The first thousand and fifty chapters fled in embarrassment
Meng Luo wanted to fight, so Yuan Xin naturally wanted to cooperate. He also raised his bright silver spear and shouted the word "kill", and then more than 10,000 cavalry joined together to fight together again.
Compared with the staggered battle just now, the losses of both sides this time were heavier. After a hard fight, nearly a thousand Shanshan Guards were killed. On the other hand, the Xiongnu Army only lost less than 800 people.
This is the advantage of having a superior force. When one person needs to face two or more opponents, he naturally needs to take care of more, and will not be able to fully exert his true strength. The gap in casualties between the two sides has obviously begun to narrow.
If the fight can continue, Meng Luo is confident that he can eat up the five thousand Shanshan Guards. But now seeing that the heavy cavalry of the Shanshan Guards are about to enter the battlefield, there will no longer be any left.
When he had the third chance to fight, he had to look a little pity and said, "Shaking Mountain Guard is no good, haha, brothers, withdraw!"
They wanted to withdraw after making some gains, but the Shanshan Guards were not willing to comply. Feng Bao, the commander of the third regiment who had already received the order, immediately led two battalions and two thousand light cavalry to follow the Huns cavalry and attacked them.
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There were light cavalry chasing behind him, and heavy cavalry on the opposite side intercepting him. Meng Luo was very angry, but he could do nothing. He knew that the light cavalry had too many disadvantages when facing heavy cavalry. Unless they could fight in a casual battle, they could rely on them.
Use your own speed to fight a long battle, otherwise, the light cavalry will never gain any advantage.
"Retreat quickly, ignore them, and go around." Meng Luo made up his mind not to fight the heavy cavalry. Anyway, he had a near draw with the Shanshan Guards in the previous battle, which already showed the power of their Huns cavalry.
Even if we withdraw now, we can still report to the king.
Meng Luo had a good idea to leave after making some money. But after he led his army to rush past the heavy cavalry coming from the slope, another army in black clothes, black armor and black cloak appeared opposite him.
When the heavy cavalry of the Shaking Mountain Guards arrived, his eyebrows knitted together involuntarily.
When did this heavy cavalry appear? Why hadn't he noticed it before?
Now that the back road is blocked, it will take time to rush over, and it will also cost a lot. And with this time, the two thousand light cavalry and five thousand heavy cavalry behind them will definitely catch up.
It was only then that Meng Luo realized that he had fallen into the trap of the Shanshan Guards. They used five thousand cavalry to lure him into taking the initiative to attack. They would rather lose some in order to surround themselves and severely damage them now.
His face became very ugly, but now Meng Luo had no time to think about it. The way back was blocked, and trying to go around it would only waste more time. For now, he had no choice but to rush forward.
"All warriors, charge, we can survive if we rush over." Meng Luo shouted in desperation, and then led more than 8,000 light cavalry towards the 5,000-strong Shanshan Guard who had already formed their formation and were charging towards the opposite side.
The horse rushes away.
This feels like an egg against a rock, but it is also the most correct choice that Wei Jin has made.
"Fire the arrow!"
The leader of the first regiment of heavy cavalry, Cui Ke, completely wrapped his body in thick armor, then picked up the long bow with horns, shouted with a loud voice, and shot out the arrow.
The hooked arrows piercing the air flew forward and fell into the camp of the Hun cavalry, bringing with them a pool of blood and causing a Hun cavalry to fall off his horse.
Five thousand arrows fell like rain, falling into the front camp of the Huns cavalry. Under a shower of blood, the number of casualties of the Huns cavalry began to rise in a straight line.
After just shooting a bow and arrow, Trek came with heavy cavalry on horseback. Wherever the Huns had the most cavalry, they would rush forward, like a humanoid machine, slamming forward.
Armed to the teeth with heavy armor, they don't have to worry about the possibility of being breached in a short period of time.
This allows the heavy cavalry to safely enter the enemy camp without worrying about their own safety.
The powerful impact allowed them to easily knock the opponent's horse or rider off the horse after they collided with the Hun cavalry, while the heavy cavalry only felt a slight tremor in their bodies.
The heavy cavalry blocked the road, wreaking havoc like giants rushing into a bustling city.
Whether he was knocked off his horse or hit by the heavy sword, he vomited blood and fell to the ground. Chaos soon broke out in the Huns cavalry camp, and a lot of screams of pain were heard.
Meng Luo's condition was not bad. Under the protection of more than a dozen soldiers, he had perfectly avoided the approach of the heavy cavalry of the Shaking Mountain Guards one after another. However, the soldiers around him fought with flesh and blood. By the time he
When we really broke through the heavy cavalry defense line, we looked sideways and realized that there were only three soldiers left. We can imagine how great the sacrifices were in this battle.
"Kill!"
The shouts of two thousand light cavalry came from behind, and there were others who were cooperating when the arrows broke through the air before they arrived.
