Those who arrived here with great momentum were the Turkic armored cavalry troops that happened to arrive at Sedan yesterday, with a total of two thousand people.
It turned out that this group of Turkic troops came from the direction of Suiye Kingdom and were ordered to be transferred to the Turkic South Camp to change defenses and blockade Shengyuguan. At dawn today, two thousand Turkic warriors got up and packed their belongings, preparing to leave the small town and continue heading east.
However, unexpectedly, they had just finished organizing the team when they suddenly heard chaos on the streets outside the camp. Immediately afterwards, a few Loulan soldiers who were lucky enough to survive stumbled into the camp gate and shouted that the enemy was entering the city.
The leading Turkic general did not dare to neglect after hearing this. Without even asking who the enemy was, he rushed out of the camp with his troops and launched a counterattack against Li Jiangyao and the others on the street.
When they saw the surging Turkic cavalry from a distance, most of the metasequoia warriors were a little stunned. However, Xu Youchang, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, showed an extraordinary reaction. Without waiting for Li Jiangyao's order, he immediately commanded his men to form a charge formation and meet the opponent head-on.
The former soldiers and horses selected to participate in the battle of Sedan were almost all soldiers from the original forward battalion of the Xuanjia Legion. They had experienced hundreds of battles and could be called the elite of the Shengtang military elite. These warriors with rich combat experience knew very well: As the saying goes, the brave will win when meeting on a narrow road. On such a long and narrow street, once the Turkic horses are allowed to charge forward without any hindrance, no matter how many troops there are, they will not be able to hold it.
The only correct way to fight is to rush forward without hesitation and fight to the death before the opponent's horse speeds up completely.
As a result, the small number of former soldiers were the first to react, followed Xu Youchang closely, and were the first batch to rush towards the Turks who were getting closer and closer.
Almost at the same time, Li Jiangyao also realized the seriousness of the problem. Although the appearance of the Turkic army exceeded his previous expectations, there was no time to hesitate at this moment. As soon as Xu Youchang launched the charge, he immediately swung his sword forward and ordered all the soldiers and horses to attack the enemy head-on.
In the blink of an eye, on this street that was hundreds of steps long and twenty steps wide, two groups of cavalry rushed forward and suddenly collided. In an instant, swords and swords flew, blood and flesh flew everywhere, and the entire street was filled to the brim. . The soldiers in the front row on both sides were fighting face to face. They didn't even have to think about their moves. They simply wielded their sabers and spears, slashing and stabbing in a straight line, either knocking their opponents over or falling to their swords. under.
The soldiers and horses that caught up behind them kept shouting, rushing forward, pushing forward, and pushing forward. As soon as the comrade in front fell down, he immediately made up for it and continued to fight. The soldiers and war horses that unfortunately fell to the ground were almost without exception trampled to pulp by the hooves of the surrounding horses.
On the main street of the small town of Sedan, it seemed as if a huge bloody vortex suddenly appeared out of thin air, sucking in and swallowing the soldiers on both sides.
The battle situation was completely stalemate, but as the commander, Li Jiangyao was squeezed in the middle of the team by the dense soldiers around him. He could not advance or retreat. He could not see what was going on in front, and he couldn't help but feel anxious.
According to the current dull style of chopping and killing, even if the Turks can be held back, it will be a complete waste of combat power. And once Loulan guard Su Kun, who is familiar with the terrain, leads his men to bypass from the side and rear and outflank them, we will suddenly be in danger of being attacked from both front and rear.
In that case, these brothers who followed him into the city would be finished.
But what's helpless is that now there are people around him, and they are tightly packed together, and there is no way to effectively command and mobilize.
Li Jiangyao was so anxious that he raised his eyes and looked around. Suddenly, he put his hands on the saddle and exerted force with his feet. He jumped into the air, stepped on the heads and shoulders of the people next to him, and jumped to the roof next to the street in a few steps.
As soon as he climbed onto the roof, Li Jiangyao immediately shouted to Holia who was further behind: "Princess! Don't go forward. Take your people to retreat and prepare for an outflank by the enemy! The white-robed army obeyed the order and brought their bows and arrows. You all fucking have sex with me!"
Following his order, a hundred or so white-robed soldiers jumped out of their saddles in a pattern, neatly climbed onto the houses on both sides of the street, and then followed their leader and moved quickly along the roofs. In an instant, the Turkic cavalry approached.
At this time, the leading general of the Turks was just like Li Jiangyao. He was tightly squeezed in the middle of the team by his own people and could not move at all.
He waved the saber in his hand and kept shouting at the top of his lungs: "Charge me! Kill me! Press me over!" Looking at his posture, it seemed as if this shout could trigger some mysterious power to help him and his men. They defeat their opponents.
And he firmly believed that the louder the shout, the stronger the mysterious power.
But it was a pity that even though their voices were hoarse from shouting, the cavalrymen wearing Chechi uniforms on the opposite side still refused to give an inch. This situation really made the Turkic general feel a little discouraged. So he cleared his throat, prepared to regroup, and raised his head again to call on the mysterious power to help him.
