The enemy's army collapsed, making the Qingzhou Army's fighting spirit even stronger. Amidst the shouts, everyone rushed down the mountain like tigers to attack Fang La's army, constantly harvesting the lives of the collapsed enemy troops. In just a short moment, they had killed hundreds of enemy troops and frightened the remaining people. He was even more heartbroken, wishing he could have two more legs, and quickly ran towards the depths of darkness.
Although some of these defeated soldiers ran up the mountain and some ran along the official road, in terms of running speed, they were still not as fast as Qingzhou, who had been urged by Sun Tu to run every day and had already developed a pair of good feet. The army was soon overtaken by them again and massacred.
If the Qingzhou Army is allowed to continue their pursuit, I am afraid that half of the elite Fang La Army will be completely wiped out. But at this moment, the horn sounded again, but the Qingzhou army, which was already ready to kill, was stunned. Then it quickly gathered back and no longer pursued the enemy, but retreated back. Because they have figured out that this trumpet sound is exactly telling them to withdraw their troops and not pursue them, and return to the central army.
If it were an ordinary army, it would not be so easy to gather back the scattered soldiers and horses in the process of chasing death and chasing north, but the Qingzhou Army is well-trained and can use its command with just one order. , after a short meal, several thousand people had gathered again, ignoring the fleeing group of defeated troops, and focused their attention on Danyang City ahead.
At this time, all the officers and soldiers knew why the Chinese army had ordered to withdraw its troops. This was not because they wanted to follow the art of war, which is to avoid pursuing enemies, but because there were more important things waiting for them to do. Danyang City had fallen into the enemy's hands. There can be no further delay.
Sun Tu also didn't expect that the defenders in the city would be so incompetent. There were obviously more troops, it was a home battle, and he led his troops outside the city to help at any time, but they were still defeated by the enemy so easily, and even destroyed the entire city. All lost. In the faint morning light, he could even see countless officers and soldiers escaping from various gates like lost dogs. The embarrassed appearance was really unbearable to look at.
"Surge into Danyang and take back the city!" Sun Tu looked around and confirmed that his soldiers and horses were only slightly damaged in the previous battle, then he pointed his gun directly at the county seat ahead, which was still raging. Before he finished speaking, he had already urged his horse and rushed out.
Following his charge, the rest of the Qingzhou Army also shouted and charged forward. But this time, the Qingzhou Army no longer had any reservations. The hundreds of cavalrymen who had been guarding Sun Tu before and had not participated in the battle have also urged their horses to follow him, quickly passing through three or four soldiers like an arrow shooting at the enemy. He walked straight towards the south gate of Danyang, which was still wide open.
At this time, there was still a team stationed at the south gate. It was Fang La's army who had used a trick to open the city gate. The reason why they did not close the city gate was because they planned to allow their comrades outside to retreat into the city in time. But in the end, it was not Pao Ze who was waiting for him, but the Qingzhou Army who looked like wolves and tigers. When they realized something was wrong and hurriedly tried to close the city gate, Sun Tu had already galloped in with hundreds of cavalry.
From a distance, when he saw several enemy soldiers trying to push the city gate, Sun Tu, who was still an arrow away from the city gate, was already stepping on his feet, arching his body slightly forward, while holding a bow in his left hand and a bow in his right hand. He nocked the arrow, and with a swish, a sharp arrow was fired at one of them.
The man heard the noise and didn't even have time to dodge. The arrow had already penetrated his chest, causing him to stagger back, and then
He screamed and fell into a pool of blood. Amid the panicked cries of others, Sun Tu fired arrows in succession, almost hitting an enemy with every arrow. He actually delayed the enemy from closing the door with his own strength.
After only delaying this for a moment, the cavalry at the rear finally closed the distance from the city gate. Soon, without Sun Tu giving any more orders, the rain of arrows from the sky was like locusts swooping in, and immediately they were in front of the city gate. Those dozens of enemies were all turned into hedgehogs, making it impossible for Danyang City to close its doors again.
Seeing Sun Tu leading the crowd to attack fiercely, the other two hundred or so guards still gritted their teeth and gathered in formation to block the city gate. At the same time, they repeated their old tricks and frightened the people who had already turned pale, their feet were weak, and they could only slump. Mo Jingyao, who was on the ground, was dragged forward again and shouted loudly: "This is the city guard Mo Jingyao, who is also Zhu Meng's confidant. If you dare to come forward again, we will..."
Before he could finish his threatening words, another hail of arrows flew from the sky, killing all the dozens of soldiers including Mo Jingyao. Mo Tuanlian's eyes widened even more, and he swallowed his breath with pain and disbelief on his face. He really refused to rest in peace.
When the enemy was shocked, Sun Tu took the lead and rushed into the city gate. The spear in his hand came out of the hole like a snake, and with the momentum, he directly penetrated the body of the standing enemy in front of him with a whine. The horse's speed didn't even slow down, it just knocked several people away and galloped in.
