The legion battles of this era focused more on forming formations and breaking formations. The purpose of cavalry's existence was nothing more than two, heavy cavalry to break formations, light cavalry to chase and tear apart formations.
From Baima Yi to Bingzhou Langqi, they have always adhered to this combat philosophy. So when Lin Mo told Zhao Yun this idea, he still found it difficult to accept it. He always felt that this set of tactics was a bit exaggerated and utopian.
Moreover, it was extremely difficult to control the formation, because they were always in high-speed motion, with the whistling wind blowing past their ears, and even Zhang Fei's voice could not guarantee that everyone could hear the instructions.
But today, on the Qingzhou front, more than 300 people actually turned around tens of thousands of troops, but the opponent still had no way to deal with you. Zhao Yun felt that this kind of gameplay would severely suppress morale. To put it simply, It's just irritating.
Looking at Wen Chou who was chasing him, his face turned red and his neck was thick with anger, you can tell how much hatred he felt in his heart.
The problem is that they can't catch up. The more than 300 cavalrymen brought by Zhao Yun are all adapted from the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. In terms of riding skills and the speed of the war horses, it is not something that ordinary troops can pursue. Moreover, Yuan Jun's elite fast cavalry He didn't follow him, and he could do nothing but eat dirt.
After chasing for three or four miles, Wen Chou saw that he had been thrown too far away. Wen Chou gritted his teeth and cursed: "You are a cowardless bandit!"
Then, the leaders began to retreat to join the army. Good guy, before they had even taken a few steps, the sound of horse hooves came from behind again.
Taking advantage of this charge, the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry fired a hail of arrows at the two thousand cavalry led by Wen Chou, but their accuracy was a little off. The more than three hundred arrows only shot down more than forty cavalry.
However, this was enough to make Wen Chou so angry that his back teeth were shattered, and he completely lost his mind. He cursed: "Spread out the pursuit and we will not stop until death!"
This time he was really angry. He chased him to the foot of Qishan Mountain. When he saw Zhao Yun leading his cavalry into the forest, Wen Chou was worried that there were ambushes inside and did not dare to pursue him in depth.
"Damn it, Zhao Zilong and this group of cavalry are like a swarm of flies!" Wen Chou was so angry that the veins on his forehead popped out, and he felt that his alveoli were about to burst.
He feels that he can obviously beat Zhao Yun, but he just won't fight with you. Hey, it's just for fun.
"General, the cavalry can't get up after coming down from the mountain. We should guard the flanks of the army to prevent Zhao Zilong from making a sneak attack again."
Han Ju's suggestion was quite reliable. After hearing this, Wen Chou realized that the situation made sense. He immediately looked at Zhao Rui and said, "Go find the young master and transfer the remaining one thousand cavalry here. We will retreat after the army returns to camp." !”
"Here!"
Not long after, Zhao Rui transferred the remaining cavalry from Yuan Tan and slowly retreated with the army to defend the flanks.
Fortunately, Zhao Yun did not attack again after this. After finally returning, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. They were really afraid of being tortured by them.
"What a shame, I didn't want to attack the stronghold, so I brought fewer crossbowmen and shield soldiers, otherwise the hundreds of cavalry would have been shot down!" Yuan Tan, who was furious, made a bow and arrow gesture.
Hundreds of people came to rub the tiger's beard, and they succeeded. When they came back and counted it, they found that more than 800 people had been killed. Yuan Tan was very angry.
This death in battle was just a drop in the bucket for the 200,000-strong army. He was depressed that the morale he had finally suppressed was so easily reduced by 10%.
The most hateful thing is that if this move doesn't work, then most likely we have to attack by force. If I had known that I would still have to attack by force, why not take advantage of the initial momentum of morale, Yuan Tan thought angrily.
"Sir, how should I deal with myself now?" Yuan Tan looked at Tian Feng and his eyes wandered to brothers Xin Ping and Xin Pi. He knew what it meant to have both rain and dew.
Before Tian Feng could speak, there was a burst of hurried footsteps, "Report! Just now hundreds of enemy generals' cavalry swam to the outside and shot and killed our night guard sentries. Judging from the daytime attire, they should be Zhao Yun.
General Zhao, who was on duty, led a group of cavalry to chase him out, and Zhao Yun withdrew to the foot of Qishan Mountain and disappeared without a trace. "
When Yuan Tan heard this, his face turned dark, and he waved his hand to signal the sergeant to retreat, "This Zhao Zilong behaves like a rogue when fighting!"
There are only fifty sentries in a team. Are you greedy for this little military merit? Did you die of poverty in your last life?
"Sir, I still say that Qishan must be occupied. In fact, if Qishan is occupied early in the morning, there will be no such thing. The cavalry led by Zhao Yun will be so wreaking havoc."
These words sounded a bit harsh, and the corners of Yuan Tan's mouth twitched.
