Looking at the Jin cavalry more than a hundred paces away, Changsun Fei was quite surprised. This Jin cavalry team was very skilled in pommeling and riding horses. Compared with the light cavalry of Wei and Yan, they were no less advanced than the light cavalry of Wei and Yan. The horses were also considered to be excellent.
What particularly frightened Changsun Fei was that the weapons in the hands of this group of Jin soldiers were very sharp. Many of the swords and spears in the hands of his soldiers were cut off just now.
That night Dai Mang attacked Xuchang City at night and brought back a weapon with a damaged blade. Changsun Fei thought that Dai Mang had met a Jin general and it was normal to have a good sword.
Now it seems that my guess was wrong. There are many people in this Jin army holding sharp swords, which is really unusual.
It suddenly occurred to me that during the April court meeting, I heard Sun Song, the governor of Xiangzhou and the governor of Nanping County, report that during the battle with the Yan army, I found that hundreds of Yan troops were equipped with very sharp sabers.
At that time, everyone thought that the Yan State took out the hundreds of fine knives stored in the store to fight. Because the number was not large, it did not attract attention. Compared with the machetes held by the Jin people in front of them, Changsun Fei could not help but feel suspicious.
Changsun Fei originally planned to fight the Jin cavalry personally for a while, but now he changed his mind.
He raised his hand and conveyed the order: "Blow the trumpet and order Mo Tuchen and Dai Mang to lead their troops to attack together."
During today's hunting, Changsun Fei divided his 6,000 cavalry into three groups, and led 1,000 light cavalry and 2,000 infantry to participate in the hunt. Mo Tuchentong hid the two thousand 8 miles northwest, Dai Mang hid seven miles southwest, and left one Qian Qingqi and the remaining infantry guarded the camp.
After three short horn blasts, Mo Tuchen and Dai Mang each led their troops and galloped out. The sound of hoofbeats was like hidden thunder.
Changsun Fei rode his horse, brandished his spear, and charged at the Jin army, shouting: "Don't let the Jin army run away."
When the Wei and Jin armies were facing each other, the Wei army's marching commander, Ma Dahajian, led four thousand infantry to form a formation in the west, blocking the way of Yang Anxuan and others.
Seeing that Wei Qi was advancing, Yang Anxuan did not engage in the battle, but instead bypassed Wei Qi and galloped south.
When the Qingqi led by Chang Sun Fei approached within thirty steps, Yang Anxuan hung up his bow, picked up his bow, and shot an arrow.
The arrow whistled sharply, and Changsun Fei swung his spear to hit it. The arrow was only knocked away, but it hit the soldiers behind him. The soldier groaned, and the arrow only penetrated his armor and entered his arm.
The Jin cavalry fired arrows at the chasing Wei cavalry, but they heard cries of pain. Changsun Fei couldn't help reining in his horse, and looked around with a flash of his eyes. Many light cavalry were injured by arrows.
Changsun Fei rolled up a loose arrow lying on the ground with his riding crop, and the arrowhead was shaped into a triangular shape. Changsun Fei put the arrowhead on the spear and made a mark.
Changsun Fei felt awe-struck by the sharp arrows. He put the arrows into his quiver and loudly ordered: "The people of Jin are sharp with their arrows. Don't push too close, gentlemen."
Hearing the sound of horse hooves in front, Yang Anxuan knew that the Wei army had laid a trap, but if he wanted to win this battle, he had to tear open the trap blocking the road.
Dai Mang looked at the approaching Jin cavalry with a bloodthirsty look in his eyes. The failure of the night attack on Xuchang City made him feel ashamed, so he wanted to wash away the shame with the blood of the Jin people today.
Fifty steps away, Jin Qi's arrow rain came like a dark cloud, and Dai Mang waved his machete to strike. The arrow only landed on the blade, making a crisp "ding-ding" sound.
The sound of "plop" kept sounding, and the soldiers beside him fell to the ground from time to time. Dai Mang stared straight ahead and had no time to look back.
The swords collided with each other and made a "click" sound. Dai Mang felt the light of the sword in his hand, and was so frightened that he hurriedly dodged to the right, and the shining light of the sword grazed his side.
Raising the machete, Dai Mang found that the tip of the knife had disappeared. The Jin people had such a fast knife.
