Chapter 139: The Battle of Zhuolu (13)
When the battle situation fell into a stalemate, Chun Shenjun and Wolf Warrior decisively changed formations.
More than 7,000 sword and shield soldiers and archers from the Chiyou camp pressed on and launched a fierce attack on the outermost Emperor Dust Department. There is a huge gap in strength, even if Emperor Chen's side has a battle bonus, it is still not an opponent.
Seeing that it was about to collapse, Ouyang Shuo did not see death without help. Immediately order friendly troops to rush to reinforcements, and at the same time inform the Standing Advance Department and ask for reinforcements. Ouyang Shuo still understands the truth of cold lips and teeth.
It's a pity that Chun Shenjun and their formations changed too quickly, and as soon as they found that the cavalry troops could not receive miraculous results, they immediately turned to attack the Emperor Dust Department with all their might. By the time the friendly forces led by Ouyang Shuo and Chang Xianbu arrived for reinforcements, the Emperor Dust Department had been completely crippled and officially announced its withdrawal from the battle sequence.
Chun Shenjun was also cunning, as soon as he found out that Ouyang Shuo and Chang Xian rushed to reinforcements, he did not rush forward, but shrank the defense line and immediately switched from attack to defense. For a time, the battle situation on the right flank once again fell into a stalemate.
Emperor Chen's face was blue, and he retreated from the front line with more than 800 remnants. Ouyang Shuo didn't pretend to come forward to comfort him, otherwise, he didn't know what Emperor Chen would do.
Di Chen was also depressed, and he didn't know who to blame. Blame Ouyang Shuo, not only did they block the other party's cavalry troops, but they had already rushed to reinforce in time, otherwise, I am afraid that even the current two hundred people would not be able to keep it. Blame Chun Shenjun on the other side, it's impossible to talk about it, since it's in the opposing camp, how to fight is right. If you want to blame, blame yourself for being unlucky, but you have a freak like Ouyang Shuo in your camp, and you have snatched the position of the representative of the Inhuman, which has led to your own side being controlled everywhere.
While the battle on the right is once again at a stalemate, the left is a different story.
As expected, the 70,000 troops of the Chiyou tribe still maintained a strength of 40,000 to resist the 50,000 troops of the Yellow Emperor tribe on the opposite side. There were 15,000 men on each of the left and right flanks, and three or four thousand troops were drawn from the right flank to support the left flank.
In this way, the 15,000 people on the right wing would have to face the 30,000 army of the Yandi tribe. Fortunately, the Chiyou troops have a psychological advantage over the Yandi troops. You must know that some time ago, the Yandi tribe was defeated by the Chiyou tribe and had to ask the Yellow Emperor tribe for help.
Unfortunately, such a balance of power is destined to be broken. Just when the troops of the two sides were entangled, Zhang Liao led a cavalry force of more than 800 people to secretly make a big bend, like a sharp knife, and inserted it into the rear of the Chiyou Department from the side.
The Chiyou Department on the right flank did not expect that they would encounter the opposing cavalry troops at this time, they didn't even have decent shields, where could they block the attack of the cavalry troops. Especially the rear troops, mainly archers, their defensive lines, which were as fragile as papier-mΓ’chΓ©, were pierced by cavalry units in an instant.
Especially the heavy cavalry that acts as an arrow, whether it is a spear or an arrow, hitting the Mingguang armor is no different from tickling, it is simply a person blocking and killing, and a Buddha blocking and killing a Buddha.
The cavalry troops, under the flexible command of Zhang Liao, moved from east to west and fluctuated. Chi Youbu could only watch the other party gallop in his position, but he couldn't stop it.
Seeing that the cavalry troops had successfully broken through the enemy's defensive line, Emperor Yan immediately pressed the reserve troops on all fronts and exerted pressure on the Chiyou troops in front of them to draw their energy and prevent the Chiyou troops from having the opportunity to besiege the cavalry troops.
As a result, the Yan Emperor's troops were pressing forward step by step in the front, and the cavalry troops were constantly interspersed and divided in the middle of the Chiyou Division, and with the cooperation of the two, they immediately brought the Chiyou Department into danger, and it was about to be gradually eroded.
When Chi You received the right flank's request for help, he was immediately shocked, he knew that his arrangement had already been seen through by the enemy on the opposite side, and he had also made targeted arrangements. In desperation, Chiyou had to arrange troops from the Chinese army to rush to reinforcements. If the right flank is crippled again, the battle itself will be even more difficult.
It can only be said that Chi You is too underestimated of the strategy of frustration. The Yellow Emperor, who commanded in the center, kept an eye on the enemy's Chinese troops after receiving the news that the left flank offensive was working. As soon as he discovered the other party's abnormal movements, he immediately commanded the army to press on the whole line, not giving Chi You a chance to breathe.
The warriors of the Yellow Emperor tribe, although they do not have an advantage in weapons, but they drive fierce beasts, and they have a great general like Li Mu, and they fight head-on, and they do not fall behind at all. originally had an advantage of tens of thousands of people, but now the advantage has expanded again, and the army is pressing, and the Chinese army of the Chiyou Department has really begun to tighten.
The after-moves don't stop there. The right wing, which was originally passively defensive, suddenly exerted force at this time and began to switch from defense to attack. The army on the right flank is more than twice as large as the enemy, but because it is a coalition of small and medium-sized tribes, its combat effectiveness is somewhat insufficient. Now that the situation on the battlefield has reversed, and victory is in sight, those tribal leaders have been aroused to blood, and they no longer command, and many leaders themselves have gone into battle, leading the warriors of the tribe, roaring and rushing towards Chiyoubu. For a time, the pressure on the left wing of the Chiyou Department immediately increased.
