Chapter 859: The overall situation is determined (2)
"Run quickly, this is the main force of the Jizhou Army cavalry." Seeing the black shadows in the darkness that seemed to be running endlessly, the Beidi cavalry who originally thought about resisting also gave up the idea.
They have 30,000 people. If the Jizhou Army cavalry comes with this number, they can still fight. But seeing that the opponent's number is twice or even three times their own, how will they fight this battle?
The strength of the troops was not as good as the others, the morale was not as good as the others, and there were no generals to command them, so they began to flee backwards.
During a war, once deserters appear, it is a very scary thing. Often, one deserter can take away ten people, ten people can take away a hundred people, and a hundred people can take away a thousand people... Next
The whole army was defeated and there were countless deserters.
Just like now, the one who escaped was not a Beidi cavalryman. Anyway, the commanding general was gone, and they were not afraid of any punishment for escaping. What they wanted to do was to join the main army quickly, so that they would be safe and have no counterattack.
The courage and ability to fight back.
The army was defeated like a mountain!
But when it comes to a defeated army, quantity has never been important. In history, it often happens that a victorious army defeats twice, three times, even five times and ten times the number of its own.
Not to mention that the current number of Jizhou Army cavalry was originally more than that of Beidi Cavalry, even three times.
The 30,000 Beidi cavalry who stayed behind broke into camp and fled without fighting. This made the chasing Jizhou Army cavalry even more powerful. Without any effort, they began to chase the Beidi cavalry and kill them.
"Those who abandon their horses and weapons will live, but those who resist will die!"
Shouts were heard on the battlefield, and also from behind the fleeing Beidi cavalry.
As if they had found a bright light in the dark night, as soon as the voice of persuasion to surrender came out, more and more Beidi cavalry threw away their weapons, dismounted their horses and knelt on the ground.
In a major defeat, saving one's life is always the most important thing.
The cavalry of the Jizhou Army roared past these surrendered soldiers, and as expected they had no intention of killing them. The infantry of the Jizhou Army who arrived then surrounded them one by one, and a large number of ropes were taken out and captured the soldiers one by one.
Tied up.
Shen Yunyi rushed into the king's tent with his infantry and civilians. What he saw made him happy, but it did not make him confused. Instead, he calmly shouted, "Everyone listens to the order, just stay."
Some of them will clean the battlefield and guard the prisoners here, while others will continue to advance, and there will only be more prisoners of war in front of them.
This is not because Shen Yunyi is trying to boost the morale of the soldiers, but he is stating one thing. The Jizhou Army cavalry has been dispatched across the board, and the Beidi cavalry is in chaos again. This is a good time to take advantage of the victory and pursue the victory. There are two more people on the battlefield.
With more than 100,000 Beidi cavalry, how could there be few prisoners?
Just as Shen Yunyi expected, Feng Xun led more than 80,000 Jizhou Army cavalry to pursue the Di soldiers and capture prisoners.
Suddenly, a large number of Jizhou Army cavalry appeared behind them, catching Yi Qushe, Gongsun Wen and others by surprise.
Didn't they obviously have 30,000 cavalry behind them to keep an eye on the Jizhou Army? How did these cavalry get here?
Also, didn't it say that all the Jizhou Army cavalry went to attack the king's tent? Then where did the Beidi cavalry who appeared behind him come from?
They were completely unaware and had no idea what was going on. Even before the news of Mu Qiu's death in battle could be spread, more than 80,000 Jizhou cavalrymen rushed behind them.
Unprepared, many cavalrymen had already turned around and were preparing to head towards the king's tent. The suddenly appeared Jizhou Army cavalrymen easily came behind them and began to cover up and kill them.
It was dark, and the transmission of orders was already slow, and the response of the cavalry was much slower than during the day. Even the generals did not know what was going on, let alone the ordinary soldiers below.
At this moment, Feng Xun and his cavalry were like divine help. Wherever they went, there was little resistance, and there was not even any resistance. Some were just the Beidi cavalry who kept running forward and fleeing.
The sudden charge of the Jizhou Army cavalry chose the best time, a moment when everyone was unprepared.
As the saying goes, doing the right thing at the right time is the foundation of success.
It's the same now. The Jizhou Army appeared at the perfect time. At that moment, the Beidi cavalry was hit head-on, and then scattered away as usual.
The general didn't know what was going on, so naturally he couldn't issue the correct order. All he could do was escape with his cavalry. And when escape became a situation, even gods could not stop this trend of defeat.
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Yi Qushe of the Chinese army also didn't know what was going on. He was coerced by the cavalry below and ran forward. In a short time, he was scattered and lost contact with Gongsun Wen.
