Xihai's armored cavalry are all equipped with steel crossbows, and special armor-piercing arrows can easily penetrate armor within fifty steps.
However, the armored cavalrymen of the town army were already huddled together and could not run fast. They only knew how to rush forward without a clue, but they did not know how to break out from both sides. They were like living targets.
At this time, the front cavalry had already rushed into the infantry formation, and the chaos was getting worse. The infantry were just a group of civilians who were forced to go to the battlefield. How could they have any morale?
All of a sudden, it was like an exploding bee nest, and the mountains and plains were filled with defeated troops.
No one, including Luo Jian, Li Liang and Zhang Xinyi, expected that the town army's cavalry formation would collapse so suddenly.
Luo Jian's eyes were about to burst, and he was unwilling to give in. Although he was running up the mountain with Luo Ping, he looked back three times every step of the way like a bottle of stone looking at a woman.
Strictly speaking, the losses in this battle were not too great. Apart from the thousands of cavalry trapped in the artillery formation, the only ones who were followed and shot by the Xihai Jiaqi at this time. Luo Jian estimated that another thousand would be enough to break the sky.
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As for the tens of thousands of civilians, they were just bait. They were already dead in Luo Jian's heart, so they didn't need to be counted.
Luo Jian just felt aggrieved.
This time it was a battle involving more than 50,000 troops on both sides, but from the time the enemy army set up their formation to the moment when our own troops collapsed, it took less than two hours?
If this battle spreads to the world, he will definitely become the laughing stock of the world...
What's even more ridiculous is that at this point, he doesn't even know how he was defeated? Why was it that as soon as they met, the whole battalion of armored cavalry was swallowed up, leaving nothing behind?
And if we fight like this, even if we have an army of 100,000, how many days can we last?
For a moment, Luo Jian felt horrified and shuddered...
There are currently 15,000 armored cavalry in Xihai, all of which were expanded from the 4,000 Li clan's warriors when they were in Jingzhou. Most of the former white-armored soldiers were captains and team leaders, and the more capable ones have been promoted to brigade commanders.
Even the military leader.
A strong soldier will lead to a strong group of generals. With continuous training and generous treatment, military discipline and morale have not weakened in the slightest.
At this time, the three thousand armored cavalry were united in "groups", and under the orders of the generals of each brigade, team, group, etc., they did not chase after the enemy cavalry, but stayed far behind the enemy's cavalry.
After taking a step, he fired arrow after arrow, aiming at the armor-piercing knight in an orderly manner.
Fearing that the soldiers, eager for quick success, would load their crossbows too quickly and exhaust their strength, the general ordered the firing rate to be slowed down.
I really didn’t expect the enemy cavalry to run so slowly, otherwise they would have brought the thunder and rockets with them...
The distance between the two formations was only three miles, and the main formation of the suppressing army was located close to the mountain, so it was only two miles wide. Therefore, after only two moments of pursuit, the armored cavalry had already pursued them to the foot of the mountain five miles away.
Military strategists were most afraid of going deep into the army alone, not to mention that Li Liang knew clearly that Luo Jian was hiding an ambush behind the mountain.
So he immediately ordered the troops to blow the whistle and recall the cavalry.
Seeing the mess in front of the enemy's formation, with dead bodies all over the ground, Zhang Xinyi couldn't even open his eyes with laughter.
After being happy for a while, he asked again: "Luo Jian must have been frightened out of his wits now. Whether it was the ambush behind the mountain or the armored cavalry heading west to block our army's return route, they must have dared not engage with us in close combat. Is it right?"
Take the opportunity to return to camp and rest?"
Rest?
We left the camp when the sun showed up. At that time, it was just past midnight, and now it was just past noon. It was less than two hours. Why rest?
Li Liang shook his head slightly and laughed loudly: "Did you hear a word from Mr. Lang?"
Zhang Xinyi asked subconsciously: "What are you talking about?"
"While you are sick, I will kill you!"
