Chapter 197: Luring the Enemy Deeper
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The cavalry of the Zuoling Guard, which had already disengaged from the enemy, was rushing towards the camp of the valley itself.
The thousands of pikemen under Gaisu's men, who had been ready to attack, also returned in vain at this time, although their casualties were not large, but the sight of the corpses of their companions in one place inevitably greatly demoralized.
Yu Ming commanded the cavalry of the Zuo Ling Guard Army to attack when they said they would attack, and they would retreat when they said they would retreat, and these Sui light cavalry had already rushed out before the pikemen on both wings of the Goryeo Army were outflanked, and before they retreated, the javelins they threw shot and killed many Goryeo coalition soldiers.
Gaisu clenched his fists, he didn't expect that he had been gathering momentum for a long time, and he would fight with Yuming's full strength, and he would fight so badly, lose face, and return home so defeated.
His elite 2,000 heavy cavalry were almost wiped out, the pikemen suffered many casualties, and the morale of the whole army was greatly damaged.
It was only less than an hour after the battle, and the 10,000 horses of his own side were actually killed by Yuming's thousand cavalry and kept retreating, and the casualties of the Sui army were very few, but this side had already lost 2,000 heavy cavalry and several pikemen. And his younger brother Gai Suwu was also killed in battle, how did he explain to his parents at home?
The most infuriating point is that more than half of the heavy infantry in his hands has not had time to play a role, and has retreated back in a nest!
It's like a rat biting an elephant, although the elephant is tall and strong, and can stumble on the rat with one kick, but it still can't do anything because it can't step on the other. This feeling of grievance filled my heart. It made Gaisu depressed, and now he was faced with another decision, and continued to attack forward?
Just now, Yu Ming mobilized a thousand cavalry to kill, and then his army retreated in embarrassment, and two thousand cavalry were also lost, which was unique in his previous battles.
If he sent infantry to rush forward, and Yuming let the cavalry charge, and in this gentle valley pass, with infantry and enemy cavalry, it would be no different from suicide.
But if you don't attack, you will lose Gai Suwu, lose 2,000 heavy cavalry and several pikemen, and that's it? What will the other generals of the Goryeo Army think of him, and what will Gao Jianwu and King Gao Yuan think of him? How did he go back and explain to his parents?
It's just that of this hesitation, the two partial generals under Gai Suwu have already led more than 2,000 pikemen to chase after them, and they really can't swallow this breath. Although Gai Suwu has a reckless personality, he is a righteous person, and he is good for his subordinate generals, and he is deeply popular. Therefore, when these two generals saw that Gai Suwu was killed by Yuming's move, they were naturally furious, and they held their breath to rush forward, trying to kill Yuming to avenge Gai Suwu.
And they fought under Gesu, and although they had lost battles, they had never fought so aggrieved.
Originally, they thought that they could defeat the Sui army head-on this time, and raised their eyebrows in front of the various departments of the Liaodong grassland, but they were unexpectedly humiliated, and even tired of the lord to be killed. How can they endure this?
The soldiers and horses on both wings quickly closed together, and followed Yuming's cavalry tail to chase after them.
Gaysu let out a long sigh on the high slope and saw the two generals rush up with more than 2,000 pikemen. He had no choice but to take one of his own soldiers down the high slope, and then ordered the six thousand infantry behind him to follow.
At this time, since it can't be stopped, it can only be hard-headed. Otherwise, more than 2,000 pikemen will be completely annihilated by Yuming, and the battle situation will inevitably collapse on all fronts, and after he, the main general, will go back, he will definitely be dealt with by Gao Jianwu's military law.
It's just that two legs can't outrun four legs after all, and Yuming's cavalry threw away Gaisu's infantry troops a long way in an instant.
After turning a bend in the valley mouth ahead, Yu Ming and the other Sui cavalry had disappeared, and Gai Su couldn't help but secretly complain when he saw this, and ordered all the soldiers to be vigilant and maintain formation in order to prevent the enemy from ambushing.
When they reached the second turn in the valley, they finally heard the earth-shattering shouts again.
Gaisu's face changed suddenly, and he saw that under the guidance of a big banner with the word "Luo", countless infantry of the Sui army poured out of the valley, with long spears and iron shields! Longbows and crossbows were all ready, and they only roared at them.
Gaisu has also experienced a lot of strong winds and waves, but he is still a little shocked when he sees this situation.
In fact, he had already calculated that there must be an enemy ambush in this Five Dragons Valley, but he did not calculate that after the death of his younger brother Gai Suwu, the two generals were even more anxious than himself, and for the sake of righteousness, they blatantly ignored the situation in front of them and went deep alone, forcing him to only bet all the troops on him, so as not to lose another two thousand elites.
But seeing this big flag printed with the bright red word "Luo" made him really surprised.
Aren't they Guo Yi and Qin Qiong who are here? Luo Shixin should still be in the Sui army camp! How did you get here? Could it be that Yuming not only sent Guo Yi and Qin Qiong, but also other troops, ready to surround him?
Gaisu couldn't help but show a wry smile, there were only 10,000 men under his command. And the sum of the troops of Guo Yi, Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin under Yuming will reach more than 50,000 people, and the enemy's strength is at least five times that of his own, but he will attack him with a combined army, how can he resist?
