Chapter 235: Desperate Counterattack!
"Kill!"
The 5,000 neat women's army cut into the left flank commanded by Song Jiang, and the momentum was like a bamboo!
The sixth-order women's army is only equipped with ordinary weapons, but the morale continues to be high, and it is not inferior to the army composed of macho men when fighting!
Li Xiuning personally commanded the women's army, defeated the blocked enemy army, and took the lead in joining Zang Ba and Sun Guan!
Zang Ba and Sun Guan each had a few arrows stuck in their armor, crawled out of the pile of dead people, and fought bloodily, they had a total of 8,000 infantry, and in the end only more than 4,000 people were still alive!
Previously, they fell into the siege of the left flank infantry under the command of Le Yi, and they died for life.
When Le Yi, who had no skills, handed over the left wing to Song Jiang, Zang Ba and Sun Guan survived until now.
The pressure brought by the army blessed by Le Yi is not comparable to that of ordinary generals, and the pressure brought by Song Jiang is much less.
Sun Guan stabbed several Xuzhou soldiers, but because of exhaustion, he tripped over the corpses under his feet and fell to the ground.
Xuzhou soldiers raised their broadswords, and were about to kill this enemy general who had been fighting bloodily, an ordinary lady sergeant stabbed Xuzhou soldiers to death with a gun, and stretched out his hand to pull Sun Guan up.
After this female sergeant rescued Sun Guan, he followed the large army to charge and kill the enemy.
"I actually let a group of girls save me today!"
Sun Guan has never seen such a fierce group of girls, they fight like they don't want to die.
It may be that only the classes above the sixth order have their bravery.
"We can't be underestimated!"
Sun Guan's remnants were inspired by the Women's Army, and their morale was boosted, and they followed the Women's Army to launch a counterattack.
Zang Ba, who was surrounded by many sieges, was also rescued, and led the remnants of his troops to join the Women's Army, strengthening the strength to attack the left flank of the Xuzhou coalition army!
Hua Xiong's big sword slashed at the iron armor of the Xuzhou heavy infantry, and the huge force almost unloaded the opponent's arm!
When Huaxiong attacked, a Xuzhou infantry armed with a heavy halberd hit Huaxiong like an iron bucket!
The huge impact force made Hua Xiong's internal organs churn, Hua Xiong was furious, and slashed the Xuzhou infantry to death with a backhand!
Hua Xiong was heavily injured, and the Xiliang Iron Cavalry suffered heavy losses, and he had dismounted to be used as a heavy infantry.
Even the heavy cavalry had to be used as heavy infantry, which shows the fierceness of the battle.
He witnessed something that surprised him extremely - a group of women's troops actually took Zang Ba and Sun Guan to break down the left wing and join him Huaxiong!
"I thought they were just recruited by the lord for his own pleasure......"
After Hua Xiong was loyal to Chutian, he knew that there was such a team of women in Xia City.
But Hua Xiong thought it was Chu Tian's hobby, so he didn't care.
When the Women's Army appeared on the battlefield, Hua Xiong realized the horror of the Women's Army.
The data of the Women's Army is lower than that of male soldiers of the same rank, but the morale can be maintained for a long time, and after rushing to the battlefield from Xia Cheng, it can be seen that the morale is still high!
The army of Langya State was victorious on the left flank, and the Xuzhou coalition army gradually retreated.
Song Jiang was anxious in the face of the collapsed left.
How is it that in which phalanx is he, which phalanx is the enemy's breakthrough?
"Everyone wait, don't retreat, otherwise you will be killed on the spot!"
Song Jiang tried his best to maintain the formation to avoid the army being chiseled through by the women's army.
Zhou Yafu and Li Guang's troops also began to counterattack, but they faced the Chinese army with the bonus of Le Yi, and it was not so easy to break through.
"Not enough, I still need an army!"
