On the fierce battlefield, both warring parties did not notice the approaching sound of horse hooves in the valley to the west at first. They only fought hard with the enemy in front of them and tried their best to put their opponents to death.
When it comes to the level of armament and military appearance, there is still a big gap between the attacking bandit army and the defenders of Guangwu City. Except for the elite troops of the powerful chieftains, many of the barbarian soldiers have very inferior equipment.
Some even just waved wooden sticks and stone spears and charged forward.
But in addition to being larger in number, there is another thing about these barbarians that makes people feel awe-inspiring, that is, the desperado spirit that is undaunted by death and pervades them all.
Of course, they are not really not afraid of death, but they are very aware of their situation. The strong soldiers in the tribes and their respective chiefs also provide food and supplies, but they do not.
Only by conquering the city in front of them and rushing into the city to loot it could they obtain enough supplies to survive. But if they could not conquer the city, they would have no choice but to die. In this cruel winter and the long journey home, the chiefs would never be able to survive.
Precious materials will not be given to people outside the tribe's cronies.
Based on this awareness that countless people in similar situations have awakened with their lives, those barbarians attack desperately every time they face a battle. If they retreat, they will die, but if they advance, there is still a glimmer of hope.
The trusted men and horses of those tribal chiefs have a certain armed foundation, and their physical strength, morale and other conditions are also maintained. In addition, the cannon fodder soldiers on the periphery consume the enemy's physical strength, and they will be ready when they go into battle.
Enjoy the advantages.
Faced with an opponent who regarded their own lives as trivial even more than the enemy, the defenders of Guangwu City were miserable.
However, seeing the various desperate tactics of the rebel army that would harm both sides, they also knew that these enemies had no mercy at all and would only treat their enemies more cruelly than they would treat themselves. Therefore, the only way to survive was to fight hard to kill the enemies in front of them.
Originally, under the persistent attack of the bandits, the ice shell outside the city wall had broken and fallen off, revealing the rammed earth wall itself. However, as the fighting on the city head became more and more fierce, the outer wall of the city wall gradually became covered with ice.
It was covered with a layer of blood-colored frost, and there were some hair and flesh fragments sealed in it, making it shocking to look at.
The first to notice the enemy's reinforcements entering the battlefield were the thieves who remained on guard at several valley entrances.
Although most of the troops have been engaged in siege operations, and those who remained behind were already out of formation, they were still able to use their ears, eyes, and tongue. After discovering the enemy's movements, they immediately rushed back to report to the formation, and some
The thieves remained where they were, retreating to the rear of the horse-rejecting defense line, raising their spears in an attempt to stop the approaching reinforcements.
For several days since these reinforcements arrived, they had been engaging in small-scale battles such as encircling and intercepting enemy scouts. Seeing the bandit army marching straight in to besiege Guangwu City, they were eager to fight in their hearts. Finally, they waited until the Governor gave the order.
Participating in the war naturally made me feel very excited.
"You brave thief, how dare you stop me! Die!"
Following the roar of the commander of the front line, the front line fired a volley of crossbows, killing the thieves who were still on the spot trying to resist into hedgehogs. Those with strong arms waved their horseshoes to kill the thin and messy resistance horses or
Either to fly or smash it, so that the people behind can rush to the battlefield unimpeded.
"It finally appeared..."
Liu Aqi, who was supervising the battle in the formation, saw the enemy reinforcements rushing out from the mouth of the valley with great momentum and quickly approaching the battlefield. He couldn't help but take a deep breath and raised his hand to rub his stiff cheeks, hoping to relax his tense heartstrings a little.
After coming down, I prayed silently in my heart for a few times, and then loudly ordered: "Ming Jin, withdraw the troops, line up to meet the enemy, spears in the front, archers in the middle..."
Under Liu Aqi's instructions, all the rebel troops on the battlefield also quickly made tactical adjustments. They no longer fought on the front line of the city wall. Taking advantage of the fact that the enemy's light cavalry had not yet arrived on the battlefield, they withdrew one after another towards the Chinese army's headquarters.
Get closer.
But not everyone obeys the military orders. Those Hu soldiers who are used as cannon fodder and consumables completely ignore the military orders conveyed from the rear.
They relied on their lonesome courage and paid a heavy price. They finally stepped on the corpses of their companions and climbed to the top of the city. They could break through the obstruction on the city wall at any time and completely capture the city. How could they be willing to give up just like that?
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But this part of the Hu soldiers are not part of the backbone of the main force. Whether they retreat will not have much impact on the subsequent battle. Staying on the top of the city and continuing to attack the city can continue to put pressure on the defenders in the city and prevent them from responding internally and externally.
