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Chapter 348: There are no last resorts (2)

Tieliu attacked in turn, and the Han army retreated frequently. The soldiers and generals stood up and carried their shields and advanced forward with their shields. However, the Hu cavalry was like storm waves coming from all directions. Even if the Han soldiers and generals gritted their teeth and stood up, they would be difficult to bear for a long time. The formation of a hundred people was destroyed in just a moment, and the formation of a thousand people collapsed at a corner, and the entire formation was in danger.

Lu Ji, Jiang Sheng and others commanded the Han army with the help of each other, and they were involved in resisting the Hu cavalry's offensive. The cleverness of this can trap the Hu cavalry team in the formation of ten thousand Han soldiers, but they had to pay a lot of casualties to form a local advantage. Shi Le's side is also a person who is proficient in formation strategies. Both sides are back and forth, and the Han army can only keep retreating and seeking a chance to breathe with space.

"Hu cavalry is sharp and good at raids. If there is a long battle here, it is probably a mistake in the rear." Jiang Sheng commanded the troops to fight for a fierce battle. Seeing that the situation of the battle could not be solved for a moment, he couldn't help but worry and rode his horse to the lane next to Lu Ji.

Lu Ji pondered and said, "I am also worried because of this. However, the two armies are fighting endlessly. At this time, they may be defeated. Can they divide the troops?"

Even if the division of troops is a helpless move. At present, the Han army gathered its troops to fight the Hu cavalry here. However, due to the terrain limitation, the Han army's formation was only thick and could not develop the entire army to exert the advantage of large numbers. However, the Hu cavalry could form countless cavalry teams to charge forward one after another. As a result, the Han army retreated layer by layer, and many soldiers and generals in the rear were accumulated in the rear and could not fight in front of the formation for a while, which was a waste of resources.

As they spoke, military information from the rear was passed down one after another. Jiang Sheng and Lu Ji couldn't help but look at each other when they heard this.

"Since the Hu people do not have enough troops to break through our camp, the movement of the outside is actually a restraining effect!"

"If you want to make the sound of the east and the west, the enemy will have elite troops attacking our camp!!"

Lu Ji and Jiang Sheng each moaned, and what they thought was just the same. They looked at each other and knew that the Han army had fallen under the predicament in this battle. Not to mention that the Han army took the initiative to attack and was controlled everywhere, even the other party's strategy of dealing with the Han army was aware of it. The Hu people were led by the nose in such a war. If the Hu people took the initiative to attack, it would be even more difficult for the Han army to defend.

Concerning the safety of the rear camp, Jiang Sheng and Lu Ji mobilized more than 5,000 troops from the rear to return to the rescue first, and then mobilized the army to retreat repeatedly and give up space to try to distance Hu Qi. The Han army's retreating speeded up, and it was no problem for Hu Qi to overwhelm the force of his feet.

Shi Le watched the battle for a long time and smiled slightly, "The Han army was distracted from the rear, just waiting for the fire in the Han camp to start a general attack!"

As he spoke, the Han army suddenly changed its formation, and the strong bow and crossbow shot out from the crowd. Although the Hu cavalry in front of him was sharp, the two sides had no time to resist and avoid them. They were constantly caught in the arrows and even fell to the ground and died with their horses.

More than a thousand Hu cavalry were shot to death by arrows in the blink of an eye. The Hu cavalry, who was slightly behind, realized that the Han army would let go. Although the battle formation between the two armies could be a factor in success or failure, the brave generals were the gates for victory! Seeing the comrades tragic death, the Hu people roared hideously, and tried their best to beat the war horses and hit the Han army formation!

The iron cavalry broke into the formation, and the Han soldiers with bows and arrows died tragically under the iron hooves without having time to hide. However, a group of Han soldiers were defeated and fell down. Another group of Han soldiers were wearing strong and held sharp edges to hold back the Hu cavalry. The crossbowmen and Zhuge crossbowmen behind them sacrificed their lives to shoot wildly!

A team of Hu cavalry exchanged for the lives of the Han army. The troops of both sides were consumed violently, and the number of casualties began to increase wildly!

After continuously breaking through several formations of the Han army, Hu cavalry had reached its extreme speed. However, what was waiting in front of him was not a strong bow and hard crossbow, and arrows were like locusts, but countless cold and sharp spears and iron spears were still standing in rows, waiting for Hu cavalry to automatically bump into him.

There is no retreat, and at this time, things like slowing down at all cannot be done. All you can do is to strive forward...

The rounds of storms are extremely fierce, and the lives of elite soldiers and powerful generals are constantly lost in the war. For such a fierce battle of hundreds of thousands, personal life is simply insignificant. Even if you don’t want to die, you cannot change the ending of the body-transparent blade. All people can control is where their weapons are, and the rest depends entirely on luck.

