Chapter 265 Blocking 3
The horsemanship, swordsmanship and gunshots of the Wuhuan cavalry are very powerful, especially the cavalry that holds spears and slams together and hits them together. The impact is so great that it is hard to describe. Although the troops are not as powerful as the Jiehu cavalry, they rushed to the Jiehu cavalry from the beginning. Fortunately, the Jiehu cavalry has been through many battles and was dispersed and immediately gathered again. The sharp arrows shot out are as dense as raindrops. The Wuhuan cavalry was not out of weakness, and also shot dense rain of arrows at them. Moreover, the horse bows used were far higher than those of the Jiehu cavalry. The arrows shot by the Jiehu cavalry were difficult to penetrate the well-made leather armor on their bodies, while the arrows they shot could penetrate the body of the Jiehu cavalry!
Everyone knows that the Wuhuan Tuqi is a famous cavalry in the world. Even the white horse general Gongsun Zan was defeated by them. However, few people know that the Wuhuan arch cavalry, whose angry horses and strong bows come and go like the wind, are also nightmares for the settled nations in Liaodong and Youzhou. They were forced to move inward and lived together, and the Wuhuan people's skills in this area deteriorated a lot. However, after the Eight Kings Rebellion began, the entire Northern China was in chaos, and they picked up these skills and showed the dazzling style of the Wuhuan cavalry to the world again.
These skills are skills for the Han children and the capital to make achievements, but for the Wuhuan people, they are a means to survive!
The Jiehu cavalry this time was considered a bad plate. Others may be afraid of them, but the Wuhuan cavalry could not find a reason to be afraid of these miscellaneous people. In terms of horses, riding skills, archery skills, and melee skills, which one is worse than you? Moreover, I have accepted the Chineseization for a hundred years, and the organizational level is not comparable to you, such as you. Want to take us easily? You made the wrong idea!
The two sides split and joined forces outside the Iron Gate Pass, fighting back and forth, and fighting hard to separate. Jie Hu increased his troops several times, but he always took advantage of the storm and the unstoppable Wuhuan Cavalry, which was so fierce that he could not bear the upper hand.
Shi Le frowned while watching, and asked, "Whose division is this? Is this so brave and good at fighting?"
Kong Chang observed carefully and replied: "From their flags, tactics and weapons, they seem to be the Wuhuan cavalry in the Qihuan army."
Shi Le's eyes suddenly burst into flames, and the veins of the hand holding the horse whip were exposed, saying word by word: "Beg, live, army!"
In the late Western Jin Dynasty, there were many forces of all sizes. If you want to ask Shi Le, which force he hated the most, it was the beggars. In order to survive, these beggars killed people, set fire to rob and sell people. They dared to do anything, and they also acted as their main business. Mr. Shi Le was one of the victims. He was less than 30 years old this year and was an absolute young man, but his experience of being trafficked was very rich... He sold it twice. The first time he was sold to Shandong as a serf. Later, he managed to escape and wanted to go to his friends. He was tired, hungry and cold on the way and almost died. Fortunately, he met a great man Guo.
Jing gave him food and clothing, saving his life. Based on the principle of joining if he couldn't defeat, Mr. Shi Le suggested that Guo Jing not do his job as a master. Now there are so many Hu people in the north, one by one, they are cold and hungry, and there is a clear stupidity in their eyes. We should find a way to trick them all into Shandong and sell them to rich people as serfs. Guo Jing agreed that the two of them happily began their career as human traffickers. However, before Mr. Shi Le could make a name for himself in the career of human trafficking, he was arrested and sold as slaves. This time, the one who arrested him and sold him was the beggars!
Then, he and the Qihuo Army had formed a mortal hatred. After he became famous, he launched crazy revenge on the Qihuo Army and wanted to kill all the Qihuo Army. When encountering other forces, as long as they did not form a mortal hatred, he would try his best to win over them. However, when encountering the Qihuo Army, he would fight to the death and would never give up until he killed the other party. This time he met these beggars again, and he was really jealous of enemies!
Zhang Bin looked at the Wuhuan cavalry holding a spear, and dozens of people rushed back and forth between the Jiehu cavalry, and couldn't help but frowned: "This cavalry... is not easy to deal with!"
Shi Le snorted coldly: "It's just a hawk among the Jin people, let's see how I deal with them!"
Zhang Bin said: "I see the actions of the beggars. They seem to be just trying to build camps outside the city. They have no intention of breaking through. They don't have to fight with them. They just need to continue to be besieged. When they have no food and support, they will collapse on their own."
Shi Le thought about it, and he had already surrounded the other party and forced the tens of thousands of Jin troops into a desperate situation. There was no need to fight with them. He just needed to continue to siege and prevent them from breaking through. Hunger and cold would become his most powerful allied army and help him completely destroy the fighting will of the Jin army. All he had to do was wait patiently and leave everything to time. Fighting with the enemy with strong combat power in a battle that only requires patience and victory will be won, and it would be undoubtedly unprofitable to consume his elite soldiers and generals. So he ordered: "Let Kong Qian and Kui An retreat!"