Gongsun Wen was a man with an above-average IQ, but he was stunned by the scene in front of him. "Niu Le, where is General Niu Le? Lead the troops to fight back. No matter what, we must block the Jizhou Army cavalry."
Bingfeng, their main force is at the king's tent, there won't be too many enemies in front of them."
"No." After General Niu Le agreed, he led the five thousand cavalry guarding Gongsun Wen back to kill him.
Niu Le was very convinced by the clan elder. In his eyes, everything Gongsun Wen did from childhood to adulthood was not wrong. Since he said that the number of cavalry in the Jizhou Army was not large, it must not be too many.
As long as he dares to lead his soldiers back to fight, he may win, and then he will gain great credit.
Thinking like this, he also did this, but Niu Fa found that it was very difficult to complete this task. Without it, when he counterattacked, the first thing he had to face was his own cavalry who were in a mess, just attacking the Jizhou Army.
It is very difficult to charge back and kill.
After a cup of tea, Niu Le led his army past the fleeing cavalry and rushed back to the front of the formation. But when he looked around, he sadly discovered that the original five thousand cavalry were
, there are only two thousand people left now. The others may have been dispersed by the army, or they may have escaped with the army.
There were only two thousand men, but Niu Le still had no intention of retreating. In his opinion, the Beidi cavalry were all elite divisions. They had suppressed the Jizhou army before, and they could do the same now.
Just as he was boosting the morale of the soldiers below and before they even fully formed their formation, the Jizhou Army cavalry rushed forward.
Feng Xun took the lead, and when he saw that there were actually two thousand Beidi cavalry who did not escape, he seemed to want to fight them decisively, and he couldn't help but feel full of fighting spirit.
Along the way, the Beidi cavalry he met ran away without any decent opponents. Although this was a good thing, it still made him very depressed. Now it's better, finally there are enemies who can't escape.
In front of him, he can have a good fight.
But before the smile on Feng Xun's face could fully bloom, a cavalry team had already charged towards the enemy. "Damn it, Tai Shijin, you don't care about it. Fight with me, the brigade commander. I'll deal with you when I get back."
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No matter how angry Feng Xun's shouts were at this moment, Tai Shijin, the commander of the Snow Leopard Regiment of the Third Regiment, had already rushed forward with his five thousand light cavalry. Facing Niu Le's army, there was a burst of bows and arrows.
shoot.
Even in the dark night, the power of the long bow with horns was still undiminished, and it shot towards the groups of black shadows.
General Niu Le was about to engage the enemy when he was hit by an arrow in his arm. He couldn't help shouting in pain. But what made him unable to scream in pain was that during this moment, the two people around him
Hundreds of Qianbeidi cavalry were shot to death.
The heavy damage this time also made the army's morale become chaotic. "Don't be afraid, these are just the infantry archers of the Jizhou Army. They don't have much cavalry."
He was still consoling himself and wanted to boost the morale of the army by himself, but what happened next made Niu Le shut his mouth. Tai Shijin and his soldiers rushed up quickly after shooting an arrow.
, and when the distance between the two sides became closer and closer, the so-called Niu Le's statement that the Jizhou Army did not have many cavalry was completely overturned.
The speed of the black shadow was so fast, and the sound of the horse's hooves hitting the ground was so clear. Who else could it be if it wasn't a cavalry?
"Run!"
Seeing that the number of black shadows in front was increasing, contrary to what his general said, many timid Beidi cavalry turned around and fled. In the end, only Niu Le, including Niu Le, was left on the battlefield.
There are less than a thousand people.
With one thousand against five thousand, the morale of the smaller side is still low, and the outcome of the battle can be imagined.
Tai Shijin and others only charged in one wave, and when many soldiers didn't even wave their guns, the Beidi cavalry in front of them, which numbered a thousand men, declared a failure.
Niu Le's luck was not very good. He stood in a prominent position and received special care. When he died, there were more than a dozen bullet holes and skid marks from the bright silver gun on his body.
Niu Le died in the battle, and hundreds of others died in the battle with him. As for the other more than 800 Beidi cavalry, they simply threw down their weapons and chose to surrender.
Outnumbered, without any reinforcements, and the general died in the battle, surrendering at this time would be a wise choice.
"Leave these people to the brothers behind, and we will continue to charge." Tai Shijin, who was not satisfied with killing, did not pay attention to the Beidi cavalry in front of him. With an order, the Snow Leopard Regiment continued to pursue forward.
The Jizhou Army cavalry was chasing, while the Beidi cavalry was fleeing. Between the chase and the escape, Beidi's disadvantage began to show.
As mentioned before, almost all the Beidi cavalry were dispatched this time. The number of excellent war horses was limited, and some people had to use some draft horses or even mules or undergrown ponies as carriages.