I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 21

After He Lian received the news, he was naturally overjoyed, knowing that this time the main force of the Han army was moving, Yanmen Pass must be empty of troops, and it was a good opportunity to lead the army to sneak attack.

However, at this moment, he didn't know that Dugu Yun's reinforcements had arrived.Soon, he ordered Qiu Mu to start the "Ambush" plan, so that his ambush soldiers would be pulled out to attack Yanmen Pass, and he himself would personally celebrate the Huangfu Festival.

He Lian's idea is still very good, and in his opinion, it should be foolproof.His army all the way attacked Yanmen Pass with a clear banner, while he confronted the main force of Huangfu Festival.

When the Han army learns that Yanmen Pass has been attacked, the hearts of the Han army will be fluctuating and the army will be unstable, and they will not be able to look at each other from head to tail. hatred.

It's just that the better the idea, the crueler the reality. He Lian still doesn't know what he is going to face!
Cao Wenbao secretly sneaked back to Mayi, and told Li Shimin the order of Huangfu Festival. Li Shimin understood, and immediately sent a letter to Zhang Liao, asking him to play by ear, and must burn the enemy's food and grass before the day after tomorrow's army went to war, so as to cooperate with the main army's actions.

Let Zhang Liao launch a surprise attack from behind the enemy immediately after he wins, and go straight into the barracks of the barbarian's central army. At that time, the barbarians will be in chaos.

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He Lian thought that his trick had succeeded, and was secretly complacent. At the same time, in order to reduce casualties, he took the initiative to ask Huangfu Festival to go to the east of Mayi for a decisive battle 20 miles away, hoping that Huangfu Festival would leave his strong camp.In the war book, the language is contemptuous, mocking the Han army will only be a shrinking turtle, and dare not face the battle head-on.

After Huangfu Jie received the decisive battle letter from the barbarians, he secretly sneered, "Helian is so rampant now, there will be times when you despair."

Immediately, he pretended to be angry and said to the Hu messenger who sent the letter: "Crazy boy! Go back and tell you what kind of bullshit king. In the morning of the day after tomorrow, the old man will go to the appointment and cut off his head for a chamber pot."

The Hu man who sent the letter was a bit courageous, not afraid, but said lightly: "General, we have seen the truth on the battlefield, and we will leave!" After finishing speaking, he left in a hurry.Naturally, Huangfu Festival didn't make things difficult for him and let him go.

After Zhang Liao received Li Shimin's order, he immediately acted, summoned all the soldiers, and read out the order to start the operation in the middle of the night tomorrow.

In the middle of the night on the second day after receiving the order, Zhang Liao dispatched his troops, "starting quietly, without making any noise" along the way. Because of sufficient preparations, secret operations, and a sneak attack by a small group, plus the lack of precautions by the barbarians, Zhang Liao It went very well.

Finally, when the sky was getting brighter, they arrived at the attack position selected in advance, and launched a surprise attack after dawn, leaving a profound lesson for the barbarians.

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Besides, Qiu Mu, the general under Helian's command, knew that his chance had come when he received that the main force of the Han army had sneaked along Loufan Pass to Mayi.So he ordered people to build a simple siege ladder overnight, preparing to launch a fierce attack on Yanmen Pass early the next morning, striving to win the first battle and repay Helian's kindness.

The next day, Qiu Mu drove the army out of the hiding place. There was no need to hide it anymore. Now that the horses and chariots were revealed, it was time to compete with the Han army to see who was faster.

Qiu Mu just wanted to catch them off guard and give them a lightning attack.

Therefore, Qiu Mu led the army to gallop all the way, leaving the rear army to escort the siege equipment to follow closely, so that after his surprise attack failed, he could quickly change his tactics and attack in time.This time, Qiu Mu was well prepared and well-intentioned.

When Qiumu's army arrived on the hillside five miles away from Yanmen Pass, the defenders "finally" discovered the Hu people's soldiers and horses. In a "panic", they blew their horns and lit the beacon tower. It seemed extremely hasty to go up the city wall to fight.

Seeing that the Han army had discovered his team, Qiu Mu was very anxious, for fear that the Han army would close the city gate first.Fortunately, Yanmen Pass is within easy reach at this time, so if we hurry up and rush through the pass, there may still be a chance.

Just as Qiu Mu was speeding up his horse and rushing towards the Yanmen Pass, Hao Zhao was also observing the barbarians in an inconspicuous place inside the city wall.His responsibility is very heavy. How to grasp the time to close the city gate is a test of his wisdom. If he is a step behind, it will be a devastating disaster.

Fortunately, Hao Zhao is very calm. Under his calm command, the moment before the former army led by Qiu Mu arrived at the city gate, the defenders in the city "panicked" pulled up the suspension bridge and closed the city gate. Qiu Mu felt very flustered and coping with disorder.

Seeing that his sneak attack was almost successful, Qiu Mu was very annoyed when the duck he got flew away. He jumped into a rage, and slapped his mount fiercely. Make a cry of pain.

However, through the reaction of the Han army just now, Qiu Mu also found that the guard of Yanmen Gate should not have known about his surprise attack, and the soldiers guarding the city also rushed up the city wall temporarily. Your troops should be very empty, and you still have a chance.

