Chapter 676 Victory in the first battle (4)
As early as when the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry unexpectedly attacked the Wu army's vanguard and killed Liao Guang in the formation, the troops in front of the western gate of Changshu had quickly assembled. However, when thousands of soldiers here were ready to go out of the city and killed a lot, they were stopped by Dong Ping. He ordered the entire army to guard the gate until he ordered the city to open the city and go out to fight.
So the next half hour was a great torment for the thousands of Shandong troops in front of the west gate. Knowing that their robes were fighting bravely outside the city, and even in danger, some people could see the life-long breakthrough battle from the gaps in the city gate, but they could not fight out to receive the rescue. It made people feel too frustrated. Many people felt a fire in their hearts burning more and more vigorously.
However, under the construction of Sun Tu, the Shandong Army paid the most attention to military orders. Without the order of the general, even if they bite the steel teeth, they would not dare to open the city to fight. Many soldiers who were deeply puzzled and dissatisfied with this had the idea of asking Chief Sun to come and give orders as soon as possible, but Sun Tu at the south gate did not raise any doubts about Ximen Dongping's decision, nor did he cross Dongping at this time to order attack.
Employing people has always been one of the reasons why Sun Tu can convince many generals. Since he handed over Ximen's army to Dong Ping, he believed that he could make the most correct judgment. So even if he had some conflicts with the orders he issued, he chose to believe Dong Ping.
So the tiger and leopard cavalry outside the city could only continue to fight alone, and several times broke out from the enemy's encirclement, killing everyone with blood and wounds. The soldiers in front of the West Gate were all anxious and wishing to replace them. Until they saw thousands of anti-army troops blocking the West Gate and cutting off the last retreat of the Tiger and Leopard cavalry, the soldiers finally couldn't bear it anymore and ran to Dong Ping, who was still overlooking the entire battle situation at the city and loudly asked for the battle:
"The chief minister, you can't wait any longer, otherwise the brothers of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry will be all handed over to the thief!"
"General, every step later, a brother is killed. How can you bear it?"
"General Dong, if you don't dare to fight, brothers will fight out by themselves..."
Those who were kind-hearted to persuade, those who were dissatisfied with the generals... All kinds of remarks kept ringing, and all the soldiers were blushing and their eyes were full of fire. Judging from this attitude, as long as Dong Ping refused to send troops, they would all disobey and fight out of the city regardless of their fate.
However, Dong Ping's expression was still as indifferent as before, and there was only a trace of murderous intent and light in his eyes that looked downward. In fact, he also knew that a cavalry soldier would die here after a moment, but he was more aware of the comparison between the forces between the enemy and us. If the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry could not be rescued in one fell swoop, once he was entangled by the enemy, the price would only be greater.
Ci didn't control the troops, and sometimes some people had to be sacrificed to achieve the ultimate goal. Moreover, Dong Ping also believed that the elite of the tiger and leopard cavalry could still hold on for a while even if they were surrounded. Until this time, seeing that the remaining two hundred cavalry were about to be swallowed by thousands of enemies, the extremely elite anti-army had been surrounded by all sides and no longer had any reservations. Only then did two sparks explode in his eyes, and he suddenly turned around and glanced at the dozen generals beside him who asked for battle.
After seeing them feeling weak and they lowered their heads and did not dare to look at him, Dong Ping said softly: "Keep the city and go to fight!"
This sentence made everyone stunned at first, and then reacted again. After being overjoyed, he quickly followed Dong Ping and rushed straight down the city tower. With loud shouts, the city gate opened. Before the suspension bridge fell, many impatient soldiers rushed out.
Dong Ping had also rolled on the horse's back with his two guns in his hand, urging the horse to shoot out of the city as fast as possible like a hungry beast. Behind him were more Shandong soldiers with ferocious faces and screaming!
Before the suspension bridge was completely landed, thousands of people were rushing to rush straight to the rear of the enemy. Even in such a hurry to charge, this Shandong elite team still maintained absolute discipline. The seemingly not too neat queue still looked like the most favorable attack. The one at the forefront was Dong Ping, the leader of the army.
When the west gate suddenly opened and the Song army rushed out, the number of soldiers and horses in the Tianzi Camp of Wu's army was still sieging and killing the tiger and leopard cavalry with all their might have been siege and killed to the point where only one hundred and fifty people remained.
This Song cavalry is more tenacious and good at fighting than they imagined. Even if they are surrounded, they seem to have no way to survive. They are still trying to break left and right, trying to open a bloody road. However, every attack of their attack was blocked by layers of battle formations. Although they killed a lot of enemies, they also paid a heavy price, and casualties rose sharply.
But even so, they did not give in at all. Everyone had the determination to fight to the end. Even if the war horse died and fell to the ground, they still gritted their teeth and fought bloodyly until they were killed at the end. This murderous aura made the surrounding Wu army feel scared. They could only rely on their superiority in military strength to continuously surround and kill the enemy here.
