Chapter Eighty-Nine: The Blood of the Han River (5)
At this time, Yang Yi also crossed half of the river, since this battle is inevitable, then the whole army does not need to rest, at this time, it is enough to collide with the Wei people head-on!
Yang Yi, who was dressed in military uniform, stepped on the river bank and ordered all the rear army units to prepare to attack the flank of the Wei army at this time!
He also ordered the sentry cavalry to strangle the Wei people's cavalry spout, of course, this kind of order is better than nothing, because after the sentry cavalry catches up, under the action of the army at this time, even if it is dark night, the Wei people must have noticed the abnormal movement, and then the whole army will inevitably attack, as for giving up the attack, it is even more impossible!
This is a night battle, if one side dares to retreat, then under the spread, it will immediately be a rout.
In this battle, although the Han army was slightly inferior in strength, it was not much, and the Han army was more important than the use of the power of Wendao, which was actually the most important reason for the repeated defeats of the Wei people!
This time, Yang Yi traveled thousands of miles from Liangzhou, but he was not alone, he carried a scholar of literature and Taoism, one doctor of Ji, three bachelors, seven Maocai, and ninety-one filial piety.
On the road, because of the hurry, there were still a few people who had to be left behind due to injuries, but most of them were filial piety, and Maocai was only one person.
These people first rushed with Yang Yi from Tianshui to the Hanjiang Wharf in Chuyang County, and since then they have been down the river, basically sleepless for three days from the road of Tianshui to Chuyang.
Although Yang Yi and his entourage were all singled out, but these people had spent a lot of effort and physical consumption in the first battle of Tianshui, if they hadn't taken the waterway and rested for two days, these people would not have been able to hold on!
However, in the past few days, the power of Wen Dao has basically recovered, although the body has not reached the peak state, but under the linkage of these people, Yang Yi can already bless the whole army!
After two days of preparation, the whole army was replenished to the best, at least the night blindness would not be too bad, and after being instructed by Guan Yi and arriving at the designated position, Yang Yi raised a high platform, looked at the vast night, and at this time affected the power of the surrounding Wen Dao, and chanted:
The forest is dark and the grass is frightened, and the general draws the bow at night.
Ping Ming looked for the white feather, but he was not in the stone ridge.
This poem was written when a general was hunting at night, when the forest was dark, as if there were tigers and leopards, and the general opened his bow with all his strength to shoot, but later found that the arrow went deep into the sharp part of the stone, which was more magical than hitting the surface of the stone.
It vividly describes the process of the general's shooting of stones, and uses the most concise words to show the strength of the general's archery.
Generally speaking, the name of this general is pressed on General Li Guang when he was Emperor Wu, praising his divine shooting, but Yang Yi thought about it for a while and put this head on Huang Zhong, compared to General Fei back then, Huang Hansheng, who was still one of the five tiger generals of Ji Han, had a deeper bond with Ji Han, and called out, which consumed less power of Wendao and Yang Yi's dragon energy.
At this time, all the archers of the Han army had already prepared with their bows and arrows, they only had two rounds, and the lethality would not be too great, but at this time, almost all the archers felt a little more strength, and the bows and arrows in their hands seemed to be a little sharper!
At this time, the thousands of cavalry led by Luo Xiandu have also rushed towards this battlefield, leaving only a small group of Han army infantry to cover up, of course, late at night, the Wei army is also difficult to find, waiting for dawn, the Wei army wants to make extra preparations, and it will be completely too late in time.
The Wei army that Sima Ji took away, although there were also many war horses and cavalry, but it was half a day late, so it was really late!
At this time, Luo Xian was able to catch up with this battle, but Sima Ji couldn't.
After all, a long, sustained trek march to maintain combat effectiveness is not at all the same thing as a swoop march that throws everything behind.
Conventional long-distance marching, everything is based on the heavy chariots in the army, so until the end of the era of cold weapons, the cavalry troops are still based on the speed of forty or fifty miles a day, so once Cao Wei and Xiahou Yuan's three days, five hundred and six days, one thousand are amazing, so Sima Yi rushed to attack Mengda, and the speed of sixty or seventy miles a day was only become a military myth.
However, when the baggage is put aside and the pure combat mode is entered, it is not the same thing at all, in this case, the cavalry can run seventy or eighty miles in an hour, and the infantry can turn back twice in one day and night to cross the Yangtze River, crossing the land for hundreds of miles (Cao Wei's fierce general Zang Ba did something similar).
And back in front of him, according to the distance calculation, when Luo Xian suddenly turned back, it was at most thirty miles away from the battlefield, so for the Han army that left everything, it was only half an hour to more than an hour, and it could be engaged.
