Chapter 602: Despair

The sun was setting in the west, and the incandescent light was turning red little by little. Until finally, half of the sky turned bright red. Correspondingly, the battlefield on the ground was also blood-red everywhere.

The five phalanxes have turned into one, and the area under their control has been reduced by more than half, but this phalanx is still as stable as a rock. The smaller the formation, the greater the resistance. Yu Wenke feels this way now. Every time he exerts more force, the opponent's rebound becomes more hateful. The previous desperate attack made him secretly frightened. Hundreds of soldiers fought back. In this battle, all the Eastern Army cavalry were killed on the spot, but they cost their subordinates more than two hundred lives, and most importantly, they used their own deaths to buy precious time. , allowing Sun Xiao to reunite the five square formations that were almost scattered, forming a defensive position that was more stable than any previous square formation.

Yu Wenming looked at his tenacious opponent with admiration in his eyes.

In an earlier battle, he was lured into several phalanxes by the Eastern Conquest Army and almost never broke out. If not for his uncle's quick reaction and the Yuwen family's children desperately trying to cover him, by this time, he would have become a corpse on the ground. corpse.

Brave enemies, although annoying, are worthy of respect.

"Uncle, are you going to fight at night?" He turned to look at Yuwen Chui.

Yuwen Chui shook his head and said, "Step back a mile."

"Uncle, the enemy is at the end of its strength." Yu Wenming was a little puzzled. In his opinion, as long as he continued to attack, the opponent's military formation would collapse sooner or later.

"Our casualties are too great." Yuwen Chui shook his head. Until now, he had sacrificed the lives of more than a thousand Donghu cavalry. Although the opponent's casualties were multiple times his own, it was very easy to replenish the infantry. Just in Dayan Lake, the opponent had As long as they want to, tens of thousands of civilians can quickly make up for the losses of more than two thousand people. It will take up to half a year to a year before they can train them into an elite army. However, cavalry is not that simple.

Thinking of this, he not only deeply admired Thorpe's decision. Donghu could not only have Donghu cavalry, but also an infantry that could attack the city. Under Donghu's jurisdiction, in addition to the dominant Donghu people, there were countless Other ethnic groups and countless slaves, as long as they are given a little sweetness and hope, countless qualified soldiers can be selected from these people.

He had seen the 10,000 infantry soldiers that Thorpe transferred to his brother's command. These were the results of half a year of training by the Qi generals who came from afar. Although they were far inferior to the infantrymen of the Eastern Expedition Army in front of him, they could still wear armor and fight. Sharp, go into battle to kill the enemy, even if it is useless, it can also be used as a vanguard and a consumable. Just like in front of you, if you use the infantry to advance gradually, holding a large shield and various protective weapons, you can fight with the opponent, even if you are killed by the opponent. , can also open a passage for the cavalry.

"A Ming, there is no difference between us taking a step back and not taking a step back!" He explained to Yu Wenming,

"The distance of one or two miles is fleeting at the speed of our cavalry, but it takes a long time for the infantry to cross this distance. Therefore, we can attack and attack them at any time, but they can only passively defend. We By retreating, our soldiers can get a good rest, okay?"

"I see, uncle, you have learned a lesson!" Yu Wenming nodded in admiration.

Yuwen Chui chuckled, "On the battlefield, there is knowledge everywhere. Your father asked you to follow me for this trip. Naturally, he wanted you to see more and think more. Only by experiencing it can you truly understand and have knowledge. I feel that a general who is good at fighting is not someone who thinks about it, nor can he tell it by looking at it, or hearing stories, but by actually doing it. "

"yes!"

The Donghu soldiers retreated like a tide, but Sun Xiao was not relieved by this. Instead, he became more anxious. What he was even more worried about was that when the Donghu soldiers saw that they could not attack him, they would turn to attack Dayan Lake. That would be bad. Fortunately, the enemy on the opposite side seemed to have their minds completely occupied with annihilating their own forces, and until this moment, they still made no other moves.

But how much longer will this confusion last? This kind of war in which the initiative is in the hands of others makes Sun Xiao particularly painful. Since joining the army, under the leadership of Gao Yuan, the Eastern Expedition Army has always anticipated the enemy's opportunities and stayed ahead of the opponent step by step. This time he Standing alone, his shortcomings were finally exposed.

Although the Donghu people retreated, as Yuwen Chui expected, the Eastern Expeditionary Army did not relax their vigilance because of this. Sun Xiao would not be too hot-headed to do any night attack tricks. He simply ordered the troops to divide into three. Each part takes turns to rest one part at a time to maintain the soldiers' physical strength as much as possible. Fortunately, it would take more than ten days for the infantry to march from Dayan Lake to Pioneer City, so the food and water carried by the army were enough.

