His own lord will take the lead in retreating, and the rest of the 2,000 Goguryeo cavalry heads, who had not moved, turned around and ran.

"It's not that easy to run." Yang Yong sneered, and the long knife was raised: "Chase!" ”

The remaining 800 or so riders suddenly "splashed thorns, splashed stabs." "Follow behind the Goguryeo people and bite the Goguryeo people's tails tightly.

Seeing the Zhou army chasing after him, Wenda knew that the horsepower of the Zhou army was still above his cavalry, and if he ignored it, he was afraid that this withdrawal would turn into a rout, so he hurriedly looked left and right: "Who can stop the enemy soldiers?" ”

The people on the left and right looked at each other, and staying to block the attack was undoubtedly a life of death, and finally Wenda's lieutenant stepped forward: "General, the last general is willing to stay and stop the enemy." ”

Wenda nodded, and the pursuers of the Zhou army were behind him, and he didn't care about being polite, and bowed to the lieutenant general: "Please, general." "It's already gone.

The Goguryeo lieutenant turned the horse's head, there were only about 200 people around him, and sent a desperate attack to the chasing Zhou army, these Goguryeo cavalry themselves were slower than the Zhou army, and turned around again, basically the horse just raised the speed of the Zhou army and chased up, and was stabbed off the horse by the Zhou army with lightning speed, and none of them were spared.

It's just that the resistance of more than 200 people still played a role, and the Goguryeo army had already distanced itself from the Zhou army, and it would be much more difficult to catch up, so Yang Yong issued an order to withdraw his troops in time.

The Goguryeo people took advantage of the situation, but they were defeated, leaving five or six hundred corpses at the scene, which was a big setback for the Goguryeo people with only 3,000 cavalry, and the most important thing was that it was a great blow to the morale of the Goguryeo people.

Wei Podi saw Yang Yong leading the army to chase the enemy, and was about to follow. It's just that before he could catch up, the pursuit was already over, and in the face of the back of the Goguryeo people fleeing in the wilderness, all the Zhou troops cheered.

Wei Podi came to Yang Yong's side and praised: "My lord's might, the Goguryeo people are like clowns jumping off the beam, they will be broken with one blow, take advantage of this big victory, your lord might as well return to Yingzhou first." ”

Before leaving, he received a heavy order from Wei Shikang. Knowing that the Goguryeo people were only frustrated, they would return after meeting with the infantry, and they didn't forget to let Yang Yong return to Yingzhou earlier.

Yang Yong waved his hand: "This official will not destroy the soldiers who crossed the river in Goguryeo, and swear not to return to Yingzhou, and this will never be mentioned again." ”

When Wei Podi heard this, he had to dispel the idea of letting Yang Yong go back, but he followed Yang Yong closely. Almost an hour later, the Goguryeo army finally made a comeback. This time Wenda learned his lesson, the infantry was in front, the cavalry was on both sides, and the whole army seemed to be boundless on the steppe.

"Knock, knock, knock......" The Goguryeo people took a short break and attacked as a team, this time Goguryeo dispatched infantry, and 5,000 infantry pressed towards the Zhou army. Its 2,000 sword and shield soldiers were in front, 1,000 archers in the center, and 2,000 spearmen in the rear. The Goguryeo army came in a hurry. He also needed to cross the Liao River, and did not bring any long-range attack equipment.

The Zhou army had already returned to the slopes of the mountain, with two hills at the opposite end, which could accommodate three thousand men, and Yang Yong only let the prisoners and extra horses stop at the top of the mountain, and the thousand cavalry stayed on the mountainside. Armed with spears and horse lances, they are ready to rush down and tear apart the Goguryeos. Another 2,000 men dismounted and turned into infantry, hiding behind improvised camps, and a thousand archers ready to fire. On the two wings there were only 500 sword and shield soldiers, and 500 spearmen.

Although this was a plain, but the Zhou army occupied the mountain, the Goguryeo army had to attack from the back, and the 5,000 army could not attack at the same time. And the cavalry swept alongside. When the cavalry on the hillside of the Zhou army was dispatched, they stepped forward to intercept it.

The Goguryeo people used their troops in a decent manner, and Yang Yong couldn't help but secretly praise that if there was no Khitan as a backhand, I am afraid that even if the Zhou army could win, it would suffer heavy casualties, and it could only end up with a miserable victory.

The infantry of the Goguryeo people was getting closer and closer, and the sword and shield soldiers in front had already entered the range of the Zhou army, but the front and top of these sword and shield men were densely covered by shields, leaving no gaps at all.

