Chapter 632: Everyone coming from the front is an enemy
There are 150,000 people. Even if you pile up corpses, you can pile them up in Xingyang City. Even if you use stones to build them, you should build them up.
But this rebel army is not good. In the final analysis, it is for one reason. It is too complicated. No one among the fifteen rebels wants to lose too much. They all have their own small calculations. And Li Deyi has no absolute authority to restrain these people.
, we can only save ourselves and let others attack the city as much as possible.
Yang Ming in Luoyang could hear his little calculations.
Xingyang could not be captured for a long time, and they were already in chaos. Shuai Rentai, Huo Xiaohan and Wu Hailiu, who were on the right wing of the army, combined their forces and quietly broke away from the army at night, planning to bypass Xingyang and attack Xingluocang.
They are almost out of food. If they continue to stay here, they will only starve to death. In fact, many people have already starved to death.
Nearly 20,000 people broke away from the army, which naturally caused a huge commotion. The other rebels instantly became a mess, some wanted to follow them, and some wanted to stop them.
"These two bitches deserve to be bandits for the rest of their lives. The arrows and ballistae in Xingyang city defense have been exhausted. We will be able to attack tomorrow at the latest. If you betray your trust at this juncture, you will only be ridiculed by the world," Xu Yuanlang said in
There were loud curses in the camp.
Zuo Xiaoyou chuckled and said, "What's the matter with the ridicule? People are rushing to Xingluocang. Why do they care about others' ridicule when they can have enough to eat?"
From the beginning, he did not agree to attack Xingyang because he felt that Xingyang City was not important because of the lack of food. However, others felt that conquering Xingyang City would definitely boost the morale of the army, and it could also be used as a base to continue to intimidate Luoyang.
The rebels all had the same idea. They thought that if they broke into Luoyang City, they would be able to become kings and become princes.
This is indeed the case, but the prerequisite is that you can get in. Yang Guang spent so much money to build Luoyang. If someone takes it over easily, wouldn't the money be wasted?
"You must restrain your troops until we capture Xingyang and then attack Xingluocang. These three bastards will help us make a trip to see how many defenders there are in Xingluocang," Li Deyi said.
Zhen Baoche chuckled and said: "The commander is right, such a fortress must be heavily guarded. The three of them are starving to death. They are in a hurry to reincarnate."
Yes, it was indeed reincarnated.
If Xuan Zong and the others had not arrived, Xingluocang would have been difficult to hold, but Qu Tutong would have been surrounded. It would not have been easy to break out and rescue them.
First, Gao Jinchong, who was stationed between Xingyang and Xingluocang, had already figured out the enemy's movements and sent a message to Xuan Zong early to prepare them.
Yang Xuanting left the granary with three thousand elite cavalry and quietly circled eastward.
Shuai Rentai and the others were the first to bump into Gao Jinchong. Just looking at the size of the camp, the rebels also guessed that there were not many troops stationed here, and they were already arrayed outside the camp, waiting for them. Such a roadblock could not be solved without fighting.
As soon as the two sides came into contact, it was an all-out war.
Yang Xuanting, who was hiding not far away, divided his troops into two groups. One group was commanded by him, and the other group was handed over to Xu Shiji. He was responsible for attacking the enemy's formation, while Xu Shiji was responsible for cutting off the enemy's retreat.
After the two groups of cavalry arrived at the appropriate position, the horn sounded.
The elite cavalry in full armor suddenly rushed out, like an awl, inserted into the enemy's formation, wandered around, and strangled them in various ways. The sound of killing was loud and screams filled the field.
The 1,500 men defeated the 20,000 men. Gao Jinchong cooperated in adjusting the army formation, pressing forward step by step, and constantly advancing.
In less than an hour, the rebels Shuai Rentai, Huo Xiaohan and Wu Hailiu were defeated on the spot. No one listened to the order anymore and fled to the rear for their lives.
And Xu Shiji came out. The armored cavalry of 1,500 people were simply invincible. They spread out in groups of three and continued to strangle the deserters. The horse spears kept thrusting out, bringing with them a shower of blood.
As this seemingly one-sided battle of annihilation ended, a heavy snowfall came quietly.
"I have asked the prisoners. The gang of bandits who attacked Xingyang City have run out of food and grass and may not be able to survive for two days," the flag officer reported.
Yang Xuanting raised his eyebrows: "How many prisoners are there?"
"About six thousand people," the flag officer said.
Yang Xuanting said solemnly: "Drive them to a place and hand them over to Xu Shiji, asking him to supervise the battle and force these prisoners to attack the enemy's formation. It's snowing heavily. Time waits for no one. Today is the time to break the formation."
After that, he said to a ranger beside him: "Quickly send a message to Yang Xuanzang and ask him to bring the army to support."
Of these two brothers, the second brother, Xuan Zong, is nominally the general, but everything is discussed between brothers. After all, they are too familiar with each other. Xuanting sent someone to pass the message, and Xuan Zong immediately knew what to do.
Xu Shiji led his cavalry, like herdsmen driving cattle and sheep, forcing the captives toward Xingyang.
Expecting these people to rush into battle? Impossible, but it can serve the purpose of disrupting the morale of the enemy's troops. How will they respond if 6,000 people run back?
Gao Jinchong was still stationed in place and did not dare to move rashly. His position was very critical and he could not leave casually.
In Xingyang City, a loud arrow shot up the city wall, with a small note tied to the arrow. After receiving the news, Qu Tutong hurriedly recruited the garrison in the city, waiting for the opportunity to come out of the city to kill the enemy.
"When auspicious snow falls, the enemy must speed up their attack on the city, otherwise they will freeze to death when the snow clears." Zheng Xu raised his hands to catch the goose-feather snowflakes.
