The defeated troops fled in a frantic manner and dispersed the Xi people and Bohai people behind them. Before they could figure out what was happening in the front, they were coerced by the frantic Xi people and fled backwards.
The Khitan, Shiwei, and Xi Bing who followed closely behind were shocked when they saw this. The narrow valley could not accommodate so many people gathering together. The chieftain who led the team just wanted to order the arrow to be fired, but hesitated.
After all, he is one of our own, can he really make up his mind to take action? How many people will die under the attack of thousands of arrows?
And just for such a moment of hesitation, they were overwhelmed by the cavalry.
The shortcomings of the long snake marching column were fully exposed at this moment. The front was in retreat, and the back had no idea what was happening. Was there a rebellion? Or was it an encounter with the enemy? If the enemy came to kill them, was the front already defeated and completely routed?
Already?
No one could answer this question. All that came through was confusion, panic and chill.
Abaoji stood on the mountainside and could see clearly.
The number of enemy troops was not large, but they were relatively elite. They took advantage of the narrow terrain and defeated some of the Xi people first, then rolled up the bead curtain and drove them back.
On a real battlefield, often the left does not know the right, the right does not know the left, the front formation does not know the rear formation, and the rear formation cannot see the front formation. When morale is low, it is not bad to be defeated in the face of battle, but to flee at the wind is even worse.
There are people who mistakenly believe rumors and run away.
At this time, thousands of people were defeated in front.
Listening to the report from the general below, it seems that Mei Lu, a nobleman of the Six tribes, was attacked by the Xia people at first. He was caught off guard and defeated, and Mei Lu died in the battle. The Xia people rushed back with the defeated troops, and took several other troops with them.
, the scene became increasingly chaotic.
The reason for this is still related to the state of the Khitan brigade and the terrain at this time.
Dugumen is very narrow and the road is winding. It is an important pass connecting the grassland and the Yanbei Mountains. If the Gushui River had not passed through the mountains, this road would not have existed. During the Later Wei Dynasty, walls were built on both sides of the Gushui River.
Standing beside the river, its importance can be seen.
The Xia people took advantage of this in their surprise attack. They rushed and attacked fiercely, breaking one section first and then pushing the defeated troops forward.
The Khitan marching team was very long and suddenly became passive.
"Yi Li Jin, the Xia thieves don't seem to have many soldiers." Haili followed Abao and watched for a long time, and he already understood. The Xia people only had a hundred cavalry, rushing left and right, arrogant. And there were four of them.
Five thousand people, frightened themselves, became a mess.
"No matter how many troops they have, the current situation will not work." Abaoji's face was not very good and he said: "Give the rear formation an order to retreat."
A messenger immediately went to deliver the order.
"Xiao Dilu, take your three thousand troops and stop these crazy lunatics who have lost their minds." Abaoji said expressionlessly: "First shoot them with arrows to calm them down."
Xiao Dilu was shocked, but he also knew that there was no mercy on the battlefield, so he followed the order and left.
Abaoji's intention was very clear. He could not allow the defeated troops to sweep away more people and disrupt the entire army. Although the Xia people currently only have a hundred cavalry to charge, who knows if this is the vanguard - no, this must be the vanguard.
Troops, because the scouts have already detected the movements of the Xia people's Silver Spear Army, it would be unthinkable to delay them any longer.
After Xiao Dilu left, Abaoji took two steps irritably and kicked half of the dead wood away.
More than 30,000 troops were divided into two groups, and the rescue of Tulububu was so unsatisfactory from the beginning. If I had known this, I might as well have...
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More than three thousand soldiers and horses rushed out of the river valley.
They were well-equipped, skilled in combat, and experienced. After receiving the officer's order, they found a relatively open place. Some of them dismounted, holding long guns and maces to block the front. The people behind them quickly pulled more than ten carriages.
Across the middle of the road.
"Fire arrows!" The horns of the cows sounded continuously, and there was a dense "buzzing" sound from the front of the road and both sides of the hillside.
The sharp arrows flew a short distance, shooting the cavalrymen who were retreating in panic to the ground.
The fastest runners were the Tatars, who came with the Khitans to reap the benefits. Not only did they get no benefits, but they were also dragged down by friendly forces and collapsed in a daze.
At this time, the rear was shouting, fighting and screaming. The Tatars had no fighting spirit and could not think about anything else. They only wanted to escape from this narrow and narrow canyon.
Xia Bing's reputation has been deeply imprinted in their minds, although so far, they have not even seen the enemy's face.
But just when they were glad that they ran fast enough and could finally escape, the arrows flying towards them let them know that their fate might not be as good as those of the defeated soldiers who were dizzy.
The arrows were very dense and non-stop.
The dozens of riders who rushed at the front seemed to have encountered a stumbling rope, and both the people and the horses fell to the ground. The painful groans of the people and horses were mixed together, and blood flowed all over the ground, slowly flowing into the river, stained red.
Half a piece of water.
"Shoot again!" Xiao Dilu was unwavering and issued orders repeatedly.
The Khitan archers continued to draw arrows from their birch bark quivers and maintained a high-speed shooting rhythm. They were full-time professional warriors and elites selected from various ministries, so their archery skills were extremely accurate. After a few rounds, they fell dead on the road.
