Yang Ye killed Wang Fubao with a single blow. The Xia soldiers who were still cheering became silent at this time. They all stared at the majestic veteran Yang Ye on the battlefield with wide eyes.
Dou Jiande looked at Wang Fubao whose body was missing in the distance, and his chest was filled with anger, grief, and regret.
Although Wang Fubao died at the hands of Dou Jiande in history, it was because of Wang Fubao's outstanding achievements and the instigation of villains. However, due to the emergence of Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, Wang Fubao's title as the first general of the Xia Army is more based on qualifications than merit. So the relationship between the two is not as bad as it was in history.
"Zhu Di, I have ordered you to take over Wang Fubao as the commander-in-chief of the former army, lead the 30,000 elite troops of the former army to press against the Sui army, and avenge General Wang Fubao!" Dou Jiande's eyes were red and he almost shouted at Zhu Di.
Zhu Di was startled when he heard this and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, the morale of our army is low now. I'm afraid this is not a good opportunity to send troops to fight!"
Dou Jiande glanced at Zhu Di coldly, "Didn't you understand Gu's order?"
"I will obey your orders!"
Seeing the murderous look in Dou Jiande's eyes, Zhu Di could only hold his hands in front of him and rushed to the front line. He shouted loudly: "Brothers, don't panic, we are four times the enemy. No matter how brave this old man Yang Ye is, he can't change the absolute disparity in strength. Send the order, the sword and shield men are in front, and the crossbowmen are behind to cover , rushed forward and tore through the Sui army's defense line."
Boom, boom, boom! ! !
Hundreds of war drums were beating in unison, and the Xia army's 30,000 forward troops, under the command of Zhu Di, marched towards the Sui army's formation in an orderly manner.
Seeing that the Xia army was approaching two hundred steps in front, Yang Ye, who had retreated to the command of the central army, waved his flag and shouted loudly: "Suppress with eight bows and crossbows!"
Yang Ye gave an order, and the Sui army's infantry who were originally on the front line suddenly dispersed to both sides, and nearly a hundred chariots and crossbows appeared in front of the Xia army.
Whoosh! Whizzing! !
The nearly ten-foot-long crossbow arrow, with a shrill whistle that pierced the sky, rushed towards the Xia army's formation, which was slowly advancing. The huge impact caused the crossbow arrows to instantly break through the defense of the Xia army's sword and shield wielders in front, and screams could be heard everywhere.
"Damn it, crossbowmen fight back!"
Zhu Di, who was sitting in command of the front army, was shot in the crotch by a sharp arrow on his mount. He fell off his horse and his eyes flashed with stars. He shook his head twice to wake himself up and said angrily.
However, Xia Jun's sword shield bearer was instantly defeated by the eight-bow crossbow, and the archers following the sword shield bearer also suffered heavy losses. Only a few archers drew their bows to fight back, causing no damage at all. The crossbowman who was accidentally shot by a stray arrow was quickly dragged down for treatment by his companions. The eight-bow crossbow he operated would also be replaced by a new crossbowman in an instant.
Zhu Di, who was helped up by several soldiers, finally saw the situation clearly and made a quick judgment, "Send the order, the cavalry will attack and outflank him from the flanks."
After Wang Gui, who was holding the formation at the rear, saw the order flag, he waved his hand and led the six thousand elite cavalry behind him to quickly divide into two groups, detour from both sides, and attack the eight-bow phalanx at the front of the Sui army.
Seeing the roundabout Xia Army cavalry, Yang Ye couldn't help but sneered: "As expected, I wanted to take the back route and destroy my eight-bow crossbow. Dream on!" Then he shouted loudly: "Send the order, the captains on both wings Get ready!"
Da da da! ! !
The sound of horse hooves beat on the ground like muffled thunder. The Xia army cavalry led by Wang Gui was getting closer and closer to the front of the Sui army. They saw that the distance was less than two to three hundred steps. Wang Gui was so excited that his heart almost reached Sang's eyes. He clenched the big knife in his hand and prepared to kill.
