Chapter 433 Battle in the Snow
The sound of trumpets sounded from all directions, and more than a dozen large camps of the Xia army were attacked by the French cavalry and soldiers at the same time.
The top priority was of course Ying Hefu, and Yan Yelei led his army to attack the main camp of the Xia army's palace rear army. They did not know that the Xia army's palace rear army was Liu Heita, but from the layers of deer antlers and horse-repellings, it was obvious that the enemy general was very cautious.
The Xia Army's Palace Back Army camp was also very cleverly built. It was sandwiched between two hillsides, which not only blocked the way of Yi County, but also swamps to the west, with reeds blocking the abyss and reeds growing, which was not conducive to the passage of infantry and cavalry, so it was easy to defend and difficult to attack. The most important thing is that the camp was firmly held and guarded the main roads to the south and east of Dou Jiande's central army.
Before the war, Ying Hefu, and Yan Yeli, under the order of Xu Shiji, set this camp as the main target of the night attack. The two of them led 10,000 grassland cavalry to attack this camp. Once they captured the Xia army's palace-back camp, they also won the tenth top in this battle, laying a victory for this battle.
Unlike other battalions, the camp that attacked the Xia army's palace behind the palace army was in a tough battle from the beginning.
Ying Hefu saw that Yan Ye's front army finally broke through the first fence after a hard battle. When he broke into the camp and reached the second level, a sudden burst of collapse sounded. The screams of large groups of soldiers were screaming in the wind and snow.
Ying Hefu's face darkened, but when Yan Yelie rode out in a mess, the soldiers behind him also threw away their armor. Ying Hefu's face immediately took Yan Yelie's head and shouted, "What's going on?"
Yan Yeliu had snow and blood on his face, and he also lost his hand with his two swords. He said in panic: "I ambushed in the middle. The thief was too cunning like a wolf. He dug a big hole in the army. He covered it with sheepskin, so he couldn't tell. Hundreds of brothers who rushed into the camp went to see Changshengtian."
Seeing that the soldiers of the French army who had originally attacked the camp were driven out by the Xia army, Ying Hefu looked embarrassed and said angrily: "The Han people surnamed Xu led all the troops to fight smoothly. Our army had chewed the tough bones. Wouldn't it be that the Han people looked down on us when they were spread?"
Yan Yeli shook his head and said, "Brother, it's not that we brothers are not fighting hard, but that we are just the elite warriors of the Xia army who guarded this camp. It's a god-killing thing. I've fought for more than 20 years and have never fought such a difficult battle. If we fight again, we may not be able to fight all of us."
Ying Hefu saw Yan Yeliu like this and said with his eyes rolling, he shouted, "Yan Yeliu, we all have lost all the faces of our grassland people. I don't believe it."
Yan Yelie took off his hat and threw it away, revealing his bare head and said, "Brother, I'm not afraid of death. If I don't capture this camp today, I won't come to see you alive. But Dou Jiande's head is what Khan wants. I'll leave it to me here, and you go and attack Dou Jiande's central army with the surname Xu."
Ying Hefu heard this and said in a deep voice: "Brother said, I will leave it to you."
After saying that, Ying Hefu waved his long sword and said to the soldiers behind him: "Come with me."
Afterwards, Ying Hefu waved his arms and besieged the three thousand cavalrymen in Liu Heita's camp and left with him.
When Yan Yelie saw Ying Hefu leave, he showed a ferocious look below and shouted, "You are not afraid of death. Come with me."
Yan Yelie's desperate attitude shocked all the soldiers of the French soldiers nearby. All the cavalry outside the camp attacked Liu Heita's camp for the second time.
At this moment, there was a panic of panic around Dou Jiande's central army camp.
Under Xu Shiji and Sun Erniang's fierce attack, the six camps that guarded Dou Jiande's central army camp were broken, and five of them were burning in the camps, burning in the wind and snow. The only camps of the six camps were the Xia army general Cheng Mingzhen, who repelled the Youzhou army's attacks several times, but they were still safe.
The three camps of Dou Jiande, the wife of the left wing of the Xia army, were all captured. The Xia army soldiers were driven out of the camp by the cavalry of the foreign army like they were crushed by ducks, and were chased by less than one-tenth of their cavalry in the snow.
The heavy snow fell, covering Dou Jiande's armor with a layer of white frost. But when he saw Dou Jiande standing in the central army with his sword, although it was covered by wind and snow, his vision could not be far away. However, when he heard screams from all sides, he could guess that the Xia army was now defeated and fell.
"Your Majesty." Zhang Xuansu, Song Zhengben, Ling Jing and other ministers came to Dou Jiande together.
Ling Jing came forward and knelt down, kowtowed in the snow and said, "Your Majesty, I have a plan from Li Chongjiu, I beg you to give me death."
Dou Jiande helped Ling Jing up and said loudly: "How can Ling Qing be blamed on this matter? Now is not the time to pursue the matter. What do you think?"
Song Zhengben was at a loss and said, "There are now chaos in the outer world, and it seems that the entire army has been destroyed. I beg your Majesty to lead the light cavalry to break through immediately and not take care of us."
"It's nonsense." Zhang Xuansu scolded.
"You," Song Zhengben couldn't help but say angrily when he saw Zhang Xuansu saying this, "You are not claiming to be completely calculated, why can't you calculate the matter tonight? Your Majesty pleads to punish Zhang Xuansu for his crime first."
"Don't fight for these things anymore, Zhang Qing, you said that the outer army is in chaos and there is no news from the battalions. Should I sit down or break through?"
