Chapter 209 Leaving (Added update for Alliance Leader Otsutsuki Kizuki)
Wang Mi soon found out, but he suspected that Liu Ling was insulting his IQ.
Five hundred cavalry charged at more than a hundred infantry, scattered them, and then returned in a disastrous defeat?
That’s not all. The cavalry was swept away by these people, and they used strong bows and crossbows to disorganize their own three thousand infantry. Then they let the imperial infantry take advantage and fight. Win?
He drew his knife on the spot and beheaded the messenger Liu Ling sent to report the news.
However, if you can kill one messenger, you cannot kill the second or third one.
Soon, one after another envoys came over, and the forbidden army marched out of the south of the city. Taking advantage of the high morale of winning the first battle, they stormed Liu Ling's camp. Liu Xianfeng defeated several camps in a row and was in a state of disarray.
Wang Mi had an ominous premonition in his heart.
He had long felt that the Luoyang Chinese Army was better than the state and county soldiers, but his subordinates were advancing with great success and their morale had soared. He no longer believed it.
After learning a lesson this time, you should wake up, right?
However, he still did not believe that more than a hundred infantry could defeat 500 cavalry head-on, even when the formation was broken up.
The battle is over, aren’t you afraid? Not running away?
There are cavalry all around, why do you still dare to stand there and fight with the cavalry?
He really couldn’t figure it out. Is there such an elite soldier in the world who is not afraid of death?
Unless, these people have long been accustomed to being surrounded by superior cavalry, have long been accustomed to having their formations broken up, and having to fight in small groups.
He left the camp, carefully inspected the camp, then got on his horse and headed southwest with the kite camp.
"Vajra slave, what kind of battle are you fighting?" Wang Mi first raised his riding whip high, and finally put it away gently.
Liu Ling was too big. After putting on the heavy armor, he looked like a bear. Wang Mi felt a little scared, although he was reluctant to admit it.
"General..." Liu Ling didn't notice the subtle changes in Wang Mi, and said with a red face: "The fighting style of the official army is so weird. I have never seen the infantry still able to survive after being scattered by the cavalry. Those who continued to fight were careless and suffered a loss."
Wang Mi snorted coldly.
Liu Ling's face became even more ashamed. He just heard him say: "Then more than a hundred soldiers rushed into the formation. Even though they fired their bows and crossbows, they could not stop them. Those people seemed not afraid of death. They fell in front and followed up behind them. They rushed forward one after another and rushed forward. The soldiers were frightened by this, and if the army pressed forward, they would be defeated."
Wang Miding looked at him for a long time, as if he was trying to tell whether it was true or not.
After a long time, he put away his angry expression and said: "How many of these elite soldiers do you think Luoyang still has?"
"It shouldn't be too many." Liu Ling said: "These hundred The rest should be selected from the whole army and promised a heavy reward, so they fight desperately and do not retreat even if they die."
Wang Mi didn't know what to say for a while.
He glanced left and right out of the corner of his eyes, approached Liu Ling, and whispered: "Last night, we got the news that Shenyuan Pass was lost. The official army Shao Xun's troops entered Yanshi. My brother was defeated and retreated to the city. Shao Xun has probably bypassed Yanshi and gone straight to Luoyang. "
Yanshi is very close to Luoyang, and the soldiers can carry a few days of dry food each, so they can attack directly without any retreat.
Liu Ling was surprised when he heard this and asked: "How long does it take for Shao Xun to arrive in Luoyang?"
"One or two days at most." Wang Mi sighed and said: "I I originally wanted to use the camp to fight the army, but now it seems..."
"General," Liu Ling said quickly: "The morale of our unit has been reduced, and we cannot fight anymore in the past two days. .”
The field battle was defeated first. The 3,500 cavalrymen were all old-fashioned, and more than half of them were killed or injured.
Several small camps were subsequently breached. Although the dead were all weak soldiers, it had an impact on the overall morale.
Now the officers and soldiers are exhausted from the long battle and have retreated to the city to rest. What will happen if they come back tomorrow?
Wang Mi was speechless.
Liu Ling is a very brave man in battle, but he will never hesitate when it is time to run. It is unlikely that he will break up the rear. You can only put him in front as a vanguard, so that you can use it with confidence.
"Do you think Luoyang can be captured?" Wang Mi asked.
His tone was a little tangled.
It seems a little unwilling, they all ran to Luoyang City, only to suffer a defeat, so they had to run away, but they were really unwilling.
Luoyang, this is Luoyang.
What if it is taken down? How beautiful would that be?
What if there is a head-on confrontation with the officers and soldiers, and suddenly the officers and soldiers are unable to open their eyes, nose and mouth and breathe? Isn’t this a win?
Well, Wang Mi quickly put an end to this idea of luck.
He would never put his hope in these illusory things before. The temptation of Luoyang was really too great, making him a little unable to control himself and thinking wildly.
Furthermore, if Shao Xun had not chased him from behind, he might have waited a few days and fought two more battles to see what happened.
If you really can't win, then give up and just leave without any regrets.
But now there is no such condition, and a decisive decision must be made.
"I want to withdraw my troops, how about it?" Wang Mi took a step closer and his voice became even lower.
Liu Ling was not surprised at all and asked: "Where to evacuate?"
"The east of the city is impossible." Wang Mi said: "We can only go north, across Mangshan Mountain , then cross the river and go north."
"Do you want to..." Liu Ling asked subconsciously.
"When I was a wanderer in Luoyang in the past, I had friendship with Liu Yuanhai, the leader of the Han Dynasty. After crossing the river and going north, if there is no other way, I would surrender to Liu Yuanhai. I will find a place to stay first." Wang Mi said: "You must have noticed it too. , Our army cannot fight a tough battle, and it will not be able to withstand even a little bit of fierce officers and soldiers. If we can have a chance to breathe and train hard for more than a year, our combat effectiveness will be very good."
