Chapter 867: The whole army is surrounded and annihilated

Under Kong Youde's order, more than 4,000 cavalry of the Kong army, which was used as a reserve force, immediately roared out from the main formation. They quickly divided into two divisions and marched towards the flanks on both sides, preparing to rely on the strong impact of the cavalry to crush and kill all the rampant Tang troops who were fighting with all their might.

The cavalry of the Kong army was dispatched, and Geng Zhongming also hurriedly ordered more than 1,000 cavalry from his own house to follow and attack the two wings of the Tang army.

As soon as the Geng cavalry moved, Monk An, the commander of the Tang Army over there, saw it clearly, and immediately made a move of the command flag in his hand, and more than 6,000 Tang cavalry who were also on standby on both sides immediately roared and rushed up.

The horses' hooves rumbled, the spears pointed horizontally, and the elite cavalry on both sides quickly strangled together.

The fighting was ruthless, and the swords and spears were waved at each other, and one horse after another fell down with a scream, and one cavalry after another fell off their horses screaming.

Compared with the cavalry of the two armies of Kong Geng, which was fully equipped, the heavy cavalry of the Tang Army was the heavy cavalry Xuanhu Heavy Cavalry of the Tang Army, and these elite Tang Army cavalry with heavy armor did not succeed in the group charge because the distance was too short, but in such a hand-to-hand battle, its combat ability and defensive ability were much stronger than the enemy. Therefore, in such a cruel and direct battle, although the number of cavalry of the Tang Army was small, it also began to gain the upper hand.

At this moment, in the Tang army's main formation, the formation changed rapidly, and the more than 3,000 spearmen who were originally behind the gun and shield battle formation, waiting as a reserve, were also quickly divided into two teams, and they rushed out of the formation, preparing to go behind the cavalry of Geng Kong's two armies to completely encircle and destroy them.

With the dispatch of the Tang Army's reserve spearmen, the thousands of cavalry of Geng Kong's two armies quickly fell into an extremely dangerous situation of being surrounded by the front and rear.

At this time, as the flag of the Tang army was waved high again, and a strange swan horn sounded in the distance.

Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming were both surprised to see that from the distant horizon, as if by magic, there was a cavalry team of about 3,000 people, running around and around at a rapid pace, and they were like a raging rush that swept up the ground, and they were rushing in their own direction, shouting and killing.

"Oh no! The cavalry of the Tang Army has come to kill! ”

At this moment, the guard next to Kong Youde screamed in horror.

Kong Youde's face was pale, his mouth was half open, his eyes were full of disbelief, and his head was blank at this time.

Unexpectedly, Tang Jun actually hid a trick......

In such a difficult situation of the battle, Tang Jun was still so calm, and he kept quietly hiding this killing move until he played all the cards in his hand before he released it.

There is no doubt that these 3,000 cavalry of the Tang Army must be the most elite, the most well-equipped, and the most powerful reserve force of the Tang Army. It is really hateful that they are now taking advantage of the fact that they have sent all the cavalry and the rear forces are weak, and they are taking advantage of the weakness to attack!

It's hateful, Lao Tzu has played eagles all his life, and when he went here today, he was pecked blind by the eagle.

"Respectfully to the king, the enemy is outnumbered, what should we do?" At the same time, Geng Zhongming next to him also asked in a trembling voice, waking up Kong Youde, who was in a daze, in an instant.

Kong Youde is now facing the most painful choice.

In a practical sense, when all the cards have been played, and you are outnumbered, the best way to deal with it is to quickly escape, so that your life can be saved.

However, if he, as the commander, turns around and flees at this critical moment in the battle, it is conceivable that the battle formation of Kong Geng's coalition army, because the main general will flee, will definitely be demoralized, and even collapse.

And these 3,000 Tang cavalry, even if they couldn't catch up with him, they could immediately turn their backs on the Kong Geng coalition army that was in a bitter battle. If the soldiers under the Tang Army, who were fighting hard, were rushed by these 3,000 cavalry, then the next battle situation would only be tilted towards the Tang Army, and their own side could be said to have lost a certain defeat.

Moreover, as a general of the unified army, even if he can escape from the battlefield with his life, if the soldiers and horses are lost, even if he escapes back, he can die well!

You must know that a year and a half ago, there was a big rout, and it was attacked by the thief Haoge, losing nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses, and even Zhuanghe City, which was based on its foothold, was set on fire by the Tang army, leaving almost no place to survive. If you are here again now, because of your own judgment and decision-making, and the Tang army destroys the 40,000 soldiers and horses under your command, it is conceivable that the regent Dolgon will definitely not give himself a way to live, and will resolutely use his own knife and behead Caishikou, thinking that it is the effect of killing chickens and scaring monkeys.

