Chapter 326: Gale
Inside the camp, the generals of the Wei Bo army were in despair, and by this time they were completely unable to resist, and the Liang army's offensive was too fierce to give them a respite. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
However, until this time, not a single figure of the Huainan army was seen, they were either abandoned by Yang Wu, or the Liang army sent troops to block the reinforcements of the Huainan army, so that they could not arrive here in time to relieve the siege.
But either way, they can't hold on anymore.
"Run for your life! Don't resist, let's all run for their lives! If you can escape, one counts as one! Shi Renyu's face was full of despair, and the generals shouted loudly.
By this time, it was too late to say anything, and everyone knew that the situation was irreparable.
At this time, a strong wind suddenly blew in the northwest, and the dust raised on the ground by the fighting of the army was blown by the strong wind, which immediately confused the eyes of many soldiers.
The direction of this sudden gale turned out to be right on Wei Bojun!
The dust in the sky suddenly stirred up the Wei Bo army, which had already begun to be chaotic, and the Liang army took the opportunity to launch a fierce attack, and finally broke through the Wei Bo army's camp in one fell swoop.
"Is it true that even the heavens are disgusted with our army?" Shi Ren thought of the expedition, and in despair, he calmed down, looking at the soldiers of the Liang army who had killed the red-eyed soldiers not far away, he knew that he would not be spared.
Zhu Quanzhong has never pardoned those who betrayed him, not to mention that he also caused such a large number of casualties to the Liang army, but he was afraid that if he fell into the hands of the Liang army, it would not be easy to even die.
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Five miles away, hearing that the Liang army had finally broken through Wei Bojun's camp, Zhang Xun immediately stood up and said in a deep voice: "All departments set off immediately and prepare to raid the Liang army!" ”
At this time, Li Chengding suddenly proposed: "General, the last general noticed that the wind had just suddenly risen, and the dust in the sky would definitely obscure the eyes of the enemy troops in the downwind area, and if our army directly attacked the Liang army from here, it would not be able to take advantage of this strong wind." Therefore, the last general felt that our army could detour to the upper hand of the Liang army and then launch an attack! ”
Zhang Xun smiled: "Very good! It's nice that you can think of taking advantage of the gale, and you don't lose your father's prestige! ”
The direction of the wind is very important for both sides of the war, not only are long-range weapons such as bows and arrows easily affected, but armies in the downwind area are often blinded by dust and thus at a disadvantage in combat.
When Wei Qing, a famous general of the Western Han Dynasty, commanded the decisive battle of Mobei, he took advantage of the sudden strong wind to send a large army to outflank from the left and right flanks, and finally defeated the main force of the Xiongnu.
Some time ago, when the Liang army was engaged in a battle with the Huainan army, the Liang army also took advantage of the strong wind to launch a surprise attack on the Huainan army, thus defeating the Huainan army in one fell swoop.
At this time, it was the time when Zhang Xun chose to attack, but he didn't expect that at such a critical moment, a strong wind would suddenly blow, and the wind direction was very favorable to them, which could be said to be occupied by them at the right time and place.
With the help of this gale, not only will it be beneficial to the Huainan army in the upwind area when engaging the Liang army in the future, but the Huainan army will also be able to minimize the possibility of being discovered by the other side in the process of approaching the Liang army.
Thinking of this, the morale of all the generals was greatly boosted, and they were all full of confidence in victory.
There were no slogans, no war drums, and in the silence, the five thousand most elite Huainan Army was quietly approaching the main force of the Liang Army.
After the Liang army broke through the camp of the Wei Bo army in one fell swoop, the red-eyed soldiers immediately slaughtered everywhere, while the collapsed Wei Bo soldiers scattered and fled, hoping that they would be lucky enough to escape a way out.
In this chaos, even Zhu Quanzhong didn't expect an army to approach them.
"King, the wind is too strong, in this case, presumably the Huainan army will not be able to hurry quickly, it seems that we have won this battle!" Li Zhen said with a relaxed face.
If the Wei Bo army at this time is in the downwind area, then according to the direction, the reinforcements of the Huainan army should also be in the downwind area, which is undoubtedly good news for the Liang army.
Although the Huainan army came from afar, it must have been very tired all the way, but the Liang army was also very tired after a day of fierce fighting, plus the strength of the Liang army was still less than the other party, and the north was now an eventful autumn, so Zhu Quanzhong did not want to have a decisive battle with the Huainan army at this time.
If the Huainan army can be allowed to return despite the difficulties, it is undoubtedly the best result.
"You can't be careless yet, we must eliminate the remnants of Wei Bo's army as soon as possible, after all, the main force of the Huainan army is only afraid that it won't be long before it arrives, and our army must be ready to meet them before they arrive!" Zhu Quanzhong said in a deep voice.
"King, since the general situation has been decided, and the main force of the Huainan Army is still some way from here, why not press the entire army and quickly eliminate the Wei Bo Army first?" Li Zhen proposed.
