Linghu Dan is a bait, and the danger is also a bait.
Once Xiang Liu'er sends troops to the north to relieve the siege, he will probably turn his swords and guns to Panjiang Mansion in times of danger. Helian Chengxian and Yuan Jun's tribe will probably not besiege Linghu Dan again, and Huchajing will only need to hang behind Linghu Dan. The only thing
The only difference is that the battlefield will be moved from Chimei Mountain to Panjiang Mansion. In this case, Xiang Liu'er simply left Linghu Dan to fend for himself and attacked Li Luo with all his strength. It depends on whether Linghu Dan and Li Luo will fight in the end
Whoever can't hold on first will be defeated.
Yuan Jun took away the elites of the two battalions of Changshui Shesheng, leaving only a few Mu Tianlang soldiers. With the addition of 170,000 reinforcements, the number of people was slightly larger than that of the besieged Linghu Dan, but the combat power was
It's not the same. After all, the situation is not much better than that of Linghu Dan.
Moreover, it took several days to besiege Linghu Dan, but the Caohai Cavalry that stormed Li Luo's troops arrived in the blink of an eye.
War was raging in Panjiang Mansion. Li Luo originally set up a crab claw formation, with Muzicheng and Pancheng as crab claws. Ban Zhong and Ling Gumian each led 50,000 troops to guard the two cities. Li Luo was in the middle, leading the remaining 80,000 troops.
The soldiers guarded Bailu Slope, and the three battalions responded to each other to resist the Caohai army, which was as powerful as the mountains and seas.
The Crab Claw Formation, also known as the Lotus Tail Formation, is just an ordinary battle formation, not too surprising. It can be attacked or defended. The two wing formations are slightly forward, the center formation is slightly backward, and the three battalions are separated by several miles.
There is a distinction between near and far, but there is no distinction between primary and secondary.
The formation is a regular formation, and the details lie in the commander, who is moved from the rear to the front. The beauty of its use lies in the general's on-the-spot command based on the enemy's situation. Li Luo laid out the Crab Claw Formation because he saw that this formation could command the masses with only a few flag bearers.
, slightly uneven, with a clear outline, and the magic effect of simple and complex. If used well, ordinary military formations can achieve miraculous effects, and it is not necessary to obtain a unique formation. However, if used incorrectly, the enemy soldiers will pick up the enemy in vain.
A big bargain.
This time, Li Luo missed the mark.
The Caohai armies were coming with great force. According to Li Luo's plan, as long as the Dagan soldiers in Muzicheng and Pancheng could hold on for half a day, the other two armies could come to help. With the magical effect of the Crab Claw Formation, they could hold off for a few days. Seeking victory.
It's probably not possible, but there should still be some certainty that the outcome will be decided in a battle at Chimei Mountain.
The height of Muzi City is three feet, and the wall of Pancheng is nearly five feet high. There are two cities in one county, and the two cities are very close to each other. Ban Zhong led his army to Pancheng, and Ling Gumian went to Muzi City. Compared with
Ban Zhong and Ling Gumian are indeed more than one step ahead.
In fact, Xiang Liu'er could also abandon Muzi City and Pancheng and go straight to Bailupo. Before leaving, Ling Gumian was actually most worried about this matter, if Xiang Liu'er marched directly with his army.
There is no danger to defend Bailu Slope. Although Dagan has the advantage of being in a commanding position, he does not have the superiority in military strength. Even though Li Luo is good at martial arts, it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. The 80,000 Dagan soldiers can stop the 50,000 Cao Hai cavalry.
Thank God already.
Li Luo didn't worry too much. The soldiers came to cover up the water and the earth. No matter how many plans he made, he would eventually see the truth under his hands.
What Li Luo and Ling Gumian never expected was that Pancheng, which was the easiest to defend and difficult to attack, would fall, and it fell so quickly that Li Luo and Ling Gumian had no time to send troops to rescue them. It took less than half a day, to be exact.
After Caohai stormed, Ban Zhong and his troops only held on for less than three hours before Caohai's army captured the city.