Unexpectedly, when he raised his head, he happened to see the white-robed army surrounding him from the roof next to him.
Rows of archers were already aiming their shining arrows at him.
The Turkic general's heart tightened. What he originally planned to shout, "Charge! Kill! Pressure!" suddenly turned into "Oh my God!"
Following his desperate scream, the condescending white-robed army began to shoot wildly and inhumanely.
The furthest distance from the roof to the street was only a few feet, and there were densely packed people below. In this situation, the archer does not need to aim at all. He only needs to close his eyes and shoot randomly, and he will always hit the mark.
The most terrifying thing about a sudden volley strike is not the casualties it can cause, but the despair that comes from being completely trapped in a passive position of being beaten. The opponent bent his bow and nocked an arrow, shooting at his head, but he was still unable to stop him and had nowhere to hide. Even the most loyal and brave Blood Guard of the Turkic Khan would collapse here.
The Turkic cavalry were still fighting fiercely, but were suddenly washed away by a rain of arrows. They were suddenly terrified and screamed repeatedly. The more than a hundred archers knocked down hundreds of Turkic soldiers with just a few volleys. Those who were lucky enough to miss the arrow no longer had the intention to crowd forward. On the contrary, everyone began to retreat in panic.
Fierce battles are often like a tug-of-war. As long as one side of the stalemate relaxes a little, the other side will immediately feel it and suddenly burst out with greater morale and combat power, completely crushing the opponent.
The Turkic army was shot at indiscriminately by bows and arrows. It lost its previous vigor. Xu Youchang immediately noticed it keenly and gave the order without hesitation, taking the lead in pressing hard on the opponent. In the blink of an eye, the Metasequoia Army's ranks erupted with shocking shouts of killing, and rushed through the Turkic cavalry's front line with a crash.
The army was defeated like a mountain. If one Turk ran away, all the Turks would follow him. The ferocity one moment turned into panic the next. Although a few very bloody Turkic warriors remained where they were, fighting stubbornly in small groups, the vast majority of the Turkic soldiers and horses had quickly retreated at this time. The city gate fled in a hurry.
The Metasequoia troops, who had an absolute advantage, easily wiped out all the remaining enemies in the city.
In less than half an hour, the battle in Sedan was completely over.
Li Jiangyao jumped down from the roof and told his men not to rest and to seize the time to clean the battlefield. According to the prior plan, everyone divided into two groups: Ma Mu led the civilian men brought from Metasequoia City to frantically grab the grain, grass and equipment hoarded in Sedang City; Du Jian led his men to remove the Loulan flags everywhere and change them all. Cheng Geerhan's Chechi military flag.
A dozen local warriors rode fast horses and beat gongs, galloping back and forth in the streets, loudly announcing to the people in the city in Chechi language: Sedan was returned to the jurisdiction of the Chechi Kingdom.
Many civilian officials stationed in Sedan from Loulan did not have time to retreat with Su Kun at this time. They shivered and hid in the room, clearly hearing the announcement outside.
After everything was done, it was getting dark. Du Jian and Ma Mu came to Li Jiangyao and reported the situation to him: "Boss, we have requisitioned a total of 240 carts in Sedan, plus more than 70 camels, all of which are loaded with food and arrows. Arrow. The flags and notices of Chechi Kingdom are also everywhere. We can set off!"
Li Jiangyao nodded with satisfaction, discussed with Xu Youchang next to him in a low voice, and then ordered: "Du Jian, you and the princess will lead two thousand soldiers and horses to escort the convoy around Lake Mangsili and from the Dahong Gorge. Return to Metasequoia.”
"Shall we go back to Metasequoia? What about you?" Holia asked.
Xu Youchang coughed: "Commander of the Right Army, please pay attention to your attitude when speaking to the general."
Holia rolled her eyes at him. Although her face was full of dissatisfaction, she did not dare to violate military discipline again. She just stared at Li Jiangyao unwillingly.
Li Jiangyao said in a deep voice: "You go first, we will be responsible for breaking up the rear, and we will see if there is a chance to set up an ambush or something."
"Ambush?" Holia shouted quickly: "I want to go too!"
As soon as the words came out, she suddenly realized that she had forgotten the distinction between positions. She secretly glanced at Xu Youchang next to her and stuck out her tongue in embarrassment.
Xu Youchang shook his head angrily and amusedly, and said to Li Jiangyao: "Jiang Yao, Princess Nanhua is familiar with the terrain. I think it's okay for her to follow us. Please make your decision."
"Okay then," Li Jiangyao thought for a while and asked Houliya: "This is the territory of Chechi Kingdom. If the Loulan people want to report and move troops, they can only go to Sakyi City in the northeast recently. From Sakyi to Sedan , is there any suitable place for an ambush in the middle?"
Horiyah replied with a smile: "Are you looking for an ambush location? I'm not bragging. I've been hunting in this area since I was a child, and I'm so familiar with it. Fifty miles away, there is a small hilly area leading to Sakye. The official road winds through the hills. There will be no problem hiding thousands of people there!"
