"Father, please watch your son today."
Looking at the Huns who had crossed the Zhiju River on a long detour, had already made a big circle and arrived at the Han army array, and were speeding up to kill the Huns, Fu Chang prayed in his heart.Fu Chang is the eldest son of Fu Jiezi, but he is far from shining as his father Yiyang Hou.The Han Dynasty has a "Renzi" system, which stipulates that anyone with an official rank of more than 2,000 stone and has served for three years, regardless of his son's moral integrity, can be qualified for Lang Selection.The opportunity that filial piety and local officials and border guards have to work hard to get, but the second generation of officials can easily achieve it.To paraphrase a phrase from later generations, it is the "hard work" of several generations, why should you lose to a ten-year cold window.The second generation of these officials is incomplete, excellent ones such as Huo Guang, Su Wu, Zhang Anshi, Du Yannian, and the bad ones Chang'an can also find out a bunch, Fu Chang belongs to the mediocre generation who is not up or down, and has not improved much for Lang Guan for several years, and later became the "Auxiliary Captain Left" in the eight schools of Xiyuan, and he is not very outstanding.Fu Jiezi comforted his son: "My father joined the army at the age of fourteen, and he was also a pawn first, and he was not promoted by the general until he was not confused more than ten years ago, and he was awarded the title of marquis of the Peerless Domain, how old are you?"
”Having said that, their generation, such as Zhao Chongguo's son Zhao Wei, Zhang Qianqiu, and Su Tongguo, are compared not only to their heroic fathers, but also to their peers who are as bright as the white star.Ren Hong's birth and outstanding achievements made everyone's efforts dimmed.With the knowledge and foresight of history that are 2,000 years ahead of the times, why should you lose to the struggle of several generations?
His father often talked about Ren Hong, and he was proud of this young man who had discovered and cultivated with one hand, as if that was his best son.Fu Chang didn't feel good in his heart, and at first, like that Zhao Wei, he was a little jealous of Ren Hong, until he was elected to the Eastern Route Army and served under Ren Hong, so he understood that it was not a fluke that Xi'an Hou could crown his peers.He is elegant and easy-going, for the general to dare to take office, when he is handsome, he respects talents, knows people well, and is more versatile.The windmill mill that single-handedly built the side plug is regarded as a wonder by everyone.He often went to the Iron Inspector's Workshop to let the craftsmen create and make new weapons and armor for the soldiers, and specially planned a tactical formation specifically for the Xiongnu, so that the army could train day and night in the clouds.Compared with the almost perfect Xi'an Hou, Fu Chang was ashamed of himself and gradually began to face up to his own shortcomings.His experience in leading troops is not as good as Wang Ping, his wisdom and military skills are not as good as Zhang Qianqiu, his terrain knowledge is not as good as Zhao Han'er, and his strength and courage are not as good as Gan Yanshou.Even the young man's sharpness is not as good as the Duan Huizong next to Ren Hong who became a rider because of his outstanding polo play, and was nicknamed "Captain Ju" by the soldiers.Fu Chang also shoots a good crossbow, the car drives well, he learned hand-to-hand combat with his father in his early years, he doesn't know, General Ren is very good at hand-to-hand fighting, and he is not his opponent in this regard.Or for the sake of Fu Jiezi's face, Ren Hong attached great importance to Fu Chang, and handed over the Tiger Ben Battalion to Fu Chang, so that he could take 4,000 vehicles and infantry to concentrate on practicing the seemingly simple "Moon Array".And today, months of hard work have finally come in handy!
Fu Chang took two thousand carts and set up an arc-shaped formation behind Ren Hongzhong's army, hugging the river at both ends, resembling a crescent moon.The Huben battalion originally had 1,000 people and more than 300 chariots, which were damaged for thousands of miles, and only more than 100 Wugang vehicles were left here, which became the barrier of the Han army.This Wu Gang is two zhang long, one zhang wide and four, the car is covered with cowhide, the outside of the car is tied with a sharp spear, and the inside is placed with a big shield, covering the bow and arrow that comes to be shot, it is a sharp weapon for the Han army to deal with the Huns.The Tiger Battalion is responsible for guarding the car, and most of the assistant colonels under him are material officers, and half of the three thousand people are armed with crossbows, guarding behind the car formation!
