Chapter 984 Liaodong Infantry (6)
The battlefield outside Luoyun City Pass was in full swing, and the infantry leaving the city did not attract anyone's attention.
After breaking through the Yan army's horse-rejection formation, the Zhenliao army began to massacre in all directions. The war horses were equipped with spears, which were excellent weapons for slaughtering stragglers.
The infantry of the Yan army in the camp soon began to break up, and after receiving Wanyan Bi's order to retreat, they retreated as far back as possible.
Of course, there were still a small number of infantrymen who were able to form an organization and withdraw. Most of them were dragged into the chaotic battlefield by the 20,000 Liao suppressing troops and were forced to fight back.
The shouts of killing in the front camp continued all night long. Without the protection of the large formation, the infantry of the Yan army could only rely on more than ten people to form a small circle to resist the spears of the Liang army.
Although the situation was advantageous, the Liang army did not rush to kill. Instead, they conserved their physical strength as much as possible while fighting leisurely. They would only harvest the heads of the Yan army when the situation was smooth.
You can even see a small group of cavalry circling around the infantry of the Yan army. The Yan army, holding a round shield and holding a back-to-back shield, was trembling, while the Liang army, holding a spear and swinging around, looked leisurely.
Although the fighting was fierce, the actual casualties were not very large.
Just like this, the sky gradually became brighter, and the smell of blood in the Yan Army camp spread far into the distance.
In the middle of the night, Wanyanbi could only send out his few thousand cavalry to meet the retreating infantry, and there was no way he could repel the 20,000 Liang troops.
But Wanyan Bi was not in a hurry. He was waiting for Zhou Weiran's reinforcements.
As soon as the large reinforcements arrive, the Liang army will naturally give up the attack.
Finally, the overwhelming Yan army cavalry emerged from the hillside behind Wanyanbi. The dragon flag unique to Zhou Weiran rustled in the wind. At first glance, it was indeed very powerful.
The dragon flag, which originally symbolized the supreme power in the Great Zhou Dynasty, has now become a symbol of the ruler in the East Courtyard of the Yan Kingdom, but it is just a ruler with a puppet character.
The banners covering the field were dazzling, and the rumble of horse hooves resounded across the land of Liaodong.
The main cavalry force of the Yan army came almost in full force from the Yishui River, with a total of 40,000 people, and the black horses were like a rolling river tide.
The cavalry left in the camp now consists of nearly 10,000 old and weak soldiers.
After the cavalry, there were 20,000 of the strongest infantry, marching forward neatly carrying a large amount of ordnance.
This is also the reason why Zhou Weiran arrived late, because he mobilized all the most capable soldiers under his command, which wasted a lot of time.
The two quickly joined forces, and the cavalry formation naturally divided out 10,000 cavalry to attack the Liang army, and at the same time rescued the infantry who were struggling to support themselves on the battlefield.
These infantrymen were ecstatic when they saw their own reinforcements arriving, and they felt the joy of surviving the disaster from the bottom of their hearts.
Zhou Weiran, who was stationed under the king's flag, stared at the battlefield and said softly: "How about it, have you figured out how many of them there are?"
"Twenty thousand, no more." Wanyanbi said with a sneer on his face:
"At night, they could deliberately create a scene to bluff people, but now that it's dawn, they can't hide it anymore."
In fact, Wanyan Bi was not idle in the middle of the night. His goal was to find out the true strength of the Liang army.
"Twenty thousand?" Zhou Weiran raised his eyelids and said, "The Liao Suppressing Army should be thirty thousand. How about ten thousand?"
"These ten thousand people must be hiding somewhere." Wanyanbi said with certainty.
The two of them kept talking and didn't care much about the situation on the battlefield.
Because they knew that it was not the lives and deaths of the thousands of infantrymen on the battlefield that determined victory or defeat, but the 10,000 Liao-suppressing troops who disappeared were Chenyue's back-up force.
There are 100,000 Yan troops stationed on the banks of the Yishui River. No matter how fierce the Liang army is, they can't defeat 100,000 people with only 20,000 people, right? There are still 10,000 people left in the city to drink tea and have breakfast?
The situation on the battlefield also changed with the addition of 10,000 Yan troops. The Zhenliao army gradually withdrew from the battlefield, but did not leave, but wandered around the periphery.
Thousands of surviving infantrymen limped back to their own camp under the escort of the Yan army's cavalry. Along the way, some people kept bleeding and falling to the ground.
The war stopped temporarily, leaving behind a former army camp full of wreckage. The camp walls and other items were also completely demolished during the war.
Liang Jun's strange behavior made Zhou Weiran and Wanyanbi even more determined in their thoughts:
There must be a ghost!
Our reinforcements have arrived. Even a blind person can see that there are fifty or sixty thousand troops, several times yours. Why are you wandering around here if you don't want to run?
"Hmph, do you want to hold us back?" Zhou Weiran snorted coldly: "These Liang soldiers are really too courageous!"
Wanyanbi frowned and turned around and shouted:
"Someone is coming!"
"The general is here, what are your orders, general?"
"How long has it been since the scouts outside Luoyun City came back to deliver news?"
General Pian, who bowed to answer, was stunned for a moment and said:
"After the Liang army left the city, their first target was the scouts outside the city. Except for a small number of people who escaped back, the rest were probably killed in the battle. None of the scouting horses we sent later have returned so far. They must have encountered
The Liang army's crossbowmen intercepted and killed them."
Wanyan Bi frowned: "Where are the scouts in the direction of Yunjin's defense line? Aren't they required to report back every half day?"
Pian Jiang said bitterly: "There is no news. We have sent people to investigate."
After losing the news of the various scouts, the two of them were not angry but happy. Wanyanbi sneered and said: "It seems that he took action against He Mu Dawu."
In fact, the two of them had long speculated that the real purpose of the Liang army was the camp in the Lazi River Valley, and now it was confirmed.
Zhou Weiran said disdainfully: "It would be a fool's errand to think of ten thousand people trying to break through Hemu Dawu's camp. He has fifty thousand soldiers and horses there."
"On the surface it looks like there are 50,000 people, but after all, half of them are out attacking the fortress, and those who remain in the camp are also tired soldiers who have been fighting for a long time. Their combat effectiveness is not very strong, so we can't be careless." Wanyanbi reminded in a serious tone:
"Back then he dared to ambush Tiefu Tu with 10,000 Liang Dragon Riders. There is nothing that the King of Liang would not dare to do."
"What do you mean?" Zhou Weiran asked calmly.
"They sent 10,000 cavalry, and we also sent 10,000 cavalry. If the mantis stalks the cicada, we will also be the oriole." A smile appeared on Wanyanbi's face.
"Okay, let's do as General Wanyan wants." Zhou Weiran waved his hand confidently: "Let's see how powerful this Liang King is. Does he want to defeat our army of more than 100,000 people head-on?"
Wanyanbi waved his hand and whispered a few words in the ear of a general.
Soon, the cavalry, numbering about 10,000, quietly left the formation and circled away into the distance.
At the same time, tens of thousands of cavalry were taken out of the cavalry formation and began to fight against the Liao Army.
Chapter completed!