Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4234 A crushing defeat

Generally speaking, the light cavalry is the natural enemy of the infantry. When the two armies confront each other, the light cavalry only needs to use a salvo of bows and crossbows to cooperate with its powerful mobility, and it is enough to wipe out an infantry army several times its own, with minimal casualties. .

This is determined by the characteristics of the arms, and there is no need for differences in strategy and combat power between the generals and soldiers of the two sides.

But this time Yuchi Gong led the army out of Tongguan and rushed all the way to Chang'an. He was doomed to have no time and patience to advance step by step, and lacked heavy equipment. He could only use the light cavalry as armored cavalry. Dash and punch.

Although this has caused unnecessary casualties to the troops under his command, after all, several consecutive battles have been crushed by superior forces, and the effect is obvious.

Yu Chigong didn't care about casualties, he only cared about being able to advance quickly to the city of Chang'an.

The light cavalry in leather armor braved the rain of arrows and launched a charge. After dropping countless corpses, they quickly rushed into the formation of the Six Commanders of the Eastern Palace. At this time, the superiority of the cavalry over the infantry was fully revealed. Started loose, then tangled, then quickly crumbled after being punched for a while.

Qu Tuquan was not afraid at all, drew out his horizontal knife, ordered the soldiers in the rear to beat drums to cheer them up, and led his own soldiers to charge up, chopping down several fleeing soldiers in succession to hold the ground, and desperately stood up against the enemy troops who had already pierced through the formation. in one place.

The drums were rumbling, the rain was flying, and the morale of the soldiers under his command immediately cheered up. Seeing that Qu Tuquan blocked the enemy's momentum, they surrounded them desperately, and cut off the enemy troops that broke into their own line piece by piece, so that the leader could not stand. Looking after each other, it is difficult to support each other, just like a boat caught in the ocean.

The two sides fought in a scuffle, and the fight was fierce, but the battle situation fell into anxiety in an instant.

On the other side, Chai Zhewei saw that Qu Tuquan was already fighting with the enemy, so he quickly ordered the troops under his command to approach slowly, trying to put pressure on the enemy, and at the same time approaching for rescue, lest Qu Tuquan be unable to support Live to form a collapse.

As long as the enemy's charge can be blocked, no amount of casualties can be accepted.

At present, the imperial army is superior in strength, and if they consume each other, the rebels will only fight less and less, and their morale will drop. The most feared thing is that the rebels will rush into the city of Chang'an and launch a siege, which will make the remaining [-] people who stay still The sudden change in the position of the army led to a reversal of the entire battle situation.

But he could understand this, how could Yu Chigong not understand?
Originally, the [-] soldiers under his command were divided into two, one side was entangled with Qu Tuquan, and the other side was a little slower under his leadership. During the surprise attack, he suddenly turned around and rushed towards Zuo Tunwei, who was gradually approaching from the south.

Yuchi Gong put on his helmet and armor, and took the lead, waving the horse in his hand and charged straight into the Zuo Tunwei formation. Gong Yi moved forward without hesitation, the horse spear in his hand flew up and down, sometimes stabbed like a poisonous dragon out of the sea, and sometimes swept and smashed like a wind and clouds, he forcibly killed a bloody path in front of the neat formation.

Among the ministers of Zhenguan, in terms of force, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin and others are not inferior to Yu Chigong, but in terms of bravery, Yu Chigong is recognized as the number one, and Qiu Xinggong, who has always been known for his bravery, is also inferior.

His Majesty Li Er devoted himself to the siege several times, but it was Yu Chigong who fought bloody to save him from birth...

Although it is not a moment of life and death, if he is blocked here and slows down his marching speed and cannot reach the city of Chang'an as soon as possible, the situation on King Jin's side will be in jeopardy, so Yuchi Gong is so anxious that he brazenly goes to battle in person.

Zuo Tunwei went through a great battle during the Guanlong Mutiny, and was killed by the Right Tunwei. Although he recruited new soldiers and reorganized after that, Chai Zhewei did not have the ability to train troops, and he has never recovered his original combat power. How can the tiger-like You Houwei resist?
The formation of more than [-] people was actually killed by the front arrow formation composed of personal soldiers led by Yu Chigong. Ma Qiang brandished a bloody path, killing blood into rivers and corpses lying on the pillow.Seeing the bravery of their master, the soldiers of the Youhou Guard who came from behind were even more motivated. They rushed along the gap made by Yuchi Gong, and immediately killed the Zuo Tunwei with fear.

Seeing that Chai Zhewei could not stop the charge of the enemy's frontal formation, if he suffered another big defeat, his family's wealth would wipe out the entire army. What will he have to gain a foothold in the army in the future?You must know that he conspired with Li Yuanjing to seek the throne during the Guanlong Mutiny before. Although Li Chengqian did not pursue Li Yuanjing after his death, this matter is not completely exposed...

Once he has no military power, why not let Li Chengqian deal with it?
Immediately, he had no time to think about it, and quickly ordered the entire army to retreat to avoid the enemy's sharp edge.

Originally, the Zuo Tunwei had been shaken and their morale was low under Yuchi Gong's onslaught. The soldiers were only afraid of the military law, so they reluctantly continued to fight. Now the order to retreat was issued suddenly, as if a flood had burst a levee. The morale of an army fell to the lowest, and it was too late to change from the rear to the front, and it was chaotic in an instant.

