The appearance of the True Feather Cavalry not only surprised Qin Xiao, but also made him excited.
The purpose of holding on to Longba is to delay time and wait for the situation to change.
He thought that Gu Baiyi would lead his troops to attack Shunjin City, surround Wei and rescue Zhao, and force Dou Xiong to retreat. He also thought that Gu Baiyi might directly lead his troops to help according to the situation, but he never expected that the real feather cavalry would arrive.
Although he knew that the Zhenyu Cavalry was very dissatisfied and even resentful towards the Liaodong Army, it was indeed beyond Qin Xiao's expectation that Wu Qinghan dared to directly send troops for reinforcements.
But he soon thought of the same question as Dou Xiong.
He had been trapped in Longba for less than two days. How could the True Feather Cavalry suddenly appear like a divine soldier descending from the sky?
He knew the location of the Zhenyube Khan Court and had walked that route himself.
Starting from Zhenyu Khanting, riding a pure-blooded Zhenyu horse, traveling day and night, regardless of the physical strength of man and horse, the horse will not stop and people will not rest. It will take three days at the fastest to reach Longba.
This is still a one-man horse.
Naturally, the speed of thousands of cavalry cannot be compared with that of a single cavalry.
Even if it is a real feathered horse, it is impossible to do it without stopping from beginning to end. If a person can hold it, the horse cannot.
Even if you don't sleep, eat and drink on the way, and march with a large army, there is almost no possibility of marching such a long distance in less than five days.
In other words, when Zhao Shengtai had just set off from Guangning to prepare for a surprise attack on Jiping City, the True Feather Cavalry had already set off from the Khan Court.
Moreover, Qin Xiao knew that the soldiers and horses of the Zhenyu tribe did not just leave. The various tribes and groups of the Zhenyu tribe were distributed on the Zhenyu prairie, and it would not be possible to assemble the troops and horses in a short time.
The appearance of the True Feather Cavalry really surprised Qin Xiao.
But the arrival of the supporting troops finally gave Qin Xiao a sigh of relief.
He led the troops and struggled to support them, suffering heavy casualties, just waiting for reinforcements to arrive, and the reinforcements from the True Feather Cavalry were considered timely.
When the officers and soldiers of the Long Rui Army on the dam saw the True Feather Cavalry launching a direct attack on the Liaodong Army, they knew that the Crown Prince had seen the arrival of reinforcements, and they were even more excited in their hearts. Everyone knew that this time they truly escaped from death.
In order to boost morale, Qin Xiao could only say that he was using himself as bait to set up a trap to annihilate the Liaodong cavalry. But when he said this, even Qin Xiao was not sure. He was just afraid that the morale of the soldiers would collapse and lose their fighting spirit. If this happened
, it is very likely that there will be a situation of defeat without a fight.
But at this moment when the reinforcements arrived, the soldiers all admired in their hearts, secretly thinking that the general had indeed planned the strategy well. In this battle, the Liaodong cavalry would definitely suffer a devastating blow.
Everyone only thought that the True Feather Cavalry was an ambush arranged by Qin Xiao long ago. They never expected that even Qin Xiao would be shocked by the appearance of the True Feather Cavalry.
Dou Xiong took the lead and led his troops directly to meet the overwhelming amount of True Feather Cavalry.
He has no other choice.
Of course, he could also order the entire army to abandon their weapons and surrender, but in this case, he knew what the consequences would be.
Wang Xingchao was ruthless and the Liaodong Army was full of factions. If Dou Xiong really surrendered on his knees, the only thing that awaited the Dou family would be annihilation.
At that time, the Liaodong Army was ordered to stay in the Northeast. After establishing their foothold, a large number of Liaodong generals migrated from their hometowns to the generals.
The Dou family has long taken root in Liaodong, and after going through horse racing and enclosing land, they have also lived a wealthy and luxurious life.
Once Dou Xiong surrenders to Qin Xiao, Wang Xingchao will definitely deal a cruel blow to the Dou family.
