Fighting has already made people numb, and bloodshed can no longer stimulate people's nerves. It has been more than two hours since the battle started, and it finally evolved into a decisive battle in which nearly a million troops were all invested. People who have not seen this war with their own eyes cannot describe its magnificence and tragedy in words, and those who have heard it cannot imagine what a bloody scene it was.
The land on this wasteland was soaked in blood, so that the soldiers felt as if they were stepping on a muddy road that had just rained. Their boots made a squeaking sound when they stepped on it, and the mixture of internal organs and dust gave off a stench.
When the decisive battle came, Li Yuanshan took up the battle in person again after many years. The rebel leader in iron armor and his heavy cavalry slammed into the official army, because the unparalleled combat power of the heavy cavalry was overwhelming. The officers and soldiers began to retreat.
Jin Shixiong watched the heavy cavalry smash through his former army like a heavy hammer, and the corner of his mouth raised up, showing a sneer. It seemed that he was not worried that those heavy cavalry might influence the whole situation of the battle.
He raised his hand and waved the command flag. After the sound of the horn, the ranks of the officers and soldiers began to move away from both sides, actively making way for the heavy cavalry. The rebel infantry who followed the officer army thought they saw the hope of victory, shouted and chased after the heavy cavalry and stuffed it into the opening.
Just after the heavy cavalry went deep into the formation of the army, Jin Shixiong looked back at the troops behind him that had not yet been used, and pointed his finger at the heavy cavalry that had already run over the Chinese army and said loudly: "This is Li Ni's last skill." , It’s up to you whether you can wipe out the rebels in one fell swoop today! Your Majesty believes that you favor you, and this is the battle you want to repay the country’s favor!”
About a thousand warriors behind him began to shout, waving special weapons in their hands.
These more than a thousand soldiers were specially selected by the emperor. It can be said that they are outstanding figures in the team, but they are not typical soldiers. These people are all from the green forest, and everyone has good martial arts skills, but they are also the most difficult team to lead, because they don't know how to cooperate at all, and they don't bother to figure out how to cooperate. These quacks are rough and wild, and it is not easy for them to act in full compliance with the Sui military law than to let them die.
The emperor did not make these people have to abide by military orders from beginning to end. They were the only team in the brave team that could drink before the battle. The emperor gave them the privilege that they could not even participate in drills with other soldiers. And the purpose of their existence is to deal with Li Yuanshan's heavy cavalry today.
It is no secret that Li Yuanshan has such a powerful cavalry in his hands. Although the number is not many, only less than two thousand, they can be easily crushed on the battlefield like steel beasts. The heavy armor on them is not afraid of feather arrows, even a sharp horizontal knife cannot break through the thick armor. And the heavy spears in their hands were too domineering, and the infantry couldn't resist them at all.
Following Jin Shixiong's order, more than a thousand Jianghu travelers rushed out to meet the heavy cavalry. When they were dozens of steps away from the heavy cavalry, they threw out the special weapons in their hands.
Perhaps this is not a weapon, but a tool.
A tool that the barbarians in northern and southern borders often use when catching wild animals. A rope with stones tied at both ends, when it meets the prey, it is thrown out. If it is accurately wrapped around the prey's legs, the prey can be caught immediately.
The ropes tied with stones at both ends flew out spinning, and although more than a thousand people did not cooperate, their reaction power was far stronger than that of ordinary soldiers. They did not stop after throwing the ropes, and still charged towards the heavy cavalry. Not every rope can catch the horse's legs, but it only needs a hundred people to succeed.
Almost no one in the first row of heavy cavalry at the front had the luck to dodge the rope, that's because these quacks had been preparing for today for a long time. They can't be trained like ordinary soldiers, but they must make themselves proficient in using this simple trap.
Dozens of heavy cavalry horses in front were tripped by their hooves, and the horses neighed fiercely and fell forward. Because both people and horses are wearing heavy armor, it is not easy to stand up again once they fall down. However, it was extremely difficult for the heavy cavalry who brought up the speed to stop the horse immediately, so the heavy cavalry behind couldn't stop bumping into the fallen comrade in front.
The extreme power of the heavy cavalry comes not only from the strong armor and the strong physical fitness of the cavalry, but also requires a dense formation to maintain sufficient crushing pressure.
But because of the dense formation, once the cavalry in front fell to the ground on a large scale, the people behind could only suffer.
The horses of at least seventy or eighty heavy cavalrymen were tripped and fell down, causing at least two hundred cavalrymen behind to bump into them and fall to the ground. At this time, the opportunity for those arrogant and unruly quacks came to show their talents. They jumped over briskly, not giving the felled heavy cavalry a chance to stand up, and harvested the lives of the heavy cavalry with the short iron clubs in their hands.
The armor of heavy cavalry can block sharp weapons, but it cannot block heavy blows from iron rods.
A charlatan laughed and rushed over, kicked the heavy cavalry who was about to get up, followed by striding up, and smashed the heavy iron rod of dozens of kilograms on the neck of the cavalry. The weakest defense of heavy cavalry is the neck. In order to ensure the necessary flexibility, the chain armor on the neck is not thick. But even if it is thick, the consequences of such a heavy iron rod hitting the throat fiercely can be imagined.
There was a light click sound from the heavy cavalryman's neck, and then there was blood overflowing from behind the visor. The blood spat out of his mouth was sprayed on the visor, and he was short of breath.
These quacks sneaked back and forth in the gaps between the heavy cavalry, avoiding the heavy lance's attack and finding the right opportunity to strike. The iron rods in their hands smashed on the horse's legs and immediately crippled the horse, while the heavy cavalry who fell on the ground were only clumsy and there was nothing strong to speak of.
