Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 482 Killing the Three Kingdoms of Blood and Fire (Degeneration and Persistence)

The water volume of the Hutuo River is actually not large. Even in the section of Zhongdu Bridge, if there are soldiers who are good at swimming, they can still wade across the river.

As for the upper reaches, there are more river sections that are shallow and easy to pass through.

Du Chongwei was busy setting up a stronghold to stabilize his position. Yelu Deguang had already made a decisive decision. He ordered his brother-in-law Xiao Han to lead Tiege and Fengsheng's two armies with [-] elite cavalry to march west along the Hutuo River, looking for a wide place to cross the river, and directly cut off the Jin army's rear. .

At the end of November, Xiao Han led [-] elite cavalry and suddenly appeared outside Luancheng by surprise.

There were only a small number of defenders in Luancheng, and they didn't even know that it was the Khitans who came, and they were directly captured.

This is actually the reason why Fu Yanqing was extremely opposed to Du Chongwei's westward march to Hengzhou, because this not only represented a change in the marching route, but also a change in the supply line.

Due to the national power of the later Jin Dynasty and the control of the local area by the later Jin court, the Jin army did not change the route of the army at will, and the ability to change the supply line accordingly.

If the agreed plan is followed, after the north cannot be defended, the south will be withdrawn to the Yellow River line, and the strategy of letting the Khitan troops go deep will be implemented.

In this way, both the quantity and quality of supplies along the way are more guaranteed.

But when Du Chongwei arrived in Hengzhou at once, the difficulty of supply suddenly increased.

For example, Luancheng, such an important supply base, does not have much defense.

Although Du Chongwei sent Xue Huairang to transfer grain and grass, the transfer route from Tokyo to Luancheng had not been established. It happened to be heavy rain, and the people who transferred the goods were miserable. They would rather be whipped than get up.

After finally transporting [-] shi of grain to Luancheng, Xiao Han arrived with Khitan soldiers and horses.

Xue Huairang lost Luancheng, and besides the civilian husbands, he had only a few hundred soldiers, and the surrounding counties had no soldiers to transfer, so he could only retreat to the Yuan clan in the southwest of Luancheng.

Moreover, he could only defend Yuanshi City, because Xiao Han had ten times more soldiers and horses than him, and he could send hundreds of elite cavalry to plunder at any time.

Even the simple supply line that Xue Huairang built with great difficulty, as well as the supply points along the way, were all destroyed, and the Yuan Clan was almost becoming an isolated city. How could he dare to leave the city.

At the same time, Du Chongwei on the east bank of the Hutuo River immediately panicked when he heard that Luancheng was occupied.

Because Luancheng was not only a supply line for the Jin army, but also the only way for the Jin army to retreat southward. Luancheng was in the hands of the Khitans, as if it was stuck in the neck of the Jin army.

In a panic, Du Chongwei urgently ordered Hucile, who had been guarding the camp, to lead the cavalry of the Wuning Army and some cavalry of the Imperial Army to go south, and together with Xue Huairang, they attacked Luancheng and opened the way.

And Yelu Deguang on the west bank of the Hutuo River set up a nest cart to see clearly the movements of the Later Jin barracks.

As soon as Hucile led [-] cavalry out of the camp, Yelu Deguang ordered Yelu Wuzhi and others who had committed crimes and meritorious service to lead another [-] cavalry to follow Hucile southward.

Although they both sent out [-] cavalry, the meanings were completely different for both sides.

The [-] cavalry of the Jin army were drawn out after greatly reducing the mobility of the army.

The Khitans are almost all cavalry, and it doesn't matter if they draw [-] cavalry.

Moreover, the Khitan cavalry was equipped with one man and two horses. After following the tiger thorns and three thousand cavalry to the south, they quickly got in touch with Xiao Han in Luancheng, because Xiao Han had been sending a large number of wandering troops to guard outside.

When Hu Cile led the fine cavalry to break through Xiao Han's You Yiqi and reach the outskirts of Luancheng, they encountered the [-] cavalry assembled by Yelu Wuzhi and Xiao Han's troops.

