Zhao Shan came out wearing armor, riding on horseback, looking at the army sweeping towards Li Buyi with a smile in his eyes.
Li Buyi finally arrived.
Take this opportunity to completely defeat Li Buyi's army and weaken Zhao Rui's strength.
Zhao Shan sat in the rear and commanded the army to charge. A large number of fresh troops surrounded and killed them. Caught off guard, the soldiers under Li Buyi who entered the camp became panicked, and some even fled in all directions.
A large number of soldiers fled, which aroused popular sentiment and caused Li Buyi's front army to begin to collapse.
Li Buyi saw the soldiers at the front collapse, and saw that the soldiers closest to him became hesitant, and some soldiers were about to run back, so he directly arranged for the soldiers who were supervising the execution to come forward and kill the soldiers who were hesitant and those who were running back. .
After killing a group of fleeing soldiers in succession, Li Buyi ordered again: "Charge with all your strength and defeat Zhao Shan's camp in one go."
The messengers shouted, and trumpets sounded in support.
When the soldiers who entered the camp heard the news, they quickly stabilized their positions and began to counterattack Zhao Shan's troops.
If it were an ordinary person, the army would have collapsed long ago.
Li Buyi always used a combination of kindness and power in controlling the army, with rewards and severe punishments. Under the powerful majesty and shock, the retreating and hesitating soldiers did not dare to retreat anymore and rushed forward bravely.
If you rush forward, you have a high probability of being killed. If you retreat, you will definitely be killed.
Even if I run back, I can't escape.
Just like this, all the soldiers gritted their teeth and charged. The offensive was so fierce that the situation that was originally on the verge of collapse was stabilized by Li Buyi's iron-blooded methods.
The two sides clashed, and the situation turned tense.
Zhao Shan couldn't help but admire Li Buyi's army when he saw it changing from panic to calmness and even starting to counterattack.
Li Buyi is a talent.
In the face of unexpected surprise attacks and ambushes, quickly adjusting the status of the army can be called a thunderous method.
This man is not simple.
Zhao Shan did not show any impatience and allowed the fighting to continue. When the fighting became more and more intense, the five thousand troops who had been prepared for the war were once again mobilized to join the battlefield.
Around the battlefield, torches burned, making the surrounding area as bright as day. Coupled with the weather in June, it was summer. The full moon was in the sky and the bright moonlight illuminated the surroundings. The visibility was already very high, so the fighting was not affected at all.
After Zhao Shan once again invested new troops, he gradually suppressed the troops invested by Li Buyi.
Li Buyi also always pays attention to the battlefield.
He found that Zhao Shan was prepared and instinctively wanted to withdraw his troops back to Xinye County. However, Zhao Rui refused to delegate power, insisted on giving blind orders, and insisted on fighting a war of attrition. Li Buyi had no way out and could only continue fighting.
Li Buyi once again mobilized the army and put in the remaining 10,000 troops, leaving only a thousand elite guard cavalry.
Li Buyi brought more than 20,000 troops, and now they are all involved, and the battlefield has expanded.
The fighting became even more brutal.
Zhao Shan was still waiting quietly.
The fighting started in the early morning, and after two hours of fighting, the sky gradually became brighter. When visibility is better, cavalry can come in handy.
Zhao Shan no longer hesitated, pulled out the Long Yuan Sword from his waist and said: "Xuanjia Army, form an array!"
Three thousand Xuanjia troops quickly formed an array.
Zhou Huhou and Qin Wuji, the leaders, stood up on their horses, with fighting spirit in their eyes.
The soldiers of the Xuanjia Army clenched their swords tightly, and their murderous intent was ready to come out. All the Xuanjia Army have experienced hundreds of battles, and every time the Xuanjia Army was damaged after a battle, Zhao Shan selected elite backbones from the army to supplement them, always ensuring the combat effectiveness of the Xuanjia Army.
"kill!"
Zhao Shan gave an order.
The Xuanjia Army also started shouting, and the shouts of killing came one after another.
