Chapter 98: Dragon Cavalry
On the Hun River, Guan Yu smiled after learning that Goguryeo had gathered all its main forces to come and attack.
I never expected that these Goguryeo people were so blindly arrogant!
The painful lesson I learned more than ten years ago was forgotten so quickly.
But it's better this way. There's no need to worry. As long as we can wipe out this main force in one fell swoop, Goguryeo will no longer have the power to resist.
Although he was full of disdain for these barbarians, Guan Yu still remembered Tian Ze's previous instructions and calmed his mind.
"Wenyuan! What do you think?" Guan Yu tilted his head slightly and looked at Zhang Liao.
Zhang Liao said without hesitation: "We must seize this opportunity. Since Goguryeo has taken the initiative to seek war, our army should adjust its strategy immediately."
"You and I will lead the army to annihilate this main force here, and then we can go straight to the inner city, kill the enemy chieftain, and decide the outcome in one battle."
Guan Yu stroked his beautiful beard and nodded: "Not bad. But I think this is a bit conservative."
"Yunchang, what do you mean?"
"Just as you said, the opportunity cannot be missed. We should annihilate the enemy here and then go north to attack the Neigu City. I'm afraid the news has already been leaked and the enemy may flee to the north." Guan Yu's eyes were sharp.
"Why don't I lead my 10,000 troops here to lure the enemy and annihilate the main force of the enemy."
"You lead your troops to march at night and head straight to Guonei City and the northern border of Goguryeo to cut off their route to prevent any fish from slipping through the net."
Today, the warship technology of Liaodong is much better than that of Jiangdong.
With Tian Ze's help, not only were the technologies of the stern rudder, oars, and sails further improved, but also sophisticated technologies such as mortise and tenon joints were adopted, the quality of the warships was greatly improved, and they were equipped with advanced equipment such as accurate compasses.
For this operation, Tian Ze carefully prepared a large number of river ships.
The Hun River is wide and deep, and the wind is blowing from the southeast at this time. As long as the sails are hoisted, it is not difficult to travel 300 miles at night. If all goes well, you can reach the city of China in one night and the northern border of Goguryeo in two days, which will not give the other side any chance to react.
The reason why we are marching slowly now is just to give the other side a chance to gather troops.
The strategy Guan Yu mentioned is possible to achieve.
Seeing Guan Yu's solemn and determined expression, Zhang Liao understood what he meant and said nothing more.
"Be careful!" Zhang Liao's voice was filled with concern.
He absolutely believed in Guan Yu's strength and knew Guan Yu's character better.
"Don't worry, I don't take these barbarians seriously at all." Guan Yu said confidently. His green robe rustled in the wind, and the Qinglong Yanyue Sword in his hand flashed with cold light, as majestic as a god of war.
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By the boiling water, Qi Wei confidently led 20,000 Goguryeo troops to line up and wait.
The infantry was arrayed in the front and the cavalry were on both wings. They had learned a lot from the Han army and had been trying to imitate the Han army's formations and tactics.
Guan Yu had already divided 5,000 soldiers into two sides at night, hiding in the dark, forming a tight encirclement. He also left most of the horses to them, ready to surround and kill the enemy once they were defeated.
He personally led 5,000 main forces and disembarked from the warships in an orderly manner, without worrying at all that the enemy would take the opportunity to attack.
Because the place where Goguryeo was lined up was not close to the shore, if it were an ordinary army, Guan Yu might have worried that he would find it difficult to deal with the enemy rushing over from such a long distance, but he led the elite Liaodong Army.
Moreover, the bows and crossbows in the hands of the navy behind them are not vegetarians either, and those sharp arrows are already ready to be fired.
Looking at the Liaodong troops continuously getting off the boat, Qi Wei's face gradually became ugly, and even beads of sweat oozed out of his forehead.
They are all soldiers!
The Han people are really serious about this and have sent a large number of well-equipped soldiers!
The soldiers under Guan Yu were basically all wearing armor, holding spears or shields, with long swords on their waists and bows and arrows on their backs. They were obviously an elite army, in stark contrast to the Goguryeo soldiers on the opposite side who were mostly wearing leather armor.
Hidden among them are five hundred powerful crossbowmen and Guan Yu's trump card - five hundred swordsmen.
But now these five hundred swordsmen are riding on war horses, transforming into elite cavalry.
This is the name given by Tian Ze himself.
Except for the Xianzhen Camp, the Xiandeng Death Squad and the Tiger Guards, most of the Liaodong soldiers were rotated regularly under the command of various generals, and did not belong to only one general.
However, considering the current situation, in order to ensure the influence and combat effectiveness of the generals in leading their troops, Tian Ze discussed with Cheng Yu and others and decided to reserve a certain number of exclusive troops for each general.
The number varies according to the level, with the maximum being no more than 500 people, and they can only form individual bands and are not allowed to infiltrate the army as middle-level generals.
Tian Ze was not unaware of the disadvantages of this kind of exclusive troupe, but after comprehensive consideration, he still agreed to it.
