Chapter 4 National Memorial (Part 5) The pontoon bridge connected to the shore. The soldiers of Zuowuwei took the lead in roaring across the river under the leadership of Wang Rengong. Four days ago, most of the senior generals of Zuowuwei died in the battle with Mai Tiezhang, and there was no successor to the commander Wang Ren.
Because of his meritorious service in protecting the bridge, Gong was promoted from the position of General Youyiwei to the position of General Zuowuwei yesterday. Therefore, he was eager to make new achievements to reward His Majesty the Emperor's trust. The soldiers of Zuowuwei were also killed that day.
Feeling ashamed, the soldiers fought bravely and worked hard to force the Goguryeo people who came to seize the bridge away from the river bank.
The river turned red instantly
Wang Rengong held an eight-foot-long spear and inserted it directly into the Goguryeo army formation behind him. More than a hundred spearmen and more than a thousand sword and shield bearers formed a cone shape and moved forward in large strides. This was a standard attack array.
Wang Rengong didn't like to defend. The bridge deck behind him was too narrow. Holding on to the river bank would only make it difficult for his side to move forward and rush into the enemy to fight. This would just reduce the pressure on both sides of the pontoon bridge. As long as he could maintain the offensive for half a stick of incense,
The Sui soldiers who were constantly crossing the river could calmly form a second military formation on the river beach. Once the second military formation was completed, the Goguryeo people could not escape defeat.
Following him were all old soldiers who had served in Zuowuwei for many years. Their combat experience and fighting ability were not comparable to those of the Goguryeo soldiers. The national power of the Sui Dynasty was at its peak. The armors and weapons equipped by the soldiers were extremely sophisticated.
When arrows hit the body, as long as they don't hit key parts, the soldiers can still fight vigorously after being hit by three arrows. However, the Goguryeo people will be separated from their muscles and bones as long as they are struck by the large horizontal swords in the hands of the soldiers.
In a moment, Wang Rengong had already poked four Goguryeo generals off their horses. An unknown nationality commander, Qu Shuai, rushed towards him with an iron caltrop and tried to knock Wang Rengong over with the speed of his horse and the weight of his weapon. The moment the two approached
, Wang Rengong suddenly squatted down, the tip of the spear moved forward, the tail of the spear touched the ground and the commander was unable to stop his momentum, the horse hit the tip of the spear heavily, and in an instant, the horse died, the spear was broken, and the rider flew up high.
Falling at the feet of Wang Rengong
Before Qu Shuai could get up from the ground after being thrown to pieces, Wang Rengong abandoned his weapon, drew his sword, and chopped off the enemy's head with one blow. He pulled his hair into his hand and raised it high into the air.
"Zuo Wuwei, take revenge!" Wang Rengong held up a blood gourd and looked up to the sky and roared
"Revenge!" More than a thousand dead soldiers shouted in unison, strode forward, and forced the Goguryeo people back a few steps again.
Wang Rengong threw the enemy's head as a hidden weapon. He hooked his toes at the same time, and actually kicked up the caltrop bone weighing more than 40 kilograms and grabbed it with one hand. He grabbed the handle of the caltrop bone, holding a knife in one hand and a knife in the other
The caltrops and bones cooperate with each other to step into the enemy's formation again
Several Goguryeo warriors tried to flank him, but were intercepted by the soldiers behind Wang Rengong at the risk of their lives. After a few breaths, the cone-shaped array penetrated more than thirty steps into the Goguryeo army, and the huge "cone tail" followed the "cone head" forward.
, has squeezed out a large hole more than ten feet wide in the Goguryeo military formation.
Face to face, the soldiers of the Sui Dynasty had not encountered an opponent in the past twenty years. On both sides of the cone formation, the Goguryeo soldiers retreated one after another, trying their best to avoid this bloodthirsty monster. Some smart Goguryeo soldiers tried to outflank and attack the cone formation.
Behind the scenes, it was discovered that Zuowuwei soldiers were constantly crossing the river. Under the leadership of the captain and brigade leaders, they automatically rushed to the end of the cone formation.
The cone of death is getting bigger and sharper. The Goguryeo guard realized that the situation was not good, and mobilized heavy troops to try to crush the steel cone inserted into his heart. Under his command, countless people were recruited by Goguryeo with huge sums of money.
Warriors of different nationalities shouted in different languages and rushed towards the tip of the steel cone. Wang Rengong showed no fear, sword on his left hand and hammer on the right, shouting and fighting vigorously, trying to keep the "steel cone" from bending. In a moment, his whole body was already wet.
