Chapter 206: All or Nothing
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Just when Gai Su was desperate, Gao Jianwu finally became a little impatient. He finds himself once again in a trap carefully designed by Yuming.
It's not that he hasn't studied Yuming. Before this battle with the Sui army, he carefully studied the two Goryeo wars and the process of Yuming's battle in the Turkic steppe, and thought that he had figured out the combat laws of this old opponent.
But this time, when he personally confronted Yu Ming, he found out that Yu Ming was a cunning and abnormal person, and intrigues and tricks were still emerging.
This man never wants to fight him head-on, but tries to create a situation that is not in his favor, and then seizes the opportunity to deal him a fatal blow. The traps designed by this opponent are one after another, one trap after another, and the intrigues and tricks are endless.
This trip was the same, Yu Ming first led his main force out of the camp to save Wuci. However, he did not attack Wuci at all, but set up a heavy army in Wulong Valley, forcing him to have a decisive battle here.
Then the Sui army took the lead again, preemptively occupied the favorable terrain in the valley with the mountain range back, and shrunk the army in the valley, using the narrow valley mouth of the valley as a buffer, so that even if he had the advantage of troops, he could only attack from the front.
Although Gao Jianwu really wanted to attack the valley and defeat Yuming's main force in one fell swoop. But just now, his elite troops, the 5,000 heavy cavalry, disappeared after they entered it, and smoke rose in the valley, and I don't know what trap I fell into.
Moreover, a large group of Sui infantry rushed out of the valley, which hit the morale of his own army and made the follow-up Goryeo troops dare not attack easily. Even if he Gao Jianwu didn't know if there were still ambush soldiers waiting for them to take the bait in the Five Dragons Valley. This feeling of being tied made him uncomfortable.
"Now the enemy's right flank cavalry has retreated, and the enemy army in the center is also in chaos. Ordered Eizhide to lead a thousand ironclad cavalry and attack the enemy's left flank with all his might. Gao Jianwu finally sent the last reserve team out.
These thousand ironclad cavalry can be said to be his lifeblood. Whether it is equipment, training range, and combat effectiveness, it is the best in the Goryeo army. All the soldiers and officers are also from the Goryeo royal family, and they can be described as the younger soldiers of the Gao family, with high loyalty and strong combat ability. Normally, he would not send this force into battle unless it was absolutely necessary.
Gao Jianwu originally wanted to see the situation again before making a move. But the current situation is not good, the whole army is entangled with the enemy, and the 5,000 heavy cavalry led by Gaisu is his elite, and he must be saved. And he felt that only the left flank of the Sui army's formation was intact.
Now that all the cavalry on the right flank of the Sui army has retreated, as long as the cavalry is used to charge across the left flank of the enemy, and then attack the main force of the enemy in the center from the flank. The victory is just around the corner!
The rumbling sound of horses' hooves sounded at the mouth of Wulong Valley, and the left wing of the Sui army was Qin Qiong's Shengjie army, not the Zuoling Guard, and their combat ability was far less strong than the Zuoling Guard. And they didn't expect that the Goryeo Army also had such a large number of cavalry troops. Although their resistance was still stubborn, how could ordinary infantry be a match for cavalry on the plains? What about them, the newly recruited people's army?
Under the desperate impact of Yizhide, the left flank phalanx of the Sui army retreated step by step.
Gao Jianwu was worthy of being a subtle commander, and he saw that the left flank of the Sui army was already weak in the battle, and the soldiers were already tired. Immediately, without hesitation, he ordered the drum to be beaten again, and the soldiers of the whole army were encouraged to attack fiercely, striving to settle the situation with one blow.
"Tom! Tong! Tong! ”
The heavy beat of the drums sent the Goryeo army on the offensive, with fierce attacks from all directions, especially on the left flank.
The thousand iron cavalry led by Yizhide waved their spears and tried to annihilate the 20,000 Sui infantry on the left flank in one fell swoop.
At this moment, the soldiers of the Sui army on the left flank had no way to retreat, and behind them was the mountain wall. When people are in a desperate situation, they can often burst out with infinite power. What's more, they all have a sense of arrogance in their hearts, thinking that the Sui army is the strongest army in the world, how can they be defeated by the Goryeo army?
"Fight with them! We must not disgrace the marshal and General Qin! The officers of the Shengjie army shouted hoarsely.
The Shengjie army fought back desperately. Since they had no way to retreat, the two sides inevitably became entangled after the enemy cavalry rushed into the lineup. Although they are still at a disadvantage, the survival ** that broke out at the moment of life and death also made the momentum of these heavy cavalry of the Goryeo Army stagnant......
At this time, a large number of pikemen of the Goryeo army, who were originally in the center, rushed over and launched an attack on the flank of the Shengjie army on the left flank.
The enemy army is finally defeated, showing a trend of defeat and retreat! After all, almost all of them were mainly civilian men who had just been conscripted into the army, and they had only undergone preliminary training for less than a month. Although the grassroots officers are all veterans of Zhang Xutuojun and Zuo Lingwei's army, after all, the overall strength is still much inferior. They can support for so long, mainly because of the large number of people.
