Chapter 873: Hunting in Yanmen
The shouts and laughter of the coarse mines among the Liao soldiers and horses rose and fell, and a Khitan voice said, "What you can't do in your own territory, you can do it after you enter the city!" Women, goods, killing, kindling fires! ”
Xiao Luli rode his horse to the forefront of the cavalry forward, and in the dust in the distance, the people sent by the Hedong Army of the Three Cavalry were rushing side by side.
In the dry autumn wind, the flying sand and stones, the eyes are full of yellow sand, and the quaint and dilapidated Daizhou City is deep in the dust, as if it is a relic left by ancient times. Thousands of troops are in the field, and the iron-armored swords and guns are flashing with stars and cold light.
Xiao Duli watched for a while, raised his hand and shouted loudly in Khitan dialect: "Stop!" ”
He turned his head sideways and said to the lieutenant generals beside him: "Things are a little strange, don't get close for the time being, send someone to explore again." ”
The generals reined in their horses one after another, observing the scene ahead, and the phalanxes formed formations one by one, and the boss reminded everyone that this battle seemed to be about to be set up.
Xiao Duli looked at it for a long time, then looked up at the sky, and only heard the buzzing noise in his ears.
At this moment, I suddenly saw a horse galloping from the gap in the formation, and the knight in leather had no time to dismount, so he pressed his chest and said urgently: "Commander, the big thing is not good, after the elite soldiers of the Xu army rushed from the southwest to attack our side, they burned down our camp and are dividing their troops to attack Yanmen!" ”
"What?!" Xiao Duli's eyes widened, and the green tendons immediately bulged from both sides of his forehead!
The army was in an uproar, and someone shouted: "It's a plan!" ”
Xiao Luli asked the knight, "What kind of centaur is it?" ”
The knight said: "Xu Jun's horses are strong and strong, one person and two horses, everyone wears fine armor, and it must be a forbidden army!" ”
"He|mother|, hasn't Dong Zunzhi not arrived in Xinzhou yet?!" Xiao Duli glared and scolded.
A general said: "Yang Ye and Dong Zunzhi are in the same group, and they are quietly let in!" "That's not so fast!" ”
Xiao Duli was confused, and couldn't figure out whether Dong Zunzhi was running too fast, or whether the news of the scout was wrong, but the situation in front of him was that the back road was suddenly cut off!
"After the striker is broken, the army turns around!" Xiao Duli immediately shouted, shouting that he also turned the horse's head.
…… Not long after, suddenly a line of fire flickered in the distance, and the flag in the smoke was quickly drowned out.
The huge roar of "Boom Boom Boom ......" was like a thunderbolt on a sunny day after the fire shone brightly, and it let out a fierce roar. The sound shook this ancient land and tore through the dead and silent sky east of the river!
The speeding iron ball burst through the yellow dust and flew lower and lower above the knights' heads. "Bang!" With a heavy crash, the iron ball hit the dry ground, and immediately jumped up, hitting the ground and breaking the earth.
"Shhh The horses that were close at hand stopped suddenly, raising their front hooves in the dust.
A knight in the back suddenly leaned back from his horse, his head exploded like a watermelon, and blood was splashed everywhere on the yellow earth, even his flesh and skin.
The shouts of men, the neighing of horses, came everywhere. At this time, the Hedong Army was still nearly a mile away.
The sound of the cannon was like a bamboo pole piercing the hornet's nest inside and outside Daizhou City, and the drums and trumpets rang out in unison for a while. Someone hissed and shouted something, and every time he shouted, a shout sounded in response from the soldiers and horses, and then he heard the Chinese shouts of thousands of troops: "Long live!" Hooray......"
A cavalry surged, the Han'er horsemen moved northward, the horses in front of them ran faster and faster, rushing faster and faster like mudslides, the sound of horses' hooves rolling like waves, and the loess flew on the earth like smoke.
