Hengshi Hassan was furious. He originally hoped to use these people to consume the strength of Hetao and use their corpses to fill the trenches. Who would have thought that Hetao would actually do something like this, which would actually boost the morale of the other side's troops. Thinking of this, Hengshi
Shi Hasan couldn't stand it any longer. With one move of his spear, hundreds of thousands of soldiers rushed forward, shouting in unison. When Wanggasong saw this, he did not dare to neglect. Since they were allies, before the dust settled, everyone
We must work together as one, Wanggasong still understands this truth.
"Soldiers, kill!" Zhu Shitan shouted, standing on the siege, and took the lead in facing the Rouran cavalry approaching him.
Shining broadswords and cold spears collided continuously in mid-air, and a high-pitched cry of killing suddenly came from the entire battlefield. The Hetao infantry occupied the advantageous location, but the Rouran cavalry prevailed because of their strong strength. The soldiers on both sides were hundreds of soldiers.
The war armies are all overlords in their respective territories, and they are very high-spirited in terms of spirit and fighting spirit. The only difference is that in defensive operations, Hetao, who is from a farming nation, has a greater advantage. The Rouran Cavalry obviously has a greater advantage.
They were not used to such offensive and defensive battles, and the ground was rugged and rocky. Moreover, the Rouran cavalry who crossed the two ditches and reached the wall were only a few, and were quickly eliminated by Zhu Shitan.
But Li Xiaomo's side is quite dangerous. The Flying Bear Legion was originally a newly formed legion with limited combat experience, and the soldiers' cooperation was not tacit enough. The most important thing was that they did not have a crazy yearning for victory and a passionate desire for battle.
Because they have no real victory, they have no confidence. Because they have not become soldiers in the true sense, they have no sense of responsibility. It is such an army that faces Iron Eagle's elite cavalry. When they shoot arrows from a distance, they
They were still barely able to perform at their own level, but once they entered into hand-to-hand combat, they became timid before fighting.
"Don't retreat! Don't retreat!" Li Xiaomo shouted angrily, but facing some of the Iron Eagle Cavalry who had already rushed under the wall, many soldiers had human faces and were actually preparing to turn around and run away.
Li Xiaomo was furious. He had never led an army with such a pustule. The soldiers of the Li family in Qinchuan back then were famous even in the entire mainland of China. The combat effectiveness of the Po Li Army was also extraordinary.
.And the current army is quite weak in terms of fighting spirit and will. It is not that they are not elite enough, but that they lack the necessary fighting and training.
In fact, there are really very few Iron Eagle Cavalry who can rush to the wall. But there are hundreds of ferocious-looking Khans, but they scare tens of thousands of soldiers into paleness. You can imagine the anger in Li Xiaomo's heart.
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If this continues, not only will his reputation be ruined here, but even the defense line will be easily broken through, and the corpses of more than 100,000 troops will be gone.
Thinking of this, Li Xiaomo shouted loudly: "Anyone who retreats will be killed without mercy!" The Five Elements Sword on his waist suddenly swung out, blue light flashed, more than a dozen heads rose into the sky, and with a wave of his left sleeve, more than a dozen of them fell back.
The bloody head hit the Iron Eagle Cavalry under the wall like a hidden weapon. The soldiers of the Flying Bear Legion who were about to turn around and escape were shocked, but Li Xiaomo did not give them the slightest time to think, and then
A sword was swung out, bringing out a flash of blood.
"Anyone who retreats again will be killed without mercy! His family will be demoted to pariah status!" Li Xiaomo shouted gloomily.
Looking at Li Xiaomo with half of his armor covered in blood, cold sweat suddenly broke out in the vests of all the soldiers. They did not expect that this seemingly gentle young scholar could be so tough. Thinking back to the fact that Li Xiaomo led a thousand relatives yesterday
Soldiers came and went several times among the 200,000 Iron Eagle army, and everyone shuddered.
"kill!"
I don’t know who turned back first, picked up the weapons in his hands and killed him. Everyone was infected and turned back one after another. At this time, hundreds of Iron Eagle Cavalry had climbed up the wall. However, facing the murderous spirit, Li Xiaomo was killed.
The soldiers of the Flying Bear Legion who had regained their courage and the Iron Eagle Cavalry were undoubtedly killed.
Li Xiaomo finally breathed a sigh of relief. At least, the defense line was stabilized for the time being.
