Chapter 67, Battle Songshan (2)
"Kill--" The Han soldiers ambushed on the top of Shitou Ridge no longer need to hide their whereabouts. While pushing down the rocks, they poured bows and arrows down the mountain under the cover of plants and trees.
At this moment, under the leadership of the commanders of Lingtou and Lingtou, the Western coalition forces at Lingtou had already broken through to both ends according to Als' orders, especially Lingtou, because the Xianbei light cavalry had already established a foothold, and Als themselves were light cavalry, and the command was orderly, and the march was extremely fast, and most of the cavalry had escaped.
But the Western Alliance soldiers at the tail of the Ridge were not so lucky. Most of them were infantry and were slow to move. In addition, the carriage they were riding in was mostly destroyed by huge rocks because of their huge targets, so they could only run away with two legs. The light infantry of the Sea Blue Kingdom and the Duchy of Rodan were better, but the heavy infantry of the Duchy of Teutonic could only hold up their shields to resist the splashed bows and arrows and gravel while barely keeping up with the pace of the large army.
Of course, something even more unlucky happened when they rushed to the tail of the ridge and thought they were about to escape.
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At the end of the Lion Head Ridge, people shouted and horses neighed. The Western Allied Forces infantry rushed towards the Lion Head Ridge. Everyone knew that the valley where the rocks rolled and the feather arrows flew, could temporarily escape the threat of death.
Since the canyon is only more than 300 meters long in total, except for the 5,000 Xianbei light cavalry that were deliberately let go by the Han soldiers, most of the infantry in the rear formation of the Western Alliance did not actually enter the valley.
But it was also because the team was pulled apart. Long, the soldiers outside the valley saw the smoke and dust in the valley burst into the air and screamed constantly, and they knew that they had been ambushed by the Han army. Because it was too noisy and in the back formation, they did not hear the orders given by Als. These people were naturally not comparable to those of the Luodan soldiers who were afraid of death. They immediately rushed into the valley to rescue friendly troops.
But at this time, the Western coalition forces in the valley received an order from Ars. The back team turned into the front team and each retreated out of the valley. So, two Western coalition forces crowded together at the narrow valley entrance. A group of people desperately wanted to enter the valley and rescue the robes; but a group of people desperately wanted to get out of the valley and escape.
"Get out of here, don't block my way." A heavy infantryman who was retreating out of the valley said angrily.
"Don't you Teutonic people claim to be soldiers who will never retreat? Why are you so anxious to escape?" The soldiers of the Light Infantry Regiment of the Sea Blue Kingdom who were blocked outside the valley and wanted to rush in to save people sarcastically.
"The Moon Knight has an order. Everyone must not be confused. The back team will become the front team, and the back team will immediately withdraw from the valley!" After delaying for a long time, the clear order finally arrived, and several middle and senior officers immediately commanded and dispatched.
Under the dispatch of the officers and the whip of the military law team, the chaos at the entrance of the valley slowly subsided, and a group of people began to withdraw from the valley in an orderly manner.
In just under ten minutes, nearly a thousand Western coalition soldiers had died tragically under the rolling wood and beating stone during this period.
However, just when these Western coalition soldiers rushed out of the valley and thought they had escaped from the sky, another war drum was ringing above their heads, and another wooden rock was rolling on one side of the mountain road. Then, there were waves of shouting and killing in the mountains near the tail of the ridge, and the smoke and dust soaring into the sky rose into the sky.
"The enemy's army is outside the valley!" said in surprise, the commander of the Teutonic heavy infantry regiment of the Teutonic Principality.
The following situation confirmed his conjecture. A dense rain of arrows poured down from the woods above. Judging from the number of arrows, at least two or three thousand people were shooting arrows at the same time.
At the same time, in the distance, a thunderous sound of horse hooves sounded, and then the light infantrymen at the end of the Sea Blue Kingdom Infantry Regiment heard: "Cabins, Han cavalry rushed up from behind!"
These light infantrymen from the Sea Blue Kingdom were the opponents of the Han cavalry who were raiding like wolves and tigers. As soon as a 1,000-person brigade in the back formation had arranged a basic defensive formation, most of them were killed by the rain of crossbow arrows, and then they were killed by the Han soldiers who rushed into the formation.
Not only did he suffer countless casualties, but the soldiers who fled the attacks of the Han soldiers were even led to chaos in the back formation.
The commander of the Toutun heavy infantry regiment near the mouth of the Lingwei Valley, Ryan, knew that the light infantry of the Sea Blue Kingdom could not resist the sudden rush of the Han soldiers. While trying hard to avoid the rain of wood and stone arrows on his head, he commanded his thousands of teams to move towards the infantry in the Sea Blue Kingdom.
"Is it like this that I want to meet?" Zhang Ce stood on a huge rock protected by plants and trees on the high ground, and his figure seemed like an immortal. He sneered and waved his hand.
