Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 228 The Battle of Leqieshui ([-])
Mao Shi is exactly (five o'clock), the sun has not yet risen, and the sky is still gray.

The Han and Wei armies on the north and south banks of Huangshui River began to bury pots and cook, and the continuous sound of bugles broke the silence of the valley.

The rangers of the two armies have already poured out of the gate of the camp, galloping towards the direction where the battle is about to take place.Their task is to find out whether there is an ambush or other battlefield intelligence for the army.

After the three-tone drum, the Han army camp began to be noisy.

Thousands of Han soldiers filed out from the gate of the camp, marching with the flags, forming fiery red queues.

And with the drums of the Central Army Office rumbling, and all the banners fluttering, all the ministries of the Han Army gathered into a forest of spears and spears, pressing towards the Wei Army's formation.

Wei Yan kept patrolling the queue to reassure the army.

From time to time, Wei Yan still looked at the approaching Wei Jun banner, pressed the Han sword in his hand, and said sharply: "Today I will fight here with the lords, whoever retreats will be killed immediately!"

"No!" The nearby Han soldiers shouted in unison.

Guo Huai's central army was deployed on a high ground. Overlooking the past, the Han army's formation could be seen clearly. The Wei Yanya flag stood on the right wing, with the words "Left General Wei Yan" written on one side.

He couldn't help but secretly sighed, Wei Yan defended the right wing, probably because he guessed his idea of ​​attacking from the right wing.

The north of the battlefield relies on the Huangshui River, which makes it impossible to form an array; the south is flat, which is convenient for cavalry;Therefore, when Guo Huai arranged the formation, he actually wanted to use the right wing (south) of the Han army as the main point of attack, and make a feint attack from the front.

Guo Huai drew his sword in his hand and ordered sharply: "Prepare to attack, the whole army will meet the enemy!"

The flag of the Chinese army was waved, and [-] soldiers of the Wei army moved after hearing the sound, and nearly [-] cavalry circled to the right wing.

For this expedition, Guo Huai recruited [-] Qiang cavalry to help out. In addition to the cavalry of the Wei army itself, Guo Huai's troops were far more cavalry than Wei Yan's. This is also Guo Huai's confidence in field battles.

The three thousand step cavalry are well arranged, the pawns are approaching in the middle, and the cavalry are cruising on the two wings.

This is the most common infantry and cavalry coordination tactic used by Cao Wei cavalry. First, the infantry exhausts the enemy's energy from the front, and after a long battle, they are exhausted.The cavalry pawns on the two wings attacked the army formation with overwhelming momentum, and they were always sure to hit with one blow.

When Cao Cao faced Han Sui and Ma Chao in Guanzhong, he used the coordinated tactics of infantry and cavalry.

Faced with such a situation, Wei Yan didn't dare to take it too seriously, he held his spear tightly, with a serious expression, and ordered his subordinates to stand ready.

"Wow!"

"Wow!"

"Wow!"

The desolate horn sounded through the valley, and the murderous aura shot straight into the sky.

The yellow flag of the Wei army was flying, and the Wei army rushed towards the Han army in a dark manner.

The sword and shield hand of the Han army clamped the bottom corner of the shield to the ground in an orderly manner, followed by the spear hand, resting the spear in the depression above the shield and lifting it outward.

"Raise your shield!"

General Wei Jun shouted almost at the same time.

Then countless feathered arrows shot out from the formation of the Han army. The arrows passed through the air and made a shrill hissing sound, and the dense rain of arrows fell into the formation of the Wei army.

Facing the rain of arrows, the Wei army quickened their pace and rushed towards the Han army formation. The next moment, the yellow tide hit the fiery red dam.The soldiers of the Han army fought hand-to-hand with the Wei army amidst the majestic bugle sound.

In an instant, the soldiers of the two armies screamed one after another, and countless blood spurted out in bursts, and the hot blood flowed onto the river beach.

Wei Yan didn't pay attention to the battle in front of him, but stared at the pawns who were about to move in the distance.

Because he knew that the Wei army's infantry was not the opponent of his Han army's infantry.

The biggest threat to the Wei army is the fall of the Wei army's cavalry after a long battle.

For a time, the Han and Wei armies on both sides of the Huangshui River almost fell into a brutal tug-of-war, but time did not stop, but kept passing.

However, the infantry of the Wei army attacking the right wing of the Han army gradually ran out. Seeing this, Guo Huai ordered the cavalry to attack the right wing formation of the Han army to help the infantry break through the formation.

