Chapter 198: Red Sleeves Meritorious Service
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At this time, a beautiful figure standing in the group of archers also showed a knowing smile when he saw the enemy in confusion. She was the only female general in the Sui army, Red Sleeves, and she couldn't help but be overjoyed when she saw the enemy's pikemen standing in a dense phalanx, and facing herself behind her without cover, because the enemy's current state was a live target for the archers to shoot indiscriminately.
So, she smiled, waved her jade hand downward, and shouted, "Everyone release arrows!" β
With a "buzz", the eight rows of archers loosened their bowstrings, and several sharp arrows at such a close distance made a deafening humming sound, pouring like dark clouds over the heads of the pikemen.
"Ahh
"Ouch!"
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The screams continued one after another, and the soldiers of the Goryeo Army, who were holding spears and paying full attention, did not expect that such a large group of Sui archers lurked behind them. Although they also wore armor, which was much stronger than the leather armor of the steppe cavalry, it was far from the iron armor of the heavy cavalry.
If the archers of the Sui army were far away from them, they might be able to resist. But now the ten rows of archers were less than ten paces away from them. At such close range, the arrows fired from these longbows could easily pierce their armor and pierce their hearts.
I only listened to the sound of "poof" and "poof", and all of a sudden, all around me was the sound of sharp arrows entering the flesh. In an instant, the soldiers of the Goryeo Army fell down as if they were cutting wheat.
The two generals were suddenly ambushed, and their subordinates suffered heavy casualties, and they were all angry and slandered, and their eyes were wide.
"Turn to the back! Get rid of that group of archers first! One of the generals immediately ordered. He knew very well that if he did not eliminate this henchman behind him, the soldiers would not be able to fight the enemy in front of him with peace of mind.
The Goryeo army was only ten paces away from the archers of the Red Sleeves, and it only took a moment to rush over, as long as they were close to the enemy's archers. These Sui archers with low protection and weak melee ability had no choice but to let them slaughter.
"No! Can't turn! Yuming's cavalry is already about to be killed! We should turn to the left and right to meet the enemy! At this time, the other general grabbed his companion, pointed to the Sui cavalry that was getting closer and closer, and objected loudly. Because he knew very well that if he did not quickly turn the spearhead and let the enemy's iron cavalry rush into the unsuspecting camp, it would be a bloody massacre.
Their subordinates were at a loss to follow the orders of the two commanders, and they did not know who to follow.
More soldiers were at a loss, some rushed towards the Sui archers in a chaotic manner, and some still held their spears and faced the Sui cavalry on both wings.
The rest of the people saw that the enemy army was large and the ambushes were endless, and the enthusiasm for revenge for Gai Suwu had passed, and they were already afraid in the face of the cruel reality.
The cavalry of the Zuoling Guard, the most terrifying weapon of the Goryeo soldiers was not the saber or the spear, but the javelin in their hands.
At this time, Yu Ming saw that he was about to rush to the front of the enemy again, and with a wave of the horse lance in his hand, he shouted: "Javelin preparation!" Listen to meβ"
"Throw!"
With his order, he only heard "whoosh, whoosh, whoosh", and the sound of breaking the air around him continued.
The javelin more than a thousand rods long flashed with Huo Huo's cold light, and at this moment, it suddenly struck, cutting through the sky, and the screams were endless.
They flew over the small open space between the two armies with astonishing speed.
The javelin that fell from the sky with black pressure made people suffocate and almost breathless.
Yu Ming has used all his combat tricks in order to destroy the enemy with one blow! What he pursues is not only to defeat the enemy, but also to minimize his own losses, and he does not want to kill a thousand enemies and injure himself eight. In that case, even if he won Goryeo, he would not have the strength to control this fertile soil. Therefore, he would rather prepare more traps to complicate the battle process and strive to achieve the greatest results at the lowest cost.
Countless javelins flew through the air, like a dense rain of gunshots, falling with intertwined shadows, and they struck the panicked pikemen on the ground, bringing death and fear. The enemy was horrified at that moment, and there was a look of despair in their eyes.
Their living space was under the pressure of archers and flank iron cavalry behind them, and under the pressure of the enemy infantry in front of them, they were densely piled together, and there was no gap.
The deadly javelins that fell from the air made it impossible for these Goryeo soldiers to dodge. But even if they wanted to hide, they couldn't find a place to do. At this moment, only the sound of javelins entering the flesh was heard. The screams of the Goryeo soldiers were incessant.
Some were pierced on the top of their heads, some were nailed to the ground, and some were even pierced by javelins, and the two of them were pierced straight and straight like sugar gourds, and fell to the ground. Blood stained the nearby rocks and valleys. The Valley of the Five Dragons became a hell on earth in an instant.
The two Goryeo generals were also terrified, and when they saw a javelin shooting, they immediately blocked with spears.
After all, they are highly skilled in martial arts, and their chances of surviving in the chaos are far better than those of ordinary soldiers, and these javelins are thrown with the help of horsepower, and their momentum is quite heavy, but they can get out of all the blocks.
