Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Then immediately send scouts to the north to find out the truth. If there are few thieves and soldiers, we can pursue them. If there are too many thieves and soldiers, we will destroy the bridge and return. "

Shi Congyun said a conservative plan. The advantage of this plan is that they will not take too much risk no matter how strong the enemy's forces outside the city are.

As long as the bridge head is occupied, the rear army can cross the river one after another, and it can be assembled before advancing to Zezhou City.

If the situation is not right, in case the Northern Han has hoarded a large army outside Zezhou City, it can also quickly retreat and destroy the bridge.

The most important thing is safety first, life first!

Xiang Xun nodded and said, "A certain thinks this plan is feasible."

Shi Yanchao's face was ugly, but he stopped talking.

Shi Yanchao understood why Dad did this, he didn't want to let himself go, because it was dangerous!

But if he replaces his own son at this time, and someone else takes the risk, he is afraid that it will affect the military's heart and chill the hearts of ordinary soldiers.

Poor parents in the world.

Shi Yanchao started out in the army, and step by step from an ordinary soldier with no background to the current situation, although he is big and three rough, he understands things in the army better than many people, otherwise the two emperors would not trust him so much.

While Guo Wei was still alive, Shi Yanchao led the Zhou Dynasty's elite Longjie Army, stationed in key areas in Zhengzhou; Guo Rong's Northern Expedition, Shi Yanchao still led the elite Longjie army, and was the commander of the Pioneer Capital, which shows that the two emperors recognized their military capabilities.

Shi Congyun then assured: "Father, I will be careful, I won't go too deep, there are no more than [-] people at the bridge, and there is no danger."

Having said that, Shi Yanchao had no choice but to nod in agreement, and then personally ordered Wang Zhong and Shao Ji to accompany him to protect his safety.

Shi Congyun then marched out on horseback and called Wang Zhong and Shao Ji to lead his subordinates to follow.

When he came to the top of the hill to overlook the distance below, Wang Zhong proposed to use a hundred people to approach with light cavalry, and use bows and crossbows to kill the Northern Han army at the opposite bridgehead on the river bank on the north side of the bridge.

This is a very safe way to pass the time. They have also trained a lot. The elite cavalry of the Zhou Army is a mix of light and heavy, and the ratio is about one to one.

The heavy cavalry used spears, sabres, and hammers as weapons, and the light cavalry mainly used crossbows, but the light cavalry also wore armor.

Shi Congyun thought about it for a while, but his heart was actually numb. It was the first time he fought a war, and he didn't know how to fight, but all kinds of thoughts flashed through his mind, as well as the messy books he read, all kinds of historical battles Flipping through his mind like a spectacle.

Facing the inquiring eyes of everyone, Shi Congyun shook his head in denial.

The intuition in his heart told him not to fight like this, he didn't know if it was right or wrong, or he took a deep breath and said, "No harassment, the other side hasn't found us yet, the soldiers are very expensive, so they assemble the armored cavalry directly, and take advantage of them before they respond. Go over there, Qingqi will follow behind you."

When he opened his mouth, everyone could not refute, and nodded, and then began to prepare.

After about half an hour of preparation, with an order, Shi Congyun, Wang Zhong, and Shao Ji led three hundred iron cavalry over the mountain, rushed down the hillside, and suddenly rushed towards the distant bridge.

Shi Congyun's heart was beating wildly, trying to see the road ahead clearly from the observation hole, his hands and feet were shaking with nervousness.

After running for a while, he vaguely heard someone shouting behind him. He turned around a little and saw from the observation hole that it was Shao Ji. The sound of the hooves was so loud that he could not hear clearly.

"Control the horse!...Control the speed of the horse..."

Slowly, Shi Congyun finally heard clearly, and immediately reacted to slow down the speed quickly. Whether it was cavalry or infantry, controlling physical strength was the key to victory.

Especially for heavy cavalry like them, if they rush too fast, they might be unable to run in front of the enemy, which can be a big deal.He was so nervous just now that he forgot, rushed too fast

At this time, there are still about two miles away from the bridge entrance in the distance. If you run like this now, you will be too tired to walk before you reach the bridge entrance.

