Qin Lang led 30,000 soldiers, and divided the troops from Hedong County into two groups. One group of cavalry took the official road, and the other group of infantry crossed Wangwu Mountain and rushed to the aid of Hanoi County.
This idea really wasn't Qin Lang's idea.
Qin Lang's initial idea was indeed as Zhang Xi expected, which was to gather 30,000 soldiers to take the official road and enter Hanoi County from the Taihang Mountains.
The reason is very simple. Qin Lang did not think so much, and from the perspective of unified army operations, cavalry and infantry march together, and the configuration of arms is more reasonable. If the Shu thieves block the road, the possibility of breaking through or even defeating the Shu thieves is higher. Some.
However, before Qin Lang set out, Master Sima came to see him and carefully analyzed and discussed with him the current situation in Hanoi County.
In fact, I didn’t say much else, but I emphasized one point: the commander-in-chief of the Shu thieves in Hanoi County is named Zhang Xi.
Qin Lang has never had a real head-to-head confrontation with Zhang Xi. He is naturally aware of Zhang Xi's reputation, but he does not have an intuitive understanding of Zhang Xi's actual ability.
However, Sima Division had experienced the battle of Mengjindu. Sima Division was completely suppressed by Zhang Xi in terms of strategic layout. In terms of tactics, only the battle of Hexinzhou was lucky enough to gain some advantages.
Therefore, Master Sima could not understand Qin Lang's arrogant approach of leading troops to support Hanoi County. Was he leading troops to support Xiahou Ba, or was he going to kill people? !
After Sima Division's repeated persuasion and analysis, Qin Lang finally chose to follow Sima Division's advice and chose this method of advancing.
Qin Lang, his biggest advantage is that he has no airs and is not willful. To put it simply - he listens to advice.
Although Qin Lang also knew what Sima Division's "Hedong Victory" was about, Qin Lang did not misunderstand Sima Division's abilities because of this.
Moreover, Qin Lang went to Hanoi this time to replace Xiahou Ba in Wen County, and Wen County was the hometown of the Sima family.
No matter where Master Sima deceives people, he will not deceive them at the expense of the safety of his hometown and family. The advice he gave is definitely a suggestion that can better protect Wen County.
According to Sima Division, if the cavalry detours, the infantry drills into the mountain, and the troops are divided into two routes to enter Hanoi County, this method of march itself is a way to reduce the defensive pressure on Wen County. It is better than just going all the way to provide Zhang Xi with key defense. The marching method is much more efficient.
Qin Lang thought for a long time and felt that Sima Division's marching method was more reasonable. After all, he was about to face the world-famous general Zhang Xi.
Therefore, Qin Lang made a change and sent Dai Ling as the main general and Han Rong as the deputy general, leading 10,000 cavalry out of the official road of Taihang Mountain.
He personally led 20,000 infantry, with Pei Qian as a member of the army, and led the troops out of Wangwu Mountain Road.
The two groups advanced together and entered Hanoi County.
Dai Ling led the cavalry very quickly. Although they took a detour to Bingzhou, they still arrived at the exit of the official road of Taihang Mountain before Qin Lang's troops.
Along the way, Dai Ling was still in a good mood.
As one of Cao Zhen's closest confidants, Dai Ling was left in Hedong by Cao Zhen to assist Qin Lang, and he was promoted in official positions.
Dai Ling is now a post-general.
It's just that the position of rear general is somewhat stressful for Dai Ling. After all, he has not had any impressive achievements over the years.
In the first battle of Guanzhong, Dai Ling's performance was lackluster and he was completely outperformed by Wang Chang. When Cao Zhen went on an expedition to Gongsun Yuan, Dai Ling was in Hedong County and did not catch up with the post of general. It was entirely because of his role as Cao Zhen's confidant. , recommended by Cao Zhen.
At least on this point, Dai Ling still has a bit of shame, knowing that his record is not enough to convince the public, so during this expedition, Dai Ling still hopes to make achievements and prove himself.
Originally, marching with the cavalry all the way, quickly marching to the official road crossing of Taihang Mountain, and entering Hanoi before Qin Lang's headquarters troops and horses, can be regarded as a manifestation of ability. However, Dai Ling encountered Meng Da's interception at the Taihang official road crossing.
After all, Dai Ling has been in the army for many years, and he still has the qualities that a general should have.
Along the way, although Dai Ling was eager to march, he did not send fewer scouts and reconnaissance cavalry. Therefore, he quickly learned the specific situation ahead.
Of course, this also has something to do with Meng Da not wanting to hide at all. Two thousand soldiers marched down the stronghold. If anyone couldn't see this, then he was really just a blind man.
However, Dai Ling was also very strange. According to the scout report, Meng Da set up camp in the middle of the official road, and at the same time arranged a lot of crossbowmen on the rocks and cliffs on both sides. What on earth did he want to do? !
ambush? !