It was as if he was fished out of a pool of blood, but no one could make him step back even half an inch.
In the military system of the Sui Dynasty, the country's standing troops were divided into twelve guards. Each guard had one general. Although the difference between the two generals was only one level, many generals could not become generals despite being generals all their lives.
The General's Hope Three days ago, Wang Rengong was still the general of You Yiwei. But yesterday morning, he had reached the pinnacle of his military career, becoming one of the twelve generals and commanding the left army, which was famous for its bravery and proficiency in battle.
Wuwei, the most valued direct military force by His Majesty the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty
The original general of Zuo Wuwei was Mai Tiezhang, a hero of all ages and with high prestige among the soldiers. If the person who succeeded him was a coward who did not dare to charge forward, there would be no hope of bringing back the soldiers under General Mai. Wang Rengong once
Since Yang Su went on an expedition, he knows how to lead an army, so today, whether in public or private life, he has no reason to back down.
The facts turned out to be just as he wished. Wang Rengong's bravery today won the respect of all the Zuowu guards. Whenever the guards around him fell, someone would immediately take the initiative to step forward to protect the general's wings from being taken advantage of by the enemy.
In the blink of an eye, his cone-shaped infantry formation had penetrated more than 200 steps into the enemy's army. As long as he advanced a few feet further, his troops would be able to touch the Goguryeo commander's flag.
The veteran who was guarding Wang Rengong suddenly fell down. No enemy had hit him, but he had been injured too severely before and had exhausted all his blood. A Goguryeo soldier saw an opportunity and stabbed Wang Rengong from the left with his spear.
At the same time, the Korean soldiers directly in front of Wang Rengong suddenly gave up their defense, stabbed him in the chest with their bodies, and then rushed forward with open arms.
"Protect me!" Wang Rengong shouted for help, ignoring the spears coming from the flanks, and used the iron caltrop bones to directly smash the enemy soldiers in the front away.
He pulled out a horizontal knife and swept the attacker's head off his neck.
The spear fell, and the shield holder grabbed the attacker's arm with one hand. The wooden spear was used as a hammer, and he knocked three Goguryeo soldiers to the ground. Then, the tip of the spear stabbed through another soldier.
The enemy general who rushed towards Wang Rengong's throat from the front
"Good man, may I ask for your name?" Wang Rengong asked loudly as the pressure in front of him suddenly decreased. He could see that the man was very strong, so he pushed the handle of the caltrop bone towards the opponent.
"Hejian Liu Wuzhou!" Lai** replied in a voice. He took the caltrop bone and forced the Goguryeo soldiers back with one hand, and then gave the spear to Wang Rengong.
"I'm tired. Can a strong man dare to lead the formation for me?" Wang Rengong asked the moment he took the spear.
"Why not!" Liu Wuzhou said with a smile, took half a step diagonally, took over Wang Rengong's position, and became the top of the entire cone formation.
"Protect Liu Duizheng, everyone rushes into the formation to seize the flag!" Wang Rengong raised his spear high behind Liu Wuzhou and shouted loudly
"Capture the flag, capture the flag!" the Zuowuwei soldiers shouted loudly. Under Wang Rengong's dispatch, they followed the new formation leader and moved forward.
The bravery of Zuo Wuwei relieved at least half of the pressure faced by the Zuo Yiwei soldiers who crossed the river on another pontoon bridge on the right. General Zuo Yiwei, who had been fighting for half his life, had long passed the age of personally leading troops and risking lives for others.
Compared with Wang Rengong, he cared more about the coordination of the armies. He saw groups of Zuo Yiwei soldiers crossing the bridge one after another under his control, and formed small square formations on the river beach. Several square formations looked after each other, and soon they were connected.
stood up and turned into a large phalanx, firmly holding the bridgehead.
Seeing that their own soldiers could not move Zuowuwei, a group of Goguryeo people tried to defeat Zuoyiwei first. This move played into Yu Wenshu's plan. The old general waved his hand, and more than a thousand ballistas on the other side of the river started to show their power at the same time, making a "coax" sound.
, ten thousand crossbows flew into the air, and the Goguryeo soldiers and horses that were about to attack suddenly "collapsed" several feet.
"Heavy armored troops, move forward!" Yu Wenshu stood at the end of the bridge and shouted loudly. His order was immediately turned into a trumpet sound and accurately conveyed to the ears of the soldiers at the front.
