Chapter 1107: Outrage
The Baibao soldiers were guards selected by Qi Lord Gao Yang from the six Xianbei. It is said that each of them has the courage to fight one against a hundred, and their performance on the battlefield at this moment is worthy of the name of elite.
There were only a few thousand Baibao soldiers who were ordered to line up on the south bank of Tongdi River to supervise the soldiers, while there were tens of thousands of people who were panicking and eager to flee south on the battlefield on the north bank.
These people flocked to the south, and the impact of personnel alone was already quite strong, not to mention that there were many people who were eager to survive and attacked with weapons.
However, no matter how these people attacked, the river defense line formed by the Baibao soldiers was still very stable. There were very few people who could break through and retreat. Even if two or three occasionally broke out of the army formation, they would be captured and forced back. When it comes to stubborn people who are really hard to persuade, the Baibao soldiers can only swing their swords and kill them outside the formation to deter other escapees outside the formation.
The retreating people on the battlefield mountain were already discouraged. They didn't even dare to fight and kill the enemy as the king ordered, so how could they be the opponents of the Baibao soldiers who were picked from a hundred.
The enemy army obviously intended to chase and kill these defeated soldiers to attack the central army camp and army formation on the south bank, but under the power of the Baibao soldiers, this plan has not been successful. Many defeated soldiers were blocked and killed outside, and their corpses almost filled the Tongdi waterway.
Because they failed to break through the defense line on the south bank with the defeated soldiers, the offensive of the Wei army on the north bank could only be temporarily slowed down, and they did not continue to go straight down and sweep away thousands of troops.
Although the danger and chaos were temporarily blocked outside, Gao Yang's face was not happy at all, especially when he saw the corpses of soldiers piled up in the Tongdi River, his face turned ashen and he cursed angrily: "These dog thieves, they are wasting the country's food. When the battle comes, they are cowardly and afraid to fight. They dare not kill the thieves, but want to quell the chaos inside. They really deserve to die! They will die anyway. It is commendable to die in the battle, but it is not a pity to die here!"
He did not feel sorry for the dead soldiers, but he hated that these people would rather flee back and be killed by the supervising soldiers than to kill the enemy and die on the battlefield. These foolish and cowardly people died without any value, which was hateful!
At this time, on the north bank of the Tongdi River, the defeated Qi army, who could not advance or retreat, were forced into a small space by the attack from both the north and the south. The scene was extremely chaotic, and all kinds of people and horses were roaring, weeping and wailing miserably.
In the Wei army formation, Li Tai saw that the Qi army on the south bank was firmly holding the river line and holding the retreating soldiers on the north bank outside the formation. Even if he attacked again, it would only increase the killing. It was difficult to break through the enemy's central defense with these defeated people. So he raised his hand and ordered the offensive to be suspended, and the army to reorganize the battle formation. He then moved forward a little distance with his personal soldiers.
"Tell you Jinyang gang, we are here to fight to punish the thieves who stole our country, not to kill you. If the thief generals like Wei Can can lay down their weapons and return to justice, I can forgive them. What's more, you guys are not guilty of any crime and are forced to follow the thieves! You have not committed any serious crime and do not need to pay with your lives. Each of you should lay down your weapons and leave. If you still stay in the formation and stop me from killing the thieves, I will die without regrets! After the third drum, continue the attack!"
Li Tai shouted to the panicked soldiers of the Northern Qi on the opposite side, and then ordered the soldiers to retreat a distance to give these Qi soldiers some space to leave the battlefield. He also did not forget to stimulate Gao Yang on the opposite bank, and shouted to the opposite side: "The thief leader, don't leave. Come to fight again after the gang retreats, and I will kill you here!"
Not to mention the still self-confident soldiers on the battlefield on the north bank The defeated Qi army was in a state of confusion and didn't know where to go. Seeing this, Gao Yang, the leader of Qi on the south bank, was extremely angry. He pointed at the opposite side and cursed: "You cowardly Qiang bandits, how dare you sell favors to the people here! Bring my horse here, I will personally go to the battlefield to kill the bandits, kill, kill all the Qiang bandits! Pass my military order, whoever dares to abandon his weapons and run away in front of the battlefield will be killed!"
"Your Majesty, please calm down! This is a treacherous plot of the Qiang bandits, which is to alienate the upper and lower levels. The northern bandits are already frightened and frightened. If you still threaten them, it will only force them to surrender to the enemy. It is better to send another group of people to build a floating ferry at the river mouth to lead the masses to the south to comfort the hearts of the bandits..."
Seeing that the emperor was already furious and out of control, the generals here were also panicked. Xu Yuan, who had been discussing matters before, hurried forward to advise.
Gao Yang was already somewhat confused about right and wrong. Hearing Xu Yuan's words, he immediately snatched the long spear of his personal soldier, pointed at him from a distance and said angrily: "Those dog thieves were defeated, they all deserve to die! You actually advised me to divide my troops and forces and stopped me from entering the battle to kill the thieves. What evil plot do you have?"
Seeing this scene, Xu Yuan hurriedly knelt on the ground, saying that he dared not. Gao Yang's eyes swept across the generals one by one. All the generals in his sight lowered their heads and dared not look at each other.
At this time, the enemy's war drums on the other side had already sounded, and the rapid roar made it difficult for Gao Yang to calm down and think about things. However, when he saw that many soldiers on the north bank had already dropped their weapons and followed the path left by the Wei army to the river mouth valley that had not been covered by the battlefield, he couldn't help but feel angry and muttered: "These bandits, really, really dare to surrender to the enemy in the battle... They don't fear my life? They really don't fear..."
