Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 922 Battle Chang'an (8)

   According to the ancient orthodox calculation, now Li Jue, Guo Si and others can at least be counted as having 150,000 to 200,000 troops...

Because in the Han Dynasty, according to the tradition left over from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the ordinary people who were mobilized could actually be regarded as a soldier, so in later generations we often see tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, and millions of numbers. In fact, those who can maintain high morale and fight on the front line are not many troops who are really used for frontal combat. Most of them are laborers or even slaves. A transport brigade of two to three thousand people was easily defeated by hundreds of elite soldiers.

If the military strength and labor force of all counties and counties in the Chang'an area are counted on the heads of Li Jue, Guo Si and others, then there is no problem with properly exceeding 150,000, but in fact it really belongs to Li Jue, Guo Si and others. The soldiers are still these Xiliang veterans, and these Xiliang veterans, although there are more than 10,000 people in total, have actually gone through a period of time after Dong Zhuo's death and did not receive sufficient supplies. The damage was particularly serious and has never been replenished.

In addition, Ma Teng and Han Sui blocked the west, and Fei Qian blocked the north, so Li Guo and others could not recruit many Qiang cavalry, so Li Guo and others compared the number of cavalry in history. Much less.

  Under such circumstances, if Fei Qian went straight into the hinterland of Chang'an, Li Guo and others might not be able to spare many cavalry for encirclement and pursuit.

Therefore, Li Meng and Wang Fang had to attack with all their strength, in order to destroy Fei Qian's camp north of Sucheng as soon as possible, and then go south to chase Fei Qian's cavalry, and Li Jue, Guo Si and others flanked Fei Qian's cavalry army. Address the threats along the way before the whole situation turns bad.

Li Meng has calculated that the northern camp left by Fei Qian, even if it is not an empty camp, is actually almost the same. There must be no fewer people guarding the dam, and it is meaningless if it is less, so at least a thousand people are needed. Then there are at most 2,000 people in the camp, and most importantly, building an intercepting dam requires a lot of physical strength. The 2,000 people in the camp must be replaced by soldiers who built the dam to rest. Such soldiers can maintain How much combat power, you need to put a question mark...

Then, when Li Meng and Wang Fang attacked the camp together, it was equivalent to attacking a small and exhausted army, and this exhausted army only had infantry, so as long as his cavalry broke into the camp, Then the troops left by Fei Qian would not be able to stop the Xiliang cavalry, and would inevitably suffer huge losses, and would soon collapse, and then they could return to Chang'an as quickly as possible.

   "Attack immediately!" Li Meng gave the order to attack with a sullen face.

  The city gates in the three directions of Sucheng burst open, and a large number of soldiers swarmed out of them. The first to rush to the forefront was the Xiliang cavalry led by Li Meng.

   Such a big movement in the direction of Sucheng cannot be hidden from anyone, so he is not surprised to see the sound of the alarm gong sounding in the Feiqian camp. Now is the critical moment!

  The most important thing is speed!

  Because Feiqian wanted to find a high ground in the north, he had to set up the camp relatively close to Sucheng, which was less than ten miles away. With such a distance, it was almost close at hand!

When they saw Sucheng send troops, and the rest of the troops who built the dam in the valley behind the camp wanted to come out to rescue them, they would probably be a step too late. Even if the situation was worse, it would take a while to start digging the dam from the rear. During this period of time, King Li Meng's soldiers had already rushed to the high ground!

Taking a step back, perhaps the surging water will cause some losses to the rushing infantry led by Wang Fang, but it will certainly not damage the faster cavalry led by Li Meng, and once the dam is broken and the water is released If so, it is also doomed that the Feiqian camp on the hillside will become a lone army that no one can rescue!

   "Quick! Quick!" Li Meng waved his sword and shouted loudly. In Li Meng's eyes, the camp wall that was simply surrounded by tree branches did not exist at all. If it was secured with ropes, the gap could be easily pulled out!

  In the camp, Xun Chen followed Ma Yan and stood on the wooden pile of the camp. He knew that now was the most critical time, if everything went well...

However, compared to Xun Chen, who is a little nervous, Ma Yan's mentality is relatively more stable, because in fact, there is not much suspense so far, it just depends on which side can better grasp the battlefield It's just a matter of time, since all the troops in Sucheng have been mobilized, the battle situation has actually moved in a direction that is beneficial to them.

  Ma Yan raised his arms and shouted in a deep voice: "Sword and shield hands, spearmen line up! Archers step forward!"

The gap between being confident and making a temporary response is manifested. If you defend in a hurry, there will inevitably be some mistakes. If you are prepared from the beginning, no matter whether it is a general or a pawn, you will be able to deal with it as expected. When it comes to things, both actions and mentality are naturally different.

  The more urgent and fierce the Xiliang soldiers attacking from the opposite side, the more Ma Yan must behave freely and steadily, so that the soldiers left behind in the camp can display 100% strength.

The soil **** where the camp is stationed is actually not high, and the drop is about five or six meters. The key point is that it is not steep, and all sides are flat. Therefore, Li Meng and his cavalry did not directly attack the **** at all, but directly on the soil slope. Under the slope, it is divided into two arcs, and they go around obliquely to the rear of the camp...

  Li Meng in the Mercedes-Benz raised his arms and shouted sharply: "Throwing! Suppress the crenels of the camp!"

   With the order, arrows shot out from the Xiliang cavalry formation one after another, drawing arcs high and high, and were thrown towards the camp on the slope.

   "Raise the shield!" Ma Yan in the camp ordered, and then said to Xun Chen beside him, "Xun Chen is engaged, so go to the camp to take shelter first?"

  Xun Chen and Ma Yan were surrounded by guards, holding shields to block the arrows that were thrown up.

  Xun Chen smiled slightly, nodded, and said, "It's okay, it's too inconvenient for a certain person here. Captain Ma just let go and do whatever he wants, and a certain one will enter the tent first and wait for the good news."

After experiencing a short period of tension, Xun Chen has adjusted. From the current point of view, the opponent is not bad. He knows how to pull the defense system of the camp and go around to the back to attack. Then it means that the camp has to face the front The infantry who were coming had to defend the Xiliang cavalry behind them. If they were unprepared, they might be messed up. However, if the Xiliang soldiers want to win, it is far from enough...

  Ma Yan laughed loudly, nodded and said: "Good! Come on, smoke! Beat the drums!" Following Ma Yan's order, three streams of thick smoke rose from the center of the camp and went straight to the sky...

  (end of this chapter)