Chapter 554: Attack from the inside and outside

As time passed, the battle between the Dayu coalition army and the steppe cavalry also intensified.

Although the Qingjia Army in the Dayu Coalition Army was so strong that it was difficult for the grassland cavalry to survive, the Yaowu Army and the Tiger Guard Army were obviously inexperienced in dealing with the attacks of the grassland cavalry.

As a result, their losses were much greater than those of the Green Armor Army, and even their defenses were almost breached several times.

But fortunately, at the critical time, those vassal princes' guards had already been prepared, and the Qingjia army would come to support, which avoided the breakthrough of the steppe cavalry.

"I'm afraid we won't last much if we continue like this!"

Zheng Yu, who was originally full of confidence, was already worried at this time.

Although they also annihilated quite a few steppe cavalry.

But compared to them, the losses of the coalition forces are nothing at all.

According to his observations, the corpses of the steppe cavalry on the battlefield and the corpses of the Dayu coalition army can basically reach one to three.

That is to say, for every steppe cavalry they killed, their side had to lose three soldiers.

Even if the losses on the side of the Qingjia Army are relatively small, the battle loss ratio between them and the steppe cavalry will not be less than one to two.

"Zheng Shuai, we hold on now, as long as we can hold on for a while, these steppe cavalry have lost to a certain extent, they will definitely stop attacking."

One of the generals of the Yaowu Army said firmly.

"How are you so sure?"

Seeing the grassland cavalry crashing into the military formation of the Yaowu Army like waves in waves, Zheng Yu asked loudly.

"Zheng Shuai, these grassland barbarians are different from us, even if our losses are big, it is nothing more than to replenish the source of troops afterwards, but the grassland barbarians are different, they pursue a policy of all the people are soldiers, if they lose too much, their population will be seriously affected."

This general of the Yaowu Army had also been stationed in the northern border before, so he still knew a lot about the steppe tribes.

He knew that most of the tactics of the steppe tribes were guerrilla warfare, and few of them fought fortified battles.

And the reason why they chose such a method of warfare was to reduce the losses of their own tribe.

"And now they are alone in the hinterland of my Dayu Dynasty, so they must think about how to safely cross the Dayu region for thousands of miles."

This explanation immediately made Zheng Yu feel as if he had been empowered.

"So, if we make the steppe cavalry pay enough price, there's a good chance they won't be able to return to their lair?"

"Yes!"

The general of the Yaowu Army nodded and said.

"Then how many people do you think these steppe barbarians will lose and they will stop attacking?"

Zheng Yu then frowned and asked.

"According to the general's calculations, their losses are more than thirty percent, and they will inevitably choose to retreat."

"Okay, in that case, even if our Yaowu Army is wiped out this time, we will have to bite off a few more pieces of fat from these grassland barbarians."

Zheng Yu looked at the steppe cavalry and said viciously.

"But Zheng Shuai, if our losses are too great, and after the grassland cavalry retreats, we are likely to be settled by the people of Zongzheng Temple."

At this time, another Yaowu Army general reminded in a low voice.

"General Lu, it's already at this time, and you're still thinking about these things!"

The previous Yaowu Army general looked at his comrades who spoke here with a look of disgust.

"General Wei, as the saying goes, if people have no foresight, they must have near-term worries!"

General Lu, who is known as him, immediately retorted.

"Okay, Lao Wei is right, now it's all at this time, we shouldn't be thinking about it so much, now what we have to do is to drive these damn steppe barbarians away now."

As soon as Zheng Yu opened his mouth, the general known as Lao Lu immediately closed his mouth.

And the Tiger Guards, the other side of the coalition battle formation, also suffered heavy losses.

In this regard, Shi Wensheng's face sank like water, but he didn't have any better way.

"My lord, if we continue to fight like this, the brothers really can't hold on."

Although the Tiger Guard, as the Prince's Praetorian Guard, was chosen by thousands of people, they had never fought such a difficult battle.

"Yes, my lord, let's ask the Qingjia Army from Zongzheng Temple to come over and help!"

A Tiger Guard general spoke.

"No, wouldn't we lose face now when we go to beg the Qingjia Army!"

And another Tiger Guard general didn't wait for Shi Wensheng to speak, he preemptively said.

"Now we can't stand it, but you still have to take care of face, are you crazy?"

The Tiger Guard general before rebuked angrily.