Gao Jianwu finally breathed a sigh of relief. He couldn't help but secretly feel to himself: sometimes, success or failure is only in a moment, if he does not order the whole army to assault and send out the five thousand heavy cavalry at the bottom of the box, it will definitely not be able to defeat the left flank of the Sui army.
Now, after rushing across the left flank, he can drive the defeated troops of the broken enemy army to continue to rush to the main force of the Sui army, and can plunge the entire enemy army into chaos. Even if Yuming had another reserve force in the Five Dragons Valley, he would not be able to recover the defeat when the general situation had gone.
"Hehe, it looks like the victory is decided." Gao Jianwu also showed a rare smile on his face.
But at this moment, Gao Jianwu's smile suddenly froze. Because he found that the Sui army on the left flank seemed to be on the verge of collapse, but it was still holding on and was not completely defeated. Instead, his cavalry got bogged down in a scuffle.
And the horn in the valley opposite also blew again. A moment later, there were more ambush soldiers from the Valley of the Five Dragons, as many as a thousand, and all of them were archers.
The archers, in pairs and carrying a surprisingly large crossbow, were heading towards the left flank.
Gao Jianwu was a little stunned, such a big bow and crossbow, although it could not catch up with the bed crossbow used to defend the city, but the power of the crossbow arrows that must be shot must be amazing. Now that all his troops had been sent out, this group of archers joined the battle on the left flank, and the dense barrage of crossbow arrows was bound to inflict heavy casualties on his cavalry.
"Quick! Command Eozhide to put the cavalry back! Now the left flank was in a melee, and the cavalry was caught in a melee and played an inferior role to the infantry. The left flank was handed over to the infantry to deal with! Gao Jianwu also reacted quickly and immediately ordered.
It should be said that there is nothing wrong with this order issued by Gao Jianwu. This thousand-strong heavy cavalry was his last lifeline, and if he suffered heavy losses in the battle with the enemy's infantry, it would be irreparable. After all, the Goryeo Kingdom had few small people and poor equipment, and it was difficult to build a heavy cavalry force.
However, how could Yu Ming give him this opportunity, the soldiers of the Shengjie Army on the left flank saw that the enemy cavalry wanted to retreat, so naturally they would not let the opponent escape so easily. They immediately counterattacked, pestering each other to prevent them from leaving the warband. And the archers, who were carrying new iron-tired bows, also immediately began to fire arrows, shooting at the position, stopping the Goryeo pikemen who came to support.
Due to the appearance of this group of new forces, they stubbornly resisted the Goryeo army's impulse on the left flank, although the battle just now was fierce and the Sui army suffered heavy losses, but it still hid its position, so that the left flank and the center fell into a stalemate.
Gao Jianwu is now sinking like water, he has invested more than 50,000 troops in this battle, which is already the main force, and the Sui army on the opposite side plus two reinforcements is only more than 40,000 people, which is not as many as his soldiers. This is clearly not quite right. Either the Sui army still has a large number of troops lurking in the valley and has not yet come out, or it has gone elsewhere.
And before that, Gaisu had told himself that he had seen the banner of Luo Shixin in the valley. This made him believe that Yuming was going to fight him here. But now that the war has been fought to the point where both sides are exhausted, but still no Luo Shixin army has appeared, could it be that Gaisu said that Luo Shixin's situation here is wrong?
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In the Wulong Valley, when Gaisu was about to run towards the burning ditch, he was grabbed by his own soldiers: "General, if you want to fill the ditch, you shouldn't go!" It's also us little soldiers! ”
Gaisu sighed and said, "What's the difference between you going and me going?" Even if you cross the ditch, you may not be able to live. ”
He also saw that Yu Ming had an old layout, and only archers were seen on the opposite side of the ditch, but he knew that he had not arranged another ambush.
At this time, the enemy general on the opposite side of the ditch shouted: "Those who surrender will not die!" ”
"Those who descend will not die!" All the enemy troops on the opposite side shouted. The sound is deafening and terrifying.
At this moment, the fire in the ditch was a little smaller, and the smoke gradually dissipated. So that Gaisu and the others can see the situation on the other side clearly.
At this hope, they suddenly lost the idea of resisting.
I saw that the opposite side of the ditch was densely covered with enemy infantry, and at the front were five rows of sword and shield soldiers. They worked in pairs, one soldier holding a shield about a man's height and the other a long knife large and thick enough to resist their rifles. And the long knives in the hands of the enemy are also long, their cavalry spears are only one zhang long, and this spear is five zhang long, it is estimated that before they can rush in front of the other party, the enemy's giant long knife can cut off their own heads.
And after these five rows of sword and shield soldiers, there were seven rows of archers. They all drew their bows and arrows, pointing diagonally towards the sky, and if they rushed over, the arrows would rain down on their heads. At such close distances, it was easy to pierce through their armor. It can be said that in the face of this kind of lineup, they have no chance to break out of the encirclement at all.
At this moment, in front of everyone, a handsome young general with a face like a crown of jade appeared......
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