Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

There was chaos in the valley ahead.

The rout soldiers frantically ran away and dispersed the Xi people and Bohai people behind them. Before they could figure out what happened ahead, they were wrapped up by the frantic Xi ​​people and fled backwards.

Khitan, Shi Wei, and Xi Bing who followed closely were shocked when they saw this.The narrow river valley simply couldn't accommodate so many people gathered together. The leader of the team, Chief Hao, was about to order to shoot arrows, but hesitated.

After all, they are their own people, can they really make up their minds to do it? How many people will die under a thousand arrows? And with such hesitation, they were also crushed by the rout.

The shortcomings of the long snake marching army were fully exposed at this moment.Fleeing in the front, I don’t know what happened behind. Is there a rebellion? Or did you encounter the enemy? If the enemy came, would the front be defeated?
No one can answer this question.Only confusion, panic and chills are passed on.

Standing on the mountainside, A Baoji understood it.

The number of enemy troops is not large, but they are more elite.Taking advantage of the narrow terrain, they defeated Xi Ren first, and then rolled back the bead curtain, driving them to retreat.

On the real battlefield, the left does not hear the right, the right does not hear the left, the front does not know the back, and the back cannot see the front.In the case of low morale, it is not bad to be defeated before the battle, and there are people who flee after hearing the news or even mistakenly believe the rumors.

At this time, thousands of people collapsed in front of them.

According to the report from the general below, it should have been the nobleman Mei Lu of Liubu Xi who was attacked by the Xia people at first, and was defeated by surprise, and Mei Lu died in battle.The Xia people rushed back with the rout, mobilizing the rest of the troops, and the scene became more and more chaotic.

The reason for this is still related to the state and terrain of the Khitan brigade at this time.

Dugumen is very narrow and the road is winding. It is an important pass connecting the grassland and the Yanbei Mountains.If Gushui did not pass through the mountains, this road would not exist.During the Later Wei Dynasty, the city was built on both sides of the Gushui River, standing between the rivers, which shows its importance.

The Xia people took this into account in this surprise attack, rushed and attacked, broke a part first, and then pushed the defeated soldiers forward.

The Khitan's marching team was very long, and they were immediately passive.

"Yi Li Jin, Xia Bandit doesn't seem to have many soldiers." Hai Li followed A Bao's fuselage after watching for a long time, and he understood.The Xia people only had a hundred riders, rushing from left to right, and were extremely arrogant.And there are 5000 people on our own side, scaring ourselves and making a mess.

"No matter how many troops they have, this is not possible right now." A Baoji said with an uneasy expression, "Give the rear line an order to make them retreat."

Immediately a messenger went to deliver the order.

"Xiao Dilu, lead the headquarters with [-] soldiers and stop these lunatics who have lost their minds." A Baoji said blankly, "Shoot arrows first, let them calm down."

Xiao Dilu's heart trembled, but he also knew that there was no mercy on the battlefield, so he followed his orders and left.

A Baoji's meaning is very clear, the rout cannot be allowed to sweep over more people and disrupt the entire army.Although the Xia people only have a hundred or so riders rushing to kill, who knows if this is the vanguard—no, it must be the vanguard, because the scouts have already detected the movement of the Xia people's Silver Spear Army, and it would be unimaginable to delay it.

After Xiao Dilu left, Abaoji took two steps irritably, and flew half of the dead wood with one foot.

More than 3 troops were divided into two groups to rescue Tulu Bubu, which was so difficult at the beginning.If I knew this earlier, I might as well...

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More than [-] soldiers and horses rushed out of the valley.

They are well-equipped, skilled and experienced.After receiving the officer's order, they found a relatively open place, and some people got off their horses, holding long guns and maces in front of them.The people behind quickly pulled over a dozen carriages and laid them in the middle of the road.

"Shoot the arrow!" The sound of horns sounded repeatedly, and there were dense "buzzing" sounds on the front of the road and on both sides of the hillside.

The sharp arrow flew a short distance, and shot the rout cavalry who was retreating in a panic to the ground.

The fastest runner was the Tatars, who followed the Khitan to get some benefits, but not only did they not get any benefits, but they were also dragged down by the friendly forces
It collapsed in a daze.

At this time, there were yells from behind, the sound of fighting and fighting, and the screams continued.The Tatars had no fighting spirit, and thought nothing of anything else, all they wanted to do was escape from this narrow and cramped gorge.

Xia Bing's prestige has been deeply imprinted in their minds, although they haven't even seen the enemy's face so far.

But just when they were glad that they ran fast enough and could finally escape, the arrows flying towards them let them know their fate, and they might not be as good as those defeated soldiers who were losing their minds.

The arrows are very dense, non-stop.

The dozens of riders rushing to the front fell to the ground as if they had encountered a tripping rope.The painful groans of people and horses were mixed together, and the blood flowed all over the ground and slowly merged into the river, staining half of the Gushui red.

"Shoot again!" Xiao Dilu unwaveringly issued orders again and again.

