Chapter 414: Collapse
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Hide!" The terrible cry sounded in all directions, but in the open field of this horse and the river, where did he go to hide?
The originally neat team became a mess in an instant. The Russian soldiers, who were laughing and arrogant just now, hugged their heads and ran away.
Stones, all the size of a human head, fell from the sky. The first meal that Meng Tong arranged here turned out to be dozens of trebuchets.
Woo-poof!click!woo-woo-poof-
The roar of countless boulders falling, accompanied by the muffled sound of stones smashing on the human body, made up a music of death.
At this moment, the king of the age of cold weapons, the power displayed by the trebuchet is no worse than any kind of thermal weapon........ Even, to some extent, the sense of déjà vu is stronger than that of thermal weapons.
The first to suffer were the cavalry and some spearmen on both flanks. Although it is open, it is close to the mouth of the valley, forming a gradually narrowing area with a wide outer width and a narrow inner area.
Neither cavalry nor spearmen, in such a cramped range, there was simply no room for manoeuvre.
As a result, large swaths of centaurs fell in wails or were simply smashed into the air by the tremendous impact.
Thick blood filled the air in an instant.
"Don't panic, don't panic, fight back! Pass my order, platoon fire! No, no, no, idiot, aim at the woods, shoot at the woods! Ivan, Ivan! No, damn it!"
Boris, who had been triumphant before, finally came back to his senses, and while giving a loud order, he turned to look for his friend, but where could he still find it? The general was in chaos, and the two were already scattered by the chaotic soldiers.
Fortunately, Paulis's prestige on weekdays is still quite high, and the entire corps is among the best in Russia. After the initial panic, with Boris in command, the Russian soldiers began to fight back in a local and orderly manner.
The platoon guns were quickly turned around, and they all pointed to the side of the dense forest that flew out of the stone. With a huge burst of white smoke and roaring, a succession of realized artillerymen joined in.
The trebuchet threw only three rounds before it was dumb in this dense artillery fire. And as the shelling rang out, patches of trees were blasted to pieces.
Smoke and fire rose into the sky.......
However, Boris and the Russian soldiers, who had restrained the trebuchet, only cheered at first, but then stopped abruptly as if they had been choked by the throat.
The fire, the overwhelming fire, burned at a strange speed. In just two or three minutes, the platoon artillery unit and many soldiers near the side of the forest were swept in.
Countless soldiers with flames wailed and stumbled and ran around with their heads covered. His hands flailed wildly, then he slammed to the ground, wrestling a few times, and then stopped moving.
Knowing in advance the power of the firearms of the Russian legion, how could Mengtong not be on guard? And the way this general, who is well versed in military affairs, did not hide, but actually set a trap to attack against attack. With the help of the opponent's firearms, in turn against the enemy.
The ground near the side of the forest had already been sprinkled with a large area of oil. And some trees in the forest are also smeared with flammable oil.
So, just after Boris gave the order to open fire, although countless trees were destroyed, a fire was ignited at the same time.
Boris didn't notice it in the confusion that they were in a bad position. As a result, the fire was together, the sparks splashed wildly, and under the wind blowing, the flames of heaven and earth suddenly turned Boris's side into a sea of fire.
The war horse that had lost its owner carried the flames, jumping and wailing, and jumping around like headless flies, which accelerated the spread of the flames.
Rumble!
There was another loud bang, but it was a case of gunpowder. In an instant, two or three platoon guns were blown up on all sides.
The severed limbs and stumps flew up with blood and water, interspersed with cannon barrels and other objects that had been blown into twisted flowers, and when they fell, countless corpses were splashed.
"Master, run, run, the fire is burning. Boris stared at the miserable image in front of him, and lost his mind for a while. It wasn't until there was a burst of shouts in his ears that he struck a fierce spirit, turned his head to look, but saw Moose with a panicked face, urging repeatedly.
Although the Vike was full of fear, he still stubbornly stood by his side, and in this respect for his loyalty, he was really better than the other guards.
"What about Ivan, have you seen Ivan?" said Boris with a soft look in his eyes, but then he turned miserable again, and asked the loyal servant in a loud voice.
Out of nowhere, the Vic people picked up a half-blown cannon shield, and were desperately resisting the stones and shrapnel that flew from time to time, and firmly protected themselves and their masters.
Hearing Boris's question, he was slightly dazed, then shook his head and said in a muffled voice: "No, master." Lord Ivan was scattered at the beginning, and Moose did not see him. ”
Bang!
The half of the cannon shield in his hand shook suddenly, and then a large stream of black smoke rose up. But it was set on fire by a piece of blown up cannon barrel, so that it hung and broke the cannon shield in half.
The Vic man was frightened, threw the burning wooden raft out of his hand, squatted down and touched it indiscriminately, and luckily touched a shield and a spear, and couldn't help but look back and cry out happily with a big mouth: "Master, look, what have I found?"
Borliston was speechless for a while, and his black and white face was so smoky that he simply ignored him. When he turned his head to look around, he suddenly saw a soldier running over in a panic, and immediately grabbed him and said sharply: "Soldier, don't panic! Have you seen the deputy commander of the regiment? What about the other lieutenants, let them all move closer to me, move closer to me, understand? Get closer!"
