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Chapter 200 Bloody Attack and Defense

Enemy concentrated energy and attention to attack the camp located on the edge of the glue?That's exactly what Liu Yan wanted!

The area of ​​the camp is not small, and it is tightly attached to the glue river bed. If you want, you can start building a pontoon bridge connecting the two banks at any time.Originally, the purpose of building the bridge was to attract the enemy to attack. Unexpectedly, before it was used, the enemy took the camp as the main target of attack.

Want to come too?The Han tribe in Xiami has long put on a defensive posture. As long as the sub-city and camp are still in the hands of the Han tribe, the main city of Xiami cannot be regarded as an isolated city.

The Art of War has repeatedly emphasized the importance of "hitting its weakness". No matter how much the Yao family is more Sinicized than other Hu people, how could Yao Lan and Yao Jing, who received Sinicization education, forget this point?
For the Yao family army led by the two Yao family brothers and the Qingzhou army led by Liu Zheng, it is inevitable to attack the main city and sub-city of Xiami, but the main city and the sub-city have complete fortifications, so it will be more difficult to attack. A camp with only wooden fences and a few lines of defense against horses seems easier to attack.

The war is all about logistics and morale. As long as the camp can be captured, the morale of the Han tribe will be lowered. After the coalition forces have tested the main city and the sub-city of Xiami, they should have a clear choice after finding that it is not easy to eat. Obviously, the camp where hand-to-hand combat took place This local battlefield will become the main target of attack.

The camp is built on the edge of glue, which means that one side is a waterway. It is not impossible to attack, but at least a boat is needed.The coalition forces brought in craftsmen, but the fact that craftsmen can build equipment on land does not mean they know how to build boats on water. After all, everything is about specialization in art.

In addition to the waterway on one side, the north side of the camp was dug with potholes, and some water sources were introduced. The terrain on the north side formed a terrain with many puddles, which made it difficult to form a formation.The only directions that the coalition forces can attack are the west and south, and these two directions are obviously left on purpose, and the fortifications at the two positions are destined to be strengthened.

Yao Jing stayed to deal with the main city of Xiami. The intensity of the battle was not as intense as it was at the beginning, but Yao's army was still sending troops to test and harass.

Yao Lan personally reinforced the troops and approached the Han camp on the west bank of Jiaoshui. When they arrived, it happened that the Han defenders were fighting back.

"Send out the cavalry!" A cruel grin appeared on Yao Lan's face: "How dare a bunch of lifeless creatures leave their camp and pursue them?"

In fact, the soldiers of the Han tribe who came out of the camp to pursue them were already retreating when they found that the enemy had reinforcements coming, but the remnant soldiers on the attacking side found that reinforcements were coming, and their morale was boosted. The chasing Han soldiers.

The sound of the roaring horseshoes sounded. There must have been about [-] Yao family cavalry savagely crashing into the battlefield. The horseshoes trampled over them without distinguishing between enemy and friend. Everyone who stood in the way was trampled into flesh.

Killed some of your remnant soldiers?Yao Lan didn't care about that. He personally blew the horn to charge, and ordered the cavalry to take advantage of the situation to charge the camp.

The Han tribe on the side of the camp was obviously in a panic. Some fast runners were about to retreat to the camp. Some spearmen and archers were ordered to organize defenses. Naturally, there was a bit of confusion when entering and exiting the camp gate.

"Bastard!" Xi Qian Jiantong's face was ashen, pointing at the slave soldiers who were still blocking the camp gate despite repeated warnings, and shouted: "Fire the arrow!"

In fact, not many people were shot to death, but our own side really shot arrows to clear the field, and the slave soldiers blocking the gate were taught by blood and could only retreat to both sides honestly.

"It's late." Xiqian Jiantong was extremely annoyed. Seeing the enemy's cavalry rushing towards the camp, he had to issue a new order: "Spearmen lean on the wooden fence to erect their spears; archers get ready!"

Commands are not only based on roaring, but also the semaphore must be followed. If it is not just shouting in a noisy battlefield, the order will not be transmitted very far.

An ordinary person can sprint at full speed at eight to nine meters per second. Do you know how fast a qualified war horse can sprint at full speed?The full forward charge of a war horse is about 16 to [-] meters per second!

The Yao family cavalry rushing to the camp was still 500 meters away for a moment, but in less than 30 breaths (about [-] seconds), they had already rushed in front of them.

The Yao family cavalry were obviously good riders, only a few of them bumped into obstacles such as repelling horses, and most of them stepped over, forming a torrent and rushing towards them.

"Archery!"

The password was issued, but the arrows shot in the first round seemed to be scattered, causing extremely limited damage to the charging Yao family cavalry.

The arrows became denser in the second round, when the archers in the camp stabilized and began to follow the password to release arrows one by one.

The archers of the camp defender only fired five rounds before stopping. The Yao family's cavalry was already approaching. Any further shooting would cause accidental damage, so they had to stop.

Spears were erected in some positions of the camp, but not in some positions. Fortunately for Xiqian Jiantong, the refusal horses placed at the Yuanmen position played a role, only a dozen or so seemingly elite Yao family cavalry were twisted. The abduction was blocked by a phalanx formed by spearmen when the maximum speed was lost.