What's more, if you take 10,000 steps back, even if Dolgon temporarily stays with his life, but the soldiers and horses have been lost, even if he can return to Zhuanghe City, he will not be able to escape the end of destruction after all.

It's just that if you don't run, when these 3,000 cavalry come, you and Geng Zhongming's side will only have more than 300 escort cavalry, and the strength is only one-tenth of the enemy's, how can you withstand the impact of the Tang army, and such a persistent resistance is no different from sending them to death.

It is almost certain that if the two armies engage in a battle, the more than 300 escort cavalry, including themselves, will be firmly surrounded by these 3,000 Tang Army cavalry, and all of them will be wiped out, and there will be no more survivors.

At this moment, Kong Youde was remorseful and extremely irritable. And Geng Zhongming next to him was also pale and panicked.

If it weren't for the fact that he was eager to avenge the 3,000 Kong Geng coalition army, if not, he was greedy for merit, failed to clearly judge the situation, and failed to analyze the hidden traps, how could he end up in such a situation!

Damn, is Lao Tzu a dead man now?!

Kong Youde was at a loss, in a dilemma, the three thousand Tang Army cavalry had already quickly passed the main formation that was fighting fiercely, and Kong Youde and the others were getting closer and closer.

At such an urgent moment, Kong Youde's mind flashed an idea like lightning.

No, there is a third option.

That is, immediately Ming Jin ordered the whole army to retreat, so that the whole army would return to its own position to protect itself. In this case, although it is very likely that the sacrifice and loss will be great, but at least, with its own army still having an advantage of nearly twice the advantage, even if the Tang army is strong and able to fight, it really cannot completely defeat itself. In this way, although we can no longer hope to win this battle, we can at least barely protect ourselves and slowly withdraw.

This kind of plan can be said to be the most helpless now, but it is also the most suitable choice.

Kong Youde took a long breath, his face immediately showed an awe-inspiring look, and he began to order in a deep voice without consulting Geng Zhongming next to him.

"Spread the order of the king's army, immediately Ming Jin, recall the sons and daughters who are fighting with the Tang army, and make them withdraw with all their strength without fear of losses. Then the whole army will form a formation on the spot and face these damned Tang troops together, as long as you fight to the death with this general, you will definitely be able to defeat the enemy army and win the final victory. Kong Youde pulled out his waist knife and loudly cheered up his subordinates.

The flags flew over, and the strange and rapid sound of gold immediately sounded sharply and continuously.

Hearing the sound of gold coming from behind, all the Kong Geng coalition troops who were concentrating on fighting with all their strength suddenly couldn't believe their ears.

No, how could it be.

At this time when the battle situation is so stalemate, the main general Kong Youde actually ordered the whole army to retreat, isn't it crazy?

What the hell is going on?

It's just that the clear and sharp sound of gold is not broken, like a heavy hammer, constantly beating in the hearts of the remaining nearly 40,000 soldiers of the Kong Geng coalition army, so that everyone's already low morale is like a deflated ball, completely depressed.

Fuck it! What a bird fight!

In such a stalemate, when the victory and defeat are not decided, the queen has to withdraw in a hurry, which is simply to hand over the victory to others, which is simply a suicide!

Besides, now that the two armies are fighting like this, how can their own side, even if they want to retreat immediately, how can they do it easily.

It's just that the military order is ruthless, how can you disobey it.

For a time, the rear team of Kong Geng's coalition army changed to the front team, and they turned around and retreated, the formation changed greatly, and the order was chaotic.

And the cavalry of the Kong Geng coalition army, which was the closest, began to flee first.

They were like a group of wild boars who didn't care about their heads, they had no heart to fight, they fled frantically, regardless of the fierce pursuit of the Tang cavalry, and the continuous stabbing of the Tang army's spearmen behind, a large number of Kong-Geng coalition cavalry screamed and kept falling off their horses, and were chased and killed very embarrassed.

And after paying a heavy price for casualties, more than 1,500 cavalry were finally able to break out of the encirclement and retreat back to the main camp in disarray.

The cavalry of the Kong-Geng coalition army broke away, and the cavalry of the Tang army that fought with them was immediately divided into two parts, one was a flying harrier light cavalry, and chased the fleeing Kong-Geng coalition cavalry all the way.

The other part is all Xuanhu heavy cavalry, these horses and horses are heavily armored, and the steel monsters weighing more than 500 kilograms turned around and rushed towards the infantry of the Kong Geng coalition army, which was retreating and fleeing one after another.

