What to do if the breakout fails?
It's easy to handle, just organize another breakout.
"Those who retreat in the face of battle will die... those who are timid in battle will die... Brush, brush!"
Abata is worthy of being a veteran on the battlefield. Seeing that the breakout failed, he immediately swung his long-handled Xuanhua ax and chopped down two Niulu Zhangjings who retreated first. He stabilized the troops who had fled back, and then reorganized his team and replenished his troops. , and after some more instructions, the second breakout began.
This time, it’s a group charge!
"Warriors, listen carefully. Lord Baylor has an order: Those who advance will be heavily rewarded, and those who retreat will be killed without mercy... Charge!"
"Hoo...ho!"
Thousands of Jurchen cavalry lined up in a neat formation, shouted battle slogans, and charged towards the entrance and exit on the north side.
Four hundred feet.
Three hundred feet.
Two hundred feet.
…
"Brush... ew!"
The distance was less than a hundred feet, and when the war horses began to stir, the Jurchen soldiers drew out their short daggers and stabbed them hard on the buttocks of the war horses.
Under the severe pain, the war horses lost their minds and were no longer afraid of the smell of beasts. They rushed forward like crazy and soon rushed through the wall of fire.
At the same time, under the command of the horn, the Jurchen soldiers outside the encirclement also launched a fierce attack on the entrance and exit, forming a pincer attack from both inside and outside.
If it had been any other army, it would have collapsed long ago in the face of a fierce attack by tens of thousands of Jurchen troops.
The soldiers of the Tianwei Army, on the other hand, had no fear on their faces. They used antlers as cover to launch a ferocious counterattack, beating with matchlocks, blasting with thunder, shooting with bows and crossbows, slashing with knives, stabbing with spears, and even They smashed them with their fists and bit them with their teeth... When those in front fell, those behind immediately took their place. Everyone fought to the death, even the wounded insisted on fighting.
Hundreds of artillery pieces in the dense forests on both sides also roared at the same time, blasting the Jurchen army's rear troops, killing and injuring their effective strength.
To make a long story short, after a fierce fighting, the Jurchen army suffered heavy casualties. Finally, they could no longer hold on and retreated again.
"Trash, you are all trash, Ben Beile will chop you down!"
"Lord Beile, calm down. It's not that the soldiers are not working hard. It's just that this Ming army is too powerful. They fight like madmen. None of them are afraid of death. They even hug our people and die together. The soldiers really can't hold on. That’s why I retreated!”
"snort!"
Seeing that the second breakout failed again, Abatai was furious and scolded Jia La Zhangjing and Niu Lu Zhangjing who came back, but this time he did not pick up the ax to kill anyone.
Because Abatai could see clearly that his subordinates had tried their best and fought fiercely. The reason why Abatai did not break out was because his opponents were more fierce.
"No wonder Du Du was defeated and died on the battlefield. This Tianwei Army is really powerful. It can train such an elite army. That guy named Qin Feng is even more extraordinary. If there is a chance, Ben Beile really wants to meet him. See Isn’t he a man with three heads and six arms, a heart of gold and courage!”
"Master Belle, what should I do?"
"Now that the situation has come to an end, all we have to do is fight. Ben Beile personally leads the charge. Anyone who dares to take a step back will be killed without mercy!"
"Master Belle, the enemy's weapons are very sharp. It would be too dangerous for you to go into battle in person!"
"I can't care so much. If I can't rush out, it will all be over... Warriors, line up again, and follow Benbeile to chop off the enemy's head and crush the enemy's corpse!"
"Hoo...ho!"
Abate ordered his men to raise the blue flag and charge into battle in person. This brave move immediately boosted the low morale.
Soon, the Jurchen soldiers regrouped, shouted slogans, and launched a third charge, which was more ferocious than the previous two, and soon reached the point of close combat.
On the side of Tianwei Army, Qin Feng has been observing the battlefield situation. Seeing Abatai personally charging into the battle, he couldn't help but feel happy... Shoot the man first, shoot the horse first, and capture the thief first, capture the king!
"Han Shanjun, Dong Tianbao!"
"I have a humble duty, what are your orders, General?"
"you
The two of us are guarding here. We must hold back the Jurchens and not let any of them escape! "
"As you command!"
…
After handing over the command, Qin Feng ran as fast as he could and took a few soldiers to a dense forest on the west side. He dug more than a dozen large pits and placed dozens of Shenwei general cannons to continuously bombard the Jurchen army. .
Choosing a place with flat ground and a good view, Qin Feng first grabbed a handful of sand and let it fall slowly. Based on the falling sand, Qin Feng calculated the current wind direction and speed.
Then he stood up straight, stretched out his right thumb, pointed at the pure blue flag of the Jurchen army, and used the eye-tap method to measure the accurate distance.
