Chapter 257 Arrogance (Part 2)
"Stab!" After the Silver Spear Army rushed in, they stabbed left and right with their spears, their movements precise, swift and powerful.
The first and second buildings are all veterans. Even if they were damaged in the previous battle, they will draw skilled soldiers from other buildings to make up for it. They will not directly recruit new people, so the overall combat strength is very strong.
If the Five Hundred Mansion Soldiers were just a sharp knife, it caused terrible wounds and caused people to bleed profusely.
After more than a thousand silver spear troops poured into the gap, there was a bloody collapse.
Wherever they passed, they stabbed countless enemy soldiers to death. Let alone wounds, they just disemboweled them, okay?
The soldiers who were fighting in the front had suffered a lot of casualties, and their armors were often broken. When they heard the noise of the enemy soldiers on the left and right, their morale increased greatly, so they marched forward bravely to defeat the enemy in front of them. He rushed back again and again.
"Stab!" The jungle of spears of the Silver Spear Army continued to carry out ruthless killings.
The chaotic enemy troops fell in pieces, the noise became louder and louder, the formation was almost compressed to the extreme, and some people at the end had already begun to flee.
More than 4,000 men from the Jin Army’s third formation rushed forward, becoming the straw that broke the camel’s back.
The front army formation composed of 5,000 men from Wang Sang's tribe was completely dispersed.
These soldiers, who were known as the bravest and most elite before the war, completely lost their fighting spirit and were driven back by the Jin army.
Wang Sang stood in the middle of the army and felt that his hands and feet were cold.
The nightmare comes again.
Below the city of Luoyang, he was defeated once by the Jin army.
On the outskirts of Gongxian County, he was chased north by Shao Xun.
This time, the 20,000-strong army under Dayang City was unable to withstand the enemy and was on the verge of collapse.
Three times, a full three times! Three defeats in two years!
Shao Thief, why the hell do you keep staring at us and beating us?
My brother asked me to secure my retreat and protect the 20,000 troops, but I ended up being ruined in one battle. What should I do?
Wang Sang caught a glimpse of soldiers approaching from the corner of his eye.
He shook a little and shouted: "Kill me!"
After shouting, he shed two lines of tears.
The soldiers were also in tears, but they still did their duty. They held the "shaky" Wang Sang and persuaded: "General, the front army has collapsed. There are noises on the left and right wings, and there are also some noises in the rear. Noisy, this battle can't go on anymore, let's go quickly."
"Kill me!" Wang Sang shouted again and fainted.
The soldiers understood, immediately lifted him off the high platform, and then brought in the horses.
Wang Sang opened his eyes in a daze and cried: "They are all old brothers who have been with me for many years. How can I bear to abandon them?"
The soldier handed over the riding whip, Wang Sang Continue subconsciously.
"I won't leave!" Wang Sang suddenly shouted.
The soldier handed over the reins again, and Wang Sang took it subconsciously.
"Please let me go, I will fight with Shao Thief!" Wang Sang cried bitterly.
The soldiers helped Wang Sang onto the horse. Wang Sang subconsciously grabbed the horse's belly and jumped out.
The soldiers also mounted their horses and left in a hurry.
The first to see Wang Sang escaping was the rear formation. They immediately lost their fighting spirit and dispersed into the mountains to the north.
Then on the left and right wings, some people fled back to Dayang City, while others threw away their clothes, armor and equipment and prepared to flee home.
The Chinese army was affected, and they also yelled and ran back in a chaotic manner.
The army of 20,000 collapsed.
The Jin army took advantage of the situation to pursue and kill them, shouting for a fierce battle.
From this moment on, the battle will enter the stage of maximum gains - most of the formation cuts in the ancient wars also occurred at this moment.
Shao Xun looked at it for a while, then Shi Shiran got off the command platform.
His command is no longer needed later. The generals have undergone rigorous training and fought so many battles, and they know exactly what to do.
Tang Jian led his own soldiers and commanded the reserve team to protect the surroundings closely.
The current battlefield is very chaotic and no longer clearly defined. If a small group of enemy troops unexpectedly attack the commander and succeed, no one can bear the responsibility.
In the afternoon, Shao Xun, surrounded by soldiers, entered Dayang County.
There don’t seem to be many people in the city, just a few hundred households.
He didn't bother to look further, so he went directly into the county government office and began to issue orders.
"Hurry up and clean the battlefield and inventory supplies. It must be completed before nightfall."
"Don't chase the defeated troops who fled into Zhongtiao Mountain, let them go."
< br>"The scouts will go out and monitor the area north of Zhongtiao Mountain, and there will be no mistakes."
"The wounded soldiers will be transported back to Shaanxi County first and placed properly."
"The Auxiliary Arms Craftsman Battalion quickly repairs clothes, armor and equipment. If it is too late, replace them with the captured ones first."
"The whole army will rest for a day, sort out the military supplies and equipment before nightfall tomorrow, and prepare for evacuation. Get ready."
"That's all for now, and you'll do it quickly."
"Yes," the generals responded in unison, with respectful expressions.
The coach's prestige is established in these battles.
The more wins, the less anyone dares to challenge the coach's authority.
Shao's military and political group now has only one core, and the status of this core is constantly strengthening. One day, this core position will be unbreakable.
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The two "stooges" Yu An and Zhang Gu were sitting on the mountain plateau, talking to each other and discussing countermeasures.
"If the thieves come, just fire the crossbow and shoot them to knock them over." Zhang Gu raised his head and looked down at the plateau and said.
Yu An smiled lightly and said nothing. Duan Xiong, the deputy governor of Youzhou Tuqi Governor, was an honest man. Hearing this, he shook his head and said: "You can't fight like this."
