Chapter 1108: Border soldiers are difficult to use
The Wei army on the north bank launched another attack, but a considerable number of the Qi army soldiers on the south bank had not yet completed their formation, and some of the troops that had completed their formation had not yet reached the combat position.
Some teams were moving towards the viewing platform where the emperor was supervising the battle. However, when they saw the Wei cavalry rushing south on horseback, these people subconsciously stopped and were not eager to step forward to accept the enemy's challenge. No matter what the generals did,
Despite shouting and reprimanding, the soldiers just stood still.
"There are hundreds of soldiers in the front line, and they are all heroes worth ten thousand. Previously, it was impossible for tens of thousands of troops to come south, let alone only a few thousand enemy troops!"
In the face of the urging orders from the governors, many tough soldiers in the team said coldly.
The governor was furious after hearing this, and immediately ordered that the fierce soldier be dragged out of the army and severely punished. However, before the soldiers could even get close, there were other soldiers in the team who were equally dissatisfied and responded, some
He had even drawn out his saber and held it tightly in his hand.
Seeing this scene, the governor felt that the public's anger was hard to touch, so he did not dare to use force casually. However, he was worried that he would be punished by His Majesty the Emperor for being too slow in dispatching troops and horses, so he could only slow down his tone and said sincerely: "
In the past, the division was not allowed to return south. The Supreme Leader had his own considerations. It is not something that you and other soldiers can guess. But now a powerful enemy is about to attack. If we can't work together to resist these enemies, what can you and other soldiers do?
preservation?"
"The Supreme Being is a heavenly being, and the will of heaven is so high and far-reaching, who can guess it? His breath becomes wind, his anger becomes thunder. If you shout, you can retreat from the enemy, so why rely on humble soldiers!"
Previously, these soldiers had seen the soldiers in the front line being abandoned and even intercepted and killed. Now they could not help but vent their squeezing dissatisfaction, and even dared to make disrespectful mockery of the emperor.
Words.
In response to the governor's persuasion, some sergeants pointed to the river in the north and the enemy formation, and said rudely: "The enemy is still outside, and the soldiers will inevitably die in the ditch. On the contrary, if you stay in the enemy's formation, you can survive."
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Similar scenes of disputes between officers and soldiers abound in the Chinese military camps, and not many soldiers can be mobilized in time. In some units, not only the soldiers have a negative attitude, but even the generals also express their opinions.
Wait and see, not in a hurry to move forward.
Because the Qi army on the north bank had left behind many armored staffs and equipment, and there were many corpses of the Qi army lying on the road to the south, they still needed to be cleaned up. But even so, because many soldiers did not gather forward in time, it was impossible to move forward in time.
This made the situation of the Qi army quite bad.
Gao Yang stood under the viewing platform and saw that there were only more than 10,000 Forbidden Army soldiers and some other scattered troops gathered here. From the time he gave the order until the enemy was about to invade the camp, all the troops who had gathered to face the enemy were ready to fight.
There were only less than 20,000 people, and they were naturally feeling frightened and angry, with cold sweat on their foreheads. They looked around and said angrily: "Why don't all the troops from the camps come quickly?"
"The bandit army is coming quickly and fiercely, and it will take time to mobilize the troops. Your Majesty, please retreat to the main camp for the time being, and dispatch from the center to send troops from all walks of life to encircle and suppress the enemy troops!"
The Imperial Guards General who had his attendants nearby also noticed that the situation was not good. Seeing the enemy troops approaching, he hurriedly stepped forward to give advice.
The emperor's current location is too close to the battle line, and is only about ten feet away from the Tongda River. Once the enemy forces attack here and gain a foothold on the south bank, they can harass and threaten the emperor's safety with just the arrows.
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If the emperor continues to stay here, not only will it be useless, but it will also make the soldiers feel helpless in fighting. If another accident happens, the entire army will collapse in an instant.
Some generals were anxious and couldn't help but put their words more bluntly: "Most of the officers and soldiers in the camps are garrison soldiers mobilized from various frontiers. They have been in the border areas for a long time and have not been deeply gracious. In times of crisis, they all have their own arms, fearing that they may not be able to respond in time."
Mobilize. Your Majesty should retreat temporarily, and let a certain number of soldiers from the local guards fight against the enemy. Even if the battle is unfavorable, Your Majesty can still fight again with the entire army, so don't take any risks by staying here!"
After Gao Yang heard this, he looked ashamed and annoyed, drew his sword and roared: "It's just a Qiang thief, what's there to fear! I am the emperor of Qi, how can I be forced to retreat by the thieves' power? I should stay here to kill the enemy.
Defend my country!”
Neither his strong character nor his inner self-esteem allowed Gao Yang to run away. Especially now, the negative and conflicting atmosphere permeating the Chinese army camp made him feel a great sense of crisis.
Staying here can at least ensure that the tens of thousands of guards here are still loyal and dare to fight. But if they want to return to the Chinese army's tent, and if the situation on the battlefield worsens, what will happen to those soldiers in the camps who are no longer obeying the orders?
What will happen is really difficult to predict.
Seeing that His Majesty the Emperor still insisted on staying here, the generals felt powerless for a while. Naturally, they did not dare to abandon the Emperor and leave, so they could only make up their minds to stay here to face the enemy.
Gao Yang's insistence was not completely ineffective. The other camp governors did not waver in the ceremony of introducing the emperor. They still stayed at the same place. They really did not dare to ignore the situation and led their troops forward. They just led their troops forward.
