In fact, in Liu Yin's opinion, it is still not a good time to send troops.
The Wei troops at the four gates outside the city are still there. If you venture out of the city to support them at this time, you will definitely be taken advantage of by the enemy.
But it’s no good if you don’t go out. Liu Yin is seeing the battle in front of him. Who would have expected that Guo Huai would defeat the Northern Army in one fell swoop even at night. The Northern Army is already showing signs of collapse. He will send troops or not. , the consequences are not much different.
I can't escape tonight, but I can't escape tomorrow morning.
It is better to send troops to fight for a chance of survival.
Of course, when troops are dispatched, troops must be dispatched. You cannot simply rush out and do this. Even fools know what the consequences will be.
Therefore, Liu Yin ordered five hundred sergeants, each holding two torches, to come out from the east gate.
Outside the east gate is the direction of Guo Huai's central army. At this time, Guo Huai has already pressed all his troops up, and there are only more than a hundred personal guards around him. It can be said that the command center is empty.
Going out from the east gate creates a sign that Guo Huai's army is going to be attacked by force. The Wei army that is besieging the city is bound to mobilize troops to stop it.
At this time, Liu Yin had the opportunity to lead his troops out of the south gate and went straight to the flank of the battlefield, attacking the Wei infantry on the front to relieve Wu Yi.
In the direction of the cavalry, Liu Yin didn't even think about it. He didn't think that the infantry he led could compete with the Wei army's infantry like the Northern Army. They could compete with the Wei army's infantry. They had to take advantage of the darkening sky and poor vision. Good advantage, make a bluff raid.
To a certain extent, Liu Yin's plan was half successful.
When he saw the garrison coming out of the east gate of Huaili City, judging from the number of torches, there were at least 1,000 to 1,500 people. Guo Huai never thought that Liu Yin in Huaili City would still be playing at this time. As a strategy, he ordered the Wei troops guarding the four gates to gather at the east gate immediately to prevent this army from advancing towards his central army.
But then, when Guo Huai discovered that the defenders at the east gate were retreating and another two thousand Huaili defenders ran out from the south gate, Guo Huai realized that he had been fooled.
Even so, Guo Huai didn't take it seriously.
Guo Huai knew very well how much fighting power the defenders in Huaili City still had. Even if they could coordinate the Shu army from the flanks to the front and help the Shu army stabilize the frontal defense line. As long as the cavalry on the flanks defeated the main force of the Shu army, then The frontal defense line will inevitably collapse.
By that time, Guo Huai could even defeat the reinforcements of the Shu army and the Huaili defenders at once, and capture Huaili City effortlessly.
After that, whether to continue to stay in Huaili or retreat, the initiative lies entirely in Guo Huai's hands.
Therefore, in Guo Huai's view, it was not a bad thing for the Huaili garrison to go out of the city to provide support, and they could not stop his victory.
Now, it's just a matter of time.
As for Liu Yin, after leading his troops out of the city to fight, Liu Yin actually realized that his sending out troops was somewhat reckless.
The two thousand soldiers he led retreated from Youfufeng and defended Huaili for nearly a month, almost all of which was spent with low morale.
When defending the city, with the protection of the city wall and the fact that I could stabilize my morale, I was able to hold on for about ten days.
But now they are out of the city fighting in the field. Without the protection of the city wall, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers under his command cannot be used at all. It is not easy for him to lead him out of the city to respond without being defeated.
Therefore, when he launched a surprise attack on the Wei army on the front line of defense, Liu Yin found that he was not of much help to the front line of defense. He could only help the Han army on the front line to temporarily stabilize the line of defense, but could not play a decisive role.
On the contrary, because he entered the battle and was entangled by the Wei army, in a short period of time, Liu Yin had no possibility of retreating to Huaili again. He could only continue to fight with the Wei army outside the city, and the ownership of Huaili County would be decided based on the victory or defeat on the battlefield. .
This is simply the most taboo fueling tactic in the art of war. It's like going out of the city to kill someone in vain.
Liu Yin, there is nothing he can do.
The development of the situation is moving in an increasingly favorable direction for the Wei army.
By this time, both Liu Yin and Wu Yi were a little desperate.
They can still hold on, but if they continue to hold on, no one knows how long they can hold on, especially when the Wei army is ready for a night battle.
Guo Huai also believes that as long as he continues to fight like this, he will definitely gain a victory and regain the initiative to advance and retreat.
But at this time, a sudden change occurred.
On the north side of the battlefield, a team of thousands of people suddenly appeared. Under the banner of the Shu Army, they were approaching quickly.
Guo Huai was confused at that time. Where did this Shu thief come from? !
Guo Huai quickly considered the Shu bandit army near the battlefield in his mind, and soon he thought of an army.
