Chapter 507: Reinforcements Are Coming
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In the middle of summer, there is not a single cloud in the blue sky, and the fiery sun scorches the earth.
Tan Daoji was on the slope of the mountain, sweat on his forehead dripping down his cheeks, and his eyes were fixed on the cavalry advancing rapidly along the official road.
As early as the evening of the day before yesterday, he had rushed to Lin Shu City with his cavalry.
That night, he received a secret letter from Wang Zhen, and learned that the main force of the infantry had left Fukou and marched towards Yecheng.
Wang Zhenwei reminded him in the letter that he must wait for the Wei army in the city to come out of the city to meet the battle, and then order the cavalry to launch a surprise attack.
He himself is well versed in the art of war, so he naturally understands the deep meaning of Wang Zhen's evil faith, and knows even more that it is the opportunity to settle the Yecheng dispute in one fell swoop.
However, this will put the concessionary army in danger.
Tan Daoji's eyes moved away from the cavalry, thinking of the precarious situation in Yecheng.
At this moment, he saw the recorder join the army and gallop towards him.
"Join the army, the scouts who rushed to Yecheng before, can you send back any news?" Tan Daoji asked loudly.
"Nope! At present, our army is still more than ten miles away from Yecheng, and it is estimated that the scouts will have to wait a while before returning. ”
Tan Daoji frowned and didn't make a sound, looked up at the sky, pointed to the red and bright sun on the horizon and said, "Another sunny day." ”
The reporter joined the army and cried and said: "Today, the cavalry has to travel for dozens of miles for a long distance, and the whole journey has to be under the sun, which is really hard. ”
"Are you still complaining? Don't forget that there are brothers over there who are fighting the enemy. ”
"Why do you have to wait for the Wei army to leave the city?"
"What? Do you have an opinion? ”
"If we don't care what kind of Wei army foot soldiers, we will arrive in Yecheng half an hour early, and I don't know how many brothers we can save."
Tan Daoji sighed: "Sometimes sacrifice is inevitable for the sake of the big picture. ”
"Do you mean that you want to take the opportunity to eat all the Wei army and end the Yecheng dispute once and for all?"
"It's not just me who means, Zuo Sima and Dadu Hu mean this."
"The city of Yecheng is strong, if you don't force the Wei army in the city out, once it holds the city, it will be difficult to take it in a short time."
Tan Daoji and the record officer were talking, when they suddenly saw a few scouts galloping towards them.
They shouted: "Yecheng is in a hurry......"
The scouts brought the latest news to Tan Daoji: the Wei army infantry had left the city, and the Hexi infantry was in a desperate situation.
"If the attack goes well, we will be able to reach the battlefield by the afternoon at the latest."
The secretary of the army took the urgent report and said worriedly: "The only thing to worry about is whether the infantry can hold out." ”
"If the main infantry force is wiped out by the Wei army, then we ......"
"Don't worry! In terms of strength, the Wei army did have the upper hand, but it was also difficult for them to eat tens of thousands of foot soldiers in one bite. ”
The secretary nodded and said happily: "It's best to defeat the Wei army with infantry, and we only need to clean up the battlefield when we arrive." ”
Tan Daoji said with a smile: "Hahaha, the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, who knows if there is such a good thing." ”
"Order the departments to speed up."
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The closer he got to Yecheng, the more messages Tan Daoji received, and the more urgent his mood became.
At present, the Wei army has surrounded the Hexi infantry regiments, and the situation is precarious.
"How many men and horses are there under Zuo Sima's command?" Tan Daoji asked the scout.
"Back to my lord, there are probably more than 10,000 people, more than half of the casualties have been killed, and they look very tired."
"Order the troops to slow down." Tan Daoji ordered loudly without hesitation.
"What?"
The generals looked at each other, completely unaware of the commander's intention in issuing this order.
There are even some people who are psychologically shady, muttering secretly: Could it be that Tan Daoji has a personal enmity with Wang Zhenxi?
"At the moment, our infantry is still powerful, and the enemy army has not been completely dragged down."
"If we rush forward like this, it is very likely that the Wei army will not fight, but will turn around and flee."
"On the contrary, if we take a little longer, when the enemy and us are completely entangled, we will launch a fatal blow."
The bald Wei Tan looked at Tan Daoji with an incredulous expression, and shouted loudly: "My lord, there are only 30,000 foot soldiers around Zuo Sima. ”
"And the enemy has at least forty or fifty thousand men, and more than half of them are cavalry."
"Zuo Sima can't hold on for long, and the last general thinks it's better to rush to Yecheng as soon as possible."
Tan Daoji shook his hand and said confidently, "The Wei army is a lot of people, but you underestimate the Hexi army." ”
"Okay, don't talk nonsense, a certain plan has been decided, let's go our separate ways."
