Chapter 207 The Battle of Makino (9)
The progress of the Battle of Makino was beyond everyone's expectations.
The Zhou Dynasty camp suffered setbacks on the third front, with more than half of the battle losses, facing a situation of complete collapse. Jiang Shang, who was in charge of commanding from the rear of the battlefield, couldn't help but let out a long sigh, and bitterly gave the order to retreat.
Jiang Shang knew that today's battle completely cut off the possibility of the Western Zhou Dynasty overthrowing the Shang Dynasty. After this battle, whether the Western Zhou Dynasty could survive the counterattack of the Shang Dynasty is a matter of two opinions. He didn't forget that in the far east, the main force of the Shang army was rushing back to Chaoge with all its strength, and returned to Qin Wang.
The picture is poor, but in the end it ends up like this.
As the prime minister of Zhou and the commander-in-chief of the army, Jiang Shang couldn't absolve himself of the blame, so he had to die to apologize. Before he died, he had to do one more thing, which was to save the life of King Wu of Zhou and the bloodline inheritance of the Western Zhou royal family. As long as the bloodline continued, there would always be a day of comeback.
Jiang Shang ordered the chariot troops to turn around and prepare to retreat at any time. As soon as King Wu withdrew, he would retreat immediately. As for the surviving soldiers and the allied forces of the princes, Jiang Shang could no longer take care of them.
After all, Jiang Shang is also a utilitarian through and through. The art of playing tricks has reached the point of perfection. The reason why the various ethnic groups in Dongyi rebelled was because Jiang Shang was behind them. Jiang Shang rebelled against all ethnic groups in Dongyi, causing Dongyi and the Shang Dynasty to consume each other, and finally the Western Zhou Dynasty reaped the benefits of the fisherman.
After receiving the order to retreat, at the critical moment, King Wu showed his responsibility as an emperor, and took the initiative to leave the soldiers behind the palace and let the coalition forces of the princes retreat first. In fact, the coalition forces of the princes at this time have been defeated by the cavalry, and those killed have thrown away their helmets and armors, leaving less than a thousand remnants and defeated generals.
This battle is also a nightmare for the vassal states. After returning to the country, how to deal with the attack of the Shang Dynasty has become the top priority in the hearts of the princes from all walks of life. With the character of the king of Shang, Xin Yazi, who must retaliate, the best ending for the princes from all walks of life is to be used as sacrifices to sacrifice to ghosts and gods.
As for the Alien Legion of the Zhou Dynasty, they had already evacuated earlier. Seeing that they could not win, the lords would naturally not stay and accompany the Zhou army to be buried. Every soldier they brought was the elite of the territory and could not afford to lose.
The 20,000-odd surviving Alien Legion threw away their helmets and armor, and fled in all directions. Some went into the forest, some crossed the river, and some ran into the mountains. They looked like a group of bereaved dogs, and the scene was spectacular. These lords did not intend to return to Mengjin, and simply hid outside until the end of the battle.
Emperor Xin of the Shang Dynasty knew the nature of the alien army and knew that they could not stay here for too long. Therefore, the Suwei army was not arranged to continue to pursue, so as not to cause unnecessary losses.
In this battle, although the Alien Legion was successfully suppressed, the Suwei Army and the Royal Guard also suffered heavy losses. After all, the strength of the Alien Legion is there, and there is still a small team. In order to make money and contribute value, it is very desperate to fight for a while. In this battle, all the war elephants were killed, more than half of the guards were killed, and more than a thousand royal guards were killed.
Looking at the fleeing army, Di Chen let out a long sigh. In the battle of Muye, they completely lost to Qiyue Wuyi, Chun Shenjun and the others didn't even have the chance to participate in the final decisive battle.
After the battle is over, I don't know what will happen again.
"What should we do now?" Fenghua Juedai asked.
Dichen looked around. The troops he could mobilize now were less than 500 people, so it was really impossible for him to do anything. Furthermore, their cavalry had already been wiped out, even if they wanted to evacuate with King Wu of Zhou, they couldn't. The only way is to play wilderness routines like other lords.
Dichen smiled wryly, "What else can I do? Run for your life!"
The surviving 500 Tigers and Ben army surrounded King Wu of Zhou and hurriedly withdrew. The 20,000 surviving soldiers in the rear, instead of retreating, advanced, took over the defense line left by the Huben army, and fought with the sword and shield soldiers led by Shi Wansui.
Soldiers, already have the heart to die. Their only task is to buy enough time for their king to retreat. The soldiers are already crazy, if they are stabbed, they will simply hug the enemy and create a good opportunity for their companions to kill the enemy, which is extremely tragic. For a while, it was able to withstand the attack of the sword and shield soldiers.
Naturally, Shi Wansui was also very human. He was completely aroused by the sea of blood on the battlefield. He stabbed a soldier to death with a single shot, and shouted loudly: "Don't let King Wu of Zhou run away, kill them, anyone who stands in my way dies!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" the mountain barbarian hoplites let out a roar that shook the sky.
No matter how crazy a carrot is, it can't handle a kitchen knife. Once the sword and shield soldier is hugged by the opponent, he simply cuts the opponent's hands in two, and then kicks the opponent away. Or swing the shield, and directly hit the opponent's head with a heavy shield blow, causing the brain to burst.
Twenty thousand soldiers were cut off layer by layer at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the scene was extremely bloody. The sacrifice of their companions did not make the latecomers weak, on the contrary, they became even crazier.