Chu Tian found that after the Women's Army joined, many of his troops regained their morale and had a tendency to turn around. But your own casualties are still heavy, and your troops are insufficient, so you may not be able to win!
"General Xu Sheng's sailor battalion is here to help!"
A group of 3,000 sailor soldiers joined the battle under the leadership of Xu Sheng!
Xu Sheng saw that the situation of the main force was not good, so he made a detour to Liangshan Town, and after going ashore in Liangshan Town, he forcibly marched all the way and rushed to the battlefield on foot!
"Order General Xu Sheng to attack the left flank!"
Chu Tian continued to add troops to the left flank, accelerating the collapse trend of Song Jiang's army.
The soldiers of the Navy Division Battalion can still exert a certain strength on land!
At this time, another 3,000 troops came from Xia City, and they were all low-level infantry and archers who had just been recruited!
"This is Miss Xia as a follow-up force, and it is also one of the few defenders in Xia City! There are only 2,000 recruits and a group of village warriors left in Xia City! ”
"Everyone's attention is focused on this battle, and they won't notice that Xia Cheng's forces are almost hollowed out."
Chu Tian couldn't care about the emptiness of Xia City, he lost the battle, and he couldn't defend it when he returned to Xia City!
He personally led 3,000 recruits and used the characteristics of a "great sage and good teacher" to make 3,000 people fall into a frenzy!
The effect of the Great Sage and Mentor is more useful for recruits, allowing them to forget their fears for a while and follow Chu Tian to attack!
The number of the three troops that arrived one after another was not large, and the total number of troops was just over 10,000, which could not reverse the gap in the number of troops. But these three forces are very crucial, and they are just enough to break the game!
All the reinforcements stormed the left flank and destroyed the thirty or forty thousand soldiers commanded by Song Jiang!
Song Jiang found that he could no longer support it, he was surrounded by soldiers who had fled, and his ability made it difficult for him to control the situation!
If Le Yi personally commanded the left wing, the left wing would still be as stable as Mount Tai, but it would not work if he was replaced!
In the end, Song Jiang, who felt hopeless that the situation was out of control, fled backwards with the rout, completely giving up command.
The collapse of the left flank led to fatal consequences, and the women's army that broke through the left flank turned to storm the Chinese army under the leadership of Li Xiuning!
Zhou Yafu and Li Guang got the cooperation of Li Xiuning, and finally shook Le Yi's Chinese army!
The 80,000 infantry of the Chinese army were flanked, and their morale quickly fell to the bottom, and they began to rout, just like the left flank!
Defeated, like a mountain!
The sudden change made the lords of Xuzhou feel like they were dreaming. Obviously, victory is within reach, but I didn't expect that with the arrival of reinforcements from the other side, the other party began to turn the tables!
"Their reinforcements have arrived, and where are our reinforcements?!"
"We didn't ask for reinforcements at all! Who knew that 200,000 people would not be enough! ”
"There are still 30,000 defenders in Tancheng, immediately invite them to help!"
"It's too late, the Chinese army has already begun to collapse!"
After the lords of Xuzhou watched the collapse of the left flank, the Chinese army also collapsed, and only the right flank where Le Yi was personally present was still suppressing Lu Zhi, Zhao Yun and Hua Mulan with the advantage of troops.
"Two fists are hard to beat with four hands......"
Such a thought came out of the hearts of all the Xuzhou lords.
There are too many famous generals in Langya Kingdom, Yang Ye was dragged by Xue Rengui with a small number of cavalry, and Song Jiang was overwhelmed, and only Le Yi couldn't save him at all.
Li Xiuning led the rhythm of the counterattack, coupled with Zhou Yafu's persistence in hoarding forces and cooperating with the counterattack, and Xu Sheng and Chutian personally led the movement of small troops, the army of Langya State has begun to counterattack on all fronts!