Li Liang stretched out his hand and pointed towards the mountain, "Both Luo Jian and the ambushing army behind the mountain are all frightened at this time. It is the time to survive the disaster. If our army takes the opportunity to advance eastward and directly aim at Bigan City, you
If it were Luo Jian, how would he respond?"
Zhang Xinyi couldn't help frowning when he heard this.
If I were Luo Jian, I would naturally not hit a chicken against a stone. But the problem is, dogs will jump over walls when they are in a hurry, and rabbits will bite when they are in a hurry.
To Luo Jian, Bigan City is like straw in the hands of a drowning man. If Bigan City is lost, it will be like a tiger with its fangs lying on the side of the bed. Luo Jian's 100,000 troops and 100,000 households will not be the same.
Can you stay in Daqi with peace of mind?
"Is it too hasty?"
Zhang Xinyi pondered, and just half-way through, he accidentally raised his head and saw Li Liang staring at Beishan, his eyes seemed to be twinkling with light.
He suddenly realized: Li Liang wanted to force Luo Jian to jump over the wall, gather the enemy soldiers in one place as much as possible, and complete the battle...
"The general understands!"
Zhang Xinyi cupped his fists and replied, "I will give the order right now, ordering the entire army to prepare and set up camp immediately!"
"A sharpened knife will make it easier to chop firewood. Don't panic yet!"
Li Liang replied leisurely, "Let the soldiers rest for a while and eat by the way...Another group of Tangqi will be sent to patrol the west. If the Zhenqi who broke the road have already withdrawn, order Li Shi to break camp immediately and join me first...
…If Luo Jian turns a blind eye, it won’t be too late for our army to set up camp again…”
Zhang Xinyi suddenly understood: Li Liang killed two birds with one stone.
If Luo Jian could see the opportunity, he would do his best to prevent Li Liang from advancing eastward. Then Li Liang boiled the frog in warm water and put pressure on Luo Jian bit by bit, forcing him to gather all his troops outside Biqian City.
Li Liang is not stubborn, nor is he self-righteous. With just these thousand tiger cannons, the scene just now will happen again on the day of decisive battle.
If Luo Jian had looked ahead and looked back, Li Liang would have been able to take advantage of the situation and work with Li Fengsheng to dig a gap outside Bigan City like a wall.
By then, a 30,000-strong army in the West Sea will be raised. It will need cannons and cannons, chariots and chariots, cavalry and cavalry, and food and supplies. It will also have cities to rely on. Morale and combat power will more than double?
Until then, the nightmare begins for the army.
If he were Luo Jian, he would either retreat on the spot, or burn the boat and fight until Li Liang's army entered Bigan City and joined forces with Li Feng. Only in this way could there be a chance of survival.
But Zhang Xinyi estimates that at least Luo Jian doesn't have the courage and courage at the moment.
He cupped his fists and responded: "General, I will obey your orders, go and deliver the orders now!"
Seeing Li Liang nod, he turned around, and just as he was about to give orders, his body suddenly stiffened.
Li Liang noticed something was wrong and asked subconsciously: "But where did the change occur?"
But before Zhang Xinyi could respond, he saw smoke and dust filling the sky in the distance. Taking a closer look, he saw that countless town riders were coming from the west, turning north three or four miles away and running into a valley.
There was no formation at all, as if the nest of ants had been filled with water. It would be as chaotic as possible. With just one glance, Li Liang and Zhang Jingyi knew that this was a defeat.
"If the general's prediction is correct, then the thousands of cavalrymen who were ordered by Luo Jian to intercept our army's return...how did they suddenly return in defeat?"
Zhang Xinyi murmured to himself and glared, "Could it be that General Li Shi led his troops out of the stronghold and drove back these thousands of horses?"
Li Liang shook his head subconsciously.
