Chapter 7 4 Liaoshui
After a night of fighting, Cheng Yun finally broke through a bloody road and got rid of the encirclement and interception of Chang Miao's army.
At this time, there were only more than 300 people left by his side, all of whom were cavalry. The infantry could not keep up with the ranks, and all of them were lost in the enemy's ranks. Of the remaining 300 cavalrymen, most of them were wounded, and they had not rested well for more than ten days, plus a night of fierce fighting, everyone looked depressed, and the horses were already exhausted. Cheng Yun had to order a temporary rest before leaving.
Sitting on a rock, Cheng Yun untied the water bladder from his horse and took a sip. Now that he has lost Liaoyang City, he has become a homeless rogue, and the only place he can go to is Goryeo. To escape to Goryeo, you first had to cross the Liaoshui. There was already a slight heat in the breeze, and summer was approaching. At present, there are still a few shallows that can be crossed by swimming in Liaoshui, and in a few days the river will swell, and by that time there will be no boats and you will be trapped here.
As he was pondering, he suddenly heard someone under him shouting, "Chase!" Cheng Yunyi jumped up, picked up his knife and got on the horse, and shouted, "Follow me!" "When we run towards the nearest shallow black mud bay to this place.
At the same time, the pursuing troops sent by Chang Miao were struggling to catch up with Cheng Yun, who kept fleeing. Due to the approach of the Goryeo army, Chang Miao had to divide a considerable part of his forces to Liaoshui to block the Goryeo army, so the pursuing force was not particularly strong. Chen Yunhai, who was ordered to command this pursuit force, divided the 7,000 cavalry in his hand into three strands in a zigzag shape to outflank Chengyun, but Chengyun deserved to be a veteran of Liaodong, and he was far more familiar with the terrain in Liaodong than Chen Yunhai, and every time he was about to be surrounded, he could always escape with the help of the terrain.
Chen Yunhai, who pursued unsuccessfully, was anxious: Goryeo's intention to do this was probably not only to rescue Chengyun, but also to invade the country of silk. The area south of Liaoshui and north of the Yalu River may not have reacted to the invasion of Goryeo now, if the Goryeo army is allowed to cross the Liaoshui again, it is difficult to say whether the current strength of the crusading army can block the attack of the 50,000 elite Goryeo army, Chang Miao's pressure is very great now, so it has become a very critical step to eliminate the remnants of Chengyun as soon as possible, Chengyun old thief knows the terrain of Liaodong and the army situation of Liaodong well, in case it falls into the hands of the Goryeos, it is equivalent to giving the Goryeo people a living map.
At this time, Chen Yunhai suddenly had a flash of inspiration and asked the guide officer where the nearest place to cross the Liaoshui was nearby. When he got the answer that it was Heiniwan, Chen Yunhai made a decision to pursue Chengyun with three cavalry, the purpose was to make him have to make a detour to Heiniwan, and he himself personally led 2,000 cavalry to Heiniwan to set up an ambush in order to encircle and annihilate the remnants of Chengyun.
There was nothing wrong with Chen's idea, but it sparked an unexpected battle. When he led his troops to Heiniwan, he was confronted head-on by nearly 10,000 Goryeo cavalry troops led by Quan Bingyeol who had just smuggled across Heiniwan.
In the face of this unexpected enemy army, the reactions of both sides are the same, and they will start fighting without saying a word!
Both sides were running long distances, and the level of fatigue was roughly the same, but the number was 2,000 to 10,000, and Chen Yunhai's troops were inferior in combat ability and experience to the Goryeo army, and the whole battle became a completely one-sided situation.
In the face of complete disadvantage, Chen Yunhai's subordinates did not flinch in the slightest, the reason was that Chen Yunhai was the commander they admired, and even more so, Chen Yunhai himself took the lead and fought on the most tragic front line. Under the leadership of Chen Yunhai, the cavalry of the Silk Country had high morale, and despite their heavy casualties, they launched counterattacks again and again. Chen Yunhai was injured in dozens of minor and serious injuries, but he was still fighting on the front line and refused to take a step back. In just one hour of fighting, Chen Yunhai's 2,000 men had been sharply reduced to less than 400, and the Goryeo army had also lost nearly 1,000 men. At this time, Cheng Yun, who was being chased all the way, fled to Black Mud Bay.
