Chapter 15: Losing streak and defeating
Late at night came quickly, and the Mid-Autumn Festival was particularly gratifying. But today, there is only the chirping of crows and the green light in the eyes of various scavengers.
It stands to reason that these soldiers who died on the battlefield were heroic martyrs. They should be brought back to their place of origin, buried in Valhalla, and blessed by the gods before they can be reborn on a greater battlefield. Continue the war led by the gods. However, it is really a huge project for tens of thousands of corpses to be brought back by the current criminal state army. It is also Jiang Yi, Du Bei, and Xiao Yi will definitely not allow it. The more corpses are brought back, it can only mean that the sacrifice is more tragic, indicating the incompetence of the generals. And the Yan army on the other side will naturally only care about looting the loot, and tokens that can prove military merits, heads, etc.
Although there were twice as many sentry posts, Du Bei still couldn't sleep. It's almost four days, judging from the time Jiang Yi left. The messenger of King Liang who replied to him should have arrived a long time ago. However, there was no movement in the rear. He had already sent three waves of men back to investigate the movements.
The cold moonlight has caused many stars to lose their color, and tonight is definitely not a good day for a night attack. But Du Bei was still not relieved, sent several waves of sentry cavalry, and asked the cavalry to get up in advance to cook. Not to mention ordinary soldiers, even the captains, generals and officers who do not have to patrol at night are also annoyed by Du Bei and have no energy.
Another half an hour had passed, and the whole camp was already half-awake and half-asleep. The soldiers got up, dressed in armor by the not-so-bright lamp, and took a nap with their weapons, but they used them as a support point. Many generals are also difficult to restrain them. The night was too quiet, except for the crows. It was not like the other day when there was a wolf howl, a night raid siren. But there is no end to urging. Coupled with the defeat during the day, the morale of the battalion was really hard.
The sky suddenly changed color, a deep blue, like a prelude to the coming of the region.
A large number of rockets fell from the sky, and the fire did not burn particularly quickly, but, to the worst thing, the southeast wind was blowing at this time, and it was the time when the campfire was not extinguished.
An Mingqian's cavalry did not enter the camp, but only fired rockets and threw fire oil in every camp. Moreover, there were fireballs thrown by catapults, although there were only a dozen or so carts, but they still caused a large number of camps to catch fire in the middle of the camp.
The 100,000 troops of the Yan army have attacked and killed!
Du Bei is dead.
Xiao Yi is dead.
Yangjun has fallen into our hands, surrender quickly.
All sorts of rumors also began to spread, shouting. After fighting for a long time, there are many people in the southern army who can speak with a northern accent. In the Northern Army, there are naturally many soldiers who can speak with the accent of the Southern Army. Under the three blows of low morale, defeat, and exhaustion. Riots began to spread from Du Bei's military camp.
General, what are we going to do now?
Many people joined the army, and the generals came to Du Bei's camp tent in disheveled clothes.
Ladies and gentlemen, King Liang has already sent reinforcements to destroy the Yan thieves with us and others, so we must not mess with ourselves. Defeated by this fire attack and night attack. Although he was also very hesitant and panicked in his heart, Du Bei was also a general who had rolled on the battlefield after all. He understood that once the army was in turmoil, the defeat would be completely irretrievable.
Adjutant general, clean up the cavalry. The other generals returned to their posts and led their troops to meet the enemy.
It's a pity that the general order at this moment has been issued. But when the Samurai were executed, they retreated again and again. In less than an hour, the entire camp was already in flames.
And the purged cavalry naturally escorted General Du to retreat.
However, soon Du Bei was dumbfounded and came to King Liang's camp and entered the wilderness empty. He didn't care to look at it too much, so he had to continue to retreat. During this period, he was also attacked and killed by the Yan cavalry. The troops quickly went from thousands of cavalry to hundreds.
In this way, the Xingzhou Army fought hard, and the results of the battle that cost tens of thousands of elites were wiped out overnight, and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were brought with them.
His Royal Highness the Prince, our army has won a complete victory this time. More than 20,000 beheaded, and less than 1,000 soldiers were lost. The captured enemy weapons, armor, and horses are innumerable.
Looking at Xi Yi's ecstatic expression, An Mingqian also put away the pity in his heart at this moment.
Fighter planes are fleeting, soldiers. The strength of the penal state is still several times that of mine, and if I indulge a little at this moment, I don't know how many brothers will be killed or wounded in the future. Everyone, hunt down to the end in one fell swoop.
Be.
Although they fought repeatedly, the Yan army at this moment was undoubtedly in high spirits. The murderous awe, the hatred of the dead brothers, and the bloodthirstiness of the pursuit made these steppe cavalry, who were already good at protracted battles, more and more excited.