The sound of trumpet sounded, and Kong Qi and Kui An, who had been unable to gain the upper hand for a long time, led their own troops to retreat.
These two powerful generals were naturally very dissatisfied with this. Kui An stared at the Wuhuan cavalry who was showing off his might, and his teeth were chewed. He attributed the delay in gaining the upper hand to himself in Xincheng. The two battles of Chaoliu have lost too many direct troops. The newly assigned troops were not easy to use. If the original team was there, the Wuhuan people would probably not be arrogant. Kong Chang said angrily: "The enemy is so rampant, and should be hit head-on to dampen their aura. Why did the general withdraw his troops?"
Zhang Bin smiled and said, "General Kong's heroic spirit is really heartbreaking, but now the Jin army is already a turtle in a jar, and fish swimming under the cauldron are not necessary to fight them head-on. They just need to be surrounded and they can be killed!"
Kong Chang was still unwilling to give in: "But these Wuhuan cavalry were too rampant. If they were not eliminated, it would be difficult to completely destroy the morale of the Jin people!"
Zhang Bin said: "Hunger will help us destroy their morale!"
As for this, Kong Chang was reluctant to give up. He glared at the Wuhuan cavalry who was waving his long sword and spear, and retreated.
The Jin army immediately made a loud cheer, and the originally sluggish morale suddenly rose... It seems that the Hu people are nothing to be scary, they can defeat them, there is no need to worry like this!
Bo Sheng was still not satisfied and said to Li Yun: "These mixed Hu cavalry shooting are OK, but they are far inferior to our Wuhuan thrust cavalry in close combat! I am willing to lead 1,500 thrust cavalry as the vanguard of the army. Our infantry and cavalry came out together, and the entire army pressed forward, defeated these thousands of thrust cavalry in one fell swoop, and lifted the siege of Tiemen Pass!"
Li Yun shook his head: "The Hu people are so deceitful. How can you know if they really only have a few thousand people? Maybe they have ambushes on all sides, just waiting for our infantry and cavalry to come out to suppress the entire army, and then wipe out our army in one fell swoop!"
Bo Sheng frowned and said, "How is this possible! If there is a large army, why don't they come out and strengthen the siege of Tiemen Pass?"
Li Yun said: "If the army is put out, how can we lure our army to break through?"
Bo Sheng had nothing to say. But in his heart, he did not agree with Li Yun's words. There was a large army of Hu people around the Tiemen Pass, waiting for their infantry and cavalry to come out together. It was just an excuse for Li Yun to fear the enemy and avoid war! Humph, the Jin people really couldn't succeed, and they had to rely on the Wuhuan people to fight!
Li Yun ignored what Bo Sheng was thinking. He firmly chose to stop when he was good. After gaining a little bit of an advantage, he no longer entangled with the Jiehu cavalry, but instead commanded the infantry to step up the construction of earthen bases.
In terms of civil engineering, the beggars are quite good at civil engineering. After all, they have been wandering all over the world for many years, often sleeping in the wilderness without tiles, and there are no fortifications available for utilization. This requires them to build camps for accommodation and defense against enemy attacks in the shortest time, otherwise they may die under the attack of enemy or wild beasts. Under the leadership of experienced veterans, they waved shovels and hoes, dug out wide and long trenches on the flat ground, and at the same time mixed the digging of soil and collected snow on their side. After the build is completed, they roasted it with fire. The snow on the surface of the earth wall melts, and then formed ice in the cold. The originally fluffy earth wall suddenly became extremely hard. Such fortifications seemed simple, but it was a big obstacle for infantry and cavalry. It was not easy to destroy it.
There are also mercerations on the earthen walls, which are specially used by crossbowmen to shoot arrows. In some directions that are easily broken, they are densely filled with antlers. It is almost impossible to rush in without pulling out these antlers.
The beggars dug many land nests within the protection area of the earth wall. The small ones can stay one or two people, and the most can put more than a dozen people in. This is the land nest, which is where they live. Although it is uncomfortable to live, it can help them avoid the biting cold wind. For them, it is good to be alive, comfortable? That is left for the dead!
The Qihuo Army did not squeeze out more than 10,000 people, but built nine camps in one unit with one or two thousand people. These nine camps were within the firepower range of the crossbowmen at the Tiemen Pass. The crossbows, bed crossbows, and stone catapults on the city wall can provide them with support at any time. If you attack head-on, you must not only face the tenacious defense of the Qihuo Army, but also face the firepower that is constantly poured out on the city wall. For the attacking side, this is definitely not a pleasant experience.
As the Qihuo Army went out to build a camp, the crowding situation inside the Tiemen Pass was slightly alleviated, and the nine camps distributed like plum blossoms around the city wall also made the panic-willed Jin army's morale: If the Hu people want to attack, there will be Qihuo Army standing in front of them, right?
However, they then found that they were about to face greater trouble.
Chapter completed!