redvbooks Chapter 226
Chapter 226
Chapter 226
Only then did Xiao Chuan realize why Wu Sangui's traitors were more vicious than the Eight Banners soldiers when the Eight Banners entered the customs.
Yang Guang was very happy, and ordered Yuan Hao to send [-] infantry to escort the Tuyuhun old and weak, women, children, cattle and sheep back to Kaiyuan City, and then ordered Xiao Chuan to lead [-] Sui cavalry and [-] Tuyuhun servants to continue as the vanguard and accelerate towards Mantou. Mountain March.
With internal support, Xiao Chuan's marching speed doubled, and on this day he finally arrived at the mountain pass outside Mantou Mountain.
Xiao Chuan sent Yujuluo and Zhang Xutuo to lead troops to clean up several small Tuyuhun tribes nearby, and then ambushed in a valley, sending a sea dongqing to deliver a letter to Yang Guang.
In order to conceal his whereabouts, Xiao Chuan ordered the Sui army not to light fires, but to eat dried meat and dry food.
Two days later, under the guidance of Hai Dongqing, Yang Guang and Yuan Hao led the infantry to the valley.
It happened that Chang Sun Sheng came back from an investigation.
Changsun Sheng said: "His Royal Highness, Kebo Khan did not station in Mantou City, but led 5000 troops of Tuyuhun Royal Court to station in tents outside the city."
Yang Guangdao: "That's great. Xiao Wang was worried that the Tuyuhun army would hide in the city and it would be difficult to attack."
Yuan Hao said: "Your Highness, Ke Bohan's men are all cavalry, and we only have [-] cavalry. In front of cavalry, infantry are just lambs to be slaughtered. The general feels that if he wants to defeat [-] cavalry, he needs at least five times as many infantry to resist it." .”
Yang Guang sneered and said, "The lamb to be slaughtered? General Yuan, Xiao Wang will let you see who is the lamb today."
Yuan Hao felt melancholy, and felt that the 12-year-old prince really treated the war as a joke, so he made up his mind now that if the Sui army couldn't stand it anymore, he would have to cover Yang Guang's escape even if he risked his life.
Seeing the worried look on Yuan Hao's face, Xiao Chuan smiled and said, "General Yuan, don't worry, although His Royal Highness Prince Jin has not experienced battle, he is smart and wise, and will not act recklessly."
Yuan Hao clasped his fists and said, "The final general will swear to protect His Royal Highness King Jin to the death."
Yang Guang smiled and said: "The lonely king does not need the protection of General Yuan, I will arrange another task for you."
Yuan Hao hesitated, "What task did His Highness arrange for me?"
Yang Guangdao: "General Yuan, at midnight tonight, you lead your [-] infantry to ambush between Kebohan and Mantou City, and cut off Prince Tuyuhun's retreat. We will launch a fire attack on the Tuyuhun camp before dawn tomorrow morning." , but Bo Khan doesn’t know how many of us are there, so he will definitely try his best to break through, and we will take advantage of the fire in front of us.”
"Follow the order."
The next day, before the fifth watch, Xiao Chuan and Zhang Xutuo led three thousand Sui cavalry to the left side of the Tuyuhun camp. Changsun Sheng and Yu Juluo led two thousand Tuyuhun servants to the right side of the Tuyuhun camp. Under the protection of Lai Huer and Qu Tutong, Yang Guang led the infantry to a kilometer in front of the Tuyuhun camp. A crossbow with a bed frame had been removed from its disguise.
In the front row were fifty eight-ox crossbows. Fifty crossbows were more than ten feet long, and the arrows were about the thickness of an arm. The arrows of the crossbows were shovel-sized and shoveled in the cold moonlight.
Behind each eight-ox crossbow are two cows and four bed crossbowmen.
Xiao Chuan instructed the Gongshu family to install pulleys on the bed crossbow, reducing the original bed crossbow that could only be opened by eight cows to two cows.
Behind the eight ox crossbows are fifty bean inch crossbows.