How can there be any reason to ambush a stronghold? !
Hard hitting? !
A total of 2,000 infantrymen marched down the stronghold. Facing the charge of 10,000 cavalrymen, how could he, Mengda, have the confidence to fight hard? !
Anyway, Dai Ling really couldn't figure out what kind of game Meng Da was playing? !
But no matter what tricks you, Meng Da, are playing, the leader must attack. If he doesn't defeat the Shu army in front of him, how can he enter Hanoi County to support Xiahou Ba? !
Therefore, Dai Ling sent 500 cavalry to conduct a tentative attack.
It's a tentative attack. You don't need to send too many troops. The main thing is to see what Meng Da's purpose is.
Another one: 500 cavalry versus 2,000 infantry, fighting on a flat official road, the advantage is big enough.
As the five hundred cavalry charged in formation, Dai Ling was also carefully observing the changes on the battlefield.
The steep rocks on both sides of the official road were indeed fortified by Shu thieves' crossbowmen, but judging from the density of arrows, they could only be about two to three thousand people at most.
In terms of the speed of the cavalry, it does not take much time to rush through the range of this round of crossbowmen. For Cao Wei's light cavalry covered in light armor, these bows and arrows pose a certain threat, but they are not enough to cause any damage. Too much killing.
Sure enough, after a quick attack, the five hundred cavalry rushed to a place about two hundred steps in front of Mengda's camp at the cost of only seventy or eighty men.
Then, the five hundred cavalrymen encountered the most difficult obstacle so far - Jumu Antlers.
As a veteran, how could Mengda not set up antlers to block the cavalry when he knew that the opponent he wanted to face was the cavalry.
However, at the beginning, Mengda's purpose of the battle was to set up an ambush and cooperate with Ma Dai's rangers to kill the enemy. The logistics baggage did not carry too much wood. However, this time the battle plan was temporarily changed, Mengda did not have enough. Time to build too many antlers.
Otherwise, with the current terrain advantage, Meng Da would like to have the official road covered with antlers, waiting for the Wei army to give up the advantage of cavalry attack and let the cavalry dismount to remove the antlers.
Unfortunately, Meng Da did not have the time to make so many preparations. He cut down trees temporarily and made more than twenty antlers, which was not enough to delay the Wei army for too long.
But, Mengda is Mengda after all. In this case, he still has a way.
Since the number of antlers is not enough, there is no need to place them all in front of the camp. If they are released, they will not be able to stop them for too long.
It would be better to place the antlers two hundred paces away, place five in the first row spaced apart from each other, place the same five in the second row thirty paces behind, and so on.
The purpose of this was not to block the Wei army's cavalry, but to limit the speed of the cavalry.
The five antlers in the first row are placed in the middle of the official road and cannot prevent the cavalry from passing through the gap. However, if the cavalry wants to bypass these antlers without interference, they must slow down. The antlers in the second row actually It also had the same effect, so that the Wei cavalry who had passed the first row of antlers still did not dare to speed up.
As long as the cavalry can't speed up, the rest will be easy to handle.
When these cavalrymen broke through the third line of antlers defense, they entered the shooting range of Zhuge Liannu No. 2 machine.
Five hundred cavalry haha.
The development of the battle situation was indeed as Meng Da expected.
When the Wei army's offensive troops approached about a hundred steps in front of Mengda's camp, eight hundred Zhuge Liangnu No. 2 aircraft fired with full force inside the Han army's camp.
Even some of Cao Wei's cavalry didn't even react. They saw arrows like locusts coming in front of them. The only thing left was a black eye.
The cavalrymen who reacted subconsciously turned around to escape, but found that the current geographical conditions did not allow them enough space to move around.
The left and right sides of the official road were surrounded by rocky cliffs. The cavalry could not climb up the mountain to avoid the arrows. The messy and messy-looking antlers behind them once again hindered the cavalry's retreat.
In addition, the enemy's arrows were not only dense, but also very continuous. It seemed that there was no interval between shooting and less than a cup of tea. Among these five hundred cavalry, there was not even a standing horse, not even a man or a horse. , all lay down.
Not only Dai Ling was dumbfounded by this result, but even Meng Da was dumbfounded. It was too fierce.
But then, Dai Ling fell into deep thought, while Mengda fell into ecstasy.
Dai Ling was hesitating whether he should send out the next batch of attacking troops, and if he wanted to attack again, how many troops should be sent. But Meng Da had only one idea now.
Quickly take this opportunity to repair the antlers and recover the arrows.
This Zhuge Liannu No. 2 machine is indeed powerful, but it also has a shortcoming. It consumes too many arrows.
But for the current war situation, with the help of this big killer, Meng Da is more confident that he can hold on to this Taihang officialdom and establish immortal merits.
(End of chapter)