"Retreat! Escape quickly." Meng Luo originally wanted to turn around and rescue his other brothers, but now that he was no longer safe, he had no time to think about anything else, so he immediately rushed to escape. His actions also represented this time
The disastrous defeat of the Huns cavalry.
Meng Luo escaped, and there were only about two thousand Huns cavalry who escaped with him. The others were either killed or captured, and would never be able to return to the Huns camp.
When the battlefield cleaning began and rough statistics were available, Yuan Xin drove his horse back to Pingcheng, climbed onto the tower, and reported the results to the division commander and chief of staff.
"Division commander, chief of staff, in this battle we killed nearly four thousand enemies and captured more than four thousand. The enemy's vanguard general Meng Luo escaped with two thousand cavalry." Yuan Xin saluted and said in a voice like a bell.
"Not bad. By the way, what are our losses?" Feng Xun first nodded and affirmed the performance of the Storm Brigade, and then asked about the casualties.
"Reporting to the division commander, the heavy cavalry suffered basically no losses, with about fifty casualties. The light cavalry, on the other hand, suffered three hundred casualties, three hundred serious injuries, and nearly a thousand minor injuries. Those with minor injuries only need a period of recovery.
We can all go back to the battlefield."
Hearing that more than 600 people were lost in the first battle, Feng Xun also sighed. He knew that no one would die in a war, and the same was true for the Shanshan Guard. Fortunately, it was 600 to 8,000, so he made a big profit no matter what.
"Very good, the soldiers have worked hard. When you come back, report your military merits and ask the chief of staff to ask for credit from the general staff."
"Yes, report those who have made meritorious deeds, haha." Chief of Staff Lou Chao chuckled. Winning a battle requires rewards, and clear rewards and punishments are one of the necessary conditions for a strong army.
"Yuan Xin thanked the chief of staff on behalf of the soldiers." Haha, Yuan Xin, with a silly smile on his face, paid another military salute, then turned around and walked down the tower.
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Meng Luo fled back in great embarrassment. It was already three days later when he reunited with the main force of the Xiongnu.
Seeing Meng Luo's embarrassed look, Hu Yangai was very angry. If not for everyone's obstruction, he would have killed Meng Luo directly.
This time, Meng Luo led all elite Huns cavalry. They were well-equipped, good in equestrian skills, and capable of fighting. But they were still defeated, and it was a huge defeat. This had to remind Hu Yangai, fearing that he would be defeated again.
The battle to attack Pingcheng was not that easy.
"Fortunately, winter is coming soon. As long as winter comes, we don't have to attack the city and can pass through both sides of the city." Huyan Gai comforted him naturally. Then he gave Meng Luo another chance to make meritorious deeds.
He gave 10,000 Huns cavalry and told him to open the road carefully this time, and to retreat immediately if he found something wrong.
Of course, Meng Luo happily agreed and hurried on really carefully, but in fact, after the Chinese army had made a profit, they also knew that the matter was inevitable and had no intention of going out for a decisive battle. In this way, five days later,
The Huns army finally arrived ten miles outside Pingcheng.
They had known for a long time that the artillery of the Chinese Army could reach very far, but Shili was still a safe place, and they did not dare to move forward. This alone made Huyan Gai feel a little suffocated and helpless.
On the third day after the army was stationed, an army of 20,000 slave soldiers finally began to tentatively attack in the direction of Pingcheng.
There were artillery in the distance, bows and arrows nearby, and long and wide trenches blocking the road. After 20,000 slave soldiers charged and killed for a day, they did not even rush through the trenches, leaving thousands of corpses behind.
return.
This is because the Dahua Army did not want to kill too many people. If they had used all their strength, these 20,000 people would not even be able to go back.
The result of the one-time test has already shown that Pingcheng has long been an iron wall and cannot be conquered by sending more troops. Hu Yangai simply ordered to stop the army from attacking again until winter came completely and the ice surface was frozen.
Pingcheng is located in Jizhou. Unlike Jizhou and Dadi in the northeast, it can freeze in September. It will be at least more than a month at night here. In other words, the Xiongnu army of 700,000 will have to wait in the city for a month or more.
A little longer.
Of course, the Xiongnu army would not wait in vain for such a long time. Hu Yangai found Wei Qian'er and asked her to contact Emperor Qiande and ask him to send troops to fight against Dahua, so as to attract the attention of the Dahua army.
Wei Qian'er naturally had no right to say no to Hu Yangai's request. After agreeing, he sent someone to notify Hou Dexing in Daliang City and asked him to go to Kong Fu to discuss sending troops to Da Gan. Of course, he brought along
There was also a stack of silver notes totaling two million taels, which was given to Kong Fu alone.
Kong Fu was Tang Jia's companion. Now that his master has taken over, his status has also risen. Especially since Cheng Bailin, Rui Butong and Mingshan left the capital, many seats have been vacated. With Tang Jia's influence on him
Following his advice, people are now placed in these positions, and they all have tendencies, and some even simply defected to Kong Fu's people.