Chapter 296: The Battle of Weicheng (7)
Chen Jingxuan's mood went from happy to depressed to despair, this transformation process was extremely fast, and the excitement of killing Yang Shili a few days ago had long been thrown into Java.
When he entered Tenglong Valley and encountered an attack, Chen Jingxuan thought that the sergeant who had escaped under Yang Shili was not convinced, and wanted to cause some panic to the army, but as the brutal battle unfolded, he realized that he was wrong, and when the strategists and officers made a judgment, Chen Jingxuan quickly fell into a state of despair.
The army was confronted by the Iron Army, the legendary Iron Army.
An army of nearly 60,000 was besieged in Tengyun Valley, and the exit and import were all guarded by the Iron and Blood Army, and it seemed that the Iron Blood Army had made sufficient preparations to completely exterminate the army under Chen Jingxuan.
Cruel scenes of fighting kept appearing in front of him, Chen Jingxuan, who had never experienced such a situation, was only afraid and trembling, and he couldn't say anything anymore.
There was bloody yellow sand floating in the sky, and the yellow sand driven by the galloping of war horses spread throughout the Tenglong Valley.
20,000 against 60,000, an absolute disadvantage in numbers, but the situation on the battlefield is different, the officers and men of the Iron and Blood Army occupy the absolute initiative, and this initiative is manifested from the beginning of the fight between the soldiers of both sides.
The officers of the Xichuan army, at this time, the intestines are going to repent, the biggest impact on the army is the surrendered Dongchuan sergeant, these sergeants have no intention of resisting at all, what they want is to save their own lives, they are scurrying around in the formation of fighting, not only dampening the morale of the sergeant Xichuan, but also making the sergeant's formation not stable at all.
The law enforcement team didn't know how many Dongchuan sergeants who tried to escape were killed, but they still couldn't stop it, and sometimes, a small group of Dongchuan sergeants who escaped were even able to disturb the resistance of the Nishikawa sergeants.
At this time, it was completely a close-fitting game, and the bow and arrow had no effect.
An army under Chen Jingxuan. There has not yet been a comprehensive rout, which also has a certain relationship with the marching camp arranged by the officer, the Xichuan sergeants are basically concentrated together, especially the more than 30,000 troops who finally entered the Tenglong Valley, forming a whole, and will not receive the interference of the Dongchuan sergeants, but the worst thing is the five thousand Xichuan sergeants in the two Xichuan army camps before and after, they suffered the impact of the Xichuan sergeants, and they could not form an effective defensive formation, and they could not get close to the more than 30,000 troops in the rear. was ruthlessly slaughtered by the soldiers of the Iron Blood Army who repeatedly charged, and the casualties were almost there.
More than 30,000 Xichuan sergeants around Chen Jingxuan slowly moved in the direction of Taniguchi as a whole, although it was said that the sergeants who fought in front had not yet been able to occupy Taniguchi, but as long as the army as a whole overwhelmed it, occupying Taniguchi would be just around the corner.
What reassures many officers a little is that the number of officers and soldiers of the Iron Blood Army is not very large, far less than the number of large armies. The place to join the Tenglong Valley is very large, and the disadvantage of the number of the Iron Blood Army is reflected at this time.
Some clever officers began to demand that the sergeants who had been mercilessly killed disperse. Since they can't organize to effectively resist the formation, they will scatter and flee, which will also disperse the strength of the Iron and Blood Army.
As for the more than 30,000 sergeants around Chen Jingxuan, they have always been a whole. The strength of this whole continued to grow, and some of the sergeants who had escaped joined the camp. Relying on the formation, start the fight.
Zhu Wen's face had changed.
Nearly an hour has passed, and the fight should have been a great success, but Huang Biao was a little unwilling, he looked forward to the 20,000 soldiers under his command, who could completely defeat the army under Chen Jingxuan, and even capture and kill Chen Jingxuan, but this goal seems to be unattainable, the combat effectiveness of the Xichuan sergeant is indeed good, and he has not given up resistance, and under the command of the officer, he has constantly changed the formation, and the most important thing is that the officers of the Xichuan Army have given up the surrendered Dongchuan sergeant, Let these sergeants self-destruct, or even let these sergeants become cannon fodder, constantly slowing down the speed of the iron-blooded soldiers.
Of course, Zhu Wen knew that once the nearly 30,000 iron-blooded soldiers led by Huang Biao joined the battle group, it would be the moment when the army under Chen Jingxuan completely collapsed, and his hope was that when Huang Biao led the army to charge, the situation on the battlefield had been clear, and it had become a very simple matter to exterminate the army under Chen Jingxuan and capture Chen Jingxuan alive.
It's a pity that Zhu Wen's idea has suffered a heavy blow.
The surrendered Dongchuan sergeants are still fleeing in all directions, and it is impossible to ignore these fleeing sergeants, there are too many of them, blocking the best line for the iron-blooded soldiers to attack.
What made Zhu Wen even more anxious was that he saw that Sergeant Xichuan was slowly starting to concentrate, and he was already moving towards the mouth of the Tenglong Valley, such a huge army was far from being able to withstand Yang Xingmi of the valley.