Of course, after such a period of time, Sima Ji got the news, and he had to remove the cost of running back from the sentry horse, and remove the time to ask Sima Yan to find someone, and it would be dawn!
And the Han army was already engaged with the Wei army at this time, and the battle might have a result even before dawn!
And that's exactly what happened.
Just after Sima Yan learned that the main force of the Han army was suspected to have crossed the Han River, Guan Yi had already led the army to an area about ten miles away from Yun County, and it was only about five or six miles away from the front line of the Wei army.
Two quarters of an hour later, a quarter of an hour later, the Guan Yi Department officially began to engage the Wei army!
The core positions of the Wei army are all located on a continent formed by the impact of Hanshui and its tributaries, that is, between Yunxian City and Hanshui, and at this time, because Sima Ji took away some of the generals, coupled with Sima Yan's temporary decision, the main force gave up the plan to retreat.
If the plan for a decisive battle with the Han army is changed, then it will naturally not rely on the camp to fight with the Han army, which was built in a hurry and is not enough to be a barrier.
The Wei army had already left the camp and engaged the Han army, so the Wei army's position was empty at this time, basically only some scattered villagers who surrendered, and a Wei army with a battalion guard, so this position fell into the hands of the Han army sentry riders who strangled the Wei army's cavalry almost instantly after the battalion guard also took the initiative to evacuate.
This matter was expected, of course, it didn't matter, but at this time, another inevitable choice was placed in front of Sima Yan.
"Demolished the pontoon bridge on the east side of the Han River and blocked the water?" Sima Yan, who was rarely in armor, was also standing on the tower of Yunxian County at this time, looking at the dense Han army that might exist in the moonlight in the middle of the night, and hesitated for a moment about the advice of the scribe beside him.
"Not bad." Beside Sima Yan, a young scribe was cautiously suggesting at this time: "Lord, the key to this battle is to delay time, what if the Han army is the main force to attack?" When the seventh prince solved the trouble in the north, he naturally blocked the Han army; And for the sake of grain and grass transportation and cavalry exchanges, there are almost everywhere pontoon bridges on the river near here, and now that the pontoon bridges are removed, won't we be able to delay the Han army as much as possible? ”
"Makes sense! But not good! Sima Yan thought for a moment and shook his head slightly. If the pontoon bridge is dismantled, it will not be conducive to my brother returning to attack the Han army on both sides, and once the main force of the Han army cannot be defeated and fall into a melee, it is not that we can't defeat the Han army, but the generals of the Han army, what if the situation is not good and take the opportunity to run? ”
Sima Yan's words seem to make sense, but the scribes around him know his thoughts, and he has nothing to say about what he said, in fact, this is something that cannot be helped, rushing to the war, everything is right, everything is wrong, until after the war, no one knows which decision is right or wrong.
But if the pontoon bridge is dismantled, there will be fewer ways for your side to retreat, this is true!
Half of those pontoon bridges were erected for the convenience of retreat, and those pontoon bridges on the Han River were prepared to cross the river and escape into the mountains and forests if it was an emergency, and then they could be transferred to Xiangcheng.
"That's it, don't care about those pontoon bridges, just use these pontoon bridges to lure the Han army over, and when the Han army is halfway crossed, you will lead the camp guards in the city to meet the attack, and order Chen, Wen and other generals to defeat the 20,000 soldiers of the Han army before the follow-up army arrives."
Sima Yan finally gave a decisive version of the strategy: "I will lead the remaining battalion guards to defend Yunxian County and suppress the formation for the army!" ”
The white dragon fish suit is not a good thing, at this time, the scribe beside Sima Yan heard this, not only did he have no opinion, but felt that he had eaten a reassuring pill, so he stopped talking, and immediately beat his horse away, and was ordered to urge the front army to meet the battle.
And Sima Yan looked at the dim moonlight above his head, and also regained his former composure, at this moment, in the heart of this Han governor, there is such an equation: in a battle of more than 10,000 people, two Wei army camp guards are enough to defeat one Han army camp guard!
Therefore, the 40,000 Wei army was enough to defeat the Han army of 20,000, so the addition of a few thousand people on his own side, plus the 20,000 led by Sima Ji, was enough to defeat all the Han troops on the battlefield; Therefore, the only thing to avoid in this battle is to let yourself and people fall into a state of being besieged by seventy or eighty thousand Han troops.
If the number of the Han army is equal, then it will be difficult to defeat, and there is even a risk of annihilation!