Such transients have only happened in a very short period of time.

Seeing the instantaneous change in the situation, the Kong Geng coalition army retreated in a hurry, and the commander of the Tang army, Monk An, made a quick decision, and Rieter issued an order for the whole army to attack.

At this moment, he is extremely proud in his heart.

Hmph, the thief captured the king first, and as expected, he threw these 3,000 elite cavalry as a killer weapon and attacked the enemy king's camp directly, causing the enemy army to be in chaos.

Now that the enemy has broken back into their own position, trying to preserve their main camp, it is simply the best opportunity for themselves to break the formation.

Don't miss out on such a great opportunity!

With Monk An's order, the gun and shield battle array that had been deliberately maintained instantly dispersed, and a large number of Tang army spearmen, like tigers out of the mountains, pursued desperately towards the retreating Kong Geng coalition army.

A sharp spear stabbed at the Kong Geng coalition army who was retreating desperately, and one after another the retreating Kong Geng coalition army fell to the ground and died.

When the Tang army's spearmen were killed, the more than 1,000 Xuanhu heavy cavalry, like steel tanks, ruthlessly rushed in from both sides, and the Kong Geng coalition army that was retreating in a chaotic manner.

Heavily armoured, the Xuanhu Heavy Horseman, weighing as much as half a ton, was like a terrifying steel beast, rushing into the unsuspecting Kong Geng coalition army with a fierce and high-speed attitude, and its impact reached an almost terrifying level.

Countless soldiers of the Kong-Geng coalition army were shocked by the iron horse and flew like pieces of paper, and after crossing long or short arcs in the air, they fell to the ground with a snap, either dead or disabled.

More of the Konggeng coalition troops were knocked to the ground by the iron-armored heavy cavalry, and then their heads or stomachs were trampled alive by the thick iron hooves that came one after another, and a terrible popping sound sounded on the ground.

The incomparable Tang Army's Xuanhu Heavy Cavalry, in the screams of the Kong Geng coalition army, from the fleeing Kong Geng coalition army, with violence and death, ploughed out a bloody road with blurred flesh and blood, covered with broken limbs and wreckage.

The remaining 30,000-strong Kong Geng coalition army collapsed when it landed.

The retreat, which was barely a bit orderly, instantly turned into a goalless escape. They abandoned their weapons, wailed loudly, and even took off their armor as they ran, in order to be able to escape as much as possible in this escape competition.

And the Tang Army's Xuanhu Heavy Cavalry, and the thousands of Tang Army spearmen, were like beasts chasing their prey, continuing to bite and hunt them mercilessly.

Seeing that his more than 30,000 soldiers, he was still in retreat, heading towards a complete rout, Kong Youde's heart ached like a knife, but he was already powerless.

I wanted to get lucky, but in the end I lost completely.

He had no choice but to work with Geng Zhongming next to him, watching the soldiers of the Kong-Geng coalition army all over the slope, being slaughtered by the Tang army like a pig and a sheep.

At this moment, Kong Youde suddenly felt a sense of disillusionment, at this time, he only felt that he was a walking corpse with only breathing, and he didn't know what the meaning of his existence was.

At this point in the battle, the defeat was decided, and Kong Youde knew that if he continued to resist, he would be powerless and useless.

It's a pity, I wanted to gamble, I wanted to rethink the formation of a battle to protect myself, but now it seems like a very ironic joke.

The lives of the nearly 50,000 soldiers of the Kong Geng coalition army under his pity are coming to the end of their fate today, with such a wretched ending.

When Kong Youde was at a loss, three thousand Tang cavalry finally raised a huge amount of smoke and dust all the way, roaring and rushing to the place where Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming were.

Seeing these Tang cavalry roaring all the way, rushing straight over like wild beasts, Geng Zhongming, the king of Huaishun, shouted loudly and took the lead in pulling out his horse and fleeing, while Kong Youde, the king of Gongshun, did not hesitate to change his original intention and issued an order for the whole army to retreat immediately.

More than 300 cavalry guards immediately turned their horses' heads one after another, tightly protected Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming, and fled quickly.

It's just that their speed, after all, is still a little slower.

There were more than 1,000 flying harriers riding lightly, like a gale, whistling around in front of Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming and the others who had fled, and then quickly dispersed, completely blocking their escape path.

Then, these flying harriers who blocked the road in front of them, and the Tang army heavy horses chasing behind, galloped wildly, roaring towards Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming, who were trapped in the middle.