The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 339

As reported, several torrents came through the foot of several hills.

Nearly 4 archers and horses, with shield pawns in front, and spear soldiers advancing slowly like a forest, a large number of Shu archers scattered in various columns, stepped into the edge of the battlefield, and the arrows on the string began to cross the sky towards the battlefield. The running cavalry team made a projectile.

This is a commonly used tactic to suppress the range of cavalry activities on the battlefield.

The 8000-strong Yong army cavalry also noticed the sudden appearance of the Shu army infantry formation at this time. Following Xia Luqi's order to withdraw troops, the bull horn sounded, and the leaders all blew whistles, leading their respective troops to fight. Make a kill and quickly withdraw from the divided battlefield.

On the battlefield, the infantry of the Shu army who had been divided had long heard the sound of their own war drums. How could these cavalry be allowed to leave easily at the moment? The infantry raised their shields and squatted slightly. , On the route where the cavalry team rushed, blood sprayed up, and at the same time, the screams of people and horses rang out again and again.

More often, the cavalry who had withdrawn came to the side of the battlefield, pulled out their horn bows with their backhands, and counterattacked the Shu army array, covering the comrades who had not come out behind.

Shaluqi turned his horse's head around and ran a few steps back and forth, looking at the cavalry under his command who were leaving the battlefield, at the guard battalion that was gathering around him, and at the horse troops coming from each side, there were still about [-] cavalry.

He slammed the big gun into the ground, slammed the corners of the brocade robe around, drew the knife and tied it to his hand, bit it tightly, raised it above his head, and shouted loudly: "—Follow me!"

"what!"

Five thousand riders let out a short burst of high-pitched screams, tightened their belly almost at the same time, operated the reins to urge the horses to quickly discharge the arrow front formation, and countless war horses lined up, swaying their manes and breathing heavily, pawing their hooves restlessly , following the instructions of shaking the rein, the horseshoes began to move forward one by one, and gradually accelerated.

On the battlefield over there, the Shu soldiers who were besieging and delaying the cavalry of the Yong army with less than [-] left also noticed the change at this time. The commander looked back and saw a dense cavalry formation running one after another.

The sound of rumbling horseshoes stretched like a sea tide, charging towards this side.

"Defense. Defense—"

He murmured, and then shouted hysterically. The surrounding Shu army quickly formed an array with shields in front of him. However, because the battlefield was divided, the array of the Shu army was not dense. People's phalanxes were scattered all over the place. At this moment, the one standing at the front, a formation of only 300 people, was besieging a group of 200 Yongjun cavalry who had lost momentum with their companions of [-] people on the other side.

There were only dozens of shield pawns standing on the charging route, and even if there were more than a hundred spearmen behind them, they looked pale and powerless in the face of the mighty five thousand cavalry rushing forward.

Many people's face muscles twitched uncontrollably, accompanied by the vibration from their feet, their whole bodies were trembling slightly, and they were panting heavily.

The next moment, iron cavalry came rushing in like a tide.

The rushing cavalry rushed into the forest of guns, and the knight was pierced by a sharp spear. The huge horse body slammed into the shield in front at high speed, and then fell down, pressing the opponent under him, and slid out a long line of blood.

The high-speed charging cavalry slapped like a sea tide, human limbs and shield wreckage were thrown into the air crazily, dozens of shield soldiers were submerged under the mighty horseshoes in an instant, and the gun forest of more than a hundred people was instantly broken through. The visible speed quickly disappeared under the dust and smoke of the charge.

The galloping horseshoes trampled human flesh and blood wildly. The cavalry who charged into the enemy line abandoned their spears, drew out their waist knives and slashed horizontally. , was trampled into the soil by pairs of soles and rushing hoofs.

"Go, withdraw—"

A gap was opened, and Xia Luqi rushed into the crowd and shouted continuously. In the direction he looked, the Shu army array formed into a large formation began to encircle from three directions. The leading general stood on the chariot, holding Pointing here with a saber, I don't know what to shout.

"go!"

Shaluqi yelled again at the end, he knew that if he didn't pull away, even he might be trapped inside, immediately took his bodyguards, and retreated crazily, while the ordering light cavalry kept blowing the horn.

The cavalry of the Yong army who fought on the battlefield called the comrades who had been besieged before to quickly break away, and rushed towards the only direction that was not encircled. Dive into the old woods.

On the chariot, Wang Zongyao raised her hand with a sneer, "Send the order, keep the army behind you and advance slowly!"

The bullhorn sounded.

woo~~woo~~~
The sound of the horn of orders stretched across the field, and the cavalry who sent the order galloped along the hills. In the direction they were heading, smoke and dust filled the air, and the mighty Shu army with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses was slowly moving forward.

In the imperial chariot, the old man was a little tired, so he took a look at the information from the southwest, stood up from his seat, walked out of the carriage with his hands behind his back, and stood beside the imperial hand.

"I'm afraid that if you don't flee in, if the cavalry enters the forest, everything will be over."

There are few horses in Shu, but fighting in the mountains and forests can be described as extremely elite. When fighting in the mountains with the soldiers of the country under his command, he either surrenders or waits to be wiped out. There is no third possibility.

A mighty and large army passed by, and the old man looked at the gray sky in the distance with his hands behind his back: "Send Zong Wan and Zong Kui my order to encircle you, don't let those two juniors wait too long, I thought my soldiers and horses were walking too slowly because they didn’t have enough to eat.”

"Yes!"

Ling Qi took the emperor's order and divided them into two copies, taking shortcuts and sending them to the east and northeast respectively.

October fourteenth.

Turning to the east and turning into a battlefield, the fury of shouting and killing swept across the sky.

"Ahhh"

A soldier of the Shu army rushing up the hill rolled over the stone pile, struggled to get up, and continued to rush up hysterically. The woven straw sandals under his feet stepped on the gravel, and he seemed to be unable to feel his feet. , A Yong army came, five hundred in number, all archers, shooting arrows down the cliff, rushing up to the bottom of the mountain forest, the corpses of the Shu army stretched all the way.

In the distance, more Shu troops climbed the mountain from another direction. Shi Jingtang, who was defending there, had to retreat after making two rounds, and went down the hillside defended by Li Siyuan in the north. Otherwise, if he was surrounded on the mountain, he could hold it. If you go down, you will die.

The troops on both sides join together, and a little farther to the northeast, there are also pursuers coming. In two days, they marched eastward and encountered the enemy. After all, there are soldiers and horses from Shu all around. Once they confront one place, Shu troops from other directions will flock to them.

For two days in a row, the dry food on my body was almost exhausted, and the humidity in Sichuan was heavy, which was bearable during the day, but at night, the dampness and cold were unmatched in the north.

The sky was dark and the night was getting darker.

(End of this chapter)