Chapter 835 Qiu Liju

"Order that Guangwu and Xingwu guards should immediately organize their troops and take the mountainous path in Hebei, carrying siege equipment, and arrive in Changli within two days. After resting, they should immediately attack the city. Weiwu guards should advance 20 miles, and Yingwu guards, who are also mobilized to organize militia, should be led by the cavalry. There is a small mountain a hundred miles northeast, which I named Ma Tou (Ma Ma Tou Mountain). Let the cavalry lead the way. Today, they should march a hundred miles quickly and arrive at night. They should rest for a night. Send the cavalry to investigate. If they see our two armies fighting, they should attack the enemy's rear.

If Guangwu and Xingwu guards can quickly take Changli, they should control the city and divide Xingwu guards to the south to block the fleeing army in the north. If it is difficult to attack the city, they should surround it but not attack it, but just block the fleeing army. When I lead the army to arrive, we will make arrangements."

General Wang was very wise. He thought about it and arranged the strategy of Wei Wei to save Zhao and dividing the troops for surprise attack.

The total number of troops of the enemy and us was 50,000. A battle of this scale would be a big battle wherever it went.

Wang Yan dispatched four guards, totaling 25,000 soldiers and horses, which was more than the enemy's 20,000. But in fact, the information from the cavalry reconnaissance was an approximation, and the basic strength of the troops was equal.

In terms of the combat effectiveness of the two armies, the Wuhuan might be stronger. After all, the nomadic peoples of fishing and hunting were all relatively wild. They would go back and forth to annex and do whatever they wanted. However, the general's subordinates won because the small troops had higher combat effectiveness. He specially taught the method of joint attack in the military formation, and there was teamwork, so the two armies were equal.

As for the strategy and tactics, it was unclear what the enemy's strategy was, but his arrangement was enough. Because the enemy's purpose was very clear, it was to compete with him, find out the truth, consume his troops, and consume his resources. It can be foreseen that these 20,000 people were just the advance troops.

So his response was also very simple, stealing the enemy's hometown and then taking down the 20,000 troops. Maybe there was a military advisor on the other side who had predicted that he would launch a surprise attack on Changli, or that he would divide his troops to ambush, or even that there might be other troops coming from the east and west sides to launch a surprise attack on Tuhe, or to kill the people south of Tuhe, so that he would become a rootless duckweed.

But the strategy needed people to execute it, and the situation on the battlefield changed rapidly, and they didn't know who General Wang was. Even if they were told that General Wang was a peerless warrior and had the ability to lead troops, they would not believe it without experiencing it...

Liao Hua took the order and left, but just turned around and ran back with a grin: "General, I am seventeen."

"Can you take charge?"

"Yes!"

"After the order is passed, you will lead two thousand militiamen to the east to Fang County. Scout on horseback, and if you encounter the enemy, run away. If not, take all the land west of the Liao River. Remember, if you save people, you lose land, and if you lose people and land, you can't waste the lives of soldiers for merit, you should be flexible."

"I understand." Liao Hua grinned, saluted in a formal manner, and was kicked out by Wang Yan.

A real man should hold a three-foot sword, establish an unprecedented merit, and be immediately awarded a title. In this era when literati are still wielding swords and guns, it is conceivable how restless the warriors should be. Liao Hua was taught martial arts by the general, and followed the general's side, learning more about military tactics, battle formations and governance, and he had been eager to make a difference for a long time.

Seeing the cavalry scattered and fighting with the Wuhuan scouts in the area of ​​100 miles between Tuhe and Changli, watching the army set off, arranging all the defense matters, General Wang led 500 personal guards and rushed to the front army's Weiwuwei camp.

Changli and Tuhe are 100 miles apart. There are mountains in the west, all of which are small hills of several hundred meters. There are several low hills on the east, and the east and west are sandwiched together to form a narrow river valley plain.

