On the empty mountain plains, two huge Macedonian phalanxes were surrounded by thousands of cavalry.
The two phalanxes were surrounded by sharp bamboos on all sides, like a hedgehog with its legs and feet curled up. The party cavalry circled around and around, but they could never find a place to bite.
The two sides were at a stalemate.
The news was naturally passed back to their respective base camps by the scouts.
The party members currently occupied a favorable position, so Li Jikui was naturally unhurried and slowly discussed with his staff how to break through the hedgehog-like phalanx.
On the contrary, General Fan's mansion exploded.
General Fan and Qinghuai both placed high hopes on the Ansu Army and Yong'an Army, hoping that they could use the Macedonian Phalanx to rescue the trapped Tielin Army.
Unexpectedly, before the coalition forces reached Qingshui Valley, more than half of them were killed or wounded, and the rest were surrounded by party cavalry.
"Aren't they all familiar with the phalanx and the barbed wire fence given by Qinghuai? Why are they so vulnerable?"
General Fan was anxious and angry.
"Back to the commander, the party's cavalry arrived too fast. By the time our brothers passed the news to General Ding and General Cheng, they were already several miles away. Half of the brothers had no time to form a formation and were dispersed by the cavalry.
Already."
The scout said with a grimace: "As for the barbed wire fence given by Qinghou, it was still in the car and there was no chance to open it, so all the auxiliary soldiers were killed..."
"Are they sending troops so quickly this time?"
General Fan asked with a cold face.
Speed has always been one of the main advantages of cavalry, but when a large army is dispatched, it is definitely not as fast as a single scout.
According to the normal marching speed of the Dangxiang cavalry, the Ansu army had enough time to arrange their troops after receiving the notice from the scouts.
But the facts slapped them hard in the face.
"Come back to the Marshal, even the villains don't know. The Dangxiang people are like crazy. They are all traveling lightly. When they leave the camp, they run wildly. The speed is only a little slower than the villains."
When the scout said this, he was still frightened.
At that time, he was racing against death. If he slowed down, he would be doomed.
"It seems that the Dangxiang cavalry has expert guidance and does not give the Ansu army a chance to form a phalanx."
Qinghuai looked out the window: "I hope the five hundred people on the south road will not encounter the party cavalry."
The reason why half of the people on the way to the north survived was because they carried bamboos and shields that could be used to form a large formation. The team starting from the south gate had to take a mountain road close to Qingshui Valley. For the convenience of the march, they only brought two days of rations.
and weapons.
Once you encounter party cavalry, you will be in danger.
But he was afraid of something. As soon as Qinghuai finished speaking, a scout covered in blood was carried in.
"Report to the Commander-in-Chief that General Liu was ambushed by party members in Jinfangling... and the entire army was wiped out..."
After the scout finished saying this intermittently, he fainted.
General Fan's face paled slightly, and he waved his hand for the soldiers to carry the scout away.
Qinghuai also stumbled and almost fell.
The reinforcements from the south and the north all failed, and he was full of worries about the future of the Tielin Army.
Even more anxious than Qinghuai were the Ding family and Cheng family staff who stayed in Weizhou city.
The Tielin Army is currently trapped in the mountains and is not in much danger yet, but their Ansu Army and Yongan Army have lost more than half, and the rest are always in danger of being destroyed.
Even if the party members did nothing and just surrounded them, these two phalanxes would not be able to hold them.
After all, they formed the formation in a hurry, and all the food, grass and baggage fell into the hands of the party members. Not to mention eating, even drinking water and sleeping became a luxury. How long can they hold on?
The party members can receive a steady stream of supplies and take turns to rest.
The two staffs rushed into the commander's house, crying and begging General Fan to send troops to rescue his army.
The Yong'an Army and the Ansu Army are the two more capable teams among the Zhenxi Army. The more than 2,000 people who have survived to this day are the elite of these two teams. General Fan cannot discard them casually, so he quickly convened a meeting with the generals.
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The dandies were still regretting that they had not sent out troops to rescue the Tielin Army yesterday, and they rushed into the commander's house excitedly.
However, after learning what happened to the Ansu Army and Yongan Army, everyone was dumbfounded, and no one was willing to bring up the matter of military rescue.
The staff of the Ding and Cheng families knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the dandy generals, begging them to send troops.
But none of the dandy generals answered, they all lowered their heads and pretended to be deaf and dumb.
Qinghuai was so angry that he cursed loudly, and General Fan was extremely disappointed with the dandy generals.
The meeting broke up unhappily.
"General Zheng, when you were drinking last night, didn't you say that if you had the chance, you must go and meet the party members? Why didn't you talk today?"
"Old Liu, do you have the nerve to talk to Old Zheng? Didn't you also say yesterday that General Fan was partial and refused to let you leave the city? Today there is a chance, why don't you go?"
"I'm just kidding. Apart from the Fan Family Army under General Fan, the most capable ones among our Zhenxi Army are the Tielin Army, the Ansu Army and the Yong'an Army. They all fell into the hands of the Dangxiang people. What else am I going to do? Do I want to die?
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"It seems that we have to practice the phalanx in the future. If it is not the phalanx this time, I am afraid that the Yong'an Army and the Ansu Army will be finished."
"It's a pity that the Tielin Army that created the phalanx is finished this time."
"This is uncertain. What if General Fan sends out the Fan family army to rescue him?"
"The Fan family's army still has to guard Weizhou City. How can it be dispatched? If General Fan falls in, Weizhou City will be destroyed, and General Fan cannot bear this responsibility."
"Come on, let's place a bet. I bet on whether General Fan will dispatch the Fan family's army. I bet on whether he will!"
"I bet not!"
"Oh, please keep your voice down, Qinghuai is still behind you."
"What's wrong in the back? Bite me!"
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Qinghuai had never dealt with these dandy generals, and he had just cursed them at the meeting. These dandy generals were afraid of being ordered to send troops by General Fan, so no one dared to say anything.
Now that they are out of the Commander's Mansion, how can these dandies still be able to endure it, given their temperament?
People gathered together in small groups and joked with each other.
They didn't shy away from Qinghuai who was following behind them.
A few dudes even said it loudly to Qinghuai on purpose.
In their opinion, the Tielin Army was doomed this time.
Without the Tielin Army, what is Qinghuai?
He is just a concubine of the Duke of Qing's palace and is no longer worthy of being associated with them.
Qinghuai was so angry that his eyes burst into flames, and he was dragged away by Liu Qiong.
In the past, Qinghuai was only disappointed with these generals, but at this moment, he felt extremely chilled and even confused about the future.
How could these dandy generals, who were both Dakang soldiers, say such disgusting things?
Can such a person be able to defend the northwest frontier?
In the Commander's Mansion, General Fan was indeed in a dilemma about whether to dispatch the Fan family's army, but the Dangxiang camp had already begun to take action.
Li Jikui sent out another team, but this time there was only a small half of the cavalry, and the rest were all infantry and logistics troops.
Not only did they carry a large amount of food and grass, but they also had three huge siege vehicles.