When another round of rapid crossbow firing was completed, only about half of the more than 30,000 Mayi cavalry who charged intensively were left, and each of them stopped in despair, as if they had seen a ghost, and their faces were pale.
The scene just now frightened them. Even though they were elite soldiers, seeing four thousand of their companions die in an instant in front of them, the visual and psychological shock was really intense for them.
Luo Yi loudly ordered at this time: "The infantry advance forward in a dense formation to attack, and send a signal to order the cavalry on the left and right wings to attack!"
As soon as the 10,000 infantrymen heard the order, they changed their formation instantly. The entire infantry square instantly split into fifty small formations of infantry and spears in units of a hundred people. They maintained their formation and charged at the Mayi cavalry at a jogging speed.
At the same time, on both sides of the battlefield, as the messengers beside Luo Yi blew their horns, 15,000 cavalry on each side who had been prepared for a long time rushed out. Smoke and dust were everywhere. After they rushed in and reacted, they hurriedly prepared or escaped.
, or desperate, because almost all the generals who charged forward, such as Liu Wuzhou and Huang Lao, were killed in the battle, leaving the Mayi army without leadership and command, fighting independently.
Half an hour later, all the remaining 60,000 Mayi troops were killed except for more than 20,000 people who were led away by Wang Chengguang.
More than 20,000 people fled all the way to the west. Their horses were frothing at the mouth. Behind them, more than 20,000 Youzhou cavalry chased them for a whole day. They just kept chasing. Suddenly, a group of horse thieves appeared in front of them and stopped them.
their retreat.
"If you more than 20,000 people join my team, I will help you fight off the pursuers." This team of horse thieves was led by a burly man with a tanned face and a loud voice.
Wang Chengguang's eyes flashed and he saw that the number of horse thieves was only five or six thousand. He thought it was a big deal, but he immediately cupped his fists at the leader of the horse thieves and said: "Okay, the big boss just needs to lead people to repel the officers and soldiers behind.
I will bring people to join the great master."
The leader of the horse thieves smiled at Wang Chengguang and said: "Since you have said this, don't play any tricks, otherwise you will die miserably."
As he spoke, the leader of the horse thieves waved his hand, and a horse thief behind him fired a loud arrow into the sky.
The next moment, more than 30,000 horse thieves suddenly rushed out from all directions, surrounding them and the Youzhou cavalry behind them.
"Retreat!" The 20,000 Youzhou cavalry were led by a young general who looked to be 18 or 19 years old. He was Luo Yi's son Luo Cheng. Although he didn't know who these horse thieves were, he knew who these horse thieves were and who they were.
It was the same group of people who controlled the terrifying hundred-fire crossbow before, and his father had already told him that when he saw the remaining soldiers of Mayi being surrounded by horse thieves, he evacuated decisively.
Seeing that the powerful enemy who was still chasing after him was easily scared away by this group of horse thieves, Wang Chengguang suddenly looked surprised. But after Luo Cheng and his men and horses disappeared completely, Wang Chengguang had other thoughts.
There are more than 20,000 of them, and these horse thieves are only more than 30,000, but they are regular elite soldiers. Although these horse thieves look a bit weird, and their weapons and equipment seem to be very sophisticated, they are just horse thieves after all. How can they be their opponents?
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"Thank you for your generous help, Mr. Wang. Mr. Wang will be rewarded in the future. Please also ask Mr. Wang to let your men get out of the way. Otherwise, don't blame Wang for being rude." Wang Chengguang has led his people to fight against various thieves in recent years.
These horse thieves know their nature very well and know that the stronger they are at this time, the better.
But what happened at the next moment made Wang Chengguang's face change drastically.
"Scaring people, right? That bright guy, let General Wang see who can scare whom!" The black-faced horse thief man sneered, waved his hand, and more than 30,000 horse thieves immediately moved aside.
Three hundred hundred-shot crossbows appeared in front of Wang Chengguang and more than 20,000 Mayi troops.
Wang Chengguang took a breath of cold air. Each of the more than 20,000 Mayi Army soldiers turned pale with fright on the spot and did not dare to make any move to avoid misunderstanding among these horse thieves.
They had previously witnessed the horrific scene of the Youzhou army blocking them in the ravine, with hundreds of crossbows shooting down more than 4,000 of their horses in seven or eight breaths. At this moment, they no longer had any will to fight.
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Wang Chengguang had a bitter look on his face. If he didn't understand now that these horse thieves were also Wang Junlin's people, he might as well have just bumped them to the ground.
"I humble myself to pay my respects to the master." Wang Chengguang jumped off his horse with his hands empty and knelt down to the black-faced master.
The more than 20,000 Ma Yi troops behind him quickly jumped off their horses empty-handed and followed Wang Chengguang on their knees.
"Send a message to the prince! Let me tell you that Wu San's mission has been completed. Do you want to proceed with the following plan?" The black-faced leader laughed and said to a man next to him whose skin was obviously paler than the other horse thieves.
This man was sent by Shen Guoer's Military Intelligence Office. He quickly agreed, wrote a sentence on a small piece of cowhide with charcoal, took out a flying eagle from the birdcage on the side of the horse, and stuffed the small piece of cowhide into the flying eagle.
After sealing the small copper tube on the eagle's leg, I fed the eagle two pieces of dried meat and some water, and then threw the eagle away. The eagle chirped, circled in the sky, and headed southeast.
Fly in the direction.
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It has entered late autumn, and Mayi County is almost like winter.
The iron stove burns charcoal, and there is a special chimney made of iron, so there is no need to worry about gas poisoning. Therefore, although the inside of the tent is not as warm as a spring day, there is no chill at all.
Next to a deserted village at the junction of Mayi County and Yanmen County, the people of the Whirlwind Battalion are stationed here.
Wang Junlin was sitting by the stove. Luo Shixin, Luo Yi, Wu San, Shen Guoer, Yang Kongchan and others were all in this handsome tent.
"Wu San, how are you preparing?" Wang Junlin asked first.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, everything is ready. Once the imperial court takes over Mayi County, my humble position can lead the horse thieves to easily occupy the entire Mayi County." Wu San stood up and clasped his fists excitedly. Over the years, he had followed Wang Junlin's orders and guarded the area.
While occupying the military industrial town in the Qilian Mountains, they also strengthened the horse bandit team in the northwest. Now there are more than 30,000 troops. In addition to the more than 20,000 Ma Yi army led by Wang Chengguang, who forced surrender yesterday, there are already nearly 50,000 troops. With their fighting skills
With his strength, coupled with the sophisticated weapons and equipment in his hands, it is not difficult to defend Mayi County on behalf of Wang Junlin.
"That's good, Luo Shixin will lead the army to prepare for the retreat." Wang Junlin turned to Luo Shixin and ordered.
Luo Shixin stood up quickly and bowed to accept the order.
Wang Junlin ordered Luo Yi again: "The Youzhou Army left 10,000 people to cooperate with Chong Lao in refining the 30,000 Turkic Golden Wolf Guards. The others can also withdraw to Youzhou. Goguryeo still needs to remain vigilant. Yuan Gai
Su Wen should not be underestimated."
Luo Yi quickly raised his voice and clasped his fists, bowing and saying, "I understand this humble position."