Chapter 210: The battle has just begun
Since Li Guanqi had formulated a strategy to severely damage the rebel strikers, how could he let them escape easily? When more than 1,000 rebel soldiers escaped from the attack zone with bows and arrows and grenades, they were greeted by the soldiers and horses of Jinsha Pass, who had long been waiting for their work.
Cheng Fugui had already led the team to turn back and merge with Li Guanqi, and the current situation was that 2,000 Jinsha Pass soldiers and horses faced 1,000 rebels.
The remnants of the rebels, who had completely lost their fighting spirit, rushed desperately to the defenders who were waiting for their work. When they rushed to the front of the formation, what awaited them was Li Guanqi's specially designed extended spear array, and the inertia of running made the rebel soldiers string on the long wooden spears like sugar gourds. In this wave of charge, the rebels lost hundreds of more people.
Just when the remaining rebels were hesitating whether to continue the charge or choose other escape routes, the infantry with shields and knives rushed out from behind the Jinsha Pass spear formation, and quickly rushed into the rebels who were still fighting, and carried out a frenzied torture of several people beating one person.
The smile on Cheng Fugui's face can no longer be described as a smile, and the corners of his mouth are almost to the root of his ears. He had never seen it in his life, and he hadn't even thought about it, it turned out that the battle could still be fought like this, and he finally raised his eyebrows today. This is all thanks to the reincarnation of the true dragon, the Holy Son of Heaven - Li Guanqi. He strengthened his determination to be loyal to Li Guanqi in the future.
Although the battle is not over yet, the result is no longer suspenseful......
When Liu Shuo led the Chinese army to the battlefield ten miles away from Jinsha Pass, he was completely stunned by the scene in front of him. The corpses of the rebels were lying everywhere on the ground, and the people with a strong smell of blood were gagging for a while, and the advance of a full 3,000 people was actually wiped out in less than half an hour. There was not a single living person left.
The morale of the rebels was shattered, even as their leader, Liu Shuo, mobilized impassionedly in an attempt to rekindle their hatred of the soldiers and horses at Jinsha Pass and their fighting spirit as soldiers. But the double blow of burning the grain and grass and the annihilation of the front still made it difficult for them to have the courage before they sent their troops.
For the remaining ten miles, the entire rebel army walked lifelessly......
After returning to Jinsha Pass, Cheng Fugui and other defenders admired Li Guanqi like a surging river, and like the Yellow River flooding and out of control. It has been nearly 100 years since the founding of the country. Because Jinsha Pass is not a border pass, the battle formation has been absent for a long time, and the defenders have long lost any combat effectiveness at all, and now they have completely annihilated 3,000 rebel vanguards as the border army with almost zero loss, and this sense of honor makes them not only excited, but also all turned into worship of Li Guanqi.
All of a sudden, Li Guanqi's ears were full of praises, and even He Ziming and Xie Chen's eyes were full of admiration when they looked at Li Guanqi.
Li Guanqi did not get carried away because of everyone's praise, and waited for everyone's emotions to slowly calm down. "Although we won the first stage, the real test is yet to come. Although the rebels have lost their advance and food and grass, they still have several times as many troops as ours. ”
Cheng Fugui laughed and said: "With Your Majesty here, no matter how many rebels there are, what are you afraid of?" I believe that with His Majesty's clever calculations, they will definitely be defeated. ”
Li Guanqi shook his head and said, "We must not be overly optimistic. There is a cloud in the art of war, the mourning army will win, the arrogant army will be defeated, and the rebel army will suffer continuous setbacks. Now is the time for the mourning soldiers, if we forget about it and form a proud soldier. So who will win or lose, it is still unknown. ”
Cheng Fugui nodded and said, "Your Majesty, what should we do next?" ”
Seeing Cheng Fugui's appearance as a living treasure, Li Guanqi couldn't help frowning, but still said, "The next is the battle to defend the city." We don't have the initiative. I can only see the enemy's moves, so I don't have any specific plans right now. But the regular preparations for defending the city still have to be prepared. ”
Cheng Fugui hurriedly continued: "Back to Your Majesty." The garrison has personally arranged it, this is all a routine thing, and it is guaranteed to be foolproof. However, the number of arrows and rolling logs is not very large, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to hold on for a long time. ”
Li Guanqi heard that the number of arrows was insufficient. Cheng Fugui actually said that it had been arranged, and his brows couldn't help frowning a little more, but at the moment, morale was at stake, so he had to smile faintly and said: "You don't need to worry too much, the rebels have been burned with grain and grass, and they will definitely not be able to besiege for a long time, as long as we can hold out for three to five days, our reinforcements will arrive, and then they will retreat." ”
"Three to five more days?" Cheng Fugui said in surprise with his mouth wide open.
"What? Any questions? Li Guanqi asked casually and relaxedly.
Cheng Fugui frowned and said, "One day is no problem. But in three to five days, there will certainly not be enough arrows in the city. ”
"I'll it! Such a big danger pass, there are only one day's arrows? Li Guanqi was really anxious, although the first two battles burned the grain and grass of the rebels and destroyed their vanguard, but they were all tricks and ambushes, which could not represent the level of combat power of the two sides at all. Now that the rebels are on the verge of passing, they still have to rely on real swords and guns to defend it.
"The arrows are only enough for a day, why didn't you report earlier?" Li Guanqi asked in a deep voice.
"What's the report?" Cheng Fugui said innocently, "There have not been many arrows in Guanli. We never thought of defending the city, and this is not a border pass, who would have thought that Li Moran would rebel? ”
Li Guanqi was angry, but he also knew that the most important thing at the moment was how to solve the problem of insufficient equipment to defend the city, and getting angry for no reason would not help at all, and it would also affect the morale of everyone who had finally gathered, so although he was already anxious in his heart, he still pretended to smile lightly and said: "Not enough arrows is not a big deal, I have my own clever plan, I can retreat from the enemy, don't worry." ”
Cheng Fugui laughed and said, "The minister knows that there is no problem that His Majesty can't solve. Since Your Majesty has a clever plan, let's tell us about it. ”
Faced with such a living treasure, Li Guanqi really wanted to raise his leg and kick him into a vegetative person, but he also understood that it was a waste of spirit to be angry with him, so he just smiled and pretended to be mysterious: "I can't say my plan yet, and it won't work if I say it." ”
Cheng Fugui was already a little blind admirer of Li Guanqi, and immediately said happily: "In this case, the ministers should wait to see the emperor's wonderful performance." ”
Li Guanqi smiled reluctantly, and said to everyone: "The rebels have suffered two big losses in a row, and they will definitely be cautious in the future, and they will not dare to rush in." If I had predicted otherwise, the rebels would not have attacked the city before dawn, and they might not even be able to come to the city. Therefore, everyone should take the opportunity to go back and have a good rest so that they can prepare for tomorrow's big battle. (To be continued......)