The flames turned Surabaya County into a sea of fire, but because of the barrier of the city wall, the fire outside was not very bright. The darkness made the Huainan soldiers who had just escaped from the city gate even more frightened, they didn't know what greeted them, a sudden crossbow arrow? Or a row of terrifying cavalry that makes the earth tremble? Or the iron walls composed of huge and sturdy tower shields and sharp spears are ruthlessly rolled over. Unknown, this will undoubtedly make everyone, including Yang Xingmi, feel even more afraid.

"Hold on, don't mess around! Go to the front with a spear, send out a platoon, don't mess around! ”

"The brothers of the Kuizi battalion are gathering here!"

"This official is the commander of the Shanyang Battalion in Chuzhou, and they will all assemble here at this official!"

While the officers tried to straighten out the soldiers, the trembling voices betrayed their hearts. Not to mention that the soldiers who were already panicking at the moment would pay attention to them! In this moment of great fear in our hearts, all people will choose to believe in themselves. The soldiers who had just walked out of the city gate were like a flood water without embankment, spreading out in the direction of the city gate.

made Yang Xingmi's mood extremely low, and the cruel reality at this moment also made him understand that if he wanted to clean up the remnants of the army, at least during the day, the soldiers' panicked mood calmed down, and it was possible to clean up successfully. The only thing that made Yang Xingmi happy was that Ma Bao led the troops to kill the city, although there were soldiers shooting arrows from time to time on the city, but the main force was placed on Ma Bao, which could allow more soldiers to escape, and now Yang Xingmi could only pray, and he could go one by one.

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"General, did you order the soldiers to attack!" The Yanzhou soldiers and horses made Zhu Lige's language with irrepressible excitement, hidden in the dark, he looked at the rout soldiers outside, and his eyes flashed like a steppe wolf. At this time, he was already so impressed by Liu Yan that he threw himself to the ground. The original complaint against Liu Cheng for forcibly letting him send troops together has long been thrown out of the clouds.

"Wait!" There are not too many fluctuations in Liu Jun's voice, as if the river that flows for thousands of years and remains unchanged will always flow in that way, and it will not stop talking.

This made Zhu Lige even more puzzled in his heart, what was Liu Cheng waiting for? After a while, Zhu Lige saw that Liu Cheng still did not move, but at this moment, the Huainan army that left the city wall had more than 5,000 people, and without encountering an attack, many people of insight in the Huainan army began to win over the defeated soldiers around them. Although the number of people gathered was not large, as few as four or five people, as many as forty or fifty people. But these hard bones will definitely be gnawed for a while, which will undoubtedly bring a lot of unnecessary harm to the soldiers. More importantly, the Huainan Army began to move closer under the orders of some generals, and gradually converged into a team of more than 100 people.

Zhu Lige couldn't hold back any longer, and said, "General! If you don't do it again, I'm afraid the casualties this time will be big! And the soldiers at the head of the city are almost unable to hold on! ”

Liu Yan looked at the darkness in the west, and said indifferently: "Yesterday's cavalry has not yet appeared, and the soldiers in Surabaya County have not yet come out. If the siege starts now, it will make them trapped and fighting. An army of 20,000 people who has been cornered and whose combat effectiveness has erupted is not something that our motley army can withstand. ”

Speaking of this, Liu Yan hesitated and said: "I will give you another 3,000 regiments to train the troops, and then you will lead the soldiers and horses of your headquarters to kill, remember not to block the city wall, kill it in the west, so that the other party has a chance to escape, be careful of the Huainan army trapped beasts." And leave some of the soldiers and horses to guard the back, watch out for that cavalry! ”

Zhu Lige couldn't bear it anymore, if it wasn't for Liu Jun's pressure, he would have already led the soldiers and horses to kill, and with Liu Jun's approval, he nodded his head, and I don't know if he heard Liu Jun's words and quickly rode his horse to his own headquarters. There are a lot of soldiers and horses under his command, a full 6,000 people, but they are all composed of garrisons and auxiliaries from all over the country, and their combat effectiveness is not particularly strong, and they are all surrounded by defending the city.

Moreover, the soldiers and horses under Zhu Lige are not like the soldiers and horses under the command of Liu Yan, who are pulled to the mountains for training once a month, even if the regimental training is a little better than these veteran oils who are contaminated with a little bit of mercenary businessmen. Therefore, although Zhu Lige was eager to make meritorious contributions, he did not stupidly pull the veterans under his command to go directly to the battlefield, and let Liu Cheng allocate his 3,000 army to open the way.

