Chapter 223: Decisive Battle on the Western Front

Chapter 223: Decisive Battle on the Western Front

Chapter 223: Decisive Battle on the Western Front (Part )

Xiao Xia led five thousand cavalrymen and arrived several miles behind the enemy's formation. The enemy commander Murong Niluozhou was of course also on guard. He sent out a hundred scouts to explore the surroundings. When the five thousand cavalrymen were still three miles away from the enemy, they were discovered by the scouts, and they blew the horn urgently.

Xiao Xia raised his spear and ordered, "All troops, follow me and charge!"

"Woo--" The Sui army soldiers blew the horn of attack, and 5,000 cavalrymen, led by their commander Xiao Xia, rushed to the rear of 20,000 cavalrymen like lightning.

Xue Shixiong also immediately ordered, "Left and right wings attack the enemy's rear!"

"Woo--" A horn sounded in Xue Shixiong's army, and two cavalry units of 5,000 people were launched, charging towards the 20,000 rear cavalry three miles away.

The 10,000 spearmen were responsible for pinning down the enemy's 7,000-plus elite cavalry, trying not to give them the chance to turn around and offer support.

The Tuyuhun army's main general Murong Niluozhou was also among the 20,000 troops in the rear at this time. He received a report and discovered that a 5,000-strong Sui cavalry was charging towards him from behind.

He was not too worried, after all, the enemy only had 5,000 men. He immediately ordered: "The Third Army will fight against the Sui army in the west!"

"Woo~" A rapid horn sounded, and a captain leading 10,000 cavalrymen turned around and rushed towards Xiao Xia's 5,000 cavalrymen. The 5,000 cavalrymen were divided into five teams, like five spears, piercing deep into the 10,000-man cavalry team.

At this time, two Sui cavalry units, each with 5,000 men, also came. Murong Niluozhou then realized that the situation was not good. The enemy had too many people, and the 10,000 cavalrymen under his command were all inexperienced herdsmen. They were probably no match for them.

He immediately ordered: "Recall the First Army immediately!"

"Woo--Woo--"

The recall horn sounded, and the enemy cavalry, who were in the fierce battle, wanted to turn around. Xue Shixiong shouted: "Stop them and don't let them return!"

The 10,000 spearmen tried their best to intercept them, but more than 3,000 of them still broke out of the team and ran towards the main camp.

But Murong Niluo Zhou could never have dreamed that it was this order of his that directly led to the destruction of the First Army.

The First Army, surrounded by 10,000 spearmen, was reduced to only 3,000 people in an instant. Originally, they had the upper hand, but after the withdrawal of 3,000 cavalry, the situation of the First Army took a sharp turn for the worse, and the spearmen gained the upper hand. They outnumbered the enemy three to one, and cooperated tacitly, constantly stabbing the enemy cavalry off their horses. Once they fell off their horses, they would surely die.

Soon, there were only more than 2,000 people left out of the more than 3,000. They fought desperately to break out, but they could not break out of the Sui army's spear formation. The more than 2,000 people were soon reduced to more than 1,000 people, and the last 1,000 cavalrymen were gradually swallowed up by the Sui army's spear army.

The fierce battle lasted for more than half an hour. Although Xiao Xia had only 5,000 soldiers against the enemy's 10,000 cavalry, and was at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, their training and actual combat were far superior to their opponents. The opponents were just herdsmen who were swept out. Although they were good at riding, they had never received training, never experienced war, let alone personal martial arts. Whether fighting alone or in coordination, they were far from being a match for the Sui army.

From the very beginning, the enemy cavalry was suppressed by the cavalry led by Xiao Xia. However, the enemy had more people, so they could barely hold on at the beginning. But after half an hour, the enemy's casualties had exceeded 30%, and the Tuyuhun cavalry began to waver.

Xiao Xia led two hundred cavalrymen to encircle the enemy's 500-man flag team. This flag team was crucial. Once it fell, the morale of the army would collapse completely, and it would become the last straw that broke the camel's back.

This flag team originally had a thousand people, but now more than half of them have been killed, and there are less than five hundred people left who are fighting to the death to guard the flag.

Xiao Xia has discovered the weak point of the flag team, which is in the northwest corner. The flag guard cavalry seems to be the strongest here, but in fact they have the fewest people.

