Chapter 220: A Fight to the Death
"Report to the Lord, the Flying Eagle Brigade reports that the army of the middle route has been entangled with Wujie on the east coast of the Beihai, and Wujie has also turned over and is ready to surround Lu Yi and Li Feixue. "The day after Li Xuanqing led the army to break away from the entanglement with the Wei people of the black car room, the Flying Eagle Brigade sent someone to report.
"Immediately notify the troops to speed up, and at the same time let Liu Yi and Hou Yong catch up as soon as possible." Li Xuanqing frowned and began to gallop on horseback. Li Xuanqing's reaction was fast enough, and the time for the Flying Eagle Brigade's notification was also very fast, but what they might not know was that just a few hours later, Lu Yi had actually exchanged fire with Wujie.
At this time, Lu Yi counted the number of each soldier like a tight instrument, and at the first moment of Wujie's attack, the ballista of the accompanying army under the personal command of the personal guard began to fire explosive packs. The entire Shangjing World War I explosives package ended hastily without coming in handy, so the huge reserves on the side of the Tiance Army gave Lu Yi enough confidence, if it weren't for the fact that the long-distance march couldn't carry bigger and more ballistas, maybe this war wouldn't have been so difficult. The cavalry of 100,000 men carried less than twenty ballistae, and all of them were cavalry guns with a smaller range, that is, improved ballistae using the camel belts of war horses, and the pursuit lasted ten full days, and the artillery battalion did not keep up.
However, all this was erased from Lu Yi's mind at the beginning of the war, although the cavalry artillery had a short range, but it was still dutifully projecting the explosives package far away, and the reaction of the cavalry who saw this weapon for the first time was the same as other armies, disdainful of this soft thing, and continued to charge down, and the forward troops even couldn't wait to bend their bows and arrows to prepare to shoot, and some Westernized soldiers even used the short guns carried on their war horses to prepare to throw.
The "boom" explosion sounded abruptly on the battlefield, and this rumbling explosion completely disrupted the advance troops of the Qiangs, and the explosive packs that continued to be sent into the sky and the sound of explosions made the morale of the Tiance army begin to soar. This group of young soldiers was used to hearing such explosions on the battlefield. With the explosives pack, any enemy will be wiped out in the face of such an earth-shattering explosion. Many soldiers secretly lamented that if they had brought more ballistas and explosives packs, they might not have to attack, and they could have dealt with these barbarians with explosives packs alone.
However, due to the small number of ballistas, although the Hellfire Brigade has done its best, an explosion of this level can only disrupt the opponent's formation, and cannot truly rely on gunpowder to effectively destroy the enemy.
However, the first time I saw this strange weapon, it made the soldiers of the Wolves feel incredible, those shattered cavalry shattered by the blast wave of the explosion severed arms and limbs scattered in all directions, making the surrounding soldiers become as irritable as the war horses, and the formation was completely disrupted by the frightened war horses. And Lu Yi, who had been watching coldly, was unwilling to give up such a good opportunity to annihilate the enemy at this time, and with a wave of his right hand, 10,000 people from the forward of the battalion directly under him instantly swept into the battlefield, like a ghost, taking advantage of the fact that the Chinese army did not react to cut out this group of cavalry that had lost their formation and slaughtered.
The billowing smoke brought by the explosion obscured the figure of the Tiance Army's counterattack, and the soldiers of the Tiance Army, who had long been familiar with this scene, swept through the battlefield in one piece, waving the Tang knife in their hands, and the heads rose to the sky, but in an instant, a large number of Huangsi soldiers lost their lives in panic and were permanently left on this grassland.
The decisive action of the battalion completely disrupted the pace of this wave of attack, and taking advantage of the opportunity of the battalion to attack, the ballista also adjusted the firing distance and threw the explosive package to a longer distance, almost reaching the limit of the range of the cavalry artillery, the purpose of which was to carry out the task of cutting off the battlefield for the battalion directly under it.
"Tahi, immediately lead people to rush up, disrupt the opponent's flank, and cover the retreat of the battalion directly under him." Lu Yi saw that the battalion directly under him had quickly defeated the group of Gang Warriors who had been blown up by the explosive pack, and immediately ordered the steppe cavalry battalion to enter the battlefield and began to attack the reinforcements sent by Gang Gang Wujie against the trend, covering the withdrawal of the troops of the direct battalion in the field, and at the same time, the ballista troops were also transferred from the middle of the large array to the location of the front army, and the ballista that had shortened the distance soon exerted its terrifying power again, and the reinforcements sent by the Chinese army of Gang were beaten again, and the continuous explosions also made Gang Gang unable to concentrate on charging, Some of the cavalry were continuously stopped by this irresistible force, and the war horses under their crotches began to gallop indiscriminately, and the formation began to be chaotic.
