Chapter 347: Luo Shou is killed
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Luo Shou actually didn't think that Ling Jing might be a fraudulent surrender, but he was confident that in this plain area, even if 10,000 Youzhou Iron Cavalry couldn't defeat the Xia army, they would be able to retreat with their whole body. Moreover, Luo Yi's 50,000 main force is not far from him, and he can be reinforced at any time, and he can definitely make Ling Jing irreversible.
The Youzhou cavalry walked forward for about twenty miles, and a mountain forest appeared, Luo Shou knew that through this mountain forest, it was an open land, and the county town of Hejian was on the other side of the open land.
"Let's do it, everybody! It's almost time to get to the place of surrender! After the surrender, everyone should go into the city early, take a good shower, and then go to bed! Luo Shou said loudly.
The Youzhou cavalry rolled forward, and after walking for another distance, Luo Shou was shocked, he suddenly frowned, raised his hand solemnly and said: "Everyone is not busy walking first, I feel that there is something strange ahead." ”
"Weird?" When the soldiers around Luo Shou heard this, they were also stunned.
Luo Shouyi pointed to the dense forest in front of him and said: "I walked into this forest, the momentum is so huge, there is no movement in the dense forest, not even a small bird has flown up, don't you think it's strange?" ”
When everyone heard this, their faces became solemn. It's early autumn, and there are many wild animals and birds moving in the forest.
According to common sense, if the army rides through the forest, then the birds and beasts in the forest will inevitably be alarmed and flee in all directions. But I have walked for several miles, but it is quiet in the dense forest, there is no movement at all, and the silence makes people think that it is a pool of stagnant water, which is weird.
Luo Shou is also a veteran, he naturally knows that the birds and beasts of the forest are startled, which means that there are soldiers and horses in ambush in the forest. And now there is no movement in the forest, then the most likely reason is that there was an ambush in the forest early, and the birds and beasts in the forest have already been frightened away, so when they arrived, the forest did not react.
"The whole army stops advancing! Send scouts into the woods to take a closer look! Luo Shou immediately ordered. Although he is not afraid of those mud legs. But the woods are not suitable for cavalry combat, and he has just been put into Yuming's account, so he has to be cautious, not seeking merit, but seeking no fault.
But at this moment, I only heard a bang in the woods, and countless enemies immediately poured out of the forest, all armed with longbows and crossbows. After hearing the sound of "buzzing" and the sound of bowstrings, more than a dozen sergeants in front of them were caught off guard, and they were shot by crossbow arrows, and fell off their horses upside down.
At the same time, there was a shout of killing from the flank.
On both sides of Taniguchi Road, ambushes rushed out of the dense woods, and for a time they were surrounded by wolves and tigers.
These people were wearing all kinds of variegated clothes, and each of them had a white turban on their heads, which was Dou Jiande's Xia Jun. Luo Shou suddenly looked at it and saw that there were at least tens of thousands of people.
Although the Youzhou cavalry under his command were all experienced elites, they were caught off guard, and they were not conducive to cavalry combat in the forest.
Outnumbered and armed with a large number of crossbowmen, they had no chance to defend themselves before thousands of men fell to the ground with arrows and were in disarray.
Luo Shou lowered his body to avoid the two crossbow arrows, but the war horse under the seat neighed miserably and fell to the ground.
He didn't even have time to see where the arrow was on his horse, so he kicked his saddle feet and turned sideways away from the horse.
By this time, his mount had already fallen to the ground, full of sharp arrows.
"Quick! Let's dismount first to meet the enemy and avoid the enemy's sharp arrows! Luo Shou hurriedly ordered.
At this time, he was already sure that Ling Jing was deceiving them and deliberately luring them to the forest to ambush.
"Fortunately, we were divided into two armies, otherwise the whole army would have been ambushed!" Luo Shou secretly rejoiced.
"Quick! Send someone back to inform the commander...... "Luo Shou was about to order a few of his own soldiers to go back to report the news, but when he heard a "whoosh", a sharp arrow flew by.
Luo Shou only felt a cold light flashing in front of him, and the unfinished half of the words immediately swallowed into his throat, and the arrow shot through his eyes, pierced through the back of his head, and killed him on the spot.
"Kill! The Lord of the enemy will be dead! Victory belongs to our Great Xia! At this time, the Hebei army had already rushed forward and killed from all directions, so that the Youzhou Iron Cavalry could only struggle......
At this time, the Youzhou infantry that was slowly advancing also encountered an attack. It's just that because of Luo Yi's caution, he still sent a large number of spies when he knew that the enemy had surrendered the letter, so they learned the news of the enemy's attack in advance.
"General, there are soldiers and horses in the southwest! It's the cavalry of the Hebei Army! There are about 10,000 people! ”
"General Yu, there are also a large number of ambushes rushing out of the dense forest in the southeast direction, and they are the infantry of the Hebei Army! There are about 40,000 people! ”
"General, there has also been an enemy ambush in our north, numbering about 60,000 people. The banner is the word "Dou", it seems that the enemy is coming to Dou Jiande! ”
Scouts came one after another, bringing one message after another that made Luo's father's face change greatly. Now they can be completely sure that they have fallen for Ling Jing.