In the rear of the battle formation of the Forbidden Army soldiers, they did not dare to rush to the front line. After all, no one could tell at what moment they would be attacked from both sides, so it was safer to stay behind the formation.
While the Qi army was still adjusting their battle formation, the Wei army had already launched a charge towards the south bank.
Li Tai knew that the Qi army's military advantage was still huge, and the current discord was only a temporary phenomenon. If the Wei army's offensive was blocked by stubborn resistance and was no longer as fierce as before, and the battle situation turned into a stalemate,
Then not only the enemy armies on the south bank will rise up to resist, but even the defeated armies on the north bank who have abandoned their weapons and deserted the battle may be in trouble again.
Therefore, the most important thing at the moment is to break through the Qi army's defense line on the south bank of the Tongda River, launch an attack directly into its battle formation, and directly make the Qi leader Gao Yang flee with his head in his arms, so that all the troops on the road will have nothing to fear!
So when he launched the attack again, he had no reservations. The first to launch the attack was the armored cavalry composed of three hundred soldiers of the Hundred Cavalry Battalion. Although this number was not large, the armored cavalry was on the battlefield.
He is a well-deserved king, especially when attacking a strong formation, he is even more unstoppable!
Seeing the enemy's heavy cavalry charging straight towards the south, the Qi army's Baibao and Xianbei soldiers arrayed along the river all had serious expressions on their faces, clutching the long spears in their hands with both hands.
Since the beginning of the war, the Qi army has always been the active offensive party due to its strong military advantage. In order to facilitate the advance and retreat of troops, it did not build as dense and varied defenses as the Wei army during land acquisition. Now facing the enemy's counterattack, it has
There is no solid line of defense to hold on to, and the only thing you can rely on is your own flesh and blood and the weapons in your hands.
Although the Baibao sergeants are also well-armed, far beyond ordinary soldiers, and the armor on their bodies is not inferior to that of heavy cavalry, but due to the lack of the cooperation of armored horses, the heavy cavalry facing the enemy on the ground will still be weak after all.
Some pale in comparison.
But even so, these sergeants still showed no fear on their faces. When they saw the enemy cavalry running towards them, they shouted loudly and stabbed out their long spears in order to defend their Emperor to the death.
These Baibao sergeants are worthy of the reputation of being one against a hundred. They are not only ruthless when killing friendly troops, but also brave when facing the enemy.
Soon the two sides collided without any tricks. Although they were in a disadvantageous situation of fighting on foot and cavalry, Sergeant Baibao still used his strong arm strength and fierce fighting spirit to resist the enemy with his long spear.
A, although he was also knocked backwards by the force of the enemy's horse, even the palm of his hand holding the pole was shaken to pieces, and he actually used force to knock the enemy's horse off the horse.
Of course, such an extreme situation still requires the cooperation of all aspects of strength and angle to be possible. Most of the Baibao sergeants at the front of the array were directly knocked to the rear by the huge force of the heavy cavalry. Those with better luck could still survive in their robes.
They stood up with help and continued fighting. Those who were less lucky died on the spot.
However, under the fearless obstruction of these Baibao sergeants, the inertia of the Wei army's heavy cavalry was weakened to a certain extent after rushing down the embankment. When they rushed into the enemy's infantry formation in the rear, they were all
The momentum is no longer as strong as it was at the beginning.
The Qi army also had rich experience in fighting heavy cavalry. They did not stand directly in front of the enemy cavalry's impact, but separated on both sides, constantly throwing out snagging ropes and using ropes to pull them to limit the running speed of the enemy cavalry.
, carefully avoiding the reach of the enemy's cavalry, and attacking mainly from the sides and rear of the troops.
Although this is a set of tactics summed up with rich experience, it is also accompanied by a large number of mistakes and casualties during the execution process, not to mention the people who were collided, trampled and killed by the enemy's cavalry, slashed and smashed with swords, even if they were lucky.
If you put a snagging rope on the enemy's horse, you will inevitably be carried away and fall down in a hurry. On such a chaotic battlefield, the chance of getting up safely after falling is slim.
Five hundred heavy cavalry rushed south, tearing a gap in the enemy's south bank line, and then directly disrupted the battle formation of more than 2,000 people at the rear. The thousand-man teams on standby on the left and right sides rushed forward to support, lest they
These enemy heavy cavalry broke out of the encirclement of the formation and charged straight towards His Majesty the Emperor.
Although the heavy cavalry of the Wei army rushed into the enemy formation on the south bank, the thousand light cavalry following behind encountered obstacles during their charge.
Originally, the heavy cavalry charged into the formation, the light cavalry tore apart, and the infantry followed closely to encircle and annihilate the enemy sergeants. However, the Baibao sergeants who had been overwhelmed by the Qi army quickly gathered back. By killing people and shooting horses, they counterattacked without fear of death and defeated the Wei army.
The light cavalry troops were cut off in the middle so that they could not follow the offensive of the heavy cavalry in front. With their life-threatening battles, hundreds of Wei army light cavalry sergeants were intercepted on the embankment so that they could not go south.
Li Tai stood under the banner and saw how ferocious the enemies were. He held the horse-drawn horse beside him several times with his fingers. In the end, he did not charge forward himself. Instead, he shouted to the front formation: "Before shooting,
The formations contain the enemy soldiers, and the army continues to advance!"