Chapter 200: Victory Comes in the Enemy's Conspiracy

The Mandu Banner cavalry that rushed into the Sui army camp was in chaos and could not keep their senses. They saw countless Sui infantry appearing from all directions, their black armor glowing with a cold luster under the light of torches. The soldiers who came over under the black pressure tightly blocked the Mandu Banner cavalry in the Chinese army, as if casting a circle of hard and thick copper walls in an instant.

Tens of thousands of guns fell like hailstones, knocking the Mandu Banner cavalry team to pieces. Only this round of throwing guns smashed the Mengyuan people to two or three out of ten. The wails of people and the neighing of war horses are intertwined to form a lamentation.

Shortly after the appearance of the Sui army, one by one ballistas appeared in the ranks of the infantry. With the command of the Sui army generals, the war drums sounded again. There was a creaking sound, the sound of a ballista coiling rope. Immediately after, hundreds of giant crossbows roared and crashed unstoppably into the horse team.

The giant crossbow with thick calves can easily nail people and horses to the ground, and can even pierce three or four people in succession. Steel is the edge, iron is the feather, and the wounds made by the giant crossbow are fatal even if they are not critical. The Mengyuan cavalry who was pierced through the chest by the giant crossbow left a blood hole as big as the mouth of a bowl.

The debris of bones and the sparse internal organs were carried away from the body by the giant crossbow and scattered all the way.

A giant crossbow slammed into the left shoulder of the Meng Yuan soldier, and half of the soldier's body was immediately unloaded. In the rain of blood, the soldier fell backwards. The castrated crossbow was nailed into the chest of the second soldier, and the man was removed from the horse, and the crossbow with a corpse flew out of the body for some distance, finally piercing the neck of a warhorse and coming to a halt. The horse fell sideways, and the knight on horseback was crushed by the corpse of the horse and could not extricate himself, and the great pain and fear made him cry for help.

"Shoot the arrows and push them away!"

Mandutler roared loudly, his hoarse voice filled with fear.

The cavalry of the Mandu Banner began to counterattack, attacking the surrounding Great Sui infantry with their skillful cavalry. Their riding bows are fast, and each of them is a skilled shooter. However, the well-prepared infantry of the Sui army, relying on the barrier composed of a giant shield as tall as a man and a half-human tall infantry shield, blocked most of the attacks of the feathered arrows.

The boxwood hardbow sent out the wolf's tooth arrows, but it could not tear through the shield wrapped in a thick layer of leather. The counterattack of the Meng Yuan people was fierce, and the shields in the hands of the Sui infantry in the first few rows were soon covered with a layer of white feathers. But such an attack could not shake the battle formation that had been formed, and the damage to the infantry of the Sui army was not very great.

"Press!"

Li Yuanshan, the great general standing beside Yang Kai, the king of Xujun, waved the order flag in his hand, and the drummer behind him immediately beat the war drums. Hearing the sound of drums, the Sui soldiers gathered around began to press forward as a whole. The heavy ranks were like a closed mountain, pressing towards the increasingly chaotic Mandu Banner cavalry.

"The method that the prince thought of is the most effective, and there is nothing more effective than a long weapon against cavalry!"

General Yu Zhengdong said with a smile.

Yang Kai waved his hand and said, "Where did I come up with it, and it wasn't you who summed it up when we discussed it?" I have already sent someone back to ask Your Majesty to issue an order to rush to the major workshops to make spears. Against cavalry, this thing can make the enemy fearful! Moreover, this spear is much simpler to make than a lance, a wooden stick and an iron spear head are enough. ”

In the battle array in front of him, each of the soldiers behind the shield array was holding a weapon that was nearly half as long as the lance they were used to, and it was four meters long! Perhaps in essence, this is not a weapon at all, just a sharpened stick. Although not sharp enough and not tough enough, these long sticks are simply a nemesis for cavalry!

Especially in the face of cavalry that was besieged and lost its speed advantage, this long stick was more useful. Meng Yuan's cavalry claimed to be the fastest team in the world, and they boasted that they could run faster than the wind. But precisely because of the need to ensure speed, the armor of the light cavalry is often very thin. Only by reducing the weight to the lightest can the speed of the war horse be vividly displayed. While gaining powerful attack power and speed, it is necessary to abandon strong defenses.

To deal with these Mengyuan cavalry, only a wooden stick four meters long is enough.

The shield array continued to squeeze forward, and the Meng Yuan people tried to force the Sui people to stop with wolf tooth arrows. But it is clear that although the Sui army lost many soldiers while advancing, it will never stop. The archers of the Sui army hid behind the shield array to fight back, and although the rate of fire of the infantry bow made by the Great Sui Seiko was lower than that of Meng Yuan's cavalry bow, it was more powerful.

