"If we are in an open area, we can send people to attack from all sides. It is not difficult to break the formation. Unfortunately, this is a canyon. We can only attack one side. I have no way to defeat the enemy."
The staff member shook his head with a grimace.
While they were talking, the other two phalanxes in the valley did not stop attacking for a moment.
Ye Lilang watched as the surrounded party cavalry kept falling, and his heart was as sharp as a knife.
This is his brother's unit, and it is also the cavalry unit with the largest number of Yeli people.
"Commander, please give me five hundred cavalry. I am willing to break this formation."
Ye Lilang couldn't stand it anymore and asked Li Jikui for help.
"How are you going to break the formation?"
Li Jikui asked.
"Commander, have you noticed that when our infantry is replaced by cavalry, they will retreat behind the holes. Although this formation is powerful, it moves slowly."
Ye Lilang said: "I can lead the cavalry to follow the infantry and rush them away before they retreat!"
"Sir, what do you think?"
Li Jikui did not immediately agree to Ye Lilang, but turned to look at his staff.
Ever since he was led by Qing Huai in circles in the mountains and became the laughing stock of the party leaders, Li Jikui spent a lot of money to hire this staff member.
Facts have proved that his decision was correct.
Since the staff arrived, they have quickly managed his military camp in an orderly manner.
So now whenever he encounters something he cannot decide, he will ask his staff.
"What General Ye Lilang said is a good idea. You can try it."
The staff thought for a moment and said: "However, General Ye Lilang, you can't be impulsive. If you find that you can't capture it, please retreat immediately."
"Know."
Ye Lilang waved his hand impatiently and walked down the high ground with Li Jikui's military order.
After a while, he led five hundred cavalry and stopped at the edge of the canyon, waiting for the opportunity.
When the new round of infantry retreated, Ye Lilang immediately charged forward with his cavalry.
But how did he know that it was not that the phalanx could not speed up, but that Zhong Wu ordered the phalanx to advance slowly for the sake of safety.
Facing the cavalry charge, Zhong Wu gave the order, and the phalanx retreated several times faster, quickly retreating behind the pit.
If Ye Lilang had stopped at this time, it would still be too late, but he was already so angry that he couldn't care less about it?
"Watch your steps and avoid potholes."
He turned his head and shouted a warning, then controlled the horse to rush into the river beach full of potholes.
It must be said that Ye Lilang's equestrian skills were very good, and he controlled his horse to avoid six deep pits one after another.
At this time, the speed of the war horse had slowed down. When it was still ten feet away from the phalanx, more than a dozen bamboo poles suddenly stabbed out of the phalanx.
Ye Lilang can become a general not only because of his family's influence but also because of his good skills. He is considered a rare warrior in the army. His weapons are also made of fine iron and are extremely sharp. However, when faced with more than ten bamboo poles at the same time, he could only break three of them.
The neck, arms, and thighs were pierced.
The horse under him did not escape either, and was stabbed five or six times.
And not everyone has as good riding skills as Ye Lilang. At this time, many cavalrymen have been hit and fell to the ground, and then they will affect other cavalrymen.
In just a short while, the river beach was full of fallen horses and cavalry.
Naturally, Zhong Wu would not let go of such a good opportunity and immediately commanded the formation to advance.
In the end, of the five hundred cavalry brought by Ye Lilang, only less than three hundred escaped, and the remaining two hundred people all stayed in Qingshui Valley forever.
Zhong Wu did not rush forward. When the cavalry escaped from the pit, he ordered the phalanx to stop and defend the formation.
Li Jikui only had more than a thousand cavalry left, and he did not dare to send more people to die. The two sides just faced off at the edge of the canyon.
But on the other side of the canyon, the fighting never stopped.
The space of the party cavalry was compressed smaller and smaller, and some people were stabbed to death with bamboo poles every minute.
The blood of the cavalry and horses gathered into a stream and flowed into the nearby river, turning the water red.
Especially when they found out that the reinforcements had been blocked, the morale of the party's cavalry completely fell to the bottom.
"Those who surrender will not be killed!"
At this time, Jin Feng ordered the soldiers of the Tielin Army to shout for surrender again.
"Sir, they are already meat on the chopping block. It is not difficult to kill them all. Why do we need to surrender?"
On the high ground of Tielin Army, Old Man Zhao curiously asked Jin Feng for advice.
"The mourning soldiers will win. If they can't see a way out, they will definitely resist desperately. Even if they are all wiped out, the Tielin Army may still die."
Jin Feng was in a good mood at this time and explained with a smile: "I promised Qinghuai that I would return the Tielin Army to him properly.
Besides, Dakang has always been short of labor and well-bred war horses. After surrendering, the prisoners will be sent to do hard labor, and the war horses can also be used to form a cavalry team. Isn't it more cost-effective than killing them all?"
Old man Zhao was stunned by Jin Feng's answer. It took him a long time to give a thumbs up: "You are awesome!"
In the battle between Dakang and Dangxiang, there were cases where one side suffered zero casualties, more than once, but the side with zero casualties was always Dangxiang's cavalry.
Before today, if someone said that Dakang's army could face the party's cavalry with zero casualties, Old Man Zhao would definitely spit on him.
But now, Jin Feng has done it.
This battle is destined to be recorded in the history of Dakang. As a witness, Old Man Zhao is proud of it.
Survival is the instinct of all living things. After discovering that the reinforcements had no hope of breaking through, some of the party cavalry who were about to be stabbed to death by the phalanx finally began to choose to throw away their scimitars and surrender.
If someone takes the lead, someone will follow.
More and more soldiers are throwing away their machetes.
Of course, there are also tough ones.
In the center, a party captain slashed the soldier next to him who had thrown away his machete with a knife, and roared:
"The Dangxiang people will never admit defeat to the Dakang people. You cowards, pick up your knives for me and continue..."
Before he finished shouting, an arrow flew out of the square and hit the captain in the neck.
This time, the party cavalry threw their knives faster.
After everyone surrendered, Xu Xiao followed Jin Feng's order and split the square into two, opening a two-meter passage in the middle.
The messenger waved the order flag, and two more groups of soldiers holding shields ran out of the Tielin Army camp, forming shield walls on both sides of the passage. Then another group of spearmen ran out.
The bamboo that is more than one foot long is only half a meter exposed.
If the party cavalry has bad intentions when passing through the passage, they will definitely be stabbed into a hornet's nest.
"Dismount and lead the horse over."
Xu Xiao shouted.
The party soldiers completely lost their fighting spirit. The soldier closest to the passage got off his horse and led the horse into the passage.
The passage was not long, only a few dozen meters. When the cavalry came out of the passage, Tielin troops immediately came forward, tied their hands with ropes, and then took away the horses.
At the high ground of Dangxiang Army, Li Jikui punched the ground angrily.
The staff were worried that he would send someone to die in anger, so they advised: "Commander, withdraw your troops. I will go back and think of ways to defeat the enemy. When our cavalry force arrives, we will come back to deal with the Tielin Army."
Li Jikui's expression changed one after another, but he finally nodded and said, "Retreat the troops."