In this way, although everyone says that the Jizhou Army can fight, but they have 100,000 people, they must be able to defend for a period of time. No matter what, the Beidi army behind them will give them support. And as long as they wait until September and October
, the weather turned cold and snowed heavily, so the Jizhou Army under the city had no choice but to return without success.
This is what I thought in my heart, but I never expected that the reality turned out to be very different. Before the Jizhou Army could reach the city, nearly 20,000 cavalrymen were lost. Now that they still haven’t seen the Jizhou Army, they were bombed.
He made a mistake. And now, he wants to lead his troops to fight out. Have you forgotten the lessons learned by General Miyako a few days ago?
Also, Miyako was killed when he came back from a defeated battle. He was a member of King Yiqu's family. Even if you want to eliminate dissidents, you can't do it so blatantly, right?
Now, is it finally your turn?
Thinking that after leaving the city, he would basically have a narrow escape from death, Zu Mang wanted to refuse out loud. But when he saw that He Suihuan already had a murderous look on his face, he still did not say these words.
Going out to fight in the city may mean a narrow escape, but if you disobey the military order now, you will die immediately, which means there will be no chance of death. "No, Zu Mang takes the order."
Knowing that He Suihuan was already murderous, if he didn't agree, he could just kill him and seize his military power. But if he agreed, he would basically not be able to come back. Think about the Jizhou Army outside the city.
Is it still intact, with no injuries at all?
With hatred in his heart, but the military orders that should be carried out could not be sloppy, so he first ordered all the 10,000 cavalry from the Gongsun family he led, and then when he saw the 10,000 cavalry sent by the He Sui family, he immediately ordered
He was so angry that his neck muscles bulged and his face turned red.
The number of ten thousand cavalry is not false, but look at who they are.
Each of them is either a fourteen-year-old or a fifteen-year-old boy, or an old man who is forty or even older. In this world, the average life expectancy is only more than thirty years old, especially for foreign races, it is even less. Those over forty
People can definitely be called old men.
The personnel are either old or weak. What are they riding on?
The better ones are draft horses that should be used for transportation, and the worse ones are just small ponies. Fortunately, their owners are children who have not fully grown up, otherwise if they were ridden by grown men,
On a horse, I'm afraid those foals can't bear it at all, so why bother running?
I thought that He Suihuan was not broad-minded enough, but I didn't expect that he would be so petty and use this trick on the battlefield. Isn't this the same as forcing everyone to die?
There is anger in my heart, but there is no way. Beidi is a place where the hierarchy is very obvious. One sentence above and one sentence below will break your legs, and you can't have the slightest complaint. If anyone dares to resist, everyone will be punished.
Neither of them can be accepted, except death.
"Hey, get ready to leave the city." A sigh expressed the helplessness in Zu Mang's heart, but what should be carried out under military orders must be carried out. This may be his fate.
The drawbridge at the south city gate was opened, and when artillery fire was raging in Muji City, even Tang Ao did not expect that Beidi soldiers would rush out.
Tang Ao and the General Staff Headquarters wanted to use sky thunder to blast them, twice if it didn't work, and three or four times if it didn't work, until finally the Beidi soldiers gave up guarding the tower and started to attack the city. That would get twice the result with half the effort.
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Just like now, the Beidi soldiers can no longer be seen on the south city tower. Of course, once the artillery fire stops, the Beidi soldiers will board the tower again. But it doesn't matter, just continue the bombardment.
But who would have thought that after just a while, Beidi soldiers would have the courage to go out of the city to fight. Do they think they are the only ones with cavalry? Do they think that victory will belong to Beidi once the cavalry comes out?
The 20,000 Beidi cavalry rushed out one after another, which indeed caught Tang Ao and the Jizhou army by surprise. But the staff headquarters was not in vain. They had thought about almost everything that might happen, and Di cavalry was also planning when they left the city.
among.
For example, the Shanshan Guard Tiger Heavy Cavalry Regiment and the 12,000 cavalry from the First and Second Field Armies were on both sides of the team at this time. Their existence was to prevent Di Qi from leaving the city to fight.
Originally, they just made a plan according to the procedures, but no one expected that Di Qi would actually rush out. The moment he saw them, the eyes of Zhou Jinwen, leader of the Tiger Regiment, lit up.
Brigadier Feng Xun had already led the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th regiments to bypass Muji City and headed towards the North Gate in order to block the Beidi soldiers' escape route. Even the 50,000 barbarian cavalry
I went with them, but I just left them alone.
Zhou Jinwen was a little unhappy at not being able to go to the battlefield in person. But a soldier's duty is to obey orders, and since King Ji is here, one of his tasks is to protect the king's safety, so there is no grievance to say.