The cavalry in the back followed slowly.

The river in the distance lies in the south of Zezhou City. It doesn't have a name, and it is not very wide. From a distance, the bridge is estimated to be wide enough for four riders to pass at the same time.

Shi Congyun let the messengers who had been following him fight the flag, and the cavalry team changed from a wall formation at the beginning to a vertical column of four cavalry in parallel.

The sound of hooves in the rear was dense but much lighter, and the light cavalry was following.

As they kept getting closer, the sound of horses' hooves and the dust in the sky were also particularly noticeable. The soldiers of the Northern Han Dynasty under the trees at the bridgehead in the distance also found them and ran to the bridgehead in a panic.

But because they didn't dig the Juma pit in advance, and there was no Juma and Luzhai, they could only pile up infantry at the bridge entrance and erect spears to try to stop the cavalry.

Six hundred steps, five hundred steps, three hundred steps... As the distance got closer, Shi Congyun became more nervous and almost forgot to breathe.

I thought about it earlier, but as the distance approached, I couldn't feel the weight of the armor, breathing heavily, and the accelerated heartbeat became more and more obvious.

About a hundred paces away, Shi Congyun watched the cold light flickering at the spears standing on the bridgehead, and he even forgot to breathe. All he knew was that he kept urging the horses under his crotch to speed up, and the spears that were more than ten feet flat were trembling.

What's even worse is that he suddenly reacted at this time, because he was too nervous when rushing downhill and was afraid that he would forget to control the speed of the horse. Later, he thought about it, and only then did he realize that he had actually run to the front of the queue!

I am Nima...

Shi Congyun wanted to curse, and wanted to step back, but he was completely panicked!

But it was too late, the horses had already started to speed up, and there were people on the left, right and behind, except the front...

He slowed down and changed teams at this time, and the people behind him all collided!

Hey!

.......

Shi Congyun was so panicked that there were knights in armor on both sides, and the horses marched hand in hand, and there was a tendency to surpass him.

For a moment, Shi Congyun couldn't help thinking that the elite is the elite. No wonder the Zhou army will be invincible in the future. Who is the enemy of this momentum and this morale.

But he didn't understand, whether the soldiers saw that the son of the main general actually took the lead in the charge, or whether they rushed to the forefront without fear of death, so brave that they didn't even bring a personal guard!Therefore, the morale was boosted, and the race was on.

The horse's hoof stepped on the wooden bridge body, and the rumbling sound was even louder, so that no one could hear anything, and the loud sound echoed in the ears.

It took only an instant for the horse, which accelerated to the extreme, to cross the wooden bridge. In the chaos, the eyes still had no time to see the situation on the other side of the bridge...

Shi Congyun, who was the first to meet the enemy, had almost a blank mind, only one thought in his mind, would I die here.... It would be too embarrassing if I died in battle!Lao Tzu was "taken the lead"!

Chapter 11, "One as a Hundred"

When Shi Congyun first came to this world, he thought about whether he would have a golden finger, and then he could ride a thousand horses, be powerful and unstoppable...

Unfortunately no...

The reality is cruel, especially after training with the lieutenant generals.

He found that not to mention his young age, even if Wang Zhong was a good player in the army, it would be very difficult to face two soldiers at the same time. If the opponent had three people, he could almost only run.

It's not like the various majestic tricks he thought, the more they will be, the more powerful they will be.

For this reason, he was also scolded by Shi Yanchao, saying that his mind was confused, and he only had a few fights on the battlefield.

Human beings are born with flaws. Their eyes can only look at about 120 degrees in front of them, and it is difficult to care about the back and sides.

And the other side of the knife-wielding hand is even weaker. Once it is one-to-many, it is almost a dead end.

The back of a person's head doesn't have long eyes, unless the opponent is very moral, and if they don't make a sneak attack, they will all line up to fight you one by one. Obviously, it is impossible on the battlefield.

The battlefield is to fight with more and less, and the fight is to hit the back.

