eurekapd Chapter 280 Setting a Trap
Chapter 280 Setting a Trap
The rebels' all-out attack resulted in heavy losses.
I couldn't hold on any longer and had to retreat.
Atulu did not punish them, he saw it clearly from behind.
This Hushan Pass is really easy to defend but difficult to attack. The little fox is surprisingly well prepared.
Looking at the retreating rebels, they suffered almost 10% casualties in just one day of attack.
Even if Aturu didn't feel sorry for the rebels, he couldn't do this. After all, if the rebels were gone, who would he rely on to attack the city?
Their barbarian warriors? These people are used for field battles. If they are all consumed at Hushan Pass, his position as prime minister will be over.
The barbarian army retreated, and all the soldiers defending the city breathed a sigh of relief.
In this battle, the defenders did not suffer much loss, but a lot of weapons were flying around.
But it doesn't matter, it's just a matter of preparing again.
Moreover, the defenders in various places actually took the initiative to collect gold juice. This thing is so useful and even more terrifying than a rain of arrows.
Looking at the soldiers defending the city, they were all full of confidence.
Ning Yi frowned and thought: "If this continues, it won't be a good thing."
After all, the barbarians can continue to delay and they can continue to collect rioters everywhere.
Constantly depleting their military strength.
But Ning Yi could only stare blankly.
Qin Haifeng smiled bitterly: "Your Highness, since ancient times, when we fought against the barbarians, we always defended the city. If we fought in the open, we would be at a disadvantage."
"That's not necessarily true." Ning Yi looked at the barbarian camp in the distance outside the city.
He said leisurely, "If we can cause the rebels to suffer heavy losses, we can have a decisive battle with their cavalry."
"Your Highness, you can't do that." Qin Haifeng immediately advised, "Your Highness, infantry will be at a disadvantage against cavalry."
When infantrymen fight, they are simply sitting ducks.
It's hard to win a fight because others ignore you and run away.
If you lose the battle, your entire army will be destroyed.
Moreover, the infantry can only stay where they are, form their battle formation, and wait for the cavalry to attack. The cavalry are not fools, and they will not attack your battle formation fiercely.
What’s more, there are 100,000 cavalrymen, endless and boundless, how can you resist them?
Ning Yi laughed and said, "Do you really think that my hollow square formation was practiced in vain?"
Qin Haifeng was speechless. He still couldn't see what the benefits of the hollow square formation were.
Those hollow formations couldn't even defeat infantry, let alone cavalry.
Ning Yi looked at the firearms battalion beside him and shook his head helplessly: "If this prince had tens of thousands of firearms troops, he would have taken the initiative to attack long ago."
It is very difficult to defeat cavalry. Relying on cold weapons almost means risking your life.
For several days in a row, Arturu continued to launch attacks, but the effects were not great. Apart from wasting lives, it was useless.
The barbarians were originally a little relaxed. They wanted to see where they could break through nearby. Otherwise, it would be impossible to fight to the death at Hushan Pass.
This time, Ning Yi ordered 10,000 supervising troops in the city and the Northwest Cavalry to be prepared.
The rebels in the military camps on both wings were also ready.
When the barbarian army was fighting until dusk and was about to retreat.
Suddenly, with an order, several gates of Hushan Pass opened, and a steady stream of orderly troops suddenly rushed out.
The rebels who were attacking the city were caught off guard.
There were even tens of thousands of rebels who rushed out from both wings at once, howling and rushing down the hillside, hacking at the rebels who were exhausted after a day's attack.
The rebels were killed in large numbers.
Similarly, the number of archers on the city walls suddenly increased, and they shot arrows at the rebels in the crowd below the city.
Moreover, a large number of cavalry rushed out and beat the rebels to the ground.
Tens of thousands of rebels were frightened and turned around and fled in chaos. Some rebels who were close to the city wall were even forcibly blocked by rebels rushing out from both wings.
Suddenly there was nowhere to run. They were surrounded from all sides and tens of thousands of cavalrymen were killing people indiscriminately. The front position was in chaos.
Rebels continued to surrender, and the cavalry pursued the fleeing rebels and killed them in large numbers.
The barbarian cavalry in the rear who were not prepared to go into battle were unexpectedly defeated.
Aturu anxiously ordered the cavalry to mount their horses and provide support. The exhausted rebels were no match for the fresh troops of the Dawu Kingdom.
If we don't support them, these rebels will be killed.
The barbarian cavalry was about to retreat, but who would have thought that such a sudden change would occur at this time.
They had no choice but to hurriedly put on their armor, mount their horses with their weapons, and rush over to support.
Unfortunately, the tens of thousands of Dawu cavalrymen who came out to attack were killed enough, and then they wandered around and ran back behind the infantry.
Tens of thousands of Dawu soldiers rushed out from the military camps on both wings and resisted the barbarian cavalry attacks one by one.
In particular, all the catapults were throwing rocks everywhere, and the blocking infantry in front were shooting arrows.
The barbarian cavalry had to stop, leaving behind hundreds of wounded soldiers, and hurriedly chose to move away.
They had no way to get close. The Dawu Kingdom's blocking infantry who were now attacking and blocking the city had no advantage at all, and there were crowds of people near the city wall.
There were rebels and infantry from the Dawu Kingdom, and the two sides were entangled with each other.
They watched helplessly as the besieged rebel soldiers surrendered one after another.
They were escorted back to the city in groups.
The defeated rebel infantry on the barbarian side simply could not organize a resistance in a short time.
When the Wu army retreated back to the city and military camp one after another.
The barbarian cavalrymen were all gnashing their teeth in anger.
Ning Yi laughed heartily. This time, he had really tricked the barbarians.
Who made them so arrogant for so many days? Did they really think that the Wu army would not dare to leave the city for a decisive battle?
All the commanders were full of admiration. They had actually launched a fierce sneak attack right under the noses of the barbarian cavalry and left the barbarians helpless.
This time, the rebels lost more than 20,000 people.
Adding to the losses incurred during the siege for several days, almost half of the troops were destroyed.
There were nearly 20,000 people captured. Ning Yi immediately started to deal with this group of rebels that night.
First they killed them ruthlessly. They actually massacred the refugees in public and forced them to attack the city. Naturally, this was to teach them a severe lesson.
Tired of killing, the other rebel soldiers who surrendered cried for their parents and knelt down.
Ning Yi finally spared their lives.
He had to let them know that daring to betray him was more terrifying than facing the barbarians. Only then would they be filled with infinite fear and dare not rebel.
Aturu stopped attacking the city. If he continued, the rebels would be left with no one.
He had no choice but to ask someone to write a letter to the Khan, asking him to send some more rebels, at least tens of thousands, but not refugees.
Otherwise, no matter how many heads we have, we won’t be able to deliver them to Hushan Pass.
But Ning Yi didn't want to wait any longer.
It is impossible to allow this old guy Aturu to continue sending reinforcements.
Ning Yi looked at the entire map and pondered for a long time.
He pointed to a place called Hongfeng County: "This is it."
"Tell the commander here to withdraw 4,000 troops and say they will support Hushan Pass."
"Here?" Qin Haifeng was shocked. "Your Highness, this is not possible. This is the main road to the west. If our forces are reduced, the barbarians will be able to break through immediately."
Ning Yi sneered: "What this prince wants is for them to attack this place by force."
"Don't forget, our First Army and Fifth Army are nearby."