Chapter 288 The Battle of Tuoping Valley (3)
At the Hulu Camp where the troops were stationed, the leader, Jiao Yao, was anxiously waiting for news from the two scouts.
Gunpowder smoke was everywhere in the valley and could be seen from a long distance away. It was obvious that the war was going on in Tuoping Valley.
Finally, the two teams of scouts came to Jiao Yao's side from far away.
"How?" Jiao Yao, who was sitting on the horse, asked quickly.
"General, the Rouran cavalry has entered Tuoping Valley. The right cavalry is caught in a flanking attack from two sides and is very passive!"
"General, there is a group of Xihu cavalry advancing lightly in the distance. Their number is about the same as that of the Rouran tribe, and they are rushing towards Tuoping Valley!"
The news brought back by the two scouts made Jiao Yao tremble violently. He opened his mouth but did not say anything. He just waved his hand to ask the two scouts to retreat.
There is even a cavalry!
Jiao Yao was completely panicked. He raised his body from his horse and looked at Tuoping Valley in the distance, feeling extremely confused.
To go or not to go?
If we don't go, the soldiers on the right cavalry will be trapped in a tight siege and may suffer heavy casualties.
Even with the 6,000 men, our own troops were far at a disadvantage, and Jiao Yao had seen the combat power of the grassland people before and should not underestimate it.
"General! The situation is urgent! We should immediately support the right cavalry army to break out! At the very least, we should keep this Xihu cavalry army out of the valley!" Wang Lingfu shouted from the side.
Jiao Yao raised his head with a gloomy face, glanced at the six thousand Hulu Camp soldiers behind him, let out a sigh of relief, and finally there was a flash of fear in his eyes, and he gritted his teeth and said:
"Send an order to the whole camp to take a detour and withdraw to Tianlang Pass!"
"What!" Wang Lingfu was stunned. Under such circumstances, Jiao Yao actually wanted to withdraw his troops. He said in disbelief: "General, escaping from battle is a capital crime!"
The six captains headed by him all turned their attention to Jiao Yao, with a little shock in their eyes.
"What? Are you going to die in this situation? Are you going to risk the lives of the six thousand soldiers of my Hulu Camp again?" Jiao Yao pointed at Tuoping Valley in the distance with an angry face.
Wang Lingfu opened his mouth, feeling bitter. He knew that the enemy army numbered at least 30,000, and his group would be at a disadvantage, but he did not want to leave behind his comrades in the Right Cavalry Army.
Looking at the struggling Wang Lingfu and the lieutenants on the side, Jiao Yao said coldly: "I have ordered that anyone who disobeys the order in front of the formation be killed! I will explain it to the Marquis after I return!"
The whole place was speechless. They all said that the general's military orders abroad were not respected. Now that the general decided to withdraw his troops, anyone who spoke to refute would be punished by death.
Wang Lingfu's head was shaking, his face was full of disappointment, and all his energy and energy were suddenly drained away.
Following Jiao Yao's order, the Huluying soldiers turned back one after another and found another way back to Tianlang Pass. Before leaving, Wang Lingfu glanced at the Tuoping Valley in the distance and shook his head with a wry smile.
Tuoping Valley
Bu Wenshan, who had been fighting fiercely for a long time, also realized at this moment that something must have happened at Hulu Camp. If he doesn't come now, he probably won't come.
"Woo~woo~"
Another loud horn sounded, Bu Wenshan looked along the mouth of the valley, and a wave of fresh cavalry appeared in his field of vision.
"Xihu Cavalry!" Bu Wenshan recognized the identity of the soldier at a glance.
Bu Wenshan glanced at the battlefield and saw that the cavalrymen of the right cavalry were at a disadvantage and many died in the battle. So he turned to look at the crowd and shouted angrily: "Guan Shaoyong! Lead the army to break out! I will come from the rear!"
The situation was urgent. After hearing the order, Guan Shaoyong waved his arm and ordered the soldiers to immediately send out a signal. After receiving the signal, the captains and captains at all levels began to gather together with the cavalry troops and ran away in a cone shape towards the road they came from.
Bu Wenshan raised his sword high and shouted: "Follow me to the rear!"
Hundreds of cavalrymen suddenly appeared next to Bu Wenshan, who was shouting. They were all soldiers brought from Liangzhou.
Hundreds of cavalrymen, led by Bu Wenshan, hung tightly behind the breakout army to cover the breakout.
Guan Shaoyong held the blood-stained Beiliang Dao in his hand and slammed into the Tatar encirclement at the mouth of the valley. He shouted angrily and killed a Tatar centurion, followed by hundreds of fine cavalry.
, one by one charged forward boldly, and for a time the Tatar cavalry at the mouth of the valley was at a disadvantage.
The sudden change of formation of the Beiliang Army caught the soldiers of the Tatar and other tribes off guard. A hole was torn open, and the right cavalry army immediately slipped out from the mouth of the valley.
More than 10,000 right cavalry soldiers rushed out gradually, bringing with them billows of smoke and dust.
Somewhere in the valley, Malha and Tuhezhen stood side by side, looking at the right cavalry soldiers who had rushed out of the valley.
"What should I do? Do you want to chase me?" Tuhazhen asked with a frown. He had also seen the combat power of this cavalry army, and it still had two brushes.
Malhar hesitated and said: "It seems that they should be the main force of the garrison at Tianlang Pass. If we annihilate them outside the pass, wouldn't it be much easier for us to attack Tianlang Pass in the future?"
"Since the Great Khan has said so, what are you waiting for? Let's go!" Tuhazhen laughed and then rode forward.
Tens of thousands of troops from the three tribes gathered together and closely pursued the right cavalry army, running wildly across the grassland with great momentum.
Wang Laosi, the crossbowman who stayed at the mouth of the valley, saw the army break through and led the way without hesitation, leading the army to retreat along the way they came.
Bu Wenshan was hanging at the end of the army. When he saw the enemy chasing him, he just roared. The hundreds of soldiers beside him immediately reined up their horses and turned around, turning back and charging into the cavalry that had the closest bite.
After a charge, the leading Tatar cavalry army was directly defeated, and the momentum of the pursuit was slightly delayed.
The pro-troops who suffered heavy casualties rushed out of the formation under the leadership of Bu Wenshan and kept up with the evacuating soldiers.
Bu Wenshan glanced at Tuoping Valley with a gloomy face and spat hard.
On the road leading from Tianlang Pass to Tuoping Valley, Lang Yi, the commander of the right cavalry army, was marching in a hurry with 10,000 cavalry, all wearing light armor. The team had been dragged into a long straight line, with no formation at all.
Xie Xiaolei, who had rushed here from Tuoping Valley, couldn't help but feel happy when he saw the army, and shouted angrily: "General Lang!"
Lang Yi also saw Xie Xiaolei once. He raised his arm and the cavalrymen on the right gradually stopped and began to take a short rest.
"General Lang, something happened. The Battle of Tuoping Valley, the Calabash Camp has not arrived for a long time, and the Rouran cavalry suddenly appeared. General Bu probably has to lead his troops to break out!" Xie Xiaolei said anxiously.
"Damn it, we guessed it right." The old general uttered a rare curse word and said with an angry look on his face: "I'm afraid it's not just Rouran, Xihu's cavalry is also coming."
Xie Xiaolei's heart sank. He had found out the information this time, but now there were suddenly two groups of cavalry troops. If the right cavalry army suffered heavy casualties, how could his conscience rest?
"Don't wait any longer. Lead the way and support immediately!" Lang Yi shouted without noticing the change in Xie Xiaolei's face.
Chapter completed!