In the face of such a tragic battle, in just a moment, Cheng Yun understood the situation: the real Goryeo reinforcements had arrived! He ordered his soldiers to chant in Goryeo: "We are Sungun's troops, destroy the enemy together!" "While rushing to the past. At this time, the addition of Cheng Yun made the situation of Chen Yunhai's department take a sharp turn for the worse, and only one round of assault caused more than 100 casualties. And at this time, the five thousand cavalry that followed Cheng Yun also rushed to Heiniwan. This unit immediately joined the battle group, and the situation became chaotic for a time - the remnants of Chen Yunhai's 300 men were flanked by the Goryeo Army and Chengyun in front and rear, and the remnants of Chengyun's 300 troops were also flanked by the remnants of Chen Yunhai and 5,000 fresh forces at the same time.
At this time, Chen Yunhai's training in the past few days showed its effect, although the 5,000 cavalry did not have a supreme commander, but the adjutant generals and middle-level officers of the three teams controlled the situation very well, the advance and retreat of the 5,000 cavalry was reasonable, the attack was effective and practical, not inferior to the combat efficiency of the Goryeo cavalry, and quickly destroyed the remnants of Chengyun to only a few dozen horsemen. However, just when the Chengyun tribe was about to be completely wiped out, another army came from the north of Black Mud Bay, which changed the situation again. This is the remnant of Guo Shi, who broke through last night.
Guo Shi's subordinates were actually only about a hundred people left, but his assault still gave a small impact to the cavalry of the Silk Country, and the formation became scattered because of this. However, the cavalry of the Silk Country quickly adjusted their posture and surrounded Guo Shituan. In the process of this sudden change, Quan Binglie bumped into Chen Yunhai.
Chen Yunhai, who was covered in injuries, completely relied on his will to keep himself from falling off the horse at this time, and the excessive bleeding made him dizzy and shaky. Seeing that the other party was already at the end of the crossbow, Quan Bingyeol immediately launched the most fierce offensive.
A few rounds later, Chen Yunhai's spear was shocked and flew away - Quan Binglie's martial arts were originally above Chen Yunhai, not to mention that Chen Yunhai had long since disappeared. However, Chen Yunhai had already made up his mind to die at this time, and he took advantage of the staggered time of the two horses to pounce and directly knocked Quan Binglie off the horse. At the same time as he landed, Chen Yunhai's arms had firmly clasped Quan Binglie's arms, and he smiled and said, "Come on, come with me to Huangquan Road as a companion, and let's be trampled into meat by the horse's hooves together." ”
Jeon Bingyeol didn't expect that he would be so careless and be exploited by the dying enemy general. The body rolled hard and rolled Chen Yunhai to the top - even if he was going to be trampled to death, let Chen Yunhai die first. At the same time, Cheng Yun had already cut down Chen Yunhai's last guard soldier, and Pegasus came to the two of them, and with a wave of his big knife, he cut Chen Yunhai's waist in half! Quan Binglie shook his arms, broke free from Chen Yunhai's control, flew on his horse, and shouted in Chinese: "The enemy general has been beheaded by us!" ”
The news of the death of the main general in battle greatly damaged the morale of the cavalry of the Silk Country. Seeing that the cavalry of the Silk Country was about to retreat, the thunderous drums resounded in the mountains around the north bank, and the shouts of killing shook the heavens and the earth, and they were getting closer and closer.
Quan Binglie heard that it was not good, it seemed that the army of the Silk Country had arrived, and his subordinates had been running for a long time, and there was not enough food and grass, if they were surrounded by enemy troops here, they would probably be wiped out soon. Since the sneak attack is no longer possible, and Cheng Yun has also been rescued by himself, it is not a futile. It should be wise to retreat while there is still strength left. Therefore, Quan Binglie no longer attacked, but began to retreat towards the south bank of Liaoshui. After this bitter battle, the cavalry of the Silk Country was already unable to pursue, and after the Goryeo soldiers completely withdrew to the south bank of Liaoshui, they also began to retreat. After the successful retreat of the Goryeo army, there was no longer nostalgia and left in the dust.
Afterwards, Quan Binglie learned that the so-called reinforcements were just a thousand infantry led by Su Chengdong, and he was just ordered to garrison Dao Heiniwan, but he didn't expect to encounter this big battle. In the face of a strong enemy, Su Chengdong could only use bluff to scare off the enemy army. Jeon Byung-yeol, who learned the truth, stomped his feet and beat his chest, regretting that he had given up the victory he was about to win.
In the first battle of Heiniwan, the Goryeo army lost nearly 3,000 people, Guo Shi of the Chengyun Department was killed in battle, and only more than 20 horsemen of the remaining troops escaped from Liaoshui; The Silk Country Crusade Army suffered more than 5,000 casualties, and the general Chen Yunhai died on the battlefield.