"Attention, each gun, southeast, five to the left, three to the high and low, load one round...and fire!"
"Boom...boom!"
Under Qin Feng's command, dozens of Shenwei general cannons opened fire at the same time. The explosive shells, as if they had eyes, landed accurately around the pure blue banner, instantly blowing down a large number of people.
Immediately afterwards, the Jurchen soldiers who were attacking crazily became chaotic, and there were faint screams. Then they stopped attacking and retreated like a tide.
Obviously, this shelling must have hit a senior general of the Jurchen Army, probably Rao Yubeile-Abatai. I wonder if he was killed or injured?
It would be great if it was the former. The Jurchen soldiers were leaderless and would be easier to eliminate.
………
After three consecutive failed breakouts, the troops suffered heavy casualties, and the lives of Rao Yubeile and Abatai were unknown. The morale of the Jurchen army plummeted, and they retreated to the center of the basin. It seemed that they no longer had the strength to continue to break through.
At the same time, under the command of Superintendent Lu Xiangsheng, all Ming armies accelerated the siege. If nothing unexpected happened, the elimination of the Jurchen army in the encirclement was a foregone conclusion.
I don't want an accident to happen.
"Whoa...whoa!"
After a while, a strange noise suddenly came from the southeast direction of the encirclement.
Qin Feng was worried that the situation of the battle had changed, so he immediately sent a group of soldiers to check. The soldiers quickly returned with a shocking news: "General, something bad has happened. The Jurchens have broken out from the southeast." out."
"We broke out. How is this possible?"
Qin Feng was shocked and didn't believe his ears.
You know, in order to set up this ambush circle, the Ming army spent three full days preparing. Not only did they deploy sufficient troops, but they also built strong barriers. The Jurchen army was trapped inside. They failed to break through several times and suffered heavy losses. Morale has also reached its lowest point, and it has become a turtle in a urn.
It is no exaggeration to say that as long as the Ming army exerts more force, the Jurchen army in the encirclement can be wiped out.
In this case, how could the Jurchen army break out?
Incredible.
It's incredible.
In order to find out the situation, Qin Feng went to investigate in person and quickly figured it out. In one sentence: Don't be afraid of bad things, just be afraid of bad people!
It turned out that Abate's tribe had more than 30,000 troops. Later, Nikan led 18,000 troops to defect. The Jiang tribe joined together, and the total strength reached 50,000.
In this battle, Abatai led 40,000 troops into battle, while Nikan and the remaining 10,000 troops stayed in the camp to guard against any eventuality.
After learning that the Abatai tribe had been ambushed by the Ming army, Nikan immediately sent troops, but did not come to Linggui Valley for support. Instead, he went to attack the Ming army's base camp.
In Nikanxiang, if the base camp was attacked, Lu Xiangsheng would definitely lead his troops to come back for reinforcements, and the siege on Abatai's side would be lifted. This was a plan to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao.
It's a pity that Nikan thought wrong. Lu Xiangsheng had expected this a long time ago. He left enough soldiers and horses in the base camp and reinforced the camp's barriers. He was not afraid of the Jurchen army's attack at all.
Unfortunately, Lu Xiangsheng missed one thing despite all his calculations, that is, there is still a timid eunuch in the camp - Gao Qiqian!
Facing the Jurchen army's attack, Gao Qiqian was frightened and quickly sent people to ask Lu Xiangsheng for help and came back to rescue the camp.
The ambush battle was at a critical juncture, so Lu Xiangsheng naturally refused to divide his troops. He just sent an envoy back to the camp and told Gao Qiqian not to panic, as the camp could definitely be defended.
Unexpectedly, Gao Qiqian became furious and thought that Lu Xiangsheng had opinions on whether to save him or not, so he cursed loudly and sent an envoy to order Jiang Xuan, the chief military officer of Pingyang Town, and Wang Tong, the chief military officer of Yangquan Town, who participated in the ambush battle, to lead their troops back. rescue.
Recently, Jiang and Wang had been hanging around Gao Qiqian all day long, sending money and flattering him, hoping that Gao Qiqian would say a few nice words to the emperor so that they could be promoted and make a fortune.
Now Gao Qiqian sent someone to ask for help. For the sake of their own future, Jiang and Wang naturally couldn't ignore it, so without telling Lu Xiangsheng, they secretly sent half of their troops back for rescue.
Half of the troops and horses were mobilized, and the defense line responsible for the two men was immediately empty. The Jurchen army quickly discovered this loophole, and then used the last bit of strength to launch a desperate charge. As a result, they really broke through Jiang and Gao's defense line, and then Joined the Jurchen army outside and fled toward the camp.
In this way, an ambush battle that was about to be won fell short at the last moment!
