Chapter Eighty-Four: The Golden Soldiers Retreat
"Zhang Wen, Zhang Wu."
"Humble duty!"
"You two protect your son, break through quickly! After the rest of the people were broken off with the general, they ordered the whole army to retreat immediately, and the guards everywhere immediately gathered and moved closer. ”
In the surprised eyes of everyone, Du Tan gave the order without hesitation, and as soon as he spoke, there was thunder.
Liu Dong was puzzled, shouldn't the whole army attack at this time, and he was about to win and retreat?
However, there was no trace of rejection in Du Tan's eyes, and the long sword in his hand was unsheathed and his murderous aura leaked out.
Zhang Wen and Zhang Wu are twin brothers, and they are also Du Tan's personal guards, and the two of them are absolutely loyal to Du Tan, and there is still no hesitation in this situation, they set up Liu Dong and ran back.
Du Tan's first feeling was that Guan Cheng's troops were good, and his second reaction was to stop the loss in time, although he couldn't say why, but he believed in his intuition, there was no room for hesitation on the battlefield, and there could only be one voice in the whole army when the war began.
Guan Cheng's crotch war horse is not bad, rushing in the forefront, although the distance is not long so that the speed of the war horse can not be completely pulled up, but even so, when the war horse weighing hundreds of pounds collides with the scattered Jin army, it still instantly shows a strong lethality.
No one can stop this impact.
In Du Tan's shocked gaze, more than a dozen golden soldiers were knocked into the air, and then smashed heavily on his robe.
The Jin army pounced like a tiger descending from the mountain, and the Changge in his hand easily cut through the Jin army's lineup like a messenger of death.
Du Tan saw the extraordinary at a glance, and his thinking that had been solidified over the years was somewhat loosened: if the war horse was like this, it could be used as a surprise soldier when the two armies were fighting.
But there was not much time left for him to react, and the situation on the battlefield fell into chaos when Guan Cheng and the others rushed out, some of the Jin soldiers were still climbing the ladder, and some rushed towards Guan Cheng and the others, but when the sound of retreating gold sounded, many people retreated backwards, and there was a mess.
Liu Dong's expression was grim and careless, he thought about many possibilities, including Guan Cheng's breakthrough, but the only thing he didn't expect was that Guan Cheng actually had reinforcements, although he couldn't think of where Guan Cheng's reinforcements could make the four hundred elites of the attacking rear battalion fall into chaos in a very short time.
At present, the situation is just beginning to deteriorate, and there are still many opportunities to remedy it, although the sky is about to brighten, but Du Tan still doesn't think that Guan Cheng has the ability to leave his own people, at most, it is a little bit of loss, and it is still bearable.
Du Tan took a deep breath, and there was a hint of jealousy in his gaze when he looked at Guan Cheng.
As a prince, he is charging forward, the long sword in his hand is fierce and neat, and he definitely has a good martial arts.
Looking at the morale of the Jin soldiers, the Jin soldiers have lost a certain opportunity, although they are still superior in numbers, they have been tired, and the movement of the rear camp can't help but make the army a little confused.
It is already very difficult to fight at night, and the slightest mistake can lead to catastrophe, and in many cases, just a temporary stalemate can make the soldiers who do not know the truth lose their will to fight, resulting in a rout.
The most important thing in the night attack is to take it by surprise, to attack the panicked enemy with a well-prepared army, and once the enemy army is in strict formation, the night attack will not exist.
The Jin army had already begun a counteroffensive, and Du Tan even saw a few men rushing up with swords waving, and it was obvious that the Jin army had pressed all of them.
Du Tan didn't know the truth of one drum, then decline, and three exhaustions, but he knew that the whole Jin army was holding its breath at the moment, as long as he dragged a mop to unload this breath, his army would also come up, and when the whole army would be encircled, it would inevitably be annihilated.
Thinking of this, Du Tan also breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately, the withdrawal was timely.
Although the battle between the two sides was fierce, the casualties on both sides were actually not large since Guan Cheng's strange soldiers rushed out, and for Du Tan, it was a little wounded, and the only thing to worry about was the soldiers and horses in the rear camp, and the soldiers and horses of the two companies did not have a general in charge, and I don't know how many people could escape.
In fact, the main reason why Du Tan decisively ordered Mingjin was also to save the soldiers and horses of the rear battalion.
Soon there were soldiers gathered around him, Zhang Wen and Zhang Wu also escorted Liu Dong out of the Jin army camp, and Du Tan's hanging heart was finally relieved.
"Order, don't retreat quickly!"
Du Tan was sure that the Jin army would not dare to chase, and said that it was still dark, even if it was what Guan Cheng could do with his dozens of war horses during the day, on the contrary, Du Tan still wished that Guan Cheng would chase him.
But it can't be so easy to leave.
The Wu Chengju on the wall of the wall was very popular, and it was even more joyful to see the retreat of the Jin soldiers, and the fighting spirit was like a raging fire.
"The enemy soldiers have been defeated, all the soldiers, go out with me!"
A loud roar boosted the morale of the remaining Jin soldiers, and chasing the Jin soldiers was a slash.
Under this situation, the golden soldiers on the wall of the wall were powerless to resist at all, and some of them even jumped down in despair.
The Jin army continued to rush out of the wall, gathering around Guan Cheng, and the number of people was increasing, which made the remaining Jin soldiers extremely stressed, although there was still an advantage in numbers, but it was difficult to resist.
Guan Cheng took the lead, and the Changge in his hand kept waving and harvesting the lives of the enemy soldiers, rushing left and right, and his momentum was unmatched for a while.
But the front camp was so big, even if Wu Chengju and the others desperately counterattacked, Guan Cheng and the others couldn't leave all the Jin soldiers behind no matter how hard they worked.
