Chapter 592: Luntai City's Counterattack (Supplement 8/20)
When Chutian, Lao Qin, Temujin, and Subutai fought a decisive battle, Luntai City also reached the moment of decisive battle.
The Mongolian army's Xiangyang artillery has already destroyed three sections of the city wall, which is equivalent to three gaps in Luntai City.
Even though Chen Tang built a temporary earthen rampart and a wooden fence to plug the gap, Yelu Dashi immediately mobilized trebuchets to bombard the earthen ramparts and wooden fences.
The high-speed spinning fireballs smashed into the earthen ramparts and wooden fences, bursting and splashing stones covering the flames, causing the wooden fences to burn and sink into flames.
Ögedai mobilized a large number of Mongol soldiers, the Wusun State Servant Army, and the Qiuzi State Servant Army for the final attack on Luntai City.
Yelu Dashi led a small group of Khitan cavalry, as well as 20,000 Central Asian cavalry, ready to follow Ogedai into the city.
The banners of the Wokotai and Yelu Dashi coalition armies were unfurled, and more than 100,000 troops were ready to go.
As long as Wokotai gives an order, more than 100,000 allied troops will attack Luntai City and turn this city into a sea of fire.
"The whole army obeys the order!"
Wokotai's eyes reflected the sea of fire in Luntai City, and ordered more than 100,000 troops to prepare for the siege.
Under the continuous bombardment of Xiangyang artillery, this fortified city has been dilapidated in the eyes of Wokotai, as long as more than 100,000 troops press it, it will completely destroy this city.
"Father Khan and second brother, they should have already won, and my side must also show enough military exploits to make Father Khan impress me."
Ogedai clenched the golden knife.
The Khanate is destroyed, and he must capture Luntai in order to convince Temujin of his abilities, and he is qualified to become the next Great Khan of the Mongol Empire!
Yelu Dashi took the spear handed to him by the Khitan cavalry.
Although the number of Khitan cavalry around Yelu Dashi is very small, it is similar to the Han Empire's hussars to Huo Quai, and they are real elite soldiers.
Historically, Yelu Dashi led two hundred Khitan cavalry into the Western Regions and established the Western Liao Empire across Central Asia. This small group of Khitan cavalry is not inferior to the cowardly Xue army, but the number is very small.
The war eagle swept down and landed on the shoulder of Wokotai, who subconsciously took off the note tied to the eagle's talons.
"The Great Khan and the second brother are ......"
Wokotai, who was about to destroy Luntai City, was stunned, and couldn't believe that the combined forces of Temujin and Chagatai were defeated in a decisive battle with the Han Empire in the wasteland east of Luntai City!
Temujin, who was the core figure of the Mongol Empire and the four khanates, was injured, and the battle of Luntai City could not be fought no matter what, ending in the defeat of the Mongol Empire and the two khanates.
In addition to the extremely limited information conveyed by the war eagle's note, Temujin demanded that Ogedai abandon the attack on Luntai Castle and retreat to the country of Qiuzi, where he would join Temujin and Chagatai before negotiating and advancing.
Wokotai took a deep breath and said to Yelu Dashi's other generals: "Give up attacking Luntai City and retreat to Qiuzi Country." ”
"What?!"
A dozen captains looked incredulous.
Obviously, Luntai City is at your fingertips, but at this time, the main general who attacked Luntai City, Wo Kotai, chose to retreat!
Even the most capable Yelu Dashi among this group of ten thousand households showed an expression of disbelief, but then Yelu Dashi realized - it was most likely a decisive battle between Temujin, Chagatai and the Han Empire Expeditionary Force, and the coalition army was defeated!
Otherwise, it is impossible to explain why Ogedai chose to withdraw when the situation was in his favor.
Many heads of households also reacted quickly, and their faces were solemn.
The defeat of Temujin and Chagatai was definitely not a good thing for the armies of Ögedai and Yelu Dashi, and it could even be said to be quite bad news.
