Chapter 262
It can be seen that Liu Cong has been angered by the almost arrogant performance of the Jin army, and he is determined to kill them all without leaving any one behind. As it happens, Liu Yao has no intention of letting this Jin army go, so he immediately responds.
He held his flag high and galloped towards the chaotic army, roaring loudly and giving orders. He found those generals who couldn't control their troops and scolded their souls back. At the same time, he waved his whip and generals were flying around like headless flies.
The scurrying sergeant retreated back to his own queue. His bravery had long been famous throughout the army. Seeing him, everyone seemed to see the backbone, and their hearts calmed down. The originally chaotic army miraculously restored order.
Several more Liu Cong's trusted generals held Liu Cong's talismans and went to find Liu Jing, Hu Yanyan, Wang Mi and others, asking them to immediately recruit elite troops to cooperate with Liu Cong and kill the Jin army that broke through. In order to annihilate this Jin army.
, Liu Cong didn't even care about Luoyang, which he had already obtained. He wanted to mobilize all the generals and troops who could fight, and kill the Jin army without leaving any trace behind!
It's a pity that just when Liu Yao roared and drove the disordered Bu Qu back to his own array, and when those cronies were riding horses and galloping in the direction where Hu Yanyan, Liu Jing, Wang Mi and others were,
The Jin army had already broken through the encirclement of the 70,000 Xiongnu army. They waded through the pools of knee-deep blood and rushed out along the banks of the Yishui River toward the new city thirty miles away.
Liu Cong climbed up and looked far away, and saw that the Jin army was carrying a large number of carriages, which seemed to be quite heavy. He said gloomily: "The Jin people brought so much baggage when they broke out. They must have moved all the treasures in Luoyang City."
gone!"
Prince Liu Can smiled ferociously: "It's not that easy for them to escape with so many treasures! I am willing to lead my elite cavalry to intercept and kill them. I will annihilate this Jin army and intercept those treasures for my father!"
Liu Cong said: "Go, be careful!"
Hu Yanjiong had just besieged the Jin army's infantry phalanx, but fought hard to no avail. He was also shot dead and injured by the Jin army. He was so angry that he immediately stepped out and said, "I am willing to go with the prince to annihilate the Jin army and capture the captured Jin army."
A treasure from the Jin Dynasty!"
Liu Cong said: "It is commendable for your general's loyalty and bravery. I am very pleased! You will lead our troops first, and I will arrive with the army soon. I will not withdraw my troops until this Jin army is annihilated today!"
Therefore, Liu Can and Hu Yanjiong each led their own elite cavalry, totaling 7,000 men, to pursue the retreating Jin army.
Seeing the Huns cavalry coming from the wild, the infantrymen who were left behind all showed signs of despair. This area was all plains. On the plains, how could these two-legged infantry outrun the four-legged cavalry! Beigong Chun was calm and collected.
Ziruo said to Xiao Yu: "Pick a hundred crossbowmen for me who can shoot the most accurately. You can take the infantry and throw away the heavy armor and retreat quickly."
Xiao Yu gritted his teeth and said: "The men of the Xiao family have never had the tradition of abandoning their armor when leading troops in war!"
Bei Gongchun said: "If you don't throw away your armor, you will all die here."
It may sound unpleasant, but it is an indisputable fact. Xiao Yu's troops walked all the way and fought hard. They only managed to break out of the encirclement with nearly half of their lives and casualties. The physical exhaustion was already very serious, and there were still three days to go from here to the new city.
For more than ten miles, wearing armor weighing twenty or thirty kilograms, it was impossible for them to reach the new city under the pursuit of the Hu cavalry.
Xiao Yu hesitated for a long time, but he still selected one hundred of the best crossbowmen for Bei Gongchun, and left a bag of arrows for each crossbowman, and then ordered all the crossbowmen to rest and wait until the suffocating
After the sweltering heat dissipated, he immediately took off his armor and started running away. However, he did not order the armor to be thrown away. Although these armors had been seriously damaged in the battle, they could still provide them with effective protection, and they were reluctant to part with them.
Beigong Junze stood on the bank of Yishui with twenty black hawk swordsmen and one hundred crossbowmen, looking at the roaring barbarian army with indifferent eyes. He looked at that indifferently.
Hundreds of crossbowmen said: "Wait a moment and each of you aims at a Hu cavalry. When I give the order, fire a volley. Be sure to kill one Hu cavalry each."
The hundred crossbowmen responded, lined up in a row, drew their crossbows, loaded a short arrow, and aimed at the Hu cavalry that was getting closer and closer.
Thanks to the addition of a crossbow stock and grip, it becomes easier for the crossbowman to hold the crossbow to aim for a long time, and he will no longer be as tired as before.
The Hu cavalry arrived quickly. Seeing that there were only a few Jin troops left behind, they showed a contemptuous smile. A leading general said hello, and hundreds of people rushed towards the Jin army, intending to use horse hoofs to defeat them.
These Jin troops were trampled to death. Although his tactics were arrogant, they were also very effective. The advantage of cavalry over infantry on the plains was too great. Hundreds of cavalry launched a charge at the same time. Before the two armies came into contact, just the terrifying force
The momentum of one person can cause the infantry to panic and scramble for their lives!
