roccoschili Chapter 207 The end of the road
Chapter 207 The end of the road
He cursed the Beijing camp as bastards, incompetent, useless and cowardly, but there was nothing he could do.
The Beijing camp is stationed where it is and is not moving forward at all, just waiting for you to attack.
If they don't come, we can use bows and arrows. There are plenty of bows and arrows anyway, and Ning Yi has replenished a lot of long-range bow and arrow equipment.
The commander had no choice but to send his own 300 cavalry guards and the remaining several hundred cavalrymen of the cavalry army to harass the Beijing camp.
He couldn't just watch the soldiers on both wings being shot to death by the despicable Beijing troops.
The few hundred cavalrymen of the cavalry army were the only remaining remnants of the cavalry army.
They were not capable of attacking the city, and the few remaining troops were of little use. Otherwise, if the 8,000 cavalry were still there, the Beijing camp would not have dared to attack and bully them so arrogantly.
But as soon as the cavalry of less than a thousand people moved, Ning Yi immediately ordered the 3,000 cavalry of the Imperial Guard to go over.
This made the small number of cavalry of the Fang family army dare not move rashly, and they could only watch as the Fang family army formations on both wings became increasingly dwindling in strength.
When the phalanxes of the Fang family army on both wings could no longer hold on, only a few hundred people were left.
Meanwhile, the thousands of soldiers in the middle were still fighting fiercely with the Imperial Guards.
Ning Yi said calmly: "Give the order, the entire army will attack."
Qin Haifeng ordered his men to wave flags and give the order to launch a violent attack.
All the commanders of the Beijing camp shouted excitedly when they saw the flags: "Charge, charge forward and kill the rebels!"
The huge Beijing camp suddenly became chaotic, and everyone rushed towards the Fang family army phalanx with weapons in hand and shouting, with only a few hundred infantrymen left on the two wings.
Twenty thousand people are bullying the Fang family army of a few hundred people. If they still can't win, they might as well go home and hug their children.
The Fang family army of several hundred people was indeed powerful. They roared in resistance, but they could no longer organize their military formation and were soon completely overwhelmed by the endless influx of Beijing troops.
After taking care of the two wings, the 40,000 soldiers of the Beijing camp began to rush towards the thousands of Fang family troops in the middle.
These thousands of Fang family soldiers were fighting for their lives with the Imperial Guards. Now their two wings were empty, and they were attacked from both sides by the Beijing Camp.
There was no match for them at all. People kept falling down under the rain of arrows.
When the Beijing camp approached from both wings, the Fang army was unable to hold on, and the Imperial Guards also launched a fierce attack from the front.
Unable to hold on any longer, the commander angrily ordered a retreat.
But even when they retreated, they were constantly surrounded by the excited Beijing troops.
The commander could only lead 4,000 infantry and less than 1,000 cavalry to retreat quickly.
They were even chased for several miles by the excited Beijing troops who rushed over, and many of them were knocked down by the arrows shot by the three thousand cavalrymen.
As for the thousands of people who were surrounded, they had no way to escape and had to choose to give up resistance and surrender.
The losses of the Beijing camp this time were not very heavy, most of the several hundred people were injured by the rain of arrows.
Instead, the Royal Guards lost hundreds of men, all of whom were elite soldiers in the frontal attack.
However, defeating more than 10,000 soldiers of the Fang family army and causing them to lose more than half of their men was already a terrifying achievement.
At this time, the commanders of the various Beijing camps were full of enthusiasm and came to ask for permission, wanting to chase all the way to Shanhu Pass and capture the remaining rebels of Duke Dingguo in one fell swoop.
Ning Yi organized it. What an international joke. Although Duke Dingguo's 10,000 troops were defeated.
But that was because the troops were too few, while they had 50,000 troops and several thousand cavalry.
However, Duke Dingguo still has 30,000 elite troops attacking Hushan Pass.
If they forcefully attack with such a small force, the veteran general, Duke Dingguo, will immediately seize the opportunity and a counterattack will cause them heavy losses.
Ning Yi first asked everyone to clean up the battlefield and escort the prisoners. Although the battle was not long, many people were tense and needed a good rest.
Duke Dingguo can't escape. They just need to grind him down slowly, and Duke Dingguo will definitely be defeated miserably.
The rest of the time, they would set up the military camp and defend it strictly to prevent Duke Dingguo from launching a surprise attack.
Similarly, Duke Dingguo looked at his 10,000 soldiers and horses, and saw that more than half of them were killed in less than half a day, which made him vomit blood.
It's a misfortune.
In addition to the loss of thousands of soldiers in the assault on Hushan Pass, Duke Dingguo felt like a hero at the end of his life when he looked at the remaining 30,000-odd soldiers on his side.
"How long can the military rations last?" Duke Dingguo asked the deputy general after examining the wounded soldiers.
The deputy general bowed with a dejected look on his face: "Duke, the military rations have been cut off."
"What?" Duke Dingguo looked at him suddenly. "What's going on? Isn't it still possible to hold on for a few days?"
The deputy general explained with a frustrated look on his face, "Duke, that was a few days ago."
"Now our army's rations have been changed from two meals a day to one, and they can only drink porridge."
Duke Dingguo quickly went to look into the soldier's rice pot. This was not porridge at all, but just some rice grains in a pot of boiling water. This was not enough for physical fighting.
The deputy general advised: "Duke, let's retreat."
Duke Dingguo said angrily with a gloomy face, "Where else can I retreat to?"
"If I don't take down Hushan Pass, I will be dead."
He was extremely regretful. If he had known this would happen, he would not have started the rebellion so early.
As a result, he was full of ambition and thought that he could capture the capital city, cooperate with the barbarians, become a king of the opposite sex, and become a warlord.
No longer have to be controlled by the old emperor.
The deputy general looked at the Hushan Pass that stood tall in the darkness and said, "Duke, Hushan Pass is very difficult to capture."
"These rebels are fighting so hard because they're worried that the Duke will take revenge on them later. Moreover, the Beijing troops are watching closely from behind. If they catch up with us tomorrow, how can we attack them?"
"How about..." The deputy general thought for a moment and then advised: "Duke, why don't we head west and get rid of the Jingying. The Jingying can't keep chasing us. This way, we can reunite with King Huai as soon as possible. Only by reunite with King Huai can we find a way out."
The deputy general felt that this was the real way to survive, otherwise they would have no way to survive.
To the north is the border town, and the border troops are now fighting a decisive battle with the barbarians. If their more than 30,000 troops go there, they will be quickly defeated by the border troops.
The tens of thousands of Beijing troops in the south always stick to them like a tiger-skin plaster. They don't fight decisive battles, but just eat up their troops bit by bit and deliberately disgust them.
But the east is too far away, and by then we will be surrounded by other provinces of Dawu Kingdom.
The best strategy is to go west and join forces with King Huai.
Duke Dingguo also looked at Shanhu Pass in the darkness with a look of deep resentment in his eyes.
He had been stationed at Hushan Pass in Beijing for so many years, but he never expected that his home would be stolen in the end.
Duke Dingguo's entire family was arrested.
On the contrary, now he has no way out. He is attacked from both sides and has no food or supplies. He has little time to hold on.
Duke Dingguo suddenly said, "Bring out all the food and fodder. Let the soldiers have a good meal tomorrow. I will have a decisive battle with the Beijing camp tomorrow."
"Your Excellency, this is impossible." The deputy general exclaimed, "Your Excellency, although the Beijing troops are weak in combat, they are numerous after all, and there are also 10,000 Imperial Guards. Besides..."