221 The Battle of Ningping City 1
Under the attack of 30,000 light cavalry under Shi Le, the Jin army, which formed a large formation, became a living target for the Hulu cavalry shooting, and Jin soldiers were constantly being shot and fell down.
However, the counterattack of the insurgent bows in the Jin army formation became weaker and weaker, and the sparse bows and arrows were difficult to effectively kill the guerrilla cavalry around them.
Shi Le rode on the horse, looking at the scene in front of him, and was overjoyed.
Judging from the current situation, the 100,000 Jin court central army did not flee, and it was obvious that they had not lost their minds, because even if these 100,000 people could run away, they would not be able to escape the cavalry under Shi Le.
"General, now the Jin army is defeated, as long as our army attacks one of them with all its might, it will definitely lead to defeat."
Shi Le's accomplice Kong Chou said.
After listening to Kong Chang's suggestion, Shi Le fell into thought. Of course, he had already seen that the defeat of the Jin army had appeared. As long as he had a strong impact, he could achieve his merits in one battle and completely defeat these Jin troops.
However, Shi Le's subordinates are all light cavalry. If they are dealing with ordinary scattered soldiers or chasing defeated soldiers, there is no problem. However, if they are a heavy infantry array that attacks the hedgehogs, even if they can win, they will definitely suffer a considerable loss.
If there were some so-called "sad soldiers" in the Jin army who were fearless and fearless, they might have to suffer more casualties.
Just when Shi Le thought of this, Zhang Bing, the right chief of the next to him, immediately spoke.
"No, General, these Jin troops are already dying beasts. As long as they are more raided and attacked, they cannot rest and stabilize. It won't take long to ensure that the Jin army will be declining and the formation will be in chaos. At that time, if the cavalry conflicts, the Jin army will inevitably trample on each other and will win the victory without any effort."
Zhang Bin's words just came to Shi Le's heart.
The 30,000 Hu people and refugees under Shi Le's army were Shi Le's entire capital. If he could preserve his strength and annihilate these Jin troops, it would be better.
"Youhou Hou, it is indeed a perfect strategy." Shi Le couldn't help but praise the Right Chief Zhang Bin.
When Zhang Bin heard this, he felt secretly proud and continued to speak actively.
"General, please order the soldiers in the army to find the weakness of the Jin army and attack them with heavy troops. As long as a part of the Jin army collapses and flees, the rest of the troops will definitely flee."
Shi Le narrowed his brown-green eyes and looked up at the sky. The early summer sun was like a stove, scorching the earth.
Under such circumstances, more than 100,000 Jin troops had to withstand the attacks of the Hu Han cavalry on the one hand, but on the other hand, they could not get rest and drink water. Even if the Hu Han cavalry did not gather heavily to attack, it would definitely not last long.
Because more than 100,000 people gather together, they cannot march normally. Not to mention the command difficulties caused by poor information, it is just the drinking water of more than 100,000 people along the way, which is a big problem. If there is no river that is convenient for water withdrawal, I am afraid that nothing can be done in one day, and the entire army can only get water.
"I passed my order and the entire army would attack for a moment. Now it is divided into three armies and attack one after another. Do not give the Jin army a chance to breathe!"
At Shi Le's order, Kong Chang, Guo Heiluo and others immediately took the order to go and make arrangements.
Soon, the Hu Han cavalry, like a gust of wind, raided near the Jin army in a more fierce manner. The galloping horse hooves lifted up the dust in the sky, like yellow poisonous fog, covering more than 100,000 Jin troops.
At this time, the scorching sun was burning, and it was already noon.
Qian Duan, the Pinglu General, who was injured by the Hulu cavalry on his legs, was being carried by Zhou Heng, Han Hun and several other old subordinates on wooden chariots. Seeing the loess rising in the sky and the sound of Hulu cavalry roaring, Qian Duan knew that these Hulu must have felt that the Taichung army had not been able to last long for the Jin court.
Sure enough, as the Hulu cavalry became more and more courageous, many arrows flew over the crowd and fell into the Jin army array. Qian Duan heard many Jin army fall into the ground with arrows and screams.
"Take me to see the Left Guard General!" Qian Duan immediately said to Zhou Heng and others when he saw this.
"General, Sun Zuowei cannot see it now. The Grand Marshal has recruited General Sun to the Military Office and went to discuss military aircraft."
An officer who had just returned from the left guard general Sun Luo immediately told Qian Duan.
After hearing this, Qian Duan lowered his head and said nothing. After a long time, he finally sighed and said.
"If the Hu Captains are so arrogant, if they continue to let go, it will be impossible for them to be dark. The 100,000 soldiers and ministers of our army will be dispersed and irreversible."