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Under Yecheng, the enemy and us are still fighting fiercely, but it can be seen with a clear eye that the Hexi army is gradually falling into decline.
The encirclement has shrunk and narrowed, and even a few Hexi soldiers have given up resistance.
When Yu Liyan and Shusun Jian saw this scene, they suddenly felt that the Hexi Army was on the verge of collapse.
Even Murong He, who was standing at the head of the city watching the excitement, smiled and teased: "I didn't expect Hexi people to do this kind of thing?" ”
Next to him, Li Bian's face was cloudy, and he faintly regretted that he had taken refuge in Hexi.
Fortunately, he is not in a hurry to do it, and there is still room for redemption.
"If you work harder, the enemy will soon be unable to support it."
"Order all the troops not to spare any more strength and make every effort to launch the final blow on the Hexi Army."
The war drums sounded, the Wei army's offensive became more and more fierce, and the Wei people howled and killed the Hexi army.
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Wang Zhongde struggled to force back the Wei army, holding the horizontal knife as a stick, panting heavily, sweat and blood had already covered his black face.
He kept looking around, looking for reinforcements.
"Zuo Sima, the Wei army's foot soldiers are out of the city, where are our reinforcements?"
Wang Zhenwei glanced up at the Wei army who was constantly killing, and said with a smile: "I'll come right away." ”
Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, he heard a sudden earth-shattering roar in the distance, and then saw the sun and moon battle flags appear in sight.
Then a thunderous roar was heard, and countless Hexi cavalry rushed out from all directions.
Tan Daoji held his sword high and rushed to the front, on his left was the bald Wai Tan, and not far on his right was Qigan Ali.
"Kill, kill......" he shouted hoarsely.
The cavalry were excited, and under the personal leadership of the commander, they rushed towards the enemy like a flood of embankments.
"Kill ......"
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Uncle Sun Jian, who was struggling to fight, hurriedly stopped his horse, turned his horse's head and looked back.
I saw that tens of thousands of Hexi Iron Cavalry were outflanking from the surroundings, and in the blink of an eye, they had rushed to the battlefield.
The Wei soldiers didn't have time to form a defensive formation, and what was especially fatal was that they had just experienced a desperate fight, and it was a time of physical shortage.
Not to mention ordinary soldiers, even his own hands and feet are a little weak.
Most of the soldiers were out of breath and couldn't even lift their weapons.
How can they have the strength to resist the Hexi army that is slaughtering like a tiger?
Hexi reinforcements came at a good time!
In the blink of an eye, the outcome was reversed.
He looked at it in surprise, his face stunned, and then shook his head and smiled bitterly, laughing helplessly and sadly.
The Wei soldiers involuntarily stopped their attack and began to gasp for air.
They looked at the Hexi army that was all over the mountains and fields, killing like a tide, and they were terrified, and their eyes were full of fear and helplessness.
An ordinary soldier could no longer endure the double blow of physical and mental blows, and staggered to the ground.
The Hexi cavalry arrived on the battlefield and completely defeated the psychology of the Wei soldiers, and also made more and more people give up resistance.
They either knelt, or fell, or sat on the ground.
……
The earth trembled, growing more and more violent.
The majestic sound of war drums and the passionate sound of bull horns complement each other, stirring in the sky above Yecheng.
Tens of thousands of horsemen galloped on horseback, and the huge roar was deafening.
The bald man held a spear in his hand and shouted: "Kill the enemy......"
Countless cavalry tried their best and shouted: "Kill the enemy......"
The remnants of the foot soldiers were also inspired by the majestic roar of the cavalry, and all of them were enthusiastic, raising their swords and shouting: "Kill the enemy......"
The roar pierced through the clouds and cracked the stones, soaring into the sky, as if a hundred spring thunders exploded at the same time, and the heavens and the earth changed color.
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"General, let's kill it, everyone fights ......"
Facing his subordinates' request to fight, Shusun Jian did not answer, he slowly raised his head and looked at the sky.
The sky was blue, and there were no clouds.
The dazzling sunlight was unusually strong, and he immediately closed his eyes when he was stimulated.
It was suddenly pitch black in front of him, and the various voices surrounding his ears suddenly came into his mind clearly.
He seemed to see the furious enemy killed, the Wei soldiers screaming helplessly, and most of the soldiers dropped their weapons, raised their hands, knelt on the side of the road, crying and trembling.
He even saw the Hexi Iron Cavalry running wildly, the sword flashing in the sun, the spear spitting in the sun, the bow and arrow roaring in the sun, and the Wei soldiers turning into powder under the trampling of iron hooves......
Uncle Sun Jian was terrified.
He opened his eyes suddenly, and shouted: "Array to meet the enemy......"