Chapter 263 Cavalry Lures the Enemy
When Hu Yandu discovered the convoy, Dong Zhuojun's escort general also noticed the smoke and dust rising far ahead. The battle-tested general immediately ordered the convoy to defend on the spot, and then five hundred cavalry were sent out. The leader of the five hundred Xiliang iron cavalry was a captain of the cavalry battalion. After leading the troops out of the battle, he found that the enemy was actually three hundred Xianbei cavalry, and there were as many as five hundred of them. However, the Xianbei cavalry and the Xiliang cavalry However, the iron cavalry is a special type of cavalry. However, the difference between the two is that the Xiliang cavalry is a cavalry, while the Xianbei cavalry is a suitable type of cavalry for melee combat and long-distance attack. It can be said that the strength of the Xiliang cavalry is slightly inferior in this respect. However, there is one aspect in which Xiliang cavalry is stronger than Xianbei cavalry, that is, in terms of defense, Xiliang cavalry is nearly 5 points higher than Xianbei cavalry. However, the Xiliang iron cavalry under Dong Zhuo's command has been battle-tested for a long time, and the number of their own troops is nearly half that of the enemy on the opposite side. Therefore, no matter whether they are cavalry captains or ordinary soldiers, they don't care about the enemy on the opposite side. It seems that his own five hundred cavalry is enough to disperse the five hundred enemy cavalry, and even if he comes into close combat, he can keep most of the three hundred Xianbei cavalry behind. After a little consideration, Captain Dong Zhuo's cavalry decided to send out all the cavalry, and try to wipe out the three hundred enemy cavalry, so as not to cause losses to the convoy if any fish slipped through the net. After sending a cavalry back to the convoy to report the military situation, the captain of the cavalry gave an order, and the five hundred Xiliang iron cavalry attacked the enemy cavalry on the opposite side.
Hu Yandu had already made preparations. Seeing that the opponent's cavalry had already launched an attack, and when he saw that the opponent had rushed within 500 paces, he shouted and led his two young generals and 300 cavalry towards Dong Zhuo. The cavalry roared away.
Four hundred steps.
Two hundred steps.
At one hundred steps, Hu Yandu gave an order: "Everyone, shoot twice, get ready!" The three hundred Xianbei cavalry quickly took their bows in their hands, and then stretched out their other hands to the arrows hanging beside their horses On top of the pot, be ready to take a bow and shoot arrows at any time.
At a distance of more than 70 steps, it was close to the distance of the cavalry shooting arrows, and Hu Yandu yelled again: "Two consecutive shots! Let it go!"
I could only hear the sound of bows and arrows "swish swish" in the air, and all the Xianbei cavalry seemed to pause for a while, and then flew towards the Xiliang iron cavalry with their bows and arrows that had been prepared in their hands. As far as the Xianbei cavalry is concerned, it can only be covered shooting, so Hu Yandu didn't think that it would have a good effect. At this time, the cavalry of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry was also ready to defend against bows and arrows. Seeing a large number of arrows flying from the opposite side, everyone bent down and curled up as much as possible to minimize the exposure of their bodies. At the same time, they raised their hands. The riding shield protects the key parts of his body. I only heard "呯呯呯..." After a sound, although I tried my best to avoid it, there were still dozens of riders or people or horses who were injured by the arrows. The cavalry was trampled into meat paste.
Seeing that his soldiers had lost dozens of cavalry before engaging with the opponent, the cavalry captain of the Xiliang iron cavalry was furious, and when the arrow rain stopped, he also went up and shouted: "Throw away the shield and ride the spear!" Get ready, Xiliang iron cavalry, charge forward!"
"Kill..." After hearing the order, the Xiliang cavalry cavalry, who were as angry as the captain, immediately threw away their cavalry shields, sat up straight on the horses, raised their own lances with their right hands, and Now that we are ready for the battle, we need to show some color to the Xianbei cavalry on the opposite side. Who knew, when everyone looked forward, their noses were twisted in anger, and they saw that those despicable alien cavalry on the opposite side did not continue to charge forward after firing two rounds of bows and arrows and wounding dozens of them. Instead, he turned his horse's head in a smooth manner and went to both sides, without any intention of fighting against himself.
That's right, after ordering his cavalry to shoot two rounds of arrows, Hu Yandu didn't let everyone continue to fight, but ordered everyone to rein in their horses and head towards Taohuadao Town. Relying on the advantage of having reached advanced riding skills,
The three hundred cavalry finally escaped from the range of the frontal battle within 20 steps of the upcoming battle with the Xiliang iron cavalry, and after a large circle, they fled in the direction of Taohuadao Town , yes, it looks like you can run as fast as you can. Therefore, when Dong Zhuojun's Xiliang iron cavalry ran over, Hu Yan had already led the cavalry to dozens of steps away. Of course, they were not directly in front of them but on two sides.
The soldiers of the Xiliang iron cavalry were all lungs exploding. Since they entered the Central Plains with their outbursts, they had always been the only ones who bullied others. They didn't expect to be tricked by these foreign cavalry now. With an order, more than 400 Xiliang iron cavalry chased in the direction of Hu Yandu and the others like crazy. The cavalry from both sides fled and chased, and soon escaped the sight of most of the convoy. Although the leading lieutenant in the convoy of the baggage convoy saw the battle between the two armies from a distance, he did not see what happened on the battlefield. He watched his own cavalry chasing the enemy cavalry, thinking that the cavalry had already Destroyed the enemy cavalry, so I didn't care at all, but ordered the soldiers and vehicles in the army to continue to stand in line, and set off after the cavalry returned. It's just that he never imagined that a huge trap ahead was waiting for his cavalry.
The two teams of cavalry fled and chased. During this time, Hu Yandu led the Xiliang iron cavalry in a big circle. Several circles along the way finally opened the distance between the two to more than two hundred steps. However, even so, the five-mile journey passed quickly. When the Xiliang iron cavalry was chasing happily, they suddenly found that the Xianbei cavalry had stopped in front of them, but they stopped in front of a small town in front of them. . For this small town, the captain of the cavalry leader knew that it was a neutral town, and he didn't think that this small town would suddenly change sides and become his enemy. You must know that this place is still within Dong Zhuojun's sphere of influence. Inside, unless he wants to withstand Dong Zhuojun's anger, then there is only one reason, that is, the group of cavalry has nowhere to go, and they are ready to fight against the city. He said to his subordinates: "Brothers, the cavalry in front has nowhere to go, work harder, let us destroy this group of Xianbei dogs! Kill..."