The so-called joint attack on Luancheng with Xue Huairang's troops was nothing at all.

Because Xue Huairang couldn't even leave Yuanshi City, he didn't even know that Hucile had led his army to the north of Luancheng.

Tiger Thorn rode his horse around to boost morale. Although he was tired, he was not afraid. Instead, he pointed to the gap between Xiaohan's Department and Yelu Wuzhi's Department in the distance.

"The arrangement of the captive cavalry was also quite hasty. The two armies are not integrated. If we go straight to that place, we will definitely defeat the Khitans."

While speaking, Hucile turned his eyes to the giant Hutai beside him.

Before that, after Hucile gave the order, his sons Huguang and Hutai were the two sharp knives in battle.

At this moment, Hu Cile did not dare to teach Hu Guang the important task of being a sharp blade for the army, because Hu Guang was a little scared since Hu Guang was almost smashed to death by the Khitan Iron Falcon army with a horse last time.

Although Hu Guang and him had quarrels in many aspects, Hu Guang was his only outstanding son, and the quarrel between father and son was quarreling, but the relationship was still there.

Hutai is a lean, short, strong man, just like a black weight.

Since returning to the east with Zhang Tianwang, there have been dozens of battles, big and small, and he must be the first in every battle.

After arriving in Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo, although his desperate efforts have slowed down, he is still a rare titan.

But this kind of hero, at this moment, actually had timidity in his eyes, he looked at the tiger and said insincerely.

"Third uncle, the captive cavalry is very powerful, and it is unknown whether there will be any support in the future. Why don't we lead the troops back and deploy them later."

Hu Cile glared at Hu Tai, almost hitting Hu Tai's head with the whip in his hand.

"Zhu Zi'an dare? On the battlefield, you pushed three times and four times. I think you were stunned by those Xuzhou ladies, and you didn't lead the army to charge. Careful, I will sell your courtesans when I go back."

Since he took office as the envoy of the Wuning Army in Xuzhou, the old tree of Huci Ledu has opened new flowers and accepted two beautiful concubines, and the states and counties controlled by the Wuning Army have also presented rare treasures.

There are also salt and iron merchants who donate luxury houses, actors and musicians, and the quality of life with tiger thorns, which immediately improves.

It is logical that he has fought the battle for so many years, and he can enjoy it, so his subordinates will follow suit!

But in just one year, Hutai already had three concubines, [-] acres of fertile land, and controlled several salt and iron mines.

This is the end of wealth.How could it be possible to expect him to rush and beat without killing his life like before.

However, because the time of corruption was not long, Hutai's bloody bravery was thrown away, coupled with the prestige of Huthorn, Hutai had no choice but to bite the bullet, roared, and went down to gather the soldiers.

However, Hutai can learn the lifestyle of tiger thorn, and the soldiers below are naturally not stupid.

What's more, the seven hundred Liangzhou horses that the tiger stabbed were incomparably brave. Apart from the fact that life was not corrupt, there was another important reason.

That is, everyone is from the same place, the training and tactics are closely coordinated, and the trust is incomparable.

But after arriving in Xuzhou, it is impossible for Hucile not to absorb the old men of the Wuning Army. It was the entry of these people that corrupted the original Liangzhou warriors, and at the same time, the tacit understanding and trust were also declining rapidly.

It seems that the number of cavalry has expanded from 700 people to 2000 people, but the actual combat effectiveness is far less than before.

It's a pity that just as Shi Chonggui couldn't grasp the national conditions of Jin State well, Hucile, who continued to play music and dance in Xuzhou, also failed to accurately capture the fact that the combat effectiveness of Hutai and others dropped sharply.

At this time, the Xiao Han Department of the Liao Army and the Yelu Wuzhi Department came hand in hand, and the two armies formed a crane-wing formation to clamp down on the Tiger Thorn Le Department.

Hucile responded with an array of frontal arrows, and seemed to want to pierce a hole in the far-spreading Liao army.