"The bow and arrow retreated, and the spearmen took three steps forward."

"Whoa." The archers in front retreated. Revealing the spearmen behind him, the front of the Zhou army suddenly turned into a forest of steel. The tip of the spear glowed coldly.

When the Goguryeo soldiers reached the front of the Zhou army, they had to raise their shields, because the simple wooden fence built by the Zhou army in front of them blocked their way forward. To get through, they either cut the fence or climb over it.

"Thorn!"

As soon as the shields of the Goguryeo soldiers lit up, Zhou Jun did not hesitate to stab the spear in his hand, piercing the Goguryeo soldiers like a poisonous snake.

"Ahh A scream was heard, and most of the Goguryeo soldiers in the front row were pierced in the thighs.

"Close!" As soon as the spear stabbed by the Zhou army was withdrawn, the Goguryeo soldier who had been pierced in the thigh immediately fell to the ground in pain, but it was difficult to die for a while, and he could only wait for his blood to drain slowly. The Goguryeo soldiers in the back were red-eyed, so they could only step on Zhou Ban in front and continue to jump over the fence.

"Thorn!" Hundreds of cold spears stabbed at the Goguryeo soldiers, and the previous scene was repeated.

When the Goguryeo soldiers and the wounded were piled up at a height almost at the same level as the fence, the death fence finally allowed the Goguryeo soldiers to turn over, and the Goguryeo soldiers who were forced to be angry blocked the Zhou army's spear with their shields, and the knives in their hands slashed forward, and the Zhou army finally began to have casualties.

"The pikemen step back, the sword and shield men advance!" Yang Yong made a decision to let the pro-soldiers play the flag.

"Bang, bang." The sound of a piece of armor grinding sounded, and a shield was stretched out in front of the Zhou army, and the pikemen stabbed at each other through the gap in the shield in the back, Goguryeo lacked pikemen, and the junction of the two armies was equivalent to one person to deal with the combined attack of the Zhou army's gunners and shield hands, and suffered a great loss, and many Goguryeo shield bearers were directly picked up by the Zhou army's spearmen.

Wenda and the five princesses both saw that their single shield soldiers were very at a loss, but they were helpless, they were very afraid of the archers of the Zhou army, the Zhou army itself had a condescending advantage, from the front of the confrontation, they also had a combination of crossbowmen, if their archers and the Zhou army were too much to attack, if the spearmen were dispatched, they were afraid that they would suffer heavy losses before they arrived. can only hope that his own sword and shield soldiers can break through the opponent's formation. The bow and arrow array of the Zhou army was entangled

and archers to play.

It's just that Wenda was disappointed by the whole day of attack, and the sword and shield soldiers in front failed to break the formation behind the Zhou army's spearmen and sword and shield soldiers, so they had to withdraw their troops. After a whole day of fighting, nearly half of the 2,000 sword and shield soldiers of Goguryeo were killed and wounded, while the casualties of the Zhou army were less than 200.

That night, Wenda and his generals were racking their brains to figure out how to continue the attack on the Zhou army tomorrow. But Yang Yong slept peacefully on the mountain. Judging from the battle between the two sides today, if the Goguryeo people have no follow-up hand, they will already win by relying on the troops in their hands alone, not to mention the Khitan ambush.

Yang Yong had sent Wei Chong to take a detour to Goguryeo with 200 Zhou troops during the day, and Wei Chong's task was to destroy the ferry boat left by the Goguryeo people on the side of the Liao River, although it was the dry season, and the water surface of the Liao River was not too wide, but the river was cold and biting, once there was no ferry. Even if the Goguryeo people wanted to, it was too late to withdraw their troops.

Dozens of miles away from the battlefield, all the leaders of the Rilian tribe also stayed awake all night, arguing endlessly, and the focus of their argument was, of course, whether they should send troops to help the Zhou army attack Goguryeo.

Although Utu told Zhou Jun the detailed location of his clan, Luo Yi and his two followers still looked for him for a day, and when he saw Luo Yi, Utu was very excited, and came over to hug Luo Yi: "Lord Luo, I didn't expect you to come to me so soon, and today the clan will hold a celebration meeting." Let's go, drink and go. ”，

Luo Yi shook his head: "Prince Utu, I don't have time to ask you for a drink today, but there is an incident that requires you." ”

"Lord Luo is polite, Da Zhou has helped me a lot. What is the matter of the Lord, though he commands it? Utu thumped his chest.

