Each time the troops invested by both sides were extremely small, only a few hundred or even dozens of people.
This also means that the war will further test the collaborative combat capabilities of individual soldiers and multiple soldiers, as well as the mutual cooperation between soldiers. .??.
Also because both sides have reasons why they must win.
Therefore, regardless of victory or defeat, life or death, neither side is willing to give in even a single step.
In order not to be embarrassed, the Xiangyang army risked their lives and charged into the sand.
In order to survive, the Shu army risked their lives to stop it.
For a time, the bloody battle at the gap in the city wall was extremely fierce.
Often a one-on-one battle can only be ended by exchanging one life for another.
Of course, this is indeed somewhat beyond Gao Zhixing's expectations.
He knew exactly what level his soldiers were.
But the tenacity of the Shu army was indeed beyond his expectation.
He originally thought that even though these elite Shu troops were powerful, in the end they were only two to three thousand strong.
And there are tens of thousands of people on our side.
Even one punch to one person can make them unable to take care of themselves.
But when he saw it now, it was not what he thought.
In that narrow space, one's own numerical advantage cannot be reflected at all.
And it was in this small space that the Shu army's combat effectiveness was enhanced by several levels.
Seeing this situation, Gao Zhixing also knew that if he didn't make adjustments, his side might not be able to break through Qutang Pass today.
As the saying goes, if it declines again, it will be exhausted three times.
He didn't want his team to lose all their morale before entering Shu.
At that moment, he also directly asked the messenger to find Xu Lang.
After the two met, Gao Zhixing said without hesitation: "Get your people to withdraw."
Hearing this, Xu Lang was also stunned.
He said: "General, why is this?"
"In such a small space." >
"There is no way we can demonstrate our numerical advantage."
"So, we must send real elites up to end the battle as soon as possible."
Gao Zhixingzhi opened his mouth and explained: "Otherwise, as the war continues, our casualties will become greater and greater."
"this……"
Xu Lang really didn't want his soldiers to withdraw.
As mentioned before, the Xiangyang Army has always been part of the whirlpool of armies from all over the Tang Dynasty.
And this kind of involution has been going on for a long time, causing many soldiers to have a lot of shadows and bad emotions in their hearts.
Today, Xu Lang really wanted the soldiers to prove themselves to the world through this battle.
While proving your ability, you must also build up your self-confidence.
In this way, they can maintain their high fighting spirit in the next battle.
But at the moment, what Gao Zhixing said is not unreasonable.
The combat effectiveness of our own soldiers is indeed inferior to that of the Shu army, and in a small terrain, our soldiers cannot spread out to fight more than others.
However, after thinking for a long time, Xu Lang gritted his teeth and said: "Commander Gao, let me try with someone again. This time I will go into battle myself. If it doesn't work, can you change someone else?"
Don't wait for Gao Zhixing to speak.
Xu Lang continued: "Commander Gao, I beg you, my brothers really need to fight this battle to prove themselves."
Hearing this, Gao Zhixing couldn't help but smile bitterly.
He said: "You think I don't know?"
"You think I don't know that soldiers need a victory to build their confidence?"
"But you have to know that if it is defeated, it will be fine. If it falls into a protracted war, it will affect the overall situation."
"And I can also assure you that I will definitely find an opportunity for you to build confidence in the future."
"But now, you must withdraw. This is a military order."
Gao Zhixing also didn't want to tangle with Xu Langduo anymore.
On the battlefield, time is life.
Moreover, Qutang Pass is not the end of their battle.
Next, they will clear out the rebel forces in Dongchuan to reduce the pressure on Li Chengqian.
Therefore, they must win this battle as soon as possible, otherwise the time will be extended indefinitely.
What will happen then, even Gao Zhixing himself cannot predict.
So this time, he would not hesitate to offend Xu Lang.
And hearing that he was resolute, what else could Xu Lang say?
He could only pass on the order and ask the soldiers in front to withdraw. .??.
But the war has reached this point.
The soldiers were also puzzled when they were asked to retreat.
A captain walked up to Xu Lang and asked: "General, why do you want us to withdraw?"
"Can't we just rush in again?"
The captain wiped the blood on his face and said, "Just once, I will definitely rush in with my brothers."
"What a fart!"
Although Xu Lang felt very sad.
But he still pretended to be angry and said: "Do you see what your brothers are like?"
"With a thousand-man establishment, you are only asked to lead three or four hundred people."
"You can capture Qutang Pass with just three to four hundred men. Are you kidding me?"
Xu Lang gritted his teeth and said, "Hurry up and get to the back to watch the battle."
After hearing this, the captain was a little unconvinced.
But what Xu Lang said was true, and he couldn't refute it.
In the end, he could only withdraw the team.
And at the moment when the Xiangyang army withdrew, a team with black armor and black helmets, all carrying spears, came forward.
This team is enough There were two to three thousand men in size, and they looked no different from other armies of the Tang Dynasty.
But those who know the inside story know that among all the armies of the Tang Dynasty, very few of them were equipped with spears, and almost all were sword and shield bearers, halberd bearers, archers, etc.
You know, although weapons like spears have some meaning of long weapons, many generals also use spears.
But the battlefield is not a one-on-one battle between generals. Although the spear is long, it is not as good as the halberd.
And in chaotic battles, since spears require a certain attack distance, they are not as convenient as short weapons such as knives and axes.
Therefore, few armies adopt organized formations to fight with spears.
But Datang had such a special team.
The people in the team are all from Hebei Province in the north of the Tang Dynasty.
And the name of this team is Youzhou Army.
At this moment, the soldiers of the Youzhou Army were advancing towards the enemy in a neat battle formation.
Their speed is not fast, but they can bring a lot of pressure to people.
It was seen that there was almost no expression on the faces of the soldiers, and they looked at each other as if they were looking at dead people.
Seeing this scene, some Shu soldiers felt a little unsure.
Who are these people?
What are they for?
Why do they all look like the Grim Reaper?
And just when the Shu soldiers were a little confused, they heard a sudden cry from the Youzhou Army's formation: "Kill!"
Immediately afterwards, I saw that the entire Youzhou Army's formation was moving quickly.
And with the movement, the military formation is also changing rapidly.
From the square formation at the beginning, it turned into a wild goose formation.
The person at the forefront of the wild goose formation was none other than Gao Zhixing, who was holding a spear and wearing general armor.
Just when they were rushing thirty or forty steps in front of the Shu army's formation.
I saw Gao Zhixing waving his spear in a circle in the sky and shouting: "Soldiers, follow me and defeat the enemy!"