The Khitan archers kept drawing feather arrows from the birch bark quiver, maintaining the rhythm of high-speed continuous shooting.They are full-time professional warriors and elites selected from various ministries, so their archery skills are extremely good.After a few rounds, there were no less than two hundred Tatar cavalry who died on the way.And their deaths blocked the road again, and the rout soldiers rushed over from behind, and they were turned on their backs for a while, the tragedy was unspeakable, even Xiao Dilu couldn't bear to watch.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"

"A Baoji, you must die!"

"We're here to help, is that how you treat your own people?"

"Please, let me go. I'm not playing anymore."

"If I survive, I will cut Abaoji's head off."

Tatars, Shiwei people, Khitan people, and Xi people collided together.The people in front couldn't get through, and the people behind were still rushing forward. The number of those who fell off the horse was unknown, and the number of those who died under the trample of war horses was unknown.

Some clever people abandoned their horses and armor, and rushed to Gushui, trying to swim to the other side.But the river water at the end of August was already very cold, and some people had cramps in their legs and feet while swimming, and disappeared after a couple of thumps.

Some people took chances and drove their war horses across the river. When they rushed to the middle of the river, they tilted their bodies and drowned in Hanoi.

More people climbed up the mountains on both sides.No more horses, no more weapons, no more of anything, as long as I can escape with my life, what are these things?
Xiao Dilu sighed.

This battle was indeed a bit miserable.The people who died under their own arrows may be more than those directly killed by Xia Bandit.

Of course, the biggest cause of death of the rout soldiers must be trampling on each other or even killing each other, there is no doubt about it.

Xiao Dilu was amazed that people could be so chaotic when they lost their minds.In the past, when the Khitan attacked Shiwei, Tatar, and Bohai, it must have been the same when the enemy was routed? Xiao Dilu had never seen it on the front line, but he thought it would not be much different.

Grass eggs! How did things turn out like this?
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A Baoji has maintained a posture for a long time.

He stood there all the time, staring at the battlefield, almost becoming a watchdog.

The situation has stabilized.

The corpses of people and horses who died on the way formed a thick barrier, hindering the progress of those behind.The rout soldiers couldn't rush forward, and the rear army was prevented from falling into chaos.

But in this wave of obstruction, no less than three hundred people died under the arrows, perhaps as many as four or five hundred.It is almost impossible to count the number of people who trampled on each other and died, or no less than a thousand.There are also those who died by jumping over the river, and those who were killed by Xia Bing...

In this battle, I am afraid that two to three thousand people will be lost.

In fact, this is nothing, the most important thing is that morale has been frustrated!
Excitedly went to rescue the friendly army, but this happened, whoever felt very upset.

But then again, this Western Expedition was not smooth from the very beginning.

Xia Jun is different from the opponents they have encountered before, very different.The biggest problem is that they can't break through, they can make a comeback after being defeated, unlike other tribes who are defeated to the end and dare not turn back and fight again.

If the fight continues like this, sooner or later we will lose all our money.

The horse screamed suddenly,
When A Baoji came back to his senses, he saw that the cavalry of the Xia people who were rushing left and right had slowly gathered up.

This is battle experience.

Knowing that once the rout soldiers are unable to escape, they will jump under the wall in a hurry, and they will fight with trapped beasts.However, their strength was weak, obviously not enough to support a frontal fight, so they withdrew decisively, opened the distance, and recovered all their strength and horsepower.

"Send an order to Xiao Dilu to gather the rout." A Baoji ordered: "Whoever runs around, yells, dares to resist, kill him immediately."

The messenger went down again to deliver the order.

A Baoji didn't look at it, his heart was so gloomy that he was in no mood at the moment.

Who would have thought that a mere squad of the Xia Army would be brave, cautious, resolute and brave enough to seize the fleeting opportunity on the battlefield and create such a miracle.

If their main force came again, it would be difficult for Khitan to win based on Khitan's demoralized morale.Maybe they can rely on the superiority of numbers, but the longer the entanglement, the more Xia soldiers will surround them, and the more unfavorable the situation will be.

That being the case, it is better to retreat.

Liaoyang has been lost, and the people of Bohai launched a massive counterattack. The news has gradually spread to the middle ranks of all ministries, and it is only a matter of time before the whole army knows about it.The further you go, the lower the morale and the lower the chances of winning.

"Ah!" A Baoji suddenly felt like stealing chickens but not losing rice.

Withdraw, withdraw! Li Keyong has already marched in a large scale, let him play with the Xia people.The big deal is to compensate him with some horses after the war.As long as the giant Xia Ren is still standing there, Li Keyong is expected to not have too much dissatisfaction, and there will be opportunities for cooperation in the future.

The battlefield quickly calmed down.

Xiao Dilu dispatched a team of more than a thousand cavalry to bypass the rout and line up in front.They didn't take the initiative to attack, they just watched from afar.

Xia Bing showed off his power, made fun of and provoked loudly, and his morale was almost sky high.

The broken soldiers have calmed down.Either sad, or ashamed, or in shock, or dejected.

When the Han people fought wars, they took advantage of the enemy's army coming from afar and when their foothold was not stable, they took the lead in making a surprise attack to defeat the enemy's spirit. Now I have learned from it.

A Baoji went down the hillside and left without looking back.

Messenger rushed to various places to send orders: "Alternate cover, retreat one by one."