"Your Highness, the Peiping Army is holding on for dear life and it is difficult for our army to break through. The soldiers have tried their best. Please postpone the attack." A general knelt down in front of the horse of Liao King Zhu Gaoxu and begged, while the generals around Zhu Gaoxu also looked begging. He looked towards the coach, hoping to suspend the attack.
There was no way. The battle had only started for an hour. Several lines of cavalry from the Liao Army and the Peiping Army were fighting against each other. Both sides were rushing back and forth, causing heavy losses. However, the equipment of the Peking Army was obviously much better than that of the Liao Army. It was really hard to fight. It turned out that the Liao army suffered a loss. Each cavalry team of 10,000 people lost more than 1,000 people.
The worst thing happened to Zhang Wu's tribe. A team of ten thousand people was surrounded and was destroyed by the regiment. Ma Sanbao's tribe, which went to rescue Zhang Wu's tribe, was also blocked in a valley by the Peiping army and was continuously bombarded by artillery. They were beaten hard. It's tragic. If we don't send people to rescue, the whole army will be destroyed sooner or later.
The only good thing is that Yuan Rong's troops, who were heading south via the Bohai Bay, broke through the blockade of the Peiping Army and were rapidly advancing towards Baoding Prefecture. However, Yuan Rong's troops only had 10,000 men, so it would be very difficult to capture Baoding Prefecture.
"Hold on for a while longer, hold back the Peking Army and prevent them from returning to defend Baoding Mansion." Zhu Gaoxu was not willing to see his loyal subordinates being hacked to death. However, the battle situation was already at a standstill at this time. Taking a step back would mean losing everything. I can make a desperate move,
In fact, the battle situation of the Peiping Army is not optimistic. All combat forces are devoted to the battlefield. If Wan Lei had not led people to sneak attack Zhu Neng's troops early that morning, I am afraid that two or even three ten thousand troops would have broken through at this time. The line of defense is gone. It’s really impossible to look at each other from the beginning to the end.
War is often like this. The more stalemate the battle situation becomes, the more people’s will will be considered. If you don’t have the courage to persist, even if you take a step back, you will lose everything, and victory often belongs to the side that “holds on a little longer.” ,
In terms of will, the Peiping Army is more tenacious than the Liao Army, because most of the soldiers of the Peiping Army have experienced the defense battle of Beiping City a few years ago. Faced with a situation where the enemy is numerous and we are outnumbered, they can still hold on to the city. Above them, even if the city wall collapsed and the city gate fell, they were still fighting on the front line. Now that the fateful enemy was attacking again, none of them thought about retreating.
In this way, two destined enemies started a tug-of-war on an open plain, charging back and forth like two wild bulls to compete with each other to see who was more ruthless and who was more stoic. The tug-of-war lasted from morning to afternoon, with both sides unwilling to give in. Retreating, they all frantically tried their best to use their last strength, because if you win, you will be king, if you lose, you will die.
More than forty miles away from the main battlefield, a cavalry team of 10,000 people rushed forward desperately like a crazy bull. And those charging ahead were some unmounted horses. This On the way, we passed through four "minefields", two "horse nail areas", and even crossed two steel wire defense lines.
Overcoming all these obstacles is just to break through the defense line of the Peking Army, enter Baoding Prefecture, attack Baoding Prefecture, join forces with the Ming army in the direction of Zhending Prefecture, and then join forces to attack Beiping City. All of this is not just It's a risk, but a desperate move. In short, this time either the fish will die or the net will be broken.
Of course Wan Lei understood the Liao army's combat intentions, and also knew that he could not let the Liao army invade Baoding Prefecture, so he led seven thousand light cavalry to pursue them as quickly as possible, while the Sparrow Team deployed in Shuntian Prefecture dispatched all available troops He used all available means to harass the Liao army, so that the pursuers could catch up with it.