A large number of cavalry rushed to the camp, resulting in the sound of collisions and neighing of horses everywhere, and naturally there would be no shortage of screams.

Looking at the overall situation, the front of the camp with a diameter of more than [-] meters, under the trampling of too many horseshoes, billowing dust and smoke, heard the sound of collisions everywhere, horse neighing and howling became the most common sight on the battlefield sound.

Yao Lan couldn't see clearly what was going on ahead through the dust and smoke, and immediately frowned when she heard the sound of the horn sounding "Woooo... woo!": "Blow the horn and let the cavalry retreat."

Obviously, the Yao family cavalry communicated simply through the sound of horns, and the cavalry rushing to the camp were stopped and could not attack.

Xiqian Jiantong was also unable to check the situation of the battle. He could only make judgments from the noisy and mixed voices.

The smoke made up of dust was blown away by the wind, and the front of the camp was in a mess everywhere. Lying horses and the bodies of the dead could be seen everywhere, not to mention the wounded and screaming.

Not only did the cavalry charge into the camp appear to be massive, but the damage it caused was not light at all. Partial refusal horses were destroyed in pieces, but the corpses left behind on the spikes also played a role.

"Rescue the wounded, rearrange the horses, and tidy up the wooden fence!" Xiqian Jiantong was panting heavily. He had just issued a series of orders, but when he heard the horn sounded again from the opposite side, his expression stiffened, and he revised the military order: " Auxiliary soldiers carry the wounded down, soldiers prepare for battle!"

How could Yao Lan give the camp defenders time to rearrange?When his own cavalry withdrew, he waved his army to attack again. Nearly [-] infantry were already charging with chaotic footsteps.

"Hiss!!!" It wasn't the toothache that made the sound, it was Yao Lan who counted the casualties: "About [-] horses were damaged?"

After a visual inspection, the loss of the Yao family should be close to [-] cavalry, but it is hard to say how much damage was caused to the Han defenders in the camp. It is estimated that it is close to [-]?That is tantamount to nothing at all.

Originally, if the cavalry could charge into the camp, they would definitely be able to charge left and right, maybe they could break through several lines of defense at once, squeezing the space of the Han camp, and the result would be the same if they failed to attack and were blocked.

Yao Lan feels distressed, but isn't that what war is like?Like a gambler, don't miss any chance, the difference is winning or losing.He thought he had more chips than Liu Yan, so he continued to bet after losing once.

The [-] Yao troops charged forward with shouts, and another [-] were gathered behind for the second stage. Yao Lan made up his mind to show what it means to be aggressive, and he didn't intend to leave a moment of respite for the camp defenders.

The charging Yao family army was soon blocked by the arrow formations of the camp defenders' archers. It was the first time that the continuous arrow formation coverage was encountered by the Yao family army. The soldiers who kept falling gave way to Yao Lan who was watching from a distance. It hurts.

"This archery method can be learned." Yao Lan's gums hurt even more: "They are strictly not allowed to retreat!"

The uninterrupted rain of arrows is too frightening. It is far more disgusting than the intermittent coverage of arrows. At least the interruption can make people breathe.

In fact, the arrows of the wave-band shooting are really not so dense. The advantage is that they will not be interrupted, and the psychological pressure on the party attacked by the arrow array will be greater.It is a kind of visual stimulation that has companions falling down all the time, which makes people feel frightened when they hear the continuous screams.

"The Han tribe shouldn't be allowed to rise." Yao Lan couldn't figure it out: "Liu Yan has only been developing like this for four years. What can he do if he gives it another four years?"

Wang Teng, who came from behind, kept nodding: "The attack on the main city and the sub-city of Xiami was not smooth, especially Liu Zheng's side who launched the strong attack suffered heavy casualties."

"I will write to my uncle, and if possible, I can raise some reinforcements." Yao Lan said very seriously: "There is only a part of Liu Yan's army here, and I have not forgotten that there is also a partial division."

"It should be taken seriously!" Wang Teng said with a smile: "Liu Zheng is also mobilizing reinforcements, thinking about it, he also thinks that Liu Yan must be wiped out in the lower secret."

In front, the Yao family's army, which was strictly forbidden to retreat, finally rushed forward despite heavy casualties. After the first batch of troops approached the city and started hand-to-hand combat, the second batch of 5000 troops also charged amidst the sound of horns.

"How many troops does Liu Yan have in total?" Yao Lan narrowed her eyes: "Fifty thousand? One hundred thousand?"

Wang Teng frowned and did not speak.

"No matter how many troops Liu Yan has?" Yao Lan has full confidence: "As long as the Yao family's momentum is still there, they can gather Zahu and Jin slave soldiers anytime and anywhere, and his army will never be larger than ours!"

Wang Teng laughed "hehe". As the general leader of the Qiang tribe, the Yao family has such a background, or it should be said that as long as Yao Yizhong does not fall, they can really gather troops anytime and anywhere.

Not only the Yao family, but also the Fu family, especially Shijie who ruled the Central Plains, this is the so-called general trend.

(End of this chapter)