"After so long, there is still no movement in the direction of the Han camp. Could it be that Ji Bao and others have lost it?" Shi Le's eyes flashed and no longer focused on the battlefield. He began to worry about the generals who sneaked into the Han camp. Although there were not many troops on this route, he was led by two of the eighteen confidant generals under his command. According to the principle, Zhang Jing, Diao Ying and others had already restrained the situation on the periphery. The Han camp should not be worrying, but at this time there was still no movement, and it was obvious that things had changed.

After coming back to his senses, Hu Qi advanced for more than ten miles, and countless corpses of Hu and Han were piled up along the way. On both sides of the road were layered with corpses, and on the ground where the iron cavalry was speeding past, the flesh and blood and soil were formed into part of the mud...

The first thing that retreated from Gao Qiang's fight was the Han people. Hu cavalry charged forward, and the roar of iron hooves covered everything on the battlefield. The feeling of the earth shaking and mountain shook everyone's heart.

The Han army kept retreating and retreating rapidly. Some soldiers even fell to the ground while running, and then were trampled by the Hu cavalry... The excited expression occupied the faces of every Hu knight, and his cruel and bloodthirsty nature was fully exposed from his eyes.

However, such an excited state quickly turned into fear...

After paying the price of more than 2,000 people, the Han army launched countless tall carriages. The front of the carriages looked like beast heads, lions, tigers, snakes, and even strange shapes. Flames were instantly sprayed out from their open mouths, and the hot air waves and bright fire light instantly destroyed the fighting spirit of Hu Qi.

The knight in the front row was brave enough to try to ride a horse and rush over. Even though the person had no intention of survival, the horse did not want to die... The horse that lost control and ran wildly and the knight who was thrown on the ground and burned to death formed the best time for the Han army to counterattack!

The irresistible iron stream was completely defeated by the fire attack, and a large number of war horses fell into a state of madness and turned around and walked away, colliding with the oncoming Hu cavalry, causing chaos everywhere, and then the Han army that was coming shouting loudly!

Shi Le, who was advancing slowly in the rear, was furious when he heard the chaos of the front army. However, fire was a natural thing, and the Han army had a way to control it, and the livestock were afraid of it. What's the use of even countless cavalry?

Seeing that the Han army turned defeat into victory, Lu Ji and Jiang Sheng were overjoyed. Wang Dun, Wang Dao and other generals who were leading the assistance to command the three armies to fight back. The Hu cavalry lost control of the horses, and the people were panicked, and they trampled on each other and injured countless times. The Han people slowly covered and killed the knights and guns along the way, wielding swords and guns along the way to kill the knights who fell horses. The frightened war horses and the wounded enemy army were as easy as cutting melons and vegetables.

Shi Le's face was gloomy and urged the infantry and cavalry to retreat quickly, and lined up in a wide area. When the Han army counterattacked, they attacked fiercely as soon as the vanguard appeared. However, the Han army also knew the pros and cons. Seeing that the Hu cavalry retreated at a speed, they kept chasing and attacking each other, but slowly pushed the spitting train escorted by Wang Dun and Wang Dao to the forefront and then advanced.

When Zhuge Wuhou attacked the Southern Barbarians, he had used this object to scare away the beast-driven soldiers of the Southern Barbarians. Now, after the transformation of the Han Dynasty and the research on gunpowder, the spitting train still has such a face, but it is indeed much easier to use than before and is much longer lasting.

The fire was just a short moment, but it could be continuously sprayed repeatedly. Even if the distance was not far away, it was a fatal threat to the war horses. Even if the horse could not see the flames, it could still feel the high temperature. Therefore, even if the Hu cavalry would charge in the future, the Han army would not be afraid.

This object is very inconvenient to use it to charge in front of the formation, but it is very effective to use it as a defensive device!

Seeing the Han army pushing the spitting train out, Shi Le’s eyes lit up a strange light and looked at the object carefully and said with a smile: “With this object, I want to force my tens of thousands of iron cavalry to retreat, and I am delusional! Since this object can spit out fire, I have already attacked it, and it will definitely be able to break it!”

Kui An was stunned when he heard this, and immediately understood the meaning of the lord. It is normal for the fire to attack objects with water and soil to resist them. However, if they also attack them with fire, it will probably cause the opponent's firearm to suffer heavy damage and be sucked back by the fire!

The Hu Qi, who was burned to death, retreated first, and a large number of vigorous infantry and cavalry lined up to prepare for the rockets, not being discouraged by the defeat just now.