The third front was frustrated, and the Chiyou army was in danger of a total collapse.
It was the cavalry units on the left flank that broke the stalemate. When Zhang Liao found that the enemy's Chinese army was coming to reinforce him, he immediately made a decision and ordered the cavalry troops to rush directly into the reinforcements.
The generals with troops who rushed to reinforce the Chiyou Department obviously didn't expect the other party to be so fierce, and instead of retreating, they attacked him directly, and immediately messed up.
Zhang Liao was naturally extremely sober, and he knew that the enemy's right flank had been scattered by himself, like a headless fly. If the reinforcements are allowed to smoothly merge with the right-wing troops, it will be possible to regroup the troops and stabilize the morale of the army. In this way, if the opponent is prepared, it will definitely be difficult to tear through the opponent's defense line again by relying on his own troops of less than 1,000 people.
Therefore, the key to victory is to tear through the reinforcements and bring them into the vortex. In this way, no matter how many troops there were, as long as they could not be gathered, it gave the cavalry troops an opportunity to advance and retreat calmly, and divide them all the way. What was waiting for them could only be eaten up by the frontal Yan Emperor's army one by one.
Sure enough, the troops who saw the reinforcements were also torn apart by this group of devilish cavalry. The Chiyou division on the right flank finally began to crumble, and some of the fighters began to flee to the rear. Under the chain reaction, the right wing was completely defeated. Emperor Yan naturally would not miss such a good opportunity, and led his troops to pursue, biting the other party to the death.
The rout of the right flank finally led to the rout of the whole army. Even with Chiyou's prestige, he couldn't stop the troops from escaping, so he could only reluctantly command the army to retreat, and he could keep as much as he could.
Chi You, who was retreating, glanced at the opposite side and let out a long sigh, he knew that his dream of dominating the Central Plains would be completely shattered in today's battle.
The Yellow Emperor naturally did not allow Chi You to retreat like this, the new force of Chi You was still preserved, and if they were not completely eliminated, Chi You could make a comeback at any time, which he did not want to see.
The Yellow Emperor ordered the whole army to pursue, and at this time, it was the killing feast of the Inhuman Legion in the Yellow Emperor's camp. Even Emperor Chen, who had retreated to the rear, re-emerged with the remnants. Facing the fleeing Chiyou Division, it is simply a great opportunity to harvest the contribution points of the campaign.
Only Ouyang Shuo kept an eye on it, and while arranging for the troops to pursue, he moved closer to the Yellow Emperor's frame and followed closely by the Yellow Emperor's side.
Seeing Ouyang Shuo, the Yellow Emperor looked overjoyed, and said: "How can a stranger be said to have no clothes, today's victory, you should remember your first merit, and after you go back, you will be rewarded." β
Ouyang Shuo rode on the war horse and said respectfully: "Don't dare to be." The victory in this battle depends on the prestige of Your Majesty's benevolence and virtue, and thanks to the courage of the officers and men of the whole army to kill the enemy, I dare not be greedy for merit. β
Ouyang Shuo only wants affordable rewards, and he is naturally insensitive to such a false name, and it is easy to offend the important ministers of the Yellow Emperor tribe and the leaders of a dry tribe, why bother.
The Yellow Emperor nodded, very satisfied with Ouyang Shuo's knowledge. But in his heart, he had already made up his mind to reward Ouyang Shuo well. The Yellow Emperor knew that today's victory was all due to Ouyang Shuo's two suggestions before and after, and it was not enough to convince the public. Even if he didn't say it, those courtiers would desperately suggest that they reward Ouyang Shuo again in order to offset Ouyang Shuo's merits.
In the face of the step-by-step advance of the Yanhuang tribe coalition army, the retreating Chi You was also ruthless. While ordering a part of the army, he himself accelerated the evacuation with the main force. Those troops behind the palace are equivalent to being abandoned and completely becoming outcasts.
At this time, you can see Chiyou's prestige in the Jiuli tribe. Once they woke up from the reality of defeat, the soldiers who fled at first were ashamed and offered to take on the task of the queen and swear to protect the safety of the leader.
Chiyou endured the pain of saying goodbye to the soldiers behind the palace and accelerated the evacuation.
After withdrawing a certain distance, Chi You decisively ordered the fire, wanting to use the fire to completely block the pursuing Yanhuang army. The fire spread rapidly by the wind, and the lush forests and grasses that spread all over the Zhuolu field were filled with fireworks. But damp weeds, trees, and water, instead of making a fire a raging fire, form a thick smoke, which wafts around in the damp environment and forms a fog.
In the choking smoke, the soldiers of the pursuing Yellow Emperor's camp were completely disoriented. In desperation, the Yellow Emperor could only order the army to stop the pursuit and stand by in place.
The Yellow Emperor looked around at the surrounding important ministers and said in a deep voice: "Who can break through this fog? β
No wonder the Yellow Emperor is so anxious, if he can't catch up with Chiyou's troops in time, then it will be tantamount to letting the tiger return to the mountain. Thinking that it won't be long before Chiyou will make a comeback. The Yellow Emperor, who loves the people like a son, how can he bear it. In his view, recuperation and vigorous development of agriculture are the right way and the king's way. The attack between tribes like this now will eventually fall to the inferior.
The ministers looked at each other, and they were really helpless in such a thick fog. (To be continued.) )