From Chief to Ball

But what annoyed him was that he didn't see Xiacheng's biggest advantage in the city: riders and chariots.

If Xiacheng people are not stupid, they shouldn't give up their greatest advantage. Where are those riders and chariots?

The clan leader who was observing with Qiongxi proposed: "Or don't fight them? Continue to attack other cities north?"

Qiongxi shook her head and said, "I'm worried about being bitten by these Xiacheng people, no one knows when they will send troops."

"Then...then let's pretend to retreat? To lure the Xiacheng people to crawl out of this turtle shell? We can defeat them in a field battle on the flat ground."

Qiong Xi shook his head, the retreating group of Xiacheng people would definitely not pursue them at this time, because now he has no idea what these Xiacheng people are going to do, and this is the reason why it is difficult for him to make a decision.

This was an unexpected turn of events, he didn't expect that after Auyue's expedition, the Dahe tribes still had such a mobile force.If he can't get rid of this power, he won't be able to run and plunder between cities with peace of mind, but after getting rid of this power, he may not be able to run and plunder between cities. He feels that he will have to pay at least 6000 people It is possible to drive this group of Xiacheng people away with only a few casualties.

This group of Xiacheng people obviously knew that they couldn't beat themselves in the wild, so hiding inside, the key to how to trick these Xiacheng people out was: What exactly do these Xiacheng people want to do?

Without knowing what the opponent is going to do, there is no way to lure the opponent to attack.

Yucheng is too far away from here, bypassing the Dahe city in between and not fighting may indeed force this group of people to return to defend, but his own ending is also very likely to never return, and he dare not take risks.

When he was at a loss, the scouts sent out yesterday brought a piece of news.They found a lot of Xiacheng riders upstream, but no infantry.

The riders drove them off, and were advancing towards the field.

This news made Qiongxi feel that he had seized the opportunity. It seemed that Xiacheng people's horses and chariots were all upstream, ready to make a surprise attack from behind when he was besieging the city.

He was sure that the leader of Xia City was in the city, and it was impossible to command the riders outside the city to determine when to make a surprise attack, so there would inevitably be a situation where the command was out of touch.

Take this opportunity to kill all the rider chariots in Xiacheng. Even though the main force of these Xiacheng people is still there, you don't have to worry about the impact of the rider chariots, you can make the army formation more sparse, and the front line can be wider and thicker. At that time, only half of the people will be able to guard against this group of Xiacheng people, and the other half will be enough to attack the city.

The timing of the battlefield was fleeting, and Qiongxi immediately ordered that the army move forward again, making a three-sided siege.

However, he separated more than 700 warriors who were best at fighting alone from the best archers, and hid them in the bushes behind the army. Once the riders of the Xiacheng people took advantage of the siege of their troops to attack the rear, let the warriors and archers Outflank and kill those riders in Xiacheng.

The cavalry alone cannot win the war, Qiongxi is sure of this, and the cavalry without the support of the infantry can't expand the results of the battle at all, and the cavalry can't shoot the infantry archers.

The Xiacheng people rely on the tortoise shells to defend, but they are destined to be unable to quickly deploy troops to counterattack. I just need to seize the opportunity of those Xiacheng riders trying to make meritorious service and kill them, and then I won’t be wasted with this group of shrinking tortoises. Immediately go north.

He was waiting for his chance, which came in the afternoon.The scouts reported that Xiacheng riders from the upper reaches of the great river in the west began to appear on the edge of the battlefield.

Qiongxi immediately ordered the front to start advancing, shifting from defense to offense, and slowly approached the city defended by the Xiacheng people. It seemed that they wanted to besiege the decisive battle, but in fact, Qiongxi's order did not allow anyone to launch an attack.

From the outside, the entire Dongyi Army Formation looks like a clam, exposing its soft flesh, just waiting for the group of riders to rush over. This kind of temptation is naked and full of temptation, but it is not dangerous: The main force of the Xiacheng people was huddled in the city and could not launch a counterattack. Even if the counterattack was only small-scale, they only needed to be used as bait to stick Xiacheng's riders.

Slightly different from yesterday, he only left a part of the reserve force, and the main force deployed was not a line of uniform thickness, but more like wanting to concentrate the main force on the east side and use the east side as the main attack point.

In order to lure those Xiacheng riders, the west side is much weaker, and the reserve troops are arranged further to the east. Once there is chaos there, it seems that they will not be able to support them.

But at the back of the battlefield, his most elite warriors and archers hid and waited silently. He wanted to create a fighter opportunity for the Xiacheng people, at least in the eyes of the Xiacheng people, it was a fighter opportunity.

It takes a long time to deploy the large troops, and when the formation was basically deployed, Qiongxi found that Xiacheng also made moves.

Groups of soldiers began to board boats by the river. Those boats had sails and could go upstream.It is too far away to see clearly, but it can be roughly calculated that at least seven or eight hundred infantry boarded the ship.

At this time, the army on Qiongxi's side had already spread out, and the riders patrolling the periphery of the battlefield had also appeared in the open space to the west, where the terrain was wide and there was no way to contain them. Instead of attacking, they seemed to be waiting for something.

After watching for a long while, Qiongxi suddenly understood that those cavalrymen from Xiacheng were waiting for those infantrymen transported by boats!It is true that the city cannot deploy an army to fight back because it is divided, but the Xiacheng people can use boats to gather upstream and deploy troops upstream.

