When the big camp is attacked, it is not as simple as burning a few tents.
For the Goguryeo soldiers who were fighting at the front, having their home stolen meant that they were being attacked from both sides, with enemies in front and behind, which was undoubtedly a heavy blow to the morale of the army.
The formation of the charging Goguryeo soldiers seemed to be a little chaotic.
There is something special about charging. What is important is the rhythm of ten thousand people as one, and the indomitable momentum of a short period of time.
Once morale drops, the rhythm and enthusiasm will be confused, the steps under the feet will unconsciously deviate from the surrounding robes, and the overall formation will appear chaotic.
The Goguryeo generals outside the phalanx saw that the situation was not good, so they knocked over a few hesitant soldiers with their swords and yelled a few harsh words. The soldiers behind them hurriedly took up their positions and finally maintained the formation.
Liu Renyuan led two thousand soldiers to light a fire in the Goguryeo camp like a joyful fire. The Tang army formed more than 10,000 three-eyed muskets and fired continuously. As soon as the battle started, the Goguryeo army was inexplicably extremely passive, with enemies from both sides, and was in a dilemma.
The leader of the Goguryeo army was named "Suo Lidu", yes, his surname was "Suo". There are so many surnames in this country, and many of the uncommon surnames have never been heard of.
When the Tang army under Liu Renyuan appeared in the rear and set fire to the Goguryeo camp, Suo Lidu realized that he had been careless. He did not expect that the Tang army would go around to the rear and lurk, waiting for the fierce battle between the two armies to rush into the camp and light the fire.
It greatly disturbed the morale of the army.
Suo Lidu tried his best to calm down, and then immediately ordered the rear army to mobilize five thousand soldiers and horses, rush straight to the camp, and kill the stolen soldiers and horses in his camp.
Five thousand Goguryeo soldiers and horses immediately turned around and rushed toward the camp.
Liu Renyuan was on guard for a long time. When he saw a group of dark soldiers and horses rushing towards him, he immediately ordered two thousand Tang army soldiers to form a formation.
Then, a battle situation almost identical to the main battlefield appeared.
The soldiers of the Tang Army had enough time to raise their three-eyed blunderbuss, easily harvesting lives.
The Goguryeo soldiers were not afraid of death and rushed towards the Tang army's front line.
Two thousand Tang troops faced five thousand Goguryeo troops. They were inferior in numbers but superior in weapons. It was another crushing match.
On the main battlefield at the other end, after paying tens of thousands of lives, the Goguryeo army finally rushed to the front of the Tang army's center formation, and their long-hungry swords and halberds slammed into the front row of the Tang army's shield formation.
The shield formation soldiers had already prepared their lunges, pressing their hands and shoulders against the back of the shield, gritting their teeth and waiting for a head-on attack from the Goguryeo army.
There was a loud bang, like a furious wave crashing against the long embankment. The two armies collided in front of each other. In the smoke and dust, screams and shouts of murder were heard, and the broken limbs and arms were dripping with blood. The battlefield instantly turned into a slaughterhouse.
The moment the two sides met, they both suffered casualties.
The enemy troops collided head-on, causing chaos in the front line of the Tang army.
Li Qinzai stood in the Chinese army formation, squinting at the battle situation ahead, and then at the battle situation of Wang Fangyi and Sun Renshi on the left and right flanks.
Li Qinzai showed some uneasiness on his face and said in a deep voice: "What's going on with Wang Fangyi and Master Sun Ren? Why haven't they destroyed both wings of the enemy's troops yet?"
Liu Asi was stunned, and immediately clasped his fists and said: "I will send a scout to find out!"
Just as he was about to turn around and give the order, he suddenly saw two sounding arrows rising from the left and right wings in mid-air at the same time. The sounding arrows screamed, soared all the way up, and finally exploded in mid-air.
Liu Asi said happily: "Fifth Young Master, both wings of the enemy army have been wiped out!"
