Chapter 14. Forward and backward pinching
Liu Wei, who finally rushed out of the city gate, hurriedly reorganized the Qin army that had been in chaos, he took a cursory look, and immediately became angry, the original team of more than 40,000 people was only more than 10,000 left.
When he was angry, there was a roar behind the city gate, and I saw more than 10,000 soldiers from Zhongshan Kingdom holding short knives to kill the Qin soldiers.
Liu Wei said angrily: "I have been in the army for many years, and I have never been driven by the enemy army like this, but how can more than 10,000 infantry who abandon arrows and knives be the opponents of my Great Qin Iron Cavalry!" ”
"Pass my order, turn around and meet the enemy!"
"General!" Several surviving generals dissuaded in unison, "Our army is defeated like a mountain, and the morale of the Zhongshan army is high, so it is the best policy to withdraw to the camp first and regroup!" ”
Liu Wei looked at several generals fiercely, and said angrily: "I have been fighting with General Bai for many years, and I have taken the lead in nearly a hundred battles, and the two armies are facing each other, how can I retreat without a fight?" If there is another word, those who retreat will be killed! ”
Liu Wei turned his horse's head and rushed straight into the crowd of Zhongshan soldiers, and 10,000 iron horsemen rushed with him, with great momentum.
Although the Qin army had just suffered a major defeat, it was excellent after all, and although the Zhongshan army had strong morale, after all, it had little combat experience. All of a sudden, the two armies were mixed up, and the battle was evenly matched.
Liu Wei waved the spear in his hand and led the surviving more than 3,000 Flying Tiger cavalry to rush left and right in the Zhongshan military formation, as if entering a no-man's land.
Above the city, Chen Ziyou observed the battle situation of the two armies from afar, and saw that Liu Wei led more than 3,000 horsemen to be invincible in the formation of the Zhongshan Army, and couldn't help but sigh lightly: "What a tiger general, what a team of flying tigers!" ”
In the ancient civilization period, when he was a child, he read the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and longed for the generals who rushed to kill in the military array in the Romance, especially admired Changshan Zhao Zilong, who entered and exited seven times in and out of the 830,000 army of Cao's army in Changbanpo, but often could only sigh that although he could not come, his heart longed for it. Later, when I read history books, I realized that there were really those brave generals who were against 10,000 people, but I could only imagine their demeanor in my heart.
And now, it is indeed for him to have the honor to see Liu Wei rushing left and right among the ten thousand armies, as if entering a no-man's land.
Under the personal leadership of Liu Wei, 3,000 Flying Tiger cavalry rushed the Zhongshan Army's position, and the confrontation that could still maintain the balance of power gradually began to develop in favor of the Qin Army.
Liu Wei fiercely provoked a Zhongshan soldier in front of the horse, and the ferocity in his eyes became more and more intense.
What if you are ambushed? Even if I only have 10,000 horsemen left, I can still kill the enemy!
Under the leadership of this brave general, the Qin soldiers gradually regained their morale, and the Qin iron cavalry, which had calmed down again, faced the 15,000 infantry of the Zhongshan Kingdom, and soon once again played their advantage.
Chen Ziyou looked at the Qin Iron Cavalry, which slowly began to dominate the battlefield after reversing the decline on the battlefield, and sighed in his heart: The cavalry is worthy of being the emperor of the Cold Weapon Era.
But alas, we also have cavalry.
Just as Liu Wei and the soldiers of the Qin State had regained confidence, there was a sudden commotion in the rear army.
Liu Wei looked back suddenly, only to see more than 6,000 cavalry rushing towards him, and the direction they came from happened to be their camp!
Liu Wei hurriedly looked back, only to see the incoming army holding the banner of Qin, he breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it should be the 3,000 people guarding the grain and grass in the camp who saw that the army was attacking the city and rout, so they rushed to the rescue.
said that it was too late, and in an instant, more than 6,000 cavalry had almost arrived in front of the horse, but there was no sign of stopping, Liu Wei suddenly reacted, there were more than 6,000 cavalry in front of him, and the cavalry guarding the camp was only 3,000 people, Liu Wei hurriedly waved his spear to block the spurt of the incoming army, but this block, he immediately found out that something was wrong.