The Liao army forwards did not turn around as ordered, and did not run but advanced. The two groups of people and horses hedged against each other, and in the flying sand and rocks, the smoke kicked up by the horses' hooves was like the smoke of burning fire spreading!
The two armies engaged the enemy, and everywhere crackled like fried beans, which was the powerful string sound of military bows and arrows!
The cavalry at the front of the Liao army let go of the reins, clamped the horse's back with their legs, leaned down and flexibly swayed with the horse's up and down, left and right, and pulled the bowstring with both hands.......
In a short time, the sound of killing on the battlefield shook the sky, dancing weapons loomed, and people and horses seemed to struggle in the mud!
The cavalry of the Hedong Army was not the opponent of the Liao army, and the men and horses could not enter, so they only rushed back and forth in the vicinity. On the chaotic battle array, several Hedong soldiers and horses were directly defeated by the Liao army. But the Liao army did not dare to pursue, because a large force of infantry in the south was spreading over the battle array.
…… Xiao Duli led the army past last night's camp, only to see black smoke everywhere, corpses strewn around, and a mess.
The generals around him were all panicked. Xiao Duli didn't have time to pay attention to what was going on with the situation he was encountering now! Anyway, a few big people in the North Courtyard told him what to do, and now who to ask?
Xiao Duli was still calm, and after he saw the situation of the camp with his own eyes, he immediately said: "Immediately reinforce Yanmen Pass, and we must keep the way out!" Xu Jun ran from afar, the men and horses were exhausted, and if they wanted to live, they would be killed! ”
While pointing in the direction of the various departments to mobilize and arrange troops and horses, he took out the thick old map and looked at it again.
The mountains and rivers in the east of the river are like "rivers", and between the continuous mountains are flat rivers, and the mountains and rivers are intertwined. The Daizhou area within Yanmen Pass is like a "Sichuan" word that slopes to the right: the Yanmen Mountains are in the north, and the Taihang Wutai Mountains are in the south.
Now Xiao Duli is sandwiched in the corridor between the two mountain ranges, the southwest is the direction of Xu Jun Dong Zun's department, and the southeast is the Yang Ye Department of the Daizhou Hedong Army.
Xiao Duli followed the Liao army headquarters to the north to the foot of Yanmen Mountain, wanting to reinforce along the road to fight for Yanmen Pass.
After a short march, he saw a piece of Xu army infantry waiting on the main road into the mountain, and the war horses were behind the phalanx, and it seemed that they were infantry on horseback.
"If you don't fight, you die! Defeat the enemy camp! Xiao Duli ordered.
The northern wing of the Liao army was immediately approaching the Xu army's camp, and this place had reached the remaining veins of Yanmen Pass, the mountains were gentle, but the ups and downs were endless. The cavalry advanced on the undulating terrain, and at first glance it seemed that the mountains were full of horses!
The sound of shouts and horses' hooves resounded through the mountains, and the Liao army outflanked from both sides and attacked the two wings of the Xu army on the hillside. Obviously, it was impossible for Dong Zunzhi's troops to carry heavy artillery when they attacked, and the Liao army easily approached the phalanx group.
However, the Xu army had the advantage of terrain, and the infantry of the Xu army played its offensive and defensive strengths perfectly in this terrain. The Liao cavalry did not have the speed to sprint when attacking on the back, and it was difficult to break the formation; Moreover, the heavy infantry with spears in the two rows in front of the Xu army was difficult to break through with dense spears; The rear rows of firearms took advantage of the height difference to aim their firearms at the Liaojun soldiers and horses in rows.
"Ding Dong ......" suddenly a guqin string sounded, and the strings, horizontal blowing, and drums in the crowd of Xu Jun actually played military music, and the rhythm was mixed with the noise of shouting and scolding and strange screams, which seemed very abrupt and weird.
