ps: Thanks to Guoguoda and Huanzhi Qingkong for the reward.
The formation that Yan Jun had been trying to maintain suddenly collapsed. The arrival of this moment was so sudden, but it was also expected by Zhou Dewei.
The formation, which was already gradually becoming disorganized, completely dispersed in an uproar. The spear formations of the front team, the cavalry formations on the left and right sides, and the sword and shield formations on the rear disintegrated in an instant. Thousands of sergeants ran wildly towards Xiangyuan, and countless people rushed towards Xiangyuan.
The backpack behind them fell to the ground. If the junior officers hadn't shouted to stop them, they might have discarded the weapons in their hands and the armor on their bodies.
Zhou Dewei quickly gave the order for the entire army to pursue them. Under his order, the army of more than 20,000 people was divided into dozens of formations. They attacked from the rear and the left and right sides, chasing the scattered soldiers of Yan Army and killing them violently.
The soldiers of the Three Kings Alliance who had been blocking the advance of the Yan army hurriedly shrank into a dense formation under the urging of the army leaders to ensure that they would not be scattered in the fleeing Yan army. There was no strong force and sufficient strength.
Be prepared to go down and stop the anxious and defeated army. The consequences will be quite tragic. Facing the collapsed enemy army, the right way is to cover and kill from both sides and the rear, which can ensure the minimum losses and the maximum results.
Even Zhou Dewei admired the Yan army for holding on until now, persisting in breaking through for nearly ten miles despite being surrounded by enemy forces several times their own. If the opponent hadn't wanted to evacuate, and if there hadn't been a big problem in the opponent's rear important town, it would have been difficult for Zhou Dewei
Imagine how much price you would have to pay to eat such a Yan army if they chose to defend it.
It's a pity that there are no ifs. Everything in front of him shows that the Yan army was defeated. He won, and he won very simply. Looking at the two general flags running in the distance in the front, Zhou Dewei specifically told the Black Crow Army cavalry that they must
He wanted to capture the opponent's two generals alive. After this battle, he had already developed a love for talents and hoped that Zhou Kan and Zhao Zaili could join him. In terms of today's battle alone, these two men are really well-trained soldiers.
!
Zhou Dewei especially wanted to make the general named Zhou Kan surrender. It is said that this man is the general manager of the Yan army who specializes in "troop training". Based on the combat power displayed by the Yan army, this Zhou Kan can undoubtedly be called a "great talent"!
The whole field was full of shouts of chasing the Yan army. From time to time, the Yan army who was lagging behind was chased by the pursuers and fell to the ground in an instant. According to Zhou Dewei's instructions before the battle, the leaders of all levels of the three kings' coalition forces who were chasing them were not.
In a hurry, their pursuit was actually a kind of driving. They drove the Yan army to retreat towards Xiangyuan.
Just when Zhou Dewei was thinking about how to take advantage of the opportunity to cover up the Yan army's collapse and attack Xiangyuan, he heard a crackling sound coming from the direction of Xiangyuan. When the sound reached Zhou Dewei's ears, he was in a trance, like
It’s the sound of firecrackers I heard when I was a kid.
The white smoke clouds appearing in the sky are the familiar "demon clouds" of the Yan Army. After more than two months of fighting, everyone in the Three Kings Alliance Army knows that the "demon clouds" are not demons, let alone anything.
The "Five Thunder Zhengfa" will neither bring down the fire of thunder nor bring bad luck. The "demon cloud" is a new thing created by the craftsmen of the Yan Army, and its function is similar to that of an ox horn.
Warning.
Zhou Dewei even knew that if the "demon cloud" was black, it would indicate the direction of the enemy troops, and if it was white, it would be a message to summon friendly forces. Seeing such a dense white "demon cloud" rising, Zhou Dewei felt awe-inspiring, indicating that there was something ahead.
A large group of enemy troops responded.
Sure enough, the fleeing soldiers of the Yan Army, guided by the two general flags with the characters "Zhou" and "Zhao", were running desperately towards the place where the "demon cloud" was rising.
Unable to judge the enemy situation ahead, Zhou Dewei ordered all his troops to slow down the pursuit and move closer to his central army. If the enemy army was only a small group, it would not hinder the pursuit. He had 5,000 cavalry in hand, and the enemy army
It is a newly defeated army. It is impossible to organize a new formation in a short time. Even if it is organized, how much morale will it have? It is just a charge!
Zhou Dewei is cautious in using his troops and very patient. His intention to shrink his troops is actually to take precautions. In case there is an enemy brigade in front of him to respond, he will have time to prepare for the battle. But, will there be an enemy brigade? What if?
If so, where did they come from?
As the order was issued, each unit began to slow down the pursuit speed, and then gathered at the nearby army headquarters. The chaotic battlefield gradually became orderly, but the sergeants' eyes were always fixed on the Yan army fleeing half a mile ahead.
In Hedong, even plains like the Shangdang Basin are far from comparable to the Great Plains in Hebei. There are hills and valleys one or two feet high everywhere, occasionally mixed with a few higher ridges, so the field of vision is not as good.
Not open.
Zhou Dewei found a relatively high hillside, rode up on his horse, and looked in the direction where the Yan army fled. When he looked at it, a burst of cold air rushed straight to his forehead!
More than two miles away, hundreds of flags of various types were fluttering in the wind. All the flags had an earthy yellow background and were inlaid with red silk and gold thread. The flags were lined with dense military formations, forming an obvious two-to-five arrangement: a hundred people
, five hundred people, one thousand people, five thousand people, ten thousand people... At a glance, there are no less than ten thousand people in the front row of the military formation, blocking the front five or six miles wide. Then look at the rear of the military formation.