Su Xin, the lord of Gwangneung County, proposed, "Maybe it's time for us to retreat." ”
"Retreat? Where to retreat? After Chu Zimou wins, he will definitely take advantage of the victory to pursue, and we will not be able to hold Xuzhou at all! ”
"One army guards Tancheng, and one army is stationed in Xiapi, and they are horns of each other, which can delay Chu Zimou for at least a few months. As long as you hold him back, maybe something will happen. Just imagine, even if he wins, it will be a miserable victory, and there is no extra force to storm the city. ”
"Justified ......"
When Le Yi was still commanding on the right flank, the lords of Xuzhou were worried about being captured and had already had the idea of giving up the battle.
The left flank and the central army collapsed, leaving the right flank and simply unable to return to the sky.
The lords of Xuzhou Mingjin withdrew their troops, but Xuzhou Mu Taoqian saw that the situation was not good, and under the protection of his own soldiers, he fled in the wilderness.
"How can it be so ......?"
Yang Ye was fighting a fierce battle with Xue Rengui, he was killed and wounded three or four thousand cavalry, and there were eight thousand, and the situation on Xue Rengui's side was even worse, only two thousand cavalry remained.
He had the opportunity to defeat Xue Rengui with the tactics of the sea of people, and then attack the rear of Zhou Yafu and Li Guang, but the actions of the reinforcements of Langya State were one step ahead of him!
His lord had already sent orders for him to retreat.
"You're a tough opponent, we'll fight again!"
Yang Ye knew that there was no chance to defeat Xue Rengui, so he had to follow the lord's order and lead the cavalry to retreat.
"How can it be so easy to let you go!"
Xue Rengui wanted to pursue, but his whole body was sore, from noon to afternoon, his physical strength was exhausted, he slashed the enemy with hundreds of horses, and he had no ability to fight again.
Yang Ye's cavalry retreated, and the Xuzhou coalition army, which lacked cavalry cover, collapsed on a larger scale.
Le Yi was unable to support himself, so he had to fight and retreat.
"We finally hold the country of Langya......"
When Mulan saw Le Yi retreating, she finally seemed to be relieved of her burden.
Just a little bit, the army of Langya Kingdom will be defeated, and the Langya Kingdom will be destroyed because of this.
Tears flowed down her cheeks, confusing the blood marks on her face, and Mulan's vision was a little blurred.
Zhao Yun was also relieved, he finally adapted to the small circle of Langya generals, and was unwilling to become a wandering general again.
"Lord Lu Zhi!"
Some soldiers found that Lu Zhi had fallen after Le Yi retreated, and immediately helped Lu Zhi up.
"I'm just physically exhausted, and the enemy general is really amazing, I can't even break through his phalanx...... After all, I'm getting old......"
Lu Zhi gasped for breath, such a high-intensity battle had exhausted all his physical strength.
In addition, he was too old to stand up for a while.
The freelancers who were watching the battle witnessed the miracle happening, and when the Xuzhou coalition army Mingjin withdrew, they still couldn't believe it.
The 200,000-strong Xuzhou coalition army was unexpectedly defeated by the Langya State with 60,000 main forces and 10,000 reinforcements, so that the troops were passively withdrawn!
"Let's retreat quickly, otherwise the army of Langya will mistake us for enemies, and then things will be bad."
"Before, I also sent people back to the city to spread the news of the defeat of Langya Kingdom, but now the news has changed!"
The free players who watched the battle retreated one after another, and at the same time, the news of the victory of the Langya army spread to the entire Eastern Han District as soon as possible.
There were many players in the Eastern Han Dynasty who set up a bet before the battle, betting on who would win the Langya Kingdom and the Xuzhou coalition, and they needed to know the real result.
In this battle, Langya turned defeat into victory!
"Try to capture Le Yi alive!"
Chu Tian knew that Yang Ye was leading the cavalry, and it was difficult to catch up, and now that the overall situation had been decided, he couldn't wait to catch Le Yi, who was leading the infantry.