It's just that their subordinates don't have the same good luck as the two of them, and they often open the front one, but they can't open the back one, or they are shot in the chest, or they are stabbed in the lower abdomen, screaming again and again, and the sound of falling to the ground and wailing is endless.
The two generals glanced at each other, and they both saw a look of madness in each other's eyes. They all screamed wildly, tried their best, and flew two javelins with their spears, and then the remaining momentum was unabated, and rushed towards Yu Ming, the only one wearing white robes and white armor among the cavalry of the Sui army, which seemed to be very prominent.
They knew that defeat was inevitable, and the only turning point was to kill Yuming. That can also win a glimmer of life for the later army.
But how could Yuming give them this opportunity, the internal strength of the heart method of immortality was running in his chest, and a powerful internal force was transported from the dantian to his arm, and at that moment, he only felt that his body was full of strength.
The horses under his seat galloped out with neighing, and he and the two generals passed by...... At this moment, Yu Ming shot!
He hooked his feet to the horse's pedals, and the man lay on his back, but a shot was stabbed from the bottom up. Countless spear shadows appeared, attacking the general on the right.
The general was suddenly shocked in his heart, only to feel that the silver light in front of him was shining and dazzling.
In the shadow of the gun, blood splashed all over the place!
Yu Ming slammed the spear blade, and the body of the partial general rose into the air and rushed straight towards the partial general on the left.
When the enemy general saw that his companion was shot, but his body flew towards him, he couldn't help but feel a sense of sadness in his heart, and subconsciously reached out to pick it up. Unexpectedly, the enemy Yu Ming in front of him was also like a ghost, following him like a shadow.
The enemy general saw Yu Ming's spear stabbing obliquely, and the momentum was heavy and unmatched. He gritted his teeth and decided to let it go.
At the moment of life and death, this Goryeo general shouted, no longer caring about the corpse of his companion, holding a spear, and stabbed at Woomyeong, preparing to die with the greatest enemy of Goryeo.
However, at this moment, he suddenly felt that his body was light, and he took off into the air and flew into the air.
He opened his eyes and looked down, only to see his headless body lying straight down on horseback. And next to his corpse, a stout man of the Sui army was holding a big knife and laughing at the sky. Only then did he realize that he had been beheaded......
The Goryeo army was finally defeated, and saw that the two generals were killed by Yu Ming and Guo Yi in an instant. The rest were immediately frightened, and they could no longer raise the courage to fight against the Sui army.
At this time, Red Sleeves also cooperated very well to give way to the back passage, so that they could calmly retreat.
"Chase!" Yu Ming waved the horse lance in his hand and ordered the whole line to attack.
Tens of thousands of Sui infantry, led by 2,000 cavalry, drove the enemy's defeated troops and rushed towards the valley mouth.
At this moment, Gaisu saw a large number of defeated troops in front of him retreating, and he was immediately frightened. These defeated soldiers will inevitably affect the morale of their 6,000 infantry, and more importantly, they will rush through their own formation, turning small defeats into big defeats.
But even if he knew the consequences, he was powerless to save the situation. He couldn't have ordered his infantry to kill his comrades. If this is the case, I am afraid that the team will be even more chaotic, and even cannibalistic.
"The back team becomes the front team, everyone withdraws!" Guy Su made the decision and made the choice he thought was the most appropriate.
Since it has been defeated, it is the best policy to reduce losses, withdraw from the battle with dignity, wait for the arrival of Gao Jianwu's main force, and then conduct a decisive battle.
To say that this idea of Gaisu is not wrong in itself. But he forgot one thing: Yu Mingchong was at the forefront of the cavalry, and his troops were all infantry, how could two legs outrun four legs?
If he ordered the whole army not to retreat and resist desperately, although it would still be defeated, it would definitely cause a lot of losses to the Sui army. Because in the Sui army, those infantry were all conscripted into the army, and the training time was less than a month, and the combat effectiveness was basically scum.
But now he gave the order to retreat, which inevitably broke the morale of the Goryeo army.
The Goryeo soldiers, fearing that they would stay behind and become the enemy's sword, all rushed to turn around and flee, with no formation to speak of, and no one wanted to be the broken army.
As a result, the orderly retreat that Gaisu had hoped for turned into a major rout, and the previous two small defeats finally led to a big defeat.
Moreover, this defeat was really a failure. The strength of the Sui army in Wulong Valley was originally above the Goryeo army, but the 20,000 infantry were all temporarily conscripted Minfu army, and their combat effectiveness was very poor. But when the enemy was completely unable to resist, they had 2,000 cavalry to help. But he still killed the past with great dignity. There is no fear of a recruit going to war for the first time. Many people also killed and wounded the enemy in the pursuit, which can be regarded as seeing blood. The process of conversion from recruit to veteran has been preliminarily completed.
In this pursuit, the Goryeo army cried and shouted for his mother, only hating his father and mother for having two legs, which can indeed be called a complete defeat.
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