The silver wave was well-trained and maintained a general formation during the charge and was not scattered.
Of course, the so-called charge does not mean rushing forward with all your strength. In that case, you will easily lose your physical strength during the battle and be defeated by the enemy.
In fact, they walked quickly in small steps, which is called "running in line" in military terminology. They usually stopped to organize their formation every two or three hundred steps. This is the main reason why the enemy often runs away in rout battles. You have to wear armor.
If you form a line to pursue the enemy, the defeated soldiers will even lose their equipment, take off their armor and run away. How can you catch up?
The Tianxiong Army is well-trained, and almost all of them are veterans. They know how to control the speed, align their formations, and reasonably allocate their physical strength. Therefore, they do not need to stop to organize their queues, and they directly attack Liang Jun.
In fact, Liang Jun still had time, but with low morale, their first thought was to withdraw to the camp instead of fighting in formation.
The nearly nine thousand infantrymen on the left wing of the Tianxiong Army penetrated directly into the Liang Army's formation like a knife slicing through tofu without encountering any resistance.
Buckets were kicked over, soldiers were chopped to the ground, and there were screams and screams everywhere.
The Xiongwei army completely lost their fighting spirit, and everyone scrambled to escape. Occasionally, a few generals gathered soldiers to resist, and they were quickly submerged in the steel jungle of the Xia army.
What a great defeat, almost a replica of Taizong's defeat of Dou Jiande in the early years of the Chinese Dynasty.
They also spent a day in battle in armor, were still tired and hungry, and fought for water. They were all killed in pieces, too horrible to look at.
Zhu Quanzhong saw from the high platform in the camp that his eyes were about to burst. Ten thousand soldiers were driven everywhere by Xia thieves like sheep, and they were completely defeated.
His heart is bleeding.
I don’t have much capital left, but I didn’t expect to lose a lot of money here. What should I do in the future?
No one could answer his question, and the soldiers of the mighty army rushed to the military camp like a tide.
The narrow trench bridge and the camp gate became "a battleground for military strategists". The irrational soldiers pushed and kicked each other. People kept falling into the trench, with bamboo sticks and iron caltrops inserted all over their bodies, and they screamed in agony.
Some people panicked and ran into the pit, crying for people to come and save them.
Someone rushed in front of the antler gun and just wanted to go around it. The people behind kept pushing and rushing forward, and they were squeezed onto the blade of the gun alive. The thick and long antler gun was covered with corpses, and blood flowed all over the ground, as if it was shouting.
Silent ridicule: This is a weapon used to deal with enemy cavalry or sergeants who have stolen the camp, but it has killed so many of our own soldiers who have fled, it is simply the most ridiculous thing in the world.
The soldiers of the Tianxiong Army leisurely consumed the stamina and morale of the rebel army. They maintained their formation very well, and kept their swords and guns in their hands, easily harvesting the lives of the enemies.
The cavalry was also dispatched, and the right wing of the bodyguards and cavalry troops kept diagonally inserting themselves into the broken troops, dividing them.
In panic, deserters do not know where to go and run in the opposite direction when they see an enemy. This is human instinct and has nothing to do with anything else.
The cavalry skillfully used horn bows and swords to "plan" the escape direction of the defeated troops, and cooperated with the infantry to eliminate them one by one.
This was originally the job of the military cavalry, but the main force of the Tianxiong Army had not arrived yet, so the cavalry and bodyguards had to make a temporary guest appearance. They did a good job of guest appearance, which fully demonstrated the professionalism of the military cavalry without much effort.
, but achieved a better effect than directly charging and killing the enemy.
"The Xiongwei Army is finished!" Jingxiang closed his eyes in pain.
The defeated troops rushed into the camp crazily, and other troops were unable to attack to rescue them. They could only watch helplessly as they were slaughtered by the Xia people.
After three to four thousand people fled one after another, the sergeants guarding the camp began to fire arrows. Some of the arrows prevented the Xia soldiers from approaching, and some of them were shot at their own soldiers.