However, Qiu Mu didn't know that he had fallen into Huangfujie's trick to lure soldiers, and obediently fell into the trap woven by Huangfujie, and was led by the nose by the Han army.

Seeing that the surprise attack failed, Qiu Mu immediately sent people to the back to urge the rear army escorting the siege equipment to speed up their march. Don't give the Han army too much time to react, otherwise things will change if they are late.

Yanmen Pass is the most powerful pass in the world, and the terrain is extremely dangerous. If they are given time and urgently mobilize thousands of troops to pass through, then their plan to surprise Yanmen Pass will be aborted.

Qiu Mu waited anxiously.Finally, two hours later, the team responsible for escorting the siege equipment caught up.

Immediately, the army began to attack the city, and groups of Hu soldiers climbed up the city wall shouting, but what greeted them were rolling wood, thunder and stones, and a rain of arrows whizzing over.A scream came from below the city, and many Hu soldiers were smashed to pieces by the flying stones before they even touched the city wall.

The barbarians under the city also immediately organized arrows to counterattack. Most of them were skilled in bows and horses, and their archery skills were relatively good. Tens of thousands of troops fired a round of salvos, and arrows fell like rain. The soldiers shot, and some soldiers of the Han army who had no time to hide were hit by arrows one after another, which also caused heavy casualties to the Han army on the city wall.

After two rounds of shooting, the Hu people saw that the Han army at the head of the city had suffered heavy losses, so they immediately reorganized their troops and climbed up the city wall of Yanmen Pass with the cloudy ladder on their shoulders.In Qiu Mu's view, taking down Yanmen by himself should be a sure thing.

Seeing this, Hao Zhao and Dugu Yun hurriedly mobilized another 1000 people to go up the city wall. Among them, there were [-] shield soldiers covering the top of the city. Greeting from the head of the city, the stench of blood filled the city, like hell on earth.

Of course, Qiu Mu was very surprised. He obviously felt that the strength of Yanmen Pass was very limited, and his side had climbed to the top of the city many times. It seemed that he could expand the results of the battle and win Yanmen Pass, but he was always defeated at critical moments. I see it in my eyes, I am anxious in my heart...

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"Dark clouds overwhelm the city, and the light of armor opens to the golden scales of the sun." In the late autumn of Saibei, the cold wind is howling and the dark clouds are billowing.

Finally came the day of the decisive battle, and the main force of the Xianbei led by Helian and the main force of the Han army on Huangfu Festival met.In order to show that he and the Han army were fighting fairly, He Lian only brought more than 4 troops this time.

Of course, in fact, he left about 5000 people to defend the camp and keep an eye on the movements of Mayi City, in order to prevent his old nest from being stolen by the Han army.

The Han army formed four marching phalanxes, with 1 troops in front. It was the Han army's cavalry battalion, all covered in heavy armor, and had a strong impact.The 2 infantry of the Chinese army are the infantry battalion and the shooting battalion of the Han army. The front row is long-range soldiers, assault and defensive forces, and the last is [-] archers for long-range precision shooting.

On the left and right flanks are Yueqi Battalions of [-] each. Each of them is skilled in bow and horse, and has both long-range attack power and melee combat ability.Although the overall marching formation cannot be said to be very mysterious, it is also quite satisfactory, with both offense and defense, and a seasoned and prudent strategy.

The generals of the two sides marched forward, and it seemed that they were going to have a final "meeting" before the decisive battle.However, the two sides also have their own thoughts and calculations.

Huangfu Festival was delaying time, waiting for the news of Li Shimin's successful sneak attack. When the time comes, he will attack back and forth, and he will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.

He Lian was also stalling for time, waiting for Qiu Mu to successfully capture Yanmen Pass, when the time came, the Han army would lose their morale and collapse without a fight.

Therefore, the two sides fought aggressively before the battle. Huangfu Jie said: "The big Han and the Xianbei have always been friendly neighbors and live in peace. Why do they meet each other in battle?"

Not to be outdone, He Lian said, "Since the neighbors are friendly, Gu Wang's life can't go on, so he can only come to lead Ju's house to get some things. Gu's side can't do anything, but they are better at playing with knives." , please forgive me."

Both sides are coming and going, practicing Tai Chi, no one will be outdone on the scene, but they are temporarily standing still, waiting for the opportunity.

Li Shimin waited anxiously for the news in Mayi. He had already assembled his army and prepared to lead his few hundred cavalry to launch a surprise attack from the flank of the Helian army to cooperate with the frontal army.

He Lian and Huangfu Jie clashed before the battle for a while, neither of them saw the opportunity they were expecting. Although they were very anxious, they both knew that the battlefield was changing rapidly and everything was possible, so they were ready to go back. It's a fight to the death.

Huangfu rode his horse to the front of the Han army, raised his sword, stared wide-eyed, and swept across the big Han soldiers.

"Boys, tell me, are you afraid!" Huangfu Jie shouted excitedly.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, whoever offends my strong man will be punished even if he is far away!" The [-] troops roared in unison.

"Let Helian Xiaoer experience the majesty of my big man cavalry today. This battle is to let the barbarians know that I am not a big man they can afford."

"The whole army listens to my orders and is ready to attack." Huangfu Festival was doing the final battlefield mobilization.

(End of this chapter)