Chapter 500: Raid (4)
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Entering through the gates, galloping through the wide streets, crushing all resistance by the enemy's surprise, by that time the situation was almost decided.
Of course, the coordination of cavalry is the key to occupying the city, and without the corresponding infantry army, the cavalry will pay a great price if you want to completely wipe out the enemy army in the city.
After all, this is not a field battle, once the city gate is broken, that is, the street battle part of the siege war, on which the infantry army has a natural advantage.
The Xuanjia Army is worthy of being a strong army in the northwest, marching for more than 20 miles in the snow, and after riding a war horse, the offensive is still extremely sharp.
This is undoubtedly a strong army tempered by battle formations and continuous victories, and they have the same strong self-confidence and strong attack power as the Daizhou cavalry.
Moreover, the goal of their attack is also very clear.
Li Shimin personally led Murong Luohu to take the lead in entering the city, and without hesitation, he rushed to the enemy's stables.
Zhai Changsun led his troops to follow, and here he rushed directly to the hinterland of the city along the streets of the East Gate, where there were not only enemies, but also where the granary of Longmen City was located.
The torches were lit one after another, and soon two long dragons were formed, spreading towards the city.
The cries were like thunder, and the shouts of killing were everywhere.
Under the sudden attack of the defenders in the city, panic was inevitable, but they were different from the rebels, in the darkness, countless defenders rose up in their clothes, rushed out of the barracks, and soon gathered around the officers, although they were disheveled, although the armor was not complete, although there was fear, but there were few cowards.
Like the Xuanjia Army, they are also the most elite part of the army in the northern border of Jin, and Longmen City is not a military fortress at the Longmen Ferry, it is a large place, which also gives them space to move and time to gather.
But that's what raids are, it's always the more prepared side that has the upper hand.
Shirtless, he didn't make it to the stable, and across a wide road, he saw a group of enemies galloping by, covered in frost, with torches in one hand and steel knives in the other, and in the blink of an eye they surrounded the stable.
Such a scene is similar to the acquaintance of the past, in Mayi, it was such a cavalry that rushed into the city of Mayi, and wiped out all ambitions in the Jin Ge iron horse.
Xunxiang and the people around him almost watched as countless torches were thrown out, first the hay barn and then the stables.
The mournful sound of the war horse pierced through the heart of the seeker like a sharp arrow, making him angry and painful.
The war horses there are all their partners, their arms, and their lifeblood, and every soldier of the Daizhou Army knows that the guy who loses the war horse is equivalent to losing half of his life.
Seeker quickly suppressed his anger, and they didn't care what the damned enemy had done, and he turned around and walked away.
He felt the chill on his body getting heavier, not because of the damn weather, but because of the enemy's familiarity.
There is no doubt that this is the Tang army, but they attacked Longmen City without knowing it, how many men and horses are there? Has the outside of the city been surrounded by the Tang army?
And sending people out of the city to warn Jiang County for help, gathering soldiers to resist and so on, these are all things that must be done.
Of course, the moment Xunxiang saw the rising fire, he already understood that this battle didn't matter to his own part, and it was up to him to see the ability of the other two guys.
In the howling north wind, several fireheads bloomed like flowers in the city, and in the lit stables, one by one the war horses frantically broke free from the reins of their horses, carrying flames on their bodies, and rushed out of the fire and fled in all directions.
The cavalry roared through the streets of the city, scattering the crowds of soldiers and cutting them down one by one.
Arrows began to dance wildly in the sky, steel knives found their home in blood, and the sound of horses' hooves, shouts of killing, and screams intertwined to make the prelude to the battle for the broken city.
The thousand-generation state cavalry of the Xiangxiang Department, under such a sudden and precise blow, could not save the defeat even if they resisted desperately.
Xunxiang was dressed in several wounds, covered in blood, leading more than 100 soldiers, interspersed between the barracks, fighting and leaving, and finally broke through the interception of Zhai Changsun's department and retreated to the west of the city.
At this time, there were less than 50 people left around them, and some people fled back under the pursuit of the cavalry, but there were less than 200 people who ran back to the west of the city alive to join Chen Libu.
It can be said that the Chengdong Seeking Department was completely defeated in less than half an hour.
That's not all, before Xun Xiang retreated to the west of the city, the Tang army had already rushed into the place where the Chen Li Department was stationed in the west of the city, and was strangled with the Chen Li Department who was in a hurry to fight.
Xunxiang finally found Chen Li, who he had never looked down on, at this time Xunxiang's face was pale as death, blood loss and he didn't wear any clothes, at this time, half of the life of this Mayi man had actually been lost.
Ke Xun Xiang is still walking like flying, and the crazy flames in his eyes are enough to burn the entire Dragon Gate City.
