bookcurios Chapter 279: Bell Mouth Ambush 2
Chapter 279: Bell Mouth Ambush 2
Of the 50,000 enemy troops following behind, 30,000 were responsible for escorting a small amount of supplies, and their main task was to fight in the vanguard. From a distance, they could see thick smoke billowing from the valley.
Logically, the team behind did not need to go forward to investigate military intelligence, but faced with such a situation, they had to act cautiously.
A small cavalry team was sent to investigate, and they returned with a report: "General, there is a fierce battle ahead, with about 10,000 people blocking the road."
"What? Only 10,000 people dare to block the retreat of the army?" The generals of the supporting army heard that the Yan army was too bold, so they gathered 20,000 people to go for support and left 10,000 people to guard the supplies on the spot.
After Zhao Hui learned about the situation behind him, he used flag signals to tell the other side to continue fighting, and then he also selected 20,000 people, plus the 10,000 people fighting behind him to block the enemy.
He knew that Liu Xiang led 10,000 men and could launch an ambush at any time.
The general leading the team behind was a general of the Duan family named Gongshu Hehe. He was originally the vanguard general. This time, Duan Rui led the army forward first and let him stay behind to support the battle.
When he arrived with 20,000 people, he suddenly found a large number of enemy troops appearing on one side of the mountain, and he couldn't help feeling a little surprised.
"Retreat one mile!" Fearing an ambush, Gongshu Hehe ordered a retreat.
The Yan army, which was fighting in the rear while driving the enemy into the valley, learned that there were reinforcements from behind and slowed down their pursuit. At the same time, the number of troops on the mountain assisting in killing the enemy decreased, which instantly gave the exhausted enemy troops behind them a chance to turn things around.
Seeing that the attack had weakened and there were many people blocking the way ahead, the enemy general ordered his troops to break out to the rear.
In an instant, the blocking troops behind the valley and the enemy troops that broke through engaged in close combat.
Only one side of the mountain was supported by the Yan army, but since the two sides were fighting in close combat, arrows could not penetrate. Moreover, movement on the mountain was slow, far less convenient than on a flat road.
More and more enemies noticed that the attacks from behind had slowed down, and they also joined in the breakout battle to the rear. Only the enemies in the middle section were still unaware of the truth and were only concerned with attacking the front desperately.
The situation on the battlefield instantly split into two extremes, one facing forward and the other facing backward.
After Gongshu Hehe retreated for a distance, he found that the enemy troops behind him were only 20,000 people, and a contemptuous smile appeared on his face.
The Duan family's army was of medium strength on the grassland, and was also a powerful force that dared to fight and fight. Facing the enemy with equal combat power and numbers, they never showed weakness.
"Turn around and launch a counterattack against the enemy behind us!"
Following a resolute command, Gongshu Hehe's troops rushed towards the enemy behind them like wild horses.
At the same time, Liu Xiang led his men quietly into another hidden path, leaving only a few shrewd scouts to lurk in the dark and closely watch the development of the battle.
When the scouts urgently reported that Gongshu Hehe's troops had launched a charge, Liu Xiang immediately realized that it was not advisable to stay here for long.
"Pass my order, we will go around the enemy and attack their weak spot!"
After saying this, Liu Xiang led 10,000 elite soldiers and quietly crossed the winding mountain road, preparing to give the enemy a fatal blow from the flank.
However, the world is unpredictable, and the chessboard of fate is always full of variables. Just as Liu Xiang's troops were about to launch a surprise attack, the enemy seemed to have sensed the danger and sent 10,000 reinforcements to reinforce them.
The two forces met unexpectedly by fate, and a cruel and fierce confrontation suddenly broke out on this ancient land.
Just as the battlefields of both sides were engulfed in flames and the situation was deadlocked and difficult to determine the winner, the battle scene on Qin Lian's side slowly unfolded, appearing exceptionally calm.
The troops that came out of the rear city were only a mere 100,000, and 20,000 of them were drawn out as backup forces to escort the baggage, which seemed to show that they were confident.
The team led by Murong Mang adopted a steady 2-3-3 formation while marching, like a winding dragon, slowly entering the preset ambush area.