Yuwen Chui's head was indeed occupied by the desire to destroy the Eastern Marching Army. The organization of the Eastern Marching Army was no longer a secret among Donghu. Sun Xiao, Gao Yuan's trusted general, led the Northern Field Army and was the leader of the Marching East Army. The most powerful of the four armies under the army, followed by the Eastern Field Army led by He Lanxiong, and the Southern and Central Field Army commanded by Ye Zhong and Ye Zhen are basically just empty frames and have no ability at all. Go to war.

From the fact that Gao Yuan placed all his main forces in the two armies of the north and the east, we can guess Gao Yuan's determination to fight Donghu in the next step. This is a war that will only end with the complete defeat of the other side.

Of course, Yuwen Chui believed that victory would belong to Donghu. Compared with Donghu, the Eastern Expedition Army was an absolute weakling. Although the war had begun, Donghu still did not try its best. Thorpe's main energy was still spent on domestic governance, developing the people's livelihood economy, accumulating wealth, and enabling Donghu to use enough financial resources to fight a war of annihilation. This was the focus of Donghu now. Otherwise, it would be like the last time. Although the 100,000-strong army of Yan was defeated, Donghu was also weak in the follow-up and could not transform the fruits of victory into the final actual benefits.

Winning and digesting are the next goals of Donghu. As for the Eastern Expedition Army, it was just an appetizer in the eyes of Donghu. The Donghu Army that was now on the battlefield was not the main force of the Donghu people. Whether it was Yuwen Ke or Agu Huai'en in another war zone, they were all leading miscellaneous troops, and the real Donghu elite, the Palace Guard Army, was still being reorganized.

The powerful palace guards are being expanded. In the near future, an elite Donghu army that can dominate the world will appear before the world. This includes not only the invincible Donghu cavalry, but also the newly formed infantry that Thorpe has spent countless energy, efforts and financial resources on.

The coordination of infantry and cavalry is not only something that people in the Central Plains can do.

Every half an hour, the cavalry will send out a small team to harass Sun Xiaozhong, the leader of the Eastern Expedition Army not far away. The others have fallen asleep. Yuwen Chui is not worried that the opponent will attack the camp at all. The opponent's cavalry has been completely destroyed. As for the infantry, if they want to sneak attack him across the distance of several miles, it is impossible unless these thousands of people are pigs.

Yuwen Chui sat on his saddle, eating a freshly hunted hare that his subordinates had roasted and sent him, drinking kumis, and thinking about the whole day's battle experience. The Eastern Expedition Army was indeed one of the best troops in the world. The troop's casualties had already taken over half, but there was still no sign of collapse. Generally speaking, once the loss of part exceeds one-third, it has basically lost its combat effectiveness, but the Eastern Expedition Army really can't be judged by common sense!

Slowly chewing the delicious hare meat, Yuwen Chui's mind was turning rapidly. How can we defeat this stubborn army? It seems that he missed something?

Yuwen Chui suddenly jumped up. He understood what he missed? He was really confused. Dayan Lake, how could he forget that place? Kill the active forces of the Eastern Expedition Army. This was Yuwen Ke's personal instruction before he set out. The active forces of the Eastern Expedition Army are not just the thousands of Eastern Expedition Army in front of us, but also tens of thousands of civilians in Dayan Lake and Dayan City, which is being built day by day.

"Amin!" he shouted.

Not far away, Yuwenming, who was sleepy, jumped up from the ground and jumped in front of Yuwen Chui. "Uncle, what's the matter?"

"You, take 3,000 cavalrymen and rush to Dayan Lake. Kill all the people there and burn the city under construction to ashes." Yuwen Chui said sternly.

"Three thousand cavalry?" Yu Wenming was shocked. "Uncle, I took three thousand cavalry with me, but you have less than a thousand cavalry here!"

Yu Wenchui smiled coldly, "So what? I only have one to a thousand cavalry, but how many people are there in the Zhengdong Army on the opposite side? Only half of them are left. If he dares to disperse the army to attack me, I would be happy. You set off immediately, or, Sun Xiao on the other side will jump up and down when he hears the sound of your horse's hooves!"

Sun Xiao was indeed jumping up and down. Hearing the sound of the horse's hooves that left quickly, Sun Xiao knew that the opponent's main general finally figured it out and now sent people to attack Dayan Lake.

"Guo Quan, can you reproduce the miracle of Jishi City's defense?" Although he still held a hope in his heart, Sun Xiao knew that this hope was too slim. In the battle of Jishi City, although Jishi City was besieged by tens of thousands of enemies, there was Jishi City's solid city defense and three thousand soldiers led by Ye Zhen, while Dayan Lake had nothing now.

"Commander, should we retreat to rescue?" the general asked anxiously.

Sun Xiao shook his head painfully, "If we disperse the army and retreat under the eyes of the cavalry, we will be sending our heads to the enemy's knife."

"What about Dayan Lake?"

Sun Xiao remained silent. If he retreated at this time, the result he could get would only be the loss of both people and money, nothing. Dayan Lake would still not be preserved, and the thousands of men left here would surely die on the grassland.

At this time, Sun Xiao had nothing left except despair. To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets at (). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to read. ). ( )