Chapter 378 Wild Riding (Accelerate 24 for 500 Monthly Tickets)
Looking at the remnants of Qi’s soldiers climbing the city wall like a swarm of ants, Xiang Yu and Lu Bu didn’t have much interest in it, and just gave a simple evaluation. In their opinion, such siege speed and siege skills are similar to those of the Xirong soldiers.
"But the general guarding the city is somewhat similar to Zhao Chengguang, whom he met in Pingyang County before!" Lu Bu looked at the city wall in the distance, and the fighting screams penetrated the sky and faintly came to his ears, "It's a pity that he They are generals from the Liang clan, there is no reason to stay.”
“Haha, it would be nice to have more generals like this in this world. I want to meet more of them. When I competed with Liu Bang, apart from Han Xin, he was a bit capable. , the rest are like ants."
Xiang Yu pursed his lips, remembering what happened back then, and then he raised his horsewhip boldly and cracked it in the air: "Don't let me down."
"Haha, a certain family thinks so too."
While Lu Bu and Xiang Yu were talking, they suddenly frowned slightly. In their eyes, they seemed to have observed different movements on the battlefield. Taikang There was some smoke and dust in the wilderness to the east.
This is not unfamiliar to the two people who often lead the cavalry: "Really dare to leave the city?"
"Send an order to Xu Mao and guard his right wing. There are cavalry to the east of Taikang. Show up!" Lu Bu immediately summoned a commanding officer and asked him to go over with his order.
“Aren’t we going?” Xiang Yu’s hands were itchy.
"Wait until your Majesty says that this army and horses will be fully tempered."
Following Lu Bu's order, the cavalry carrying the order rushed down the hillside with the order flag on their backs, and ran along the foot of the slope towards the plain, towards the front The surrendered troops of the Qi State rushed away from the rear formation, shooting loud arrows while pulling out the command flag on their back and waving it towards the opposite side. Xu Mao, who was originally in charge, heard the news brought by the command cavalry, and his face was a little shocked. After all, he had been defeated by the Fushan Army one after another before, so he felt somewhat shadowy in his heart.
He sat on horseback and looked eastward, and then reacted very quickly and issued an order, "Let Zhao Ji'an on the right wing immediately lead his army to advance three miles east, set up a position, and resist Fushan's army. ! ”
At the same time, Tuoba Zongjue on the city wall also noticed changes outside the city. He turned his head and looked east. The moment he saw the smoke, his heart was lifted.
“What’s going on?! Why are the Fushan Army outside the city!”
"It's the Commander-in-Chief. He quietly descended the city wall..."
"I knew he wouldn't listen! He was young and energetic... I had known that I would have removed his military power... I immediately beat the drum and sent military orders for him to listen. Go back to the city immediately!”
It’s hard not to make Tuoba Zongjue angry with his ambition and high spirits, but he doesn’t want to undermine the opponent’s self-confidence. After all, how can a general lead an army to win a battle if he loses his self-confidence? Tuoba Congwu's disobedience of orders caught him off guard.
Once he arrived in the wilderness and met Xia's cavalry, he could not predict the outcome. Once defeated, it would be a huge blow to the newly improved morale.
Outside the city again, there is no way to send fast horses to chase, so we can only beat the drums to send orders. Now we can only hope that Tuoba Congwu can hear the drums and return in time.
Lingqi beside him had already climbed up the tower. The second floor was actually the drum tower. Lingqi immediately ordered the drummer to beat the drum to convey the message.
Boom!
Boom!
Liang Guo’s unique message drum beat out, accompanied by the fierce offensive and defensive battle on the top of the city, crossing the city wall and spreading to the wilderness. At this time, in Xu Mao’s military formation, Zhao Ji’an on the right was also there At the sound of the trumpet, troops and horses were mobilized to advance three miles east and take up position.
In the distance, smoke and dust were thick, and the rumble of horse hooves was coming.
The remnant soldiers who took up the position, according to the order issued by Zhao Ji'an, more than 10,000 people formed a large formation in one direction in five overlapping small formations.
Archers were placed in the middle of each formation to protect them, and the voices of generals and commanders at all levels also shouted.
"Raise the bow!"
With a 'clatter' sound, the bows and crossbows all raised their heads to the sky, and in the array in front, the shields were stuck to the ground, and the infantry were half-crouched. The back of the shield was held up with the shoulders, and another row of infantry came forward with shields behind them, blocking the upper part with shields to form a shield wall. Then, spears stretched out from the gaps in the shield, forming a dense forest of spears.
The midday sun shone on the earth, and the atmosphere became solemn. Shouts to encourage morale continued one after another. Liang Guo's Fushan Cavalry rode on iron hoofs that shook the earth, moving forward like a furious tide, crushing them.
With more than 10,000 people in the rear formation, Zhao Ji'an clenched the hilt of his sword, grinning, staring at the group of cavalry getting closer and closer, breathing heavily and his eyelids shaking desperately.
This Liang Guo Fushan Cavalry has defeated them many times. Anyone who meets them again is scared, but thinking that the Xia Emperor’s elite cavalry is also nearby, he and his soldiers are all frightened. There is no way out.
