I don’t know whether Sun Li’s desperate approach inspired the morale of the officers and soldiers of the Qingdu Army, but one thing is very clear about the situation on the battlefield. The combat power of the two sides is not at the same level at all.
Whether it is the combat strength of individual soldiers, weapons and equipment, or even overall coordination, the general's on-the-battle command, etc., the Qingdu Army is far away from the Han Army.
Sun Li ordered the scuttling of his own ships, but it failed to reverse the passive situation of the Qingdu Army on the battlefield. As the Han army's camp advanced and squeezed step by step, the Qingdu Army was forced to retreat while its formation also changed.
It's getting more and more confusing.
Seeing that his own army was gradually unable to withstand the Han army's offensive, Sun Li had no choice but to use his trump card, his cavalry troops.
Sun Li had a cavalry force of 5,000 in his hands. This cavalry was not only the confidence for him to dare to confront the Han army, but also his most valuable asset. He would not use this cavalry unless absolutely necessary.
Now the battle has reached a critical juncture. If the situation cannot be reversed, the battle will be lost.
As this cavalry fought out from behind the Qingdu Army, it was much more effective for the soldiers of the Qingdu Army than burning the cauldron. At least the effect was seen immediately, and the momentum of the Qingdu Army was significantly improved.
But before people could get excited for too long, Sun Li's cavalry, which was at the bottom of the box, ran into the Ben Ming army led by Jia Fu.
The Benming Army only has 2,000 men, and they are all infantry. With such a small number of troops, facing 5,000 cavalry, the battle should not be suspenseful.
But in fact, that is not the case at all. The Benming soldiers in the Benming army all hold horse-cutting swords. When they come into contact with the cavalry, people lower their bodies and roll all over the ground. A sword swung from time to time will definitely cut off the horse.
of a leg.
Five thousand cavalrymen fought against the Benming Army, as if they were stuck in a quagmire. The cavalry charge could not be used at all. The horses neighed one after another and fell on the battlefield. The cavalrymen on the horses also fell off one after another.
The people didn't even have a chance to get up from the ground, so they were stabbed to death by Benminglang who rushed forward with his horse-cutting sword.
This situation made the soldiers of the Qingdu Army in the battle dumbfounded, and Sun Li who was watching the battle from behind was also dumbfounded.
People couldn't believe their eyes. Five thousand cavalry faced two thousand infantry. The scene turned out to be one-sided. It wasn't the cavalry that crushed the infantry, but the infantry that in turn crushed the cavalry.
The cavalry's participation in the battle has greatly improved the morale of the Qingdu Army. At this time, it has dealt a huge blow to the morale of the Qingdu Army.
Even in the eyes of the Qingdu Army, the Han army on the opposite side was simply not human. If they were human, how could they fight such an unconventional battle?
The cavalry's charge could not be used at all, which created an excellent opportunity for the Benming Army's tactic of cutting the horse's legs. This time, there was no need for cavalry to attack the Benming Army. The Benming Army took the initiative to attack.
Big beads of sweat flowed down Sun Li's forehead and cheeks. Seeing his own cavalry being killed one after another, Sun Li felt chills in his heart and the hairs all over his body stood on end. He couldn't help but murmur.
Said: "How can these Han troops be so powerful?!"
The situation on the battlefield did not allow him to sigh. While the Benming Army resisted the Qingdu Army's cavalry, the Han Army's cavalry also launched an attack.
Wu Han commanded 5,000 Youzhou cavalry and stormed the left wing of the Qingdu Army. Geng commanded 5,000 Youzhou cavalry and stormed the right wing of the Qingdu Army. The two cavalrymen, like two sharp knives, penetrated deeply into the Qingdu Army.
The left and right ribs.
As the two cavalry troops of the Han army came in, the soldiers of the Qingdu Army could no longer hold on. The soldiers in the front were still fighting desperately, while the soldiers in the middle and rear had retreated in groups.
The already disjointed Green Calf Army formation was now completely split into two parts.
Seeing that only the front army was resisting, and both the middle and rear armies were retreating, the morale of the Han army was greatly boosted, and the soldiers continued to advance forward.
The front troops of the Qingdu Army launched an encirclement campaign.
When the front troops of the Qingdu Army realized that something was wrong and wanted to retreat, they had no chance. The remaining more than 20,000 front troops were surrounded by Han troops.
At this time, the battle had basically lost its suspense. It was impossible for 20,000 people to break out of the encirclement of more than 100,000 people, and when the combat power of the two sides was so disparate, it was simply impossible.
The trapped Qingdu Army rushed left and right, but all returned without success.
As the Qingdu Army's casualties increased, the Han Army's encirclement became smaller and smaller. Soon, even the archers in the Han Army's camp no longer dared to fire arrows because the encirclement had become too small.
When the arrow is shot out, it may land on one's own head.
With no hope of breaking out, the remaining more than 10,000 Qingdu troops all chose to surrender to the Han army.
After eating these Qingdu Army's former troops, Liu Xiu immediately commanded his army to pursue the escaped Qingdu Army. As for the surrendered prisoners, Liu Xiu still handed them over to Xie Gong for disposal.
Now was a good opportunity to seize the opportunity to pursue the victory. Xie Gong had no time to take care of these prisoners and left thousands of people to guard them. He led the rest of the troops to follow Liu Xiujun and pursue the defeated Qingdu Army.
The Qingdu Army fled all the way south, and not long after, they arrived at the shore of Dangshui.
At this time, people were dumbfounded. There were no ships left that were docked on the shore. They were all sunk by Sun Li's order. Looking at the rough river, people stared at each other, not knowing what to do.