The Weiwuwei camp is 40 miles away from Tuhe. The enemy army is 60 miles away from here and can arrive in one day. When the sun was setting and it was about to get dark, the enemy army had already camped ten miles away. The two armies were facing each other from a distance, with 20,000 Wuhuan and 6,000 Weiwuwei soldiers of the general.

Wang Yan had to come, because he had no generals under his command. They had no way to fight against such a large army, and they could not understand it. It would be much easier to have General Wang personally lead the army to fight the enemy. These generals are used to following the general to fight a favorable battle. In fact, they trust Wang Yan too much and almost worship him as a god. Following the general to fight, they feel very energetic.

In fact, Wang Yan does not have so many strategies when commanding the army, because they are not used at all, just to break through the enemy army. The purpose of the two armies fighting is either to consume or to attack the city. He is not afraid of consumption. After all, he is a guerrilla fighter. He can enter the enemy's hinterland as if he is in an empty land and come and go freely. If the intention is to attack the city and seek land, just send people to guard it strictly, and he will lead the army to kill the enemy.

This is his way of fighting as a general, which depends on his own battlefield killing ability. If he is the commander-in-chief, he can only use his brain.

Just like now, he leads 6,000 Weiwu Guards and faces more than 20,000 people. When the combat effectiveness of the soldiers is almost the same, he wins. When the combat effectiveness is slightly worse, he still wins. When the difference is very large, he can still win.

At nightfall, a messenger cavalryman came into the tent to report: "Report to the general, Guangwu and Xingwu guards are blocked in the mountains. The enemy has 5,000 troops. They are not ambushes, but they share the same intention as the general and want to take Tuhe. We have a large number of people and a large number of troops. We will defeat the enemy in one battle if we fight in disorder."

Wang Yan smiled and nodded. This was not a profound strategy. Knowing the terrain and having a brain, he should know what to do.

After a little thought, he ordered: "Order the two guards to continue to attack the city."

After the messenger took the order and left, Wang Yan ordered more than a dozen military marquises and captains in the tent: "You go back and reorganize the army. After half an hour, divide the troops into three groups and attack the enemy camp at night. Zhang Wu, you lead 2,500 troops to attack the left wing, Li Huai, you lead 2,500 troops to attack the right wing. All generals listen to their orders. Don't forget the joint attack technique I taught you. The soldiers should unite and the troops should also support each other. Don't fight alone.

According to the history of the army commander, you will wear yellow scarves with the entire army and tie them around the neck to distinguish ourselves from the enemy. I lead two thousand cavalry to attack from the front. You have a heavy responsibility on your shoulders. Don't let me down. "

Everyone responds, disperse and prepare.

A night attack does not mean that an attack can be carried out. The two armies are ten miles apart. When their troops are dispatched, they have to slow down for half an hour, which is an hour. If they are fully armed and rush for half an hour to cover five kilometers, they can barely do it, but when they reach the place where they meet the enemy In the formation, I was wheezing and panting, and there was nowhere to fight, so I had to slow down.

In this case, the enemy will know it and be prepared in advance, waiting for work.

In addition, this is a land of plains and river valleys. When a large army is camping, it may not be possible to set up trenches and traps to prevent sneak attacks on the camp.

Of course, these have all been proven. The Wuhuan scouts were unable to defeat General Wang's cavalry, and were almost in the dark about the situation here, but Wang Yan knew the situation on the other side. The cavalry under his command are all elite soldiers, and they are very powerful in combat, no less than his personal guards. They are all specially trained by him to fight information warfare.

At all times, information is the most important. If the Scout Ranger is strong, the information will be fast and abundant, and you will have the initiative.

For example, now, he knew that the opponent did not take his five thousand troops seriously. More than 20,000 people defeated more than 6,000 people, four to one, and he had no outstanding results all the way from Zhuojun. How could he take it seriously? There is no movement now, but General Wang has 60,000 troops, and he doesn't know where the rest of his troops are.

So, they're done...