"Okay, you're welcome." Luo Yi conveyed Yang Yong's words to Utu, Utu's face suddenly changed greatly, the Khitans were sandwiched between the Great Zhou and Goguryeo, separated from Goguryeo and the Liao River, but connected to the Great Zhou, if it were not for the unintentional conquest of the steppe by the Great Zhou, whether the Khitans could maintain their independence now is still a question, and now the Goguryeo people are dealing with the Great Zhou, but they have crossed the Liao River. For the Khitans, it is really a matter of life and death.

Utu knew that this time the Khitans must send troops, and they can no longer have both sides, otherwise no matter who wins or loses, it will be a disaster for the Khitans, if the Goguryeo people win, their tentacles will just extend to the west of the Liao River, and if the Zhou army wins, they will definitely blame the Khitan for not saving it.

Utu helped the Zhou army defeat Gao Baoning this time, not only obtained a large amount of materials. Moreover, he also obtained the original pasture of Gao Baoning, and his prestige among the clan increased greatly. But after all, he is only the second prince, and his father Wu Ligu must nod and agree to send troops, and Utu hurriedly said: "Lord Luo, this matter needs to be decided by the patriarch, please come with me." ”

The elders of the Rilian tribe are all smiling in the past few days, and they get such a large piece of grassland without much effort, and everyone knows that the Rilian tribe is going to prosper. Wu Ligu has also been busy in the past two days, and he is about to organize his clansmen to move to the pasture, otherwise if he is occupied by other tribes in the spring tomorrow, it will be difficult to get it back.

Although the Khitans are nomadic people, it is much more troublesome to migrate near winter than in spring and summer, because they must prepare forage for livestock to spend the winter. Seeing his son bring a few strangers to see him, Wu Ligu was surprised: "Utu, if you don't help the clansmen move, what's the matter with me?" ”

Utu hurriedly bent down and saluted: "Respectful father, these three are still the officials and soldiers of the Great Zhou, and it is their help that has allowed us to obtain new pastures, and now they need the help of the Rilian Department in something, and I ask my father to agree." ”

Wu Ligu looked Luo Yi and the three of them up and down, and his face was full of smiles: "You help us get the grassland, it is my friend of the Rilian Division, and my friend's request will not be refused by my Rilianbu, let's say, what's the matter, the guests of Da Zhou." ”

"The big people, the Goguryeo people crossed the Liao River, not only provoked the Great Zhou, but also violated the interests of your territory, and now my Great Zhou official army is at war with the Goguryeo, and I also ask your army to send troops together to annihilate the Goguryeo people who crossed the river."

Nearly 10,000 troops of Goguryeo crossed the river, how could the Khitan people who were in this land not receive the news, but now the Khitan is scattered, as long as they are not bullied on their heads, everyone will naturally be an ostrich, and now that the Great Zhou has come to the door, it is reasonable and cannot refuse immediately.

Wu Ligu hurriedly said: "Honorable guest, this matter is very important, and I must discuss it with the elders of the clan. ”

Luo Yi had no choice but to nod: "Okay, the military situation is like fire, I hope the patriarch can make a decision as soon as possible." ”

"Of course, we'll make a decision tonight, Utu, and you'll take the guests down to rest." When Luo Yi and the others went down, Wu Ligu immediately ordered: "Gather the clan elders to discuss the matter." ”

The horn of "woo" sounded, and the elders of the Rilian who were packing up all kinds of things and preparing to move were stunned for a moment, this was a signal of the urgent convening of the clan, and all the elders of the Rilian hurriedly left the things in their hands and rushed to the patriarch's tent.

There are a total of fifty-six elders in the Rilian Division, half an hour later, except for seven elders who have not returned, the rest of the elders have come to the camp tent of Wu Li Gu, Wu Li Gu will tell the situation, the whole camp tent suddenly seems to explode into a pot, the young and middle-aged people of the Ri Lian Department add up to more than 10,000 people, whether it is Da Zhou or Goguryeo, they are all behemoths that cannot be provoked, and now they have to deal with one side, many people suddenly panicked.

"Patriarch, you must not send troops, if you do, we will cause disaster?" One of the chiefs immediately shouted.

"Yes, yes, patriarch, Goguryeo has 300,000 armor and countless destroyed countries, so you must not offend." Many elders were in tune.

"Hmph, joke, if you don't send troops, there won't be a disaster, if you don't offend Goguryeo, you will offend Da Zhou, and we will be even more sad." Another elder immediately retorted, followed by a group of echoing voices, and the elders of the Rilian Department immediately divided into two factions and quarreled together.