In Jincheng, the city gate opened wide, and a group of people rushed out. There were not many people, only four or five thousand people.
At the same time, the Yulin Army also rushed over from the east and west sides, and their number ranged from about four to five thousand.
The total number of troops from the three parties was less than 20,000.
This is also within Zhou Ziru's arrangement. If the city gate is opened like this, the Northern Yi will not enter the city.
There are also some arrangements for the number of people. Not only this Jincheng, but other surrounding cities also have their own troops. All added up, this wave of impact also had 70,000 to 80,000 troops.
For the troops charging into the battle, this arrangement is quite reasonable.
The Beiyi Army strictly defended the phalanx, and the Yulin Army did not frustrate them. The close combat between the two sides began.
"Prime Minister Zhou, these 20,000 soldiers and horses are completely useless!" General Yu Lin on the city wall was not as good-tempered as Zhou Ziru, and said anxiously: "Quickly withdraw the troops!"
Zhou Ziru folded his arms, looked down at the battlefield below, and said in a deep voice: "Wait a moment."
On the battlefield, after the initial charge of the Yulin Army was suppressed by the Beiyi, the Beiyi soon counterattacked bit by bit.
The two sides started fighting. The numerical disadvantage and the difference in soldiers made the Yulin army quickly fall into a bitter battle.
Many of the Yulin Army on the city wall had never seen the ferocity of the Beiyi soldiers. Seeing this bloody scene, everyone felt a chill down their spines.
These are Daqi's most elite soldiers and horses, capable of conquering and fighting, but in front of the Northern Yi soldiers, two... or even three may not be able to defeat one Northern Yi soldier...
Someone saw with their own eyes that a Beiyi was shot several times and even had one of his hands cut off, but he still rushed forward and bit an unsuspecting Yulin soldier.
After both sides fell, even though the Beiyi soldiers were dead, a large piece of flesh and blood was bitten off the Yulin army's neck.
Where is this person? Where is this soldier? This is truly a beast!
The seeds of fear were deeply planted in the hearts of the Yulin army watching the battle on the city wall.
"Prime Minister Zhou..." General Yulin saw the expressions of embarrassment on the faces of the Yulin soldiers on the city wall, knowing that the military morale had begun to waver, and once the military morale collapsed, it would be difficult to stand up again.
"Go and lead five thousand cavalry to rescue the infantry here. Fight beautifully."
Zhou Ziru also knew the importance of military morale. He originally planned to delay for a while, but he did not expect that the Beiyi soldiers would be so brave.
After receiving the order, General Yu Lin strode down the city tower, ordered five thousand cavalry, mounted his horse and was about to leave the city.
Zhou Ziru looked at Yi Xiaodao who had just woken up: "Can you take action?"
Yi Xiaodao shook his head gently: "Meng Mulie is in this army. Although I don't know where it is, I can feel it. If I take action, he will definitely take action."
Zhou Ziru sighed softly: "Alas..."
However, there is nothing that can be done about it. Meng Mulie has not yet taken action. The two sides are just fighting soldiers, and the outcome is still uncertain. But if Meng Mulie is induced to take action, the Yulin Army may really be defeated by such terrifying pressure.
As soon as the five thousand cavalrymen left the city, they were swept away like a strong wind. Like a tiger descending from a mountain or a blue dragon emerging from the sea, its momentum is like a rainbow!
General Yu Lin, who was leading the team, looked like he was an expert at leading the cavalry. He did not rush directly into the Beiyi army's formation. Instead, he went around to the side and inserted diagonally into the military formation. The location was also chosen just right, right at the border between the Yulin Infantry and the Beiyi Soldiers.
"One round of charge, each person only swings one knife, repeat!"
The Beiyi general gave the order in a loud voice, with a sonorous and powerful tone.
"In one round of charge, each person only swings one sword!" Fortunately, among the Yulin cavalry, there was no fool who said "repeat it again".
The chorus of five thousand people chanting was enough to get anyone's attention.
The Beiyi infantry knew that they were coming to respond, so they quickly put aside their opponents, retreated quickly, and got out of the way.
The Beiyi soldiers who were fighting with the infantry lost their opponent. As soon as they turned around following the sound, they saw swords flashing with cold light, raised high...
In a round of charge, five thousand cavalry troops passed between the infantry and the Northern Yi soldiers, losing dozens of people, and a huge "gully" separated the infantry and the Northern Yi soldiers.
"The Prime Minister has ordered us to retreat to the city!" General Yulin shouted the order again. This order was given to the infantry.
All the infantry immediately turned around and rushed towards Jincheng.
On the one hand, the military orders are overwhelming, but on the other hand, they really don't want to meet such an opponent from the bottom of their hearts.
Before the Beiyi soldiers could take advantage, they saw Yulin's infantry retreating into the city in large numbers. How could they let go?
It’s just that the cavalry has horses and can’t catch up, but the infantry also wants to slip away under their noses?
The Northern Yi soldiers all pursued them without orders from their generals, vowing to entangle the infantry to death outside the city.
General Yu Lin reined up his horse and stood up. Seeing this situation, his face turned cold: "How dare you not risk your life!"
He turned the horse's head in front, drew an arc, and turned back.
The five thousand cavalrymen all moved in unison, as if they were one person, they all turned around and came back.
The second round of charge once again swept along the front line of the Beiyi soldiers.
This time, only dozens of people were lost, and the casualties were almost negligible.
But on the Beiyi soldiers' side, they fell in pieces and died under the swords of the cavalry.
The second round of charging ended with almost no pause. Soon, the third round, the fourth round...
