Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 438 Battle

One wheel of the grain cart was removed, and it was lying sideways on the periphery.

The compartment was full of grain bags, which were soaked in blood at this time.

Bian soldiers traveled north and south, fighting east and west, and their fighting will is beyond doubt.

At least, it's not that easy to break down before they fear you.It is not a matter of one day to destroy the psychological advantages that have been established for a long time.

Li Lin was wearing heavy armor, and the long spear in his hand had stabbed to death several Bian soldiers who were trying to rush over.

Corpses were piled up outside the grain truck, and the follow-up Bian soldiers were even able to step on the corpses and rush up.

Dealing with infantry and dealing with cavalry seem to be two different things.

The Bian army launched a fierce offensive, and more than a dozen soldiers rushed into the grain truck desperately, rushing in against the forest of long spears.

They wielded blunt weapons such as maces and hammers, and they screamed and screamed wherever they passed.

Especially those Chinese soldiers, their positions were a little loose, and they kept retreating.

"Whoever takes a step back will die!" Li Lin roared angrily, went forward, and stabbed the long spear into the abdomen of a Bian soldier. He couldn't draw it back for a while, so he didn't want it at all. He directly pulled out the Chashan sword that the general office gave him when he graduated. Letting go of the hammer that hit him head-on, he rushed forward and stabbed down with his sword, straight into the enemy's throat.

"This thief is easy to break." He laughed.

After saying that, another person met him, stabbed with the short sword, and then kicked out the corpse of the enemy soldier.

Seeing that he was so brave, everyone's morale was greatly boosted, and they stabilized their positions. Even the trembling Chinese soldiers were relieved a lot.

"It's not enough to kill three thieves, who is willing to come with me?" After finishing speaking, without waiting for others to respond, he picked up an iron mace left on the grain cart and rushed out.

Dozens of Tianxiong soldiers beside him were infected, and they also rushed out, and there was a wave of counterattack.

They were like a boulder, crashing into the ocean of Bian Bing.

Enemies are everywhere around you, and weapons are calling out everywhere.The Bian soldiers were not the kind of mob that would disperse as soon as they rushed. They dared to fight and fought hard for a short while. Their counterattack warriors slowly melted like ice and snow in the sun.

The dagger had already rolled its edge, and Li Lin pierced it into the body of a Bian soldier.

The man was so in pain that he hugged Li Lin by the waist, and both of them rolled to the ground.

Inserting eyes, gnashing teeth, and beating with fists, both sides fought desperately with all their strength.

Dai Siyuan watched from afar.

After the grain carts were surrounded, the space was actually not too big, and the top was covered with grain bags, so it was not so convenient to attack.

The most important thing is that the Bian army can't take advantage of its numbers and can't put more people into the front line.

Xia Bandit should also be divided into two groups, and the colors of the military uniforms are different.

The ones in brown military uniforms are serious Xia soldiers, who are more brave.In particular, a military academy led people to counterattack and rushed forward for more than ten steps. He was really a strong man.

But he should be dead. Surrounded by so many people and greeted by so many weapons, it is impossible for him to survive.

"It's not so troublesome to beat Xuzhou soldiers." Dai Siyuan thumped the saddle beside him bitterly, and said angrily.

The ground suddenly shook, and there was a faint shout.

Startled, Dai Siyuan got on his horse and looked back.

There is the majestic city wall of Mianchi County, and outside the city wall is the smoke and dust rolled up by a large group of cavalry.

The smoke was getting closer and closer, and it was obvious that the cavalry was rushing towards here at high speed.

My heart subconsciously cools down!
He has also been fighting for many years, what is the situation, is it still unclear?

There are Xia thief cavalry hiding in Mianchi County, and they will rush out to take advantage of it.

Damn it!The pursuit was too hasty, the places he passed along the way, such as Xiashi Fortress, were all empty, and he even forgot to send someone to Mianchi County to check for ambushes.

The cavalry rushed closer and closer, and the movement became louder and louder. Except for those who were fighting with their lives on the front line and who were highly nervous, all the other sergeants noticed.

Looks like there are thousands of rides!

They rushed down the post road, crossed the field, and came around from the two wings.

The 50 people who stayed behind to guard the mules were immediately dispersed.

Dai Siyuan made a decisive decision and ordered the people in the back row to quickly move over to form an array, trying to block the cavalry with their spears.

But it's too late!
It's only a few miles away, and thousands of riders rushed at high speed, and all the people who blocked them were rushed away.

"General, go!" A soldier shouted anxiously as he put the spare horse on the saddle of Dai Siyuan's horse.

Now that the matter has come to this point, Dai Siyuan is not pretentious, he jumped on his horse, led some cavalry away, and abandoned the infantry who were still fighting all over the ground on the spot.

The war horse neighed, and the horse lance swept.

The three thousand Bian army infantry were attacked from the front and back, and there was chaos on the spot.

Some people called friends and friends, formed formations to block the enemy, and tried to fight a trapped beast.

Someone was so bold that he stabbed out with a gun, and even dared to kill a cavalry with his steps.

Some people looked crazy, bent their bows and shot repeatedly, clamoring to kill a back.

But more people collapsed directly.

Thousands of cavalry swept the fallen leaves with the autumn wind, and rushed the infantry of the Bian Army to pieces.

The morale of the Xia army infantry who were struggling to resist in the grain cart formation was greatly boosted, and they opened the cart barriers one after another and rushed out from inside.

Li Lin was pulled up.

His head was covered with blood, and his whole body was exhausted.

The index finger of the left hand was bitten off, and the fist of the right hand was clenched tightly.