He looked at the Qin State Iron Cavalry that had just been rushed by, and the enemy cavalry had only one round of charging into the formation, and nearly a thousand Qin State Iron Cavalry had fallen off their horses. He looked back in surprise at the enemy cavalry who had just rushed past and had turned their horses, puzzled in his heart.
Where did Zhongshan come from so many elite cavalry, especially the more than 3,000 people wearing red armor, even compared to the Flying Tiger cavalry around him.
But Liu Wei didn't have time to think about where the enemy army that suddenly appeared came from, and he hurriedly turned his horse's head and commanded the cavalry of the Qin State to meet the enemy army.
The two groups of cavalry rushed towards each other, their spears and horses shaking the earth.
After a few rounds of rushing into battle, the two armies damaged each other, but in general, the Qin side still had a slight advantage.
Liu Wei also finally understood that these 6,000 cavalry should be the cavalry that escaped from the south gate reported by the soldiers before entering the city, what he never expected was that this team that he had escaped for himself secretly ran to the camp of the Qin army, and after capturing the camp, he used it as a surprise force to rush and kill the Qin army that had just been defeated from the city.
The camp is lost!
Liu Wei shouted in his heart that it was not good.
Although the enemy did not have the advantage after a few rounds of charging, it was not only their two teams of cavalry on the battlefield at this time!
The 10,000 Zhongshan infantry who had been broken through by Liu Wei had already regrouped at this moment, and the combat effectiveness displayed by the sudden appearance of the 6,000 cavalry had boosted their morale again, and a flame ignited in everyone's hearts.
We also have such cavalry!
The regrouped Zhongshan infantry once again surrounded the Qin army, which was already less than 10,000 cavalry, and with the cooperation of the cavalry, the Qin army's formation was completely disrupted.
Chen Ziyou stood at the head of the city, looking at the Qin army that was gradually decreasing and surrounded by groups, and finally smiled.
The die is cast.
At this time, Liu Wei was slashed on his right arm by a red-armored cavalryman of Zhongshan Kingdom in the fight just now, and at this moment the blood on his right arm flowed, and finally his palm was loosened and the spear fell.
"General! Let's break through quickly! With the breakthrough of the Flying Tiger Rider, we still have a chance to break through! A general with a dark face, covered in blood, and his eyes already blood-red spoke in spite of what Liu Wei had said earlier, and the warning of the retreaters to be cut off immediately spoke.
Liu Wei covered his right arm and looked at the Qin soldiers around him in pain, each of them with torn armor and exhausted faces. Liu Wei knew in his heart that they wouldn't last long. He looked at the generals gathered around him, and there were only a few of them, and even his lieutenant had died in the formation.
At this moment, the night gradually faded, and the first light of dawn tore open the first opening.
Overnight, the Qin army was defeated.
Liu Wei knew in his heart that the defeat was decided, but he didn't dare to say the order to break out, what was the difference between breaking through and escaping at this moment. What kind of face did he have to go back to Xianyang to face the people of the city, and most importantly, where did he come from to see the white general who had high hopes for him and recommended this trip?
"General! Can't hesitate any longer! Stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood! We can regroup after returning to China and take revenge on Zhongshan! Seeing Liu Wei's hesitation, the general urged again.
Liu Wei finally said dejectedly: "Let's break through to the north!" ”
He knew that there would be no more chance for revenge, and the first time he led the army alone, he suffered a great defeat, and as the main general, it is unknown whether he will still have his life alive.
The general was relieved to hear Liu Wei's order, and hurriedly shouted: "Break through to the north!" ”
The remaining more than 1,000 Flying Tiger riders bore the brunt of the attack, embracing the wounded Liu Wei and rushing towards the Zhongshan army in the north.
As the so-called tiger is old, the majesty is still there, and the 1,000 Flying Tiger cavalry tried their best to rush and kill and finally tore a hole in the encirclement of the Zhongshan army.
But the rest of the cavalry was not so lucky, and they were so exhausted from the repeated battles that they lost their momentum even when they sat down.
Liu Wei, who broke through the siege, looked back at the remaining more than 1,000 Qin compatriots who were surrounded by the Zhongshan army, and suddenly his chest was tight, and the wound on his right arm that had just been bandaged was cracked again, and he suddenly spit out a mouthful of black blood from his mouth, and fell off the horse.