Chapter 1468 The enemy is outnumbered and I am outnumbered
Chaerhan was almost desperate when he saw this scene. Although he still held on to a glimmer of hope, he wanted to organize his relatively superior troops to break out of the opponent's formation, but his troops were actually frightened. They were like devils facing the opponent.
Using various killing methods, the Jurchens dismounted and surrendered, or fled in all directions. They no longer had the courage to face the opponent's firearms.
Chaerhan cursed continuously and even killed several of his soldiers who ran away without obeying orders, but he was unable to restrain the situation. Chaerhan knew that the soldiers could surrender, but he could not. Not to mention that he was a senior member of the Jurchen army.
General, the other party will not let you go. Even if the other party is willing to accept your surrender, your whole family will be killed by the big leader. The Jurchens cannot be prisoners. This is what the big leader has repeatedly emphasized. Or die in battle.
, surrender means betrayal, the whole family will be killed, there will be no room for it.
"Come out with me, rush out with me." Chaerhan roared loudly, and there were eight or nine hundred soldiers around him who responded to him. They rode their horses desperately towards the opponent's cavalry. He wanted to survive the chaos.
Waiting for an opportunity to break out and escape.
However, all this was in vain. They only rushed a few dozen steps, and with the roar, hundreds of their own cavalry fell off their horses one after another. Charhan was originally in the middle of the team. After the cavalry on the left and right were killed, he
He was also exposed alone in the opponent's field of vision. A large group of opponent's cavalry armed with firearms rushed forward. The black firearms emitted green smoke and were pointed at his body and the bodies of less than two hundred cavalry beside him. Looking at the ground around him,
The soldiers who were on the verge of death after being killed by firearms were rolling on the ground and were covered in blood. Chaerhan couldn't help but think of other things. He had to give in.
"Don't do anything, we...we surrender...we surrender." Chaerhan shouted loudly.
A tall Luoyan Army cavalryman sat upright on his horse and shouted coldly: "Those who offend me during the Zhou Dynasty will never be forgiven. It's too late to beg for mercy now. Kill!"
Boom, boom, boom, firearms roared, and countless shotguns shot out, killing all of Chaerhan and the more than two hundred cavalrymen beside him. Chaerhan was hit by countless bullets in his chest and abdomen, and his chest and abdomen were wounded.
He was beaten to a pulp and died in the same way as his predecessor Hulu.
Chaer Khan died in the battle. The remaining Jurchen cavalry still had half the intention to fight and fled back with all their might. Of the 10,000 cavalry who followed Chaer Khan into the Luoyan Army formation, less than 2,000 of them escaped in the end.
formation, the rest of them were all dead in the formation. This was also due to the fierce attack of nearly 30,000 Jurchen cavalry outside the formation, which held back two 10,000-person Luoyan Army cavalry teams, making it impossible for them to free their hands to stop them. Otherwise, this
The remaining two thousand will definitely not be able to escape from the Luoyan Army's 'Qi' formation.
The news of Chaerhan's death quickly spread throughout the battlefield, and Wanyan Agu from behind also got the news immediately, and he immediately became angry and cursed.
"This idiot, who asked him to charge into the enemy's formation? He's so confused. With the opponent's formation, it only needs to break through the four surrounding cavalry teams before the formation collapses. What kind of cleverness does this bitch think he deserves? It's not like he lost his life.
Damn it, and killed tens of thousands of my Jurchen warriors. Idiot, idiot." Wanyan Agu cursed loudly.
"Big leader, it seems that the front is unbreakable. The morale of the forward cavalry has been greatly reduced by Qarhan's troubles. The two forward army lieutenants, Jebie and Kublado, asked whether they should withdraw their troops and rest." Someone beside him reported in a deep voice.
"Nonsense, tell them that if they dare to take a step back, I will skin them. Don't think about anything, just let me hold back the enemy in front. My two cavalry on both wings have completed the encirclement. Even if the front cannot be attacked, we can contain them."
It is also good to live with two of their cavalry. Yalu will not spend any time with them.
