Chapter 333: Defeat

After Yan Gang's mobilization, the southern army re-lined and set off, arriving at the middle capital before dark.

Because of being disturbed by Wushuang's attack, Wan Yangang was more cautious in his march, in addition to keeping the cavalry on the left and right guards, he sent three hundred-man scouts to inquire about the military situation from afar.

After Wan Yan Gang thought about it, Wan Yan Kang should close the four doors at this time, hide behind the high walls and thick walls of the central capital, and stick to the strategy.

The high walls of the central capital are thick-walled, and Wanyan Gang has already learned once, and the majestic city in the world is absolutely difficult to break.

But this siege is different from the past.

In the last time I went back to the middle capital, I was united in my heart, and the three armies were killed.

And this time, Yan Kang sought power and usurped the throne, and he was even more perverse, which can be said to be an enemy all over the city.

Wan Yangang also thought that there might be someone in Beijing who had done a good job of connecting in tandem, and as soon as his army arrived, he would look for an opportunity to dedicate the city.

Maybe I'll be able to spend the night in Zhongdu tonight!

"Report! The Northern Usurper army is ten miles ahead! The scout's hurried return woke Wan Yangang from his sweet dream.

Wan Yan Gang was suddenly a little messy, he never expected that Wan Yan Kang would actually give up the advantage of geographical advantages and take the initiative to go out of the city to face the battle.

"Probe again, find out the number of enemy troops, there is an ambush!"

"Yes!"

Wan Yangang ordered the whole army to march slowly, waiting for the scouts to report back the information again.

A quarter of an hour later, the scouts reported again, saying that the enemy number was between fifty and sixty thousand, and that there was no ambush within a radius of ten miles.

Wan Yan Gang was overjoyed and ordered the whole army to march quickly, so that Wan Yan Kang would not have any chance to withdraw his troops back to the city.

In the autumn north, the rain is scarce, and the billowing smoke and dust set off by the rapid march of more than 200,000 troops almost cover the sky and the sun.

Wan Yan Kang stood on his horse and pointed a silver gun at the billowing smoke and dust in front of him: "Everyone, the enemy army is raging, who dares to be the vanguard?" ”

As soon as these words came out, all the generals around him responded to the battle.

Wu Shiman's face was even more arrogant: "Handsome, these are all local chickens and dogs." Give me 30,000 horses, and I will be able to take off the head of Wan Yangang. ”

Wan Yankang laughed: "Thirty thousand, you lead a regiment of cavalry to harass the left flank of the enemy." ”

"Yes!"

"Xiao Baili, you lead a regiment of cavalry in your headquarters to attack and harass the enemy's right flank."

"Yes!"

After the First Battle of the Grassland, Wu Shiman was promoted to deputy division commander, and at this time, he was only allowed to lead a regiment of cavalry into battle, which was already a demoted use. But for this guy, as long as there is a battle, there is a battle, and only when there is a war can he make meritorious service.

Xiao Baili was promoted to the head of the regiment and led the people of the headquarters to fight, but it was just right.

After the two listened to the order, Wan Yankang instructed again: "Remember, you can only attack, not attack, otherwise the beheading will not count the battle merits, and the damage will be counted." ”

As soon as these words came out, Wu Shiman's old face suddenly collapsed.

Seeing this, Wan Yankang said: "Master Wu, if you don't want to, you can change the commander." ”

Wu Shiman hurriedly laughed: "No, no, I ate too much at noon, and I just ran to eliminate my food." ”

Everyone laughed when they saw Wu Shiman's face change so quickly.

After the two led their troops to send troops, Wan Yankang ordered the rear army to become the front army, and the former army to become the rear army, and turned the horse's head and rushed to Zhongdu.

The officers and men of the whole army didn't understand what they meant, and they were already ready to do a big job, so why did they withdraw first.

Faced with the doubts of his subordinates, Wan Yankang did not explain, and ordered the army to maintain an unhurried marching speed.

After Yan Gang had to report that Yan Kang led the army to retreat, he couldn't help but feel anxious, but the two wings were attacked again, so he didn't dare to advance too much.

Wu Shiman and Xiao Baili obeyed Yan Kang's orders, and only cared about attacking with arrows, and did not dare to lead the army to attack. When the left and right flanks of the Southern Army were attacked and disturbed, they were also worried that they would once again fall into a situation where they would be passively beaten and unable to fight back. As a result, as soon as the battle formation was connected, Wan Yan'an and other generals of the Southern Army found that the enemy army this time was only strong, and it was too far worse than the flying cavalry that had attacked before.