Li Shi was just lazy, didn't like reading and didn't want to make progress, but he was smooth, smart, and knew the rules. He even regarded his husband as a heavenly man, which can be said to be a death-defying one. Otherwise, he wouldn't have died because of his fourth uncle (Li Song).
He almost killed Lang Jun and broke up with him.
As long as Lang Jun orders him to obey his orders, he will never be duplicitous or double-dealing...
After thinking for a moment, Li Liang's eyes lit up, and he immediately guessed the clue: "Looking at this suppressive horse looking like a lost dog, hating his parents for not having two more legs, he knew he must have been greatly frightened...
Did General Zhang forget that when you and I left the camp, we only took the Tiger Crouching Cannon with us, while the Ten Crouching Barbarian Cannons and the One Hundred Crouching Field Cannons were still left in the camp?"
Zhang Xinzhi slapped his hand hard: "How could you forget?"
Li Shi was a talent, but not stupid. How could he leave his artillery unused and risk his life with the enemy's cavalry?
Li Liang laughed loudly: "Looking at this, Luo Jian was even more frightened and restless... We can strike while the iron is hot. We immediately sent Tangqi to inform Li Shi and ordered him to break camp immediately, but be careful that Luo Jian's fish died and the net was broken.
We have to attack it, so we have to trouble General Zhang to lead two armored cavalry and two brigades of tiger crouching artillery to respond..."
"I will obey my orders!"
Zhang Xinyi responded solemnly and quickly went down the watchtower.
After he left, Li Liang set up an awning and looked towards Beishan.
Nearly five miles away, I could only take a quick look and saw that most of the defeated troops had fled to the back of the mountain. There were shadows on the mountain ridges, and it seemed that Luo Jian and his subordinates were watching.
After watching for a while, Li Liang thought silently.
With more than a thousand artillery pieces to rely on, as long as the enemy is not underestimated, this battle is certain to be won. But it is not so easy to win a big victory without turning the defeated troops into bandits and raiding the West Sea.
Li Liang was even more afraid that Luo Jian would be scared out of his wits, so he abandoned the defense of Daqi and 100,000 townspeople, and only led his army to march westward to join the Yuan Dynasty soldiers.
Therefore, Li Liang's pressure is not ordinary.
He sighed loudly: I hope my fourth uncle is still as heroic as ever and has defeated the Yuan Dynasty. If so, where can Luo Jian escape when the time comes?
…
Li Liang, who was two thousand miles away, had already won his first battle, but Li Song, who was on the shore of Yan Lake, had not yet fought against Yuan Zhi.
I can only blame God for not being beautiful.
Because Juyan Lake is rich in water and grass, 80% of the more than 30,000 herdsmen in the West Sea graze here. And the war came too suddenly, and with enemies on both sides, Li Chengzhi had no choice but to divide his troops, which could no longer guarantee the defense.
Keep the enemy at bay and prevent the disasters of war from affecting the people.
In the past half month, Li Song had put up a good posture, but in fact it was just for confrontation, so as to buy time for the herdsmen to move inland.
After finally waiting for a while, God suddenly changed his face. First there was a dark wind for several days, and then it started to snow intermittently.
Although it cleared up twice along the way, the snow was too heavy and the speed of melting could not keep up with the speed of snow.
Just like this, another dozen days passed.
When the snow finally melted and he was able to show off his skills, Li Song had to pay homage first and then attack.
When the chariots were able to travel in the middle of the road, and the horses were able to gallop in the wilderness, Li Song led three battalions of armored cavalry to protect Cui Guang and Wei Zijian to the Yuanzhi camp thirty miles away.
It had been sunny for several days and the sun was quite warm. Cui Guang couldn't bear the smell of smoke in the car, so he took the initiative to ask for a horse and walked side by side with Li Song outside the car.
He must have asked Li Song a long time ago. He stared at Li Song and asked: "My surname is Li Mingsong. I was originally the head of the Li family's ancestral home. I once served as the party leader for Li Shixian. Is what I said correct?"
Li Song glanced at him suspiciously.