Therefore, Shi Congyun's dream of being one hundred and one hundred was shattered, let alone being one hundred, he had absolutely no chance of winning when three or four.

The only thing you can rely on is courage.

Shao Ji told him that as long as you are cruel enough, others will be afraid.

At this time, at the narrow bridge head, the moment when the soldiers meet, the only truth is that the brave who meet in the narrow road wins.

Shi Congyun is not a brave man, he is forced to be a brave man......

However, he also ignores the fact that most people in the world are not brave, he is not, let alone the Northern Han soldiers.

Although he was terrified, he was still wrapped up and rushed forward, and no one of the Northern Han soldiers was forced. The moment the horses rushed over the bridge, the front was not the Northern Han soldiers who were waiting in battle, nor the cold spear forest, but a group of frightened people everywhere. The fleeing soldiers.

The Northern Han soldiers at Qiaotou couldn't stand the pressure and fled in fear of the war.

Before he could react, Shi Congyun felt a shock from the spear in his hand, his body was pushed hard, and the long wooden pole over ten feet was easily broken. The flying flesh and blood instantly disappeared from his field of vision.

The chaotic and noisy voices in his ears immediately poured into his brain, the wind whistled, and the huge force almost pushed him off the horse's back. Shi Congyun quickly pulled the reins to stabilize his body.

The warhorse was still advancing. He hurriedly lost the pole in his hand and pulled out the horizontal knife. Before he had time to move, he heard a scream and the crisp sound of broken bones. Someone was trampled by his warhorse...

Wang Zhong and Shao Ji on the left and right roared and rushed to kill, and they had already surpassed him in an instant. Many cavalrymen passed by with a bloody wind pouring into his lungs, and then rushed towards the northern Han troops, and the bloody battle started at the entrance of the village.

Then most of the people in the rear took advantage of the situation to cross the river, Shi Congyun took off his visor, and his line of sight became clear.

It can be clearly seen that the soldiers and horses in the rear group rolled up the dust and rushed over the bridgehead. The northern Han soldiers at the bridgehead basically did not resist and were chased and killed.

The Zhou army attacked suddenly, and they were all cavalry, and the unprepared Northern Han soldiers at the bridge were caught by surprise.

The dozens of horsemen led by Shao Ji, Wang Zhong and others in the front had already killed their red eyes and rushed into the village directly chasing the Beihan soldiers, and soon no one could be seen.

After regaining consciousness, Shi Congyun hurriedly stopped his horse and asked the messengers to recall them. It was not clear how many enemies there were in the village.

The most important thing is to hold the bridge!

Then he stopped the light riders who were crossing the bridge behind and told them to stick to the head of the bridge and not pursue them.

After a while, Wang Zhong, Shao Ji and others returned after receiving the order. Many people's armors were dyed red, and their heads were still hanging on the horses.

Shi Congyun didn't feel good when he saw it, and also felt that this way of remembering merit was not good. Later, it was recorded that because the soldiers used the enemy's head to count merit, they ran off to cut off the enemy's head, which greatly affected the battle.And the head is heavy and inconvenient to carry, so troublesome.

Like the Mongolians who cut off their ears later, it is more convenient than their heads.

Shi Congyun immediately asked, "What's the situation in the village, how many enemy soldiers?"

Shao Ji replied briefly: "The thieves have already camped by the well in the middle of the village. There are more than [-] soldiers."

Shi Congyun thought about it for a while, he asked Wang Zhong to bring his light cavalry closer and keep an eye on the movements of the Northern Han people, but he was not allowed to fight, and if the situation was not right, he would retreat.

Send Shao Ji to lead 200 light and [-] heavy cavalry, a total of [-] people, from the woods in the south of the village to the north, roundabout to block the enemy's retreat.

As for the safest task Shi Congyun left to himself, that is to take the remaining people to hold the bridge and wait for the subsequent army to cross the river.

Because more than [-] forwards were all cavalry, the follow-up support was very fast. The reinforcements led by Xiang Xun had already followed up when they succeeded in capturing the bridge, and they quickly crossed the bridge.

