Chapter 83 The Battle of Lingkou
In fact, Huang Mingliao originally planned to set the main battlefield near Weinan City.
Weinan County is like a shuttle, narrow at both ends and wide in the middle. Huang, Ming, Liao and Chen soldiers blocked the west side, and then ordered the cavalry to go around from the mountainous area in the south to the east of Weinan County and make a hole in it. Then Yang Tun would not be able to escape.
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But Huang Mingliao didn't expect Yang Tun to arrive so quickly, so in a hurry, he had to place the battlefield at Lingkou.
After nightfall, around midnight, seeing that the entire Tang army camp had fallen into a deep sleep, the Sui army lurking on the loess plateau launched an attack on the Zhewei army stationed in the camp.
The soldiers of Shenwuwei are best at field battles and night battles. Back then in the Western Region, they had to travel thousands of miles across and be surrounded back and forth, which was much more difficult than it is now.
The Sui army's ambush troops attacked in three directions, hitting the head, hitting the tail, and pinching the waist. They really broke through the vital points of the powerful army.
In fact, the number of lurking soldiers was only 4,000, but these 4,000 soldiers came out of the dark night with great force, like thousands of troops.
Zhewei's army had been advancing continuously these days and was exhausted. At night, everyone was sleeping soundly.
Therefore, the soldiers of the Zhewei Army who were awakened by the shouts of killing immediately panicked.
The sound was so loud that it made people feel like there were Sui troops everywhere.
When people first wake up, their minds are already confused. Faced with an enemy attack, a large number of soldiers are even more dizzy. They cannot distinguish between right and wrong and the enemy, and they just want to run for their lives in all directions.
The whole camp immediately became a mess, with people crowding and crowding everywhere, like a tangled mess.
Yang Tun didn't sleep.
Although it was already late at night, Yang Tun was worried about the war and could not sleep at all. At this time, he was leaning on the couch with his clothes on and closing his eyes to rest, when he suddenly heard the noise outside.
Yang Tun woke up immediately, got up, and rushed out of the tent with a knife. At this time, the Sui army had not yet entered the camp, but chaos had already begun in the camp. Soon the Sui army entered the camp, set fire to all sides, and slaughtered
, the Tang army in the camp was even more chaotic.
Seeing this scene, Yang Tun's heart sank to the bottom of the valley, as if poured by ice water.
It's not that Zheweijun is incompetent, but that Zheweijun is already confused.
At this time, some soldiers came to guard Yang Tun. Yang Tun immediately ordered his soldiers to divide into four directions to purge the army. Anyone who broke up would be killed without mercy.
Although Huang Mingliao is strong, Yang Tun is not incompetent either.
Yang Tun ordered the people in the middle of the army to hold up their banners high, shake them back and forth, and even ordered them to shout loudly to have all the ministries assemble under the banners.
Some of them took the lead in escaping, but they were quickly dispersed by Yang Tun's soldiers.
And Yang Tun stood under the banner, and soon attracted many rebels to approach.
At this time, Yang Tun knew very well that the three armies were in chaos. The soldiers did not know the generals, and the generals did not know the soldiers. Their respective combat units had long ago collapsed. It was impossible to win against the Sui army in such a situation.
And Yang Tun's idea was also very bold. He wanted to reorganize the army on the battlefield.
So Yang Tun ordered all the soldiers who were close to the banner to form a group of ten people, regardless of their official positions or who they were below. After they were organized, they were divided into four enemies.
For every ten groups formed, one person was selected from the nearby generals to lead them.
Each ministry organized a fighting unit of a hundred people to attack the Sui army.
In this way, people kept approaching the general's flag, and then Yang Tun organized them into a new team and turned to meet the enemy.
Yang Tun almost used an incredible method to reorganize the collapsed Zhewei Army into an army and restore its combat effectiveness.
I have to admit that Yang Tun is capable.
The Sui army ambushed and attacked, and Huang Mingliao also led his troops eastward to attack the Tang army together with the ambush.
More than ten thousand Sui troops came from two directions and swept through everything. Although Yang Tun tried his best to hold on, he still could not hold on.
The Sui army set fires on all sides of the camp. The fire followed the tents and hit the central army, separating the Zhewei troops everywhere.
Although Yang Tun had tried his best to organize his troops, a large number of troops were still scattered.
The battlefield was chaotic, and the camp was like a sea of fire.
Faced with heavy siege and interception by the Sui army, although Yang Tun knew that it was better to hold on and not to attack at this time, he also understood that the camp could no longer be defended at this time. If he managed to hold on, he would only be destroyed.
So Yang Tun decided to break out of Weinan City despite suffering heavy casualties.
Lingkou is only a dozen miles away from Weinan City. As long as they escape into the city, the Sui army's cavalry will not be able to pose a threat to them.
So Yang Tun formed several spear formations with the three armies centered on Dahu, and then relied on the formation to retreat eastward.
Although the retreat was not fast, relying on the formation, the casualties of the troops were not large.
Moreover, because of the chaos in the camp, the soldiers fighting everywhere had no clue. They had to fight alone or flee for their lives, just like a pile of scattered sand. But leaving the sea of fire in the camp, Yang Tun's banner became more vivid.
So the rebels of Zhewei Army gradually gathered together under the guidance of Da Ba.
On the contrary, the Sui cavalry's speed was somewhat affected by the obstruction of the camp.
Of course, on the whole, the Sui army still suppressed the Zhewei army.
However, Zhewei's army was considered resilient. Facing repeated attacks from the Sui army's cavalry, it never collapsed and was instead very resilient.
The army began to slow down.
At a distance of more than ten miles, the Sui army's cavalry launched five consecutive charges, but in the end Yang Tun was not left behind. And for the last time, Yang Tun still had enough energy to organize a counterattack, deploying powerful crossbows and killing many Sui troops.
Finally, Yang Tun, who fought and retreated, led more than 4,000 people and fled into Weinan City.
Although only one-third of Zhewei's army was left, its withdrawal into the city meant that its defensive capabilities were greatly increased.
The Sui army mostly relied on cavalry, but they were not that capable of attacking a fortified city with 4,000 people.
At this time, Huang Mingliao came to Weinan City, looked at the majestic city, and couldn't help but frown. This time, the trouble was big. It was originally a sure-fire battle, but who would have thought that the enemy army was so tenacious, and the Shenwu Guards just became a
Raw rice in the pot.
Although the Shenwu Guards have amazing combat power, running around for several months consumes a lot of physical strength and energy, and they can no longer keep up with Huang Mingliao's baton.
Now there are more than 4,000 Weiwei troops stationed in Weinan. Whether they fight or not, it will be troublesome.
It is impossible to attack the city, there is no time.
The general suggested that Huang Mingliao send people to persuade Yang Tun to surrender, or at least stabilize Yang Tun. Huang Mingliao had no choice but to agree.
At this time, the scouts from Weibei also rushed to the camp and reported to Huang Mingliao that Jiang Baoyi's troops were preparing to cross the river.
Huang Mingliao couldn't help but clenched his fists.
House seemingly endless rain.
Now that Yang Tun has been defeated, although the battle here is not over yet, we must divide our forces to intercept Jiang Baoyi and strive to maximize the results.
It's just that the three armies fought all night, and they were so exhausted that even the toughest men couldn't stand it.
And Huang Mingliao didn't sleep for several days, and his eyes were bloodshot.
"Survive this battle, open the treasury, and reward the three armies."
Chapter completed!