diskusbooks Chapter 165: Battle of Xiantai Mountain
Chapter 165: Battle of Xiantai Mountain
Tuoba Wansheng gathered the remaining 70,000 men and formed two armies, the front and the rear. The front army had 30,000 men, and the rear army had 40,000 men, and they advanced silently along the Xiantai Mountain Road.
Having suffered a loss before, Tuoba Wansheng learned his lesson this time. The 30,000-man army was divided into two parts: 15,000 on foot and 15,000 on horseback.
When they were approaching Xiaohong Village in Xiantai Mountain, they had suffered losses due to landmines before, so this time they were divided into two teams, one team advanced along the road and the other team took the mountain road.
This trick really worked. Furthermore, the people who took the mountain road set out at dawn, and the new troops and Dingzhou troops stationed there were inexperienced, so the surveillance post was only extended five miles ahead.
When daybreak came, people walking on the road would use their guns to poke loose soil, causing an explosion.
It alarmed the people at the observation post.
"Not many people are coming this time, only about ten thousand. Go and report to the battalion commander."
After the observation post discovered the situation, it hurriedly sent people to the back.
"Do you see there are people there?"
The vanguard infantry of the Tuoba Xianbei tribe could not see clearly and walked slowly as they took a detour, but they saw the sentry point behind the observation post.
"Go up and kill them."
A small Xianbei leader said.
"What about the people who ran away?"
"It seems we can't catch up, so let's wipe out the spies' sentry posts first."
"okay!……"
The Xianbei soldiers sent out a team of about a hundred people, holding steel knives and approaching.
The Xianbei people on the road were so scared after the first mine exploded that everyone walking forward almost peed their pants.
"Can't we take a detour? Do we have to go this way?"
"No, the leader told us to go this way, we must go down!"
The Xianbei leader along the way brought his men and gave orders while holding steel knives.
"In that case, I will lead a team to explore the way ahead."
At this time, a warrior stood up and said.
"Well done, Mu Hua, it's up to you."
Mu Hua led more than a hundred people walking in front and stopped when they saw the soft soil.
"I'm in the front, and you're all five steps apart at the back. Just pass on what I say."
"Okay!" someone in the team responded.
Mu Hua is a smart young man in their tribe. He volunteered this time because he didn't want the people in the tribe to be killed by the military supervisors.
Besides, there is such a powerful weapon in front of him, and he will die sooner or later, so why not die clearly?
Previously, if you used a gun to poke the soft soil, it would explode. So Mu Hua stepped forward, came to the loose soil, and used his hands to push away the soil. Then he said to the back: "I pushed away a layer of soil, and there was nothing."
Then the word spread to the back.
Mu Hua continued, digging up the soil several times, but nothing unusual was found.
The young leader was a little impatient and shouted, "Mu Hua, don't waste time, just go forward."
Unexpectedly, just as he finished speaking, Mu Hua shouted, "I found a wooden board, wait for me."
After his words spread to the back, the crowd fell silent.
"There's an iron object under the wooden board. Let me take a look..."
Apart from the voice of the messenger, no one else made a sound.
Quiet! Abnormally quiet!
"The iron is a mechanism connected to a cable mechanism at the back. I suspect this cable mechanism can explode."
Mu Hua is a smart man, and his discoveries directly bring valuable experience to those who come after him.
"Bring me a longer horse rope. I'd like to see if this method will work."
"Hurry, give Mu Hua a long horse rope!" the little leader shouted loudly.
After a while, someone brought the horse rope, which was about thirty steps long when combined with the other sections.
After repeated observation, Mu Hua hooked the traction rope with a long branch, left and pulled the horse rope, causing an explosion.
"boom……"
The explosion kicked up soil, and the area within dozens of meters was attacked by soil and stones.
Mu Hua was pulling the horse reins while standing and was unfortunately hit by a stone.
"Success!!!" Everyone cheered, and later they found that Mu Hua's head was hit by a stone and was bleeding a lot.
"Our hero, you can't be in any danger. Quick, call Sikong to bandage Mu Hua."
"Sikong is not here, let me do it."
"Did anyone of you understand? Let's continue." The little leader was excited. This was a great achievement as they destroyed the weapons of Dingzhou County.
"I'll do it..." shouted a soldier who had been following Mu Hua.
"Well done, Toleku. It's up to you to do the rest. Everyone should learn from you."
This time, Toleku extended the rope by another five meters and successfully detonated the mine using the same method.
With the right technique, detonating a mine isn't a problem, it's just a waste of time.
"If several people go at the same time, it will speed up the process."
The mines were laid in a staggered manner because the Xianbei soldiers did not know how to do it and their techniques were crude.
After the explosions ended, the mines within several miles were basically cleared.
The soldiers of Dingzhou County were enraged and rushed forward ready to fight. There were only more than 10,000 of them, and they also had grenades and rifles. Who would be afraid of whom in the battle between the two armies?
But as soon as the battle started, they found out that they were wrong. The enemy suffered few casualties, only a hundred or so people. Thirty thousand was not a big deal.
They had only 5,000 men and a little over a thousand rifles.
Even though the grenade was thrown, it did not scare these people away.
After a battle, almost all the Dingzhou troops were killed.
Qi Tai's battalion also lost more than half of its troops.
Zhuo Yi's cavalry suffered losses of up to one third.
"Retreat! Retreat quickly to the rear."
Qi Tai and Zhuo Yi's troops fired with their rifles and used grenades to block the attack, but the Xianbei soldiers they saw from behind were as ferocious as wolves seeing snow.
"What the hell, how could we be caught in a situation where we are attacked from both sides?"
"Didn't they say there were only a little over ten thousand?"
"Stop talking. We've already killed or wounded 10,000 enemies. Why are they still attacking?"
"Have the Dingzhou troops left?"
"There are less than 200 of them left, and most of them have retreated with the wounded."
"Qi Tai, we still have a few wounded here. You take the others and retreat first. Go to Pingshan and build fortifications. We are cavalry, and we can run faster on horseback than you."
"Zhuo Yiyi, what nonsense are you talking about? Can I just abandon you and run away?"
"This is not the time to talk about feelings. Hurry up and leave. I can't take it anymore."
Zhuo Yi glanced at his team of more than 600 people and gave the order in a firm tone.
Their rifles have obvious advantages, but also prominent disadvantages, such as inaccurate shooting at long distances.
The opponent also has bows and arrows, and you will be hit by arrows if you get too close.
The enemy is fearless and our army is fighting with its life.
"Hard red..."
A soldier threw a grenade and shouted, but unfortunately an arrow hit his throat and blood soon flowed from the corner of his mouth.
"Damn it, be careful about exposing yourself when throwing grenades!"
Zhuo Yiyi was almost crying with anxiety as he saw the number of people around him decreasing.
Soon, their camp fortifications were breached, and the remaining 500 people rode back on horseback.
“Gee, gee, gee…”
The Xianbei cavalry behind arrived at this time.
"Their cavalry consists of only a few hundred men. They just left. You can chase them..."
The young leader's shoulder blade was pierced by a bullet, and he pointed in the direction of Zhuo Yi's retreat and shouted.
Tuoba Wansheng had no idea that today he was planning to let these people step on the mines. When they came over after hearing no more explosions, they had already killed the enemy troops, and only a few hundred people escaped.
"Thank you for your hard work. Leave the rest to us. My men, chase them..."
The cavalry raised their sabers and shouted "Ulla" as they rushed behind Zhuo Buyi.