Chapter Seventy-One: Collapsing

Hao Shaoqi saw that although the enemy in the circle was already exhausted, he was still unyielding, and some of them opened their bows to fight back, and when they ran out of arrows, they pulled out arrows from their dead comrades. There were more than a dozen bold knights of their own side www.biquge.info who broke through the enemy formation, but they didn't want these enemy soldiers to quickly shrink the formation and block the following knights from the outside, and after a short period of chaos in the enemy formation, they calmed down again, and then saw that more than a dozen heads were thrown out, and it was the warrior who had just entered the battle. Seeing this, Hao Shaoqi couldn't help but sigh: "It's really cunning! He shouted to everyone: "Everyone, these are the backbone of the Eastern Captives, the most stubborn, if you let them go today, I really don't know how many more people will die in the future!" Even if everyone tries their best to get rid of this body, they must not let anyone go! ”

When everyone heard Hao Shaoqi's words, they all nodded yes, and an officer threw his helmet on the ground and said loudly: "What my lord said is that even if you die here today, you will kill all these thieves, just to relieve the worries of future generations!" ”

Hao Shaoqi saw that everyone was angry, so he got on his horse first, ordered his subordinates to release three rows of arrows, and then blew the horn, and rushed over with spears first, and the other knights raised their spears and rode their horses, rushing up. The besieged Houjin soldiers hurriedly released arrows, and the knights resisted with iron armor, and many of the people who fell from the arrows were trampled to death, but no one looked back. As soon as the servants of the two sides touched, their spears stabbed like a forest, and Hao Shaoqi's side borrowed the momentum of the horse, and many of the Jurchen soldiers penetrated through, but the Jurchen soldiers who had fallen into a desperate situation did not give an inch. He actually blocked the iron cavalry charge with a wall of flesh. When the two sides were in the thick of the fierce battle, the soldiers of the rear team bypassed the armored cavalry in front of them, and shot the enemy soldiers from the side, at this time the distance between the two sides was only more than ten paces away, and these shooters either aimed at the enemy's face and throat, or the weak point of the two ribs, and the arrow would die. At this time, the Jurchens could no longer resist the onslaught of the enemy, so they had to fight and retreat, while the cavalry followed, either shooting with bows or stabbing with spears, and the corpses were piled up, and the wounds cried until late at night.

Hao Shaoqi's troops hated this enemy army for stubbornly refusing to surrender, killing and wounding too many of their own soldiers, even those who finally discarded their weapons and surrendered, they did not let go, they all stabbed with spears and trampled to death with horses' hooves. Ao Bai fought to the end, and died of more than ten guns in his body. Hao Shaoqi looked at the body like a hornet's nest that was poked by guns and arrows on the ground, Rao is already as hard as iron, and he couldn't help sighing: "It's really like an iron man, it's a pity that he didn't invest in my family's account, otherwise he would have been well nurtured, how could he end up like this!" He then instructed his men to mark the location of his body and wait until it was buried after the war.

Jurchen Chinese Army.

"What? The rout of the right wing? ”

At this moment, Huang Taiji realized the cruelty of the goddess of fate, not long ago he had just received the good news of shooting Liu Cheng from Duoduo on the left wing, and before he could finish tasting the joy of victory, the messenger from the right wing rushed from the peak of joy to the trough at once. For a moment, he only felt that it was pitch black in front of him, and his two temples were like two drumsticks beating, painful and swollen, and there were shouts from others in his ears, but these sounds seemed to come from a distance, and the whole person was groggy. After a long while, Huang Taiji regained consciousness, only to feel that the side of his mouth was slippery and greasy, and when he reached out and touched it, he found that it was all blood.

"Great Khan, be careful!" Fan Wencheng's voice came from his ears, with a slight cry, and Huang Taiji smiled bitterly: "Did I have a nosebleed again?" ”

"Not bad!" Fan Wencheng carefully wiped off the nosebleed for Huang Taiji, and said in a low voice: "Da Khan, the outcome is undecided at the moment, your body is related to the rise and fall of Dajin, you must take care!" ”

"If you can't win this battle, what's the use of being in good health? You help me up! Huang Taiji, supported by Fan Wencheng, stood up and asked the messenger who had reported the news: "You tell me in detail about the situation on the right wing, and where are the Azig and Kupilon?" ”

The messenger was about to reply, when suddenly a voice came from outside: "Great Khan, the Twelve Beylers and Suppilon have arrived!" ”

"These two bastards, and the face to come to see me!" A layer of green energy appeared on Huang Taiji's face, Fan Wencheng couldn't help but be secretly shocked when he looked at it on the side, he was Huang Taiji's cronies, and he knew that his city was very deep, and his joy and anger were invisible, like today, it was only seen in his life. He wanted to give some advice, but he didn't dare to open his mouth, so he had to stand aside. A moment later, he saw Azig and Suppilon covered in blood, looking haggard and looking like they had escaped death. When the two of them were still more than 20 steps away from Huang Taiji, they knelt on the ground, not even daring to breathe, looking like they were guilty and waiting to die.

