Chapter 22: Heaven fulfills man's wishes
On the hill, Zhou Yang looked up at the sky, and his neck was almost ninety degrees. Moreover, Zhou Yang looked at him for a long time, as if there were treasures in the sky.
Gongsun He couldn't see clearly, so he learned from Zhou Yang, raised his neck to look at the sky, and there was nothing but floating clouds in the sky. Finally, he couldn't help it: "Pu Nu Captain, what are you looking at? The sky is as blue as washing, and there is nothing but a few floating clouds."
Zhou Yang shook his neck with a little soreness: "I'm watching when it rains."
"Power Slave, it's not raining now, what does it have to do with the war in front of you?" Gongsun He was a little displeased: "Premier Feng has been in Yanmen for five days, five days! If we don't go, it's a problem whether he can defend it. That's more than 100,000 troops from the Shanyu headquarters!"
After a moment of pause, Zhou Yang could not speak, and complained again: "Also, General Fei, General Cheng Buzhi sent people to come and asked for troops, but you did not allow it. What's the reason? Shanyu fought under Yanmen City for five days and was already in a state of exhaustion and his spirit was greatly reduced. As long as we arrived, we would attack him from both sides, we would be able to defeat him."
"You will definitely say, I am missing the opportunity, right?" Zhou Yang looked at Gongsun He and asked back.
"Just understand! You don't dispatch troops, but you are here to watch the sky. Humph, if you don't go to war, I will give an order!" Gongsun He was really anxious.
As long as anyone with a little common sense understands that Junchen Shanyu can't make any progress in attacking Yanmen City for five days, his spirit will be frustrated long ago. Li Guang and Cheng didn't know each other, and Jianzhang's army rushed forward together, Junchen Shanyu would inevitably be defeated. This is a good opportunity to advance, but Zhou Yang is not allowed to send troops.
If you don’t send troops, don’t send troops. It’s okay, he’s still going to see the sky. Who can stand it?
"The reason why I don't allow troops is that I not only want to defeat Shanyu, but also have a big victory!" Zhou Yang shook his neck and explained: "Just defeat Shanyu, he can still struggle with the army and make a comeback. By then, the army will be in trouble, and I don't know when it will take place. Now, the Han Dynasty is not ready to go to a full war with the Huns, and such consequences are very unfavorable to us. Therefore, I want to take advantage of this battle to severely damage the troops of Shanyu's headquarters. Even if it cannot annihilate 50,000 or 60,000, it is good to be able to annihilate 30,000 or 20,000."
If Li Guang and Cheng were unaware of the troops of the Shanyu headquarters, there would be no problem if Jianzhang troops were launched and unexpectedly. The problem is that defeating the war did not have much significance for the Han Dynasty. If the troops of the Shanyu headquarters could be severely damaged, it would be very different.
Gongsun He was stunned, stunned for a moment, and asked, "What do you want to do?"
"I'm waiting for the weather to change, it's better to have a heavy rain, the heavier the better." Zhou Yang expressed his real intention: "The terrain of the Shanyu's garrison in Yanmen is slightly lower. If the heavy rain suddenly falls, his garrison will inevitably be a terrain. The ground is muddy, which is not conducive to the Huns' cavalry. If that is the case, we can use infantry to attack the Huns' cavalry."
Cavalry has strong mobility, coming and going like the wind, and has a strong impact. However, the conditions for use of cavalry are extremely harsh. First, it requires sufficient space to allow cavalry to charge. Second, the terrain should be flat, and in mountains and hills, the cavalry cannot exert its power. Third, the ground must be moderately soft and hard. If the ground is too hard, or there are rocks and thorns, the cavalry cannot exert its power. If the ground is too soft and the horse's hooves are not subjected to force, the impact will be greatly weakened.
If the military officials and Shanyu's garrison became a marina, the ground was muddy, and the war horses of the Huns' cavalry would be greatly reduced, and it would be great to have the usual 30 or 40. In that case, the infantry of the Han army could also face the front.
The Han army had few cavalry and many infantry. If the infantry could confront the cavalry head-on, there was no need to say much about the consequences. It was so wonderful!
Gongsun He's mouth turned into an exaggerated round shape. After a long time of stunned life, he woke up and screamed excitedly: "Zhou Yang, you are so weird! But when will it rain?"
"It's almost!" Zhou Yang reminded: "It's sunny for half a month and there's no rain. After a long time of eyes, it will rain heavily. It's just one or two days. Also, have you noticed that there will be no wind from this morning. The weather is very hot and people are very stuffy. The proverb says: The wind is quiet and the weather is hot and the people are stuffy. There is no need to ask whether there is wind or rain!"
Gongsun He seemed not to know Zhou Yang. After a long time, he punched Zhou Yang in surprise: "Zhou Yang, you are actually astronomy and geography!"
This is just a weather proverb from later generations. What modern people know about it is not that they are familiar with astronomy.
Zhou Yang's estimate was correct. At noon, dark clouds rose everywhere. In the afternoon, heavy rain started to fall. The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and there was no sign of stopping.
The heavy rain fell all night, and by the morning of the next day, it was still falling and did not get any smaller.
At this time, a strange scene appeared under Yanmen City.
During the heavy rains one night, the rain accumulated in low-lying places, which was the place where Junchen Shanyu camped, and the water was deep over the instep.
The water at this time was red. It was rain that washed down the blood splashed under Yanmen City and gathered together. From a distance, the Xiongnu camping place was covered with blood, like a blood lake.
Feng Jing stood at the head of Yanmen City and looked at the Huns running around in the blood lake, and was surprised. Every time the Huns stepped down, a beautiful blood flower would splash. Looking at the head of the city, it was a wonder and breathtaking.
There are thousands of corpses under the city. After washing the rain, they have turned white and become bulging, looking scary.
Feng Jing, the prefect, fought many battles with the Huns, but he had never seen such a terrifying battlefield and kept patting his forehead.
Just when he was surprised, the Huns lined up in neat rows and began to attack the city again.
Junchen Shanyu was mute and couldn't say what he had to suffer. The rain was too heavy, and the camp was flooded and he could no longer camp. The wise move was to choose another camp. However, once he chose another camp, he gave up the siege of Yanmen County, which was equivalent to his failure in the siege of the city.
Since the plan was decided, the Huns have been suffocating, and the loss has become greater and greater. No matter how he cannot swallow this, he must not withdraw his troops.
After weighing the pros and cons, the military minister Shanyu decided to attack the city in the rain. The Huns abandoned the long-term and short-term, and whether it rained or not, it was the same.
The accumulated water splashed from the horse's hooves of the Huns formed a blood-colored waterfall, which was particularly beautiful and spectacular.
As they were galloping, a war horse was kneeling on the ground. The Huns on the horse were caught off guard and fell off their horses.
This is because the ground is too soft and the horse's hooves cannot be subjected to force. This is a taboo for cavalry charges. More and more people are falling off their horses, and hundreds of Huns are falling off their horses.
Feng Jing saw it and was very surprised.
Chapter completed!