The reinforcements of Shu thieves sent from Chang'an to Huaili.
Well. Since it is this army, there is nothing to worry about.
Based on the information Qin Lang gave him, Guo Huai could judge that the organization and combat effectiveness of the reinforcements from Chang'an were quite low, even inferior to the combat effectiveness of the county soldiers.
Guo Huai did not think that such an army could pose any threat.
Moreover, Guo Huai is not without contingency measures. The four thousand county soldiers surrounding Huaili City can now be withdrawn.
Now that the defenders of Huaili City have left the city to fight, the four thousand county soldiers besieging the city have no meaning. And based on the current battle situation, there is no difference whether Huaili City is captured now or captured early tomorrow morning. Anyway, Huaili City is out of the city. The defenders can't even think about going back.
And with the combat effectiveness of the Chang'an reinforcements, four thousand county soldiers were enough to resist them.
As long as this support army is blocked, there will be no possibility of other Shu thieves appearing on the surrounding battlefield. Although there are some twists and turns in the process, victory will ultimately belong to them.
And things did go as Guo Huai expected. When Chen Zhi led his troops and encountered the four thousand county soldiers that Guo Huai had withdrawn, his gang could not completely stop them, let alone attack or defend. Those four thousand county soldiers.
Chen Zhi was so angry that the always gentle Chen Zhi almost scolded her!
What the hell, there are nearly 8,000 people on my side, twice the strength of my opponent, and they are actually being suppressed and beaten, and there are still faint signs of retreating and collapsing? !
I asked you to support Huaili before, but you could only walk twenty miles a day. Later, inspired by money and military achievements, you ignored the marching formation and your own command, and just walked forty miles a day to reach the battlefield. The result was this? !
If I ever bring this kind of soldiers to the battlefield again, my surname will not be Chen.
He cursed in his heart, but Chen Zhi also knew that now it was not a question of whether he could make a contribution on the Huaili battlefield, but how to gather these rabble and try his best to stop the Wei army's attack.
If this cannot be maintained, these mobs will not survive, and Chen Zhi will not end well either.
Therefore, although he had little battlefield experience, Chen Zhi still desperately forced himself to calm down. According to the contents of the military books he read, he commanded the military formation for the first time in a real sense.
Then Chen Zhi discovered that it was absolutely useless.
Being surrounded by this ragtag group of people, I have been unlucky for eight lifetimes. No matter how I command, these bastards sometimes listen but don't listen. They can't effectively form a defensive formation. They still fight in their own way.
It's just that the sky is getting darker and the visibility on the battlefield is getting lower and lower. Even the Wei army and county soldiers are unable to exert their combat effectiveness in this kind of sky. The rabble's serious combat ability is almost zero, but In the chaotic fighting, they still had a chance to fight, which gave the mob the possibility to continue to persevere.
But the situation is still not optimistic. After all, this group of people is a mob. Chen Zhi has to worry about this group of people breaking up at any time, and then forcing him to retreat.
At that time, I don't know what will happen to this rabble, but when I return to Chang'an, I will definitely face military law.
Chen Zhi was depressed, but he had no choice but to try his best to gather troops around him and continue to defend, fighting every moment.
At this time, Guo Huai nodded with satisfaction after seeing that the defense line on the north side was solid and blocked the attack of the last supporting army of the Shu thieves.
Immediately afterwards, Guo Huai immediately ordered the soldiers on the front to strengthen their attack, trying to defeat the enemy in front of them before the sky darkened completely and everything could not be seen clearly.
After all, night fighting carries the risk of triggering a melee, and once it enters a melee, it is beyond Guo Huai's control. As a general, he doesn't like this feeling.
It would be best if the battle could be ended before the sight was completely lost.
However, when Guo Huai had just given this order and the Wei army once again launched an offensive across the board, another thousands of troops suddenly appeared on the east side of the battlefield.
When Guo Huai saw the smoke and dust generated by the march of this army, sweat broke out on his back.
No matter what he thought or calculated, Guo Huai could not figure out how an army of thousands of people could appear behind him.
What's even more terrible is that Guo Huai has now sent out all the troops he can. If this army is not his friendly army, but Shu thieves, Guo Huai may have to rely on the hundred relatives in his hand. Wei, go and fight with those thousands of soldiers.
But Guo Huai knew that this was impossible.
Even with one hundred of his personal guards, they would have no chance of winning against the rabble on the north side, let alone the sudden appearance of this obviously well-trained army from behind.
Now Guo Huai can only pray that this army is his friendly army and came from behind him after all.
But it was a pity that God failed and soon Guo Huai saw the banner of this army.
"Chinese"
"Chiang"
With two big flags standing there, Guo Huai completely lost all hope.
(End of chapter)
