Chapter 215: The Road to the Famous General
The success or failure of the Battle of Bauhinia Pass directly determined the fate of the Yan Kingdom. If King Yan and his ministers could predict the serious consequences of this battle in advance, I believe that they would stop the footsteps of the Zhao army here at all costs. But alas, they are too arrogant from top to bottom.
Moreover, no one expected that this time they were facing the combination of two of the world's most famous generals in the coming decades. Murong Licheng and Li Mu, either of these two names, are invincible existences! In the history of the development of that great empire later, their brilliant achievements, like two peaks, no one can match, so that countless generals bow and worship.
The people of Yan are very unlucky. Because, Murong Licheng and Li Mu's first joint battle was to conquer them. And this is the only time in their long military careers that they have collaborated.
And at this moment, Ning Hu, the general of the Yan State, of course, didn't know his ending. He had just arranged everything in the Bauhinia Pass City, and before he had time to catch his breath, he suddenly received a message from the big camp outside the city.
The battalion of the left army was feinted by the enemy? And the battalion of the right army has discovered the transport team of the Zhao army, and the whole army has gone out to copy their back road?
Ning Hu, who heard these two news one after another, immediately sensed that something was wrong. In any case, he is also a veteran of the battlefield and has a lot of combat experience. Zhao Jun's abnormal behavior shows that they must have ulterior motives.
"How long has it been since the soldiers and horses of the right battalion set off?"
Ning Hu reached out and grabbed the sword, and asked sharply. Perhaps it was a kind of instinctive alertness to danger as a general, and he felt his heart beating hard.
"About a quarter of an hour. The general said ....... ”
The person who came to report the news was still a little excited. But seeing that Ning Hu's face changed, he hurriedly stopped talking and didn't dare to say anything for their general. Ning Hu didn't care about saying anything more to him, and while he put on his armor with the help of his personal guards, he had already hurriedly passed on orders.
"Order the cavalry troops, all of them, and follow me out of the city to fight!"
The general has an order and does not dare to slack off. The 20,000 cavalry, which had been preparing for battle for the past few days, were mobilized in the shortest possible time. There were also a few bewildered captains and generals who came over in surprise and wanted to ask for details. It's just that before they could ask, Ning Hu, who jumped on the war horse, had already given a stern order.
"The situation in the left and right camps outside the city is urgent, and it is likely that the Zhao army has lured the enemy. No matter what happens, all the soldiers should forge ahead. Do your best to keep both camps safe! Let's go! ”
Suddenly I heard that I was going to fight, although it was a bit hasty and unexpected to everyone. But fortunately, I have been mentally prepared for a long time. was originally preparing for a decisive battle with the Zhao army tomorrow. Since the other party wants to compete in advance, let's come! Anyway, it's all about fighting early and late, and the opportunity to make a contribution is in front of you, and it depends on your own ability.
So, the 20,000 enthusiastic Yan cavalry, under the leadership of their general, opened the city gate and stepped out of the Bauhinia Pass.
The night was dark, and it was nearly two watches. Iron hooves trampled on the flat land, the lighted torches were like several long dragons, and 20,000 Yan cavalry galloped forward.
Ning Hu, the general of the Yan State who was galloping in the night, was very anxious now. In this short period of time, he has become more and more convinced that his judgment is not wrong. Zhao Jun must have a trick! The two large camps outside the city are very important to Bauhinia Pass, and they must not be lost. Because of this, he ignored the adventure of sending troops at night, and gave the order immediately.
Sure enough, just a few miles out of the city, the flames could already be seen rising ahead, and the sounds of fighting and shouting were heard immediately. Ning Hu's heart sank, there was no doubt that this was the soldiers and horses of the right battalion fighting with the Zhao army.
"Send scouts to the front to find out...... The whole army is moving faster! Prepare for battle. ”
Perhaps, the only hope now is that Zhao Jun is really as good as they showed, and he is not very powerful. Although, this idea even Ning Hu himself felt ridiculous.
The people who heard the news quickly rushed back and reported to him loudly in the army of ten thousand horses: "General! The big thing was not good, the soldiers and horses of the right battalion encountered an ambush, and the cavalry troops of Zhao State were in front...... The officers and men of the right battalion suffered heavy casualties and were being hunted down. ”
What I feared became a reality. So far, he has nothing to say. Perhaps the only thing left to do was to fight hard. If you can take this opportunity to wipe out the cavalry of Zhao State here, then even if you lose the entire right battalion army, it will be worth it!
There was no need for him to give orders anymore. All the Yan cavalry saw the battlefield ahead. Although they were still more than ten miles apart, under the light of those fires, the vertical and horizontal of the war horses and the shining light of the sword could already be faintly seen.
