When this formation was originally set up, all of the central army was composed of small and medium-sized tribes. Tuoba moved to have better control. These small and medium-sized tribes were not strong, but together they were numerous. But he ignored the real combat effectiveness of this large alliance of tribal armies. As a result, the Chinese army was caught off guard by He Yuanfeng's move and almost collapsed on the spot.
The first to bear the burden was the 10,000 infantry troops that had originally followed Tuoba's order to move forward slowly. After the five thousand cavalrymen of the Central Route Army repeatedly charged and killed them, they were unable to withstand the wolf-like cavalrymen and were beaten on the spot and fled in all directions. The reason why his Chinese army did not collapse on the spot. It was only thanks to the fierce fighting of the Baoxiang and Baosi clans, plus the two thousand fine cavalry of the Pingxia tribe, that they fought to the death with all their strength to barely maintain the stability of the Chinese army.
Fortunately, He Yuanfeng did not expect to completely defeat his Chinese army in one battle. After seeing the Chinese army that Tuoba had moved to gradually stabilize, he no longer had many opportunities. He Yuanfeng also took advantage of the situation to withdraw his troops and returned to a defensive position. At this time, Tuoba Jiqian had lost his mind a little after experiencing this battle. Faced with repeated attempts in vain, he still refused to give up.
They quickly adjusted their formation and launched another round of fierce attacks. Taking advantage of his own strength, he pressed forward on the entire front and continued to organize cavalry attacks on the left and right wings. His fighting style made the dozens of men riding horses around him frown more and more. Looking at the swarm tactics used by the party members when they charged, these dozens of men looked at each other and finally shook their heads helplessly.
They did not expect that after a month of painstaking training, these party members would still use such a tactic. Although they have finally learned the tactic of outflanking, they are still far from being able to advance and retreat in an orderly manner. Facing the opponent's hail of bullets and arrows, such a strategy will just send others to their doorstep for massacre. Especially Tuoba Jiqian, he lost his calmness when he least should have.
At this time, he had already launched an attack on all fronts and put all his capital on it. As for them, at least most of the cavalry were recuperating there and were not used at all. In the eyes of these dozens of people, there is almost no suspense at this point in this battle. If the generals in charge of the army and the army don't use some stupid tricks at this time, this battle will be won.
Among the dozens of people, a few leaders gathered together and whispered. One of them should be the general leader. He said to the other person whose face was always covered: "I originally thought that this Tuoba Jiqian was so skillful that he would be a tycoon for a lifetime, but now it seems that it is nothing more than that. These party members are actually a group of people. Something that can’t get up. Sixty thousand versus twenty thousand, the right time and place are right for him.”
"To actually fight like this, I really let down the high expectations of the master. It seems that the dozens of days we brothers have been wasted. I think there is no need for us to stay here now. Our last Now, let’s evacuate quietly. Otherwise, if they lose the battle and expose our identity, it will bring unnecessary trouble to the master.”
After he finished speaking, the masked man said in a sinister voice: "It's easy for us to evacuate, and we can leave quietly at any time. But in the past ten years, the master has smashed Tuoba Jiqian's body." I paid a large sum of money and materials to help him establish influence among the party members, but we can't just lose it in vain. Otherwise, even if we return safely, the master will not be able to spare us."
"We secretly killed Yeli Qiji. We just wanted him to take this opportunity to completely annex Yeli and increase his strength, so as to cause greater chaos to the imperial court in the northwest and cut off the supply of troops and horses to the imperial court. To create more convenience for the master’s plan. But I didn’t expect that Tuoba Jiqian would not seize this opportunity and actually resorted to borrowing a knife to kill someone.”
"By doing this, the master's hard work for so many years has been wasted. No, we can't leave just like that. This person still has some use value. Hasn't his brother already gone to Beiliao to ask for help? I must have There should be some results now. As long as Beiliao agrees to send troops, we can still take advantage of the opportunity. Let's wait and see if he still has a chance."
"The chess piece that the master worked so hard to plant in the northwest cannot just be wasted. If it still doesn't work, we must get rid of everyone who knows the inside story before we leave. Otherwise, One day the imperial court will investigate, and sooner or later the master will be found. The spies we have are powerful, but the imperial court's North and South Town Fusi are not just for free."
This masked man is obviously the one in charge among this group of people. Now that he said these words, even if the leader had already thought about retreating, he could only swallow the rest of his words back in his stomach. Even though at this moment, the uneasiness he felt in his heart was getting worse and worse, he didn't dare to complain at all in front of this masked man.
In fact, these dozens of people didn't know that Tuoba Jiqian was not really jealous. As a heroic figure, he still knows how to advance and retreat. The reason why he pressed forward on all fronts was, firstly, to look for the last opportunity to fight, and secondly, to prepare for his retreat. The five thousand cavalry of the official army at noon and the fierce black tiger heart-breaking tactics left a deep impression on him.
The official army only had 5,000 cavalry charge several times, but it almost caused him more than 10,000 casualties. In particular, the Baoxiang and Baosi clans fought desperately to preserve the central army. The few tribal armies were almost completely wiped out. Seven out of ten of the two thousand tribal armies of the two clans were lost, and the clan leader died in the battle. Half of his last two thousand Xiabu cavalry were left, and most of them were injured.
