Chapter 284: The Battle of Taibi (Part II)
"Kill, capture Murong Yong alive!"
In the midst of shouts and killings, tens of thousands of Houyan elites slaughtered the main force of Xiyan like a lamb to be slaughtered from all directions. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Murong Nong was in the east, Murong Guo was in the west, Murong Kai was in the north, and Murong Lin was in the south.
And Murong Yong knew that at the critical moment, he did everything he could, commanding his subordinates to resist step by step, trying to redeem the fate of his imminent defeat.
However, because the Xiyan army was encircled, morale was inevitably low, so that the original strength was only about half of it.
Therefore, at the beginning of the war, gaps soon appeared on the entire front.
"Quick, stop the enemy for me!" Under Murong Yong's strict order, the Xiyan people began to desperately try to plug the gap.
In the sound of wild horse hooves, the Houyan cavalry ignored the rain of arrows shot by the enemy, and still quickly approached the enemy position.
The Houyan infantry followed, and as long as the cavalry widened the gap, the infantry would follow closely behind.
Step and ride in harmony and cooperate properly! The Houyan soldiers were really well-trained, and under the skillful command of Murong Chui, their combat effectiveness was doubled.
The Houyan cavalry slapped over layer by layer like waves, and the Xiyan array, which was originally as calm as a mountain and rock, began to waver.
Thanks to Murong Yong personally supervising the formation behind his back, he was able to block the charge of Houyan Iron Cavalry.
For the people of Xiyan, although Murong Yong is not as famous as Murong Chui, at least this person has stabilized Xiyan and still has great prestige in the country.
It is precisely because of this, although many people in Xiyan have been frightened under the siege and killing of the Houyan army, but because of Murong Yonghuwei, they dare not escape privately, so they can only grit their teeth and fight with the Houyan people.
In a short period of time, nearly 1,000 war horses and cavalry had fallen in the sprinting battlefield, and Murong Chui, who was in command of the Chinese army, turned a blind eye to the losses of the Yan army, and still stood still, and the army continued to rush and kill as originally planned.
The horses and the corpses of the enemy gradually spread all over the battlefield, but the Houyan offensive continued unabated.
The cavalry used their superb horsemanship to quickly approach the enemy's position, and after galloping, they easily turned their horses' heads sideways and diverted to the left and right.
Then they will circle back to their own rear formation, and will gather and charge the enemy again, like an endless wave, wave after wave, converging into a thicker and heavier wave, almost trying to smash the Xiyan people.
As the casualties intensified step by step, in the Xiyan Formation, sweat began to appear on the foreheads of countless soldiers, the originally resolute eyes began to flicker and retreat, and the movements made by the once powerful arms also became hesitant.
An atmosphere of despair began to permeate the entire Western Yan army, and surrenders began to occur sporadically on the fringes.
Suddenly, the horn of the Houyan army suddenly became louder, and the speed of the galloping cavalry team couldn't help but go up, and the cavalry in the front held the weapons in their hands and began to shout wildly.
It seems that the Xiyan people in front of them are the meat on the chopping board, and they can eat it as much as they want, and everyone has fallen into a kind of madness.
Time passed little by little, and the gore became more and more intense.
The lives of the officers and men of the two armies are not as cheap as ants at this moment, and human life at this moment seems to be invincible to the weeds on the roadside, and every moment, every breath, there is a fresh life disappearing.
At this moment, Murong Yongzhen really reached the desperate situation of calling the earth and the earth to be ineffective, and at the same time, he regretted that he didn't listen to Zhang Teng's suggestion and insisted that the Hexi Army still be in Jinyang.
Otherwise, if there were 10,000 Hexi troops to help, even if he couldn't save the defeat, at least he would have a chance to escape.
It's like now, the entire army is surrounded by Houyan, and he has no chance to escape even if he wants to.
At this time, under the command of Murong Chui, the Houyan army descended the mountain like a fierce tiger, and the shouts of killing in all directions shook the sky and resounded in the sky.
On the contrary, the people of Xiyan were at a loss in the panic, running from place to place, competing for their lives, trampling on each other, unable to form an army, and the number of trampled to death or wounded is innumerable.
Listening to the shouts of killing that were getting closer and closer, Murong Yong was full of despair, and the entire Chinese army's big tent was already in chaos.
The general on duty slipped away and disappeared.
Only Murong Yong stood in the big tent in a daze, at a loss.
At this time, the crown prince Murong Liang led more than 1,000 soldiers to protect his father.
