Chapter 439 Return to Youzhou City
"They are delaying the time and returning to chase me!"
Yelu Baotai's reaction was relatively fast. The Northern Barbarians didn't know what happened, so they acted according to the orders.
The war between the two sides changed rapidly. The vanguard soldiers were still pursuing the Northern Barbarians just now, but now they suddenly became the target of being pursued.
Li De led the lieutenants to panic in an emergency. The shield soldiers who had already withdrawn had already gone to a place very close to Youzhou City to tie a shield wall with heavy shields.
When I see my own people come back, I quickly make way out from the middle.
After everyone passed, they blocked the gap again. With these shield soldiers, they were a wall of iron.
After Yelu Bao Tai chased after him, he saw that the other party was prepared and knew that he had lost his advantage. His anger made him unwilling to retreat like this, and he did not want the Turks to participate. After struggling and thinking, he decided to make a test.
I was cheated just now, who knows if this will be an illusion again?
"charge!"
The soldiers and horses on both sides entered a state of combat. Although Li De had just returned, he was always ready for battle. The lieutenants led their respective soldiers and horses to move very quickly.
If you pay attention at this time, you will find that the people Shi Huaiyi brings are gone.
"Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, can fight with all your strength now!" Li De said to the two brothers of the Li family.
Just as they were about to fight, they suddenly interrupted their conversation with an inappropriate voice.
"Where are the 100,000 soldiers?"
The three of them immediately sank their faces.
"Li Yuanba, when did you come with me?" Li Jiancheng said in surprise.
You can tell from this expression that no one knew about Li Yuanba before his appearance. Since he came, he must protect him well.
"How did you follow Yuanba?" Li Shimin asked.
"I ran out secretly." Li Yuanba explained. In fact, you can guess the rough one without explaining the dress of his Li family soldiers.
"Isn't this causing trouble?" Li Jiancheng said angrily.
It is really hard to say anything about the youngest son of the Li family and their elder brothers. Everyone knows that Li Yuanba's situation will not affect their career prospects in the future.
To eliminate the dispute between brothers, although Li Jiancheng does not like this stupid younger brother, he still has to maintain the demeanor of being a big brother in front of outsiders.
"Brother-in-law, now is not the time to talk about these things." Li Jiancheng reminded.
"Well, Yuanba just stay by my side." Li Dedao.
The Li brothers didn't want to drag this burden, and they felt much more relaxed when Li De spoke.
At the beginning of the battle, all the Li brothers rushed over. Once they succeeded, they were bound to be credited, and they didn't want to miss this opportunity.
Especially Li Shimin, what he lacks is opportunity after finally being able to develop alone.
The Li brothers have 6,000 soldiers and horses. If they can work together, their strength will be greatly improved. However, Li De never puts his hope on others for the battle.
A blacksmith still needs to be strong himself, and a pioneer soldier is still his reliance.
Shield soldiers are under the impact of cavalry, and they are all heavy shields with brackets. They are erected in front of soldiers like walls. The cavalry charges of the Northern Barbarians are not very effective.
Several places were broken, and then blocked by the vanguard soldiers.
The two sides were almost stuck together. The heavy shield in the middle separated the two sides.
At this time, any tactic is useless. What you fight for is courage, perseverance, and life.
The vanguard soldiers stood in front of the Hu Ben guard. Each of them was wearing armor and even the horses were armed to their teeth. The weapons they used could be made of iron with a hundred-trained sophisticated iron. It was a bit exaggerated to cut iron like mud, but it could easily cut off leather armor.
The people on the Northern Barbarian side themselves do not have too many armors, and they are mainly concentrated in the hands of the large tribes. Those who charge in front of them are all the deaths.
Yelu Baotai was very confident in his soldiers. He was far away and waited to break through the enemy's defense and then killed all directions, and then captured Youzhou City.
"General, our cavalry cannot exert the combat power they should have, and the soldiers are suffering a lot of casualties." Yelu Baotai's subordinates said anxiously.
Can you not be in a hurry if the people who died or injured are all from their tribe?
Originally, they could use cavalry to rush forward, but they have always been in every way. Who would have thought that today they encountered iron plates, and the combat effectiveness of the vanguard soldiers was so powerful.
Yelu Bao was too surprised. In just over a month, Youzhou actually had so many soldiers and horses. What was even more surprising was that the combat effectiveness of these soldiers and horses was comparable to the combat effectiveness of the elite soldiers they brought.
Li De trained these newly recruited soldiers in hellish style, and their physical fitness was very strong after a month of adjustment.
The most basic and important subject of their exercise is routine prohibition, and as long as the general gives them orders, they will be completed unswervingly.
This is how the battle requires steel-like will. As long as the shield at the front does not fall, they can still defend it even if there are more enemies.
Yelu Bao was reluctant to give up, and he wanted to cleanse the shame, so he wanted the soldiers to persevere.
But what was waiting for was not a breakthrough but the opponent's reinforcements.
In the direction of Youzhou City, He Bida used the fastest speed. He did not lead all the soldiers to come over to avoid delays. Instead, he soon arrived at Youzhou City and rushed back with half of his troops.
The remaining half of the troops transported the supplies back to Youzhou City.
Luo Yi, who was responsible for defending the city wall, immediately asked the city defense soldiers to go down to help when he saw this situation. He felt mixed feelings when he looked at the cattle, sheep and horses.
Although he was young, he lived in a border area since childhood. He grew up and had rich experience in facing wars. He could not say that he was invincible and was familiar with the situation of the barbarians.
After protecting Youzhou City to the end of the journey, the situation in Youzhou City was constantly improving after Li De arrived, and he took advantage of going out to fight.
Look at the supplies escorted by the soldiers entering the field, which is enough for the vanguard to train six or seven thousand cavalry. If the city of Youzhou is full of cavalry, then the Modong area will not be the world of barbarians.
Luo Yi thought a lot on the city wall, and found that if he could fight with such troops, the people on the border of the Sui Kingdom would have a good life.
I had a different idea in my heart, and my attitude towards Li De also changed.
He really wanted to lead his troops out, but he had the responsibility to protect Youzhou City and could only watch this way.
He Bida changed direction and led people to reinforce, breaking Yelu Baotai's last fantasy.
"Retreat!" Yelu Baotai ordered the rear team to change to the front team and quickly evacuate the battlefield. The cavalry's speed was fast. Even those who stayed in the end to block the pursuers successfully withdrew after losing some of the soldiers.
Li De did not allow people to continue chasing him. It is a blessing that he was able to achieve the current results. Strength is also very important on the one hand.
Yelu Baotai is a very bad luck.
"Don't chase the enemy, go back to Youzhou City!"
Chapter completed!