When the Huns came closer, they had a headache when they saw that the Han army had built a barrier to defend again, and after a tentative attack for a while, they came from all sides, wanting to attack the camp in the interior.So thousands of crossbows were fired, among which there were several big yellow crossbows, and Fu Chang himself carried one, aiming at the top hat among the Huns.An arrow pierces three or four captives.Every arrow, with his anger and hatred.He didn't have time to see his father for the last time, but today, Fu Chang would never let the Huns break through the rear formation and approach the banner of "Fu" erected next to General Ren half a step!"
Prince, the Huns' surprise soldiers have been blocked and have begun to retreat."
When Zhao Han'er came to report, Ren Hong only nodded, and didn't take it to heart, his large array of more than 40,000 people was no better than a small camel city, and the farthest arrows of the Huns could not shoot at the edge of the radish hoof, and Ren Hong didn't care about his rear at all.He now only invested 20,000 people to fight with the Huns on the north bank of Zhiju Water, but arranged a whole chariot and foot coordination but the moon array was behind, and there were still secluded left and right, and thousands of people on horseback did not want to dismount and fight, and first acted as a reserve to guard against the enemy's sneak attack.Even if there was a miracle, they were all broken by the Huns, and there were 2,000 cavalry from Zhao Han'er's vassal country by his side, more than 1,000 heavy cavalry from the Tun cavalry battalion led by Duan Huizong, and tens of thousands of Jizhou soldiers standing in front.Fortunately, things were as Ren Hong expected, and he didn't need to use the three trump cards in his hand at all.It seems to be a reproduction of the first battle of the camel city, and the more than 10,000 captives who came in circles could not be the moon formation, and gave up the strong attack, only shooting arrows from afar to harass.The task of attacking Ren Hongzhong's army was declared a failure, and after General Ren sent two thousand horsemen who had not crossed the water on the left flank and were on horseback to expel them, the Huns retreated, and before they could go back to the north bank, they were blocked by three thousand horsemen on the right flank.Although the Huns dodged in a hurry, the two cavalry still collided together, and the Han soldiers brandished their riding spears and ring-headed knives into the thinly armored Hulu, and between the swords and the knives, blood splashed, and the Huns were defeated for a while, and the dead accumulated.From beginning to end, no matter how loud the shouting behind him was, Ren Hong only let Zhao Han'er stare at it, and he didn't even look back.He only cared about the battle situation ahead, and the planned attack on the right flank to press the Huns in the direction of Yanran Mountain did not go well.Gan Yanshou's left flank blocked the attack of more than 20,000 Huns, and they formed large and small cavalry formations, coming and going quickly, often shooting an arrow and not approaching the range of the Han army's crossbows.And the right wing of Wang Ping, the Han army can break through the defense line along the river, but it is difficult to go deep, the Xiongnu Shan Yu sent 30,000 horsemen back and forth to shoot the nuisance, the Han army advanced very slowly, even if Ren Hong raised the flag again, let the cavalry after repelling the Hun attack and cavalry to participate in the battle, it was not effective, the Han army was too tired of the long journey, and I am afraid that today I will not be able to do a Han as a Wuhu.He hesitated, touching the last three cards in his hand and thinking about how to play.On the other side, the Xulu Quanqu Shan Yu was not happy, and the strange soldiers led by the king of Outuo returned in vain, and most of them were lost, so that he lost the confidence to make the Han army chaotic through the beheading operation, and the Han people's foot soldiers were invincible.The war on the left and right flanks fell into a stalemate, and the Huns were gradually pushed away from the river bank with three to one was still at a disadvantage, and there were more than 10,000 people on the opposite side of Ren Hong who did not fight, so he had to leave 20,000 horsemen around him to prepare, and did not dare to easily put into the battlefield.At this moment, Hao Su Wang Xingweiyang, who was in the back, sent someone to tell Shan Yu a good news!"
