The sound of hooves was like thunder, and the Goguryeo cavalry rushed closer and closer, as if they had gone crazy, each of their faces became extremely hideous, their swords shining above their heads, and the yellow dust under the horses' hooves was billowing and dusty, covering the sky and the sun.

Behind the cavalry, fifteen thousand spear infantry followed in formation, and when the cavalry tore through the enemy lines, this spear infantry would be the first to enter the enemy's center.

Zhang Xuan's forehead was also soaked with beads of sweat, this was also the first time he participated in a positional battle with thousands of troops, he was deployed on the left flank of Zhou Fashang's commander, and his nine hundred elite soldiers formed a spear phalanx.

Zhang Xuan carried the green dragon halberd in his hand, closely followed his team, in the army of more than 30,000 people, his spear phalanx was just a very small spike, but they were the foundation of the big array, whether the Sui army could finally win, depends on the play of each phalanx.

Zhang Xuan was also infected by the heroic atmosphere on the battlefield, and the idea of dying generously for the country was born in his heart, tears welled up in his eyes, and he shouted to the soldiers: "If I die, the captain of the first regiment will be the general, the captain of the first regiment will die, and the captain of the second regiment will take over, until we fight to the last man, and fight with me to the death!" ”

"Fight to the death!"

Nine hundred soldiers raised their spears and shouted in unison, their shouts infected the surrounding military formations, and the Sui soldiers raised their spears one after another and shouted: "Fight to the death!" ”

"Fight to the death!"

The shouts were like a mountain and a tsunami, spreading piece by piece, and even Laihu'er was infected, he raised his arms and shouted: "Soldiers of the Sui army, today we will never retreat and die for the country!" ”

The entire battlefield was shrouded in the dust stirred up by the five thousand cavalry, and the sky on the battlefield turned dim yellow, and the five thousand cavalry were like a black ocean, overwhelming the sky.

1,000 steps, 800 steps, 500 steps, 400 steps...... Five thousand cavalry were already approaching the range of the trebuchet.

"Change formation!" Laihu'er roared, the dull drums of the change of formation sounded, the Sui army's bows and crossbows quickly retreated, the trebuchets appeared in the first row, and two thousand soldiers manipulated the trebuchets, and the winch creaked.

Lai'er's eyes did not blink, as the hundreds of cavalry galloping at the front crossed a cloth belt as a symbol. It was two hundred and fifty paces, and it was also the killing distance of the trebuchet, and he immediately ordered: "Release!" ”

The trebuchet of the Sui army was activated, and a series of strong winds sounded. Hundreds of stones rose into the air, forming a dense rain of stones in the air, making a strange sound, and whistling towards the heads of the Goguryeo cavalry.

The boulder fell like raindrops, and the Goguryeo cavalry at the front flipped on their backs. The boulder hit the soldier, the human head was smashed away in an instant, the flesh and blood were blurred, the war horse was hit, neighed and fell, and the soldier on the horse was crushed under him........

A stone rain killed and wounded more than 400 cavalrymen, which frustrated the crazy arrogance of the Goguryeo cavalry, but their attack did not stop, and they continued to kill the Sui army in a large array.

The second wave of stone rain hit again. A large stone under the pressure of black roared, many cavalry screamed in fear, the boulder rolled, flesh and blood flying, and a piece of people turned on their horses, at this moment, their forward cavalry was less than two hundred steps away from the Sui army's large array.

"Crossbow bolts fired, archers ready!"

The order to protect the child was decisive and powerful, and the drum sound of the command to release the arrow was dull, ringing in the hearts of every Sui soldier.

The Sui army's huge arrow array of 7,000 people was launched. Fifteen hundred crossbows in the first row were fired at the same time, and a dense rain of arrows rose into the air, forming a long cloud of black arrows in the air, which instantly turned into black dots. Overwhelmingly shot at the Goguryeo cavalry.

The crossbow army, consisting of four thousand five hundred men, was divided into three rows, and fired in three rounds, with the first row finishing the shots, retreating and pulling the strings and arrows, and the crossbowmen in the second row had already fired their crossbow arrows. The third row of crossbowmen raised their crossbows diagonally, the tips of the arrows were at a forty-five degree angle upwards, and when the crossbow arrows of the third row were fired, the first row had already loaded the arrows, and the cycle began to shoot in turns.