However, Lu Yi's face also became more solemn, this time Huang Jiasi was no longer the previous temptation, this time he directly bet on the 50,000 army, not counting the tribal alliance army that fought with Tashi from the flank. While such a large legion amplified the power of the explosives pack, Lu Yi's first line of defense also became precarious.
"The Guards Escort Hellfire Brigade continues to support the front line, and the whole army of the battalion directly under it will assault and kill me." Lu Yi handed over the order flag in his hand to the captain of his personal guard, and he took the lead with the whole battalion of his direct battalion. If he wants to give Li Feixue a chance, he must attract more troops to entangle with him.
The pressure brought by the assault of the whole army of the battalion directly under the Wujie has increased sharply, and what these iron cavalry did not expect is that the pressure brought by the other party but tens of thousands of horses is more than their own more than 50,000 people, and their own troops are not opponents at all, the opponent's kung fu on horseback is not only extremely proficient, but also the cooperation between the various arms of the cavalry is even more wonderful, and the front troops are charging in formations, and the follow-up army actually bends their bows and shoots on the battlefield. The short rain of arrows disrupted the formation that had been gathered together to avoid the shock of the explosives pack, and the other side charged in an organized and orderly manner, but there was no way to deal with it in formation, and the war was forced into a pot of porridge. What's even more infuriating is that after the main force of the other party was put into the battlefield, the cavalry next to the guerrillas on the flank also suddenly went crazy at this time, opening a huge gap in the flank of the Gang Striker troops, and the arrows in the sky frantically poured into the core area of the Gang Striker along this gap, and after a few waves of arrow rain, the center of the Striker actually punched a hole, and the Gang Striker, who lacked follow-up support, suddenly could no longer compete with the battalion directly under the attack of the ballista explosive pack, and the soldiers could not concentrate on fighting, The war horses also became extremely irritable and ran all over the field. While doing his best to gather the soldiers and pacify the horses to prepare for another battle, the commander of the rear instructed the commander in the rear to put in more troops at the right time.
Moreover, the battle has been fought so far, what has frightened Huang Jia Si is that his war horses and soldiers have been killed one after another because they have been disturbed by this inexplicable explosion, but the other party's war horses and soldiers have almost no reaction, and the easily frightened war horses have not made a big commotion. It takes a lot of training to get the most frightened horses used to it.
The 50,000 men of the front of the Gang fell into the disadvantage, and were forced into a headwind situation by the two opposing forces, and this disadvantage continued to amplify as time went on, and the opponent's main attack and the other assist's means also made Usuke want to understand what was going on, which was always reserved for a force to deal with his follow-up reinforcements. This method may be the best way to effectively support the main attacking force and act as a campaign reserve to deal with subsequent emergencies when there is a huge disparity in troops.
Thinking of this, Wu Jie sincerely admired the Tiance army that was hostile to him, and the unknown front-line generals in front of him actually had such a high tactical quality, coupled with a cavalry unit that was not inferior to or even superior to his own hundred battles of iron cavalry, what kind of troops was this Tiance army?
Such a force must not be left behind, otherwise it will inevitably be a disaster for all the tribes of the steppe in the future. Thinking of this, Usuke threw his right hand into the most critical force of the battle, allowing the adjutant general to throw 50,000 Chinese troops into the battlefield, and in order to encircle and suppress the opposing party's supporting cavalry, Usuke's own personal guards were also sent to the front line to participate in the battle with Tahi. In this way, almost all of Wusuke's hundreds of thousands of troops were pressed, and the situation of Lu Yi and Tahi became extremely dangerous. The opponent's strength suddenly doubled, and the originally one-sided battle situation was slowly pulled back by the opponent's numbers, and Tahi had to concentrate on preparing to encircle and suppress this unusually elite force of more than 10,000 people after the opponent's personal guard stepped forward at this time.
The situation of the war has developed to the present, although the battalion directly under it is facing unprecedented pressure, and all the soldiers have almost used all their resources to attack the other side, maintaining the balance of war and not tilting towards the side of the Qiangsi. Almost with one enemy and three directly subordinate battalions, the most difficult battle since the founding of the army began, almost every soldier had to face the attack of more than three cavalry at the same time. Lu Yi, who was at the forefront of the battlefield, also changed his previous silent state, and suddenly shouted loudly after the battle: "God bless the Tang Dynasty, the Han army is mighty." In an instant, Li Xuanqing's words that had almost become the symbol of the Tiance Army spread all over the battlefield, and all the soldiers of the directly subordinate battalion also responded after hearing the call of their commander, and the overwhelming shouts pushed the war to a climax, and even the steppe cavalry with Tahi also shouted together, echoing the spiritual symbol of the Tiance Army.
