Chapter 204: You Live or Die
The Uighur army on the opposite side also lined up in an attack formation, and it was seen that the posture was exactly as Zhu Ao expected, and it was the tactic of breaking through the center and outflanking the two flanks.
"Knock knock!" The Uighur positions were filled with uplifting drums, and those who had fought knew that this was a signal that the enemy was ready to attack.
Subsequently, the general of the Uighur army, Bor, suddenly waved his flag and ordered loudly: "Our army only has this day's food left, today is a battle against the water, and everyone who has won the battle can enjoy glory and wealth, if you lose, you will have to bury your bones in a foreign land, I hope you will work hard!" β
"Roar!" "Roar!" The soldiers of the Uighur army began to shout from the mountains and the tsunami, and the current situation did not need to be said by the general, and they also understood that only by defeating the Ming army on the opposite side would they have a way to live, so everyone had a desperate idea, the muscles of the whole body were already tense, and the eyes radiated a bloodthirsty light, and the whole Uighur army revealed a solemn majesty against the backdrop of the heavy rain.
Zhu Ao stood on the high platform of the generals, looking at the Uighur army opposite with a solemn face, the other party's momentum was something he had never seen before, to be honest, although he had made full preparations, but there were few people on his side, and the other party was willing to work hard, he was really not completely sure that he could win.
He set up seven lines of defense on the front to block the Uighur army on the opposite side, but he was not confident that these seven lines of defense could exhaust all the Uighur army's spirit, in case the opponent's morale was like a rainbow and the seven lines of defense were broken in a row, then the foundation of the Heavenly Furnace Tactics would be pierced, and no matter how well the two wings were flanked, it would be meaningless.
Zhu Ao slowly pulled out his sword, looked at the Ming soldiers in front of him with a solemn face, and gritted his teeth at the heralds beside him and said his order today: "In this battle, the knife will be curled, the horse will sweat, the person will be injured, and the offender will be killed!" "Since you want to fight hard, then this king will accompany you to the end.
The herald conveyed Zhu Ao's order to the officers and soldiers of the whole army through the sound of banners and drums, and after the 100,000 soldiers of the Su Kingdom heard or saw it, the blood vessels of their whole bodies burst, and the blood of their bodies was boiling and boiling, and they shouted loudly with a voice that was enough to destroy the mountains and cracked the rocks: "Kill!" Kill! Kill! β
Vow to devour and chew up the Uighur soldiers who dare to attack!
"Kill!" The Uighur positions erupted with a tsunami of mountain shouts, followed by hundreds of thousands of Uighurs braving the pouring rain and stepping on muddy rain from across the trenches. In order to ensure that they could advance and retreat freely, the Uighurs had prepared a lot of planks in the camp when they were digging trenches, and at this moment, they were stepping on the passages that would be filled in tomorrow, or laying planks on the trenches, and they were rushing to kill the Ming army.
The nerves of the 100,000 Ming soldiers were tense to the extreme, and even the Hami army on the head of Turpan City was sweating, and people with a little experience in the army could see that this wave of team battles was the final decisive battle between the two sides, and the success or failure was in this move, and the Ming army won and could rescue them from the cage. If the Uighurs had won, their situation would have been in jeopardy, and it would be another matter whether they would accept surrender after a resounding victory.
Zhu Ao is still very unkind to put the Hami army in the first line of defense to resist blood, this is also a helpless thing, no matter who leads the troops to fight, he must always ensure the safety of his descendants first. Without a descendant, it is very likely to be anti-guest-oriented.
When Cao Cao was defeated in the Battle of Chibi, he also withdrew his descendants first, and most of the soldiers who were killed were Jingzhou soldiers. Fu Jian of the former Qin Dynasty was miserable in the Battle of Weishui, and his descendants suffered heavy losses, and in the end, it was not surprising that he was copied by others.
Zhu Ao is not a good man and a woman, he is a hero, and a hero cannot be merciful at any time.
"Shoot the arrows!" The commander of the Hami army pointed his sword ahead and shouted loudly. After many days of fighting, the Hami army suffered heavy losses, and the original 20,000 soldiers and horses were now only about 10,000 people, and they were handed over by Zhu Ao to one of their commanders to command.
This captain is still very aware of current affairs, and knows that since the moment the king of Hami opened the city, Hami is finished, and these days, he has seen with his own eyes the courage and strategy of King Su Zhu Ao, and knows that he is a person who can achieve great things, so he made up his mind to follow King Su to do a career.
When Ankh Timur attempted to rebel last night, the commander of the Hami army took a firm stand, not only did not join him, but also used his prestige to deter most of the soldiers of the Hami army, so that the rebellion could be quickly put down.
Afterwards, Zhu Ao praised his loyal and courageous behavior, and ordered him to command the remaining soldiers of the Hami army to continue to fight with the army.
