Chapter 2060 Unscathed
That day, Jiang Wei used a golden plan to escape from the shell and evacuated the position in the middle of the night. He held branches and horses picked bells, and quietly left the police. He walked along the way and arrived outside Jiangling City at dawn.
At this time, the gate of Jiangling City was opened, and the people in the city fled one after another. When they saw the Shu army coming, they thought it was the enemy attacking the city, and they fled in panic.
Jiang Wei knew that the Bu Xie had led the Wu army to Xiling, so he did not stop in Jiangling, and turned around and headed straight for Xiling.
After not leaving for more than ten miles, the Shu cavalry who had broken the rear also caught up. They strictly followed Jiang Wei's orders and did not evacuate the position until the fifth hour. When they evacuated, the Wei army did not find anything. They just didn't know if the Wei army would soon know that the Shu army camp was an empty camp after they evacuated.
At this point, Jiang Wei would not be lucky. After dawn, the situation of the Shu army's camp was completely clear. The Wei army was not a fool, so how could he turn a blind eye to the empty military camp? Therefore, after the hundreds of cavalry that were cut off from behind were evacuated, the Wei army would soon discover the empty military camp of the Shu army.
If the Wei army was just an infantry unit, Jiang Wei would not have any worries. After all, they had been away for several hours. If the Wei army dispatched infantry, it would be difficult for them to catch up with the Shu army.
But if the Wei army dispatched cavalry, it would be a different matter. Now many of the Tunqin cavalry camps under Shi Bao have crossed the Yangtze River and it is not difficult to piece together a cavalry team of thousands of people. Even if the Tunqin cavalry is not a cavalry known for its speed, the cavalry is still a cavalry. If the Tunqin cavalry goes all out to chase, it can still easily catch up with the Shu army, at least it will not allow the Shu army to easily arrive in Xiling.
In fact, when Jiang Wei retreated, he had already thought about how to block the pursuers of the Wei army. It was the key to whether the Shu army could retreat in its entirety. Therefore, even if the strategy of escape was adopted, it was not enough to ensure the smooth retreat of the Shu army.
Fortunately, after passing Jiangling, I entered the mountains and hilly areas, and the roads became relatively narrow. It is easier to use horse nails for such terrain.
Jiang Wei is still quite troubled to deal with heavy-armored cavalry like the Tunqi Battalion. If the Wei army sent only ordinary cavalry to pursue, then the Yuanrong crossbow is the best weapon to block cavalry. As long as a large number of crossbow soldiers can be arranged in a relatively dangerous place, it is no problem to attack a beautiful ambush of the Wei cavalry.
But the Tunqi Camp made Jiang Wei feel like hedgehog biting a dog - nowhere to go. This heavy-armored cavalry armed to the teeth had almost no flaws, even the whole body of men and horses. It was difficult for ordinary swords, guns, bows and arrows to effectively attack it. Even the crossbow soldiers who had been invincible in the Shu army could not break through the defense like a turtle shell.
Therefore, this time when he went to Jingzhou, Jiang Wei specially created a lot of horse-tabs, which were specially used to deal with the heavy cavalry of the Wei army. Although the Wei army's cavalry was covered with armor, the only ones that were not protected were horse legs and horse hooves. However, if the infantry wanted to cut the horse legs, they had to approach the war horses. However, the attack range of the cavalry of the garrison was extremely large, and it was difficult for the Shu army infantry to have a chance to get close.
As for shooting with bows and arrows, the horse's legs are thin and small, so it is not easy to shoot, so the only feasible way is to use horse nails. As long as you spread the horse nails on the road that Wei cavalry must pass, even the most powerful cavalry can be ruined.
The horse-drawn nails all over the ground were completely inaccessible. If the Wei army wanted to continue pursuing, they had to clean up these horse-drawn nails. Cleaning up the horse-drawn nails was a time-consuming and laborious task. By the time the Wei army was cleaned up, the Shu army would have already fled.
Even if they were chasing each other again, the Wei army could still do the same and continue to throw the Sazama horse nails. Anyway, they would not give the Wei cavalry a chance to get close. No matter how powerful the Wei cavalry was, it would be useless.
The horse-stapled thing is a powerful weapon for escaping. Although it is not very harmful, it is extremely practical. After all, after the cavalry in front of the Wei army was attacked, the cavalry behind would naturally step on the mine again. Only when the horse-stapled on the ground was cleaned up can they advance again.
Therefore, it is unrealistic to rely on the use of horse-drawn nails to kill and injure the Wei cavalry on a large scale, but it has miraculous effects in preventing the pursuit of the Wei cavalry. This time, Jiang Wei did carry a lot of horse-drawn nails.
Moreover, when Luo Xian led his troops to Dongting to rescue Lu Anti, Jiang Wei asked Luo Xian to take Zhamadai on the road. Zhamadai was available. Jiang Wei believed that Luo Xian could be at ease in dealing with the Wei cavalry.
This time, in order to prevent the Wei cavalry from pursuing, Jiang Wei would of course prepare horse nails in advance and use them when necessary.
Of course, this necessity is conditional. For example, it must be used when the Wei cavalry is approaching. It will not make much sense to use it early. Moreover, when it is impossible to determine whether the Wei army is chasing or the specific pursuit route of the Wei army, blindly throwing the Sazama Nail is purely a wasteful act.
Although the zama nail is small in size and light in weight, it does not consume much iron, after all, this kind of thing is a disposable consumable and cannot be recycled and reused. Therefore, if used in large quantities, it will be a huge loss to the resources that are very scarce in Shu itself. With the national strength and resources of Shu, it is impossible to build the zama nail indefinite amount. Therefore, good steel must be used on the blade and cannot be used to waste it unnecessary.
Therefore, in the use of the sting, Jiang Wei has always adhered to the fact that he would not use it easily until he was forced to do so. As a killer weapon, the less it is used, the better the effect. If it is abused on the battlefield, the Wei army will find ways to find a way to crack it, and this life-saving artifact may gradually lose its value.
Although the evacuation operation was quite smooth, Jiang Wei still did not dare to relax. On the way to Xiling, he had made complete preparations, arranged corresponding troops to cut off the descendants, and prepared sufficient horse nails to be used at any time.
However, to Jiang Wei's surprise, the Wei army did not chase after him. This was probably a result that Jiang Wei did not expect. It seemed that the Wei army was still quite cautious, but this was good. Jiang Wei could lead his army to retreat to Xiling without any damage.
Chapter completed!