Relying on the unparalleled morale and the mutual cooperation of the grassroots soldiers, Lu Yi stabilized the situation and maintained the battle line at a balance point, and in the fierce battle, Lu Yi killed three senior generals of the other party in a row, and the blood stained with the silver-white Tang knife given by Li Xuanqing in his hand rolled down like a torrential rain. At this time, two hours have passed since the start of the war, and Lu Yi suddenly discovered a fatal weakness of himself: as time goes by, the physical strength of the soldiers in the direct battalion will inevitably become more and more consumed, and the balance of war will inevitably continue to tilt towards the other party. And following his vision, his own soldiers began to slowly fall into the downwind, and the slashing knives became fluttering.
Thinking of this, Lu Yi couldn't help but look at the position of the other party's Chinese army, and secretly hoped that Li Feixue's speed would be faster, otherwise the losses in this battle would be too great.
Just when Lu Yi was in a predicament, and the situation was getting worse and worse, he had already made a detour to the side of Huangjiasi, and the guard battalion close to the north coast was also ready to quietly wait for Li Feixue's order.
"General, the front line has become scorched, and General Lu has led the army to fight hard for more than two hours. The men and horses of the Wujie headquarters have been pressed by the whole army, and there are only more than 30,000 people left in the Chinese army. The sentinel of the guard battalion quickly reported the information to Li Feixue, who had been waiting.
"The whole army got on the horse and followed me to kill Usuke." Li Feixue threw the reins and rushed out first, Lu Yi's worries he understood very well, for the Tiance Army, the consumption of physical strength will inevitably lead to the inability to exert the original combat power, and the Tiance Army can't afford such a consumption, so Li Feixue can't wait for a better fighter.
The distance of dozens of miles relied on cavalry charges, and it almost took less than half an hour to reach the battlefield. When Li Feixue touched the rear army of Wujie, Lu Yi was already on the edge of the most danger at this time, and the battalion directly under him fought fiercely for three hours, from morning to afternoon, almost all the soldiers' physical strength was exhausted, and they were broken one by one by the other party with leisure and hard work.
And in order to reduce Lu Yi's pressure as much as possible, Taxi couldn't care about the follow-up battle, so he sent troops to forcibly separate the flanks of Huangjia from the outflank of the battalion directly under him, and his original rangers were also involved in the battle, and there were almost no support troops on the entire front line. The Hellfire Brigade fought for three hours in a row, and three of the five ballistae were broken, and they also lost their supporting role, and the situation was on the verge of the most critical.
"Order the whole army to rush straight to the other party's Chinese army headquarters." This scene made Li Feixue's eyes turn red all of a sudden, and he took the lead and went directly towards the command center of the army of the Tunas where Wujie was, but when he saw that tens of thousands of troops were charging up, the smoke and dust raised covered the sky and covered the entire rear army of the Tunis. This scene made Wu Jie's eyes split, and it also made Lu Yi, who was in a bitter battle, give birth to an inexplicable force out of thin air, and several huge human heads rose into the sky when the Tang knife waved.
Li Feixue's appearance caused a great chaos in the rear army of Huangjiasi, and the hasty response between them could not stop the wolf-like soldiers of the personal guard battalion. But Wu Jie, who was in the Chinese army, understood the thoughts of Li Feixue and Lu Yi at a glance, and also made countermeasures in an instant, which made the war change again, and also prompted the two central garrison battalions of the personal guard battalion and the directly subordinate battalion to suffer heavy losses after the battle, and the military strength was exhausted.
Wu Jie personally jumped off the command platform to lead the rest of the Chinese army and the rear army to converge, and it turned out to be one-on-one with Li Feixue to attack, this practice of directly turning the Chinese army into the front line made the forward army responsible for fighting against Lu Yi lose the command of the Chinese army and became a little confused, but the benefits are very obvious, even if the chaos of the front army made Lu Yi breathe a sigh of relief, but the ideal idea of returning to the army from the front line did not appear, and the Tiance army and the Huangjiasi army coincidentally fell into the situation of fighting on both sides. And in this battle, up to now, the Tiance Army has occupied an absolute disadvantage, Li Feixue's surprise attack has not received immediate results, and Lu Yi's situation has not changed.
The situation on the battlefield suddenly became wonderful, and at this moment, a small group of men and horses suddenly appeared on the battlefield, like a very small thought, across the grassland, and quickly plunged into this huge battlefield. And at this moment, Lu Yi, who had been fighting hard, saw clearly that his face turned red, and the long knife in his hand once again bloomed with a scorching luster.