In an instant, the soldiers of the Teutonic heavy infantry regiment who were moving towards the friendly military only felt their feet trembling, and their bodies continued to shake. Then, they were frightened to find that just in front of them, a large area of friendly troops that had just stood, a few hundred square meters suddenly collapsed, and the Teutonic heavy infantry and sea blue light infantry that were originally standing on the land were constantly struggling in a pit four or five meters deep.
"What's this? The sky collapses and the earth collapses?" A group of Western coalition soldiers were stunned.
The collapsed place, the yellow water rolled at this moment, like the legendary gate to hell, constantly devouring the lives of Western coalition soldiers.
Although the collapse area was not large, the road just now was crowded, with at least several thousand light infantry from the Sea Blue Kingdom and heavy soldiers from the Teutonic Principality.
Therefore, at only this moment, at least two thousand Western coalition soldiers died.
"The records in Qi Shigong's "The Heavenly Works of Kaiwu" are indeed correct. Taizu said that the near Songshan Mountain is the connection between two crusts. The surface looks flat, but in fact there are many hollow rivers underground. Such caves were often dug when the Zhongnan Road was built. Qi Shigong believed that as long as the crust sinks after the rain and destroys it with gunpowder at several places, a piece of land would collapse. Today, it was true." Zhang Ce shook his folding fan and looked at the Western Alliance soldiers who were struggling and wailing in front of the power of nature at the foot of the mountain, he admired his ancestors Zhang Chen and Taizu even more.
Moreover, this huge collapse land successfully decomposed the Teutonic heavy infantry and the sea blue light infantry into two sections.
The Teutonic heavy infantry, who originally intended to meet with the sea blue light infantry, could only face the dark landslide and the Western Union soldiers who were constantly rolling and struggling in it.
Most of the divided Western coalition soldiers were still shocked and did not reply, but the Han cavalry rushed towards the battlefield would not wait for them to wake up.
"Kill--" The Han cavalry accelerated their charge. They had just rushed into the rear formation of the light infantry regiment of the Sea Blue Kingdom, and were even more in the water at this moment.
The commander of the Qianmai of the Hailan Kingdom, who was landing behind the formation, loudly summoned his men to resist. He had no intention of giving up, but the formation, which was already struck by the Han soldiers, had no ability to resist after the shock. All the soldiers either stood still in the aftermath of the earthquake or fled in all directions.
At this moment, all the courage became weak and powerless in this earth-shaking mountain that surpassed human imagination.
"Damn it!" Rien, the commander of the Duchy of Teutonic, who collapsed opposite, looked at most of the divided sea blue army opposite, and watched them fall under the swords of the Han soldiers. Although they were not their own compatriots, they were still extremely angry.
However, at this moment, he was powerless, and the landslide was only a few dozen meters away from the straight line. Without tools, he was like a natural barrier to these Teutonic soldiers.
Of course, they were not safe. The arrow rain above their heads was not very harmful in front of these Teutonic heavy infantry armor and wide shields. However, the arrow rain was mixed with huge rocks and thick wood, which were not something armor and shields could resist.
Often, as long as a huge rock hits, four or five lives will fly out of the sky.
Moreover, Ryan was surprised to find that some middle and lower-level officers in his team were constantly falling to the ground under the enemy's bows and arrows, and those arrows easily penetrated the heavy armor.
"Bed crossbow?" The commander of the thousand-man thought.
Only the crossbow can have this power, and of course there is also the "spear of death" (actually the flying spear of the original flying cavalry) mentioned by the soldiers who escaped from Loulan.
But he quickly denied his idea, because the arrow was only slightly thicker and longer than the ordinary arrow, but it was definitely not a crossbow arrow like a spear.
Moreover, when can the bed crossbow be used for sniping?
The poor Teutonic commander did not understand the problem that there were too many. He could only try to lower his body and stop making a statement. He commanded his soldiers to rush towards the head of Shitou Ridge. Since the road to retreat was broken and there was no way to retreat, he could only continue to move forward and join the large army. He could not wait to die on the spot.
Moreover, the valley seemed to have calmed down a lot. It seemed that the main force of the Han army was indeed here. As long as they rushed over and met with the main force, they still had hope of escaping. The Teutonic heavy infantry under his command did not lose too much, and there were more than 4,000 people. In addition, the light infantry of the Sea Blue Kingdom divided on his side, the power of more than 6,000 people could rush through the canyon.
As for the remaining ones, the thousands of unlucky men who were blocked in the last light infantry regiment of the Sea Blue Kingdom could only let them fend for themselves.
Moreover, these light infantrymen of the Sea Blue Kingdom seemed to have begun to give up their resistance. The smoke and dust rising around them, and the increasingly fierce shouts of killing, especially the insurmountable collapse in front of them, all made these light infantrymen of the Sea Blue Kingdom feel a deep sense of despair.
Seeing that the Allies of the Heavy Infantry Regiment of the Teutonic Principality and the remaining comrades of the Sea Blue Kingdom that collapsed opposite, these soldiers knew clearly that they had been abandoned.
Therefore, escaping may be the best choice at this moment.
Chapter completed!