Remi Azabao was not surprised at all by the Feng Army's initiative to retreat. A few days ago, he had even thought that the Feng Army would launch a final decisive battle. If he could win, he would win. If he couldn't win, he would have to retreat. Now
As expected.
He was confident, but other generals Du Ji didn't think so. Looking at the peaceful Feng Army camp, the camp and tents were all there. Even the banners in the camp were not missing. No matter how it looked, the Feng Army didn't seem to have withdrawn.
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A General Du Ji worriedly asked: "Our army has not received news of the Feng Army's retreat. How did the general know?"
Remi Azabao rolled his eyes at him, raised his head and said, "Normally at this time Feng Jun would have already started cooking, but now you can see there is smoke in Feng Camp?"
Hearing this, all the generals were shocked. They looked carefully, but there were no fireworks at all in the Fengjun camp. No wonder people felt that the camp was still the same but lacked vitality. It turned out to be the reason.
Another general asked in a low voice: "General, this...isn't this a trick of the Feng Army Envoy?"
Remi Azabao was too lazy to answer his subordinates' questions. He said coldly: "Whoever talks more and disrupts the morale of our army, I will nail his head to the flagpole!"
One sentence made all the generals shrink their necks in fright, and they no longer dared to question him.
Remi Azabao led about 80,000 Duji troops out of the company camp and went straight to the Feng Army camp opposite. He did not send out scouts to find out whether the Feng Army camp was empty, and led the army directly to the camp.
Entering. Remi Azabao is indeed good at calculations, and he is bold and careful. Feng Jun's movements are basically within his expectations.
Now there is not even a shadow of the Feng Bing and Feng General in the Feng Army camp. Every tent is empty, and debris is scattered all over the ground. Close to 300 trebuchets and city-breaking crossbows are all abandoned in the camp.
, there are tens of thousands of weapons, armors, and military uniforms in the warehouse that will not be taken away in the future.
Seeing this scene, Sergeant Du Kee was all very excited and started looting frantically. People wanted to get more of them as trophies when they returned home.
Remi Azabao quickly issued a military order that none of the Feng Army's baggage was allowed to be taken by our own soldiers. The entire army passed through the camp and continued to pursue the Feng Army. At the same time, he sent 30,000 of his own elite cavalry to take the lead in pursuing the Feng Army.
Fighting out, hoping to use the speed of the cavalry to catch up with the Feng army as soon as possible and hold it back. Then, he asked someone to send a message to Feige in Val Town, asking the 30,000 Duki troops stationed there to come out in full force to attack and retreat.
The Feng Army, no matter what, could not let the Feng Army repeat its old tricks, bypass the town, and withdraw smoothly.
Now he is a hundred times more confident, that is, he will annihilate the entire Sanshui Army, scare Feng Guo into fear in one fell swoop, and make Feng Guo understand the consequences of being an enemy of Du Ji, so as to avoid causing trouble to his own side in the future.
Although Duqui and Bessa come from the same lineage, their arms are very different. Duqui cavalry are all light cavalry. In the desert, there is no room for heavy cavalry. Under the command of Remy Azabao
, the Duki cavalry, commanded by two Duki generals, Kamal and Zoe, pursued them like a whirlwind.
The retreat of Sanshui Army was an hour earlier than the pursuit of Duji Army. The whole army did not bring any baggage and went into battle lightly. But even so, it could not outrun Duji's light cavalry.
Just before noon, the spies at the rear ran back to the army to report to Liang Qi that a large number of cavalry were chasing after him.
When Liang Qi heard this, he was also secretly surprised. Du Jijun's pursuit was much faster than he expected. Bai Yong asked nervously: "How many enemy cavalry are there?"
"This hasn't been fully investigated yet, but from the sound of the horses' hooves, there are at least tens of thousands of them riding on them!"
Bai Yong took a breath and murmured: "It seems that the enemy has sent out all the cavalry..." After a pause, he immediately said to Liang Qi: "General, Du Ji's cavalry is very fast. I
If the army does not divide the troops into the rear, I am afraid that it won’t be long before the enemy comes to chase us!”
In the era of cold weapons, the power of cavalry was too great, and it was the same concept as armored troops in modern warfare. If the Duji cavalry were to chase them, the Sanshui Army, which was dominated by infantry, would suffer a big loss. Bai Yong understood this.
, Liang Qi naturally understood. He responded thoughtfully.
Bai Yong bit his lip and said: "The general will lead the army to withdraw first, and the last general will lead the ten thousand brothers to stay behind!"
Before Liang Qi finished speaking, Shangguan Yuanrang sneered and asked: "How long can you hold the enemy back by staying at the rear? Half an hour? Or an hour?"
Although what Shangguan Yuanrang said was unpleasant, it was also true. He led 10,000 infantry to block tens of thousands of cavalry, and there were no horses or earthen forts for defense. If he could block the opponent for half an hour, it was considered good. Bai Yong said: "
This is also a no-brainer, as long as it can fend off the enemy..."
"Forget it! There are enough brothers killed in our army. If you want to commit suicide, you don't need to drag 10,000 brothers to support you!" Shangguan Yuanrang said to Liang Qi: "Our army still has 10,000 cavalry, I will pick five
Brother Qian, leave behind the enemy's cavalry."
