Chapter 194: The Decisive Battle (Part II)

There was silence on the mound.

Cui Yan, who had come back to his senses, smiled, stepped forward in the complicated gaze of the generals, and cordially bowed his hand to the tearful Guan Hai:

"General Guan, just let it go, haha! Shaanxi City is initially decided, the people's hearts are unstable, if my estimate is right, Xu Sheng and General Wei Yan have successfully crossed the river in Heyangdu, more than 20 miles to the west, an hour ago, and they will definitely be able to enter the enemy's Hebei camp before sunset! ”

"At this moment, General Yang Feng, who has been helping him very much, is likely to have followed Mr. Gongsun to meet the lord, and the angel is looking forward to it, we need to be well entertained, and no one can neglect it...... Therefore, it is time for me to follow the lord back to the city, and I believe that I will receive the good news from the general soon, haha! I'm going to take my leave for now. ”

"The enemy's three major arrays have crossed the middle line, and the number of cavalry on both flanks is about two battalions, which is about three hundred and fifty steps away from our army!" The lookout officer on Diao Dou reported loudly again.

Guan Hai, who was boiling with fierce blood, quickly wiped his face, strode towards the general colonel with an excited face, observed for a moment, and then forcibly held back his excitement and ordered in a loud voice:

"General Ben ordered, all the infantry troops moved steadily, and the bow and crossbow teams slowly followed, and fifty steps forward to launch ten rounds of throwing! The crossbow positions on both wings no longer need to be hidden, immediately disperse the cavalry on both wings of the enemy, and then fire non-stop at the middle of the enemy's battle formation! ”

"Order!"

The four lieutenants strode away.

Guan Hai took a deep breath and turned to Liu Pi, who was full of confidence: "The final victory in this battle depends on the virtuous brother, once the enemy army is defeated, the six thousand elite cavalry of the virtuous brother will immediately break the formation at the fastest speed." Kill straight to the docks. Brother Fool led 10,000 reservists to press you ......"

"Remember! The White Polish Army must not be allowed to flee calmly. How many post-war battles can be left under your control, if you can leave Han Xian's house, the foolish brother will definitely ask for credit for the virtuous brother! ”

Liu Pi, who had thought that Guan Hai was going to personally lead six thousand elite horsemen to charge into battle, was overjoyed for a while, and was busy clasping his fists and thanking him: "Brother Xie!" The younger brother will not let his brother down! ”

Nearly 60,000 men and horses on both sides of the war line were several miles long, rapidly approaching, and the agitated war drums were earth-shattering and continuous, and the forward soldiers on both sides could pass through the dust and smoke. Seeing the hideous expression on the other party's face and the heavy footsteps of tens of thousands of people, the earth shook slightly.

The distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer, the sound of the command pierces the deafening war drums, tens of thousands of Qingzhou troops are like hedgehog-like spears coming towards them, and the dense white Polish army raises their shields and raises their spears, accelerating up in the shouts of exhaustion.

After a loud "boom", the two battle formations that were three miles wide finally collided violently together, stirring up a fierce rolling dust and smoke like an angry dragon. The sound of shouting and killing, screaming, wailing, and crying filled the ten miles, reaching straight into the sky.

Tens of thousands of soldiers sacrificed their lives to fight. A dense rain of arrows continued to cover the heads of both warring sides, and thousands of soldiers fell to the ground amid the sound of metal clash and terrible screams, and the originally thick camp began to waver.

The cavalry on both flanks of the White Polish Army had been informed and had prepared to flee, but at this time, under the attack of dense crossbows, their morale was completely lost, and they were in confusion for a while, throwing down hundreds of mutilated corpses and horses, and taking the lead in retreating.

Seeing this, the infantry of the Baibo Army, who had suffered heavy casualties around them, were scattered, and they threw away their weapons one after another and turned to flee, and the two wings of the entire huge formation began to collapse.

Under the continuous blow of the dense arrows and crossbows of the Qingzhou army, the middle of the thickest Baibo army has been completely suppressed, and tens of thousands of Qingzhou troops with strong armor and sharp weapons have brought great damage to the enemy, while still maintaining a tight and thick formation, like a wave of steel, constantly pouring into the depth of the enemy's army.

The officers and men, covered in blood, were still waving their weapons, shouting in unison, stepping on the corpses of countless enemies and their own siblings, and marching forward bravely.

"The enemy is defeated, defeated—"

"Kill—"

"Capture Han Xian alive and take revenge—"

In less than two quarters of an hour, the more than 20,000 Baibo troops were killed and wounded, and they were completely defeated, and the battlefield within a radius of several miles was full of corpses and outlaws.

