Chapter 101: The Battle of Moon Bay
There was no moon in Moon Bay at this time, the sky was bright, and the earth was revealed from the darkness. [Ran^Text^Library] A small river winds its way through here, drawing a graceful arc like a crescent moon, hence the name. This is an inconspicuous place, the river is very small, but about 30 meters wide, and the river is also very shallow, and the soldiers can pass it directly by wading through the water.
At this time, Moon Bay completely lost its usual quiet and serenity, and the atmosphere of solemnity shrouded the four fields. The slow beating of war drums, slow but firm. There are many swords and guns on both sides of the river, with the river as the boundary, the two armies face each other, and the battle is about to break out.
Long Weihou had already received a reminder from Lingwu that the 200,000 troops of the Longxi Army had gone north to raid him. Long Weihou set up a position on the other side of the river early, waiting for the Long Xi army to come. To be honest, Long Weihou didn't quite agree with Lingwu's suggestion to attack the Longxi Army, and he only brought more than 70,000 people, even if he added the 50,000 Lingwu came, it was still a lot less than the other party. How effective can such a pinch strike be?
But Lingwu insisted again and again, and Long Weihou couldn't come up with any other good way. If you don't agree, the only way is to withdraw your troops back to Fumian City, in that case, it is equivalent to saying that I won't help you Tiantai City, you will fend for yourself.
Long Weihou didn't want to do this, it was not possible to defeat the Longxi army by himself, but there was still a way to hold on for a while, and it was not too late to withdraw the army. Besides, Lingwu repeatedly promised that he would not let the enemy flank him, so what else was there to say? Although the river is small, it can be used, so he chose this place for defense.
Without letting Long Weihou wait for a long time, the Long Xi Army arrived at Moon Bay when the eastern sky was just shining. There were still three miles away from Xiaohe, and the Longxi army began to arrange troops. A phalanx of 1,000 people, a phalanx and a phalanx are spread out. The Longxi army that set up a position was too numerous and swarmed like a great river of the Yangtze River. Moon Bay was suddenly dusty, birds were flying, and the noise was earth-shattering.
Long Xihou, who was twice as strong as the other party, did not hesitate at all, and did not take the small river in front of him in his eyes at all, and immediately beat the drum and took the initiative to attack. The 50,000 elites of the front army rushed into the river desperately, wading across the river while raising their shields to resist the arrows like locusts.
Xiaohe slowed down the speed of the Longxi army's charge, and the salvo of the Longwei army caused a lot of casualties to the opponent. The arrows were still flying in the sky, and the soldiers who were at the forefront were already fighting each other on the riverbank. Knives and knives competed, shields collided with shields, and Moon Bay could no longer see the river at this time, only the crowds of people all over the mountains, and the sword light was shining.
The Longxi army, which entered the firing range, also began to draw their bows and shoot at the Longwei army, and the arrows in the sky were north and south, and it was like a torrential rain on both sides of Moon Bay, but every drop of rain that fell would kill people.
"Report to the Marquis of Longwei, the enemy on our left flank is attacking too fiercely, and the general He Jian asks for support."
"Tell him to resist resolutely, and I will send someone at once. The rear army hurried over to 5,000 people, where is He Jian's strength weaker, go and help him" Long Weihou decisively gave an order for reinforcements.
"Report to Master Hou, the enemy's bows and arrows are too dense, and they are all shot at our Chinese army, and our heads dare not be raised."
"Order the archers not to shoot arrows everywhere, all concentrate on shooting the enemy's Chinese army, shoot them to death in the river, and reduce the pressure on the Chinese army."
"Yes, Master Hou."
At the command, in an instant, all the arrows fell from the sky like locusts, and all of them flew down in the middle of the fiercest battle. The main attack force of the Longxi Army fell in a pool of blood, and the Longxi Army did not show weakness, shooting at each other with bows and arrows, and the two armies were indistinguishable for a while.
After only half an hour of fighting, the river was no longer visible, and there were corpses of fallen soldiers everywhere, and the river was filled in. Both sides paid huge casualties, but the situation was more favorable to the Longxi army, after all, there were many more others.
After some temptation, Long Xihou finally found a breakthrough, he waved his big hand and ordered: "The old man has been fighting in the south and the north for many years, and when he looks at the enemy's formation, he knows that his right flank is the weakest. After an attack just now, Ben Hou deliberately moved his reserves to the left. Now that the enemy's right flank is our breakthrough, I order General Wang to lead your rear army of 50,000 to attack the enemy's right flank with all your might, and you are only allowed to advance and not retreat. If you can't break through the enemy's defense, come to me and successfully break through the enemy's defense, and I will reward you with 10,000 slaves. ”
I saw a middle-aged general come out of the crowd and replied loudly: "The general will listen to the order, the Hou Ye is clever, the enemy is already like the end of a strong crossbow, and the victory already belongs to us." Please wait, the cry of victory will sound soon. ”
The Longxi Army rang out with war drums beating for a while, and the 50,000 people of the rear army shouted thunderously: "Defeat the Longwei Army and capture Ji Changwu alive." The Longxi army finally launched an attack with all 150,000 troops, and the rear army rushed straight to the right flank of the Longwei army.
Long Weihou's original deployment was 20,000 on the left and right wings, 30,000 in the Chinese army, and 10,000 in the reserve. The Longxi Army first launched 100,000 men to attack the left and center flanks of the Longwei Army, and the right flank encountered only a small number of impacts. Now that the 50,000 reserve troops of the Longxi Army are all pressed to the right flank, 50,000 against 20,000 is too much difference, plus the archers of the Longxi Army are also concentrating on attacking, and the right flank immediately becomes nervous.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the defense line on the right flank of Long Wei's army was loosened, and the last five thousand reserve troops went to support without waiting for Long Weihou's order, but to no avail.
"Master Hou, hurry up and order a retreat! If we don't retreat, we will be surrounded. ”
"Master Hou, I can't stand it, and the reserve troops have been scattered. Retreat, you can't hold it. There are many more enemies than us, so it's hard to defend here. ”
"Withdraw a fart" Long Weihou was also anxious: "As soon as we withdraw, the master and they will be finished, they will arrive immediately, and as soon as we run, they will be completely surrounded." ”
"Master Hou, if we don't retreat, we are the ones who are surrounded! Wait a minute, we can't retreat if we want to! ”
"Master Hou, we can't save the master and them. Let's save our strength, we have lost at least more than 20,000 people. ”
"Is there no loss for the enemy? They must have lost more than us, you go and ask He Jian, will their sloppy army retreat? Even if I give an order, it is useless, half of the 80,000 people who came this time are Fumian, will they retreat and put their little master to death? Long Weihou reprimanded sharply.
"Resist me, you must resist. Those who retreat are immediately beheaded, and those who stick to it are rewarded heavily. ”
Under the strict orders of Long Weihou, the army began to shrink and gathered together with the Chinese army as the center. In this way, although the position is stable, it is easy to be surrounded. If there is no accident, there is a danger of total annihilation.