Chapter 703: The Last Hour of Failure
After only a quarter of an hour of fighting, a smile had already appeared on the corner of Fang Xuan's mouth, and this smile usually appeared when the victory was decided. At this time, the rebel formation is in chaos, and unless there is a miracle, there will be no miracle.
Immediately afterward, a raging fire broke out in the rebel formation, and the dazzling light of the fire mixed with the thick smoke, which made the battlefield even more chaotic. However, the light of the fire and the smoke had an unexpected counterproductive effect, and the already frightened ploughing oxen were somehow frightened by the light and smoke, and began to scurry around like headless flies, instead of rushing in one direction as they had done at first. This brought great difficulties to the soldiers who drove away the Fire Bull Array, because the Fire Bull Array was about to get out of control.
Fang Xuan, who was watching the battle from a distance, also noticed this problem, but he was not too worried, anyway, the initial purpose of the Fire Bull Formation had been achieved, and the rebel army formation was also in a scattered situation under the impact of the Fire Bull Array, and then the generals and soldiers of the army would complete the final blow to them!
"All the troops are attacking!"
With the commander-in-chief's military order issued, the flag in his hand changed, and tens of thousands of troops roared out, rushing out like a mountain and a tsunami.
At the same time, there was an unexpected situation in the Fire Ox Formation, and one or two ploughing oxen actually turned around under the intimidation of the fire and smoke, and ran wildly on the road to and fro. This is equivalent to taking the lead, and the other cultivators also turned around one after another. The soldiers in charge of driving the fire panicked when they saw this situation, even if these ploughing cattle scattered on both sides, it would definitely be better than the current situation, because the army was about to attack, and the fire ox array turned around, wouldn't it be the spearhead pointed at their own family? Once they collided together, the consequences would be unimaginable!
It's a pity that the ploughing ox is a beast after all, and it has not undergone special training, and the light of fire and the sound of war drums have become the reason for them to lose the last trace of their meekness, and no matter how the driving soldiers whip and scold, they run wildly in the direction of the reckless exchange. Perhaps, in their simple minds, it is only possible to escape from this terrible place by running back.
By the time Fang Xuan found out about this situation, the army had already been dispatched, and even if he wanted to hide, it was too late.
"Fang Xianggong, the fire bull formation turned around, and my army is in danger of being crushed!"
Li Siye's face was anxious, and his eyes were even more undisguised with worry.
This situation happened so suddenly that Fang Xuan, who seemed to have everything under control, didn't know what to do!
"Fang Xianggong said something, if you don't make a decision, the fire bull array will crush your own family and horses......"
At least sixty percent of the tens of thousands of ploughing cattle turned around and rushed straight to the Tang army's formation, and Fang Xuan sat on horseback and saw it clearly, and he also felt a chill rise from under his buttocks.
However, the frightened and galloping ploughing cattle would not leave more time for Fang Xuan, and in his stunned effort, he had already plunged headlong into the Tang Army's army formation that was advancing forward.
"Fang Xianggong, make a decision quickly, the Fire Bull Array has already rushed into the army, and if it's too late, the formation will be chaotic!"
Li Siye had already seen the power of the Fire Bull Array, no matter how brave the rebels were, they all looked vulnerable in front of this group of brutes, if they were left alone, I was afraid that these Tang troops would follow closely and end up in the same fate.
"How is that possible? How can this be the result?"
Somehow, Fang Xuan was muttering a question, which made Li Siye sweat in a hurry. At the critical moment, isn't the coach Fang Xuan going crazy in a hurry?
In fact, Fang Xuan did have an incomprehensible emotion in his heart, recording that Zhongtian's single fire bull formation of the Yan army was obviously indestructible and invincible, but every time he mentioned this formation, there would be a backlash?
It wasn't until Li Siye shook him vigorously that Fang Xuan's mind was pulled back into reality, but only this moment of distraction, the Tang Army's forward was already trampled by the fire bull and collapsed.
"The old man is restless now, Li Jieshuai, tell me, how to deal with it now to minimize the impact and harm?"
Now is not the time to take care of face, it is because Fang Xuan also honestly said his current chaotic situation. When Li Siye heard this, he was also anxious to spread his hands, what good way could he do? Those ploughing cattle were all beasts, and they were frightened beasts, and at this time, they would no longer listen to people's commands, and they would only run wild and sudden for a while, and when they ran out of physical strength, when they might stop. For now, we can only avoid these beasts and save ourselves from being taken advantage of by the rebels.
"Withdraw the troops, and the whole army will fight again in the coming days!"
Li Siye spit out a sentence from his mouth with difficulty, and Fang Xuan shook his head after hearing it.
"This, how can this decisive battle of the general offensive be child's play? Come as soon as you say it, leave as soon as you say it, the morale of the army is discouraged, and if you want to unite again, it will be very difficult!"