Although the other cavalry behind him were not as fast as him, they were no less ferocious. In the blink of an eye with their swords and guns, they had already entered the enemy formation, cutting into pieces the Fang La troops who had just reacted and wanted to resist. After killing a piece of food, they flew straight towards the center of the city along the straight street.
At this time, the powerful advantage of cavalry against infantry was finally revealed. Although both sides had equal strength in this encounter, in the face of the powerful impact of the cavalry, Fang La's army, which had no bows and crossbows to press the formation, and was unable to form a spear formation, was completely vulnerable. It could not even resist for a while, and was instantly defeated. It has been severely damaged and scattered.
But their tragedy was not over yet, and before they could calm down from the panic just now, the main force of the Qingzhou Army rushed in from behind. Soon, they were swallowed up in the wave of Qingzhou Army. Except for some who knew the current situation and quickly abandoned their weapons and surrendered, all others were killed.
After the main force of the Qingzhou Army easily killed them all, they did not make any stop and quickly followed Sun Tu and the others towards the city. There are still strong enemies waiting for them ahead, so they cannot delay and let Sun Qian control them to fight alone.
The most impatient among them was Yue Fei and other Sun Tu's bodyguards. The Song Dynasty was short of horses, and the situation was average when it came to the Shandong Army. The Qingzhou Army relied on the efforts of Huangfu Duan and Duan Jingzhu to build a cavalry team of about 500 people, but obviously these Sun Tu soldiers did not Belonging to the cavalry team, they can only run on their feet.
But Sun Tu rode his horse and led his army to fight fiercely, but it made them anxious. They could only rush forward with all their strength, hoping to catch up with their general as soon as possible and protect his safety. In addition to being anxious, Yue Fei's respect for Sun Tu has reached a whole new level, because it was not until today that he truly understood how powerful and good at fighting the Qingzhou Army created by Sun Tu was.
Just half an army can do it
The rebel army that quickly broke through and occupied Danyang City was actually far from a match for the Qingzhou Army. In comparison, what Yue Fei had heard and seen in the past was just like a mob. No wonder Sun Qianha dared to attack the Gaoyou military camp with hundreds of people in Jinling before. Judging from this combat strength, they still retained half of their strength in that day's battle.
When he thought that he would fight side by side with these brothers in the future to protect his family and country, Yue Fei felt his blood boiling. He ran a few minutes faster than before, and soon he and his comrades were there. In front of a row of warehouses, he saw his own cavalry attacking the enemy's defense line, but was finally blocked by the enemy.
Sun Tu also didn't expect that the fighting strength of this smaller anti-army force would be far greater than that of the enemy forces outside the city. The first wave of offensive he took advantage of was actually blocked by the enemy. Although he also made some gains, However, the enemy's position quickly became stable, and they relied on their superiority in strength to counterattack, forcing him to lead his cavalry to retreat first and widen the distance.
It's a pity that after this series of battles, the bows and arrows equipped by these hundreds of cavalry have been almost exhausted. They had exhausted their arrows when they rushed into the city gate. Otherwise, they would have been able to suppress the enemy's counterattack at this time. .
Looking at the enemy troops who were shouting and charging back, Sun Tu shouted loudly: "Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, kill the enemy!"
"Kill!" The cavalrymen were inspired and roared one after another, urging their horses to charge forward. Even if the enemy soldiers are numerous, they have nothing to fear.
However, once the momentum of the cavalry's attack was blocked, their advantage over the infantry was reduced. Relying only on the advantage of being condescending, it was obviously impossible to truly take the initiative, especially when the enemy's strength was several times that of their own. This battle becomes even more difficult.
The Fang La army on the opposite side was also red-eyed at this time. Seeing this Song army entering Danyang meant that his robes had been defeated. And once defeated, the damage will be too great. Many of the soldiers in this rebel army, which was composed entirely of people from the south of the Yangtze River, were fathers and sons. When they thought that their relatives were killed by the officers and soldiers in front of them, they were naturally furious, and they burst out with a strong fighting spirit.
So, just in front of the warehouse, a firefight quickly started. Amidst the fighting, people kept falling. Even the carefully trained cavalry were knocked off their horses one by one by the enemy...
Sun Tu felt his heart bleed when he saw this. These cavalry are not so easy to train, and one less one will reduce their strength. When he found that he could no longer defeat the enemy by charging alone, he finally gritted his teeth and made the wisest choice: "The whole army retreats!" It would be useless to attack again. It would be better to wait for the main force from the rear to arrive before making further calculations. .
It may be difficult for the cavalry to rush forward, but it is convenient to quickly escape from the battlefield, so soon, under the leadership of Sun Tu, they quickly opened the distance from the enemy. However, after this fight, there were still hundreds of people. The visitor fell off his horse and died, which can be regarded as a heavy casualty.
Of course, Fang La's army suffered more casualties, paying the price of another three to four hundred people.
At this time, the main force of the Qingzhou Army from behind finally arrived, and a red sun finally rose in the eastern sky.
The sun shines on the earth, making Danyang County, where there are beacon fires and bloody corpses everywhere, turn red...