Dou Xiong knew the consequences, so he knew he had no choice but to fight to the death.
If he can fight his way out and escape death, then that's fine. If he really dies in battle, Wang Xingchao will naturally not embarrass the Dou family. In order to commend Dou Xiong's loyalty, he will even provide a large pension to the Dou family.
In this way, he can attract more people to work for him.
Dou Xiong saw this very clearly.
So in this situation, he could only pull thousands of Liaodong cavalry to fight to the death. He no longer cared about the life or death of these cavalry. As long as he could save the Dou family, all sacrifices were insignificant.
The cavalry of the two armies were still some distance apart, but they were already readying their bows and arrows.
For a moment, arrows rained down from the sky.
Accompanied by the shouts of charging into battle, a sharp arrow whizzed past the ears of the cavalry on both sides. The cavalry who was hit by the arrow screamed, and the arrows flew like a rainstorm and penetrated the armor and uniforms, and the blood spattered in the air.
Every now and then, a cavalryman would be hit by an arrow and fall off his horse.
Although the Liaodong cavalry was in a desperate situation, at this moment, they still showed the inner bravery of the Tang army.
On the ground, the black cavalry formations of the two armies were like two torrents, crashing into each other at the same time with loud shouts.
The sound of fighting and fighting filled the space between heaven and earth.
The two torrents collided instantly, then intertwined and merged. Soldiers from both sides waved their swords and slashed at the enemy mercilessly. In just a moment, many cavalrymen from both sides fell dead in a pool of blood.
Fighting hand to hand, without any hesitation or mercy, either you die or I die!
There are still more than 400 cavalrymen under the dam waiting to prevent Long Rui's army on the dam from attacking from behind.
However, when they heard the shouts and fighting sounds coming from behind, these Liaodong cavalry also looked horrified, and the horses under them were also scratching the ground with their hooves uneasily, and many horses even neighed loudly.
Qin Xiao did not act rashly.
He still has more than 2,000 men under his command, but almost all of them are infantry. The cavalry on both sides are currently fighting. At this time, rushing down and attacking the cavalry with infantry will not actually gain much advantage.
Moreover, there are hundreds of cavalry on guard below the dam. Although the number of troops is not large, if they go down to face a head-on confrontation, the cavalry still has the advantage.
The most important thing is that the True Feather Cavalry is in an absolute advantage both in terms of strength and formation, and the two sides are in close combat. The True Feather Cavalry is completely at the upper hand. Even the True Feather Cavalry on both wings have begun to outflank them. Even those who don’t understand military affairs anymore
, it can also be seen at this moment that the defeat of the Liaodong Cavalry has been decided.
Qin Xiao knew that Dou Xiong was just struggling to his death.
But he was also extremely vigilant.
He has not forgotten the Undead Army.
Two thousand undead troops were deployed in other directions, and the True Feather Cavalry made a surprise attack. The Undead Army must have received the news at this moment. He was only worried that the Undead Army would react quickly and in turn appear from both wings to attack the True Feather Cavalry.
"Report!" Qin Xiaozheng was worried. He had already heard a voice coming from behind and saw a military officer coming forward, "General, the undead army in the south has begun to move eastward."
Qin Xiao felt a chill in his heart and turned to look east.
Soon, I saw a sergeant running from the east, "Report, General, reinforcements have appeared from the east, and the flag of Yuwen County Lieutenant has been raised!"
When Qin Xiao heard this, he was overjoyed and said in a voiceless voice: "It's... Yuwen Commandery? Are you sure?"
"It's certain." The sergeant said, "Lieutenant Yuwen raised the flag, and he led the cavalry to come for reinforcements, right behind the undead army. The undead army has also begun to form a formation."
Qin Xiao felt excited.
What he was most worried about was the battle situation in Jiping City.