The soldier sighed, and his blank eyes finally saw that it was Boris who was holding him, and hurriedly subconsciously saluted: "Ah, Your Excellency Commander of the Legion, the soldier Nikolai salutes you." ”
Boris was about to go crazy, so he interrupted him rudely and said angrily: "Damn, I asked if you heard what you said? What about the deputy commander? What about the other lieutenants? Let them move closer to me, get closer!"
Nikolai shook his head vigorously, nodded again, and said, "Yes, Your Excellency, no, I didn't see the deputy head of the regiment." As for the other officers, okay, okay, I'll go and inform them. ”
"Go!" Boris didn't care about losing his temper, pushed the confused soldier away, and pushed away Moose who was blocking him, looked left and right for a while, strode up a slightly higher mound, and shouted: "Everyone listen to my orders, don't mess up, retreat back in an orderly manner!" Retreat to the west........
The West is exactly where they came from in pursuit all the way. I have to say that as a commander, Boris still has a considerable level, and he did not only care about running for his life at this time. Instead, they do their best to do their duty, wanting to bring their soldiers out of an unfavorable situation.
The sharp-eyed Russian soldiers nearby finally saw their commander, and immediately began to gather here in the shouts of Boris, and at the same time loudly conveyed the order to all directions.
"No, no, Paulis, can't go west! quick, go south!" a group of embarrassed figures rushed out of the billowing smoke, and Boris was interrupted by an anxious voice from a man in the middle.
"Oh my God, thank God! Ivan, Ivan, my dear friend, it's great that you're alive!
The person who came was Ivan, and when he saw Boris hugging him excitedly, he was also excited, but then pushed him away and said sharply: "Boris, you can't retreat west, it's cut off over there." Cavalry, a lot of cavalry!"
Boris was taken aback, and said in a lost voice: "Cavalry, they still have the strength to ......" He only thought that Ivan was talking about Wei Wu's green turban thief.
Ivan shook his head with a wry smile and sighed, "It's a trap, a trap!" Those people are just bait, they have ambushed a large number of people here, and the total number is not below us. We've been fooled. Let's go, retreat to the cliff over there first, so that you can still resist one or two. Otherwise, we will be killed by the other party's fresh army, and our tired army will only be slaughtered by others. ”
Boris's face turned pale and showed a look of shame, he knew that if he hadn't been too careless and blindly pursued before, he would not have fallen into the current predicament.
"Retreat south!" he turned and hissed as he ordered. When he turned back again, he couldn't help but change his face suddenly, but he saw Ivan swaying and falling down, and hurriedly took two steps to support him.
"Damn, you're hurt!" Boris cursed in panic as he watched his friend lean on one leg while blood was dripping from the other.
"I was just scratched by the rocks, and it was clear that God didn't want to favor me yet. Ivan said with a reluctant smile, trying to ease his friend's nerves.
"Let's go, now is not the time to take care of this, the enemy won't give us too many chances. Taking a stick that Boris had picked up from the ground to support him as a crutch, Ivan gritted his teeth and walked forward in a loud voice.
Boris opened his mouth with a look of shame on his face again, but he didn't say anything, just took two steps and stepped forward to support him. As he walked forward at an accelerated pace, he whispered, "Ivan, when I go back, I will ask for punishment." This corps, I will recommend you to replace me. ”
Ivan squinted at him, shook his head and didn't speak, but raised his hand and hugged him. When he turned his head, a gloom flashed in his eyes.
Can you go back? Just by looking at the signs of this ambush, you can know that the leader of the other side must be a battle-hardened veteran. In front of this kind of veteran, and in such an unfavorable situation, unless a miracle happens, I am afraid that there are not even twelve out of ten people who can go back.
It's just that he can't say this at this time, otherwise, there will be no hope, and defeat will come faster.
The sound of shouting and killing shook the sky, faintly, like a muffled thunderous sound, which made the ground under his feet tremble slightly, which was caused by the cavalry charge. Moreover, it is also the king of cavalry, the most terrible heavy cavalry.
Listening to the screams that kept sounding in the distance, Ivan and Boris glanced at each other, and they both saw a trace of despair and misery in each other's eyes. Obviously, both men understood what would happen to the infantry who had long been out of formation and had lost their weapons in front of the heavy cavalry.
However, now they have no choice but to watch and listen helplessly.......
Half an hour later, I finally saw the black mountain ahead. The terrain beneath your feet has also become undulating, full of thorny vines.
The two of them couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief at the same time, when they reached this kind of terrain, the opponent's heavy cavalry would be greatly restricted, and they could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Looking left and right, the joy that had just risen was instantly replaced by depression. The corps, which is full of more than 1,000 people, is probably less than 500 people now. And all the heavy weapons were lost, and only a few people still had muskets in their hands, except for the swords they carried with them. This battle was a miserable defeat.......
"Let's rest first, wait ......., no!" Ivan also had a sad look in his eyes, and whispered to Boris. But before he finished speaking, his eyes widened suddenly, and he looked forward with a frightened face, and let out a heart-rending scream.