Chapter 776: The Battle of Three Millions
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"How can there be a Han army in the southwest?"
The right valley Liwang Wushi left in the old nest to watch the house, the left big head of the family Kunhun Dugai, roared in disbelief. Baishan Chishui is two or three thousand miles away from the eastern border of the Beihan River, and is the hinterland of Hu Di's more than one million allied troops on the right flank......
"Han Army...... What a daring! ”
"Lord Kunhun, this Han army must be exterminated as much as possible. Baishan Chishui is the treasure land of the gift of the immortal gods, we have thirty-five tribes, seven or eight hundred thousand people live here, and Dadan Yu also moved tens of thousands of craftsmen. If the Han army breaks in, the consequences are unimaginable! ”
"Then Lord Qu, are you willing to lead troops to destroy this Han army? I can give you three standing horses, plus twenty thousand warriors recruited by the tribe—"
And Qu Bobo proudly received the order, and the eagle came to report, and the Han cavalry that attacked was only 20,000 horsemen.
"Don't think that because you have a large army, you are negligent. It is very likely that the Han army killed is the Hedong elite cavalry of Zhu Biao's thief, and the combat effectiveness is not trivial. Kunhun Dugai finally commanded.
"Lord Kunhun rest assured, and Qu will not underestimate the enemy." And Qu Bobo's face suddenly turned pale, bowed his head and bowed to Kun Hun Dugai, turned around and walked out of the tent.
"Gather the warriors of the tribes of the north to the royal court." After the division of the three standing 10,000 cavalry armies, the royal court's strength was only 20,000 men, although 10,000 of them were the silver wolf cavalry of the Wu Division.
"Obey, Lord Kunhun......"
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Baishan Chishui goes due south for three thousand miles, and the place slightly east is the surrendered city.
This is the place where the Central Plains army first accepted the ghost side to surrender when the ghost side was destroyed. It is also a sacred place of the Di people.
Now, more than 1 million Hu Di coalition troops occupy here, confronting the Central Plains coalition army, which has a strength of more than 1 million troops 200 miles away.
It was a war of confrontation, from the beginning of the formation of the Hudi coalition to the present. It has been two years, the strength of the two sides has continued to increase, and the small-scale battles have been as dense as the crackling of firecrackers, but the decisive battle has never broken out.
However, everyone knows that this regionally decisive battle is always going to break out, and the previous two years or so were only brewing, just a little bit of accumulation......
Qi Chou scolded. I can't hate to eat Yiqu Ti Yet. His troops bit a convoy of three or five thousand Di cavalry, but they were also tightly entangled by this Di cavalry, and what was even more embarrassing was that there was nothing in the convoy, and they were fooled. And at this time, Yiqu Ti got rid of this old opponent and killed him.
"Mingjin withdraws his troops. Mingjin withdrew his troops, withdrew ......, withdrew ......" Qi Chou was furious and roared angrily. He has less than 10,000 troops under his command, and there are only three or four thousand cavalry, and it is not a problem to eat the three or five thousand Di cavalry in front of him, but the tens of thousands of Di cavalry who want to be lifted out of Yiqu have been killed. That's not good.
However, it was too late, and the ambush soldiers of Yiqu Ti swooped down from the high ground on both sides of the valley road not far away, and the cavalry of the Wandi tribe was like a black torrent erupting, surging. It poured down overwhelmingly, and its momentum was so great that it made people scatter and split their hearts and galls. The galloping sound of war horses was earth-shattering. The soldiers' shouts of killing were deafening, and suddenly the whole valley trembled.
After all, Qi Chou has been on the battlefield for a long time. I knew that if I wanted to save my life now, it was imperative to escape from the enemy's encirclement. Although he was horrified in his heart, there was not the slightest fear on his face.
He spat at the grass hard, and the muscles on his face twitched nervously.
"Drumming, drumming......" Qi Chou roared.
The drums of war were beating, the sound was like thunder, dense and violent. The panicked soldiers of the Zhou army did not know what to do, when they suddenly heard the fierce sound of war drums, and immediately lifted their spirits and quickly gathered towards the Chinese army in Qi Chou.
"Circular array, circular array......" Qi Chou roared again.
"The foot archer is in the center, the sword player is outside, followed by the crossbowmen, and then the spear and the big sword soldiers, forming a formation, forming a formation......"
"The left wing is the front, and it moves rapidly......"
The banner soldiers around Qi Chou held high banners of different colors, shook them in turn, and issued instructions to the Zhou troops of all departments.
