Chapter 274 The Truce of the Battle of Moxi
Yelu Qi did not respond immediately to Shu Luhe, one of the four great Vajras under his command, but observed the infantry battle formation of the Dai'an Army. Then Yelu Qi said in a deep voice: "I passed the order of the king's army, and the seven 10,000 teams attacking the Jin infantry battle formation stopped charging and all retreated to the original formation!"
Shuluhe asked in surprise: "Lord, are you going to withdraw your troops?"
"It's not about withdrawing troops, it's about quitting today! It's okay to fight with the Jin cavalry before, but our attack on the Jin infantry battle formation caused us a lot of losses, which has affected our morale. It seems that it is not suitable to continue fighting today. Anyway, the Great Jin Jiuhu has already brought his troops to Moxi City, so we have time to deal with him!"
Shuluhe nodded and said, "The Lord is wise! It is difficult to decide the outcome in one battle with hundreds of thousands of troops. As long as the Great Jin Jiuhu wants to save Moxi City, we will have the opportunity to defeat the main force of his army here."
After Yelu Qi's order was issued, the Khitan cavalry soon stopped the fierce attack on the infantry battle formation of the Dai'an Army and slowly retreated. However, in front of the infantry battle formation composed of the four infantry battalions of the Dai'an Army, there were dead bodies on the ground, and a large area was covered with overlapping.
Seeing the front battlefield, the Khitan cavalry retreated, Yang Zaixing, Zhou Kai and Huaxiong, who were attacking the Khitan army's main formation from the left, and Feng Sheng, Lin Chong and Guan Sheng, who were attacking the Khitan army's main formation from the right, also stopped the attack and slowly retreated back to the Dai'an army's main formation.
The Khitan army divided only two 10,000 teams from left to right, and blocked Yang Zaixing, Zhou Kai and Huaxiong's three cavalry battalions, as well as Feng Sheng, Lin Chong and Guan Sheng's three cavalry battalions. The combat effectiveness of the cavalry under Liu Ji's command was indeed much worse than that of the Khitan cavalry.
Yelu Qi led his troops back to the main formation of the Khitan army. Yelu Amu, the Right King of Khitan, and Yeluge, the King of Zuoli, quickly met Yelu Qi.
The Right King Yelu Amu frowned and asked Yelu Qi: "Old Seventeen, what should I do now? I didn't expect that the infantry of the Great Jin Jiuhu was so powerful that he could resist the charge of our seven 10,000 teams. I see that the number of people in this infantry battle formation is only about 30,000!"
King Yeluge of Zuo Li followed and said, "Seventeenth brother, should we increase the charge force? There are a total of 19,000 teams here? I don't believe that I can't break through the infantry battle formation of a Jin people!"
This time, the Khitan army came in a total of 220,000 troops, including 22 10,000 teams, some of which only had thousands of people and were not fully organized, but some 10,000 teams were over organized, with a total of more than 15,000 people. At this time, there was a 10,000 team in the south, west and north directions outside Moxi City, and the remaining 19 10,000 teams were all here.
Yelu Qi said in a deep voice: "The infantry battle formation created by the Great Jin Jiuhu is indeed quite powerful, and it can be said to be both offensive and defensive! Today our morale has been lost, and it is not easy to fight again. Anyway, the Great Jin Jiuhu has arrived, so we are not in a hurry to deal with him!"
Yelu Amu, the king of Right Xin, and Yeluge, the king of Zuoli, looked at each other and nodded. Then Yeluge asked, "What should we do if Moxi City is? Are we still surrounded?"
Yelu Qi looked back at Moxi City, and then said, "I ordered the two teams of 10,000 people in the west and south of Moxi City to immediately retreat to the north of Moxi City. Next, we will establish a camp in the north outside Moxi City to find an opportunity to defeat this army of Jiuhu of the Great Jin Dynasty!"
Yeluge then asked: "If the army of Jiuhu of the Great Jin Dynasty entered Moxi City, it would be almost impossible for us to defeat his army. We would not be able to capture the city guarded by 200,000 troops!"
Yelu Qi sneered and said, "Moxi City is not big. Jiuhu from the Jin Dynasty has brought at least 200,000 troops this time. Moxi City cannot accommodate so many troops!"
Then Yelu Qi looked at the Dai'an army and the Uighur cavalry in front of him and said coldly: "If we did not defeat the army of Jiuhu of the Great Jin Dynasty today, we would not have the opportunity to continue to surround Moxi City!"
Seeing that tens of thousands of Khitan cavalry attacked the four infantry battalions under his command but failed, Liu Ji finally put his heart in his stomach. Finally, the Khitan cavalry threw away all the bodies in front of the infantry battle formation composed of the four infantry battalions, and had to withdraw the Khitan army's main formation, which made Liu Ji completely relieved.
When the Khitan army slowly retreated to the north of Moxi City, Liu Ji's face had a smile. Although the cavalry under his command was not as good as the Khitan cavalry, the infantry of the Dai'an army taught the Khitan cavalry a lesson. Moreover, depending on the situation, the four infantry battalions suffered not much loss, which gave Liu Ji the hope of defeating this Khitan army.
Just as the Khitan army retreated to the north of Moxi City, the six cavalry captains, Yang Zaixing, Zhou Kai, Hua Xiong, Feng Sheng, Lin Chong and Guan Sheng, returned to Liu Ji.
After seeing Liu Ji, Yang Zaixing sighed and said, "Lord, the Khitans are indeed very powerful. Our three cavalry battalions attacked the Khitan army's main formation from the left, but were blocked by less than 20,000 cavalrymen of the Khitans. Our three cavalry battalions still suffered a considerable loss!"
Feng Sheng followed up with a wry smile and said, "The situation on our side is almost the same. Our three cavalry battalions were also blocked by Khitan cavalry with less than 20,000 people, and the losses were also great!"
The other four cavalry commanders also showed helplessness on their faces. They had the advantage of their troops and still failed to defeat the Khitan cavalry.
Liu Ji looked at the retreating Khitan army and said, "After all, the Khitan people are one of the three nomadic peoples on the grassland. The Khitan cavalry's reputation for hundreds of years is not a decoration. It is normal for our Dai'an army to have cavalry as good as the Khitan cavalry. Thanks to the four infantry battalions of Gao Shun, Xu Rong, Li Xin, and Meng Wu today, otherwise our Dai'an army might be driven away by the Khitan army!"
At this time, Su Lie beside Liu Ji said: "Lord, it seems that the Khitans are not going to continue fighting today, and they should not continue to siege Moxi City. After all, our Dai'an army is not a decoration. The Khitans can no longer form an encirclement of Moxi City, but the Khitans will not withdraw easily. According to the information we have obtained, the main target of this Khitan army is our Dai'an army. Since our true master is here, they will definitely try every means to defeat the main force of our Dai'an army in Moxi City."
Chapter completed!