Above the battle formation, dust was shrouded in the air, swirling in the wind like a dark cloud. In the vast sea of people, waves of iron cavalry surged like a flood; in the northeast, a large area was in chaos, as chaotic as a busy market, a tall flag slowly fell down, swords and guns flew everywhere, and a melee broke out.
In the middle of the rebels' large circle, Shi Yanchao's troops had slowed down. According to his experience, after charging into the enemy camp for a while, he should turn around and find an open space to charge out, as he had already shown off enough prestige.
But at this time he found that there was chaos in the rear, the enemy army in the east had collapsed, and countless imperial guards were chasing and killing in the chaos.
Shi Yanchao was a little bit at a loss for a moment: since he was not surrounded, there seemed to be no need to rush out. Where should he rush to
At this time, from a distance, three groups of cavalry on the left wing swept in from the southwestern left wing of the imperial army. In the dust, only swords and spears were waving and horses were flying. Shi Yanchao was in a very good situation at this time: he had someone to attack and infantry to support him when he retreated.
For a moment he didn't understand why he could have such a smooth journey despite charging into the battle formation of tens of thousands of troops.
Attacking the left wing Shi Yanchao didn't think much, he raised the spare iron spear presented by his general and shouted loudly. Then he led the heavy cavalry in the front, followed by a large group of cavalry, and rushed to the west.
Soon, the cavalry of the Huben Army was seen besieging an infantry phalanx, with arrows flying in the air and spears like a forest.
The light cavalry of the Tiger Guards were riding around the square formation and shooting. The enemy infantry were surrounded by cavalry and the archers did not dare to move forward, so they just randomly shot into the air in the formation; there were dense spearmen in front. The light cavalry of the Tiger Guards shot back and forth, and when they saw that there were gaps in the formation, they drew their swords and rushed forward to try to break the formation.
At this time, Shi Yanchao had led his men to attack. He used the same trick again, first using the heavy iron spear to throw while riding a warhorse, and with a lightning-fast and violent clang, a gap was opened. A moment later, the heavy iron cavalry took the opportunity to rush in, and immediately the sabers were high above and harvesting straw at high speed. The heavy cavalry on the left and right also tore open a gap, and a large number of heavy cavalry rushed in, stabbing, chopping and trampling crazily.
When the infantrymen saw the heavy war horses rolling into the middle of the formation like boulders, few dared to stand in front and they all dodged and avoided, further tearing and shaking the camp.
Shi Yanchao leaned to the right, waited for the warhorse to rush closer, and slashed a soldier's head with his sword. With a clang, the soldier screamed and fell forward. A moment later, the heavy horse's paw stepped directly on the soldier's back, and the sound of broken bones and deformed flesh made people's scalps numb.
Suddenly, a spear pierced the neck of a footman holding a spear. The spear changed direction quickly, and because the horse was charging, it was soon pulled out of the man's neck. The spear head was swung, and a large amount of blood flew into the air.
The crowd in front of him collapsed and fled in all directions. When Shi Yanchao looked up, he saw Dong Zunhui, who was wrapped like an iron man, sitting on the back of a galloping horse. He stretched his upper body and pulled the bowstring, and shot down a man with a snap.
Dong Zunhui and Shi Yanchao shouted.
Dong Zunhui turned around and shouted: The enemy cavalry in the large formation is coming, I will fight side by side with General Shi
Guo Shaoce rode forward, and heard a deafening roar. The smoke was so thick that he couldn't see what was happening in the enemy camp. But he knew that Shi Yanchao and Dong Zunhui's cavalry had broken through the square and circle formation from the left and right wings, and Yang Biao's troops on the right wing had torn apart a large area of the enemy's camp.
The battle was progressing very quickly. Guo Shao could not wait any longer. He shouted: "Sound the drums and trumpets, three long and three short blasts, and the whole army will attack!"
A row of trumpeters in the middle army puffed up their cheeks, and a sobbing and vigorous trumpet sounded, and all the drums behind them thumped. The drum sounded like an accompaniment to urge people to speed up, and the roar of horse hooves matched it. A large number of horsemen on both sides swarmed forward. The tiger flags in the middle square were laid flat, and the swords were raised high. The infantry marched slowly forward with heavy and orderly steps.
Guo Shao led the central army's personal soldiers and the cavalry reserve to follow. Large groups of infantry and cavalry surged forward like waves.
At this moment, suddenly a large group of people in the smoke and dust on the opposite side knelt down, and many people around followed suit. It was as if a god had thrown a stone in the middle, and ripples like waves quickly spread around.
Marshal Guo was invincible, but he surrendered. "Please spare my life" deafening shouts rang out among a large number of enemy soldiers. Countless people knelt in the wilderness. Those who were riding horses or standing were stunned, and then those who were riding horses jumped down and knelt.
Seeing this, Guo Shao said: "Order Ma Quanyi to drive the surrendered soldiers to gather together, clear the road, and the whole army will continue to advance towards the river bank."
The huge semicircular formation seemed to be cut in half, and the surrendered soldiers were asked to throw away their weapons and drive them to the middle. Countless infantry and cavalry of the imperial army rushed to the bank of the Fen River.
As soon as Li Jixun's formation collapsed, the army was defeated like a mountain, and even gods could not stop it. The soldiers and horses in the formation were in chaos and scrambled to flee to the river bank. Most of Guo Shao's troops also lost their formation in the pursuit and attack. Once the army lost its formation, it would be almost impossible to regroup and reorganize in a short time.