Although it was impossible to see the specific situation from such a distance in the dark night, it was already conceivable that in this flat battlefield, how could the foot soldiers of the right battalion be the opponents of the heavily armed cavalry! Seeing that his former comrades were being brutally slaughtered by the cavalry of the Zhao State, the Yan soldiers were full of anger in their hearts. The sword was unsheathed, and the man lay down in the saddle and began to charge!
The cavalry of the Zhao State is only 10,000, while the cavalry of the Yan State is more than 20,000, not to mention that under such high morale, relying on the familiarity with the terrain around the Bauhinia Pass, they should have a seven-point chance of winning! And that's enough. The cavalry hedges, and the brave wins.
However, what Ning Hu and the cavalry charging under him never expected was that it was not the Tiger Ben army of Zhao State that greeted them first, but the remnants of the right army battalion.
In the darkness of the night, the soldiers and horses of the right battalion, who had been killed and defeated, were running back for their lives. They are simply miserable. The general of the right battalion, who was seriously wounded at the first moment, ran to the front. He led his men and horses to resist in less than a quarter of an hour, and nearly half of them had been killed. The rest of the men were confronted by enemy cavalry that came from all directions like demon gods, and they lost all courage at once. In such a situation, there is no choice but to flee for your life.
I thought I was going to make a big contribution, but who knew that I fell into someone else's plan. It can be said that stealing chickens does not make rice. Now, I don't know if I'll be able to survive.
These Yan soldiers, who were panicked like lost dogs, ran forward crying for their fathers and mothers. The cavalry of the Zhao army, which was chasing behind, easily kept swinging their knives to reap their lives. How can a two-legged outrun a four-legged one? It is about to be wiped out. That's when the rescuers appeared!
In despair, the general of the right battalion and his defeated soldiers heard the sound of horses' hooves coming from the direction of Bauhinia Pass to shake the earth. They ran and shouted in surprise.
"Help is coming! Help is coming! It's our cavalry...... Run, everybody! ”
When people are at the moment of life and death, they often inspire extraordinary power. Dominated by the desire to survive, these thousands of defeated soldiers gathered together frantically and rushed in the direction where the rescuers came.
In the firelight, Murong Licheng, who was about to control the overall situation, immediately discovered the change in the situation on the battlefield. He held the spear in front of his chest, reined in his war horse, looked at the surging thousands of horsemen in the distance, took a deep breath, and couldn't help but rise sharply in his chest. Someone has already reported from Pegasus.
"General Murong! The cavalry of Bauhinia Pass was dispatched...... How our army should respond, please advise! ”
"Take advantage of the situation to pursue and defeat it in one fell swoop!"
Murong didn't even hesitate when he left the city, and directly gave the most resolute order. The cavalry of the Tiger Ben Army responded with great emotion, and their horses continued to kill without pause.
And the Yan army foot soldiers who were fleeing were not aware of the catastrophic situation they were about to face in the panic. All most of them want is to catch up with their own cavalry as quickly as possible, so that they can have a chance to survive.
However, they just ignored that in the current situation, whether it was the cavalry of Bauhinia Pass or the cavalry of Zhao State chasing behind. When the two sides charge, they will inevitably become the first unlucky ones to die when they are caught in the middle. And they couldn't have imagined that it was precisely because of them that the 20,000 cavalry led by Ning Hu personally lost the opportunity and fell into a state of no return!
The general of the right battalion, who dragged his knife and desperately fled, was the first to wake up to this mistake. They should have fled to both sides, and should not have directly blocked the direction of the Yan cavalry's charge. But by the time he reacted, it was too late. The cavalry, which launched a charge in the dark night, could not stop at all. Even if they found that the Yan army's foot soldiers who were fleeing in chaos were blocking the way, there was no way to reorient them.
Even the cavalry running at the front was already hoarsely trying to get them out of the way, but it couldn't be faster than the speed of the horses' sprint. In the midst of shouts and shrill screams, hundreds of war horses rushed into the crowd and trampled these Yan soldiers who had managed to escape with their lives under the hooves of the horses.
The general of the right battalion and his subordinates can be regarded as having fallen into blood mold. In an instant, they were either dead or wounded, causing chaos and mess all over the land. And because they blocked the way, they also formed an obstacle to the charging cavalry. In the struggle and evasion, many of the cavalrymen and horses also fell. There were many congestions, people shouting and neighing, and there was chaos.
For the brigade of 10,000 horses charging, the sudden pause of the vanguard force will inevitably have an extremely serious impact on the people behind. Without realizing what was happening ahead, the large forces behind were forced to slow down.
And in this short period of time, the cavalry of the Zhao State on the opposite side was killed. If they can't even seize such a good opportunity, then it won't be Murong Leaving the City who is in command of them!
The lance is like a dragon, the horse is like flying, and the tiger army breaks the enemy!