Chapter 502: Forced crossing failed
At this time, the sound of killing was loud on the battlefield. No matter how hoarse Yan He shouted, the Wei soldiers in front could not hear him. In fact, even if his shouts could reach the front, it would be difficult to reverse the situation.
After all, as soon as the Han army's reinforcements arrived, they had already surpassed the Wei army in strength. In addition, just now, the Wei army thought that victory was in sight, so they attacked across the board and pressed heavily. As a result, the formation was in an extremely chaotic state. Under such circumstances, the Han army was suddenly killed.
The army and cavalry made a strong charge and were naturally defeated in succession.
Although Yan He, who had calmed down, kept giving orders and dispatching troops, trying to contain the Han army's overwhelming offensive momentum to ensure the hard-won results, but in the end his efforts were in vain. The Han cavalry led by Feng Chong
They came down to charge and defeated hundreds of Wei troops in just two or three rounds.
All the Wei soldiers were killed and had to throw off their helmets and armor. They fell on their backs and their horses could no longer resist, so they all retreated to the shore.
They wanted to escape back to the north bank by boat, but something happened. At this time, all the warships were sailing to the opposite side to pick up the fifth batch of reinforcements. There was not even a ship in the entire ferry. The Wei soldiers could only look at the Weishui River and complain endlessly.
Keep wailing.
Fortunately, Ren Zhen, who stayed behind on the north bank, had a clear mind and was calm. When he discovered that the situation on the south bank was not right, he immediately stopped the troop transport and ordered more than 20 warships to quickly return empty to rescue Yan and them who were about to be destroyed.
"General, the ship is back. Let's leave quickly. If we don't leave, it will be too late." Yan He's guard captain saw the ship docking and hurriedly said to him with fists in his hands.
Although Yan He was unwilling to give up, he saw that the enemy was squeezing the army into a small area on the shore. They could only resist with all their might. How could they have any morale or energy to counterattack? He knew that the defeat of this battle was certain. If he did not evacuate,
, not only will the sergeant suffer more casualties, but he himself may also be injured here.
"Instruct all the troops to quickly board the ship and withdraw to the north bank."
"Send the order to Yan Chao to lead the troops to seize the rear."
Yan He sighed and issued two military orders in succession. The ordering soldiers did not dare to delay. After receiving the order, they quickly ran to the top of the hill and waved the order flag.
In fact, before he gave the order, all the Wei soldiers had already retreated to the boat. However, the more than twenty sampans and small boats could not carry four to five hundred people. Everyone had to fight for it, push each other, and squeeze each other according to their abilities.
Get on board.
As a result, countless people fell into the water and fell. What's more, some Wei soldiers were not killed by the Han army, but were trampled to death by their own robes.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way, General Yan is here, anyone who dares to stand in the way will be shot to death!"
Yan He was protected by more than ten personal guards. The captain of the personal guards walked at the front to clear the way for the team. However, there were too many soldiers blocking the way. No matter how much he shouted, not many people moved away.
Hearing the shouts of killing from the Han army behind him getting closer and closer, the guard captain suddenly became worried, drew his sword and slashed at the sergeant who was blocking the way, carving a bloody path.
Upon seeing this, Yan He wanted to stop, but when he looked back, he saw that the Han cavalry was less than ten feet away from where he was. He knew that he and others would suffer disaster if he dragged on any longer, so he sighed and closed his already opened door.
After all, nothing came out of his mouth.
Although it was cruel to kill Pao Ze who was in the way, the effect was very significant. The following sergeants were frightened by Yan He's former prestige and the steel swords of his personal guards and took the initiative to avoid both sides. Yan He and others were able to board a warship smoothly.
Fortunately he escaped with his life.
"Set the boat, quickly set the boat!" As soon as he got on the boat, Yan He ordered the four sergeants holding the oars.
The reason for such haste was not because he was afraid of death and only concerned about his own life, but because he wanted the ship to cross to the north shore quickly and then turn back, so that he could save more lives of the sergeants.
However, although his idea was good, it was no match for the devastation of reality. Feng Chong led the cavalry to charge back and forth, killing the Wei soldiers who could not escape, with corpses strewn across the field and rivers of blood.
