Chapter 436: A Big Victory?
"Commander, should we go and reinforce the Guiyi army?"
Seeing that the Uighur army had collided with the Guiyi army, Jiang Xiong's subordinates were a little ready to move.
Although the Guiyi army was relatively numerous, it did not have much advantage, but because the Uighurs had heavy cavalry, the formation was disrupted, and the great advantage was instantly resolved by the Uighurs.
Moreover, the heavy cavalry of the Uighurs was full of momentum, and they had the ability to disperse the entire Guiyi army in one fell swoop.
If the entire formation is divided, the Guiyi army will fall into a very passive situation.
In fact, the current situation is very bad for the Guiyi Army, so there are people on the Tang Army's side who can't wait to join the battle.
The defeat of the Guiyi Army is not the situation they want to see, even if they only have a few thousand people, they can be a key force in turning the tide of the war.
Jiang Xiong held the long lance in his hand, he couldn't wait, and when he was about to ride away, there was billowing smoke and dust in the east.
"Phew..."
Jiang Xiong, who almost rushed out, hurriedly reined in the horse's reins, forcing the war horse to stop, and looked at the east with a solemn face.
Deputy Commander Li hurriedly rode over, "Commander, I feel like something bad is going to happen!" ”
Jiang Xiong nodded.
He knew that there were no reinforcements to the east, and that the troops sent by the Liangzhou Governor's Mansion had gone to the Uighurs' lair except for his own 4,000 men, and it was impossible for them to appear here.
Could it be the Uighurs?
Soon the sudden cavalry appeared in front of everyone, and when they saw the banner of the Uighurs, whether it was Jiang Xiong and the others, or the generals of the Guiyi army, their faces changed greatly.
Why were there Uighur reinforcements at this time?
Could it be that Ganzhou is over there?
But aren't there 15,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry?
However, the Guiyi generals suddenly realized that there was no strict boundary between cavalry and infantry in the Uighurs. When the cavalry dismounts, it is infantry, and when the infantry gets on the horse, it is cavalry, and this is the advantage of the nomads.
"Rush me!"
Seeing the Uighur cavalry that had come to reinforce him, Jiang Xiong did not lead his army to retreat, but rushed over with his cavalry.
He knew that the Uighur army in front was the main force and elite of the Uighurs, and that the Uighur cavalry that had come in was weaker. Although the Uighurs had more reinforcements than he had, he could not allow this Uighur reinforcement to reach the battlefield, or the Guiyi would suffer a crushing defeat!
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
The Uighur reinforcements were also taken aback by the oncoming cavalry, but instead of flinching, they took the initiative to meet them.
Don't look at the small number of Jiang Xiong's troops, but soon he also got reinforcements, only to see that Li Mingzhen's troops, who had been surrounded before, also rode their horses.
Although there are not many people in his department, it also reduces the pressure on Jiang Xiong's department a lot.
While Jiang Xiong and Li Mingzhen led their troops to block the Uighur reinforcements, the main battlefield was divided between victory and defeat.
Seeing that his army was in chaos by the Uighur heavy cavalry, the Uighur cavalry was wantonly slaughtering his elite cavalry, and the 5,000 elite cavalry, which he regarded as his hole card, was vulnerable. This made Zhang Huaiding a little unacceptable.
"Shoot, retreat, we've been defeated!" Suo Xun shouted anxiously.
When the infantry phalanx on the right flank was dispersed by the Uighurs, the last of the Guiyi's counterattack was gone.
The balance of the battlefield had tipped in favor of the Uighurs, and if the fighting continued, the remaining armies would be wiped out.
When the time comes, let alone blocking the Uighurs, I am afraid that even the newly seated Guiyi army will not be able to keep its position.
Thinking of this, Zhang Huaiding said with a panicked face, "Retreat, retreat!" ”
For a time, the entire battlefield was filled with retreating Guiyi infantry cavalry and pursuing Uighur cavalry, and seeing the defeat of the main force of the Guiyi army, Jiang Xiong also knew that he could not stay for long, so he decisively withdrew from the battlefield with the remnants.
