Chapter 1299. False paths are destroyed
The flames lit up half of the sky, half of the camp was crackling, watchtowers, fences, horse feed, piles of tents were blazing, and the sergeants who had lost their command were running around like headless flies, and the swarms were cut down by the rushing Roman cavalry.
In the Chinese army, the Fujian army barely maintained a weak defensive line, more than 10,000 infantry stretched a long line in the Chinese army, and the Roman cavalry and infantry stabbed into the Fujian army as fiercely as if they were stuck in the sea, tearing this fragile defense line full of holes.
It was not that the Min army had not fired the flares used that day, but the rout seemed to have become a foregone conclusion, and no matter how restrained the officers were, the rout still seemed to be irrepressible, and the defeat was decided.
However, no matter how many times it was torn open, the corpses of the dead and wounded soldiers were built into a low wall, but the fragile defense line of the Fujian army was still gathered like a tumbler, and I didn't know that the army was so resilient, in the face of the double impact of the enemy army and its own people, it was gritting its teeth and fighting to the death.
The piles of siege equipment of the Fujian army have been burned almost at this time, through the dust, this fierce battle line is clearly reflected in the telescope, obviously with a lot of force can completely defeat the Fujian army, but the last strength is not used, seeing that the Roman army is not strong again and again, rushed up and was beaten back, Constantine IV's fist clenched, and the roots of his teeth were itchy.
"Your Majesty, God can't give you a second chance, let's make a decision!"
Archbishop Baldwin of Constantinople once again persuaded in his ear, and the generals around him also talked eagerly, but Constantine was still like wood, standing still.
The Roman army has invested in the second wave of strength, 20,000 heavy infantry rushed into the chaotic Fujian army camp, but at this time it is still a stalemate, Constantinople has a total of 80,000 defenders, and now Constantine IV is not as generous as before, these forces are his old foundation, and the battlefield at this time is also at the door of his old nest, he really does not dare to spend thousands of troops like in West Asia, so to participate in the big gamble of dividing the world.
The Eastern Roman holy cavalry wrapped in steel was still anxiously digging the soil under the city, and the mercenaries of all ethnic groups and the Greek militia, the Constantinople citizen army, were also restless and restless, fighting fiercely outside, calling them out in the middle of the night, whether to fight or not, to disband and not to disband, just standing stupidly, everyone was particularly restless in their hearts, and the military spirit was floating.
Hesitation is a taboo for soldiers, but Constantine IV is still hesitant at the moment of life and death, while still hoping that the existing forces will break through the Chinese army of Fujian.
The Great Min Corps is in a pot of porridge at this time, what is the King of Min doing?
In Li Jie's Chinese army camp, Li Jie was wiping down the Ming utensils poured out of the Roman tombs by several tomb robbers, silver Persian wine jugs, exquisite large rings, strange jade carvings from the Germanic forests of the West, bone tools, and two Roman war swords from the Republic period that were half rusted.
Li Jie is not short of this money, but many times it is a crooked nut and a treasure of China, and now he is transporting the Ming weapons of the Western ancestors back to China, which is a matter of anger.
However, it seems to be leisurely and fun, but in fact, Li Jie is not easy, otherwise he would not absentmindedly grab the same wine jug and wipe it three times, and then wipe his face with a dirty towel.
"Your Majesty!"
At this time, Yuwenjie, who was full of pain, suddenly opened the tent and came in, Li Jie immediately dropped the wine jug in his hand, hurriedly greeted him and asked, "Constantinople has increased its troops again?"
"Nope!"
Yuwenjie's answer immediately made Li Jie like a hairy chicken, turned around and picked up the silver wine jug again, and continued to pretend to wipe it, seeing that the boss of King Min was unhappy, but Yuwenjie's matter had not been completed, so he had to continue to talk hard.
"Your Majesty, General Hei Tooth Changzhi sent someone to tell him that his right guard will not be able to hold on!"
Hei Tooth Changzhi is a Baekje nobleman, surrendered to Li Jie during the Wa Kingdom, in order to train him, Li Jie entrusted Nanyang to him, these years in the Nanyang many islands and Nan Tianzhu between the dangling, Black Tooth Changzhi has broken with the power of a general, he is never alarmist, since he said that he can't hold it, then it really can't hold on.
Li Jie was stunned again by these words, but he looked at the big copper kettle on the table with a flick of his head, and asked, "What time is it?"
On the table, Anna, who was sleeping like a kitten, was immediately awakened, and she didn't care about wiping her saliva, so she quickly rubbed her confused eyes.
"It's six o'clock!"
Yin hour is three o'clock to five o'clock, in ancient times an hour had two hours, and was divided into eight quarters, and each time the water leaked a scale, called a quarter, now it is almost half past four in the morning, and it will not be long before the sun will rise.
Before I knew it, I had been tossing all night!
Finally, Li Jie's patience ran out, and after two more circles, he finally slammed the table: "Beat the drum, send a signal, and close the net!"
Relieved, he bowed silently, and Yuwenjie turned his head and went out.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Even on the battlefield where shouting and killing, the Chinese army's cowhide war drums are still extremely penetrating, and the sixteen military drums beat out the sound of gold and stone, and the right guards who are fighting bloodily in the weak suddenly have a burst of energy, and seem to have regained their strength, and in the officer's trumpet, they actually counter-charged and pressed back the Romans who came up by more than ten meters.
