414 [Sweeping] (10)
Throughout history, many major events are often caused by unexpected changes.
I won’t go into details about the records in those piles of old papers. Just look at the vast plain outside Xishan Village today. When Pei Yue led the eight thousand cavalry of the Tibetan Front Guard to the back of his own formation, it was not his impassioned spirit that kicked off the decisive battle.
It was the instigation of a young man in the Western Wu cavalry who made an astonishing move.
Chen Xianda took the lead and smashed Fang Duanwu's head into the opponent's formation. At the same time, a burly cavalryman beside him dropped the flag of Ruijin Camp on the ground in front of him, casually as if throwing out his own sweat towel.
The horse stepped over the flag of Ruijin Camp and was soon submerged under the rolling iron hooves.
At this time, the formation of the Tibetan Front Guards is still the cone charge that they are most accustomed to and skilled in. Those in front are all the veterans of Nanying and Border Pass. In terms of overall strength, there is a certain gap between the Tibetan Front Guards and the Xiwu Cavalry, but only looking at the vanguard battle
Strength, these veterans who have been tempered by life and death on the battlefield are definitely better than the enemies in front.
If everything goes normally, this will be a head-to-head fight.
The accident occurred in the cavalry formation on the right side of Xiwu. When the captain in front was roaring to adjust the formation to cope with the impact of the Tibetan front guards, a captain in his twenties suddenly led more than ten soldiers forward.
Rushing, under the blank and puzzled gazes of others, he approached the captain of ten thousand men at high speed in an instant.
The Captain was naturally aware of this strange situation. He turned to look at the young man who was getting closer and closer, and sternly scolded: "Lin Andu, what are you doing?!"
He actually disliked this young man very much.
The promotion system in the Xiwu Army is slightly different from that in Daliang. It is more direct and cruel. If you want to gain military merit and climb up, there are generally only two ways. One is to kill the enemy's head, and the other is to participate in the annual hunting military exercise.
Excellent performance. Since there has been no large-scale war in Xiwu and Daliang for more than ten years, the second method is the battlefield for these middle and lower-level officers.
The Captain of Ten Thousands had never seen Lin Andu in a military exercise, but he climbed up the ranks very quickly. In just a few years, he was promoted from an ordinary cavalryman to a Captain of Thousands, and even threatened his status.
The root cause of all this is that Lin Andu's father, Lin Ruyu, is a very important counselor around Xie Lin.
Captain Wan had met Lin Ruyu several times, and every time he felt that the middle-aged man was filled with a dead air, which was incompatible with the masculine and brave atmosphere of the military camp. He didn't know Lin Ruyu's origin. In fact, few people under Xie Lin knew this.
The life experience of the weird counselor did not affect his contempt for him in his heart.
As for Lin Andu, a young man who relied on his father to climb the ranks in the military, Captain Ten Thousands would not give him a good look.
Lin Andu said loudly: "Sir, I have something important to report."
The captain wanted to slap him twice, but the cavalry on the opposite side was almost rushing in front of him. At this time, you told me that you have something important? However, before he could sternly reprimand him, Lin Andu approached on his own.
The soldiers nearby did not dare to stop this promising young general because they did not have the order from the Captain.
Captain Wan suddenly sensed the danger, but before he could move, Lin Andu grabbed the handle of the knife at his waist and suddenly slashed at his neck with the knife.
What a fast knife!
This change occurred so suddenly that no one could react, including the captain who was shocked by the light of the sword at this moment.
The soldiers watched in stunned silence as Lin Andu cut off the captain's head. They were stunned for a moment. Many of them were filled with absurdity and thought that what they saw were all hallucinations. When they finally woke up and stepped forward,
Lin Andu's voice spread throughout the surroundings: "The captain of ten thousand men has betrayed the country and surrendered to the enemy. The general ordered me to behead him in front of the battle!"
"The captain of ten thousand men has betrayed the country and surrendered to the enemy. The general has ordered his beheading!"
The soldiers who rushed over after him shouted in unison, obviously planning ahead.
For a time, the formation of the ten thousand cavalry was in chaos, and Gu Mang, who was trapped in the middle, was finally able to breathe.
Not only was he unable to understand this strange change, Chen Xianda, who was leading the attack, was also surprised.
At this time, the advantage of his rough temperament was revealed. If it were Fu Hongzhi and others, even if they would not turn around and retreat, they would slow down the buffer to observe the follow-up. In this way, without a mountain of external pressure, Lin Andu's
A sudden attack will only cause a short-term panic, and will soon be controlled by the deputy general of the cavalry.
Chen Xianda didn't think that much at all. All he saw was that the opponent's general was suddenly killed. The entire cavalry became confused in an instant. The tall and burly pioneer general laughed loudly and slapped the horse's buttocks with the back of his sword.
One note.
"Kill with me!"
With these three words roared out of his mouth, the two thousand vanguards of the Tibetan Front Guard rushed toward the outer positions of the Xiwu Cavalry like hungry wolves that had been imprisoned for a long time.
In their eyes, enemies are not just enemies, but also heads shining with silver light.
Lin Andu stood proudly amidst the horrified and questioning eyes around him, completely ignoring the Tibetan front guards who had begun to attack, and continued to shout loudly: "The Captain of Ten Thousands is dead, everyone quickly retreat to our formation!"
His soldiers repeated this sentence in unison, and it soon spread to everyone's ears.
At the same time, the deputy general who was besieging Gu Mang in the center of the battlefield was so anxious that he blushed and shouted angrily: "No one is allowed to retreat! Hold on! Where is the military judge?"
Two completely opposite orders echoed on the battlefield. Most of the Xiwu cavalry could not tell who to listen to, and the cavalry on the outer edge was suffering the most violent attack from the Tibetan vanguard.
When Lin An saw that no one was moving, he jumped off his horse suddenly, came to the soldier carrying the flag in a few steps, hacked him to death with a knife, and then kicked the captain's flag with great force.
As the flag crashed to the ground, the Xiwu cavalry finally began to have large-scale riots.
Some people want to fight, others want to escape, and they have lost the command of the commander-in-chief. No matter how angry the deputy-general is, there is nothing he can do to save the situation.
Chen Xianda never expected that this encounter would be so easy. He even felt a little unsatisfied when he was covered in blood.
After a while, most of the Zangfeng Guard arrived, successfully reunited with the Gu Mang tribe who was originally trapped in the center, and completely dispersed the Xiwu cavalry on the opposite side, which numbered nearly 10,000. What followed was a merciless massacre.
Naturally, the 10,000-person Xiwu cavalry on the left noticed the changes in the battle situation. The general decisively began to shrink the formation, and continued to include the cavalry on the right that had shown signs of escaping. At the same time, he began to leave the battlefield and retreat towards his own formation in the west.
Pei Yue did not personally lead the pursuit. This matter was left to Wei Rui, because Chen Xianda brought a young military general from Xiwu to look for him.
"Are you Pei Yue?"
Chapter completed!