Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 40 Decisive Battle 2
Gongsun Xu was the last to lead the army into the camp. The Xianbei army had been chasing after them. When they were only five miles away from the Han army camp, the Xianbei army's vanguard troops directly posted up, not seeking to kill the enemy. , just want to stick to the Han army, so that they can sneak into the Han army camp together.

But Gongsun Xuhe and the 2 people left behind were not so easy to fool. Just when the Xianbei army wanted to post it, the Han army immediately shot back to prevent the Xianbei army from approaching.

Even if the Xianbei army can escape the bow and arrow, once they get close to within 50 meters, they will be immediately greeted by the javelin of the Han army. This thing is much more powerful than the arrow, with strong penetrating power and great lethality.

Although the range of the bow and arrow is longer than that of the javelin, the javelin is much heavier than the arrow. Once it hits the enemy, it will definitely leave a fatal wound. The greater the mass, the greater the inertia. This is the power of the javelin.

Even though the Han army's counterattack was so fierce, the Xianbei army still fought back desperately, and posted it desperately.

Just when the rear troops left by Gongsun Xu rushed into the camp, the Xianbei army was only about [-] steps away. Seeing the gate of the Han army camp wide open, the forwards of the Xianbei army rushed over.

Just when the Xianbei army's forward commander Wanfu thought he could win the first prize in snatching the Han army's camp, the Han army's camp suddenly shot out arrows all over the sky, covering the sky and covering the earth.

The 3000 Xianbei troops who ran ahead were pinned down at a distance of [-] steps from the Han army camp, although there were still brave Xianbei troops who wanted to rush up.

However, the shooting of the bows and crossbows of the Han army is non-stop shooting. In the Han army camp, six thousand archers are divided into three teams in front. The front team shoots, the squadron prepares, and the rear team adjusts. Crouching back and drawing arrows, the squadron and the rear stepped forward, taking turns shooting.

In the distance, the three thousand crossbowmen also used this method to shoot. The methodical shooting of the crossbowmen bought time for the cavalry to retreat, and also blocked the forward of the Xianbei army very well.
In less than half a quarter of an hour, the Han army shot nearly [-] arrows, and six thousand Xianbei army forwards lay on the road in front of the Han army camp.

After Tan Shihuai arrived, he immediately reported the situation to Tan Shihuai.

After thinking for a while, Tan Shihuai said: "Although such a design method can effectively stop our army, the consumption of arrows is absolutely four or five times higher than that of ordinary shooting. The arrow storage capacity of the Han army camp is difficult to maintain." this consumption.

Order He Lian to escort all the ordnance built during this period, and then transfer [-] troops from the camp. Today we will take down the Han army in one go. "

It turns out that Tan Shihuai thought of many ways to attack the Han army camp during this period, and naturally built a lot of ordnance, which were actually simple siege vehicles in the form of chariots.

There are two wheels, with wooden boards for arrows installed on it, and 300 people push a car together, and a total of nearly [-] cars have been built.

This is mainly due to the fact that the technology of the grassland is too backward. Otherwise, if the Youzhou Army, it will build more powerful armored vehicles, well rails, wood donkeys, goose carts, etc. Gongsun Xu specially developed the siege with the craftsmen in the Youzhou Army. A sharp weapon to pull out the stronghold.

After withdrawing to the camp, both sides counted their own losses. The Han army lost nearly 3 people, but the real Han army did not lose much, and only 1 servants remained.

The rest were either killed in battle or collapsed. The Han army suffered little loss. The Xianbei army only lost about 3 people in the cavalry battle. 6000 people

Moreover, they were all elites. This was also Tan Shihuai's carelessness. He sent an elite team to stick to Gongsun Xu, thinking that there would be a chance to sneak in, but he didn't want Gongsun Xu to have such a trick, so that he would not be in a hurry to parry.

After Helian led the reinforcements, the morale of the Xianbei army increased greatly. Tan Shihuai immediately arranged for an army to attack. With the help of siege vehicles, the Xianbei army lost a lot less. This time, the Xianbei army did not fall into a horse pit before the camp. trap.

The Xianbei army quickly attacked the front [-] steps of the Han army's camp. The two sides continued to use bows and arrows to shoot at each other. Bows and arrows have an advantage in shooting.

The archers of the Han army also suffered a lot of losses. In this case, Gongsun Xu could only let the archers retreat. Tan Shihuai seized the opportunity and directed the attacking 2 people to continue to press forward.

Just as the Xianbei army was advancing step by step, the gate of the Han army's camp suddenly opened, and the Xianbei army was stunned for a moment. In this case, only a fool would open his camp gate.

Even if there is a chance to counterattack, it is more likely that the opponent will take the opportunity to attack.The Xianbei army saw a group of cavalry behind the gate of the camp. There were only about 3000 cavalry, but everyone was wearing armor, and it was black heavy armor, which had never been seen in the Xianbei army.

