Chapter 297: The Battle of Weicheng (8)
Around the battlefield of brutal fighting, there was another rumbling drum, this time the drum was unusually strong, followed by the sound of horses' hooves that shook the valley again.
Countless soldiers of the Iron and Blood Army rushed into the battlefield from all directions, rushing towards the most concentrated Xichuan soldiers.
When more fierce soldiers of the Iron Blood Army appeared, Sergeant Nishikawa collapsed instantly.
The battle in front was already extremely cruel, an hour and a half passed, the two sides were in a state of anxiety, the soldiers of the Iron Blood Army and the soldiers of Xichuan were very tired, and the casualties of the double anti-dumping were also very large.
At this critical moment, the Iron Blood Army actually had reinforcements, and the number of reinforcements was even larger, and the officers and sergeants of Xichuan knew very well that they had no way to resist, and defeat was inevitable.
In such a situation, the first to be defeated were many officers.
The rout of the officers spread like a virus, and the fighting spirit of the sergeants completely dissipated.
Chen Jingxuan watched the sergeant in front of him disperse in all directions like a tide, he thought he was dreaming, why did the sergeant who was quite effective just now dissipate so quickly.
At the beginning of the fight, Chen Jingxuan was in a state of indifference, the smell of blood around him made him unbearable, he didn't know what the strategists around him said, even the soldiers of the Iron and Blood Army launched the final general attack, he didn't know, anyway, his surroundings were full of blood and cruelty.
Chen Jingxuan doesn't want to die, he longs to survive, to be able to return to Chengdu, Chengdu still has 10,000 soldiers to defend, as long as he can return to Chengdu, with a strong city wall, he will definitely be able to resist the attack of the iron-blooded army, even if he can't resist, he can also find a way to escape to the capital, anyway, he is not willing to lose his life in this vast mountain.
The sergeants around him scattered and fled, even the strategists around him. His face also became snow-white, and he couldn't speak, only his body trembled.
Chen Jingxuan, who came to his senses, finally saw the iron-blooded soldiers rushing over like a sea of mountains.
He began to fight desperately, demanding that the sergeants around him resist.
It's a pity that his shouting, at this time, has no effect.
The 500 special forces officers and soldiers led by Huang Biao were aimed at Chen Jingxuan.
When Sergeant Nishikawa was concentrated, it was impossible to rush in with 500 special forces. However, at this time, most of the sergeants around Chen Jingxuan dispersed and began to flee for their lives, and some of the sergeants chose to lay down their arms and surrender.
Huang Biao's target was Chen Jingxuan, and other changes on the battlefield were not in his attention.
At this time, Zhu Wen also leaned towards his side.
Looking at Zhu Wen, whose eyes were red, his expression was a little depressed, and he was covered in blood, Huang Biao just nodded. On the noisy battlefield, it is futile to want to speak, Zhu Wen may not be able to hear, and he may not be able to speak clearly.
In the face of Chen Jingxuan, the charge began.
There are still a lot of soldiers around Chen Jingxuan. There are 2,000 people, but unfortunately the fighting spirit of these people has long been lost, and they see many sergeants. Dispersed in a short time, these pro-soldiers knew very well what fate awaited them next.
Chen Jingxuan's many strategists around him. In his heart, he wanted to escape, to see if he could take advantage of the chaos to hide, but unfortunately they were all scholars, and they were powerless, even if they wanted to escape, they had no chance, so they could only continue to guard Chen Jingxuan's side.
More than 2,000 soldiers of the Iron Blood Army rushed towards Chen Jingxuan's own soldiers.
The sound of swords clashing quickly appeared.
It is said that the pro-soldiers around Chen Jingxuan also did not participate in the fight, and their physical strength was still sufficient, but it was a pity that they lacked the most important thing, that is, the fighting spirit.
On the entire battlefield, what can be called a queue is the personal soldiers around Chen Jingxuan, and the rest have been scattered, and the one-sided battle has already begun.
At this time, Chen Jingxuan's personal soldiers also dispersed, which means that the battle is basically over.
The special forces, under the leadership of Huang Biao, launched the final assault.
They launched a charge as soon as the queue composed of their own soldiers dispersed, and they were quite lightning-fast.
Huang Biao is mainly worried about Chen Jingxuan's suicide, anyway, there is a huge difference between killing Chen Jingxuan and capturing Chen Jingxuan, once Chen Jingxuan is captured alive, it will be a devastating blow to the sergeants under his command, the commander has been captured alive, and the handsome flag has also been snatched by others, which means a complete failure, and you can basically give up resistance and surrender.
Chen Jingxuan, who was in a daze, watched the soldiers around him disperse, knowing that his end was about to come.
He really wanted to show his bravery in front of his own soldiers and strategists, but unfortunately he was not that material, if he encountered such a situation, he could not choose to commit suicide like Bi Shiduo, he was reluctant to die, he could only watch the soldiers around him fall, and then his body shrank into a ball, as if he was afraid of receiving accidental injury.
