Chapter 162 Breaking the Enemy's Food Road

Two thousand years ago, the northwest was far less dry than the later northwest. Many water systems flowed slowly, nourishing the two prefectures of Yongliang and Liangzhou. Jingshui is one of them, located in Anding County.

Several Hu cavalry rushed up in a panic along the Jingshui, lowered their bodies on the horse's back, and ran wildly all the way, as if there were some giant beasts behind them.

Whoosh!

An arrow flew over, passed through the back of a Hu Qi, and shot him off the horse.

Tread Tread!

Thousands of riders chased up viciously along the Jingshui, and a rain of arrows shot out, immediately shooting several riders off their horses, their bodies were covered with arrows, just like a few hedgehogs.

"Quick! Enter Jingyang City and burn all the food and grass of these Qiang people!"

The leader was Sun Duo under Huangfusong's command. He led two thousand cavalry and galloped at high speed.

Jingyang City was getting closer and closer, and Hu Qi also spotted the galloping Han Qi, and couldn't help shouting.

More than a thousand horsemen galloped out of the city. Although this was a place for food and grass to be transported, the Qiang people never imagined that Huangfusong, who was still in Jizhou, would appear in Sanfu so soon, so they did not take good care of the granary.

Two thousand riders aggressively charged at Qian Yu Hu Qi, flashing their bright sabers.

boom!

The two waves of cavalry collided with each other, like two big mountains collided fiercely, two shining sabers collided fiercely, and some of them scratched into each other's body.

These powerful soldiers have been fighting all the year round, and they all understand the structure of the body, so they slashed out with a knife, the blade cut through the flesh but did not cut the bone, and slid out with blood and water easily.

Some Hu Qi and Han Qi were directly knocked off their horses under the collision. These experienced veterans hurriedly hugged their heads. As long as the horses didn't kick their heads, they could basically survive.

However, there are also those who are unlucky. They are trampled on the heart or the skull by the huge hoof of the war horse, and they die immediately.

After the two thousand Han cavalry defeated the Hu cavalry formation, they rushed into Jingyang City without stopping, and the city was filled with screams for a while.

Not long after, a burst of smoke and dust suddenly burned in Jingyang City.

"First kill horses and eat meat, then send people to Linjing City to have a look."

Li Wenhou frowned, but heard a rush of footsteps, a bodyguard rushed in stumbling, knelt down beside him, and said in a trembling voice: "General! It's not good, officer, the officer is here! "

"What?"

Li Wenhou's big hairy hands grabbed his collar, not daring to say anything: "What did you say?"

"The officers and soldiers are here, just outside the city. If you don't believe me, the general, please go and have a look."

It was about military affairs, Li Wenhou didn't dare not believe it, he immediately dressed up, led hundreds of soldiers out of the mansion, rode his horses to the bottom of the city wall, stepped up the tower, and couldn't help frowning.

On the boundless land in the northwest, Linjing City stood alone here, and in Li Wenhou's eyes, the smoke and dust in the distance slowly spread, and in the gray smoke, a group of dense black spots appeared in it.

This group of dense black dots moved forward slowly, and gradually made a deafening sound, and each black dot turned into a person, with heads on their heads, riding war horses.

A thick black line evolved into tens of thousands of soldiers, tens of thousands of people came overwhelmingly, and a thick yellow flag stood in the center.

Han Zuoqi General - Huangfu.

Li Wenhou supported the chopped hands on the city wall, and was taken aback.

Isn't old Huangfu in Jizhou? Why did he come so soon? He is not staying in Sanfu to protect Chang'an. What is he doing in Anding County?

The Han army had more than 30,000 men, 10,000 cavalry, and the remaining 30,000 were all infantry. After Huangfusong was supplemented by 20,000 county soldiers, the number of cavalry in the army became very sufficient.

"Drumming!"

The big and round drummer took off his heavy battle armor, swung his powerful arms from side to side, and slammed on the cowhide drum, making a shocking sound.

If you hear the drum, you will advance, and if you hear the gold, you will retreat.

Hearing the sound of the rumbling war drums pouring into the eardrums, the hearts of tens of thousands of Han soldiers seemed to be beating along with the sound of the war drums. The veins on their faces jumped and their nostrils gasped heavily. In this environment, I am afraid that everyone will have a fierce fighting spirit in their hearts, shoulder to shoulder with their comrades, flesh to flesh, and the feeling of being part of the collective is extremely powerful.

Although the rhythm of the Han army is fierce, it is not fast. The cavalry is not in a hurry to charge, but slowly drives the horses forward, keeping the same tone as the infantry, and exerting severe oppression on the enemy in the opposite city.

The black clouds overwhelmed the city, and the tens of thousands of Han troops assembled were like a huge palm, squeezing Li Wenhou's heart tightly, and it would burst at any time.

Li Wenhou swallowed his saliva and spoke slowly.

"Open the city gate and go out of the city to form an array."

The rebel army totaled more than 100,000, but they were divided into several groups. Now Li Wenhou had only 30,000 in his hands, but Huangfu Song came here with all his strength, the number was close to 40,000, and he still had a slight advantage.

In this case, it is actually not a wise choice to fight the official army.

However, Li Wenhou had to do so.

The grain and grass in Jingyang City have been delayed for some time except for some problem. Now the grain and grass in the city are only enough to last for three days. Do you need to fight?

Instead of avoiding the fight, it's better to mobilize the army horses and fight with all your strength. There are mixed cavalry in the city, and there are more cavalry than the opponent, so it is not certain that they will lose, isn't it Huangfusong? kill!

The suspension bridge was lowered slowly, the city gate was opened, and groups of horses galloped out of the city gate, standing in formation outside the city. The Qiang people in Linjing City came out more and more, and 30,000 people came out in full force. Based on 5,000 people, they formed six small army formations. Li Wenhou rode out on horseback and entered the center of the cavalry army formation. .

Huangfu Song advanced slowly. His formation was very simple. Nearly 30,000 infantry were in the center, densely assembled, and 10,000 cavalry were distributed on the two wings.

Seeing this, Li Wenhou did the opposite, placing 15,000 infantry on the flanks of the army, and a full 15,000 cavalry were deployed in the central army, aiming at Huangfusong's central army.

"Warriors! Whoever defeated the central army of the Han army can capture that flag, I will make him a general!"

Countless Hu Qi looked in the direction pointed by Li Wenhou's saber, only to see the flag with a few incomprehensible Chinese characters fluttering in the wind, and they all geared up.

"kill!"

Tread Tread!

As soon as the order came out, the 15,000 Huqi seemed to have opened the floodgates and rushed out, and suddenly they rushed forward, and the horseshoes beat the ground hard, making a deafening sound.

Hu Qi waved his saber, shouted, his eyes became scarlet.