Li Qinzai snorted dissatisfied: "It is at least one stick of incense later than my scheduled time. I will listen to their explanation later!"
"Instruct Wang Fangyi and Sun Renshi to lead their troops in formation from the left and right flanks to attack the enemy's center formation, and coordinate with our army's center formation to form a three-sided encirclement!"
After a while, the battlefield situation gradually changed.
The smoke and dust on the left and right wings of the battlefield cleared, and a Tang army troop appeared on each side. The number was only a few thousand, but the formation was well organized, and they were approaching the Goguryeo army in the center of the battlefield step by step.
Within the range of the three-eyed gun, the two Tang army soldiers and horses on the left and right stopped, raised their guns, took aim, and fired...
The Goguryeo army experienced a frontal charge and paid heavy casualties. Coupled with the left and right flanks and the temporary deployment of Liu Renyuan's 5,000 troops behind him, Goguryeo had less than 10,000 troops left on the frontal battlefield, and finally rushed into the Tang army.
The formation was fighting to the death with the Tang army.
Unexpectedly, there was an unexpected situation on the left and right flanks. Two Tang army soldiers and horses actually wiped out the left and right flanks of Goguryeo. The projectiles of the three-eyed gun ruthlessly poured towards the Chinese army. After several rounds of lasing, they fell one after another.
Sue Lidu was protected by layers of personal guards, but he was always in control of the situation on the battlefield. Seeing that his left and right flanks were lost, Sue Lidu couldn't help but be furious.
Obviously he had considered the vulnerabilities of all parties on the battlefield and deployed troops and horses for defense in advance. However, as the war progressed to this point, the Tang army was inexplicably surrounded on three sides, and it seemed that the defeat was certain.
What went wrong?
Li Du couldn't help but sigh with sadness. The biggest problem was that the strength of the two armies was completely unequal.
If I had weapons as sharp and invincible as those of the Tang Army, I would not know the outcome today.
A crime other than war!
"The whole army breaks out!" Suo Lidu ordered through gritted teeth.
He is the commander-in-chief of the first army and will keep a clear head at all times. He knows that he is already defeated, so why bother to use the lives of soldiers to fill this hole?
Escape is the only option at the moment.
A harsh sound of ringing gold echoed on the battlefield. The Goguryeo soldiers who were fighting with the Tang army couldn't help but hesitate when they heard it. Then, under the scolding of the general, they turned around and ran away.
When the Tang army was in formation, Li Qinzai also heard the sound of gold ringing from the opposite side, and couldn't help but said with joy: "The victory has been determined. I'm sending an order to close the encirclement on three sides and strive to annihilate this enemy army!"
Different from the panic of Goguryeo, the drums of the Tang army were beating rapidly and passionately in the formation, and the rhythm was getting faster and faster.
The soldiers of the Tang army suddenly burst out with shouts of killing like a mountain collapsing and the earth was shattering. They quickly closed in on the retreating Goguryeo army on three sides, and fired round after round with their three-eyed guns as if they were free of charge.
In the Goguryeo camp, only 2,000 of the 5,000 Goguryeo troops led by Liu Renyuan were left in the sniper attack. After hearing the sound of gold, they immediately turned around and fled.
Liu Renyuan was overjoyed and ordered the entire army to advance quickly, encircling on three sides to form an encirclement on four sides, and the potential for total annihilation was achieved.
Of course, the generals of the Tang Army knew that total annihilation was impossible.
After all, the Goguryeo army still has more than 10,000 soldiers left, while the Tang army has only 2,000 troops on the left, right and rear. It is a weak area in the encirclement. As long as the distance is not stupid, all the troops can be concentrated to attack one point and they can break out.
Li Qinzai, who was in the Chinese Army, also knew this very well. Looking at the Goguryeo troops fleeing all over the mountains and plains, he couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh: "I ran away more than 10,000 people. My life is such a failure! ... I am a waste!"
Liu Asi glanced at him speechlessly.
Twenty thousand enemies were wiped out in this battle, what else do you want?