This Xu army's light troops raided, and they even carried musical instruments, and their equipment was really luxurious. The appearance of the goods is also very good, the flag is made of silk, and there is gold thread embroidery on a large flag with a tiger pattern! The soldiers' clothes are made of a lot of leather, and the armor is also very bright, and the red tassels on the helmets are like spring red flowers; In this remote area full of loess, these people are dressed out of place.
The sound of the strings was mixed with the sound of arrows flying rapidly, and the Liao army was the first to release arrows.
There was a shout in the Xu army's array, and the soldiers braved the casualties in the rain of arrows, and shouted in unison, and the array stood still! Suddenly, a gong sounded, a square flag waved forward, and a volley of firearms was heard!
Although the lead bullet was small, it could still faintly see the shadow, flying towards the Liao army crowd like sand.
"Ahh A Liao soldier covered his face with his hands, blood leached from his fingers, dripping down, and he neighed on horseback. There were also horses that fell on the slopes, struggling and falling, and cavalrymen screaming and rolling down the hillside.
The sound of gunfire was endless, and volleys were fired in rows. The Liao army suffered many casualties, and the cavalry that rushed to the front could not enter in the face of the dense long spears. There was chaos and noise on the two hillsides for a long time, and soon the Liao army retreated.
After a while, the Liao army regrouped its cavalry and attacked the phalanx from the front, so that at least it was no longer an upward attack.
The explosion of gunpowder soon resounded in the mountains, and the sound of music and noise was only heard in the battle formation. Beyond that, there was no one in the mountains, and the silence was so terrible that the noise on the battle line seemed to be in a dream.
Xiao Lulice stepped forward immediately, and saw that the big Liao Jingqi who rushed to the front kept falling on the road, and his heart was dripping blood! The elite cavalry of the Liao army is the strongest force in the world at this time, even if it relies on a lot of money and well-equipped elite cavalry of the forbidden army of the Xu army, it is not cheap in the tactics and combat power of horse warfare......
However, under pressure, he could only let the elite rush to the front of the infantry! Before it came to fruition, Xiao Duli's frustration came to his heart.
"Bang dang!" With a rapid charge, the cavalry finally rushed to the Xu army formation, and the fierce Liao army warriors who were not afraid of death drove the galloping horses and crashed into them, and the horses neighed in horror, but they couldn't stop the speed of the charge and crashed into it!
"Bang bang ......" The firearms behind the phalanx were raised and shot at him, and the blood beads on the chests of the Khitan soldiers were splashed, and the iron bones in their hands also fell, and they trembled like chaff all over their bodies.
"Ahh The Khitan man screamed for the last time, and a cherry spear was inserted into his waist.
Liao rode forward one after another, and immediately several more horses rushed in together. The phalanx in the middle of the Xu army was in disarray, but the infantry did not retreat, but swarmed to besiege the Liao army that rushed in.
With only a stick of incense, the Liao army really couldn't stand such casualties and continued to attack, and gradually retreated and regrouped.
The deputy general Yelu Hu'er said: "It is better to ask the Xi soldiers to step up, the sword and shield hands in front, the archers in the back, and the projectile from eighty paces away to consume the Xu army." ”
Yang Gon also said: "Deputy General Yelu's words are reasonable, Xu Jun's firearms have a short range, and they can't hit eighty steps, even if they can, the end of the strong crossbow can't wear Lu Min, and the firearms are there?" ”
At this moment, Xiao Duli reported: "The left flank (west) large force of Xu army cavalry is approaching!" ”
Xiao Duli sighed when he heard the report: "The situation is urgent, it's too late." ”
He looked at the scene in front of him, and knew that he didn't dare to bypass this infantry army, and such a road would not be able to shake off the pursuers. After entering the mountain, the road is relatively narrow, and the army in the mountain cannot be opened, and it is very easy to be congested, and when the time comes, a large number of people and horses are trapped in the mountain, and it is easier to be intercepted and pursued.
Yang Ye's troops were in the south and east, Dong Zunzhi's cavalry was in the west, and the road to Yanmen in the north had been blocked...... Xiao Duli turned his head to look east.
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