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Chapter 471: Battle of Luo Rong (3)

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To the northwest of the nameless river, there are large patches of rice fields; an official road extends northward from the dry land in the middle, and then a bend turns westward along the edge of the forest.

The forest consists of pine, cypress and bamboo forests, with some vegetable fields and houses in the middle; the forest continues to the north, and there is a water lake.

At this moment, white smoke filled the forest, shrouded in the smoke.There were crowds of people inside, and the sound of strings, guns and shouts everywhere were mixed together, which was very noisy.

The main cavalry of the official army detoured from the southwest direction, with a lot of people.There were no horse teams, and the sound of horse hooves rumbled... The earth resounded throughout the world, as if the continuous thunder in the sky!

Obviously, the cavalry and horses of Wang Bin's army failed to block the large number of horse teams of the official army.The official army and horse team attacked from west to east, and the forwards had already rushed to the edge of the woods here, and the sound of killing spread from all sides.

A square formation to the westernmost part of the Han Wang Army infantry battalion has been scattered, and the defeated soldiers are rushing into the woods.

Following behind, an enemy cavalry rushed straight into the woods. The arrows emitted by the cavalry were whistling, and the sound between the leaves was extremely terrifying. From time to time, someone screamed in pain and pounced forward to the ground.

The chaotic pursuit reached more than a hundred steps away. At this time, several Han Wangjun Hundred Houses were lined up in front of the left and right sides, and bursts of banging muskets sounded, and arrows were also shot out from behind the formation.

Near... The horse's front hooves knelt to the ground, and the cavalry on the horse's back also fluttered and fell.

On the east side of the pine forest, a group of Han Wang cavalry also came up, and the two armies fought in the pine forest.

The rear of the official army's horse team was subjected to long-range shooting. On both sides of their front, the Han Wang Army infantry battalion fired continuously with muskets and crossbows.

After a while, the scattered Han Wang army infantry formed temporary circular formations while shouting, and set up defenses on the ground, and finally stopped the escape.

Fierce battles are still continuing everywhere.

The official cavalry on the north side gave up the dense phalanx that attacked the Han Wang Army. Many cavalry dismounted nearly a hundred steps away, holding bows and arrows to shoot arrows at the phalanx here.

The heavy infantry in front of the three rows of infantry formation of the Han Wang Army squatted on the ground, and the crossbowmen behind them also fought back with weapons such as arches.

The sound of strings on all sides was heard, and arrows in the air flew back and forth.

Wang Bin rode his horse to the west side of the battlefield, staring at the scene on all sides with his eyes wide open.

At this time, the commander of Lu Liangwei, Chen Zhen, rode his horse over. Chen Zhen's hair was already gray, and he was a middle-aged Yunnan veteran.

He said directly: Governor, the enemy cavalry must be waiting for the enemy infantry on the south side to arrive!When the enemy camp comes up and attacks, we can't stand it anymore!

We must stay until dark!There may be a way after dark.Wang Bin glanced at the position of the sun in the west.

Chen Zhen said: If this continues, I am afraid I won’t wait until it’s dark.

Wang Bin said seriously: Continue to retreat north!I sent someone to see it earlier. There was a lake there, with lotus roots planted by the lake; the lake was divided into two places, north and south, with a narrow and long dry land in the middle.We have to go there and set up troops in the middle of the lake until dark!

Chen Zhen was stunned for a while. Obviously, under the surveillance of the enemy's large number of cavalry, it was difficult and very dangerous to retreat in the last battle!However, Chen Zhen quickly clasped his fists and said: The last one will get the order!

In addition to this risky method, what other ways can prevent the vanguard army from being destroyed during this afternoon?

Chen Zhen turned over and said with a fist: Finally, the deployment of battalions will be staggered, and relied on the woods to resist and retreat one after another.The king and governor had to gather cavalry to cover the position in the middle of each square formation.

Wang Bin said: Just do that!

Wang Bin rode his horse away from here, shouted on the horse's back, and sent the Red Flag personal soldiers out, calling the cavalry teams everywhere over.

The entire Han Wang Army was mainly infantry, with the vanguard army having the highest proportion of cavalry, with all cavalry having more than 2,000 cavalry, which would all be reduced to the rear and left wing of the infantry formation!

The northwest of the entire formation is the right wing, not far away is the lotus root lake. As long as you lean to the right, you can use the waters to block the right wing.

Not long after, more than 10,000 infantry and cavalry began to move northward between large pine and bamboo forests, vegetable fields in the middle and village houses.

Fierce fighting is happening everywhere from time to time, but the generals are no longer able to control the situation.

Trees and bamboo blocked their sight, making it difficult for the generals to grasp the movements in the distance in time.

The government army must also face the same problem.

This section of the road may only be more than one mile, but it was not until the Shen period that most of the Han Wangjun retreated to the designated location.

Most of the baggage and wounded soldiers have been discarded, and many hundred-household teams have been unable to continue fighting in the established areas due to casualties and chaos.

Fortunately, the soldiers of the Han Wang Army were united and very tenacious.

No one takes the lead in running away, otherwise the situation will quickly slide into the abyss of disaster!

