Chapter 105: The decisive battle on the party (twenty)
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Li Siyuan was commanding the Korean troops at his headquarters to set up formations and prepare to attack the Yan Army camp in Pingqiu. Suddenly, he heard a continuous crisp explosion coming from the Yan Army camp, and white clouds rose in the sky, which looked very strange.
Some sergeants shouted: "Yaoyun! Five Thunders Zhengfa!..."
Li Siyuan already knew that this was a communication method used by the Yan army, and immediately scolded: "This is an enemy rocket, whoever talks nonsense again to confuse the military's morale!"
While he was doubting, he saw the south gate of the Pingqiu camp slowly opening, and a large group of Yan troops marching towards their own formation with small steps. Li Siyuan quickly ordered the sergeants to stand ready and prepare to fight with the enemy.
Ren Wanhu, who was on the side, said: "Your Highness, looking at the situation, is it possible that the Yan army is about to break through?"
Li Siyuan nodded: "The rucksack behind the Yan Army sergeant is very full. It should be supplies and other items. Looking at this posture, he is really trying to escape."
When he was busy directing his elite tooth soldiers to gather in the direction of the Yan army's attack, Ren Wan approached the horse and whispered: "Your Highness, as the saying goes, we have already suffered a lot of losses in the Korean army. If
If we intercept them face to face, we may suffer heavy casualties. At this critical moment, we must not waste the battle. If the soldiers are too damaged, how will our country, South Korea, gain a foothold in the world in the future?"
Li Siyuan was stunned: "You mean..."
Ren Wan pointed at the Pingqiu camp and said: "The Yan army came out with light troops and the baggage was stationed in the camp. Your Highness's first priority is to seize the camp as soon as possible to prevent the Yan army from being destroyed by fire. As for this group of fugitive bandits, the King of Jin is not
Have you prepared a large army waiting for them? Why should I wait and worry too much!"
Li Siyuan thought about it for a moment, suddenly realized, patted Ren Wan on the shoulder and said, "Well, Ren Sanyuan, thank you for this reminder, otherwise you would have missed something important!"
Li Siyuan's Korean army lost all its cavalry in the Battle of Shibenshanxi. This loss was very huge. Ren Wan's plan was far-reaching. If the Korean army did not capture as many as possible to restore its strength, its future status would be
It will definitely be very embarrassing. Ren Wan is reminding Li Siyuan not to use his elite troops to fight. The fleeing Yan army can be dealt with by Zhou Dewei and Li Sizhao's soldiers. Li Siyuan's top priority is to seize the baggage in the Pingqiu camp.
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The Korean army immediately gave way to the blocked road, allowing Zhou Kan's troops who had abandoned the camp to pass smoothly. While Li Siyuan assigned men to seize the camp, he also sent someone to report to Zhou Dewei, saying that he had broken the Yan army camp and was fighting with them.
The enemy troops fought fiercely. He reminded Zhou Dewei that a Yan army took advantage of the chaos and fled south. He asked Zhou Dewei to be careful and be sure to leave behind this remnant enemy.
Zhou Dewei heard that Li Siyuan had defeated the Yan army camp, and had no intention of attacking him. He quickly organized his troops and pursued south. At the same time, he informed Li Sizhao and asked him to leave the battlefield as soon as possible and attack Xijiayan Village with him.
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To the north of the Pingqiu camp, Li Sizhao was preparing to send troops to attack the Yan Army camp. Suddenly he saw the "demon clouds" floating over the Yan Army camp, and he was shocked and confused. After watching it for a long time, while pondering the meaning, he heard that the Yan Army
The deafening sound of fighting came from the south of the camp. Then he woke up and knew that the Yan army was probably about to break through.
Li Sizhao immediately made a decision and ordered the army to launch a fierce attack. The sergeants shouted and rushed through the ditch, moved to the deer camp, cut off the trip wires, and then tried hard to push to the gate of the camp. However, they found that the Yan army camp was empty.
The Yan army went out with a light force, and all the equipment and equipment were abandoned on the spot. Except for the large equipment such as catapults and ballistae, which were completely destroyed. Food, cattle and sheep, tents, firewood, ropes, blankets and other materials were all destroyed.