Before Simon could wake up from this sudden force, the entire Fujian army position, the land they occupied, seemed to come to life.
Suddenly, under the burned tent and hay pile, the entrances to the tunnels of black holes were pushed open, and countless Fujian soldiers crawled out like ants, and each of them had a long knife more than two meters long in their hands.
The Roman army formation that concentrated on attacking the central army of the Fujian army was suddenly hit by this sudden powerful blow and retreated step by step, this weapon was simply terrible, a heavy knife was cut down, what heavy armor was worn, what a sturdy Roman heavy infantry was like a scarecrow cut in two, a group of such broadsword soldiers rushed up, and in less than a moment, a large Roman legion could be cut and killed like leeks.
It's not just the Romans who will sneak attack through tunnels, this trick was taught to Constantine IV by Li Ji! The soldier is treacherous! The good fighter is to make the opponent unable to guess his intentions, until the poor dagger sees it, who would have thought that the Min army actually used the pit dug by the Romans to hide soldiers, and in the end hit the Romans themselves by surprise!
All of this has been Li Jie's predetermined strategy from the very beginning, and he signaled to Yuwenjie that idiom, "Fake way to destroy the enemy", which prompts this kind of strategic intention, and if you want to take it, you must give it first!
During the Spring and Autumn Period, Jin Xiangong in order to exterminate the old nobles in the country and expand the territory, intended to conquest the old nobles to escape to the concentrated Yu State, but between the Yu State and the Jin State, there is also a Yu State, the strength of the two countries together is also considerable, Jin Xiangong is afraid that the two countries will resist the Jin State, so before sending troops, send Xun Xi to carry the treasure jade bi, horses and other heavy gifts to Yu Gong, Yu Gong is greedy, accept the heavy gifts, and let the road out for the Jin army to pass.
On October 17, the Jin army, which had a road, began to besiege Shangyang, the capital of Yu, broke the city in early December, and at the end of December, it took the unsuspecting Yu State in one fell swoop, destroying the two countries in two months.
The treasure of jade and horses is the irresistible temptation of the lord of Yu, and the siege equipment of the Min army is also an irresistible temptation for the Roman defenders, Li Jie deliberately placed the siege equipment outside the walled city, which is to tempt the Roman defenders to sneak attack, and then show the enemy weakness, attract more Romans to come out, and destroy them in the field!
However, it seems that Constantine IV is a little higher than the concentration, before dawn, Li Jie had to launch a counterattack, otherwise as soon as the morning dawns, the Roman army will definitely flee back to the city!
There are not many ambushes from the Fujian army, and there are only a few thousand people, seeing this kind of big sword soldiers constantly slashing and killing their subordinates like killing melons and chopping vegetables, the angry Bolgar leader Simon couldn't help but hold his horse, and angrily killed a general-like tower-like Min army, and the scimitar in his hand was swung by him.
The moving cavalry is a natural killer for the infantry generals, and Simon, who was full of confidence in the rush, had already expected that something was wrong, and had already begun to plan to kill the enemy generals, and after dispersing these broadsword soldiers, he quickly slipped back to Constantinople with the Roman legions, but in this distraction, Simon suddenly felt a chill in his heart.
With a click, the galloping Bolgar horse didn't even have time to scream, from the horse's neck to the shoulder blades, it was cut down by a slash obliquely, if it wasn't for his own quick dodge, he jumped off the horse from behind one step in advance, even if he was hiding in the stirrup, he would be cut in two by this murderous knife.
There is such a fierce big knife in the world!
Simon didn't know that the Tang Mo swordsman was specially used to slaughter the heavy infantry of the cavalry, and when the Mo knife team was at its peak, it was like a wall, and the people and horses were shattered! Killing the Mobei grassland is full of blood, and the murderous Turks are afraid of the head shaving soldiers, and they can stop the little two night cries on the grassland!
Turning around with a knife, he cut off the horse with a fierce momentum, and when Fang Yiai wanted to cut off the head with another blow, more than a dozen Bulgar nobles galloped over like crazy.
With a cold snort, Fang Yiai actually faced the past alone, but seeing the sword light swirling, the four legs of the two or three war horses in front of him and the two legs of the knight were actually cut off together, and in the extremely miserable screams of the Bolgar nobles, more than a hundred Mo knife soldiers rushed up with a murderous smile, and saw that the masters who were also among the best among the Bolgar people were drowned in the Mo knife in a blink of an eye, and only a large stream of thick blood and a large piece of human torso flew out.
There was no time to think about the fate of the chieftaincy and nobles who loyally followed him, squeezed out of the gap in the Modao team, Simon was extremely embarrassed and fled frantically towards Constantinople, behind him, tens of thousands of the main force of the Fujian army that had been holding back all night rushed out of the silent tent, and smashed into the Roman legion array like a landslide and tsunami, and the fierce defenders of Constantinople were also as fragile as newborn babies, and the military formation of tens of thousands of people collapsed for the first time.
Countless Roman defenders also cried and fled towards Constantinople, and at this time, Constantine IV had just made up his mind, the western gate was opened, and the heavy Roman paladon trotted out of the drawbridge............