Chapter 295: Eight Banners of War(2/2)
Mr. Zhao can stand out from the Qingzhou lords. After all, he is a shrewd lord. The smoother the progress, the more uneasy he becomes.
"Does the White Robe Army intend to defeat my two wings and then attack me from a flank? But my two wings are also very powerful. It is definitely my center that will break through their center first!"
Mr. Zhao thought for a while and thought that Xue Rengui and Zhao Yun were using the tactic of outflanking from two wings.
The outcome of the war depends on whether Xue Rengui and Zhao Yun are the first to defeat the opponent's two wings, or whether Zhao Gongzi and Tai Shi Ci are the first to defeat the opponent's central army!
Obviously, Liu Sandao could not stop the superior forces of Zhao Gongzi and Tai Shici.
"Victory belongs to me!"
Mr. Zhao thinks that victory is within easy reach!
Suddenly, there were shouts of killing from behind the Qingzhou Army. Hua Mulan led more than ten thousand light cavalry across the hills and went straight into the enemy camp!
The Qingzhou Army was unprepared and the camp fell. Hua Mulan turned to attack Mr. Zhao's rear!
Iron Eagle scouts bent their bows and arrows to kill the reserve troops behind Mr. Zhao! The soldiers in reserve were knocked down by Hua Mulan's cavalry, and the horses' hooves trampled over them!
Hua Mulan wields her horse and kills more than ten enemy soldiers in a row. Blood splashes and the enemy general is beheaded!
The cavalry troops suddenly attacked and cut into the enemy's formation with overwhelming force!
"Lord, there are enemy cavalry attacking our rear!"
When Mr. Zhao received news of Hua Mulan's cavalry sneak attack on the rear, he had already been lured into the enemy's position by Liu Sandao, and the battle line was stretched, making it difficult to support the rear.
Liu Sandao was not discovered by Mr. Zhao because Liu Sandao did not know that Hua Mulan would lead the light cavalry to raid the enemy's rear. Liu Sandao simply could not stop Mr. Zhao...
"Why can they bypass my scouts?!" Mr. Zhao hurriedly commanded, "Order Xue Wanche to return reinforcements, or Dorgon to return reinforcements!"
Xue Wanche was held back by Xue Rengui, and only Dorgon returned to the army. There were only 500 Eight Banners cavalry around him. In addition to the 500 Eight Banners cavalry, there were more than a thousand low-level cavalry.
There were fleeing soldiers in the rear, blocking Dorgon from returning to the army, making Dorgon restless.
Hua Mulan's cavalry holds Tang knives in their hands and pursues the defeated troops in the rear.
She saw a group of white-armored cavalry, so she took off the horn bow behind her, and with two thousand iron eagle scouts, she threw a rain of arrows at Dorgon!
There is no need for Iron Eagle Scouts to aim, there are enemies everywhere, and as long as the arrows fall, there will always be casualties!
Dorgon held a Yan Fei Dao in his hand and struggled to block the rain of arrows. An arrow hit his skirt armor, causing severe pain in his thigh! The arrow had broken through the skirt armor's defense!
Dorgon was in pain and ordered the Eight Banners cavalry to shoot arrows at the Iron Eagle scouts to fight back.
Both sides are good at using bows and arrows. Several arrows passed by Hua Mulan. Hua Mulan was not afraid and took her bow and shot at an Eight Banners cavalry!
The Eight Banners Cavalry was hit by an arrow in the forehead and died on the spot!
The Iron Eagle scouts, four times as many as the Eight Banners, used a rain of arrows to wash away the Eight Banners cavalry. Many of Hua Mulan's cavalry were also killed. The Eight Banners cavalry's heavy arrows were very deadly.
Although Hua Mulan felt distressed about the loss, she remained indifferent on the surface.
Generals die in hundreds of battles, and so do soldiers!
Compassion does not command troops!
The number of Eight Banners cavalry was decreasing rapidly. In addition to the Iron Eagle scouts, a large number of low-level light cavalry came to try to overwhelm Dorgon.
Dorgon's personal strength is not top-notch. Once he is surrounded by a large number of light cavalry, he can be easily killed.
"retreat!"
Dorgon was unable to turn the tide, so in order to protect his own safety, he led his cavalry to retreat.
Hua Mulan took this opportunity to drive the cavalry in, and the Qingzhou Army fell into complete chaos!
Because of Hua Mulan's unexpected offensive, all three roads collapsed!
"Lord, the situation is over. We can still break through if we gather our forces."
Taishi Ci held a short halberd and gathered all nearby troops. It was of little significance to continue to break through Liu Sandao's phalanx. Liu Sandao was just a bait for the white-robed army.
"We can lose, but we can't lose badly!"
Mr. Zhao tried his best to maintain formation with Taishi Ci and retreat in an orderly manner.
Chapter completed!