Chapter 51 Breakout
Suddenly, several gunshots were heard, and the herds of cattle in front of the enemy camp rushed out like crazy. They roared and rushed forward. In an instant, the mountains shook, and the dust in the sky was rolled up like a dark cloud.
The ground swept over.
The iron cavalry who were accelerating were dumbfounded. They slowed down their progress, lowered their spears, and hesitated not knowing what to do. In the blink of an eye, the herd of cattle rushed in front of them, and the front row
The cavalrymen were pushed up in an instant, and the horses and soldiers who fell to the ground were swallowed up by the black current before they could struggle. The cavalrymen behind them who had no time to stop and turn around were not spared, and they all fell on their backs.
, died tragically on the horns of the mad bulls and under their iron hooves. In just a moment, the murderous heavy armored cavalry team was wiped out under the impact of the bull array.
The Chinese generals and others in the rear formation witnessed what happened before them. They were so shocked that they turned around and ran away like crazy. For a moment, the entire army collapsed like a dike and was out of control. The Xiu Niu was caught up.
Countless officers and soldiers died, were trampled to death, were trampled to death, and were stabbed with swords and spears by the Tufan cavalry that followed.
The defeated soldiers who were chased by the enemy fled towards Yonglin City in large numbers, discarding their helmets and armor along the way and being defeated. General Duan Fei, who was ordered to guard the city, saw this situation on the city wall and immediately asked the soldiers to open the city gate.
The defeated army retreated into the city, and at the same time immediately ordered the archers, crossbowmen, artillery, and catapults on the top of the city to prepare for battle.
When the cattle and the enemy's cavalry troops were chasing the city, Duan Fei gave an order and fired a volley of bows and crossbows. Artillery and catapults also launched their force. They hit the enemy's cattle and pursuers with a violent blow before they were able to stop them.
The enemy's cattle and cavalry pursuit gradually stopped and began to retreat. Only then were they able to save General Fang and his remaining defeated soldiers from retreating into the city.
After the army withdrew into the city, they stabilized their position. Under Duan Fei's command and deployment, they were divided into four gates for defense. Fortunately, they had already prepared fortifications, equipment, rolling logs and rocks. After the Tufan army came up, they occupied the city.
They were surrounded in layers, but because this unit did not carry large siege equipment in order to pursue lightly, and the resistance in the city was very fierce, the Tufan soldiers were unable to approach the city for a while, so they had to retreat and set up camp outside the city.
Attack again on the same day.
In this battle, the Dafeng army lost more than 20,000 soldiers and horses, and more than 10,000 people were captured. Unfortunately, the 10,000 heavy armored cavalry troops were completely destroyed in this battle, and the commander-in-chief Lu Chengyi also died on the battlefield. At this time, only
There were about 60,000 people left, crowded into this small county town to resist desperately. However, on the second day, the Tufan army only surrounded but did not attack, and transferred the main force to the south gate and west gate for defense. The purpose of this move was obvious
The purpose is to trap the imperial army in the city and prevent it from escaping south. When the Tufan reinforcements arrive, they will annihilate all the enemy forces in one battle.
General Chai Yu and others advocated a tight defense in Yonglin City, waiting for reinforcements. He said: "If the Northern Territory is lost, the imperial court will order General Huang to conquer the Western Territory and the 200,000 troops will come back to support our army. It will only take six or seven days at most."
Now the enemy and our forces are about the same, and the enemy does not dare to attack rashly. We must not give up this city easily and give the Northern Barbarians an advantage in vain."
Military Advisor Mou expressed a different opinion. He said: "This place is still in the Northern Territory. Tufan's follow-up troops will arrive in less than three days. By then, our army will be unable to escape. The enemy will surround us but not attack.
It is also a time to recharge our batteries and wait for the reinforcements from the north to arrive to surround and annihilate our army in this city."
Fang Dingchao was hesitant after hearing this. He looked at Duan Fei and asked, "General Duan, what do you think? But it doesn't matter."