After hearing Qian Duan's words, Zhou Heng, Han Hun and others all agreed in their hearts.
Since they left Ningping City in the early morning, they followed the army and walked for only about ten miles for a whole morning and half a day. At this speed, it would probably take two months to reach Xuzhou.
And in just half a day, the Jin army was already hungry and exhausted. If this continues, there is no need for the Hu cavalry to attack, and even if it is consumed, they can be exhausted.
"What should we do, General?" Zhou Heng finally couldn't help but ask.
"If you continue like this, the barbarians will continue to attack us, and even if they consume it, they will consume us." Qian Duan looked up at the yellow dust in the sky and continued, "The best way now is to leave a elite soldier with the rear to hold the barbarians' pursuit. Then the remaining people must be able to endure hunger and thirst, at least they must support them until they cross the Wo Water ahead. If they can reach the bitter city beside the Wo Water, they can use Wo Water to temporarily suspend the pursuit of the Huo Water. If they can lead a strong soldier and damage the Huo Huo Hardly, they can save everyone's lives."
After hearing Qian Duan’s thoughts, Zhou Heng, Han Hun and others present felt even more desperate, because Qian Duan’s methods, judging from the current situation, there is no possibility of implementation.
Not to mention how to make more than 100,000 people endure hunger and thirst, and arrive at Woshui under heavy chasing, it is completely impossible to leave a elite soldier with a broken rear. This kind of army with a broken rear will be a death-destined ending. Moreover, even in the current state of the soldiers in the Jin court, there are no elite soldiers available.
After saying that, General Qian Duan of Pinglu shook his head and smiled bitterly. He felt that his ideas were impossible to realize.
"Even if my method is implemented, it is a very bad plan. I am afraid that even if I report to the General of the Left Guard, the Grand Marshal and the Kings of the Military Division, they will definitely not implement it."
"Now, the road ahead is full of murderous intent. I'm afraid that we will really have to give our lives here." The coach Zhou Heng of the travel coach said in a low tone.
"Oh, yes. Unless reinforcements can come to pick them up, these soldiers will definitely not have the will to fight to the death and will not take long to defeat themselves." Qian Duan sighed.
Originally, if Qian Duan's leg was not injured, he would have thought of asking the Grand Marshal Wang Yan and others to lead the troops to cut off the rear and cover the army. However, now Qian Duan's leg was not only injured but also could not move, but even his troops were mobilized by the military officials, and most of them were used to cover the Xingtai official and officials of the Central Army.
"Maybe, the Qingzhou army can really come to help?" An officer whispered at this time.
After hearing this, everyone was silent for a long time. Although they all felt that the Qingzhou Army had almost no reason for this, the generals who were trapped in despair still had a faint hope of saving straw in their hearts.
At the same time, as the Huhu cavalry became more and more unscrupulously siege and shoot, the Taichung army suffered losses in the Jin court, and the soldiers of various units had stopped moving, and the cover of more than 100,000 people had completely fallen into paralysis.
The Taiwan Army Division of the Jin court was located in the layers of cover of various central troops. At this time, dozens of people including Taiwei Wang Yan, Xiangyang King Sima Fan, Rencheng King Sima Ji, Wuling King Sima Dan, Xihe King Sima Xi, Liang King Sima Chao, Qi Minister, Liu Wang, Tingwei Zhuge Quan, Yuzhou Governor Liu Qiao, Taifu Chief Secretary Yu Shi and other people gathered here.
As more than 100,000 people fell into a situation of losing power, everyone knew that if this continued, it would be a matter of sooner or later.
"You guys, think of a solution!" The Grand Tutor General Yu was anxious like an ant on a hot pan, walking around constantly.
"Now there is no way to do anything, so it is better to divide the troops. In this case, the barbarians will definitely lose sight of each other, and they may be able to get rid of these barbarian cavalry." King Sima Chao of Qi said with a pale face.
He had just arrived from his headquarters. In the army of the King of Qi, the soldiers had already begun to rumor that the soldiers felt that the purpose of these barbarians' pursuit was to the officials, officials and royal families in Xingtai, rather than soldiers with low identities, such as their low-ranking soldiers. Therefore, many people, even if they were waiting to die, began to look for opportunities to escape from the army.
"No, it's the critical moment, and the people in the army are panic. If a division of troops advances, they will immediately scatter birds and beasts, and the barbarians and cavalry hunt rabbits and shoot foxes, and they can easily win."
After listening to the proposal of King Sima Chao of Qi, Liu Qiao, the governor of Yuzhou, immediately objected.
"Then what do you think should be done! Could it be that you should hold them all together and become prisoners of the Hu Guan!" King Sima Chao of Qi immediately replied.