The three-edged arrow can easily tear through the leather armor on the Meng Yuan person, and can even pass through the chest.

"Blow the horn for help!"

Mandutler, who was on the verge of despair, could barely make a sound, and now he could only pin his hopes on the two thousand-strong men who remained outside the camp with him.

Fortunately, the Mandu wolf was left behind.

Mandu Teller couldn't help but think that if it weren't for the fear that Mandu wolf would share the credit and leave him outside, he was afraid that he would really die here today. Now, although he is almost desperate, he still has confidence in the two thousand people of Mandu Wolf. As long as those 2,000 cavalry rush up, they can help themselves tear a hole in the damn battle formation of the Sui people. The centaur will definitely not be able to keep it, but as long as he can break out of the ruin, what do you care so much about?

The sound of the horn calling for help pierced through the night sky and drilled through the cracks of the Sui people's war drums. The Mandu wolf, who had been ordered to stay outside the Sui army camp to take care of the back road, heard the horn, but he didn't say anything. The commander of the thousand, Agudam, who stayed with him, glanced at the general and did not open his mouth.

"General, it's the horn of the young banner lord calling for help!"

Another thousand-commander Gu Han urged the horse to run from a distance to the front of the Mandu wolf, and said eagerly: "We should immediately rush in to meet the young flag master!" ”

Mandu Wolf glanced at him lightly and said, "That's right, we should rush in as soon as possible to rescue the Young Flag Master, are you willing to rush to the front to open the way?" ”

"I do!"

Gu Han shouted loudly.

"Then in this way, let's divide the troops into two ways, you rush in from the left, and I will enter the camp of the Sui people from the right side, like two knives, no matter who saves the young banner master, blow the horn immediately, and withdraw at the same time, okay?"

Mandu Wolf said politely.

Gu Han felt ashamed in his heart, he thought that it turned out that Mandu Wolf didn't give the order immediately before because he was thinking about tactics.

"Good!"

He answered loudly, and hurried his horse back to his thousand-man team.

Mandu Wolf looked at Gu Han's departing back and suddenly smiled, and then instructed Agudam: "Take people around in circles outside the Sui army, don't get close." From the beginning, I didn't think that the Sui people could be defeated so easily, only an idiot would believe that the Sui people would be defenseless on Chinese New Year's Eve. ”

He smiled brightly, even a little proudly.

And the Sui people's Chinese New Year's Eve is as important as Lent, and it was he who swore a promise to Mandu Latu. It is precisely because of his persuasion, intentionally or unintentionally, these days that Mandu Ratu will make up his mind to attack the Sui army camp at night.

"Someone! Go back and tell the flag owner that the young flag owner is trapped, and let him immediately bring troops to the rescue, if it is too late, maybe the young flag owner will be in danger. ”

Mandu Wolf looked at the Sui army camp and said with a smile: "The sooner the better." ”

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The shield array squeezed the area where the cavalry of the Mandu Banner lived smaller and smaller, and the archers behind the giant shield had been withdrawn and replaced by soldiers with long sticks, they only needed to stand behind the giant shield, and then poke the Mengyuan people on horseback with wooden sticks that were too long to control.

If it is a fight, such a long stick is useless. On the battlefield, weapons that cannot be used flexibly can become murderers of soldiers. But this time was different, the Sui infantry did not need to use this wooden stick to show their martial arts, they only needed to mechanically repeat the action of stabbing forward.

The dense long sticks poked Meng Yuan's cavalry off their horses one after another, although the long sticks were not enough to kill in one blow, but they were enough to make the Meng Yuan people temporarily lose their combat effectiveness. Perhaps the sharpened wooden stick would not be able to tear through the leather armor of the Meng Yuan people, but it would be enough for them to fall off their horses.

For the Mengyuan people, those who left the horseback were not warriors at all!

The area where the Mengyuan people can move is getting smaller and smaller, and the more than 10,000 cavalry who rushed into the camp can now still ride less than thirty percent on horseback, they can easily shoot a running rabbit, they can tame a wild horse with their bare hands in the shortest time, their scimitars are sharp enough, but they have no way to deal with the Sui people's battle formation. In their previous cognition, the fight was straightforward. The horse charged, and the sword saw blood.

But now, the despicable Sui people hiding behind the giant shield did not fight them hard at all, but relied on the long-range rift bow, the sharp ballista, and the damn wooden stick that could not be considered a weapon at all. Powerlessness, a complete sense of powerlessness made the Mengyuan cavalry desperate.

Mandu Teller kept looking with red eyes, waiting for reinforcements to arrive. He could see the dust and smoke rising from the firelight outside the Sui army's battle array, and he could hear the familiar shouting. But the reinforcements could not break through the Sui people's battle formation, and the two thousand-man teams seemed to be blocked behind a big mountain, unable to do anything.