Ban Zhong held on to Pan City and refused to surrender. The arrow stacks at the top of Pan City and the rubble at the bottom of the city were dyed crimson with blood, which was horrifying to see. The Mobei Mad Eagle was the first to attack Pan City's wall.
, and they attacked three times. The first two times, they were forced back by the masters of the army led by Ban Zhong at the risk of their lives. But the last time, Ban Zhong was killed by the Mobei Kuangying with a sword. By now, the morale of the Dagan soldiers was in chaos, and they were killed by the masters of Caohai.
Taking advantage of the situation, they breached the city gate.
The city gate was lost, Caohai's troops were stronger than Dagan's, and the commander-in-chief of his army died. The defeat was complete. He wanted to kill the enemy but was unable to save the day. In the end, less than 10,000 Dagan soldiers broke through the siege and escaped from Pancheng, and the rest
Nearly 40,000 soldiers were either captured or killed, and all of them disappeared in the battle of scaling the city.
At this time, Li Luo and Ling Gumian, who came to help, were still several miles away, and they could only watch the city change its owner. Li Luo made a decisive decision and immediately withdrew his troops. He also sent an order to Ling Gumian to abandon Muzi City and unite his troops to defend Muzi City.
Bailu Slope.
Naturally, Xiang Liuer would not let go of the fat meat that was brought to his mouth. The Caohai cavalry chased him like a whirlwind. Li Luo fought and retreated. Fortunately, Ling Gumian came to help him, and he safely retreated to Bailupo. Even though
In this way, Li Luo also lost thousands of his soldiers in this hasty battle.
Ling Gumian did not dare to neglect. The city had been lost and Muzi City was left alone. If he divided his troops outside, they would be divided and annihilated by Caohai's army. He quickly abandoned Muzi City and joined forces with the Dagan soldiers at Bailupo.
The fall of Pancheng really caught Li Luo by surprise. All the previous arrangements were destroyed in one go, and it cost Ban Zhong and tens of thousands of Dagan soldiers their lives. Li Luo's heart sank when he heard about Caohai's army attacking Pancheng.
In this situation, I am afraid that the Caohai tribes still had some remaining strength in their troops in Beifu a few days ago, hiding the true strength of the Caohai cavalry.
In front of Bailu Slope, war flags hung out, blocking out the sun, moon and starlight.
Bailu Slope is a gentle slope, dozens of miles long, about three hundred feet high from bottom to top. It only takes an hour for a horse to go up and down Bailu Slope. The ups and downs of Bailu Slope are the same from beginning to end, and there is nothing particularly dangerous.
On the top of the slope is the famous Bailuyuan in Yinzhou, with a radius of several hundred miles. It is said that someone saw a white sacred deer in Bailuyuan many years ago, and Bailuyuan got its name from this.
It is unknown whether there is a real white deer in Bailu. Anyway, in recent years, let alone white deer, it is not easy to encounter even an ordinary gray deer and spotted deer. Besides, Li Luo was very interested in the so-called auspicious white deer.
Nowadays, I still have lingering fears. When I was hunting in Guanshan, I encountered a white deer. Unfortunately, not only was it not a good omen, but it was a terrifying omen of great evil.
Bailuyuan is surrounded by ravines on three sides and is extremely steep. Only the side of Bailupo is suitable for marching. The Caohai soldiers can indeed climb over the mountains and ridges to get behind Li Luo. However, this will take many times more effort, waiting to be killed.
After arriving behind the army led by Li Luo, I am afraid that the battle in Chimei Mountain has been decided.
The Caohai cavalry surrounded the front of Bailupo. At a rough look, there were at least 200,000 cavalry soldiers, while there were less than 120,000 soldiers left on the Dagan side, and they were mainly infantry, with very few cavalry.
Li Luo built three fronts. There were trenches, broken stones, rolling logs and other objects between each front, supplemented by simple stone walls to resist the Caohai cavalry. Behind the fortifications was the military formation of Dagan soldiers.
The main phalanx is a shield wall and spearmen at the front, and archers at the rear.