Xu Hao rode by on his horse and glanced at it casually, but soon stopped on his horse.

"Tianxiong army?" he asked.

Li Lin didn't have the strength to speak anymore, so he just nodded slightly.

"Can you still fight?" Xu Hao asked.

"Yes!" Li Lin pushed away the robe that was supporting him, staggered a few steps, and stood there firmly.

"Excellent!" Xu Hao laughed and said, "Follow me to kill the enemy!"

Li Lin bent down to find his own sword, Youpao Ze pulled it out for him and handed it over.

Everyone hugged him and walked forward together, the golden sun shone down, but there were only a dozen or so people in the area, but they had an unstoppable momentum, as if the gods descended from the earth.

First use bows and arrows to kill thieves, then use sabers again, use up the sabers and beat the enemy with fists, with such a will to fight, who can stop them?

The battle was soon over.

Of the three thousand Bian troops, nearly two thousand were captured, and more than 2000 horses and mules were "captured" together.

In fact, a lot of them ran away, and the cavalry was assigning manpower to gather them up.

Xu Hao quickly came back, but he was very sorry that he didn't catch the general.

His reputation in the Bian army should be quite high, and he broke through two battles in a row.The first battle was to destroy the front and break through the sharp edge, and return after beheading the general. This is the most recognized by the martial artist, and it is more convincing than this time's ambush.

However, if someone thinks that he is the kind of brainless and passionate general, he is wrong. In fact, he still has a lot of ideas in fighting.

When Zhang Yanshou was beheaded in the formation, he had people turn around and disrupt the formation, and then led fifty cavalry straight forward, taking advantage of the general's trance, and succeeded in one fell swoop.

If Zhang Yanshou is given another chance and the two sides fight hard, it is hard to say what the result will be.

But if the head is lost, it will not grow back, and Zhang Yanshou has no chance to do it again. This is the cruelty of the battlefield.

"After destroying the most closely pursued one, will the Bian thieves dare to come again?" Xu Hao looked at the captives all over the ground, and his heart was a little eager to try. He wanted to kill the Bian army camp after resting his horse to see if there was any chance. Stir it up again.

However, the empress envoy Li Tangbin is a serious person, he will not give people any room for ambiguity and free expression when he gives orders, without permission, Xu Hao does not want to offend this person, just for his own pleasure.

After cleaning the battlefield, the sergeants were divided into several groups, some guarded the prisoners, some took care of the wounded, and some packed up the vehicles.

The cavalry gentlemen watched from afar, showing no intention of helping at all.

But this is also what it should mean.

This battle is over, but who knows when the next battle will come?

Thousands of cavalry pawns have not dared to remove their armor until now, just to prevent another Bian soldier from suddenly coming over and being caught off guard.

Facing the sunset in the sky, riding thousands of steps over the captives, they set off on their way back with grain carts, mules, and captives.

Li Lin was lying on a grain cart, feeling a little groggy.

Xu Hao galloped over and said, "Don't die."

Li Lin: "..."

Xu Hao said again: "If you survive, I will give you this horse."

Li Lin's face became more lively, and he glanced at the horse under Xu Hao's crotch, it was indeed quite a horse.

"I've given away a horse once in my life, and this is the second time."

"Who was the first time?" Li Lin didn't have the energy to speak, but couldn't help it, so he asked softly.

"That man's name is Wang Jiao, he's better than you, you need to practice more." After finishing speaking, Xu Hao laughed loudly and urged his horse to leave.

Li Lin grinned.

Kill the enemy's pursuers, this war has probably come to an end, right?
The main force has all been withdrawn, and the troops stationed in Shanguo are unprecedentedly strong. Will the Bian army dare to come?
……

The Bian army did not dare to come here, not because they were afraid of death, but because they were useless in fighting.

The Xuanwu army, who always likes to ambush others, was ambushed by Xia's army again and again, except for Ge Congzhou who succeeded once, and lost more than ten thousand troops.

On December [-]th of the second year of Dashun, the Jiedu envoy of Youguo Army and Henan Yin Zhang Quanyi formally wrote to Zhu Quanzhong: Zhou is in Sanhe, and the four dangers are solid.Luoyang is bounded by Mang Mountain in the north, bounded by a large river outside, and Yique and Songshan Mountains in the south.From the west to the east, it spans several counties.Jindu of the Beihe River and Xingkou of the Nanshan Mountain are key points of entry and exit. Therefore, please build all the passes and garrison elite soldiers.

In short, it is to use the mountainous terrain of Henan Prefecture to reorganize the pass system and restrict Xia's army from going east.

The western half of Henan Mansion was basically abandoned.It's not giving up the land, but giving up farming there. Anyway, there are only more than [-] people left in Henan Province.

From now on, it will be an important military area, using the dangerous terrain, setting up passes, and stationing elite soldiers and strong generals, so that the Xia thieves dare not go out to the east.

Or even if the East is out, they can close the door and beat the dog.

Quan Zhong pondered undecided.

This is a difficult choice, which means a change in strategic focus.

Tens of thousands of troops have been stationed in Henan Prefecture all year round. It seems to be okay at present, and it does not affect his attack on Erzhu and Shipu. But if there are changes in other directions in the future, can we still draw mobile troops?
The four prefectures of Xuanwu are rich. During the Yuanhe period, it was easy to raise 38 troops, and they could also pay the two towns of Heyang and Zhaoyi.The whole of Henan raised [-] troops at that time, and there was still room to supply large quantities of imperial treasures.

But the question is, will this be better than it was back then?

How to balance is really difficult!
(End of this chapter)