I received news from the scouts, Zuoxian Wang Zhi has more than 40,000 horsemen and will arrive here before dark!"
The battle had lasted from noon to eclipse, and now there was less than an hour left until dark.Ren Hong's face became more and more serious, although the scouts of the Han army were not so powerful that they were placed a hundred miles behind enemy lines.But he understood that once it was dark, the Han army would not be able to win a complete victory.Even if the Huns were defeated in a night battle, they could escape by night, and Shan Yu would have fled without a trace.Although the Xiongnu have been greatly injured and are destined to split, as long as the power of the Xiongnu is single, the cohesion of the three Xiongnu is still there, and it may make a comeback at any time.This battle has caused Ren Hong to lose Fu Jiezi, and the Han has also lost more than 1,000 robes and soldiers, and tens of thousands of war horses.After this battle, the Han army did not have enough horses to go out of the fortress for five years, and it would be a great loss if they only obtained the few fruits of the battle to kill a few little kings."
This battle must end before dark."
Ren Hong made up his mind, pinched the reins in his hand, and was only a little upset, things are not going well, neither plan A nor plan B will work, "Then you can only use plan C." ”Ren Hong, who had prepared four or five plans for this battle, was very helpless, quickly waved the command flag, sent a herald to summon the generals first, and waited for them to report back one by one that they had received it, and then beckoned the flag officer Sun Qianqian beside him."
Old Sun, pull out the flag!"
Sun Wan promised, and he and a few people pulled up the three flags of Ren Hongzhong's army: Han, Ren, and Fu!
He himself held the pine pole of Fu Jiezi's banner and tried to stand firmly, but there was some slipping under his feet, and the injury had not healed yet, but fortunately, there was a robe behind him to help stabilize it.Ren Hong pulled out the saber he had taken from Fu Jiezi, and the tip of the sword pointed straight ahead."
Forward!"
The Xiongnu today are more difficult than in the past, and they can fight with the Han army with only half of them for half a day, which is the morale that was forced out, and thanks to the Xiongnu Da Danyu's eagle feather Bai Xu, who stood behind the Huns' position, really did not move."
Then we'll help him move!"
Ren Hong threw out the penultimate card, and when Sun Wan and others came to the Zhiju water's edge with flying banners, the Chinese army was in front of more than 10,000 Jizhou soldiers, and under Zhang Qianqiu's order, they lined up in a broad front.The soldiers stepped on the footsteps of their shoes, stomped on the waves of Zhiju water, trampled on the mud and corpses, stepped on the blood-stained grass, slowly lowered their spears, and advanced towards Shan Yuxu!
Majestic, high-spirited!"
Go ahead."
The battle is like playing cards, you and I on both sides, you have to play cards against the opponent's killer moves, and the hole cards can never be played first.As the Jizhou soldiers who had not moved for a long time after watching the battle joined the battlefield, if Xulu Quanqu Shan did not want to run away, he had to stop them from advancing.With a wave of his hand, he sent out 20,000 horsemen as a reserve, leaving only 8,000 horsemen by his side, except for 5,000 horsemen and the dejected King Outuo, only 3,000 horsemen were left to be left in front of the guard, led by the left general Bo Xutang.Just hold on a little longer, and before it gets dark, his son will be able to arrive on the battlefield with a fresh army and turn the situation around!