He never expected that there would be a fight even if he stayed here. At this moment, Zhou Jinwen's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but ride a horse to Tang Ao's side, looking like he was hesitant to speak.
How could Tang Ao not know what Zhou Jinwen was thinking in his heart? It is also a good thing that his generals dare to fight and are not afraid of fighting.
"Okay, let's charge. Remember to protect the artillery and don't let them suffer any damage."
Hearing Tang Ao speak, Zhou Jinwen immediately slapped his palm on his chest, causing a thumping sound, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, our Tiger Heavy Cavalry will definitely complete the mission as soon as it comes out."
Tang Ao asked Zhou Jinwen not to allow the firearms regiment to suffer any damage. This was because he was confident in the heavy cavalry. With their strength, whether it was cavalry or infantry, they had never met an opponent.
Then again, if the heavy cavalry, which is armed to the teeth, cannot defeat the light cavalry, then there is no need to exist.
Zhou Jinwen received the military order, and at the same time, the 12,000 field army cavalry also received the military order. But the first to rush out were the 5,000 heavy cavalry. On the contrary, at this time, the field army cavalry was still gathering the team, and even doing battle
Pre-mobilization.
From this point alone, the gap between the two sides is very obvious.
This is not to blame for the cavalry of the field army. After all, they were established only a short time ago and have not fought any major battles. Moreover, most of the troops are barbarian youths, including Korean youths and some Beidi youths. They are originally a hodgepodge and want to integrate them.
That takes a lot of time.
Fortunately, when they saw the heavy cavalry rushing out so quickly, the light cavalry of the field army also panicked with shame. Especially the two brigade commanders Zhou Qian and Wu Hu blushed with shame. They directly
He rode up to his own cavalry and scolded them loudly, telling them to charge immediately and follow the heavy cavalry to kill the enemy.
The moment the suspension bridge was lowered, the firearms regiment's cannons stopped bombarding, and then began to retreat quickly. At the same time, each regiment rushed out two thousand firecrackers to protect the safety of the artillery.
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By the time Beidi's cavalry rushed out from the suspension bridge, the artillery had already been pushed back a mile, slowly opening up space for the cavalry on both sides to engage.
The firearms regiment is still retreating. They have practiced this kind of battlefield retreat training countless times. Who should be in what position in order to retreat from the battlefield more quickly? They have practiced this retreat countless times.
The process is also orderly.
Even the two thousand soldiers holding fire guns were retreating in an orderly manner, which could not only protect the artillery behind them, but also slowly increase the distance between them and the enemy cavalry.
This is the result of hard work and training, and now we have the elite teacher in front of us.
Compared with the orderly retreat of the two firearms regiments, the Beidi cavalry who were charging were a little confused. The suspension bridge was so big that it could only accommodate three or four cavalry at a time. It was nothing, if it were
If you have elite cavalry, they can get through it very quickly.
But don't forget that of the 20,000 Beidi cavalry who came out this time, 10,000 of them were almost old and weak. Especially the horses under them were of all grades.
War horses have different leg strength, so their running speeds will naturally be different, making it impossible for them to act in unison. In reality, some horses are fast and some are slow, making the team quickly become confused.
Got up.
There is another important factor leading to this, and that is that Zu Mang, who leads the team, has his own selfish motives.
He did not dare to fail to carry out He Suihuan's military orders, but the 20,000 cavalry were under his command, and he could always have the final say on who came first and who came last. Even so, of course he let the old and weak who belonged to the 10,000 come after him.
Walking in front, let them hold off the Jizhou Army and rush out first, and then he would rush out with his 10,000 fine cavalry to look for a fighting opportunity.
All kinds of coincidences came together to create this picture. The Beidi cavalry suddenly rushed out and lost their surprise, giving the Jizhou army more time to prepare.
In particular, the two firearms regiments took this opportunity to retreat five miles behind unharmed, and calmly passed by the oncoming heavy cavalry. This made Captain Zhou Jinwen extremely happy.
One of the tasks given by the king was to protect the firearms regiment, and he had already accomplished it before the war started, which made him feel reassured.
"What's going on? Haven't you left the city yet?" Zu Mang was riding on his horse. When he saw how slowly the team was leaving the city, he couldn't help but show anxiety on his face. What he was most worried about was that the army hadn't left the city yet.
, the Jizhou cavalry came over and blocked them back. If this was the case, He Suihuan would not let him go if he found this opportunity.
"Come on, 10,000 cavalry have already walked out, and now it's our turn." The other young generals also looked anxious. Fortunately, so far, there has been no bad news from the front.