Ögedei knew that he could not tell the group about Temujin's injuries: "The Great Khan and Chagatai have suffered a small loss and are retreating to the country of Qiuzi. The soldiers listened to the order and went to the country of Qiuzi to join the Great Khan! ”
Under the strength of Ögedei, the ten thousand households of the Mongol Empire had to retreat.
More than 100,000 troops used to attack Luntai City prepared their bags in a hurry, burned Xiangyang cannons, siege towers, ballistas, ladder trucks and other large siege equipment, leaving nothing for the defenders!
Billowing black smoke billowed outside the city, and the Xiangyang cannon, which made many lords red-eyed, was once again covered in flames.
"The craftsman will go first, Yelu Dashi, do you have the confidence to break the back?"
Ögedei knew the importance of craftsmen to the Mongol Empire.
Without precious craftsmen, the Mongol Empire would have been good at field warfare, not fortifications.
The Mongol army forced Yumen Pass and Luntai City into a desperate situation, relying on a large number of siege equipment and servant troops, all of which were indispensable.
"Give it to the last general."
Yelu Dashi led the Central Asian cavalry to break off.
The movements of the Mongol army were detected by the defenders of Luntai City.
"Wokotai and Yelu Dashi want to escape, is it possible, Chu Zimou, Lao Qin, and they have won the battle with Temujin?"
Huo An saw that the Mongol army outside the city burned the Xiangyang cannon used for the siege, and the fifteen-meter-high siege tower was engulfed in raging fire, and it was easy to judge that Wokotai and Yelu Dashi planned to withdraw their troops.
Xu Fengnian clenched his fists, annoyed in his heart.
Wang Tiegun was killed in battle, and he has not yet taken revenge.
At this time, the Iron Eagle Scout's war eagle arrived and landed on Hoan's arm.
"Sure enough, Chu Zimou and they defeated Temujin, let us wait for the opportunity to go out of the city and attack Wokotai and Yelu Dashi who surrounded Luntai City!"
Huo An took down the note, and when he saw the desired result, his heart surged!
From this moment on, the Han Empire entered the stage of strategic counteroffensive!
Xu Fengnian said: "Go out of the city to chase and kill." ”
Huo An took out a recruitment order: "That's what I mean." ”
At this time, the cooldown time of the recruitment order has arrived, and Huo An did not hesitate to use this special recruitment order obtained after the destruction of the Ögedai Khanate!
A military general wearing Han Dynasty Xuanjia appeared in front of Huo An and Xu Fengnian and saluted Huo An.
"Ban Chao...... It turned out to be Ban Chao. ”
Hoan was in disbelief.
The allusions of Ban Chao's pen from Rong and the Western Regions may be known to many players in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
This is also a fierce man of the Han Dynasty, who was ordered to send an envoy to the Western Regions, thirty-one years, recovered more than 50 countries in the Western Regions, defeated the Dayue clan, and was a marquis for thousands of miles.
Ban Chao's best means is to gather the servant army of the subject states that are subject to the Han Empire, which is used to attack the subject states that are not subject to the Han Empire, and basically does not need to use the army of the Han Empire to pacify the Western Regions and save the cost of the Han Empire's control of the Western Regions.
"It's time to go out of the city and chase it!"
Huo An recruited Ban Chao to replenish the losses, and gathered all the cavalry in Luntai City with Xu Fengnian!
On Huo An's side, Chen Tang, Gao Xianzhi, the newly joined Ban Chao and other generals from the Western Regions Protectorate got on their horses and selected 20,000 cavalry!
Xu Fengnian summoned Ma Chao, Ma Teng, Han Sui, Hua Xiong, Li Hu, Yang Shihou and other generals.
Xu Fengnian's Xiliang army is getting smaller and smaller, and even the first fierce general Wang Tiegun was killed in the battle, Xu Fengnian has already been interested in fighting for hegemony, and the only thing he wants to do at this time is to kill Wokotai and Yelu Dashi to avenge Wang Tiegun!
Another person with hatred is undoubtedly Ma Chao.
Ma Chao had hatred and guilt for the death of Wang Tielan, knowing that the commanders of the siege were Wokotai and Yelu Dashi, and his hatred for the two was monstrous!
Kill it!
