Horse on the World

Chapter 234 Attack on Shahe Town

Guard General Zhenyuan looked at the Naben Longxiao Army that was going around the city, and ordered his men to light three piles of beacon fires on the city to warn Wang Qinian's troops in Shahe Town that lighting up beacon fires represented the arrival of the enemy, and each pile represented Ten thousand enemy troops.

Looking at the enemy cavalry rolling away, Hong Haifeng asked with some concern: "General Wei, Shahe Town is now empty, and the cavalry has come out in full force, leaving only General Wang's less than [-] infantry, who can hold out Naben's Long Xiao? Judging by Long Xiao's military appearance, it is really much stronger than Sushun's Zhenglan Banner, whether it is equipment or morale."

Wei Xin stroked the long beard under his chin, and said with a smile: "If it was someone else, I really dare not say, but General Wang Qinian is there, I dare say that Naben will definitely not be able to please. Don't forget, General Wang is a The best character in the Dingzhou Army who is good at riding against horses. Besides, if Naben goes here, it is a quick word. If he can't defeat the defense line of Shahe Town in a short time, and Marshal Li returns to Shahe Town, Naben will be punished. How can we win this war with the danger of making dumplings and worrying about two hearts, just wait and see, in a maximum of two days, we can see Naben come back with a disgruntled face."

Not long after the Naben cavalry entered Yi'an, they noticed that something was wrong. Although there were many cottages along the way, let alone people, not even a dog was seen. Throwing it in the house, nothing was pulled down, only a few bare walls remained, and it penetrated dozens of miles in Yi'an County, and the scene it saw was generally the same.There are nearly [-] Dingkou in Yi'an County, but none of them are left behind, and they all left cleanly.

Hu Sha'an worriedly said to Naben: "Second prince, Dingzhou implements strong walls and clearing the wilderness, so that we can't find a grain of food within the enemy's territory, and the logistics and supplies must be supplied from the rear, and we can't take down the three The fortress, the logistics supplies are completely exposed under the eyes of the opponent, and it is impossible to attack the interior of Dingzhou on a large scale. This is delaying Dingzhou. If it is delayed until winter, the situation will not be good for us."

Na Ben gritted his teeth, and said: "Li Qing's practice of strengthening the walls and clearing the wilderness is a double-edged sword. The daily cost of resettlement of hundreds of thousands of people in three counties is not a small amount. Humph, delay us, I think it will be the end It will be him who wears it down."

Hu Sha'an said: "Second prince, the great Chu is rich and rich, and we cannot compare it. I heard that the emperor of Great Chu gave Li Qing a lot of support. The last time Li Qingbai was defeated in climbing the mountain, the elite cavalry was completely lost. Several states adjacent to Dingzhou each produced thousands of war horses, allowing Li Qing to quickly rebuild the Changsheng Camp and the Whirlwind Camp. If Li Qing's financial resources are enough to support his grand strategy, then we There’s really no good way.”

Na Ben was silent for a moment, and pointed his horsewhip forward, "In any case, we have to rely on swords and arrows to speak, Hu Sha'an, if we can take down Shahe Town and tear a hole in Dingzhou's defense line, then all of these Everything will no longer be a problem. Well, have you figured out the defense of Shahe Town?"

Hu Sha'an nodded, "All the scouting is clear. Li Qing dispatched [-] cavalry this time. It is conceivable that Boyan Banner may suffer a loss. The equipment of Dingzhou soldiers is really..." Hu Sha'an was very envious typical.

"It is true that there are only less than 5000 infantry left in Wang Qinian's department, and [-] of them are stationed in Yi'an County. The defense line of Shahe Town is about [-] infantry. Among them is the core force of Wang Qinian's department, the Tianlei Battalion. The two are the horns of each other, watching each other from a distance, Second Highness, where should we fight first?"

"Capture the thief first and capture the king first, of course Shahe Town first!" Naben said firmly, "Let the trash from Zhenglan Banner contain the enemies in Yi'an County, and we will attack the defense line of Shahe Town ourselves. Fifteen thousand Pawns, hum, I still don't believe that [-] Long Xiaos can't take down Shahe Town without a strong city as a cover."

In Shahe Town, more than [-] infantry of the Qi Nian Division have long been on the alert on the ten-mile-long defense line. Since seeing the beacon fire on Zhenyuan City, Shahe Town has entered a state of war in an all-round way. In Wang Qinian's Chinese army camp, the messengers were busy coming in and out, delivering orders to the commanders at all levels. Wang Qinian's purpose was very clear, which was to defend.As long as Naben stays here for a day or two, he won't even think about leaving.Li Qing's cavalry returned to the division and could directly block his retreat.

The ground in the direction of more than ten miles from Shahe Town has completely changed its appearance. Numerous criss-cross ditches have been excavated on the ground, and the excavated soil has been built into earth walls on the spot. In some cases, a few steps away from the earth wall is a deep ditch, in which densely packed sharpened bamboo thorns are inserted upside down, and the Long Xiao army in solid armor is not likely to fall. There is something, but the horse is definitely impossible to get up again.

The closer to Shahe Town, the deeper and denser the trenches, and these places have entered the range of long-range weapons. Wang Qinian has been operating in Shahe Town for a long time. It was mind-numbing, the newly made eight-ox crossbow shone coldly, and the crossbow, as thick as a child's arm, had already marked its target, just waiting for the enemy to hit it head-on.