Sitting on the high slope, the emperor looked at those quacks who messed up Li Yuanshan's heavy cavalry, but there was no joy on his face. In order to deal with the heavy cavalry, he specially trained this team, and then these people proved with their actions that they can also become the protagonists on the battlefield.
"Pity."
The emperor murmured three words.
I don't know if it's a pity for those quacks who were crushed to death by heavy cavalry, or it's a pity for those elite cavalry.
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"Your Majesty, it's not good!"
An orderly came on horseback at high speed, caught up with Li Yuanshan's horse and shouted loudly: "The heavy armored infantry of General Zhou Dingguo was stopped by the heavy armor of the official army. We have already been suppressed because we don't have an advantage in numbers. The enemy is like Knowing in advance that our heavy armored infantry is on General Zhou's side, we have already prepared! Not only that, the troops on the right were also frustrated. The army lured them deep and got trapped!"
Hearing these words, Li Yuanshan felt a suffocation in his chest!
He endured the pain and swallowed back the mouthful of sweet blood that came up from his chest, his eyes instantly turned red.
The heavy armored infantry were all on Zhou Dingguo's side, how could the Sui army know
His younger brother, Li Yuankuo, the just-appointed Prince Yi, was simple and impulsive. The Sui army must have arranged tactics in advance. All the tactical arrangements of the Sui Army were so targeted!
"Who leaked our tactics to the enemy!"
Li Yuanshan roared angrily, but he couldn't hold back a mouthful of blood and sprayed it out.
"Your Majesty, withdraw your troops for now!"
A close relative begged: "I have lost the opportunity to be restrained everywhere. If the fight continues, it will be even more unfavorable. Your Majesty, please make a decision early. Now there is still time to return to the army and defend Xiping City to regain morale!"
"No!"
Li Yuanshan roared hysterically: "I can't retreat! The prince hasn't gone far yet!"
Hearing this roar, everyone was shocked.
The purpose of Li Yuanshan's decisive battle this time was to cover his son Li Xiaoche from escaping? At the price of himself and hundreds of thousands of horses in exchange for Li Xiaoche's life? People's hearts were immediately filled with sadness. It turned out that the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty himself did not have the confidence to win the duel.
"Keep going!"
Li Yuanshan roared angrily, ignoring the blood on the corner of his mouth: "If someone retreats before dark, they will be killed immediately! Come on! Tell the supervisor team, whoever retreats will be killed!"
He roared like a beast, with a hideous face.
"Report!"
A messenger flew over, his face full of panic: "Your Majesty, something is wrong! General Zhou's heavy armor was wiped out!"
"ah!"
Li Yuanshan yelled fiercely and then stabbed the messenger to death: "Whoever dares to disturb the morale of the army by saying that the big thing is not good in front of me will be killed immediately!"
"His Majesty!"
At this time, Song Qianhui, who was in charge of staying behind in Xiping City, came galloping on a horse in messy clothes. He was a literati, and his riding skills were average, because he came so eagerly that even Liang Guan was bumped off. where.
"Your Majesty, please withdraw your troops quickly!"
Song Qianhui said out of breath: "I watched the battle on the city and found that both wings were defeated. There is no certainty of victory in this battle. Your Majesty, with a body of ten thousand gold, please return to the army immediately, abandon Xiping, and retreat directly to Jinyang! Your Majesty is not reconciled, but victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs, why care about temporary gains and losses, please think twice, Your Majesty!"
Li Yuanshan was furious, and he was about to kill Song Qianhui, but he was stopped by his trusted generals: "Your Majesty, think twice, the Prime Minister is also thinking of His Majesty!"
After being stopped, the enraged Li Yuanshan roared and cursed like crazy, everyone tried to persuade him, and it took him a while to calm down. With red eyes, he glanced at these subordinates, and the muscles on his face were twitching involuntarily. I don't know how long it took, he sighed heavily: "Forget it, Ming Jin retreats!"
It was as if his strength had been emptied in an instant, and the heavy lance in his hand fell to the ground with a thud.
"Can't claim gold!"
Song Qianhui hurriedly stopped him: "I have already informed the generals of the infantry behind to stop rushing forward, and the heavy cavalry and infantry who had already rushed ahead were too late to call back. Once the gold is called, the already defeated two wings will immediately collapse completely. The soldiers of the Chinese army are retreating, and the enemy is chasing after them. Even the gods can't break this defeat. Your Majesty, at this time, we can only abandon the front team. Please, Your Majesty, lead the troops behind to retreat."
Li Yuanshan's expression changed, and then he nodded slowly: "Just do as you say."
"Hurry up and give the order, the infantry behind will retreat immediately. Don't listen to the horn's order, and protect His Majesty!"
Song Qian would say loudly: "Let someone blow the horn and continue attacking!"
This decision is so cruel. There were more than 100,000 people fighting with the Sui army in the front. Song Qian would let people continue to attack with horns and drums, but ordered the troops behind to retreat, and the rebel soldiers in front became complete cannon fodder.
"Your Majesty, go quickly, if you don't go, it will be too late!"
Song Qianhui reached out and grabbed the reins of Li Yuanshan's war horse, and pulled the horse back.
"Who... who on earth betrayed me! Who leaked our tactics!"
Li Yuanshan still couldn't calm down, his teeth were gnashing.
"Who else?"
Song Qian would sigh, thinking in his heart that I have advised you not to believe that guy, but you just refused to listen. Today's defeat is actually already doomed, and you are now blinded and can no longer see clearly. . When that guy came, I said that we must not relax our guard against this person. It is available but not trustworthy. Now it seems that I have guessed right.
It's just that he didn't dare to say it.
He didn't say anything, but Li Yuanshan still reacted: "Hou Wenji! I will kill you!"