Chapter 1715 Slap in the face, the kind that hurts
Fei Yejinli had to forcefully run to the outside of Xinhan Valley before he was able to stabilize his position because he ran into Yuchi Jiong's troops who were coming to support them.
Fortunately, it was only this way that we ran all the way from Tongguan, so the retreating troops and horses could be managed to gather up, otherwise Yuchi would not be able to hold him accountable for the loss of his troops and the humiliation of the country.
For the current Northern Zhou Dynasty, any loss of troops and horses is fatal. If Fei Yejinli completely wiped out the Tongguan garrison, even if Yuchi Jiong did not ask questions, the court would send people to ask questions, and he would not be able to protect them all.
Yu Chijiong himself will also be accused of covering up.
As for Hongnong and other cities along the line, they have been abandoned for a long time, and there are not even a few people there. The Yang family of Hongnong who once supported Hongnong is not here, so just throw it away. It is within the affordable range.
within.
Fei Yejinli also got the opportunity to perform meritorious service because he saved nearly half of the troops in Tongguan. This time he was responsible for acting as the right wing, mainly covering the flanks of the Northern Zhou army and covering Hangu Pass behind it.
At this time, Fei Yejinli was naturally frightened when he saw the Han artillery beginning to advance.
He recalled the heavy artillery fire that Tongguan experienced, and his legs even trembled a little.
As a general, if you are like this, you can imagine the soldiers below.
So Fei Yejinli anxiously sent someone to ask Yuchi Jiong for an order. Firstly, he wanted to know how Yuchijiong planned to arrange the arrangements. Secondly, he had to figure out from Yuchijiong's attitude whether Yuchijiong really wanted to fight.
If Yuchijiong wanted to fight, Fei Yejinli had to find a way to restrain his troops and cover Yuchijiong's flanks. When he saw the Han army's formation, Fei Yejinli knew that this battle was more likely to be bad than good, so if he could
If we could calmly cover Yuchi Jiong's retreat, it would be a good opportunity to make up for his mistakes.
Of course, Fei Yejinli can also take this opportunity to prepare for oiling the soles of his feet. From the Battle of Tongguan to now, Fei Yejinli has not learned much else, but he has learned the skill of oiling the soles of his feet pretty well, not to mention
Fei Yejinli had some idea of the virtues of these soldiers under his command. There was no need to expect these guys to have the determination to fight to the end for the Great Zhou Dynasty. If it weren't for the fact that the Hanguguan gate behind him was closed, no one would be able to
It is impossible to cross Hangu Pass and escape into the land of Henan behind Hangu Pass. I am afraid these guys have already escaped completely.
Now these soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty who were running away a few days ago were no different from refugees. At this time, they were looking at the artillery moving forward with frightened eyes. These artillery pieces were Fei Yejinli's nightmare and also theirs.
nightmare.
"Steady!" Fei Yejinli said coldly, sending an order to the generals around him, "Each of you should control your own subordinates. If there is a disturbance,"
"Boom!" As if specifically to interrupt Fei Yejinli's words, the Han army's artillery opened fire.
The distance of the artillery seemed to be a little far away. Many shells fell in front of the Northern Zhou army. Although the roar and explosion were shocking, not many people were really affected. These Northern Zhou soldiers looked at the land in front of them.
They were plowed as if they were plowing a field, and their minds were shaken. They didn't know if it were them, whether they would be wiped out quickly under such artillery fire.
Yuchi Jiong's expression also became serious. Is this Han people warning themselves that this line of fire is insurmountable?
However, Yuchi Jiong does not intend to take the initiative to attack now. The Han army's firearms are powerful. If he rushes forward against the Han army's firearms and trebuchets, it will be like asking for death. In comparison, the Han army's firearms are relatively weak.
It is bulky, which means that if the Han army takes the initiative to launch an attack, it will definitely not be possible to attack with firearms, and it is impossible for the enemy's firearms to attack the entangled two sides. After all, there will be many of their own people among them.
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Waiting for the Han army to attack, withstand their attack, and then chase their defeated soldiers back, this is the only choice Yuchi Jiong can make now.
However, looking at the frightened Northern Zhou soldiers, Yuchi had no way of knowing that he could withstand the Han army's attack.
"The enemy's artillery can't hit that far, we don't need to be afraid!" one of the Zhou army generals shouted, stabilizing the somewhat shaken military morale. After all, even the most elite soldiers can't stand in front of this thundering artillery.
It was difficult to stay calm. In fact, if it weren't for the fact that most of these troops were veterans of many battles, they would have been unable to hold on and collapsed.
Yuchi Jiong frowned slightly, feeling that things were not that simple.
A whistling sound suddenly sounded in the distance.
Yu Chijiong secretly screamed something bad.
The stone bullets came roaring, but this time they were different from the artillery shells. They fell accurately into the Northern Zhou army's formation, and no one could stop them wherever they went.
"What's going on?" Yuchi Jiong asked himself in his heart.
The enemy's trebuchet is farther away, and according to the intelligence, the enemy's artillery range is actually almost the same as the trebuchet, and sometimes it can even hit farther. Why does the artillery shell not fall into the crowd, but the stone shell can hit it?
Case?
What Yuchijiong didn't know was that at this time, several Han generals were furious on the Han artillery position.
"Look at their Thunderbolt cars, and look at you bunch of unsatisfactory guys. They hit the target completely in the first round of calibration shots, and look at you all being beaten to the ground by someone!"
"What are you doing for food? It's embarrassing!"
The soldiers who controlled the artillery lowered their heads and obeyed, and one of them bravely said reluctantly: "General, we just changed positions, and the muzzle of the gun is a bit low."
"Is this a reason? Is this a reason?!" A general gave him a brain adze, "If anyone misses in the next round, don't blame me for being rude!"
The soldiers agreed with a roar.
Following closely behind the Thunderbolt Chariot, artillery was also roaring.
Those Northern Zhou generals who were still complaining that the Han army's artillery was mediocre soon felt their faces being slapped and painful.
However, they didn't care how painful it was to be slapped in the face by the Han army, because the artillery shells were raging among the crowd, and the air waves set off by the explosion could even lift the flags planted on the ground, flying everywhere.
The soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty suddenly lost their flesh and blood, as if they were lifted up from hell and then thrown into hell. Before their hearts could let go, they were shaken by the roaring cannons and the unknown things.
north and south.
The cannonballs were like reminders, constantly taking away lives and tearing gaps one after another in the queue of the Northern Zhou people.
Behind the billowing smoke raised by cannonballs and stone bullets, the Han cavalry had begun to accelerate.
"Enemy cavalry, 200 feet!" The observing soldier on the Chao Chariot shouted at the top of his lungs.
Although Yu Chijiong got off the chao car, as a rare instrument for observation, there must still be people on the chao car.