Mulige led more than 20,000 soldiers to lie quietly in the woods next to the bend behind the mountain. It was almost noon and the enemy was coming. The enemy's scouts had passed two groups, but they all looked around the road for a while and left without finding anything unusual. The Gaoyue soldiers under them were all trained by Mulige with the backbone of the Qingyang First Guard Division. Mulige had strong confidence in them, so he dared to issue a military order in front of his superiors.

This is an excellent ambush place. The rushing Tali River turns a bend here and continues to flow towards the hinterland of the Tengger Grassland. If the enemy comes from Shanzui, they must pass here. Mulige will lead the army to block the enemy here, so that the armored cavalry of Luobei people will not be able to fully utilize the advantages of field charge, but also put them in a situation where they cannot advance or retreat.

When a scout came over panting, Mulige screamed inwardly: "Here you come!"

Under the neat and orderly command of the officers, the heavy infantrymen could not wait to get up, rushed out of the woods, facing the mountain, and arranged into dense platoons, immediately blocking the road ahead. The spearheaders also gathered at extremely fast speed after the heavy infantry array, divided into several echelons, with a certain distance between them, so as to facilitate running up and make the shooting range of the spearhead farther.

The engineers were busy quickly between heavy infantry and spearmen. They were installing small disassembled catapults brought from Qingyang City. Although there were not many, they would also give the enemy great lethality. Given that the bows and arrows were too small to kill the heavy armored cavalry, I gave up the arrangement here. I thought the catapults and spearmen could make up for this shortcoming.

The Luo Bei's vanguard troops who had just rushed around the mountainzui also discovered the abnormal situation ahead. On the plains along the river, a large number of troops suddenly gathered, with at least tens of thousands of people, and there were neatly arranged teams. The information quickly reported to the ears of Wu Peng, the younger brother of the vanguard commander General Zhengdong.

Upen is also a famous brave general among Luobei people, but he also has a arrogant and conceited personality like his brother. When he learned that there was an enemy in front of him, his first reaction was: "Order the first part to attack and step these ignorant horse thieves into meat paste!"

Five thousand Luobei cavalry lined up in ten lines, each with a horizontal row of 500 people. They started charging from five hundred meters away. The earth trembled, forming a thick yellow smoke and dust. Five thousand war horses seemed to be stepping on a unified drum beat, with frequency from slow to fast, and their speed soaring rapidly. No other sounds could be heard on the entire battlefield, and only the sound of iron hooves of war horses thunder were heard.

Four hundred meters! Three hundred meters! Mulige praised Luo Bei people's proficient equestrians while silently estimating the distance the enemy was running. Just when Luo Bei's cavalry was a little surprised that they were not attacked by bows and arrows, without any mental preparation, a rain of stones fell from the sky, dozens of large stones the size of watermelon fell from the sky, and dozens of unexpected Luo Bei cavalry were shot down on the spot, causing a small panic in the entire cavalry charge formation. Some of the comrades following him had no time to adjust and collided. At such a high speed, the impact occurred.

However, the nightmare was not over. After luckily avoiding two rounds of catapult attacks, the extremely fast Luobei cavalry had rushed to a place less than 150 meters away from the enemy. In a few seconds, these damn enemies would taste the taste of iron hooves. Just as all the Luobei cavalry were fantasizing, with a shocking roar, overwhelming the sound of horse hooves, a dark cloud surged from the rear of the enemy, and the Luobei cavalry rushed forward at the speed of an arrow from the string.

"It's a gun throw!!!" Many Luobei cavalry had just had this idea in their minds, and they were thrown into each other by the oncoming gun thrown and spurted the spurs. In that moment, they could not hear the screams from Luobei soldiers. They only saw most of them repeating the same action, people tilting up, horses flipping, and a burst of red blood splashed.

After two rounds of baptism, the five thousand Luobei cavalry were almost gone. They rushed to the heavy infantry waiting for battle, without any momentum. After a few screams, the extremely powerful Gaoyue heavy infantry even raised the Luobei soldiers who had pierced the corpse. The battlefield returned to peace, leaving only the corpses of soldiers all over the ground and a few remaining war horses standing alone beside the master's corpse.

