Hou Xiao died.

Died a terrible death.

When he fled backwards, he was squeezed into the mudflats by his own soldiers, and then suffocated to death by countless soldiers behind him with a pair of big feet.

A dignified lieutenant general, such a way of dying is indeed a bit disgraceful.

When Cheng Xu's first battalion was in place, the difference between the two sides' soldiers in this section was actually not too much, because at least half of the soldiers of the third battalion did not participate in hand-to-hand combat because they had to protect their large number of baggage wagons.

But the gap between the soldiers of the two sides in terms of physical strength, will, and fighting skills was too great.

Aside from the combat skills, in fact, in such a muddy field, whether it is the combat skills that can be displayed or the clever cooperation, because they are affected by external factors, they are extremely limited, so everyone competes more in physical strength and will.

The physical fitness of the Tang army is not a little higher than that of the Pinglu army. Whether it is in strength or endurance, it is far beyond the opponent.

In terms of the treatment of soldiers, the Tang Army is really good. For example, when the Tang Army's food already took cheese as the standard and meat every day as the minimum standard, the soldiers of the Pinglu Army were still struggling to eat their stomachs.

If you have enough food, nutrition can keep up, and the amount of training will naturally go up, if your stomach is sometimes not full, how can you expect the soldiers to have much physical strength?

A Tang Army and a Pinglu Army soldier stand together, who is strong and who is weak, you can see a general idea at a glance. ，

On top of such a contest of physical strength, the Pinglu army was completely defeated.

Hou Xiao's death and defeat also greatly affected the combat effectiveness of Liu Santong's department, and the next moment when Hou Xiaozhong's military flag fell, Liu Santong's department turned around and fled.

On the top of the fortress in the distance, Liu Xinda looked at such a scene, sighed, and directly ordered all the trebuchets and crossbows to start aiming at the third battalion of the Tang Army that was still in the tidal flats and began to bombard, hoping that with luck, he could kill some of the enemy's heavy trebuchets.

However, it is a pity that the Tang army has an excellent grasp of the range of the trebuchets on both sides, and the stone bullets of the Pinglu army can only fall on the edge of their preset position, and they cannot threaten their trebuchet position at all.

The Tang army quickly began to assemble trebuchets on the tidal flats.

The bottom seat is set up.

The tower was erected.

The throwing arm is installed in place.

The counterweight is hoisted.

Liu Xinda watched as the heavy trebuchet of the Tang Army, which had left him countless shadows, once again towered majestically under his skin and eyes.

On the surface of the Yellow River, two huge pontoon bridges have been completely built, and the large forces of the Tang army are constantly pouring towards the south bank of the Yellow River through the pontoon bridges.

The tidal flats were quickly sorted out by the Tang Army, and it is clear that the Tang Army had done a lot of homework earlier and was fully prepared for this.

Fan Zhong, the lieutenant of the third battalion, stood in front of the heavy trebuchet that had been formed first, squinted at the Pinglu army defense line in the distance, and then whispered something to the officers beside him, and soon, the heavy trebuchet began to adjust again.

With a wave of Fan Zhong's arm, the first stone bullet weighing more than 100 catties rose into the air and flew towards the Pinglu Army defense line in the distance.

Everyone looked up as the huge stone streaked through the sky, whistling through the air.

Ren Xiaonian and Jose both fell into a pool of blood, their armor was removed, and the military doctor was busy working on them.

As the battalion captain who was at the forefront of the charge and retreated at the rear, the two of them were really injured, especially Ren Xiaonian, who had more than a dozen large and small wounds on his body, and in some places the flesh and blood were rolled, and the military doctor's eyelids jumped and his hands trembled.

With a bang, the boulder fell to the ground, but it was still more than a foot away from a fortress in Pinglu, and after it landed, countless dust splashed, and all the Tang soldiers sighed in disappointment.

"Aha, Fan Zhong can drop the bottom now!" Ren Xiaonian was a little gloating.

"Ren Dagou, you really don't know how to learn, you know? This is called ranging, and those who serve as benchmarks for other trebuchets have no hope of hitting at all. José sneered as he secretly reached for a tin waist pot on the medical officer's waist, and with a slight hook of his little finger, he untied the strap and took it off.

Ren Xiaonian's eyes lit up, and he stood up with one leg propped up, "Military doctor, military doctor, I have a lot of pain in my back, is there something embedded in it, let me see." ”

He shrugged his body and blocked the short military doctor behind him, Jose took the opportunity to tilt his neck and take a big sip, and when he wanted to drink again, he was glared at by Ren Xiaonian, snatched it up, and quickly took a big sip.

With a grunt, the liquor went down, and the two of them took a long breath slowly.

The strong aroma of wine in the air made the military doctor Huo Ran raise his head, touched his waist, let out a loud scream, and reached out and snatched the wine jug: "Two chiefs, this is for disinfection, not for you to drink." He screamed, "You take an extra sip, and when the time comes, there will be less need to disinfect the wounded soldiers, and you will be responsible." ”

Ren Xiaonian covered his stomach, glared at his eyes and said, "Lao Tzu's internal organs are injured, and they must also be disinfected." You don't have to babble, the wine is gone, you can go to the logistics and apply for a pot again, and Lao Tzu is responsible, Lao Tzu is responsible for a fart. ”

"I'm going to report to the military judge for drinking before the battle." The military doctor said in annoyance.