Just when the Tianzi Camp leader Fang Kui thought that the battle would be over soon, and the troops on both sides were quickly surrounded, there were shouts coming from behind him like thunder. When someone looked back in surprise, he saw a total of five thousand Song troops rushing to death.
The defenders actually dared to risk leaving the city? Don’t they know that there are 100,000 troops outside the city now, and once they come out, they will inevitably end up like this cavalry? Many Wu army soldiers had strange thoughts in their hearts, which made them feel a little scared.
But the battlefield changes rapidly, how could there be a moment of distraction? Just as they were stunned, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, who seemed to be at the end of their power, suddenly burst out with a strong impact again. Under the leadership of Yue Fei and Lin Chong, they decisively approached the Shandong army that was constantly coming.
Amid the constant screams, they tore open two lines of defense, but in the end they were blocked by the third and fourth teams that had reacted. Yue Fei shouted loudly, and the spear in his hand turned into a phantom again, piercing the four enemy soldiers in front of him to the ground. However, his momentum was blocked by a big knife from the side. At the same time, several cold arrows suddenly attacked from the side. Although he dodged in time, he failed to dodge all of them. He had an arrow on his left shoulder, which made him let out a muffled groan, and his movements in his hand were slowed down for a while.
Fortunately, Lin Chong was still beside him. Seeing Yue Fei was injured, he immediately danced wildly and forced the dozen or so enemies who had rushed over to retreat again. However, in this way, his rushing had to slow down, allowing the enemy to mobilize the troops and gather them on this side more calmly, blocking their fierce attack.
At the same time, Dong Ping, who was rushing to the front of the team, had already arrived. As soon as the roar started, his two guns had thundered out and stabbed them straight into the chests of the two enemy troops who had just turned around and wanted to stop him. As his hand shook, two corpses that were still bleeding had already collided, knocking the people behind him upside down!
The two guns general Dong Ping was not inferior to Lin Chong's martial arts. At this time, he was unstoppable to do his best, and he even made him mess up the Tianzi Camp's retreat with one rider.
Seeing this, Fang Kui was also shocked and hurriedly ordered to draw troops from behind to resist the coming army. At the same time, he also ordered the surrounding troops to attack the surrounded cavalry with all their strength, and to wipe them out at any cost!
At the same time, the Wu army on both sides and in front also increased the speed of forward encirclement again. Seeing that the Song army actually dared to leave the city, they were completely angry and rushed forward with all their strength.
This is a battle to compete for who is faster. Although the Song army in front of the West Gate had surpassed the Wu army in terms of force, once they were entangled by the troops of the Tianzi Camp, when the subsequent troops arrived, only four or five thousand people would be trapped by tens of thousands of enemy troops and ended up like the tiger and leopard cavalry.
But since Dong Ping dared to take the initiative to go out of the city to launch an attack at this time, he was naturally sure. When Tianzizhaihuo quickly pulled out people to defend, the Shandong army that broke out from the city had arrived closely following Dong Ping's pace.
The Shandong soldiers who had been holding their breath for a long time and wished they could have been fighting early in the morning were all red-eyed and rushed towards the enemy like evil wolf. With just one fierce rush, they quickly tore open the enemy's defense line and continued to penetrate and spread the rift.
The impact of the front arrow formation was also completely revealed at this moment. With the full force of these thousands of people and horses, the enemy could not stop it. The iron barrel formation set up by the Tianzi Camp had been torn apart in half, and it also exposed the hundreds of tiger and leopard cavalry warriors who were still struggling to support them.
Seeing these cavalry fighting bloody battles, all the soldiers were deeply inspired and rushed forward again, killing the enemies still around them, lying on the ground.
"Teacher Lin, Pengju, you have made you suffer. Let me go back to the city!" Dong Ping rushed to them first. While he waved his guns, no one dared to approach. He shouted and quickly turned his head.
Yue Fei and Lin Chong were also injured in many places at this time, and they were unable to save their strength. They even lost their strength to reply loudly. They just nodded vigorously and followed Dong Pinghe and the soldiers who came to kill him toward the Ximen of Changshu.
At this time, the enemy troops who were originally guarding the back had collapsed. Even if Fang Kui ordered a loud urging, the soldiers of the Tianzi Camp did not dare to kill them regardless of their lives. After seeing the bravery of the Shandong Army, they all felt fearful. How dare they entangle and gave way out, allowing the infantry and cavalry coalition to break out of the encirclement and head straight for the Ximen.
When Dong Ping and his team led their troops to the west gate, the two armies that rushed from left to right were barely joined with the Tianzi Camp, and then quickly pushed forward. Obviously, they wanted to rely on these 20,000 to 30,000 troops to launch a fierce attack on the Ximen in Changshu.
But at this moment, a crisp ding sound came from the rear of the Wu army, and the sound of the gold was withdrawn. This made all the soldiers who wanted to kill him stunned, but they did not dare to disobey under the military order, so they could only stop and watch the enemy enter the city and close the gate.
Chapter completed!