Chapter 225: Battle of Changzhou (5)

Kill~

Yes~

On the ground outside Beiguan City, the sound of fighting and screams filled the entire sky, and countless soldiers of the Nanyi Army kept attacking the Eastern Army.

After an hour of fierce fighting, a large number of cracks have appeared in the gun and shield array in the front row, and a large number of Nanyi troops are rushing in with the cracks, and they want to break through the military formation of the Eastern Army in one fell swoop and lay down the victory.

In front of the military formation, countless corpses had filled the ground, and blood had infected the entire land along the corpses, and a thick bloody breath filled everyone's noses.

It was the vanguard of the Eastern Army, 10,000 soldiers of the Zhou Cang Division, who was responsible for resisting the attack of the Tutong Army.

It was the first and second battalions of the Zhou Cang Army that formed a shield array on the front line, with a total of 6,000 armored soldiers, sandwiching the Nanyi army in a semi-concave formation.

"Archers obey orders, change crossbows, and shoot!"

When the two armies in front of the front line were fighting fiercely, the original 2,000 archers quickly replaced with big yellow crossbows, and as the two wings of the front line spread, they stood behind the shield formation and condescendingly launched a point shot at the Nanyi army.

Woo Woo Woo ~ Ahhh

Sharp crossbow arrows roared in, and the range of 2,000 trained crossbowmen directly covered the front of the entire front, and a large number of soldiers of the Nanyi Army who had not yet approached the shield formation fell directly in front of the formation.

"Quick! Come on! ”

"All on top, those who retreat are slashed!"

The continuous rain of arrows caused a large number of casualties to the front of the Nanyi army, and the crossbow arrows that would come to him at some point did a fatal blow to the confidence of the soldiers of the Nanyi army, and they became cowering, and Tutong and other generals had to come forward to supervise the battle.

"King, Tutong can't stand it!"

Outside Beiguan City, looking at the Tutong Division, which was getting thinner and thinner, a general beside Ren Gui said with an ugly face.

20,000 against 8,000, the fierce battle lasted only half an hour, not only did it not shake the eastern army's military formation, but on the contrary, its own side actually showed a tendency to rout.

The Eastern Army's combat strength exceeded their expectations.

"Liu Ding, Zuo Feng!"

"In"

"Immediately lead your troops to attack the enemy from both sides and finish me off their archers!"

Looking at the Tutong Army, which had lost nearly half of it, Ren Gui's face was pale, and he went directly to Liu Ding and Zuo Feng on the side.

Both of them are also from large clans under Ren Gui, and they each command more than 20,000 Nanyi troops.

The cooperation between the shield array of the Eastern Army and the crossbowmen is too sharp, since the front cannot be broken through, the three sides exert force at the same time, and under the encirclement of several times the force, there will always be a time to reveal a flaw.

Liu Ding and Zuo Feng quickly led their subordinates, preparing to attack Zhou Cang's army from both flanks.

"Liu Shiyu and Wu Xu, the two of you immediately lead your troops to the two wings to support Zhou Cang!"

Looking at the Nanyi army pressed by most of them, Liu Wenxiu had a sneer on his face, and ordered Liu Shiyu on the side.

"Whoa!"

"Attack!"

The two of them each led 8,000 bow infantry under their command to attack and gathered on both flanks of the Zhoucang army's defense line.

"Shoot the arrows!"

Woo Woo Woo ~ The mighty Nanyi army bypassed the line of the Zhou Cang army and attacked from both flanks, and before it could get close, a rain of sharp arrows had already hit the head.

"Attack!"

The distance of just 100 meters was rapidly shortened, and the attack of 2,000 archers did not interrupt the attack of Liu Ding and Zuo Feng, and they approached the two flanks in the rain of arrows.

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

In close combat, rows of spears pierced out of the gap in the shield array, and a large number of Nanyi soldiers rushed up couldn't dodge and fell directly under the sharp spears of the Eastern Army soldiers.

However, before the spears of the Eastern Army were retracted, the soldiers of the Nanyi Army behind them had already caught up again, and some of the Nanyi soldiers jumped directly onto the shield wall, wanting to attack the soldiers of the Eastern Army behind the shield wall.

Shout~

Before a Nanyi soldier who stepped onto the shield wall of the Eastern Army had time to cheer, a sharp crossbow arrow had passed through his eyebrows with precision, taking away a life.

"Kill!"

Behind the heavy shield array, the sword and shield hands on standby were already in full array, brandishing long knives and attacking the Nanyi soldiers.

The sound of fighting and screaming continued, and a large number of soldiers of the Nanyi Army fell in front of the shield wall, and the seemingly crumbling defense line under the impact of countless Nanyi troops was extremely tenacious and difficult to break through for a long time.

"King, the enemy army is too stubborn, let's retreat!"

After more than an hour of continuous fierce fighting, the tragic fierce battle scene on the battlefield made the faces of the Nanyi generals in the rear pale, and the huge casualties shook their determination, and a Nanyi general said with a shocked face.

