Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 597
On the vast plain, Hu Zhi's troops of the Wei army were trapped in the chariot formation, looking at the Shu army around them, a little at a loss.

Zhang Muce stepped forward immediately, and said solemnly: "Hu Jingzhou, it's not dark today, so we should use the chariots as protection and go to Rang County. If the sky is dark, the situation may not be good for our army."

Hu Zhi pulled the reins, and said in a deep voice: "Shu cavalry are cruising outside, and the infantry are watching. If we move the formation today, I am afraid they will be attacked by Shu cavalry. Today, the Shu army does not attack our army because they are afraid of our army's dense formation."

Now Hu Zhi's troops are in a dilemma. Under the harassment of Shu cavalry, they can move slowly with the help of bows and crossbows.However, with the Shu army's infantry pressing the formation, they dared not move as before.Because the movement of the army will inevitably leave gaps between the various ministries, and the Shu army is watching and looking for opportunities to move.

If the Shu army finds a good opportunity to cut into the gaps between the various ministries, once the ministries are out of touch, they will be cut and besieged by the Shu army.

Zhang Mu shook his head, pointing his whip to the distance, and analyzed: "The governor's words are wrong. The reason why the Shu army did not attack outside is because our soldiers are full of energy. Under a strong attack, even if our army is defeated, many soldiers under his command will be killed or injured. Therefore, the enemy generals are well aware of this point, and use their force to overwhelm us, making our army uneasy and difficult to rest."

"When our army is sleepy, the Shu army will surely swarm up and eat away at our army. Therefore, if we don't move with energy at this time, our army will definitely be defeated here. I hope the governor thinks twice."

The Han army with the Han and Hu tactics is more difficult to deal with than the Han army during the conquest of Longyou and Liangzhou.At that time, the Han army mainly used the traditional tactics of the Central Plains, attacking the formation with soldiers and trapping it on horseback.

Hu Qi's combat style is to rely on riding and shooting to rule the roost.Through the national shooting and hunting habits, these nomadic Hu cavalry are used to non-contact combat, that is, riding and shooting against the enemy.During the Western Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu invaded the border of the Han Dynasty by virtue of non-contact warfare and their own mobility.

Chao Cuo, Wei Qing, and Huo Qubing of the Western Han Dynasty discovered the weakness of the Huns in non-contact warfare, that is, the armor and weapons were not sharp, and the armor was mainly leather armor, and the shields were mainly wooden shields, mostly bone arrows.Therefore, when Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty confirmed the tactics of the Han against the Xiongnu, the Han used the cavalry to attack the rangers of the Huns, that is, to attack the weaknesses of the Huns with their own strengths.

Therefore, the cavalry in the Central Plains evolved in the direction of sudden cavalry, and then the Xianbei people, who were mainly rangers, also developed their own sudden cavalry after they entered the Central Plains.

After the Han Dynasty pacified Liangzhou and Guanzhong, Zhuge Liang launched a further round of military reforms to the Han army, optimizing the eight formations, and mixing them into the nomadic tactics of the Hu people.When Liu Chan went north to lead Shan Yu, he completely incorporated the Hu people into the system of the Han Dynasty, which meant that after the Han Dynasty, there would no longer be a single system, but to establish a dual empire of nomadic farming and farming.

It can be said that any dual empire based on nomadic farming has a combat strength and combat potential that far exceeds that of a single farming dynasty.

The ability of the Western Han Dynasty to dominate Asia has a lot to do with the Han cavalry that was mixed with Hu cavalry in the period of Emperor Wu. In the Tang Dynasty, it was also based on nomadic farming.

The subsequent separatist regime, Song State, was unable to defeat Liao State, largely due to the fact that Liao State was also a nomadic and agricultural dual kingdom, and its military strength and potential were far from comparable to that of the Song Dynasty.

Not long after Zhang Mu's words fell, when Hu Zhi was pondering, smoke was rising from the soldiers of the Shu army in the distance, ready to cook.

Seeing this, Hu Zhi gritted his teeth and said, "According to General Zhang's words, let the soldiers march westward in a tight formation and reach Rang County as soon as possible."

"promise!"

Wei Jun's change was quickly noticed by Xiang Yu, the vanguard general of the Han Army.

Xiang Yu, who was sitting on the top chair, stood up, and the sergeant and general who was resting behind him also stood up.

Xiang Yu's horse whip pointed at Hu Zhi's army, and said with a smile: "I heard that Hu Zhi lives in Jingzhou, but he is from Wu in the south. He is known for his talents. When I saw him today, his reputation is in vain. How can we not take his great achievements like us?"

"Come here, sound the bugle and order the Hu cavalry to attack and harass the enemy's formation. The elite infantry will follow closely on the left and right, listen to the orders of the Chinese army, and attack together."

"No!" Everyone responded.

After Zhuge Liang went down the river to attack Yin County, which was defended by Zhoutai, Wudang County couldn't hold it anymore, and the defender left the city and surrendered.Zhuge Liang also ordered Liao Hua to besiege Zhoutai. He led his army to the north to win the championship, and then prepared to go east to capture Xinye, Anzhong and other counties.

As a vanguard general, Xiang Yu was overjoyed when he heard that Hu Zhi came to help with [-] soldiers.Since the Battle of Guanzhong, it was the first time he saw that the local Wei army dared to go out to fight in the city instead of defending the city.

