Liu Ling saw that the cavalry attacking both wings encountered strong resistance from the Qingzhou Army's infantry. In particular, the cavalry attacking the left wing of the Qingzhou Army were defeated by the Qingzhou Jia soldiers and a fierce cavalry force.
Of course, these barbarian cavalry can usually regroup after retreating, but even so, the wounded cavalry still made Liu Ling feel distressed.
These are the foundation of Liu Ling's power, and they are also his capital to win officials and titles in front of the Huns. I am afraid that hundreds of people were killed and injured in the melee just now. These Hu cavalry have Liu Ling's advantage more than the Jin people's infantry. The spirit trusts.
Liu Ling's blood surged up, and he wished he could cut these hateful Qingzhou soldiers into pieces immediately.
Although the plan to encircle the two wings suffered a minor setback, he had already seen that some of the Hulu cavalry had circled directly behind the Qingzhou array.
At this time, as long as the cavalry on both wings can regroup and cooperate with the cavalry that has completed the encirclement, the Qingzhou Army can be surrounded on all sides.
At that time, even if these Qingzhou soldiers have three heads and six arms, they will definitely be defeated!
"Lu Bahu, call all the cavalry here and follow me to the flanks. We must surround you on all sides immediately!"
Liu Ling called a barbarian man with braided hair and asked him to send an order to gather all the cavalry to launch a larger charge.
Because Liu Ling has seen his own infantry array and has begun to waver. If he does not find a way to stop the advance of these Qingzhou soldiers, it will not take long for the infantry composed of Hebei refugees to completely collapse. By then, even if God has come and there is nothing he can do.
On the one hand, Liu Ling led the remaining cavalry to the flanks to gather the retreating cavalry, trying to organize a new round of attack. On the other hand, he sent a guard to the camp in the rear to send a message to Shi Le, asking Shi Le to dispatch it immediately. Reinforcements.
After receiving the message from Liu Ling's people, Shi Le's generals were all excited and wanted to take advantage of the upcoming encirclement to give these intrusive Qingzhou troops a lesson.
Just now, on the highest watchtower in the camp, Shi Le vaguely saw that the Qingzhou Army, which was surrounded from three sides, actually withstood the first three-sided attack.
Under such a disadvantage that they were almost surrounded by enemies from both sides, these desperate Qingzhou soldiers did not waver and fled. This made Shi Le very doubtful whether Liu Ling's so-called siege from all sides would really work this time.
If this final blow is not effective, it will have a huge blow to the morale of the Hu cavalry and Jinren infantry under Shi Le and Liu Ling. If the Qingzhou Army still launches a strong advance If they were capable, I'm afraid Shi Le and Liu Ling would be in a complete defeat.
While Shi Le was thinking about it, all the generals around him kept encouraging him to send troops to participate in the siege.
Although the horses of these barbarians had just rushed back and forth for more than twenty miles, they all felt that as long as they used all their horsepower and launched the final attack, these Qingzhou soldiers would definitely be defeated!
However, Shi Le suddenly turned dark, pointed outside the camp and said.
"It's impossible."
Following the direction pointed by Shi Le, all the generals beside him looked towards the direction of the city wall of Licheng.
I saw that the defenders who originally stood by the city wall were now moving around frequently. The various flags on the wall were moving back and forth, and the loud war drums were sounding.
Everyone was shocked. It was the defenders in the city who wanted to leave the city to attack them.
Although these barbarians had been besieging Licheng for many days, they did not know exactly how many soldiers and horses there were in the city. However, they guessed based on the soldiers at the top of the city that there should be at least three to four thousand people, and maybe five thousand at most.
If it were before today, these Hu people would not pay much attention to these Jin troops, but after the battle with the Qingzhou Army just now, they already know that these Qingzhou Army are already as strong as the Jin Dynasty Central Army.
The battle between Liu Ling and the Qingzhou reinforcements is now in full swing. If thousands of equally fierce and powerful troops emerge from Licheng, Liu Ling will definitely be defeated, and I am afraid that even if Shi Le leads his army to join the reinforcements, they may not be able to stop him. These Qingzhou troops are like wolves and tigers.
After Shi Le said nothing could be done, these barbarian generals all fell silent.
At this time, in an inconspicuous place behind everyone, a middle-aged man dressed as a Jin scholar spoke.
"General, the situation is critical. It's better to take a comprehensive plan early."
Shi Le looked over everyone's heads and saw the speaker. He was a Jin man named Zhang Bin who had recently joined his army. He was a former county official in the Jin court.
