Chapter 717: Heavy Encirclement
But even if it is a bow and arrow shooting, who else is the main attacker and who is the auxiliary attacker. Under the chase and catch-up, it was obvious that the mercenaries who were advancing head-on were more profitable, and the Tatar cavalry that was constantly retreating was a loss of troops, and the number of cavalry had been sharply reduced.
Fortunately, it was completely dark at this time, and if it was changed to daytime, I was afraid that the loss would only be greater. But the night is also bad for the night, and in the process of constantly retreating, the formation of the Tatar cavalry has long been chaotic, and some of the cavalry do not know where to run, so that they can no longer form an effective defensive formation, and cannot be like the mercenary cavalry, once they launch a bow and arrow attack, it will be like a dense net.
Constantly retreating, under the chaos of the formation, the Tatar cavalry's bow and arrow counterattack no longer has the ability to deter, and can only be passively beaten, and in the end, even General Su He himself only separated from the large army with a dozen personal soldiers.
He still wanted to gather the stragglers, but he didn't know where to look for them, and while he secretly sighed that the brothers could have good luck, he had to take these dozen or so personal soldiers to chase in the direction where the main force of the main force had fled.
The three thousand Tatar cavalry were thus defeated, and there was no decent resistance, except for some threats at the beginning of the bow and arrow. Therefore, from the beginning to the end, it was only a delay of more than an hour for Yang Chendong's department, and the main force of the mercenaries re-entered the process of chasing the enemy army.
And for more than an hour, the main force of the Tatar cavalry did not run far, because they had just escaped from the range of Nanlin under the leadership of Lord Agadorji, and they encountered the headquarters of the Humang Independent Regiment, which was responsible for ambushing and blocking here, and the reinforced cavalry regiment that chased the wind.
Two regiments were ordered to hold the rear of the Tatar cavalry. That is, as soon as the battlefield was preset and ambushed, I saw a lot of figures in the darkness in the distance, and the main force of the Tatar cavalry rushed over.
"Hit!" Humang, who had not even had time to dig mines, led his three musket battalions to launch a head-on attack on the retreating Tatar cavalry.
The sudden sound of gunfire, the dense gunfire without the slightest warning, and the roar of fire that could be seen in the darkness disrupted the formation of the retreating Tatar cavalry in an instant, and under the burst of gunfire, at least hundreds of horsemen died on their horses, and thousands of horsemen were wounded in different degrees.
To see the musket battalion of the mercenaries here, Agadorji who accompanied the army was naturally shocked. He was more worried not so much about how much he had been attacked, but about how there could be so many mercenaries here, and shouldn't they be pinned down by General Gelang on the northern slope of the West River?
Could it be that when they appear here, something has gone wrong on both sides?
As soon as this idea came to mind, Agadorji's whole person suddenly became bad. So much so that when the commander below came to ask for instructions on what to do, he didn't have a definite idea.
Speaking of which, Agadorji's military talent is not very good, just because he has a good background, he has been by his brother's side since he was a child, and with this relationship, he gradually began to master the army. When it comes to controlling people's hearts, there may still be some means, but when it comes to battlefield command, that ability is far inferior.
In the confusion, Agadorji, who did not have much military talent in the first place, had no better way. Faced with the instructions of the junior generals below, he could only let the army fight hard and rush through the enemy's defensive line. Only in this way can we have a chance to escape.
Without a strict organization, the Tatar cavalry charged in a battle formation of 1,000 people, but in the face of the three musket battalions and seven cavalry battalions of the Hu Mang's department, plus more than 2,000 cavalry of the wind chasing regiment, the losses under such a charge were naturally very heavy. The battle lasted more than an hour, and apart from about 3,000 cavalrymen who broke out of the blockade circle, most of the other Tatar cavalry were still nested here, unable to escape and ascend to heaven.
It was at this time that General Su He, who was bringing more than a dozen personal soldiers, rushed over. After hearing the news, Agadorji, who was at a loss, was overjoyed at the moment and wanted to hand over the military power to him to command. But when the two met, General Su He was already in a cold sweat, and the first sentence he said made Agadorji feel that he was going to die.
"My lord, behind me is the main force of the mercenary army, this time the two sides are surrounded, I am afraid that the army will not escape the result of annihilation."
"So fast." Hearing that the main force of the mercenaries had actually killed from behind, Agadorji only felt that the sky was spinning and there was no hope.
In contrast, Su He was much calmer. Although the current situation is already very difficult, it is not that they do not have any advantages at all, for example, their current total strength is still above the opponent, for example, it is dark now, and they are even better at escaping.
