Chapter 90: The White Robe Advances

The sudden change in the tactics of the Metasequoia garrison, as well as the deafening battle cry of the charge, suddenly caught the commanders of the Western Coalition Army a little off guard.

Especially the four Loulan infantry phalanxes that were on the way to retreat, and they were the first to bear the brunt of the killing intent of the Metasequoia soldiers.

Because the Ghost-faced White-robed Army was killed from the left side of the Metasequoia position, correspondingly, it appeared on the right side of the Loulan Army, and the Chechi troops who were advancing at this time and preparing to replace them were located on the other side not far away, that is, to the left of the Loulan phalanx.

The Loulan soldiers, who were about to withdraw from the battlefield and had already slackened slightly, happened to be caught in the middle ground between the white-robed army and the Che Chi army.

The speed of the 1,000 ghost-faced white-robed troops can only be described as "extremely fast". Under the leadership of Xu Youchang, they rushed towards the Loulan people like a storm. In just a few breaths, he rushed directly to the front, leaving no time for the generals led by Loulan to think and deal with it.

According to the common sense of warfare, if the enemy's cavalry suddenly encounters the enemy's flank at high speed in the course of the march, then the nearest unit to the enemy should immediately stop the march, take up their position on the spot, and use the protection of shields, spears, and bows and arrows to resist the enemy's first few rounds of attack with all their might, so as to win time for the friendly troops to organize a counterattack.

Even in the worst situation, he must use his own flesh and blood to try to drag the other party to the death, and must not let the rushing cavalry rush unscrupulously.

However, it is a pity that the Loulan Legion does not have this minimum consciousness.

First, because they had just escaped from the fierce battle, not only did they generally have a fluke mood of escaping death, but they had also successfully jumped out of the range of the archers of the Metasequoia Army and entered a safe area at this time, so the four large squares of Loulan infantry all relaxed their tense nerves, and it was difficult to gather their fighting spirit again. Secondly, after a fierce battle, the Loulan infantry suffered very serious casualties and attrition, and it was too weak to integrate a strong defensive front.

Moreover, the more important problem is that on the other side of them at the moment is not their own Loulan brothers, but the disgruntled Che Chi bastard. What reason is there to risk your own life to protect Che Chi people?

In view of this, the Loulan generals who were in charge of leading the team did not have to think about it at all, and immediately ordered all the soldiers and horses to speed up their retreat and flee towards the main formation of the army.

This time, it directly pitted Gelhan's people.

Because the line of sight was blocked by the retreating Loulan phalanx, the Chechi army on the other side had not been able to grasp the changes on the battlefield until now.

They were moving forward, first they suddenly heard the sound of earth-shattering killing in the distance, and after careful distinction, they suddenly found that it was actually the usual charge battle call of the Saint Tang Town Frontier Protectorate, and they suddenly felt a little incredible.

Immediately afterwards, a sudden change occurred, and the Loulan army near them suddenly began to accelerate and retreat.

The situation of the Loulan people who were about to be in calamity and wolves and rats immediately disturbed the Chechi soldiers. As they continued to move forward, they couldn't help but turn their heads to look at the Loulan phalanx.

In the blink of an eye, most of the Loulan soldiers and horses passed by them, giving up a clearer line of sight, and it was only at this time that the unlucky Che Chiren finally saw clearly: the ghost-faced white-robed army like a nightmare was rushing all the way towards his side!

it! What a surprise!

In Gelhan's army, many of the soldiers were horse bandits who had followed him for a long time, especially the officers, almost all of whom were the original horse bandit leaders. These people had attacked Metasequoia before, and naturally they all had lingering fears about the white-robed army.

The scene of 400 white-robed knights storming the camp and beating 40,000 troops is still vivid, and at this moment, those terrible guys actually appeared on their flanks without warning, and it would be absolutely a lie to say that they panicked on the spot.

Like a fried rabbit, a thought arose in the hearts of Che Chi soldiers and horses at the same time: it is absolutely impossible to meet the enemy in formation, and the only thing they can do now is to flee for their lives!

The officers were the first to turn around and run behind, one with ten, ten with hundred. Almost instantly, a 3,000-strong Chechi infantry battalion closest to the white-robed army didn't even have the courage to resist a little, and in the blink of an eye, it collapsed and scattered.

Then, there was the second battalion, the third battalion...... No one escapes the fastest, only the faster.

Seeing that the other party was so cowardly, Xu Youchang was immediately not polite, directly shook off the heavy iron spear in his hand, led the ghost-faced white-robed army to accelerate the charge, and broke into the phalanx of Che Chi's army without any scruples.

The white-robed soldiers held their long knives obliquely, roaring angrily, like tigers pounced into a flock of sheep, showing their sharp claws among the enemy, slashing and killing all the way, and easily broke through the first phalanx.

At this time, General Che Chi Guo and Deputy Commander of the Legion Ma Gu was in the second phalanx. He was not born as a horse bandit, but a well-known veteran of the Chechi royal court, and he had very rich combat experience, so he quickly suppressed the commotion of the team, and hurriedly set up three lines of defense in the direction where the white-robed army came.

