Chapter 515: Encirclement and Killing

He Yangguang knew how many horse bandits were active in the area controlled by Shannan County. Even if there were horse bandits from farther away, as Ma Li said, the number would not be large. In such weather, strong logistical support was needed to dispatch troops. Otherwise, it was very normal to freeze and starve to death in the vast snowfield.

Mrs. Lu and her entourage brought too much property, which might be the biggest reason for the horse bandits' covetousness. People die for money, and birds die for food. Those horse bandits who were crazy about poverty and hunger were very likely to take risks for this big goal.

But in any case, the number of troops that the opponent could gather would not exceed 500. This was He Yangguang's estimate of the surrounding horse bandits. In fact, his estimate was also accurate. The several horse bandits that were destroyed by Gao Yuan's continuous attacks did not add up to 500 people.

But there were only 200 Zhengdong cavalry escorting Mrs. Lu. If these horse bandits really gathered together, they would not be able to resist these Zhengdong troops. In fact, the combat effectiveness of these horse bandits should not be underestimated, and He Yangguang knew this very well.

A thousand cavalrymen rolled up a rolling snow dragon on the snowfield, and under the leadership of Ma Li, they galloped forward.

He Yangguang adopted a rolling advance. After half an hour of walking forward, half of the 1,000 cavalrymen stopped to rest their horses, and the other 500 continued to move forward. A quarter of an hour later, the cavalrymen who had rested before caught up and continued to move forward, while the front team stopped to rest. Such a march can ensure that the cavalrymen will not lose their combat effectiveness due to excessive fatigue of the horses during the long-distance raid. In any case, at least half of their troops will be able to immediately engage in battle at the first moment.

When Ma Li arrived for help, it was just dawn. After a night of fighting and running, he found He Yangguang, and the 1,000 cavalrymen led by He Yangguang were faster. When the night was about to fall, the front army arrived at the destination. Ma Li, who had not rested, was dying at this time.

Pointing to the high ground ahead, he said weakly: "It's there. General He!"

He Yangguang looked at the snowy field in the distance. Indeed, the chariot array of the Eastern Expedition Army was parked there, and a flag of the Eastern Expedition Army was still flying high, but it didn't look like a battlefield where fierce fighting had taken place. It was calm, and what was presented to He Yangguang was a peaceful scenery.

There were no traces of fighting, and no horse bandits. Only the flag of the Eastern Expedition Army fluttered in the wind.

He Yangguang's hand slowly grasped the hilt of the knife, and his eye sockets gradually shrank. Until his eyes narrowed into a slit. Behind him, the five hundred cavalrymen who arrived with him earlier were all looking at this strange scene in amazement.

"This is a trap, retreat!" He Yangguang suddenly screamed loudly, "Retreat, the whole army retreat."

He Yangguang pulled the reins.

He pulled the horse and turned back, and his abrupt order made even the well-trained Qin army panic at this moment.

At the same time, in the distance behind them, a shrill horn sounded suddenly, and the rumbling of horse hooves sounded. The ground trembled slightly.

"The rear team was attacked!" A Qin army officer shouted.

The warning horn sounded continuously, followed by the deafening shouting and killing from afar. He Yangguang's face was extremely ugly. Looking at Ma Li lying on the saddle, he wanted to chop him with a knife. The fact is very clear. This idiot was fooled by others. This is a trap set specifically for them.

What horse bandits, what robbery of Mrs. Lu's convoy, all of this was planned in advance. It would not be others who designed them, but the owner of the flag flying in the distance, the Eastern Expedition Army, Gao Yuan.

"Turn forward and rescue the rear team!" He Yangguang shouted angrily. The rear team had been running wildly for half an hour at this time. When they were resting, they were suddenly attacked. The horse power was greatly reduced. In cavalry combat, horse power is the most important factor. The horse fell down. What's the use of the cavalry's personal skills? Waving a big sword, fighting on foot, others will not hesitate to chop you, just ride the horse to knock you into the sky.

He Yangguang's horse head turned halfway and stopped, because on the other side of the car formation, a cavalry suddenly appeared. Judging from their dress, they were indeed horse bandits, but He Yangguang only took a glance and knew that they were not horse bandits, but well-trained troops. There were not many people, only about two hundred cavalry.

"That's him, that's him!" Ma Li's face was full of confusion. At this time, he saw the burly man who appeared on the other side of the car formation and shouted.

He Yangguang ignored him, because there were horse hooves on both sides of them, and there were about five hundred cavalry on each side. He held the knife tighter and tighter. At this moment, there were as many as one thousand two hundred cavalry in front of him, and not far behind him, his rear team was under attack. If you want to surround his rear team, you can't do it without more than one thousand cavalry.

It is easy to surround and annihilate infantry, but if you want to surround and annihilate cavalry, you must have an absolute advantage in manpower and block all possible directions for the enemy to break out.

In other words, the enemy who set a trap here has at least 3,000 cavalry.