Suddenly, the drums of war sounded.

Thousands of horseshoes galloped at the same time, like a thunderclap.

At the same time, Wei Yan led his personal guards to the front line and stepped forward to stand at the corner of the formation.

Thousands of Wei troops galloped on horses, like two sharp knives, obliquely inserted into the horns of the Han army, and their momentum was like a raging sea wave.

Between the corners of the formation, Wei Yan and hundreds of elite crossbowmen raised the loaded Han crossbow at the same time.

"Report! Wei Qi is five hundred steps away from me!"

"Report! Wei Qi is two hundred steps away from me!"

"Report! Wei Qi is a hundred steps away from me!"

"Let go!" Wei Yan's eyes were about to burst, he roared angrily, and pulled the crossbow trigger.

The two corners of the Han army on the left and right made a frightening sound of the crossbow being pulled, and then there was a sudden sound of breaking through the air, and then hundreds of cold lights appeared in the air and shot at Wei Qi.

Wherever hundreds of armor-piercing crossbows went, screams could be heard endlessly.The sturdy armor, majestic body, and tall war horse are all as vulnerable as paper.

The galloping cavalry of the Wei army paused, and the cavalry in front of the charge landed one after another, but the cavalry behind them ignored them and continued to charge forward.

Looking at the Wei Qi approaching in front of him, the Han army crossbowmen in the front row, or the timid ones, tremblingly took the loaded crossbows in the back row, and fired them at will; Pass the bow and crossbow, aim and shoot.

The three-stage shot does not exist at all. In the face of the surging cavalry, the best way is to let an elite crossbowman fire it, and the rest of the soldiers will load later.

Once again, hundreds of armor-piercing crossbows shot out of the air, and the galloping Wei cavalry paused again. The cavalry behind them stepped over the fallen colleagues and continued to charge.

The crossbowman of the Han army who had completed the task hurriedly hid behind the spearman, and took a long breath to calm down his panic.

Wei Qi galloped to the corner of the formation, stabbing to the right with a horse lance, the horse assisted the lance, and the lance borrowed horsepower, the horse lance stabbed the Han soldiers to death, and hurried past the formation.

In the next moment, Wei Qi, who came after him, cut the corner of the Han army again.

The infantry of the Han army bravely filled the vacant corners, and the crossbowmen threw fire from behind.

Seeing this, Wei Yan was a little relieved. The Han army's bows and crossbows were strong, and the brave infantry of the headquarters was his confidence to defeat Guo Huai.

"Do the cavalry in the formation need to be dispatched?" Wei Liang asked.

Wei Yan waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, let Boyue attack first!"

"No!" Wei Liang replied.

"Wow!"

The unique sound of the horn sounded on the right wing of the Han army and passed between the river banks.

On the south bank of Huangshui River, inside Qixia Gorge.

"Report! Jiang Changshi, the horn has sounded."

Hearing this, Jiang Wei ordered the herald to wave the flag.

The sound of horseshoes in Qixia shook. Jiang Wei was wearing a hood, wearing a crimson battle armor, holding a horse spear, and driving the horse in front, followed by a bright red "Jiang" tooth flag behind him.

Six hundred Han riders filed out from the Qi Gorge five miles away, and galloped westward towards Guo Huai's army.

Wei Jun Zhongjun, Highland.

"Report! Qixia Hanqi has been dispatched." The scout knelt down and reported.

"It is said that General Wei robbed and killed him!" Guo Huai said lightly.

"promise!"

"Wei" Yaqi jumped out from the central army, led a thousand cavalrymen, and roared in the direction of Jiang Weilai.

On the flat and open riverside, cavalry from both sides quickly approached.

Wei Ping came forward with a long lance in his hand, ready to charge, but Jiang Wei held a riding bow, shouted loudly, and led the Han cavalry to scatter.

Han Qi kept shooting with his bow in his hand, pulling Wei Qi.

Wei Ping was taken aback when he saw this. He didn't expect this Han cavalry to be so skilled in riding, but it was like a nomad, riding and shooting in all directions.

Wei Ping did not show any weakness either. He hung his horse on the victory hook, took out his riding bow, led the Wei cavalry, and shot each other with the Han cavalry.

Jiang Wei kicked the horse's belly with the double stirrup under his feet, twisted his waist with force, rode back and shot, and shot down one person.

In this way, Jiang Wei took the Han cavalry who had already put into use the bilateral stirrups, and the Wei cavalry led by Wei Ping kept pulling.

(End of this chapter)