When the entire army was caught in the trap, General Qin Lian gave a steady command, which was like a spring breeze and instantly activated the troops ambushed around him, and a carefully planned all-round offensive quietly unfolded.
Qin Lian's strategy was completely different from Zhao Hui's radical one. He made a clever plan and built an indestructible barrier with 50,000 elite soldiers in the front, blocking all the enemy's fantasies of breaking through and deliberately reserving a retreat route for the enemy.
After two hours of bloody fighting, the battlefield was filled with smoke. Although Murong Mang's troops were extremely brave, they were ultimately outnumbered, and 30,000 enemy soldiers were killed all over the ground.
Murong Mang was seriously injured, but he still endured the pain and led 10,000 wounded warriors and 40,000 exhausted troops to break through the siege. Like a fish that escaped the net, he retreated to the rear city with difficulty, barely catching his breath.
On the other hand, Zhao Hui was extremely anxious when he heard that the battle in Houcheng was going against his will. He immediately mobilized 20,000 elite troops to rush to the rescue in an attempt to reverse the defeat.
On the top of the opposite mountain, the 40,000 enemy troops were like looking at flowers in the fog, with no idea of the battle situation ahead. They had no choice but to follow orders and pour down from one side, launching a fierce attack on the already scattered team at the foot of the mountain. Arrows rained down and the sound of killing shook the sky.
At this moment, in the valley, the 100,000-strong army seemed to be firmly grasped by the hand of fate, and was in a dilemma.
Among them, at least 30,000 warriors chose to break out to the rear, but they fell one by one under the enemy's iron wall, their battle robes stained with blood, and their souls returned to the battlefield.
Another 40,000 soldiers desperately searched forward for a chance of survival, trying to carve out a way out.
The battle is at a stalemate, life and death are on the line, and every moment is filled with uncertainty and despair, but also breeds hope and turning points...
Duan Rui was highly respected in the army and had superb martial arts. He was at the forefront, leading his warriors and rushing towards the Yan army's position like a tiger descending from the mountain.
Although several generals in the Yan army fought hard, they were still unable to withstand Duan Rui's storm-like attack.
There was only the sound of weapons clashing, and then two lieutenant generals were killed by the extremely sharp horse lance in Duan Rui's hand, their robes stained with blood, a scene of extreme tragedy.
Under such a fierce attack, the Yan army was in chaos. Duan Rui took the opportunity to lead 30,000 elite soldiers, like a sharp knife, to tear a gap in the iron wall encirclement of the 10,000-strong army.
At a crucial turning point, Liu Xiang's 10,000 elite soldiers encountered an equally large enemy force hastily rushing to their aid. The two armies clashed, swords flashing and sabers blazing, the cries of slaughter piercing the heavens, as if this brutal confrontation was the only thing left in the world.
Just when the battle was at a stalemate and difficult to resolve, another enemy force of 10,000 people appeared quietly like a ghost, completely surrounded the battlefield, and the situation instantly became precarious.
After an extremely brutal and fierce battle, Liu Xiang's team paid a heavy price of 5,000 heroic souls, but was ultimately unable to continue and was forced to retreat to the path that had once been their hope.
Just at this moment, Zhao Hui led 20,000 cavalrymen and galloped over like divine soldiers descending from the sky.
He broke into the enemy camp with the force of thunder, and like a sharp sword, he split the enemy's siege, not only saving the precarious battle situation, but also saving the entire army from the abyss of destruction.
Gongshu Hehe originally wanted to take advantage of this golden opportunity to pursue the victory and secure the victory in one fell swoop, but because of this sudden change, he had to put his idea aside temporarily. He did not dare to risk his life in the face of the turbulent situation on the battlefield.
In the Battle of Labakou, Murong's coalition forces lost 50,000 men, and Zhao Hui's troops also lost 20,000 men.
Overall, Zhao Hui's Yan army had the upper hand and successfully repelled the enemy army.
Duan Rui's 30,000 warriors bravely fought their way out of the encirclement, but they couldn't escape their fate. Scarred and exhausted, they journeyed from place to place, and when they finally returned to the familiar land of Fengning, two thousand heroic souls had quietly disappeared from their ranks.