"Shi Le is a very human being, withdraw the army!" Lu Ji and Wang Dun talked for a few words and realized that if this thing burned from the outside, it would probably cause a disaster in the Han army formation. Seeing that the Hu people were still preparing to make a quick decision to withdraw the army!

The Han army slowly retreated, and the Hu cavalry was still at the far end, so they had enough time to mobilize troops to cut off the rear. The crossbow and spear were pressed to force the Hu cavalry to be outside the range. In addition, the spitting train had enough deterrent force to prevent the Hu cavalry from chasing. Although the Han army retreated all the way slowly, it was safe. The Hu cavalry followed from afar and did not dare to enter the range of the Han army for a while.

"Chu Zhong responds properly to avoid future troubles in the camp. This war has been a great contribution. When I return to the camp, I will report to Your Majesty that the Chu Zhong brothers have made merits and ask Your Majesty to give me rewards!" Jiang Sheng saw that Wang Dun and Wang Dao's brothers resolved the crisis of the enemy's surprise attack, and his own team won the victory and defeat of the city. He couldn't help but feel happy and praised the two of them repeatedly.

Lu Ji was speechless when he saw him, but he felt depressed. The Jiangnan gentry always only had the Lu family constantly calling on Jiangnan people to go north to fight, but after years of war, the Lu family was just a town in Qingxu and the two prefectures. If this was the case, it would be enough to demonstrate the Lu family's merits. However, there was supervision from Jiang Sheng on his head, so there was something to be grudged.

Jiang Sheng was the grandson of the general Jiang Wei, born in Yongliang and a general in Yizhou. He seemed to be more close to the Central Plains and the Hebei gentry than the Jiangnan gentry. To be fair, it is not to blame others. Since the fall of the Eastern Wu, the Jiangnan gentry has been self-confidant, only seeking that Jiangnan is safe, and has little interest in the battles in the Central Plains and even the Han Dynasty.

The gentry was self-admired. Although Emperor Liu Chan of Han repeatedly mediated relations between various places, the alternative labels of Jiangnan were never torn off. The Central Plains and Hebei were the places where the Jiangnan gentry were not affected, and Jiangnan also had a sense of xenophobia towards the northern gentry.

Brothers Wang Dun and Wang Dao are important officials of the Sima family, and their family strongly supports the Sima family. Such status should have declined with the decline of the Sima family, but even such surrendered generals were valued in front of His Majesty. For Lu Ji, a veteran minister, he felt uncomfortable.

With the talents of Wang Dun and Wang Dao brothers, if this continues, it will definitely soar into the sky. Lu Ji is not jealous of the two of them, but because he thinks of his dead brother, he is sad.

"Shi Le's army is still following from afar, and he is unwilling to accept it, so the general should not be careless." Wang Dun didn't say much, and he said softly, which made people feel very comfortable.

"Don't worry about having a spitting train to press the formation. However, this battle failed to break the siege, which is probably delaying Your Majesty's actions..." Jiang Sheng was glad that this battle was not a big defeat, but the goal of breaking the Hu people's encirclement was still far apart, and he couldn't help but sigh.

"Report! The camp in the rear encounters an enemy. Please return to the rescue quickly!" A scout rushed over and shouted in a hurry, and couldn't help but be shocked!

"Oh? Could it be that the Hu people are returning!" Lu Ji said in surprise.

Wang Dun and Wang Dao also had a gloomy face at this moment, and they cursed the Hu people in their hearts. They thought that the Hu people had retreated, and they just led the army to help the army fight. Now it is a great time to make contributions, but the Hu people made a comeback. Their active participation in the war with their brothers has become a failure!

"Brother Chu Zhong and I will take the lead. Leave this place to the general!" Lu Ji reacted very quickly and clattered and shouted, leading a team of people to the camp quickly.

It was still more than ten miles away from the camp, and the smoke pillars soared into the sky. It was obvious that the Hu cavalry had already entered the Han army camp and set fire. At the same time, news of the Hu army launching a fierce attack on the periphery came, which was obviously a plan to restrain the Han army from other places to prevent them from returning to aid!

"Where is the forest of Hu Qi who Chu Zhong said?" Lu Ji shouted loudly while running.

Seeing this, Wang Dun bowed and said, "My brother led his army to cut off the Hu people's retreat. Please be careful!" After saying that, he and Dao Wang divided two or three thousand people into plagiarizing the path to the forest.

"This is the talent of generals and ministers!" Seeing that Wang Dun was very agile, Lu Ji thought that he had thought like this, so he couldn't help but exclaim and rushed to rescue the camp.