Seeing another machete attack, Dai Mang had no choice but to use the back of the knife to move outwards. He was annoyed in his heart. If he had known that the Jin army's machetes were so sharp, he should have picked up a steel spear to fight.
Yang Anxuan led the Qingqi to use sharp knives and sharp arrows to break out of Wei's cavalry and continue running south.
At this time, Changsun Fei had arrived and met Dai Mang. Dai Mang was in shock, holding up the broken sword to signal to Changsun Fei: "Gong Lu Xiang, these Jin soldiers have such fast swords."
Changsun Fei looked gloomy and said: "If we get entangled, we must not let this group of Jin cavalry escape. We must ask them the secret of their weapons."
Listening to the leisurely chase behind him, Yang Anxuan showed a proud smile on his lips, and Wei Jun was fooled.
After galloping for about eight miles, the war horse crossed a small river, which was about two feet wide.
, only about a foot deep, and the water was splashed by the horses' hooves.
Yang Anxuan and others crossed the river in less than half a cup of tea, and Zhang Sun Fei led a large group of light cavalry to catch up.
At this time, Mo Tuchen's team also arrived. There were five thousand Wei cavalry together. The sound of horse hooves was so fast that it shook the earth.
Seen from the sky, the Wei cavalry dispersed into a team that was nearly a mile wide and more than two miles long. The dust was flying and overwhelming, sweeping the heaven and earth.
Looking at the Jin cavalry more than a hundred paces away, Changsun Fei smiled and said: "The Jin cavalry's horses are failing, and their speed has obviously dropped. In another quarter of an hour, these Jin cavalry will collapse without a fight. Let the son holding the shield move forward a little , Beware of Jin people jumping over the wall in a hurry."
Counting from when Yang Anxuan led the attack, less than half an hour had passed. The physical strength of the Jin army's horses had indeed declined significantly, while most of the Wei army's horses only dispatched after hearing the sound of the horn, so they had more physical strength.
Regardless of the number of people or horse power, the Wei army had the absolute upper hand, so Changsun Fei ordered to slow down the pace of pursuit to prevent the Jin army from going all out.
The terrain of Dongtun is generally high in the northwest and low in the southeast. Yang Anxuan led the Qingqi to retreat southward. The hills along the way were undulating and not flat.
After crossing the river and running for another six or seven miles, there is a hill on the west side. The hill is only more than ten feet high, but the gentle slope is more than a hundred steps long.
Yang Anxuan looked up at the hill as he led the crowd down the gentle slope. There were a few sparse trees on the hill, which were inconspicuous. Zhao Tian lurked behind the hill with 400 heavy cavalry.
After running forward for another three miles, Yang Anxuan estimated that nearly half of the Wei cavalry behind him had crossed the hill, and sent an order: "Sound the horn, prepare to counterattack."
When Qingyue's horn sounded, Changsun Fei was startled, slowed down his horse and asked, "Why did the Jin army blow the trumpet? But they turned around to counterattack?"
There was a crash behind them, the sound of hooves was like thunder, and the cry of killing came from behind.
Changsun Fei smiled and said: "This Yang Anxuan is quite capable. He actually set up an ambush halfway. He is just feeding the wolves with meat. No matter how much meat we have, we can eat it up. Mo Tuchen, please bring some people over to watch." Look, the others continue to follow me to chase Yang Anxuan."
One hundred and fifty steps away, Yang Anxuan had already led the Qingqi to turn their horses' heads, looking coldly at Wei Qi who continued to advance.
Zhao Tian led 400 heavy cavalry and smashed into the Wei army's light cavalry with an unstoppable force. With the help of the force of the downhill, the horses that were in front of the heavy cavalry were hit with broken bones and tendons, and the knights on the horse were knocked off their horses. .
The momentum of the galloping horse was cut off in two, and Wei Qi, who was behind him, reined in his horse in panic. Zhao Tian seized the opportunity and charged forward.
The sharp knife was like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves. The Wei cavalry fell off their horses one after another, and the counterattack fell on the heavy cavalry, splashing out strings of sparks, but the damage was not great.
When Mo Chen suddenly led his team back, he saw that the Jin cavalry that appeared was actually a heavy cavalry, and he felt bad. He knew very well that heavy cavalry was like an iron fist, rushing through the formation, and a light cavalry collision was like an egg striking a stone.