The battlefield was out of control, but the Imperial Guards were chasing them madly while the enemy soldiers were running around. The situation could not be reversed.
Bowstrings snapped and the chaotic light cavalry chased the fastest, shooting at the moving deserters as targets. The heavy cavalry also swarmed behind. Most of the Zhou Dynasty cavalry had only one horse, and they were slower than infantry in long-distance maneuvers, but they ran very fast on the battlefield, leaving the infantry far behind.
The yellow dust in the dry wilderness looked like a blazing fire, and the countless running soldiers seemed to be running in the fire. No one on the battlefield knew who was which group, and they were all running around. The generals were left with only their personal soldiers, and no one could command the current army.
The ground was full of dead and wounded rebels, and the cavalry mercilessly trampled over the corpses and wounded soldiers. The battlefield had limited contact area, and many soldiers had not yet killed a single enemy, so they could only run. So people rushed to catch up and kill a few people to satisfy their expectations after walking thousands of miles.
As they got closer to the river, the scene became even more brutal. Countless soldiers were squeezed to the water's edge and became increasingly dense. Many people fell into the river and struggled in the freezing cold water. Some raised their heads and took deep breaths, while others were washed to the center of the river and drowned. Soldiers in armor couldn't even float up, and Li Jixun's troops were from the north of the Yellow River, most of whom couldn't swim, so countless people drowned.
There were only three floating bridges on the river, one of which had been overturned. Some people were clinging to the boats used to build the floating bridge to survive. More people were looking at the floating bridge, unable to squeeze through, and surrounded by people.
The cavalry swept in, and the crowd panicked, and more people were pushed into the water. Some people knelt down and begged for mercy, but were soon overthrown and trampled by the dense crowd of their own people. The screams and cries for mercy resounded by the river, and the mountains on the other side were echoing the noise here.
At this moment, suddenly there was a flash of fire in the north, and the soldiers turned their heads to look. Both pontoon bridges were on fire, and no one knew how they started. Everyone's face was filled with despair, and some people knelt on the ground and cried loudly.
A voice from among the chaotic soldiers shouted: Stop pushing, everyone drop your weapons and beg for mercy. We have already been defeated, surrender and save your life.
Suddenly, a group of cavalrymen in brand new armor came running, with yellow flags fluttering in the wind. Guo Shao shouted: Brothers, stop right here, our army has won, killing more is useless
Another general shouted: "The Central Army orders, stop the killing, and those who disobey will be beheaded."
The cavalry passed by with a roar, and wherever they passed, the imperial guards stopped and looked up at the flag. The rebels immediately knelt on the ground and shouted in a messy voice, with faint flattery such as "the heart of a bodhisattva".
Guo Shao ran to the river bank, looked down at the defeated soldiers on the ground, and shouted: You are all Chinese people, coerced and coerced by the rebels, all of you are innocent; the guilty ones are Li Jixun and his gang, who colluded with the Northern Han to plot evil, and whoever cuts off their heads will be rewarded handsomely.
Everyone shouted indiscriminately, "Thank you Marshal Guo for your great kindness."
Guo Shao pointed his sword at the person who was still struggling in the river and said: Save him.
He looked up and saw a group of cavalrymen moving away in the valley across the river. Guo Shao was helpless because the pontoon bridges had been burned and he could not send troops to the other side of the river for a while.
At this moment, the sound of horse hooves was heard from the north, and the cavalry from Jinzhou City came out.
There were many people in this battle, but it lasted less than two hours, and the sun had not yet reached the zenith. Guo Shao rode north and soon met Xiang Gong and Murong Yanzhao.
General Xiang, General Murong. Guo Shao immediately clasped his fists and greeted them first.
The two of them returned the greeting and said, "Greetings to Marshal Guo." They looked toward the Fen River and said, "General Guo has finished his battle."
Guo Shaodao: Li Jixun's troops were vulnerable and were defeated at the first blow.
Murong Yanzhao, who had a full beard, glared and said: "Guo Du Dianjian used his troops so quickly that I have to admire him to my heart's content."
Xiang Gong laughed: I had guessed that Inspector Guo would send reinforcements, but I didn't expect it to happen so soon.
They got off their horses, and Guo Shao stepped forward and patted Xiang Gong on the shoulder: "I will never forget the kindness you showed me back then, General. How can I stand by and watch you die without helping me?"
It was a small matter and not worth mentioning. Xiang Gong was very excited.
Guo Shao turned to look at Murong Yanzhao: You defended Jinzhou with a weak force and made great contributions. I will report the credit to the Queen Mother when I return to the court.
Murong Yanzhao hurriedly thanked him and asked: When did Guo Dudianjian leave Tokyo? Guo Shao replied: September 12. Murong Yanzhao was stunned: From the thousand-mile expedition to the defeat of Li Jixun, it took less than half a month.
Hahaha Guo Shao was not modest at all and immediately laughed proudly with his head raised.
After the integration of the Huben Army, Guo Shao was very satisfied. The overall combat power did not decline but became even more powerful because it had received a large amount of war horse resources from the Iron Cavalry Army's most elite cavalry.
He immediately felt that he was very capable and full of confidence, and said: Now it's Li Chongjin's turn to gain some experience.
I would like to ask for a free monthly ticket at the beginning of the month.