When the arrows shot up into the sky, shouts of killing were heard everywhere, and the crossbow arrows were like rain falling from the sky, accompanied by snowflakes falling down.
The Ora people's morale was already low. They never expected to encounter an ambush in the rear, and they were caught off guard.
When the Wala people reacted and prepared to launch a counterattack, a group of cavalry came galloping from a distance, first firing crossbows to clear the way, and then shooting out spears like dragons.
It was the cavalry led by Yang Xiao. The Zhangba spear was not a hair longer than the Walan people's scimitars, especially Yang Xiao who was at the forefront. Others were stabbing, but he was sweeping across with his spear.
It was such a large area that no one could block his shot.
The Oara people had not had enough to eat in the past few days. In addition, they were chased by Chen Changqing and suffered defeats one after another. At this time, they were forced to fight.
Although there were twenty to thirty thousand people, when they were attacked from all directions, their first reaction was to flee.
Like a hot knife cutting through butter, Yang Xiao's cavalry penetrated the enemy from the side and came out from the other side. The long team was cut into two sections.
Although General Wala shouted desperately to attack, he still could not stop his men from fleeing. Yang Xiao did not encounter any decent resistance at all, so after turning his horses around, he launched another charge towards the enemy.
At the same time, Dasheng's infantry also surrounded him from both sides.
For a time, crossbow bolts and arrows were flying all over the sky. The pikemen just rushed forward with their spears pointed, while the sword and shield bearers around them were responsible for resisting the arrows and the approaching enemy troops.
However, the Wara people are a people on horseback after all. Although they have lost their fighting spirit, their bravery is still the same. Moreover, this is their fastest escape route. If they are blocked by others at this time, how can they not fight desperately.
However, firstly, the Oara army was disheartened, and secondly, they were in really poor condition, having lost the battle and had no food to eat. They charged several times in a row, but failed to break through the defense line established by Yang Xuan and others in a dilapidated small village.
Although many horse traps were dug outside the small village, the enemy still rushed forward one after another.
Yang Xuan also suffered heavy casualties. After operating behind enemy lines for so long, there were only more than 4,000 soldiers left out of the original 5,600. In this battle, there is no telling how many people will be buried here.
Yang Xuan has always been people-oriented. No matter what kind of battle, ensuring the lives of soldiers is his primary goal.
Although he knew that a general could not be kind to women, it was still difficult for him to accept it when he watched the soldiers who had been eating, drinking and laughing together all day long die on the battlefield.
The battle continued. Under the continuous attacks of the Wala people, the battle line had retreated from outside the village to the inside of the village. Yang Xiao also led the cavalry to charge back and forth.
This is a battle to see who can't hold on. Either the defense line will be breached, or the Walas will break up and flee.
The only turning point is Chen Changqing's large army.
The crossbow arrows have been exhausted, and the two sides have become hand-to-hand combat. No matter how bad the Wala people are, they can always cause a certain amount of damage to Dasheng soldiers. The number of people has dropped sharply. When Yang Xuan's side is about to be unable to withstand it,
Chen Changqing finally led his army to cover up the enemy from behind.
The Oara people were already on the verge of collapse. It could be said that they collapsed at the first touch and began to flee in all directions.
After more than a month had passed since Yang Xuan was trapped behind enemy lines, he finally saw Da Sheng soldiers besides them.
The Wala people had 100,000 troops on the front line. After Chen Changqing launched the attack, many died in battle and others fled in rout. When they came to Yang Xuan, less than 30,000 people were left.
Then Yang Xuan relied on more than 4,000 people to hold back the 30,000 people.
Before dark, Yang Xuan formally joined forces with Chen Changqing. In a huge tent, Yang Xuan met Chen Changqing.
Chen Changqing's face was full of excitement, and he held Yang Xuan's hand, with tears in his eyes: "You are the chief contributor in this battle. You robbed the enemy of food before and broke the situation. You intercepted the enemy's army later and regained Jiayuguan. It's just around the corner."
Yang Xuan made a modest gesture: "This is because the admiral knows how to make good use of people, and the subordinate officials dare not take credit."
Chen Changqing laughed with tears in his eyes. Hearing this, he suddenly froze. Are you being modest or boasting?
However, he was in a good mood at this time and did not care about this. After everyone sat down, they said: "It's snowing heavily and the enemy is short of food. The only thing we can do is to retreat to Jiayuguan. Next, we only need to capture Jiayuguan to get rid of the snow."
It’s such a shame.”
Yang Xuan cupped his hands and said, "Everything will follow the orders of the Admiral."
"Don't be hasty, don't be hasty, you have suffered, you should take a rest first." Chen Changqing saw Yang Xuan and the thousands of households under his command. They were all slovenly and looked like savages. He didn't know how much they had suffered.
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Yang Xuan said: "Then what? I got back 10,000 people from the Wala people. They were temporarily recruited by me as engineers. How do you think we should deal with them, Lord Admiral?"
Chen Changqing was stunned and quickly asked for details. After listening to Yang Xuan's words, he couldn't help but burst into laughter. He gave a thumbs up and praised: "You are truly worthy of being a merchant. You have done all your business to your enemies."
"We are going to prepare to attack the city next. Even the ten thousand civilians can't escort them back. We might as well let them continue to follow the army, which will be used for building roads and bridges."
Yang Xuan cupped his hands and said: "The Admiral has great foresight, but let's talk things over first. I have agreed with them that they will pay ten cents a day. This money must be reported to the imperial court."
Chen Changqing had to calculate this simple sentence over and over in his mind several times before he finally understood it.
A person earns ten cents a day, and ten thousand civilians earn one hundred thousand cents a day, which is one hundred taels of silver a day. General Chen is a good man in leading troops, but settling accounts is a headache. According to this calculation, the imperial court will give these civilians wages.
It will cost tens of thousands of taels of silver.
This is not a small sum. If it comes from military expenditures, it still makes Chen Changqing feel a little bit pained.
However, Yang Xuan had made such a great contribution and made such a request. It was not easy for him to refute. He simply waved his hand boldly: "Why bother with such a small matter? The expenses required for the war will naturally be paid for by military expenses."
"Then I will resign." Yang Xuan said goodbye and left. Although he won the battle, his heart was heavy.
According to post-war statistics, nearly a thousand people died in this battle, and almost everyone was injured. Even the guards around Yang Xuan were not immune to some injuries when killing the enemy.
Despite such serious casualties, the entire team did not collapse. It can be considered a strong army.
This was all due to the skillful leadership of Chen, Li, Zhang and Huang. Yang Xuan knew that if he relied on himself alone, he would never be able to make these soldiers fight regardless of life and death in such a short period of time.
The next step is to attack Jiayuguan. The army is still chasing the defeated troops of Wala. It is certain to drive the Wala people back to Jiayuguan. We will see how many enemy troops can be consumed on the road.
When Chen Changqing and his troops were at Jiayuguan Pass, the heavy snow finally stopped. The biting cold wind blew the Dasheng Dragon Flag loudly. The trebuchets at the rear were also ready. They only needed Chen Changqing's order to launch the siege.