Three thousand black armor troops were like sharp knives, rushing from the rear of the battlefield and charging into the battlefield.
When the imperial army saw the Xuanjia Army, they had already tacitly retreated and allowed the Xuanjia Army to advance.
The swords of the Xuanjia Army were first-class sharp. As soon as they rushed into the crowd, a sword fell down and chopped into the soldiers under Li Buyi's command. The clicking sound of the impact was endless, not only the sword was broken, but the soldiers were also killed.
Blood splattered, screams echoed, and corpses lay everywhere.
Countless people fell to the ground.
The Xuanjia Army charged forward invincibly, leading the army under Zhao Shan to charge.
For a time, the offensive was overwhelming.
In fact, in a battle between infantry armies on the battlefield, unless one party retreats and collapses, the winner must be determined, which cannot be completed in a short time. It will inevitably consume a lot of time and will not end until one party completely collapses and escapes.
It is precisely this that requires the elite cavalry to charge into the formation.
The role of the Xuanjia Army is to defeat the enemy's sharp knives, directly attack Li Buyi's army, and even lead the army to counterattack.
Li Buyi noticed the charge of the Xuanjia Army and looked at the white fish belly rising in the east, his eyes turned cold. He quickly mobilized soldiers to encircle and defend, trying to block the charging Xuanjia Army, but failed.
Li Buyi is indeed of high prestige.
However, most of the troops he brought were infantry. There was no spear formation, no large-scale cavalry charge, and there was no good enough terrain to stop the cavalry, making it difficult to contain the cavalry charge.
"General Li, Zhao Shan's Xuanjia Army is irresistible and cannot be defeated at all. Such a night attack has no effect. The general recommends withdrawing."
"Zhao Shan has been prepared for a long time. Why do we want to attack at night? Withdraw the troops?"
"The King of Chu spends his days messing around with women and doesn't know how to fight. He doesn't know anything, he has to arrange everything, and he's very addicted to food."
"General, withdraw."
The generals under Li Buyi persuaded him one after another.
These are all powerful men under Li Buyi, and they are extremely capable in combat. Now seeing the Xuanjia army sweeping through the army like chopping melons and vegetables, everyone has lost their fighting spirit.
Li Buyi still did not give up and ordered: "If we continue to fight, we must consume Zhao Shan's troops. This is an order. We have reinforcements in Jingzhou and King Wu as reinforcements. We cannot withdraw and continue to fight to the death."
The generals were speechless and could only continue to command the soldiers to fight and fight.
Groups of soldiers surrounded and blocked the charging Xuanjia Army. Although they were all swept away, they never collapsed and escaped. In the blink of an eye, half an hour later, the sky was completely bright, and the red sun was rising, illuminating the earth.
The Xuanjia Army led by Zhao Shan, like the rising sun sweeping across the darkness, broke through the layers of defense and approached Li Buyi's direction.
"well……"
Li Buyi sighed.
Even if he goes all out to arrange it, he can't stop it.
Li Buyi no longer hesitated and ordered: "Withdraw troops!"
When the order was given, Li Buyi took the lead in withdrawing. More than a thousand cavalry around him covered the retreat of Li Buyi and his generals.
With this retreat, Zhao Shan's army attacked more fiercely, rushing forward with overwhelming force, causing Li Buyi's army to continue to flee, and many people began to surrender.
Li Buyi looked back and saw the killed soldiers and the surrendered and collapsed military formation. His heart was aching, but he could only retreat.
This battle was fought in vain.
What a shame!
Li Buyi turned around and continued running, quickly running towards Xinye County. However, when he had just run less than four miles and was only a few miles away from Xinye County, he saw a group of infantry coming out on the official road ahead.
"Li Buyi, Wei Fengqing has been waiting here for a long time."
Uniform shouts came from the infantry phalanx.
Wei Fengqing was dressed in armor, wearing a bright red cloak, and a long tasseled spear in his hand. He was sitting on a horse with great power, showing his heroic posture.
