalry, which had always been crisscrossing the grassland with archery and horsemanship, completely encountered the opponent today, and all the advantages were instantly wiped out.
"Rush over or everyone will die here!"
The cavalry behind him moved forward again and again, the war horse lost control and galloped in all directions, the ropes fell to the ground one after another, the rear cavalry rushed out again, Bai Ying stood on a high place with a long sword in his hand, and the canyons on both sides were carefully arranged, and a single Hu cavalry was never allowed to escape from his hands.
The arrows in the sky were sent out again, and the impact camp in front was empty in an instant, a war horse moved forward quickly, and a figure hid under the war horse, this person's riding skills were first-class, and his body quickly went down, and he hung down with the strength of his hands and feet.
"That man, die!"
Bai Ying pointed with his hand, and the elites of the sharpshooter battalion aimed one after another, and most of the ropes were broken by the frightened war horse, and the man hid below and controlled the war horse and rushed forward, approaching the infantry camp below, and his body suddenly went up, hiding below, although he could avoid the arrows, but he couldn't dodge the spear.
Almost at the moment when the opponent's figure jumped, six arrows were sent out at the same time, upper, middle and lower, and the three roads were completely blocked, no matter how good the opponent's riding skills were, they could not be avoided.
Puff, puff, six arrows hit at the same time, and the man's body suddenly straightened up and fell straight down.
King Donghu led Wang Wei into the canyon, the periphery of the canyon is the widest, there are several passages that extend inward, the cavalry quickly investigates, but it is made of flowing water and there is no way out, "set up ambushes left and right, and after hearing the order, all of them will kill and cut off the back road of the Zhao army's reinforcements!" β
The left and right camps were divided, and the king of Donghu led his troops into one of the larger canyons, and all the horseshoe prints along the way were removed, and the cavalry dismounted one after another, calming the war horses with their hands, so as not to be frightened and make a noise to be discovered by the Zhao army.
After a short time, there was a shouting of killing in the depths of the canyon, and one person said happily: "The king is wise, there is indeed an ambush of the Zhao army in the valley!" β
Donghu Wang laughed, "I have also heard of Zhao Kuo, make good use of ambushes, like to surprise, this repeated pursuit, along the way has not seen the Zhao army to form an effective counterattack, has been muttering in my heart, seeing the footprints in front of the canyon is clear, this is to lead our army to pursue the main formation of the Zhao army, when the ambush on both sides of the canyon is exhausted, our army is in danger on three sides of the enemy, now different, take the initiative to remove the enemy on both sides, the Zhao army will inevitably reinforce, the plan has been chaotic, hasty march, this battle will be defeated Zhao army is undoubted! β
"If the king wants to enter the Central Plains, he should first use the power of Yan to destroy Zhao, and then raise troops to destroy Yan, so that he can go to the future and go all out to raise troops."
King Donghu nodded, "King Yan is not ambitious, this king is also on guard, there are 20,000 royal guards and 50,000 troops left, so he will definitely not dare to make any changes, not to mention relying on this king's cavalry to deal with Zhao State." β
"The Jebe clan can still be trusted, the other three clans!" The man was only halfway there, and some things didn't need to be said too clearly.
King Donghu snorted coldly, "Give them a few guts and don't dare to make trouble, cheer up, and solve Zhao Jun first!" β
The ambush in the depths of the canyon was exhausted, and the cavalry in the narrow valley completely lost its previous role, and the boulders fell one after another, and a battle finally rushed out from the camp carefully arranged by the Zhao army, and the remaining cavalry was only more than a hundred.
"Inform the king immediately!"
King Donghu frowned in the middle of the formation, and the spies in front of him reported, "King, I have never seen any reinforcements from Zhao State!" β
"It's strange like this, Zhao Kuo can't give up!" Suddenly thinking of something, his eyes widened, "It's broken, immediately control ZhanΓ¬ Taniguchi, quickly!" β
Wang Wei in front of him launched a straight rush to the direction of the valley, the sound of fighting weakened, looking up, most of the time had also passed, according to the prior judgment, the Zhao army reinforcements should have already arrived, could it be that it was wanted!