Immediately after that, 2,500 archers began to fire, they were close shots, and the killing distance was within 100 paces, but the archers used two-foot-long arrows, which were heavy and had a stronger falling force, and their lethality was greater than that of crossbow arrows.

The Goguryeo cavalry raised their shields to meet each other in the gallop, but the crossbow arrows of the Sui army dominated the world, not only with a long range, but also with strong strength, and ordinary shields and leather armor could not resist it at all.

In particular, the arrows thrown from the air had their own gravity when they fell, making the wooden shields of the Goguryeo cavalry ornamental.

The powerful and heavy armor-piercing crossbow arrows and soldier arrows pierced the cavalry's shields and pierced the leather armor, and the cavalry fell from their horses one after another, screaming and wailing all over the field.

Then the second and third waves of crossbow arrows and arrows rained down, so dense that they were breathless, and the long arrows sneered down, piercing through the shields and through the faces and chests of the enemy.

These Goguryeo cavalry seemed to be crops destroyed by a storm, falling one by one, blood splattered everywhere, and one by one died tragically in pain.

The morale of the enemy army died sharply, and they began to waver, retreat, and flee in all directions, as if a strong wind was blowing through the dark clouds, and in an instant the clouds and fog dispersed, and the first attack of the Goguryeo people was disintegrated.

They were dealt a heavy blow, and the powerful arrow array of the Sui army fired four rounds of nearly 30,000 arrows in a row, as well as the fierce attack of the trebuchet, and more than half of the 5,000 cavalry were reduced, and more than 2,700 people were killed and wounded.

The cavalry commander Da He'an escaped from the arrow array by luck, he saw that the cavalry suffered heavy casualties, and the hard work of three years of training was wasted, his heart was in great pain, and he hurriedly said to the soldiers on the left and right: "Go and report to the main general, we must withdraw the army immediately, otherwise the cavalry will be annihilated!" ”

The soldiers urged the horses to gallop back to the rear, shouting from afar: "General, the cavalry has suffered heavy casualties, and Commander Oga requests to withdraw the army, otherwise the cavalry will be wiped out!" ”

Eulzhi Wende gasped, he saw it very clearly, he had never seen such a powerful and domineering bow and crossbow array, Goguryeo's bow and arrow compared with the Sui army The gap is too big, although Goguryeo also studied in the Central Plains and learned the art of bow and crossbow, but the final killing effect is still far less than that of the Sui army.

This is not only the bow and crossbow itself, but also the comprehensive embodiment of the soldier's physique, training, formation, etc., if you charge again, I am afraid that the five thousand cavalry will be wiped out, and Yizhi Wende can't help but feel a chill.

"Collect the troops!"

Ignoring Yuan Taizuo watching the battle from behind, Etozhi Wende resolutely gave the order to withdraw his troops.

"When! While! While! ”

The gong sounded, and the attacking cavalry and spearmen retreated like a tide.

Laihu'er seized this opportunity and ordered sharply: "Left and right wings, arc attack!" ”

The war drums rumbled, and the red and blue flags fluttered on the command wooden platform, which was the order for an arc attack, and the Sui army suddenly launched, only to see the two bottom corners of the triangular formation split to both sides. Two arcs are formed, like the two horns of an argali.

The 20,000-strong army formed two black surging frenzy, each several miles wide, under the leadership of the left and right lieutenant generals Zhou Fashang and Zhao Xiaocai. Killing the left and right wings of Ezhi Wende, the spears and knives were as dense as a forest, and the warriors ran hard against the dust, and the momentum was tragic and surging, making the heavens and the earth also change color.

Meanwhile. The Sui army's low horn sounded, 'Woo-'

The 1,000 Sui cavalry deployed on the left flank of Eulji Wende, led by the cavalry commander Pan Changwen, suddenly launched an attack, and they took advantage of the fact that the enemy cavalry had not yet withdrawn and rushed to the flank of the Goguryeo crossbowmen.

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Yuan Taizuo's face on the hill sank like water, and his eyes flashed with annoyance, Yizhi Wende actually ordered the withdrawal of the army when the cavalry was about to attack the forward position of the Sui army, so didn't nearly half of the cavalry die in vain?

The order to attack was issued by himself, so the order to collect troops should also be decided by himself, where is his turn to be Yizhi Wende? Yuan Taizuo couldn't help but snort heavily.

