Chapter 656: Heavy casualties, Bian Xi's predicament
Chapter 656: Heavy casualties, Bian Xi’s dilemma
Sun Ze led his troops to leave, and Shen Tang and others immediately returned to the military camp! They only had one day, and in the evening, they also had to lead their troops to fight.
Therefore, they will still be extremely busy today.
The day passed in the blink of an eye, and at night, the sky was completely dark!
The south gate of Fucheng opened wide, and pairs of soldiers and horses quietly left Fucheng and headed towards Yazhou.
The reason for leaving the city at night was just to delay as much time as possible so that the Tubo people would discover their purpose later.
Although Chengdu Prefecture is not as prosperous as Lin'an, it still has hundreds of thousands of people.
It's easy to put some eyeliner here.
However, at night, there was a curfew in the city, and with some arrangements made by Shen Tang, it was enough to hide it from Tibetan spies for a while.
And by the time the Tubo people discovered the purpose of themselves and others, I am afraid that they had already led their troops to Rongjing and were ready to fight the Tubo.
And by that time, there will be no need to hide it!
Directly south of Chengdu is Meizhou, where Bian Xi was trapped.
Therefore, the Tubo people naturally take extremely strict precautions against Meizhou.
Therefore, Shen Tang led his troops all the way southwest through Qiongzhou and then arrived at Yazhou.
Compared with other state capitals, the area of Qiongzhou is not large, and the distance from Chengdu Prefecture through Qiongzhou to Yazhou to Rongjing is about three hundred miles.
However, among the more than 40,000 soldiers and horses under Shen Tang's command, except for the Jin army, which were all cavalry, the rest were infantry.
Therefore, Shen Tang and his party will need at least five days.
After all, Shen Tang needs to maintain the combat effectiveness of his army to prevent other unexpected situations.
To the north of Danling, the Simeng River flows! In a small mountain depression, Bian Xi led his 15,000 remnant troops and stationed them here.
Fortunately, although this mountain col is not big, the terrain is also dangerous. Otherwise, they may have been unable to resist the crazy attacking enemy troops.
Five miles away from where they were stationed was the enemy's military camp.
The enemy troops here include 10,000 Tibetan elites, including 50,000 coalition troops from various tribes!
If it were his own men and horses, the Tubo commander would certainly feel distressed, but for the men and horses of these small tribes, they were just expendable supplies.
Even if all 50,000 soldiers and horses were killed, the Tibetan commander would never frown!
Therefore, since Bian Xi's soldiers and horses were besieged here, the Tibetan commander divided the 50,000 soldiers and horses from each tribe into five teams.
These five armies took turns attacking Bian Xi's remaining soldiers without stopping, regardless of Sunday!
If Bian Xi hadn't been battle-hardened for a long time, and the Zaoyang army he led was an elite one, he might have been unable to withstand the enemy's crazy attack.
"Jirong, how many soldiers do we still have to fight now?"
In a simple military tent, Bian Xi asked Ji Rong with a solemn face.
Jirong gritted his teeth and said bitterly, "Eight thousand!"
"We were attacked by those bastards and suffered heavy casualties. When we retreated here, there were only 15,000 troops left.
During this period of time, they continued to attack without stopping. The brothers who were slightly injured were tied up at will and then continued to fight. Only those who could not move would retreat."
"So far, five thousand of our brothers have died in battle, and two thousand have been seriously injured. Although the rest are all injured, they can still take a bite of those bastards even if they die."
"Their fighting power is not better than ours, but they are forced to fight to the death by the Tibetan barbarians.
As a result, their casualties were equally heavy! According to our calculations, they have killed at least over 10,000 people!"
After hesitating for a moment, Ji Rong continued, "The biggest problem now is that we are running out of food and grass.
It is estimated that if we persist for five days at most, we will have no food to eat."
Without food and grass, and with the battalion full of wounded soldiers, by then, even if the enemy does not attack, they will have no choice but to die!
Bian Xi was silent for a moment, and then said leisurely, "Jirong, how about the 20,000 soldiers and horses under your command?"
"According to the general's order, these two thousand troops are our last trump card and will not be dispatched until the end.
Therefore, they all maintain their strongest combat power."
Back then, thanks to Shen Tang's favor, the Zaoyang Army added a number of horses!
For any army, horses are the most important material.
And these two thousand cavalry have indeed become the thorns in the hearts of Bian Xi and Ji Rong.
On weekdays, even if there are dozens of injuries, it will still feel distressing.
However, this time when they were surrounded, Bian Xi was not in a hurry to send this army to fight!
With these two thousand soldiers and horses, they had a glimmer of hope of escaping. At a critical moment, many people might be able to survive.
"Jirong, if we persist for three more days and there is still no hope of escaping, then you can lead these two thousand troops to break out.
Our two thousand elites are all cavalry, and they maintain complete combat strength. If we suddenly join the battle, the enemy will definitely not be able to react."
"As long as you break through their siege, you can escape. They don't have many cavalry, so even if you want to chase them, you can't do it!"
"how about you?"
Ji Rong frowned and asked.
Bian Xi shook his head slightly, "Our other brothers are all infantry, and it is simply impossible for them all to leave.
Therefore, I will lead my other brothers to fight to the death! I, the Zaoyang Army, are not afraid of death, and even if I die, I will never let these bastards have an easy time."
Hearing this, Jirong shook his head and said, "Brother Bian, you and I have known each other for many years. It is not an exaggeration to say that we are brothers in life and death.
Do you think I will leave you here and escape alone?
Not to mention me, even among our two thousand men, which one is not our direct descendant?
Do you think they will watch you leading your troops to fight to the death here while we desert?"
"Jirong, now is not the time to be impulsive! Our Zaoyang Army cannot be completely wiped out here! If you leave, you will have to rebuild the Zaoyang Army in the future and recreate the glory of our Zaoyang Army! Moreover, even if you stay, there will be no The meaning is just that more people will die..."
Ji Rong waved his hands frantically, "Let's talk about it, maybe we can wait for a turn of events!"
"Where is the turning point..." Bian Xi said with a wry smile. It was Wang Huaizhen's plan that brought them to this stage. And now in Chengdu Mansion, Wang Huaizhen is respected, and even the other soldiers of the Song Dynasty are... Even if you want to rescue, I'm afraid it's too late...
"Kill, kill, kill..."
At this moment, along with the dull roar of the earth, a sudden cry of killing suddenly came.
Their expressions changed, and Bian Xi immediately shouted, "Here comes someone!"