Of course, the Han only has two states, both of which are ruined lands, and their own side is dominant in Kyushu, and the Han army can't fight, and this victory rate is very large!
At the same time that Sima Yan, who had not been in battle in armor for a long time, was cheering for himself, Yang Yi himself had already traveled less than three miles from the former army Wenyang headquarters of the Wei army.
Here, according to the original plan, Yang Yi let the whole army rest for a while, and in order to prevent a surprise attack, some elite sergeants also began to put on leather armor and slightly thinner plate armor before setting off again, of course, the best armor was gone.
The plate armor process is not perfect now, and now it is not as easy to use and repair as the armor, mainly because the family is not rich, if Yang Yi can save for three years, after the whole army changes clothes, the armor will definitely be stronger again.
And the Wei people, up and down, in the past ten years, the pressure of the Han army and the Wu army to attack is not big for the Wei army, although the Wei state is strong, but in terms of armor, it is even inferior to the Han army.
And at this moment, Jiang Bin, the commander of Yang Yi's department, suddenly came on horseback, went straight to the dragon and found Yang Yi who was drinking water, and then directly put forward a proposal that exceeded the original plan:
"Your Majesty, this place is only three miles away from the front line, and the front army of the minister can already see the fireworks of the Wei people in front of the front in the front, plus the messenger sent by the Guan Shuai Department before, it can already be determined that the front Guan Shuai and the Wei army are engaged in battle, so the minister specially asks His Majesty to give an order to let my troops stop resting and run forward immediately! And the cavalry in the army concentrated to take the lead and support forward! ”
"It's natural for the cavalry to start first, but the whole army runs forward, does it still have the strength to fight before the battle?" Yang Yi, who got up at this time, asked solemnly.
"No need to fight right away!" Jiang Bin still did not get off the horse, but took it seriously.
"At this time, Guan Shuai must have just engaged in battle with the Wei army, outside this Yunxian County, the terrain is not wide, there are not many places to engage in battle, and it is extremely difficult for Guan Shuai's 20,000 troops to engage the enemy in all their numbers, Your Majesty, with all due respect, the key to winning this battle is whether you can crush the Wei army with absolute strength in one breath, there is no difference, then if you want to do so, the continuation of the offensive is the key!"
"The minister seconded the proposal!" At this time, beside Yang Yi, Ma Ting, the civil official with the largest military rank, suddenly gave up his hands.
"Guan Qing is not here, Jiang Qing should have made a decision in the military here!" When Yang Yi heard this, he said again: "In this case, Jiang Qing can order the department to lead the cavalry first, and the former military, Qing will do it himself, and there is no need to report!" ”
Jiang Bin was overjoyed, and immediately thanked him on the horse, and then immediately ordered the soldiers and horses of his headquarters to carry the armor, and after a while, he galloped forward.
Seeing that Jiang Bin also set off, Yang Yi did not delay any longer, and ordered the whole army to set off again, following the front army to follow.
At this time, Guan Yi's department had already engaged the Wei army, and there were two waves of arrow rain, which directly caused a lot of Wei troops to suffer, after all, Wen Yang was not deeply trained, and he was not prepared for a while, and he actually suffered a big loss!
However, these two waves of arrow rain have caused the Wei army to lose thousands of combat strength, and at this time in the night, this kind of loss will not affect much morale, but can be regarded as a benefit!
The army and the Han army are engaged, and the two sides will naturally not be able to distinguish the winner for a while, and the battle will directly enter a state of bloody rain!
After only a stick of incense, the reinforcements of the Han army arrived one after another, and the vanguard cavalry that arrived first was only a few hundred, but the sound of the hooves of the heavily armored cavalry in the lead made all the Wei troops who heard it a little commotion.
In the dark night, of course, there are benefits, but the dark night also amplifies people's fears, especially the fear of the unknown, unlike the generals of the Han army, who basically know the strategy, and also know that the emperor is coming, and the morale is high!
But the Wei army and the generals all know that the top is still sitting in the city and is strategizing!
At this time, although the formation of the Han army that rushed in the follow-up was a little chaotic, it was also continuous, surging rapidly, and the continuous offensive made the Wei army feel a little frustrated at this time!
And this frustration has not yet been noticed by the commanders above the Wei army.
At this time, Sima Yan, who was strategizing at the head of the city, had already begun to get confused, the reason couldn't be simpler, he sensed his own battle situation through the secret method at this time, at first the Wei army did not fall any downside on the scene, or after suffering a wave of losses at the beginning, it was very smooth, and he has been pressing the Han army to fight, but he has never been able to quickly break through and defeat the so-called 20,000 Han army!