Chapter 17: The Fight Was Fierce
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Xie Tong sent scouts to observe the movements of the enemy army, while he set up camp and sat in the camp to rest.
After dusk, the scouts came with the news that a large number of enemy troops had left the city and headed straight for the west of the city, with about 10,000 men and horses.
Xie Tong was overjoyed in his heart, it seemed that the enemy had been tricked, and he hurriedly said, "Give Commander Yi an order, let him quickly approach Commander Lai, and be ready to support at any time." ”
The scout replied.
Xie Tong leaned softly on the big chair, his heart was full of infinite reverie, if he easily ate this army of ten thousand, it would be a crucial step towards victory for him, and he could already hear the sound of fighting on Yi Wudao's side.
Slowly, he fell asleep.
Suddenly, the scout ran in, and Xie Tong woke up from his sleep, and he said unhappily, "What happened!"
The scout hurriedly said, "My lord, the enemy army of the Great Wall of Heaven suddenly dispatched, about 30,000 horses, and the target was directly aimed at the place where the two armies were fighting, and the enemy army in the east of the city also withdrew into the city."
Xie Tong gasped, for the sake of a hundred carts of grain and grass, all 30,000 troops were dispatched, didn't the enemy army even want Tianchang? If Xie Tong suddenly attacked the Great Wall of Heaven at this time, it would be the best time, didn't the enemy army even have this common sense? Just as he was hesitating, the scouts were reporting that the enemy's last 10,000 army had also left the city, and the goal was still to the west.
Xie Tong couldn't sit still, he hurriedly got up from his chair, the strange behavior of the enemy really made it difficult for him to guess, could it be a sound attack from the east to the west, but if his 10,000 troops entered the city. I'm afraid that it will be impossible for the enemy to take it back in two or three days, at that time. King Ye's army should have arrived, the only thing that is lacking is. Yi Wudaunt and Lai Kezhong's 20,000 horses were about to be eaten by the enemy, after all, the disparity in strength was too great.
Suddenly, a very special thought poured into his mind, the enemy army was not grabbing food and grass, but retreating, otherwise it would not even be Tianchang, as for why he couldn't say the reason for retreating, it was possible that the troops at the front were tight, and there were other reasons, thinking of this. He hurriedly said, "Send the order to go down, pull out the village and set up camp, and immediately support Lord Lai." He paused and said, "Inform Lord Wang, let him send troops to help quickly."
Xie Tong had not yet arrived at the place where the two armies were fighting, and he had already heard the sound of shouting and killing in the sky, there were torches everywhere, and the enemy army was attacking Lao Lai's position like a tide, Lai Kezhong and Yi Wudang still held their positions in the face of the enemy's attack. But the losses were extremely heavy, and the situation was unbearable, so Xie Tong hurriedly ordered an attack. He took the lead and pulled out the Moon-Chasing Bow. Shoot down an enemy soldier directly. This new force has finally joined the fray.
After a night of fighting, the east was white and the sky was gray. Neither side took the other, and the enemy could not attack it when they saw it. Instead, he retreated back.
When Xie Tong saw Lao Lai, he was already covered in blood. There were more than ten wounds on his body, although it was not fatal, but it was enough to see the horror of this fight, and Yi Wuxing was not much better, he lay on the ground exhausted, and he was wearing a big breath.
Yi Wudaunt said, "Damn, isn't it just a hundred carts of grain and grass? As for being so desperate, grandma's, there are so many people dispatched, cough, if your kid comes two hours late, Lao Tzu will return to the west."
Lao Lai surprisingly didn't make a sound, but sat lazily on the ground, constantly wiping his giant bow.
Xie Tong said, "This time it was the younger brother's misjudgment, ha, but seeing that the two brothers were safe and sound, the younger brother was relieved!"
Yi Wuxing scolded with a smile, "Your grandmother's, Lao Tzu almost hung up!
Xie Tong said, "If the junior brother guesses correctly, the enemy army is not to grab grain and grass, but to retreat?"
"What?" the two exclaimed at the same time, Xie Tong's words were like thunder, knocking on the hearts of the two, this news was really shocking.
Xie Tong said slowly, "According to the report from the scouts, there is no enemy garrison in the Great Wall of Heaven, and last night we faced all the main forces of the enemy, so we fought so hard. ”
Yi Wuxing smacked his lips and said, "No wonder it's so fierce."
Xie Tong continued, "This should be the rhythm of the enemy's comprehensive retreat, something must have happened on the side of Jiankang City, we have to hold off this retreating army and wait for Lord Wang's assistance." Of course, if the enemy army from 200 miles away were the first to come to our aid, it would be us who would be defeated. Let's get ready for the enemy's desperate attack!"
Xie Tong counted it, there were 10,000 casualties in the melee last night, and the enemy's casualties were not few, he ordered to go down, take a break, and contain the enemy's counterattack.
After noon, the drums sounded again on the opposite side, and it was time to attack.
Xie Tong raised his eyes and saw that the enemy army had regrouped, and with the help of the drums, they attacked again. The vast area ahead was full of enemy troops, and because it was located on the plains, there was no advantage in the terrain. Facing the enemy with superior strength, Xie Tong only needs to fight hard.