However, Li Xiaomo himself also understood that the stability of the defense line was temporary. If the opponent continued to attack with such intensity, it was impossible to predict how long his more than 100,000 soldiers could sustain it. Maybe in the next round of attacks,
, the defense line will collapse.
The archers were still shooting, and the sound of creaking bowstrings kept ringing. The Tieying and Rouran coalition forces were filling in the second trench. Because the distance was closer, the accuracy of the Hetao archers was also higher. But the nomads
The cavalry were not stupid, and their archers also worked hard to suppress the Hetao soldiers inside the wall. Arrows rained down from both sides, and the entire battlefield was filled with the sound of arrows piercing the air.
Li Xiaomo hurriedly came to Zhu Shitan. Looking at the stern face of Zhu Shitan, Li Xiaomo asked loudly: "General, there are too many enemy troops and the offensive is too fierce. Our current defense line cannot be maintained at all."
Long."
Zhu Shitan nodded, but he said to Li Xiaomo: "What do you think of the commander of the army?" Xue Sha had already told him not to play tricks with Li Xiaomo. The entire Hetao could compete with Li Xiaomo.
There are only a few people with brains, at least Zhu Shitan is not among them. Moreover, since Li Xiaomo took the initiative to come to him, it means that he definitely has a way.
"Shrink the defense line. Our initial formation was directly at the edge of the rocky wasteland. There is still a lot of space inside. I mean, we are behind this wall, about half a mile away, and we are building on the horse
A wall relies on the geographical advantage to maximize time." Li Xiaomo said.
Zhu Shitan frowned: "It's a pity that we don't have extra troops now."
"Those common people, aren't they? There are at least 40,000 of them. We only need to deploy a small number of soldiers to coordinate." Li Xiaomo said with a smile.
Zhu Shitan nodded helplessly, this is also the best way. He is a veteran with extremely rich battlefield experience, so he naturally understands how dangerous the situation of the Hetao army is now. Under such circumstances, he can only rely on the favorable terrain to resist step by step and wait for reinforcements.
arrival.
The sun gradually set, and the noisy battlefield gradually became quiet. Li Xiaomo and Zhu Shitan led the Hetao army of less than 80,000 men and retreated to the second line of defense, continuing to tenaciously resist the attack of the Tie Ying and Rouran coalition forces.
In this day's battle, more than 40,000 soldiers of the Hetao were killed. The coalition's casualties should be more than double theirs. After all, the Hetao had a defensive advantage, and the soldiers of the Blood Killing Legion were still more effective than the other side. The coalition's cavalry
It was impossible to exert its due combat effectiveness here, so it suffered heavy losses.
On the outskirts of the rocky wasteland, the coalition forces are collecting the remains of their own soldiers, paving the road ahead, and demolishing the first wall built in the Loop. If it weren't for the rugged rocks in the rocky wasteland, if it weren't for this wall
existence, the Hetao army may have been completely buried under the opponent's hooves. But looking at the exhausted Hetao soldiers behind him, Li Xiaomo didn't know what to say.
"We don't have many arrows left, only less than 100,000." Zhu Shitan said calmly.
Li Xiaomo nodded, indicating that he already knew. One hundred thousand arrows was a lot less, but facing such a big battle with hundreds of thousands of people, it was simply a drop in the bucket.
"Where has Du Shuai's army arrived? It's better not to be eaten up by the opponent." Zhu Shitan said worriedly.
Li Xiaomo smiled. Unexpectedly, Zhu Shitan was still in the mood to joke at this time. Who is Dugu Yuming? In today's world, when it comes to fighting tough battles and ruthless battles, Dugu Yuming is definitely the number one in the world. Even if it's a bloodbath.
Sincerely, I don’t dare to be arrogant in front of Dugu, because Dugu’s record is so brilliant. He is invincible in every attack and is invincible in every battle. These eight words are a true portrayal of Dugu’s marching battles.
Not to mention how many troops the three northwest tribes could mobilize, even if they surrounded the White Tiger Legion, they would not be able to break through Dugu's defense line.
During the Qingfeng Empire, even the former White Tiger Legion, which was the most aggressive and lethal, had to be cautious when facing nomadic cavalry in the wild. But the Song family's White Ear Legion was different. It was the only one in the world who dared to fight in the wild.
An infantry regiment that proactively provokes nomadic cavalry and has never lost a battle with equal strength. The nomadic cavalry it once killed fled in panic.