Thinking about it this way, I don’t seem so scared anymore.
“If you don’t retreat, fight to the death!” he shouted loudly.
The soldiers in the front military formation felt the pressure brought by the cavalry's impact. They clenched and pressed the barrels of their guns, opened their mouths and roared at this moment. In the past few days, they had seen too many deaths. My brothers and close friends all died. Many people are now left alive to return to their homeland.
They all want to go back alive.
On the opposite side, Tuoba Congwu clamped his big gun and shouted before charging into the battle, "Crush them!" A surge of momentum suddenly appeared on his body, and he wrapped himself backwards.
Secret Technique: The Power of Pushing Mountains!
The 7,800 Fushan troops behind him, plus 2,000 light cavalry, became boiling inexplicably, and then let out the same roar.
Then, like a sweeping torrent, it rushed towards the military formation on the opposite side!
Bang——
The sound of the high-speed charging cavalry hitting the shields and the gunfire, and the human and horse bodies instantly made a terrifying collision sound.
Amidst the continuous crashing sound like a huge wave, a large number of shields shattered and flew away, and the guns crackled and broke. The remaining soldiers holding up the shields were trampled under the iron hoofs, and some of the infantry shields held on, holding on. The iron rod on the ground was pushed backwards crazily, and the horse that hit it couldn't hold on, and rolled in the crowd with the knight on its back.
The shouts that were blood boiling just now turned into terrifying sounds at this moment. The screams of war horses, the screams of people, high-pitched orders, the breaking of weapons, and the sound of being stabbed into flesh and blood instantly formed a cruel scene on the battlefield.
The running Fushan cavalry carried unparalleled momentum and crushing force. In the dense array, the defending infantry were knocked down one by one by the horses. Their flesh and bones were trampled to pieces by iron hoofs. Some of the running horses were also killed in the collision. The spear penetrated the body and fell down with a bang. The knight on horseback flew into the air with a scream of "Ah!", fell heavily into the crowd, and was then nailed to the ground by the surrounding spears.
Nearly eight thousand cavalry rushed into the crowd. At this moment, many people were hit and stabbed to death in front of the charging horses and spears.
More cavalry from the rear are still rushing up, tearing open the gap at high speed, and rushing towards the center of the formation. The first cavalry to enter follow Tuoba Congwu and attack the general's flag, and those coming in from behind The cavalry continued to spread around in the formation.
At the moment when the cavalry entered the formation, the two thousand light cavalry behind them circled the two wings and kept shooting arrows at the two wings of the formation, preventing them from encircling their own cavalry in the middle.
The results of the terrifying charge finally broke out. Zhao Ji'an looked at General Liang who was constantly charging at him. His hand holding the handle of the knife was trembling.
"Don't retreat...don't retreat...let the troops behind press up and form a shield wall!"
Suppressing the fear in his heart, he once again sent the two thousand infantrymen behind him to form a new wall in front of him. The array increased the thickness of the entire formation, but facing the Fushan Army cavalry that still retained momentum, these remnants of shabby armor could only use their bodies to fill in the gaps and slow down the opponent.
However, at least it had some effect and blocked it for a while.
In the span of a cup of tea, the soldiers and horses in Zhao Ji'an's hands collapsed again and spread out in all directions. The Fushan Army was no longer blocked in the wilderness. As soon as it ran westward, it was killing Xu Mao's army attacked the city.
After hearing the news, Xu Mao and Xu Jinwu were so angry that they almost fell off their horses. They thought that through the various disastrous defeats during this period, their soldiers could risk their lives and survive. Unexpectedly, this was still the case. Not worth much use.
"Let Xu Jinwu continue to attack the city, and I will stop Liang Guo's cavalry!"
Being the chief general is not something that should be done, but there is no other choice. Xu Mao issued the last general order and led his 10,000 men. Many people rushed to the east.
At this time, on the hills to the south, seeing the performance of the Liang Guo cavalry, the two leading Chinese generals showed as much joy as hunters.
After that, the String Controlling Wolf Rider blew the horn.
Five thousand cavalry rushed down the gentle slope in an orderly manner, like a tide on the plain. Under the bright sunshine, two people each led one, just like two long dragons, rushing towards the front. Fu Shanqi, who was running towards Xu Mao's main formation, surrounded him.
"Haha, my uncle said you are very strong, but I want to see how strong you are!"
Tuoba Congwu looked to the south, made a gesture, and asked the cavalry in front to turn around and follow him towards the southern wilderness.
Nearly eight thousand iron cavalry and two thousand light cavalry immediately challenged the two battle-hardened five thousand wolf cavalry!
In the distance, Tuoba Zongjue, who was commanding the city's defenders on the top of the city, heard Ling Qi's reminder and looked at the wilderness in the direction he pointed. He was so angry that he stamped his feet and roared.
“I’m going to die!!”
He turned around, picked up the long sword, rushed down the city wall, and called Ximu Langluo, the deputy commander of the trekking cavalry, and told him to rescue Tuoba from the force.
(End of this chapter)