After the army was reorganized, Zhang Wu and Li Huai, the three hundred brothers who had followed Wang Yan earlier, were nothing but loyal, and now they are the principal and deputy captains of the Weiwu Guard. These two men led the army, divided into two groups, left and right, and walked from behind the military camp, marching along the foot of the mountain in the dark night.

Wang Yan led 500 personal guards and 1,500 mighty guards, with a total of 2,000 horses. The horses' hooves were wrapped in cloth to silence them. The two thousand horses dispersed and marched eight miles at a trot. They gathered together and waited silently for the time.

When the two wings of men sent messengers to report the news, the general shouted: "Brothers, follow my horses to the enemy camp and kill them!"

After saying this, he tightened his grip on Ma Shuo and led his troops to kill him. The two thousand men and horses at the rear did not say a word, silently drew their swords, and followed closely behind.

Two thousand horses galloped wildly, the horses' hooves rumbled, and the earth trembled. The night guard on the opposite side hurriedly honked gold and beat gongs, and the Wuhuan military camp was in chaos for a while.

Two miles of ground is enough for the horses to speed up the charge, but it only takes two or three minutes. This time is not enough for the enemy to form a battle formation, but it can allow them to get out of the camp.

Wang Yan rode his horse into the camp, Ma Shuo flew into the air, and the enemies in front were either beaten to pieces or stabbed through. The people at the rear did the standard thing of attacking the camp at night, throwing torches everywhere and setting fire to the camp.

At the same time, the infantry on both sides also wore yellow scarves and came shouting to kill, slashing and killing the Wuhuan army who was disrupted by the cavalry.

Just like in the TV series, it is almost impossible for the army to come over and fight with the enemy in pairs.

Wang Yan commanded the cavalry and fought from south to north, directly killing through the enemy camp. The infantry on both wings are also rushing forward desperately. If there are enemy troops, they will kill them if they can. If they can't kill, they will save themselves. After blocking, they will continue to charge in and plunge into the crowd. As for those who have not been killed just now, the brothers following behind will kill them.

Therefore, the role of the vanguard is very important, and it is also said that the more afraid of death on the battlefield, the faster you will die. The soldiers in the front row were afraid of fighting and would be trampled to death without the enemy coming to kill them.

Besides, there are more than 20,000 enemy troops, and there are only more than 6,000 of them. How can they stand there and fight with others? The main thing is to rely on cooperation, relying on combined strikes, and in one go, it is done from the beginning to the end.

In fact, the ferocity of the general and his men had already defeated the Wuhuan army. Only Wang Yan led the cavalry to cut down from the beginning to the end, and the two wings of infantry slashed over, and the Wuhuan people immediately collapsed.

"General, the enemy has been defeated. Should we pursue him?"

Wang Yan glanced at the military prince: "What do you think?"

"The last general thought that he should pursue but not kill, so he drove him to the gate of Changli City to see if he could open the city gate. If he does, we will break the city. If not, we will kill him again. Killing the defeated army is as easy as flipping the palm of a hand."

"If it were you who defended the city, what would you do?"

"...It can't be beaten to death!"

"Since you already know this, why are you still talking nonsense to me?" Wang Yan slapped him on the back of the head, and immediately issued an order, "You will quickly block the enemy's retreat with your horse, and send out your cavalry to inform the Yingwu Guards of Mashan. The army will arrive quickly and block them together." . When the Yingwu Guards arrive, you will immediately go to Fang County to find Liao Hua and help him plan for the land west of Liao. The army will arrive in three days. You should abide by the military orders. Anyone who kills people and bullies women will be killed. "

Everyone agreed, and the two thousand soldiers and horses beat the horses and left immediately. General Wang only left a dozen cavalry with him.

This battle is all about surprise. The enemy looked down upon him, and even though he used some strategies, there was no reason why he would not die. If the information is not good and the commander is unknown, how can there be any reason to be invincible?