Liu Cheng did not treat Zhu Lige badly, and as soon as he struck, he had 2,000 infantry and 1,000 cavalry.

"Tick! Tick! ......" The thunderous sound of horses' hooves sounded from far and near.

Yang Xingmi's face couldn't help but change slightly, and Li Shenfu said to Yang Xingmi: "King, there is no chance of luck right now!" Please retreat quickly! Otherwise, it will be too late! ”

Yang Xingmi was very unwilling in his heart, he now relied on the Yellow Head Army and some of the Black Cloud Du soldiers around him, and he had secretly gathered nearly a thousand soldiers on the edge of the moat. However, as Li Shenfu said, the opponent's troops must be quite a lot at the moment, as for why it was delayed until now, Yang Xingmi didn't know, but at this moment he could only sigh helplessly.

"Let's go!" Yang Xingmi turned the horse's head and shouted, his voice full of pain. He didn't know how many of the 20,000 Huainan troops could return to Yizhou. Thousand? Two thousand? But one thing is for sure, definitely not too much.

Li Shenfu immediately led a thousand soldiers to protect Yang Xingmi's retreat, and at this moment there were six or seven thousand soldiers who escaped from the city wall, all scattered on the plain between Surabaya County and Surabaya, this field that had just been harvested for only two months, at this moment no longer represents the cultivation of life, but the destruction of life!

A thousand cavalrymen jumped out of the darkness, their fiery red robes, gray-black armor, polished smooth goggles, cold eyes as if they had been frozen for thousands of years, spearheads and Tang knives sharpened to be mirrors, flashing with dazzling light in the firelight.

"Kill!" There were not too many words, just one word, the killing began, and some of the Huainan troops were unwilling to sit still, and surrounded by their comrades, with sharp spears facing outward, like a hedgehog. But more Huainan troops chose to flee.

The cavalry did not touch these hedgehogs, they controlled the war horses to cross these hedgehogs, as if they opened their big hands with five fingers, turning into countless fingers to outflank the Huainan army.

For a while, the sound of countless weapons landing sounded, and many Huainan Army soldiers fled to Surabaya. I don't know how many Huainan soldiers took off their heavy iron armor and threw down their life-saving weapons on the battlefield and jumped into Surabaya.

Although most Huainan people are familiar with the surname Shui, many people have been dealing with the river since childhood. However, at this moment, most of the hour is either fighting fires or running for their lives, and many people do not have much physical strength. Not to mention that it's November, and although Surabaya isn't freezing or snowing yet, it doesn't mean the river isn't cold in November.

I don't know how many Huainan soldiers jumped into Surabaya and didn't float up again, or swam halfway, their limbs cramped, and slowly sank into Surabaya under the moonlight and turned into the Milky Way in the cry for help. The milky Way-like Surabaya is not as merciful as the beauty he shows, ruthlessly devouring an unknown number of lives.

However, the cavalry of Yanhai did not chase and kill these Huainan troops who fled to Surabaya, not only because of the natural danger of Surabaya, but more importantly, the north bank of Surabaya is the land of Yanzhou. How long will they be able to survive there?

From time to time a cavalry galloped by, and a soldier fell to the ground with wide eyes, and blood continued to spray from his severed throat towards the trench of the paddy field.

The soldiers of the Huainan Army, who resolutely chose to resist, did not let them escape. After the cavalry, the follow-up infantry had not yet been killed, and the crossbowmen had already poured out countless arrows and crossbows, which were as dense as a black cloud. The sharp spears could not make them iron men, and the arrows pierced into them mercilessly, and the follow-up infantry roared, slashing the dead Huainan army. In this battle, Liu Cheng had already ordered not to accept prisoners.

The reason why Liu Jun did this was because he had already delayed the retreat with the wounded soldiers, and he also retreated with the prisoners who were "in Cao Ying's heart in Han", wouldn't it be more troublesome and delay the speed of the retreat. The second is that Liu Cheng wants to boost morale and let the soldiers fall into the excitement of killing. The third is to let the soldiers of the Huainan Army understand that Yanhai's methods make them afraid.

The killing terrified the Huainan soldiers who were clogged up in the city.