And the cavalry of the Zhou army also showed a high degree of tactical literacy at this critical juncture of life and death. They were in danger, and under the leadership of their respective military schools, they quickly completed the assembly, formed a wall, and began to move, although the speed did not rise, but their horses had already begun to run.
The sound of a huge bull's horn suddenly burst out of the air, stirring up and shocking. The enemy launched a charge.
The Di cavalry looked excited, facing the disadvantaged Zhou army, their morale was like a rainbow, and they shouted one by one, and the sound of hoho soared into the sky.
"Rushing Forward ......"
"The warriors of Dadi...... Kill......"
Yiqu Tituo raised his long knife and shouted wildly on his horse. The drums of war roared furiously.
The already boiling blood of the Di soldiers, after being inspired by the war drums, became even more excited, and responded in unison:
"Kill...... Kill ......"
The two sides were in contact instantaneously. The cavalry collided with the cavalry, and a loud bang broke out on the battlefield.
The cavalry of Yiqu Titu adopted the tactics of breaking through the center, and soon tore apart the cavalry array of the Zhou army due to the weak central force, and killed in front of the infantry of the Zhou army.
The crashing sound of war horses, the whistling of long arrows, the roar of soldiers, the heavy beating of war drums, and the terrible sound of bull horns were mixed together and resounded in all corners of the battlefield.
The sharp spears and spears penetrated each other's voice bodies, and the Di cavalry fell off their horses one after another, and then many people were trampled to death by the frightened war horses.
The ferocious attack of the Di people caused huge casualties to the Zhou army. Zhou Junbu rode desperately to meet the enemy, but it was almost impossible to move an inch. Especially in the infantry formation, as the soldiers of the Zhou army on both sides continued to die and fall, the flanks of the formation became thinner and thinner, and they could be broken by the Di people at any time. And once the formation is broken, the nearly 10,000 Zhou troops under Qi Chou, except for some cavalry who may escape, the rest of the Zhou army has no second way except to die in battle.
Qi Chou was in the center of the infantry formation, loudly commanding the troops to respond.
"The rear army contracted, and the middle army replenished the two wings. Squeeze the enemy out. ”
"Order the front army, kill, keep going to kill ......"
"Infantry archers throw, continue to throw, support the front army ......"
"Cavalry counterattack, order cavalry troops to counterattack, tear open space, open space ......"
The soldiers of the former army had only one thought, and that was to kill each other. Keep killing until there is no one left in front of you. The spearmen and the sabers are one rank apart and complement each other. Everyone sacrificed their lives to fight, without fear, without flinching.
They have only the enemy in their eyes. The weapon was stained with the blood of the enemy.
After years of fighting, whether it is Hu Di or Zhou Jun, Chen Jun, Yan Jun, etc., all of them have a deep hatred for each other, and there is no room for relaxation.
Soldiers fight on the battlefield, except death is life, surrender is not zài.
The Hu Di coalition will not accept the surrender of the Central Plains soldiers, and the Central Plains coalition forces will not accept the surrender of the Hu Di soldiers at this time. It's acceptance. It will also be necessary to wait until the second division of Hu Di is completely defeated.
The projectile of the infantry archers had an immediate effect, and the speed of the advance army's assault suddenly increased. The Di cavalry discovered the anomaly and immediately launched a counterattack. They were in large groups of threes and fives. Assaults, lure, and backfire also killed and injured many Zhou soldiers. Although they were retreating step by step, with each step back, the soldiers in the front of the Zhou army had to be reduced.
Titok stood above the valley. With a smile on his face, he felt so unhappy. He muttered secretly: Qi Chou. If I don't peel you and cramp you today, and chop you into minced meat, I will no longer be on the battlefield.
"My lord, the Qi thief commands the troops very well-organized, and it seems that our troops can't take it down in a short period of time...... The time can't be delayed for too long, otherwise the Zhou army's backup will arrive......"
Yiqu Titu nodded, and said to his subordinates: "Qi Chou is not incompetent. "Otherwise, wouldn't I be just as incompetent as I have been playing against him for more than a year.
"Spend a while longer, exhaust the blood and courage of the Zhou army, Helian Qianqi Commander, then it's up to you!"
"Don't worry, sir. The Silver Wolf Cavalry will always be the Silver Wolf Cavalry—" said the Silver Wolf Cavalry Thousand Cavalry Commander with a gold ring on his ears.