When Murong Yong saw Murong Liang, it was like seeing a life-saving straw, and he pointed at his son and shouted, "Hurry up and organize someone for me to stop Murong Chui." ”
Murong Liang cried with a sad face and said, "Father, now that the soldiers are scattered, how can you organize it?" Let's run for your life! ”
Murong Yong refused to leave, and said loudly: "The widow has an army of 100,000, how can it be said that it will be gone if it is gone?" ”
"You must be lying to Gu, hurry up and organize troops for me, the widow still has to fight Murong to the death!"
"Father, hurry up and get on the horse, I'm afraid I'll become a ghost under Murong Chui's knife if it's late."
"Ah, no, no, no......"
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The sun, which had been raging for a whole day, finally sank below the horizon, and a black curtain descended again, enveloping the land.
On the battlefield, both sides of the enemy and us were already slaughtered, and nearly 30,000 cavalry troops were quietly waiting for the order to attack.
Although Tuoba Qian and Wang Zhenwei were both deeply hostile to each other, they rarely maintained a consensus on weakening Western Yan and Hou Yan.
It is said that the reinforcements have arrived at Taibi early, and it is time to attack as soon as possible to save Murong Yong's fate.
However, Wang Zhenwei and Tuoba Qian ordered to rest and recuperate before attacking in the name of the army coming from afar.
In this way, under the intentional or unintentional delay of the two main generals, the Xiyan army, which originally had more than 50,000 people in the encirclement, now has less than 30,000 people left.
At the same time, under the desperate resistance of the Xiyan people, Houyan also paid a lot of price.
Seeing that the time was ripe today, Wang Zhenwei immediately pulled out his horizontal knife, pointed the blade in the direction of the battlefield, and shouted softly: "Kill!" ”
In the middle of the night, the sky was extremely dark, and the dense clouds covered the original bright moonlight.
The heavy murderous aura began to condense quietly, and the Houyan people, who were launching the final blow on Murong Yong, did not notice the danger approaching in the slightest.
Gao Jinzhi, Xue Tong, Kuai En and other generals held horizontal swords, followed closely behind, followed by 6,000 Hexi iron horsemen.
Tuoba Qian was not to be outdone, and after the Hexi army launched an attack, he also rushed forward with 20,000 Northern Wei iron cavalry.
"Boom ......" suddenly the sound of horses' hooves was like a landslide and tsunami, covering the entire night sky in an instant.
Nearly 30,000 cavalry launched a surprise attack, with swords flashing, guns and shadows.
In the silence of the night, the roar of horses' hooves was particularly loud like thunder.
The Houyan soldiers, who were in charge of guarding on the periphery of the battlefield, were the first to discover the cavalry that came by surprise.
The sound of "rumbling" continued to be heard, and even the earth seemed to tremble slightly.
The Xianbei people, who often dealt with horses, suddenly turned pale, as if they had thought of something terrible.
They picked up their weapons, mounted their horses, and just went up to intercept them, they were slashed to the ground by the rushing iron horsemen.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! A terrible scream suddenly rang out over the night......
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Murong Chui, who was originally in command of the Chinese army, looked in the northwest direction and frowned.
He had just received an urgent report that a large number of cavalry from the northwest was rapidly attacking the platform.
No need to ask, it must have been the Hexi Army stationed in Jinyang who came to save Murong Yong.
To be honest, he had expected this scene before the war, so he deliberately sent troops to seize Wuxiang and left men and horses to take care of it.
As far as he knows, the Jinyang garrison plus the Hexi reinforcements totaled more than 20,000 people, and the cavalry was only in the early 10,000s, so he didn't take this little strength into account.
But now it seems that the defenders of Wuxiang obviously did not block the enemy of Jinyang, and this is exactly what Murong Cang couldn't figure out.
How did Murong Chui know that due to the help of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the strength of the Jinyang coalition army had more than doubled, and it was all cavalry.
It was with the 20,000 cavalry brought by Tuoba Qian that the coalition army easily bypassed Wuxiang and attacked Taibi for a long time.
"Your Majesty, the Hexi Army is coming!"
"Bastard! How many people are there in the Hexi Army? How dare to attack? If you dare to lie about the military situation, I won't spare you! ”
Because Murong Trai has never been defeated since he joined the army, this not only made him famous, but also made Murong Trai have indescribable confidence in his own judgment.
It is precisely because of this that even if the Hexi army attacked him, Murong Chui still did not believe that the enemy was the Hexi army.
However, this can't be said that Murong Chui is wrong, after all, no matter how much he uses his troops like a god, I am afraid he would not have thought that the Northern Wei Dynasty would also come to the troubled waters of Xiyan.
"Kill, capture Murong Trai alive!"
With the arrival of reinforcements, the situation on the battlefield was reversed all of a sudden, and the Houyan army, which had been firmly victorious, fell into a desperate situation.
And Murong Yong, who was about to flee his eldest son, heard that reinforcements had arrived, and immediately stabilized the situation and began to command his subordinates to counterattack.