After the intensive reminders were sent out, screams were heard all over the trench bridge, and corpses piled up like mountains.
Some people were shot and then fell into the trench, some were shot directly to death on the trench bridge, and some were not dead for a while and yelled at the camp. Pao Ze, who had been fighting side by side in the morning, was now facing each other with swords. What's the reason?
Others knelt in front of the trench, crying and begging to be let in.
But it had no effect. After clearing the broken troops in front of the camp gates, a large number of sergeants rushed out, gathered their weapons to face the outside, fired their bows and crossbows, and shot to death the Xia army cavalry who accidentally got too close. The others were cleared away.
He removed the corpses on the trench bridge, then slowly retreated into the camp, pulled up the trench bridge, and closed the camp gate.
There were nervous guards everywhere on the wall of the village. They were holding bows, crossbows and spears, staring at the soldiers of Xia who were chasing the remnants of the enemy, and they were worried in their hearts.
No one wants to die. If someone must die, then let others die. It has nothing to do with me.
Half an hour later, the commotion on the battlefield gradually subsided.
Li Lin, the commander of Tianxiong Army's left wing, ordered all the troops to slowly gather in and maintain their formation.
The cavalry is still fighting. There are only scattered broken troops left. It is not worth sending out large troops. Their task is to "herd the sheep", that is, to drive these people together and then make them abandon their weapons and surrender.
Zhao Ye, the bodyguard of Qianhu, and Murong Fu led 3,000 people out of the camp to clean the battlefield and take prisoners into custody.
This battle was fought vigorously, and a conservative estimate is that more than 3,000 people were beheaded and about 3,000 people were captured.
Only this number of Xiongwei troops fled back, but it will be difficult for them to form an organized field field in a short time. It would be good if they could go up to the wall to defend them after being contained and reorganized.
Liang Jun only had more than 10,000 combatable troops left, and he was already at an absolute disadvantage.
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Under the setting sun, a large group of sergeants were quickly marching eastward.
They didn't care about the horse power at all, they just came in the direction of running to death and destroying the horses.
Ten thousand people in the left wing of the Feilong Army, at the moment the Tianxiong Army launched their attack, bypassed the north and south sides, ran for dozens of miles, and arrived outside Bajiao Town at the moment the sun set.
Bajiao Town is a military town with a city. At this time, there are about 6,000 troops stationed there. Except for a small number of mounted scouts, almost all of them are infantry.
Guard general Liu Chongba originally served in the Poxia Army together with Du Yanqiu, Wang Yanzhang, and Liu Qi.
Now that the Po Xia army has dispersed, the remaining troops have joined various ministries. Among the few people with good connections at that time, Wang Yanzhang got a command post and guarded Suanzao. Zhao Yan returned to Xuzhou, and his entire family surrendered to Xia. Du Yan
The ball was also thrown at Xia, and I heard that he was doing well. Liu Chongba took more than a hundred of Xia's army confidants and merged into the Longhu Army. Most of them were from the Changzhi Army, so as the backbone of the army, Liu Chongba also became the commander and commander.
Six thousand tribesmen.
After the Feilong Army dismounted, the defenders were on tight alert as if facing a formidable enemy.
Qibizhang shook his head. The Liang people did not take the initiative to attack when their position was unstable. Either the defenders were timid or the sergeants were incompetent.
"General Liu, please don't defend. Here is a letter written by General Du Yanqiu. You might as well take a look at it." While the enemy was panicking, a knight stepped forward and shot Du Yanqiu's letter into the city.
"Commanders of the Dragon and Tiger Army, God is kind to you, and King Xia is benevolent and righteous. I don't want to see you die on the edge of the sword, so why not surrender?"
"The Changzhi Army has been destroyed. This is General Zhu Youyu's flag. Let the troops take a look."
"This is Changzhijun Military Academy..."