**The horses are so well protected, one person and one rider must consume at least nearly [-] catties of high-quality iron, which can be used to equip five or six ordinary cavalry.

This army had its eyes exposed. After the gate of the camp was opened wide, the general in front of the formation rushed out first with a roar. These were Zhang Fei and his heavy cavalry.

The heavy armored cavalry is absolutely unstoppable when they charge, those who stand in the way will die, and those who suffer will be defeated.

The [-] Xianbei army could not stop this armored heavy cavalry at all, and this fresh army also attracted Tan Shihuai's attention. As a last resort, Tan Shihuai had to order the front army to retreat again. A dead word.

Now the sandalwood locust tree can't afford losses, especially unnecessary losses.

Zhang Fei led the heavy armored cavalry to charge back and forth five times and then returned to the camp immediately. The Xianbei army lost nearly [-] more than [-] people, but Zhang Fei also left [-] comrades.

Moreover, the remaining heavy cavalry were also exhausted, and they would have to rest for at least an hour before they could show their power again.

Tan Shihuai would not give Gongsun Xu a chance to breathe, and immediately commanded the army to encircle and attack again. The soldiers on both sides were desperate. Tan Shihuai strategized and issued orders continuously. The attack of the Xianbei army caused huge losses to the camped Han army. .

Gao Shun had no choice but to press all the reserve team up. Although the camp was well built, the Xianbei army was superior in having a large number of people, and as long as they were within [-] steps of the camp.

Everyone in the Xianbei army can shoot, which caused a lot of trouble for the Han army, especially the heavy soldiers who assisted in defense.

Their main task is to protect the crossbowmen, but there is no one to protect them.

The danger of the heavy soldiers directly caused the chaos of the crossbowmen, or the reason for the small number of them. The Han army had too many enemies to deal with, and the enemy could suppress the crossbowmen of the Han army from multiple directions.

Gongsun Xu had no choice but to order 5000 men and [-] shield soldiers to be selected from the remaining servants to support the crossbowmen. Everyone in the grassland is good at horseback riding and archery.

If it weren't for the lack of strategic materials such as salt and iron on the grassland since ancient times, I am afraid that the Han Dynasty would not be so stable.

The land of Youyan and Zhao has been attacked by large and small tribes such as the Xianbei and Huns in the grassland for many years. The reason why it has not been occupied by the grassland people is the sharp armor and weapons of the Han army.

Now Gongsun Xu was able to provide weapons and armor no less than that of the regular army of the Han Dynasty, especially the shield soldiers standing at the front, who were all holding tall tower shields, which greatly improved the combat effectiveness of the servant army.

This is also the main reason why the servant army was able to stalemate with the Xianbei army for several hours at the beginning.

After the five thousand archers came up, Gao Shun immediately arranged them to the east, where the defense was weakest, to shoot against the Xianbei army. Since the servant army was protected by shieldmen, they could shoot arrows with confidence.

As long as he is not particularly unlucky, even if he is shot by the opponent's arrow, he is not afraid of his life being in danger. Gongsun Xu is still very attentive to the treatment of wounded soldiers, and will never lack medicines and other supplies because he is a servant army.

Tan Shihuai felt a little strange after watching Gongsun Xu send archers up again.

According to common sense, if you can send extra troops to defend, why didn't Gongsun Xu send them out at the beginning? Does Gongsun Xu still want to keep the cavalry to fight against him?

Now my side clearly has the advantage, and it is only a matter of time before we break through the Han army camp. Gongsun Xu shouldn't have made such a low-level mistake.

From the archers at the beginning to the heavy cavalry that suddenly appeared, and then all the reserve soldiers were sent up, and now the five thousand archers, every time Gongsun Xu immediately saved the defeat when he was about to break through the camp.

But it's just a recovery, the advantage is still on his own side, if Gongsun Xu has a second move, he should use it to compete with himself, instead of slowly killing time with himself.

Tan Shihuai had a feeling of being dragged, and Tan Shihuai felt that he would definitely not lose, but according to Gongsun Xu's performance, he could not win now either.

Moreover, inexplicably, Tan Shihuai felt like being teased.

But I can't explain what's going on, and I can't control that much. The most important thing now is to quickly break through the Han army's camp. As long as we defeat Gongsun Xu head-on, there is nothing to be afraid of.

This was the only thought in Tan Shihuai's mind.

In the Han army camp, Gongsun Xu and Jia Xu Xi Zhicai sat around a table, and Yan Liang, Guan Yu, Huang Zhong and other generals stood behind them. Everyone did not feel anxious or nervous because of the battle outside.

Gao Shun was responsible for the safety of the big camp, and Xu Rong arranged for the safety of the back camp.

