The sudden changes in the Metasequoia garrison's tactics and the deafening charge battle cry immediately caught the commanders of the Western Xinjiang coalition forces off guard.
Especially the four Loulan infantry phalanxes that were retreating, they were the first to bear the brunt of the Metasequoia soldiers' murderous intent through the air.
Because the ghost-faced white-robed army came out from the left side of the Metasequoia position, correspondingly, it appeared on the right side of the Loulan army. At this time, the Chechi troops that were advancing forward and preparing to replace them were located not far away. The other far side is the left side of Loulan Square.
The Loulan soldiers, who were about to withdraw from the battlefield and had become a little lax, happened to be caught in the middle between the White Robe Army and Che Chi Army.
The charging speed of those thousand ghost-faced white-robed troops can only be described as "extremely fast". Under the leadership of Xu Youchang, they rushed towards the Loulan people like a strong wind sweeping the earth. In just a few breaths, they rushed directly to the front, leaving no time for Lou Lan and the generals to think about their response.
According to common sense in combat, if during the march, you suddenly encounter enemy cavalry attacking your flank at high speed, then the troops closest to the enemy should immediately stop marching, secure their positions on the spot, and be protected by shield formations, gun formations and bows and arrows. Try your best to withstand the enemy's first few attacks so that friendly troops can gain time to organize a counterattack.
Even in the most unfavorable situation, you must use your own flesh and blood to try to hold the opponent back, and you must not let the charging cavalry charge unscrupulously.
However, it is a pity that the Loulan Legion does not have this basic awareness.
First, because they had just escaped from the fierce battle, not only did they generally feel lucky to have escaped death, but they had also successfully jumped out of the range of the Metasequoia Army archers and entered a safe zone. Therefore, the four Loulan infantry phalanx, They all invariably relaxed their tense nerves, making it difficult to gather fighting spirit again. Secondly, after the Loulan infantry fought fiercely, the casualties and attrition were very serious, and it was not possible to integrate a powerful defensive front.
Moreover, the more important issue is that the person on the other side of them is not their Loulan brothers, but the bastard Che Chi who has a deep grudge. What reason is there to risk your own life to protect Che Chiren?
In view of this, the Loulan generals who were in charge of leading the team did not need to think too much and immediately ordered all the troops to retreat at an accelerated speed and fled towards the main army formation in a swarm.
This time, Geerhan's men were directly troubled.
Since their line of sight was blocked by the retreating Loulan phalanx, Chechi's army on the other side had not been able to grasp the changes on the battlefield until now.
They were moving forward when they suddenly heard a loud killing sound in the distance. After carefully distinguishing it, they suddenly realized that it was the charge war cry commonly used by the Shengtang Zhenjiang Protectorate. They suddenly felt a little incredible.
Immediately afterwards, a sudden change occurred, and the Loulan army located near them suddenly began to retreat backwards at an accelerated speed.
The Loulan people's situation of approaching disaster and scurrying like wolves and rats immediately made the Chechi soldiers uneasy. As they continued to move forward, they couldn't help but turn their heads and look towards the Loulan phalanx.
In the blink of an eye, most of the Loulan soldiers and horses passed by them, allowing a clearer line of sight. It was only then that the unlucky Che Chiren finally saw clearly: the nightmare-like ghost-faced white-robed army was rushing all the way. Rush forward and come straight to your side!
Damn it! What a surprise!
In Geerhan's army, many soldiers were horse bandits who had followed him for a long time, especially the officers, almost all of whom were former horse bandit leaders. These people had attacked Metasequoia, so naturally they all had lingering fears for the White Robes.
The scene of the four hundred white-robed knights riding into the camp and defeating the forty thousand troops is still vivid in my mind. But at this moment, those terrible guys actually appeared on my flank without any warning. I didn't say I panicked on the spot. Those hands and feet are definitely a lie.
Like rabbits with fried hair, Che Chi and his soldiers and horses had a thought in their minds at the same time: it was absolutely impossible to form a formation to meet the enemy, and the only thing they could do now was to escape for their lives!
The officers were the first to turn around and run behind, one leading ten and ten leading hundreds. Almost in an instant, the 3,000-man Chechi infantry battalion closest to the White Robes didn't even have the courage to resist a little bit. In the blink of an eye, they collapsed and scattered, screaming.
Then, there is the second battalion, the third battalion... There is no one who can escape the fastest, only who can escape faster.
When Xu Youchang saw that the other party was so cowardly, he immediately shook off the heavy iron spear in his hand without being polite, led the ghost-faced white-robed army to accelerate the charge, and broke into the phalanx of Che Chi's army without any scruples.
The white-robed soldiers held their long swords at an angle, roaring angrily, and like tigers rushing into a herd of sheep, they showed their sharp claws and claws among the enemies, slashing and killing them all the way, and easily broke through the first square formation. .
At this time, General Che Chi and deputy commander of the army, Magu, was in the second square formation. He was not a horse bandit, but a well-known veteran of Che Chi Wang Ting. He had very rich combat experience, so he quickly suppressed the turbulent team and hurriedly set up three lines of defense facing the direction of the white-robed army.