With such heavy snow, the line of sight must be blocked, which is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a sneak attack.
"Father, the army is ready, and my son is willing to lead the army to suppress the bandits," Qu Tushou said.
Qu Tutong nodded and said, "My son, hurry up and prepare. Wait for my order."
"Yes!" Qu Tushou left the city wall and stood beside his horse on the main street, with a cavalry team of three thousand people behind him.
Qu Tutong in history entered Lingyan Pavilion, ranked twelfth, and served as an official in the Tang Dynasty until Duke Jiang.
In fact, Li Shimin was not the first to paint portraits of meritorious officials. Not to mention, Comrade Yang Guang had painted portraits of many people, such as Lai Huer, Zhang Xutuo, Yu Juluo, etc. However, his portrait was
Show it to yourself.
Lingyan Pavilion is different. The portraits hanging on it can be seen by emperors and officials throughout the Tang Dynasty, and will be written into history books and passed down through the ages.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The heavy snow fell, but the wind stopped, and there was no longer the severe cold in the morning. On both sides of the main street of Xingyang City, civilians kept bringing out bowls of hot water to the soldiers.
drink.
It was not their initiative, but an order from the government. Hot water must be prepared on both sides of the street to ensure that the soldiers' body temperature would not become stiff after waiting for too long.
The mist exhaled by people and horses filled the entire street.
I don't know how long it took, but a loud arrow shot from Nancheng. After reporting Qu Tutong, the latter immediately issued an order.
After Qu Tushou received the order, everyone mounted their horses and waited nervously.
In the heavy snow outside the city, six thousand rebel prisoners were driven like animals toward the rebel formation. Xu Shiji chased behind them, killing them non-stop. The harder he killed, the faster the people in front ran.
It wasn't until he heard bursts of screams and noises coming from not far ahead that Xu Shiji realized that he was at the right place, so he quickly led his men back three miles and allowed the rebels on the opposite side to strangle the prisoners.
Yang Su once had a famous saying, "Anyone running directly in front of me must be an enemy."
Meaning, deserters are enemies.
So are the withdrawn troops considered enemies? Yang Su led the troops and did not withdraw. Either you die or I win. There is no third way.
Yang Su's famous saying spread widely, and the rebels also followed this idea, because they felt that Yang Su was the most powerful commander in the Sui Dynasty.
After such a disturbance, the siege army in the direction of the city wall was also in chaos. Those with bad ideas simply stayed on the spot and looked back blankly.
The snow was too heavy and they couldn't see what happened behind them, but they heard it.
Seeing the opportunity, Qu Tutong immediately issued an order. After the city gate opened, a group of 500 shield swordsmen rushed out first, driving away the enemy troops outside. Then came Qu Tushou's 3,000 cavalry, rushing out at high speed.
, with a signal, the shield-swordman gave way to the passage, allowing Qu Tushou to rush out.
At the same time, Yang Xuanting and Xu Shiji had met.
"Follow the sound of the gong," Yang Xuanting clamped his horse's belly and said, "Follow me, gentlemen."
Three thousand armored cavalry moved their horses' heads vigorously and ran wildly in the snow following Xuanting, who was wearing a bright red cloak.
The sound of the gong came from the direction of Qu Tushou. Now everyone could not clearly see the scene in the distance. They could only rely on the sound of the gong to identify the friendly forces. Qu Tushou knew where the rebel center was, so Xuanting and the others wanted to go there to meet up.
"Who is coming?" Qu Tushou, who received the same gong signal, shouted towards the distance.
"Hongnong Yang Xuanting!" Yang Xuanting shouted.
Qu Tushou's eyes shone: "General Yang, come with me."
Then, under the guidance of Qu Tushou, Yang Xuanting entered the charging distance.
"Two miles directly in front is the enemy's central camp, and there is a horse wall outside. Please allow me to be the vanguard." Qu Tushou could already see Yang Xuanting's figure.
Yang Xuanting shouted: "Go quickly."
The horse-blocking wall is the barbed guardrail with log wooden walls that we have seen in TV dramas. Yang Xuanting is a heavy rider. He cannot jump over it and cannot be blocked, otherwise the momentum will be lost.
Qu Tushou was willing to be a green leaf and open a gap for Yang Xuanting.
With heavy snow all over the sky, the most suitable thing is a small group surprise attack. At this time, the number of soldiers is no longer the decisive factor.
Because no one can see who is who, I don’t know how many people you have come, but I think you will definitely not dare to come with 6,000 people.
So Li Deyi naturally thought that he had encountered the main force of the army.
The main force is true, but it is only a small group, and it is still a bunch of desperate people.
The sacrifice of dozens of horses created a precious gap. As long as the fallen guards could get up, they would continue fighting, and someone would move the horse-blocking wall.
With hundreds of cavalry gathered here, Yang Xuanting entered the stage of charging into the formation.
What is armored riding? Horses all wear armor.
Once this thing charges up, nothing can stop it, not to mention Xuanting is carrying kerosene. After rushing in, he kills and sets fire to the enemy. The Shandong rebels' central camp was immediately in chaos.
Xuanting's original intention was to kill for a while and then retreat, then wait for Yang Xuanzang's army to come over and annihilate them in one fell swoop.
As a result, as far as I could see, everyone was running eastward, so Xuanting got into the fight and killed for a while before stopping.
Armored cavalry must be used for a certain period of time. The weight of the war horse is too high and its physical strength is limited. Thirty minutes is the limit.
In other words, it took Xuanting thirty minutes to defeat 150,000 people. This is a plot only found in fantasy novels.
Of course, thanks to the heavy snow, without the snow, people would be able to see clearly how many people you have, and you wouldn't be so embarrassed.