Chapter 25: The Battle of Yancheng
The big camp in Yancheng County, at this time, the Gao Kaidao fortress-style camp has changed owners, 20,000 Sui troops occupy this big camp, and 2,000 crossbowmen stand on the board wall, holding crossbow arrows, vigilantly watching the enemy army approaching in the distance.
Yang Yuanqing also stood on the wall, staring at the overwhelming enemy army from afar, about 80,000 people, this is the Gao Kaidao and Goryeo coalition army, this is also the last battle in Hebei, after this battle, Liaodong will be ten years of peace.
Next to him, Li Chongwei whispered to fight, "Chief, let's fight in this first battle!" ”
Yang Yuanqing nodded, "Don't worry, wait until they are deployed." ”
At this time, a Sui cavalry galloped in the distance, stood in front of the board wall and shouted: "The chief can be here?" ”
Yang Yuanqing stepped forward and said, "I'm here, you can say it!" ”
The cavalry of the Sui army clasped their fists and saluted, "I came here to report on the order of General Luo, we have followed the other party ten miles away, and we can fight at any time!" ”
Yang Yuanqing nodded, "Please tell General Luo and let him pay attention to the movements on our side at any time, if we go to war, it will be a signal for him to send troops!" ”
"Yes!" The cavalry bowed his hand, turned and galloped away.
Yang Yuanqing watched him walk away, and at this moment, a low horn sound came from the enemy camp in the distance: 'Woo-'
Yang Yuanqing's eyes became solemn, he looked at the rolling Goryeo army, a fire of war desire ignited from the bottom of his heart, he had not felt this way for a long time, the prelude to the war was about to begin...... At this time, there was a dramatic scene on the battlefield within a radius of 20 miles, two Sui armies of 20,000 men each, in the east and west of the coalition army, the west army was about ten miles apart, and the east route army was six or seven miles apart, forming a east-west attack.
In order to solve this dilemma, the Goryeo army and the Yan army also divided the labor, and the Yan army fought against the Sui army on the western route. The Goryeo army attacked the Sui army on the eastern route, which was related to the vital interests of the Goryeo army and whether they could successfully return to Goryeo, and Yuan Taizuo had to deal with the Sui army in person.
The Goryeo army did not set up a large camp. They were arranged in a great array, and there were forty-five thousand men in all, of whom twenty thousand cavalry and twenty-five thousand infantry,
Yuan Taizuo immediately stood in front of the military formation, staring coldly at the Sui army camp in the distance, and Gao Kaidao told him. The camp was not strong, especially on the north and south sides, which could be easily broken away with a large log, and from what he had seen, there were not many Sui troops, and there were only more than 2,000 crossbowmen standing at the head of the city.
A hundred warships still have to carry supplies and war horses, and the number of troops will definitely not exceed 20,000, but Yuan Taizuo never dreamed of it. The coach of the Sui army turned out to be Yang Yuanqing himself.
At this time, a soldier shouted: "King, the Sui army has gone to war!" ”
Yuan Taizuo's eyes narrowed. He only saw a group of heavily armored Sui soldiers coming out of the camp, a total of about 3,000 people, a row of 500 people, a total of six rows, lined up in a long phalanx, with more than 1,000 cavalry guards on both sides, each holding a long blade, slowly moving forward, under the direct sunlight, the long blade flickered coldly. Dazzling.
The pontoon bridge on the Liaoshui River has been burned down, and the information has been cut off, Yuan Taizuo didn't know the shock of this heavy armored infantry when it hit the camp, he only knew that the Youzhou heavy armored cavalry, and this was the infantry, Yuan Taizuo showed a cruel smile on his face.
"Cavalry formation!"
He looked back and yelled. The 20,000 cavalry let out an earth-shattering roar, quickly lined up in formation, and Yuan Taizuo waved his sword, "Flatten the Sui army!" ”
20,000 Goryeo cavalry suddenly launched, this is the only cavalry in the Goryeo army, a total of 20,000 cavalry, almost exhausted the strength of the whole country.
The low horn whimpered, the horses galloped wildly, the iron hooves galloped, the cavalry held sharp spears, and let out an earth-shattering cry, like a storm rolling up in the wilderness, and like a tsunami caused by an earthquake, with a wild force that seemed to destroy all things in heaven and earth, roaring towards thousands of heavily armored Sui cavalry.
Only five miles apart, this could be killed in a moment, and in the main camp, five thousand spearmen and eight thousand cavalry were already in line, waiting for the commander's order to fight.
Yang Yuanqing's eyes were as cold as iron, he had already experienced a hundred battles, the violent impact of the enemy army could no longer shake his reef-like hard heart, he was full of confidence in the three thousand heavy armored infantry, today will be the moment of decisive victory.
"Blow the trumpet!" He coldly ordered.
On the board wall, hundreds of trumpeters raised their trumpets at the same time, and low horns rose to the sky, "Woo-"
This is the order of the heavy infantry to meet the battle, the Goryeo cavalry has rushed a hundred paces away, the dust is rolling, the sound of thunderous horses' hooves seems to be the earth will also collapse, the hearts of ordinary people are about to be shaken and broken, and the horses of the two thousand cavalry guarding both sides began to be restless, and from time to time their front hooves jumped up and neighed in a low voice.
