20demayo Chapter 242
Chapter 242
In front of Jimeng Mountain, Huo Qubing had already led 700,000 barbarian cavalry to confront the Liang army led by Jiao Zi.
There was no war between the two sides for the time being, not even a small fight.
Jiao Zi knew very well that his advantage was defense, not actively attacking the barbarian cavalry, which was not the Liang army's good style.
Huo Qubing was not in a hurry to attack after his arrival. First, the cavalry needed to rest and adjust during the journey, and second, the Liang army was ready, and all kinds of defensive equipment were ready. A blind attack would cause great losses.
After two days of rest, Huo Qubing began to act.
"Since the Liang army is hiding, we won't stir up this hornet's nest. Let them guard the mountain."
"Send 200,000 troops to harass the cities at the foot of the mountain, cut off their connection with Jimeng Mountain, and cut off the Liang army's food supply. I want to see how they can stay still without food support."
The barbarians are highly mobile, and Huo Qubing will take advantage of this feature to destroy the Liang army's food supply. As long as he succeeds, he can force the Liang army to go down the mountain and abandon the solid defensive position.
"Order the army to be ready at all times. As long as the Liang army dares to come out, we must seize the opportunity to charge."
"At the same time, order Barit to deliver food as soon as possible to ensure our food supply."
Huo Qubing could not get support from the north at this time, and could only rely on the barbarians to maintain the supply of food and grass for the time being.
Huo Qubing and Yuwen Chengdu both achieved their strategic goals, involving nearly four million Liang troops and not daring to move.
This gave Long Tian an opportunity.
Wei Qing and Yuan Chonghuan have learned the whereabouts of the main cavalry of the Liang army, that is, the cavalry led by General Liu.
With the assistance of the old machine, the intelligence transmission from the northern border was very fast. After consultation, the two decided that the Han cavalry would take the initiative to attack and stop the enemy. At the same time, the Guanning cavalry would take a detour to surround them.
Snowflake Plain, a vast and boundless plain, got its name because it was covered with snow during the snow season in Liang State.
Now that spring is approaching and everything is about to revive, there is no snow on the Snowflake Plain.
At this time, the grassland has not yet recovered its vitality. It is endless and cannot hide its body. It is the best place for cavalry to station.
For cavalry operations, the best route is naturally the plain. After all, cavalry is mobile, and because of the war horses, it is not suitable to take mountain roads.
General Liu has led his cavalry to the Snowflake Plain and stationed there, waiting for news from Yangtou Village.
General Liu was very cautious and did not dare to lead the army directly to Yangtou Village. He had already received accurate intelligence that the cavalry from the northern border had already arrived in Yangtou Village, and there would be a million troops from the northern border following.
If he rushed in rashly and was surrounded by the cavalry from the northern border, once the foundation army of the southern courtyard was lost, he would be the sinner of the entire southern courtyard.
"General, there has been no news from the people in the inspection room. We don't know the situation in Yangtou Village. We are afraid of danger if we move forward rashly, but it is not a solution to keep stagnating."
"The prince attaches great importance to the situation in Yangtou Village. If we fail to open up the situation, it will be difficult to explain when we go back."
For several days, the people in the inspection room seemed to have disappeared, which made General Liu feel helpless. The scouts sent by his subordinates did not find out anything in the past few days, and lost a lot of people, which made General Liu dare not act rashly.
"The people in the inspection room are all useless. Didn't the general historian come here in person? Why is there still no news?"
General Liu was more anxious than anyone else.
"Have all the city guards in place?"
Without the assistance of the city guards, General Liu did not dare to move forward.
"General, although the city guards are in place, they are too slow to act. If there is an emergency, I am afraid they will not be able to play a big role."
If it is a positional battle, the city guards still have a certain role, but in the current situation, the city guards cannot play a big role.
"Order the scout team to monitor our surroundings at all times, and must find the cavalry from the northern border, and cannot give them the opportunity to raid us."
General Liu was worried.
"Report..."
"Report to the general, our army has found the northern cavalry in front of us, hundreds of thousands of people, and they are rushing towards us."
What you fear will come true. General Liu was still worried about the cavalry from the northern border, and they had already arrived.
"What? Quick, order the army to gather and prepare for battle, and launch a charge immediately."
Fortunately, General Liu was cautious, and the team was always in preparation for battle, so it was not caught off guard.
Cavalry against cavalry must play to their speed advantage and demonstrate their charge advantage, otherwise they will be no different from infantry, or even worse than infantry.
Wei Qing launched a surprise attack, but in this endless grassland, it is impossible not to alarm the enemy, and Wei Qing has considered this.
When two people meet on a narrow road, the brave will win. It all depends on who has the stronger fighting power. This is a battle without compromise.It was a tough battle.
The Liang army led by General Liu was worthy of the foundation of the South Courtyard. Its overall combat power was not much worse than that of the Han cavalry, and the soldiers had extremely high personal qualities.
Soon, the two armies met, and the brutal battlefield fight began.
In a war of this level, especially when the strength of the two sides was not much different, it was a battle of morale. At the beginning of the war, the two sides were unwilling to give in and fought to the death.
When the two armies started fighting, Yuan Chonghuan led the Guanning cavalry and was also on the road in an emergency, preparing to encircle the rear of the Liang army.
"Quick, order all the nearby city guards to gather around us, and we must defeat this cavalry in the north."
General Liu understood that the cavalry in the north was extremely powerful, and he could not be careless, and he had to mobilize everyone to come to support.
General Liu did not care how much the city guards lost. Even if it was ten for one, or even more, it was a very cost-effective deal in his opinion.
As long as he could keep his main force and kill the cavalry in the north at the same time, all the efforts would be worth it.
In General Liu's opinion, the secret of Yangtou Village must be huge, and the North Territory also mobilized the most elite cavalry to help.
Unfortunately, General Liu did not know that the Han Iron Cavalry was just a legion of fourth-grade warriors under Long Tian, and the more elite Tianlong Guards and Golden Fire Cavalry were not in the territory of Liang.
Half a day later, General Liu did not want to fight anymore.
Even if the Nanyuan City Guards came to help one after another, the results of the battle were still unacceptable to General Liu.
Not to mention the losses of the City Guards, General Liu did not care.
The elite cavalry, who thought they could occupy a place in all the armies of Liang, actually lost more than 40,000 people after half a day of bloody battle, and this was still assisted by the City Guards who did not care about life and death.
On the other hand, the cavalry of the North Territory only died in battle. More than 10,000 people, the gap between them, General Liu could not accept.
He didn't know that Wei Qing was more upset than him. The Han cavalry had all died once, so Wei Qing naturally loved them very much. But now that there were so many casualties, Wei Qing's heart was bleeding.
There was no way, the strength of both sides was not enough to crush each other, and the loss was inevitable.