Compared with Tang Ao's relaxation here, Li Yongli did not sleep well that night. After all, the attack was continuing. Every moment, there would be casualties among his soldiers. As the commander of the army, how could he feel at ease?
sleep?
When the sky was getting brighter, Li Yongli got up and asked about the battle damage. When he learned that nearly 20,000 soldiers had been killed or injured in one night, his face was very ugly.
But in front of his subordinates, he still gritted his teeth and said with a confident look, "It doesn't matter, although we lost some soldiers, we also greatly consumed the Great Chinese Army's thunder. They entered alone.
It's impossible to bring too many sky thunders. When their sky thunders run out, it's time for us to take revenge."
"Your Majesty is wise." All the generals said in a flattering manner.
In this way, the attack continued the next day, with the loss of more than 50,000 soldiers...
It continued on the third day, with more than 40,000 soldiers lost...
In other words, before the two sides actually met with each other, the South Vietnamese army had already lost nearly 170,000 troops. And when the horn of charge sounded again early on the fourth day, the South Vietnamese army's advance began to accelerate suddenly.
, first I rushed through the sky mine bombing area, nothing happened; then I rushed through the first trench of the Dahua Army, still nothing happened... The second and third trenches, until I came to the main camp of the Dahua Army, still nothing.
Not a single soldier was seen, just a mess all over the ground.
At this time, how could the general leading the team not see that the Chinese army had clearly escaped overnight?
Thinking that the Chinese army had finally escaped and that they no longer had to risk their lives to charge, all the soldiers could not help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then someone quickly reported the news to the king of the Chinese army.
"Run away?" After hearing the news, Li Yongli's face suddenly changed several colors. After about two or three breaths, he burst into laughter.
"Run away? He actually ran away, haha. People say that the Chinese army is brave and invincible. From my point of view, it is nothing more than that, hahaha."
Laughter came from the king's tent, and the other generals immediately followed suit and laughed in agreement.
Obviously, everyone was very excited when they heard the news, especially the leaders of some tribal alliances, whose faces were filled with joy.
In three days, hundreds of thousands of people were lost, most of whom were warriors of their tribes, which made them suffer physically and mentally at all times. Now that they were fine, they finally saw hope after receiving news that the Great Chinese Army had escaped overnight.
"Your Majesty, since the Chinese army is trying to escape, of course we have to chase them. This time we must hit them hard to avenge the dead warriors and let the Chinese army know how powerful we are. Whenever they hear our names in the future, they will have nightmares again and again.
." A tribal leader stood up and said with an angry look on his face.
"Yes, we are going to chase them. It's best to bury them in the wild forest." Others also echoed.
"Okay, since everyone has this intention, I will give the order to launch a pursuit immediately. This time we will try to destroy the main force of the Chinese Army in one battle, so that they will never dare to take advantage of us." Li Yongli's voice said.
Also with excitement.
Soon, the generals in the king's tent disappeared. When they attacked before, they all pushed back and blocked, fearing that they would suffer too much loss. Now that they saw the opportunity to take advantage, they were all afraid of falling behind others.
The South Vietnamese allied forces, which originally seemed to be in order, soon became a little chaotic. Every general wanted to take credit and snatch good things from the Chinese army, so that in the scramble, many troops
Before they were completely assembled, the army was dispatched.
In contrast, the 40,000 South Vietnamese cavalrymen with a small number of troops rushed out at the lead, obviously they wanted to take the lead.
The army got into chaos, and then they charged forward collectively. This scene fell into the eyes of Xiao Jin and other birds who were coming with thunder in the sky. They rushed forward according to the plan they had made before, towards the gathering South Vietnamese army.
Flying overhead.
Boom boom boom~ boom boom boom
After the sky thunder hit the ground, there was a sound of explosions. However, the South Vietnamese soldiers who were as fearful as tigers before seemed to have been emboldened by the ambition of a leopard, and they continued to rush forward without fear. It was obvious that life and death were at stake.
In front of them, the interests made them even more crazy and made them forget all their fears.
From time to time, thunder will make explosion sounds and fall on the heads of the densely packed South Vietnamese army, which will cause considerable casualties at any time. But the number of South Vietnamese troops is too large, hundreds of thousands of them, and no one can take care of them.
With dozens and hundreds of battle losses in mind, their only targets were the escaped Chinese army and the good things they had on them.
The previous Canglang battalion had long since withdrawn and was recuperating in the rear. All the mules and horses in other armies were also dispatched. When all the infantrymen got on the carriages, their legs were freed. Not only did they
The speed is not slow, and it conserves one's physical strength very well.
