Chapter 296: Wu Sangui's Death
"It's really torturous to run long distances......"
Le Yi followed Mulan's cavalry to launch a surprise attack, and he abandoned the infantry corps of more than 30,000 people left to participate in the raid, in order to provide Mulan's cavalry with an attack aura.
It is precisely because of the abandonment of bloated infantry regiments and the use of light cavalry that they can work wonders.
The 70,000-strong Qingzhou Army was defeated by Mulan's attack, and the battlefield became even more chaotic.
As the commander of the infantry, Le Yi commanded the "Offensive Legion", and was unfamiliar with Mulan's "Scout Legion" and did not command it at will. Even so, Mulan left him with two thousand light cavalry to protect Le Yi's safety, as well as Le Yi's command if necessary.
Le Yi observed the battlefield, the rear army of the Qingzhou Legion was completely chaotic, and there was no military general who could stand up to maintain the formation, Hua Mulan pursued Dolgon, and Xue Rengui sandwiched Dolgon and Xue Wanche, intending to kill Dolgon and Xue Wanche first.
The Xuzhou heavy cavalry and Baima Yicong led by Zhao Yun clashed with Wu Sangui's Guanning Iron Cavalry and Qingzhou Heavy Cavalry. Wu Sangui's Guanning Iron Cavalry was expensive and was swallowed up by the 4,000 heavy cavalry led by Zhao Yun, and almost all the army was wiped out. Zhao Yun's heavy cavalry also suffered heavy losses, and he relied on his numerical superiority to consume the high-level Guanning iron cavalry.
Zhao Yun alone, killed more than 20 Guanning iron cavalry, when he fought with the high-level heavy cavalry, he obviously felt a little difficult, Guanning iron cavalry was equipped with heavy armor, the spear was pierced on the heavy armor, and the reaction force would make Zhao Yun's wrist slightly numb.
Zhao Gongzi and Tai Shici gathered about 10,000 people and began to retreat. They did not know how many cavalry were attacking the rear, and in order to prevent the total annihilation of the army, they chose to retreat.
"Drive the enemy's rout and attack the Chinese army!"
Although Le Yi is the commander of the infantry, he also has a bonus to the cavalry. He commanded the cavalry to attack Zhao Gongzi and Tai Shici's army.
Le Yi's tactics were very insidious, he only had 2,000 cavalry in his hands, and his own strength was not high, so he did not directly raid Zhao Gongzi and Tai Shici's army, but drove the defeated rear army and marched in a big way.
Thousands of routs were driven by Le Yi's cavalry, and they panicked and crushed Zhao Gongzi and Tai Shici's army.
"The lord is here, the enemy is behind, why don't you fight!"
Tai Shici held the halberd, protected Zhao Gongzi, and drove the rout with Zhao Gongzi's personal soldiers.
Tai Shi Ci personally killed a few routs, and the routs like headless flies calmed down, but Le Yi drove more routs in the rear, like shepherds.
Zhao Gongzi was deeply desperate in the face of the erosive situation.
Unless one general has the ability to regroup, he can't turn the tide.
With Le Yi leaving, the battlefield was chaotic, and the 10,000 people that Zhao Gongzi and Tai Shici had managed to gather were scattered by the rout, and there were less than 5,000 people around them.
"I didn't expect us to have reinforcements! All soldiers, fight back with me! ”
Liu Sandao was already ready to be defeated and kill himself, but when he saw the fire in the backyard of the Qingzhou Legion, he immediately organized a counterattack and bit Zhao Gongzi and Tai Shici.
"We have joined forces to suppress the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army, if you surrender to our lord, you can live!"
Xue Rengui pointed at Xue Wanche with Fang Tian's halberd, the two sides had fought the Yellow Turban Army in Beihai Country and were familiar with each other. Xue Rengui wanted to persuade Xue Wanche to serve his lord. For the brave Xue Wanche, Xue Rengui recognized it from the bottom of his heart. If Xue Wanche is brought over, Xue Wanche can become a cavalry general under the command of Xuzhou Mu.
