In the early morning of the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, the shore of the water was shrouded in a thick layer of war clouds, three miles in front of the Ming army's position, including Liu Liqiti, more than 60,000 horsemen were ready to go, and in the Ming army's position, 30,000 Huailing troops were making the final preparations before breaking through.

The encirclement of the Ming army was rearranged all over, limited by the lack of manpower, arranged into an arc-shaped fortress position with intervals and depth, the starting point on both sides was two hundred steps from the river bank, and the gap between them was blocked by the fire provided by the ships, the main body of the arc-shaped position was in units of thousands of people, in the form of dogs' teeth, the chariots were guarded by regiments, some of them also built up mud and sand bags, and there were temporarily built rejecting horses in the outer tens of zhang of the car array, in which the crossbowmen and ballistas were complete, which could be attacked in all directions, and the horses were also placed in the position, There are about 100 steps between the positions.

At first glance, this encirclement is full of loopholes, but the Huailing army does not dare to break through easily, they have already tasted the power of the Ming army's bow and crossbow yesterday.

Liu Li's heart was full of resentment, no matter who was bitter than he thought he was hidden, lurking for hundreds of miles, and was complacent that he was not discovered, but he was suddenly told that your lurking has lost its effect, hurry up and show up, from the entrusted to the insignificant, this huge psychological gap is really few people can stand it!

Liu Liqi swept his eyes coldly, and said in a gloomy voice: "Although King Ming has set up an iron bucket array, we have nearly 100,000 horses inside and out, almost twice as many as him, and he is too arrogant, General Yao, hurry up and give an order, don't let the morale of the soldiers be discouraged."

Yao Xun looked at Tan Daoji, who nodded slightly, saying that he would go all out.

Thereupon. Yao Xun shouted: "Attack!" ”

"Woo woo woo~~" With the cold horn, the sound of horses' hooves roared violently, and according to the gap between the Ming army's positions, more than 60,000 horsemen rushed away in more than ten units!

At the same time, the Huailing army in the encirclement also shouted in unison, supporting the shield of the shield, the cart of the cart, as long as there was a little cover, they ran wildly, and they were free, although there were no long-range weapons except bows and arrows. Nor did it have the same impact as cavalry. But the goal is the same as that of the cavalry, which is to break through the positions of the Ming army!

"Buzz~~" The throwing ballistas on the ship and the position were the first to fire, throwing not stone bullets but thistles, and dense black dots fell like rain. In the blink of an eye. The ghost cried wolf in the position. Soldiers fell in batches!

Tribulus terrestris is useless against cavalry, but it is a powerful weapon against foot soldiers!

Stepping on thistle terrestris is more uncomfortable than death. Watching the companions rolling on the ground in pain, the indomitable momentum of the soldier who was lucky not to step on it immediately leaked a fine light, and they couldn't get out at all, some people didn't give up, trying to sweep away the thistle, but the stone bullets immediately splashed over, and after a few tries, they understood that honestly being a hostage would not worry about their lives for the time being.

The inner circle quickly stabilized, the Huailing army simply did not move, it was useless to move, the ground was full of thistles, if it caused a misunderstanding, it would cause a blow from the Ming army, and the counteroffensive could not be done, these 30,000 people were completely abolished.

"Stretch and stretch~~" The enemy army in the outer circle has approached within three or four hundred steps, and in an instant, stone bullets, giant arrows and short arrows poured out, and the enemy riders turned over on their backs, and those who were lucky were not hit, and were blocked by the rejected horses, and the speed slowed down, and the price paid was their lives!

In a short time, there were already mountains of corpses outside the formation, and the position was as stable as Mount Tai, and the arrows of the Ming army seemed to be endless, and the density did not weaken at all.

Wei Feng originally wanted to stay in the position, but was persuaded by the soldiers to get on the ship, standing on the watchtower and condescending, he suddenly had a feeling of victory, which is clearly bullying, when the cold weapon is used to the extreme, it can also produce the strike effect of hot weapons, but the enemy in the face is still spears and bows and arrows, just like the Eight-Nation Alliance and the Qing cavalry are fighting, the weapon gap is too big.

Yao Xun's face was extremely difficult to see, and he couldn't help but scold angrily: "Damn, it's tribulus terrestris again, what else will King Ming use besides tribulus terrestris?" ”

Tan Daoji also had a bitterness in his heart, for the iron thistle, the Beifu army had carefully studied the way to crack it, but it was very sad to find that the iron thistle is the nemesis of the foot soldiers, unless the shoes worn by the foot soldiers can not be afraid of the iron thistle, and this is obviously impossible.

The Huailing Army was abolished by Tribulus terrestris.

In fact, a large number of thistles were also cast in the Beifu army, since they could not be cracked, they were used together with the Ming army, and for this purpose they also deliberately imitated the way the Ming army threw thistles with trebuchets, but unfortunately, it has not been able to come in handy, so the Ming army has not attacked any city of the Beifu army, and the main force of the Ming army has also eliminated the foot soldiers, only cavalry, crossbowmen and ballistamen.