"I quite agree with Master Mou. The enemy's plan is to boil frogs in warm water and try to trap our army here. In my opinion, if they don't attack, we can take the initiative to go out of the city to attack and harass the enemy, making them tired of their defenses.
, the flaw will eventually be revealed. At that time, our army will be able to choose the opportunity to break out."
General Fang was overjoyed after hearing this and said: "This is a wonderful plan! Our army chose the weakly defended city gate and took the initiative to attack out of the city, mainly to annihilate the enemy. After succeeding, it immediately retreated. After several repetitions, the enemy
The army will definitely be in chaos." At that moment, he immediately dispatched his troops and generals, arranged them, and the generals took orders.
Tufan did not attack after the siege of the city, and both sides were in peace. Unexpectedly, suddenly a cannon was fired from the north gate, and General Chai Yu led 20,000 troops to rush out of the city, killing the 8,000 Tufan soldiers stationed at the north gate by surprise, killing and wounding them.
Numerous, by the time the Tufan soldiers from Ximen came to help, General Chai had already withdrawn into the city.
Less than half a day later, another 20,000 troops led by Duan Fei rushed out from the west gate. After charging into the enemy's formation, they immediately withdrew into the city without waiting for the enemy to counterattack. As soon as they entered the city, another group of troops rushed out from the east gate.
An army rushed to kill them all, leaving the local soldiers unable to defend themselves.
General Fu Zhe, the Tufan general, came to Xiangdong and suggested: "Our army should average its strength to four gates to prevent the enemy from always attacking our weak points."
Dongzanlang said to Fu Zhe: "General, don't worry too much. The enemy is only attacking the North Gate and the East Gate. If you really break out from these two gates, there will be a dead end. If you go out from the North Gate, you can only be attacked by our army and reinforcements."
Killed in a flanking attack, if you go out from the east gate, you will be blocked by mountains and rivers, and will be pursued and surrounded by our army. The enemy is most likely to break through the south gate. Our army must focus on guarding this gate, and the remaining troops must be ready to support at any time.
The siege of the south gate."
The army of Dafeng Kingdom attacked and harassed the North Gate, East Gate, and West Gate several times that day, causing many casualties to the Tufan soldiers. However, the Tufan soldiers remained unmoved and insisted on deploying heavy troops at the South Gate. Chapter 2
On the second day, the south gate finally opened suddenly, and a general rushed out, holding a Fangtian painted halberd, and came to the Tufan army to call for formation. This man was General Duan Fei.
Dong Zhanyang seemed to have expected this. While sending his generals out to fight, he also arranged his troops to be ready to prevent the enemy from breaking through. Unexpectedly, the enemy generals were very fierce and killed three Tufan generals in a row. General Fu Zhe immediately
Fu Zhe stepped forward to challenge and fought with Duan Fei. After dozens of rounds, Fu Zhe was unable to resist. He rode his horse back. Duan Fei immediately chased after him. He waved his halberd and the sound of cannons was heard in the city.
, countless officers and soldiers rushed out from the city, with flags fluttering and shouts shaking the sky, following Duan Fei like a tide, rushing towards the enemy camp.
Seeing that the enemy army was about to break out from the south gate, Dongzanlang immediately asked the soldiers to fire three trumpets and summoned three garrison troops to come to support and surround the enemy army.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the Tufan soldiers stationed at the three gates arrived, an emergency message came from the west gate, saying that a large number of enemy troops had broken out from the west gate and broke out.
It turned out that Fang Dingchao had already made a plan. The enemy expected that our army would break out from the south gate, so he ordered Duan Fei to lead a small number of troops to rush out from the south gate, creating the illusion of a breakthrough. In fact, it was just a bluff with fewer people and more flags.
The army had already set up a breakthrough offensive on the west gate, and when the enemy's defenses were empty, they rushed out and broke through.
Dongzanlang was shocked when he heard the news and immediately led all his troops to chase towards the west gate. Duan Fei took advantage of the chaos and led more than 5,000 people under his command to break through the encirclement to the north.
Chapter completed!