"What Zhang Jun said is absolutely true. Send an order to the entire army to assemble the army immediately and prepare to break camp."
Shi Le was very polite to Jin people like Zhang Bin who took the initiative to seek refuge with him, and what Zhang Bin said was exactly what he thought.
At this time, Shi Le's cavalry were running back and forth and fighting fiercely for a long time. If they really used all their strength, if the battle situation changed, they would be in trouble if they wanted to escape and retreat.
Moreover, in this case, the remaining infantry in his battalion may be completely defeated. If so, it would be a good outcome if he could lead a few hundred elites to escape.
Therefore, it was impossible for Shi Le to take risks for Liu Ling. He wanted to retreat immediately. Under the cover of his cavalry, the infantry he brought from Hebei could basically retreat.
As for the situation on Liu Ling's side, Shi Le couldn't care less whether Liu Ling was dead or alive.
Moreover, in Shi Le's heart, he even vaguely hoped that Liu Ling would fail. In that case, the remnants of Hu Jin under Liu Ling could be legitimately taken over by Shi Le.
At this time, the originally long and flat formation of the Qingzhou Army had turned into a twisted square shape surrounded by barbarians on all sides.
Although the Qingzhou Army is surrounded by enemies on all sides, the soldiers who have been killed are not timid at all. These soldiers who are caught in the killing have no ability to think about the overall situation. They only see the enemies that keep appearing in front of them, and what they have to do The thing is to keep swinging the knife and gun to kill all the enemies that appear.
Liu Yu led his elite guards to run for support without stopping, and tried his best to encourage the soldiers around him when he arrived. He knew that the Qingzhou Army had reached a moment of high mental stress, and the Hulu bandits on the other side were It's the same situation.
As long as we hold on to the last barbarian attack, it will be these barbarian bandits who will soon experience the collapse of military morale.
Seeing the Hulu cavalry in the side and rear direction, completing the final team, the Hulu cavalry that filled the field of vision made bursts of whistling and screaming sounds. With several horns blowing, these Hulu cavalry launched the final attack. Risk your life.
The rumble of horse hooves came to mind again. This time it was more powerful than the previous times, like three monstrous floods rushing towards the Qingzhou Army.
The Qingzhou soldiers guarding the military formation all clenched their long guns in their hands, preparing to face the last wave of enemy madness.
Just when these Hulu cavalry had just begun to accelerate, preparing to attack the Qingzhou Army from three sides.
The Hulu cavalry in front of the Qingzhou Army's left wing suddenly broke out. The Hulu cavalry who had already started to mount their horses and started to speed up fell into chaos one by one.
At the same time, the city walls of Licheng remembered the roaring of mountains and tsunami-like cheers and the loud beating of drums!
"Licheng army, kill the enemy!"
"If the inside is coordinated and the outside is coordinated, the barbarians will be defeated!"
Soon, the left-wing barbarians who were attacked by the defenders out of the city did not even take any action to organize a defensive fan gong, and they all spontaneously fled. It was not the kind of retreat that was slightly evasive, but a real retreat. !
Liu Ling, who had just arrived at the flank, entered this scene and immediately cursed angrily.
"Don't run away. Come back here. These Qingzhou troops will be defeated soon!"
"Bring these Jin dogs who have left the city back to me!"
However, most of the Hulu cavalry continued to run away regardless.
Seeing this, the guards around Liu Ling also tried to persuade him.
"General, the rout cannot be stopped, let's leave quickly."
"Yes, General, if you are scattered by the defeated troops, we will not be able to protect you."
When Liu Ling learned that these most trusted guards were planning to flee, he immediately pointed his spear and shouted fiercely.
"Anyone who dares to say retreat will be killed!"
After saying that, Liu Ling turned the horse's head, continued to face the direction of the Qingzhou Army's formation, and continued to shout.
"Everyone obeys my orders, follow me and kill!"
Seeing this, Liu Ling's guards could only bite the bullet and follow him to continue the charge.
At this time, due to the sudden defeat of Sao An on the flank, the Hulu cavalry in other places entered a state of wait-and-see and surprise. Most of them did not know what happened.
However, some of them still understood it. They heard the shouts of the defenders at the head of Licheng City in the distance. They knew that the defenders of Licheng came out of the city to counterattack. They didn't know how many people the defenders sent out, but they only knew that the defenders came out of the city to counterattack. After that, the Hulu cavalry there collapsed. I am afraid that the number and combat power of these enemy troops who left the city were very strong.