His Royal Highness the Prince, it seems that although the situation of our army is good, there is still a problem that has not been eliminated, if it can be destroyed, the northern land of Xingzhou can be allowed to gallop at our disposal. At this time, Cui Xilie was wrapped in a black robe and a face armor. On this bloody battlefield, it looks particularly gloomy.
Huading Mountain.
Yes, Xiao Yi is not familiar with military affairs, and his ambitions are sparse. But Hua Dingshan is a veteran of the battlefield, his Yangjun elite is not easy to deal with, and he is not a person who can be easily defeated. Even if our army breaks him for a while with the advantage of cavalry, he will inevitably gather the remnants of the stragglers to fight us again, and our army will not have enough food and grass in the end. It is advisable to solve it quickly.
Although Hua Dingshan is a brave and resourceful battlefield veteran, he also has a weakness. Cherish feathers, as long as we surround Xiao Yi, even if he knows that there is an ambush, he will definitely come to the rescue. Ji Shang said.
This plan is indeed feasible, if Xiao Yi Lao'er can be captured and dedicated to his father. It is indeed the first merit of this battle.
No, Prince. This is the boundary of Xingzhou, and Xiao Yi still has soldiers who are loyal to him in his hands, and he wants to capture Xiao Yi. Too difficult, the most important. Our army is short of manpower, so there is no need to really Xiao Yi, so that the criminal state will see that he has lost his flag and armor, and the royal things will be enough to attract the criminal state army. Huading Mountain, if it can attract destruction. Since it is the first merit of this station, if it is not possible, our army is mostly cavalry, and it is convenient to advance and retreat. It can also be invincible. Cui Xilie said with a calm head, as a veteran on the battlefield. He naturally understands that only victory is not arrogant, defeat is not discouraged. In order to forge a real iron army that can gallop the world.
Well, thank you. After the completion of this battle, Ben will inevitably report your military exploits to Your Majesty, and give you additional officials and knights, and a bounty of silver. As the prince of Yanguo, years of political education have allowed him to grasp and control people's hearts at all times. To meet the needs of others, but also to achieve one's own needs through others. An Mingqian also deeply understood that the generals and soldiers needed someone to lead them to victory and get the rewards of floating wealth, false fame, and real power. Families and clans rely on blood ties to bond and maintain their rule. But in terms of the high and low bloodlines, the An family is just an unknown person, and it can not be compared with the Xiao family for three or four hundred years. Therefore, An Mingqian never regarded his background as the only condition for him to make friends, and he never despised these border soldiers with low backgrounds.
Thank you for your grace, and we will follow you to the death.
Before the expedition, everyone called His Royal Highness Prince An Mingqian. The prince was born, and in the Daji Empire, where the patriarchy is strict, whether he can become a prince, a prince, or a general generally depends only on fate, depending on whether he is the eldest son. Therefore, the generals referred to as generals are by no means belittled An Mingqian's status.
The crown prince is the crown prince of the Yan Kingdom, but the Yan Kingdom is not small. These border soldiers may not know each other, although they are their own crown princes and future emperors. But the generals above, giving them military salaries, providing them with food and grass, leading them to victory, and rewarding their generals are definitely the most direct goals.
An Mingqian knew that he had reaped the greatest fruits of this expedition.
Although the Moon Wolf Army is only lightly armoured, it still looks good, and the three thousand cavalry are all wearing chain armor, equipped with long-handled scimitars, compound bows, and twenty bows and arrows. War horses are ordinary Longyuan horses, one person and one ride, after all, Xingzhou does not produce war horses.
What Tu Hejin saw was not the same imposing scene as when he first set out on the expedition, and now, the 150,000 army had lost their armor and their clothes were ragged, and the faces of the soldiers and generals were all gray. And the chief manager of Lu Ming, who used to be under one person, is now General Lu Ming, who has no previous spirit, with a pale face with a few just a few traces of black dust, and a bright silver armor with a lot of dust. Live like a clown.
General Lu, how is the battle going? Although Lu Ming's current appearance is quite funny, Tu Hejin is more concerned about Xiao Yi's situation at this time, and the rear army is attacked. For Xiao Yi, who has mobilized the entire criminal state, this is definitely not a good thing. And now, Tu Hejin's career promotion is inseparable from Liang Wang Xiaoyi.
General Tuhe. There were enemy troops everywhere, smoke and dust everywhere, and there were tens of thousands of enemies, and my 20,000 elites were defeated by them at once. Lu Ming still didn't ask for fright, and he was still trembling when he talked about the battle.
