Defending Jianping (III)
King Pingnan has a total of 280,000 soldiers. If these soldiers attack us, how many days can we hold them off? Yan Yan was thinking about the terrifying revenge in Zhang Liao's letter.
If we were to fight head-on, half of the enemy's forces would be enough to defeat us. This was Yan Yan's prediction.
Tomorrow, they would continue to attack fiercely. They would definitely take down Jianping.
"Report, the Jianping garrison has just left the city to collect arrows and rolling stones.”The colonel from the road came to report.
"The defensive items in their city are almost gone.”Cai Mao said excitedly.
"Send thirty thousand cavalry to chase the soldiers out of the city.”Yan Yan ordered decisively. This was an opportunity.
Zhang Liao led 5,000 cavalrymen and got into formation in front of the city gate. Cover the soldiers who went out of the city to collect arrows and rolling stones. There were not many rolling stones left to defend the city, and the crossbow bolts were almost used up.
If the enemy really launched a large-scale attack, there should be no problem tomorrow. What if the reinforcements didn't arrive the day after tomorrow? Therefore, Zhang Liao decided to take the risk and leave the city at night to collect the city defense items.
Wei Yan's five thousand cavalry had already crossed Red Cliff and would arrive tomorrow afternoon. On this battlefield, five thousand cavalrymen would not be able to turn the tide. However, it could still inspire morale, because reinforcements would be coming over continuously.
Under the night light, Zhang Liao heard a strange sound. He realized that this was the sound of a large number of enemy cavalry.
"Pass down my order. All infantrymen are to enter the city immediately. All the cavalrymen got into formation and prepared for battle.”Zhang Liao ordered decisively.
Half of the cavalrymen were podao soldiers. They held shields in one hand and horizontal swords in the other. Their mission was to block the archers. There were also 2,500 spearmen. These spearmen had an even stronger impact on their horses.
The cavalry of the alliance army had arrived. Under the moonlight, they were a dark mass.
"Brothers, we have to drag this out for a while. Most of our infantrymen have yet to enter the city.”Zhang Liao raised his gun, his face showing a confident look as he spoke slowly.
" Charge towards the enemy's flank," Zhang Liao ordered.
At this moment, the cavalry moved. The podao soldiers began to change their formation from the front to the front, left, and right. This was the charging formation.
The two armies were about to come into contact. The podao soldiers split up to the left and right. Their speed also slowed down. The spearmen rushed to the front and rushed into the enemy's formation.
The cavalrymen of the allied forces had never encountered such an elite cavalryman. The length of the weapon had become the key to life and death.
The left wing of the alliance army was already in chaos. Zhang Liao's cavalry had already finished forming their formation. This time, they charged towards the center of the allied army.
The allied army had been broken by Zhang Liao's cavalry, which was the key to the collapse of the formation.
Zhang Liao's cavalry charged again. This time, they were charging at the front line. They had to defeat the front line because the front line might hurt the infantry that had not returned to the city.
Once again, the alliance army was stunned by this powerful and valiant cavalry. Every time Zhang Liao's soldiers charged, the ground was filled with corpses. Of course, most of them belonged to the alliance army.
"Reorganize the formation and charge again. After charging, circle around the enemy's left wing and wait for an opportunity to enter the city.”Zhang Liao organized another successful peak break.
Cai Mao finally witnessed the prowess of this General Zhang Liao on horseback.
Cai Mao went forward. He had always been very confident. His confidence was gone after the first exchange. He believed that he would be defeated by Zhang Liao in less than three exchanges. Cai Mao didn't dare to fight again, only ordering those pitiful scapegoats to die.
Zhang Liao wouldn't let the cavalrymen of the allied forces hold him back. In this confrontation between thousands of troops, individual martial arts couldn't decide the outcome.
After Zhang Liao's cavalry charged for the last time, they retreated into the city. Entering the city, one could also see the overall quality of this army. They were quick and orderly.
Cai Mao and the allied cavalry were actually unable to make a move. In this round, they were basically defeated.
This horse battle caused Zhang Liao's name to spread like wildfire. This was a battle where 5,000 cavalrymen fought against 30,000 cavalrymen, and 400 casualties were exchanged for 3,000 lives.
In the commander's tent of the alliance army, Cai Mao couldn't believe his ears. The losses couldn't be this big. How could they have lost so much?
Zhang Liao had taught this general a lesson about cavalry! What was a horse battle?
Yan Yan looked at this number of casualties and couldn't help but fly into a rage, but Cai Mao wasn't his general after all.
This general who wanted to take 30,000 cavalrymen to take advantage of the situation had returned with a humiliating number of 3,000 to 400.
The next morning, the alliance army did not attack. They did not have the confidence to fight a meaningless war with the number of casualties. Zhang Liao's psychological tactics achieved the desired effect when the allied forces were at a disadvantage.
In the afternoon, the opportunity for the alliance army to attack was lost. Wei Yan's 5,000 cavalry and Ling Cao's 5,000 elite soldiers entered Jianping.
As night fell, Wei Yan's 15,000 infantry arrived.
With nearly 50,000 elite soldiers in his hands, Zhang Liao was now confident in fighting the 130,000 soldiers of the alliance army. Finally, he didn't have to hide in the city all day and be beaten passively. He could finally fight head-on with his head held high.
The next day, just as Zhang Liao, Wei Yan, and Ling Cao were preparing to leave the city, a surprising piece of news came from outside the city. The alliance army had retreated.
The Golden Whirlwind Army had already arrived at Changsha. When they heard this news, they couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief. A famous general was a famous general after all. How did these 20,000 soldiers fight this battle? They completed the task of blocking the enemy with such excellence, and even took the lives of the 20,000 alliance troops.
All Jianping's guards had to be rewarded.
He ordered all the troops to send the memorial tablets of the sacrificed soldiers to the Martyrs 'Temple in Wuling. Jin Xuan wanted to express his highest respect to these heroes.
Jin Xuan and all the officials of the Wu Ling County went to welcome the hero, Zhang Liao, and his soldiers.
The people of Wu Ling welcomed them. This was a true battle, and the heroes of this battle were all familiar faces that the people of the city often saw.
When Zhang Liao saw Jin Xuan, he got off his horse and knelt down,"My lord." There was not a hint of pride on his face. This was the quality of a famous general.
Next were the infantrymen holding the memorial tablets of the fallen soldiers. Their arms were wrapped in black veils and their faces were solemn.
Jin Xuan couldn't help but feel excited. He half-knelt and shouted,""Kneel and welcome the heroes and gods." When the civilians saw this, they all knelt on the ground. Some of the soldiers holding the tablets were already in tears.
Jin Xuan helped Zhang Liao up and walked to the Martyrs 'Temple with him. He asked about the details of the war, and the more he asked, the heavier his heart became.
Dong Zhuo, this thief, is using the emperor to order the vassals to attack me. It was estimated that the war on the eastern front would start again. Jin Xuan thought.
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