It has been preserved intact, and scattered copper coins, gold and silver and other items are scattered in many places in the camp.
The Zheng Army under Li Sizhao was originally derived from the old Hedong Army, and the deep-rooted looting habits of the old Hedong Army were completely retained. Seeing so many good things, the various military leaders of the Zheng Army were already red-eyed.
Without Li Sizhao's orders, they all ordered their headquarters to plunder wildly.
Zheng's army came from the north, and Han's army came from the south. The two armies spread like locusts and gradually met near the center line. Immediately afterwards, the sergeants of the Zheng and Han armies began to become at war with each other, forming a serious confrontation. Finally, they gathered in one place.
Fierce fighting broke out in the grain stronghold where the grain had been stolen. Both sides refused to give in. At any time, more than ten soldiers from each side were lying dead on the spot.
The battle began to spread from the Liangzhai area. Thousands of soldiers from both sides were fighting in many areas. The fighting was fiercer than when they attacked the Yan army. It was not until Li Sizhao and Li Siyuan arrived that the two sides temporarily stopped and retreated.
Holding the sword tightly, glaring at each other angrily.
While the Zheng and Han armies were fighting in the Pingqiu camp, Zhou Kan had already led his troops to withdraw about two miles south. He was overjoyed at the thought of being able to break out of the siege with these more than 3,000 soldiers. It was only a mere treasure.
That's all, if you lose it, you lose it. Compared with the military supplies piled up in Xiangyuan and Luzhou cities, this thing is not in Zhou Kan's eyes, but it can be used to cover his retreat. The deal is worth it!
In another two miles, they can break out of the Nangou River channel and reach Xijiayan Village. When the time comes to return with Zhao Zaili, they can still rely on Xiangyuan to delay the attack of the three kings' coalition. At this time, Zhou Kan does not know that Wuxiang has been captured.
With the news of his own attack, his plan was still to delay and gain time as much as possible.
Suddenly he heard the sound of clappers, and a group of enemy troops rushed out of the nearby mountains and ravines, heading towards the Yan army. This enemy army was not cavalry, so Zhou Kan was not afraid, and paused briefly to rest for a while before gathering his troops.
After taking shape, he charged forward directly.
Zhou Kan's purpose is to break out of the encirclement, so the formation has always maintained an attacking posture. In front are the regular soldiers of the Guizhou Army, at the head are the heavy armored spearmen to clear the way, on the two flanks are the sword and shield soldiers to cover, and in the middle are the light soldiers.
The Armored Bow and Crossbow Battalion and more than two thousand additional battalion sergeants followed behind.
The order of attack is that the crossbow battalion first releases arrows, then the heavy armored spearmen lunge, and the two flanks are protected by sword and shield soldiers. After the first row of heavy armored spearmen lunges, the second row rushes forward and passes the first row.
Carry out a thrust, followed by the third row... The whole thrust process is like a rolling wheel.
The infantry of the Three Kings Alliance that intercepted received the order to attack in a hurry, so the formation was not maintained as well as that of the Yan Army. Under the sudden thrust of the Yan Army's heavy armor, they quickly collapsed. However, they also gained some ground for the subsequent intercepting troops.
At that time, as the Yan army continued to attack, Zhou Kan found that the speed of the attack slowed down significantly.
The Yan army has thick armor and a relatively neat attack formation. It clearly has the upper hand in the battle. Where the two armies meet, they can always maintain a posture of continuous breakthrough. However, the individual combat power of the three kings' coalition is very strong.
The cooperation is also extremely skillful, so he can always keep the interception line from being completely overwhelmed.
After Zhou Dewei arrived in person, the fighting method of the three kings' coalition changed. Zhou Dewei commanded the coalition to surround the Yan army from both sides, and constantly carried out horizontal attacks on the sword and shield soldiers protecting the flanks of the Yan army, effectively delaying the Yan army's breakout.
Due to the momentum, many Yan Army sergeants were quickly surrounded and killed after being left alone. All Yan Army sergeants who could not keep up with the group or were accidentally separated died here.
