Chapter 81: The Upper Valley City is broken

When An Siqi and Yue Guo's heavy cavalry entered no man's land, a large number of grassland cavalry were shocked and slowed down by them.

You must know that once the cavalry loses its speed, it is basically the same as the tiger loses its claws.

But even so, the steppe cavalry in the rear saw that the cavalry in front was blocked, and they immediately began to scatter in all directions.

This situation made all the Dayu defenders a little overwhelmed.

Even Mu Yizheng felt that the commander of this steppe cavalry today was either a genius or a fool.

The reason why cavalry is powerful is that it is fast and that it is formed in a large formation.

And now these steppe cavalry immediately dispersed when the front was blocked, which can be regarded as an extremely risky act.

Although this can ensure that the speed of the cavalry in the rear will not be reduced, once they do not gather the formation in time, the Dayu side can easily defeat them.

However, considering that the number of cavalry on Dayu's side is not large, and the speed of the infantry is not enough to defeat the grassland cavalry, it is reasonable for the other party to choose this move.

"The infantry shielded them and surrounded them."

Li Chengying couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw that the steppe cavalry began to disperse, and he immediately commanded the infantry to step forward with shields.

"General, never!"

Mu Yizheng immediately stepped forward to admonish Li Chengying.

"Why not? Now that their formation is scattered, it is a good time to surround them, and when will they wait if they don't act at this time? ”

Li Chengying looked disdainful.

"General, although the grassland cavalry formation is scattered now, once they cross our beggar army cavalry and Yue Guo's heavy cavalry, they will definitely assemble again, and the infantry will definitely be unable to resist at that time."

Mu Yizheng continued to admonish.

"General Mu, I have observed the distance between the two sides, according to the current speed of the opponent's cavalry, it will still take a certain amount of time for them to completely pass our cavalry, and this time is enough for our infantry to reach the battlefield."

Li Chengying patted Mu Yizheng's shoulder with a confident expression.

"But the general ·····"

"Nothing! The opportunity must not be lost and never come again, and war must seize every opportunity. ”

Before Mu Yizheng could finish speaking, Li Chengying interrupted him.

Then a large number of infantry lined up in a neat formation with shields on their shoulders and surrounded the direction of the steppe cavalry.

Seeing that nothing could be done, Mu Yizheng could only sigh secretly.

And when the steppe cavalry saw that Dayu had sent a large number of infantry to surround their side, they immediately kicked the horse's belly, and the speed of the war horse was immediately raised.

Seeing the sudden speed of the grassland cavalry, Li Chengying couldn't help but worry in his heart.

But now that his words have been spoken, he can't change his words.

At this time, he could only secretly pray that the infantry on his side would be faster.

However, his prayers were apparently not heard by the gods and Buddhas of the heavens, and the speed of the steppe cavalry increased again.

Soon they succeeded in overtaking the beggars and the Yue heavy cavalry.

Finding that the steppe cavalry in the rear had crossed him, An Siqi knew that it was not good.

However, when he wanted to lead the cavalry of the Beggars Army to stop the steppe cavalry, he found that he had been firmly dragged on the battlefield by the steppe cavalry.

Once they turned around and went in pursuit, the steppe cavalry in their rear could easily crush them completely.

At this time, he was in a dilemma, and after a little thought, An Siqi immediately commanded the beggar army to continue to kill.

And the situation on the side of Yue Guo Chongqi is also similar to that of An Siqi.

Although they could draw out some cavalry to turn around and block the steppe cavalry, they were heavy cavalry, and their speed was far from that of the steppe cavalry, and it was extremely difficult to catch up with them.

"General Mu, now it seems that the speed of the other party's cavalry is indeed beyond our expectations, for the sake of today, only by sending the remaining cavalry of your beggar army to continue to delay for a period of time can we ensure that the infantry will surround them."

Seeing the steppe cavalry getting closer and closer, Li Chengying finally realized that his previous decision was too hasty.

"It's incumbent on you!"

Mu Yizheng did not shirk it, he immediately went to rectify the remaining cavalry of the Beggar Army to block the grassland cavalry.

Although the number of cavalry in the current beggar army is less than 2,000, if used properly, it can still buy a lot of time for the infantry.

When Mu Yizheng led the remaining cavalry of the Beggar Army to rush towards the grassland cavalry, the cavalry led by An Siqi had completely killed the remaining grassland cavalry formation.