Shaking his head secretly, Tan Daoji turned his head helplessly and said: "General Yao, the Ming army's position is difficult to break, so it's better to collect the troops." ”

Yao Xun actually didn't have much hope, the Ming army's position was one in the east and one in the west, at first glance it was full of loopholes, but this kind of position with gaps was more difficult than the strict position, especially the Ming army had dozens of positions, even if it broke a few of them, it would be useless, it was impossible to break them all, and at the same time, the Huailing army was restrained by the thistle terrestris, and there was no hope of rushing out!

It's just that Yao Xun is still unwilling to say: "If this battle is retreated, our army will never have a chance to attack, and it will be useless to retreat, and it will only be dragged alive on the shore of the water, can you sit and watch King Ming eat away at you and my army step by step?" ”

Tan Daoji sighed, and said: "General Yao, please complain about me, unless a miracle happens, otherwise, this battle is probably lost, and it will be inevitable for King Ming to dominate the world after the war.

As for you, you are the youngest son of Lord Qin, and you are the elder brother of Princess Xiping, because of this relationship, you can also leave your life, since this is the case, why fight hard? Let's simply obey the arrangement of King Ming, wait patiently by the water, and resign ourselves to fate, anyway, if we go back, we can only be trapped and die! ”

Everyone understands the truth, but Yao Xun always felt extremely humiliated, his face changed brightly, and he struggled violently.

Tan Daoji didn't look at him either, and looked up to the sky and sighed: "Heaven's will, Heaven's will should be in line with King Ming's acquisition of the world, what can Daoji do as a mortal?" Shun Tian should be the right time, it is a wise move, glory and wealth are good, but also have a life to enjoy, General Yao, at this time, the army can still leave a way for the soldiers to live, so why be a villain? ”

"Huh!" Yao Wei sighed heavily, he knew that Tan Daoji was a sign of despair, but in such a desperate situation, what could he do if he didn't despair?

Yao Xun couldn't help but carefully recall every step he had taken since he came to Qiu, according to common sense, except for some small intrigues, there were basically no mistakes, and the strength of his own side plus the Beifu Army was still superior to the Ming army after successive setbacks, but why did he fall into a desperate situation?

Yao Xun couldn't figure it out, but in fact, Tan Daoji had some understanding, the key was that the loss of the right to control water made the more than 200,000 soldiers and horses of the two armies be passive from the beginning.

After a while, Yao Xun put this problem aside for the time being, and waved his hand weakly: "Retreat!" ”

"Bang Bang Boom~~" The sound of the gong seems to be weak, the Ming army's position has not been broken for a long time, the knights have long lost the mind of fighting to the death, just like a drum, and then decline, three and exhausted, the first attack on the Ming army camp, is for a drum, but unfortunately not captured, the second impact on the Weifeng cavalry failed, is for the decline, the rescue of the Huailing army can not see the hope of success, is exhausted, the morale of the coalition army has been almost exhausted, so when I heard the sound of the retreat horn, it was a busy Le Ma return!

The generals regathered around Yao Xun and Tan Daoji, and the bald Wenzhi complained: "The defense of the Ming army is so solid, General Yao, how should this be good?" ”

Yao Xun and Tan Daoji exchanged a hidden look, the previous conversation, the two have reached a tacit understanding, that is, they must not expose the intention of surrendering, after all, the attitude of the Ming army towards the Tuoba clan is to kill them all, as soon as they say surrender, the Tuoba clan will inevitably turn against the water, and Liu Bobo, Fuqu Mengxun and the bald Wei Tan's thoughts are also unpredictable, and it is likely that the whole army will split immediately!

In the final analysis, they still have a trace of luck, although they are in a quagmire here, but if the Ming army is broken by the Qian side, they can immediately turn the tables, and surrendering the Ming army is just a way to do it, so at this time there must be no split.

"Ahem~~" Yao Xun coughed lightly twice, and his face remained unchanged and said: "The defense of the Ming army is strong, but he can't go, let's spend it with him, we can drag the Ming King here, presumably it should be of some help to the battle situation, you and wait patiently, presumably the Ming will also make a move soon, and then it will be decided according to the situation." ”

Tan Daoji secretly expressed his admiration, and then said: "The general and General Yao will report the battle situation here to the Taiwei and the lords of various countries, it's useless for us to be in a hurry, it's still them who make the decision, everyone should rest well, remember to be on strict guard, and hurriedly let the Ming army find a loophole." ”

The generals thought about it, and it could only be like this, so they stopped talking, arched their hands one after another, and scattered away

Unconsciously, twelve days have passed, during this time, the Huailing army has no intention of breaking through the siege, and honestly accepted the fate of being besieged, the Ming army's position is still there, more than ten miles away from the periphery, it is more than 50,000 horsemen of Yao Huan and Tan Daoji, who are safe with each other, and Wei Feng also asked the Huailing army to carry out the wounded soldiers for bandaging and treatment.

At first, the Huailing army was still cowering and vigilant, but when there was the first soldier who couldn't bear the pain and volunteered to let the Ming army treat him, more and more people came to the rescue, and the generals turned a blind eye, and they also figured it out. The persecution was excessive, which might lead to a mutiny, and he was tied up and dedicated to the Ming army, but Wei Feng never mentioned the surrender. (To be continued......)