In this night, they retreated about forty miles. With this safe enough distance, it would obviously take some time for the South Vietnamese army to catch up with them.
"That's almost it. Order the army to stop and quickly set up artillery and trebuchets." After seeing the designated location, the two firearms brigade commanders gave orders to stop retreating.
Of course, the Dahua army did not flee, but retreated in a prepared manner.
After three days, the soldiers of the firearms brigade were physically exhausted, but the bronze artillery couldn't stand it anymore. Due to technical reasons, many gun barrels were red, and some even turned into scrap metal.
Fortunately, the three days set by Tang Ao have arrived, and the firearms brigade has completed most of its mission. Next, it only needs to retreat forty miles to re-establish a line of defense, and then a few rounds of shelling will be considered official.
The mission assigned by the General Staff was completed. As for the next step, of course it depends on the abilities of the cavalry and infantry.
Under familiar operations, the artillery was set up and new barrels were replaced. After many catapults that had been left here were assembled, the approaching South Vietnamese cavalry could already be seen in the distance.
Forty thousand cavalry came from afar, bringing up countless smoke and dust. The forty-mile attack was nothing to the cavalry, and they became the first South Vietnamese army to reach the battlefield.
It is worth mentioning that less than ten miles behind them, some South Vietnamese infantry were also running towards them. The good equipment of the Chinese Army had long been seen in the eyes of many people. Under the stimulation of interests, they cast
The potential of the body is actually comparable to that of the cavalry, and the speed is not much different.
"Fire!" After seeing the enemy cavalry enter the range of the bombardment, the sound of artillery boomed again, blocking the area for five or six miles directly in front, turning this place into a death blockade.
Facing the thunder bombing again, it was obvious that the South Vietnamese army was not so panicked. On the contrary, they were more excited. This meant that they had caught up with the main force of the Chinese army, and as long as they could rush forward, the next step would be
When they take the fruits of victory.
With the victory imminent, everyone became very excited, and their speed was much faster than before. Even if the gunfire sounded around them, no one was seen flinching.
The speed of the cavalry is very fast, and the war horses are gradually adapting to the rumbling sound of cannons. Even if some war horses want to slow down because of fear, the masters on their backs will not allow it, but continue to urge, from time to time.
You will hear the sound of the whip waving.
The 40,000 South Vietnamese cavalrymen, who were getting faster and faster, rushed through the thunder bombing area after paying the price of more than 3,000 casualties. A flat land appeared in front of them, making every cavalryman endure the pain.
My eyes started to shine.
"Go, go, go."
In fact, there was no need for the generals to shout, other cavalry also began to speed up. In their opinion, it was finally their cavalry's turn to show off.
But great joy is often accompanied by great sadness. When the South Vietnamese cavalry at the front suddenly fell to the ground, the cavalry behind them involuntarily began to slow down their attack speed.
"It's caltrops!"
A soldier who was thrown to the ground by his war horse but luckily was not injured shouted loudly.
"Detour, detour!" Seeing the endless caltrops covering the ground in front of him, the general leading the team only hesitated slightly before giving the order to advance in a detour.
Iron caltrops were still rare and valuable in ancient times, and no army could have too many iron caltrops. This was why the South Vietnamese cavalry general ordered a detour.
As for the detour requiring some time, in front of the extremely fast cavalry, this is really nothing.
The cavalry detoured very quickly, and the army was trained quickly. They divided into two groups and bypassed the iron caltrops and rushed over.
But when they thought that they would be fine if they took a detour, the reality was just the opposite. The most deadly existence was on both sides of the iron caltrops, because countless mines had been buried on the ground there, just waiting for someone to step on them.
, then blew them into the air.
Another burst of explosions sounded, and the South Vietnamese cavalry who rushed the fastest were blasted into the air by the power of the mines, and then fell to the ground hard.
The aftermath of the explosion also caused great disasters to the South Vietnamese cavalry following them. Most of them were sent to the west before they could figure out what happened.
"Stop advancing." Seeing that the faster they rushed, the louder the explosion became, so the South Vietnamese cavalry general leading the team had to issue an order to stop advancing.
One by one, the South Vietnamese cavalry reined in their horses and forcibly stopped their advance, and then looked in all directions with lingering fears on their faces.
I looked around, just to see where those thunders came from, and why they suddenly exploded without hearing the whistling sound that broke through the sky. What on earth was going on?