"My lord, the Zhou army is now in a tight formation, defending according to the formation, making it difficult for our army's advantages to be brought into play. Your Excellency, you see, his front army has begun to assault violently again, should we draw men from both flanks to strengthen to the front? ”
Yiqu Titu shook his head and said resolutely: "Continue to concentrate your forces on his two flanks and cut off his formation." As soon as the formation is broken, he is finished. ”
"Order the cavalry in the rear on both flanks and shoot in formation." How many foot archers could the Zhou army have? The infantry army at the head of a battalion in Qi Chou supported the death of more than a thousand archers, and the consumption and Yiqu Tituo also had an advantage.
"Order the troops, shrink the ......"
"The rear army enters the two wings, and the Chinese army replenishes the front army and kills forward......"
"My lord, if you remove the rear army, there will be a flaw in our army's defense." Qi Chou's relatives reminded loudly.
Qi Chou looked at his relatives helplessly, how could he not know this? But—
"Both wings are going to be broken, what do you need the rear army to block? Armed with our personal guards, we rushed to the front, tore through the enemy's blockade, mixed with the cavalry, and rushed out. ”
Under the command of the war drums, the rear soldiers who were holding off the enemy immediately withdrew into the middle of the formation, and then split into two and replenished the two flanks of the battlefield with heavy casualties. The wings, which had been crushed and deformed, bounced back again. The Di cavalry was killed in succession and had to retreat slowly.
The assault troops in the front line also suffered heavy casualties and almost stagnated. At this moment, Qi Chou led two hundred people and suddenly rushed up. His guards were the most elite soldiers in the army, tall and brave. Everyone roared in rage, like wild beasts out of their cages, and unleashed the most terrible blow at the most critical moment of the front.
Yiqu Tito's face was extremely embarrassed, as soon as he said that he didn't need to increase the frontal force, Qi Chou gave him this hand, how could he make his face look good?
Although his face was hot, Yiqu Tituo still shouted: "Order the left flank troops to immediately deploy troops to block the enemy head-on, quickly, block-"
The circular formation of the Zhou army turned into a cone-shaped assault formation, and they stubbornly penetrated like tenons, and the speed of their advance increased sharply. If Yiqu Tituo is not stopped, the Zhou army's infantry will soon be able to merge with the Zhou cavalry, in that case, even if the Yiqu Tituo Department can completely annihilate the Zhou army, it will have to pay a very heavy price.
Qi Chou was soon hung with arrows, and blood was dripping down. But under the protection of a small group of personal soldiers, he still sat on the back of the war horse with his waist straight, even if the blood stained the horse's back, he was gritting his teeth and persevering. Overseers are on the front line.
The gap was finally opened.
A deafening cheer erupted violently in the infantry formation of the Zhou army, and the pro-soldiers launched a second wave of attack with Qi Chou. The infantry formation of the Zhou army was combined with a part of the cavalry of the Zhou army!
Yiqu was so angry that he scolded, beat his horse and ran down the hill, commanding the cavalry to plug the gap, and at the same time the silver wolf cavalry was dispatched. They did not attack the Zhou army's infantry formation, but killed the Zhou cavalry, which was divided into pieces by the Di cavalry.
The fight lasted for two hours. Nearly 10,000 Zhou troops, only one of the three stops remained, and Qi Chou himself could no longer hold on to the horseback, but the Zhou army was still resisting.
Qi Chou did not abandon the infantry formation and escaped. Then, he will only have to fight to the end in this battle.
When the sun was in the west, dense cavalry appeared from the southern horizon. Five thousand Yan State Iron Cavalry appeared near the battlefield, and the coalition forces in the rear of Qi Chou finally reacted.
Five thousand Yan army cavalry, the main general is a general surnamed Wu. He led his own soldiers to line up at the front of the 5,000 iron cavalry, and the flag bearer held high the green flag, and the word "Wu" was clearly eye-catching.
"Kill—" Wu Yujie shouted as he brandished his halberd.
The thunderous sound of horses' hooves and the roaring sound of bull's horns were getting closer and closer with the violent shaking of the ground.
"Hohoo...... Hohoo ......" A Di cavalry also roared to meet the kill, and the sound of the two armies echoed between the mountains for a long time.
The battlefield, which had already been decided, was suddenly injected with a clear stream. The remnants of the Zhou army cheered, and Di Qi looked depressed after a long battle. This change made Yiqu get rid of his mother and want to scold his mother.
Wu Yujie came to the battlefield outside the Saiwai because of his 'meritorious service', and in the first battle between the Yan State and the Goryeo Army, his uncle Wu Huaiqing returned with a defeat, which greatly damaged the morale of the Yan army. After the war, he was directly erased from his rank as a general, and his own lieutenant became a fake lieutenant.