The 10,000 infantry troops that were defeated first were barely able to contain less than 40% of them after several attempts at containment. After a day of hard fighting, both the left and right wings suffered heavy losses. Noribu on the left wing, his brother-in-law who personally led the troops in the battle. The second brother-in-law who was closest to him was shot to death by an army crossbow. The third brother-in-law, along with his own horse, were stabbed in a string by the army's spears.
But it was the elder brother-in-law Ye Lirongqi whom he hated most and most longed to die in battle. But in the fierce battle for nearly a day, it was like a divine help, and it could be said that he was not injured at all. Seeing that the sun was gradually starting to set, Tuoba Jiqian, who knew that he was going to lose this battle, simply came with an entire army to press him. In addition to trying to find the last chance, the other is to plan to advance before retreating.
Because he knew that he was exhausted from fighting. But there are still thousands of cavalry in the official army, and they have been recharging their strength. Including the Chinese army that attacked at noon, I am afraid that it has now rested. He forced himself to retreat in broad daylight. These nearly 10,000 cavalrymen can directly make them fight for a day. At this time, the troops are exhausted and the troops are exhausted, which directly turns into a huge rout.
In order to enhance the effect of this attack, although Tuoba Jiqian had made up his mind to retreat, he still invested all his strength. Even the ten thousand cavalry hidden in Daluo Mountain were mobilized. The remaining 10,000 infantry troops were ordered to advance thirty miles to the battlefield and strengthen their vigilance against the left army of the official army. After the large group of people evacuates tonight, they will evacuate to Shigou City after noon tomorrow.
In fact, Tuoba Jiqian used these 10,000 infantry troops as chess pieces that could be discarded when necessary. He knew that if he wanted to retreat, these infantry troops, who had no horses and could only rely on walking, would only become a drag on the entire army. By keeping them behind, they can not only delay the pursuit of the officers and soldiers, but also get rid of the baggage of their retreat in disguise. Especially the majority of these 10,000 infantry troops are Han Chinese.
Tuoba Jiqian, who also knew that people who are not from my race, have different hearts, did not really regard these ten thousand infantry troops as his own people from the bottom of his heart. What's more, these Han troops were forcefully recruited by him. Their military morale has always been unstable and their combat effectiveness is quite low. When he had already made up his mind to retreat, he decisively decided to abandon these Han troops who were not of the same clan as him and who seemed to him to be unstable.
While making up his mind to retreat tonight, he took advantage of the night. Tuoba Jiqian secretly sent his confidants and immediately rushed back to Lingzhou at starry night. Let his tribal army with two thousand wild tribes stay in Lingzhou to protect his father-in-law's coffin, and his fourth brother-in-law, who actually watched his family as hostages, immediately clear the wilderness in Lingzhou. All the tribesmen covering Lingzhou immediately crossed the Yellow River and evacuated to Helan Mountain.
When Tuoba Jiqian did this, he avoided everyone, including all clan leaders and leaders. Except for the few confidants who sent him messages, almost no one knew that his side had already begun to retreat. However, Yeli Rongqi, who was already red-blooded and thinking about revenge for his two younger brothers, did not know that he was also on the list of his brother-in-law to be sacrificed.
At this time, He Yuanfeng, who was opposite Tuoba Jiqian, saw another 10,000 cavalry reinforcements from the Dangxiang people on the opposite side. He knew that the next offensive would probably be the last offensive of the Dangxiang people. Ruoyi also gathered his energy to deal with it with all his strength. At the same time, he also ordered his cavalry to be ready to attack. He knew that as long as he repelled the party's offensive, it would be time for him to fight back.
When the horns of the party members were blown during an attack, the sound of charging and killing and the sound of horse hooves sounded again all over the mountains and plains. The contemptuous smile on He Yuanfeng's face was even more overwhelming. Although Tuoba Jiqian attacked with all his strength this time, He Yuanfeng was not afraid. Because he still has a few secret weapons, which he has always controlled in his own hands and has never been used.
Facing the party's all-out final blow, when He Yuanfeng's raised hand fell again, the small trebuchet that had been reloaded hit the sky one by one, mixed with the dense rain of arrows, and more than a hundred crossbows. The spears fired were thrown into the ranks of party cavalry all over the mountains and plains. With the sound of explosions, scores of party cavalrymen and horses fell into a pool of blood.
Although the party's cavalry, under the supervision of Tuoba Jiqian, took turns charging desperately without fear of death. But humans are flesh and blood after all, and they simply cannot withstand the blows of such firearms and arrows. What's more, their war horses have not received corresponding training at all. The explosion of firearms frightened their mounts. Not to mention those temporarily recruited horses, even real war horses can't stand it.
Suddenly, the frightened war horses ran around like crazy. Not only was the charging team in front turned into a mess, but even the team behind was overwhelmed by the cavalry in front. Seeing that the rebels themselves were in chaos, He Yuanfeng used the cavalry as the vanguard and the infantry to keep up with the entire army. The entire army launched a full-scale counterattack against the party members.
The rebel cavalry, which had completely fallen into chaos at this time, could not withstand the fierce attack of the wolf-like and tiger-like elite soldiers of the Xijing Camp, and was killed and defeated. But they also didn't expect that the officers and soldiers also brought firearms. Tuoba Jiqian, who originally thought that even if he lost this battle, would be able to preserve part of his own strength, he didn't expect that he would be defeated so miserably. He was really defeated like a mountain.