In the face of the pierced grassland cavalry, An Siqi did not dare to slack off, and he immediately led the beggar army to turn around and pursue the grassland cavalry.

At this time, he didn't have to worry about his rear being attacked by the steppe cavalry.

And the heavy cavalry of the Yue Kingdom finally completely defeated the steppe cavalry that pinned them down with the help of An Siqi.

They also followed An Siqi and pursued the steppe cavalry in front.

When the steppe cavalry saw that they had fallen into the unfavorable situation of being attacked by the enemy, they did not panic in the slightest.

As if it were all in their calculations.

As An Siqi in the rear approached with the heavy cavalry of the Yue Kingdom, Mu Yizheng, who was blocking in front, was getting closer and closer to the grassland cavalry.

Seeing that the two sides were about to collide together, the grassland cavalry scattered the formation again, and then easily bypassed Mu Yizheng's more than 1,000 beggar army.

Then the steppe cavalry gathered together, and they finally collided with the infantry of Dayu.

Even though the infantry on Dayu's side were all wearing huge shields one person high, they still couldn't stop the rushing steppe cavalry.

Although the spears in their hands could easily pierce through the horses of the steppe cavalry, even if the horses were stabbed, they still maintained an astonishing speed.

The huge kinetic energy completely shattered the shield in the first moment, and the scattered shield fragments directly stabbed the soldiers with blood.

But fortunately, there are enough infantry on Dayu's side, although the soldiers in the front row keep falling, but the soldiers in the back will immediately take over from their colleagues in front.

As a result, the speed of the steppe cavalry was finally completely reduced under wave after wave of substitution.

Then the soldiers on Dayu's side immediately began to shrink the encirclement, and soon surrounded the grassland cavalry.

Seeing that the grassland cavalry was surrounded, Li Chengying couldn't help laughing.

Although this wave of attacks on their side lost a lot of soldiers, the success of blocking the opponent's cavalry was also within the range of bearability.

Slowly, the encirclement shrank smaller and smaller, and the beggar army and the Yue heavy cavalry also participated in the encirclement and suppression of the grassland cavalry.

Although everyone felt that the overall situation had been decided, Mu Yizheng had an ominous premonition.

He always felt that this battle was too easy to win.

It was as if these grassland cavalry who had broken through Yuyang County after all difficulties deliberately came to Shanggu County to give them war exploits.

The more Mu Yizheng thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, and he felt that there must be something wrong with it.

He originally wanted to put forward his ideas to Li Chengying, but seeing the joy on Li Chengying's face at this time, he couldn't disturb his Yaxing.

However, Mu Yizheng is still quite calm, and he feels that no matter whether the other party is cheating on him or not, he should be prepared.

So he immediately sent his subordinates to inform An Siqi to bring back the beggar army.

In this regard, all of Mu Yizheng's subordinates couldn't understand it, this was a good time for their beggar army to reap the merits of the war, and wouldn't retreat at this time give all the credit to others.

However, Mu Yizheng strictly ordered the beggar army to withdraw from the queue of encirclement and suppression of the grassland cavalry.

Mu Yizheng's subordinates had no choice but to agree.

When they conveyed Mu Yizheng's order to An Siqi's side, all the beggars didn't know why their general would issue such an order.

However, military orders are like mountains, and even if there is a problem with military orders, they have to follow them.

So it was implied that he had to withdraw from the battlefield with the beggar army.

Seeing the beggar army withdraw from the battlefield, Mu Fenglin was extremely happy at this time, in his opinion, the biggest credit this time finally fell on his head.

Although I don't understand why Mu Yizheng made such a stupid decision, it is himself who benefits in the end.

Just as An Siqi and the beggar army had just withdrawn from the encirclement, the deafening sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded again in the city of Shanggu County.

Since the defenders of Dayu were now busy encircling and suppressing the steppe cavalry, they did not notice each other until the rumbling sound of horses' hooves was very close to the crowd.

"Prairie cavalry!"

When Li Chengying saw the other party's clothes clearly, he couldn't help but be surprised.

The steppe cavalry in front of him was about four or five thousand people, much less than the cavalry that had been surrounded just now.

However, even if there are only four or five thousand people, the threat to the Dayu defenders should not be underestimated.

These four or five thousand steppe cavalry rushed from the flank as soon as they approached the battlefield.

They did not go to the rescue of their comrades, nor did they go to kill or wound the defenders of Dayu.