The truth is indeed true. If Qishan is under his control, the group of cavalry will definitely not be able to wander around the flanks of the army, and there is a huge ocean on the other side, making it even more impossible to gallop.
But what you said is too blunt. No wonder your father doesn't like you. Yuan Tan sighed, "Forget it, let the army go up and occupy the top of the mountain tomorrow."
Seeing that he was finally willing to adopt this suggestion, Tian Feng openly expressed his inner views, including how to use such terrain to fight.
Just when he was talking and spitting, a sergeant ran in again and said, "Report! Zhao Yun came again with his cavalry and shot and killed a group of infantry patrolling outside our camp! They ran away after the fight. General Zhao just rushed out of the camp gate with his cavalry and disappeared."
Yuan Tan:.
Tian Feng:.
Wen Chou was so angry that he rushed out with his long spear without even bothering to ask for orders. He personally led a group of cavalry outside the stronghold, hoping to fish and enforce the law.
It's a pity that Zhao Yun didn't appear for a long time.
Yuan Tan looked around inside the gate, smiled at Wen Chou and said, "You have to rely on the power of the general to intimidate a young man like Zhao Zilong."
"Sooner or later, the general will kill him with his own hands!" Wen Chou was so angry at Zhao Yun during the day, and now that these two incidents have happened, he, a general of the armed forces, feels a little tired.
Fortunately, the annoying Zhao Zilong has finally left. When Qishan is occupied tomorrow, if he dares to come again, he will be seeking death.
After returning to the military tent, Yuan Tan took off his armor, stretched out on the couch and let out a long, comfortable sound.
When he was drowsy, he heard the sound of a horn to defend against the enemy. He suddenly sat up. No, the enemy is attacking!
Yuan Tan quickly put on his armor, picked up the sword on the side of the soldier and rushed out. There was also a panic outside. Wen Chou, Han Ju and others also came with armor and troops to guard the central army tent.
As long as there are no problems here, it doesn't matter if the corners are broken a little.
As a result, after waiting for a long time without hearing the sound of fighting, Yuan Tan finally saw Zhao Rui running over and asked quickly: "What happened!"
"It was Zhao Zilong who led the group of cavalry past the stronghold."
"He didn't come in, so why did he blow the horn?" Wen Chou asked.
Zhao Rui punched the horse's back with his angry right fist, and even the horse screamed in shock, "It was our people who blew the whistle, it was that damn Zhao Zilong who led his troops past, blowing the horn at the same time, brothers If the situation is unclear then the sound will follow.”
Ah this
Understand, because the perimeter security has been strengthened and four teams of crossbowmen have been set up, Zhao Yun can no longer sneak attack the sentries like before, and instead uses the method of averting the enemy's attention.
If before, Wen Chou would have scolded Zhao Zilong for being a cowardless gangster, but now, he was laughed out of anger.
This is a deep feeling of powerlessness. No matter how good your martial arts skills are, there is nothing you can do against them.
You must know that this camp can accommodate 60,000 to 70,000 people. It is as large as you can imagine. If you want to surround them all to prevent Zhao Yun from getting close, how many people will it take?
"Brothers, please be more careful." Yuan Tan waved his hand feebly.
Whether he wanted to admit it or not, Yuan Tan did regret it. He really should have listened to Tian Feng and occupied Qishan first, so that the other party would not be able to play this trick anymore.
It's not a very clever method. Even if he was still in the empty plain area before, Zhao Yun wouldn't be able to do this trick. He only had to block the peripheral passages.
The problem is that the terrain here is limited by the mountains. Zhao Yun and the others ran around and hid in the mountains after wreaking havoc. There was no place to look for anyone. Otherwise, they had run away so many times and there was absolutely no way they could not catch up if they released the Northern Kingdom Quick Riders. of.
Although the peripheral security was tightened later, Qi Shan could not stand up too close. Zhao Yun seized the opportunity and ran over again and led people to blow the horn. Hundreds of people made the camp of tens of thousands of people restless.
After dawn, everyone in the Northern Army had dark circles under their eyes and long yawns. Come on, today, we can't get through it without occupying Qishan.
It's a pity that when the Northern Army reached the mountainside, they saw the "Gao" Zhao banner floating on the top of the mountain, and hurriedly ran down the mountain to report the matter to Yuan Tan.
When Yuan Tan heard this, his face turned dark, "It's impossible. According to the size of the camp you said, it can accommodate at least five thousand people. It won't be able to stand up in two days. There are many scouts wandering around this day. Why? Maybe they don’t know that they set up a stronghold on the mountain!”
"Sir, it's absolutely true, the general also saw that camp." Han Ju, who led the team back, said helplessly.
This thing is too weird, how could a copycat appear out of thin air? Yuan Tan looked at Tian Feng and the Xin brothers, and saw that the three of them also looked at a loss.
"knew."