Cui Anqian has never given the order for a general attack, and Zhu Wen needs to grit his teeth and insist.
He had already ordered the officers around him to lead 3,000 people to rush to Yang Xingmi's aid, and everything had to obey Yang Xingmi's command.
Zhu Wen was satisfied with both Yang Xingmi and Qian Mu, in fact, in terms of pressure, Yang Xingmi and Qian Mu were the biggest, especially Yang Xingmi, who had to block the withdrawal of Xichuan's army from Gukou.
From the perspective of the time to launch the general attack, when the more than 30,000 troops around Chen Jingxuan were forced to disperse, it was the best time for the general attack, but if you want to do this, the possibility is very small.
Yang Xingmi has become a blood man, and the pressure he is under is enormous.
Sergeant Nishikawa launched a frantic attack on Taniguchi, and wave after wave of sergeants fell, and the other sergeants rushed up, and the later charge was to step on the corpses on the ground and move forward.
When it comes to this part, it has nothing to do with tactics, what is compared is the quality of the individual soldiers, and whether they resolutely carry out orders.
Yang Xingmi didn't know how many of the 3,000 soldiers stationed at Gukou were left, and according to Zhu Wen's requirements, even if he was left Yang Xingmi alone, he would stick to Gukou.
After the arrival of the 3,000 sergeants sent by Zhu Wen to support, the fighting became even more brutal, because the officers and sergeants under Chen Jingxuan had given up breaking through from the direction of Wei Cheng and blindly broke through from Yang Xingmi.
The two sides were entangled together, and almost everywhere they could see with the naked eye was red, including the bodies of each soldier and the fallen soldiers.
The casualties that Yang Xingmi could see were already very large, maybe close to one-half of the casualties, and ordinary troops, when the losses reached one-third, they basically couldn't hold on, but the iron-blooded army was the iron-blooded army, forged between iron and blood, even if there was only one person left, he could hold on and would never retreat.
What Yang Xingmi thought of at the moment was a desperate fight, most of the soldiers who were charging and fighting in front of him, and there were still a thousand soldiers waiting at Taniguchi.
The blood on the ground can no longer completely penetrate into the ground, and the yellow sand in the sky is becoming less and less, and most of the ground is covered with blood and corpses, and the war horse can no longer step out of the yellow sand.
Yang Xingmi has several injuries on his body, the most serious one is in the back, which was caused by a sneak attack by an officer of the Xichuan Army, Yang Xingmi unceremoniously killed such a sneak attack officer, and after the medical officer simply bandaged the wound, he continued to rush into the battlefield with a spear.
Another Taniguchi's money is also uncomfortable.
Rushing into the valley is the elite soldiers under the command of Chen Jingxuan, the combat effectiveness is indeed good, in the process of the cruel fight between the two antis, the number of casualties of the iron-blooded soldiers is not small, Qian Mu was worried that the casualties are too large, it is very likely to destroy the fighting spirit of the soldiers, but at present, such a situation will not appear for the time being.
Qian Mu had to resist, he didn't even have time to rest.
Although it is said that this valley mouth leaving Longteng Valley is not as important as the place of import, it cannot be lost, otherwise the army under Chen Jingxuan's command can forcibly move in the direction of the exit, and Zhu Wen must fight behind him, once Chen Jingxuan is allowed to escape from the direction of the exit, he Qian Mu will become a sinner of the Iron and Blood Army, and he will not have the face to see Li Rupei.
Qian Mu's approach is the same as Yang Xingmi's, that is, he is at the forefront, several times he encountered danger, the most dangerous one was a Tang knife of an officer of the Xichuan Army, seeing that he was about to cut off his head, if it wasn't for a soldier next to him to rescue, he might have fallen off his horse.
But the officer who rescued him was cut off his horse and lost his life.
The fierce battle situation in Tenglong Valley was continuously reported to Cui Anqian.
More than an hour passed, and the battle changed from fierce at the beginning, to cruelty, to coldness, and most of the sergeants who participated in the fighting, the primitive bloodshed was stimulated.
This is the sign of entering the most critical moment of the fight.
Cui Anqian did not ask Huang Biao to participate in the fight, which means that the 30,000 troops under Huang Biao are still waiting, still watching this cruel fight.
Cui Anqian's purpose has changed slightly, not only to capture or kill Chen Jingxuan, but also to completely defeat the army under Chen Jingxuan, the Xichuan army that fought on the battlefield came out of his Cui Anqian's hands after all, the strength of these sergeants, Cui Anqian is very clear, these people can't stay, or these sergeants will either die in battle, or surrender, if all these sergeants are let go, Dongchuan and Xichuan don't know how many bandits appeared, and then the problem is still left to Li Rupei, Therefore, the ultimate goal of this fight is to win completely.
Gao Chibang, who was standing next to Cui Anqian, rarely spoke.
Gao Chibang's view of Cui Anqian has completely changed through this campaign, and he found that Cui Anqian not only has extraordinary ability in the construction and management of people's livelihood, but also outstanding in commanding the army.
It seems that Li Rupei's request for Cui Anqian to command this crucial battle was well thought out. (To be continued......)