By the end of the fifth round of charges, the Yulin Cavalry finally suffered hundreds of casualties, and the remaining people were already panting.
Five rounds of charges were like a brush, sweeping back and forth against the formation of the Beiyi soldiers five times. The dozens of rows of Beiyi soldiers at the front had suffered heavy casualties.
General Yu Lin was not greedy for credit. Seeing that all the infantry had withdrawn, he ordered a retreat and led his troops back to Jincheng.
Qi Guoxie could see it clearly in the military formation. He grabbed the spear from the hands of the Beiyi soldiers on the side, weighed it a few times, and threw it at the brave Yulin general.
A perfect arc streaked through the air, hitting General Yulin in the back.
General Yulin was hit by this huge force and threw himself on his horse. He tried hard to maintain his figure and returned to the city with his troops.
"He's a man."
Yi Xiaodao could clearly see in the city that the brave figure of this Yulin warrior was rare in Daqi. But that shot hit him in the back, and I'm afraid it would be difficult for him to survive.
Zhou Ziru looked expressionless, as if this was nothing, and said softly: "There are many such men in Daqi."
The Beiyi soldiers were chasing after them, but the city gate closed very slowly.
Zhou Ziru turned around and ordered: "Put in tens of thousands of horses and close the city gate!"
Jincheng is also a big city. As a transit station between the Central Plains and the Northland, the city gate is built on a particularly wide area. In a short time, the Northern Yi soldiers poured in like the sea.
The Yulin army in the hidden soldier cave tightened their weapons and prepared for attack.
Ten thousand, twenty thousand, thirty thousand... Zhou Ziru silently estimated the troops and horses of Beiyi entering the city, and ordered: "Close the door!"
Thousands of arrows were fired from the city wall, cutting off the Northern Yi rear army in an instant.
At the same time, countless Yulin troops surged out of the Tibetan Soldier Cave, swarming desperately toward the city gate, intercepting the rear group of Yi soldiers entering the north of the city, and seizing the city gate.
Although the Beiyi rear team discovered it in time, the Yulin army had calculated it deliberately and unintentionally, and they could not seize the city gate at all.
"Clang!"
The heavy city gate was closed, and the retreat of the Beiyi soldiers was completely blocked.
"It's a good move to close the door and beat the dog." Yi Xiaodao was not good at battlefield command. When he saw Zhou Ziru's command operation, he sincerely admired him.
"Kill them all!"
Zhou Ziru drew out his sword, raised his sword, and countless Yulin troops poured out from all directions in the city, attacking the Beiyi soldiers from all directions.
In the field battle outside the city, the home and away games of the two sides were not so obvious. If they couldn't beat the Northern Yi soldiers, there might be some morale reasons.
And now that the Northern Yi soldiers have entered the city, can they still be bullied by you?
For a time, the courage of the Yulin Army doubled, and they went forward one after another without fear of death. Some people outside the city had suffered a loss during the fight, and they were holding back their anger, and now they were about to let it out!
On the other hand, when the Beiyi soldiers first entered Jincheng, they did not know the topography of the city. Moreover, the city gate was closed, and communication outside the city was cut off. Everyone was panicked, and they did not know that there were many people who were being chopped off with their swords.
Under this ebb and flow, the Beiyi army was defeated and their numbers were reduced rapidly. Wails could be heard outside the city.
Zhou Ziru knew that Meng Mulie was in the military formation, and shouted outside the city: "There are more than a thousand strong cities in the Central Plains? You will die without a burial place!"
Qi Wukuoxie looked at Zhou Ziru who was shouting on the city wall and clenched his fists.
"Want to kill him? Then go ahead and kill him." Meng Mulie stood behind Qi Guokuoxie and whispered softly.
"Attack the city!" Qi Wukuoxie was already furious, but now with Meng Mulie's approval, he made a prompt decision and waved his sword to order the attack.
The tens of thousands of Beiyi soldiers in the city died less and less, and the men and horses were divided into various streets.
Seeing that there was no hope of escape, many Beiyi soldiers dropped their weapons and raised their hands in surrender.
Soon, these tens of thousands of northern Yi soldiers were like lingering snow encountering the scorching sun, melting rapidly and gradually disappearing.
After wiping out tens of thousands of enemies in one battle, the Yulin troops were all in high spirits and actively climbed up the city wall to resist the siege of the Beiyi soldiers.
Yi Xiaodao glanced around and knew that such a scene must not only appear in Jincheng. Soldiers and horses from other cities are also fighting sparing no effort.
"If Meng Mulie takes action now..." Zhou Ziru was most worried about Meng Mulie.
"I will stop him." Yi Xiaodao replied.
Zhou Ziru frowned, Yi Xiaodao said "I will stop him" instead of "I will stop him".
This shows that Yi Xiaodao is not very sure either.
Zhou Ziru could only pray secretly now that Meng Mulie must not take action.
Half a day passed quickly. The Beiyi soldiers below the city were still struggling to attack the city, but the morale of the Yulin army above the city was gradually rising.
Meng Mulie couldn't sit still anymore. As soon as he stood up, he heard the sentry report: "Great Khan, a large number of troops have appeared in the rear of our army."
"Where are the soldiers and horses?"
"The flags are in disarray, and even the armor looks different. I don't know where the soldiers and horses are."
Meng Mulie took a deep breath: "There are too many rats." After saying that, he turned back and headed north.
Outside the city, Wang Xuan smiled slyly. Ruru beside him looked at Wang Xuan curiously, somewhat confused as to what he was doing here.
Behind him, there are more than 10,000 men and horses, full of vigor and vitality...