After hearing this, Liang Qi, who had been silent all the time, immediately said: "Then I'll leave it to you, Yuan Rang." In Liang Qi's heart, it would be useless for anyone to stay as the queen. Only Shangguan Yuan Rang might have a glimmer of hope.
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Bai Yong grinned and said worriedly: "This... this is too dangerous!"
Shangguan Yuanrang couldn't help but raised his head and smiled, and said: "If I don't do any dangerous tasks, who will do it? Isn't it just for this purpose that Liang Qi asked the king to send me to accompany the army?"
When he told the central issue, Liang Qi didn't blush or gasp. Instead, he shamelessly praised: "The one who knows me is Yuan Rang!"
Shangguan Yuanrang rolled his eyes at him and swallowed back the curse that was on his lips.
He went to the cavalry phalanx of the Sanshui Army. He first explained that he wanted to pick 5,000 people to stay in the rear and block Du Ji's pursuit. Then he asked everyone who wanted to stay with him. No one among the 10,000 cavalry was timid, and they all urged
The horses took a step forward, indicating that they were willing to stay. Shangguan Yuanrang nodded and let the cavalry who were good at riding and shooting go out.
Most of the 10,000 cavalrymen came out. In the Feng Kingdom, riding and shooting is one of the basic skills of cavalry. As for those who are not good at it, no one wants to admit that they are weaker than others. Seeing so many people coming out, Shangguan Yuanrang instead
Feeling a bit embarrassed, after thinking for a while, he eliminated all those who were only children, unmarried, or had no heirs. In the end, there were only about four thousand horses left. Then he said with satisfaction: "You can stay with me."
Next, other brothers, quickly retreat with the army!"
The Sanshui Army continued to retreat quickly along the same route, while Shangguan Yuanrang led about 4,000 cavalry to stay behind. The spies from Tianyan and Diwang were like a revolving lantern, going back and forth, constantly reporting the enemy's position and information.
give him.
Now the spies have basically determined that Du Ji has about 30,000 cavalry. How to use 4,000 cavalry to hold back the opponent's 30,000 cavalry? Shangguan Yuanrang can't think of a good way.
There were only three thousand captains among the four thousand cavalry. Shangguan Yuanrang called all three of them to him and said: "When we fight with the enemy later, you take your brothers and follow me. I will charge to kill, and you will follow me to charge to kill."
, I retreat, you will retreat with me, do you understand?"
"Yes! General!" The three captains raised their hands in unison.
"In this battle, if we can fight, we will fight. If we can't fight, we will retreat while fighting, and try our best to use arrows to consume the enemy's troops!" Shangguan Yuanrang said seriously: "The Duji cavalry are good at throwing, but the range is far inferior to arrow shooting. This is what we
Opportunity."
The three captains nodded again and responded: "We understand."
Shangguan Yuanrang explained the tactics he thought were feasible, and then immediately stood in the road with his sword drawn, waiting for the enemy's arrival.
Before I saw the enemy, I saw a lot of dust rolling up in the distance. At the same time, the rumbling thunder kept coming, and the sound became louder and louder. Gradually, the ground began to shake. At this time, Shangguan Yuan
The people who dismounted from their horses began to feel uneasy, kicking the ground with their hooves from time to time.
Shangguan Yuanrang stabilized his horse, squinted his eyes slightly, slowly raised the three-pointed two-edged sword in his hand, and shouted without looking back: "Add the arrow!"
Boom! Following his order, the four thousand wind cavalry took off their bows and arrows, strung them, and aimed their arrows in mid-air ahead.
The speed of Duji's cavalry was astonishing. They were still two miles away just now, but in the blink of an eye, the figure of their vanguard had appeared in everyone's eyes.
Shangguan Yuanrang was not a wise general who could make plans or strategize, but he was extremely experienced on the battlefield. He knew very well when to fire arrows and when to charge.
Visually judging that the distance between the enemy and the enemy was almost close, he suddenly dropped the long knife held in mid-air and shouted: "Fire the arrow!"
Buzz!
Four thousand eagle feathers soared into the air behind him. When they reached their peak, the arrows drew arcs in mid-air and fell towards the Duki cavalry camp.
Pounce, pounce, pounce - for a moment, there was a muffled sound in the Duji cavalry camp, and only people could be heard shouting and screaming. Some soldiers were shot off their horses on the spot, and some were hit by arrows.
The men and horses rolled forward, and many of the fallen soldiers struggled to stand up before being knocked out by their companions who were charging up from behind.
After only one round of arrow formation, half of the hundreds of Duki cavalry running in front were hit by arrows and fell off their horses, but the remaining cavalry did not panic and charged forward with full strength.
Next, they will have to endure the second and third rounds of arrow formations from the Feng Army.
A large number of Duki cavalry were shot into hedgehogs during the charge. The knights who were shouting for death in the crowd just now may disappear in an instant, leaving only empty horses. In the end, not even a complete body can be found.
arrive.
Facing the Feng Army's arrow array, the Duji Cavalry rushed within twenty steps of the Feng Army, and were now within their shooting range. I saw the Duji Cavalry running in front throwing their spears and spears with all their strength.
Go out, then turn back and draw out the scimitar and long sword, and continue to charge.
When the distance between the two sides is far, the throwing power will not be effective, but within twenty steps, the power of the Duki cavalry's throwing should not be underestimated. The spears and spears fly into the crowd of wind soldiers, and as long as they are stabbed by them, the whole person will be pierced.
He dismounted his horse and nailed him alive to the ground.