Xiao Xia swung his Heaven-shaking Spear left and right, and no one could stop him. Anyone who was touched would die, and anyone who was touched would die. He killed more than 30 people in a row, cleared a bloody path, and gradually approached the military flag.

Seeing the critical situation, the last three cavalry centurions roared and thrust their spears at Xiao Xia. Xiao Xia dodged the spear on the far left and swung his spear. "Puff!" A head flew out.

Another spear stabbed at him like lightning, but Xiao Xia dodged and the spear stabbed into the air. The two crossed each other, and Xiao Xia whipped his whip and chopped it off. "Pah!" The whip hit the back of the opponent's head, and his skull shattered instantly, brains splattered, and the centurion fell off his horse and died.

The third centurion was so frightened that he turned around and fled. Xiao Xia did not chase him. He sheathed his whip and swung his spear fiercely. "Crack!" The spear blade cut the flagpole and the flag fell. The flag was indeed the last straw that broke the camel's back. The Tuyuhun herdsmen, whose casualties had reached 40%, completely collapsed and began to flee in all directions.

It was like an avalanche. The collapse of the Third Army led to the disintegration of the Second Army. Even the 3,000 people of the First Army lost their will to fight. The Tuyuhun army was defeated across the board.

The Sui army chased and killed the Tuyuhun cavalrymen from behind, making them cry for their parents and with corpses everywhere. The Sui army chased them for more than 20 miles in one breath, killing thousands of them. In this battle, more than 20,000 of the 30,000 Tuyuhun cavalrymen were killed, and only about 8,000 escaped.

The Sui army also paid the price of nearly 3,000 casualties, among which Xiao Xia's 5,000 troops suffered the least casualties, with only more than 300 casualties.

After defeating the Tuyuhun army on the western front, the Sui army on the western front continued to advance towards Fuqi City, eighty miles away, with Xiao Xia's army still as the vanguard and leading the way.

When they were still twenty miles away from Fuqi City, the Queen of Tuyuhun, Princess Guanghua, sent someone to ask for a meeting.

The person who came was an old eunuch. Xiao Xia recognized him at a glance. It was this eunuch who brought him to see Princess Guanghua. His surname seemed to be Zhao.

The old eunuch also recognized Xiao Xia, "It turns out to be Master Xiao, long time no see!"

Xiao Xia immediately clasped his fists and asked, "Is the princess safe?"

"The princess is safe. She sent me here to deliver a letter."

"Give me the letter! I'll send someone to give it to Steward Xue."

The old eunuch took out the letter and handed it to Xiao Xia, saying, "Her Royal Highness the Princess said that the two sides are in the process of negotiating. Please do not rush to attack the city and give Tuyuhun some time."

Xiao Xia said calmly: "But the order we received is that the war will not stop unless Tuyuhun surrenders!"

"There are several ways to surrender, and it is very likely that the result of the negotiations will be surrender."

Xiao Xia nodded, "I will not attack the city until the general manager gives the order!"

Xiao Xia immediately sent a team of soldiers to deliver a letter to Xue Shixiong. The old eunuch was worried and went with them.

In the afternoon, Xiao Xia led 4,700 cavalrymen and arrived at Fuqi City first.

Fuqi City was originally guarded by 30,000 elite soldiers, but now there are only 10,000 troops left. They defended the city to the death and dared not go out to fight again.

There was a large sheepfold outside the city of Fuqi, which housed three million sheep. They did not have time to move all of them into the city, so only about one million sheep were moved in. The remaining two million sheep became Xiao Xia's spoils, and nearly a thousand sheep farmers were captured. In addition, there were thousands of large tents that they did not have time to take away, and they also became spoils of the Sui army.

At this time, Xiao Xia received a notice from Xue Shixiong, asking him not to attack the city for the time being and to wait for instructions from the commander-in-chief, King Jin.

That night, Xue Shixiong's army and Shi Wansui's central army arrived at Fuqi City almost at the same time. They each set up their camps, and the 80,000-strong army surrounded Fuqi City.

Shi Wansui originally thought that he would be the first to arrive at Fuqi City, but he did not expect that Xiao Xia had arrived in Fuqi City three hours earlier.

This really surprised Shi Wansui. He thought of Yuwen Chengdu's praise of Xiao Xia, and came to the western camp in person. He wanted to meet this extremely popular young master.

(End of this chapter)