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Sun Li, who was protected by many generals and guards, was still shouting: "Regroup! Our soldiers should immediately regroup, bow to Liu Xiu, and fight to the death!"
Now, the Qingdu Army was in a panic, and no one listened to him at all. Just when Sun Li was planning to rearrange his troops and fight a decisive battle with the Han Army, the Han Army soldiers were already chasing him.
Some soldiers of the Green Calf Army who were good at water lost even the desire to fight. They threw away their weapons, took off their armor, and jumped into the river one after another.
However, there are only a few people who are good at swimming. Most people either don't know how to swim or have only a few superficial skills. They want to swim across the rolling water of the river, unless a miracle happens.
In front of them was the wolf-like Han army, and behind them was the surging river. The officers and soldiers of the Qingdu Army were almost on the verge of despair.
The advancement of the Han army will not stop because the Qingdu Army is not desperate. The people lined up in a neat square formation, marching forward while beating their shields with their weapons, and at the same time shouted in unison: "Kill! Kill! Kill!"
The shouts of the people, coupled with the sound of weapons hitting shields, were like hammers, hitting the hearts of the soldiers of the Qingdu Army again and again.
The confused generals of the Green Calf Army looked at Sun Li one after another and asked in a trembling voice: "General, we... what should we do now?"
If Sun Li knew what to do, he would have thought of a solution long ago, why wait until now? He was sweating profusely, pondered for a moment, and asked: "Have all the ships been scuttled?"
At this time, what he was thinking about was not the more than 100,000 soldiers under his command, but how to save his own life.
All the generals looked at each other, and one of them said cautiously: "General...the general ordered us to scuttle all the ships, but we...we dare not disobey the order!"
On weekdays, Sun Li was cruel, and would always beat and kill his subordinates even if they were slightly displeased with him. Therefore, even if people felt that his orders were wrong, they would not disobey them at all.
Now, Sun Li finally suffered for his usual cruelty.
Hearing that his subordinates said there were no ships, he gritted his teeth and said, "Quick, give me all your water bags!"
"ah?"
"I said, give me all your water bags!"
The generals and guards around him didn't know why, but they still followed Sun Li's order and took off the water bag and handed it to him.
There was a big pile of everyone's water bags on the ground. Sun Li got off his horse, poured out all the water in the water bags, and then asked the guard for a rope to tie all the water bags together.
At this time, everyone finally understood that Sun Li was planning to cross the river with a water bag.
A general hurriedly stepped forward, raised his hands and said, "General, you can't leave. If you leave, what will happen to the brothers below?" What will we do?
"Go away!" Sun Li pushed the general away angrily, then he grabbed a long string of water bladders and walked straight to the river. Most of the water bladders were made of cowhide. Empty the inside and put them away.
On the water, there is indeed a lot of buoyancy.
Sun Li put a long string of water bags into the river. He felt that they were quite buoyant. He turned to look at his generals and said in a deep voice: "You guys should go find the water bags quickly. Can you follow me across the river?"
, it depends on your life!"
At this time, people finally saw clearly how shameless Sun Li was. In front of a powerful enemy, so many of our own soldiers were in dire straits, but as the commander-in-chief of the entire army, he actually wanted to take the lead in escaping.
But what was even more shameless was that he took away all the water bags from his own people, and instead asked his side to find other water bags.
A general walked up to Sun Li, grabbed his arm firmly, and said in a trembling voice: "General, our army of hundreds of thousands of soldiers is in danger. General, if you can't abandon me, it means you don't care!"
The other generals also gathered around, looked at Sun Li helplessly, and choked with sobs: "General, you can't leave!"
Sun Li looked around at everyone, nodded, and said: "If you want to stay and wait to die, then you can go and die!"
After speaking, he waved his arm fiercely, trying to shake off the general's hand. Unexpectedly, the other man's grip was too tight, and he was unable to shake it off.
Seeing that the Han army had already attacked, and the front had already been surrendered, it would be too late if he didn't leave. Sun Li was so anxious that he reached back and pulled out the sword from under his ribs, aiming at it and holding on to his arm.
That general was as vicious as a sword.
Fortunately, the general reacted quickly enough and quickly dodged to avoid the sharp edge of the sword. Of course, his grip on Sun Li's arm also loosened.
Sun Li did not continue to pursue. He pointed at everyone with his sword and said fiercely: "If anyone dares to stop me again, I will kill him!" After saying this, he sheathed his sword, dragged his water bag, and walked quickly.
Enter the river.
Looking at Sun Li who was lying on the water bag and paddling his hands in the water, people unconsciously clenched their fists.
A general looked at his companions around him and asked, "What should we do?" Do we really want to be like Sun Li, who snatched his subordinates' water bags and then crossed the river to escape?
Another general couldn't help but burst out laughing. He smiled bitterly, and his smile was uglier than crying. He murmured: "Today's battle has no chance of winning. Even if we are lucky enough to escape and return to Quanshe, we will not be able to win."
Death is inevitable, so instead of doing this, it is better to..."
He didn't finish what he said, but everyone could understand what he meant.
At this time, a general suddenly raised his long bow, twisted the bow and nocked an arrow, pointed it at the river, and shot an arrow fiercely. Everyone present was startled by his sudden move, and all turned their heads to look.
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I saw that the arrow he shot was impartial, hitting Sun Li who was still paddling desperately on the river.
The force of this arrow was so great that it pierced Sun Li's back and the arrow protruded out of his chest. Sun Li on the river screamed and couldn't stay on the water bag anymore, so he turned over and fell down. wavv