Brother Meng Sa and the others will never let me down." Wanyan Agu shouted loudly.
The military order was quickly passed on, and Wanyan Agu Dawu was angry at the death of Chaerhan. Li Guoqiu, who was sitting on his horse beside him, said in a deep voice: "Big chief, the opponent's firearms have been used, and I humbly request to lead the iron pagoda into battle. Frontal.
It’s difficult to break through, so why not use the Iron Buddha to break through its formation. I’m worried that even on the flanks, with the opponent’s mobile firearms assisting in defense, it might be difficult to break through.”
Wanyan Agu frowned and thought for a while and said: "There is no need for the moment. The Iron Buddha Temple is the trump card of our army. Since the battle, the losses have been huge. It cannot be used unless it is absolutely necessary. The opponent has firearms... You have to be careful. The flank encirclement has been formed. If you are worried
If the formation cannot be broken, the infantry can be reinforced and formed into an iron barrel formation, which will definitely break the enemy's formation. In fact, their formation has quite a lot of loopholes. Lin Jue is so smart that he treats others as fools. This formation seems to be able to guard each other.
Assistance, in fact, if one side is contained, half of the troops and horses will be contained, and the other three sides are attacked and cannot be rescued at all. The 20,000 infantrymen in the formation are even more useless.
It's of no use. Military advisor, you don't have to worry. I see that you are very interested in Lin Jue and are not convinced by him, so you want to meet him. Don't worry, I will give you this opportunity."
Li Guoqiu had no choice but to hand over his hand and nod in agreement. In fact, he knew very well that after all, Wanyan Aguda was not willing to go head-to-head with the opponent's firearms with the iron pagoda. Although he assured Wanyan Aguda that the shotgun firearm would never be able to penetrate it.
The iron pagoda is heavily armored, but Wanyan Aguda doesn't seem to believe it. He doesn't want to destroy the iron pagoda, which he spent a lot of financial and material resources to build, in the hands of firearms. That is his trump card. So he would rather destroy all the soldiers.
He put all the horses forward and used human lives, which he considered to be the least valuable, to replace the opponent's firearms. This was a more cost-effective and safer way for him.
As Wanyan Agu gave the order, the 100,000 infantrymen at the rear began to shout and charge towards the battlefield. Wanyan Agu originally thought that the Luoyan Army could be eliminated without infantry fighting, but in the end, he had to take action with all his strength.
.But even at this moment, Wanyan Aguda still believed that victory must belong to him.
Wanyan Agu's self-confidence was certainly not blind. Although the Luoyan Army took a lot of advantage in the battle due to Cha'er Khan's rash advance. Nearly half of the 50,000 Jurchen forward cavalry led by Cha'er Khan who rushed forward were killed or injured.
During the charge, they suffered a bloodbath from crossbows. Chaerhan himself sent another wave. Then Chaerhan's death demoralized the remaining troops. They were attacked by Shen Tan and Ma Qingshan again, and the number of casualties had exceeded
20,000 people were killed. This was in just half an hour. No wonder the two lieutenants Zhebie and Kublaiduo were unable to resist the request to withdraw and reorganize. However, while the frontal battle was frustrated, the flank troops
However, the battle situation has reached the goal that Wanyan Aguda hoped for.
When Lin Jue led the firearms battalion and infantry to strangle Chaerhan, the two flanking cavalry with a total of 80,000 people had already braved the dense rain of arrows to reach the near rear.
The team was led by two experienced old men from Luoyan Valley, Mu Buping and Lu Yi. Both of them were famously brave generals in the Luoyan Army, and both had experienced various difficult and bloody battles in the early days of the Luoyan Army.
.Because of their fierce fighting style, Lin Jue arranged the two of them at the back of the u-shaped battle formation, each leading two cavalry teams of 10,000 people to defend against the enemy. Because Lin Jue understood that the scale of the battle in the front might be the largest, because the enemy
A frontal attack will obviously involve more troops and horses, but the battle on the flanks will inevitably be more brutal. That's because the flank troops and horses must
Make sure to hold back the enemy, make sure the formation does not collapse, and hold the line of defense until rescue arrives.