Zhou Dewei watched the battle from a high ground. Whenever the Yan army broke through an interception, he quickly mobilized new troops to build a second interception line in front. Sometimes the Yan army's attack was slightly slower. He even intercepted the third line.
The line is also constructed.
After watching for a long time, Zhou Dewei not only sighed: "Although I can't see the bravery of the Yan army's sergeants, the military discipline is really strict. Even though our army is trapped, there is still no sign of difficulty. It is indeed a strong army... Well, there are many bows and crossbows.
Regardless of armor, after this battle, I will be able to gain a lot."
The officers under his command nodded one after another and looked at each other in admiration.
As he was directing the siege of the Yan army, an officer suddenly reminded him: "Your Highness, please look to the south!" But he saw smoke and dust rising suddenly, and horseshoes like thunder. A cavalry army came from a distance, and it was sent to Xijiayan Village to lure them.
The enemy's cavalry, but this cavalry seems to be much smaller, already less than 800 in number. Followed closely by an even larger cavalry. It seems to be more than 3,000, and the leader is carrying a big flag.
The word "Zhao".
Zhou Dewei was overjoyed: "The Yan Army cavalry has dispatched! Immediately order the Black Crow Army to attack. Don't let a single Yan Cavalry escape!"
With the arrival of Zhao Zaili's reinforcements, the battlefield situation changed. Two battle groups appeared on the Nango River channel. In the northern battle groups, the infantry of the Yan army under Zhou Kan were working hard to move south, layer by layer.
Breaking through the interception line of the Three Kings Alliance; in another battle group more than a mile to the south, Zhao Zaili was leading the cavalry to fight with the elite cavalry of the Black Crow Army, and at the same time desperately moved closer to Zhou Kan's headquarters.
The Black Crow Army is worthy of the foundation of the old Hedong Army. Both officers and cavalry are all good at mounted combat. Among them, those who can be called "mounted archers" are often one in ten. In this regard, Zhao Zaili's troops
The cavalry of the Liaodong Security Army was incomparable. Fortunately, there was a cavalry battalion from the Guizhou Army to assist in the battle. The cavalry hand crossbows they equipped were so powerful that they almost offset the superiority of the Black Crow Army's cavalry in mounted shooting.
The two groups of cavalry met each other and fired at each other at a distance of fifty steps. Dozens of cavalry fell from their horses on each side.
The people at the front of the Black Crow Army are all good mounted archers. After one round of shooting, they move their horses to both sides. They will not engage in the exhausting fight of cavalry hedging. That is a huge waste. Their mission is
Wander outside the battle formation and flank the enemy with superb riding and archery skills.
After the front row moved to both sides, the Black Crow Army exposed the cavalry behind them for charging, and then... they were faced with another round of crossbows, and then another round. Within just fifty steps, the Black Crow Army's cavalry company was hit.
Three rounds.
In the exchanges between the old Hedong Army and the old Lulong Army, cavalry hand crossbows have always been military materials that Lulong has banned from exporting. Maybe Hedong can get some, and the leaders among them can understand the power of this sharp weapon to some extent, but they want to do it for
This change in the tactical habits formed over decades is impossible only through painful lessons.
Hundreds of crossbow-wielding cavalry from the Guizhou Army immediately inflicted heavy losses on the elite cavalry of the Black Crow Army. Three consecutive rounds of crossbows immediately tore a wide hole in the Black Crow Army's cavalry formation. The Yan Army cavalry passed through this
The entrance is consistent and breaks through directly.
Such power made Zhou Dewei take a breath. He lost hundreds of elite cavalry in one encounter. Such casualties made him heartbroken. Unfortunately, he didn't know that most of the enemy troops on the opposite side did not have such sophisticated equipment, let alone
After these three rounds of crossbows, it took the enemy a long time to reinstall the crossbows, thus missing an excellent opportunity for a fight.
Although Zhou Dewei was very confident about victory, he did not want to cause too much damage, so he ordered all the troops to fight instead of desperately blocking them. He placed the hope of destroying the enemy troops and expanding the results of the war on the expected enemy forces in the future.
In terms of collapse, as long as the enemy's morale collapses, all that needs to be done is very simple - lead the army to cover up and kill them.