When he first came to the main battlefield of Chen State, Wu Yujie made meritorious contributions.
Roaring: "For my Dayan, kill ......"
The soldiers behind the sound raised their weapons at the same time. Echo in unison: "Kill, ......"
More soldiers heard the shouts, and everyone was excited. All of them did their best, shouting wildly: "Kill, ......"
The sound of killing pierced through the sky, as if it was about to shatter the clouds.
It has been two years since the confrontation in the surrendered city, and the gathering of more than a million troops, the support of the Hu Di and the two tribes is very difficult, and it will not last long.
More than a million people, Hu Di's logistics need to deal with at least twice the number of horses, ten times the number of sheep, not all the essence, even the war horses of the Zhou army in winter are emaciated. Just coarse material can make the surrendered city a barren area within a radius of hundreds of miles.
The millions of sheep can nibble on the grass roots. In the confrontation of two years, the biggest change is not the military horses on both sides, but the topography of the surrendered city.
In the past, the best pastures with abundant water and grass are now rolling in loess.
The Central Plains Coalition Army has the joint support of Weiguo, Yanguo, Chen, Northern Xinjiang, etc., and there is a steady stream of grain arriving every day, what does Hu Di rely on to support?
They don't grow food. In the past two years of confrontation, the difficulty of supporting the Hu Di coalition army is unparalleled.
In the current situation, if the Hu Di coalition army does not want to abandon the surrendered city, then it can only fight to the death with the Central Plains coalition army. Wu Yujie hopes that he can make more contributions before the decisive battle begins.
Because he knew that in the future battle with a total strength of three million, his five thousand cavalry of Wu Yujie might not be able to become a small flag on the sand table.
Wu Yujie kicked the horse's belly, sat down and began to stride, began to trot, and began to gallop......
The 5,000 Yan cavalry marched in a 500*10 formation, followed closely behind, and marched forward on horseback.
The wind and clouds were surging on the battlefield, and the Yan army's iron cavalry was like a tide, whistling, like waves, stirring, like a hurricane, roaring angrily. The roar of the galloping horses grew louder and louder, until it finally drowned out the shouts of the soldiers.
Yiqu Titu's heart beat violently, and he noticed that the number of green troops in front of him seemed to be a little too much.
There were still about 800 silver wolf cavalry left, along with two thousand horsemen, and rushed forward.
As it was dusk, the fighting finally stopped.
Only half of the 14,000 Di cavalry who participated in the battle withdrew from the battlefield alive, and at the same time, only about 5,000 of the 15,000 Central Plains infantry cavalry survived to see the moon tonight.
Qi Chou died, and there were about a thousand people left in the nearly 10,000 Zhou army. After Di Cai retreated, the remnants of the soldiers fell to the battlefield one by one, and they were exhausted. Wu Yujie lost a quarter of his military strength, but he won the friendship of the Zhou army, and at the same time left behind more than 2,000 Di cavalry.
A skirmish involving 30,000 men came to an end. Battles of this level are very common and ordinary here, the only thing that is extraordinary is that the casualties are too heavy this time......
The moment of the decisive battle is approaching little by little, and this kind of small-scale fighting between the two sides is like the accumulation of matches.
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Countless long arrows shot out from the woods on both sides of the mountain, and they were like a huge black cloud, suddenly descending on the sky above the head of the galloping Hu cavalry, the long arrows flew in the air, making a piercing and terrible howl, and the sharp sound echoed in the ears of the Hu knights, directly into their hearts. The fear of imminent death made them tremble.
"Raise the shield ......" and Qu Bobo finally roared, and roared out in horror.
At the same time, he was puzzled psychologically: How could the Han army be so fast?
In the first battle of the Fuqu tribe, his 50,000 troops were defeated, and 20,000 were killed and wounded before they got rid of the pursuit of the Han army. I wanted to return to Baishan through Chishui, and after joining up with the army forces left behind in the royal court, I would fight against Zhu Biao's army again, but how did the Han army find the ambush in front of me?
The sound of trumpets rose into the sky, and long arrows fell from the sky.
The screams and wails of the Hu knights, the sound of the corpses falling to the ground, the neighing of the war horses, the sound of the servants falling, the dull sound of the horses' hooves trampling on the **, and the crackling sound of arrows hitting the shields, are intertwined and mixed together, bloody and terrifying.
"Kill-" Zhu Biao brandished his spear and roared.
(To be continued)