Chapter 3117: Forced by the enemy to enter the city
Xicheng, the Yan army's center, under the blue flag.
Murong Zhen's face was as heavy as water as he looked at the green-armored cavalry retreating in front of him like a tide. The heavy infantry of the Beifu Army, amidst the sound of drums and horns, moved closer to the center, regrouped under Tan Shao's banner, and lined up again.
In the battle, a hint of helplessness flashed across his face, and he waved his riding crop gently. The regret of being just one breath away at the critical moment was clearly evident on the veteran's face.
Beside him, Murong Ping lowered his head. Hemostatic powder had been sprinkled on the scar on his right face, but a scar was still jumping on his face like a centipede. Behind him, there were four to five thousand blue armors.
The cavalry of the King of Beihai are re-arranging, facing north, the iron wheels are rumbling, and the Jin troops are lined up in a chain of iron chain chariot formations. It is obvious that there is not much space left for the cavalry troops. Once the other side
Tanshao's infantry formation has completed its reorganization and is moving forward again. I'm afraid that the armored cavalry will no longer have any space for assault and roundabout.
Murong Ping gritted his teeth and shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, deal with me. Even if you kill me, there is nothing you can do. The general is incompetent and failed to repel the enemy's chariot troops. You were forced to withdraw the front to attack Tan Shao.
Troops, what a pity.”
Murong Zhen shook his head: "This is not your fault, it is my fault. It was too little and too late for me to withdraw the troops here in Tanshao. I should have withdrawn them all just now and concentrated all the troops to attack Zhu Lingshi.
, the first batch of tanks he came over were only between 130 and 150 tanks, so if we concentrate all our strength on the attack, we can still defeat them in one fell swoop!"
Yueshou on the side shook his head: "There is no regret medicine in this world. Besides, Zhu Lingshi is very scheming and not a fool. If our army really attacks him with all our strength, I'm afraid he won't attack him forcefully and will only leave part of the battlefield behind."
The chariots resisted to death, and he led the main force to retreat. Just like what he did just now, General Ping has fought very well with the existing troops. He was able to bring back more than 800 cavalry when surrounded by the enemy's chariots on both wings, and the loss was just
It's more than a thousand. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to achieve such a result."
Murong Ping squinted his eyes and said: "Your Majesty, what should we do now? Should we concentrate our forces and defeat the enemy's army? Or we should ignore the chariot troops behind and concentrate on charging Tanshao again. If we can't charge down, we will attack Tanshao again.
Kill the weak spots in their formation, go to Nancheng, and find a way to meet up with the black-robed reinforcements."
Yueshou said in a deep voice: "I'm afraid this is not the best strategy. Reinforcements have already arrived in the south city of the Jin army. When we attacked the enemy Tan Shao's headquarters just now, we could see one or two thousand infantry and cavalry coming from behind.
, probably because they saw that although the situation of Tan Shao's army was critical, it did not reach the point of collapse."
"So now the Jin troops coming from Nancheng are still in formation and have not directly stepped forward to rescue. We have lost the best opportunity to attack Tanshao. Even if we break out of a hole and want to go to Nancheng, there will be troops behind the enemy formation to intercept them. Unlike
Just now, we came out from the city gate to attack from both sides. Now the offense and defense are reversed. If we want to forcefully break through Tan Shao again, we may not have a chance. Your Majesty, we have to make other plans!"
Murong Zhen sighed: "Ping'er has fought against chariots, so he knows that chariots are difficult to fight. Now Zhu Lingshi is waiting for reinforcements. Even if they all rush over, there is not much chance. This time they are connected in a line with iron ropes.
To attack, the chariots can shoot powerfully from a distance, and can fight with weapons at close range. There are also iron ropes to prevent our troops from passing between the chariots. What's more terrible is that their chariots have iron wheels, not wooden wheels that can be shattered with one blow.
It is simply a mobile fortress. If you want to break it, you can only rely on maneuverability to make a roundabout way."
Murong Ping said sternly: "But now hundreds of their chariots are pressing over together, occupying the entire space between the long siege and the city wall. It is no longer possible for us to go around in a roundabout way. If we want to charge directly to the front, it's like It is the same as attacking the enemy's long siege by force, but because you are short, attack the enemy's strong points."
Yueshou narrowed his eyes: "Then we can also try to rush over, control the horse to jump over the iron rope, get behind the chariot, and then attack from both sides. There is no chance of winning."
Murong Zhen shook his head: "We have tried two small-scale attacks just now. Behind the enemy's chariots, there are large groups of infantry following up, and some cavalry guarding the formation. Even if they rush past, they will still hit them. Their infantry phalanx did not leave us a chance to attack from both sides, unless we have enough troops to kill a large number of enemy troops on the city wall."
Yueshou's eyes lit up: "There are still 10,000 to 20,000 reserve sergeants and archers in the city. They can go to the city to fight now. The enemy troops on both sides are surrounding us, but an attack from the top of the city will cause them a lot of damage. of!"
Murong Ping gritted his teeth: "It's too late. When we notify the troops in the city and let them go up to the city, I'm afraid the Jin troops from both directions have already flattened us. Besides, there is a gap in the city wall that is more than 300 steps wide. , it is impossible for anyone to defend this area."
Yueshou patted the saddle anxiously and said loudly: "This won't work, that won't work either. Is it possible that we have to wait here to die?"
Murong Zhen spoke slowly: "It is not advisable to attack from both sides. It will only waste our precious troops. It has been nearly two hours since the armored cavalry came out to fight. Now we are exhausted and have lost our energy. We want to break through." One direction, there is no chance to turn elsewhere. As the commander, I am responsible for the lives of the soldiers and the national destiny of Dayan. The only thing to do is to withdraw the troops to the city and let the national division make the next arrangements. ."
Yueshou opened his eyes wide: "How is this possible? We made so many arrangements and finally managed to get out of the city. For this reason, the entire city wall collapsed. If we retreat to the city now, then the enemy army will They will definitely follow and chase them into the city, and the whole of Guanggu will fall!"
Murong Zhen nodded sadly: "It is possible, so we must minimize the losses. There are still more than 6,000 armored cavalry. It is not easy to retreat to the city before the enemy forces on both sides encircle them. General Yue , you take your green-armored cavalry, withdraw first, and enter the inner city as quickly as possible, without worrying about what happens behind."
Yueshou gritted his teeth: "How is this possible? Even if it is a retreat, it should be done after my troops are cut off and the king's troops who are more capable can retreat."
Murong Zhen gritted his teeth: "I personally commanded this battle, and I am fully responsible for the victory or defeat of this battle. Lord Yue, when you go back, the Imperial Guard will not make things difficult for you, nor will they annex and recruit your subordinates. But when I go back, it will be difficult to say, so I am the only one who can do this matter of stopping losses after the break, do you understand?"