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The first to arrive at the battlefield were naturally the light cavalry troops. As the vanguard general, Li Yantou saw that the bandits were still hastily forming formations and immediately ordered a charge to the enemy's formation.
Thousands of light knights galloped past the enemy's line, their bows drawn in their hands, and half a bushel of arrows were thrown into the enemy's line.
The enemy's battle formation, which was not yet well-organized, suddenly became a little chaotic, and there were many timid soldiers who retreated into the formation, making the battle line of the army formation as uneven as a wolf tearing apart a dog.
"Enter the battle and kill the enemy!"
Seeing the large and small gaps appearing in the enemy's formation, Li Yantou immediately seized this opportunity, grabbed Ma Shan and took the lead in charging towards the corner of the enemy's formation.
The horse spear in his hand was like a dragon coming out of its hole. Although the enemy in the formation also raised his spear and attempted to assassinate and counterattack, the spear blade had not even hit the opponent, and he had already been pierced by the spear and knocked away.
The grown-up horse flew up and down in the enemy formation, and its indestructible sharp edge opened up a path of flesh and blood several feet wide. Under the tail-to-tail penetration of the people and horses from behind, the corner of the enemy's flank was completely separated from the main formation.
When they came down, hundreds of Hu soldiers were forced out and killed.
These barbarian soldiers were involuntarily swept out by the swiftly charging Qingqi. Seeing that the distance between them and the main group of troops was getting farther and farther, they felt panic in their hearts. They were planning to desperately move closer to the main formation, but the Qingqi along the way...
They left and came back again, with sharp knives piercing their bodies and iron hooves trampling right over them!
"What a brutal enemy army..."
The soldiers in the thief formation saw hundreds of living creatures, but within a few dozen breaths they were all wiped out by the enemy like chopping melons and vegetables, except for the bloody stumps on the ground.
Apart from broken arms and bloody mud, there is almost no more evidence to prove that those barbarians once existed.
"Hold the formation and don't move rashly! As long as my formation is solid, it will be difficult for the enemy cavalry to break the formation..."
The military formation was filled with the roars of the commanders and chiefs. However, compared with the one-sided slaughter before, these words were really weak. The soldiers who were lined up in the front retreated into the formation one after another.
Be willing to face the enemy head-on.
Taking advantage of this majestic power and intimidation, Li Yantou led his troops to repeatedly weave around the enemy's formation. Every time he passed by, a group of frightened Hu soldiers were trapped in the enemy's formation, making the enemy's formation more and more compressed.
It's getting more and more confusing.
"The enemy force is small, don't panic! Hold tight... spread out the left wing, spread out, let my cavalry charge out!"
Although the enemy troops on the battlefield were divided into two groups, there were tens of thousands of horses gathered around the big banner, which was far more than Li Yantou's thousands of light cavalry. If they could each perform their duties in the battle formation, Li Yan would
The more than a thousand light and sharp soldiers at the head may not be able to shake this battle formation.
But today, all the troops are in panic and commotion, various orders and arrangements are not implemented at all, the battle formation is in chaos, and even the Chinese army's large banner is coerced by the chaotic fluctuations in the formation and retreats for more than ten feet.
Seeing that the panicked soldiers were about to lose control, Liu Aqi simply ordered the supervising team to swing the butcher knife at the overly restless Hu soldiers in the formation. Anyone who could not maintain his position in the formation, wandered back and forth and made noise, would be killed!
Under the shock of this intimidation, the rebel battle formation began to gradually stabilize from the inside to the outside. However, the outer formation had been destroyed in a mess, and a full circle of debris was scattered around the battle formation as far as the eye could see.
Their limbs and arms were broken, and at least more than a thousand Hu soldiers died in the enemy's swift and violent attack just now.
Seeing that the rebel army's formation was gradually stabilizing and that there was no opportunity for them to take advantage of it, Li Yantou stopped fighting and led his troops to move straight to the vicinity of Guangwu City on the south side of the battlefield, while allowing his troops to take a breather.
, to regain his strength, he pointed his troops at the head of Guangwu City, where the barbarian soldiers were being driven back one after another.
On top of the city, Li Mu and other garrison officers also saw the brave performance of Li Yantou's men and horses repeatedly attacking the enemy's formation, and they felt greatly inspired.
They slashed harder.
"My sons, quickly defeat the bandit army at the top of the city, go out of the city to meet Governor Li's reinforcements, and continue to kill the enemy side by side! The thieves are so bold that they are attacking our garrison. If we don't kill them all, we can strengthen our army's power!"
Seeing Li Tai's powerful troops showing off their military prowess on the battlefield outside the city, Li Mu was happy and excited, but also felt a little bit disgusted in his heart.