Doucunzi crossbow is a powerful continuous crossbow, a kind of three-bow bed crossbow in Song Dynasty, which can shoot more than ten arrows at a time, with a range of thousands of steps.
It took 75 to more than [-] men to open the Doucunzi crossbow in the Song Dynasty. However, after Xiao Chuan's improvement, it now only requires ten soldiers to borrow the power of machinery to operate it. It is a very powerful weapon. It can be called a machine gun in the cold weapon era.
Behind the Doucunzi crossbow is a continuous crossbow cart. The crossbow arrows are placed on the cart, and there are wheels below it, which can advance and retreat.
There are twelve stone crossbows on the chariot, and each crossbow shoots seven arrows. The center arrow is slightly larger than the main arrow, and the three arrows on each side are slightly smaller.
Eight hundred crossbowmen were operating in front, and 400 horse soldiers were behind. [-] people stood in three rows, with their horses planted on the ground. Each person had a divine arm crossbow, and the crossbow arrows were cocked and pointed at the Tuyuhun camp.
It was the darkest hour before dawn, and the Tuyuhun camp covered several miles, with tents one after another, war horses, cattle and sheep scattered around the tents, and the sentinels had already found a leeward place to doze off.
"Light the torches! One, two, three, throw!"
Xiao Chuan gave the order, and all the soldiers immediately lit the torches in their hands, then urged their horses to rush towards the Tuyuhun camp.
At Xiao Chuan's "throwing" exit, they threw the torches into the Tuyuhun camp together, then picked up the divine arm crossbow hanging next to the thigh, and ran around the camp while shooting towards the Tuyuhun camp.
On the other side, the Tuyuhun servant army led by Yu Juluo also threw torches, and then bent their bows and shot arrows.
Some of the [-] torches fell on the tents, some on the grain piles, and some among the cattle and horses, and the Tuyuhun camp immediately fell into chaos.
Some Tuyuhun soldiers who were awakened rushed out of the tent in disheveled clothes. They were either knocked down by the startled cows and horses, or shot into hedgehogs by the rain of arrows.
But Bohan woke up from his sleep and heard people outside the big tent shouting. He hurriedly pushed away the two female slaves beside him, rushed out of the big tent with a scimitar in one hand and a leather armor in the other.
The Tuyuhun camp has turned into a sea of flames. Some Tuyuhun cavalry have mounted their horses and are running west and east in the middle of the camp. Some cavalry are looking for horse weapons. The cavalry trampled to the ground.
Ke Bohan put on the leather armor a few times, untied the reins of the horse, jumped on the horse, brandished the scimitar, and shouted: "What happened?"
Several generals ran over, and a senior officer said: "Prince, it's not good, there is an enemy sneak attack."
Ke Bohan said: "Where are the enemies? What do our scouts do for food?"
Wan Fuchang said: "Prince, none of the scouts we sent out came back. It must have been an accident. According to my subordinates, some of the enemy's costumes are from the Sui army, and some are from our Tuyuhun tribe."
Ke Bohan shouted angrily, and said, "Damn it! These inexhaustible slaves, you go and gather your troops and rush out with this prince."
"Follow the order."
Several Tuyuhun generals shouted around, and soon, the chaotic camp gradually stabilized and gathered around Kebohan.
Ke Bohan raised the scimitar high in his hand, and shouted: "Tuyuhun warriors, follow the prince."
"Come on! Kill!"
Tens of thousands of Tuyuhun cavalry roared, brandishing all kinds of weapons, and rushed to the gate of the camp.
Tens of thousands of horseshoes fell on the ground, making a dull sound, as if falling on the hearts of soldiers of the Sui Dynasty.
The faces of the Sui infantry turned pale, and their bodies trembled slightly, but none of them retreated, because the 12-year-old Jin Wang and the two generals Lai Huer and Qu Tutong stood firmly at the front of the line.
In front of Yang Guang, fifty eight-ox crossbows were ready to go.
Seeing the Tuyuhun cavalry rushing out of the camp gate, Yang Guang slowly raised his right arm and shouted, "Get ready!"
(End of this chapter)