Just when the fierce battle started at Shanzui, the battle on the main battlefield on the river bank west of Shanzui was officially unveiled. I led Liang Chongxin and Cui Wenxiu and others to quietly observe the Luobei Central Army marching slowly by the river. The entire Central Army lasted nearly five miles and extended backward from Shanzui. Since there were a large number of baggage troops in the middle, the troops' marching speed was quite slow.

After careful observation, the enemy was not prepared at all and the formation seemed very loose. I secretly called out "It's God who helped me" and Liang, Cui and others hurried back to the army assembly site. Everyone sneaked out of the forest under my gestures and the command of the officers. There was no need to hide it. They ordered the cavalry to throw away the cages on the horse's mouth. Thirty thousand cavalry were like tigers on the mountain, and rushed towards the unprepared Luobei infantry by the river with lightning speed.

Accompanied by the sound of horse hooves, Luobei's soldiers' squad, which was moving forward in a normal marching manner, seemed to be unable to accept this reality at once. Before the recruits' squad had reacted, the veterans shouted in horror: "It's the enemy's cavalry!" "We are ambushed!" "Hurry up and put together the team!"

Panic shouts came one after another, and the officers used their whips to whip the soldiers who were running around like headless flies, and ordered them to quickly form a confrontation formation to deal with the coming cruel battle.

I took the lead and led the heavy cavalry to rush towards the abdomen of the enemy's central army. The enemy was obviously not fully entered the state of combat. As the horses ran wildly, they were getting closer and closer to the enemy, and I could even see the terrifying expression on the faces of the enemy's infantry. The wave after wave of arrow rains had little impact on the heavy cavalry that was the first to be hit, but there were still hundreds of people falling down beside me. I gritted my teeth, held my halberd and spear high, and finally rushed through this difficult distance, broke into the enemy's army, and the real war officially began.

With every time I swung my halberd, there were always a few Luobei soldiers standing in front of me who were holding their heads and covering their necks or holding their chests and abdomen and fell down. I could no longer remember how many times this was the dozen times that I had waved the weapon in my hand, and the blood had already soaked my whole body. I was like an ordinary soldier, venting my dissatisfaction with sleeping in the woods for days and nights, until the call of the guards beside me woke me up from my madness.

The Luobei people's defense line had begun to collapse. Although their soldiers were far more skilled than our army, due to the addition of a large number of new recruits, these new recruits had never seen such a sudden attack, blood flowing all over the ground and corpses everywhere. These cruel scenes greatly stimulated the soldiers who had never been on the battlefield. They took the lead in escaping from the battlefield. Because of their large number, they soon impulsed the entire infantry defense line. Coupled with the subsequent impact of our light cavalry, the enemy's central defense line finally collapsed.

When Ule received the news of his attack, he immediately organized his 10,000 iron-armored cavalry to prepare for battle. However, the defeated infantry flocked to the ground to block the entire road. His 10,000 iron-armored cavalry and 40,000 light cavalry were blocked and unable to move at all. He watched the escaped soldiers surrounded him and retreated backwards. He made a quick decision and ordered the light cavalry in the front to shoot the retreating deserters immediately, which could not only shock the deserters but also clear a passage for the cavalry team.

I immediately noticed the changes in the enemy. The enemy's infantry retreated significantly slower, and some veterans had even begun to organize counterattacks. Once the enemy gained a foothold, our 30,000 cavalry would be difficult to escape and would be eaten by the enemy in one go, let alone victory. I also immediately adjusted the deployment and ordered the heavy cavalry to concentrate in the middle. Under the leadership of Liang Chongxin and Cui Wenxiu, we should concentrate our efforts to break through to the central part with a large number of enemies. We should strive to completely defeat the enemy. This would completely lose the will to fight and force it to retreat. This would disrupt the cavalry in the rear of the enemy, which would be conducive to our final victory. The enemies on both wings were handed over to the light cavalry that followed.

Under the leadership of Liang Chongxin and Cui Wenxiu, the main heavy cavalry launched a new round of massacre. The crazy attack that was fearless and the difference in combat effectiveness soon set off a frenzy among the Luobei infantry. The officers could not control the soldiers' actions and were rushing back slowly but unstoppable by the fleeing soldiers.

The light cavalrymen who were escorting the formation had not only shot many of their compatriots, but the corpses on the ground still could not stop the torrent of retreat. There were still more and more retreating soldiers coming to them. They had no choice but to let the retreating soldiers rush their square formation into pieces, and even the direct cavalry of the General Wule, the Great General of the East, had dispersed.