Xue Rengui had already suppressed Xue Wanche, and Xue Wanche's mouth was numb, and it was almost difficult to hold the horse lance.
"I already have a master, how can I easily rebel against the master!"
Xue Wanche is also a loyal person, and he will not betray easily on the premise of having a lord.
"Then there is only one dead end!"
Xue Rengui and Xue Wanche are their own masters, and life and death on the battlefield are unpredictable.
He swung Fang Tian's halberd and stabbed at Xue Wanche!
A cold arrow flew in, and Xue Rengui had to change the trajectory of Fang Tian's halberd to block the dark arrow.
"Don't do anything, retreat quickly!"
Dolgon came to Xue Wanche's aid with his bow and rescued Xue Wanche.
He sacrificed the insignificant ordinary cavalry and ordered them to block Xue Rengui, who was beginning to run out.
Xue Rengui continued to pursue, and the light cavalry along the way were all killed by him!
Dolgon and Xue Wanche went to find Zhao Gongzi and Tai Shici to join and break through.
Xue Rengui, Hua Mulan, and Le Yi flanked off.
There were a large number of routs between the two sides, and the whole battlefield was in shambles.
"The lord is behind us, and I will keep you safe!"
Tai Shi Ci and Xue Wanche, two fierce generals, were willing to sacrifice their lives to protect Zhao Gongzi, kill the surrounding Xuzhou soldiers and Qingzhou defeated soldiers, and fight a bloody way.
"Capture Zhao Gongzi alive!"
Le Yi knew that if the lord of the Qingzhou Army could be captured in this melee, then half of Qingzhou would be controlled by Xuzhou Mu.
Xue Rengui and Hua Mulan once again attacked Zhao Gongzi's peripheral forces and routed them.
Tai Shi Ci and Xue Wanche risked their lives, their armor was dark red, and they did their best to protect their lord and break through safely.
They still have half of Qingzhou, and they still have a chance to turn defeat into victory, and they are not willing to surrender.
Xue Rengui and Hua Mulan's offensive was even more ferocious, and Xue Rengui was only less than two hundred meters away from Zhao Gongzi!
Dolgon kept shooting arrows to attack Xue Rengui in the chaos, and at the same time sent cavalry to stop Xue Rengui from pursuing. He knew that Chu Zimou would not necessarily let him go, and only by following Zhao Gongzi would he have a way to live.
Xue Rengui was holding Fang Tian's halberd in close combat with the enemy cavalry, and he hated Huang Taiji who kept releasing cold arrows, and killed Dolgon on his horse!
More than 100 Tang archers followed closely behind Xue Rengui, using bows and arrows to support.
Dolgon was regarded as a target by Xue Rengui, so he couldn't help but be frightened, and did not continue to release cold arrows, and after arranging hundreds of cavalry to intercept Xue Rengui, he then withdrew.
Behind the Dolgon Palace, Xue Wanche and Tai Shici opened the way in front. Hua Mulan came out of the slope and was stopped by Xue Wanche.
Hua Mulan had no advantage in the face of Xue Wanche, so she had to use cavalry to delay the retreat of the Qingzhou Legion.
The number of Qingzhou legions is getting smaller and smaller, and whether Zhao Gongzi and his generals can break through has become a question.
Le Yi's 2,000 cavalry were still eyeing him.
Unexpected events are not inside the battlefield, but outside the battlefield. A Yellow Turban Army came to meet the Qingzhou Legion!
"Can't give them any chance to fight back!"
Le Yi immediately threw two thousand cavalry into the battlefield and attacked the arriving Yellow Turban Army!
This 10,000-strong Yellow Turban Army, which was sent by Guan Hai to support, was suddenly attacked by Le Yi's 2,000 cavalry, and immediately hugged his head and ran away.
However, the unfortunate Yellow Turban Army attracted Le Yi's attention, providing an opportunity for Zhao Gongzi, Tai Shici, Xue Wanche, and Dolgon to break through, because Le Yi's cavalry had already been engaged in the battle against the Yellow Turban Army.
