Chapter 530: Destroying Yuan Shujun’s Siege Equipment
Seeing the cavalry covered in blood, Ji Ling waved his right hand to him, who was confident in his force, and immediately opened a passage for the heavy infantry formation that was waiting in battle, allowing the cavalry to enter the Nanyang Army's central army. The cavalrymen ran to Ji Ling's side in one breath. When they saw Ji Ling sitting on the horse, they immediately rolled off the saddle and said, "General, the Luoyang army is attacking the camp. General Chen Xin ordered me to come and ask for help." With that said, the cavalryman took out a token from his pocket and handed it to the soldiers beside Ji Ling.
Ji Ling took a look and confirmed that it was the token of the camp guard, nodded and said: "Well, how many Luoyang troops are attacking the camp, and what are the casualties of our army?"
The cavalry was ordered to say: "Three thousand Xiliang iron cavalry are attacking the camp. Although there are not many of them, they are proficient in bow and horse, and the attack is very urgent. Not only that, there is a lot of smoke and dust behind the cavalry. General Chen said that depending on the situation, there should be more There are no less than 20,000 infantry, General Chen said that there are all new soldiers in the camp, in order to protect the camp, I also ask the general to return to the army as soon as possible to rescue, otherwise..."
Only then did Ji Ling know why the South Gate army had not returned for a long time. It was clearly the Luoyang Army cavalry doing it on purpose. No wonder, Ji Ling found that there were obviously less than 5,000 cavalry around him. The original purpose was to hold back the army. Then he took the opportunity to attack the big camp. Thinking of this, Ji Ling couldn't help being anxious, because not only did the 100,000 troops in the big camp have food, grass and equipment for a few days, but most importantly, there were also a large number of craftsmen inside. Not to mention the manufacture of city equipment, even the maintenance is difficult. Although Ji Ling couldn't figure out where the Luoyang Army sent more than 20,000 troops to attack the camp, but now he couldn't take care of that much anymore.
Thinking of this, Ji Ling immediately ordered the army to form a circle and advance towards the camp. Although the speed was not fast, it was better than waiting here. Seeing that the Nanyang Army suddenly gave up defending in place and prepared to form a formation instead, the Luoyang cavalry cruising on both sides suddenly became anxious, and quickly increased the intensity of harassment to slow down the speed of the Nanyang Army as much as possible. The actions of the Luoyang cavalry made Ji Ling more sure that the goal of the Luoyang army was the camp rather than his own army. Seeing that the Nanyang army had basically stagnated under the harassment of the Luoyang cavalry, Ji Ling immediately ordered that 10,000 heavy steps lead the way ahead, followed by other soldiers and horses. Seeing that the Nanyang army seemed determined to rush back to the camp for support, the Luoyang cavalry stepped up their harassment again, as if they were determined to keep the tens of thousands of Nanyang troops behind.
Seeing this situation, Ji Ling ordered to speed up again, so the phalanx, which was already intact, had a difference in speed and direction because of the different types of troops. Soon, the Nanyang Army team became longer and longer, showing faint signs of formation decomposition , Ji Ling hesitated for a moment, and was immediately spotted by the Luoyang cavalry from wàiwéi, and Huang Zhong immediately sent troops to make a charge.
Seeing this situation, Ji Ling became more and more sure that the Luoyang army intended to hold back his main force, so he gritted his teeth and ordered to leave 10,000 soldiers to defend on the spot and protect the siege equipment. After returning to the camp, he led 15,000 heavy infantry and 10,000 ordinary infantry back to help. In Ji Ling's view, since the Luoyang army is trying its best to prevent him from returning to help, the siege equipment behind is safe. Sure enough, after seeing the division of the Nanyang army, the Luoyang cavalry not only did not attack the soldiers who stayed behind, but instead tried their best to stop Ji Ling. Spiritual force.
Seeing that his strategy was successful, Ji Ling immediately ordered the heavy infantry to advance with all their strength in an attacking state, followed by the ordinary soldiers as the rear. Sure enough, the marching speed of the army was significantly accelerated in this way, but the physical exertion of the soldiers was also very high. After only advancing for a mile or so, Ji Ling had to order the army to rest for a quarter of an hour, and then changed the order to continue advancing.
Just when Ji Ling was very happy about his strategy, suddenly there was a loud shout of killing behind him. Ji Ling looked back and saw that the army guarding the siege equipment was being attacked by a cavalry of thousands of people. ?The scene in front of him made him feel cold all over his body, and a cold air that penetrated his bones rushed straight to the top of his head along the tailbone. Ji Ling immediately realized that he had been tricked. The Luoyang army had always been targeting his siege equipment. What was delaying the South Gate army and asking Xun Zheng to send troops for help?
The attack on the camp, and even the ability for a cavalryman to call for help to report to him were all designed by the Luoyang army. The purpose was to disperse his army so that the siege equipment could be separated from the army.
Now the purpose of the Luoyang Army has been achieved. The siege equipment is only guarded by 10,000 troops, but it seems that the Luoyang Army should have dispatched all 8,000 cavalry, and the two armies of its own are nearly two miles away from the equipment. It only took a moment to arrive, but his infantry were exhausted and there was no time to rescue them. Ji Ling believed that the cavalry raiding around him would immediately abandon his army and attack the siege equipment with all their strength. Thinking of this, Ji Ling suddenly came to his senses. Since the equipment was no longer defendable, he might as well not use it. So Ji Ling ordered the army to regroup and advance slowly. Army to the rescue.
Sure enough, after seeing Huang Wudie's Xiliang iron cavalry attacking the Nanyang army's siege equipment defense army, Huang Zhong quickly took out three ringing arrows from behind him, then opened his bow, nocked the arrows, and shot them into the air.
Three screams sounded in mid-air, and the cavalry who heard the sound immediately turned their horses and headed towards the siege equipment of the Nanyang Army without looking back. At the same time, a thousand tiger and cardinal cavalry a few miles away also gave up. The 20,000 troops that harassed Xun Zheng turned around and joined Huang Zhong.
At the same time, Ji Lingzhong's army sent a signal, and the 10,000 troops who heard the military order quickly made adjustments, giving up the equipment that had begun heavy protection, and the soldiers gradually gathered together to form a tight defensive formation, waiting Army to the rescue. It's a pity that Ji Ling's reaction is fast enough, and the infantry commander's reaction is also fast, but the reaction speed of the infantry is far inferior to that of the Luoyang cavalry. At this time, all eight thousand cavalry had arrived around, but Ji Ling's army was still a mile away. Seeing that his five thousand infantry were about to be wiped out again, Ji Ling had no choice but to order the army to speed up again.
When Ji Ling's army arrived again, there were only three thousand pitiful people left in the ten thousand army, and dozens of various siege equipment were burned down to a pile of ashes. Seeing the situation, Ji Ling The aura was such that one Buddha was born and two Buddhas ascended to heaven, but now the Luoyang cavalry had already left, leaving only dust in the sky. Looking at the dust in the sky in the distance, and looking at the mess in front of him, Ji Ling helplessly ordered the army to rest on the spot, rescue the wounded, and wait for the army from the south gate to converge before withdrawing to the camp.