The Wei army's light cavalry advance was blocked, so they temporarily retreated to the north bank. Soon, two hundred heavy infantrymen stepped onto the southward embankment, guiding a thousand crossbowmen from behind to advance forward.
As the two sides closed to a certain distance, strong bows and powerful crossbows flew into the air, and the enemy soldiers who were immediately attacked were overwhelmed. Even though they had considerable defenses all over their bodies, they had to bend down and retreat to avoid it.
Ranya.
The northerners focused on cavalry and archery. Although the southerners lacked war horses, they were equally skilled in long-range strikes. Various bows and crossbows were equally powerful on the battlefield. During the Battle of Jiangling, the Western Wei Dynasty captured a large number of crossbows and related weapons from Nanliang.
Craftsman also greatly enriches the choice and coordination of tactics.
Under the repeated shootings of the crossbowmen, the brave Baibao sergeants of the Qi army were also shot and killed one after another. Although their armors were very sophisticated, there were always areas where the protection was weak and could not be covered.
, the arrows of the repeating crossbow are short and light, and even if they hit one or two out of ten, they can still cause considerable damage.
Although the crossbow has the shortcoming of a slow rate of fire, if the Qi army's Baibao sergeants want to hurt them, they must also take the initiative to break through the enemy's heavy infantry protection, and in the process of impact, they will inevitably cause new casualties.
.Not to mention that the heavy infantry of the Wei army was by no means inferior to Baibao Xianbei in terms of bravery.
The defeated Qi army on the river beach also saw that the Baibao sergeants who had previously blocked them from going south were helplessly shot by the Wei army's crossbowmen. Then they looked at the same soldiers not far away.
The nearly a thousand Wei army crossbowmen who were guarding these unarmed people all lowered their heads, not daring to have any messy thoughts in their minds.
The Baibao Xianbei troops of the Qi army were not large in number, and more than a thousand troops were deployed along the south bank of the Tongda River. The defeated army on the north bank also caused certain casualties when it attacked from the south, and was charged and killed by the heavy cavalry of the Wei army. Now it can still
The total number of soldiers who went into battle was only about 500, and now nearly 200 people were killed by the Wei army's crossbow team.
No matter how brave the team is, its losses in successive battles have exceeded two-thirds, and it is no longer as brave as it was at the beginning. Several organized attacks failed to break through the Wei army's heavy infantry formation, but instead caused more damage to themselves.
There were a lot of casualties. At this time, the remaining Baibao sergeants finally could no longer hold on to the embankment, and had to withdraw to the rear under the coordinated attack of the Wei army's infantry and crossbows.
As the heavy armored infantry in front re-opened the road to the south, the Wei army's troops also attacked southward. Li Tai even pushed his army's large banner directly onto the embankment filled by the Qi army, leaving only
Hundreds of guardsmen and 2,000 emergency sergeants were dispatched, and the remaining 8,000-odd troops were all thrown into the battle on the south bank.
While the battle on the south bank of Tongda River was fierce and the sound of killing was loud, other areas were not peaceful either.
In the camp of the Qi Army's left route army, Duan Shao immediately began to gather his troops to prepare to abandon the camp after receiving the order to return to the Central Army. However, when he made a move here, the Wei Army opposite him was immediately aware of it.
General He Ruodun even led three thousand elite cavalry and stationed themselves directly outside the Qi army's camp, ready to attack at any time, and all the troops behind him also came out of camp to form formations.
Duan Shao felt helpless in the face of this situation. Without the emperor's order to summon troops, he would naturally have a way to deal with such persecution from the enemy. However, now that most of the troops of the Left Army have been transferred away, there is still no way to deal with it.
It was necessary to leave a part of the army to guard the camp to take care of the chariots, horses and supplies in the camp. He could mobilize less than 20,000 soldiers at a time. He also had to face the threat of enemy troops so close at hand, and it was difficult to have any foolproof plan.
While Duan Shao was still thinking about what to do, the generals urged by the Chinese army came to the camp again. After his cousin Lou Dingyuan entered the camp, he saw that although the troops had been assembled, they had not yet left the camp.
Dang Ji said with an anxious face: "The current situation of the Chinese army is really not good. Many of the soldiers on the frontier are not accepting the king's orders. If my cousin continues to delay in helping me, the situation may become even more dangerous!"
Although Duan Shao could see part of the battle scene of the Chinese army on the battlefield, he did not know the whole picture. When he heard Lou Dingyuan say that the Chinese army sergeants were a little difficult to control, his expression suddenly changed, and he hurriedly asked:
"How could this be?"
Lou Dingyuan recounted the past battles between the Chinese army, and Duan Shao frowned tightly after listening to it. He paused and sighed: "The crowd is depressed and the people are distracted. How can we still fight? Although the Supreme is naturally stronger, but
How can it be that those who are fighting against us today are ordinary people? It is better to keep the enemy away and close the camp for a stalemate, so as to plan for confrontation in the future!"
Duan Shao originally did not agree with the idea of a quick victory. The progress of the war to this point has become increasingly disadvantageous for the Qi army. Continuing to persist will only make the situation more extreme, overdraw and lose the ability to sustain a lasting confrontation.
