In April every year, the ice and snow in the Greater Khingan Mountains begin to melt, and this process takes a long time.
Coupled with rainfall in some areas, the water level in Raoleshui is relatively high during these months.
Once the water level of the river rises significantly, it will cause great difficulties for the army to cross the river.
Many sections of the river that used to be crossed can no longer be crossed.
There are only a few places where the river can be crossed.
The river surface is open and the river bank terrain is Flat places with higher river beds.
Zhang Xiu sent people to monitor these places where they could cross the river.
As long as the Xianbei people of the Yuwen Department crossed the river from these places, they would be discovered immediately.
Zhang Xiu was shooting arrows in the camp at this time, and the target was already filled with arrows.
A sentinel galloped from outside the camp and soon came to Zhang Xiu to report: "General, the spies are reporting that a group of Xianbei people numbering about 20,000 are driving a large number of cattle, sheep and horses toward a distance of 20 kilometers southwest of us.
I came from the other side of the river here, and it seems that I plan to cross the river at that section and reach it within half a day at the latest."
Zhang Xiu immediately threw the bow and arrow to the soldiers beside him and shouted: "Send the order for the army to assemble!"
After an urgent heavy drum beat, the fifteen thousand cavalry completed the assembly in ten minutes.
The cavalry was much slower than the infantry.
There were more horses and harnesses, so there was no way around it. .
"The Xianbei people are indeed moving north.
Da Sima is really clever in planning the soldiers.
Let's go with my general to intercept and kill them.
Let's go."
Zhang Xiu shouted and issued the order to set off to intercept the Xianbei people without any unnecessary words.
The soldiers and horses of each department left the camp in sequence.
Zhang Xiu left two schools in the camp to look after his family, and the remaining 13,000 people headed to the river in the southwest under his leadership.
There are no embankments or woods by the river.
You can see very far away by standing on the river.
It is impossible to ambush a large number of soldiers and horses.
Moreover, if you charge towards the river bank from a distance, you can easily rush into the river if you cannot stop in time. .
The most important thing is that once the cavalry stops and loses speed on the river bank, it is very likely to fall into a tight siege.
This is why some generals dare to fight in a last-ditch battle.
However, in order to succeed in a last-ditch battle, extremely demanding conditions need to be met.
First, the river bank line It can't be a straight line , the position is best to be a triangle protruding toward the river.
When setting up the formation, both sides of the formation are river banks.
The enemy troops rushing in cannot make a detour, and the cavalry cannot turn around.
If trenches are dug in front of the formation, the defenders must use shields to defend themselves.
Bow and arrow strike will be a nightmare for the attacking army.
The river bank here is a straight line, although it is not that straight.
Even if it is a triangular river beach, Zhang Xiu is not worried at all.
The Xianbei people are not Han people.
They do not understand the tactics and formation of infantry.
They dismounted.
Its combat effectiveness is inferior to that of infantry.
Zhang Xiu had an idea.
He divided the 13,000 people into three parts.
Division A was deployed ten miles east of the opposite bank of the river crossing, Division B was deployed ten miles west of the opposite bank of the crossing point, and Division C was deployed ten miles west of the same side of the river crossing. at.
Needless to say, Zhang Xiu also knew that the Xianbei people would definitely send some troops to cross the river first, camp and guard on the other side of the river, and occupy this beachhead.
Then the old and weak women and children would cross the river and drive the cattle and sheep.
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After crossing the river, the soldiers and horses behind the palace began to cross the river.
At noon, Suli arrived at the river crossing with men and horses, driving cattle and sheep.
He had three thousand troops in his hands, two thousand strong, one thousand old and weak, and the rest were all women and children.
He calculated the time and found that he would camp on the other side of the river after crossing the river.
He would continue heading north early tomorrow morning.
He knew that Yu Wenmona had taken three thousand troops to hide in the Daxianbei Mountains.
He also planned to take these tribesmen to the Daxianbei Mountains.
The two groups were more powerful together.
At least he was sure that he could make Yu Wenmona's men listen to him, because there were many women and children here who were the women or mothers of those people.
Just as Zhang Xiu expected, Su Li first sent two thousand men and horses across the river to occupy the beach, established a camp on the other side of the river, and set up a guard.
It took less than an hour to cross the river.
When the vanguard troops set up camp to guard, the old, weak, women and children They began to drive cattle, sheep and horses across the river.
Note that sheep can swim, so don’t think they can drown.
In the afternoon, all the old, weak, women and children, driving cattle, sheep and horses, had finished crossing the river.
It was almost time.
