The prairie is not as you might think, where you can gallop everywhere. For example, in this area, not far from the abundant water-rich area around the source of the water, the soil under the grass is moist and soft, and there are some shallow puddles that do not exceed the horseshoe. Ding Miao's cavalry marched on a dry and solid ground during the period. If nothing unusual is found, their march route will be crossed by the edge of this woodland in an arc, as the "Liutao" says: "The big stream is deep in the valley, and the forest is full of trees." ”

The position chosen by the ambush soldiers of the Qiluo Department was also very particular, just enough to strike laterally on the flanks of the Jin army, and at the same time outflank them from the left and right ends with light horses. This situation is also recorded in "Liutao". King Wu once asked the prince: "Lead the troops deep into the land of the princes, meet the enemy, and the crowd is martial, around me, my three armies are all shocked, what can I do?" Taigong said: "If you do this, you will be called a defeated soldier." Those who are good will win, and those who are not good will die. ”

The Daijun army attacked overnight, intending to give a sudden blow to the Qiluo Department and the Puliuru Department, but they never expected that the Xianbei people were the head snakes and ghosts in the land who had been entrenched in the grassland for more than 100 years. This surprise attack, which Lu Yao had high hopes for, had already been under the supervision of the Xianbei people, but put his own soldiers and horses in danger, and if he was a little careless, the 8,000 people of the Daijun army could be said to be in danger. Such a situation is a critical moment to test whether the generals of the Daijun Army are good at using troops!

Fortunately, the general who led the front team was Ding Miao. On the battlefield, with his keen intuition, he was always able to pursue advantages and avoid disadvantages, and made correct judgments in a timely manner. This alert instinct is a godsend, often working before rational thinking. In the past, during the Jinyang War, Ding Miao intersected with the Xiongnu White Blade in Jiexiu City and Tongjun Sichuan, and was born and died several times but was safe and sound, but it was not just luck.

This time was the same, and the action of waving his hand to stop the whole army was almost subconscious. And it was this action that made the highly nervous Qiluo ambush attack in advance, thus reserving the most basic reaction space for the Jin army in the marching state.

In the shadows of the layers of trees, the frenzied shouts of the Xianbei people suddenly erupted. At the same time, an extremely familiar voice penetrated into his eardrums. The sound was sharp and loud, as if sharp awls were rubbing against each other, and as if countless sharp blades were about to cut the sky. Ding Miao suddenly roared: "It's Mingdi!" Xianbei people are coming! Get ready for battle! ”

His roar was full of anger, but the second half of the words was barely audible. Dense as raindrops flew out of the mist, and each arrow carried a sharp sound that broke through the air, converging into a "woo" roar and pouring into everyone's mind!

The sky had not yet dawned, and the surroundings were dark and gloomy, and the vision was very blurry. In such an environment, the lethality of arrows can be released to the maximum, which is the most fatal. Ding Miao didn't care about others, turned his wrist and pulled out the iron halberds hanging on both sides of the saddle, and called the arrows again and again.

But the iron halberd is so heavy, after all, it is not well covered. What's more, he has bright armor, and at first glance he is a leading general, and among the arrows he shoots, dozens of them are aimed at him, where can he block them all? After a clanging sound, Ding Miao only felt severe pain in his right arm and left leg, and the heavy arrows pierced his armor and pierced his body deeply. In the next moment, the black horse under him let out a wail, and fell to the ground on his knees, throwing him to the ground.

In the blink of an eye, another round of sharp arrow attacks, followed by a third. More arrows flew over Ding Miao like locusts, and rained down on the cavalry behind him. The dense "poof" sound was incessant, and the screams and neighing of horses followed, and the thick bloody gas filled the air like an eruption.

