Chapter 144: Three days of war, defeat of Koguryo! (Four hundred(1/2)
Hua Mulan led 2,500 Eastern Han cavalry into the Goguryeo army. The eight-foot-long horse spurred the Goguryeo cavalry's spear and pierced the opponent's body!
The Zhangba horse pole was originally very heavy, but Hua Mulan could swing it easily. Three or four Goguryeo cavalrymen were swept off their horses by her horse pole along the way.
Di Qing led another cavalry to attack in a roundabout way. He was wearing a bronze mask and disheveled hair, like an evil ghost. He slashed the opponent's shoulder with a big knife, almost removing the entire shoulder of the opponent!
Pang Juan led the heavy infantry and Zhou Yafu led the Xiliu Battalion as the main force, killing and wounding hundreds of Goguryeo soldiers.
An arrow penetrated the throat of a Goguryeo general, and a cluster of sharp iron arrows pierced the back of the opponent's neck.
Li Guang used his longbow to kill Goguryeo generals one after another, bringing a lot of military exploits to Chu Tian.
"you again?"
Li Guang met Xue Rengui in the chaos, and the two generals who were good at using longbows met again.
In addition to using a long bow, Xue Rengui was also fierce in close combat. He stabbed or chopped with a Fang Tianhua halberd, killing Goguryeo soldiers one after another.
"You're not bad either, let's see who kills more enemies!"
Xue Rengui intends to compete with Li Guang.
"good!"
Li Guang directly took off three arrows and shot them at the same time, killing three Goguryeo soldiers in a row!
He subconsciously reached into the quiver to pick up arrows, only to find that the quiver was empty.
Thirty arrows, all used up.
Li Guang had no choice but to pull out his saber, and like Xue Rengui, charged into the Goguryeo army and killed them at close range!
The allied forces of Eulji Mundeok and the Goguryeo lords defended the rear, but the Goguryeo forces of Go Yeonsu and Go Hyejin were unable to defend the front and were broken through by the Tang army.
The torrent of steel composed of Xuanjia cavalry rolled past, and the Goguryeo army was completely defeated, relying on the mountains to hold on.
Goguryeo had a large number of people, and it was extremely difficult to encircle and suppress them all.
The decisive battle began in the early morning, and the two sides continued to fight until the sun went down. The Tang army still could not defeat the more than one million Goguryeo and Goryeo coalition forces.
The battle between the two sides was still ongoing, the men and horses were tired, and the Tang swords had been curled, so they stopped attacking.
Goguryeo was littered with corpses, and corpses filled the rivers.
The remaining Goguryeo army huddled on the slopes and foothills, stretching for dozens of miles, and was completely surrounded by the Tang army.
Hua Mulan followed Chu Tian's order and led her cavalry to capture a group of Goguryeo heavy cavalry. Among them, there were as many as 27 Goguryeo heavy cavalry captured in Xia Cheng.
Soldiers from other lords also captured a group of Goguryeo prisoners.
In addition to 27 fourth-level Goguryeo heavy cavalry, there are 92 Goguryeo light cavalry, and 315 Goguryeo infantry and archers.
This group of prisoners will become Xia City's cannon fodder or coolies, mining in the mining field of Shangbi Town.
The first-level Goguryeo light infantry, because they are not a branch of the Eastern Han Dynasty, can deduct half of their salary, and only need to pay 500 copper coins every month.
In theory, these Goguryeo soldiers do not need to pay pensions after they are killed in battle.
Using troops from other civilizations as cannon fodder is undoubtedly a good choice.
The disadvantage is that the loyalty is not high and normal recruitment is not possible.
If it were not for a national war, most of the lords in the Eastern Han Dynasty would not have access to the arms of other civilized areas.
Chu Tian checked his military merit. The current total military merit is 7215 points. Excluding the 2200 military merit points used, there are still 5015 military merit points.
Military merit is the most direct reward, and the captured Goguryeo soldiers and their equipment are indirect rewards.
Using the horses and equipment of the Goguryeo heavy cavalry, Chu Tian can form a heavy cavalry squad after returning.
Or, use this Goguryeo heavy cavalry first.
After all, the Goguryeo heavy cavalry is a fourth-level unit, and its salary is halved, which is still quite attractive.
After there were four-level cavalry battalions in the future, Chutian confiscated their horses and equipment to form a team of Xuzhou heavy cavalry.
Xue Yue led the players of the Wolf Guild to hunt down the Goguryeo soldiers. She also made many gains and obtained a lot of military honors and equipment.
Mingguan, the lord of Liaodong, Gongziwen, the lord of Dongjun, Prince Yan, the lord of western Liaoning, and others also made some gains.
There were tens of thousands of Goguryeo soldiers captured alone.
"Our lord is injured!"
A group of Bingzhou cavalry carried the injured lord Dahu back to camp. There were several arrows stuck in Dahu's armor, and there was a knife mark on the front of the armor.
"Doctor!"
Chutian's Second Army brought a group of doctors, ranging from senior doctors to low-level doctors, to help Dahu stop the bleeding.
This lord of Jiuyuan County in Bingzhou had no historical military generals, but he personally led his troops into the enemy's formation, and was shot by the enemy's arrows.
"Ahem..."
Dahu coughed violently and there was blood.
This is the first injured lord of the Chutian Second Army.
