allonlinenovel Chapter 163 Oops, the bullying is too much!
Chapter 163 Oops, the bullying is too much!
Zhang Fei's killing of two generals frightened the puppet soldiers around him. He just rode forward a few steps, and the puppet soldiers quickly retreated more than ten steps.
At the same time, the Mongolian cavalry was also frantically slaughtering the puppet soldiers. In just half an hour, a large number of corpses were left on the plain.
The puppet army retreated while fighting, and from the moment the two sides engaged in battle they had no ability to fight back.
Xu Guangen looked anxious on the stage, and his face changed drastically when he could see the appearance of the Mongolian cavalry clearly.
"Hu people? How could these be Hu cavalry? Could it be that the Marquis of Zhenxi did not annihilate all the Hu soldiers and horses but left some prisoners?" Xu Guangen took a breath.
If it was really as he thought, then wouldn't it mean that the troops under the command of the Marquis of Zhenxi had not been damaged too much? In addition, a large number of Hu cavalry had been added!
Fortunately, the general sent people back to the country to ask for reinforcements...but Xu Guangen thought again and felt that something was wrong.
He knew that the Hu people were a race that was willing to fight for him as long as they were given benefits, but weren't these Hu cavalrymen too dedicated?
He had just witnessed with his own eyes a Hu cavalryman being slashed twice. Instead of retreating, the cavalryman fought more and more bravely and finally counterattacked and killed the enemy.
Are these still the Hu people he knew? When the Luge tribe received military assistance from their country, they still put forward many conditions to the general.
The fact that the Hu people were so devoted to him meant that the Marquis of Zhenxi must have offered them better conditions, or even conditions so good that these Hu people were completely loyal to him.
What good is this? Food, silk or land?
While Xu Guangen was thinking, he suddenly heard screams. He immediately came to his senses and saw the puppet soldiers retreating.
The Mongolian cavalry's attacks became more and more fierce, and the continuous killing completely ignited their bloodthirsty side.
They killed anyone they saw! Because of this, the puppet soldiers, who had never seen a big scene, were almost scared to death when they saw this bloody scene.
It's good enough to be alive! Still thinking about killing the enemy? You can't kill any, retreat quickly!
"No retreat! No one is allowed to retreat!" Xu Guangen on the stage jumped and roared.
"Where are the archers? Archers, head up! Stop those barbarians!"
A general beside Xu Guangen quickly said, "No, General! Our troops are still retreating, and shooting arrows at this time will kill them!"
"The front line has completely collapsed. If we don't stop those cavalrymen, our formation will only get more and more stretched!" After saying that, Xu Guangen pointed to Jiyang City behind him and continued:
"Behind us is the general and our main force. If we cannot completely annihilate the enemy, do you think the general will cut off the bridge?"
The general stopped talking immediately. Rather than letting the general cut off the wooden bridge and block their way, it would be better to sacrifice some soldiers.
The archers gathered immediately. At the same time, Zhang Fei looked at the puppet soldiers who were retreating and seemed to suddenly think of something.
"Oh no! My brother said my mission was just to provoke these puppet soldiers and told me not to kill them too hard, lest they cut off the wooden bridge and bully the Chinese too much."
He thought these puppet soldiers could cause him some trouble, but it turned out that they were totally vulnerable in the fight and almost ruined what his eldest brother had asked him to do.
"Whoa!" He suddenly grabbed the reins to stop the horse, and at the same time raised his 10-foot-long snake spear to signal all the cavalry to stop chasing.
Although the Mongolian cavalry were already blood-thirsty, they pulled the reins to stop their Mongolian horses when they saw Zhang Fei give the order.
"Bang bang bang!"
At this moment, the sound of strings came from behind the puppet army, and then Zhang Fei saw a large number of arrows shooting towards them.
"The entire army retreat! Retreat!" As soon as the words fell, Zhang Fei turned his horse and led the Mongolian cavalry to retreat quickly.
"Damn it! Why did they suddenly turn around?" Xu Guangen on the stage stomped his feet in anger.
Arrows fell from the sky and hit the fleeing puppet soldiers. The Mongolian cavalry suffered no casualties, but the fleeing puppet soldiers suffered heavy casualties.
"Stop shooting! Stop shooting!" Xu Guangen shouted at the top of his voice, but the order was conveyed too late.
When the general ran to the archers with orders, they had already shot three rounds of arrows in succession.
These three rounds of arrow rain almost killed all the fleeing puppet soldiers. The remaining soldiers were swallowing their saliva, with fear in their eyes.
Zhang Fei, who was far away, saw this scene and laughed so hard that he couldn't stop. He thought that the commander of the puppet army was a good brother who helped him kill many soldiers.
"General, General?" Several generals looked at the silent Xu Guangen and bravely called out twice.
Xu Guangen suddenly clenched his fists, took a deep breath as if to control his anger, and after a while, he said in a deep voice:
"Regroup the army and rest for half an hour! Lieutenant General Liu, you will immediately go to Jiyang City to ask the general for 50,000 cavalry reinforcements."
"The enemy's cavalry is too agile and my men can't handle it!"
After saying that, Xu Guangen sneered while slapping the flesh on his face, "Let them show off for a while. When our Chaoguo cavalry arrives, we will definitely avenge the humiliation we just suffered!"
Lieutenant General Liu clasped his fists and said, "Yes, General!" As soon as he finished speaking, he took the reins from a soldier and immediately mounted his horse, then went over the bridge and galloped towards Jiyang City.
The recent defeat made Xu Guangen calm down a little. He should not underestimate the strength of Zhenxi Hou. After all, he was a legendary figure who destroyed the entire Hu tribe.
But as the saying goes, where there is loss there is gain, although the battle just now caused him to lose tens of thousands of soldiers, he also gained something.
At least he knew that the Marquis of Zhenxi had no more than 50,000 cavalrymen, and as soon as the 50,000 cavalry reinforcements from the general arrived, he would immediately organize a counterattack.
This is also the reason why he wanted to regroup his army. The recent defeat was largely due to the fact that the formation was not formed in time, which caught the opponent off guard.
On the other side, Zhang Fei also let the Mongolian cavalry dismount and rest, and fed the Mongolian horses with food and grass.
Before leaving, Ying Xuanze exchanged some food and fodder for Zhang Fei. His request to Zhang Fei was to delay the enemy and wait for them to reach the other side of the Fen River and send a signal before annihilating these puppet soldiers in one fell swoop.
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Jiyang City, inside the City Lord’s Mansion.
Zhong Enhe was listening to the report from Lieutenant General Liu. Several generals in the hall all looked solemn, especially when they heard that Marquis Zhenxi had sent out Hu cavalry, they were even more shocked.
After Lieutenant General Liu finished speaking, he stepped aside. Zhong Enhe let out a long breath, frowned, and asked everyone: "Generals, what do you think about the fact that the Marquis of Zhenxi has Hu cavalry?"
Several generals looked at each other in bewilderment. After a while, one of them bowed and said, "General, I guess some cowards in the Hu tribe betrayed their tribe and joined the Zhenxi Marquis's camp, right?"
"After all, aren't there a lot of people in the Yandong region who betrayed Daying and joined us? Look at those soldiers, they worked very hard when they were chasing and suppressing the Yandong rebels."