King Donghu seemed to think of something, and the whole person fought a cold war, not daring to think about it, if it was really like that, entering the canyon was equivalent to drilling directly into a closed pocket, and the other party only needed to tighten at the mouth of the valley, and everyone would be trapped here.
"King, why did you suddenly change your tactics?"
"It's not too late to talk about it afterwards, you must control the valley mouth quickly, otherwise it's really too late!" After the king of Donghu finished speaking, he urged the horse forward, the Chinese army camp launched, and a group of cavalry in front of him approached quickly, showing a wolf bΓ¨i all over his body, and it was from the depths of the canyon that rushed out of the encirclement of the Donghu cavalry, and the person led shouted loudly in his eyes, "King, there is an ambush in the valley." β
"Where are the two generals?"
The man shook his head again and again, "The lineup was divided into several sections by the other party with falling stones, and they couldn't contact each other, Zhao Jun occupied the advantage of the terrain, and only us were the only ones left in the entire camp!" β
"What! It hurts me too! β
King Donghu roared angrily and almost fell off his horse, 20,000 troops, so ruined, the most important thing is that the Zhao army had already prepared, and the soldiers and horses in the lower canyon were also not spared, and the remaining troops around him were less than 20,000, and they suffered heavy losses in the first battle.
"The King."
The general quickly stepped forward, and the king of Donghu stabilized his body on the horse, "Immediately withdraw the troops and return to the camp." β
"Your Majesty, something is wrong."
Another group of cavalry approached, King Donghu raised his head, his face became more and more ugly, wave after wave of unsettled, tens of thousands of elites were destroyed, and his subordinate generals were also uncertain, "What happened?" β
"Zhao Jun set fire at the mouth of the valley, and the retreat was completely blocked!"
"Set fire!"
Everyone's eyes fell to the mouth of the valley, the smoke filled quickly, at the mouth of the valley, the soldiers of the Zhao army kept throwing firewood and grass into the fire, the fire spread rapidly, the entire valley mouth was completely a sea of fire, the wind helped the fire, the fire borrowed the power of the wind, behind the fire wall was a formation to wait for the army of Zhao State, full of 50,000 elites,
Mu Chen laughed, "Happy, the anger I have suffered these days can finally be dissipated, and I will burn these people to death with a fire." β
"King Donghu may not give up just yet!"
"So what, there is no way to the canyon, and now the way out is completely blocked, unless you have wings, you will definitely not be able to escape!"
King Donghu gritted his teeth, blaming himself for being too complacent and falling into the trap carefully set by Zhao Jun, recalling all the things that happened along the way, Zhao Jun's combat power was obviously not under him, and he did choose to blindly retreat, not because he was afraid of war, but the ultimate goal was to completely trap his people in the canyon, so the layout was unguardable.
The fire rose, the Donghu cavalry approached, the fire became more and more ferocious, the entire canyon mouth completely turned into a fiery red, there is no need for a soldier at all, a fire can block tens of thousands of elites, I have to admire Zhao Kuo's use of soldiers, know how to maximize the use of terrain advantages, Sun Tzu's Art of War has a detailed description of the impact of terrain on the battle situation, and it will not be detailed here.
"Rush out."
The fire in the sky is far more terrifying than the dense arrows, the range that the war horse can jump over is limited, even if the speed is fast, it is impossible to avoid it, the order is given, Wang Wei took the lead, and hundreds of war horses set up a formation, but seeing that the knight on the horse did not have any expression on his face, his eyes were fixed on the fire in front of him.
"Rush!"
The cavalry launched, urging the war horse to rush straight to the fire, the distance was close, the war horse neighed, even if the war horse was also afraid of the fire of heaven and earth, the soldier had to keep hitting the war horse with the weapon in his hand, the war horse had to run wildly with the pain of the horse, the distance was getting closer and closer, the eyes suddenly closed, the sparks splashed straight into the sky, the figure of the Dao Dao drilled in, the war horse and the cavalry were instantly swallowed by the fire, even so the speed still did not stop, endure the pain and continue to rush forward to kill, to open the door of life for the companion with life.
Several fire dragons rushed out of the sea of fire, the war horses and soldiers were surrounded by fire, and they fell to the ground in an instant without running five steps, and King Donghu saw it in his eyes, "Continue to attack!" β