"His life is not in danger. He just can't move for ten days and a half."
The senior doctor took action and used medicinal herbs to help Dahu stop the bleeding.
Dahu lay in the camp and said to Chu Tian: "Commander of the Army, I will leave my Bingzhou cavalry to you for the time being. You can use it as you wish. As long as the enemy can be defeated, it doesn't matter if the whole army is annihilated."
"The Goguryeo army has been completely surrounded by the Tang army and us. It is estimated that the Goguryeo army will surrender in a few days. When you get better, we will go to Anshi City together."
One lord of the Second Legion was injured in this battle, and most of the other lords had low strength and only commanded from the rear.
The losses suffered by free players were relatively heavy. They had to charge into battle personally, and some free players died in battle.
Chu Tian learned about the contest between Li Guang and Xue Rengui. In comparison, Xue Rengui seemed to be better, because Xue Rengui had a Fangtian Painted Halberd and was more efficient in killing enemies.
After a night's rest, the Tang army continued to attack the Goguryeo army the next day.
Chu Tian beat the drum himself, Hua Mulan charged with a horse in hand, and Zhou Yafu and Pang Juan led the infantry to join forces with the Tang army.
The cavalry generals Li Chengliang, Zu Dashou, Di Qing, Hua Mulan and others of the lords of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the cavalry generals Ashina Sheer, Xue Wanche and Qibi Heli of the Tang army led the cavalry to attack the Goguryeo army in succession.
The Goguryeo army included Gao Yansu, Gao Huizhen, and Ulji Mundeok. Facing the famous generals of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Tang army, they could only do their best to defend.
The Goguryeo army had lost all morale after being attacked from a flank the day before, and huddled in the foothills and slopes of the mountain, desperately resisting.
The battle lasted for another day, and some of the Huanshou Dao and Tang Dao struck their curly blades again. Li Shimin saw that it was getting late and he could no longer fight, so he ordered his troops to retreat.
The morale of the Goguryeo army has almost dropped to the extreme.
On the third day, the Tang army continued to attack fiercely. Hua Mulan was already numb from waving her horse.
The Tang Army and the Allied Forces of the Eastern Han Dynasty besieged Goguryeo for three consecutive days. If Hua Mulan didn't have a gold-level horse in her hands, the horse might have been scrapped because of killing the enemy.
Li Shimin seemed determined to destroy the surrounded Goguryeo army as soon as possible. He divided the Tang army into several groups and attacked the Goguryeo army day and night.
The Emperor also has a temper, and if he cannot attack for a long time, he will launch a forceful attack at any cost.
In order to cooperate with Li Shimin, Chu Tian divided the second army into two groups, one group rested and the other attacked.
At night, the Goguryeo army still did not surrender, so Li Shimin ordered to light torches and continue the attack.
The shouts of killing shook the heaven and earth, and even the defenders of Anshi City were frightened.
It is obvious that the Tang army and the Goguryeo army supporting Anshi City are fighting fiercely.
The loud shouts of killing lasted for three days, which meant that the two sides fought for three days, and even fought fiercely at night.
The Lord of Anshi City frowned, and he sensed something was wrong from the shouts of killing.
The Goguryeo army has millions of reinforcements, which are far more numerous than the Tang army. If the Goguryeo army wins, it should be easy to wipe out the Tang army. Now that the two sides have been fighting for more than three days, the Tang army is more likely to win. The Tang army has a smaller number and wants to completely defeat the Goguryeo army.
, I can’t do it even if I don’t have a few days to do it.
The Goguryeo army was blocked on a higher mountain, and the two sides fought until the fourth day. The Goguryeo army and the Goguryeo lords were physically and mentally exhausted.
The Tang army was on the initiative and could take turns attacking the Goguryeo army, but the surrounded Goguryeo army could not sleep well from top to bottom.
On the fourth day, the Tang army sent a surrender letter to the Goguryeo army before attacking. If the Goguryeo army surrendered, they could forget about it.
This was Tang Taizong's decision, and it was difficult for the lords of the Eastern Han Dynasty to influence Li Shimin's decision.
Moreover, Chu Tian, Ming Guan, Prince Yan and others did not want to continue the fight.
Goguryeo's reinforcements numbered 1.5 million people. Even though they were at a disadvantage, the Tang army continued to attack for three days and three nights, and could only kill more than 100,000 Goguryeo soldiers and horses and capture more than 100,000 prisoners.
If the killing continues, all the Tang knives will probably have their blades curled.
Two Goguryeo generals, Gao Yanshou and Gao Huizhen, summoned the Goguryeo lord: "The Tang army persuaded them to surrender. We have decided to surrender to Tian Khan."
Cui Zaishan, the lord of Goryeo, was a little unwilling: "We still have a million troops and half a month's food reserves. If we continue to fight, we can consume the Tang army's soldiers and their bows, arrows, swords and guns! Once the Tang army loses too much, it will not be able to besiege Anshi."
city!"
"The two of us have made up our minds. You are right. If we continue to resist, we may be able to inflict huge losses on the Tang army, but refusing to surrender also means that we will be killed by Li Shimin in the end."
Gao Yanshou and Gao Huizhen did not obey Cui Zaishan's orders. They considered their own interests.
Surrendering early can save your life, resisting stubbornly will only result in soldiers being buried alive.
To be continued...