The first three rows of infantry squatted down, close together, supporting the ground with the back handle of the Mo knife, holding the handle of the knife with both hands, leaning back slightly, supporting the whole body on the Mo knife, the Mo knife bevel upward, forming a dense knife forest, and the fourth row of the Mo knife army held the Mo knife horizontally, forming a sprinting posture.
The cavalry group has rushed to thirty paces away, the front row of cavalry saw the dense and sharp knife forest, they couldn't stop the war horses, they all screamed in despair, the most violent first blow finally came, this is the most powerful blow of the cavalry, 20,000 cavalry galloped to gather huge energy, will burst out at this moment through the impact.
Of course, not all the energy will be concentrated on the Sui army, as long as it withstands the impact of thousands of cavalry in the first few rows, the energy in the back can only explode within them.
'Boom! There was a loud bang on the ground, and the Modao army ushered in the most violent impact, the violent impact made the heavens and the earth instantly dimmed, and the terrible screams resounded through the wilderness, the war horses neighed, and the cavalry wailed......
What a terrifying scene this was, thousands of horses and more than a thousand cavalrymen were pierced by the long blade of the Mo knife, hanging on the long blade, many cavalry were thrown out by a huge inertial volley, and were split into several pieces by the long blades in the back row in the air, and blood and internal organs spilled out.
The cavalry stabbed to death in the front row formed a meat barrier, blocking the impact of the cavalry in the rear row, and the cavalry in the rear row could not regain momentum, and collided with each other, affecting thousands of people before finally stopping.
When the first wave of the Goryeo cavalry's fierce impact gradually subsided, more brutal hand-to-hand combat ensued. The three thousand Mo sword army has changed formation, they step on the enemy's corpse, wield the Mo knife, like a wall to advance, using the collective strength to fight with the cavalry, the long and sharp double-edged Mo knife cut off the horse's legs, and the sharp front blade in the front section can pierce the enemy's chest.
Five hundred long blades were chopped at the same time, so that the cavalry in front of him had nowhere to dodge, the horse's head was split, the human head was split, the body was broken, and the blood plasma was splashed, which was the advantage of the heavily armored Mo sword infantry.
The long Mo knife is hard and sharp, it is made of the best quality steel and the most advanced technology, from the ninth year of the Great Cause to the present, the Sui army has only created a total of 6,000 Mo knives, as well as armor made of the same steel, and tall and strong soldiers, only one can be picked out from twenty soldiers.
The new Sui also exhausted the strength of the whole country, and only built 6,000 Modao infantry, its appearance is a nightmare for cavalry, fighting alone, a Modao soldier can not match a flexible cavalry, the cavalry can go around behind the infantry, using heavy armor to turn around the difficulty, kicking the infantry down from behind.
But in a collective battle, the agility of the cavalry was gone, and no matter how he dodged, there was always a cold and sharp knife in front of him.
The 20,000 cavalry were killed and retreated, the corpses covered the earth, and the blood pooled into a stream, although the enemy cavalry found that the flank of the Modao formation was a weak point, but there were thousands of cavalry on each side to protect it, so that the Goryeo cavalry could not rush in.
'Woo-'
The horn sounded, and the unwilling Goryeo cavalry once again organized an offensive, and the five thousand cavalry rushed up to the Modao infantry, but the Modao infantry was like a reef standing in the turbulent waves, no matter how the waves impacted, they stood still.
The 5,000 cavalry urged the horses to rush forward, and the spears pierced the infantry's chests, and the front hooves of the horses were raised, and they kicked the infantry in the face violently, and some soldiers were unfortunately kicked down.
But more of it was a long blade split, the two horses' hooves were split at the joints, the war horse neighed miserably, and fell down violently, and before the cavalry fell off the horse, another Mo knife was chopped, and the human head was split and flew out more than a foot away.
The Modao heavy infantry seemed to be the nemesis of the cavalry, their ferocious killing made the cavalry gradually frightened, their fighting spirit was weakened, and the casualties were getting heavier and heavier, Yuan Taizuo was also terrified, he turned around and shouted, "Retreat!" ”
'When! While! While! The bell of the retreat rang, Yang Yuanqing was waiting for this moment, and he suddenly ordered, "Cavalry attack!" ”
The 8,000 cavalry divided into two groups and attacked from the left and right sides of the camp at the same time, and pounced on the retreating Goryeo cavalry with a thunderous momentum.
The Goryeo cavalry was retreating in batches and in an orderly manner, and the sudden Sui cavalry caught them off guard, and suddenly there was a big chaos, and the Sui cavalry was like two sharp blades, stabbing into more than 10,000 Goryeo cavalry, attacking left and right, so that the enemy could not arrange the formation, fell into chaos, and then divided and annihilated them.
The Goryeo cavalry had already been slaughtered by the Modao infantry army, and the sudden arrival of the cavalry made them even more confused, and they only lasted for a short time before they collapsed.
The Goryeo cavalry was defeated, thousands of troops and horses fled for their lives, they rushed to their camp desperately, the Sui cavalry pursued behind, and the five thousand spearmen also killed behind, they followed the cavalry, and covered the enemy's large formation.
At this time, the battle of Luo Shixin against Gao Kaidao also began, 20,000 elite Sui troops against 35,000 Yan troops, the Sui army took the advantage, and the Yan army was defeated and retreated, and the moment to decide the victory or defeat was approaching......