The heavy armored infantry at the front of the phalanx strode forward, holding on to the outermost Goguryeo soldiers and horses. The soldiers on both sides stabbed each other layer by layer with steel knives and short spears at a distance where they could clearly see the expressions of the opponents on the opposite side.
Fall down, and layers of people step on the corpses of companions or enemies and move towards the opponent.
There were no shouts, and few people shouted. In front of the phalanx, there were only the "ping" of weapons colliding with each other, the "ping" of weapons being pierced, and the occasional groan of "puff!"
Covered by the dull "ping", "ping", "pop", and "pop" sounds, the soldiers persisted with livid faces to see which side's array collapsed first. Some people had a mental breakdown before they died.
It dripped down the edge of the combat boots. In the air, the strong smell of blood and feces intertwined, making people want to gag.
"Spearmen, charge forward to fill your position!" Yuwen Shu was used to seeing death. The smell of blood and feces in the air could not interfere with his command, gently waving the corner flag, and the light-armored spearmen at the back of the square formation strode forward.
Go forward. They are the cheapest soldiers in the Sui army. Each person only has a wooden pole and an iron-headed spear to use. The short leather armor on their bodies can only cover their vitals from being hurt by stray arrows, but their running speed is
The fastest in the army, and the lethality caused by fast running is also the strongest among all armies except the cavalry. The infantry spear, which is more than eight feet long, thrust out at high speed from the gap deliberately left by the companions in front, directly skewering the Goguryeo people.
On the tip of the spear
After a round of assassination, the Goguryeo front army on the right was about to collapse. A large number of soldiers dropped their weapons and fled. The guards of the right wing leader who was shot head-on by the supervising team tried to counterattack and faced the hedgehog-like spears and heavy armor in a mixed array.
, but couldn't find a place to start, so they had to watch helplessly as the enemy's heavy armored soldiers once again closed half a step away from each other, slowly squeezing towards their own formation.
"Archers, prepare--" Yu Wenshu raised another red flag high and the shrill sound of the trumpet echoed on both sides of the pontoon. Hearing the sound of the horn, the archers who had just adjusted their formation on the river beach immediately bent their bows.
Point the arrow diagonally towards the sky above and in front of you
"Let go!" Yuwenshu waved his flag, and in an instant, locust-like feather arrows rose into the air, passing over his own soldiers and the Goguryeo forward, creating a rain of arrows between the enemy's forward and follow-up troops.
What matters in the volley of feather arrows is not the accuracy, but the density of strikes per unit area. The well-trained Zuoyi Guards soldiers completed this goal efficiently. After three rounds of rapid fire, the forward and center troops of the Goguryeo troops on the right wing
A death zone had appeared before, and the soldiers in the vanguard lost their support, and their backs suddenly became weak, and they could no longer stop the collapse.
"Come on, are you going to destroy your country and your species?" The Goguryeo commander who was watching the battle from a distance roared loudly on the east bank of the river. The number of soldiers on his side was five times that of the other side, but he was forced to retreat steadily by the enemy. If he continues to retreat like this, today's battle
Definitely lose
"Those who retreat will be killed on the spot!" A Goguryeo general shouted loudly and strode forward with his bodyguards. Every time he saw someone running towards him, no matter who his subordinates were, he would stab him in the back with a knife.
The bloody killing stopped the army's collapse, and the fleeing soldiers had to turn around and face the enemy's sword again. Seeing the critical situation, the Goguryeo commander waved his command flag and mobilized all the soldiers and horses around him.
More than 10,000 Goguryeo soldiers and less than 10,000 Sui vanguard soldiers fought fiercely on the river beach. The rising blood mist on the battlefield blocked the sunlight above their heads.
"If I have another 10,000 troops..." Goguryeo coach Eulji Munhui desperately wanted to press the entire army. With the advantage of numbers, the Goguryeo soldiers slightly stabilized their footing. The Sui army's offensive had slowly slowed down, and there was a stalemate.
At any moment, any straw can break the entire camel's back
"Woo--Woo-Woo"
As if I heard his prayer, there was a shrill horn sound coming up from the lower reaches of the Liao River against the wind.
Drunkard's note: I see readers questioning the issue of bridge building. In fact, Drunkard does not understand the Sui army's tactics, but this is how it is recorded in history books. Drunkard has no choice but to respect history in major aspects. Seek VIP votes.