The enemy arranged a triangular formation, with cavalry in the middle and infantry on both wings, in a pointed shape, this formation is very suitable for the use of the side with superior forces, as long as the cavalry can break through the middle, the whole battle will become a one-sided situation, Xie Tong wants to get out of the way and let the enemy pass, but he knows that this is an opportunity to annihilate the enemy's living forces. But dealing with cavalry really gave him a headache, and with his pure infantry troops, he did not have the ability to shock the cavalry head-on. He hurriedly said, "Push the grain carts up, all deployed in the middle, block the charge of the cavalry, and the archers, all retreat behind the grain carts." ”
When the people heard this, they quickly arranged it according to his instructions.
The cavalry charge began, and the accompanying horn of attack rushed overwhelmingly, and the infantry on both flanks slowly pressed over.
Xie Tong had already picked up the moon bow and stood behind the grain cart, looking coldly at the cavalry that was getting closer and closer, he could even feel the earth trembling, and the rumbling sound of horses' hooves was endless.
Lai Kezhong's eyes opened suddenly, and he stood beside him with a huge bow in his hand, as if he had never been injured, he was like the bloodthirsty wolf, seeing the battle as if he was resurrected with full blood, this was a real warrior.
Xie Tong slowly pulled out the moon bow, holding three bamboo arrows, lightly hit, the three bamboo arrows flew in response, shooting directly towards the galloping enemy, in an instant, three enemy arrows fell from the horse.
The soldiers let out a roaring cheer, and the three arrows were amazing, and their morale was greatly boosted.
Lai Kezhong glanced at Xie Tong with a smile, and also took out three bamboo arrows, he learned from Xie Tong's appearance, the three arrows fired together, the bow sounded, his three arrows were like three meteors, and flew out like lightning, not only hitting the target, but also shooting the enemy upside down.
Xie Tong and Lao Lai glanced at each other, each other looked at each other with admiration, Xie Tong admired this brother's archery level very much, as the cavalry entered the firing range, Xie Tong said loudly, "Brothers, shoot me!"
Arrows rained down on the opposite side, turning the enemy's shooter on his back. But the other party did not have the slightest fear, but rushed forward more bravely and desperately. A few rounds of arrows rained down, and the cavalry was in front of them in the blink of an eye. The horses crashed into the grain cart and fell to the ground in unison.
Xie Tong looked at it, it turned out that he was blindfolded by the horse, no wonder the horse was so fierce, it seemed that the enemy was determined to break through his defense. Quite a few horses crashed into the grain carts and rushed straight in. Although the line of defense of the grain wagons was blocked for a while, it was quickly broken away by the cavalry.
Xie Tong put away the Moon-Chasing Bow, pulled out the Mufeng Sword, and said in a loud voice, "Brothers, rush!"
A deafening sound sounded on the battlefield of "kill, kill, kill," and a wave of pride emerged in the hearts of every Tang soldier, and tens of thousands of brothers shouted beside him.
The soldiers stabbed with their spears, and when they landed, the sound of shouting, fighting, and the neighing of horses mingled in one place.
Xie Tong didn't rush up, as a coach, he was mainly responsible for command, and he couldn't go up until he had to, for such a large-scale field battlefield, command was more important than fighting. The infantry on both wings also pressed up, and quickly fought with Xie Tong's soldiers.
Yi Wudaunt walked up to Xie Tong with his twin knives on his back and said, "How long can I hold on!"
Xie Tong said, "It's still inconclusive for the time being, if the Chinese army is broken through, Lao Tzu will go into battle in person, the reserve team has not yet come out, and it is difficult to determine whether you win or lose, hold on for a while!"
The enemy and us soon entered a state of hand-to-hand combat, the two wings of the team were fine, both sides were infantry, the Tang army could barely withstand the enemy's attack, while the Chinese army was in a bad situation, a large number of cavalry crossed the grain cart, began to rush frantically, the spear array was soon pierced, the Chinese army gradually began to retreat, the infantry on both wings also began to disconnect, and the situation took a sharp turn.
Yi Wudaunt exclaimed, "Give me your reserves, it's too late."
Xie Tong gritted his teeth, this reserve is his only remaining strength, and now that the other party has not invested all his troops, the Tang army can no longer withstand it, if the local army is investing in new forces, the balance of victory and defeat will be greatly tilted.
The cavalry formation in the middle finally couldn't resist it, and began to retreat sharply, and even some soldiers directly threw away their spears, turned around and ran, the Chinese military formation suddenly became a mess, Xie Tong didn't expect it, he didn't expect the impact of the cavalry to be so strong. So much so that the phalanx of the Chinese army did not hold out for even an hour, and the Chinese army was in chaos, which greatly increased the desire of the local cavalry to rage, and the enemy army was on a rampage, and many retreating soldiers were trampled under their horses, and they were killed and cried.
Watching the enemy's cavalry ravage the Chinese army, Xie Tong couldn't help but say, "Let's go!"
Together with Yi Wuxing, he led the reserve team to rush forward, and due to the addition of this new force, the situation was suddenly reversed, and the Chinese army gradually stopped its decline.
The battle lasted from noon to dusk, and the enemy could not hold back and retreated. The entire battlefield was covered with corpses, and it was impossible to distinguish between friend and foe. Yi Wuxing was also red-eyed, covered in blood, he was really tired this time, he sat on the corpse dejectedly, Xie Tong also hung color, and there were more than ten wounds of various kinds, faintly painful. Lai Kezhong was even worse, he couldn't sit up anymore, lying on the ground like a dead corpse, if it wasn't for the panting, Xie Tong would think he was dead.
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