Chapter 1111: Don’t chase after a desperate enemy

Chapter 1111: Don’t chase after a desperate enemy

After suffering repeated blows, Qi Lord Gao Yang finally couldn't bear the torture and evacuated towards the rear of the battlefield under the protection of the Forbidden Army soldiers around him.

Seeing that the emperor was withdrawing from the front line, the Qi soldiers on the battlefield who had little fighting spirit naturally had no reason to stay on the battlefield, so they all evacuated to the south.

"All thieves, please leave!"

Many officers and soldiers of the Wei army saw the Qi army retreating in a hurry, and they were unwilling to leave the military success they were about to receive. They either galloped their horses or ran wildly, hoping to intercept the Qi army who were eager to escape from the battle.

The three guardsmen who followed Li Tai and watched the battle for most of a while finally followed Tang Gong to the battlefield. They were planning to kill everyone on the battlefield and even capture Qi Lord Gao Yang, but they didn't expect that the enemy would actually They turned around and ran away, also very angry. One after another they rushed to hit the enemy's formation.

"Don't chase the poor bandits, don't chase the poor bandits!"

Li Tai looked at these stupid and bold guys who were chasing the enemy, and felt helpless for a moment. This situation was undoubtedly the best result for the Western Wei Dynasty. If he really wanted to stop these Qi troops from running away, he would They couldn't eat and walked around, so he rode his horse back to the central army's headquarters, shouting repeatedly to let everyone know what they meant, and not to really chase them and force the Qi army to jump over the wall.

The soldiers who were running in pursuit on the battlefield did not pursue too far away. As the reinforcements on the west side that were not coerced by the Chinese army came forward to support the retreating troops, the Wei army retreated and regrouped. In front of the Chinese army's general.

"Victory? Victory!"

When the soldiers returned here again, they looked back at the battlefield where many enemy troops were standing before, but now it was empty, with only a large number of armor and horse equipment abandoned on the ground. They were all a little unbelievable and looked at each other. After asking and confirming, thunderous cheers finally broke out.

Although most of the soldiers were not very clear about the real and specific strength comparison between the two sides in this battle, as the battle began, they could clearly see that the enemy's strength was far superior to their own.

Although it was not clearly revealed, there was a lot of pressure building up in everyone's hearts. Now that after a hard battle, they had finally driven away a powerful enemy whose strength was several times their own, and their hearts were filled with satisfaction. Pride and accomplishment.

"Tang Gong is mighty and invincible!"

Another group of soldiers surrounded Li Tai, shouting loudly to vent their excitement and excitement.

Li Tai laughed when he heard the shouts, opened his arms to the soldiers and responded loudly: "The kings are mighty, the king's army will win! Destroy the stubborn thieves and unify the world!"

The superiors and subordinates complimented each other and boasted, and the mood of the crowd gradually became peaceful. Such a glorious victory is certainly worthy of great celebration, but the war is not yet completely over. Now only the enemy's Chinese army divisions and brigades have been withdrawn, while their left and right wings are still on the battlefield and continue to fight with the Wei army.

On the upper reaches of the Tongtan River, the rear troops led by Duan Shao were still fighting endlessly with the divisions led by He Ruodun.

Although the Qi army no longer had the advantage in terms of strength as all the rest of the troops evacuated, they still moved flexibly on the battlefield under the leadership of Duan Shao. He Ruodun adjusted his formation several times in an attempt to outflank and encircle this group of troops, but he was never able to do so. Instead, his own battle formation was severely damaged by the opponent. All the infantry soldiers had to retreat back to the camp, not daring to return. Set up a formation on the ground to intercept the enemy.

After putting aside other personnel influences, Duan Shao commanded 3,000 men, horses and light cavalry and concentrated on fighting the enemy in front of him. Through various exquisite tactical arrangements, he suppressed the Wei army's nearly 10,000 men and horses and found it difficult to deploy.

Thanks to Duan Shao's excellent field control and suppression of the enemy, it was difficult for the Wei army to invade the camp in the rear. The soldiers in the left army camp were able to calmly dismantle the tents, pack up various ordnance and supplies, and evacuate the camp.

However, the battalion soldiers here have not yet completely packed up the camp, but the Chinese army to the east has been defeated and withdrawn. Duan Shao was shocked when he learned about this, and hurriedly sent his own soldiers into the camp to order the troops in the camp to evacuate quickly, while he continued to lead his troops to fight with the enemy troops to suppress the rear.

Soon the cheers and celebrations of the Wei army came from the battlefield to the east, which inevitably made Duan Shao feel even heavier. He Ruoden and other soldiers were also excited at this moment. They once again gathered the cavalry forces in their troops to attack, vowing to keep the enemy forces on the battlefield.

"Your Majesty, the situation is critical and we cannot stay any longer! If we stay here any longer, I'm afraid it will be difficult to leave!"