When Dugu served as the deputy commander of the White Ear Army, the White Ear Army was no longer as tough as it was during Emperor Wu Lie's time, but its combat effectiveness was still extraordinary. Especially in the hands of Dugu, non-abnormality is not enough to describe his toughness. That's right.
Because of this, even though the Li family had become the head of the three great families at that time, and the Bloody Plateau to the west was also powerful, they did not dare to take the initiative to challenge the majesty of the Song family.
Later, Dugu followed Haotian. The tiger that was initially raised on Yizhou Road finally found a wider world, and then showed his sharp fangs. At the Battle of Hukou, Dugu became famous all over the world. He sent troops to southern Yunnan, with 10,000 soldiers.
The soldiers wiped out 50,000 Jinhua soldiers. Marching north to Yuzhou, the army attacked the city and swept across Henan. Then they sent troops to Youyun to forcibly capture the Juyongguan Fortress. Of course, the most glorious battle was the battle outside Black Rock City, where 30,000 heavy infantry defeated five soldiers.
The Wanmandan armored heavy cavalry created an immortal myth.
Moreover, with Dugu's despicable, shameless, cunning and rogue nature, even if the three northwest tribes intercepted him, what could they do to him?
At this moment, Li Xiaomo suddenly heard a rustling sound, his face suddenly changed, his body that was sitting on the ground suddenly jumped up, and he shouted loudly: "Light the torch, the enemy is attacking!
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Zhu Shitan was stunned for a moment, but he quickly grabbed his sword and rushed to the wall. He lit the torch, and then saw the densely packed heads between the two walls.
"Pour the kerosene!" Zhu Shitan shouted loudly, and countless barrels of kerosene immediately poured down from the wall, along the gentle slope of the rocky wasteland, soaking into the area between the two walls. When a torch was lowered, flames suddenly shot into the sky,
It illuminates the entire night sky as if it were daytime.
Zhu Shitan wiped the sweat from his face and cursed secretly: "Damn it, luckily I was prepared. These bastards, they really are bastards, actually sneaked in." There is no starry moon tonight, Li Xiao
Both Mo and Zhu Shitan felt that there might be an accident, so they made certain preparations. Unexpectedly, the other party actually came. The nomadic soldiers who attacked were all covered in black, and they were lying on the ground and crawling. Because of their color
They basically blended in with the night, so the soldiers on the second fence didn't even notice their presence. It seems that darkness under the lights does make sense.
Their whereabouts had been exposed, and with the flames blazing into the sky, each of these raiding soldiers, covered with fire, screamed and rushed towards the defense line of the Hetao soldiers, and were killed one by one by the soldiers of the Hetao. Seeing that their whereabouts had been exposed, the nomadic coalition simply pointed their whips, and countless soldiers were killed early in the morning.
The prepared soldiers shouted loudly and rushed forward.
"You bastard, you won't let anyone rest!" Zhu Shitan shouted angrily, but he led his soldiers to meet him first. General Hetao has a great advantage, or rather disadvantage, in that he must take the lead when fighting, so
, generals are generally very skilled, or their own soldiers are very skilled.
The Hetao soldiers who had just rested for less than two hours quickly stood up, grabbed their weapons, hurriedly put on their armor, quickly stood up in formation, and then methodically came to their designated defense area. At this time, the wall
The soldiers on duty nearby were already fighting with the nomadic coalition forces.
After all, Tie Ying and Rou Ran had the advantage in strength. They could take turns to attack, allowing the attacking soldiers to always maintain sufficient physical strength. However, the Hetao side did not have such good treatment. Each time the opponent attacked, more than 100,000 people attacked, forcing the Hetao force to
The soldiers had to go all out. In such a typical war of attrition, although the Hetao occupies a favorable location, it will be completely consumed by the opponent sooner or later.
"Bring up all the kerosene, don't worry about it anymore, save your life first." Li Xiaomo said angrily. The other party obviously did not let the soldiers of Hetao rest, so when the sneak attack failed, it was changed to a strong attack.
The generals below did not dare to neglect and quickly conveyed the order. The kerosene was originally intended to be used to burn the food and logistics supplies stored in Qiuming, but unexpectedly it was used in this place.
Hundreds of barrels of kerosene poured down again, and the attacking coalition soldiers screamed shrilly, like owls in the night. This fire killed at least five thousand coalition soldiers, but the fire in the Hetao
As a result, the oil was used up, and the next step was a head-on fight between iron and blood.
