However, even so, Lu Guangda still had to sigh, the enemy's reinforcements must not have just arrived on the battlefield - Lu Guangda was not naive enough to think that things would be such a coincidence - the enemy's coach must be a difficult character to deal with.
The battle is not that easy to fight.
"Report, the enemy cavalry is two miles away from the camp!" Meteor Detective Horse came quickly.
"Form up!" Lu Guangda said in a deep voice, "Don't move the two wings. At the same time, tell the naval warships to pull up to the dock and support us with crossbows and trebuchets. The troop transport ships can take the first step.
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"This..." The lieutenant general was a little puzzled. There were only a few soldiers on board the ship now. Isn't it a bit risky for Lu Quanda to do this?
Lu Quanda pursed his lips tightly and waved his hand. The lieutenant did not dare to neglect and hurriedly left.
Lu Quanda sighed softly in his heart. He knew how risky it was to do so, but he knew better that if half of the troops were taken away at this time, he would be able to withstand the attack of 20,000 cavalry with only the remaining 5,000 men.
Rushing to kill is simply a fool's errand.
"General, the enemy is coming in an instant. It's too dangerous here. You should leave as soon as possible." The guard captain took a step forward and said worriedly, "This is a fight to the death..."
Even with the support of the camp and the mighty cavalry sweeping in, it is unlikely that Lu Guangda's more than 10,000 infantry can support him. More importantly, the high mobility of the cavalry and the torrential water behind them have obviously limited
Without Lu Quanda's last remaining mobility, the only thing he could do was to hold on to the camp.
Therefore, the soldiers all knew that as soon as this battle started, it would only be life and death. The cavalry that the Northern Zhou Dynasty relied on to control the world would never let them go.
The guard captain said this for this reason. Since it is already a dead place, Lu Guangda can't at least stay on this point. Even if it is moved to the dock, it will be safer. At worst, the enemy will be oiled on the soles of his feet.
No matter how arrogant the cavalrymen were, they would definitely not have the guts to directly attack the warships of the Nanchen Navy that were armed to the teeth.
Lu Quanda glanced at his guard captain. He knew that this was definitely not what he wanted to say. The other generals also had the same idea. After all, Lu Quanda was the soul of their army.
Wherever you are, you must not make any mistakes.
If he had sensed the danger before and forced a retreat, it would still be too late, but now it is undoubtedly too late. Lu Quanda cannot leave half of his soldiers to die here. He must try his best to bring more people back safely.
The easiest way to do this is to repel the enemy's attack. Lu Quanda didn't know if he could do it, but he had to try.
With a chuckle, Lu Guangda waved his hand: "Get out of the way."
The guard captain was startled for a moment, but he subconsciously stepped aside half a step. Lu Guangda walked straight to the edge of the general platform, drew out his sword with a clang, and said loudly: "Sirs, the enemy cavalry has already arrived.
Approaching our camp, we are now facing Fancheng, with Mianshui at our back, and are in a desperate situation. The enemy will definitely not be kind enough to let us leave, so the only option left is to fight to the death!"
Lu Quanda's voice was loud, and a famous soldier in the camp raised his head and looked at him.
There was silence, except for the whistling of the wind.
"I, Lu Guangda, am standing here, commanding you to fight, and fighting alongside you. As long as there is Brother Paoze in front of me, I swear on my own honor that I will never take a step back!" Lu Guangda said loudly!
, "I will not abandon any brother, follow me to kill the enemy!"
"Kill the enemy!" Countless soldiers raised their swords excitedly.
The soldiers who fought bloody battles on the front line were never afraid of death or killing. What they were really afraid of was that the order and collective they were accustomed to would collapse in an instant. What they were afraid of was that their generals would escape at the critical moment.
When the general rushes to the front line, even if there are only two or three people around him, these soldiers still have the courage to follow the general and rush forward.
"Kill the enemy!" Arms were raised one by one, and the young faces were full of passion. It seemed that their enemies were not cavalry twice as big as themselves.
The sound waves roared, and the whole sky and earth trembled in the roar.
And on the horizon not far away, smoke and dust billowed, and a cyan flag jumped out of the horizon.
In the blink of an eye, the cavalry of the Northern Zhou Dynasty roared in, and the black tide rolled forward from the horizon, as if any enemy blocking the front would be ruthlessly torn into pieces by this cavalry tide.
Compared to the high-spirited shouts of Nanchen's army, these Northern Zhou cavalry just pushed their horses hard. The black tide was divided into three, with two groups outflanking them from the flanks, and the one with the largest number of people in the middle rushed directly towards the main entrance of the camp.
!
Be straightforward, decisive, without any bells and whistles, just crush them directly with unstoppable momentum.
"Crossbowman!" In the camp, a general named Nanchen held his breath.
"Wind the string!" the Northern Zhou generals shouted loudly in the charging cavalry team.
Under red flags, Nanchen crossbowmen unfurled their bows and nocked arrows.
Under the blue flag in the distance, the Northern Zhou cavalry also stretched their bowstrings on their galloping horses.
Following neat orders, countless arrows cut through the howling wind and pounced on the approaching enemy.
I don't know how many people fell in this rain of arrows, but those who were still alive still faced the enemies ahead with awe-inspiring expressions.
The cavalry swept across and arrived in an instant.
"Kill!" General Nan Chen standing at the front roared.
The next moment, the cavalry crashed into Nanchen's military formation, like a wave crashing into a rock.
At this moment, Lu Quanda, who was standing on the general stage, just squinted his eyes and his face was ashen. From the beginning to the end, he never looked back at the dock behind him and the outline of Xiangyang City.
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On February 26, the 10th year of Taijian in the Chen Dynasty, Chen Zhenbei general Lu Guangda led his army to fight fiercely with the enemy cavalry on the north bank of Mian River. More than 7,000 people were killed and injured, and no prisoners were taken into account. Lu Guangda was seriously injured and was recaptured by his guards.
The navy responded to the retreat, but only a thousand people returned.
In this battle, Nan Chen's army was nearly wiped out at Fan City, but Nan Chen's navy took this opportunity to successfully cut off the trestle bridge between Fancheng and Xiangyang. The siege of Fan City in the Northern Zhou Dynasty was lifted, but Xiangyang fell completely into the siege of Nan Chen.
The first large-scale fierce battle between the Southern Chen Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty on the Xiangyang battlefield ended in a tragic victory for the Northern Zhou Dynasty based solely on the number of casualties. As for the overall strategic goal, it is difficult to judge who won and who lost.
One day later, reinforcements from the Northern Zhou Dynasty arrived one after another, with a total of 60,000 people. They relied on city fortresses on the north bank of Mian River to prepare defenses and prepare for the attack.
At this point, the battle situation in Xiangyang has undergone earth-shaking changes. The Nanchen army, which originally had the absolute upper hand, continued to have the advantage in the siege of Xiangyang, but was on the defensive in all other directions, especially in Suizhou and other places on the north bank of Mian River facing Fancheng.