Countless soldiers spread their legs and ran back. Some soldiers felt that the weapons in their hands slowed down their escape speed and threw them away at will. Some even simply took off their armor in order to run faster...

As soon as Chai Zhewei gave the order to retreat, he found that the whole army was showing signs of collapse. He was so frightened that his face turned pale. pawns.

Yu Chigong, who was charging in the distance, keenly noticed that the morale of the Zuo Tunwei was low and the formation was chaotic. On the way to charge, he wiped the rainwater mixed with blood on his face, took a breath to recover his strength, sighed that his age was not forgiving, and raised his eyes Then he saw the phalanx in the left front standing still amidst the disordered army, and there were constant scouts passing in and out to deliver orders, and immediately knew that the commander of the Zuo Tunwei, Chai Zhewei, must be there. Ma Qian yelled, "Boys, follow me to kill the enemy!"

Clamping the horse's belly, he rushed towards Chai Zhewei.

The guards of the Right Marquis behind him were all his generals for many years. As soon as he saw the commander change direction, he knew that he must have found an important target, so he quickly protected his two wings, blazed a bloody path among the thousands of troops, and fought bravely.

Chai Zhewei hastily canceled the retreat order, and managed to stabilize the chaotic military spirit a little. He was thinking about setting up an array to block the enemy's charge, when he suddenly found that the enemy army that rushed into his formation in the distance turned a corner and headed towards the enemy. He rushed straight to kill him here.

How could he not know that he was discovered by the enemy, and he planned to "capture the thief first and capture the king"?
Quickly command the left and right troops to step forward and block, trying to block the charging enemy army.You Houwei's large army is attacking from the outside. At this time, it is only necessary to block the momentum of this army's charge and make it trapped in heavy siege, and it will inevitably be crushed and strangled.

However, to his surprise, although there were troops constantly coming to intercept him, they could not stop the army from charging, especially the fierce general in the front who was covered in armor and held a horse. There is no match between swinging the lance, and it is already approaching the place where an arrow is shot.

Chai Zhewei saw his bravery, and his heart trembled suddenly. Although the other side's face was covered by a visor, he knew that this must be Yu Chigong, the brave champion of the three armies!
In the crowd of thousands of troops, the other party seemed to sense Chai Zhewei's gaze. After piercing a soldier standing in front of him, he raised his head slightly, looked at him, and met his four eyes.

Then hang the horse on the victory hook, take off the longbow behind the back with the backhand, draw a spiked arrow from the quiver under the ribs with the other hand, draw the bow and set the arrow to aim and shoot, all in one go.

Chai Zhewei seemed to be able to hear the soft sound of "collapse" from the bowstring, and then the spiked arrow flew out of the string, piercing through the rain curtain between the two of them like a thunderbolt and lightning, passing through a space of twenty or thirty feet in a flash. Suddenly came to the front.

Chai Zhewei tried his best to twist his body to avoid the arrow, but the speed of the arrow was too fast. As soon as he turned around, he felt a sharp pain in his left shoulder blade, which made him cry out in fright and fell on the horse's back. Trembling in the rain.

"Big guy!"

"Kingdom!"

"Homeowner!"

Seeing that Chai Zhewei was hit by an arrow, the soldiers, tribunes and generals around him turned pale with fright, they all stepped forward to surround him with shouts.

Chai Zhewei endured the severe pain and let his soldiers cut off the shaft of the arrow with a knife. The pain made his face covered with cold sweat mixed with rain. He gritted his teeth and ordered: "Retreat! Retreat!"

Facing a strong enemy with low morale, and being rushed to the front by a fierce general like Yu Chigong, how could Chai Zhewei still have half the heart to fight?In a panic, he quickly turned his horse's head and ran back, while ordering the entire army to retreat.

He naturally understood that if he ran like this, Qu Tuquan, who had fewer troops, would be isolated and helpless, surrounded by the enemy's front and back, and in a desperate situation, but at this time, how could he care so much?As long as he can save his life and bring back most of the soldiers, he may still be able to preserve the foundation of the Chai family.

Otherwise, not only will the entire army be wiped out, but you will also be buried in the chaotic army...

The Zuo Tunwei had already lost their morale, and they managed to maintain the formation only by relying on the supervising team to kill the deserters continuously. At this moment, the order to retreat was issued again. With no morale, the whole army collapsed in an instant, fleeing to the rear in a panic.

The defeated army collapsed like a tide.

Yu Chigong has already set his sights on Chai Zhewei, how can he escape so easily?Immediately patted the horse and danced with spears, led the troops behind him to chase after the routs, and shot several arrows in succession, but Chai Zhewei ran too fast, and there were many chaotic soldiers around, and he always pierced Yang's arrows at a hundred paces All the tricks failed, and not a single arrow was shot.

On the other side, Qu Tuquan, who was leading the army to stop the enemy's charge, was in the midst of a fierce battle. Suddenly, he found that the friendly army had retreated. The battle line collapsed instantly, and followed the enemy's fast forward pursuit. , has formed a siege around him...

Qu Tuquan's whole body was numb, and he took a breath with difficulty, wishing he could fly to Chai Zhewei's head with two wings and split the thief into two pieces.

You are running fast, but what should I do?
motherfucker!

(End of this chapter)