His army has already deployed, and this is the most vulnerable time. Too wide a front means that any point is too thin. It is not a problem to defend those single riders, but once Xia Cheng's infantry and archers are added, they cannot stop them at all. live.

Xiacheng's ships have already started transporting soldiers upstream. It seems that they are planning to use the big river as a natural right wing to attack their west side. With the cooperation of archers, phalanx and cavalry, it is very dangerous.

Almost instantly, the confusion and confusion that had been lingering in Qiongxi's mind for the past few days suddenly revealed a glimmer of light, but this light surprised him: these Xiacheng people can use boats to drive directly behind him .

The reason they gather here is simply because it is closer to their own hinterland, which can shorten the distance!

My heart trembled with this idea that I thought was terrible, I hoped that I would think too much, but when it came to the doubts in my heart these days, I felt that my thoughts were the only possible explanation. The strange behavior of city people these days.

At this time, the ships transporting the soldiers had traveled a long distance upstream, and it seemed that they were preparing to land in the open, and the riders and the whole team.

Now Qiongxi has two choices: take advantage of the opportunity to transfer this group of infantry inside the city, launch an attack, and eliminate this group of Xiacheng people in one fell swoop before his weak western front collapses; The main force of Xiacheng cannot quickly gather to counterattack, and the divided terrain is not suitable for large-scale operations.

Clenching his hands behind his back again was a very rare move, and many clan leaders knew that when Qiong Xi did this, it meant that he was facing a major decision.

This is really rare, but within a few days of facing Xiacheng people, several clan leaders have met twice, which makes the clan leaders have to guess what kind of Xiacheng people brought to Qiongxi. pressure?

There was a lot of pressure, which gave Qiongxi a headache.An all-out attack may defeat these Xiacheng people, but the main force of Xiacheng can escape by boat, and he can't catch up, and he is afraid that he will lose at least 5000 people, which is a loss he cannot bear.

After weighing the pros and cons, Qiong Xi finally couldn't help it, and ordered: "Let those warriors hidden in the woods come out, and strengthen the defense against the Xiacheng people in the west! Retreat all fronts, set up camp and not attack!"

Those warrior archers hidden in the woods quickly came out, indicating that this place is not as fragile as the Xiacheng people imagined.

The boats of the Xiacheng people also turned the bow in a tacit understanding, and instead of going up, they returned to the city pier.The riders on the upper reaches also left the scope of the battlefield in a tacit understanding, relying on their fast mobility to get away from the Dongyi scouts.

Seeing the unfolding army retreating slowly, Qiong Xi gritted her teeth and cursed a few words, rubbed her eye sockets, her head ached badly.For three full days, his army only did two things: pretend to attack and retreat to set up camp.

If this toss continues, the morale of the army will be confused.

However, in the evening of that day, a piece of news came out suddenly, causing the army's morale, which was about to be chaotic, to collapse immediately.

Dozens of people came to the camp crying, yelling that the enemy had penetrated into the city, and the messengers held up two flags, but these two flags were very familiar to those who had just learned the news!The enemy on the opposite side of them is such a banner.

Some of these dozens of people were still injured, because they were attacked by riders from Xiacheng when passing through a necessary mountain pass, and a few were also taken away. Those riders seemed to have known that such a group of people would come from It's like running over from Dongyi.

Chapter 36 Distortion of History

Qiongxi stationed troops for several days, when they were already in a dilemma, when they heard the news of the fire in the rear, they immediately had the intention to return.

The morale of the army is not yet unstable. This expedition has already captured two cities, plundered more than ten thousand slaves, a lot of cattle, sheep and food, and iron farm tools. Compared with the past, it can be regarded as a great victory.

There must not be many Xiacheng troops who sneaked in, otherwise the news they got now would be bad news that the Xia army had broken the city.

Now that the battle is unwinnable, and he is now attacking other cities and fearing that the Xia army will follow him and attack him, retreating is the best choice no matter how you look at it.

The clan leader is also a person who has fought many battles. He knows that retreating is not an easy task. If the army retreats slowly, it will be harassed and ambushed if it is a little careless. Seeing Qiongxi's hesitation, he thought it was just a loss when he retreated.

But what Qiongxi thought was that these Xiacheng people were obviously planning to attack his rear. Not only would it be useless to retreat at this time, but when his army retreated, the Xiacheng people might have already captured several cities.

Judging from the performance of these Xiacheng people, although their number is small, their military strength is strong, and they may not be able to beat themselves when facing the enemy upright, but if they go straight to the hinterland of Dongyi to attack those cities with the best elites, it will be a piece of cake.

His army retreated slowly, and he had to escort the slaves to transport food, cattle and sheep. When they returned, no one knew what kind of things those Xiacheng people would do.

But if he didn't retreat and fight to the death with the Xia army here, the warriors he had accumulated for a long time might be exhausted, and his prestige would be greatly damaged.And Suyue's army is out, Xia Cheng will be weak at that time, but in the end he won't get anything, instead it will benefit Suyue.

For a long time, the leaders who were waiting for Qiongxi's decision heard a sentence that was half emotion and half praise, but it had nothing to do with what they were discussing.

"A city can support so many soldiers?"

Before Qiongxi just thought that Xiacheng was a city, or a stronger city, but he didn't expect that this city had surpassed his understanding of cities, and he was able to mobilize with a small number of people. It is equivalent to an army of three or five cities working together.