The soldiers trying to persuade him to surrender took turns coming forward like a revolving lantern, shouting at the top of their lungs.
The defenders heard the noise rising, but were quickly scolded.
Qibizhang laughed heartily. The thieves were demoralized and were easily defeated.
At the same time, the cavalry army, which had just defeated the Xiongwei Army in Jiugou, also set out overnight after building up its power.
Although they were jokingly called the weakest cavalry among all the cavalry by the Xia army, they were better because they worked hard and played a greater role. The cavalry officers believed that their combat effectiveness was at least better than that of the Dingnan army. Definitely not.
The weakest one can't defeat the cavalry of each army, and it can't defeat your newly established army in trouble?
The target of the cavalry army was not Bajiao Town or Bianzhou. They were active on various roads and even in the wilds leading to Bianzhou, firmly blocking the access roads.
This order was suggested by Niu Li, the deputy envoy of the Tianxiong Army. Oritsugu Yu agreed, and then personally led the team, bypassing Liang Jun who was huddled in the camp, and pushed in behind.
This is actually the Xia Army's customary style of play in recent years. Their tactics have undergone tremendous changes compared to earlier years. They were created based on the stubborn and difficult characteristics of the infantry in the Central Plains vassal towns: roundabout insertions and slow retreats of the enemy.
Army, creating opportunities for the main infantry group.
This tactic cannot be used by the grassland peoples because they lack powerful infantry groups, and the cavalry's frontal harassment and attack seems to have no effect on the warriors of the late Tang Dynasty. But in the hands of the Xia army, this tactic is simply ridiculous.
After the attack, the combination of infantry and cavalry was invincible, and Liang Jun was miserable after almost losing all his cavalry.
"Zhu Quanzhong can run north or south, but he can't go east." On the bank of the river in the dark night, Zhejiyu distributed orders to the military academies under his tent: "The king said it before the war, and Zhu Quanzhong gave him this
If there is a chance, then we cannot let him go back again. If we let him go back to Bianzhou during this battle, I will apologize to the king myself, and you will not be able to reap the consequences. When the troops are reorganized, just wait to be denumbered."
The generals were shocked when they heard this.
Being revoked is not just as simple as changing the name. There are too many interest issues involved. If it is merged with the silver gun, everyone can wipe their necks. It is really embarrassing.
After the order was issued, the generals rushed back to their respective units' stations.
Oretsugu thought for a while, then called the messenger and ordered: "Go to Zhongmou quickly and ask the king to recruit cavalry for the bodyguards. Henan Prefecture soldiers with horses will also be sent over to block the eastern border together. With this,
Ten thousand or twenty thousand horsemen will pester Zhu Quanzhong vigorously, and they will not let him escape."
The messenger didn't say anything, took the letter Yu Oritsugu had written in a hurry and left.
Forty miles from Zhongmou to Bajiao Town, the messenger arrived quickly with three or four horses per person.
After Shao Shude read it, he made a decision on the spot and agreed to Oritsugu's request. Not only that, he also ordered the Tianxiong Army and the Protectorate Army who were still rushing to Zhongmou to allow the army's cavalry to ride on horseback and rush to the Bajiao Town area.
There are approximately seven or eight thousand cavalry in these two units, and they are all under the command of Yu Oritsugu.
A total of more than 20,000 horsemen were deployed on the east side, fearing that they would not be able to stop Zhu Quanzhong from rushing back to Bianzhou.
But Shao Shude was still a little worried. At this critical moment, he also took a gamble and ordered: "Kecheng, you will take your soldiers Du Qianqi to Bajiao Town and return them to the command of the military envoy. If you see Liang Jun's cavalry east
If you want to escape, you must stop them even if you risk your life, and don’t let anyone go.”
Ye Li Kecheng was a little surprised, but agreed without hesitation.
He knew that Zhu Quanzhong could not be allowed to go back no matter what. This was the key to success or failure.