When the distance was reduced to a hundred steps, Xia Xia's mortars could no longer bombard them at close range and had lost their effect. Because at this distance, the bombardment had lost its meaning, so the bombardment ended.
Lai Ji had a smile on his face as he calmly ordered, "Cavalry unit, charge!"
With the order given, a thousand cavalry charged out.
The cavalry charged at an extremely fast speed. The horses trampled on the ground as the thousand cavalry spread out and charged forward. These thousand cavalry were spread out. In the blink of an eye, the cavalry had already collided with the Xinluo and Goguryeo soldiers who were charging out.
"Charge!"
The cavalry general raised his saber and shouted.
A thousand cavalry charged forward.
The cavalry had sharp expressions as they charged forward without any fear. When they met the infantrymen of Xinluo and Goguryeo, they swung their sabers and slashed down continuously. Especially when the warhorses were charging forward savagely. Once they were mounted, they would send the other party flying.
In a short period of time, the cavalry had built the infantry formation of Xinluo and Goguryeo. After completely piercing through, the cavalrymen once again turned around and charged straight back. The cavalry was very fast. In the blink of an eye, they charged into the Xinluo and Goguryeo soldiers who had fallen behind and fought.
After this round of battle, Xinluo and Goguryeo were less than fifty steps away from Xia Xia's army.
"Retreat, retreat!"
The cavalry general ordered and retreated to the sides. He did not continue to fight forward.
The combat strength of a thousand cavalry was extremely strong, but it was impossible to completely destroy the Xinluo and Goguryeo soldiers. However, in these two battles, the Xinluo and Goguryeo soldiers could not stop them at all. Many of them were killed, causing the formation of the Xinluo and Goguryeo soldiers to become even more chaotic and their morale to drop.
Gao Di looked at the killed soldiers and felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife. However, he had no choice but to give the order to continue breaking out.
They had to kill their way out.
If they did not break out, they would die here.
Jin Yuzhen was the same. He kept giving the order to break out and charge forward.
The two of them originally had more than ten thousand people. Previously, they had been bombed by landmines and cannons. Then, they had been killed by the cavalry. Many of the Xinluo and Goguryeo soldiers had died, leaving less than seven thousand people. Furthermore, the remaining soldiers were all in a state of panic. They wanted to escape and retreat. They no longer had the courage to fight to the death.
When Lai Ji saw this, he sneered.
How could it be that easy to break out of the encirclement?
As the distance between the two sides decreased, when the distance between the two sides was reduced to about 30 steps, they were already close to the formation area that Lai Ji had set up. Lai Ji's expression was cold as he ordered, "Throw a wave of grenades."
Xia Xia's soldiers at the front immediately took action. They threw out a wave of grenades, regardless of whether they hit the target or not. Under such a wave of bombardment, many of the nearby Xinluo and Goguryeon soldiers were blasted to the ground. This bombardment further weakened the fighting spirit of the Silla and Goguryeon soldiers.
After the grenade exploded, Lai Ji waved his hand and the soldiers under his command charged forward.
The mighty army continued to attack.
Lai Ji had a total of 15 thousand men under his command. Even after discounting the 1,000 cavalrymen, he still had 14 thousand men. After eliminating the artillery, there were still quite a number of soldiers. Now that these 10,000 plus people had spread out and charged forward, they had already met the Silla and Goguryeon troops in a short period of time and were already fighting.
On Xia Xia's side, the soldiers were in high fighting spirit.
On the other hand, the morale of the Silla and Goguryeons was low after being tormented for a while. When the two sides were fighting, the soldiers' fighting spirit was lacking. They were crushed in a single exchange and kept retreating.
Zhu Youtian was a general under Ma Yuan. He was a lieutenant general and his official position was not low. He was second only to Ma Yuan. Now, he was leading the troops in battle. Although Zhu Youtian had aged over the years, his treasured blade had not aged, and his strength had improved even more.
Zhu Youtian led his troops to charge forward. His gaze landed on Jin Yuzhen as he pounced straight at him. Previously, when the Silla and Goguryeon troops broke out of the encirclement, Zhu Youtian had already targeted Jin Yuzhen. After all, Jin Yuzhen's attire was completely different. He was wearing a helmet and silver armor. One could tell at a glance that he was the main general.
With a saber in hand, Zhu Youtian quickly charged forward. Although there were soldiers blocking him, Zhu Youtian swung his saber left and right, killing the soldiers one by one. In a short period of time, Zhu Youtian had already closed in on Jin Yuzhen.
"Block, block for me."
Jin Yuzhen shouted, a look of fear appearing on his face.
His expression was filled with fear.
He was worried that he would be stopped.