Xin Pi frowned and looked at Yuan Tan, and said in a deep voice: "Sir, I'm guessing that we set up an ambush in the stronghold when we killed Wei Xu and defeated Lu's army the day before yesterday. It was at that time that Lu Bu sent a group of people up the mountain to set up the stronghold. "
Yuan Tan had the same look on his face. At that time, everyone's attention was not on Qishan, and he suddenly said: "So, Zhao Yun has been pestering us last night. It must be because the military camp has not yet been completed. We are afraid that we will find out, right?" Yes, that must be the case!”
He rubbed his hands excitedly at first, and then his heart sank. There was no point in guessing it. Now the Dazhai was completed.
According to the terrain of Qishan, five thousand people are guarding it, and even fifty thousand people may not be able to attack it. I regret not listening to Tian Feng's words.
Yuan Tan didn't rush to occupy it before because he thought that with such a small number of people like Lu Bu, he wouldn't dare to divide his troops rashly. Even if he really had an idea, he could take advantage of him before he could build a stronghold. Who would have thought that his reaction would be so quick? It's like it's been arranged.
"Sir, if this is the case, I suggest that you immediately retreat to Dazhai in the rear, where the influence of Qishan is much smaller." Tian Feng stood up and bowed.
Three strongholds were set up fifteen miles behind to protect each other, and they were also some distance away from Qishan. Apart from anything else, Zhao Yun's harassment tactics would definitely not go away.
Moreover, there is no need to worry about the risk of being flanked in the future. To put it bluntly, once the army retreats to the rear stronghold, the military stronghold on the mountain will lose its strategic significance and become just a front watchtower.
"What? The stronghold was built just yesterday, and it has been retreated today. Sir, don't you think that the soldiers enjoy building the stronghold?"
Wen Chou was not happy when he heard this, and directly handed over his hands and said: "We will seize the stronghold established by Lu Jun. Master, please allow me to have 10,000 elite troops. We will attack this stronghold before dark!"
"Qishan is steep and difficult to defend, so the general must not act rashly." Even Xin Ping, a radical, did not agree with this approach.
"Sir, our northern army has always only known how to charge and never retreat. Now that our army has an absolute advantage in strength, it has to retreat fifteen miles. This will not only make Lu Bu laugh out loud, but also shake the morale of the soldiers. In the end, We will never support retreat!"
"The general seconded the proposal!"
"The general also seconded the proposal!"
Wen Chou is like a tiger that has been imprisoned for a long time and is about to be released. Now you tell him that it is acceptable to keep him in another place.
Moreover, when he said this, Han Ju, Zhao Rui and others also agreed, and Tian Feng and others' voices were directly drowned out.
Seeing this, Yuan Tan pressed his hands to stop the fierce fighting spirit. He twisted his neck and smiled, "I didn't say I wanted to evacuate, but before I could figure out a way to defeat the enemy, , please help the generals to stabilize the camp and stop letting the young people wreak havoc."
"Please rest assured, young master, I will be on duty personally at the end of the night. If Zhao Zilong dares to come, he will never come back!" Wen Chou patted his chest, full of confidence.
"Okay, generals, please go back and rest." Yuan Tan made a gesture of invitation, and they bowed and retreated.
When only Tian Feng and the Xin brothers were left in the tent, Yuan Tan walked up to the three of them and bowed humbly, "Gentlemen, I have my own reasons for not retreating. I won't discuss this point. Gentlemen, please forgive me.
Now, I hope that my husband can teach me how to defeat the enemy and help me regain Qishan. "
He sent the generals away because he didn't want to be looked down upon by them by being too low-profile, but Yuan Tan's humble behavior was extremely effective for literati.
The meaning of the words is also very clear. As for me, it is impossible to retreat. There is a reason. I can’t tell you what the reason is. Now there is only one way to conquer the mountains. You can think of a way.
The Xin brothers were understanding and nodded directly. They were Yuan Tan's supporters.
Tian Feng tried to speak several times but was directly interrupted by Yuan Tan, "Sir, I have made up my mind. There is no way that Potian will change his mind today. Let's find a way to get down to Qishan."
Tian Feng thought this was a bit unbelievable. It was obvious that retreating fifteen miles would eliminate the threat of Qishan's stronghold. Why did he have to choose an incredibly difficult way to attack the stronghold?
Having said that, Tian Feng could do nothing but agree, "I'll do my best."
However, he has always been uneasy in his heart, and he always feels as if there is an invisible hand pushing the situation in the established direction.
My fever reached 39 degrees last night, and I had to move bricks under the scorching sun. My body still couldn't bear it. I hope all readers will take good care of themselves.
Originally, I wanted to ask for leave today, but after thinking about it, I rushed out one chapter and rushed it out at the hospital with an intravenous drip. Then the second chapter can only be written after the fever subsides. I hope it will be released today.
Seeing as I don’t dare to ask for leave when I’m sick, readers, please forgive me for my irregular update schedule these days. After all, the number of words is not lacking at all.
(End of chapter)