There were no less than 200 Tatar cavalry. Their deaths blocked the road again, and the routed troops from behind surged over. For a moment, the people fell on their backs, and it was so miserable that even Xiao Dilu couldn't bear to look at it.
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"
"Abaoji, you must die a happy death!"
"We are here to help you, and this is how you treat your own people?"
"Please, please, let me go. I don't want to play anymore."
"If I survive, I will kill Abaoji's head."
The Tatars, Shiwei people, Khitans, and Xi people collided into a ball. Those in front could not pass, but those behind were still rushing forward. How many people fell off their horses, and how many died under the trampling of war horses.
Some smart people abandoned their horses and armor and threw themselves into the Gushui, trying to swim to the other side. However, the river water at the end of August was already very cold, and some people got cramps in their legs and feet while swimming. After thrashing twice, they disappeared.
Some people took a chance and drove their horses across the river. As a result, when they rushed to the middle of the river, their bodies tilted and both men and horses drowned in the river.
More people climbed up the mountains on both sides. They didn't want horses, they didn't want weapons, they didn't want anything. As long as they could escape with their lives, what did it matter?
Xiao Dilu sighed.
This battle was indeed quite miserable. Perhaps more people died from our own arrows than those killed directly by the Xia thieves.
Of course, the biggest cause of death for defeated troops must be trampling on each other or even killing each other. There is no doubt about this.
It was an eye-opener for Xiao Dilu that people can be so chaotic when they lose their minds. In the past, when the Khitan attacked Shiwei, Tatar, and Bohai, the enemy army was defeated. It must have been the same for Xiao, right?
I've never seen Dilu on the front line, but I guess it's not much different.
Damn it! How could things become like this?
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Abaoji has maintained the same posture for a long time.
He stood there all the time, staring at the battlefield, almost becoming a watchstone.
The situation has stabilized.
The bodies of people and horses who died on the road formed a thick barrier, hindering the advancement of those behind. The defeated troops could not rush over, preventing the rear army from falling into chaos.
But in this wave of obstruction, no less than three hundred people died from the arrows, maybe four or five hundred people. The number of people who died from trampling on each other was almost countless, maybe no less than a thousand people. There were also people who died from crossing the river, and were killed by the arrows.
Xia Bing rushed to kill and died...
I'm afraid we lost two to three thousand people in this battle.
In fact, this is nothing, the most important thing is that morale has been frustrated!
He excitedly went to rescue the friendly troops, but what happened to him would make everyone feel unhappy.
But then again, this western expedition was not smooth from the beginning.
The Xia army was different from the opponents they had encountered before, very different. The biggest problem was that they could not be defeated. They could make a comeback even if they were defeated, unlike other tribes that were completely defeated and did not dare to turn back and fight again.
If you continue fighting like this, you will lose all your money sooner or later.
The war horse suddenly screamed, and when Abaoji came to his senses, he saw that the Xia cavalry that was rushing from left to right had slowly retreated.
This is someone with battle experience.
Knowing that once the defeated troops were unable to escape, they would jump over the wall in a hurry and engage in a fight with the trapped beast. However, their weak troops were obviously not enough to support a frontal fight, so they decisively withdrew, distanced themselves, and restored their physical strength and horsepower.
"Send an order to Xiao Dilu to collect the defeated troops." Abaoji ordered: "Running around, shouting, and anyone who dares to resist will be killed immediately."
The messenger went down again to deliver the order.
Abaoji stopped looking. His heart was extremely gloomy, and he was in no mood at all at this moment.
Who would have thought that a small Xia Army squad would be brave, careful, and determined to fight, seize the fleeting opportunity on the battlefield, and create such a great miracle.
If their main force comes over again, it will be difficult for the Khitans to win even with their currently frustrated morale. Perhaps they can rely on their numerical superiority, but the longer the struggle lasts, the more Xia soldiers will surround them, and the situation will become unstable.
The more disadvantageous it is.
In this case, it is better to retreat.
Liaoyang has been lost, and the Bohai people launched a massive counterattack. The news has gradually spread to the middle level of each ministry, and it is only a matter of time before the entire army knows about it. The further back, the lower the morale becomes, and the lower the chance of victory.
"Alas!" Abaoji suddenly felt as if he had stolen the chicken but lost the rice.
Withdraw, withdraw! Li Keyong has already sent a large number of troops to play with the Xia people. At worst, he can just compensate him with some horses after the war. As long as the behemoth of the Xia people is still there, it is expected that Li Keyong will not
Too much dissatisfaction, there will be opportunities for cooperation in the future.
The battlefield quickly calmed down.
Xiao Dilu sent a group of more than a thousand cavalry to bypass the broken troops and form an array in front. They did not take the initiative to attack, they just watched from a distance.
Xia Bing showed off his power, made fun and provoked loudly, and his morale was almost as high as the sky.
The defeated soldiers have calmed down. Some are in grief, some are ashamed, some are frightened, or some are dejected.
During the war, the Han people would take advantage of the enemy's troops coming from afar and take the lead when their foothold was not stable, and then launch a sudden attack to frustrate the enemy's spirit. I have learned a lesson from this.
Abaoji walked down the hillside and left without looking back.
Messengers rushed to various places to deliver orders: "Alternate cover and retreat in turn."
There are a lot of people on the rooftop tonight. I advise all readers, Dog Village is too fake and you will lose nine times out of ten. I won’t play anymore, please give me your money back...