Faced with the desperate resistance of the Hetao army, the Rouran and Tieying coalition forces were also quite angry. Let alone Tieying, Rouran was in trouble. There were nearly half a million troops, the most elite soldiers on the prairie, and they were all-powerful.
The general, after fighting for a whole day, was unable to capture more than 100,000 infantrymen on a country bumpkin. This was a huge insult to the leader of the army, Sir Jiangliu and others.
They must capture the rocky wasteland, or in other words, they must eliminate the Hetao army here. Because only in this way can they fight Haotian's main army without any worries. Of course, wiping out the more than 100,000 Hetao army here will also help
To the stability of confidence.
However, the combat effectiveness of the Hetao army exceeded their expectations. Not to mention the nearly 100,000 soldiers who died in the battle, they actually only captured one of the opponent's lines of defense. Such a record was really unbeatable.
"Sir River, do you think we should let Tanda lead his 100,000 soldiers southward?" Wanggasong asked with a frown.
Xi'er Jiangliu hesitated for a moment, but finally shook his head and said: "No, it is already very difficult for Memphis's 300,000 troops to deal with the attack of the Hetao cavalry. Without Tan Da's help, his direction will definitely be riddled with holes. We are absolutely
The infantry and cavalry in the Loop will not be combined into one. The most powerful tactic in the Loop is the joint strangulation of the infantry and cavalry."
Syr Darya is the one who knows the Hetao the best among Rouran generals. He once went to the Hetao in person to inspect the military strength of the Hetao. It was precisely because he saw the power and terror of the Hetao that Syr Darya resolutely made peace with the Hetao.
Nan Jingchi and others got together and demanded the elimination of the Loop to nip the danger in the cradle.
However, Kipchak Khan resolutely rejected his request. In Kipchak Khan's view, occupying China was indeed an honor, but the risks involved were equally huge. Syrjiangliu and others thought that Kipchak Khan was afraid of the Hetao, or even because
Daisier married Fengjing, one of the five generals of Hetao, so she fell in love with her family and Wu. Therefore, while Qincha Khan led his army to march westward, Sir Jiangliu and others took the opportunity to get involved with Tie Ying Qiu Ming. They wanted to fight together
The battle destroyed the main force in Hetao. And if Haotian loses these nearly one million elites, it will be quite difficult not to mention maintaining the unity of the Chinese dynasty, but even returning to Hetao.
The Hetao army sent troops from the north and south at the same time, which could be said to be playing into the hands of Rouran and other tribes. With the help of the Rouran elders, Memphis just blocked the 350,000 Hetao cavalry on the northern line. Iron Eagle used the power of the entire country to
Together with the Rouran, Sashan and Uma coalition forces, Haotian's 600,000-strong army was first wiped out. Rouran and Sashan were surprise soldiers, and they were originally prepared to wait until the Hetao army and Tie Ying were fighting hard to kill them suddenly.
If you go out, you will definitely be able to severely damage the opponent, and then take advantage of the victory to pursue and completely annihilate it. At this time, Yumen Pass only has 10,000 garrison troops, so it is not difficult to capture Yumen Pass.
It's just that they didn't expect that the 150,000-strong army in Hetao would suddenly attack the rocky wasteland. If this army was not pulled out, then the coalition forces would not dare to attack Haotian's headquarters unscrupulously. The most important thing is that the Blood Killing Legion and the Flying Bear Legion
Appearing here means that Rouran's surprise troops have been exposed to the eyes of Hetao and have lost the role of surprise attacks. In anger, whether it is for strategic or tactical needs, they must pull out this nail.
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Nan Jingchi stared with a pair of eagle eyes and said with a sullen face: "Order the soldiers to attack non-stop without giving them any rest time. Even if they are made of iron, they still cannot withstand such a high-intensity battle."
Xiaoqi Gang also opened his mouth and said: "Since the surprise attack plan has failed, let's attack by force. The troops in Haotian's hands are limited, and most of them are infantry. They are not our opponents at all. But we must be careful not to let the Hetao in the north
The cavalry joins them, otherwise we will definitely pay a higher price. Hey, there are the Sashan soldiers from Xibu Gaza. Logically speaking, they should have arrived yesterday evening."
Chu'erdutun said with some worry: "To be honest, this general is very worried about the safety of our southern front. This man in Xibu Gaza is very difficult to deal with. He has not shown up yet. Do you think he is preparing to attack us by surprise?"