Zhu Quanzhong was a little hesitant, and Jing Xiang hurriedly dissuaded: "King, although the overall situation has been decided, the more you must be cautious and cautious at this time." At this time, all the forces will be used, and what if there is an enemy attack at this time? ”
"Raid at this time? Mr. Jing is thinking too much, right? This neighborhood is also the Huainan Army, but they are still more than ten miles away, can they fly over? Li Zhen said disapprerovingly?
Zhu Quanzhong thought for a moment, and immediately decided to put in more troops to besiege the remnants of Wei Bo's army, but just in case, he still left 10,000 troops as a reserve.
However, not long after the army was mobilized, a scout suddenly galloped over with a panicked face and said: "The king is not good, the Huainan army has been killed!" ”
"What? Huainan Army? Where is it? Li Zhen was shocked and hurriedly asked.
"Just, just, right behind our army, less than three hundred paces from here......" the scout stammered.
"Impossible! That's impossible! How could the Huainan Army emerge from there? Li Zhen's face turned pale and he shouted.
Zhu Quanzhong, Jing Xiang and others were also pale, and if they were attacked by surprise at this time, tens of thousands of troops could collapse directly.
"Stop them! Stop them quickly! Zhu Quanzhong gave a loud order.
Perhaps because they were already very close to the Liang army, there was no need to hide their whereabouts at this time, so the Huainan army suddenly broke out with an earth-shattering shout: "Rush, ......"
This Huainan army, which suddenly came out from behind, immediately frightened the unprepared Liang army.
In the chaos, the Liang army didn't know how many Huainan troops had come, and many soldiers thought that the main force of the Huainan army had come over, so they turned around and fled without thinking about it.
Fortunately, this is the most elite army under Zhu Quanzhong's command after all, and the soldiers fled without thinking about it under the domination of fear just now, but they were soon driven back by their respective officers.
"Don't panic, don't panic, everyone, keep it! At this time, those who run away will be killed! ”
The officers shouted as hard as they could, trying to organize the soldiers to resist the Huainan army.
However, their efforts were all in vain, and when they attacked the Wei Bo army, they were in the upwind area and took advantage of the wind direction to crush the last resistance of the Wei Bo army in one fell swoop; However, when they were about to turn around and resist the Huainan army from behind them, the gale that had provided them with great convenience just now had become their nightmare.
The dust not only made the soldiers unable to open their eyes, but also caused the arrows fired from their crossbows to fall to the ground weakly before they flew far.
And the Huainan army opposite them also happened to launch a bow and crossbow attack on them at this time, and the rain of arrows by the wind not only greatly increased the range, but also increased the strength a lot, and just fell into the Liang army's army formation, causing a miserable howl.
The little courage that was inspired by the officers was also greatly frustrated with this round of arrows, and although it did not collapse, it was obviously unable to resist the Huainan army for long.
"King, you can't stay here, let's move quickly! Let's gather all the troops to withdraw, go back to Xiayi first, and then further resist the Huainan army when we get there! Li Zhen's face was as pale as earth, and he hurriedly persuaded him.
"Withdraw! At this time, the wind is too strong, and the soldiers are too tired to organize effective resistance, so it is better to withdraw the troops and go back first! "Although Jing Xiang is resourceful, there is no way at all at this time.
At this time, the various departments were in chaos, and the wind was too strong, and the flying sand and gravel seriously affected Zhu Quanzhong's command, which was fine when he was not raided by the Huainan army before, but at this time, the army was already very chaotic after being raided, coupled with such harsh climatic conditions, it was difficult for the Liang army to command effectively.
What's more, when Zhu Quanzhong commanded the army to attack the camp of the Wei Bo army before, he was in a relatively backward position for safety, but at this time, he was attacked by the Huainan army behind him, which means that Zhu Quanzhong's position has become the front line of the battle between the two sides.
Moreover, in order to eliminate the remnants of Wei Bo's army as soon as possible, Zhu Quanzhong also followed Li Zhen's advice and sent out more than 10,000 troops guarding him, but it was difficult to recall them in a short period of time.
In this case, if one of them is not done well, even Zhu Quanzhong himself may be arrested by the Huainan army.
Zhu Quanzhong, who was also a little pale, nodded again and again: "Withdraw!" Retreat now! Send more men to give orders to all armies, and be sure to get the order to them to withdraw their troops immediately! ”
Although he decided to withdraw his troops, Zhu Quanzhong knew that if he really left the army and fled alone, then the tens of thousands of troops would really play tricks.
After the loss of these tens of thousands of troops, the entire Central Plains could be violently shaken upheaval, and the foundation he had built up over the past twenty years could be destroyed.
So even though his heart was full of fear at this time, Zhu Quanzhong still insisted on waiting until all the troops received orders to start retreating.
Fortunately, although the Long Xiang army was sent to Yingzhou, Zhu Quanzhong still had a cavalry of more than 1,000 people by his side.
Under the escort of this cavalry team, Zhu Quanzhong's personal safety is not to worry about for the time being.