This 10,000-year-old member of the Hami army naturally knew that Zhu Hao put them in the first hurdle to let them be cannon fodder to consume the Uighur army's artillery, but he still took it because he had no choice. Moreover, to put it very darkly, even if he dies, the dead are all small soldiers, and as long as his luck is not too bad, he generally can't die.
"Whoosh!" A row of sharp arrows shot out of the hands of the archers of the Hami army, and the heavy rain fell on their faces, on their hands and on their bows, as if to create a tragic atmosphere for this great battle. Heavy rain can stimulate great spiritual power in the human body, and those who have trained in the rain should feel it deeply. This kind of scene seems to have a natural tragedy, which makes people unconsciously want to overcome all difficulties.
Although the vision was blurry, the Hami arrows were unmistakably aimed at the rushing Uighurs, striking the Uighur soldiers at the front, clanging with the rain.
"Shoot again! Shoot the pikemen behind them! A centurion of the Hami Army brandished his sword and commanded loudly at the top of his voice. The battlefield was so noisy that even if he spoke so loudly, his subordinates might not be able to hear him. The centurion of the Hami army gestured with his hand as he spoke, finally conveying his meaning to the nearby soldiers.
However, at this time, sharp arrows struck and knocked the centurion of the Hami army to the ground, splashing high muddy water.
The Uighur archers began to counterattack, and when they came into range to cover the sword and shield soldiers in front, they fired rows of sharp arrows at the opposite Suguo formation. Shot down a piece of Hami army.
βduangοΌβ There was a loud bang on the ground, and it was the Uighur swords and shields who rushed over, knocked one of Hami's soldiers to the ground, and then hacked them to death.
The Hami army began to draw their swords and engage the Uighurs in hand-to-hand combat, but they were physically and mentally exhausted after many days of fighting, and the rebellion of the previous night had shaken the morale of some of their troops, so their will to fight was not particularly strong, and after a short battle with the Uighurs, they showed a rout, and some began to retreat to both sides in advance.
"Bastard, don't retreat!" Seeing this scene, the commander of the Hami army was furious, and although Zhu Ao stipulated that they could not defeat it, they could retreat to both sides to strengthen the flanks, but he also stipulated that they should hold on for at least a certain amount of time. Otherwise, every line of defense is like a retreat on both sides, so can you still swing this Heavenly Furnace Array?
The time that Zhu Ao gave to the Hami army was two quarters of an hour, that is, half an hour, to be honest, this time is not too short, but a soldier should have an indomitable spirit and should have the courage to overcome difficulties and complete the task.
The commander of the Hami army has decided to follow Zhu Ao from now on, and naturally he will put the glory and wealth of his life on Zhu Ao's opinion of him, if this first battle is thin, then he will not want to raise his head in front of Zhu Ao in the future, so after seeing his subordinates so uncompetitive, he couldn't help but be furious, personally hacked to death two fleeing soldiers, showed their heads all over the army, and shouted: "You are the last warriors of Hami!" Although the king is gone, but Her Royal Highness is still in the city, how can you escape? Those who retreat without an order will be killed! β
This strict order had a good deterrent effect, and the soldiers of the Hami army finally realized that they would not necessarily die if they fought hard with the Uighur army, but if they escaped, they would definitely be hacked to death by their own commander, and there would be no pension at that time.
What's more, their Hami king Nahuri also died indirectly at the hands of the Uighurs, and Princess Dilinaza was still waiting for them to save her in the city.
The Hami army's defensive line was re-established, and it began to engage the aggressive Uighur army in close combat. A Hami ten-captain had just hacked to death a Uighur soldier after a long day's effort, and was instantly stabbed in the heart by three Uighur pikemen.
Two fists are hard to beat four hands, and there are too many people on the other side.
Two quarters of an hour later, more than half of the Hami soldiers had already suffered casualties, and then they scattered to the flanks under the leadership of their respective commanders. The Uighur soldiers were in a hurry to advance, not noticing that although the Hami soldiers retreated, they did not appear to be defeated, and always maintained a certain order.
After breaking through this line of defense of the Hami army, the Uighur soldiers began to charge the second line of defense formed by the Ming army. The Ming army dug some small traps more than one meter deep in front of the battle, and put some obstacles such as large iron nails, on the one hand, to cause some casualties to the Uighur army attacking them, and on the other hand, to tell the Hami army to withdraw to both sides according to the king's deployment, if they retreated, there would be absolutely no good fruit to eat.
In fact, this strict order did not only apply to the Hami army, but to the entire Ming army. In order to ensure the smooth implementation of the Tianlu method of warfare, Zhu Ao stipulated that after completing the task, the officers and men of the Ming army in each line of defense must retreat to both sides in accordance with the pre-war deployment.