Previously, Yuwen Chengchao sent someone to report that thousands of Liaodong troops had arrived at Jiping City. The enemy's strength was several times that of Yuwen Chengchao, and Jiping City was easy to attack and difficult to defend. From that moment on, Qin Xiao
I have always been concerned about the situation on Yuwen Chengchao's side, knowing that Jiping City must be under tremendous pressure.
In order to avoid being attacked by Liaodong cavalry, Qin Xiao had to garrison Longba and was unable to go to Jiping City for reinforcements. He only hoped that Yuwen Chengchao could hold on with all his strength and wait for reinforcements to arrive.
But I never expected that at this juncture, Yuwen Chengchao would lead troops to help.
He naturally understood in his heart that if Jiping City continued to be besieged, it would be impossible for Yuwen Chengchao to come over.
Now that Yuwen Chengchao appears, it can only mean that the siege of Jiping City has been solved.
He naturally did not expect that Yuwen Chengchao attacked the enemy camp at night and defeated Tang Kaijia. He wondered whether Gu Baiyi was attacking Shunjin City, and the Liaodong Army that besieged Jiping had to withdraw to support Shunjin.
But no matter what, two lines of reinforcements arrived one after another. The current situation is naturally more favorable to Long Rui's army than ever before.
But he soon also thought that although Yu Wen Chengchao came to rescue, his troops would not be too large after all. If he fought head-on with the undead army, he would definitely not be able to gain the upper hand.
The Zhenyu Cavalry has formed a siege around Dou Xiong's troops. The victory has been determined, so reinforcements are naturally not needed.
He did not hesitate and ordered: "Send the order to Captain Chu to mobilize all the men in the south to go to the east."
The undead army deployed in the south moved east. Naturally, they knew that Yuwen Chengchao was leading troops to help and were gathering to the east. In this way, there would be no pressure on the south.
Chu Hua led nearly a thousand soldiers and horses to defend in the south. At this moment, he could naturally mobilize to the east. Once Yuwen Chengchao and the undead army fell into a bitter battle, Bashang would of course rush down for reinforcements.
"Pay attention to the movement of the undead army in the west and see if they have any movement." Qin Xiao was giving instructions, and a sergeant had already rushed over there, "Report, General, the undead army below Xiba is moving south, very hurriedly, it seems
We need to withdraw our troops."
Qin Xiao sneered.
The main battlefield is in the north. The Undead Army did not move north to reinforce the Liaodong Army. Instead, it moved south. If nothing unexpected happened, it would naturally detour from the south and go to the east to gather.
He was previously worried that the undead army would outflank him from the east and west and throw himself into the fighting on the northern battlefield. Now it seemed that the undead army had no intention of reinforcing Dou Xiong.
"General, they...killed them!"
Qin Xiao was about to order the troops and horses from the west to move eastward to reinforce Yuwen Chengchao. Suddenly he heard someone shouting around him. When he looked down, he found that the hundreds of Liaodong cavalry who were on guard at the foot of the mountain turned their horses around.
, charging directly towards the tragic battlefield.
Dou Xiong had been completely surrounded by the True Feather Cavalry and fell into a fierce fight.
The hundreds of cavalrymen at the bottom of the dam obviously saw that their companions were in a dangerous situation and intended to rush over to tear open the gap and reinforce their companions.
However, even if a few hundred people were killed, it would be impossible to change the situation of the battle.
But Qin Xiao looked at the hundreds of cavalrymen who knew the enemy was strong but still charged forward without hesitation, and he felt a trace of respect in his heart. After all, the fearlessness and bravery of the Tang army had not completely disappeared from the bones of the Liaodong soldiers.
Seeing a large number of Liaodong cavalry falling in a pool of blood in the fight with the Zhenyu cavalry, Qin Xiao felt no joy in his heart, but helplessness.
The battlefield was like a purgatory on earth. The air was filled with the disgusting smell of blood. The blood-stained Liaodong soldiers were fighting in the final battle. While slashing with their swords, beast-like roars rolled out of their throats.