Unexpectedly, the Guiyi army was defeated by the Uighur army in the end when it had an advantage, and Jiang Xiong couldn't help complaining, why didn't the Guiyi army use it?
"Don't care about those Tang troops, kill the Guiyi army first."
Seeing the rout of the Guiyi Army, Yao Luo Ge Renmei did not forget that the biggest enemy of the Khanate was the Guiyi Army, and did not want to let go of the main force of the Guiyi Army because of these thousands of Tang Army.
With the orders of the Khan, the Khan of Yaoluo Ge Renmei, the Uighur cavalry spared the Tang army, which was less than 3,000 left, and instead pursued the scattered and fleeing Guiyi army.
"Sima!"
Li Mingzhen, who was galloping on a war horse, suddenly had an extra sharp arrow behind his back, even if it was protected by armor, this arrow still pierced Li Mingzhen's back.
The pain in his back made Li Mingzhen's hand loosen his grip on the horse's reins, and he almost fell off the horse, startling the soldiers next to him, but Li Mingzhen clamped the horse's belly tightly before falling, so that he could stay on the horse's back.
"Leave me alone, go!"
The Uighur pursuers were behind him, and Li Mingzhen did not dare to stop to deal with the sharp arrow that penetrated deep into his body, so he could only grit his teeth and persist.
"Protect Sima, withdraw!"
The Uighurs also wanted to wipe out all the Guiyi here, but the Uighurs paid a great price for this battle.
Although the specific figures have not yet been counted, nearly half of the casualties of the 6,000 Guards have been killed, and the casualties of the 3,000 heavy cavalry are the smallest.
"Great Khan, the ministers are late to save the driver, please condemn the Great Khan." After the battle, Ali Burke rode his horse.
Ali Burke is a captain in the hands of Hassan and the most trusted person in Hassan Secret Service, Ali is his surname, and Burke is his position.
"Ali Burke is serious, if you hadn't come to your aid in time, the army of the Khanate might not have been able to achieve victory so quickly. This battle can be won, and Hassan Special Service and Ali Burke have contributed a lot! ”
Although Hassan disobeyed his orders, if he had not sent Ali Burke with an army of 10,000, the thousands of Tang troops and the besieged Li Mingzhen troops would probably have become the last straw that broke the camel's back.
While facing an army of more than 40,000 Guiyi troops, he also had to take out his army to deal with these two partial divisions, and it remains to be said whether he can win. It's just that for the sake of face, he naturally won't admit it.
"It's a pity that I couldn't keep that Tang army." Ali Burke sighed.
"The Tang army is not worried, there are only a few thousand people."
Although Yao Luo Ge Renmei said so, Ali Burke did not think so.
The 4,000 Tang army plus Li Mingzhen's remnants of less than 3,000 defeated generals actually blocked his 10,000 army, and if it weren't for the defeat of the main force of the Guiyi army, he almost capsized in the gutter.
Especially the general of the Tang Army, he is not the opponent of the other party, which shows how powerful he is.
It took an hour or two for the Uighurs to finally count the battle losses.
The Uighurs dispatched 40,000 troops and killed more than 17,000 in battle, while the Guiyi army killed more than 29,000 and captured more than 5,000, and the Tang army killed more than 1,000.
This battle was a great victory for the Uighurs.
In their opinion, the righteous army lost more than 30,000 people in this battle, and the elite was lost.
And as the main force of the Guiyi Army fled westward, Ganzhou became an isolated city, and taking Ganzhou was just around the corner.
Seeing this result, Rao is medicine Luo Ge Renmei couldn't help laughing, and on the way to Ganzhou, the laughter of Yao Luo Ge Renmei could be heard. I want to talk about "Rebirth of Tang Zhongxing" with more like-minded people, and pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~