Zhang Xiu could not determine the specific time when the Xianbei people crossed the river, but he could roughly estimate it.
"Send the order, attack."
Zhang Xiu, who had already sneaked his soldiers and horses to less than five miles away from the Xianbei camp, issued the order to attack.
However, all the sentinels sent by the Xianbei people had been killed by Zhang Xiu's ambush.
"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo far."
Four thousand soldiers and horses, led by Zhang Xiu, galloped along the river bank toward the Xianbei people's camp that had not yet been completely set up.
At the same time, the Han cavalry on the west side of the Xianbei people's camp heard the horn sound and began to launch a campaign. attack.
Two armies, each with four thousand cavalry, attacked each other along the river bank.
The Xianbei people were terrified.
There was chaos in the camp.
The old, weak, women and children were running around in panic.
Su Li was in a hurry and immediately ordered the soldiers to mount their horses and prepare for the camp.
"Who the hell are they?"
Sully yelled.
Now there is no need to send people to investigate, because the Han army soon appeared in front of the Xianbei people.
Su Li was shocked: "How could there be a Han army here?
It's impossible, it's impossible, how could the Han people come?"
Waiting for us here” One of the leaders said: "Khan, it is already obvious that the Han people want to destroy us Xianbei people.
They have long thought that we might move north, so they sent this army here long ago to wait for us to sneak in.
There is no other way to save their pockets.
If we escape, all the old, weak, women and children will be dead.
We can only fight to the death with them."
Su Li took a deep breath, slowly drew his sword and said: "Let's fight, maybe we will all be buried here today, but we must not stretch our necks and wait for them to chop us.
If they want to kill us all, we have to let them go."
They paid a heavy price.”
The two thousand Xianbei people who were able to mount their horses and fight silently picked up their bows and arrows and scimitars without any orders, but at the same time everyone rode up to meet the four thousand Han cavalry commanded by Zhang Xiu.
"Rumble" the sound of a large number of horse hooves came from behind again.
Many Xianbei people turned around and saw that their faces were pale with horror.
Another group of Han cavalry came from behind.
At this time, it was too late to send men and horses to turn around and attack the Han cavalry coming from behind.
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The Xianbei people were attacked from both sides.
At this moment, almost everyone lost the courage to fight.
In this unfavorable situation, Even if the gods come down to earth, they can't save it.
"Escape" is the only word left in the minds of all Xianbei people at this moment.
Su Li immediately turned his horse and galloped away towards the north, while the Xianbei people behind him also turned around.
Soon the column formation heading east quickly turned into a horizontal formation heading north.
But at this time, the Han army troops coming from the east and west directions were consciously staggered.
The four thousand cavalry led by Zhang Xiu crashed into the front of the Xianbei people, while the Han army cavalry coming from the west hit the front of the Xianbei people. rear.
The Xianbei army was instantly smashed into pieces by two armies that were heading towards each other and staggered away from each other.
The Xianbei people on horseback were knocked flying one after another, and the horses were also knocked down one after another.
With just such a blow, two thousand Xianbei troops were instantly They were all reimbursed, and very few people survived.
Even if they survived, everyone was injured and had no strength to fight anymore.
The thousand Xianbei people who had not yet crossed the river saw clearly the battle that had just occurred.
They were all crying in pain, squatting on the ground with their heads in their hands, or lying on the ground rolling around.
Some even looked so angry that their eyes were filled with rage.
Almost bulging.
But their end was coming soon.
The three thousand Han soldiers and horses deployed on this side of the river had already reached them.
They were discovered before they got too close, and the Xianbei people had time to form a team to fight.
"Our tribesmen are on the other side of the river, and we can't escape.
Tribesmen, let's fight to the death with the Han people."
Thousands of Xianbei people who had not yet crossed the river took up their weapons and hit their horses to meet the Han cavalry.
Both sides fired their bows and arrows at almost the same time.
The Xianbei people are worthy of being a nation on horseback.
Their cavalry Their archery skills are very good.
They can shoot arrows continuously, and their shooting speed is higher than that of the Han army.
However, the Xianbei people are nomadic people with poor supplies.
It is difficult for them to make arrows.
They have to graze, collect fodder and livestock dung, and constantly migrate to find places with rich water and grass.
They do not have enough time to practice archery with arrows. , the hit accuracy of the arrows is not high.
If you want to cause a lot of damage to the enemy, you can only concentrate your troops and fire in a volley.
People with superb archery skills on the grassland appeared in the Mongolian Empire more than a thousand years later.
Genghis Khan unified the Mongolian plateau.