Moreover, the generals know that the reason why the Xianbei army has the advantage now is only because the Han army has not yet counterattacked.

Gongsun Xu is procrastinating and waiting.Jia Xu's eyes kept scanning the map, and he muttered, "I don't know where they are now?

Did Xu Shu arrive at the scheduled place at the stipulated time? Can Xu Shu do it alone? "

Gongsun Xu has excellent hearing ability, so he naturally heard Jia Xu's complaints.

Then he laughed and said: "Mr. Wen He, don't mutter, we will fight back when the reinforcements arrive. We have waited for a few months just for today. I believe Xu Shu. Doubtful. He is definitely a qualified commander. It's just that it's inconvenient to convey the news now, and he needs to rely on messengers to send the latest news. It would be great if there were carrier pigeons. cultivated.

Otherwise, fighting in the future will be like a blind man. "

Xi Zhicai looked up at Gongsun Xu and asked, "Dare to ask my lord, what is a carrier pigeon?"

Gongsun Xu listened to Xi Zhicai's question, knowing that he had said too much.

So he pretended to be mysterious and said: "I will let you know when I have the opportunity. It is absolutely necessary for war. With this kind of thing, we can definitely predict the enemy before it happens, and you will understand when the time comes."

Xi Zhicai wanted to ask again, but seeing Gongsun Xu deliberately concealing it, he stopped pressing.

Hearing the shouts of killing outside, and watching the sun gradually approaching the west, Yan Liang couldn't help frowning. He turned to look at Gongsun Xu, and found that Gongsun Xu was still looking at the map calmly.

Under the current situation, Yan Liang also had to admire Gongsun Xu, who had such courage at such a young age, with hundreds of thousands of troops at his fingertips, even the king of the grassland would be defeated by his lord.

Yan Liang's furrowed brows slowly faded away. "Only such a peerless hero is qualified to be my Yan Liang's lord."

After Yan Liang sighed, he looked at Huang Zhong and Guan Yu, and found that they had the same expression as him.Huang Zhong and Guan Yu also turned to look at Yan Liang, and the three of them smiled knowingly.Which of these three is not a peerless general.

But they are all willing to work under a young man, not only because Gongsun Xu is the son of the governor of Youzhou, but also because Gongsun Xu is qualified to be their lord.

The battle outside the camp is still going on, Tan Shihuai feels that it can't be dragged on any longer, if this continues, today's hard work will be in vain, the sun is about to set, so it can't be said that we have to attack overnight, so that my son Lang will not be able to stand it .

Not only did he want to win, but he also had to preserve his own strength. Tan Shihuai still understood the reason why a miserable victory is like a defeat.

In order to win the camp of the Han army, Tan Shihuai decided to block it. He glanced at the [-] fierce Xianbei Erlang behind him as a reserve team.

Immediately raised his arms and shouted: "Children, today, we will kill all the Han dogs."

"Kill, kill, kill." Tan Shihuai responded with roars, Tan Shihuai was very satisfied, and with a big wave of his hand, all the reserve soldiers rushed forward.

At this time, Gao Shun also transferred another 1 people from Gongsun Xu to help defend. The situation was very critical, and the Han army camp was about to be broken.

All the Xianbei soldiers were shouting to attack.Tan Shihuai is very satisfied so far. Erlang under his command is the most ferocious grassland warrior, and this is also the capital for him to dominate the grassland.

Just as Tan Shihuai was directing the attack, a Xianbei army covered in blood and with three arrows stuck in his body rushed into the Xianbei army's position. The moment he saw Tan Shihuai, he immediately shouted: "My lord! ..”

He fell off his horse before he finished speaking, and immediately two soldiers came up to help the cavalryman, and when He Lian also came up to question the soldier, he found that he had passed away.

The sense of crisis in Tan Shihuai's heart was immediately magnified, and He Lian immediately reported to Tan Shihuai, "It's not a soldier in the camp."

Tan Shihuai let out a sigh of relief, as long as there was no accident in Daying, but the words connected with the words made Tan Shihuai's hairs stand on end. "It's the rangers we sent out, but because the army is surrounded by the Han army's camp, the rangers have also moved closer to this side. It may be that the Han army that slipped through the net was attacked."

Tan Shihuai grabbed He Lian with both hands and shouted; "What did you say? You mean you didn't send the Rangers fifty miles away? Who told you to do that, you stupid pig."

He Lian was scolded all of a sudden, what is the situation, everyone is fighting around the camp of the Han army, is it necessary to send the Rangers so far?
But then, He Lian felt the ground shaking, and he seemed to understand something.

A loud arrow shot into the sky from behind the Xianbei army. Hearing this sound, Tan Shihuai's face turned pale, and he murmured: "It's over, it's a trick."

(End of this chapter)