Chapter 561: Defeat is like a mountain
In fact, the Wei army Pingbei Army and the Bingzhou Army combined were less than 20,000 people, even if it was a combination of the north and the south, it would not pose a fatal threat to the Huns, and the Huns only needed to divide their troops all the way out, which was enough to resist the flanking attack of the Bingzhou army.
But at this time, the military spirit of the Huns had completely dispersed, and Liu Teng and Liu Bao were obviously unwilling to wade into this troubled water again, they strongly advocated retreating, and had stopped the attack, and the location of the camp was also far away from Liu Meng's army.
And Liu Meng was also shaken, the battle of Dongguan has reached this stage, for the Huns, it is already a complete failure, the nest was captured, and the battle of Dongguan cannot be won, and where the Huns will go next is a question.
From the rumors at the time of the incident to the current gloomy ending, the ups and downs in just a few months made Liu Meng have mixed feelings, just feeling that his life had entered the peak, but he fell back to the bottom in an instant, and he was not even as good as the bottom, he fell directly into the abyss.
After all, before the rebellion was launched, the Huns still had a place in the state, but now they don't even have a foothold, so it can only be said that the next few days will be as difficult as a cold winter for the Huns.
The entire team of the Huns was also panicked, scattered, and could not mention any fighting spirit at all.
And the sudden attack of the Bingzhou army was like the last straw that broke the camel's back, and the Xiongnu army collapsed in an instant.
Liu Teng's army took the lead in fleeing, and Liu Teng had no intention of participating in the war, the southern Xiongnu, the left Xiongnu, the central Xiongnu, and the right Xiongnu's garrison were lost one after another, among the five departments, the only remaining fruit was the Jiuyuan station, Liu Teng was also worried about the possibility of Jiuyuan's loss, so he had already returned to his heart like an arrow, and when the Wei army was attacking, Liu Teng decisively withdrew.
Moreover, when Liu Teng retreated, he didn't even say hello, and when Liu Meng found out, Liu Teng had already gone to the camp empty.
Liu Meng's face was pale, Liu Teng was too unrighteous, and at a critical time, he ran away quietly.
Liu Teng's escape made the already disintegrated Xiongnu army even worse, the army's morale was scattered, the people's hearts were panicked, and their morale was extremely low.
Liu Bao also had the idea of retreating, but he did not say goodbye like Liu Teng, but sent someone to send a letter to Liu Meng, stating that he had made up his mind, and at the same time persuaded Liu Meng to withdraw his troops as soon as possible to avoid a greater defeat.
After seeing the content of the letter, Liu Meng was furious, tore the letter to shreds, and roared angrily: "Cowardly as a mouse, get out, get out!" Without you, it would be difficult for this king to stop fighting! ”
Liu Jiao was also worried at the moment, and said to Liu Meng: "King Youxian, the Wei army is attacking from both sides, what should we do?" ”
Liu Meng snorted heavily and said: "The soldiers are coming to block, and the water is coming to cover the earth, even if Liu Teng and Liu Bao, the two cowards, escape, is it possible that our two departments of more than 30,000 people and horses can't deal with the 20,000 people of the Wei people?" You led your troops to meet the Bingzhou soldiers who came from Jinyang, and I will deal with the enemy of Dongguan. ”
Liu Jiao's face was embarrassed, but after looking at Liu Meng's face, he had no choice but to agree.
Liu Jiao is also a bitter stomach now, the army of the Xiongnu in the middle of the Dongguan War is the first battle, and the natural loss is also the largest, more than 10,000 men and horses, so far it has also lost nearly thirty percent, and what bothers Liu Jiao the most is not only the casualties of the team, but the low morale.
Now that the army of the Xiongnu in the central part of the country is exhausted, in the case of a large number of attrition, to meet the morale of the Wei cavalry that has just been killed from Jinyang City, Liu Jiao really has no confidence that he can win.
But looking at Liu Meng's gloomy and murderous face, Liu Jiao could only swallow what he wanted to say into his stomach, and now that the battle situation is difficult, even if he can't do it, he has to bite the bullet.
If Liu Bao and Liu Teng's army is still there, at least the arrangement of troops will be much more comfortable, but now that the soldiers and horses of the two departments have withdrawn, Liu Meng has to arrange for Liu Jiao's men and horses to go up, because all his troops have to deal with the Wei army in Dongguan.
Just when the Huns were dispatching troops, Cao Liang also received the latest military intelligence report from the scouts, and the course of the campaign changed significantly, developing in a favorable direction for the Wei army.
First of all, Tian Yu's troops attacked, and it was clear that Huan Fan's attack was successful, and he persuaded Tian Yu. Secondly, the speed of the collapse of the Huns was also beyond Cao Liang's imagination.
After the northern Xiongnu and the left Xiongnu withdrew one after another, Liu Meng may be unable to support it alone, and the Pingbei Army, which successfully won the defensive battle by relying on the partial car formation, will also usher in the opportunity of a major counteroffensive.
Cao Liang naturally would not miss this opportunity, he immediately ordered to change the battle formation of the Pingbei Army, Deng Ai led the Yue cavalry battalion to kill from the left road, Shi Bao led the Tun cavalry battalion to kill from the right road, and the infantry, Changshui, and shooting sound three infantry battalions, under the cover of the side van, went straight to the Xiongnu camp from the middle road.
The van is not only a fixed defensive device, but it can also play a new role in the attack. Since the bottom of the van car is mounted on four wheels, it can be pushed and pulled by a person to make it move.
On a fixed defensive position, the van can be constructed into a square or circular defensive position to resist the enemy's attack. During the attack, the side vans were placed on both sides of the infantry team to strengthen the protection of the two flanks of the infantry formation, so as to prevent the enemy cavalry from sneaking up on the left and right flanks.
The Wei army's change of formation was quite fast, and in an hour after Cao Liang's order was given, the wooden defense line around Dongguan had disappeared, and the side vans were rearranged and combined, forming two long dragons, guarding the infantry troops, and marching forward with their heads held high.
However, long before the action of the third infantry battalion, the Yue cavalry battalion and the tun cavalry battalion had already fought out of the big formation and raided the Xiongnu battalion.
The battle soon began, and the Viet cavalry battalion was the first to engage the Hun cavalry.
The morale of the Yue cavalry battalion is booming at this moment, the fast horse is like flying, the spirit runs through Changhong, and the soldiers are riveted and breathe a sigh of relief, like chopping waves and slashing waves, they are killed into the camp of the Huns.
Although Liu Meng's spirit is still there, the shelf has not fallen, but the morale of the Huns has long collapsed, so at the beginning of the battle, it has already shown signs of one-sidedness, even if Liu Meng repeatedly stimulates morale, but it is useless, the Huns are defeated like a mountain, and the general trend has gone.