One side charged fiercely, the other pursued urgently, and the two armies finally met ten miles south of Gu'an County. By this time, the sun was setting in the west, and both Wan Lei's and Yuan Rong's troops, both men and horses, were exhausted. Exhausted, only a stronger will can support the fight.
Obviously, sometimes hatred is more vital than love. The hatred of the Peking Army against the Liao Army did not weaken with the passage of time, but became stronger and stronger. When all the soldiers saw the Liao Army, they became angry in their hearts and turned evil to their side. Students, Wan Lei just waved his hand, and they rushed forward crazily.
There are no unnecessary words. The shining sabers in their hands are the most direct statement. As Avengers, they have waited too long. At the same time, as defenders of their homeland and country, their tolerance for the Liao Army has reached its limit. It's the limit,
Since you can't bear it anymore, let's use swords and guns to speak.
On the contrary, as an invader, the Liao army carried less burdens than the Peiping army. Both in terms of confidence and determination, they were inferior to the Peiping army. When they saw the Peiping army charging down the mountain like tigers, they instinctively became afraid, although they were reluctant to do so. They organized a battle formation to fight, but they obviously lacked courage.
Soon, the two armies faced each other and began to fight madly under the dusk. Although the Peiping army went into battle lightly and did not have the protection of steel armor, their hearts were armed, and their minds were only filled with madness. The ground rolled with these thoughts:
Defend the homeland and the country,
Completely destroy the Liao army,
To avenge the martyrs,
Even if they are hit by swords, they are still unaware; even if they are thrown off their horses, they will stand up and fight again; even if their whole bodies are covered with blood, they will still slash wildly; even if their hands and feet are injured, they will still bite the enemy. I will bite off a piece of the opponent's flesh even if I die...
Encountered in a narrow road, the brave wins. Faced with the cruel and bellicose Peking Army, which had already fallen into madness, Yuan Rongbu couldn't hold it anymore after only a few rounds of fighting. The whole army began to retreat slowly, and the Peking Army was not willing to let these go. The enemy, who finally caught up, is still chasing after them...
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On an early spring night, the chill was still pressing. The cold moonlight spread across the earth, and on an open plain, countless corpses were lying strewn across the ground. The blood directly dyed the battlefield red, and the strong smell of blood spread everywhere.
On both sides of the bloody battlefield, there were tens of thousands of people on each side, glaring fiercely at each other across the battlefield and tensely confronting each other. Since the two armies had been fighting for a whole day and both suffered heavy casualties, they could no longer send more people to fight. ,
After a day of fierce fighting, the Peiping Army gradually took the initiative on the battlefield. Although thousands of people died in the day's hard fighting, and thousands more were seriously injured and fell off the line of fire, the Liao Army was even worse, with 70,000 elite cavalry and seven 10,000-person teams. , Zhu Neng's tribe and Zhang Wu's tribe were completely annihilated, and Ma Sanbao's tribe was annihilated more than half.
Among them, 40,000 people fought head-on with the Peking Army. Nearly 10,000 people fell on the battlefield, and thousands more were seriously injured. As for Yuan Rong's troops who successfully raided Shuntian Mansion, their whereabouts are still unknown. In general, Liao Dynasty The army lost miserably in the battle that day.
Gathering them together, there are still about 35,000 men and horses around King Zhu Gaoxu of the Liao Dynasty. After the losses of the Peking Army, and the 7,000 men led by Wan Lei, there are still nearly 30,000 people facing the Liao Army. , 30,000 vs. 35,000. Although the troops are smaller, the Peiping Army has always been about quality rather than quantity.
However, in terms of military strength, the Liao army still has more troops, because in addition to the main force of the central army, the Liao army also has a guest army composed of tens of thousands of rear troops. However, the main force of the Liao army has lost nearly half, and its control over the guest army will also be reduced. It plummeted, and when it came time to start the war, the guest army might not listen to the command of the King of Liao.