"It's all noisy, we must first withstand the attack of the grassland cavalry, until we have no choice, we can't ask for help from the Qingjia Army, after all, we are the Tiger Guard, and we are the people of His Royal Highness the Prince."

Shi Wensheng opened his mouth to stop the quarrel between the two subordinates.

And although these two people were still very unconvinced of each other in their hearts, they still gritted their teeth and went to direct the battle.

Just when the Yaowu Army and the Tiger Guard Army were struggling to support, the steppe cavalry opposite them suddenly launched a ferocious attack on them again.

In this regard, the old Jin King, who was defending on the other side, smelled an unusual smell from it.

"Immediately let everyone be on guard, I have a vague feeling that it is not very good."

Just as he finished speaking, more than 2,000 steppe cavalry suddenly appeared not far from them.

As soon as these steppe cavalry appeared, they began to frantically increase the speed of their horses.

"It's broken!"

The old Jin King realized that something was serious the moment he saw these steppe cavalry appear.

Immediately, he immediately commanded a small number of his Houma iron cavalry and the Jin king's personal guards to resist.

At the same time, he also immediately arranged for someone to tell Mu Xiayan the news of the appearance of the steppe cavalry on his side.

He hoped that the Houma Iron Cavalry and the Jin King's personal guards on his side would be able to hold off the grassland cavalry for a while.

As long as the Qingjia Army can rescue in time, his safety can still be guaranteed.

But while he imagined it well, the reality was very different.

Just as he had sent the heralds out, the steppe cavalry was already fighting with his Houma cavalry.

Originally, the old Jin king thought that these grassland cavalry were the same as the cavalry in other three directions, as long as they resisted desperately, they should be able to stop them.

It's nothing more than sacrificing some of the Jin King's personal guards.

But the moment the two sides came into contact, reality slapped the old Jin King in the face fiercely.

I saw that the moment these steppe cavalry came into contact with the Houma Iron Cavalry, these steppe cavalry actually took out a handle bone one after another.

Then, without hesitation, they smashed it into the head of the Houma Iron Rider.

Although these Houma horsemen are wearing heavy armor.

But these heavy armors still couldn't withstand the blows of blunt weapons like Guduo.

Therefore, the Houma iron horsemen of about 100 people fell off their horses in an instant.

Then they were overwhelmed by the steppe cavalry.

"It's too fast, the fighting speed of these steppe cavalry is really too fast."

When the old Jin King saw this scene, he suddenly felt a chill all over his body.

"The king seems that this steppe cavalry is elite, and they are planning to use me here as a breakthrough."

Ma Zheng looked at the steppe cavalry that was like a huge wave rushing over, and immediately reminded.

"How long will it take for the Qingjia Army to come to support?"

The old Jin King looked at the murderous steppe cavalry in the distance, and his heart was full of fear.

"Your Majesty, the soldiers we sent out to give orders are probably just running to the side of the Qingjia Army now!"

Ma Zheng knew very well that the current old Jin King must be very anxious in his heart.

But he had to tell the truth.

"It's too late to say that!"

Hearing Ma Zheng's answer, the old Jin King couldn't help but sigh.

"In this case, the king, you should withdraw one after another! Then let the Jin king's guards resist desperately. ”

Ma Zheng knew very well that if he really let the grassland cavalry rush into their military formation, the old Jin king would probably be in danger.

Therefore, he immediately proposed to let the old Jin king withdraw first, and then the Jin king's personal guards stayed to delay time.

But when the old Jin King heard this, he shook his head.

"Originally, because we assisted Shi Wensheng to cause the great chaos in Jinling City, the people of Zongzheng Temple were eager to break me into pieces, but now that the grassland cavalry is at the head, everyone has to unite together, if I really leave the guards of the King of Jin and the first to flee, the old guys of Zongzheng Temple will definitely take this opportunity to attack me."

The old Jin King snorted coldly.

"So now I can't back down, I can't give these damn guys an excuse to attack me."

"But we can't guarantee your safety!"

Ma Zheng couldn't help jumping to his feet in a hurry after hearing the thoughts of the old Jin King.

Because in his opinion, if it is delayed any longer, the old Jin King may be in danger of his life.

As a servant of the old Jin king, his first consideration was the personal safety of the old Jin king.

"Don't say it, the only chance I can escape now is to wait until all the Jin King's personal guards are wiped out, otherwise I will leave an excuse for those guys in Zongzheng Temple."