"Go back and meet up with the rear team!" He Yangguang shouted loudly.

The 500 cavalry ignored the enemies in three directions, turned their horses, and galloped towards the rear fighting direction.

The enemies in three directions shouted at the same time, rushed up and chased after them.

"Zi Shou!" He Yangguang, who was running, turned to look at a general beside him and shouted: "Remember, find an opportunity and break out immediately, even if you run out alone."

"General!" Zishou looked at He Yangguang in shock.

"First warn our infantry and ask them to withdraw to Shannan County immediately, and then quickly notify Lu Sima to close the city gate and prepare for battle." He Yangguang ignored Zi Shou and said, "Do you understand? We are about to fight with him in a moment. When the rear team joins up, you immediately lead your troops to kill them through the cracks before they can encircle them. Don't worry about the rear, don't worry about other people. If you can kill a few people to report the news, it will be a victory."

"I understand!" From He Yangguang's tone, Zi Shou could hear the seriousness of the matter. "Where did so many horse bandits come from?"

"What horse bandits?" He Yangguang smiled miserably, "This is the Eastern Expedition Army, Gaoyuan's Eastern Expedition Army. They are here to plot against us. Remember, you must go out to warn Lu Sima and close the city gate. There are still three thousand people in the city. People can hold on for a period of time as long as they are properly defended. As long as the stalemate is maintained, the rear army can immediately mobilize troops to support. "

"Lu Sima, can he be trusted?" Zishou couldn't help but doubt. You must know that the Eastern Expeditionary Army was originally walking on this land under the banner of escorting Mrs. Lu.

"There is nothing wrong with Lu Sima, it's just that his mother was taken advantage of." He Yangguang raised his knife high, "Zishou, break out now!"

He Yangguang roared wildly and galloped towards the battlefield not far away. There, the five hundred Qin troops had been surrounded, cut and felled to the ground one by one by the cavalry of the Eastern Expedition Army several times their size. Just as he was galloping forward, General Zi Shou rushed out to one side with his men. The target is right between the two armies of the Eastern Expeditionary Army.

When He Yangguang discovered that he was surrounded by the Eastern Expeditionary Army, he knew that the opponent's goal was definitely not to annihilate their army, but Shannan County, and it was Shannan County that the opponent wanted to capture. What appeared now was a large-scale cavalry, but he had to worry about whether Zhao Guo had a hand in this matter.

If the opponent's goal is Shannan County, then as long as Shannan County is defended, it doesn't matter even if the entire army is destroyed, because if Shannan County is defended, reinforcements from the country will continue to come to support, and the opponent will not be able to stand here, and eventually I can only leave in despair.

There is only one Shannan County, which Qin State spent a lot of manpower and material resources to build. However, generals like himself are very powerful in Qin State. Qin State can afford to lose his general, but it cannot afford to lose Shannan County.

On a high ground a little further away, Gao Yuan saw the Qin army that had been surrounded on all sides, and also saw the Qin general Zi Shou who came out of the crack at that moment. He couldn't help but nodded and said: "Qin army, It’s really different. He Yangguang, a little-known man, can seize fighter opportunities so accurately.”

"It would be foolish to kill them." Behind him, Bai Yucheng chuckled and said, "He Lanxiong's actions were fast enough. That General Qin only brought out more than a hundred people. Just leave these people to me. I won't keep any of them." Will let it go.”

Gao Yuan glanced at the battlefield and saw that the three thousand cavalry led by He Lanxiong, infantry, Hengdao, Hutou and others had surrounded He Yangguang's troops within a very small area. Escaped. Here, he is no longer needed. He smiled and took off the sword from the saddle, "How about we come together?"

"How lucky you are to be able to fight the enemy side by side with the general again!" Bai Yucheng laughed loudly, smashed the horse, and with a neighing sound, the horse rushed forward.

He Yangguang did not expect that the other party would still have a reserve team under such a situation. Gao Yuan and Bai Yucheng had less than a hundred people at this time, but these hundred people were directly under Bai Yucheng's scout battalion, and they were among the cavalry. Outstanding.

In this battle, Gao Yuan cannot let anyone go, because annihilating this cavalry is only the first step. Next, he has to attack the three thousand infantry brought out by He Yangguang. As for Shannan County, let Feng Fayong attack it. , with Cao Tianci as the internal response, Shannan County will naturally be able to capture it.

As night fell, when Gao Yuan and Bai Yucheng killed all Zi Shou and his men who had broken out of the encirclement and returned to the main battlefield, the battle here had come to an end. Under the illumination of countless torches, Qin General He Yangguang and the final Dozens of cavalry were surrounded in a small circle. Surrounding them were countless shining sabers and sharp arrows. The Qin people gathered together did not show much fear. On the contrary, they were singing.

"Trouble Lao Qin, the country is in trouble, until the blood is shed, there will be a truce until the death!"

Amidst the singing, the remaining Qin army launched the final charge.