Ding Miao rolled on the ground a few times. He gasped violently, turned around to look at the soldiers behind him, just three waves of arrow rain, caused more than 100 casualties, and what was even more terrifying was that in the face of a sudden threat, everyone adopted their own accustomed way to deal with it. Some of the soldiers rode back and forth to avoid arrows, and some used their dead horses as shields and curled up behind themselves, and the whole team was in chaos!

"Don't panic! The whole team! The whole team! Ding Yu, where are you eight lambs? Let them form a team! Ding Miao scolded angrily a few times, turned around and looked in the direction of the woodland. The shouts of killing became louder and louder, and many faint figures in the woodland suddenly appeared, more and more, more and more clearly, and finally converged into a force, rushing towards the direction of the Jin army. That's hundreds of Xianbei people! These barbarians, ragged and unarmoured, brandished the strangely shaped weapons in their hands, and ran and roared wildly, like a torrent surging forward with a huge force, about to engulf and crush the Jin army.

According to the common perception of the people of the time, Hu Er's bravery far exceeded that of the Jin people; And the Xianbei people are brave and warlike, and they are far away. These Xianbei people have been grazing on the grassland all their lives, following the instinct of the jungle and the strong, fighting each other almost non-stop. Occasionally, they have a little stable environment, and on the one hand, they are devastated by the cruel natural environment, and on the other hand, they are oppressed by the chief Qu Shuai, and they only feel that life is hard and difficult, and they have nothing to love, so they are naturally not afraid of death. However, their simple minds do not realize too much, and with a slight command from the chiefs, they will concentrate their inexplicable hatred on the enemy in front of them.

During the Battle of Jinyang, Tuoba Yihui helped with 30,000 cavalry, and the powerful Huns were defeated. Ding Miao personally participated in many battles and witnessed with his own eyes how terrible these rough and fierce Xianbei people were. Even though his cavalry was a battle-hardened elite at the moment, Ding Miao knew very well that the soldiers who had just been attacked by the rain of arrows needed time to regroup. If you are directly penetrated by this group of wolf-like Xianbei people, you will immediately usher in an unimaginable miserable defeat!

Ding Miao was surprised and furious, but he was not panicked by the sudden attack. The more dangerous the situation, the more chaotic the rain of guns and arrows, he was high-spirited.

Because he felt the danger in advance, the Jin army was still dozens of zhang away from the woodland. No matter how fierce the momentum of those Xianbei people is, if they want to kill in front of them, they have to run one hundred and eighty steps. He had already heard Ding Yu roaring in the queue behind him to cheer up the soldiers, urging the wounded soldiers to change horses. Good, fast enough, he thought. But this time is a little tighter, and it is necessary to hold back the Xianbei people for a while, and the reorganized Jin cavalry can launch a counterattack against these ropes.

When the battle situation is at a critical juncture, victory or defeat is determined by breath, and there is no room for delay. Ding Miao swung his iron halberd and cut off the two long arrows piercing his body, and as he moved, large streams of blood overflowed from the wound, staining the nearby armor red.

"General Ding! Get on board! "The position of the army is at the forefront of the whole army, but it is really a fluke that he was not injured at all in the rain of arrows. He ran over at the right time, handed the stiff rope of a war horse into Ding Miao's hand, and shouted, "We have to fight for a while!" If you can't stand it, it's over! ”

This young horse thief was treated by Lu Yaoqing, and he was really a little capable. Ding Miao was quite taken aback by Lu Miao's judgment, but he was 120,000 disdainful of this humble young man's clumsy words. He jumped on his horse and whipped his backhand to give a ruthless blow to Lu Yan: "What can't be resisted?" What kind of is the bastard...... Look at your Grandpa Ding falling into battle and breaking the enemy! ”

He circled his horse and commanded categorically, "Come with me!" Then he slammed his horse and rushed forward like lightning. In addition to those who were shot dead and seriously wounded, there were more than ten people left who were originally gathered on the left and right. As long as these more than ten people could hold on, they all followed closely behind Ding Miao and killed in the direction where the Xianbei people were most concentrated.