"What the hell is going on on the right wing?" Huang Taiji snorted coldly, and asked his cronies directly, and Ji Bilong secretly glanced at Azig next to him, and said in a low voice: "Great Khan, the right wing is finished, the enemy cavalry has killed through the formation, and the armies have been defeated, it is estimated that the left wing of the enemy army will soon come around, maybe now the enemy cavalry has already killed the river bridge!" ”

"There are eighty-five cattle in total, each of which is one hundred and twenty dings, and I have given you two reinforcements. Old Twelve, how did you play like this? Huang Taiji's arrow-like gaze suddenly turned to Azig's body, although Azig lowered his head, he also seemed to feel his brother's gaze, his body trembled, he raised his head and said in a low voice: "Great Khan, this can't be blamed on me, eighty-five Niu Lu is a lot, but there are more soldiers on the opposite side, and they are cannons and cavalry, and it is not easy for me to hold out until now!" ”

Huang Taiji was furious when he heard this, he grabbed the spear of the attendant next to him and threw it at Azig, fortunately, Fan Wencheng next to him felt that something was wrong, grabbed it and pushed Huang Taiji's arm, the spear was a little off, and it was stuck on the ground next to Azig, and he jumped up and ran out.

"Great Khan Breathe Fury!" Azig hugged Huang Taiji's arm and persuaded him: "Twelve Belle has had, you can summon the prince to deal with it, but you can't do this!" ”

Huang Taiji just said that he was angry, and at this time, he couldn't help but be a little afraid, if he killed Azig like this, he couldn't say anything in front of the princes and nobles of Houjin. Thinking of this, he whispered to Fan Wencheng: "Thank you, sir, otherwise, if I accidentally hurt the twelfth brother, I will regret it!" ”

"Don't dare!" Fan Wencheng said in a low voice: "Great Khan, although the enemy army has broken the right flank of our army, as long as Liu Cheng is killed, our army will also win this battle." According to what the minister saw, it was better to divide the troops to resist the detour of the enemy's left flank, and wait until it was dark to retreat to the east of the river, looking for an opportunity to fight again! ”

"That's what the gentleman said!" Huang Taiji nodded, he knew in his heart at this time that he was only afraid that the news of the shooting of Liu Cheng that had just come from Duoduo's side was not small, how could there be a reason in the world that the boss was killed and the offensive became more and more fierce? At present, the right wing of the own side has been broken, and there is no good news from the left wing of the own side, this battle has actually been lost, and the rest is nothing more than losing more and losing less. Originally, it was this river that split itself into two pieces, but now it is the same river, and it can become its own savior. As long as you can survive until dark, you can let the armies cross the river lightly, and then burn all the pontoon bridges, at least most of the soldiers can be rescued.

"Babutai!" Huang Taiji thought for a while, and then sorted out his thoughts: "I'll give you a thousand people, you go to the pontoon bridge immediately, control those pontoon bridges, clean up the sides of the pontoon bridge, and prepare for the army to cross the river overnight!" ”

"Yes, Great Khan!" Babutai immediately understood what Huang Taiji meant, and his face changed slightly, but he was also a person who had been through the battle array, and he was ready to leave after bowing and saluting. At this time, a horseman rushed in from outside and shouted loudly: "Report ——, Xiyu has killed from behind, and the pontoon bridge is on fire!" ”

"What? The pontoon bridge is on fire? Huang Taiji and Babutai glanced at each other, and saw inexplicable horror on each other's faces, and the two turned to look east, only to see several thick smoke rising, which was where the pontoon bridge was.

At the riverside pontoon.

"Shoot the arrows!" The facial muscles of the Jurchen officers guarding the pontoon bridge were twisted into a ball of fear. With the help of the sunlight shining from the west, he could clearly see the iron horsemen rushing towards him in the distance, wearing iron scarves with feathers on their heads, and the iron face guards and locks and curtains covered their heads tightly, revealing only two eyes; He was clothed with iron armor up to his knees; The war horse is covered with cowhide, and the horse's head is covered with an iron curtain; The spear in his hand rose and fell as the horse galloped. As the iron hooves trampled on it, as if the whole earth was trembling with it, these half-man, half-horse beasts rushed towards the pontoon bridge like a flood.