Of course, even if there are more troops than the other side, Su He is not arrogant to think that he can now achieve a counterattack on all fronts and achieve victory. The successive escapes have already caused the army to lose the most important morale, and even if it is said that it is more ugly, the morale of the army may collapse at any time, and if this happens, it will be defeated.
Thinking that although Agadorji has all kinds of wrongs, such as greed for life and fear of death, for example, greed for incomparable, for example, bullying the weak and afraid of the hard, but no matter what, this person is still his own adult. Without the reuse of the other party, there would be no own today. At this moment, Su He made up his mind, that is, he wanted to repay the other party.
"My lord, only now, it is impossible to turn the tables, only adults can escape, hoping to rise up in the mountains to avenge today's revenge." Su He said as if he had made some kind of decision. And at the same time as making this decision, he also made a preparation for sacrifice at any time.
Taken aback by Su He's decision, Agadorji, who reacted, was a little moved in his heart, and asked rhetorically, "I'll go, what about you, general?" ”
"Me? Of course, he stayed to lead the army and the mercenaries to fight, and if he didn't do this, he was afraid that the adults would not be able to take the opportunity to rush out. Su He had a wry smile on his face, who wouldn't want to live? But when he is destined to sacrifice others, he can only choose to stay, who makes the other party an adult, he is just a general under others.
Of course, Agadorji knew this, and at the moment he was very excited, but he was also angry. Excited because Su Heken sacrificed him to protect himself, angry because this battle has wiped out their old bottoms, from now on, he will not be able to become a strong force on the grassland, and the glory and glory of the past will have nothing to do with him.
No matter what he thought in his heart, Agadorji finally agreed to Suhe's request and chose to leave. At this time, he really handed over the command of the army to Su He, leaving only 3,000 elite cavalry around him for the purpose of breaking through.
After Su He got the command, the first thing he did was to let the soldiers around him spread the news, saying that General Grand of the northern slope and Hara Ruochu of Xihe were sending troops to rush here, and they only needed to hold out until dawn, and a large army would come to support them, and the defeat would turn into victory.
Of course, this is impossible, and even judging from Su He's judgment, it is likely that these two armies have already encountered an accident, otherwise, where will the mercenaries have the strength to intercept themselves here. It's just that we still have to talk about it like this to the outside world, only in this way can the morale of the army not be chaotic, it will not collapse, and only then can it create an opportunity for Agadorji to escape.
Sure enough, Su He's strategy was correct, and after the news was released, the originally chaotic Tatar cavalry army became much calmer. People are afraid that there is no hope, only hope, and anyone will find a way to fight it.
The morale of the army was temporarily stabilized, and Su He commanded the army to form a defensive line to block the attack of the main force of the mercenaries behind him, and at the same time sent 2,000 cavalry to rush towards the mercenaries blocking the road.
Under the stability of the army's morale, one order after another was carefully carried out by the cavalry below. When Yang Chendong came to the rear of the Tatar cavalry with the main army, he was not as overwhelming as he imagined, but was met with strong resistance.
"What's going on?" Yang Chendong saw that many mercenaries rushed too fast because of carelessness, and as soon as they entered the defense line of the Tatar cavalry, they were overwhelmed by it, and in a short period of time, they lost hundreds of horses.
Xu Yunsheng, the commander of the reconnaissance battalion, had already joined the army at this moment, and was called in front of him by Yang Chendong for questioning, so he told what he saw. "Sixth Young Master, the previous Tatar cavalry has indeed been in chaos, but because of Su He's arrival, everything has changed, and for some reason they have stabilized the morale of the army and have the power to counterattack."
After all, the time that happened was too short, and it was not easy for the reconnaissance battalion to obtain this information. Yang Chendong didn't mean to blame the other party, but asked with interest, "After Su He came back, did the army's spirit stabilize?" It seems that this person has some skills. ”
"Yes, we know from some of the previously captured captives that the order to retreat was also given by this person, and it seems that he has good insight on the battlefield." Yang Er added a report on the side.
"Hehe, then I'm interested in this person." Yang Chendong smiled, now is the time to employ people, if the other party really has the ability, then he doesn't mind recruiting for his own use. It's just that they haven't beaten each other yet, and it's a bit too early to think about this.
"In this way, the order goes down, and the troops do not rush to attack, and when the whole army arrives, they will rush in battalions and companies. In order to achieve all-round advancement, we cannot make breakthroughs in any way. Also, the reconnaissance battalion must clarify the situation at once, and allow you to freely bring up the prisoners. Yang Chendong is unwilling to fight an uncertain battle, at least he will not launch a rash attack until he finds out what is going on in the opposing camp.