Chapter 823 Breakout
Behind the defeated troops of thousands of Yuan Shu's troops, 15,000 Anton army infantry advanced like a wall, pressing forward step by step, while Hu Yandu led 5,000 cavalry on both wings and continued to drive in an attempt to bypass the Chinese army. The defeated soldiers of the battalion swarmed together towards Huang Yi's Chinese army camp.
Huang Yi's Central Army Camp, his personal guard camp of 5,000 imperial guards has been assembled, guarding the Central Army Headquarters in the middle. But there are still five thousand troops still being assembled. But at this time, it was too late. More than 8,000 defeated troops were swarming towards the Chinese army camp like a tide. Behind them were even larger soldiers and horses of the Anton army.
It can only be said that Pang Tong received it at a very good time. Yuan Shujun had just had breakfast, and the supplies in the camp were almost sorted. Most of them were organized and ready to be loaded onto the baggage trucks. Even the camp was also Preparations for demolition had begun, and the Anton Army suddenly broke out at this opportunity, making it impossible for anyone to organize an effective defense.
Seeing this situation, Chen stepped forward and said: "General, please give an order immediately. It is strictly forbidden to break up the troops and attack the military formation. If anyone rushes into the formation, shoot them directly. At the same time, he immediately sends an order to the barracks to quickly assemble the army to strictly guard the barracks and prepare to meet the Chinese army." As long as we retreat to the rear camp, we still have a chance. The Anton Army only has 20,000 troops and only 5,000 cavalry."
Before Chen Jiu finished speaking, a loud killing cry suddenly came from the direction of the barracks.
When everyone heard this, their expressions changed drastically. Damn it, the Anton Army actually had a large army behind them. Under attack from both sides, they didn't know how much of their tens of thousands of troops could be left behind.
You must know that although there are 10,000 troops in the rear camp, there are still 10,000 civilians there. Once these civilians are confused, they will be more dangerous than the defeat of the defenders of the front army.
Sure enough, within a quarter of an hour, the barracks guard sent someone to report that the rear was suddenly attacked by more than 10,000 troops of the Anton Army. Because the army's attention was focused on the front, the Anton Army suddenly attacked from behind, which caught the rear army off guard. Within a quarter of an hour, the rear was breached, and the ten thousand civilians were like headless flies, scattering the army formation that was fully defending the front.
The cavalry of the Anton Army rushed into the camp, and the 10,000-strong rear army could no longer support it, so the camp general sent someone to ask Huang Yi to prepare early.
Upon hearing the news, Huang Yi was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground and almost fainted. Seeing this situation, the surrounding generals showed disdain, and then a feeling of sadness suddenly emerged.
Chen knew that Huang Yi had already secured his position at this time, and that the tens of thousands of troops were basically finished. It was just that the army could be finished, but these princes-in-law could not fall into the hands of Anton's army. So, he was heartbroken, ignored Huang Yi, and said to the generals around him: "Everyone, it seems that we have fallen into the trap of the Anton Army. These tens of thousands of troops cannot be saved. But although the army cannot be saved, the general can't save it." There is no room for error. If the general has any questions, you should be prepared to accept the thunderous fire of the Holy One."
Chen Jiu's words made everyone's hearts tremble. Yes, it doesn't matter if the army is lost. If the prince consort is left here, everyone present will probably die.
As soon as they thought of this, everyone came back to their senses, looked at Chen and said: "Please give me the general's orders. I will definitely carry out your orders!"
"Okay!" Chen Jiu said: "The current plan is to divide the troops to break out. Five thousand troops have already been assembled in the Chinese army camp. Therefore, I want the five thousand troops to be divided into five parts. They must be dispersed to break out. The general will escort you out."
Then, Lieutenant General Chen made arrangements for the leading generals of each army and the direction of the breakout. In order to appease the generals, he did not break out with Huang Yi, but led a group of soldiers into the barracks, preparing to assemble those who had not yet broken up. The troops in the rear camp bought time for Huang Yi to break through.
A quarter of an hour later, in the main camp of Yuan Shu's army, the 5,000-strong army that had assembled suddenly divided into five groups and broke out in all directions. However, Huang Yi's banner was quickly defended by 3,000 soldiers among them. Entering the back camp,
With the support of two thousand soldiers from the rear camp, they entered the barracks and resisted desperately.
Seeing this situation, Huangfu Chaobo thought Huang Yi wanted to send people to break out of the encirclement to ask for help. He did not do much to stop the thousands of troops and horses breaking out from the south and north, but continued to intensify the attack on the rear.
An hour later, Yuan Shu's army in the rear camp was finally defeated. Except for those who were killed, most of the soldiers were captured. Only thousands of defeated soldiers fled in all directions, which had no impact on the battle situation.
Seeing this situation, Huangfu Chaobo finally breathed a long sigh of relief. After planning for several days, he finally annihilated Huang Yi's tens of thousands of troops. As for the two thousand soldiers who broke out and the surrounding soldiers and horses that fled, Huangfu Chaobo Bo didn't pay much attention to it and handed it over to Hu Yandu and Zhao Ling's 10,000 cavalry. He directed the generals to collect the prisoners and count the harvest.
It was not until noon that the army settled down and all the cavalry sent out returned. Huangfu Chaobo and Pang Tong were sitting in Huang Yi's tent, listening to the reports of their subordinates.
In this battle, Anton's 30,000-strong army fought against Yuan Shu's 30,000-strong army, and they were all annihilated in less than two hours. Yuan Shu's army of 30,000 soldiers, except for the 2,000 soldiers who broke through the encirclement and those who finally fled, killed and wounded more than 10,000 people. The other 18,000 soldiers and more than 7,000 civilians were all captured, not to mention the supplies seized. Its number.
However, Huangfu Chaobo regretted that Huang Yi was among the two thousand soldiers who broke through the siege. This made Huangfu Chaobo regret it. If he could capture Yuan Shu's son-in-law, it would be very useful. Maybe the territory of Runan could be settled without a fight.
However, Huangfu Chaobo threw this idea out of his mind after thinking about it for a while. There would be no prisoners if there were no prisoners. It was not a big deal. This battle could be said to have almost wiped out the army of Xincai.
In addition to Huang Yi's escape, dozens of generals including Chen Jue, the deputy general of Yuan Shu's army, were killed and captured. Moreover, Huangfu Chaobo learned from the captured soldiers and generals that there were only two thousand imperial guards and three thousand guards in Xincai City.
After a little thought, Pang Tong suggested that the army take a short rest and then march to Xincai, and take Xincai with the power of a great victory. In this way, Le Jue and Li Feng's army became isolated.
Upon hearing this, Huangfu Chaobo immediately ordered to leave behind several thousand wounded soldiers and five thousand cavalrymen to guard the prisoners and seized supplies, and the remaining 20,000 troops were handed over to Wang Ran, who quickly rushed to Xincai and captured it.