In fact, the thousand-man team of Mandu Wolves was just circling outside the Sui army.

The Sui army was like grinding beans on a grinding plate, slowly but completely killing the Mengyuan people layer by layer. Just when there were less than 2,000 men left in Mandutle, a thunderous roar suddenly came to mind outside. It was the sound of thousands of horses galloping on the ground, and even the ground trembled.

"Father is here!"

Mandu Teller couldn't help but chant excitedly, brandishing a scimitar to boost morale: "Hold on, the banner master of the great Mandu Banner has come with reinforcements, let's kill it!" ”

That's right, it's Mandu Ratu who came. When he hears that his beloved son is trapped, where is there any sense left? He rushed over with the remaining cavalry of the Mandu Banner, and poured into the camp of the Sui people like a torrent.

On a high slope, Yang Kai, the king of Xujun, watched the Mengyuan cavalry of the brigade come in and finally laughed: "I really didn't expect that it could lead to a decisive battle." I thought it was to shoot a deer, but I didn't expect to shoot a tiger. ”

"Beat the drums, close the circle!"

Li Yuanshan ordered loudly, and the rumbling war drums sounded again. Countless Sui troops rushed to the camp from all directions, and the Sui soldiers and chariots that had long been arranged on the periphery ran over the Mengyuan people like chariots. According to the news from the spies and scouts of the Ouchi Guard, Yang Kai, the king of Xujun, and others determined that Mandu Latu must be preparing for a night attack. And the best time to do it naturally can only be Chinese New Year's Eve, so the 700,000 troops have already been dispatched out of the city last night. Most of the troops were placed on the periphery of the camp, waiting for the encirclement of the enemy. But neither Yang Kai nor Li Yuanshan expected that they would be able to have such a big harvest this time.

Mandu Latu, who had always seemed to be cautious, rushed over with all his men like crazy.

This is really good news, and it is a pleasant surprise.

Mandu Ratu's face was full of anxiety, and after pouring into the camp with more than 30,000 cavalry, he rushed straight to the Chinese army. And at this time, the Mandu wolf, who saw the arrival of Mandu Latu, ordered the soldiers to attack the Sui army formation. Mandu Ratu pointed forward with his scimitar, and the cavalry rushed towards the Sui people with a shout.

"Banner Master!"

Mandu Wolf appeared in front of Mandu Latu with a guilty face, he wiped the blood and sweat on his face and said sadly: "It's all my fault, I couldn't accompany the young flag master to kill together." The Young Banner Master left me to take care of the back road, I should stop him! ”

"Now is not the time to say that."

Mandu Ratu said angrily: "If you can't save my son, you will naturally have to be buried with you!" So, you should take the centaurs to the charge now instead of talking to me about this here! If Mandu Teller really can't be saved, I guarantee your body will turn into a puddle of mud! ”

"Yes! I'll lead my troops on the offensive. ”

Mandu Wolf agreed loudly, and then handed the torch in his hand to Mandu Ratu's own soldiers. The pro-soldier subconsciously took it over, still tightly guarding Mandu Ratu's side.

The Mandu wolf urged the horse to leave, and when he turned around, there was a hint of murder in his eyes. If the guilt he showed before was still a bit or two sincere, then the words of the angry Mandu Rattu completely dispelled his guilt.

Behind a tent only thirty paces away from Manduratu, Agudam, who was hiding in the shadows, saw Manduratu's face illuminated by torches. He smiled coldly and took out an armor-breaking cone of the Sui people that he had picked up earlier. Without that torch, he could not determine which was Manduratu in the dark. And without the Mandu wolf stepping forward to speak, Mandu Ratu could not be stopped.

The torch was deliberately handed to the soldier by the Mandu wolf.

Agudamu placed the armor-piercing cone on his riding bow, took a deep breath, and then slammed the bowstring full. With a soft buzzing sound, the armor-piercing cone flew out of the cone quickly. The distance of more than thirty steps is instantaneous. Agudamu's archery is good enough that it is impossible to miss this distance.

Therefore, the banner owner of the Mandu Banner, Mandu Ratu, died so easily and simply. The armor-piercing cone stuck in his throat was the Sui people, and no one suspected that it was a cold arrow shot by the Sui people. Of course, no one suspected that Mandu Wolf's motive for handing the torches to his soldiers was questionable.

"This kind of arrow of the Sui people is really useful."

Agudammu muttered to himself, then turned and fled.

"The Banner Master is dead!"

The shouts of shock and fear sounded, and the men and horses of the Mandu Banner were completely defeated.

Even the Sui people didn't expect that they would win this decisive battle so easily.