At this point, on the twenty-mile-long front, the Xiongnu had been in full battle with the Han army, and Gan Yanshou on the left flank had turned the defense into an attack, and little by little approached the king of Zuo Ri, who was constantly retreating and wanted to keep the distance of cavalry and shooting.On the right flank, Dingxiang Taishou Wang Ping, although the Youzhou soldiers fell into the obstruction of 20,000 Huns, they still fought hard to kill and wound the other party, trying to force them to the west.In the central office, the Jizhou soldiers under Zhang Qianqiu had arrived on the north bank of Zhiju Water and engaged the 20,000 cavalry Huns of King Huyan and King Xubu.The Huns tried to stay away from the long spear halberd, and when they encountered the Han army's sudden cavalry, they avoided scuffle, and always responded with their own good cavalry, which also caused a lot of casualties to the Han army, after all, they were not so generous that everyone wore iron armor.On the whole front, the Huns are retreating, but after all, they can't retreat too much, after Shan Yu repeatedly sent people to reprimand, the kings finally gritted their teeth and let the Huns press up and the Han army to take over, the two sides come and go, and fall into a bitter battle on the riverbank.At this scuffle, Ren Hong waved another flag and threw the last two cards.With the sound of rumbling horses' hooves, Zhang Qianqiu personally led the Jizhou soldiers who beat the Hun front to the far right, but the Han soldiers suddenly retreated and got out of the way.Before King Subu could react, he was greeted by a team of armored horsemen dressed in gorgeous costumes!
Duan Huizong, a young man from Tianshui who carried the "Shangshu Horse Sword", wore a doudou, a red Xuanjia, stepped on a stirrup, and led many people to rely on a hand of polo to win the love of the Son of Heaven, so as to become the robes of the knights, and they also marched forward with armor and horses.These river meanders are delicate, in these thousands of miles of trekking, they have never carried anything on their backs, and people are reluctant to ride, eating beans every day, trying to maintain their fat, in order to shine today!
The Hequ horse was stronger than the Central Plains horse, and could hold up heavy horse armor, which was said to be armor, but most of it was still made of leather, with colorful outfits, and painted according to the knight's own preference.The selected Tun cavalry armored cavalry is all the good family of the six counties with superb riding skills, with a curtain, chicken neck, chest, body armor, back, and parasitic equipment, which is the shape set by Ren Hong on the basis of the horse armor in the arsenal of the Han army.After trekking thousands of miles in the grasslands, the armored riders did not complain that the stirrups looked down on their riding skills, but felt that this thing made riding a lot easier, and they only needed to try it in actual combat today.This batch of armored cavalry is Ren Hong with the heavy money of Dasi Nong to build, raising a heavy cavalry money and food, can be used to raise more than ten foot soldiers, often considered to be "expensive", under a lot of pressure, their body is a little bulky, in speed and the flexible Hun cavalry is completely incomparable, used to impact the cavalry is a bit strong.But the death target of an enemy must be saved is in the distance, Shan Yu Xuan insisted, because the Huns turned back from time to time in the battle, this is a tacit rule, once Shan Yu moved, then the battle was also over, and the various departments could run away.That's Ren Hong's goal.As the Jizhou soldiers forcibly separated the Huns, Duan Huizong also took the armored cavalry and began to slowly accelerate and jog.Standing between them and Da Dan Yu are three lines of defense.Dumbfounded as they watched the heavy cavalry advance in a thin layer of stubble.Newly defeated in the rear of the Han army, he has not yet recovered his morale, and he was singled out by King Outuo, who was placed in front of him to block the knife.In the end, there are three thousand Shan Yu guards who are guarding Shan Yu's side!
Together, they numbered nearly 10,000, but in Duan Huizong's eyes, they were like three thin layers of drum skin, which could be pierced with a sharp blade!
Duan Huizong put down the iron curtain on his face, his voice became buzzy, he was behind the diamond-shaped formation, commanding the robe to move forward, gradually accelerating, like a torrent surging towards the Xu Bu soldiers, this was just an expanded version of a polo game for them.And the polo that the soldiers are vying for is the head of the Huns!"
Tun Cavalry Camp!""
Break the formation!"
PS: Chapter 2 in the afternoon, Chapter 3 in the evening.