Under the current attack situation of Jurchen soldiers and horses, the more than 20,000 Luoyan Army cavalry behind them have to face an attack of as many as 80,000 Liao cavalry and Jurchen cavalry. This will be destined to be an extremely tragic battle.
battle.
This is exactly what happened. Yalu Buhua's 40,000 cavalry and 40,000 Liao cavalry approached from the flanks almost at the same time. After more than 2,000 people were killed by bows and arrows, they successfully approached the flank and rear formation, forming a formation
In a state of hand-to-hand combat, 80,000 cavalry surrounded the Luoyan Army's rear position, completing the strategic encirclement of the Luoyan Army. The two sides fought on an arc-shaped battlefield that was five or six miles long. The battle was bloody and tragic.
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The total strength of the two Luoyan Army cavalry is less than 22,000. They have to face an enemy four times their own, and the pressure is obvious. However, Lu Yi and Mu Buping were warned by Lin Jue before the battle, telling them no matter what
To maintain the overall formation, you can adopt the strategy of shrinking the formation, moving closer to the center of the formation, and getting support from the infantry in the rear. Among the infantry in the rear, there are 5,000 soldiers trained specifically to deal with the horse army's hooks, sickles, and ground knives.
.They can help. Especially in the melee between the enemy and ourselves, they can show their skills.
The two men kept Lin Jue's words in mind, and after withstanding the first and most violent attack from the other side, the two troops began to fight and shrink towards the center of the formation. The five thousand infantrymen in the formation who were specially designed to deal with the horse army had already moved out.
Reinforcements. When the cavalry formation was about to collapse, the addition of five thousand infantry stabilized the situation.
The other side didn't pay any attention to the Luoyan Army infantry who rushed into the battle group. In their opinion, what's the use of thousands of infantry joining in? Just give more heads. However, when these infantry began to roll flexibly between the horses,
Rolling back and forth, hooks, sickles, spears and sharp knives cut off the legs of horses one after another, causing chaos on the battlefield. Only then did they realize that this was an infantry specially designed to deal with cavalry. When they came to their senses
By that time, the opponent had already stabilized their position. The momentum of the fierce forward pressure that was about to break through the opponent's formation was suddenly curbed.
And not long after, when Lin Jue and Sun Dayong led the firearms battalion cavalry to come for reinforcements. Amidst the deafening roar, the horrific scene of groups of cavalry being bombarded and killed appeared, and the best opportunity to break through the opponent's formation was completely lost.
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The war entered an anxious state, with the cavalry from both sides mixed together and fighting continuously on the outside of the formation. The number of casualties on both sides continued to rise, but it seemed that no one could break the balance of offense and defense. The Jurchen cavalry of more than 100,000 could not break through the formation of the Luoyan Army.
No matter how they pulled and attacked from time to time, the Luoyan Army stabilized their formation and responded flexibly. Every time they attacked, they suffered a head-on attack. The battle was at a stalemate for a while.
But this situation lasted for less than half an hour. As the Jurchens' 100,000 infantrymen joined the battlefield, the balance of the battle was broken again. The 100,000 infantrymen were divided into three teams, and they rushed in from the gaps in the battle formation, using the cavalry to pull them.
He tried to break into the Luoyan Army's main formation through the space. Although it was extremely dangerous to break into the middle of the opponent's formation, Chaerhan's warning was not far away. This seemed to be an unwise move, but in the face of the absolute numerical advantage, the situation was completely different.
Cha'er Khan's unlucky thing was that he broke into the formation too early and had too few troops. So that the infantry and Lin Jue's personal guard battalion in the formation could concentrate on dealing with them. But it is different now. There are more than 100,000 Jurchen cavalry in all directions.
It has attracted the attention of all Luoyan Army soldiers and horses, and they can no longer escape. At this time, one hundred thousand infantrymen broke into the formation, which was the final blow to break the formation.