General Lu has worked hard, I will send someone to escort you back to Yang County, and I have to go to the aid of His Royal Highness King Liang, so I can't delay. I hope General Lu will forgive me. Tuhe replied.
Good, good, good
Seeing Lu Ming running back without looking back, Luo Le stepped forward suspiciously.
Ah Jin, according to what Lu Ming said, the enemy army has tens of thousands of people. We're 3,000 people, aren't we plugging our teeth when we go up?
He said that tens of thousands are tens of thousands, and most of the soldiers and soldiers are old, weak, sick and disabled, and their armor and weapons are not complete, and they are still elite, hmph, it is not a problem for my three thousand moon wolf army to destroy him. And most of his soldiers were wounded in the back, and there were no blood stains or gaps on the weapons. This is clearly a surprise attack, and it will be crushed with one blow. The military information he said was not credible, but the attack on the rear army was indeed not a good sign. The level of enemy generals is very high, and the quality of the art of war is good. It can go back more than 100 miles.
Although Tuhe Jin is a novice on the battlefield, he has still read military books after all. Soon, many clues were seen from this rout. However, this did not help his greatest purpose in this trip, to find the king of Liang Xiaoyi. After all, no amount of military feats can compare with the Savior. The Son of Heaven is the world, and the lord is the country. This kind of thinking has long been ingrained in the Great Ji Empire, and Tu Hejin is naturally no exception.
Ah Jin, but now the enemy situation is unknown. Shall we send someone to find out and make a plan? Luo Le continued, as a novice on the battlefield, he finally became a captain. He is still counting on the slow promotion to become a general, and rushing forward certainly does not belong to his style.
Our troops were all lightly armed and fast. This battlefield is all wilderness, without mountains and forests. It's hard to hide soldiers, what are you afraid of. Even if the swallow thieves come with 100,000, we can find out and retreat in time. Now, finding His Royal Highness King Liang and escorting him back to Yangjun City is the last thing that matters.
After all, Tuhe Jin is a new official, and if he first expresses his retreat, then it will be difficult to raise his head in the future. Therefore, although there is also a little nervousness in my heart. Knowing that his cavalry command ability is not yet mature, the Yan army's cavalry is strong. Tuhe Jin still planned to move forward, even if there was really a strong enemy, he would move forward.
Report, General, Forward Sentinel Lieutenant Li Zhongwei, please see.
Please. said calmly, but Tu Hejin stumbled in his heart. Although he didn't recognize all the generals of the whole army, he also knew that Li Zhongwei was not from the rear army. It should be the Xingcheng soldiers and horses of the people of Xingcheng, in other words, the Chinese army of Xiaoyi. Could it be that Xiao Yi's Chinese army was also defeated? However, if there is an officer from the Chinese army at the rank of captain, he will inevitably be able to obtain a lot of military information from the front. Tu Hejing's heart rose with a little joy.
For a while, the expression on his face that seemed to be happy and sad gave Luo Le next to him a look, of course, this is not the first time Luo Le has seen Ah Jin like this.
General Lee, what's going on at the front? Are you injured?
Tu Hejin has been promoted to the general of the Moon Wolf Army of the Central Protector Army at this time, and it stands to reason that both the official position and the real power are above this captain, so there is no need to be humble at all, and he directly ordered him to answer. However, he still followed the principle of prudence. He has not forgotten the meaning of his grandfather Tu Heqing naming him Tu Hejin.
General Yutuhe, the battle ahead is not good. The Yan thieves are divided into multiple routes, and according to the military information observed by my sentry cavalry, the Yan army is divided into at least three cavalry. One of them attacked the Chinese army of His Royal Highness King Liang all the way, and we were caught off guard and suffered many injuries. The other side attacked the rear army, the number of enemy troops was not very large, the two sides of men and horses should be more than 10,000 cavalry, and the first cavalry in the northwest direction did not attack our army from beginning to end, therefore, it is impossible to determine their number.
Northwest?
Yes, my men have seen them up close. That army was all dressed in black armor, tall and large, and it was estimated that it was an elite cavalry, much more powerful than the other two cavalry that attacked us.
To the northwest, black armor, but not to attack us? Was it as a reserve, or was it for some other purpose? Tu Hejin couldn't help but have doubts in his heart.
His Royal Highness King Liang, are you okay now?
His Royal Highness King Liang is now in the Blue Mountain Fort, and the Central Protector Army is still guarding His Highness. His Royal Highness has ordered General Hua Dingshan to come to the rescue. Can the General come over and help now?
Of course. General Li, are you and I together?
Good.