Chapter 436: Siege and Siege
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The cavalry was about to be dispatched so soon, which was undoubtedly something that Li Chengdao never expected. hua. [Sugar]. The update is so fast. [On the + new ^^79 novel ^^Qi ^^ in ^^ text ^^ net +
If people are regarded as the 'elite' elite of the Li family, this cavalry is the 'elite' of the 'elite', and it is also the key to their dominance of Goguryeo.
Cavalry has always been difficult to raise, even with the Li family's financial and material resources, and on the pastures of Liaodong, only 1,200 light cavalry and 200 heavy cavalry. And this 'elite' force, more than half of it, that is, 800 people in Liaodong City, is to break the offensive of the Xia army and save the crisis in Liaodong.
When Xiao Yu saw the cavalry leaving the city, a smile appeared at the corner of his 'lips', but his eyes were cold, without any temperature.
He was well versed in the art of war, and when he saw that the Goguryeo archers were actually listed on the river beach, he knew that Li Chengdao was a person, although he had the ability, but his heart was arrogant, his machine was insufficient, and he could only see the three steps in front of him, and he was too greedy for merit. If you were a cautious general, or a meticulous general, how could you not take into account the difference in the level of craftsmen between Goguryeo and Daxia, and make a prediction that the range of bows and arrows of the Xia army was far longer than that of the Goguryeo army?
It is precisely because of Li Chengdao's single-minded pursuit that Zhou Rin's blow will be effective, and the river beach formation will be 'chaotic'. Xiao Yudu Li Chengdao's 'sexual' character, knowing that this person was accustomed to the downwind situation where the strength was superior to the enemy, he allocated 60 cavalry to fight the 'disorder' formation, so as not to let the Goguryeo archers have the opportunity to continue to assemble and suppress the Xia army to cross the river. Sure enough, Li Chengdao saw that the formation of the Goguryeo army was no longer what it was, and he didn't think that the Xia army crossing the river would be more than that, so he pulled out all the cavalry.
The black 'colored' cavalry was like a torrent, and the muffled thunder under the horse's hooves made the battlefield silent. The sixty horsemen of the Xia army knew their mission, and they had the promise of Xiao Yu to take care of their family, so they had already reported their mortal intentions and tried their best to fight the other party.
At this moment, on the boat bridge, the cavalry of the Xia army had already rushed over!
When Li Chengdao saw it, he gritted his teeth, but he was a little happy, and envious and jealous: "It's a heavy cavalry!" ”
He came from a military family, and of course he knew the difference between heavy cavalry and light cavalry, and the light cavalry was mobile and flexible, and was very 'outstanding' whether it was charging or wandering, but if there was anything that had the greatest impact on the war, especially morale, it was undoubtedly the heavy cavalry. Imagine how desperate you are when hundreds of enemies in iron armor and invulnerable charge at you.
The impact of heavy cavalry on the formation type is something that no class can replace, but again, heavy cavalry with armor is too heavy. (hua.’) Even the best horses could not carry this weight for a long time, so these heavy cavalry could only charge once, and then they had to dismount.
And on their own, the number of light cavalry, is superior to that of the other side.
Not only that, but they also have a spearman formation, even if one wing is scattered by the enemy, aren't there still two armies that can make up for it? If...... Not only can you take these enemies, but you can even leave their weapons and horses behind!
Seeing that the spear formation also moved, Xiao Yu raised his horse and shouted: "Success or failure is here, follow me!" With that, he took the lead, galloped from the flank hideout, and rushed fiercely into the spearman formation!
The appearance of the 300 light cavalry completely 'disrupted' the spearmen formation that had not yet been reorganized, but seeing that the 300 light cavalry led by Xiao Yu was extremely brave and unstoppable, they soon joined forces with the heavy infantry of the Xia army and defeated the left and right wings. Li Chengdao still wanted to die and struggle, but his subordinates finally couldn't help it: "Light cavalry, it's the light cavalry of the Xia army coming!" ”
After the charge of the heavy cavalry ended, it was naturally the light cavalry who took the lead and continued to cut.
Knowing that the general trend had gone, Li Chengdao pounded the city wall hard, and had no choice but to stop fighting Mingjin with his troops, and all his belongings were gone, so why not defend it?
After the dust and smoke dissipated, the south bank of the Liao River was already a mess, and corpses were everywhere.
Shuai Qi stood in the wind, Jiang Luo's expression was very light, but the words he said were extremely cold: "Put away all the corpses of these Goguryeo people and cut off their heads!" ”
It is common to use heads to discuss war exploits, but the coach spoke, these heads, of course, have another role.
Early the next morning, the Goguryeo defenders, who had just been able to see the situation outside the city, were already pale, sweating like pulp, and their legs trembling like chaff. Li Chengdao got the report from his subordinates, and hurriedly came to see that Rao was a battle-hardened man, and his face was also blue Not far from the city, the Xia army built three high walls with the heads of the Goguryeo people!
Not only that, but there are also Xia Jun chanting, let the Goguryeo people come out to fight, foul language is endless, by the way, show off yesterday's Xia Army's great victory, killing 100,000 enemies!
", it's all!" Li Chengdao gritted his teeth, "Thirty thousand, they can say it!" ”
He is the commander of the three armies, so he naturally knows that the loss of yesterday's soldiers is at best three or five thousand. But no matter how you say the empty numbers, everyone can't feel it, and the high walls built by people's heads are different. The concentration was a little worse, and he vomited so much that his stomach was empty, without any strength, and he had no fighting spirit.
