Because the catapult position was very hidden and was only installed after nightfall, it was expected that the people at the top of Xuanming City would not be able to see it at all.
Therefore, the defensive force is also quite weak, with only a hundred or so cavalry.
There were about three hundred of those catapult soldiers, but they were part of a special army. They had no horses, no armor, not even spears, just waist knives.
When light cavalry meets heavy cavalry, when infantry meets cavalry, there is basically no way to deal with it, not to mention the heavy cavalry who are armed to the teeth!
Seeing that they were killing more than a hundred cavalry with their overwhelming force, the catapult soldiers did not dare to go up to die, but just scattered and fled.
Chen Xiaohu and his brothers were able to light the fire calmly. By the time Bu He sent troops, they had already fled, leaving only twenty piles of crackling charcoal.
Ouyang Yunyi and Chen Xiaohu both completed their tasks perfectly, but the last troop led by Xiao Ye made no achievements, can you believe it?
Originally, he wanted to take advantage of the chaos to charge at the Bu He Army, but when he saw two fires, Xiao Ye knew that he was done. Since the tactical purpose of the surprise attack had been achieved, what else was he going to do? Brothers! Everyone!
Retreat for me, I will break up the rear...
Xiao Chen, who had no results at all, received the most sincere praise from Li Tanhua!
"Brother Xiao Ye, I must apologize to you. I underestimated you before. Really, your quick wit and ability to adapt to situations are fully qualified to be a general! You did it well, you did it wonderfully, you did it really awesome!
This is the first time, it must be the first!" Li Tanhua looked at Xiao Ye with admiration and did not hesitate to praise him.
Ouyang Yunyi has three black lines on his forehead. Damn it, what about me?
Xiao Ye didn't do anything, Xiaohu just burned a few broken cars, but I burned half of their granary. Although this was not my intention, the grassland fire was too fierce, and the wind was too strong.
Too big...
Is this considered overfulfillment of the task?
Why is he the leader!
"They are all good, and they are all top achievements!" Li Tanhua said loudly, "I must personally write a letter to ask for your credit later, and let the boss reward you properly!"
That's pretty much it. Ouyang Yunyi was angry and happy. He didn't care about rewards or anything else. The most important thing was the name!
Xiao Ye, Ouyang Yunyi, Chen Xiaohu, and Ren Bijiang all contributed!
Why did Ren Pijiang take the lead without even leaving the city gate? Guess the damaging move of the random horse attack just now... Who came up with the clever plan?
This is called strategizing and winning from thousands of miles away!
In addition to being happy and excited, Li Tanhua also suddenly felt melancholy. These guys are more powerful than the other. In the future, their reputation will definitely surpass that of me, Li Tanhua!
They are only in their teens, but I, Li Tanhua, am nearly fifty years old. If I had hair, my temples would already be gray.
Watching the few young ones devouring food, laughing loudly, pointing out the country, and being so heroic, they were really thirsty for blood, hungry for meat, and while talking and laughing, the captives were wiped out in ashes.
Just like when I was young, my whole body was full of infinite energy, but now I am no longer the same as before. At this moment, I feel a little tired from all the hard work.
Alas... Tanhua is old, can she still make a living?
Li Tanhua can still eat meat and drink wine, but Bu He really can't even eat. He is already very tired from the long journey. During these times, he has been taking some "strengthening the body" and "strengthening the body and strengthening the body" from the Tantric Sect.
The body has been hollowed out by the elixir of Bigu and Lightness.
Because these medicines are actually aphrodisiacs that strengthen yang, and after taking them, you can control ten women at night.
Dalba said that this is the 'double cultivation of men and women' and 'nourishing yin and nourishing yang', which is the basis of immortality. He believed it to be true and even practiced dual cultivation with several concubines before this expedition...
After arriving, he was repeatedly tortured by the Xuan Ming Army, which also caused the old problems of "frightened and dizzy". These two diseases are actually heart disease and high blood pressure, and anger and
Fright is also the most likely to lead to serious illness.
Now he is quite serious. He still feels dizzy and dizzy while lying in bed, with sore waist and back pain, and his heart is pounding like a drum. When people outside speak louder, he feels upset and feels like vomiting.
The accompanying doctor only gave him a few decoctions based on past experience. In fact, they were nothing more than some tonic medicines that did not help his condition at all, but only provided some psychological comfort.
The generals under his command were very worried when they saw him like this. Your Majesty, you have been ill for a long time, but you have become ill at this juncture.
What I know is that you have committed an old habit, but what I don’t know is that you thought you were frightened by the Xuan Ming soldiers!
Even if we are not scared, we are still angry. Whether we are scared or angry, it will greatly affect our morale and shake our military morale. Now our military morale is already quite unstable...
The catapults are gone, most of the food and grass were burned last night, and more than 2,000 troops and horses were lost. The battle has already suffered serious losses before it officially started!
Originally, everyone did not approve of your coming to attack Yan Yun, but now the soldiers are complaining a lot and their morale is low.
Your prince keeps saying that as soon as the army arrives, the Xuanming people will panic and surrender in Kaicheng, but now this is not a slap in the face?
They had no intention of surrendering to Kaicheng, let alone panic. We were the ones panicking, okay?
Now our situation is quite embarrassing. We have seen the strength of the Xuanming Guards, and their determination to defend the city is also obvious. If we attack the city, we may suffer heavy casualties, and even if we capture it, we will pay a considerable price.
If we can capture it within three days, that's fine. If we can't capture it, then the situation will be very unfavorable for us!
Reinforcements from Xuanming Prefecture, Bailong City, and especially Niutoushan are likely to arrive, and we will be the ones besieged by then.
Is it possible to mobilize soldiers and horses from the tribe?
You should know how many soldiers and horses we have, Lord!
Besides, in the battle at Yinshan two years ago, our vitality was severely damaged and we have not recovered yet... In fact, for now, the safest strategy is to withdraw our troops, because the morale of the troops is no longer available, and the future dangers are unpredictable!
"What are you all doing with such mournful expressions? I'm not dead yet!" Seeing the generals' solemn expressions and low morale, Bu He became even more angry. "Gather your troops and horses immediately, and follow me to attack Xuanming City. Attack Xuanming City."
If you don’t die, I will die with my eyes closed!”
These words were quite unlucky. All the generals were silent and said to themselves, "My lord, do you want to calm down a little more? You don't look very good at all. Don't control your anger. Let's think twice before acting."
"Didn't you hear what the prince said?" Dalba frowned, "We have already arrived at the city, why should we return empty-handed? It's winter now, and Xuanming Lake will be covered with ten feet of ice.