Professional armies began to appear in Mobei.
With sufficient arrows and time, many sharpshooters appeared one after another.
They are called the Condor Shooters.
The Han cavalry is different.
Although many Han cavalry have not been cavalry for a long time, they are professional soldiers and train all day long.
The most indispensable thing is time.
In just a few years, they have shot more arrows than the Xianbei people in a lifetime.
They shoot more arrows, and they shoot them with great accuracy.
During the charge, the two sides hit each other with arrows.
Some people on each side were hit by arrows and fell off their horses.
However, others around them were unmoved at all and continued to beat their horses and rush forward crazily, continuing to shoot arrows as they rushed.
When they were close enough, both sides abandoned their bows and arrows almost at the same time and took out long and short weapons to kill each other.
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"Boom" they collided in front.
The results of rigorous training played a huge role at this time.
The tightly organized Han cavalry took advantage of the collision.
The Xianbei cavalry in front were knocked away one after another, and their horses were knocked to the ground.
But there are also disadvantages to a dense formation.
Once someone falls in front, the cavalry behind will be easily tripped, and many people may be tripped one after another.
Moreover, the distance between the front and rear rows is difficult to control, and weapons can easily injure them if they are too close.
The companions in front were too far apart and unable to exert the coherence of continuous attacks.
When launching a charge in a dense formation, the cavalry in the first few rows are most dangerous, and the death rate has always been high.
It is necessary to select soldiers who are strong, agile, and courageous, and all of them must be brave and unafraid of death. , only in this way can we defeat all enemies standing in front of us.
When charging in a tight formation, the spears of the rear cavalry should be pointed collectively to the left front and top or to the right front and top, otherwise it will be easy to stab the comrades in front.
If there is an enemy in front, thrust them out quickly.
This is used by those who are not good at riding.
The spear is held in one hand and tucked under the arm.
Cavalrymen with excellent equestrian skills usually hold the spear with both hands and use their legs to control the horse.
The strength of both arms is naturally stronger than that of one arm, and it is easy to control the weapon.
If the cavalry uses swords as weapons, they generally do not use close formations to launch group charges.
Most of them use loose formations to attack.
They first use bows and arrows to carry out several rounds of riding and shooting strikes, then discard the bows and arrows, take out their swords and rush into the enemy formation to chop and kill.
If the enemy's formation is neat and orderly, the attacking cavalry will generally not rush into the enemy's formation easily.
In this case, they will easily be trapped in the formation.
First, use the high-speed maneuvers of the cavalry to carry out guerrilla attacks, and use bows and arrows to strike continuously to destroy the enemy's morale. , disrupt the enemy's formation, and then attack the enemy's formation, easily defeating the enemy.
The Xianbei people suffered a big loss in the cavalry charge.
They originally had only a thousand cavalry, but half of them were wiped out in the blink of an eye.
Even so, it did not curb the sprint speed of the Han cavalry.
The remaining Xianbei people immediately collapsed and fled in all directions.
"Chasing" the Han military captain shouted.
The Han cavalry dispersed in small groups to pursue, and the Xianbei people who stayed on the south bank were finished.
Twenty thousand Xianbei women and children on the north bank were surrounded by Han cavalry.
In order to survive and protect their children, they held the children in their arms and knelt down to the Han cavalry.
Zhang Xiu hung the spear on the victory hook and told the herald beside him: "Go ahead and camp here tonight.
The first and second battalions will take turns guarding them, and the third and fourth battalions will clean the battlefield."
"Follow your orders" Early the next morning, Zhang Xiu led his army to escort 20,000 Xianbei women and children back across Henan, and quickly sent a fast horse to send a battle report to Liu Cheng.
The battle report was quickly delivered to Liu Cheng.
He took the battle report and read it, and said to the generals in the tent with joy: "It's done.
Zhang Xiu successfully intercepted Su Li and annihilated Su Li's men.
We killed Suli and captured 20,000 Xianbei women and children.
We have already crossed the river and cannot return."
All the generals stood up and hugged Liu Cheng: "Congratulations, lord, congratulations, lord!"
Liu Cheng smiled and said: "This happy event is not just for me, but for the entire Han Dynasty.
We have sent orders to kill the cattle before the sheep, reward the entire army, and celebrate grandly."
"yes" "Then next, should we continue to go south to attack Karasuma, or should we return to the court with our troops?"
However, the military generals unanimously agreed to continue going south to attack the Karasuma people.
They came here, why not deal with the Karasuma people at once.
But the civil servants represented by Chen Qun did not agree
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