Someone flew to Changsun Fei and learned that the Jin army actually had a heavy cavalry lying in wait here. Changsun Fei was frightened. When the heavy cavalry and the Jin Qingqi in front attacked together, the battle would be defeated.
"Sound the horn, and head east for the time being, and return to the camp in a circle." Zhangsun Fei ordered, turning on the reins and galloping eastward.
When Yang Anxuan saw the Wei army heading east, he shouted loudly: "Don't waste your bow and arrow, shoot hard."
Arrows were like locusts, shooting at the Wei army's horses, thinning the Wei cavalry layer by layer. Changsun Fei could no longer care about the casualties at this time. If he could not get rid of the entanglement of the heavy cavalry, he was afraid that there would be more casualties.
They arrived at the river in an instant, and heard the sound of the horns again. The water in the upper reaches suddenly swelled, and Wei Qi, who was crossing the river, was threatened by the river and rushed down.
Unfortunately, the Jin army sent people to intercept the water upstream. Changsun Fei looked at his subordinates in a mess and ordered: "Go downstream, the river will gradually fall."
Wei Qi struggled to the east in the muddy water. Yang Anxuan chased him for more than 20 miles. He shot all the arrows in his quiver before leading his army back to clean up the battlefield.
They collected the horses, put away the peeled leather armor and scattered weapons, but did not kill the wounded soldiers. These wounded soldiers were a huge trouble to the Wei army.
When the commander-in-chief Sun Fei returned to the camp with the remaining soldiers, he counted the number of people and found that less than half of the 5,000 horsemen who had gone out for the expedition had returned, leaving only more than 2,200 horsemen.
Half an hour later, Dahajian led 500 chariots and 3,000 foot soldiers.
When the soldier came to the battlefield, he saw groaning wounded soldiers everywhere, corpses scattered everywhere, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood.
Soon, Changsun Fei arrived with his light cavalry who had taken a rest and helped the infantry transport the corpses and wounded soldiers back to the camp.
In the main tent, Zhang Sunfei looked at the generals with a calm face and said, "Go down here and guard the camp strictly to guard against the Jin army's night attack."
Dahajian said: "Mr. Lu Xiang, there are more than 800 injured people, we need to treat them quickly. There is a shortage of medical treatment in the wilderness, so we need to leave for Fugou as soon as possible."
Changsun Fei was silent for a moment and said: "Yang Anxuan deliberately left the wounded soldiers behind to slow down our army. We are still eighteen miles away from Fugou City. It will take at least two hours to lead the wounded soldiers there. Yang Anxuan will definitely harass us." .”
Dai Mang said: "Although our army is defeated, its strength is still there. We will look for opportunities to fight again tomorrow. Judging from the number of Jin troops fighting today, there are only a thousand light cavalry and only three or four hundred heavy cavalry, which is inferior to our army."
Changsun Fei said: "I intend not to move, so I sent people to Fugou City to recruit doctors and purchase medicines to treat the wounded soldiers. We should calm down and control the movement, so as not to be taken advantage of by the enemy."
The Lord will make a decision and everyone will act accordingly. Qingqi was sent to Fugou City to recruit officials, and reconnaissance cavalry were sent out to find out the whereabouts of the Jin army. In the evening, they received reports and the Jin army was stationed in Zhoutun, thirty miles west.
Zhoutun is a small village with mountains and rivers on its back. The Jin army did not enter the village, but camped outside the village, with bonfires dotting the ground.
The Jin army roasted the horse's legs happily, and the firelight reflected the excitement on their faces. The victory over Wei Qi greatly boosted everyone's confidence, and everyone was gearing up to fight Wei Qi again.
Surrounding Yang Anxuan were Meng Longfu, Yin Ji and others, including Hu Fan. This time Hu Fan came with Zhao Tian, and it was his strategy to build up soil and water in the river.
Most people did not agree with the suggestion of attacking the Wei camp at night. The soldiers and horses were tired from the fierce fighting during the day and needed to rest. Although the Wei army is defeated, its strength is still there, but we should pay attention to the Wei army's night attack.
After dispatching reconnaissance cavalry and arranging guards, Yang Anxuan discussed with the generals until they rested.
