Chapter 1337: The Battle Situation Changed Suddenly
This is a test of the will of the commanders and generals, and it is also a test of the will of every soldier. Because now the entire army is already a whole, and any mistake in any link may lead to the collapse of the whole whole.
As the fighting continued, the situation finally changed.
Liang Shiyan took the lead in grasping a flaw in Lu Guangda, attacked with all his might, and finally rushed ashore. And Lu Guangda personally went into battle with his personal guards and forcibly suppressed Liang Shiyan, making it difficult for Liang Shiyan to take a step forward.
On the other hand, compared with Gao Xi, who was born as a civilian official, Huang Play finally had some more experience, and sent out troops and horses all the way into the water to attack Gao Xi's flank, forcing Gao Xi to retreat, and Huang Play actually pushed the battle line directly into Lanchuan!
On the shore in the water, countless soldiers pushed back and forth, trying their best to stab the knife in their hands into the opponent's body, and wherever the knife and gun went, blood splattered.
However, there is nothing new in this, in this land outside Chang'an City, I have seen too many battles and battles for thousands of years, and even witnessed too much bloodshed. It's nothing to this land.
The soldiers tugged at each other, and the somewhat slanted front moved little by little. Lu Guangda began to retreat in an orderly manner, while Huang Yu continued to press in the direction of Wei Xiaokuan's army. Retreating in the water is obviously not as good as being on the shore, not to mention that Lu Guangda retreated because he was to avoid Liang Shiyan's edge, it was obvious that the army under Liang Shiyan was the main force in the attacking Northern Zhou army, and thinking about it, he also knew that Wei Xiaokuan could not hand over the responsibility of the attack to Gao Xi and other younger generations.
The defense of the Han army was drawn into a straight line, while the offensive of the Northern Zhou army was focused, and now the battle situation has evolved like this, in fact, the Han army did not suffer.
Wei Xiaokuan's order was conveyed again, and the Chinese army began to move towards Liang Shiyan's department, and it was obvious that Wei Xiaokuan's intention had become more and more obvious, that is, to choose to break through in this direction at all costs. The Northern Zhou army, which was the central army, also had 10,000 people, and after they suddenly entered the battle, the situation on the battlefield changed again.
Lu Guangda was almost unable to stabilize the formation, and Gao Xi's department was even more completely defeated, and when he found that the main force was getting farther and farther away from him, the morale of the soldiers themselves would naturally be affected.
"Kill!" Xiao Shilian led the Chinese army to kill Wei Xiaokuan's flank, intending to cut off the connection between Wei Xiaokuan's central army and Gao Xi's left flank.
If there is a problem on either side of the central army and the left and right flanks, it will naturally lead to turmoil in the entire army. Xiao Shilian clearly wanted to swallow the left flank of the Northern Zhou army led by Gao Xi, but this was tantamount to putting Lu Guangda in a very dangerous and very important position, once Lu Guangda collapsed first, then it was the Han army that collapsed. Of course, the reverse is also true.
Sometimes war is not so many bells and whistles, and the competition is the will and patience of the officers and men in the army. Whoever can't support it first is a loser.
From the judgment of the commander to the momentary thoughts of each soldier, it may affect the changes in the entire battle situation.
"Retreat up the hill and cover the trebuchet and bed crossbow!" Lu Guangda's expression was solemn, and he stared closely at the enemy who was getting closer and closer in front of him.
This is not the first time he has faced such a crisis, when Xiao Maha attacked Xiangyang, Lu Guangda once led the division across the water to attack Lumen Mountain on the south side of Fancheng, in order to be able to suppress the Northern Zhou army in Fancheng, but who would have thought that the Northern Zhou reinforcements arrived, resulting in heavy losses for Lu Guangda, and in the end only he barely ran out under the protection of several guards, but that battle did contain the main cavalry of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and won valuable time for Xiao Maha to attack Xiangyang.
And once again faced with such a situation, Lu Guangda was not so busy for the first time.
He also knew very well that this was just a matter of calculating the threshold, and whoever reached the threshold first would collapse.
This time, Lu Guangda has confidence in the soldiers under his command.
"Kill!" The Northern Zhou army once again desperately moved forward, they all rushed out of the river of death behind them, and they were absolutely unwilling to take a step back at this time. This desperate situation of fighting against the water makes them also full of murderous intent.
"Block, block the enemy's arrows!" The soldiers of the Han army were naturally a little flustered when they suddenly faced such a great pressure from the enemy, and the sword and shield men in the back row even forgot to step forward to cover their companions, causing many spearmen to fall from arrows. However, the captain and the chief bookkeeper realized this problem in time, and hurriedly beckoned the soldiers to go up.
The young Han soldiers obviously had to pay the price for their lack of experience, but such a price was necessary for the growth of an army.
The soldiers and horses of both sides suddenly collided.
Swords and guns rang out, and firelight erupted.
Lu Guangda's eyes were firmly fixed on Liang Shiyan's general flag in front, for most of the generals of Nanchen, especially those who had fought on the northern front, Liang Shiyan was indeed a nightmare, but this nightmare also ended in the pursuit battle not long ago, Xiao Shilian should be regarded as the first person to defeat Liang Shiyan, and now Lu Guangda does not mind doing the second by himself.
Thinking of those Pao Ze brothers who died in the battle under the city of Northern Xuzhou and in Luliang Mountain, Lu Guangda felt a heartache, and it was time to avenge them.
"Go up, put it!" The craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry who led the team were obviously also red-eyed.
The bed crossbow pushed out of the crowd, and of course, the Han soldiers on both sides did not have the courage to block the front.
"Put!" All the generals also gave orders at this time.
The arrow roared out, directly piercing the chest of the Northern Zhou soldier at the front, and then moved backwards little by little, penetrating a person with each backward position. The Northern Zhou army rushed up so crowded, obviously they didn't expect that the Han army would push out the bed crossbow at this time, almost becoming a live target.
"Rush up and ruin that thing!" The generals of the Northern Zhou Dynasty shouted loudly, at this time they could already feel the fear of the soldiers around them, and they had no choice, they had to hurry up and break through. It's all come to this point, and there's no way back for anyone.
"Brothers, even the guys from the Ministry of Engineering have come up, can we retreat?!" At this time, the captains and chief bookkeepers of the Han army also shouted loudly.
In the Han army, the operation of trebuchets and bed crossbows and other equipment was mainly presided over by the Ministry of Industry, and the army was only responsible for manpower, but not for command. After all, the operation of these equipment also needs to go through special training, and the training in the military is naturally not as good as the training of the Ministry of Industry. Of course, this is also a means for Li Xinchen to divide the strength of the army, and these craftsmen and Ding Zhuang who are responsible for controlling large equipment are somewhat similar to the artillery of later generations, and directly belong to the high-level generals and the Ministry of Industry.