Chapter 1633 Decisive Battle in the Valley of Homes Fifteen
Xu Bin directed the crossbowmen to walk out of the narrowest area of the valley and came to the rear of the night fighting troops.
As the front encountered rebel resistance, the rear troops stopped, leaving a buffer zone with the middle troops.
"Make a dense phalanx and prepare to shoot." Xu Bin ran forward after giving the order.
He wants to determine the enemy's location and whether it is within shooting range.
In the battle in the valley, only the few hundred people at the front take action, and the rest can only be handed over to long-range troops.
Xu Bin didn't run a few steps before he met Ni Chong.
"Hurry up and lead your troops to exchange positions with me." Ni Chong commanded the middle troops and was also in a wait-and-see state.
His troops have no long-range attack power, but are closer to the enemy.
"Can the enemy counterattack?" Xu Bin was a little worried.
Although the Second Regiment and the 218th Division were in front, their combined strength was less than 10,000, and the enemy numbered at least 20,000 to 30,000. Those enemies who were not afraid of death had a chance to counterattack.
He didn't expect that the enemy engineering troops were not taking drugs.
"Hey, do you doubt my vision? The enemy is in chaos. When the crossbowmen come to join the battle, they will be even more chaotic. It is impossible to counterattack in a short time." Ni Chong got more information.
The crossbow unit immediately moved to the center, using the astonishing range of the powerful crossbows to easily cover most of the enemies.
"Fight to the death! We must give the rear troops time to set up defensive positions. Even if there is only one person left, the enemy cannot move forward one step!" Yang Kuo's eyes turned red and he was determined to block the enemy's attack.
Because they planned to attack overnight after building the trebuchet position, there were nearly 40,000 rebels in the valley, several thousand of whom were fighting with the 213th Division. Thousands of engineering troops were defeated, and more than 20,000 people were left blocking the rear.
valley.
Ding Kui flew over with several sixth-level combatants, keeping an eye on the battlefield to prevent the opponent's sixth-level combatants from taking action.
Now he is not afraid that Yang Kuo will break the contract. At worst, he will fight hard until tomorrow, waiting for the 75th Division and the 1st Zhongdi Division to outflank the entrance of the opposite valley.
If you want to break the contract, break it all together. He doesn't mind swallowing up these 100,000 troops in one go.
Yang Kuo and others did not break the contract, but there were several sixth-level combatants present, and the senior officers all worked hard.
After the rebels stabilized their position, they began to organize a counterattack. The first to launch the attack were the archers.
Because there are materials for making trebuchets, they can be converted into bunkers on the spot, which increases the defensive power of the archers.
After the 213th Division dealt with the engineering troops who had no time to escape, they encountered an obstruction and their advance came to a halt.
The Second Special Operations Regiment failed to completely suppress the enemy archers in the darkness, and more and more soldiers fell under the arrows.
Later, the addition of crossbowmen improved the situation slightly.
Not long after, the smell of fire oil wafted from the battlefield, and the commanders of both sides ordered fire attacks almost simultaneously.
The blazing fire drives away the darkness and becomes the most lethal weapon on the battlefield.
Oil cans, torches, the simplest combination.
It can make more than ten soldiers fall into a ball of fire instantly.
The most brutal battle between the two armies started in Lixiang Valley.
The rebels did not have a large-scale fire attack before because they were the attacker and could not set fire in the direction of their advance. Now they are the defender, so they can use it.
On Ding Kui's side, the Second Special Operations Regiment was mainly setting fires in order to illuminate the battlefield. However, seeing his comrades being burned, they also set fire to the heavily defended rebels.
Xu Bin saw that the attack was blocked and rockets flew out of the enemy's position, so he also ordered the use of rockets.
The one who suffered the most was the 213th Division, which was under fire and attacked but could not retaliate.
"What's wrong?" Ao Yu noticed that Ding Kui's face was cramping vaguely.
"Without magicians, fighting becomes primitive and cruel." Ding Kui said with emotion.
"Human beings are still too fragile to be afraid of fire." Qinglong shrugged.
Indeed, ordinary flames have no lethality to water dragons.
"Well, only those with at least level five combat power can withstand this kind of fire attack." Jiang Nan didn't correctly understand Ao Yu's meaning, and just thought it was a sigh.
"Only now do I realize how good the magician is. If Mrs. Li were here, she could save many soldiers." General Shi recalled the various conveniences of the magician's companions.
Soldiers who are on fire can only fall to the ground and roll back. Only after leaving the combat zone can their comrades come to help. The wet flag becomes very important at this time.
The soldiers next to the fire have to endure the high temperature of the battle. The scary thing is that the armor is made of metal and will get hotter and hotter. If you can't bear it anymore, you have to withdraw from the combat zone. At this time, a water bag is even more important.
A smell of meat wafted up, and the staff officer of the 213th Division trembled: "Sir, the enemy seems not afraid of fire."
"Fuck, what a useless medicine!" the commander of the 213th Division said angrily, "Everyone, hold on, we must break the enemy's position. No matter how crazy the enemy is, they cannot withstand a powerful crossbow."
There was a stalemate in the frontline combat zone, but the battle between the long-range troops determined the winner.
The high-intensity fire attack gradually illuminated the entire valley, providing a good field of vision for the Second Special Operations Regiment and the crossbowmen.
The drug-addled rebels were not afraid of fire, and could still fight after being partially cooked, but they were unable to move after being pinned to the ground by a few crossbow arrows.
The nearly ten-meter-high earth platform provides the Second Special Operations Regiment with a wider range of powerful crossbows, which can clear the enemy in the combat zone for the 213th Division.
The expressions of Ding Kui and others gradually relaxed, while the expressions of Yang Kuo and others were just the opposite, with their faces getting tighter and tighter.
The prerequisite for fighting to the death is to be able to fight. Without the word "fight", it loses its meaning.
Unknowingly, it was almost midnight, and the number of people on the rebel position became increasingly sparse.
The archers completely misfired, and the high-level archers simply moved closer to the fighting area to shoot directly; the infantry was still holding on, but the water reserves were in short supply and there were not many oil tanks left.
Yang Kuo looked back frequently and finally saw a figure flying from behind. He immediately gritted his teeth and ordered: "Retreat!"
There are still more than 50,000 troops in the rebel camp at the entrance of the valley, and they can enter the valley to build defensive positions. They are Yang Kuo's last support.
The commander of the 213th Division reorganized the cavalry team and prepared to pursue the fleeing enemy. Ding Kui descended and said: "There is a cavalry ambush ahead. You should form a formation to pursue steadily. Don't advance rashly."
The rebels' retreat was not a rout. The troops were in good order and there was no chaos. They still had backup to deal with the pursuers. They were not as easy to chase down as the unarmed engineering troops.
The western section of Lixiang Valley is wider, with the widest section over a hundred meters. A squadron can be deployed horizontally, and it can accommodate seven or eight ten-by-ten square formations to attack at the same time.
The 213th Division assembled its troops to form a square formation to pursue the enemy one after another. Ni Chong led the main force to cross the crossbowmen and return to the center. The Second Special Operations Regiment became the remaining force.
However, behind them, an army was catching up quickly.
Faintly visible in the dimming firelight, the military flags and various battle flags of the 80th Division were fluttering in front of us.
Under his banner, Qiao Meng controlled his horse speed and walked with the troops. He suddenly whipped his whip and pointed it in the air: "Look! The commander-in-chief of our army, the commander-in-chief of our army!"
All the soldiers looked up together and saw three dark red figures floating in the air. Although it was unclear which one was Ding Kui, Qiao Meng was sure that one of them must be.