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The bows made by the cavalry of the southern army are mostly eight buckets. The bows used by the ordinary cavalry led by Wu Shiman and Xiao Baili are just ordinary hard bows, which are not the same as the two strong bows made by Wushuang.

If it is said that the comparison between the individual combat power of Wushuang and the Southern Army is like an adult to a baby. At this moment, the comparison of the individual combat strength of the two armies is like a strong man against a teenager. In this way, the two armies attacked and killed each other, and each suffered losses. Although the proportion of battle losses of the Southern Army is still much higher, it has at least reached an acceptable range.

was disturbed by Wushuang before, and the southern army was almost helpless, so they were angry and afraid. At this moment, the fear is gone, and the cavalry on both wings do not need to be greeted by the main general, they are all full of energy to chase after Pegasus, and they are bound to leave these two attacking men and horses first.

Wu Shiman looked back at the chasing enemy riders behind him from time to time, and complained in his heart. After just a short confrontation, he found that the combat power of this enemy cavalry was more than one step behind his own, although he had few soldiers, but if he dared to rush and kill, the odds of victory were actually quite high.

But the military order is like a mountain, although he has deep experience in the army, he does not dare to disobey the military order at all, so he can only fight and flee aggrievedly.

Xiao Baili was there, but he gradually saw the way. His internal cultivation is not weak, and his eyesight is much stronger than that of ordinary people, and through the billowing smoke and dust, he can see that the cavalry and infantry camps in the rear have been disjointed.

After finishing the retreat of Yan Kang's whole army, he maintained an unhurried state, like a leisurely stroll. It was only thirty miles from the new army camp to Zhongdu, and if the cavalry galloped on horseback, it would only take half an hour.

Half an hour later, the army led by Wan Yankang had only walked half the distance, and the retreating army, with Wan Yankang's order, stopped and turned their horses forward.

Wu Shiman and Xiao Baili were chased to within a mile, and at this distance, there was no room to attack again.

With Wan Yankang shouting: "Get aside!" The cavalry of the two regiments, which were ordered to attack, immediately rushed to the oblique spur under the leadership of Wu Shiman and Xiao Baili.

Wan Yankang's silver spear pointed forward and shouted: "Charge!" Then he took the lead and rushed into the enemy's line.

Wushuang followed closely behind Yan Kang and automatically formed a sharp arrow formation.

Tens of thousands of cavalry shouted and galloped their horses, and the sound of shouting and horses' hooves was intertwined, like a landslide and tsunami.

The cavalry of the left and right flanks of the southern army were in the forefront, and the cavalry of the central army lagged behind a little, and the left, center and right echoed each other, and the formation was not scattered. But in the face of the tsunami-like charging momentum of Wanyankang's army, a chill broke out in the hearts of the officers and men of the Southern Army.

Wan Yan'an turned around and saw that the infantry in the rear was ten miles away. He bit his lip and said in his heart: As long as I hold on for half an hour, when the rear army arrives, I can turn the corner from danger.

In the blink of an eye, with Wan Yankang shouting: "Arrow!" The rain of arrows began to be released from a hundred and fifty paces away, and the men and horses at the front of the cavalry of the Southern Army fell one after another, and many of their companions behind them were also brought down.

If it is said that Wushuang uses bows and arrows to crush the enemy with equipment advantages, it is not until the hand-to-hand combat that the southern army realizes what it means: despair!

Under the dance of Wan Yankang's silver spear, the unrivaled flying horse scimitar is in the direction of the face, and there is no enemy at all.

Tiger into the flock!

In less than a cup of tea, Wan Yankang had already killed the enemy formation, and when he turned around, he saw that the central army of the Southern Army had completely collapsed, and only the left and right wings could barely support it.

Juekong saw the situation on the left and right, and said to Wan Yankang: "Marshal, it is better for you and me to lead a battalion each, and completely defeat the two wings of the enemy army first." ”

Wan Yan Kang laughed: "The heroes see the same thing, the unequaled battalion, come with me!" Then he lifted the reins, turned the horse's head, and slew to the right.

Juekong also pointed his spear: "The rest of the people, wait for me!" ”

As their two strong armies volleyed from the flanks and rear, the left and right flanks of the southern army gradually collapsed, and it was difficult to organize effective resistance.

Wan Yan Gang was in the rear army, and when he saw the sudden battle in front of him, he couldn't help but feel a sigh in his heart, knowing that he had fallen into Wan Yan Kang's plan. But he thought about himself

The strength of the cavalry is not much different from that of the enemy, and even if the front army is defeated, it can support it as much as possible.