Everyone is in this strange foreign land, with the main force of the army hundreds of miles away, and they all know that once the brothers disperse, they will be a life-threatening death!

The veterans all understood that the only way to survive is to fight to the death in this situation.

A huge shout came from the edge of the lake, and the lake water on both wings avoided being hit by the roundabout way, and the morale of the soldiers was reinvigorated.

The phalanx of the government-army infantry has advanced under the cover of the cavalry.A shout came from the crowd again: The King of Han is our king...

...Master, Master!A sound came from behind the official army.

Wu Gao, who was over 60 years old, came riding a horse from the woods in the southeast.

A general rushed over, and he turned over and dismounted, clasped his fists and said: Marquis, the rebels are defending the lakes.The last general was worried that they would hug the place and not leave after surrounding him, which would make it even more difficult to attack, so he did not send troops to the west.

Wu Gao nodded and asked: Can you destroy this rebel before dark?

The general hesitated a little and said: This rebel is very brave and fearless.If the cavalry is used to rush forward, the last general is really reluctant to let it go.Please send the infantry army to reinforce.

Wu Gao said firmly: There will be no more soldiers and soldiers to reinforce.Before dark, take down these rebels!Otherwise, retreat.

The last one will get orders!

Wu Gao said kindly: General Zhao has done a good job, and I will write a letter to ask for your merits.You can act according to the opportunity and don’t be too greedy for merit. As long as you win a battle, it is the most inspiring thing.

Finally, I will cultivate Mr. Xie!The general shouted.

Wu Gao watched the battlefield deep in the smoke, turned his horse's head and quickly left with his entourage cavalry.

In the afternoon, all the main forces of the government army crossed the river, and the vanguard had already reached the official road in the southeast.The army can camp along the flat terrain on the official road tonight.

When Wu Gao returned to the central army, the generals came to us one after another. Suddenly, there was a sound of flattery around him. The Marquis was so smart that he could use his troops like a god!The last generals were so impressed that they were overwhelmed with admiration...

It's easy to say.Wu Gao nodded without changing his face, his eyes stayed on the face of the generals of the scout camp. Where did the enemy troops coming from Laibin County go?Did the Han Wangjun change his route?

The man clasped his fists and said: Report to the Marquis, I received the report in the morning, but there was no news back in the afternoon.However, within a few hours, the enemy could not go much far, so it should be better to continue marching in the original direction!

Wu Gao looked at the green mountains and forests in the distance on the horse's back, and said nothing for a while.

Suddenly, a general said: The last general knows that he is wrong!

Wu Gao withdrew his gaze and glanced at the man in the voice.

Wu Gao immediately understood what it meant. This general was the person who advised Wu Gao to leave the front line of Luo Qingjiang several days ago. At that time, many generals had this idea, but this person persuaded him the most actively.

It was obviously a mistake for the official army to go north of Luoqing River.

The army under Wu Gao had only gone to Kunming City for a while, and followed Zhang Fu to Guangxi. He had never fought with the Han Wang Army. Obviously, the generals underestimated the Han Wang's cunning.

Wu Gao has seen it.The King of Han often did not follow the common sense and did something unexpected.

If you persuade me, isn’t the final decision the person is still the general?Now that things have come to this, there is no need to worry too much.Wu Gao said something and sighed earnestly, "People should know how to advance and retreat."

The general who lowered his head with a look of ashamed look said: I will remember the teachings of the marquis.

Wu Gao pointed to the gentle forests on both sides of the official road intersection and said: The defender is deployed on both sides of the official road tonight, ready for an ambush.

The defender commander immediately said in surprise: This rebel army is already disabled, how dare they come over?

Wu Gao sneered: Have you ever seen more than 10,000 people who dare to attack the 100,000 army directly?It’s not a bad thing to deal with a madman!

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After dark, the officials, infantry and cavalry retreated one after another.

Heiye is really friendly to Wang Bin's troops to the injured and retreating side. Because in such a place with woods and water, the terrain is a bit complicated, and night battles are really not easy.

On the dark night, no one could see clearly, the generals could not grasp the situation on the battlefield, and the contact between the various departments was also very difficult; some timid soldiers would even escape at night.

Therefore, if it is not necessary, most of the parties who are already sure to win are unwilling to launch a large-scale night battle, so there is no need to take risks and bet on luck.

Torches and bonfires were lit everywhere on the land between the lakes, and the water surface was shining in the fire.The groans and pain of the wounded soldiers were everywhere and could be heard vaguely everywhere.

The scout cavalry had been sent out, and some were quietly following the officials to inquire about the movements. Some went to the north to find out if there were any ambushes around.

The soldiers of each battalion did not move for the time being and were all sitting there resting.

The iron kettle that boiled water was gurgling, and the white steam appeared and disappeared in the flames.

Wang Bin sat silently in front of a fire. At this time, he reached out and took out a piece of paper from his arms. The handwriting of the right Changshi Hou Hai was written on it, and the seal of the right Changshi's mansion was also covered with the seal of the right Changshi's mansion.

He looked carefully several times before he put himself in his arms again.A fierce and round face with dark skin was at this time in the swaying fire.