As the governor of Dongxia Prefecture, he was accidentally surrounded by the rebels in Guangwu City with their superior strength, and his face was already somewhat disgraceful.
Li Tai is not as good as him in terms of seniority and position, and he has no more elite troops than him. It is indeed touching to come to the rescue for the sake of justice, but if Li Mu cannot seize the change of fighter opportunities and strive for some outstanding performance, he will inevitably feel even more ashamed.
So while he encouraged the soldiers to fight the enemy bravely at the top of the city, he also mobilized a group of elite men and horses to prepare to wear armor. When the barbarians on the top of the city were defeated, he would go out of the city with heavy armor to fight back, trying to gain some face.
Li Mu was still thinking about his plans here. The rear army led by Li Tai finally arrived at the battlefield. After taking a quick look at the latest situation on the battlefield, Li Tai ordered Li Dao to bring in some troops.
Cutting straight to the north along the periphery of the battlefield, it was as if it was going to wipe out all the rebels on the battlefield.
The rebel army on the opposite side gradually stabilized after experiencing the initial panic. When they saw Li Tai leading his troops to the battlefield, their originally tense heartstrings relaxed a lot, because they saw that Li Tai's troops were far outnumbered.
My side is so powerful, so I feel a bit contemptuous in my heart.
When they saw Li Tai's arrogant attitude, several Hu chiefs who felt humiliated couldn't help but jump to their feet and curse, and even ordered his cavalry to line up and rush to the opposite side, taking advantage of the enemy's unstable foothold.
Let's go on a wave of interspersed raids and killings.
But when these people just came within shooting range, they were greeted by a wave of powerful arrows.
Li Tai has accumulated a lot of experience in fighting Jihu, and he knows that no matter which Jihu troops, they have a common characteristic, that is, the rate of being attacked is not high. Therefore, when fighting against Jihu, other armed ordnance
It's not too important, but long-range offensive weapons such as bows and arrows must be given priority.
Of course, under normal circumstances, even with such experience, there may not be enough rations. Otherwise, Li Mu would not have been almost defeated by the rebels because he underestimated the enemy. Although Jihu was so-so, the Western Wei army was far from being able to do so.
Generous.
However, Li Tai directly led his troops north from the Baishui Grand Parade. A major part of the Grand Parade was field hunting, so he naturally prepared a large number of bows and arrows in advance. Yu Wentai's generous allocation and the Dushui Administrative Office already had reference
After reviewing the material preparations, Li Tai naturally wanted to obtain enough bow and arrow equipment for the army.
Although this bandit army was much stronger than the ones Li Tai had fought before, it was only in quantity, and this characteristic had not improved much. Therefore, as soon as these light cavalry soldiers entered the shooting range, they were immediately shot at in batches.
Kill and knock down.
The thieves originally wanted to copy the hunting moment of Li Yan and his troops, but they didn't expect that they would take the initiative to kill them. There were many cavalrymen out to kill, but there were almost none who could really hit the enemy's formation. This way
Thousands of men and horses just pushed the so-called cavalry into the formation and went straight into the battlefield.
When the situation goes beyond conventional understanding, that sense of oppression suddenly surges into my heart again.
Seeing that the opponent was not afraid of the light cavalry charge, Liu Aqi immediately ordered the formation of a sword and shield formation. At the same time, the cavalry withdrew on both wings and followed the infantry formation to spread out on the battlefield, hoping to once again rely on the superiority of troops to swamp the opponent on the battlefield.
superior.
When he saw the rebel army spreading out and occupying various positions, Li Tai frowned slightly and immediately ordered the team to speed up and advance towards the enemy's Chinese military position.
He is not afraid of being surrounded by the bandit army. No matter how large the encirclement is, the effect will be limited. However, after the bandit army disperses, it will be difficult to gather together to encircle and annihilate it, so he must destroy the enemy quickly.
The Chinese military command system.
On the battlefield, both sides made arrangements that were beneficial to their own side. The bandit army's encirclement soon opened more than half way, as if a huge mouth of a vicious beast was slowly opening and closing, trying to swallow up all the thousands of men and horses under Li Tai's command.
The troops led by Li Tai were not far from the enemy's central army's position. When the enemy's drum orders suddenly became louder and the troops on the battlefield accelerated their encirclement, Li Tai also issued the order to attack.
Fifty healthy soldiers in the military formation dismounted and each put on their armor. At the same time, there were auxiliary soldiers nearby who put on armor for their respective mounts. Soon, fifty heavy armored cavalry armed to the teeth appeared.
On the battlefield, he rushed straight towards the enemy's army. Although the speed was not too fast, it was unstoppable. He cut through the enemy's Chinese defense line with almost no effort, like a pair of red-hot iron pliers.