Li Siye was silent, he had led the troops for many years, how could he not know this simple truth? In this situation, if he did not make a decision like a strong man breaking his wrist, it was very likely that he would be caught off guard by the rebels who reacted.
At this time, a large number of people were scattered by the fire bull array, and Li Siye raised his eyes to observe, at least on the scale of 10,000 people, and as the smoke became thicker and thicker, the situation on the battlefield became even more confusing, and the movements of the rebels were difficult to accurately observe.
In Fang Xuan's place, he was still feeling sorry for the abrupt end of this attack, but Li Siye was always worried that the rebels would take the opportunity to bite back, and it would not be impossible to turn defeat into victory at that time!
"Stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood, Fang Xianggong can't hesitate anymore!"
Originally, Fang Xuan's decision to kill on the road to the East was also highly respected by Li Siye, but now he found that Fang Xuan in front of him was like a different person, almost stubborn and insistent, and when he needed to make a decision, he was extremely indecisive.
On the one hand, the anxiety about the battlefield situation made him intend to give up this attack, but on the other hand, this attack has been prepared for a long time, and he has been looking forward to it for a long time. If Shi Siming, who led the troops in Hebei, took the opportunity to go south, this eastern crusade might fall short!
"No, we can't withdraw! Forcibly resist the fire bull formation and kill it! Now that the rebel formation is in chaos, if you give up hastily at this time, it will give them a chance to live!"
Suddenly, Fang Xuan shouted loudly. Li Siye was stunned, he really couldn't imagine that Fang Xuan was so crazy that he lost his mind.
Rushing forward against the fire bull formation, the officers and men of the army did not wait to engage the rebels, and they did not know how many people died under the hooves and horns of the group of beasts, even if they survived, where would they still have the morale and physical strength to attack the enemy formation?
Stunned, Li Siye hurriedly persuaded:
"The prime minister can't go his own way, which will only make ......"
"Needless to say, return to the original camp quickly, today is either him or I die!"
Fang Xuan rarely interrupted Li Siye's words, with tremors and hysteria in his voice.
About halfway up the mountainside without exception, Uncle Mo Yan Siluo witnessed the grotesque and abrupt scene of the estuary, and they were also stunned. How could the Fire Bull Array, which was clearly dealing with the rebels, suddenly turn back against the Tang Army? The Tang Army, which was clearly on the verge of victory, was not only disrupted by this sudden situation, but even fell into a dangerous situation in an instant.
"Uncle, the Tang army is going to be defeated!"
"Don't lie about it first, the prime minister is wise and decisive, and he may not be able to recover the decline!"
Although Yao Ge Bijia did not let Mo Yan Siluo think about it, his voice was clearly full of gloom.
Moyan pointed to the smoky battlefield in the distance.
"Uncle, look, the fire bull array is backlashing, and Fang Xianggong has not responded for a long time, obviously he has messed up. And the smoke from the fire obscured the battlefield, and all the movements of the rebels were difficult to detect at the first time, if they took advantage of the situation to fight back at this time, what did my uncle think would have a chance of victory?"
In response, Yao Ge Bijia subconsciously replied:
"At least eighty percent!"
Mo Yan Siluo suddenly laughed, and he laughed a little unwillingly.
"Not to mention eighty percent, if the rebels take the opportunity to counterattack, the Tang army will be defeated! Uncle, this is no longer the place where I will stay for a long time to return to the Fu Ministry, and I must think of a way out as soon as possible!"
Of course, he hoped that Fang Xuan would win this battle, but since defeat was inevitable, he couldn't accompany him to take the warriors he brought from the grassland. Thanks to Fang Xuan's distrust of the Hui cavalry, they were only responsible for attacking on the outer flanks, which put them on the edge of the battlefield, and it was very easy to break away from the battlefield.
"Don't act rashly, wait and see, what if there is a turnaround?"
Yao Ge Bijia has more to think about, in case Fang Xuan succeeds in reversing the sudden decline, but they retreat at this time, how will they explain in the future? Just one charge of retreating from the battle may bring endless trouble to their uncle and nephew, although the Tang Dynasty may not really kill them by military law, but this handle falls on Huairen Khan, and how do you know that it will not be used?
It seems that Moyan Sira is much more mature than when he first went south, and he is not as calm as he used to be, but agrees with the statement of the medicine Ge Biga.
"What my uncle said is very true, just wait and see, if the defeat of the Tang army is irretrievable, it will not be too late to leave!"
Anyway, the uncle and nephew have made up their minds, and they will never rush forward before the situation is clear, and they will be angry for it.
As time passed, the battlefield was completely filled with smoke, and not only could the movements of the rebels not be seen clearly, but even most of them were hidden in it. It just so happened that the southeast wind was blowing again at this time, and the fireworks were more like a huge monster by the wind, opening their bloody mouths to engulf the little bit that was congested at the mouth of the river.
Suddenly, the sound of killing was loud......
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