It didn't take long for the cavalry of the Hebei Army under the banner of the word "Dou" to rush straight to the dust. They were dressed in colorful clothes, armed with all kinds of weapons, and they did not even have a complete charging formation, but rushed towards them with a fierce momentum, like a chaotic hornet.
These cavalry of the Hebei Army shouted loudly and roared while charging, looking like they were winning.
Luo Yi's face changed at first, and then he looked at the faces of these cavalrymen, but he was relieved. What if the enemy surrenders? In front of the Youzhou Army, they are also a loser!
Luo Yi took off the Zhangba horse lance next to the saddle, pointed forward, and then shouted loudly: "Array, charge forward!" Brothers, show your skills and let these mud-legs understand that cavalry is not something that can be ridden by a mule. Brethren, let them know: the Youzhou Army is invincible! Who can personally cut down Dou Jiande's level, I Luo Yi will reward him with two golden gold, and even upgrade! ”
For the cavalry of the Hebei Army that was constantly approaching, Luo Yi did not have the slightest fear in his heart. He had already seen how to use infantry against cavalry tactics. Although the infantry he now commands is not the Modao Army. But the Hebei cavalry in front of him was not a Youzhou iron cavalry. In terms of the quality of the soldiers, his soldiers are much stronger. It is completely possible to confront the enemy head-on.
It's just that Luo Cheng was a little hesitant and persuaded: "Father, now the Hebei army has set up an ambush and carried out a surprise attack on our army, which is full of sharpness. And they are far outnumbered by us, shall we temporarily defend against them for a few rounds before counterattacking? ”
Luo Yi didn't have any expression on his face, but he looked at his son with some contempt in his heart.
After Luo Cheng lost to Yu Yuqing in the battle of Jihe, he became the laughing stock of the soldiers and civilians in Beiping City, because he was a dignified Luo family father, and he actually lost to a woman, and he led a thousand cavalry to defeat a thousand infantry.
Although the generals in the army all know the strength of the Mo Dao Army, and they also know that Yu Yuqing's martial arts are not inferior to his brother Yu Ming. Luo Cheng did not lose unjustly. But it's never an honorable thing to preach.
Fortunately, Luo Cheng and Yu Yuqing admired each other and planned to tie the knot together, which could be regarded as resolving the embarrassment in his heart. Later, when someone asked about this, he could also say that Luo Cheng deliberately lost because he liked Yu Yuqing.
But now it seems that after indulging in the love between men and women here, he has become less courageous.
But although he thought so in his heart, Luo Yi didn't express his thoughts, after all, it would hurt his spirit to reprimand himself for being timid on the battlefield.
He then said tactfully: "Cheng'er, you don't have to worry, although the Hebei army is numerous, it is just a rabble. In the past, our army broke the Hebei Army, which time was it not outnumbered? My Youzhou Iron Cavalry has always been the strongest soldier in the world, and it is not a fight to deal with these rebellious mud legs? Cheng'er, if we don't break through Hejian County, we won't be able to explain to King Zhou. In the future, the status of our Luo family in the new dynasty may also be worried! ”
After Luo Cheng heard this, his eyes flickered, although he understood what his father meant, he still thought that he was invincible, and he should fight steadily and then ask Yuming for help. Because judging from the current situation, Dou Jiande has transferred all the people to himself. This is not at all something that his 60,000 soldiers and horses can resist.
When he was about to persuade again, Luo Yi had already gone far away. Luo Cheng was worried that his father would lose, so he had to follow. Both of them rushed up, and the Youzhou army had to rush up and start fighting with the enemy.
At this moment, a middle-aged general with a height of more than a foot and a tall horse flashed on the opposite side, holding a fine iron spear, looking majestic. It was Dou Jiande, the leader of the Hebei Army.
And behind him are generals such as Ling Jing, Cao Zhan, Kong Shaode and Liu Heimin, and even his only daughter Dou Hongxian is also wrapped in red makeup at this time, and she is going into battle to be the second Yu Yuqing.
Originally, Dou Jiande planned to wait for Luo Yi's soldiers and horses to enter the dense forest, and then ambush the troops and launch a surprise attack. After the Youzhou army was caught off guard, the cavalry was sent to divide and surround it, and finally relied on the superior forces to defeat Luo Yi's men and horses.
But he never expected that Luo Yi would divide his troops. Let Luo Shou lead 10,000 cavalry to surrender first, while he himself led 50,000 infantry to move forward.
In desperation, Dou Jiande had no choice but to divide the ambush into two, one ambushed Luo Shou in the forest, and the other killed at the same time and fought Luo Yi head-on.
However, Luo Yi and his Youzhou army did not have the slightest fear, he led the army to charge, and at the same time ordered a rapid change of formation, changing the troops from a marching array to a charging formation. Luo Yi rushed to the front with a horse lance, while Luo Cheng carried a spear and led 50,000 infantry to follow closely.
When Dou Jiande and other generals galloped wildly, they saw that the Liaodong soldiers and horses on the opposite side did not retreat, but took the initiative to meet them, and they were also surprised in their hearts, what they were most afraid of was that the enemy retreated to a place where they could hold on and wait for help.
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