King Wu of Zhou, who was on the way to retreat, burst into tears when he heard roars coming from behind him. His soldiers are being slaughtered mercilessly by the enemy, but he, the king, can do nothing.
King Zhou Wu looked back and looked at Di Xin who was standing on the golden chariot supervising the battle, and said fiercely: "Di Xin, if I don't kill you, I will be the master of the people." With even more bitter hatred, he joined the chariot troops.
Until this time, the crossbowmen in the rear did not stop firing. Therefore, the enemy's way of retreat is still to march forward under the rain of arrows. When retreating, many soldiers were shot in the back and fell directly to the ground.
At this time, their companions were already safe and ignored them, letting the wounded lie on the ground and howling helplessly, turning a deaf ear to their cries for help.
The trenches in the southern suburbs have been completely filled with corpses, and blood is flowing all over the place. Cruelly, these corpses helped the soldiers evacuate quickly and became the best stepping stones. At least they didn't have to strenuously cross the trenches. At this time, every minute and every second is so precious, it is a matter of life and death.
The only thought of the soldiers is to quickly get out of the range of the enemy's crossbowmen. The powerful crossbowmen corps became a lingering nightmare for Zhou Jun.
Even King Wu of Zhou couldn't help lamenting when he was retreating: "Those who kill me are also strong crossbows." After they merged with the chariots behind, there were less than 1,000 of the 1,500 troops left.
Ouyang Shuo didn't intend to give up. He had already been appointed as the commander in chief of the battlefield by Shang Wang Di Xin, and he issued an order from the rear to "capture King Wu alive and capture Jiang Shang".
At the same time, the cavalry troops were ordered to assist the sword and shield soldiers to quickly wipe out the armored soldiers who were still stubbornly resisting.
"Catch Wu Wang alive, capture Jiang Shang" the soldiers chanted slogans and launched a counterattack.
The first to act was the cavalry. The cavalry with little loss, under the leadership of three generals Zhang Liao, Qin Qiong and Lin Yi, suddenly turned left and inserted into the enemy's central army.
It is true that if the cavalry suddenly inserted into the enemy's rear at this time, they would have great confidence in destroying the 300 chariots behind the Zhou army, and even captured Jiang Shang.
But once the chariot is destroyed, it is tantamount to completely destroying the last hope of the Zhou army's retreat, and it is very unwise to force them to fight with their backs.
Besides, Ouyang Shuo also had his own selfish motives. If King Wu of Zhou is released now, only the cavalry from Shanhai County can catch up with them. In this way, 100% of the reward for beheading King Wu of Zhou will fall into his hands, instead of being snatched by some lucky person.
Furthermore, Ouyang Shuo didn't want the Sword and Shield Soldiers to suffer too much damage, the damage caused by the crazy soldiers to the Sword and Shield Soldiers was still very huge.
The cavalry's reinforcements completely drove Zhou's soldiers to a dead end. The cavalry and the sword and shield soldiers cooperated with each other, attacking back and forth, and carried out a frenzied massacre of the surviving soldiers.
Until this time, the Crossbowmen Legion stopped firing. The continuous high-intensity shooting made the slave, who was already in poor health, almost collapse from exhaustion. Even the five thousand alien crossbowmen were exhausted.
Today's victory should be remembered as their first contribution.
When the cavalry and the sword and shield soldiers cooperated to wipe out the surviving soldiers, King Wu of Zhou had already fled with Jiang Shang and the lords of the princes in chariots.
The noisy battlefield suddenly quieted down, leaving only the occasional moan of pain.
The pattering rain stopped at some point. The dark clouds dissipated, and the sun shone on the earth again, bringing warmth to all the survivors.
The sun shone on the southern suburbs, and there was no trace of green in sight. The grass was completely covered with corpses and stained red with blood. A group of vultures flew from the sky, circling in the air, unwilling to leave for a long time.
Facing the hell on earth in front of them, many lords couldn't bear it, retreated to the rear, and vomited continuously.
Only blame, the game is too realistic and too bloody. Countless viscera, rectum, and brains flowed on the grass, attracting swarms of flies.
Perhaps, for animals in the wild, this is an unexpected gluttonous feast.
Emperor Xin of the Shang Dynasty stood on the golden chariot, not caring about the corpses around him, looking very high-spirited. The general evil came to accompany him, laughing nonchalantly.
Ouyang Shuo rode a green clam horse to the side of the golden chariot, got off the horse, and clasped his fists together: "My lord, the enemy chieftain fled, leaving disaster behind. Please allow me to lead my troops to pursue."
Di Xin had this intention. Of course, he understood the principle of cutting grass and roots, but it was impossible to catch up with the opponent's chariot troops with infantry such as the old guards and royal guards. Ouyang Shuo took the initiative to invite Ying, of course Di Xin was happy.
"Okay, then you have to make another trip. If you return to Chaoge, the king will reward you a lot." Di Xin promised.
"Here!" After accepting the order, Ouyang Shuo got on his horse, found Lin Yi, led Shanhai County's cavalry troops, and chased towards Mengjin.
The other lords looked enviously at the cavalry from Shanhai County going away. Of course they know how much contribution value they will have waiting to be harvested after catching up. Not only King Wu of Zhou escaped, but also the princes and kings, all of which are huge contribution values. Hate only hate, his horse is not strong.