"My 70,000 professional soldiers were destroyed in one fell ...... of the moment"
Zhao Gongzi looked to the rear, and the rout was still being pursued by the opposing cavalry, but he couldn't do anything. At the moment there are only a few thousand people around him.
It was the first time he had suffered such a big defeat, and he couldn't help but be disheartened.
"My lord, I only failed once, why worry about it! We still have a chance, Chu Zimou will always show flaws! We retreated to Qingzhou, and the comeback is unknown! ”
Dolgon, as an extreme main battle faction, persuaded Zhao Gongzi to regroup.
"You're absolutely right. We also have three counties that can quickly regroup our legions. What about Wu Sangui? ”
Zhao Gongzi escaped because he sacrificed 10,000 Yellow Turban troops as bait, counted his generals, but found that Wu Sangui was missing.
Dolgon said: "Wu Sangui has a deep feud with Chu Zimou, so it is very likely that he killed the red eye and did not retreat in time. I led a detachment of cavalry to his aid. ”
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In the chaotic battlefield, Wu Sangui's army is still tug-of-war with Zhao Yun's army.
"Our army has been defeated, is it possible that I, Wu Sangui, will be defeated by Chu Zimou forever? I'm not reconciled! ”
Wu Sangui was almost hysterical in the face of a one-sided situation. The Guanning Iron Cavalry beside him was killed and wounded, and the three-eyed firebolt, which was a blunt weapon, was deformed by striking the armor of the Xuzhou heavy cavalry and fell to the ground.
The Guanning Iron Cavalry achieved great results before the entire army was annihilated, and in order to eliminate Wu Sangui's main cavalry, Zhao Yun sacrificed a large number of ordinary heavy cavalry.
Wu Sangui, who killed the red eye, looked around, but found that his lord and other generals had withdrawn from the battlefield one after another, leaving only Wu Sangui, who was fighting hard.
Wu Sangui came back to his senses, sweating profusely, he continued to stay on the battlefield, and he might fall at any time!
Zhao Yun pursued and killed Wu Sangui in the chaotic army, intensifying Wu Sangui's idea of escaping.
"Retreat!"
Finally, Wu Sangui could not bear the huge psychological pressure, led more than a thousand light cavalry, avoided Zhao Yun, and took the road.
"The enemy will leave!"
Zhao Yun came out of the chaotic army, followed by Bai Ma Yicong, and chased and killed Wu Sangui all the way!
Zhao Yun's silver armor and white robe were stained red with blood, and his armor was dented, which was smashed by the three-eyed fire weapon of Guan Ning's iron horseman.
The Guanning Iron Cavalry was indeed brave in battle, but Zhao Yun still led a large number of ordinary heavy cavalry to annihilate the seven hundred Guanning Iron Cavalry and chase down Wu Sangui.
The cavalry led by Wu Sangui continued to fall behind and was shot by Bai Ma Yicong.
"No one can kill me Wu Sangui! I have lost to Chu Zimou many times, but he has not been able to kill me once! ”
Wu Sangui, who has been defeated repeatedly, is gradually going crazy, this is also his last pride, Chu Zimou can defeat him, but he can't kill him!
Wu Sangui used the light cavalry that had fallen behind to interfere with Zhao Yun's pursuit.
Not far away, Dolgon led three hundred Eight Banner cavalry to meet him, and as long as he joined Dolgon, Wu Sangui believed that he would be basically safe.
"Death, Dorgon!"
Zhao Yun couldn't help but be annoyed when he saw the white flag cavalry led by Dolgon. When Dolgon was serving in the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou, he once killed Zhao Yun's old master, and Zhao Yun attacked Dolgon many times, trying to take revenge, but to no avail.
Now that the two enemies are meeting, Zhao Yun immediately abandoned Wu Sangui and turned to attack Dolgon!
"You're you again?"
Dolgon was also impressed by Zhao Yun, who had raided him many times in Qingzhou before. He was afraid of Zhao Yun, and when he saw Zhao Yun coming, he immediately led the Eight Banners cavalry to retreat.