But in fact, Hucile secretly hid Hutai 400 people in order to use the elite to raid the weak point of the Liao army under the cover of the army, that is, the roots of the two white crane wings.

The Liao army seemed to be foolishly spreading pepper noodles with crane wings, but in fact they knew how powerful the tiger's thorn could strangle Liangzhou's horses.

The Khitans were preparing to envelop Hucile's troops, repeatedly pulling and peeling onions with mobility.

Therefore, when the two armies were still dozens of steps away, the Liao army fired all arrows, using bows and arrows to disrupt the charge of the cavalry of the Hucile tribe, and did not insist on close combat with the cavalry of the Hucile tribe.

The Crane Wing Formation instantly turned into a chaotic battle, which made Hu Cile very uncomfortable for a while.

At this time, he was like a strong bull, while the Liao army was a group of hyenas. Although there was no enemy in front of him, there were dangers lurking all around him.

However, Hu Tai, who was secretly ambushed by Hu Cile, was not completely useless, because the Khitan's style of play seemed to be chaotic, but they still relied on command.

Although the rich life has passed for almost a year, Hu Cile's sense of the battlefield has not been lost. He pointed to the direction where Xiao Han was, and hurriedly ordered Hu Tai to lead the army to attack.

Xiao Han also didn't expect that Suinian would be aware of his command so quickly. He was quite afraid of the hundreds of horses strangled by tiger thorns. It should be said that everyone in the Liao Kingdom was very afraid.

These Liangzhou horses are not inferior to the Khitan cavalry in terms of proficiency in bow and horse, and they are even more successful in horses and armor.

Now the general understanding in Khitan is that in a decisive battle with more than 30,000 people and less than 50,000 people, the combat power of Liangzhou iron cavalry and Khitan iron cavalry is about equal.

With more than 50,000 people, the Great Khitan Iron Cavalry has a very high winning rate, but at the same time, if it is less than 30,000 people, especially if it is about [-] people, the Liangzhou Iron Cavalry is even better.

However, what happened next surprised Xiao Han.

Hutai's [-] light armored cavalry looked menacing, but after three fierce attacks, they could not defeat the light armored cavalry he had deployed in the front army.

The fighting power of this Liangzhou Malaysia has dropped too fast.

With joy in doubt, Xiao Han commanded more easily. The two sides entangled for dozens of miles outside Luancheng City along the Wenshui River outside the city.

In the bloody battle for an hour, the tiger's thorn and Lebu suffered heavy casualties, and it appeared to be faintly defeated.

While people were shouting and neighing, cold sweat dripped down the tiger's head along the pocket, and Hu Tai couldn't get away from the Khitan cavalry in front of him.

Not to mention capturing and killing local commanders, it is impossible to force the enemy commander to move the commander's flag.

But at this moment, due to mistakes in tactics and combat power.The more deeply involved in the Liao army's onion-peeling operation, the more casualties increased.

Hucile thought a lot for a while, and it seemed that his hands and feet were a little cold.

He thought that he might die somewhere in battle, but he didn't expect that it would come so quickly. His happy days in the Wuning Army were not enough.

Just at this moment, bursts of cheers came from the left and right, Hucile suddenly looked up, and saw Xiao Han's handsome flag began to sway left and right like leaves in the wind.

Not far in front of Xiao Han, a group of cavalry of about a hundred people, like tigers entering a herd of sheep, beat Xiao Han's personal guards like wolves rushing forward.

Finally, Xiao Han under Shuai's banner couldn't stand the pressure, and started to retreat with all kinds of banners and drums.

All of a sudden, the tiger's thorn and le department roared with joy, and all the soldiers rushed out to the north relying on the gap created, and they finally jumped out of the encirclement.

However, the tiger's thorn and heart were not completely let go. He looked around, but finally did not see his son Hu Guang.

Er'er heard a familiar cry, Hucile looked to the northwest, and saw his son Huguang standing on the hillside, waving his hand, as if saying goodbye to him.

"Boys, let's go back to Liangzhou! Only the king of heaven can save the world!"

(End of this chapter)