Episode 10 Chapter 61
Chapter 61
Remi Azabao was not surprised at all by the Feng Army's initiative to retreat. A few days ago, he had expected that the Feng Army would launch a final decisive battle. If he could win, he would win. If he couldn't win, he would have to retreat. Now As expected.
He was confident, but other generals Du Ji didn't think so. Looking at the calm Feng Army camp, the camp and tents were all there, and even the banners in the camp were not missing. No matter how it looked, the Feng Army didn't seem to have withdrawn. .
A General Du Ji worriedly asked: "Our army has not received news of the Feng Army's retreat. How did the general know?"
Remi Azabao rolled his eyes at him, raised his head and said, "Normally at this time Feng Jun would have already started cooking, but now you can see there is smoke in Feng Camp?"
Hearing this, all the generals were shocked. They looked carefully, but there were no fireworks at all in the Fengjun camp. No wonder people felt that the camp was still the same but lacked vitality. It turned out to be the reason for this. Another general asked in a low voice: "General, this...isn't this a trick of the Feng Army Envoy?"
Remi Azabao was too lazy to answer his subordinates' questions. He said coldly: "Whoever talks more and disrupts the morale of our army, I will nail his head to the flagpole!"
One sentence made the generals shrink their necks in fright, and they no longer dared to question him.
Remy Azabao led about 80,000 Duji troops out of the company camp and headed straight for the Feng Army camp opposite. He didn't even send out scouts to find out whether Feng Jun's camp was empty beforehand, and led his army to rush in directly. Remi Azabao is indeed good at calculations, and he is bold and careful. Feng Jun's movements are basically within his expectations.
Now in the Feng Army camp, not even the shadow of the Feng soldiers and generals can be found. Every tent is empty, and debris is scattered all over the ground. Close to 300 trebuchets and city-breaking crossbows are all abandoned in the camp. , in the warehouse, there are tens of thousands of weapons, armors, and military uniforms that will not be taken away in the future.
Seeing this scene, Sergeant Du Kee was all very excited and started looting frantically. People wanted to get more of them as trophies when they returned home.
Remi Azabao quickly issued a military order that none of the Feng Army's baggage was allowed to be taken by our own soldiers. The entire army passed through the camp and continued to pursue Feng Army. At the same time, he sent his own elite 30,000 cavalry to pursue them first, hoping to use the speed of the cavalry to catch up with the Feng army as soon as possible and hold them back. Then, he sent someone to send a message to Feige in Val Town, and ordered the 30,000 Duji troops stationed there to come out to meet the Feng army who had retreated. In any case, he could not let the Feng army repeat his old tricks and circle around the town. Passed and evacuated successfully.
Now he is extremely confident that he will annihilate the entire Sanshui Army, scare Feng Guo into fear in one fell swoop, and make Feng Guo understand the consequences of being an enemy of Du Ji, so as to avoid causing chaos to his own side in the future.
Although Duki and Bessa come from the same lineage, their arms are very different. Duki's cavalry are all light cavalry. In the desert, there is no room for heavy cavalry to display. Under the order of Remi Azabao, the Duki cavalry, commanded by two Duki generals, Kamal and Zoe, pursued them like a whirlwind.
The retreat of the Sanshui Army was an hour earlier than the pursuit of Du Ji's army. The whole army did not bring any baggage and went into battle lightly, but even so, it could not outrun Du Ji's light cavalry.
Just before noon, the spies at the rear ran back to the army to report to Liang Qi that a large number of cavalry were chasing after him.
When Liang Qi heard this, he was also secretly surprised. Du Jijun's pursuit was much faster than he expected. Bai Yong asked nervously: "How many enemy cavalry are there?"
"This hasn't been fully investigated yet, but from the sound of the horses' hooves, there are at least tens of thousands of them!"
Bai Yong took a breath and murmured: "It seems that the enemy has sent out all the cavalry..." After a pause, he immediately said to Liang Qi: "General, Du Ji's cavalry is very fast. I If the army does not divide the troops into the rear, it won’t be long before the enemy comes to chase us!”
In the era of cold weapons, cavalry was too powerful and had the same concept as armored soldiers in modern warfare. If the Duji cavalry were to chase them, the Sanshui Army, which was mainly infantry, would suffer a big loss. Bai Yong understands this, and Liang Qi naturally understands this as well. He responded thoughtfully.
Bai Yong bit his lip and said, "The general will lead his troops to withdraw first, and the last general will lead his 10,000 brothers to stay behind!"
Before Liang Qi could finish speaking, Shangguan Yuanrang sneered and asked, "How long can you hold off the enemy by staying at the rear? Half an hour? Or an hour?"
Although what Shangguan Yuanrang said was unpleasant, it was also true. He led 10,000 infantry to block tens of thousands of cavalry, and there were no horses or earthen barriers for defense. It was considered good to be able to block the opponent for half an hour. Bai Yong said: "This is also a no-brainer. How long can we block the enemy?"
"Forget it! There are enough brothers killed in our army. If you want to commit suicide, you don't need to drag 10,000 brothers to support you!" Shangguan Yuanrang said to Liang Qi: "Our army still has 10,000 cavalry, I will pick five Brother Qian, leave behind the enemy's cavalry.