Of course, General Wang's personal ability is definitely important. He led two thousand cavalry to kill the enemy camp, and was already defeated by the Wuhuan army. When he heard the incoming troops from both wings shouting to kill, he didn't know how many people there were. Maybe They all thought that reinforcements were coming, but they knew that the king had 60,000 soldiers, so they immediately lost their fighting spirit.

A great battle ended so easily.

In the dark night, Wuhuan's defeated army ran wildly. Be smart and run to both sides. Stupid, but just fled north in a hurry. Others simply threw away their weapons and knelt there, surrendering directly.

The guards held torches in front and back, and Wang Yan just beat the horse and moved slowly in the dark night. His ears were full of screams and curses. The yellow light of the torch reflected his face. Although he was smiling, it was not consistent with the sound on his armor. The blood is even more ruthless.

Twenty miles ahead, they saw the Yingwu Guards who originally thought they were making a surprise attack. They made a detour of a hundred miles and were originally camping to rest. When they were suddenly ordered to do so, they hurried over again. If Wuhuan's defeated troops had not lost their fighting spirit and resisted desperately, maybe they would have had a chance.

By midnight, casualties and losses were finally tallied. In the first battle, more than 400 people were killed and 1,500 were slightly or seriously injured. The cavalry was lost. They had already ordered troops when they broke through the enemy camp. However, more than twenty people were killed. The remaining ones were injured in varying degrees, but they were all still capable of fighting. More than twenty people died, and naturally more than twenty horses were lost. But the problem is not big. The harvest from this battle includes more than 2,000 war horses. Besides, they had no shortage of war horses, and they looted a lot along the way.

Horses at this time were equivalent to modern cars. And it is not an ordinary car. It starts with a top-end B-class car and does not have products that are friendly to the people. This is the standard equipment for wealthy families, and they are basically good horses.

In addition to more than 2,000 horses, the victory of this battle was the capture of 6,000 Wuhuan soldiers alive, as well as countless supplies of food, grass, and heavy troops. It is expected that the capture of Changli City will allow the Yingwu Guards to be restored to regular service. More than 10,000 people escaped, and more than 5,000 people were sent away humanitarianly by the soldiers under the general's command.

Just as Lu Yunfei said, there are so many deserters that we really can’t catch...

The Yingwu Guard militiamen took the prisoners and dug holes overnight to clean the battlefield and cremate the dead Wuhuan troops. As for the dead soldiers of our own side, they were brought back by Paoze, and those who had families were sent back to their families. Those who had no families were buried in the tomb area designated by the general at the foot of the west mountain outside Tuhe City.

Then, these Wuhuan prisoners will be broken up into militia and assimilated by the original soldiers.

In fact, the loyalty of these people is not a problem. Because what Wang Yan wants is not loyalty, what he wants is not to dare to rebel. Besides, there are many die-hard loyal people under the general.

Moreover, Wang Yan regards these Wuhuan soldiers as human beings. As long as they bring their families over or settle down under Wang Yan's command, they will die serving his General Wang within half a year. At this time, there is no saying that good people should be pointed at guns, because it is not easy to be a human being, and they will cherish it even more.

From the mouths of these prisoners, Wang Yan learned a piece of news. The main general of this attack was Naiqiu Liju, the Shanyu of Wuhuan. Of course, not all Wuhuan people are Shanyu, just this one.

This is a famous person. If no general comes here, in two years, Qiu Liju, together with Zhang Chun, the governor of Zhongshan, will gather the Wuhuan people and Kou Lueqing, Xu, You, and Jizhou to really burn, kill and loot.

Gongsun Zan, the great eldest son, was the official who defeated Zhang Chun and Qiu Li. Of course, Gongsun Zan had the ability, qualifications, and background. Without these things, he could still be promoted. Moreover, the cause of Zhang Chun's rebellion was that Gongsun Zan wanted to bring three thousand troops to quell the rebellion. Zhang Chun also wanted this job and did not compete with Gongsun Zan, so he held a grudge.

