Chapter 614: A Turning Point After Perseverance
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Huang Cheng held his long knife aloft, waved it in the air, and then slammed it on the ground, attracting the attention of the soldiers.
Huang Cheng slowly inspected for a week, took a deep breath, and shouted in a slightly hoarse voice: "Soldiers! Here we are today, facing enemies many times more than us! We are here today to tell these Hu people that the time to let them come and go freely is over! Today we are here, which is to announce to the world, and in the land of annexation, we Han people are back! ”
All the soldiers held their breath and listened carefully to every word and word that Huang Cheng said.
Huang Cheng's face turned red, the green tendons on his neck burst out, he pointed his long knife at the Xianbei people on the other side of the river, and shouted with the greatest voice: "Tell them!" We Han people are back! ”
Suddenly, all the soldiers were slapping their blades, howling with Huang Cheng.
Huang Cheng looked extremely arrogant, as if he was confident, but in fact, he didn't have much confidence in his heart, he noticed that not to mention the soldiers who were killed and wounded in front of the battle with the Xianbei cavalry, and only those archers and crossbowmen who had not been directly involved in hand-to-hand combat had begun to expose some problems.
Because of the long opening of the bow, some of the archers' fingers have been cut by the bowstring, and the crossbowmen are drenched in blood, and some of the crossbowmen can no longer shoot because some of the crossbow machines have broken the string or damaged the parts in use......
The smile on Huang Cheng's face did not change, he secretly glanced behind him, but still did not see any smoke and dust, then narrowed his eyes slightly, then turned his head to look at the other side of the river, and did not look back anymore.
Huang Cheng knows very well that although he has repelled three or four attacks by the Xianbei people now, his disadvantage has still not changed, and the reinforcements will not be able to see a trace for a while and a half, and whether he can arrive in time is an unknown thing, so at present, the only person who can rely on him can only be himself.
If you want to continue to hold on, or even wait until the last reinforcements arrive, the morale of the soldiers is very important. The Xianbei people will have an even more ferocious attack next, and if they lose a slightly advantageous position here, they will definitely be wiped out.
Although only a few people may survive in the end, at least, it is better than being hacked to death from behind by the Xianbei people in the escape, or at least, even if they die, there is still the backbone of the Han people!
The Xianbei Da Danghu on the other side of the river frowned a little, although he didn't know much Han language from a distance, and he didn't understand what those Han soldiers were shouting, but Da Danghu knew in his heart that under the successive cavalry charges, the morale of the other party was even higher, and on the other hand, the cavalry on his side, because they couldn't attack for a long time, and they were killed and wounded everywhere, it was inevitable that they were a little impatient and their morale declined.
This damn river beach!
Although the water flow in autumn is not much, and it is not fast, but after all, it is soft mud, and the speed of the horses is not fast, plus the corpses of those dead people and horses are congested on the road, and the viscous blood and yellow mud are combined together, not to mention the cavalry, even the foot soldiers will slip if they step on it carelessly......
No wonder the damned Han people put the battlefield choice here!
The cunning Han people deserve to die!
But no matter how happy you dance, that's just this person!
Just as Dadanghu was about to continue the order, a fast horse came from the north, and in order not to ram into the Xianbei team that had entered the formation, he even did not hesitate to detour from the shallow water on one side, and the horse's hooves made a splash in the shallow water, which immediately attracted the attention of most people.
"Big Boss! The Han are attacking Binh Dinh! Send reinforcements now! The cavalry who had come to report the news turned over and dismounted, and knelt down in front of the big pawn, covered in dust, but sweat washed out of the mud ditches on his face, and his face was panicked, and it was obvious that the situation was not very good.
"What?!" Da Danghu rushed forward and grabbed the cavalry who reported the news, "How many Han people?" ”
"About 1,000 rides, close to 2,000 or so......"
Da Danghu felt that the blood vessels on his head were almost bursting, gritted his teeth, and said in a voice from between his teeth: "There are only 2,000 Han people, when I left Pingding, there were at least 4,000 sons left there, and you are embarrassed to ask for reinforcements?!" ”
The cavalry who reported the news looked a little helpless and said: "At first, there were not many Han people, and the long cavalry Chang Hanlu felt that ...... He brought a group of soldiers into battle, but he was ambushed ......"
When the big man heard this, he felt that his eyes were a little black, and his body couldn't help but shake twice, and the guards behind him hurriedly stepped forward to help.
Will you continue to fight, or will you retreat?
Da Danghu pushed away the support of the guards, took a few deep breaths, tried his best to calm down, and weighed the pros and cons.
If you want to continue fighting, yes, that's right, it's almost certain that it will only take two or three more attacks at most to bring down the Han army on the other side of the river alive, and then cut off the skull of that Han leader as a wine bowl......
However, in this way, if the county town of Pingding in the rear is attacked by the Han people, not only will the men and horses be lost, but more importantly, the materials looted during this period will also be in vain......
If he retreats, then his pursuit will be an out-and-out disgrace, attacking 800 foot soldiers with 5,000 horsemen, although there are terrain limitations, but those trolls who are used to taking things out of context will take care of this, and they must grasp the difference in numbers and hold on tightly, emphasizing that their commanders are weak and return in vain.
Besides, no matter what, the corpse in front of him really can't be regarded as his own record.
What to do?
Da Danghu stared viciously at the other side of the river, if his gaze could be lethal, he had already stabbed thousands of holes in the Han man on the other side of the river......
At this time, the Xianbei cavalry who were already ready to charge pulled their horses and stood quietly in front of the formation, waiting for the order, but they never heard the order, and couldn't help but feel a little restless.
“…… Remove! First return to the army to kill the Han cavalry coming behind, and then come to pursue these two-legged Han dogs! Dadang looked into the distance, as if he had discovered something, and after a brief moment of anger and impulsiveness, he calmed down and gave the order to retreat.
Although the retreat is humiliating, but compared with those materials, it seems to be nothing, this year is going to spend the winter, keep the supplies, there is still hope for yourself, if there are no materials to bring back, even if all the five or six hundred Han soldiers are chopped into meat today, what is the use?
The front team of the Xianbei people changed to the back team, left the corpses on the ground, hurriedly turned the horse's head, and left, walking seemed to be a little depressed, and everyone was a little listless......
Although I don't understand why the Xianbei cavalry retreated, but the joy of escaping death and the joy of the final victory are intertwined, Huang Cheng's soldiers excitedly raised the weapons in their hands, stomped their feet hard, slapped their blades, and let out heartfelt cheers......
Huang Chang breathed a sigh of relief, ignoring the mud and blood on the ground, sat down, and looked back, there seemed to be layers of smoke and dust in the distance......