At the sound of the officer's order, the frightened guards fired arrows, which crackled against the iron armor. Before they could fire a second arrow, the cavalry arrived. The Jurchen soldiers raised their spears to block, but they were engulfed in the blink of an eye. Only the bravest and most disciplined infantry could resist the onslaught of the iron cavalry head-on, but now the Jurchen soldiers guarding the pontoon bridge were mostly old and weak, and the few who were determined to die raised their spears and pierced the chests of the enemy in front of them, but without the cover of his compatriots on both sides, he was soon stabbed to death by the tide of enemy cavalry from all sides. Those who dropped their weapons and fled only survived a few more breaths, and the two-legged ones could not outrun the four-legged horses, and they were either killed from behind by the enemy with spears and bows and arrows, or they were knocked down and trampled to death. In the blink of an eye, the Jurchen soldiers guarding the bridge were reduced to nothing.

"Set fire! Burn this pontoon! Hao Shaoqi's voice was hoarse, but it was still enough for his subordinates to understand what he meant, and the knights first smashed a few clay pots filled with grease on the pontoon, and then lit them with flint, and soon the fire rose on the pontoon, and the fireworks went straight into the sky, like a huge pillar.

The Jurchen left.

"Lord Belle, the pontoon bridge is on fire!"

"What?" Duoduo turned and looked in the direction of his men's fingers, and saw columns of smoke rising from the river, and he counted: "One, two, three." Oops, only one of the four pontoon bridges is still intact! ”

"Lord Belle, what should I do?" The adjutant general's face was full of panic, not that he was timid. The fire on the pontoon bridge can only mean one thing - the enemy army has detoured behind their backs, and there are no soldiers in ancient and modern times who are not afraid of being attacked on both sides.

"Shut up!" Dodor scolded in distraught, he naturally thought more than the lieutenant general. Judging from the morale of the enemy on the opposite side, the person he shot earlier was probably not Liu Cheng at all; Now that the pontoon bridge has been burned, I am afraid that Azig's right flank is finished, unless his left flank can suddenly break out and crush the enemy's right flank in front of him, there is no suspense about the outcome of this battle. In this case, the remaining pontoon bridge is the only way to survive, but fortunately, his strength in the white flag is basically intact.

Thinking of this, Duoduo had already made a decision in an instant, and he immediately ordered the adjutant general: "I'll go to the pontoon bridge now, and you will lead the army back a little and prepare to withdraw the troops?" ”

"Withdrawing troops?" The adjutant general was still a little dazed: "What about the Khan's Chinese army?" And what about the right wing of the Twelve Baylors? ”

Duoduo looked left and right, and said in a low voice: "There is only one pontoon bridge left, who do you say will go first?" ”

The adjutant general suddenly realized and nodded again and again. Duoduo jumped on his horse and said to him: "Remember, retreat slowly, grasp the teams, retreat alternately, don't let the other side see the flaws, and when I control the pontoon, you can retreat quickly!" ”

"Yes! Rest assured! The lieutenant general was also an old soldier, and immediately understood that Duoduo was afraid that the enemy troops on the opposite side would find out that something was wrong, so he rushed over and scattered the ranks, which was the situation he was most afraid of when withdrawing troops.

Liu Chengjun's right flank.

Liu Cheng had already gotten off the war horse and sat up straight on the Hu bed, but his face was so pale that even the rouge could not hide it, and the momentum of the partial birth became more and more fierce, and no one dared to persuade him to disarm and go down to rest and heal.

"Report ——!" A rumor arrived on a flying horse and shouted loudly on horseback: "Lord Gesang on the left flank reports that the two generals Hazar and Hao Shaoqi have broken through the enemy's formation, and the enemy's right flank has been greatly defeated, and the armor has been abandoned and the mountains have been accumulated, and countless prisoners have been taken!" ”

"Good, good, the left has finally won!" Everyone was pleasantly surprised, Liu Cheng gave half of his troops to the left wing Gesang in this battle, and later even the guards around him were sent over, but the left wing has not broken the enemy's news, and everyone has not said anything, and their hearts have long been anxious. The confrontation between these two armies is a matter of life and death, you can't kill the enemy, and if you turn over the enemy, you will die. Liu Cheng sent Hao Shaoqi this time is equivalent to having played the last hole cards, if Huang Taiji turns the table, it will be a miserable white, I am afraid that even his own life may not be saved.

"Give an order to Gesang, tell him to leave the prisoners and abandoned armor alone, immediately move the artillery team to the flank of the Chinese army in the east, first shell with solid shells, and then flank Huang Taiji with our Chinese army. In order to avoid improper coordination, both the Chinese army and the left wing were handed over to him for moderation! ”

"Yes!" The horseman answered, repeated Liu Cheng's order, and went to the horse. At this time, the atmosphere in the field has been a lot lighter, after all, the right wing of Houjin has collapsed, and although Liu Chengjun's right wing has suffered a lot of casualties, the formation is still very complete, and the victory or defeat has been decided, which is nothing more than the difference between winning more and winning less.