However, before he finished speaking, the Wei army on the front battlefield had once again launched an attack on the other side. Duan Shao heard the fierce fighting sounds from the battlefield in the distance, and after sighing, he said to Lou Dingyuan: "You first lead a
Thousands of soldiers from the Zuo army rushed to reinforce the Chinese army. Seeing the continuous reinforcements, the officers and soldiers of the Chinese army wanted to strengthen their fighting spirit and fight hard to stop the enemy."
"Cousin, don't you want to go?"
After hearing this, Lou Dingyuan quickly asked. In his mind, in order to restore the current bad situation, it was much more important for Duan Shao to go to the Chinese army to take control than to send an additional 10,000 divisions and brigades.
"If all the troops have no fighting spirit to kill the enemy, and the Supreme Being is still in danger, what can I do? Rather than throw all our men, horses, and material resources at this, it is better to think about how to save it and plan for the future."
After Duan Shao talked about this, he looked at the Wei army who was watching eagerly outside the camp and said: "Besides, there are still strong bandits here like gangrene on their bones. I'm afraid they won't let our division and brigade leave easily!"
After saying this, he first handed over his military talisman to Lou Dingyuan, and sent his men to lead 10,000 soldiers to the Chinese army camp for reinforcements. As for the other troops, he ordered his son Duan Yi and other generals to lead and
Transport the camp's chariots and horses and supplies in the direction of Xiayiju.
He himself led three thousand fine cavalry. After everything was settled, he immediately led his troops out of the camp and rushed directly to the direction of the Wei army outside the camp, blocking these Wei troops and buying time for the division and brigade to evacuate. The reason why
He himself went out to attack the emperor personally, also out of a compensatory mentality for not fully obeying the emperor's orders and for acting on his own initiative.
Outside the Qi army's camp, He Ruoden also noticed the movements of the troops in the camp, and had summoned the troops to mount their horses and prepare to pursue and fight. However, he did not expect that Duan Shao led his troops to charge directly towards where he was. Caught off guard,
The formation was thrown into disarray, so he hurriedly led the crowd to retreat slightly toward the direction of the formation, reorganize the troops, and then fight again.
Duan Shao of the Left Route Army made some adjustments and arrangements here according to his plan, while a personnel conflict broke out directly in the Right Route Army, which was further away from the Chinese army camp.
When He Baren received the order to retreat, he looked at the soldiers on the other side of the Zhuozhang River who were still fighting fiercely with the Wei army. He frowned, pointed at the messenger and said angrily: "The Supreme Being was still there before.
I sent an order to a certain force to fight here, how could the previous order be changed in an instant? You, the disciple, should not be allowed to spread arbitrary orders and disturb the morale of our army!"
While he was speaking, he ignored the envoy's excuses, and directly led his staff to take him down and guard him, not allowing him to talk nonsense anymore.
When Zhao Daode saw this scene, he frowned and said: "The messenger from the Chinese army came here holding a talisman. I'm afraid what he said was not a random order. The situation on the battlefield has changed. The bandit army actually divided its troops in two places and attacked the Chinese army directly, where the Supreme Being is.
There is no room for failure, your Majesty, please order the frontline divisions and brigades to withdraw slowly."
"How presumptuous! A slave with only a mere moral character is qualified to teach me how to use soldiers!"
When He Baren heard that Zhao Daode was still questioning him, he glared and roared again, and once again ordered Zhao Daode to be detained as well, but still did not order the frontline soldiers to withdraw.
When the other generals saw this scene, they all shut up and did not dare to say anything more. But soon another Chinese general came in to urge the reinforcements to return quickly, which also made the generals look at He Baren with full eyes.
Suspicion.
"You and others are wondering why I am so stubborn? But please take a closer look at whether it is appropriate to withdraw the troops at this time. Now tens of thousands of rebel divisions and brigades are fighting with me. If I order the withdrawal, the front-line divisions and brigades will be chased if they retreat suddenly.
Kill and fill the river!"
Seeing the expressions on everyone's faces, He Baren immediately pointed to the battlefield and said in a deep voice: "The former is not suitable for attacking, so he ordered us to attack, and he was indeed surrounded by the enemy. Now the bandit army attacked the central army, but the troops on the flanks did not leave. Unexpectedly, they
We can't get out more than the masses hidden on the slope. There are still tens of thousands of divisions and brigades in the Chinese army. It must not be extremely dangerous. But if we can stick to our original position and the thieves advance without success, we will have to mobilize divisions and brigades from elsewhere. The thieves here are reduced, so I will
It is better to hit the vital points of his ribs directly than to withdraw the troops with only increased casualties!"
What He Baren said was plausible, and all the generals thought it made sense. However, after all, it was the emperor's order to withdraw troops and return reinforcements. Such disobedience, no matter what the outcome, was still somewhat inappropriate.
Therefore, after He Baren finished speaking, Gao Anagong made another suggestion: "Your Majesty, you should send someone to report this intention to the Supreme Being, so as to avoid complicated situations and misunderstandings on the battlefield."
"I am worthy of Emperor Taizu!"
When He Baren heard this, he immediately glared and roared. He was already very dissatisfied with the emperor's capricious and untimely orders. However, after a while, he summoned a confidant to report to the central army with him.