At this time, even if Li Chengdao refutes the rumors, it is useless, and the real evidence is here, and there are many words. He can't send people to look at the head mountain to see how many heads are real and how many are fake. It is an indisputable fact that the people in the city are panicking, so he can only scold the guards of the four mountain cities, and he does not hurry to rescue when he sees that Liaodong is in trouble, but he does not know that the Xia army is fighting to the death against the other party, just to delay the pace of their rescue.
The people in Liaodong City were panicked, and in the Xia Jun camp, Jiang Kui also vomited in the dark.
He has seen a lot of dead people, and he thought that he would not be afraid of anything, isn't it just a human head, cutting off the enemy's head and pinning it to his waist, showing off his military exploits abound. But can a dozen heads be compared to thousands? Even if Jiang Kui knew that only the heads of the Goguryeo people above and below were real, and the rest were all made of sand, there was no way to erase the extreme shock and fear in his heart.
Facts have proved that these three Rentou Mountains are not only the Goguryeo people, but also the Xia people's head mountains, and even the most slippery soldiers are much more honest after the head mountains are built.
Jiang Yuan originally 'felt' hated this cousin, but when he saw him 'touching' like this, he couldn't feel much annoyance, let alone think that he was a bad seed. After all, when he saw this scene, he also had a chill down his spine, so when he visited Jiang Kui, he smiled bitterly and said, "Big brother, I thought I had seen the world......
Although the 'chaos' in the south of the Yangtze River is also troublesome, many of the 'chaos' soldiers are mainly burning, killing and looting, and they will be defeated in one blow, and the siege war will be less fought in the end, how can there be such a bloody and tragic battle in Liaodong? This battle really made Jiang Kui have no pride, I saw that he was not 'fine', like a defeated rooster: "The foolish brother was complacent about a little victory before, and now looking back, it is really ridiculous." "I'm afraid that in the eyes of those veterans who know how to fight, he is really ignorant and annoying, right?
Jiang Yuan heard the cousin who was above the top of his eyes say this, and for some reason, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and then whispered: "I took a closer look, except for the two deputy marshals sent by the master, only Brother Zan watched the whole process without changing his face." The lesson of the past is in front of us, such a person, our Jiang family can't afford to provoke it! ”
"Xiao" Jiang Kui was silent for a moment, and looked at his cousin with some surprise, "You mean, he can be like Su ......"
"Just know, don't say it!" Jiang Yuan pointed in the direction of Chang'an, "It's easy to get to the north, but I haven't stayed away from those things, and it's troublesome for the boss to balance the various factions, so we can't add 'chaos'." ”
Jiang Kui didn't say anything more.
Of course, he knew that if it were him, under the previous circumstances, it would never be possible to seize the right time and win with one blow like Xiao Yu did. The cousins all took Su Rui as an example, but it actually made sense. Jiang Kui no longer understands current affairs, and he will not continue to get along with Xiao Yu Su Rui has never targeted any enemies, but with Su Rui's ascension step by step, Jian is in the emperor's heart, and the people who have opposed him naturally have a bad impression in the hearts of the saints. Now that Princess Jiangdu is in power, if she makes another move on Xiao Yu, it will undoubtedly be regarded as a provocation to Princess Jiangdu, especially Jiang Kui's criminal record.
To put it mildly, with him, it is a little easier for others to kill Xiao Yu, after all, there are people in the black pot who carry it.
Jiang Yuan knew that his cousin needed to think about it, so he walked out of the camp tent lightly, and only after walking a few steps, he heard the cry of the prisoner camp shaking the sky, he thought for a moment and went to find Xiao Yu. Sure enough, Xiao Yu was staring at the captive, thoughtful.
"Brother Xiao, this is ......"
"Consume the enemy's arrows." Xiao Yu said lightly, "By the way, they don't have the heart to think about it, and they don't have the strength to sneak attack." ”
As soon as Jiang Yuan heard this, he knew that Xia Jun was no longer satisfied with the siege. However, if you want to fight a protracted war of attrition, the Xia army outside the city will definitely not be able to compare with the Goguryeo people inside the city. And then there'...... Although the sailors of Great Xia are good, they are much worse than the cavalry and spearmen, and if they want to put pressure on Pyongyang, it will be okay for ten days and eight days, but they can't afford to delay it for a long time.
Because of this, they had to fight quickly to defeat the fortress as the first step to deter the enemy, and the second step was to drive the captives and force the siege. Even if it can't be attacked, it will make the Goguryeo people exhausted, and it will make the people in the city panic, so that the Li family will have to kill people and further expand the rift.
As for the rest of the captives...... Jiang Yuan glanced at the southwest corner of Liaodong City, and in just one night's work, the earth mountain had been built in good shape, and in about a day or two, it would be as high as Liaodong City.
As Jiang Yuan expected, in the next few days, the Xia army's several attempts to test the 'sex' siege were beaten back, and the Goguryeo arrows, rolling stones, rolling wood, and fire oil were on the wheel, causing a lot of losses to the Xia army. The generals were a little impetuous, but Jiang Luo was not slow, and only let them continue as usual and call for battle every day.
And so it went on until the seventh day.
Southwest winds rise.
Jiang Luo stood on the high ground and said in a deep voice: "The time has come." ”
As soon as his voice fell, whether it was the thousands of archers on the dirt slope or the cavalry parading outside the city, they all poured the fire-igniting things and fire 'powder' in their hands, or 'shot', into the southwest corner of Goguryeo City!
The fire borrows the power of the wind, the wind follows the fire, and in an instant, Liaodong City is already a sea of fire, dyeing the entire sky red!