Slowly, some people with quick minds turned their horses' heads and ran toward the wings during the charge that had slowed down, and then drifted away.
Liu Ling led the left and right guards on horseback and rushed towards the thin Qingzhou Army array. Liu Ling couldn't help but think in his heart, if he could fight up to it and tear a gap into the Qingzhou Army infantry array, what would happen to this inexplicable decline? It should be redeemable.
Soon, the war horse under Liu Ling's crotch was running faster and faster, and he was about to hit the densely packed Bu Li Dao Qiang in front of him. Liu Ling gritted his teeth and stared at the Qingzhou Army opposite, whipping the war horse harder, thinking Charge into the enemy formation with thunderous force.
However, it was completely beyond Liu Ling's expectation. When his horse was about to hit the Qingzhou Army array, it suddenly slowed down to avoid it, catching Liu Ling off guard and falling off the horse.
Liu Ling was knocked unconscious by this fall, but at least no bones or muscles were broken.
When he finally came to his senses, one of his cavalrymen gave up his horse to Liu Ling.
After the horse stumbled just now, Liu Ling no longer had the courage to make a last-ditch effort or think about it.
At this time, under the chain reaction of the collapse of the Hulu cavalry on the flanks, the entire Hulu cavalry suffered a comprehensive rout. Many of them did not know what happened at all. They just knew that they were defeated, and they all fled like headless flies. .
At the same time, the Qingzhou Army, which was already in high spirits, now seemed to have received another shot in the arm, launching a frantic pursuit and killing on the back of the fleeing enemy!
Under the cover of the guards, Liu Ling and a dozen cavalrymen fled quickly to the southeast. He turned his head and glanced at the head of Licheng City, and found that a large number of flags and bugles were mobilizing above. Looking at the situation, it seemed that they were going to continue at other city gates. Attack.
Liu Ling, who had regained his senses, was even more afraid of being surrounded by the Qingzhou Army when he saw this situation. In that case, he would be unable to fly.
Therefore, Liu Ling even returned to the camp without any goods or treasures, so he directly led the cavalry and fled into the distance.
While crossing the battlefield, Liu Ling's ears were filled with screams in Hu language, and of course there were more voices of homeless infantry begging for mercy and surrender. Liu Ling could no longer care about calling in the broken troops.
After Liu Ling beat the horse all the way, he finally reached a place where the noise of the battlefield could not be heard. At this time, the horse under his crotch was almost exhausted, and large clouds of white mist sprayed out from the mouths of the man and the horse.
Liu Ling stopped his horse and looked back, staring blankly in the direction of the battlefield.
After a while, Liu Ling suddenly took out the big yellow bow from his pocket, beat the air in front of him hard, and kept yelling and cursing.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
"I'm going to kill you all!"
Finally, while waving the big yellow bow hysterically, Liu Ling used all his strength to finally stop. He could no longer hold the bow in his hand and fell to the ground with a "snap".
Liu Ling murmured in a tearful voice, "I clearly set up the formation properly. I surrounded and attacked on three sides. I gathered the scattered troops and fought again. If I can attack on all four sides, I am bound to win."
"However, my formation and deployment of troops were correct, but I was defeated in the end."
"I'm not willing to give in! These Qingzhou soldiers are a bunch of lunatics and reckless men!"
When he saw that Liu Ling's last attack was bankrupt and the entire army was defeated, Shi Le had already led most of his troops to complete the retreat in a hurry.
As long as Liu Lingjun is defeated, there will be no need to defend this camp, and of course there will be no need to continue to besiege Licheng.
Shi Le's army never cared about winning or losing a city. If one city couldn't be conquered, it would move on to the next one. Therefore, this battle was really a trivial matter for those who couldn't conquer Licheng.
What really worries Shi Le is that it may be difficult for him to have the opportunity and courage to come to Qingzhou again. After all, today's two battles have firmly engraved the Qingzhou Army's reputation for perseverance into the hearts of these barbarians and refugees. .
In fact, from Shi Le's point of view, in today's two battles, he and Liu Ling made no mistakes in marching and formation. On the contrary, it was the commander-in-chief of the Qingzhou Army who had the shortcomings of being aggressive and rigid in formation. But in this case However, these Qingzhou troops were like a group of stone-headed fools, fighting to the end and winning to the end.
Shi Le couldn't help but wonder what magic trick this Donglai thief Liu Yu used to turn these Qingzhou soldiers into such a group, even if the swords were applied to all sides without breaking down.