But at this moment, a sudden change occurred. The Xia Army's cavalry who were rushing at the front were suddenly thrown away for unknown reasons. They fell with their heads bruised and bleeding, and screamed incessantly.
"Trapped in a horse trap, trapped in a horse trap!"
The following Xia Army cavalry quickly discovered the reason, but how could the already charging horses stop? They could only watch helplessly as they trampled on their comrades who fell on the ground, and finally fell into the pit. inside.
"Kill!"
The long-armed soldiers on both sides of the Sui army who had already been ready for action shouted and rushed forward, stabbing to death the Xia army cavalry who were stuck in the pit or fell outside and were all broken. In just half a quarter of an hour, they were all dead. Five to six hundred cavalrymen have lost their lives.
"Quick, get out!"
Seeing that the situation was not good, Wang Gui immediately turned his horse's head and fled toward the formation in embarrassment.
Seeing the defeated Xia Army cavalry, Yang Ye smiled slightly and said secretly: "The general and Pharmacist Li are really geniuses. They dug horse traps on both sides of the camp early. It seems that they expected it very early. This is going to happen!"
At the same time, the infantry brigade led by Zhu Di was also suppressed by the rain of arrows from the Sui army. After losing nearly 4,000 people, the Xia army's infantry stopped attacking and began to show signs of rout. Soon, the scale became larger and larger. In the end, except for the dozens of soldiers led by Zhu Di, the rest of the soldiers had abandoned their helmets and armor and ran towards the Xia army's formation.
Zhu Di waved his sword angrily and shouted loudly: "You bastard, don't run away. Kill me and charge forward with the Sui army's crossbows!"
In order to curb the trend of fleeing, Zhu Di was even more ruthless and personally beheaded three Xia soldiers who fled. Unfortunately, it had no effect at all. The fleeing Xia soldiers just avoided Zhu Di and fled back.
"General, leave quickly, otherwise all the crossbow arrows will be fired at us later, and we will definitely die!" Several soldiers advised in mourning voices.
"You bastard, you dare to disturb the morale of the army, I will kill you!"
When Zhu Di heard this, he was suddenly enlightened, and he was about to slash with his sword. At this time, a crossbow arrow suddenly struck through the air, hitting the sword that Zhu Di had just swung. There was only a "clang" sound, and Zhu Di felt numbness in his fingers. Blood flowed out freely, and the sword flew out of his hand.
"Retreat, retreat quickly!"
Zhu Di was so frightened by this tributary that his face turned pale, he stopped persisting, turned around and left.
When Dou Jiande saw the defeat of the front army, he was furious and shouted loudly: "Order Fan Yuan in the second formation to stop the retreat of the front army and never let them disrupt the formation. In addition, give Zhu Di, the defeated general, to Come here alone."
Not long after, several of Fan Yuan's soldiers kidnapped Zhu Di. At this time, Zhu Di had become very embarrassed. He had lost his helmet at some point. His hair was disheveled and his face was gray. He said in a mournful voice: "Your Majesty, it's not because the general is incompetent, but the defense of the Sui army is really rigorous. In addition, the general He just took over the command of the former army from General Wang Fubao, but the soldiers didn't listen to the general's command at all and only ran for their lives!"
After hearing Zhu Di's defense, Xia Army generals Cao Dan and Gao Yaxian immediately interceded on Zhu Di's behalf and said, "Your Majesty, it would be unfavorable to kill the general in front of the formation. Please give General Zhu another chance to make meritorious deeds."
Counselor Ling Jing approached Dou Jiande and whispered: "Your Majesty, Zhu Yuanzhang is confronting Luo Yi in the Zhuojun area. If you kill Zhu Di at this time, if Zhu Yuanzhang surrenders to Luo Yi in anger, Hebei will be in danger!"
