Although the positions of the two parties have been exchanged today, the situation of the Fucha Department is no different from yesterday, and they still have to pass through that big hole.
The other three walls can naturally be exited, but they are no different from the front. There are still trebuchets and crossbowmen guarding the outside.
Yang Xuan was watching outside the city. He was still a little dissatisfied. If there was Thor's hammer, when the enemy entered the city last night, just throwing a thunderbolt would have made them want to die. Why would there be such trouble?
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There are not many trebuchets, less than a hundred, and there are only about twenty if they are divided into four city gates. There is no shortage of cannonballs. Anyway, the soil on the grassland is hard, so you can dig up the soil on the spot and use it as cannonballs.
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Anyway, Yang Xuan didn't expect to kill the opponent, he just wanted to injure him.
Firstly, it will not make the opponent fall into despair and prevent them from fighting to the death. Secondly, as long as they have enough wounded soldiers, they will be slowed down if they want to go back.
With just over 10,000 people, it is impossible to trap the opponent's nearly 50,000-strong army. It is only a matter of time before the enemy rushes out. In the meantime, what Yang Xuan has to do is to kill and injure the opponent as much as possible.
This battle lasted from dawn to sunset. The enemy troops still rushed up from the pit, but they fell back before falling into the horse pit.
We can only use a bulldozer to fill the hole.
It's easy for cavalry to go uphill, but it's a bit difficult for bulldozers to go uphill.
It wasn't until it was completely dark that the Fucha army finally gained a firm foothold on the slope.
Yang Xuan also withdrew with his troops. Agu Tu ordered the pursuit, but was stopped by the trap again, leaving dozens of corpses behind and withdrew.
This time Aguta did not retreat into the city, but camped on the slope to prevent the enemy from digging another hole at night.
Then I counted the number of people. In today's battle, nearly 10,000 people were killed and injured. From the siege to the present, more than 6,000 people have been killed in the battle, and more than 70% of the people have been injured. Among them, those who have been seriously injured have lost their combat effectiveness.
Thirty percent of them were injured, and the rest were injured. Although they could still fight, their combat effectiveness was greatly affected.
In other words, of Aguta's 50,000-strong army, only more than 10,000 are still intact, and including wounded soldiers who can still fight, there are only just over 30,000.
Agutu was filled with hatred. At first, he thought the opponent's general was timid, but now it seemed that the opponent's general was as cunning as a fox. In the nearly twenty days of fighting, the opponent's casualties were minor, probably less than 10%.
Just as he was gnashing his teeth and planning how to defeat the enemy tomorrow, one of his subordinates reported in panic: "Commander, it's not good. The Essin army has crossed the Jina River. Dumuji is besieged and may break the city at any time."
Agutu was suddenly shocked, and his face instantly turned pale.
The thing he least expected to happen turned out to be a fact.
Dumuji is the home base of the Fucha tribe, and the Jina River is the natural defense line of the Fucha tribe on the grassland, but now it is surrounded by enemy troops crossing the river.
He was very upset at this time. He obviously had suspicions, so why didn't he return to the army in time? Why did he waste time and troops in this broken earth city?
Agutu began to reflect. First of all, he looked down on such a mere earthen city. He thought he could easily win it, but later he suffered repeated setbacks, so he became irritable and gradually focused on such a small earthen city.
Now that we have captured Tucheng, what can we do?
It's useless, but it will only lead to loss of troops and generals.
If Yang Xuan were here, he would tell Agu Tu that this person is called the superior.
He was so excited by Yang Xuan that an enemy defender who originally looked down on him was able to play with him.
Aguta was angry and unwilling, but he knew that he could no longer act on his own initiative at this time. The only thing he had to do now was to return aid to Dumuji.
However, there were tens of thousands of Da Sheng's troops waiting on the side, and it was difficult to get rid of them. In the end, he made a decision, which was to divide his troops.
There are still 12,000 troops that are completely undamaged, and Aguta is planning to take these people to return for reinforcements first.
As for the wounded soldiers and baggage, let them be responsible for covering and containing them, and slowly withdraw.
After a night of preparations, at dawn, the Fucha army began to move. The troops were divided into two groups. The large army began to advance in the direction of Dasheng's army, while Aguta took the undamaged troops and picked out some of the less injured ones.
Fifteen thousand cavalrymen bypassed the area where Dasheng's army was and quickly returned to support.
Yang Xuan's scouts discovered this movement, but he had no choice. There were more than 10,000 cavalry, and he couldn't stop them even if he wanted to. Moreover, there was a large force in front of him, advancing towards his own position.
So what else is there to say? Let’s get started.
Behind the trap position, trebuchets were set up and crossbows were cocked. As long as the opponent came close, they would be showered with arrows and gravel.
However, the opponent did not engage in the battle at all, and just walked close to the shooting range of Da Sheng's army.
Yang Xuan ordered the troops to move forward, and the other party also shrank back, like an angry little daughter-in-law. If you pinch her, she will take a step back without any intention of resisting.
However, Yang Xuan could not attack in a large scale. After all, the opponent was a cavalry. When they walked out of the trap, the opponent would swarm up. It would be too much for the crossbowmen alone.
Therefore, he could only send cavalry to harass in an attempt to delay the opponent's progress, and at the same time, the large troops had to keep up from a distance.
This is very uncomfortable. They are cavalry, and the cost of confronting them is too high. They can run away without hitting them. Although the opponent has baggage and wounded soldiers, they have many horses and can even drag them, so they can't move faster than the infantry.
After many tests, Yang Xuan found that the opponent had no desire to fight at all. When the cavalry harassed him, he responded to the challenge, but as soon as the cavalry retreated, the enemy did not pursue him.
When the enemy's march was blocked and the infantry caught up to shoot, the opponent sent out cavalry to charge. Without the horse trap, the cavalry's deterrent effect on the infantry was still huge, so Yang Xuan did not dare to advance.
But I couldn't let them go easily, so I could only follow behind and harass them from time to time.
However, after only three days of following, they could not keep up. They relied on horse power, while Yang Xuan's troops relied on manpower. Even if their legs were broken, they could not catch up.
But it’s impossible not to follow. After all, their plan is to force the Fucha Department in Dasheng to return reinforcements. If they don’t go, Durm’s troops will be attacked from two sides. They can only choose to kill Aguta first.
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Under the harassment of the cavalry troops, Yang Xuan's large army could barely keep up. After walking like this for seven days, the opponent finally stopped and started to set up camp.
This was so uncharacteristic that Yang Xuan immediately became nervous. Not far ahead was the Jina River. The enemy troops were stationed here, so they were afraid something might happen.
If the other party has set up camp, he should also set up camp himself, not daring to get too close. The camps of both sides are ten miles away.
It took an hour to set up camp and dig the hole until midnight.
Being in enemy territory, Yang Xuan had to be careful. Even trebuchets were set up in the camp and cavalry were patrolling outside.
That night, Yang Xuan didn't sleep well either. He was very worried. When he was in Tucheng before, the city was really about to be destroyed. He could only reach the pass by running south for a day.
But this place is about five days' journey away. If you are chased by cavalry on the grassland for five days, there is basically no chance of survival.
After staying up until dawn, the cavalry patrolling outside finally brought good news. They had caught up with Durm's scouts.