Half an hour later, thousands of Zhou's troops had assembled on the river bank, and Shi Congyun ordered the formation to start a search and advance toward the center of the village.

This time, he learned to be smart, and no longer dared to rush, but obediently under the escort of several personal soldiers, and Xiang Xun in the middle army, commanding the front army to lead the attack.

After a while, there was a scream of killing from the front, but it lasted for a short time.

The scouts sent out also reported in succession. They only saw a small number of Northern Han troops. The enemy troops either hid, hid in civilian houses and set up ambush, or fled.

Shi Congyun looked at Xiang Xun. He had never had this kind of experience. How could he know how to judge on the spot? Of course, at such a time, he would have to ask someone, "Envoy Xiang, what's next?"

Xiang Xun was surprised, he probably didn't expect him to suddenly ask a question, so he said, "According to a certain opinion, the Northern Han soldiers should have escaped, and the whole army can be chased."

Shi Congyun nodded, and then ordered the entire army to attack and hunt down the Northern Han soldiers in the village.

Immediately, the sound of hooves and the neighing of war horses, the soldiers of the Zhou Army followed the village from south to north to pursue the soldiers of the Northern Han Dynasty.

Shi Congyun has been following behind most of them, not rashly advancing.

After an hour or so, the battle report from the front came back, and the Northern Han army was indeed fleeing northward. On the way, it was intercepted and killed by light and heavy cavalry led by Shao Ji from the side, and was overtaken by the chasing soldiers from behind. They were defeated on the official road northeast of Zezhou City. , beheaded more than 150 people, captured 270 people, and dozens of riders fled to the north.

So far, it can be completely inferred that the Northern Han soldiers are just forwards, about a battalion, and there is no follow-up.

Shi Congyun breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly rode his horse through the village's dilapidated thatched huts to the north, and finally caught up with most of them on the side of the avenue about a mile outside the main gate of Zezhou City.

The battlefield was still filled with the smell of blood, the sand and stones in the broad official road were dyed red, and the headless corpses were piled up on the side of the road into a hill.

On the other side of the road, many Northern Han soldiers disarmed and disarmed were squatting on the ground, surrounded and guarded by the Zhou Corps.

Seeing him coming, the soldiers gave way one after another. Shi Congyun first asked himself the casualties on his side. Wang Zhong told him that 47 people were injured and 17 died in battle.

"This time, the Northern Han soldiers are not armored elites, they are easy to fight." Shao Ji brought his horse over with a happy expression on his face. This was a small victory.

The soldiers looked happy, but the death of 17 people still pained Shi Congyun.

This was just a small and medium-sized encounter, and the situation was completely settled by dusk.

The sun had already set in the west, and it was only then that he realized that he had been playing for a day without realizing it.

Shi Congyun relaxed only to find that his whole body was still soaked wet, and his armor was heavy.

This first battle can be said to have come in a hurry, and it was very confusing.

The Northern Han soldiers were frightened by the numerous cavalry charges and fled and did not dare to defend the bridge. If this group of Northern Han soldiers were tough and dared to exchange with him, he might be honored at the bridge, and now he is afraid.

He must have killed the Beihan soldier who used his gun on his back. It was the first drop of blood.

After that, the speed of the horse was too fast, and the field of vision under the visor was too small, and he had no idea whether he had killed any more.

Wang Zhong patted his chest and assured that the owner of the cabin had killed at least a dozen.

Shao Ji said one and a half, one was stabbed to death by him, and one was trampled by his horse and couldn't move, and was compensated by the soldiers behind, so it was only half, but if it was full, it could be counted as two.

Shi Congyun knew that what Shao Ji said was more credible.

So when I met someone, I said that I killed 12 enemies in the first battle, which made the Northern Han army terrified. I don't believe that Wang Zhong can testify.

After the chaotic battle, he also had three arrows inserted in his body, all of which were in the chest and abdomen. They should have been shot by the Northern Han army when they rushed over the bridge, but they did not penetrate his several layers of armor.