Among the army of King Sima Chao of Qi, there are many people from Liang who are familiar with the local mountains, rivers and geography. As long as they can avoid being chased by the captives, King Sima Chao of Qi will be confident to lead their confidants to get rid of the captives' pursuit. Of course, as for the other people in Xingtai, this is no longer within the scope of thinking of King Sima Chao of Qi.
There were also many royal family members who had the same idea as King Sima Chao of Qi. They all expressed their opinions and agreed with King Sima Chao of Qi and wanted to break through separately. They seemed to be very confident and felt that they could escape here.
"The barbarians are all light cavalry. They travel hundreds of miles a day. We marched separately and broke through the encirclement. How can we run over the horses? If that is the case, it is the real seeking death!"
Liu Qiao, the governor of Yuzhou, immediately said loudly.
"With Zhongyan, Liu Qiao's name is Zhongyan, what should we do?" Wang Yan, the Grand Marshal of the Military Command, immediately asked.
In fact, in the heart of the Taiwei Wang Yan, he agreed with the view of Liu Qiao, the governor of Yuzhou. If these 100,000 troops could gather together, no matter what, they would be a force that could make the captives afraid of them.
However, if it is true that more than 100,000 soldiers marched separately to break through the siege as suggested by King Sima Chao and others of Qi, not to mention whether they could run over the horses, I am afraid that with this order, the more than 100,000 people will immediately fall into chaos of collapse. There is no possibility of any breakthrough, and it will only become a killing field for the barbarians.
"The Grand Marshal, the most important thing for the current plan is to stabilize the morale of the army first. The captains are now rushing to harass the horse and shooting desperately, in order to make our army turmoil without fighting. We must not let the captains be happy!" said Liu Qiao, the governor of Yuzhou.
As soon as Liu Qiao finished speaking, Tingwei Zhuge Quan immediately expressed his support, and some other officials also expressed their support.
"So, now we must find a way to calm the soldiers and let them know that although the barbarians in this battle are fierce and stubborn, as long as our army maintains the array, those barbarians cannot do anything to us!"
"However, the soldiers in the army are already in panic. Many people already feel that with these tens of thousands of barbarians chasing, the soldiers in Xingtai will not take long, and the soldiers will escape completely!"
"The current situation is that the soldiers in the army are completely lost. We must find a way to let them know that our future is not so embarrassing, so that no soldiers will escape on their own." said Zhuge Quan, the Tingwei.
The current central army soldiers are already very desperate about their future, and many people have begun to plan to escape. If the surrounding Hulu cavalry were not very cruel, I would have been afraid that most of the entire central army would have escaped long ago.
"What good strategy?" Taiwei Wang Yan asked immediately.
"The Grand Marshal can ask his military officers to tell their soldiers, and that the emperor's newly appointed general Liu Yu has led a hundred thousand troops to pick up Ying Xingtai to expel the captives. As long as there are reinforcements outside, the soldiers in the army will not have to be like frightened birds." Liu Qiao, the sect of Yuzhou, said immediately.
"Okay, since it is so useful, come and inform the battalions to stabilize the morale of the army. Never let the captains be defeated in one attack!" Taiwei Wang Yan said without hesitation.
"No!"
Suddenly, an angry shout rang out, which scared the Taiwei Wang Yan.
It turns out that the person who spoke was not someone else, but Sima Fan, King of Xiangyang.
"Liu Yulangzi's ambition is that forgery is a death sentence among the death penalty. How can he deceive the soldiers in the army like this!"
"King, now it is a critical moment of survival and death. All the charges on Liu Yu's head have been erased by an edict from the emperor. Now I am still thinking about how to prevent tens of thousands of soldiers from defeating themselves!" Liu Qiao, the governor of Yuzhou, said immediately.
After hearing Liu Qiao's words, Xiangyang King Sima Fan was speechless.
Afterwards, Wang Yan, the Grand Marshal of the Army, discussed with Xiangyang King Sima Fan and others a plan to maintain tens of thousands of central soldiers and never let these soldiers collapse and chaotic on their own.
When Shi Le, who had been pursuing, discovered that these Jin troops had actually started camping on the spot, he could guess one or two.
Looking at the way the troops in Jintingtai camped like the "Iron King", Shi Le sneered.
If this is the case, Jinting Xingtai will travel at most ten miles a day, and it will be impossible to return to Xuzhou without three or two months.
Therefore, Shi Le was not in a hurry, but was very careful to order his cavalry to continue attacking and camp nearby.
At this moment, the Qingzhou cavalry led by Liu Yu also entered Kucheng and prepared to rest. The next day, he drove to the direction of the Jinting Platform of Ningping City at Yin.11
Chapter completed!