They had only one goal, and that was the inner city gate of Uegaya County.

On the side of the Dayu defenders, because a large number of soldiers were besieging the previous batch of grassland cavalry, they could not draw out manpower to block the four or five thousand grassland cavalry for a while.

What's more critical is that even if they can draw up manpower to block the attack, they don't dare to draw too many manpower, because once these steppe cavalry surrounded by them get out of trouble, it will be a disaster for the Dayu defenders.

So now Lee Sung-young is now in an embarrassing dilemma.

"Xiao Qi, you immediately lead the beggar army to pursue those steppe cavalry."

Mu Yizheng immediately notified An Siqi to pursue the grassland cavalry.

An Siqi immediately reorganized the beggar army and pursued the steppe cavalry who were about to rush to the city gate.

At this time, the soldiers of the beggar army realized why their general would let themselves withdraw from the encirclement and suppression team in advance, and it seems that the general found the clue at the beginning.

Seeing the entire army of the beggars chasing towards the steppe cavalry, Li Chengying immediately prayed that they could intercept those steppe cavalry.

Otherwise, once they break through to the inner city gate, the city of Kamiya will be completely lost.

Just as the steppe cavalry was rushing towards the gate of Shanggu County, the beggar army behind them was also biting tightly behind.

However, because the beggar army had already fought with the previous steppe cavalry just now, the horsepower of the war horses had decreased, causing them to be unable to catch up with the steppe cavalry in front for a while.

Seeing that the city gate was getting closer and closer, An Siqi was extremely anxious.

Judging by the current situation, this steppe cavalry will definitely reach the city gate before itself.

In this way, whether the defenders at the city gate can withstand these four or five thousand steppe cavalry has become the key.

As long as they can resist the beggar army, then the city of Shanggu County can still be saved, otherwise the entire Shanggu County will be completely defeated.

However, it was difficult for a strong man to use the infantry defending the city to fend off the charging cavalry, so An Siqi's secret prayers did not help.

The steppe cavalry rushed into the defenders of the city at the first time, and he repeatedly charged through the crowd with his long sword.

Soon they were able to cut the road to the city gates.

In the panic of the Dayu defenders, these steppe cavalry rushed to the city gate and unloaded the latch of the city gate in three or two clicks.

The gates of Uetani Castle, which had been closed, were slowly opened.

The moment the city gate opened, there was an earth-shattering cheer from outside the city.

A large number of grassland tribesmen rushed into the county town of Upper Valley like a flood.

Li Chengxiong, who commanded the battle defenders at the head of the city, finally said dejectedly: The general trend has passed!

Immediately, he descended from the city under the escort of his own guards and began to retreat towards the city.

And An Siqi saw that the city gate was opened, and a large number of grassland tribe soldiers poured in, and he commanded the beggar army to turn around and evacuate at the first time.

The situation has reached such a point that they can no longer turn the tide, and if they delay any longer, they will definitely be completely surrounded by the soldiers of the steppe tribe.

The surging blood of the soldiers of the Beggars Army immediately cooled down after seeing the grassland tribe soldiers like a tide.

They retreated as fast as they had just pursued.

"Father-in-law, the city gate has been breached, and I'm afraid that the city of Shanggu County will not be able to defend it!"

An Siqi jumped off his horse and gave Mu Yizheng a military salute.

His words made the other Dayu defenders around him all stunned on the spot.

Only then did they understand that these steppe cavalry besieged by them was simply a decoy, a bait to contain a large number of their troops.

When he sent a large number of troops to surround these cavalry, it also meant that the remaining four or five thousand cavalry would not have any resistance.

It can be said that from the beginning, this was calculated by the other party.

And now that the opponent's army has entered the city, even if he resists desperately, it will have no effect.

But if you withdraw your troops and let go of these steppe cavalry surrounded by yourself, you are indeed a little unwilling.

Just when Li Chengying was still struggling, his brother Li Chengxiong had already escaped on a war horse.

Seeing that the defenders on his side were still surrounding the steppe cavalry, Li Chengxiong couldn't help but be annoyed.

"When is it, don't hurry up to stop the withdrawal of the troops, leave Qingshan without worrying about running out of firewood, and keep the army before we have a chance to turn around."

Li Chengxiong split his head and covered his face, and gave Li Chengying a reprimand.

So under the command of Li Chengxiong, the defenders of Dayu began to withdraw from the encirclement in a planned way.