In Dolgon's opinion, it is not a big deal to kill a lord, and the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army has destroyed not tens of thousands, but thousands, so that they will not be chased and killed by Zhao Yun all the way.
"Dolgon has attracted the attention of the enemy, and I can live. Chu Zimou, wait for me, even if I am defeated in a hundred battles, I will take revenge! ”
Wu Sangui only had a dozen cavalry left around him, and he had lost count of how many times he had been defeated by Chu Zimou and his generals.
But he never gave up defeating Chu Zimou.
"General, beware!"
Just when Wu Sangui thought that he could live, the cavalry beside him anxiously reminded him.
A figure galloped over, bent the bow and shot an arrow, and the sharp arrow pierced Wu Sangui's throat!
Wu Sangui covered his throat with both hands and looked at the exposed arrow shaft in disbelief.
hit the vital arrow and shoot Wu Sangui directly!
Wu Sangui unwillingly fell from his horse, and before he died, he looked at the military general who shot him, as if he had seen it somewhere.
"I told my lord before that I would kill you for him, and I've made good on my promise now."
Hua Mulan put down her bow and arrows, pulled out the Tang knife, and gave Wu Sangui two more knives to ensure that he could not die again.
The lord said that he would mend the sword.
Wu Sangui, who had caused a lot of trouble to Chutian, finally died, and it was Hua Mulan who first fought against Wu Sangui who shot Wu Sangui.
At that time, Wu Sangui used decapitation tactics to attack Chutian and was blocked by Mulan, and this time Wu Sangui died directly in the hands of Mulan.
A diamond-level military general has fallen.
Wu Sangui's personal guard cavalry saw that the main general was dead, and the birds and beasts scattered.
It took the Xuzhou Army one day to pacify the battlefield, destroying the main force of the Qingzhou Army of 10,000 and capturing more than 10,000. There are still 40,000 Qingzhou troops who have fled, and it is estimated that most of them will regroup under Zhao Gongzi's command, or flee back to the countryside.
The Qingzhou Army lost one of Wu Sangui's generals and more than 20,000 main forces, and its morale was low. Zhao Gongzi joined up with Guan Hai's Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army, broke the siege of Zhucheng on his own, and withdrew to the territory of Beihai State. The morale of the generals is low, and continuing to fight is only a futile drain of troops.
"Wu Sangui and the Guanning Iron Cavalry were all wiped out, and the Guanning Iron Cavalry I built with great difficulty ......"
Zhao Gongzi knew that he would never be able to form the Guanning Iron Cavalry again.
As soon as Wu Sangui died, he had no generals and possessed the seventh-order heavy cavalry class of Guanning Iron Cavalry. At present, only Liaodong Taishou Mingguan should have the ability to recruit Guanning Iron Cavalry. Guan Ning Tieqi was even more powerful under the command of Li Chengliang and Zu Dashou.
Dolgon valued Wu Sangui very much, and when he saw Wu Sangui being shot, his heart was heavy: "The lord can go on the defensive and consume the opponent's troops." As long as Chu Zimou is dragged down, it will be our chance. ”
"Do we still want to fight with Chu Zimou? If we keep fighting, what are our chances of winning? ”
Zhao Gongzi weighed in his heart, he lost the opportunity to enter Xuzhou, and most of the time there would be no such good opportunity in the future.
On the other side, the white-robed legion and the scout legion cleaned the battlefield and entered Zhucheng to join Zang Ba and Sun Guan. When Zang Ba and Sun Guan heard that Wu Sangui was shot by Mulan, they were surprised and a little emotional.
They have accomplished their most basic goal - to remove the threat of the Qingzhou Legion to the northern part of Langya Kingdom.
"What do we do next? Continue to defend, or take the initiative to attack Qingzhou? ”
Le Yi thought for a while and said, "My infantry corps is still marching slowly in Taishan County...... Depending on how the battle is going on the lord's side, we will decide to go north to attack the Beihai Kingdom, or go south to support the lord. ”