Turbulent Times Chapter 1567: Greed is the messenger of death

Five thousand Pegasus Battalion cavalry rushed out, and the circle behind them closed left and right and closed again.

The archers of the Pegasus Battalion in the formation once again extended their shots. The catapults, giant crossbows, and guns were still firing. Shapolang firmly remembered Wu Si's order not to attack too deep. The cavalry, a hundred steps away from the circle, made a very precise charge. Immediately suppressed Liu Hongji's attack momentum.

Running around the circle for several miles, the circle behind him once again cracked a gap, the horn sounded, and Shapolang yelled: "Throw!"

As soon as the words fell, the five thousand cavalry behind him threw a grenade.

Boom boom boom...

Amidst a huge explosion, dust, sand and gravel splashed, and after killing a large number of enemies of the Li family army, Shapolang reluctantly glanced at the enemy soldiers who looked at them in horror, and looked at them with some displeasure. After the spear shaft slapped a lifeless enemy away, the horse galloped back to the circle along the gap.

In this round of attack, the 5,000 cavalry led by Shapolang lost less than a hundred people, but killed more than 2,000 enemies.

This number is not too small for Liu Hongji's side, which originally had 50,000 horses. The most important thing is that the morale of the Li Yuan Group's army was greatly affected.

But even so, after ten breaths of effort, nearly a hundred cavalrymen under his command died, and Sha Polang couldn't help but feel a little distressed at this time.

"Fucking Liu Hongji, I'm going to cut him into pieces later." Sha Polang had a murderous and cruel expression on his face. Compared with other armies of the Far Eastern Army, Wu Si's 50,000 troops are more cruel and bloodthirsty.

No way, to be a horse thief in the Western Regions, and to become the horse thief king, only the most cruel and bloodthirsty horse thief can survive.

Liu Hongji had indeed tried his best. He thought that the Far Eastern Army would be difficult to deal with, but he thought that with nearly three times the strength and adequate preparations, he would be able to take down the Far Eastern Army camp that had only been built for half a day.

However, he led his men to fight for more than two hours, and he only destroyed the enemy's outer positions, and his casualties were three or four times that of his opponent. Doesn't this mean that if you want to kill the 20,000 Far East soldiers led by Wu Si, you will almost die yourself? Even die all by myself

Okay, the opponent probably still has a lot of troops left.

Of course, this kind of situation will not happen. When the casualty rate of soldiers in a large army reaches a certain level, no matter how strict the discipline is, unless the army is composed entirely of dead soldiers, the soldiers will collapse and the morale of the army will be completely destroyed. Shaken, had to retreat, had to retreat.

"No! The damned defensive position of the Far Eastern Army must be broken."

Only by breaking through this damned enemy formation, can we use our absolute superiority to force the enemy to fight on their own. In that case, victory will be at your fingertips. However, this seemingly simple step has made Liu Hongji fight for so long. There is no light in sight.

As time went by, Liu Hongji became more and more uneasy. At this time, he was sure that the Whirlwind Battalion led by Luo Shixin and the possible ambushes of the Far East Army were going to fight against the 20,000 cavalry led by Chai Shao who supported him. Well, if they eat Chai Shao, then go back to the division and rush here, and Wu Si will flank him...

Liu Hongji couldn't help shivering when he thought of a certain possibility.

However, if he returns to the camp and looks at the piece of fat in front of him, thinking that he has already paid so many casualties, he is extremely reluctant to part with it. Maybe if he works hard again, he will reap fruitful results. Wan Yuandongjun swallowed it whole.

If he Liu Hongji can achieve this result, it will be a major victory since the army under the command of Tang Wang Li Yuan started the war with the Far East Army, which will make him stand out among the generals under the command of Tang Wang.

For Liu Hongji, this is not only a great honor, but also greatly enhances his status under Duke Tang's command.

Liu Hongji was born in a small nobleman, and under Tang Gong Li Yuan, who represents the interests of the aristocratic family, he has always been excluded because of his birth. , With his achievements in battle and his ability to train and lead troops to fight, how could he be so cheap as Chai Shao's little boy.

In short, due to various reasons, Liu Hongji did not evacuate decisively at the first time.

Besides, if he evacuated at this time, Wu Si would definitely lead his men and horses to change from defensive infantry to cavalry immediately, and chase him down. Most of his men and horses were infantry.

When Qi is affected, it is likely to cause a rout all the way, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

So, he decided to attack again. If he still can't break through the damned Far Eastern Army's defensive camp, then retreat back to the camp and wait for reinforcements. .

"Personal Guard Battalion, mount your horse and attack!" Liu Hongji mounted his horse with his sword in hand, and decided to launch an attack with his only 5,000 cavalry.

Since the start of the war, Liu Hongji has kept these 5,000 cavalry as a reserve.

However, now Liu Hongji has decided to invest in the strongest five thousand cavalry under his command, and strive to succeed in one blow, and the Pegasus Battalion of the Far Eastern Army in front of him seems to be at the end of his battle with less than 20,000 horses. , should be difficult to hold on to.

Thinking of this, Liu Hongji personally took the lead, and the cavalry rushed towards the defensive position of the Pegasus Battalion.

"Slay the wolf!" Inside the circle, Wu Si yelled hoarsely: "Go out, block them, don't let them directly attack the circle, and finally try to lead them to the front of the Baifa crossbow."

Wu Si knew that at this time his circular formation was at its weakest, he had tried his best to block the opponent's infantry, and he would definitely not be able to block the powerful impact of the cavalry.

"Archers, shoot quickly, shoot all your arrows, and then step forward with your guns to replenish the circle!"

"Hundred shots! Be ready to fire at any time."

Wu Si shouted orders one after another, and the people below quickly completed the deployment according to his orders.

Shapolang agreed, shouted excitedly, and led his nearly 5,000 cavalry into the opponent's cavalry formation. Because the distance was a little shorter, the speed did not increase, and the combat power was affected to a certain extent. .

But Shapolang led the cavalry to rush left and right, trying his best to disrupt the opponent's formation and delay the opponent's direct attack on the position, but he couldn't kill too much, and blocked the opponent firmly.

So, under the deliberate release of the wolf by killing the wolf, there are still quite a few Li family cavalry passing by them and rushing towards the circle.

However, to be honest, Liu Hongji's five thousand cavalry was extremely powerful, not even much weaker than the five thousand cavalry led by Sha Polang.