What does this old man mean? Could it be that he is insinuating that I, Li Song, am an unknown person and a nobody?
But Cui Guangnai was a great scholar in the world and was famous all over the world. Even the prince was full of praise for him. Even if he ridiculed him a few times and couldn't hurt him, what could he do to upset him?
Li Songpi smiled and squeezed his cheeks: "It's Li. I wonder if the minister has any advice?"
"Don't take advice seriously!"
Cui Guang's eyes were blazing, and his eyes were shining brightly, "When Li Chengzhi pacified the fertile fields, you led five thousand of Li's tribe to help in the battle. In just twenty days, you eliminated the huge Du Lun tribe's chickens and dogs, and defeated Mancheng."
Turn into ashes?"
Li Song thought for a moment and said calmly: "Why should Shangshu ask questions knowingly? Not long ago, when the Mu tribe moved south, Shangshu also witnessed it with his own eyes. All the old and weak, women and children who joined the Du Lun tribe are now my Xihaizi."
The Chinese people are treated equally with the Han people, so where does the saying that chickens and dogs are left alone come from?”
Is this what I’m asking?
What I'm asking is whether you really only led the army with 5,000 soldiers at that time?
Cui Guang cursed secretly in his heart, but Cui Guang finally got the answer: there are really only five thousand...
Du Lun's troops had 40,000 to 50,000 string-controlling men, and Li Song had only used them for less than 20 years. Now that he had a well-equipped army with numerous firearms, Yuan Zhi's troops were comparable to 20,000, and they were no match for him.
Li Chengzhi deliberately avoided meeting him, but sent him here to see Yuan Zhi first. His intention is self-evident: if Yuan Zhi does not surrender, don't blame him for being spiteful and spiteful, regardless of the wishes of his colleagues.
This little thief clearly had his eye on Yuan Zhi, a fierce general, and he cherished his talent.
He is eager for talents, and he treats Yuan Yu in the same way, but what about himself?
I'm afraid this time it's like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth, and there will be no return...
It's just that the Yuan bird of prey came at the wrong time. You should have waited ten and a half months at night until I saw the little thief and left the border of Hexi?
Cui Guang was cursing secretly in his heart, but Cui Guang had a smile on his face, "I've heard General Li's name for a long time, it's really extraordinary... I'm still confused, please ask the general: I heard Li Chengzhi mention that when he was in the prime minister's year, he became frightened.
Idiot, I was locked in the village for nine years.
It was Chief Li who protected him and took good care of him until he became wise, so he knew him very well... I was curious and wanted to ask Chief Li, was there any difference between Li Chengzhi and ordinary children when he was young?
"
Li Song's face was full of weirdness.
At that time, the husband was just a fool who didn't know what he was hungry for. I'm afraid he would never want to be mentioned in his lifetime. It's better for this old man to just expose the scars wherever they are.
Besides, what's there to be curious about?
Li Song was suspicious and replied in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "As a servant, how dare you talk about the rights and wrongs of your lord? Shangshu, please don't harm me..."
Cui Guang smiled noncommittally and pointed toward the car, "If it were Wei Shaoqing who asked you, would you answer or not?"
Don't say it's Wei Shaoqing, even if the King of Heaven comes, you don't want to hear half a word "no" about Lang Jun from your grandfather's mouth.
Li Songpi laughed with a smile: "Even if the head of the family is in person, Li has nothing to say, so the minister should not waste any time..."
"Oh, Mr. Li is very loyal?"
After making a casual remark, Cui Guang stopped talking and asked no more questions. His face lost all smiles, as if he was sulking.
Li Song glanced at him in surprise: Why does this old man talk so well?
Hearing a low cough beside him, he subconsciously turned around and saw Wei Zijian making fun of him.
Li Songfu Zhixin: Is this old fox really lying?
Lang Jun has already explained: Except for firearms, if Cui Guang asks anything, you should tell the truth. The more questions he asks, the better...