Wule rode on his beloved Mo Longjiao. Seeing the retreating abortion destroying his originally neat square formation, he could only bit his lips in pain. Buda, who was standing beside him, sighed softly. He had long felt something was wrong, but he did not expect that the enemy was so bold that he dared to enter more than 300 kilometers of ambush in his territory, and did such a good job of keeping confidentiality. His scouts did not notice anything. The so-called horse thieves must have been dressed in the enemy's army, with the purpose of numbing their own side.

"General, the matter has come to this point, so it's better to retreat quickly. If you wait a little longer, it will be troublesome." Although Buda admired the enemy's commander's arrangement, he still made suggestions to retreat actively based on the current situation.

Although Ule was arrogant, he was not a brave man. He also knew that the defeat was decided now. But if his direct cavalry retreated at this time, it would probably lead to the collapse of the entire army. The losses were so great that he really didn't know how to explain to the chief when he returned. But if he insisted, he might be likely to become a prisoner. This is really a difficult choice!

Buda also understood the difficulties of his boss, but if he didn't make any decisions immediately, the consequences would probably be unimaginable. He resolutely issued an order to the messenger beside him: "The general's order: order the heavy cavalry and four light cavalry teams to retreat immediately, leave the infantry, and maintain the formation."

As soon as Luo Bei's rear camp moved, I keenly noticed the changes in the situation and immediately ordered Liang Chongxin and Cui Wenxiu to follow closely, not to let the enemy escape, but to hold on tightly, otherwise once the enemy escapes and reorganizes it, it will not bring about a perfect end to my perfect battle.

Just when the battle on the main battlefield was one-sided, the heavy cavalry and infantry fighting outside Shanzui also reached a climax. After watching his first shock wave defeat, Upen also received a report of the attack of the central army. He had fully understood that he had encountered an ambush by the Tanghe people. But he was not discouraged. As long as he defeated the enemy in front of him, he still had a chance to turn his head and reinforce the central army.

He simply took a gamble and ordered the remaining 35,000 iron-armored cavalry to leave only 5,000 people as his reserve team, and ordered the 30,000 iron-armored cavalry to take turns to charge, trying to break through the heavy infantry defense line led by Mulige. The entire battlefield became a huge meat grinder. Each round of charge Luobei cavalry would suffer heavy losses from the attack of catapults and guns, but the armored cavalry that rushed near the front would also cause great damage to the heavy infantry. The shouts of shouts, cries, weapon collisions, and dull sounds of the corpse falling to the ground filled his ears. Many soldiers were completely numb, and they just subconsciously waved weapons to attack or defend.

After nearly an hour of bloody battle, both sides paid a heavy price. Luo Beiren dropped nearly 20,000 corpses in front of the formation, and the first few rows of Mulige's heavy infantry had been replaced several times, both sides were red in their eyes and preparing for the final sprint.

However, a scout who reported the news changed Upen's plan. The central army had been defeated and his brother had retreated. The news seemed to be like a blow that made Upen unable to react for a long time. That is to say, one of his side had completely failed in this battle. If he did not break through, he would probably be wiped out by the enemy. He quickly gathered the troops, posed 10,000 heavy infantry, turned his horse's head, took advantage of the opportunity of our army's light infantry to clean the battlefield, break through the encirclement and fled west.

Liang Chongxin and Cui Wenxiu also pursued them continuously despite my strict orders, regardless of their fatigue, and chased them for more than 300 miles until they were dark. The light infantry led by Kamapov also joined the battlefield in time, surrounded the fleeing scattered soldiers, gathered them up, immediately set off and took them back to Qingyang. In my words, this is such a great fortune.

This battle was called the "Second Northwest War" by later generations, and ended with our great victory. According to later statistics, the battle was annihilated more than 120,000 main troops in the eastern part of Luobeizheng, including 50,986 enemies, 47,833 prisoners, and more than 10,000 were missing. It is estimated that they fled directly to their hometowns, and there were less than 80,000 people back to the departure camp. Tik, the chief general of the central army in the eastern part of Luobeizheng, was captured, and the deputy general of the central army, Kalden, was killed in battle.
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