When the Wei army moved, the big Han cavalry accompanied them with bows. At the same time, the elite Han infantry rode out on Nanzhong pony, followed by a large number of Han infantry.

On the way, the army at the rear was out of touch due to the Wei army crossing the ravine, so Qi Fuyoulin decisively blew the horn.

Hu Qi, who had been transformed into a small combat unit, quickly assembled and headed towards the tail of the Wei army.But Qi Fu Youlin had already led the tribal warriors and rushed up without fear.

Relying on the speed of the horse, Qi Fuyoulin and the good shooter behind him sent the bow and arrow to the Wei army's chariot formation to test the reality.

"Swoosh!" More than a dozen feathered arrows were firmly nailed to the chariot, and the Wei army behind the formation was very flustered, only dozens of bows and crossbows fought back, which was very weak.

"Woo~"

A large number of Hu cavalry followed, arrows were fired at once, a large number of Wei soldiers were shot by arrows, and the convoy at the rear was in chaos.

Qi Fu Youlin brandished Gu Duo, led his armored bodyguards, aimed at the weak points of the enemy's formation, and took advantage of the situation.

"Boom!"

Begging Fu Youlin knocked on Wei Zu's head with a bone.Under the huge impact, Wei Zu's mouth and nose were bleeding, and he fell to the ground in an instant, not knowing whether he was alive or dead.

Hu Zhi, who was at the front of the Wei army, asked angrily: "Why did the Shu thieves get close to the rear?"

"When the rear was crossing the ditch, the car was stuck, and under fatigue, it lost touch with the army." Someone replied.

"Speed ​​tune the crossbowman back, support the rear." Hu Zhi said.

"promise!"

"Boom!"

The Han and Qiang cavalry pawns who were trapped in the formation rushed in along the gap, and the gap became a huge gap.

At this time, the Wei army can still save the situation, as long as the brave generals lead the sergeants over, line up with spears, supplemented by bows and crossbows, and abandon the rear that was eaten by the Shu army, the gap can be blocked.

It's a pity that Hu Zhi still wanted to rescue the rear, which is really whimsical.Hu Zhi, who was born as a civil servant, lost most in the duel with the veteran Xiang Yu, and his sense of the battlefield is really weak.

Facing the rescued Wei army, the cavalry of the Han army showed sophisticated combat skills. Instead of engaging them head-on, they let the rangers gallop outside. Taking advantage of the favorable opportunity for the Wei army to organize their formation, they shot the overwhelming rain of arrows.

"Whoosh!" A rain of arrows fell, and more than a dozen soldiers of the Wei army in the front line screamed, and the Wei army who came to rescue the gap was a little confused.

However, the subjective initiative of the officers of the Wei Army, who often experienced wars against Wu, was still very good. Some people gathered the scattered frames around them and rushed to the gap.

The Han cavalry who turned back and retreated back, and the soldiers of the Wei army were cut down by the Han cavalry like wheat, which made the chaotic army even more chaotic.

But that's all. The chaotic situation was not conducive to the formation of the Wei army, nor was it conducive to the charge of the cavalry.

With a roar, Zhang Mu knocked down a cavalryman of the Han army with his long spear, and shouted, "Don't retreat, listen to the bugle call."

The guards beside him held spears and stabbed the Han rider who had fallen from his horse to death.

But the rain of arrows became more and more dense. Zhang Mu had more than a dozen arrows stuck in his armor, and he stabbed to death a lone Han cavalryman. He asked angrily, "Where is the crossbowman? Shoot him with a bow and crossbow!"

No one answered his words.

The crossbowmen were being watched by other trapped Han cavalry, and they were chasing and killing them. Who would want to fight with the whole army, and the rescue army was in chaos.

"Hey~hey~"

Another group of Han cavalry crossed the plain, circled to the back of the convoy, and fired arrows again and again.The mounted infantry of the Han army were already dismounting and marching in formation.

Taking advantage of the chaos of the Wei army, they attacked the weak points of the army formation from the back, and let them be attacked from the front and back, and the army formation was completely on the verge of collapse.

The brave Jingzhou veterans still rely on carts, shoot with step bows, hold up long spears to resist, and fight desperately.But the organizational system is in chaos, without cooperation, it is difficult to achieve great things by relying on individual bravery.

The brave Zhang Mu followed Zhang Liao to defeat Sun Quan with [-] riders and shocked Xiaoyaojin, but now he died in battle with Hu Zhi on the land of Nanyang.

As the elite mounted infantry of the Han army joined the battle, and a large number of Han infantry came to kill, the annihilation of the Wei army was inevitable.

The momentum is gone!

Xiang Yu stood on the mound, squinting his eyes and watching quietly.

After a long time, he commented: "Wei people's army is elite, and their soldiers are brave. The soldiers of Jingchu are quite inferior, but they are still good soldiers. It is a pity that they died at the hands of Hu Zhi."

If it is said that Man Chong is a positive example of Cao Wei Yizhou county governor commanding troops, and in this battle, Hu Zhi can be used as a counterexample.With his rough knowledge of military affairs, he can defeat Wu general Zhu Ran, but when he meets strong soldiers and generals who are familiar with warfare, he will undoubtedly lose.

(End of this chapter)