The last three kingdoms

Chapter 617

Wuwei County has a large area, at least as large as four Jincheng counties. It is placed in the Central Plains, which is at least half of the state, but the population is not satisfactory. After a long period of war, in the early Western Jin Dynasty, Liangzhou "Tong County" Seven, [-] households", based on the average household of four, the population of Wuwei County is only about [-], which is not even comparable to a large county in the Central Plains.This also shows from one aspect that Wuwei and even Liangzhou as a whole are sparsely populated and sparsely populated.

Crossing the Wushao Ridge, the terrain becomes relatively flat. Since it is still early spring and February, the land is still hard to find a little green, and the eyes are full of a desolate yellow.

The yellow sand goes straight up among the white clouds, an isolated city called Wanren Mountain.Why bamboo flute complain willow, spring is not degree Pass.This is the "Liangzhou Ci" written by Tang Dynasty poet Wang Zhihuan. Maybe you can see the Yellow River, the wind blows the yellow sand straight up to the blue sky, and there is an isolated city in front of the high mountain under the sky, and there is no trace of green between the sky and the earth.This is the poet's true portrayal of the natural features of the Yumen area.People who have never been to the desert or Gobi area can't appreciate the power of the local wind and sand, let alone imagine how the yellow sand can "straight up" to the blue sky.

It was only when Liu Yin first arrived in Liangzhou that he truly felt the power of the sandstorm here. The endless storm of flying sand and rocks is not the severe sandstorm that was exaggerated by later generations. Standing in the storm, if you don’t grab something After a sandstorm, the entire team will be submerged in the yellow sand, with yellow sand all over their heads and faces, and even their eyes, ears, and mouth will be filled with sand .

The harsh environment did not dampen the fighting spirit of the Shu army. The Shu army marched steadily on the land of Liangzhou step by step.

This is basically an all-infantry regiment. Except for officers above the Sima rank who ride horses, all the soldiers walk on foot, which determines that the marching speed of this army will not be too fast.Liu Yin also strictly controlled the marching speed to fifty miles a day, and camped as long as he traveled fifty miles a day, and when camping, most of them chose to be on high ground, with no obstacles on all sides. After all, they entered the range of activities of the Xianbei people, Liu Yin had to act cautiously .

The marching speed of fifty miles is not in a hurry, it is completely within the range that the soldiers can bear, this kind of marching intensity will not make the soldiers feel tired, and they can maintain enough physical strength and energy at all times, so that they can devote themselves to possible battles at any time .

Camping at night is the most dangerous time. The Xianbei cavalry come and go like the wind. In this land, they are the masters. Although the infantry of the Shu army has a strong defense force, they can only respond passively. When to attack? The choice of which method to use when attacking is determined by the Xianbei people. For the Shu army, there is no choice but to maintain a high degree of vigilance and full alertness.

Night is when the defense is weakest. The weather in Liangzhou in February is warm and cold. During the day, when the sun is shining brightly, the warmth is melting, but at night, the ground is full of frost, making people shiver.After a day of marching, people are tired and horses are exhausted, so they will naturally be much sleepier when camping.

The Shu army, which had just crossed Wushaoling, was attacked by the enemy on the third night.

The moon was clear and the sand was white, and the sentry in charge of guarding the periphery saw the black shadows whizzing towards them from a long distance, mixed with the sound of horseshoes. In the quiet night sky, such a sound could be heard extremely far.

"There is an enemy attack—" the sentinel immediately issued a warning horn.

In order to maintain sufficient night combat power, Liu Yin adopted the method of five infantry battalions taking turns to prepare for combat. At the same time, four of the five infantry battalions fell asleep, and only one infantry battalion was on standby.

This night, Gao Yuan from Hubu Zuoying was in charge of guarding. He was patrolling the campsite. After the horn sounded, he immediately rushed over. At the same time, the emotions of the entire Hubu Zuoying officers and soldiers were mobilized instantly.

The Xianbei cavalry came very fast. Under the cover of the night, when the sentinels of the Shu army found them, they were only a thousand steps away from the Shu army camp. When Gao Yuan rushed to the camp, the Xianbei cavalry It was only two or three hundred steps away from the Shu army camp.

"Archers and crossbowmen are ready! Form a defensive formation!" Seeing the urgency of the situation, Gao Yuan immediately issued a combat order. This battle is the first battle with the Xianbei people since entering the Hexi corridor. This time, the Shu army faced the Xianbei cavalry with all infantry. Gao Yuan was very nervous, sweating in his palms, staring fixedly at the Xianbei people who came besieged in the dark.

"Swish, whoosh—" Countless arrows pierced through the tranquility of the night sky, turned into a dim stream of light in the dark night, and shot towards the Xianbei cavalry on the opposite side.

After countless shrill screams, one can vaguely see the people on the opposite side turning their backs on their backs. The front bow soldiers and crossbowmen of the Shu army are well-trained. Even in the dark night, they can shoot a row of arrows. There are blind spots and omissions, and the arrows will not overlap. The Xianbei people's night attack was completely wrong.

When camping at night, the Shu army will surround the camp with vans for a week as a fortification to hinder the Xianbei cavalry. To block the cavalry's attack, although these fortifications will be abandoned when they get up and go on the road the next day, digging trenches is the first fortification that must be done.

The Xianbei people's first attack was repulsed. In the dark, I don't know how much the Xianbei people have lost. Gao Yuan breathed out secretly, and his mood became a little more comfortable. Gao Yuan was indeed fighting against cavalry with infantry. He had no idea, not to mention that the opponent was a Xianbei cavalry known for its fierceness.

The offensive of the Xianbei people did have a taste of probing, so in the first wave of attacks, they did not devote all their strength, but just wanted to see how the Shu army was prepared. To the surprise of the Xianbei people, the Shu army The defense is quite in place, so it is not slow to react because of the night attack, and the defense ability is still extremely strong.

The first wave of attack was originally based on concealment and speed, and was going to catch the Shu army by surprise, but it was easily resolved by Gao Yuan.

Soon, the Xianbei people's second wave of offensive kicked off again.

(End of this chapter)