He shouted loudly, urging the whole army to march desperately, and be sure to reach the battlefield within half an hour!

It only takes half an hour!

Because the smoke and dust are too abundant, Wan Yangang doesn't really see the battlefield situation. A quarter of an hour later, he suddenly noticed that the sound of the battle in front of him had gradually weakened, and the original chaotic sound of horses' hooves had become neat.

Before Wan Yangang could figure out what the change in his voice was, he was shocked by the heavy black cavalry that emerged from the smoke and dust, and he almost fell off his horse.

In just a quarter of an hour, tens of thousands of former troops were killed, and Wan Yan Gang finally understood why Wan Yan Kang would abandon the land defending the city and take the initiative to go out of the city to seek a field battle.

Seeing that the enemy cavalry was coming, two plans flashed in Wan Yangang's heart: hold on to the spot and continue to move forward.

Wan Yangang deserved to be a veteran general for many years, and made a decision in an instant, he ordered the whole army to continue to move forward and take the initiative to seek the enemy and engage in battle. In his judgment, although his cavalry formation was penetrated, it was impossible for the entire army to be broken up in such a short period of time. If the infantry can trap the enemy in time, and after the cavalry of your own side is retracted, it will form a flank attack on the enemy, and you will have a chance to turn defeat into victory.

Although he made such a plan, Wan Yangang was still uneasy in his heart, so he shouted and ordered the whole army to move forward, but Shuai Qi stopped in place, motionless.

Wan Yankang led his army to a hundred and fifty paces in front of the southern army, and when he saw that the enemy was tired and scattered, and his face was full of fear, he knew that with such an army, he would definitely not be able to resist his own charge.

When he saw that Wan Yan Gang's handsome flag had already taken a hundred steps ahead, Wan Yan Kang's face showed disdain, he pointed his silver spear upward, and shouted: "Slow down, scatter!" ”

With this order, the tens of thousands of troops behind Wan Yankang immediately began to reduce the speed of their horses, changing from a sharp arrow formation to a geese-shaped formation. When the southern army entered the firing range, the four or five columns of cavalry at the forefront began to draw their bows and arrows.

Wanyan Gang's 200,000 infantry was mainly sword and shield soldiers, supplemented by archers. The sword and shield soldiers in the front, in the face of the rain of arrows coming from the sky, those who react quickly can also raise their shields to protect the vital points, and those who react slowly become ghosts under the arrows in an instant.

The cavalry under Wan Yankang is now equipped with a double quiver for one person as standard, which can accommodate forty arrows. When the army adopts a scatter formation, after the front columns of warriors have fired five arrows, they will further reduce the speed of their horses and retreat to rest. Fighters in the rear will step forward and continue to shoot at a high intensity.

Such tactics may seem simple, but in fact they are extremely demanding for equestrian, archery and queue training.

Under the cover of the rain of arrows, even if the southern saber and shield soldiers raised their shields for protection, they could not prevent arrows from all directions, and they screamed all over the place for a while.

After a cup of tea, the two armies always maintained a distance of dozens of paces, and the morale of the soldiers in the front line of Wanyan Gang had dropped to freezing point, and the defeat and escape began to appear.

After Yan Gang kept shouting orders to kill the deserters, and after cutting off dozens of heads in a moment, he finally stopped the retreat in front.

The sword and shield soldiers began to raise their shields again, and even pulled up the bodies of their dead comrades in front of them, and in this way, they finally reduced a lot of casualties.

Wan Yangang also mobilized the archers in time to step forward and form a counter-shooting pattern.

Wan Yan Kang suppressed the formation, and at the same time passed the order, ordering Wu Shiman and Xiao Baili to lead the headquarters to outflank left and right, and obliquely insert Yan Gang's archers into the formation.

Wan Yan Gang ordered the sword and shield soldiers on both wings to protect in time, but the infantry moved as fast as the cavalry, and the morale of his corporal was low, so the movement was even slower.

As the archer formation was killed and dispersed, Wanyan Kang's silver spear pointed at the place where Wanyan Gang's banner was located, and began to lead the army to charge into battle. However, after twenty breaths, Wan Yan Kang killed twenty steps to Shuai Qi, Wan Yan Gang was completely frightened, he turned his horse's head and began to run wildly.

Wan Yankang saw that the enemy army was defeated so quickly, and suddenly felt a little bored, he grabbed the reins to stop the pace of fighting, and gave the order: "After a quarter of an hour, start to surrender." ”