Wang Mi soon found out, but he suspected that Liu Ling was insulting his IQ.
Five hundred cavalry charged at more than a hundred infantry, scattered them, and then returned with a disastrous defeat?
That's not to mention the fact that the cavalry were swept away by these people, and they used strong bows and crossbows to disorganize their own three thousand infantry, and then let the imperial infantry take advantage of them and win the battle?
He drew his knife on the spot and beheaded the messenger sent by Liu Ling to report the news.
However, if you can kill one messenger, you can't kill the second or third one.
Soon, one after another envoys came over, and the forbidden army marched out of the south of the city in large numbers. Taking advantage of the high morale gained from winning the first battle, they stormed Liu Ling's camp. Liu Xianfeng defeated several camps in a row and was in a state of embarrassment.
An ominous premonition arose in Wang Mi's heart.
He had long thought that the Luoyang Central Army was better than the state and county soldiers, but his subordinates were advancing with great success and their morale was soaring. He no longer believed it.
You have learned a lesson this time, so you should wake up, right?
However, he still did not believe that more than a hundred infantry could defeat 500 cavalry head-on, even when the formation was broken up.
Aren't you afraid when the formation breaks up? Aren't you going to run away?
There are cavalry all around, why do you still dare to stand there and fight with the cavalry?
He really couldn't understand, is there such an elite soldier in the world who is not afraid of death?
Unless, these people have long been accustomed to being surrounded by superior cavalry, have long been accustomed to having their formations broken up, and having to fight in small groups.
He left the main camp, carefully inspected the camp, then got on his horse and headed southwest with the kite camp.
"Vajra slave, what kind of battle are you fighting?" Wang Mi first raised his riding whip high, and then gently put it away.
Liu Ling was too big. After putting on the heavy armor, he looked like a bear. Wang Mi felt a little scared, although he was reluctant to admit it.
"General..." Liu Ling didn't pay attention to Wang Mi's subtle changes, and blushed: "The fighting style of the official army is so weird. I have never seen the infantry continue to fight after being scattered by the cavalry. I was careless for a moment.
I suffered a loss."
Wang Mi snorted coldly.
Liu Ling's face became even more ashamed. He just heard him say: "Then more than a hundred soldiers rushed into the formation. Even though they fired their bows and crossbows, they could not stop them. Those people seemed not afraid of death. They fell in front and followed behind. They rushed forward one after another and rushed forward.
When they arrived, the courage of the men was frightened, and if the army and the army pressed forward again, they would be completely defeated."
Wang Mi stared at him for a long time, as if he was trying to tell whether he was telling the truth or a lie.
After a long time, he put away his angry expression and said: "How many of these elite soldiers do you think Luoyang still has?"
"It shouldn't be too many." Liu Ling said: "These more than a hundred people should be selected from the entire army. They were promised heavy rewards, so they fought desperately and died without turning back."
Wang Mi didn't know what to say for a while.
He glanced left and right from the corner of his eyes, approached Liu Ling, and said in a low voice: "Last night it was reported that Shenyuan Pass was lost. The army of Shao Xun entered Yanshi. My brother was defeated and retreated to the city. Shao Xun may have bypassed it.
He passed Yanshi without fighting and went straight to Luoyang."
Yanshi is very close to Luoyang, and the soldiers can carry a few days of dry food each, so they can attack directly without any retreat.
Liu Ling was surprised when he heard this and asked: "How long does it take for Shao Xun to arrive in Luoyang?"
"One or two days at most." Wang Mi sighed and said, "I originally wanted to use the camp to fight the army, but now it seems..."
"General." Liu Ling said quickly: "The morale of our unit has been reduced and we cannot fight anymore in the past two days."
The field battle was defeated first. The 3,500 infantry and cavalry were all old soldiers, and more than half of them were killed or injured.
Subsequently, several small camps were captured. Although the dead soldiers were all dead, it had an impact on the overall morale.
At present, the officers and soldiers are exhausted from the long battle and have retreated to the city to rest. What will happen if they come back tomorrow?
Wang Mi was speechless.
Liu Ling is a very brave man in battle, but he never hesitates when it's time to run. It's unlikely that he will be able to break up the rear. You can only put him in front as a vanguard, so that you can use him with confidence.
"Do you think you can capture Luoyang?" Wang Mi asked.
His tone was a little tangled.
It seemed that he was a little unwilling to give in. He ran to Luoyang City, only to suffer a defeat and wanted to run away. He was really unwilling to accept it.
Luoyang, this is Luoyang.
What if it is taken down? How beautiful would it be?
What if there is a head-to-head confrontation with the officers and soldiers, and suddenly the officers and soldiers are unable to open their eyes, nose and mouth and breathe? Wouldn’t this mean victory?
Well, Wang Mi quickly put an end to this thought of luck.
He would never put his hope in such illusory things before, but the temptation of Luoyang was too great, making him a little unable to control himself and thinking wildly.
Furthermore, if Shao Xun had not come after him from behind, he might have waited a few days and fought two more battles to see what happened.
If you really can't win, then just give up and leave without any regrets.
But now there is no such condition, and a decisive decision must be made.
"I want to withdraw our troops, what do you think?" Wang Mi took a step closer and lowered his voice.
Liu Ling was not surprised at all and asked: "Where to evacuate?"
"The east side of the city is impossible." Wang Mi said, "We can only go north, cross Mangshan Mountain, and then cross the river to go north."
"Do you want to..." Liu Ling asked subconsciously.
"In the past, when I was a wanderer in Luoyang, I had friendship with Liu Yuanhai, the leader of the Han Dynasty. After crossing the river and going north, if there is no other way, I would surrender to Liu Yuanhai. I will find a place to stay first." Wang Mi said: "You must have noticed it too.