Du Tan stood on a slope and watched, until most of the soldiers withdrew, he was relieved, as he expected, Guan Cheng and the others did not dare to come out to pursue.
When the sky was about to dawn, Du Tan finally got the specific news.
But in a fit of rage, he almost beheaded the soldier who reported the news, and scared the crowd of people into silence.
"General, what are the losses of our army?"
At this time, only Liu Dong dared to touch this brow, he was the prince of the world, and everyone recognized as the future lord of the Jin Kingdom, so he naturally would not be afraid of Du Tan's military horse.
Du Tan looked at Liu Dong and didn't speak, just signaled to the herald indignantly.
"Back to Your Highness, our army has lost more than four hundred, and there are four company commanders and seventeen divisions, and the remaining men, horses and weapons have also lost a lot."
Liu Dong was also shocked in his heart after hearing this, with more than four hundred elite armor soldiers, no wonder Du Tan's face was similar to that of his dead father.
These more than 1,500 people can be said to be the old foundation of Du Tan, and they have lost thirty percent of them all of a sudden, and they have lost so many middle-level officers, or if these people are not elite enough at night, I am afraid that there is already a danger of mutiny.
Liu Dong was silent for a moment and then asked, "General, what should we do next?" ”
He had the heart to continue the attack, but the rear army was not up to him after all, even if he was the son of the world, it was difficult to command, and at this time, he didn't have to think about it to know that the army's morale was weak.
It also has to be before dawn, otherwise the Jin army will be bolder and chase after the consequences, Liu Dong can't help but shudder when he thinks about it.
Du Tan took a few deep breaths and suppressed the fire in his heart before he said in a deep voice: "Although our army lost the first battle, the large army is not far from here, and it can be reached before noon. ”
"Although Guan Chengxiao'er won, it is expected that the loss will be not small, our army will take a short rest and take turns to go up to monitor, as long as they are delayed, they can be broken in one fell swoop when the follow-up soldiers come immediately."
"It's only four or five miles away from the Liang Whistle here, which can make Gao Yuan's department force here, so a two-sided attack, Guan Chengxiao'er with so much burden must be unable to escape."
"Ben will definitely repay the shame of tonight!"
Du Tan's eyes were on fire, and it was obvious that the huge casualties and losses had stimulated him.
Liu Dong also thought deeply on the side, but it was still difficult to calm down in his heart, he didn't understand, Guan Cheng was just a prince who was demoted out of Beijing, and there were only more than 4,000 horses in his hands, but along the way, the most elite left army of the Jin country was almost disabled, you must know that the left army led by Yan Tao defeated the coalition army of more than 30,000 Peng Shu and the two countries at night with the strength of a single army.
Then he ran all the way to the Jinliang border with a group of old, weak, sick and disabled, and Du Tan also suffered a lot of losses, and even he almost fell into danger.
How much ability does this son have?
Liu Dong, who had always been a little conceited, looked at the direction of the Jin army camp, and couldn't help but think of the figure waving Changge on a war horse, and couldn't help but shudder.
"General." Liu Dong stepped up, but before he could speak, he heard a scream from behind, and his voice was extremely terrible.
What's the situation?
Du Tan's expression changed greatly, could it be that the Jin army had ambush soldiers?
No way!
When pigs fly!
He has a good idea of how many people Guan Cheng has under him, if Guan Cheng can still divide his troops to sneak attack in the kind of battle just now, then he really doesn't have the face to wear this armor anymore.
"But the Jin soldiers sneak attack?" Du Tan's long sword in his hand shouted and asked.
The soldiers next to him looked at Du Tan, who was almost devouring, and trembled with fright, only Liu Dong seemed to have heard a few trembling sounds just now.
"Quickly investigate, order the whole army to gather immediately and take strict precautions!"
The Jin Bing's movements were extremely rapid under the unknown stimulus, and they quickly gathered into a rough formation.
Du Tan breathed a sigh of relief, but fortunately, his morale did not disperse.
But then there were a few exclamations, and even if the light was very dim, Du Tan could feel that the entire military formation was in a commotion again.
Only this time, before he could ask, a soldier ran over.
"General, Your Highness, there are snakes! Lots of snakes! ”
The soldier's voice was half crying and half frightened: "There are snakes on all sides, we have fallen into the snake nest, the snake nest!" ”
Du Tan and Liu Dong glanced at each other, and both of them felt that things were not so simple.
The riots of the army became more and more serious, and the screams came and went, which further increased the unease in the hearts of the soldiers.
The outermost one squeezed in while waving the weapons in his hands, but it was difficult to prevent the snakes that were hiding in the surrounding area from time to time, and these snakes were highly poisonous, and the soldiers who were bitten soon fell to the ground with purple faces and foaming at the mouth, convulsing continuously.
"No, someone must be manipulating."
Liu Dong affirmed at the moment: "This root is the same as when I was chasing up the mountain." ”
"General, it's not good, it's definitely a strange manipulation, and I'm worried about more than just poisonous snakes."
Du Tan also said in a deep voice: "Gongzi is reasonable, give the order, quickly light the torches, the whole army retreats in sequence, and warns the soldiers not to be left behind!" ”
Under the desire to survive, a large number of torches were quickly lit, so that the attack of poisonous snakes continued, but the casualties were reduced a lot, and some soldiers carried a little male yellow powder with them, and the results were immediately obvious.
Seeing this, Du Tan's heart relaxed slightly.
It's just that before he said a reassuring word to Liu Dong next to him, he heard a flute sound in the distance.
The vigilance on the battlefield immediately made Du Tan's heart rise to his throat again.
Not good!
And ambushes!