Next to him, his eldest son Yuan Gai Suwen whispered, "Father." The child also thought that the army should be withdrawn, the Sui army had already taken the initiative to attack, and the cavalry had more room to play. ”

Yuan Taizuo's face was even more ugly, didn't this mean that more than half of the cavalry casualties were caused by his blind command?

He was so angry in his heart that he raised his hand and slapped his son Yuangai Suwen hard, urged his horse down the hill, and ran towards the city under the escort of hundreds of cavalry.

Yuan Gai Suwen covered his face, his eyes were embarrassed and indignant, he suddenly gritted his teeth and said: "It's better for a husband to die on the battlefield and repay the country with death!" ”

He urged his horse to carry his gun and run towards the battlefield. Someone had already hurried to report to Yuan Taizuo, and Yuan Taizuo was suddenly in a hurry, and shouted left and right: "Go and drag that beast back for me!" ”

His third son had already died in battle, and if the eldest son died in battle. He couldn't bear the blow anyway

On the battlefield nearly 10 miles west of Pyongyang, drums thundered, shouts of killing shook the sky, and nearly 80,000 troops fought fiercely together.

Laihu'er cast a shadow on his heart, and the Goguryeo army was not only superior in numbers, but also extremely strong in combat. If it drags on for a long time, the Sui army may be more auspicious.

At this time, Li Jing also saw the disadvantage of the Sui army, and hurriedly suggested to Lai Hu'er: "General, the first battalion of Yuwen Chengdu can be ordered to hold back the enemy's central army, so that the pressure on the other battalions will be much less." ”

This is an excellent suggestion, the first battalion of Yuwen Chengdu is extremely strong in combat, and it can completely drag down the enemy's middle army, Laihu'er pondered for a while, although he was unwilling to let Cui Hongsheng return to military power, but the situation was critical, and he couldn't care about personal grievances.

He immediately took out the arrow and handed it to a personal soldier, "Quickly order Yuwen Chengdu to lead the headquarters to attack the enemy's middle army!" ”

After a pause, Lai Hu'er added: "The rest of the troops from Seoul will be handed over to General Choi to command. ”

"Obey!"

The soldiers took the order and ran south.....

A 23,000-strong Sui army led by the general Uwen Chengdu quietly appeared in a forest south of Pyongyang City, and this Sui army was formed from Sui prisoners of war, and their mission was not to directly participate in the battle, but to prepare to intercept Goguryeo reinforcements from Pyongyang.

Although the Sui prisoners of war suffered two years of cruel torture, and most of them were weak and wounded, the 20,000 men were the strongest and most energetic soldiers, and they resisted two years of miners' labor, making them even more vigorous and good at fighting.

At this time, everyone's eyes flashed with incomparably hateful gaze, and their hatred would be vented on this battle.

Yuwen Chengdu felt a little regret in his heart, he could not return in time like Zhang Xuan, and lost the opportunity to participate in the decisive battle, although he was eager to try at this time, and he wanted to immediately lead the army of his headquarters to kill the battlefield, but the military order was like a mountain, he could only look at the battle in the distance with envy, and did not dare to leave the prisoner of war army without authorization.

"General Yuwen leads the army to kill it! I'll be in command here, and I'll definitely intercept the army in the city. Cui Hongsheng next to him saw the desire in Yuwen Chengdu's heart, so he persuaded him with a smile.

Yuwen Chengdu shook his head, "Without the commander's order, how can I go into battle without permission?" ”

At this moment, a cavalryman rushed from the battlefield and rushed into the woods, "Where is General Yuwen?" The cavalry shouted.

"What's the matter?" Yuwen Chengdu urged the horse to meet him.

The cavalry held high the arrow and said: "The general has an order, General Yuwen can lead his army to join the battlefield and attack the enemy's middle army, and the rest of the army from Seoul will be handed over to General Cui." ”

Yuwen Chengdu and Cui Hongsheng glanced at each other, and they were a little secretly surprised in their hearts, Cui Hongsheng thought in his heart: "Come to Hu'er to go into battle in Yuwen Chengdu so quickly, I would rather return the command of the rest of the Sui army to myself, is it that the Sui army is a little unable to resist the enemy?" ’

Yuwen Chengdu also had the same worry, he was anxious at this time, and turned around and shouted, "Brothers from the first battalion, follow me into battle!" ”

Yuwen Chengdu led 3,000 elite troops from the south, like a sharp spear, stabbing at the Chinese army of the Goguryeo army. (To be continued.) )