The personal guards beside him quickly went forward, intending to stop Zhu Youtian. Unfortunately, Zhu Youtian's techniques were clean and efficient. Every move was a killing move. Moreover, Zhu Youtian also had soldiers beside him. The soldiers were responsible for blocking most of the personal guards. Zhu Youtian killed the nearest Silla soldier in front of him and had already pounced in front of Jin Yuzhen.
Jin Yuzhen knew some martial arts, but compared to a veteran general like Zhu Youtian, he was far inferior. However, there were no soldiers in front of him who could stop Zhu Youtian, so Jin Yuzhen simply flipped over and fell to the ground.
Bang!
Jin Yuzhen's body fell to the ground, and he felt dizzy from the fall. Although Jin Yuzhen's body was uncomfortable, he knew that he could not delay any longer. Once he stopped and was caught, the consequences would be unimaginable.
At that moment, he had to retreat quickly.
Jin Yuzhen flipped over and was about to get up and escape. However, just as he was about to get up, he saw a flash of saber light descend. The tip of the saber stopped three inches in front of him. If he moved forward a little more, he would immediately be killed.
At this moment, Jin Yuzhen did not dare to move.
"I surrender, I surrender."
Jin Yuzhen spoke in Xia Xia's official language. He was familiar with the situation, so he understood these words.
Zhu Youtian snorted and ordered, "Take him down!"
The soldiers stepped forward and took Jin Yuzhen down.
However, Zhu Youtian ignored Jin Yuzhen and continued to deal with the other soldiers. However, while he was attacking quickly, Zhu Youtian also arranged for the soldiers to pass down the order to summon the Silla and Goguryeon soldiers.
Zhu Youtian kept attacking, and so did the soldiers under him. Everywhere they passed, the Silla and Goguryeon soldiers were defeated. Many of them could not withstand the attack and finally knelt down to surrender.
Gao Di was leading his soldiers to break out of the encirclement. Many of his soldiers had also begun to surrender, but Gao Di did not give up and kept giving orders to break out. However, when Gao Di retreated, he was blocked by a group of Xia Xia's soldiers.
Xia Xia's soldiers were incomparably ferocious.
They howled like wolf cubs. More importantly, these Xia Xia's soldiers were incomparably valiant. One must know that although fighting on the battlefield was dangerous, it was an excellent opportunity to render meritorious service. As long as they killed the enemy, they would be rewarded handsomely.
Therefore, their eyes lit up when they looked at the Goguryeon soldiers.
After a fierce battle, the Goguryeon soldiers were killed. In the end, only Gao Di was left. It was difficult for him to escape. Because Gao Di was dressed differently and was wearing armor, he was not killed. Instead, he was taken down by the soldiers. After Gao Di was captured alive, the number of Goguryeon soldiers who surrendered was uncountable. This battle lasted for another half an hour before it ended.
Lai Ji ordered to check the losses.
At the same time, Lai Ji arranged for someone to quickly send an order to Ma Yuan, informing him that he had taken down the Silla and Goguryeon soldiers. When the news reached Ma Yuan's ears first, Ma Yuan could end the act of bombarding. After all, under the continuous bombardment, every cannonball was extremely expensive.
After Ma Yuan sent out the news, he waited quietly for the results.
Another half an hour passed.
Everything was checked.
With an excited expression, Zhu Youtian walked up to Lai Ji and reported, "Military Advisor, this battle has come to an end. In this battle, we have captured 5200 Silla and Goguryeon soldiers and killed 3680 of them. "
"It's a pity that a portion of them managed to escape."
"Even with the thousand cavalrymen chasing after them, they were unable to catch up in time, resulting in their escape. However, in this battle, we only lost less than a hundred men. Furthermore, the injuries of the remaining soldiers are all light injuries, so it won't affect us much. "
Zhu Youtian said, "In this battle, we have achieved a complete victory."
Lai Ji's eyes were filled with joy as he said, "With these 5000-odd Silla and Goguryeon captives, it will be of great help to us when we attack Silla and Goguryeon."
Zhu Youtian continued, "Other than these 5000-odd captives, we actually caught two big fishes. We found a Goguryeon soldier who could speak our language and found out that the captured Goguryeon general is called Gao Di and the Silla general is called Jin Yuzhen. These two are the generals of Silla and Goguryeon. "
Lai Ji nodded and said, "Not bad, not bad. Gao Di and Jin Yuzhen are generals, so they are even more useful to us. Alright, pack up. We will set off for the county and prepare to meet up with the general. Now that the battle is over, there's no point in staying in the camp. After all, this camp has already been emptied. "
"Yes!"
Zhu Youtian immediately went to pass down the order.
In a short time, the army packed up and escorted all the captives to the county.
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