If Le Yi can use it best for himself, his ability to command soldiers and horses has been recognized by Chu Tian, and Chu Tian needs an offensive infantry commander, and Le Yi is a qualified candidate!
Le Yi can cause trouble to Chu Tian, or he can cause trouble to others, it depends on whose hands it falls into!
Even if Le Yi was unwilling to surrender, Chu Tian couldn't let him serve the other lords.
With Le Yi in the enemy position, the difficulty of Chutian's unification of Xuzhou will undoubtedly increase several times.
Originally, with Tao Qian's quality as a general, it was easy for Chu Tian to replace him, but as a result, a Le Yi almost defeated Chu Tian.
Because of the victory, the morale of the Langya army rose, and they pursued the scattered Xuzhou army from north to south!
The Xuzhou army was defeated and not killed, if it did not kill and capture its main force as much as possible, soon the Xuzhou coalition army would be reorganized and attack Langya again!
After the collapse of the Xuzhou coalition army, thousands of people were even chased to the Yihe River, some drowned, and most of them were forced to land.
The 200,000 Xuzhou coalition troops suffered tens of thousands of casualties in the fierce battle, surrendered tens of thousands, and still had 100,000 people fleeing, of which 70,000 retreated to Tancheng under the leadership of Le Yi, Yang Ye, and Song Jiang.
They still haven't given up on fighting for Xuzhou!
It is true that the 200,000 Xuzhou coalition army was defeated, with direct losses of 100,000 and 30,000 fleeing, but they still had 70,000 troops, strong cities and huge territory.
The losses of the Langya State were equally heavy, and the victory of the Langya Kingdom was a disastrous victory.
The soldiers were in chaos, and the troops gathered all the way to Tancheng.
The famous general Le Yi was not captured easily, and his ability allowed him to lead his troops to get rid of the pursuit of the Langya army and return to Tancheng to rectify the soldiers and horses.
Seeing that Le Yi was still there, the lords of Xuzhou still had hope: "We can use 70,000 remnants and 30,000 Tancheng defenders to form a legion and go north again tomorrow." ”
"The morale of the remnants is completely gone, and they can't fight anymore."
Le Yi poured a basin of cold water on them.
"What are we going to do?"
"Chu Zimou will definitely take advantage of the victory to pursue and capture Tancheng in one go! We can give up Tancheng and defend Xiapi! ”
"Stupid, Tancheng is lost, and Xiapi can't hold it! For today's plan, one person guards Tan City, and one person guards Xia Pi, so that Chu Zimou can't concentrate on attacking any city! His forces are simply not enough to deal with two fortified cities at the same time! ”
"Then who will guard Tancheng?"
The lords who fled back to Tancheng had a dispute, and no one wanted to be trapped in the dangerous Tancheng.
Guarding Picheng is safer than guarding Tancheng.
"Let me and Le Yi guard Tancheng. Tancheng also had 30,000 morale-ready defenders, as well as a large amount of hoarded grain and grass. You led 70,000 remnants of troops to garrison Xiapicheng, waiting for morale to recover, and waiting for an opportunity to go north to support Tancheng. ”
Le Yi's lord is a bit bold, and plans to defend the dangerous city himself, pinning his hopes on the allies who will defend Picheng.
This is by far the best solution.
On the premise that the morale of the 70,000 remnants of the army has not recovered, they are no longer able to fight.
Only Le Yi can block the troops of Langya State in Tancheng.
So the lords of Xuzhou divided their troops into two routes, Le Yi defended Tancheng, Yang Ye and Song Jiang retreated to Xiapi, reorganized the soldiers and horses, and entered the defensive stage, in order to fight again.
Xuzhou Mu Taoqian fled faster than the lords of Xuzhou, he didn't even dare to stay in Tancheng for long, and fled back to Xiapi City directly.
He is still a pastor in Xuzhou, and he can use his identity to continue to recruit troops and carry out a dying struggle.