For those who are high above, downward perception is a relatively rare ability, especially for those who are arrogant and stubborn by nature, it is even more difficult to obtain this ability, and they are unwilling to use it.
Gao Yang was used to deciding the life and death of his countrymen, and even ignored the fact that survival was a natural instinct and power of human beings. When he saw the defeated soldiers on the battlefield abandoning their weapons and giving up resistance in order to survive, he felt incredible for a moment. How dare these people do such things in front of him?
The unsuccessful war had already made him feel frustrated, and now the soldiers openly rebelled in front of him, which made him feel a sense of panic about the loss of authority. This fear that grew from the bottom of his heart made him unable to avoid it, and all kinds of chaotic thoughts that aggravated his panic emerged in his mind.
"Where are the King of Pingyuan and the King of Anding? Why haven't they come yet?"
He looked around and suddenly shouted, using an angry and accusing tone to cover up his panic: "Could it be that they are also afraid of the enemy's power and dare not come to help?"
This accusation is somewhat unreasonable. It has not been too long since he sent an order to help the central army. It will take some time for other troops to move their positions. In particular, the right-wing army where Heba Ren is located is still fighting on the enemy's flank, making it even more difficult to withdraw and return in time.
But at this moment, the generals did not dare to defend him. The smart ones took the opportunity to ask to go and send an order to urge the reinforcements to come quickly, hoping to temporarily leave the emperor's sight, so as not to stand under the dangerous wall and avoid any unwarranted disaster.
Gao Yang waved his hand impatiently and urged the general who asked for orders to go quickly. When his sight fell back on the battlefield on the north bank, many more soldiers had abandoned their weapons and left, which made him even more irritable. He simply ordered an attack without waiting for the arrival of reinforcements.
At this time, the Wei army had only more than 10,000 soldiers on the battlefield, and they were still not superior in number. Even up to now, the number of defeated soldiers on the north bank still far exceeded the number of Wei soldiers who attacked, but they had no fighting spirit at all and were just waiting to die.
This was one of the reasons why Gao Yang was particularly annoyed with these soldiers. He did not think that his deterrence was one of the reasons for defeating the psychological defense of the front-line soldiers.
In his opinion, as long as these soldiers could withstand the pressure of the death of their commander, and were not shaken by the evil words of the Wei army, and spontaneously organized to resist, they would still have the strength to fight. Even if they could not turn defeat into victory, they could at least greatly consume the enemy army, leaving a weak division that could be broken with one blow to the rear troops.
As a result, these people could not even meet such a simple request, and they really deserved to die!
At the battle between the two sides, the central army led by Gao Yang of the Northern Qi side was the more than 80,000 divisions he brought from Jinyang. After the left army Duan Shao divided his troops to guard against the enemy elsewhere, he still had more than 70,000 troops. He split more than 10,000 troops and sent them to Heba Ren to form the right army.
On the first day of the battle, because Qi Lianmeng of the left army underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly, the division was defeated. In anger, Gao Yang withdrew most of Duan Shao's left army, leaving him with less than 30,000 troops. Then, during the battle, the central army gradually sent 20,000 troops to the right army.
As the battle progressed on the front battlefield, more than 40,000 troops were deployed. Excluding some casualties, there were nearly 30,000 troops on the entire north bank battlefield before the battle collapsed.
Therefore, the central army camp on the south bank of Tongdi River still has more than 60,000 troops that can be deployed for combat, and still has an absolute advantage in terms of manpower.
The reason why Gao Yang dared to treat tens of thousands of people on the north bank battlefield as abandoned pawns was because of this. Although the troops on both wings have not yet withdrawn to the central army, the central army's own forces are enough to launch a counterattack on the other side.
But these are just superficial data. In fact, the adverse effects of the defeat in the battle formation on the north bank just now are more than just the loss of troops on the front line. The Wei army repeatedly shouted that Jinyang City had been breached, and the scene of the Baibao soldiers blocking the river and killing friendly soldiers before left an indelible impression on the soldiers of the central army!
Now the order to attack was issued again, and the generals returned to their teams to gather their troops, but the bodies of their comrades filling the river gullies were still in front of them. The speed of these Qi army soldiers to prepare for battle became slow, and they were unable to prepare for the attack.
At the same time, the three drum orders of the Wei army on the north bank had ended, and most of the Qi army soldiers who were blocked along the north bank of Tongdi River had dispersed.
At this moment of life and death, on one side were friendly comrades who mercilessly wielded the butcher knife against them, and on the other side were enemies who were few but willing to show them goodwill and give them a glimmer of hope. Most of them finally followed their instincts and made their own choices.
Just like they and their fathers, they chose to follow Gao Huan in Xindu to build righteousness and fight against the Erzhu family in order to survive, but this time the choice was contrary to that of the past, and the Qi Lord Gao Yang who forced them to make this choice was no different from the Erzhu family who was cruel and inhumane to the people of the six towns!
As the road to attack was cleared, Li Tai did not hesitate to move forward because of the large number of enemies and the small number of us. When the drum stopped, he drew his sword and pointed it forward, shouting loudly: "The Hebei Road is sinking, and the gods and people are angry! The huge evil is in front of us, and we must fight against the enemy! We will not return until the enemy army is defeated!"