It's a pity that they are not running into ordinary infantry now. The sergeants of Shesheng Battalion have experienced the hell battle at Hulao Pass for more than 40 days during this period, and have experienced the nightmare defense battle of Luoyang. Now
They fought hard all the way through blood and water to break out of the encirclement. I don’t know how many times I have rolled through the gate of hell. I no longer take my life seriously. A mere few hundred cavalry want to scare them with their momentum? Not so
easy!
When they were only a hundred meters away from the infantry, Beigong Jun gave an order, and the crossbowmen who had been preparing for a long time fired their rifles at the same time. Amidst the metal vibrating sound of the stirrups and stirrups, a hundred one-foot-long shorts were fired.
Arrows shot out suddenly, hitting the one hundred Hu cavalry who were charging at the front. The cold stars flashed past, and the men and their horses rolled over. The Hu cavalry at the front seemed to have stumbled on an invisible stumbling rope, and they rolled with their horses.
The screams of people and the wild neighing of horses could be heard all the time. When the cavalry behind them saw this scene, they thought there was some serious trap ahead, so they were so frightened that they reined in their horses, intending to see the situation clearly...
However, Bei Gongchun did not intend to give them time. Just when the Hu cavalry was shocked by the precise shooting of a hundred crossbowmen and became chaotic, he and his men and horses rushed forward at lightning speed.
It danced like a tornado, and wherever it went, the limbs of the Hu people were flying around like grass and mustard. In an instant, twenty or thirty people were lying on the ground. This Hu cavalry was frightened by this scene, how could they dare to
To fight? They turned around and ran away!
Bei Gongchun did not pursue. He immediately reined in his horse and said to the one hundred archers: "Retreat!"
The one hundred archers shrewdly collected the horses abandoned by the barbarians and obtained more than fifty horses. The two of them rode together and followed Bei Gongchun away.
The fleeing Hu cavalry quickly ran into the army led by Liu Can. After learning that hundreds of elite cavalry were defeated by a mere hundred crossbowmen and Bei Gongchun riding alone, Liu Can
He was so angry that he whipped the cavalry general several times and cursed: "Coward! Coward! A coward like you is not worthy of calling yourself the son of the prairie eagle!"
Hu Yanjiong persuaded Liu Can and said: "Beigong Chun is brave and invincible. Everyone knows that this time the Jin army was able to break out, and Beigong Chun took the greatest credit. However, manpower is sometimes poor. No matter how brave he is, his physical strength is not
Infinitely, he must be outnumbered this time, and if we lead the army to pursue him again, we will definitely be able to kill him!"
Liu Can felt that what he said was reasonable, so he led seven thousand cavalry to speed up the pursuit.
At this time, Bei Gongchun had already caught up with Xiao Yu's troops who were marching with their armor rolled up. Seeing that they still had not given up their armor, he didn't know what to say. Seeing the smoke and dust rising from behind and the loud sound of killing, he said to Xiao Yu
: "If you don't want to die, throw away these armors and run as fast as you want!"
Xiao Yu turned his head and looked at the rapidly approaching smoke, gritted his teeth, and although he was extremely reluctant, he still issued the order: "Abandon the armor!"
With red eyes, the archers dropped their rolled-up armor one after another, leaving only their crossbows and long knives. They ran towards the new city that was clearly visible. In a blink of an eye, the ground was covered with discarded armor, which was very conspicuous.
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Bei Gongchun looked at the surrounding terrain, pointed to a reed field on the left, and said: "Let's go there to lurk. The enemy is chasing us here, so they will definitely stop and pick up the loot. While they are fighting for the loot, we will
Give them a volley of fire first, then ride out and kill a group of them, see if they still dare to chase!"
Everyone had no objections to his command and immediately obeyed, running to the reed field that was taller than a person and lurking down.
Not long after, the barbarian cavalry came in like a tide.
Seeing the armor all over the ground, these barbarian cavalry cheered in surprise. They reined in their horses one after another, dismounted and picked up the trophies. They even fought to get a pair of armor that looked relatively good. There was no way, the armor of this era was really too good.
It's so precious, and they barbarians are notoriously poor. Even the Forbidden Army can't afford a pair of iron armor for each person. Many people have to use leather armor to make up for it. Now that they see so many iron armors, how can they remain calm?
Come down? It’s a trophy at your fingertips. You’d be a fool not to grab it!
More and more people joined the scramble, and the chasing army became chaotic.
Seeing that the time was right, Bei Gongchun drew his huge bow and aimed at an officer who was beating the soldiers who were snatching the trophies with a spear pole and asking them to restore order. With a swish, the sharp arrow flew as fast as a meteor and flew a hundred steps away.
, hitting the officer's throat. The powerful impact of the arrow not only pierced the general's throat, but even directly broke his cervical vertebrae. His head hung weakly, and he fell down from his horse without saying a word.
, too dead to die.
The one hundred archers seemed to have heard the starting gun, and they pulled the trigger in unison. After the bowstring trembled, there was a sharp and intensive whistle, whooshing, whooshing, whooshing. The short arrows were shot out like the wind, looking for those who were still there.
Chapter completed!