About 30,000 cavalry had gathered inside the city, and the Mongol army outside the city had already set fire to the camp.
"One step later, the Mongol army will all leave, this is our time to avenge Wang Tielan!"
"Revenge!"
The soldiers of the Xiliang Legion were all indignant!
Huo An wore a helmet with red tassels and a spear in his hand, and said to the generals defending the city: "Open the city gate and chase the enemy!" ”
"Open the gates and hunt down the enemy!"
30,000 cavalry rushed out from the city gate, with horses' hooves clanging, and killed the Wokotai and Yelu Dashi coalition forces that attacked Luntai City for days!
The defenders of Luntai City were attacked day and night by the combined forces of Wokotai and Yelu Dashi, and there was already a sense of anger in their hearts that was about to explode.
When the Han Empire entered the stage of strategic counteroffensive, their anger erupted and they were unstoppable!
"Avenge Gan Yanshou!"
Huo An also has a blood feud with Yelu Dashi, one of his generals, Gan Yanshou in order to ask the Han Empire Expeditionary Force for a support army, on the way back to Luntai City, was shot by Yelu Dashi, this revenge, had to be avenged!
"Kill!"
The cavalry of the Xiliang Legion rushed to the forefront!
Among them, Wang Yanzhang's special class Liang Longxiangjun's eyes were red, they were already the last cavalry, and when Wang Yanzhang was killed, Xu Fengnian could no longer recruit this kind of cavalry.
This special cavalry is gone.
Ma Chao took the lead and rushed to the front of the Xiliang Army, even Ma Teng couldn't stop the angry Ma Chao.
Thousands of horses are galloping, the earth is trembling, and the high fighting spirit of the defenders of Luntai City is terrifying!
Yelu Dashi knew that the defenders of Luntai City would not let go of the fighters who pursued and killed Wokotai and himself, and would definitely go out of the city to intercept and kill, so Yelu Dashi was ready to resist the Han army.
This time, he did not take the risk of going into battle in person, nor did he send the most combat-effective Khitan cavalry, but let 20,000 Central Asian cavalry go up to block the desperate Xiliang Legion and the Western Regions Protectorate Legion.
In Yelu Dashi's view, these Central Asian cavalry were just cannon fodder.
Ma Chao broke into the Central Asian cavalry, and pierced the oncoming Central Asian cavalry with a single shot, and the spear pierced through his chest, bringing out blood!
"Die, die!"
Ma Chao seemed to be mad, and he burst into the Central Asian cavalry, and his force was much higher than usual!
Dozens of Central Asian cavalry fell under Ma Chao's spear, blood stained Ma Chao's battle armor, with Ma Chao's age, it is simply a miracle that he can kill so many cavalry in the charge.
Chen Tang and Ban Chao each led a group of light cavalry and made a detour, trying to attack Yelu Dashi, who was commanding in the rear.
Huo An also held a grudge against Yelu Dashi, and at the same time was afraid of Yelu Dashi's threat to the Western Regions Protectorate. Jerodashi is a formidable enemy.
"You are slowly consuming it here, 20,000 Central Asian cavalry, enough to delay you. If it wasn't enough, there was also an ambush of cavalry ahead......"
Yelu Dashi saw that the 20,000 Central Asian cavalry were suddenly overwhelmed by the 30,000 Han cavalry, and sooner or later they would be destroyed, so he did not feel distressed, but led 200 Khitan cavalry, abandoned this group of servant troops, and stepped forward to chase after Wokotai.
"Hugh away!"
The number of Central Asian cavalry killed by Ma Chao had unknowingly reached 100 horsemen, however, Yelu Dashi sensed danger and fled from this place.
When Ma Chao came out of the Central Asian cavalry with a spear in his hand, Yelu Dashi was nowhere to be seen.
"Chase!"
Ma Chao took the remnants of Wang Yanzhang and chased Yelu Dashi one after another.
At the same time, the generals who chased and killed Yelu Dashi also included Chen Tang and Ban Chao.
Wokotai ambushed a group of cavalry in front, intercepted Chen Tang and Ban Chao, and delayed the Han cavalry.