Because this kind of trilogy is necessary to exist, especially when there is such a thing as talent in this world.
These exclusive troops are similar to private soldiers, but they are fundamentally different.
Their food and wages were still allocated by Tian Ze, and their daily ideological education was stricter than that of ordinary soldiers to ensure their loyalty to Tian Ze.
In addition, their families receive more attention and protection, as well as a series of control measures.
Although he had some petty intentions, Tian Ze had to take these measures to prevent these exclusive troops from becoming the generals' private soldiers and becoming an uncontrollable force. Of course, Tian Ze was frank about this. Both Guan Yu and other generals and their exclusive troops knew about this and did not mind.
After Guan Yu's army disembarked in an orderly manner, their momentum instantly surged like a mountain pressing down on their heads.
Moreover, these soldiers were obviously well-trained. They disembarked and lined up in one go, extremely quickly and in an orderly manner, as if they had rehearsed it countless times. They did not give Qi Wei any chance to launch a sneak attack at all.
Although there were only 5,000 of them, they completely crushed Goguryeo's 20,000 infantry and cavalry.
Especially Guan Yu, who was riding a horse and standing in the front, his green robe fluttering in the wind, the Green Dragon Crescent Blade in his hand emitting bursts of cold light, and his domineering aura made people dare not look directly at him.
He is truly a man of heaven!
Qi Wei, who was originally confident, suddenly felt fearful and his heartbeat accelerated involuntarily.
Qi Wei suddenly said, "General of the Han Dynasty, we are officials and common people of Xuantu County, but we don't know why you are here. Is there any misunderstanding?"
Guan Yu snorted coldly when he heard this. He simply disdained to talk to such a despicable and cowardly person. He just gestured to the deputy general beside him.
The deputy general understood what he meant, rode out of the line, and said loudly: "What Han general? We are all people of Goguryeo. This uprising is to eliminate the tyrant and revive Goguryeo!"
!!!
Hearing these righteous words, Bogu and other Goguryeo soldiers were stunned with their eyes wide open.
are you kidding me!
Thousands of soldiers, you tell me that you are the people of Goguryeo?
If we had such powerful people, we would have unified the Liaodong Peninsula long ago.
What's more, you said this in fluent Chinese. Do you really think we are stupid?
In Goguryeo, only officials and nobles could speak Chinese. Even if a small number of people living near Liaodong could speak it, it was impossible for them to speak it so fluently and standardly.
"General of the Han Dynasty, stop joking. What exactly do you want to do? Please tell me clearly!" Qi Wei was speechless and shouted again with his voice raised a few degrees.
"I've said it before, I'm not a general of the Han Dynasty! I'm a citizen of Goguryeo! We're rising up collectively to overthrow your rule and rebuild the Goguryeo Dynasty! If you know what's good for you, surrender quickly!" the deputy continued to shout stubbornly.
Then he rode back without any intention of arguing any further.
When Qi Wei saw this scene, he was speechless and his face turned pale and blue.
Who knows?
In the past, they had often pretended to be people from the Three Han, Wuhuan, and even Xianbei to plunder Liaodong, but now they were being attacked by a group of Han people "pretending" to be Goguryeo.
Is there still justice in the world? Is there still the demeanor of a great country?
This is a rogue!
At least I changed my clothes and spoke a few words of Xianbei when I was pretending to be someone else. But this group of people didn't try to hide their identities at all and insisted that they were Goguryeo people.
Faced with the poor "acting skills" of Guan Yu's army, Goguryeo was afraid and angry, but helpless.
The other side was clearly bullying them, using their own tricks to disgust them, but they were helpless.
"Drumroll! March!"
Accompanied by Guan Yu's low shout.
The rumbling sound of drums rang out like thunder, and Guan Yu's army formed a neat formation and charged straight towards Qiwei.
Rushing in the front were Guan Yu and his five hundred elite cavalrymen. Their figures were like arrows shot from a bow, unstoppable.
The "power" talent was instantly activated, and Guan Yu's army, which was already powerful, became even more terrifying in the eyes of the Goguryeo army.
The tremendous power made the Goguryeo soldiers' hands and feet cold, and the weapons in their hands seemed to weigh a thousand pounds.
Qi Wei trembled all over and felt the tremendous pressure.
"Charge! Charge!"
Qi Wei, who was timid in his heart, became angry and gave the order in a hateful voice.
At the same time, he also unlocked his talents.
Strengthening the marching speed and attacking ability of soldiers by about 10% was already a leading advantage in Goguryeo.
But under the suppression of Guan Yu's talent, it had no effect at all.
Upon hearing the order, the Goguryeo cavalry and soldiers launched a charge.
However, due to their unbalanced mentality, many soldiers seemed to have lost their souls and were distracted.
The organized attack had no formation at all, and could not even exert half of its own combat power.
Guan Yu's talent is completely overwhelming when fighting against weak teams.
(End of this chapter)