Go, it seems there are more flags flying...
The entire Yan army formation was silent and solemn. No one knows how long they have been waiting here.
The defeated soldiers of the Yan Army poured in from the passages deliberately set aside in the three military formations. After a while, the passages were re-closed by the military formations, and there was no trace of the defeated soldiers.
Without Zhou Dewei's order, the military leaders under his command commanded their headquarters to move closer, and formed large formations layer by layer according to the usual formations against the enemy. The Yan army on the opposite side had no idea of taking advantage of the chaos to attack, and just waited silently for Zhou Dewei to form a formation.
Zhou Dewei ordered the central army flag to be erected on the hillside where he was standing, and then ordered several generals to lead troops to seize several surrounding highlands. While making arrangements, he looked at the opposite side and silently judged the situation in front of him. This
Where did the Yan army come from? Which army under the Yan army were they? What happened to Licheng and Luzhou? Did the extraordinary troops of An Zhongjia mentioned by Li Siyuan actually achieve any merit?
All kinds of questions came one after another, turning Zhou Dewei's mind into a mess. When he was thinking about how to deal with it, he saw a commotion among the sergeants occupying the high ground on the west side, and the signal flag was shaking rapidly. Zhou Dewei urged his horse to jump down the hillside and ran straight over.
, the war horse passed through the dense crowd. When he stepped onto the west high ground, he raised his eyes and saw a scene that made him feel heartbroken.
The high ground on the west side has a good view. You can see the west and the north, that is, Zhou Dewei's right and behind. From here, you can see two directions at a glance. I saw countless flags popping up from nowhere, and Yan Yan in khaki-colored bottoms.
The army brigades were closing in two directions, turning the right side and behind them into a yellow sky and earth. The sound of neat footsteps and the sound of rattling beetles could be heard from a long distance away. Looking at this formation, the number of people was no less than
The Yan army formed a frontal formation in the south to block it!
The thunderous sound of horse hooves gradually roared. Zhou Dewei suddenly looked back, reined in his horse and ran towards the high ground on the east side. In this direction, a black line emerged from the green shadow of the mountains on the skyline and ran three miles away at an extremely fast speed.
Stopped outside, the moving horse heads were so densely packed together that it made one's scalp tremble. There were more cavalry thrown out diagonally from behind this black line, completely covering the entire east direction...
Zhou Dewei sweated in his palms, swallowed the saliva that had appeared at the bottom of his tongue forcibly, and quickly rode back to the hillside where he had set the flag. Along the way, he could see the military leaders under his command.
Anxious and fearful, I heard the uneasy mutterings and panicked inquiries of the soldiers.
How could there be such a large Yan army here? Where did these Yan troops come from? At a glance, there are no less than 40,000 Yan troops in the four directions, including tens of thousands of cavalry! This is obviously the main field force of the Yan army. They
Why are they not in Gaoping? What on earth is King Liang doing? Could it be that the coalition of princes has been defeated? How could so many main forces of the Yan army be allowed to leave Gaoping?
Zhou Dewei felt a burst of bitterness in his heart. It turned out that everything before was a bait. Zhou Kan and Zhao Zaili's intention was to lure him into an ambush. It was ridiculous that he thought the Yan army was defeated, but he was still thinking about how to capture the entire Luzhou.
...Needless to say, An Zhongjie's so-called surprise attack was definitely out of the question. If it was true, how could the Yan army have assembled such a large army? Perhaps, all of this was An Zhongjie's fault. Without his surprise attack,
, maybe it is impossible for the main force of the Yan army to come here?
After the Yan army encircled them from four directions, they paused for a moment and then began to move forward. Moving forward were the infantry from the south, north, and west. Only the cavalry formation on the east side did not move.
The neat array, the thunderous footsteps, and the increasingly clear flags of various colors put heavy pressure on the besieged three kings' coalition. When the Yan army array approached and stopped inside and outside, Zhou Dewei couldn't help but
With a wry smile, I looked at the equipment and formation of the main force, and looked at myself, how would I fight this battle?
The rows of armored spearmen are all covered in heavy armor, which is so dazzling that people can't open their eyes; the crossbow carts pushed one after another in front of the formation, those blue crossbow arrows make people tremble at the sight; each one has a large shield
The shield array formed on the body cannot be penetrated by needles; the crotches of the vigorous cavalry are all tall horses...
Is this the true strength of Hebei? I once thought that King Yan’s army was luxurious enough, but I didn’t expect that what I saw and heard before was nothing compared to what I saw before me. In front of such an army, Zhou Dewei lost his mind, and he vaguely seemed to
There is a feeling of powerlessness deep in my heart!
The only gap was on the east side. Zhou Dewei understood that it was the escape passage left by the Yan army for him. The so-called encirclement of three buildings was nothing more than that. However, the Yan army was indeed a bit overbearing. Even if a gap was left, it was blatantly arranged.
He took a large group of cavalry and told Zhou Dewei clearly that this is your only way out. If you want to escape, you can escape from this direction, but you can only escape the cavalry and stay with the infantry.
But even if Zhou Dewei is really cruel enough to abandon his infantry and run away, can he really escape? Even if he really escapes, how many of his elite cavalry will be left?
What if you don't escape? Can you lead the entire army to fight a bloody road? Or should you stick to your original position and wait for the rescue of Li Sizhao and Li Siyuan?