The 6,000 cavalry led by Liu Piqin launched a decisive charge from both flanks of the battle array, and the five phalanxes composed of more than 20,000 Qingzhou troops also began to accelerate, and the more than 10,000 reserve troops led by Guan Hai were all thrown into the battlefield to ruthlessly kill the remnants of the Baibo army who were fleeing in all directions.

Liu Pi's 5,000 iron cavalry pierced the entire battlefield with an unstoppable momentum, and smashed into the dock where people were surging and fleeing for their lives.

Thousands of soldiers of the White Polish Army, in the face of the violent impact of the iron cavalry, were either knocked into the air alive or easily killed by the wolf-like cavalry, and the two cavalry sprinting at high speed on the left and the right were like two red-hot giant swords crossing each other, and in the blink of an eye, the chaotic tens of thousands of White Polish troops were divided into pieces.

ruthlessly knocked away several large and small ships, and the building ship that took the lead out of the dock staggered and accelerated, and Han Xian, the commander of the White Polish Army, who was standing on the edge of the ship, was already in tears at this time:

Tens of thousands of soldiers screaming and wailing wolves and rats on the shore were divided and slaughtered by the cavalry of the Qingzhou Army, and the black pressure on the edge of the dock was full of brothers who grabbed boats and fled for their lives, and hundreds of soldiers fell into the water and floated and floated, and ships of all sizes collided with each other, capsized and sank, and the five Qingzhou Army foot soldiers phalanx of the array of neat and earth-shattering voices appeared in front of the dock again, mercilessly raising their swords and guns to step on the wharf in a mess.

The ferry wharf, which is two miles long and one mile wide, has been heavily surrounded by the Qingzhou army, and the five thousand cavalry led by Liu Pi completely controlled the battlefield, and tens of thousands of desperate white Polish troops were overwhelmed by the black pressure and fell to their knees.

The three reserve phalanxes of the Qingzhou army had stopped advancing, and the main general Guan Hai, under the escort of hundreds of personal guards, rode his horse and rushed through the docks full of soldiers and ownerless war horses, and soon came to Liu Bi, who was looking at the horse by the dock.

Liu Bi hurriedly saluted, grinned and excitedly reported:

"Han Xian and Hu Jie fled first, and the ships that fled with them were less than thirty percent, about sixty or so, most of them were big ships, and the number of people would not exceed seven thousand, and the rest were left behind by us...... The younger brother hurriedly calculated just now, and there were no less than 15,000 soldiers, and no less than 4,000 intact war horses, all of which were good horses. ”

Guan Hai glanced at the enemy fleet in the distance, and then looked at the dozens of large and small ships captured in front of the pier and the thousands of enemy soldiers who were floating on the water and crying for help, and loudly ordered to the soldiers who rushed in:

"Don't be busy reporting yet, save people quickly, how much can you save...... The enemy troops on the ships should be driven down as soon as possible, and the capsized ships should be salvaged immediately, and all the stagnant water should be cleared, and carefully examined, and the shipwrights should be equipped as soon as possible if they could be used, leaving eight battalions of spearmen and five battalions of crossbowmen for me, and the rest of the troops should gather together the prisoners and all the captured and escort them back to the city. ”

The bloodied soldiers hurriedly went their separate ways, and Liu Bi asked with some surprise: "Brother wants to cross the river to pursue?" ”

Guan Hai nodded, and looked up at the sun that was gradually moving westward: "According to the plan, in another hour, the 10,000 elite cavalry led by Xu Wenxiang and Wei Wenchang will launch a surprise attack on the enemy camp on the north bank. ”

"If it weren't for the Ghost Gate (the most dangerous water area in Sanmenxia) and the 'mainstay' in the big river, our army's powerful sailors would have been able to rush up a long time ago, and this battle would have been easier, where would there be a chance for Han Xian and the others to retreat?"

Liu Pi immediately understood what Guan Hai meant, although crossing the river to pursue was not included in the battle plan, Guan Hai's impromptu decision was undoubtedly correct, and it was also in line with what the lord Liu Cun said, "focus on the overall situation and judge the situation".

At present, Han Xian suffered heavy losses in a complete defeat, and only fled back to the North Shore Camp with more than 6,000 people, but based on the total strength of the White Polish Army, there are still more than 20,000 White Polish troops left behind in the North Shore Camp at this moment.

If Guan Hai led more than 7,000 spearmen and crossbowmen to cross the river in pursuit, he would definitely be able to force Han Xian to mobilize heavy troops and hold the strategic Shaanjin Ferry in the north, so that he could better assist Xu Sheng in their surprise attack, and if they were successful, it might be another brilliant victory.

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