In the Han camp, Hu cavalry circled around and set fire. The Han army was caught off guard by Hu cavalry and broke through the camp railings in one fell swoop. They fought hard to resist the failure. They had to retreat into other camps and give up several camps on their flanks. The Hu cavalry was rampant enough, and the Han army was either killed or hid in other camps. Ji Bao laughed and said, "Thanks to the sir to come and give in to the guidance, otherwise our brothers would have missed such great achievements! It's so satisfying!"

Zhang Bin, the general of the Huns, led more than a hundred cavalry to watch the battle quietly. He laughed and twisted his beard with his hands and said, "When the Han people saw us retreating, we must concentrate on the battle ahead. Only when another sneak attack can we have the effect of a surprise attack. We should not stay for a long time. This fire is enough to disrupt the morale of the Han people. Just retreat quickly!"

It turned out that Ji Bao and others led more than a thousand cavalry to kill Han soldiers to vent their anger and retreated to their own garrison. On the way, they ran into Zhang Bin and led hundreds of cavalry to help. The Hu people surrounded each other, cut off the important traffic route, and divided the troops to restrain the Han Dynasty's troops on the outside, and even fought fiercely in front of them.

Zhang Bin was able to mobilize only hundreds of cavalry, worried that Ji Bao and others would not be able to accomplish anything, so they came quietly. Ji Bao was displeased when he saw it. He was also a general in the army. Could it be that he still needed someone to supervise the battle in front of the formation? It seemed that he could not use troops.

However, Zhang Bin ignored Ji Bao and others' emotions and asked him why he urged Ji Bao and others to return to the army. Ji Bao and others were angry, but Zhang Bin's official position was far above the generals, and he was also the commander of the people here. He could only obey orders and return to the Han camp.

The soldiers and horses of the Han camp followed Wang Dun's brothers to help the main force of the Han army. The remaining troops were careless when they saw the Hu people retreating and were suddenly killed by the Hu cavalry, which led to the loss of several camps on the flanks.

"Sir, right! Men, please withdraw!" Ji Bao was convinced by Zhang Bin at this moment, and saw Zhang Bin leading Hu Qi as if he was given an imperial edict and lost his shadow.

When Lu led his army to arrive, the Hu cavalry had long disappeared, and Wang Dun from the other side had no time to intercept the Hu cavalry. The two groups of people merged into one place and saw several camps on the flanks burned into ruins, and they couldn't help but get angry. At this moment, the killing sounds in front of him were loud, but the Han army was defeated...

The fire broke out in the rear, and although reinforcements had already arrived, the Han army had nearly 200,000 people, and everyone could see the thick smoke from the distance. No matter what the military order said, they were all confused and gradually panicked. Shi Le saw the opportunity to urge the iron cavalry to come and rushed forward. The Han army began to counterattack according to the rules. However, some soldiers were timid and worried that the retreat would be cut off, and some people were absent-minded and did not react in time. For a moment, the army was in chaos, and the Hu cavalry rushed into it in one breath. The Han army, which was killed in a melee, returned with great defeat.

Fortunately, Jiang Sheng was so quick that he had already counterattacked the rockets. The dozen or so spitting trains were burned inside and outside and cut off the road. Otherwise, under the pursuit of the Iron Cavalry, the Han army would not have even time to board the ship, so they were driven into the Yellow River by the Hu Cavalry.

The fierce battle came to an end. The Han army lost 70,000 to 80,000 troops, and the squirting trucks also turned into ashes.

Even though Shi Le, the Huns, had lost a lot of troops, the Hu army was very morale at this moment, and all the people gathered to praise Shi Le's plan and Zhang Bin's wisdom.

"The Han people were terrified when they fought during the day. If they could attack them overnight, their troops would leave!" Zhang Bin asserted that the Han army was vulnerable and threw a whip and looked at Shi Le.

The generals were inevitably excited when they heard this, but the battle during the day was very exhausted. At this moment, the soldiers were exhausted physically and mentally and were waiting to rest. A general spoke repeatedly and said: "Military exhaustion, the Han people guarded the important land, so it would be better to attack again tomorrow!"

Shi Le pondered when he heard this, but Zhang Bin said decisively: "Our army is exhausted, the Han people are so much. When will we not attack at this moment??"

"Not bad! Shi Le knew that the army was exhausted, but the chance of victory was right in front of him. He ordered the three armies to immediately make rice and attack immediately when it was dark!" Shi Le was very happy when Zhang Bin said decisively. Although the Hu people won this battle, they went through twists and turns, and the army was extremely tired.

But it is precisely because the winner is still like this, the Han people on the defeated side are not only more tired, but also mentally depressed for a while and it is difficult to recover. The Han people have no way to deal with the Hu Qi for a long time, and now they are attacking strongly and are hit by a blow. How can they still cheer up?
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