"How to fight?" Zhang Gu frowned He frowned and asked somewhat rudely.
"Our army has more than 3,000 infantry and cavalry. The number of troops is not large, and there are even fewer that can fight." Duan Xiong analyzed: "Zhang Zhuang led the 500 Yamen Army to lie in the west plateau. The leader of the building can lead the five hundred Yamen troops to lie down on the east plateau. The auxiliary soldiers and young men do not need to follow them to the plateau. Their combat power is too poor. Most of them cannot shoot arrows or use crossbows. In addition, they do not have any extra bows. Give them the crossbow——"
Zhang Gu was speechless and wanted to say something, but felt that his analysis was correct.
Yu An nodded repeatedly in agreement.
Duan Xiong glanced at Zhang Gu and said: "We can only defeat more than a thousand cavalry. When the bandits arrive, it is impossible to keep them."
"Then how to fight?" Zhang Gu asked subconsciously.
“This is my strategy, let’s talk about it for now, you two can just listen and decide if it works or not.” Duan Xiong cleared his throat and said: “When the thieves come, arrange it like this...”
While Zhang, Yu, and Duan were discussing how to ambush, the battle was raging below Hongnong City.
More and more young men were forcibly recruited, and the number has exceeded 15,000.
They were driven by Wang Mi's sergeants, armed with crude weapons, and rushed towards the county town in waves.
The scene was tragic.
They used their thin bodies to fill in the trenches, tear down the sheep and horse walls, consume the arrows of the defenders, and then set up long ladders to attack the city - yes, they filled the trenches continuously There are no siege equipment such as trench trucks and ladder trucks, only ladders, and they rely entirely on flesh and blood to attack the city.
Yuan Yan stood at the top of the city, looking anxiously to the east.
After several days of bloody fighting, the defenders had fewer than two thousand soldiers, and many were injured.
A group of young men were urgently recruited in the city, only 1,780 people, and a lot of them were consumed.
If we fight for another ten days and a half, he will be completely wiped out. What will be the outcome then?
Do you regret it? Maybe a little.
But there is no use regretting now, Liu Cong cannot let himself go. After the night attack was defeated, troops and horses were mobilized to besiege, which in itself explains a lot.
His only hope now is the troops led by Governor Shao Xun.
If he can arrive in time, he may be able to force the enemy back - but he can only force it back. There are many Huns cavalry and it is impossible to be combined inside and outside. If you want to leave, go directly from the Xujin Ferry next to Hongnong. And the two temporary pontoon bridges were built and retreated.
But even if we can only do this step, it is not easy.
Will he come?
Outside Hongnong City, Liu Cong was also very agitated.
More than eight times the force was used to attack the city, and they fought for several days, but they couldn't take it.
He knew that Yuan Yan was so treacherous that he must have intimidated the entire city's soldiers and civilians, saying that after the Xiongnu broke the city, they would slaughter the city to strengthen their determination to defend the city - he did have this idea, but he didn't dare .
Wang Mi seems to be enjoying it a bit.
From being reluctant at the beginning, to now taking the initiative to supervise the siege and working very hard.
He knew that Wang Mi, just like Shi Le, drove the strong men who were forcibly recruited to die, and then selected the strong ones from those who were lucky enough to survive to join his own army and increase his strength.
Therefore, he didn't feel bad at all, after all, those who died were not his own.
In the past few days, he even built a pontoon bridge to transport goods and grain to Hebei, making a lot of money.
Every time he thought about this, Liu Cong felt as if he had eaten a fly, with a bad taste in his stomach.
Fuck it!
Today is August 30th. When can we capture it?
At this moment, several riders quickly passed through the pontoon bridge from Hebei and arrived outside Hongnong City.
They entered Wang Mi's camp immediately.
Liu Cong didn't feel anything was wrong. In the past few days, Wang Mi's people had been going back and forth on both sides of the river, going in and out for nothing more than money, food, and soldiers.
He is too lazy to care. Anyway, in the end, Wang Mi will definitely give him the biggest piece of wealth, and the court will still need him to maintain peace.
Now he only cares about when to catch that thief Yuan Yan, Yixue feels hatred in his heart!
"Your Highness..." Liu Cong didn't go to Wang Mi, but Wang Mi took the initiative to come over. His face was pale, with a hint of sadness, and a bit of despair.
"What? The general died during the attack?" Liu Cong asked in confusion.
"Your Highness, Thief Shao is here." Wang Mi sighed and said weakly.
"Oh? Where are you?" Liu Cong asked with some interest.
"Dayang..."
"What? Dayang? Has he crossed the river?" Liu Cong was surprised.
"Crossing the river." Wang Mi didn't know how to describe his mood. He just heard him say: "There were about 15,000 horsemen who crossed the river by pontoon bridge. They defeated my brother Sang first. Take advantage of the sun again."
Liu Cong stood up suddenly.
He felt like he was having a bad time.
First they were defeated by Yuan Yan, then Shao Xun snuck behind them and quietly attacked Shaanxi County and Dayang.
What the hell is this fight about?
"Dayang is not far from Anyi." Liu Cong walked around like an ant on a hot pot and said to himself: "If your Majesty knows, I will..."
"Your Majesty must have known about it." Wang Mi looked at Liu Cong and said, "If my prediction is correct, there will be envoys coming in the next two days. Your Highness may want to think about how to deal with it."
Liu Cong Silence fell. This time, I lost a lot of points with His Majesty.
Wang Mi sighed again and sat down numbly.
The most important thing for him now is to recapture Dayang. And this is inseparable from Liu Cong's help.
He has given up on defeating Shao Thief alone - at least for now.
(End of this chapter)