The reason why Naben is confident in attacking Shahe Town is not only because he firmly believes in the powerful combat effectiveness of the Long Xiao Army, but also because the deployment of the Long Xiao Army is not inferior to that of the Dingzhou soldiers. The Bai people who have been operating for many years and dominate the grassland have enough financial resources to let Long Xiao The army is equipped with the best armor, and holds the sharpest weapons. Compared with the wolf running army in the grassland, the equipment of the Long Xiao army is a level higher. This is also the most powerful weapon in the hands of Bayar. .

At noon, the sun hangs high above the head. Although the sunshine in May is not very hot, but coupled with the calm atmosphere on the battlefield, it makes people feel hot for no reason. At this time, it is also a It was at this time when the vitality was flourishing that Naben's Long Xiao Army arrived on the battlefield.

Looking at the defense line of the Dingzhou Army, a sneer appeared on the corner of Naben's mouth, "The defensive copy of the Fuyuan offensive and defensive battle." He said.After the Battle of Fuyuan, there was also a reflection within the Bai people, and an in-depth study was conducted on this defense of the Dingzhou Army. Naben was confident that he had a way to deal with this defense.

The horsewhip pointed directly in front of him. Opposite him, Wang Qinian's flag was fluttering in the wind, facing Naben's general flag far away, "Let's break through from the front, and I will go straight to the enemy's nest!" Naben said with pride.

There was no flank attack containment, no small-scale attack probing, and Na Ben was a thunderous frontal assault as soon as he got started. He had to concentrate all his strength and make a full-scale assault on the attack surface about three miles wide on the frontal battlefield. When you open a certain point, you can form a breakthrough and bloom everywhere.

A group of attacking soldiers from the Long Xiao Army grabbed their sacks full of soil and started the assault. Behind them, more people were busy digging up the soil and stuffing it into their pockets.

Wang Qinian looked at Na Ben's unreasonable attack, laughed and said: "Very good, this kid has a temper with me, come on, since you want to attack head-on, let's have a king against a king, general against general, tough Let’s hit it hard. Send me the Tianlei Battalion to the front, as the first platoon leader of the enemy.”

The cavalrymen of the Longxiao Army put the cloth bag on the horse, held the bow with one hand, and drew the arrow from the quiver with the other hand.And these Dingzhou archers were doing the same thing. Amidst the whistle of the sentry officer, long arrows pointed obliquely forward and upward.

"Attention everyone, shoot five rounds quickly!" Following an order, the Dingzhou soldiers let go of their bowstrings, and with a sound of collapse, there was a cloud of arrows in the sky, covering the Long Xiaojun who was rushing forward.The range of the improved first-grade bow is a little more than ten steps longer than Long Xiaojun's strong bow. It is the distance of these ten steps that allows the Dingzhou soldiers to take the lead in this confrontation.On Long Xiaojun's side, except for a very few soldiers with extremely strong arms who were able to pull strong bows and shoot at Dingzhou soldiers at such a distance, the rest of the people could only endure the rain of arrows and rush forward After ten or so steps, he just shot out the sharp arrow in his hand.

The horse control skills of the soldiers of the Long Xiao Army, the archery level is indeed not comparable to that of the Dingzhou soldiers. Often the attacking soldiers of the Long Xiao Army shoot two to three arrows, and the Dingzhou soldiers can only release one arrow, so they endured the first round. After the attack, Long Xiaojun immediately gained the upper hand in this confrontation.

People on both sides fell down from time to time. At this distance, the confrontation between the two sides is actually more of a suppression. In fact, there are very few arrows that shoot dead people. Both sides have extremely good armor. Throats and other vital points are shot at other positions, and most of them are stuck by armor, which cannot cause fatal damage to soldiers.Therefore, on the battlefield, you may see a man with arrows all over his body, still galloping on his horse, jumping up and down to shoot.

The Long Xiaojun's shooting skills are excellent, and they have the upper hand in the confrontation, but their losses are no less than that of the Dingzhou soldiers. More Long Xiaojun's horses were shot down under their crotches, and they were thrown to the ground by the horses. On the battlefield, even Long Xiaojun, who is extremely skilled in horse control, will inevitably step on his comrades by mistake.

During this confrontation, Long Xiaojun rushed to the first ditch, threw down the cloth bag on the horse, and galloped away obliquely to make way for the follow-up troops.

In less than a stick of incense, the first trench was filled and the low wall was pushed down.The Dingzhou soldiers immediately retreated a certain distance, and once again suppressed the opponent's impact with bows and arrows.Repeat the first story.

Wang Qinian moved a grand chair, sat on the podium, watched the offensive and defensive battle with ease, and even hummed a little tune happily. The further back Dingzhou's defense line is, the stronger the rebound will be. Go forward for a thousand meters, and I will let you taste the taste of stone rain in the sky."

"Send an order to the left wing, dispatch 3000 troops, and threaten Naben's flank, grandma, are these Long Xiaojun soldiers from digging soil, and pack bags so quickly?" Wang Qinian said loudly.

While speaking, Long Xiaojun had already broken through the second ditch, and advanced another [-] meters.At this time, the price they paid was only the lives of hundreds of soldiers.

But neither Naben nor Hu Sha'an showed any relaxed expressions on their faces. The behavior of the Dingzhou soldiers can only show that there will be more difficult battles waiting for them in the future. Looking at the Dingzhou soldiers who are fighting and retreating , Hu Shaan suddenly said: "Second Prince, if we can't break through Shahe Town this evening, then we have to leave."

(End of this chapter)