Pierced straight into the condensed wax block, the obstacles in front of him were irreversibly melted away.
Li Taizi led his troops to follow the fifty heavy armored cavalry. Before the enemy's formation formed an encirclement, he embedded himself deeply into the enemy's formation and opened it up to the left and right. The soldiers galloped forward on horseback, using their bows.
The knife carved a bloody firework on this battlefield!
Fifty heavy armored cavalry had a sure target and were constantly attacking the enemy's central army. Although the bandits were fortified at all levels and tried hard to resist, their flesh and blood bodies still could not stop this steel-forged killing machine.
Liu Aqi shouted at the top of his lungs for the men and horses to come back to help, but he was still helpless as he saw the heavy armored cavalry getting closer and closer to him, so he could only order his own soldiers to pick up the big banners and move back.
As the source of the rebel army's banners and drums moved, the offensive of Li Tai's troops also became more and more fierce. Without effective dispatch and command, the spread out formation of the rebel army was stiff and difficult to move, and the troops in each area became more and more fierce.
It is impossible to respond effectively.
Li Tai did not participate in the front-line battle again. Instead, surrounded by his own soldiers, he climbed up to the high hill where the bandit army's headquarters had been. From here, he overlooked the battlefield, and made various arrangements for the soldiers through the sound of drums and horns to control the battlefield.
The rebel armies above surrounded and divided them, and annihilated them one by one.
When the initiative on the battlefield changes, it will undoubtedly be a disaster for the passive side.
Even though the strength of the rebel army is still far greater than that of Li Tai's side, due to the lack of sensitive and effective coordination and all kinds of panic reactions, all the troops have already fallen into the embarrassment of fighting on their own and are completely unable to compete with all the troops.
Organized and efficient harvesting and killing.
When all efforts failed to restore the decline, collapse became inevitable. It was also the first time that Li Tai saw the defeat of tens of thousands of troops. He only saw all kinds of dust flying around, crowds of people, and all kinds of things.
The sounds of chaos were endless. In such a chaotic scene, even he lost his judgment and control of the entire battlefield. He could not immediately issue orders to intercept, kill and encircle his subordinates. He could only stand on his feet.
Here, the commanders who command the troops in various places are left to their own devices.
"Quick, dig open the city gate! Put down the rope on the top of the city and go out to kill the enemy!"
In Guangwu City, when Li Mu saw that the main force of the bandits outside the city was defeated by Li Tai's attack, he immediately became anxious. Although there were still some bandits on the city wall that had not yet been cleared, he could no longer hold back and continued
He urged his subordinates to go out to fight in the city. He was not greedy for merit, he just hoped to save the lost face through a side by side battle.
The bandit army collapsed and soon returned to the main camp in the rear. There were still some reserve men, old men, women and children in the camp. When they saw the black mass of the defeated army rushing towards the main camp, the camp stayed behind.
Those troops did not have the courage to go out to the camp to help in an attempt to save the war. Instead, they hurriedly collected supplies from the camp and escaped.
"Young Master, our army has been defeated. Liu Duhou and his slaves are escorting the Young Master out of the camp to gather and retreat..."
Several sergeants rushed into the tent in the camp in embarrassment and reported to the young master Liu Kuzhen in the tent.
After Liu Kuzhen heard this, his face suddenly turned pale, and he murmured: "This stupid slave, this stupid slave is still boasting... Fortunately, I only said that I would take in his women after winning, and now naturally it doesn't count.
!How many guards are there outside the camp now?"
"There are still five hundred elite soldiers, enough to escort the young master to evacuate!"
After hearing the sergeant's report, Liu Kuzhen shook his head repeatedly and said: "Nonsense, the evil slave is still lying to me! Tens of thousands of troops are still defeated, how can a few hundred guards protect my safety? I won't leave, I can't go out, outside the camp
Even though I am an enemy, I am still a prominent and noble person when I stay in this big tent. After leaving the camp, how will I be different from those cheap soldiers?"
As he spoke, he hurriedly ordered all the guards outside the camp to come in and surrounded him. These soldiers were not allowed to wear armor and weapons, but they were wrapped in many silk brocades, and he was covered with silk and brocade.
More quantity.
"I am a noble of the clan, and a living person is more valuable than a dead body. Even if the enemy's soldiers don't know the importance, they will not be able to bear to pierce the brocade around me with swords and spears. If you can protect me with peace of mind, it will be much safer than running away from the camp.
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After making these arrangements, Liu Kuzhen still looked uneasy, but he still gritted his teeth and sat down in the tent, having already decided for himself the fate of being captured by the enemy.