, our army cannot fight tough battles. If we encounter even a little fierce officers and soldiers, we will not be able to withstand it. If we can have a chance to breathe and train well for more than a year, our combat effectiveness will be very good."
"Liu Yuan, the leader of the Han Dynasty, has no one he can use, and he is thirsty for talents. If I join him, I will surely gain a high position and a good salary, and you will also have a future."
"How can you see it?" Liu Ling asked.
Wang Mi glared at him. This was the result of not caring about "national affairs." He only heard him say: "Shi Le, Shi Chao, Jie Zhong, and Wuhuan leaders defected to each other, and they all have official positions. Shi Le is King Ping Jin, and I
If you go a little later, you can be given the title of general, sergeant, etc. If you bring more soldiers there, maybe it can be higher."
Liu Ling was a little bored and said: "Liu Han looks like that, so what if he is granted the title of king? He may not even have a salary, right?"
"Why do you care?" Wang Mi said impatiently: "You tell me, I want to surrender to Liu Yuan? Isn't there no other way? Wang Laizi has many people, and they can also practice military formations. They were defeated by Shao Xun in the field. This is an easy man to get along with? Ji Sang was defeated by him, do you think we can fight him if we have Ji Sang?"
"Between brothers." Liu Ling said.
"Vajra slave, don't blame me for not reminding you. Now that you have lost your capital, you are no longer able to fight. For the sake of your past military exploits, I will let you go first. If you still keep talking strangely, you can think of a solution yourself." , Wang Mi turned around and left, very simply.
Tens of thousands of people retreated, even if they had decided to stay behind to take the place of the dead ghost, it was not that simple.
It was actually a little too late to run at this time.
After receiving the news from Yanshi last night, we should not fight today. Not only will we lose troops, but we will also waste a day in vain.
But, then again, we have all arrived in Luoyang City, and it is indeed difficult to reconcile ourselves to leaving without a fight.
Now I'm tired of dying, it's better to leave early.
****
On the seventh day of May, after the victory in the first battle, the morale of the officers and soldiers was greatly boosted.
Wang Yan and Wang Situ came to the city in person, and the governor's ministries went out to fight.
However, most of the thieves did not know the news of retreat. They clung to the camp with grimaces and trembling, fighting with the imperial troops coming out from various gates.
For a moment, thick smoke billowed outside the city, and the sound of killings shook the sky.
Unable to resist, the rebels showed signs of defeat step by step, so they began to burn the camp, houses and even the city gates before escaping, trying to stop the pursuers.
In the afternoon, Wang Mi and Liu Ling led their troops to flee north.
At about this time, a large flag with the word "Shao" flying high appeared near Qilijian in the east.
The vanguard was led by hundreds of horsemen. At this time, they no longer cared about conserving their power. They covered several miles in a blink of an eye and rushed directly to the outskirts of the rebel army.
Some people dismounted and fired their individual crossbows, then rushed forward in a neat formation, pursuing them with all their might, creating more and more chaos.
Beside the infantrymen who were dismounted and fighting, there were about two to three hundred horsemen who passed by, chasing a wave of enemy soldiers and rushing forward.
One of the generals was wearing a golden armor given by the late emperor and holding a thick horse spear. He was unparalleled in bravery.
Viewed from the top of the city, the two to three hundred cavalry he brought with him were like sharp knives, cutting through the "cloth" composed of thousands of rebel soldiers with a "squeak" sound.
After breaking through the enemy's formation, he reined in his horse and turned around, followed by more than two hundred cavalry, and then passed diagonally past some of the rebels.
Wherever they passed, the defeated soldiers screamed and fell continuously.
At this time, the defeated soldiers moved eastward one after another based on their instinct of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages.
After the golden-armored general achieved his goal, he no longer rushed to kill, but slowly swept through the broken troops, driving them eastward, slowly consuming all their physical strength.
"The Marquis of Lu Yang is here!" On top of the Dongyang Gate Tower, Yu Min, who had just been appointed as Zhongzheng of Yingchuan County and entered the capital, clapped his hands and laughed, as if he was cheerful.
Wang Yan also smiled and breathed a sigh of relief.
The thieves were about to be defeated, but Shao Xun's arrival completely wiped out their last possibility of a comeback. There were no more surprises. How could they not be happy?
In addition, he is very good at driving sheep. He is a genius who is born to use cavalry, and he is also very courageous.
While he was thinking about it, more than 700 soldiers over there had already mounted their horses again and rushed towards the enemy's abandoned camp.
It seems that they want to intercept the last wave of broken troops, but they also have other purposes.
"Dong dong..." The drum sound at the top of the city became more and more passionate.
Jinyang Gate, Pingchang Gate, Kaiyang Gate, Xuanyang Gate, Dongyang Gate, Jianchun Gate, Daxia Gate, Guangmo Gate...
The gates on the south, east, and north sides of Luoyang were opened, and countless soldiers of the imperial army swarmed out of the city, chasing the enemy and killing them.
The soldiers who were abandoned at the back were crying and shouting, showing no fighting spirit.
The old thieves who were the first to escape were panting and ran desperately for a while, then took a short rest to regain their strength and then continued to flee.
Without God's perspective, it is impossible to spot every fleeing troop on an extremely complex and chaotic battlefield. What's more, the cannon fodder abandoned behind gradually filled the entire wilderness, and the pursuers couldn't figure out who was who.
gave them a chance.
Of course, we still have to fight and retreat, and then change direction after nightfall to get rid of the pursuers as much as possible.
As for what can't be shaken off, it's that your life is bad and you can't blame anyone.
When you go out to fight, this day will come sooner or later, so you have to get used to it.
In the entire vicinity of Luoyang, nearly 70,000 soldiers fell into a general retreat, and the war has entered the stage of pursuing death and chasing north.
Chapter completed!