If they are defeated, Yuming and Luo Shixin will take advantage of the momentum of a big victory again, and fight a decisive battle with the 50,000 Gao Jianwu troops who have traveled here for a long time, and the victory rate will be more than seventy percent. And the Goryeo army, which is the soul of the coalition army, is defeated, and the entire coalition army will inevitably collapse and disperse. The consequences are unimaginable.
Just when Gaisu was terrified, the two generals he rushed to the front were already in a bitter battle.
Hell-bent on revenge, they led their pikemen to rush quickly.
But Gaisu did not dare to advance so rashly, and ordered the forward to look around to prevent the enemy from attacking. So in this way, there was a considerable distance between the two armies.
When the two generals walked to the Wulong Valley, a slightly gentle and wide valley flat land, they found that Yuming's iron cavalry in the distance had slowed down, and it seemed that they had encountered some obstacles. This made them happy in their hearts, and when they were about to rush forward to fight, there were already shouts of killing all around, and the joy on their faces suddenly froze.
At this time, the Sui cavalry they were chasing had already divided into two.
One along the left mountain wall in the valley, led by Guo Yi, quickly detoured back to the left side of the pikemen.
The other was led by Yu Ming himself and killed from the right side. And the infantry who had just appeared in the front, waving the banner of Luo Shixin, also rushed over with shouts.
The Iron Cavalry of the Zuo Ling Guard was worthy of being one of the best cavalry in the Sui army. Their formation changes quickly, and when they switch from defense to attack, they are naturally fluid. When launching a counter-charge, the rhythm is the same, and even the horse's hooves are about the same height as the sand and gravel smoke and dust in the valley, which shows that he is well-trained.
The pace of these cavalry attacks was so fast and fierce that the more than 2,000 pikemen who had just rushed up couldn't help but calm their minds a lot, and they were a little worried about their fate.
Originally, in the field, the pikemen who lined up in a defensive formation were not afraid of cavalry charges at all. They were armed with huge spears more than two feet long, which could easily penetrate the bodies of the cavalry and the horses under them.
It is a natural advantage to use pikemen against charging cavalry, which is also a sharp weapon for infantry to deal with cavalry in ancient times. The two generals of the Goryeo Army dared to catch up with each other for this reason.
However, the presence of enemy infantry in front of them made them somewhat overwhelmed, for the pikemen had lost their advantage against the same infantry.
These infantrymen under the banner of "Luo" are mainly sword and shield soldiers, and there are many crossbowmen among them. All of them are well-armed and sharply armed, and they are the unobstructed pikemen of their kind. This makes them inevitably a little unconfident.
And the most important thing is that the iron cavalry led by Yu Ming has already killed them from their flank, which makes them even more frightened and frightened.
Because, their spears can only attack in one direction, and now they are either aimed at the front or the two wings, and they can only take care of one end.
If you were to engage infantry on the front, the flank defense would be weak. Under the onslaught of the enemy's heavy cavalry, the pikemen of the Goryeo army could not resist the trampling of the enemy's iron cavalry.
But if the order is given to use both sides as the defensive direction, how will they deal with the archers and sword and shield soldiers of the Sui army who are approaching fiercely in front of them? Isn't it about to be defeated?
However, these two generals saw that they were already in a desperate situation, so they simply let it go.
Seeing Yuming fight back, they decided to fight to the death, killing one is enough, and killing two will earn one. The two of them roared almost in unison, marched in unison, and the two of them clenched their weapons in their hands, bowed their bodies and galloped on their horses. Rushed towards Yuming.
They are also considered to be men, and they know the truth that the brave wins. I know that the more at this time, the more we can't retreat, otherwise the enemy's cavalry will chase after you, and you will be crushed for thousands of miles.
Moreover, both of them had already made up their minds at the moment, and they were determined to rush towards Yuming. In their opinion, as long as they kill Yuming, no matter how many Sui troops there are in front of them, they will be self-defeating, and they can also turn the tide of the battle in one fell swoop.
However, they didn't expect that Yu Ming's martial arts were so strong, their main general Gai Su Wu was still invincible, and he was killed by Yu Ming in one round, how could they kill this Sui army hero?
At this time, I saw Yu Ming's clothes fluttering, a white cloak flying behind him, and he rushed to the front of all the Sui cavalry, and his handsome face was visible.
And the many Sui cavalry behind him were all holding the spears in their hands tightly, without the slightest intention of stopping. And the javelin, which had previously terrified the Goryeo soldiers, was not thrown.
The two generals were secretly happy in their hearts, Yu Ming actually gave up his strengths and confronted his pikemen head-on, which was really unwise, even if his own side was defeated, he could cause heavy casualties to the enemy cavalry.
But they soon discovered that they had underestimated their opponents. Yu Ming dared to use cavalry to attack head-on, how could he not rely on it at all?
There was a loud shout like thunder, and then a stone wall behind the pikemen suddenly collapsed, and the rubble splattered out, revealing eight rows of crossbowmen who were ready to shoot their bows and arrows.
"Not good! Ambush! The two generals finally knew that they had been fooled.
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