"I've told you everything, Lao Tzu's internal organs need to be disinfected when he is injured, and the disinfection on the outside is elimination, but isn't the elimination on the inside? Yes, if you want to sue, sue, whatever you want! Ren Xiaonian spit out a mouthful of blood foam and said fiercely.

"Ren Da Dog!" The military doctor tilted the wine jug in annoyance, and a silver line fell on a slap-long wound on Ren Xiaonian's back, causing Ren Xiaonian to scream in pain.

José threw up his head and laughed wildly, laughing to the point of triumph, but it also turned into a scream, because the military doctor did not let him go, and the high degree of liquor was sprayed on a long wound in his shoulder.

The two previously brave generals were both screaming miserably at this moment, stretching out their hands and holding each other tightly, making a loud noise. Seeing that the military doctor's scalp was a little numb, if he held this grip in his own hand, he had to crush his palm bones.

"Don't scream, shame on you? Sit down, I'm stitching you guys! The medic drew his needle and thread and shouted at the two of them. Don't move, or I'll sew you a few earthworms, and don't blame me. ”

The two of them were sitting in a precarious position at this time, and they had just offended the military doctor, so they wanted him to catch an excuse and really sew them a few times, but they would lose a lot.

The rumbling sound sounded again, and a stone bullet swept through the sky in a wonderful arc, and this time, Fan Zhong's superb skills were undoubtedly revealed, and a high protruding fortress on the long rammed earth wall was hit, and it collapsed into ruins in an instant.

"Beautiful! Ah....." Ren Xiaonian jumped up, but forgot that the military doctor was sewing the wound on his back at this moment, and with a sigh, the wound was pulled even bigger. The military doctor held the silver needle in his hand, looking at the large piece of skin that had been torn off along with the sheep intestines, and his eyes were a little glazed.

Fan Zhong laughed: "Ren Dagou, you don't have a piece of skin, you will call it a leper dog in the future, hahaha!" ”

"One ear, we'll be each other!" Although it hurt so much that he grinned his teeth, Ren Xiaonian still did not forget to ridicule him.

Once the heavy trebuchets began to fire, they never stopped, one after another, unhurriedly smashed into the Pinglu defense line in the distance, first one, then the second, and the third were also formed, and when Cheng Xu walked to Ren Xiaonian and Jose, Fan Zhong's subordinates had already formed nearly twenty heavy trebuchets and began a fatal bombardment of the Pinglu defense line in the distance.

"Brigade Marshal!" The two battalion lieutenants who had just treated their wounds jumped up and bowed to Cheng Xu.

"How many people are there in the Sixth Battalion?" Cheng Xu asked.

"Three hundred and fifty-two people were killed in the battle, and six hundred and thirty-seven were wounded, of whom seventy-one were seriously wounded." Ren Xiaonian's voice was low, and after the first battle, his sixth battalion was reduced by half. "There are still five hundred men for the brigade commander to drive."

"What about the battle damage of the second battalion?"

"Ninety-one people were killed in the battle, three hundred and eight were wounded, and ninety-three of them were seriously wounded!" Jose said: "The second battalion has been reduced by one percent. ”

As a pioneer battalion, Ren Xiaonian's losses will naturally be the greatest.

"The sixth battalion is out of the battle sequence, and the second battalion is temporarily waiting to be deployed as a reserve!" Cheng Xu glanced at the two of them, "Leave the rest to us!" ”

Although Ren Xiaonian was reluctant, he also knew that this was inevitable, and the sixth battalion, which had been reduced by half, was no longer suitable for charging into battle at this time.

"Yes!"

"Ren Dagou, go back and have a good rest, I will kill a few more enemies for you." Jose kindly patted Ren Xiaonian on the shoulder.

Fan Zhong's heavy trebuchets continued to roar, while more crossbows were dragged by wagons towards the front line, and on the opposite defensive line, enemy trebuchets were also roaring, and from time to time the carriages were hit by stone bullets and turned into ruins.

The second group of troops led by Jin Shiyuan crossed the Yellow River, and more equipment was also transported. One by one, the vans arrived at the front line, and with the use of the vans, the Tang army quickly organized the first line of defense, and countless strong crossbows were erected and began to shoot at the Pinglu army.

A general offensive is already in the making.

On the central fortress of the Pinglu Army, Liu Xinda knew that the final outcome seemed to be inevitable.

"Order the left and right flanks, abandon the positions on both sides, and move closer to the main position."

"Santong, take your subordinates, go to Moyunling, you must hold where you are, be careful of the cavalry of the Tang Army!"

"Yes!" Liu Santong, who had just retreated from defeat, was ordered to leave quickly and defend Moyunling, which meant that Liu Xinda was ready to run away at any time.

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