The spear battalion in the front, the armored battalion in the middle, and the archer battalion in the back.
At the same time, under Magu's instructions, the other two Che Chijun formations gradually stopped and began to turn around and arrange their troops.
However, what he never expected was that the faster the defensive reaction was, the faster the impact would come! And this wave of impact is actually one of our own! As soon as the three lines of defense of the second phalanx were deployed, the previously dispersed troops of the first phalanx surged in like a tide, and in a blink of an eye the temporary defense system that Magu had worked so hard to establish was broken into pieces. , allowing the white-robed troops chasing behind the defeated troops to rush into the second square formation whistling and singing.
It’s over! It's all over!
Deputy Commander Ma Gu suddenly had a desperate thought in his heart: Collapse! All four large square formations cannot be saved!
Fifty eye-catching flags with red flowers on a white background fluttered in the wind, like talismans, flying above the heads of Chechi's army. The soldiers of the first phalanx and the second phalanx were mixed together in confusion, desperately dodging the pursuit of the white robe army. At this time, there is no longer any concept of military discipline and order. There is only one thought in everyone's mind: escape! escape! escape! Keep running away!
With the complete collapse of the second phalanx, the remaining two mixed infantry and cavalry phalanxes immediately gave up their futile resistance and hurriedly turned around and retreated before the ghost-faced white-robed army could rush over. The cavalry whipped their horses wildly, constantly passing over and knocking down the infantrymen beside them, and fled towards the main formation desperately; the infantrymen wished they had two more legs, discarding their helmets and armor along the way, and panicked to avoid the rapidly approaching white-robed troops.
Countless chariots were defeated, completely losing the order of the phalanx, and rushed towards the main coalition formation in a confused group. From a distance, the fleeing crowds filled the entire plain. The more Xu Youchang killed, the more smoothly he became. He led the white-robed soldiers to blend in with the fleeing people without any scruples, and continued to speed up the attack.
Alek Jiang was guarding the front of the main formation and witnessed with his own eyes everything that had just happened on the battlefield: first, the white-robed army on the opposite side suddenly came out to fight and pounced on the retreating, defenseless Loulan army. Paying attention to the so-called combat rules, he took the lead to escape, completely exposing the flanks of the Chechi Army to the White Robes. Immediately afterwards, the four Chechi large phalanxes suffered a violent blow as expected, like an avalanche, one after another. One was scattered and defeated by the other.
The scene in front of him, like wolves and rats scurrying about, and the doomsday was approaching, almost made him faint from anger.
Four chariots and an army with a total of 15,000 people in formation were actually being chased around by a thousand cavalry from the other side. It was really unreasonable!
However, Alekjiang couldn't care less about being angry at this time. Thousands of Chechi's defeated troops were running for their lives in a frantic manner, rushing towards them, and behind them was the ghost-faced white-robed army!
If the opponent takes advantage of this situation and gets caught up, those who need to escape will not be the only ones with the four square formations and ten or twenty thousand people.
Alek Jiang was worried and issued an order through gritted teeth: Archers, shoot to stop the defeated troops in front of you.
Hearing this, the Loulan generals couldn't help but be horrified: "Your Highness, those who were defeated were all friendly troops of Chechi State. If you shoot arrows directly like this, you will accidentally injure your own people!"
"You're a fool!" Alek Jiang couldn't help but cursed angrily: "If it's a little later, everyone will be dead!"
Following his order, thousands of Loulan archers began to shoot sparsely, but in the blink of an eye, the sparse arrows gradually became denser. In the end, the sky-wide rain of arrows directly hit the fleeing Chechi soldiers.
When the white-robed soldiers saw this, they galloped on their horses and raised the shields hanging next to their saddles to protect themselves from arrows. Their war horses were also covered with iron armor. They were not afraid of flying bows and arrows, and still maintained their basic speed without stopping at all.
However, those Chechi soldiers were not so lucky.
Originally, Che Chiren thought that they were getting closer and closer to the main formation and could finally save their lives. However, who would have expected that what greeted them at the next moment would not be reinforcements and protection from Loulan's friendly forces, but a cruel and merciless blow.
The rain of arrows rushed towards him, causing heavy casualties to the unsuspecting Che Chijun in just a moment.
"Alek Jiang! My regards to your grandfather's wife!"
Geerhan saw his men being dispersed one by one by the white-robed army, and he was already anxious. Unexpectedly, at this time, the shameless Loulan people not only refused to lend a helping hand, but also launched a large-scale shooting at the alliance's friendly forces. He was immediately angry. I couldn't help but curse. If it weren't for the lack of troops, he would have wanted to lead his troops directly into Alik Jiang's main formation, and he might as well have killed everyone together.
However, Geerhan didn't have much time to think about dying together. Because at this moment, the terrifying white-robed army suddenly adjusted its attack direction, aimed sharply at the junction of Loulan and Chechi's armies, and came quickly!