In Shangfeng and Shidao counties, they have already made enough, there is no need to fight the Eastern Army here, even if they win in the end, the price is too great.

"Withdraw? How to withdraw? ”

At this time, Ren Gui had already regretted it in his heart, why did he provoke these crazy people if he had nothing to do.

He just wanted to take advantage of the situation to force the Eastern Army to bow his head in order to avenge the humiliation outside Dong'an City.

Who would have thought that the generals of the Eastern Army on the opposite side were stunned, and they directly launched an attack on the Nanyi Army, which was several times their size.

So far, the two armies are in a stalemate, and tens of thousands of Nanyi troops have been drawn into the battle.

Now, if you want to retreat with all your body, the only way to defeat the opposing Eastern Army is to defeat it first.

"Pass the order, the whole army will attack! We can't go without defeating them! ”

Gritting his teeth, Ren Gui had to order categorically.

Pedal Pedal Pedal ~

"Kill!"

Following Liu Ding and Zuo Feng, the remaining 30,000 Nanyi troops were finally pressed.

Kill!

A total of nearly 90,000 people on both sides came and went on the defense line of the Eastern Army thousands of meters wide, fighting fiercely, and the dense Nanyi Army rushed towards the Eastern Army front like a wave, blood gushed out, broken arms flew together, and the ground under their feet was gradually covered by stumps, and the dripping blood stained the ground into a red mud.

The battle continued, three hours had passed, the offensive of the Southern Yi Army had gradually slowed down, the front of the Eastern Army had been crippled, showing a state of exhaustion, the physical strength of the two armies had almost been exhausted, and all the soldiers of the Eastern Army were supported by their last will.

"It's almost the limit, cavalry battalion, prepare!"

At the rear of the battlefield, Liu Wenxiu, who had been paying attention to the battle, muttered in a low voice, pulled out the accessories on his waist, raised the reins in his hand, and ordered loudly.

"Attack!"

Thundered~

The 1,000 cavalry reserved by Zhou Cang, Liu Shiyu, and Wu Xu had already been waiting for a long time, and there was a boom at the order, forming a black torrent and rushing towards the battlefield.

"Quick! Get out of the way! Get out of the way! ”

The swift cavalry came in an instant, the horse's hooves trampled on the blood-stained muddy ground, splashed countless red rain, rushed forward like thunder, and heard the violent noise in the rear, and the generals of the Eastern Army who were fighting in front hurriedly beckoned the soldiers to get out of the way.

"Haha, it's broken, quick!"

Seeing this, the Nanyi army on the opposite side thought that it had finally broken through the line of the Eastern Army, and the moment the gap was opened, it rushed up.

"Kill!"

Unfortunately, they were greeted not by victory, but by the rolling iron horses and the guns raised in their hands.

Under the leadership of Liu Wenxiu, Zhou Cang, Liu Shiyu, and Wu Xu personally led the team to charge in front, and the three thousand recuperated iron cavalry were high-spirited, directly knocking out a bloody road in the Nanyi army that was blocking the front, and hundreds of Nanyi soldiers were instantly buried under the surging iron hooves.

"Drink!"

Riding on the war horse, Zhou Cang, who was covered in blood, was like a killing god descending into the world, and the big knife in his hand turned into a ball of light, constantly reaping the lives of Nanyi soldiers, and there was no enemy.

The addition of this new force immediately destroyed the remaining will of the Nanyi army, and the originally stalemate of the battle line immediately collapsed, and the already exhausted Nanyi army was crushed with one blow under the cavalry raid.

"Withdraw!"

"Hurry back!"

In the face of the slaughtering cavalry, the soldiers of the Nanyi army were frightened and began to retreat one after another.

"Run!"

The rout soon spread throughout the line, and wherever the cavalry passed, they fled in despair.

Yikes! Yikes! Yikes!

"Impossible!"

Looking at the Nanyi army, which was already in a state of rout, Ren Gui's fists were clenched, and he clenched them with a clenching sound, and muttered with a grim face.

An army of 100,000 was defeated like this? Defeated at the hands of the Eastern Army, which had only 30,000 men.

At this moment, Ren Gui clearly realized that the gap with the Southern Wang Army could not only be made up in armor and equipment.

"Defeated, King! Run! It's too late! ”

Seeing that the general trend had gone, the remaining Nanyi army didn't bother to go back to the city to pack up, and fled to the Lingyun Mountains in the east with Ren Gui.

"Poor Kou Mo chase, speed up the battlefield, and the cavalry battalion will follow me into the city!"

Looking at the Nanyi army fleeing in embarrassment, Liu Wenxiu quickly gave the order to stop the pursuit. The purpose of this battle is not annihilation, but deterrence, in order to clear the threat of a possible big war, the loss of more than half of the Nanyi army is no longer a threat, after several hours of fierce fighting The soldiers of the Eastern Army are also exhausted, compared to the pursuit of the fleeing Nanyi army, there are more important things waiting for them to take care of in the city.

That is the wealth plundered by the 100,000 Nanyi army from Shangfeng and Shidao counties.