Seeing that the enemy's offensive was becoming more and more fierce, and even a cloud of smoke and dust was rising into the sky on the battlefield to the east and coming quickly. It was obvious that reinforcements from the Central Division Brigade were running here, so the soldiers around Duan Shao He repeatedly advised.

Duan Shao also knew in his heart that the situation was critical, but when he looked back at the soldiers on the left who had just led his troops away from the camp to the south, but the chariots and horses had not yet gone far, he gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Continue to stay here to block the attack. The enemy is numerous and cannot be allowed to pursue the division and brigade!”

In order to buy time for the returning troops to evacuate, Duan Shao decided to stay and fight the enemy. But in doing so, he would undoubtedly put himself and the soldiers around him in great danger. Even though all the soldiers had the intention to leave, when they saw Duan Shao driving his horse towards the enemy without hesitation, they could only grit their teeth and follow him, and continue the fierce battle.

The Wei army reinforced from the eastern battlefield only had a thousand light cavalry. After all, they were also tired troops after a long battle, and there were not many men and horses who still maintained the ability to continue fighting. However, although there were not many divisions and brigades coming to the rescue, they gave great encouragement to the soldiers fighting here.

He Ruoden had been unable to deal with the enemies here despite his superior strength, and for a while he felt deeply ashamed and annoyed. He even gave up commanding his troops and just led hundreds of elite soldiers around him to pursue Duan Shao and his party, hoping to capture and kill the enemy general among the rebellious army.

Such an offensive put tremendous pressure on Duan Shao. His most important task at the moment was to delay the enemy as much as possible. Naturally, it was difficult for him to risk his life like He Ruodun, so he led his troops to fight and retreat back to In the original camp, they used various defenses in the camp that had not yet been dismantled to fight with the Wei army.

His original intention was to build a strong fortress and engage in a relatively long-term stalemate with the enemy. Therefore, the fortress was also relatively strong. Unfortunately, it did not have the desired effect. At the moment, it only acted as a little deterrent to the enemy, which was better than nothing. Use.

Due to various security restrictions in the camp, the forward route of the cavalry was also restricted. Therefore, the Wei army's infantry team entered the camp again, intending to block the camp and trap and kill the enemy army.

But at this time, another team came from the south and rushed directly into the camp. After collision all the way, they successfully joined forces with Duan Shao who was still holding on in the camp. The leader was Gao Changgong, the son of Gao Cheng.

"Why are you here again? How is His Majesty? Is he injured?"

When Duan Shao saw Gao Changgong leading his troops, his expression suddenly changed, and he immediately asked the emperor how he was doing now.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty's situation is very bad. Although he managed to evacuate the battlefield, he was so angry that he convulsed on the way back to Xiayiju. There is no one in charge in the army at the moment, and many divisions and brigade are trapped on the way. Knowing that the king is staying here at the rear, The general is in a hurry to ask the king to return and take charge of the situation!"

After Gao Changgong saw Duan Shao, he said anxiously.

After hearing this, Duan Shao's expression suddenly changed. He weighed it quickly in his heart and realized that he still had a big problem ahead, so he said to Gao Changgong: "I will lead the cavalry to the holy cavalry first, and leave you to take charge." The division is slowly evacuating, do you dare or not?”

"If you are not afraid of death, why not!"

After Gao Changgong heard this, he nodded hurriedly and said in a deep voice.

"Good boy, ambitious!"

Duan Shao patted Gao Changgong on the shoulder to commend him, and immediately ordered his subordinates to obey Gao Changgong's orders, and then he led several horses and galloped straight to the south.

After Gao Changgong took over Duan Shao's troops, he did not continue to stay in the camp. Instead, while fighting with the enemy, he evacuated his troops in small batches to a hidden place in the south of the camp to ambush. As the enemy's offensive became more and more intense, Fiercely, he suddenly ordered the entire army to withdraw and evacuate to the south.

The officers and soldiers of the Wei army who had been vigorously attacking were naturally unwilling to let this group of troops escape from the battle, so they continued to attack fiercely forward under the leadership of He Ruodun. Just as a group of people chased out of the camp, a sudden strong wind suddenly rose from the side, and hundreds of powerful The arrow shoots directly towards this. Most of the Wei troops who rushed here were lightly armored or unarmored light cavalry. Many people were shot and killed immediately after being ambushed. Even He Ruoden fell off his horse due to the backbone of his horse. Fortunately, his own soldiers rescued him in time to avoid being trampled by the sergeants at the rear. .

"The thief will be treacherous!"

He Ruoden was so angry when he was ambushed. He climbed onto the horse brought by his own soldiers and continued the pursuit.

However, at this time, the horn sounds of all the troops gathering came from the direction of the central army. He Ruoden glanced at the enemy cavalry that had already gone far away, and could only rein in his horse angrily and turn back.