Now these Wei soldiers were trapped at the ferry and had become a lone army with no external reinforcements and no internal morale. It could be said that the sky was not responding and the earth was not responding. The Han army's attack on them almost turned into a one-sided massacre.
Even though Yan Chao, who was behind the scenes, kept issuing orders to gather the soldiers into formation to resist, but in such an unfavorable situation, they could only be helpless. The Wei soldiers were frightened by the Han army's swords and did not care about gathering at all.
, what kind of formation, they only knew how to run away with their heads in their hands, and fled for their lives.
In desperation, Yan Chao had no choice but to give up command and seize the rear, leading more than a dozen of his trusted sergeants to leave. Feng Chong, who was killing all directions, did not limit his sight to the few enemy soldiers in front of him. He saw six directions and listened in all directions.
The movements of Yan Chao, the Wei military commander, were soon discovered.
"Where can that thief escape?"
Feng Chong defeated the surrounding Wei soldiers, clamped his legs together, urged his mount, and rushed towards Yan Chao to kill him.
A man and a horse weighed hundreds of kilograms in total, and they were extremely powerful under the high-speed sprint. The Wei soldiers they encountered along the way were either bruised and bruised, or their internal organs were shattered. It was truly terrible to watch.
Yan Chao had long been attracted by Feng Chong's roar, and when he saw him suddenly riding his horse to kill him, he was so frightened that he quickly called his troops to form a defensive formation.
However, Feng Chong's mount was a carefully selected famous horse from Xiliang with very fast legs. When he saw that the opponent wanted to form a formation to resist, he tapped the mount's butt lightly with the handle of his gun.
This horse has been following him for a long time. Although it is not completely psychic, it understands its owner's intention. It immediately steps up its four hooves and quickens its pace. As expected, before the enemy can set up their formation, it has already carried Feng Chong to Yan.
Beyond the front.
"Thief, take a certain shot."
Feng Chong rushed forward and stabbed Yan Chao in the throat. Yan Chao quickly raised his knife to block without thinking. However, with the blessing of the horse's sprint, the force of Feng Chong's shot was astonishing. Although Yan Chao successfully blocked the shot
He struck hard, but could no longer hold the weapon in his hand, but with a clang, a ring-headed sword fell to the ground.
"Captain, run quickly."
Seeing that Yan Chao was out of weapons, two Wei soldiers on the left and right came at him with swords, vowing to cover his captain's departure.
Feng Chong naturally looked down upon these two pawns and killed them with two consecutive stabs.
Looking up, Yan Chao had already escaped two feet away. Feng Chong did not even bother to chase after him. He raised the spear high in his hand, squinted at the opponent's vest and threw it with all his strength. He only heard a scream, and the spear tip pierced through.
Passed Yan Chao's body.
When the fog completely dissipated, the war finally came to an end. After Yan Chao's death, all the Wei troops had no desire to fight. They either knelt down and asked to surrender, or were killed by the Han army. Only dozens of them were lucky enough to sit on it.
The warship that came again returned to the north shore.
"General, what should we do next?" Seeing that the last group of sergeants had come back, Ren Zhen bravely asked Yan He, whose eyes were almost ready to spit fire.
Yan He did not answer immediately. He looked at the other side in silence. After a while, he said angrily: "What should I do? How do I know what to do?"
After a pause, he sighed softly and said feebly: "Since this sneak attack failed, I'm afraid the Shu Army will not give us a second chance to forcefully cross the river. The only solution for now is to return to Taiping Crossing River."
Camp, rest for a while before making further calculations.
Alas, I didn’t want to steal the chicken but lose the rice. Not only did I lose four to five hundred sergeants, but even Yan Chao didn’t come back. It really makes me sad!”
"As the saying goes, victory or defeat is a matter of military affairs. Although our army suffered a lot this time, the Shu army at Wangjiadu also suffered many casualties. Our army did not suffer too many losses. As for how to cross the river, we will think of other things.
The solution is to ask the general to cheer up and not be too sad."
"Well, what Zifen reminded us is that the main force of the army is still there, and we still have hope. Send an order to all the troops to withdraw to the west."
Chapter completed!