Chen Li was not much better than him at this time, he was wearing half-body armor, but his hair was scattered, a knife mark on his face almost cut his entire face, his muscles were rolling, his eyes were gloomy as if he could freeze people, under the light of torches, this was as terrifying as a ghost out of hell.
Xun Xiang grabbed Chen Li and said sharply: "What about Zhang Lun?" Is it the other way around? ā
Chen Li pushed him away, brandishing a bloody steel knife, as if he was about to cut Xun Xiang if he didn't deal with it, and his mouth was roaring, "Who the hell knows, there's no movement in the south anyway......"
Xunxiang's anger is understandable, and Chen Li also has a reason for his anger, because if he hadn't gathered soldiers and wanted to go to the east of the city to rescue Xunxiang, he would not have been crushed on the street by the army.
That's right, Chen Li made a very fatal mistake, he was not like the defenders in the east of the city who were suddenly attacked, and he didn't have much time to react, he had plenty of money here to gather soldiers, but he was in chaos in the east of the city, and the granary was set on fire, and he wanted to lead his troops to the east of the city.
On the way, he ran into Zhai Changsun's department, Zhai Changsun was not soft, he chose to use hundreds of horsemen to open the road, and rushed straight to the enemy's army on the long street.
Needless to say, the hastily responded to the infantry army formation, although Zhai Changsun paid a heavy price, but under the first battle, more than a thousand soldiers were defeated by Zhai Changsun, almost reduced to a one-sided massacre, that section of the street, covered with the corpses of the soldiers and generations, layer upon layer, blood like a stream, stretched far away.
It can be said that under the First World War, Chen Libu was beaten even worse than the hidden Xunxiang, and what is even more strange is that the Tang army chased the north in the city, but the south city was as quiet as a tomb.
The sky was at its darkest time of the day, but the city of Longmen was full of fires and the sound of killing.
The defenders scattered throughout the city had been resisting, albeit on a small scale, but it had never stopped, and it was clear that the battle had completely turned into street fighting by this time.
Li Shimin continued to move forward surrounded by guards, he had blood stains on his body, and he obviously went through a fight, which was very rare for him as a prince.
And such a brave and wise commander will inevitably be admired and respected by his subordinates.
Li Shimin's eyes were bright and scary, at this point in this battle, he could probably say that the overall situation had been decided, and he had already thought very clearly about the significance of the raid on Longmen City......
He looked at the sky, his body was shivering, but he didn't feel cold, and he looked to the south again, where it was very quiet.
Li Shimin pulled off the masked cloth towel, breathed the cold air happily, and showed a smile on his face, and then frowned again.
"There's still no movement in the south?"
"Back to Your Highness, General Murong has been leading people to watch it."
Then someone said: "Zhang Lun is capricious, His Highness really wants to appease him?" ā
Li Shimin waved his hand, didn't explain, just said: "Send an order to General Murong, as long as Zhang Lun does not move, do not enter the southern city, if there is any movement, report it quickly." ā
At this time, what he thought in his heart was that if he could subdue Zhang Lun for his own use, it would be really unexpected.
Zhang Lun is a very talented person, and when the army went south to seize Chang'an, it was this person who led the troops to pacify the chaotic army of Shangdang and Changping, so that the army could not worry about it.
Zhang Lun, Zhang Hua's generation came from a humble background, and they were all meritorious people, but they ......
Needless to say, Zhang Lun has always been excluded from the army and cannot be trusted, and Zhang Hua ...... The most pity is this person, he would die in Chang'an City, otherwise, the general of the court should have a place for this person.
If Zhang Lun surrendered and rebelled...... Hehe, Li Ding'an should be a little angrier, right?
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At this moment, Zhang Lun, who Li Shimin had been thinking about in his heart, had already put on his helmet and armor, and kept looking at the sky anxiously with his brows twisted.
And where he was, on the southern part of the city.
Groups of soldiers lined up on the city wall, holding bows and crossbows, stood silently for some time, and under the city wall, more soldiers gathered and lined up there against the city wall, and the more than 2,000 soldiers and horses under his command had been waiting for battle for a long time.
"When?"
"It's three quarters past the hour, and it's almost dawn."
Zhang Lun took a deep breath and said loudly, "Wu Tong." ā
"The end will be."
"You lead five hundred soldiers to the east of the city, and recapture the gate of the east of the city for me, remember, hold the city wall tightly, and you must not go down to the city to fight."
"The last will obey."
"Xu Danian."
"The end will be."
"You lead 200 people to guard here, just like Wu Tong, if you dare to take a step down the city, and lose the city gate, you will not be spared."
"The rest of the tribes, come with me to the west of the city...... Since we have been in service, we have not made an inch, and today's battle should show the prestige of our department in the army......"
The crowd roared into orders.
(Commuter Pass) (To be continued.) )