"Liu Yuan, the leader of the Han Dynasty, has no one to use, and he is thirsty for talents. If I join him, I will be a high official and well-paid, and you will also have a future." "How do you know?" Liu Ling asked.
Wang Mi glared at him. This was the result of not caring about "national affairs." He only heard him say: "Shi Le, Shi Chao, and the leaders of Jie Zhong and Wu Huan defected. , all have official positions. Shi Le is the King of Ping Jin. I arrived a little later, so I can be given the title of general, minister, etc. If I bring more soldiers, it may be higher."
< br>Liu Ling was a little bored and said: "Liu Han looks like that, so what if he is granted the title of king? He may not even have a salary, right?"
"Why do you care so much?" Wang Mi said impatiently: "You said that I want to surrender to Liu Yuan? Isn't there no other way? Wang Leizi has many people, and he can also practice military formations. He was defeated by Shao Xun in the field. Is this a good person to get along with? Ji Sang was killed by him. Lose or lose, do you think we can fight with Ji Sang?"
"Let's do it between brothers," Liu Ling said.
"Vajra slave, don't blame me for not reminding you. Now that you have lost your capital, you are no longer able to fight. For the sake of your repeated military exploits in the past, I will let you go first. If you still keep saying strange things, think about it yourself Find a way." After saying that, Wang Mi turned around and left very simply.
The retreat of tens of thousands of people, even if they have decided to stay as a scapegoat, is not that simple.
It is actually a little late to run at this time.
After receiving the news from Yanshi last night, we should not fight today. Not only will we lose troops, but we will also waste a day in vain.
But then again, we have all arrived in Luoyang City, and it is indeed difficult to reconcile ourselves to leaving without a fight.
Now that I have to die, it’s better to leave early.
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On the seventh day of May, after the victory in the first battle, the morale of the officers and soldiers was greatly boosted.
Wang Yan and Wang Situ came to the city in person, and the governor's ministries went to war.
The vast majority of the thieves did not know the news of retreat. They grimaced and guarded the camp tremblingly, fighting with the imperial troops coming out of the gates.
For a while, thick smoke billowed outside the city, and the sound of killing was loud.
The rebels could not resist, and showed signs of defeat step by step, so they began to burn camps, houses and even city gates to escape, trying to stop the pursuers.
In the afternoon, Wang Mi and Liu Ling led their troops to flee north.
At about this time, a large flag with the word "Shao" flying high appeared near Qilijian in the east.
The vanguard was led by hundreds of horsemen. At this time, they no longer cared about conserving their horsepower. They covered several miles in a flash and rushed directly to the outskirts of the rebel army.
Some people dismounted, and after firing their individual crossbows, they rushed forward in neat lines, pursuing them with all their might, creating more and more chaos.
Besides the infantrymen who were dismounted and fighting, there were about two to three hundred horsemen who passed by and rushed forward with a wave of enemy soldiers behind them.
One of the generals is wearing a golden armor given by the late emperor and holding a thick horse-steed. He is unparalleled in bravery.
Looking from the top of the city, the two or three hundred cavalry he brought with him were like sharp knives, cutting through the "cloth and silk" composed of thousands of rebel soldiers with a "chila".
After breaking through the enemy formation, he reined in his horse and turned around, followed by more than two hundred cavalry, and then passed diagonally past some of the rebels.
Wherever they passed, the defeated soldiers screamed and fell continuously.
At this time, the defeated soldiers walked eastward one after another based on their instinct of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages.
After the golden-armored general achieved his goal, he no longer rushed to kill, but slowly swept through the broken troops, driving them eastward, slowly consuming their physical strength.
"The Marquis of Lu Yang is here!" On top of the Dongyang Gate Tower, Yu Min, who had just been appointed as Zhongzheng of Yingchuan County and entered the capital, clapped his hands and laughed, seemingly cheerfully.
Wang Yan also smiled and breathed a sigh of relief.
The thieves were about to be defeated. Shao Xun's arrival completely wiped out their last possibility of a comeback. There were no more surprises. How could they not be happy?
On the other hand, he is good at driving sheep. He is a genius who is born to use cavalry, and he is also very courageous.
While I was thinking about it, more than 700 soldiers over there had already mounted their horses again and rushed towards the abandoned camp of the enemy.
It seems to be intercepting the last wave of broken troops, but it seems to have other purposes.
"Dong dong..." The drum sound at the top of the city became more and more exciting.
Jinyang Gate, Pingchang Gate, Kaiyang Gate, Xuanyang Gate, Dongyang Gate, Jianchun Gate, Daxia Gate, Guangmo Gate...
The south, east and north sides of Luoyang The gates were opened, and countless soldiers of the Forbidden Army swarmed out of the city, chasing the enemy and killing them.
The bandits abandoned at the back were crying and crying, showing no fighting spirit.
The old thieves who were the first to escape were panting and ran desperately for a while, then took a short rest and recovered their strength before continuing to flee.
People don’t have a God’s perspective, and it’s impossible to spot every fleeing troop on an extremely complex and chaotic battlefield. What's more, the cannon fodder abandoned behind gradually filled the entire wilderness, and the pursuers couldn't figure out who was who, which gave them an opportunity.
Of course, we still have to fight and retreat, and then change direction after nightfall to get rid of the pursuers as much as possible.
As for what cannot be shaken off, it is that you have a bad life and you can’t blame anyone.
When you go out to fight, sooner or later this day will come, so you have to get used to it.
Across Luoyang, nearly 70,000 soldiers fell into a general retreat, and the war has entered the stage of chasing death and chasing north.
(End of this chapter)