After hearing this, Liang Qi, who had been silent all the time, immediately said, "Then I'll leave it to you, Yuan Rang." In Liang Qi's heart, it would be useless for anyone to stay as the queen. As long as Shangguan Yuan Rang stays, there may be a glimmer of hope. .
Bai Yong grinned and said worriedly: "This... this is too dangerous!"
Shangguan Yuanrang couldn't help but raised his head and smiled, and said: "If I don't do any dangerous tasks, who will do it? Liang Qi asked the king to send me to go out with the army. Isn't it just for this purpose?!"
When he said the central thing, Liang Qi didn't blush or gasp. Instead, he shamelessly praised: "The one who knows me is Yuan Rang!"
Shangguan Yuanrang rolled his eyes at him and swallowed the curse that was about to come out of his mouth.
He went to the cavalry square of the Sanshui Army and first explained that he would select 5,000 people to stay behind to block Du Ji's pursuit. Then he asked everyone who was willing to stay with him. None of the 10,000 cavalrymen were afraid of the battle. They urged their horses to take a step forward and expressed their willingness to stay. Shangguan Yuanrang nodded and asked the cavalrymen who were good at riding and shooting to step out.
Most of the 10,000 cavalrymen stepped out. In Feng Country, riding and shooting is one of the basic skills of cavalry. As for whether they are good or not, no one is willing to admit that they are weaker than others. Seeing so many people coming out, Shangguan Yuanrang was a little embarrassed. After thinking for a while, he eliminated all those who were only sons, unmarried or childless. In the end, there were only about 4,000 cavalrymen left. He was satisfied and said: "You stay with me, other brothers, quickly retreat with the army!"
The Sanshui Army continued to retreat quickly along the original route, and Shangguan Yuanrang led about 4,000 cavalrymen to stay behind. The spies of the Sky Eye and the Ground Network were like a revolving lantern, coming and going, constantly reporting the enemy's position and information to him.
Now the spies have basically confirmed that Du Ji's cavalrymen are about 30,000. How to use 4,000 cavalrymen to hold back the opponent's 30,000 cavalrymen, Shangguan Yuanrang can't think of a good way.
There were only three captains among the four thousand cavalry. Shangguan Yuanrang called the three of them to his side and said, "When we fight the enemy later, you will follow me with your brothers. If I charge, you will follow me. If I retreat, you will follow me. Do you understand?"
"Yes! General!" The three captains all bowed.
"In this battle, we will fight if we can. If we can't, we will retreat while fighting. We will try our best to consume the enemy with arrows!" Shangguan Yuanrang said seriously, "The Duji cavalry is good at throwing, but the range is far inferior to arrows. This is our chance."
The three captains nodded again and said, "We understand."
Shangguan Yuanrang explained the tactics he thought were feasible, and then stood in the middle of the road with his sword across his chest, waiting for the arrival of the enemy.
Before the enemy was seen, the dust was rolled up in the distance. At the same time, the rumbling thunder kept coming, and the sound became louder and louder. Gradually, the ground began to shake. At this time, the horses under Shangguan Yuanrang and others began to feel uneasy, kicking the ground with their hooves from time to time.
Shangguan Yuanrang steadied his horse, squinted his eyes slightly, slowly raised the three-pointed double-edged sword in his hand, and shouted without looking back: "Fill the arrows!"
Hualala-following his order, four thousand wind cavalrymen took out their bows and arrows, put arrows on the strings, and aimed their arrows at the air in front of them.
The speed of Du Ji's cavalry was amazing. Just now, they were two miles away, but in the blink of an eye, the figure of its vanguard troops had appeared in everyone's eyes.
Shangguan Yuanrang was not a wise general who made plans and strategized, but he had rich battlefield experience. He knew very well when to shoot arrows and when to charge.
Judging from the distance of the enemy, he suddenly dropped the long sword held in the air and shouted, "Shoot!"
Buzz!
Four thousand eagle feathers rose up behind him. When they rose to the top, the arrows drew arcs in the air and fell into the camp of Duki cavalry.
Puff, puff, puff--In an instant, the muffled sounds in the Duki cavalry camp became one, and only people shouted and horses neighed, screaming continuously. Some soldiers were shot off their horses on the spot, and some were shot by arrows on their horses, rolling forward with their horses. Many soldiers who fell off their horses but did not die just struggled to stand up, and were knocked away by their companions who rushed up from behind.
After only one round of arrow formation, half of the hundreds of Duki cavalry running in the front were shot and fell off their horses, but the remaining cavalry did not panic, and even charged forward with all their strength.
Next, they had to withstand the second round, third round... of arrow formations from the Feng Army.
A large number of Duki cavalrymen were shot like hedgehogs during the charge. The knights who were shouting and killing in the crowd just now might disappear in a flash, leaving only empty warhorses, and in the end, even a complete corpse could not be found.
Facing the arrow formation of the Feng Army, the Duki cavalrymen rushed within twenty steps of the Feng Army, and at this time they were within their shooting range. The Duki cavalrymen running in the front threw their spears and lances with all their strength, and then pulled out their scimitars and long swords and continued to charge.
When the two sides were far apart, the throwing power could not be exerted, but within twenty steps, the throwing power of the Duki cavalry should not be underestimated. The spears and lances flew into the crowd of the Feng Army. As long as they were stabbed by them, the whole person would be pierced off the horse and nailed to the ground alive.