The front row of the pike, the middle ironclad battalion, and the rear bow battalion.

At the same time, under Magu's instructions, the other two Chechi military formations also gradually stopped, began to turn around, and arranged their troops.

However, what he never expected was that the defense reaction was done quickly, and the impact came faster! And this wave of impact is actually my own people! As soon as the three lines of defense of the second phalanx were deployed, the first phalanx that had been scattered before rushed over like a tide, and in a blink of an eye, the temporary defense system that Maguxin had worked so hard to build was smashed, and the white-robed army chasing behind the routs entered the second phalanx with a whistle and singing.

Finished! It's all over!

Deputy Commander Ma Gu suddenly had a desperate thought in his heart: Collapse! None of the four big phalanxes can be saved!

Fifty dazzling flags with red flowers on a white background were waving in the wind, like a life-urging talisman, flying above the heads of Chechi's army. The soldiers of the first and second phalanxes were chaotically mixed together, desperately dodging the pursuit of the white-robed army. At this time, there is no longer any concept of military discipline and military orders, and there is only one thought in everyone's heart: escape! Escape! Escape! Keep running!

With the complete collapse of the second phalanx, the remaining two mixed infantry and cavalry phalanx immediately gave up their futile resistance, and hurriedly turned around and retreated while the ghost-faced white-robed army had not yet rushed over. The cavalry frantically whipped their horses, constantly passing over and knocking down the infantry beside them, and ran lifelessly in the direction of the main formation; The infantry were eager to have two more legs, throwing away their armor all the way, and panicked to avoid the rapidly approaching white-robed army.

Countless chariots and soldiers broke down, completely lost the sequence of the phalanx, mixed into a group and rushed towards the main formation of the coalition army, looking from afar, the fleeing crowd filled the entire plain. Xu Youchang became more and more comfortable with the killing, leading the white-robed soldiers to mingle with the fleeing crowd without any scruples, and constantly accelerated the assault.

Alekjiang guarded the front of the main formation, and witnessed everything that happened on the battlefield just now: first, the white-robed army on the opposite side suddenly went into battle, and pounced on the retreating and defenseless Loulan army, and then his own soldiers and horses ignored the so-called combat rules at all, and took the lead in seizing the road and fleeing, completely exposing the flank of the Che Chi army to the white robe army, and then, the four Che Chi phalanx unexpectedly suffered a fierce blow, like an avalanche, one after another was scattered and defeated by the other party.

The scene of wolves running and rats scurrying in front of him and the coming of the end almost made him faint directly.

The four Chechi military formations, with a total of 15,000 people, were actually chased by the opponent's 1,000 cavalry and ran around, which is really unreasonable!

However, Alikjiang couldn't care about being angry at this time. Thousands of Che Chi Defeated Army frantically fled for their lives, rushing towards their side, and behind them, there was the Ghost-faced White-robed Army!

If the other party takes advantage of the situation to roll up to him, there are more than those four phalanxes and one or two hundred thousand people who need to escape.

Alekjiang turned his heart sideways, gritted his teeth and gave an order: archers, shoot and block the rout in front of him.

Hearing this, the generals of Loulan couldn't help but be shocked: "Your Highness, all the troops who broke up were the friendly troops of Che Chi State, and if you shoot arrows directly, you will accidentally injure your own people!" ”

"Your own fart!" Alikjiang couldn't help but scold angrily: "If it's a little later, everyone will be dead!" ”

With his order, thousands of Loulan archers began to shoot sparsely, but in the blink of an eye, the sparse arrows gradually intensified, and in the end, the rain of arrows in the sky sprinkled directly on the fleeing Che Chi soldiers.

Seeing this, the white-robed soldiers galloped on their horses while raising their shields hanging from the saddle to protect themselves from arrows. Their horses were also clad in iron armor, and they were not afraid of the arrows that flew in, and they still maintained their basic speed without the slightest stop.

However, those Chechi soldiers were not so lucky.

Originally, Che Chiren thought that he was getting closer and closer to the main formation, and he could finally save a small life, but who would have expected that what greeted them at the next moment was not the reinforcement and protection of Loulan's friendly forces, but a cruel and ruthless blow.

The rain of arrows rushed head-on, and in just a moment, it caused heavy casualties to the unsuspecting Che Chi army.

"Alek River! I greet your grandfather's wife! ”

Seeing his subordinates being scattered by the white-robed army one by one, Gelhan was already anxious, but he didn't expect that at this time, the shameless Loulan people not only did not lend a hand, but also launched a large-scale shooting at the alliance friendly forces, and he was so angry that he couldn't help but scold. If it weren't for the lack of troops, he would now be eager to directly lead his troops to rush the main formation of the Alik River, and simply die together.

However, Gelhan did not have much time to think about the fate of the group. Because at this moment, the terrifying white-robed army suddenly adjusted the direction of the assault, sharply aimed at the junction of the two armies of Loulan and Chechi, and came quickly!