"Whoever stands in the way of Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu will kill him!" I don't know who shouted, and then I don't know who started it, for the sake of a two-zhang wide exit, the soldiers of the Huainan Army, who had already stretched their nerves to the extreme, did not hesitate to choose to kill each other. Maybe death is also a nice relief. Two zhang wide, or six meters wide, doesn't sound narrow. But in reality, if the soldiers were walking side by side, they could actually only allow twelve soldiers to come and go. At this moment, there are more than 12,000 soldiers of the Huainan Army in the county seat of Surabaya County, not counting the soldiers who have been burned to death and trampled on each other. Such a huge number, and because now Surabaya Prefecture is in flames.

Countless soldiers crowded near the corner of the city wall. Because of the defense of the castle, there are no buildings near the foot of the castle. But the crowding is more likely to breed the irritability of the soldiers, and the slow fighting spreads from the city gate to all the Huainan Army soldiers in the city, and the generals are so pale and powerless how to restrain them, and they are even constantly drawn into this cruel killing whirlpool.

Looking down at Ma Bao's face was so gloomy that he seemed to be dripping water, and now he had only twenty-seven soldiers under his command, and fortunately, he repelled the enemy and occupied the castle tower (the building on the city gate). However, those ghostly archers also saw that Ma Bao did not have many soldiers and horses, occupying the corner tower and constantly shooting arrows downward, not many, but under the crowded corner of the city wall, almost every arrow hit a Huainan soldier. At this moment, Ma Bao already knew that it was over, and the 20,000 Huainan army was over.

A Black Cloud soldier walked over, holding a circle of ropes that he had found out of nowhere, followed by a soldier with a large basket. "General, the little one just found these in the corner, let's go down the city wall from here! If you don't leave, it's too late! Speaking of this, he looked at the Huainan army below with red eyes, and he didn't know when the killing would affect here.

Ma Bao didn't hypocritically say anything like staying and defending, nodded, and the soldiers tied the rope to a large wooden pillar on the city tower, and Ma Bao sat in the basket and was the first to be hung down from the side of the city wall. The soldiers of the Black Cloud retreated in an orderly manner, and the last one grabbed the rope and slowly climbed down the city wall.

At this moment, outside the north gate of Surabaya County, there was already a Shura field, and the cavalry chased in the field, and the cavalry spear in his hand did not hesitate to nail the Huainan army to death on the field. Or take out the riding bow and calmly pull out the reduction from the difficulty, and he is not reluctant to go elsewhere, but only shoots the calf of the broken soldier. It was as if he was not involved in a wrestling war, but on a safari.

There is a sense of shame that makes Ma Bao's throat seem to be blocking something, and Ma Bao is so uncomfortable that he can't wait to pick up the horizontal knife and rush to kill. However, Ma Bao knew that if he did this, it would only be an extra corpse in the field, and a not-so-rich salary would be added to the merit book of this unpredictable wise general. Ma Bao suppressed the anger and shame in his heart, and led his soldiers to slowly retreat from the edge of the moat along the corner of the city wall. Prepare to walk along the moat towards the east gate and leave at the east gate. This can effectively avoid the pursuit of cavalry.

At this moment, a loud shout rang out from the west, "Kill!! ”

The sound of horses' hooves sounded like thunder, and the cavalry who didn't know where it came from, broke through the dark barrier, and the smooth blade emitted a piercing cold light under the light of the fire scattered on the field. A big flag fluttered in the wind, and I forgot what was written on the flag in the dark, but it was certain that it was not Lu Long's banner, but the unique blue flag of the Huainan Army. The rout couldn't help but be excited, and many people began to turn around and fight.

"It's Zhouben!" Although it was far away, with that familiar voice, Ma Bao knew who it was.

"Ahh It's General Zhou! Then we can turn defeat into victory! A Black Cloud Soldier who followed Ma Bao said excitedly, as the tooth soldiers beside Yang Xingmi, they also knew more secrets than the average big-headed soldier. There were two battalions of cavalry under Zhou Ben's command, with a total of more than 70 cavalry. Don't look at the small number of people, but if it is used well on the battlefield, it is definitely a good knife. Especially with a fierce general like Zhou Ben, who has the courage of ten thousand people, as long as he kills the opponent's coach, turning defeat into victory is not a castle in the air.