Zhang Xuansu said seriously: "Your Majesty, listen, although the outer circumference is in chaos, the road to the south and east is relatively calm. This road is stationed by Liu Heita's rear army. You can believe your Majesty, generals, but General Liu is your brother of worship. Can you still believe it?"
Dou Jiande nodded when he heard this and said, "You are right. Brother Heita will definitely be the way for me to die."
Ling Jing asked immediately: "Does Zhang Huangmen want to defend the camp to the death?"
Zhang Xuansu said: "In the midst of chaos, the danger of rushing to the camp is definitely greater than defending the camp. Our Xia army has a large army of 100,000. Once it dawns, we can stabilize our position. Your Majesty should not leave it lightly."
As I spoke, there was only a loud bang.
There was a noise coming from the gate of the Xia army's central army, and Dou Jiande shouted: "What's going on?"
The soldiers on the side rushed over in a hurry and said with a blood-faced look: "Your Majesty, the enemy has somehow suddenly drove away thousands of cattle, horses and beasts, and rushed straight to the gate of our central army, and had already knocked the gate of the gate. The enemy cavalry has then entered the central army camp."
"Fire Cow Formation?" Song Zhengben said in disgrace.
"What kind of Fire Cow Formation? Our left camp is the foot force of the animal for transportation. After it is now lost, it will be driven away by the Youzhou Army to use it as a trap," Zhang Xuansu beats his chest and says, "The enemy general is really cruel. When he is about to come up with this poisonous plan."
Zhang Xuansu said to Dou Jiande: "Your Majesty's situation is over. The central army camp is no longer in defense. I am powerless. Please decide everything."
While speaking, the enemy cavalry held up a torch and rushed into Dou Jiande's central army camp, chopping the Xia soldiers like chopping melons and vegetables.
Then another round of arrows flew across the sky, and the Xia soldiers fell under the arrows.
Don't kill me, the Xia army ran away from their feet and cried. In the camp, soldiers could see the soldiers abandoning their positions and running around like headless flies. However, several generals of the Xia army's generals were killed so that their swords were cut, and they could not stop the soldiers' escape.
"Capture Dou Jiande alive and be granted the title of Marquis of Wanhu!"
"Capture Dou Jiande alive and be granted the title of Marquis of Wanhu!"
As the sound of horse hooves got closer and closer, there were bursts of shouting and shouting.
Dou Jiande laughed and said, "I didn't expect that my Dou Jiande's head is worth a few dollars. Now that things have come to this point, if anyone wants to tie me up and exchange Li Chongjiu for wealth and glory, I, Dou Jiande, will never blame him."
All the generals said together: "Your Majesty treats us as much as a mountain, and you will repay us with death."
Dou Jiande pressed the sword and laughed and said, "I didn't see the wrong person. People die and birds face the sky, and they are afraid of anything! I'll fight!"
At that time, Dou Jiande, his ministers and thousands of Xia army soldiers were on the horse.
Dou Jiande drew his sword and waved it and shouted, "Everyone, follow me to break out of the encirclement."
The Xia army shouted at the same time, following Dou Jiande.
As soon as Dou Jiande left the gate of the central army, someone called the man Dou Jiande, and then a large number of Youzhou military cavalry came from all directions.
Horses' hooves intertwined, and everyone was fighting in the earthen path among the camps.
Dou Jiande's personal army fought to the death and resisted the Youzhou army's cavalry from the front. Dou Jiande, Zhang Xuansu and others took the opportunity to lead hundreds of cavalry to emerge from the gate.
Then he rushed out of the gate, and the wind and snow fell rapidly, and his vision was limited and he could not take ten steps.
Dou Jiande could only lead his army around the camp toward the place where there was a fire. Suddenly, the ropes suddenly rose up, and dozens of Xia cavalry rushing forward were all tripped by the squat.
Countless soldiers holding spears came from all sides, and a general wearing a white cloak, whispered among thousands of troops: "King Xia, my Xu Shiji has been waiting for you for a long time, but fortunately you have not lost your appointment."
When the Xia army general heard Xu Shiji's name, everyone's eyes changed.
Dou Jiande drew his sword and said, "Care with me!"
Zhang Xuansu stepped forward and grabbed Dou Jiande's horse and said, "Your Majesty, Xu Shiji is a famous general of the Youzhou army. He is invincible on the front. Let's retreat."
While talking, suddenly, a group of people and horses clashed in the southeast corner of the Youzhou army.
A silver-robed general danced with a horse spear, blocking the left and right, killing the Youzhou army like a wave of water.
While fighting, this man whispered loudly: "King Xia, please go quickly, I will resist for you for a while!"
Dou Jiande saw it as the general Cheng Mingzhen. It turned out that he had been defending the camp for Dou Jiande and repelled the Youzhou army's attacks several times. Later, he saw that the Zhongjun camp was broken. Cheng Mingzhen led hundreds of troops to come out to save Dou Jiande.
When Dou Jiande saw Cheng Mingzhen coming to save him, he said happily: "What are you saying, brothers won't leave, I won't leave either. If there are eggs in the crotch, please kill me!"
Seeing reinforcements coming, the Xia army suddenly became very motivated, and Dou Jiande personally led the army to charge. The two armies cooperated and fought hard, but they actually broke through Xu Shiji's siege.
When they broke through the siege, Dou Jiande, Cheng Mingzhen and others had less than a hundred cavalry after them, and many Xia army generals were missing.
Chapter completed!