The old Jin King still shook his head and said.

"But the king ······"

"Okay, you don't need to say more, my life and death have no meaning, and I can't bring any hidden dangers to the Jin Kingdom."

The old Jin King didn't wait for Ma Zheng to finish speaking, and directly interrupted him.

Although the old Jin King said that his life and death were meaningless, he still chose to retreat.

It's just that the distance he retreated was limited, and he didn't retreat too far.

However, he didn't know that the two thousand grassland cavalry he was facing were the good ones selected by Mu Hua Li Falcon.

They are the best of the 20,000 in terms of combat power and equestrianism.

So when they crossed over, they bought iron horses and drowned the Jin king's personal guards again.

Compared with Houma Iron Cavalry, these Jin King Guards behaved even more unbearable.

Although they launched a counterattack against the two thousand at the first time, their long swords were directly smashed or bent the moment they came into contact with the weapons of the steppe cavalry.

It's not that the quality of their swords is not up to par, it's just that the speed of these steppe cavalry is too fast.

And the huge impact not only destroyed the weapons of the Jin King's guards, but even knocked all the Jin King's guards wearing armor away.

The guards of the King of Jin, who were knocked into the air by the war horses or knocked away by the bones, spurted blood in the air and then fell into a complete coma.

"I can't hold it!"

Seeing that the grassland cavalry was getting closer and closer to him, the old Jin King's heart was full of hope.

"Your Majesty, we can withdraw now."

Ma Zheng saw that the guards of the King of Jin were shocked and scattered, not only did he not have regret and grief in his heart, but instead he was a little happy.

"Indeed, everything we should do has already been done, and the rest will be handed over to the vassal kings behind."

The old Jin King immediately took the remaining henchmen and turned around and ran towards the rear.

At the same time, he was running and shouting.

"The steppe cavalry broke through the line and quickly came to intercept it!"

The old vassal kings were surprised when they heard this.

But when they saw the embarrassed appearance of the old Jin King, they were sure that they were not auditory hallucinations.

And some of the old vassal kings even had some joy in their hearts at this time.

Because they can then use this matter to attack the old Jin King.

But then they immediately realized the danger after seeing the two thousand murderous steppe cavalry.

"Hurry up, we must stop these steppe barbarians!"

These old vassal kings immediately gathered their personal guards together, and then rushed forward against the steppe cavalry.

Just when the guards of the vassal prince were waiting for them, the two thousand steppe cavalry suddenly turned around at the moment when they were about to make contact with the vassal king's guards.

"Oh no, they're preparing to attack the Yaowu Army from behind!"

The old Jin King saw the intentions of these grassland cavalry at a glance.

They were clearly preparing to sneak attack from behind, and then attack the grassland cavalry opposite the Yaowu Army inside and outside.

In this way, the Yaowu army will inevitably be caught off guard.

However, although the old Jin King had already seen the intentions of these steppe cavalry, he could not stop it.

After all, the speed of these cavalry charges was already fast, and their sudden turn from the beginning caused most of the vassal prince's guards to concentrate in front of them.

So there aren't many vassal kings' guards who can come and stop them now.

So these steppe cavalry rushed towards the rear of the Yaowu army.

Looking at the two thousand grassland cavalry with a rainbow momentum, the old Jin King sighed helplessly.

"It's really over!"

Then he sat down on the ground in despair.

And just when the vassal kings were in despair, the old king of Qi in the crowd stood up and spoke.

"What are you still doing? Since these steppe barbarians want to flank the Yaowu army inside and outside, then we can also flank these two thousand steppe barbarians inside and out. ”

His words made the hearts of the old vassal kings swell with hope again.

"That's right, as long as we can kill or contain these two thousand steppe barbarians in the first place, then their plan will be completely bankrupt."

Another old vassal king agreed with the old Qi king's opinion.

"Then what are you still doing in a daze, let's chase them all now!"

The old Jin King now said loudly as if he had grasped a life-saving straw.

"Humph! We'll settle this matter on our own, and I don't need you to say more. ”

A group of old vassal kings showed disdain for the old Jin king.

Everyone now has a deep hatred for the old Jin King in their hearts.

"Okay, now is not the time to think about this, let's go and kill these two thousand steppe barbarians first."

Then a group of vassal princes' guards gathered together, and then killed the two thousand steppe cavalry.