"It's useless! Zhouben! Zhou Ben has been tricked! The other party is so wicked! How could it be possible to miss the existence of Zhou Benhe! When Ma Bao heard this, a flash of excitement flashed in his eyes, and then he thought of something, a touch of pain flashed on his face, and he said sadly.

As Ma Bao said, Zhou Ben led the cavalry to rush back and insert it, killing the crossbowmen in the rear, and Zhou Ben himself rushed towards Zhu Lige on horseback. In order to improve his equestrian skills, Zhou Ben did not hesitate to let people tie himself and the war horse together with ropes. In this way, Zhoumoto's riding skills can be improved, but the disadvantages are also very obvious. If the horse misses its front hooves, or is cut off by a soldier, even if Zhou Ben has the courage of ten thousand people, he can't stand up because he is fixed with the war horse and ends up together. There was a long group of spearmen who surrounded him, and Zhou Ben was either killed in battle, or he was captured alive.

However, Liu Cheng did not give Zhou Ben a chance to turn defeat into victory, Zhou Ben had not yet broken through the formation of crossbowmen, and a group of cavalry had already slashed out from the north and inserted into the rear of Zhou Ben's cavalry. This cavalry was not very numerous, but about six hundred. But they were different from the usual Lu dragoons, and they were clad in iron armor. These cavalrymen wore brass spikes and cotton armor and iron helmets on their heads. Unlike the faces of the Han people, they roared in a gurgling language.

They were the Jurchen cavalry allocated by Li Cunhuan to Liu Jun, from the Heishui (Heilongjiang) area. Although the number of people is small, the equestrian skills are only exquisite, which makes the Huainan cavalry terrifying.

A cavalryman of the Huainan Army finally found a gap and cut off the front hooves of the opponent's war horse with a horizontal knife. The other party must have been flying with the war horse, and he didn't want the other party to be flexible like an ape, and he didn't know how to break free of the stirrups with his feet, so he rolled on the ground flexibly. But in the blink of an eye, the man had appeared on the back of an empty horse that had just lost its owner. I don't know how people turn over and get on horses.

The mace and iron strength used by the Jurchen cavalry had great restraint on the Huainan army. The cavalry of the Huainan Army is basically equipped with iron armor with more than ten generals, and the ordinary cavalry is equipped with iron-clad armor, and the weapons are a cavalry gun and a horizontal knife.

But whether it is a cavalry spear or a horizontal knife, it is obvious that it can't hit the mace a few times, so the cavalry of the Huainan Army can only dodge and dodge, and rarely collide with the other party. If the riding is superb, there is nothing to it. But if these Jurchen cavalry are not as good as the Huainan cavalry, I am afraid that these Jurchen people can draw their swords and commit suicide.

Originally, the riding skills were not as good as the other party, and they were still tied, and the war horses were not as good as the other party. The horses of the Jurchen cavalry were all from the Heilongjiang area, and the weather was still very warm at this time. But Huainan's war horses are accustomed to the warmth of Huainan. Fighting in this cold weather, one side and the other, but in a few moments, the cavalry of the Huainan Army was killed.

Even Zhou Ben just escaped by virtue of his outstanding martial arts. But even so, there were still three arrows swaying with the galloping of the war horse behind his back, and the price paid was not light at all.

The defeat of the cavalry under Zhou Ben seriously frustrated the morale of the Huainan Army soldiers who had rebounded slightly, and even made the morale drop even worse than before. Liu Yan's hand can be said to have lifted the soldiers of the Huainan Army from the mortal world to heaven, but they fell to hell.

Let's say that Yang Xingmi, under the escort of Li Shenfu, fled all the way, and a thousand Huainan troops protected Yang Xingmi to the death. Yang Xingmi saw the Huangtou Army, the strong force of the Huainan Army beside him, and his heart was dripping blood, this time he brought the Huangtou Army and Heiyun with five thousand each, and he didn't know how much he could escape this time. I am afraid that the victory of coastal peace in this battle will not be able to offset the heavy losses of these two strong armies.

At the moment, he understood that the unknown opponent was very powerful, maybe it was Liu Jun, the deputy envoy of Yanhai Jiedu, although he didn't see the other party's flag. It is estimated that there are ambushes on the side of Leaky Ze, but fortunately, I left a brigade of soldiers and horses there, but I don't know how effective it is. Thinking of this, Li Shenfu's heart seemed to be pressed against a big stone, and the two sword eyebrows were tangled together.

(To be continued)