Of course, in addition to guest soldiers, Liao King Zhu Gaoxu could also ask for reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty. However, the Ming Dynasty had already made up its mind to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. Before the Liao Army and the Peking Army were both hurt, they were sure to We won't send troops here,
In addition, the Liao King Zhu Gaoxu can also ask for reinforcements from the Duoyan Guards. However, the Duoyan Guards are at odds with the Tatar tribe and have been fighting continuously. It is estimated that they will not send troops south unless the Liao King Zhu Gaoxu can pay a high enough price to mediate the Mongols. civil war between people,
Just as Zhu Gaoxu was discussing the next action plan with his generals and military advisers, he suddenly heard a "bang" of artillery. He was startled, and immediately went out to check, and saw a huge one appearing in the southwest sky. The blue fireworks linger for a long time,
"Report, there are blue fireworks in the sky, it must be a signal from General Yuan's command, the fireworks are only..." The sentry came to report, but when he saw the commander's face was very ugly, he did not dare to say any more.
"When the blue fireworks go off," Zhu Gaoxu's face is uglier than his dead father. As the leader of the Liao Army, he naturally knows what the blue fireworks mean.
This is a signal for a lonely soldier to ask for help, and it also represents failure.
Yuan Rong's troops, who had the best hope of achieving glorious results, actually sent a signal for help. This showed that Yuan Rong's troops were intercepted. Not only did they fail to capture Baoding Prefecture, they probably did not even reach the boundaries of Baoding Prefecture. They fought for a long time during the day just to contain the Peking Army. , allowing Yuan Rongbu to conquer Baoding Prefecture more easily, but now it seems that this hope is like fireworks in the sky. It seems beautiful, but it will be shattered in an instant.
"Your Highness, General Yuan's troops have been defeated. It may not be feasible to attack Baoding Prefecture. What should our army do next?" a general asked in a low voice. To be honest, what this general wanted most was to retreat immediately, because Peking The performance of the army is too crazy. No one wants to fight against the crazy Peking Army.
Of course, the general knew that the idea of retreating could only be thought of in the bottom of his heart and could not be expressed openly. If he got into trouble with the prince at this time, he would be asking for trouble.
"Military advisor, what should we do next?" Zhu Gaoxu asked Dao Yan a little frustrated and angrily, because the old monk came up with the plan to bypass Shuntian Mansion and raid Baoding Mansion. Now he has filled in the numbers for this plan. Tens of thousands of elite soldiers have not achieved any results. It would be strange for him not to be angry.
"Ahem..." Dao Yan coughed violently and said in a deep voice: "The division is running out of veterans and the situation is over. Now the only option is to retreat."
"Retreat, our army has suffered such heavy losses, how can we just retreat," a fierce-looking general said angrily.
"It's okay not to retreat, but the main force of our army has been damaged. We can't do it again. The only way is to replace Tao Zong with luggage," Dao Yan said in a low voice.
"Li Daitao is dead," Zhu Gaoxu asked back, and he immediately understood what Dao Yan wanted to do. To put it bluntly, he wanted to find a way for the guest army to attack Beiping City. It would be best if he could attack Beiping City. If he couldn't, it wouldn't matter. The so-called fighting against foreign enemies Eliminate internal troubles, kill internal enemies and eliminate internal troubles. In any case, you will die as a fellow Taoist but not as a poor Taoist.
However, Zhu Gaoxu still said with concern: "I'm afraid those people may not be willing."
"Move to gain advantage. We are not afraid that they will refuse and trick them into attacking Beiping City. Our army will move accordingly. It would be best if they can attack Beiping. If they are defeated, our army can also retreat to Shanhaiguan to cut off their retreat. There is no way out.
The only way to retreat is to fight to the death with the Peking Army," Dao Yan said coldly,
"Well, if they defect to the Peking Army, wouldn't we..." Zhu Gaoxu was still a little worried,
"Your Highness, please rest assured that the Peiping Army is proud and proud and will not accept those miscellaneous soldiers."