A strategist beside him raised the steel knife in his hand and slashed at Chen Jingxuan.
This strategist probably wanted to use Chen Jingxuan's head to make meritorious contributions, at least to be accepted by the Iron Army.
It's a pity that this strategist was wrong, what Huang Biao thought of was to capture Chen Jingxuan alive, how could Chen Jingxuan be killed under his nose, and soon a sound arrow flew towards such a strategist, and the strategist's weak body was actually knocked off the horse's back by the sound of the arrow.
The strategist who fell to the ground did not even move his body, and died like this.
The rest of the strategists didn't dare to make any moves, what happened to the strategist just now made it clear to them that the iron-blooded army was trying to capture Chen Jingxuan alive, otherwise as soon as the arrow came over, everyone would have become hedgehogs long ago, how could they be stunned here.
When Huang Biao rushed in front of Chen Jingxuan, like an eagle catching a chicken, he reached out and grabbed Chen Jingxuan and put it on horseback.
A special forces soldier snatched Chen Jingxuan's handsome flag.
More than a dozen special forces held torches, guarded the handsome flag, and began to run and shout on the battlefield.
The news that Chen Jingxuan was captured alive and Shuai Qi was taken away instantly spread throughout the battlefield.
The battle was basically over at this moment, countless Xichuan and Dongchuan soldiers put down their weapons, dismounted and knelt in surrender, and the few officers and sergeants who resisted were soon mercilessly killed.
It was already completely dark.
Cui Anqian and Gao Chibang came to the battlefield under the escort of everyone.
The battle was completely over, countless torches were lit around, and the matter of cleaning up the battlefield was underway, and the iron-blooded army captured a large amount of grain and grass, which was transported by Chen Jingxuan from Zizhou and prepared to be brought to Chengdu, including a large number of gold, silver and jewelry, which belonged to Chen Jingxuan personally.
This battle, which began in the time of Shen, lasted for three hours and ended at three o'clock in the hour.
Chen Jingxuan, who was tied up like a zongzi, was in front of Cui Anqian, Gao Chibang and others.
Cui Anqian looked at Chen Jingxuan on the ground, and didn't even want to speak, this master who used to sell baked cakes was recommended by Tian Lingzi to enter the iron-blooded army, and he also relied on Tian Lingzi's power to rise step by step, Tian Lingzi recommended Chen Jingxuan to him Cui Anqian, and asked Chen Jingxuan to serve as the envoy of the Duzhi soldiers, but Cui Anqian unceremoniously refused, and he didn't expect Tian Lingzi to use his power to let him Cui Anqian leave Xichuan, so that Chen Jingxuan, who had no ability, became the envoy of Xichuan Festival.
I remember that when the holy decree was issued, the Chinese military officials of the DPRK were greatly surprised, no one knew this Chen Jingxuan, did not know what the origin was, and later after it became clear, many people were discouraged, a master who sold baked cakes, can rely on relationships, become the envoy of the Xichuan Festival, what is the use of reading, what is the use of ability, it is not comparable to having a background and backing at all.
is such a master who sells baked cakes, he has become the envoy of the Xichuan Festival, and now he has become the prime minister of the court, isn't this the biggest irony of the Tang Dynasty.
Cui Anqian's heart was resentful, the Xichuan Army that he had trained with his own hands disappeared like this, and was wiped out by the Iron and Blood Army, although there were still some sergeants left, but the majestic Xichuan Army no longer existed.
It is very unpleasant to exterminate the army that you have trained with your own hands.
Gao Chibang, who was beside him, saw Cui Anqian's solemn expression, and originally wanted to speak, but in the end he chose to be silent.
The night passed, and the battle was quickly counted.
Nearly 30,000 people were killed in the Xichuan Army and Dongchuan Army, and more than 24,000 people surrendered, and 5,000 people still fled.
More than 8,000 soldiers of the Iron Blood Army were killed, and the biggest casualties were in Gukou, the 3,000 soldiers led by Yang Xingmi, and the 3,000 soldiers who rushed to the aid later, the rest were only more than 1,000 people, and the rest were all killed, Qian Mu's side was not much better, more than 1,000 people were killed, and there were not many soldiers killed in the main battlefield, less than 3,000 people.
The fierceness of this battle surpassed any fighting of the Iron and Blood Army.
Speaking of which, there is Cui Anqian's credit, and the Xichuan soldiers who have been trained by Cui Anqian himself have indeed good combat effectiveness.
After the battle came out, Cui Anqian was a little silent, and Gao Chibang and others were not happy.
However, in this battle, Yang Xingmi and Qian Mu stood out, even Zhu Wen, who has always been a little picky, was full of praise for the two, under tremendous pressure, the two were able to persevere, although the casualties were huge, they did not think of evacuation, this is not a simple matter, if the general can not charge at the front, it is impossible to stabilize the soldiers under his command.
Yang Xingmi was seriously injured, but fortunately, his life was unharmed, and Qian Mu was also injured, but it was only a minor injury. (To be continued......)
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