Chapter 1282 The disastrous defeat of Piao State

"General, take a break for now."

"Yes, General, hurry up and leave."

General Mi Peng still wanted to turn the tide, but he couldn't do it under this situation. Although he still had an army of 70,000 to 80,000 men, they were not cavalry, and they were failing all day long. If If any army were ordered to go up and resist, probably no one would be willing.

General Mi Peng disagreed. He knew that if he left, the entire army might be defeated, but facing the tens of thousands of cavalry in front of him, it would no longer be of much use.

Just when he hesitated, the musketeers in the distance actually fired into the sky.

At first they didn't understand what was going on, but soon they understood that it was the musketeers who were helping out. Although they couldn't rush over, the sound of neat gunfire came over, and it was like a heavy hammer hitting the Piao soldiers. My heart is the same.

On the other hand, the soldiers in the Tang camp became more energetic when they heard the sound of muskets. Anyway, we don’t have to be afraid of failure. If we are counterattacked, there will be musketeers guarding us behind us. , unless these people had wings, they would not be able to fly past the musketeers' defense line.

There was already a gap in fighting will between the two sides, but now with this assist, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty became even more motivated. Now a large number of cavalry rushed into the Pyongyuan military camp, killing everyone on sight anyway, and some people He carried a bottle of fire and threw it at the tent in the distance, making the entire military camp even more chaotic.

At the beginning, some low-level officers of the Pyu Kingdom were able to gather their soldiers and resist in various places. However, when the fire bottles were used, many Piao soldiers were burned. The miserable screams made many soldiers fear these people and just want to save their own lives. By the time these grassroots officers reacted, many of them had already disappeared.

If the organization under them is complete, then these grassroots officers can still achieve some results. But now that half of the people under them have escaped, they feel that half of them have failed. Therefore, if some people do not have strong willpower, they can directly bring them with them. The remaining half was running around.

The most terrible thing is the 30,000 people who came from Zhenla. They have always been on the southeast side of the entire military camp, so they have never participated in the war. When they saw the Tang army coming, they were also the most well-organized. I thought they After being able to hold on for a while, who would have thought that these people would retreat directly to the southeast in an organized manner.

Moreover, on the way to retreat, in order to ensure their own advancement, they killed countless Pyu troops along the way, and there was even internal strife between the two sides on the way to escape.

"The mission for you two is here. Don't worry about the situation in between. Each of you will bring 2,000 cavalry to these two checkpoints to block them and prevent them from going south."

Li Xiang marked two checkpoints on the map. These are also the two checkpoints that can be retreated due south and southeast. As long as we can get stuck here, the tens of thousands of troops on the scene will not be able to escape. Although there are losses on the battlefield It's not a small force, but there is still a lot of vitality. If you want to fight easier in the future, you must not let these people in front of you run away.

Changsun Chong and Changsun Ze knelt down to accept the order, and then led their elite cavalry to set off quickly.

Their cavalry all carried serial crossbows. Along the way, people blocked people and Buddha blocked, killing Buddha. They approached the two checkpoints as quickly as possible.

There were originally some troops that were resistant, but under the attack of the Changsun brothers, before these people could understand what was going on, they already had an extra arrow on their bodies.

The serial crossbow was like a repeating rifle at this time, hitting them so hard that they couldn't even lift their heads. What's more, there were cavalry from various ethnic groups chasing them around, making it difficult for the Piao soldiers to escape.

The Zhenla soldiers who were fleeing at the front saw Chang Sun Chong's troops and wanted to stop them. They also knew how important the southeast checkpoint was. If they could not win it, they would have to take a detour 270 Dori.

If supplies are sufficient, then these 270-plus miles will not be a problem, but how can we return to the camp and haul food in this situation of defeat? Except for the food rations on their bodies, all the people had nothing to let them take a detour in this situation. Isn’t that nonsense?

More than 3,000 people stood in front of Changsun Chong, but unfortunately not even a bubble emerged. Changsun Chong and his men fired their bows from left to right, only beating these people until they could not lift their heads. When they came to their senses, Changsun Chong Chong and his men had already rushed over, leaving behind the bodies of seven to eight hundred Chenla soldiers.

Is this the true strength of the Tang Dynasty cavalry?

When they fought with the cavalry of other tribes just now, they thought that these cavalry were already very powerful. Now they know what the real cavalry is like. They are like hedgehogs. No matter where they go, the people in front of them will not fight them at all. In less than a round, just a face-to-face encounter, more than 800 of us died like this. If we stopped to fight hard, the entire military camp would be in vain.

In fact, Li Xiang has been looking for an opportunity in the past few days of fighting. Many people think that Li Xiang is fine sitting on a high platform. In fact, Li Xiang has been evaluating in his heart that we cannot issue orders casually. We must be 100% confident. Only when there is a chance of winning, after all, this is an army of 90,000.

If you add the Chenla army, it would be over 100,000 people. Now these people are scattered on hundreds of square kilometers of plains. The edges are either mountain peaks or rivers. This can be said to be an excellent place. , Li Xiang also immediately arranged for his men to form an encirclement and capture as many as they could. In the future, when these people enter the mountains and forests, it may take us 1 to 2 years to clear them out.

Of course, after this battle, there are definitely not many major resistance forces in the country. Although they still have some troops in the south, those troops are rubbish. The rubbish in them is not as good as the ones on the battlefield. In addition, in the border areas In terms of losses, Piao Guoguo's resistance was almost at its end.

As for Chenla, their 30,000 people cannot be allowed to go back and capture these 30,000 people. After that, Li Xiang had to start negotiating with Piao State, try to force them to convince them, and then attack Zhenla with a large army.

Attack by sea and land...

Let’s see how capable Zhenla is. (End of chapter)