According to normal circumstances, after Gongsun Zan has suppressed the rebellion, he will also be promoted to Captain of the Cavalry. Should he be promoted?

Qiu Liju is somewhat capable, after all, he has integrated Wuhuan. Later, Cao Cao conquered Wuhuan. The king of Wuhuan at that time was Qiu Liju's son, Tadun, who was killed by Zhang Liao.

Now it seems that because General Wang went north and fought this battle, he not only severely squeezed the living space of the Wuhuan people, but also used a beautiful victory to unite the Wuhuan people to fight against him. Cause trouble for him.

Wang Yan smiled, but if there was an intruder, he would just kill him.

After understanding the losses and results of the battle, Wang Yan immediately rushed to the gate of Changli City.

At this time, the two guards of Guangwu and Xingwu were already in place. Wang Yan asked them to complete the journey in two days, but they had to complete it in one day. They were already tired and paralyzed, so they camped five miles outside the city to rest.

It was normal to stay for two days. Wang Yan was fighting Wuhuan's large army. Under normal circumstances, there would be no results in two or three days. Basically, it's a one-day fight and a day's rest. I didn't expect to break the army so easily. They only attacked one night and were defeated in one battle. They were a bunch of little trash.

The Guangwu and Xingwu guards came out chasing 5,000 Wuhuan soldiers. One was rewarded for his meritorious service by killing someone, and the other ran away to survive. Not all of them ran away desperately. As a result, the siege equipment is still in the mountains. We have to rush tonight and will not arrive until tomorrow.

Don't be afraid of a sudden attack in the city waiting for work. If you have the ability, it will be the two guards who are running away now, instead of the city gate being closed and unable to get out.

Looking at the lights on the city wall in the distance and the soldiers patrolling the city, Wang Yan had a thought and said, "Bring me my bow."

After saying this, the guards presented strong bows and arrow pots. Wang Yan took the bows and arrows and said to the general: "Call five hundred soldiers who still have strength and get some ropes. I want to test it out and find an opportunity to board the city. From inside the city Open the door, and you will assemble the army immediately. After marching three miles, you must wake up the soldiers. If you can do it, the work will only be done tonight, and the matter will be settled. When you see the two torches shaking at the top of the city, you can enter the city quietly. "

There are dark clouds tonight, the moon is hidden, and the stars are hidden. It’s hard to see what’s going on below the city from above.

Wang Yan immediately led his troops on foot, walked to a stone's throw, and asked the soldiers to wait a moment. He took his own rope and bow and arrow and advanced a hundred meters forward. In the darkness, he drew his bow and arrow and shot the enemy soldier beside the torch.

This sudden change caused a panic on the city wall, and then a group of archers appeared, shooting randomly into the darkness below the city.

Wang Yan just stood there, motionless. Except for grabbing two feather arrows with his bare hands, everything went smoothly.

When he stopped shooting, Wang Yan shot another arrow and killed another soldier next to the torch. How obvious his reminder was, these people just wouldn't put out the torches.

As expected, another hail of arrows fell on the city.

In this way, many people died, and finally there were no torches on the city.

Wang Yan put away his bow and arrows and quietly walked to the bottom of the city. He climbed up by grabbing the gap of the rammed earth wall with his hands. The wall was not high, only more than ten meters. Not all cities have such tall walls. Especially the bitter cold land of western Liaoning, which used to be a foreign land, did not invest so many resources to build high walls. The building materials were not as good as those of the Central Plains cities.

So needless to say, Wang Yan easily climbed up the wall with his strong individual ability. Without any nonsense, he took out the sword from the space and killed all the people hiding on the wall silently. They were still chatting, scolding the superiors and the thief Wang, and the more they talked, the fewer people there were.

After killing the people on the wall, Wang Yan lit a torch and asked the waiting 500 soldiers to climb up...

So, he went to Changli...

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